#BIGGER PROMISE

'#Small_promises' to myself have so far held it together, & caused me to stand resolute in dusty gusts and hail storms alike; such a faith in myself used to be a 'flimsy cause' till the arrival of someone special to stand by my side...

#सृजन

Curiosity...

a wild thought...

#Krishna

Lexical Mosaic...

I write...

Yet again...

Yet again...#UPSC_results_2019

#Yet_again, a topper emerges beating multiple lakhs in the line; yet again, a celebration of a lucky few hundred will outshine the remorse of the rest, who are being outshined...

#Yet_again, the celebration will be louder, louder even than the significance of the news; "coaching barons" will again reap this chance, to gather the attention of the "baffled goose"..

#Yet_again, Isolated examples of 'excellence personified ' will be shown and sold as scalable feats; coaching industry will again be thriving, for sure, by fooling the imperative irrevocable infallible defeats...

#Yet_again, many dreams will be woven because of the prestige and attention such exam commands; yet again, many will take up this challenge and put their youth to the misuse of such exam's demands...

#Yet_again, no one will talk about the loss and the reasons for such eventful(99.9%) failures;
yet again, all will be amazed by such amazing feats and the charm attached with such rare grandeur...

#Yet_again, the '10th-grade knowledge masters' will be trained to rise up above the bureaucratic scale; yet again, they will be taught the skills to subjugate the 'experts/specialist' and make them eternally hail...

The system of such exams  is fundamentally flawed—still pursuing the tenets as the 'British Raj' had claused...

There has to be a symphony amongst all competitive exams, this synergy and symbiosis will stop the Lions from turning against the Lambs...

This new era of our federation must guarantee that no Talent/Aspiration/Dream shall fail; a reform on an unprecedented scale will eventually but certainly bail out our future from this ominous trail...

Remember, the sportsmanship is above all...
And sportsmanship should only be celebrated when there is a match amongst equals, if that is so, then, I am sure I will be enjoying every year such amazing celebratory sequels....
CONGRATS to the winners!
All the Best to the Dreamers!!!

NOTE:
1.D.P.AGARWALS decision of bringing in CSAT was a massive blunder, now remaining as just a 'qualifier' ! What was he thinking???
I still wonder...
2. Even the UPSC-prelims qualifiers are approx '98 percentile' holders; atleast give them the 'Appreciation Certificate', if you can't give the grieving aspirants your shoulder...
3. Even the 'UPSC-Interviewees', who when fall short of making to the merit list, are thrown away in drain; atleast give them the security of some modest jobs, as they represent the alleged "cream of the 99.5% of our country's youthful aspirational brains"...
4. Excuse me for mutilating the pleasure of today's celebratory vibes by reminding you of one of the blunders of the year, "the decision to LOCK DOWN without thinking about the Labour issue!".
What cooks there guys??? I just wonder... Everything is crooked over there or what? Or they just go there to enjoy their slumber....
FOOD FOR THOUGHT....
©Praveen katiyar

Beauty...

Beauty...
Nature shows, that the beauty is in the randomness, but, by us, the properties of aesthetics have been consciously defined; wilderness pleases me the most, and so does the Rivers—unwound and the mountains—untouched & unmined...

Someone has rightly once said, that " form must follow the function", but the fetish of this society is for the symmetry & proper assemblage; my arrogance, therefore, is bound not to stop, till my beautifying impulse reaches the decadence stage...

'Health' of something is the only defining property of beauty, in any living creature or a modest being; my craving for that perfect balance of 'mind & body', keeps me constantly keen...

Rather than attractive faces, beauty can also come in 'delectable fingers' or 'lustrous luscious feet', smoothness should rather be as savoury as the whiskey I prefer— raw or neat...(just kidding;))

If, quote:" life is an art of failing magnificently", then the moment to appreciate beauty, I steal, for the craving for an ordinary 'Sigh of Relief'; what else could I be doing with the delusional "perfect life", if it is so short or ridiculously brief...

If, "love isn't a fairy tale", then beauty— isn't  heavenly either,  rather un-magical and mundane— Unless preserved in "poesy", it seeps through the hour-glass—grain by grain...

Beauty sans grandiosity rather the "modesty is its natural sheen, Praveen will keep on admiring BEAUTY till Praveen becomes PRAVEEN!!!

©Praveen Katiyar

प्रेम

A FRIEND INDEED...

#A_FRIEND_INDEED ©PRAVEEN KATIYAR

A FRIEND INDEED...
I could count on him, to be there, in my roars and my sighs, in my lows and my highs...  I would get a glimpse of him in all my "Heysss" and  "Good-byes"...
He would Never be amazed or awestruck, by my silliness/wisdom he would never be surprised; being the witness of me performing the 'Phoenix-play'—my  "Goodness" or badness would just seem to him overpriced...
He might push me to do the Loot, and demand equal share of the spoil; he might go lazy as a slug and feast on the returns of my toil...
He might be "naive" as a dumb and at times  too "complex" to make me go numb;
he might be as "cheesy" as a gum, yet he would be there when the time demands and no one else would come...
He could be "nosy"  with the longest snoot, & as itchy as a bite of my new boots... he might be rude at times and still seem cute, my true friend  happens to be the strength of my roots!
"A friend in need is a friend indeed",
rather than a drag he would give me the speed...
He might go dumbstruck and listen— when no one else would pay the heed, that "Friend of My Imagination" is all I seek and all I need...Is all miss & alI I need...
©Praveen Katiyar