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Monday, December 5, 2011

Of Monday Blues ...

A little bit of inspiration is definitely needed on a Monday morning to start off the week. Isn’t it? Perhaps the following excerpts from the poem "कोशिश करने वालों की"- हरिवंशराय बच्चन ( Harivansh Rai Bachchan) might cheer you up.

असफलता एक चुनौती है, इसे स्वीकार करो,
क्या कमी रह गई, देखो और सुधार करो।
जब तक न सफल हो, नींद चैन को त्यागो तुम,
संघर्ष का मैदान छोड़ कर मत भागो तुम।
कुछ किये बिना ही जय जय कार नहीं होती,
कोशिश करने वालों की कभी हार नहीं होती।

On a very different note, how do you account for the “Kolaveri Di” epidemic? Is it the catchy lyrics or the tune. Or is it just because of the singer Dhanush being Rajnikant's son-in-law? Perhaps it needs a closer look and study. Coincidentally, I had picked up this book The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference” - Malcolm Gladwell the other day. The writer had tried to convince that "Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do" with examples. I have completed reading the first few pages of the book and hoping to find some more clue to the Kolaveri phenomenon when I finish it.


PS:

2011 is on the verge of completion. However, it has not stopped consuming legends after legends. Dev Anand being the latest to say good-bye. May his soul RIP.

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