THE WHITE TIGER

Recently one of my friends bought "THE WHITE TIGER" book from Barnes & Noble book store. So, I have been reading it for a while and completed today. This book tells how a typical Indian thinks and lives his life. The Author of this book (Mr.Aravind Adiga) has given good narration to Mr.Jiabao (China PM) about Laxmangarh ( Village of India), Education in villages, poor people's life, how they serve rich people and then about Delhi, driver's life in Delhi, rich people's daily schedule, politicians corruption, life in slums, police involvement in corruption, Banglore (now Bengaluru) , IT , Outsourcing (which is opposed by President-elect Obama) and two sides of human being (Whether it's rich or poor).

Balram Halwai is a protagonist for this novel who becomes Ashok Sharma. He is from a poor village with half baked education. He managed to learn the driving and get the job at a filthy rich man. He moves to Delhi with his rich man's son Mr.Ashok. He realizes his life's destiny and one day slits his master's throat and escapes with big sum. He becomes a boss for White Tiger Inc (Taxi company) in Banglore. This is the story of the novel in my own words.

I believe there are only two types of people in this world, one is Rich and the other is Poor. There is a vast difference in India how rich people treat poor and other people when compared to most of the countries of the world. I faced it in my life but never noticed about it. When I came to US, came to know many things how should be a human being treated irrespective of his religion, country, cast and status. It didn't mean that US is one of the best countries in the world to live but compared to India it's far good. Apparently, India doesn't deserve to be called as a Democratic nation. It's a kingdom ruled by corrupted,fat bellied Politicians.

The novel goes on like a stream of river and one should read who wants to know about real India, not the India shown in "Incredible India Ad" on Television.

Had a Ike Nightmare on Friday Night

The fear started to begin in us from last week regarding Ike Hurricane. First, we planned to evacuate Houston and want to go Ruston where I studied my Master's in Biomedical Engineering. We were following weather channel which was frightening us more and more and told us that Hurricane Ike may turn into Category 3. On Friday morning we were planning to evacuate Houston in the noon after our lunch. But after lunch we decided to stop because things were changed in the sky and winds were started. Finally, we stopped. The day before we shopped necessities like candles, match boxes and Groceries.

That evening was awesome. Nice wind was blowing. We played cricket for an hour and then had Dinner. Out side wind was getting more strength as time passes. The landfall of Ike was at 2pm at Galveston its sea-shore town. I was chatting with one my friends that night on Gmail, suddenly I was blind. The power was taken out and our struggle was started. Wind was blowing in a ferocious way.

We haven't slept until 4 am in the morning. The next 24 hours we were out of power. We got power in the evening because our apartments are on the hospital line. Whenever there is natural disaster first power will be given to Hospitals, Govt Offices then to the Apartments.
There were no traffic lights nearly for 2 weeks. Eventually things are getting correct.

The tragic day has come : Sept 11

On sept 11, 2001 there was an attack on world's biggest
and tallest buildings, which served as eccentric for
world's business. Nearly 3000 innocent people died
in that tragedy. It was one of the saddest day of
21st century. Many parents lost their kids, many
kids lost their parents on that day. I pay homage
to all who lost lives in that holocaust.

After 6 years, same day made me panic in my life.
From that day, the pain and tension are chasing
me like a hungry anaconda. Day by day I am
getting hopeless and weaker.
My surroundings are changing color like a Chameleon.
I don't know what's going to happen further.
May be my destiny is different from what
I am planning to do in coming days.
I read the book "The Alchemist" in which author said
every person has a destiny, which he fulfill at end of the day.
I may find some way in near future.....

Failure......Failure

People say that after bad days you will get good ones,
but at present couldn't find anything like that. I have
been facing failures what ever I tried so far. I am
trying to be optimistic but I don't know why some
times feel very bad.sometimes felt that I was
running away from responsibilities and getting
scared of life like what's going to happen tomorrow or what will do in future.

I sit idle for hours when ever it comes to my mind. Still I hope for
good days in my life. I read a quote of Ken Lancaster "Learn from the past,Hope for the future, Live in the present". I am trying to follow according to his quotation.Let us hope for good future, that's all I can do at present...