Post #156

I would like to put up 2 interesting posts that i read today!

I believe Amit Verma is right about what he wrote here. Other article is from Vir Sanghvi. Interesting observations he makes here.

And when all this is happening, it seems the book store shelves which housed the 5 point someone copies are fast becoming empty due to the right/wrong promotion ;)

Post #155

My post written earlier actually the second paragraph of it made me think about a topic even more. I always wondered which one is greater achievement a)Idea/invention itself or is it b)the implementation/bettering the part of the original idea. This particular thought has left me without any answer even after pondering over it for what i feel is ages now. I still believe the original inventor/author of the idea/story has the upper hand. Without whom it would have been quite impossible to have even imagined a whole thing like that. The dimension/angle of thought that took you to all different plane of thought actually is the creativity that is higher than the art of bettering the existing theory/story/invention. Of course it's all together a different capability to package an idea in a very attractive/useful manner. But without the original idea itself, what do you attempt bettering! Isn't it!?

I hope i made my point. :)

Wish you Happy new year!

Though a little late in writing the post, I guess it makes sense as I'm atleast writing it on 2nd of Jan... ;)

Njoy another year of life and happiness :)

Post #154

I finished reading the latest novel after a long time. One thing that i would initially like to say is that I liked the new novel cover to cover from Chetan Bhagat, "2 States". Very nicely presented story of a couple who are so madly in love. As you read through it, you feel like letting it go only after reading through it into it's last page. He does have a interesting way to keep the reader glued to the book or at least that's what i think as i ran through the whole book once i started with it in the morning today. The author paints a very nice picture of the plot as the "Indian" family drama filled story unfolds. It's quite easy to relate with any character in the story with a real life character around you at any point in the story. And all way along giving an idea of the kind of pressure that almost any normal human in Indian middle class has to go through. I must say it was fun to laugh at the experiences the protagonists had to go through in the bid to make the families love them and accept them. Then to work on the whole new challenge of getting the cultures to respect each others family and extended family. There are some parts that i felt was unnecessary but i would take them as much as other parts in the story. :) Also what i really liked was that the whole book has it very easy on the language and playing well with the story narration with the right mixture of sentiments. I think this is a blockbuster hindi movie script begging to be made into a movie. Unless the director and producer screw up big time on their part. A lot of good attempt should be made to doom this sort of script. A love story that too with such cheesy lines and fun filled characters is hard to fail!

But after i saw this yesterday on TV, I wish the his books remain only books. Our industries and actors and everyone involved don't deserve good plots and good story line. They are just content copying and showing things that others have written/works. And all they then say after making the movie is the word "Inspired" by. He he... Irony isn't it! Well, this is my personal opinion and people can have different opinions on it. But i won't argue on it!