"May happiness,
pursue you,

catch you
often, and,

should it
lose you,

be waiting
ahead, making

a clearing
for you."

A. R. Ammons

trust

Why does life
always present itself
in a manner
that hasn't been seen before?

If only things were
like  a routine theatre act
and well rehearsed and timed
and everything ran smoothly
like clockwork precision
Predetermined and pre-run
practiced over and over
till one got it right
All the characters
who know their roles
all the equipment in place
and the effects added by experts
and the costumes designed to perfection

If only one was the actor
who knew what to expect


If only one had the strength
to trust the journey till the end

Signs

Wild thoughts 

Encounters 

Some unknown

Some familiar

make me wander

make me walk 

endlessly 

searching for clues

looking for signs 

that show the way

that the road leads here 

that the road leads nowhere

that this turn is risky 

that the road is uphill

that valley is deadly 

and this one leads to  

to a river that flows

and flows and flows

Groping in the dark 

looking for the signs

they are right here

hidden somewhere

they told me to look out  for them

that its easy once you get there

they told me that  its so very clear 

that once you see 

then you just know

But

then I must be blind 

to what beckons me

or the signs that reveal

they may be lost

or in a language 

that I never learned

or in words that I 

cannot decipher 

In a mystery that

I havent yet discovered

Aihole-Pattadkal-Badami-Hampi-Bijapur

 "Blessed are the forgetful for they get the better even of their blunders."

Friedrich Nietzsche

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein"

Cept .15/4/11

How the environment affects growth and learning-

creating an environment conducive to learning is the first step to achieving excellence in an educational institution.These few days of visiting Cept and then IIM and other institutes have triggered memories of visits to similar buildings and environments Ive visited, studied in and experienced throughout childhood upto architectural education. As a flash it brings forth the similarities of such environments and the undeniable reputaion of excellence significantly attached to such institues. It is very evident that behind such endeavours a very strong vision is present. Behind tht vision, a clear long term objective , defined by a sound philosophy and a determined attitude to "make it happen."

The courtyard is silence... to talk about the courtyard is to break the spell

..............Architecture is beyond numbers

..............Architecture is about designing experiences ....


 amongst other unforgettable things I learnt from Nari Gandhi  and his simplicity ..,Nari Gandhi the master craftsman . With the ability to design the most beautiful things from the simplest of  materials .










Some images are etched  in my mind for good.

When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. – Mark Twain

Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television.
Woody Allen

messy desk

"My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I drive a Mercedes, my son drives a Land Rover, his son will drive a Land Rover, but his son will ride a camel."

Sheikh Rashid

My Corner

Each has a place
Each his own territory
You don't invade mine
And just let me be 'Me'
Don't cross my path
Though my thoughts are mixed
but come what may
my goal is fixed
the list is never ending
of the tasks that are pending
Perhaps the path keeps changing
and the moods are swinging
but the spirits are high
and the mind is working
and mercilessly relenting
to the constant pressures
that time  is imposing
But in the midst of this madness
in the middle of this chaos
I want to be still
and I want to be calm

I see myself in the eye of the twister

I see the whole world 

around me moving

and twisting and turning

upside down 

and round and round

I need my space ,
I need my place
in this corner of the room
I need to keep grace

Tribal Days