What Would I Do Without You??

Being on your own, something I came to terms with long ago. Last few days, I have been thinking about various things- how things could have been and...

It’s been all over me to the extent of driving me to tormented crazy.

In times like this, the only solace I find is in music. Was watching How I Met Your Mother season 8 episode 14, and there’s this song in the end which was playing. And I took to the lyrics. It’s been playing over on repeat since then.

It’s amazing how you can take to a song and forget about everything else as if it never existed.

 

Sometimes I wake up with the sadness
Other days it feels like madness
Oh…what would I do without you?

When colours turn to shades of grey
With the weight of the world at the end of the day
Oh…what would I do without you?

A decade goes by without a warning
And there’s still a kindness in your eyes
Amidst the questions and the worries
A peace of mind, always takes me by surprise.

I feel like I’m walking with eyes as blind
As a man without a lantern in a coal mine
Oh…what would I do without you?

My imagination gets the best of me
And I’m trying to hide lost at sea
Oh…what would I do without you?

The difference between what I've said and done
And you’re still standing by my side
A guilty soul and a worried mind
I will never make it, if I’m on my own

So you’ve got the morning, I’ve got midnight
You are patient, I’m always on time
Oh…what would I do without you?

You’ve got your sunshine, I’ve got rainclouds
You’ve got hope, I’ve got my doubts

Oh…what would I do without you?
Oh…what would I do without you?
Oh…what would I do without you?

 

 

Book Review: Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai

So one fine day, as I was checking my emails, I received a message from the author Rishi Vohra, requesting a book review. The title sounded cheesy (too much Bollywood like), I had never heard of the author before, and frankly I was sceptical as I thought it was most probably a spam mail.

I however, was proved wrong.

I started reading the book, and I was in for a joy read!

Balwant Srivastav aka Babloo- the protagonist of the story. His world is divided into Him (his alter ego), Vandana (the love of his life) and the Others (‘they’). ‘They’ call him autistic, schizophrenic, psychotic. Neglected as a child, misunderstood by his own. He has nothing but his love for Vandana.

Vandana- the beauty of the Railway Colony, the one who everybody yearns for. What does she want? She wants to fly out to USA. The place where all her dreams can come true.

Sikander- the antagonist, the cable guy, the philanderer. The villain. The one who almost got away.

And then there is the Rail Man- the hero of the Mumbai railway tracks. The fearless one, who has nothing to lose, but what can he possibly gain?

Together their lives are intertwined. The author weaves a beautiful tale and sets it against the dynamic backdrop of Mumbai. The book is well researched and written in a simple, lucid manner. The characters are well developed, and complex emotions portrayed in a way you can truly relate.

The book is a reflection of the Indian middle class, and their survival. It picks on various issues here and then- sexual harassment, corruption, the stagnating bureaucratic system to name a few.

The book is a must read!

To know more about the author, visit www.rishivohra.com .

The book is also available for order at flipkart.com.