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Kala Ghoda 2014

Kala Ghoda

The 15th Kala Ghoda Festival concluded on sunday the 9th February. Being the last day of the nine day long festival there were thousands of people who visited  Kala Ghoda   in  South Mumbai , to either see the performances of Farhan Akthar or to see the creativity done by students,and todays youth .I had been to the festival last year too and was amazed by the efforts put in by the organiser and team in displaying some interesting things from best out of waste,electronic waste .A brief history of the festival.its inception in 1999, the Festival has grown in stature and popularity, attracting visitors and participants from other parts of the country, and the world. The Festival is organised by the Kala Ghoda Association (a non-profit organisation that states its objectives as “physically upgrading the Kala Ghoda sub-precinct and making it the Art District of Mumbai”) and curated by teams handling each of the sub-festivals.Its held  usually around nine days long either  in late January or early February.The sub-festivals feature the visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature, lectures, seminars and workshops, heritage walks, special events for children, and a vibrant street festival. Entry to all events is free to all (only restricted by the size of the venues) . Venues include The  Jehangir Art gallery , The National Gallery of Modern Art  , the David Sassoon Library , Max Mueller Bhavan, Elphinstone  college , the K.R Cama Institue, the M C Ghia Hall, and the street area of Rampart Row. Rampart Row is closed off to vehicular traffic for the duration of the festival, with the entire area becoming a street Mela , with food stalls, artisans selling their creations, artists who sketch instant portraits, street art installations and the like. In recent years, the Festival has expanded beyond the Kala Ghoda crescent, with events being held in Azad Maidan  and Horinman Circle  as well.

Auto Expo India 2014

Auto Expo

The auto expo is back again this time  bigger and better with more space to be offered at Greater Noida  compared to pragati maidan. 
This year there are going to be some great global launches and showcases with 47 manufacturers taking part and showcasing 69 automobiles launch some of them being the Jaguar CX17 ,Jaguar F-type ,Harley Davidson to name a few 
so those travelling,or were waiting to travel for the auto expo here are the dates 7-11 Febuarary at the India  expo mart Greater Noida Delhi,  from 10 am onwards so all the automobiles lovers don’t miss this chance or you will have to wait another 2 years for it will be coming next in 2016 .

Toi Litfest 2013

175 Years

The 3 day Toi Litfest carnival concluded today ,which was held in one of the most popular film studio , mehboob studio. It was a wonderful experience once again to have the best under a roof , right from authors like Ruskin Bond,Chetan Bhagat , Ravi Subramanian,Mary Kom the Olympic boxer ,Best directors of Bollywood Vikramaditya motwane,Ananda Gandhi, Ayan mukerjee to just  name a few who were on the panel this year ,It was a opportunity to interact ,to know them better and understand them ,There were quite a few people too ,I too pulled my friends to attend the Carnival and they were so happy that they just can’t wait for it to come back next year ,I hope more and more people keep going for these types of events because they are really interesting and if you  don’t go to experience these you  really are missing something and If there aren’t audience for activities like these the leading newspaper would reconsider getting the event back ,also its at the right time today to see activities and events like these since we are more  exposed,know much more and that these events are beneficial to you ,me since it gives a better perspective and understanding.

 

Happy Diwali!!!

Diwali -festive season

 

this is Diwali !!! a week before

Diwali !!! its just a week away and it doesn’t really feel like the festive season is here ,you can hardly see any lights, and decoration ,also the firecracker have all gone silent ,in a way its surely is good to see that the pollution level and noise pollution falling ,but some noise should be there to feel its Diwali,also at a recent Diwali party I noticed people clicking more of there photography rather than playing cards like we normally would do with token(coins) from the past few years .Also I guess ,Diwali has not being given that much of importance ,since we have internet,so many apps and so many events all over the year its just become like any-other festival ,And since in India the dollar ,the economy downturn has made people more careful this Diwali,its become such a peaceful festival from the nosiest good for the environment .

Also the importance of Diwali will soon Dissappear at this rate ,I remember reading somewhere about kids asking there parents can we celebrate Diwali on our tablets ,this to me was like a joke when I first read ,but now its a serious thought to think about .

Technology is ruling us ,not we ruling the technology .

Anyways .

Happy Diwali !!!

INDIA!!!

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this is INDIA where there are millions
,but
only thousands can be seen,
This is INDIA where the means of transportation are Mean
         This is INDIA where were we are not fearless but are afaird @ the same time.
                          This is india where friends are enemy
and enemy are friends
               this is INDIA where we think about are self first and then think about others.
This is INDIA where there is not 1 government running properly
but there are 27 more who are running on the same track
this is INDIA where money is spent to be compared
and be one level higher than normal .
This is INDIA
where students who achieve 99 still want that 100
this is india where
people let things run the way the are running
this is INDIA where nobody see the benefit of the country.
This is INDIA where the tag of celebs matter the most.
This is india where people are in a race to seek gods blessing
and the only place where a VIP is different from a common man.
                    this is INDIA
 where a truth is lie
and lie is the truth .
This is INDIA where security given to celebs is more than common man.
this is INDIA where people have short memories.
                                      this is INDIA
and we are INDIANS who opions are not taken but bought for the political reasons .
this is INDIA where its will be there,
This is INDIA
              where attitudes changes for a reason
this is INDIA
where people are treated like dogs
this is INDIA where people will remain dogs
no matter how well you have trained them.
or how expericined experts you have sitting in the parliament.
This is INDIA
where other get benefited because of your “idea”
which was stupid to them.
this is INDIA where traffic signal are made every miles because the vechiles have incread so much that they need to go beyond the given area.
This is INDIA where the tags”drivers””maids” are taken the way they are.
this is INDIA and the only INDIA.
where corruption has to RR representing the rupees overflowing to swiss banks.
this is INDIA where Gods have genres
and where Gods are catogrized .
This is INDIA where in the end we think about other once we are done with our parsies
this is INDIA where we don’t know whats happieng in the present and hence can only look @ the past and feel good or bad.
This is INDIA where we don’t know the future.
and hence don’t know is it worth having a dream.
This is  INDIA where INDIANs are underestimated
by INDIANS.-
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