After three years....

They had last seen and spoken to each other over three years ago. It was mutually agreed upon that their paths would never ever cross again. But fate is not without a sense of irony, is it? At the most unexpected time and in the least expected of all places, the impossible happens. And that is how they came across each other. This might prompt you to think of an appropriate closing, "..... and they lived happily ever after"

But this ain't a bollywood feel good movie or a hollywood mush-flick. There are no happy ending's in reality. Life is driven by selfish pursuits of egoistic individuals, the clash of which produces irreparable consequences. There is a way out at each stage. There is a compromise available at every point. But no. Vanity is more important than anything else. That alone drives and defines who we are. And so does everyone have to live with the choices they have made. Enough of this gyaan now. Lets get back to the story.

That day had begun very well for both of them. Vikram had just got off the call with his boss who had informed him of an upcoming promotion. Suraksha was about to get her first novel published. The editor of the book house had broken that news to her just a few hours ago, that morning. They were headed to the same place, the popular sweet shop on the corner of the main street. Both of them were celebrating for the first time in three years. Happiness and achievement are rare things in this world.

To be continued ....

ps: A statutory warning. I don't have a complete plot yet.

Improv Acting

Improv acting is a term i recently came across. It is a very interesting concept. There is a play and there are actors on the stage. But wait. Something important seems to be missing?

That something happens to be the plot. In this type of acting, the plot develops dynamically on the stage. Every character assumes some role and starts a dialogue. It is upto the rest of them to improvise on the situation and keep the dialogue open ended.

The idea here is to keep the dialogue going for as long as possible. One of the interesting elements of this kind of theatre is the need to be open minded and have a lateral thinking ability to respond spontaneously to a situation.

The idea behind such a thematic acting is develop skills of quick thinking, decision making and rapid assessment of situations.

Parthasarathy - My Lord, philosopher and guide

Happy Krishna Jayanthi :)

The Lord, the source of everything big and small,
The Lord, the strength of objects that stand tall,
The Lord, the power behind those who never fall

The Lord who has the fiery disc and the mighty mace,
The Lord who has a serene smile and resplendent face,
The Lord who presides over eternal time and infinite space

The Lord of unsurpassed will and unmatched might,
The Lord of the good men and what stands for right,
The Lord who causes the evil men to cower in fright

The Lord who holds the universe in his palm,
The Lord who tormented his mother's calm,
The Lord who played cowherd on the village farm

The Lord who set the commandment and the norm
The Lord who cleared the archer's mental storm
The Lord who showed the world his mighty form

The Lord who is sought even by men devoid of desire
The Lord who is always there to douse the mind's fire
The Lord who is never away from a calling dire