On My Mind

It is the USA of the 1960s. Segregation of blacks in public places is the policy of the government. Blacks have different taps in restaurants, there are different queues for them. In the buses, they are to give up their seats for a white gentleman and move to the back. This goes on. Except for one fine day, when a certain Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus. She was tired, more than the white gentleman standing next to her. Ultimately she was thrown out of the bus. Is this to be the end of it? Back in India, a barrister came back from South Africa in 1915. The country was ruled by the British. Freedom was a dream not officially recognized yet by the Indian National Congress. The barrister undertook a tour of the entire country. The goal was to understand the pulse of the nation in making. The first action he took was Champaran Satyagraha where all he could do was save interests of a group of peasants who were forced to cultivate indigo. But the journey had started. It ...

The day was cold, the winds were chilly, The silence was deafening, the road was hilly, Somewhere deep within, he knew what lay ahead, He was reminded of the conversation left unsaid. He knew the risks when he took the bet, He knew it wouldn't come without breaking a sweat, Unyielding would yield with the labour of the man, The doubts, however, were his stans. Somewhere deep within, he knew what lay ahead, He was reminded of the conversation left unsaid. That there would be a hole, which would suck him in, The only way out, was to win...

Ever wondered why people who no good than shit themselves judge you? Have you ever faced sarcastic comments from people who know nothing themselves but would call you inept? If you haven't, either your life is flimsy with angels and fairy tales ruling it or you are stuck in your life at some point beyond which you don't want to explore and if you have faced such people, my friend, you are rising! With the little knowledge I have and few number of people I have seen, I still find my assertion to be true. Let's take some examples; examples of people who you all know. Thomas Alva Edison , the genius credited with over 1000 patents, was nothing more than an idiot for his fellow classmates. Henry Ford , the Father of American Automobile industry, failed in his first five attempts and was left broke. Harland David Sanders , better known as Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a hard time selling his chicken at first. In fact, his famous secret chicken recipe ...