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Components of society and life From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (17 days old)

What constitutes our understanding of society? The market, state and civil society in varying degrees form our conception of the world. We take from the table of life, what best suits us. T… more

In the seeds of Time..Of Rhythms, Metaphors and Messages From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (46 days old)

National Gallery of Modern Art-Jaipur House-Delhi On a recent visit to Delhi, I did not take my nephew and niece to the zoo (where they wanted to go) but to the National Gallery of Modern Art.However… more

Religious versus Spiritual experience From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (57 days old)

  My father was a spiritual and religious person, who used to pray two times a day, without fail. I lost my faith in supreme supernatural power in my teens and my father never could convince me. … more

At Lodhi Again From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (58 days old)

"Noida is too far" an old friend told me over the phone. Four of us were sitting in a Bar in a suburb of Delhi .  The other friend was stuck in his job.  He rang up and wanted to know where we were… more

Lessons from a Nine Year Old From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (62 days old)

Birthday party-Kids dancing on Punjabi Rap Music This year you are nine. Next year you will be in Double-Digits And many things in your life will double The birthday greetings from his … more

Chess From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (63 days old)

The Pinnacle High International School Chess team with Rajesh Sir at DadarOrganized by Mumbai School Sports Association (established 1893) The organizers stopped the parents from entering the tourn… more

Hooks and swims From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (64 days old)

An “Old-Fox” gave an interesting insight on how he solves "Tricky situations." He is a veteran at cracking ‘difficult nuts’. While not going into the details of the transaction, (which are … more

Transit at Istanbul From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (64 days old)

Transiting through Istanbul I came across some interesting works. Once there was, once there wasn't God's creatures were as plentiful as grains And talking too much was a sin … more

Iftaar From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (66 days old)

What the eyes are for the outer world, the fast is for the inner spiritual world. Breaking fast and having discussions-meetings in this season of Ramadan Here are some interesting persons with… more

Ramadan Kareem From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (70 days old)

The last Friday of Ramadan that I will be in Tripoli..so I thought I will take A walk through the city during the night. Ramadan kareem.. The whole city comes alive in the night. Ramadan has so… more

Miya Miya From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (71 days old)

Stop one second.. the bystander told me as I was moving away after having said a quick hello to my photographer friend Taha who runs a studio at Ben Ashor. It had been a good nice refreshing wa… more

Festivity From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (82 days old)

The "White Bride of the Mediterranean" has been all lit up. Here are some night shots.… more

All lights From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (84 days old)

Ramadan plus the first September celebrations have made the Green Square area a very well lit place with a festive atmosphere. So, after a lovely dinner with Mr.Francis, the English teacher, whe… more

Reading spots From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (86 days old)

Some nice views from a Hill on the coastline Two dogs faithfully followed us here Found some Relics of the past Also some garden art Some messages through time And while we were a… more

Manori-West coast From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (99 days old)

Finally got away from my "relatives-friends" and found a nice spot on the western coastline facing the Arabian sea. A little drizzle did not dissaude me from going up this hill. The panorama was … more

Walks and reads in the Park From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (103 days old)

Changing urban landscapes of Mumbai have seen some manicured gardens come up.  So this morning, I went to the Mindspace garden near my house..to do the thing I love most- Reading in a quiet place.  … more

Diary of Movement-Karate at Pinnacle High Mumbai From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (104 days old)

Last evening I sat and saw some movements of the Shotokan Karate class. My sons are learning Karate at their school. They are beginners, but one of them has already surpassed whatever little I lea… more

Remembering my teachers through Mr.Francis. From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (111 days old)

Magic friends…My lovely teachers. Last time I met him, was over four years ago. Then guided-inspired by words from some of my blog friends, I decided to contact him again..after a long time I … more

Why do they not ring me up? From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (114 days old)

An aunt asked me about the behavior of my sisters who never bother to call her up. Reaching out That set me thinking of the many relatives whom I do remember but never bother to contact. My cous… more

City living From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (120 days old)

Sitting in the Turkish restaurant, munching kebabs, salad and Lentil soup (which tastes very much like Indian Dal) I thought about yesterday's talk with a diplomat at the embassy,who has seen ma… more

Finding One’s Moon From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (123 days old)

Some musings on 40th anniversary of the moon landing. MY WATER WORKS UNCLE When I was a small child, an uncle of mine used to tell me that he was going to go for a space walk. That was in the ea… more

Bliss walk From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (124 days old)

Though a private letter in response to my blogs, I thought this one has a message worth sharing. So, without naming anyone,... I got this lovely letter. Watching the transformation I h… more

Shadows in a forest From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (126 days old)

 On a quiet Friday morning, I went to a small forest area near my house. The play of shadows amongst the trees, with some surprises (a dead dog amongst the Fallen leaves) added to the pleasures of th… more

Every place has it's Bastille, and every Bastille it's despot From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (130 days old)

We were discussing …the Meaning of Bastille The natural moderation of Louis XVI, contributed nothing to alter the hereditary despotism of the monarchy. Thomas Paine explains beautifully the natur… more

Wild flower walk. From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (132 days old)

A poet said, Centuries follow one another, Perfecting a wild flower. So, on a nice Tripoli morning, with a book in hand, I went photographing some wild flowers Banana Milk shake There is a café… more

Food Art From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (134 days old)

Of food art, after a day’s work, who will cook   So I sometimes stand in the corner bakery and watch   my friend make these delicious eats..   We both are friends, sharing many common things … more

Of Artists and creators-Mumbai From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (149 days old)

A teacher and his student Leonardo Da Vinci said of his pupils-they are my creations. Here, in this video-Mumbai art teacher and musician sings and plays the guitar Maben Oswald I f… more

Walks From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (152 days old)

The large park next to the zoo has a charm of it's own. Seeing the zoo animals from the open side, on a lovely cool summer morning has a charm of it's own. We even made some designs with … more

Sketches From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (153 days old)

Sketching makes on see patterns which the cursory glance does not yield. So, apart from swimming and floating, we did some sketch studies of Mattia Preti's works Truth being intimidated by… more

Floating and Stillness From prashantbhatt in musingsinmediterranean (154 days old)

Another lovely sunny summer afternoon by the sea. Your floater is a trick..I told my friend. The Egyptian added to the cynic disbelieving sarcasm of my dear friend Mathew who did not quite be… more