Khamoshi ki tamannah hai har kisiko,
par qabr ke sannate ka khauf sabhiko.
Kya hai Zindagi agar nahi hai jashn shor ka?
warna Zindagi ka aakhri lamha bitata har koi,
kuch kehne ki koshish mein,
koi kuch kahe is aarzoo mein?
© Sireesh.Y, 2010
Sweetie!
26th feb 2006 - 19th feb 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Journey..
parigedamani antunna hrudayam,
vegam ranidi ee prayanam.
inka kantabadade edi na gamyam,
saagutu undi idi na payanam,
edemaina vadalanu gamanam.
edarilo idi padava prayanam
ani antunna prati oka kantham
saadhinchanide ledika sayanam.
aapagaligevi ee na payanam
gamyam leda tappina na hrudaya layam.
one line is a lift from a song, but it fit the theme so well, i had to lift it.. :)
vegam ranidi ee prayanam.
inka kantabadade edi na gamyam,
saagutu undi idi na payanam,
edemaina vadalanu gamanam.
edarilo idi padava prayanam
ani antunna prati oka kantham
saadhinchanide ledika sayanam.
aapagaligevi ee na payanam
gamyam leda tappina na hrudaya layam.
© 2010 Sireesh.Y
one line is a lift from a song, but it fit the theme so well, i had to lift it.. :)
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Tribals in India, Why are diseases spreading?
This is a sincere doubt so please do not take any sarcastic meanings out of it, i want to know and if possible to make a difference.
There has been recent news of tribals and their ill health. We understand that they are far from medical help or any such facility, and i would perfectly understand if they had a slightly lesser life expectancy than normal urban citizens, considering that though they are away from medical attention, they are also away from many things that cause the need for medical attention. They live in unpolluted environs for one.But what is more worrying is the fact that they are not slightly unwell, but highly malnourished and suffering from many communicable diseases. Yes, it is true that they might be living in conditions less hygienic than us, but weren't their ancestors too living the same way? why is it now that people have suddenly started contracting these diseases? haven't they been living like that since time immemorial?I'd be grateful if someone could shed some light..
This question gains more significance now, because it is only when these people are happy and satisfied that we will be able to really help the wild animals too, if the local tribal people are unhappy and ill, they might bow down to financial pressures and wrongly use the forests resources and also kill wild animals ..
There has been recent news of tribals and their ill health. We understand that they are far from medical help or any such facility, and i would perfectly understand if they had a slightly lesser life expectancy than normal urban citizens, considering that though they are away from medical attention, they are also away from many things that cause the need for medical attention. They live in unpolluted environs for one.But what is more worrying is the fact that they are not slightly unwell, but highly malnourished and suffering from many communicable diseases. Yes, it is true that they might be living in conditions less hygienic than us, but weren't their ancestors too living the same way? why is it now that people have suddenly started contracting these diseases? haven't they been living like that since time immemorial?I'd be grateful if someone could shed some light..
This question gains more significance now, because it is only when these people are happy and satisfied that we will be able to really help the wild animals too, if the local tribal people are unhappy and ill, they might bow down to financial pressures and wrongly use the forests resources and also kill wild animals ..
Friday, August 6, 2010
Ant and grasshopper with a desi touch
Disclaimer: this is not my work i read it somewhere and wanted to share it with the readers..
A nice story… (can any creative guy make atleast a cartoon of this movie)
Really a class analogy..
An Old Story:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter..
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or
shelter so he dies out in the cold.
Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant’s a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving..
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper
next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled
with food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant’s house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that
Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter
Mayawati states this as `injustice’ done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for
not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the
Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ‘Bengal Bandh’ in
West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard
in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway
Trains, aptly named as the ‘Grasshopper Rath’.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ‘ Prevention of Terrorism
Against Grasshoppers Act’ [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the
winter.
Arjun Singh makes ‘Special Reservation ‘ for Grasshoppers in Educational
Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left
to pay his retroactive taxes,it’s home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ‘ A Triumph of Justice’.
Lalu calls it ‘Socialistic Justice ‘.
CPM calls it the ‘ Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden ‘
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later…
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere
in India,
.
..AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
grasshoppers,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
India is still a developing country…!!!
A nice story… (can any creative guy make atleast a cartoon of this movie)
Really a class analogy..
An Old Story:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter..
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or
shelter so he dies out in the cold.
Indian Version:
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant’s a fool and laughs & dances & plays the
summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and
demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed
while others are cold and starving..
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper
next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled
with food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor
Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant’s house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that
Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter
Mayawati states this as `injustice’ done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for
not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the
Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt
support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ‘Bengal Bandh’ in
West Bengal and Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard
in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and
Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway
Trains, aptly named as the ‘Grasshopper Rath’.
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ‘ Prevention of Terrorism
Against Grasshoppers Act’ [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the
winter.
Arjun Singh makes ‘Special Reservation ‘ for Grasshoppers in Educational
Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left
to pay his retroactive taxes,it’s home is confiscated by the Government
and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ‘ A Triumph of Justice’.
Lalu calls it ‘Socialistic Justice ‘.
CPM calls it the ‘ Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden ‘
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later…
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar
company in Silicon Valley,
100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere
in India,
.
..AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the
grasshoppers,
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
India is still a developing country…!!!
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
THE INNER LIGHT...!
I'm longing to take flight
but my wings are stuck so tight
they wont budge till i fight
to reignite my inner light!
my light was once burning bright
but now it makes for a sore sight
spluttering and looking like its time has finally come by
but i will wake up and fight
to rekindle my inner light
i was once so great they say
like i've fallen into total dismay
but they'll soon know that the fall from praise
was just a wake up call from my soul to say
to my mind not to idly lay
oh yes i will fight till my inner light is blinding bright!
© Sireesh.Y ,2010
but my wings are stuck so tight
they wont budge till i fight
to reignite my inner light!
my light was once burning bright
but now it makes for a sore sight
spluttering and looking like its time has finally come by
but i will wake up and fight
to rekindle my inner light
i was once so great they say
like i've fallen into total dismay
but they'll soon know that the fall from praise
was just a wake up call from my soul to say
to my mind not to idly lay
oh yes i will fight till my inner light is blinding bright!
© Sireesh.Y ,2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
UPSET!
I hate to say it, but I'm really not evolving! if anything I'm only digressing, i really don't know! things are seeming so pointless! it always happens that change(or rather try to) at the precipice and ONLY at the precipice! i start neglecting things until they get almost out of hand, and suddenly wake up.. there has to be a way out.. i know physical fitness will help, but i somehow cant get myself to do stuff these days.. earlier i felt in sync when i met great guys.. now i feel much too awed.. almost like I'm lacking some confidence.. i mumble, i jumble and i mess things up. but nevertheless, i think THIS is the precipice, and this is where the changing should start!
The alarm bells are more than ringing, and what i left in the middle, i ought to go and complete.. let me take hold of my life, and then lets see what tone i will assume for my next blog, probably in a few months.. in the meanwhile, ill be continuing only the photography and perhaps write sometimes, but largely my online activity will be at a minimum..
The alarm bells are more than ringing, and what i left in the middle, i ought to go and complete.. let me take hold of my life, and then lets see what tone i will assume for my next blog, probably in a few months.. in the meanwhile, ill be continuing only the photography and perhaps write sometimes, but largely my online activity will be at a minimum..
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