Sreeram Srinivasan

Hi folks,Had written previously about how we, as Indians, can certainly do with laughing at ourselves a little more. Here goes some more unique features that we share as Indians across the width and length of this great country. Think it is time to take stock and laugh at ourselves a bit. Here goes...... Have noticed that we Indians have at least four important behavioural features that are unique and so characteristic of us. I would like to call it the 2T2S effect... They are 1. Talk 2. Touch 3. Stare 4. Save steps 1. Talk : what is so special about this, you may ask? Of course citizens of all countries talk, right? Yeah!! They do but not like us.We speak endlessly and incessantly. We speak as a Nation without pausing to listen. We speak even when we are not called to say something. In short, we suffer from "verbal diarrhea" as a country.We say more than we need to always... much more... This is why it is unique. Think for a minute... God gave all mankind measured faculties...

This is an ode to an old axiom, the 2nd law of thermodynamics, Many that clarified how all the heat and work mingle and mix. Was Clausius who swore heat can't go from Alaska to Phoenix, Carnot averred that a li'l motive power can chill that pack of six!! Lord Kelvin that clarified all heat can be work but with a few leaks, 'cos bad boy entropy steals a bit of it, so heat ain't all in the works. Its heat that moves toy trains to big ships, a simple law of physics, But its warmth that moves people, this isn't physics but simple civics.

Why does the world fear thirteen as if so gruesome, After all in life, you always win some and lose some. Airlines avoid seating rows, those fridays turn fearsome, What's so wrong about this lovely prime so wholesome? In life, it's start of those teen years so awesome, When boys become men, Li'l girls turn so winsome. Isn't thirteen the time for fantasies, to try all of 'em? To break with the vows one had to make, as is custom. It's a time to explore new frontiers, try ad nauseum, open new boundaries, feel the pleasures so fulsome. To set the wrong notions to rest, let go the skepticism, Smell those fragrances, feel passion beyond symbolism. Sheer magic this thirteen, not a time to play possum, Come out of that shell, let go of it letting love blossom.

Does one's beauty really lie in the beholder's eye? Or is it a fallacy of human mind or just a simple lie? Does beauty lie in those chiselled visages so coy, Dimpled chin, bowing brows and a doe-like eye. Fuller lips, pearly whites, a li'l nose, cheeks set high, ears perfect and curves all so simple, oh! a cutie pie? Is this what's beauty? or one that trancends the sky, one that's deep within, a presence so easy to deify. Beauty is in thoughts, in a reason that's hard to defy, the softness of attitude, and the kindness that flows by. Beauty is in actions, in the hand that reaches out to try help bring succour, and ones that stand guard and fortify. Beauty, oh! myriad thy form, many thy shades that imply, Hearts go aflutter, joy knows no bounds, when thy is nigh.

A new life dawns on this earth, and life's first of the many agreements, choice of one's own parents, made Happy life is but about compromises. Wish for the moon every day, but all we get is once, with all its blemishes, a month, rest only halfs n crescents, Happy life is but about compromises. We aspire for the very best, pursue what holds the greatest of promises, find happiness in something shorter, Happy life is but about compromises. Heart yearns for a special someone, long for sweet missives n li'l wishes, find unconditional love from minions, Happy life is but about compromises. Mind seeks one that offers context, instant rapport, happy reminiscences, in need, unknown souls show up to help, Happy life is but about compromises. Life's contentment comes not from achieving the very best of our desires, but cherishing the love that's around us, Happy life is but about compromises.

You know affluence in the country is up when....... 1. You see grown ups wearing designer shorts in important public places..... 2. There are at least 3 houses in your neighbourhood that have eitherexteriors painted with Lavender or bright green or very dark yellow. 3. People own cars with seating capacity twice that of number ofmembers in their house 3a. People have a driver even for their 800 cc car. 3b. People have 2 kids and put their names in italics on the backglassof their cars! 4. People drive their cars to holiday destinations that are even 1500 km away. 4a. But..... take a flight for destinations that are just 300 km away. 5. The per capita consumption of country liquor drops in favour of Rumand eventually Rum consumption drops in favour of Beer. 5a. The per capita consumption of vegetables drops in favour of fish and eggs and in time the consumption of fish and eggs drops in favourof chicken (broiled!). 5b. The per capita consumption of til oil goes up and is soon replaced b...

Blessed is this Mighty land  with its diversity,  a large human pool,  Greatness so near, let's build roads to  send even little girls off to school.  Country so rich, what it spends on  primary education so miniscule,  Give it all we can, let's build roads to  send even little girls off to school.  A headstart essential, to catch 'em  early, set them on their goal,  Delay no further, let's build roads to  send even little girls off to school.  Every child so special, tap into  ‘em  turn ‘em into a truly timeless jewel  by timely nurture, let's build roads to  send even little girls off to school.  Can't learn only from hard knocks,  teach 'em on a structured schedule,  to secure future, let's build roads to  send even little girls off to school.  Rural schools haven't even a teacher,  for the children, isn't that so cruel,  Nurture mentors,...