i believe it is the sacred duty of television, radio, literature, and other such media, to
introduce its audience to the expanding possibilities of life. it goes without saying that
they don't agree to my belief. but seldom, some do.

for anyone who can appreciate music, this show - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa - Little Champs,
is a blessing. who would have thought these children aged 10-14 would be such fabulous
singers? i'm mesmerised each time i hear them; and so is Lata Mangeshkar, as conveyed
by her through SMS to the show. i'm sure they are not even mature enough to understand
how exceptional they are and how their performance influences thousands of viewers.

the performances are so pure and straight from the heart. i feel pity for those in my 
generation, who survive on base pleasures, and cannot appreciate such purity and divinity. 

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"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but Nature more."

- Lord Byron, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

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especially for those who are troubled by the fact that Mahabaleshwar is increasingly and uncontrollably becoming too commercial, don't miss this trail called tiger path (2.25kms, Bombay Point to Polo Ground). it is virgin jungle, but has the bare necessity one would want there, a clearly marked trail and milestones at the right places to indicate the direction to take.

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As a child i used to curiously observe the rhythm with which my Dad used to press the pedals (even before i knew they were called accelerator, brakes and clutch) while he was driving. Looking back, that experience of sitting next to the drivers' seat taught me more about the use of those pedals, hand-to-eye co-ordination and judgement, than what i learnt when i actually sat on one.

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Here's a post that I had written on a personal blog few months back. It deserves a place in public too, so ... read on. ~ Hello, Today, I'll share a story that Chachu told us over dinner. I almost cried, right in the middle of the restaurant; and so will you when you hear.

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Chautauqua, let me speak about it first. Webster's defines it as:  any of various traveling shows and local assemblies that flourished in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, that provided popular education combined with entertainment in the form of lectures, concerts, and plays, and that were modeled after activities at the Chautauqua Institution of western New York. But if you read Robert Pirsig's Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance, you know why this applies to ThoughtWorks University sessions. Its not about what a Chautauqua was intended to be (as described above), but what it actually did that matters. It was influential. (The dictionary needs to be updated.) But, how did Robert Pirsig come into the picture from out-of-the-blue?

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This is a very special post dedicated to all the people in my life, whom I consider to be God's Gifts, for them being a strong shaping force in making me. It is my way of saying a polite and sincere "Thank You!" for all that they have done.

I strongly believe that God has planned for me the best that is in offering in this world and beyond. It is because I have seen concrete evidence to it till date and am sure that I will continue to see. These evidences have been such strong shaping forces in my life, that attempting to define my identity without mentioning them will not be possible.

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