a year..

What difference a year makes on our lives..

1 year…
365 days…
365 X 24 hours
365 X 24 X 60 minutes
365 X 24 X 60 X 60 seconds…

And innumerous moments…

What difference a year makes on our lives…

What I was a year before, what I am a year after.

-Aseem

zero.. the power..

I have a particular affection for “Zero” because it was some of my country men who first gave it the status of a number. Although the symbol for void or nothingness is supposed to have been invented by the Babylonians, it was Hindu mathematicians first conceived of “Zero, 0” as a number.

Now of course, zero it the central part of mathematics, the key to our decimal system of counting. It signifies something very different from simply being nothing.

To remind yourself of the importance of the presence and position of zero, just think of the enormous difference between .001, .01, .1, 1, 10, and 100.

The other power of zero is its ability to destroy another number. Zero times anything is zero.

The world owes a lot to us Indians for having given them an awesome gift of zero.

Today, I remember a song from the movie “Purab aur Paschim” sung by “Mahendra Kapoor”

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jab zero diyaa mere bhaarat ne, duniyaan ko tab gintee aayee
taaron kee bhaashaa bhaarat ne, duniyaan ko pahale sikhalaayee
detaa naa dashamalav bhaarat to, yun chaand pe jaanaa mushkil thaa
dharaatee aaur chaand kee dooree kaa andaajaa lagaanaa mushkil thaa

[When my India gave zero, then the world learnt how to count
We also taught the world the language of the stars
Had we not given the decimal, it was tough to go to moon
And hence calculate the distance between earth and moon]

sabhyataa jahaa pahaale aayee, pahale janamee hain jahaape kalaa
apanaa bhaarat wo bhaarat hai, jis ke pichhe sansaar chalaa
sansaar chalaa aaur aage badhaa, yun aage badhaa, badhataa hee gayaa
bhagawaan kare ye aaur badhe, badhataa hee rahe aaur foole fale

[It is India where civilization rose first and so did art
The whole world walked behind India
It walked and kept on advancing, day by day
Let it keep advancing and rise to new heights]

hai pareet jahaa kee reet sadaa, main geet wahaa ke gaataa hun
bhaarat kaa rahane waalaa hoo, bhaarat kee baat sunaataa hun

[Where love is the culture, I am telling you about that place
I am a resident of India and am telling you about it]

kaale gore kaa bhed nahee, har dil se humaaraa naataa hai
kuchh aaur naa aataa ho hum ko, humay pyaar nibhaanaa aataa hai
jise maan chookee saaree duniyaa, main baat wahee doharataa hun
bhaarat kaa rahane waalaa hoo, bhaarat kee baat sunaataa hun

[Where there is no difference of “white and black”, we are joined to every heart
Even if we don’t know many things, we know how to love
The world has agreed upon this, I am just repeating
I am a resident of India and it’s about it that I am telling]

jeete ho kisee ne desh to kyaa, hum ne to dilon ko jeetaa hai
jahaa raam abhee tak hain nar me, naaree mein abhee tak seetaa hai
kitane paawan hain log jahaa, main nit nit sheesh zhukaataa hun
bhaarat kaa rahane waalaa hoo, bhaarat kee baat sunaataa hun

[They might have won countries, but we have won hearts
here there is “Rama” in every man and “Sita” in every woman
the place where the people are so pious, I pay my ode to it
I am a resident of India and am telling about it]

itanee mamataa nadiyon ko bhee, jahaa maataa kah ke bulaate hai
itanaa aadar insaan to kyaa, patthar bhee pooje jaate hai
us dharatee pe maine janam liyaa, ye soch ke main itaraataa hun
bhaarat kaa rahane waalaa hoo, bhaarat kee baat sunaataa hun

[The tenderness is such that the rivers are treated as mothers
The respect is such that even the rock is worshipped
I feel elated that I was born on such a land
I am a resident of India, and am telling you about it.. ]
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-Aseem

Physics and Mathematics..

The nature around us is like a big game, a big chess game. The events in it are like the moves of this great game. We are allowed to watch the events of the nature and guess all the basic rules according to which the events take place.

We may come across some new events which do not follow the rules that were guessed earlier and we may have to declare the old rules inapplicable or wrong and hence discover new rules.

Since physics is the study of nature, it is real. No one has been given the authority to frame the rules of physics. Physics is actually “UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE”.

Mathematics is the language of physics. If we are poor in grammar and vocabulary, it would be literally impossible for us to communicate ourselves to the rest of the world.

The same attitude mathematics has for physics..

-Aseem

i dont wanna miss a thing..

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Well, every moment spent with you
Is a moment I treasure

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Lying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
And I just wanna stay with you
In this moment forever, forever and ever

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
Well, I just wanna be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just wanna hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
'Cause I'd still miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you baby,
And I don't wanna miss a thing

Don't wanna close my eyes
Don't wanna fall asleep,
'Cause I'd miss you, baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing

One of my favourite songs.. artist - Aerosmith, movie - Armageddon

Wear the Tricolor, but with respect..

I woke up today with a bang on my head.. of the news-paper. It is everyday that i tell the paper boy not to throw the newspaper inside from my window.. that to, too early in the morning.. Today I was about to kill him... had I had a gun with me.. but the very headline pacified my anger and cooled my nerves..

Yes, now we can "Wear the Tricolor, but with respect"

We can soon show our love for the tricolor, as long as we do it with respect.. thats the message contained in the new legislation introduced in Lok Sabha, which aims to do away with the old school of thought associated with the use of our national flag.

I am happy... now Sachin can again use the flag on his helmet..

What is a speech..

In a speech, first of all, you tell the people what you are to tell them...
Then you tell them what you want to tell them..
And finally, you tell them what you have told them...

arre baap, upar waalee photo pe mat jao.. apnee akal lagao.....

Solaris

And the death shall have no dominion.
Dead men make it, they shall be one;
With a man in the wind, on the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean, and the clean bones gone...
They shall have stars at their elbow and foot.
Though they go mad, they shall be sane;
Though they sink through the sea, they shall rise again.
Though the lovers be lost, the love shall not...
And the Death shall have no Dominion...

From SOLARIS, a film by Steven Soderbergh

look what i've found..

nothing to say for this.. or may be sometime later..

L O V E

Love.. its an inborn desire among all of us. It is like moon.. beautiful and ever new.. It is not all about being a perfect person to someone.. but it is all about searching a person who can help you become perfect.

It is a feeling that makes us realize how good we are.. making us follow good ways and forget all our ailments. It is actually an inspiration.. an encouragement.

It is pure and simple.. four lettered "life"

Its truly an amazing world.. here the unusual is usual and the unexpected is only expected..

life..

At the university of life, admission is open to all. All I need is my mind. Clever to pick up lessons, smart to learn from my mistakes.
My conscience too is my guide..

To things I have to learn, to things life has to teach..

dream??

I should dream what I wnat to dream, go where I want to go, be what I want to be because I have only one life and only one chance to do what I want to do.

It takes only a moment to have a crush on someone,
An hour to like someone,
And a day to love someone.

But it takes a lifetime to forget someone.

Its true that we dont know what we have got untill we loose it, but it is also true that we dont know what we have been missing untill it arrives.

When one door of happiness closes, the other opens, but we generally look at the close door for so long that we dont see the one that has opened.

May be that GOD wants us to meet few wrong people before one that perfect so that we know how to be grateful to that gift..

I have met my that perfect one.. or havent I?