Casual and serious thoughts / ಹಗುರ ಹಾಗು ಗಂಭೀರ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು

Please click here for the recitation Har dard ki tasvir nahi hoti, chhipa hota hai muskan ke peeche, har muskan ki wajeh khushiya hi nahi dard bhi hota hai, muskan ki tasveer to le yaado ke liye  yadon ki keemat bahut hoti - NSM ನೋವು.   ನೋವಿಗೆಂತಹ ಕನ್ನಡಿ, ನೋವಿಗೆಲ್ಲಿಯ ಫೋಟೋ? ನೋವಡಗಿಹುದು ಅಂತರಾಳದೊಳು ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಹದುಗಿ। ಹುಗಿ ನೀನು, ಹೊರ ತೋರದಿರು ಅದನು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೆ ಅಡಗಿರಲಿ ಅದು ಒಳಗೇ, ನಗೆಯ ಮುಖವನು ತೋರು। ನೋವು ನಿನ್ನಯಾನುಭವ, ನಿನಗದು ಸೀಮಿತವು ಹಂಚಿ ಹರಡಲಾಗದು, ನೋವು ನೋಡು। ನಗುವ ನೋಡುವರು ಅವರು ನೋಡಿ ನಗುವರು ಎಲ್ಲ ಹಂಚಿ ಹರಡೂ ನೀನು ನಿನ್ನ ನಗೆಯ ಹೊನಲು ಭಾವ, ಛಾಯಾ ಚಿತ್ರ ಸೆರೆ ಹಿಡಿಯುವವು ಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಇಂದಿನ ನಗು ಮೊಗವ ಮುಂದೊಮ್ಮೆಗೆ। ಬೆಳಕಿಗೇ ಬೆಲೆಯುಂಟು, ಕತ್ತಲಿಗೆ ಬೆಲೆಯಿಲ್ಲ ಬೆಳಕು ಬದುಕಿನ ಆಟ, ಬೇಡ ಅದಲುಬದಲು। ನಗುವಿಗೇ ಬೆಲೆಯು, ನಂಟ ಸ್ನೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ಅದು ಬಲೆಯು ಬರ ಸೆಳೆದು ಸರಪಳಿಯ ಕಟ್ಟಿಡುವುದು ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತ ನೋವಿರಲಿ ನಿನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ, ನಗುತ ನೀ ಬಾಳುತಿರೆ ಜಾಣ ನೀನಾಗುವೆ ಜನರ ಈ ಭುವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ॥ - ನಾ ಶ್ರೀ ಮೋ

  A traditional “Graduation Cap” My Son graduated in his Masters (2023) had his graduation ceremony at Aachen, Germany in September 2024. He had done his Undergrad earlier and was in the class of 2020 and that being a COVID year, there was no such an event at Purdue University that year.  We have had the privilege of watching the graduation ceremonies of our daughter, one from Christ university and later another from Azim Premji University as a part of her undergrad and masters study completion.  The traditional tossing of the cap Each of these, were a moment to cherish for them as they “Walked, wore the cap, tossed in tradition”. The ceremony at Premji university, however was more ethnic with a shawl and not a sash and without that famous head gear to toss. Graduation ceremony at Azim Premji University with a shawl and without a cap Rite of Passage All cultures and societies have the “Rite of passage”. In hunting tribes, it could have been to hunt a lion or make their fi...

I had an occasion where I was overwhelmed, choked and teared up. Was I ashamed of my behaviour? Maybe, yes! I felt that I shouldn’t have done that. Was it that male machoism that made me think like that? I think so.  We stereotype the behaviour and it is expected that “Big boys don’t cry”. A male is to “Act like a man”, “Be tough”, and as an antithesis “Don’t be a girl” (meaning that girls / Ladies can express themselves, but men aren’t supposed to). This thought came to me when I saw many of the athletes in the recent olympics crying either due to a failure or crying overjoyed with success. Djokovic, the GOAT, broke down after his win at Olympics.  That made me think of the occasions that I had cried out and let me start with the latest that triggered such an emotional outburst.  Coimbatore visit With Deepak Pohekar and the team at ZF Windpower A sapling planted when I was COO at Hansen Transmissions. Recently I had to make a quickly scheduled visit to Coimbato...

Not every journey need to have a destination. When we are in a mood to enjoy the journey itself, it does not matter, what the route is, how the path is, who the co-travellers are and what the destination is. It was with this mindset that my wife (Anita) and I decided to explore this theme of journey for the sake of journey. When we heard about #Cougarmotorsport which amongst others conduct, what is called #DefenderJourneys and in the #Jaguarlandrover #Defender, we were curious and tempted. The Journey We were served with multiple options on enquiry and as I was about to finish a business trip in Europe and found a nice slot in July, we looked for what is organised in that time slot. After all, we were more interested in the journey than  the destination. The journey that we selected was from Leh to Chandigarh drive and from 13th till 19th July. Fellow travellers It is but natural to seek out within the family and friends circle to travel together. I always get intrigued with this H...