<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544</id><updated>2011-11-27T16:55:46.460-08:00</updated><category term='social stigma'/><category term='be hopeful'/><category term='women'/><category term='Dharmik'/><category term='GMCS'/><category term='unlock gridlock'/><category term='confidence'/><category term='Blackberry Bold 9000'/><category term='avz'/><category term='avanti'/><category term='Conversation with God'/><category term='terrorism'/><category term='heart'/><category term='Te Amo'/><category term='luck'/><category term='destiny'/><category term='hope'/><category term='Aastha'/><category term='Dharma'/><category term='home'/><category term='09/11'/><category term='Adhyatma'/><category term='Leadership'/><category term='dilemma'/><category term='farmers plight'/><category term='superstition'/><category term='break the &quot;worry cycle&quot;'/><category term='mind your own business'/><category term='Integrate'/><category term='Adhyatmik'/><category term='masked unmasked'/><category term='write a book'/><category term='crisis'/><category term='heartbreak'/><category term='Momma dearest'/><category term='roadies'/><category term='Aastik'/><category term='leader'/><category term='heartache'/><category term='poems'/><title type='text'>Vent ur pent up !!!!</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>22</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-2604947513007772929</id><published>2011-03-22T09:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T09:57:49.887-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Te Amo'/><title type='text'>Te Amo</title><content type='html'>“Amu is unusually brimming, brimming with happiness. It’s a natural overflow; she is soooo full of it. The twinkle in her eyes reflecting more brightly than all the possible configurations of the stars put together. The radiance of the countenance stolen away from the sun. The zzzzing echoed in the giggle reverberated infectiously across. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An accident can change your life. All for good with sweet aforethought.  Conversation struck. Lightening struck sending ripples through her bod. Too much abused Mars vs. Venus formula couldn’t make her fall in the argument. She had already fallen for him, already fallen in love. “&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you activate the part of your brain that deactivates all the other parts so that you can safely enjoy the poorest of jokes dipped in bad humour with ease, not the slightest appall, accredited to the source its Te Amo phase. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When the restlessness is the only feeling that calms you down, its Te Amo phase.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love All mwahhh!!! ;) &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Koi samja nahin, jo bhi hai bas khoob hai&lt;br /&gt;Falling so crazy in love&lt;br /&gt;Te amo me te amo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Te amo me te amo&lt;br /&gt;Taare ginnu tere liye&lt;br /&gt;Te amo me te amo&lt;br /&gt;Saare chunu tere liye&lt;br /&gt;Khwaab saare bunu tere hi tere liye&lt;br /&gt;Falling so crazy in love&lt;br /&gt;Te amo me te amo&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love the song :D heard it quite a no. of times already!!!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-2604947513007772929?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/2604947513007772929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2011/03/te-amo.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2604947513007772929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2604947513007772929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2011/03/te-amo.html' title='Te Amo'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-2147557494557092003</id><published>2010-07-25T09:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-24T21:43:42.291-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='crisis'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='confidence'/><title type='text'>Confidence Crisis</title><content type='html'>&lt;meta content="text/html; 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 &lt;/m:defjc&gt;&lt;/m:rmargin&gt;&lt;/m:lmargin&gt;&lt;/m:dispdef&gt;&lt;/m:smallfrac&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/TEu-H27Rf9I/AAAAAAAAAHw/8CxtGVnHbIQ/s1600/Life-039-s-Harsh-Lessons-Make-You-Lose-Your-Self-Confidence-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/TEu-H27Rf9I/AAAAAAAAAHw/8CxtGVnHbIQ/s320/Life-039-s-Harsh-Lessons-Make-You-Lose-Your-Self-Confidence-2.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Crisis – Almost every one has witnessed a very critical stage in life when (s)he &amp;nbsp;feels (s)he is “booby trapped” , in pitfalls. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Consolation can be sought in the given words:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“How much ever Bigger Problem you got, tell that Problem you have got a &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;B&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;igger &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"&gt;G&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;od.” &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“If we could look in every heart&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;We’ find that each one has its part&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;And those who travel fortune’s road&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Sometimes carry the biggest load”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“Life’s made up of smiles and tears&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Joys and sorrows mixed with fears&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;And though to us it seems one sided&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Trouble is pretty well divided”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Some people are able to fine tune their mind frame to the resonance of the above words. Many are engulfed so much by those sweeping over problems that the understanding of the above seems above the realms of the human mind. What they don’t contemplate is that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;But believe me all those crises are no crises, the ONLY time you are actually in a crisis is when you face a Confidence Crisis. &amp;nbsp;Self Doubt is a heinous Mental Abuse you can inflict upon yourself. Indecisiveness is another killer. I like this quote by Ratan Tata “ I don’t believe in Taking Right Decisions, I take decisions &amp;amp; Then Try to make them Right!” So always believe in your ability. No one gives you tension, you take them. So whoa its in your hands now… STOP TAKING IT SIMPLE!&amp;nbsp; Nah not simple… fine tuning needed that’s it.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;Some More Quotes to ponder:&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“Life is like a flute! It may have several holes &amp;amp; emptiness, but if we work on it the same flute produces Magical Melodies.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“When in PAIN remember its expansion: Positive Approach in Negative Situations.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;“ Life never leaves you empty, it always replaces everything u lost. It asks u to put something down , coz it wants you to pick up something great.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;I wish that “May No one ever misses a sunset or a rainbow because s(he) is looking down."&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/TEu-gHv0F1I/AAAAAAAAAH4/Iyj9Yya3yqA/s1600/142641_1_19_2010_11_20_03_PM_-_sunshine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/TEu-gHv0F1I/AAAAAAAAAH4/Iyj9Yya3yqA/s320/142641_1_19_2010_11_20_03_PM_-_sunshine.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Tahoma&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-2147557494557092003?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/2147557494557092003/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2010/07/confidence-crisis.html#comment-form' title='20 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2147557494557092003'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2147557494557092003'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2010/07/confidence-crisis.html' title='Confidence Crisis'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/TEu-H27Rf9I/AAAAAAAAAHw/8CxtGVnHbIQ/s72-c/Life-039-s-Harsh-Lessons-Make-You-Lose-Your-Self-Confidence-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>20</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-8306229045612940526</id><published>2010-02-02T08:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-02T08:41:55.514-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Idiots Glorified Stupids Yet to be!! A Fair Autopsy!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/S2hVWB5qUQI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ps_b09QB-ww/s1600-h/aamir-khan-3-idiots-poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" kt="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/S2hVWB5qUQI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ps_b09QB-ww/s320/aamir-khan-3-idiots-poster.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Is it too late to blog or discuss about 3 idiots? Ummm... May be. Well but I m still going to do it basically on the presumption that the next to anthem " All is well " has not faded yet and is not expected to at least not till the Budget reinforces otherwise which means I got enuf number of days before 26th.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So is all REALLY well?? Ofcourse it is. But &amp;nbsp;I still&amp;nbsp;tried scrutinising the making and building of the character Rancho chanchad; the behti hawa sa ,udati patang sa ,free willed, flawless ,curious fella; to know why he was what he was And why its difficult for us to be what he was.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I find - He had NO family; NO responsibilities (not answerable to anybody for anything); NO threatening letters and its after effects; NO fear stemming from the fact that he had NOthing to lose NOt even the degree coz Money Power backed him ( not his so what ?); NO job seeking nd sustaining (and that means NO Boss too&amp;nbsp;;))&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Learning was the forbidden fruit for him so he yearned to learn. Very human isn't it? You want what you are devoid of ;its just that in ur case the luxury is not studies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And it was a FILM after all a BOLLYWOOD flick which in itself sums it all. And woh jo "khud&amp;nbsp;apni raah banata" usme kaante bichane wala koi na hota, u see.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just Imagine if Sharman's character wanted to be a Wild Life Photographer, how would have that been&amp;nbsp;JUSTIFIED with bhindi 12 rupaiya kilo? And a&amp;nbsp;dowry demand of&amp;nbsp;Maruti 800 coz his sis was "28", apart from the sundries like Mom's saree etc. etc. and the eternal etc.?Still justified?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And what if they had not been sucess stories? Which frustration do you think will be&amp;nbsp;more? Which regret will be more? Can you really answer that question today and stick to it even 10 years later ,as in the film,&amp;nbsp;when you are not&amp;nbsp;successful. NOT successful in terms of the parameters set by this Material World. We , consciously, sub consciously ,do tend to perceive ourselves and feel about ourselves just as the world sees us. We are always subject to approval.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do children really know themselves enough to know what they are good at and what will keep them happy all their lives? We all go through phases.Believe me I don't say that parents or as a matter of fact anyone else actually knows better when I ask this. Its just&amp;nbsp;one of the&amp;nbsp;unanswered with no set solution Questions that I have posed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For me its IDIOT Glorified STUPIDS yet to be!!!&amp;nbsp; And for people thinking otherwise I really liked the movie. I like Feel Good Films as a matter of fact.&lt;br /&gt;There is a basic premise of the film though which I am really a BIG TIME believer in too. Life mein Excellence ke peeche bhago success jhak marke peeche ayegi. BUT there is a BUT. You need to get over that BUT. I cudnt make out a fool proof plan for it except the significance and relevance of the Feel Good factor. We all need to feel good all the time or fool ourselves to feel good. It really helps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Sunday I saw The Dark Knight first time. And I noe it is quite late to discuss The Dark Knight. But I remember a line that the Joker said "Nobody panics when things go according to plan, even if the plans are horrifying." So true. We never realise. Priyadarshan and Rohit Shetty though find chaos humorous. Is Chaos really rib tickling or panicking? A bit off track but that thought remained and so had to put it down.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-8306229045612940526?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/8306229045612940526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2010/02/idiots-glorified-stupids-yet-to-be-fair.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8306229045612940526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8306229045612940526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2010/02/idiots-glorified-stupids-yet-to-be-fair.html' title='Idiots Glorified Stupids Yet to be!! A Fair Autopsy!!!'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/S2hVWB5qUQI/AAAAAAAAAHc/ps_b09QB-ww/s72-c/aamir-khan-3-idiots-poster.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-8443628636763115958</id><published>2009-11-29T00:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-11-29T00:51:45.741-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heartache'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heart'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='avz'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='heartbreak'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='avanti'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>A Heart is the only broken instrument that works.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SxI1AO7xVAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/sAG1YMSXETc/s1600/broken_heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SxI1AO7xVAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/sAG1YMSXETc/s320/broken_heart.jpg" yr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;This poem and blogpost is dedicated to you Avz and in response to&amp;nbsp;ur recent blogpost " A year on.."&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;A Heart is the only broken instrument that works.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;It still beats and pumps and thrills and irks..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;You might feel you have fallen in the mucks &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;It’s the end and your life sucks ; shucks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;You can see your whole world crumble &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;And you can do nothing about it albeit grumble (may be not even that)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Just one person is missing, but its contemplated&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;That the whole world is strangely depopulated.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Its shattering, clattering, battering, &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;And then tired of the repetitive bothering...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;U decide to collect the pieces, the bits and the parts &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;But skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;The battle of mind &amp;amp; heart is an age old combat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Like the battle of sexes since adam and eve first spat&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;You might want to be alone but avoid being lonely...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Remember your true friends are a phone call away only..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;They wont preach wont teach only listen and hear..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;To all that you have to say and all that you don’t have to say dear..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak; whoa..&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Well sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;These trying times help you discover your strengths&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Help u come closer to God, family and friends...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SxI0KrzY5WI/AAAAAAAAAFA/1uU_bH0xqYU/s1600/love-heart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SxI0KrzY5WI/AAAAAAAAAFA/1uU_bH0xqYU/s320/love-heart.jpg" yr="true" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-8443628636763115958?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/8443628636763115958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/11/heart-is-only-broken-instrument-that.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8443628636763115958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8443628636763115958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/11/heart-is-only-broken-instrument-that.html' title='A Heart is the only broken instrument that works.'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SxI1AO7xVAI/AAAAAAAAAFI/sAG1YMSXETc/s72-c/broken_heart.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-5103693857247821905</id><published>2009-09-07T08:56:00.004-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-07T09:21:47.757-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='farmers plight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='social stigma'/><title type='text'>Stamped &amp; Sold...   New Asset on Block more lucrative than Gold!!!</title><content type='html'>I noe this is a serious issue.... though I m talkin here about Sale!!!&lt;br /&gt;Nope... no clearance sale.... festive dhamaka.....not an ebay or likes sale......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Debt ridden farmers have found out  new ASSETS  that can help raise money faster &amp;amp; conveniently.... more than any other Bank qualified asset as collateral security....&lt;br /&gt;Well the women in their house...."their daughters &amp;amp; their wives....."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The farmers plight has of late caught many a fancy...... fancy of many TV serial makers (Agle janam mohe bitiya hi kijo and Bairi piya both showin the farmers selling their daughter to raise money.) Now Mid Day put into print the story of farmers at Bundelkhand.... selling their wives for cash and Whoa !!!  legalised ....there is an agreement of sale... and they call it marriage contract.... there is even an opportunity / option of resale.... the USP.. I mean unique selling proposition... being the looks... prettier the woman...higher the price.... is bazaar se bazaaroo ka safar phir unke liye door nahi....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are you thinkin the title seems derogatory... all the more comin from the fairer counterpart herself....hmmm....dunno !!!!! or ?????&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-5103693857247821905?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/5103693857247821905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/09/stamped-sold-new-asset-on-block-more.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/5103693857247821905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/5103693857247821905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/09/stamped-sold-new-asset-on-block-more.html' title='Stamped &amp; Sold...   New Asset on Block more lucrative than Gold!!!'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-7685883797169696818</id><published>2009-08-13T23:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T23:47:28.049-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Blackberry Bold 9000'/><title type='text'>My Blackberry Bold 9000</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SoUIQ9465TI/AAAAAAAAAEA/bdEXWRXByns/s1600-h/Blackberry-bold-9000.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369707218293417266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SoUIQ9465TI/AAAAAAAAAEA/bdEXWRXByns/s400/Blackberry-bold-9000.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-7685883797169696818?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/7685883797169696818/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-blackberry-bold-9000.html#comment-form' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7685883797169696818'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7685883797169696818'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-blackberry-bold-9000.html' title='My Blackberry Bold 9000'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SoUIQ9465TI/AAAAAAAAAEA/bdEXWRXByns/s72-c/Blackberry-bold-9000.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-2813582028909234152</id><published>2009-08-12T21:52:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:11:54.202-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>Preachy Preachy Donkey</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Preachy Preachy Donkey&lt;br /&gt;Ppl call them ‘Sankey’&lt;br /&gt;Evolution of Monkey&lt;br /&gt;No advice of theirs is ‘dhanki’&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preachy Preachy @ss&lt;br /&gt;Puckaoin lad &amp;amp; lass&lt;br /&gt;No one gives them ‘ghaas’&lt;br /&gt;Still they r in mass&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I dont know what made me write this poem but yun hi mann mein aaya toh likh diya...... so many ppl givin "muft advice" in case of swine flu may be prompted this......&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-2813582028909234152?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/2813582028909234152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/preachy-preachy-donkey.html#comment-form' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2813582028909234152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2813582028909234152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/preachy-preachy-donkey.html' title='Preachy Preachy Donkey'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-4915473657703038696</id><published>2009-08-08T23:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-08T23:38:15.107-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aastik'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dharma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dharmik'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adhyatma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Adhyatmik'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aastha'/><title type='text'>Aastik Adhyatmik Dharmik</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Aastik - Aastha Adhyatmik - Adhyatma Dharmik – Dharma.....&lt;br /&gt;People have been using the terms interchangeably sometimes . But there are different meanings, significance &amp;amp; perspectives attached to them. What do u think is the difference??&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I dont know for sure but this is my take:&lt;br /&gt;Astha is faith...faith in God whether in form of an idol or not, faith in some supreme energy that need not be in corporeal form, faith in religion, faith in anybody as a matter of fact, even in one’s own self. Aastik therefore for me is not just one who has Faith in GOD. &lt;strong&gt;The only prerequisite is FAITH.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adhyatma – spiritual . Spiritual means either religious or mystical as per thesaurus . The most complex machinery in the world ( I am referring to our human body ) isn’t just flesh &amp;amp; bones (arteries, veins, nerves, muscles, tissues, organs, blood cells etc make it all the more complex). There’s more to it. Aatma. Us aatma ki journey mein hume “doosre lok” se jodneka jariya hai adhyatma. And no Ramsey nd RGV haan... &lt;strong&gt;For me Adhyatma is knowing ones inner true self… realising its potential...and putting it to good use for oneself &amp;amp; others greater good.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dharma... does it mean religion as in Hinduism..Islam...Jainism Buddhim..Christianity etc etc etc….( well jus one etc. is not enough I guess)?  Though this is the wider acceptation of the word even technically I don’t think so… Blame the Dharma Karma Theory that I have  gathered from the so called idiot box… beti dharma…patni dharma…ma ka dharma. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Dharma in true sense of the word is  &lt;strong&gt;the philosophy of right thoughts &amp;amp; actions.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conclusion: I am Aastik, Adhyatmik &amp;amp; Dharmik in my sense of the word... being very much part of the world... satisfying  my materialistic needs.... &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;God is not in renouncing worldly pleasures.... He is in disseminating all the pleasures in this world..... &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Human Birth is a rare blessing and I want to enjoy every bit f it....&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-4915473657703038696?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/4915473657703038696/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/aastik-adhyatmik-dharmik.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4915473657703038696'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4915473657703038696'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/08/aastik-adhyatmik-dharmik.html' title='Aastik Adhyatmik Dharmik'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-4999886175727770772</id><published>2009-07-30T21:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-31T21:15:21.069-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='break the &quot;worry cycle&quot;'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Integrate'/><title type='text'>JSK</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This is an extract from an article that I got to read at the time I actually wanted.... AND I noe GOD made it act as a medium to impart the wisdom to me.... &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;" INTELLIGENCE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET FREEDOM FROM ANYTHING THAT BOTHERS YOU. IF YOU ARE SWEATING ABOUT THE SMALL STUFF, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE. BE VERY CLEAR THAT ALL MISERIES ARISE BECAUSE OF SELF CONTRADICTIONS. YOU YOURSELF ARE NOT FULLY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND SO YOU ARE UNABLE TO DO IT. FOR THAT CLARITY TO HAPPEN YOU NEED TO NUTURE YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;WHEN INTELLIGENCE SURFACES SELF CONTRADICTIONS WILL DISAPPEAR AND YOU WILL START BECOMING INTEGRATED. WHEN YOU START BECOMING INTEGRATED YOUR INTELLIGENCE WILL FURTHER GROW. THIS IS THE CYCLE YOU NEED TO GET INTO. THIS IS THE CYCLE THAT CAN CLEAR YOUR WORRIES ALSO. UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN A LOT OF POWER TO YOUR WORRIES BY SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT THEM MORE AND MORE."&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wat ya thinkin ???? why in CAPS.... for the impact I guess...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-4999886175727770772?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/4999886175727770772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/07/jsk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4999886175727770772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4999886175727770772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/07/jsk.html' title='JSK'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-7644899558856420602</id><published>2009-07-11T00:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-11T02:24:19.908-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='write a book'/><title type='text'>I wanna write a Book</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I want to write a book. I am quite determined about it even if it is only for myself or may be my friends who will have no choice but go through it. But as I am on a self assessment spree, I decide to judge myself on whether I have it in me based on the traits or book content from the current breed of writers. It will also help me decide the subject that I can choose for my first book. See I have already started workin on it…. I mean you need a story to write a book…. you can direct a film sans a story but definitely not  write a Book sans one… or can you??????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To start with I am NOT an MBA. So I loose out on writing a book drawn from my own experiences from the short stint away from home. What fun we had , the nostalgia, the ambiguity, and I – DON’T – KNOW- WHAT – ALL.&lt;br /&gt;One more very important thing I AM INTELLIGENT ( *as in jus check out ma report card ) so I cant even SHOW OFF how I just scraped through. The other advantage that I have lost out on is storyline for sequel - the transition phase after ma first step into the really BIG BAD CORPORATE world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No string of relationships to fall back on that could provide me with adequate “masala” or may be the required “ complexity” dimension to my story…..&lt;br /&gt;Not lead a life interesting enough to discuss phases where there was a crosslane and I had to choose a road blah blah blah…………..&lt;br /&gt;Never worked in an Industry exciting enough to trash it in a book yaa…..&lt;br /&gt;Reminiscence……… I am not old enough….. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Harry Potter series has influenced me a lot .......so creatin another world altogther..... well this idea gets restricted as well... what has happened to my 'flight of imagination'.... flew away to no man's land wherever it exists.....&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;subah ki 7.40 ki local.... which I catch every morning to reach work..... ummm.... there are interesting characters &amp;amp; situations facin me but ...... yaa somthin can be drawn in frm there....&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do I do? I don’t even know why I want to write a book? What genre? I just hope I find out and I find out soon. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-7644899558856420602?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/7644899558856420602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-wanna-write-book.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7644899558856420602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7644899558856420602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/07/i-wanna-write-book.html' title='I wanna write a Book'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-8394363675734752729</id><published>2009-06-12T03:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:10:31.063-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leader'/><title type='text'>Quotes Compilation</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The CFO who left our Company had this compilation which I got as part of the legacy ( I mean the data files):&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;· Price of discipline is always less than pain of regret.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· In your organization your competitive advantage is your company’s ability to grow leaders faster than your Competition.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leadership is not a popularity contest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leadership is doing what is right.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Culture of your organization shapes the behaviour of every employee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· SW3 for Sales : Some will, Some won’t, So what?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Stay hungry, nothing fails like success&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Run to what you are resisting and embrace change for growth&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· More Awareness leads to Better Choices which gives better results&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leaders are thinkers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· SWAN effect : Strength –Weakness-Ability-Need&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Real Apples Need Excellent Fertiliser - (R-Relationship A-Authenticity N-Nice E-Ethical F-Fun)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· If every one was satisfied with themselves, there will be no heroes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Business is all about people and relationship&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Nurture your legacy daily&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leave your leadership footprint&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Start by improving 1% daily&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Stand for excellence as human being&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Do the most difficult first thing in the morning, the rest of the day will be easier&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Good things happen to people who do good things&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Failure is highway to success&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Failing to plan is planning to fail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Don’t run away from fears or fears will chase you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· You listen – Understand – Connect with people&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Quality of your daily choices determines quality of your life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· If I try I might, if I don’t I won’t&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Make your health your first priority&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Do your part and make a difference&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Problem reveals genius&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy, I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is above all, to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you have lived at all. – Leo C Rosten&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Problem helps you grow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· You get what you celebrate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Finish what you start&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Do it today or it will become urgent tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leader lead by examples&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;· Leaders lead, followers follows&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;u work on it... imbibe....inculcate it in you.....u'll see the difference......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-8394363675734752729?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/8394363675734752729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/06/quotes-compilation.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8394363675734752729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/8394363675734752729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/06/quotes-compilation.html' title='Quotes Compilation'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-6698871195839409585</id><published>2009-05-10T01:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-10T01:57:57.431-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Leadership'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='leader'/><title type='text'>The Art &amp; Science of Leadership</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Leadership – Effective leadership…..How to be a good leader??? What is a leader without his/her followers?? Can this quality be developed or is there something called “born leader”????? I have answers… I assume I know the key which I am in process of practicing…..I believe people need success stories of REAL people before they believe you…. you need to give them examples…..or you can even choose to LEAD by examples. I chose to lead by example… but if I share it after I am myself a success story.. it would be too late…. Isn’t it ?? Hence I thought it would be better if I make people know certain things from my ongoing experiences and in turn learn from them.. thru their comments.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need to know some background beforehand right. So here’s the brief - I am heading a Department. I am just 24 … and there are people in my organization…. in fact in my department with more than this number of experience…..I head them… I am supposed to lead them… I am their leader by virtue of my position… Authority flows from my position… I wanted to be a leader…. I had no time for self assessment…. There was no meaning of any self assessment….. I din’t know whether I can lead …. But somebody had known had believed…. I have got a chance why waste it…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am trying to inculcate few principles to do it…… You might not find flow at this stage…. Just let me randomly put it down…. Bear with me….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;First thing you need to know is you need to grow to be a leader…. how can you grow??? When u help people under you grow??? Avoid stagnancy….. at all points of time have a definitive goal … add something innovative informative even if it is to their routine tasks … may be making it simpler without compromising on the quality of reporting…. So that they have extra time…and you help them learn some other person’s work as well….. have a vision to accomplish the goal….. and communicate the whole thing to them… so at all points of time they are part of the process……&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your team / department must look up to you…. you have to be knowledgeable…. Only qualification doesn’t help…. I am a Chartered Accountant…. Only this doesn’t help… I need to forever keep pace with the ever dynamic ever changing surroundings….. help them in finding solutions…. you have to be well read…… try and be some source of information to them….. share your knowledge with them to the extent possible…. Remove insecurity from your system so that you can remove it from theirs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is how you connect with people… respect people…. they should feel protected when they are working under you…. you have to be the ozone layer…. protect them from ultraviolet rays of sun in form of office politics etc., taking responsibility of their actions, maintaining balance…. these are very preliminary principles though …&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Art of decision making and taking responsibility for your decisions… is one very important trait that you need to develop to be a leader…. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;To be continued.......&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-6698871195839409585?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/6698871195839409585/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/art-science-of-leadership.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/6698871195839409585'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/6698871195839409585'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/art-science-of-leadership.html' title='The Art &amp; Science of Leadership'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-3307524830773078886</id><published>2009-05-02T02:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:09:13.661-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Conversation with God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>Untitled / Incomplete</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Untitled&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I once had the pleasure of indulgence&lt;br /&gt;In the highest manifestation of human intelligence&lt;br /&gt;With the greatest &amp;amp; mightiest incarnation&lt;br /&gt;Beyond our mortal imagination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Far from the expectations of thunderous sound&lt;br /&gt;Don’t be surprised on what I found&lt;br /&gt;The fusion of seven musical notes flowed into my ears&lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp; that was the experience all sages spent their lives for years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Can’t tell what He looked like – about his limbs &amp;amp; face&lt;br /&gt;For he was not in his corporeal form&lt;br /&gt;The peacefulness &amp;amp; quietness of the place&lt;br /&gt;However resembled the calmness before a storm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The seraph who guided me along the way&lt;br /&gt;Reminded me that we had to leave before sun’s first ray.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I began –&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ O the invincible, unparallel,&lt;br /&gt;O the ultimate,&lt;br /&gt;Could u simply ‘xplain to me&lt;br /&gt;Whats this ‘fate’.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ Faith in Destiny is not fate&lt;br /&gt;Nor can your stars &amp;amp; palms tell whether you are fortunate&lt;br /&gt;Shape your destiny with your own hands&lt;br /&gt;Good deeds alone by your side stands.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Then what happens after we are dead?&lt;br /&gt;Is it just the end of the journey we tread”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ The counterpart of life is death.&lt;br /&gt;Perform your assigned task till your last breath.&lt;br /&gt;Its effective &amp;amp; timely completion&lt;br /&gt;Mixed with Balance of deeds &amp;amp; devotion&lt;br /&gt;Can alone lead to Mukti”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ Aahh…”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“ Cease, no more queries&lt;br /&gt;One last thing before the seraph hurries&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Perfection is not the goal&lt;br /&gt;For its nothing new for our soul……..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be Completed…….&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-3307524830773078886?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/3307524830773078886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/untitled-incomplete.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/3307524830773078886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/3307524830773078886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/untitled-incomplete.html' title='Untitled / Incomplete'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-4393008390449458800</id><published>2009-05-02T02:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:08:09.452-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Momma dearest'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>IF MOTHER GOES ON STRIKE…..</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;IF MOTHER GOES ON STRIKE…..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A moment here, a moment there&lt;br /&gt;She always finds work everywhere&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From morning five to night at ten&lt;br /&gt;Wasting her time you have seen her when&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attending us &amp;amp; attending the guest&lt;br /&gt;She has no time to relax &amp;amp; rest&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She has no choice, she has no mood&lt;br /&gt;Washing clothes, utensils &amp;amp; cooking food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Goes on &amp;amp; on &amp;amp; on the list&lt;br /&gt;From here the story takes atwist&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I dread the day when she went on strike&lt;br /&gt;Just as few workers do for a wage hike&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I felt my whole world went up &amp;amp; down&lt;br /&gt;The dirtiest, filthiest &amp;amp; shabbiest house was ours in town&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one to run behind us &amp;amp; take our care&lt;br /&gt;Now I felt all her arguments were fair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mother being a mother still&lt;br /&gt;Could no longer keep her strike as per her will&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I said, ‘ O Mom take this stick &amp;amp; me you whack&lt;br /&gt;But please O Mom you come back&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here I do, I do confess&lt;br /&gt;Without you our life is a mess&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will do whatever you l;ike&lt;br /&gt;But never again do you go on strike.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-4393008390449458800?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/4393008390449458800/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-mother-goes-on-strike.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4393008390449458800'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/4393008390449458800'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-mother-goes-on-strike.html' title='IF MOTHER GOES ON STRIKE…..'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-2556362898594305275</id><published>2009-05-01T23:44:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:05:17.384-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dilemma'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='unlock gridlock'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>Where……………………Think not………………..</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Where……………………&lt;br /&gt;Think not………………..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where the Road to Achievement begins&lt;br /&gt;Think not your struggle ends.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where the drama dooms in the phase of life&lt;br /&gt;Think not of its climax – death.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where the courage itself answers for the brave&lt;br /&gt;Think not worrying of dangers coward’s face.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where you tread firmly on path to success&lt;br /&gt;Think not of ways you may fail.&lt;br /&gt;Where you selflessly have decided to give&lt;br /&gt;Think not in terms to equally receive&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where there spring up seeds of love&lt;br /&gt;Think not how there hate may develop&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Where there you find anything plenty&lt;br /&gt;Think not there nothing scanty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-2556362898594305275?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/2556362898594305275/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/wherethink-not_01.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2556362898594305275'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2556362898594305275'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/wherethink-not_01.html' title='Where……………………Think not………………..'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-9097318027761205257</id><published>2009-05-01T23:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:06:45.937-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;10.11.2001 THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no place like home.&lt;br /&gt;You may go to London or Rome.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They may provide you momentary exhilaration&lt;br /&gt;But again home is your ultimate destination.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no place so comfortable.&lt;br /&gt;To soothe thee who’s capable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Erecting just four walls &amp;amp; a roof&lt;br /&gt;Builds a house for you aloof.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But not a sweet home to live in&lt;br /&gt;Or else what is the difference between a house &amp;amp; an inn&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To your home you’re just not attached physically&lt;br /&gt;But heartily, mentally and spiritually&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether there is any heaven above ‘tis unknown&lt;br /&gt;But if its there on earth its certainly our home&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So are you not in favour of my view&lt;br /&gt;If not you please review&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For there is no place like home&lt;br /&gt;You may go to London or Rome.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-9097318027761205257?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/9097318027761205257/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/there-is-no-place-like-home.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/9097318027761205257'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/9097318027761205257'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/there-is-no-place-like-home.html' title='THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-7775364033346688391</id><published>2009-05-01T23:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:02:24.051-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='superstition'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>THE ABANDONED HOUSE</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;31.10.2001 THE ABANDONED HOUSE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the twinkiling milky light of stars,&lt;br /&gt;I spent looking there for hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A little far there was a house,&lt;br /&gt;Big &amp;amp; splendid, deserted even by mouse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I concluded in my stay of short span,&lt;br /&gt;There went never any man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say that the house was haunted,&lt;br /&gt;I thought to go there being undaunted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cobwebs hung thickening dust,&lt;br /&gt;But to find out truth there was a lust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don’t we live in this scientific age?&lt;br /&gt;Still believing thus made me rage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having gone there to investigate.&lt;br /&gt;Will you guess what did I locate?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The confused noises that woke me up everyday&lt;br /&gt;Was just a litter of puppies that lay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dying in a ditch being so helpless&lt;br /&gt;Next to them was their mother lifeless&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moved I was to see their sufferings &amp;amp; pains&lt;br /&gt;Futility of life to me it explains&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The other thing that caught my attention&lt;br /&gt;Was that the belief in ghosts &amp;amp; other superstitions&lt;br /&gt;Is what we have to abandon&lt;br /&gt;And not any place let it be certain…&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;I donot believe in so called superstitions.... supernatural...paranormal beings. I dunno.... but would want them to be someone like Bhoothnath!!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-7775364033346688391?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/7775364033346688391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/abandoned-house.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7775364033346688391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7775364033346688391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/abandoned-house.html' title='THE ABANDONED HOUSE'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-1254883875578920981</id><published>2009-05-01T23:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:02:20.695-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mind your own business'/><title type='text'>30.10.2001 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;30.10.2001 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No matter how benevolently you may advise,&lt;br /&gt;Kindly mind your own business guys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They don’t seem to grasp it well&lt;br /&gt;What to do of their habits tell!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In everybody’s affairs they poke their nose.&lt;br /&gt;Nice thrashing is what they need as dose.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Their stores of useless advise does never exhaust.&lt;br /&gt;You may get it free of cost.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They are least aware of whats the matter&lt;br /&gt;But even then they gossip and chatter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God knows when they’’l come to senses&lt;br /&gt;And learn to mind, their own businesses.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Quite a lot of people will agree with me.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-1254883875578920981?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/1254883875578920981/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/30102001-mind-your-own-business.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/1254883875578920981'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/1254883875578920981'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/30102001-mind-your-own-business.html' title='30.10.2001 MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-2068264399750386660</id><published>2009-05-01T22:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:00:15.545-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='destiny'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='luck'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>IN SEARCH OF LUCK!!!!</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;29.10.2001 IN SEARCH OF LUCK!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wandering through this concrete wood&lt;br /&gt;I roamed amd roamed as much I could.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loitering around in search of what?&lt;br /&gt;This is what you must have thought.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L-U-C-K is what today most wanted,&lt;br /&gt;For without it you seem to be haunted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After Luck its just not me,&lt;br /&gt;Its you and he and everybody.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No one wants to toil and labour&lt;br /&gt;Everyone wants fortune in his favour.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fate &amp;amp; Destiny we want to mould&lt;br /&gt;Its better to have Luck in one’s hold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Seekin Midas touch of Gold&lt;br /&gt;Are people all young and old&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But none’s so lucky&lt;br /&gt;And its not so easy&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To have luck with him forever&lt;br /&gt;And ever and ever and ever and ever&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I am full of determination&lt;br /&gt;To reach where there is Luck’s destination&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And so from every dawn to dusk&lt;br /&gt;I am crazy in search of Luck!!!&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Hehehehehe..... few outlook of mine as reflected in this poem might have changed in these years.......some of them in recent times...... AND I TRULY TRULY BELIEVE I AM VERY LUCKY!!!!!!!! ;-)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-2068264399750386660?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/2068264399750386660/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-search-of-luck.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2068264399750386660'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/2068264399750386660'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-search-of-luck.html' title='IN SEARCH OF LUCK!!!!'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-7078540133474300544</id><published>2009-05-01T22:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-29T23:57:21.990-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='be hopeful'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>HOPE / BE HOPEFUL</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;I had written certain poems quite a many years ago..... thought could share it through this platform:&lt;br /&gt;28.10.2001 HOPE / BE HOPEFUL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the midst of disaster our only comforter is hope,&lt;br /&gt;To mentally rise above depression it is the only rope.&lt;br /&gt;In the state of utter confusion &amp;amp; complete despair.&lt;br /&gt;When you find support nowhere.&lt;br /&gt;Hope not only soothes and console,&lt;br /&gt;But also develops a keen desire to achieve our goal.&lt;br /&gt;It ensures optimistic approach to Life&lt;br /&gt;And helps us in this struggle to strife.&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes I think it would be how awful&lt;br /&gt;If in this gloomy world we aren’t hopeful.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-7078540133474300544?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/7078540133474300544/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/hope-be-hopeful.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7078540133474300544'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/7078540133474300544'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/hope-be-hopeful.html' title='HOPE / BE HOPEFUL'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-473150955585610383</id><published>2009-05-01T22:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-29T23:53:21.572-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terrorism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='09/11'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poems'/><title type='text'>28.01.2001 TERORISM</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;Election time is here. People have become aware.....it seems..... Turnout din't reflect it though...&lt;br /&gt;May be the long weekend outing was too good to resist......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It was felt that the TAJ Attack in MUMBAI...the financial hub....the financial capital..... had made people AWARE of their empowerment..... made them WAKE UP......&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are so many expectations from MUMBAI .... after all the voter list here contains the names of Industrialists....Film personalities....Sports Personalities.....other emminent professional in various fields..... more than any other part of India.....security issue...terrorism issue..... I felt was BIG one..... I noe 70% of voters in Mumbai are slum dwellers..... but still.....from slumdogs to millionaires ( no offence meant)....... it did affect a lot of people.....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Had written a poem in 2001... on the 11th Sept attack then..... echoes the feeling everytime... the parliament attack...... the various Bomb Blasts in Trains.... to the latest TAJ ATTACK.....&lt;br /&gt;Here it goes....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Terrorism is now no longer a localised threat,&lt;br /&gt;Plaguing a few countries while the rest are safely left.&lt;br /&gt;But it has now become a global issue,&lt;br /&gt;For the millions of eyes full of tears we have hardly any paper of tissue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Black Tuesday of America, don’t you remember?&lt;br /&gt;When the most audacious terrorist attack tend to tremble the world on 11th September&lt;br /&gt;The peace of the whole world was shattered by a terrorist’s diktat.&lt;br /&gt;And what more I felt as if he broke &amp;amp; ate humanism as a kitkat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now, what is terror? Can’t we see it or hear?&lt;br /&gt;Evreryone has his own definition though dictionary describes it as extreme fear.&lt;br /&gt;This hour of tragedy does not call upon us only to commiserate&lt;br /&gt;Then what!!&lt;br /&gt;This growing menace of terrorism we have to eradicate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It seems as if moral &amp;amp; ethical values of life have lost somewhere&lt;br /&gt;In this materialistic world we cam hardly find it anywhere.&lt;br /&gt;On the world’s horizon the clouds of evil loom large,&lt;br /&gt;It is not time for us that against each other we, allegations, charge,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But the hour has certainly arrived&lt;br /&gt;Above all wordly distinctions we have to rise&lt;br /&gt;&amp;amp; unite ourselves&lt;br /&gt;Not against a person, nation or religion&lt;br /&gt;But against all evils like terrorism.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-473150955585610383?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/473150955585610383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/28012001-terorism.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/473150955585610383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/473150955585610383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/05/28012001-terorism.html' title='28.01.2001 TERORISM'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855467441908705544.post-1022373117009770169</id><published>2009-03-08T08:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-30T00:06:31.238-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='GMCS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='roadies'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='masked unmasked'/><title type='text'>Finally!!!! my first post on the blog;-)</title><content type='html'>&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;I am watching roadies as write this blog….I have fought with my brother to watch it coz he was more interested in watching the highlights of the India – New Zealand (Sachin was back in form after all). The reason for the fight was partly that I liked ROADIES and partly my foul mood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I was wondering today afternoon itself - What is it that I like in the show? Would I ever want to be a Roadie? If suppose I want to be, why would it be????I already have the answer…..I am going thru a phase of discovery of one’s own self…..and I believed it was more a psychological thing than philosophical……for me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wanted to know myself better. I have very high opinion about myself in certain&amp;shy;&amp;shy;&amp;shy;&amp;shy;&amp;shy;_____ &amp;amp; I am ready to accept my shortcomings too. I want to noe “ Is my high opinion about myself justified??” the other point being that I have to understand my shortcoming…taste it or may be face the fact before I can accept it or think of improvising on it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In GMCS we had a test of psychology, wherein we had to answer a host of questions which had marks as per the alternative chosen by us. Based on the total of all the marks for all the questions, there were interpretations and that was the only test whose result shocked me I mean kinda unexpected.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It said I could lie easily… I was high on lie quotient…. Believe if you will, I do not lie…I despise lies and liars. The questionnaire was tricky… questions were phrased as to whether a particular situation had happened even once ever , knowingly unknowingly, intentionally unintentionally …… I had interpreted it wrongly…hadn’t faced some of the situations….and in ur imagination u r mostly idealistic rather than realistic. I realised it then. That was the time I questioned myself Can I lie????? Under what circumstances would I lie? I tried not to be realistic. Tried really hard. And after I got my answer I kinda now know why people when gain power and the feeling that there’s no one above them get corrupt…(from Ravana to our today’s politician). I thought I could lie ONLY when NO ONE ever comes to know that I did. God fearing!!!!! Hmmm….. now I know what it means. BUT I very well realise this is NOT possible.. I want to know can I be really very bad…how bad I can be….how low can I go? I feel I am a very IDEAL girl.I don’t want it to be sham. Honestly in short I really want to know how HUMAN I am.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There’s one more belief I have which I want to test. (No its not the existence of the Almighty… I know HE does. ). I always believed that if pushed to the last level infact to rephrase it correctly only when pushed to the last level can I perform. I want to know my limits, my endurance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I am going to write about myself but its not because I am self obsessed. Just thought its high time to think about myself. Just venting my pent up ;-) &lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3855467441908705544-1022373117009770169?l=venturpentup.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/feeds/1022373117009770169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-am-watching-roadies-as-write-this.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/1022373117009770169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3855467441908705544/posts/default/1022373117009770169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://venturpentup.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-am-watching-roadies-as-write-this.html' title='Finally!!!! my first post on the blog;-)'/><author><name>Shikha Khandelwal</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03996466807675873873</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='20' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FOVvx7_dbdU/SmvsfVXzOJI/AAAAAAAAADg/ICpCSn5IRJs/S220/Name+Blog+pic.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
