In Kodaikanal we were under the care of Mr. Vaithilingam…for all practical purposes. He is a friend’s friend’s friend and the manager of Hotel Hill Top Towers situated in the heart of Kodaikanal. The recommendation that had reached him through our chain-link of friends was more than enough for him to pour personal attention and [...]
In 14th century, villagers of Palani foot hills fled to Kodai hills, to escape from their oppressive rulers and the invasion of Tipu Sultan. Later around 1845, American missionaries rediscovered Kodaikanal to seek refugee from the heat of Tamil Nadu and led to the development of Kodai as a popular hill station in South India. [...]
Minaret of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India
In the blur of perplexing course of life, if you seek you’ll find a window of faith
The window is all yours, if only you make it your focus
In the sea of dried passions and harsh realizations, if you believe you’ll feel a ray of hope
The choice is yours, [...]
I can’t help hazarding a guess that if Ayn Rand’s hero Howard Roark was a Web designer then he would’ve also begun with building a site like my Fluid Verve.
Minimalistic and Functional model - objective I
That’s what my objective was, to code something very basic and just enough to let the content do the talking/engaging.
Contemporary [...]
The furniture that my grandmother got on her wedding still exists in our house. The chairs, the armoire, and the beds are still intact and robust. With a little bit of care and a coat of fresh polish they have managed to retain their shining beauty. We can’t get such furniture nowadays. Even if it [...]
Oil on Canvas 16″ X 24″
You may consider it a tribute to or an inspiration from Ayn Rand’s Hero of Fountainhead
Yesterday while driving back home I had a brief but interesting encounter with a stranger on a traffic light. The signal had just turned red as I stopped next to a car parked on the side of the road. The car had its hazard lights on. He was sitting alone inside the car and was [...]
Sundown @ Juhu beach, Mumbai
The setting sun paints the landscape sublime and fills my heart with several hues of contentment. The kaleidoscopic reflections on water become reminiscent of colorful experiences that emerge in life like ceaselessly rising waves in the ocean. It takes sometime to get used to the ever-shifting sand underneath but after a [...]
Oil on Canvas 24″ X 36″
The larva has to fight its way out of the pupa to emerge as a gorgeous butterfly. The struggle gives strength to its developing wings. If it wasn’t for the struggle the butterfly wouldn’t get the strength to fly and will be handicapped forever.
A hindi poem published in Tehelka Hindi. Following is the same poem in English script:
Never Mind!
Raat ko nind aati nahin aur subah khulti nahin
Aaj bhi late, boss kalsega!
Full speed pe car bhagaun magar
Road pe traffic ki bharmaar hai
Aaju-baaju waala har driver bekaar hai
Just chill!
Never Mind kar de!
Office main kaam kam aur meeting zyaada karte hain
Deadline [...]
