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A Tribute to My Beloved Friend Shantanu

If someone would ask me the happiest moment of my life.... I would say there are many.... But this one's quite special.... And that special moment I still recollect goes something like this....
"On Monday morning (21/09/09) my friend Shantanu called out my name with a sweet smile." And that was a very special moment for me. A moment which gave me unbounded happiness.....
What!!!! Did you just say, "Whats so special about this?"
Well it always depends on the context. And trust me, at the end of this post, even you would agree that it was indeed one of the best moment of my life.

On Sunday morning I got a call around 9:30am. The call was from my friend Reema. I picked up the call and all I heard was (in a sharp tone) " Have you heard Shantanu is admitted in the hospital.... He's suffering from Lukemia (Blood cancer)". I was totally shocked to hear such an unexpected news. I immediately asked her few more details and then she told me that he was suffering from this deadly disease since past two & a half months. That added some more tension to my existing mental condition. After saying all this she asked me to keep it confidential and also she insisted on not visiting the hospital.... She said that might add to more tension among the family members. Also it might create chaos in the hospital if we visited to see him.... I couldn't say a single word to convince her. With a dull mind I continued the rest of my day as per schedule. In the evening at 9:00 pm i saw a few missed calls from my other friends. They asked me if I knew about Shantanu's case. And I said yes... So we decided to meet him the next day at 11:00 am...
I had a hot discussion about "Living for passions", with my college friend Viraj, while I was returning from my classes. After returning home from classes I immediately called one of my friends who had already been to see Shantanu. I asked him his condition ... and the reply added some more to my shock. My friend said that he was totally unconscious in the evening and that his pulse rate was a whomping 200. That night I couldn't sleep till 2. All I could think of was "Shantanu".
The next day, Monday (21/09/09), was a holiday on account of Eid. I got up early. And then, myself and Viraj went to the hospital where Shantanu was admitted. There my school mates had also come to see him. We went to the ICU.... And...................................
................I was shocked to see that Shantanu's face was no longer recognizable... His entire body was just a set of bones.... He had lost all of his tissues and muscle mass due to 3 strong doses of Chemotherapy...... I entered the ICU. I was frightened and couldn't think of what to speak. His mother was sitting beside his head, gently caressing his forehead. His dad was standing near us. I was worried. A number of questions arised simultanoeusly in my mind. "How is his situation", "Should I talk", " Is he gonna survive", "O my ... what happened to his cute chubby charming look". And then came the happiest moment of my life. Shantanu called out my name. " Aaaaa...d..d..." he could hardly speak. He was in great need of breath. As he tried to utter my name, he gave me a smile. I quickly prompted out my name. And he heaved a sigh of relief. I was so happy he recognized me and also called out my name, I actually went on telling people about this, later that day. Then he recognized few of my other friends too. Then one of my friend Pushkar said, "Hey buddy get well soon and then we would go to malls... Have lotsa funn.. eh!" He nodded his head. He wanted to say a lot but couldn't speak. He just gave us a smile and then tears rolled out of his eyes. His dad leaned forward to wipe off his tears... The moment was indeed very touchy...
All of us then came down the hospital building and we were discussing how happy we felt after seeing improvement in his condition. Personally, I gained hope that he would recover very soon.Then in an hour or so we heard a news saying that Shantanu's condition was again critical. Now we were worried. We waited till around 1:30 pm when it was almost lunch time. One of Shantanu's relatives insisted upon us to go back to our homes, have lunch and then return back in the evening. We did so.....
In the evening we went to the hospital around 7:15pm when few more friends joined the us. I just saw him from the small window of the ICU door...... This time I was totally taken aback. I could see Shantanu desperately gasping for breath. His pulse rate had gone up again. His aunt came and told us , "This is not the image that you should probably remember.... Remember your healthy Shantanu... How charming he used to be." She further informed us that Shantanu's brain had stopped working and all he was surviving upon was just a pair of lungs. She said if anyone felt like donating blood then they may go and do so at the blood bank, but it would be of no use.. She said that the doctor had given up hopes. I felt very sad about the situation.
After half an hour we left back to our respective homes with the plans to meet him the next day. I reached home had my dinner and then as my mind wasn't completely stable I just sat over the Internet to check my mails. I informed a few online friends about this situation. Then I got a call. The call conveyed a message which I didn't want to hear... Shantanu started his journey towards Heaven. We all immediately went to take a last look at the body. The relatives asked us to come in the morning around 6:30am as they felt there might be chaos around. So we left.
The next morning around 6:30am I reached Shantanu's residence. Few of my friends had already reached his place. I went upstairs to see that Shantanu's body was wrapped in a blanket. After few moments I came back downstairs. In an hour or so the final rites took place. It was very painful to see the agony of his mother and father.
I came back home around 10:30am, had my bath, finished few of my chores and then sat down with my cellphone. All of a sudden a I did something wierd. I messaged Shantanu...... " We all love you Shantanu. You will always remain alive in our hearts." I didn't get a delivery report. My eyes became moist. Perhaps I realised that emptiness, I realised that there was someone missing from my life, who would have definitely replied me back....

From this entire incident I learnt two big things in my life:
1. I WOULD ALWAYS LIVE MY PASSION, SO THAT WHEN I DIE, I WOULD DIE WITH CONTENTMENT.
2. I WOULD ALWAYS STAY IN TOUCH WITH MY FRIENDS. NO MATTER WHAT. COZ I STILL REGRET NOT KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH SHANTANU.
Miss you Shantanu.
We all love you....

Masakali- A Performance at CRYSTAL 2009

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Ek Viva Aisa Bhi!!!

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THE OSCAR WINNERS...

Best Picture: Producer Christian Colson for Slumdog Millionaire. “It has been collaboration between hundreds of people. All of us are here to share this moment. This was an extraordinary journey,” says the Slumdog... team.

Best Direction: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Original Song: A R Rahman and Gulzar for ‘Jai Ho...’ (Slumdog Millionarie)

The Indian music maestro, Rahman wooed the audience with ‘O Saya’ and ‘Jai Ho...’ the nominated songs from ‘Slumdog...’, as the nominees for Best Original Song were being announced.

Best Original Score: A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire . “I have nothing but my mother and she is there with me. I thank her for making me coming all this way with her blessings,” said a proud Rahman.

Best Film Editing: Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Resul Pookutty and Richard Pryke for Slumdog Millionaire. “This is just not a sound award, but a history being handed over,” said Indian receiver Pookutty.

Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire

Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire. “The cast and crew of the film told me so much about India and writing,” said a proud Beaufoy.

Best Documentary Short Subject: Megan Mylan for Smile Pinki

Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn for Milk.

Best Actressin a Leading Role: Kate Winslet for The Reader. Breathless Kate confessed experiencing the fainting feeling just like Penelope Cruz. She shouted onstage and waved at her father. She said, “I want to thank my family as they love me the way I am and lets me do what I want to.” By the time she finished her speech she was already in tears.

Best Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)

Best Sound Editing: Richard King for The Dark Knight

Best Visual Effects: Eric Barba for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Documentary Feature Film: James Marsh for Man on Wire

Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight . It was a special moment for actor’s family - mother Sally, father Kim and sister Kate who came to receive the trophy on Ledger’s behalf.

Best Live action short film: Jochen Alexander for Spielzeugland Toyland

Best Make-up: Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Costume Design: Michael O’Connor for The Duchess

Best Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Best Animated Short Film: Kunio Kato for La Maison En Petits Cubes

Best Animated Feature: Andrew Stanton for Wall-E

Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk

Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona. “Has anyone fainted here, may be I will be the first one,” exclaimed Penelope immediately after receiving the award.

[Courtesy: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com]

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Yeh Hain Meri Kahani

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Arey rey!

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Tenu Leke In My Own Voice!

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Feeling Like God!

Upon my arrival to the station,
I was in dire need of relaxation.
Being tired after a long day,
"Gimme a breath!", I did pray.

On the vacant bridge was I sitting,
And once for all I stared thinking.
A sudden cool breeze touched my heart,
And the cloudy sun was the greatest part.

Calm was the scene with the leaves just rustling,
With a sudden blow it soon started pouring.
Amazed was I when my cheeks were wetted,
Drops of water into droplets were splitted.

The atmosphere had made a wonderful show,
Forgoing my worries I began to grow.
Great was the feeling which I never got.
Think thats what is called 'Feeling Like God!'

-6th September 2007, Bhivpuri Road station.

Jab Se Tere Naina!!!

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Main Agar Kahoon Recorded In My Own Voice!

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The New 7 Wonders of The World

The Great Wall of China (220 B.C and 1368 - 1644 A.D.) China

The Great Wall of China was built to link existing fortifications into a united defense system and better keep invading Mongol tribes out of China. It is the largest man-made monument ever to have been built and it is disputed that it is the only one visible from space. Many thousands of people must have given their lives to build this colossal construction.
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Petra (9 B.C. - 40 A.D.), Jordan

On the edge of the Arabian Desert, Petra was the glittering capital of the Nabataean empire of King Aretas IV (9 B.C. to 40 A.D.). Masters of water technology, the Nabataeans provided their city with great tunnel constructions and water chambers. A theater, modelled on Greek-Roman prototypes, had space for an audience of 4,000. Today, the Palace Tombs of Petra, with the 42-meter-high Hellenistic temple facade on the El-Deir Monastery, are impressive examples of Middle Eastern culture.

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Christ Redeemer (1931) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This statue of Jesus stands some 38 meters tall, atop the Corcovado mountain overlooking Rio de Janeiro. Designed by Brazilian Heitor da Silva Costa and created by French sculptor Paul Landowski, it is one of the world’s best-known monuments. The statue took five years to construct and was inaugurated on October 12, 1931. It has become a symbol of the city and of the warmth of the Brazilian people, who receive visitors with open arms.

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Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru

In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("old mountain"). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained 'lost' for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

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The Pyramid at Chichén Itzá (before 800 A.D.) Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Chichén Itzá, the most famous Mayan temple city, served as the political and economic center of the Mayan civilization. Its various structures - the pyramid of Kukulkan, the Temple of Chac Mool, the Hall of the Thousand Pillars, and the Playing Field of the Prisoners – can still be seen today and are demonstrative of an extraordinary commitment to architectural space and composition. The pyramid itself was the last, and arguably the greatest, of all Mayan temples.

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The Roman Colosseum (70 - 82 A.D.) Rome, Italy

This great amphitheater in the centre of Rome was built to give favors to successful legionnaires and to celebrate the glory of the Roman Empire. Its design concept still stands to this very day, and virtually every modern sports stadium some 2,000 years later still bears the irresistible imprint of the Colosseum's original design. Today, through films and history books, we are even more aware of the cruel fights and games that took place in this arena, all for the joy of the spectators.

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The Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India

This immense mausoleum was built on the orders of Shah Jahan, the fifth Muslim Mogul emperor, to honor the memory of his beloved late wife. Built out of white marble and standing in formally laid-out walled gardens, the Taj Mahal is regarded as the most perfect jewel of Muslim art in India. The emperor was consequently jailed and, it is said, could then only see the Taj Mahal out of his small cell window.

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My Ideals!

1. An ideal in every walk of life :- My Aunt Lata atta (aunty)
2. An ideal for hard work :- My Dad
3. An ideal for understanding :- My Granny
4. An ideal for being cheerful in life :- My Uncle Bujji Mama (Uncle)
5. An ideal for the way to deal with others :- My friend Gargi Saha
6. An ideal for concentration :- My cousin Uday Racherla
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CONTROVERSY: ROBOTIC WARRIORS!

CONTROVERSY: ROBOTIC WARRIORS!

It may sound like science fiction, but the prospect that suicide bombers and hijackers could be made redundant by flying is a real one.

The technology for remote controlled light aircraft is now advanced, widely available-and experts say virtually unstoppable.

Models with a wingspan of five metres, capable of carrying 50 kilograms(110.23 pounds) remain undetectable by radar.

And thanks to the satellite positioning systems, they can now be programmed to hit targets some distance away with just a few metres of pinpoint accuracy.

Security services, the world over have been considering this problem for several years, but no one has come up with a solution.

?We are observing an increasing threat from such things as remote-controlled aircraft used as small flying-bombs against soft targets,? the head Canadian secret services, Michael Gauthier, said.

According to Gauthier, ?Ultra-light aircraft, powered hang gliders or powered paragliders have also been purchased by terrorist groups to circumvent ground-based countermeasures.?

In august 2002, for example the Cambodian military reported finding nine small remote controlled planes at a base it had taken from Revolutionary Armed Forces (RAEC)

On April 11, 2005 the Lebanese Shiite Militia group, Hezbollah, flew a pilotless drone over Israeli territory, on what called a ?surveillance? mission. The Israeli military confirmed this and responded by flying warplanes over southern Lebanon.

Remote-controlled planes are not hard to get hold of, according to Jean-Christian Delessert, who runs a specialist model plane shop near Geneva.

?Putting together a large-scale model is not difficult- all you need is a few materials and decent electronics technician,? says Delessert.

In his view, ?if terrorists get hold of that, it will be impossible to do anything about it. We did some tests with a friend who works at a military radar base: they never detected us??if the radar picks up, it thinks it?s a flock of birds and automatically wipes it.?

Bruce Simpson, an engineer from New Zealand, managed to produce a contraption in his garage: a mini cruise missile (visit his site: www.interestingprojects.com ). He made it out of readily available materials at cost of less than 5000$.

Japanese company Yamaha, meanwhile has produced 95 kilogram (209.44 pound) robot helicopter that is 11.8 feet long and has a 256cc engine.

So soon military power would NOT comprise of financial or technological development as technology can be harnessed even from the crap.

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