Tuesday 28 October 2014

RAC 69: Tragedy on Train

Travelling has always been an adventure, particularly when you are under the service of Indian Railways. Here is a story about a guy who was travelling from Varanasi to Dehradun in a train and was accompanied by a girl to share the berth as it was an RAC ticket. And, to be specific, it was, "RAC 69."



For all those who don't know about an RAC ticket, RAC stands for Reservation Against Cancellation. In such condition a berth is divided into two equal seats and is shared by two people, both having the same RAC ticket number. Well in our case it was RAC 69 ;)

Robin Sharma, 21 year old, B.Tech 3rd year student, boarded his train from Varanasi at 8:15 AM. It was an AC 3 Tier coach. Being a December morning it was cold and foggy, he arranged his luggage and then took his seat. Looking at his watch as the train was about to leave in next 10 minutes, he was exploring the people around him. Wishing that he may find a "beauty" near by to pass the 22 hour journey.

With a tangy mind he was wishing that the other person with him on the RAC ticket shall not come, and hence he may have the entire berth. The train was about to leave in next 2 minutes, when suddenly he saw a cute 5'3" ft. tall, wearing a Red hooddy and a yellow cap, tired and exhausted girl carrying a bag of almost half of her height and double or her width.

Girl: (In an Exhausted voice), Well, I have a RAC 69, birth no. 23.
Boy: Well, Me too .. (Luckily) ... :)

She was desperately trying to find a place to push that bag, just then Robin stood up and helped her and they both took their seats.

Train was moving at its hallmark pace, people were trying to settle down, and talking in an artificially lowered voice, trying to maintain some impossible kind of decorum may be because it was a AC 3 Tier coach.

They broke the silence,
Robin: Till where you would be going ?
Girl: Dehradun ..... !!
Robin: WOW ! I will also be going till dehradun. What's your name ?
Girl: (In a confident voice) Laiba Aftab ... !!

Then the talks continued, both recited there stories of how they got a RAC and were very thankful that atleast they got a seat, but inside both were wishing that if the other person would have been missing it would have been their entire berth, as it usually happens in an RAC ticket.

Laiba was pursuing BBA and it was her 3rd year. After some time, all the general topics of chit-chat were over. Probably they were thinking what should they talk about now ? OR Probably they were thinking, should they even talk now ... :/

There were eye contacts, smiles were exchanged, both were looking outside the window, girl tucked in her ear phones and closed her eyes. Boy, habitually started examining her. 

She was wearing blue slippers with blue socks, a black jeans, white T-shirt and a red Hood. Well, and the yellow colored cherry, her cap. A soft, light, natural gloss, and traditionally, those witchy nails, painted with a light green nail paint. 

What could all this signify: She portrayed herself as a very cool, "happy going" kind of girl. She was cute, obviously. She portrayed herself as a very confident and strong girl, but she was really very weak inside. The way she wasn't bothered about her phone, she was attending calls right in front of Robin, her tone was normal on phone, as it was during conversation with Robin. Hence, She was single. The way she was looking outside, with that agony in eyes, she does have some memories and they don't seem very healthy.

Around 12 PM train reached Pratapgarh. Robin went our to buy something to eat. Train was on its way, Robin offered her lays, cold drinks. Certainly, now they had something to chat on, It all started from favorite eatables. Fast foods, ice creams, sweets, vegetables, then came the favorite restaurants in Dehradun.

Significantly, as they were travelling, discussion shifted to favorite hill stations, to Musoorie, to Tiger Fall, to night outs and so on .. 

Both were hostelers, so they went on to some typical hostel talks. Night outs, friends, Food, Wifi, she shared some of those experiences, typical Girl's hostel ones. And he "tried" to share some typical boy's hostel type of experiences. 

They bought Food for lunch, the girl kept on complaining about the packing, smell and hygiene, No doubt she was a BBA student. The guy complained about the quality and taste of food, Certainly, he was a B.Tech student. ;)

Laiba took out her laptop, she excused herself to watch "Vampire Diaries", Robin felt offended, he took out his laptop and started watching "Game of Thrones" ;). Well, we can't say what happened, but just after half an hour, Laiba closed her laptop, saying that she was getting bored. Obviously, then robin has to shut down his, much interesting episode. 

To continue talking, Robin asked her about the features of the laptop, Laiba came out with a typical girly answer, "I don't know much about it, my cousin brother selected this for me .... " :/
Robin took her laptop, and checked out the features, and told her some very important and basic features. She murmured, "B.Tech Wala hai ... !!". He kinked, "BBA Wali hai ... !!"


They started teasing each other, the basic debate of branches, Girls & Guys, Girly Talks & Guys Talks .. Well it was going awesome. Obviously not the way they expected, it was moving towards a different evening. An unexpected one ... 

It was around 6 o'Clock, the sun was pondering around the end of Sky, Laiba, again became calm and quiet. Like those dark lips were trying to talk to the sky, her eyes, were trying to hide those tears. They ordered coffee to welcome the evening. Finally Robin asked, "Do you have a BoyFriend .. ?"

She suddenly looked into his eyes, and bluntly said, "No !". 
Robin asked, "Are you all right ?" 
Laiba: Perfectly fine ... 

After few minutes of silence, she turned towards him, looking at his coffee, she asked him, "What about you ... !!", with an unnecessary blushing smile he said, "NO .. I don't have a girfriend, I am single .. "

She continued, "Why ? Have you never been into a relationship ... !!"
Robin: "Well, I have been into 2, but none of them lasted long, like they were kind of causal."
Laiba: (In a serious and complaining tone) How can a relationship be casual.. What do you mean by a casual relationship ... !!
Robin: I mean we were not ready, or you can say that we were not made to be together, I broke up as soon as I realized it ..
Laiba: (In a strong and sarcastic voice) That's the problem with you guys ..

Robin couldn't take this, he strongly responded back, What's wrong with you, It's perfectly obvious that two people may realize that they are not meant for each other, and peacefully breakup. And it's not my fault if you have some bad experiences with some boys, I know what I am, I am not like them, and you don't know me yet. 

After minutes of silence, Robin realized that he has spoken too much, he bought a fruit cake and offered her. She refused, Robin said, "Did you noticed that the color of the cherry of this fruitcake and your nose is exactly the same ... ". She blushed .... And Robin, "Apologized... "

After few minutes, he directly asked her, "So what is it all about, who was this guy, and why are you so much disturbed with him ... "

She explained, "They were in a relationship for almost 15 months, he was her first love, and probably the last till date. Suddenly he started ignoring her, and one day he told her that he wants to breakup, Because it wasn't working anymore. She asked for reasons, she cried for nights, pleaded him, so he came back. But again it was like never before. One day she found out that he was cheating on her, with her best friend. That day, she slapped him, and broke up. And has never looked behind after that .. "

Well, Robin, offered her water, she was about to break into tears. her hands were shivering, he holded her fingers tightly. Then he started cracking jokes about a bengali aunty sitting next to them, in the compartment, doing her hairstyle and applying lipstick at around 8 PM at night. Well, Laiba again started smiling, Robin, took away the moment and changed her mood.

They ordered dinner, and after having food, then didn't know what to do. They wanted to talk, Both Of Them, rather they wanted to do something together, like anything. She suggested to watch "Game of Thrones", as firstly she has never watched it and secondly he kept on praising about it throughout the way. BUT, Can Robin take the risk to watch it with a girl, whom he has met just 12 hours before. ;) [Due to the kind of content it offers ..]. He smartly changed the theme, and with a heavy heart said, "Well today I am in a mood to watch Vampire Diaries, If you won't mind." And why would a girl mind watching "Vampire Diaries".

Actually, TV series was just an excuse to stay awake together, Both of them wanted to spend time with each other, both of them wanted to talk .. 

Noticeably a single episode took 3 hours to complete, because there was less watching and more talking .. 

" Night was dark and full of Pleasures ... ;/ ", They were close, together, and most importantly they liked the way in which each one of them was talking to each other. Suddenly the topics, shifted. Talks became intimate. They discussed about rain, they talked about Kisses and they mentioned Sex.

It was around 1 o'clock at night. Another episode got kicked off, They were openly flirting, rather sweetly flirting, cuddling, teasing, pinching ... My god, what was happening ..

Boy looked into her eyes, night was silent, train was moving faster than ever before, he softly whispered, "You are beautiful". She replied, "You are sweet", he smartly took over, "How do you know, have you ever tasted me ... !!" She lowered her eye lids and said, "Well, I would like to ... !!" 

Robin approached her, she bent downwards, made herself comfortable, he holded her face into his palms, and kissed on her forehead ... And he moved back to his place, she looked at him surprisingly, but couldn't say anything. He smiled and said, "You are sweet .. !!" 


Boys show that they are bad, they express themselves as rude, emphasize that they don't have room for love and just die for physical satisfaction. But trust me, it's not the case, It never was the case. We respect, We care, We Love ... 

He wished her goodnight and said that, "We should sleep now, as I want you to remember this night as a sweet memory, and not wake up tomorrow with some regrets ... !! " She smiled, used his lap as her pillow, and lay down. Well, The RAC got confirmed for the girl. She was lying on the whole berth and the guy was sitting at a corner.

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Friday 24 October 2014

EXCLUSIVELY in UPES: 10 Points that only a UPES Student will Understand ...

Being in UPES (University of Petroleum & Enregy Studies), has always been fun. There are few facts about this university, which I am sure only a UPES student will understand. I have listed down 11 points, that are very common in UPES but the uniqueness is that  they are common JUST IN UPES ... [The points mentioned below are based upon some basic observations, they are not meant to hurt or disrespect anybody]



1. Our ID CARD is dearer to us more than our lives: The cost of that piece of plastic is Rs. 600, and ironically you don't exist in UPES without it. So, "Chaahen Jaan Chali Jaaye, Par ID CARD Naa Jaaye ..."

2. Difference Between "Distance & Displacement": The way to library. It's the best explanation of the difference between distance and displacement. The ZIG - ZAG path. Well the method is so good, that even the management and law people now understand this concept. [ Although the path is now reconstructed, but I have not omitted this point for the sake of seniors ] 

3. Don't get Backlogs: Well, don't get backlogs or supplementary. Relax the reason is not what you are wondering, go hell with placements and internships, we have to pay Rs. 3000 per subject just to appear in supplementary exam, and even more pathetic is the 20 working days of Summer School, that we have to attend during summer vacations.

4. "Bidholi & Kandoli" Campus: 
BREAKING NEWS: SRM university has opened up a new campus in Jaipur apart from the existing ones in Noida, Bengaluru etc. 
MEANWHILE: UPES opened up its new campus in "Kandoli". :P

5. Importance of an Auditorium: This is one thing, we all wish to have as soon as possible. Being a campus of 21 acres with another campus of 5 - 6 acres nearby, around 10,000 students and approximately 1000 staff members, we actually don't have an auditorium that can accommodate 3000 - 4000 people, for a decent address or gathering.

6. Number of Branches: Usually a college has 4 to 7 types of B.Tech, 7 to 8 types of M.Tech, 4 to 5 courses of MBA and so on. In UPES we have 34 different types of B.Tech [ Not to forget, we have 14 different streams just of Computer Science Engineering ], 17 types of M.Tech, 8 branches of BBA & 10 different kinds of MBA. Fascinating isn't it. [ Sarcasm !! ;) ]

7. Number of Students in Each Branch: This point is a new add on to this article, after observing the scenario of this year. To update my seniors I would like to mention, that now we have arround 140 students in APE GAS, 130 students in Cloud computing, 140 students in ADE and so on. Earlier we used to have just B1 & B2 batch now we have B1, B2, B3 & even B4 batch. ;) =D

8. PMC: "Piya Milan Chowk", the area with green benches in front of the Nescafe. It's kind of an intersection of all the paths of college, and due to the kind of atmosphere, it offers, its known as the Piya Milan Chowk. [ Rest, I assume that my readers are Smart ;) ]

9. The Almighty Uniform: Well, you can not enter inside the college without that tie, regardless of how important class you are going to miss. You can enter inside the college without a single notebook in your bag, but you cannot enter without black shoes. I, myself, am a supporter of uniform, it promotes equality and discipline, but whats the point of wearing a Tie when I am sitting at Amphitheater or Nescafe, its my leisure time and I can relax then.

10. The 9 Km Stretch: And this one is my favorite, that 9 Km stretch from campus to Nanda Ki Chowki, is special in itself. For few, its beautiful, natural and offers a pleasing environment for fun and photography and they have some good memories associated with that path, but for a few it's a complete waste of time, boring and dangerous.

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Tuesday 21 October 2014

Shayari #012 ( शायरी #012 )



Ek ehsaan kar do yaaron, koi ek jaam bana ke laao ...
Suna hai uske kadmon pe sharab bahti hai, koi jaao use bula ke laao ...

Kahna use ki uski yaad me bahut kuch likha hai hamne,
hamari do-chaar gazlen use suna ke aao..

Aasmaan ko apni amanat kaa gurur bahut hai,
aaj chaand se shart lagi hai, koi use chat pe bula ke laao ...

Sab samajhte hain ki mohabbat bas chup ke hoti hai,
aaj 'maa' se milwaana hai use, koi laal dupatta udha ke laao ...

"romeo"

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एक एहसान कर दो यारों, कोई एक जाम बना के लाओ ...
सुना है उसके कदमों पे शराब बहती है, कोई जाओ उसे बुला के लाओ ...

कहना उसे की उसकी याद में बहुत कुछ लिखा है हमने,
हमारी दो-चार ग़ज़लें उसे सुना के आओ..

आसमान को अपनी अमानत का गुरूर बहुत है,
आज चाँद से शर्त लगी है, कोई उसे छत पे बुला के लाओ ...

सब समझते हैं की मोहब्बत बस चुप के होती है,
आज 'माँ' से मिलवाना है उसे, कोई लाल दुपट्टा उड़ा के लाओ ...

"romeo"

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Yaa Khuda !! Kya khoob chali ye chaal tune ...
Use banaya bas mere liye, baakiyon ke liye banayi hai 'sharab' tune ...
Sab puchte hain, ki aakhir kiske haath me likha hai uska haath tune ...
Use 'husn' de diya, mujhe 'shayari' sikha di, Ek Tarfa kar diya ye jawab tune ... !!

"romeo"

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या खुदा !! क्या खूब चली ये चाल तूने ...
उसे बनाया बस मेरे लिए, बाकियों के लिए बनाई है 'शराब' तूने ...
सब पूछते हैं, की आख़िर किसके हाथ में लिखा है उसका हाथ तूने ...
उसे 'हुस्न' दे दिया, मुझे 'शायरी' सीखा दी, एक तरफ़ा कर दिया ये जवाब तूने ... !!

"romeo"


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Tuesday 14 October 2014

Shayari #011 (शायरी #011)




Barsaat thi, Jazbaat the ...
Vo gunehgaar thi, hum bekaar the ...
Usne har dhoke ko kuch yun pesh kiya ,
Ki mere aansu be asar par uske bahaane asardaar the ...

Zamana mere chehre pe hasi dhundhta raha ,
Hum uski nigahon me nami dhundhte rahe ...
Vo sachi mohabbat dhundhti rahi ,
Hum khud me kami dhundhte rahe ...

Hote Hote phir shaam aa gayi ...
Chalte Chalte sharaab ki dukaan aa gayi ...

Kisi ne kaha, "Bahut pee rahe ho janab , shayad dil toota hai."
Humne kaha, "Talab lagi hai bhai, ek nasha abhi - abhi choota hai" ...

"romeo"

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बरसात थी, जज़्बात थे ...
वो गुनेहगार थी, हम बेकार थे ...
उसने हर धोके को कुछ यूँ पेश किया ,
की मेरे  आँसू बे असर पर उसके बहाने असरदार थे ...

ज़माना मेरे चेहरे पे हँसी ढूँढता रहा ,
हम उसकी निगाहों मे नमी ढूँढते रहे ...
वो साची मौहब्बत ढूँढती रही ,
हम खुद मे कमी ढूँढते रहे ...

होते होते फिर शाम आ गयी ...
चलते चलते शराब की दुकान आ गयी ...

किसी ने कहा, "बहुत पी रहे हो जनाब , शायद दिल टूटा है "
हमने कहा, "तलब लगी है भाई, एक नशा अभी अभी छूटा है " ...

"romeo"

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Thursday 9 October 2014

Shayari #010 ( शायरी #010 )



Milti hai mujhse to kyun itna sharmaati hai vo ...
Ghar jaldi jaane ke laakh bahane banati hai vo ...
Kaampte hain honth uske, mai jab bhi kareeb hota hun,
Zamane se meri har shararat chupaati hai vo ...

"romeo"


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मिलती है मुझसे तो क्यूँ इतना शरमाती है वो ...

घर जल्दी जाने के लाख बहाने बनाती है वो ...
काँपते हैं होंठ उसके, मई जब भी करीब होता हूँ,
ज़माने से मेरी हर शरारत छुपाती है वो ...

"romeo"


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Ek sher uski nigaahon pe, 
to ek sher apne haal pe bolunga ...
Aaj mausam hi aisa hai yaaron, 
mai ek sher har sawaal pe bolunga ...

Vo kahti hai, "sharaab nahi peete, 
to phir ye nasha kis baat kaa hai ..."
Humne kaha, "jis roz tum ye nasha utaar dogi, 
mujhe intezaar us raat ka hai ..."

Vo kahti hai, "kya koi dusri dhundh li hai jo mujhe yaad nahi karte, 
kab aaoge mera man mulaakat kaa hai ..."
Humne kaha, "mujhe to auron me bhi tu dikhaayi deti hai, 
ye kasoor bhi teri yaad kaa hai ..."

Vo puchti hai, "kaise paagal ho tum, 
haath pe kyun baandh rakhi hai paayal meri ..."
Humne kaha, "iski aawaz tere kareeb aane kaa ehsaas dilaati hai, 
saara khel to bas jazbaat kaa hai ..."

"romeo"

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एक शेर उसकी निगाहों पे, 
तो एक शेर अपने हाल पे बोलूँगा ...
आज मौसम ही ऐसा है यारों, 
मै एक शेर हर सवाल पे बोलूँगा ...

वो कहती है, "शराब नहीं पीते, 
तो फिर ये नशा किस बात का है ..."
हमने कहा, "जिस दिन तुम खुद ये नशा उतार दोगी, 
मुझे इंतज़ार उस रात का है ..."

वो कहती है, "क्या कोई दूसरी ढूँढ ली है जो मुझे याद नही करते, 
कब आओगे मेरा मन मुलाकात का है ..."
हमने कहा, "मुझे तो औरों में भी तू दिखाई देती है, 
ये कसूर भी तेरी याद का है ..."

वो पूछती है, "कैसे पागल हो तुम, 
हाथ पे क्यूँ पहनी है पायल मेरी ..."
हमने कहा, "इसकी आवाज़ तेरे करीब आने का एहसास दिलाती है, 
सारा खेल तो बस जज़्बात का है ..."

"romeo"

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Sunday 5 October 2014

The First KISS ... ^_^


I shall hold her hand, or waist, rather her face, 
Shall I bend, or make her rise,
Should go for the upper-lip, or the lower,
I should use my tongue, or lips,
What would happen to our noses?
Should I go for a mouth-freshener, or an Elaichi,
WHAT IF SHE PUSHES ME AWAY !!

My God ! The First Kiss ...
"I wish to have this one sensation again. I wish my every Kiss, to be my First ... "

The best dilemma and our favourite confusion, must be our First Kiss. When, we had plenty of doubts, we would have spent the entire night planning our next day. What would happen? And how will it happen?

The Boy, who portrays himself as strong, but deep inside he is nervous, like hell. These are the times when we thank Larry Page, for making 'Google' & 'Youtube', much more than Edison. The guy must have planned everything. The Perfume, The Flowers,  Those Chocolates, The Restaurant, Even The Table, The Music, The Ice Cream, The Walk and The First Kiss ... ;)

The Girl, the most unpredictable creature of this world. She pretends to be nervous but, deep down, she knows what to do and what not to. She wants it to happen, but waits for the guy to make the move.

After taking, an unnecessary, look at the trees, the people around, feel the breeze and a silent walk of 5 minutes. He turns towards her, holds her right hand, places his left hand near her face, bends a bit downwards. She closes her eyes, doesn't give a damn who would be watching, tightens her grip on his hand, places her right hand on his chest. They held their breaths for a while, he tilted his head a bit rightwards, it was just a touch and it started raining ...


Faqat itani si kahani thi us lamhe ki "romeo",
Hawayen mehsus ki, 
Labon ko kaampte dekha. 
Dhadkan ko kuch kahte dekha, 
Maine baarish me khud ko bahte dekha ...
Soch ko khaamosh hote dekha,  
Aawaz ko madhosh hote dekha.
Aur Jab palken uthi, to khud ko uski aagosh me dekha ...
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फ़क़त इतनी सी कहानी थी उस लम्हे की "romeo",
हवाएँ महसूस कीं, 
लबों को काँपते देखा | 
धड़कन को कुछ कहते देखा, 
मैने बारिश में खुद को  बहते देखा ||
सोच को खामोश होते देखा,  
आवाज़ को मदहोश होते देखा | 
और जब पल्कें उठीं, तो खुद को उसकी आगोश मे देखा ||  

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