My Paintings

Ek Pal

Ek Pal hai rishte ke toot jaane ka
sadiyan hai rishton ko banane ka

Ek Pal hai palkon se aasoon ke girne ka
sadiyan hai dil ke bojhal hone ka

Ek Pal hai Phhoolon par Os ke rahne ka
Sadiyan hai Os ke boond banne ka

Ek Pal hai muskurane ka,
Sadiyan hain aei dost zindagee bitane ka

Telugu Padyalu

Kiranaaniki cheekati ledu...sirimuvvaki maunam ledu.....
chirunavvuki maranam ledu

dooke nadiki kattadi ledu

nee manasuki hadde  ledu

chupulaki idi andam ane paribhashe ledu

Sagipo veeche gaali laa, telipo o mabbu keratam laa
jeevitana nee gamyam pai valani nee krushini viri jallulaa

Pasipapa chirunavvu
Tellani mallepuvvu
Godhuli lo legaduda ni akkuna cherchukune go maata
varshinche megham
chirugaliki ooge gulabi
ennennani andalo ee madhuramaina lokam lo

Fusion Music - Bridge from Past to the Future

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Being an immigrant from a South Indian traditional Brahmin family,  I have always had a thing for Carnatic music , and Vedic Chants.  When I landed in USA,  wherever I went, in the cab, in the neighbour’s apartment , in the car radio, all I heard was foot stomping, catchy RnB music.

Soon  Shakira, Beyonce,  Christina , Brittany, MJ  were ingrained within me.  But this too was short lived. Soon my restless soul caught up with me, and urged me to explore newer horizons of music.

What has always fascinated me, is the Jagadeka Kutumbam concept, where the ideology of bringing together all cultures, all religions is encouraged. Music is no exception.  Fusion music, has been  tried and experimented with ,to a varying degree of success.  Bollywood, Tollywood, Mollywood  movies  have tried various combinations  of the fusion music conundrum.  Full length  movies like  the Hindi movie , Morning Raaga, or a staple of fusion or remix songs of the popular  genres  of songs are common placed nowadays.

So, I decided to explore, if there was any such effort of fusion music for the Vedic chants, and or Carnatic music. Youtube,  incidentally, is a boon for all music lovers , a treasure house of  music videos  available free of cost , in this new age of commercialization. Of course,  having a computer and an internet connection is not a luxury anymore for most of us who have migrated to the western countries.

And believe me!!  I came across a mind blowing collection of fusion music. Sacred Chants series (Vol 1 – 6 , and growing), Meditative Vibes , Carnatic fusion music, both vocal and instrumental. When listening to these, a whole new world of music opens up before you, you can explore the unending mysteries of music.  Even though my Dad always used to say there is music in every sound that can be heard,  it is now , through my foray into fusion music,  that I realize that sound of rain,  sound of the forests provide a mystic platter of peace, for the mind.

Whenever, I am tired at work, or when driving,  fusion music relaxes me , while still providing the wonderful confluence of my  traditional home (in India) and my new home (in the USA). Also, I have made a lot of friends, through opening up their and my horizons with sharing of music.

As the saying in Sanskrit goes “Sisuvu Vedti, Pasuvu Vedti, Vedti Gana Rasam Phaniti”, Children, Animals and Snakes also enjoy music. So too, we humans!! Music is indeed ,the food for the Soul!!!!

 

Aaj Bhi - Poem from My Heart

Aaj bhi Tumse pyaar kartee hoon main
Na tumse ab koyi ummeed hai zindagi ki
Na tumse ab khwahish hai kisi khushi ki
Par jab tumhare aankhon mein aansoon ho , to unhe pee lene ka man karta hai
Tumhare sare dukh lekar tumhe duniya ki saari khushi dene ka man karta hai
Kya hai humara rishta, ki aaj bhi tumse pyaar kartee hoon main

Ek woh din tha, jab tumhare pyaar bhare khat padhkar aasman mein udtee thi main
Tumhare awaaz ko sunkar saawan ke baharon mein phool ki tarah khiltee thi main
Ek woh din tha, jab tumhare berukhepan par,   apne aap se hi rooth gayee thi main

Aur aaj ka yeh din hai, ki duniya ki har ranjish se ladsaktee hoon main
Par tumharee udaasi se muh nahee mod saktee hoon main
Naa jaane kyon aaj bhi , tumse pyar kartee hoon main

My Lord - My Soul - Lord Shiva

Namo Neelakantha,
Namo Bhakta Varada
Namo ArtaJanaRakshaka
Namo MarkandeyaPriyaDevesha
Namo ParvatiVallabha
Name ManoHridayeshwara
Name Trinetra
Namo Kalabhairava
Namo Achintyeshwara
Namo Vasuroopaya
Namo Vishantakeswara
Namo Unmeelyanetreswara
Namo Chandradhara
Namo Tusharanayana
Namo Rudranetra
Namo Divyarupa
Namo Arunachaleswara
Namo Pranamayakosheswara
Namo Pratibandhaka nasanayana
Namo pratyagatmana
Namo Pratyaksheswara
Namo PriyaRoopaya
Namo PunyaMurthaya
Namo Nirvedayeshwara
Namo Nirvikalpa
Namo NityaDeva
Namo Nivritta
Namo Paramatmika
Namo ParvathiVallabha
Namo Gangadhara
Namo ChandraSekhara
Namo Sarpabhushana
Namo Trilokeshwara
Namo AchintyaRoopa
Namo Advaiteshwara
Namo Halahaladhara
Namo JivanmuktiPradayaka
Namo Jnaneshwara
Namo Avyakta
Namo Bhumeshwara
Namo Brahmanishtha
Namo PanchaBhuteswara
Namo ManoNetraPalaka

Floating IT Professional in USA

The Floating Professional.

No NoNo!!! Dont jump to the conclusion that floating in any sense conveys a Flying Carpet or a Jet setting IT Professional.
This is about mere mortal IT consultant contractors working in huge enterprises , who have fallen prey to shrinking work spaces and cost cutting strategies of Facilities and Maintenance costs.
IT, is such a competitive field. The salaries of IT professionals are considered to be the best in the industry. So, i guess, the companies have to look for ways and means to offset high costs of employee salaries.
One of the easy target, seating spaces. Yahoooo.!!!! Cost Effective way to cut costs.!!!
Companies have devised a floor plans which include a few Docking Rooms. Which serve as a touch and go kind of dock yards for floating employees, floating consultants.  Earlier docking stations were limited to laptops. But now consultants are equated to laptops and have progressed to having docking rooms.
In my childhood, musical chairs was one of the favourite party time game for kids. Arrange a small set of chairs , play the music . Round and Round the kids would run around the chairs. When the music stopped abruptly, the few , the quickest, would get a chair to sit and the unlucky ones would be out of the game. This continued until only 1 chair and 2 participants remained.
Never in my wildest dreams did i think, that my musical chairs skillset would be put to test, in my sojourn as an IT professional.
The consultants rush through their daily morning chores trying to beat the clock and get the prized catch of a Docking Room for the Day.
Many a days, u can see me huffing and puffing scurrying up and down the stairs of the office complex building, in the hope of finding a docking room. I wouldnt begrudge anyone, if they mistook me for a cockroach. Because i go up and down and up and down.
If im unlucky in finding a docking room for the day(I guess iam not so skilled at musical chairs afterall !!!!, Pop goes my ego bubble), you can find me skulking in the cafetaria, or around the alleyways looking for a place to sit and work.
Works well, because there is the wireless , so u could connect to the Office network from anywhere in the building(Even bathrooms i suppose, never tried that though).
Iam not alone, mind you, there are scores of eager consultants seated in the alleyways happily working, sitting on the floor. Kudos to their diligence.
The  Enterprises beat the airlines to catering to the Standing population.
Lo Behold, Airlines have decided to follow suit and introduce Standing only flights!!!!
Welcome to the New Age of Space Saving Strategies!!!!