The Dream

T Being a Hyderabadi in days like today has made a person pretty used to agitations that are of political nature. The intensity of the agitations has increased during the last 12 months. The demand for a separate state has reached the centre and has shaken it quite a bit. The govt.’s inability to solve this problem sees one of the most commercially developed cities in India losing its charm by the day. I am apolitical by nature. I am so apolitical that I indulge in deliberate ignorance when matters of politics, govt., power, rules, leaders, party affiliations are discussed. For a grown man like me this might be considered to be a very short sighted approach but the reality is so far the lack of knowledge has not proved to be a slight bit of hindrance in what I wanted to do or achieve. In a large city such as Hyderabad I am not alone with these sorts of convictions. With the economy opening up and the city providing haven for quite a number of International companies the inf...

“Sometimes when you reeeally reeeally want something, the Universe chooses to ignore you! :@ “ This was the status of one of my friends on facebook. This really got me thinking. Not because this is the first time I had heard something like this. On the contrary this is the exact line that seems to do a repeat telecast in my life like my own obsession of watching Friends over and over again. Yet, there is something profound about this statement. Well, we have heard something quite the opposite to be true too. “When we want something very badly, the whole universe conspires to get that to us”. These are often termed as miracles. Plenty of people have seen miracles happen in their lives. Some people have never seen miracles happen in their lives. But then, those some people never believed in miracles. Isn’t it true that when we want something really badly we keep thinking about it over and over again? The thought gives us chills, tension and eventually mild to major panic attacks. But...

Hey dude Well, hi… Not happy to see me. Oh, that’s right, you cant see me. You can just hear me. That’s bad enough. Why bad dude? Am I not supposed to like enlighten you? Really? What can you enlighten me about and also not make me feel like a complete douchebag? Introspection is not supposed to make you feel bad, dude. It should make you feel good. You realize what you’ve done and move on remembering never to do it again. I did something better actually. I forgot about it till you came up. Hmmm. Never mind, I am here to remind you of all the awful things you do and shouldn’t. Sigh…I know… So what’s been eating you up recently? Nothing. I am fine. Really? You don’t have a smile on your face, your eyebrows are crooked, there is pensiveness in the air. Waddup? Aah, here we go… Cmon, I am your inner voice. You can tell me. Sadly, I don’t even have to tell you True, but let me still ask you this. Is it the same issue? Are you feeling under this self created pressure of crea...

I’ve often held this grouse against Liverpool and Manchester United’s fans that when you tend to have a discussion with them they bring out the reference of the “glory” days of the clubs. Man U in some respects have continued their supremacy owing to the twin factors of a tenacious manager and some poor performances of their rivals. But Liverpool as long as I have followed the league have been very patchy. They throw in some brilliant unstoppable performances some times and play utterly clueless football at other times. There is no denying the glorious history of the club. They have been the club with the most number of premier league titles and a history that’s etched in stone and full of achievements. If anybody does begin giving me a lesson on the history of football where the club that I follow features very little in, one would still find an ardent listener in me, because ‘we love this game'. But to all those people who have followed the glory days of Arsenal and Liverpool,...

It’s not a why, you are not a question It’s for you, pure affection I yearned for the way you make me feel In a minute you destroy it and make me reel In my sadness I’ve found solace, your heart is just the final place A thousand steps I will ascend, and will wait at the corner bend One glimpse of you is all I ask, will hold your eye till it lasts Hear me out while I sing, words are all that I can bring

Adidas WC 2010 Repliqué Soccer Ball, White/Black/Pure Yellow, 5 This article isn’t a few days early. It is yet another English fan scripting an account of a disappointing outing for England. Let me confess my interest in football began only about 2 years ago. I became an ardent fan of Chelsea. Didier Drogba is the reason I got attracted towards Chelsea and later became a big fan of most of the players. One player who’d top the list is the most faithful yet underrated soldier of Chelsea and England Frank Lampard. With Lampard and Terry being a part of Chelsea my loyalties definitely rested with England for the World Cup 2010 though an English fan is a person who usually gets snubbed pretty soon in the season. England did the expected. They didn’t look like champions in any of the games they played. An under-5-minutes brilliance from Steven Gerrard in the first game didn’t make England look like giants. They struggled their way through USA’s formation and could not break it. Defensive...

This article isn’t a few days early. It is yet another English fan scripting an account of a disappointing outing for England. Let me confess my interest in football began only about 2 years ago. I became an ardent fan of Chelsea. Didier Drogba is the reason I got attracted towards Chelsea and later became a big fan of most of the players. One player who’d top the list is the most faithful yet underrated soldier of Chelsea and England Frank Lampard. With Lampard and Terry being a part of Chelsea my loyalties definitely rested with England for the World Cup 2010 though an English fan is a person who usually gets snubbed pretty soon in the season. England did the expected. They didn’t look like champions in any of the games they played. An under-5-minutes brilliance from Steven Gerrard in the first game didn’t make England look like giants. They struggled their way through USA’s formation and could not break it. Defensive errors were found but USA didn’t have a Rooney or a Messi to tak...