After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

1.compulsory education till class 12 with side by side vocational training...

2.serving the Army for a period of 2 years...

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Not a penny more, not a penny less - Jefrey archer

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

Rule 1 : There will be no rules
Rule 2 : Not Valid after Rule 1

Question for 14th June
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Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

mine would be Robert Ludlum. :D
while in college, i somehow started reading 'the Prometheus deception' and i remember i couldn't put it down.

since then, i have been reading his books quite a lot.
they are very hard to keep down once you start reading them.
especially the famous Bourne series.

After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

@himspuy- good one
if given a chance to be a Queen in my country i would make the following rules-
1) ensure that basic health care facilities are provided free of cost to the poor and needy. i believe that health and education are two important sectors which should be focussed upon
2) implement stringent action for people who indulge in black money dealings....this will be to minimise the rampant corruption that we're facing today

After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

My rules will be:
1. Compulsory Education for everyone till at least Senior Secondary....Education is really very important and if we have 100% literacy rate(not only knowing how to read and write but one having complete knowledge in any particular field) in our country,our country will prosper like something i can't even imagine and will eradicate all the bad things from our country.
2. Remove all the quota from everywhere(education,jobs,loans,lands etc.). Each and everything should be given to only one who completely deserves it and not to someone on basis of caste,creed,color,sex,religion etc.

Off Topic:
PS Just noticed that this is my 500th post...yipeee..

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Michael Crichton- Fiction

Malcolm Gladwell- Non Fiction

Cannot recollect any particular lines, but will recommend a few books:

Crichton- State of Fear, Jurassic Park, Lost World, Timeline, Congo.

Gladwell- All 4 of them released so far. Eagerly waiting for his next book..

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

"Who is John Galt?"

"To say "I love you" one must know first how to say the "I"."


"I could die for you. But I couldn't, and wouldn't, live for you."

"The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me."

"You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality."

"I never found beauty in longing for the impossible and never found the possible to be beyond my reach."

"I started my life with a single absolute: that the world was mine to shape in the image of my highest values and never to be given up to a lesser standard, no matter how long or hard the struggle."

Yep, someone guessed it right. AYN RAND!

For me, she's the only person who truly epitomizes the saying 'love me or hate me, but u can't ignore me!' Nor can you ignore what she said and believed.

I don't care if she writes surreal plots, 'coz that's what fiction is all about!

I don't care if the characters she sketches is unbelievably unrealistic, 'coz that's what fecundity is all about!

And moreover, I don't care if she was considered materialistic, and that's 'coz that's what today living is all about!

At first the size of her magna opera may scare the shit out of you, but in the end you will end up saying 'Dewd, size really doesn't matter'.

PG Wodehouse:
"There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself, 'Do trousers matter?'"
"The mood will pass, sir."

"I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled."

"Memories are like mulligatawny soup in a cheap restaurant. It is best not to stir them."

"It is no use telling me there are bad aunts and good aunts. At the core, they are all alike. Sooner or later, out pops the cloven hoof. "

A person reads books for broadly two reasons:
One, to grow intellectually.
Two, for the love of language.

PG Wodehouse introduced one more reason :
To laugh like you have never laughed before!

The bamboozling plots of his poor characters who always have something funny and troublesome going around the corner, will just make you think 'Does such life and place exist on earth?'

If you ever had a desire to believe a man blindly at least once in your lifetime, believe me, and read Wodehouse and then you'll become a Wodehousian forever.

Yes, he's a writer considered equivalent in talent to Shakespeare. That's what scholars say. And I can't help bearing them out!


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After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

There would be a 2 hour siesta daily during the work week. work days would begin at ten AM. Everyone would have their choice (siesta included) of working a day shift or a night shift. The night owls of this world a chance to work when they're really awake. Employee summer schedules. All work would stop at 2:00 PM. School would be a party place every Friday. Teachers would be paid what they're worth; about 125,000 a year. Taxes would be paid in accordance to your income.

School would have two sessions 1 4 early birds until 1:00 PM &1 4 late risers beginning at 2 in the afternoon. Equal pay for equal work.. Women would be encouraged to make catcalls at men 4 equality's sake. Everyone could own a pet. Prisoners would pick up their poop. Attending avfew religious services of other denominations would be mandatory in order for peaceful relationships & understanding. Drivers Ed would be compulsory in tenth grade. HMOs would be outlawed. Dr.s would decide treatment plans not HMOs..Visits would last more than ten minutes. Affordable medical coverage 4 all . Welfare recipients would be watched like hawks. No extra pay out for children born during time spent on Welfare. Jobs would be mandatory at the end of a Welfare stint.

A love of books would be fostered in every grade. The idea of learning a trade would be introduced early in a school career 4 those who have no liking for acadamia. College would be much more affordable & paid for by a 2 dollar mandatory yearly tax it would; to defray the cost of trade schools also. Parent's would be responsible 4 their child's misdeeds. The elderly would be venerated & treated with the utmost respect Nursing homes would allow pets. There would be fun beneficial activities for the preservation of their muscles & mental faculties. All employers would be required to provide quality daycare. Convicted terrorists would be executed promptly. Prior to criminal execution all evidence must be DNA tested.

Anyone jailed unjustly wouldn't work 4 the rest of his life AND get a huge pay out. Guilty criminals would be executed promptly. No more weights in prison. We don't need them to get meaner & bigger. All prisoners would be ordered to get a GED or learn at. New moms would have the option to remain in the hospital after giving birth or leave at their request after being cleared medically. Nurses would be paid better. Men would be forbidden to divorce their children when divorcing their wives. Child support & alimony would be garnished from the salaries of the appropriate party. Gangs would be taboo. Parenting courses would be mandatory. Animal cruelty would be punishable by 20 years in jail. Pedophiles would get life in jail & castration. The entire economy thing would be solved. The perpetrators would be sent straight to hell. Anyone could own a home.There's comedy traffic school. Why not comedy divorce court. Levity would surely be welcome then

Thoda jyada hogya:drinking::drinking::drinking:

After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

Nice question-:cheers:

Rule 1--All should vote(select) for me as the king till i die.
Rule 2--Each rule made by me should be followed compulsorily.

After so many serious questions in last few days , here i put one interesting Question -

"Suppose you are assigned the role of King/Queen in your country, and you are allowed to put 2 rules by your choice...what would be those 2 rules you would put by your choice ,which have to be followed compulsorily by others...??

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

The first post in POH3 that I am answering...

This is a topic very close to my heart, for I am a voracious reader. From Asimov to Clarke and beyond in science fiction, to Ray in Indian fiction (translated, though - I can't read Bengali), to Bachchan in poetry, and so far beyond I keep forgetting authors, I have read them all.

Gulzar is one who has touched my heartstrings well often; There is one couplet that I like a lot:

Unki baat suni bhi humne, apni baat sunayi bhi - For we heard their tale also, and did say ours too...

Bachchan's Madhushala is also another great insiration. Try this couplet for size:
- ;
- !

Until they are separate, they pray at temples and mosques...
Temples and mosques tear apart, taverns join them together!

It hits you on so many different levels that you are left wondering what great souls these writers were.

On my desk right now: Gulzar, Bachchan, Carroll, Ray's Feluda, Ashok Chakradhar.

On my shelves: 4 shelves 5 books deep by 7 books wide by 5 books high fully packed with no space more for books. And yet I read more, buy more.

Then there's Ayn Rand.

"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down on his shoulderswhat would you tell him to do?"

...

" To Shrug."

Again, deep on so many levels, I just went blank the first time I read this phrase. It took me a few minutes before I got out of the trance and was able to come back to reading the book.

I still haven't been able to fully read Atlas Shrugged, Part Three, Chapter 7 'This Is John Galt Speaking' for I keep going into trances every few paragraphs.

Let me end this post here - I may just not be able to finish it otherwise...

Regards,
Grondmaster

Khaled Hosseini.

A lot has already been told about him here.

His books take you to another world - where you actually live the characters, feel their emotions, laugh and cry with them.



P.S. : Thanks to this question, I re-read the books mentioned above :D:D

Thanks Anwesa for all those wonderful quotes esp from Kite Runner. Some of them are so true when we look into our own lives.

Question for 14th June
Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Khaled Hosseini.

A lot has already been told about him here.

His books take you to another world - where you actually live the characters, feel their emotions, laugh and cry with them.

Few of my favourite lines from "The Kite Runner" :

For you, a thousand times over.

There is a way to be good again.

There is no act more wretched than stealing.

It may be unfair, but what happens in a few days, sometimes even a single day, can change the course of a whole lifetime...

War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace.

You can't love a person who lives that way without fearing him too. Maybe even hating him a little.

Children arent coloring books. You dont get to fill them with your favorite colors.

I guess some stories do not need telling.

The desert weed lives on, but the flower of spring blooms and wilts.

Better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie.

It always hurts to have and lose than to not have in the first place.

Few of my favourite lines from "A Thousand Splendid Suns" :

Like a compass needle that points north, a man's accusing finger always finds a woman. Always.

When I'm gone, you'll have nothing in this world. You are nothing!

Marriage can wait, education cannot.

A man's heart is a wretched, wretched thing. It isn't like a mother's womb. It won't bleed. It won't stretch to make room for you.

I will follow you to the ends of the world.

This was a legitimate end to a life of illegitimate belongings.

But, mostly, Miriam is in Laila's own heart, where she shines with the bursting radiance of a thousand suns.

P.S. : Thanks to this question, I re-read the books mentioned above :D:D

Pranav !
Not that it's any of my business but may I ask, why do you want to wait till your last day ? If you want to say this to her, just go and say it !

May be she doesn't feel the same way for you but atleast you will be happy that you expressed your feelings. And trust me she will also respect you for it, and you never know what can happen!

Just do it !!

I went and said it, back in 2008. At that time it appeared as if we would still remain friends. Let me not describe it further.

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

I don't like too much off intellectual reading, So My Fav Writer is from my childhood memories !

Sanjay Gupta ... ohh struggling to remember this name !
Super Commando Dhruv, Doga, BHokal,Yodha !
I guess, Now you got it The writer behind these Amazing characters !

These comics were the earlyDose of Good Vs Evil and the teaching of a life long mantra that Good will always be victorious in the end.

Secondly, during my Hostel days (School) , I use to earn a few extra bucks through the Rental Business of these Comics

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

POH me aise questions post karo jiska answer har koi kar sake......I don't read much,so favorite writer kaha se batau...

Question for 14th June

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

These have changed over the years and continue to change. Im a fan of American fiction, largely because I find that many American writers employ a spare style that suits me as a reader. Im a fan of both literary fiction (whatever that is) and good old fashioned story-telling so my tastes range from Hemingway and William Maxwell to Stephen King and Richard Matheson.

Ive always been a fan of well told supernatural/horror stories and love writing them. I try to avoid reading too much fiction when Im working on a project as I find my writing mirroring the style of the author Im reading. Not a good thing when youre trying to retain your own writing voice.;)

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

To answer my own question

Gabriel Garcia Marquez by far far distance

Considered to be the greatest writer since Shakespeare. Have read his all. Read, re-read and re-read. Nobel for literature, year 1982 for "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Father of magical realism. If translations of his works in English are so mesmerizing, I wonder how it would be to read him in Spanish, the language he writes in. He is so much poet with his words. Once you read him, you'd not want to read anyone else.

Fermina Daza:"He is ugly and sad but he is all love.", Love in the Times of Cholera My all time favourite

"He who awaits much can expect little.", No One Writes to the Colonel

The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good; and thanks to this artifice we manage to endure the burdens of the past.

...human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them, but...life obliges them over and over again to give birth to themselves.

"I'll never fall in love again. It's like having two souls at the same time.", The General in His Labyrinth

Also, I believe than the essence of Marquez can't be captured in words. You've to read him but then still you'd fumble to put him into words.

Another writer who I read very often is Rohinton Mistry. All his works have had been nominated for Booker. A very respected writer. Arguably the best in India (Though he has now taken Canadian citizenship) and most talked about after Vikram Seth. His "Family Matters" is a modern classic.

Shakespeare and Vikram Seth would come next, but there's no one like Marquez or Gabo as he's fondly called.

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favorite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

I read books of different writers randomly but I like books of Stephenie Meyer a lot.

Question for 14th June
Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Reading for acing VA:lookround:, infact i stopped reading novels when cat preps started
Not an avid reader, Nandan,champak and Raj comics consumed whole of the early and late childhood..started reading novels in class 12th..
Only author of whom i have read multiple novels is Paulo coelho( The Alchemist,The valkyries, By the river piedra I sat down and wept, Eleven minutes, Veronica decide to die,The devil and Miss Prym,The zahir)

earlier used to like that dialogue , whole world conspires wala..but with passage of time it doesn't seems practical to me...

The line that i liked the most was the first line from the novel ''Eleven minutes''
-- ''Once upon a time there was a prostitute''

This line in itself describes so many things...and the complexities of life..As in 'once upon a time' is generally use to denote a story for kids..and no one is born a pros...it is underlying a very deep meaning..

Nowadays reading Khaled hosseini

No one said about Charles Dickens ( David Copperfield ).

Question for 14th June
Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding
Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

yayy a question on my hobby
i love reading books written by the following authors-
1) Jeffrey Archer- his books are very fascinating inspite of having the same theme of revenge
2) Erich Segal- he writes books on varied topics- be it doctors, the class, love story, acts of faith, etc
3) Enid Blyton- my all time favourite author .....does it need any explanation ;)?

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Scare Tactics
So You Think You can Dance
Anything with Football in it..

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Khaled Husseini
Tom Clancy
Gurcharan Das

Question for 14th June
Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Started reading novels with Jefrey archer" not a penny more, not a penny less"!!!! And that still remains my favorite novel though I have loved many other good novels
And Jefrey Archer remains my favorite author, I have read each and every one his of novels, i dont think I have missed any Also I do like john grisham novels, testament was the best I read of his!!!

Sorry I dont remember any lines I may need to google

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS for his eternal masterpiece SHANTARAM. You got to read the novel to know why someone falls in love with it instantly.The brutalities of life that the protagonist faces and the lessons he delivers from time to time are few of the reasons as to why there is no novel that can match this.

Some memorable quotes from the novel-

It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured. I realized, somehow, through the screaming in my mind, that even in that shackled, bloody helplessness, I was still free: free to hate the men who were torturing me, or to forgive them. It doesn't sound like much, I know. But in the flinch and bite of the chain, when its all you have got, that freedom is a universe of possibility. And the choice you make, between hating and forgiving,can become the story of your life.
If fate doesn't make you laugh, then you don't get the joke.
One of the reasons why we crave love, & seek it so desperately, is that love is the only cure for loneliness, & shame, & sorrow. But some feelings sink so deep into the heart that only loneliness can help you find them again. Some truths about yourself are so painful that only shame can help you live with them. And some things are just so sad that only your soul can do the crying for you.


At first, when we truly love someone, our greatest fear is that the loved one will stop loving us. What we should fear and dread instead is that we won't stop loving them, even after they are dead and gone.

The real trick in life is to want nothing, and to succeed in getting it.

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

That has gotta be Shaheed Bhagat Singh because of two main reasons.
First, ,he was a man of 'reason' which will be obvious by the lines i'll be quoting at the end. Second, he represented Indian youth which grows up discussing and going through 'reality' rather than some idealistic philosophy which most western authors spew.

Quotes-
1) "Any man who stands for progress has to criticize, disbelieve and challenge every item of the old faith. Item by item he has to reason out every nook and corner of the prevailing faith. If after considerable reasoning one is led to believe in any theory or philosophy, his faith is welcomed. His reasoning can be mistaken, wrong, misled and sometimes fallacious. But he is liable to correction because reason is the guiding star of his life. But mere faith and blind faith is dangerous: it dulls the brain, and makes a man reactionary."
---Main Nastik Kyun Haan (Why I'm an Atheist)

2)"Force when aggressively applied is "violence" and is, therefore, morally unjustifiable, but when it is used in the furtherance of a legitimate cause, it has its moral justification. The elimination of force at all costs in Utopian.. " -------Jail Notebook

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Jaishree Misra for her book, Ancient Promises... It is one of those books that really touched me, and I can't remember any other book that has done to me... I haven't read any of her other books as I haven't gotten hold of any.

But for a good read, I would still go with Mark Twain (esp. Tom Sawyer, My Childhood hero)

In order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain. From Tom Sawyer. Never has truer words been spoken.

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

After reading so many posts here, i think like i am the only one who don't have hobby of much reading..:lookround:

Anyways, i remember a novel i read ...'Stars Shine Down' by Sidney Sheldon... centered upon women and it is nicely written..:)

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

Paulo Coelho any day.
be it Brida, eleven minutes, alchemist, veronika watevr he inspires me in no odr way.
A lovely line in Brida...i dn't rembr xactly but d msg it conveyed ws smething lyk dis.

why do we not fall in love with our soulmates at the first go? , Brida asks
...and the reply is..jus' lyk we can't get to know the best in wine wdout actly taseting the worst of them we can't get to our soulmates at the first go, a few failures make us wise nd improves our taste!!!

helped me lot in a partclrly funny phase of my life. Awesome

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

The mentalist without a doubt. Would like to get the powers of Patrick Jane

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his/her oeuvre which you liked the most.

Jeffrey Archer....

Because of his great plots and twists in the story....:D

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his/her oeuvre which you liked the most.





My favourite author is Enid Blyton,because she introduced me to reading I've read many classics, some heavy philosophical stuff but I' give her the credit for a wonderful imagination and for not being another machine like indian student who mugs up stuff .She made me believe in far away lands,in impossible things!in fairies and goblins.She was my escape from the world!
but my favourite lines belong to Robert Browning
"God's in his Heaven
All's right with the world" that were used in many other books

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

One of my favorite writer is Paulo Coelho.
the way he depicts the characters,narrate the story i love it .

One of my favorite line from The Alchemist
When you really want something from pure heart , all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

Question for 14th June
Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding
Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

this profound liking starts much before I entered into the world of VA or even CAT...it was in my schooling time when I started reading the short stories of Ruskin Bond...fell in love with the beauty of his creation which still I admire the most

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

For me Khaled Hosseini is one of the writers , whom i admire a lot , i have read ,The Kite runner and The thousand splendid Suns written by him

The first novel depicted a change from a prosperous Afghanistan in early 1970s to a land of killing and brutality on the name of religious rituals and rites

The second novel was about the struggle of two women , who were suppressed and denied love , respect , freedom , a choice to live their lives , and somehow it relates to life in India as well , in many societies

One of my favorite quotes from Kite Runner

"There is only one sin. and that is theft... when you tell a lie, you steal someones right to the truth."

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


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My Mom: i wud say her that u r sweetest mother in the world.
MY Brothers: u r the back bone of my life.
MY Best Friends : life is not worth valuable without u.

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Kya yaar ... itne saare answer aa gaye koi bhi 'Kasauti.....' ya 'Kyun ki....' type ka Ekta Kapoor jaisa post nahi kiya ?

Angrezi to samjh nahi aati so hindi me "Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chasma" pe mera vote hai..

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

I'll go with Robin Sharma .
Reason - The best thing about baldness is that it's neat & clean
I like the way he depicts the picture and also the philosophy of his writing in a very easy manner .

Line - We receive from life not what we want but who we are
There was a line which is just same as Gandhi's 'be the change you wish to see in this world" but I forgot the exact quote . It's like before you start caring about others you should start caring yourself . All good things you want to do , should start from yourself or something like that

Good night

Question for 14th June

Suppose you are about to die....... just kidding

Your favourite writer. Someone who you read not to ace VA but for intellectual and aesthetic satiation. And why? A few lines from his oeuvre which you liked the most.

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


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Ok, the next time I do it, I would really want to do it properly. Twice I had issues where docs told my parents that I didn't have much chance of survival and well, you know what can happen...

1. My dearest Mom ( For making me who I am )
2. My doctor : I would really want to donate all my organs.
3. My Ex : I would really like to know, why she left when I was at a position in my life when I needed her the most. I still believe she had some reason and the girl I knew would never have left me just like that.

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

My All time favorite : F.R.I.E.N.D.S ( I don't think any explanation is required)

Of this year : White Collar and The Simpsons.

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Somehow I don't feel like watching television shows. I switch on only in case if there is a cricket match or occasionally watch Tom and Jerry.
I believe no channel and no shows of this era can match the Doordarshan of 1990s...
Can any show match the charm and thrill of Mowghli,Alice in wonderland ,Disney hour,Alladin,Duck tales,Talespin,byomkesh bakshi:lookround:,Malgudi days,Tehkikat,Chutti-chutti,Chandrakanta,Chitrahar(friday wala ),Shaktiman:biggrin:.....and innumerous others ??

i don't think so.....and yes i was a religious watcher of all these shows;)

Gone are these shows and so is my interest.:-(

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

My all time favorite is F.R.I.E.N.D.S. (I keep on watching this show,so this one is my favorite each and every year)
Two more Sitcoms which I love are Two and a half Men and How I met your mother.
In Indian Television I loved only two shows Sarbhai vs. Sarabhai and Special Squad.
I recently started watching House MD, and I am loving it...

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

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AT

1. My Dance Teacher- I need to thank her for making me the person I am.
   
2. A con call with all the head of the families of my relatives. Will ask them to give up the fights and be a loving unit again
   
3. Shall write about 50 texts to my good friends thanking them for a fabulous life I have had with them.
   

I am very sure I will have my around me when I die.

P.S- I dont even want to think about dying :p
Jab hoga tab dekha jayega

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Ever since channels like "India TV" started, I've abandoned the idiot box

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

1) Tarak Mehta ka ooltah Chashma (Sab TV)
2) Mr and Mrs Tendulkar (Sab TV)
3) Uttaran (:P)
I never wanted to watch any of these, but my parents wouldn't let me change the channel during dinner and now i watch them by choice..

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

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1.Father-my father has been a constant source of motivation for me and stood by me when i was going through the toughest of times...he never scolded me for a single minute when i could not perform to the expectations,when at length i kept on failing at various entrance exams starting from engineering till present day mba entrance exams...instead he always kept motivating me to perform better in coming days....he sacrificed his happiness ,his career ambitions for me and my sister so that we can better build our career,our lives....always kept us insulated from the meanness of the outside world,giving us every kind of comfort ,happiness even sometimes going beyond his capabilities and limit.....i owe everything to him.....i can't imagine my life without him...and honestly speaking what my father did for me and is still doing....the way he stood by me thick and thin...is something which i would be never able to do for my children....and lastly i would tell my father "sorry" for not being a good son ,for not being able to grow up the way he visualised me to grow up...and will ask for god to give me another chance so that next birth i get him as my father and fulfill his wishes....because for a father nothing can be of more happiness when he sees his son grow up to be a worthy and successful man...

2.The girl whom i wanted to propose but couldn't-will just tell her of my feelings towards her and would silently wait to get a nod in the affirmative....would like to marry her in my next birth...:D

3.my sister-will just say her to stay well,and be successful in all her future endeavours and her career......:)


II-Favourite TV serial-Taarak mehta ka ooltah chasmah ....nowadays because of hectic work schedule,fast life we all have forgotten the art of laughing and smiling...so for me taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah is that serial which gives me a healthy dose of laughter before i go to sleep and helps me to start the next day on a positive note....

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

The best shows were, in no particular order:

Sons of Anarchy

Dexter

Chuck

Fringe

Gossip Girl

The Unusuals (another great show that got cancelled)

I guess No One !!
I have learnt from my mistakes now. I had lost my best & oldest friend from Primary School who was like my Brother, during my 1st year in Engineering and I was not with him on his last day.

And I regret it till date, I never told him that, "you are like my Brother I don't have".

So let your loved ones know how much you LOVE them!

I make this people know on a regular basis. So now there is no one to whom I have to explain, how much I Love them. And neither I have to express my feelings for anyone on my last day.

If you want to say anything to anyone just say it !

Great question. Loved it.

2) I would call L and tell her that I have been in love with her since I was about 13, in school. Sadly the only moments of joy I got with her were on one day in college, I remember the date, 19/12/06. It was one of the best days of my life. I will tell her that I am gonna die and make her two small requests - a) please accept my add request on Facebook and b) Mail me a photo of yours..I seem to have lost the one I had ...I wanna see your face once before I die...for years I have mourned the loss of that photo...

Pranav !
Not that it's any of my business but may I ask, why do you want to wait till your last day ? If you want to say this to her, just go and say it !

May be she doesn't feel the same way for you but atleast you will be happy that you expressed your feelings. And trust me she will also respect you for it, and you never know what can happen!

Just do it !!

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

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AT

very touchy question

1. My parents- I will ask mummy to take care of her health...will tell dad to do his work on his own as i will not be there anymore...will tell them that they are the best parents & i love them a lot...i will also tell them all the hidden secrets...

2. My sis- I will thank her for supporting all my mischivious activities...I will also ask her to become self dependent & accomplish her goals without my help(because i work like a maid for her whenever she has her exams:p)..I will give her my guitar(jab se lia hai ek baar bhi touch nahi karne dia bichari ko)...

3. My BF- I will tell him how deeply i love him...i will also tell him my future plans...children, grandchildren, dream house etc...I will ask him not to miss me:-(...I will ask him to marry a nice girl(filmi dialogue toh marna padega...though i can't even imagine this)...

P.S:- if allowed to have a forth call then will call all my buddies by conferencing...will talk of all the beautiful moments we shared...

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

F.I.R...
full on comedy...i watch it with my family(mon-fri:D)...I just love the characters of this show...did'nt miss even a single episode of it this year...

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Numb3rs : Amazing use of Maths and human knowledge to solve crimes
CASTLE: Love the show , mystery solving and stana katich
House MD: Unbelievable black humor in this show , great acting , great script

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

1. Parents and Younger bro - I would tell my Parents that i love them a lot, which i never expressed in front of them. I never told them about my extra-curricular achievements as they might not have liked them.Ma-Pa, believe me i was better in them than studies.I never stood upon your expectations, can i get another chance in next birth??. Bro, You are the best bro any person can have,love you too and take care of Ma-Pa.

2. Friends - I would rather go to 2-3 trips with my gang of 13 friends than just calling them..Guys, life would not have been same without you all...learnt a lot of things from you.Thanks for being with me in good/bad phases of my life.

3. My Ex- Dear, i still want to know the reason for parting our ways..ab to bata do madam ji, ki aisa kya ho gaya tha ki ye decision lena pada tha aapko.....Anyways, be happy, take care and god bless..

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

I don't watch serials much but 2-3 are there which i hardly skip.

Comedy circus....CID....and F.I.R...

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

F.R.I.E.N.D.S. without doubt for the way i smile at ross, joey, chandler, monica, rachel and phoebe

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

1. my mom : i need not tell her anything, just a big bear hug

2. my dad : want to thank him for everything that he has done n am thankless about

3. my brother : no matter how much we fight, i shall always be elder and to some extent right n i love you


cheers

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

subscribing to this awesome thread through this answer

haven't managed to catch all the shows that i would like to... but for this year my vote goes to HIMYM... although initially i was too skeptical and kept comparing it to f.r.i.e.n.d.s. , it has done quite well on its own

big bang theory, Family guy and Dexter would probably be on this list if i had followed them regularly :banghead:

Rashmi

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Not particularly of this year, but here are some shows that I just loved..
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. - It was just too good..
Followed it up with Prison Break which got a little boring in the end..
Then came the time for The Big Bang (I found a Sheldon in my real life too.. :-P)
Now before catching up with Big Bang's current episodes, am watching How I Met Your Mother and it definitely doesn't disappoint you.. ;)

P.S. Management colleges don't keep you as busy as they say they do..:splat:

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

i'm crazy about FRIENDS and HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
both are really awesome with the latter being so legen-wait for it-dary
i also like the recently started show 'simi selects india's most desirable'....
the first episode with ranbir kapoor was way too good
PS- i have already posted it in the other thread but could'nt resist posting it here again as its a good question

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

After Sarbhai and Sarabhai one Show that has impressed me is ADAALAT a fantastic show by Sony... Finally something good to watch on TV

Ronit Roy just steals the show and the way he unfolds the case is just Mind Blowing...

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

:w00t: :w00t:

Not sure if I would have any words to say ......

1)mom : Dont have any words, I will just hug her !!!

2)Brother: Whatever I was able to achieve would not have been possible without ur moral and monetary support, you have been the back bone of my life, I hope I lived upto half of your expectation.

3)My best friends : Lets go out guys for one last time

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

Great question. Loved it.

1) I would call Sachin Tendulkar (don't ask me how, this is all fantasy right?) and talk to him for several hours.

2) I would call L and tell her that I have been in love with her since I was about 13, in school. Sadly the only moments of joy I got with her were on one day in college, I remember the date, 19/12/06. It was one of the best days of my life. I will tell her that I am gonna die and make her two small requests - a) please accept my add request on Facebook and b) Mail me a photo of yours..I seem to have lost the one I had ...I wanna see your face once before I die...for years I have mourned the loss of that photo...

3) I would call myself and tell myself that I am proud of the values I have considered dear and tried to practice. I will tell myself that I feel glad and satisfied that I was different. I hate many Indian social norms and practices, expectations and prejudices. At the age of 16 I had vowed to remain averse to these norms and practices, and to follow my own values and path. I had vowed that I would never change, get sucked into, or slowly come to accept any of these things.
Till today I have stayed true to my word. Many people around me have changed, many of them friends, either by circumstances, or for the sake of fitting in, or for the sake of having a comfortable life, or to make their family happy. I will tell myself that I am proud that I never changed. In my opinion an individual has led a successful life when he/she is content with himself and happy. I am probably not content but certainly happy.
The reason I would need to call myself is that I need a final reassurance from my own soul, that what I have believed in and tried to practice all my life was correct and good.

Can I add a fourth point?

4) I will tell my family, friends and anyone else who think I have hurt them, that I never had any intention of hurting them. Some of their views and opinions differed from mine and perhaps they did not understand me and my life methods and views. But I have loads of affection for all of them, and the most for my ever-sacrificing mother and cute little sister

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

FAMILY GUY Love this insane family!!!!!

12/06/2011:TODAY'S QUESTIONS
If today was the last day of your life, which 3 persons you would call and what would you tell them?

(IF you feel reluctant to write his/her name, just write their initials.)


AT

1.Mom, dad and my sister..i'll tell them that although i have never told them but i really love them very much and care a lot abt them

2.My bestest friends.."Agle janam bhi mere best friends banna yaaron"

3.The love of my life

Question : 13/06/2011
What's your favorite TV-Show of this year and why? (Reality Shows,Comedy shows,Serials etc.)

Dexter!!! ne day! the combination of the saviour nd killer makes the lead char interesting!!!
added to it, the unexpected twists and turns made the whole show AWESOME!!! loved it and waitin' for the next ssn to start!!

P.S ummm.....isn't there olready a thread similar to this? :O

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/chit-chat-your-interests/1713-favorite-television-serial.html