Sushant Chaudhary’s World

I have finished reading Sidney Sheldon’s “Tell me Your Dreams” novel. Novel was published in the year 1998. I am a late starter, on this it has been more than 10 years. I was recommended this novel by my colleague, when she found me reading Sidney Sheldon’s another work, “The Other Side of Midnight”. With the first book itself I had interest in reading all the novels of him. And I started reading them one by one. This is third book of his which I finished.

I started reading this some where in the middle of a week. Week was full of activities and lots of commitments. First day I started reading it on my way home, and sooner I found myself continuing it till midnight before I actually dozed off while reading the book. With each passing chapter in the book, I was fully into it. I was not willing to do anything but just read the book, and find out what happens to Ashley Patterson’s life. Sidney’s writing had the immense power to keep me involved till very last page of the book.

All the above is just a praise of book, let me come back to the point, ever since he has started reading this book, he has started paying attention to me. He calmly listens to every word that I say. Every act I want to do, and cause behind it. He says, “I listen to my heart”. ”Bakwasss”, he just listens to me. Haven’t you all noticed a change in him?

The book gives a light on MPD (Multiple Personality Disorder). MPD is still, a controversial topic among the world’s psychiatrists. Staying in the mega-polis, I have seen people acting weird at times. And as always I pass by with the comment, “he has lost his senses”. After reading this book, it made me feel the pain that one goes through. It gave me feeling of a Caccon (shell) that one develops to protect himself.

Now he got to the point, you see there is pain in each ones life so is in his life. You see the smile on his face, it carries a mask. A mask of which he himself is afraid to take off and face it. Last night I remember he was dreaming of having made the greatest decision of life. When I asked him “Tell Me Your Dream”, he just said, it’s not going to happen. If I let you know it will never happen. It has been so till date. I remember him. He has never finished any good thing he has thought off and told me.

Sidney’s unique way of writing the dark side of oneself has really inspired me to write this post. I think book has made a mark. This is one of those that I will remember for really long time.

See he still didn’t say it, he will remember this book for long time only because, it help him know me (sunny) better. Now that he knows all those inner voices, his gut feelings, his heart felt decisions are mine, he has stopped thinking. He has not even asked me to write this post and introduce me to you all. It’s nice to meet you all. Ah! Before he steals away credit all those beautiful blog posts he has written till date are dreamt by me.

Do write back and let me know, who do you “Tell your dreams”.

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दिल का हाल चहेरेपे ना ढूंडे

दिल का हाल आखों में ना पढ़िए

दिल का हाल दिल से ही पूछिए

ज़रा इस दिल से दिल्लगी करके तो देखिए

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मुंबई में कुछ भी होता है

फिर क्यूँ आधे लोगो के हाथ में कटोरा है

अमीरो ने दोनो हाथ से पैसा बटोरा है

फिर क्यूँ फूटपातवाला आदमी सकुन से सोता है

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कर दिया ज़ालिम ने बदनाम उसके दोस्त के सामने,

छोड़ मेरा हाथ, लगी थी उसका हाथ थामने,

कैसे सहे हम सहे हम रोज अपनी नज़र के सामने

इसलिए आजकल कटती है शाम मैखनेमे

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साथ माँगने चले थे हम उनका

दिल जोड़ने चले थे हम अपना

काह दे ती दिल की हर बात शिद्दत से

उसने भी दिल तोड़ दीया अपनी फ़ितरत से

Views

Today we had S. S. C. results out!

A day that came into my life 11 years back, 29 June 1998 was the day for me. I was much happy to know results for Thane regions are best in Mumbai division. I know, what it feels, when you have to see results of your first pressured examination.

I remember when we had our results; our school had to show results of 3 divisions, “A”, “B” and “C”. I hope it’s still followed in some schools. Total was 150 students, 50 in each. Today out of curiosity, I went and saw results online for my school. It showed 100% Passed. Much impressive numbers compared to our batch. I remember we had close to 80% of passing ratio. Then the shocker,

When I saw this:

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SCHOOL      NAME  OF  SCHOOL                                    

   REGISTERED      APPEARED         PASSED       PASSED-PERCENTAGE            

  FRESH  REPET.  FRESH   REPET.  FRESH  REPET.  FRESH   REPET.  TOTAL         

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    37     00     37      00     37     00    100.00    0.00  100.00   

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It said, this year our school have only 37 kids, who appeared for S.S.C. examination. We had five times kids, 11 years back. What went wrong? With new kids are not getting admissions easily. What happened to my school?

It Hurts!

It’s an alarm that we need to look back. At school which has molded us.

Experience, Issues, Views kids, school, SSC result

Thoughts, Views, experiences, general Imagination

Last week in my Organisation, we had a small presentation done by an NGO (Buniyad). Buniyad is a NGO which works with various organisation (including one of ours) to get their CSR role implemented. Buniyad works for upbringing of kids for slums.

According to their presentation and work, they were doing a great job for preparing kids to get in to regular schools and be competitive in real world.

After presentation I recollected an article which was published in Rd (Readers Digest – June 2009 Ed). Article was Title “Hole in The Wall“. Article was on work done by “Sugata Mitra” and his theory of education. The article  describes, How a unique computer experiment is transforming the lives of the under privileged children. It was also the real inspiration for the movie “Slumdog Millionaire“.

Experiment is described as Computers were installed at various kiosk in numerous cities in India. Under privileged kids were allowed a free access. There was no guidance, supervision. No one came for their Aid. within few days it was identified kids could have internet access. They were browsing surfing, playing online games.

Mitra believed that a mixture of group discussion,leaving the children to learn for themselves and a desire to impress their peers or elders was a powerful combination for getting them to study unaided.

I was basically not convinced, the same, but when i left my PC for free access to kids in our family. I could not believe results. I had informed kids that My PC has no games. i challenged them that if they found one i would let them play it. Kids have seen a PC but never used it. Hence i was confident of they would never find it. Actually there were no games either on PC. Kids out smarted me. Not less then 2 hours, i found kids trying to keep watch on me. as if they don’t want me to see what they were doing. 

Later on I came to know that i have lost a challenge as kids have found Windows XP default games. I was ashamed of myself. Now i believe in what “Sugata Mitra’s Theory”. The theory which he says is “India’s gift to the world“. Then why are kids in our own country are left away from such a discovery. Mitra and his organisation have tried to give maximum they could for this country.

Questions asked are:

1. What’s next?
2. Are all kids going to get benefited?
3. With Mitra moving out for India to NewCastle university, has Theory drained out of India, to West again?
4. Whenever I look at a kids on streets, I see one question in their eyes, “When will I see, Hole in the Wall?” 

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