Wednesday, July 9, 2008

The Classification Of Teachers In Animal Kingdom

While the following passage is intended for me to post the feelings that lay hidden in me and for my grey matter to start the thinking process. No punditry is intended and research on the topic remains in my head yet the following document is protected by law. Now I shall be using an extension of Bionomial Nomenclature called Polynomial Nomenclature with the four words in them describing the genus, species, subspecies, specific subspecies.



1. Homo sapiens academia supremex
The characteristics of this specific sub species is that the young members belong to a category of shirt inserted, gentlemen. While their brain shines with the power of 13 suns put together. More of this kind when subject to a contest under ideal conditions may even go to the extent of killing one another. However under controlled conditions there is a vast difference in the inference such that the whole thing could be restricted to the more superior being trying to mark its territory and minimal damage to the less superior being(inferior beings dont exist in this subspecies). The females of this category are characterised by ugliness( conforming to the popular law that Beauty*Brains=A constant). Many subspecies have also survived for long , characterised by white hairs all over and have lost some genuine qualities like shirts tucked in, though they have retained their knowledge factor.


2. Homa sapiens academia domesticus
The characteristic of this sub species is that the knowledge they have gained through years have made them arrogant. They are quick to respond to problems happening in campus and intend to be in the limelight. While the quest for acceptance among people of academia have made them quite infamous among students. They enjoy the fact very much too. A few members of this sub species due to environmental conditions have evolved to the first category in the passage of time. Though the proces is extremely slow and restricted to iit's a sort of trickling down effect is being spotted in recent days in other universities too.

3. Homo sapiens academia virginianus
This is the largest sub species. Males of this category show extreme dominance when in company with a Female. However their knowledge transcends gender and equally they belong to the sort of category that fails to distinguish the teacher from the students. While some members do accept their ignorance while some take category 2 as their source of inspiration and may get elated to their status in due couse of time. Most belong to the young, fresh minds of the country and can be easily categorised as married or unmarried.



A Small Voyage Through Time

I still remember the very sight of those sugar coated cumin seeds ( jeeraga mithai : MALAYALAM) would bring immense amount of happiness in a person like me when I was abt 8 yrs old. Well assuming that these so called delicacies where made out of permitted colours (or even otherwise) , we would take no time in devouring them much to the agony of the person who brought it( cause he would be left with nothing but the cover). Anyway today I dont think the children of my age then, would even look for one such thing as jeera mithai. But when my brother brought a packet of that I just lost myself in disbelief whether in the world dominated by Mars, Snickers etc.....my indian cousin made from cumin would survive. But the fact it it did .......though there is not a big difference in taste I guess it was a verification of the new age policy of discard the old and pave way for the new. But ultimately if its new or old whatever to come (diabetes....etc.etc.etc) will.....

Thursday, July 3, 2008

A Verse Or A Voice


Heard my mema(aunty,mothers younger sister) once recite these lines when we were sitting for prayer. Well as a good nephew would do , I did lend my ear but believe me today i dont know whether my ears lent themselves or I did cause that . What can i say unless you comprehend these beautiful lines from GITANJALI by RABINDRANATH TAGORE
This is a prayer to thee, my lord
Strike, strike at the penury in my heart
Give me the strength to bear my joys and sorrows
Give me the strength to make my love fruitful in service
Give me the strength never to disown the poor or bend my knees before insolent might(/*the words of an intellect, worth a tear*/)
Give me the strength to raise my mind high above daily trifles
And give me the strength to surrender my strength to thy will with love.

Well being an Indian and the introduction to the translations by Yeats will definitely give you a feeling to rethink your heritage.