WHAT IF MARY HAD SAID NO !!

Jesus Christ was born of Mary. Do we ever think about the things Mary must have gone through. Do we ever think 'What if' Mary had said NO !! to the angel on that faithful moonlit night. History as we know it would be changed. Yes, Mary must have had a choice like you and me. We choose everyday, right or wrong. What if Mary was stubborn like we are and refused the path to which she was called for. But instead, she chose to say "I am the Lord's servant, May it be to me as you have said". These humble words gave man his salvation and peace between heaven and earth. Beautiful isn't it?

Are we ready to say we are the Lord's servants in front of our family, friends, our neighbours and to ourselves, and not to mention, an Angel of God ?

HERCHHUAK THUAI SE

Everyday Medicine

1) THE PHARMACOLOGY OF KUHVA:

Mizote hi kuhva heh, sahdah hmuam, meizial leh zuk leh hmuam theih zawng deuhthaw ti hnam kan ni, mahse chu chu kan sawi tum a ni lo.

Kuhva hring kan han ei a, a ei khat leh zei lo deuh chuan chil kan chhak chhen loh chuan kan han rui ngei a, kan thlan a tla a, kan lu a hai a, kan ek a chhuak thin a ni. Lungngai suh, nangmah chauh i ni bik love. A chhan nia lang awlsam thei angin kan han sawi dawn ange.

Kuhva rah kan tih ‘areca catechu’ a.k.a ‘betelnut’ a.k.a ‘kuai’ ah hian chemical alkaloid Arecholine an tih hi a awm reuh a. Arecholine hi Cholinergic group of drugs ah a tel a. Cholinergic drugs hnathawh dan te (kuhva lam hawi bikah):

1) Secretory glands (sweat glands a bik takin): secretion a ti tam a, thlan te a tla buah buah thei a, bakah ka chhungah chil/khak te pawh a ti tam a ni.
2) Gastro-intestinal(kan ril/intestine): Peristalsis a ti tam a, awmzia chu ril a che nasa a, kan thil ei ang ang khan mawng lam an pan thuai thuai thin a ni.
3) Vascular (thisen zam lam) :Arterial smooth muscle, thisen zam a muscle awm kha a ti nem/relax a, chuvang chuan thisen zam a lo lian/dilate ta thin a. Thisen zam a dilate/len chuan taksa temperature a sang thin a. Chumai bakah thluaka thisen zam pawh a lo dilate a, chu chuan lu hai/ headache te a thlen a, kan ni muai muai a, kan Rui, kan ti thin ta thin a ni.
4) Laryngospasm : I ruih fuh loh phei chuan i hrawk kha a tawt up up thin. Hei hi arecholine-in i hrawk muscles a khawih tel vang a ni.

Heng bakah hian i ruih fuh loh phei chuan i lung phu a dul ruih phah thei a, i mit pupil a dilate bawk ang, mahse heng hi chu kan inhre lem lo a ang.

Chinai (Lime) hi sawi leh lawk ila…he hi alkali a ni a. A hlauhawm em em mai a. Alkali hi a tam phei chuan acid ai pawha hlauhawm zawk a ni…Mizote hi pum chhiat loh ngaihna chu awm lo…cancer chu sawi loh.

2) THE PHYSIOLOGY OF YAWNING AND MUTCHHUAK AFTER CHAW EI TEUH:

Heng thu hi proof tak a la awm lo chu an ti nangin an zirtir dan tlangpui chu hetiang hi a ni:

Kan mut a chhuah chuan kan han ham bui bui a, a chang phei chuan zirlai bu keu fel chiah tihin kan han ham nghal a. Kan ham/yawn khan kan mutchhuak a zual thin emaw te kan tia, kan insum tang tang thin. Mahse, a nihna takah chuan i mut a chhuah khan i thluak ah thisen a lo tlem tihna a ni a, a thisen awm chhun pawh an saturated tawh te pawh niang, in zirlai a har si nen khan. Khatah tak khan stimulation a lo awm a, i han ham vak ta thin a. Mut chhuak emaw drowsy lem lo ham bui bui kan van em hi.

I ham vak a, thaw i la pawp a, i awm/thorax a lo zau a, i taksa danga thisen kha negative pressure vangin i lung/heart ah a lut teuh a (venous return a tam). Tichuan, in thaw chhuak leh chiah a, i lung khan thisen kha a pump chho ta teuh thin a, i lo harh zawk thin a ni.

Tin, Chawlhni zingah vawksa i ei a, a tui phei chu i hawp hnem lutuk Sunday School ah i mut a chhuak leh si, i in ringhlel a, i inthlahrung a ni. Mutchhuah dan chin erawh a inang awm lo e. Hei hi a chhan ni awm a lang chu, chaw i ei khan i thisen kha i gastrointestinal system (pumpui, ril) lamah a in channel thla teuh thin a. Hei hi a chhan chu chaw i lo ei khan i thil ei lo absorb tu tur thisen i mamawh hnem a ni. Hei hian i taksa dang atanga thisen a bik takin i thluak lama thisen kha a lo la hek ni rengin, i mut a lo chhuak ta.

(P.S. medical term ka hmang nual a Mizo tawnga dah ngaihna hriat loh leh sap tawnga a chiang zawka ka ngaih vang a ni)

BEET ROOT LEH BEKANG

Mizote hian beet root hi kan hre lar lo hle mai a, a hming kan nei lo maw tih laiin Bulsen a ni e chu an ti, thisen sang tan a tha hle mai. He thlai-ah hian nitrates an tih hypertension damdawiah pawh an hman nasat hi a tam a. A tui sawr a in phei chuan rei lo teah a effect a lang nghal thei a ni. Mahse, 'bul' (roots) dang ang bawkin carbohydrates (sugar) a tam avangin Zun Thlum nei mi tan fimkhur a tul a ni...

tin, bekang eia kan ei Soyabean hi a tha em em mai bawk a. Isoflavones an tih protein chi khat a awm a...chu chu ruh lam tan te (osteoporosis), obesity ah thau chhia tih hniam nan te, hnute cancer do nan te leh thil dang dang tan, kan sawi vek seng lo ang...tin, protein a tam em em vang hian vegetarians' meat te pawh an lo ti thin. Keini chuan kan um thung...

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MBBS zir turin i lo tling a...kan lawmpui che Congrats!!! You have so much ahead of you, so enjoy while you can.
Here are some of the colleges where mizoram has seats...hope this will help you!!! you're welcome to ask any Qs

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GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE, NAGPUR, MAHARASHTRA.

Nagpur-ah hian kum 2004 atang khan MBBS seat kum tinin pakhat, Mizoram in kan nei a, BDS seat erawh kum 2002 (1992-2002) thleng chauh kha kan nei a, a awm tawh lo a ni.
Nagpur-a MBBS zir tur hian Mizoram lam atanga lo inbuatsaih lawk a tha hle a, thil tulte lo tarlang ila:

Awm hmasate:
1. 2004 Batch:
Dr. Joy Laldinpuii Miller
D/O: Rev. Sangkunga Miller
Address: New Life Home-I
Laitumkhrah, Shillong-II, Meghalaya.
Phone: 0364-2233765.
Mobile: +919970604993 (Nagpur)

2. 2005 Batch:
Dr. Malsawmtluanga
S/O: Dr. B. Lalramzauva
Address: Zarkawt, Aizawl, Mizoram.
Phone: 0389-2348561
Mobile: +9199602264869 (Nagpur).
P.S. Dr Malsawmtluanga (Mac-a) hi Civil hospital ah intern ti turin a chho tawh a ni...

3. 2006 Batch:
Aldy Lalruatpuia
S/O: Thangtluangzeli
Address: Chawngliani Building. Peter Street,
Khatla, Aizawl, Mizoram.
Mobile: +919730759767
4. 2007 Batch:
C. Hmingthansanga
S/O: C. Beilai
Address: 67, New Saiha West-I,
Saiha Dist., Saiha, Mizoram.
Mobile: +919975723760 (Nagpur).

5. 2008 Batch:
Lalvenhima
S/O: R. Thanzuala
Address: Sarawn Veng, East Lungdar.Mizoram.
Mobile: 9096331622.

6. 2009 Batch:
Mary Lalchhandami
D/O: Lalthanmawia
Address: A-88, Saron Veng, Aizawl.
Mb: 9960560327


DOCUMENT PAWIMAWHTE:
1. Nationality Certificate
2. Class X & XII passed Certificate leh Marksheet/list
3. Migration Certificate
4. Provisional Certificate
5. Birth Certificate
6. Testimonials (Class XII passs na sikul atangin)
7. Physical Fitness Certificate for further studies
8. Transfer Certificate

FEES & Expenditure:
College Admission: Rs. 24,000.00. (including 1year tution fee)
Hostel Admision : Rs. 2,300.00 (Rs. 2,000. per year)
Tution Fee : Rs. 9,000. per term (Rs. 18,000. per year).
Gym, Swimming, Sports,etc.. : Rs. 1,500.00 (Approx).
Books (for First Year) : Rs. 5,000.00. (approx).
Luggage, buckets, etc. : Rs. 3,000.00 (approx).
Mess Fee, Breakfast,etc.: Rs. 2,000-2,500/month (approx).
Personal Expenditure: Rs. 2,000.00 per month (approx).

Lo kal thar tur tan a vawikhatna ah Rs. 40,000.00 vel chu lo inrin lawk a tha. Thlatin expenditure atan Rs. 4000-6000 (a hmangtua zirin)

Note : An lawm ee!!!
website-http://www.gmcnagpur.org.in/

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Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, MP

Din kum - 13th, August, 1955
Mizoram Seat awmzat - 2

Fee Structure : (Approximate fees)
1st Year : 49900 + 10000 (Admission fee n Hostel fee resp.) = Rs 59900
2nd, 3rd n 4th Year : 36000 + 10000 = Rs 46000
5th year : 18000 + 10000 = Rs 28000

Routes :
1. Direct Train route : Shipra Express from Howrah station to Indore i.e via Bhopal
Days of Run : Monday, Thursday, Saturday
27 hours journey

Bhopal Express from Howrah to Bhopal station
Days of Run : Monday only

2. Via Delhi : Kolkata to Delhi by train or flight, and Delhi to Bhopal by train route
Train - Bhopal Super fast Express 11 hours journey (Train dang poh tama mahse heihi kan hman ber delhi trang chuan)

Session tan hun - August ( first week)

Medium of Teaching - English

Documents required -
Class X marksheet n Certificate
Class XII marksheet n Certificate
Provisional Certificate
Tribal Certificate
Migration Certificate
Residential Certificate

Address : Sultaniya Road, Koh-E-Fiza, Bhopal, 462001

University : Barkatullah University

Associated Hospitals : Hamidia Hospital, Kamla Nehru Hospital, Sultaniya Hospital

Contacts : Dr Vanzara +919826755045
Mamuana +919575628017
website-http://www.gandhimedicalcollege.com/webforms/home.aspx

Note: Nuam an ti thei a nia aww anni khi chu...

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RNT (radindranath tagore) Medical college

Location: Udaipur, Rajasthan.
No. of Seats for Mizo candidates: 2
Route:

1.Guwahati to delhi(train),delhi to udaipur(bus/train/flight)
2.Kolkata to delhi(train/flight),delhi to udaipur(bus/train/flight)
3.Kolkata to udaipur(direct train) thursday only..

Fee:
MIPA: Admission fee Rs.6300(hostel fee included)
Tuition fee Rs.2500 per annum
Hostel fee Rs.2000 per annum
Mess fee Rs.1000 per month
HMEICHHIA:
Admission fee Rs.4500(hostel fee included)
Hostel fee Rs 2600 per annum
Tuition fee:nil
Mess fee:Rs.1000 per month
Lehkhabu man(first year tan bik)Rs.3000

Language of teaching: English
Documents required for admission:
_Class10&12 marksheet
_provisional
_migration
_residential
_birth certificate
_character certificate
_transfer certificate
_original&photocopy 2 theuh ken tur.


Contact:9928667538/9887183991/9610820347

Note : Final year zawha BIBLE hon leh tur lo chuan ken tawh loh tur....hehe..ka kol hnem tawh lutuk, paih a zahawm si...(an uang lo!!)


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Mahatma Gandhi Memorial College, Indore
Established: 1955

Location: Indore city, Madhya Pradesh.

No. of Seats for Mizo candidates: 1

Route:
1. From Aizawl to Indore Via Calcutta through Air.
OR
2. From Aizawl to Indore Via Calcutta and Delhi through Air
OR
3. From Aizawl to Calcutta by Air and Calcutta to Indore by train (Shipra Express)
OR
4. ECONOMY: Aizawl to Guwahati by bus, Guwahati to Kandwa by train and Kandwa to Indore by bus (approx.


Fee:
1) On admission: Rs.49850/-
(following year ah Rs.10000/- in a hniam and, chutiang zelin final year thleng)
2) Mess charges 1000/month3 hours)

Language of teaching: English

Documents required for admission:
1. Admission memo issued by director, selection board for higher and technical studies, Mizoram, Aizawl
2. 10th mark sheet
3. 12th mark sheet
4. Bonafide resident certificate from office of D.C. Aizawl district
5. Transfer certificate from class 12
6. Migration certificate from MBSE
7. Medical fitness
8. Guardian monthly income
9. Birth certificate
10. Recent passport photos
11. I.D. Card

Contact numbers of present students:

1. Dr Biakthansangi 2004 Internship 09615022047
2. Dr Zoremmawii 2005 Final year 09826868837
3. Vanlalhruaii 2006 Pre final 09826634753
4. Lucy Zothanpuii Sellai 2007 2nd prof 09179153297
5. J.Vanlalsanga 2008 2nd prof(junior batch) 09926495079
6. Vanlalmuanpuii 2009 1st prof 09993193606

ADDRESS OF COLLEGE:
M.G.M. Medical College and M. Y. Hospital ,
INDORE- 452001
MADHYA PRADESH

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MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (MGIMS)
WARDHA, MAHARASHTRA
Established: 1969
Location: SEWAGRAM, WARDHA
No. of Seats for Mizo candidates: 1
Route:
1.Aizawl to Kolkata (flight in kan kal tlangpui, nih loh chuan guwahati tangin train-Saraighat emaw a lak theih)
2.Kolkata to Wardha
i) Train- Mumbai Mail Dar 8pm or 9pm velah chhuak, Azad Hind 10pm. Duration of journey: 19-21 hrs
ii)Flight-Indigo flight 6pm-7pm velah chhuak Duration of journey: 1-2 hrs(a zan vekah a thlen theih tihna nih chu)
Note: Flight hi Kolkata-Nagpur a nih avangin Nagpur-wardha bus/taxi lak a ngai Duration: 2 hrs

Fee structure:
i) On admission: Admission fee- Rs.33930/- a ngai a. Hei hian first 6 months fee a keng tel nghal.
Security deposit- Rs.44000/- (2009-ah) a ni bawk a. Mahse hei hi Interest nen Mbbs zir zawhah lakchhuah leh vek tur a ni.
ii) Half yearly: Rs.21200/- Fee ah hian Hostel rent+tuition+mess charges+sports etc a tel.

lehhkhabu man(first year tan bik)approx Rs.3000

Session starts on: July last week
Language of teaching: English
Documents required for admission:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
provisional
migration
residential
birth certificate
character certificate
transfer certificate
Tribal
First attempt certificate
Nationality Certificate/Passport
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.
(P.S. Certificate i neih zawng zawng chu rawn keng tawp rawh)
Zirlai awm mekte:
Dr Marina (PG Orthopaedics) Mission Veng, Aizawl
Dr Yvonne (PG Pathology) Ramhlun, Aizawl
Dr Rosie (PG Radiology) Chanmari, Aizawl
Dr Benjamine (PG Medicine) Vairengte
Henry Lalrosanga, Lunglei
Dr Samua Internship, Chhinga Veng Aizawl +919096967758
Malsawna, Lunglei +9199756435
Remmawia, Saiha +91990202316
Lalrema, Thakthing Aizawl +919665276106

Zirlai Awm tawh te:
Dr Remthanga Medicine Director, Presbyterian Hospital Durtlang
Dr Shahnaz, Community Medicine
Dr Rinchhana Orthopaedics, Presbyterian Hospital Durtlang
Dr PC-a Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital Durtlang
Dr Zosanga Ophthalmology, Coimbatore ah Fellowship ti mek
Dr Mahuma, Radiology Neigrhims Shillong
Dr Abrahama (Rural Service)Presbyterian Hospital Durtlang

Kan kalhmang:

1. Kan college ah hian PG hi entrance ngai lovin kan hmu thei a, Mbbs-a mark zirin kan thlang thung.
ST tan a hranpa quota a awm.
2. Mbbs zawh hnu hian Rural Service Kum 2 tih ngai a, chu chu Nazareth shillong, Roberts Shillong
leh Prebyterian Hospital, Durtlang ah te a hnai vai.
3. Rural service hi kum khat minimum a ni.

Extra Note: i) List i han en ang hian mipa kan thahnem tawh viau, hmeichhe fel tak duhsak bik an ni ang.
ii) Mipa a nih dawn rau rau chuan zai lama tui mi, football-a up-to-date tak ni thei se.
ii) Hindi kan hman nasat avangin rawn chhuk hmaa hindi zir a fuh viau.
iii) Zir peih lova i haw leh dawn ai chuan rawn kal lo law law rawh, hrehawn erawh i tuar ve hat a ngai ang.
iv) I rawn kal hmain a chunga i senior tur i duh ber khi thil awm dan te i rawn zawt dawn nia.
v) Rawn chhuk tawp la admission vel chu kan lo buaipui vek dawn che nia.

Kan lawm e!!! website-http://www.mgims.ac.in/

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BABA RAGHAV DAS MEDICAL COLLEGE



Location: Gorakhpur
Number of seats : 1




Route:
1) Mizoram to guwahati by road
Guwahati to Gorakhpur by Train
2) Mizoram to Kolkata by Flight
Kolkata to Gorakhpur by Train

Fee structure: Rs.15500 per year (College+Hostel rent) ei leh in tel lovin.
Session starts on : August
Language of teaching: English+Hindi
Documents:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
migration
residential
birth certificate
Confirmation from Higher and technical office
Admit card of selection for higher& technical studies
Hepatitis B vaccination Certificate
Tribal
Passport size photos 5 copies
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.

Contact: Zari +919889920514
Address: BRD MC
Gorakhpur-273013
UP
website-http://brdmc.org/

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NORTH EASTERN INDIRA GANDHI REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES (NEIGRIHMS)

Location: SHILLONG
Number of seats : 3





Route:
1) Mizoram to shillong by road

2) Mizoram to Guwahati by Flight
Guwahati to shillong by road

Fee: On admission Rs.4000/- (2008-ah)
Mess- 2000/month
Session starts on : August 1st working day (hostel compulsory)
Language of teaching: English
Documents:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
migration
residential
birth certificate
Tribal
Passport size photos 5 copies
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.

Contact: Lalnunsangi+919862356427

website-http://neigrihms.gov.in/

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ASSAM MEDICAL COLLEGE

Location: DIBRUGARH

Number of seats : 6





Route:
1) Mizoram to Guwahati to Dibrugarh by road (Guwahati-Dibrugarh 425kms, approx 8 hrs Rs.300/-)

2) Aizawl to Guwahati by Flight
Guwahati to Dibrugarh by road

Fee: On admission: Rs.7500/-
Hostel fee- Rs.900/-

Session starts on : August
Language of teaching: English
Documents:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
migration
residential
birth certificate
Tribal
Passport size photos 5 copies
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.

Contact: Muantea +919957076797

website-http://www.assammedicalcollege.net/

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KING GEORGE MEDICAL COLLEGE (KGMC)
Established: 1911

Location: Chowk 3, Lucknow UP

No. of Seats for Mizo candidates: 1






Route:
1) Aizawl-Kolkata by flight
Kolkata-Lucknow by flight or Train
2) Guwahati-Lucknow by Train

Fee:
Admission fee - Rs.25950/-
Hostel rent- Rs.4000/-
Yearly fee- Rs.17000/-

Session starts on: August
Language of teaching: Hindi/English
Documents required for admission:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
migration
residential
birth certificate
Tribal
Passport size photos 5 copies
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.

Contact: Makuri +918009792232

website-http://www.kgmcindia.edu/

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SMS Meidcal College,Jaipur



Established: 1947


No. of Seats for Mizo candidates: 1




Route:
1) Train: 2 trains daily (1 from Howrah, 1 from Sealdah) Howrah Departure: 23:00 hrs
2) Flight: Jet Airways/Indigo/Spice/Kingfisher Kolkata-Jaipur Via Mumbai or Delhi
Fee:
Admission fee Rs.3000/- (for first 6 months)

Session starts on: August first week

Language of teaching: English

Documents required for admission:
Class10&12 marksheet and certificates
School Leaving Certificate
migration
residential
birth certificate
Tribal
Mother's/father's identification
Passport size photos 5 copies
original&photocopy attested 2 theuh ken tur.

Contact: Zorini +919602381229

College Address: Sawai Man singh Medical College
JLN Marg
Jaipur-302004

RIVER OF LIFE _samu©

This is another song which i scribbled down...


A cloudy day, a shadowed sky;
In dreams of what our world would be,
I saw a man who told a tale about a life renewed.
He said his past was full of pain, he was a victim of greed and power.
But…times change and situations change and…
Shadows all passed away
When destiny came knocking on his door;
He no more lives in pain, in agony, nor sorrow;
The Light of Life shines upon him,
He met someone who showed his love and care.

**Show that you Love, show that you Care;
Show you’re someone somebody depends on,
They’re calling your name, calling out of pain and suffering
So, show that you Love, cause Love is all they need.

Give your heart, all you have;
What you give is what you get.
Be the one to start the fire, and let it burn all through.
Trying hard but in vain, a silver lining is all they’ll ever need.
Lend your ears and hear the S.O.S. and…
Save them they’re drowning in the flood,
Destiny is what we choose to make.
They’ll no more live in pain, in agony, nor sorrow;
The Light of Life will shine upon them,
If you’re someone who shows his love and care.

***We’re building a heaven for everyone
Where men are men, life is life and free is free
So come…join the family, come…everyone,
A single ray of hope will flow into a river…
A River of Life.

IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS…ROCK!!!

Elvis Presley (1935-1977) is called the King Of rock and roll, but today if you happen to drop by at Planet M you would probably find it in the Country Music section. So what is rock…what makes it rock and roll? What is it all about? Rock is a trend, a genre, a culture and a lifestyle. There is a long road down the history lane and rock as a music was born when some white Blues musicians started mixing their beat with a more country style. “Rock and roll” as it was named at first started way back in the late 40s. However, Chuck Berry was the one to re-write rock music as it is today. He was the first to use the guitar as a ‘lead’ instrument in his 1955 recordings and introduced the descending penta-tonic double stops (essence of rock guitar). Over the decades, this genre has had many ups and downs, hits and controversies, tales to tell but at the end of the day rock is all about the music and the great songs, live performances and guitar riffs. So if you want to know what rock is all about start looking for some names beginning from The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Beatles, Black Sabbath, Deep purple, The Doors, The Who, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Van Halen, Queen and any rocking name you could ever think of. Rock is again made of a big family of some stray, some more classical offsprings -amongst the more popular are what we call Heavy metal, punk rock, acid rock, psychedelic rock, progressive rock, crunch rock, gothic, the new age modern rock, alternative rock and lots more. There is so much to say…

“Merseybeat” which developed in UK in the early 1960s changed the face of rock music forever. The huge popularity of this genre led veterans of that scene, or disciples of that scene, to the formation of bands such as the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds and the Animals. The Rolling Stones became "the" sensation in London and went on to record the most successful singles of the era. The Yardbirds with its experimental music was an important connection of the British Blues and psychedelia. The band conceived great guitarists like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Clapton, a Blues purist at the time left the band in protest with its move towards pop, later on joined Cream and after that pursued his solo career. Beck's playing style and bent for experimentation pushed the Yardbirds toward a "psychedelic rock” sound. Jimmy Page formed the band Led Zeppelin in 1968 after his departure from the Yardbirds. Led Zepplelin is considered to be one of the first hard rock and metal band with influences ranging from blues and folk genres. They never had huge hits in the US but their songs ruled over the airwaves and were more album oriented and never had huge singles. Their anthemic song "Stairway to Heaven," (Led Zeppelin IV 1971) remains among the most loved and respected songs in all popular music, routinely voted #1 on all-time best lists, possessing a status and reputation unlikely ever to be equaled.

The most commercially successful and controversial band of all time came up in the early 1960s, four young men from Liverpool- John, Paul, George and Ringo- The Beatles. They broke so many records and so many barriers and they will be remembered for being the most significant music creators of the twentieth century with 27 #1 singles in the UK and US billboard charts. The boom of “Beatlemania” swept fans across the world. In the mean time bands like The Doors (1965) in America and Pink Floyd in UK were produced whose influence would be gigantic. Pink Floyd’s progressive style influenced artists of the 1970s like Genesis, Yes, and contemporaries like Dream Theater and Nine Inch nails. Queen (19..) was a huge hit with its complex vocal harmonies and highly technical studio works. “Bohemian Rhapsody” a song written on bits of paper by Freddie will forever be a sensation. His mention of names like Bismillah, Scaramouch, Beelzebub and Galileo brought about lots of questions though he himself claimed that they were nothing more than “random rhyming nonsense”. Many, however, believed that Galileo in particular pointed out their guitarist Brian May who has a Ph.D. in Astrophysics.

The rock fever in US led to the resurrection of the Blues. Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin became stars. Jimi Hendrix was a singer and great blues guitarist and influencing a number of rock musicians that followed. His untimely death in 1970 at the age of 27 grouped him with Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison (the Doors) as one of contemporary music’s tragic “three J’s”. Joe Satriani, then a 14 year old boy picked up his guitar the day Hendrix died. Joe not only played in front of audiences but also taught guitar. Among his older students were Steve Vai, Kirk Hammet (Metallica) to name a few.

Heavy Metal is powerful, loud and fast with loads of everything. When you talk of the early days of Heavy, you talk of Led Zeppelin (1968), Black Sabbath (1968) and Deep Purple. They were a highly talented and innovative line-up who started it all influencing decades of rock bands that followed. Black Sabbath took up a dark satanic and occultic image and I still remember being frightened to listen to some of their songs as a child. But behind all the glads and glamour, the craziness of Ozzy biting off the neck of dummy crows and drinking fake blood on stage, there is art, there is music and great songs with wonderful lyrics. And ironically, songs like “Revelation (mother earth)”, “Children of the Grave” and the latest “Dreamer” carry messages of peace and preserving harmony. Judas Priest (1969) was another band which soon followed with a new face and powerful guitar riffs. Whereas their predecessors were more Blues influenced, their sound had the new age Metal look. They are dubbed ‘Metal Gods’. AC/DC (1973) a band of brothers Angus and Malcolm Young with brutal riffs, soccer crowded choruses and rattling lyrics is an Australian band and are on a “Highway to Hell” (song featured in School of Rock). After all the controversies about the full form of the name, they claimed that it just meant alternating current/direct current (AC/DC) something written on their sister’s motor powered sewing machine Angus saw as a child.

KISS was an answer to the call of the Americans at the time when all the great metal bands were from UK. This band is remembered for their glamorous make-up and stunning stage performances. Iron Maiden is another significant milestone, having three lead guitarists playing separate solos in each song with a great Gothic influence. Each of their songs seem to be classical pieces of music compiled together in a song like the ones of Bach or Beethoven. There are countless numbers of bands which followed the path of rockdom, but some are worth mentioning-Aerosmith, Scorpions, U2, Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, newer generations like the rivals Megadeth and Metallica and the list goes on.

The fans will never stop growing and the headbanging will never stop. Peace.

Life

What is life? It's like a tide that rises and receeds, like a leaf that grows on a tree only to wither and fall when spring pasts. What are we doing here? What is the purpose of living in this world? What is the reason for me waking up everyday and living my life not knowing what is going to happen in the next hour or minute. Yet, we breathe and talk and laugh as if everything is going to be alright. What if....??? That is a big question we, at most of the times, don't ask or should i say dare not ask. So, we are sailing towards wherever the wind is driving us, into the horizon, into the storms, the wind and the rain. This is how i see life.

Cry of Innocence

I lay beneath the eyes of the watchman,
Knowing not my path or troubles to unfold,
Yet I blindly strive to reach my destiny,
Ahead, alone, amidst the tempest.
My eyes cannot see through the mist that surrounds me,
Ignoring the silence of the wind that abides me.


When tears go dry, life is slowly fading,
And the body soon to depart from the conscience of the mind.
The heart grows cold and the soul lay unrest,
The light above is slowly fading.
Thinking of life and why we are here,
What art Thou created yet hath so forsaken?

I fly like an eagle
On the wings of an angel,
Free as a river down the waterfall
Yet, i see no blue sky so clear as without a storm
Just as a rainbow follows the rain
In the end its a Cry of Innocence