THE YEAR THAT WAS 2025

The year that was the  2025.

Yes,the year  marked  the end of  quarter century  of the  current ongoing century and ushering me  at the doorstep of the  coveted  biblical age of, three scores and ten  ( that is 70)

The  year began with the series of  events of class reunions ,firstly, our medical batch of 1974 and,then,  Sharda Mandir High  school. There is always  instant chemistry of  camaraderie .It sparks   when we  meet our  old friends from school/s and college/s.

It is a chance to catch up  the life and sometimes patch up the past occurrence. 

 Just wonder ,the ultimate planner of our destiny  chose few holy souls    to be   our mates/ buddies/ friends  and yes it's durability over time proves it's significance and sanctity.   

The shared time,shared memories ,shared food ane events become the syntax of bondings and bindings.

 When it comes to opposite gender interaction in the melee,there are many undercurrents. The surging hormones of  one upon a  time  ,hopefully  mapping the   future  course ,have ebbed . The lucky ones have charted their 

 It is the unfulfilled , and diverged paths  that haunts .  The question ,"But...If....."remains ,ever searching for answer. 

Alas?! ,life has to go on  ,on designed and designated journey . 

This year,my family  had planned our annual trip for Tanzania in April.we had 10 days of wild life  trip across the savana jungle   , among the simbas( lion) and Jambos  ( elephant),with the rhythmic  chants of Hakuna na matata ( be happy) by locals. 

 The luxurious lodges inside the deep jungles provided the thrill and sometime shrill in the chills of night . The presence of masai guard with spear   worked like anti - palpitations medicine.   Discovered that these beautyful  panoramic views  can be differently seen and  enjoyed  through lens of DSLR camera . The details of abudent  flora and fauna  of the land created  the vivid images and filling both camera memory and brain memory to its upper limit.

By these time,we have also  started our rehearsal for ourv upcomingb drama,

" दाग अच्छे हैं"

 to be performed at Simla in  June 2025 at 70th AIAA festival .This was one more tick mark on the to do list  ,nurtured since long.

We had pleasant   time at Simla ,staying at a hotel  ,walking distance from celebrated  Mall road and ridge with its famous landmark ,the Anglican Church. 

We were given consolation shields and certificates for our endeavour. 

Apart from performing our drama ,we enjoyed  viewing  27 Hindi  dramas of different genres at the famous Gaitey theatre on  mall road. Our proposed trekking trip  post Simla was replanned for future. Really missed those few days of trekking, jungle camping and forest bathing.Trekking once in a year fulfill many desires and a kind of annual exam of ACL and PCL of knee joints. ( ACL and PCL are ligaments inside knee)

We had    2nd show our play inJuly at Vadodara , organised by the Rotary club Baroda Sayani Nagari. The hunrend  plus audience encouraged us their responses . 

Post monsoon season, and series of our festivals,we travelled   to the last months of the year. 

Last week of December,we had our group show of paintings at Fine Arts Faculty .Putting colors on canvas is still a Art  therapy . The passion compensates when skill level sink. 

 

The year was ending with chilly winter  outside  but lots of memories of good times warmed the heart . 

    welcome the 2026.

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ANATOMY - REDISSECTED

Anatomy Re dissected

50 years back, in June 1974 ,we entered the hallowed gates  of the  famous  Baroda Medical College,Baroda .What a feeling  for the 18 year old  boy who as a child visited the same premises to deliver milk to laboratory  animals in the pharmacology department. 

 The  classroom teaching was  started for  the subject of anatomy.  Anatomy is like the ABC  of the  medical sciences. In medical sciences, everything begins with the body and and   ruefully ends with the body.   Anatomy is like  learning the hardware ,the physiology is like the software ,the  biochemistry is molecular  programming ,while diseases are like malware ,to be identified andto be  nullified. 

The practical part of the subject  was   being taught  in the   dissection  hall. It was situated   on the second  floor  of the building along with the  museum and departmental  chambers for teachers. 

 There  were many  great teachers of that era  and they  commanded our  awe  and respect . We have heard many   positive stories about their  teachings and  achievements .Seniors passed on the information  and that became  the part of our daily talk  and sometimes juicy gossip.

The study of anatomy  was  mind blowing as  everyday we would be  learning more than~ 250 new terms related to various  parts of the body and its intricacies ,ranging from  from  A...rtery to   Z...ona  pellucida.

 

 Our  revered Bible for the subject  was the  book by an English anatomist  ,named Henry  Grey and his epitome ,  originally titled,  Anatomy - descriptive and surgical ,first published in 1858.

  The students were  divided into small batches  ( 6-8)  batches  where active interaction was happening among ourselves.

The seeds of  lifelong friendship  were planted  here and , few also  found their soulmate/ life partner here  while dissecting   the heart of the  dead , but their own  heart  at double - speeding    and  occasionally missing the beat.

  Though the  dissection was done on a dead  body  there,the atmosphere  was lively   as young blooded youths  ,beautiful faces, dreaming eyes,well oiled hair stylers  and innocent fascial expressions  were part of the micro and  macro  milieu  of the arena.  Least I forget,we pray for all the souls whose  bodies we dissected, and our gratitude to them and their kind for body donations. 

  The subject of anatomy was very close to my heart and I  studied very hard and looked  forward to the great result ,matching my resolve to add as  many gold medals as  possible in my career .  

We, humans are  liable to err  and tHe err I did , while writing the answers for the  final examination.  .The main question was about the 5th cranial nerve and ,the nerve has  got three parts and I wrote about first and second but forgot to write about the  third and it costed   me in the form of not getting  distinction and probably the highest mark ever  achieved in the department, so as told to me by one of the senior professor.

 Still I was the  first in the subject in the class,got  Medal, Citation and price. 

 Also during the viva the question  of  Callot's Triangle proved  to be the Bermuda Triangle ,as not  aware  of its'  answer. 

 Later as a  surgeon ,we realised its'  importance and its ability to sink the ship of reputation many a  surgeons. 

 Now in the sixth decade of my life the anatomy I am really concerned   are    the  cartilages in my knees, opacification of lenses, thinning of bones and 

 roadblocks in the coronary and   outflow systems of body. 

I  always admire the beauty of anatomy both external and internal either, on skin or  below the skin -  subcutaneous  . So my  teacher  while doing M.A. ( Art history and Aesthetic) suggested the dissertation topic  

Subcutaneous Art,some symbiosis of two of my  passions. 

Before the  neurons  of many years standing embrace its waiting enemy, a.k.a Alzheimer, enjoy the  nostalgic memorabilia.  

The Drama Unfolds

A newly married couple goes for honeymoon at a far-off hill resort. During night,the husband finds a big mark  near privet part ,on the back of his wife . HE gets perturbed and feel cheated . In the morning when his wife was sleeping ,he decides to leave her an sneaks out of room to find manager. 

He does not find manager but finds a beautiful ,sexy lady alone in the bar room of the hotel . 

What happens next ?????

https://youtu.be/nlhLT1AiqqU?si=9RMBCTEyXCDeFfwe

The year,2024, that was

The year ,2024, started with   cold,windy  climate with intervening periods of relief.

 We had a 15 days of  family  trip to the land of Pharoes,pyramids and mummies-   Egypt in, Dec. 2023 . It was the premier trip with well planned itinerary,7 nights  cruise on Nile on Dahabhia (the  golden boat) and all 7 star accommodation, in ~ 100  old heritage properties of yesteryears of Egypt.   It was customised  from the  arrival at airport to the  departure. It was guided by the  gentleman pursuing Ph.D in Egyptology.we may not know our last 30  ancestors of our family,but our guide made it sure ,we remember the long  lineage of Egyptian history of Ramses and Tutenkhamen,Nefertiti and Cleopatra . Thanks to our thoughtful  wards for such benefits and making the precious memories to live with. ( Read my story  on Nile cruise on my Facebook wall - the winter on Nile) 

January 6, 7 and 8,2024 were special days as we were celebrating 75 th year of Baroda medical college. The grand function was organised by the  alumni association. Being the coordinator for the exhibition of painting and sculpture,it gave me the opportunity to organize on  large scale ,roping in alumni,current students and Fine Arts faculty. 

In February,we visited  the Dehli  for wedding of  my daughter's  brother - in- law . We met Rishabh and Karnika  there.,we visited few relatives in Dehli before embarking return journey. 

We visited the Hampi,Badami, and coastal Karnataka( Murudeshwar,Gokarn,Udipi)   in  the March along with NRI classmate and his spouse .  It was  conducted by the kesari tours. It was  well planned ,well executed. 

After the tour ,we added Shravan Bel gola ,Belluri and 

 Helabbidu ,ending at Banglore and flying back to   Vadodara. It was great cultural and architectural exposure to Vijaynagar empire of Krishnadev Rai fame, of Hoysala dynasty.  The 58 feet tall,  monolith statue of Gomteshawara at Sharvanbelgola is majestic. 

Summer has set in  ,my games ,tennis and Golf continued along with daily walk with Manjoo. We were preparing for our treking, we keep  climbing 14 floors of commercial building near our home .

Now ,we were planning our trekking in Uttarakhand ,called '  Ali Bedni Bugyal' in the  June end. We were on our own  as 2 member team. After many searches ,we found the yellow bird cafe in Lohajung,our starting base camp for the services during  treking.  . We trusted them and it was paid back satisfactorily in terms of best services,safety, wholly customised .

The trekking was the  marvelous experience and best supported by the trek leader and his team con,helper and pony  caretaker.  We came back happily. ( Pl read my 8 episodes of trekking story in Gujarati on my facebook wall )

The monsoon  has started . It was very heavy and for the first time the overflowed   water entered our home up to 4 inch on 26th August ,2024. . It was nightmare for us and  majority people,damaging property,cars . 

Luckily,no major damage  

and we thank Almighty. 

Diwali and festivities were as usual  fare. We had pooja,lunches and dinners at our home and at  brother's. 

As a tradition,we always have "anna koot "at my home as we derive the  divine pleasure offering the God , the original bestower of all good things . 

My son ,Karan and his wife,Shabana gave us a visit for 8  days, in November. We had a nice time to catch on. Karan,being good cook,delighted us with his  culinary skill. . Now,our last travelling of the year  was  to Hornbill festival and Dzukou valley trekking in first half of Dec. ,in Nagaland. We had wonderful experience of Nagaland, it's people , culture and food. Moderately difficult trek was successfully completed. 

Our Son in law,Rishabh paid us visit  on 15 th December. We had a family get-together at close friend's s son wedding. Rishabh met my both brothers and the rest

 of the  family. 

Now the 2024  is ending and new year,2025 , coming. Our best wishes to all.

On health front,both if us maintained good health during the year without any hiccough. 

My post retirement daily routine is all  well set and enjoying  the every moment. 

We pray to the God for his mercy to all. 

My story will be incomplete if I do not mention the near - miss  incident.

Manjoo in last trekking ,slipped in ravine up to 15 feet but was  held back there due heavy bushes and  growth. Our lady trek leader ,in a split second  rushed to her. 

I shouted from the trek to Manjoo,to get on her feet,she obliged and that was the end of any  possible disaster. She walked back to base  camp and had no injury except  knee pain . 

We are thankful to the God and all of our well wishers for their silent prayers. 

In few days,the year 2024 will end and let us welcome 2025. Wishing you all the year end festivities and welcome to 2025. 

The mouse trap worked again

 🐁🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀

  A mouse entered our house during the recent water logging .

  Because of the water flooding ,it seemed  it  had no other  choice but to go to a  place

wherever it could  find a safe place.

  The next morning ,

My better half noticed that  out of 8  almonds soaked,7  were  missing,the first suspect was yours truly ,being  the known  culprit of midnight fridge raider variety. But my honest   confession of  not guilty  restored my dignity. 

 So the   Sherlock Holmes - in-  residence

 suspected that there must be a  four legged  who had committed these crimes.

And looked for other evidence.

 Yes,

there was a potato and   guava with  tell- tale bite marks   the case was settled,

 the mouse had  entered our home. 

  Our old and trusted  mouse  trap was brought out and  put in action  to catch  the culprit,

 it has performed so well in the past that it will do this time too,tail twisted.

  At night, a piece of  poori with butter  was  hung on the hook of mousetrap ,then   it was placed on the kitchen platform at a  place that  the Mus Musculus 

 can be lured into   the trap.

  Everything other  eatables were  removed from the place too ,so  the culprit had no choice but to go to the trap to satisfy  its' hunger.

Next morning,

  I heard a rustling,rattling  sound from the kitchen, so I reckoned  that the mouse trap had worked . 

  This life is also a mouse trap,  one gets trapped for  assorted baits. 

  Let us  free  the  prisoner  to the  outside world,  so  it can breathe  freely  and so we are... too.

The mouse trap worked again 🐁🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀 A mouse entered our house during the recent water logging . Because of the water flooding ,it seemed it had no other choice but to go to a placewherever it could find a safe place. The next morning ,My better half noticed that out of 8 almonds soaked,7 were missing,the first suspect was yours truly ,being the known culprit of midnight fridge raider variety. But my honest confession of not guilty restored my dignity. So the Sherlock Holmes - in- residence suspected that there must be a four legged who had committed these crimes.And looked for other evidence. Yes,there was a potato and guava with tell- tale bite marks the case was settled, the mouse had entered our home. Our old and trusted mouse trap was brought out and put in action to catch the culprit, it has performed so well in the past that it will do this time too,tail twisted. At night, a piece of poori with butter was hung on the hook of mousetrap ,then it was placed on the kitchen platform at a place that the Mus Musculus can be lured into the trap. Everything other eatables were removed from the place too ,so the culprit had no choice but to go to the trap to satisfy its' hunger.Next morning, I heard a rustling,rattling sound from the kitchen, so I reckoned that the mouse trap had worked . This life is also a mouse trap, one gets trapped for assorted baits. Let us free the prisoner to the outside world, so it can breathe freely and so we are... too.

The mouse trap worked again

 🐁🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀🐀

  A mouse entered our house during the recent water logging .

  Because of the water flooding ,it seemed  it  had no other  choice but to go to a  place ,wherever it could  find a safe place.

  The next morning ,

My better half noticed that  out of 8  almonds soaked,7  were  missing,the first suspect was yours truly ,being  the known  culprit of midnight fridge raider variety. But my honest   confession of  not guilty  restored my dignity. 

 So the   Sherlock Holmes - in-  residence

 suspected that there must be a  four legged  who had committed these crimes.

And looked for other evidence.

 Yes,

there was a potato and   guava with  tell- tale bite marks   the case was settled,

 the mouse had  entered our home. 

  Our old and trusted  mouse  trap was brought out and  put in action  to catch  the culprit,

 it has performed so well in the past that it will do this time too,tail twisted.

  At night, a piece of  poori with butter  was  hung on the hook of mousetrap ,then   it was placed on the kitchen platform at a  place that  the Mus Musculus 

 can be lured into   the trap.

  Everything other  eatables were  removed from the place too ,so  the culprit had no choice but to go to the trap to satisfy  its' hunger.

Next morning,

  I heard a rustling,rattling  sound from the kitchen, so I reckoned  that the mouse trap had worked . 

  This life is also a mouse trap,  one gets trapped for  assorted baits. 

  Let us  free  the  prisoner  to the  outside world,  so  it can breathe  freely  and so we are... too.

Travelogue 2024

ટ્રેકિંગ # ઉતરાખંડ# અલી બેદની બુઞયાલ.

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ગયા વર્ષના ટારશર મારશર  ના ટ્રેકિંગ સુખદ અનુભવ બાદ આ વર્ષે પણ ટ્રેકિંગમાં જવાનું નક્કી કર્યું .

ઇન્ડિયામાં   ટ્રેકિંગ ત્રણ રાજ્યોમાં થાય છે જેમાં કાશ્મીર ,હિમાચલ પ્રદેશ અને ઉત્તરાખંડ મોખરે છે તો આ વખતે નક્કી કર્યું કે ચાલો હિમાચલ  અથવા  ઉતરાખંડમાં ટ્રાય કરીએ.

 ઇન્ટરનેટ પર  સરચ  કરતા ઉત્તરાખંડની એક સરસ અને જુની ટ્રેક ની માહિતી   અલી બેદની બૉઞયાલ  હાથ લાગી જેના માટે કાટગોદામ પહોંચવું જરૂરી છે.

 લકી  લી ઇન્ડિયન રેલવે સમર સ્પેશિયલ તરીકે મુંબઈ કાટગોદામ શરૂ કરી જે વડોદરા થઈને જતી હોવાથી સરળ થયું ,આવા જવાની ટિકિટ બુક કરી અને પછી આગળનો પ્લાનિંગ માટે ઇન્ટરનેટ એ જ તારો  સહારો લીધો .  બેસ camp Lohjang  કરીને એક જગ્યા જે કાટગોદામ થી 220 km દૂર છે . 

 ટ્રેકિંગની સર્વિસ પૂરી પાડતી કંપનીઓ નો બુકિંગ ફુલ હતું ત્યાં મારી નજર  internet પર એક લોહ જંગ ની એક યેલો બર્ડ કાફે અને પડી અને તેમને અમારી ટ્રેકિંગની જવાબદારી સોપી. 

 ને તારીખ 19 જૂન અમે વડોદરા થી સમર સ્પેશ્યલ મુંબઈ રવાના થયા કાટગોદામ ,અમારો ઉતારો એક  Home stay  હતો આજે મારે થોડી હોમ્સ ડે વિશે વાત કરવી છે તો હોટલના જેટલું જ ભાડું પણ હોટલો જેવી સર્વિસ નથી આપતા જેવી કે સામાન ઊંચકવા માટે માણસ ,લિફ્ટ વગેરે વગેરે અને અમે જ્યાં રહ્યા ત્યાંનું એસી પણ બરાબર કામ નહોતું કરતું અને ઓનર અમને બહાના કાઢી અમને સમજાવતો રહ્યો ઠીક છે 

હવે બીજે દિવસે સવારે અમે make my  ટ્રીપ માંથી જે ટેક્સી બુક કરી હતી એ લઈ ને અમારે 220 km દૂર  Lohjang  પહોંચવાનું હતું. હવે એક ડર  હતો કે કદાચ  ન આવે તો કોઈ લોકલ ટેક્સી કરી ડબલ ભાડું આપી અને અમારે જવું પડે પણ નથી પણ make my  ટ્રીપની સારી સર્વિસ ને લીધે એ ડ્રાઇવર આવ્યો અને એને સમય લાગ્યો પણ પછી અમને લઈને લગભગ 8:30 સવારે અમે Lohjang  જવા નીકળ્યા ગાડી સારી હતી ડ્રાઇવર સારો હતો અને રસ્તામાં એક જગ્યાએ રોકાઈને સરસ નાસ્તો કર્યો જ્યાં ખીણ. સાઈડ ની રેસ્ટોરન્ટ હતી અને બહારની બાજુ વહેલી  સવાર હતી અને આખા વેલી નો નજારો જોવા મળતો હતો. સવાર સવારે ગરમ પરોઠા, ચા વગેરે લઈ અને અમે આગળ વધ્યા. અમે રસ્તાની અંદર Almost  ક્રોસ કર્યું પછી  Kosani  ક્રોસ કર્યું, ગરુડ ક્રોસ કર્યું ત્યાં સુધીમાં તો સાજ પડી ગઈ હતી અને એક જ ઈચ્છા હતી કે રાત પહેલા પહોંચી જઈએ વચ્ચે જીપીએસ બરાબર કામ ન કરવાથી એવું લાગ્યું કે કદાચ રસ્તો ભૂલી ગયા છે પણ ફરી  પણ એ ખોટું હતું અને અમે લગભગ અંધારું તથા પહેલા Lohjang  પહોંચી ગયા અને  પછી મારા ટ્રેક લીડર  Spandan ને ફોન કર્યો અને એ લોકો એ અમને ગાઈડ કરી અને અમારા ઉતારા પર પહોંચ્યા હવે અહીંયા આ  બજાર થી થોડું અંદર જઈ અને પછી ગાડી પાર્ક કરીને પણ લગભગ 200 મીટર ચાલી અને અમારે પહોંચવાનું હતું જ્યાં રૂમ,   કાફે હતું રૂમમાં પહોંચી સામાન મૂકી અને  snacks  માટે પૂછ્યું તો અમે ગરમ ગરમ પકોડા અને ચા મંગાવી, રૂમમાં  ગરમ પાણીની વ્યવસ્થા નથી તો એ ગરમ પાણી આપ્યું અને એનાથી અમે નાહીને થાક ઉતાર્યો અને   જેવું અમારૂ  ડિનર તૈયાર થયું એટલે અમે અમારી રૂમમાંથી ઉતરી અને લગભગ ૪0  ડગલા ચાલી ને કાફે પહોંચ્યા કાફે પહોંચ્યા ત્યાં નીચે બેસવાની વ્યવસ્થા હતી Spandan ,trek leader  ને અમને ટ્રેક વિશે સમજાવ્યું તો અમે સાંભળ્યું અને પછી જમવાનું અમે શરૂ કર્યું પછી થોડી વાતો કરી અને અમે છુટા પડ્યા અને રૂમ પર જઈ અમે લંબાવી બીજે દિવસે સવારે અમે તૈયાર થઈ ગયા અમે એક જ Rucksack અને બે નાના બેક પેક લીધા હતા અને બધો જરૂરી સામાન એમાં લીધો હતો કાફે માં જઈને નાસ્તો કર્યો  અને ટેક્સી આવી ગઈ હતી એ ટેક્સીમાં અમારે  કુલીગ  ઞામ  જવાનું હતું જે 15 કિલોમીટર દૂર હતુ જ્યાંથી અમારો ટ્રેક શરૂ થવાનો હતો.

( ક્રમશઃ)

ABB TREKING ~ BE THE HERO OF YOUR OWN STORY

After successful completion of last year's  trek in Kashmir,i was looking for the  trek no. 2 for  the current year.  It was re testing time for our ligaments ,joints and muscles. 

With the starting of direct train to Kathgodam from Mumbai via Baroda,the access to Uttarakhand  is comfortable journey, so I   was looking  for one in Uttarakhand state.  ( ( U.K. ) 

The Ali Bedni Bugyal( ABB) trek  fitted  the bill  as it suited for its  height ( 12000feet) distance ( 32 km ) , difficulty (. Level lI) andv timing  ( Pre monsoon)

Next step was to find the local  vendor to provide  us logistics. With the help of net,i could find one in thev Yellow Bird Hostel and cafe , located in  Loha gunj,220 km from Kathgodam and the starting point for the  trek. It is being managed by young brigade of S. Sengupta,Ms. Ranjitha and Saurav. 

Our trek was for 3 N/ 4D and covered 32 km with the height gain from 7K  feet to 12k feet. ( App. 400 storied building). Roughly,it was 8 km of ascent,10 km of descent and 14 km of flat walking in bugyals in sum total. 

Bugyal means Alpine  grass lands  on the ridges of mountains ,in Kumaoni language. 

The bugyals  are above the treeline of the mountains and are pasture  grounds for local live stock.

Ali and Bedni are two different bugyals ,lying adjecent to each other. Bedni have Bedni pond ,beside the temple of Bedni mata - the local name for Ma Parvati. 

While bugyals are vast,enchanting eye candy ,the jungle track and trails are mesmerazing,the long oak trees are like   silent monks in deep meditation. 

Moss covered long oak,deodar,fir   and  rodoedendron  trees make  picture perfect  junglescapes and fascinating forests. While in it ,it is  like being showered  by the  forest,the japanese call it SHINRIN YOKU.

Camping for three nights and staying  in a area  less then 30 sg. feet tent( 4 ftx7.5 ft) for  two persons ,  I joked with my better half that thanks to  cramped space ,we came  so close ,after a long time.  

The support system ,consisting of trek leader,a experienced young bengali boy ,a cook ,a helper were perfect answer for our guide, rest,food, recreation and safety.The two mules carried our luggage silently and dispassionately. 

 The trek program 

was customised and curated for us .  

All in all,a great out door vacation, adventure and  feeling of  rejuvenation, restoration and recreation. 

One can see the snow covered peaks of Trishul,Nanda Devi and Chokhamba of  Himalayan range from here on clear day and we were blessed for the same. 

The stories of wildlife during campfire  did scare us  but the tired body won the battle for good night sleep over possible  nightmares.

The rain did play spoilsport but we were lucky enough to escape any  damage. On the first day,we found a house in construction on our trail  for shelter from nowhere  as the heavy  rain plummeted. The ultimate planner ,God,was and is kind to us ,always. TG4LM.

So we made it,what next ?

Posted the link to see the Instagram reel for visuals.

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8x3gTESy9A/?igsh=Y21jYjBlcjVlcm9l

ARTS, ARTISTRY AND AESTHETICS

Annual display of the Fine Arts Faculty during summer is  the most awaited event in my calendar. Every year ,I enjoy the artistic skill of final year students of UG and PG of all departmens of faculty.   The sheer scale of imagination and physical work is something to be seen to believe. Here there is everything for everyone from just interested to most committed.  The paintings can be abstract,semi abstract, geometrical ,cityscapes,seascape,figurative ,nudes,seminudes . Narrative paintings is like one frame visual tale.

,to be interpreted as per choice.  The crafts of sculpture is also vividly displayed ,in bronze,in terracotta,in multimedia. The installation art is multi media,multi faceted combination ,sometime audio-visual too. The open part of campus along with the cental lily pond is creatively used to enhance the viewers ' sense and sensibilities. The department of   Graphics and  Applied Arts add  their charm too. The varied theme from sublime to sexy to grotesque to lustful are fully exploited to give the strength and  sometime scandals  to  spectacles. 

So ,why not judge for yourself from the clicked images and bid me bye

 

A. Chamkila- movie

Amarsing Chamkila 

Movie review

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This is a must see movie,of course for movie lovers, on Netflix ,directed by Imtiaz Ali  and there are many for many reasons  during this mango season . 😉

The art of story telling through cinematography  is  at its best,like a reading cruising on river with slow pace,so no space or spectacle misses by. 

The story of  musician Amarjit along with his second  wife is  narrated  , partly  in sequence and partly as flashback  . The innovatie use of tech ,using actual photographs  juxtaposed with  reel life make visual narrative a  real and surreal feel. 

The on-screen lyrics of punjabi songs  along with English dubbing make evey song  comprehensive, otherwise one enjoys only tunes  in punjabi song and not the lyrics. 

The background of khalistani terrorism   is portrayed  as the Chamkila becomes victim as so many others during that period ( Famous opthalmologist Dr. Daljitsingh was one of them )

The song and music by A.R. Rehman are catchy .The beautiful pair of Daljit and Parineeti ' s acting caliber helps to elevate the movie from' maybe ' to ' must watch'. 

For discerning viewer,the director has raised few questions of double standard of society, individual freedom and what is right or wrong. 

So enjoy the  potpourri .

Thanks for reading.