End of the World or A Change in the World?

All of us, in one point of our lives, have thought about the end of the world. Am I right or Am I not wrong?
I have thought about it. Life and Death are two things that cannot be explained properly. There are many unanswerable questions under both these topics. Have you ever thought about it? Why do people die? Every second, a person is dying. Every second, a baby is born. I am not going to try to answer these questions or write philosophies or make my own theories. I saw a picture recently... well not recently... somewhere before the 21st of 2012 December. The picture you see below :

I never wanted the world to end. In spite of all the bad things in this world, I always thought that this World is a beautiful place to live in. I guess I am way too optimistic!
Let me confess, I forget to think about the people who wish that they could be in my place while I complain about how 'less' I have.
Then I think about this. It's really true... It will be better if the world ends rather than it continuing the way it is. There are a lot of terrible things happening in our world! The causes are none other than, Humans.
You see the kids in the picture...? I'm pretty sure, there will be more fruits in the shampoo of a rich man than their plates. We might cry silently in our homes thinking about these innocent kids. We might pray for them. But, is that the least you can do? No, it ain't.
There is a lot of changes that need to happen in our present world to make it a better place. There is world hunger, there are political problems, terrorism, atrocities against women... the list goes on and on.

It is a pity that our world has so many problems. The biggest problem : People's attitude towards them.
Half the world doesn't give a damn about things. The other half thinks that they can't do anything about it.
And there a few. very few, trying to bring a change. But they are not recognized in the big chaos. In fact, they are pushed away.

I can't possibly sit and type solutions for each and every problem in the entire world.
This post is just a reminder that we have the freedom to speak up. When we see something that is wrong, we have to speak and try to bring a change. It might be risky in some situations... but if you succeed, you will be the Hero.
You must have heard this : Life is short and it's all about taking risks.
So.. ready to be a Hero? Or give a Zero?

Growing Up...

Two weeks since I blogged. During these two weeks, I finished my 9th Grade and I am officially a 10th Grader now. I feel responsible, you know! It's not very likely to find a responsible Sagittarius girl. But that's what I am now. This is the first academic year that I started studying from the very first week. And this, makes me realize, I am 'growing up'. It still sounds weird to me!

Growing up is something I hate, but at the same, I love!

I miss those old days when we had nothing to worry about (Don't think too much. I am talking about simple stuffs.). Well, basically, I worry about every single thing even if I don't show it out.When we were kids, all we had to think was 'playing'! Not that I don't play nowadays... but there are other things which comes between playing and me. My childhood, I mostly spend them in India. We (my cousins and I) used to climb up trees and pretend that the trees were our homes. We used make up our own stories, enact them and record them.
- Sigh - .... If only I knew where those videos are now!!
We used to play lot many 'pretending games'. Our imaginations..! Oh... They were out this world..!!
During those days, I never thought, "Oh..what would she think if I did that?" , "Is it wrong if I do that?".
There were no "What if's " .... there were just... "Why not's ".
It reminds me of the song 'Never Grow Up' by Taylor Swift.
I still wonder why I can't stay like a kid forever... Scientifically, that's a very stupid question and I know it!

 Now you must be wondering "Then for what reason does Malavika love growing up?"

Oh! That's easy! I want to be independent.My dream is to be that girl who can stand on her own feet (do not take the literal meaning, please!). A stable job and happiness!
That's the only reason actually.

So yeah...basically I prefer to stay young as a kid!

Just another post!

Hey all..!!

No, I am not going to write about any social issues today...
It's just a school issue. A problem faced by the students! EXAMS!!!

Yeah, I couldn't blog for some days and it was because of exams. It's my final exams for 9th Grade.
First one was Maths. And it was the lengthiest Maths question paper I have ever seen in my life! Most of us couldn't complete... According to my calculations, if I see my maths teacher smiling through the school corridors, it means she hasn't started correcting our papers yet. If she is angry, that means she started correcting our papers. Till today, I always see her smiling... and that, obviously makes me smile too!

Writing the paper isn't a very BIG deal for me... But preparing for it, is. Studying for Geography is worst part in Social Studies..!! Sometimes, it makes me wish that my country wasn't that diverse (no, I don't actually mean that!) !! Sometimes, I get really tensed for some exams that I wish for weird, impossible things to happen. Like, "Oh god, I wish the earth will rotate super fast that tomorrow gets over in a minute and our exam gets cancelled!". The thing is, even if Earth does rotate super fast and one whole day is missed, our school wouldn't cancel our exams!! I know.... it's really stupid but in helpless situations, wishes become weird.
Till now, all the exams went well. Just well. I have this superstition that if I say my paper went really good, then my results will go bad... So, even if my paper went SUPER GOOD, I always say "It went okay, not bad.".

You know what? Tomorrow is the BIG day!! It's that last day of Exams!
Then, during these holidays, I will sleep and sleep a lot..! I need to compensate with all the 'waking-up-early' I did to prepare for the exams.

What young India wants

Most of you must have heard about the Indian writer, Chetan Bhagat.

' Chetan’s books have remained bestsellers since their release, and have been adapted into major Bollywood films. The New York Times called him the ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history.’ Time magazine named him in the “100 Most Influential People in the world” and Fast Company, USA listed him as one of the world’s “100 most creative people in business.” '

He has written six amazing books and I have read all of it... Well, at least most of it. My favorite ones are "Five point someone" and "Two States - The Story of my Marriage" . Currently, I'm reading his first non-fictional book, What Young Indian Wants. I thought I will share my thoughts about that book.

I bought this book on the month of September of the year 2012. But, someone who had read the book, told me that she found it boring as it wasn't fictional. It was just so many essays together in a book. That is exactly the reason why I did not read it until yesterday night. That proves that I haven't finished the book yet. But this book is going to help me in the long run, I'm sure.
I started reading this book and I just was so sunken in the book and couldn't stop reading. You see, I am that type of a person who looks for a change. And in this book, Chetan Bhagat looks at and analyses the complex issues that India is facing. Not just that, he suggests solutions.

He teaches us the true meaning of wealth. He talks about the corruption in India. We pin-point countless mistakes in our political leaders. But the irony of the situation is that, we are the ones who elected them.
Chetan Bhagat makes us realize the irony here.

"Citizens should be the strict teachers who will tell leaders they have a lot of homework to do.".

I love India. I'm proud to be an Indian. But, yes, there is still a long way to go for India to be corruption-less and better country. 'What young India wants' is a book which can motivate us for a change.
So please... All Indians out there... looking for a change...? Don't know what to do? Unsatisfied with how things are? Want to know what problems our country is facing and what we can do about it? What young India wants is the book that you have to get yourself next!