HAIKU TEA: SESSION IV-V - 'Before it all ends' & 'Journey of life'

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/14/2013 3:26:00 AM

'WHAT ARE HAIKU TEA SESSIONS?If you write, love collaborative writing, enthusiast of poetry and enjoy writing short verse like Haiku, Tanka, Renga, Renshi etc, then Haiku Tea sessions are for you... (Click here to join in for the Session IV).Some weeks back I have had created a group on Google Plus for Haiku enthusiasts and through a suggestion of one of the friends, I started Linked Verse Sessions known as 'HaikuTea' on the lines of traditional Japanese style of public collaboration(...)'

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THE READER: Testament Betrayed by Milan Kundera

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/9/2013 7:30:00 PM

'Testament Betrayed is a book which brings out the times that we live in and how we become what we are. A collection of essays which brings out arrays of ideas in a coherent narrative. For the writer’s its kind of challenge that Milan Kundera throws to come out of the set thought pattern and travel out of one’s comfort zone to explore spaces that sometimes are dark, filled with unknown doubts but sometimes brings out the light as at the end of tunnel. Inspired me to think beyond the (...)'

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TALKING POINT : Einstein and Tagore on Music - 19th August 1930

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/8/2013 7:30:00 PM

'“The difficulty is that the really good music, whether of the East or of the West, cannot be analyzed.” EinsteinI have had posted Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore’s meeting with Einstein earlier where he talked about Truth, Reality and Beauty. (Click here to read it) and the talk below is his second meeting with Einstein, on 19th August, 1930. In the first instance, the meeting has Einstein questioning Tagore on his belief on divine and whether God is isolated from the world(...)'

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27th Edition of Shadow Dancing With Mind

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/8/2013 7:52:00 AM

'Welcome to the second edition of the year, 27th of the blog. It took a long time for me to compile this edition so it has a lot of interesting stuff. From the Lit festival to Sun Temple, from the tips on Writing Novels to Poetry. I have enjoyed creating this edition and hope you will also enjoy reading it.This edition also marks the start of another Weekly Session, “Thoughts This Week” where the ideas and some exclusive Haiku are being shared, and posting the collective effort of po(...)'

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THOUGHTS THIS WEEK : Courage to Soar and Haiku Solitude

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/2/2013 3:52:00 PM

'Thought of the Week"There comes a time, when destiny takes a form and stands before us, to soar towards higher planes...Whether we do or not, depends on our ability to love because with unconditional love comes trust and faith, giving us the courage to fly... Courage to change into what one could be. So remember to love... Remember to change" - V.E.DHAIKU OF THE WEEK__Solitude is aNecessity; for peace toBe; in chaos of Pain __Shashiॐ नमः शिवायOm Namah ShivayaTo know more about Haiku(...)'

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UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL: Chennai Bloggers for Social Action (CBSA)

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 6/2/2013 11:07:00 AM

'CBSA : A Blogger's way of playing one's role in social responsibilityIt was great to have Chennai Bloggers Club’s member turn up at the meeting last Saturday to discuss, ‘How an individual blogger can do his/her bit for social responsibility’.  IndiBlogger’s first meet that I have had attended few years back, some of us discussed how to join together and do something for the community that we live in. Mahesh Iyer discussing some fine points of CBSA MeetHow does someone, as(...)'

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STILL LIFE: Most famous Sun Temple - Konark

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/29/2013 6:46:00 PM

'KONARK - A Journey ... It has been a pleasure to see the amazing temple architecture and sculptures at the most famous Sun Temples of India, known as Konark temple. I am sharing some of my interesting images and as well as my impressions from my visit there.THE TEMPLE:Konark Sun Temple is a 13th century Sun Temple (also known as the Black Pagoda). The temple is one of the most renowned temples in India and is a World Heritage Site. Legend has it that the temple was co(...)'

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HAIKU TEA : Session III - Drifting Apart

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/24/2013 7:38:00 AM

'FINAL LINKED VERSE - SESSION IIIHaikuTea - April 2013 (15 Collaborators)__________________________________WHAT ARE HAIKU TEA SESSIONS? If you write, love collaborative writing, enthusiast of poetry and enjoy writing short verse like Haiku, Tanka, Renga, Renshi etc, then Haiku Tea sessions are for you... (Click here to join in for the Session III) Some weeks back I have had created a group on Google Plus for Haiku enthusiasts and through a suggestion of one of the friends, I started (...)'

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STILL LIFE: Revenge Of Mother Earth - Earth Day

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/22/2013 4:20:00 AM

'Wake up call on Earth Day________________________Famously Ex Vice President and Noble Laureate Al Gore started a debate on sustainability some years back and the need to have more forest cover and limit green house gases actively, so that the Next Gen can actually live... But slowly the deluge of media hype around it died down to a trickle and now we hear about it some times, on special day like today - Known as Earth Day.  Revenge Of Mother Earth @ Worli, MumbaiI hav(...)'

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'What's The Fuss' about Google Plus?

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/13/2013 1:57:00 PM

'I have had joined Google Plus actively almost a year ago and believe me, I had a hard time from the beginning to understand and master it.  But then I happen to come across an amazing book, that Guy Kawasaki wrote about Google Plus for the 'Rest of Us' in his book "What The Plus" and I was hooked on. It's more fun than any social media I have been involved with (3 Years on FB and Twitter (@VerseEveryDay) with more than 7K followers, blogging with 2(...)'

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How To Write A Book? - A Serious Guide for Aspiring Authors

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/12/2013 6:11:00 PM

'How to write novels and books…I have read Milan Kundera’s (Czech Republic's most recognized living writer, who has lived in exile in France since 1975, who has been nominated numerous time for Noble Prize) most famous book ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ almost two decades ago. And then recently I came across his two other books ‘Testament Betrayed’ and ‘TheArt of Novel’, which I have been reading last week. Interestingly, both the books were kind of a powerful DIY of ‘Novel Wri(...)'

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HAIKU TEA : Session II - Will Hope Succumb

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 4/11/2013 3:00:00 PM

'FINAL LINKED VERSE - SESSION IIHaikuTea - April 2013 (19 Collaborators)__________________________________WHAT ARE HAIKU TEA SESSIONS?If you write, love collaborative writing, enthusiast of poetry and enjoy writing short verse like Haiku, Tanka, Renga, Renshi etc, then Haiku Tea sessions are for you... (Click here to join in for the Session III) Some weeks back I have had created a group on Google Plus for Haiku enthusiasts and through a suggestion of one of the friends, I started Li(...)'

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THE READER: On Writing Novels - Testament Betrayed by Milan Kundera

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/31/2013 5:41:00 PM

'Article coming up, tomorrow... Sorry for the inconvenience '

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HAIKU TEA: Session I - Walking By The Creek

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/31/2013 7:05:00 AM

'SHARING HaikuTea - Linked Verse Inaugural Session March 2013The inaugural session was wonderful and will be published in various blogs, forums by the members as well as will be printed as a collection by end of the year...Here is the final compilation of HAIKU TEA collaborative poetry by the following poets, as named next to their verses....WALKING BY THE CREEK__Cut into pieces ofBeing; Bridge across foreverWaits - for the Fall         &n(...)'

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HAIKU TEA: Session I - Walking By The Creek

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/31/2013 7:05:00 AM

'SHARING HaikuTea - Linked Verse Inaugural Session March 2013The inaugural session was wonderful and will be published in various blogs, forums by the members as well as will be printed as a collection by end of the year...Here is the final compilation of HAIKU TEA collaborative poetry by the following poets, as named next to their verses....WALKING BY THE CREEK__Cut into pieces ofBeing; Bridge across foreverWaits - for the Fall         &n(...)'

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Renga - A Verse Every Day; Collaborative Poetry HaikuTea

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/26/2013 3:26:00 AM

'A Verse Every Day - Collaborative short verses of three lines to be called HaikuTeaWithin a Google group, I am moderating a Haiku Group and some of the friends there think it will be a great idea to start collaborative short verses within the members of group, hence this post to give a little back ground on the ‘Collaborative poetry’. If anyone would like to participate in this collaborative poetry at Haiku Group at Google Plus, please leave a comment below with your Google Plus ID,(...)'

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WHISPERS: I carry the moon.... Some Haiku

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/9/2013 7:56:00 PM

'TODAY IS THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND ... I carry the moonBalanced on end of life's path; InDay to day living__The beauty inItself; Sufficient and flowersDoes not fall for praise__Flowers flower, unfurlBeauty within, nothingBeyond true existence__Shashiॐ नमः शिवायOm Namah ShivayaPREV                                 &n(...)'

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UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL: Life School and an inspiring person... Narendra Goidani...

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/9/2013 6:59:00 PM

'LIVE RICH, NOT DIE RICH_____________________A belief that I do believe in... that most of the times we are all running around to scare away the scarcity that we either find or believe in, but then the nature around all of us is not made of scaricity but of abundance... so we should not just keep accumulating money, but we should instead of live in now and fully... and that's what Narendra Goidani, an amazing teacher, trainer and guru to many great business man believes in ... Narend(...)'

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UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL: Hindu Lit For Life Day 2 and the Winner is Jerry Pinto

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 3/7/2013 3:39:00 AM

'It was another great day at the Hindu Lit For Life festival.... with most lovely ladies gracing the stage ... It was a pleasure to see the famed dimpled smile of Sharmila Tagore set the stage on fire with its brilliance...And then there were the gentlemen... who with there interesting thoughts, great comments and inside stories from Srilanka through Ashok Ferry as well as from the Mean Streets of Delhi's Red Light District, by one of the famous blogger "The Delhi Walla" Mayank Auste(...)'

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UP, CLOSE & PERSONAL: Hindu Lit For Life Day 1

Author : Shashi S      Blog : Shadow Dancing with Mind      Date : 2/21/2013 8:05:00 AM

'I have been waiting for this Hindu Lit for life for a long time and it was worth the wait... though compared to last year, as a friend said, “the buzz this year was subdued, probably Hindu lost the interest on the way...”. Any how it was great to meet amazing writers, poets and creative geniuses and hope catch some of their qualities through interactions.In various moods... Mehrotra, Benyamin, Ferreira and Devdutt PattanaikIt was a real pleasure to interact with one of the stalwarts(...)'

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