Dilemmas of today

   It's said," When destiny forgets to tie some people in blood relations, it corrects it's mistake by making them Best Friends ." The saying holds true to me.     I've always made friends, since kindergarten till today while I'm doing my Masters. Friends have always been an integral part of my life . I wouldn't imagine a life without them. May be it's because my best friends have always been elder to me. I like being treated as a younger one. I carve having an elder sibling which my friends have always fulfilled.    You don't choose your friends, it happens, friendship blossoms. There are never right and wrong friends, its up to you what you imbibe from whom and I've always been lucky. The friends that I made in school are still closest to me. We never chat, this social networking isn't made for us but when we meet, probably once a month, it's no less than a festival. I make it a point, however busy I am, atleast once a month I meet ...

दादू .... दादू अब मत कहना बेटा दादू नहीं दादा बोलना चाहिए। आप तो मुझे अकेला छोड़कर चले गए. अब ना मैं दादू ना दादा किसी को पुकार सकुंगी आपके जाने के बाद  कई दिनों तक लगता था की , आप गए ह...

Dear Ex ,                 How are you? I hope all is fine. It has been many years that we last met. A lot has changed but I'm still the same. Only time has changed and you have changed. I'm still the same like I was earlier. Just I can't love anyone anymore, otherwise all is the same.     Those paths where we used to walk, hand-in-hand talking incessantly. Those golden sunset by the beaches with you by my side, those frequent visits to the pani-puri stalls...and endless memories. All are the same...though not you.    Remember? The thornless rose that you gave me... even today that withered flower is yet safe in my diary. That last letter you wrote to me, in which you promised that you will never leave me is still locked up in my cupboard, which I never try to find because I know, if I read, I'll definitely cry.    Don't worry, I don't weep in your memories...

(This is a letter to all the shy, introvert singles out there who find it difficult to express their feelings to their loved ones.) Dear friend,                    It's been a long time since I last wrote to you. I have been busy a lot with work, finally found some time. When we last met, you told me about your woes that you face while talking to the girl you love. I told you it's not that hard, ''Just do it," I said.    Dude, 'Its fine.' It's fine that you don't know how to start a conversation, it's fine that you find it hard to talk to a stranger, it's fine that you can't ask a girl out. 'Its fine'.    I know it's easy for you to express yourself on text messages rather than in person. It's not strange. Even I feel the same.    Don't think you don't have a soulmate just because no one calls you-baby, jaanu,ectera. Some one soon will.    Don't thin...

         February 14, the celebration of love and affection is upon us. It is the day when individuals propose their would be’s and anticipate their response. Many become success stories, some turn into heartaches. Shops across the country are suddenly stacked with heart adorned cards, boxes of chocolates, bouquets of red roses and teddy bears with cutesy messages.  We are used to the Bollywood romance where Raj comes running to his Simran from Europe to Punjab or a Veer spends 20 years in jail to protect the dignity of Zara. But classic love stories have always been unsuccessful, Romeo-Juliet, Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranjha,to name a few. Love is said to transcend boundaries of caste, religion and race. In today's day and age when these boundaries which should have been blurred and growing thicker each day.       Opposing inter-caste marriages and ‘Love Jihad’- the idea that Muslim men are trying to marry Hin...

                 But, I'm not waiting for you. I remember, The day I first saw you, White top and blue faded jeans, Red lips and a strand of hair on your face. You came towards me and asked me for the class, I was mesmerised, I just pointed, couldn't speak a word. I was on cloud nine as we were in the same class. I remember, The first lecture, I was late and couldn't find a seat, You smiled at me and said 'Here’. Trying to impress you I paid complete attention and even answered a few questions, But mind you, You diverted my focus. I remember, Our first assignment, the angel-like teacher had paired us together, You were confident that you’d do great, I was nervous that I don't mess it up. I worked relentlessly, not to gain marks but to gain your admiration. We came with flying colours and then began our regular chats. I remember, The day I asked you out for a date, It was my birthday a...

                  Love, Life and Generation Has this generation changed the definition of love and life?   Pyaar, Ishq, Mohabbat...Love has many names but the sole purpose of all these names is the only one to ‘Spread Happiness’. Love has different meanings for different people. For some people love would be a meeting for a moment, for some it may be a wait for years, whatever the meaning be but the intention is to spread happiness. A mother awaits a smile on her child’s face is the best example of selfless and true love. This love is priceless. Love is pious. Love is sacred. Whose ever it be.    The older generation always complain that this generation has changed the definition of love and life. This is true to some extent. Many of us try to find love online, make friends online. Inspite of that many of us would still fondly remember their first love, thei...

   It's 10 in the evening, I'm chilling out with my friends and my phone rings. Even before I slide my hand into my pocket and take out my mobile phone, I know it's who. It's my mom calling because it's her daily routine. She might forget to watch her daily soaps but she will always remember to check on me, whether I'm in college or wandering with my pals. Her questions are fixed. Where are you? With whom? When are you returning home? Have you had something to eat? and there are endless of these questions to which I only answer in yes or no. And God forbid you tell her I'm coming at 'x' time then the whole menu card of dishes is repeated in that call and if I don't come at that exact time I said to her, she will call me a minute later and ask where I was. To which I always reply chill mom I'm on my way. She doesn't have food until I'm back so we can together dine. Sometimes I get angry at her, sometimes it embarrasses me but when I lo...

   There are three things in life which you cannot recover - the moment after its missed, the word after its said and the time that is wasted and if all this culminated then it would be horrific to bring it back. We most of the times miss the small moments like wishing our close people on their birthdays, we do have our excuses for not remembering and our busy schedules are only to complain. We often say someone unabashedly that we don't need that person in our lives, well we might not even need but think again was their actually a need to say it and the hours that we binge watch American TV PS I do, what all things we all could be done in those hours. Well all these are larger topics I need to stress more on the first one that is we take people for granted.     The parents that give us the right upbringing, fulfill all our desires become the uninvited people in our lives at a point of time. The mother that wakes up at 5, prepares our breakfast so that we could...

   Hello guys, I'm Gaurav. I'm a total filmbu ff and love to listen all kinds of songs be it Rock, pop, jazz, hardcore romance or simply Bollywood. So here's My Pla ylist but with a lot more things. Each song that I listen to or keep humming has an anecdote - a memory, a story, which I would like to share with all you guys. Well, my language will be simple as is of a 20 year old one who is on the verge of turning 21. So, no preachings here but yes being into teaching gives me that edge.     The first song that is not just in my playlist but must be in all of yours is Love you Zi ndagi from Dear Zindagi . I kept on listening to this song in a loop before the release of the film and after watching this slice of life film I'm in awe of it. It has a really refreshing take on life and also talks about mental health and illness that we have due to our suffocated lives and kudos to Alia Bhatt - she's the best actress of this new generation and has given a beautiful...