Happy Independence Day

The foundation of independence laid before 154 years in 1857 is often regarded as first war of Independence. After 90 more years of struggle, India achieved its independence on 15th August, 1947.
22 languages are Officially Recognized in India.
India has 28 states and 7 Union territories, 8 major religions.
The most popular mind game Chess was invented in India.
Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus studies originated in India along with the decimal and place value system.
India has Second highest population in the world.
It is the largest democracy in the world, the 7^th largest Country in the world, and one of the most ancient civilizations. Also India was considered one of the richest countries in the world before British invasion! The world's first university was established in Takshila in 700 BC.
Martial Arts have origins from India, and were later spread to Asia by Buddhist missionaries.
Yoga has its origins in India and has existed for over 5,000 years.

Today on India's 64th Independence Day I wish INDIA and all other INDIANS a very happy I-Day. We'll keep on growing, preserving our culture and our heritage along with the zing of westernization and improvisations, keeping all the values intact. We'll keep on charming rest of the world with our beautiful art, diversity, colors, sumptuous cuisines, amazing attires, and unique architectures.
Happy Independence Day!


















P.S.: The pictures clicked above include some rare stamps and coin collections that my father has built. I tried to preserve and maintain these.

The Night

Night is blessed with stars
Stars bless me with a smile
Dreams are so evanescent
Still they are all mine
This night is still long
It shall linger on
unbroken dreams will remain
Live this time like never before
Tonight will no more be true again....

The Perfect Partner

This post is for the ones who think there is no perfect match and for the ones who think there is always a perfect match..

Well what if i say both statements are true? confused?
aha! i guess you must be finding me insane and foolish, taking sides of both the thoughts that seem extremely opposite!

Think again! No one is perfect. If you'll say there is an ideal man and/or a woman on this planet, u must be thinking of some UFOs. There is none. and we all know that we all have shortcomings. There is no human mind that has mastered in literature, science, mathematics, finance, emotions, dance, music etc and doesn't have ego, bad habits, rage, negative attitude and treats everyone perfectly. We all have developed one or the other portions of our minds that's why we are not alike. So no one is superior and no one is inferior. I have seen some people telling others, that yeah she/he is successful in his profession and comparing them with others who are not so well off.. Think again! Do you really think the person is superior to you because s/he is successful in her/his profession? How maturely s/he handles her/his personal life, life with friends and relatives or spouse? How much open space s/he provides and allows free flow of thoughts around her/him?

Yes no one is perfect. Now u got it. Everybody develops some or the other portion of their minds and personality. Some of them seem less imperfect than others. That's because may be they know how to suppress their negative or darker side. They have developed the whiter portion of their personality. Such people are really less imperfect. Live a better life on professional and personal front. Respects others views and try not to shoot others' with their prejudice and bias.

Hence there is no perfect partner. I have proved one thought. And the other thought states that there is a perfect partner.
When our imperfections match with the other person's imperfections that are acceptable to us and suits us totally, with no unpleasant vibes, then that person is perfect for us. Its mutual.

People around me who are thinking of getting married due to pressure of outside world or due to the marriage of their own friends and in family, just give it a thought "do u wish to marry at right age or u wish to marry the right person?"

My Experiments With The Camera...

Here are some of the Photographs clicked by me during one of the regular photo shoots to quench my thirst for photography...

MINTS & MELON

The Tabla Couple Enjoying silence

The Puppet Show

Stairway To Heaven

Nail-Polish

Erosion Of Time

Danke... :)

The Ascetic

We were going to Uttarakhand (a state in North India) by car. The journey was long. Those were the winter days. The route was green and beautiful. Roads were topsy turvy and the journey was getting more tiring with the passing time. We decided to take a halt for some time. It was a chilly afternoon and the strong winds were making it worse. While we were enjoying the scenic beauty around, our eyes suddenly rested on an old man with dark complexion whose bone structure was visible from everywhere underneath his wrinkled skin that was covered by almost nothing. Apparently he looked like an ascetic or could be an ordinary beggar. He had some wheat flour, probably someone living down the hill might have given to him. He took it out and made dough out of it. He then collected some dry wood from around and created fire by rubbing two stone pieces (like in the stories from stone age) and cooked a chapati with it. We were amazed to see that, how a man at such a low temperature wearing almost nothing living in the wilderness arranged a meal for himself! And as he was eating it, he was crying out of joy, saying "Thank you God, for giving me food to eat, fire to be warm even in this place where there is nothing to survive. I am grateful to you, its because of you i am enjoying my fill with whatever i am having, I need nothing else thank you God for all the kindness you have bestowed upon me." And the tears of joy were constantly flowing out of his eyes..."

This was the real life story, told by my maternal uncle.
Contentment, a state of being in peace with whatever one has. I shared this story here with a hope that it will inspire us all to be happy about this life and we would work to attain that higher state of perfection of soul and true happiness and peace, the ultimate goal behind this life.

After Thoughts : Are we happy with what we have? Should we be unhappy about what we do not have? What is peace and satisfaction? What is ultimate Goal of our lives? Are we in the same state even after having everything that one needs and not desperately searching for what we do not have? I feel this instance gives depth to our thoughts and another perspective to see the world and our own lives..