Three Amigos

In a recent visit to the outskirts of the city i witnessed something very striking.I met these three boys. They are just like the ordinary children who live in the city. But there is a difference, these boys are as happy or may be even happier than the kids from the city even thought they are void of the materialistic life that we live.

Though technology is also catching up on them they seem unaffected. They too are very intelligent, i gave my camera to the one on the extreme right (very bright chap is must admit) and to my surprise he learnt how to use it quickly and effortlessly.

Spending a little time with these guys made my day. I was so happy to be with them Just look at their smiles, they are so genuine. I promised them ill be back to spend more time with them .

Trek to Savandurga

A few weeks back me and a two close friends thought of breaking free from the normal city routine. And so we decided to go for a trek to Savandurga. We reached there by 5 and waited for the sun to come out. Savandurga is one of India's largest monolith situated 70 kilometers from Bangalore.

We started our ascent to the top of the hill located around 1250 ft above sea level. The trek is quite hard as some places of the rock face can be as steep as 50-60 degrees. And it gets slippery if it is not cautiously scaled. The monolith has many forts built around during the 1700's and the name was coined then 'Savandurga' or fort of death. There is a Nandi on top of the hill to mark the kempegowda empire, there are many stories.

Many people told me it is very unsafe and risky to climb the hill, Trust me it is very easy and quite safe. Suprisingly me and my friends took just a little over and hour to reach the top. Though my calves were paining it was all worth when we had the most magnificent view from the top.

We spent about and hour up and then proceeded back down which took us just under an hour. All in all the three of us felt satisfied as it was mission accomplished.

Whats happened to bangalore ?

Though born in Chennai, but consider myself a genuine Bangalorean. Its been 21 years since my family came here. I remember the days were the weather was amazingly pleasant, people took pleasant morning walks, neighborhoods coexisted in unmatched unity and not to forget less traffic and pollution. Now it is very distressing to say i live Bangalore.

The IT and BPO boom may have bettered the economy and pumped oodles of money into the state, even the dictionary got an addition of the word 'Bangalored'. Any true Bangalorean would agree with me that we do not live anymore in what used to be one of the best cities to live in.

The most saddening aspect is that people from all parts of India come and dictate terms to us, saying that we would not be were we are without them and that they think Bangalore in not a good place to live in. Then i ask what in the hell are you doing here ? Why don't you go back to your so called happy and peaceful city. And most people from out side cite Auto drivers as a major problem, i remember were these people used to be very caring and friendly. Why do they treat you like that ? because we Bangaloreans used to function in a different way. I have seen the way (no offense) most North-Indians speak to the people here with absolute disrespect. Am not blaming you, probably thats just the way you guys function there, but please keep all that non-sense there.

And yes when you continue to crib about our state after buying a house , a fancy car and all those things you could never even imagine getting in you so called city don't forget the same thing is gonna happen to your state. Am waiting for the day all the unwanted people leave this city only to find that their state will never be like ours.



cheers

Tiger's where have you gone ?

We take deep pride in claiming the Tiger is our national animal. Sadly, they could be extinct in few more decades. . Many Tiger reserves in India have not been able to stop the killing and poaching of these exquisite and majestic creatures. Conservationists and the Indian government plan to create eight new reserves to protect the country’s dwindling tiger population.

The survey conducted recently shows that there are only 1411 surviving Tigers in India compared to 4000 odd tigers 5 years back. Shocking figure that owes to heavy poaching and loss of habitat. Now is the government to blame or the poachers ? Seems like by the time a solution will develop there will be no more Tiger's.

Another primary problem is that the tigers are at the top of the food chain and if they will keep dying, there will be a chain reaction which will lead to an increase in the population of other species. This will lead to an ecological imbalance, which could have drastic effects. Seems like people just go to zoo's and look at a tiger and say"wow, what a majestic creature" and go back home not to remember that they are fading. Thus,

There are two types of nature lovers-

1 the ones who like to sit and watch nature and admire it.

2 the other are the people who enjoy nature and also protect it

So which one are you ???????




Here is a poem by william blake :-
The Tiger

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And, when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? what dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

William Blake


Just see the beauty of the poem, A poem based on a creature like the Tiger. Look at how William blake has described the Tiger. Its seems very doubtful if we can see these animal around. I pray that Government stop fooling around and do something constructive, otherwise the Tiger will be just another Dodo.......

The Sun and The Moon

Here are a few photos i took of the sun and the moon using a canon S5is.

valentine's day

Feburary 14th every year is celebrated as valentine's day. The air is filled with love and affection, couples gift each other flowers and choclates. But this day has lost its love appeal as it is become more of a commercial affair. More than the value of love most couples spend time on trying to woo each other with gifts. Its probably an inferiority thing that people posses, that only can they romance each other with material endowments. Now the question i ask Are gifts, wining and dinning more important than true passionate love, which can be accomplished by spending quality time.

birds and monkeys

These are a few photos i took

in and around the outskirts of bangalore.

The kingfisher and the cranes are from mallur

Billigirirangana betta

Following are the photos from billigiranganna betta ( B.R.Hills)
located around 200 km from bangalore
Can be reached from Bnaglore-kollegal-B.R hills
Shivanasamudram comes on the way,
various kinds of fauna and flora are present at this place.

There are many places to stay including the famous jungle lodges in

k-gudi.