- have tender emotions like love, compassion and gratitude.
- are capable of giving back to the world and mother nature for being so kind to us.
Wish you a new year filled with peace and love !
Please. Please change one thing in your life today that will make the environment less stressed. Write your ideas for going green (as comments on this page), so you can share it with all readers of this Blog.
When I was in College, I listened to Sonu Nigam for the first time. To his early album - Deewana. I was instantly dissolved by the joy of his singing. There was no doubt in my mind that he was going to rule the world of Indian playback singing. He did soon afterwards.
Being a great A R Rahman fan from my high school days, I got this thought. "How will it feel if Sonu sings to A R Rahman's tunes ?". I was overwhelmed by thinking about this possibility.
Later, the two combined to create many awesome songs like "Sat Rangee Re" in the movie "Dil Se".
Somehow they were not like the song that I had imagined. Years later, a song was born in the movie "Jhoota Hi Sahi" where my dream was fulfilled. The song "Do Nishaniyaan(Shorter Version)" magically created the same feelings in me when I imagined this a decade back.
Surreal. Magical. These moments make life worth living. Catch a glimpse. And download it if you wish.
Dido. One of the few western musicians I have been listening to. Simple and honest music with a subtly passionate singing style.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn these 2 got together for the song "If I rise" in Danny Boyle's movie - "127 hours".
Sounded interesting to me on my first listening. As usual, Rahman has rowed into uncharted waters. The amalgamation does n't appear revolutionary to me. At least yet. But I am happy.
Bangalore feels like paradise today. I mean, just the weather.
Noon was served chilled today. And I am loving it !
Chennai is being lashed by the rain gods, maybe that is creating these unusually cold winter days in Bangalore ? Top it with the fact that I had to wake up early and went cycling.
I wonder if life can remain so joyous like this over longer periods of time. Without any bells and whistles like money and fame.
My wife has started blogging her cooking inventions and improvisations. She is too excited about her new blog that she cooks up interesting recipes more frequently these days. (Good for me !).
Frankly speaking, you will not be disappointed if you sincerely try these recipes.
अन्नम् ब्रह्म - "annam brahma" is an old Hindu idea which roughly means "Food is God".
If that sounds too primitive, watch the movie "Food Inc" to learn why America is in deep trouble because it sees food as just a commodity. The movie will change forever the way you look at food. Here is the official trailer in Youtube.
Unless you are too busy to take care of your health, I highly recommend you to watch this movie.
What a speech by the MP Shashi Tharoor on what India means to the world in 21st century ! Again, he proves that he is one of the best Indian politicians ever. See for yourself in this TED Video.
I wish he becomes India's Prime Minister in the near future, though I doubt it will happen with the Gandy family around.
The ancient philosophical work - "Bhagavad Gita" has great ideas to make your life more meaningful and satisfying. Translated in English as "Song Divine", this book is suddenly becoming very popular in today's world that is lined with restlessness and chaos.
I set up an online Bhagavad Gita book/audio store with Amazon's support to help all peace seeking souls like me.
There are scores of books based on Bhagavad Gita - Some are plain translations from Sanskrit to English. Some are commentaries. Some are alternative interpretations. Please read detailed book reviews by other readers in this store to find the book that suits your philosophical taste. Bhagavad Gita belongs to every human being and has the potential to advance human civilization to a much more refined form.
At present this store caters to folks in USA only, but I plan to add support for India and UK in the future.
Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Especially, I would like to know your experience with reviewing books and buying from the store and which book you ultimately bought. Please add them as comments on this post.
- Do you believe in the health benefits of eating vegetables ?
- Do you wish to be able to cook tasty vegetable dishes ?
- Do you find it time consuming to cut, slice, shred, dice and julienne vegetables ?
- Do you dream to do these things quickly and effortlessly ?
If you answered yes to most of these questions, you are like me. Very much like me. Do not worry - I spent months researching how to prepare vegetables effortlessly and in style. The answer is Borner V-Slicer.
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, that is the older but popular and cheaper version.
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