Monsoon !!!

 

Monsoon in Srirangam !

The Island at its Best !

During April may

   Many parts of the year 

Usually the River is not in full flow 
This part of the year it looks deserted

 

In the Month August

 The River is in full flow

Now its time for joy  
The River Island at its Best :) 
Its Marina of Trichy :P

Tweets at Home!!

Thats the day I understood 

Why all houses should have a Garden :)

PS: Definetly there involed some post-processing ;)

Blissful !!!

"Far away there shines a light,
A light which gives out joy,
A light which is made of love,
A light which minds employ."
A light which enlightens Human Mind!!!
God Bless...

Wash it Clean !!!

Looks funny ! Clipped

A Walk Across !!!

“ Beauty can be seen in all things"

  My Country has abundance of non-cultivatable lands

And its fits for nothing,
other than a photographer like me

Makes it as a subject  for his photograph
 we often don’t or can’t See beauty in the world until
Someone shows it, take a look around you
Even without moving from the computer.

Can you see something ? In a new way, 

A different way of presenting something common ? 

Lovely !!!

  Staying single always keeps you 

And your surrounding Happy

Getting committed 

Its like ????

 

Its Play Time mamma!!!

Courtesy: Nephews - Lakshan (sitting) & Advaith (Standing)

Its always fun picturising Children

They are natural for photographs

They doesn't know to fake.....

I get to remember 
Me, my cousins in same place 

Decades ago having fun as they do

Happy to see the next gen following :)

PS: I'm happy that i have captured without making them embarrass when they see this in future ;-) lol

Dare to be Different !

Good photos are like good jokes. 
If you have to explain it, 
It isn’t that good.


I'm Extremely feeling Lucky

For being good observant of Nature 

And my love for thy !!!

Modern day squirrel ;-)

I have seen squirrel eating fruits and nuts

I never seen a squirrel eating Biscuits 

Its was so weird to see a squirrel carrying biscuits

This happend in Agra - Taj Mahal N Gate

In search of Identity

Courtesy : Aprameyan (person in the picture)

 If I could tell the story in words,

I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.

                                                ~Lewis Hine

                                                                                                                                 

Rays of Hope !!!

When Sun is setting for the day

Darkness taking its charge

You are tired  after the days work

After unsuccessful day out

Life seeming to be tough

You Think its time to rest quit whatever

You stand alone thinking where your life leading

What it tries to teach you ?

Searching answers for all your frustrations

Your energy to its lowest

All you need to go One step Forward

You lost your Appetite to go further

Its hard to Believe In  whatever you Dream Strive Perspire

All you need is a small thing in life

Hope Hope Hope

Fishing !!!

                                Common Man

               Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. 

          Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

                                Business Man 
            Catch a fish, Find a man and you can sell it to him.   

Teach a man to fish, and u ruin a wonderful business opportunity.

                                                        

                                           

Crazy Hissss!!!

        Mom: Santhosh come fast

        Me: Wat ma ?

        Mom: Snake da snake at gate ! Bring a rod

        Me: Running with my Cam !

        Me: Having Really a close look with snake & merely we both speaking in eyes,then took few pics with my Third Eye (camera)

        Mom: r u Crazy ? Stupid blah blah blah ...(voice from back).

         Me: Hakuna Matata !!!

                                                     

                                     
                  Hissss at Sweet Home !!!
                    Heights of Craziness!!!
On seeing me as a better Photographer than Him (snake)
                         He slowly strolled away ;) lol

                                                         

Destiny !!!

 One life ! One Destiny !

 Millions Compete ! 

Desire to Reach?

Persevere!!!

The Sole Hunter !!!

                                      

                                                           

                     One Bird ! One Goal !

                          Purely Attitude !

                          "Truly Falcon"

Most Exciting Baby Expressions

    "A picture is worth 1000 Words"

 The following are photographs of my Nephews & Niece  aged between 1 to 2. I usually carry camera with me & never missed any chance to capture them. These pics are part of my collections which is abnormal from their usual faces.So decided to label it has "The most exciting Baby Expressions"  The Kids in the photos are 1. Advaith 2.Lakshan 3. Pranita (F)

        

                 Awesome !

 

                             

                    Anger !

                Annoying !

                   Awful !

 

         Concentration !

                  Cheeky !

              Confused !

 

                     Desire !

                  Disgust !

                Excitement  !

          Excitement !

                 Fear !

 

                  Funny !

 

               HappY !

           Hunger !

 

                  Love !

             Mischievous !

 

                 Restless !

 

          

                            Search !

              Shy !

                                  Snarl !

                                    Surprise !

 

                                  Teasing !

             Yummy !

1st Train Journey...The Santhosh Express

  

        This short time of my life is relaxing...  i thought i should brush my old memories & keep myself away from books by which I'm dog tired studying for past 6 months. Now i'm browsing my hard disk which have dump of photos (Which long back i digitized myself using  Cam). The folder has bunch of mixed pics of my Dad Mom pre-marriage & post marriage. There are few pics in which Dad wears Big Bell bottom Pants a big cooler which covers not only his eyes it cover his cheeks too... ha haa. My dad is fortunate to work for Indian Railways & has travelled across the country. So even his post marriage days it continued. so train is inseparable from my family

   With this thought I just tried to remember my 1st journey in train though i may not know my very 1st Journey but this one i still remember with all fascination as my first journey.. so here is my 1st Train journey

     

      I should not be more than 4yrs of age. Me dad & mom in a coupe. i exactly don't remember to which place we traveled. But not too long and a day journey. That was a monsoon time. it rains heavily from the time we board the train. it was not at all fun as a kid to sit inside a coupe with doors shut windows shut. I was simply watching rain droplets falling in glass windows & trying to get my hands wet. It was bit of an enjoyment & my only option to entertain myself until my dad say no to it :(. It was a boredom to see the same faces mom dad. It was like train journey is very boring dislike train journey to the core & not to board a train again.

     

    Then switched off myself to sleep. Then Few hours later my dad woke me up to make me ready to deboard as we nearing our station. The rain has stopped it was bit dark for a normal evening with  the sweet smell of the rain hit soil was refreshing my mind to forget what happened few hrs ago. I ran to the opened window pressing my cheek toward the grill expecting something . i felt cool breeze with aroma i closed my eyes took a deep breath & felt freshness of the air. I continued closing my eyes  felt the breeze caressing my face i loved it. I heard a different sound of the train which wasn't usual . i opened my eyes to see  but nothing appeared

    

     I asked my dad whats that sound ?

     He said, It should be the steam engine coming from the other side ?

     I asked him Innocently wont it hit our train ? (DAMMAL)

     He gave a smile...My mom laughed loud

     Come lets jump out of the train

     This time both laughed aloud.. :)

    

     I asked why do you laugh ?

     Though my dad knows how the system works. its quite difficult to make me understand. But he gave an answer not so convincing but he made sure we are safe.

     fweeeeh...chhik chik!!!!

     I ran to the window tried finding out but nothing appeared, then ran to different windows viewing from different angles still couldn't find anything. Train Slowed a bit as it nears the station. Now the sound is so clear more evident. This time more eagerly pressing my cheeks to the window hoping to see it. My face shrinks in dismay i couldn't find anything but still sticking to window like a lizard. The train enters the station platform...

   

    The Fweeeeh....Chhik chik.... this time was so loud & vigour I saw the steam engine approaching from the other side in a parallel track with fweeeehhhhhing whistle sound & vapour spewed around in the air makes the view like a mist passing in a valley   

   I shouted dad!!! look at this..

    I was so excited by seeing that ... The full black steam engine bigger than a normal engine emits black fumes the evening pleasant sun rays passing through the fumes was enigmatic. It comes towards me was like the elephant in the African jungle runs on seeing its calf with lots of happiness. I was totally awestruck by seeing that, my eye balls hesitant to move.. my ears cud only hear to hush & husky sound of the engine..It slowly came close to my compartment it pick up speed  blowing its typical horn & coal burns above its head, my heart too started pumping blood so fast i started jumping in joy clapping hands..as it reaches nearly parallel to me it was like real heaven. It husks husks vapour blows it was cinematic. the man in the engine waved his hands seeing me so happy with smiles i waved back saying tada as it passes me :)

     My train halted with a creak pulled my mind from the African elephant gone passed.. so its time to deboard, my dad held my hand pulled me off from window i wasn't in a mood to deboard the train. i felt why shouldn't this journey be never ending. Got down walking in the platform holding my dad's hand waving on the other hand to the 1st train journey with no heart to leave.

 

1st Journey-The Santhosh Express

           This short time of my life is relaxing...   i thought i should brush my old memories & keep myself away books by which i'm dog tried reading for last 6 months. Now clicks clicks to open a folder named Old Clicks in my comp (Which long back i digitised my self using my Cam).The folder has bunch of mixed pics of my Dad Mom pre marriage & post marriage.There are few pics in which Dad wears Big Bell bottom Pants a big Cooler which covers not 1ly his eyes it cover his cheeks too... ha haa.Few Pics are of my Dad who fortunately work for Indian Railways made lots of travel around the country.So even his post marriage days it continued.so train is unseparable from my family

   With this thought I just tried to remember my 1st journey in train though i may not know my very 1st Journey but this one i still remember with all fascination as my first journey..so here is my 1st journey

   I should not be more than 4yrs of age me dad & mom in a coupe.i exactly don't remember to which place we travelled.But not too long & a day journey.That was a monsoon time.it was not at all fun as a kid to sit inside a coupe with doors shut & windows shut. I was simply watching rain droplets falling in glass windows & trying to get my hands wet.It was bit of an enjoyment & my 1ly option to entertine myself until my dad say no to it :(. It was a boredum to see the same faces mom dad. It was like train journey is very boring dislike train journey to the core & not to board in again.

    Then switched off myself to sleep.Then Few hrs latter my dad woke me up to make me ready to  deboard as we nearing our station. The rain has stopped it was bit dark for normal evening with  the sweet smell of the rain hit soil was refreshing my mind to forget what happened few hrs ago.I ran to the opened window pressed my cheek toward the grill expecting something i felt cool breeze with aroma i closed my eyes took a

deep breath & felt freshness of the air.I continued closing my eyes 

felt the breeze caressing my face i loved it.I heard a different sound

from a normal engine in which we were travelling i opened my eyes to see

it but nothing appeared
    
     i asked my dad whats that sound ?
     He said,It shd steam engine coming from other side ?
     I asked him Innocently wont it hit our train ?DAMMAL
     He gave a smile...My mom laughed loud
     Come lets jump out of the train
     This time both laughed aloud.. :)
    
     I asked y do u laugh ?
     Though my dad knows how the system works.it quite difficult to make

me understand.But he gave an answer not so convincing but he made sure

we are safe.

     fweeeeh...chhik chik!!!!

   I ran to window tried finding out nothing appeared ten ran to through

different windows viewing from different angles but nothing appeared but

i still hear the sound.Train Slowed a bit as it nears the station.The

sound is so clear more evident. This time more eagerly pressing my

cheeks to the window hoping to see it.My face shrinks in dismay i could'nt

find anything but still sticking to window like a lizard.The train

enters the station.

    The Fweeeeh....Chhik chik.... this time was so loud & vigour

I saw the steam engine approaching from the other side in a parallel

track with fweeeehhhhhing whistle sound & vapour spewed around makes the

view like a mist passing across in a valley   

I shouted dad!!! look at this..

I was so excited by seeing that ... The full black steam engine bigger

than a normal engine emmits black fumes mixing with sun rays coming

towards me was like the elephant in the African jungle runs on seeing

its calf with lots of happiness.I was totally awestruck by seeing that,

my eye balls hesitant to move.. my ears cud only hear to hush & husky

sound the engine makes..It slowely came close to my compartment it pick

up speed there blowing its typical horn & coal burns above its head my

heart too started pumping blood so fast i started jumping in joy

clapping hands..
as it reaches nearly parallel to me it was like real heaven for me it

husks husks vapour blows it was cinimatic. the man who operates the

engine waved his hands seeing me so happy with smiles i waved back saying

tada as it passes me :)

 My train halted with a creak pulled my mind from the African elephant

gone passed.. so its time to deboard, my dad held hand pulled me off

from window i was'nt in a mood to deboard the train. i felt why should'nt

this journey be never ending.Finally got to get down no other way.Got

down walking in the platform holding my dad's hand waving on the other

hand to the 1st train journey with no heart.

Rocket Singh - The lesson to learn

        Its not a movie but its a corporate Lesson. The moment you get inure to the movie its completely turns to be a classroom of a Business School. If you miss your class on marketing don't worry you always can compensate by watching Rocket singh. It gives more than what your professor gives.The entire movie revolves around simple concept of Business, marketing, understanding customers,building a team & brand. “See people ,rather than numbers “a simple one liners gives  all the above. Movie being business related doesn't go to building a biggest corporation but a simple computer selling & service company.The entire plot of the movie how a guy below average in studies gona make his mark in competition prone marketing field & take revenge on his own boss who thinks him to be a Zero.

           Harpeet singh Bedi-HP(Ranbir kapoor) is a graduate wants to become a sales person.He gets into a computer sales & company  AYS by selling a pencil to the manager. He has been put as a trainee to learn his lesson. Harpeet is accompanied by his Grand Father(Prem Chopra), grandpa gets him a scooty is good laughing moment of the movie. Harpeet is assigned to his first work but due to his innocence puts himself under trouble.The boss Puri(Manish Chaudhary) unhaapy for his action pushes him down to a lustre less job a zero position in AYS. Like many other movies Rocket singh sails in same old concept of hero finding a new opportunity in his sufferings.But the ways Harpeet gives birth to Rocket sales corp gives a new face to the movie. The movie then rolls few frames on Harpeet pulling in people for his company as partners from AYS is catchy. So you watch it. The team of five is formed, clients are pulled out from  AYS .  Then on no turning back for Rocket sales corp. All strategies polices they make are well accepted by client. Rocket sales corp started  making merry. The sales in AYS  started tumbling down. Frustrated  MD Puri negotiates with Harpeet for a buy out of Rocket corp, but Negotiation failed . Latter he finds Rocket corp is working inside his own company AYS  & how he weeds it out brings you the edge of your seat.  Harpeet and his team to escape from legal actions has to sign is comapny to AYS.  Even then nothing is turning out well for AYS because of their worst polices working for sales figures forgetting other aspects.  Puri  has no option left other than to bring Harpeet back. Harpeet as a ending note gives all his explanations for Puri’s failure gets his Rocket sales corp back . The team is back now with 7 with a lady love of Harpeet & his grand pa joining the crew with each assigned a major role.

Ending Note :

         Movie with lots of substance  & a movie with difference over its Block office collections  from other bollywood movies. Its brave make by Director Shimit Amin who entirely believed in the screenplay of Meticulous writer Jaideep Sahni -chake De fame. Ranbir has done so well by proving his mettle as an actor.

         Am giving a thumbs up for  Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year; whatever else you do , don't miss this film.