Mumbai Abbu no more

He was a mentor to some, spiritual guru to some, a model human being to all - our beloved Mumbai Abbu (Vishwanath Nayak) is no more.

Look the day he chose to leave this earth, today 5th Mar 2015 - Guru Divas!

Words fail us today to describe the man. But the best tribute we can give him is to follow his ideals, things that he did not preach, but showed us by living his life.

Abbu,
We miss you.
And you can count on us to spread at least some of your messages by living our lives in a way that would make you proud.

Walking towards a wishful dream..

You can't keep one away from the nicest place on earth, especially if you were born there. Isn't it? :)

(Poem courtesy - Nature's Hand)

Walking towards a wishful dream,
By your side a crooked stream,
Above, the clouds are fluffy cream,
No longer do you want to scream.

The air it smells so sweet.
The birds go, twitter tweet.
Soft grass to place your feet.
You groove with nature's beat.

Out here, there are no cars.
Out here, there are no bars.
Nighttime brings you Venus, Mars;
Uncountable amounts of stars.

Take it all in friendly stride,
Don't ever feel you have to hide.
This is where you reach inside,
And spread your wings; feel them glide.
 

And as the seasons come and go,
You'll see the stream begin to grow.
Filled by your whole life you know,
Carried in the winds that blow.

Listen to the song it sings-
Love and peace is what it brings.
Sharing all the little things,
Smoothing over dents and dings.

That what living's all about.
Never fill it up with doubt.
Look real close to find this out-
Always seek the kinder route.

And you will see, my oldest friend,
This dreamy life, it has no end.
There's always more beyond the bend,
Nature's hand, a limb, to lend

Memories of Teru - 2007

As this year's Teru is fast approaching, here are few snaps from the Teru 2007!

The rathu you would see was the earlier one. Click here to see the pictures of transformed one!

Identify the faces!

Vivekanna (Vivekanand Nayak - fb profile) shared a gem sometime back. I stumbled across it today and thought it would be great to post that picture here.

Try to identify people spanning four generations in this photo!

Vanabhojan - 2012