Booscuthalaa - Untying the Knots

I stitched a suit for myself a few days back. I somehow think I look funny in it. Getting used to it very slowly. Thank God it's Bangalore. I cannot imagine wearing this outfit in Chennai even in December when the temperature is just above 31 C! There are so many forms to fill, so many quizzes to prepare for and a lot of fun as well, with Vista coming up very soon!

This post is just to serve as the break to the long break that I had taken from blogging. However, this doesn't in any way mean that I would now start blogging with renewed vigour. Am at Chennai till June 20th, just lazing around. So, I do get ample time to spruce up my blog and will surely do that. Will be back with something I can really blog about.

the Parvati-Beas sangam Originally uploaded by jganesh84 This is the point in Kullu where 2 rivers - Parvati and Beas merge into one. You can actually see the color difference in the snap. Towards the left is the pure Beas river - greyish blue in color and the brownish tinge on the right is that of river Parvati. It was an amazing sight. The point of contact is the place where the raft can be seen. The place is close to Kullu. It's really cold out there.

This post is a tribute to all the great souls who have taught me music and continue to be my inspiration in life. Music has always been my passion. One of my significant childhood memories at Vikaasa is that of my music sessions with Mrs. Lakshmi Parthasarathy in a huge "Interest" hall, next to the KG block at school. I used to love the wooden staircase in that building, which by this time, has been demolished and transformed into something else. As a 3rd std. kid, I looked forward to that one interest class we had every week. If I can still sing today(tolerably), it is only due to Mrs. Parthasarathy's rigorous training sessions in those years. Not everyone in m y class liked Carnatic music. In fact, I was one among the very few who could sit through class without getting restless. Ma'am would teach us small songs very rarely. Otherwise, it used to be just swara lessons all the time. Soon, we entered senior school and Vikaasa gav...

This post will be followed only by Vikaasites who have spent a couple of years at Madurai. Had some wonderful teachers at school. I'm just documenting their names here so that I can always return to this post and remember being tutored by them long back. Will keep updating the list as and when I remember more people. Class teachers: LKG - Mrs. Shanthi Bala(now with TVS) UKG - Mrs. Goldein(no idea), Mrs. Joseph(in Australia now) Class 1 - Mrs. Pinto(no idea) Class 2 - Mrs. Gale Wooldridge(still with vikaasa) Class 3 - Mrs. Ahrestani(now in Australia) Class 4 - Mrs. Kamala Menon(now in chennai) Class 5 - Mrs. Renuga(no idea) Class 6 - Mrs. Chandra Alexander(still in Madurai, but not vikaasa)) Class 7 - Mrs. Chandra Alexander Class 8 - Mr. Srinivasan(now in chennai) Class 9 - Mrs. Uma Subramaniam(with TIME, Madurai) Class 10 - Mrs. Vijayalakshmi(still in Madurai, but not vikaasa) Class 11 - Mrs. Uma Subramaniam(with TIME, Madurai) Class 12 - Mrs. Uma Subramaniam(with TIME, Madurai) S...

Loads of hardwork goes into the preparation for a wedding. It is heartening to see your cousins and friends getting married and stepping into the next phase of their lives. Suddenly, so many people around me seem to be tying the knot. Over the past 3 months, 2 of my first cousins got married. Last month, my batchmate at college was the one who entered wedlock. The trend continues at work too. There are only 3 bachelors in my team now, which originally boasted a good number(6) less than a year back, when I joined. Things don't end there. I just heard that one of my classmates from college has got engaged and is getting married very soon. Marriage, according to me, is an overdose of responsibilities. It's fun to attend a wedding, not to be part of it(the bride or the groom!, atleast for now!!!) A big NO No. Funny it may sound, however, I've witnessed a lot of people changing a ton (life takes a U-turn, nothing but a NA...

Have you ever seen people eating idly with 2 spoons?..No?..Welcome to Bangalore. Even the slightly decent eateries here offer a spoon with every dish served, even for a dosa. Now, are we still in India? ..Very much indeed, in the IT capital of the nation. Being a relatively newcomer here, I really am unaware of when exactly this practice of eating SouthIndian dishes with Western cutlery originated. Initially, I used to put the spoons away and eat with my fingers but oh, I turn around and see every other person(even an octagenarian couple)cutting(!) their idlies with spoons. This is not the only thing with this city. Everything about the place is overhyped. Simplicity and thriftness are just shown the backdoor anywhere you go. I must mention the public transport rates in this context. A normal bus ticket(normal, because there are deluxe buses) for an approximately 6km distance costs Rs.10. Also, this I think, will be the lone city in the country to have diff...