The Crazy One

“Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.

They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They push the human race forward.

And while some may see them as the crazy ones,
we see Genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think
they can change the world… are the ones who do.”

Apple Think Different.

  

Featuring : Albert Einstein, Bob Dylan, Martin Luther King Jr., Richard Branson, John Lenon, Muhammed Ali, Norma Shearer, Mahatma Gandhi, Amelia Earheart, the Wright brothers, Pablo Picasso and others.

Made right after the return of Steve Jobs to Apple Inc. Inspiration redefined.

The Prompt Thank You!

This post dedicated to Maadhyam 2011. The daddy of all media fests scheduled to take place towards the end of Jan! Which happens to be quite the rage on the worldwide web. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/Maadhyam.2011 is the Facebook page. You can start following, if you aren't already.

So why the sudden burst of public affection for Maadhyam?

Well, because the Maadhyam Facebook page has featured Neilgiri as the 'Blog of the Day'.

And I just re-realized that while other bloggers may have lots of followers, multimedia promotional strategies, continuous net access courtesy Blackberry and a very high readership, mere pass MAA-DHYAM hai!

As the school boy within me (with French as the 4th language) would have said : Cliched, mais vrais.

Thanks a tonne, Maadhyam!

The Belated Thank You

"It's about sex, love, relationships, careers, a time in your life when everything's possible. And it's about friendship because when you're single and in the city, your friends are your family."

— The original treatment used to pitch FRIENDS to NBC.

When the laughter has died down,
The applause has ceased,
And times have become a little harsh,

There still remain a few people.

And they do the most random things.

Like actually throwing a ‘surprise’ party for you just because your birthday fell in the vacations,
Making sure that you make them laugh, however bad things may be, 
And they make the most lame people write such senti stuff.

So that when you return back to form,

you always know where you belong.

Friendship. Damn weird I tell you......! 

Thanks guys.

(well, better late than never!)

Look Who's Back!

The last post on Neilgiri was made on 4th of August this year (i.e. 3 months ago). And than I disappeared. Or rather, I got whisked away by the roller coaster ride called Sem III. It was more demanding than anything I have done before. And as Sem III hurtles towards it's end, here is the comeback.

Shhh! Its not loud like the arrival. No guns blazing, no trumpets flairing and no bold proclamations from the jaws of the future.

Its a quiet re-entry to a stage that has seen a few changes since I was here last. For one, Abstract Confusion is gone. (The Weird Child has graduated to bigger things now). Rajnikant happened. (Or rather, happen Rajnikanted). Maadhyam 2011 is out and rolling. And the cool new 'Stats' feature makes it very easy to monitor the progress of your own blog. 

And yes, I moved on. Or rather, moved up.

Thank God Neilgiri did not!


Here is to a round 3 full of new ideas, rookie advertising and sensible nonsense.

Welcome back to me.  :)

Whoa-man!

Last Saturday evening I was sitting at Vohuman Cafe near Jehangir Hospital. And wondering. Wondering about why the hell were the walls plastered with posters of infants, babies , little children and similar recent additions to the human race. And about why there was a dog roaming inside the cafe. And about how it was so cramped inside. And also, how the waiter possessed the most important quality of a Pune waiter. The ability to avert your eyes whenever you needed him the most.

Then the cheese omelette, butter toast, jam toast, tea and bournvita arrived on the table.

And such trivialities ceased to matter.


This post dedicated to Vohuman Cafe for making a boring evening memorable. In conclusion, I would just like to say one thing :

There are four types of people in the world :
Human,
Superhuman,
ACP Pradyuman,
And those who have indulged at Vohuman.


p.s. - Those of you who have had the tragic privilege of my personal acquaintance over a long period would know that this type of stuff is more or less the real, authentic form of Neilgiri. Probably the 1st time I have used it on the blog. Maybe I should use it more often....... ;)