The voice within

The bright colors in the pattachitra paintings are exquisite. Once you view these paintings you feel spellbound and go on viewing the paintings again and again.Worldwide appreciation will always exist for these kind of exquisite paintings. Such traditional and creative art is preserved in Raghurajpur, Orissa. Pattachitra art Picture Source: http://blog.arteecraftee.com/tag/stone-art/ The pattachitra art is generally made on canvas, the usage of startling bright colors signifies this art. In this art, along with the mythological characters, importance is also given to the nature and abstract designs. Every villager of Raghurajpur is an artist, dedicated to their art work. To get justice and good value for their art, to get good education for their kids and get medical benefits, the artists can firstly provide easy accessibility for commoners to travel to Raghurajpur for direct purchases. Purchasing should not become a monopoly and a standard amount should be made for every ...

It was a little surprising for me to know that F1 is going green this season. I was introduced to this sport in high school and now I keep getting updates from my husband time and again. What was a rumor in 2008 about F1 going green has turned out to be a reality this year in 2014. The governing body FIA(International Automobile Federation) have made a lot of changes to the sport by  stopping engine development and encouraging Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems(KERS) .New rules and new goals for the sport! Has F1 gone hybrid? Picture source: Google images What interested me in this news is the picture of Ferrari with a different shape of its nose and the changed design is because of the new regulations. The major attribution in the green evolution of the sport is that they have shifted from 2.4 litre V8s to  the more fuel efficient 1.6 litre turbo charged V6s. However, the change in the engine does not affect the drag and downforce directly. The height of the noses have be...

I recently bought a book by looking at the cover page of the book, it was Mary Curzon wearing the peacock gown. I finished reading the book today. Invisible Empresses of The Raj by Penny and Roger Beaumont.Here is a picture of it: Many of us know about just a few vicereines of India. The book tells in detail the lives of all the vicereines from Charlotte Canning to Edwina Mountbatten. With little recognition, the role of the vicereines was powerful and the book illustrates it. The book consists of eight interesting chapters. The first chapter talks about selection of the Viceroy and Governor General of India which was highly political.It's interesting to read that not all vicereines were so keen about being one. The motives of the 20 viceroys and their attitude are varied and this is told in detail.It's intriguing to know that the post of viceroyalty not only made them think twice but also get attracted to India's reputation for sensuality and opulence. The decisions ...

Having worked on projects based on Green computing, Green networking and profiling power usage to reduce carbon footprint, my area of interest for specialisation will be "Energy and Sustainability". Since there is a constant growth and coverage in world-wide network communications, a constant growth in energy consumption of the networks can be observed. Green networking/Green computing is an innovative new approach to make environmental changes in our daily lives. The green initiatives adapted in companies are power saving policies, using cloud based services and applications, using new teleconferencing tools, server virtualisation and many more. The Green movement which has begun since the early 1990s is implemented in companies such as IBM, Intel, Google, NetApp, Siemens, Infosys and so on. Green networking is a trending subject amongst researchers and I'm looking forward to attain knowledge in this subject at University of Southampton.The full time post-graduate ...

It's funny when you go to a movie unplanned, without reading reviews and it turns out to be the movie you have been longing to watch. I have to say, it was the best movie for me to watch and start this beautiful year 2014. Picture Source: Google Images Living in the information age, big data and various software tools and techniques for digital image processing in my head since the past six-seven years, it was hard for me to believe that there could be a US magazine "Life" having a department for negative assets and a day dreamer man like Walter Mitty working there as a Negative assets manager. Honestly, it has been more than a decade that I have seen a negative film in our world, how about you?  "Life" magazine's photo journalism plays a pivotal role in this cinema. Photo journalist Sean O'Connell (Sean Penn) works with Mitty but both have never met in person.Life magazine decides to go online and many of its employees are in jeopardy. The new ...

Indian Bruschetta Cooking time: 20 min | serves: 2 Ingredients: French bread -------------1 Fig paste ------------------3 tablespoon Olive oil-------------------1 tablespoon Onion----------------------1 medium Cherry Tomato-----------1 medium Green capsicum----------1 medium Boiled Corn---------------1 cup Salt to taste Pepper powder ----------1/2 teaspoon Lemon juice--------------1 teaspoon Fresh coriander leaves to garnish Method of Preparation: ·          Grill the slices of French bread in a non-stick grill pan. ·          Sauté the chopped onions with olive oil. Once golden brown, add a little bit of water and the chopped green capsicum and cook in a low flame. ·          Add the boiled corn and tomatoes and cook in a low flame. ·          Transfer the mix on to the grill pan. ...

We all know very well that we're living in the twenty first century. There has been a lot of changes over the time, a change in Indian civilisation but yet why can't we be cautious of where we are heading and how we can sculpt our life. Whether educated or uneducated women, it is so easy for people to clown women even in this century by taking marriage as a subject. Arranged marriage is always a preferred option to most of the Indian families. There are many options to look for marriage alliances.Many think that "Gone are the days of brokers arranging a marriage" well, it's not...there are marriage brokers, online matrimonial services, matrimonial bureaus and so on. A friend of mine selected matrimonial bureau where one can go in person, view the profiles of the so called "eligible bachelors" write down their contact numbers and finally get to contact their family.She preferred a person who had a good job, cared for her feelings, ambitious and so on, ...