Like as the waves make towards the pebbl’d shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end.
~ William Shakespeare
Every minute is precious. You cannot get it back. By wasting it, one is not harming others but oneself. The wise and talented use it fruitfully.
“The Value of Time”
Time is the most valuable thing on earth: time to think, time to act, time to extend our fraternal relations, time to become better men, time to become better women, time to become better and more independent citizens.
~ Samuel Gompers.
So, using your Time fruitfully is the key to success.
Mirror art that my friends are admiring themselves in.
The above is a mirror art that my friends are admiring at KGAF- Kala Ghoda Art Festival. For this week’s photo challenge on ‘Mirror‘, I thought about this festival. Below are the details about the festival written earlier during the year.
The Kala Ghoda Art Festival (KGAF 2016) will begin from 6th Feb and will go on till 14th Feb 2016. It is an annual festival that commences on the first Saturday of February and closes on the second Sunday in February.
The festival has various sections: visual arts, dance, music, theatre, cinema, literature including children’s literature. There are also workshops, heritage walks, urban design and architecture.
THE FESTIVAL VENUES
Children Lawns of (CSMVS), The Museum Mumbai Kitab Khana at Somaiya Bhavan
Children’s Literature Kitab Khana at Somaiya Bhavan
Dance Cross Maidan Dance Workshops are at Somaiya Centre, Somaiya Bhavan
Cinema The Coomaraswamy Hall and The Visitor Center at (CSMVS), The Museum Mumbai, Auditorium at Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS)
Food Westside Restaurants in the district Food stalls at Rampart Road and Cross Maidan
Literature DSL Garden Artist’s Center Author’s Lounge at Serafina Seminar Hall of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya
Stand-Up Comedy Irish House
Street & Stalls Rampart Row Cross Maidan
Music Cross Maidan Steps of the Asiatic Society Library (Town Hall)
Visual Arts Rampart Gallery Lawns of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Gallery 7 Art Entrance Artists’ Centre Coomaraswamy Hall Cross Maidan DSL Garden Tarq for Art Walks
Workshops Somaiya Centre Artisan’s and Artists’ Centre
Theatre Horniman Circle Garden Auditorium at NGMA (National Gallery of Modern Art) C. Ghia Hall at Kaikashru Dubash Marg, Stand up comedy at Irish House at Kaikashru Dubash Marg Gallery Beyond
Urban Design & Architecture Library at Max Muller Bhavan NGMA Art Entrance Art Gallery
The following are some programmes to look out for
Children – Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun.” ~Mignon McLaughlin, journalist, and author
Creating an Impromptu 3-D forms which shall be conducted by Arzan Khambata and Sunil Padwal. They will assist you in experimenting with daily, one-time used objects to create a spontaneous 3D object. This will be at Museum Garden on 7th Feb.
Food– ‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well ~ Virginia Woolf
An olive oil workshop is on 6th Feb at Westside. Ranveer Brar, Chef will teach recipes from his TV show.
On 7th, you can learn to cook Canadian and Indian food with Chef Curtis Pintye at Westside.
Masterchef Sanjeev Kapoor will be at Westside on 13th Feb, showcasing his selected recipes.
On 14th, celebrate Valentine’s Day with wine and wine coolers from Elixir Benedictine
Workshops– In everything that must be done, there is an element of fun ~ PL Travers
‘The cat and the comma’- by Niloufer Venkatraman, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveller India. At the workshop, she will be giving tips on travel writing on 7th Feb.
‘Foot Forward’- Travel photography by Indranil Mukherjee will give tips about travel photography.
Dancing on Paper- An interactive session conducted by Nazia Vasi on Chinese calligraphy is on 12th Feb.
Make in India Festival –
The dance and music program for the KGAF until February 14, 2016, has been extended by three days February 15, 16 & 17, 2016. The program has been finalised in consultation with the Ministry of Culture, Government of Maharashtra.
Kala Ghoda Association’s (KGA) involvement with the Make in India program in Mumbai at Cross Maidan will include cultural music and dance programs which will be extended until the 17th of February, to incorporate the MAKE IN INDIA program.
Photo Gallery of my visit to KGAF 2014 with my friends
A.P.J. Kalam was the son of a boat owner in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu. He rose to be a defense scientist which resulted in being awarded the highest civilian award of India, the Bharat Ratna. He demonstrated great potential for dynamism and innovation in the research establishments.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
The autobiographyWings of Fire: An Autobiography is about his personal and professional struggles. Kalam mentions about his early life, effort, hardship, fortitude, luck and chance that eventually led him to lead Indian space research, nuclear and missile programs. He began his career, soon after his graduation from Aerospace engineering at MIT (Chennai), India at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited where he was assigned to build a prototype of a hovercraft. Later, when he was in ISRO, he assisted in developing Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which became the first space launch-vehicle program.
Some optimistic quotes from the great man:
Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you,
But to help you realise your hidden potential and power,
Let difficulties know that you too are difficult.
All birds find shelter during a rain.
But Eagle avoids rain
By flying above the clouds.
Problems are common,
but attitude makes the difference.
His humble origins did not stop him and he went on to become the President of India. He has taught us to be optimistic, to dream big and be achievers in life.
*/This post is inspired by WPC Optimistic. This week show us something you’re optimistic about, or perhaps a talisman that helps you stay positive and hopeful, regardless of what life throws your way./*
The alphabets ‘EXP’ are placed in such a way that caught my eye and I captured this photo.
‘EXP’, could be Experience, Expert, Expression, Experiment…and so on.
Well, here it stands for Experimental Theatre at NCPA, (National Centre for Performing Arts) in Mumbai. The Experimental Theatre is a 300-seat theatre at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, India. It is a perfect platform for innovative theatre productions as well as small-scale dance and music performances.
The above image has a significant ‘R’ alphabet.
It could mean Red, Rejoice, Rejuvenate, Relaxing.
Well, this is R City Mall, owned by Runwal Group, a shopping mall located in Ghatkopar, Mumbai. The mall spreads across 1.2 million square feet with the capacity to house 139 stores. It is an amazing place to hang out and it is cool, it is beautiful, it is amazing. A great mall with great food and with a perfect balance of location and comfort. Great for relaxing.
*/ This post is inspired by Weekly Photo ChallengeAlphabet. This week, let the alphabet be your inspiration: find a string of letters. Try a multi-photo gallery to collect images of single characters. Find some beautiful typography, or look for letters hidden in natural forms./*
is about his personal and professional struggles. Kalam mentions about his early life, effort, hardship, fortitude, luck and chance that eventually led him to lead Indian space research, nuclear and missile programs. He began his career, soon after his graduation from Aerospace engineering at MIT (Chennai), India at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited where he was assigned to build a prototype of a hovercraft. Later, when he was in ISRO, he assisted in developing Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which became the first space launch-vehicle program.
