India says - "Gold is not enough"

Last weekend, thanks to a very long holiday session, I had the opportunity to witness Akshardham on the outskirts of Delhi.A modern day architectural wonder, it was a sight to watch..(would be wiser to experience it rather than describing on the blog).The attacks sometime back have had a huge impact on the security check at this unique complex of Indian culture(not even cell phones are permitted inside).
Moving on from there, I landed up at the Bahai "Lotus" temple. After a long time I could feel the "Complete Silence", the one in a symbiotic relation with peace, unlike the maddening ones I usually go through.

The long weekend also saw independent India touching 61, with retail chains using the concept of "buy for Rs. 1947 and get items worth rs. *^ free".Too bad I didn't receive any Rakhi greetings this year (or is it a good sign, for obvious reasons ;) )
One thing this country has still not overcome, as was the case at the lotus temple, is being normal when at an arm's distance from the "non-desis". People were so fanatic that some of them actually requested a few "firangs" to join them in a photograph session, to add glamour (read as celebrity status) to the serene pics.
And ya the usual stuff of pool, bowling happened too :)

Olympics now..

While Phelps has been out of this world, Indian players are displaying performances which are knocking them out of the events one after the other ( 2 boxers still give the eternal hope ). Usain Bolted thunders with his yet again below 10 seconds performance.Over 25 world records and 50 plus Olympic records have been broken till date in this edition and more would be on their way.I do not see another medal on its way for India, but I wish I would be proved wrong.

As Nikhil Hajirnis, my close buddy would always sign off..

JAI HIND

Khoon Chala..

yesterday was a birthday well spent..for a change, I landed up at Epicentre, an exhibit auditorium in Gurgaon (probably the only one) to witness a sensitive yet interesting theater play on Thalassemia.Titled Mr. & Mrs. Nayyar, the drama was based upon a family which copes with the adversities related to the disease.Thalassemia is a relatively "ignored" issue in India but the awareness is steadily increasing.Basically the haemoglobin count goes on decreasing, if not replenished on a continuous basis.
Regular medical visits and blood transfusion are a must for avoiding any complications.

Theres a 25 % chance that two thalassemic minor parents can give birth to a thalassemic major child.So this disease is mainly hereditary.
There are a number of tests that need to be done and a follow up is required at all times to keep the patient in proper condition. Family & Social support is a very important factor while dealing with thalassemia.

for more on Thalassemia: heres a good link..
http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/menu_thal.html

re-readiff.com

Been home recently.. and that felt very nice.. met family, relatives, cousins, fast friends.. and ya lots of unknown faces ( in bhai ki Shaadi ).. never realized the pace at which the week flew.. the gold rush began to a superb inaugural show at Beijing, China; Indian media once again got into preview analysis of the players, India won a (cricket) test, lost a test, the bomb scare reduced, although train accidents happened, rains made up for the late start in A.P... all in all, news kept happening..


Abhinav Bindra finally gave India its first individual gold, Leander-Mahesh pair is still holding on to a distant hope, Saina Nehwal(the hyd badminton sensation) lost in the quarters this morning, Michael Phelps won his 5th gold, thus becoming the recipient of max.golds ever in Olympic history ( expectations are that hes well set to get the 8 out of 8 record of medals in sight )..

those were the updates so far.. was it worth a blog post.. ??
never mind.. btw, I somehow managed to locate a theater centric place in Gurgaon (as in the one that stages plays).. I hope it was worth the search..
In the meantime, internship's getting a bit too mechanical and direction less.. :(
Waiting for Novemberrrrr !!!!!!!