I write technology for a living, and the fact that a brilliant mind like Steve “Apple” Jobs makes for a very disturbing news bit so early in the morning. High priced or not, the products he came out with changed the face of how we use and perceive technology. I recently had a very moving conversation…
Category: Trivia
Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall
It has been a difficult time in our country for a while now, and the past few months have been plagued by not just natural disasters but also several man-made acts of destruction. While we were away, Russia and Czech Republic also suffered loss young of sporting talents in the ill-fated Moscow air crash that wiped…
Cricket Fever!
You can hate it or you can love it, but when in India, you cannot ignore cricket. I may not play the game, but I enjoy it, and this was the first time I went into watch an IPL match with a phone camera handy. You can see by the sheer number of people in…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces
Meet Vladimir Pinta, a 78-year old Bohemian street musician I had the pleasure to see perform at the old town square at Prague City, Czech Republic. He sings along a taped version, with an over powering and strong voice, and plays two types of trumpets to complete his performance. Will try to put up the video someway, but the…
Lord Ganesha And the Waning Moon
About the picture: The picture is a bit grainy as the lens range isn’t that great. I got this picture the night of Eid, a day before Ganesh Chathurthi. I have a fascination with the moon, too bad I didn’t own a camera at the super moon, but that doesn’t dampen my spirits 🙂
Any Ganesha Idol you notice the god has one broken tusk and a mouse tucked in somewhere. The mouse is Ganesha’s wahan, or his means of transportation […]
Eid Mubarak!
The Independence Day celebration in India is observed as a national festival, and marks the beginning of the cultural festivities across communities in India. It starts with Narali pournima on the full moon night, avaniavatam, Raksha Bandhan, Janmashtami, and today the country celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr along with the entire world. As I understand, it means in Arabic means festivities that follow after breaking of…
Govinda Alaa Re!
India celebrated Janmastami, or the birthday of Lord Krishna, the avatar of Vishnu, who was instrumental in the creation of Hindu dhramas.
Butter Lamps
Butter lamps are a well-known feature of the Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries. While the lamps traditionally burn using yak butter, they now use oil or Ghee. In buddhist culture, they stand for “the illumination of wisdom”. Since these monks are displaced from Tibet and now live in Coorg, the monastery sees a large amount of butter lamps together…
Teachings of the Buddha
Time is fleeting …Act Today Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future. The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. Looking deeply at life as it is. In the very here and now, the practitioner dwells in stability and freedom. We must be diligent today. To wait…
Learning with Gratitude
“Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride.” Sutta Nipata
Snapshots of my World 