# include(sneha.h)

Like how majestic things have always attracted me, the waves called out to me, loud. Water, as we already knew, has been a glorious reason which never failed to lift my spirits. And I had never learnt to say “No” to what could easily destroy me. It was the time and place we had always longed to be. The perfectness of our union, our esprit de corps was enviable. And as you sat there looking loved, I paid no heed to the concern in your tone. Alas, I was the kid and you were grown. I knew that mirth on your face is something I would never live without. I drifted merrily, enjoying the pull as you were trying to balance us out. Your caution was trivial for me before the alluring sea. And horrifically, my destiny called with forceful glee.. As I got swallowed in bits, the ashen look on your face was something I feared seeing because that meant your grip was loosening. I was slowly disappearing into the wicked wrath of that ill-fated destiny.. I knew I deserved abyss. But wasn’t I too young t...

Acres of newsprint have and are still being devoted to the Tiger Woods story even in India. What is appalling is that when our country is facing an even graver threat of the possible extinction of its national animal, it is indeed heartbreaking that the wrong ‘Tiger’ gets wider coverage. The 'real' tiger’s missing stripes,sadly, get lesser attention. At the turn of the 20th century, according to sources, India had an estimated 40,000 tigers in the wild. Tigers are threatened by a combination of poaching, habitat loss from development. In 2002, based on pug mark census, this number was 3,642. As per the monitoring exercise by Wildlife Institute of India in association with National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Government of India using camera traps, in 2008 we were left with only 1,411 tigers. There are more tigers in wildlife parks and zoos today than there are in the wild, which goes to prove how much support zoological parks provide for endangered species of the world...

One night at a Call Centre was Chetan Bhagat’s second book and the first among his works that I read. It was probably well-received by the readers and got Bhagat his now-huge fan-base as he was one of the few Indian writers who made his story so effortlessly believable as he took on reality through fiction. That definitely went down well with the readers, as this was the first time where an author spoke from the heart through his characters, about the things the youth connected with. From the lucid language used to the associable daily-life descriptions in his debut novel, Bhagat struck the right chord with Young India. The “call from God” at the end of the book dint provide for a strong and appreciable close, but he had already done enough to win the hearts of several thousand young, modern Indians. His first book (and by far his best book) was Five Point Someone. Because it wasn’t about some regular love story or a depressing suicide attempt. It was realistic, a unique concept in te...

(This post cannot be described by any amount of words,big or small, or even pictures-the pain in the eyes of the people of Mumbai will tell you better that I’m trying to echo the sentiments of my fellowmen and hence remains untilted as no word(s) will do justice to how we feel.) A terrorist,one year,an almost dead trial,one lousy ‘system’,some heroes,hundreds of lives,a few thousand shaken beliefs, some controversies, a few leads, millions of rupees, a zillion tears………pretty much where Mumbai stands on 26/11/2009,exactly a year after the horrific terror attack.It would be an understatement to say that it shook the city…I believe the soul of the city was raped. It took almost 3 entire days to wrap up the operations and rescue the remaining few people they could save from the fangs of death in the hands of the terrorists. And then it begun: The funerals,the monetary compensations, the blame-games,the finger pointing,the candle light peace marches,the vast media coverage,the controversie...

“………We are the champions my friends,   ........No time for losers ‘coz we are the champions,of the world”.                                                                                                           -Queen   The world champions are back with a bang! With an emphatic win   over the   English in the One-Day tourney and a smooth sailing win in the Champions Trophy 2009,the Aussies have silenced their critics who wrote them off ,calling it the beginning of the end of their dominance after their Ashes defeat for the second time in a row on English soil under the leadership of Ricky Ponting,regarded the most successful Australian Captain of all time. A team which had to start almost from scratch after legends like Steve Waugh, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist,Mathhew Hayden,Justin Langer, who, almost simultaneously decided to hang up their boots ,leaving the position of the world champions in the international rankings in   grave doubt, proved their prowess in th...

Sagacity means” World Of Wisdom” and version 6.09,held on the 4 th   and 5 th of September   was just   that and much, much more. Sagacity is the annual technical fest conducted by the students of the B.Sc Information Technology and B.Sc Computer Science Depts. Of VES College ,Chembur,Mumbai. Sagacity 09’,having the all important message of “Stop Racism” as its theme, celebrated the strength of technology amidst a plethora of unparalleled events unmatched by any other technical extravaganza. Traditionally, Sagacity raises the bar and showcases a grand display of a brilliantly-organized tech fest which draws huge participation of students from the technical as well as the non–technical field. This year witnessed around 2500 students coming in from over 75 colleges in the city to showcase their skills and put their strength to the test, competing with the best of the best in the business. Be it the technical events like writing programs in various languages, debugging them, or just ...

[Warning:Spoiler Ahead] When you fall in love with a vampire..... Jeez,it sounds pretty creepy....but not when the vamp in question is Edward Cullen.Stephenie Mayer has made the horror of being with a vampire one of the most sought-after prospects in the world of romance through her books which starts off with Twilight,followed by New Moon ,Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.This entire series is a romantic fantasy which will leave every hopeless romantic even more hopeless and craving for more.The romance between Edward Cullen and Isabella Swann is compelling, tormenting and passionate. Twilight got this series off to an interesting start with its   fairytale romance. New Moon further built on that with Bella and Edward’s   painful separation and subsequent happy reunion and her newfound feelings for werewolf Jacob Black. As a result Eclipse was a different novel – it was Bella’s crazy emotions and actions and Edward’s hopes of taking their love to greater heights.   Breaking Dawn is similar...