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Womens Day 2021

It was a regular day at the office filled with back-to-back conference calls, unrealistic client requests, colleagues complaining about slow wi-fi and whining about bosses who constantly nag.  In the discreet corner of the office, near the water-cooler, which more often than not becomes a hub of office gossip and harmless banter, somebody spoke. Such things happen when the environment is conducive enough. People let their guards down and unknowingly expose their innermost, crude and lewd biases. This someone basically cribbed that Women's day is celebrated every year with such enthusiasm as against to Men's day which is a relatively low-key affair. This someone also added numerous examples of sacrifices that men make in their daily lives but which go unrecognized. Added that modern women are supposedly empowered enough with the world rooting for them. Needless to say, this somebody was a he. And then everybody in the nodded in agreement and the banter continued. I thought o

Delightful Friday

People say 'One must not live in past'. But what to do when the past is so captivating. It just lures you to have a quick look at it and you suddenly realise you have spent the entire day watching old photographs. And when its all over, you realise that your face hurts because of all that smiling. Here are some of the situations which were captured in pictures and have made way for a Delightful Friday: Friend's nuts hit by your motorcycle's handle. The signature day in college. The unforgettable trek to a fort and getting drenched in rain when you reach top. The friendship day spent in hostel rooms dancing. The trusted Ganesh Visarjan ceremony. A camping trip long time ago, when your friends looked so skinny. The farewell. The 350 km bike ride back home. The Navratri Jatra . The Annual Social Gathering in college. And the list goes on.... Now if we are not supposed to live in past, what are photographs for? I don't know. But I know this for

Social Networking Addiction? No more!

For all those who think that Social Networking is an addiction and however they may try, they are not able to overcome it, here is a savior. Just deactivate your Facebook account. It is as simple as that. I did it and it worked.

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There is this lovely poem that I came across. I actually saw this as a signature to mails from my Project Guide. he chose the second para as his signature. I felt the lines very nice, so I googled it (assuming that my guide was not a poet type). Quite surprisingly, it was a poem by Rudyard Kipling. So sharing it. For those who have already read it, it is wroth read once more. For the first timers, Enjoy.... P.S. : And for the judgmental types who think that this is a very famous poem and how come Pratap didn't know about it before etc. I don't know many things. This world is very big and there can be cases that you don't know something. So just move on! If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or, being hated, don't give way