Well this post marks the approximate anniversary of my blog (1 year and 15 days to be precise). And as on this day I look back in time, I have to admit, it has been a long time… I remember the day when I wrote the first post “The Mound of the Dead“, I had no idea that this blog will last so long. All I had in mind was a set of posts on the then recent Gujarat tour that one of my friends Subhradeep and myself had just completed. Thanks to his superb camera and brilliant photography skills I was able to add some gibberish of my own and bring out a ‘something’.
I was convinced that that blog won’t live for long. Reasons… Firstly I had no idea what to write… and secondly I had no idea that a physics student can write something which the ‘general people’ could read. No seriously… sometimes we ourselves are amused by the amount of ‘Dirac Deltas’, ‘Considers’, ‘If…then…else’ that have entered into our colloquial conversations. So I was convinced that writing was not my cup of tea.
That was a day… And this is another day. I never thought that I would make ‘friends’ with people across the globe. (And yes, my friends are jealous about it). Now wordpress has become more of a coffee house to me unknown people meet and become so close to heart that their problems seem to be our own. I can’t help but name some of the most amazing people I met in this virtual world. These will surely remain one of my dearest friends even beyond the blog…
Dietlind Wagner… The first one to comment on the blog and an amazing artist who lives in her wonderful little world of puppets.
White Pearl… My first friend from our neighbour from from the west ;). Amazing, cute, wonderful yet confused personality and a brilliant writer. She claim to be as worthless as a grain of sand, but names herself ‘White Pearl’. See I told you… confused personality. (Sorry Sister :P)
Maria Imran… Amazing writer, amazing poet and amazing artist. Currently appointed as my Urdu teacher ;).
Mekala Rodrigo… Brilliant photographer and my travel guide (in future)…
Sharmishtha Basu… With her short poems which go straight to the core of the heart.
And the list could continue but the clock is ticking past. And I have to rush to catch a bus.
The journey till now has been great
What about the future? We have to wait…
Thank you my readers for being with me and thank you WordPress for letting me me meet these amazing people friends.
Sharodiya Shubhechha (Autumnal Greetings) to all of you… 🙂
October 10, 2013 at 4:12 pm
Congrats on your first year, Arindam! 🙂
Blogging and the blogging community are just amazing and I’m glad your blog lasted and why wouldn’t it have? It’s great and I read some of the things you say to our beautiful, White Pearl and I’m glad she has someone like you to turn to. Have a great day, Hugs Paula xxxx
October 11, 2013 at 9:39 am
Thanks a lot paula 🙂
October 10, 2013 at 5:11 pm
It is joy to read your words of insight.. So glad ‘another’ introverted one is inspired to write…
I just passed 7 months for more abstract thought and creative writing and now is as if a whole new hemisphere of brain is awakening that is never fully alive as before…
Your words may take you farther as the ‘same’ with physics…
Sonamaste to you my friend..and smiles…
And may atom be with you..or the ‘force’ or whatever IS..IT
October 11, 2013 at 9:33 am
Thanks a lot my dear friend!
May the force be with you too…
Namaste!
October 10, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Ah.
Sab se pehly congratulations for completing your year and fifteen! There was no way this blog wont have worked, it just has everything that could make it a reader’s favorite.
Your poetry is incomparable.
Second, uss tareef ke lye shukriya! ‘amazing writer, amazing poet, amazing artist.’ Aur kuch nhi? I mean how amazing is this. (I once made something for you, remember that post of -when desires meet contentment- that I wrote? You had left a comment that i had liked pretty much. but could never show. i will but, when i have enough words to put for you.)
YOU are an inspiration. And YOU are truly amazing!
Congratulations on your anniv, and keep blogging awesome as you do.
Best wishes to my Bengali-Hindi-Sanskrit teacher! 😀
October 11, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Oh! Aur bhi likhta but I had to to my hometown (village). 🙂 Thank you so muxh for the wishes!
October 10, 2013 at 9:02 pm
Congratulations on your first blog anniversary… 🙂 You have always been so supportive. Wish you endless years of writing and more… 🙂
October 11, 2013 at 9:28 am
Ab to likh bhi do yaar! Likho to sahi… Bura hua ya achchha batane k liye hum hain na…
Thank Btw 🙂
October 14, 2013 at 10:48 am
Arre yaar ghar pe hun.. durga puja holidays.. time nhi ho rha..or kuch hai hi nhi likhne ko ya phir itna jyada hai ki samajh nhi aa rha kahan se shuru krun… 😦
October 14, 2013 at 10:59 am
Jab time mile to likh lena… Kitne din ho gaye aapne kuch nahin likha…
Aur koi topic na mile to durga puja pe hi likh lo… Happy dussehra btw… And Shubho Bijoya ;)… I hope you understand its meaning… 🙂
October 14, 2013 at 4:03 pm
Shubho Bijoya… aami bangla bujhte pari.. 🙂 thoda thoda… Whats thoda in Bengali? kichu kichu kya?
Mujhe smjh to pehle se aati thi, i’ve had bengali friends all my life… and now I am learning to speak Bengali.. 🙂
Mera dialogue hai aajkal… aami bangla seekhe jabo.,,hehe.. 😛
October 14, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Kichhu kichhu is kuchh kuchh…
Almost correct… 🙂
Exact word for thoda is alpo (or olpo)…
So you would say… Ami alpo bangla bujhi 🙂
Great going with bangla 😉
October 14, 2013 at 9:26 pm
Shit… I forgot olpo…thanks for reminding me… 🙂
With 3 bengali roommates I am sure I’ll learn bangla soon… 🙂
October 14, 2013 at 11:15 pm
Sure you will… Abhi tak how do you find the language?
October 15, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Shi hai.. its a sweet language.. I wanted to learn a new language, and Bengali is quite easy. Smjh mai toh kafi achche se aata hai ab… but ya it kind of irritates me sometimes.. All my roommates are bengali.. bad bad lge rhte hain har time… and mai pagal ho jati hun.
October 15, 2013 at 2:17 pm
😉 😉 Thoda kasht to uthana hi padega… 😉
Aur bengal kaisa laga? Badi crowded jagah hai na? 😛
October 11, 2013 at 1:09 pm
Wow Arindam..1 year and going great..And Remember Science student can do anything but not everything.. 😉
Congrats on your first Anniversary..What a way to celebrate with Durga Puja..I wish you all the very best for the future.. 🙂
October 13, 2013 at 2:47 pm
Thanks a lot 🙂
October 11, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Its a great joy and honour to know that you count me among your real life friends, not casual cyber friends who will disappear with internet connection! I treat my internet friends like the friends I can see in flesh or talk with, which I have heard most bloggers don’t, so when someone shares my feelings it makes me happy and more confident about that person’s friendship.
happy anniversary and have a fabulous durgapuja!
October 13, 2013 at 2:52 pm
You are one of my real friends…
Thanks…
And Sharodiya shubhechchha to you…
October 11, 2013 at 10:14 pm
Oh Happy Happy Anniversary of your blog ! I never knew Your blog is just 1 year old….really 😛 Your writings are so mature I thought you must be writing poetry for so long….. This is really amazing !
And Yaar this blogging thing has become the same for me too….. Yahan aa k lagta hai duniya me abi ‘insaan’ baaki hain 😉 Wo b kuch Philosopher aur poet kisam k b 😛
And confused….Yes I am confused I admit that but I never noticed the white pearl fact lol It just got into my mind and I selected it…Never thought about the meanings !
Cabrogal said when I changed it that you were a grain of sand and now you have become white pearl…have you been living in shells ? lol And I was amazed 😛
Anyway….. I hope you are doing fine…. Itna na gum ho studies me yaar bahir nikal ao ab 😉
October 12, 2013 at 12:18 pm
Bas wk do din aur sis… Phir achchhe se baat karenge… Abhi to festival chal raha hai… So gaaon gaya hua hoon 🙂
Tujhe blog pe hi asli insaan milte hain? Pagli kahin ki… Apne charo taraf dekh… Wahan bhi achchhe log honge… Dhoondh to sahi… Aur fir bhi agar tujhe achchhe log na mile to mere paas aa jana… Main to tujhe har haal mein accept kar loonga… Zombie… Pendulum… Grain of sand… White pearl ya bleeding eyes ;)… Har haal mein meri behan khush rehni chaahiye… 🙂
Chal continue writing… Forever… Ok? Promise? 🙂
Missed you too much 🙂
October 13, 2013 at 1:14 am
Oh Achaa tu festival attend kernay gaun gaay ho ? I hope you are having lots of fun !
Yaar insaan achay hotay hain per pher aik time pe aisa kuch ker detay hain apk sath k yakeen he nae ata…. The same old Trust breaking thing… Bohat hota hai aisa meray sath I don’t know why.
Lol I know tuje tu accept kerna e paray ga Brother jo hai mera ::)
Aur tu b enjoy ker khush reh meri tention chor me fit hun 🙂
Yes Yes Promise InshAllah ! And I am still missing you Bhae jaan 🙂
October 13, 2013 at 2:45 pm
And I am back! Had fun! Festival abhi bhi chal raha hai but kaam hai bahut… 🙂
Trust Breaking… hmm… Bahut painful hota hai… but yaar pata hai… ignorance is bliss… ignore kar trust breakers ko… warna dukh ke aise cyclone mein fansegi ki nikalna mushkil ho jayega… 🙂 And try to judge the people to the best of your abilities before trusting them…
And haan kabhi agar dukh ke daldal mein fans gayi tab bhi mere paas aa sakti hai… 😉 I won’t break your trust… Promise 🙂 (judge me too before you trust me :P… I am no exception to the rule)
Waise koi specific problem ki baat kar rahi hai to be-jhijhak bataa sakti hai… Mere phone lines… oops email lines 24 ghante khule hain 🙂 😉 😛
Chal ab miss karna band kar… aur gappe maarna shuru kar 😛
October 15, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Welcome back ! 🙂 Sorry for late response.
Haha yaar unhi cyclones me phas k tu wo bechaari post likhi thi 😛 Tum logo ne tu uski ker k rakh di 😛 😛
I do judge people…they turn out exactly according to what I judged before..but I don’t have trust on my judging ability I don’t know why.
I know you are always here ! Muje teri koi tention nae hai tu kaheen nae jaay ga 🙂
Haan tera ye 24 hour available thing b use kerun gi kabhi….Bus wait ker teray pass e aya kerna hai rotay huay 😛
Mene tu ker din shuru gapain 😛 aur kuch post ker na apnay festival k baray me kya enjoy kia wahan.
October 15, 2013 at 7:17 pm
Hahaha… Sahi mein us post ki to watt lagaa di 🙂 😛
Haan mere email lines hamesha khule hain… Bahut saare sawaal bhi hain man mein… Aaana kabhi rotay hue 🙂
Hmm post karoonga… Kal-Parso hi karunga… 🙂
October 12, 2013 at 10:24 am
best wishes Dada. we are from the same state I guess.
I too like to write poetry digging various forms, especially I’m a die hard fan of Japanese poetry form which includes haiku, tanka, haibun, senryu. my blog is only 6 months of age, at first I too didn’t have no idea what to write here on my blog but I was inspired by the fellow bloggers and their valuable comments. I’m a Gorkha and I couldn’t find any Gorkha writing here on WordPress,it’s sad.
You write a good hand and it’s my pleasure reading yours.
Hope you continue your poetic journey and my best wishes for that.
please have some thoughts on my latest ghazal poem because I’m writing a ghazal for the first time.
Love & peace. KIRAN BANTAWA
FROM DARJEELING.
October 13, 2013 at 3:01 pm
Thanks! I like your poems too… I would read your ghazals too… 🙂
October 13, 2013 at 1:41 am
Hope you keep writing! I thought the same thing that I’ll quit after a couple of months and now it’s two years…
Just discovered your blog and you seem like a pretty awesome person.
October 13, 2013 at 6:15 pm
Thanks! I would keep writing for sure 🙂
October 13, 2013 at 2:04 am
congrats for ur blog anniversary ..keep up the goo job
October 13, 2013 at 2:53 pm
Thanks… I would…
October 16, 2013 at 6:23 pm
Congratulations on your blog anniversary. I skipped physics in High School. I enjoyed chemistry, but I really tried not to tax my brain. Wasted talent my teacher would say. I’d like to think I would do better if I had to do it all over again, but then I think I might not be in this place doing something (taking pictures) that I really enjoy. Thanks so much for stopping by my site and the like of my post “Spotted Fruit”.
October 16, 2013 at 11:56 pm
Happy Anniversary Arindam!
Really time flies so fast that we barely can trace our evolution: only to discover later that we have transformed and with us metamorphosed so many others too.
Maria and Lalarukh have become close to my heart too, beyond the world of blogging. 🙂
when all this affection out pours in our thoughts, writings, art…the world converges to such a small n beautiful place.
It transcends continents..transcends hearts..
Happy Blogging dear Friend! more anniversaries to go!
October 17, 2013 at 7:02 am
Thanks!
Brilliantly put thoughts… One does not realise the length of the travel if he is enjoying it…
“It transcends continents..transcends hearts..”
So beautifully written… So true 🙂
Thanks for the visit!
October 17, 2013 at 3:08 pm
do i need to say “pleasure is all mine” ??
hope that is implicit already 😉
happy to be your privileged reader!
October 17, 2013 at 4:31 pm
Oh not at all! Friends ke beech formality kaisi?
I’m glad too… 🙂