Trust....

आप जिस पर आँख बंद करके भरोसा करते हैं,

अक्सर वही आप की आँखें खोल जाता है.

Globe Trotter!!

My First Emirates Flight!!

Ahoy!

My City My Pride

*LUCKNOW & the Lucknowities*

The ‘Pehle-aap, Pehle-aap’ thing isn't a joke.
Mind you, it happens here.
When asked why do we always speak in plural,
we always say it proudly ‘It’s a City of Nawabs and
this is the Nawabi style’.
We love it when we talk to non-lucknowities like
‘Ama yaar..’ and their eyes go wide.
If you don’t use words like Dhaansu’ and ‘Bhaukali’, dude you are missing half
of the fun.
If you come to Lucknow and miss the ‘Tunde-Kabab’ and 'waahib ki biryaani' (if in case you are
not a vegetarian) then I promise you will regret it for your entire life, like seriously!
The only place on earth, where even an abusive slang is sugar coated and prefixed with ‘AAP’
Like a dog hates water, we hate the word ‘TU’
We have the weirdest nomenclatures of places, Bhootnath, Daana-Paani,
Wire-less Chauraha, Hahnemann chauraha (often confused as Honeymoon chauraha ) and the list goes on.
When you hear ‘Phod dena’ as a good luck wish from someone, have no doubt, he/she
is definitely from Lucknow.
If you know all the ‘Khands’ of gomti-nagar, dude you deserve a standing-ovation.
We don’t need Sarcasm. We possess the ability to threaten someone to death with
sugar coated words. ‘Jugaad’, ‘rangbaaji’, ‘Setting’,'Maamla’,‘Scene’, 'tafri' ‘Mattergashti’ are the most frequent words used by us.
A, B, C, D, E are not just alphabets for us.They  refer to the blocks of Rajaji Puram
When whole India uses ‘Chutte’ for change, we use ‘Toote’ for the same thing.
If you don’t raise your eyebrows when you hear someone wearing ‘Chikan’ then
definitely you are a Lucknowite.
We have a special love for ‘Royal cafe’ and Chungfa,  no matter how many options we have to dine at we chose them without a second thought.
Every outing with your friends ends with an ice-cream on Marine Drive.
No matter you spend all your day at CCD or Barista, you still die for Sharma ki chai
and Chowk ki Lassi.
If you have not tasted Sharma's or King of Chat dude you don't know what chat
is!
You have been to Deva Sharif and Chandrika Devi for god knows how many times.
[actually you went there after all your exams to beg for passing marks!]
You know you are a real Lucknowite, if I.T. is Isabella Thoborn Girls college and
not Information Technology!
If an evening on the streets of Hazratganj [specially the Cathedral Church] is much more
fascinating than any Adventure park, then you are surely a Lucknowite.
If your house has at least one or two art pieces of Chinhat Pottery, you are a Lucknowite.
If you go fasting on a hot summer day, just to stay on a diet of Lucknawi Dasheri, you
are 'pakka Lucknow-wala'
You address your kaam-waali, rickshaw-wala and even a rag-picker as 'aap', that's not a
show-off its in our blood, our 'tehzeeb'
If you celebrate 'Bada mangal' and even organise and participate in a 'bhandara', then
you are Lucknowite.
If you save your pocket money just to shop enough in 'Lucknow mohotsav', you are
a Lucknowite.
You find it funny when people from so called 'hi- tech' cities go mad on seeing
historical monuments, because you have seen a so called historical monument every 500 meters
in old city.
When you know the congested lanes of Aminabad and also the wide and clean roads of
Gomti-nagar where you go racing with your friends,you are a Lucknowite.
May be the reason for our ‘Dhaansu Luck’ lies in the name of city itself.
After all I belong to ‘LUCK-NOW...!
❤❤❤❤

Anveer

For the first time in 3 years I put my Younger one to sleep singing lullaby's!
The sense of Achievement is superb!
Feeling so proud & Happy & Nostalgic!

I definitely should do this more often!

Kaamyaabi....

"जिसकी कामयाबी रोकी नहीं जा सकती,
उसकी बदनामी शुरू की जाती है !!"

Change...

Things are changing rather quickly in my Life
Much to my liking and dislike too!

Am anxious & paranoid both!

Looking forward with Hope!

CEO

Read it as a random tweet and couldn't stop myself for saving this one here!

The key role of a CEO is to execute. It is, after all, Chief 'executive' officer.

Aadmi...

*शतरंज सी जिन्दगी में कौन किसका मोहरा है,*
*आदमी एक है मगर सबका किरदार दोहरा है।*

CLEAN it Up!

Some required cleaning is finally happening at my work place....

The system is simple..... No more freebies...no misuse and no over-rides...

And there is a method to the madness...

No matter How important you are...You can definitely be Replaced!



 

2018

Quite contrary to my Persona.... I haven't gone out for any Party this year... Am not half drunk..... Or faking to be enjoying the shite music....

I chose to be with Mudita and my kids... Hugging them.... Listening to Romantic numbers.... Over bonfire and mulled wine!

My only regret: Why did I Not do this earlier!

AAAAARRGGGHHH!

Sometimes i feel like pulling my hair.....Literally!!

Yes!!!! The ones on my HEAD ...that is...!

Yaad...

Jab yaad uss kambakht ki ho....
                

                          Ae Dil Hai Mushkil....
                          Ae Dil Hai Mushkil....

Asking for it....

“We’re running the most dangerous experiment in history right now, which is to see how much carbon dioxide the atmosphere can handle before there is an environmental catastrophe.”

Elon Musk

City Maintenance

What baffles me is why are the Municipal Corporations this inefficient??
Yes, there has been a massive population movement towards the Urban centres if each respective State, be it it's State Capital or otherwise....Yet these Municipal Corporations have NOT been preparing for this...
Simple hygiene.... clearing if drainage, picking and Eco friendly disposal of daily waste, roads repair, traffic management especially Parking woes are extremely shabby.
I used to have this notion that the MC and the ruling State Political Party are different and so there is disparity.... Now there is BJP mostly everywhere and though I am a die-hard follower, yet am extremely irritated and unhappy with the situation.

A city like Varanasi has shown no improvement....Same for Lucknow.... Kanpur and the like....

Ban the Plastic!

Recently, I had the opportunity to travel by train in UP....Make no mistake , I have travelled a lot by train...its just that i haven't been able to travel much as of now recently

What I noticed and what brought me to write this blog is CLEANLINESS
Though a lot has been done to achieve this compared to earlier years where we (Indians) did not even care or think of it as necessary.....Yet a lot remains to be achieved

As soon as the train docks out of the platform , you are greeted with a huge amount of filth....mainly plastic!

What was more appalling was the fact that i took a taxi from my Dehradoon to Jolly Grant Airport and it drove us along a river, which had flowing water but instead of rocks on its catchment area all we could see was plastic!

We have absolutely no idea what a world we are going to leave for our younger generation....
We just dont bother.....

It is time to wake up!.....
It is ALREADY late!

India First

Have been thinking of writing about this for quite some time although i want to refrain from Political views but just couldnt...

These are strictly MY views as somebody who has travelled and studied around the entire country and lived in all corners AND Internationally!

In a nutshell, i have some strong views about the situation....especially after the Paris Accord..
This clearly shows that India is on the right path....

I have been a very vocal criticiser of the Governance that we has over the past 50-60 years. The topics that concerned me were mostly on the Environmental  sustainability ... things like Switching to Solar Power from Coal/thermal etc, Water Conservation and Reuse, Air Quality, preventing Wastages, Forests, Hygiene, Cleaning/dredging of Rivers, sewage system,  beaches, Water Bodies, Oceans, Removal or plastics and restricting its usage, Oil wastage during traffic jams, Switching the atleast Hybrid if not fully electrical mode for transport, 100% electric fleet for all Public transport, etc

Railways have a huge consumption of diesel which is quite appalling, as its far more economical to run it on electricity, and this should have been done decades ago... Also it can run on CNG/LNG etc and we should definitely reduce our dependence on imports of fossil fuels.

All cars above 10 or maybe 15 lacs has to be compulsorily be a Hybrid/electric. The logic is simple. this does not effect the common man and a person buying a costly car can afford to pay for a hybrid too. Additionally, the RTO fees should also be substantially higher. This person also enjoys the same cost of fuel as the person driving any other car...Why?

Solar Power has to be made compulsory for all Govt Buildings, PSU's, All Commercial buildings and projects, All Hotels & Guest Houses, Bus Stops, All Airports, All Railways Stations, All Group Housing Projects Both completed, WIP and Upcoming.  No maps should be passed/cleared by the Authority and Completion Certificate given if they do not comply. A heavy fine and House tax/Green Tax to be imposed if the Builder fails to do so under 12 months.
Ditto for Water Harvesting provisions, Recycling via ETP, Use of STP etc.

The Current Govt has indeed started to work on a lot of things and it is quite heartening to see that atleast someone at the top is not only thinking on these but also implementing so many of them. In a county as Big and as diverse as ours it is an immense task. An example is quite liked was: To change India is like turning a 60 bogey train around...its not like taking a simple U-Turn on a cycle! It will take its time.

The Namami Gange Project is a very good thought, tough tried out by several Govt previously, has been a success. It shows the importance of River cleaning, dredging etc, but it also has to focus on the other rivers in India. The Interlinking of all rivers has a huge project and work should begin upon that. There will always be people telling as to why it should'nt be done..... But is has to be in National Interest.

There is so much that can go on ....and i will...whenever possible i will edit/update this....

Untill then...

Learnings from the Last Fiscal

So its the 1st Of April......
Another start to another New Year......
And like all previous years...this year too has some takeaways.....

Focus..... On simpler details is the key
Daily Monitoring of Key parameters... Don't leave it to Staff/GM?CEO or whoever!
Focus on Cost Parameters.... The Earning is the same....Costs have to be within the defined ratio
Daily expenses....if not monitored will lead to pilferage
All ADJ has to be personally monitored
Patience.....

Who??

Where did this line come from??   

" Mazboori ka naam Mahatma Gandhi???"

I mean when?
I mean Why?

Doing my Bit...

The Environment Crusader that i believe that i am ....i believe that i should set an example

I do keep doing my bit...
Trust me...i am finicky.....to the point of being manaical....
i just cant see extra lights switched on...
the tap running uselessly while brushing or soaping up or while bathing....
I cant waste paper...i just 'have to' use it from both sides....as a fair copy or rough and shred it to pieces and use it as small note pad....and then instead of shredding them in dustbin i have an office shredder which then is given away for recycling!
i switch off my vehicle at red lights....

Yes i am CRAZY!

And NO i am NOT a MISER!

I feel responsible for what i do....This gives me immense satisfaction that i haven't burdened this beautiful Earth with my being and try and leave a positive impact and save as much as i can. and i detest it when i see people wasting all these resources irresponsibly.....and i cannot and will not stay quiet when i see such wastage in-front of me. Judge me as much as you want to!

Of Travelling & more...

It's just been crazy travelling since the last 2 months and things are brighter for the next 2 as well...

Started with Post Diwali travel to Moradabad....Followed up with Orchha trip with the Table.... Back again to Moradabad...... Then to Kanpur....

Oops did I Miss Delhi trip at the beginning of February.....

Since I am not a photo freak, you will not find much action on my Social media ...And I prefer to keep it that ways....

Updates coming soon for further Travel...