How to Live

Krishna says....

"One should live in this world like a Water Droplet on a Lotus Leaf,there should be contact.. but no attachment"

he explains...

"we should live with our hands to work and Heart to God"

Chalk Bird :)

well well...

this is my bird...

this is kind of thing to gift, i felt will express that he/she is spl

so.......... i did it !


For those who r wanting to know HOW it was done....

first of all, the main step is to gamble !!!

yes , gamble... with the Chalk Piece!

cos u dont want it to break up when u are doing d details... it hurts when it happens..


so choosing a chalk is one of the most imp steps in coming up wit d actual model!

after this is a much more sophisticated step...

VISUALIZATION.. this is the HARDEST part!

u got to SEE the MODEL when its not yet there.. this will demand a lot of concentration and SKILL.

this is tuffest part..

and after tat its pretty simple...

CArving stuff... 2-3 hours of non stop concentration, while enjoying the dust... being careful enough not get distracted, not to make a single mistake.. not to deviate from the original plan...
to make perfect curvature.... tats abt it...

u've ur piece ready.. filled with LOOOOOOOOOOOOOt of love n care...

and now u mite think all d work is done...

well, its not!

still d most important and d one which requires the MAX care is still left out...

and it is....

no prizes for guessing .....


PACkING!


i normally stuff it with whole lot of Soft cotton...with considerable amount of fear actually...


why, i'll tell u..

after all d good work if u loose ur piece jus because it BROKE makes u go GUGUGAGA! ask my friend setu,i'd lost my temper once whn i screwed up a piece, while talking a snap shot.. after tat i've been ever so care ful


i don even allow anyone to tuch my finished models... not even ... well no one!

i carefully put it into some box, with lot of cotton gift pack.. and keep it ready...

and for this reason , i do it only on d day before somebody's bday!

well ,i've not told u till now i guess...

i do it only for frnds...
idon have any of these models wit me..
i've gifted them all.....

:)

PS :

i don use any spl kind of chalk ...

i use normal DUSTING chalk, which costs Rs 1 for 3 pieces :P

Helix!

i was always facinated by d shape of a Helix, 1 half of DNA!

so..........

here it is.. i pushed myself to do it on chalk!

belive me..this is tuf!

Chess

aaahh ... chess is my avenue... i cant call myself a pro by any means, but this is the game i'm best at.

so.....

y not do chalk models of chess pawns i tot.... ??

:) nice idea aint it?

C C -- Chalk Chains !!

yes yes yes.... we can do chains wit chalk....

let me admit, chalk art is tuf work! it takes ur time,ur eye "power" is increased (to a negetive level) , u get ur eyes strained.. if u 've breathing problems u better stay away cos the chalk dust is first thing u want to avoid!!. above all it aint donkeys work, u got to have SKILL! if u've lack of it, trust me, u need to GET some SKILL....don ask me how... hehe :D

but if u do it for self satisfaction, or to bring a smile on somebody's face who sees it... or to gift it to someone spl ... its worth it!!

i started off doing small 2 chains of calks, at first i rarely succeded
and it was a huge moral booster for me every time i improved upon my mistakes...

my principle is -- to never repeat a particular mistake, its ok to do some other mistake but not d same mistake over n over again, it would confirm tat i'd not learnt anything from it...

so i went along correcting myself... day in and day out,,,

i remember i used to do it in my college also, i was so curious to make a chain out of chalk i would strive any harder if it demanded!

then 1 fine day i succeded .. i'd got a hang of it...

these were my first chalks :)




hmmmm.. now my basics were kind of good...
only way to test it was to take a tuffer task...
i often do this... when i get to know something i throw a challenge to myself, "lets see if u can do it... "

i like it!

but this time, it was not jus a challenge, it was a let out for my feelings....
i wanted to gift my art.... so i better do it good ......


this was wat i did....

i'd like to add tat i did this on my busiest day of my life... :)

Chalk and................

a billion thanks to my friend Poshith(cant express in words hw i feel)to have introduced to me to the "WORLD OF CHALK ART" ....

and from then onwards, i've done quite a few art pieces(well, i like to call them so :D )

i'll in course of few blog postings share wit u some of the chalk pieces i've made...

for now, this is how all d chalk arts begin!

with jus a piece of chalk :)

Aryan Invasion Theory...

Aaaahhh... U know wat, When ever 'm feeling Cold, first thing i'll think of is "Aryan Invasion Theory"

Guess Why???



Cos..... It BOILS me, and i'm BAck to My Normal Body Temp :D


Anyways... comming back to serious things


i vividly remember.... i was in 8th, we were being tot History of India...

teacher said abt Indus Valley CIvilisation... I was more than Happy to learn tat my country was one of the ancient civilisations.... dating back to 2500 BCE.

then I came to know that actuality is far from wat is being tot in class....


i got to know we are being mislead...

its not that this topic being right or wrong does bring a great deal change in our way of lving..

Then y bother, few may think...

well, It concerns about the History of our nation!
if somebody tricked u and told Ur mother was meant to be defeated time and again, never to rise back.... Being ruled by different ppl(foreigners) in diff times.... it woudn make u feel happy does it..

esspeacially when the truth is my mother was/is THE JAGAdGURU .. a Teacher To the Whole World!!!

My friends, it does make a difference in understanding the greatness of our country....


I've made a small ppt about topic of Aryan Invasion theory,


i've put it up in a google grp "Aryyan Invasion Theory" -- for reasons i've made this grp as private...

u can join the google grp thru my invite.. jus let me know... k

if u want to see the ppt, jus mail me and i'll fwd it back in no time..

my email -- varundesh@gmail.com

google group -- http://groups.google.com/group/aryanit


hopefully all our brothers and sisters come to know about glory of Mother Bharat...

I'll from now keep creating ppts and upload ...

cos i feel surfing thru a ppt is much more user friendly than reading a 1000 page book!

jay Bharat, Vande Mataram

RashtrotHanaM Idam SharIIram

I've not keen on a particular way, a particular direction .. 'm still finding methods , visions to do it....

But, i've decided 1 thing, I'm for my nation .... "RAshtrotHanaM Idam SharIIram"

"My Body is for upliftment of Nation's Glory"

I shall do the best i can to bring back my country's lost glory...

a verse close to my heart...

" Itini Shakti Hamein Dena Daata
Ki Man Ka Vishwas Kamzoor Ho Na
Ham Chalein Ek RAste Pe Hamse
Bhool Kar Bhi Koi Bhool Ho Na

...

Hum Na Puche Diya Kya Huwa HAi
Ham Yeh Puche Kiya Kya Hai Arpan....

....

Itini Shakti Hamein Dena Daata
Ki Man Ka Vishwas Kamzoor Ho Na"


---

"...Param VaiBhavaNNetum Etat Swarahtram
Samasrtha Bhavatwa Shisha Te BHrusham"


Bharat Mata Ki Jai

The right thing to do...

often it so happens that we wish to be the perfect examples to others... hoping to be idols to a few,may be in your own little way..... eg-- a bus conductor gives tickets to all, checks for passes... and doesnt take that silly Rs 2-3 bribe to bar a Rs 5 ticket.

every one tries to set himself as a example. he tries his best, i feel ,everytime he does something... he conciously thinks if it is the right thing to do or not... are there better ways to deal with it....


a geeky student reviews his methodology of study, way he conducts himself in class, way he speaks to his teacher.. way he mingles with his classmates ,i've observed very cautiously! he is thinking while he is speaking .. weather wat he is doing befits him...

i've realised myself, every movement u lead , when u want to do things through which u want to motivate ppl into a higher level, there is a considerable amount of "pressure" on u... few invisble eyes are watching u, u feel.....

then.... the "Right Thing to do" is always "Hardest" to think of, and further "Tuffer" to "Do"

few ppl who are role models to entier world ... have had to make such decisions!

that is wat that make them role models....

that is wat that make them Great...