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Editorial/
India's General Election 2014: Modi Era Begins 1
Why you should start-up in Bhubaneswar? 4
AASRA, because they need us 8
Is it all about the scores..?? 10
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Desolation 24
Lovers beyond Death 24
Arts Corner 25
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India's General Election 2014:
Modi Era Begins
Omkar Rout*
India has got its new Prime Minister as
Narendra Damodardas Modi on 26th
May
2014 as he took oath as 14th
Prime
Minister. This was clear that Modi will be
the next PM of India with the
annoucement of result on May 16, 2014
(Friday) which also marked the month-
long culmination of Indias 16th General
Election.
No major incident was reported from
anywhere in the country. General Election
of worlds biggest democracy has set many
records. The assembly elections in Andhra
Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha were also
held simultaneously with these Lok Sabha
elections. Here the role of Election
commission was praiseworthy. EC has
taken creditworthy steps to make this
federal poll more transparent, accountable
and unbaised. It was the result of constant
encouragement that India saw the highest
ever polling percengtage in its history i.e.
66.38. Which is an estimated 814 million
voters exercising their adult franchise. The
last general election had a voter turnout of
over 58 percent. Nagaland (89.99 percent)
had the highest turnout while Jammu &
Kashmir (39.68 percent) saw the lowest.
This higest turnout has surpassed the
previous high of 64.01 percent registered
in the 1984-85 election, when Congress
leader Rajiv Gandhi came to power after
his mother, then prime minister Indira
Gandhi was assassinated. The
extraordinary voter enthusiasm in these
polls was evident from the fact that 15 of
the 35 states and Union territories recorded
their highest ever turnouts, while 32
witnessed higher turnouts than the last poll
in 2009. The top performers in terms of
turnouts were smaller states and UTs such
as Nagaland (88.6%), Lakshadweep
(86.8%), Tripura (84.3%), Dadra and
Nagar Haveli (84.1%) and Puducherry
(82.2%). Among the bigger states, West
Bengal impressed with 81.8% turnout
(likely to go up once final figures come
in), Odisha (74.4%), Andhra Pradesh
(74.2%), Kerala (74.0%) and Tamil Nadu
(73.7%).
However, the politically crucial states of
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were among the
lowest-ranking states in terms of turnout,
faring better than only Jammu & Kashmir.
While UP recorded 58.6% overall turnout,
Bihar saw 56.5% of its electorate turning
up at polling stations. Militancy-hit Jammu
& Kashmir recorded 50.1% polling, which
though lower than the national average is a
major improvement on the 39.7% turnout
of 2009.
This general election cost the government
Rs 3,426 crore, which is 131% more than
the Rs 1,483 crore spent on the 2009 polls.
Interestingly, the first Lok Sabha polls in
1951 had cost just Rs 10.45 crore.
"None of the Above" (NOTA) made
available by EC to voters for the first time
during this Lok Sabha election. According
to experts, NOTA has taken a chunk of
votes which would earlier go to smaller
parties. Voters who have chosen this
option, considered educated because of
their awareness about the option, appear to
have rejected even AAP candidates who
were considered relatively more educated
than those belonging to other parties in the
state.
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Meghalaya emerged with the highest
percentage of voters who chose the NOTA
option available with the EVMs introduced
for the first time, as many as 2.8 per cent
of the 10,80,845 voters pressed the NOTA
button instead of the other 10 candidates in
the two parliamentary seats in Meghalaya.
But NOTA option would not impact the
results of the elections irrespective of the
number of votes it garnered. It means the
NOTA option on EVMs has no electoral
value. Even if the maximum number of
votes cast is for NOTA, the candidate
getting the most of the remaining votes
would be declared winner.
The result of this election which is the
world's largest exercise in democracy was
as expected BJP got landslide victory and
congress got the worst ever result. 8,251
candidates, including top national leaders
Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul
Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal were in the
fray, in the largest ever electoral exercise
held in Indian history. While national
parties Congress, BJP, BSP, CPI, CPI (M)
and NCP fielded a total of 1,591
candidates, the 47 state parties fielded 529
candidates. While over 1,600 registered
but unrecognised political parties fielded 2,
897 candidates, 3,234 Independents were
also in the fray.
As per The exit polls had projected that
BJP will emerge as the single largest party,
BJP itself won in 282 Lok Sabha
constituencies. the Indian National
Congress (INC) witnessed its worst defeat
since the first Indian general elections in
1951-52. Their current tally of 44 is far
lower than their previous worst of 114 (in
1999). This was a combined result of
rampant corruption, the high-handed
approach of their top leaders, the lacklustre
leadership of Rahul Gandhi, and the
Narendra Modi-wave. In the outgoing Lok
Sabha, BJP had 116 members on a
national vote share of 18.8 percent. The
Congress had 206 members with a vote
share of 28.55 percent. In the 2014 polls,
the BJP has got a vote share of 31.4
percent against Congress' 19.5 percent.
The BJP, led by its prime ministerial
candidate Narendra Modi, won the Lok
Sabha elections, with 282 seats on its own.
The alliance it leads National Democratic
Alliance (NDA) has 336 seats in the lower
house of the Parliament. His is the highest
number of seats won by any party on its
own since the 1984 Lok Sabha elections,
when the Congress, led by then prime
minister Rajiv Gandhi won a landslide
victory. The 1991 Congress government
was a minority one, and the party had just
244 seats in the Lok Sabha. Now, for the
BJP, there is no need to seek alliances to
form government.
On the other hand, Indias largest and
oldest party, the Congress, has not even
won the number of seats required to form
opposition party in Lok Sabha (50). As per
the guidelines of the Parliament, to form
the leading opposition party, the team must
have at least 10% of the total seats in the
Lok Sabha. It means that the opposition
must have more than 54 seats out of 543
seats in Lok Sabha. Though the Congress
has the second highest number of votes but
this does not make the party eligible to
form the opposition. At present not even a
single party has qualified to be the
opposition leader. This is not happening
for the first time in India. There was no
leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha
during 1952-77. The Lok Sabha had its
first leader of the opposition in 1977 under
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the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of
Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977. In the
1952 elections, the CPI held 16 seats out
of 489, and was the only other party.
Modi first acknowledged the peoples
mandate with a tweet, and then a public
rally in Vadodara. Good times are
coming, said the BJP prime ministerial
candidate, adding that with all and
development for all, will be my
governments motto and not an empty
slogan. Mr Modi in his first speeches
after his victory has sounded
magnanimous and made the right noises
about running the country for all, bringing
everyone along. Modi told the truth: the
BJPs manifesto and Mr Modis speeches
emphasised economic and development
matters. The victory he achieved is more
the result of his talk of strong government
and improvements to the material lives of
voters than anything else. That is
encouraging. It suggests that he will now
seek to govern in a way that encourages
economic growth, job creation and better
infrastructure, along with further
reductions in poverty and inflation.
Mr Modi has been indicating strongly that
he hopes to remain in power not only for
the current five-year term, but to win re-
election and reshape Indias economy and
political landscape. In other words, he is
considering his long-term prospects by
keeping in mind the rise of a powerful new
constituency that will only gather more
influence as the years pass: the young,
urban, educated and impatient set of voters
who aspire for material gains to their lives.
We argued before that such voters, for
whom there is only one God, that is
GDP, will increasingly decide the
outcome of Indian elections.
This is a mandate for Narendra Modi to
realize the neo-aspirations of a large
swathe of the population cutting across
caste, regional and religious fault-lines. It
has empowered him to take India in a new
direction without bowing to any kind of
parochial pressures, without giving into
any kind of petty piques and without
indulging anybodys sense of entitlement
to pelf or privilege in the next
Government.
This mandate also marks the beginning of
a new epoch in the broad political
movement that gave birth to the Jan Sangh
in the 1950s and the BJP in the 1980s. If
its first generation was the Dr. SP
Mookerjee, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay era
and its second generation was the Atal
Bihari Vajpayee, L.K. Advani era, we now
mark its third generation under Narendra
Modi. Apart from the national mandate to
govern India he now also has the political
mandate to remake this movement to
reflect his philosophy of Governance.
A billion dreams and aspirations now look
up to Narendra Modi. As he goes about the
process of forming his government it is
these dreams and aspirations that must
shape and influence the composition of his
team and nothing else.
*Omkar Rout
PhD Research Scholar
Dept of Political Science
Utkal University
Bhubaneswar.
E-mail: omkarrout1988@gmail.com
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Why you should start-up in
Bhubaneswar?
By Devasis Sarangi
As a start-up guy, Im well aware of the
power of community and scenes.
A powerful scene is emerging in
Bhubaneswar. Its a scene, a location
independent start-up scene that should be
on your radar if youre an entrepreneur
looking to extend your runway.
Its ground-zero of the next wave.
And the next wave will be huge because
the world is a start-up.
Why Bhubaneswar
Its probably not what you think
Mention Bhubaneswar as a start-up
destination to most people in America and
youll get puzzled looks. Most people have
images of poverty in their head. Thanks to
the local and international media which
has sold this story. Fair enough, but things
have changed dramatically. Mostly, for the
better.
The population here is young. A majority
percentage of the population is under the
age of 30. Obviously, most have no
recollection of the past. If one wants to get
a feeling for the heart and soul of a city, its
trajectory and direction, you must examine
its youth culture.
How do young people think and feel about
the future?
Of course, my experience in gaining these
young perspectives is limited. In my
limited interactions with the young, the up
and comers here, Ive walked away with
the distinct impression that they are
optimistic, extremely self-sufficient,
libertarian like, and have hope for the
future.
As clich as it sounds, Bhubaneswar, a city
of more than 0.8 million people, has one of
the most interesting contrasts of old and
new, in India. There are modern, fancy
restaurants, old markets (Haat) and cheap
and tasty street food galore.
Aside from the rising shine of modernity
that is blanketing this city, its attracting a
new breed of world class entrepreneurs.
Additionally, what makes Bhubaneswar
great is you have access to fantastic
beaches that are just an hour ride away.
Imagine working 70 hour weeks, and then
being able to take a short roundtrip ride to
a beautiful beach (like the virgin ones on
Puri Konark Road) for $50 bucks to clear
your head. Yep, you can do that here, and
thats what people do.
The Scene Here
A hub for location independent start-ups
Cities are hives of connectivity and
ultimately, the people make the place. The
types of people a city attracts, what theyre
doing, and how they connect make or
break cities.
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What Ive uncovered in Bhubaneswar are
the beginnings of something special, a
movement. A wave of young minds who
have globetrotted and base lining on the
next big thing.
As my friend and fellow entrepreneur
currently living here would say:
In the 1920's you would go to Paris to
write your novel. Now you go to India to
work on your start-up. Bhubaneswar is
ground-zero for this movement.
To be fair, this scene is ripe and just
getting started. People come and people
go, but an impressive amount of people
from all parts of the world are calling this
city home to put their heads down and
crank out their products.
There are plenty of events, upcoming co-
working facility and a few incubators too.
Monthly events like Bhubaneswar Start-up
Sundays regularly see 50+ attendees.
Low Cost, High Value Lifestyle
Housing, food and recharging your brain
Housing
You can rent a room for as little as $100
(USD) per month, have your own studio
for $400 - $500 bucks a month or better
yet, a swank furnished two-bedroom
apartment can be had for $300/ month.
Even better, some places are furnished,
serviced (housekeeping, most utilities) and
simply require you to plop down and open
your suitcase for move-in day.
You can use a broker to find an apartment
(you will pay slightly more but saves you
the hassle). Alternatively, you can just get
a motorbike, cruise around
neighbourhoods and walk into apartment
buildings you like and ask if there are any
places for rent.
Food
Street food here is safe to eat, everywhere
and cheap. You can get a famous Dahi
vada aloo dum on the street for less than a
buck. Sandwich for about the same price,
and if you fancy a gourmet sit down meal
with a bottle of wine, youll have plenty of
opportunities for a fraction of the cost you
would pay elsewhere.
Recharging Your Brain
All work and no play will drain your brain.
Some of the most powerful business
moments you may have happen outside of
your normal work day. If youre high-
energy, you need serendipitous rocket fuel
for these moments.
Lucky for you, Bhubaneswar has plenty of
places a stone throws away where you can
recharge.
One example is the Rangers Adventure on
Puri- Konark Marine drive. Just 45
minutes by road from Bhubaneswar with
inexpensive accommodations this is an
amazing place to blow some steam off
especially if you like surfing.
Transportation and accommodations at a
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nice resort there (like the Lotus resorts) for
3 nights set you back about $300 (USD).
The conversations and ideas exchanged
there will be priceless.
The Drawbacks
Some reasons why you shouldnt start-up
in Bhubaneswar.
Youre looking for venture funding.
While there are some Silicon Valley links
to Bhubaneswar, there are limited funding
opportunities here for your start-up. The
chances of landing funding here or there
are limited even though the local TiE
Bhubaneswar Chapter can help you in this.
You fear change.
This city is in a constant state of flux.
You hate the heat.
The climate in Bhubaneswar is sub-
tropical. That means it gets hot. There is a
distinct rainy season, which is nice. But
things tend to cool off during evenings
when the gentle breeze blows.
Top Reasons to Start-up in
Bhubaneswar
The Community
A vibrant community of doers awaits. The
community is literally growing by the day.
Extend Your Runway
Simply put your money grows further
here. If youre bootstrapping and trying to
keep your expenses down, this is one of
the best places to set up shop for a while at
least.
The Value Planned City
Incredible value for a city. A low-cost,
high value lifestyle that allows you to
focus on what you want to do (building
your product), manage the things you
dont want to do that suck up your time in
other cities (cooking, cleaning, daily
errands), and have a high-quality of life.
Being among Indias first planned cities,
its green for your eyes and nose.
The Food
It comes as no surprise that Bhubaneswar
is one great place for food. The range of
edible delights in this city is astounding.
The Bottom Line
You could easily get by on $500/ month.
Thats probably quite less than what youd
pay for a shoebox in San Francisco kind of
city, let alone expenses.
Bhubaneswar Basics
Think youre ready to jump in? Here are
some basics to get you started:
The Language
Odia is the language. The language varies
depending on northern, southern, eastern
and western dialects. The written language
uses English letters in most places. So
memorizing street names is a bit easier. In
the city, its very easy to get by just using
English or Hindi.
Currency
The national currency is the Rupees. The
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current exchange rate is $1 USD to 60
rupees. Your money goes a long way here.
Where to Live
Sahid Nagar is one of the best places to
stay or you could opt for upcoming places
like Patia and Khandagiri. From modern
movie theatres to nice gyms, to excellent
food options; this city has it all.
Visa
Youll need a visa before you can get here.
It sounds like a big deal, its not.
A final note:
Its impossible to cover all the ins and outs
here. Also, peoples perspectives vary, as
does their taste levels. My idea of a high-
standard of living may be radically
different than that of yours.
Ive tried to paint a realistic picture of
start-up in Bhubaneswar. If Im off on
anything my apologies.
About the Author:
Devasis Sarangi is Co-Founder of Little Steps Pre-school, an early childhood education and
care start-up, in Bhubaneswar, India. A mentor to a bunch of aspiring entrepreneurs at TiE
Bhubaneswar, Devasis also eats problems at Bhubaneswar Start-ups and loves sharing ideas
at Invest Bhubaneswar. He is an active life member of INTACH that helps fulfil his desire to
promote and preserve traditional art, culture and heritage. Devasis can be reached at devasissarangi@gmail.com; www.facebook.com/devasissarangi;
twitter.com/devasissarangi
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AASRA, because they need us
The team AASRA
What is AASRA?
AASRA is protection and support for all
those who are in need. This is a group of
all the people who are motivated and
enthusiastic for creating a better society,
and a better tomorrow. Helping, Educating
and Serving the poor, ignorant and the
needy is what AASRA does. Protects and
Supports the poor in their need.
A group created seven years back by some
students of National Institute of
Technology has grown overtime to where
we stand right now. Laying numerous
success milestones in its journey, AASRA
continues to explore and expand.
Who all are a part of AASRA?
Even though AASRA is an organization
that works locally in Rourkela and is run
by the students, yet it has always
welcomed people to be a part of its work.
Numerous organizations and individuals
work hand in hand with AASRA. All those
who share the common dream that we see
and happily works to contribute to our
work in any kind is a part of AASRA.
What is AASRA's vision?
AASRA looks up at the society with
compassion and gratitude for giving it an
opportunity to serve. We see an India
where no kid cries with hunger, where
every individual grows up to what he
wants, where the social evils stay away
from a child's crib, and where the
abundance extends helping hand to the
needy. AASRA dreams to see a better
society and a better tomorrow.
How does AASRA work?
The organization is driven by the cause
itself. Motivation is what keeps AASRA
alive amidst all the problems. Finance is
received from the members as contribution
on a regular basis and also from the
generous donations made by many others.
The primary work is done on several
workplaces in Rourkela. There are severn
workplaces that are served by our
members:-
1. OSAP leprosy colony 2. Sec-2 slum 3. Sec-5 refugee colony 4. Sec-6 leprosy colony 5. Sec-21 slum 6. Chhend orphanage 7. Basanti Colony orphanage
Members go to these workplaces on a
regular basis and teach the young ones.
Even though giving knowledge through
teaching would seem to be the literal
meaning of what we do, but every AASRA
member that goes to the workplace goes to
the workplace to give them a feeling of
being cared and supported to all the needy
people. Guiding us and keeping them away
from evil so that they can themselves stand
on their feet proudly is what we want.
Apart from all these workplaces, AASRA
also takes up projects that are meant for
the wellbeing of society.
Projects in AASRA
Apart from all the primary work done at
the workplaces on a regular basis, projects
are taken over time and again. For
example, Computer Centre Project that
aims for setting up a separate room in NIT
for giving free computer education to all
workplace kids. Rehabilitation Project- to
take all the orphans and refugee kids from
the streets and placing them in orphanages.
Awareness Project- awareness programs
for sanitation and hygiene in the
workplaces by conducting street plays and
showing interactive awareness videos at
the workplace. Health Camps- health
camps conducted in and around the
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township where it's needed. Seasonal
projects such as the Diya project around
the time of Diwali, where Diyas are
prepared in leprosy colonies and the
turnover goes to the workplace. These are
just to name a few.
Success achieved
Every year our workplace sees their 10th
and 12th kids come out in flying colours in
board exams. AASRA is identified by the
leprosy colony association of Odisha for
its remarkable contribution and
involvement among them. Self-Help
groups in the workplaces that give the
women a part time earn for their homes
have been due to AASRA's involvement.
Diya project every year helps the leprosy
colony people to earn some little extra for
the festive occasion. Blood donations at
the time of need in every hospital in
Rourkela, Health camps, awareness drives
and active participation in the workplaces
are the few things that we carry in our
hearts as our pride.
And the long term investment of nurturing
these little kids that we are doing is far
more rewarding than anything else.
Experience as an AASRAite
AASRA is happiness for me. AASRA
aims at seeing smiles, and as a member I
have the responsibility of bringing out the
smile in the people I serve, but I have
learned that all I got is happiness and smile
in my face for seeing those happy faces.
The love and respect we get from the kids
whom we teach is difficult to explain.
For the innocence that is derived from
their ignorance flows the definition of
beauty! Because they see your heart before
they see your skin, because they always
have thought the world amazing, they just
need to feel amazing about themselves.
That is all we work for, so that soar in the
sky like care free birds. Their ambition too
is very sweet to them, like a bird likes the
taste of air on its wings, these little kids
love success amidst all the pain and
suffering. Making them dependant of us by
giving whatever they need is not what we
aim at. Rather we see them growing out
their own idea, own ambition and living
them. We guide them so that they can see a
better image of themselves. This is why we
teach them language and maths, so that
they can study and add of their own. Irony
it is to say, that while I have taught them
how to add numbers, they taught me how
to multiply relations.
AASRA has found a good routine. Every
year the final years of our organization
leave NIT, but still they continue to be a
member by giving their valuable ideas and
advices. And every year a fresh batch
arrives, AASRA receives more members
to its family. In this way AASRA
continues to grow and serve people.
From Author: for more contact
http://www.aasranitr.org/
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Is it all about the scores..??
Durga Prasad Mishra
On a fine evening before a couple of
weeks I called up Sourav to ask about how
was his exam. That was the day of his
GATE exam. Though I didnt appear that
herculean (at least to me) summit this time,
but was quite enthusiastic to know about
the changed pattern and performance of
the buddies. We had a small chat but the
thing I distinctly remember is a question I
asked him stereotypically How much
score do you expect? (in odia..of course ).
And I remember asking that orthodox
question to many other friends also. A
couple of days later when I was on bed and
suffering temporary insomnia, I wondered
how much stereotypical I became. How I
changed over the years. I didnt ask
anybody if they are satisfied with their
performance or not. I didnt discuss with
anybody about the pros and cons of the
changed pattern of the exam. Is it the
expected scores on which I got
judgemental? And moreover is the
scores only count?
Before analyzing what happened to me I
want to take you on a tour of the society or
the world we live in and pretty familiar
with. I laughed to the most possible extent
when Madhavans father intrigued the fall
in his marks from 94% to 91% in 3 idiots
and simultaneously felt pity on him. And
coming down to home I wasnt able to do
anything to save a cousin brother from all
the scolding for a mere fall of position
from 1st to 3
rd. Irony is that he scored more
than his previous exam but his competitor
progressed more than him. So what was
the mistake of the innocent kid? A short
tour to his imaginary world during the
exam (as we seen Ishaan Avasthi doing
during his surprise test) or a little
unpreparedness? For the later, the parents
should take the blame. But how often
people dig into themselves rather than
cursing the child?
We live in an educated, modern world. Oh
waitare we, really? How many of us
took/taking/take education seriously for
the purpose of excellence; not in marks or
grades, but for being a better human
being? How many of us joined engineering
because engineering lures them, probably
no one, from the list of people I know.
How many of us are ready to sacrifice a
six figure salary to join a pure research
firm? How many of us didnt mug up
subjects (which they cant understand) to
get rid of them in the semesters? And how
many of us took the syllabi and curricula
seriously?
I know, if you ask these questions to me,
Ill be also in the herd. But the problem is
while choosing the grad course why we
didnt think of something passionate.
Some work, some activities that creates a
spark that brings an inner happiness to us.
The answers always lie within us. But the
problem is we never question our self. We
never introspect. And we flow through the
course of life taking others suggestions as
our steps. The results show the obvious.
Frustration happens for both the type of
people. Those who couldnt get the job,
man you are aware of the condition. And
the job getters are also not in a better
position. Except a few friends (read
brilliant) the others with whom I interacted
arent satisfied with their job and getting
(or rotting) down day by day. I wont write
more about them; at least you got a job
man!!!
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A few days ago I came across a quote from
the soapy Chetan Bhagat book posted in
facebook by a friend which reads, One
stupid exam, a couple of mistakescant
decide my future. True. Bravo Chetan.
But do you really understand the stigma of
that stupid exam? Have you ever gone
through that phase of life? I think its a
NO. Being an IIT, IIM alumnus its pretty
easy to write these types of lines
correlating the lives of the guinea pigs of
Indian education system. Quite a mess in
AIEEE some odd 5 years back changed
my course of life and I know many guys
sailing in this boat along with me. And
many are experiencing hectic blows of
stupid exams now also. People awaiting
results often worry about the outcomes in
the idle period and catch sleeplessness. I
know this is a common human tendency.
But why to worry when the things are not
in your gasp? You did the best you can,
when you have the authority. So whats
the need of the worry? Take a chill pill.
Hang-out with people. Take a sip of vodka
(if possible). And stay relaxed. The
outcome is inevitable and you cant
influence it. So enjoy life till then.
Coming down to the point or the header, is
the scores are the deciding factors of
life? Yes and No, simultaneously. An
exam depends on multiple dynamic factors
and consequently the scores also. The D-
Day is that all matters. The match hours
only count. In our success thrive (or
psyche??) society merits are judged not by
the efforts we put, but by the results we
produce. So if you are too concerned of the
people around you, their pep-talks then
achieving a good score become
inevitable to you and thats the deciding
factor of your life. But not achieving a
decent score isnt the end of the road.
There is a lot of things to do in life and it
isnt only about that exam and score. At
first it seems like jumping from a plane but
the parachute isnt opening and death is
inevitable. But succumbing to the failure
or fracturing our self isnt the solution.
Theres always a door remains open. All
you have to do to put up a night vision
camera and see the door from your inside
darkness. Another vital part is
introspection; as I previously said. Regular
introspection helps in raising the moral
support and guiding through phrases of
life. Asking questions to inner self can do
wonders (at least try once). There are
hundreds of questions roaming around our
brain cells yet to be answered and most
importantly they are about self..!! find
your passion. Follow the steps that takes
you to your dream; the dreams are
certainly not a bungalow, six figure
salary, a merc.. dream like we used to
do in childhood (it may sound obsolete but
give it a try). I sometime wonder how we,
the prodigys in childhood (at least for our
parents) lost those sparks over the time.
We need to reframe that structure, call
back the prodigy inside us (dont say I
have none; it is hidden inside everyone)
and construct the road ahead of us. So,
whats your call???
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Desolation
Dr Prakash Kumar Mohanty
You left me without a
Word, when I was sleeping
Oblivious of your departure...
And I woke up then, in
Silence and darkness
Palpated the bruises
Left behind...
It wasnt dark, and
I wasnt blind
But,
Still I dont know why
I searched for your eyes...
You knew I was alone, I
Knew you will go, still I dont
Know why,
I believed you,
By all I know...
Many whys I ask me,
Many whys to ask you.. ?
And maybe you too had
Many whys to ask me Too.
Lovers beyond Death
Nasim Ali, Berhampur
Two persons, two souls
Arsons by Love's ghouls
Phantasmal chasms
In a bittersweet world
Mystic sublime vows
Till death do us part
And what when death do us part?
When one dies and other cries
Torment of disparity
Two souls alone, two souls together
Two souls again ripped apart
And merely two persons dead
Oh metaphysics and theology, tell me
Will he ever meet her again?
In dreamland or in grave
Onto hell or a paradise brave
Or is it a theist's imagination
Or a lover's solace
So a cynic lover wept
'Very scenic rocky seashore
Cast a glance at the horizon
And the blue expanse stares back
A perishable affinity's serene promises
They sink through the sea and arise again
And death shall have no dominion
On the two souls' eternal union
[NOTE: Penultimate two lines from Dylan
Thomas (learnt of it from 'Solaris'). Poem
inspired by the scene in 'The Constant
Gardener' where the protagonist sits near
a lake and longs for his dead wife]
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Subhajeet Mishra
Amarjyoti Mahasuara
Jasaswini Nayak
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Saanvi Naija (DPS, Dhanbad)
Avilash Padhi (DAV CSP)
Ashwarya Gyanjyoti
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Ipsa Dash (Highfield School)
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Priyanka Panda Amar Barik
Tadasha Mohapatra Rahul Mahapatra
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