The Lost Punjab

Modern day Punjab could be summed up by the song of band karmaasa.I know the name isn't very promising but its worth a try.The lads have done a fantastic job highlighting the shortcomings of our society and is a welcome change from the 'average' punjabi singer feeding nonsense to the public.With lines like ''mittran nu shauk hathyaran da or'' rambo rambo u are dealing with commandos'',what are these people trying to portray????What type of commandos are we,as we fail to clear even the basic military drills,,,we don't fulfill the physical standards to join army or the police!!!Its all true,u can search on the net and know yourself.
                                                                                                                                          It used to be said that songs are a reflection of the society and it was true to a level with people like gurdas mann singing songs reflecting the mood of the public.But now,even as the debt of punjab keeps on escalating with every passing year and the tax collection goes down spirally thanks to the bad policies of the govt. we,the people of punjab seems to be in some sort of false hope.Hope that even after using drugs like a normal food item we are somehow superior,that we can never go down.The reality is something else.The reality is that today punjab is being run by the labour from UP and Bihar.The same group of people whom we consider 'bhaiyyas' are making rapid progress on the account of their hard work and commitment.And where has the famed punjabi farmer gone??????U go to any farm and u will see bhaiyyas doing all the work.
                                                          I am deeply hurt on seeing this systematic deterioration of a state that was once the model of excellence,that used to form 10 percent of indian army,,,,people who were known for their hard work and honesty(remember the sardar truck driver in old hindi movies).The fact is that money has made us blind and callous.We no longer strive for excellence,our youth is drowning in the sea of drugs,,,,we are getting corrupt day by day.................our society is so much divided by the formation of new deras that i would need a new wikipedia page to categorize them.So why behave that we are superior,,,why have that false punjabi pride,,,,,why look at the achievements of the past when we have no strength to repeat those feats???????

The sad feeling

I think all of us should atleast listen to the pink floyd song TIME,,which in my opinion is one of the greatest songs ever written.This song has a unique quality,it tends to get better with time,just like alcohal.You tend to agree with the songwriter every time u listen to it.The only drawback being that it has a certain unpleasant,hard feeling and u cannot escape it.
          It has been almost 3 months since i got the license to treat patients,since i officially passed(against my expectations though!)and i can already feel my life coming apart slowly and systematically.The hostel life is gone,all the friends are far away,weather is bad and there seems to be no end to the books i am supposed to read for the pg entrance.Life,i must say had never been so dry,not atleast in the past 5 years at manipal,and slowly but surely i can't agree more with pink floyd song.The joy of standing at the coffee shop looking at girls,hoping 'something' might happen,,,discussing the politics like u have a stake in the government.....listening to the music in khokhar's room seems like a fairytale now.There is no one like billu to cheer you up,tell you about some new deal,and discuss some mundane and impossible(seemingly) business venture.I remember dave,always happy nomatter what the occassion,no matter what the circumstances......immune to the feelings of outside world.
          I miss cries of joy at passing exams, the fear and agony associated with the university exams.Everyone behaved like a close knit family,actually even better than a family sometimes.Compare the times now,the world seems like a vast ocean and i am like a fool trying to cross it on a canopy,all by myself.
                                                                                                                  The most difficult part of leaving ur college and coming home is the fact that u are more or less changed,accustomed to the 'kings' life of hostel(of course u don't realize that then!!!pity)....and if u happen to go to a place like manipal ur thinking undergoes a damatic change,for good or bad i don't know.But u feel the diff. while talking to ur old friends and for that matter to ur brother or sister too.Yes i know its just a phase just like going to the hostel for the first time was.Even that time was tough but only after a few days we were behaving like we were the bonafide citizens of manipal!!!.So would this time too,onlt thing required is the patience to endure.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYiahoYfPGk