The Utterances of a Peculiar Mindset

This is just a tree for the world. But it somewhere touched my heart. The dry tree which has a beehouse hung to it symbolising a big break somewhere in the life.. Having few leaves of few good memories. But at the ent of every branch, there are flowers symbolising happy ending of each life story.. Don't know why but I felt as if it symbolises feelings of the painter.. and mine too..
Btw, this was created by Shafi, peon in my college who has recently started learning computers..

This might appear hurting or uncomfortable to few people. I oppologise to these people.

Its about time we started talking about sex in India. Honestly, the way people approach the subject of sex in India, even on the blogs which we can safely assume to be a more educated liberated sample, is full with coyness and guilt. It is no secret that to outsiders, especially Westerners, Indians appear sexually repressed. We do not talk about it openly without guilt or shame, and the resulting shyness and misplaced humour that it evokes makes it obvious that we do not accept sex as a normal human need that should be fulfilled irrespective of marital status.

We never get taught sex education in school. I remember one incidence when one of my class mates had asked the teacher how a baby is born. And he had got a heavy punishment. It was just a curiosity question. But looking at that punishment, none of us dared to ask anything to the teacher, later in complete school life.

While Indians may have had a sexually open culture in the times of Khajuraho, it appears to me that the prudishness of Victorian England seems to have given us a splitting colonial hangover. It is almost like we in India think, "Oh my god, Its so uncomfortable to talk with them on these things. What will the society say if they come to know we talk about this?" Well, the harsh truth is, the kids are going to grow up and have sex anyway, and if they have not been taught the importance of contraception they are a less likely to use any, and then they are going to get pregnant. And then, they are going to feel so afraid of society’s reaction that they are going to go to a dingy little abortion clinic and have their reproductive organs messed up beyond repair by some ill-equipped and unsanitary quack.

When it comes to sex, adolescents have always had a lot of questions. And when that happens, parents don't always have the answers.

Until maybe a decade ago, parents almost always relied on their kids finding out about sex either through their peers or by accident. Today, they can count on the Internet as an ally. There are sex education portals, counsellors and help with related issues just a click away. Message boards, chat rooms, youth forums and help lines prove that youth today are discussing everything from pre-marital sex to physical problems. However, people are still not enough open for discussion when it comes to face to face conversation.

These days, leading newspapers like Times Of India are taking lead in awareness towards the issue of sex. However, It’s going to take a lot to change Indian attitudes about sex. America was puritanical, and changed its attitudes only because of the reasearch of people like Masters and Johnson, Kinsey and Nancy Friday. They showed the West that everybody has a sex life (active or otherwise), and that everybody was normal. I look forward to the day that this belief is shared widely in India.

Just completed reading this book. The author himself has cleared what is this book about. Its not about how to behave in IITs. Its rather about how not to behave in IITs. It clearly revolves around one thing. How messed up things can get if you don't think straight.
Well, I found the story lot similar to my own life. I wasted my first year in just enjoyment. Similar to Alok, Ryan and Hari in the book. Only thing is I started thinking straight at later stage and so I managed to get the things straight in further life. If only I would have read the book at start of my engineering college.
When I look to myself, I find myself as a mixture of all the three characters in the story. I was always unattractive like Hari, I was emotionally not so close to my parents like Ryan and still, I never managed to enjoy much in childhood like Alok. Only difference between them and me is I never tasted Vodka :D
Anyways, I am fan of Chetan Bhagat's writing style ever since I read One night at Call centre. His writing style and words are just so simple and clear. Yet he manages to increase your curiosity with every passing line. You will be just stuck up with the book until you finish reading whole book. And though there is not much philosophy to be told out of these books, you just get the basic motive of the book, which matters the most.
Anyways, at the end of the entry, all I want to say is do read the book if you haven't before. You will be thanking me for the suggestion later.

You are nurturing, kind, and lucky. Like mother nature, you want to help everyone. You are good at keeping secrets and tend to be secretive. A seeker of harmony, you are a natural eacemaker. You are good natured and people enjoy your company. You put people at ease and make them feel at home with you.

After that very busy 1 month, I got Diwali holidays. And I'm enjoying it. I got new speakers. So these days, I'm just listening to my favourite gazals.
Its Diwali time. So lots and lots of sweets.
Recently got new DVD writer and also a 1 GB USB drive. So data transfer is on the high end.
Nothing much to share at present. But stay tuned for more updates.
And btw, don't forget to give your comments regarding the snap.

I just found out that Google, Yahoo and Microsoft are contributing their technology to a new website called GoodTree that gives money to charity when you use it.

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Fortunately, there are steps you can take to protect your computer, your information and your peace of mind from computer creeps who try to slow down a network operation, or worse yet, steal personal information to commit a crime. Here are some tips to help you, from the Mumbai Police

Make sure your passwords have both letters and numbers, and are at least eight characters long. Avoid common words: some hackers use programs that can try every word in the dictionary. Don’t use your personal information, your login name or adjacent keys on the keyboard as passwords-and don’t share your passwords online or over the phone.

Protect yourself from viruses by installing anti-virus software and updating it regularly. You can download anti-virus software from the Web sites of software companies, or buy it in retail stores; the best recognize old and new viruses and update automatically.

Prevent unauthorized access to your computer through firewall software or hardware, especially if you are a high-speed user. A properly configured firewall makes it tougher for hackers to locate your computer. Firewalls are also designed to prevent hackers from getting into your programs and files. Some recently released operating system software and some hardware devices come with a built-in firewall. Some firewalls block outgoing information as well as incoming files. That stops hackers from planting programs called spyware-that cause your computer to send out your personal information without your approval.

Don’t open a file attached to an e-mail unless you are expecting it or know what it contains. If you send an attachment, type a message explaining what it is. Never forward any e-mail warning about a new virus. It may be a hoax and could be used to spread a virus.

When something bad happens-you think you’ve been hacked or infected by a virus-
e-mail a report of the incident to your Internet provider and the hacker’s Internet provider, if you can tell what it is, as well as your software vendor.

Q: Light slows as it passes through water or glass, causing it to bend, but how can it return to light-speed on its own once it exits?

A: This is impossible in today's science. No object in nature can speed up of its own accord after being slowed. A bullet doesn't spontaneously speed up after it is slowed by passing through a wooden block, so how does a photon of light mysteriously return to its original speed once it exits a glass block? Also, continuously shining a light beam through a glass block will heat it, creating the further mystery that the beam actually loses energy as it passes through the glass, yet still manages to accelerate to its original speed upon exit. Today's science cannot explain this mysterious everyday occurrence.

Here is another related mystery:
Bounce a light-beam between two parallel mirrors at a slight angle so that the beam bounces along the mirrors in a zig-zag pattern. How many bounces will it take before the light beam loses energy and slows down appreciably? 1000 bounces? 10,000? Of course, we know that the light beam will never slow down no matter how many times it bounces back and forth, despite the well-established fact that light imparts a small momentum punch when it bounces off objects (the principle behind solar sails). So, how does a single beam of light impart countless momentum punches as it zig-zags between the mirrors, yet still manage to emerge afterward at the same unchanging speed of light? According to today's science this is an impossible energy-for-free event.

Any explanations???

After recent bomb blasts, it was said that banks can be an easy target for the terrorists. So I decided to take a trial of security at few banks.
I first visited Bank of India. I kept my leather bag at one of the benches and stood aside in some queue. Within 2 minutes, the security guard came to me asking me to hold the bag in hands.
Then SBI. Same trick. I thought no one will notice me in such a crowd. But again, there was a common man who noticed me and came to me asking about the bag in no time. Later I realised that he was not a common man but a police constable in civil uniform, specially assigned the duty of security at the banks.
Then ICICI. Well, the bank is always famous for use of latest technology. As soon as I left the bag at the bench and tried to move aside, a bank person came to me and said me calmly that I am being watched by the camera. Poor me...

So by these experiences, I am assured of my security atleast at the banks. But I will advise you to keep taking trials much often. Specially at the crowded places like bus stop, railway stations etc. which form an easy target for the anti-national elements.
After all, Citizen Brigade can best fight the terrorism.

You all must have heard the term mobile library. But if a library uses stretcher to be mobile, then its something funny. Well, its just the vicinity of medical college and ease in using the stretcher that motivated us towards this idea. :D

Today, I got my first salary. Rs. 3333/-. ie the salary for 20 days. I could withdraw only 3000/- of this. But I bought gifts for mom, dad, didi. jiju, gudiya, satish mama, friends.. and still, 1000 bucks remaining which I'll be using for myself..
I got jwellery for mom and didi. Got toys for gudiya. Mobile holder, pen and photo frame for jiju. Photo frame for dad. Mobile holder for Satish mama. Everyone was happy except didi and jiju. Cause they haven't got the gifts yet. They will get the surprise package after 2 days. They don't read my blog so I can mention about the surprise here :)
Well, its really exciting when you get your first salary. First day in school, first love, first kiss and first salary.. Everything has its own importance in life. Of course first marriage too. But the excitement of first marriage vanishes as soon as you see another beautiful girl. Well, that's a different matter.
So coming back to the point, I'm excited about my first salary and today I am very very happy. Hope my enthusiasm towards the work remains the same throughout my work period.

After watching "Lage Raho", everyone must be in full enthusiasm to have some practicals on Gandhigiri.. But what exactly to do in practicals is a big question. "Information Act 2005" is the answer. Few examples of practical on Gandhigiri are provided at this link. Check out

Can't come up with any title. Have nothing much to share. But still want to write something.
Life is too busy as a lecturer. So don't get much time to think about anything.. Now you only tell what should I do?