My Experiment with Happiness !

Hi...
believe it or not the smile on the face of a small kid had forced me to write this blog.!
outside our flat live 2 small kids and their favourite time pass is to lock our door from outside....! so,yesterday when we were leaving for some work they were trying to lock the door and we saw them and tried to frighten them...they run away and again came near to us, started laughing without any reason-its like they have got some treasure or something- u shd see the milky whiteness in thr eyes...their fearless gestures.....!!!!
Thinking about the same I felt pity on me- who thinks twice before laughing- since i m a memebr of a grown up society....! I rem. on of my frds saying.."wts the point in growing up when u cant be childish at times" correct rt...! then my thoughts wandered off to other deeper issues like wt i ve lost as i ve grown up...!
thr r so many other heart touching moments which i have preserved.....one such moment is related to One Diwali Night.....though i m sure my words wont be able to express my genuine feelings --they wont suffice for this expression- but i wil give my try to capture those memories...
So it began when i went to one nearby shop to purchase something...and at the very same moment one person ( a labourer ) with his child came to the shop......for quite some time they were watching the crackers as they were looking at "Kohinoor Diamond" .....finally the father succumbed to his child's pressure/desire and bought one cracker ( ya one cracker only "Shulti bomb" i think, sorry, i dont think, i m sure he had only tht much money)....
and within a second he lighted it in shop's premises..bang explode...and wt it this both child and his father were mad with joy....laughing / jumping, a feeling of ecstacy gripped them and i was left wondering...at first i cant even imagine wt is happening and they were still laughing........!!!!!!never in my life i had heard/seen/listen such a
heartful laugh without fear...without any biasing without looking around...they r happy in thr own world though they ve so many miseries they were njoing the moment ....is this is not wt mattered most in our lives ..! the happiness which is pious, pure , pristine.........and thr i was left shattered Weeping ......why and why and why i have not purchased another cracker costing a mere 2 or 3 rs. ...
ya i behave like a stupid so many times and i justify myself by one or other manipulations/reasons but till date i dont have any explaination for tht very moment......!in other words i cant excuse myself......!
Happiness for which we all are striving / craving must be reflected from our heart....! isnt it..???
yesterday only i got a glimpse of tht laughter in the eyes of the kids..and
i landed here...!

My Trip to Hampi - " If dreams were made out of stone, it would be Hampi"

Hi buddies !
welcome to Hampi - The lonely Planet, the lost World !!!!!.....
Hampi trip was my first non-planned trip.
From hyderabad we reached Hospet junction and then to see hampi we had 2 options either to take a tourist bus or to take a van.we opted for the second.
Hampi is a very vast area and is spread in 2 diff directions.
on the first day we went first to "Virupaaksha Temple", the architecture of which was typical south indain, Hemkut mountain which was having so many temples reminiscents,Underground Temple- The underground is a misnomer here since the the place where is has been built is somewt below the ground level and thts y the temple has been given the name underground temple-.,meditation room whr we all found for the Bats since the place has been abandoned a long back,we saw distorted "Narsimha" and i felt a attraction in tht sculpture for unknown reasons,near to tht a Shiv Lingam has been placed which was magnificent.watching all these i was astonished and felt very joy . it was all like a dream since i m watching a diff civilisation altogether , a city which has been ruined but still adamant enough to prove its significance, its glory, its grandeur ...!!!!! try to look beyond the stones they tell u thr story....! may be u manage to laugh but u cant ignore thr silent glare at you.
next we went to place called "Queens bath", lotus temple and stone chariot and also saw Monolithic Nandi, mustard shaped monolithic Ganesh,sister stones - they say they r cursed since they make fun of Hampi-,viruthala temple etc.
The next day we went to Anegundi and on one mountain called "Anjanaadri"-which is believed to be "Birthplace of Hanumaan".Hampi is also believed to be "Kiskindha" which according to hindu mythology was kingdom of Bali and Sugreev.
we saw so many other temples "Durga Temple",Pampa Sarovar etc. which are of Mythological importance.yeah! we also seen "Tunghbhadra dam" ....!
finally wee hurried up to reach the station at time, preserving the sweet, remarkable,unforgettable and cherishable moments of Hampi- the lost World , where i lost my heart !!!..

Salar Jung Museum and Nijam's Jewellery Exhibition !

Hey,
Welcome to the world of Nizams of Hyderabad......our journey begins now...:)
Museum ....no way sudhir...are u gone mad...i m not coming.! are the words i heard when i asked my roommates and wipro mates to come to "Salar Jung Museum".
One day, one frd of mine asked "sudhir r u interested in coming to museum" i said yes instantly..! so thts how our journey started....and i dont want to go into details how we reached thr..it was drizzling tht day and the weather was awesome..!
The museum is quite big and have excellent collection of ancient items like ivory work, paintings, carpets, sculptures, arms, jewellery etc.......
first we entered the "room for ivory collection".....and i liked "Carpet" woven out of Ivory and carving of elephants in ascending order on single tusk of elephant,Swords,daggers etc.
I also came to know ivory does not only mean work on Elephant's tusk..!
the mastery with which the work has been performed is really good !
then we saw paintings and oil paintings looked almost real and the serenity on the face of one of the lady in painting was realy good, one sculpture which looks like a man from front and its image in the mirror is that of a girl ( fantastically done ) , To do mastery it requires time ,once its done it becomes treasure for the life time.
Aurangzab's mighty sword, his dress and other arms of ancient time were feast for the eyes :)
The harbinger of death one time now a piece of antique..time plays cruel games indeed..!
A clock made of 350 parts was centre of attraction for the kids.
After Salar Jung we went to see Nijam's Jewellery collection and while entering i felt like i m going inside a military camp, soldiers with machine guns, high profile chking etc.......finally we landed in the room whr the collection was kept....!
we saw "Jacob Diamond" cost 400 croress only ! , and diamonds, emaralds rubies were present everywhere and the jewels were shining reminding us of our glorious ancient past
saying to me hello do u like us....we r the reasons for rise and fall of many kingdoms ....
though it was only a glimpse of wt has been left by Britishers...and other invaders....the reminiscents are plenty enough to prove the prosperity,mettle of ancient india !

Mystery of Nanhi Si Jaan :)

Hi,
ya i am small as compared to big s/w industry,ya my jaan is described correctly as "nanhi si jaan" as i am striving to preserve the small innocent child inside me in this big mean world,where everyone is fighting to get better appraisals in this cut-throat competition.
There are so many things to mourn upon but i just dont want to waste ur and mine time by indulging in them."Life is beautiful" they say, i agree but thr should be some time to live the way u want,the way u dream,the way u think !
Am i only a robot to finish the work as per the guidelines meeting the deadlines unless and until i am dead...?
"Work is Worship" i dont agree, and whoever agrees do think from our perspective and you will come to know! Recently i had a long discussion with my PM regarding working late nights....rest of the team watching as mere spectators,i always believe in expressing your thoughts, your concerns and your views, the PM says once the money gets flowing you wont feel working late....!!!But dear sir wts the point in earning when u dont have time to spend...!
life has to take its course, its direction and we have to govern it our own way by preserving the innocence we all possess, desires which are deep inside our heart waiting to find thr path in our big money driven world,our dreams which are slowly but surely vanishing from our mind ...!
My God do help me in preserving the small kid inside me as long as I live....since i dont want to be grown up and kill my nanhi si jaan inside me ...:)