Part Confessions of a Part-Conformist

Common man lives in an environment that is altered and changed by him. Over the years, he has evolved, therefore having an after-effect in his surroundings. He started to change his channel of thinking and developed his milieu that suited his way of living. A society is subject to change; the main reason being, the residents are humans. Human beings are never constant. Their basic needs and necessities keep altering as they evolve. Thus, man decided to take nature’s assistance to provide his ever growing population with food, clothing and shelter. This is where it all began: Climatic Regression. Change is good when the society has sustainable development. This means the society moves up the ladder without damaging its surroundings or disturbing any part of nature. This was not how man was going to achieve his goals in life: “keeping nature in mind!” Instead, he decided to sabotage the vivacity of nature and her components and keep himself happy. Climate, like humans is subject to chang...

The Bannerghatta National Park is about 45 minutes away from Bangalore city. Jump into an A/C bus and there you are, dropped right in front of the ticket counter outside the animal park. So many options to choose from, I had no idea which Safari I wanted to go to. There was Tiger and Lion Safari, Elephant Safari and finally something wonderful flashed right in front of me: GRAND SAFARI + ZOO at Rs. 65 per person! I felt like a two year old when my eyes grew wide. Friends of mine who came along have never seen me so excited, EVER! It was the first time I was stepping into a zoo. Anyway, coming back to the Grand Safari.. it was one BIG safari that included all of the above listed teeny weenie safaris; and it was inclusive of the ZOO too. So, we decided to go for Grand Safari option. There it was, the ticket in my hand. I could not wait to jump into the bus and get the window seat. Wow! What a feeling! To think of it now, it just flashes back in your memory like it just happened a minute ...

The Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat organized a craft bazaar – Sampoorn, at Bangalore from the 19th to the 28th of June, 2009. 23 artists from all over the world, in fact a few from other countries got together and filled the campus with their own creative articles that emitted vibrant hues. From paper bags to waste cloth bags, earrings to toe rings, kurtis to saris and from Tanjore paintings to Madhubani paintings; the bazaar was buzzing with excitement on an early Saturday morning! A painting, whether modern or surreal, always tells you a small story. However, this story is subject to changes based on one’s thinking and personality. I came across two stalls that had paintings that depicted small yarns from the great Indian mythologies, Ramayana and the Mahabharata – the Madhubani paintings from Bihar and the Patachitra paintings from Orissa. Mr. Ashok Kumar Das is a folk artist from a small village next to Golgahar in Patna. He learnt the art of Madhubani painting from his grandmother ...

22 nd April was one of the most exciting days of my life. My interview result was on its way and I had my end semester exam in less than 2 hours. I was least concerned about the fact that I hadn't studied a word as the suspense was killing me. I still remember the way my heart skipped a beat while i was waiting for the results page to load. Finally, I got in. I faired pretty well in my law paper, got the course that I wanted and that too in Bangalore. It was the best day of my life. I finally got a platform to do what I wanted to do the most - Be independent. The idea of staying all by yourself in a new city was something that made me more anxious and impatient. An hour felt like a day and i had to wait 2 months for me to get to my new life. However, when one is so thrilled and excited he/she tends to forget that he/she will be leaving his/her hometown, family and friends. I was no different. But then, a week before I was leaving, that's when it hit me. I practically grew up...