Mother… That word signifies much more than the letters in it.. it encompasses a multitude of words in one… for some an entire life is filled complete in that one word…. for some it is a reminder…. a check in life…. Mother…. the word, the symbol, the people, they all can never be contained in a single day, Every year Mother’s day falls short of … Continue reading Mother’s Day…. The Whys, Why Nots and the importance
“Hola Venky” is an idea…. beyond being a movie; it is an idea…. an idea that opens the gate of independent cinema to many more people… taking inspiration from the initial days of the travelling talkies… “Hola Venky” travels across the world to meet its viewers…. I too happened to meet “Venky” and say “Hola” yesterday at a friend’s place where the producer Giju had … Continue reading “Hola Venky” – The Independent Travelling Cinema
Today is the world Poetry Day (March 21 in India so Today though in US it is tomorrow)….. Poetry has given me a meaning that I never knew existed… and there is one person to whom I am indebted for the same… So today I write about love… a similar strain of thought in three different languages… They are not exact translations but have a … Continue reading World Poetry Day – A thought in 3 languages
Every year is different and why shouldn’t it be so…. if we have two consecutive years moving the same way then there is a problem….. so 2013 was different from 2012… It was a much busier year…. more busy than what I would want it to be… There was not much balance between work and life….. but then life is not a balancing act because … Continue reading 2013 A Personal Rewind
It takes a whole lifetime for any son to be worthy enough to write about their mother and even then still one needs more time…. So what I write today is not because I am worthy… but because I owe every element of my existence to you… just like any son to their mother.. Today is her birthday…. one day after our wedding anniversary…. Since … Continue reading Happy Birthday Amma!
There is always Thanks in the air all year long… but we exercise the choice to give it or not….. This year give more thanks than what you receive….. Happy Thanks Giving to you all!! Continue reading Happy Thanks Giving
Today it rained…. like every year… the first one this year…. as usual the summer had locked up a whole chest of memories, faces, events, images and tastes from the ever desiring past…. the fragrance in the air is now irresistible… the fragrance born when the rain blankets the earth and makes love throughout the night…. Every year every rain pours that intoxicating past on … Continue reading What the rain tells me
Happy Birthday Rhea….. As you enjoy the most wonderful years of your life… you also get closer to life…. and never let money blind you… You are getting closer to knowing what you want with life…. I know in the coming years we will have several things to argue about and disagree on… but that is what life is all about…. because there often comes … Continue reading A Step closer to life – Rhea turns 14
Rahi… Wishing you a great year ahead… There are always choices in life… Choices to do the right thing, to do the wrong thing or be indifferent…. I wish that you always have these choices because there are many in this world who do not have these choices… They are pushed to a corner in life without the Luxury of choices… acknowledge them, understand them… … Continue reading Rahi Turns 6
Today Sep 5th Rahi started his Kindergarten…..excited….new friends….new teacher…all going good….Even though not in India, it is great that he is able to start his long hike for knowledge on the day they celebrate “Teachers day” in India….Yes Sep 5th is ‘Teachers Day’ in India…The birthday of India’s Second President and the philosopher academician Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan I wish Rahi an entertaining journey of continuous learning … Continue reading As Rahi starts his hike on the path of Knowledge – Kindergarten
Vinod Narayan 