Halloween '14

Its Halloween today,might not be popular in India but much in other parts.I love celebrations as I always love history and its human touch.Holly evening with handmade lanterns,connecting prayers and few lovable souls.Here are few snaps.Its the energy,ray of hope which comes out of lanterns. In nutshell, death becomes after all hilarious comedy on the day of Halloween on October 31st

Nine lives by William Dalrymple

I am done with nine lives by William Darlymple.This book took enough space in my brain to think and rethink about the characters scattered around India.Every life from north to south,east to west has its own beautiful excuses ,strong belief  and its own contradictions.
 William has written in an amazing way connecting land and people with their own native convictions.From Devadasi to Fakhir,from singers to sadhus ,from Rebellious monk to Theyyam dancers.I found one similarity in all nine lives, either they have their excuses in the name of God or strong belief over whatever they do ,let it finding Kali ma in cremation ground or Devi at temple.
Its a good ,simple read with incredible detailing of simple beings whom we see in our day today life.

going solo

 My piece of faith

Imprinted scene at gopalaswamy hill,Mysore

There might not be a strong connectivity between both the snaps.But its my strong feel on solitude made me to put them both together.I am a tamed dragon now,without a feel of "could have","should have".Man,material,money whatever comes and goes I find untouched by it recently.Happy to see a monk in me ,though my duties lead me elsewhere.I find real sense to write the word "made peace with it".Iam madly in love with this solo thing

Reading Marathon

My booklist is ready now.Few irresistibles to be consumed before  sending 2014 as memory in my blog.
Nine lives by William Dalrymple
 Fountain head by Ayn Rand
Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
Ground beneath her feet by Salman Rushdie
Gone with the wind by Margaret Mitchell
Thank you Jeeves by P.G wodehouse

Just couple of months in my hand to consume all.I have heard about mentioned authors ,read reviews but want to experience the thrill while traveling with them through their books.Let me start with reading marathon now.

Diwali 14

For the past four Diwali I have never been to home for the purpose of celebration.I feel so profound when I celebrate peacefully at Bangalore.Each year celebration is so different from one another.Meeting well acquainted people of the year,diyas and rangoli work in a quite unaccustomed place.This Diwali 2014 is with Lalitha &family.Had enough of homemade sweets,painted their entrance with turmeric-kumkum rangoli and diyas along with Veena touch.
As usual I met one of my favorite person "chirax" exchanged happily diwali gifts and satisfied Diwali lunch. There is a lot to speak about on Diwali from characters we loved in books to advance topics on parenting.
Celebrations always makes me to think past for a small introspection and I feel I have tried to be true to the family,friends and acquaintances with whatever I had.

parking by the parks

Parks are really a place where I collect all my thoughts of past,lovable past.I remember those days when I hang with my mom at parks along with acquaintances.Still I love to dust those memoirs whenever I visit park with myself.Grand old trees which holds all its emotions in deep dark woods,pranky children with fights,parents discussing children psychology,old parents resting in corners,young couples with what next plans makes me just to observe the ambiance without a plan for me.Sometimes living in beautiful past under the shades of grand old parks is something scintillating.
Big sky, gigantic trees with touching wind makes me to feel things decay and perishes by time,what remains back is gentle invisible breeze

job that sculptures

Clarity in thoughts is the one I am training my inner dragon with.As I have told lot times about my professional life which shapes my personnel life day in and day out.I learnt meeting nuances ,bringing structure with a plan whatever Iam supposed to do.Things are falling in a right way in my lifestyle by what I study, what I preach ,what I practise and assess.
 When we work with people who can give unbiased  facts for your questions,crystal clear visibility for deeds done and notdone ,daringly brave to meet all crowd of the world without a weighing scale in tongue,there we feel what miracle my job can do for me.
  Having a lifetime learning though I know a day weights at the corner  for happy ending.

transcendental state

I like few things which sends me to a transcendental state,nothing can bestow that feel
1.I love tong tong sound made by big bang bells at temple.
2.I love when my guru plays classic geethas in Veena and my hangover on Veena.I just forget heavens too
3.I love to feel the hum of mesmerizing wind from terrace when it goes in and comes out of lungs.
4.I love to dance madly without a rhythm for Indianised DJ music
All these teaches me one thing, there is incredible life beneath the walls.

And the man in his best

There is lot to talk about this chap.All his talk let it be talk at united Nations,in his classic movies or his speech at award winning ceremonies he makes sure he nails it.

So what made to write post on him.Here goes few legend.

1.Stay young whatever world says as age.

2.Do something new ever and ever as like variety in his movies,let it be work  to hairstyle

3.Do something for nature can be as big as saving extinct species like tiger to giving shade for puppy.

4.Love  money but never acquire by nasty job ,inspired from wolf of wall street

5.Mark strong  impressions by your act,whatever world prats at it-Django unchained

6.Never go blunt without logics and rational,as like his splendid dialogues from Body of lies.

7.Be whatever you are,cling to specific ethics of yours-Blood Diamond

8.Do mistakes in all probabilities ,but be a consultant at the end of day-catch me if you can

Give a damn to all other views when your conscience is clear and charm in your lips

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great gatsby

I have such a leomania,the best love for Leonardo Di Caprio.In fact if getting married is not a myth,will go with a guy of normal looks and Leo attitude.I have watched 90% of all his movies in different crazy situations and this time  Great Gatsby on a rainy evening.Movie has such a normal storyline,but incredible screenplay.Movie depicted Gatsby as a man of everything and anything.Movie specifically crafted to portray Leo's craftsmanship.
           Apart from Leo,movie has depicted powerlust in all cadres,withering relationships and a ballgame of those century.Movie had darker shades,lighter shades everywhere..One time must watch .

speed matters

Speed matters in life.I always love to write as fast as I could,talk fast,think fast.After 4 years of Bangalorean days,in a urge to gear up my speed in life.Every city brings heap of thoughts,same with this city too.In the venture of leaving memoirs and materials back to this city,which I learnt recently.conscious  disconnections ,go and let go attitude without a speck of crib makes life simple as possible.Not more to worry about Body or soul.

adjectives I made

I love long  solo walks in BTM usually in night with yellow lights all over,dark orange petals beneath my feet,few known faces on streets with sharp smile,long trees with squared streets reflecting dark shadow,Naughty kids waving hi from their cycle and of course street doggies with their rhythmic boow-boow . Just admiring this laddering.

goals '15

Few goals for my fresh 2015 goes here
1 .Learning a new foreign language ,probably opting German
2.Staying young with  much of yoga ,meditation, marathon of course with strong mental strength.
3.Learning to make more peace with any tense of life.
4.learning the craftsmanship in playing veena
5.planning for scuba diving ,paragliding.
Let me see how well I execute it.

memoirs

What is called safety, what is called feeling home.I came across friend's friend who bears the title refugee ,when he flew away from srilanka after loosing his bro in bomb blast.By circumstances his ma dwelling at another country.Rarely he received letters before years and no more now. As cruel truth is harder to accept he believes the one opposite to it.This person always been a ray of hope in his own ways,never been a specimen of pity.What war can teach us  to pick all ashes Without dissolving it.Lot of difference it makes when you  worry in a calm land and in an agitated land.

solid wrath

When people irritate with their requirements , bulldozing their thoughts over me for the sake of doing it,makes me to curse the society I born.I born in a society where people bothered about royal weddings though family crashes.A society where they want to spend lakhs for a scene,unquestioning grooms whose education void of ethics,so-called rational girls immersed in makeover.And they together call it as big bang cultured wedding.Let almighty save this feudal society.
Weddings are celebration when it starts with zero investment and a signature of commitment believing one and  only four hands .