Difference Between Waterfall And River!

Last week we set out for vacation to Kerala. The plan was made by my wife to the places which was not very polpular as Kerala is famous for.

So last day of the trip we reached to Athirapally. The place is famous for waterfall and few of movies were shot at this place. Fortunately we got the hotel just nearby to the waterfal. In early morning myself and my wife planned to explore the waterfall while walking. 

We reached to near waterfall and enjoyed the beauty of nature. As usaual many of tourist also started coming to the place. Waterfall has its beauty not just in view but it's sound also give rest to our ears. It was amazing experience away from heavy and buzzing traffic of the city. It was giving rest to soul. So we spent our time with serenity. 

While watching the waterfall, the questions struck to me. Why do the people come to see waterfall? What is difference between waterfal and river?

I have thought on it and answer came to my mind. Waterfall comes with flow full of energy. It faces a lot obstruction while flowing but it doesn't bother for obstructions even more obstruction gives more excitement and energy to flow. Each of the particles of waterfal flow together and demoatrate its energy, excitement and togetherness. 

While a river flows with with its own pace. It doesn't have excitement and energy as waterfall have. But it has own pace of movement may be slow and steady but never stops. 

Both the piece of nature has its own importance. We can learnt a lot from them. Our life should be as energetic and exciting as waterfall but our pace of movement in life should continuing as river. Most important learnings we can have that we never compare ourselves from others. Yes we must appreciate and embrace the talent of others and if possible to emulate them or keep proud of our own capabilities. Waterfall and River both are important for our life and it has own quality. Same way each person is special and posses talent. 

What Is Your Limit?

Last week on eve of winter vacation of kids and my wife, they insisted me for a vacation. So I agreed to make a plan. Since my wife checked up the place that we can visit through her friends in school and booked the hotel accordingly. The location that she selected was in Kerala. And I had impression that it would take max 8 hrs to reach the destination and around 300 km. 

Our journey started on Saturday. Before i could make a plan to move by car I just checked up the distance from Google map  and it was found to be 500km. I thought it would be difficult for me to drive 500 km in single day. Since I never drove in life for such a distance in single day. So it looks hurculean task to achieve with proper safety of all family members.

We all were excited to go for vacation so we left home at 5:30 am in the morning. When we left the city and reached to Hosur found to be huge traffic jam. Jam because most the vehicles that we observed that it looks like whole Bangaloreean left for vacation and it is apt time for them for vacation.

Nevertheless, we managed to come out from jam in an hour and headed towards destination with single determination to reach on time safely. My wife also guided me through when to stop and when to not. She was appearing like Krishna and I happened to Krishna. She was commanding the position when to fiercely attack the time and I was following the path of master. While driving it was so fascinating to stop and take break and relax but doing so it is hard to reach to destination. Yes we stopped for breakfast, lunch and also refreshment. We enjoyed throughout each time we took the break. 

Finally we reached to the destination safely at 7:30 PM in the evening same day. We were at beach point at a resort and started our fun filled moment at the place, Snehatheeram.

During this journey, I had a great learning of my life which will remain for forever. I would like to highlight those learnings and these learnings define our limits within ourselves. 

1. Initially goal to achieve in life that we set in looks difficult but proper planning helps to achieve

2. Towards the goal to achieve, our mind and body also adjust if our determination is high.

3. For achieving any bigger goal, we all need mentor or guide. Goal may not achieve by an individual. He needs proper guidance to help to betray from distractions.

4. Many a times in life we don't know our limits. If we determined to achieve it everything falls aligned to accomplish.

So let's explore our limits by setting new heights in life. May be sometimes we fail or rise but it will give new direction of life to accomplish.

KK

Building Confidence

My son is taking keyboard class in a view to develop his interest as a hobby. What I observed still he could not get involve to develop much of his interest. 

While in institute we found that they are conducting annual function and they started preparation with children. My son was not selected as he is just an amature to participate. More to observed that he doesn't find himself confident. So when I asked him to talk his teacher and request him to to give you a chance he could not able to discuss. Even iI repeatedly told him to talk to his teacher. Finally I decided myself to talk to his teacher. I requested to give him some task to perform at stage. He agreed and asked him to play theme song and my also started working on it. Now he is feeling confident 

What I realise from this situation, many a times in life you need kick to build a confidence. You may be performer or non performer but one good kick can be life changer moment.

So don't worry about if you are not very confident about the thing that you want do. Only thing you need to do is be surrounded by the people or environment that will enhances positivity within others. 

I realise myself that before joining Toastmaster somehow my confidence in public speaking was lost. But being surrounded by toastmasters and pushing myself to participate is helping me to improve my confidence. My zeal to perform well is amplified when I get a boast from my mentor, Mr Robinson D'Souza. 

It doesnt matter whatever state of your confidence level would be. Necessary and important to surrounded by positive environment and people which help in pulling up your confidence to achieve desired result in life. 

Life will be not the same as earlier.

Purpose of Life

Many times in life we come across that we are striving for something but we could not get what you desired for. And we reached to end of conclusion that purpose of life become flimsy. 

Recently, I heard a story from veteran toastmaster, guiding source of thousands of people and chrismatic person, Mr Rajdeep Manwani. He is person who lost his visibilty in early childhood but he kept his  vision & desire in heart, each heartbeat remind his desire to live.

He narrated a story that a person who  aimed for becoming pilot since his childhood. He worked hard to prepare for the exam. In first three consecutive attempts he failed. In 60s, cut off age for qualifying exam was 27 years. For him, he had another one more year to attempt. He put in his a great effort and finally passed the exam. For final selection to happen there was only 7 seats out of 77 qualified. When he was attending the final test at Indian military academy in Dehradun, he finally cleared the test and stood at 7th position. He was thrilled and happy. Then commander called him and told him that sorry gentleman we have only 6 seats as one person who is supposed be retired, he is continuing with us and seats are only 6. 

He pleaded to him but nothing can be done. He was shattered and he came Rishikesh and decided himself to do suicide. The moment he wanted to jump to river, he could see that there commotion and thought people would save me so he postponed his decision. He could see an ashram where pravachan from Swami Shivanand was going on. Disciples could ask questions. He reached there and found to be restless and asked question to Swamiji. He said that since his childhood he always dreamt of becoming pilot and he cleared through but atlast he could not got the seat even put in a lot of efforts. What is pupose of life? Swamiji waited for 2 min and replied that lead your life you will come to come to know the purpose of life.

This word struck him to lead the life. In fast forward his life after about 30 years, when he was at Raj path bhawan getting shower of flowers from pilot the he realised his purpose of his life. He said to himself that if he i would have became pilot then i could not have got the respect that he was getting as President of India for Abdul Kalam. 

So many times in life, we dreamt of something but even we don't get it, need not to be discouraged in life. May be there is something bigger is stored for.

Let's lead your life something without losing hope may be there is big is going to happen. 

~KK

Helping Others Is Blessings in Disguise

From my days of growing up as a little kid, one of my fondest memories is entire family members gathered together and listening to tales of Indian mythology that my mother or father would narrate. The tales of Gods & demons, heroes & villain, sacrifice & rewards, good & evil, hell & heaven. Sometimes, even they shared the stories from their experience of life.

In summer time, we were sleeping in rooftop after dinner with the family. We prepared the bed after sprinkling the water to make  rooftop cool and conditioned to have nice sleep.

I remember while bed time my father would tell us a story to all siblings. Here is story of heaven & hell that one holyman asked lord. What is difference between heaven and hell? Lord took the holyman to one room, in the room, some people are sitting in round dining table. In the middle of table there was a big pot of stew and a big spoon bigger than their hand wrapped around their hands but no one can eat. Everyone was hungry and dull. So this is called heaven.

Lord took holyman to other room, where some people are sitting around table and found to be big spoon wrapped in their hands same as in other room. Difference here was the people were quite happy and progressive. Reason was evident that in second room although people were not able eat for themselves but they started helping each other by feeding others in front of them even they were unable to do so for themselves.

At the end of the story my father gave emphasis on learning from the story. Those who help others are always growing and prospering. So our life is full of many instances that we help each other. Even in a time we help without anticipating any return from others. Sometimes good deeds repaid back to us as blessings in disguise.

Recently, I met an accident while driving by my car. I was going to my office and for  one moment a two wheeler just ahead of me slowed down the speed because another two wheeler crossed him from left just before him. At that moment I could not control my speed and also hit the two wheeler. Although it was minor accident. Something miracle happened to me. All were safe. Pillion rider had some pain and I took him to hospital to get him checked and found to be alright. I was relieved. One thing I observed that a liquid came out from my car. I didn't had much attention and drove to hospital in anticipation to get relieved from this issue. After some time I found that engine meter was turning to high. I smelled something wrong and I took my car to service centre although I had driven down to 5 to 6 kms. Service centre personnel asked me that they will check the car and get back to me. Although I told him that since this is old not much repairing is required since I was planning to sell it of.After some day they informed that there was another fault of engine and the engine looks seize and they have to overhaul the engine. Estimated cost would be around 90,000/-. Even a time of repairing would take around another 10 days. So  I was little disturbed with cost of repairing and time it takes. I put it on hold for some days because I was planning  either to sell the car or get it repair or even thinking of buying new car.

Myself and my sons go for art and music class. My younger son was saying to manager that my father met a car accident.
By listening so everyone was surprised and asked me how it  happened. So I narrated the incident and so immediately he asked me state of the car and  he highly recommended me to do the repairing from local garage. I immediately took the car from service centre and took it to local garage. Owner of garage looks to be decent man. He told me that he will check thoroughly and update. In between I checked the status and given a quote of 11000/- only. I was surprised to see the difference and sametime I was happy as well that my car is getting ready at much lower cost.

I think this has happened because I could able to do better for others that has repaid back to me. I think every deeds or thoughts have power to impact us unconsciously. So let's help selflessly and see the wonders within ourselves.

60 Seconds Movement

Last year I joined Toastmasters Club to improve my communication skills. It is a wonderful platform not just for improving communication skills but also for thinking & leadership skills. Meeting with members, having a positive attitude of encouraging and helping others is bonus after being a part of the club.

In this club I met one of the members, Puneet Surana who is passionate in speaking and he is a part of the club for a quite sometime. Recently he has thrown up the idea of creating a group of people in WhatsApp for improving communication skills to group memebers. He created the group called '60 seconds movement'. Idea of this movement is to record your 1 minute speech on topic given by him and upload it in group everyday. All the members are not just encouraged to speak but also evaluated by others. I am also a member of the group.

Initially response to speaking offline was not good but he encouraged a lot to group members. I also pull of my socks and tried myself to speak for almost everyday. This is almost for a month and I observed the changes.  Going forward, I must appreciate and thank Puneet for his wonderful effort and initiative.

So I would like to highlight the benefits of participating in this movement.

1. When topic is given, our mind starts thinking on finding relevant stories or anecdotes from different walk of lifes, sharing experiences, connecting dots. So mind gets busy towards positivity everyday. While listening the speech of others also increases no. of ideas & style of speaking & vocabulary. So everyday we can occupy our mind with 5-10 nos of speeches to learn & improve.

2. Recording on WhatsApp and uploading it to group, I can listen what I spoke about. I can have immediately reflection on  self evaluation. What are areas I can improve upon, it may be grammar, content, flow, pauses, vocal variety. The scope of improvement is always in next speech.

3.  In this forum, members are freely evaluating the speech of the others. I am also trying myself to observe the speech attentively and find the best part of the speech and also take out areas of improvement. This exercise helps me to improve on observation and evaluation skills as well.

4. Evaluation by others is the best part of this movement. Many a times, we feel what I am speaking or doing the best. More than that no one has time for others to give instant feedback. Having a genuine feedback by evaluator creates a lot difference in improvements. Just emphasis the point. In my speech, I usually make mistakes in grammar. Although I am trying for it to improve. But one of the members, Naveen Indala suggested me that I should try it again  by writing the speech with correct grammar then speak. I followed the same and I find that my mind is more cautious while speaking now and gradually I am trying to overcome the mistakes.

I think such evaluation is nowhere is done except at Toastmasters club and at this forum in particular. Yes evaluation happens at time of performance appraisal in the organisation but evaluation are much delayed and even it may have some element of subjectivity.

5. This forum is very much safe and secure place to improve communication skill. Everyone is on the group to learn and improve. So even if you have shyness while speaking that may go away gradually and build the confidence in ourselves. Even you fail, there is a someone not to judge you but pat on back for coming forward to speak. It is like at every corner someone is there to hold your hands to pull out to support and push you further at next level.

So life is the name of continuous improvement and this movement is trying to make this happen. So I am hoping to see the immense change in each members of the group in meeting it's objective. I am sure this 60 seconds movement may make us 60 times change in ourselves.

Where Does Happiness Lie?

Happiness is a relative term. Its meaning changes person to person depending upon his culture, interest, occupation, aspiration, motivation & location.

Happiness is a state of mind free of all worries and heart filled with love, laughter and life. My happiness starts with many things. When I get up in the morning, my both kids wish me good morning and they come to me and hug me tightly. My wife is also not left behind to give me sweet smile. This makes my day.

When I go to balcony and see the morning beauty of nature makes me smile. It appears that music in air by chorus of birds and beauty of rising sun make the day set for rise and shine. This makes my heart filled with happiness and hopefulness.

Human is social animal and lives together by virtue of art of life, sharing, caring and loving. My happiness lies in when someone presents me with these gifts of art of life and other way round. My happiness enhances when I can be of any help to others.

Recently, I read an article that a man can grow happily when he starts donating out of his income. Moment he starts donating his time, money or energy to unprivileged people, his income and happiness bound to rise. If I look around in the world the most successful and richest person in the world, are those who are donating to unpriviledge from his income and also living the life for others with content and happiness.

Let's think how we should donate some part of our income to exponentially enhance our happiness quotients. So I am committed myself to donate something to needy ones, which I could not able to do so far.

So what do you think to make yourself happy?

Amazing Birthday's Return Gift!

My younger son, Swastik goes to day-care school after his regular class gets over by 12:30pm at Baldwin Boys' School. He is quite comfortable at his day care school, Mia Casa. He spent two precious years in this school. It was a great learning and improvement ground for him in last two years. I must complement and heartful thanks to team of Mia Casa.

The school celebrates kids' birthday in school and call their respective parents of the kids. We had also attended the birthday of Swastik. For a birthday boy, he feels more excited to celebrate with their friends, teachers and parents. More excitement comes in getting gift from others and also in distributing birthday's return gift. Normally we think of asking children to distribute candies or some other gift which kids are fond of.

Yesterday, when I reached home I found that a sapling pot at entrance of the gate. I asked my wife and said that Swastik got the birthday's return gift from one of friends. I was little surprised and elated that this gift may not be as sweet as cholocate or attractive as other gift but this gift can give the sweetest fruits to all of us. This gift may also made us realise that children are also coming forward to make our earth clean and green. They are trained, cautious and sensitive about out environment and mother earth. It's responsibility of keeping earth clean and green not just to few but many. 

This gift made us understood that seeds of greener environment should not be postponed and to be planted them in each one of us in right way. I think this is one of the best gift distributed by a child in his birthday's return gift. May be this is a small effort but it can have multiplier effect on the minds of many. I must appreciate the parents of birthday boy. Let's recognise the effort and follow the new trend towards making our mother earth greener & cleaner.

Colouring of Life!

Last month I addmitted my son, Satwik to keyboard class to engage him in extra curricular activities. I found that the institute has also art class along with multiple instruments classes. My son found to be interested in it since he has also little learnt it in previous school at Guwahati. With this view in mind I admitted him in the institute.

I was also exploring myself to engage myself either in some instrument or art class. I was exploring one because I could go together with my son and also comes back together. More than this, I was exploring to to do something for myself which some point in my life had desire and dream but some how I could not do so...Art class so tempting for me that it appears my distant desire looks to be fulfilling once I join and learn. Without much of thought I discussed with teacher and he okayed to take me to join the class. He took some test by giving me to do colour and he told me that I can learn but I have some fear and lack of confidence. Nevertheless, it was quiet obvious I was doing some colouring at different phase of life after just small strokes in childhood, and even I am not regular art person or even I am not use of colouring.

But one thing was there with me that I realised I have passion for colouring. Passion to paint my creativity and imagination. I am delighted to join the class and started the colouring.

While joining, I realised that there is a light of desire within me to take art as passion. I am quiet happy to join and enjoy every moment of my learning. When Friday comes,  I excited to eagerly wait for going art class on weekends. What a beautiful moment it is. I think, I made right decision to fulfilling my distant desire.

Can We Learn Leadership Lesson from Kid

IOn 2nd July, my elder son has birthday. So when he got up in the morning, myself and my wife wished him with love of  hug and warm kiss. He also called his grandparents and sought their blessings. He dressed up in colourful dress and took a lot of candies to distribute them among school's friends and teachers.

While he was in school, class teacher calls the birthday boy and asks him to choose one friend to help him to go along around the school to distribute the candies.Boys are found to be excited to be with the birthday boy and most of them request for being part of it. Initially my son thought of choosing his best friend, Khalid. In mean while a boy who is just ahead of his desk and also new to class requested him to accompany him. He has not got any chance called by any of classmates.

The class teacher callled him and asked him to choose one of the boys to assist in helping him. He was asked by teacher to turn back without facing class and select one boy. As many of his friends requested to accompany him. Without much of thought he finally choose the new boy. The boy was quite happy and thanked him.

Satwik shared the story to me and then we realised that he had shown his leadership quality. Normally, boys choose his best friends to accompany him by giving friendly assistance and anticipate a never ending the friendship. I liked the way he thought about it and choose his new friend accompanying him. He had chosen the boy who was not got opportunities, may be this is a small effort but this gives a lesson for others. Leadership is about giving chance to each of team members and take them along in every walk of life. He made an effort to make friendship stronger and healthier.

I am quiet happy and elated to know the story told by him. I can see the leadership style of my son. Well done my boy!

What Do The Cuckoo Says

Every morning I get up at 5 am and first thing I heard from my balcony is sweet voice of Cuckoo. It is just like alarming bell which wakes up to me without setting the time at night. While going for walk in the complex I can observe many birds are joining the chorus with cuckoo and singing the sweet songs in the air.

While listening to the chorus in the air, I am trying to figure out what does these sweet songs means to us. What are they telling us? Why do they come out of their cocoon and putting effort without set an stage?

It appears that they are saying that "hey man look around yourself we birds are beautiful creature on the earth. We are important part of environment. But still we are not finding much space to live in cities. Cities are polluted and also for sake of living in home, you are destroying our home by cutting trees. Where do we go? Do we have any other planet to live in? Once you find any live in space in other planet do let me know. May be our generation would not exist by that time to fly away from earth to other planet. Still I am hopeful with human's new generation they may be sensitive to our living and stop cutting trees and plant more trees to live in not just for us but for entire living beings.

We birds continue our chorus songs in the morning as alarm till you listen to hear and take appropriate action."

KK

Developing Creativity Within Children

We are obsessed by by logical and critical thinking and our education are also meant to develop them. Our course structure are made to develop logical and critical to take the challenges of stiff competition to face.

But it is no denying the fact that creative thinking has its own space and importance and may cross the limitation of competition that we face. That will create new opportunities and abilities to do differently.

So now the question arises that how do we create creating thinking abilities within children. Obviously, children are future of the country. This can be developed same time it is being done for logical and critical thinking. One way to do it by changing course structure in schools which may take time to implement the structural changes. Other way, I feel the simple way to ask  'right questions' to children in regular intervals of time. Right question means it intended to answers with thinking. Answer may not have wrong and right answers. Once we free from restrictions on answering those questions, their ability to thinking creative juice will start flowing. Initially it may take time and more importantly, patience to listen to the answers. May be somestimes, they may answer wiered but we need keep the listening encouraging them to think and speak. In such exercise, parents need to be encouraging and guiding to think and answers.

Just to illustrate the above point I cite here an example. Yesterday we had attended a wedding reception from my wife's colleague. We met with a lot of her colleagues and obviously with bride and bridegroom and wished them and parted gift to them. We enjoyed sumptuous dinner at Taj Hotel. Our children also enjoyed it. What we noticed that younger one also followed the observation and took plate and started eating by himself on the table. Normally, we used to feed them.

Next day, we asked our elder son, Satwik who is nine year old studying in class four. We asked him what did he observed in last night party? He didnt understood the point. We again elaborated,  what are good and bad things you find at the party? How did you recognise bride and bridegroom?

We have one and two minutes time for think and answer it. He replied that good thing that in party it is place of meeting their friends, party has good food. Bad things about party that he observed that many of plates eaten by people out there were found to be leftover. Initially they filled the full which they found difficulty to finish it of.  This is not good for our country.

He further answer that he could recognise bride and groom found to be on stage with nice attire looks like some film starts. We further elaborated him how to be observant as well in this context.

Few days back I asked what we should for reducing pollution? What should children do individual, home and country?

I think this is easiest way to develop their creative mind. It may take sometime to nurture those minds but once it is engineered and fueld rightly it will flew in the sky with high speed and scale like a rocket.

KK

Courage Turns into Reality

Yesterday I was giving my 4th speech in Toastmaster club. Few days back I was not confident and started finding some excuse to make it not happen. 

Then one speech by someone struck me, how did Sachin Tendulkar stuck himself on the pitch even he had pain on his face.He bounced back by saying Main Khelonga. With this my mind my courage got amplified and I said to myself I will give speech what may come. Then I realise I started my script and I need to prepare it in very short time.

I demonstrated my courage to participate. Once courage comes rest is execution. It was courage that Rakesh Sharma took to land on Moon first time in India. It was courage for Mahatama Gandhi who left his profession in South Africa as lawyer and came to India to fight for our country

Let's show your courage to come up in any situation we live in. I am sure this will give much more flying colours on the way.

Importance of White

Excitement of a long awaited vacation started last month. it was not because for summer vacation for a longer period but excitement of vacation lies in visiting to Leh and Kashmir. My children kept on asking when they are going to play in snow. While coming from Delhi to Leh by flight, we could see the beauty of snow capped mountain. It was messimerising that children could not stop their excitment to see it. When we landed in Leh airport, get the feel of the temperature difference. Pleasant air breeze with chilling effect and snow capped mountain view all around made the butterfly in our stomach.

Next day we headed to Kardung La Pass, the highest motorable peak in the world at 17500 ft. When we we were heading from 11500 ft to 17500 ft, we embraced the beauty of nature much closer. Our excitement were much more to see and touched them and finally we did. It was like white silky bedsheet wrapped the mountain beautifully. But while experiencing the same it reminded me and intrigued with a question that what is importance of white colour in our life? Most of time when we talk of colour, our mind occupies with rainbow colours. But what about white colour? How does it make difference to our life and nature itself?

'White' is a very friendly colour, gives home to all colourfull colours and their importance. If we want to have a beautiful canvas, we strike the brush in white paper itself and each colours are embolden in white background. While doing so white colour losses it visibility. It sacrifices its colour for other friends. Even we have noticed that while entering into new home we get the wall painted with white as base colour, others colours occupies in it later.

White finds importance in our culture and tradition. Our school uniform,white shirt are in white colour and learning at school starts with white chalk and white note book. Dhoti symbol of our long tradition is also white in colour. White also represents simplicity and transparency. It finds a place in our national flag. White flag represents pease & prosperity. 

In nature, white tiger, white elephant and white peacock always attracted nature's lover because of their uniqueness. 

What does come to your mind when you see white colour? Please leave your comment. 

My Home Town is a Pot of Sweet Food with Memory

Every year I plan to visit to my home town with my wife and kids to meet our family members. Since it is so far off and due to paucity of time, only possible to make it happen atleast once in a year. But this is one time affair we try to utilise our time mostly spending with all family members.

Each of the places has its own culture and food habits and hence eating joints are made accordingly especially street side foods. This time, we had amazing time with family members having such delicious food, sweet and drinks not to be mistaken,drinks means lassi. My home town is Patna

Staying in Bangalore, I really miss my hometown especially for these food items. It is not just for tempting tastes but they remind me the old days of my childhood that was grown up filling hunger of food items with memory that etched in our mind. It reminds me  how to stay in scarcity and sparingly spend little money that we had. It reminds me that when my father put down the shutter of his shop in the night and took me to market to buy vegetables and fruits, while returning he satiates my thirst with refreshing lassi at the corner of the market. It was not just lassi but also showing a sense of love from father to his son. He  himself refreshing with a bundle of pan and pack it one for my mom.

In those days, we used to not having much of money. I used to save the pocket money and spend them with family and friends when an auspicious days to arrive, especially in Durgapur and Diwali. Going to chat corner with friends always been a place for chatting and laughing among ourself.

On our visit, we cherished ourself by visiting Mauralok and having eating liti chokha, faloda ice cream, rabri etc.
Making of samosa on every Wednesday from Charkha Samiti, still reminds us homemade touch made by Aganbadi women. This vacation, fortunately we were present on Wednesday and thoroughly enjoyed eating them with all family members.

In early morning, this time we had walked down to Gandhi maidan. While walking it reminds our old days of visiting to this place with entire family members gathered on Vijaya Dashmi to see 'Lanka Dahan' and eating lot of peanuts, the most acceptable time pass, golgappa, milkshake and a lot of munching foods to satiate the hunger. The place became like a great Indian show in just one ground.

My school was just 100 metre away from my home. This vacation I walked down and I felt just nostalgic in the morning. It was school time, children were entering to school. Outside the gate a lot street side vendors werr surrounded by children. It took me to my old days as if I  was standing awaiting my turn to get 'chuski' by paying just Rs 1. While entering to school I used to take some jaggery made sweet called 'latha' for myself and my friends.

While spending time in home, the most memorable and refreshing time was getting homemade food that was been served by bhabhi. Nowwhere restaurant in the world can replace the homemade food. It is not because of its simplicity and hieginic but it contents love and affection eating and enjoying together. It reminds our old days, my mother used to cook delicious food especially Pulao and Paneer and we enjoyed every bit of it. My son likes very much halwa, not just him but everyone likes it since the recipe of halwa is given my mother, so he named it 'Dadi halwa'. This time while reaching home on first day my son asked for Daldi Halwa. My mother didnt held up herself for the love of grandson and cooked it for all of us and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

I am sure your home town must have etched unforgettable memory in your mind for love of food, family, friends and fun.

Do you have such memory? Please write your comment.

Yours
KK

Everyday Is Special For Us, Just Need To Create It

Yesterday was Akshaya Tritya, special day as per Indian mythology.  Every around the corner, got the news for it. As per mythological believe, on this day many of events took place. On this  day, war of Mahabharata ends, son of Lord Brahma, Akshaya Kumar was born, Krishna met his friend Sudama, birth of Maharshi Parshuram. Kuber had got the treasure on this day, Maa Ganga came to earth on  this day, the day of Satyug and Tretyayug started on this date and so on. I can acknowledge the importance of this day so many of special event took place in Indian mythology. 

But as I remember of my childhood, this day was not much of known to us as special day. Nowadays this day has become special because of media and social media and it has got commercial importance. It is told that on this date, any gold buying or doing anything good always create fortune. 

But I am intriguing with question that the day is so important for creating some special event. Is the day so special that ensure fortune in life? 

I believe that each day is special in our life. This believe intrigue me with a question whatever we did in life on that particular day that resulted with success, was it special day as Akshay Tritya. May be or may not be. Any day can be special if we create it with all positivity and full energy. The day we got the job, the day son or daughter was born, the day we buy new car or new house, the day we got married, all are special day in our life but they were not necessarily happened on such auspicious day. We believed all those days were auspicious in our life to make it happen. 

What do you think about? 

My First Step!

My first step towards expressing myself through Blogging, born out of desire to express my suppressed thoughts, observation, opinion and emotion.

I personally observed that I am not very expressive myself. My first step towards penning down blogging may help to be more expressive now.

With this tiny step, I will continue to write what I feel to write under Sun.