Chennapattana

  

I have been to this place rescently for another craft visit. this villege is 60kms away from bangalore and famous for lacqured toys!!! very cute ones...
in this villege colour scheme of all houses is jus the same even temples ..I dont know the reason behind it. but it looks really nice .

  
 Temples                                                                 

      
Idols made out of entire coconut !!           

    
 Bidi making is another household businees 
  
This is how people travel in Chennapattana.
I was shocked when i got know that we are also
travelling by these buses. But these are THE specific
buses which goes to another remote villages from chennapattana
 that is why ther soooo crowded !!!!


 Happy to be clicked ...

  
Smart use of tree !!! The  person who is  repairing cycle has
hung the cycle to the hook which is fixed to the brach of tree.
so that he doenst have to hold the cycle. :D cool one !!


 Lacquered wooden toys !!!

Designer shoes

 

I came across these nice pair of shoes designed by designer edwin Pinto , Goa while roaming in Bangalore at Grasshopper , designer boutique with a nice restaurent. This place is situated on Bannerghatta road in a farm house. Nice, cozy, romantic place to relax, eat and shop which is away from city. 

  
open restaurant

  

castles in the air

I want to write something but dont know what to write :) whole day of working without fruitful work is tiring !!! but I am enjoying this phase too..
long back when I was in school on my birthday one very dear friend of mine gave a birthday card with a message....
" If you have built castles in the air , No problem..everyone does .. now put fondation underneath.."
I think the time has come now .. :D

fantastic collection

During my project work I met one lady who has fantastic
collection of varoius traditional things and products she
collected while travelling across the world. She has collcetion 
of antiques, hand fans, tops, lamps, bells, toys, paper aeroplanes,
masks, fossils which she collceted while trekk. 
very impressive lady with varied interests !!! 

    
Tea strainer from North East                        Various hand fans
  
   
            Knitted comb                                   Whistle as a pendent

   
      Japanese cherry top                               Fossils of sea creatures 




      
  Carry your own lamp                         leather puppets 

 
This is the coolest one !!                                             
To pick up bati from lamp which we light in front of god.

      
                          Variuos masks    

         
Aeroplanes out of paper by her son          Sticks which we use to tie bun

Bidar

     
whole view of Bidar fort where thetown is situated. Bidar is 
famous for Bidriware craft and many historical monuments..
It is in Karnataka state and on the border of Andhra pradesh and Maharashtra. It was my one day trip to Bidar from bangalore 
which took 16 hours by road. I have seen two kannad and one
tamil movies in the bus journey.
 
     

                                         
          Gurudwara                                 Inside bidar fort

           
 
        

  Bidri craft with zinc + copper metal and silver inlay.   This is 500 year old craft used to make sword covers , containers, 
   spitoons, pandan, trays, basins etc for royal families. Bidriware is
   has large influence of mughal architecture.

cigarettes !!!

"I like cigarettes...
I like to think about fire in man's hand. Fire, a dangerous force, tamed at his finger tips. I often wonder about the hours when a man sits alone watching the smoke of cigarette. THINKING.I wonder what great things have come from such hours. When a man thinks, there is a spot of fire alive in his mind - and it is proper that he should have the burning point of a cigarette as his one expression."

Atlas shrugged, Ayn Rand

HAPPY :D

I am feeling very light.... and HAPPY happy HAPPY happy HAPPY :D
Luckily, I am surrouded by such good people who make you feel very special and extraordinary. After tallking to them you feel..there are no PROBLEMS though problems actually exists and needs lot of courage to fight. you get strength and positive enrgy to do your work properly by beliving in yourself, making your own decisions and considering every opportunity is the stepping stone for next one. you will find connection in everything happended to you. everything feels happy and cheerful.