Allwyn's Blog- The Journey

  This article is linked to Indispire edition No: 145   " Does speaking well in English add a sparkle to the personality of a person? If 'yes', then do you feel it is right? Share your views " Trip to London: A man living in rural India wins a ticket for a trip to London. After 2 weeks he returns back from London and met his friend. They discussed many things about his trip...   Friend: what did you  like the most in London? London return: In London everyone is well educated. Friend : How do u know that? London return ; Yaar... Only well educated people can speak in English but in London even waiters and labors speak only in English. Even small babies speak in English... English Nostalgia: Well, Indians regard some one who can speak English as superior than others, well educated(sahib) and give them lot of respect. Indians are badly struck with English Nostalgia and practice American accent and British accent. Many t...

It was early 20th century... It was more than 50years since Sepoy Mutiny(1857) happened, Well, British governance was facing tough agitation from Indian tribal leaders, Nawab's and Kings in many forms. By then British were  ruling India for more than a century and they have no plans to leave India because of the wealth it possesses, abundance of raw materials and cheap resources . They started Indian rail, planted tea gardens, developed hill stations and India has became a county( I guess) and integral part of Great Britain and Indians became immigrants in their very own country While British were developing infrastructure for the sake of rich and the powerful, we Indians were busy fighting against each other in the name of caste, creed and religion. Many castes were prohibited from entering the temples, denied formal education and women had no respect and rights  in the society. Child marriage, bonded labor  and satti were in practice. India...

Everyone passes through many characters, events, happenings, memories in their lifetime. As years pass by it becomes experience and brings maturity and refinement to one's character. There are many characters, incidents. events etc.. which one needs to remember and look back, and there certain things which needs to be discarded and never looked back. In 1960 Olympics in Rome Milka Singh the flying Sikh was running furiously in 400 meters finals and his competitor were no where near him. His win was certain. He knew no one was ahead of him, but he just turned and looked back and slowed down a little bit as his opponents were far behind and pathetically he finished 4th in the race. It's a wrong time and place when he looked back and lost his race. There are certain things which one shall not be look back... and there certain things one shall always look back and remember. When you are driving on the highway, though you focus on the road. At ti...

Through this article all are welcome to the Harsh realities of life. Everyone of us face such harsh realities in our daily routine and the list keep on growing endlessly. We have to live with it and adjust ourselves. My list is short and it is aimed to create a spark and bring smile on the face of the readers. Guys you are not alone I am also with you. Harsh Reality of education system: ·          After all modernization, high efficiency laptops, Tablets and high speed internet kids carry a big bag to school. Isn't it a bit weird ·          Amidst Digital India drive still schools use black board and chalk and teachers are suffering from chalk powder. Use digital boards. ·          Children are forced to learn writing, practice handwriting. Many of us couldn't remember when we last used paper and pen to write at work. They shall ...

Hero is a one (typically man, but not confined to only man. I see it as a generic term)who is admired for his courage, outstanding achievement and noble qualities. India has seen many female National heroes like Jhansi Rani, Sarojini Naidu, Mother Teresa. Like good and evil, success and failure, victory and defeat, hero or heroism is also a comparative term( Hero and villain). Comparative terms cannot be judged well, without a context, as the bench mark keeps changing from time to time. Heroes are Heroes, as they are always on the side of good and fight against the evil, protect their fellow human beings irrespective of the context and situation. Father is a hero for his children, Teachers are heroes for their students, Champions are heroes for Sportsmen, Ministers are heroes for their party members. Can Everyone be a Hero? Everyone is a hero in one way or other being a Father, Teacher, Ruler, Champion in their own role and circle. Certain qual...

What is rat race? I was not knowing the exact definition so I called up Google uncle and in a fraction of second he searched, all over the world wide web and brought me the appropriate definition " a way of life where people are caught up in fiercely competitive struggle for wealth or power" Rat race ... Are you in or out? How to know whether you are in the rat race or not? Its pretty simple take a minute, think and answer yourself honestly.. Is your aim in life remained the same throughout life or it keeps changing? Are you spending enough on yourself? When u last went on a holiday trip with family or with friends? How often you shower kind words to your colleagues and sub-ordinates? Bank Balance and Blood Pressure: One of my colleague was quoting that his Blood pressure is indirectly proportional to his bank balance. Bank balance decreases and his BP increases and vice versa. Now I understand why he is always behind overtimes, it's to control his b...

Chennai is one of the metropolitan cities in India and capital of the state of Tamilnadu.. Majority of youngsters in Tamilnadu dream of living in chennai as it not only a metro city but also city of opportunities. With moderate cost of living it's a heaven for job seekers. Chennai hosts Tamil film industry(Kollywood), has many tourist attraction and businees opportunities, which brings in lots and lots of floating population towards Chennai. There is a famous saying " Chennai gives livelihood for all those who come to Chennai( வந்தாரை வாழவைக்கும் சென்னை)" Like every other graduate I also had big dream of going to Chennai and become a software engineer. It's not only about becoming a software engineer, it's about becoming a software engineer and live in Chennai. In the year 2000 me and my friend's D.Karthikeyan, A.karthikeyan, Uma maheswaran and Abdul malik moved to chennai. We stayed in bachelor mansion right in middle of Ra...