VIDDH - Video - Became Composer, Animater and Editor :-)

I have been thinking of sharing my jyotishm learning online via YOUTUBE. Then a crazy idea came up. How to make a good name for the channel. After about 2 months of thought, 'viddh' was decided. Then came the hard part; How to make an easy logo.... This went for another month...Then a tune... This went for another few weeks... And then the video animation.... This took a few hours.... Put

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Walk to Edakkal Caves - Waynad

Waynad with Dudu



Carving on wall of Edakkal Caves




A totally unplanned trip as a consequence of sudden change of events gave a welcome break to my busy busy schedule.



We started our trip from Greeshma's house (sister's house) at about 900 Hrs (from Kozhikode). The road to Waynad has nine hair-pin bends though the thick forests with richly diversified flora and fauna. In-fact, in one

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Pizza Fiesta - from kittens 'meow' to roaring success :D

I began to enjoy pizza was with my friend Manu Batura when both of us were deputed to US. Both of us were equally dumb with cooking. To add to the icing was the cherry of laziness. The laziness that we shared towards cooking was unparalleled by even a sloth. We would just lay flat and cling to our beds if it ever came to a point when either had to cook. So, to the hotel owners delight,

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Chandar Pahar - Book Review - By Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay

Chandar Pahar is a book originally written in Banali langauge. However due to its popularity, it got translated to several languages, English being one of them. Here it is titled 'Mountain of the Moon'Shankar is a young guy who has dream of having an adventurous life. However, as life would have it, he is forced to quit his studies for working in a local mill. Shankar is well aware that

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@ 100+ and finally down, she showed the cost of Life

Photo taken on the day of my Marriage

I heard about her, about 5 months before my marriage (in 2009). It was from one of our family friends. They said, 'The home from which you are bringing the girl, is it the one that has a car standing in the portico with an old lady sitting beside.' 

On my engagement day, I remember, she was sitting in the front seat. As a casual onlooker looking at the

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Team Building - Bosch - Guhantara

I had taken my team for a team outing last month. It was a very fun filled event. Then why is it so late on this blog? Hmm.. The reason is that I wanted to see if it truly adds value. Have we all been able to meet the common good. Being in the master planners shoes for the first time, I was not sure if it would work out well. Not that it was the first time I had organized an event. In-fact,

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Sneha Teeram - Beach Trissur - Kerala

 My better half and Nivedya collecting couches



I had been to a beach last weekend. The opportunity happened by chance. Neither excited not let-out, in a sober mood, I set out to 'Sneha Teeram' or 'Love Beach'; if you want to crude translation of the two Malayalam words. I had the company of my better half, her sister and her daughter (Nivedya).




patterns on sand drawn by the master

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The Diary of a Young Girl - Anne Frank - Book Review

Just finished reading the book, 'The Diary of a Young Girl'. I was travelling by Volvo while I read the last page. I took me rest of the journey to admire this novel selfless work. Anne Frank was born in Germany but she migrated along with her parents to Holland after the Nazis came to power. When Nazi's took over Holland, her parents went into hiding. There she stayed in a secret annexe.

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And the Mountains Echoed - Khaled Hosseini - Book Review

I received this book as a gift from Anil Chettan on my 32nd birthday. I have read 'The Kite Runner' by the same author. It was an absolute marvel. However, I did not pick up the second book because from its reviews I felt that it did not have a positive morale booster. So, here I was not with the 3rd.The book is about a brother and sister being separated due poverty and finally getting to

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An Ant Journey

It had been a long time since I have been thinking of painting. I have read that for every artist, let it be the writers block or the painters block, when the block sets in, it is difficult to come out.. Few days back, I heard that my group manager has painted his house on his own. That was just too inspirational to hear. I has been at-least 13 years since I have painted. Finally, I decided

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The Law of the Spirit World – By Khorshed Bhavangari – Book Review

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The spirituality is the essence of all
religions. This is the crux of the book. But to give a bigger picture
– This book is written by spirits if you are to believe the author.
The author, mother of two sons lost both her sons (both around 30
years of age) in a car crash way back in 1980. 1 month after her sons
funeral, she received a another message from

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My First Trip to Germany – Memorable Loving Touch

This is how I would summarize Germany


Soccer! World Cup! 1988 was when I
first remember listening the nation named Germany. Then came the
history books which painted our young minds with a brutal figure
synonymous to World War 2; Adolf Hitler; and Berlin; the epicenter of
action; again Germany. Further in history, the Aryan race that
migrated to India could be traced with its origins in

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Flowers @ Feli's Garden

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An Evening with Feli & Frank

The day was overcast and the remnants of previous days
rain was there. I had an open invite from Feli and Frank but I wondered
if it would be good to disturb them. Nevertheless, myself along
with my colleague Sreeranjith started our way from Leonberg to
Herrenberg.  So, what is the means of commutation. Here, its the trains.
From the rail map that Sreeranjith had picked up at the

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Same Soul Many Bodies - By Brian L. Weiss - Book Review

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Long time since I have done a book
review.. That can best be explained by the fact that the books that I
have been reading contains mainly the slokas (Sanskrit versus) and
two Upanishads. Finally, one more book that is more known and can be
connected with the audience.









This book is like the rabbit discovered by
Alice. It takes you to a wonderland.

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Krishna photoshopped in between....

It has been my desire to paint... Unfortunate.... I have not been able to squeeze out any time.... but... I have done one thing...  I took a good painting.... took young Krisha's pic and then merged them... this is what is the outcome... 




Baby sleeping while Angles looking at Krishna playing the flute

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Cheeramkulangara Pooram Vedikkettu... The Superb Cracker Show

The video that you see above is the vedikkettu (or the cracker feast) of the Cheeramkulangara pooram.. Last year I had uploaded the video showcasing the colors.... This year, it is the cracker show that I wanted to highlight... 

The tiny white dots that you see are tube lights, each measuring the length of more than 1 meter. So when you see the explosions, you need to imagine these

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Hampi & Badami Road Trip - BADAMI (Cont...)

The paintings on the walls of the 3rd Cave. A careful look and you would be able to see there are three women standing beside one another. Hard to believe that these paintings are 1500 years old






Rich Carvings on the Badami Rocks



Our next destination was Badami. It had
been my long time dream to visit this place ever since I saw the
pictures of Badami in a travelogue about 7 years

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Hampi & Badami Road Trip - HAMPI

 

 

 

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There
has been much written about Hampi in various blogs and travelogues.
We may get a peek into the ruins that remain in Hampi and the
sculptures carved into the cave in Badami. In-fact, the photographer
for our marriage had been to Hampi. He (Ashokan) did mention about
its beauty. All these words just added to the castle of hope while I
decided to have a road trip to

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