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November 15, 2015
“France” We Love You!
Posted by Vikram Roy on Sunday, 15 November 2015
#Bangalore #Aayushi #Roy #dressed alike #France #flag at #home
November 2, 2015
Starz’s Fair Play ‘Da Vinci’s Demons’ Completed Third Season!
I am a loyal fan of David S. Goyer’s Da Vinci’s Demons started back in 2013 completed by this October 2015. Goyer who is none less than the re-birth of Da Vinci himself in his creation of Da Vinci’s Demons. It’s too much of a good thing for a fair play.
“While ending Leonardo’s journey is bittersweet for me, I’m happy we’re ending the story on a high note. Leonardo was famous for his mirror-writing, and there’s a symmetry to the entire series — between the first episode and the final one — that I think the maestro would have appreciated,” said Goyer.
Poster: Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz)
For last one decade, Starz has given many surprises to its growing audience. There is a huge demand of TV shows raising online. I am living in a remote town at the end of the world, Da Vinci’s Demons is the best gift to me. Starting from the first episode, it has a continuous development and interesting new characters. It produces high curiosity to see what’s coming the next? The final season has closed makes my heart stand on respect. But it cannot be the end here. This renaissance will grow up higher and higher. I am interested to know the mystery of Monalisa’s painting, unsolved!
Watch Da Vinci’s Demons it’s an interesting and unforgettable creation. If you are an art lover, I guarantee you will like this.
Always love,
Vikram
Filed under: Adventure, Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Blog, Culture, Da Vinci’s Demons
October 24, 2015
Basirhat Durga Puja Festival – The Art of Sculpting
Durga (Sanskrit: दुर्गा Durgā “Invincible”) also known as Devi Shakti (the goddess of power) in Hinduism.
I made a vacation at home and get the flavour of Durga Puja this October 18-23 in 2015. It was a quite surprise to me and I explored various unknown facts about Durga Puja festival in Bengal.
I was trying to deep dig the myth and origin behind this Bengal festival. How it becomes so grand? Bengali Durga Puja has a mysterious history, the first such Puja was organised by Raja Nabakrishna Deb of the Shobhabazar Rajbari of Calcutta in honour of Lord Clive in the year 1757. The puja was organised because Clive wished to pay thanks for his victory in the Battle of Plassey. He was unable to do so in a Church because the only church in Calcutta at that time was destroyed by Siraj-ud-Daulah. Indeed, many wealthy mercantile and Zamindar families in Bengal made British officers of the East India Company guests of honour in the Pujas. The hosts vied with one another in arranging the most sumptuous fares, decorations and entertainment for their guests. This was deemed necessary since the company was in charge of a large part of India including Bengal after the battles of Plassey and Buxar. vide Wikipedia
Albeit recently in 2011 Shobhabazar Rajbari declined this history for an unknown reason.
Personally, I took interviews of Durga puja organisers, brahmanas, and highly educated elders in the neighbourhood separately to originate the history about this grand festival. But I got no clue from them. No one able to tell about exact facts or the history of origin about Durga Puja. The question is,
1. Why Durga Puja festival becomes the grand in West Bengal?
2. When was it first started?
3. What evidence or literature we have to establish the origin of Durga Puja Festival in West Bengal?
Durga Puja in Basirhat Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga mandap made of one million lights. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga killing asura. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Shiva Durga (Ardhanarishvara) Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Women worshipping Durga in Bengal Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga in meditation Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
ISKCON – The Hare Krishna Movement, Durga puja theme. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Magic of lights, Durga puja special light decor Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Always love
Vikram
Filed under: Anthropology, Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, British, Culture, Durga Puja, Editorial, Education, Festival, Religion, The Hindu
Mysterious Durga Puja Festival – The Art of Sculpting in Bengal
Durga (Sanskrit: दुर्गा Durgā “Invincible”) also known as Devi Shakti (the goddess of power) in Hinduism.
I made a vacation at home and get the flavour of Durga Puja this October 18-23 in 2015. It was a quite surprise to me and I explored various unknown facts about Durga Puja festival in Bengal.
I was trying to deep dig the myth and origin behind this Bengal festival. How it becomes so grand? Bengali Durga Puja has a mysterious history, the first such Puja was organised by Raja Nabakrishna Deb of the Shobhabazar Rajbari of Calcutta in honour of Lord Clive in the year 1757. The puja was organised because Clive wished to pay thanks for his victory in the Battle of Plassey. He was unable to do so in a Church because the only church in Calcutta at that time was destroyed by Siraj-ud-Daulah. Indeed, many wealthy mercantile and Zamindar families in Bengal made British officers of the East India Company guests of honour in the Pujas. The hosts vied with one another in arranging the most sumptuous fares, decorations and entertainment for their guests. This was deemed necessary since the company was in charge of a large part of India including Bengal after the battles of Plassey and Buxar. vide Wikipedia
Albeit recently in 2011 Shobhabazar Rajbari declined this history for an unknown reason.
Personally, I took interviews of Durga puja organisers, brahmanas, and highly educated elders in the neighbourhood separately to originate the history about this grand festival. But I got no clue from them. No one able to tell about exact facts or the history of origin about Durga Puja. The question is,
1. Why Durga Puja festival becomes the grand in West Bengal?
2. When was it first started?
3. What evidence or literature we have to establish the origin of Durga Puja Festival in West Bengal?
Durga Puja in Basirhat Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga mandap made of one million lights. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga killing asura. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Shiva Durga (Ardhanarishvara) Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Women worshipping Durga in Bengal Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Durga in meditation Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
ISKCON – The Hare Krishna Movement, Durga puja theme. Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Magic of lights, Durga puja special light decor Photo: Vikram Roy 2015
Always love
Vikram
Filed under: Anthropology, Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, British, Culture, Durga Puja, Editorial, Education, Festival, Religion, The Hindu
October 5, 2015
Two Roads : A Poem
I walked down a new road.
Full of beauty and leisure,
There was a hole in the footpath. I slipped in.
Filth, mud, and garbage inside.
I stand up waste and weak.
It was not me. Shame.
I walked down the same road.
Full of beauty and leisure,
I pledged not to see them this time.
There was the hole in the footpath. I slipped in again.
I cannot believe I was in the same filth.
It was not me. Shame.
I walked down the same road again.
Albeit my eyes were open,
There was that hole in the footpath.
However, I felt in . . . It became a habit.
It was my weakness.
I went out quickly. Shame.
Today, morning I started walking for the same destination,
I know, I cannot control myself,
I am the responsible for my did.
Deep down in my heart I feel, I am wrong.
I wanted to change my bad habit,
I decide to walk another road.
Photo Credit: Diluculi, deviantart.com
* Inspired by “Autobiography in Five Short Chapters” by Portia Nelson. The path of God is another street. A beautiful journey to a wonderful eternity.
Always love,
Vikram
Filed under: Anthropology, Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, Culture, Education, English, Love, Poem, Poetry
September 29, 2015
“Common Sense Is Not So Common” – To Sell… Be A Street Smart!
An interesting topic I read on Linkedin today “Being Street Smart Seller” written by Nagesh P M, Assistant Manager – Marketing at (Quest Informatics Private Limited). Literally, I meet Street Smart sellers in everyday walk of my life. Till date, I travelled at the streets and markets of 18 states and 3 national territories in India. I am a discoverer who witnessed present-day Indian Business, Market, Food and Culture closely from various levels of viewpoint.
The street smarts always caught my attention! Sometimes their slogan, sometimes their announce tone and sometimes on the television commercial. From the streets of Delhi to the highways of Kanyakumari, from the Gateway of India to Howrah station, I cannot forget many of those anonymous sellers.
An anonymous street smart seller was yelling at Delhi-Ghaziabad Local,
“Buy these pair of shoes and you don’t need to walk… these new shoes will make your way.”
At Howrah station, a guy was selling books,
“Buy a book, which can be your friend throughout the journey. You can read, site, and use it as a pillow.”
Then another anonymous guy at Sealdah Market,
“Apples are raining in this rainy season… buy apple only Rs. 40 / half kg.”
He was selling more apples than the seller seated next to him saying
“Apple Rs. 80 / kg.”
Picture: Riddler Source: Wikia.com
It’s indeed a lesson which we should learn from the street smarts. This is “What They Don’t Teach You At Harvard Business School“. It’s a talent how you can influence the attention of your client in the trade by words? If the product range is too high or a concept selling then you should be street smarter to count on your every word! You should know how to win, playing with the word puzzles. That’s what companies pay advertisers to get the common audience interest too.
Selling a specific brand of toothpaste to 3.2 crore families every year in India, presenting revised version of similar ads, battering phrases like “family doctor” or “dentist’s No. 1 brand”, hope you acknowledged which “street smart” brand I am talking about?
Filed under: Advertising, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, British, Business, Business And Commerce, Corporate Communications, Culture, Street Smart
September 25, 2015
सरस्वती (Sarasvatī) : A Painting!
सरस्वती is the deity of speech, arts, music, knowledge, and mind power. सरस्वती is also called ‘Vacdevi’ the goddess of speech and communications. She revealed the languages in the world. Goddess सरस्वती is depicted as a beautiful woman dressed in pure white representing purity; sits on a white swan symbolizing the cosmic knowledge. In her hands she holds a veena through the strings of which flows all creativity, a book symbolizing the four Vedas (the source of knowledge of the Hindu philosophy); a crystal chain representing the power of meditation, and a pot of sacred water to purify human mind.
Sarasvatī Meditation Chant:
ॐ सरस्वती मया दृष्ट्वा, वीणा पुस्तक धारणीम् ।
हंस वाहिनी समायुक्ता मां विद्या दान करोतु में ॐ ।।
(Om Saraswati Mayaa Drishtwa, Veena Pustak Dharnim |
Hans Vahini Samayuktaa Maa Vidya Daan Karotu Me Om ||)
Subject: Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of communication, music and art. Mixed Medium: Water Colour & Graphic Art Technique, Art Direction: Vikram Roy © Copyright 2015 Date of creation: 22 Sep, 2015.
Sarasvatī Stotram (The Worship Chant)
॥श्रीसरस्वती स्तोत्रम्॥
या कुन्देन्दु-तुषारहार-धवला या शुभ्र-वस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमन्डितकरा या श्वेतपद्मासना।
या ब्रह्माच्युत-शंकर-प्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा पूजिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा ॥१॥
दोर्भिर्युक्ता चतुर्भिः स्फटिकमणिमयीमक्षमालां दधाना
हस्तेनैकेन पद्मं सितमपि च शुकं पुस्तकं चापरेण।
भासा कुन्देन्दु-शंखस्फटिकमणिनिभा भासमानाऽसमाना
सा मे वाग्देवतेयं निवसतु वदने सर्वदा सुप्रसन्ना ॥२॥
आशासु राशी भवदंगवल्लि भासैव दासीकृत-दुग्धसिन्धुम्।
मन्दस्मितैर्निन्दित-शारदेन्दुं वन्देऽरविन्दासन-सुन्दरि त्वाम् ॥३॥
शारदा शारदाम्बोजवदना वदनाम्बुजे।
सर्वदा सर्वदास्माकं सन्निधिं सन्निधिं क्रियात् ॥४॥
सरस्वतीं च तां नौमि वागधिष्ठातृ-देवताम्।
देवत्वं प्रतिपद्यन्ते यदनुग्रहतो जनाः ॥५॥
पातु नो निकषग्रावा मतिहेम्नः सरस्वती।
प्राज्ञेतरपरिच्छेदं वचसैव करोति या ॥६॥
शुद्धां ब्रह्मविचारसारपरमा-माद्यां जगद्व्यापिनीं
वीणापुस्तकधारिणीमभयदां जाड्यान्धकारापहाम्।
हस्ते स्पाटिकमालिकां विदधतीं पद्मासने संस्थितां
वन्दे तां परमेश्वरीं भगवतीं बुद्धिप्रदां शारदाम् ॥७॥
वीणाधरे विपुलमंगलदानशीले
भक्तार्तिनाशिनि विरिंचिहरीशवन्द्ये।
कीर्तिप्रदेऽखिलमनोरथदे महार्हे
विद्याप्रदायिनि सरस्वति नौमि नित्यम् ॥८॥
श्वेताब्जपूर्ण-विमलासन-संस्थिते हे
श्वेताम्बरावृतमनोहरमंजुगात्रे।
उद्यन्मनोज्ञ-सितपंकजमंजुलास्ये
विद्याप्रदायिनि सरस्वति नौमि नित्यम् ॥९॥
मातस्त्वदीय-पदपंकज-भक्तियुक्ता
ये त्वां भजन्ति निखिलानपरान्विहाय।
ते निर्जरत्वमिह यान्ति कलेवरेण
भूवह्नि-वायु-गगनाम्बु-विनिर्मितेन ॥१०॥
मोहान्धकार-भरिते हृदये मदीये
मातः सदैव कुरु वासमुदारभावे।
स्वीयाखिलावयव-निर्मलसुप्रभाभिः
शीघ्रं विनाशय मनोगतमन्धकारम् ॥११॥
ब्रह्मा जगत् सृजति पालयतीन्दिरेशः
शम्भुर्विनाशयति देवि तव प्रभावैः।
न स्यात्कृपा यदि तव प्रकटप्रभावे
न स्युः कथंचिदपि ते निजकार्यदक्षाः ॥१२॥
लक्ष्मिर्मेधा धरा पुष्टिर्गौरी तृष्टिः प्रभा धृतिः।
एताभिः पाहि तनुभिरष्टभिर्मां सरस्वती ॥१३॥
सरसवत्यै नमो नित्यं भद्रकाल्यै नमो नमः।
वेद-वेदान्त-वेदांग-विद्यास्थानेभ्य एव च ॥१४॥
सरस्वति महाभागे विद्ये कमललोचने।
विद्यारूपे विशालाक्षि विद्यां देहि नमोस्तु ते ॥१५॥
यदक्षर-पदभ्रष्टं मात्राहीनं च यद्भवेत्।
तत्सर्वं क्षम्यतां देवि प्रसीद परमेश्वरि ॥१६॥
॥इति श्रीसरस्वती स्तोत्रम् संपूर्णं॥
Many Names of Saraswati:
Vacdevi – Deity of tongue;
Mahavani – Cosmic erudition;
Bharati – The rhetoric;
Mahavidya – Cosmic education;
Arya – The pure;
Brahmi – Wife of Brahma;
Kamadhenu – The wish cow;
Bijagarbha – The seed of communication;
Vinapani – The holiness who holds veena;
Sarada – Pure like the colour white;
Vageshvari – The mother of speech;
and
Gayatri – The spiritual singer.
Always love,
Vikram
Filed under: Anthropology, Art, सरस्वती, Bangalore, Basirhat, Blog, British, Children, Communication, Culture, Deity, Digital Art, Fine Art, Goddess, India, Mix Medium, Philosophy, Sarasvatī, Saraswati, The Hindu, United States, Water Color
September 20, 2015
The Shadow Dreamer
The moon caught his eyes, too bright
Sleep was not coming at night.
After trying too hard
Finally dozed at the morning
Can not remember, what was the time?
A man walked silently inside his dream
He had purple heart was burning in flame,
He had golden teeth and shiny claws,
Giggled like a hyena frightened and caught.
“Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha…!” The man made the sound!
The dreamer took a pillow and sealed his eyes,
Started sleepwalking to save his soul,
Spotted some people were seating distance by fire,
He wanted to run towards them,
But the shadow hunted them all within a blink.
He can not sleep like a baby tonight,
In his dream, it was not everything alright,
The man was coming for him
Can not run, the man was quick,
He stood up and got an iron rod nearby.
“Wait, wait, let him come closer”
He played hard the iron rod with full courage and strength,
The shadow man disappeared into smoke.
He jumped upon his bed and cheered up “hurrah!!!”
His little sister was playing at his room asked, “what happened?”
Always love
Vikram
Photo: commons.wikimedia.org Author: Timitzer
Filed under: Adventure, Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, British, Culture, Poem, Poetry
September 18, 2015
Are you ready for #StandUpComedyinStyle? A ComedyHunt Review!
Do you believe? “There are many serious minded people who have sacrificed their life without laughing”… this may be the biggest joke ever! YOU KNOW some “people are very serious about their LIFEEE… very serious!!!” Reminds me of a great poem written by Sukumar Ray, father of the legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray.
“We are sons of Ramgoru,
Laughter is taboo in life,
A comic talk can make us laugh;
Boohoo, we do not laugh… we do not laugh!”
(Vide – Illustration “Ramgorurer Chhana” from Abol Tabol by Sukumar Ray)
Did you hunt by comedy ever in your life? Humm… let me guess, you are a very tough guy, like one of the “Ramgoru”. Don’t worry here is your remedy.
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How www.liveinstyle.com is encouraging stand-up Comedy?
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India is a country where stand-up comedy is very popular and entertaining art. In the history of India, all kings had their jesters. Tenali Ramakrishna (c. 16th century) Indian jester of Emperor Krishnadevaraya of Vijayanagara Empire, was a legend. Today who don’t know Nitin Gupta (Revaldo), Vipul Goel, Gursimran Khamba, and Aditi Mittal? We are laughing at every stand-up act played by them, without batter of laughing gas!
Liveinstyle is encouraging stand-up comedy show by presenting COMEDY HUNT. In the Liveinstyle official website, you can learn about India’s latest stand-up comedy happenings and also about the world of stand-up comedy culture and it’s history.
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Filed under: Art, Bangalore, Basirhat, Biography, Blog, Bollywood, Comedy, COMEDY HUNT, Culture, LIVE IN STYLE, Liveinstyle.com, Review, Youtube
September 17, 2015
“It’s all drama!”
A friend of mine says, “it’s all drama!”
When you feel angry, tear up and become helpless,
Maybe some unknown people betray you!
“Why are you bothering me, you are nobody in this world?”
Sometimes a group of rascals think, because of them the world is running.
Does the world ever stop running because of them?
Sometimes people think, they are the system!
They just broke the existing ones, but never able to make a better world!
Today you can stop me because you are superior.
You have power, but the monarch do exists and falls.
The system will not change because of the celebrities becoming dictators.
“It’s all drama”, this is what my friend says. 
Filed under: Basirhat, Biography, Blog, English Poem, Poem, Poetry
