Funny question eh ... For all those who said "No"...Thank U Soooooooo Much :)) None of us are replacable, each human is unique, n unless we keep aside ethical reasons n agree on creating clones, there is no other way we could replace the presence of a being!!!
As for this blog the question is not on the personal front ... This question is on the professional front. For the first time, in life I kinda got a clue, as to what i want in life !!! I want to take up a profession where in I am irreplacable. Tough, impossible, .... I agree !!! But, Will there be another Hrishikesh Mukherjee ?? Will there be another Mahatma Gandhi ?? Will there be another Albert Einstein ?? Can someone create another Mother Teresa ??
This though dawned on me last night. I've been down with viral fever the last 2 days ... n have been going to office for 6-8 hours each day, trying to complete the work assigned. We have a typical structure - me, Lead, Manager, Senior Manager. And as was expected, the 3 hours that I wasn't there each day, my lead was filling the gap. May be I should appreciate his adeptness, it took him no time, to get into the groove. And the reality was , the ball kept rolling, without a break. My presence, or absence, made no difference !!! Whoopsy !!!! That makes me sad !!! :(
Taking it a step further I wondered, what if my lead wasn't as adept as he was ? Maybe he would have taken a few hours longer!! But thats it !!!What if my lead falls sick, another lead would take over his job!!! What if my Manager is ill, the senior manager will take over !!! Man.... are we all so easily replacable ???
On my way back home in the Auto I wondered, if I meet with an accident tonight, what happens to my secure life ?? Everything goes for a full toss !!! My salary, the huge house, happy go lucky life !!! I suddenly realised the importance of being talented, being talented from within. Keeping myself abreast, with the world and its happening, so that until I become a "vegetable" , I have it in me to sustain, on my inner credentials. The importance of being irreplacable as a person dawned on me. I finally found a mission to pursue ~~~~~!!!
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Ganesh Chaturthi @ Hyd
Hyderabad and Mumbai are two cities in India that I know of, which celebrate Ganesh Pooja, in its full fury.
This is my second consecutive Ganesh Chaturthi @ Hyd. Its fun to watch Ganesh idols of all sizes, made by people from all sects, bought by people from all economic strata. The fun and frolic involved, brings together, the true Hyderabadi spirit in the crowd.
Its been my "good fortune" that my adobe has always been very close to a temple. I have moved through two houses during my short stint in Hyderabad, and each one has an open ground beside it, where people can congregate together and celebrate, and most importantly, fix up huge speaker sets n very good flash lights. It happens that the loud music, hungama, dance, drums go on far beyond the 6 AM-11PM restrictions. This year, I was happy to see 2-3 police men accompany each procession. These men were trying to let vehicles pass, without having to wait for more than 2 minutes, they tried to prevent drunk devotees from causing a havoc in the road. They tried to push the procession off residencial areas as the clock was crossing the 11PM deadline.
My appreciation to the men in uniform. I'm sure they would be wondering, if this kind of policing is what they were trained for, but never mind, in India, policing can be in all forms.... moral, physical, mental or ..... religious !!!
I was impressed with the policemen this year, may be coz' I live in the center of the city, pretty close to the Raj Bhawan and the chief ministers residence. Ironically, last year same time, my room mates and I had a tough time sleeping in the nights. Our building overlooked a ground, where these processions would go on late into the night. It was a nightmare to walk back home, alone on these days. Under the pretext of being devotees, young men, drunk ( enough to lose their concentration to pray for sure!!! ) would roam about, recklessly on the road. Bright lights, loud cacophony (I am a staunch Hindu, but I guess music of this sort, which disturbs the crowd- cannot be called anything better), we had a heluva time trying to control out temper, n get ourselves to sleep. At the end of the 11th day, when I was waiting for the group to take the idol to Hussain Sagar for immersion (its a sight to see the "clean, hygienic" Hussai Sagar- for the next one week, after the immersions!!!), my room mate reminded me that Durga pooja was on its way, and in wouldn't be long before the cycle starts again....!!!
Phew!!! Can't we pray, n have fun, in a little more civilized fashion.... Me a Hindu can write this, without causing a riot, I wonder if a non Hindu could write this in our "secular" land without causing a huge uproar!!!!
This is my second consecutive Ganesh Chaturthi @ Hyd. Its fun to watch Ganesh idols of all sizes, made by people from all sects, bought by people from all economic strata. The fun and frolic involved, brings together, the true Hyderabadi spirit in the crowd.
Its been my "good fortune" that my adobe has always been very close to a temple. I have moved through two houses during my short stint in Hyderabad, and each one has an open ground beside it, where people can congregate together and celebrate, and most importantly, fix up huge speaker sets n very good flash lights. It happens that the loud music, hungama, dance, drums go on far beyond the 6 AM-11PM restrictions. This year, I was happy to see 2-3 police men accompany each procession. These men were trying to let vehicles pass, without having to wait for more than 2 minutes, they tried to prevent drunk devotees from causing a havoc in the road. They tried to push the procession off residencial areas as the clock was crossing the 11PM deadline.
My appreciation to the men in uniform. I'm sure they would be wondering, if this kind of policing is what they were trained for, but never mind, in India, policing can be in all forms.... moral, physical, mental or ..... religious !!!
I was impressed with the policemen this year, may be coz' I live in the center of the city, pretty close to the Raj Bhawan and the chief ministers residence. Ironically, last year same time, my room mates and I had a tough time sleeping in the nights. Our building overlooked a ground, where these processions would go on late into the night. It was a nightmare to walk back home, alone on these days. Under the pretext of being devotees, young men, drunk ( enough to lose their concentration to pray for sure!!! ) would roam about, recklessly on the road. Bright lights, loud cacophony (I am a staunch Hindu, but I guess music of this sort, which disturbs the crowd- cannot be called anything better), we had a heluva time trying to control out temper, n get ourselves to sleep. At the end of the 11th day, when I was waiting for the group to take the idol to Hussain Sagar for immersion (its a sight to see the "clean, hygienic" Hussai Sagar- for the next one week, after the immersions!!!), my room mate reminded me that Durga pooja was on its way, and in wouldn't be long before the cycle starts again....!!!
Phew!!! Can't we pray, n have fun, in a little more civilized fashion.... Me a Hindu can write this, without causing a riot, I wonder if a non Hindu could write this in our "secular" land without causing a huge uproar!!!!
Monday, September 04, 2006
Onam
Onam marks a special hallmark in my life... :))
A fraud mallu that I am... All I can think of is the elaborate sadya, the lamps, the temple, the po kalam, n the mallu saree n veshti, kunkuma cheppu n chandana lepam !!!
I fervently wish I get to spend an Onam in kerela, with friends, relatives, following all traditions n customs.
Saturday, September 02, 2006
Weekend ...
O Saathi Re (from Omkara)
O saathi re din dube na
O saathi re din dube na
aa chal din ko roke
dhup ke peeche daude
chaanv chhue na
saathi re......
saathi re din dube na.....
aa chal din ko roke
dhup ke peeche daude
chaanv chhue na
saathi re .....
saathi re din dube na ....
thaka thaka suraj jab nadi se hokar niklega
hari hari kaayi pe paanv bada toh fislega
tum rok ke rakhna main jaal giraaun
tum pith pe lena main haath lagaaun
din dube na ha
teri meri atti patti
daat se khaati katti
re jaiiyo na
piyu re.....
piyu re na jaiyyo na .....
kabhi kabhi yun kare main daantu aur tum darna
ugal pade aankhon se feenke paani ka jharna
hum tere kehre badan mein sil jaaungi re
jab karwat lega tu chhil jaaungi re
sang le jaaunga
teri meri angni mangni
and sang laagi sangni
sang le jaaun
piyu re .....
saathi re din dube na......
aa chal din ko roke
dhup ke peeche daude
chaanv chhue na
saathi re .......
By Vishal Bharadwaj, with lyrics by Gulzar, from the film Omkara.
Such profound music....hats off to the singers and the lyricist :))
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