The House

The government faces the 'trust-vote' today courtesy comrades who believe and vehemently argue that 'the deal' will make us a slave of the US for the next forty years.

As to the economic/scientific rationale for entering into such a deal I am a bit ambivalent. Dr. Kalam seems to be all in favour of the deal whereas a group of scientists (including an ex-chief of BARC) believe that 'the deal' should be avoided. They argue the deal will enable the US to dump outmoded nuclear technology upon us which we will happily accept should this 'deal' be concluded. However, assuming this deal enables and does not cast an obligation upon us to procure the nuclear technology (described s out-dated by the group of scientists) I wonder how that can be a strong ground for opposing the deal. However, their criticisms serve to focus on a very important issue- that of upgrading our nuclear-energy generation facilities and switching over to new technology so as to make them more efficient.

The comrades on the other hand seem to be disgruntled solely with the fact that the US is at the other side of the table for negotiations- I wonder how they would've reacted if China had been the other party.

This situation has turned out to be a critical juncture for the country. For, if the government stands, it will push up the FDI limit in sectors such as telecom and insurance (badly in need of capital infusion) which I believe will help the educated masses inasmuch as many more job opportunities will be created. Like several others, I am eagerly awaiting the result of today's 'trust (or the lack of it) vote' and perhaps for the first time in my life; I hope a government led by the Congress survives.

Ego, lies et.al.

I was aware of the fact that twin-tendencies of obsession with one's ideas and failure to reconcile with other's views are dangerous for any team. But I was unaware of the influence of these twin-tendencies upon the capacity of a person to speak the truth- I had a first-hand experience of the same a couple of days ago when an insecure and egoist (and also a liar as I later found out) person who unfortunately is a part of the same team as me sought to force his opinion into the minds of those who were not at all willing to hear the same hackneyed points all over again. The drama is all set to reach the next stage wherein; in pursuance with the grossly false and ridiculous account, the same person will try to influence my peers to indicate their unwillingness to confide in me - I am lying back on my pillow smiling at his desperate moves. A lesson for life, indeed!

अंधेरे में लजाता आपका मुख-मंडल - मानो पूर्णिमा की रात्रि हो और मेघों में प्रच्छन्न विधु किसी कवि को झाँक झाँक कर नई रचना की प्रेरणा दे रहा था।

स्रष्टि की सम्पूर्ण रसना समेटे आपके पुष्प-वर्णीय अधर ; मेरे संयम की परीक्षा का सर्वाधिक दुःसाध्य प्रश्न बन गए।

उस शांत वातावरण में आपके नेत्रों की चंचलता - उनके खुलने, झुकने और बंद होने के साथ बढ़ती मेरी व्यग्रता।

वही अन्धकार, वही क्षण और उस घटनाक्रम के सर्वाधिक महत्वपूर्ण पात्र- आप, मेरे जीवन- रुपी नाट्य का सर्वाधिक स्मरणार्थ अंक बन गए हैं।

आशा है शीघ्र ही प्रति-दिन इसी भांति ये अंक खेला जायेगा एवं मेरे मन के भाव कठपुतली सरीखे आपके अनकहे शब्दों द्वारा नियंत्रित हो जायेंगे- उस समर्पण में ही जीवन का वो सुख है जो स्वच्छंद होकर कोई क्रीड़ा करने में नहीं।
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पत्थर को देखा- समुद्र के किनारे लहरों के थपेड़े सहता हुआ एकाकी खड़ा है। उस से जुड़े न जाने कितने पाषाण- कण लहरों के वेग से प्रभावित होकर उसका साथ छोड़ गए; परन्तु वह अडिग है।

कदाचित इस आशा में कि कभी कोई साथी धारा के विपरीत प्रवाह कर साथ आ मिलेगा। परन्तु वह जानता है कि साथ लगने वाले कण भी क्षण भर के साथ के उपरांत पुनः समुद्र की ओर खिचे चले जायेंगे।
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Back in namma Bengaluru nagara

Another internship ended, so did another vacation and I am back in namma Bengaluru nagara only this time as a final year student.