SUNSET AT PALLIKARANAI

OUR GROUP WAS ON SONG THIS YULETIDE

This yuletide took us to more competitions. We emerged winners and learnt good lessons too.

We had two free singing opportunities and four competitions.

We were dethroned at the very first encounter, but got back to the winning rhythm from the second competiton. One of these was the "Battle of Carols" organized by Chennai 104.8 FM where we even competed with professional bands and emerged second.

I believe that even if another group took up the same songs that we sang, we would still have won them by a mile, as we had a great conductor who trained us and brought the best out of us.

We also had great co-ordinators who organized the several gatherings, rehearsals and trips extremely well.

We also could clearly see, how our opponents have improved over the years. And that meant that we will have to slog more, and challenge ourselves more, to retain the crown while we move into the coming years.

I liked the camaraderie of this group. Everytime I went back home, I took with me a lot of energy from it. This energy flowed in all the more, when we gave out our victory cry each time. I could sense enthusiasm, a fighting spirit and a killer instinct in that cry. And that still keeps filling in me and in everything I do. Its a great feeling.

THE CHURCH AT MANARCAD, KOTTAYAM

What I like best about this shot are the few pigeons that have come as part of this picture, on either side of the cross. I never noticed this while I was taking this picture.

WRITINGS ON THE WEB - NASKA - NOV 2011

Its my pleasure to share the story "Little Sure Steps and a Big Dream" that got published in a magazine in the United States for an Indian Association named NASKA. They have also published few paintings of mine.

Please visit

http://www.naska.org/news.php 

and click on Dowload Souvenir 2011 at the bottom right to download the magazine in pdf format. The story and paintings are in there from Page 36 to Page 39.These paintings are already there in the blog archives.

Have a good time.

KERALA'S NATURAL ELEGANCE

FROM TUTICORIN THROUGH KOVILPATTI TO THIRUNELVELI

NATURE WEAVING MAGIC - SHOTS AROUND OOTY AND COONOOR