Experiencing the GOVERNMENT MUSIC..

Everyday I had a look at TOI’s common man cartoon and laugh at the situation which he is facing in various circumstances. I never gave a thought that amongst all odds I will be also facing the same thing someday or the other and hence, finally the judgment day arrived.

I needed a birth certificate which will be required in my further recruitment process. After inquiring many places and hospitals I came to know that it is made in the municipal corporation which falls in my area code. In the hot sunny afternoon, I kick started my bike and made my way for accomplishing the mission.

I arrived at the office. There where many directions and respective departments written other than English and Hindi. I had a problem in translating them so I thought to seek help from the security guard. On inquiring him, he spoke the language so fast that I was confused with the things but finally his gestures helped me to make my way.

There were various departments but as you are in government office you’ll not find the one you needed most desperately. On asking one of the employ “Uncle,ye birth certificate ka department kidhar hain???”

He said ”Ye block ke peche hain…Udhar jake puchoo mil jayega…”.Thanking him I left for the next block with a pinch of hope in my pocket.

Crossing all the files and cupboards which are symbolizing work activity in a government building I reached the other department. After scanning for a while I couldn’t find the sign board. All where busy with some work except a woman. There I got the target.
I approached her and said ”Namaste aunty..!!! ye birth certificate ka dept kaha par hain??”
She laughed at me as if I had cracked a joke and replied “Main yahan nayi hoon..Mujhe nahi pata..Unse pucho”

Man, it was so frustrating. I could not control my temper. But mentally I was prepared for such things to happen. As I approached a man, seeing me approaching towards him he started talking to his colleague. I interrupted his discussion and asked him the same thing. He too, directed me to the next block. Trying to find my way I reached the dead end but no sign board stating the thing I wanted.

I approached a clerk and asked “Excuse me!!!..Namaste uncle..Ye birth certi…??”

Without allowing me to complete my sentence he said “Wo Do cupboard ke bich main…”

Dude there were so many cupboards but between which 2?? I started walking in random direction hoping to spot it. Seeing me moving he stopped me saying “Kaha pe ja rahe hoo??? Wo tho waha pe hain.. Dekho udhar..”

Finally I reached my destination reading the Greek symbols. With astonishment I knocked at the door but no one answered. I cared to ask the person outside is this the right place. He said ”Madam andar hain.. Jaoo bindaasss..”

Without knocking I opened the door. The office was filled with two desktops with a screensaver running but no one inside.

In disappointment I came outside and asked the clerk “Madam andar nahi hain???”

He did not reply any thing and continued his work of ‘Crtl+C’-‘Crtl+V’ from file to another. After some wait I interrupted him saying “Uncle, Madam ka lunch time hain kya???”

In frustration he said “Mujhe kyun puch rahe hoo?? Dikh nahi raha main kaam kar raha hoon??? Baar baar disturb mat karo..”..I dunno regarding what disturbance? We Indians are good at copy-paste blankly..

Seeking a place to sit I saw a lady walking in the cabin. I followed her and took her permission to get in.
“Hello madam..Mera Birth-certificate chahiye tha..”
She said ”Aap rehene ko kidhar??”
“Pimpri-gaon”
“Paida kidhar hue?? Hospital ya Gaon main??”
“Hospital”
“Konse???”
“Mostly Swaminathan..” it was the only hospital I remembered that was there in 80’s.
“Thek hain…Naam bataoo..”
“Aniket madam.. Aniket Pal”
After searching for a while she did not find my name in the list. Being a BE in computer and using all my stupid database skills I asked her to search with all possible strings. But all failed.

“Ek kaam karo..Jijamata hospital jaaoo.. waha pucho kya procedure hain.. phir mere paas aaoo.. main bana dungi..”

Keeping my right hand in back pocket I said “Kuch settlement karo na madam…Kar do baad main dekhte hain.. main rukhne ko tayar hoon.. aap sirf time bataoo kitna lagega..???”

She told she is helpless and asked me to follow the procedure. With all disappointment I left the building with only one knowledge that “Birth Certificate Department is at the Dead End..!!!”

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The Thing on which the world rotates…

After many days I came across a meaningful thing which I realized to be posted on my blog. The meaningful thing on which every individual’s self-respect and status in society depends on. The thing is nothing but MONEY..



I got back to my college days where every individual was treated as a person rather than seeing the status of the person. In those wonderful years I never thought upon life after college can change drastically. Even tough I got recruited into two major MNCs but joining is yet not confirmed, I have faced many situations in monetary concerns. This is a phase which comes in everyone’s life in some or the other way. It is either by daily problems or by magical words.



Such magical words had vibrated my ears too. It happened to be from one of my good friend. But instead of taking it seriously and hammering it back, I took it the other way round. I came across many such people who will salute you just because you can pay his expense. After college when you are looking for job it becomes difficult for us to ask monetary help from family and think friends might help you out as we had helped them in difficult times. Once I was out with a friend and faced the same situation which every guy faces. It is about Petrol in Bike. Thinking my friend will help me out but it was vice-versa. He said “Aniket, kya kanjusi karta hain yaar…???” and started narrating all those unwanted things on which I spent without thinking. I was shocked after hearing it and those words were flowing in my whole body along with speeding blood.



But instead of fighting him, I gave a thought about it. Whatever he said was true. In life, there should be no dependency on others. Now I made a decision, which is much matured, which is more emphasizing. Whenever there is a monetary transaction, it will be on 50-50 basis. I have posted this because this situation may arise in your life too. Instead of firing back to opposite party with all our frustration, try finding the truth behind it. It is all about the word power game and this is how the life moves ON..

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Styles in Table Tennis

This article is all about different types of grips or playing styles preferred by the advanced players in the world of table tennis. Remember that there is no rule of holding racket, bat or paddle by ITTF. You can grip it in any way you like. Competitive players grip it in many ways but mainly two types of grips are more popular. They are shake-hand style and pen-hold style. In course of history of table tennis we have seen some unfamiliar grips like seemllier grip, V grip and pistol grip. Sadly these grips are not seen much at higher level of play. It would be unfair to say that these styles of play are inferior because there are few users of it and are less seen in big events. Anyway one should choose the grip with what one is comfortable with and not which is popular.

Shake-hand style
It is oldest type and most popular type of grip in ping-pong. It is quite an easy grip to play with. Here we grip the racket just like hand shaking; the index finger is extended along the bottom of the racket, with the thumb being relaxed on the blade or rubber. The bottom three fingers are used to grip the handle. There are two types of it.
Shakehand shallow grip- here the thumb is placed on handle, generate more power.
Shakehand deep grip-here the thumb is placed on rubber.
As said earlier, this style of play is easy to learn with and the player hits the ball comfortably on forehand and backhand but they have disadvantage of hitting the ball coming to their body. At professional level players get expert in it. These players stay close to the table. They don’t need to move much. They comfortably hit different types of shorts like loop, counter drive chopper etc. More than 85% players opt for this style all over the globe. In India more than 95% players are shakehanders. The Europeans were dominating in 40s and 50s with this style and currently they stand same with other type grips.

Penhold style
As the name implies, this grip is similar to holding a pen for writing. The thumb and index finger hold on to the racket handle, while the other three fingers curl or spread around the back of the racket. It is bit difficult to grip in and play for hours. Also they learn and progress slow as compared to their shakehand counterparts. It seems to be frustrating for these grip players at beginner level but it don’t prove to be an inferior style. Also they have disadvantaged in backhand but strong at forehand and near their body. They have to turn their wrist, hand and body in an unnatural way to hit at backhand. Reply to topspin at backhand is tough for them. The backhand weakness can be covered adequately with excellent footwork, or supplemented with the recent reverse penhold backhand loop innovation. They should posses higher stamina and cover most of table at forehand. They are good and natural spinners of ball. Nevertheless, penholders dominated from 60s to 90s in this sport. Now they are still competing well at various events. This style is categorized in three types.

Traditional Chinese Grip – last three fingers curl around the back of the racket, easy in push and block at backhand.

Japanese/Korean Grip –The fingers on the back of the bat are extended straight out rather than curled. It adds power at forehand shorts. They can generate more spin but have restricted movement at backhand

Reverse Penhold Backhand (RPB) Grip- Here the back of the penhold bat is used to hit the backhand. Typically the fingers are held in a similar fashion to the traditional Chinese penhold grip. It is a new innovation by Chinese. Drawback at backhand is reduced.

Minor styles
Seemiller grip-In the Seemiller grip, the racket is held similarly to the shakehand grip, but with a 90 degree turn so that the thumb and index finger are used to grip the sides of the bat. Both forehand and backhand are played with the same side of the bat, although the bat can be turned to use the other side. It is typically used with a combination bat.
V Grip-The V grip in table tennis is so called because the blade is held between the index and middle fingers, which are spread apart similar to the ‘V for Victory’ sign to begin with. The index and middle fingers are then curled down to grip the blade, while the last two fingers wrap around the handle. The thumb is placed where comfortable.
Whatever type of grip you may have, you can still be a champion. It is totally unfair to say any form of grip is superior and history has shown us that. At current situation experts never consider any style as superior. People like you and give you respect when u play well and win not of style you posses. I am a penholder and people gave respect when I won matches but was criticized at beginning for my style. so be a champion and prove yourself.

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