Last day dawns

25th July 2009

I leave for BITS Pilani tomorrow. First, Rajdhani Express to Delhi (looking forward to a train journy after a loooong time, and that too Rajdhani First Class!) and then by road to Pilani ... having a multitude of emotions in my brain ... excited and happy because BITS is one of the best colleges in the country ... just after the 5 old IITs in all India rankings, and their campus rocks big time too .. incidentally WAAAAAAY better than all the IITs put together ... on another note, I'm sad because I'll be hundreds of miles away from my home. Apprehensive, about a new life. Reflective, on the days gone by ... and the like.

So for today, I'll post my rainbowed feelings (shadowed by the gloom of a stiffled remorse and at the same time lighted up by the excitement of a new life), through a Bengali song, of the band Cactus. It's my favourite song at the moment. The lyrics follow ... take them to heart, (if you understand Bengali that is!) ... before I return again:

Chena Chena roddur ... daake chole aay
shishir bheja ghaash ... jabo khali paaye
Du haate, Kuasha Soriye
Jabo, Simana Periye

Na Jawa joto poth ... bhalo theko
gobhir ei khaat ... bhalo theko
Bhenge jawa shopoth ... bhalo theko

Byartho Obhimaan ... bhalo theko
Thik bhul byabodhan ... bhalo theko
Niyomito Obhidhaan ... bhalo theko

Meghe dhaka pahar ... ghum ghum jhau patar
Achena Phuler ghraan ... hawar koto kotha
Ghorey ferar gaan bhule giye
jabo shimana ... periye

Na pawa joto donder somadhaan
Hisheb Nikesh daan protidan
Nishprap Onusthan ... bhalo theko

Khoniker ahobaan ... bhalo theko Jhora patar pichhu taan ... bhalo theko Jiboner kolotan ... bhalo theko ....

For those who did not understand, it's basically a sweet well wishing song, meant for someone entering an unknown realm and territory.

Please watch the video ... even if you do not understand Bengali ... I can guarantee that you will LOVE the melody and the music of the song ... it truly is phenomenal!

when college begins, I'll be busier than what I am at this moment ... so post frequency will naturally plummet ... but I'll try my best to post 3-4 posts a week ...till then

PS: I can see some new friends in my Google Friend Connect widget ... so thanks to you all for following my meagre attempts at enriching the blogosphere with not so rich stuff ... and thanks to the others too for sticking with me for this long ... and also the Wordpress users who are unable to connect owing to blog-platform discrimination, who nevertheless keep commenting on, and reading my posts, and all the others not mentioned above who visit my blog or not ... love you all!!!

goodbye and take care ...