Sunday, January 23, 2011

Gunda - A Lesson in Meditation & Levitation


There are three kinds of movies in this world. Good, Bad & Gunda – Ancient Chinese Proverb.

This proverb aptly defines the magic called Gunda…even the word “Magic” sounds so small…its an epic, a cult movie, sheer cinematic brilliance, a poetry of words, a musical symphony. Ohhh…words fail me…in describing this Sir Kanti Shah’s 1998 epic movie…yes Queen Elizabeth has decided to award Kanti Shah with the title of “Sir”…and for the first time The Queen would be bowing down infront of anybody and this would only done in the honour of the Maverick named Kanti Shah…Press has been banned from covering the “Knighting” ceremony as The Queen wants to share some private moments with Sir Shah and don’t want any intrusion into the best moments of her life…

I think my life was incomplete for the last 12 years till I watched Gunda yesterday and it was nothing short of an Orgasm, cinematic orgasm that is(don’t get me wrong, I get my real orgasms after all the right reasons only)…infact getting orgasm after orgasm…it is a never ending high…and I am sure I can’t get over the magic of Gunda, it has a spell over me which would stay with me for the rest of my life; infact I don’t want to come out of it because life without Gunda would be like Bullahh without his Khullaaah spirit…can you even imagine Bullahh without his poetic dialogue delivery? I am sure you can’t…that’s how I can’t live without Gunda flowing in my blood…it’s like Red Blood Cells for my body now…my life would never be the same again… its levitation & meditation rolled into one joint (Pun intended!!!)…

Gunda is not just a movie, it is much beyond that…it is a lesson about “How to make a movie” and must be taught in all Film Institutes & Acting Schools – no theoretical lessons would be good enough infront of this 2 hours of cinematic brilliance. It also talks about “Open Economy” & “Customer Satisfaction”, it even talks about promotion of Vegetarianism & Maneka Gandhi is also proud of this movie & she is often heard talking about this movie in all PETA Forums…it must be made a case study for all B-Schools & Economics Courses. And I have crisp arguments on each one of them…


When Bullahh says “Mera naam hain Bullah, rakhta hoon main khullaaaaaa” he is not pointing towards any part of Human Anatomy but to his views about Economic leanings of his mind, he has an open view towards everything he does & doesn’t hide any of his feelings & principles…


When Ibu Hatela says “Mera naam hai Ibu Hatela,Maa meri chudail ki beti, baap mera shaitan ka chela, khayega kela?” he is not talking about finding a replacement for dildos but in his own subtle way he is promoting Vegetarianism…He must be made a Brand Ambassador for PETA with immediate effect…Pamela Anderson is passé…

When Shankar’s father tells the corrupt Police Inspector Kale ““Lagta hai Bullah ka thook chaata hain tumne, peshaab piya hain uska” he is implying his angst on the hands-in-gloves relationship between criminals & police and this was many years before we have seen this Nexus coming out open through the Media…


The Movie also talks about morals & values of any civic society…this is clearly personified when “Chutiya” (played amazingly well by Shakti Kapoor) innocently asks his big brother Bullahh “Bhaiyya bhaiyya, rape karna kya buree baat hai?” and our man Bullah has simply no reply to this stark question…yes even Bullah doesn’t have answers to some questions…unbelievable but true…

Do you think that only the movie “Lage Raho Munnabhai” taught us values of Mahatma Gandhi, if you think so then you are woefully wrong…years ago Gunda taught us these lessons so subtly…there is an emotional scene in the movie when Shankar’s father pleads & tells him not to take vengeance from Bullahh & his team, one can easily spot a portrait of Gandhi Ji in the background…even without taking his name we learn so much about his ideals of Non-Violence & Brotherhood…

We have been witness to so many Brother-Sister-themed songs & scenes of Rakshabandhan being played out endlessly in the movies of 60s & 70s and then there was a lull in the 80s where such relationships were conveniently ignored till we watch the most tragic scene of the movie (I am sure all of you would agree) when Bullahh has the dead body of his sister in his lap & he says “"Munni ? Meri behan Munni ??Accha toh tu mar gayi ?? Lambu ne tujhe lambaa kar diya ?? Maachis ki teeli ko khambaa kar diya ??Arre Maine toh tere liye kitne ladke dekhe the ..Woh bhi ek se badhkar ek chikne. Jo tujhe bhaata wahin tera pati banta ... Magar tu toh katailaa gurdaa .. yaani ki .. murda ho gayi .. ??" We see so many dreams getting witnessed in just a single shot filled with tears & emotions…


Till Gunda came out we had only heard about Cow, Buffalo, Goat, Yak & Camel Milk but here’s an interesting innovative idea which comes out of this cult movie… Lambu Atta tells the Kafan Chor Neta - "Ae kafan chor neta....mere naam ki kawwali gana chhod, Kaam ki baat bata. Jis kaam ke liye tu billi ka doodh peeke dilli se aaya hai." The White Revolution of India would have taken an all-together different route if this dialogue would have been followed seriously…of domesticating & rearing cats for their milk…

Long before Viagra was invented by Pfizer, Bullahh found out “Vitamin Sex” tablets and used to source them from UK (lesson in Free Trade) and then gave them to his brother Chutiya so that he becomes a Man & come outs of his confused state of mind about his sexual leanings and when finally he becomes a man a very poignant song is sung by eunuchs “Haye haye mere bhai jawaan ho gaya, toota hua teer kamaan ho gaya“, Bullah is seen dancing like a mad man in this particular scene, so much so for brotherly love…

Homosexuality has been shown in Bollywood Movies only since the last few years but Sir Shah had such an enigmatic vision even in 1998 when he showed Homosexuality not as any cheap gimmick to garner publicity but very intellectually when Lambu Atta tells Kafanchor Neta as he mentions the name of Bullah "Bullah ka naam lekar tune mera khopadi hila diya hai, khada kar diya hai mera"…the judge who gave the famous & historic “Section 377” used this particular dialogue when announcing the verdict in the Court of Law…


The evil of AIDS would have been solved if NACO had adopted Gunda as the Theme Movie for their movement of No-AIDS…as we have rape scenes in Gunda with clothes on, when only the top of the woman’s clothes are torn so that there is no exchange of body-fluids plus in Lucky Chikna’s hanging sex garden a sex worker refuses to have sex without a condom.Applause...what a subtle way of teaching safe sex...


You would have seen umpteen number of scenes where characters have asked for forgiveness from the oppressor until you watch the scene from this movie when arch-rival Lambu Atta begs for mercy and says "Bullah, mere ko mat maar. Mere ko apna bhadwa bana de. Main ladkiyan supply karte rahoonga aur tu maze lete rahena. Tere ko AIDS se bachaane ke liye nirodh ban jaunga. Towel baanke tere kamar se lipat jaunga. Mere ko mat maar. Aur agar maarna hi hain to mujhe cheel-chaal ke chakka bana de. Main saaree lapet kar tere liye dance karoonga…Gore gore gaal gaal gore gore…" I was almost crying at the end of this scene, it captures the pleading so vividly…


Lots of us have read Philip Kotler’s lessons on “Customer Satisfaction” but all those lessons seems an outright theoretical writing & nothing practical comes out of it till you hear Lucky Chikna screaming at a sex-worker who is doing “liptam chipti chipkam lipti” with another guy instead of servicing her client who is waiting for her lying on a bed and When she laments that “Woh buddha kuch karta nahin hain,Sirf bolta hain choos choos meri ungli choos“, Lucky Chikna tells her very politely ”Dhande pe baithi hain to buddha kya, jawan kya, kya chota kya bara, kya baitha kya khada“…This surely is a moment of Cinema meeting B-School Curriculum…and you thought that only Lagaan could be made a B-School case study…

I am soon going to start a Nationwide Movement for “Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Sir Kanti Shah” and I expect everybody’s heartfelt participation, we would launch Dharnas, Hunger Strikes & even Candle Light protests at India Gate and I won’t rest until this award is given to Sir Shah who deserves it the most…

Lagaan & Mother India missed winning the “Best Foreign Language Movie Oscar” but take it from me that if we had selected Gunda as India’s official entry to the Oscars in 1999 we would have tasted the sweet victory of the Academy Award which has eluded all Filmmakers in the past…


My life has changed yesterday and I plead for God’s mercy today for not watching Gunda for so long but today I can say that my life is complete & even if I die today I would die as a satisfied Human Being…for I have watched Gunda now…

My earnest request to all who are reading this Blog & haven’t watched “Gunda”, just leave everything right away…project deadlines can wait & your boss can also take a break but you don’t leave the task of watching Gunda for tomorrow, just do it today…

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4533128454129747129 - Heres the link to the Epic...

Get enlightened…find out the true meaning of your life…watch Gunda…

In the end here are some of the legendary dialogues from the movie…to get the true meaning of all of them you got to watch this movie...

1. Pote – “Mera naam hai Pote ... Jo apne baap ke bhi nahi hote”

2. Ibu Hatela - Naam hai mera Ibu hatela.. maa meri chudail ki beti.. baap shaitaan ka chela... khaayega kela???

3. Lambu atta - Chatri hoti hai kholne ke liye.... chadar hoti hai odhne ke liye, aur chokri hoti hai chedne ke liye

4. Shankar says - "Bullah, ye teri beti hai.", Bullah then says - "ohh!! to ye hai Hasina ka Pasina."
5. Bullah on his Sister's death - "Munni ? Meri behan Munni ??Accha toh tu mar gayi ??

Lambu ne tujhe lambaa kar diya ?? Maachis ki teeli ko khambaa kar diya ??Arre Maine toh tere liye kitne ladke dekhe the ..Woh bhi ek se badhkar ek CHIKNE. Jo tujhe bhAtta wahin tera pati banta ... Magar tu toh katailaa gurdaa .. yaani ki .. murda ho gayi .. ??"

6. Lambu Atta to the neta - "Ae kafan chor neta....mere naam ki kawwali gana chodh, Kaam ki baat bata. Jis kaam ke liye tu billi ka doodh peeke dilli se aaya hai."

7. Pote to Bullah - "ab laashey aise tapkegi, jaise nanhe-munne bachche ke nunni se paishab tapakta hai..TAP...TAP!"

8. Lambu Atta before killing Bullah's sister - "arre main toh samjha tha Bullah ki bahen koi bhangaar ki dukan hogi, sab saamAan toot chuka hoga...lekin haai-haai, Face Sonali, Tangein Raveena, aur Aankhain KARISHMA!!!"

9. Bachu Bhigona to Bullah - "Bullah toone khullam khulla lambu Atta ko maut ke tave par sek diya, Uski laash ko worli ke gutter mein phenk diya!"

10. Lambu Atta on his Brother's death - "nahin mere bhai tu marna nahi, mere bhai tu marna nahin......dum ko pakad ke rakh mere bhai, dum ko pakad ke rakh..... tujhe yaad hai wo dhande waali jo kehti thi .."KUNDAN mere pyare kundan tere badan ko lagaoongi chandan.......... are tangoon ke jhoole me lita ke le jaoongi tujhe isi jahaaj me London. mere bhai tereko yaad he????............. KUNDAN............................. ARE MERA BHAI MAR GAYA RE BHAI! "

11. Chutiya says - ""main to gas ka woh cylinder hoon jo khali hai. Mere chulhe se aag kaise niklegi"

12. Pote to Lambu Atta - "aa gaye bhayya aa gaye!

tene gundagurdi mein bada naam kamaya,kabhi dushmano ko phaada, kabhi kaata,

dikhne mein to tu naata par naam hai lamboo atta"

13. Shankar says - "kisi ne sach hi kahaa hai ki...baap pe poot..pitaa pe ghodaa....kuch nahi to thodaa-thodaa..."

14. Shankar says - "do...char...che....aath...das.....BAS!!"

15. Chutiya says- "mera naam hai chutiya. achhe acchon ki khadi karta hun mai khatiya!!! bullii... kahan hai teri ungli? Bullah bhaiya, ab hoga hallagulla... police aur hukumat karegi, hay Bullah hay Bullah. sab bolenge, dhundo dhundo, kahan hai chutiya, pakdo pakdo kahan hai Bullah...."

16. Lambu Atta justifying rape of Bullah's sister - "areyyy to kaun saa bura kiya!

roti hoti hai khane ke liye.aur boti hoti hai chabane ke liye.

badshah ki behen ho, yaaa fakir ki beti.ek din mard ke neechey aati hai bajane ke liye seetee"

17. Chutiya to ibu hatela - "Mera bhai hai bohat kamina, din rat bahata hai vo hasina ka pasina."

18. Kala shetty: Kaun hai be tu? Mithun Da: Mai hun tum jaise logon se nafarat karne wala,Garibon ke liye jyoti, Gundon ke liye jwala"
Kala Shetty: "Tujhe banake maut ka niwala,Tere seene mein gaad dunga mai maut ka bhaala."

19. After killing Ibu hatela, Shankar meets Bullah and Pote in the docks - "

Bullah: Bada akad raha hai shankar. Ibu hatela ko marke tu ye sochta hai ki tu yaha ka dada ban gaya.

Mithun da: Dada baap ke baap ko kehate hai. Aisa baap jo apni harami aulado ko marne ke liye unko di huyi tarikho ka intezar karta hai.

Potey: Un tarikho ke ane se phele mai thumari zindagi ka calender phad dunga.

Bullah: Teri tarikhen ayengi shankar, magar tere marne ke baad.

Mithun da: Bullah ye crane dekh raha hai, iski halat wahi hai jo is waqt teri hai, jab iski chain toot jati hai toh ye bekar ho jati hai, aur bekar chesen bangar mai fek di jati hai.

Bullah: Mai karane(crane) nahi hu shankar, jahaz hu jahaz, jo samundar ka bhi seena faad deta haiii.

Potey: Humare aage thumari wahi aukat hai jo kenchi ke aage kapde ki hoti hai.

Mithun da: Kapda, yahi kapda akhir mai sabse bada lafda karta hai. Jab ye kafan bann jata hai toh fir admi ko upar jana hi padta hai."

20. "khote sikke ne bhi kya baat boli.... boli toh boli jaise bandook ki goli"

Plus if somebody is whacky & mad enough like me then he/she can download Gunda Ringtones at http://www.tejaswy.com/2010/02/21/gunda-ring-tone/ and set them on their Mobile Phones…I won’t be responsible for any adverse reactions though…
P.S: Thanks to Tejaswy Appalla @ http://www.tejaswy.com/

Che would be back again…

Till then ride safe & have safe sex…

Hasta la Victoria Siempre…

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

My 10 Favourite Bollywood Movies of the Decade

2000-2010 was a decade of coming-of-age for Bollywood with the formula movies getting thrown out of the window & some maverick directors showcasing their art brilliantly…surely one of the most influential decades for Bollywood and would go a long way in influencing new directors in years or even decades to come…

This is purely my selection; I am sure some of you would completely disagree with this list & some of you would relate to it but am sure you would find this list engrossing enough to read through…Read on to know The List of “My 10 Best Bollywood Movies of the Decade”…(in the order of their Release Dates)

1. Lagaan (2001)



Cricket & Bollywood - the 2 things that binds our nation , now that’s an unbeatable combo and if you add Aamir Khan’s charisma then you have got a movie which surely deserves to be in this list. This was also selected in the Top 5 Foreign Language Movies of that year & even though it didn’t win the Oscar but still it’s a piece of History which would be always remembered.

2. Dil Chahta Hai (2001)


The start of a new decade on a classical note, for me this remains a very memorable movie as this was the first movie I watched in Goa during my MBA with 100 of my batchmates…and this movie was a trendsetter for years to come with its slick styling, neat music & an emotional take on friendship with enough comic moments to make you laugh…

3. Lakshya (2004)





A classic tale of Motivation & Valor, one of the best movies made on the Indian Armed Forces, Hrithik Roshan played his part amazingly well & the brilliant cinematography of this movie made it further special for me plus the Music by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy was breathtaking as well especially the songs “Kandhon se milte hain Kandhe” & “The Lakshya Song”…


4. Rang de Basanti (2006)




Rarely a movie binds the entire natione together & RDB surely did match the pulse of the masses & classes equally, AR Rahman’s music made it even better and then you had Aamir Khan as well!!! Sharman Joshi was the standout performer for me in this movie. One of my all-time favourite song "Roobaroo" made this movie further special...


5. Omkara (2006)




“Langda Tyaagi” or Saif Ali Khan would never-ever get a similar role in his entire life, that’s damn sure; I actually hated his characted by the end of the movie…Vishal Bhardwaj’s classical tale of Othello would be always remembered for its legendary dialogues for me; some of them being “Bewakoof aur Chutiye ka farak” & “Haan ke Naa” plus the brilliantly shot fist-fight scene with the haunting song “Omkara” played in the background…spellbinding!!!


6. Khosla ka Ghosla (2006)


Simple yet brilliant, that’s what describes this movie for me. Debut Movie of Dibakar Banerjee and what a start to his cinematic journey. Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Ranvir Shorey, Navin Nischol & Vinay Shukla…what performances, story of a common man told superbly and it never went over-the-top & that was the key for me.


7. Bheja Fry (2007)




This is the movie which made me laugh the most in the entire decade; the funniest movie in my all-time list after Andaz Apna Apna, sheer acting brilliance of Vinay Pathak which actually forces you to strangle him to death due to his idiocy!!! I literally fell out of my seat innumerable times through this movie…Ranvir Shorey was hilarious too!!!


8. Taare Zameen Par (2007)


This movie made me cry, I would rather say howl; I remember I watched this movie alone & I had a corner seat & I kept crying through the movie…This movie would go down in the History books as one of the most sensitive movies ever made…and yes Aamir Khan again!!!


9. Dev D (2009)


The Movie of the decade for me, no doubts regarding this…this movie revolutionized the word “Musical” with its mesmerizing music composed by Amit Trivedi. The way “Female Sexuality” was portrayed in this movie is stuff legends are made of. Plus this is a classic lesson of “How not to waste one’s life for a girl”!!!


10. Udaan (2010)


Another smashing movie with brilliant performances by the Lead Cast & great music once again by the phenomenon named “Amit Trivedi”. This movie didn’t go out of my system even after 4-5 days of watching it & some scenes just kept coming back; a haunting tale of father-son relationship…

Movies which missed making the cut :
Saathiya (2002)
Munnabhai MBBS (2003)
Swades (2004)
Maqbool (2004)
Chak de India (2007)
Johnny Gaddar (2007)
Aamir (2008)
Rock On (2008)
Gulaal (2009)
3 Idiots (2009)
Ishqiya (2010)
Love Sex aur Dhokha (2010)

Some Interesting Trends from my List:
1. Music is one of the most important feature of any Bollywood Movie and amongst these 10 movies there is an interesting trend pertaining to Music Directors :
i. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy: 3 Movies
ii. A R Rahman: 2 Movies
iii. Amit Trivedi: 2 Movies

2. Aamir Khan is the Lead Actor in 4 out of these 10 movies & he is the Director of one as well; clearly the decade belonged to him and not just for his Acting Abilities but for his Marketing Brilliance as well!!!

3. 4 out of these 10 movies were debut movies of Directors, dream start indeed!!!
4. Only 1 Director has 2 movies in this list and that is Farhan Akhtar.

Hope you liked my list & it would be great if you can comment with your “Top 10” list as well in the Comments section…

Che would be back again…

Till then ride safe & have safe sex…

Hasta la Victoria Siempre…

Sunday, January 2, 2011

2010…On the Road and Off it…

If 2008 was the year of “reckoning” for me & 2009 was the year of “coming of age”, then 2010 would surely go down in my life as the year of “Changes”…changes in my Place of work & stay – from India to Kuwait, big change in the number of Motorcycle Rides – 14 in 2009 to just 3 in 2010 & the biggest change being that in my Marital Status – from being single to engaged and I basked in each one of them, never did I fret about either of these changes & welcomed them with ease…I don’t know why but getting adjusted to new circumstances & environment comes naturally to me and this year was all about that…read on to know more about 2010 as it was for me…

January 2010

The New Year started with a Rooftop Grill Party on 1st January - my EOiD Friend Hemanshu’s pre-marriage bash which was full of Delhi Chill & driving through the infamous Delhi Fog, the food was amazing & the company wonderful. I enjoyed the Old Delhi food which was on the menu that night. The rest of the month was spent in Airports & Hyderabad travelling for Hiring Trips & spending endless hours at the Airports due to flight delays. Another highlight of this month was visiting the famous Salarjung Museum, Charminar & Mecca Masjid at Hyderabad & sampling the Hyderabadi Haleem…


February 2010



My 2nd International Trip happened this month when I travelled to Kuwait to give my personal interviews for the new job & had a memorable time, both in terms of the quality of interviews & visiting a new country(http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/04/kuwait-orientation.html), the big surprise was getting upgraded to Business Class while coming back; a unique experience indeed(http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/04/judgement-day.html). I got the Job Offer in the end of the month which I readily accepted with feelings of anxiety & excitement in my mind. I also went to Chennai & met Sameer – my Chaddhi Friend & his family. One of the best moments of this month was enjoying Beer right in the middle of Puraani Dilli at Hauz Qazi Chowk courtesy Mr. Vihans urf Chunnu…I got my “Jai BoP” Tattoo engraved by Jerry which also had “The Mighty One” inscription – My passion got inked to my body for life !!!. I also threw a farewell bash for my friends at Adda & that would remain as one of the most memorable parties of my life – so much camaraderie & brimming with endless supply of Alcohol…



Another memorable moment of this month was attending my first Hockey Match & it couldn’t get any better with India trouncing Pakistan by a margin of 4-1, we all danced away to glory that evening followed by celebrations in Old Delhi…(http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/03/hockey-at-its-very-best.html)


March 2010


This month was the busiest month of the year for me. I made countless trips to the Passport Office & Police Station of Gurgaon to get my Kuwait paperwork complete (http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/04/bumps-on-road.html). I went with Bandita to Surajgarh to spend a quiet & relaxed holiday for 3 days – and after a long-long time I drove to a destination rather than riding to it!!! 5th March was the Last Working Day for me at UHG where I spent 3.5 years & had some amazing memories of Team Spirit, Hard Work & friends for life. On 4th March my UHG Recruitment Team threw a Farewell Party for me at Fox- Gurgaon & I had a ball, dancing & drinking my way to glory!!! The fact that I was leaving UHG made me really emotional & I even cried!!!


12th March 2010 was my engagement day & a big-big day of my life;


After about 9 months of our relationship I & Bandita got engaged & this was start of a new chapter of life for both of us…and boy-oh-boy wasn’t I looking different that day!!! Even I could not believe my eyes, clean-shaved & dressed in a Kurta!!! And on 28th March 2010 I finally left India to join my new job in Kuwait – a big change in my life was about to happen…the decision was quite tough & thought-through, leaving my Family, Friends, Bike & the open roads was not easy at all…

April 2010

This month went by in getting acquainted to a new country & a new job, each day was a day of revelation for me & I was learning new things each day & was really enjoying Kuwait as a country. The weather was getting hotter & I was getting fatter gorging on Beef & endless tubs of Ice-Cream!!! (http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/05/kuwait-as-i-see.html)

May 2010



I attended my first Arab Wedding – My colleague Rani’s wedding & it surely was a revelation time!!!(http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/05/myth-busting-party.html) I made my first trip to India after coming to Kuwait & even though it was just a 3-days trip I still managed to have my share of fun – the way I always do…getting the most of it!!!(http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/06/3-daysmemories-of-lifetime.html) Had a fun time with my family & specially my nieces plus also went for a short Bike Ride to Tijara in Rajasthan & this ride was ultra special as this was the first time I did a rode on my Bhai’s Royal Enfield which was the first RE I rode way back in 1999…(http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/06/bop-tijara-titans.html)



June 2010



I made the first Road Trip of Kuwait to the Kuwait-Iraq Border with my friend George in his brand new Chevrolet Malibu (http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/06/abdali-road-trip.html). Apart from this high June was a dull month with not much action & the sweltering desert heat kept me indoors all weekends anyway!!!

July 2010



I explored my culinary skills all this month & this was a great experience. I cooked all sorts of delicacies – Stuffed Paranthas, Mexican Dishes, Butter Chicken, Phirni, Upma and what not!!! While I was cooking all this Bandita was getting happier each passing day seeing my talent & waiting for her time to come when she would be able to enjoy feasts cooked by me!!!

August 2010

This month passed by in anticipation of my September India Trip plus planning & shopping for it. I shopped like crazy for my family & friends and got some amazing gifts for them. Also this was the month of my first Ramadaan in Kuwait, a brand new experience for sure. Hiding in a small little corner to smoke while in Office, No public eating or drinking all markets dead till 6:30 PM in the evening & then the post-Iftaar hooplah, it was a sight indeed!!! But the best part was the curtailed work hours, from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM!!! I love Kuwait!!!

September 2010

I came to India this month & what a trip it was…a BoP Ride to Dalhousie with my comrades (sadly Vinamra had to miss it)( http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/09/bop-dalhousie-darogaas.html), Birthday Celebrations with my family, BBB Ahaata Meet, ABC Group get-together, Mummy’s food(yummy!!!) & some much needed Beer Therapy!!! I also went to the Freeze Bar in Rajouri Garden with Arunima & had a chilled (literally!!!) time there…11 days went away in a Jiffy but had amazing fun each one of those days…




October 2010

October was another month of anticipation & shopping for my next India Trip in November!!! The Punchline was this month was Chunnu’s…when I told him that I am coming to India in November he said “Aap gaye hi kab the!!!”…I shopped a lot; the best of the lot was the Omega Seamaster Watch I got for my Bhai…his dream watch & a big surprise gift for him…also got loads of stuff for my nieces & Bandita…this month passed away very quickly in waiting!!!


November 2010



Another month….another India Trip & this time 16-days long packed with loads of Action, Beer, Open Roads & Travel…the big event was spending Diwali with my family; all of us were together on Diwali after 15 years that’s when Bhai left to join NDA & it was an amazing night…I went for an Old Delhi Trip after so long & enjoyed my favourites – Moinuddin Miyaan ke Kebab, Kure Mal ki Kulfi, Chicken Point’s Grilled Chicken and Chat at Ashok…



Went for BoP’s 3rd Anniversary Ride to Chittorgarh on 12th November & had an amazing time with my comrades & getting back to the open roads was a feeling which can’t be described in words, only a real Motorcyclist can empathize!!! I also fulfilled my childhood dream of seeing the “Victory Tower” or “Vijay Stambh” at Chittorgarh. (http://cheguevaraontheroad.blogspot.com/2010/12/bop-chittorgarh-cavaliers.html) I came back on 14th & then the very next day left for Sikkim to meet Bandita & have a chillaxed 5 days trip. Visited the Tsomgo Lake & the Nathula Pass which was freezing & laden with Snow, I really had a ball in Sikkim & would definitely go back on a Bike Ride someday…



December 2010




December started with a high – I got “The Mighty Two” (http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/12/mighty-two.html), my red beast…and the next few days passed in anticipation of getting my Driving License which I got within the next few days & then I experienced the raw rush of life @ 200+ kmph speed!!! Saying that it was an awesome feeling would be a gross understatement…The Wafrah Trip was simply too good & I had a wonderful time (http://thekuwaitdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/12/meri-christmas-weekend.html)…The rest of the month passed doing TP with my Kuwait friends here & getting ready for 2011!!! The 31st December night was well spent – started with “Jalebi on the Beach” followed by drinks over “Andaz Apna Apna” & then a high-induced sleep…

2011 would also bring a huge change to my life as I would get married this year & then would start a new chapter of my life – one for which I am anxious & excited, lets see what the future has in store for me but as always I am ready to face any challenge thrown at me – so what the challenge’s name is Bandita (don’t kill me for this baby!!!)

Che would be back on the road again…

Till that time…Ride safe & have safe sex…

Hasta la Victoria Siempre…