Yaadaien....Yaad aati hai.. :(

Since last few days, I have a lot of time to kill…bit abnormal situation in the life of MBA grad ..but ya…as said, “we are always that much busy which we intend to…”.The IPL2 got over and the two teams I supported, are at bottom two.L. and my all predictions about poll also went to toss…whatever…. Really enjoyed watching IPL2 but it constantly reminded me the days of IPL1 and made me more and more nostalgic about Pune, IBM and my dear roomies. The feeling is getting stronger day by day as the 31st may is approaching (last night at Camellia 9.. J). Really the last May was one of the wonderful months of my life…the way we (I and Anand(Roomie)) managed our resignation period to fit the IPL schedule, those bets over matches, adjusting dinner time according to match intervals, skipping post dinner walk…which often make pradeep (Roomie)angry and curse us.

I still remember the last night at camellia, as if it had happened a week before. It was Saturday night. The day time passed by the packing of materials and evening time passed with the bit of shopping. We met for dinner as usual along with few other guest of honors. Paddy darling got bit emotional, where I and Anand was busy with cracking the PJs and pulling the leg of our dear guests. Paddy was bit angry , as he wanted it to be all roomies’ dinner, may be he was right…but he never openly asked for it or rather believed our intellects…and we disappointed him… :P .(Bhai hai apna samaz jaega.. J).

After dinner, we watched a bit of TV. Then I had an idea of giving something tangible to everyone to cherish. We signed the 3 T-shirts, as mark of our blah blah blah and then had a long photo shoot after that. It was nearly 3 am by the time, then paddy chose to sleep and I and Andy filled the slam book of Anand’s friend’s friend… :P. It was 5 am by the time I went to bed.



Next day (1st june) started with mobile ringing and knowing that my mom and papa at doorstep. Just few minutes after anand’s parent also arrived. Then all senti discussion by Mom lok , about how good we are and we really lived like brothers and etc etc..pady and our guest of honors were pretty much involved in the discussion, while I and andy busy packing the bags. After all packing…we had a grand lunch and then THE MOMENT arrived.

Anand was the first one to leave. Before I can understand anything I saw Anand crying, I was still unaware of the reason and thought that there must be some dust went into his eye..(..:O ). B’cause I never saw tears from anand…and not expected him to break down at the same juncture. Yup , he does carry emotions and expresses them too… :P. Eventhough I got dragged the into situation and got numb; still fail to emote out. May be I reserved it for later part of the day…. ;). Paddy was also in tears so do our guest of honor. Then Andy darling hugged me,and for first time in my life , I saw something very precious to me going away from me and the second and third time was not far away. I can not express this in words. After anand and our parents went, I accompanied paddy to camellia 9 (our home sweet home ie. Flat where we lived). There was lot of things on paddy’s mind, but he was short of words and full of emotions at that time. We just sat for few minutes , though kept silence but exchanged lot of sentiments. Then finally hugged paddy , first time I gave pappi to Paddy without any hesitation.. :P. And then started my tour de Loni with my red beauty. Later joined by anand at Sachya darling’s home.(sachin was another roomie who already went to JAPAN a year ago…)

Bas ab jyaada nahi likha sakta..... :).. (I have reputation to protect... :P)

Have you ever witnessed such an exciting game with so many players????

The Congress and BJP are attacking each other all the time, but both are weak in their political fight against regional kings and queens. One sees no sign of any improvement in the BJP's weak political position in Uttar Pradesh or absence in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa. That gives the Congress hope in spite of its many weaknesses. Surely, in UP, some reliable reports have suggested that the BJP may spring a surprise on Mayawati and Congress by getting the Brahmin votes.

As of today the following options are visible to common indian who are interestd in politics:

1. If the Congress gets 20 seats more than the BJP the momentum to form the next government will be with the Congress. But, if and when it tries to cobble together a majority of 272, it looks like the Congress will not bend over backwards to retain power. It may not compromise for short term gains and stake its future.

The way the Congress has handled Lalu Yadav, Mulayam Singh, Sharad Pawar, Dr Ramadoss and Ram Vilas Paswan shows that it is firm in building up the party to secure its long term future. Meaning, Rahul Gandhi. Its insistence to go solo at the national level is being taken seriously, now.

2. Both the BJP and Congress are worried about the stability factor of the next government if the majority is attained after making heavy compromises. The Congress will surely give serious thought to staying out of power instead of accepting the Left's dictates. If the Congress is in the lead position on May 16, the day of counting, and if the Left has 35 or more seats, then post-election the first tussle will be between them.

3. If the combined strength of the Congress and BJP does not touch 272 seats then the Third Front will grab the leadership in negotiating new alliances and will try to present a cohesive facade. In that case the Congress will be surely the kingmaker. That's because any non-BJP and non-Congress Third Front can never have 272 seats: The DMK and AIDMK can't be in one group; the Left and Mamta can't be in one group; and, how can Mulayam or his man become home minister and, say, with Mayawati or her man as finance minister?

So, even if a new coalition is formed with a sizeable number of seats it will not be able to cobble together the 272 seats needed for a simple majority, without the Congress or the BJP's inside or outside support. This will give an edge to the Congress or BJP to dictate from the outside even if they lose the great game.

4. But, here is magic. If and when the Congress sees that it is not in a position to form the government it may try to play kingmaker. The BJP can also enter the ring and sponsor Sharad Pawar, Jaylalithaa or Nitish Kumar. Backroom boys will ensure that the Congress or BJP, whoever lends support to the new formation, will take care of the national party's interests as well.

If the new alliance is formed without the Congress and BJP, both will try to play the role of an aggressive Opposition and the battle for next election will begin as soon as the new alliance comes to power.

5. If the BJP becomes the single largest party with some 25 or more seats than the Congress it will be a big surprise of this election. So far, there are no signals around to give such confidence to the BJP. But surprises are never ruled out in an Indian election. An X factor is also the delimitation exercise which has altered many constituencies drastically.

6. Another debate in political circles veers around Mayawati. Even if Mayawati gets 35 to 45 seats, she will be the most opposed leader after the election. The Left parties are livid that she has put up 48 candidates in West Bengal and they just don't want her to land in Kerala and cut into their core voter base. The so-called fourth front of Lalu-Mulayam-Paswan is essentially to stop her rath from rolling over their Dalit and OBC vote bank.

7. The beauty of this election is that the Congress, BJP and Third Front are all in the race at this stage. The momentum doesn't seem to be with anybody, so most news reports claim that local issues and the caste factor will decide the candidates' fate.

one can safely say that if the Congress retains its seats or gets a few more seats than the BJP, then by May 18, Ahmed Patel, Sonia Gandhi's political secretary, will start calling regional leaders from his three mobile phones to grab the leadership position.

8. As mentioned above, if the 2004 scenario is not repeated and if the Congress loses the driver's position, even then the Congress is likely to become kingmaker because the Third Front will not have 272 seats with them. And it is not difficult to predict who will never get Sonia Gandhi's consent to be prime minister of the new alliance.

Say, if Sharad Pawar, in spite of small numbers, manages by hook or crook to get sizeable parties in his favour, it is highly possible that Sonia Gandhi will not trust him. If, any such leader from the regional parties including Mayawati goes to the BJP to get its support from the outside or inside, it is argued that in such a scenario the Left will not support that government. The Left parties will stay miles away from any formation where the BJP is in a pivotal role.

Nobody can predict the future but surely these are the best days for gambling on such bets. These are really the golden days for media and entertainment industry in India as 2 out of 3 religions (cricket,bollywood and POLITICS)of India will be on song for next couple of months.

hey guys enjoy the Sumeer 09 and don't forget to cast your vote...It does matter.. :)

Don banana Mushkil hi nahi Namumkin hai.....Sandeep

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Don banana Mushkil hi nahi Namumkin hai…….so name is Sandeep not Sandeepdon.
I am Sandeep. Sandeep Walunj. This is my first blog. I am not a frequent blog reader but always aspired to be a blogger. This is the first step ,I am taking towards my goal, hope you all readers will enjoy blogs and encourage me regarding the same. I am going to use this forum to explore myself and to share my thoughts about any damn think that is going in my mind. It is going to be my personal diary open to all dear ones.

I am pursuing MBA at NIRMA University, Ahmedabad (IMNU). Its nearly first quarter of my life is about to complete .The journey up till now is more than gratifying, pleasing and enriched with many more kind of experiences. There is no better teacher than Experience, and I firmly believe that. As the pages will get unfold , I will share most of my good ,bad , happy , sad kinds of experiences. I am always thankful to the unknown force in the universe (I don’t believe in GOD) who has given me the opportunity to enjoy this wonderful life with gifted personalities around me.(My friends).

I am extremely sorry for not completing my first blog and posting it halfway through. I have a promise to keep which I made just 5 minutes back to my 1st love (Sachyaa darling)…will explain it later.

First of all sorry for posting after long time, I was busy with first term exams. Starting with the remaining part of my introduction, I belong to a small and beautiful town Loni near Shirdi. I have done my schooling and junior college from Loni and then completed my engineering in E&TC from PICT Pune and joined IBM as a software developer. I was perceived as above average performer during these years of my carrer. No offenses to my topper friends but I always had an objection on these quantitative criteria of judging an individual. I personally know many individuals who are far better than their academia is showcasing. May be some of you will think it is an excuse for underperformance.

I don’t even remember when I first time heard the word “DON” but I am always fascinated by it. It might be my 5th or 6th standard. I associated this word with excellence. There are some words, pictures, signs which we remember without any relation and interpret their meaning as per our convenience. During school days, I watched Amitabh starrer “DON”(One of my all time favorites). It strengthens my perception about this word. After that I started calling my friends as Varundon, Ajaydon,Sandeepdon (not me) etc. and this trend continued till now. I used to associate myself with the adjectives that glorify DON(May be because of my successful schooling carrier). The filmy nature I possess surely had its roots from those days.

DON according to me is a person who lives life on his own terms, make his own rules and set his own targets. He should possess style, class, sense of humor and commonly uncommon way of achieving his goals. DON should quickly and accurately identify the nature of people around him and their open and hidden interests. He should be highly dependable, loyal and responsible. Everyone should feel secured and involved when he is around. Don should have courage to say sorry and accept his mistakes. All in all DON should be a solo hero of a multistarrer bollywood film. I hope you got what DON means to me, it is not all about the good characteristics one should possess but it is all about smartness. And when it comes to his dear ones then he should follow only one rule that there is no rule.

I always aspired to be a DON. The only regard in this context is that I had never used my potential to the fullest. This thing always made me satisfied but not happy. Be it my below expectation performance at HSC or payment seat at engineering or my poor show in 2007 MBA exams. I believe, I am better performer than these results are displaying and could have performed far better if given a second chance. But DON is expected to perform in 1st chance……I never got second chance…..and the trend continues. (Most of us won’t get the second chance…so it can’t be an excuse).

I don’t know why I am unable to associate smoking and drinking with DON. Even though I used to find it as a style statement in my engineering days.( I don’t do it …….probably is the reason).One more thing about DON ,I disagree is that “DON ke dushman ki sabse badi galti ye hai, ki vo DON ka dushman hai”(DON). I believe in “Takat ,logo ko jodne se badhti hai, na ke unhe kilaf karne se….” (Sarkar). Some of the readers might feel that this is common excuse used by cowards. I think “Dum, bajuvo me nahi hota…..kahi aur hota hai..[;)]”,”Isliye dikahve pe mat jao…apni akal lagao”.

There is very simple test I use to decide whether I am feeling like a DON. Just stand in front of mirror and look into your own eyes, if you can salute yourself then you passed otherwise ……(only condition during the test is; be honest to yourself…..trust me it is the most difficult part of this whole exercise).The only strength I possess is that I am honest to myself.(kal bhi tha,aaj bhi hu…..kal ka pata nahi….kyu ki mai ab manager bananewala hu….jokes apart …..kal bhi rahunga..). Friends will be the best judge for deciding whether I am really a DON or not.

…..….so name is Sandeep not Sandeepdon.

Sandeep

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