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The irony of human interactions

  PEOPLE There is no denying that the most beautiful moments in life are because of our encounter with different people or experiencing their lives. People shape our experiences – the warmth when we come home after a long and exhausting day, the assurance that even if nobody’s there for you - “I am here” , the gratitude towards little blessings of life- the beautiful sunset or even the privilege to live a day and the most important - that a different shade of humanity exists. But at the same time, the biggest disappointment is - people, yet again. Just one experience and they leave us questioning- Isn’t a bit of civic sense, respect and humanity be fundamental? Is the decency to talk or the courtesy to inform too much to ask? Aren’t empathy and accountability supposed to be inherent personality traits. We can’t control who we meet or what experiences they bring- good, bad, full of lessons or regrets but as soon as we learn that it’s hampering our growth, peace and experie...

Chasing Nostalgia on the College Racetrack

  We often find ourselves reminiscing about childhood, don’t we? How the times were carefree in our childhood days, full of innocence and blissful ignorance. On the same hand, we do observe how the coming generations  or younger ones  are way too different than us and how quickly they grow up and feel those pressures way too  early than when we used to. Somewhere deep inside, I think we all are looking for the same thing- those good old times and  the simpler world and hence the magic of childhood. I was looking for the same. Somewhere the belief in the goodness of life was still there but it was becoming hard to make  it come to life.  It was struggling to find its way to the surface but then nostalgia found me. And, of all places, it found me on the racetrack of my college. There comes the cries of childhood warmth. And the thought that I am scribbling these thoughts in my Analog and Digital  Communication lecture does bring a quiet smile on m...