Thursday, 26 January 2012

The one for sacrifices made..




A song that never, never fails to make me cry. Let's salute the soldiers, yes, but also not forget the bigger sacrifices their families and loved ones make. Some, even willingly. Yes. Willingly. In earlier days (and even today for that matter), parents would take immense pride in the fact their at least one, if not more, of their sons was serving in the armed forces. It was rather difficult to find a household that did not have a member in the forces. All this, while silently waiting for that next letter to arrive from the border, and even having the strength to accept the fact that there may never be another letter. And all that would possibly come back would be what was once their own bundle of joy, now silently laid to rest in the lap of the tricolour. 

Friday, 20 January 2012


The one for everyday. 


How can I be a Symbiosis product and not share this video?!?! ;) Nothing more to say. Just watch it!
The one where it all began.

Rang De Basanti


16 16 year-olds. Yup. 16 to be exact. And not a single dry eyed soul at the end of those three hours.
But it did more than just make me cry. Made me do something that 12 years of formal education did not. It made me think. And ponder. History ceased to be just a subject any more.

This movie is the single biggest factor that help shape the course of my life. I may or may not achieve what I have set out to,  but at least I won't look back and regret never having even tried. :)