Sun-kissed Ink

Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated on 31st August this year where we worship Lord Ganesha who is the embodiment of wisdom, prosperity and Good fortune. After praying, we immerse His idol in water and bid Him goodbye and tell Ganapati to come back next year. Why do we immerse Lord Ganesha? Ganesh Chaturthi teaches that what has taken form has to become formless and nothing is eternal in this world. The essence if the festival is that the idol has to dissolve and ultimately become part of the five elements thus completing the cycle. Here is the scientific explanation: Fresh water fill up lakes and ponds during rainy seasons. To preserve this, the old clay/soil at the bottom needs to be dug out, aired and replaced. So traditionally, people have been collecting this clay and sculpting it into idols. We worship these idols with turmeric and other natural herbs during Ganapati. During visarjan (immersion), the dried clay settles down in the riverbed and absorbs as much rive...

   She looked        at the paintings hanging on the wall... some abstracts and some landscapes;  It was a pleasant sight! When Henry wasn't busy analysing enzymes and DNA in his lab, he used to paint in his studio. In the corner was a sturdy shelf containing thick books. She trailed her fingers along the titles on the book spines -  Secrets of the Chemists, DNA Demystified and after more interesting titles ... She reached his easel. On the canvas was a majestic swan gliding in a blue lake, that part was freshly painted with different shades of blue, which rendered it very vivid, she could almost see the faintest ripple on the lake. She liked how the sky pigment sculpted the contours of the conifers around the lake. It was amazing how he could handle electron microscopes and his paintbrush with the same finesse. She came near his table,a white mug contained water he had dipped his paintbrushes in and the pots of cobalt blue and navy blue pots of p...

Why do human beings fail To understand each other They are meant to sail Together to mould their future! Here but here they reside Yet do not abide By the laws of Nature For they are busy Building architecture. Forest set ablaze But no one gives a second gaze! Homes of many going aflame But not a trace of shame! Harbouring no concern For Mother Nature They can't discern Her torture! ~Tisha Axel