i was talking to a friend (kumar tbs) about my trip to sabarimala on jan 3rd and he whiteboarded so many things that amazed me spiritually.
he spoke of how i could explore-
guruvayur - the famous lord krishna's temple
vaikom - siva temple
trissur - siva temple
ettumanoor - bhagwati temple
kaladi - birth place of adi sankaracharya
chotanikkor (if i spelt it correctly, tripunathara and so on...
i was very happy to discover what is around but may not have time to visit any of the places this time except for sabarimala.
i also got to know about the three hills from peda-padam/erumeli to sabarimala (aluda, karimala, neelimala) all of which encompass about 60 kilometers if traversed by a walk. and about the china-padam which is about 10 kilometers from pamba river to sabarimala.
and so on... all in less than 10 minutes.
conclusion:
as an architect, i visualized several software systems in life. as a musician i just started visualizing the confluence of my tracks, and as a human being i started visualizing the serenity that always existed and is here to stay!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Young entrepreneurs from India
I recently spoke at at Vignan Vizag to a group of 300+ students from various stream. Two days later I delivered a similar talk at CBIT Hyderabad (it was great to share a chair with Dr. B.N. Reddy).
The event was organized by the entrepreneurship cell (a student body) of IIT Kharagpur. The management teams of the colleges were so innovative and forthcoming to promote the thinking system of the students as it relates to their future aspirations. I was asked to talk about entrepreneurship (originally Dr. Sashi Reddi (CEO, AppLabs) was asked to talk and he passed on the opportunity to showcase my thoughts on the topic). Here is some of what I did:
0. It was heavily sweating, so I removed my blazer and threw it away. I defined that as entrepreneurship :-). Knowing when to get rid of what you are doing and do something different, as long as you create some value out of it (in my case it was being able to stop sweating).
1. I told them that get serious about solving a problem in the world , big or small - instead of just dreaming of being an entrepreneur.
2. I gave overview of things to do (market research, idea to prototype homework, writing a business plan, a bit on trademarks and so on).
3. I encouraged the students to gift themselves a job (one which has an outcome, if not just taking salary), create something - gamble for an year at least after leaving the college. If you succeed - great, even otherwise you can get into a job with pride, deliver value in that job, quit that job later to deliver more value (keep repeating it as long as you can). I am not sure how it was received but that is what I could say to ignite aspirations. For the folks who are yet to complete the college, I asked them to prototype their ideas right now so that they have something to start with right after getting out of the college.
I spoke about how Dr. Sashi Reddi (CEO, AppLabs) paved path for my career, both when in job and even when I ventured out on my own. I gave an overview of acquisitions and some of the gotchas using my own story of ValueMinds/TestersDesk acquisition by AppLabs. A services company believing/investing in innovation and acquiring a product company - how many such stories have we heard in India?
Anyway, it was a very happy moment to influence some of the aspirant entrepreneurs (some of whom that may not know know they can solve some invisible problems too) .
After all, what else does India need? Young entrepreneurs. Who am I to talk about it? It will happen. Keep watching.
Some media coverage is attached below-
The event was organized by the entrepreneurship cell (a student body) of IIT Kharagpur. The management teams of the colleges were so innovative and forthcoming to promote the thinking system of the students as it relates to their future aspirations. I was asked to talk about entrepreneurship (originally Dr. Sashi Reddi (CEO, AppLabs) was asked to talk and he passed on the opportunity to showcase my thoughts on the topic). Here is some of what I did:
0. It was heavily sweating, so I removed my blazer and threw it away. I defined that as entrepreneurship :-). Knowing when to get rid of what you are doing and do something different, as long as you create some value out of it (in my case it was being able to stop sweating).
1. I told them that get serious about solving a problem in the world , big or small - instead of just dreaming of being an entrepreneur.
2. I gave overview of things to do (market research, idea to prototype homework, writing a business plan, a bit on trademarks and so on).
3. I encouraged the students to gift themselves a job (one which has an outcome, if not just taking salary), create something - gamble for an year at least after leaving the college. If you succeed - great, even otherwise you can get into a job with pride, deliver value in that job, quit that job later to deliver more value (keep repeating it as long as you can). I am not sure how it was received but that is what I could say to ignite aspirations. For the folks who are yet to complete the college, I asked them to prototype their ideas right now so that they have something to start with right after getting out of the college.
I spoke about how Dr. Sashi Reddi (CEO, AppLabs) paved path for my career, both when in job and even when I ventured out on my own. I gave an overview of acquisitions and some of the gotchas using my own story of ValueMinds/TestersDesk acquisition by AppLabs. A services company believing/investing in innovation and acquiring a product company - how many such stories have we heard in India?
Anyway, it was a very happy moment to influence some of the aspirant entrepreneurs (some of whom that may not know know they can solve some invisible problems too) .
After all, what else does India need? Young entrepreneurs. Who am I to talk about it? It will happen. Keep watching.
Some media coverage is attached below-
Saturday, November 20, 2010
have you ever seen a round rainbow?
I am 32 now. And an infant in really exploring the wonders in nature.
Life is so beautiful, everyday. I saw a round rainbow when I flew from Los Angeles to Chicago-- the shadow of the flight was formed on a cloud by direct rays, and that shadow was covered by a round rainbow. What a beautiful phenomenon it was. It just lasted for a few seconds though.
The incidence continued just two days later, today, again! I was watching Guzarish movie and in one of the scenes when Aishwarya and Hrithik drive in a car the windshield was centered by a round rainbow.
How did I miss it for 32 years and how come I saw it two times in three days.
I am very happy to conclude to myself that there is a lot to explore ahead.
Life is beautiful, so is its concert!
Life is so beautiful, everyday. I saw a round rainbow when I flew from Los Angeles to Chicago-- the shadow of the flight was formed on a cloud by direct rays, and that shadow was covered by a round rainbow. What a beautiful phenomenon it was. It just lasted for a few seconds though.
The incidence continued just two days later, today, again! I was watching Guzarish movie and in one of the scenes when Aishwarya and Hrithik drive in a car the windshield was centered by a round rainbow.
How did I miss it for 32 years and how come I saw it two times in three days.
I am very happy to conclude to myself that there is a lot to explore ahead.
Life is beautiful, so is its concert!
Saturday, November 13, 2010
yenduko cheppalenu gani
As I walk my time in the US, I am composing (and writing plain-style lyrics) for my last song for the second album. I am positive that I will release it before January 26th 2011. It got delayed due to grandmother's death, uncle's death, injury to my heart from a pseudo-love, father's stroke, and the good part finally - Valueminds acqusition by AppLabs.
Most of the work is ready last year itself, will quickly do the last song during nights and in the weekend to get it out.
In 2011, I have promised myself that I will do an album in Engligh and release internationally.
OK, the last song starts like this - Yenduko Cheppalenu gani, chustune vundalanundi ninnu (somename).
Though my last album (Nuvvo Kala) was not liked my many, I was just satisified with the fact that I was able to translate some of the incidents in and around me through my own tunes and lyrics. Now I got better in instrumentation and other nuances while my tunes remain with the same signature. As good as it gets!
Most of the work is ready last year itself, will quickly do the last song during nights and in the weekend to get it out.
In 2011, I have promised myself that I will do an album in Engligh and release internationally.
OK, the last song starts like this - Yenduko Cheppalenu gani, chustune vundalanundi ninnu (somename).
Though my last album (Nuvvo Kala) was not liked my many, I was just satisified with the fact that I was able to translate some of the incidents in and around me through my own tunes and lyrics. Now I got better in instrumentation and other nuances while my tunes remain with the same signature. As good as it gets!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
When your mind’s made up
I recently happened to see the movie ONCE. A very low budget heart touching movie. From the times I watched Music & Lyrics, I fell in love with movies related to music/dance etc (such as Jennifer Beals’ Flashdance blew me out). There is always a new experience to discover.
Anyway, this song “When your mind’s made up” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k_Pe_iNYO4&feature=fvst) was so relevant to me, and also has provoked me to get into western music. It starts on a low note, only to get on steroids as it proceeds. Good speakers needed though.
I now have a dream to make an English album in times to come.
Anyway, this song “When your mind’s made up” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0k_Pe_iNYO4&feature=fvst) was so relevant to me, and also has provoked me to get into western music. It starts on a low note, only to get on steroids as it proceeds. Good speakers needed though.
I now have a dream to make an English album in times to come.
Friday, January 15, 2010
Mirror
Magic happened. I did not react in time. Many events in life added to the delay. I reacted off late hoping the cause for the magic to be still around. I learnt from a distance that it is not. I lost something big. I wanted to see if there is any last minute onsite (Trivandrum) rescue operation that can be done.
Well, as everyone predicted, I could not do anything. Some were happy. Some showered empathy. Some revealed the so called ‘optimistic’ view points.
I loved. I dreamt. I planned. I prayed. I wanted to gift myself. I visited and spoke to see if anything still exists. I hoped to open up a beautiful life ahead.
I got hurt. I cried in vain. I ran into low blood pressure. I sung in the waters of kovalam beach. I got drunk. I tried to forget and move on. I tried searching alternatives.
But… I also learnt the truth in me. I am real and sensitive. I cannot let go my feelings easily and just be a ‘practical’ citizen of this world.
Money/mathematics/politics/religion/family/society/friends/god/music/testing – what good are they for when I can’t live my dream?
People asked me why am I describing her denial as ‘loss’. What do they know? Or what does the denied one know?
I feel ashamed in dragging this zombie thread but the amount of pain overrides my shame and self-respect. After all, heart is involved so nothing else can influence.
I wanted to make every minute a wonder, together. I knew I can do it.
Human entropy has hit me big time. I lost many things in life, and at last even the woman who showed me ‘music and lyrics’ - the movie and the purpose of life.
Priorities change, feelings get lost, world/climate changes, new viewpoints manifest, and what not? Why don’t I change?
Yes, relationships existed in the past. But love happened only once in the last 10 years. And it is going to be alive for years to come (or may be lifetime). I am proud of myself to have discovered the real me.
Oh, I forgot to say - thankfully the mirror in front of me reminded. I looked at the tiny tides of the sea at kovalam beach coming towards me, in fact I even felt of some tides in me going towards them but I never knew if they were going to meet. They did not. They came and went back without overlapping each other. The tides just aroused the musician in me to externalize what the below malayalam words transcribe...
yennikiddire oru thira
yenekkullie oru thira
kaanaam yennikkaethira
paksha kaanaamo yenne aa thira
Well, as everyone predicted, I could not do anything. Some were happy. Some showered empathy. Some revealed the so called ‘optimistic’ view points.
I loved. I dreamt. I planned. I prayed. I wanted to gift myself. I visited and spoke to see if anything still exists. I hoped to open up a beautiful life ahead.
I got hurt. I cried in vain. I ran into low blood pressure. I sung in the waters of kovalam beach. I got drunk. I tried to forget and move on. I tried searching alternatives.
But… I also learnt the truth in me. I am real and sensitive. I cannot let go my feelings easily and just be a ‘practical’ citizen of this world.
Money/mathematics/politics/religion/family/society/friends/god/music/testing – what good are they for when I can’t live my dream?
People asked me why am I describing her denial as ‘loss’. What do they know? Or what does the denied one know?
I feel ashamed in dragging this zombie thread but the amount of pain overrides my shame and self-respect. After all, heart is involved so nothing else can influence.
I wanted to make every minute a wonder, together. I knew I can do it.
Human entropy has hit me big time. I lost many things in life, and at last even the woman who showed me ‘music and lyrics’ - the movie and the purpose of life.
Priorities change, feelings get lost, world/climate changes, new viewpoints manifest, and what not? Why don’t I change?
Yes, relationships existed in the past. But love happened only once in the last 10 years. And it is going to be alive for years to come (or may be lifetime). I am proud of myself to have discovered the real me.
Oh, I forgot to say - thankfully the mirror in front of me reminded. I looked at the tiny tides of the sea at kovalam beach coming towards me, in fact I even felt of some tides in me going towards them but I never knew if they were going to meet. They did not. They came and went back without overlapping each other. The tides just aroused the musician in me to externalize what the below malayalam words transcribe...
yennikiddire oru thira
yenekkullie oru thira
kaanaam yennikkaethira
paksha kaanaamo yenne aa thira
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