It has been almost three years since I last saw a play. I had been a regular at the Naatak plays and I have blogged about a few of them before. Anyways Today I had the opportunity to see a Naatak Production.. the 99th Naatak production. The Sixth Pillar written and directed by Vikram Ramanarayanan. I would have missed this one also, but thanks to … Continue reading Watched Naatak’s ‘The Sixth Pillar’ Today
Bollywood has never had a dearth of handsome villains; but among them on the top is a name; that of Vinod Khanna the star who came as a villain and then became a lead hero in several movies. ‘Dard ki dawa naa ho toh dard ko hi dawa samajh lena chahiye’ a dialogue from his movie Chandini is translated as “If the pain does not … Continue reading Dard ki dawa naa ho toh dard ko hi dawa samajh lena chahiye – Remembering Vinod Khanna
I have been part of the regular audience for many of the Indian theatre productions in the Bay Area in the last couple of years. And every time I used to wonder when we would have a full length Malayalam theatrical production. I am not sure why I always thought (and still do) that it was a daunting task. May be because it was never … Continue reading Malayalam Theatre Production in SF Bay Area opens with ‘The Wild Horse’
What does a day mean to those who live poetry everyday? Good question. Just like you cannot reduce your dad and mom into a date because you have Father’s day or Mother’s day we will have to just take it as A day, and make sure poetry is reflected in our life every day. And it is not that tough. You do not need … Continue reading Read; Write and Be Complete; Be PenPositive – Enjoy World Poetry Day
This weekend I was watching the movie ‘The Big Short’ and in that a character says that he overheard this in a Washington DC Bar ‘The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry’. He was probably referring to him and the world he lives in, the world of big money and greed and ‘Care Less for those who Have Less’ kind of … Continue reading The Truth is like Poetry; And Most People Fucking hate Poetry; Happy Poetry Day !!!
A month back as part of Penpositive I visited an Alzheimer’s and dementia care center to read some poetry. I connected with them quite accidently. I have this habit of just typing poetry at places where people do not type like say job sites. I mean who would advertise for a poet. But I did just that and stumbled on this request to do a … Continue reading My First Poetry Reading to Folks with Alzheimer’s
Today was the first event by the new Fremont Chapter of Startup Grind as they hosted Manish Chandra, the CEO of the Fashion Marketplace Poshmark that provides you a fun way to buy and sell fashion. This is probably my first startup networking meeting after a gap of almost 5 years since I had removed my entrepreneur hat and I should say it is so good to be back … Continue reading Poshmark CEO Manish Chandra- Fremont Startup Grind Fireside Chat
“Why are we going to the SF Pride Parade tomorrow” Rahi asked. And I told him that before only a man and women were able to marry. “like you and mom” he said “Yes like me and mom…. and they did not allow a man and man or a woman and woman to marry” “Oh” he said… though he has already learned from somewhere that … Continue reading Talking to an 8 year old about the SF Pride Parade and Queerala
Shobana the film actress has always been one of my favorite since my college days, having seen more than once many of her memorable performances. I always knew that acting and films was one side of Shobana and dance is what she has dedicated her life to. But with some people they excel in all the field they embark on. While her acting and national … Continue reading Shobana’s Krishna – A brilliant Capsule of a long and colorful epic saga
Attended the San Jose Poetry Festival on Sunday April 12th. A full day spend with poets and poetry lovers. Anatomy of poetry, workshops, Featured readings, Haiku session, world Poetry, Highschool Poets, Poetry Slam, and finally open mic. The interesting thing about such events is that the moment they end you need more of them. Happy to have attended the same and was able to listen … Continue reading San Jose Poetry festival 2015
Vinod Narayan 