"Some dreams need wings, some ride on a chariot of desire." From an advertisement for a jeweler.
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The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad says, "You are what your deep, driving desire is. As you desire, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny." Great things happen as a result of a deep driving desire. Dreams too require this desire in order to take wing.
Hindi film lyricist Varun Grover says Hindi poets had a purist angst that a poem should not be part of a film. But now, threatened by English and Hinglish, they are changing tracks. But Urdu poets didn't mind such things, so even today, romantic songs use Urdu words.
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Focusing on performance over process, volume over value and quantity over quality etc, have their place, but know when to widen focus, or change focus so as not to be left behind in the race.
An artiste has to constantly grow, says singer Sunidhi Chavan. Epiphany dawned at the Global Citizen Festival, where she realized that as a human being & citizen of India, songs weren't the only thing she wanted to be remembered for, she wanted to make a difference and help causes. While her profession made her a singer and entertainer, she wanted to be someone people could look up to.
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The Needs of Man, says Covey, are, To Live, To Love, To Learn, & To Leave a Legacy. Once we are clear about the contribution we want to make, it can influence our actions in the rest of the needs.
Children Not Allowed, But The Child In You Is Welcome, says a sign outside a Mumbai eatery. A Chinese restaurant meanwhile, has a dress code for patrons - No Shorts Please.
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Age confers wisdom on us, while children have an insatiable curiosity to know and constantly question the status quo. So think curious wearing the shorts of childhood and act wisely wearing the pants of adulthood.
Speaking about the making of her recent film Talvaar, filmmaker Meghna Gulzar says for her, it was curiosity that triggered the immediate, spontaneous urge to do the film. Emotions started coming in during her research on the story. But she shut them down when when working and discussing the script with Vishal Bhardwaj and during the making of the film. Now that the film has been released, emotions are coming back. And she is letting them.
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Emotions can lend sharpness and acuity to our thinking. They can also lead us astray by making us act in impulsive and unwanted ways. Wisdom lies in knowing when to engage with our emotions and when to keep them in check.
Flash back It was several years ago that I met him on a Bombay Walk - the ones where they take you around to see and learn about the colonia...
