Reaching There

We like to watch a good movie. There are some movies you like, others you love and then there are a few that touch a cord with your heart. It could be a drama, horror, romance or comedy. We love to watch people pretend on the screen with emotions that should appear true. Some of my favourite movies are Treasure Island, In the Loop, The Chaser, The Godfather, I Saw the Devil and The Shawshank Redemption.  As you can see my choices range from classics to murder mysteries. One of the movies is about a guy looking for treasure unintentionally accompanied by pirates and finally a fight ensues - everything else you already know. Another is about how world was forced into a war to fulfil geopolitical advantages for a group of nations; a political satire. The Chaser - is about a guy who is chasing a serial murderer, the "chaser" is a former cop turned pimp - yet I liked him. There is no particular genre that I can adhere too. So is there anything common in these movies?  Ap...

We all like things to be done certain way. Whether we call those personal rules or just call them that's-the-way-I-like; we all have defined a certain way of living for us. And for even two persons to cohabit there needs to be compromises and it always ends with one party being slightly (or extremely) unhappy about the compromise reached knowingly or unknowingly. There are times when egos are too blunt resulting in a sword-fight that have repercussions that we all are too familiar with. This is the reality of material realm. In a spiritual realm we want to cohabit with God (or some may say become an inseparable part of God or become God-like). Whatever the case be we've to first begin by knowing God and then try to be friends. In Hinduism (or for that matter any religion) there are defined certain "rules" in scriptures that form the basis of propitiating God.  As Hindus we are all too familiar with the concept of "vrat" (or fasting). Even if we go ...

A play in one act By Pushkar Bajpai Character List VIVEK: A thirty something man with clean shave and three small suitcases that are stuffed MAN/THE MAN: An enigmatic looking thirty year old man with blue beaded string around his neck. Fade In. — (Start of Scene 1) — INT: A TRAIN COMPARTMENT – DUSK WITH LAST RAYS OF SUNLIGHT POURING IN THROUGH THE WINDOWS The train stops at a train station of a small town. A man walks into the compartment; looks around for the seat number then places his almost torn & tattered bag underneath the seat. The man looks at Vivek and they exchange a slight nod of heads. MAN Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t see you were here too. VIVEK It’s alright, nice to have some company finally. MAN (Smiles) Where are you going? VIVEK New Delhi. How about you? MAN I’m going to….. (The train horn drowns the next few words) (Vivek opens his mouth to say pardon but is interrupted by The Man) MAN It’s awfully hot in h...