I'm Nature too!

Oh little flying friend!You look tired,
As if the world took you for a ride
You stopped flapping those fragile wings
I thought you may have died.

Is nature so unfair to let someone die as pretty as you?
I feel you need to fight, rise up, for the life that is due!
Forget what happened, move on and see what is new.
Fly your way, Live again like you never knew!

I'm with you, take a leap of faith
I'll get you to a place that you feel alright
Now I see you like it as you no longer tied
WOW! you flew, you are out of my sight!

I miss you my friend, stay good wherever you go
Here I realize that the nature is not cruel and sour
I was meant to help you as I felt proud to do
I guess it is time to know, I'm Nature too!

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I was sitting in front of comp, and working on something, my mom started calling for me to show something. I did not want to be disturbed but her voice become repetitive and louder. I got up an went to see what on earth made her call me so urgently. And immediately I realized I was not disappointed.

It was a wonderful brightly colored butterfly. A quick guess and also google search, I identified it as Common Lime Butterfly Papilio Demoleus. It just stud still... not flapping, not moving.. for the first look, I thought it is dead. Then I went closer and gave a gentle blow... IT MOVED! alas... Suddenly I felt I cant die like this. Since it was not moving much, I thought I will take some snaps and leave it outside on some plant.

I smoothly shifted it to my black bag without harming it. I wanted to get a better composition and frames. Used a flash light and paper filter to get soft lighting. with my simple Point and Shoot camera [Nikon L22-Macro mode] I took few photos.

By then it was trying to make an effort to fly. I realized I should take it outside NOW. I placed it on a plant in my small garden, Initially it did not move much... But after sometime It Just flew! within seconds It was nowhere nearby.
I copied the photos to comp and to my surprise.. I did not have to edit it! I felt good. (Take a look, hope you like them too!)

My mom  looked at the photos and sighed! "It flew away but it will stay in your computer forever!"

Narasimha Parvatha - trekker's paradise!

Narasimha Parvatha Trek trail, Kuduremukha National Park.

This was a pending plan from many months ever since the monsoon started. However, finally we 

found the right team in good number to attempt with right spirit.

Akshay and Mohan had taken care of travel and other arrangements and we scheduled the dates to be 20th and 21st of September. The plan in mind was something like this; Leave Bengalore by 10:30pm on 19th night and reach Sringeri, Climb up from Kigga side,  Stay at the peak, cook maggi, have a campfire, and get down to Malandur on the next day, reach Agumbe by lunchtime and head back to Bengalore by night.

But no matter how much we are ready to face any discomforts, mother nature has her own plans to make us think twice before stepping in.

With all the waiting, picking up all the fellow trekkers, at last, finally, we left Bengalore by 12:30am. almost two hours behind schedule. After a long overnight journey of 400km, we reached Agumbe - Ajjimane by 8:30 am. Since there were more guests we were unlucky not to have breakfast there. Nevertheless we were offered "Kashaya" - health drink with 28 different ingredients. As our trek guide Thimmappa  was waiting from 7:00 am, we hurried up and had breakfast at Agumbe bus stand. Goodness!! The idlies were unexpectedly amazing. Do try if you go there, but only when you don't get food at Ajji mane! :P

Ajji mane/Doddmane - Agumbe, 

Why are we like this?

Last couple of days I have seen few things which elevated my mind and some that made me realize, why cant we stay in that state all the time. there were fluctuation of feelings, emotions driven actions, advise others and get advised as well...

When I look at small kids, they are playful, always in joy, even if they cry its momentary, because they expect less, gain more, regret less and forget more. So were we, when we were kids! But now, most of the time juggling between good times and bad times, pressure and relief, happiness and sorrows, lost and found! Ever given a thought why we are like this?

Answer is simple. We grow in growing world! From being a kid, who has no worries about future and no memories from past,  to elder who has all responsibilities of future life with a broken platform of past. this is because as we grow, our thinking capabilities gets broadened and also complicated. A proper nurture to our thoughts helps us to see less problems, or even No Problems at all!

Watch your thoughts, they become your words
Watch your words, they become your actions
Watch your actions, they become your habits
Watch your habits, they become your CHARACTER!

adding to that..

Watch your character, because it defines YOU...

Mardaani - A much needed version of Woman in today's India.

Director: Pradeep Sarkar

Production company: Yash Raj Films

Produced by: Adithya Chopra

Cast: Rani Mukerji, Jisshu Sengupta, Priyanka Sharma, Tahir Bhasin, Sanjay Taneja

Music composed by: Shantanu Moitra, Karthik Raja

Genres: Crime Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Action Film

It was last Wednesday 21st, me and my cousin were thinking of going to a movie and ended up not going anywhere, but we both thought we should go to "MARDAANI" the next day.

On the day, late in the noon, he texts me asking whats the movie about. As I had done little web search on the movie, I said " Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Drugs - and Culprit-Police chase" in simple words and as agreed we went to the evening show. Mardaani did more than what I expected.

Though it said Movie is inspired by the real events I felt it more inspired by Hollywood Hit "Taken" of 2008. 

Who you are!

Be who you are, for knowing better this world around.
But first know yourself, and everything that is bound.
Make no mistake, for there is no second chance!
That is what they teach you about competition to be crowned.

Mind brain and soul are not you, but a different entity.
Be not the hostage, but be the master of clarity.
No I do not mean you should control them.
perhaps knowing the very difference is good for serenity.

One thoughtless step can lead you miles away.
Name fame and you became the celebrity, in your own way.
Think twice while choosing the path, is that what you need after all
for there is no good, no return ticket that makes you whole!