That rainy day, my Appa spotted a slug and showed it to me. Ah! It is not that he thinks I haven’t seen a slug till then 😀 but, probably he had noticed me out in the garden with the camera looking to capture some interesting happenings in the nature.…
‘We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.’ – Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam15.10.1931-27.07.2015 Like every Indian, I have been inspired by Dr. Kalam’s words and actions. It was…
Earthern Wind Chimes – displayed for sale at a craft mela in Bengaluru Wind plays and creates melodies with hollow chimes strung together… Different the shape of the chime, unique the resulting melody is… Similarly, we all are different and unique. But why do most of the people are not…
That morning, when the earth quaked, the world shook. People from around the world prayed, directly or indirectly extended helping hands for the sufferers of earthquake in Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Tibet. What else can we do instead of praying, ‘Mother Earth, please take turns in such a way that…
Wishing All the Readers of ‘The Arts & Me’ A Very Happy Chaandra Yugadi 🙂 Let there be a healthy mixture of bitterness and sweetness throughout this Manmata samvatsara… ಯುಗಾದಿ ಮರಳಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ, ಹೊಸ ಚಿಗುರು- ಹೊಸ ಹುರುಪು ಮನ್ಮಥನ ಕರೆತಂದಿದೆ! ನವಸಂವತ್ಸರದ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಶುಭಾಶಯ! ಚಾಂದ್ರ ಯುಗಾದಿಯ ಜೊತೆಗೇ ನೆನಪಾಗುವುದು ಈ ಕಲಾಪುಟದ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ. ಮೊದಲ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ…
Beautiful dew drops… Suddenly appear and disappear… But, glow like gems in between. If we think they exist, they do! If we don’t, they won’t! Dear Ajja, You are our inspiration And You will always be in our hearts… Dedicating this post to my Ajja (maternal grandfather), who completed his…
It is still difficult to digest that this was the last sunrise we witnessed in the first innings at Pune. Yes, my dear friend, now we are not in Pune. That day, our sweet home for 23 months in Pune was turning out to be a foreign place when the…
Intensify your thoughts! Magnify your energy! Focus! Success is yours! This serious quote was remembered when my younger brother, ‘a hardware engineer’, was playing with his magnifying glass during the winter of 2012. I know, he would scold me for quoting that he is an engineer (he feels awkward). But,…
Holi, festival of colours, falls on this Sunday. People buy artificial colours that may be harmful on skin. I didn’t know that natural colour preparation for Holi is damn easy! I thank wikipedia for giving information on traditional i.e., eco-friendly and healthy Holi colours. Inspired by the wiki article, I…
A papaya tree filled with unripe fruits at my amma’s vegetable garden. Can you see those drops of milky secretion oozing out and dropping down the fruits? It is a good remedy to get rid of blemishes formed after pimples.