My reflections on life – in quotes (LXXXIV)
"Life
evolves every day.
It
has to be a daily event.
See
what was in yesterday.
Learn
what today had in store.
And
look inside to realize,
What
you need for tomorrow."Monday, 30 June 2014
JULY 1 HONG KONG MARCH: MORE PRO-DEMOCRACY VOICES EXPECTED
Hong Kong is bracing for its
largest protest in more than a decade after nearly 800,000 voted for full
democracy in an unofficial referendum, a move likely to stoke anti-China
sentiment in the former British colony. – Al Jazeera
The vigil night on June 4, to
mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Protests and the Tiananmen Massacre,
yet again reaffirmed the hope that in spite of China ’s efforts to suppress the
voices of protests demanding political reforms and more space to democracy,
they refuse to die.
And just within a month of
landmark protests of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre
(drawing around 2 Lakh protesters, largest since 1989 in Hong Kong), another landmark
day comes, when the autonomous island of Hong Kong is scheduled to have its
annual handover day march, tomorrow, on July 1, that is to begin from the
iconic Victoria Park, the epicenter of the huge June 4 protests.
WHAT RAHUL GANDHI SHOULD DO? FIRST SET OF SUGGESTED MEASURES
If Rahul Gandhi has to
stage a comeback he needs to transform his political persona and style of
politics.
If he has to stage a comeback, he
needs to begin with his political persona first as the recently held
parliamentary polls were a decisive mandate against him in Narendra Modi Vs
Rahul Gandhi fight.
He needs to change how he looks
and sounds politically. He needs to work on the primary level of his
communication interface first, being direct and responsive.
The way he looks: Rahul Gandhi
should start wearing more of jeans, T-shirts and other casual stuff that most
of the people put on in day-to-day life - seriously. Attire does affect our
long term thinking and as we are fed up of the ‘Khadi stuff’ and the
politicization of its appeal, Rahul’s that look will appeal more.
Politicians have become
synonymous with many, many negative things and the ‘Neta style Khadi attire’
has become synonymous with this lot of politicians. Rahul has failed to connect
with the masses including the Young India and a change of attire and a
‘daily/regular approach agenda’ would be a refreshing start.
WHAT RAHUL GANDHI SHOULD DO?
He tried all. He worked hard. He
covered the vast distances and he tried to map the whole country.
Had a brilliant team of highly
educated professionals.
Debuted with his forming a
coalition-led government in India
where his family was having the undisputed central role.
Started taking centrestage in
party-politics and the governance affairs when his party’s government was doing
well.
And had the time to play on it
and play it big as his party’s government continued to be in power for the next
five years.
Comes from a family that has
ruled the country most of its independent history that he tried to weave in his
discourses to further his political career.
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (8)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (23)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (7)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (22)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (6)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (21)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (5)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (20)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (4)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (19)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (3)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (18)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (2)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (17)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS: THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA (1)
A MORNING WITH THE GANGA GETS YOUNGER (16)
PHOTOGRAPHY
A series of sequential photographs of a Morning with the Ganga, travelling from the last phase of a night at the daybreak to the spring of the morning as it gets younger..
MANIKARNIKA GHAT, WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH BLURS
THE DAYSPRING AT THE GANGA
Varanasi is because the Ganga is.
The Ganga ghats in Varanasi are the lively ecosystems of human living where life is always in motion, full of vibrant shades defining the every moment of day in its inhabitant’s lives.
A morning with the Ganga is the quality time worth living every day and a memory worth revisiting every day.
Sharing the moments of a morning with the Mother River when a day steps from the slowing rhythm of the night to the energized urge of the daybreak to evolve into a fully blossomed morning - soft, caring and motivating – is an experience of the lifetime.
It is a story that can be told and retold every day. It is a story that remains forever young, with Mother Ganga, with the Ganga ghats, with its mysticism, with its spirituality, with its flow of being Banarasi, with people from every walk of life and with people who are an inseparable part of this ecosystem.
And it is equally riveting to capture the moments.
Come, and be enchanted.
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/
Sunday, 29 June 2014
NETHERLANDS VS MEXICO: ORANJE STOLE THE MATCH FROM THE GREEN BUT NOT THE SHOW
It was much, much better match today between Netherlands and Mexico.
Mexico had almost won the game till the 88 minutes – but this is what the thrilling uncertainty of the Beautiful Game – in six minutes, the Dutch were all around – scoring 2 goals to take home the victory 2-1.
And yes, the equalizer came in style, with plenty of substance when Sneijder hit a superb kick that looked made for the Mexican goalpost only, two minutes before the regular time of the match was to end – in the 88th minute.
And Marquez’s mistake gave the Oranje the opportunity that they were destined to encash – the winning hit - and Jan Huntelaar scored the winner by converting the penalty sending it past the goalkeeper – yes, the penalty is raising questions – but it is done now – but is a good food for thought that it could have given us more heart-stopping moments given the pace and the style the match had come to gain by then – post 88 minutes.
Mexico had almost won the game till the 88 minutes – but this is what the thrilling uncertainty of the Beautiful Game – in six minutes, the Dutch were all around – scoring 2 goals to take home the victory 2-1.
And yes, the equalizer came in style, with plenty of substance when Sneijder hit a superb kick that looked made for the Mexican goalpost only, two minutes before the regular time of the match was to end – in the 88th minute.
And Marquez’s mistake gave the Oranje the opportunity that they were destined to encash – the winning hit - and Jan Huntelaar scored the winner by converting the penalty sending it past the goalkeeper – yes, the penalty is raising questions – but it is done now – but is a good food for thought that it could have given us more heart-stopping moments given the pace and the style the match had come to gain by then – post 88 minutes.
BRAZIL VS CHILE: CHILE DESERVED THE WIN AS WELL
It was Yellow Vs Red – it was the
sea of Yellow in the stadium – in the biggest sports event being held in Brazil
- making ‘Yellow’ the global flavour – in India as well - Brazil were unbeaten
against Chile at home so far – and they remained unbeaten – the ‘Yellow’ crowd was
humming loud – as heard and visible on my TV set.
Brazil Vs Chile – the first match
of the ‘Round of 16’ of the FIFA World Cup 2014 was overall a quality World Cup
game of 127 minutes – (45+1+45+3+15+1+15+2) – obviously excluding the minutes
of the Penalty Shootout.
Brazilian attack and Chilean
defense were at par. In fact, if we see the match as the World Cup enthusiasts
(that I am) and not as die-hard Football fans, it was a dramatic game where Chile bettered their game beating expectations
while Brazil were not what a
Brazil ’s
fan expects from the team.
BRAZIL VS CHILE: HOW THE FIRST ROUND OF 16 MATCH PROVED OUT TO BE A WINNER FOR WORLD CUP FANS
June 28, 2014 – 9:30
PM India Time
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - to begin now - Brazil unbeaten against
Chile in WC finals at home so far - let's see today - crowd humming loudly, as
my TV shows
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - round of 16 rounding up
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - yellow Vs red - sea of yellow in
stadium - yellow is d global flavour - in India as well - Brazil miss 1st
chance
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - 1st 10 minutes - Brazil
looking up relatively so far - Neymar having some trouble
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - Chile get 1st close
chance in 11th minute
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - a good hair-raising Neymar moment – Chile’s
1st yellow card - Brazil free kick in penalty arc area
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - Brazil get 1st #goal and
lead - stadium erupts – Brazil 1 Vs Chile 0
15h - Brazil Vs Chile - 18th min gave Brazil
their 1st #goal by David Luiz
Saturday, 28 June 2014
THESE RAINDROPS ARE LIKE YOUR MEMORIES..
These raindrops are like your memories,
Sometimes,
They come to heal this burning mind,
And sometimes,
They make the heart so restless,
That the falling rain,
Leaves me with the ‘feeling of not being’
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com
बारिश की ये बूँदें भी तुम्हारी यादों जैसी हैं
बारिश की ये बूँदें भी तुम्हारी यादों जैसी हैं,
तपते हुए मन को कभी सुकूं दे जाती हैं,
तो कभी दिल को इतना बेचैन कर जाती हैं,
के बारिश का आना,
खुद के ना होने का अहसास करा जाता है..
बादल चले आये हैं - THE CLOUDS HAVE ENVELOPED
बादल चले आये हैं,
दुआ है के बारिश भी जल्दी आ जाए
कहीं ऐसा न हो फिर से कि,
इसका आना भी तेरे इंतज़ार जैसा हो जाए
के यादों में ही हम खोए रहें,
और ये शाम भी यूँ ही ढल जाए..
The clouds have
enveloped,
I pray for the rain to
come soon,
Lest again, that it,
too, become,
Like waiting for you to
come,
That, I remain occupied
by memories,
And this evening, too,
is spent simply..
©/IPR: Santosh Chaubey - http://severallyalone.blogspot.com
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