..in umr se labmi sadko ko,
manzil pe pohuchte dekha nahin..
bas daudti firti rehti hain,
humne to teherte dekha nahin...
is ajnabi se shehar mein..
..jaana pehchana dhoondta hain, dhoondta hain..
- Gulzar
29.7.06
26.7.06
..economy of war..
well before i go off to sleep.. one more intersting thing that i learnt today..
the economies of war.. well.. interesting to note that war is actually good for industrial production.. the demand for all kinds of goods shoots up..industries flourish during war.. most of the indegenous industries ere came up during the 1st ww..
and post war.. is a slump period.. end of ww led to the great depression.. doesnt it look logical now.. war ends.. the industries realize that they ve overproduced.. suddenly there is a drop in demand.. prices plummet.. industries stop producing.. ppl r suddenly out of jobs.. ther is an excess of goods.. but still no one to consume..
more on this later.. :)
good nite..
(gonna face a tough time tomorrow.. lecture at 930.. then a case to read.. so cant sleep during the brk either!!)
the economies of war.. well.. interesting to note that war is actually good for industrial production.. the demand for all kinds of goods shoots up..industries flourish during war.. most of the indegenous industries ere came up during the 1st ww..
and post war.. is a slump period.. end of ww led to the great depression.. doesnt it look logical now.. war ends.. the industries realize that they ve overproduced.. suddenly there is a drop in demand.. prices plummet.. industries stop producing.. ppl r suddenly out of jobs.. ther is an excess of goods.. but still no one to consume..
more on this later.. :)
good nite..
(gonna face a tough time tomorrow.. lecture at 930.. then a case to read.. so cant sleep during the brk either!!)
personal notes.
I think i need to note this down.. ( for personal ref.). something that has become an inherent part of my life.. that is.. sleepin (or not sleepin rather) at 4 am.. it is a total transformation of timings.. of lifestyle.. of being jetlagged w/o going anywhere.. i can actually wish dad good morning!
newez.. mid terms approaching next week.. so have to put in this xtra bit.. for the last 3-4 hrs... ive been studyin Indian Economic and Political History.. have taken a liking to this subject off late.. I actually forgo the more attractive option of takin International Geopolitics.. for IEPH post mid term.. think i am curious to know the other side.. as in.. the history behind the economic decisions post independance.. the very decisions that we often tend to criticize.. as they failed to deliver..
however.. presently the subject deals more with the economics of the british rule in india.. whn u sit n analyse.. u cant help but think abt the hardships the ppl of this country have faced.. the absolute destitution n abject poverty that our forefathers ve lived in.. abt how this country was once rich.. n wealth was drained out of here.. newez.. which country am i talkin abt.. it wasnt even a country then.. the very concept of an Indian state came because of this absolute poverty that the raj had caused!
guess im running the risk of gettin too philosophical.. guess sleep is taking its toll.. lemme rather go to bed..:)
newez.. mid terms approaching next week.. so have to put in this xtra bit.. for the last 3-4 hrs... ive been studyin Indian Economic and Political History.. have taken a liking to this subject off late.. I actually forgo the more attractive option of takin International Geopolitics.. for IEPH post mid term.. think i am curious to know the other side.. as in.. the history behind the economic decisions post independance.. the very decisions that we often tend to criticize.. as they failed to deliver..
however.. presently the subject deals more with the economics of the british rule in india.. whn u sit n analyse.. u cant help but think abt the hardships the ppl of this country have faced.. the absolute destitution n abject poverty that our forefathers ve lived in.. abt how this country was once rich.. n wealth was drained out of here.. newez.. which country am i talkin abt.. it wasnt even a country then.. the very concept of an Indian state came because of this absolute poverty that the raj had caused!
guess im running the risk of gettin too philosophical.. guess sleep is taking its toll.. lemme rather go to bed..:)
23.7.06
15.7.06
a coupla things.. mayb more.
just tried my hand at a different backgrnd colour.. only to realize that a friend of mine already has it on her blogsite.. still i let it be...cos this ones almost there..
kinda happy.. cos i found all my all time favorite bon jovi albums on the lan here.. these days, keep the faith, dest anywhere.. i have them all in one!! and also one boyband song.. which brought back some old memories..the lan heres kewl..
Strangers in the nite.. the lyrics r so happy.. then why does the song have such a foreboding feel to it.. the violins make it just too sombre.. may b it felt different at that time..:)
Economics seems such a subtle science (it is a science!:)).. it states the obvious.. that the Marginal Utility is aways diminishing..eg: when u eat.. the 1st bite gives u so much more satisfaction than say the 2nd, 4th 10th etc.. but then the chances r that if u dont take it seriously.. u forget the obvious during the exam!!
Mr Bhogle says: ".. that there will be dark days, when u start to doubt urself.... and on those days u must say.. I belong!.... and that if i am good enuf to have got it, i must be good.."
2 things abt him.. hes got an amazing sense of humour.. n hes Inspiring!
kinda happy.. cos i found all my all time favorite bon jovi albums on the lan here.. these days, keep the faith, dest anywhere.. i have them all in one!! and also one boyband song.. which brought back some old memories..the lan heres kewl..
Strangers in the nite.. the lyrics r so happy.. then why does the song have such a foreboding feel to it.. the violins make it just too sombre.. may b it felt different at that time..:)
Economics seems such a subtle science (it is a science!:)).. it states the obvious.. that the Marginal Utility is aways diminishing..eg: when u eat.. the 1st bite gives u so much more satisfaction than say the 2nd, 4th 10th etc.. but then the chances r that if u dont take it seriously.. u forget the obvious during the exam!!
Mr Bhogle says: ".. that there will be dark days, when u start to doubt urself.... and on those days u must say.. I belong!.... and that if i am good enuf to have got it, i must be good.."
2 things abt him.. hes got an amazing sense of humour.. n hes Inspiring!
14.7.06
about a month ago..
heavy inside,
something missing.
lying,
on a rock,
in the river..
trying to feel good.
lookin at,
the stars above..
trying to remember,
why they touched me
some years ago.
something missing.
lying,
on a rock,
in the river..
trying to feel good.
lookin at,
the stars above..
trying to remember,
why they touched me
some years ago.
13.7.06
Power
this concept just continues to amaze me.. each time i read more about it or see some thing related, i discover a new layer..
imagine.. a world, where every thing u do is under surveilence.. every step u take is being watched..u r privacy has been taken.. ur actions restricted... ur not allowed to speak, to express opinion, to eat, to go places, to do anything without their consent.. forget doing things.. imagine that even your thought has been pervaded!!
now u wud say how can that be done.. u wud say that they can take everything frm u ..they can torture u.. trash u.. for days, months, years together.. u mite eventually given in.. they ll take everything that urs... but there is that inch, which is always urs.. that thing called self..which belongs to u.. and u alone..
well my friend.. it can be done.. what if this very concept is flawed.. ur concept abt urself is based on certain principles.. ur origin, ur history, ur bringing up, ur interactions with the environment...
what if.. these principles themselves have been manipulated with.. what if one fine day u figure out that ur history itself is made up... every channel of information, of knowledge that u have.. has been maneuvered by them.. everything u know abt ur heroes, great leaders, freedom fighters, scientists, discoveries.. was actually false..made up.. ur concept of truth goes for a toss..
u express urself through words.. what if the words themselves cease to exist.. what if ur dictionary becomes shorter every year.. and eventually every feeling u have is expressed in terms of just good and bad..
everything in ur life is controlled.. ur constantly reminded of ur short comings.. u live in ignorance... ur basic reasoning has been stymied.. u cant think.. u r afraid.. or made afraid.. about things that can harm u.. hit u.. kill u.. destroy u.. do things to u, u cant even think of!! things that r not in ur control..
its Fear.. the fear of the unknown.. that they operate on it... they control it.. they build it.. feed it.. nurture it.. constantly.. relentlessly.. and then ur at their mercy.. their slaves..
This.. is the concept of Power.. in its most unrelenting, absolute sense.. it doesnt belong to a person or time.. it is perpetual.. timeless.. it is the Power to control that part of u that u urself dont know or have ever imagined.. this, my friend, is the Sign of Inevitability!!
imagine.. a world, where every thing u do is under surveilence.. every step u take is being watched..u r privacy has been taken.. ur actions restricted... ur not allowed to speak, to express opinion, to eat, to go places, to do anything without their consent.. forget doing things.. imagine that even your thought has been pervaded!!
now u wud say how can that be done.. u wud say that they can take everything frm u ..they can torture u.. trash u.. for days, months, years together.. u mite eventually given in.. they ll take everything that urs... but there is that inch, which is always urs.. that thing called self..which belongs to u.. and u alone..
well my friend.. it can be done.. what if this very concept is flawed.. ur concept abt urself is based on certain principles.. ur origin, ur history, ur bringing up, ur interactions with the environment...
what if.. these principles themselves have been manipulated with.. what if one fine day u figure out that ur history itself is made up... every channel of information, of knowledge that u have.. has been maneuvered by them.. everything u know abt ur heroes, great leaders, freedom fighters, scientists, discoveries.. was actually false..made up.. ur concept of truth goes for a toss..
u express urself through words.. what if the words themselves cease to exist.. what if ur dictionary becomes shorter every year.. and eventually every feeling u have is expressed in terms of just good and bad..
everything in ur life is controlled.. ur constantly reminded of ur short comings.. u live in ignorance... ur basic reasoning has been stymied.. u cant think.. u r afraid.. or made afraid.. about things that can harm u.. hit u.. kill u.. destroy u.. do things to u, u cant even think of!! things that r not in ur control..
its Fear.. the fear of the unknown.. that they operate on it... they control it.. they build it.. feed it.. nurture it.. constantly.. relentlessly.. and then ur at their mercy.. their slaves..
This.. is the concept of Power.. in its most unrelenting, absolute sense.. it doesnt belong to a person or time.. it is perpetual.. timeless.. it is the Power to control that part of u that u urself dont know or have ever imagined.. this, my friend, is the Sign of Inevitability!!
12.7.06
..boondein..
dressed to kill in green..
water pockets all around..
birds screeching over.. almost deafening..
the dambur cutting thru.. wet n shining.. almost out of place..
2 doors, wide open..
the breeze passing thru..
the chill in the air..
the haze outside.
the cutting chai..
the scent so fresh..
the beat.. its tempo changing now n then..
takes me back.. distant memories..
this place is new..
the season makes it familiar...
water pockets all around..
birds screeching over.. almost deafening..
the dambur cutting thru.. wet n shining.. almost out of place..
2 doors, wide open..
the breeze passing thru..
the chill in the air..
the haze outside.
the cutting chai..
the scent so fresh..
the beat.. its tempo changing now n then..
takes me back.. distant memories..
this place is new..
the season makes it familiar...
the 3rd law..
1st they said.. every action has anequal and opposite reaction..
now they say.. every debit has an equal and opposite credit..
now they say.. every debit has an equal and opposite credit..
10.7.06
walk of life
hes got flair.. hes got talent.. hes a joy to all those watchin him.. hes considered 1 of the best ever.. .. but his graph is on a downward curve now.. and this is his last chance into eternity....hes been there, done that..may b it comes too easy to him.. mayb he doesnt want it very much.. so, when evrything is almost goin his way.. he does the unthinkable.. and he ll regret those last few agonizing moments for life... those 10 mins..of what cud have been.. will haunt him.. forever!!!
hes modest.. no one notices him.. just does his job... the understated, unsung hero.. he is the cornerstone, the foundation on which his comrades build.. hes perseverence.. hes the wall.. the wall that shields every attack of the enemy.. the wall that tirelessly kills every attempt of the foes best men to impregnate.. hes jsut desperate for it.. hes felt the pain before..he knows its importance.. and the joy that will follow..so he fights on.. peerlessly..unabated.. and finally.. he, who was little known to evryone till yesterday, is the cynosure.. he walks the pedastal.. the greatest walk of his life.. the walk that he wud cherish.. forever!!
hes modest.. no one notices him.. just does his job... the understated, unsung hero.. he is the cornerstone, the foundation on which his comrades build.. hes perseverence.. hes the wall.. the wall that shields every attack of the enemy.. the wall that tirelessly kills every attempt of the foes best men to impregnate.. hes jsut desperate for it.. hes felt the pain before..he knows its importance.. and the joy that will follow..so he fights on.. peerlessly..unabated.. and finally.. he, who was little known to evryone till yesterday, is the cynosure.. he walks the pedastal.. the greatest walk of his life.. the walk that he wud cherish.. forever!!
1.7.06
..the first week..
k..slightly drunk now.. so this thing might just not go as i may have liked it too..its 430 am here..n have half an hr to go before i go off to sleep..
newez.. the 1st week here has been just an out of theworld experience.. to give u a glimpse of it..
consider this.. 9:30pm.. theres this thing called tutorials that start.. Maths tuts 1st.. go on for abt 2 hrs.. towards the end.. the tutor asks us to wait in class as the next thing is gonna start.. the finac tuts.. for the next 2 hrs.. and just when we r done wid all the accounting n stuff.. the next tuts starts at 1:30.. gos on till 3.. n finally when u r droppin dead n feel that sleep is the only thing u can do next.. the tutor announces that the SAC is gonnatake over...
now i ll tell u what the SAC is..ie the students apec commitee.. the only link betrween the teachers n students... comprising all students of the 2nd year.. its no less than the "Party" in 1984.. its no less that the Nazis.. for one whole week we ve all lived under their influence.. n life is as good as hell here.. u cant laugh... cant say a word against them..(there is an anti cog squad running in every place..).. and they have an influence on what u wear.. what u speak n what u wear as well!!
newez.. comin back to the point.. their session starts at 330 am!! (its am goddamit!!) and these guys start screwin our happiness.. they come up wid a list of all the things that we did wrong on that day!!.. while eating. while sleeping.. while inclass!! etc etc..
the session finally ends at 500am!! and this is not just an exception.. it has become a norm.. for the past one week.. sleepin at 5!! n then wake up at 9 sharp!! attend classes all day.. n in between complete the tons of assignments that have been given by the tutors!!
and then again at 930pm.. the tuts start!! whoever said that life at IIMC is chill!!:)
newez.. the 1st week here has been just an out of theworld experience.. to give u a glimpse of it..
consider this.. 9:30pm.. theres this thing called tutorials that start.. Maths tuts 1st.. go on for abt 2 hrs.. towards the end.. the tutor asks us to wait in class as the next thing is gonna start.. the finac tuts.. for the next 2 hrs.. and just when we r done wid all the accounting n stuff.. the next tuts starts at 1:30.. gos on till 3.. n finally when u r droppin dead n feel that sleep is the only thing u can do next.. the tutor announces that the SAC is gonnatake over...
now i ll tell u what the SAC is..ie the students apec commitee.. the only link betrween the teachers n students... comprising all students of the 2nd year.. its no less than the "Party" in 1984.. its no less that the Nazis.. for one whole week we ve all lived under their influence.. n life is as good as hell here.. u cant laugh... cant say a word against them..(there is an anti cog squad running in every place..).. and they have an influence on what u wear.. what u speak n what u wear as well!!
newez.. comin back to the point.. their session starts at 330 am!! (its am goddamit!!) and these guys start screwin our happiness.. they come up wid a list of all the things that we did wrong on that day!!.. while eating. while sleeping.. while inclass!! etc etc..
the session finally ends at 500am!! and this is not just an exception.. it has become a norm.. for the past one week.. sleepin at 5!! n then wake up at 9 sharp!! attend classes all day.. n in between complete the tons of assignments that have been given by the tutors!!
and then again at 930pm.. the tuts start!! whoever said that life at IIMC is chill!!:)
..new beginnngs
landed up in cal yesterday.. the IIMC campus is cool.. and it is huge.. havent explored all of it as it as yet.. but one things sure.. other than humans.. snakes, lizards, bugs (a 100 different species) study management here.. :)..
firstly just in case u guys feel like callin me.. my new no. is 9830520615..
k.. otherwise.. got a glimpse of the city yesterday.. its reminded me a bit of the Bombay in the 1950 movies.. old constructions, trams, heritage buses..(i bet these will go to the museums one day...
i wont bore u guys wid the description of my room et all.. all ill say its small and wud get stuffy during the summers.. the hostel is a maze.. will take some time gettin used to.. there is one canteen thats open on normal hrs.. one 24* 7 canteen (where we do the case studies etc.). n one more store that is open till 3 am..
lifes day n nite here.. just spoke to the seniors.. 3-4hrs of sleep is a norm.. there r tons of things to do.. Finaac (thats financial accounting) and stats r gonna be real pains in the a@#.. and there r many clubs to join.. the consulting club.. the fin club.. and u just cant get in direct.. theres gonna be a a screening process for that too!!! :)..obviously when there 300 ppl competing for 15 slots!! :p
more abt it later..chala guys..
this is Ritz..
signing off frm cal!!
PS: sad that Czech is out..
now it is Argentina all the way!!!!
firstly just in case u guys feel like callin me.. my new no. is 9830520615..
k.. otherwise.. got a glimpse of the city yesterday.. its reminded me a bit of the Bombay in the 1950 movies.. old constructions, trams, heritage buses..(i bet these will go to the museums one day...
i wont bore u guys wid the description of my room et all.. all ill say its small and wud get stuffy during the summers.. the hostel is a maze.. will take some time gettin used to.. there is one canteen thats open on normal hrs.. one 24* 7 canteen (where we do the case studies etc.). n one more store that is open till 3 am..
lifes day n nite here.. just spoke to the seniors.. 3-4hrs of sleep is a norm.. there r tons of things to do.. Finaac (thats financial accounting) and stats r gonna be real pains in the a@#.. and there r many clubs to join.. the consulting club.. the fin club.. and u just cant get in direct.. theres gonna be a a screening process for that too!!! :)..obviously when there 300 ppl competing for 15 slots!! :p
more abt it later..chala guys..
this is Ritz..
signing off frm cal!!
PS: sad that Czech is out..
now it is Argentina all the way!!!!
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