Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Gauthams new bicycle
check out the birthday boy on new bicycle he received as gift from Anna and Amma
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Gauthams "rangapravesha"
On Jan4th,2009, Gautham played his first keyboard performance for an audience of around 50 people. The venue was a new year party organised by children attending tuitions at relatives house in Vijayanagar. The party was great and the 6 songs Gautham played on the keyboard was appreciated by one and all. Will try to post the pics some time.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Udupi, Shringeri and Marwanthe
Dec 25th,2008
At 10:30 PM , boarded the sleeper bus at Navrang without a clue of the about-to-come Movers-n-Shakers experience enroute the ride to Mangalore.
Dec 26th:
Around 11 AM, reached ( atlast !! ) Udupi. Within few minutes was able to locate SriRam Residency and checked in. The rooms are quite comfortable and the advance booking we had made for the AC rooms came as a blessing considering the afternoon heat and humidity at Udupi.I didnt expect that it would be so hot in December end. Post lunch, all of us ventured out in the hot afternoon to have a Darshan of Lord Krishna at the famous Krishna temple.As things turned out , there was a long queue and couldnt muster the courage to withstand another couple of hours in the sun ( the night travel had drained me out ).All I needed was an hours rest. Maybe the afternoon rest was the turning-point as after that , all went well. At around 4PM , went to Malpe beach and had a wonderful time there.Was lucky to watch the sunset with family. At around 7:30PM, we were back at the temple. By then , there was not much of a crowd and we managed to have an excellent darshan of Lord Krishna.
Also fortunate to see the seer perform the tottalu-seve with singing of songs.This was a very good experience for all of us.
One good thing we did was to book a taxi for the next days visit.
Dec 27th :
At 9AM, started towards Shringeri. The drive from Udupi to Shringeri is via Agumbe. This is a very picturesque place. At Shringeri , Sharadamba temple is by the river side and is a fantastic place. We were again lucky to be at there at lunch time as the food serverd at the the temple is very delicious.The drive from Shringeri to Marwanthe is via many small towns and we reach Kundapur back on the National Highway leading to Goa.Marwanthe is very near to Kundapur. Marwanthe beach is awesome as its a long stretch of fine sand on one side of the highway. On the other side , there is a river and lush green vegetation. Marwanthe beach is very clean and is not yet commercialsed to a large extent.
Hope it stays that way for a long time.
At 10:30 PM , boarded the sleeper bus at Navrang without a clue of the about-to-come Movers-n-Shakers experience enroute the ride to Mangalore.
Dec 26th:
Around 11 AM, reached ( atlast !! ) Udupi. Within few minutes was able to locate SriRam Residency and checked in. The rooms are quite comfortable and the advance booking we had made for the AC rooms came as a blessing considering the afternoon heat and humidity at Udupi.I didnt expect that it would be so hot in December end. Post lunch, all of us ventured out in the hot afternoon to have a Darshan of Lord Krishna at the famous Krishna temple.As things turned out , there was a long queue and couldnt muster the courage to withstand another couple of hours in the sun ( the night travel had drained me out ).All I needed was an hours rest. Maybe the afternoon rest was the turning-point as after that , all went well. At around 4PM , went to Malpe beach and had a wonderful time there.Was lucky to watch the sunset with family. At around 7:30PM, we were back at the temple. By then , there was not much of a crowd and we managed to have an excellent darshan of Lord Krishna.
Also fortunate to see the seer perform the tottalu-seve with singing of songs.This was a very good experience for all of us.
One good thing we did was to book a taxi for the next days visit.
Dec 27th :
At 9AM, started towards Shringeri. The drive from Udupi to Shringeri is via Agumbe. This is a very picturesque place. At Shringeri , Sharadamba temple is by the river side and is a fantastic place. We were again lucky to be at there at lunch time as the food serverd at the the temple is very delicious.The drive from Shringeri to Marwanthe is via many small towns and we reach Kundapur back on the National Highway leading to Goa.Marwanthe is very near to Kundapur. Marwanthe beach is awesome as its a long stretch of fine sand on one side of the highway. On the other side , there is a river and lush green vegetation. Marwanthe beach is very clean and is not yet commercialsed to a large extent.
Hope it stays that way for a long time.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
visit to Madhumalai
It was a long pending break which we looked forward to from many days. Just one day before , it looked as if we need to cancel it , but finally we made it and then , Did we enjoy it ? I would definitely say a overwhelming "YES , We surely enjoyed it !"
Located at around 90 kms away from Mysore , Madhumalai is a very enchanting place similar to many other forests in the Nilgiris range. You can get loads of info if you google it , so will skip all that stuff in my blog.
We started out from Maruti Mandir at around 8 AM on Oct 18th and reached the Monarch Safari Resort at around 3:30 PM. En route we enjoyed in the bus with Gautham also joining in singing songs and playing games. The evening was spent in relaxing and visiting the Elephant Camp and Night Safari. The safari proved to be quite a disappointment as it was pitch dark and nothing much to see apart from some wild bison's. A morning safari would have been good. Nevertheless , the sight of the elephants ( see pic ) was awesome.
Located at around 90 kms away from Mysore , Madhumalai is a very enchanting place similar to many other forests in the Nilgiris range. You can get loads of info if you google it , so will skip all that stuff in my blog.
We started out from Maruti Mandir at around 8 AM on Oct 18th and reached the Monarch Safari Resort at around 3:30 PM. En route we enjoyed in the bus with Gautham also joining in singing songs and playing games. The evening was spent in relaxing and visiting the Elephant Camp and Night Safari. The safari proved to be quite a disappointment as it was pitch dark and nothing much to see apart from some wild bison's. A morning safari would have been good. Nevertheless , the sight of the elephants ( see pic ) was awesome.
The next day morning trek in the wilderness was simply superb. It was a total green stretch of around 8 kms leading a small enchanting stream of water over few rocks. Water is clean and tempting to wet your feet before return back to the Monarch Safari.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Managers need to look at Space..
People managers sometimes face a dilemma of how to make a reportee exhibit his full potential. I would put across the below factors and one of them i think is the "space" or freedom provided for him/her to grow. So here goes my thoughts ....
Formula : Talent + Hardwork + Space = Sucess
As its famous quoted Success is indeed 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. All the managers recognise talent and hardwork. This is common and is usually spotted and appreciated by all managers. Annual reviews, checkpoints and meetings more often address these two points. But I feel that a managers role shouldnt be restricted to these alone. What goes in that 1% inspiration surely contributes to a bigger chunk of the 99% hardwork. So , i think its pretty commonsense to see what might be an individuals perspection of his source for inspiration.
This bring us quite nicely to the third factor - Space. Space might be just one of those contributors to the inspiration for some people. So, an exceptional manager would look beyond the first two factors and come to the third "Space". Space can be generally viewed as a "responsibility" or a "growth area" which would be suitable to the reportee and which would make him realise some more of his potentials. A manager would need to assess himself first . He would pose the below two questions to himself
1) How do i make the reportee realise his full potential?
2) Am I helping the reportee by giving him space and freedom to grow?.
3) How could i contribute to see that there are no mind-blocks with the reportee
4) Finally, have i fully understood what "space" to provide and have i communicated that to him ?
It is indeed true that excellent mangement is nothing but facilating the team to work at their best possible potential.
Formula : Talent + Hardwork + Space = Sucess
As its famous quoted Success is indeed 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. All the managers recognise talent and hardwork. This is common and is usually spotted and appreciated by all managers. Annual reviews, checkpoints and meetings more often address these two points. But I feel that a managers role shouldnt be restricted to these alone. What goes in that 1% inspiration surely contributes to a bigger chunk of the 99% hardwork. So , i think its pretty commonsense to see what might be an individuals perspection of his source for inspiration.
This bring us quite nicely to the third factor - Space. Space might be just one of those contributors to the inspiration for some people. So, an exceptional manager would look beyond the first two factors and come to the third "Space". Space can be generally viewed as a "responsibility" or a "growth area" which would be suitable to the reportee and which would make him realise some more of his potentials. A manager would need to assess himself first . He would pose the below two questions to himself
1) How do i make the reportee realise his full potential?
2) Am I helping the reportee by giving him space and freedom to grow?.
3) How could i contribute to see that there are no mind-blocks with the reportee
4) Finally, have i fully understood what "space" to provide and have i communicated that to him ?
It is indeed true that excellent mangement is nothing but facilating the team to work at their best possible potential.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Bhojan and Bhajan
Oh , what a wonderful sight is that of the Vishalakshi Mantap , as I saw it from a little distance enroute the drive from Bangalore city towards the Ashram Campus on Kanakapura road. The last right turn leads into the Ashram and I got a glimpse of the elephant to the right side while driving towards the parking lot.
Little while back , it was a beautiful drive on the NICE road joining the Mysore road to the Kanakapura road. There was a slight drizzle on the way and I could see all the clouds planning on a heay downpour in the evening. By the time I reached the VM, it was raining quite heavily. It turned to a heavy downpour in a short while with thunder and lighthning adding to the sound and visual effects.
It was an enthralling late-afternoon on Saturday, May 24th, 2008. I had taken vacation the entire week to spend some quality time with Gautham. On this day, I had ventured out to attend the Satsang though the evening had prospects of a heavy rainfall.
As I was waiting alongwith hundred of devotess for the Satsang to start , a thought came to my mind on how the event would be held at VM due to the rain. It was soon answered by a volunteer requesting all of us to assemble at the Dining hall as the Satsang venue was changed to the Dining hall instead of the VM. So, we all ventured again into the rain , not that it mattered , as we were already wet. As we reached the Dining hall , there were sounds of bhajans and could see that some devotees had already started satsang.
Little while back , it was a beautiful drive on the NICE road joining the Mysore road to the Kanakapura road. There was a slight drizzle on the way and I could see all the clouds planning on a heay downpour in the evening. By the time I reached the VM, it was raining quite heavily. It turned to a heavy downpour in a short while with thunder and lighthning adding to the sound and visual effects.
It was an enthralling late-afternoon on Saturday, May 24th, 2008. I had taken vacation the entire week to spend some quality time with Gautham. On this day, I had ventured out to attend the Satsang though the evening had prospects of a heavy rainfall.
As I was waiting alongwith hundred of devotess for the Satsang to start , a thought came to my mind on how the event would be held at VM due to the rain. It was soon answered by a volunteer requesting all of us to assemble at the Dining hall as the Satsang venue was changed to the Dining hall instead of the VM. So, we all ventured again into the rain , not that it mattered , as we were already wet. As we reached the Dining hall , there were sounds of bhajans and could see that some devotees had already started satsang.
Guruji joined the Satsang in a few minutes and then I was lost in time with the bhajans and flow of love and gyan in the talks in between. As HE mentioned, the satsang in the dining hall made sure we all had both bhojan and bhajan togehter there. Its HIS presence, what can one ask for ? Indeed , how priviliged I am to attend this.
And coming back to the heay downpour, someone remarked it had stopped sometime back when Guruji came to the Dining Hall. "Aap aaye , bareesh gaye" were the words the devotee used.
And coming back to the heay downpour, someone remarked it had stopped sometime back when Guruji came to the Dining Hall. "Aap aaye , bareesh gaye" were the words the devotee used.
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