Theatre.....

It all started four years back when my Mum's friend recommended her to send my sister and I to this children's workshop on theatre (its not exactly a workshop. Its a class). It was a trial class, and I liked it so much, that I told my Mom I am NOT leaving this Theatre Company, come what may. Here, is also where I found my best friend, but that is not the topic. The Company is Yours Truly Theatre (YT).
Its been four years now that I have been part of this team. Its been a really long time, and its been the best time of my life! The number of plays I have done here is just uncountable! This place has taught me so much more than any school could teach me!
After four years, theatre has become my second life. Whenever I go there for a class or rehearsals, its like living my life all over again. And, no, I am not leaving them. I just got a little sentimental about my passion. Yes, theatre has become my passion now. Its kind of difficult to imagine my life without theatre. And, I would like to thank my Mom to let me go over there for one trial class, which changed the way I look at the world. And, theatre is such a thing which can change one's life completely. It is something that can make a man start enjoying the small things in life. It is something that can make a man laugh at his own mistake, and it is something that can make man smile even in the worst of situations. We say acting is an art, and if you learn this art, you can face anything in this world. Theatre is my passion, which I plan to pursue as my hobby. Its become a really big thing for me in the past four years. Its like an achievement.
I have done a lot of extra-curricular activities from a very young age, but theatre is where I really progressed! Because, I knew that this is the thing I am really interested in. Theatre has really changed my life. And, I am not planning to leave it midway.
Last, I would like to thank YT for doing such a wonderful job! YT, you guys just rock!

What Happened India? (Part 3)

I was studying with my mom again for my exams when we started discussing this. The fact which made me gape was the fact that the politicians of this country aren't bothered at all to develop this country and reach its heights. If we just know what to do and how to do and make ourselves responsible, we can become the most powerful country in the world! Maybe, be a competition to the US! But, if our representatives don't do something to literate the poor and do something to stop widening the gap between the rich and the poor, India is doomed! The politicians know that India's major population is poor and illiterate. Instead of empowering and giving them basic needs, they buy their votes during election times.
Like my Social Teacher said, its our fault we've been electing them to represent us in the government. Maybe we should try another set of representatives for the country, in the next elections. Not that its going to make a big difference, but we have to try. We are so fed up with the way India has been running. We are so fed up because of the corruption in our government. We need a clean government where people are actually given their rights. We have freedom of speech, and everyone has their opinion on something. You cant go arresting everyone who speaks ill about the government or about any other big person. Its against the law to arrest anyone who expresses his views on something! After some arrests months back, my mum is still scared I'll post something which will get me arrested.
When the realization of the government hit me, i screwed my face and asked my mom, "Is this the India I am living in? Did our leaders want this kind of an India? I cannot believe I am living here! And, the worst part? I don't know what to do to change this place!"
Man....I hope in the future someone like Mahatma Gandhi comes and saves India from its doom, before its too late.

E-books Replacing Books

I am totally against e-books replacing real books. Agreed, e-books do have their advantages, but, are you telling me that the next generation will not get to feel the crisp paper in their hands, and will not be able to smell the fragrance of the pages, and they wont be feeling the excitement of opening a new book and reading it from the first page? Are you telling me that the next generation will go to museums to see what a real book looks like? This is complete blasphemy! How can you replace something which has been man's best friend for more than a thousand years, with something that has just come in because of technology?! Infact, I try to avoid e-books as they don't give me the thrill of getting a book, and reading it from the starting. It doesn't give me the experience of turning the pages and the experience of closing the book for the last time when it is finished. Are you telling me, that people will close books with the push of buttons?
I know there will be very less people opposing e-books. And, I am one of them. But, even if the e-books replace the real books, they wont be able to give the feel and excitement of a book. A person wont enjoy a text to its full extent in an e-book. E-books will never be able to remove the traces of real and true books.

iBoy by Kevin Brooks

Before the attack, sixteen year old Tom Harvey was just an ordinary boy.
But now fragments of a shattered iPhone are embedded in his brain and it's having an extraordinary effect.......
Because now Tom has powers. The ability to know and see more than he could imagine. And with incredible power comes knowledge and a choice. Seek revenge on the violent gangs that rule his estate and assaulted his friend Lucy, or keep quite?
Tom has control when everything else is out of control. But, its a dangerous price to pay. And the consequences are terrifying.....

This is another book I finished in a span of four to five hours. It wasn't big. Just around 300 pages. And, it was good. It was enthralling. I mean, its too good! All this mobile fragments getting embedded in this guy's brain and then the amount of information he gets. The way he uses it. The way he gets out the rage Lucy was feeling on her assaulters. The rage HE feels against them for spoiling his best friends life. And, after reading about their bonding. Their friendship, I feel a kind of respect for friends like those two. Lucy shares everything she isn't able to share with her mum, she shares it all with Tom. Agreed, they are childhood friends, but as you grow up, differences do come in between. But, their friendship defines the phrase best friends forever. Reading about such friendships, even I had started to wish for a friend like that. But, I know I'll have to wait for some time. Anyways, you have to read this book! It does get confusing, but still. READ IT! Because, when you come to the middle of the book, you don't feel like leaving it. Trust me, its worth the wait. Go read it people, and take your imagination in a totally different direction.