Wilt

Sometimes words are all you need to hurt her, wilting like a flower she reaches for you; yet you trample her will further,the hope that she held in her heart is torn apart with no mercy. Lord, bless them both, for they know not what they say or do. Wipe her tears, and tell her she will have someone again that will let her live again...today just be strong, for today it isn't her day...

Shayaris

Woh hausle hi kya jinke peeche ek dard na ho, manzile hi kya jinko tumhari pehchaan na ho

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Ek adhoori se raat hai, ek adhoora sa sapna; Mud ke na dekha woh tha kabhi jo apna...

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Kabhi koi puchche humse, ki jage ho yuh humare liye, ya soye hi nahi ki itna bikhar gaye..

By Akansha Pradhan

Waqt ne di nahi ijaazat (Poem)

Waqt ne di nahi ijazat ki hairan main ruka raha,
Waqt ne di nahi ijazat ki hairan main ruka raha,
Un lamhon ko samete hue
Koi aor door main nikalta gaya

Na gila, na shikva koi,
Bas ek akelepan sa saathi
Daudte hue zindagi se puchcha,
Kya koi iraade hain?

Woh bhi khil khila ke yeh boli,
Yun to main zyaada nahin bolti,
Magar tum aage chalte rehna,
Pichche ghaana badal hai,
Par tum mat darna..

Ji kar dekho zara,
Ehsas karke dekho zara,
Khudh hee khud muskaan ki kirane tumhe kheechi chale aayengi..

Raat thi kaali, badal bhi the,
Par waqt ne di nahi ijaazat,
Ki hairan main ruka raha

By Akansha Pradhan

Poem - Goodbye, why? (Separation)

It is time for me to say goodbye,
It is time for me to know the reasons why.

Why face the world alone, I ask,
This journey, you answer, was always your task.

Be happy dear one, you push me away,
And with tears, fear and anguish I find reasons to stay.

Push me away, yet you find the strength for,
To love me clearly required much more.

Memories will still bring me warmth and smiles,
Once in a while maybe my number, subconsciously, you shall dial.

I ask you again, is this all worth your while?
And yet I know as the winter sets in and in my darkest hour I will still look for you in the aisle.

Die we must, each day, little by little;
Yet the illusion of a life we create gives us hope to survive, clearly essential.

It is time for me to say goodbye,
It is time to accept I will never know the reasons why.

Movie Review: Tron Legacy

So, I saw Tron Legacy a while back. It turned out to be pretty cool movie with nice special effects. I guess the special effects were what kept the audiences glued to their seat.


Now I haven’t seen the 1982 original Tron, so I won’t be able to tell you how the two movies syncs in, but based on my research it is not necessary to know the first movie’s plot to enjoy the sequel.

The Tron Legacy is about this kid, Sam Flynn, his dad, Kevin Flynn and The Grid.

The movie starts with Kevin explaining the mystical powers of The Grid to his son, Sam. He promises to take Sam to visit this “digital frontier” the next day. However, Kevin disappears. People search for him in vain, but he is nowhere to be found. Twenty years pass. Sam is now a young man who is now a total rebel.

One night, Kevin’s partner is paged on his number. It is Kevin Flynn’s number. The partner informs Sam and implores him to find out about his Dad. Sam is unconvinced. Yet through a fortunate series of circumstances he discovers his Dad’s work.

Kevin Flynn was on top of his game, he was into astrophysics, digital software and all such cool sounding next gen technologies. One day, he went too far. Kevin, who was originally a video game arcade owner, discovered a system where people could take digital avatars and enter the video game a.k.a The Grid.

The Grid, is something like Second Life, only this is a system where once you take a digital avatar here, you do not remain physically present in the real world. How? Well, the avatar is actually is the real video game user only his/her body has been converted from atoms and molecules to bits and bytes.

This may sound all weird and very Star Trek, but hey that’s the basic concept of the movie.

Anyway, then you see what the director hopes is an epic battle between the human mind and the ignobility of the search for perfection through better technology.

There are nice bikes, loads of LED lights, neon suits…and tech life forms. Interestingly, tech life forms are no better than humans in their desires, design or devious plans. The ending is eventful and surely leaves plenty scope for the third installment.

I would give it 3.5/5. The 3D graphics really stand out in this one, so that makes it a definite watch.


Stars: ***1/2

Genre: Science Fiction

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Stars:Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund and Olivia Wilde