The beauty of architecture.

    Style always fades away doesn't it?

    I don't think I would be wrong to say that we live in an era when the style of everything keeps changing constantly. Talk about fashion, technology or what ever you want, something new keeps happening when we talk about STYLE and when it comes to architecture, it definitely tops the list.

    We see so many styles of architecture and there is someone constantly trying to come up with a new ICONIC style and when it comes out we go crazy about it or at least some of us because it is NEW and something DIFFERENT. All our attention is caught by the new style and we try to use it in our designs and after a while when something new comes out, the whole cycle repeats again. It is good that we get so inspired by the new styles of architecture but so many of us get carried away with the new style blindly.

    Architects keep moving ahead in their lives as ARTISTS and DESIGNERS, advancing in their styles but sometimes we should all move a step back and look at the old styles which were the REAL INSPIRATIONS for the new ones. They always look good when you turn back and look at them.

Architecture, My Decision and My Future

    As a kid I always thought that architects only design houses but that changed in time and I learnt more about them and architecture. It is like the universe and just when you thought you’ve reached the edge of it you realize that there are still lots to explore.

    Designing a house is one thing but making it into a HOME is what an architect REALLY DOES. It does not matter what an architect designs but whatever they do is with a great passion. It is really a great thing when you put your own touch to certain things which is what an architect does to all their works. How would you feel when you design something for a person all by yourself, giving it your personal touch and being the boss of yourself? That feeling is just amazing. Shaping up lives by making a HOME is a great thing which brings immense happiness to the architect and by knowing all this who would not want to be an architect. 

    Convincing parents was not so easy of course but ultimately they agreed because they knew that my heart was already at it. When we talk about the future, everybody wishes for the best in their future but you never know what’s in store. I hope for the best too as an architect but I really don’t know what my future is going to be like. But I can definitely say that with the interest, confidence and determination to my work there’s no stopping me from excelling at something which I like so much and that I enjoy doing.

Ulta (Reverse) Back Seat

    Childhood habit, it was so much fun :)

    Turning back and remembering our childhood brings back so many memories. As kids we would have done so many funny and very innocent things just to feel happy such as jumping in a puddle of water, climbing up tree branches and hanging upside down and so on. Some of us would have had this habit of sitting ulta on the back seat. I hope you remember :)

    That feeling of sitting ulta on the back seat of a two wheeler was just awesome :) How innocently we would sit the over way on the back seat and look at the other people on their bikes or in their cars, giving them that very innocent kiddish look and sometimes getting back smiles from the passers by. And when some turn would be taken it would feel like we were going to fall any second with that funny feeling in our stomach :p Looking at kids do certain things which reminds us of our childhood makes us feel like doing them all over again, and if it makes us feel like doing all those things again then may be we should do some of those things just to make ourselves feel happy and relive our childhood.


    There's a small child hidden in all of us and may be sometimes that child can be brought out :)

The Nice Apartment Next To The Nice Road

    Sometimes its too hard to miss somethings. Similarly is this building which was under construction when this picture was clicked. Was on the Nice highway (Bangalore, India), a beautiful stretch of road with beautiful sights on either sides. About two kilometers after hitting the highway your attention has to be caught by this out of nowhere building, beautifully situated apartment just beside the highway with greenery all around.

    Was inside a car when we approached this building and a picture of this was definitely not decided. So the burst mode was switched on and thankfully I got this perfect shot while the car was still moving. At first the unfocused truck in this picture seemed like an unwanted element, but after the post process the truck did seem to merge well with all the other elements which I guess is mainly due to the focus contrast.

    This has definitely been one of my best clicks, I hope you like it too :)

Like A Parasite On It's Host

    Every time I look at this picture all I can think of is about the dependence of humans on each other. Like how the climbers around the big tree take its support to grown upon, similarly even we take the support of each other around us to move ahead in life in so many ways.

    We are just like a parasite on it's host. Don't you think so?..

Beautifully Ignored

    Hard work always pays off, isn't it?.. Ever wondered how much hard work goes into making the temple's GOPURAM(tall tapering structure)? And yet everyday when we pass by a temple we never bother to turn our heads just to look at the beautifully crafted structure even for a few seconds.

    While I was in Pondicherry there was this temple visible from the lodge I was staying in. It simply caught my attention, so I clicked a picture of the top of the Gopuram of the temple. This definitely was the most attractive part of the entire temple and also the only visible part. Ignoring the fact that this picture is in B/W, the details on it were so beautifully done and almost precise.

    A brilliant piece of art which is very common but still very uncommon. 

My Favorite Animal

    Since a very early age I've always liked dogs even though I've been attacked by eight of them when I was I think only twelve years old. They are very simple and the most loyal animals ever. They are like your shadow when around you, your best buddy and your best company when your all alone.

    Having a pet dog is not a very easy thing because they run around, they break things, they pee all over the place, they make a mess of the food, they basically create a mess of everything but we still love them more than any other animal not because they are our pets or because they are very loyal as pets but it is because there is something very majestic about these creatures. They are simply too adorable..

    Had been to this place called Auroville in Pondicherry in January 2012. Was sitting at a small cafe when I suddenly spotted this dog, a very irresistible subject which had to be captured forever in a small frame. When I saw this dog all I wanted to do was sit next to it and pet it for as long as I felt like and probably just take it home along with me.

    They are simply the best.. :)

Act Of Cruelty

    Since a very long time there has been a relationship between humans and animals. We've always seen and heard about the best of the relationship between humans and animals, but there is also the bad or the cruel side of this relationship.

    Humans and animals are very dependent upon each other and that is the real reason for the relationship between them. We like to keep pets and especially dogs, Man's best friend. We all have our own reasons to be dependent on animals such as protection from other wild animals, a helping hand in farming, etc.. Another common reason for humans to be dependent on animals is money. Things like milk, wool, leather, etc are extracted from animals which are later traded for money, but extracting things from animals and trading them is one way of getting money. Animals are also made to perform at places like circus, zoo, etc which helps in making money and of course to entertain people which is a good thing, but there is a touch of cruelty in these things. If the animals do not perform well, they are beaten which is very wrong.

    At a visit to Pondicherry, I saw this elephant in front of a temple which had certain drawings on its body. People gave food and money to the elephant which it collected using it's trunk and gave it to it's master and in the end the elephant would tap on the heads' of the people who gave the food and the money. Some people thought that the taping was a blessing and some like me did not think of it to be a blessing. The reality was that the keeper would hit the elephant or shout AASHIRWAAD (blessing) every time the elephant did not tap on the heads using it's trunk.

    The sad part is that the elephant did not have it's tusks. Of course they were broken off for the protection of the humans around, but isn't that an act of cruelty? Well being of the humans around the elephant has been considered, hence the tusks' have been broken off, but is the elephant still harmless? No it isn't. It is a huge animal and it can very easily harm the humans around just by stepping on to them. But still the humans will never learn even after making many mistakes and will always reside to an act of cruelty to get their work done and be benefited by the animals. 

    Breaking off its tusks' and beating the elephant with a stick is definitely an act of cruelty. We really need to stop doing all this.

  

    Imagine ourselves in their position, how would we feel?..