April 30, 2009
April 29, 2009
My Chinese Visa Experience
It was very pleasant. It was as if they were making extra efforts at showcasing. The passport would be returned the same day if you handed it in before 12 noon. I got there at 11:50AM. You have to take a ticket with a time stamp on it and it showed 12:30 when my number would be called. I asked the guard if anything could be done. He pulled out a discarded ticket that said 11:55 on it and told me to go to a window and ask nicely if I can hand over my passport. I did, and she accepted my passport. I had incorrectly put student visa instead of visitor and she fixed it. I was supposed to pick up my passport back at 2:55PM and when I went there at 2:45, my passport just came in, so I was in-and-out quickly both times.
Overall a very nice experience.
Overall a very nice experience.
April 28, 2009
Some good news from me
Not what ur thinking ;). My thesis paper has been accepted for IEEE Conference in Seoul, Korea.
April 26, 2009
An Anthropologist among the Marxists
I just completed this collection of essays by Ramachandra Guha. The essays are biographical sketches of patriots, intellectuals or just interesting characters who have influenced India in this century. They are the lesser knowns or unknowns that Guha thought should also be acknowledged by history.
The book initially profiles people like C V Subba Rao- essentially Marxists or naxal sympathisers. The middle part of the book is 'the use and abuse of Gandhi', about people who are linked with Gandhi somehow or the other. Mira Behn, Herbert Fischer (a German who came from WW-2 Germany and worked close to Gandhi for several years), J C Kumarappa (the green Gandhian), K Swaminathan (who spent his entire career putting together the Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi, a comprehensive collection of his writing, letters, speeches etc, which Guha claims that every book written hence on Gandhi heavily draws from. Guha is incidentally closely related to Swaminathan) are the subjects of essays. Essays about Gandhi's relationship with Bengal, with Ambedkar were also good.
Another good one was about M. Krishnan, who seems to be an eminent naturalist.
Many of the essays are readable because of the subject matter: the people being sketched have led unique lives. But Guha also has a very personal and almost theatrical style of writing, which makes history lively- I think school history would have been more captivating if it were more in this style than its current dry, date and fact driven style.
For instance, he has met or talked to most of the people covered in the book, which is one of the reasons he is able to write with passion about them.
All in all, a good book to read.
April 25, 2009
April 24, 2009
Planet Earth Commentator
Aditya spouting off David Attenborough's commentary in Planet Earth video about how a Tiger hunts a tapir. He watched it only two times, honest!! It was funny watching his use of big words like disguise, pounce, and home in.
April 23, 2009
Swapnam స్వప్నం
అడగలేదు కాలేజీ admission లో కులం
ఇవ్వలేదు ఉద్యోగానికి ధనం
తీసుకోలేదు ప్రభుత్వోద్యోగి లంచం
కోరలేదు పెళ్ళికి అబ్బాయి కట్నం
అయ్యింది టమేటా తోటలో మాత్రమే ప్రియం
అలరారాయి రైతుల హృదయాలు నిరంతరం
నిండింది మిడిల్ క్లాసు షాపింగ్ సంచీ
కరిగింది నెల ఆదాయం లో మాత్రమే సగం
డబ్బిచ్చి అడగలేదు వోటు
ప్రజాసేవకే పాలిటిక్స్ అని చేసాడు నోటు
కావాలి ప్రజా హృదయాల్లో చోటు
లేకుంటే democracy కే చేటు
"అమ్మా!"-------
కళ్లు తెరిస్తే మంచం కింద నేను
పట్టేసిన నడుము తో లేవలేదు మేను
ఇవ్వలేదు ఉద్యోగానికి ధనం
తీసుకోలేదు ప్రభుత్వోద్యోగి లంచం
కోరలేదు పెళ్ళికి అబ్బాయి కట్నం
అయ్యింది టమేటా తోటలో మాత్రమే ప్రియం
అలరారాయి రైతుల హృదయాలు నిరంతరం
నిండింది మిడిల్ క్లాసు షాపింగ్ సంచీ
కరిగింది నెల ఆదాయం లో మాత్రమే సగం
డబ్బిచ్చి అడగలేదు వోటు
ప్రజాసేవకే పాలిటిక్స్ అని చేసాడు నోటు
కావాలి ప్రజా హృదయాల్లో చోటు
లేకుంటే democracy కే చేటు
"అమ్మా!"-------
కళ్లు తెరిస్తే మంచం కింద నేను
పట్టేసిన నడుము తో లేవలేదు మేను
Election 2009
The votes are all in. Sealed inside the EVMs. Who will win?
But it seems as if Democracy is on the path for a win.
Most of the people went and voted. Apathy is a thing of the past.
Many women from middle class, many educated and employed, many many youth have voted and expressed themselves (from the tv visuals).
Is AP voter waking up?
And whom have they all favored?
A high 67.8% vote bodes ill for the ruling party.
But YSR had put in a lot of good work and so did they turn out and vote for him?
Or did Babu impress them with the CTS?
Or did they want the CHANGE promised by Chiru?
Loksatta did get into their minds with their promise of a clean govt?
One thing I'm sure is that the independents, party rebels and BJP are largely irrelevant.
MPs? GOK.
But it seems as if Democracy is on the path for a win.
Most of the people went and voted. Apathy is a thing of the past.
Many women from middle class, many educated and employed, many many youth have voted and expressed themselves (from the tv visuals).
Is AP voter waking up?
And whom have they all favored?
A high 67.8% vote bodes ill for the ruling party.
But YSR had put in a lot of good work and so did they turn out and vote for him?
Or did Babu impress them with the CTS?
Or did they want the CHANGE promised by Chiru?
Loksatta did get into their minds with their promise of a clean govt?
One thing I'm sure is that the independents, party rebels and BJP are largely irrelevant.
MPs? GOK.
An International Clan
ఒక సూర్యుండు సమస్త జీవులకు తా నొక్కొక్కడై తోచు
One Sun is seen by different animals in different forms.
So do we Singampallis, it seems. Now Spanish, now Ethiopian, some times Italian and most of the time some other national--truly international.
Hasta la vista, Senors et Senoritas!
One Sun is seen by different animals in different forms.
So do we Singampallis, it seems. Now Spanish, now Ethiopian, some times Italian and most of the time some other national--truly international.
Hasta la vista, Senors et Senoritas!
Don't I look Indian- Part 2
I have had numerous such encounters, both in India and abroad.
The funniest was in London. I was walking down a street with my friend Nilanjan, when a man pulled up in a car and started talking to me rapidly in Italian, while pointing to a map in his hand. Evidently he was asking me for directions and he was an Italian himself. I told him 'No Italiano!'. He looked stunned and apologized with lots of Latin shrugs and gesticulations. The next day, I was walking with the same friend in another part of town (London is best seen on foot), when a car pulls up and a man starts talking to me in Italian. My friend and I stare in disbelief at the same man! In a city of 10-12 million, this Italian gent unerringly picked me out as an Italian twice! My friend and I started rolling with laughter..the man recognized us and joined us in the mirth.
In New York, a black lady thought I was Spanish.
One of the managers in the client which I manage calls me Too-pak, who apparently is a black rapper in the USA, both my name (Kru-pa) and looks match, according to him.
At the Mumbai airport, an old Indian gent came up to me and asked me about the next flight to Goa. I told him I had no idea. He was surprised- apparently, it was a foregone conclusion that I was bound to sunny Goa- maybe he confused me to be a tourist seeing thatI was carrying a shoulder bag.
When I actually did go to Goa some other time, I was approached repeatedly by hotel agents etc with offers that were exclusively available to foriegn visitors: I found it hard to convince them that I am completely Indian. They kept insisting that I was a westerner. It didn't help that Poonam also looks like a westerner, apparently. My house owner (an elderly lady) keeps insisting that Poonam is of German extraction.
A month back, in a Malayali jewelry store where we were buying earrings for Poonam, the salesman kep talking to me in Malayalam till the time I told him I don't speak the language. He looked bemused and said that I looked like a Malayali.
So it seems like I look like anything except a Telugu!
I have a fan
I was humming jagadapu chanavula jajara and Aditya came and said "mommy I like your singing." At least that was better than the compliment he gave me on my drawing of a triceratops, "mommy that looks like a cow!!!"
Don't I look Indian?
One guy at the car wash starts talking to me in Spanish before I say "Whoa, wait a minute. I don't know Spanish". Today a guy at Fry's checkout asks me if I am Ethiopian. What's up with that?
April 22, 2009
Pass available to hear Warren Buffett speak
Vidya / Madhav,
I have a single student pass that gives access to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha. Considering the fact that the Class A-share(BRKA) costs about $88,000+ and the Class B-share (BRKB) costs about $3,000, this is a rare free opportunity to attend the meeting and hear Mr.Buffett speak. The meeting is on May 2nd, Saturday. Let me know if you want the pass and I can fed-ex it over ASAP.
After hearing him speak in November, I can tell you it is an absolutely amazing experience. You can read my blog entry about my experience here.
http://krupasingampalli.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-with-warren-buffett.html
I have a single student pass that gives access to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha. Considering the fact that the Class A-share(BRKA) costs about $88,000+ and the Class B-share (BRKB) costs about $3,000, this is a rare free opportunity to attend the meeting and hear Mr.Buffett speak. The meeting is on May 2nd, Saturday. Let me know if you want the pass and I can fed-ex it over ASAP.
After hearing him speak in November, I can tell you it is an absolutely amazing experience. You can read my blog entry about my experience here.
http://krupasingampalli.blogspot.com/2008/12/day-with-warren-buffett.html
April 21, 2009
Behind every successful woman
As I was talking to amma she mentioned the silent force behind yesterday's success and I couldn't agree more. This semester was hard on IS and on Aditya. With me being hardly home and taking off every weekend, IS was bearing the most burden at home, 90% of which is Aditya :-) Hopefully after May 10th things will ease up for a couple of weeks before I am off to China again on May 31st.
A day of triumph
As part of my entrepreneurship class, we take an idea, refine it and pitch it to Venture Capitalists for funding.
Our team picked my idea, but our team consisted of 4 "engineers" who had no idea about the business side of things and me. And our project was NOT moving forward and sometimes even regressing. As late as two weeks ago, we were in such bad shape that our advisor thought it needed divine intervention for us to complete this project to a reasonable level.
So I decided to take charge two weeks ago, emailed our professor to request for a chance to present in class, vastly raising the stakes in embarrassment and took over the creation of the powerpoint slide deck, which entailed refining our business model to extreme levels. I also paid a guy to do a mockup of our site. We worked Saturday from 1PM to 1AM, with me pushing to get it done and I worked on the slide deck sunday night, took ownership of presenting the first part of explaining the business which the most crucial role since this sets the tone for the entire presentation and practiced the heck out of it, in the shower, in front of a mirror, in front IS, to a level where I was comfortable, scripted up what the rest of the team should say, got them to practice and delivered it tonight.
It was a spectacular success and the rest of the advisors who were hearing from our advisor on how bad we were, just sat there, simply stunned. Of course they had lot of feedback, but overall were quite impressed.
In fact, a guest in our class, the CEO of a Venture Capital firm( who was employee number 5-6 in Oracle ) pulled me aside after the class and told me, and I quote, " You have great leadership potential and you can go places". He complimented me on my presentation style, and again I quote "a relaxed, unassuming manner that hides a lot of knowledge", and a "great presence" ( which was funny, considering I am under 5 feet :-) and told my professor "This is a very talented young lady". Apparently he was quite impressed with how I was not intimidated during the private feedback session he and another VC guest gave our team and how I was able to calmly respond.
It was a great feeling that made all the effort in the last week totally worth it. Amma and Nanna know how I was so disgusted with our performance two weeks ago but today I am on Cloud Nine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our team picked my idea, but our team consisted of 4 "engineers" who had no idea about the business side of things and me. And our project was NOT moving forward and sometimes even regressing. As late as two weeks ago, we were in such bad shape that our advisor thought it needed divine intervention for us to complete this project to a reasonable level.
So I decided to take charge two weeks ago, emailed our professor to request for a chance to present in class, vastly raising the stakes in embarrassment and took over the creation of the powerpoint slide deck, which entailed refining our business model to extreme levels. I also paid a guy to do a mockup of our site. We worked Saturday from 1PM to 1AM, with me pushing to get it done and I worked on the slide deck sunday night, took ownership of presenting the first part of explaining the business which the most crucial role since this sets the tone for the entire presentation and practiced the heck out of it, in the shower, in front of a mirror, in front IS, to a level where I was comfortable, scripted up what the rest of the team should say, got them to practice and delivered it tonight.
It was a spectacular success and the rest of the advisors who were hearing from our advisor on how bad we were, just sat there, simply stunned. Of course they had lot of feedback, but overall were quite impressed.
In fact, a guest in our class, the CEO of a Venture Capital firm( who was employee number 5-6 in Oracle ) pulled me aside after the class and told me, and I quote, " You have great leadership potential and you can go places". He complimented me on my presentation style, and again I quote "a relaxed, unassuming manner that hides a lot of knowledge", and a "great presence" ( which was funny, considering I am under 5 feet :-) and told my professor "This is a very talented young lady". Apparently he was quite impressed with how I was not intimidated during the private feedback session he and another VC guest gave our team and how I was able to calmly respond.
It was a great feeling that made all the effort in the last week totally worth it. Amma and Nanna know how I was so disgusted with our performance two weeks ago but today I am on Cloud Nine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 20, 2009
April 19, 2009
a day in my life
6.00am get up do some warm up for 10mts in the bed
6.10am the aroma of fresh coffee fills the house
6.20am with a huge cup of hot coffee sit in the jhoola in the verandah watch people coming and going from and to the rly station .give a wide smile to acquaintances
6.40am read all the news papers available in the net
7.00am to 8.00am go behind the servants
8.00am a couple of hot sizzling idlies supplied by ramesh
8.00 to 9.00am watch atv btv ctv tv2 tv3 tv4------tv10
9.00am to 10am taking bath getting ready make krishna to cut vegetables etc
10.00am to 11.00am sit in the op, scold from sonia gandhi to laden, having a break with a cool drink for 3 reasons--- 1.to wet the throat 2.draw some energy 3.for restarting the discourse with renewed vigour and incidentally see some patients
11.30 to 12.00 cook some food
finish lunch by 1.00 pm
1.00pm to 4.30 read telugu sahityam, occasional munching of tv
4.30 evening coffee
4.30 to 7.30 pm talk with people or read mahabharatham
finish light dinner by 8.30
8.30 to 10.30pm read or watch some movie on hbo or axn
till 6.00am next day sleeeep
see what a hectic schedule
PLEASE SYMPATHISE WITH THIS SLOGGING POOR HOUSEWIFE AND DOCTOR
PS: middle middle, coping up with every day annoying disturbances like my husband, my over- communicative daughter and non-communicative son
6.10am the aroma of fresh coffee fills the house
6.20am with a huge cup of hot coffee sit in the jhoola in the verandah watch people coming and going from and to the rly station .give a wide smile to acquaintances
6.40am read all the news papers available in the net
7.00am to 8.00am go behind the servants
8.00am a couple of hot sizzling idlies supplied by ramesh
8.00 to 9.00am watch atv btv ctv tv2 tv3 tv4------tv10
9.00am to 10am taking bath getting ready make krishna to cut vegetables etc
10.00am to 11.00am sit in the op, scold from sonia gandhi to laden, having a break with a cool drink for 3 reasons--- 1.to wet the throat 2.draw some energy 3.for restarting the discourse with renewed vigour and incidentally see some patients
11.30 to 12.00 cook some food
finish lunch by 1.00 pm
1.00pm to 4.30 read telugu sahityam, occasional munching of tv
4.30 evening coffee
4.30 to 7.30 pm talk with people or read mahabharatham
finish light dinner by 8.30
8.30 to 10.30pm read or watch some movie on hbo or axn
till 6.00am next day sleeeep
see what a hectic schedule
PLEASE SYMPATHISE WITH THIS SLOGGING POOR HOUSEWIFE AND DOCTOR
PS: middle middle, coping up with every day annoying disturbances like my husband, my over- communicative daughter and non-communicative son
A day in my life
On a working day:
6:30AM Wakeup ; Get Ready; Pack lunch; Eat Breakfast
7:20AM Leave for office ; Catch up with Mom, MIL, Friends; Customers while driving
8:00AM Reach office
12:00PM-12:15PM Eat Lunch at desk
5:00PM Leave for Aditya's school; Listen to news on radio
6:00PM Pick up aditya; Listen to ramadasu kirtanas; bhajagovindam etc in car
6:15PM Reach home; Play with aditya; feed aditya; bathe aditya; read bed time story
9:30PM Put aditya to bed
9:30PM-10:30PM Conference call on some project ( class, extra curricular)
10:30PM-12:00PM Homework ; Office work catch up
12:00PM-12:30PM Watch some program on TV; Fall asleep sometime in this range
On a non-working class day:
7:00AM Wakeup ; Get Ready; Eat Breakfast
7:30AM Wake up Aditya ; Get him ready; Feed him BF;
9:00AM Drop-off Aditya at school
9:00AM-11:00AM : House related stuff ( Pay bills, mortgage broker, security system, Homeowner association, handyman etc gazillion things required to do in maintaining a home)
11:00AM-11:30AM: Grab food
11:30AM - 5:30PM : Networking, extra curricular activities; drive 30-50 miles to be somewhere, volunteer for some stuff ; whatever......
5:30PM - 9:30PM Class
10:15PM reach home
10:30PM - 12:00PM Homework; conf calls ; work catch up etc
On weekends
All day: conf calls, team meetings, project research, project report, extra curricular events etc etc etc
My list of activities this semeseter
5 workshops on various topics
4 Courses
3 parties
2 Consulting Projects ( Visa, Wells Fargo Bank )
1 Startup B-Plan help
1 Own Venture idea
1 international trip
Bottom line: DOG TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6:30AM Wakeup ; Get Ready; Pack lunch; Eat Breakfast
7:20AM Leave for office ; Catch up with Mom, MIL, Friends; Customers while driving
8:00AM Reach office
12:00PM-12:15PM Eat Lunch at desk
5:00PM Leave for Aditya's school; Listen to news on radio
6:00PM Pick up aditya; Listen to ramadasu kirtanas; bhajagovindam etc in car
6:15PM Reach home; Play with aditya; feed aditya; bathe aditya; read bed time story
9:30PM Put aditya to bed
9:30PM-10:30PM Conference call on some project ( class, extra curricular)
10:30PM-12:00PM Homework ; Office work catch up
12:00PM-12:30PM Watch some program on TV; Fall asleep sometime in this range
On a non-working class day:
7:00AM Wakeup ; Get Ready; Eat Breakfast
7:30AM Wake up Aditya ; Get him ready; Feed him BF;
9:00AM Drop-off Aditya at school
9:00AM-11:00AM : House related stuff ( Pay bills, mortgage broker, security system, Homeowner association, handyman etc gazillion things required to do in maintaining a home)
11:00AM-11:30AM: Grab food
11:30AM - 5:30PM : Networking, extra curricular activities; drive 30-50 miles to be somewhere, volunteer for some stuff ; whatever......
5:30PM - 9:30PM Class
10:15PM reach home
10:30PM - 12:00PM Homework; conf calls ; work catch up etc
On weekends
All day: conf calls, team meetings, project research, project report, extra curricular events etc etc etc
My list of activities this semeseter
5 workshops on various topics
4 Courses
3 parties
2 Consulting Projects ( Visa, Wells Fargo Bank )
1 Startup B-Plan help
1 Own Venture idea
1 international trip
Bottom line: DOG TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 18, 2009
S.S.C spot valuation camp at Knl.
from 11th April hectic schdule.
7am to8pm that too to and fro Knl and Ndl.just now had a glance.
7am to8pm that too to and fro Knl and Ndl.just now had a glance.
April 17, 2009
Remiss of me
I apologize for not extending the authorship to Madhu and Madhav. Sasanna and Vidya, email me their email addresses ASAP so they can be properly welcomed into the bosom of the family on the web.
A Facelift
I am trying a few things to give the blog a face lift that allows me to more effectively organize the information.
A poll on the blog access
In the spirit of the Indian elections and after listening to feedback from a few participants, I have added a poll on whether to keep the blog private. You have one week to vote. Based on the results, only authorized users can read the blog, or we will keep it open.
A treasure hunt
HP question: In the Deathly Hallows, what is the epitaph on Arianna Dumbledore's grave?
Answer: "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (for the uninitiated, Arianna is Dumbledore's sister who dies in an accident that Dumbledore blames himself for).
The phrase was not clear to me at the time I read the book…but more about that later.
Hind Swaraj: I was reading 'Hind Swaraj' by Gandhi the other day. Of the writings of Gandhi, this is unique. It is the only work that he had himself translated into English from Gujarati- in that sense, the English reader is so much more privy to Gandhiji's thoughts (even his autobiography is a translation by his secretary, Mahadev Desai).
Also, it was written on the ship 'Kildonan Castle' on the way to India from South Africa, just before he got into the thick of the Indian independence movement - so it was a sort of a vision statement that he implemented to such effect in the subsequent 40 years. The clarity of his thought was so high that he wrote it at a stretch on the ship's paper. When his right hand ached from writing, he wrote 40 pages with his left hand. Only 6-7 lines were scratched out in those 100 odd pages.
The work expounds on the principles of passive resistance, and the use of soul power (atmabalam) than physical force to get Swaraj. One of his major influences was Leo Tolstoy, whose non-fiction magnum opus, 'The Kingdom of God is within you' germinated the seed of this principle of non-violence in Gandhiji's mind. The book is listed as one of the references by Gandhi in the post script of Hind Swaraj.
'The Kingdom of God is within you’: So I looked up the book in Wikipedia. The gist is that Tolstoy attributes the problems of the Western world to its neglect of true Christian principles. He blames the Church & society for war-mongering and misinterpreting the essential teachings of Christ. (This was also one of Gandhi’s major assertions: the British are not a bad people per se, it is just that they have abandoned a Christian civilization: as much as he urges India to give up ‘modern’ civilization, so much does he urge the British to go back to Christian roots).
The title of the book itself is from the 'sermon on the mount', which is by far the most famous of Jesus’ teachings. This is the speech in which Christ tells the world to turn the other cheek, love thy neighbor etc- all the essentials of pacifism, and is the inspiration for Tolstoy’s work.
Sermon on the Mount: So I then decided to read the Sermon on the Mount (it was not a very busy Sunday). As one might expect, it is a very powerful sermon, especially if one imagines the harsh Roman, eye-for-an-eye philosophy of the times. 'Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth'. 'Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven'. 'love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you....For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? '
As I was reading through it, I came upon this section:
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;
No one can serve two masters. You cannot serve God and wealth.
for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also"
Well, there it was! It was a pleasant surprise, like meeting an old friend unexpectedly. The meaning of the epitaph was now clear. Dumbledore could not serve the 2 masters: wealth (the Hallows) and his duties (Arianna). If you care for wealth, your heart will also rest there and is not available for your duties. He tried to serve both masters and failed, and the epitaph was an admonition to himself not to fail again like that.
Thus, my literary treasure hunt yielded an unexpected nugget!
April 15, 2009
खोज
सुंदर ख्वाबों में भूल न जानी यादों में
मीठी बातों में मधुर गीतों में चान्दिनी रातों में
अंधेरी रस्ते पर तड़प रहा हूँ तुम्हारे लिए
होली में रंगोली में
बाराती मेले में सुझाई हरियाली में
मासूम बच्चों की बदनो में सच्चे प्यारे दिलों में
सागर की गहरायी में पहाड़ की ऊंचाई में
पैगाम की मुकाम में
ढूँढ रहा हूँ तुम्हे
उषा किरणों में पूज्यों की चरणों में
सच्चाई के वास्ते लड़े रणों में
जीवन बन की हर चीज में
हिरण्य हरिण के जैसा
मिलता छूटता जा रहे हो तुम
हे भगवान! मैंने माना
तुम मेरे जाने पहचाने अजनबी हो
जन्म लेते ही न जानते पाया हुआ बंदगी हो
धन नहीं मन
तन नहीं जान
हैवान हवन नहीं जीवन कवन
चाहिए तुम्हे पाने के लिए
इसीलिए मैंने इस कविता लिखी
हज़ार जन्मो में सौ साल के लिए सबक सीखा
खोया हुआ सब खुशियाँ मुझे वापस मिला
मेरे जीवन की नयी रंगीन मोड़ अभी अभी हिला
April 11, 2009
"खोज"
सुंदर ख्वाबों में भूल न जानी यादों में
मीठी बातों में मधुर गीतों में चान्दिनी रातों में
अंधेरी रास्ते पर तड़प रहा हूँ तुम्हारे लिए
होली में रंगोली में
बाराती मेले में सुझाई हरियाली में
मासूम बच्चों की बदनो में सच्चे प्यारे दिलों में
सागर की गहरायी में पहाड़ की ऊंचाई में
पैगाम की मुकाम में
ढूँढ रहा हूँ तुम्हे
उषा रवि किरणों में पूज्यों की चरणों में
सच्चाई के वास्ते लड़े रणों में
जीवन वन की हर चीज में
हिरण्य हरिण के जैसा
मिलता छूटता जा रहे हो तुम
हे भगवान! मैंने माना
तुम मेरे जान पहचान के अजनबी हो
जन्म लेते ही न जानते पाया हुआ बंदगी हो
तुम्हे पाने के लिए
धन नहीं मन
तन नहीं जान
हैवान हवन नहीं जीवन कवन
चाहिए
इसीलिए मैंने इस कविता लिखा
हज़ार जन्मो में सौ साल के लिए सबक सीखा
खोया हुआ सब खुशियाँ मुझे वापस मिला
मेरे जीवन की नवीन रंगीन मोड़ अभी अभी हिला
DEDICATED to POONAM
(SELFISH idea she will edit and repost)
Madhav: Yehi hai right choice baby!
Comprehensive and entertaining report by the official wedding journalist, as usual! The highlight of the wedding to me was Madhav. Apart from his Arvind Swamy good looks (as pointed out by Sasi), he is such a genial, amiable and down-to-earth person. In that sense, very much in the Pedda Seeenu mould: 100% score with the Singampalli sons-in-law, so far!
So congrats to Pinni, Babai, Kanth and Vidya on an excellent wedding and on inducting a fitting new member to the Singampalli's Drones Club.
So congrats to Pinni, Babai, Kanth and Vidya on an excellent wedding and on inducting a fitting new member to the Singampalli's Drones Club.
April 10, 2009
VIDYA'S MARRIAGE
Wonderful in one word.
Sarma tatagaru at his vintage best and ammamma at her silent best.
SBD the silent bee but forced to eat in the first or second batch. In this connection some people were even given prizes for dragging her (literally) for lunch. Krups and Poonam made a lightning visit. Of course, Poonam announced her presence empahtically by directing things on stage. Sasi and Madhu were there, were not there and were there. Wonder why Sasi is showing this prowess of disapperaing and reappering during marriages!!
Me and Gouri, more spectators than helpers due to limitations, tho I did have an occasion to show off my Linguistic Abilities and Gouri entertained Kavali guests and led them to breakfast.
What to say about SRN and SKD? Harassed? Tired? Happy? Relieved? all of them. A good job well done!
Kanth and friends-good work.
Sarada and bavagaru registerd their presence--Sarada by a tiff with SRN and then settling down nicely and helpfully ( as is usual). bava garu being in charge of the KEYS of the strong box (Once a bank manager, always a bank manager)
Gopal--silent and observant (see his wodehousean masterpiece about JADA-GADA)
Vijaya liaising efficiently with caterers, manager and the music party.
SVN and his "cheviti machine" have already starred in these columns. Then he did a wonderful job of looking after the breakfast business. Only thing was that one had to be on constant guard (unsuccessfully) to keep him away from----what else---sweets.
Padma in charge of the arrangements, sardatam and THE BOX. Solid worker and no pun intended.
Summi gadu, the lone warrior, was worked off her feet. Kudos for her tireless work and ever- present smile.
Swathi was not her usual self-quiet and was busy with the cell phone on day one and looking lost on the other days.( charger was broken and so no cell phone)
Ramesh, Durga, Subrahmanyam, Ramadevi, Sravan, Venu, Subbalakshmi, Suhrud and Manyu were present and participated well.
Mr.Ramesh was great and without him it would have been very very difficult.
Varamma, Pullaiah, Bujjamma etc. were of great help.
The Pydighantams were present in force and were appreciative.
The bridegroom's party were really great. They were so cooperative, it went off so smoothly that it really was unbelievable. Madhavan, Kamala and Raghavendrarao garu and the rest were nice and if all the future grooms' parties are like that, we will be very very blessed and happy.
Vidya, the star, was tired by the end of it all but I believe she is happy and so are we.
Sarma tatagaru at his vintage best and ammamma at her silent best.
SBD the silent bee but forced to eat in the first or second batch. In this connection some people were even given prizes for dragging her (literally) for lunch. Krups and Poonam made a lightning visit. Of course, Poonam announced her presence empahtically by directing things on stage. Sasi and Madhu were there, were not there and were there. Wonder why Sasi is showing this prowess of disapperaing and reappering during marriages!!
Me and Gouri, more spectators than helpers due to limitations, tho I did have an occasion to show off my Linguistic Abilities and Gouri entertained Kavali guests and led them to breakfast.
What to say about SRN and SKD? Harassed? Tired? Happy? Relieved? all of them. A good job well done!
Kanth and friends-good work.
Sarada and bavagaru registerd their presence--Sarada by a tiff with SRN and then settling down nicely and helpfully ( as is usual). bava garu being in charge of the KEYS of the strong box (Once a bank manager, always a bank manager)
Gopal--silent and observant (see his wodehousean masterpiece about JADA-GADA)
Vijaya liaising efficiently with caterers, manager and the music party.
SVN and his "cheviti machine" have already starred in these columns. Then he did a wonderful job of looking after the breakfast business. Only thing was that one had to be on constant guard (unsuccessfully) to keep him away from----what else---sweets.
Padma in charge of the arrangements, sardatam and THE BOX. Solid worker and no pun intended.
Summi gadu, the lone warrior, was worked off her feet. Kudos for her tireless work and ever- present smile.
Swathi was not her usual self-quiet and was busy with the cell phone on day one and looking lost on the other days.( charger was broken and so no cell phone)
Ramesh, Durga, Subrahmanyam, Ramadevi, Sravan, Venu, Subbalakshmi, Suhrud and Manyu were present and participated well.
Mr.Ramesh was great and without him it would have been very very difficult.
Varamma, Pullaiah, Bujjamma etc. were of great help.
The Pydighantams were present in force and were appreciative.
The bridegroom's party were really great. They were so cooperative, it went off so smoothly that it really was unbelievable. Madhavan, Kamala and Raghavendrarao garu and the rest were nice and if all the future grooms' parties are like that, we will be very very blessed and happy.
Vidya, the star, was tired by the end of it all but I believe she is happy and so are we.
viswam babai at his best
the day before marriage day.just entered marriage hall.bride is getting ready.vidya wants new poola jada.viswam is lying on a cot.he has earphones and hearing mirchi radio.
vidya:nanna i want a poola jada.
viswam: why gada ? who wants gada? (bamboo pole).
srn : its not gada. jada.vidya wants it.
viswam : (without removing earphones)thats what iam asking.i can arrange a gada. but why gada ?
srn :please stop .its jada.
viswam : i just cant understand who is asking. who is the dommari who wants to dance with a gada on a wire. stupid thing to ask or to do.
srn : ( pulls the earphones). poola jada ,jada, jada. see this. it has come. and if i catch you with earphones during the entire marriage period ------
viswam: ok .its a poola jada. why are you angry for such a small matter.i was only trying to help by arranging a gada. (afterthought) though its a stupid thing to do.
everybody is in fits.festivity and atmosphere have fully set in.
vidya:nanna i want a poola jada.
viswam: why gada ? who wants gada? (bamboo pole).
srn : its not gada. jada.vidya wants it.
viswam : (without removing earphones)thats what iam asking.i can arrange a gada. but why gada ?
srn :please stop .its jada.
viswam : i just cant understand who is asking. who is the dommari who wants to dance with a gada on a wire. stupid thing to ask or to do.
srn : ( pulls the earphones). poola jada ,jada, jada. see this. it has come. and if i catch you with earphones during the entire marriage period ------
viswam: ok .its a poola jada. why are you angry for such a small matter.i was only trying to help by arranging a gada. (afterthought) though its a stupid thing to do.
everybody is in fits.festivity and atmosphere have fully set in.
April 5, 2009
Congrats Lavy
నేత్రద్వయగోచర అస్ఫుట అశ్వమా
నవజలద ఆరోహిత మాతృ విజయరధ కేతనమా
ఆ బాల గోపాల హృదయత్కమల నిగూఢ స్థిత సుగంధమా
వికసిత విద్యా సుమ విలసిత లతా లావణ్యమా
lavy has a lot of hidden talent(dark horse)
vijaya is on a chariot on cloud(jalada) nine (nava) and lavy is the flag of this high flying chariot
gopal is never the one to boast of his kids' talents and the fragrance of that pride is hidden in his heart
lavy is the delicate climber with the full blown flowers of education and achievement.( living upto her name )
నవజలద ఆరోహిత మాతృ విజయరధ కేతనమా
ఆ బాల గోపాల హృదయత్కమల నిగూఢ స్థిత సుగంధమా
వికసిత విద్యా సుమ విలసిత లతా లావణ్యమా
lavy has a lot of hidden talent(dark horse)
vijaya is on a chariot on cloud(jalada) nine (nava) and lavy is the flag of this high flying chariot
gopal is never the one to boast of his kids' talents and the fragrance of that pride is hidden in his heart
lavy is the delicate climber with the full blown flowers of education and achievement.( living upto her name )
A question of talent
Amazement was my first reaction,
At poetic talent prodigous in my kin
Enjoyment followed with a second or third rumination
Expectations rose as the reality sank in
But with delicate thoughts and words of choice
With equal facility in many tongues
The ever-rising bar leaves me dumb, deviod of voice
So I wonder, does this ladder of creativity never run out of rungs?
But now, past the surprise and the praise
Struggling with scratchy pen and wordless, dry-lipped,
Questions many my mind raise:
Why this skill, a generation has skipped?
Why, we junior Singampallis, to a lower standard, have to settle?
Why, dear babais atthas and pinnis, have you not sought to transfer
With alacrity, to your scions, your linguistic mettle?
To this, I now respectfully demand an answer!
At poetic talent prodigous in my kin
Enjoyment followed with a second or third rumination
Expectations rose as the reality sank in
But with delicate thoughts and words of choice
With equal facility in many tongues
The ever-rising bar leaves me dumb, deviod of voice
So I wonder, does this ladder of creativity never run out of rungs?
But now, past the surprise and the praise
Struggling with scratchy pen and wordless, dry-lipped,
Questions many my mind raise:
Why this skill, a generation has skipped?
Why, we junior Singampallis, to a lower standard, have to settle?
Why, dear babais atthas and pinnis, have you not sought to transfer
With alacrity, to your scions, your linguistic mettle?
To this, I now respectfully demand an answer!
ఉగాది కవి సమ్మేళనానికి చదివినది :
ఎందుకు పుట్టానో తెలియక
ఎప్పుడు చస్తానో భయపడుతూ
పిరికి వాళ్ళను భయపెడుతూ
పై వాళ్ళకు జైకొడుతూ
జాతకం లేని చాతకంలా
ఆకారం లేని చకోరంలా
కృష్ణ మేఘాలలో నీళ్లు వెతుకుతూ
మృగతృష్ణల్లో దప్పి తీర్చుకుంటూ
బంధుత్వాలు లేకుండా
సంతున్న వంధ్యత్వంతో
తూగుతూ సాగుతూ వాగుతూ బతుకుతున్నా
చీడ పురుగులా
పేడ పురుగులా
తప్పులు చేస్తూ తిప్పలు పడుతూ
తప్పుకుంటూ తిరుగుతున్నా
నలుగుతున్నా విరుగుతున్నా
విచ్చుకత్తుల్లా గుచ్చుకునే చచ్చు పుచ్చు మాటలతో యుద్ధం చేస్తూ
సాహిత్య వ్యవసాయం చేసి
కవిత్వ ఫలసాయం పొందుతున్నాననుకుంటూ
ఏదో రాస్తున్నానని భ్రమిస్తున్నా
నాచుట్టూ నేనే పరిభ్రమిస్తున్నా
నా కరచాలనం నేనే చేసుకుంటున్నా
నా కరతాళాలు నేనే వాయించుకుంటున్నా
నేను రక్కసిని
పగటి దయ్యాన్ని.
ఎందుకో ఆత్మశోధన మొదలైంది
అందుకే ఆవేదన కలిగింది
నాతొ నాకే వాదన జరిగింది
బోధి కింద లేకున్నా
కళ్ళున్న కబోదిని , వినిపించే బధిరుడినని
జ్ఞానం కలిగింది మది కదిలింది
అంతర్మధనంతో అంతర్ముఖుడినై ఆలోచించా
జీవిత పరమార్ధం చరమార్ధంలో కాదు
ప్రారంభంలో ప్రారభ్ధాన్ని శాసించాలని అవగతించా
వృద్ధాశ్రమంలో తాతను పెదనాన్నా అని పలకరించా పులకరించా
శరణాలయంలో చంటిపాపను కంటి పాపలా ఆదరించా
పదకన్నా అని స్వాగతించా సాదరించా
రోగులనూ విరాగులనూ సేవాధర్మంతో
ఆహ్లాదంగా నవ్వించా బాధలు మరిపించా మురిపించా
పేదల పతితల కష్టాలకు చలించా సానుభూతి సాయం అందించా
మనశ్శాంతితో ఫలించా అనుభూతితో స్పందించా
కష్టంలో అనుబంధం
దుఖంలో ఆనందం అనుభవించా సహకరించా
చర్మ సౌందర్యం కంటే కర్మ కర్తవ్యం విలువ అని నినదించా
నేను మనీషిని
సగటు జీవిని
బోయ మానిషాద శ్లోకం నుంచి ఆదికావ్యం ఉద్భవించింది
భయ విషాద శోకం నుంచి జనిస్తే ఒక్క వాక్యం
చాలు చాలు అదే పదివేలు
రసాత్మకం వాక్యం కావ్యం!!!
ఎప్పుడు చస్తానో భయపడుతూ
పిరికి వాళ్ళను భయపెడుతూ
పై వాళ్ళకు జైకొడుతూ
జాతకం లేని చాతకంలా
ఆకారం లేని చకోరంలా
కృష్ణ మేఘాలలో నీళ్లు వెతుకుతూ
మృగతృష్ణల్లో దప్పి తీర్చుకుంటూ
బంధుత్వాలు లేకుండా
సంతున్న వంధ్యత్వంతో
తూగుతూ సాగుతూ వాగుతూ బతుకుతున్నా
చీడ పురుగులా
పేడ పురుగులా
తప్పులు చేస్తూ తిప్పలు పడుతూ
తప్పుకుంటూ తిరుగుతున్నా
నలుగుతున్నా విరుగుతున్నా
విచ్చుకత్తుల్లా గుచ్చుకునే చచ్చు పుచ్చు మాటలతో యుద్ధం చేస్తూ
సాహిత్య వ్యవసాయం చేసి
కవిత్వ ఫలసాయం పొందుతున్నాననుకుంటూ
ఏదో రాస్తున్నానని భ్రమిస్తున్నా
నాచుట్టూ నేనే పరిభ్రమిస్తున్నా
నా కరచాలనం నేనే చేసుకుంటున్నా
నా కరతాళాలు నేనే వాయించుకుంటున్నా
నేను రక్కసిని
పగటి దయ్యాన్ని.
ఎందుకో ఆత్మశోధన మొదలైంది
అందుకే ఆవేదన కలిగింది
నాతొ నాకే వాదన జరిగింది
బోధి కింద లేకున్నా
కళ్ళున్న కబోదిని , వినిపించే బధిరుడినని
జ్ఞానం కలిగింది మది కదిలింది
అంతర్మధనంతో అంతర్ముఖుడినై ఆలోచించా
జీవిత పరమార్ధం చరమార్ధంలో కాదు
ప్రారంభంలో ప్రారభ్ధాన్ని శాసించాలని అవగతించా
వృద్ధాశ్రమంలో తాతను పెదనాన్నా అని పలకరించా పులకరించా
శరణాలయంలో చంటిపాపను కంటి పాపలా ఆదరించా
పదకన్నా అని స్వాగతించా సాదరించా
రోగులనూ విరాగులనూ సేవాధర్మంతో
ఆహ్లాదంగా నవ్వించా బాధలు మరిపించా మురిపించా
పేదల పతితల కష్టాలకు చలించా సానుభూతి సాయం అందించా
మనశ్శాంతితో ఫలించా అనుభూతితో స్పందించా
కష్టంలో అనుబంధం
దుఖంలో ఆనందం అనుభవించా సహకరించా
చర్మ సౌందర్యం కంటే కర్మ కర్తవ్యం విలువ అని నినదించా
నేను మనీషిని
సగటు జీవిని
బోయ మానిషాద శ్లోకం నుంచి ఆదికావ్యం ఉద్భవించింది
భయ విషాద శోకం నుంచి జనిస్తే ఒక్క వాక్యం
చాలు చాలు అదే పదివేలు
రసాత్మకం వాక్యం కావ్యం!!!
Dailies!!
Windy,blustery,freezing wet
Cold and shivering at dawn
It's not morning yet
Somnolent pacing suppressing the yawn.
Peering into the misty,tarry darkness
Adjust the windcheater,pull the muffler tight
Swallowing early sunrays,cloudy sky an ogress
impatient not finding the wanted sight
Slowly they appear,slicing through the rain sheet
The aroma of fresh coffee from kitchen
Come on paper boy!Hey milkmaid find your feet!
"Very cold sir" says he ; "You're late it's not Siachen"
Fear,fury or cold gritting the teeth,she's shivering frantic
"It's not my fault,van is late" - Now i know she is apolegetic
In their face close the door with a bang apathetic
Fleeting feeling of guilty pang - sympathetic
Mix it,
Fix it,
Sip it.
Skip it.
Neigh! Silly thought,it's routine.
Sigh! I'm a human canine!
Cold and shivering at dawn
It's not morning yet
Somnolent pacing suppressing the yawn.
Peering into the misty,tarry darkness
Adjust the windcheater,pull the muffler tight
Swallowing early sunrays,cloudy sky an ogress
impatient not finding the wanted sight
Slowly they appear,slicing through the rain sheet
The aroma of fresh coffee from kitchen
Come on paper boy!Hey milkmaid find your feet!
"Very cold sir" says he ; "You're late it's not Siachen"
Fear,fury or cold gritting the teeth,she's shivering frantic
"It's not my fault,van is late" - Now i know she is apolegetic
In their face close the door with a bang apathetic
Fleeting feeling of guilty pang - sympathetic
Mix it,
Fix it,
Sip it.
Skip it.
Neigh! Silly thought,it's routine.
Sigh! I'm a human canine!
April 4, 2009
వదినా రెండు మాసాల కింద రాశా
ద్వంద్వార్థ పదాల ప్రయోగపు "ఆదాయం" "పన్ను " (pun)
SEE IT IS TAXING
సంపూర్ణ వాక్య నిర్మాణం మామూలుగా నీరసం ,రసహీనం
ఆరోగ్యం భాగ్యం ఆయావత్తు కోల్పోతే రోగం భాగం మాత్రం మిగులుతుంది ;
బాలేదేమో .
పూర్తి పద్యం లేదా గేయం సరళంగా లలితంగా గంభీరంగా ( పాషాణ పాకం )
రెండు ( అర్థాలను ) ( మళ్లీ pun ) ఒకటిగా చేసి
మురిపించడం
మరిపించడం
వదనంలో జీవకళ
హృదయంలో భావకళ
వదినా!
రసగంగ
తవ్వెయ్
తోడేయ్
టోపీలు తీశా
SEE IT IS TAXING
సంపూర్ణ వాక్య నిర్మాణం మామూలుగా నీరసం ,రసహీనం
ఆరోగ్యం భాగ్యం ఆయావత్తు కోల్పోతే రోగం భాగం మాత్రం మిగులుతుంది ;
బాలేదేమో .
పూర్తి పద్యం లేదా గేయం సరళంగా లలితంగా గంభీరంగా ( పాషాణ పాకం )
రెండు ( అర్థాలను ) ( మళ్లీ pun ) ఒకటిగా చేసి
మురిపించడం
మరిపించడం
వదనంలో జీవకళ
హృదయంలో భావకళ
వదినా!
రసగంగ
తవ్వెయ్
తోడేయ్
టోపీలు తీశా
వధూవరులు
ఓర్మినందీ సుదతి భూమిజాత
కలిమినీనెలత కన పద్మజాత
బలిమినీతన్వి హిమశైలజాత
చెలిమి తావులు వెదజల్లు సుమపారిజాత.
కనగన్ నీతని కలిగె కంతునకు మాత్సర్యంబు
మాత్సర్యంబు పూనున్నీతడు, మాత్రమే విద్యనందు
విద్యనందుకొన కలిగెన్ సౌఖ్యసౌభాగ్యముల్
భాగ్యముల్ ఆహా పొందగానీతని కూతుమగనిగన్.
kanthudu = manmadhudu.
కలిమినీనెలత కన పద్మజాత
బలిమినీతన్వి హిమశైలజాత
చెలిమి తావులు వెదజల్లు సుమపారిజాత.
కనగన్ నీతని కలిగె కంతునకు మాత్సర్యంబు
మాత్సర్యంబు పూనున్నీతడు, మాత్రమే విద్యనందు
విద్యనందుకొన కలిగెన్ సౌఖ్యసౌభాగ్యముల్
భాగ్యముల్ ఆహా పొందగానీతని కూతుమగనిగన్.
kanthudu = manmadhudu.
April 2, 2009
స్వాతి కోరిక
స్వాతీ ! నిన్ను గురించి ఏమని వర్ణించను?
రత్నాకర గర్భ సంజనిత స్వాతి ముత్యానివో
అలరించి తనియించు ముగ్ధ మోహన తనూజవో
శారద రాత్ర వినీలాకస ప్రకాశిత తారకవో
అలసత్వ మృణ్మలిన అనర్ఘ రత్నానివో
ratnakara = ocean, sanjanitha = born, alarinchi = entertaining, taniyinchu = satisfying, thanuja =daughter, sarada rathra = nights of sarath ruthuvu, vineelakasa = blue sky, alasathva = laziness, mrunmalina = dirty with soil, anargha = great
O swathi!
you are a pearl born in the ocean's bed during swathi rain
you are an entertaining and satisfying young attractive daughter (for DRM)
you are a star ( swathi is the name of a star too) shining brightly in the blue skies of a sarad rathri ( Sarada)
and yet
you are a great precious stone covered in layers of dirt of laziness. ( please get rid of the dirt)
రత్నాకర గర్భ సంజనిత స్వాతి ముత్యానివో
అలరించి తనియించు ముగ్ధ మోహన తనూజవో
శారద రాత్ర వినీలాకస ప్రకాశిత తారకవో
అలసత్వ మృణ్మలిన అనర్ఘ రత్నానివో
ratnakara = ocean, sanjanitha = born, alarinchi = entertaining, taniyinchu = satisfying, thanuja =daughter, sarada rathra = nights of sarath ruthuvu, vineelakasa = blue sky, alasathva = laziness, mrunmalina = dirty with soil, anargha = great
O swathi!
you are a pearl born in the ocean's bed during swathi rain
you are an entertaining and satisfying young attractive daughter (for DRM)
you are a star ( swathi is the name of a star too) shining brightly in the blue skies of a sarad rathri ( Sarada)
and yet
you are a great precious stone covered in layers of dirt of laziness. ( please get rid of the dirt)
April 1, 2009
ఆడపిల్ల తల్లి
నాడు అమ్మ ఒడి వీడి అరుదెంచె మగని వెంట
వీడి మమతల బంధాలు పుట్టినింట
నేడు అంపించె కన్నబిడ్డను అల్లువెంట
దివ్వె వెలిగించి కాంతి నింప మెట్టినింట
వీడి మమతల బంధాలు పుట్టినింట
నేడు అంపించె కన్నబిడ్డను అల్లువెంట
దివ్వె వెలిగించి కాంతి నింప మెట్టినింట
April Calendar
I just noticed today that the Singampalli calendar for April was woefully empty. Kudos to Vidya on putting the event on calendar that will give people another chance for subhakankshalu.
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