Accepting Reality, changing Outlook!

This post is for everybody I know who in some or the other way is linked with or is working for an IT firm, though people now are quite aware of the employment opportunities and placement trends in the IT Industry, here’s an insight to the lurking reality, and some reassuring inspiration. For all those glued to their laptops and computers trying to excel in running programs and source codes, if you feel you will have a fortune paid for something that is available at every doorstep, you’re wrong. Looking two years back, the pretentious showcase of the infrastructure, the placement trends of the ubiquitously available engineering colleges was incredibly alluring for a science scholar, but we’ve become a smarter cohort of people, realising the exiguous availability of the workforce in the field of bio-chemistry, botany, food technology, etc., a B.Sc. degree seems to have become a cynosure. Even the students who score 90-98 percent marks in intermediate tend to go for a B.Sc. degree than B.Tech, realising the increasing demands of lecturers, scientists and researchers.

The only time I felt sanguine about me doing engineering was when I saw the movie 3 idiots, a lot later after its release. Something I hate about Indian movies, they’re way more emotional and poignant than inspiring, I mean what would a generation like us who are inclined to earning more money than pursuing a passion, want out of a heart-melting compilation of drama, for sure a world so realistic seems bearable for a while but raising a rhetorical question, what good do you do to yourself watching them? They influence you to an extent that you start despising something you can get in a blink of an eye; you want something extraordinary without going an extra mile. They say, find someone who’d pay you for something you love doing. Ask today’s generation, what they love doing the most? 70 percent of them have an excellent calibre of eating, sleeping, shopping and gossiping and nothing perceptible other than that, de facto majority of them don’t even know what good they might do, if once in while they find someone paying them for their devotion and passion towards something.

The software industry no doubt was and still is the cornerstone of the newly emerging MNCs, just that the trends have radically changed, parents becoming excessively concerned about their children’s educational needs and hot-footed about them being successful, well-settled  earning a hefty amount as soon as they turn 21, credentials of working under a certain profile is now fulfilled by a larger proportion of the population than it was a decade ago, consequently a fresher today in a IT industry is paid no more than 10,000-15,000, which is much lesser than it was ten years back. There is no dearth of engineering graduates doing donkey’s work getting underpaid under the start-ups and other nascent firms. They’re under a pressure so grim that they’re not even aware that they’re worth way more than what they’re getting. Yet neither the government, nor the management can be blamed for such a scenario in disbursing of remuneration among the software engineering workforce. If you are a fresher, you are in some or the other way bound to be affected by the changing needs of the major MNCs. A witty programmer is lays down the foundation of an IT industry, but a successful organisation works under an apt compilation of management, statistics analysis, design, testing, marketing and other tactics and not just programming techniques. 

Disparaging as it is, yet all you need understand is that, this is something you’d call fait accompli, you can’t do anything to change the economic trends, face of IT is changing rapidly and there is no going back. As a result of current economics demands and ongoing technological developments, IT industry is undergoing a number of significant shifts, and just if we monitor these developments carefully, we can come up with a perceptible number of solutions. Mobile devices, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Telework/Virtual offices, Productivity are some current trends of Information Technology we can work with. Despite of all odds, excelling in doing something will always find its way to success. Wake up and learn all that comes your way. Excel in whatever you do, don’t settle for something mediocre, Success takes time, and just because you came late does not mean you failed. Choices are still abundant, take a while and analyse your potentials, don’t run after something that you see a swarm of people doing. Nobody is a born Prodigy. Find people you can learn from, set your idols, and work your ass off so that people wonder how you got there despite of all the impediments. 

Happy Republic Day to all my fellow Indians!

As we celebrate the 67^th anniversary of our constitution coming into force, we look down upon the journey we’ve covered from being an agriculture based economy to an IT proficient economy. Even the world’s most powerful economies have accepted us as the fastest growing economy. We’re are a country of around 1.25 billion people, a generation who has seen itself grow in every sphere, be it science, media, marketing, infrastructure or  the pace of development, seen it arise from peasant cottages, grasping the plough, out of huts, cobblers and sweeper. We’re a generation who are first to invent and use smart phones, have produced and seen the most inspirational movies of all times including Rang de basanti, Bhag milkha bhag, Lagaan and many more, Seen the grimmest of crimes including 26/11 terror attacks, Arushi hatyakand, and Nirbhaya murder case, fought and raised voice against them, became a victim of the shrewdest political tactics yet stand affirm, together against all evil and will continue to do so in our coming years of prosperity and success.

Don't just read! work with it!

The English vocabulary is colossal and there knows no end to the list of words that are still undiscovered and we're too languid to look up for them on the internet or the dictionary and we context presumably skip to the conclusion when we come across them while we're reading an article or an important document. It feels no less than an achievement when we're able to find something relatable to our persona or word we can colloquially use and tell people what it means. However, different sources describe these words differently which can consequently be misleading and erroneous to use unless you’re well versed with the etymologies and origins of the words. We can still become handy at using them through effective reading.

“E” has been my favorite letter lately, not because it has got some of my favorite words but because it has a wide range of unique words that can be so confusing yet interesting to use. Let’s have a look at some of them.

1.       Expurgate: "Purge" which means removing unwanted substances, the word hence used as verb means removing unwanted matter or glitches from the written documents. You may also call it removing offensive and objectionable matter that may slander someone's reputation.

2.       Exonerate: Show someone to be blameless. When a convicted person is shown a clean chit, he is said to be exonerated of the blame. For example: Even after having been exonerated of the bribery case, the DCP is still questioned on his loyalty to the Police service.

3.       Exacerbate: The word has a Latin origin, “exacerbatus” meaning to provoke. Make something worse; embitter the feelings of a person. Used as verb, this word can be used to describe an already grim situation which has been ruined further. Example: The Prime minister’s remark on the dalit suicide has exacerbated the rage amongst the protesters.

4.       Expedite: Latin origin, “expeditus” meaning to set feet free. It refers to Speeding up something, make it happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly. Example- The security forces of the terror struck pathankot need to expedite their functioning to ensure the localities’ safety.

5.       Expedient: An adjective that describe ways which are advantageous rather than just, conducive to advantage or interest, as opposed to right. Means of attaining and end, a convenient one but unjust, improper or immoral. Example- It is not the language framing political vision but the campaign slogans serving as an expedient function.

6.       Expiate: Latin origin, ex + piare meaning to atone for. To compensate something with another, make amends for wrong done, past deeds or decisions taken. When you do something that may negate the effects of the wrong done in past, or when you’re sorry for something you realize you shouldn’t have done, you expiate your deeds.

7.       Encomium: A Latin word deriving from en + komion meaning , the praise of a person or a thing, a glowingly warm, enthusiastic praise. Say encomiums bestowed upon a teacher during her retirement ceremonies.

8.       Expatiate: Derives from ex + spatium, to wander from space or course. Used as Verb, meaning to speak or write at length about a subject. Example, the naturalist is known for her willingness to expatiate on any number of issues relating to wildlife and environment.

9.       Extenuate: Derives from, ex+ tenuare meaning to make thin or small. Acting in mitigation to lessen the seriousness of guilt or an offence. Example- But it is my business and shall be all my business, to repent of my failings and not Endeavour to extenuate them.

10.   Exiguous: Used as an adjective this means very small or scanty, in inadequate amounts. Example- Computer equipment that would be prohibitively expensive, given the rural schools exiguous resources.

Oddities of being a writer

If you are a pen and paper person and have a peculiar habit of noting down even the slightest of thoughts that come to your mind, there are certain idiosyncrasies that you will be flabbergasted to know that you have.

• If you are writer you have a keen sense of observation, you can't afford to let go of the slightest of events unnoticed. Observing things with hawk-eyed senses helps you write better as well as understand better.
• You have a profound idea of what you are writing, you need to know all that you can about the field in order to produce a clean document of your thoughts and ideas that doesn’t require expurgating or bowdlerizing or you might end up committing a faux pass if you go around bragging about something that doesn't comply to your cognizance.
• You have an experience of every moment that you pen down, so you bring your readers a clear picture of the event. Even if you write for yourself, you are as well a connoisseur in forging down what exactly did happen, so that even after you read it after a long time, you don't find trouble manifesting the true course of events.
• You have a way with your readers, you are well aware of what they might like and what they might not. You empathize with them when you write. You have a power to perceive the world from the view point of a 10 year old child, 20 year old teenager and a 40 year old adult. 
• You are always ready to learn, when you come across something new, you develop a febrile attitude towards writing about it, so that you can have another clique of readers who might read it. You learn from other’s writings too, you know how to write conveying the exact same idea restraining from developing a counterfeit at the same time.
• You are also well aware of the society, its trends and modus operandi so that what you write doesn’t become outdated and what you write is always readable whether it alludes the times today or a decade ago.
• Your writings never fail to raise certain rhetorical questions blowing the minds of your readers. It not only generates awareness among your readers but also invokes in them a keen sense of curiosity.
• You have a rebellious attitude towards the wrong done, dauntless writing about the established traditions and culture. You are always ready to debate about what you feel is right. Your writings and your ideas of creating a better world justifies your hostility towards injustice. The letters to the editor from the editorial column of the newspaper The Hindu never fail to enthrall me be it a political agenda, a law, or a murder. They’re all about opining about the happenings today and raising voice against the injustice.

So even if you’ve written something trivial , an event or an account, treasure it, because who knows someday it might inspire you to write something that might give you your cahoots of readers. 

Talking about something you've been doing everyday, somedays putting in ten hours or somedays just one or two, When you've been derelicting your significant interests(blogging being one of them) in the name of being labelled as an aspirant, 85%ile isn't something you settele for, it by no means is expiating all your sacrifices, turning down proposals of watching a movie or going on a weekend trip and deep down you've known all the way, you haven't been up with anything worth it's while. Telling people that this was all you wanted would be a white lie because, you know you needed a lot more than that.
I still remember how excited i was when learnt about google adsense, not longer i realised  that the term has a wider meaning and it might just turn out be more than just an extra-curricular. Not that i couldn't do it, but just a glimpse of me working my ass off hovering over something uncertain didn't motivate me enough. Finding good in everything that happens, those  moments of hypertension and slepless nights of forlorness thinking about what might happen are gone, plus  not seeing certain people harangue me anymore, ofcourse nbobody's got that lot of time but yeah , they have got a heating something to gossip about.
Moving on with life is by all means  a hobson's choice. Getting to that i've got a cohort reading my blog, intriguing  why i'd quit. It's absolutely heartwarming to come accross people who not just appreciate you but encourage you to do more. I do see myself writing so much more in near future, working over setbacks and staying motivated above all. After all that happens i've got family, friends and people who believe in me.