Mafia Queens of Mumbai

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What an extraordinary read.

Things I loved about the book:

  • Its very simple.
  • No lengthy postmortem of the facts.
  • Book moves at the speed of lightening [I had to finish it in one day]
  • These are women of substance that are being portrayed. In a male dominated world to the outsider, they might just seem like women who gave in to becomes wives, amma, nani. It is this book that beings out the aspirations and motives of many of them.
  • It is an honest attempt to bring the lives to broad day light.
  • No page leaves you not spell bound.
  • The book finally managed to make a fiction reader experiment more towards the non fiction side.
  • Fantastic research.
  • The foreword in itself enough to make you drool over the content. Good Job there Mr. Vishal Bharadwaj.
  • Vikram Chandra’s contribution to one of the stories is huge but it in no way takes away the limelight.
  • The protagonist’s are not ashamed of what they are doing. This is what fuels the passion to keep making it BIG.

What I expected more:

  • A characterization of the female was not enough for me. I was looking for more details that might have caused the female character to react in certain way.
  • The story of Gangu lacked a little depth as compared to Monica Bedi. Well maybe that was because lack of information available or whatever. But as a reader I really wanted to read more about her.

Rest all is history. I finished reading it in 4 hrs. :) Nothing more can add to the number.

Cheers,

Pinksocks

26 things I learnt when I turned 26 :)

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  1. Friends are the greatest reality checks of one’s life.
  2. Always keep up with a hobby. [My recent one is to read weird articles]
  3. Never take drinks from strangers.
  4. Always trust your instincts.
  5. Make a meal that touches the heart.
  6. Help. Unconditionally.
  7. Love faithfully.
  8. Remember birthdays.
  9. Give gifts.
  10. Gift yourself flowers every weekend.
  11. Get a shoe, haircut, colour or dress that you JUST adore.
  12. Believe in God and strength of prayer.
  13. Smell amazing each day.
  14. Don’t mess with your meds. [yeah I have to take my thyroid meds everyday of my life]
  15. If you love/miss someone, call and tell them.
  16. Keep the kid in you alive.
  17. Learn to cook a new cuisine.
  18. Feel beautiful from within.
  19. Make someone laugh.
  20. Pretend to not know when someone is embarrassed at work y something.
  21. Learn the dialogues and sequence of your fav movie.
  22. If you cant deal with a few situations, leave them. [I cant deal with death, illness and et al.]
  23. Learn how to file nails and put nail paint properly.
  24. Keep smiling. It bridges gaps.
  25. Do things for your loved ones, remember them, pray for their health even if you are not speaking to them.
  26. Never swear in front of kids.

I tag everyone who reads this post to write a similar post on their blog.

Don’t forget to share the link .

Love

Pinksocks

Kyon ho gaya na?

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As one of the big day of my life approaches quickly, I am in awe of myself and the moments I have been through. Yes it is true we can never plan things ahead each time. The recent incidents in my life tell me a beautiful tale…

Tomorrow may not be mine; I still have today. Life shall not be mine; I still have a hand to hold today.

The feeling of being with someone for the rest of your life was scary when I was going through the Arranged marriage route. Fortunately my best friend and I baled each other out of it. I am more than glad to have him around, to have and hold, for richer or poor, till death does us part [Or onsite assignments in my case] :P

I have been a believer in love, thought my heart bled 4 times previously. I just could never gave up on it. The major contributors were my sister, my other bestest friends Andy, Subbu and Nakul.

I could always go to them for a hug, a hand to hold and a shoulder to cry on. Like one of my friends puts it aptly… There are 3 D’s in my life “Doodh, Daaru aur Dost”.

I have a couple of alphabets to add there, but Dost remains on the TOP.

I clicked with Parthiv only because we know each other too well as friends first. Let me sound all filmy because now I can afford to do it ;) “Pyaar dosti ki pehli seedhi hai” :P

We are glad to announce our engagement on the 20th of this month at Baroda.

2010 in review

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The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

Healthy blog!

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow.

Crunchy numbers

Featured image

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in 2010. That’s about 14 full 747s.

 

In 2010, there were 9 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 106 posts.

The busiest day of the year was December 4th with 191 views. The most popular post that day was Eeyore… :) .

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were pagalguy.com, twitter.com, facebook.com, 74.125.67.100, and baavriviti.podbean.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for eeyore, eeyore pictures, pictures of eeyore, puppy paws, and eeyore images.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Eeyore… :) September 2008

2

Presentations January 2009
8 comments

3

The GD cheat sheet January 2010
11 comments

4

Pinksocks….who? September 2007
8 comments

5

Aah the pain called Matrimony Profile :| January 2010
4 comments

And I did it

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Well this is the right place to brag about myself and my hardwork in the past month I have Hypothyroid hence gained A LOT. This is all what I did:

– Gym for an hr in the morning and an hr in the evening.

– Effectively for 40-45 min treadmill broken to 30 min each in 2 sessions

– Cycling for 90 min broken to 45 min each in 2 sessions

– Only salads/Soups for Dinner minus the dressing. [It sucks but worth it]

– A big glass of milk for breakfast

– Fruits at 11am and 4pm.

– No food beyond 8pm

– 3 chapati’s, dal and lotsa salad in the afternoon.

– No gym for one day a week

For a few days now I am on a crash diet [i know it is unhealthy but I have 2 weddings attend and lots of pressure to look great]

– 800 cal diet [I actually count all that goes in me]

– Swimming for an hr in the evening.

– Gym for an hr before the swimming session

– Pranayaam in the morning.

– Warm glass of water with some lime juice twice a day

– Fruits/salad/soup/dal and rice for lunch.

– Milk for breakfast

– Good Dinner at 7.30 pm [yesterday i had 4 slices of pizza]

Well after all this work I have lost 2 dress sizes and feel super comfortable to walk out in shorts for dinner.

I have never felt soooo better!

Things I want to do before 2010 ends

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1. Drop at least 1 dress size

2. Help an absolute stranger

3. Write a long letter to my parents to tell how much I am hurting

4. Send wedding gifts to all my married friends

5. Think twice before taking a decision

6. Give love a chance or atleast flirt for a change

7. Meet all my Good friends: Taniya, Andy, Subbu, Parthiv, Sanketh, Nakku, Surbhi, RJ.

8. Take a trip to somewhere with my sister

9. Meet up as many great friends I made on Twitter as I can

10. Clean the chit chat section at Pagalguy.com

11. Get another fabulous pair of shoes

12. Help at least 2 people who cant meet 2 square meals a day.

13. Cook an ambitious meal for a group of friends.

14. Write thank you notes to atleast 5 people who have made a difference in my life.

15. Catch up with few long lost friends.

16. Get the much awaited tattoo.

I guess the list can get longer as time goesw by :)

Make your own. Lets give OUR life a chance and direction.

Love,

Pinksocks

Ghalib :)

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Few of my fav Ghalib couplets:

Ragon mein daudte phirne ke hum nahi Qaayal, Jab aankh hi se naa tapkaa to phir lahoo kyaa hai
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Chipak raha hai badan par lahoo se pairaahan hamaare jeb ko ab haajat-e-rafoo kya hai
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aah ko chaahiye ik ‘umr asar hone tak, kaun jeeta hai teree zulf ke sar hone tak ?
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ishq mujhko nahi, wehshat hi sahi, meri wehshat, teri shohrat hi sah
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hazaaron khwahishain aisee ke har khwahish pe dam nikle, bohot nikle mere armaan lekin fir bhi kam nikle
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kahaan maikhaane ka darwaaza ‘Ghalib’ aur kahaan waaiz, par itana jaante hain kal wo jaata tha ke ham nikle
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ye na thi hamaari qismat ke wisaal-e-yaar hota, agar aur jeete rehte yahi intezaar hota
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dil-e-naadaan tujhe huaa kya hai ? aakhir is dard ki dawa kya hai, hamko unse wafa ki hai ummeed, jo nahi jaante wafa kya hai
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unke dekhe se jo aa jaati hai mooh par raunaq, wo samajhte hain ke beemaar ka haal achcha hai
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humko maaloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin, dil ko khush rakhne ko ‘ghalib’ ye khayaal achcha hai
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hui muddat ke ‘ghalib’ mar gaya par yaad aata hai, wo har ek baat pe kehana, ke yoon hota toh kya hota?
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Didnt know this side of me :)

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Inspired by a friend’s picture‘s…I found a new me!!

I’d love to Welcome me back!!

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Aasmaani chaadar oodhe nihaarta hoon apni manzil…
Jab thak jaata hoon toh kured leta hoon paairon ke ghaav…
Raahi hoon chalte jaana hai….
Kush bhi hoon udhaas bhi hoon…

आसमानी चादर ओढ़े निहारता हूँ अपनी मंजिल
जब थक जाता हूँ तो कुदेद लेता हूँ पैरों के घाव
राही हूँ चलते जाना हाही
खुश भी हूँ उदास भी हूँ

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Ek waqt tha jab main haseen tha,
Kamsin kaliyon ke beech mera vatan tha,
Ek jhonka aisa aaya ki sapna bikhar gaya,
Ab main hoon, vatan hai aur gard bhi!

एक वक्त था जब मैं हसीं था
कमसीन कलियों के बीच मेरा वतन था
एक झोंका ऐसा आया की सपना बिखर गया
अब मैं हूँ, वतन है और गर्द भी.

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Pragati ke nishaan ki parchaayi hoon, Dil ki dhadkan ki shehnahi hoon.
Vida ho rahi hai meri pehchaan mujh se, kambakth keta hai main saudai hoon.

प्रगति के निशाँ की परछाई हूँ, दिल की धड़कन की शेहनाई हूँ
विदा हो रही है मेरी पहचान मुझ से, कमबख्त कहता है मैं सौदाई हूँ

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do aakhon ke beech hai faasla jitna,
tera faisla mujh se milne ka hai kamzor utna

दो आखों के बीच है फासला जितना

तेरा फैसला मुझसे मिल्लने का है कमज़ोर उतना

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Kaash waqt itna naainsaaf naa hota,
Paimane mein gaya ghar ka khwab naa hota,
Aaj bhi khade hain yahin,
Naa raasta naa rahi naa shauk naa syahi :)

काश वक्त इतना नाइंसाफ न होता

पैमाने में गया घर का ख्वाब न होता

आज भिखादे है यही

ना रास्ता न राही न शौक न स्याही

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akele hone se darta nahi hoon,
Tanhai saath de hi deti hai.
Chaahat hai itni ki kya kahoon,
har Ek lafz ko tumhare dil se lagai baitha hoon :)

अकेले होने से डरता नहीं हूँ

तन्हाई साथ दे ही देती है

चाहत है इतनी की क्या कहूं

हर एक लफ्ज़ को तुम्हारे दिल से लगाए  बैठा  हूँ

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Rishte sambhaal aey saaqi, gaanth naa pad jaaye.
Sambhaalna meh ko kahin Paimane se jaam rooth naa jaaye :)

रिश्ते संभाल आए साकी, गाँठ न पद जाए,

संभालना मय को कही पैमाने से जाम रूठ ना जाए

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kuch safed baadal poochane chale unka pata…
kaafila bhi tha saath par yeh hai mera safar tanha :)

कुछ सफ़ेद बादल पूछने चले उनका पता

काफिला भी था साथ पर यह है मेरा सफ़र तनहा

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Tumne manzil dekhi, raahi nahi. Humne raah dekhi aur raah ke dhundhle saaye bhi :)

तुमने मंजिल देखि राही नहीं… हमने राह देखि और राह के धुन्दले साए भी