Bangalore - Was it end or has it just begun to be part again

Time encompasses so fast that, till we are about to sort out memories of any incident or any event in our every day routine, some or other incident re brushes memory lane to wake it up to same experiences to show up.

I am on verge of letting our Bangalore trip's incidents to flow down here, as I had promised and in meanwhile its so exciting that I am jolting these down in midst of my preparation again to depart for same destination although with different mission in hand this time. My previous post was all about my birthday remainders and my next day was suppose to be beginning for different journey not only the reality aspect but also for my career part of it.

We (includes Me, Roshan, Asmit, Moiz & Shreyash) had been to Bangalore for ABLE India competition with our team being selected one among top-20 at all India level for sending novel methodology to diagnose and treat Primary Glioblastoma (Brain tumor), with every team with their own concepts or technologies with some particular goal in mind. We became extremely proud when we read that we were selected among more than 200 applicants and selected one's being from different premier institutes like IIT's, etc. It's always great feeling to be with andto compete with people of such grades.

We had booked our tickets for nice cool 2nd AC in Udhyan Express, with feelings reaching greater height when being informed that we would be getting reimbursement for all our traveling expenses and also that we have been provided accommodation in nice expensive suit of 5 star hotel. The journey in train was worth memorable from events like roshan starting installations in laptop as soon as we entered train from Kalyan, trying to get laptop charged, with Asmit sorting issues when he boarded train from Pune, watching movies like 'Andaz Apna Apna','Hangover', was really fun to get going.

We arrived in Bangalore on 24th morning and as we were given accommodation from 25th morning, we had to manage one day's stay, which we got it done with Shreyash's help, by getting flagship to stay at one of his friend's relative place. Typical South Indian welcome we got at their place, with warm coffee and a much needed breakfast just kept ready for us. We can hardly return back any favors from them for way we were made to feel being at home.

The day went quickly as lunch went heavy with most guys and made Roshan, Shreyash and Asmit sleep with wonderful dreams running around.Well as every team had to give power point presentation and restrictions like allowing only 5 slides maximum was itching us to rack our brains more for some innovation. With cheese serving as perfect trigger for moiz and with minor input from me of taking snapshots and adding them to slides. Moiz climbing perfectly on idea by not only taking snap shots but enlarging them on their occurrence during presentation. The idea worked perfectly fine.

Well as the lunch got digested and evening followed we had minor breaks in between and all 5 of us getting charged up. The dinner was again refreshing and was followed by small walk with moiz still searching for perfect food to satisfy his tummy. The night brought in more movies specially for moiz who loves hanging around not much far from any gadget when he is awake. The next morning was certainly more merrier as it was our time to get in to hotel.

The event was organized at Ramee Guest line Hotel and also place of our accommodation. We were split up during our on way to destination as Maruti 800 of the uncle (who took pains and time to drop us to venue) quite small in loading all of us heavy weights. So me and Shreyash had to board Auto, which dropped us in midway to catch bus as being instructed. The experience in that bus, I can never forget as our entry in bus was marked by large voice, which later on we realized was some south Indian hero giving war cry on villain from a movie running on television sets attached in bus. We very interestingly followed what went in the Kannada movie, trying to interpret with suddenly realizing that bus got in to last stop and we were suppose to catch some other vehicle to carry on, which allowed us to get experience of Volvo bus system, was truly memorable.

As we came across the ABLE India representatives at the venue, it brought us more cheers with we getting our part of the reimbursement. The rooms were extremely cool place to keep us attached to bed for long enough but as time schedule for the 3 day event was organized it needed us to be ready in short time interval and attend lecture series for next 2 days which were arranged to help us with our presentations on the 3rd day with topics ranging from Entrepreneurship, finance, new scientific innovations, Government initiatives for Biotechnology sector in India, etc with speakers like Kiran Mazumdar Shaw from Biocon, many leading personalities from Department of Biotechnology (DBT)-India. We were provided with wi-fi facility which was very much relief for all internet addicted generation staying there which helped also for building up blocks for the presentation along with inputs from different seminars.

The day of presentation was most thrilled as organizers had arranged Industrial Visits to Biocon but we choose of settling ourselves in our rooms and making presentation which was like brought in something like presentable form on 2nd day's night by moiz and shreyash. The morning sailed on with all of us forcing ourselves on laptops and trying give inputs for the presentation. The most memorable scene was that we had our presentation timed at 3 and we were still settling scores to prepare final copy and although we went for lunch it brought us sooner to room with tensions creeping to certain extent. At 2:30 few of us were almost ready and one guy which is moiz was very calmly making final touches to presentation and finally we did receive call twice from Nandita Mam (Chief coordinator) on our dear group leader Roshan's cell phone. As all of us reached to the seminar hall which was occupied only by the panel of judges waiting for each team to individually present their project proposals.

It was one of the most admiring moment for me as moiz who was suppose to present our proposal did not even go once through the final soft copy of presentation although time was also against it and it was indeed really interesting and pleasurable to watch roshan with such a big smile on his face with him getting free of giving presentation by getting nervous during our practice sessions. It is fun to watch how stress can change our expression status.

As we were called in for the presentation we all teamed up looking truly professional with everyone matching each other through their perfect formals and tie to go around. I definitely marked that we stood best among rest of the teams in being perfectly dressed up.

Introduction was given by me for our team leader and all of our team members followed by getting nod from panel for moiz to present and those 10 minutes he spoke like warrior trying to battling for his bride. After presentation time limit, we were put up with few questions with biggest hurdle which we understood was that we dealt with 2 things at one go the diagnosis and treatment. Choosing either of them would have helped us to give enough justice to push our idea in those most skilled brains present in the panel of judges. It was enough justice that moiz was still considered as person to give best presentation among all teams there ,which was award in itself.

As the presentation got over it was one of the most relief moments to follow with all of us heading for a much needed break by chilling out through photo session, interacting with other teams and relaxing by pool side although wait for results was building up among all.


The results were announced in evening session with 3 teams from different institutes getting awarded for ideas like 'Vein locator', 'Bio diesel project', etc. It left lump in the throat for not reaching final 3 but it did allow oxygen to enter with a feeling that we were left enriched with higher values, higher skills, loads of inputs at different aspects, giving us opportunity to truly be one among the best.

The next day (28th July) was little shy in terms of activities as we were suppose to leave for our return journey back to Mumbai in evening through Udhyan Express, with we all choosing to relax in hotel room until our check out time. We got a Volvo bus back to station with ride giving Bangalore darshan sort of. The lunch comprised of KFC on the menu for non vegi's and me and asmit feasting on nearby mithai shop.

The return journey in train was again pleasurable with movies to recounting all the events to cheese feast by moiz next morning in train till Pune saw asmit waving off. As we got down at kalyan it did gave a feeling of satisfaction which was biggest gain for me from the journey and experiences throughout not only during journey but through our formulation of the project where moiz came up with idea, roshan working with high end animations to come up with some high end animated diagram, me getting chance to show skills by my writing by building requisites of proposal and getting laptops arranged, shreyash managing inputs from setting up meeting with pharma company owner to finding accommodation before our stay at hotel, asmit charging up with his knowing of scientist to allow us getting their inputs.

I can just summarize that it was made worth the part of life through loads of efforts, ideas, few months to put in from everyone of us each one contributing as much as possible, which has made richer in terms of experiences we all shared together, lessons we learned at each stage. Just wanna say 'Thanku Guys' to all my team members.

Birthday or day for rebirth of joys

Hey I am up to promise of updating my blog. I had planned to list down all my experiences in last few months which make a stand up in position any time when I sit to analyze my memory lane. It has been beautiful to be part of all those feelings which never allow mind to be left alone.

I would like to start with my birthday, 22nd July, a day which will stand always upright but this time it had many feathers to make me fly little higher, which made it more special. I had my final presentation for the project in KEM lined up a day where we generally feel to spend quality time with family and friends and definitely carry out celebrations round the 24 hours. The day was meant to be more hectic as next day I had to catch train to Bangalore for which I can say is that the following trip proved to be one of the major turn around in my academic and research outlook which got a new dimension added to it. The following post after this one revolves around the memorable time in Bangalore.

The day started with clock ticking midnight & I got a sweet surprise from my parents & brother to make the beginning of the day with sweetness of chocolate cake, with more surprises standing in line. I had my friend dropping in to again get my senses running for the sweetness of cake, which were clouded by the gifts, I received from my friends 'shreyash', who also added to be a carrier for others gift also. This happening was surrounded by a hilarious situation of 'Amruta' calling me up and inquired whether shreyash had come or not, giving a definite idea about the surprise which he was suppose to give. The situation actually turned funny when shreyash was standing with my mobile in his hand & it received message from amruta for not saying anything to shreyash regarding what blunder she had done, made every moment worth the time.

Morning brings brightness and so does the responsibility of standing up to each task in hand. Morning was encircled by running to be on time with starter of the day being visiting siddhivinayak temple & it made more memorable as I had 'Shashi', friend/sister (both relation she fits into perfectly), as company. Within the span of me reaching to the temple, I had my friends who really made a point to call me up. As I finished with darshan I was holding few gifts in my hand from my fellow mate, an as such very lazy girl but generally she makes a point to run when it is really needed. It feels overwhelmed to have such people in my life, not in terms of getting gifts, but just for their existence in life.

As we finished with our darshan and we proceeded to our destination in a cab, Apeksha with her regular time of calling in morning during birthdays jumped in to call me up & wishing me up both for birthday & also for the presentation lined up. As the cab went ahead from prabhadevi towards sewri, KEM came along & so my destination for next few hours, with time requiring to concentrate on professional front and keeping personal sides on back end. I had few changes to be carried out which were left out as I had skipped previous day to attend & get it done by my guide's suggestions. My guide was like in a state of more nervousness than I was but she made a point to make me remember that I had skipped previous day & following it with a list of changes to be carried out for the final presentation. I had presentation at 3:30 along with my fellow trainee mate from other department with only 2 of us left from the entire batch of 10.

As the time proceeded, nervousness made a front end appearance, along with getting calls for the birthday wishes along from 'Anushka' (my other prized sister) and many other of my friends, with my guide being a regular follower with the progress taking place with respect to the presentation. My friend was little late to arrive & completely drowned in nervousness. Time ticked in with every moment making its presence felt that day. Meanwhile my friends kept inquiring about what time I would get free and presentation happenings. Deepika, the support system , was like get it done faster or if possible before the scheduled time so more time I could engage myself with my friends. It sounded such a lucrative and mouth watering at that moment but rules stand by themselves so we do have to.

The day was like running like no time to lunch and during lunch time it came to know that presentation was actually scheduled at 3 and not at 3:30. It made pressure levels reaching to their peak, with both of us consolidating each other that our Director Sir won't ask many questions. It was like bigger challenge for me to stand in front of him and give presentation on topic which stand as his favorite not only in terms of interest but also that many of his own projects are based on same disease.

As time ticked 3, everyone from the institute rounded up in seminar room for attending our presentation. That time it seemed like those people were there to check out how these fools are gonna be made fun of, with attendance from all the renowned scientists and emerging ones made that scene similar to the described one.

As the projector was put on, it had to do add more fun to the moment by not working properly, so it was decided that we would have to give our presentation without any help from our slides. That moment it seemed even that gadget was in mood to make our fun of.

My friend Sachin, was first to begin with, nervously but patiently trying to put forward each point ahead & really can't say for what reasons the projector started working properly. I guess the morning darshan really helped :-) . It was truly for gods grace. My friend finished his presentation and was like standing alone in battle field to be bombarded with questions, which few he could answer & few arrows taking silently with no replies, truly a Indian battlefield scene.

Next was me in line for the presentation, and having a habbit of like whatever situation in hand, confidence to justify in whatever I have carried out really acted as saviour. I had few questions coming from Sir, in between with few I could stand up to and few arrows look like were not that hard to survive in. The vibrations of my cell phone made their high level of presence felt in between presentation period adding to anxiety at the back end, sounds funny now. As I had finished my presentation , I was dropped upon truckloads of questions, that time I can never skip anytime whenever I remember that day. The moments after Director Sir had left few of them were congratulating me that actually I had done very well to be so confident and survive in that battle field. Few of them consolidated me that it was absolutely fine in being unable to put a answer for everything.

The next moments I remember me & my friend spent releasing toxic wastes from kidney which helped in relieving pressure and bearing a sense of achievement.

The following part of day was than definitely has got approval for a time to party for every single reason. My friends were very eager to know what time I was heading to the gathering point and which my friends had decided to be thane, pizza hut. I boarded train to thane with my heavy bag and also a laptop in bonus to add to the load. As I was about to get down at thane, a person got a slight touch of my bag for which he made a scene that I had hit him, which gave him a rough time with having to put his ears to the tone of words making him understand what bad timing he had tried to cross his limits.

The time then on was filled with cake, fun, gifts, including a bag, tshirts, shirt, chocolates making my day stand up in the memory lane. Special thanks to all my friends (Deepika & Shreyash in particular for making all the necessary buildup to make my birthday more special).

Well time was running and I really wish could those moments hold up for some more time to continue. It was late and I had all my packing left for one more life time journey from next following day. Getting a call from home saying, if I had time for people at home made me run faster back home. Getting back home and attending calls with battery shouting to get some charge. Reaching home made a sigh of relief to the mind, with people at home wondering how long was my list of gifts which I had received. The next few hours went like in few seconds, with all requirements getting filled in my baggage and filling up excitement for time I had spent and time which was about to come.

I really cherish every single moment & every single experience I had been through that day & I could definitely bet that the day would rank very high, when at any later point of my life if I had to sit and keep remembering about few days and few moments I had in my life and I bet if this post was exciting the following posts would reflect my experiences in terms of few simple words.

Special thanks to everyone who was part in making this reflection of my experience a worth it.

New season on the way :-) :-) :-)

It feels really great to drop back on the things which we cherish to do. It has been long time since any updates with one of the activity I really involve myself with.

There have been changes around with things which have been on my way from last post. There have been experiences which I have gone around with. There have been many incidents which I feel if I can keep a note will stand to their worth. There have been achievements which stand tall in the memory lane. Wish to pour down everything which some or other time I can just get a glimpse how life moves through different stations and bringing along people to come, people to leave, experiences to act as those different food stuffs which are sold in trains, sometimes tasty, sometimes bitter, sometimes old stuff renewed in newer package.

Well just wish to carry along with everything which I can put it on display as a picture through few simple words :-) :-) :-)

It's my turn this time

I am tired, I am sad,

I am worried, I am not sure about anything,

I cannot say if next moment will be my turn or anyone falling down,

counting last few moments of life.

I am common man who just has limits of earning and feeding his family,

I am tied down by restrictions, I am bound to follow my track,

I can't afford to open my eyes and watch everything happening,

I can't afford to speak everything which I can feel,

I am just another man who lives for few basic needs of life,

When god made us, did he distinguish,

Does my life stand for nothing,

Is my life not accountable,

How come it can get over just for sake of violence,

Don't I have freedom even to exist in this world,

Why is that every time my compulsion towards my duty is considered as spirit,

spirit to just continue without any feelings, never to show it up,

just to grasp everything and someday lay down ourselves,

again to someday some back and become part of another just living.

I never asked for anything, but today I ask for my existence,

Today I am here to say, I am here to speak,

I am angry, I am furious,

I will not just shout but will show this world,

I am part of nature's wonderful creation and I have right to live.

I will make world look to me and watch that I am here,

I am common man, I am common man,

I am not alone and that is how I am common among man,

I am common man, I am common man

Where do we stand?

This time I felt may be there is really need to touch different kind of writing, not for any one but for all of us to think where we are heading towards.

From last few months, there has been a upward trend towards violence, hatred, blasts occurring, students not allowed to appear for exam just because they belong to particular place, that too in India and recent one of Raj Thackeray getting arrested which propelled more fuel for people, who have completely lost their mind, to make a common man feel to be in complete hell.

I think most of the people who have bit of educational background do feel that politics is last thing to expect anything good for us, for our city or for our nation or at least for humanity.

There has been trend of educated people getting involved with terror activities, late on. Have there been a single thought put behind it why this trend is on rise, how serious it can become if we don't get our basics right.

If we consider single example of a student in a educational institute, is real knowledge being imparted to him, schools are rocketing their fees sky high, makes student differentiate between each other on basis of economic status, how do we expect this students to ever understand the correct meaning of education. On one side it makes a group of people having all comforts to make others feel low, well on other hand it is generating strata of frustrated individuals who strive hard to clear all hurdles at educational level, but when they are exposed to real world, many are falling on lure of money for masterminding atrocities like blasts.

If we consider religions, Christians were targeted recently, may any one can explain how do we impress god by killing people from other religion, what level of politics it involves, it is more complicated then most computer algorithms.

Coming Mumbai issue, does any one even know who are real inhabitants of Mumbai, it would be interesting if we trace that out using genetic tests, something for which even few others can earn money.

In this time where global recession is making many people to end their lives, it is more important to make basics of economy strong, like China, our strength lies in agriculture, also in generating most innovative technologies, if there is effort put by government to keep best minds in country, there is loads of money spent on biotechnological techniques of improving crop yield, but is there anything done to stop amount of wastage which occurs at every stage, that is where real test lies or real biotechnology stands.

This people say, they want to design Mumbai to world class city, do they even realize just for their politics, for their interests they are simply making mess of Mumbai, where without infrastructure, there are housing projects jumping up every day, without electricity for common man, for industrial areas, new malls still coming up, a simple thing like race course which brings some oxygen in city to be next target for development, by making false fire situations repeatedly.


It's not about single person, not about single political party, not about single family, single educational institute, not about one religion, but it is point for everyone of us, are we taking steps towards future really, is young man thinking to make small change or small difference to it, by starting from owns self , or just to crib about the situation., will this make us end to disasters happening every now and then, making mankind to stand a point to finish themselves very easily not by global warming, or such issues, but just by few people's mentality, where we are finishing ourselves mentally and we won't be able to stand in front of mirror coz only one left to put blame on will be we ourselves.

If any proof required of how stress levels are increasing, can be provided by real time research, like pattern of it increasing, with factors involved in it, so last but not the least but do start speaking, really change needed..where and how...well decide it's for us to do it

God spoke something.....

I had a conversation with god,Only I could do is, to ask for few things...

I asked him, to give me happiness,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me strength,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me power,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me knowledge,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me money,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me friend,

No reply came,

I asked him, to give me everything I could include in my list,

No reply came,I asked, y r u said to be god then,U never give me anything,

There came a reply, even god has only 2 powers...to give only 2 things...I give u life...and I give u..urself..

Silent talk

Most of my posts have been window of emotions or happenings of my life or life I have been surrounded with, it's always nice to pen down things which are difficult to express or are best suited to remain silently on paper or in form of writing..

I have been working with cancer, as i revealed it in my previous post. It involves karyotyping, a technique of studying chromosomes at metaphase stage of cell division, mainly helps in determining any chromosomal abnormalities, which in turn gives idea about any significance it is associated with. In a way it is quite interesting to deal with such study, however can get stressful at times, as it does involves observing under microscope for a pretty long stretch of time.

As it has been initial of my working so have to practice identification of each chromosome at regular intervals, so can make it bit boring. As I have continued with this practise every day, there's something which i could sense with every next observation. Once it was almost time to leave & having a normal tendency of leaving from work as early as possible so it made me to think of avoiding my schedule & skip my practice for that day, also it was time which was filled with loads of emotions which were running through me at that particular time, fortunately it was my guide, a person who is good enough to propel me to give extra bit of hardship for current situation for more easier & comfortable future with respect to my project, who directed me to finish my work before making my way to home.

It was usual observation under microscope of a slide, which had stained preparation of chromosomes, fixed at metaphase stage. I can truly recollect initial few moments which were like years for me, as it was against my wish, as time went by & I started making note of each chromosome there was unusual sense which was clicking in my mind, a unusual sound being fumbled in my ears, it was complete madness for few of those moments with no one near me still being able to hear something, which sounded so friendly, forcing me to desire for more of it. I was in utter confusion but was liking every bit of it.

The words which I could hear were like, " It is pretty common that many of them with high end knowledge bearing people observe us, identify us, make great interpretations, give breath taking conclusions, however few of them have made a small difference to their own life. It can be amazing for imagination that we can occupy such a small part of entire body formation, if seen in normal person's outlook, but control every aspect of life, we stand for life, we are just few in numbers yet make a difference with slight change in number or even with variation in each of us.
We vary among us with each standing for it's own purpose. It has a role to play, which is related to maintaining homeostasis, so if we can be so important & if each life form has so many of us in number if considered in terms of entire body or each cell, it's really simple to apply logic that how much importance a entire living organism can bear, how much capability does one possess, though different people or life forms vary, it's important to bring some kind of relation among each other to allow survival of everyone in this beautiful creation. There's no reason to consider one's own self as unimportant, with same feeling should be harboured for others. If we have so much being gifted by nature, it's more important to put it for purpose, which if realized would certainly change outlook towards life, not with respect to only one person but everyone bypassing or coming in contact. If we as small entity can make so much difference to life, the level of amplification at human level can be so enormous, so many people can be blessed even if single person stands to put this things in practice, not only in respect to one's own life, but with a view of giving that extra bit in everything which we can try for...."

I really can't have my say in it, neither I can draw much of conclusion except that though after reading this post any one would suggest me to consult a good doctor, I can definitely say that whatever time I had given for this amazing experience would remain time for me to cherish & definitely make a difference in my outlook. It was a silent talk which made a very loud impact on my life.