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     Advent of social media,postings by fellow birders in Indian birdwatchers,bng birds   FB group made me hungry for sighting of the famed indian   paradise bird after proxy birding over the internet made me go Ga-ga for one to one sighting. Mid January 2022,enthused by the mission of ebird resolution went to dwelve deep into study of birds. Got connected to senior birders over whatsapp to clear my hunch of over identification of birds. Sometimes I have made mistakes in making Identification, should happen when learning. At times I have been into self made elation trip by thinking I have sighted the rare one in my vicinity. Yes Birdwatching needs patience, and more u get into it,you cannot fathom the vastness of species, sub species jargon of avian world in jiffy. It requires your commitment also to know more,see more and hear more and process them in your grey matter. Consiously I made time for birdwatching, reason for it being it was exciting hobby to develop...

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  Mali was his pet name, my uncle Mahalingaiah was a gem of a person who has showered lots of care and love on me and my siblings. He was a man of straightforwardness and clarity in his thoughts and deed. He completed his 5 years term as Zilla panchayat member on 10.5.2021.And it was his last day as well on this planet. He succumbed to 2 nd wave of Covid-19. And this dreadful covid has caused havoc in this world,killing many people,dashing off many dreams,snatching many loved ones. This eulogy is in his rememberence. Mahalingaiah was   3 rd son to the village   Thimmarayappa an Kariyamma,in a tiny hamlet,termed as salkatte colony,chikkanayakanahalli taluk,Tumkur district. His schooling in village near, did his degree n master degree in Tumkur.He had a very big gang of friends,during his stay in hostel. Sometimes he was also a terror to people who gave tough time to him or his friends or relatives. He had leonine voice, always ready to fight for cause,in him there wa...

 Eons of evolutionary years ,has put mother into a godly status,known for instinctively protecting child,feeding,mending,cultivating habits,punishing,caring,loving unconditionally, ultimate goal for a mother is happy child,settled and having accomplished all pursuits dharma,kama,artha,moksha. Mother child relationship is one of the most admirable plays of divine present in nature,if at all he is directing the play.Cord connection is universal cut across nations,animals,birds.  Nowadays social media has been a platform showcasing falseego,strengths,accomplishments, I dwelve deep,  take privilege to share melodrama of my mother story,cause she is more than any divine I am able perceive at this moment,with all the senses. Nanna Amma,she started of her childhood with a negligent father who had deserted his 1st wife for her hearing impairment.Brought up by resilient deaf mother,supported by maternal uncles was intelligent thimakka who was destined to drop from school not for f...

Its been long ago,a kannada movie made me slip into reverie dwelling on the plot, cast, realitistic drama or foot tapping music or lip syncing lyrics. Mango showers had started last fortnight,entire kannada film making fraternity was in a buzz, tripping on news of National award for debutant directorial movie THITHI. Title itself is sort of colloqial word which has varied expression n expectation , a 11th day post funeral gathering to see off the departed soul. Pun apart thithi in old mysore rural region is gala of perfect non-vegetarian dishes served with ragi balls. Assuming movie to be 'me too ' types had not given a thought of watching it, well the word of mouth was fast spreading my maid was in all praise for the thithi,who had influenced my mother as a best watch. Gowda friends were all rejoicing the fame of mandya taken upto   Locarno International Film Festival but the THITHI also went on to win two prestigious awards Golden Leopard, Filmmakers of the Present Com...

Late evening after a busy training schedule on Vector borne disease, just stepped out of  Kendriya sadan- central government towers in kormangala,bengaluru. From there i had to reach West of chord towards my home. Taking out my smart phone just logged into newly downloaded Cab service app Uber. Thought of experimenting with Uber pool where in multiple customers can pool into a same cab plying in the same route. After swiping the tab for booking a cab, got a call from a unknown number ,there he was the driver confirming my location. In a jiffy he was there, picked me up, something was miss in his attire,wasnt looking like a typical professional cab driver. His colloquial accent made me acknowledge he seems to be from northern part of karnataka, for we have n number of accent of same language kannada depending on bordering satates. Inquisitively i asked " are you new to bangalore? Do you know the location and route how to take me to destination". Turning back he smiled displ...