markers of being!
in our own land; our name,surname,skin colour,hair and facial features babble to the evert and alert eyes of fellow indians about our religion,caste,social status and religious identity. so much for our secular ideals and high moral ground of color-blindness. an unexpected 'h' in my neighbour's daughter's name 'rathna' raised eyebrows from one of her teachers in high school and prompted her to say, 'your mummy southy?' how come a 'tripathy' could be 'rathna'. the extra 'h' was an inadvertent entry from the pen of her southy teacher in first grade. the unintentional insertion of extra 'h' signifies a cross-cultural connection which seems to be a sore in the jaundiced eyes of discriminatory minds.
who could be more color-biased and preprator of discrimination than we indians, where advetisements announcing "get fairer skin in 7 days" comes on tv network round the clock!; as if darker color was a stigma.
the winds of change have arrived now and its time to do away with these identifiers of title , regional, linguistic biased attitude. TECHNOLOGY will bridge all the gaps what even a fairly good-working democracy has not able to achieve in the last 53 years.
balendu shekhar
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Talks and Tales of youths
Talks and Tales of youth of today
The most enjoyable and exciting life part of any living-being is when he/she is free from the shackles of dependence on other people and is strong and mature enough to look after him/her self ; dreams of bold and beautiful things and prospects of a future which will be better than today and many virgin,exciting ideas keeps him awake from dusk to dawn. he/she becomes a visionary and the never tiring energy of youth enpowers him/her and drives to achieve things that were beyond the reach for people of previous generation.
now after being admitted(!) to my college M.I.T. i came across a sea of people who are of my age and almost the thought processes are on similar lines.they all speak the same new language of youth; hi! dude!.
with the swarming of opportunities that came ashore to india after liberalization of economy, the angry young man of previous decade has given way to the geeks of modern times,making most of the i.t. revolution and call-center culture. the future was never so bright and exciting!!
if the impact of modern times has to be seen it is clearly visible in the segment that attracts the youths and where the cupid arrows strike!
the shyness has gone away with the wind of modern times. if the most romantic ideas of a few years back was to watch a movie together, beating around bushes, writing pose and poetry in praise and remembrance of beloved then the communication revolution has transcended all bariers. mobile communication coupled with internet has made a intoxicating cocktail. the highway of love-stories need not to be started with the old-fashioned, college classrooms;they are right a click away! if orkut and facebook are making strangers friends then gtalk and messenger are providing the gateway of personalised chit-chat. if every thing goes well then "all night free" outgoing calls of reliance mobile network comes to the rescue!! the future of young romeos and juliets was never so bright and exciting!!
the globalization has changed the scenario around the globe, the world in larger and our country in particular prespctive; no longer remains divided in boundaries and war-cry of clashes of cultures,languages have become outdated.the speedy network of low-budget airlines have over-powered the geographical distances. for the youths who are brand-conscious it has brought the wall-mart prototypes in their neighbourhood, the great mall-culture
has taken young india by storm. the adorable and prized posessions
of famous brand names are now no longer dependent on the relatives who are residing outside the shores of country but are just a drive away to a plush mall where even window shopping is a good time-pass. the posession of luxerious and branded items and acessories; a must for youths was never so easy and affordable!!
if the over-population was the straight and politically correct reason for all the ills clogging the developement of the country and would remain in near future; the out-sourcing of jobs have provided a good opportunity to cling to the famous line "if more people means more mouths to feed then it also means more hands to work"; the new energetic pair of hands of india's youth are giving nightmares to the people in developed countries,whose jobs are being outsourced to india and the employees of famous sillicon valley are facing fears of getting "banglored". the opportunities to soar high in the sky was never so abundant and at door-steps!!
all these exciting,romantic and dramatic turn-up of events present a life-time opportunity to the youths of my time and it is a matter of pride that we all are on the same band-wagon chasing 'the great indian dream'. when the developed european countries are facing daunting tasks of dealing with old-aged people and depleting work-force; new india is shining and bustling with the youthful energy having majority of population in 21-40 years age group. the time has come for us to fly high in the sky.....................................!!!!
balendu shekhar
The most enjoyable and exciting life part of any living-being is when he/she is free from the shackles of dependence on other people and is strong and mature enough to look after him/her self ; dreams of bold and beautiful things and prospects of a future which will be better than today and many virgin,exciting ideas keeps him awake from dusk to dawn. he/she becomes a visionary and the never tiring energy of youth enpowers him/her and drives to achieve things that were beyond the reach for people of previous generation.
now after being admitted(!) to my college M.I.T. i came across a sea of people who are of my age and almost the thought processes are on similar lines.they all speak the same new language of youth; hi! dude!.
with the swarming of opportunities that came ashore to india after liberalization of economy, the angry young man of previous decade has given way to the geeks of modern times,making most of the i.t. revolution and call-center culture. the future was never so bright and exciting!!
if the impact of modern times has to be seen it is clearly visible in the segment that attracts the youths and where the cupid arrows strike!
the shyness has gone away with the wind of modern times. if the most romantic ideas of a few years back was to watch a movie together, beating around bushes, writing pose and poetry in praise and remembrance of beloved then the communication revolution has transcended all bariers. mobile communication coupled with internet has made a intoxicating cocktail. the highway of love-stories need not to be started with the old-fashioned, college classrooms;they are right a click away! if orkut and facebook are making strangers friends then gtalk and messenger are providing the gateway of personalised chit-chat. if every thing goes well then "all night free" outgoing calls of reliance mobile network comes to the rescue!! the future of young romeos and juliets was never so bright and exciting!!
the globalization has changed the scenario around the globe, the world in larger and our country in particular prespctive; no longer remains divided in boundaries and war-cry of clashes of cultures,languages have become outdated.the speedy network of low-budget airlines have over-powered the geographical distances. for the youths who are brand-conscious it has brought the wall-mart prototypes in their neighbourhood, the great mall-culture
has taken young india by storm. the adorable and prized posessions
of famous brand names are now no longer dependent on the relatives who are residing outside the shores of country but are just a drive away to a plush mall where even window shopping is a good time-pass. the posession of luxerious and branded items and acessories; a must for youths was never so easy and affordable!!
if the over-population was the straight and politically correct reason for all the ills clogging the developement of the country and would remain in near future; the out-sourcing of jobs have provided a good opportunity to cling to the famous line "if more people means more mouths to feed then it also means more hands to work"; the new energetic pair of hands of india's youth are giving nightmares to the people in developed countries,whose jobs are being outsourced to india and the employees of famous sillicon valley are facing fears of getting "banglored". the opportunities to soar high in the sky was never so abundant and at door-steps!!
all these exciting,romantic and dramatic turn-up of events present a life-time opportunity to the youths of my time and it is a matter of pride that we all are on the same band-wagon chasing 'the great indian dream'. when the developed european countries are facing daunting tasks of dealing with old-aged people and depleting work-force; new india is shining and bustling with the youthful energy having majority of population in 21-40 years age group. the time has come for us to fly high in the sky.....................................!!!!
balendu shekhar
Saturday, March 8, 2008
lets think
some sublime thoughts---
1. keep your face to sunshine and you can't see the shadows.
2.advice is like snow-----
the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.
1. keep your face to sunshine and you can't see the shadows.
2.advice is like snow-----
the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.
lets begin
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the secret of getting ahead is getting started. the secret of getting started is breaking your complexes, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks and then starting at the first one.
mark twain
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