cry of the social animal...

"Dhuti porio na, shaari porio na
churidaar aar nighty poro re
arey dhuti shaari porile mone poira jaay
ekdin bangali chilam re

baul gahiyo naa, bhaatiyali gahiyo naa
pop aar disco gao re
arey baul gaan gahile mone poira jaay
ekdin bangali chilam re...."

[Everyone wears the churidaar and nighty nowadays instead of the dhoti and saree coz the latter remind us of our bengali origin
Everyone sings the pop and disco songs nowadays instead of the baul or bhaatiyali songs coz the latter remind us of our bengali origin]

A rhythmic song that was being sung by a baul in a crowded Hwh-Kgp passenger train...It may have proved to be the bread earner for the baul, but certainly left me pondering over the thought expressed so succinctly!!
Should we call it an aping of the western culture that has forced us to forget the traditions and values of our society??Or is it a phase of change that is setting in to bring about an age of modernisation??lets ask ourselves this question and seek the answer from within...

a thought to ponder over...

The scriptwriter wasn't on a 2-month holiday...twas just that he was in a contemplative mood...reflecting on the various facets of the Kgpian's life in the campus. Perhaps, being at the helm of student affairs brought him closer to the feelings and emotions of his fellowmates and made him realize that perhaps the campus culture has changed a lot since he first set foot out here...ofcourse, as they say, change is the only constant thing in this world but pondering over some of the incidents that have occured in the last couple of months, makes me feel as if we are headed in the wrong direction...perhaps the rivalry among the students is no more "healthy" as we claim...perhaps the "tempo" is being expressed in a wrong manner...

today, when i walk down Scholars Avenue as just another student, i feel guilty at having failed miserably when this problem needed to be addressed and when i had the chance...although the adulations have poured in from all directions for a job they describe as "well done", but deep down in my heart i feel the void...although my conscience consoles me from within for having put in my best efforts...

my sincere wishes to the new council of office bearers and i truly hope that they serve the gymkhana and the institute in the best interests of the student community...and here's to all those kgpians who might be reading this post--above everything else, we are Kgpians...let's not destroy the campus culture by the petty rivalry that recently seems to have set in...

P.S: for those whom i kept waiting for two long months, a sincere apology from my side...hoping to remain connected to this blogworld coz the daily schedule has now become almost ten times less hectic!!!