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I have one very distinctive memory of The God of Small Things before I actually started reading the book. Back in 1999, I remember sitting at home, watching TV with my parents as they flipped through news channel and one of the channels was carrying an interview of Arundhati Roy, the author who had made India proud by winning a Man Booker Prize for her first novel titled The God of Small Things. <\/p>
Having picked up reading recently, I naturally wanted to read the book right away when I heard about it on TV, knowing not in the innocence of my childhood of politics and political opinions. My parents -mightly amused, I'm sure - refused outright, saying that I needed to be older to understand the book and that I can read it when I grow up. I was miffed, obviously, because something about the way Roy spoke on TV made me want to read what she had written, and the praise the book was getting in itself was enough reason to pick it up and read it myself. As is the case with many childhood fantasies, however, I promptly forgot about both the book and the person who wrote it for years. It wouldn't be until I was a teenager going on to be a young adult that I would hear of Roy once again. <\/p>
Today, Arundhati Roy is a person I deeply admire, even though I may not agree with her political views all the time. I'm glad I waited to read The God of Small Things until I was older because I certainly would not have appreciated the themes in the book as much as I do now. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507966929684","data":"59e1cddcd15f2"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507966931655","data":"
There are certain writers that have a gift of reaching into your chest and pulling your heart out with a few simple words. Except I didn't realise that the first time I read The God of Small Things. In fact, I hated the first time I read it, I was going through my nationalist phase. The second time, I hated it because it felt the book at gone to GRE coaching and attached every fancy word it had heard in class. <\/p>
The third time, however, was different. By this time, I had read Roy's other works as well and understood her writing style. Nothing, however, prepared me for the full range of emotions that would hit me with The God of Small Things. <\/p>
Set in Kerala at the end of the 60s, the story takes us through the lives of twins whose lives are thrown out of gear after a certain sequence of events leads them down a melancholic path with no apparent end in sight. <\/p>
Melancholy, in fact, is the perfect word to describe this book. People have called it dark and depressing, but I think Melancholy suits it much better. The pervasive melancholy of the story seeps through the pages of the books and creeps slowly into your soul - a feat not many writers can pull off - and leave your heart aching for more, yet wanting the misery to end and the characters, oh the characters to just lay down and sleep their troubles away under the stars. <\/p>
The characters are fantastic, written with an amazing subtlety that surprises me: How did Arundhati Roy manage to capture the essence of characters from Kerala so poignantly, I'll never know. Perhaps that is merely a mark of a good writer. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507969309551","data":"59e1ce8153b66"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507969311597","data":"
The political themes in The God of Small Things were obviously going to be there, but oftentimes in a story, the political themes are so blatant and in the face that it turns people off. In The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy manages to avoid the pitfalls of blatant political agenda presentation and employs, in its place, clever writing and weaving of political themes as our protagonists move from one tragedy to another. <\/p>
A friend once joked that the Man Booker Prize was just Oscars for books, presenting awards to books that use floaty language that favour extreme prose in favour of stories that are actually good, much like how the Oscars are accused of falling for Oscar-bait movies every year. I used to believe them, of course, but then I started learning more about literature and movie making and now I'm all sorts of confused. As it turns out, the experts who judge the panels do actually know what they're talking about. <\/p>
Arundhati Roy is the target of a major online hate campaign as the trend of targeted abuse began to appear in large numbers following the 2014 elections. How she manages to stay calm while her life is being threatened 24\/7 by trolls on Twitter is something of a mystery to me, but she's still here and so <\/p>
You need to read The God of Small Things, as an Indian, it is your essential duty to read this piece of literature that has contributed to keeping India on the world map in literary circles. I cannot recommend it enough. <\/p>
Click here to buy! <\/a><\/p>"}]
While living in small towns and villages in India come with exposure to the local culture (and the intense regression, casteism and sexism), to truly immerse yourself in culture, one must move to the city where people from all walks of life congregate together and share ideas, this sharing culture. This is also why you won't find culture vultures in the countryside, but in cities spread across the various exotic cuisine restaurants and pretending to watch and understand movies in languages you've never even known existed. <\/p>
Jokes aside, the world has gotten smaller today than ever before thanks to technology and access. Today, a person sitting in their homes can be immersed in a culture they've never heard of or seen by simply accessing information about it through the internet. While there are some cultures in the city that require you to be physically present (like the culture of public speaking, adventure sports and more), one now has direct access to learning more about it, and even know where like minded people are meeting up. <\/p>
What exactly is a culture vulture, though? It is someone who likes to immersive themselves in the cultures a city offers them, any kind of them. These kind of people are well connected and seem to know everyone. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507964617753","data":"59e1b942b5796"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507964620446","data":"
For example, I had no idea Hyderabad has a thriving classical music scene until I met a classical musician at Lamakaan, easily the culture vulture capital of Hyderabad. This classical musician, a graded pianist and an all around wonderful person, told me that the oldies from Hyderabad still congregate together on the weekends in places like the Taj Falaknuma to enjoy classical music concerts, and classical musicians still get paid a lot of money to do so. So while your idea of music might be EDM, but for these folks with expensive tastes, Bach's symphonies and Beethoven's body of work is what still works as they listen to the tones and notes in the music. Classical musicians are weird like that. <\/p>
Similarly, as someone who would rather read a book than hang out, I was in for a shock when I found out that there are actual people who meet every weekend to do physical activities together, like trekking and rock climbing. To my mind it is quite amazing, mostly because I'm quite lazy and who wants to sweat it out in strange places with strangers? But then, it works, people form communities around that culture which celebrates fitness. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507964869089","data":"59e1b956926c3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507964871102","data":"
When you're considering moving to a new city, one of the most obvious things to check for would be the kind of culture the place has. For example, Mumbai has everything: a culture of watching world cinema, gaming, sports, adventure sports, even Water sports and if my Mumbaikar friends are to be believed, traveling to Goa and nearby holiday destinations is as much a ritual as it can get. <\/p>
So consult your nearest culture vulture for advice on where to move, where to grab a cold one, and how to become one, if you aren't already one. <\/p>"}]
Bernard M. Baruch says \" Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.\u201d<\/p>
We people live in an era of self-proclaimed gurus, experts and innovators. We are like persistently looking for the next Steve Jobs, Bill Gates or the great minds like them who can still change the world. We are so obsessed with an idea of becoming rich and successful that we are now religious about it. We obsessively share articles on how such people think, and about their lifestyle. We naively believe that we can become billionaires or millionaires within a night. Actually, we got it all wrong.<\/p>
One should get tired of thinking like someone else. All people are not alike, everyone is different. We all live on the same planet but we all have a vast world of ideas and dreams to achieve. We see the big people around us and we try to become like them. Hence, we wear a mask to hide our true selves and become someone else and we live like them due to which we lack our authenticity. We let others judge us on the contrast with the successful person. Our true self is who we really are when we let go of all of the stories, labels, and judgments that we have placed upon ourselves. It is who we naturally are without the masks and pretentiousness. <\/p>
It is who we really are when we let fall to the floor the cloak of other people\u2019s stuff that we have taken on. Everything else that we claim to be when we say, \u201cThis is who I am!\u201d is only a story. A story where we built our foundation on lies and we built our fake-selves on them. If you ever watch small children, you will notice just how free they are and how little they care about what other people think of them. They are happy and in the moment. They are their true natures. They have not yet been socialized to \u201cfit in\u201d to a society that squashes that. They don\u2019t care if people think that they are silly while they dance in the front yard for all of the neighbours to see. <\/p>
Children are just pure love and light. If you really want to get in touch with your inner child, become freer. Play, have fun, enjoy the moment, do cartwheels in the front yard. We play roles to fit into society and we suppress our true nature out of fear of what others think. If you find yourself worrying about being judged, remember that is merely just the socialized you, not the real you.<\/p>
You may be shocked by the number of negative thoughts that run through your mind on any given day. After so long, our reality begins to take shape based on all of these conditioned thinking patterns.Yes, thoughts will come and go, but just allow them to do that without getting attached to them. Just observe them. When you are finished, continue observing the mind throughout your day.We have so many unconscious beliefs that we have taken on over the years that were probably handed down to us from somebody else, and that we believed to be who we are. Becoming more aware of the quality of your thoughts, letting go of the old beliefs, and becoming more present can help in revealing your true nature. We are all so much more than those old negative thinking patterns would ever allow us to believe.<\/p>
Your authentic self is the real you that is beyond all of those conditioned beliefs and thinking patterns that you have accumulated throughout your life. If you believe in yourself you will be the one of your kind.<\/p>
\"It's not what I am or on what I BELIEVE in it's what I do that defines me\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507914735064","data":"59e0f4626f7a0"}]
Starting late last year and extending all the way to mid 2017, the Global Student Entrepreneur Award 2017 saw some fantastic ideas and startups by students juggling their studies, lives and careers as they built a product that could change the world. Today, the GSEA is back for the 2017\/18 season with applications open right now! <\/p>
Much like last year, the GSEA will have regional competitions before moving to national and then global, where the best entrepreneurs from the selected countries will meet, compete and exchange ideas while also picking up investors and more. <\/p>
Are you a student entrepreneur looking to take your product to the next level? Are you dedicated to building a product that not only turns your life around, but also the lives of others? Do you think you have what it takes to be the recipient of the Global Student Entrepreneurship Award?<\/p>
If yes, APPLY TODAY by clicking here!<\/a> Here's to building a better future and to all the students who have dedicated their time and effort into bringing a change! <\/p>"}]
Being a student with imparting knowledge on different multitasking aspects is not an easy job.Like everyone, he had to go through many up's and down's in his life to set a meaning for his life and degree. After reading this you'll believe that success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from your failures and persistence. <\/p>
In the words of Visla Krishna about his successful career :<\/u><\/b><\/p>
\"Facing all the challenges in my life gave me stronger feeling that there was something bigger that is waiting for me, a bigger challenge, a bigger stage to showcase my talents and a bigger success.<\/p>
My success starts from my engineering life. One day I and my friends happen to attend a technical fest and this was when I got more attracted towards technical stuff. I tried and interacted with many students who participated in that and designed a robot. With all the spirit I along with my friend participated in the competition that was held in IIT Hyd and secured the 6th position among 12 finalized groups. I knew that I had much more to face further and this was just a part of my career which actually helped me to learn more things for a better success.<\/p>
The next fest was on the go and I participated with the basic motors to and presented our selves in a very tough situation as everyone was fully prepared with all the possible things to win. Competiton was high and we were not up to the mark. But still, my passion did not stop me the place where I lost. The nightmares did not leave me a single night, they always reminded me of the failure I stood up to the failure fought back with all the mistakes that I had admitted when I was a beginner.<\/p>
I got tremendous support from my family as well as from my faculty members and then again I and my team happened to attend another event and we just not participated but won the competition for the Robot which we worked upon which not only gave us an identity but we could even make our college flag fly high. This was when I realized that hard work pays back to you in the form of success. It's just that you need wait for it. <\/p>
As an intern I managed to organise a workshop through Hackboats, a start-up company which trained the students on how to face hackathons and helped them out to prepare robots which resulted in 40+ of them and I continued as a trainer for this workshop in Vardhman and CMR Engineering Colleges.<\/p>
I never expected to be in the limelight. My passion is still continued with 54+ mighty certified achievements with one default. Some of the scales of winning at fests and events are JNTU HYD, KITS WARANGAL, SNIST, CBIT, IIT-Hyderabad, CMR, MLR, MJCET, MGIT, JNTU- Sultanpur.<\/p>
Just remember one thing, guys, if you quit once it becomes a habit so, never QUIT\".<\/p>
<\/p>
Wishing you all the success. ALL THE BEST VISLA.<\/p>
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There are some friendships that don't leave traces on social media.<\/p>\n
No pictures or selfies to filter and upload.<\/p>\n
No exchange of casual harm words on timelines.<\/p>\n
No holidays were taken or travel plans pinned on walls.<\/p>\n
No , These friendships needs none of this evidence.<\/p>\n
Or talks that can track why they mean so much to our lives.<\/p>\n
Instead, they are quiet observers of living of growing and traveling together into a new version of themselves .<\/p>\n","id":"1507855205001","type":"txt"},{"data":"
There are full of stories that are shared and laughed over a cup of tea or a pint of beer or a plate of Biryani.<\/p>\n
Things that a virtual presence can hardly quantify but mean much more.<\/p>\n
that's it.<\/p>\n","id":"1507855205002","type":"txt"},{"data":"59dfce449ca91","id":"1507855205003","type":"img"}]
I've never really had the gumption to cosplay, for one it requires a considerable amount of time and patience, and for another, I'm not exactly a spring chicken I used to be. Come to think of it, I never was that spring chicken. <\/p>
Jokes aside, however, while cosplaying is a major part of the Comic-Con culture, one doesn't necessarily to cosplay to be a part of it. But, if personal experience is anything to go by, you do feel the pinch of that cosplay bug when you see fantastic cosplays on the show floor over the Comic-Con weekend. <\/p>
Keeping that in mind, I spoke to fresh new recruits to cosplay communities, talking to them about their cosplays and asking them the reasons behind it. Do note that since the Con has not happened yet, there will be no pictures of the people mentioned in this article in their costumes. Check em out on the show floor this weekend! <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507815207347","data":"59df6f9a94787"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507808300087","data":"
\"When you're a kid,\" says Tejodeep TJ, a 20-year-old student, \"you have this dream of wearing your favourite superhero's costume one day. Cosplay allows me to to do so and celebrate this culture with fellow geeks like me.\" <\/p>
Tejodeep goes on to talk about how the Hyderabad Cosplay Community helped him out, \"I did try last year as the Joker, and it turned out to be a disaster,\" he laughs, \"This year, I had help from the community and they were all very sweet and extremely helpful.\" <\/p>
Speaking about his cosplay itself, \"I'm cosplaying as Ezra Miller's Flash,\" he says, referring to The Flash in the upcoming Justice League movie, \"and I'm pretty excited. The costume has been coming along nicely, can't wait for the weekend to arrive!\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507809014712","data":"59df6f8e9e190"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507809016775","data":"
While there are those who have never cosplayed and are about to start their journey, among us are also people who have cosplayed before but never at a Con due to various reasons, majority of it being Comic-Con not having an edition in their city. Rubina Raphael is one such cosplayer. <\/p>
Hailing from Chennai, this final year Masters student is headed to Hyderabad for her first Comic-Con, \"I have previously cosplayed at various events like a Halloween party, Japan Habba and 2 other private events,\" she elaborates, \"But yes, this will be my first time at any Con.\" <\/p>
Speaking about her journey so far in the world of cosplays and fandoms, she says, \"I've grown up watching Anime, which was what drew me initially to the world of cosplay.\" Upon being asked whether she was nervous about the upcoming event, she laughs and says, \"I'll be too excited to be nervous,\" before elaborating, \"But yeah, it's my first con, I'm quite aware that we will have a very large number of people coming through. Thankfully, the community is really helpful and I'm quite confident it'll be a good couple of days.\"<\/p>
From the three costumes Rubina is bringing to Hyderabad, she isn't sure which one to go with first, \"I'm ready to go with Laura from Street Fighter, Inu Yasha from the anime series of the same name and Illaoi from League of Legends, although I still have to add the finishing touches to the Illaoi costume.\" <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507812343738","data":"59df6fd35ff58"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507812345935","data":"
Cosplaying is being in the public eye for extended periods of time in costumes of your favourite characters. While it sounds easy on paper, it can be quite the harrowing experience. Even taking pictures all day with fans can be quite cumbersome. Which is why our next first-time cosplayer waited for a while before she was confident enough to finally cosplay, \"As Princess Leia from the prequel trilogy,\" she laughs. <\/p>
Neha Nisal is a 25-year old corporate lawyer based out of Chandigarh and has been a part of the fandom culture for years, and is certainly not new to comic cons but, as she informs us, this would be her first time cosplaying a character, especially one she admires. <\/p>
\"I was nervous because for some people being in the public eye in costumes can be quite taxing on your mind,\" she explains, \"Combine that with the fact that the Cons are almost always crowded, packed would be the word, and you become really self-aware and conscious of one's self. That is something you need to avoid when you're cosplaying.\" <\/p>
Cosplaying as Princess Leia - and later Commander Organa, sorry I'm a fan too - is a dream come true for Neha, \"She's just this amazing character that has been an example for so many years. She never backs down from a fight and always takes a stand, that is admirable.\" <\/p>
Finishing the short chat, I asked Neha why she had decided to cosplay now, this year, in particular, she replied 'Alibaba Express Delivery.'<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507812988661","data":"59df6febda063"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507812990675","data":"
While all three of the people mentioned above have been part of fandoms for quite some time now, my facebook post on the Hyderabad Cosplayers Club netted a response from a person that, I would say, is an anomaly in the community, one which has fully embraced and welcomed her. <\/p>
Amita Sood is a Consultant with Microsoft Global Delivery Center and a recent arrival to the city, \"I arrived about a year ago,\" she says, speaking over the phone, \"and for 6 months I was really bored. I didn't know what to do or where to go, but then I started branching out.\"<\/p>
An extrovert through and through, Amita's love for public speaking lead her to sign up with Toastmasters Hyderabad and as she says it, it was only a matter of time until she came across Comic-Con. <\/p>
\"A friend of my is a doodle artist and spoke about Comic-Con some time ago and I thought, this is something interesting, something that I want to do. Now, I'm not exactly into fandoms, neither do I watch TV shows or watch Hollywood movies, and I'm definitely the only person on the planet who hasn't watched Game of Thrones yet,\" she laughs, \"but I wanted to do something about Comic-Con, so I decided to go a bit retro.\" <\/p>
Amita is cosplaying as Little Red Riding Hood from the classic tale with a hungry wolf for a grandmother. The story has been passed down from generations for centuries, even finds itself in many video games, stories, movies and TV shows, the latest being a direct reference in The Witcher 3's expansion Blood and Wine. <\/p>
As a life-long introvert, my first reaction to anyone who says they are comfortable in the public eye is a usually a silent scream and a twist of my hand, the non-verbal sign of asking how. It really baffles me how people like Amita are so comfortable like that and when asked, Amita laughs, \"I'm used to it, you're going to get attention one way or another, the best way to do so is on your own terms. That's one way to be comfortable with it. I know there's only one thing I'm coming to the Con for this time, having fun.\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507814367454","data":"59df7095e656b"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507814369952","data":"
It is always great to see more people becoming part of the community you've been in for so long. As someone who - not so long ago - thought that there weren't enough like-minded people in the country, we've now found community and people like us whom we can identify with, who understand just how crazy you are about the fandoms you are part of. The feeling of community and showing appreciation for your favourite characters, as well as having fun, that is what cosplay is about. <\/p>
Hyderabad Comic-Con will be held on October 14-15. See you at the Con! <\/p>"}]
My First Defeat- it happened, not when I lost a game or something that we call life race. I was defeated when I first thought I\u2019m not worth it or I\u2019m not talented as much as everyone else was....ya that was my First Defeat when I started self-pitying myself. But you know what, I was wrong. I was totally wrong. My Defeat is because I haven\u2019t given my best at all. Maybe I\u2019m good at something else. But instead of considering the maybe or because I started thinking that I\u2019m not capable of anything.<\/p>
Days passed....months passed...years passed.... and I start cursing myself.....<\/p>
one day I found my talent.but it was too late.<\/p>
After losing something if I would not have blamed myself and started thinking about what mistake I would have done and started correcting them. The story would have been something different<\/p>
So remember -\u201c Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, but this time more intelligently\u201d<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507727379920","data":"59de188ab9097"}]
I feel like I should say this, with Comic-Con Hyderabad one day away. <\/p>
Many of us youngsters will be headed to Comic-Con to celebrate our weirdness together, but it is important for us to remember that no matter what, it is not okay for you to touch a cosplayer without permission, neither is it okay for you to take pictures without permission. <\/p>
Too many times I've seen people just grab cosplayers, especially women, around by their waists and pulling them around to take photos with without even asking for permission which, obviously, leads to some heated arguments. If you are at the Con, remember that the cosplayers are dressing up to celebrate their fandom, and not for your fantasies. <\/p>
So the following are 5 tips that you need to keep in mind while you're attending the con and not to come off as a creep. <\/p>
1. Come to the con for the fandoms, not the women: <\/b><\/p>
Look, don't try to pretend that there aren't boys who only go to the Con to check out women and creep on them. We saw this in prominence last year when half of Hyderabad seemingly turned up for the Con, so much so that there was barely any room to breathe in the hall, let alone walk in peace. When you have this many people in a crowded room, things get messy, especially with people who have come only to objectify women and not to enjoy the fandoms they like. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507792032590","data":"59df1b8d48d3d"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507792034521","data":"
2. Understand Consent: <\/b> <\/p>
You have to understand that if anyone, man or woman, says no to your request, turn around and walk away. If a cosplayer does not want to take pictures with you, then walk away, because a No means a No. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507792105151","data":"59df1ba7b6c81"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507792107140","data":"
3. Learn to ask permissions: <\/b> <\/p>
This isn't just limited to asking cosplayers permissions to take pictures with, but if you are taking a picture of anyone else, make sure you ask them for permission. It is Comic-Con, cosplayers understand that they'll be taking pictures with folk all day, just ask first. It is a shame that I even have to write this down. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507791318727","data":"
4. Learn to take a No: <\/b> <\/p>
Let's not take any names in this article, but not very long ago, an acquaintance with a massive ego was refused a photo with a cosplayer and a dear friend. This acquaintance went berserk, yelling at her in the middle of the crowded hall because she had dared hurt his fragile male ego. Don't do that, learn to take a no. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507792578671","data":"59df1bc462e10"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1507792740984","data":"
5. Remember that the world doesn't revolve around you: <\/b> <\/p>
Comic-Con is for everyone, not just for you. Women don't exist for your ego, if your idea of fun comes at the expense of someone else's, please do us all a favour and leave the con. The world does not, and will never, revolve around you, therefore making things worse for someone else is the worst thing you can do. Don't be a creep. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1507793585635","data":"59df1be642dba"}]
Not being a big fan of historical movies, when I went, I was a blank sheet. I wanted to watch the movie on my own terms and form my own opinions. The way you think gets distorted when you take in the opinions of other people before judging it yourself.\nNeedless to say, the movie surprised me. It surprised me because it was never larger than life. This is 'my opinion' or otherwise what I call as 'a couple of thoughts that grazed my mind while I watched the movie'.\nScenes of aerial combat spitfires and paranoid shots at the sea shore aside, the movie told the story of war as it probably might have taken place. It didn't suggest a tale of a hero who charged into battles nor a tale of villain who is dragged to hell for destroying the world<\/u>. <\/p>\n
The story told by Dunkirk is a story drenched in many shades<\/u>- it's a story of shifting conclusion of morality which never seems to cease, about frightened youngsters just like you or me, marching into battle only because everyone else was, sometimes inspired to be courageous, at other times, purely motivated to survive no matter what the cost. The soldiers in Nolan's screen were sometimes a hero, sometimes a villain, sometimes merely extras, but at all times, human. <\/p>\n
Our movies are almost always stories of great feats by remarkable people, the reason we have a hero, who has villains to defeat and extras to outshine. We need it because we need to believe that there is something more than just our lives on this planet. We need to believe that there's something more. We need someone to blame, someone to save and someone to be a hero. Maybe damaged, maybe foul mouthed, maybe not perfect yet still a hero.<\/u><\/p>\n
I look around at my life and it's anything but larger than life. I'm an awkward almost-adult who lives life with earphones in my ears. I'm no hero. I stumble and fall, and then I get up. I try to do right but more often than not, mess it up. I sometimes say things I don't mean and I sometimes hurt the people that love me. <\/p>\n
There are moments when I feel like I am part of something big, like when I stand up to speak or when I'm writing my heart out, and see it resonate with wonderfully different people from across the globe. But most of the time, I'm just a confused person trying to keep it all together, wondering when I'll be the hero of my own story. Maybe, I already am. Just as it seems. <\/p>\n"}]
At the break of the day, as I got up from my bed, I heard a cuckoo telling a message to her friend or maybe singing just to share her joy. I wondered how come a bird\u2019s song can be so mesmerizing. That might be the magic of music. <\/p>\n
I put my backpack in the trunk and was driving to Cochin, listening to Drake\u2019s Grammys, and going with the varied playlist of mine\u2026some beats of Michael and melodies of Elvis. Then I approached the shore of the mighty Arabian Sea. The majestic wind turbines with mammoth sized blades turning to rhythm of wind, soaring high in the sky just left me awe inspired. Then leaving my headset and mobile in my car, I reached the shore to see something wonderful yet pretty melodious. The way the huge waves made their way from somewhere in middle of the vast waters to the shore striking with huge force just made a sort of sound, or maybe it was one of the songs of the nature, I guess. The rhythm of the flamingos and sea gulls pulled me towards them. That serene sea suddenly turned to something similar to a stage for a concert filled with tunes so soothing yet simple. <\/p>\n
After driving about fifty kilometers on an expressway, I reached the beautiful Western Ghats. The lush greenery just caught my sight and made me stop there. I reached a waterfall. There were a lot of birds, many of which were parrots and sparrows. There were a very few deers far from my sight yodeling and those birds were being creative hymnodists. <\/p>\n
The euphony made by mother nature filled me with an aura of euphoria. The I questioned was it really necessary to have a speaker or earpiece to have music, like should some person sing it with an orchestra? Then I answered to myself this might not be the only way.<\/p>\n
The harmonious music made by the trees, wind and all life full of beans' was no less than any of Fifth Harmony's single. I realized my d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu of having this feeling before but didn\u2019t realized this was a small showcase of creativity of mother nature.<\/p>\n
I admired her and resumed my journey. But then I started listening to beats not on mobile but on and along my way. This might be the so called Viva la Vida.<\/p>\n"}]
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