A friend of mine has introduced me to this song titled Baby he loves you... from Arya2 and ever since then, I heard this song for an infinite times. I just love the lyrics. It is music-directed and sung by DSP. The tune is typical devi sripasad's and not very new to my ears. It sounded familiar and had some similar beats as Aarya1. I felt, the voice got nasal and would have been better if was sung by Sagar (Listen to Karige Loga from Aarya2 for his voice).
The song proves to be a real fresh one in the bandwagon only because of its lyrics. The words are outstandingly simple and are penned by CHANDRABOSE.
The song describes how much a guy loves a gal. The guy quantifies his feelings with sweet little
things happening all around us. Simply said, he compares his love with the satisfaction one gains
from these little things that he mentions. Few significant ones that I can quote are...
- Thele thelavare paleturilona allukunna veluganta - The early morning fog-filled light spread across a village
- Jallu pada vela pongi pose matti pula viluvantha - The nice earthen fragrance that arouses
during rain
- Lakshamandhinaina saval chese atagadi pogarantha - The confidence of an invincible sports
person
- Pandagavachina pabbamochina vantasala loni vasananta - The yummy smells coming from a kitchen on a festive day
- Yeti neeti lona jabilantha - The moon and its light seen in a pond
You can enjoy the entire song here!!
Hope you have noticed that the aforesaid incidents, sights, tastes, smells, experiences are part
and parcel of every Indian's life and in today's rolle-coaster life, we often tend to forget to
notice. This song serves as a good reminder as well as a refresher!
I have enjoyed fire crackers only till the age of 12 or so and later my Dad’s influential words about environment and pollution were deep rooted in me. This change in thought process didn’t let me buy any more poisoning explosive stuff.
Few things I religiously follow on Diwali are
- Pray for the elimination of darkness (corruption, hypocrisy and terrorism) from our lives
- Meet all the family members
- Lit Diyas
- Watch the heavy fireworks that turn the night to day with their grandeur composure
This year has been totally different, as I was travelling in a train on the night of Diwali! The distant glitters in the night sky brought some cheerfulness on the dark background. Let me narrate what I was seeing from the train.
Initially, I have observed only the silhouettes of houses, trees, and people. As the journey progressed, I started noticing the sets of million stars glowing on and off behind the shadows. I am talking about the shiny fireworks that break out as a flower in the middle of a dark background. Although the real stars in the sky can be hardly seen with our bare eyes, it was a feast to watch the glitters from a moving train.
After a while, I noticed fog from the corner of my eye only to realize later that it is the smoke resulting from the crackers. Simply put, the city was wrapped in the claws of pollution badly.
If we look at the scientific reason behind crackers and fireworks, these were burnt to guard against the mosquitoes and infectious diseases. In today’s mosquito-repellant days, the need is bare minimum; hence I feel we must get judicious before buying and burning the crackers.
A friend in need is a friend indeed. The needs can take different shapes, be it a physical help or a lending ear or a shoulder to cry or a mail to pass info or a simple chat. All these convey just one thing, “I am always there for you”.
My definition of a friend is “God sent Angels to take care of one’s feelings and stand by in need”. Friendship bars age, gender, professional, cultural and financial barriers. All you need is someone who can accept and understand the person who you are! Did you know that you need not be vocal at all to be a good friend and yet be there for that person wishing all the wellness in life? This reminds me of a quote “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable” by David Tyson. How true!
Recently, when I was going through a friendship breakup crisis, a friend of mine has introduced me about the philosophy of “allotment”. In your sphere, you allot a space to someone you really value and if that someone walks out of your life without a reason, what would happen to you?
- You will be heartbroken for a while
- You will start distrusting everyone
- You will be disinterested in every activity
You will wait for that person to come back for some time, but definitely not a life time. Let us understand that a life time is too much for a single friend. When there are so many wonderful human beings open for friendship, why hook to this old friend who doesn’t hold any value for you! It is not as easy as said. You definitely have to make attempts to rebuild the relationship, to clear the air between and try to patch up. In spite of your genuine, heartfelt efforts, if that someone persists, then something is wrong with that person and NOT YOU!!
So you will revoke the allotment in your heart and re-allot someone else much deserving. And am sure, this time your choice is wiser!
As the saying goes “don't put all of your eggs in one basket”, i..e. you never invest all your money in a single stock. On the same lines, you should never invest all your emotional and creative energy in one person or thing. Instead, diversify, meet new people and make new acquaintances.
Do remember that you haven’t erased that someone from your heart, he/she has only taken a back seat and am sure you will be waiting with your arms wide open when that person bounces back in your life! I conclude saying, friendship / Love, it is up to you to make or break it! It is in your hands how you want a relationship to be. No circumstances or poisoning minds can ever influence a true and matured bonding!
Shahid plays these identical twins (Charlie and Guddu) who are extremely contrasting in their identities with similarities being looks and a minor speech impairment…which too is discerned very well to mark a difference. If Charlie is the rough-n-tough guy, who lisps and aspires to succeed in life through shortcuts, Guddu stammers and is the other side of the coin. Shahid has thoroughly justified both the roles and nobody else could have done any better. For a change, Shahid can be acclaimed for his performance and not Dance.
Priyanka plays Sweety, a Maharastrian gal and is very convincing with her Marathi accent and the body language. Did you know that she even hired a diction coach to ensure accurate pronunciation? Now that’s called as Homework!
Gist of the movie: Sweety is in love with Guddu and happens to be the sister of a to-be-MP kinda goon. Charlie forcefully involves himself in a drug scam and tries to exploit the situation. When the goon trades off with Guddu about his sister and demands the drugs (that Charlie manages to own) in return, both the brothers meet. What happens next is the rest of the story.
More than the story, the narration made an impact and is captivating. I can say it’s the same old drama but is presented in a new package that aptly fits the bill of today’s Janta.
If few scenes touch our heart, few tickle us and few put our brains at work. Just to recall few gems,
- When the brothers converse after the fight for the box of drugs
- When Sweet convinces Guddu for wedding
- When Guddu is interrogated and made to sing to convey the information
- When Charlie’s best friend mocks a gun fight with the goon
- The confluence of all the gangs and their division of share.
- When Charlie dumps the drug packets into flames when he sees the dead body of his best friend.
Few scenes just speak for themselves and is left to our discretion to draw a conclusion.
Talking about music, Dhan te Nan is the new-hummer on every lips and the rest are well picturized situational songs. Just a tid-bit about Dhan te nan – this song is the remixed version and the original found its roots 10 years ago in some documentary starring Sharman Joshi. Though Vishal had given birth to this track long ago, it took the right beat to top the charts!
All in all, this is an entertainer and a definite paisa vasool!
Konaseema belongs to the Eastern Andhra Pradesh region where Godavari gets surplus and flows freely throughout. Of late, this land is getting into the lime light because of “Papi Kondalu”, a popular tourist attraction. A boat ride through the waters of Godavari, in between the chain of mountains is definitely worth going. As a Nature-enthusiast, I can guarantee the pleasure of scenic beauty. You can find abundant information about this ride and the hills in many WebPages. Hence, I don’t want to get redundant. I want to talk about other natural pleasures that I have enjoyed other than papikondalu.
Konaseema is filled with coconut trees and is extremely rich in flora and fauna. Hire a cab and take a ride through the villages of East and West Godavari districts and you will be convinced about the evolving Kerala.
All through the journey, no matter which place you visit, a stream of River Godavari escorts you on either side of the road. On the edges of these little streams, you can find the coconut trees and other forms of greenery lined up giving you a true visual treat. The residents are found living and surviving on the water. At many places I have found connecting foot over bridges to the road.
I was told that few tributaries originate from the back-waters of the sea, as the river dives into Bay of Bengal in this region. Also, few tributaries are the canals that are created for irrigation purpose. Regardless of the origin, these look very natural and give you a Kerala-Greenery kind of look.
Enough of description and here are some pics that can speak better.…
Let us observe a few :-)
- Jasmine
- Early morning dew drops
- New born leaves
- Odor in an old book
- Earthy smells just before the rain
- Petals of a dried flower
- Lushy green meadows
- Rain
- Blooming flowers
- Growing paddy field
Okay, now here’s a small activity for you. This will hardly take any time but trust me, the results are amazing. Here we go..
1. Pick your favorite from the above list or anything of your choice
2. Set your stop-watch to 2 min
3. Close your eyes
4. Take 5 deep breaths
5. Turn on your imagination which should be able to see and smell
6. Start visualizing the associated good things
7. Enjoy the fragrance and the visuals!
You make sure to concentrate completely and come out of your imaginary world only when it is time up! So how did it feel?? I felt refreshing!!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Muslim-priests-at-900-yr-old-Shiva-temple-in-Kashmir/articleshow/4751800.cms
A very touching tale of Muslim priests who are safeguarding an ancient Hindu temple! Such realities remind us that love-thy-neighbor and love-thy-neighbor’s-religion are still alive in India! Despite Kashmir being the hub of communal clashes and violence, these Islam practitioners kept the spirit of National integrity.
- The srrrruup sounds while sipping the coffee or anything cold.
- The nosey-ones who can only interfere and intrude into the private zones.
- The Anjaan-Maars who know you well enough to smile but simply can’t do it for unknown reasons.
- The Attention-Grabbers who make deliberate attempts to steal the focus of the discussion even in a group of 3.
- The Nail-Bitters who are famous for their short and ugly looking nails. The Only excuse they can make is an overused word called “Tension”. (Ahem…I am trying to get rid of this habit).
- Dirty bathrooms – I will start fuming if the person before me leaves it unclean.
- Oversmart Kids – This is the Gen-Z++ generation who fall in the age group of 3-7 and always talk with an overdose of everything. All I can call it is “Overaction” for their age! Innocence is becoming extinct! Please preserve it in your kids!
This is a tagging season and I target the following people :P
Kalpana
Suneetha
Deepa
Bruno
Swati
On a random bloggling (Googling blogs), I found a brilliant, soul-stirring and instigating quotation about Love. This is from the book, “Shantaram” by David Gregory Roberts. The quotation goes like this..
“Loves are like that. You heart starts to feel like an overcrowded lifeboat. You throw your pride out to keep it afloat, and your self-respect and independence. After a while, you started throwing people out – your friends and everyone you used to know. And it’s still not enough. The lifeboat is still sinking, and you know it’s going to take down with it. I’ve seen that happen to a lot of girls. That’s why I’m sick of Love.”
A toxicating relationship might not be worthy at all, especially if it constitutes
- Hiding your conscience from yourself
- Burying your soul in front of your eyes
- Stealing your own identity
- Shattering your dreams
- Making you fearful of everybody and everything…including yourself
I feel, the root cause of any disparity in a relationship revolves around a 3 lettered curse called “EGO”. If only, we can extort it out from our hearts and unveil the unconditioned love! One should experience the power of love to appreciate its greatness! Love is such a powerful healer which can ..
- Melt the frozen hearts
- Oxygenate the dying souls
- Make you look at only the lighter side of a situation
- Bring a nice smile for unknown reasons
- Indulge you in the world of HOPE!
****This can go infinite and I only mentioned few drop-lets!
We can either enjoy these positive aspects or get flushed away with those real tid bits! It is the choice that BOTH the partners in a relationship must consciously make. It need not be a happily-ever-after living… but how about an “egoless-ever-after” bond!
