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The lights of Diwali

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The  lights  of Diwali- signify  the  burning of evil , ignorance, hatred, envy, false  ego  and  darkness,  and  lifting  of  the  human  spirit.

AAP ki nazaron ne samjhaa

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AAP ki nazaron ne samjhaa ( Imaginary dialogues which start with romance between Nawaz Sharief and Arvind Kejriwal ) Nawaz , " AAP ki nazaron ne samjhaa pyaar ke kaabil mujhe, AAP ki manzil hoon main, meri manzil AAP hai. " Kejri , " Choop raho re idiot, Modi uncle sun lenge to hum dono ko SHAAP de denge. " Modi , " Abbe 2 idiots, dono premiko ko peetkar borderpaar BAAP ke pass bhej doonga. " OP Chautala tau of Haryana from Tihar Jail," Arre Modi, Baap nahi, mere KHAAP ke paas bhej re, peetke ekdum JHAAP kar denge. Waise bhi cross border and inter religion romance hai , not allowed in and around Haryana, land of honour. " Ending dialogue from Rahulbaba, " Re Tau, tani chup raho . Bhaisaab, Khaap nahi, dono ko Congress Working Committee( CWC) mein mere aur mummy ke under kar do, sara PAAP hi khatam ho jayeega ( kuch pharak nahi painda, CWC bhi ek khaap hi hai) " End result : Modiji stil

Life is NOT a race

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I recently   saw   an ad   for   Aakash   Institure   in Ranchi. Yes, the   very   same   cram classes   which mass produce Engineering   &   Medicine entrance   aspirants   year   after   year.  It reminded me of   “3 Idiots”, where   students   are   forced   to lead   a rat   race.   And so   I saw   the   movie once again today. The   issue of whether a   guy wants   to be an Engineer   is sealed   by his   overambitious   Dad   at   birth (   “Farhan Quereshi, Engineer”)   Extrapolate   this to   many   Indian parents who insisit   their   chilren become   “Engineersaab” , “Doctor saab”. At times, against   their   wishes   and natural   capabilities. The moot   question   is not   whether Engineering   or medicine   are great   professions ( and   there   are many   good alternatives, no   matter how the elders argue   otherwise) . The question is of extrapolating   parents’ ambitions   onto   childfrens’ lives. The key   word   is”Against   t