Regarding research and work and MBA, some thoughts...
4 years in IIT does not equip you for
research of any kind unless you have gone out of the way to get
yourself a research experience...
now to my fears... IIT just keeps your brain working, thats all (your
brain dulls due to lack of use in other colleges)
So now you have a brain which still works and lots of energy at the
end of fourth year... what do you do with it?
1) Crack the CAT,(its not too tough, believe me, just 3-4 months of intense hard work) , do a peaceful MBA in the IIMs and get psued cash
in India... and get settled in life.... its a
great option for 8 pointers with not much research enthu or those with inherent marketing skills...
2) App: This is tough yaar... apping implies leaving India, not many
wanna do that.... Family constraints... And also commtting for a PhD
at the prime of your life, not eveyone likes it... unless there is
some field you are absolutely passionate about... but people like me
start bulbing in life....so much confusion that I can sit and cry...
...gone are the days when I worry about silly lab
reports... fourth you start planning your life for the first time
instead of just drifting with the current.... you start analysing who
you are, what are your real interests... etc etc.. The discovery may
not wholly please you either :-)
3) Job: job can be a peaceful escape for the lazy.. they will settle
there and carry on their placid life.... But it can also buy time for
the confused... Those who are restless, who are committed to achieve
something in life, but not sure of what, can take up the job, discover
more about life, and what they want out of it, and pursue it... Losing
enthu, packing education is for the weak hearted... So job is not a
bad option provided its temporary...
Or you can do lots of crazy things like be a detective, become a curator of a museum etc etc... (these are actual options for some of my friends...)
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Friday, September 17, 2004
seeds of thought...
The three dimensional world we live is merely a product of our imagination... Really, thought, has the power to move the world. Its what you picture yourself as today in your mind, that goes onto become reality tomorrow. So THINK BIG!
Its really very simple. Picture yourself as a person having all the qualities you want to have and soon you will become one.. unconciously... Its all in the thought. The power to make or break.
There are only 2 things possible before doing anything. You think "I CAN" and you think "I CANNOT"... but the former belief will take you a long way, even if you cannot see the route now... so BE POSITIVE... and you will find that you can...
Your life is the garden and your thoughts, the seeds. You sow the right seeds, your garden grows beautifully and gives pleasure to everyone. You are careless in sowing your seeds, your gardan will also be rampant with unwanted weeds...
So, sow the seeds of thought carefully.
"Beware of what you want, for you may get them one day!"
Its really very simple. Picture yourself as a person having all the qualities you want to have and soon you will become one.. unconciously... Its all in the thought. The power to make or break.
There are only 2 things possible before doing anything. You think "I CAN" and you think "I CANNOT"... but the former belief will take you a long way, even if you cannot see the route now... so BE POSITIVE... and you will find that you can...
Your life is the garden and your thoughts, the seeds. You sow the right seeds, your garden grows beautifully and gives pleasure to everyone. You are careless in sowing your seeds, your gardan will also be rampant with unwanted weeds...
So, sow the seeds of thought carefully.
"Beware of what you want, for you may get them one day!"
Thursday, September 9, 2004
The importance of planning...
Planning is very important for many fundamental reasons... Most people under-estimate this powerful tool, and waste unchannelised energy...
1) Planning helps you fix targets. Whether it is short range planning or long range planning. You can identify what you want.
2) Planning gives you an edge. You feel confident when you follow your plans. You know that you are moving towards your goal irrespective of the chaos happening around you.
3) Planning gives purpose, whether the purpose is to have fun or slog for the day, plan it and then do it. The effect increases.
4) Planning relieves tension. When you plan there is no need to panic for you have taken care of the problems even before you face them.
5) Planning also provides a kind of introspection, when you plan, you think about what you want, why you want it, etc. Your thought become clear. Allot time for planning everyday, if only 5 minutes in the morning, tell yourself what you are gonna do that day... You will realize that , at the end of the day, you would have done it, consciously or unconsciously. Thats the effect of planning.
Just try and see your life take a new course for the better.... Remember that life is too short and too precious to be lived haphazardly... Its our duty to cherish a planned life...
1) Planning helps you fix targets. Whether it is short range planning or long range planning. You can identify what you want.
2) Planning gives you an edge. You feel confident when you follow your plans. You know that you are moving towards your goal irrespective of the chaos happening around you.
3) Planning gives purpose, whether the purpose is to have fun or slog for the day, plan it and then do it. The effect increases.
4) Planning relieves tension. When you plan there is no need to panic for you have taken care of the problems even before you face them.
5) Planning also provides a kind of introspection, when you plan, you think about what you want, why you want it, etc. Your thought become clear. Allot time for planning everyday, if only 5 minutes in the morning, tell yourself what you are gonna do that day... You will realize that , at the end of the day, you would have done it, consciously or unconsciously. Thats the effect of planning.
Just try and see your life take a new course for the better.... Remember that life is too short and too precious to be lived haphazardly... Its our duty to cherish a planned life...
more on Ayn Rand....
Yes there are some follies in her theory... Like disrespect and scorn for another man. This is meaningless. Life as such deserves respect, you can't afford to treat anyone like a non-entity, that is the ultimate act of cruelty. Hence there is a fundamental flaw in her theory.
But her views on man-woman relationship is worth attention. She talks of certain knowledge, which you just know about the other person. And you expect him/her to know you, without your elucidation about yourself. It is like recognition of something deeper. The trust that develops in a relationship goes beyond what can be communicated. It is based on instinct. The instinct you use to judge a stranger. The instinct which brings you closer. It is true when she says "Love is when you feel that he/she exists and is breathing. When every moment of your day and night, at the back of your mind, the knowledge of his/her existance matters, more than your life or death."
But her views on man-woman relationship is worth attention. She talks of certain knowledge, which you just know about the other person. And you expect him/her to know you, without your elucidation about yourself. It is like recognition of something deeper. The trust that develops in a relationship goes beyond what can be communicated. It is based on instinct. The instinct you use to judge a stranger. The instinct which brings you closer. It is true when she says "Love is when you feel that he/she exists and is breathing. When every moment of your day and night, at the back of your mind, the knowledge of his/her existance matters, more than your life or death."
The last of the living...
There was once a time, when living was not merely a fight for survival, as it has become today. There was a time when a man could devote his life to doing what he wanted to do, not what he has to, when feeding the soul was more important than feeding the stomach. It was a time of plenty, the population was few. No one was chasing time and space only feel the void that pervades the world....
today its no longer a choice... to live has come to imple living in the society as part of it and conforming to its unwritten rules... you break them, and you become weird. When people don't understand you, you become meaningless. Living for oneself is mere poetry, cheating oneself. It doesn't exist. You live for the nameless and faceless infinite which we call the world.
Romanticism is seen to be self-destructive. The man who dreams is the man who is doomed.
The last of the living is long dead. We don't live anymore, we don't remember how to. We survive.
ITS NOT DELIGHT. ITS FIGHT.
today its no longer a choice... to live has come to imple living in the society as part of it and conforming to its unwritten rules... you break them, and you become weird. When people don't understand you, you become meaningless. Living for oneself is mere poetry, cheating oneself. It doesn't exist. You live for the nameless and faceless infinite which we call the world.
Romanticism is seen to be self-destructive. The man who dreams is the man who is doomed.
The last of the living is long dead. We don't live anymore, we don't remember how to. We survive.
ITS NOT DELIGHT. ITS FIGHT.
Links to some good blogs..
in2mec.blogspot.com... its amazing, seriously.... try reading it sometime...
sudhon.blogspot.com... killing funny...
sudhon.blogspot.com... killing funny...
Tuesday, September 7, 2004
The philosophy of "Objectivity"
Objectivity is a philosopophy, a code of life, formulated by Ayn Rand. For those who have not read Ayn Rand, I will first present a short outline of her theory.
Its about what defines man. Man as man should be. While tradition has it that man is judged by the goodness of his deeds, whether he is a samaritan, whether he stayed back to help those in need, whether he tethed etc etc, Ayn Rand strongly states than man is defined and judged by his work, his passion for working and nothing else. She epitomises a man's ego as his driving force, as the source of his inspiration, the peupose of his life. A man without ego is a man dead. She scorns at people who do not have an ambition, who do not care to strive for perfection, who want to please others and who live for the 'society'. She attacks communism for it kills individuality.
She questions everyone who say pleasure is evil, who say a preist has to be chaste, for isn't chastity an unnatural condition for man, who is intended to reproduce? And isn't pleasure again a state which man unconsciously desires? What is natural is what is real.
In essence, she says that man has to be ruled by reason. Man is man, because he has the ability to think. A beggar is better off dead than live a living death.
But there are a few questions she has not answered which leaves her theory incomplete and hence idealistic. A few of them, I have listed here...
1) What happens to people who are weakened by old age or handicapped people who cannot do anything? Who helps them? If kindness to other is a mistake, whats the solution? Are social organizations which cater to such people a waste?
2) If what is natural is what is real, than aren't man's emotional needs real? Can one expect his work to fulfill man? Isn't it highly idealogical?
3) Is joking so bad? I have known many a hard-working and famous man, who has no concept of humour, for whom life is ever so serious, for whom work is pleasure.... And I always feel sorry for them... why? Is this unnatural?
Anyone who has an answer to any of these are welcome to comment...
Its about what defines man. Man as man should be. While tradition has it that man is judged by the goodness of his deeds, whether he is a samaritan, whether he stayed back to help those in need, whether he tethed etc etc, Ayn Rand strongly states than man is defined and judged by his work, his passion for working and nothing else. She epitomises a man's ego as his driving force, as the source of his inspiration, the peupose of his life. A man without ego is a man dead. She scorns at people who do not have an ambition, who do not care to strive for perfection, who want to please others and who live for the 'society'. She attacks communism for it kills individuality.
She questions everyone who say pleasure is evil, who say a preist has to be chaste, for isn't chastity an unnatural condition for man, who is intended to reproduce? And isn't pleasure again a state which man unconsciously desires? What is natural is what is real.
In essence, she says that man has to be ruled by reason. Man is man, because he has the ability to think. A beggar is better off dead than live a living death.
But there are a few questions she has not answered which leaves her theory incomplete and hence idealistic. A few of them, I have listed here...
1) What happens to people who are weakened by old age or handicapped people who cannot do anything? Who helps them? If kindness to other is a mistake, whats the solution? Are social organizations which cater to such people a waste?
2) If what is natural is what is real, than aren't man's emotional needs real? Can one expect his work to fulfill man? Isn't it highly idealogical?
3) Is joking so bad? I have known many a hard-working and famous man, who has no concept of humour, for whom life is ever so serious, for whom work is pleasure.... And I always feel sorry for them... why? Is this unnatural?
Anyone who has an answer to any of these are welcome to comment...
Saturday, September 4, 2004
how can I sing!!?!
Music always confused me, no no, not the tunes themselves, but everything else about it... there are people who said "its better to shut your mouth up than to croak like a frog and pain others" and there are also people who preached that "music is just a form of relief, when the heart soars high, its only natural that it should be accompanied by a tune from your lips. Whether it follows any rhyme or chime is immaterial..."
I knew that I could always learn to control this urge to 'let go and sing' no matter who is present, if I put enough conscious effort into it. But is this necessary? To give up this wonderful way of expressing your exhileration with life, all because I couldn't quite catch the nuances of this complicated art or that my voice wasn't exactly what you call sugar-sweet?
I remembered Charles Darwin who regretted in old age, his life, that had been spent without music... God has given this wonderful means of communication not to be wasted away because of a few thoughtless comments from people around me... I shall not let the joy be robbed from me...
To all the people out there, who have never opened their lips to try out tunes for fear of ridicule, JUST SING!!... you are not hurting anyone...
I knew that I could always learn to control this urge to 'let go and sing' no matter who is present, if I put enough conscious effort into it. But is this necessary? To give up this wonderful way of expressing your exhileration with life, all because I couldn't quite catch the nuances of this complicated art or that my voice wasn't exactly what you call sugar-sweet?
I remembered Charles Darwin who regretted in old age, his life, that had been spent without music... God has given this wonderful means of communication not to be wasted away because of a few thoughtless comments from people around me... I shall not let the joy be robbed from me...
To all the people out there, who have never opened their lips to try out tunes for fear of ridicule, JUST SING!!... you are not hurting anyone...
Thursday, September 2, 2004
I am not young enough to know everything....
The profound words by Oscar Wilde has a whole load of meaning in it...
As we grow up, we get disillusioned with the world. Everyday we seem to be knowing more of the things we cannot do or cannot be. This crippling attitude that we cannot escape from is what makes us old. Is knowing you cannot do something, knowledge? Where has the faith of the 'kid in you' gone? Why the complacence and the lack of action? Is this adulthood? the stage where we are supposed 'know'. I would call it the stage of 'stagnance'... where we just stop learning and forget.
Thats probably why Wordsworth said "The child is the father of a man " , its the grown-up who has got to learn from the kid!
Rise and shine. Glow with the knowledge that "Yes, its in me!". Change the world around you for the better.... Its not your duty, its your gift. If you have anymore doubts, just remember this...
YOU CAN!!
As we grow up, we get disillusioned with the world. Everyday we seem to be knowing more of the things we cannot do or cannot be. This crippling attitude that we cannot escape from is what makes us old. Is knowing you cannot do something, knowledge? Where has the faith of the 'kid in you' gone? Why the complacence and the lack of action? Is this adulthood? the stage where we are supposed 'know'. I would call it the stage of 'stagnance'... where we just stop learning and forget.
Thats probably why Wordsworth said "The child is the father of a man " , its the grown-up who has got to learn from the kid!
Rise and shine. Glow with the knowledge that "Yes, its in me!". Change the world around you for the better.... Its not your duty, its your gift. If you have anymore doubts, just remember this...
YOU CAN!!
Qualties in a man that most women seek!!
What I am attempting to do here is just to tell the men a few qualities which all women like in their men, irrespective of their origin...
1) Integrity of character : if only to keep his marriage vows :-) He should also be trustable and open.
2) Smartness : Enough to sustain himself and his family in this world. He does not have to be some major whiz-kid, street-smartness would do very well indeed... Security is very important for a woman.
3) Mild Temperament : As opposed to most men's conception that a woman fall for macho characters, I would say that no woman likes her man to fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.
4) Kindness : Innate generosity, broad mindedness and kindness are characteristics much adored by women.
1) Integrity of character : if only to keep his marriage vows :-) He should also be trustable and open.
2) Smartness : Enough to sustain himself and his family in this world. He does not have to be some major whiz-kid, street-smartness would do very well indeed... Security is very important for a woman.
3) Mild Temperament : As opposed to most men's conception that a woman fall for macho characters, I would say that no woman likes her man to fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.
4) Kindness : Innate generosity, broad mindedness and kindness are characteristics much adored by women.
I hate it, man (sigh)
There are a lots of things about men, who are trying to impress women, which goes totally awry, creating a totally opposite effect. I have listed a few of them here....
1) Swearing.. God knows if you think this is psued.. every sentence interjected with ample 'four-letters' and 'six-letters', which are total turn-offs, when what we look for is a minimal sense of decency :-)
2) Chauvinism.. The "I am the gift of god to women" attitude is another put off... what are you trying to prove, by the way? That god was so dumb?
3) Tight jeans.. under-going that level of discomfort only to seem cheap!! if you think this is going to make a woman have stars in her eyes, think again!
4) Spiked and/or coloured hair.. I thought the whole purpose of dressing up was to appear appealing!!
5) Cigarettes.. man, if this is the symbol of ultimate manhood, we women have no choice but to give up.
6) The "I am cool" attitude.. drinking in parties, cracking adult jokes etc only serves to offend women...
7) Flourescent T-shirts.. we already have the sun to provide light, sir ;-)
1) Swearing.. God knows if you think this is psued.. every sentence interjected with ample 'four-letters' and 'six-letters', which are total turn-offs, when what we look for is a minimal sense of decency :-)
2) Chauvinism.. The "I am the gift of god to women" attitude is another put off... what are you trying to prove, by the way? That god was so dumb?
3) Tight jeans.. under-going that level of discomfort only to seem cheap!! if you think this is going to make a woman have stars in her eyes, think again!
4) Spiked and/or coloured hair.. I thought the whole purpose of dressing up was to appear appealing!!
5) Cigarettes.. man, if this is the symbol of ultimate manhood, we women have no choice but to give up.
6) The "I am cool" attitude.. drinking in parties, cracking adult jokes etc only serves to offend women...
7) Flourescent T-shirts.. we already have the sun to provide light, sir ;-)
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