anubhavb.wordpress.com
Bartering favors… | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/bartering-favors
February 28, 2010. With the IITM elections for the student secretary positions just round the corner, I came across an interesting post on Google buzz – “Insti politics and clientelism! Perhaps the fiasco of indirect democracy even at a micro level…”. The post and the ensuing discussion were about the institute elections. Leaving aside the details of the same – the points raised in the discussion forced me to consider some interesting theoretical/ethical questions regarding elections…. One method to get ...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
Nikita behind her wall… | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/nikita-behind-her-wall
Nikita behind her wall. April 30, 2010. Closed doors and brick walls,. Barred windows and barbed wire fences…. A serene mask of calm indifference. Is a glance and a nod too much to ask for? Smiles are dear, conversations timed,. On her side, as well as mine…. A glance, a nod, such things would suffice…. An acknowledgment of my existence…. But why do I wish for such things? Irrational, Illogical,. Thoughts, and dreams,. Inspired, in part, by Elton John’s Nikita…. One more exam left! From → poetry. Again &...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
Missing words | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/missing-words
August 11, 2010. It’s just so hard,. To tell someone how you feel. Our thoughts, our emotions,. We bury deep and seal…. Living our lives,. In accordance with myriad rules,. We consider ourselves mature,. But in the end, aren’t we just fools? Cold, when we should have been warm,. Quiet, when we should have spoken,. Some bonds are never fomed,. And some forever broken. We surround ourselves with brick walls,. When we wish to run away,. Within those walls we trap ourselves,. Taking steps only on cue,. Missi...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
She talks to the Rain | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/06/12/she-talks-to-the-rain
Chronicle of the Wings. I talk to the rain. She talks to the Rain. June 12, 2010. She talks to the rain,. Her silhouette framed against the gray sky,. Stretches her arm out beyond the shade,. Questions posed to the falling droplets,. Answered by omniscient silence…. She talks to the rain,. Lying on her bed in the dark,. The din of the raindrops on the window pane,. Bedtime stories and midnight chats…. She talks to the rain,. Tired and alone,. The rain washes her worries away. The cold shower on her face,.
anubhavb.wordpress.com
“How to go to the Tao Temple” | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/05/24/how-to-enter-the-tao-temple
How to go to the Tao Temple. May 24, 2010. That’s the title of an amazing poem by K. Satchidanandan. Sharing a few lines from the same…. Don’t lock the door. Go lightly like the leaf in the breeze. Along dawn’s valley. If you are too fair. Cover yourself with ash. If too clever, go half-asleep. That which is fast. Be slow, slow as stillness. Be formless like water. Lie low, don’t even try to go up. Don’t go round the diety. Nothingness has no directions,. No front nor back. Don’t call It by name,. Be ope...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
All that is Gold… | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/all-that-is-gold
All that is Gold. February 13, 2010. Looking good. Nice make-over. She looked at me as if I’d just accused her of being a slut. Just realized that a bit of personal grooming is not too much trouble and can actually make you feel good. You should try it sometimes. She smiled at her jab. You sure you want to hang out with a bearded geek like me? The pretty eyebrows shot up a bit. Well, if you’ve snagged a better looking valentine, don’t let me interrupt. Time to go isn’t it? Well at that time it did make s...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
Solitude | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/solitude
February 28, 2010. White thunder and windy empty nights,. In the company of the stars and the moon. Eternities captured in moments of quiet contemplation. Darkness and emptiness as far as the eye can see,. And lines of white thunder rising up from the darkness. A gentle roar and a strong breeze,. And emptiness as far as the eye can see. On the edge of human presence facing a terrifying vastness,. An insignificant philosophical archer,. Experiences a moment of peace. But in the absence of satiation,.
anubhavb.wordpress.com
To be tamed by a flower… | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/02/21/to-be-tamed-by-a-flower
Antoine de Saint Exupery. To be tamed by a flower. February 21, 2010. A quiz week and I don’t have any original articles or stories hidden up my sleeve. So, here’s a book review, of sorts. Instead of commenting on the book directly, I thought I would share a selection of my favorite lines and passages from the same. By Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. S one of the most popular books for children, and has been translated into more than 180 languages and has sold more than 80 million copies. If you were to say to...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
Rhythm Divine | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/03/18/rhythm-divine
March 18, 2010. The count starts, the beats set in,. Feet start tapping, the humming begins. The music gains tempo, the lyrics emerge,. Whispers mature and voices merge. The song gains strength and smiles are flashed,. The vocals grow stronger, unabashed. A single wave and that’s the sign,. The crowd starts dancing, to the rhythm divine. From → poetry. Nice…short and sweet….and quite true…:-). Well I love latino music. And I liked this bit.🙂. Sirisha and Tulika –🙂. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Blog at W...
anubhavb.wordpress.com
A “Free” Harry Potter eBook? | Realizing the Future
https://anubhavb.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/a-free-harry-potter-book
A Free Harry Potter eBook? April 4, 2010. The profession of an artist or an author is one in which you earn money by. Selling copies of the content. The above idea may seem unrealistic; also it’s not quite clear how amenable authors would be to such a concept. One of the arguments against such a business model would be that the amount collected online would only be significant for popular authors like Rowling. Well, to quote Cory Doctorow (who was himself quoting Tim O’Reilly). Another problem with free ...
