Pramod

  A   friend recently took me aside and made a point. He was not worried about how I would react. I was nervous too. Of what he would say to me.. Then he made a point …… He asked me to continue writing . He asked me why I had stopped publishing what I used to do before. People out there are looking forward to what I write….Now he wanted me to get going and write… This has prompted me to write and publish again what I lost and missed…. To hell with the ‘Writer’s Block’. When I listened to him that day, I understood that Writer’s Block was not the problem.. The problem laid in ‘not writing anything at all’ ! What I understand is that the only people who think writing is easy are those people who don’t write at all !   No ? The ‘writers block ‘ is not the problem here. It is the fear of not writing well. I am not here for an award or an accolade, I am here because I write and somehow I stopped in between. My audiences here today, may seem a little surprised……but that’s...

  The Gap continues to grow…..but the distance has become short now….I feel like , it’s been ages since I wrote the last article….but the gap has brought me more close to you….. Sometimes , seclusion works for you ! A tough day ….or a simple task …can change the outcome.   Note the power of Perspective.. and how a new view, changes everything ! I was looking far ahead towards a mountain. But it could have been a mole hill for all I knew. The difference, from a mountain to a mole hill was my perspective to look at things. It’s always good to look for a fresh perspective , a fresh outcome ….because it’s fun to tell stories that are original and new in some way…..! I was wrong yesterday….But today I want to get it right…..I did what I could do yesterday…Some blunders and absurdities had already crept in….but I really want to forget them and begin afresh ! Every time I start to write , I try to be different and to start with a new outline , a new perspective ….So I search ...

  It takes some time to write something …you know…. Especially when you run out of ideas… Scratching your head……you come up-to something, and then you decide to pen it down…But is it worth or absolutely meaningless ? But when you run out of ideas , you look around…..you look around for those small bits of tales whispering to each other and hoping that somebody would pull them down and pen them….! I looked around , found some bit and now ….here goes ….! My writings are inspired by what I was afraid of or what was scary to me …… These are the feelings you’ll find in these articles ! The last gone days were amazing…having said that , some days jostled me around – here and there ,   but some days were really good. There were happy occasions, some memorable too……then there were some sad moments…..but know what…..it’s all about living those moments… I turned 50 ( you all know about it ..now ) , then I celebrated my 25 th married years’ bliss….and while I was still there, a ...

  Somebody told me to just take it easy with everything……and stop telling what’s going on in my life ! But I had to do this …..!   because this is not only working for me …..it is for all of us who feels the same thing and nobody to talk to ! Entering the threshold of 50 years , I have to take it easy now....Starting 50 , I don’t feel a thing.. People who’ve crossed 50 or just reached there and reading this today, would understand the importance……..ummmmm….or not so important ! At 50 ……I’m still hot …..have you seen a Flash Gun ?.....yeah….that hot…..in flashes ! hahahahahaha This is that age, when you feel that even an half an hour movie needs an interval……well……some age…. While some might disagree with me…..for age is just a number……why don’t you ask your muscles and bones then ?......do they feel 25 ? Mocking myself , I guess I have to live another 50 years …..to get that 2 nd Heart attack now ?hahahaha. I was so excited when I turned 5 ….you know ?.....errrrrr……so...

  After some good days ….more news from the planet ! The red hot Sun is turning into dark red and thus spoiling the get-togethers we usually have from 10:00 Am to 7:00 PM……no ? Is it out of context ?…..Yeah….I know ….this is not me……how do I convert myself from a boring article writer to what’s happening at the core of our planet ?    Not me ! Boring ….yeah….getting older , day by day ..ummm….actually I don’t mind getting older ….you know !...but my body is taking it badly….hahahahahaha….! You feel like your warranty has expired and the parts are beginning to wear out ! I was reading a story on Jesse Owens and how he defeated the German athlete Luz Long at the 1936 Olympics in Germany. Hitler was mad at Long , but he bowed down to Jesse and congratulated him in full view of the crowd. Luz Long and Jesse became best friends and when WW2 started , Long wrote a letter to Jesse from the war front. He wrote “ ( paraphrased by me ) I want to meet my wife. I have not seen my...

  This is what I don’t like…the long distance waits…….to write something and to tell you about it ! Nobody’s waiting for me !    I know that….……..but then that’s what I do….still go ahead and pluck minds….! After all the hooobalooo…….over something , time to bring in a new tale..! After all this , I could have done Stand-UP for all I know …….but never mind ! I’ve been writing for long now….it’s going good …….I mean ….so far …so good..! But somehow , am not happy from inside ….! Ummmmmmm….again ,   never mind ! From childhood to College , all my parents told me …was to study well…. I did too….par…kya hua….aaaj main aise-vaise articles likh raha hu…..kya fayda hua……hahahahahaha IPL is here….( Idhar Pramod ki Lag-gai )..hahahhahaaha……no….no….the real one …the cricket one ….After watching some matches , I looked at myself and asked …..why did my parents do this to me ….man ?.....I should have been in the IPL , running all around the ground for some franchise……b...

  All those stories on me…..bored…..right ? After all those mixed responses………I wonder if it works if I carry it forward…ummmmm……guess…..it would not then ! Coming back to living a normal life , people are still suspicious….some look at me as a ‘Wonder’, how I managed to get living after all those   ‘ implementations ‘ on my body. Ummmmm……nice try heart !......   I am still here !! My wife was watching news the other day and suddenly she looked at me and said , “ maximum people die during an heart attack “ !....... I did not respond…because I couldn’t…. all I could muster was     “ hmmmmmmm “ I was not happy……I was not sad……for , I’ve lost a few acquaintances in ‘ heart attacks ‘ before   and here I am living to tell a live tale…! Guess , she may be considered a proud wife of an Heart attack survivor……no ? It is one of the most crucial conditions that could happen in our lives ….The person who suffers through this condition feels lowest at confide...

  Everybody knows now ….. today , it’s an old story..!.. But concerned people still ask me how I feel and how I am faring with my health …….. I’ve been deliberately taking some time   out here…..you know ?.....giving me some space….. giving myself , that much needed ‘ME ‘ time…. I exercised right ….I ate right ….no cheating foods in between hours….my colleagues at office can vouch for me….no oil , no much sweet , no much sour or hot things…. Then why did I get that stroke , when I got one ? You know , I’ve read it somewhere …… that having an Heart Attack is like a surprise party… where , except for presents , you get an ambulance ride ….! Hahahahaha.. I guess , my heart couldn’t handle all the excitement in my life ….ummmm….too many of them ……It was time to switch to a boring routine……..! It had me boggled over and over again…..Why me ? Why ….after all these years ……….I smoked ….all right ! But then last time I checked ( you know where )   …..….my lungs were clear a...

  That strength and energies which came out was enough to charge up my batteries and I lived again to tell a tale !   How I ended my last article ….. But a month later after that ‘Scare ‘….. ,   I am yet to come to terms with myself …..or rather with the active cells in my body..! Beginning this week, I had a rendezvous with my doctor…… a long one …..he took up my entire day and all he had to say that my EF percentage was only 35 % ?   - Errrrrrr.....No offence sir..! Lv you....! EF : Ejection Fraction - Ejection fraction is measured as a percentage of the total amount of blood in your heart that is pumped out with each heartbeat. A normal ejection fraction is 50 percent or higher. An ejection fraction below 40 percent means your heart isn’t pumping enough blood and may be failing. -          -    From the Medical Handbook. What do EF numbers mean ? 55 to 70 % - Normal Heart function 40 to 55 % - Below Normal heart fu...

  Tough life….tough weeks…tougher months….and a wonderful year ahead…! The fuel keeps us going..! 2024….the year ahead…. Not sure …what , but somehow I was excited to enter the New Year..! That   feeling , that instinctive feeling …you know…that the days ahead , may bring in some exuberance , that exhilarative pleasure ….with “ ALL IS WELL” thoughts…… Don’t know , but maybe you feel the same too…. Talking about fuel, mine was a little wasted a week back…..wasted means – a real waste..! Morning – of   one fine day…..birds chirping ….dogs playing on the road…..and little they knew that a man inside a house , was in a battle with his own self…! Scared ?    yes…..the family……not he…..because when you are in a battle, you don’t get scared…..the people who send you to battle are the ones who are !....... right ? Apparently ……the scare had its own way …….one of the arteries   was blocked completely …..leading to an artificial object getting inserted in...

  It’s been a long time since I posted my last article……Come to think of it , I’ve not lost my touch …It’s just that I’ve been touching quite a few topics here and there…which does not fit in here…! Phewww………long time ….! These many days , I’ve seen the human race enforcing their values…here and across….We are glad we did not lose it nor it shows that we intend to do so ! I don’t want to make it boring ….you know …?...These many days , all we did was wish for this , wish for that ….Went to God , spoke to Him…and made Him understand …..what our lives were all about ! hmmmm….! God will definitely   understand …..that ……” hum sab ki lagi padi hai …!” Hmmmm….the above caption informs us very subtly, that we are bloody hell , a busy lot….! We are so busy making a living , that we forget to make a life !....right ? Apparently , we are so busy working for the world………. and the world is busy trying to unplug our values and systems out…. Few days back , I was listening to the...

  Stories are to be told…….to be told , to be listened to , and to take home happy endings….. Stories have to be told or they die ….and when they die….the purpose is beaten ! We all wear these stories from time to time ….every person does…for it reminds us who we are and why we are here ..! I’ve been writing a lot ….it doesn’t matter ….who thinks what ….you know ……but all my articles are a produce of our stories….stories we lived , stories we fought for …..stories we were loved for ! We are all story tellers….our ancestors told us , we tell our down–the-lines   and they would , with theirs… The network leads to a stronger connection !... Living is very important …..and to live …….we tell ourselves , stories ….right ? The best part of us is that our narratives are built within us ….it’s built in the human plan…. I’ve heard people sleepwalking …..trust me,    I wouldn’t want to do that….the very reason I started to write is so that I might not sleepwalk my enti...

  A bit delayed to post. Was recovering from a shoulder injury for the past 15 days …..errrr…maybe more……lost track   I think.. Here I come again .. Festivities never ends …… and ….….the bigger ones are just waiting round the corner…..! We’ve always tried to make these festivities look better…by thoughts and by actions …. What about us …are we better ?....The theme here   is “ Current “……Living in the moment !... But many of us have been carrying that heavy luggage… the luggage called Past ! As mortals , we are known to cling onto our pasts ….I agree to relive good memories of the past…but disagree on the worse ones…. When your past calls ….don’t answer….because it has nothing new to say ! So , lets live it out in the present …..if you ask me what I came to do in this world ?...... I would say , I am here to live out loud …! I may   not be so vocal , as many of us are ……but I do speak up sometimes ……with here and there actions …! We all need to know tha...

  After all the Hoobala-Hoooo of some dabba coming out from the Jabba ( the last article ) .     I got some other things for you guys…. Let’s get liberated ! Let’s do things which scare us…..and don’t worry about the end result ….This was not planned …maybe life would turn out more amazing than it , being planned….! Last article , I did not get so much of reviews….you know …… maybe the abba dabba concept was boring…. ( and I thought my other articles were ..hahahahaha )…. Yeah….but happiness depends on our mindsets and attitudes…..right ? Every day , I read the newspaper without fail…errrrrr……only to look for my name in the millionaire’s list…..Then I go to work……hahahahahaha   “ The only thing that ever sat its way to success was a hen !” -Sarah Brown Well…..I have been an opportunist…..and I have proved all the way…..maybe at work …or maybe at my driving skills….The way I have maneuvered my car , the way the people next sitting to me have looked at me ….T...

  The very famous three words in this world, since inception ,…..when you don’t understand a single thing…..and your mind says…” Abba Dabba Jabba “… This is like ….you study the whole year …. Get only 2 hours sleep….you literally die studying …..and then……at the exam…… it’s abba dabba jabba….hahahahahaha….how many of you agree ? I was thinking of an inspirational article to write …( how boring )…....and couldn’t decide what ! ..Somebody asked me …what I was going to write this weekend …and as natural it was ….I replied …..abba dabba jabba..! Here goes nothing ! I am usually the odd one out ….you know ?....the black sheep……. In a line , I am the one who is always out….people look at me and wonder the uncommon characteristics I hold…..It’s like God made me and said “ TAAA DAAA ! “…..hahahahaha I definitely understand not fitting in…..and I think everybody has their own version of feeling out of place…ahhhhh…..It’s OK to be in that awkward phase…..! Black sheep….white sheep…whatev...

  Well, another break from writing……!. The frequencies have changed…..The urgencies have changed….. Some ,   close , are not so close today….maybe …the agendas have changed !   So we’ve heard …..” changes are for good “ ……but some changes are not so admirable or gratifying…!   Ok….Back to basics ….back to ‘gyani baba ‘ version…..hahahahahaha… Enthusiasm is everything ….seen a guitar ? …..look at the strings…taut and vibrating…! It takes bravery and heroism to stand up on a stage with an acoustic guitar…. Maybe , someday , I will do that …..all for the free eggs and vegetables , the people who will throw at me …..hahahahahahaha….. Jokes apart ….all you have to do is to have that acoustic guitar and a voice ….and the song should be good ! Dreaming , after all , is a form of planning …right ? There’s a lot of excitement in our lives….......Actually , I used to call it stress…..you know …..but guess , I feel much better now , that I’ve started to call it ex...

  It seems ages , since I wrote the last article. I wonder why … Writer’s block ?....Oh no…. The block was collective…Too many things happened to keep me distracted…..to keep me away from all this and more……! Well…..here goes….!! Been there , done that….that’s what we’ve been doing so many years …! We’ve got what we wanted , achieved what we aspired , loved what we lived for…..errrrrrerrrrr…that’s what we’ve thought all these years…..Always wanted to be somebody……now , if I think about it , we should have been more discrete…! It took me so many years to find out , that I could write …..and by the time I started writing , people had already judged me …… The idea to write…did not struck me ….you know….I wanted to write …..so I damn well decided to have an idea….That’s how I got the idea…..ummmmm…never mind ! Today , when I write ……the pictures people drew of me , don’t match …..hmmmmmm…! Blame it on luck….how convenient …..I’m still not over 100%......you see…. And lu...

  After all those   “ Bade Bacche “   gyan ……I am back ! Looking for an inspiration to write this article , I came across people…..errrr….my younger colleagues in office ……most of them   between 21 to 30……running around in circles ….wondering what hit them , at this age …! Hahahahahaha Coming up to my age ….looking at them …they are either my best friends or the devil’s designate……….    honest here !   hmmmmm Thought , then let me be one !....Now …..now ……we are not so old…..are we …?.....We are “recycled teenagers “ We are the ‘senior adult group’…..but I don’t like the way they call me a senior ……..you know ?.....ummmmm….I don’t certainly act my age ….that is …! That’s who we are …..!   The difference is that we’ve had so many more experiences than we did when we were teenagers , the first time around…..We have this …ummmmm.. the first-hand knowledge of so many things that allow us to enjoy the second phase so much more …! What to wear ?...

A hindi title for an english write …..yeah…that’s how I am going to connect …! My friends often post AVs on having fun…..Everybody has  different meanings to have fun ….you know….Mature set of friends , colleagues , blood lines…them all. ! Having fun is not violation….nor a fault…. It doesn’t show us immature …..It’s just that we know how to have fun....Guess , there’s plenty of time to play dead !  A friend settled elsewhere , posts his fun loving side…..friends settled here , post theirs… that way both have fun…..and the joy of being together deepens…! This bond is  not of blood !...but it is of respect and joy in each other’s life ! I’m close to 50 today…..close….ok?.....and I see no good reason to act my age ….I don’t mind being this old,   ‘cause it doesn’t matter ! Meanwhile …I love Victor Hugo quotes….here goes one : “ Forty is the old age of youth; fifty the youth of old age “ I’ve never stopped learning ….you know …..I read and read and read …..appar...

  Long time …No ? The activities down the weeks were exhausting. Never forgetting , how confused the weather was , too. Looking   up   the sky, I saw it puzzled and disoriented. As if asking – ‘should I rain or should it be the winds….only ?’   hmmmmm… Well, as mortals …all we could muster is   “ bring it on ! “ ……jo hoga dekha jayega ….! Mind Set : Whatever happens , happens …! OK ! We can’t control everything …..but eventually all things fall into place ……until then …..let’s laugh at the confusion ….look up at the sky and live the moment ! Lately , a friend posted this -   “ Be the reason someone smiles today ….or the reason they drink….whatever works ! “……. Hmmmm….. I think , I am going to drink today….that way … I’ll smile too…hahahahaha My wife’s watching me write this …..I have this feeling , there are going to be two glasses now …….ummmmmm….never mind ! We are in adulthood…kids are grown up….dreams pursued , fast and furious…..some accompli...