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How to be What you want to be!
Yesterday,after obliging to a friend’s invitation I attended an Introductory Seminar to a Curriculum for Life programme. They are an organisation who actually happen to teach the Way to Powerful Life filled with joy and love. I appreciate their methodology … Continue reading
Nagamandala: My first Kannada Play read
‘ನಾಗಮಂಡಲ’, ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಕಾರ್ನಾಡರು ಬರೆದ ಒಂದು ನಾಟಕ. ಇದು ನಾನು ಪಾಠಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹೊರತು ಓದಿದ ಮೊದಲ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಟಕ. ನಾಗಮಂಡಲ ನಾಟಕದ ಕಥಾವಸ್ತು- ಮನೋರಂಜಿಸುವ ಅತಿರೇಕದ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ. ಇಂತಹ ಕಲ್ಪನ್ನೆಯನ್ನು ಗಿರೀಶ್ ಅವರು ಉತ್ತಮವಾಗಿ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೇಯ್ದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕಥೆ,ಜ್ಯೋತಿ, ಗೀತೆ,ಮನುಷ್ಯ -ಎಂಬ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳು ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರೊಡನೆ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿ ನಾಟಕದ ಕಥೆಯನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಕರೆದೊಯ್ಯುತ್ತವೆ.ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ಅತಿ ಸರಳವಾಗಿ, ಆದರೆ … Continue reading
Best lines from 5 ecstatic Tamil songs :)
The songs in Indian movies most of the times are like- unnecessary pitstops. But, some great music and wonderful lyrics have emanated from this system. Here,I jot down my favourite couple of lines from Tamil cinema songs.There are numerous marvelously … Continue reading
Raghavendra @ Pecos!
Yeah,it was me at Pecos,BEL road!And,before you people could express your exclamation about this,I’ve done it before hand 😉 I have discovered a new social networking tool(as put by my friends),by sipping two and a half mugs of Draught,for the … Continue reading
Stratum 2: ‘Premature dotage’ driven ‘Absurd Chauvinism’
(Second post in my post series “The Question is Why!”,11 Nov,2009) Dotage:Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind,particularly in old age;Chauvinism:Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or exaggerated patriotism. I guess,the … Continue reading
Free Software;Business models;Future Technology;Entrepreneurship;Politics;Ethics
This was the flow of a casual chat with a colleague in office yesterday. He wanted to talk about my inclination towards Free Software,and we got into an engrossing discussion. I briefed him about the motive,consequence and path of the … Continue reading
Race between Freud and Che !
Two of the most adamant revolutionaries the world has known- Sigmund Freud and Che Guevara. This post will be the first of many I would be compelled to write about these two ‘men’,Nah!Two eternal minds.Although both were relevant to different … Continue reading
Power of Choice
“Imagine a world without choice”….This is the first line of a personal favourite video-Choice by Redhat. A more relevant adaptation of the above statement in the current post’s context would be-“Imagine a life without choice”. The varied emotions we humans … Continue reading
Bangalore Book Festival-2009
A single visit to my regular book store-Blossoms,takes me atleast 3 hours. Today,after missing it the last two times,I made it to the amazing Bangalore Book Festival. 390 stalls,with around 160 for English,80 for Kannada,and rest for regional languages. It … Continue reading
The question is WHY! Stratum1:Understanding the Human ‘Race’:
Life is a sexually transmitted disease with 100% mortality! A famous witty joke.We,being born is definitely not in our power,or will. After,stepping into the world,what is the motive behind us living our lives? What keeps us going? Is it mere … Continue reading