Setting: In the train (from Chennai to Kolkata), two-tier AC.

Characters: Srikanth- Lecturer- Thermodynamics, Yale University.
                   Ranjani - Post Graduate in History (once his student) and 
                   Others in the Train.

  Scene 1

Srikanth: (Reading Pride and Prejudice)
TTR :      Aapka ticket sir, (gives the ticket, takes it back, resumes reading)
Neighbour: Excuse me, could you just help kee this suitcase unnderneath
Srikanth :  Oh yes! (helps him push the suitcase)
Neighbour: Thank You. Are you going to Kolkata ?
Srkanth:     No. Cuttak.
(Neighbour goes away giving an od). He watches the couple nearby, bidding their parents farewell. They heave sigh)
Srikanth: (similing) resumes reading,

(everyone settles down.)

Scene Two.

Another Neighbour : Sir, is anyone coming here? I though I sit here sometime
Srikanth :     I don't know (irritated)

(The train stops at the next station. ranjani boards the train). She is finding her way to seat number 21.

Ranjani: Excuse me, (surprised to see Srikanth) 
Srikanth: Ranjani............
Ranjani: (settles down)..........Gazing out of the window
Srikanth: (reading the book) How are You?
Ranjani : In my prime!
Srikanth: "In my Prime". I hardly ever hear sentences of these kind now - a -days
Ranjani:  (Gazing Out still): I hardly get a chance to speak like this to someone outside the sphere of literature
Srikanth : (putting his book, aside) - It's a surprise to see you here. Where r u heading to?
Ranjani: Kolkata - the city I have always loved. You know it better professor.
Srikanth: Are you living there ? 
Ranjani:  No - a kind of short trip, - since I am into research. 
Srikanth.: Ah!!! What is the subject
Ranjani: Gita- Govind - a study of literature as historical work
Srikanth: As usual as ever. You never out of  literary craziness, even though you are.... I am sorry.... good in Science as well. Why did you not choose medicine or physics? You were always top in your 12th .... I mean in your school, when I was visiting lecturer.
Ranjani: Don't you know it? .... You know, I never liked science and you also know that I would always opt for the arts. This question sounds absurd.

(Coffee, Chai ...... Both of them get tea).

Scene three and four in the next post

On 28th and 29th of April, evening 7 to 9 , Swami Velukudi Krishnan (is giving) Upanyasam in Tamil on Ramanujarum and Ramanujanum and Dayasathakam.

Venue: Balaji Mandir (Ahobila Mutt), Pashan, Sus Road, Pune.

Those interested are welcome.

The blue curtain blew
with the wind
making a soft gentle noise
high up in the air
almost like a blanket upon the sky
black
suddenly gushed forth the water
the chilling drops of rain
and with it, it fell down wet
for me to smell
the clouds.

Walking through the woods
the soul inside
stirred by music
 that the forest
seem to sing
searches the musician
waiting to wed
as soon as found

 

A candle burns
in the silence
of the night;
though eyes
not awake
to see it burn,
my mind perceives
the disturbing
peaceful aura
it spreads.
Something is so
dreadful even in
Peace

 

Yesterday, I remnisice
Tommorrow, I anticipate
Today, I while away
with Time, 
dancing in
the stage of space
along with Him
in swift steps
I cross Yesterday and Today
and enter Tommorrow
He repeats His steps
and I go on
in this
whirlpool
Life
dancing with Him;
dancing
with Him.

Image from : http://www.kindredspirit.co.uk
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I saw a litlle flower
so white were it's petals
welcoming the Sun
and when the Sun 
slowly came up 
it looked golden
perhaps 
offering a blush
Ah, how lovely it looked! and
Alas, how often have I missed!
such a simple, beautiful and 
serene scene... 

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The Earth and Sky dances
It rouses colours
with sunrise and sunset
spalshing across ether
and men and women
and children
invoking wild happiness.

All is orange
the fire, the sun
the hue and heart and
mind...?
Heart and Mind
together among colours
this day
celebrating
Holi!!!!!!!!


Happy Holi Everybody.

(note: pic from the web)

It was as if there was no life around

Surrounded by the dead, the stagnant, the transient

All around me was Silence

And it spoke!

Peace and Permanence

Belonging and Beauty

Love and Life, are within you

Listen to it, It said.

I listen only to you

Your language I hardly understand

And in you I hear only the emptiness

Only the facade of everything present.

Not with the mind, my dear, but

With the soul, Listen to its divination

Seek its permanence and joyful eternity is yours

The Silence says.

I listen to the howl of breeze and smell its scent

The door bell rings and I have my companion

I see Silence leave, perhaps leaving the apparent civilization

Only to return.

May be to engulf the transient in Him.

(Note: Its there in My Yahoo blog as well).