Myspace

    It was 5pm in the evening. Prithvi made the big decision and started his journey downwards from the 50th floor of the bank building which is his workplace.          He has been working at a huge commercial bank for 25 years. He started as an Assistant Manager and rose to the level of Vice President of the bank for the entire region of South India. Till 2 months before today, anyone would have agreed that he had a very successful career. But all that changed in a single day.          A financial fraud of never seen proportions was exposed a couple of months earlier. Entire banking system was taken for a ride by a trader, who was highly intelligent and crooked. Many people who had been working with him and had no idea what he was up to were shell shocked when the scam was revealed. Prithvi was one of them. Though the investigation revealed that he was innocent, he had a bigger problem to fac...

1. Urban Forests It is the time of the day Hyderabad seems to be dancing at its best. Bursting with energy, glowing with beauty, city moves like a woman in her best of the years. All the places are lit up with bright lights. Whole place is filled with sounds from vehicles. Roads are filled up to the capacity with people returning from office, some people having street food and some people shopping with their friends and family.                                  Nearby waste land beside the road is a stage for tensions. Pack of dogs and herd of cows have settled on the either sides of it. This they have done by their sheer strength, one with ability to bite and other with the ability to bully. Between them lies an injured cat with neither ability to migrate nor strength to dominate.                             This l...

 బుచ్చిబాబు ఉండేది ఆదిలాబాద్ నగరంలో. బుచ్చిబాబు ఐదున్నర అడుగులు ఉంటాడు.  ఛామన ఛాయ, వతైన జుట్టు. ఏడు సంవత్సరాల నుంచి రెవెన్యూ డిపార్ట్మెంట్ లో క్లర్క్ గా పని చేస్తున్నాడు. ఆఫీసుకి మూడు కిలోమీటర్ల దూరంలో ఇల్లు. వారంలో ఆరు రోజులు ఇంటి నుంచి ఆఫీసుకి, ఆఫీస్ నుంచి ఇంటికి వెళ్లడం, ఆదివారం అయితే విశ్రాంతి తీసుకోవడం అతని దినచర్య. కొత్త ప్రదేశాలకు వెళ్లడం చాలా తక్కువ. రోజు ఇంటికి వెళ్లే ముందు స్నేహితులతో కాంటీన్లో టీ తాగడం అలవాటు . ఈ రోజు కూడా ముగ్గురు స్నేహితులతో పాటు కాంటీన్ కి వచ్చాడు. వారితో పాటు సుబ్బయ్య కూడా వచ్చాడు . సుబ్బయ్య, బుచ్చిబాబు ఒక్కప్పుడు ప్రాణ స్నేహితులు. కానీ ఇప్పుడు వాళ్ళ మధ్య పచ్చ గడ్డి వేస్తే బగ్గుమంటది. వీళ్ళ గొడవకు కారణం ఐదు సంవత్సరాల క్రితం జరిగిన సంఘటన. ఆఫీసులో ప్రొమోషన్ల కోసం తహసీల్దార్ రివ్యూ చేస్తున్నాడు. బుచ్చిబాబు, సుబ్బయ్య ఇద్దరూ అర్హులే. కానీ బుచ్చిబాబుకి సుబ్బయ్య కంటే ఒక సంవత్సరం అనుభవం తక్కువ ఉండడం వల్ల తహసీల్దారు తన విచక్షణాధికారం వాడి ఒక సంవత్సరం ఆలస్యం చేయొచ్చు. ఆలా చేయకుండా వుండాలంటే లక్ష రుపాయలు లంచం అడిగాడు. సుబ్బయ్య బుచ్చిబాబుకి ధైర్యం చెప్పి తా...

Siddarth is restless. An idea took root in his mind and wouldn’t let him settle. He wants to see the most beautiful thing in this world. Determined to find the answer, he decided to put the question to his philosopher and guide, his mother. “Mother, please tell me what is the most beautiful thing in this world?”, asked Siddarth. “You need to go the top of highest mountain in the north. You need to cross mountains, rivers, valleys to find it. It’s not an easy journey, so be very careful. Only blame yourself if you cannot see it after you reach” Siddarth started long, arduous journey to find it. He travelled for weeks going past mountains, river valleys, cities. He was focused, eyes glued to the road ahead not even distracted by thunderstorms. He reached top of the highest mountain in the north. He was bitterly disappointed. It was barren, deserted devoid of anything remotely beautiful or alive. He felt cheated. He sobbed and sobbed for hours. ‘Blame yourself’. It s...