Amit Daga's Blogs & Publications

Work Pressure... ________________________________________ Once I was flashing my ID card instead of unlocking the house door with keys.. _________________________________________ Me and my friends went out for dinner in one of the best restaurants . And as I finished.. I started walking towards the wash basin with Plates in my hand.. _________________________________________ Once I was on call with my father and mom was not around. I went on to ask, “Why is she not attending the weekly status call?” _________________________________________ I don’t login to facebook, yahoo, gmail, youtube, etc.. at my personal internet connection at home… thinking it will be blocked any way. Till I realize – I am at home. _________________________________________ Yeah sometimes it does happens with me also. keeping hands in front of tap waiting for water to drop by itself is very frequent with me. I just forget that we have to turn on and off the tap…. ___...

What's on your mind today on Independence day: 1. Lata's Aye mere watan ke logon. 2. Kite flying. 3. School ka laddo. 4. Just another holiday. 5. Extended one hour of badminton in the morning. 6. Prime minister's speech. 7. Sleep. 8. Dry day(or should I say, paying premium for liquor) 9. Corruption. 10. Your capability to adjust and live. 10. Your Impotency....? 10 is deliberately twice. What.....are you thinking today....send your comments.

The recent gloomy accident in my colony has devastated me and left me with thoughts on the way we behave behind the wheels. Being distracted at the wheel of a car is about the most dangerous thing you can do in your daily life. It doesn’t take much speed to cause a serious injury to someone. Sometimes, if you don’t kill them, the life left to them is worse. If you caused something like that beca use you were texting or were on a call, could you forgive yourself? May be the lady who was driving the car is left liberated by the law of land in framework of an accident….But would she ever be able to pardon herself her whole life?? Would you be able to?? Almost everyone I know, myself included, uses mobile while driving. Not just when waiting at traffic light, but while on the move – reversing, parking, doing U-turns, going full throttle on the highway, in congested streets, through the intersections with no working traffic lights, and while merging with traffic. It’s bad enough wit...

Turbulence Turmoil Heavy-heart Anxiety Distress Nostalgia ……… .coz I ’ m leaving back … . City of Joy... I never read this book written by Dominique Lapierre in 1985.    The book received Christopher Award in 1986, given for creative work that exhibits the highest values of the human spirit.   I was too young then. I grew up in Kolkata, always wondered, what would this guy like so much about this city using my then petite intelligence and observation skills. But now since I've moved on from the city, I understand what I miss. Sitting on my 20C seat in my return flight looking over the window passenger, trying to catch a last glimpse of the city, my eyes are wet and heart heavy. It's not about the concrete. It's about People. The warmth, the contention, the hospitality, the love, the emotions, the honesty, the care, the concern, the values, the culture, the respect, and above all, my juvenile days, which I've LIVED here. There is something w...