The day's NOISE!

Todays news in a sentence- Ratan tata tells London Times that Brit managers way too lazy compared to indians, while Karunanidhi takes blame for making his daughter Director of Kalaignar TV and will skip the 2nd anniversary dinner with PM, as Bachchans earn 150cr in ads despite their flop movies, while worlds 7 billionth child was born in UP, and Jennifer Aniston wins the 'Decade of Hotness' title, alongside a woman who claims USD10million from Michael Jackson estate for being infected by herpes by him!!

learning art through impart

I give art classes to 18 children at an NGO school- Saksham in Gurgaon. Teaching 8-14 year olds art is a multi-dimensional wake up call. Imparting the same knowledge I received 15 years back gives me feedback from younger minds on their ability and observation. From proportions, stick figures to a full fledged super hero is a tough trek for them to climb, but they seem to enjoy the difficulty level. The ability of the children to copy from the board is high, but recall of basic principles in the next class is still a challenge. I may be pushing my luck with 10 year olds here, considering the fact that I was 23 when I finished with my 4 year diploma from art school! But children today are smart and the formative years is a good time to sow these seeds in. The class is full everyday, and drawing on the blackboard is another experience altogether. Today, we moved the notch a bit higher- to comics super hero. This was a tough one and manykids refusing to draw beyond the line figure! But its a journey and its ok.

learning art through impart

I give art classes to 18 children at an NGO school- Saksham in Gurgaon. Teaching 8-14 year olds art is a multi-dimensional wake up call. Imparting the same knowledge I received 15 years back gives me feedback from younger minds on their ability and observation. From proportions, stick figures to a full fledged super hero is a tough trek for them to climb, but they seem to enjoy the difficulty level. The ability of the children to copy from the board is high, but recall of basic principles in the next class is still a challenge. I may be pushing my luck with 10 year olds here, considering the fact that I was 23 when I finished with my 4 year diploma from art school! But children today are smart and the formative years is a good time to sow these seeds in. The class is full everyday, and drawing on the blackboard is another experience altogether. Today, we moved the notch a bit higher- to comics super hero. This was a tough one and manykids refusing to draw beyond the line figure! But its a journey and its ok.

NOISE- News in One Incongruous SEntence!

Today's business news in one sentence- 9 million users connect to 3G in 4 months while Linkedin got listed on Nasdaq as Strauss Kahn resigns from IMF claiming innocence along with ATMs in Bangalore letting you check your weight as a VAS with Wockhardt posting Rs.162cr profit but Jet Air posting Rs.200cr loss in Q4 with a very sexy Liz Hurley posing with a suddenly slimmed down Shane Warne!

NOISE- News in One Incongruous SEntence!

Today's business news in one sentence- 9 million users connect to 3G in 4 months while Linkedin got listed on Nasdaq as Strauss Kahn resigns from IMF claiming innocence along with ATMs in Bangalore letting you check your weight as a VAS with Wockhardt posting Rs.162cr profit but Jet Air posting Rs.200cr loss in Q4 with a very sexy Liz Hurley posing with a suddenly slimmed down Shane Warne!

Two decades of Parikrama and Indian rock music

It's always a pleasure to be at a Parikrama performance. When it comes to entertainment, they deliver. Indian bands normally meet a lot of criticism and trash talk for sundry reasons like not being original or being heavily influenced by 'Rest of the World' music. Well, not any more; and here's a measure of a band's success. One is the time factor- being able to stick around and putting up with a heckling crowd, armchair critics, and the most grueling- each other. The other factor is the energy created with the performance at the location. They bring the zing thing- that tingling sensation that runs through the terrain of your skin when the music meets a certain emotion. Be it covers or their own songs, we feel it. These guys have stuck together for 20 years. Keep rocking guys. Here are some other Indian bands (barely the tip of the iceberg) who I have had the pleasure of listening to- live, and photographing.

Indian Ocean


Adil and Vasundhara


Hari and Sukhmani


Faridkot


Menwhopause


Indus Creed

Two decades of Parikrama and Indian rock music

It's always a pleasure to be at a Parikrama performance. When it comes to entertainment, they deliver. Indian bands normally meet a lot of criticism and trash talk for sundry reasons like not being original or being heavily influenced by 'Rest of the World' music. Well, not any more; and here's a measure of a band's success. One is the time factor- being able to stick around and putting up with a heckling crowd, armchair critics, and the most grueling- each other. The other factor is the energy created with the performance at the location. They bring the zing thing- that tingling sensation that runs through the terrain of your skin when the music meets a certain emotion. Be it covers or their own songs, we feel it. These guys have stuck together for 20 years. Keep rocking guys. Here are some other Indian bands (barely the tip of the iceberg) who I have had the pleasure of listening to- live, and photographing.

Indian Ocean


Adil and Vasundhara


Hari and Sukhmani


Faridkot


Menwhopause


Indus Creed