Recession blues....

I neva knew hw badly d recession hs affected India until I met dis person d other day. He ws an average looking man in abt his late 30s. I met him on d train while returning 2 pune 4m mumbai.

At first I dint even notice him as I ws busy reading a novel I hd jus bought in Dadar. Bt soon I ws bored n I closed it. It ws den dat he broke a conversation wid me regarding wer I live n wat I study. I told him I lived in Pune n studied animation in Mumbai.

''Gud yaar....Its got enuf boom these days...'' he said.

Thru d conversation I came 2 kno dat he ws a resident of Pune itself n a computer engineer graduated abt 13 yrs ago 4m COEP - which is d best engg college in d city. He hd worked wid leading companies like TCS and Persistant. Nw I started taking sm interest in dis man. He looked quite qualified, not wat I hd expected. I myself am a s/w engineer [ though jus for d namesake ] n I hv left d field coz of my interests in arts. Bt jus out of curiosity I asked him,

''Wat is ur salary sir....? Considering ur qualification n experience n d field....''

''65 thousand,'' he replied.

Ofcourse, dat ws expected. Bt wat he said nxt ws neither expected nor believable.

''Dat ws jus b4 dey fired me...''

I ws shocked.

''Ya,'' he confirmed. ''I am at home since d last 1 yr.''

At first I dint believe him. I mean hw is it possible...? I still get so many updates 4m Monster and Naukri regarding jobs in all d sectors - IT, operations, BPO, finance, database n wat not....Even my frnds who graduated wid me were joined 2 sm company or d other. And hw cn any company fire a qualified person like dis...?

''Sir if u dont mind can I ask u smthng ? Was der any specific reason y dey removed u 4m ur post...?''

''Nthng...'' he said, ''Absolutely nthng....One day my senior calls me in his cabin and hands me a piece of paper n says, 'Sign it....n dont cm 4m 2moro...' I open my mouth 2 ask WHY, bt b4 dat he says, 'U wont get even d written amount if u argue...So, samajhdari isi me hai ki jitna paisa de rahe hai utna le lo varna wo bhi haath se jayega...' dats hw things are....''

His voice ws weak. ''I've got 2 daughters. Their education, marriage. The installment of d home loan itself is 14,000...''

I felt bad, n even worse abt not being able 2 do anythng abt it. I realised it ws his ascent over d corporate ladder dat had ultimately caused his downfall...The company cn very well keep 10 freshers on Rs. 7,000 each if dey fire 1 person 4m d 70,000 league....n these freshers will be more dan happy wid dat 7,000 dey get n will work enthusiastically.

Wat has dis 'so called RECESSION' done to us....? Is it inapropriate to climb up d success ladder....? Is it unworthy to excel in one's job....? In other words one is not allowed to do his work properly...or else he will keep getting promotions n finally land up at home....God, save our souls....

Making frnds

What does it take to make a frnd....? Whenever u meet any new aquaintance wat is it dat comes to ur mind ?

Wat is it u behave like ? Is it d same YOU dat is wid ur old frnds or is it anythng different ?

I know we r no hypocrites....Bt somewhere, sometyms we tend to behave a bit more cool, a bit more trendy, specially wen d person is of d opposite sex n we unkowingly try to do things which will make him/her think abt us even wen we r gone....

Bt least do we kno wat it takes to be remembered is being urself....d way u r....d way u behave normally, ur same smile, same style, same attitude, same sense of humor, same chivalry....

Get dis straight frnds....U dont need to pretend wenever u need to make a mark. Understand dat its ur own uniqueness dat makes u stand out in the crowd....Luv urself, respect urself n learn 2 accept urself as u r.....

AND THE WORLD WILL BE UR FAN.....

Firodiya days

She was two years junior to me. As engineering students we shared a common phenomenon in us - do everything else possible except studies. Studies were meant for the PLs. She was in her second year and I was in my final. Being in the college for so long, yet we met in the last days when our college participated in the Firodia karandak one-act play competition. Those were by far the best days of my college life. We started practice rather late which meant we had to practice double. The result was, we ended up spending every waking hour in each other's company. We shared similar interests [for eg. both of us were awesome painters]. We bunked lectures together. We hanged out at the famous 'chai ki tapri' outside our campus.


Our wavelengths matched. And in such circumstances if an obvious spark of friendship doesn't strike, you need to have yourself checked by the psychologist. We were no exception. In no time we were seen together in the campus almost all the time. My friends had already started pulling my legs. But I didn't care, for we were just friends, but the best of friends. We didn't win the competition but surely made the judges think twice before giving away the trophy to another team, and that was itself an achievement for us debutants. Practice sessions were over and yet we continued hanging out. When everything is so perfect, you tend to believe that there is no vulnerability, there is no way things can go wrong. But one fine day I get an anonymous call saying, ''I am Janhavi's brother, and it would be better for your health if you keep away from her.''


I tried to figure out what was the matter by approaching her in college next day, but she refused to talk to me. I backed away not because I was afraid of that call, but because it was made with her consent. College is over and I don't know where she is, but I wish to meet her once to clarify that I wasn't upto any mischief. All I wanted was true pure friendship. Even today when I go to the same 'chai ki tapri' sometimes, he asks me, ''Kya re, aajkal Janhavi nahi dikhti tere saath....?''

Getting started...

Hello frnds....Now if u hv finished raising ur eyebrows, gaping at ur computer screen, n giving other astonished expressions....lets get back....Yes, Rohan has started a blog of his own.....I will be sharing some of my experiences, my thoughts, my thinking towards social, national, personal and emotional issues and will be more than pleased if u guys share ur views on them too....
The reason for choosing this blog title was that I am a budding filmmaker and things I will write here will be the same as anyone writes in his/her diary regularly....
So keep checking this space and I will get to u guys soon....Till then, keep rocking....