Mussorie is and will be known as the queen of Hills , but one thing it can proudly boast of, is that a person called Ruskin Bond made this beautiful hill station his home and wrote some beautiful heart touching stories here.
"The night train at Deoli" " The room on the Roof" " Vagarants of the Valley" and "hundreds of other Stories" have touched millions of hearts like nothing ever written on paper. Bond's genius can be compared with the greatest authors in the story "The Eyes have it"; the simplicity and the vividity with which he puts forward the characters in this story is amazing.
He may not capture the imagination like Asimov and Hawkins, nor can he be thrilling as Jeffrey archer or Sidney shelon but for sure he touches the Chord of life like no one else does.
I studied in Mussorie for 10 years and Ruskin Bond had been the chief guest in our school on a couple of occassions. He was as simple as his stories and we were too young to realise the greatness of this person....
Perhaps, thats how greatness reveals itself.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Dreams come true !!!
As a small kid , i dreamt of having many things when i grow up. As i started growing up my Priorities changed but these three things always remained in my mind.
1. Owning a Bike
2. Having a Good Camera
3. A good Stereo ( which has a very powerful sound)
( I must remind that a bike , an SLR & a big stereo was uncommon and an envious possession in those days)
My first job was in Ahmednagar and the Factory was far from the Company hostel. Thus came my first bike " Pulsar 150 cc". During the last eight years, my Pulsar has been a part of many unforgettable journies. The most important one was travelling 400 Miles without a backup with my brother Prashant to the Ajanta Ellora caves, Daulatabad fort, biwi ka makbara, Shani Mandir.
My friend Venkatesh ( Venky ) harboured an ambition to be a director. After shooting for a couple of documentries in Delhi, he came to the city of dreams to try his luck in bollywood. One day, while sitting over a cup of morning tea, he told me that he would get all his heroine's photoshoot done by me. I spent my entire saving in purchasing a Nikon F80 that very evening. The very next day, i also enrolled myself to do a certificate course in Photography at the Photographic Society of India.
Venky went back to Delhi after three months, but i still beleive he will live up to his words :-)
My friend Vikas, wanted to buy a good mobile phone and as bachelors, who do nothing on Sundays i went along with him to give credibility to his decision. After all he wanted to buy an expensive one. As luck would have it, i came across this Yamaha Amplifier with a 5.1 Speakers + woofer and to add to my temtation, the shop was giving a 6 month interest free installment to purchase it. More than anything , i would not have bought it if Vikas would not have supported the credibility of my decision.
I drove my bike a lot and enjoyed every moment riding it ; i clicked some very beautiful pictures with my camera and enjoyed every wave of music when i increased the volumes of my home theatre to vibrating walls. But then, with years they lost significance, they are still with me but the passion of ownership, which i had dreamt as a child is lost.
1. Owning a Bike
2. Having a Good Camera
3. A good Stereo ( which has a very powerful sound)
( I must remind that a bike , an SLR & a big stereo was uncommon and an envious possession in those days)
My first job was in Ahmednagar and the Factory was far from the Company hostel. Thus came my first bike " Pulsar 150 cc". During the last eight years, my Pulsar has been a part of many unforgettable journies. The most important one was travelling 400 Miles without a backup with my brother Prashant to the Ajanta Ellora caves, Daulatabad fort, biwi ka makbara, Shani Mandir.
My friend Venkatesh ( Venky ) harboured an ambition to be a director. After shooting for a couple of documentries in Delhi, he came to the city of dreams to try his luck in bollywood. One day, while sitting over a cup of morning tea, he told me that he would get all his heroine's photoshoot done by me. I spent my entire saving in purchasing a Nikon F80 that very evening. The very next day, i also enrolled myself to do a certificate course in Photography at the Photographic Society of India.
Venky went back to Delhi after three months, but i still beleive he will live up to his words :-)
My friend Vikas, wanted to buy a good mobile phone and as bachelors, who do nothing on Sundays i went along with him to give credibility to his decision. After all he wanted to buy an expensive one. As luck would have it, i came across this Yamaha Amplifier with a 5.1 Speakers + woofer and to add to my temtation, the shop was giving a 6 month interest free installment to purchase it. More than anything , i would not have bought it if Vikas would not have supported the credibility of my decision.
I drove my bike a lot and enjoyed every moment riding it ; i clicked some very beautiful pictures with my camera and enjoyed every wave of music when i increased the volumes of my home theatre to vibrating walls. But then, with years they lost significance, they are still with me but the passion of ownership, which i had dreamt as a child is lost.
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