The Voice of SK

83 - A Journey Retold "Dhoni finishes it off in style, a magnificent strike into the crowd, India lift the World Cup after 28 years, the party starts in the dressing room, and it is an Indian captain who has been absolutely magnificent on the night of the finals." These lines of Ravi Shastri still resonate inside the hearts of millions of Indian cricket fans post India’s famous 2011 CWC victory. Rewind to June 25 th , 1983. India vs West Indies, Final 1983 WC: Mohinder Amarnath running up to bowl the last ball of the 52 nd over. Michael Holding tried to defend the delivery but it stayed low hitting him on the pads. The crowd erupted along with the Indian team appealing for the leg before. Holding watched the umpire with dread as he raises his finger. That moment was when history was made, a legacy created. 83 was able to capture the essence of India’s famous first ever world cup. Personally, I would label India’s 1983 WC win a little higher than its 2011 victory. Winni...

  The Heart Break “I’m done. Let’s end this!” Varun’s mind couldn’t process the message. He took it easy hoping it was just one of her usual mood swings. He did not bother her. A week went by. She hasn’t responded to any of his texts. He stared at the single ticks at the messages he had sent a day before. He sighed. He dialled her number and there was no answer. “She’ll come back, don’t worry. In the meantime, get back to your work”. Long- distance relationships can be truly painful. 2 years back… Varun was doing his final year of engineering. A team of students from his college was selected for a symposium that was happening at a college in Punjab. The HOD announced the team leaving for the event and Varun happened to be in it. They arrived at the college and they were being escorted to a room to refresh themselves. After that, they were on their way to the auditorium for the inauguration. The college had a lot of buildings and less greenery. There were few signboards ...

  Part II (There was another emergency meeting scheduled at the Jomato HQ by its CEO Deepinder Gopal) “Rajat, what’s the status?” Deepinder questioned hoping for optimism. “We questioned everyone at the data centre and we have concluded that nobody inside was responsible for this mess. We then checked our entry logs and security feeds. No leads. The trail went cold. There wasn’t a sign of suspicious activity, not even one.” Rajat’s voice dimmed. Deepinder let out a sigh. Clearly, this wasn’t the update he was expecting. It was a Sunday morning and the sun has just rose upon the horizon. A ray of light shone through the glass window that wasn’t curtained. Deepinder walked up to the window and drew the curtains. The conference room’s door swung open. The CEO’s assistant was standing there holding the door half open. “Sir! There’s a man out there saying that he wants to meet you and it was urgent” she said. “I am in no mood, please tell him that I can’t meet him” Deepinder...

  Disclaimer: This story is purely fictional and does not include any conspiracy theories. PART I Just In: Jomato makes its stock market debut amassing a huge IPO to its name. The future is bright for such tech-driven start-ups as Jomato becomes the first Indian unicorn to go public. There were celebrations at every Jomato office. They have come a long way from a food delivery start-up. The celebrations were, however short-lived. Reports of the app not working hit the Internet. Upon investigation, it was revealed that they were not alone, several apps were hit too due to a bug in their DNS Service provider – Akimi that eventually led to a global internet outage. The CEOs of the affected companies tweeted that their respective apps will begin functioning after Akimi rolls out a fix. The situation elapsed in 30 mins and all was back to normal, at least that was what it seemed. Rick, customer support at Jomato was busy answering customer queries. It was a normal Saturday evening ...

  Symphony of Life Arun closed the doors and windows of his room. His room was a mess with his bed undone, things thrown everywhere, a broken lampshade hanging on his desk, books scattered on the floor and empty bottles of alcohol stacked in the corner. Just like his room, he was a mess too. His hair was messy, his shirt soiled, his beard unshaven and his wizened dull face was itself a grievous sight. He staggered across the room only to step on a piece of glass that pierced into his right foot. He cursed himself and threw the glass piece from his foot aside with other pieces. Beside the glass pieces, was a broken photo frame with a photograph torn into pieces. He ransacked his cupboard and took a packet of white crystals labelled methamphetamine. He bit open the packet and poured half of it on the table. After a couple of snorts, his vision was blurry and after another one, he passed out. He opened his eyes to see a cloudy sky. He got up hastily. He was standing on a giant cloud ...

The Lost Diary It was late into the night. I finished dinner with some of my old friends, I met at the book fair that day and bid them goodbye. The weather was too chill and I was wondering if I should have brought a jerkin. I rubbed my hands and locked my arms to keep myself warm for a while. I walked to the bus stand and settled there hoping a 23C would stop by. There was nobody around except for some crickets chirping and I was getting eerie feelings that somebody was watching me. I ignored it and pulled up a game on my mobile. A sudden breeze hit me and took my attention to a book lying on the edge of the platform. The wind swiftly turned the pages of the book. I got up and picked the book. I felt a shiver down my spine as I lifted the book. It was a diary, rather an old one - leather bound with “2016” embossed on it. The pages were yellow tinged and wizened. Under the dim streetlight and cloudy moonless night, I wasn’t able to read what’s written in it. I was interrupted by ...

  THE ONE WHERE I WRITE ABOUT F.R.I.E.N.D.S. How you doin’ folks! Spanning 10 seasons and 234 episodes, the series has always been able to put a smile on your face no matter what. B99, Big Bang Theory, Office fans! Peace out! Here’s few cool moments from the series. ALERT: SPOILERS AHEAD! 1 The Power of Unagi! Well, definitely not the Sushi! Unagi is not something you are, it's something you have! 2 You may be somebody’s lobster but always remember that you were never on a break.  3 Being a bracelet buddy isn't tough if the bracelet doesn't repel women. 4 Guess what? You should have paid attention to your history classes! 5 Joey doesn't share food! Neither me! 6 Make sure you remember your fiancé's name before taking your marriage vows. 7 Now I know that you know what Phoebe knew that they did not know that she knew that they knew she knew. Sorry! I just don't know... Oops! 8 Pseudonyms are cool! You would sound like a secret agent on a secret mission....