The Lonely Dreamer

Every city has its own history, and the history of each city is marked by a catalytic event, just as each ones life has a certain central event around which it is organized. For New York, it is now the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center. For the Mumbai of my time, it is the floods on July 26th and then the terrorist attacks in 2008. But there was an earlier trauma in the psychic life of the city, which marked the before and after for old-timers.. Fort Stikine " This is not acceptable ", protested Alexander Naismith, " Such a mixture of Cargo is nothing short of suicide ". But the authorities were reluctant and Capt Naismith had no choice but to follow the orders. It was after all a time of war. And so it was not within his rights to refuse this mixture of cargo. He had to bow to the inevitable. The world was at war in 1944. The Japanese had already crossed into India from Burma, and the British government was directing all efforts into ...

"You can start college from next week, you need not worry about the train problem, from September onwards local trains will start,its just a matter of time" - chairman to me in august 2009 during my admission in SJCET "Dear Students i have good news for you, i have been told that locals will be starting in 3 more months" (greeted by sounds of loud cheers) - Chairman during annual day in Feb 2010 "Dear students...." nah this time he didn't bring that topic up. lucky he didn't else i was sure to boo him this time around. (annual day 2011) Current day - Its 11.45am,as i run towards Palghar station after my usual once a month visit to my friends who survived the torture of studies. Its a 10 minute walk from our flat in Palghar to the station. Finally as i just reached station to my dismay , the 11.55 Memo just left, and there i was with a lot of agony and hate all alone at the station with no hope but to wait for the next train...but wait! when ...

I came to this world 20 years ago, born in the 'city of dreams' or Mumbai, as we all know it. Comming from a middle class family, i did not enjoy the luxuries of the the higher ups nor the poverty of the lower. Throughout my life i have had many ups and downs(we all have it dont we?). Although in my opinion i've had more of the latter. But hardships and losses are always a part of ones life, and the more you overcome it, the stronger we get ;) So here i am 20 years later. Pursuing my engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication in a place know as Palghar around 90km away from my home. Already finished my diploma in ET and now another 3 years and i am off to live on my own. At present, i have two lifes . A Real one in real world and a virtual one in the world of internet and social networking. And both of these have had their fair share of adventure. This blog is all about these adventures, and an account of my likes,dislikes, happenings etc