"Art of Symphony"

None like the other,

Yet similar,

Words surpassing effort,

Congruence of energies;

Leaves of the same kind.

Turning into prime age,

Twisting into meandering paths,

Seeking a distant chaos;

Enabling a longing Perfection!

Symphony of the same rejoiced.

Being a part of CHAPTERS

ART defines a magnitude of difference; creatures that break monotony, individuals that bring a revolution and create an aura of incandescent self expression.

Being a writer, poet and admirer of everything that relates to art and self expression, CHAPTERS was the best I had been a part of so far. Four artists from varied fields of profession coming together to bring about a rethinking, soul searching, rediscovering of oneself. I believe I am overdoing it but I have the freedom to..

I found a profound joy in watching each painting and photograph over and over again. I grew with colors, cried with a few and smiled with many of them. The emotions we live with are what we carry forward until we breathe our last. Individuality is an amalgamation of upbringing, beliefs, societal experiences, spiritual faiths and the heart that is either hurt or loved. Finally, we break free, we dream, we chalk our dreams, we walk them and that is when we have a complete paradigm shift!

Thank you Artists for the enriching experience..!

Amanda Ray- A photographer, a wife, a soft spoken lady with precise crisp conversations. Her photographs are from places she has been to, things she loves and definitely keeps close to her heart. She loves encouraging young artists who do not have a platform to showcase their work. She helps them represent.

Lasantha Karunaratne loved and called 'Lasa', a Sri Lankan painter. She paints canvases with intricate details woven through colors. I understood her love for paint, canvas and frames when I helped her string, hang and wrap them. I know they are her other world-her own infinite dreams!

Namrata Chattaraj- An ardent lover of music, she captures moods, emotions and variations of persona with her colors. I saw chords of my own life coming alive through her paintings. I so well related to them!

Siddharth Sengupta - A young man, growing up to the extraordinary capability of painting 'evolution'. He captures abstracts, and definitely gives meaning to them. A free mind, eloquent and a synonym to his own art.

May your journey be that of the Torch Bearer!

"Chocolate & Me"

I say, "I like fruits and nuts in you",

He says, "Taste me just as I am",

I retort, "You are bitter",

He explains, "You get sweeter after I melt in your mouth".

He has been a friend in dreams,

He has been my partner in mischief,

He has been my delight,

Yet, I don't crave for him!

He makes me smile when I am naughty,

He reminds me of times I had been happy,

He stares at me,

With a darker complexion,

And says, "I am angry".

Then happens a miracle,

I hold my sweet Chocolate,

A perfect wrap of my fingers around,

I take off the covers,

I take my maiden bite.

I close my eyes,

I feel it melt,

And I knew I had been a fool,

Never to break the ice!

My dear Chocolate,

You are better than lover's dream.

Success, Relationships & An Attitude

A little showering of "heavenly manna" on my ever thirsty knowledge buds is working wild on me! I had been noticing, since I am at home and have quite a free time, that priorities in life change so frequently. When we were kids, the only thought on our minds was to pass every exam and not fail. We grew up and became teenagers. O Lord! 5 years of fun, friendship, crushes, studies, bikes, guitars, beers and blunders. We tend to give importance to everything and manage to pass through everything. Little do we realize the impact on our lives later. Then comes the age of real tensions--jobs, serious relationships, break-ups, fights, changing of jobs, harder drinks and all in all rat race. And we think it would have been better if we would have done this or that a little earlier in life. Yet these things happen to everyone and there's nothing much to worry about it. Life and its due course depends on what interests you most. To set it in place you just need to understand your capabilities and doesn't take much time if you are determined to.

I remember doing some "guiding" sessions since I was in 12th. If I would have taken that professionally I guess I would have been one of the best counselors in the country! If you look at life minutely you will realize that success and relationships are difficult to handle together. More success and growth demands more time and relationships get strained. Rather some relationships start suffocating. I have seen people ignore others just for the fun of having some bunch of non-serious good-for-nothings for socializing. I guess that doesn't justify success. And yet some others ignore for the fear of unveiling some age old truth that might hamper things at present. I know it sounds funny but you can't run away from life and its truth.

A good and calm life requires a change in attitude. You need to understand that acceptance of every failure makes it easier to learn. You don't need to talk about it but just accept it for yourself to live well. Never miss an opportunity to do something that you had longed for. An absolute abstinence from fun, truth and adventure ruins your brain power to achieve new heights. Your attitude should hold something positive for every action of yours. Life brings an island of myriad opportunities to travel around time and undo or do things that you want, only and if only, you know where and how much priority everything holds. Never be callous but be calculative.

If the right attitude is formed then everything else sets right! Stop thinking about what could have been and take advantage of what you can make it right now!

"An Evening in the Countryside"

Naughty drizzle,
Shimmering lights far away,
Rusted roofs,
Singing crickets,
Amidst these is a narrow road:
A dusty road,
With a longing look,
Carrying me to the woods of crazy wishes.

I stand by its side,
Stare at the empty vastness,
Yet feel the whispering love,
Of the million living laughing branches.

I wish I were a little bird,
I would have flown from tree to tree,
I would have kissed every leaf,
I would have lived a loving night every night
And slept in the arms of the evening moon light.

Alas! I am human,
Need to go back to where I come from,
I need to be me at the end;
And waiting for another evening in the countryside.

"Beat The Monotony"

The best way to articulate any thought is to write about it. There are certain things in life that can be expressed best in black and white. Today, I would like to pen about the most yearned activity FUN.

In today's world of continuous outstanding performance at work, family and socially, it is very important to have fun and do something different from time to time. Taste and choice of activities differ from person to person. Fun is defined as any excited or violent activity therefore it depends on one's physical and psychological health. I would like to brief about various activities that can be relaxing. I am not an expert nor an organizer of such activities so my briefing is not guaranteed. I expect you readers to enhance it with ideas, experiences and expert knowledge. At the end of the post I will provide you with a few links to various packages organized by tourism companies or firms. I hope they are useful.

Trekking:

Personally, my favorite is trekking. It involves a lot of stamina and strength. In this activity you are required to take up a quiet and preferably hilly region and walk up and down a certain distance. The mountains are the best to explore. I had been on such 'expeditions' and the impact is everlasting. You can stand and stare at the beauty of a quiet morning with no buzzing of engines and honking of horns. You walk and take in the purest oxygen energizing your cells and rejuvenating your vigor. The best times of my trekking were when I discovered raw coffee beans, not less than 10 shades of the 'natural' green color, a long train of black ants and their organized activities and definitely making a small bouquet of multicolored wild flowers.