There were two this week. One, of a music group members from Pune, and second, my former students from VJIM Hyderabad. Both were great fun, full of stirring conversations and reminiscences. The best part is, these are likely to be regular - at least once a quarter!
Apart from passwords, I mean. Over the long run.
And after retirement.
I keep forgetting things academic, or related with the work I used to do.
I remember how I felt in my workplaces, and the relationships with people there- in my case, the students I attempted to teach, the colleagues who were nice enough to tolerate me, and staff who were really helpful in my success, as it were.
Friends and classmates too, or childhood friends who reappeared at various stages. Got a call from one from the U.S. last evening..
Feelings more than things, experiences and people more than tangibles.
Isn't that what life is really about?
Interesting one- I like duets in public programs, as there is more variety, and at least one singer is likely to be good. This was also good, in that sense. Many good songs were sung! Mostly, the singers were new. Organised by Madhura Deshpande and her husband Sandesh.
Milind Marathe with partner
See it, you may enjoy the story.. of a little girl who wants to be a grownup, instantly.. stars two good actors in the lead roles. A tad long, at 2:36, but enjoyable for its novel plot and storytelling.
I will be 66 in a few days. I am entitled to a bucket list. So what if it gets updated every few years?
1. I want to be free from excessive noise-anytime, anywhere. What I consider noise is entirely up to me.
2. I want to meet some of the people I have never met, but who have been my FB friends for a long time.
3. I would like to meet a few people I have not met in a long time- like Leslie from the U.S., my colleague and friend at Lander University. Or some students from IMT. Or Kirloskar, or PES or IFIM or elsewhere. Colleagues too.
4. I want to play Golf in a few more locations if I can. If not, in the known locations like Kodaikanal, or Bangalore or Hyderabad.
5. I want to see music shows, plays and films whenever I can, no limit on numbers. Starting to do that in Pune.
6. I want to travel within India, to meet some people, even if there is no special occasion. Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata maybe are a priority.. Calicut, Coimbatore, Dehradun as well.. and Roorkee, Jaipur, Amritsar if possible. Goa, once or twce a year.
7. Taste a few more Single Malts when I can. Gurgaon has a few reasonably priced ones.
8. Sing along on karaoke, with friends or family.. now that I have a speaker with Bluetooth, it's easier.
9. Minimise visits to a doctor. Working on it.
10. Be less of a pain to everyone.
Saw an amazing performance by the lead player in this play.. a superb comedy about domestic issues. It has two daughters-in-law and their Mother-in-law (the title role player Damayanti) as the central characters, with the husbands playing a supporting role. A sort of Tu Tu Main Main twice over! And it's great fun, with some doses of sentimentality thrown in for variety, or spice!
Vishakha Subhedar is excellent in the title role. Written by Imtiaz Patel originally. Directed by Santosh Pawar.
Growing up, a lot of words were mispronounced, by us and those around us. These included a few English words-
Daver or Diver for Driver
Tation for Station
Hochipal for Hospital
Pumpture or Pumpchar for puncture
Child for chilled, as in child Beer.
The purity of a language is a myth, according to Javed Akhtar. Those languages which borrow and grow live longer, as is the case with Mangled English.. it lives on. It has words from many foreign languages. Surprisingly, Hindi or Hindustani also has words from many languages like Persian, or Afghan.
One of the most-cited words of this kind in Bandicoot, from the Telugu word Pandikokku.
There were two this week. One, of a music group members from Pune, and second, my former students from VJIM Hyderabad. Both were great fun,...
