Sirigannadam Gelge !

Days pass so quickly .... most of the time without bothering if its monday or thursday or 13thth or 24th v carry on with our usual routines so blindly and on any need v recollect the date asking some1 or going for the calendar in our mobiles then realising...."yes it is this day so this is going on"! 1 such thing happened to me yesterday as I took my vehicle and had jus come to the road end....a stage was set up with all shamiyana ,lights for half of the street, nearly 70 chairs arranged....huge speakers and mikes....yes ! did u get ?! it was rajyotsava celebrations!!!! friends November ending!! every year in the last week of November "auto drivers' union" arrange this function.... orchestra ....celebrations whatever! I really don’t understand what is the point in such superficial activities....is it only in November that people here realize that they r kannadigas. Its as if a duty to arrange some public functions like this in November, do some competitions for kids on this occasion give soap boxes as prizes …sing/shout all nonsense songs(is it to show that even in kannada v can compose horribly bad songs with pathetic music support!), dance for it … I tell u friends its nothing other than noise pollution going on....all day there will b records played of all movies whether the lyrics make sense or not and evening live orchestra! shut all doors and windows ,fill ur ears with a roll of cotton still u cant miss the sound/noise.... real headache....this is something sad....but friends what really hurts is when v realise what a poor knowledge v have of our mother tongue, how reluctant v become to say something in kannada! Hesitate to go to a kannada movie!! city is growing so fast....go for a round and I tell u'll get the best humors of ur lifetime… but actually the unfortunate things....! a kindergarten in b'lore....to get ur child admitted there so that it'll b there from 10-1 u'll have to pay a heavy donation! Leave that....half yearly parents-teachers meeting ! the teachers words "ur son is weak in English. He doesn’t have communication skills....u do 1 thing speak with him in English at home he'll b able to pick up soon!" guess what my sisters' reply was " u first learn kannada and teach students alphabets first "!saryag matadakke baralla innu agle communication skills ante!! that teacher was from north India....shes making her living coming to karnataka and because she is not able to interact with those small kids and teach them, what a brilliant idea she gives! To speak in English is a rule in many schools where a primary school kid will be fined if he speaks in kannada! Come to a college esp an engineering college....here u r considered a fool if u r speaking in kannada....wondering if every1 here have come from England??????!! but they definitely act like that! jus check the accents of some girls when they speak in kannada....as is they r speaking for the sake of some1! one bet....get all ur friends to a kannada movie....its not at all an easy task....first of all inherent hesitation…. idea of a kannada movie doesnt come up easily....if any1 with some courage(!!?) announces the idea ,there comes an unanimous "no" reply! if by chance some agree on the matter....u can hear some voices from behind 'u people carry on'! they r the London pieces! how can I skip this real incident....1 day in my college canteen same discussion was going on between a group of friends ....which movie to catch on??! Finally 1 came up.... hey shall v go to "maaata maaata"! (read with tune!)It was the movie "mata"!!v still recognize that girl as "maaata maaata"! u know there r so many people with gr8 resolutions and ethics....."I don watch kannada movies....I never turn on any kannada channel....offf with great difficulty I cleared my kannada papers....they say it as their achievement but really isn’t it their ignorance and illiteracy of the mother tongue! so much of inferiority complexes....misconceptions :( u should listen to the language of some “foreigners” here ....they speak pathetic English… from students to lecturers!” refer The Raghuramakrishna... y r u late today say yes or no!...I doesn’t have ur book da…”! god should save them!

Every other day there will b news on govt. imposing compulsory kannada education in schools…strikes and rallies here and there some favoring it others debating over the matter to advertise their knowledge,speaking writing skills !politicians have got yet another issue to fight on! The joke of the day is vtu including kannada in the curriculum! the intention may b good but do u think there is a probability of any animal bothering to attend a kannada class buying a text book for that and make a poin t to check what is in that book! No way! The saddest part was vtu not allowing skits in kannada in the annual vtu cultural fest! I’m proud to say that our college(NIE) group ‘punar-vidhi’ brought this to light on the stage and the rule was changed the next moment!

Do u think making kannada a compulsory subject in schools, imposing some1 to speak in kannada or playing film hits a full week in streets will create an awareness among people! Will it help to save our language! Definitely not…unless and until the misconceptions v have, prejudices v have developed, egos v face, complexes v develop go away from us and a willingness to atleast not 4get our language roots in our minds and hearts there is always a threat to the language. I’m not blaming the youth for not studying kannada major(I am aware of the current trend and technology which is of course good!), I’ll not ask u to watch a kannada movie per week( I agree no such good movies r coming)I will not ask to go for making an awareness programme abt this….i jus want to say…don’t hesitate to say “I’m a kannadiga”…don’t look back to speak abt the land in which u have grown , learnt to think , remember what all u express either in actions or in words(in English or French or Latin )u’ll have definitely thought abt that in kannada….agree??

Yes of course in this competitive world with the fast moving society v need to be much updated in every aspect of life and need to communicate well with others in whatever language the situation demands. But at least when v r off these circumstances, when v r with friends, family members lets enjoy expressing our feelings in kannada heartily rather than exhibiting our incomplete foreign vocabulary!

When I was about to switch on the tv, heard the lines “huttidare kannadanadal huttabeku….”!all these thoughts passed over my mind and I thought …to put them into words is better than scrolling 70 channels…wherever v go…to US or UK or MOON!let these words be in our minds and hearts “sirigannadam gelge! sirigannadam balge!” this is what
all I think, all I feel !

Something strange yet true!

Currency balance in my cel----Rs.1.47!its almost the same from nearly 15 days and will continue for another 1 month i guess! coz the validity ends there!! i have no plans of getting a top up card now....even after my dad gave 100/-to get it recharged. why am i not getting recharged is the million dollar question ......as i began to think abt this, this sunday morning, numerous thoughts passed on ....some making the lips go wider and others bringing a hearty laughter!
yes! this is not the case with me alone....its almost the same or even worse with all my friends,acquitances people in general! agree friends ?? jus go on a round....everybody will b having a cel in their pockets but i bet not many will b in a situation to make a call happily!have u ppl observed.....v try to avoid making a call unless its very necessary . i dont mean that v'll not have a good relationship!v prefer to send a sms and wait for hours to get the reply than making a call !also keep arguing over sms es abt the topic v understood,misunderstood,got confused,confusing others,coming to hasty decisions .... but v'll not make a call unless it becomes very serious!!!!and when some service providers charge for sms es also v think thrice before sending an sms....on special occasions and festival days when the "beggars of india " vodafone , airtel and spice start charging a rupee for a sms jus keep a count of how many messages u receive!!jus can switch off the cel on those days!When v havve to make a call , first thing that comes to mind is let me call X....vodafone to vodafone 30 ps!and have u made note of how short v'll b on the call speaking hurriedly even if its a pleasant issue!hehe what makes me laugh is when my friend gives a missed call to her landline and her mom calls back! landline to mobile! mobile to landline! whatever it might b ultimately its the same person paying the bill right ;)how much v think abt the offered plans before getting recharged!but it really matters to us....agree??
Now friends do u realise.... what v think so much, so many times is abt 10ps,30 ps, 50 ps and a rupee!!!! isnt it really strange! an evening stroll....50/- will b spent on pani puri churmuri!!!!one outing with friends it'll b no way less than 100/- all v spend for our attires luxuries chuk it! what v earn----- a 5 digit salary every month from another 6 months! even then y do v act like this!!!!! i'm not getting an answer....but i dont consider this as something wrong....as some mistake v r doing! naa its happening with everybody right!!!!
Its definitely not our stingyness....not inability to get a currency card....not even a feeling that v should not call others....then what????!!!!!! i donno....even now i'm not feeling like getting a top up card!
When v start thinking abt ourselves in this regard....doesnt it appear very strange yet true ! this is what all i feel all i think !

Sweet memories!

Well, cant believe that 3 long years have passed and i'll no more go to the coll after 7 months!no more setting timetables....planning for massbunks....laughing in the class....writing records in the class....horrible preparations for internals!....plans to postpone them....back up!pathetic viva!gossips in parking lot....hours to spend in canteen....cracking deadly PJ's....throwball......chess....cricket....technieks.... acefest....attending electrical fest for the sake of attendance!!study holidays....night before exams!!!hmmmm there r so many things to lose :(
There is 1 thing which i have lost already!it was a thing that used to take me away from vtu syllabus, internals ,attendance everything....complete enjoyment for 4 days, those memories for the whole semester and it'll not end there....sweet memories for lifetime!yes! i'm referring to the vtu fests! which have added unforgettable moments,experiences to my engineering life!
Held once a year,i guess this is the best event vtu is organising!
first sem it was held at Davangere i guess....though there was a circular to class didnt bother to even think abt it....was attending class after long long gap and after being the victims of the fight between the Government and Comed-K! 1st semester! wanted to study for 160 marks!!also 4-5 days some fest meant something not for me!!
Jus after 2 semesters , wanted a good break! and i saw the vtu fest poster! jus a passing thought came to the mind----how abt going !had a doubt if my parents would allow....casually asked my mom and for my surprise it was a "carry-on" response! when asked sabyatha she said'if u r coming i'm ready to come!" and v had decided to gooo! it was in hubli BVB college....going with seniors....was not very close to any1....used to think twice before speaking anything!left mysore around 9 by train and there started the enjoyment time!i have to say v really had a nice group of seniors....so friendly they were....not murmering among themselves.... helped to ease ourselves.All the fun v had in trains , time spent in the place v were let to stay!really awesome!V were not given a 5-star hotel,not even a separate room but a big hall where girls from all colleges had to sleep!!!!what an experience!V used to silently watch the overactions of some girls! and used to gossip till late night! god will not 4give me if i don mention abt the superb breakfast v had in sabyatha's cousin's place.Those soft idli's and crisp vada r still
mouth watering.How can i 4get the genorosity and warmth of srivalli and her mother! With all the fun, came to mys early morning after 4 days....v were no more seniors-juniors but a group of friends! hey super co-incidence today evening v r meeting at khanakhazana :) so apt i'm writing this blog today!
Next year it was at Nitte! happening place!this time had no thoughts of whether to go or not! was looking forward when it'd b held. Finally the dates were announced!This time v hired a durgamba bus and started! i need not say abt the fun in the bus! antakshari! pulling each others' legs!The arrangement was fantastic there....especially for us....v were given a separate room and that place was almost like a hill-station! The college once again was a marvellous building! jus cant number how many times i have felt-----will i get i college change now!!!!;)Nitte canteen wow really really good!so tasty food and was really happy for the availability of all items in the menu list!it'll b better if i myself mention abt the version of my friends who stayed in mys!even today whenever i say abt the nitte canteen idiot sumanth will say that they use cockroaches lizards etc etc in the canteen and that u have eaten all that!!!!!and gubal shilpa and shwetha add to that and start laughing :D.Outing to M'lore and a beach there very very exciting! could'nt realise that 4 days had passed !last day had dinner in a restaurnt and were abt to board our bus. there came some coll students beating drums celebrating their victory in the fest! it was such a cardial atmosphere in nitte that v didnt have the slighest sadness for not winning a single prize!v started to dance for their drums! everybody joined....it went on for nearly 20 mins! finally boarded the bus and came back again with a bunch of sweet memories!
Final year vtu fest!!!!at any cost didnt want to miss it....was at tumkur-SIT. Could'nt join every1 while going . joined them the second day!first 2 days were spent in practice for the next day events!good time in the room....where my fav pass time was to play vishwas' mridanga and tabla,bhatta's violin!r they still working properly????!!!!dinner time at "hut",visit to siddaganga mutt and a small trip to "namada chilume" were exciting!v were lucky enough to meet Dr.shivkumara swamiji there ,who is 100 years old now!was thrilled to hear his sturdy voice even at this age when he enquired abt the ongoing fest! i wonder how v have left the singing groupwithout doing any harm to them!.....they've dug our ears with the same tune practicing 100 times shouting ....'hogaaaa......asamaaaaa hogaaaaaa'!!!!and bhatta still in search of lost "shruthi"!!!!!ha ha one act play!!!! i had to play the role of "kannadambe"!godd those dialogues!!!!!had a fight scene with pavan where he was holding a sword and myself trishoola!!on the stage he really pierced me!and thus my cry was natural!!!!how can v 4get our disheartened disappointed ravikumar alias "kyata" who was clean bowled by "kyatamma" aka "kathyayini" !!!!!!words didnt come out of his mouth for 5 days after this!how much fun v have had in making praveen speak kannada,shetty's full involved poetry! (really it was good)!!!!PJ's while coming back..."short story" by rachana and myself which no 1 could understand!!;) .naveen's java class inbetween! shreesha's placement questions and our answer "shreeshange dikkara!!!!"bhatta's support for him and hence "bhattruge dikkara"!i know for sure every1 has enjoyed !lot more which cannot b put to words but can jus b felt!
back in mysore , now i'm in nostalgia....completely lost with thoughts and cant agree that this was my last vtu fest....next year i'm not allowed to go with coll team with coll code C-XX to cheer our team, to shout there , to have the same fun :( how hard it'll b to realise this next year when i'll b in the city of b'lore in a s/w company attending a client or testing some code :(.....whatever i have had good moments which'll b etched in memory!jus wanted to put in words today,at this moment all i feel, all i think

Starting problem!

Had never thought that some day i'll encounter a starting problem in creating a blog also!Finally that day has come.Mass bunk for the classes and Diwali festival for the next 3 days!After that comes the deadly week for me in which i've to take 4 theory and 2 lab internals:( have no other go than to study this week!inspite of this situation here i am blogging!okay---whatever happens is for good ;)
As is the case with many of u, I always have a problem in starting anything! mainly, to start studying....or speak to some1(only sometimes!)....start any work for that matter!Well i have to agree that the lion's share of the reasons for this goes to my increased laziness :(....Wanted to start a blog since many days . Have an ample of issues in mind and they all need to be pictured.Dunno how apt, how much acceptable and how much appealing my posts will b!whatever ! my blog nyways!! all kinds of comments are welcome!


Its been started!!!!so next comes All i feel , all i think !