Ode.....

Came across a friend's post on me!!!!! :D

And the last line was edited, thanks to me... and his edited line proves it.


http://abstractalternative.blogspot.in/2012/01/ashish-weds-kritika.html

Marriage???

Yesss, we are still not out of this marriage thingy! Read ON...

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Are you kidding? A common story of every household, we are sure it is. Something which we wonder when our mothers start turning the pages of the family history and traditions, telling which family member married at what age. “Do you know that your aunt got married at 19, and your uncle was just 20 when he took the plunge?" "Ah, it's an old tale; isn't marrying at a naive age of 25, considered a child marriage in this android world?"

Are you kidding? You are just 25. What about your education? What have you further planned? It is going to be tough. "Ah, it's an old tale; weren't you just 20 when you got married? I am sure it's going to be a cakewalk instead of a tightrope.”

Fellas, if you are still pondering about what you are reading, to give you some idea, these are just few bombarded questions with eyes that reflected dilemma and doubts. Getting settled at an age when fame and money intoxicate you, killing every fear and eliminating all ifs and buts, believing in that voice that

comes from within, and getting captivated by each other's charms; this is what it was all about!

Life, which is like a river since its origin, slowly starts learning the tricks of the world; at this youthful age, flows with vigor to change the world around itself with the energy nobody has witnessed or encountered. And magically, comes to halt for a while when someone softly touches that corner of your heart! That

magic, that scintillating and mesmerizing experience, that beauty and that fervent passion, all have their destiny carved to resonate into a musing of fascinating expedition.

And it is now when the question arises in you, “Should I run behind something which I can never hold forever (read youth), or should I live this moment holding hand of the one who will be there with me perpetually?” It's a decision which can create ripples in the silent sea. And at an age of novice, when parents think you still are their obedient kid, you take that inherent choice which is soaked in the essence of those muses. And we chose to continue holding that hand, unlike many others whose souls get weak with jitters of unknown future. We aren't sure either how our tomorrow would look like, but what we see now is present as beautiful as a dream; colored with the happiness we share, sprinkled with glitters of our love, and cushioned in the glass of our amazing world. It's deceiving, it's incredible and it's indelible; what we experience.

And like a chef, we do not miss to garnish our lives with the right amount of spicy fights, crispiness of teasing, sweetness of gifts and beauty of our togetherness; as the Almighty would do with his special preparations! As we believe, that special moments are still in the making….

(Kritika and Ashish, are both alumni of 2010 batch of B. Tech. They believed in themselves and joined in wedlock on 29 Jan 2012 conceiving a life full of bliss and joy. We extend our best wishes to the beautiful couple for a happy and prosperous conjugal life ahead).

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Folks, the above post was an article composed by us, and published in SRIJAN 2012, the annual magazine of our alma-mater MNNIT, Allahabad! :)

New Year... And a new life!!!

Life is strange! Every turn has an unexpected guest waiting, and every guest brings 'new'... A new person, a new challenge, a new hope or simply a new smile!!

The eventful new year 2012 has ushered in; nevertheless, the countdown for the new life has started. With less than a month in kitty, manifold and mammoth tasks of planning, managing and implementing leave me simply lost at the end of the day! If I have stepped further or fallen back, always remains a question worth a ponder.

With the entire month of December having passed traveling (3 train journeys and almost 7000 kms), I am left with little time to spend with myself, with friends and of course this patterned schedule of life. At times I wonder, I am gonna miss the flat, miss my friends and miss everything that I tend to sideline and ignore.

Last night was the new year eve. Few old friends and conversations from the past relived everything. It seemed that it would have been much simpler if only laughter could take this world forward. Alas, it needs much more.

There are umpteen thoughts. Almost a year back, I lost my grandparents. Luckily, they hadn't lost each other; for my grandfather passed away just 25 days after my grandmother did. They left a lot behind, and most importantly, they left tiny stories of appreciation for their love, care and attitude. Why I mention this is because, it is now that their 1-yr death rituals have been/will be performed. With fervent respect, I bow before them for their blessings to celebrate the beginning of this 'new'.