Visual Art and Culture

                                                                                                                                                                      Childhood is a very precious period in one’s life. Learning and unlearning begin from this phase. Identifying and experiencing different things with different colors, smells, Sounds, tastes and touches as a process of learning continues. With this process of acquiring knowledge, human beings trav...

                       Our College Elections                                           When I was studying for my graduation at Karnataka College in the early 70’s, the college elections were quite famous. The whole college used to enjoy that process. It was an occasion for the boys and girls to develop friendship with one another by introducing and canvassing for themselves or about their friends. The Candidates standing for the election used to spend huge amount of money on canvassing. Unmindful of studies, the friends of the contestants used to canvass actively for nearly one month. Whether win or not, the contestants definitely used to get famous and popular. Competit...

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  Birthday Coffee Mug: The celebrity  Smiling happy birthday coffee mug I am!  I entered this house as a birthday gift presented to my owner on her birthday by her special friend. Therefore, naturally I deserve an important and respectable place here. You see, guys, Birthday mugs are specially designed for birthday occasions with lots of specification. As you have not seen me personally, I would like to detail about myself. I am big and fair with a shining steel rim at the top, and a delicate steel handle, which beautifies me even more. All around my body  I have beautiful happy birthday literature in black and red, in different styles and fonts. My cousins Pinky, Greenie, Blackie and others are plain in looks and they are jealous of my beauty and status at home. My daily work schedule starts at half past five in the morning. Reluctantly I get up and start to work. Hot brewing coffee I have to serve to my Boss. I take my first shower bath under the tap...

Comedy of Errors The great playwright, Shakespeare, would not have written the famous play ‘comedy of Errors’, had he been born in the 21 st century, according to my knowledge and experience. We have stepped into the 21 st century that is blessed with the information technology, and which connects the whole world to us within no time. We all, young and old, rich and poor, invariably try to be on par with the speed of time and the speed of technology. But it is very difficult to cope up with the changing scenario. No doubt, material culture, which gives us an identity apart from other identities, is driving us crazy and thrusting competitiveness on us. In spite of all the comforts and luxuries surrounding us, we face stress, loneliness and boredom. Befitting one to the changing circumstances requires a total new mental set up and a new psychological approach. We Indians have a different approach to material culture. According to our Indian philosophy, indulging oneself ex...