A nice thought...

You can not change the past, but you can change the way you feel about it.

As a result you change the way it is affecting your "present", which is the most important thing...

Luv

VT

Vishal Thakur By Ankit Bhardwaj

( It was really an "innovatitve idea" in terms of corpotate ingo that to post something on me on my blog on the occasion of my birthday, but in personal terms its an heart touching effort by Ankit. Yes he took the control of my blog on 29th and gifted me few of his lines as well as attached scan copies of 3 of my old immaturish* writings (somethign I wrote when i was in 10th std.)..Also one of them includes first handwritten draft of "Sapaney aur Sitarey". )

* I do not claim my self a mature writer even today...

Thanks a lot Ankit

I am just removing those articles as I have saved them with me as an input for my biography, if it would ever be written. by the way I am really touched and wondering that how did you get them and kept stored with you for so long...???

"Shukriya once again"

I am publishing the lines written by You...If thease are for me, its much more than a life time achievement...


lafz kaghaz par baithte hi nahi
udte firte hain titliyon ki terah
kab se baitha hoon yaroon
sade kaghaz pe likhke naam tera
bas tera naam hi mukkammal hai
isse behtar bhi nazm kya hogi

2 States...

Hi,

This post is not about Chetan Bhagat's New Novel 2 States, but still I wanted to give this title because:

1. Currently I am reading the same so it has a top the mind recall.

2. Last year this time We were making a move from Delhi to Mumbai, one of the toughest transition in my lifetime so far.

3. Since then I have been thinking to write about this transition of states...

By the grace of god this transition wasn't bad at all. Though I was extremely worried but it was really a smooth one. It was a long process..

It all started in Jun 2008, when i have got signals about this transfer, and since then I and Neha have started preparing our mind towards this shift. There are so many incidents and anecdotes which We experienced from making our mind to move till finally shifting in our current abode.

Since September 2009, every now and then I go just one year back in my thoughts and try to relive those moments of transition. I do not know why, bit this is my habit for a long time. When I shifted from Barghat to Bhopal or from Bhopal to Indore or from Indore to Delhi...

But this transition was far more special and different in many ways..

In coming days I would like to write about Delhi-Mumbai change a lot, but what holds me back is a thought that what ever i feel is still not constant. But just to inaugurate Let me mention one good thing about Delhi:

Its a beautiful city, perhaps the cleanest and greenest place in India amongst all big cities.

and One good thing about Mumbai is:

People are punctual here, and in this city they do not judge you by the brand of car you own.

Well, I wish to write about all my favorite cities right from Bhopal, Indore, Delhi, South Delhi, Mumbai and Thane... (Yes Mumbai is favorite, no.. not because of the fear of some extremist, genuinely favorite)

Some other day I would like to write more on this topic.. but before finishing let me add some more lines about both cities, please mail your views and disagreements...

1. Delhi -Not only city is beautiful, but people too (Look wise)

2. Mumbai- Auto and Taxi are reliable from fare as well as safety point of view.

3. Delhi-Market and malls are well organized and planned.

4. Mumbai-Market is there every where, there is perhaps no resi-commerical classification.

5. Delhi- Too much of parking charges, If you buy a vehicle do take parking charges into calculations.

6. Mumbai- Too much toll charges, f you buy a vehicle do take toll charges into calculations.

By for now...

(I know this is the vaguest blog i have written so far.. but I am a bit disturbed today...)

Luv

VT

Back Again...

Hi,

Its almost a month that I am not on my blog, and finally I am making the statement which I wanted to avoid all these days. Yes "September was a too busy Month". and the first 13 days of October I couldn't write any thing as i was so confused that from where to begun.

The Most difficult thing about mentioning that a particular month was busiest is that when ever in past i did so, the very next season has taken over on the previous. e.g. I remember after 3rd yr. in SVITS I made this statement and in the final year, almost every month was busier than entire 3rd year. (take it with a little pinch of salt, just little)

Well there are lots of things to pen (or rather type) but i would like to start from Mother Teresa. (Hope I spelt her name rightly)

Its about a famous quote of hers.I believe this quote is much more valuable than millions of books and literature on relationships. Like all great thoughts this too is debatable and cynics can always write a user manual on this quote that where to use it and where not and how etc...Well a little cynically I would like to make a suggestion that this quote has the power of soothing all personal relations, even if just one person understands this in a relationship and if both parties understand, nothing like it.

The quote is : "If you try to judge people, You will have no time to love them."

Please don't start saying that whats so great about it, just go back to the quote and reread, rather think over it for a while. Now remember all the people you say you love or you need to love to cope up with your relationship and think how many times you have fought with them because you were judging them.

You might be judging them against Ideal or if not ideal you might be judging them against someone else for sure and the fight starts. At times we not only judge people against there past actions but we also attempt to judge them against the things they have not even done ( in an anticipation that a person like them can do such also... )

I know to love someone you need to stop being judgemental. It definitely doesn't mean that you are supporting all the crime in the world, but if you love someone you have to be a little idiot, a little fact-less, a little fictional and that all you also require to be a lovable person.

I wish I can be a person who can love stupidly and in turn have people around who can love without judging around.

Insha Allah...

Luv..

VT

Zindagi...

From the Movie Umrao Jaan... (the old & original one..)

Jab bhi milti hai mujhe ajnabee lagti kyun hai...

Zindagi roz naye rang badalti kyun hai..

Tujh se bichhade hain to ab kis se milati hai hame...

zindagi roz naye rang dikhati hai hame...

Hi... Not in touch for a long time, well the reason is not "the creativity Crunch" but the lack of time.. Rather quality time...

.....will be back soon ....

Luv.

VT

Yahi jeena hai doston to phir marnaa kya hai...?

Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion on "creativity crunch" and here I am going to paste one of the finest lines I have heard on sliver screen. Generally I prefer the real litrature than the "filmed" one, but this was simply amazing... It was featured in Lage Raho Munnabhai.. and when ever I listen to this masterpiece, it simply takes me to a different world.

Definately credit also goes to "Vidya Balan" for the soul touching recitation...

Shehar ki is daud mein daud ke karna kya hai,
(A)gar yahi jeena hai doston, to phir marna kya hai?
Pehli baarish mein train late hone ki fikra hai,Bhool gaye?
Bhigte hue tehelna kya hai!


Serial ke kirdaron ka sara haal hai maloom,
Par maa ka haal poochne ki fursat kahan hai?
Ab ret pe nange pao tehelte kyun nahi?Ek sau aath hai channel,
par dil behelte kyun nahi?


Internet pe duniya se to touch mein hai,
Lekin pados mein kaun rehta hai, jante tak nahi.
Mobile, landline sab ki bharmar hai,
Lekin jigri dost tak pahonche aise taar kahan hai?


Kab doobte hue sooraj ko dekha tha yaad hai?
Kab jana tha sham ka gujarna kya hai?
To doston shehar ki is daud mein daud ke karna kya hai?
Agar yahi jeena hai , to phir marna kya hai?

Ponder a while...
Bye for now...

Luv VT

Creativity Crunch...

Hi.

Creativity crunch, sounds like a new term, well it is.. If you do not agree, try it on google, you will not find a definition, OK. so now let me introduce this term to this world.

Well Creativity crunch is similar to cash crunch or credit crunch, basically crunch is "lack of it" but the difference is This "Lack of.." or scarcity is due to extensive utilization of that particular object.

So here come I define it: Creativity crunch is the lack of creativity felt by an individual/ unit when there is extensive utilization of one's creativity and he/she finds his/her creativity is almost dried.

Now here comes the reason of writing this Post: I am writing this post because For last couple of weeks, even more than that I am in creativity crunch and the reasons are:

1. I took some creative initiatives in my organization to run few motivational and knowledge centric series's.

2. Every Monday I mail "Monday Morning Motivation" to everyone here, containing a brief motivational story, I repeat Brief and motivational. Now There are many sites and similar material there on Internet, But I do not pick up any thing which I find not enough 'Brief" or not enough "Motivational". So each and every pick is chosen one, and I really need to search or read a lot for this. Initially i thought I can discard this thing after some time but the kind of response I got from readers made me realise that people actually wait for a Monday Morning for this read. And the same made me continue this venture ( Yes it is..). At times I just write some thing from my own mental records based on some past readings..

3. The knowledge Management initiative We have started is a team work but we have created a unique comic character, who has his own e mail ID and I write on behalf of that character. This character is called 'Wiz' and very very popular in among all the employees. Not many of them know that who writes it. Actually I used to write almost 3 times a week and now we have disciplined the frequency to twice a week only. The funny thing is that this character talks like a college guy, really cool one, it has its own visual and Avatar which i cant share due to professional commitments. But Yes people do reply on his ID they write to him as if they are writing to some real friend. This again give me a lot to think creative and reply, and also keep posting to all on his behalf.

4. I have some how decided to take up all new short term projects in our dept. I believe I can complete them, and actually I am completing them. Its a great learning experience, puts a lot of pressure too at time and worst of all it also requires creativity. In fact now if I am in a project than I am by default assigned to handle the creativity part.

The impact is visible in my blog posts. I know the language is no more so appealing and interesting.

Well I need some remedy. I repeat remedy and not riddance. I would like to handle these all better. with more creativity, some what like a bank who was getting dry due to Cash crunch, but got a huge sanction of funds.

I need to know how the people who are "professionally creative" like radio jockeys, ad-men and cartoonists keep then creativity ready all the time...

Any suggestions... Please do write...

Would like to end here... "Politics is the art of the Possible, Creativity is the art of the Impossible."

Luv

VT