March 2010
32 posts
DAY 708
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 30/31, 2010 Tue/Wed 12 : 11
Ha ha … Ha ha Ha …!!! Hah ha ha ha ha …!!! Haha haahh hah …. ha ha ha aha ha …. , a large breath and then … ha ha ha ha aha ha …. !!! ha ha !!! hahhhhaaaaaaaaah … gosh, I am running out of breath …
Ha ha ha aha hahahaha …. !!! ha ha ha ah ah ha … hhhaaaaahhh … ah hahahahah...
DAY 707 (i)
Blue Diamond, Pune March 30, 2010 Tue 8 :01 AM
Dearest All in my extended family,
Once again my apologies for the error in the posting of last night’s blog … There was a slight glitch in the internet services of the Hotel and that resulted in the blogpost not getting live .. But now it is on and fine and working and DAY 707 is there in all its picturesque majority...
DAY 707
Blue Diamond, Pune March 29/30, 2010 Mon/Tue 12 : 53 AM
The Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in all its glory and vastness and strength and multitudes … just such a warm and endless sea of humanity … there to listen to poetry and culture and literature … incredible !!
Thank you Pune. Thank you the people of Pune. Thank you for the love...
DAY 706
Blue Diamond Hotel, Pune March 28, 2010 Sun 11 : 47
Mumbai at 5:30 in the morning looks and feels like a giant metropolis coming out of slumber and into another day and challenge. Early morning acts are a delight to watch as I drive by without any traffic hindrances to Pune.
The three wheeler rickshaw driver, who I often wonder is homeless...
DAY 705
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 27, 2010 Sat 4 : 17 PM
The Indian Express and the Hindustan Times write an Editorial each this morning, which kind of endorses the feelings of my post of yesterday. I bear no malice or disgust and no hurt at all. I would rather that the FmXt react on their own after reading them -
And after this has been read, may I now place...
DAY 704
Sopaan, New Delhi
March 26, 2010 Fri 6 : 53 AM
Oh dear, o dear o dear !! What on earth have I done ! Sent off an incomplete post !! My apologies dearest extended family, sincerely … I have dozed off in bed and not realized what I was doing … have just awakened with the lap top by my side and am certain that if it had had a pair of movable hands would have slapped me...
DAY 703
Sopaan, New Delhi March 25, 2010 Thu 11 : 30 PM
“Save our Tigers ” is the call from NDTV’s Dr Pranoy Roy and today therefore I travel in the morning to Delhi to shoot some promos for the campaign and to do a press conference announcing the responsibility of all towards the preservation of this magnificent animal. A fascinating research and poll...
DAY 702
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 24/25, 2010 Wed/Thu 1 : 45 AM
It is late dearest ones, but never too late to connect with the FmXt. I will keep this short because in a couple of hours I have to be on a plane again to Delhi. I am doing a brand campaign for the preservation and safety of the Tiger along with a mobile company and the NDTV...
DAY 701
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 23/24, 2010 Tue/Wed 1 : 55 AM
23 rd March, the day three freedom fighters of the country were hanged by the British – Bhagat Singh, RajGuru and Sukhdev. We honor them and remember them on this day. Their sacrifice for the nation was beyond imagination.
The correction on the idols of the deity in Jagganath Temple – they are...
DAY 700
The Grand Hyatt Hotel, Hong Kong March 22, 2010 Mon 8 : 31 PM HK Time
It just got over ! The pride and passion and honor of a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Asian Awards ceremony here at the Exhibition center in Hong Kong.
To be honest, I had never expected it to be the way it was. The organization, the protocol, the discipline and the...
DAY 699
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 21, 2010 Sun 10 : 14 PM
Before all else, Kashmira our loved and dedicated FmXt I am informed by Ravi Malhotra has been hospitalized as she was not well. Wishing her a most speedy recovery and good health !
Jagganath ! Jagganath ! Jagganath !
It resounds in thousands of voices as we are pushed and...
DAY 698
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 20, 2010 Sat 11 : 45 PM
ha.. ha … haa hah …. ha !!
Laughter is good, especially when it comes because of the acts of others. Others, that even though do not carry the burdens of a clown, behave like them. The world is full of such jesters. They inhabit a space that remains deeply immersed in our beings and...
DAY 697
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 19, 2010 Fri 11 : 40 PM
Quantifying quality is a misnomer in society. Good has forever been looked upon as a sophisticated cover of silk and mesh, that prevents the actual in life – evil. Evil is more exciting, colorful, dramatic. Good is a demure maiden, covered in a veil of embarrassed reality. Jesus Christ suffered the...
DAY 696
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 18/19, 2010 Thu /Fri 12 : 18 AM
The morning hour as the day begins, seldom indicates what lies in store for the rest of its time. The peace and solace of those early hours is almost synonymous with the gentle warming from the rising sun. That deep orange hue from the brightest element in the earth’s hemisphere, so pleasantly...
DAY 695
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 17, 2010 Wed 11 : 23 PM
Happy Gudi Padwa to all Happy Ugadi And a prosperous New Year ..
From the Tuesday of this month will begin the first day of the Vikram Samvat 2067. The first day of the month of Chaitra is celebrated as Gudi Padwa, Ugadi or Cheti Chand, marking the new year for several Hindu communities across the country....
DAY 694
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 16, 2010 Tue 10 : 20 PM
I believe that when one is determined to overcome, a just path shall form. I believe that bringing about an atmosphere of ‘everything’s gonna be alright’, actually does make everything alright. I believe that pushing oneself to command gives one the impetus to follow. I believe when you entertain only positive...
DAY 693
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 15, 2010 Mon 9 : 45 PM
It is not necessary to share everything with your true friend. It is necessary that whatever you share must be true
I confirm that whatever I share with my friends here on our blog is true. Yes I confess I do not share everything, but whatever I do is true.
The Omani dress in all its splendor and grace there...
DAY 692
Al Bustan Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
March 14, 2010 Sun 11 : 00 PM
For a few hours by the evening, I became an Omani. Dressed up in their dishdaash and wore their head gear through assistance from a local help and belted myself up with the traditional belt and khanjar, the unique crooked dagger presented to me by His Highness the Minister in charge of Culture. I must...
DAY 691
Al Bustan Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
March 13, 2010 Sat 11 : 25 PM
The lobby of Al Bustan Hotel, where size and height and grandeur have no limits. Imagine and it shall be there. It is not possible to explain to all, the size of these monuments, the depth of their detailing, the elaboration of their creativity and aesthetics. It is what we can dream of to the tune of 100...
DAY 690
Al Bustan Palace Intercontinental Hotel, Muscat, Oman
March 12, 2010 Fri 10 : 25 PM
No more intrigue, no more suspense, no more riddles and no conjectures. Its Muscat the capital of this uniquely positioned Sultanate of Oman, South East of the United Arab Emirates, West across the Arabian Sea from the coast of India, salubrious, quiet, peaceful with a distinct culture of its...
DAY 689
Between two yellows and a green But still within the month of March, pushing ever so gently past the 11th day in the ever glorious year of twenty ten … aka … 2010 , at 8 past the 25th minute of a Thu
I dreamt of my Mother last night. She was in her elements and happy and smiling and poking fun on situations which was her wont. She was cheerful and full of fun. In similar circumstance there was...
DAY 688
OBLIVIOUS TO THE WORLD, OBLIVIOUS TO LIFE, OBLIVIOUS TO THE SELF – AN UNCERTAIN NON EXISTENT UNIVERSE It is March in the 10th day, of a year that bears the digits of 2010 in a time of uncertainty between 8 of the PM and 9:25 of the PM too..
Silence and its ubiquitous influence, often envelops beings with nothingness, solitude and the fear of being singled out for an often misjudged and...
DAY 687
OUT OF LONDON, IN THE WILDS OF OPULENCE AND UNCERTAINTY, THE UNIVERSE Tue/ Wed 9, 2010 1 : 35 AM in the wilds
I have not read a book as consistently as I have ‘The Proudest Day’, India’s long road to Independence by Anthony Read and David Fisher, in recent years. There was of course “Gone with the Wind” and Ali’s biography which were equally involving as was Nixon’s. But this one...
DAY 686
London, UK March 8, 2010 Mon 6 : 35 PM GMT
So I learnt new word . JOBSWORTH !!
A jobsworth is a person who uses his or her job description in a deliberately un-cooperative way, or who seemingly delights in acting in an obstructive or unhelpful manner. “Jobsworth” is an almost exclusively British term.
Jonathan Green defines “jobsworth” as...
DAY 685
March 7, 2010 Sun 4 : 15 AM London, UK
Restless, annoyed and disturbed by what the internet connection did to my previous post, I am up without sleep at an hour when most of my surroundings rest and recuperate, to be with the FmXt again ; writing, as many have in the past suggested and advised, on Word, selecting and copying when done, to then paste on to the blog.
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DAY 684
London, UK March 6, 2010 Sat 8 : 05 PM GMT
It has always amazed me how a day of rest and good hours of sleep repair a damaged constitution. It amazes me because it really is a most simple and natural exercise. No medication, no clinic visits, no medical advice, just a lie back and rest !
And the results have been manifold and for all to...
DAY 683
London, UK March 5, 2010 Fri 9 : 45 PM GMT
BAFTA, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts honors two members of the family, Jaya and Abhishek in the evening and that is why we are all here. And having just returned from the formal function am delighted to have witnessed the recognition, offered to them by this very prominent...
DAY 682
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 4, 2010 Thu 11 : 12 PM
These above are NOT pictures, they are pictures of paintings. Paintings done by Dr T Anil Kumar of World Art Works India Pvt Ltd, who has visited me this morning with this incredible piece of artwork. Quite quite overwhelming !! 68 characters over a period of 41 years and their...
DAY 681
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 3, 2010 Wed 11 : 33 PM
Someone once gave me a piece of advice – when in despair and sadness, wear something new, buy a gift for yourself and see the change. I saw it today. I wore something that I had not worn for a while. It had been so long, I had forgotten I owned it. So, on it came and I cannot tell you how...
DAY 680
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 2, 2010 Tue 11 : 37 PM
I watched the game and India lost ! Sad and forlorn at this, but the temptation was intense and irresistible. Temptation does this to one. Many a time temptation pushes me to conduct myself in a manner that is perhaps not wanted or acceptable, but do it we must. And so we do.
Right now I am tempted to keep...
February 2010
29 posts
DAY 679
Prateeksha, Mumbai March 1, 2010 Mon 11: 33 PM
A festive day. A day when celebration and excitement mingle with tradition and rituals and a history of culture and trend. But the morning is quiet and eery. The normal sound of traffic and people and the rush of life seems distant and vanquished almost. For long hours as I sit and gather the morning...
