When you meet the right one,
Compromise turns into sweet sacrifice.
- P. K.
Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quote. Show all posts
उड़ान
ये साकित आसमा, बे-हद है
उड़ान तेरे मनका दायरा है।
चढ़ते सूरज से रुबरु करले ,
कामयाबी तेरी परछाई है |
उम्मीद के पर मजबूत तू कर ,
शहर की हवा थोड़ी खराब है |
तू अक़ाब है , उंचाइसे न डर
याद रहे, आखरी पड़ाव जमी है !
Role of chess - Quotes from Kasparov
Role of chess - Quotes from Kasparov
Garry Kasparov, the chess legend, was in the capital of India at the invitation of Entrepreneurs’ Organisation which organised the RIE 2016 event. In his interview with EO president Vibhas Prasad, talked about his life, politics, and Indian Chess and also answered the questions put up by the audience. Here are some inspiring quotes reproduced from his interview.
Chess and politics are different. In chess there are predictable moves and unpredictable results.
The first step towards decision-making is to know who you are and create an environment of good decision-making. In most cases, vital decisions will be made under time pressure.
At the end of the day it is about how you use your dominant qualities to create favorable conditions.
You need to be in good physical shape to guide your intuition. You need to trust your gut feeling.
Today the fear of making a mistake is great. That pulls you back. You have to take risks.
Chess is a reflection of the society and should be part of family culture to become a mass sport.
News Source: The Hindu article on 20th Feb
Image Source: Wiki
Wandering destination: Namdapha NP (part 3: Flora)
Wandering destination: Namdapha NP (part 3: Flora)
Although I saw and I shot small number of flower varieties at Namdapha, most of them were first-timers for me. It was not a flowering season in Namdapha in Nov 2011. I am uploading photo of almost every flower I shot. Some are identified and some not. I request readers to please ID rest.
This climber is a foreigner, now a wide spread in North-east and creating prblem t local ecosystem, very similar to congress-grass.
Common name: Climbing Hempweed, American rope, Bittervine, Chinese creeper, Mikania vine
Botanical name: Mikania micrantha
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Synonyms: Mikania cordata var. indica
Common name: Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid
Botanical name: Arundina graminifolia
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Arundina bambusifolia, Bletia graminifolia, Arundina speciosa
Common Garden varieties:
 |
| rain drops on rose petal |
 |
| Rajanigandha Polianthes tuberosa |
 |
| Shevanti |
 |
| Cockscomb Celosia argentea var. cristata |
Read earlier Namdapha posts here:
Reaching Namdapha
Accomodation
Some interesting observations on Mars-mission-day
There are some who question the relevance of space activities in a developing nation. To us, there is no ambiguity of purpose. We do not have the fantasy of competing with the economically advanced nations in the exploration of the moon or the planets or manned space-flight. But we are convinced that if we are to play a meaningful role nationally, and in the community of nations, we must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to the real problems of man and society. - Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Many individuals with myopic vision questioned the relevance of space activities in a newly independent nation, which was finding it difficult to feed its population. Their vision was clear if Indians were to play meaningful role in the community of nations, they must be second to none in the application of advanced technologies to their real-life problems. They had no intention of using it as a means of displaying our might. - Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
Some of interesting observations on Mars-mission-day
- Mars (मंगल) mission starts on Tuesday (मंगलवार).
- Blockbuster film spends more than 100 crore rupees and hardly creates any milestone. Indian film industry produces more than 1200 films and has reached overall revenue of more that 100 billion a year [1]. Few of them becomes a member of elite "100 crore" club. ISRO has spent merely 450 crores on Mars mission. Experience and results out of this mission would create a long lasting impact on space history of India, generate revenue, and put Indian scientists in front-runners.
- Interestingly oppose to such historic deed comes by-n-large from the people who uses some social media for time-pass, who are fan of some or other Khan, who are fans of some or other cricketer etc. The people who don't know why tele-communication that has become so affordable, who don't know what ISRO has done - INSAT series, specialized satellites e.g. Radar imaging, spying, navigation etc, military applications e.g. missile launching, implementing bio-diversity info system, application to tele-medicine and many other achievements [2].
- Today during after-launch speech, Prof Yashpal said " People all over India spends more than 5000 crore and sends Diwali rockets to about 100 feet height and ISRO spends 10% of it and sends rockets to a distance more than 40 lakh Km."
- Spending ransom amount on cricket, wasting plenty of man-hours in watching cricket, add to it the match fixing, is OK for many. It doesn't harm pace of development ! ( Remind you Indian cricket team plays 30+ ODI, 30+ T20 and 5+ tests every year and BCCI is private body). ISRO / India tests its engineering capabilities by conducting such mission for the first time merely spending 450 crores, it is questioned by many. India being a developing nation and how it could afford the expenditure? Why such a waste? and what not !
I think there are some answers to such a divide:
- Common man is not directly affected / benefited by what ISRO does.
- There is no glamour around such stories.
- Money matters !
- For many thinking complex, experiencing non-entertaining programs is above capability.
- It is easy to blame !
Changing the attitude of common man is the major hurdle in making India a superpower. I agree, films, cricket, or any entertainment is good, its essential. However these commodities can't be prioritized over education, health, and basic infrastructure. As pointed out by many thinkers, uplifting literacy percentage, imparting quality education, and quality high-education will be the key to growth.
The complete video of launch:
Reference:
Scarlet Milkweed - पिवला चित्रक
Scarlet Milkweed - पिवला चित्रक
This is an introduced variety to India and now naturalized here. It is plant o significance for two reasons: Decorative garden plant and food-plant for common butterflies from milkweed family like crows and tigers. there are more varieties of flower with same Marathi name ' Chitrak (चित्रक)' like blue, white and red. Marathi name 'haladi Kunku' literally means turmeric-vermilion, because of its color yellow-red. Flower appear in bunches. Buds are pinkish in color. Milky sap is other characteristics of scarlet milkweed, similar to every other milkweed (and that's the name !). It's an evergreen and annual flowering shrub.
Photographing Scarlet Milkweed:
 |
| Buds of Scarlet Milkweed - पिवला चित्रक |
- choosing good bunch f flower
- Choosing right point of focus
- adjusting depth-of-field to get blurred background
Few more photography tips:
- As this flower may grow for more than six feet, taking an eye-level shot and high-angle shot may be difficult.
- Shoot this flower in early morning. At this time of the day, dew drops can be captured, buds may be captured and also wind will be low. Scarlet milkweed branches are thing and long. Even a breeze can shake branches to unwanted levels as far as macro photography is concern.
- Use macro lens to capture single flower or dew-drops. Tele lens ( ~300 mm) is useful to get good blurred background.
- Try to take advantage of red-yellow combination choosing right background color. Green is good choice, specially considering the easy availability.
- Try to include caterpillar in the frame to make photo more informative and interesting. This plant is host to common butterflies.
Quick facts:
Common name : Scarlet Milkweed, Bloodflower, Silkweed, Indian root
Marathi name : पिवला चित्रक Pivla chitrak, Halad kunku
Botanical name : Asclepias curassavica
Botanical name : Asclepias curassavica
Family : Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family)
Reference::
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scarlet%20Milkweed.html
 |
| Dew drops on Scarlet Milkweed - पिवला चित्रक |
Reference::
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Scarlet%20Milkweed.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asclepias_curassavica
तू तेव्हा तशी ….
तू तेव्हा तशी ….
सकाळी दिसलीस
बेचैन करून गेलीस
मनातली आग
का नाही विझवलीस ?
तुझ्या नक्षीदार ओठांना
सांग कुणी घडविले ?
नजरेने केलेस घायाळ तू ,
तेवढे पुरे का न झाले?
तू चालताना अशी
मी का विसरलो वाट ?
तू हसलीस जशी
संथ पाण्यातली वाट ….
Image Source: http://payload52.cargocollective.com/1/5/170919/3341927/lips_optimised_960.jpg
अवतरणं - रारंगढांग (Sea waves)
अवतरणं - रारंगढांग
"…तोच किनारा , तोच समुद्र. पण लाटा … मनातला आवेग असह्य झाल्यानं सहस्त्रकरांनी कवटाळायला आल्यासारख्या ! ह्या समाजाच्या बंधनांची क्षिती नाही, लोकांच्या नजरांची पर्वा नाही, तू माझा, मी तुझी, म्हणुन बाहू पसरून एकामागून एक मिठी घालणारया, प्रेमाचा हा पराकोटीचा, असहनीय, रुद्र अविष्कार प्रत्येक थेंबा थेंबा तून व्यक्त करणारया लाटा !… "
अवतरणं - रारंगढांग (Nature)
अवतरणं - रारंगढांग
"…फोटो कितीही सुरेख असला तरी तो केवळ त्या क्षणाचं दृश्य रूप पकडतो. पण कलाकाराचा कुंचला त्यापलीकडं जातो. असं चित्र हे केवळ त्या वस्तुचं दृश्य रूप राहत नाही; तर कलावंताच्या मनाचाही प्रतिबिंब दिसू लागतं. ! … "
"…निसर्ग चित्र म्हणजे केवळ निसर्ग दृश्य नव्हे. तो निसर्गाशी संवाद व्हावयास हवा. हा संवाद एकदा साधला की निसर्ग आपणहून तुमच्याशी बोलू लागतो. त्याची भाषा केवढी वेगळी. त्याचे शब्द किती विविध !… "
"…निसर्ग चित्र म्हणजे केवळ निसर्ग दृश्य नव्हे. तो निसर्गाशी संवाद व्हावयास हवा. हा संवाद एकदा साधला की निसर्ग आपणहून तुमच्याशी बोलू लागतो. त्याची भाषा केवढी वेगळी. त्याचे शब्द किती विविध !… "
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)