My Name
Jatinder, I suppose is the Punjabi (my mother tongue) version of Jeetendra; a person who has won Hindu God Indra. Sikh names usually end in Singh (meaning lion).
I don't like my name. I would have loved to be called Chaitanyaabhilash Harsh Vivek. But the name is hard to spell and harder to remember. Well, how does C.H.Vivek sound?
Biology, Biography and Me
I was born on September 6, 1978, in Moga, a small city in the state of Punjab in India. My mom says that as a kid I wouldn't just shut up. She recalls with pleasure the patient way in which my dad would answer every question I asked him. Once a nihang (a religious sikh) at a gurudwara noticed me talk and gave me an orange (?): I don't rememeber this episode: I wish I did.
My parents have always been ambitious about me. I feel proud that I have lived up to their expectations. I have a brother 7 years youger to me.
In India, I've lived in Delhi, Karnal (Haryana), Moga (Punjab), Silchar (Assam), Chandigarh and Ahmedabad (Gujarat). I have been to Mangalore, Trivandrum, Ooty, and many cities of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh is well-organized, well-maintained and well looked after.
In US, I've been living in Stanford and have spent time at Vancouver, San Diego, LA, New York, Washington and Boston.
Personal Interests
Well, a few different things..
Working out, movies, psycology.
I like making episodes from movies memorable. I transcribe or just make
note of special sequences, dialogues, songs.
I sporadically indulge in sports (whatever :). I learnt some golfing. I
sometimes play soccer, cricket, tennis. But sports is not my favourite
past time.
Every now and then, I think, I breathe and I relish my existence. I see
people around me, young and old, and I feel happy and blessed.
Me, Myself and Ayn Rand
The title is weird.. And so it is!
Ayn Rand would not approve of somebody declaring himself her fan (of course the one that gives air; what did you think?), so I shall only say that.. hmm.. I admire the author very much.
Young rational brains tend to get impresed by the objectivity of Ayn Rand. Personally I admire the intense faith in human faculty that her characters are portrayed to have. And then the expression in her writings is bold, impressive and objective. While reading her novels, I have always felt supreme and capable. Her characters repose unflagged cofidence in their beliefs and actions and stand against those who yearn for reaffirmation of their own existence by others.
Of the two of her novels that I've read, I've found "Fountainhead" to be more enthralling than "We, the Living". "Atlas Shrugged" is next on my list!