Karthik Blogs

Childhood memories are always one to cherish and refresh them at a later date. Its all about the child like innocence, no worries in the mind, no malice or hatred towards anyone. Each Year during the same time, my mind travels back to my childhood days spent in the City of Joy. Around the  same time each year, the City of Kolkata breaks into a riot of colours and artful celebrations coinciding with Durga Puja. We used to stay in the heart of the city which is South Kolkata, popularly known as Gariahat Junction. Now Gariahat is always the springspot of all action that happens in the city. All the Puja Pandals are centred in and around Gariahat, popular ones being Ekdalia, Teenkona Park, Deshopriyo Park, Dover Lane. Come Puja time and lakhs of people descend on the roads to have a compulsory tour of the various pandals in the city. Traffic comes to a grinding halt and the best possible way to get a circuit tour of the Puja Pandals would be on foot. I would of course be excit...

The Eternal locks and Divine Strands, Moon ever so radiant, means to me a heavenly calm. The Serpent keeping the senses in control, Mother Ganga to temper the heat and flow away all vices, sins. Armed with Trishul, Enamoured by the Damroo, Oh Mind you are sharp to understand the values of Truth,Righteousness, Peace and Love. Melodies of Music to calm you down, The Power Of Shiva and the Love of a Mother. Shed all inhibitions, give up all desires, Lead a life full of virtues and austerity. Clad in Loin, bare necessities, a Ceiling on Desires. Calmness pervades ever so light. Up above clouds in soaring Heights, Human spirit soars, in a land so white and snow, Chill that pierces the skin, yet unaffected Levels where all that matters is a Divine Connect Naked Skin, Exposed to all elements, Face that glows, Hand that showers, Smile that pervades. Blessings from above, lead a life so worthy, There is Happiness and Bliss thats ever so charming. Greatness so Close...