Merci

I woke up early morning to the sound of the television showing the Republic Day Parade at Delhi.We celebrate our 65th Republic Day this year and India has definitely come a long way.Or has it? The significance of Republic Day dates back to 26th November 1949 when the Constitution of India was passed by the Constituent Assembly chaired by B.R. Ambedkar. However, it was chosen to be adopted on 26th January 1950 because this date was earlier associated with declaration of Complete Independence by the Indian National Congress (INC). A bite of history we learnt during school and I like to believe, every Indian knows about.  For me, these national holidays always serve as a reminder of our past.Of our pre-independence struggle and the valiant leaders our country had given birth to. It also serves as a stark contrast of how we had leaders who could die for the nation back then and the kind of leaders we have today :- who would kill for power. As, I watched the parade, a sense...

It is funny how life changes slowly. How things around you change.And how you end up changing yourself. Life is a test or a struggle, so do people say. Must be right. But then, people say a lot of things. It is even stranger how, when you are younger you are so sure of everything. But as days pass by, you're full of doubts about everything happening around. ********************** The past few weeks have been very hectic for me. One can say I almost have no social life .I commute a long way to work and in the evening crash back home to sleep. Sounds simple. But that's not all I do when I get home.I always end up having other assignments which I need to finish. And these aren't mundane tasks.They require energy and creativity. I cant gather any brains to do them well. Nevertheless, they have to be done.So, I do them. After dinner. Or before dinner.And, then sleep, all dead. Wake up.Repeat. No, this is not a rant post.Life is not monotonous.It is a little hectic w...