What's Samir Soni upto
Soni, surrounded by a Calvin n Hobbes collection in his suburban sea facing apartment. He explains, "Calvin's my favourite comic.
The humor portrayed is brilliant, adult issues are very simply put through a little boy's perspective. Calvin the character is very smart and witty and the questions he raises are simply mind boggling."
Samir says, "Hobbes, Calvin's stuffed toy comes to life when nobody is watching. The duo is always up to pranks.
Once Hobbes decides to go to school, do Calvin's homework and also tells Hobbes that tigers are better than human beings. Influenced by this Calvin decides to be a tiger. Numerous such incidents and others make Calvin and Hobbes my all time favourite read."
I, me, myself
"My day begins with mawa cakes for breakfast with tea and I cant resist pizzas, mughlai food and ice creams. If possible I would spend 24 hours sleeping."
Purab's bedtime tales
Soni's bedtime favourites include Marlon Brando, Deepak Chopra, J Krishnamurty. "I love listening to Bruce Springstein, John Lenon, Christopher Reeves among others. "It's my dream see Springstein perform live. I have a collection of biographies dedicated to him and love his music to the core."
My space
"I go into hibernation once in every while. I switch my phone off, read books, spend time on my own, pen down my thoughts in a diary, which also contains the poems I write once in a while during introspection. This is what I have been doing these days apart from finalizing my forthcoming ventures," he confides.
Philosophy
"You speak when you cease to be at peace with your own thoughts. If you can live in silence, that's where the truth comes out overcoming your mind. Conquer your mind. I can remain completely silent for two days at a stretch," he philosophizes.
Excerpts from his diary
Where do you go?
Where do you go? When the rain is hard and the home is still far
When the wounds are still fresh ad there is already a scar
When silence is too soft and a whisper too loud
When inside is only loneliness and outside too many a crowd
Where do you go?
Where do you go?
When the high is too high and the low is too low
When your heart is all weary and your mind says 'I told you so'
When the past you can't forget and the future you just don't know
When what you have you don't want and what you don't, you want it
So where do you go?
Where do you go?
When the heaven is not too far and hell is awaiting
Oh! Just so near
When everyone around you screams courage and all you here is fear
Where do you go?
Samir Soni