खून के लिए तरसती दुनिया

ब्लड बैंक में पेहला दिन

खून की प्यासी इस ज़मीन पर अगर एक बूँद 'रक्त' की मिल जाए तो क्या कहने????

आप सब सोच रहे होंगे की मैंने ऐसा क्यूँ कहा? सच ही तो है! आज कल दुनियाँ में जो चल रहा है, बढ़ते हुए दंगे-फसाद ............ क्या कहूँ???हर जगह लहू ही बह रहा है. ऐसा ही कुछ मुझे भी दिखा ... मेरी हाल में जमशेदपुर ब्लड बैंक में ट्रेनिंग शुरू हुई. पहले दिन मुझे काउंटर पे बैठा दिया गया. वहां एक आंटी भी थी. पहले दिन तो बस मरीजों को घर वालों से मुलाकात हो रही थी. कोई अनेमिया पीड़ित है, किसी का एक्सीडेंट हो गया, किसी को कैंसर है या फिर कोई खुशी-खुशी रक्त दान करने आया है. ऐसे ही लोग आते गए. कुछ गरीब किसान भी थे जो पास को जिले से आए थे. कोई खून की भरपाई करने आया था तो किसी को ५-६ बोतल खून की सकत ज़रूरत थी. अब ब्लड बैंक में ऐसा महिना था की नेगेटिव ब्लड ग्रौप्स मिल हि नही रहे थे. बहुतों को खली हंत लौटना पड़ा या फिर किसी एक ऐसे व्यक्ति को ढूँढ लाये जो रक्त दान कर साके.

इतने में काउंटर पर एक आदमी आया. देखने में तो किसान लग रहा था पर कुछ पुछा नही किसी ने उससे. उसने हडबडा कर कहा, " मैडम मैं भतीजे को ले आया. ये खून देगा."मेरे साथ बैठी आंटी ने हँसते हुए कहा, " देख को तो भतीजा नही लगता. देखना कहीं से प्रोफेशनल ले को ले आया है."


मैंने कुछ कहा नही बस तमाशा देख रही थी. इतने में दूसरे अंकल आए और उसे भतीजे से पूछताछ शुरू की.
अंकल : पहले कभी खून दिया है?
भतीजा: सर हिलाता है.. बोलता नही ..
अंकल: अच्छा, अपना नाम बताओ?
भतीजा: चुप रहता है.
इतने में पीछे से उसका चाचा बोलता है.. " नीरज टुडू."
अंकल: अच्छा पिताजी का नाम?फिर से चाचा बोल पड़ा और भतीजा मुह तानकता रहा.
अंकल:(गुस्से में) अबे..क्या बोलना नही आता क्या? खून तुम दे रहा है या तुम्हारा चाचा?
फिर भी लड़के ने कुछ नही कहा. मुझे हँसी भी आ रही थी.
इतने में अंकल ने उस लड़के को चाचा से पुछा, " आप खून क्यूँ नही दे रहे? आप तो सही दीखते हैं.
"चाचा ने कहा, " डॉक्टर sahab मन किए है. मुझे मिर्गी है."
अंकल : अच्छा यहाँ को कौन डॉक्टर बोलेन ज़रा जांच कराएँ तो.....

इतने में दोनों चाचा-भतीजे की हालत ख़राब होने लगी. काफ़ी देर तक तहकीकात होने को बाद पता चला की वो कोई भतीजा नही था. कहीं से उस गरीब किसान को मिल गया एक प्रोफेशनल ले और न जाने उससे कितने पैसे ऐंठ लिया होगा .

काउंटर पर बैठी आंटी जी ने मुझसे कहा, " देखा बेटा . १६ साल का तजुर्बा है. मेरी आन्ह्कें धोखा नही का सकती."

इस किस्से को बाद मैं कुछ कह न पायी. बस इसी सोच में पड़ी रही की मजबूरी में लोग क्या-क्या कर
बैठते हैं . अब नौबत ऐसी आन पड़ी की रक्त दान के लिए प्रोफ़ेस्सिओनल्स घूमते हैं जो गरीबों से पैसे ऐंठे रहे हैं .

Nature Speaks

THE SKY IS SMILING AT US

On 1st of Decemeber 2008, at about 7:00PM, when the sky was pitch dark, I came out of my house and saw the sky smiling at me. I removed my glasses, rubbed my eyes and looked again. Yes, it was the sky smiling at me. We often tend to see images in the sky and according to our imagination we describe them but this time it was real.

There were 2 planets adjacent to each other and vertically down in the center was the moon, in the shape of a cusp(half cusp). This looked an emoticon- A Smiley that we all use daily to emote our happiness.

The image was perfect but each time I tried to capture it, I couldn't. I desparately wanted a good camera which could capture such a rare occurence. I managed to get a camera phone and asked my friend to click one for me. The pictures were not so clear though.

Isn't it an expression of Nature???

The unique feature in VIT

The only college I know of, that is separated by a train track, that is VIT. Life can come to a stand still but the trains cannot. They keep moving to and from Chennai to Bangalore and it's a wonderful view. The rumbling sound of the trains makes the place lively.

In moments when I felt lonely, the rumbling sound made my those wheels on the track, made me feel that there was not at end to life. It was irritating initially but at the end of three years it became a part of life.

If someone would ask me what I miss the most, my reply would be : ' I miss watching the train and hearing the whistel.'

The major difference

The striking feature in my compare and contrast topics is that I did my graduation from an engineering college , where students from Science and Humanities were a minority but I am doing my post-graduation from a medical college. We rule here and Bio-Science field is considered to be the top most here. The whole atmosphere has changed and even the importance given to the post graduate students is commendable. We are made to behave as PG students. I feel so proud to walk in a crowd amongst my fellomates, wearing labcoats. What I see around me is, the colour white that is predominant. After a long time there was a sense of satisfaction after wearing labcoat.

The Central Library

THE LIBRARY BUILDING(MAHE)

In the first place comparing 2 big Universities is really difficult but I think there are striking differences as well as similarities in the way life moves. Both VIT and MAHE have attained the University status. MAHE is a group of educational institutions which iincludes engineering, medical, management, hotel management, jewellery designing, communication etc all spread around a huge area. MAHE is quite old. VIT is mainly an engineering college which includes others courses related to management and Life Science.

It is very difficult to compare educational institutions but I am going to start the comparison with the most important place, The Library.

The library is huge and spread in a large area. There are volumes and volumes of books, journals, magazines in both the libraries. If one considers the infrastructure, it is almost the same.

The only thing that would matter to any student is freedom. There are no restirctions in the timings. In VIT there is specific time for girls that is only till 10pm and for boys it extends till 12am but here in MAHE central library, the timings are the same for boys and girls that is till 11:30pm.

THE EDU BUILDING AND LIBRARY

The rules regarding the entry and exist is the same but there is one major difference.

Wanna know what????

In VIT we are constantly told, " Utilize the library, it has so much to give you."
But, how many actually utilize the facilities in the library.

In Manipal the no one needs to tell us to go to the library. In fact no one does. The pressure they give is so much that automatically the crowd ends up in the library studying. The library is the best socialising place in Manipal and I think after coming here library has become my second home but to add on I would surely mention I miss being in VIT library, the place which made me love to read in silence and the place where I actually learnt to utilize books.

VIT LIBRARY

THE INSIDE VIEW OF VIT LIBRARY

Cat nuisance!!

The title might suggest that I am not fond of cats. Yes, those little creatures do freak me out. Not that I have been pounced upon by them but yes, they certainly freak me out. Why am I talking about cats, suddenly?? Want to know why??? Manipal is the only place so far I have seen where there are more cats than any other creatures. Dogs and cows are in majority. They can be seen anywhere and everywhere in India especially when it comes to public places but here, in Manipal cats dominate!

I see them everyday in and around the campus, near houses, hostels, in bins, any moment a cat may come mewing around you. These cats are in different sizes. Some are just kittens, some appear like normal cats, some huge ones and their musculature and posture is just like a mini leopard. It might sound funny seeing the way I have described but sooner or later I will add pictures to prove my point. At many occasions cats have actually followed me and also tried to play with me when I intend no harm to them and neither am I capable of petting them or even being near their vicinity. I am neither an animal lover nor an animal hater.

My policy is, “I respect your freedom, and you respect mine. So don’t come near me!”

A cat was following me one evening; I turned around and said, “Why are you troubling me? Stay there! You go your way and I will go my way.”

I was laughing within for having talked like that. The cat stopped and turned back and took few steps on the opposite side. I heaved a sigh of relief but then as soon I turned to go back, it followed me again. Few days ago there was a cat in my house!!! God knows how it entered my house but I know that the next moment I was up on my bed waiting for it to go out on its own. Such things have never happened with me even at home. In VIT it used to be dogs!! Be it cats or dogs my sympathetic nervous system gives its results.

If it was dogs in VIT , there are cats in Manipal but both these creatures seem to freak me out !!


My next posts will carry forward the differences!!

Return from exile!!

It's been months that I have actually got the time to pen down some of my thoughts. Life has changed! That too, only after staying here only for 3 months. Manipal has the capability to change people.


Well, the change I am talking about is mostly the lifestyle. I have started living life in a way which I have never lived so far. There used to be days previously when I complained about not having time, but now I do not have even the time to complain. I am flowing with what's happening and not even getting an idea how to retrospect on it. That's life!! After coming from VIT, yet another protective atmosphere after school and home. Yes, I think VIT had pampered me a lot that's why I was facing a tough time initally but now that I have adjusted to the new life now.


My last post was written on 8th September and after longing for 2 months I am giving time to my blog. I felt as if I was not my own self. So in the event of rediscovering myself I am trying to differentiate how different was life 3 years back and how is it at present.


My next posts describes some of the striking difference and certain similarities that I found in Manipal and VIT.