One Man Tango

A true artist must conquer or be destroyed, create or die, move or be caught in the crush. In a man's work there are not only the seeds of life but also the seeds of death. The power of creation that sustains us will also destroy us, like a leprosy, if we leave it to rot in our vitals

Anthony Quinn
ONE MAN TANGO

The Long Strider

Reading travelogues is an interesting travel experience through words . Last week I read The Long Strider, a trail through the first English Traveler Thomas Coryate's travel route to India. Dom Morrais and Sarayu chase the old route and amazingly wrote the book.Thomas Coryate traveled in 1613 to India or highly risk route and witnessed raw life of the sub-continent. Apparently the traveller cant complete his ambitious book on India and he died at Surat. A beautiful read, Thanks Dom Morrais and Sarayu

Hello 2009

Adore you...
The spirit of new year...
Bless me..
With your fruits of earth...
Bless me ...
With your bountiful happiness and gaity...
Dont forsake me..
My ways are long and weary...
Bless me with your 4 seasons...
Bless me with sunshine, raindrops and moonlights..
Hello...Spirit of 2009
Keep my dear ones healthy and blessed this year...
Bless the earth with your perpetual kindness...
Hello..spirit of 2009..
Make me happy this year

Mobile Proud

We are PROUD about different things. As an interesting human behaviour this reflect our socail standing and the very character of the individual. Hosewifes were PROUD about their kitchen..the utensils...cooker...6 ltr refrigerator...6 kg washing machine etc...this Proud is called KP(Kitchen Proud). Mothers were Proud aboutt their Younger Sons...they proudfully exhibit their YS in social gathering and Proudly Praise their virtues...this is calle YSP..( Younger Son Proud) and follows Car Proud, Garden Proud, Dog Proud, Degree Proud, etc, etc.... But these days I found a new set of people who were Proud of their cell phones...Just look around...you found a guy Proudly exhibit his brand new Mobile to an admiring crowd..this is called MP - (Mobie Proud)

MINARET

Leila Aboulela's MINARET is a beautiful read. The story revolves around the life of Najwa. Born in an elite, respectful Sudanese family, Najwa falls into the pit of downtrodden life with coup of Sudanese Government, where his father was once an influential businessman and politician. After his father's arrest Najwa and her family moved to London. She found her very self in the urban, globalized England , and she starts her search for true self and faith. After her mother's untimely demise and her brother's arrest for dealing with drugs, Najwa started to work in rich Sudanese household for a living.

Bleak House

I like Gothic Literature. I like forsaken bleak houses abandoned in countrysides. Once I visited such a bleak mansion. The very house is surrounded with creepers and age-old trees, an ancient gate is ornamented with a wood nameplate which read as CHACKO VARGHESE, PUTHUPARAMBIL . I never know who is this Chacko is. But through the transparent window I had seen his families entire photo hanged in the walls. Photographs of a heavy moustache man in formal suit and a dazzling looking girl in midie and top. May be the man is Chacko and the lass is his daughter. But I never forget the piercing eyes of the girl.

HAPPINESS

Happiness is an Old Saint,
Sitting in a tavern with unhappy drunkards
Joy is a virgin
Born and brought up in a brothel
Calmness is an innocent son
Killed by his way-ward cruel father
Silence is a wife
Hanged by his husband
Me
A human
In search for Happiness, Joy, Calmness and Silence