23rd march, 2012 It was the 81st death anniversary of Shaheed Bhagat Singh. One of my friends shared a video of ‘Ae Watan Ae Watan Humko Teri Kasam’ on facebook. Thanks to the inspiring lyrics, the feeling of patriotism filled within me and with that zeal of ‘Inquilab Zindabad’, I started reading about Bhagat Singh. As soon as I did that, I started noting down some qualities of Bhagat Singh to think over th ...

Sagarika Chakraborty, an author of “A Calendar Too Crowded” is an awesome person. I would describe her as amicable, happy, bubbly, hyper-active, pretty, and intelligent too. It was a great pleasure talking to her and Youth-diaries is more than happy to interview her. Q.     When did you start writing? What inspired you to start writing? A.     If you mean when did I pen down my first story well you are in f ...

It’s a music that speaks for itself and for the youth. Unlike the conventional practice of playing live first and then securing a deal with a record label; Delhi based band ‘Sifar’ does it the independent way. The music and lyrics, which are written by Amit Yadav and Anshul Bansal are a reflection of their personal experiences and thoughts. These are the same experiences which are shared by the youth today; ...

An opportunity to become big, a chance to prove themselves-that’s what every youngster has been looking for. Probably every teenager would be tired of listening bad from their parents whenever their fingers tingled along the strings of guitar or whenever their pen pines for carving creative sculptures on the paper or whenever they imitate Hritik in Just Dance. The parents are never wrong from their side bec ...

“We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.” Woodrow T. Wilson. It may sou ...

Wife laments about the expenses; kids pester him to arrange money for their school excursion; in the midst boss calls him through the phone and scolds him for the delay in the project. It is tough to be a middle class man unless the music is not there to lineate his tension. A rich man attends the concert to enjoy the music, while a poor spends time on listening to the music played by a roadside guitarist; ...