Memory Vials

आज रविवार 1 डिसेंबर 2019 या दिवशी मी ऍमेझॉन प्राईम वर दुपारी "DNA" हा मराठी चित्रपट पाहिला. तळटीपांमध्ये ट्रेलर आणि प्राईम ची लिंक दिली आहे. पुढील उत्तरात स्पॉयलर नाहीत पण थोडा कथाभाग सांगितला आहे. त्यामुळे ज्यांना सिनेमा अगदी "सरप्राईज, सरप्राईज" पद्धतीने पाहायचा असेल त्यांनी सिनेमा उत्तर वाचण्याआधी बघा. चित्रपटाची कथा सुरू होते यतीन आणि कांचन या दाम्पत्याच्या घरी. दोघेही हार्वर्ड मधून उच्चविद्याविभूषित. दोघांचेही घराणे असेच विद्वत्तेच्या बाबतीत तोलामोलाचे असे त्यांच्या संवादातून आणि काही सूचक प्रसंगातून समजते. हे या दोघांचे असे असामान्य असणे हा चित्रपटाचा एक धागा आहे. अमेरिकेत मोठ्या घरात सुखवस्तू जीवन जगताना त्यांना अनिल आणि मेधा या जोडप्याची मित्र म्हणून साथ आहे. या "दृष्ट लागण्या जोगे सारे" संसाराला दुःखाची किनार येतेच. कांचनच्या दुसऱ्या गर्भपातानंतर डॉक्टरांना समजते की काही जनुकीय आजारामुळे तिला आई होता येणे कठीण आहे. या घटनेमुळे कांचन पुरती हबकली आहे. आजपर्यंत प्रयत्नांती काहीही मिळवू शकेन या तिच्या दुर्दम्य महत्त्वाकांक्षेला या एका गोष्टीने पार प

It's been a few weeks since they aired the last episode of Game of Thrones. Most people including me couldn't get over the fact that this series has ended. We loved it so much that some of us are not ready to let it go. They are signing online petitions, they are booing the producers, some are speculating the prequel and some are writing their own version of how the show must have ended. I am heartbroken over the conclusion of Game of Thrones. Not that I didn't like the last season or felt betrayed by the abrupt ending of the Night King's storyline or the way Daenerys lost her mind. I always had quite a practical approach for this series - "it's just a fictional story, it won't matter if they kill your hero or how they end it". And I was honest about this feeling. I can say so because even though I haven't met anyone so far who is completely okay with season 8,  I, on the other hand, have a feeling of satisfaction and relief. I don't w

माझ्या ब्लॉगवर स्वागत आहे - या ब्लॉगवर मी मराठी आणि इंग्रजीमध्ये लेखन करतो. मी का लिहितो आपल्याला डायरी लिहिण्याचा सल्ला दिला जातो. ही चांगली सवय आहे. कारण जेव्हा आपण आपल्या चांगल्या वाईट अनुभवांबद्दल लिहितो तेव्हा आपण मोकळे होत असतो. उदाहरण द्यायचे झाले तर कधी हे अनुभवले आहे का - एखाद्याने तुमची घोर निराशा केली, अपमान केला, कशात तरी तुम्हाला अपयश आले. अशावेळेस या घटनेचा भुंगा आपल्या डोक्यात राहतो. वारंवार आपण घटनांची उजळणी करत राहतो कारण आपण स्वतः कसे एक चांगले व्यक्ती आहोत आणि बाकीचे लबाड आपल्या चांगल्या वर्तनाचा फायदा घेऊन गेले याचा खटलाच आपण चालवत असतो डोक्यामध्ये. अशा या विचारांची आवर्तने चालू झाली की नकारात्मकता तयार होऊन त्याचा शरीर मनावर परिणाम चालू होतो. याला उपाय म्हणजे लिहा. कडू, गोड, तक्रार, सरकारविषयी राग, समाजाविषयी राग व्यक्त करा. डोक्याला एकदा खात्री झाली की एका निष्णात वकीलाप्रमाणे जी केस तुम्ही रोज लढवत आहात त्याचे सगळे मुद्दे तुम्ही लिहिले आहेत आणि आता ते परत विसरण्याचा धोका नाही, तेव्हा तो शांत होईल. तुमचे डोके नवीन दृष्टीकोन समजून घेण्याकरता ग्रहणक्षम होईल

My first international roommate was a  South Korean  guy when I was in Wroclaw Poland for the studies. The second semester I had two roommates - One was an  Ethiopian , the other was a Pakistani. The funny thing was that Ethiopian Christian, the  Pakistani  Muslim and I a Hindu made an interesting combination. The third semester I stayed with two  Polish  guys. Apart from this, when I was traveling, I have stayed with an  Italian , An  American , An  Australian , A  British , A  Japanese  as a roommate for a day or two. Long Answer - South Korean Yeobi was a math nerd. He was staying there already when I arrived and he subtly told me that he preferred the room clean and tidy all the time. Later when I showed him my way of keeping the room clean and tidy, he said that I needed to tone it down a bit for him to which we had a good laugh. I asked him so many questions on South and North Korea relations. In one of such chats, I asked if the people of South Korea would like to

Dr. Abhijeet Sonawane is no ordinary person. He started a movement in Pune a few years ago. A movement of compassion, respect, and self-reliance for the beggars and homeless people in my hometown. When It All Started.. Around 15 years ago, an Ayurveda (alternative medicine) doctor by education, Abhijeet was helped by some homeless men when he was struggling to establish his practice in a small village near Pune. A newly married man with no family backup, his life had taken him to the cleaners. These people whom he had befriended at a local temple, provided for his family selflessly when they themselves had nothing, thus helping him maintain his dignity. Dr. Abhijeet decided that he would repay his debt when he would have enough resources. As fate had it, Dr. Abhijeet moved on to become a successful executive in an NGO and got busy in his life but always had the feeling of guilt for not fulfilling the promise he made to himself. A few years ago, he lost his job and his life went down

Dear All, Most of us know about the horrifying bike accident that took place near Phase 2 yesterday. It claimed the life of a young person possibly from our professional fraternity. A potential bright life.. gone. The incident is unfortunate and my thoughts are with the family of the departed soul. It is disturbing that so many accidents happen around us and we have become so habitual to the deaths, injuries, lost lives, and productive times that it doesn't bother us as much. We ourselves have observed that an alarming number of people are involved in a bike accident even in our office. It's almost like a question of not "if" but "when" it could happen to any of us. Traffic situations are getting worse and there is hardly anything to be done about it. However, let's protect ourselves and our friends by observing some rules. Refrain from speeding up beyond the limit. Roughly don't drive beyond 60KMPH. Our roads and traffic are not design