Merry Christmas...Happy Christmas.. :)

Hello, namskara naanu nimma shankar.

Modalige headlines,

Blorenalli chali jooooooraagide, janru officege lateaagi hogtiddare. Sanje 6 gante mele mai nadugisuva chali shuru, kelsa postpone aadru parvaagilla, sanje 5 gante indaane traffic guru. Christmas shutdown ge sajjaagitu US, kelasake vidaaya heli, kushipattaru namma corporate people. School makkalallu tanditu mandahaasu, rajeya hesaralle, hosavarshake postpone maadidaru tamma oduva havyaasaa. 

Ok. Alright. Nimma munde ondu vishesha varadi..

Over to shiv..

 Illi ondu jaagavide,  Bloreina prakyata naragala Aaspatre yende hesaru vaasiaada NIMANS haagu heartige sambandapata KIDWAI aaspatrre naduve ondu daari ide..adu, nimmanu ale kaalada manege karedoyutte. Sutta gida, maragalannu ondiruva e pradesha blorinalli sigodu aashcharyave howdu. Puraatana kaalada boota bangale bagee heltidini anta ankondbedi. Illi aparupada , mandasmitha beeruva, sadaakaala naguva yuvakula raajaru taanuva aramane.

 Prati baanuvaara, sari sumaaru naalakku gante ge aramaneya rajakumararige, sannadondu chatuvatikegalannu ammikondu, avara jothe gudi, manoranjana kaaryakramgalannu nadesi, bojanavannu vistarane maadi , satatavaagi idi varsha U and I prajegalu  e padatiyannu nadesi kondu bandiddare.

Alavaaru jaatregalige Egaagale jana bembala sikiddu, davasa-daanyagala neravininda, raaja manetanada sadasyara aarogyavannu , avara bekhu-bedagalanu nodikolalaagutide. 21ne shatamaanada aadunika shastraastragala( FB, Watsaap) sahayadinda U & I prajaaraajya alavaaru yojanegalannu kaigetikondide. naavu e samastege shuba aarisona.

  2014kake kaaliduva munnave, kone tingalali baruva habbave christmas. Yellarigu tilidriuvaage E christmas habbavannu deshaadyanta krista bandugalu dec 25 randu, kristana janumadinada prayukta aacharisuttaare. Aadare, raaja manakulada padatiyante, murru dinda munchene, ade 22nd andu christmas celebrate maadalu utsukhadinda kaadiddaru U and I prajegalu.

Andu baanuvaara, 22nd december 2013. 

Murru gantege gate open maadalaagitu, suryana bisilu uridebittu, december chali prajegalu udida ballongalali adugi kutitu. Daaragalanu kambagalige suthalaayettu. Daarada neravinida banna bannada , madichidante tiruguva, papergalanu antisalaayetu.  Neeraaki, porakeyalli oddaduva daariyannu swachagolisalaayettu. Kaaryalaya gruhake yella prajegalu utsukhadindaane horataru. Jacob mantriya netrutvadalli, kaaryakramada sampoorna maahitiyannu odalaayetu. Prati ondu kaaryakramKe ibbaru sadasyarannu nemisalaaetu. ulidavaru tamma mechina aatagalanu nadesabekhaagitu.

Raaja manetanadavaru, prajegala aagamanakke kaayutiddaru…Naguta, kai kulukkuta appikondaru. Prajegala sanna putta manasthappa, dukha kshanaardadalle maricheke aayetu, mundina dinagalannu kushi inda jeevisoke prerane aayetu.  Christmas prayukta, yellaru santa kiritavannu darisidaru.  Chandina jothe odaaata, golf krideyalli patince aata, rings jothe kutualabarita aata, otnalli e aatavannu vikshisutiruva prajegalige rasadoutana.

Swalpa ottina nantara, aatavaadi sustaagi hogida rajakumaararige, sangeeta sanje erpaadaagittu.  Sangeetavannu spanish kalaavide nadesikottalu.. merry christmas haadinindale yellaranu ranjisidalu.. Goggles, jeans totta aake, eradu, murru hejje haakuta, gangnum style haadu haaduta kulitida raajaralli mathe kuniyuva chaitanya tumbidalu.. prajegalu jothege hejje haakidaru.

Yudda bhommi sajjagitu..mukhake bana balisikondu, eradu gumpugalu kaaturdinda kaayutiddaru.. anu bombgalu ( small and big  plastic balls) ondu plastic dabbiyallli madhya idlaayettu. Bombgalannu idiyuva saluvaagi, eradu gumpina sadasyaru mugi biddaru.. Nantara daali nadesidaru.. yaarigu aapayavaagalilla, aadare  prati ondu odeta, kachuguli ittange aayetu. Illige kurukshetra mugiyetu..

Gante 6 aaytu, christmas charoles aarambavaayetu. prajegala haadugalige, raajakummararu taala haakidaru, guitar aagu tabala vaadyakke manasotharu. Kelavu haadugala jalak-

Deck the halls with boughs of hooly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la…

Tis is the season to be jolly,

Fa la la la la, la la la la…

Sing we joyous, all together,

Fa la la la la, la la la la…

                     Jingle bells, jingle bells,

                     Jingle all the way,

                     Oh! What fun it is to ride

                     In a one-horse open sleigh…Hei!!

                     Jingle bells, jingle bells,

                     Jingle all the way!!!

 Yendinante paddatiya prakaara Speakers adjust maadalaayetu, lungi dance, sheela ki jawani haadugala bak2bak play aadavu..Innu kelbekha?? prajegala jothe raajara kunita nayana manoharavaagitu.

prajegale tamma maneinda maadida cakegalannu swataha taave kaiyaare plateinalli ittu yella raaja manetanada sadsyarige balisidaru. Tampu paaniya kudisidaru. Mundina varsha padatiyannu hosa yojanegalinda  munduvarisuteve yendu U and I prajegalu baravase kottaru.

camera man cecil Raj nondige  Shiv kaalhaaki news..

Back to the studio..

Danyavaadgalu shiv. kelidralla corporate geleyare haaagu yuvaka, yuvatiyare..U and I samsteyu varshada tamma koneya eventannu grandaagi e rithi celebrate maadtu . Neevu Nimma christmas hegge celebrate maadbekhu anta idira???

Well! Innu namma samaya mugita bantu, mathe ide ottige, naanu nimma shankar saakashtu vishesha sudhigalondige nimma munde haajarirtini.. yellrigu igale  happy christmas mathe  happy newyear 2014..:)

============Nimma gamanakke: rajamanetanadavaru, rajakumaararu -specially challenged kids.======prajegalu- U and I NGO volunteers======================================

                                                                        

MUCH AWAITED IMPACT DAY

“Be the change that you wish to see most in your world. And once you do, your life will change”- Gaaaandhi

Ondu patrike prakatavaaga bekhiddare, obba sampaadaka, adaake editor, yaava pageinalli prastutha vaagabekhu yendu decide maadoke oba, print maaaduvaa, distributor mathe paperna manege talupisuva cycle boys. Process tumbaane doddadu.  Gantegala kaala prati dina e yella vyakthigalu satatavaagi duditiruttaare.  Namage kevala 10 nimishala kaalavaksha saaku, to choose which article to read.  But in my case, I had my own time to publish my article. Nanade aada Online patrike ittu, adaralli, sampaadaka, editor , mathe  distributor naane. Illi cycle boys avashyakathe irlilla, link kalso mulakha nanade aada paper freeaagi yellarigu taluputittu.  Dina patrike yendalli, hindina dinada patrike  odoke yaarigu ishta aagala haagu adake samayaanu irolla. Aadare nanade aada blognalli hindina athava vaarada hinde nadeda kelavu vichaargalanu naa lateaage parichaysioke illi ishtapadtini..  Ade nitinalli, nimma munde taralidini “ THE IMPACT DAY” – 29^th of November, 2013.  eradu murru dina aledaadru, yenu alsilla buddi, neevu tindu gerinsakollabahudu.

I am ready to serve, are you ready to eat??

Hello, namaskaara, shubodaya. Neevu kelutidira Shankar city, Bengaluru, kaalhaaki.blogspot.inJ Ivatu namma evolve van sarkari govt high schoolge hogodikke , white t-shirt aakondu readyaagi ide. Innu namma jothe saat kodoke deloitte tanda car mathe van galali sari summaru 9 gante aasu-paasige baraliddare. Igga gante 8.15, my usual company timings. Aadare naa hortirodu govt schoolge. Swipe card bekhirlilla, gate munchene tegadittu. Olage bag haakonde, shaale hudugana tara entry kotte. Bisilu takamatige ittu, baushaha male baro yaava suchane nu toralilla.  10ne classina makkalu chiraparichitaru( prati sat avarige classes conduct maadtivi). Avaralli kelavaru groundnalli kandaru, good morning salutes from them was a wakeup call for me.   

9.15 aaaytu, saakashtu van galu, car galu bandavu. White(evolve) and blue(deloitte)nalli kaaniskondaru volunteers. Carton boxgalu first floorge sarbaraajaayetu. Shaala makkalu obobaraage bandaru, ground alli doolhebbisidaru. Shaala principal ge dinada kaaryakramada bagge vivarane needalaayetu, addane prayer haagu raashtra geete nantara , teachers haagu yella volunteers naduve makkalige program list odalaayetu.  Aa makkalige namma NGO hesaru gnapakke iralilla, aadare obanna hesaru maatra joraagi kugidaru, “CHAITANYA”. Such was the impact, he had brought to the school which eventually was a sign to KICK START – “ THE IMPACT DAY”.

Shaala makkala attendance togollo tara, chaitanya yella deloitte sadasyara attendance togonda. Preparation aagitu, implementation maatra baaki ittu.  Illi namma kelasada vaykariannu jagatina ati chiika praani, iruveya vayivaatugalige olisalu sajjagiddini. Heggantira?? nimmatra microsope illaddedru parvagilla, naa illi toristini. Naavu illi ondu colony(library) develop maadbekhitu. Leaf cutters,( managers/contributors), leaf(money) tintirlilla, leafna tandu fungus(books and gifts) ge surdiddaru. Aa fungusannu maakalu ododikke ready aagutitu.  Nantara soldiers( deloitte volunteers), ivaru a colonyyannu( library anu ) nirmisuva kelasa haagu protect maaduva kelasa. Down the scale, media workers( evolve volunteers), naavgalu aliinda, illinda books idodu, soldiers ge support aagi nilodu. Last but not the least, at the bottom of the scale, minima- ivaru tumbaane iddaru. Ivara kelasa classgalige hogi makkalige activities conduct maadodu mathe hallige karkondu bandu art and crafts session conduct maadodu.  Each person had a role to play. 

Activity list:

1.       Tower building activity

2.       Fun with finance

3.       Arts and crafts

4.       Education counseling

5.       Prize distribution

E mele listnalli kanda yella activities, parallel aagi nadiyetu. Makkalu utsukhadinde ne yella activities nallu paalgondaru. Children came to us more highly evolved to participate and teach us the lesson to feel excited and cherish every moment with a smile, we needed to learn.

Samaya 3.30. -  namma colcony (library) sampoornate kandittu. Swami vivekaanandaru, godeya mele prakaashisutiddaru. Makkalu maadida collage kuda antisalaayetu.  Aanchal na decorative skills, wall mele  antisida papergalu avala pratibeyannu saari helitu. Anurag na manageing skills, pustakagala vibhajaneyannu kandu beragaadevu.  Iccha shakthi illadidadare iddu yaavudu saadyavagutiralilla. Obarinaobaru thankyou note anu shakehand maaduta, nagutale greet maadidevu.  Project accomplish aayetu, makkalige books haagu geometry box kodoke kelagina stage ge nadedvu.

Samaya 4.15,belige Welcome speech kotta Chaitanya, yella sadasyarnu hogalutta, e dina makkala mele ondu impact annu tandiddeve, nimma shramavannu naa mechide. Shaala principalna sahakaara tumba praamukhyavaadadu yendu baashana mugisida. Nammali, usual aagi baashana maadi, nantara kelasa maadi aamele yochane maadtare, aadare illi naa Chaitanyanalli (deloitians)nalli kandadu, modalu yochane, nantara kelasa aamele baashana.  It wasn’t like like all talk and no action. Helliddanu maadi kottevu. Classwise books haagu geometry box distribute maadidevu. Prize distribute maadutida manager obbaru, thank you anta naa heliddake, naguta this is the least we could do anta helidaru. Aaga nanage mother teresa helida vaakya gnapkake bantu, - “ there are no great acts, there are only small acts done with great love”.   Haneef camera kanige bahalashtu mandi bali aadevu. Innu post mortem aagi chitragalu namma kai serodu onde baaki. Ishtrale, ondantu neeja, nothing great can be achieved without enthusiasm.

Simpleaagi, shortaagi, mini meals balsde, full meals balsidre  aamele chal bekhaagi bartitu. Nimmage nanna oota ishta aagidre, dayavittu nimma friends ge parcel kalsi.  Innu bahalashtu variety  tinisugalondige naa nimma atra mathe haajar aagtini.. Balsoke naa ready, mathe tinoke neev ready taane???

 Sadyakke e haadu keli,   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFr6f5qp7Gs 

Mathe sigona,  Shankar city, Bengaluru, kaalhaaki.blogspot.in  nalli. Good bye.

EVOLVE NA ONDU FLASHBACK!!

Onde formatnalli type maadi boreaagide, nimagu swalpa change iralli. Dina serial nodorige idu simpleaagi arthavaagabahudu, bereavarige hosadenisahabahudu.. try maadoke yenu?? Baritidini.. ododu bidodu nimage bitidu.. 

Recap…. ( illiyavarage….) 

Nanna previous post odirorige idu main course. Bereavarige idu innu starter annisabahudu.. Adakaagi, ondu recap helebidtini.. kelokke neev ready idira taane:?? Tension nahi leneka maamu, aaramse life jeene kaa, aur aage ka kahani sunnekha….:)

Suno……

Naanu oba IT udyammi, summaru 80% janna, e corporate kaadalli, belisuva ekika gida, mara software. 20rinda 30 saavira yellegalnu needute..neerantu kaaliaadru, akka- pakkada maneinda tarbekhaagi barute(saala common bidi). Mara biladiddare saakappa antirtaare.:)  E weekdays hegge paas aaguto biduto tiliyoke barodilla, dina kalidre saaku , mane seridre saaku, nemmadiyaagi nidde bandre saaku, akasmaath belige badukidre aanjaneyange jai andubidode. ( E jeevana saakappa saaku). Pura vivaragalanu needoke aasadyavenisbahudu, helidru nimage routine anisabahudu, sadyakke nanna, nimmellara weekdays indige mugitu… 

Weekend! adu naavella freeaagi iro vele.  48 gantegala kaala swanta aalochaneyalli spashtate kaanabahudu, maatinalli pakvate irabahudu, meleke heddu mai, mana bittu joraagi archabahudu.  I say, every moment u are free, there should be always a happy ending, coz every moment u got is a gift .. My weekends saw that, conquered my fears and never took a step back!! As, I said in my previous post, If you love something you do, U always have a story to tell…

 Here is something I experienced so far.. (anubavagalu saari helute..)

Kanasu kaanuvudu sahaja, nanasaaguvudu bahala virala. Nanage  jeevandalli nadedidu yella aaksmika. I just went with a  flow..  Evolve srushti aagidu, molake odidu gidavaagi beladidu secs ali alla, kelavu tingalugalu aayetu. Ondu taaye tanna maguvina belavanigeyannu tanna otteyalli heege scanner nalli kaanutaalo, namma evolve anu camera kannali sereidyalaayetu..neevu pictures mulukha fbnalli nodiddu aayetu, like and comments mulakha nammana aaraisiddu aayetu. Adake nanna hrudpurvaka danyavaadagalu.  

Saakashtu nirdhaaragalannu pariganisi, aalochaneya alegalala mele, kelasada doniyalli telutta, November rain annu trafficnalli hedarisutta,  dada servudu weekend bandaagale.  Mannanu kethu chitra bidisabekhe?, athava numbersanu bariyabekhe?, athava, aatotadalli makkalanu ranjisabekhe..?? otnalli , yene kalisabekhiddaru, modalu naavu prepare aagirabekhu.  “Teachers are made by choice, not by chance”, ano vishaya nanage andu  manavarike aayetu..

Weekendnalli  neevu, ondu restaurantnalli chennagi tindu tegi, orakke barbekhaadare, security salute odidirodna nodirtira. Tips kottu,majaa maadu anta helodu blorenalli iro mandiyalli common. Aadare, naa weekend nalli good morning, good afternoon andu makkalinda salute odiskondidu ide modala baari. Illi ivarige naa jeevana nadeso tips nidi, lifenalli kushiyaagiri andidu… Yeshtu vichitra alla, salute onde, aadre balso vidhana, jaaga mathu sanivesha berene aagiruthe…

Iro 48 gantegala  weekend kaalavadi, saakashtu kade tirugaadabekhu, mane, room clean maadi rest togobekhu, ivelladara naduve namma time heggo manage maadi, kalisikotenu e makkalige time management. Jotheyallle kalitenu yaavdu important, mathu yaavdu urgent kelasavendu…  work should be prioritized..

Kalege nutana maarga kalpisalaagitu, collage mulaka pratibeyanu bimbisidaru. Box, shakala boom boom pens kottu palitaamshavanu needdevu, group photodalli  makkala jothe ondaadevu. Fbnalli  headlines aadevu. Makkalu vijramdinda chappale tattaru.  Art class success nantara, Naalaku vaara nadiyetu math magic. Class na engage maadadu sulabada maathagiralilla, nidaanake grahisi, makkala aava-bhaavagalannu artha maadikondu, namibbara naduve samatolana kandidu murru – naalakku tingala nantarave.

Kannada medium shaale aaduddarinda, English kalike kammi. Ivarige ,English-vinglish ankondu karedevu on the stage.  Kelavaru joraage odidaru, innu kelavaru odoke chadapadisidaru.  Sudden aagi, stage mele bandu odu andre yellarigu aatankaane, nanna prakara yaavde saniveshavannu, naguta , utsukhadinda yellaranu kandare, yaava bayanu irodilla. (Think less, feel more anta chaplin heliddu sumne alla..:)

Deepavali, dasara ankondu saakashtu holidays bandavu. Iro weekend yen maadbahudu anode tochlilla. E makkalige kelavu videos torisbekhende naa  tumba prepare aagide. Yaava videos ivara mele baari pramaana biruthe anodu nanage tilidittu. 

“Gun mathu jeeva bedarikge anjade, munugi odige praamukyte kotta malala bagge, englsih-vinglish tiliyadiddarau, maathru baasheye saaku, aadre ondu vishayada mele saakashtu gnaana iddare varadeshakke prayana maadida manjula bagge, bada kutumba dinda bandaru, handicap aagiddaru,  sportsnalli challa bidada hata. Madhya eradu varsha gap kottu, manege financially neravaagi, nantara highjump nalli participate maadi, bharatkke para-olympics nalli beliya padaka padeda girisha bagge..”

These people not just inspired them, but firstly it inspired me in many ways. I hope it does inspire u, if u had read the above lines…

Naavella kelasa maadutiruva dodda dooda IT companygalu, saakashtu hana galisiddaru, uddaysiddaru, varshake ome aadaru samaja sevege duddannu misalidutaare. Aa nittinalli, namma Evolve ge saat nidoke munde bandadu deloitte company. Namma benn helabige support aagi nintu, namma iduvaregina kaarya- chatuvatikegalanu prashamsisi, tamma varshada ‘IMPACT DAY ’ annu namma shaaleyalle kickstart aagabekhu andu nirdharisidaru.  Since, they were on business side, proper planning was made and projections and details were accurate in form of excel sheets and power point presentations.  These deloitians were commited, and never half-hearted.

Higher primary school na naavu handle maaadtiro kaarana, aa dina makkalige notebooks, geometry box haagu 8ne targathi makkalige t-shirts vitarane maadoke budget mandane maadalaagitu. idi evolve ge vustuvari vahisida, nanna snehita e vishayavaagi tanna delotians jothe saakashtu mails exchange maadida. Vaaragala jothe, mails kuda fastaagi, first priorityyalli beggane chalisitu haagu volunteer, manager, senior manager kadeinda nu manane sikkitu.  T-shirt plan hindake jaaritu, Group badges plan mundake jaaritu.  Shaalege Library anivaaryavenistu, Adake ondu plan bekhaagittu.

“First comes thought, then organization in that thought, into ideas and plans; then those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.”

 Library ge jaaga ittu, jaagake wall katisbekhitu, first time funds bekhyenistu. E  vishaya saluvaagi, companygallali naavugalu presentation kottevu.  Takka mattige bembala sikkitu, vaaradalle hana adjust aayetu, wall jothe door kuda chewing gum tara antikondu bantu.  Poorna pramaanada grantaalya sajjagabekhaadare, pustakagale jeevala. Post- independence haagu pre-independence books anu rackgalinda dullu odedu horakke taralaayetu, musukaaki kondu malagida freedom fighters, medaavigalannu mellina grantaalayakke shift maadalaayetu.  Shaaleya key- bunch nanna kaiyalle ittu. Open maadidu watch mane irabahudu, Aadare last weekend school muchi, gate bigga haakida kushi mareyoke aagalla… Nanna pakka malagiddaru DR. sarvaipalli Radhakrishan( frame) avaru mathu Shankar Nag (pustaka)avaru. Innu yenidaru munde munnugi saadaneya gariyannu muttabekhu ashte.

  

Dr. Sarvipalli Radhakrishnan Knowledge centre was in verge of completion. Time was perfect, blore recorded 28 degree Celsius, pleasant and happening.  I was looking forward for “ THE IMPACT DAY” – 29^th of November 2013.