Born Bond

Dearest Mommy;

~ I know, Life is cruel, unrepentant, conditional and over conventional!
Perhaps, how can a little breath in my tiny chest hold and handle the untold colossal concerns.

I molded your finger lightly in my hands and got strength.
Holding things lightly instead of clutching them tightly is what you teach me again and again.
While with your unconditional open hand gives me an ability to give and receive freely. I lose the nature to stiff and gathered strong-suits.

~ Though with your significant presence, your salient gestures, soft touch, a smell so familiar, a forte of substantial tastes you create, I can never be tired of holding on you and your loveable clench.

Indeed, the miracle I seek is at your fingertips.

There have been the conditions of my life and yet so blessed to have unconditional Love of life from you.
~ You first created me in your womb and then recreated the series of miracles for me in everyday and daily routine.

At first you held me first steps and seized me so close…though you still holding me tight yet helped me to fly high. “Indeed I was a caterpillar sacred to see the world was weird, you gave me beautiful colorful wings to fly and adore the journey of life…”

Without your presence and support I wouldn’t have blossom the way I have. You are the spark..so be my radiance and my charm :)

~ Mom and me  - Born Bond ~
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Now when I could walk all fine in every path and chosen line, I sometimes wished to run away. Run and shun away from the tension, worries and uncertainties of life.
Then one day I read that there are two kinds of behavior of nature in human beings. It’s like; there is a huge difference between being worry-warrior and worry-warts.
-Worry-warts are the people who are inclined to worry unduly.
~ However, worry-warriors are one who fights against worries. They find solutions to very troubles. Some people are born worry-warriors.
Mommy, you are one of them.
There is no single anxious moment of mine not shared with my mom. I share as I get the best advice with many alternative ways and tips to tackle the pain. You love me with a genuine concern, are able to sense that something is wrong without being told. You work as a warrior. Fight against all odds and my humming thoughts. Yes! Only you can and you do it at your best!
~ Perhaps, moms’! At her best defending, promoting and protecting her child.

Even when you are not able to give me a solution…you offer a silent-prayer, which works all the time.
~ God listens to you very carefully and fulfills your wishes. After all, it is believed that ‘God could not be everywhere and therefore He made mothers’. Perhaps, He made mothers as His own replica and an extension of the sanctimonious soul.

Sometimes the issues are so incalculable that it might confine me, dull my senses, numbing me, bobbling my thoughts, a feeling to sink into vulnerability or just run away...

Yes! True, I prefer to run away...to seek you!

I claim you, mom to confide the truth. The confidence in your eyes does then, reflects in me as an aid to alleviate. And I soon recover my amity and discover the harmony. I like you say “Don’t hurry and don’t worry!”

Perhaps, there is no particular best time to tell you things and issues. The best time is wherever is, 'Now'.

And as we share together the good and the bad, the hopes and the dreams, the charming moments and the acute times, we are celebrating life. It is being together to result in doing the right things, making them momentous.

It is doing things together, yet leaving room for each to grow as an individual, respecting the decisions we indulge in taking. It is so amazing to see how you give me freedom to commit the mistakes and also give space to correct them.You have always trusted me more than anyone else. Your praises are far more than a criticism or reprimand.

You stand beside me to conquer my fears, stand for me to hold my hand to boost courage to try-again!

Indeed YOU contribute the whole in me!
~Happy Mother’s day.
Hope this letter brought bliss to you. Perhaps, it’s my way to return the radiance you have been giving me years round.
~ Love you so much for everything!

~ Salute to Womanhood!
Your loving Daughter;
Umi~

Best mom
Of the world

• NOTE: This post is completed with dot.748 words as suggested. Thanks to BlogAdda and PringOO, for conducting 'Write a Tribute to your Mom’ contest on Mother's day,2010.

...I'm so glad that l share myDNA

with you,Mom:)

• This post is also an extension of my love-letter dedicated to my mom on her 50th HappyBirthday as Golden jubilee of her life, "Mom and Me - Born Bond".(click here)
• The above drawing "Born Bond" above is made by me long back in Yr.2001 in my persoanl Journal, while studing in school.
• Wishing everyone A Happy Mother's Day!

~ Keep the Spark ALive..~

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Best Posts of Blog - Year 2008

“...Most of what you will create is for your enrichment or is a stepping stone to other better, more insightful work. Maybe once or twice in a lifetime you will be recognized with the kudos of the public, so in the meantime, create for yourself.”  quotes: Don Hahn quotes

Hola friends and Readers,

~ Best Posts of Yr. 2008 ~

Check the Best-post list of .2007 before reading Ahead.

Yes I know it took a bit long coming up with this post…but I’m all set to present much longer and longing list of my favorite best-post list of Year.2008. The list published on the yearly basis with a tiny snippet of my true thoughts behind the particular post!

~ Year.2008 had been an enriching period or rewarding era for me in the blogging, hence you will notice a slight variation but a good change in my posts. I opened up more experiment to know what I enjoyed in writing. It was all together a beautiful year to have got a good crunch and much large bunch of blogs.

The list could be longer but I might just create another post over Popular Posts of the blog.
Perhaps, till than enjoy this sweet snippet direct dil se..

In year 2008 there were in total 41 posts making mark in the archive.

~So here I have selected fifteen posts as my favorite best-post list of year 2008.

• Things you dint know about ME

~ If you love me than you might Read this post to know more about me..! lol.

• Leos of MY Life

~ One of my favorite posts for it includes feature traits of my adorable people of my life.

• Matar Paneer – Indian Cuisine

~ A perfect peas and cottage cheese quick recipe to make to relish.

• Yummy Paratha - Indian Bread

~ One of my first efforts of creating a perfect photo presentation to guide you in making of the recipe of Paratha, Indian Flat Bread.

• ME – Indian Bride

~ Sure my excitement crowns this post with the details of my shopping and experience during my Monsoon Wedding!

• Happy Birthday Papa - Celebrate Life

~ A very content and caring Love-Letter for my Paa on the Golden Jubilee of his Birthday. Read and cherish your bond with your father.

• Simple Snack- Raw banana Cutlet

~ An innovative day and finally I discovered eating the hot golden crispy banana cutlets as snacks. Easy and sweet recipe!

• My pencil - Lead Leads my Life

~ If you can Read this, than Say…Thank you Teachers! An inspiring post to celebrate Teachers Day!

• Pursuit of Perfection - NOT MY nature

~ An inspiring post with a short story and a perfect Pria’s poem attached. You might agree or disagree with the post views, but You will love the Story conveyed.

• Little finger Story - Big Lessons

~An inspiring post with much stimulating short story, which I heard in my childhood from my grand parents.

• Train – Jab we missed

~ One of my very first attempts of presenting a True experience of my life. This post has humor and an irony attached to a Traveling and Journey.

• My birthday - Surprises

~A mail delivered in my inbox on my birthday...as a miracle, completely unexpected and truly amazing experience to read!

• My birthday Weekend - just began

~ A post on the Silver Jubilee of my life, 25th birthday with all nostalgic sweet moments.

• Butterfly Park - an emotion of hue

~ My strong affection with colorful butterflies. Learn more about the Butterfly trail.

• Things you dint know about Me Sequel

~ Now more if you love than read more Humming Today :P Luv you All!


Note:

• The next shall follow my list of Year.2009 for do follow for updates:)
• ~Thank you for the consistent love, support and acceptance!

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An encounter never escaped and echoed rest of Life

This post is connected to the previous post of this Blog, "Escape"! Kindly read that post before reading ahead. Perhaps, this post is based on the true story though the identity of the persons are hidden for personal reasons!

~ An encounter never escaped and echoed rest of Life..

Winter vacation was over; but the winter mist was still enveloping the environment. I reached back my loving Institute and my adorable Room in hostel. I love winters for it pack me in the folds of woolen clothes and warm coffee or ginger tea surrounds the urge of warm moments.
~ I was unpacking my luggage and taking out the sweets which my mom packed for my friends. Soon a knock at the door and I found my ever green bubby sweet cheering friend popping her head inside the room. May be the sugary scent of the sweets pulled her here in the room. And sure I was lucky to see that she brought some Maggie and a cup of coffee for me.

We hugged and soon settled on the bed with the sweets box to share our vacation stories. I told her all, about my old school and college friends I meet and what a wonderful fun I had during this vacation.

“I have something to tell you…not just because I want to share my vacation story but because I want you to be aware of certain things that exist in this world…which come into your life unwillingly!”, she said.

I got puzzled just like the cooked Maggie noodles tangles, wondered what made her say so…moreover, my dear chirpy friend is never so serious…but this time there is something definitely killing her and I wanted to know it all.

As she started telling me about the incident, I was totally confused to figure out the issue, I sipped some coffee gave attention..!

~ She told me that this vacation she went to her old graduation college to get some important documents…

[As she was narrating the story, I had no clues what she actually wanted to tell…just like you Readers have no idea what this story is up to! But trust me it is an important subject here so I want you to read it patiently.]

As she went to the college Head Department office to collect her left-over college’s important documents she was welcomed by the staff and the Head of the department.
~ They were happy to see how she have enrolled into higher studies and doing really well.
She went to the Department Head office and greeted the Head. She was asked to sit and wait as the Head was talking to some other person. She waited almost for 20-25 minutes and latter when the Head was free he chatted with her. He said that the certificates were almost ready yet needs some time to finish some pending manuscript of the office-work. She told him that she could wait for sometime after all it was really very important to collect the certificates. The Head told her that he was really very proud of her potential and credibility. He then asked her about different subjects she study and her professional aims. With full confidence she replied to all the questions. They had very healthy discussions over certain issues prevailing in the society. It was a good talk and sharing of views between a Gen-next aspiring girl and an old mature experienced responsible person. He also told her that next time when she hangs over the city with her other friends, can directly hop into his office, as they got good guesthouse and can lend to his favorite students. She perceived that he cared to talk with so much of simplicity and not pretend to be the Head and behave administrative.

It was almost an hour and more, waiting for the certificates. She looked her watch every 10 minutes but all documentation took quite a while. Interestingly, a prior appointment was taken to collect the papers but nothing happened on time. She preferred waiting more, than to again and again come  to the office. Perhaps, she had no option but to wait as coming from a long distance she definitely needed all the documents this time for submitting to her new college. The Head in the mean while noticed that she was looking at her watch every 10 minutes, so he consoled her saying, “It will be done soon…don’t worry!”
~ He was concern, and that made her comfortable.

Finally a staff person came with the certificates and handed over the Head. The Head checked the papers and allowed the staff person to leave as it was getting late for him too. It was the office closing time. The Head asked her, where was her home. She replied that her home was quite a far and need to leave soon to catch the bus. The Head said that he was going the same route and can leave her on the way.
~ She hesitated to go with him but then could not resist the insisting tone of the Head. The head got up, and hugged her saying that he is truly proud of her. She got confused but then thought it was a nice caring affectionate parental hug and any ugly thought must not be hamper the aura. The Head handed over her a huge pile of papers to carry as they moved. All the staff-members greeted him and the guard on the gate saluted him. He had a big car. And as he settled in the car, opened the front door to let her in.

As they moved on, they again started chatting over many subjects and issues. Suddenly on the traffic light signal, the Head asked her, “What do you think about the Sex-Education in School?”
~ Being quite a liberate girl replied the answer and also gave few additional ideas to improve education in the school and basic level. The Head, was very much impressed. He liked the ideas and enthusiastic behavior.
~ Everything was fine and rolling. Soon the mobile rang, and he parked the car in the side, “I’m driving, will reach home soon..!” he said.

In the mean while, she told him that coming so far was enough, she can get the bus from there so he can stop. But the Head said that he was supposed to go the same route, hence he can drop her little further too.
~ Between they definitely had a good conversation and dialogue over varied topics. She had a very good impression of the a fatherly aged the Head and found wonderful to see that with so much of effortlessness he could talk to Gen-next kids.
~ She also felt humbled to see how promptly he agreed to give her a lift.

~ some Escapes Echo whole Life ~
Escape (c) rachi creations..
-to enlarge CLICK here-

Suddenly, he asked her to keep her hand on his thigh. She got shocked and astound. Wondered, if she heard was all that. Before she could grasp his weird words, he took her hand and kept her hands on his thighs while still driving. She abruptly took her hand off. Still puzzled to understand what was happening around. She told him firmly, that she needs to get down right here.
He maintains the calmness and said, “Don’t be sacred...” She asked her certificates and somehow he handed over. She hastily got down the car. She took the documents grip tight on her chest and started to walk blankly. She did not stop or turned back to look. Incidentally, there was no one around on the streets. Scared and tensed, she got into a lane and then into a café watching people. She waited there for next 15minutes and found that the car had gone, he had gone…perhaps!

~ In the mean while she grasped her breath back but the escape was yet to capture.
~ She could not forget the encounter of such ugly turn of her life. In a way she escaped the place but the incident echoed her head so badly.

..sometimes you
Escape
places, people, moments but you cannot
Escape
the
Echo
Thoughts...

As she was narrating all that, she started crying loudly. It felt as if she still could feel the fear around. Something that she did escaped but not completely. I hugged her and tried making her calm. Gave her a glass of water to drink but will that help her, I wondered!

I could not believe that this happened with one of my very close friend, who is such a sweet elegant and confident girl.
~ I have heard and read in magazines such ugly face-off stories but never thought someday I shall see it here happening with my closest buddy.

Few days latter, I was sitting with other friend and I recounted the whole story without disclosing the name and pretended to have read in a magazine. It was strange as my friend abruptly at the end of the story blamed the girl for being friendly with people.
~ But the Head was not an unknown or stranger to her, I said defending the girl.
~ At this he said “No-excuse, it is the girl to be blamed at the end of any muddy murky strike. Call it a irony or the truth of the reality. She should have been more careful and protective and must have gone with some family person…” I wondered how far it was possible, “Tomorrow when you work outside and do come job…how you will expect to have a family person shielding you all the time!”

Next day, when our new session started our first class was of “Business Ethics”. The guest lecturer came from one of the most elite Management Schools! He at the end of the session kept the Question-round to clear all the doubts about the subject on ethics to be followed in the business and professional life.
~ I got up and requested him to allow me to narrate the whole “Escape story” in the class and then know the concern and major opinion. I choose not disclose the true identity of my friend and let the story take up its own coarse.

Latter, I asked my esteem learned teacher, that what one has to do when got into such punch of life. I wanted to know in terms of the professional logic.
~ To this he replied in a very responsible-sensible manner to the issue while adding of ten bullet points as follows:

1. Such incident or similar shall take place everywhere you lead in the professional life or in your daily routines. Perhaps, you cannot avoid them completely yet abide them from taking your tough course.
2. Your friend is truly blessed so ask her to thank God for the blessings. She is truly lucky to have escaped such encounter but not everyone is so lucky... Some get honey-trapped through different means and don’t know how to say strongly “NO”.
3. Bounce-back from such ugly moments is important and Time is the biggest healer to hideous stumbles of life.
4. Nothing can be done to that irresponsible fellow behavior, as such people mostly depict a happy and respected image in society and office, and hence no one shall believe such deeds are done by him.
5. Only a strict serious sting operation can actually trap him, if he has been treating the same others too.
6. Moreover he being on a powerful position may also make him misuse his power and back-slash you. So forget taking any revenge or rebellious attitude!
7. And most important, Never Surrender at any point and use your presence of mind quickly.
8. Men and women both need to pay attention, it can happen to anyone regardless of gender, age, base or decent profile!
9. However, not to forget, not everyone is same…there exist such ugly bunch of people and there are some truly genuine people too, hence don’t make a preset notion for everyone and suffer in fearful anguish, destroying your own path.
10. Awareness is important, so spread and be alert. ~ There is no way you can elope, the hurdles or escape the encounters but choose to move fiercely to capture life knocking all the hurdles!

~ Hope you learnt something from this narration. If you got some additional point to support the situation/story, then do write and share with us all. Kindly share this story with all to spread awareness.

NOTE:

• This is not an hypothetical story...it is the true story based on one of my friend!
• The above drawing is an extension of Rachi Creations..
• If you have still not read the previous post connected to this post, then check through this link: Escape.

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Escape

How could one really escape things and certain aspects of life!
I wonder and only wonder to conclude that one can not escape, except if it is a keyboard of the computer and you hit the esc key.

Can you expect the Sun, ESCAPES to rise next day just because sometimes the cloud hides few salient sun rays!

~ The sun rise and shines bright even at the cloudy day finds a way to pass a trace of its existence. Despite of the hindrance its dazzles and diffuse faith to defuse life! Perhaps it is a natural process!

~ If you are health conscious person, the suggestion shall be to AVOID fat food...and not just Escape..
~ You cannot Escape your commitments ones made...
~ You cannot Escape yourself...Can you escape your Shadow..?!

- There is no Escape or Excuse..You got only option Explore and Excel -

I might not be all that correct to my conclusions but I really feel that being a Normal human being you cannot escape things just like that!

One has to check all the decent parameters of pros and cons and maintain our harmony!

~ There was a phase of my life when I really had to decide whether I need to cling to my past or to just escape them all. There were only two options and both equally risky. Perhaps I choose neither to cling to the past nor did I decide to escape.

I decided to move on!
Move on with the Memories..wholeheartedly..
Moments...some celebrating one yet some to learn from..!
~ Moreover, the past is just the PAST right now, so I don’t mind remembering them.

Just like people have a tendency to believe and say that “Impossible word does not exist in my life dictionary..”
I like to say that

“ESCAPE does not exist in dictionary of my life..!
~ Perhaps I could not escape anything in life...call it incidents or accidents…I preferred to Explore everything that came into my life-path! Or should I admit that my Life tends to explore before I could even think to get away..”

For me Escape is a very hard and harsh word in particular to mention like a balloon to be blown until it cannot hold the air anymore that is pumped into it and shall explode soon...due to the pressure!

Why get into the situation when your need to escape…why not prefer to say direct straight, two letter word NO! Situations…ahh don’t always blame them!

There is a quote in Bible:
“Be sure your sin will find you out.”
~ Indeed it does…one cannot run or hide from thyself deeds. Good or bad one has to face the consequences, perhaps right on this earth while you are alive. Nothing haunts form the past born-life…it’s all today and right now that holds the future for you!

I choose to face the consequences. Correct them if given a chance.

One fine day, my friend told that she met with a minor accident with an auto while driving two-wheelers. She almost escaped with minor injuries. But after one month, she is still to over come the scary dreams of that accidents which is actually hinders her a lot in driving now.

I wonder, if she has actually escaped the accident!
In a way she did…as much worst could have happened…!
But than coming back to the zero point…she could not escape the creepy memories!

..you Escape
place, situation, moment..
yet traumatic Echo Emotions
follows...

Yet sometimes the past breakdowns are so severely dreadful that to forget them or disassociate with them completely is very difficult. Indeed one cannot alter the beauty of life, that the past somewhere and somewhat decides your future.

The incidents have such strong intensity that even if you escape the place, the situation, the moment…it carries traumatic echo emotions forever!

~ Perhaps, you cannot escape the escape...

You cannot change what happened but possibly all you can do is to cherish the past or be stimulated to get inspired of it to make the present better.

The past is the chunk, that you thought you could escape..actually shapes and makes the whole life of an individual. It does not tell us to escape it because there is certainly no chance of escaping.

Why not choose the reality with full sincerity.
Just to have an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through escape is not the answer. ESCAPE is only a temporary diversion and not an answer to the problem through escapism.

~ We all work on computers and are very well aware with the keyboard.
We all sometimes use the combination of the Control-Alt-Escape as a soft reboot. It is an easy way to bump the left side of the keyboard and reboot the computer. It was implemented by David Bradley, a designer of the original IBM PC. But when he used the combination keys, he realized it was too easy to bash the left side of the keyboard accidentally. So he switched the key combination to Control-Alt-Delete (often abbreviated to Ctrl-Alt-Del, also known as the "three-finger salute"), a combination that was impossible to press with just one hand.

Same applies to our life's odd incidents too.
To Control the weird incident of life we need to find and Alternative solution and Escape the moment. Perhaps, being it an easy way and temporary way to let things aside. Hence we need to change the formula to Control-Alternate and latter Delete the chapter completely that affects the ebb tide and flow of life.
~ For escape only adds to suffer in fearful anguish, destroying your own path.

Perhaps, there is no way you can elope, the hurdles or escape the encounters but choose to move fiercely to capture life knocking all the hurdles!

Choose to fly over to flee
Choose to make a sally than to escape, a fleeting merry!
*
A length between the entrance and escape is long
Life is moving, changing and constantly stirring without a skip
How long your gonna wait and watch
How long you gonna run or clutch
*
Relieve the past fast
Relive the life roller coaster that actually lasts,
*
Promise to face it..
Both the pros and cones..
Perhaps the life wheel goes on and on
*
Open to room some grace and space
Escape the word Escape!
Be straight loud and clear 'NO'
Before the Escape roar!

However, if you still not agree with me, than Escape...yes choose to escape to a beautiful fascinating Landscape..!
Take a break, take a picture or paint your own escape to a landscape!
Get your ipod listen to Enrique's Escape song...Get a life buddy..!

~ I prefer the Escape song (CLICK HERE) from Rupert Holmes. (Do listen to this wonderful song!)

Note:

• My upcoming next post holds a true story, "an Encounter never Escaped and Echoed rest of Life", so kindly keep updated with this blog) Won't you Escape it :P
• The picture above is taken by akka talented photographer and my dear friend AmitSemwal!
• Thanks a ton for following and support! Luv yeah!

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Pursuit of Passion - creations of cartoons

Greek keyboardist and composer quotes, "All you need is passion. If you have a passion for something, you'll create the talent." ~Kindly Read the previous post on Passion, "Live with passion-Live Your Passion" and then read ahead...

~ My Passion - Rachi Creations..
Above drawing made on PaintBrush - Yr.2003

My favorite people/pioneer souls who have inspired me in certain way with their leisure novelty pursuits of Passion in creativity are as follows:-
I really love the start in the lane of thoughts and innovations with legends…

~ They could have created code to their original art/work but they preferred to be Creative and flaunt their euphoric ideas, hence the commitment and consistent urge to do the best is incredible!

• R.K.Laxman – the common Man

R.K.Laxman

~ Early morning when I wake up, the first thing that I look is my newspaper and of course it has to be Times of India. I look for the amused thoughts of the The Common Man of India. The Common Man cartoon creation belongs to R.K.Laxman Sir (Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Iyer Laxman), yet we all owe and share our thoughts with it. He joined The Times of India, in the beginning of his career that has spanned for over fifty creative years. I consider his presence in the newspaper, a stunning revolution of churning history of India.

(left) The Common Man - Asian Paints Gattu (right)
to Enlarge CLICK here

• Creativity-Churn

~ Coming from the small town Mysore, Karnataka, he always loved drawing since childhood. The doodling he made was very much praised by the teachers at school. He applied to the esteem school of arts in Bombay hoping to concentrate on his lifelong interests of drawing and painting. But the dean of the school could not recognize the legend in him and refused the admission saying that he lacked “the kind of talent to qualify for enrollment in our institution as a student". He finally graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Mysore. In the meantime he continued his freelance artistic activities and contributed cartoons to other forums. His distinctive illustrations in several books, most notably for the Malgudi stories written by his elder brother R.K. Narayan are very memorable.

R.K.Laxman's -The Common Man cartoons
to Enlarge CLICK here

R.K.Laxman is an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. Perhaps, India's greatest-ever cartoonist who embraces the solitaire idea of creativity in creating cartoons in The Common Man of India. Perhaps, his distinctive illustrations and creativity marks away high where his passion also made him penned a few novels too.

His cartoons distinctive rolling acts reflecting the humor, absorbing the facts delights every mind! Such powerful art he posses and have been flaunting for ages!

• Eustace Fernandes - the Amul Girl Moppet

Eustace Fernandes

~ Advertisements are many in India yet nothing can score higher and privileged than the iconic Amul girl, which turns 44 this year, is all set to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for being the longest running campaign in the world.
The White Revolution heralded by Amul under the leadership of Dr.Verghese Kurien boosted India's milk production, which ranked at No. 21 in the world based on the milk production during the year 2007 making a journey with the revolutionary ads sharing the success with this original creation of Amul girl.

• Creativity-Churn

Amul Girl
to Enlarge CLICK here

~ Eustace Fernandes, the creator of the Amul girl, passed away at the age of 75. He is again the finest remembered as a cartoonist and an illustrator for his very cute creation of the Amul girl, dressed up in polka dots with blue hair and orange face, which ruled the hearts of millions of Indians, since 1966. The ad became a roar with the tagline 'Utterly butterly delicious Amul'.

Today, Amul outdoor advertising uses billboards, with a humorous take on current events and is updated frequently but with the trace of Amul girl looks.

Amul Posters
to enlarge CLICK here

The Limca logo, the early LIC ads, cosmetic ads and James Finlay (fashion brand) were all created by this creative genius brilliant artist. He supported the "Sneha Sadan - A home for homeless children" org. for more than 45years unleashing heart.

And I bow him completely for his excellence in a very delightful presence of Amul girl which have influenced me a lot in my girl oriented drawings unconsciously in rachi creations..

• Walter Elias "Walt" Disney – Mickey Mouse

Walt Disney

~ Childhood and cartoons are interlinked. A cute Mickey mouse pops in mind immediately. Walt Disney got the inspiration for Mickey Mouse from his old pet mouse he used to have on his farm. Mickey Mouse, a cartoon character with big round ears and with white gloves was created by Walt Disney in 1928.

Mickey Mouse - Disney World Characters/Cartoons

Creativity-Churn

~ Passionate Walt Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon and philanthropist. He dropped out of high school at the age of sixteen to join the Army, but the army rejected him because he was underage. Latter he served the Red Cross. Perhaps could not leave his passion of creating ads for newspapers, magazines. He took up an interest in the field of animation and since then there was no looking back. An esteem innovator in animation created a theme park design Disney open for all Age people to cherish Childhood with Cartoons!

Today everyone associates his/her childhood with the cartoons of Disney and perhaps the credit goes to very passionate zeal to creativity and innovation, Walt Disney presented!

• Here comes One man Show ~ Satish Acharya

A young self-taught cartoonist, earned MBA finance degree perhaps whose passion for creating cartoon and drawings is just far more than anything that adds happiness to his and other’s life through his creations. He is a full time daily contributor of cartoons with the irony and humor twist to profound Mid-Day Newspapers. He made his remarkable mark and recently turns out to have an extra-inning to his life with the introduction of the first exhibition of talent, this May, 2010.

~ Join him on his journey, check Link in his Blog for free-invitation to the world of creativity and passion! - Invitation to my first Exhibition

- Satish Acharya Cartoons -
to enlarge CLICK here

I found his blog link “World of an Indian Cartoonist” in year 2007 almost when I started blogging and ever since than I have been following his every post and regard his creations some of the best depiction of daily moments of India with a robust roaring messages!

He has been consistent and truly remarkable in catching the tag lines and adding the twist-tale to his creations of cartoons! Here’s wishing him further success and further creative instincts unfolding in the future endeavors. Blog Link: http://cartoonistsatish.blogspot.com/

~ Creations of Cartoons ~

It’s not just the check and the columns,
It is some curves, cartoons, creativity and a Clair view,
Oh! It is not is about the cost definitely!!
Life is much precious with Passion..
*
A sketch that match,
And the livelihood is sure patched!
Blocks yet it does not block..
Block made the strong wall!
Yet with no block on thoughts,
The colors just flock,
Torment and pain with tints and Paint
Trace the human race
Perhaps an irony reflects..in every pattern..
*
Strokes of Brush
Yet not a sheer stroke against but
Brushes away the rough strokes
Creativity in cartoons, carries the care of the passion
With humble action and reaction!
*
Thank God! They don't make fools..
They made Cartoons with fun!

...Live 
with passion Live
Your Passion..!

These are some of the historic mascots! Indeed, What a remarkable mind and a soul to have created such enduring eternal character through passionate creativity!

A strive that left all speechless with their presence of mind and those tiny hand and little minds working together to create a legendary history…through every page, passage, and the cartoons of coarse!



Note:

• Do see Enlarged View of Pictures. 
• Please ask before taking a picture for this Blog,I might just say Yes!
• Pursuit of Passion is to be cont. with every creative dream and Passion believed in!
• Be a Celebrity or a Common person, Celebration of Life With Passion Continues to blossom :)

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Live with passion - Live your passion

Every child has an inspiration that often turns into an aspiration when grown up. I had a huge fascination with “Alice in Wonderland”, and used to always imagine that there is a different beautiful nature oriented world and some day sure I shall get through there. In a way I can say I’m still in search of that world but somewhere sure I know my quest stops when I paint!

People ask me, “How do you feel…you can draw so well! Why don’t you turn into that profession?”

And my reply as ever is,
“ ~ Painting/drawing is my hobby and drawing money through it has been never my aim yet I want to possess just Drawing and proclaim the heights of creativity and imagination through the lines I make with my paintbrush!”

Perhaps, I’m pretty happy with the reply and happier the way life-book turns its page automatically leaving me mesmerized every time!

~ My Passion @ rachi creations.. ~
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However, how many of you have cash on what you liked doing! Or have been still in continuity to your only passion like dancing, singing, painting, writing, playing football or even collecting coins or stamps. Do you continue and are consistent in passion that comes effortlessly to you without a sweat on your forehead, regardless of your earnings and shedding sweat on your job.

Surviving to your livelihood is important but getting the life is no less when you get back rejuvenated doing or accomplishing what you like the most apart from the routine job! Perhaps, the sideline carries the charm of life!

There have been people who do and have been doing the things that are their only life-mission, the passion they follow and bow to! The people of entertainment business or sportsman or a musician have been following their hearts! However there are also some, who are genius in certain subject and enjoy teaching their skills in forums, schools and colleges…it is their way to rejoice!

~ Passion multiplies your productivity, power and creates something that when you look back your past brings out a Proud feeling!

Perhaps there are, also few in fact many that are born to earn and only earn money sacrificing their inner urges. Not to blame them, they have been brought up in such a way that they have forgotten their likes and choose to work like machines. Hence, follows a break down and a serious instruction to go to hill-station to spend some time for a change, compose their thoughts and perceive calmness in life.

• People like Boman Irani a famous actor of Bollywood, holds a polytechnic diploma turned as a professional photographer serving ages until he discovered his new acute passion in acting at the age of 40s. 
• Nikhil Chinapa popularly known as VJ Nikhil is graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from a profound Institute turned to his passion being an Indian Radio jockey followed by being a popular Video Jockey in MTV Channel.
• Jaspal Bhatti graduated as an electrical engineer latter becoming a cartoonist in the Tribune Newspaper in Chandigarh. He took a step further and became pioneer of  creating home-made comedy serials and humor.
• Very famous and talented Harsha Bhogle holds a Chemical Engineer graduate degree and went to the esteem IIM-A and then pursuing a job in an advertisement company but preferred being a Live Cricket Commentator to follow his passion and love for the game Cricket.
• Shobhaa De after making her name as a model in India, she began a career in journalism and is a successful freelance writer following her words.
• Preity Zinta has earned a postgraduate degree in criminal psychology, but later took up modeling making her best name in Liril Soap and Perk Chocolate Ads followed by extraordinary talent in acting in movies, Though her still prime passion is reading and writing where she have also written series of columns for BBC News Online South Asia. 
• Shahrukh Khan earned his Bachelors degree in Economics (honors). Though he pursued a Masters Degree in Mass Communications, he was accomplished in sports, drama, and academics but opted out to make his career in Bollywood. Now popularly known as King Khan and rest follows a huge history!

One life and left without options-open is a waste!

People in the hush of life and running behind the money have lead and left people to lose their passions for the hobbies. But there are also other’s who do opt what they are best in and perhaps life holds the best for them there. Names and example are many with ecstatic experiences and life stimulating stories.

Let you too again pick your guitar and play some tune or create a doodle in the A4 size paper or just pulling up your socks and heals to dance pose! Do anything that your love…kiss your dog, go for a walk or pack your bags, go for trekking! Pick your camera and click the tiny ants, take out your chessboard and win a queen...Bottom line - do anything YOU LIKE!

~ Perhaps say that, “When I grow up, I thy never grow up…to leave my passions and my childhood aspirations!”

Not everything can be traced and tracked or planned in life…certain things comes in natural pace and tickles. One need to flow with it, alone or with friends around but surrounded with green lashing trees!

Go trekking, be a travelogue and tackle life!
~ Just don’t forgetting the zeal, the fire you hold in thyself. Let it ignite and glitter. Let your face too shines and posses gleam. Give a retouch to your talent and add a novelty!

Because,
Life is not about only
Calculations and counting Money,
Life is about the
Celebrations and counted Moments!
Career for livelihood is the part of life..
But
Creativity actually gives you a Life..
~ Relive, Rejoice, Rediscover, Renew and Revive it!
Never give up..
Live with Passion
Live your Passion!

NOTE :

• "Pursuits of Passion" is my next take, where I have presented the post with my favorite people/pioneer souls who have inspired me in certain way with their leisure novelty pursuits of Passion…perhaps for following the one religion rigorously that is CREATIVITY! SO do follow up with the updates and check the link :)

• Drawing is my passion and the above painting is created thyself as an extension of rachi creations..

• What is your passion that gives purpose to your life..?share with us :):)

~The post "Live with Passion-Live Your Passion" has been selected by Blogadda as one of the Tangy Tuesday pick.

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Best Posts of Blog - Year 2007

~ Best Posts of Yr. 2007 ~

~ There is a beautiful saying, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step..!" perhaps now I know..!

Hiya dearest friends and Readers!

~ Recently my blog, “Humming Today” completed Three successful years.

So I decided to snap back in archive and show list of my favorite posts, perhaps something that I enjoyed to pen down! The journey has been beautiful and indeed there had been so much to explore and expedite to excel.

The list shall be published on the yearly basis with a tiny snippet of my true thoughts behind the particular post! This post has the list of Year.2007

~ Year.2007 had been a learning period or foundation era for me in the blogging, hence you will find quite raw and unfinished posts. Though, each post is special for me and to choose is difficult. They do not count from good or bad parameter for me. Perhaps they are special posts as to have come up right from the heart and have groomed me and my humming mind...!

In year 2007 there were in total 25 posts making mark in the archive.
~So here I have picked eight posts as my first favorite best-post list of year 2007.

• Hive of Five to Live

~ Just was wondering in true real senses which were five things the most important to me and my life!

• Diwali starts with Smoke

~ My first Diwali festival after Marriage and My kitchen full of sweet smoke!

• I Hate Kadhi

~ One of my very first post depicting what I don’t like and latter like a Black Swan theory ending up to in loving it on the journey of cooking!

• Taare Zameen Par - Colorful Childhood

~ Saw this wonderful movie and could not stop myself being nostalgic and trying my way to capturing and reflecting the essence of childhood and teachers!

• Because I'm worth it

~ A post comes through a quote of my friend…ensuing me to think and share my thoughts over Make-Up!

• The photographer I captured

~ My very close, wonderful and very talented friend who captures the time in photographs with so much of emotions making each angle so memorable. This post is my way to tribute this post for Him and his talent!

• Gulp of Joy or Hook for forest Habitants

~ A beautiful Coffee Café chain in Bangalore and its exquisite flavors story with a strange twist tale that leads to the havoc situation for elephants...read and know the truth being the gulps of coffee we take!

• Hyderabad blue - Biryani

~ Biryani is world wide popular...but my very favorite is Hyderabadi Biryani!



NOTE:

• The next shall follow my list of Year.2008 for do follow for updates:)
• ~Thank you for the consistent love and support!

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Soya/Dill weeds with Potatoes - Soya Bhaji

It been after a long, I have come up with the recipe, though this recipe will not take a long to cook.
~ This is definitely the one of the quickest, easiest, and delicious with few ingredients of recipe to fulfill your appetite and heart with its sweet aroma and flavor. It is Soya/dill weeds with potato or Soya Bhaji.
Perhaps, I don't mind to say this recipe also comes specially for my dear Lazy friends.

The soya/dill weed/leaves have slender stems, which are finely divided and have lovely green soft delicate leaves, slightly broader than the similar leaves of fennel leaves are just amazing. In fact, I don’t mind munching few tiny twigs just before cooking them.

~ Nutrition Value:
Above all the nutrition chart will indulge you to eat and relish it.
This popular herb contains no cholesterol; but is rich in anti-oxidants and dietary fibers which help to control blood cholesterol levels. It is also rich in many vital vitamins including folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin-C that are essential for optimum health. Dill weed is a good source of minerals like copper, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium.

In addition to it, 100 g of dill weed provides only 43 calories, but its phyto-nutrients profile is no less than any other high calorie food source; be it nuts, pulses, cereals or meat group.

So, let us scroll a bit of history of the Dill/Soya weeds before stepping up to the recipe.

Soya/Dill Weeds with Potatoes
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~ History:
Dill originated in Eastern Europe. Although several twigs of dill were found in the tomb of Amenhotep II (was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom. His reign is usually dated from 1427 to 1400 BC.)
They report that the earliest archaeological evidence for its cultivation comes from late Neolithic lake shore settlements in Switzerland. Traces have been found in Roman ruins in Great Britain. [Ref. Wikipedia]

~ Name:
The name dill comes from Old English dile, thought to have originated from a Norse or Anglo-Saxon word dylle meaning to soothe or lul, the plant having the carminative (is an herb or preparation that either prevents formation of gas in the gastrointestinal tract) a property of relieving gas.

In Sanskrit, this herb is termed as Shatapushpa. The seeds of this herb is also termed as Shatakuppi sompa, Shatapushpi, Sabasige, Badda sompu, Sabasiga, Surva, Soyi, Sowa, Soya in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Kannanda, Gujarathi, Hindi, Punjabi etc.

Serves: 2 pax easily.
Ingredients:

• Fresh soya/dill weed - ½- 1 bunch or more (fine chopped)
• Potatoes - 2-3 medium (quartered chopped)
• Garlic pods - 3-5 (crushed and fine chopped)
• Cumin seed - 1/2 tsp.
• Red chilli powder – ½ teaspoon
• Coriander powder – ½ teaspoon
• Salt - to taste (or 1 teaspoon)
• Oil - 1 tsp.

Method of Making of Soya/Dill Weeds Bhaji with potatoes:

• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Now add and toast the cumin seeds.
• Then add the crushed and finely chopped garlic pods until they turn slight golden brown.
• Stir in and soon add quartered chopped potatoes.
• Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in and then add all the dry spices like red chilli, coriander and salt.
• Add soya/dill weed and mix it well.
• Cover and cook on medium-low for about 10-12 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
• Serve hot with rice or with chapatti or paratha or any bread.

Note:

• Potatoes are optional yet they are delicious and multiply the quantity.
• Fine chop or rough chop for the soya/dill weeds will do.
• Do not over cook, or eles the soya/dill leaves loses its green color.
• Just a quick toss concept has to be considered while cooking this dish.
• Some people like to add ginger, garam masala, aamchoor(Dry Mango powder) to it…but I prefer the absolute sweet strong fragrance of soya/dill weeds.
• You may also add the Saunf/Fennel leaves with the soya/dill weed leaves to enhance the taste/flavor .

~ O dear sometimes yet sometimes even the weed (dill/soya weeds) can be so delicious, and quickest to cook, aren’t they!
~ Hope you enjoyed! Try making at home for a better change from the routine food :)

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Scoop of ice-cream - 77fiction

Note: 77 Fictions is precise form of micro-fiction that refers to the works of fiction limited to a maximum of seventy-seven words.

Scoop of life - ice-cream (c) rachi creations..
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~*~
Scoop of life in ice-cream ~ 77fiction


At weekend, we three friends went ice-cream parlor.
“Three Vanilla flavor ice-cream”, I said to the parlor boy.
In scorching heat, we were relishing our ice-creams.
Suddenly, I discovered my creamy Vanilla ice-cream had a tints of strawberry!
At first, we all got puzzled.
Then one friend said,
“The parlor boy likes you so a special treatment with a trace of Strawberry!”
Other friend laughed pointing towards my lips,
“Look girl! You wore a strawberry color lip-stick!”
~*~

Note:

• The above drawing is an extension to RACHI CREATIONS.. created by thyself with basic crayons colors.
• 77Fictions in seventy seven words limit concept is being inspired from the 77fictions of Mahesh! Hope he doesn’t owe a copyright for it :)

• How do YOU enjoy your ice-cream..!

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500 words of shades and shadow

NOTE: The quote “There is no blue without yellow and without orange.” By -Vincent Van Gogh have inspired this prose in exact 500 words unfolding the shadow and shades of life and in life!

~ 500 words of shades and shadow ~

It sometimes and at times likes this…
No matter how good you do, all turns upside down in loop.
However counter apart comes back with relief.
Liberating Life is all about it, get ready to feel it!

Huh...what a weirdo life dude!
Desperation was very much there in every act.
There is no orange without yellow and without red!
And how well the different shades sink within,

I look for the moment.
Moments those intervene with the spark and ember ignition,
Look. Here! This matters right now!
Do you see how gorgeous this moment was…or perhaps is!

Giving a shot to those around us in tiny gratitude glimpse..
Ordinary yet they are the events of life
Tiring but the twists of tales with teeny tears piers!
Marvel over the motion and create the Moments!

What if, its hitch yet pretending all is fine..
It gives the strength to fight from morning five to evening nine
What if, not served and raised to never praise,
Bracing to steal firmness and always sail…

For the sweet spirit I swear in
To yearn the strong soul with in
And the phenomenal blessings cling in!
Wow…well wait, the world so weird ways..

I wish to wind, bind and rewind words
I could have...but am chocking within alive cords
Honesty preferred though how hard it hurts
Maybe I'd know what to do next or at the first

It is a slice, rare and bloom in adverse
It is a smell that care the memoirs
It is a taste that feels the keen earnest
It is a mistake yet defined learning
It is an utter sheer scrupulous life!

Take off the hook
Wake up, compete and chase the cheer
With content outright outcome
Regret reduced,
Returned to the roots
Remove the weeds
Worrying awhile and not a while
Life lies here in everything in the enough!

And just like the smallest speck of dust,
The ray of sunshine spears the curtain,
I know I could have celebrated and cherished,
I could talk for hours and get thunderstruck
Or stay still and silent for ages,

Somehow such still keeps me awake speechless
Confused creepy tanned if it was dust or just a dash of instant
An echo in white yet so blank halo sight!
Life is weird or wonderful or an illusion…doubts arise

When it’s Over it’s over, it is over,
Yet covers the crowd and few clouds,
Sloppy are many clowns and a cower,
Creating caprice castle,
Curious ceremonies and
Influencing colors,
Casual clear yet comparing,
Life is a chronicle,
Starts when edge ends or ends when lead starts.

Refreshing replenishing…O dear its verve!
The Rover riding on the rolling stone and roaring is me,
Life tenet and weird world theory just so aimlessly destined!
To the sunny side of the living and leaving bewilder behind!!

Celebrations woven, dimensions knitted and vibrations unite!
Seeking, structuring and sheath serene senses
Life amalgamate with some sweets and some sweat
Some shadow and several sparkling shaded essences…Ahh...An Esteem life!

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Fool...

It was no wonder not just an ordinary day of my extra ordinary life. 

Sitting at my friend’s room’s window and enjoying the lovely cool soft breeze over my face. Over and over I tried tucking my hair beind my ears but ahh! This new hairstyle…makes it impossible to have decent well set locks. Some lightening and followed by few growling clouds. Soon it gets so dark in the room and I prefer that somehow. I love the sopping wet view during rainy days and especially the view from this room is just as good as any view of a star from the telescope. I can see it all and to as far as my eyes could find its vision. I believe this is one of the best points to live in a skyscraper apartment at the top floor!

Suddenly it started raining heavily and everybody started running here and there on the street. The water in blotch got accumulated on the road ready to make its mark soon. The traffic turned bad and slow. I was so glad that I was at home and not rushing in the streets. I was here from this window enjoying my rainy muddy flair view and cool gentle wind. My friend soon handed over a cup of coffee in my hands. Hummm…the aroma and the warmth of the coffee was just the most ideal thing in the lucid lazy showery moment. Moreover, anything prepared my friend and me sitting on a slothful cozy couch is the best thing indeed!

Suddenly we saw on the street a group of people walking and dripping wet with the muddy splash of the speedy running vehicle. The vehicle went away in a speed and the people kept shouting for a long. At this I murmured, “Why do fools walk in the rain?”

The statement latter came with an eccentric jiffy instant for me...I could not laugh nor could I ignore my own words!

~ “Did I call them fool…?!” I wondered

~ I could not laugh, as many times it has happened to me too. I have been also splattered with dirt and muddy water by a speedy vehicle walking down on the road and trust me it is the most unlucky and irritating moment of the day.

~ Perhaps, cannot ignore my those random words too, as I do know that there is no point in the outcry and shouting over, what has already happened…and moreover it is the Rain no one to be blamed yet a joy to be claimed!

“Yeah! Those fools…” replied my friend quietly agreeing to my words.

~ Soon she dragged me to her home’s balcony. It was still drizzling…and the moment the raindrops touched my skin...I realized it was a magic all around.

~ The rain had its rhythm and our body swayed and danced to its tune.

Looking up at the sky and tiny raindrops…I said, “I really love rain!”

We had great fun together!

She soon shouted Roger Miller’s beautiful quote that says, “Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet”.

Very true indeed!

~ Two people experienced the same event but reacted in totally different ways? We surely did :) 

~ Those people were really fools…who were shouting in desperation to the trifling moment and not caring to realize that life is too short to cry over fleeting moments.

~ We also walked in the rain but were enjoying and shouting in celebration to every dribble of raindrop that enveloped us in happiness.

Yeah fools having fun with fully drenched body!

~ And the Rain definitely follows the fools!

Perhaps, “We are fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance…” I quoted the moment of bliss… and we continued to our semi swings in the revolved dazzling rain!

Guess what, my friend all of a sudden jumped in the gathered water in the corner of the boundary and a huge splash over ME….before I could roar on her…a loud laugh followed listening to my friend’s side, “Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet…and that what I did!”

“It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt”…I exclaimed..! No wonder my friend is definitely the biggest fool on this earth and another is ME who gives company to her...and I love that way and all ways!

Fool - rachi Creations..

~ We are just fortunate fool friends!

NOTE: The above drawing is created thyself on PAINT-BRUSH as an extention to rachi creations..

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