blog friends...

every blogger does a vanishing act from time to time...when he is over loaded with work and is unable to come to this world and connect with his blog or blog friends....i have done it in the past...and i know i have had messages from my online friends asking about me...(thanks deepali)

it is strange on how u become friends with those you have not met...perhaps not spoken to...but still miss when not around...

it is my time to be on other side....to miss, and not the one being missed...

a regular blog friend has not been regular for sometime now...and as surprised as i myself am...i miss him !!!

Cosmic - hope u listening...

Punjabi By Nature

ever wondered why a bengali is so close to his own culture as a marathi is to his own...or a tamilian or a gujrati...i never thought of it as much till a recent trip i had to chandigargh.

I went for an official trip to Chandigargh when I understood what the meaning of "roots" is...it is something magical...though i am born in dehradun...brought up in many cities (dad being in IAF had to move every 3 years) for work I lived in Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and now Mumbai....I practically have no identity...

on the streets of Chandigarh i could hear people speak punjabi (i don't speak the language well)...but it got my blood tingle...i saw the girls and guys .. sardars, and sardarni's - the look of punjabi totally stands out...i could feel my pulse raise when i was in the city...the patiala salwars, the kada's just the dilect....and then i knew..."that" was my root...

i have never given region any more importance than the nation - nor am i doing it now...but now i understand the magical power of roots....i have faint memories of visiting punjab as a kid to my grandma to Ludhiana...just a few days and nothing more...still my stepping into the city got my pulse ticking...that is when i understood what "roots" mean....i am an Indian....but also a - "punjabi by nature"

Are we safe in Mumbai ?

I touch upon the same topic again...North Indian's in the "Indian" city - Financial Capital of India - Mumbai.

What is happening, don't know where our country is going...this is what I did today - scared in a city of my own country...

I called SS and asked him to come home early - why? coz there is a Raj Thackeray's rally, and I do not trust how the crowd will react...

We - Northindians do not feel safe in this city of our own country...

What a Shame !!!

if i haven't changed yet ... i will not change now...

well, this is what came out when i was chatting with a friend after 6 years, we worked together...so much has happened since then in our respective lives, ups and downs, rather many ups and many downs...after chatting for a while she said

- "hey you have not changed a bit...please never change and just be what you are - just the same..."

i glanced back at the last 6 years ... smiled - and also pleasantly surprised that all those years 'actually' did not impact me adversely...

i said...

"if i haven't changed yet ... i will not change now..."

I feel lost

It has been months since i have blogged, and not sure if i can be regular still...
I have said it earlier... writing is one thing that relaxes me...keeps me happy...and that is one thing i somehow cannot make time for in my turbo busy life...such an irony !!!