Dadi - a memoir

Yesterday, I presented a short collection of photographs and stories of my moments with Dadi, at the Open Show #4, Bangalore. Dadi passed away this April this year, and her death has led to many questions than answers. There are many questions that I had when she was alive, and was never able to find an answer to. Some of them are here.

Why did she only want to stay in the village, when she could have all the comfort in the world at dad's or uncle's home.

 What's left after her are empty rooms and voids that are hard to fill. Some voids should just be left like that and memories remain.

Oh India beautiful!

Mindblowing video of India. What amazing shots. What a story telling with awesome frames, moments and instances.

Chaos Cloud

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Getting back the sanity around me

And one of things to do in such a situation is to watch an inspiring video. 





About this video:
Kiran Bir Sethi shows how her groundbreaking Riverside School in India teaches kids life's most valuable lesson: "I can." Watch her students take local issues into their own hands, lead other young people, even educate their parents.

Have been going a rather tough phase in life. More on that later. For now, I am just learning to greet each day with a smile.

Keep Smiling

An interesting video that I came across today.

So have you smiled today?

When there are more questions than answers

Just got back from home after the sad demise of my grand mom.

Some things are just inevitable an one has to just accept it and move on. Death is one of them.
Since all the post-death rituals was held at the village, I ended up spending more time at the village than in the town where the home is.

I end up with more questions and the desire to find the answers to some of them is haunting.
 

Let the burden off your shoulders.. and have a bit fun

Often there seems to be so much that we are carrying, that in the thick of things, we miss out on a few basic necessities of life.

One of them is the basic concept of having fun. Often we stop having fun in the context of being sad for an incident that had a huge impact emotionally.

I recently let go of something that I loved so dearly. More than anything else in the world and had put in my everything to see it succeed. But then I had to let go it it. I am sure there would be many memories associated with it. And the memories cannot be deleted.. but that should not stop one from moving on .. and having fun.

Secondly it is staying in touch with people who actually matter the most and would be there with you through every hardships.

Thirdly is to smile back at people. The power of a smile is much more than you can imagine.

Fourth is to be around and with people who admire you for what you are and appreciate you that way.

Fifth is to see and read things that please us.

Just saw this inspiring video that simply amazed me!  Enjoy!