Conflicting Minds

Ah! Finally I have a story to share, not really a story, could be perceived as news and then give your views. We are not heard is often left unsaid. What I mean is specifically the power of voice. Not that my pitch sounds good or I have to get my adam’s apple to work for me. The gall is my mouth, I have to speak. Wait…don’t push words in my mouth. I have a point to make, sometimes actions speak louder than words. Cheers! With all that 1 pint down my throat, I walk into the boardroom meet to make a point. Hey listen people, I’m here to make a presentation. I haven’t done it, I know, but those sloppy glassed eyes staring at me in tight formals seem so interested in me. I’m the center of attraction, no, no, the center of affliction. I just start with slides not knowing the game of chess, I don’t think when I make a move. No one’s going to say a word or cut me. I blabber till I’m done and now to you experienced looking nerves who wrack their brains and waiting to pounce on me. Now all t...

Welcome to the world of the rulers! Yes, the talkers, and not the doers, and we are here by default. How about a cup of coffee with a stranger? Or exchanging looks with a well-known figure? My point is I come to know you when the wavelength matches well. I ought to know is putting an impression matters all. Why the hard work and all the efforts you put in? If it’s just entertainment and all the tamasha, I shouldn’t be here. A belief in learning, growth and pushing yourself to make things happen. I need support, I need guidance. I have been assigned a job, not a challenge. My job profile describes my duties and responsibilities, it’s what I ought to do. So, what’s different and makes me stand out. I have the knowledge, qualification, expertise, and an urge to prove myself. It’s not that I’m unable to do it; it’s just that the right kind of attitude hasn’t driven it, or improvements haven’t been suggested. A sorry situation ideally! Vacancies aren’t for employment but seem for exploita...

The word ‘Spice’ is very synonymous with us Indians. We associate spice with food and lifestyle, words and stories. ‘Meetha’, ‘namkeen’, ‘chatpata’ and ‘theekha tadka’ do the talking in the way we Indians are. From mixtures of masalas we use in our cuisines to the daily gossips and news in our storytelling and conversations-have it all. Indian curries popular globally have been successful to cater to international tastebuds. With instant ready-to-cook, heat and eat powders, gravies and pastes, life has become much more easier than the time-consuming grinding processes. At the end, it’s the aroma and taste that matters. With a lot of health values seeping in today’s world, ‘multi-grain’ breakfast cereals, sugar-free beverages and light snack crackers are best-sellers for a healthy, tasty diet. Claiming to be healthy and at the same time, maintain the Indian spice is a constant struggle of how to combine taste and health. Kelloggs after a its initial brand failure in the market, made ...

Love is all that makes the world go round and round, in my silence I hear a sound. Ah! Not the usual heartbeat, but to make sure it’s love that’s all I need. Talking about it, relationships and all that hype of it’s a wonderful feeling falling for it or the other way round, never fall for it, it hurts. An in-thing or a trend of being in a relationship or having a break up is today’s mantra. I don’t intend to leave my parents just because I had a fight last night. Trust and understanding is all that is needed. A sense of comfort and loyalty and yes, no matter what ‘Never give up on love’. Why ‘rethink”, it’s time to rebuild’. Does it mean that mistakes, weaknesses, shortcomings and imperfections should be the cause of break ups. Relationships may be long-distant, but separation can’t be the reason to get away or escape. It causes misery and irreparable damages. Heart break is just a term, it breaks you down and life isn’t worth living. Things are not just the same, the barriers man cr...

How ironic to be moronic! When morons rule us at our workplace, it’s tough to stick on. I call it pulling along, struggles and debates on proving one’s worth. To have courage and take a stand, take no blame for doing what is right. The true reason of unemployment is that well qualified, experienced and confident individuals are facing the challenge everyday. The financial security, responsibility and a status of reputed brand, pay package and profile is the concern. A large number of them churning out of B-Schools and attending interviews, stiff competition ahead and guaranteed placements through college isn’t enough. Stress control, deadlines, pressures and dominance make it hard for one to survive. All I need is to learn to deal. The rudeness, the demands and all that expectation of what I’m not is so irritating, that bogged down even before attempts stagnates thinking and growth. A negative sign of why people at executive levels are hard-working than the top bosses. Senior level ma...

How about knowing Aunty Jaspinder’s daughter in Chandigarh without meeting her! Why not? That’s how I met your mother. From Yahoo Messanger to GTalk, from Facebook to Skype and all the hype and buzz created that I’m in a relationship. If not sailing in the ship, it’s cruise for the flirtatious. Blackberrys to Tabs to Androids to every infectious device that technology throws at you, I wouldn’t have been so interested in Jaspinder Aunty’s daughter than I would have out of Facebook. Falling for her by chance and meeting her is so much different that aunties talking about getting us matched. Shaadi.com with all its boring prospects and window-shopping future partners and enough of spectators to dig out reasons of why it didn’t work out. The in and outs of relationships, break-up parties and patching up again is the on-going trend. The day Uncle Danny called, Sunday morning 11 am sharp, he put forth a personal question: Yes, then no inquiries. No, then will take it forward. I said, “Go o...