Freedom is a myth.....We are all the time trying to wriggle free and are in search of the so called freedom!

What is the definition of freedom....

A saga of the so called freedom!!!!!

A state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or physical restraint.

This we do have to a certain extent.....cannot really deny.........

Exemption from external control, interference,regulation etc.

Do you believe in this??? We are controlled by our seniors, family members, rules, regulations, circumstances, social norms.......so where is the exemption from external control?

Ease or facility of movement in a country.

We do have this ....

Frankness of manner or speech.

This is nonexistent!!! We always have to consider what the other person will think if we say this and this is by default....we are trained to do this. We may not have a social circle and would be called arrogant and rude if we are frank. We will be called blunt, impertinent etc etc

Civil liberty

To a certain extent

Personal liberty as opposite bondage or slavery.

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Many Q marks :):):) What is personal liberty? After answering many many questions or furnishing all the relevant information to the concerned people; you have a little of this...........

Freedom, independence, liberty refer to an absence of undue restrictions and an opportunity to exercise one's rights and powers.

Can we be totally free of restrictions. constraints and can we really exercise all our rights?

Freedom emphasizes the opportunity given for the exercise of one's rights, powers, desires, or the like: freedom of speech or conscience; freedom of movement. Independence implies not only lack of restrictions but also the ability to stand alone.

Powers come with responsibility so that automatically puts you to abide by rules regulations etc etc so power gives freedom is a myth again. Desire if you deserve is a phrase and then you have to prove yourself that you deserve this.....even if it is spending time all by yourself.....

Liberty, though most often interchanged with freedom, is also used to imply undue exercise of freedom: openness, ingenuousness.

Who decides due and undue? Some one judges you all the time and should we call it freedom?

In humans, the power or capacity to choose among alternatives or to act in certain situations independently of natural, social, or divine restraints. the power to exercise choice and make decisions without constraint from within or without; autonomy; self-determination.

Can anyone think without considering the social norms? What power or capacity grants you this kind of freedom to take decisions beyond the natural, social and divine restraints....this is a wordgame....juggling.....trying to fool people around the world with definitions...synonyms......a false sense of freedom. Are we really free of constraints from within? Are we autonomous? Everything is relative............we only have a false sense of autonomy, self sufficiency and sovereignty.

We are so used to be governed by the social norms and rules that we expect everyone to abide by it....we never think of freedom because it does not exist! We expect people to stand up to our expectations....we even judge ourselves if we were up to the mark....what mark, bar, standard do we talk about? You have to be OK in every body's eyes....it is all about being the best or near best......it is all about proving your worth to the world....and we say we are free? What a paradox!

1.00 PM Aug 12, 2009

Kenya Wild Life Safari

Amazing and exotic destination for people who love the creations of the almighty and shoot them with camera. It was a wonderful experience to travel with family and childhood friends. We could see 30 animals including the big five. Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Cape bufallow, Rhino, Hippo,Giraffe, gazelle, zebra, Cheeta, Thompson gazelle, hartebeest, wildebeest, water buck, bush buck, dik dik, topee, wart hog, and many other. Birds including Secretary bird, eagle, vultures, starling, storks, ostrich, crested storks etc. We had 6 game drives and all fruitful. We also saw a kill. The lion, three lonesses and cubs. It was unbelievable. Masai Mara game drives were very exciting and thrilling. We were just a few feets away from the king of the jungle and other animals.

Leh Ladakh web album

We went to Leh Ladakh Kargil Srinagar Jeep Safari between May 24 and June 7, 2009
About 1000 kilometers travel in the Himalayas. Manali, Rohtang Pass, Keylong, Deepak Taal, Leh, Tsomoriri, Tsokar, Pangong, Diskit desert, Khardungla pass, Tanglangla Pass, palaces, Monastries, Dras Kargil Vijay Smarak, Sonmarg and Srinagar. Breathtaking landscapes and snowclad mountains. We saw Sindhu, Chenab, Chandra, Bhaga, Zanskar, rivers. Drove along them also the Shyok river on way to Nobra valley. The majestic Himalayas and beautiful valleys. It is truly a Dev Bhoomi!
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Picture from my concert Dil-E-Nadaan

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Egypt

Egypt to me is a saga of death. Mystic, fascinating and ancient. The yellow sand, blue Nile and green palms...so uniquely refreshing.......with breathtaking landscapes. The Arabic music haunts you and the monuments take you you 5000 years back in history. The sphinx representing the intelligence of human beings while power of a lion. A civilization with the world famous Pyramids and huge temples.... every monument depicting their gods with bird or animal heads and every thing ultimately about death, mummification, treasures for life after death and the journey beyond.

उलझन

युही एक दीन मैंने उलझन से पुछा

करती हो क्यो तुम युही सबका पीछा

उलझन भी उलझी उलझन में कह गई

यही मैंने अब तक न सोचा न समझा

मुक्ती

It was my first trek in the Himalayas. Wow! It was awesome.......... A never before experience for me! At the Babeli base camp sitting on the banks of river Beas was something we all loved. We saw the fury of the rain god in the form of hail stones during the most difficult climb to Mayli thatch. All higher camps were amazingly picturesque.

At Segli camp our tents were pitched at a cliff and the sun set that we saw is unforgettable with the riot of colors in the west. Hora thatch..... the next camp was green........ among pine trees and tents pitched at different levels. The third higher camp Mayli thatch was surrounded by snow clad mountain peaks and Himalaya's glory made us all humble. Daura thatch was the highest camp at 12000 ft.with many glaciers and deep valley on one side.

The next day was fun with the climb to our dream destination....Saurkundi Pass. Saurkund was partly frozen and what a splendid sight.....peaks and ranges of Himalaya on all sides....... 360 degrees.......it was simply magnificent, majestic and breathtaking!

We did slides on glaciers to descend down....that was cool! Longa thatch our next camp was among trees with a view of snow clad mountain peak and the valley with small towns! The last camp Lekhni was a log house. The camp fire at Lekhni was very entertaining with skits, songs and mimicry. A memorable trek with family and many friends was like a dream come true.

Majestic Himalayas

Mayuri in South Africa

Mayuri Panse from India participated in the reality show Unearthed II of Discovery channel's Animal Planet and participated as the only contestant from Asia. The other three being Amabel from UK, George from Mexico and Sebastian from New Zealand

Neel Corpron's birthday

It is a pleasure to see how Neel baby is growing more and more handsome. Celebrated his birthday on April 16,2008. Typical Indian Aarti and Tilak. The proud mom with a radiant smile.

CONVEY MY VISION

We all need to reawaken from time to time into a heaven of freedom of our own making. Every person faces problems related to interpersonal interactions. One makes a note of these as Pleasurable, Tolerable and Intolerable. One can make the intolerable interactions tolerable and tolerable interactions pleasurable with a positive change in attitude.

Children take the liberty of reacting to situations in a candid and loud manner. They do not hesitate to show their anger or displeasure openly. Their reactions do not lead to untoward repercussions, since they are not considered malicious. As one grows the magnitude of reactions has to be modulated. As an adult one has to take responsibility of his or her behavior, comment, gesture, and actions.

Some times despite doing everything right people experience unkind gestures and remarks. A person who is not in the habit of being rude finds it extremely difficult to cope up with such people. Mr. Albert Ellis of REBT says,” do not label a person you can only say the behavior was bad” He also says an attempt can fail, but a person never fails.

One must try to get out of a bad memory as quickly as possible as it helps to prevent further stress. It is up to us to increase the life of a bad comment. One can either listen or dump it if it is not worth paying any heed to. If you think and spoil your days or weeks over it; you are wasting your precious time by allowing negative thoughts that spread like weeds.

When we come across unpleasant interactions; the trauma with such repeated episodes make them unbearable. As you mature, you analyze, introspect and review your own thoughts. Attempts are necessary to modify the unavoidable, intolerable interactions to tolerable. When situations do not resolve despite being nonjudgmental; it is better to avoid such interactions by maintaining distance, ignoring or detaching yourself. One can choose his/her friends if not relatives. It is a blessing to have people with a beautiful mind who are there for you in good times to rejoice with you and bad times to support you.

It is your life; do not waste time over bad memories and interactions. Multiply happiness. Cherish old relationships, friendships and memorable moments. Engage in activities that are gratifying.

I have a vision of people of all color and race from all over the world united and spreading light happiness peace and friendship to make the world a better place

This is the vision I want to convey for a beautiful tomorrow filled with myriad colors of eternal friendship, and music of love and a sense of belonging. Welcome each day with a smile on your face hope in your heart and peace in the soul.

LIFE

LIFE Jan 2007

At times you are completely numb with pain. May be it does not pain any more as the pain threshold is higher! Or it is just that you are totally exasperated or exhausted and it simply does not matter. You mature out or grow up to understand the futility of reacting to situations, as it is something that is predestined, and even if it is your own life so to say you actually have no control over the things. They just happen and you simply try to react smartly, try to keep your cool and look composed, poised..........as if taking things in your stride! Is it true or fake?

I feel everybody at one stage in life has to learn from the various erratic experiences and realize that you still are an amateur artist and need to perform better!

The roles that the artists play are mostly well defined and there is a director to tell them if their performance on a given day was good or bad and they also get a chance to improvise the next time they perform. We have to go on without a chance and be perfect without a rehearsal. The price for the artist is only monetary if they fail miserably. Human beings pay a heavy price in actual life if they fail. The reasons for failure differ from person to person. Price could be social, personal, emotional, psychological or monetary. It could also be a combination of all in the worst scenario!
I do not understand what to expect from life! It sometimes is better not to expect anything! Life has in store the best of surprises and worst of shocks and it comes to you when you expect it the least.

Kerala

Glimpses

Glimpses