Ahmedabad Mirror-30th Nov

Some achievements make you just more responsible and raise you own expectation..:)

A soldier of fortune

I have often told you stories
About the way
I lived the life of a drifter
Waiting for the day
When I'd take your hand
And sing you songs
Then maybe you would say
Come lay with me love me
And I would surely stay

But I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune

Many times I've been a traveller
I looked for something new
In days of old
When nights were cold
I wandered without you
But those days I thougt my eyes
Had seen you standing near
Though blindness is confusing
It shows that you're not here

Now I feel I'm growing older
And the songs that I have sung
Echo in the distance
Like the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune
I can hear the sound
Of a windmill goin' 'round
I guess I'll always be
A soldier of fortune

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truth

I love

chirping birds, fluttering butterfly, staring owl,jumping frog, running mice, smoky morning, long nights, early sunset, pouring sky, ticking raindrops, colorful umbrellas, soaked leaves, drenched mud, filled potholes, shooting stars, splashing cars, dirty dog, smelly cat, crowing kids, opening doors, closing windows, swinging chair, cozy couches, rusty wall, aging locks, sipping coffee, dipdiping chai, munching pakodas, steaming momos, chocolate cake, mango shakes, tangy oranges, melting gelato, bollywood ishtyle, watching friends, ringing bells, singing loud, crumpled cloths, trendy earrings, wandering lanes, clicking frames, lonely nooks, tattered books, whispering sound, naughty smile, pecking thoughts, painting dreams, pinching surprises.. small things big happiness ....

a walk..

summers...

staring darkness

sweet dreams

ulta-pulta

blanks

i live by myself
with emptiness
unsung feelings
un-happened moments
murmuring darkness

i ponder in silence
numbness in thoughts
unspoken words
entangling breath
suffocating mind

i sleep in turmoil
with crumpled dreams
shrinking solitudes
suffocating desires
filling the blanks

magic...:D

Friends...:D

Waiting for Suresh...:)

Finalist: The 3rd International Poster Antiaids – Ukraine, 2009

Finalist: International Triennial Of Eco-Poster 4th Block-2009

INDIA: Peter Bil'ak

On the way back to Europe, we had dinner at Indigo, Mumbai’s fine fusion of European and Indian cuisine. Just ten minutes later we were taking a taxi to the airport, and instead of the usual Mumbai marine drive, the driver took the Dharavi route because of the congested traffic. Minutes after leaving Colaba, the cosmopolitan mix of cultures, we are sucked into Asia’s largest slums. We stare out of the window and have difficulties digesting our dinner. Nothing could create a bigger contrast to the sophisticated atmosphere of the restaurant, where elegantly dressed Indians mix with European expats and tourists. From just outside the car we were offered an extremely disturbing look at the other reality of today’s India, alarming poverty and overpopulation. We had seen poor suburbs of Mumbai before, but the hour long drive through the slums was overpowering. The driver sped up, trying to spare us the sight, almost hitting the kids living in the tiny makeshift houses built on the road. The ride combined with the troubling scenery made me feel physically unwell. All the impressions of India came together, the new opportunities, the fast growing economy, the reality of the slums, the kindness of people, the eagerness to improve, and the resignation to fate. India is a country where all these contrasts coexist and if you see only one part it simply means that you ignored the others.

Design+Sustainability: Microsoft Sustainability

The future will be eco-friendly and extremely technological, that’s what Microsoft is promissing in its new video, Microsoft Sustainability, a collaboration between Seattle’s Oh Hello and the company.

The video is a glimpse of their future projects, like the one they presented at the end of 2007 called Surface which doesn’t relay on the use of a keyboard or a mouse for interaction, rather using its 30 inch screen for connectivity. To connect the computer with a cellphone, for example, you just have to put it on top of the screen.

More than just touchscreen, augmented reality and millions of technologies will be developed to make life easier, so that until 2019 the world will be much more eco-friendly.

http://vimeo.com/3721575

Socotra Island...

An island that provides unique opportunity & challenges, has Arabia's greatest plant & animal diversity. Many animals & plants that live today on Socotra are found nowhere else on earth.An experience of a life, a dream destination of unusual records, a very rich mixture of archaeological, cultural, traditional arts, natural and historical heritage, a picture of a different age....one of my dream destination....

Sita sings the blues

Nina Paley is one of the best cartoonist of America. She has made a successful attempt to question our great epic "Ramayana" through her animation "Sita sings the Blues". Its the different and logical way of looking at same story. Sita's sacrifices is generally covered by glorifying deeds of Rama, these movie is wonderful way to listen Sita. Do watch it.

David Kellly

"Success tends to focus your efforts, failure assures me that you try something different and eventually better." -- from Perry Kleban, CEO, Timbuk2

"You're the best version of yourself when you manage to have fun doing your work." -- from Chris Flink, IDEO

"You can't think your way through every problem. Trying things and engaging people helps you get unstuck." -- from George Kembel, executive director, Stanford d.school

"The greatest responsibility of any leader is to make new leaders. David knew that neither he, himself, nor any one person has all the answers. He empowers others to do stuff." -- from Tom Kelley, IDEO

"When I was going to design school in Chicago, at IIT, in 1989, a friend of mine and I went all the way to Evanston, a suburb that seemed unbelievably far away from school, to hear this guy David Kelley present at Northwestern University. The thing that was amazing to me was that he was talking about HOW designers should work, not about WHAT they should be working on. I remember thinking how right it sounded, and that it was a pretty fresh message among all the others I was getting about what it meant to be a designer in this world. I still hold true a lot of what he was saying then. -- from Ilya Prokopoff, IDEO

"The true brilliance of the human-centered design process is that it keeps us humble. I am in awe of his humbleness." -- from Susie Wise, Stanford d.school

"'Do not allow hierarchy and status into your teams, and your workplace because it will destroy collaboration." -- PK

"David can take the nature of any experience--from 'Let's go to the zoo to let's go to football game, to let's hear a speaker, to let's have cancer'--and bring the same intensity to all of them. He's in the moment like nobody I've ever known. He can take the naïve view of that moment and see what is unique about it, see its virtue and see what he can learn from it." -- from Jim Hackett, CEO, Steelcase

"David is one of those magical people who beams not only generous permission, but pure optimism, into anyone who works with him. His ability to empower others is built-in to the way he is, and the way he engages with people, and yet it is often nearly invisible at the moment of contact" -- from Tom Eich, IDEO

"There is no challenge, big or small, in the world that could not benefit from a healthy dose of cavalier creativity." -- CF

"Make the human element as important as the technical and business elements." -- GK

"Your failures interest me far more than your success." -- PK

"Leaders don't have to be scary. Or egomaniacal. Or people you have to watch yourself around. I've always felt like myself around him. I chalk this up to his being genuinely curious about what others have to say. -- IP

"David helped me realize that it's not what you work on, but whom you work with that makes all the difference. This, ironically, resonates even at a company that tackles some of the most exciting creative challenges in the world." -- CF

"Think with your hands, build something or try something, then talk about it, NOT the reverse." -- PK

"You don't have to choose between doing what you love and making a living." -- GK

"Better to be a jack of all trades than a master of one' (you will see more possibility then, you will be an empathetic leader to the experts, and you will be a more interesting person.)" -- PK

"These are the good old days." -- CF

poster day..:)

Mamata

my love

Arshia Sattar

crowd

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War Photographer

moan of pain, pile of dead bodies, dearth of poverty, tears of blood, loss of relations, destruction of humanity, knocking death at every step...a photographer who documented the shattered life's of victims through his lenses...his photos are answer to his question of existence....
http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/

What is Recession?

This story is about a man who once upon a time was selling Hotdogs by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hotdogs. He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns and sold more. He recruited more supporting staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father.

Then something strange happened.

The son asked, “Dad, aren’t you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?” The father replied, “No, but tell me about it.” The son said, “The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times.”

The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So the next day onwards, the father cut down the his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his Hotdog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly and so did the profit. The father said to his son, “Son, you were right”. “We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time.”

Moral of the Story: It’s all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think.

+tive and gay

Sunil Gupta is a renowned photographer who has converted his weakness into his strength. A person who has lived the life of what he is and not as what he should be. Many of us don't have courage to be what they are and hence then end up living life of someone else.
His positivity towards the life has given us a glimpse of the unspoken world which coexist with us. His outstanding work will speak of him and several others.
http://www.sunilgupta.net/index.html