Chai, CP and Chaya

Wao! What a weekend it was. I must share this. I must. Because, It's bloody awesome:)And was long waited for.

As decided, I left the bed around 12. After morning rituals i headed towards the happening Dilli haat. And guess what, we had a brainstorming session to discuss about the ideas for our client's Quarter 1 communication plan. However only half of the team (the bosses) were there. By the time i reached the Nagaland Food Stall, tempting Pork was ready to welcome me. The Somked Pork, Chicken Salaami and jolly people all around created that environment I was deprived off...and I knew my weekend is going to be 'tasty and spicy' one :)We had fun, food and clicked a lot of pictures. And when we're about to leave, we wondered what are the ideas we have got! Zilch:)But who cares now. The food was good and time we spent was great. More than enough I guess!! Ideas? Oh we have already got some!

OVER TO CONNAUGHT PLACE

Have you gone to CP in the winter evening? All alone? Smelling the books? Observing chirpy, happy and happening bunch of people? If you haven't, plz take some time out and go. Saturday evening at CP is really vibrant. It whispers a lot to you. It will give you company and let you know many secrets that this heritage buildings have witnessed... Trust me go all alone. You'll discover all unexplored charm of an winter evening!

TIME FOR A DRAMATIC MOMENT

What better way to wrap the evening other than a stroll in the Mandi House! With a steaming cup of Chai! AAAhhhhh I could not resist it anymore. And there I was without any dilemma. My pal Debashish joined me in. And we decided to watch this play called "Sandhya Chaya". It's a hindi adaptation of a very old Marathi play by Jayant Dalvi. The moment I knew it has marathi roots, I was sure- my time will not go waste. If you haven't watched Marathi plays do go for it. They are guaranteed to enlighten you. After "Tamasha Chapri Palang Ka" this was one of the bestest plays I have ever watched. Though both the plays are different- Sandhya Chaya deals with a very serious issue, the old age, loneliness and brain-drain; and TCPK is a total farce of a coward king's plight, I noticed Marathi plays are common in the fact that they are intense and never give you a chance to blink, yawn and murmur. They engage you. And you'd love every bit of it. I bet!

why i write?

Simple. Because I have to. No seriously, i write because I have to.

I remember somebody said- "I wonder how people who don't write, paint, sing, dance, ride or play can remain sane?" Don't know about you, but it holds true for me. Because, the world is full of hopes, colours, happiness, miseries, frustration, atrocities, uncertainties, celebrations, lies and lot more...and these things have an impact on me. I'm sure they have impact on each one of us. But some people are too busy to think about these deeply and some have strong immunity not to be affected by them.

I am influenced, perturbed, inspired and pampered. Now what do I do to express how I feel when i'm influenced, perturbed, inspired or pampared... or rather to make myself sane? Writing, of course.

Because, for a guy like me, who has read a bit of Bacons, a bit of Shakespeare, a bit Wolf, Eliot, Coelho, Bhagat, and a lot of regional literature (Assamese, i mean), and has seen life through my eyes in my short stint in this world, writing happens naturally. I believe it's the best way to unwind. Because when I'm writing I feel like talking. Talking to you and talking to myself. Aren't you listening? Hello...