IIT-Insitue of Intersting Tales??

Well IIT's are the most prestigious engineering institutes int the country .You need to be a real genius if you want to get in to IITs..They say IIT produces best Engineering Crap in INDIA :-P!!
It seems IItians have found another way of being known ..They are kool writers too..!!

I know hundreds of people who say they love reading books and when I asked them which books they have read so far..I most of times find a common answer "Five Pt Someone and one Nght @ Call center" !! so whats actually special about these books..? anyone wonders??
Its just that those "FUN and Wicked " moments where everyone sees some shade of their lives...
Those college moments , the whole IIT culture and everything has been desribed to fascinate the readers !!
I found another Book By An "IITIAn". It was "Anything for you ma'am"by tushar raheja!!
well the Tag LIne was "ANOTHER IITIAN's LOVE STORY ".. before reading I was like this book is gonna be nothing more than the same old "HINDI FILM" story where an IIt loser will be in love with a girl whose parents are much richer than him and he finds some way of marrying her..blah blah...But it wasn't that predictable..The book was kool though.. keeping apart those extra undigesting co-incidences that happen to the author !!!

Actually my point is that After chetan bhagat's successful FPS..IIT tag has become a marketing gimmick.. !! Every one is like thinking like " agar FPS bika to ye b bike ga" !!(if FPS was a hit it would also be a Hit)!!
sometimes i feel man These IItians are too good..they have so much happening in their lives.. !! No doubt IIt has found another talent !! Its coming out with all those "masala" and "chatpate" type authors and stories !!

Way to gO for them
best of lUck!!

61 and still counting

Yesterday was the day when our country was like 60 years old ..some more hours and we are 61..wow..it feels great..This day brings some kind of patriotic feelings inside every Indian and we surely feel proud to be an Indian ..
I woke up at 7 and was quite excited about the day.. Every morning of I- day i do the same..I am always interested in watching the flag Hoisting by the PM and listening to his speech... It was like a great feeling listening to the National Anthem and i was kinda filled with a lot of excitement..i remembered when i was in high school i always participated in the parade ceremony ..and felt really proud marching on the beats o the drum..But now i was more than happy remembering those days..anyhow...!!
I was kinda listening to speech of our PM and he was mentioning all the things his govt has done..but dont know somewhere inside i was like very mch disappointed..I was expecting much more..considering the situation our country is in ... !! Hell it seemed he was more concerned about praising his govt rather than addressing the issues concerning the common people !!

I was kinda Asking myself !!!

Are we Really Independent ??

I try to compare present scenario with what was prevelant before 1947. Common man was crushed, police force was nothing but representation of the british rulers, zamindars and landlords ruled their areas. What we have after 1947 - same situation, the only difference is that the pople on top have changed and we are forced to elect them.

Can any person dare lodging an FIR against the SHO or any senior person of police thana - We Cant. Can a common man rise against his local MLA or MP - he cant. Earlier we were crushed by Britishers now we are crushed by our own man. The rules made by one government are totally changed by the other, only to please the ego of politicians.

When viceroy or other senior member of the british raj use to pass by road, public was made to wait and was completely stopped from using that area. Same thing happens now. If President or prime minister is on the move, the same road becomes a cantonment. You are stopped, no matter how much you plead and what emergency you have. The policewala posted will abuse you and even lathi charge you if you try to move.

Where is the change? The policies of DIVIDE AND RULE started by Britishers have been refined and used more effectively by current date politicians. It has been brought to such level that even britishers will be wondering. India is divided - divided on caste, creed and now Areas. Was this the shape of India that was dreamed? Do we need another Gandhi, who can unite us and guide us in the right direction.The question remains. With so much of knowledge and power of Press why cant we stand and fight against the misuse of Power by the policeman and politicans? Are we afraid or we have lost the courage that Freedom Fighters use to have? Have we turned somuch selfish that we think only of ourselves and our family? What is going on in the neighbourhood is not our concern?Is this the society that we feel proud of? Time has come when we need to rethink again and stand up and fight for the right cause....

Independence to me is not just going to mall , late night partying with friends or spitting on the road an all the ill advantages we take out of being known as the biggest Democracy !! Independence to me is the state of a nation in which there are no social restrictions..The people are free in all sense..be it political or religious.. Independence to me is when my Country is free from terrorism ..Independence to me is when my country is free from divisive and dirty politics..Independence to me is when every day is celebrated with the same zeal and patriotism as !5th of August!!
We need a hunter really to drive this country..

Why is it that we need a special day to show our loyalty or affection towards our nation? Why do we give importance to this one day? Are we indians for only one day of the year? I know many people may have asked you these questions many a times, but have you ever been able to give out any answers?

Here's an appeal to all Indians. Please give a thought to the sacrifice of our countrymen, without which we would not have been able to celebrate our independence. Try to do whatever you can for the thousands of people who don't even know the meaning of independence and have to make ends meet for their basic existence. Think independently. Many others may have conflicting views. But I am sure there are many who would share my opinion. As for me, I am not content with my independence but will strive for it and at the same time feel proud of being an indian throughout the year. I am sure that one day we will be able to call ourselves independent by all means. Till then, let's just keep on trying and contribute in whatever ways we can. Remember! Together we can.

JAI HIND!!

Why do girls have all the fun ....x-(

title of my post suggests that it has got something to do with GIRLS...though i respectgirls in al manners :-p..but this time the scene is a bit different..It's just that i feel that girls nowadays take undue advantage of them being "GIRLS"...huh... !!!if its a brother sister fight it will be the brother who will be scolded..if its about some breakup...then also male fraternity is blamed..!!
Cmon ya ladies give us a break...!!!! We have standards too...!

You all must be wondering why am I freaking too much ?? Its just the incident that happened to me this morning..I was on my bike..driving slowly at about 40 ..and 3 girls on a single scooter were moving just in front ..Though i was least botherd about them..But the policeman standing at some distance had some other thoughts in his mind... hell he brought his big stick in front of my bike...and asked me to stop in that very insulting HARYANVI TONE .. x-( .It went something like "AEY CHORE KIT JA REYA HAI...THAM JA JARA..TERI KHABAR LU MAIN"(hey boy where are u going ,stop need to take care of u) !!!

I stopped being a responsible citizen but to my dismay instead of my polite words and all..he was like..you youngsters are the biggest mistake on earth, what fun do u have by following girls and wasting your parents money .I explained to him that i was going for some work in college only and it was a chance that they were in front ..I was not at all following them...But he would not listen..he was kinda blabbering out those rude words n me..and i was getting loud too..! Just then my uncle who was crossing the road saw me indulged in a cold war and he rushed immediately to the scene..and with some persuading and all the cop was fine again..
before leaving i asked him a question.."Sir ok,,u think i was following them..but why didn't u stop them ?? aftr it was not allowed to ride wid two people on the back on a two wheeler..He was shut and gave me a real bullshit answer "They are Girls"...huh !!!
CRAP !!!

Moments i remember

Now then i am back after a break i feel like so much inside me ready to be thrown out...
I am in college now but the memories of past really brings out the emotional side of me...I am missing my school days very much :'-( !! I feel nostalgic about all those moments i spent in School...

I remember my group members.. I remember those times when we used to bunk school for the full day for watching "some" movies at my place :-P ..and then the next day being asked by our teacher in a wicked manner about the" type" of movie we watched :-P..Hell he knew what we
were up to :-p. .. !! I remember that maths lecture where we used to disturb the teacher by whistling and all those weird sounds made by trimming machine :D !! I remember the moments when the gals used to climb up or down the stairs :-p !! hell i had spent millions of minutes standing besides the stairs ....No doubt i am suffering from neck problem :-P..This is the punishment of my sins only :-P !!!
We were least bothered about anything at that time..yeah we always scored good marks but it was not like we were couch potatoes or something...the healthy competition,those understanding eyes , that bicycle ,the computer lab and that early morning prayer..there is so much to miss :-(!!!
Many of my teachers didn't even know my real name I was called TUSHAAR KAPOOR ..they say i resemble him :-( :-P !! Even now whenever i meet them they say "Aur bahi tushaar bhaiya kaese ho :-P " i swear after listening to these words i feel really very happy that i am still remebered!!!

I remember one time in my chemistry lab i and my friends burnt up the whole apparatus while making some soap...Their was fire everywhere :-p.. and we had to spill a bucket of water over it :-p..the whole lab was engulfed in smoke ... !!! and yeah that physics lab where we were more interested in making different sounds by sonometer rather than performing our experiments ..the teacher used to hate us like anything for that .. :-P !! didn't get the opportunity to visit the bio- lab though :-p !!

yeah college life is fine but still those stupid things we use to do in school...really will be missed always !!!

Spiritual Me!!!

I don't know what this post is all about but couldn't resist posting the stuff in here....actually this contains a chat few days back between me and my friend ...

Before u read the chat i want to share something...and that something is MEDITATION....i really didn't believe in it much few days ago..i was like "This stuff is for OLD people man....not my taste,,,,ahhhh" .. but as i started doing it...i feel whole new dimensions of life...though its just been a few days only but i love it like anything....

yeah i tried doing it earlier too...but was very casual towards it..but some days ago i learnt a lot about it...like what is meditation all about,its relation with the GOD and yeah got a very convincing explanation about the biggest question of my life....."WHAT IS GOD" ????

this is the edited version of the chat though... but can be understood if you just give a little pain to your neurons(read brain) !!

and yeah thanks to ... "FRIEND....."..you seriously have given me a wonderful gift in the form of encouragement to meditate !!!

and a serious suggestion to everyone ...JUSt try it once ....i bet u will Love it !!!

Meditation is a discipline by which one attempts to get beyond the conditioned, "thinking" mind into a deeper state of relaxation or awareness.

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FRIEND.......(3:43:21 PM): aacha.....u believe in god???

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:27 PM): yeah

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:31 PM): bola to!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:36 PM): i do!

FRIEND.......(3:43:39 PM): do u kno who u r????

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:43:53 PM): dun knw... very mch ...

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:06 PM): i knw abt me

FRIEND.......(3:44:12 PM): really???

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:15 PM): yeah

FRIEND.......(3:44:27 PM): jaise..... u r......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:34 PM): very emotional

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:41 PM): and a sheer optimistic

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:44:42 PM): !!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:03 PM): and i know..i am always ready to take the untraditional track!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:24 PM): i have a clear view about something..no second thgts if i want to do

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:36 PM): may be 2nd way is better but my way is mine!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:45:43 PM): y are u asking dat btw?

FRIEND.......(3:46:03 PM): good....kafi kuch pata hai......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:46:26 PM): don u knw abt ur self??

FRIEND.......(3:46:39 PM): par aren't these wordly qualities.....jo ankur is duniya mein abhi hai....yeh usski qualities hai...

FRIEND.......(3:46:48 PM): wat abt ankur behind u???

FRIEND.......(3:46:56 PM): i dun know myself at alll....nothin

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:47:03 PM): behind me??

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:47:04 PM): as in??

FRIEND.......(3:47:26 PM): ur soul......ankur jo iss ankur se phele tha aur bad mein bhi rahega....

FRIEND.......(3:50:40 PM): ..... thoda spiritual side ko dekho......

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:51:07 PM): spiritual!!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:51:09 PM): ummm...

FRIEND.......(3:51:18 PM): yes...that's wat i'm talkin abt

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:52:34 PM): u say smthng about it!

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:53:17 PM): spiritual side ka i don knw !! i mn bhgvan ki maya they say is really vry diff to understand!!

FRIEND.......(3:54:49 PM): ankur bhagwan hi hai.....bas usse abhi iss baat ka pata nahi hai.....woh iss duniya mein meditate karke bhagwan ko pane ke liya aaya....magar is materialistic duniya mein kho gaya aur....apna asli maksad bhool gaya.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:55:25 PM): wow...that was something !!

FRIEND.......(3:55:30 PM): ankur iss duniya mein aane se pehle bhi tha....aur yahan se jane ke baad bhi rahega....

FRIEND.......(3:55:43 PM): koi marta nahi hai.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:55:51 PM): hmmmmmm

FRIEND.......(3:56:23 PM): human's ulitmate goal is to relise that he is god himself....n then woh dubara janam nahi leta.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:56:42 PM): and how does he realise that?

FRIEND.......(3:56:45 PM): woh relization dhayan...meditation se hoti hai.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:56:57 PM): ok....is it that powerful?

FRIEND.......(3:57:15 PM): it is the most powerful thing in this wrld

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:15 PM): have u ever felt that GOD in you??

FRIEND.......(3:57:18 PM): after god

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:25 PM): hmmmmm......!!

FRIEND.......(3:57:27 PM): yes

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:34 PM): wow !!

FRIEND.......(3:57:36 PM): always

FRIEND.......(3:57:40 PM): i love god

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:57:51 PM): how does it feel ??

FRIEND.......(3:58:05 PM): absolutely amazing....can't describe it.....

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:12 PM): i mn...knwing abot the one u only listen about from ppl

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:25 PM): wow...gr8

ANKUR LUTHRA 3:58:29 PM): no words!!

FRIEND.......(3:59:12 PM): n i had sm great experinces....

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I would end the post with a beautiful thought about Meditation from SWAMI VIVEKANANDA:

The soul of man is like a piece of crystal, but it takes the colour of whatever is near it. Whatever the soul touches ... it has to take its colour. That is the difficulty. That constitutes the bondage. The colour is so strong, the crystal forgets itself and identifies itself with the colour. Suppose a red flower is near the crystal and the crystal takes the colour and forgets itself, thinks it is red. We have taken the colour of the body and have forgotten what we are. All the difficulties that follow come from that one dead body. All our fears, all worries, anxieties, troubles, mistakes, weakness, evil, are from that one great blunder — that we are bodies. This is the ordinary person. It is the person taking the colour of the flower near to it. We are no more bodies than the crystal is the red flower.

The practice of meditation is pursued. The crystal knows what it is, takes its own colour. It is meditation that brings us nearer to truth than anything else. ..."

hey u all music lovers wats in ya playlists these days??
Mine goes like!!!


bandya--->Khuda key lie
serenity--->Godsmack
saiyaan--->Fuzon(awesum)
jane tu meri kya hai(male)--->jane tu ya jaane na
Landing in london--->3 doors down
ye tumhari meri baatein--->Rock on (sweet)
Teri ore--->Singh is King
Tomorrow may be raining--->Bryan adams
Apologise----->one republic
She Will be loved---->Maroon 5

These are the ones i am listening right now..and i feel all are good...try out these and suggest me some more !!!

I m Screwed

Atlast i have started working on a project....And yeah..first of all thanks to Mr.BILL GATES...for providing an excellent platform for building websites...!! wow,MICROSOFT is really great...!
But inspite of having everything , the progress in the project is NIL...First of all working in a team is helluva challenging..coz there are many brains working on a project ...MANy brains Many Ideas...so you keep on discussing on these ideas often and coming to conclusion is really very different... In my case we are 9.. then the hardest part is knowing what to do. swear its been 14 hours of mind freaking now and i have still not known what i want to do!!!
I felt like this designing websites and all...particularly asp.net is a cake walk..but now i really realize its not so..designing a page...is one helluva challenging task..the fonts.,the layouts,the color...well..really not easy to choose!! and once you are done with it then implementing those ideas is another big challenge... !!!
Managing different modules simultaneously is a real challenge..becoz we are really not sure what other person is doing..and the project on the whole is interdependent...so its kinda complex ..also i m not any genius who can understand everything in one go...I need time to understand those tricky things involved!!
at this point i feel..man JAVA was made for me ..this Web develpment is not my cup of tea!!
But at this time..i cant help it coz training is half way done and i am not allowed to change now...If have taken up the challenge i must complete it !!but the thing is one tends to panic when after so much of input you find no result....

May be i dont have any creativity , may be i cant think off the track ,maybe the best funda of copying projects from google is the only solutin for me :-( ...may be if i try hard i can..may be i am worrying too much !!!

I am screwed....I am screwed ...I am screwed !!!

Lost in my Past!!!

Well, it seems i am feeling nostalgic about my childhood...i miss those days really..:(.. i grew up in a small town with some very good friends.

I remember bathing in tube wells...i remember that playing in rain...i remember that stealing of sugar canes from the fields...i remember that beating by the gardener.....i remember that playing in the sun....i remember that prayer in the temple....i remember that gal in the neighborhood... (:-P).... i remember making those paper boats... huh...i remeber everything!!!

Why do we grow old...can't we be just those young ones ..free from all the responsibilities..not worried about this selfish world and its trends....just lost in our own self constructed world !!!

hell, i hate being a grown up... !!!

Old 'n' Gold

Old and good friends share a piece
Of passion, pain, and pleasure
That no one else, no family can
Begin to know or treasure.
It's as if a secret room
Held their private store,
And every time they met, they could
Go through some special door.

It doesn't matter if they see
Each other every day,
Or years and years go by before
They come and go away:

The moment that they meet it all
Is there--the memories of
Fierce loyalty and times of need
And gratitude and love.

A Friend A friend is like a shade tree Beside a summer way. A friend is like the sunshine That makes a perfect day. A friend is like a flower That's worn close to the heart. A friend is like a treasure With which one will not part.

Happy Friendship day

Wow....so today is Friendship Day...really feels good checking out the SMSes and mails sent by your friends...to wish you friendship day..ain't it ??
i remember my freshers party where i was asked to speak about friends..and i really felt that this was very easy for me...coz i always have been lucky when it comes to my friends...touchwood!!

I have made very good friends in my life...friends who really care...friends about whom i really care...friends who are concerned about me...friends who fight with me only to tell me my shortcomings...friends who support me when i am not feelin well.......friends who help me when i need them!!!
they say "A friend in need is a friend indeed"..and its very true...You may find 100 of people who say...dude i am ur friend...but that person may only be your friend for good times...You get to know about your Real friends..when U really need them..
The so call friends...will run away when you are going thru bad tymes...but the real ones..will be there to help you out !!!

The funda of friendship is the faith...the trust you instill upon ur pals!!

I have been through those times where i felt i am left alone...but there were friends to support me there too!!!!
I wanna thank God...for blessing me with such good people whom i can trust blindly ...and for whom i can do anything!!!

I wish this repect for me in my friends...remains this universe exists!!!

I also want to say sorry to my friends if they ever thought i was not up to their expectations ....everyone is not as good as you are !!!

A Friend is a Treasure

A friend is someone we turn to,
when our spirits need a lift.
A friend is someone we treasure,
for our friendship is a gift.
A friend is someone who fills our lives,
with beauty, joy and grace.

And make the world we live in, a better and happier place.

Some really inspiring words from Mr. Narayan Murthy!!

Leadership is about making what seems impossible, possible; about changing the perception of what reality is. The reality in India is dirty roads, pollution, bad traffic, etc. Reality is what we make it; it is for us to change. If you give confidence to people they can achieve tremendous things. We have run INFOSYS as professionally as any other corporation in the world in terms of the principles of corporate governance, in not using corporate resources for personal conveniences, with respect for the professional.

The pleasure comes from the journey, not the destination.

Clean thoughts !!

wow.. so i am feeling fresh ..thanks to my tooth brush..as everyone knows brushing teeth is one of those work you do everyday...rather you have to ...

Its just that i was imagining life without toothbrush and Paste..( yeah yeah..i am silly :-P) ...

How come people in the ancient times managed to keep their teeth clean ?? you would say they had all those "manjans" and all...Man but what about that stinking odour....eyuuuuuuu..It sucks!!!

now what i feel is either the males at that time were not breath conscious...or there were not beautiful ladies to impress :-P..the latter conclusion seems more appropriate to me ...ain't it !!!

My research says that good breath is one of those things that impresses women !!! (hell ,u gals are too demanding...if there were no gals i would not have ever taken the pain to brush my teeth :-P)

Actually this post was for all those beautiful ladies (if applicable) who are still available (**hoping against hope***) that i brush my teeth daily :-P !!!!!