Yes, I'm back after one year

After almost one year gap i'm back into this blogging world.. A big hello to all my friends.. :)

Rain.. It's a feeling.

Rain delivers a lot of emotions. Joy, Sorrow, Nostalgia, Frustration, Relief and many more. For me, Rain has always been a passion! I always felt it as the best form of nature. Just think about a heavy summer rain. Here is one pic of a strong thunderstorm approaching Bangalore..



This scene reminds me of the amazing Keerthana "Aanandamrutha varshini.." by Great Muthuswamy Dikshithar...

Happy Vishu

May this new year bring you all prosperity and happiness.

Happy Vishu!

Tribute to a Legend. Henry Edward Roberts

My tribute to Henry Edward Roberts, well known as Father of Personal Computer. Henry Ed Roberts created MITS(Micro Instrumentation and telemetry systems) Altair 8800 which used Intel 8080 processor. This legendary invention motivated Bill Gates and Paul Allen to develop a software for Altair, which was called as Altair Basic and that was Microsoft's first product. Rest all is history!

Roberts sold MITS in 1977 and retired to Georgia,US where he farmed, studied medicine and eventually became a small-town doctor. He passed away on April 1, 2010 with  a serious pneumonia. May his soul RIP.

It's now or never...

Heated debates on rising mercury levels are already on. By the mid-march temperature has crossed 40 degree limit in many parts of  Kerala. Hearing the news of Sun-burns and associated difficulties, i would like to share my thoughts on why we are facing all this!

Kerala is(was?)bestowed with a pleasant climate and lot of pure water sources. As someone said Nature can provide everything for a man's need, but not greed! Kerala is known all over the world as "God's own country". Is it just because of the temples/churches spread across this small state? Definitely not! This land has been blessed so much in various ways. Compared to other states in India, Kerala too lies near to the Equator. But this land lies near to Sea and has got a protection sheath by Western ghats. These all factors have been contributing very much in maintaining a great climate through all the season. Without the majestic Western Ghats, Kerala would have been a dry land by the dry winds blowing from North India. But Keralites exploited this boon and started suffering from various climate change related issues. Now It's better to call this place as "Mafia's own country". There is Mafia for everything. Land mafia, Sand mafia, Tourism mafia and many more. Some equipments like JCB, Tipper Lorrys etc became the "state-sign" as well. Fill paddy fields, demolish hills, Cut trees and do whatever you like..But get the support of Mafia, you are safe here!
Demolition of natural resources is accounting to what we are facing now in the form of drought, high temperature and even change in seasonal things. Kerala is having the largest number of wells in the whole world. With the rising number of flats across this state, Ground water usage too increased from the normal level in the form of Bore wells. No one is really concerned about all these. Taking ground water is like withdrawing money from a savings account, and not crediting anything to it. Eventually water level will decrease and we have to find any other solution for drinking water. Many says we can go for desalination plants then as like  many gulf countries. But we must remember that there was no supply of fresh water there and that was their only option. And being an arid region there is no such wide options left for them. Kerala in turn is blessed with two major monsoon and lot of rivers. The truth is we are not cared about our resources and we really don't know water management. We can really recharge ground water supply by using some simple methods like Rain water harvesting. Just don't allow the rain water to get away from our courtyard or surroundings. Government can do a major role in minimizing the extensive filling of paddy fields. They are the major suppliers of fresh water to wells and ponds. Once they are filled and used for construction purposes, water will not get absorbed and will get away after deluging the area for a while.

If we continue to deplete our precious natural resources, we don't even have the right to cry in future. Don't say that we love our children..Because we are leaving a world filled with polluted air, water and plastic wastes to them. Those who cut trees must think about their children and their future. We can dream of many things. But fresh air, fresh water and good climate is needed for any human being for survival. Preference must be given to preserve our Mother Earth than exploring life possibilities in another cold dark planets.

No more Tweet Tweet.. It's BUZZtime..

A big sensation of this week. Its all about Buzz. This new tool from Google labs has been just rocking. Personally being an ardent Google fan, i can't hide this anymore..I just love BUZZ. Since it's incorporated with Gmail, there is no need to sign-in to another site. I strongly believe, Twitter gonna be hit hard with Buzz. Here is my latest cartoon on the same..

PS:Google Buzz was known as "taco town" during test phase. I heard its nothing about any big city or anything, it is an ode to good-tasting greasy food  :)

Happy Valentines Day

Who, being loved, is poor?  ~Oscar Wilde

Happy valentines day wishes to all true lovers. 

A  shot from Dukhan beach, Qatar