This is something I found out while I was just going through some random sites. Wish I had found this in my school days when I was busy preparing for JEE. Chemistry can be so fun. And more importantly I wouldn't have had screwed myself so badly that I had to end up in Kharagpur so far from my home. Anyways no point being sad now. Enjoy it. Cheers!
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P.S. This was done in 1955. How cool is that!
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Shut Up And Deal
These posters are something I have just started with. A lot of beliefs and some bitter truths of life!
P.S. Original Content.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
The Existence
Is our life, our existence, nothing but a random event, like the tide in the ocean, the leaf blowing in the wind, the ripple in the stream? And if there is a meaning to all of it, a purpose superimposed to our lives, is there a revolutionary spirit or a mysterious power that imbues our life with such a purpose? And if there is no such thing, why do humans take shelter for their deeds in destiny? A person believing a phase of his life to be his full life, comes to know or better, realize that it was just a phase, shouldn’t he feel wonderful that it was just a phase and there is a lot of life (as in amount of time in life, even though I believe that time in life can’t be quantitatively measured) is left? Or should he feel upset that what he considered to be his destined life, is not there anymore, instead it’s just a phase? But how does the fact that it is just a phase, with that obscure power existing (believing so), manifest itself? And even if it is obvious to us that there is a lot more to life, does knowing this fact makes life worthwhile?
I read somewhere that a futile search for an elusive meaning prevents us from correctly aligning ourselves with Objective Reality. It will frustrate our ability to achieve the only real success in life, that is, Optimal, lasting happiness. But how do we know that there is more to come? Or that the optimal level has not already been achieved? For sure, we can’t know that. For that we have to believe that the obscure power does exist and it’s going to continue giving a purpose to our lives.
I read somewhere that a futile search for an elusive meaning prevents us from correctly aligning ourselves with Objective Reality. It will frustrate our ability to achieve the only real success in life, that is, Optimal, lasting happiness. But how do we know that there is more to come? Or that the optimal level has not already been achieved? For sure, we can’t know that. For that we have to believe that the obscure power does exist and it’s going to continue giving a purpose to our lives.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The Encrypted Life
I know one thing, that in life, you don’t always get what you want. You might be lucky or unlucky. But if you do not get the only thing you ever wanted, then in all possibility you are not one of God’s favourite or maybe God hates you. Actually no, God hates no one. You are just jinxed. Guess being jinxed has nothing to do with God. It’s all in the mind. The mind being delusional, must not agree to anything and everything however strong and reassuring that be, since sometimes heart leads the way. It understands everything when the mind fails to do so. But wasn’t the heart just made for the purpose of purification of our blood or was that our thoughts. I guess, no, I think the thoughts we have or more aptly we generate are related to the blood that’s flowing through our system. If it’s pure, then the thoughts are good. By good I mean that thoughts are healthy for us because we are healthy. Pure blood is equal to good health. But what if the blood isn’t pure, does that makes us sinful? Makes us commit sinner things. No. Then why do they say it’s all in the mind. It’s not about us or the mind anyway, because if it was about us then why would God discriminate between people. I use the word discriminate because not everyone is happy. So is our happiness in the hands of God, or is it just that we believe so because we don’t want to take responsibility of our actions, our deeds. Is God making us do all that? Or is it just us? Has the plan for our lives been already laid out? Or are we writing it just at present? I don’t know! If someone knew, wouldn’t they be the God? Guess life’s too complicated. Or God has just encrypted it into some code waiting for us to decipher it. That’s our encrypted lives!
Friday, March 4, 2011
A Dream
The day I looked at you
I found a dream that I always wished for
A dream that I could live upto
I found a reason to look upto
A reason that I had never known
Oh, yeah when you smiled, you smiled
Oh, and then the spell was cast
And there I was
wishing that moment to ever last
Life happened, you happened
And I could see its beauty
Loving you with all I had
Seemed my only duty
But here now it seems
All dull and bleak
Wish you could listen
My feeble heart speak
I say I love you
Till my last breath
Only thing to refute this
Would be my death
I found a dream that I always wished for
A dream that I could live upto
I found a reason to look upto
A reason that I had never known
Oh, yeah when you smiled, you smiled
Oh, and then the spell was cast
And there I was
wishing that moment to ever last
Life happened, you happened
And I could see its beauty
Loving you with all I had
Seemed my only duty
But here now it seems
All dull and bleak
Wish you could listen
My feeble heart speak
I say I love you
Till my last breath
Only thing to refute this
Would be my death
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Confusion
While one late night I was sitting at Noren having a fried maggi with Rahul, Abhishek (Nahar) came up to me and asked ‘Aren’t you going home?’
I answered “Why, no! Still one stupid exam left…by the way when are you leaving?”
Nahar: Tomorrow. No actually tonight. Late night. Around 4 am.
Me: Ohh! And when will you be coming back.
Nahar: Next weekend!
Me: But what about the lab on Tuesday?
Nahar: Proxy lag jaegi yaar.
Me: Yea right (in mind.. I can do that too)
So I came to my room and thought about it. Well I can go home too. It’s been two months. Home will be nice. Also exams just got over so not much studies next week. I should go too. I’ll ask dad and book my tickets early morning tomorrow. Yes!
And I slept. Only to wake up at 10 am next morning.
Tickets in tatkal open at 8 am and get sold within 10 minutes, and I had missed that by a huge margin. ‘Shit! What should I do now’ So I called dad.
Me: Papa no tickets for Saturday. Not even from Howrah.
Papa: Don’t worry. Come on Sunday.
Me: But a day gets wasted.
Papa: so what! Anyway your wish.
Me (in mind) yeah I can do that!
And I got my ticket for Sunday. I left Kharagpur for Calcutta at 9.30 and reached Howrah at 11.30. My train to Delhi was at 2 pm. So while I was sitting in the waiting room, I was on mobile facebook teasing people with a status message “Me ghar jaa rha hun :D” and friends were like “Dude don’t tease us. Don’t make us jealous. Just go home.” And then there was Animesh “you’re going to miss hall days :P”
And there I was confused that very moment. ‘Why the hell I am going home. This is a fun period. Hall days are fun.’ I was confused. Then I thought to myself ‘Nothing can be better than home. I have got better things to do than hall days. Home has better things waiting for me. Also if I don’t go now, I’ll have to wait for another 2 months.’ I remembered how last year same period I was so desperate to go home. So I took peace in that thought and left happily for home. I tell you now HOME IS HEAVEN.
Clicked these from balcony of waiting room at Old Howrah Railway Station.
Old Building Howrah Railway Station
Howrah Bridge (View from Balcony)
I answered “Why, no! Still one stupid exam left…by the way when are you leaving?”
Nahar: Tomorrow. No actually tonight. Late night. Around 4 am.
Me: Ohh! And when will you be coming back.
Nahar: Next weekend!
Me: But what about the lab on Tuesday?
Nahar: Proxy lag jaegi yaar.
Me: Yea right (in mind.. I can do that too)
So I came to my room and thought about it. Well I can go home too. It’s been two months. Home will be nice. Also exams just got over so not much studies next week. I should go too. I’ll ask dad and book my tickets early morning tomorrow. Yes!
And I slept. Only to wake up at 10 am next morning.
Tickets in tatkal open at 8 am and get sold within 10 minutes, and I had missed that by a huge margin. ‘Shit! What should I do now’ So I called dad.
Me: Papa no tickets for Saturday. Not even from Howrah.
Papa: Don’t worry. Come on Sunday.
Me: But a day gets wasted.
Papa: so what! Anyway your wish.
Me (in mind) yeah I can do that!
And I got my ticket for Sunday. I left Kharagpur for Calcutta at 9.30 and reached Howrah at 11.30. My train to Delhi was at 2 pm. So while I was sitting in the waiting room, I was on mobile facebook teasing people with a status message “Me ghar jaa rha hun :D” and friends were like “Dude don’t tease us. Don’t make us jealous. Just go home.” And then there was Animesh “you’re going to miss hall days :P”
And there I was confused that very moment. ‘Why the hell I am going home. This is a fun period. Hall days are fun.’ I was confused. Then I thought to myself ‘Nothing can be better than home. I have got better things to do than hall days. Home has better things waiting for me. Also if I don’t go now, I’ll have to wait for another 2 months.’ I remembered how last year same period I was so desperate to go home. So I took peace in that thought and left happily for home. I tell you now HOME IS HEAVEN.
Clicked these from balcony of waiting room at Old Howrah Railway Station.
Old Building Howrah Railway Station
Howrah Bridge (View from Balcony)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
The Best Night of my Life #17
Ok firstly don’t ask about the previous 16 nights. Because 17 is a random number I came up with just in order to find an attractive title. I am sure I have had more than 16 to go with before this one but still this one stands out in terms of the craziness and for the sheer need of fun and hence the turn of events that unfold.
It was Friday, 25th Feb. Midsems had just got over. I was all lazy lying on my bed all evening since I hadn’t slept for a week then studying all night long just waiting for the bloody midsems to get over. Aakash came into the room to inform me about the society meeting at 9 pm. I said Okay. While we were on the way to the meeting, my ex-roomie Rahul called me...
Rahul: Hi Bro! listen.. We are leaving for the beach. Almost everyone is coming. And you’re coming!
Kunal: When?
Rahul: 10.30…in about one and a half hours. We have already called the taxis.
( since I had been almost empty pockets for a week now and such trips often cost you atleast 500 bucks, so that time I couldn’t afford spending such an amount since I was leaving for home on Sunday. More importantly papa had told me to visit my uncle in Calcutta the next day and stay at his place for the night and leave from there only. So the immediate response was No )
Kunal: Umm…Sorry dude! I can’t come. No money. Also I am going home the day after so have to leave for Cal next morning.
Rahul: Don’t worry about the money. Just come. Don’t make stupid excuses.
(my mind ‘how can I not worry about the money’.. but the heart desperately wanting to go)
Kunal: Alright! I am coming. I’ll be there by 10.30. ( It’s not very difficult to convince me. Phone down )
( to Aakash who was walking beside me ) Hey Aakash! I am going to the beach.
Aakash: Already been there na! won’t be so much fun. No excitement. Been there, done that!
Kunal: Hmm… let’s hope it will be fun.
I left the meeting midway so that I could pack some stuff and left for my friend’s hall.
So it was 15 of us there and we decided which beach we should go to. Since almost all of us went to Shankarpur last year almost this point of the time, so we all agreed unanimously to Mandarmani.
We left around 11.30 all excited and much to our dismay the guards didn’t let us out. We were all so pissed at the Diro for that 11 pm rule. ( Though now I feel happy that the guard didn’t let us out then ) So we all decided to leave from the other gate. But the guards were smart enough to send one of them to the other gate as well. So the only option that was left was to jump the insti wall. Yes, we decided to jump the insti wall behind the RK Hall. So we went there just to find a 12 feet high single brick thin wall with barbwires on the top.
A lot of people among us: “ No way! We ain’t doing that! Impossible man ”
A few of us: “ Listen everyone! We planned on having fun tonight. We will have fun. We are going down that wall. And everyone is coming. Come on! We will do it! ”
And we did it!
( I know a lot of people would want to know ‘how’ for their future endeavors. Meet me personally for all the details and I’ll tell you how. :D )
So we left and had an amazing night of fun and craziness. And I feel very happy to say that I was part of that awesomeness!
See rest of the album here
Partners in crime – Suhane, Cheeku, Animesh, Ammu, Bhatia, Pappu, Ravi, Mohile, Gajju, Condom, Kataria, Juice, Manish and Shreyas
P.S.- Don’t try this unless there is a severe and desperate need for fun and craziness. Excessive adrenaline rush can be harmful!
It was Friday, 25th Feb. Midsems had just got over. I was all lazy lying on my bed all evening since I hadn’t slept for a week then studying all night long just waiting for the bloody midsems to get over. Aakash came into the room to inform me about the society meeting at 9 pm. I said Okay. While we were on the way to the meeting, my ex-roomie Rahul called me...
Rahul: Hi Bro! listen.. We are leaving for the beach. Almost everyone is coming. And you’re coming!
Kunal: When?
Rahul: 10.30…in about one and a half hours. We have already called the taxis.
( since I had been almost empty pockets for a week now and such trips often cost you atleast 500 bucks, so that time I couldn’t afford spending such an amount since I was leaving for home on Sunday. More importantly papa had told me to visit my uncle in Calcutta the next day and stay at his place for the night and leave from there only. So the immediate response was No )
Kunal: Umm…Sorry dude! I can’t come. No money. Also I am going home the day after so have to leave for Cal next morning.
Rahul: Don’t worry about the money. Just come. Don’t make stupid excuses.
(my mind ‘how can I not worry about the money’.. but the heart desperately wanting to go)
Kunal: Alright! I am coming. I’ll be there by 10.30. ( It’s not very difficult to convince me. Phone down )
( to Aakash who was walking beside me ) Hey Aakash! I am going to the beach.
Aakash: Already been there na! won’t be so much fun. No excitement. Been there, done that!
Kunal: Hmm… let’s hope it will be fun.
I left the meeting midway so that I could pack some stuff and left for my friend’s hall.
So it was 15 of us there and we decided which beach we should go to. Since almost all of us went to Shankarpur last year almost this point of the time, so we all agreed unanimously to Mandarmani.
We left around 11.30 all excited and much to our dismay the guards didn’t let us out. We were all so pissed at the Diro for that 11 pm rule. ( Though now I feel happy that the guard didn’t let us out then ) So we all decided to leave from the other gate. But the guards were smart enough to send one of them to the other gate as well. So the only option that was left was to jump the insti wall. Yes, we decided to jump the insti wall behind the RK Hall. So we went there just to find a 12 feet high single brick thin wall with barbwires on the top.
A lot of people among us: “ No way! We ain’t doing that! Impossible man ”
A few of us: “ Listen everyone! We planned on having fun tonight. We will have fun. We are going down that wall. And everyone is coming. Come on! We will do it! ”
And we did it!
( I know a lot of people would want to know ‘how’ for their future endeavors. Meet me personally for all the details and I’ll tell you how. :D )
So we left and had an amazing night of fun and craziness. And I feel very happy to say that I was part of that awesomeness!
See rest of the album here
Partners in crime – Suhane, Cheeku, Animesh, Ammu, Bhatia, Pappu, Ravi, Mohile, Gajju, Condom, Kataria, Juice, Manish and Shreyas
P.S.- Don’t try this unless there is a severe and desperate need for fun and craziness. Excessive adrenaline rush can be harmful!