Someone said that the common man is back again. Some call him Amar Kaul while others prefer to call him Surendra Sahney. Yes Amar Kaul of ‘Dasvidaniya’ and Surendra Sahney of ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’ fame are the new manifestations of the common man or in Congress Party jargon – “aam aadmi”.
What is this common man all about? Well, he works in a small office, has very few dreams and his life is consumed by the daily chores and is almost always lost in oblivion. Nobody would know but there is a hero inside him. This hero cannot jump from the mountains and cannot kill twenty villains with his kick. In fact this hero believes in fighting with time or rather getting ahead of it. He likes to make others happy. His joy lies in getting milk and vegetables for home and if he manages to save some money, then buying fruits gives him immense happiness. His life is never celebrated because he does the ordinary which, mind you, is not perfected by many.
You must be wondering why I am talking about these characters - our common man of today! That’s because I developed interest in these two characters that may seem very similar but are in fact very different. Most of my friends say that I bear a great degree of resemblance with them. I would say that I am not like them right now but chances are that I’ll be like them in ten years from now.
But the two characters pose certain questions the answers to which I don’t have. Was it really necessary for Surendra Sahney to go for a makeover to win a girl and was Amar really not living life until he came to know about his death? I am sure there will be plenty of explanations for this but somehow I cannot find one which could convince me. So, if any of you ever read this and if you have some explanations then do write to me.
Well at the end of the day these are nothing but movie plots created for commercial purpose and may or may not bear resemblance to reality. However, I enjoyed the characters and the questions that I have raised here are similar to the ones that I would ask myself considering the kind of lifestyle I am practicing.
Tab tak…hum hain rahi pyar ke fir milenge chalte chalte…
Monday, February 16, 2009
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Remembering Abhishek
Before I begin sharing my thoughts I would like to pay my respect to my dear friend Abhishek who passed away last month due to renal failure.
Abhishek and I were so similar and yet different. He was very simple and mistakenly assumed as ordinary which he was not. He was exceptionally talented – an excellent writer, an eloquent speaker and academically brilliant. He was a friend you would treasure.
I met him at Career Launcher in Allahabad two years ago. We were preparing for CAT together at that time. I took him to be any ordinary guy and as very rarely likes attract each other we started sharing a bond which was strengthened by the similarities we had. I learnt a lot from him. His determination to struggle and fight it out taught me not to give up till it is over. He taught me how to do ‘multitasking’, how to take time out for everything and most importantly, how to reach out to others.
He is no more with us but his memories will always be with us. I am glad he died fighting and though I couldn’t see him during his last rites I am sure he must have had a smile on his face. I won’t shed a tear for him because he is a winner and in the short period of time he was here in this world he proved that success and humility could go together.
Abhishek and I were so similar and yet different. He was very simple and mistakenly assumed as ordinary which he was not. He was exceptionally talented – an excellent writer, an eloquent speaker and academically brilliant. He was a friend you would treasure.
I met him at Career Launcher in Allahabad two years ago. We were preparing for CAT together at that time. I took him to be any ordinary guy and as very rarely likes attract each other we started sharing a bond which was strengthened by the similarities we had. I learnt a lot from him. His determination to struggle and fight it out taught me not to give up till it is over. He taught me how to do ‘multitasking’, how to take time out for everything and most importantly, how to reach out to others.
He is no more with us but his memories will always be with us. I am glad he died fighting and though I couldn’t see him during his last rites I am sure he must have had a smile on his face. I won’t shed a tear for him because he is a winner and in the short period of time he was here in this world he proved that success and humility could go together.
Knowing Me...
I know the very few people who would read this know me very well and would therefore not be interested in reading it further and the others, who if by accident read this would lose interest after the first few lines. That is why I’ll begin telling about myself only after this line so that I could address my most devoted readers.
If you could remember a guy who never comes first in the sack race nor last but somewhere in the middle then that is me. Also, if you could remember a school boy who always does his homework on time but never gets the best grade then that’s me and if you could also recall a guy who is always hailed as a ‘nice fellow’ but not great then, yes you guessed it right - that’s me. Yes, ordinary and mediocre which some people fashionably refer as “the boy next door”. However, let me assure that you wouldn’t find me next door, thankfully! Well, some people also know me by my name –Nitish, which again is pretty ordinary (Thanks to my parents!).
By now you would have guessed the kind of blogs I will write…yes…ordinary. So, expect monotony and mundane here…hope you won’t get pissed off very soon…
Note: If some of you could identify with me then do let me know because I desperately want to disprove the theory that there are only seven people in the world who are alike.
If you could remember a guy who never comes first in the sack race nor last but somewhere in the middle then that is me. Also, if you could remember a school boy who always does his homework on time but never gets the best grade then that’s me and if you could also recall a guy who is always hailed as a ‘nice fellow’ but not great then, yes you guessed it right - that’s me. Yes, ordinary and mediocre which some people fashionably refer as “the boy next door”. However, let me assure that you wouldn’t find me next door, thankfully! Well, some people also know me by my name –Nitish, which again is pretty ordinary (Thanks to my parents!).
By now you would have guessed the kind of blogs I will write…yes…ordinary. So, expect monotony and mundane here…hope you won’t get pissed off very soon…
Note: If some of you could identify with me then do let me know because I desperately want to disprove the theory that there are only seven people in the world who are alike.
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