Vishesh - He is special

Vishesh - The third character of my story makes sure that he is at the centre of attention; which makes for dollops of theatrics. Watch him out...

Vishesh has a special ability to lighten up even the most depressing turn of events into a really hilarious one. He is a compulsive talker and entrance into the engineering college is the best thing to have happened to his life. Subjugating comes naturally to him as he is from a political background. He has a dream of no less than ruling the world. A couple of months back, a few days before Diwali; he had plotted a plan to teach a lesson to one of his seniors who had given him a really torrid time during ragging. In the evening, when this senior was in the loo, Rahul had quietly switched off the lights of the whole hostel block while he bared the threads of a string of fire crackers, lighted it and had slid it under the door of the loo. Finding himself in a precarious situation, this senior has jumped and screamed for a whole of fifteen seconds. Vishesh, Rahul and Sameer however, had laughed all night through. Coming back, Vishesh is short-tempered but exceptionally phenomenal in forgetting instances and forgiving people. He is less of a brain but manages through his rustic way of mixing-up with people and getting things done. He cares for his friends and wants to live with them but not at the expense of foregoing a leadership position.

Rahul - Seizing the millenium opportunity

Rahul - This quintessential bloke is the heartbeat of my story. His seizures make for extraordinary turn of events. Read on... the second character of the book - "The Millennium Misadventure"

Rahul is a small town guy whose good looks make a few hearts miss a beat. He, however, considers his looks average. He is a reticent person and keeps mostly to himself. He is a health freak and never misses his daily jog in the evening. Rahul suffers from Benign Childhood Epilepsy. He experiences seizure disorders once in a while. The seizures are mild and affect only his facial muscles. He has witnessed convulsion (severe seizure across whole of his body) only once in his life, a year back, on the first day of his joining college. Although a digression, this provocative story goes like this - On his first day at college, pretending as helpful volunteers, the ingenious seniors had masterfully carried Rahul to one of the hostel blocks for lunch. Instead of lunch, he was pulled through the hallway into the courtyard (surrounded by hostel rooms rising up to three floors), where tens of freshers were stark naked with water being poured onto them. Rahul still shivers to this day. He had a massive seizure while a couple of boys were shouting in front of his ears and were pulling off his clothes. He just remembers lying on a hospital bed; it was not easy to meet the eyes of his parents. He felt he has been raped brutally that day.

Rahul is smitten by his engineering course and is afraid of planning big in life. He, however, has one grand plan which none of his friends know. He wants to fall in love truly, madly; deeply and that too soon enough.

क्या आप खुदा से भी ख़ास हैं?

दिल न उदास हो के वो पास नहीं
जो हासिल न हुआ तुझे वो खुदा से ख़ास तो नहीं।

गूंजती थी जो शहनाईया सी जो दिल-ऐ-राहों में
क्या हुआ जो अब आती कोई आवाज़ नहीं।

हाल-ऐ-दिल तो यूँ ही बयां किया करते थे हम
ज़िन्दगी में अब थोडी खामोशी ही सही।

गम-ऐ मोहब्बत किसे बतलाएं हम
सुनते तो सब हैं, समझता कोई भी नहीं।

दिल न उदास हो के वो पास नहीं
जो हासिल न हुआ तुझे वो खुदा से ख़ास तो नहीं।

Framed on 10th November 98 in Prof. R.C.Gupta's (Material Science) Period: 9.10am-10.50am

Sameer: The Next Door Techie

Sameer is a usually animated character unless troubled by extreme cold weather conditions. He always has some unconventional ideas, attempts to do things in a distinctive manner, and wants to add spice to his teenage life as he is coming out of a controlled childhood. He also thinks that his decisions are perfect as they are drawn out of experiences which he believes his friends have never experienced before. Being a Mumbaikar, he is always trusted upon to provide his expert advice in matters of heart.
Sameer is a tech freak. Last year, he on his own revolutionized the entire student community, helping them with opening their yahoo accounts and guiding them with chat, chat rooms and their jargons. He is very ambitious and wants to start something of his own. He, however, is a bad at implementing things. He cannot live without his friends.

The Plot of my book "The Millennium Misadventure"

A great view of the mighty Himalayas is not the only reason why visitors travel to Nepal, a rustic hill country; north of India. This Hindu country is abode to many mythological god/goddesses, is home to some of finest and cheapest selling liquor brands, provides great access to the best girls in the world and is a great ‘casino royale’ destination – a combination which Sameer, Rahul and Vishesh found irresistible while they were planning their new year vacation to usher in a millennium new year of 2000.

As you now understand, the plot involves three students who planned to visit Nepal to add a little zing to their engineering days. What happened next... keep following

Follow the blog trail next week to know more about the character tentatively named "SAMEER"

Millenium Misadventure

Hey All,
I am on a book-writing spree and am already through 30-40 odd pages. Don't forget to catch exclusive pre-reads only on this blog.

Coming-up this weekend: The Plot

Left Forever

Still I hold,
the insight of those blushing eyes
the crush,
that guided me to higher skies
Still I behold,
the gleam of your face
the instinct
still searching for the embrace
Still I mould,
the crushed-up thoughts
the dreams
truest to the noughts
Still my eyes fold
to relive those lovely days
praying deeply
Alas! had we had same ways

April-May 1999

That Blissful Kiss...

With a calming smile on her face
that added to an abstract grace
With eyes blue searching for the red
and knees crawling across the bed
With hair droping down the cheeks
and nerves gushing unabatedly for the peaks
With her hands woven around me
Her tender lips listened to my tacit plea
What followed was
An impeccable smack on my lips
What to say
An idea of kissful bliss
or 'A Blissful Kiss'

Framed on June 4th, 1999

GO ON

With the boring lectures going on
My mind seems not to go on
With my eyes plunging to slumber
I don't think, I can carry on
But as they say
"The Job Should Go On"
Thats why I am sitting right here,
vanquishing my slumber
through framing these lines and
TRYING TO GO ON AND ON AND ON

Framed on Aug. 18th'98, Material Science class of Dr. R.C.Gupta (9.10 am- 10am)