Waterfall

Witnessing waterfall early morning at Lodhi Garden in New Delhi.

Land, Road and Communication

Well I would you(readers) to describe picture for me.

Bliss

Even a look at it calms me down as I embrace the little kid inside.

Waiting to Fly

I shall wait for the right time to open my wings when I shall attain peace within myself.

The Majestic View

The joy of going to Lodhi Garden in New Delhi.

The One Week

she came all the way

from heaven to meet me

the question that i asked

why me..

why am i the chosen one

to meet the angel

next day she came all the way

from hell to meet me

the questions that i asked myself again

why me...

why am i the chosen one

to meet the devil

the very next day god came to me

all i can wonder

why all of them

wants a piece of me..

all of them said

i am the chosen one

the question that i asked again

why i am the one..

the very next day i realize

that i always wanted change

i always wanted heaven and hell to meet

but i dont know why i always this

the very next day

my love came

she told me you always have

the right choice to make

the choice that will bring all the change

the very next day

i was alone

in a dark room

writing a graffiti on the wall

then i realized what i made

that to bring peace

heaven and hell must learn

how to live together

the very next day

all of them came

to meet me together

and i got to know

that i have this power

to bring the change

that shall make all the difference

all i have to do is the make the right choice

this was the one week that changed me

into a betterman

who saw this world

with his own point of view

all i know to get something

u need help from your special ones

so that u make the right choice

and live your life the way you always wanted...

So Cold

i am now feeling sorry for the soldier
who now has a hollow heart
he has not got a fair treatment from life
i know how it feels
i know you tried so hard again and again
but never got what you really deserved
chorus:
i know you are feeling so cold deep inside
don't you give up my friend
you now have a hollow heart
don't you look back
just keep walking down the road that is destined for you my friend

you may be a slow walker but don't you walk back
circumstances are like this you may walk back
but please don;t you give up my friend
i hope you feel alive now
just take this another shot towards life
chorus:
i know you are feeling so cold deep inside
why are you not expressing your feelings
you have a hollow heart
don't you look back
just keep walking down the road that is destined for you

keep your spirits high
don't let it die
one day you will get what you want
just make up your mind for the last time
this time life wont cheat on you again
chorus:
i know you are feeling so cold deep inside
kill the hollow heart now that you have
so that you could be a wise and brave man again
don't you look back
don't you feel cold
just keep walking down the road that is destined for you
the final choice is yours my friend.

Wake Up Little Child

the storm was coming

evryone were dreading

the end is near.

i go to my child's room

only to see him sleeping

and his innocence on his face

all i could say was to wake up little child

in my mind.

how to tell him

that one day he has to face

the brutalities of reality.

how to tell him

that a day will come

where he would be all alone

and the only thing he can do

is to make up a choice

and i standing still

looking at his innocent face

can only say

wake up little child wake up

the storm is near

the end is near

pulse is taking its gear

and i dont know how to stop

fear can be seen in evryone's face

hoping that they never see this day again

in some other world

and i still wonder

why is my child sleeping.

is it the love for the child

i am not waking him up

or even i fear this storm

does not destruct his very life.

all i can say its time to wake up

wake up little child

finally he got up

he got up and saw chaos everywhere

but he saw me and made this innocent face

and asked dad what's happening

will i survive

tears rolled down from my eyes

wondering what to say to my child

even i dont know the answer to this question

then i made the choice i told him

i dont know son but i am always with you

and i hugged him

finally the storm came

my son hugged me

all i could do was to give him a kiss on his head

and i told child its time to wake up

there might be bigger storm than this in your life

if you survive you have to choose a path for yourself

and walk on it

visualize the world the way you want

and always remember i am always with you

wake up little child wake up.

Is 3-D Good or Bad for Cinema?

When an individual steps inside the theatre, he expects to have a real life experience and seeks to transport into an alternate reality during the course of the film. With the medium of 3-D, the experience that one is seeking for, is exceptional as one relishes the popping out effect. But with certain scheme of events, it has led to the elevation of a debate amongst the industry people and cinema lovers: is 3-D good or bad for cinema?

As one expected; Avatar stormed the box office in 2009, even surpassing Titanic as the highest grossing of all time. Avatar was highly appreciated for its motion capture filming techniques which, when seen in 3-D was touted as a breakthrough in cinematic technology. Though many movies were released in the 3-D format before, Avatar is widely regarded as the film that brought resurgence of 3-D in mainstream cinema. Also, it’s the first ever 3-D film to win an academy award for the best cinematography.

But the following year saw a string of deplorable films in 3-D, which were criticized for not being filmed in 3-D, but converted after being filmed. Some of these notable films were Clash of the Titans, Conan the Barbarian, Mars Needs Moms, The Last Airbender and many more.

James Cameron (Director, Avatar) had his views on the conversion of 2-D to 3-D:
“After Toy Story, there were 10 really bad CG(computer graphic) movies because everybody thought the success of that film was CG and not great characters that were beautifully designed and heart-warming. Now, you've got people quickly converting movies from 2D to 3D, which is not what we did. They're expecting the same result, when in fact they will probably work against the adoption of 3D because they'll be putting out an inferior product.”
Despite stating the above, Cameron recently re-released Titanic in 3-D as a commemoration of the 100^th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic in 1912.

Another criticism that postdates the 3-D format is the issue of inflated ticket prices, particularly for this format. One also experiences dizziness and headaches while watching the film. It does not allow viewers to experience more intense emotional reactions, thus, does not offer any sort of advantage over its 2-D counterpart. Another unfortunate implication of the 3-D format is that it does not make the understanding of the movie better nor does it make the movie more meaningful.

As per the analysis of box-office, the performance of 3-D films has started to decline significantly. For instance in the case of Kung fu Panda 2(domestic box office only) its total revenue from the 3-D screening was a mere 45% whereas for Cars 2(domestic box office only) it was a disappointing 37%. According to some critics, the approach of 3-D which is extracting more money from few people, has turned into less money from even fewer people.

But despite such staunch criticism it has received, there are a lot of positives that are there in its favour. There are 6 movies that have crossed the 1billion mark since the resurgence of 3-D cinema. In 2009 it was Avatar, in 2010 Alice in Wonderland and Toy Story 3 achieved this feat whereas in 2011 three movies achieved this feat namely Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part2 and Pirates of the Caribbean: on Stranger Tides.

In the year 2011 3-D movies like The Adventures of Tin-Tin, Hugo and Transformers: Dark of the Moon were met with great reception for their visual appeal in 3-D. Point to be noted here is that all these films were shot with 3-D cameras. Martin Scorsese was appraised for his intelligence in Hugo for the sequence in the Méliès' studio, by showing in 3D how those early two-dimensional films were made. Tin-Tin was highly applauded for making its characters look photorealistic; the fibres of their clothing, the pores of their skin and each individual hair. They made their characters look like real people. On the other hand, Transformers: Dark of the Moon which was also created in 3D from the ground up has been considered for the best use of 3D since Avatar.

Who knows what’s there in store for the future of the 3-D format. Some believe that this is the future of cinema while others totally disagree. Only time will tell, is 3-D good or bad for cinema?

Counter Culture

Drugs, alcohol, sex, violence, homosexuality etc. Whenever one listens to terms like these, gets a sense of jitters within their spine. Their inability to accept behaviour that violates societal norms is like dividing the world into heroes and villains.

We belong to a place where an ideology of society exists. The ideology of society is so powerful that it is similar to the hegemony of United States over the rest of the world. As per this very society we require norms, ethics, rules and regulations so that our lives thrive upon these very principles of life. It is pretty similar to the situation of a criminal who is in jail and has to follow all the instructions that are required of him to follow. And if he tries to go against the rules set inside, then one can imagine what all possible stuff can be inflicted upon him. And here I would like to relate to another situation where a man wants to break free from all these societal norms so that he can achieve revolution within himself. But if he goes against the norms set by the society then one can again possibly not imagine what all can be inflicted upon him.

The basic question that arises here is that is it wrong to question a belief that the mass follows? Is it wrong to follow what you feel is right for you and the society might think as wrong and completely unacceptable? Yes it is a very subjective term to have a debate upon but I do have a voice and I have every right to raise my voice.

Norms in terms of sociological and social psychological term have been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours. These rules may be explicit or implicit. They have also been described as the "customary rules of behaviour that coordinate our interactions with others." If one follows the norm, he is a hero and the one who defies them is a villain. It is a customary belief that being a homosexual is a crime. But doesn’t a homosexual have his own individual freedom to decide what is right and what is wrong for them. In some societies it is a customary belief that studying arts is for those who lack intelligence. We are supposed to live in a balanced out world and we need people who have in depth knowledge in the field of arts but why question the society. For some consuming alcohol is like committing a sin as it destroys your very soul.

Too many restrictions on youth lead to the phenomenon of counter culture. It is basically a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behaviour of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day. Counterculture can also be described as a group whose behaviour deviates from the societal norm. For a common man counter culture is equivalent to revolution. Past instances like the 19^th century romanticism, bohemianism, and the dandy and instances like hippies in Europe and United States and anti Vietnam protests are few that define what counter culture is.

Counter culture is a kind of revolution where one has to break the current form of norm to form another norm with respect to the change of time and perspective that takes place in a society. It is essential as it allows human to move with the flow rather than being in the present, but framework of mind being in the past. As per Karl Marx, when the productive forces gain enough strength to overcome the mode of production then that leads to a change in the ideological superstructure which leads to revolution. This is what counter culture is all about. Be the change that you want to see and the society shall understand what you try to speak.

“Men often become what they believe themselves to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can, then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't have it in the beginning.”

~ Mahatma Gandhi

The Natural Eluder

Standing I was in the middle of the stage where I was being applauded for this particular set of skills that I possess and my mastery over it. Flowers were being thrown at me, my fans were running towards me for my autograph, the paparazzi were clicking my pictures and the media personals were hungry for my interview about these skills of mine. All I said was that I am a born genius who can elude from any situation which is not in my favour and how I do that, is an occult for me.

This is how I feel when I runaway from something that might harm me personally. In the real world I am being castigated for my flawless act of having promised to do something which I just couldn’t live up to, yet again. On the contrary I am praising myself for this feat I achieved of pulling myself out which I thought I might not be able to; What a narcissistic boy I am.

Back home I am being pounded by my parents of how irresponsible I am and the same old lecture begins that despite the potential I have, I waste my productive energy by wasting time and running away from things. Well I just listen, laugh, crack a joke on myself and just move on witnessing the agony on my parents face. Back into my room and I enter the world of contemplation.

Years have gone by, nothing has changed and I am about to finish college and get my graduation degree. Now for me that is success, the idea holding onto my bachelors degree. But around me I see worried faces nagging about what lies for me ahead, how I will get a job and I on the opposite am like, you need to calm down kid or your dreams will be crumbled Darth Vader. Looking at their sorry faces gave me a sense of joy and how happy I was but then, I had this conversation with one of my close friend who is a Jedi Knight.

Frankly speaking he had a perfect idea of how depressed I was with life so for the first time in his life he became master Yoda and started pointing out the mistakes that I pertain and like a dedicated student I was listening to him. And after another attempt to make me understand, he failed miserably as all I had to say was yes I understand and will work upon it and made several promises and what not.

And then he started telling me of how he will go back and work upon to achieve what he is passionate about and this is where the arrow hit the mark. I felt petrified of the fact that why do I never stand up on the promises I make; leave others and I don’t even fulfil the ones I make to myself. This is where I realized that change has to take place and holding the graduation degree is not the ultimate success to be achieved in my life.

So I made another promise to myself that I will become a successful writer ahead in my life as this is what gives me inner satisfaction. But to achieve this I have to get rid of the characteristic flaws that pertain inside me on which I can’t use my particular set of skills that I have utmost mastery in i.e. being a natural eluder. So I make a daily small target that gives me a sense of closure that yes I can complete things and I can live up to others' expectations from me and I can think of myself of being worthy.

They say change is inevitable but I sincerely believe it is your choice completely. I have set my foot on the path that I have laid for myself but it isn’t easy as the natural eluder won’t easily let go of me. So let’s see where I land up in the end, on this path of change that lies ahead of me.

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.
Anatole France

Understanding Reality

The wind was blowing in such a polite manner as one would experience tranquility in such conditions and there I was in the car sitting ahead with my dad. A child of 3 years was I who was out with his family which was his only world then. I was happy while troubling my dad and the satisfaction attained from that was my joy. I could see my mother and my sister sitting behind and watching me with love as they would just grab me any moment and tickle me to laughter. It was a perfect family outing; only to see the back side of the car getting crashed.

I wake up early morning distressed having witnessed certain portions of my past like a montage. Still clueless of why such a vision of my past came about while I was asleep? The only bright perspective of my day was to return home after several months and meet my parents after such an elongated period. But as my life goes on the only question that faces me is, am I ever supposed to be happy?

Every individual has someone in mind that they want to meet so they can feel complete. Tragedy of my life: well I realized that my best friend in college is that very person and once I come back, I won’t get to see her as she would step outside in a world where she has to make her own life. Realization dawned upon me of why I was cranky for the past few days as I would meet her for the last time and don’t know when will I ever get to see her next.

Before I leave for my hometown I decide I should catch up with her to express my train of thoughts for her. So we meet, have lunch, go for a walk and to add upon my misery; only to fall for her. Now clueless she was on why I started to laugh in a fulminate fashion. Sitting at a coffee place I do express my liking for her. She, seeing my distressed state tries to make me feel better and I still ponder why she didn't react in a surprising way. Well it can be because I had a lot of negative expectation of how she would react. So she accompanies me to the airport and inside I was in a deplorable state. We bid farewell and I walk inside the airport watching her and thinking when will I see her next.

Broken pieces of glass were scattered everywhere inside the car and I saw blood on my mother and on my sister’s face. In shock I was and didn't cry even once. The person driving the car had vanished and I see my dad looking for help in a panic state and I see my mother with all her force telling my father to take care of me.

Suddenly my body experienced a jerk and I landed in my hometown. Another abrupt vision came of my past and I wonder why has it occurred again ? I collect my luggage and I leave the airport to witness my family waiting for me and finally a reason to smile after such an eventful day.

Sad state I was in, that why life has been unfair with me. Whenever I want something for myself, I never obtain that. Though been in relationships twice only to understand the whole crux of relationship and what infatuation is all about and never been sad leaving them. So I meet someone who I wanted to meet for a long time only to be separated and only to abide by the fact that she will never like me despite of how good friends we are. That is not as major a thing as the fact of not meeting as friends on a regular basis.

I am inside the temple and in my grandfather arms and see him praying to god so that I speak again. It has been 5 months since the accident took place and since then I have not even spoken even once. Despite the fact my mother and my sister were totally fine again. The sight of the accident and seeing them in blood must have taken its toll on me. I am going to various doctors to learn about my speech and nothing appears to be wrong only to see my parents distressed again. Finally I spoke after 6-7 months and my family was elated and to see that sight was priceless.

Another day another vision of my past but this time I woke up with mixed emotions trying to understand the link between my past and the present scenario I am in. At one place there is an incident that had a deep impact on my life where I was helpless and now I am in a situation where again I am helpless. The only meaning I derived from my vision was that when I spoke everyone else were elated beyond any measure.

Everything happens for a reason and I am a firm believer of that. The only motive of my existence is to see others happy and help them overcome their problems so that they can obtain what they want. By doing this I feel satisfied as it is something I won’t be able to achieve ever and I accept it as the ultimate reality of my life.