This is a blog where I have posted my crative writings and write-up. This also included my poems and other stuff.

MY FAVOURITE TV SHOW

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,,,
I love watching serials on different channels. But the programme I like most is the Zee Horror show.
That day, as usual I watched the programme. In that there was a man with an axe in his hand. He had fiery eyes and an eerie laughter.
Even though I was afraid I could not avoid the temptation of watching the programme.After that I went to bed. In the middle of the night I started having a nightmare.
I dreamt that I was being chased by `that man.' His eyes were glowing in the dark, his axe was glittering and he had such a terrible laughter. He was running after me. I ran and ran but was soon exhausted. I stopped because all my energy was drained out. The man reached me and seeing me helpless he raised his axe to kill me.
``Motherrr.. help meee......'' I cried out, piercing the silence of the night.
Hearing my shouts, my parents woke up, switched on the light and came up to me. When I told them everything they started laughing. My father told me that those 'eyes' were nothing else but the dual lamp-set placed before the idol of Lord Ganesh and that 'axe' was actually the axe in the Lord's hand and was shining because of the radium coating on it.
``But what about the laughter," I asked. My father had a ready answer, ``Have you forgotten that people play cards in the next corner! They are the ones who laugh so loudly.'' Hearing all this, what else could I do other than laugh and that too at myself?

WHO READS ?

Is the kid today going away from reading ?

The 21rst century has changed the habits of the man. He is now addicted to computer, games, Internet, chatting, travelling,..... The list is endless. He will do everything except reading. In short, he is all dependent on machine, technology etc.
And no one seems to be an exception to this. But the kids, do need to read. At least, as long as they are students. They need to. And even if, unwillingly, they do read it. And that's true.
But the idea of reading for fun, pleasure is quite a distant reality. Because, one may read for fun, when he needs relaxation, when mentally fatigued. But reading for fun, is not necessary now-a-days. The reason is that there are more means to relax. Like go out with friends, go for long drives, use your i-pod, your mobile for taking pictures, listen to online songs, play online games, chat --- . The list goes on. "Do everything, but don't read", seems to be the motto of the kid today.
But then came Harry Potter. The first of the Harry Potter series - "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" - made the young and the old read alike. They became voracious readers. 325 million copies worldwide. 700 pages finished in just a matter of days. Children were really reading. And yes, they were reading for fun and only fun and nothing else. The tension, the curiosity and the excitement made them read it on and on. Kids didn't then need chatting, computer, games, internet for passing their time. They just needed their hero. The spell was cast. It was cast worldwide. It was cast on one and all. It was cast on the young and the old alike. With the Potter series being translated in almost all the major languages of the world, it showed how popular it was. And not only popular, it also showed how all were glued to the books.
But believe it or not, the habit decreased a bit when the Harry Potter series was taken up for film-making. That surely lessoned the current crop of readers.
But whatever, and whoever tries it, it is now pretty difficult to make one read again. and read passionately.

7/11 (Poem)

♠ Posted by Abhijit Bangal in ,,,,,
REMEMBERING THE DARK DAY 7/11
MY COMMENTS

The whole world is with you through thick and thin,
Someone of you might have really lost a kin !

The vacuum created is really sad,
Because no terrorism is good or bad !

It's our duty to stop this bloody thing,
And to rescue ourselves from Osama - the underworld King !

Each one of us should come forward to uproot terrorism,
Because God has really made the earth a good place to live !

Let us not spoil this God-gift,
And not let them create between us a rift !

The tears, the sorrow, the crest fallen faces,
This has been experienced by many races !

This shows, safe that we are not,
This battle, now really needs to be fought !

India, Pakistan & Sri Lanka;
Australia, UK, America,
Who have been spared ?
But many a terrorist have dared !

So, let's pledge not to make another 7/11
I'll fight terror, this at least tell one !
(Dedicated to the victims of the 7/11 rail attacks on Mumbai)