Straight from my heart...

To the best mother ever!! I wish I could be beside you right now, On such a memorable and joyous occasion, I feel so jealous and so helpless, Coz I can’t be a part of the celebration, For a long time, I thought of gifting you something, But as usual, I ran out of ideas, Mother, All I can give you is a short poem, just to tell you, You are special; I am incomplete without you here, I miss you more than you can imagine, I miss you much more than I’ll ever show, I miss you every moment, when I am alone, I miss you much more than you’ll ever know, Maybe I didn’t value you much when I was with you, I kept arguing with you at times, for no reason, But your absence has made my heart grow fonder, And I apologize to you, for all my faults, on this occasion, As I scan my life, backwards, Remembering countless moments of joy and sorrow, I see a constant figure in all those moments; that’s you, And without you, life at times, seems so hollow, I feel luckiest to have a mother like you, I mi...

My review of "Mission Known" - A book by Shaishav Solanki, IIM-Indore      Before I write about the book, I would take this opportunity to appreciate the author’s courage in following his dreams. Many of us feel about writing a book; publishing our thoughts, making them known to the world, but we rarely do so. The author is my colleague at Indian Institute of Management, Indore and more importantly, a good friend that I have found, hopefully for life. Some may feel that the review of the book would be biased and flattering coz the author’s my friend; but those who know me well will obviously be sure that I don’t feel shy or afraid in criticizing people and accentuating flaws, if there are any.      I am dividing this review into three parts: Content & Concept, Narration style and lastly, my Personal Review, not as a reviewer but as a reader. Usually, the movie reviews I read inadvertently reveal the entire plot first, and spoil the fun of watch...