Knick n knack

The last blog of 2010 must start and end with a happy note. Life has been good this year and i pray for a happy start to the coming year. The first ten years of the new milleninum were eventful...full of sad and happy moments. I gained adulthood, passed college, experienced professional world, made new relationships, saw changing relationships and lost my adorable dadi(2007) in these ten years. Hopefully a new member will be added in 2011. Last year saw its ups and downs. 'Duniyadaari' is what i learnt in the second half of the year. This has made me strong and mature enough to handle my relations. Too much of expectations are bad for one's emotional and mental health. I went through all the happy and sad moments. Iam a grown up girl today, a matured girl who has the responsibility of her parents on her shoulders. Life is too long and i think my decision will show up in the future. Hopefully what iam doing will bring happiness to me and my close ones. My fingers ar...

The wider kinds of social and cultural change were being identified and described and had been, to varying degrees, from the 1960s onwards. The following are indicative of wider kinds of social, economic and cultural change with which new media are associated: (i)                  A shift from modernity to post modernity - a contested, but widely subscribed attempt to characterize deep and structural changes in societies from the 1960s onwards, with correlative cultural changes. In terms of their aesthetics and economies new media are usually seen as a key marker of such changes. (ii)                Intensifying process of globalization -  a dissolving of national states and                   boundaries in terms of trade, corporate organizations, ...

Sometimes Public Relations is taken wrongly by few organisations/companies. Many times we have seen that organisations use this tool for misguiding people. Public Relations is not:    A barrier between truth and publics Propaganda to impose a view point regardless of truth, ethics and public good. Free publicity to achieve sale – though PR helps in sales and marketing effort.

# Definitions (1) According to FORTUNE Magazine , good performance publicly appreciated because adequately communicated. There are about 500 definitions of Public Relations. (2) Public Relations is merely human decency which flows from a good heart -  By Charles Plackard        ard (3) The purpose of Public Relations practice is to establish two way communications to resolve conflicts of interest and to establish understanding based on truth, knowledge and full information.                                                                                  ...

1. Blogs are the websites wherein users can express their views, opinions and beliefs about a particular event. 2. Blogs are part of history of communication and literature and are emblematic of shift from uni-directional media to participatory media. 3. According to the BBC , blog is a website written by an individual or group, typically using free and easy-to-use tools, consisting of periodic articles, normally in reverse chronological order. 4. The first blog apparently came up on 17 th December, 1997 . Blogging became popluar in about five years time, and in 2003, the word ‘blog’ entered the Oxford English Dictionary. 5. According to Oxford English Dictionay , blog is a personal record that anyone puts on their website giving an account and their opinions and discussing places on the internet they have visited.  6. “Blog” was Merriam-Webster’s word of the year in 2004.   7. Blogs are kind of online journals, which allow people to chare information. 8. B...

Definition: New Media ‘New Media’ is a buzzword, shorthand for a volatile cultural and technology industry that includes multimedia, entertainment and e-commerce.  The unifying term ‘New Media’ refers to a wide range of changes in media production, distribution and use. These are changes that are technological, textual, conventional and cultural. Since mid 1980’s a number of concepts have come to the fore which offer to define the key characteristics of the field of new media as a whole. Here are some of the terms in discourses about new media. These are: digital, interactive, hypertextual, virtual, networked and stimulated.     The free internet based encyclopedia, Wikipedia, itself  a product of New Media, defines New Media as the product of mediated communication technologies coming together with digital computers.  Before the 1980s, the media relied mainly on print and analogue models like newspapers, television, cinema and radio. Now we have digital...

New Media timeline... 1941 The Z3 (one of Konrad Zuse’s electromechanical ‘Z machines’ is invented. It was the first working machine featuring binary arithmetic, including floating point arithmetic and a measure of programmability. It is therefore, regarded as one of the first computers. 1944 The Harvard Mark 1 is invented. It is large scale electromechanical computer with limited programmability. 1946 The US Army’s Ballistics Research Laboratory ENIAC uses decimal arithmetic and is sometimes called the first general purpose electronic computer 1947 A forerunner of the video game, the ‘Cathode Ray tube Amusement Device’ was conceived by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann 1951 Vacuum tube-based computers are sold commercially. The Xerox machine is invented. Integrated circuit invented enabling the further miniaturization of electronic devices and computers. 1952 Intermetall unveils the first transistorized portable radio in the Düsseldorf Radio Fair. 19...

1 . Slurp! 2. Table spoon 3. The Plate 4. The Fork 5. Bar Code 6. Vegie 7. Pepper Corn! 8. Paprika! 9. Tomato Soup!

Awsome piece of work...coudn't stop laughing!

I captured this spectacular celstial view on December 28, 2008. Thought of sharing it with everyone. I know its late, but somethings never get old with time.

Fashion and You:Indulge Yourself

T omorrow is Nanu-Nannan's golden jubliee marriage anniversary. Everyone is gifting them one or the other things like my masis and mumma decided to go for 2 silk sarees, one diamond pendant and a suit piece for nanu. We kids also dediced to gift them something on their big day. We decided to gift nani a basket of herbal beauty products as she is our beauty queen. Me and my kid sister went to Khadi Gram Udyog today to buy herbal products for her. We bought 8 items for her, after lot of thinking and mind-boggling. Finally, now the basket contains: 1. Herbal Face Pack - Sandal 2. Khadi moisturizing cream - jasmine with aloe vera 3. Khadi aloe vera gel 4. Herbal face pack with neem 5. Natural Herbs glow pack 6. Badam Rogan 7. Khadi whitening scrub - badam with aloe vera 8. Khadi moisturizing cream - rose and aloe vera With this, we also bought couple of bamboo shoots and table mats for decoration purpose. Waiting for tomorrow to see he...

Everyone is joining twitter these days,,but only few know how to use it properly. People are flocking on to it just to have an account..and to prove to others that the race is on from their side as well. I have been on twitter since last year and have done best to avoid some usual mistakes. Here is a list of things one must keepin mind on twitter so as to make one's profile look sensible and serious. 1. Do not follow every known face randomly. Follow the one whom you really admire. 2. Tweet regularly. Tweet what you think and not what others think. Keep it original. 3. Select the theme which describes your personality the most. Selection of colours, theme say loads about you. 4. Retweet only those tweets which you find are worthy of sharing with your friends.  5. Upload pictures. 6. Integrate your twitter account with other social networking sites like facebook or with your blog. 7. Do not tweet any celebrity just like that. Tweet if it is sensible or s...

My latest buy these days is Revlon Colorstay Liquid Eye Pen, which has made my makeup life much easier than ever before. Eyemakeup was something which scared me a lot until i bought this magic pen. For a fresher in make up like me, applying eye-make up without messing up with colors around my eye, was a dreadful task. But now i have suddenly started loving this difficult task. I found this eye-liner extremely easy to use and handy. One can apply it on the move without taking care of precise for perfect line. It gives you perfect mix of dark yet smoky eyes adding that extra oomph!! I do have to retrace the lining twice or thrice but i do not mind it as compared to liquid eye-liners which gives over dramatic look to eyes. Also the Eye Pen is easy for someone who put contact lenses. The pen is cheaper than other liquid eye-liners. I have become a fan of this product and will continue using it. Picture Courtesy: Google Images

Shopping is a blessing for any girl and what if you get a cance to shop ALONE!! No one to stop and no one to make you remember about money spent. I went for my shopping expedition to Janpath....wherelse, shopping heaven for all girls in Delhi. Though there are other heavens too like Lajpat Nagar Central Market, Sarojini Nagar Market, Khan Market and Dilli Haat ...but being at the Central Place, Janpath always tops the list. What i bought in an unplanned state of mind spending one thousand ruppees is listed below: Bamboo shoots..for my table decoration ;-) Osho Chappals Afghan Pants...super cool collection is available in various prints and fabrics Earings Necklaces Bag Silver Jewellery Table Mats...you have to buy something for home, if you want to enter peacefully Also having momos and corns is a must if you are at Janpath shopping. Long live shopping!!! Picture Courtesy: Google Images

Teddy Big foot...as a gift to mum on hoyi....a fast kept my all mums for their kids. Though the gift is of little interest to mum...but i liked it kept at Archies gallery and so i picked it up for myself ;-)  and now it is sitting on my study table with my other stuff toys.  Thank you mum for being there.  Luv ya!

United Colors Of Benetton Presentation

Meenakshi Amman Temple at Madurai is one amongst the several wonders of India. Famous for its architecture, the temple is huge and each statue carved on it is one amongst itself.   The temple has four gates i.e. north gate, south gate, east gate and west gate. Entry is allowed only from north gate, which is considered as auspicious.  Some glimpses of the temple built several centuries before. One of the elephants guarding the shiva temple. Each elephant statue on each side.  Gopuram at east gate, before the Meenakshi temple. There are four such corridors on each side having about 1000 pillars.  1000 pillars hall at the temple.  Natrajan at the hall. The statues on 1000 pillars poses  the steps of Bharatnatyam One of the satute at the hall. Dancing poses by the statues Outside view of all the temples at each direction.

Pictures i clicked while peeping outside the car window on way to Kanyakumari....

From land’s end to lord’s land Hues of orange, blue, green and grey throughout the landscape, emerging dark clouds from the hills of Anaimudi and white colored wind mills in the foreground following the tunes of wind was the most charming sight of my entire trip. As I was moving towards the last tip of the earth, the sky was getting vast and non-ending.  It was a road journey from Madurai airport to kanyakumari and there were about 2000 windmills in and around that area. Purity and serenity of nature was exciting me to the core and this enthusiasm reached its height as we entered the small town of kanyakumari. Varied kinds of trees, wetlands, mangroves and rocky sea make it the most picturesque place I have ever seen. Rocky beach at Kanyakumari Green on hills, rocks in the sea, plains on the coast, and clouds in the sky is what makes this place so near to nature. Every bit of it looks as coming directly from the imaginative mind of a nature loving artist. Kanyakumari wa...

Commonwealth Games 2010 has not only brought with itself a series of sporting events but has also given a chance to India to showcase its vivid culture and traditions. While game events are on in the stadiums, Delhi is bubbling with life outside the four walls of gaming arena. ‘Master Creation 2010’, an exhibition-cum-sale of the finest collection of Handlooms and Handicrafts by artists and national awardees from all over India is on till 15h October, 2010 at Delhi Haat from 10:30 am to 10 pm.  The exhibition is a rich mix of hues and tones of varied creative art from from all over the country. The product range available for sale includes Traditional crafts, dhokra castings, terracotta, leather, wood, carvings, dry flowers, traditional sarees – tussar, kanchipuram, banarasi, paithani and chicken work, paper mache articles, artistic shawls, carpets and durries, cane & bamboo, brassware, miniature/madhubani paintings, bidri work, hand embroidery, tie & dye, kantha, zar...

Yes...Yess!! i went to Tamil Nadu for a trip to Rameshwaram, Kanyakumari and Madurai for 4 days. It was all so unexpected.... papa was casually asking me to make a trip last week. I thought he was pulling my leg as in last 10 years we have never gone for a vacation..thats quite a long time! BUT MY FATHER WAS SERIOUS.  Now when i am back i can only say that i t was an experience of a lifetime,....Mom dad and beti on a vacation after a long time. W e had an awesome trip ... Dreamy and maha-surprising!!  Pictures will be pasted soon !!