The flowers in the vase look pretty neatly arranged stacked with care a cut here and a cut there trims that the hands desire the pattern is predesigned the formations that are pre alligned a thing of beauty that is suitably placed sometimes in the corner & sometimes centrally propped The flowers in the garden…
Rasagola and Odisha : No more a secret now !
I start this blog post by bowing down to the Lord of the Land , Lord Jagannatha , the very epicenter of Odia culture & tradition. This is a privilege on my part to be able to contribute my two cents towards this noble endeavor by the author who is a crusader trying to establish…
Ballet of Emotions
Love, as we all know has numerous hues, some lovely, some melancholy and sometimes it is beyond any description. The emotions, sentiments that a heart experiences can sometimes be only felt and not always expressed in words .Does it feel familiar? well, it might to many for we all have in some point in time…
Personal Touch
India , a diverse country with its unique way of being in unity . We all know it but if you want to feel it, the book under review will do that for you. It might seem very diverse from what you experience, yet resonate as if it is your own story ! A quick…
Rules, Patterns and Perspectives
The world loves patterns. And surely there is a reason behind it . It makes things easier. I think, rules were made in the first place to create order and develop the behavior to adhere to patterns. Starting from the early civilizations of Harappa , Mohenjo -Daro to today’s modern world we have seen and…
Of Open Spaces & Boundaries !
The world that we inhabit today is almost connected, well virtually at least ! We come across many unknown faces and soon develop a bond . This was never the case few years back. People were confined to their own local spaces . Today, we might not know our own neighbor but might have a…
Things, People & Experiences
Most people are so stuck in their egos that everything revolves around me, me, and more me. But if you want to be rich in the truest sense of the word, it can’t only be about you. It has to include adding value to other people’s lives. T. Harv Eker Some people just love things!…
Your way or my way ?
I loved Chemistry as a subject. The feeling of accomplishments when you get those azure coloured Cuppor Sulphate Crystals to the slow diffusion of the purple colour of the Potassium Permanagnate in the solution gave me immense happiness in the lab. The curiosity with which we conduct the experiment is something that we carry in…
Unlearn to Learn
“The illiterate of the future are not those who can’t read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler Facts, valid information and researched data undoubtedly all add value . We all sometimes crave to accumulate them in order to stay updated and make ourselves more useful. But in this fast…
The Unsaid Conversations
It is one of those days ! I remember Earnest Hemingway today who had remarked that writers “ought to write hard and clear about what hurts.” They say it helps one sort out their thoughts , to become more composed and align the mind better. Yes it helps, and it is absolutely right. When you…