My Musings

I have been thinking of an incident that will do justice to this topic and I have at last decided I will narrate something we witnessed during our childhood. The names have been changed well enough to disguise the religion, race or any other clue that will give away the details of my friend. Around 15 years ago, Rameez’s father demised given the alcoholic he was. They were rich, his mother young and beautiful and without a guy to man the house. His relatives were trying all sorts of tricks to grab his father’s property – trying to marry his mother to one of his uncles and also trying to get Rameez engaged to one of their daughters, at such young age of 10-12 years. Being kids, we didn’t realize that this was a serious predicament, but now when I retrospect, I have profound empathy for his mother. Fed up of constant bickering, they decided to relocate and that is when they shifted to my native, three of them; Rameez, his mother and his granny. They rented a small house and Rameez was...

I generally do not write travelogues, it's not my cup of tea. But today I want to quote one of my experiences in Zurich, Switzerland. I had been to Switzerland on a company sponsored visit. It is an awesome place,nothing less than a dream land. Of the umpteen number of things I have observed here, is that a bottle of beer is much cheaper than that compared to a bottle of water.  This struck me deep and I always wanted to join a cause to help save water and  help reach it to the needy. Blog Action day is conducting this water day on 15th October 2010. I request all my dear friends to sign the petition and help this  noble cause.

Author: James Frey Genre: Biography, Drug Addiction, Rehab Guidance: May not be suitable for Kids What do you know about addiction, in particular, addiction to drugs? You have seen it in cinema and sometimes you would have read about it as well. But do you really know what addiction to drugs is? What exactly it means to try and get rehabilitated? What and how are these rehabilitation centers? What kind of a fight a rehab patient puts up against the temptation to do it again? Just once? In a small quantity that wouldn’t hurt? Yes, probably you could have read and seen it on TV or in movies but, this book takes it to next level. Intense, unpredictable, explicit and face-the-truth-in-your-face story of Mr. James Frey during the days of his addiction as well as during the rehab, ‘A Million Little Pieces’ is a true account (with a bit of creative freedom) of James Frey’s life. Though there are many rumors of the facts being embellished, the book makes for an engaging read. It talk...

Context : The below wordings are the musings of an inebriated drunkard to other drunkards he is partying with There sits a lady wicked At the gates of heaven and hell She wears high heels, huge ear rings, Dark lipstick and rimmed glasses as well. She has dark eyes, crooked jaw And sports a snotty smile. She is corrupt, she is cunning, She is uncouth, prejudiced and vile. Sitting behind the ominous desk, She helps people to their place in afterlife, Some accept happily And some others grimace. There are those who cajole her Either by gifts or by praise; To let them pass by Through the forbidden gates. We can do the same, my brethren And change our luck, Because the game of fate Is won or lost by a nip or tuck. There is hope my people For now let’s sin and rejoice We can win over the receptionist, With a deception or devoice.

This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 15 ; the fifteenth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where we decide and we write. To be part of the next edition, visit and start following Blog-a-Ton . Jane and Jeremy, a middle class American couple came to India to realize their dream wedding. It was not going to be a big fat Indian wedding but it was their dream nevertheless. They had about a week’s time for the wedding and wanted to go around. They hired a tour guide cum driver Taposh Ranjan Das. To say the least, they were simply floored by his humbleness and honesty. For three days, he took them around to various places across north India including Taj Mahal. Jeremy wanted to know things about India that back home his friends didn’t know or had not been to, so he requested Taposh to show them some places which not many people know about or visit. Being the true Indian host and humble guide, Taposh agreed. They had been traveling on a lonely ...