I wish I had a time machine or at least some magical power to undo things. I would have gone back in bursts to March 9th and March 26, 2012. And in both the cases, trying to undo what happened.
भगवान के आगे किसी की नहीं चलती है, पर शायद एक कोशिश तो कर ही सकते हैं। कौन कहता है कि आसमान बहुत ऊँचा है? एक पत्थर तो दम से फेंक कर देखो यारों।
Also, heard from the insurance people today. They are not going to cover the damage happened to my car.
This is what happened:
हम बच्चे कुछ पाते ही इठलाते हैं
पर नहीं सोचते, क्या खोकर कुछ पाते हैं।
ईक घर पाया, वाहन पाऐ, घर बैठे सारा जग पाया
चाँद, सितारे, मंगल तक को छूने का सपना पाया।
क्या गरमी, क्या सर्दी, सब डब्बों में बंद
सौ योजन दूर दुश्मन के सपने मिनटों कुंद।
ईक जननी है जो जनती है, ईक जननी है जो भरती है
जितना पहले को पाया है, उतने दूजे को खोया है।
शोषन की आखिर सीमा है
वो देखो आग ऊगलती है
सीना तेज धड़कता है
रोम-कूप सब बंद हो गए
क्या देती थी, क्या देना है
अब तो उसे सिर्फ लेना है।
baba
Baba, your sudden demise has left a void in the family, which can never be filled. No one can ever take your place in this world. No one can comfort us with the words that “it was your time”. Things now are not the same. They never will be. The world for us has turned upside down. Moments ago, we used to cherish the sense of fulfillment we had when you were here and a moment after, we suddenly feel like there is nothing.
Death is more universal than life. Everyone dies, but not everyone lives. Following this humble tradition of centuries, my grandfather left us for his heavenly abode on March 10, 2012. Since then, it has been more than a month, but the void his demise has created is as new.
Having served as a public representative at many different posts of the government, he was cremated with full state honors in a state funeral.
covered in the national flag, baba ready for his antim yatra.
There were un-countable number of people who visited the last rites ceremony and a funeral pyre, so high, wasn’t witnessed by anyone in their lifetime. It is said that the higher the pyre, the more “saint” the soul was.
baba's funeral pyre
Indeed. Baba was a man of the people. It might be also an irony, but in the democratic India, not many politicians could be treated as “by the people, for the people and of the people”. He personified this quality. He was “Shibu Chacha” for almost everyone he met. Humble, down to earth, full of traits, which I or anyone else, probably could never gain in a lifetime.
Baba, we know that you are looking at us from above, give us the strength that we may fulfill your dreams and may you rest in peace.
Loss
Holi, the festival of colors, also marks the start of new year in the hindu calendar. The start of this new year wasn’t good at all. Baba left us for his heavenly abode. Brain haemorrhage. Collapsed while being taken to give him the best treatment at Kolkata.
His death marked an end to an era in life of so many people and not just us. Having served the post of a state cabinet minister, M.L.A, bar association chairman, public prosecutor, he was cremated with state honors.
“wo sher ki tarah jiye aur sher ki tarag chale gaye”
Shock
I travelled to India for Baba’s funeral on Mar 10 and came back on Mar 26. On return, had a very tiring journey. Nimi wasn’t feeling good because of a dizzy feeling in her head due to the bus travel from Helsinki to tampere. When I opened the door, I assisted her to the washroom. Then, cleaned all the pile of papers, mail etc from the door. Had an excitement to see my payslip, my credit card bill, closed the door, checked them all, had dinner, slept.
Morning, around 5′o clock, police called me informing that my car was stolen and burnt. Oh my, where were my keys? Did I accidentally leave them outside? Probably yes. And someone with an ill intention stole the key from there, then my car. But then, why did he burn it? Was it due to some personal grudge or a grudge against a community? I dont know. I just want the police to investigate it and catch the culprit.
I later went to take a look at the car. It was completely destroyed.
Happiness
Binti gave birth to a cute little daughter on her birthday, mar 16. Both the ladies now share the same birthday. Both the ladies are fine.
will probably write more about the events, hopefully, soon!
To keep blogging on a regular basis, I seriously need a wordpress client for my phone. This gives me independence to write a post almost anytime and I do not need a dependency on my laptop. I can write what is on my mind, anytime, anywhere.. Just need internet.
I have been using CutePress for Nokia N9 these days for blogging. A good app indeed.
Lot of travel on the cards.. Some work related, some personal..
Going out to Germany on Tuesday, Feb 28, be back on march 8th.. Another trip might still be possible, for either Germany or Oslo, soon, for work again. Then I also plan for kemi sometime before easter.. For the ice castle.
The good thing about work related travel is that I and Nimika both would be travelling. 
Also planning to rome around Europe a bit, this summer.. Just plans right now. Will keep posting!
I read a column today in Helsinki Times by Gareth Rice, a freelancer writer, titled ‘Why am I still in Helsinki’. After having read it, I decided to give the same thing a thought, from my perspective.
Why, in all the other countries in the world, I am in Finland? Why not some other place? Why did I choose a place that is so cold in winter, that even to go out and throw some garbage in the garbage can just 5 meters away from my apartment, I have to dress as if I am going on a North Pole expedition! Why did I choose a place, where there is daylight for more than 22 hrs in summer? WHY?
Well, a simple answer is that in the first place, I did not choose Finland at all. May be it was destiny and may be some coincidence too.
Some coincidence that I liked linux, some coincidence that at my work, I was allotted project that used linux and may be just a coincidence that for this project, I had to travel to Helsinki, on Sep 1, 2007, though for a short duration.
I came back soon for a longer visit and since then, I have been liking this place.
Why Finland?
Well, here are some good reasons for me:
1. I work here
2. My wife works here
3. I and my wife both study here too.
4. I feel a sense of social security in Finland.
5. Despite of some racist allegations lately on some political parties in Finland, I still did not encounter any thing like that and I seriously think that finns are very generous people at heart. In the start they might not mix with you easily, but then they can be really good friends.
6. There is a mutual trust in people here, which I did not find at any places I have been until today.
7. People are very honest, 99% of them.
8. They are very eager to help.
9. It is a calm country with very less crime rate.
10. Santa claus.
11. Nokia.
12. Very genuine sale.
What more does one want?
Apart from all this, I also like a poem about Finland, remember to sing it in Nokia tune..
Hello Finland, crazy Finland, Finland is my soul.
We drink Vodka, like its coffee and we fish in holes.. 
Ice fishing, in holes.. :
image copied from here
Poem courtesy: Conan O’Brien