Friday 24 February 2012

Namma Bengaluru -The other side of the IT City

From VV Puram Avarekal mela  and Basavanagudi Kadlelkal mela to Vidyarthi Bhavan Dosa  and from once open a time  favourite hangout "Sriraj Kulfi " to Gullu's Bun Nippat Masala (Yummy it is )! ... Namma Bengaluru is not just IT but more than that.
                People still wait for the big releases ,Uppi's film still generate the same enthusiasm among his fans .Its been almost more than 20 years i think he has been around.Who can forget his trend setting direction in OM .YogRaj Bhatt has managed to capture the beats of the younger generation with his trend setting dialogues and movie making .Seriously hope he comes out of Ade Male, ade love failure stories !..I can co relate this to what Ravi Chandran and Hamsa Lekha did with Prema Loka in the the late 80's .
Ravi chandran Hamsalekha combo songs are still a huge hit with the younger lot .
                             Malleswaram Market still has the same crowd as earlier even though we have lot of Western Style  Malls  come up. The single screen theatres are still Housefull .!

 Namma Bengaluru has changed .Isn't it ?

Yes if you look at lyrics in songs of Kannada films yes this is the change :

Andu RN Jayagopal " Neera mele aleya ungura .... ... Manaselava nalla kottanalla Kenne Mele Muttinungura .."

Aamele Hamsalekha said " Premageema Janedooooooooo  Yella Mayavo Preamam sharanam gacchami Annabaradoooooooooooooo "

then came Upendra's

"Maragalanu suttodalla kaviteyanu geecho dalla " from SHhh ! film .(Upendra as a lyricist has given some meaningful songs like hoove hoove from H20)

Finally Nam Bhatru sigo barodanella lyrics madidru -hALE PATRE ,hale Kabna nu bidlilla !

But He brought Kannada audience back to theatres.We still wait for a Bhatru movie come.I am waiting for Suri's Anna Bond and Dark Knight Rises also !

Konegu bantappa "Namma Metro " ?ella areagu bandilla ,adu bere vishaya.

We see Dr Raj Kumar , Dr  VishnuVardhan ,Shankar Nag Photos when we travel around Bangalore .They have managed to stay in the hearts of people .

One thing i would not like to talk about is Vidhana Soudha and Politics.

We still manage to have audience gather wherever there is a program in "Malleshwaram Grounds " .Bangalore has grown beyond Malleshwaram ,Jayanagar ,Indranagar.Now days Bangalore starts from Marathalli (the Big IT co's have set up their offices there ) and goes upto Electronic City.

But these have come up in the last 10 years but the Old Baangalore still  manages to maintain its charm.

Ranga Shankara still manages to get good audience and people still read books of Kuvempu,Bendre ,Byrappa.

Puttana Kanagal films are still studied and folk songs are sung in IT companies cultural events and

Finally i will end with this -This is for BENGALURU FANS -

K S Narsimhaswamy's "Nammuru Chandavo ...."

                                                               Life aS It Is  COnTiNues...
                                                                                                        Always Yours,
                                                                                                              Pavan




           

Saturday 18 February 2012

Art Of Giving ... ನಮ್ ಜೀವನ !!!


                      " Zindagi Ek Safar hai Suhana ,Yaha Kal Kya Ho Kisne Jana !!! "
As i listen to my favourite "Hotel California " these thoughts come to my mind .Wanted to write an intelligent but still an affectionate one ,but  sarcasm is one thing i would like to avoid when i write on these kind of topics ,but  "ಹುಟ್ಟು  ಗುಣ  ಸುಟ್ರು  ಹೋಗೊಲ್ವಂತೆ " so here i start :P


                         Lafzon Ke Fasaane Dhondhte Hain Hum Log
                         Lamhon Mai Zamaane Dhondhte Hain Hum Log
                         Ab Toh Dhoondna Band Karo Aur Kuch Dene ki Socho ...

Anyways do it if you want to do it,but don't be forced to do it ...
 Coming back to the point which i never do ,but i am learning though ! so let me start in this way .
When i used to watch those films of  Annavru (Dr Rajkumar) like the "Bangarada Manusha " and " Kasturi Nivasa ") i realised that there is some kind of satisfaction you get when you give back to the society,.Yes ,it was a small effort from our  part when i and my friends tried to spend some time with orphanage kids and tried to do our bit this weekend.There is a satisfaction that it started at least now though in a small way !.An attempt in a right direction to start off i suppose ...
                             What exactly is "Giving ".?I remember the great Babylon sage lines here -"The reward of charity depends entirely upon the extent of the kindness in it."

Coming to the process of Giving ,is it sufficient.?No,people should be empowered to participate in the development process.And who more than Bill Gates and Warren  Buffet as examples can tell us better about this .These are legendary people who have taught us how to lead a "complete life " i.e how to be successful and also doing your bit to the society .


                                        Lets not get philosophical and just talk ,we need to start somewhere .
                I end with these lines of Mother Teresa : 

                                   "    I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love  " ...
                         .... The 3 dots story continues and is for a lifetime.
                                               
                                                                 Life As It Is Continues ...                                     

                                          Next time would be back with a Masaledar,chatpata Topic.
PS:                  
And Guys don't miss our  Dance Drama Video to be posted soon on Facebook  in few days ...Updates would follow in this regard ...
                                                              
                                                                               Always Yours ,
                                                                                      Pavan

                                                                                               
               

Saturday 11 February 2012

"How to Think " ..Through Mahatma Gandhi and John F Kennedy

As i am sipping my filter coffee my mom gave on a Sunday morning ,i get these thoughts of what made those famous decisions get through and withstand the test of times .Thank God ,No case studies to work on today so time to write this blog  !.Decisions Like Gandhi saying 'no' to British violence in India,President Lincoln deciding a civil war was less bad than slavery,President Gorbatchov deciding glasnost was a good thing for the USSR and others.


I am taking 2 paths in this blog.One Gandhi's way of understanding things and  Keneddy's Decisions to be precise.

These were famous decisions coming from great people .Looks simple but the point i am going to make here is the process of thinking that these people cultivated in them over the years from my perspective.Being a great admirer of Gandhi and  Kennedy i would look at the topic through their examples .

 "Glory lies in the attempt to reach ones goal and not in reaching it " ...
                         How to think ?Remembering this will help us reach our goals .Its the attitude to think that is important.

Gandhi's these words "Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her" clearly suggest that its our observations and trying to imbibe and inculcate in ourselves good things observed in others that would help us streamline the process of thinking .

Having Tolerance:

Tolerance means being willing to listen to others; it does not mean you have to agree with them or, after hearing their viewpoint, even take them seriously.The thought process of this willingness to listen will help us
grow in all aspects.Patience is different from Tolerance .Its a perspective definition which needs an deeper debate ,Probably some other time !

Now lets look at from Kennedy's Perspective :
     "A man may die,Nations may rise and fall,but ideas live on" .This is the positive approach which people admire him still for.

When Kennedy told this :
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future...

Can anyone who follows this feel something missed out in life.Great Inspiration comes from Great People .

How can i forget this :

"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction "

People say think smart ,there can be no better way than to think this way .

Finally i would like to lead my life this way
                                              "As an idealist without illusions "


                                                                       Life AS It is Continues...


                                  Always Yours ...
                                                              Pavan