Unleash the animal in you!!!

Animal Behaviour - Episode 2

2009-05-16T17:46:00.023+05:30

Ophidiophobics may hate this article! All I can do for them is appeal to them to not be filled with dread or hate snakes.. but beyond that I can only pity them for not admiring the beauty of snakes!

We would have to clearly differentiate the phobia of snakes, if it is fearing them for their venom or the inherent danger involved.. or just hate the sight of snakes and loathe them because they slither and whatever dumb 'reasons' one could give!

Snakes aren't dirty creatures or monsters that're on a constant move to kill us/eat us/bite us. Infact, to them, we are the monsters. By raising their hoods (in case of cobras) or hissing or rattling their tails or by puffing, they don't mean to harm anybody, but indeed are trying to give a warning message to stay out of their way, it well means they are defending themselves.
People get bitten only after they've encroached into their spaces and have startled the snakes and snakes presume it a potential harm to their life. And it is Nature's gift to every life that every life in its own form comes with a natural armour -"inbuilt" in techno terminology - be it strength or venom. This is merely for protection sake and for no fun, alright!

All said and done. Keeping aside the ophidiophobics, let's look into one of the amazing snakes that by size and strength has earned the name of the largest and the longest snake on the face of the earth! Yes!!! I am talking about the Anaconda!

Anaconda belongs to the genus Eunectes, could vary in species. South America’s green anaconda is, pound for pound, the largest snake in the world. Green anacondas can grow to more than 29 feet (8.8 meters), weigh more than 550 pounds (227 kilograms), and measure more than 12 inches (30 centimeters) in diameter. Females are significantly larger than males - they have to be! For how else would they give birth to nearly or more than three dozen live young ones!

Anacondas prefer to live in swamps, marshes, slow moving streams like the tropical rain forests of the Amazon. On land, they are cumbersome. Imagine a 30 feet long 230 kgs heavy body struggling to push itself forward! It could well possibly make a meal of itself if the vultures, or any other predator for that matter, come in a huge gang!

Dirty water is obviously lot more a better place than the land that unravels danger. Not that the dirty water offers a safe place. Danger lurks everywhere! But with a colossal predator like this one, even danger would be willingly ready to take a back seat itself!

From hunting to eating to mating.. it is all king size. huuuuuuuuuge (somehow, I wanted to give a magnanimous effect to it, and thus the extra 'u's :-D ). They are monumental! They are constrictors. To exactly mean - squeeze every breath out of the victim. It is excruciating, and the victim dies of suffocation. The non-venomous anaconda is gifted with power, it constricts its victim till the heartbeat and the breath of the victim stop. And what after that? SWALLOW IT WHOLE! More than 6 hours to just swallow (ingest) if the victim is a large mammal. No part of the victim is torn apart, everything goes in - from fur to horns to tail- literally everything! And the powerful digestive juices take care of digesting all what it's eaten - of course for months together. It needn't eat often. Stories of man being eaten, buffaloes being swallowed whole - are a possible reality. Boas are capable of this. But swallowing whole obviously renders the bulky snake immovable, and thus making it vulnerable to other predator attacks! Well, all's fair in the predator-prey game!!!!

This video takes you through the hunting tactics of the anaconda!

That was hunting and eating. Come to think of mating. It's a tremendous job that could last upto a week! The female needs to eat before she chooses to mate, it makes sense too. She would have to go hungry for almost 7 months after mating. Unlike fight for female that happens in most of the animals, anacondas are more intelligent in this matter though! Several males could get together to 'do it'.
The pheromone molecules help the male get near the female. Harmonious and generous mating I would like to call it, upto a dozen males may roll themselves around in this responsible and tiring job- mating! It is famously known as the 'Breeding ball'.

Take a look - a 'diligent' look at this mating video!!!

That female was more than happy! Wasn't she?! Her looks spoke volumes! Who says animals couldn't express ;-)

Gestation is a testing time like it is for any female impregnated with life! This mother is no exception to it.
The anaconda is ovoviviparous. We know of viviparous (embryo within mother's body and the mother gives live birth) and oviparous (egg-laying, no embryonic development within the mother). But this is yet another strategy of giving birth. Here, little miniatures develop within eggs that remain within the mother's body till they hatch out as live (or in some cases still births) young ones. Unlike in viviparity, there's no embryo but rather the nourishment comes by the egg yolk. This is the beauty of life! There's no embryo but there's gas exchange happening for the survival of the tiny ones about to breathe into the world. How? The mother's body provides the gas exchange facility.

The beauty of life seems to have surprises. No marks for guessing mother's job of care taking ends as soon as the babies are out! They have to be on themselves immediately after they are out of their mother's warmth. She has had a long starved gestation, unlike the human mothers that are loaded with nutritious food till they have puked out all the extra!
The anaconda mothers may have to go without food from almost the time after mating till they have 'outsourced' the offspring.
Wooah! It's certainly not easy to lose almost a third of the body weight in producing almost 40 young ones each around 2 metres in length! She could gulp in some decayed or undeveloped or still born babies, for she has to withstand the pain she's gone through and go on for a kill.
After the birth, the little ones driven by instincts are on their own!! The little ones are real vulnerable to predator attacks, but for the ones that make it, no predator is big in its front!

Take a look at the video showing the birth of live (and some unfortunate ones that couldn't make it) and the challenge immediately after they come to life! A zillion thanks to the documentary maker who's excellence is shown in sneaking into the beauty of the anaconda life!

You can't be unfazed by this tremendous beauty and its behaviour! Everything about it is so colossal! That's the ANACONDA for you. We can't help but to wonder how the creature manages to grow that huge and survive so perfectly in the wild. Nature certainly holds the key to every problem encountered, in the due course of evolution, She has perfectly granted every creature its self-defense and key to survival in its own way!

In the next episode of Animal Behaviour - some more amazing and bewildering behaviourial facts about animals!

Animals rule!!!!!!!

Bright Minds!!!

2009-05-15T11:53:00.010+05:30

Thanks to the many 'fwd' mails that pour in every now and then! Some take along with them serious notes while some carry laughter. A few are worth giving some time.

Thanking Hari's unrelenting patience in sincerely forwarding emails - some repetitive, some awesome, some not meant to be forwarded to girls! (Hari, the ignorant nice man, if you ever read this, consider this an eye opener more than a thanksgiving!)

The below pictures need no written explanation, and consider the informal disclaimer of repetition, if readers have already seen them, wink at them and move on. For funny bones, go on another laughter journey!!!

ಬೆಂದ (ಕಾಳ)ಊರು!!

2009-05-12T01:05:00.012+05:30

ಬೆಂದಕಾಳೂರು ಅಂತ ಯಾಕಾದ್ರೂ ಹೆಸ್ರಿಟ್ಟ್ರೋ..??!!! ಛೆ! ಅಕ್ಷರಸಃ ಬೆಂದು ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇದೆ!!!!
ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಅಂತೆ ಅವನಜ್ಜಿ ಪಿಂಡ ಅಂತ ಅದೆಷ್ಟ್ ಸರ್ತಿ ಬ್ಯಕೊಂಡಿದೀವೋ... ನಾವೆಲ್ಲ ಸುಮ್ನೆ ಹೆಸರಿಗೆ ಕಣ್ರೀ ಪರಿಸರಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳು, ಪರಿಸರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಕಳಕಳಿ ಇರೋರು ಅಂತ ಕೊಚ್ಕೊಳೋದು! ಅಸಲಿಗೆ ನಾವೂ ಕೂಡ "ಆ" ಧ್ವಂಸಕರನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಸುಮ್ಮನಿರುವರೇ! ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಅಂದ್ರೂ ಶಾಪ ಹಾಕ್ತೀವಿ! ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಬರೀತೀವಿ.. ಇನ್ನೂ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಅಂದ್ರೆ, ಮರಗಳ್ನ ತಬ್ಬಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ನಿಂತ್ಕೋತೀವಿ...

ನಾವೇನಾದ್ರೂ ಆಗಿನ ಕಾಲದ ಮಹಾದೇವಿ ಅಮೃತಾದೇವಿ ಆಗೋಕ್ ಆಗುತ್ತಾ??! ಆ ಮಹಾ ತಾಯಿ ಕಥೆ ನೀವು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದರೂ ಇನ್ನೊಮ್ಮೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೀತೀನಿ!

ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಸುಂದರ ವನಗಳ ಬೀಡಾಗಿತ್ತೋ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು! ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಕೋಟಿ ಜೀವ/ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಉಸಿರಾಗಿತ್ತೋ ಇಲ್ಲಿನ ಹಸಿರು ಸಿರಿ!! ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಜನ, ತಂಪಾದ ತಾಣಗಳು, ನಿರ್ಭಯ ಬೀದಿಗಳು, ಕಣ್ಣಾಡಿಸುವಷ್ಟೂ ದೂರಕ್ಕೂ ಹಸಿರೋ ಹಸಿರು!

ಚಿಲಿಪಿಲಿ ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿಗಳು, ಅದೆಷ್ಟೋ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಕಲರವ, ಕಾಗೆಗಳು ಕಾ ಕಾ ಅನ್ನೋದು ಕೂಡ ಇಂಪು! ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಚಿಕೆಯಾಗಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು! ಅಸ್ಥಮಾ ಅಂಥ ರೋಗ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗಿದ್ದೇ ಬೇರೆ ಊರಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಯಾವೋ ಹಡಬೆಗಳಿಂದ! ಸ್ವಚ್ಛ ವಾತಾವರಣ... ಕಲುಷಿತ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಏನಪ್ಪಾ ಅಂತಾನೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ! ನಿರಾಳ ಜೀವನ ನಮ್ಮ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ. ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು!

ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ನಾನ್ ಹೇಳಿದಲ್ಲ ರೀ! ನಮ್ಮ ಅಜ್ಜಿ ತಾತಾ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದು! ಅವರ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಆದಷ್ಟು ಹಾಗೆ ಇಟ್ಟಿದೀನಿ, ಸಲ್ಪ ಎಡಿಟಿಂಗ್ ಮಾಡಿದೀನಪ್ಪ, ಅವ್ರು ಬೈದ ಹಾಗೆ ಪರದೇಶದಿಂದ ಬಂದು ನಮ್ಮ ಊರನ್ನು ನಾಶ ಮಾಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬೈಯ್ಯುವುದು ಹಾಗು ಈಗ ಬಯ್ಯುವುದು ಉಪಯೋಗವಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಾರ್ಯ!!

ಇವ್ರು ಹೇಳಿದಷ್ಟು ಚಂದವಾಗಿತ್ತಾ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಅಂತ ನಿಜವಾಗಲು ಅನುಮಾನ ನಂಗೆ! ಕೋಲಾರದಿಂದ ಹೊಸಕೋಟೆ ಗೆ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಒಂದು ಘಂಟೆ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ, ಆದ್ರೆ ಹೊಸಕೋಟೆ ಇಂದ ಇಂದಿರಾನಗರಕ್ಕೆ ಎರಡೂ ವರೆ ಘಂಟೆ! ಅಷ್ಟು traffic ಮಯ ಕರ್ಮಕಾಂಡ! ಆ ಧೂಳು ಆ ದರಿದ್ರ ಹಾರ್ನ್ ಗಳು!

ಅಷ್ಟು ಸೌಂಡ್ ಸಾಕಾಗಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ "ಸೌಂಡ್ ಹಾರ್ನ್ ಓಕೆ ಪ್ಲೀಸ್" ಅಂತ ಬೋರ್ಡ್ ಬೇರೆ!! ಇನ್ನೊಂದಷ್ಟು ಕೆಟ್ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಕಿವಿಗಳು ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, ಪಾಪದ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಕಿವಿಗಳು ಒಡೆದು ಹಾಳಾಗ್ ಹೋಗ್ಲಿ ಅಂತ!

You can find all filth and every possible dirt.... littered all over here!

"ಗಲೀಜ್ ಇದ್ದೀಯ ನಿಮ್ಮೂರಲ್ಲಿ, ಅಯ್ಯೋ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಖಾಲಿ ಇದೆ ಬನ್ರಪ್ಪಾ, ನೀವಿಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟ್ ಕಸ ಮಣ್ಣು ಮಸಿ ಬೇಕಾದ್ರೂ ಹಾಕಬೋದು, ನೀವೇ ಕಷ್ಟ ಪಟ್ ನೋಡ್ಕೊಂಡಿರೋ ಊರಿದು! ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಕಾದ್ರೂ ಉಗುಳ್ಬೋದು, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಶ್ವಾಸಕೋಶದಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಕಫಾ ಉಗಿಯೋಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿಗಿಂತ ಊರು ಬೇಕಾ? ಎಲೆ ಅಡಿಕೆ ಹಾಕೊಂಡ್ ಯಾರಿದಾರೋ ಅನ್ನೋದನ್ನೂ ನೋಡದೆ ಉಗಿಯೋಕೆ BMTC ಬಸ್ಸಿಗಿಂತ ಬಸ್ಸು ಕಿಟಕಿ ಬೇಕಾ? ನೀವು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟ ಅದು ಇದು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮನೆ ಕಸ ಎಸೆಯೋಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಬೀದಿಗಿಂತ ಬೀದಿ ಬೇಕಾ? ಒಂದು ಎರಡು ಮಾಡೋಕೂ ಕೂಡ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಸೈಡ್ ಬೀದಿಗಳು ಬೆಸ್ಟ್ ಕಣ್ರಪ್ಪಾ ನಿಮಗೆ! ನಿರ್ಮಲ ಅಂತ ಹೆಸರು ಮಾತ್ರ, ಅಕ್ಷರಸಃ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಜಾಗ ಅದು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹೊಲಸನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲಿಕ್ಕೆ, ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಗೋಡೆಗಳು ನಿಮ್ಮ ವಂಶಸ್ಥರು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅಲ್ವೇ? ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಏನ್ ದರಿದ್ರ ಬೇಕಾದ್ರೂ ಗೀಚಿಕೊಬಹುದು, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯವರಿಗೆ (ಅ)ಸಭ್ಯ ಸಂದೇಶಗಳು (ಇಲ್ಲಿ "ಅ" ಅನ್ನೋದು silent, ನೀವೇನ್ ತಲೆ ಕೆಡಸಿಕೋ ಬೇಕಿಲ್ಲ) ಬರೆಯೋಕೆ ಅದ್ದಿಕ್ಕಿಂತಾ ಜಾಗಾನಾ?

ಹಾ, ನಿಮ್ಮದೆ ಊರು, ಏನು ಸಂಕೋಚ ಮಾಡ್ಕೊಳ್ದೆ ಮನಸಿಗೆ ಬಂದಷ್ಟು ಗಲೀಜ್ ಮಾಡ್ಬೋದು! ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕೇರಿಯವರನ್ನೂ ಕರೆ ತನ್ನಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಊರೋರನ್ನೂ ಕರೆ ತನ್ನಿಪಾ, ಈ ಊರು ನಿಮ್ಮದೇ! "

ಅಂತ ಪರದೇಶದಿಂದ, ಪರನಾಡಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನೇ ಪರದೇಶಿಗಳಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗಿರುವ ಸಂದೇಶ!ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟವರು --> ನೊಂದ ಬೆಂದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಜೀವಿಗಳು!

ನಮ್ಮ ಊರು ನಿಮ್ಮ ಊರು ಅನ್ನೋದನ್ನೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಿಡೋಣ, ನಾವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಂದೇ ಜಾತಿ ಒಂದೇ ಕುಲ ಒಂದೇ ಮತ, ನಾವು ಮನುಜರೂ, ನಾವು ಮನುಜರೂ..

ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶ ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಿಸರ! ಹಾ! ಈಗೇನು? ಭಾರಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ ಆಗಿಬಿಡುತ್ತಾ? ಎಲ್ಲರ ಅಂತರಂಗದ ಕಣ್ಣು ಧಿಡೀರ್ ಅಂತ ತೆರೆದು ಪರಿಸರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಮುಂದಾಗ್ತಾರ ಜನ? No Hopes buddy!!

ಇರುವ ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಪಾಲು ಜನ ತಮ್ಮ comfort ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಈಚೆ ಬರಲಾರರು! AC ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಒಂದ್ ಘಳಿಗೆನೂ ಇರಲಾಗಲ್ಲ ಸ್ವಾಮೀ! ಮರಗಳು ಕೊಡೊ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ತಂಗಾಳಿ ಯಾವ್ ನನ್ ಮಗನಿಗೆ ಬೇಕು?!

"ಎಷ್ಟ್ ಮರಗಳ್ನ ತೆಗೀಬೇಕಪ್ಪ, ನಂಬರ್ ಕೊಡು ಸೈನ್ ಹಾಕ್ತೀನಿ" ಅನ್ನುವ ಕಂತ್ರಿ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳು, "ನಮ್ಗೆನಪ್ಪ ರೊಕ್ಕ ಬಂದ್ರ ಆತು" ಅಂದು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಚಿಂದಿ ಮಾಡುವ ರೋಜ್ ಕೀ ರೋಟಿ ಸಂಪಾದಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸಗಾರರು! "ಓ ಹೌದಾ, ಅಷ್ಟ್ ಮರಗಳ್ನ ಕಡೀತಾರಂತಾ? ಛೆ ಬಾಳ ಅನ್ಯಾಯ ಕಣ್ರೀ, ಆದರು ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಬರುತ್ತಲ ಬಿಡ್ರೀ ಅರಾಮಾಗುತ್ತೆ" ಅನ್ನೋ ಅಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು!

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇಣುಕಾಡುವ ನಿಜವಾದ ಪರಿಸರಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಇರುವವರು ಇಂಥಾವರೇ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಆಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ಈಗೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕಂಡು ಬರುವ ಮಹಾನ್ ಆತ್ಮಗಳು - ಅಮೃತಾದೇವಿಯಂಥವರು!

ಇವರಂಥವರು ಬೀದಿಗೊಬ್ಬರು ಇದ್ದರೂ, ನಮ್ಮ ಲಾಲ್ ಬಾಗ್ ಬೋಳ್ ಬಾಗ್ ಆಗುವುದನ್ನು ತಪ್ಪಿಸಬಹುದು! ವಿಸ್ಮಯ ಅಂತ ಅದಿಕ್ಕೇನಾ ಹೇಳೋದು? ಅದ್ಹೇಗೆ ಮುಂದಾಗುವುದನ್ನು ಅರಿತು ಹೆಸರಿಡುತ್ತಾರೋ! ಲಾಲ್ ಬಾಗ್ ತನ್ನ ಮರಗಳನ್ನ ಕಡೆಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಮರಗಳ ರಕ್ತದ ಓಕುಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಿಂದು ಲಾಲ್ ಆಗುವುದನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ್ದರೋ!! ಲಾಲ್ ಬಾಗ್!!!!!

hmmm!!!

ಅಮೃತಾದೇವಿ.

ಹೆಸರು ಕೇಳಿದೀರಾ? ಜೋಧಪುರದ ಖೆಜರ್ಲಿ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯ ವಾಸಿ! ಆ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಖೆಜ್ರಿ (Prosopis cineraria) ಮರಗಳು ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿದ್ದವು!

ಹದಿನೇಳನೇ ಶತಮಾನದ ಘಟನೆಯಿದು........

ಮರುಭೂಮಿಯಾದರೂ ಹಸಿರ ತಾಣ! ಬಿಷ್ಣೊಯಿ ಜನರು ವಿಷ್ಣು ಭಕ್ತರು. ಇವರು 29 (ಹಿಂದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಸ್ + ನೋ ಅಂದರೆ 20 + 9 ಎಂದರ್ಥ) ತತ್ವಗಳ ಆರಾಧಕರು - ವನ, ವನ್ಯ ಜೀವಿ, ನೀರು ಗಾಳಿ ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಪಟ್ಟವು. ಮಹಾರಾಜ ಅಭಯ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಠಾಕುರ್ ಆಳಿದ ಕಾಲ ರಕ್ತ ಹೋಮವಾದ ಕಾಲ. ಅವನ ಆಜ್ಞೆಯಂತೆ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಅರಮನೆಗಾಗಿ ಕಡಿಯುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಬಂದೊಡಗಿತು.

ಅದೊಂದು ಕರಾಳ ದಿನ!

ಅಮೃತಾ ದೇವಿ ತನ್ನ ಮೂರು ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಮರ ಕಡಿಯುವವರನ್ನು ತಡೆದಳು. ಮೂರು ಮಕ್ಕಳಾದ ಆಸು, ರತ್ನಿ, ಭಾಗೂಬಾಯಿ ಚಿಕ್ಕವಾದರು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಅಪಾರ. ರಾಜಾಜ್ಞೆಯನ್ನು ಮೀರಿ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಕಡಿಯಕೊಡದಂತೆ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ತಬ್ಬಿ ಹಿಡಿದು ನಿಂತರು! ಪ್ರಾಣ ಕೊಟ್ಟೇವು ಮರ ಬಿಡೆವು ಎಂಬ ಮಂತ್ರದ ಪಟ್ಟು ಹಿಡಿದರು!

ಅವರ ದೇವನಗರಿ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಗಿದರು : "ಸರ್ ಸಾಂತೆ ರೂಖ್ ರಹೇ ತೊಹ್ ಭೀ ಸಸ್ತೋ ಜಾನ್" - ಮರ ಉಳಿಯುವುದಾದರೆ ತಲೆ ಹೋದರೂ ಪರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬರ್ಥ. ತಲೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಯತ್ನ. ಮರ ಉಳಿಸಲು ಹೋಗಿ ತನ್ನ ತಲೆಯನ್ನೇ ಉರಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ದೇವತೆ! ಮಕ್ಕಳೂ ಪುಟ್ಟ ದೇವತೆಗಳು. ಮರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂಟಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾಗಲೇ ಕೊಡಲಿಯು ರಾಚಿತ್ತು ರಕ್ತ, ಕಡಿದಿತ್ತು ನಾಲ್ಕು ತಲೆಗಳ ಜೊತೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಮರಗಳನ್ನ!!!!!!
ಚೆಲ್ಲಾಪಿಲ್ಲಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿದ್ದವು ಮುಂಡಗಳು, ಮರಗಳ ಕಾಂಡಗಳು!!
ಈ ಸುದ್ದಿ ಗ್ರಾಮಗಳಿಗೆ ಹರಡಿತು. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯುವ ನಿರ್ಧಾರ ಮಾತ್ರ ಬದಲಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆಗ ಶುರುವಾದದ್ದೇ "ಚಿಪ್ಕೋ ಆಂದೋಲನ".

ಬಿಷ್ಣೊಯಿ ಜನರು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ತಬ್ಬಿ ಹಿಡಿದು (ಹಿಂದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಪ್ಕೋ ಅಂದರೆ ಅಂಟಿಕೊ) ಕಡಿಯಲು ಬಿಡದೆ ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತುವರೆದು ನಿಂತರು. ಆದರೆ, ಕನಿಕರ ಬಾರದ ಕೊಡಲಿಗಳು ಕಡಿದದ್ದು 363 ತಲೆಗಳನ್ನು!!!!!!
ವೃದ್ಧರು, ಯುವಕರು, ವಿವಾಹಿತರೂ, ಅವಿವಾಹಿತರೂ, ಬಡವ ಬಲ್ಲಿದ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರಾಣವನ್ನು ಮರಗಳಿಗಿತ್ತರು! ತಲೆಗೊಂದು ಮರಗಳೂ ಉರುಳಿದವು! ಇಷ್ಟಾದಮೇಲೆ ರಾಜ ಮಹಾಶಯ ಬಂದ. ನೆಲಕ್ಕುರುಳಿದ ತಲೆಗಳು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಅವನಿಗೆನನಿಸಿತೋ?! ಬಹುಶ್ಯಃ ಇಂದಿನ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ತಲೆಮಾರು ಅನ್ನಿಸುತ್ತೆ, ಇನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಿ ಆ ರಾಜ್ಯದಿಂದ ಹೊರ ಬೀಳುವನೋ ಎಂದಂದಿಕೊಂಡು ಮರಗಳ ಕಡಿತಕ್ಕೆ ತಡೆಯಾಜ್ಞೆ ಜಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪುಣ್ಯಾತ್ಮ! ಆ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಮನೆತನದವರೂ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಯಾರು ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಕಡಿಯುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ, ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬೇಟೆ ಮಾಡುವಂತಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂಬ ಕಟ್ಟಾಜ್ಞೆ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿದ! 363 ತಲೆಗಳು ಬೇಕಾದವು ಆ ನಿಯಮ ಹೊರಬರಲು!!!!!!!!!

ನಮ್ಮ Gar(gabe)den city ಗೆ ಇಂತಹದೊಂದು ನಿಯಮ ಹೊರಬರಲು ಎಷ್ಟು ತಲೆಗಳು ಉರುಳಬೇಕೋ (ಉರುಳಿದರೆ ಆ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ತಲೆ ಉರುಳಬೇಕೆಂಬ humble ಹಂಬಲ) ಅದೇನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕೋ, ಆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮಾತೆಯೇ ಬಲ್ಲಳು!!!!!!
ಓ ಮಾತೆಯೇ !!!!!!!!!!! ನಿನಗೆಷ್ಟು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ತಲೆ ಬೇಕು????????

Animal Behaviour - Episode 1

2009-04-10T21:21:00.004+05:30

With not more than 2 months of C++ coding, I've learnt what's 'Unpredictable behaviour', 'Undefined behaviour', 'Unspecified behaviour'.. A code snippet can produce such behaviours! It could burn your hard disk, crash your system, may give proper results or do nothing at all, or may even send an email you always 'wished' to send to your manager species (!!!) Basically, anything can happen! (A fond memory recalled from what was taught to me by a genius mentor! That's how he used to say what an undefined behaviour of a code is!)
I'd wonder, then why is it called 'undefined', why not 'unpredictable' ? Oooo this English vocabulary!

And if a non-living thing can have varied behaviours, living things can well far have numerous behaviours - usual.. unusual... unpredictable... unexpected!
Ofcourse! undefined, unspecified, unpredictable, unexpected - all these sound to mean pretty much the same to a common man! It means it is 'unusual'.
An uncommon man could go on with his "un" prefixed behaviours!!
Lets be common and look at and look upto nature for behaviours! Coz, however hard a man tries to get uncommon, nature has its say and it's final, alright!
Animals are no exception to usual and unusual behaviours!

I would want to start my Animal behaviour series with perhaps the most strange and heart touching behaviour, brilliantly documented by Saba Douglas Hamilton.

I must have watched this documentary well over a dozen times!

I've never wanted to trade places, even with the greatest of celebrities. I want to be me and remain ME!!
But deep down I secretly wish I could trade places with these documentary makers just and only till the time the documentary is done!!

Here's presenting you with one of the best animal documentaries!! Happy Journey!
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It is the land of predators that becomes the land of miracle!! East Africa. The equator in Kenya- perhaps one of the last untamed places on earth.
It is the Sambaru Reserve - home for thousands of predators and prey equally. And all of Africa's top predators find home here in the tall grasses!
And it is here that the fairy tale also feels nice to take place - A LIONESS ADOPTS AN ANTELOPE-A BABY ORYX!!!
Yes, you've read it right! We've heard and seen stories of dogs adopting kittens, cows mothering monkeys.. I've earlier spoken of 'undefined behaviours'! It could well be one of those. Defying the laws of Nature!

The lioness is called "Kamunyak" which literally means 'the blessed one'! Read on.. You will find out why is the blessed one!

Under the cover of darkness, the activity of lions is at its peak. The time is best for hunting and dining! It is a gruesome game of cat and mouse (idiomatically cat and mouse..)
Lions are the killing machines. Pride makes them formidable competitors.
It is natural for the lions to kill every 4 days. And natural for the oryx or antelopes in common to get killed - the law of nature - the weakest is to be killed/eliminated, and the fittest has to survive. Good old theory of 'Survival of the fittest'. This theory holds good with same, similar and dissimilar species!

But Kamunyak has defied this rule! She has contradicted everything we know about lions! Why?

Because Kamunyak has adopted an Oryx calf not more than a few weeks old!!! The calf hasn't fled in terror at the lioness' sight, which is also quite unusual, since the Oryx calves usually are up their feet to fled away when encountered with danger, and that too within minutes after their birth.

This calf was too weak to keep up with the Oryx herd.
Where ever the calf went, Kamunyak followed. But was it the killer instinct that made Kamunyak follow the calf..? Not really!
The same powerful jaws can also be tender, Kamunyak was mothering the Oryx calf! This was one side of her, but there was another side.. Was she confused? She licked the calf, bit the calf by the tail.. Sometimes mother, sometimes predator???
Wasn't her hunting reflex triggered? Oryx are prime prey, Kamunyak was hunting for something.. but what? Truth was..she wasn't hunting at all!

The calf was starving, hunger kept it moving away for milk. But Kamunyak wouldn't leave the calf to go out of her sight. She'd 'call' the calf, the typical sound made to contact the baby.

She clearly defied the laws of nature! The two stayed intimate..

Had the mothering instinct won over hunger?? For 2 weeks, both had starved!

What was happening? What is the reason behind the extreme behaviour?
The impact of 'man' killing animals, loss of habitat has had devastating effects on animals. Dr.Laurence Frank in his observation has brought out that the Lion population is down by 90% over the last two decades!

Was it trauma? Can this extreme behaviour of Kamunyak be a result of trauma-striken animal, who'd lost her pride at a critically early age?

Kamunyak was solitary! Her pride weren't seen anywhere near by her, even though there were 3 resident Lion pride. Lioness raise youngs in a nursery.. all female gang, alright! ;-) sisters, daughters, grandmothers, mothers!! They form a pride, bond hence forms!
Being solitary would put the lioness at any lion's mercy!

Kamunyak was surrounded by hostile lions, and the stress had begun to show. Both the calf and the lioness had been starving. Her obsession was killing both!

The news spread far across, attracted tourists from long distances to witness the Legend in the making!

14 days with each other and 14 days without food! Every bystander wanted to help, and more to the helping, a chunk of meat was thrown, so to keep the lioness alive!
Despite the terrible hunger, Kamunyak wouldn't take it.

With over two weeks, the duo heads for a drink in the river. It's mid-day and all the Sambaru reserve animals inclusive of predators would gather at the river.
In Saba's own words - "With the lioness as the protector, the calf has little to fear"!!

For the first time they'd come to the river for water! But they both needed more for survival!
The attachment was amazing!! If Kamunyak were with her pride, this couldn't have happened, so say the experts!

Kamunyak had broken the rules of nature! Will nature strike back???

15 days!!! They'd grown weak!

For the first time, Kamunyak had left the calf wander out of her sight.....

Did nature have its say?????

Yess! A male had got the calf by its neck!!!! Kamunyak was desparate and confused and didn't stand a chance! :-(

The dominant lion had killed the calf, Kamunyak came by with scared steps, smelling the blood, searching and reacting exactly like a mother who'd lost her baby!!!

That was it!!!!

The fairy tale had an end dictated by Nature!

Kamunyak hunted and ate the next day, her starvation ending after 15 long days!

And ever since, it is said, she has adopted 5 Oryx calves- With each having its own end!

Kamunyak has turned nature on its head!
This is THE HEART OF A LIONESS - This is Kamunyak - The Blessed one!
And this is Animal Behaviour - Episode 1
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P.S:
http://animal.discovery.com/fansites/wildkingdom/lioness/videogallery/videogallery.html
This link takes you into more videos of 'The Heart of a Lioness'!

What's precious??

2009-04-09T16:36:00.005+05:30

What's precious??

The baby walk?? Yes..

Take a look at the video!

No lengthy paragraphs or essays on how water is precious, water is to be conserved, recycled, on how much percent of water is left on earth etc.

What water would otherwise be wasted can be put in a bowl out for poor birds dehydrated in the scorching summer heat. For, they do not have an option of rehydrating glucose/cool drinks!

People may take this as a request, as a humble appeal made, as a command, as a voice for conservation.. anything!

Do your bit to save our planet!! Save our rich yet depleting resources.. Help animals and birds!

ಗಾಂಧಿಗಿರಿ...!!

2008-10-02T15:46:00.004+05:30

ಮಟ ಮಟ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ... ಗಾಂಧೀ ಜಯಂತಿ.. ಒಂದಷ್ಟು ಸಾಮಾನುಗಳನ್ನ ತರೋದಿತ್ತು. ಫುಡ್ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಗೆ ಹೋದ್ರೆ ಬೇಗ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸಿಗುತ್ತೆ ಅಂತ ಹೋದೆ! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ಯಾಕೆಟ್ ಎಳನೀರು ಸಿಗುತ್ತೆ, ನ್ಯಾಚುರಲ್ ಕಾಯಿ ಸಮೇತ ಎಳನೀರು - ಉಹುಃ!
entry ಕೊಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಕಂಡಿದ್ದು - "No meat and liquors will be sold on thursday on occasion of Gandhi Jayanthi" - !!!!!!!

ತಲೇಲಿ ಏನೇನೋ ವಿಷಯಗಳು ಓಡಾಡ್ತಾ ಇರ್ವಾಗ, ರೇಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿ ದೇಶ ಭಕ್ತಿ ಗೀತೆಗಳು.. hmm.. ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಒಂದು ದಿನದ ಆಚರಣೆಗಳು, ಆ ದಿನ ಮುಗಿದ ನಂತರ ಅವುದರ ಸುಳಿ ಕೂಡ ಇರೋಲ್ಲ.. ರೇಡಿಯೋ ಹಾಕಿದ ಒಡನೆ ಪ್ರಸಾರವಾಗೋದು- "ಒಮ್ಮೆ ನೀ ನಕ್ಕರೇ.. ನಾನು ತುಸು ನಾಚುವೆ.." ಅಂತ ಹುಡುಗ ಹಾಡೋ ಹಾಡು.. ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ "ಮಿನ ಮಿನ ಮಿನ ಮಿನ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಪಟ ಪಟ ಪಟ ಪಟ ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ ಬಾರೆ.. ಐತಲಕಡಿ..." .... .... ಇದೆಲ್ಲ ತಲೇಲಿ ಬಂದು ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇತ್ತು!

ಬೇಗ ತಗೋಳೋದೆಲ್ಲಾ ತಗೊಂಡು, ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ರಯ್ಯ!!
ಎಳನೀರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಬೇಕಲ್ಲಾ..!! hmm.. rate ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ರೆ 'ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಮಾಡಿಪಾ' ಅಂತ ಕೇಳೋ ಜಾಯಮಾನ ಎಂಜಿನಿಯರ್ ಗಳದಲ್ಲ !!! ಆದರೂ ಒಮ್ಮೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕೇಳೋ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಇದೆ - ತುಂಬ ನಖರ ಗಿಖರ ಉದ್ಧಟತನ ತೋರಿಸೋರ್ ಹತ್ರ!
ಪಾಪ ತುಂಬ ಕಷ್ಟ ಅನ್ಸಿದ್ರೆ, ಅವ್ರು ಎಷ್ಟ್ ಹೇಳ್ತಾರೋ ಅಷ್ಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿ ಬಿಡೋದು! ಇನ್ನು ವಯಸ್ಸಾದೋರ್ನ ಕಂಡರಂತೂ ಜಾಸ್ತಿನೇ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿಬರೋ ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಇದೆ!

ಗಾಡಿ ಇನ್ನೇನು ತಿರುಗಿಸ ಬೇಕು, ಒಂದು ಎಳನೀರಿನ ಗಾಡಿ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬಿತ್ತು. ಗಾಡಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ, 'ಎರಡ್ ಪಾರ್ಸೆಲ್ ಮಾಡಿ' ಅಂದೆ. ಕಾಯಿ ಕೊಚ್ಚಿ ಕೊಡುವಾಗ ಅವರ ಮುಗ್ಧತನ ಎದ್ದು ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿತ್ತು! ಮೃದು ಸ್ವಭಾವ! ಹುಡುಗೀರನ್ನ ಕಂಡ್ರೆ ಮೇಲಿಂದ ಕೆಳಗೆ ನೋಡುವ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ... ತುಂಬಾ ಗೌರವ ಬಂತು ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ!! "ಮುಗ್ಧ" ಅಂತ ಅವರನ್ನ ಕರಿಯೋಕೆ ಇದೂ ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ!!
ಮೊಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ನಗು.. ಬಿಸಿಲು ಕಾರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರೂ 'complaining tone' ಕಾಣಲಿಲ್ಲ! ಇವರಿಂದ ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಕಲಿಯೋದಿದೆ ಅನ್ಕೊತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ!!

ಬಿಸಿಲೂ ಚಳಿ ಅನ್ನದೆ, ಬಂದವರಿಗೆ ತಂಪು ಪೇಯ ಕೊಡುವ ಜೀವಗಳು! "ಅವರು ಇರೋದೇ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ" ಅಂತ ಮಾತಾಡೋರು ಇದಾರೆ.. ಕಾಣದ ವಿಷಯ ಒಂದಿದೆ.. ದಿನಾ ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ ಆರಾಮಾಗಿ company ಬಸ್ಸಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಿ, ACಲಿ ಕೂತು ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡೋಕೆ ನೂರ ಒಂದು ಬಾರಿ ಬೈಕೋತೀವಿ! ಅದು ಸರಿ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಸಂಬಳ ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಮಣ್ಣು ಮಸಿ ಅಂತ ಗೊಣಗ್ತೀವಿ...

ಈ ಯೋಚನೆ ಇನ್ನು ಮುಗಿದಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.. ಅವರು ಕೈ ಮುಂದೆ ಮಾಡಿ ತಗೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅನ್ನೋ ಸೂಚನೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರು. ಎರಡು ಎಳನೀರ ಕಾಯಿಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿದ್ದರು. "ಇನ್ನೊಂದ್ ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಕೊಡಿ" ಅಂತ ಕೇಳ್ದೆ.
ನಗುನಗುತ್ತಲೇ, "ಮೂರು ಕಟ್ ಬಾರ್ದು ಮೇಡಂ" ಅಂದ್ರು! (ನೋಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ ಏನೋ ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗುತ್ತೇನೋ ಅಂತ! ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ.)
ವಿನಮ್ರತೆ ಇತ್ತು ಹೇಳೋವಾಗ, ನನ್ನ ಗಾಡಿ ಬಳಿ ಬಂದು, ಮೂರನೇ ಎಳನೀರನ್ನು ಇಟ್ಟರು.. ಬಿದ್ದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತೆ ಅಂತ ಒಂದನ್ನು ಮುಖಡೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಇಟ್ಟರು. ಮತ್ತೆ ಹೇಳಿದ್ರು "ಅದೂ, ಮೂರು ಕಟ್ಬಾರ್ದು.. ಅದಿಕ್ಕೆ" ....
ಕಾಸು ಕೊಟ್ಟು "ತುಂಬ thanks" ಅನ್ನೋವಾಗ, ಅವರ ಮುಗ್ಧ ನಗು ನನ್ನ ಮುಖದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು!!!!

ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ "Happy Gandhi Jayanti" ಅನ್ನೋ SMS ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ, ಹಾಡುಗಳ ಪ್ರಸಾರದಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ಅನ್ನಿಸ್ತು!

ನಿಜವಾದ ಏಳನೀರಿನಂತಿರುವ ಅವರ ಮನಸ್ಸು, ತಿಳಿಯಾದ ನಗು, ಗಲೀಜಿಲ್ಲದ ಕೆಲಸದ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ.....
ದಿನಾಗಲೂ ಇಂಥ ಇಬ್ಬರನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದರೆ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ 'ಗಾಂಧೀಗಿರಿ' ಗರಿ ಬಿಚ್ಚಿ ನಾಟ್ಯವಾಡುತ್ತದೆ!!! 'ಗಾಂಧೀ' ಬಜ್ಹಾರ್, Mahatma Gandhi Road ಬರೀ ಹೆಸರಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರವಾಗದೆ, ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಗಾಂಧೀ ತಾತನ ಆದರ್ಶಗಳು ನೆಲೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತವೆ..

ಆದ್ರೆ, ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ ಇಂಥೋರು ಇರಬೇಕಲ್ಲಾ, ಇದ್ದರೂ ಇಂಥವರನ್ನ ಗುರುತಿಸುವವರಿರಬೇಕಲ್ಲಾ.........

ಮಾನವ ಜನ್ಮ ದೊಡ್ಡದೋ??

2008-09-28T21:19:00.005+05:30

ಮಾನವ ಜನ್ಮ ದೊಡ್ಡದೋ?

ಕಣ್ಣ್ ಮುಂದೆ ಇರೋ ಸತ್ಯ ಬೇರೇನೇ ಕಥೆ ಹೇಳ್ತಿದೆ!

ಸುಮಾರು ಸರ್ತಿ ಮಾನವ ಕೆಟ್ಟೋನು ಅನ್ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ ಇದೆ.. "ನಿನಗೇನ್ ಮಾನವ ಮಾಡಿದ್ ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ಕಾಣ್ಸೋದೆ ಇಲ್ವಾ?" ಅಂತ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿ ಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೂ ಇದೆ.. ಸುಮಾರು ನಾಯಿ ಕೊಡೆಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಆಗಾಗ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಘಮ್ ಎನ್ನುವ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಗಿಡಗಳೂ ಇವೆ! ವಿಷಾದ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಅವು "ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಕಡ್ಡಿ"!

"ಲೋ ಮಾನವ, ಯಾಕೋ ನಿಂಗ್ ಈ ದುರಾಸೆ? ಎಷ್ಟೋ ದುಡ್ಡು ಬೇಕು ನಿಂಗೆ? ನೀನೂ ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ ಬದುಕಲ್ಲ, ಸುತ್ತ ಇರೋರ್ಗೂ ಬದುಕಕ್ಕೆ ಬಿಡಲ್ಲ.. ಏನೋ ನಿನ್ ಗೋಳು.." ಅಂತ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಲಿ ಇರೋ ಗಿಡ ಮರ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಕೂಗಿ ಕೂಗಿ ಹೇಳ್ತಿರೋ ಭಾಸ ಆಗುತ್ತೆ ನನಗೆ!

ಮರಗಳನ್ನ ತನ್ನ ಸ್ವಂತ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಅನ್ನೋ ಥರ ಬೇಕ್ ಬೇಕಾದಲ್ಲಿ ರುಂಡ ಮುಂಡ ಕಡಿದು ಹಾಕ್ತಾನೆ, (ಅವನದೋ ಇಲ್ಲಾ ಪಿತ್ರಾಜಿತವಾಗಿ ಬಂದ್ದದ್ದೋ ಜಮೀನು, ಮರಗಳು unauthorized siteಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳ್ಕೊಂಡರೆ ಅವನೇನ್ ಮಾಡ್ತಾನೆ!! )

ಮರಗಳಿಗೇ ಆ ಗತಿ ಅಂದಮೇಲೆ ಗಿಡಗಳೂ ಯಾವ ಚಿಳ್ಳಾ ಪಿಳ್ಳಿಗಳು !! ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳು, ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳು ಬೇಕಾದಾಗ ಅವನ ಮನೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಅವನಿಗೆ entertainers! ಬೇಡವಾದಾಗ "cull them!"
ಅವನಿಗೆ 'ಬೋರ್' ಆದಾಗ ಬೇಕಾಗೋ relaxations!!

ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ animal activists, nature lovers! ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಬಗ್ಗೆ eye-openers!
ಆದ್ರೆ, ನಿತ್ಯ ನಡ್ಯೋದ್ ಮಾತ್ರ ಹಿಂಸೆ! ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಮನುಷ್ಯಂಗೆ ಕೊಡೊ ಹಿಂಸೆ, ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ಕೊಡೊ ಹಿಂಸೆ!!

Struggle is inevitable! Struggle is nature's rule!! ಆದ್ರೆ ತನ್ನ ಮೋಜು ಮಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿನ ಹಾಳು ಮಾಡೋದು ಯಾವ rule????!!

ಮಾನವ ಜನ್ಮ ದೊಡ್ಡದೋ?!
ಅಂಟ್ಟಾರ್ಟಿಕನೂ ಬಿಡಲ್ಲ! ಅಲ್ಲೂ ನನ್ ಉಪಯೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬರೋ ವಸ್ತು ಏನಾದ್ರೂ ಸಿಗಬಹುದಾ ಅಂತ ತಡಕಾಡೊ ಮನುಷ್ಯ!ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರೋ ಭಾರ ಸಾಲದು ಅಂತ ಬೇರೆ ಗ್ರಹಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗ, ನೀರು ಇದ್ಯೇನೋ ಅಂತ ಹುಡುಕಾಡ್ತಾ ಇರೋ ಮನುಷ್ಯ!

ಇವತ್ತು ನೋಡಿದ news ತುಂಬ ದುಃಖಕರ! "ಬಲರಾಮನಿಗೆ ಸಿಡಿ ಮದ್ದಿನ ತಾಲೀಮು"!! ಎಂಥಾ ಕರ್ಮ ಆ ಆನೆಗಳಿಗೆ!! ಕಾಡಿನಿಂದ ಕರೆ ತಂದು, ಅವುಕ್ಕೆ 'training' ಕೊಟ್ಟು, ಗಾಂಭೀರ್ಯತೆ ಹೇಳಿಕೊಡೋ 'coaching'!!!!!!

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟ ಗಾಂಭೀರ್ಯತೆ ಇದೆ ಆ ಆನೆಗಳಿಗೆ! ಅದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು, ಕಾಡಿನಿಂದ ನಾಡಿಗೆ ಕರೆ ತಂದು, ಅವಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಡಬಾರದ ಹಿಂಸೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟು 'ಗಾಂಭೀರ್ಯ' ವಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯೋ 'training' ದೃಶ್ಯ ನಮ್ಮ ದೊ(ದ)ಡ್ಡತನವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುತ್ತಿತ್ತು!

ಸಿಡಿ ಮದ್ದುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಿಡಿಸಿ, ಹಾಗೆ ಸಿಡಿದಾಗಲೂ ಅವು ಭಯ ಪಡಬಾರದು ಎಂದು, ಸಿಡಿ ಮದ್ದುಗಳನ್ನು ಆ ಮುಗ್ಧ ಆನೆಗಳ ತೀರ ಸನಿಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಡಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು!! ಅವಕ್ಕೆ ಯಾವ ಕರ್ಮ, ಮನುಷ್ಯ ತಂದ ಈ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಸಿಡಿ ಮದ್ದು, ಹಾಳು ಮೂಳುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ವದ್ದಾಡಿ ಹಿಂಸೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಬೇಕೆಂದು???!

"ಲೋ ಪಾಪಿ! ಸಾಕು ಮಾಡೋ.. ನಿನ್ನ ಕರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು ನೀನೇ ಇಟ್ಕೊಳೊ! ಪಾಪ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿ ಮರ ಗಿಡಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟಿಬಿಡೋ..." ಅಂತ ಹೇಳೋ ಮಹಾನುಭಾವ pshsshhshshhhhhhhh ಅಂತ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷನಾಗಬಾರದೆ....
ಇಲ್ಲ.. ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ಗಿಡಗಳಂತೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇರೋ ದನಿಗಳು ಗಟ್ಟಿಯಾಗಬಾರದೆ.. ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿ, ಹೆಮ್ಮರವಾಗಿ, ದುಷ್ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳ ಅಟ್ಟಹಾಸವನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತೊಗೆಯ ಬಾರದೆ..

ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಮಾತೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳಿಗೂ 'ಘನತೆ' ಅನ್ನೋ ಪಾಠ ಹೇಳಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟಳು! ಮನುಷ್ಯನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ಕೊಡೋದ್ರಲ್ಲಿ ಸವೆದು ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇದಾಳೆ!! ನಮ್ಮ ಮುಂದಿನ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಗೆ ನಾವು 'ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಮಾತೆ' ಅಂತ ಹೇಳೋ ಬದಲು, 'ಪ್ರಕೃತಿ ಅಜ್ಜಿ' ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಾದ ಘೋರ ದೃಶ್ಯ ಸುಳ್ಳಾಗಬಾರದೆ???!!

Missing U!!

2008-06-02T20:41:00.031+05:30

Who but only me can feel how bitter yet sweet the memories of what I loved, still continues to be loved, continues to live deep inside my heart.. Bitter 'coz I'm no longer able to thrive on the long hours with Animal Planet.. Sweet 'coz not a single moment has slipped by my head and heart....

The wish.. The love...
Missing U Steve.. Missing U Animal Planet! Missing all the lovely moments I used to sit hours together glued to what I loved, what made my blood rush in twice the normal circulation!!

Simply not able to state why I'm having to miss all this, I still want to announce the pangs of pain arising from deep within! The pain of not able to be with Animal Planet.. With Steve Irwin..

Today when I see one of my loved ones write seemingly endlessly about nature, about animals I love, tears of happiness, tears of envy, tears of helplessness fill in my eyes!
HAPPY -> 'coz he speaks my soul out..

ENVY -> 'coz I like to believe all animals and the pertaining knowledge and love are mine! I'm possessive about animals and nature!!

and HELPLESS -> 'coz I really am not able to help it! (I humbly request all critics to stay away from saying anything.. like "u r not trying enough.. etc")

But I feel proud of him.. I always will... It's Arun -my dear mentor!

It is out of my bounds to comment on his writing about nature and animals!! Even with a little chiding of me not having commented on his articles, I really couldn't comment...
Though I knew 99% of what he wrote, though I felt 100% of what he wanted to convey, my bounds simply ran out of words to comment!!

All nature related articles and endeavour get close to my heart!

Love never subsides, dejection never surfaces! My love for Animal Planet..animals.. nature would remain boundless in a fathomless depth!
Miss you Animal Planet.. Miss U STEVE!!

ನೀ ನನಗೋ.. ನಾ ನಿನಗೋ...

2008-05-15T22:51:00.003+05:30

ಇದನ್ನ ನೋಡಿದ ತಕ್ಷಣ ಒಂದು ಖಂಡಗ ಮಾತಾಡೋ ನಾನು ಮೂಕಳಾದೆ!!

ಮೂಕ ಭಾವ ಅದೆಷ್ಟು ಸುಂದರ!!

ಇದನ್ನು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾಗಿ ಗಮನಿಸಿ.. ಯಾವುದು ಯಾವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿತವ ನೀಡುತ್ತಿದೆಯೆಂದು...

ಪಾರಿವಾಳದ ಬೆನ್ನಿನಾಸರೆ ಕೋತಿ ಮರಿಗೋ? ಪಾರಿವಾಳದ ದುಃಖವನರಿತು ಸಂತೈಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೋತಿ ಮರಿಯೋ??

ಅವರ ನಗು...

2008-05-05T20:41:00.004+05:30

ಪೂರ್ತಿ ದಿನ ನಕ್ಕೂ ನಲಿದು ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ಹರಟೆ ಹೊಡೆದು ರಜ ದಿನದ ಮಜವನ್ನು ಮೆಲಕು ಹಾಕುತ್ತ ಮನೆಗೆ ವಾಪಸಾಗುವ ಸಮಯ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು..
ಕೋರಮಂಗಲದಿಂದ ದೊಮ್ಮಲೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಲು ಆಟೋ ರಿಕ್ಷಾವನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕಿ ಹೋದ ಹಾದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನಪಾದದ್ದು ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನದ ಆಟೋ ಚಾಲಕ ತಂದಿದ್ದ ಕಹಿ ನೆನಪು.. (ಮೆಜೆಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಇಂದ ಕಾರ್ಪೋರೇಶನ್ ಕೂಡ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ, ಆಗಲೇ 30 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ದಾಟಿದ್ದ ಮೀಟರ್ ನೋಡಿ, ಏನೋ ರಾಂಗಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿದು ಅಲ್ಲೇ ಇಳಿಸಲು ಹೇಳಿದೆವು. ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹೇಗನಿಸಿತೋ, ಇನ್ನು 20 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಕೊಡಿ ಎಂದು ಬಿಡುವುದೇ? ನೋಡಲು ದೈತ್ಯಾಕಾರ, ಕೆಂಪು ಕಣ್ಣು, ಆಗಾಗ ಪೋಲಿ ಪುಂಡರ ಸೀಟಿ ಹೊಡೆದು ಚಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಆಟೋವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ Driver details board ಕೂಡಾ ಹಾಕಿಕೊಳ್ಳದೆ ಓಡಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಇವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಕೋಪ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು..) ಈ scene ಕಣ್ಣೆದುರು ಮತ್ತೆ ಬಂದಿತ್ತು.
ರೋಡ್ ದಾಟಲು ನನ್ನ ಕೈ ಹಿಡಿದದ್ದು ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವೋ? ಚೈತನ್ಯವೋ? ಪ್ರೀತಿಯೋ? ಅಥವಾ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೋ!!! ಏನೋ ಸಮಾಧಾನದಿಂದ ರೋಡ್ ದಾಟಿಯಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಮತ್ತೊಬ್ಬ ಆಟೋ uncleಗೆ "ದೊಮ್ಮಲೂರು ಬರ್ತೀರಾ..?" ಎಂದು ದನಿ ಕೇಳಲು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಒಳಗೆ ಏನನ್ನೋ ಹುಡುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದವು.. Driver details ಬೋರ್ಡ್??? :-? hmmmm ಇರಬಹುದು!!!

ಸಮಯ ಮಿಂಚಿನಂತೆ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.. ಏಕೆ? ಈ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯೇ ಅಸಂಭದ್ದ!! "ಮಿಂಚಿನಂತೆ ಹೋಯ್ತು, ಯಾಕೆ ಅಂತ ಯಾವನಿಗ್ ಬೇಕು.. ಇಷ್ಟ್ ಕೆಟ್ traffic ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟ್ ಚೆನಾಗ್ ಹೋಯ್ತು ಅನ್ನೋದ್ ಬೇಕು.." ಅಂತಿತ್ತು ಬುದ್ಧಿ! :-D

ಪಯಣ ಅದ್ಭುತ! ತಂಗಾಳಿಯ ಚುಂಬನ! ಮಳೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ್ದಿದ್ದರೂ ಏನೋ ಸಂತಸ!
ಇಂದು ಲಸ್ಸಿ ಕೊಂಡ ಕ್ಷಣ ನೆನಪಾಯಿತು.. 5 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಲಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟ 10 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಆ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೊಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನಗುವ ಸೂಸಿತ್ತು.. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಬರುವ ಲಾಭ ಪ್ರತಿ ಪ್ಯಾಕೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ 1 ರೂಪಾಯಿ.. ನಾವು ಮಾಡುವ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಖರ್ಚುಗಳ ಅರಿವಾಯಿತು.. PVRಗಳಂತಹ ಜಾಗಗಳಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಆ ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಪೆಪ್ಸಿಗೆ ಕೊಡುವ ಕಾಸು -> 100 ರೂಪಾಯಿ.. ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಸುದೀರ್ಘವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದ ಕ್ಷಣಗಳು ನೆನಪಾದವು.. ಅಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ದೊಮ್ಮಲೂರು ಬಂದಿತ್ತು.. ಮೀಟರ್ 48.50 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.. ಪರ್ಸಿನಿಂದ 50 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ತೆಗೆದು ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಆಟೋ ಇಳಿಯ ತೊಡಗಿದೆ.. ಆಟೋ uncle ಜೇಬಿಗೆ ಕೈ ಹಾಕಿದ್ದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ "ಓಹ್.. ಒಂದುವರೆ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ವಾಪಸ್ ಕೊಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ" ಎಂದು ಅಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಂತೆ..

ಆದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಕೈಗೆ ಅವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು ಒಂದುವರೆ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಅಲ್ಲ! 20ರ ಒಂದು ನೋಟು, 10ರ ಮೂರು ನೋಟು.. ಅಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಂತು ಆ ಕಾಸನ್ನು ವಾಪಸ್ ಮಾಡಿ, "ನಾ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದು 50 ರೂಪಾಯಿ.." ಎಂದೆ..
ಆಗ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಕೈಲಿದ್ದ 50 ರೂಪಾಯಿ ನೋಟನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ 100 ಕೊಟ್ಟಿದ್ದೆ ಎಂದಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದ ಅವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟದ್ದು ... ಒಂದು ನಗು... ಮುಗ್ದ ನಗು.. ಆ ನಗುವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದೆನಿತ್ತೋ.. ನೋಡಿದ ನನಗೆ ತುಂಬ ಖುಷಿ ಕೊಟ್ಟಿತು...... There was gratefulness.. There was thankfulness... There was bliss... :-) ಅವರ ನಗು... :-)
ಆಮೇಲೆ ಬೈದು ಕೊಂಡಿರಬಹುದು "ಇದ್ಯಾವ್ದೋ ಲೂಸು, ವಾಪಸ್ ಕೊಡ್ತು ಸದ್ಯ!!" ಅಂತ.. ಇಲ್ಲಾ ಹರಸಿರಬಹುದು "ಪಾಪ ಕೊಡ್ತು!" ಅಂತ... ಇದ್ಯಾವ್ದೂ ನನಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯವಲ್ಲ...
ನನಗೆ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು... "ಅವರ ನಗು...."

ವಿ. ಸೂ. ಪ್ರತೀ ಸರ್ತಿಯೂ ನನ್ನ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಫೋಟೋಸ್ ಇರುವ ರೂಢಿಯಾಗಿದೆ, ಆದರೇ ಈ ಲೇಖನಕ್ಕೆ ಅದಿಲ್ಲ... ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ pic ಹಾಕಲು ಮನಸಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ.. ಅವರ ನಗುವನ್ನು ಸೆರೆ ಹಿಡಿದು ಹಾಕುವ ಭಾಗ್ಯ ನನ್ನ cell phoneಗೆ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ನನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗಿದೆ.. :-) ಆದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ, no pics for the article.. :-)

Who taught them.......

2008-03-27T22:18:00.014+05:30

Who taught the new born to cry and laugh...?

Who taught the babies to be engrossed in happiness with whatever they find....?
Who taught the just-hatched snake to slither its way on a hunt..?

Who taught the calf where the udder is and how it has to suckle and gulp in the milk..?

I almost always wondered WHO TAUGHT THE CHILD TO BE SO INNOCENT AND INQUISITIVE.....????? Innocence is not taught!
And threfore I'd best leave these questions be questions!!
I'm rather more happy to know it's beyond the realm of answering and to appreciate the innocence is all what is to be done!

Come across a curious wide-opened eyes bursting with questions, the ultimate mirth is in those eyes and questions.

We wouldn't know the answers or we wouldn't know how to answer, the best solution to find a solution is to silent the kid from asking more. And kids are very easily driven away. Cunning adults, I must say!

It's an expecting mother with her kid running all around her with questions..

(K := kid named bubbly, M:= mother)..

K: Maa.. why is your tummy so large??

M: Your little brother is inside, darling.. You always wanted a little baby to play with...

(Little bubbly cut short her mom, and shot up...)

K: What is he doing inside??

(Mamma realized it's question time starting again and endlessly would have to answer bubbly's bubling questions!!)

M: Sshhhh!!! Don't disturb.. he's sleeping, darling.....

K: What is he doing inside? How did he get inside....?? Did you swallow him mammaaa...??

M: No honey baby... (Not knowing what next to be said..cleverly adverted the child's mind...) Did you finish your home work??

(The kid would never stop being curious and shoots up some more questions...)

K: Pappa told I was in our tummy, too... Did you swallow me too?? How did I come out?? Did I come out while you got hicccups???

Mammaaa... But it's a boy who is to come out now, he should have been in Pappa's tummy?? How is he in your tummy???

(Helpless mamma laughs..)

M: No my dear, all babies are carried by Moms!

K: What does he do inside??

M: He's sleeping to glory...

K: Did I also sleep like so long? Why is he so lazy? Mammaa I wana be inside too, can I sleep with him..?

M : My dear, surely.. But finish your homework... Com'on go and finish it soon...

(The kid didn't wait a moment more, it ran towards its bag and thought....)

Why should I learn alphabets? Why do teachers give homework?

(The kid's mother had put the kid into the practice of writing a diary, saying it would be read by God and He'd answer all the questions, solve any problem...

But the truth was that she herself would read and reply.. The kid had believed with all its heart that God read the diary and answered!

She immediately pulled out the diary and started writing.....)

Dear God,
How are you today? Did you see my new shoes and my little pink teddy?? It's soooooo cute naaaa....

Shall we make a deal?? I will give you my teddy and you make so tiny so that I can get inside my mom's tummy and play & sleep with my lil brother.

Then I wouldn't have to do my homework and can sleep all day long!!

And don't tell mom that I'm hiding my Science homework book in the lawn. Prema ma'am is very strict you know naa.. She'll make me kneel down, I'l say my book is lost.. :-D

Love you God.. Bye for now...

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(Mom knew the child was writing... She stepped inside to write back while Bubbly was out busy searching for nice place to hide her Science book.. 'hiding place' as we call it!! )

Sweetie pie... You can sleep with your baby brother once he comes out, you can then play with him in the lawn, if you are in the tummy you can't play your favorite games running and catching, lock&key remember all of these?

Isn't it easy to make him come out than to make you small and get you in?

How would you write to me if you go inside mom's tummy? How would you get all you wanted if you don't write to me...?

How would you play with your friends in the lawn, in the rain? You can't get dirty in the mud...

Think over it Good girl.... You are gonna miss all these! hmmm..

I know you are intelligent sweetheart.. I will keep your Science homework book back from the lawn, do it fast or your Prema ma'am will punish you..

I won't tell your mom that you hid your book.

You are a good girl! Aren't you??

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INNOCENCE....... Who taught them.....

ಮಗುವ ನಗು ಮಾಯವಾಗಿಹುದು ಎಲ್ಲೋ........... ಯಾಕೋ....

2007-11-20T13:15:00.000+05:30

ಸಿಡುಕು ಮುಖಗಳು...... ನಕ್ಕು ಎಷ್ಟೋ ವರ್ಷಗಳು ಸಂದಿರುವಂತೆ ಕಾಣುವ ಸಿಂಡರಿಸಿದ ಮೋರೆಗಳು...

tension-tension (tension ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಮಾಡಲು ವಿಧವಿಧ ತೇಲಗಳು ಬೇರೆ!!!!) .....

ಇಡೀ ಭೂಮಿಯ ಭಾರ ಹೊತ್ತು ತಮ್ಮಿಂದಲೇ ಜಗದೋದ್ಧಾರ ಅನ್ನೋ ಪೋಸು, "busy-busy.... ಟೈಮ್ ಇಲ್ಲಪ್ಪ ನಗೋಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಪಟ್ಟೆ ಕೆಲಸ... ಹೀಗೆ ಟೈಮ್ ಹಾಳ್ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಕೂರಕ್ ಆಗಲ್ಲ!" ಅನ್ಕೊಂಡ್ ತಿರುಗೋ ಮಹಾಶಯರು (ಅದೇನ್ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿ ದೇಶೋದ್ಧಾರ ಮಾಡ್ತಾರೋ ಅವರಿಗೇ ಗೊತ್ತು!!)......

ತಮ್ಮವರೊಂದಿಗೆ-ಆಪ್ತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದೆರಡು ಘಳಿಗೆಗಳು ನಕ್ಕು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಸಂಯಮ ಸಮಯವಿಲ್ಲದವರು.....
ನಕ್ಕರೆ ಅಪರಾಧ ಎಂದು 'discipline' ಪಾಲಿಸುವವರು.........

ಈ ಮೇಲ್ಕಂಡ 'ಪ್ರಜೆ'ಗಳಿಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಘೋರ ಧಿಕ್ಕಾರ! ಹಾಗು ಅನುಕಂಪವನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ.. ....!

"ಹೇಯ್ ಕೋತಿ.." "ಕತ್ತೆ, ಕೋತಿ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಬಿಡು, 3 ಕತ್ತೆ ವಯಸ್ಸಾಗಿದೆ.." "ನಿನಗೆ ಹೇಳೋದು ಒಂದೇ ಆ ಕಪಿಗಳ್ಗೆ ಹೇಳೋದು ಒಂದೇ.." "ಅಪ್ಪ್ಪಾಪ್ಪಾ ಎನ್ ಆಟ ಅದು ನಿಂದು, ಎನ್ ಮಾತಾಡ್ತಾಳೆ, ಕಿಚಿ ಪಿಚಿ ಕಿಚಿ ಪಿಚಿ nonstop nonsense"
"ಮೆಂಟಲ್ ಆ? ಎಷ್ಟ್ ನಗ್ತ್ಯಾ? -- ಹೀಗೆಲ್ಲ ಅಂದೋರ ಮಾತು ಇದುವರೆಗೂ ಕೇಳಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ಘೋಷಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ!!!

;-) ಈ ನನ್ನವರಿಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ನನ್ನ ಉತ್ತರ - "ನೋಡಿ ಸ್ವಾಮೀ ನಾನಿರೋದೆ ಹೀಗೆ"! salpa adjust maadi!!

ನಗು ನನ್ನ ಭಾಷೆ, ಕೋತಿಯಾಟ ನನ್ನ ಧರ್ಮ! ಭಾಷೆ & ಧರ್ಮನಾ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸುವರಾ...?!
:-)

ಕೆಲವು ಕೋತಿತನಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಕೊಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ!! ನನ್ನ ಆಪ್ತರು, ನನ್ನ ಜನರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇದ್ದಾಗಲಂತೂ ಜಿತವಾಗಿರುವುದು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯಕರ ವಿಷಯ!!

----> ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಕೂತಿರುವರ ತಲೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಟ್ ಅಂತ ಒಂದು ಏಟು ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಅವರ ಕೂದಲು ಎಳೆಯುವುದು.. ವಾಪಸ್ ವೊದೆ ಬೀಳೋ signs ಕಂಡು ಬಂದ್ರೆ, ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಪರಾರಿ!!

----> ಮೆಟ್ಟಲುಗಳಿಂದ ಬಿದ್ದರೆ, ಮೆಟ್ಟಲುಗಳಿಗೆ ಬಯ್ದು, ವೊದ್ದು, ನನ್ನ ಗೆಳೆಯರು ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರೆ ಅವರಿಂದಲೂ ಬಯ್ಯಿಸುವುದು...!

----> ಯಾವುದು ಇದೆಯೋ ಅದು ಬೇಡ, ಯಾವುದು ಇಲ್ಲವೊ ಅದು ಬೇಕೇ ಬೇಕು! Horlicks ಇರೋವಾಗ bournvita ಬೇಕು, bournvita ಇರೋವಾಗ horlicks ಚಿಂತೆ... ಹೇಗೋ ಕುಡಿಯೋದರಿಂದ ತಪ್ಪಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ನೆಪ!!

----> ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಮುಖಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು..

----> ಒಂದು ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗದೆ ಇರುವುದು.. ತಾರಾಟ.. ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಇಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆಗೆ..

----> ಇರುವೆಗೆ, ಜಿರ್ಲೆಗೆ, spidermanಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಿತ ಉಪದೇಶ... ಅವು ಕೇಳಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತಾದರೆ ಗೋಡೆ ಮೇಲಿದ್ದ ಅವನ್ನು ooooooffff ಮಾಡಿ ಬೀಳಿಸುವುದು, ನಂತರ ಎಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲದ ಕರುಣೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಬಂದು ಮತ್ತೆ ವಾಪಸ್ ನೋವಾಗದಂತೆ ಗೋಡೆಗೆ ತಂದು ಬಿಡುವುದು!! ಮರ ಗಿಡ ಮೋಡ ಗೋಡೆ ಚಂದಮಾಮ ಸೂರ್ಯ ಹೀಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲದರ ಜೊತೆ ಮಾತು ಜಗಳಗಳು...

----> ಮಳೆ ಬಂದರೆ ಯಾರು ತಡಿಯೋರೆ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಕುಣಿದು ಬರುವುದು (ಒಮ್ಮೊಮ್ಮೆ daddy mommyಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗದ ಹಾಗೆ ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನ ತರಹ ಓಡಿ ಹೋಗಿ ಬರುವುದು), ಮಣ್ಣಿನ ಆಟ, ಮರಗಳನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಲಾಡಿಸಿ ಎಲೆಗಳ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ನೀರಿನ ಹನಿಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಖದ ಮೇಲೆ ಬೀಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕುಣಿಯುವುದು...

ಹೀಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಲೆಕ್ಕವಿಲ್ಲದಷ್ಟು ಕೋತಿಯಾಟ ಇದ್ದೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ... constant ನಗು!! ಆಟಪಾಟಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ನಗು!! ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ ನಗುವೇ ನಗು.....
ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ ತರಲೆ... ಅದರಲ್ಲಿರೋ ಖುಷಿ ಸೀರಿಯಸ್ ಆಗಿ ಸಿಡುಕುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ .... ಬಯ್ಯಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗುವ ಖುಷಿ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆ ಮಾತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗೋಲ್ಲಾ... :-)

ತಲೆಗೂದಲು ಕೆದರಿಕೊಂಡು ಚಿತ್ರವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಪೋಸ್ ಕೊಡೋ ಆನಂದ tidy ಆಗಿ ಬಾಚಿಕೊಂಡು neatly done hair ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲ!! :-D

aaaaaaaa

hahahaha

hahahahaha!

ಮಗುವ ನಗು ಮಾಯವಾಗಿಹುದು ಎಲ್ಲೋ........... ಯಾಕೋ....

ಮರೆತೇ ಹೋಗಿರುವರು ನಗಲು... ನಗಲು ಏನೇನು ಅವಾಂತರ ಪಡುವರು.. "laughter classes" ಗೂ ಹೋಗಿ ಮುಗಿ ಬೀಳುವರು... ಮನೆಗೆ ಮರಳಿ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಾರಿ ಬಿದ್ದು ಸಿಡುಕುವರು!!

ಅಷ್ಟೊಂದ್ ಕಷ್ಟಾನಾ ನಗೋದು????!!!!!!!

ನಕ್ಕು ಬಿಡಿ.... ಮನಸ್ಸು ಪೂರ್ತಿ ಮಗುವಂತೆ ನಕ್ಕು ಬಿಡಿ... :-) :-) aaaa hahahahaaa uuuuuhahahaaa.....

ऐसा मेरा प्यार है........

2007-11-19T02:13:00.000+05:30

Dear God.... If you are listening........

कुछ ऐसा करना कि कभी प्यार न हो... और अगर हो तो, बगैर कोशिश पाने कि, दिलाना! बहुत दर्द होता है भगवन ... आज मुझे अपना पहला प्यार MBBS बहुत याद आ रहा है !!

जैसे कि आप जानते हो मुझे बहुत कम बार दर्द होता है.. पर जब होता है तो सह नहीं पाती हूँ !! please भगवन इतनी शक्ति दो कि दुबारा उसे याद नहीं करूं !! मैं इतनी बड़ी नहीं हूँ कि यह बोल सकूं उसके यादों में जी लूंगी... नहीं होगा.....

Ok anyways my dear God... मैं तो ठीक हो ही जाऊँगी... :-) I'm a strong girl!! ;-) फिर अपने खेल कूद में पड़ जाऊँगी...

आप अपना ख़याल रखना... कोई बात हो तो "मैं हूँ ना !!" :-)
Love you God!!

और हाँ.... मेरे यह कविता पढ़के जाना अपने काम पे.... :-)

ऐसा मेरा प्यार है........

अगर पहले जानती कि मैं तुम्हे पा नहीं सकती
प्यार तब भी करती तुमसे !
ऐसा मेरा प्यार है !!

खोने का डर नहीं, न पाने की शिकायत नहीं!
ऐसा मेरा प्यार है !!

जहाँ कहीं भी रहूँ सिर्फ तुम्हे चाहूँ !
ऐसा मेरा प्यार है !!

भगवान् से माँगने जाऊं और वहाँ चुप रह जाऊं
देखते रह जाऊं पर कुछ माँग न पाऊं!
ऐसा मेरा प्यार है !!

इसे पागलपन कहो या कहो 'यह कैसा प्यार है?'
प्यार तो मेरा प्यार है जिसकी तरह कोई न कर पाए !
क्युँकि..... ऐसा मेरा प्यार है !!

If I were a White Peacock.....!!!!

2007-11-01T07:40:00.000+05:30

If I were a White Peacock.....!!!!

I would flaunt my feathers and put women's make up to shame.....

I would walk the green lawns.. up the bushes.... dance around..... like the puffed clouds would want to melt down!
... like the sun would go red not knowing if he's more beautiful or me!
The radiant rainbow would think 'why am I not white'!!!

I would never ever come back to an enclosure where man lives...

If.. if.. if..... If I were a white peacock......
I wonder if a white peacock would ever think 'If I were a human'!!
Never!!!!!!!
If only it did think so, I'd want to trade places with it!!
I'm silently wishing a white peacock would read this -- "Dear White Peacock... If you ever happen to read this.. please let me be you... Even if it's for a day..." :-)

A Biotechnologist like me, or for that matter anybody who knew what an 'albino' means, would mistake the white peacock for an albino!
The first time I came to see this ANGEL white peacock, the very first thought was that it had biologically inherited a recessive gene that results in absence of pigmentation!

I was so wrong!!!!
The white peacock is a color variety of Indian Blue Peacock!
Looks magnificent and elegant indeed!

Then did I realize that the plumage needn't always be brilliantly colored to be beautiful!!!
I'd known that the brilliant colors of the peacock plumage are due to an optical interference phenomenon based on periodic nanostructures found in the barbules of the feathers. The hues which shimmer and change with viewing angle is because of interference-based structural color!
But simply because the nanostructures in the barbules of the feather differ, the white peacock is white!!!!
Hats-off to NATURE and its splendid beauty!!!

After sometime, I realized another fact... Beauty was only one part of the story! The other part was "GOOD LUCK" associated with the white peacock!!!!!!!
They say it's lucky. Traditionally, if anyone saw a white peacock, the fortune would turn better!
And why not, it is an ANGEL! Childlike wishes and deeds like this are acceptable.. If and only if it doesn't cause harm to the birds! (for that matter even animals and every other creature on earth)

I was quite taken aback when I read this --- There are people ready to pay lakhs for a single white feather of this White beauty!!!! :-O
And there are websites that commercialize it too!!!!

O MAN!!!! It is detestable if it caused harm to these innocent angels!!
Shame on man!!
Here's earnestly hoping and wishing all those causing harm to animals/birds would be sued to death.. by law... by Nature.... by other fellow beings who care for wildlife.. by whatever means!!

No wonder the White Peacock never wishes to say .. "If I were a human......."!!!!

The Dreadful Night!!!!

2007-10-27T02:56:00.000+05:30

I've always admired Nights! No more no less than 'daytime'! But the liking is more inclined towards Nights only because I spend most of my time with Nights!! I've always loved nights and its beauty!- The night clouds.. the night breeze.. the silence of nights.. the Moon and the Stars (the most).. Everything literally!

What if I had to fear and hate nights??!!!! What if night appears dreadful and scary and dark (ofcourse, it was dark before, but I'd loved the darkness like the light)!!!!!!!
Would I then, atleast, sleep in the night like normal people???!!
Lets see!! :-)

The dreamy night had slept when nothing but silence reverberated..
The bustling bees & lazy drones had dozed off when the rustling wind retaliated!
Embracing the trees were the twiners huddling into the bark..
So were the mother birds encouching the nestlings in cark!

The stars shivered and quivered in the engrossing sky
The leaves hanging down screeched 'Oh! My My'!

Darkness had engirdled the earth....
Absolutely enframed..there was no sign of mirth!
Every life that took a hard breath prayed and prayed..
As the mighty trees too, in scare, swayed!!

The moon feared to tread after words of hope being said..
Everyone hoped and wished a wish of hope.....
Hope of light to defy the dark.......
Least do they know...
The dreadful night is here to leave its mighty scary mark!

A Bliss called Hot-Water-Bath!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-24T20:28:00.000+05:30

Dear God, Pleeeeeease tell mom not to waste water!!! I promise I have bath when I grow up!!!! I give my teddy Cuddly to you-youself God... I no want bath! Peeeeeeeashhhhh God!

We've all once prayed to God like this.. once hated, cried and screamed and tried all tricks to avoid having a bath! Ran half way through a shower and made mom run behind us to get back the angel-turned-devil baby to finish having a bath!!!
Mom would have to tell stories and bribe heavily just to keep me in the tub! There have been a countless number of times when granny maa or elder cousins or aunties have had to assist my mom in the great task of giving her naughty child a bath!!!! Oooooofffff!! What a tough task!!

I'm grown up now and quite a grown up girl, alright!! I still sometimes feel "ohhhh no!!! The same old - Brush your teeth, cut your nails, have a Bath, comb your hair!!!!!"
Why do we always have to be proper-proper, I say!! ;-)
How nice it'd have been without all these!

It isn't always so!! I'd die to have a bath sometimes!!! What a heaven it is!! Hot hot water! Especially when it's a tiring day!
Today wasn't all that tiring. I hadn't done anything but sleep! But why the hell was my back crying with pain!
The weather was awesome and beyond words can describe! Like an enduring legacy of bliss being passed by Nature! The heavens assumed a rosy tint, the grey clouds became of a clear lilac, the green trees swaying to the gusto of wind, the clouds cheering 'coz they had masked the dazzling Sun! Like they were victorious!!! :-)
I don't know if they were victorious! But I know I AM!! 'coz I was smiling like smile wouldn't stop smiling! Was it drizzling or was it showers of love from the heavens!
Ohhhh God!!! What nonsense pain was it in my back!! hahaa the 'nonsense' pain had a lot of sense of pain, alright!!
How about a hot hot hot water bath!
Blissful! 1 hour seemed so less, to keep on wasting water! The pain had been washed away into the drain! I wanted to laugh and laugh and chuckle at the 'nonsense pain' which was screaming now!! Hahaa =)) "How dare you dirty nonsense pain! How dare you come to my back..! Another day you come, I'll again show to you what I am.. Now get lost, don't show me your dirty nonsense face!!!

"Yo Yo!! Yo Hot-water-bath!!! You are my best friend! :-)
Sorry dear hot-water-bath! I used to run away from you when I was a kid! Sorry for that.. U are my best friend!"
:-)

Happy Birthday Meshtreeeee!!!!

2007-10-21T15:42:00.000+05:30

One of the people I've truly admired.. One of the people whom I trust with childworshiping heart!
On your birthday...........

Meshtreee... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

NimgEn gift kodbeko nangotthilla. Neev Odhdiro pustaka illa, keLdiro oLLe music illa! Idrunu nangotthiralla :-/ :-)
Ivelladakkinta meerida gift kodbeku anstidhe.... A TRUE SALUTE! A HEARTFELT THAAAANKU....... To let you know I respect you like my Teacher, I love you like one of my family members. Thank you for everything you've brought in my life!

Nimkyli byskonDirOke ishta! Naanu 'gajagajaaantara' andaaga neevu "ayy daDDi..." andhaaga agO khushi nangE gothu!!!! :) :) :) PadE padE ade tara tappu maaDoku ready ;-)
Nim birthday Gift na nan beshhht friend God hatra discuss maaDi ittidini! Nimge talpathe!
Lotzzzzzzzzzzzzz of happiness, LONG beautiful life filled with moments u love to have!
Happpppppy Birthdayyyy to U.... clap clap clapppp...! :) :) :)
Tummmmba oLLe khushi life nimddaagli!!

Coffee first OR Horlicks first ??????!!!!!

2007-10-18T19:52:00.000+05:30

Up above the world so high.....
Like a Diamond in the sky!!!

I could see a lot of diamonds! Women's best friend, they say! My best friends too - Stars!! They are indeed diamonds, alright!

A friend asked me yesterday "Divya, which part of the day is your favorite?" I said "Night"! I don't know which first came on our faces - Smile or Silence! Silent smile :-)
I'm always asked "why don't you be like normal people and sleep in the night???" My answer : "STARS DON'T SLEEP IN THE NIGHT"!!! 'yeah.. yeah' they'd say!!

I used to once wonder, "Don't stars sleep????????" I've stopped wondering now! I want them not to sleep now! Or who'd give me that gorgeous company in the night!!!!! :D
I've grown to believe there's a universal language- which has no words nor a name!
I often speak this universal language! Atleast it has no grammar, no complicated words that can't be pronounced!

It is now 1:15 AM and I am standing on the terrace with 2 filled cups to the rim - One which I 'want' to drink and One which I 'should' drink!
A cup of coffee (wanna drink) and a cup of Horlicks (should drink)! 'should drink' 'coz my mom will beat me Epaaaang Opaaaang Chapaaang if I don't drink Horlicks!

I'll drink both!! But WHICH ONE FIRST??????
We always keep nice things towards the end, so should I keep coffee after horlicks?! Or should I listen to my titillating taste buds and gulp the coffee first?!!

Dilemma!! There's dilemma in every small thing! (Who said 'this is a small thing', it's not a dilemma.. it's a biggggg dilemma my senses were rocking their senses!)
Did it make any sense?? Now who cares if there's sense! I'm standing alone on the terrace in dead of night and in the state of indecision! Where the hell are my friends!!!! Where are the Angels when I need them the most!! Heyyy heyyy heyyyy.. All my friends are SLEEPING!! :-/ oh ohhh..
May be Sheedi is awake, he'd, not too long ago, messaged me saying he's traveling back home! I'd be so happy to disturb him! He calls me VighnasantOshi, GhaTavaaNi etc (Please don't bother what they mean! They are nice words said about me :D )
He's a 'Farishtha'! Never tired of being good! A true angel (Sheedi, if u read it, to your notice : Names have been changed for reasons, to be happy or to fly 'coz your name is being used is just an illusion!!!!! ;-) ) So, should I call him up on his Vodafone (which is never reachable when most wanted!) Ahh.. No use!

I looked up in the sky again! The sky was starred and exactly like our roads are tarred! With some places beautifully done and some left 'beautifully undone'! The clouds in between looked like the beautifully undone roads!
The sky had places with no stars or the stars didn't have "enough battery" to shine bright!!!!! ;-) Some had heavy-duty batteries to twinkle and shine non-stop!
Could they solve my dilemma? And they are my best friends, couldn't they tell me which I should drink first - Coffee or Horlicks??
"Abbbeyy saaalOn! Jaldi bataana.. dOno coffee aur horlicks ThanDe ho rahe he"!! I kept staring and waiting for them to decide!
And all my friends chose either coffee or horlicks! Some were weird! Yuckkiee! they said 'mix both and gulp'! That was ruled out, I hadn't given them that option! I asked them to go and sleep!
I looked at the stars that voted for 'coffee first'. Hmmm.. inclination, they say, we have on our interests!
Suddenly, one star had gone red!! Familiar and my friend! Was he angry that I wasn't looking at him in agreement of drinking horlicks first??? Defying the laws of Science that say stars have different temperatures and appear in colors accordingly,
What temperature??!! Ya yaaa temperature gone up 'coz he's angry with me!!

Would I get an answer from the stars before the morning Sun masked them??????
Would I drink before my mom spanked me 'coz I kept it till the morning?????
Heyyyy!!! What a problem is it?!!!!!!
Even Dhoni wouldn't have faced such a dilemma in the qualifying cricket match against the Aussies in the Twenty20 World cup, whether to play Bhajji or Jogi to bowl the last crucial over!!!!

Coffee first or Horlicks first????

The door banged and I could clearly hear the slamming of the door in the silence of the night! There came a shrill voice.. "Divyaaaaaaaaaa.."
Ohhhhhh!! No!!!! Mom?????!!

No sooner did I hear my mom than I gulped a cup followed by the other!!!
I didn't realize when I'd gulped both coffee and horlicks!!! Didn't realize which went in first!! All I knew was that both the cups were empty and I ran down, just waving my best friends goodnight for the night!!

I lay in the bed wondering "COFFEE FIRST OR HORLICKS FIRST" !!!!!!!

Khoobsoorthi Khaamoshi Ki ....

2007-10-12T23:37:00.000+05:30

KHAAMOSHI

Baadal ka woh boond niklaa hawaa se yeh kehne....
Usse kehne ki lafzOn ke taraane bas hain bahaane!

Saawan ki ghaTa chup khaDi ho gayi
Par boondOn ki aawaaz bOlthi gayi.. bOlthi gayi...

Woh pyaar kithna sachcha he jo binaa izhaar ke kartha he!
Vaapasi mein chaahath na maange, aapasii mein na baat maange,
Par hamEshaa uss hi ko chaahe, uski khushi ki dua maange!!

LabOn pe na ek lafz, chehre pe na koi nishaani!
Dethi he dhaDkan har pal, kuch bataane ki chethaavni!!

KhaamOshi mein chhipi rehthi he.. woh pyaar ki har baat......
Sooraj ki rOshni hothi he uss pyaar mein.. chaahe chaayi ho andhEr ki raat!!!!

KhaamOshi mein bhi khoobsoorthi he!
Hawa mein simTi hui aawaaz... Baarish dharthi ka chumban...
Dil mein chchipa pyaar .....
KhaamOshi mein paaye jaatein hain!!!

The Beauty of Nights....

2007-10-03T01:50:00.000+05:30

People call it 'midnight'. Yeah, may be..

It was 2353hrs when I saw the time in my cell phone. I don't know what was with my hair which kept falling on my face. I tied it before going out in dead of night!

Mobile phone ko bhi saath me leke gayi. There was only silence outside. Hawa ki dheemi aawaaz sunaayi de rahi thi.
I started feeling pleasant, all the more with some good music to back up the pleasant atmosphere. Gaana: 'Aaa bhi jaa.. Aaaa bhi jaaa... ay subahh aa bhi jaa.. raat ko kar vidha, dilrubaa aa bhi jaaa..' playing on Big 92.7fm!!

I looked up to see if there are stars. There was one. But it wasn't a familiar one. As I looked for the stars I knew, my mobile phone vibrated. It was a message from a friend: "U thr.." I replied "Ya thr.."
The reply I got again had my wits screech with fun!
The message read: "Ok be thr.."!!! A smile flickered on my face.. iss time me aisa mazaak?!! What else could I've done with such funny friends!

I again looked up in the sky to find the stars that are familiar to me. The clouds advanced like they were hurrying up and telling me "Arrey pagli.. jaa jaaa.. jaake soja.. hum bhi jaa rahe he"!
Cool white clad clouds to copper brown clouds!
I asked them in silence, "Kyu bey saalon.. apna kaam karo naa.. Me kisiko dhoond rahi hu.."
They laughed at me "Hahaa kisse dhoond rahi ho.. Jaa so ja.. raat bohot hui he"!

The wind seemed to agree with the clouds! Oh! and the coconut trees tooo??!! What did swaying mean then?!! Shaayad woh bhi yahi bol rahe the!
There came an ant on the wall evidently engrossed in its world. Koi toh he iss waqt shaayad mera saath de!! I had enough guts to ask the ant, "Heyy mere bhai, kisse dhoond rahe ho.. Dekho na in baadalon ko.."
It didn't show any sign of understanding or even trying to understand what I'm saying! "Abbeyy oyeee... Ruk beyy...."
Chalaaa gaya woh bhi.. :)

The air was pure with bliss!
I turned around and never again took back the position I had stood in! The Moon had caught me!! Honey dipped Half-Moon... Shaayad isi ko kehte he khoobsoorthi!! Itnaaa achcha lag raha tha jaise kuch hi der pehle neend se jaag ke aaya tha!! Light yellow to golden colored Moon! A delight to watch!! Resplendent!!

Raat ka andhera dikhaayi nahi de raha tha!! Jaise Kahi kho gayi hu!! What a beauty this is!!
How could the world miss out to see and feel this beauty!

There's no green of trees, there is no blue of the sky... There are no brilliant colors of the day...
But There's beauty in the night's darkness, there's beauty in the swaying of tress, there's beauty in grey white clouds trying to mask the stars, the breeze, the silence.... there's ultimate beauty in Moonlit night..

How'd I miss to feel THE BEAUTY OF NIGHTS!!!!!

CHAK DE INDIAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

2007-10-02T01:08:00.001+05:30

It looks very easy to remain ordinary and unrecognized, to do things that don't involve risk! I've seen many people wanting to remain very ordinary like they say 'go with the flow'. Many others who'd prefer to stand and watch rather than to feel to do the work!! They wouldn't want to 'risk it all'.
My pity is with them!!
I've grown to be against people who don't think different, people who act to be brave (ofcourse brave standing at a safe distance)!!
Not to offend the conventional approaches, but to defend the daring approach towards not-so-conventional things!

I've seen a good number of girls who think their ability is limited, their potential isn't formidable, and plentiful potential being held down, especially in our country, only because the convention doesn't support them! Or it's deeply rooted in their minds that 'We girls CAN'T do it'!
Damn the thinking!!!

To me, to be idle, or to be doing ordinary things is the greatest frustration! To limit my abilities is death! It's never easy to even think to be ordinary!
I've always said this to girls "DO THE THING YOU LOVE TO DO, CHOOSE A PATH THAT LOOKS DIFFICULT... BECAUSE YOU ARE GIRLS!!!"
I'm extremely thankful and indebted to my parents who have nurtured the girl I am today! All credit to my mom who's produced a daughter who'd conquer the world with her thinking!!!

All said and done, I write all this after having seen the movie which i call 'my type'- "CHAK DE! INDIA". An awesome movie produced in the history of Indian cinema!
India needs such a movie! Our girls need this movie!!
Brilliant!!!!! Kabir Khan (the character potrayed by Shahrukh) is the type of coach and mentor our country needs! Tough, Determined, capable to inculcate Integrity and Sincerity into souls!
I was thrilled to the brim of my passionate soul!
The rigorous training sessions that looked unforgiving to girls! I earnestly wished to be a part of the team coached by him!

The line that appealed to me the most : "JEETHNE KE LIYE THAAKATH KI NAHI, NEEYATH KI ZARURATH HAI"!!!!!!!!!!!!
To take the challenge to do the impossible, to train the girls to be champions, to make the girls play as one team - Team India, beating the odds, is extraordinary!!

No regrets for what I'm going to say now- "Our country lacks leaders... Sad to have the so-called leaders that are busy hoarding wealth and ever as filthy and dirty as they can get!!
Where would mother India be with the leaders who lack everything a leader should have- Dignity, Honesty, Integrity, Intelligence!!

With a handful number of leaders fighting to see India as a Developed Country, WE NEED MORE!!

We need true leaders!

It's a reality.... It's a dream.... It's a hope.... That girls can do the impossible!! Only if they believed enough!! Only if they thought they could!! Difficult is nothing!

It's all in the mind!! It's not that we don't have the potential, it's just that we didn't believe we could win!!!!
To see our country win, to see Girls win- winning over the disability of the mind! Just that WE have to believe!
'We',here, not only confines to Girls, it should be applicable to all INDIANS!!!!

CHAK DE.... INDIA!!!!!!!

I AM..... LORD GANESHA!!

2007-09-18T22:00:00.000+05:30

There was loud music-"Aisa jaadu..." "Chak de..." The air filled with celebration.. It was Ganesha Chathurthi and it was evident.

My heart filled with enthusiasm and wanted to join the dancing crowd!

My eyes couldn't help but to sheepishly gape at the 'MOdakam', a variety of sweets and all the lip-smacking food kept right under my nose, and hopelessly helpless!('coz I couldn't eat them!!)

I wanted to yell out "weren't they prepared for eating???? Why did they keep it like that!!!"

I silently saw the crowd celebrate, in a total festive mood- all dressed up, heavily made up ladies' faces, sparkling eyes of kids sparkling more on their butterfly-colored new dresses!

Even I wasn't any less dressed, alright! I looked gorgeous too!!

I didn't quite realise when I slumbered into dreamland. Was it sleep 'coz I was hungry & yet I couldn't eat the food kept in front of me, or was I tired of seeing lots of people's buzzing and dancing their way to glory!!

I wondered, "I'm blessed!!", 'coz I could sleep even in the noise enough to deafen me! Who says large ears can bear it all?!!

It was like a dreamland (or was it the dreamland?!)!! Fathomless ocean with waves at the shore, the shore was dotted with green trees! The waves seemed to be racing with each other!(the winner would be kissed by wind as a reward!) The fun-filled games were filling my eyes!

The green trees homed a lot of cheerful lives- birds, reptiles, butterflies- air filled with life- a blissful life! Fish, turtles and all those dwelling the sea also played in water like they competed with the land animals! The wind watched all this and swayed in the music of nature! The fish and corals in the sea sparkled with brilliant colors nature had given them! (Gosh!! Man can't mimic them!)

The trees embraced the droplets of rain that held the sun rays (or did they hold the Sun itself?!!! the droplets mirrored the Sun)

I suddenly felt a strange feeling that almost blinded me! Where was all the beauty I was seeing so far???? Ohhh! God!!

I could see DIRT all around! Huge buildings, bulldozers run by creatures that looked like monsters! The place that was once beaming with life was now only a place of dirt. Unimaginably filthy area!! Hoardings that said 'Close up, smile...' I didn't find anything worth smiling at in such a sight that was only a discomposure!

The wind that was blissfully pure had now turned black and what a FILTHY smell was it!! Vehicles' noise had surrounded me, while their polluting gases had my world injured!!

All this had enough pain in my heart, while something pushed me from behind, with a jerk, I felt my spine twist and turn!!

What were they doing to me?! Who were they????

I wanted to scream for help.... "Daddy, where are you.. please save me from these miscreants!!!!"

The bulldozer didn't stop! It carried me to the seas, dragged me with all the dirty world's filth.

I was badly injured! My bruised arms and legs winced in pain.
Couldn't the man who ruthlessly pulled me along under his detestable wheels realize I was in pain?????

He dumped me into the shore!!

My heartbeat became more and more feeble.......

I tried to get up... Even with all efforts, man's misdemeanour had the upper hand!

I wanted to take a breath and say to the world................... I AM GANESHA...
LORD GANESHA.......

Friends...... WHAT A SHAME!!
Our actions show that we aren't cultured! Our chants/words wouldn't reach God if our actions prove us dirty!
If we cannot respect God's creation - NATURE, how'd we respect Him???! God is in the vastness of ocean, in the purity of air, in the green of trees....
He doesn't ask for lucrative paints, expensive decorations.

Let's Respect and love His Creation - NATURE.
It's our responsibility to keep our environment clean, and show dignity to the Lord! Let's make our prayers more meaningful.

LOVE YOU GANPAPPAAA....

STEVE IRWIN [1962-Eternity]..... THE LEGEND LIVES ON......

2007-09-11T20:14:00.001+05:30

Steve Irwin...

It takes a 'Steve Irwin' to dart the bite of a venomous snake, to wrestle a 10 ft+ crocodile, to glide away like it's a superman!! (I'm not sure if the fable Superman could last out all the bruises, tail whacks, bleeding skin!!)
A cut cheek, grazed knee, smashed fingers, busted ribs - none could stop the warrior from performing more and more, crouched in scorching heat, sloshed in thick mud - all for one Purpose : WILDLIFE CONSERVATION!!

# Exuberant.. with veins popping out in an adrenalin rush, unafraid and full of love!
# Passionate.. like redefining the meaning of 'passion'.
# Enthusiastic.. like he'd snatched up enthusiasm from enthusiasm and packed it in him! God! Like he didn't know anything else than to be bursting with energy!! His passion with a beaming smile was instantaneously infectious..
# A born communicator.. with a broad Australian accent, instantly capturing attention from all over around him! known by his catch phrases "Crockie!!! Woooooo-hoooo!! What a ripper!!! Dropdead gorgeous!!!!" Indeed....
# Khaki-clad bloke.. recognized around the world for donning his khakis wherever he went! And he wore it with pride, alright!! Walking the red carpet wouldn't make him think twice to wear his khaki shirt & shorts!
# A Wildlife Warrior.. with an uncanny sense for finding wildlife!
# Conservationist.. Environmentalist.. He's a man of action and deadly passion..
# A family man.. with fathomless infallible love for his wife and children, his best pal Wes, he'd consider his Australia Zoo staff and his cuddly to dangerous to lovable animals his extended family.
# A perfect DAD.. his Kids are his ultimate images with their blood too saturated with love and respect for wildlife!!
# A Legend..
That's Steve for all!!

He jumped on crocs, took a Taipan by its tail, walked the deadly bird-eating spider on a bark, cuddled the Tasmanian devil.. From Wombats to cacatoos, from King Brown to boas, from Emus to Cassowary... He was a Legend with all of them!
It takes only Steve to kiss the Komodo Dragon right on its head! From being one with the Gorillas-cuddling up to them, chewing up the rotten lettuce a chimp offers him.... From climbing up to the tip of the sharpest & crazy-looking cliff to diving deep into the oceans, with white sharks all around him! From dirty waters to swamps to rain forests to suburbans!! From forbidden caves to multifarious museums! and to more impenetrable places..
A complete Naturalist!! Crockie....!!!! He's a legend!!

One mission.. one message.. one passion : Wildlife conservation!!

YOU MUST BE CRAZY OR BE STEVE TO 'DO IT'!!!!
Yes!! What's life without Craze, without Passion, without madness-to DO IT! To do what your heart beats for.. to do what your rushing blood urges to do!! If doing this is 'being crazy', then yes, Steve was crazy.
If educating people on animals in his self-established, brilliantly built zoo, if explaining to people the dwindling habitat, endangered animals and to be able to make kids to adults alike admire and love animals is being crazy---then yes! Steve was crazy!!
He announced it to the world, with all ingredients of love & concern, that the snakes that looked like monsters weren't ugly creatures that'd creep in to kill people.. they are indeed beautiful and blissful while himself holding the ocean's deadliest snake, a 7 footer which out-sized his arm width!
I wonder how he'd have wanted to put the man to shame who'd killed the endangered Black Buck!!!!!!!! and how he'd have condemned the government which bailed the man out!! "WWWHAT AN ABSULUTE SSHHYME"!! (What an absolute shame!) he'd have said!!

Steve.... please come down to punish these dirty souls!!

Steve would hate the sight of wildlife stuck on chain, being on roads performing to fill the dirty stomach of man!! He'd go unto them -the snakes, the young chimps, the porcupines, and touch them with his tender hands, feeling hopelessly bad for them. He wouldn't leave the place without appealing to the public not to pay them any money!!

He would risk his life and stare death right in the eyes.... everything to spread the message of CONSERVATION!!
The more we know about animals, especially the ones that look deadly and are deadly, the more we come to respect them, love them, appreciate them and protect them.

It was a legacy passed on to Steve from his parents who were wildlife champions too! The nine-year old boy, who'd actively involve in rehabilitating crocs and snakes, grew up to love wildlife and give his life to wildlife!!
His "Australia Zoo" started with 350 staff and it's ever increasing till date and a whopping 135000 hectares of pristine land making the Wildlife reserve. With boys and girls, men and women alike who stand and run in khakis to promote conservation-hands on! Who talk to animals-mammals, reptiles, birds... Who kiss the animals and cry and go down on their knees when the animals die! Who'd go any extent to save and give the animals the best treatment!! Just like the leader who leads them all!!! Stevo the man!!
And it's so much fun! Chocobloc of fun, alright!! Pranks and practical jokes very much welcome!! Be it Jai who'd have make-up with lips painted pink all unknown to him or Steve himself being fooled by fake kings who'd want to take away his camels!! A rollercoaster ride!! It's his HOME afterallll!!!
Pushing the boundaries of science... giving his life to animals! He loved all animals. From the tiniest lizard to the biggest elephant and everything in between!!
And the creation of the animal hospital at Australia Zoo!! The veterinarians and staff treat koalas, kangaroos and other animals that are injured by poachers, accidents, natural disasters, dog attacks and development activity. The hospital takes care of 5,000 animals every year. It is the largest facility of its kind in the world.

I completely love Steve Like crazy... He's one person who can keep me going for 22 hours at a stretch unrelentingly! My idol, my love!
With Steve near by any faint-heart would turn a warrior!! Even the cameramen didn't have to worry a bit.. 'coz when Steve sensed a grumpy animal he'd take the camera to film them even if it meant plunging the camera into the crocs' mouth that'd fit Steve's body in it or in the firing line/striking range of snakes..The cameramen-John Stokes, Grant Markert, Henry Pierce and others could always rely on him for the best shot.. All this just to make people realize the wonder world of animals!!

How could fate be so fatal!!!!! How could Steve leave the world that he'd loved so much!!!
Nothing i do or see can possibly make me believe Steve's no more.. He's the Hero..
I just couldn't believe the day that brought to me the news that said 'Steve killed by a sting ray'... NO WAY!!!!!!!!!! NEVER!! I still don't believe it!
What a man..!! even adulation and exaggeration would be less to say anything about Steve! I run out of words to say how i adore & love him! A man who'd work round the clock, be up till 3 in the morning, studying croc behaviour!
It was in his initiative that CROCOSEUM took its full form!
The place where thousands could watch him feed the crocs!
Like he said "And boy CrOckieee"..he was magnificent and the brilliant understanding of the mood of the croc!
And Whack!! The research vessel "Croc One" is personally designed and refined by him that's involved in the world's first research & marine wildlife rescue!
All over the world he travelled, many different species he snuggled up to, his all time favorite remained Crocodilians! No muss. No fuss!! What an amazing gift he was in successfully having the radio transmitters/satellite attached to the crocs which, he, with his team caught! He mastered it all.. right from where to set the traps, (the traps, too, which he designed), to restraining the mighty angry croc!! Least did the croc know it's all for its well-being!!
It involved Blindfolds, top jaw rope with an unbreakable snare to secure the jaw, statistical records, attaching the radio transmitter(to track the territorial range and daily movements which's for the conservation study), and then....!! the dangerous part-the release!! the most crucial and critical part of the undertaking, where every extra second multiplies danger! he'd do it with GRACE!! His head would crack & split like a watermelon on concrete if he took a hit from the croc! Goshhhh!! Hair raising!! It looked so simple when he did it... but when i saw his crew (the batch of youngsters- Stuart, Toby, Kelsey) in the session doing it!! God!! How they struggled to keep the stress level down! They could always Do It!! Steve was around!! to constantly boost them & keep their adrenalin working!!

AMAZINGLY GRACIOUS!! A WHOPPER!! This grace was the same with all the animals he was! And myte..!! his lil daughter Bindi was an absolute champ who had it in her genes!! Dropdead gorgeous! Who'd be surrounded with snakes, and crocs.. who'd christen the crocs... the names she gave them "Seaweed Princess, Magenta, Leopard" these were crocs.. and she named wombats too, alright!! A Wombat being called 'Burrow'...!
I remember how Steve kissed her ears while he held her saying "Burrow?!! It is!! Cool! Ur a beauty"!!
How Bindi used to be in the shows' filming sets.. On 'The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course' where Steve, with a bandage on his knee due to the cartilage tear, had to shoot his super crocs-Charlie & Monty... It's still ringing in my ears.. reverberating.... on Steve's saying Bindi, the toddler, kept the shrill little voice "Dyadi.. beee cearfullll daown Dyadi.. Beee cearfulll Dyadi"... (daddy be careful!)
Bindi has always been with Steve in his mission along with mom.

This is one of the ultimate shows of his i've seen!! His involvement in the delivery of their second child!!
Just as involved as he is in everything he does, he wouldn't leave anything to stand back and watch! He gloved his hands and kept Terri-his love calm with his warmth during the second child's birth! The final moment- their baby's cries filled the air....tears rolled down Steve's cheeks... His left hand on her left cheek & right hand on her head, face sunk in her shoulders and eyes shrinking in tears, he cried in her arms as she lay in the bed!!!!!! Terri couldn't have asked God for more than this husband! Absolute bliss!! "Robert Clarence Irwin" was born! and not surprising is that he looks like his dad! by word and by deed!!
Baby Bob-the blessed kid!! Baby Bob's too stepping in as Jr.Steve!! He had to be!!! Another favorite shot of mine: where Terri's teaching him how to present an Echidna.. Take 1: "this is an Echennidddaaa"!! Terri corrects him "this in an Echidna". Take 2: "this is an EcheniDDaa"!!!
Lil beauty he is!! He loves saying this with his left hand up like an L, "Crikeyyy what a ripper!! Holyglaucamoly"!!!!!!! I'm left with no words more to go on beyond this!The beautiful family!!

There's another moment worth writing here.... The heroic rescue of 77-year old Scott Jones, the scuba diver who perched on a narrow rock ledge jutting out from the side of a cliff, off the coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula. There wasn't anyone who'd give it a thought of saving the two scuba divers' lives! Steve was the man who rescued Scott, using his vessel to patrol the waters around the island and his satellite communications to call in a rescue plane! What an absolute goodwill!

The goodwill has descended on all those who worked with him. A perfect family consisting of an intelligent brave wife Terri, gorgeous children Bindi&Bob, his legend father Bob, his mirror image best pal Wes, his entire crew and staff at Australia zoo, and the most important of all for which his heart used to beat- Animals!!! Wildlife!!!

Both Bindi and Bob are exact replica of their father! Proud Dad Steve!! They both are croc-savvy and know exactly how to conduct themselves safely in croc territory!
Steve has done his job of passing on his legacy, his love, his passion to the kids!

The family would stop at nothing to carry Steve's message across the globe!! By Jingo, they'd do it!! It's an irrepairable loss to the family and to the world!! No amount of condolence or prayers can get back Terri her Wonderful husband and kids their best father.
Terri is brave.. it takes a lot to put on a brave face with gushing pain inside.
None's yet born nor be born to be like Steve!! The world has lost the true legend who's kingdom's filled with animals, love, passion, goodwill!! where animals-reptiles, birds, mammals alike reign supreme! AND THEY WILL in his kingdom!
He will reign in the faith of children that adore him, in adults and anyone who possibly happened to know him!! He's a true inspiration to millions around the world! Children, especially, where the etching of love for wildlife is done in their spotfree brains! They'd grow upto to be Steves!!
Father Bob spoke about Steve, saying Steve was in pain for the past 3-4 years a 100% of the time and that he's feeling good about the fact that Steve's no longer in pain!!!
My heart is wrenched to write this! My hands become numb and with pain running down my spine, i write this....... Steve's in peace now!

It's upto us to carry the legacy and his message on. No matter how tiny the contribution is, let's DO IT!!
Steve gave his entire life to spread conservation message! Let's do our bit to the Animal kingdom! Let's give sometime to think and act to protect wildlife!!! Just to feel and forget is no good!! Put into action the thoughts/feelings for wildlife!

Here's his message to his fans in his words:

"WHATEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO, IT IS ACHIEVABLE. THE IMPORTANT THING IS TO BE PASSIONATE, ENTHUSIASTIC IN THE DIRECTION YOU CHOOSE IN LIFE.
AND YOU'LL BE A WINNER"
I LOVE YOU STEVE...

helping hands v/s praying lips

2007-08-29T20:53:00.001+05:30

"THERE IS A HOLIER MUSIC IN SILENT SERVICE OF THE NEEDY THAN IN ALL THE GORGEOUS CHANTING OF PRAYERS"
I have nothing against chanting (let me make this clear before i have priests or chant-lovers flare at me!!) :)
It's always the helping hand that is holier than the praying lips... Just Chanting or wishes or prayers wouldn't do any good and cannot trade places with the helping hand! If chanting lips join the helping hand---Nothing like it!!!!
This, said by Gandhiji, is truly worth an applause.. "It's better in prayer to have a heart without words than to have words without a heart" ... It's indeed wonderful if words had the harmony of an infallible heart... :)
But just to say it without a heart to do the deed or even worse without having meant it is a real disaster!! Though it's a good gesture to wish or pray for someone, i have always believed a little kind deed always undoubtedly transcends the words.. it's by deeds that there's a healing and not just by words......
I have always loathed the people who just have sympathy (even wonder if at all it was true that they really felt it)..... "Ohh sooo sad!!!" "I feel so sorry for you"- it's too much of an irritation for me!!!
I always wonder "why feign" "why say something just for the sake of it"...

There's a bliss in giving.... I've utterly butterly felt this..... so much joy in just seeing a smile on someone's face...
Tiny things like bringing a glass of water to the elderly man in a hotel and to see a thanks manifesting as a smile on his face.... Giving without expecting anything in return is such a pleasure.. :) Giving as the Rose gives perfume, because it is its own nature, utterly unconscious of giving........ To give for the joy of giving without expecting gratitude....

Today there was a blissful shower from the heavens :) it rained and rained... my neighbor kids had just returned from the sameness of school.. there was a flicker of tiredness masked by playfulness.. A lot to learn from kids.. :) how to be tired and still be ready to pounce on a butterfly that had done a mistake of falling in sight of the kids!!! ;)
Their white uniform tried its best to hide the water it had caught from the showers, but the "aaya naya Ujaala" had swindled the uniform.. may be it wasn't "chaar boondhonwaala"... ;) Dripping with water they'd come at the door and found their door locked... they knocked at my door and asked "Anna...."... i said "No Anna ma... inna maaa"...... they then corrected themselves & the little girl asked "Akka key kuthtirkiraanglaaa...?"
I looked for the key if their mamma had left the key with us before leaving... Much to their disappointment, i didn't find the key..
The rain continued to bathe all the dirty things and creatures on earth...
I called the kids in, whose backs don't wear out even with a heavy load of knowledge they carry down the heads ;) all knowledge in the bags!!! Least are the children of now-a-days taught 'Knowledge is piling up facts..Wisdom is simplifying it".... Piling up books is also a home work!! ;)

Coming back to the kids all wet who still stood out, after my calling...... "ULLe vaa maguu..." they finally came in.. only the ground would love their shoes!!! i helped them unload their bags from their backs... went inside and brought my towel...
the kids just sat like they didn't know what to do with the towel.. whether to take it, run down and play for somemore time :)
I didn't wait to think.. started wiping their heads.... they peeped from within the towel to see what i was doing :)Then i went inside the kitchen to fetch the kids with Hot hot cup of bournvita.. "subah shaam bournvita"...... In a moment they'd gulped and were watching Lyndal's Lifeline: Chimps under fire..which i'd tuned in on my favorite Animal Planet...
I had stopped seeing Animal Planet for a moment.. Something else had caught my eyes.... :) The kids..... They had sunk in delightment...!! To see them relish bournvita and be content with what was around was a feast to my eyes..!!

I sit and wonder How one of the other neighbors just below the kids' home could have shut the door on the kids after having said the key wasn't with them.........!!!!!
How could only saying this "Ohhhh illlama key ille.. maley vere varadheee... illamaa key...." make them shut the door on the kids!!!!!! How holy were their praying lips....!! I wonder if they prayed to RainGod to stop showering!!!!!!!
God bless them!!

"What we have is a gift from Him...What we do with what we have is our gift to Him"

I finally remember some wonderful lines by William Arthur Ward

I will do more than care - I will help
I will do more than believe - I will practise
I will do more than be fair - I will be kind
I will do more than forgive - I will forget
I will do more than dream - I will work
I will do more than teach - I will inspire
I will do more than give - I will serve
I will do more than be friendly - I will be a friend
I will do more than be a citizen - I will be a patriot

ಮೊದಲ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ..

2007-08-29T01:14:00.000+05:30

ಗೆಳತಿ ದಿವ್ಯಾ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಪ್ರಪಂಚಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊದಲ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಪ್ರೇಮ, ಬರವಣಿಗೆಯ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಈಕೆಯ ರಕ್ಷೆಯಾಗಿರುತ್ತೆಂಬ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ನನಗಿದೆ. ನಾನು ಈಕೆಗೆ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರಲ್ಲದ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು, ಈಕೆ ನನಗೆ ಸ್ಟುಡೆಂಟಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಟುಡೆಂಟು. ಈ ನನ್ನ ಹೊಸ ಸ್ಟುಡೆಂಟಿಗೆ ಜಸವಾಗಲಿ. ಆಲ್ ದಿ ಬೆಸ್ಟ್, ದಿವ್ಯಾ!

-ಅ
29.08.2007
1.20AM

Dynamic Divya takes her first few steps.. :)

2007-08-29T01:07:00.000+05:30

" Ability lies in the mind and the heart.
To tell your mind to limit your abilities and to ignore the calls of your heart is only disabling yourself.
Let your heart and mind work together hand in hand.
Let your actions reflect the wisdom of your mind and the compassion of your heart"

This is one of my favorite thoughts....
Hello Friends..
Namaskara bandhumithrare... :) Nanu Divya.. Dynamic Divya... ChinakuraLiDivya...
nan bagge amele barithini..

First things first.... Arun meshtre... nimagidhu: A heartfelt THANKS... innu tumba maska hachi mara hathsaNa andre neevu "cough cough" andhi tappskothiraa...
ChinakuraLiya modhala hejjegaLige bekaadha Kiru beraLu neevu :) DhanyavaadagaLu..
NOdtha hogi.. 'beraLu torsidre hastha nungO' chinakuraLiya..
"When you fall short of words, and feel you cant convey what you want to say, but you know you want to say......................."
"Join 'speak english in 30 days'...." hehee ;)
Aadre silent aagi thanks.. Silence speaks more than words :)
"Yaako jaasthi aythu" anthidiraa neevu... :)

Snehithare.... nimma family ge new entry.... nan bagge, avrivr bagge, books bagge, music bagge, Nature bagge, Steve Irwin bagge, nam eegina education bagge, nam Arun meshtru bagge.......
Baryodakke sarahaddhu illa gaDiyuu illa......
Nimma preethi prothsaahavirali..