19 May 2006

Da Vinci Controversy

Since the time i am in Delhi,i have become a movie-buff.I hardly miss any movie.I have started doing al the activities for which i had never prediliction to.I never knew that i will catch up the reading habit ever in my life.I never knew my weekend will be spend in the movie theatres.I never thought of catching up with my miserable writing skills.I have a wont of wandering from the main concern and u must forgive me for that.
There are things which always make you think to think something.When i was nascent in my reading habit,i read a book named 'the Da Vinci Code'.I really love that book and consider it to be my favourite one.My interest was getting intensified with every next page.In other words,the author Dan Brown has made my penchant to the reading side.NOw the movie is going to release on it.The movie is going to release worldwide on 19th of May.And i am very much excited for the movie,whether i have to miss my office.Well,most of the hindi movies give u headache.I should n't drift from the title.Let me introduce some of the facts of the book.

The plot of the novel involves a conspiracy by the Catholic Church to cover up the "true" story of Jesus. The Vatican knows it is living a lie but does so to keep itself in power. The novel has helped generate popular interest in speculation concerning the Holy Grail(In Christian mythology , the Holy Grail was the dish, plate, cup or vessel used by Jesus at the Last Supper said to possess miraculous powers) legend and the role of Mary Magdalene in the history of Christianity.
The book concerns the attempts of Robert Langdon , Professor of Religious Symbology at Harvard University , to solve the murder of renowned curator Jacques Sauniere of the Louvre Museum in Paris.The title of the novel refers, among other things, to the fact that Sauniere's body is found in the Denon Wing of the Louvre naked and posed like Leonardo da Vinci's famous drawing, the Vitruvian Man, with a cryptic message written beside his body and a Pentagram drawn on his stomach in his own blood. The interpretation of hidden messages inside Leonardo's famous works, including the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, figure prominently in the solution to the mystery.
The main conflict in the novel revolves around the solution to two mysteries:

What secret was Sauniere protecting that led to his murder?

Who is the mastermind behind his murder?

The novel has several concurrent storylines that follow different characters. Eventually all the storylines are brought together and resolved with the denouement.

The unraveling of the mystery requires the solution to a series of brain-teasers, including anagrams and number puzzles. The solution itself is found to be intimately connected with the possible location of the Holy Grail and to a mysterious society called the Priory of Sion , as well as to the Knights Templar.The story also involves a fictional rendition of the Catholic organization Opus Dei.

The book mentions that Jesus was married.It says that Mary Magdalene was the wife of Jesus Christ and was in fact pregnant with his child at the time of his crucifixion and their descendants still survive in this world.
This fact has been disclosed in the book.Has all the prophets become iconoclastic,they would have started marrying.Though Christians use to follow Jesus was not married the contrary of which was mentioned in the book,Christian groups across the world stepped up protests against The Da Vinci Code film ahead of its global release last week.Fortunately,it is going to release today.
Lets see how well the movie has been prepared by Director Ron Howard.You too surely go and enjoy the movie.

P.S:Courtesy to P.R.Das Munshi and our Indian government that they have decided not to stop the movie.

10 May 2006

These Online Communities..

Finally,i m in orkut.I knew about this community since long time bak but was not joining it.Because i dint want to add any such community in my favourite list.Dunno why but i cudn't resist myself from joining the same.Till last year i dint use to believe in such communities.The day i joined pagalguy,i started njoying it from the very first day.Its going to be a year for me to be a member of pagalguy(PG) and still i feel there r lot of threads and forums which are unexplored.I try my best to be in touch with each and every developments of PG,still i find myself very novice in it.And believe me the pagalguys of PG have made me think even i shud have one blog.Thanks to PG.

Now orkut is reminding my old days of PG.I had been postponing orkut for a long time b'coz i knew it will become an addiction for me.Whnevr i start using it,i dnt devote not less than an hr in it.On every new day i keep on searching my old friends.Through orkut,i get in touch with 8 of my school and college friends with whom i had lost contact.

These communities often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety...lol..:)

04 May 2006

Our Campus Days....

Somehow got this urge to write something insane yet again.
Dunno why. But here goes...
Always wanted to rule the world. Still do. Even my SoP given in for my Bskool admissions talks about world domination. There is one thing I am very scared of. Thats being forgotten. Not now. But 800 years from now. 3000 years from now. I can't bare the thought that someone may actually forget that I existed. It is this thought that has given me a lot of sleepless nights. Ever since I got this thought into my head (I guess I was 4 years old then). I always support the underdog in any contest. ALWAYS. Somehow, this notion of one person against the rest always fascinates me. But again, this concept of a defeated hero does not cheer me up. The victor always rewrites history in a way such as to suit him. But that brings me back to my scary thoughts. What am I suposed to do that will make my name immortal. I have spent this much of my life looking for it. Just hope that I will not spend all my life looking for it, and end up not finding enough time to do it. Yesterday was a good day. Something made me really happy. It is surprising that...well, we will talk about that another time.

Going back home tomorrow. Feels gr88 to be going back our south campus days. Wanted to go back so as to be there to revive my CAT prep days.Well, regarding my frends, Ghiyaz has been much more than a frend to me,the guy who has really made me learnt that its not ur intellect,its not ur personality which will take u further bt it is one's attitude which take u fwd..Hemant who could easily be tricked during those days(our Akshay Kumar,gud frend of MAAL-sonika,the guy with whom i wanted to be always),
Sandy,who was the most hardworking but unfortunate guy of our group,the guy who has never left us alone by scoring 20s and 30s in the Mocks inspite of attempting maximum number of ques,the guy who has made me felt that CAT is not the ultimate destination,the guy who has made me felt that do ur work even everyone says that it is wrong...Chitra the fundu gal of our group,the gal who still manages to get time from her hectic schedule of presentations,quizzes to motivate me,the gal who has made our group to be proud of her,the gal who possesses the inverse relation b'ween her health and brain, and finally Harry,myself only,the guy who had the PR qualities without having PR degree, the guy who used to have an information of the notification of al the colleges, rest of the things u better know...
Despite the differrence in our brains, we never had any problems whatsoever. Oh, yes ghiyaz.. we did fight some good battles, with me always losing cause I can't bear to see u cry, but that is a part of any frendly relationship. THe worst part about staying in Delhi is that my frends r so far away in Goa,AHMEDABAD,West Delhi,Nainital.
Really miss u people a l0t.I always pray to god,plz help us in heightening the strenghth of our group...