Temperature's Soaring, Load-shedding, India Shining
As Usual, no electricity and I fear going off to bed. The moment I lay down on my bed and just when I'm about of go off to my dreams, the deafening silence strikes. I open my eyes and see the fan coming to a halt like an ailing warrior who's been martyred not by enemy bullets but by lack of supplies... Not giving up, I shut my eyes hard and try to sleep; only to realize after 5 minutes that that my eyes have started aching and my smooth dry skin is getting soaked in my own sweat. I still didn't give up. I stood up, took a bed-sheet and soaked it partially in water, squeezed it and Ahhhh.. This feels good on my skin. I've managed to defeat the heat. I've managed to do the impossible: to keep myself cool even in load-shedding. Feeling proud of my "lateral thinking", I start to walk towards my bed. In spite of all problems that life poses, we the Indians come out strong. Hats-off to our "Gugar Capabilities". Every Indian is born with it. That's ...