Hello
मला आधी वाटायचं पुलंच्या पुस्तकातले संदर्भ मला काही कळायचे नाहीत.मग गोरेगावला एकदा पुलोत्सव होता. त्याला मी गेले होते. मला व्यक्ती आणि वल्ली हे नाटक खूप आवडलं. मी आईला व्यक्ती आणि वल्ली हे पुस्तक मला वाचायला द्यायला सांगितले. ते मी वाचले. पूर्वरंगही वाचले.ही पुस्तके विनोदी  आहेतच. पण खूप विचार करायला लावतात.म्हणून मला ही पुस्तक खूप आवडली.मला कळल की लोक पुलंची का एवढी fan असतात.आता पुलं माझ्या आवडत्या लेखकांपैकी एक आहेत.तुम्ही पण वाचा.
 -मल्लिका 

Dear om ,thanks for sending krishna kamal  in regular shibir.Now we realize that we have to share such things by every sunday.

Hello
We went to dandeli Abhayaranya.We were staying in tents.I am sharing some photos of it.

 

He caught a snake. We packed the snake in my sack and brought it on the tents to show everyone.I  first time saw catching the snake lively.That was thrilling expireance.I liked it most.

We sat on a car's roof and travled 1-2 k.m. I enjoyed it very much.

We saw a Shekaroo squirrel. 

Bye

Mallika

     Though we are aware that the shibir has enriched our approach towards life , but when this topic has come across for discussion, we  again introspected and arrived on these points:-

1.   As most of the time , we do not realise the importance of things we get easily and hence we do not take any extra efforts to sustain the same:– Example Nature, Sun light , Water

2.   Given importance to other priorities like School / College education, office , career , Close relatives and not given required weightage for shibir.

3.  There is never differenciation from Lataaji towards any parent irrespective whether efforts taken by them or not much efforts taken by any parent. Hence it was wrongly understood by us that its ‘ok’ if we do not give our best efforts.

4.   Not taken enough efforts to know all parents well. Hence not aware of all the activities done by all the parents towards Shibir . This has happened mainly because of lack of dialogue other than shibir hours.

5.   We felt that Gunjan is elder to all other Children. Hence her problems / queries are different from others and their solutions will be also different (Actually those were not different).  Hence  our efforts were not 100 % to what was expected from us  as a parents..

6.  We have taken very tiny steps towards Shibir activities but were happy and satisfied with those. But realised, Lataaji always gives more than 100 % towards us and Shibir.  Hence now decided that we will have to put more and continuous efforts .

       Priyanka and Ajit

  दोन दिवसा पूर्वी बातमी वाचली ,अन्न आणि औषध प्रशासनाच्या अधिकार्यांनी   दूधाच्या भेसळीच्या गाड्यांवर  धाड  घातली ,या सर्व अधिकारी व्यक्तींना खूपच चांगली कामगिरी केली ,यावरून मला  आपण अनेक वर्ष शिबिरात कृत्न्यता दिवस 5 बागेत करतो ते आठवले, मग का नाही आपण सर्वांनी या लोकांना धन्यवाद  द्यावे  त्यांच्या साठी आपल्याला  काय करता येईल, त्या साठी सर्वे मुलांनी मला काहीतरी सुचवावे या खात्यातील आयुक्त आमच्या दोघांच्या परिचयाचे आहेत आपण जर काही  करायचे ठरवले    तर आपण त्याच्या पर्यंत पोहचू  शकतो ,

Why are we not Contributing in shibir while we understand the importance of the same.

Dear All,

I have been thinking very hard on our participation in shibir and contribution towards its multifaceted objectives. I feel all those parents who are associated with shibir for long time have actually contributed directly or indirectly, by just being there.

It is established beyond any doubt, that lataaji has given us wonderful platform and a perspective towards leading FULL life on various counts. All members of shibir are performing their small bit to make our close net group more cohesive and enrich it day by day.

Now the question comes, Why this topic If we are contributing?

I feel as under:

1. we individually fall short of actions, expressions and deliverable on some counts. Hence we individually or collectively do not realize and act accordingly. 
2. We like to project brighter side of our individuality and in the hindsight do not realize the flip side of our actions on our group.
3. We try to impress upon others about positives within us and do forget to work on our short comings. This means that the areas that we need to work on are actually not worked upon.
4. We try not to attempt the improvement within us, and fear being ridiculed. (May be ego or lack of perseverance)
5. We lack pro action and rely on reaction.
6. We at times firmly believe that certain activities and fault finding is not applicable to me /us.
7. We over think about possible reactions of people within shibir and are not confident of taking action. This leads to losing sight of objectives that we wish to achieve for self and for shibir.
8. Lastly we inadvertently compare ourselves against benchmarks which are below standard levels (at times we do not have this yard stick) and establish that we are above them and hence we are OK.

Anand Naik

My happy experience after Sunday Shibir.

Hello friends,

I would like to share my beautiful experience on happy rumination.

On the day of Sunday shibir we had to discuss about relationships and that time I shared the incident of my great-grandmother who passed away almost three years ago. When we all came home and four of us sat and I started sharing about our shibir and told about the incident I shared with everyone about her aaji. When my mother heard about this she felt very touched and stared sharing her memories about her aaji. After sometime my grandmother came down just to meet my dad as he was not well. My grandmother when she heard the topic she also got involved in the discussion. Then my dad shared some good memories of his aaji and their childhood. We talked for almost two hours. I and my sister were just listening happily and got very much engrossed. I felt this was a happy rumination as when my grandmother left, she and my mom had such beautiful happy expressions on their face that me, my sister and dad were smiling happily as had a lovely time together.

Thanks,

Vedant.

Happy Fathers Day- from Sudhanshu

Post From Sudhanshu:

Father’s Day_ Remembering My Daddy

As the father’s day approaches, newspapers publish various articles, stories, about fathers. It reminded me of my Daddy. He was universally known as “Daddy”. When I was 2-3 years old,I started calling him Daddy, and then everyone called him Daddy – Even his Boss!

As I grew older, we developed a friendly relationship with each other. Our relatives, his friends, neighbours envy this relationship, even today. We tried to accept each other ‘as we were’. Thus when I told him that I had quit all my vices (bad habits, I had many!), he just smiled and said, “Yes I knew you would, some day.”  He left his huge property for me to inherit – MUSIC.I became a good listener of music, because I had someone like him, to discuss, ask, argue,( sometimes fight also) about Music. This made me a true music SHOUKIN than just a casual listener.

Flashback- Year 1998, Jan.27^th

Mokshada was wheeled to labour room. Soon a shrill cry announced the arrival of a bundle of joy in this world. Moments later, the doctor brought her to me. I was the first person to see her, apart from the medical staff. I whispered my “KULDEVATA’s name in her ears and thanked this little child and Mokshada for letting me earn a new degree of “BABA”. Flashback over. Back to the present.

Since then, the father’s day is different for me. It’s a day of introspection for me. Am I a better father today than yesterday? Rather than teaching my daughter, have I provided her an opportunity to learn what she wants to? Does my thinking and behaviour stand high with respect to morals? In addition to my own child do I think about other children?  Am I improving as a social father? Have I faced moments of crisis and glory equally well?

My sincere efforts towards becoming a better father would be a true SHRADDHANJALI to my Daddy.

Happy Fathers Day!

-Sudhanshu   

If anybody wants Mehdi Hasan songs, I can give cd of the same.
Please email me at moujdigital@gmail.com
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sanjay

शिबीराचे महत्व कळून सुध्दा सहभाग न घेण्यामागल जाणवलेली कारणे :

1 लता आजींनी शिकवल्या प्रमाणे उजव्या मेंदूचा प्रयत्नपूर्वक उपयोग न कल्याने विचारशक्तीवर मर्यादा येतात त्यामुळे कुठल्याही गोष्टीवर केलेला विचार योग्य पातळीचा असेल की नाही याची भिती वाटते. त्यामुळे विचार करण्याचे टाळले किंवा पुढे पुढे ढकलले जाते.

2 स्वत:चं जग खूप सीमीत ठेवल्याने बऱयाच गोष्टींचा आवाका येऊन त्यावर विचार करण्यात खूप वेळ जातो व विचार नेमक्या शब्दात मांडता येत नाही व मग जेव्हा आपल्या पैकी कुणीतरी तो मुद्दा मांडतो तेव्हा असे जाणवते की `अरे आपल्याला हेच वाटत होते'

3 आपल्या अनुभवाचा इतर कुणाला देखील उपयोग होऊ शकतो हे लक्षात येत नव्हते

4 लता आजी जे सांगतात ते फक्त आपल्या कुटुंबापुरते काही प्रमाणात करण्याचा स्वभाव

केदार, मृदुला दाणी

                                                                            रियालिटी शोज 

            मी फक्त थोडेसेच रियालिटी शोज बघतो. ते म्हणजे सा रे ग म प . यात मला नवीन जुनी आणि मला माहित असलेली सर्व गाणी ऐकायला  मिळाली. 

            दुसरा रियालिटी शोज म्हणजे आपल. हा सगळा खेळ पेशाचा असतो. म्हणजे अस कि कोणत्या पण खेळाडूला खरेदी करून आपल्या team मद्ध्ये आणतात. 

           तिसरा रियालिटी शोज म्हणजे मी कोन बनेगा करोडपती हे सुद्धा बघतो.यात अमिताब बच्चनने खूप चांगला शो कला आहे. यात लांबलांबच्या लोकांना तो बोलावतो आणि त्यांच्याशी गप्पा गोष्टी आणि मज्जा करत प्रश्नमंजुषा खेळतात. हे सगळ मला पाहायला आवडत. 

                                   unmesh paranjape

Reality Shows

Reality televisions frequently portrays a modified and highly influenced form of day to day life to attract the audience and increase the advertising revenue. The participants are persuaded to act in specific scripted ways by the producers or the editors with the portrayal of events and speech, manipulated to create an illusion.
Reality shows : we don't follow them on a regular basis as most of them are filled with dramas and fights. But watching a reality show during it's shooting is a good experience. We were fortunate enough to visit such a reality show called 'Sa Re Ga Ma Pa' (Marathi) as one of my Dad's patient was a member of that committee. So he offered us an invitation for the show and we readily accepted it.
When we reached there, we were shoked to see what all was happening. Before the show started, the host asked the audience to clap loudly and video recording of this applause was done. When we watched this show at home, we found that these recordings were inserted in between the two songs. During the shooting, whenever the participants used to sing very sad and emotional songs, the people present there including their family members used to enjoy the song and dance around merrily. But when we saw the same on the TV, they were sobbing and weeping for the same song. So contradictory!
Shows like Superstuds, V Steal Ur Girlfriend , Roadies on one hand and informative and knowledgeable shows like Satymev Jayte help us in becoming aware about modern day problems which our country is facing and to improve the condition of our country, todays youth must know about all what is happening. So it is in our hand to choose and see a proper reality show on a regular basis to widen our perspective.
- Mohit & Soham

Satsangi shibirvasi

सर्व सत्संगी शिबीरवासीयांनो,

नमस्कार,

बहुतेक सर्वांनीच शिबीरातील कमी असलेल्या योगदानाबद्दल लिहिले.

बहूतेकांनी आपल्या त्रूटी प्रांजळपणे मांडल्या. सर्व साधारणतः सगळ्यांच्या त्रूटी खालिलप्रमाणे आहेत.

1.     वैचारिक आळस

2.     आपण व आपले कुटूंब हाच मूख्य फोकस

3.     आजची गोष्ट उद्यावर ढकलायची वृत्ती

4.      एकमेकांशी कामाशिवाय नसलेला संपर्क

5.     वेळ नाही ही सबब

6.     इतर पालकांशी गोड-गोड संबंधच ठेवायची प्रवृत्ती

7.     चूक होण्याची भिती त्यामुळे पुढाकार टाळण्याकडे कल

हे सर्वांना लागू आहे असा गैरसमज नसावा.

आपला पिंडधर्म काही पूर्णतः बदलू शकत नाही. उदा. Introvert nature

पण सुधारणा तर करू शकतो. एक आणखी मला जाणवलेली गोष्ट म्हणजे आपण बऱयाचदा आपल्या सहज प्रवृत्तीने वागत नाही.

माझ्याबद्दल तुम्हांला मी खूप बोलतो असा समज आहे कारण मी शिबीरात comfortable असतो. याचं कारण काय?

1. लताआजी व काटदरे कुटूंब 2. शिबीरात सहभागी निरपेक्ष पालक आणि मुलं 3. भाग्यश्री आणि मुलांनी सर्वांशी जोडलेले नातेसंबंध 4. सुरुवातीलाच लक्षात आलेली बाब की शिबीर मुलांसाठी नसून आपल्यासाठी आहे.

तरीही सर्वांशी मैत्रीचे संबंध का नाहीत?

कारण Lack of communication. घरातही व बाहेरही. यात बदल करणं आवश्यक आहे हे कळतं पण वळतं नाही. आतापर्यंत सर्व शिबीरातील नातेसंबंध भाग्यश्री व मुलांनी जोपासले आहेत. माझ्याबाजूने एकच मुद्दा आहे की मी कुठल्याही चांगल्या गोष्टीत अडथळा आणतं नाही व सहभागी होतो.  

मजा म्हणजे ह्या पोस्टची भाषाही फार फॉर्मल झाली आहे. मित्रांशी संवाद असं लिहिता वागता यायला पाहिजे नाहीतर हा पोस्टही निबंधस्पर्धेतील निबंधच वाटतो.

आपल्या लिहिण्या/बोलण्यात/वागण्यात जरा सैलपणा (informal) आला तर आपले सर्वांचे संबंध cordial to friendship या वाटेवर जाऊ शकतील. (विचारात सैलपणा वा थिल्लरपणा अभिप्रेत नाही.)

मला वाटतं एवढं प्रवचन पुरे.

संजय

reality shows are relevant

Whether reality shows are reel or real is one of the many topics discussed at our place. But after the recent CET results I realized that CET was infact a reality show.However incapable the judge is his decision has to be accepted.If I have to participate in any competition I have to accept the frame of that reality show[exam] and try to fit into it. I can do the hardwork,but result is affected by so many external factors. In these 2-3 years I have to prepare myself for this which is very difficult.

Reality Shows

          IS their anything real in the reality show ? I don't think so..reality shows are fake and made to increase the TRP of the television channels..Many shows just show controversies,fights,and a whole lot of drama there's nothing true in it and even we know that but still we watch it. Actually the promotional adds of such shows are so appealing that we watch the show.

     Indian idol, Big boss,Singing Superstar,and all such shows are already being scripted to achieve their target points and increase more viewership.If there is no fight or a controversy no one will watch the show. In auditions of the singing shows some bad singers come and make fun of themselves and everyone likes it,TRP increases. It is said that the singers going in the next round are already selected from outside,, the auditions are just for the promotion..Big boss is  totally a controversial show and the truth and the reality of this show is that nothing is real...

  I like to watch shows like Dance India Dance,Kaun banega crorpati and Satyameva jayde..Even Dance India dance does some promotion for its show but the talent seen in this show is really amazing..The dancers here are professionals,, the judgement given is appropriate as well as i have not even seen a single controversy in this show..Kbc is a quiz show and getting to know about some new,good,difficult questions and facts is nice also MR Amitabh Bacchan's communication ability and anchoring is a treat to watch. Satyameva jayte puts forward some social issues in india and tries to find a way to  stop it. IT is a nice step put forward by Mr Aamir Khan.Atleast we get to know about what bad things are happening in India so we can try to stop it..

      So according to me reality shows are good as well as bad and so we should  decide and select what is right to watch or not and why..

IPL

IPL, Indian Premier League i would rather call it World premier league... Ipl has gained a lot of viewership these past years not only in India but across the world. The concept of biding and buying players on such a large scale was only seen in football before but even ipl is doing it succesfully..Auctions are held exchange of money is at a very large scale.Players are being sold and not only the overseas but even the Indian players and youngsters too.

                            Youngsters are being encouraged which is a positive side of ipl. Many of these youngsters are now part of their national sides only because of their consistent performances in Ipl.. Players like Virat kohli,Saurab Tivary,Ravindra jadeja,Ajinkya Rahane etc have made it to the Indian side because of ipl. 

                          Ipl is also bringing up corruption to a higher stage in India.Ipl is a major cause of corruption in Indian cricket. All of us often say that BCCI is corrupted and may be its true. We say a match is being fixed..Such thoughts shouldnt come in a true sports lover, cricket lovers mind but the corruption and a lot of mal pratices in BCCI(IPL) is the reason for such thoughts..To increase trp and viewership Ipl has also went down to the level of match fixing..Controversies like in the case of SRK increases the trp and even we dont know whether its true or not.We just tend to bealive it....

                          IPL is like 3 hours movie complete drama,action,dhamaal,climax,masala,comedy and entertainment everything..Those who didnt even watched test cricket and one days now watch Ipl with full interest and support their sides wholeheartedly. Ipl is good to watch as the cricket played here is of international class. I would like to watch the next season of Ipl but with the belief that it is a pure cricket event and will not be a political,controversial and corrupted event....

Shibir is important to me

17/06/2012 1:08 AM
Hi! Rani here,
     From the day I joined Shibir I was aware of its importance but the fact that only attending it will not help me and my family, dawned over me much later. Since that day I am trying hard to contribute but there are few things which I am not able to overcome. Firstly, lack of confidence, secondly, the number of emergencies which crop up time and again, thirdly, diversion of focus due to trivial things. But I am trying hard to overcome all the problems to the best of my ability.


Hi! Naren here,
    Shibir is important to me but I have to start contributing in its activities. I have to learn to express myself so that people can understand me. I have to increase my communication skills to be more social. I have to take some initiative and show my interest in shibir activities. Regular meetings and to share our thoughts on blog will help us to come closer and know each other better.

Get Well Soon

I moved to Pune for college education back in 2009. It was exciting moving to a new city and one of our favourite hang out places back then was a quaint little eatery in nearby Koregaon Park called German Bakery. It served the best continental food in the area, which was also healthy and nutritious. The place itself was very cheerful always filled with students, tourists and inmates from the neighbouring Osho ashram in their red robes.

On 13th February, 2010 a bomb ripped through the Bakery killing 17 people, injuring over 50 and leaving the place in ruins. It temporarily shut down following this terrorist attack.

The following is a small card I wrote for it:

For the chocolate and the cheese,
For the croissants and the salads,

For the Irish tea and the black coffee,

For the exotic patrons and the eclectic ambiance,

For the red robes and the casual footwear,

For the fragrant aromas and the cheerful sounds,

and above all,

For all those brilliant memories and that service with an eternal smile,

GET WELL SOON, GERMAN BAKERY!!

-  From a fan, admirer and well-wisher who comes from a city that has felt your pain on several earlier occasions. However, it bounces back. Each and every time. And continues running in the quest of her dreams as if there is no tomorrow. Hope you do the same! Because this simple act of standing up again and spreading a little more light and happiness in the world can speak a far more powerful language than all the Kalashnikovs and Falcons put together.

(Kalashnikov: AK-47 / AK 56 assault riffles / Falcon: Super Fighter jets of the US air force. Both are dreaded weapons of war)

It's been 3 years since I went to Pune. I finished with college and am back in Mumbai now. However, the Bakery still hasn't bounced back. People say there are numerous issues with it. But it is expected to open to public very soon know though no one knows when yet. 

But, I do know this. It will happen. And the day that happens, I will go back there with my friends. Who will drop in from all over the country. And we will sit on those stumpy wooden stools and share laughter over delicious food and drinks. Just like old times.

Because the recovery will be as much ours as it will be German Bakery's.

                   

REALITY SHOW-INDIAN IDOL

I am contributing to the blog for the first time.Till now we have got to know about the opinions of our friends about reality show.We all have different aspects & opinions on various topics.We too have different conclusions.

There are many reality shows like comedy circus,indian idol,satyameva jayate etc. I like songs, therefore i watch indian idol. You might be watching indian idol.They say that one who comes for auditions are also chosen from their respective locality.but how is it possible? if you watch Indian idol , there are some people who don't know even the basics.

 Auditions are mostly boring.To make it interesting they have to bring some entertainment.A boy came for auditions  age of 20 years.Apart from taking his auditions they were more interested in his love story.He said from the age of 16 ,he started loving sunidhi chauhan & one hug of hers can set his life. Sometimes they go into their family backgrounds.Who don't know singing ,they insult them directly.sometimes harsh words also comes into consideration.I think even though they don't  give golden ticket to mumbai they should encourage and not make fun or insult them.In everybody life this type of situation will come, but Don't feel bad ,Use this type of hurdle  as TONIC  for further progress in life.
   
          SANIKA BAGWE.