Snippets of the mind by Gagansvaid

By, Kasak Image Source:   http://www.futurehope.net/ At this weird stage in life, I find myself perplexed. Perplexed by the future which lies ahead, perplexed by the choices I have to make. I am mainly trying to balance myself in my battle with societal norms and constraints. As a third year student of Delhi University, all I see ahead is mystery ahead of my B.A degree. I am tangled in the yarn ball of my career, social life and the other shit life is going to throw at me for the next forty years (If I manage to live that long!). I meet friends and acquaintances who are in the mental paradox of having everything sorted for them. They believe their 9 to 5 job is the only way there is to live a comfortable life and how I am being an idiot for believing that my heart is leading me somewhere. My parents blabber endlessly about how my friends are going to surpass me with their huge mansions and luxury cars; whereas I will prove to be a nuisance to my family (obviously the day...

By  Kasak , Chicago, or alternately the windy city, land of Lincoln, the heart of Illinois or City of the seers. It’s embellished by innumerable names people associate or identify it with. In the history if the United States, many artists, entrepreneurs and revolutionaries have dedicated their struggle and success stories to this wonderful city on the shore of Lake Michigan. And I, a freelance model from India, was invited here for a month to shoot posters for a prominent Indian clothing brand in the city.      Well, being alone in a city that is alien to you is seldom a good idea. So, with the scarcity of options and time available, I decided to try out Tinder. For those of you who don’t know what Tinder is, I know you are all being ignorant. All of us, by us I mean the esteemed members of the “male” community have tried out our luck on this dating application and most still haven’t crossed the grand milestone of ten matches (myself included!). However...

About the writer! The writer known by a pen name,  Kasak  is a fitness freak, who does modelling and in his words, he is someone who, "emphasises on all experiences in life". He likes to travel and it is music that keeps him motivated.        We all want to avoid the term ‘heartbreak’ from our lives like plague, but it happens! It’s inevitable. We prefer novels which have ‘happy endings’ and are obsessed with the Bollywood's fetish for stories which end when lovers re-unite after long periods of solitude and paitn, or in other words the ‘DDLJ’ culture. However, real life follows its own set of rules. Seldom it gives us chances for our happy ending in the first, second or maybe even the third attempt. When a relationship ends, a universe dies! All the events, moments and inexplicable experiences two people have been through together, are destroyed within seconds. And just like someone loses a limb or a hand which doesn’t grow back...

What do you want to eat? ", He asked. "Bhelpuri, maybe," she answered. Her cheeks turned red and her hands were shaking. The shame of asking for a dish that's so not hep, that's so not pizza and that's so not costly.  Cheap people eat cheap things. Right? The boy smiled. He went up to the Bhelpuri stall and asked him to prepare one. The boy woke up and stared at the customer. "Is this really happening?", he wondered. Anyways, on a winter evening, on a summer day or on a rainy afternoon, he was always there, hopeful yet hopeless. With the eyes of a hawk, he craved for customers. Alas! Some, he had. Honestly, if you want to eat something that's beautiful, erotic, mouth-watering, healthy and cheap ( the price, okay?), don't think twice, go eat Bhelpuri. A big bowl or container, so many namkeens, so many colours. A plastic spoon and a plastic plate. A lot of love and a mid-day meal. A hungry stomach and happy mouths. When you take the...

                                                    About the writer! The writer known by a pen name,  Kasak  is a  fitness  freak, who does modelling and in his words, he is someone who, "emphasises on all experiences in life". He likes to travel and it is music that keeps him motivated.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Nobody's  worth living for! For,  part-1  visit the link,  http://www.gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/11/guest-blog-by-kasak.html For,   part-2   visit the link,  http://gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/12/kasak-continues.html For,  part-3  visit the link, http://gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/12/nobodys-worth-living-for-part-3.html For, part-4 visit the link,...

                                                    About the writer! The writer known by a pen name,  Kasak  is a  fitness  freak, who does modelling and in his words, he is someone who, "emphasises on all experiences in life". He likes to travel and it is music that keeps him motivated.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Nobody's  worth living for! For,  part-1  visit the link,  http://www.gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/11/guest-blog-by-kasak.html For,   part-2   visit the link,  http://gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/12/kasak-continues.html For, part-3 visit the link, http://gagansvaid.blogspot.in/2014/12/nobodys-worth-living-for-part-3.html ---------------------------------------...