I emerge like a tree from a dirty seed;

Struggle Something pushes me down; the warm earth spits venom on me A noose tightens around my neck,  evil flashes its eyes A deep gnash starts from my feet My body cracks all over, I fall apart Like a song, each fissure forming a musical note; I drink from the muddy puddle of the unspoken And learn to let the pain pass through, Death bells ring all over, announcing the forbidden union The conquered becomes the bride; Black Blood tangles my hair into million knots Crowning me for the awaiting eons, The hatred is palpable Evoking a murderous rage A long forgotten belief breaks the crown And I shout I CAN CHOOSE; My sound waves dig the sun, burrowing the mountains It rises and draws close The lie is strong but truth is stronger, The golden  blaze burns the noose; Something pulls me up and I let go A cool breeze brushes past and untangles my hair, Fragrant oil heals my wounds; The dirt and darknes...

The last 10 days took me on a roller coaster ride-fun, scary, unpredictable yet thrilling. It all started with a simple plan to visit my university in Rajasthan to discuss my research progress, attend classes, take tests and make presentations in seminars there.  I took my husband along, hoping to visit a few tourist spots during the weekends. I was told at the university that if I am confident enough I could take tests even without attending classes. I completed all my work by Wednesday and had enough time to explore.  My aunt's family lives in Delhi and they were happy that we could visit them. This was completely unplanned and we had not reserved any tickets. There was no direct train after 5 pm. The only option was to take 3 trains and travel in the general compartment to reach Delhi. I had no idea what I was setting myself up to. Train 1 The Samaritan The person at the ticket counter in Churu told us that we might get a direct train to Delhi if we get dow...

The FCC ruling brings another avenue of growth for the communications industry that is bogged down by Mobile data explosion.  Infoworld says that the 'Mobile data traffic is expected to increase by a factor of 12 by 2014 - to a mind-numbing 9.7 exabytes, or 9.7 million terabytes -- from what it was in 2008'. Freeing up of TV white spaces not only means reaching out to remote places, it also paves way to a plethora of new wireless devices. I was thinking on terms of what it means to India and the emerging markets. The rural India has adopted BPO with a bang .  This meant women empowerment and growth for the poor strata. The caveat has been the lack of network coverage in remote areas. You might remember discussions around India ’s Rs. 1500 laptops . But rural adoption necessities coverage and also cost-effective technologies that scale up and go beyond the limitations of wi-fi. That was like the missing piece of the puzzle. This ruling can be leveraged to bring in that mis...

My kite flies far Tossed and turned by wind The walls scrape my kite I let go Go! I am ready to lose you I drift Cut across the acrid blotches of wind I let  go some more Go! I am not in control And that strangely feels right It rains The drenched Kite gets heavier I let it go Go! I run behind And scoop the soft twine left behind Life is like a kite Dancing in the sky Make sure you get to play Before the thunder Before it rains