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Wednesday, 10 September 2014

PonderingTwoSays - Day 2

Published on: 9/10/2014 04:45:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - No comments

Howdy people! Hope you are all rejuvenated and in high spirits after series of extended weekends which ended just recently. Time to roll up your sleeves for the boring 6 day working September before the October Festivities begins.

Also, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival has ended with the majority of us taking the blessings of our favorite Lord and wherein we bid adieu to the Elephant God with a lot of Band, Baaja and Celebrations. (Read Garba)

So for today's photo-quote we have something related to this tradition of Idol immersion.

Presenting the Day 2 in our photo-quote series. #PonderingTwoSays

Do let us know your views about the photo-quote.

Also you can view the Day 1 of the series here.

PonderingTwoSays - Day 1

Published on: 9/05/2014 05:10:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - No comments

Hello everyone!! Hope the days and the nights are treating you with equal amount of Love and Affection.

It's been a while since something creative have been done by us and hence we thought of coming up with a photo-quote series dealing on Love, Relationships, Emotions and so on by the hash-tag #PonderingTwoSays. This photo-quote series will be done twice a week, Wednesday & Friday.

Eagerly looking forward for your views upon this new idea and the quotes that goes with it!!

Drum rolls!! Presenting Day 1 of the series!!

Since today being the World Teachers' Day, what better way to thank your another set of parents who have taught us many valuable things in our life since our childhood and probably continuing it till date...

So here's what #PonderingTwoSays

Book Review: Where Even the Present is Ancient: Benaras

Published on: 9/01/2014 02:02:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - 2 comments

The Blurb:-

Where Even the Present is Ancient: Benaras is a book that seeks to tell the little stories that make us who we are. The author believes that Benaras resides in all of us Indians, in some beautiful often unknown way. The author is the Sutradhar, in that she attempts to connect an India that many do not realize exists, in that it is everybody’s story. Radha, Krishna, Ganga, Benaras and Me are all characters in this deluge of poems.

This attempt at telling the story of the ancient, of love and of faith is to instil the confidence that poetry exists in all of us, everywhere, all that is needed is to smell its fragrance.

To those outside India, the book does not seek to be a representation of what India is or was, but a whiff of what it also can be. It is an attempt to ask people to see the little stories that govern all of our lives, stories that we often don’t see, but those that are important.

The audience for this book might be strewn across the globe, for faith is not religion-centric, it is people-centric and often without dimensions.

In poetry there is no beginning, no middle, nor no end. Like faith it is everywhere, it is omnipresent. The book affords no answers, nor no questions, but if you listen and read carefully you will see new things, a new beauty perhaps, one that has been silent so long.

Review:-

'Where Even the Present is Ancient: Benaras' is a collection of fifty vivid poems portraying the city called Benaras; wading through the fragrance of Benarasi Kaththaa to the fisherman's Ganga eventually describing Ganga to the Dashwamedha ghat, Assi ghat, Panchganga ghat and Manikarnika ghat to the various hymns chanted on the banks of the river Ganga to the foreigners and the Benaras market.

The poems are simple yet striking taking you to a journey of a land forgotten and seen mostly through the cinematic lens. Each and every word, the sentences, did strike a chord with me making it a transparent experience of sorts. Also, the little notes at the bottom of the poems makes it easier to understand and interpret the poem thus feeling a sense of belongingness to the city called Benaras.

The author has brilliantly painted a string of emotions attached in her poems through a thorough description of the revered city of Benaras that lingers in your mind for days.

Few Striking Verses:-

Pg. 45. While the Ganga swelled,

tousled hair, met wrinkled face.

They had crossed their own distances,

To mate philosophy with poetry,

in a melting pot called Ganga.

Pg. 48. Divinity is cheap, I think

And so is living-

It is only the dying and the dead,

That become priceless.

Pg. 60. Her waters drown me somehow,

deep within her.

She is the beginning and the end,

She shall wait and stand by me

And in her I shall be free.

Overall: A rare collection of poems that takes us through the mystic city of Benaras. A must read !!!

Ratings:- 4/5*

You can buy this wonderful book from Flipkart and Amazon

About the Author

Author: Maitreyee B Chowdhury

Maitreyee B Chowdhury is a web columnist and creative writer. She is author of Reflections on My India, a book of Indian traditions and spirituality in parts. Maitreyee is also author of Uttam Kumar and Suchitra Sen- Bengali Cinema’s First Couple and Ichhe Holo Tai, a bilingual muti media presentation of poetry. Maitreyee is featured amongst other Indian writers such as Gulzar, Shashi Tharoor and Deepti Naval in an anthology of Indian writers Celebrating India.

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Reunion

Published on: 8/12/2014 03:12:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - 2 comments

A heart smiled

Upon the butterfly sight;

Serene with self

Vivid from the out;

In liberty to roam,

To dance to its soul;

An exhibit of

Love and happiness;

At long last

Freedom beckoned,

From the gory past

To the reunion,

Of once lost,

A young

And peppy

Meera

Word Count: 49

Linking this post to: The Fiction Challenge from '15 to 50'

The prompts include:

1) The picture prompt as above.

2) The word prompt: Reunion

3) The phrase prompt: At long last

List of Five things that zests up my Life

Published on: 7/19/2014 12:16:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - No comments

Life is routine. You wake up, eat and get back to sleep. And in between you try to be your awesome best to satisfy the people around you. And even while you try satisfying people there will be many who will still expect more from you. So in short life gets routinely monotonous. And when life gets such all you need is a thing or two that zests up your day and enhances you to go through the routine without any fuss.

So here is my list of five things that zests up my life:-

The company of my Spouse:

Yes, the apple of my eye whose company is what I crave for after the day's end. The talks that we share, sometimes silent lightens the mood, that electric smile which peppers my mood up and that evil grin upon cracking a joke to which we laugh our hearts out are few of the moments that zest up the mundane life.

Reading & Writing:

This is one of the things that literally takes me to another world. It liberates me into a world full of freedom with no worries at all. Be it a poem or a short fiction or for that matter even a haiku enhances my mood and zests up my life. And writing for some contests and eventually winning it is like icing on the cake.

Outing:

It is said that our body and heart requires a timely detox so as to be back with a bang. And what better way then having a fun outing with friends and family. Also to take a sabbatical from work and to explore the scenic beauty, capture the beautiful moments and come back charged and refreshed is what zests up my life.

Moments where I can be a child once again:

We rarely do get some moments or situations where we can be a child once again. Those moments or situations may crop up simply out of the blue or may be even a planned one like celebrating a toddler's birthday. Such moments and situations in life is what makes the life worth living for. Imagine becoming a vehicle where the toddler sits on your back and you roam around or making weird faces and capturing them.

Music:

Listening to music has a therapeutic effect on me. The soulful melody relieves me of all the worries, calms me and takes me into a cinematic world. And listening to the favourite songs composed by favourite composers is the best thing to lighten up the mood and zests up my life.

Life is full of complexities but the pleasure we get is from the small doses of happiness surrounding us. And the above mentioned ones are the ones that I crave for which eventually zests up my life.

This post is a part of the #ZestUpYourLife activity in association with TATA Zest and BlogAdda.com

Black is Beautiful

Published on: 7/17/2014 06:53:00 pm by Rohan Kachalia - No comments

Black. What do I say? Black is omnipresent. Probably as omnipresent as the universe. You open your eyes and you see a thing in the colour black. Think of any single thing that does not possess itself in colour black. Open your wardrobe you have that black dress. That formal black shoes. A black tie that goes for an occasional informal meeting. That lucky black inners. No? Just try it for once. Am sure luck will shine brighter than the sun for you.

So what does black mean for me? For me black is beautiful in its own mysterious ways.

Behold for the black

Elegant yet stylish

Mysterious charm

Now, the five black things that I desire for are as follows:-

Picture courtesy: Flipkart.com

A Black linen casual shirt and a Black polo tee is the first of the few things that I desire for. A black linen shirt paired with denims goes best for an evening party which can never go out of fashion. And a black polo tee for that romantic outing. Elegant yet classy. Somethings stay forever just as the bitter-sweet constant bickering between daughter in law and her mother in law.

The Black Maxi dress for her that will make her feel comfortable, elegant and glamorous for that exclusive dinner date and will enhance the ambiance with her killer looks.

Picture courtesy: Flipkart.com

The round dial metal strapped Black Watch adds to the feel and a mysterious charm when worn suitably, be it for an official purpose or even an informal meet. One of my most desirous thing.

Picture courtesy: Flipkart.com

Picture courtesy: Flipkart.com

There are barely a few men who wouldn't be interested in technology. And with me being no different my fourth desire is the newly launched sleek and stylish yet compact The Black coloured Asus Zenphone 6. I think the phone is simply best in design and performance which is a deadly combo.

The last but not the least desires is that Black lustrous mane which enhances the look by leaps and bounds. A good crop of hair not only boosts confidence but can lift us along with the chips are down.

Here are my five Black things that I desire for and till then Love Black and dream for Veni Vida Vici!!