Myself...

Myself...
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Asamtrupti

By Ramakrishna Podila
అడుగు అడుగునా అడుగుతున్నా
మది మడుగు అడుగునా ఉన్న మగువని నువ్వు ఎవ్వరని?

నా ప్రశ్న రాగం ఏదైనా తన జవాబు గీతం ఒకటే!
తన మౌనం ఎంతైనా, అది కొనడం నా ధ్యేయం

తను తనువు మరిచి ఆలపించెను,
ఆర్ద్ర నయనాలతో ఆర్తనాదం !

" నిశ్శబ్దం నేర్చుకో,
పట్టని ఈ జగం తో నిత్యం మాట్లాడడం లో ఏంటి అర్ధం?

వినమ్రత నీలో చేర్చుకో,
వినని ఈ జనం తో సత్యం కై పోట్లాడి వ్యర్ధం?

భక్తి ముసుగు కప్పుకో ,
భగవంతుడంటే భయమనుకునే వీళ్ళతో బతకాలి

వినయం కొంచెం ఉంచుకో,
నీ పొగరుని గర్వం అనుకునే ఈ జనం తో ఉండాలి

అబద్దం అరకిలో కొనుక్కో,
నిజం చెబితే నిలదీసే నికృష్టులతో నడవాలి

మోసం మూరెడు బేరమాడి తీసుకో,
నువ్వు మంచి తో సాయం చేస్తే నీ సంచి నే మాయం చేసే మనుషులతో మెలగాలి...

కుళ్ళు కళ్ళలో ఉంచుకో ,
లేకుంటే పక్కోడు పైకొస్తే చూసి ఏడ్చే ఈ ప్రజలు నిన్ను వెలి వేస్తారు

దురాశలు దాచుకో,
దూరపు కొండల నునుపు కై దేవులాడే ఈ దరిద్రులతో ఉండాలి "

తన పాట తెలిపింది నాకు
ఆ పాడే మగువ పేరు .....అసంతృప్తి!

Sachin...Sachin...

By Ramakrishna Podila
'Sachin' is how I wish to address him.Because the sound 'Sachin' carries with it the euphony of all those perfectly executed straight drives, elegant square cuts, cute paddle sweeps or cunning leg spin. Twenty years and not out still! It is not something new to Him. Indian cricters hail him and only hail him...they can not go an get 4 more runs to acknowledge His valiant 175! They can not win a final to greet his 98 vs Pak or 5/32 against Aus. He fights and fights! I get so disappointed when people term Sachin as a run machine or an elegant batsmen or often compare Him to Taj. Because He is a phenomenon. A simple question to prove my point...how many of you have ever heard his name in conjunction with a scandal? In a country where the term 'celebrity' is often mistaken to be 'a person involved in scams, scandals or similar kind of controversies', he is one of the very few who lives with no spot on him.


He is not a run getter but he is an inspiration. An inspiration not only to cricketers but to many others. He has been batting sincerely enough to inspire the author to be a good physicist. He has been batting innovative enough to inspire design engineers. He has been batting dedicated enough to make a point to the youth of the country. He started out as a cricketer but now he has out grown his profession...He is a 'God'. This God may not be almighty you would like to think of with all the power to do what he wished...but this God can instill in your kids sincerity, dedication, commitment, and humility above all. He speaks through his bat. His rare spoken words can tell you volumes about his notion of celebrity.

Sachin, you have inspired me as much as your stats. I learnt from your elegant drives to understand the technique well instead of simply blasting it blindly for a six. Your cut shots taught me to be smart enough to get around the away to find a simpler solution. Your paddle sweep could help me solve Schrodinger equation with enough innovation. You have showed me how to think laterally. You helped me find gaps when I was stuck in Quantum Mechanics. Your defense told me way to master Electrodynamics. I passed qualifiers for you. Your leg spin was the perfect way to show some one to be cunning enough to succeed in things not of your expertise!

You are my best Physics teacher ever...

To you, Sachin...I dedicate this post!