Capturing Moments at Chitra Santhe

I always loved capturing moments. A crowd can be such a heap that hides those treasures. A flea market is one great place where I can find interesting subjects- candid and posed ones.

During every year, around January, Chitra Santhe, an one day art-fest is conducted on the streets of Kumara Krupa Road. A day when the road is flooded with artworks. Bangaloreans love art and craft. It is a lively city in that way, I must say. During my stay in Bangalore, I have attended four of these art flea markets. Everytime I visited this crazy art filled fest, I felt so excited. So was my camera- full of battery and an empty SD card.  Of course, I do buy artworks. Why? Because I love art. I support a noble cause. I appreciate the efforts gone into an artwork- be it original or inspired.

This year I couldn't make it to this art show. In memory of last year's fun and meeting a bunch of artist friends from the Pencil Jam Group, here is a series of  photos. A photo-documentation of those endless memories of 11th Chitra Santhe, held during January 2014. It's true that "moments when captured are treasured as memories. "

A pinwheel tied to an electric pole and a helping hand
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~ Of Admirers and Buyers~
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Hands in action- Sketching away instant portraits 
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My daddy strongest, the best~
I found so many dads carrying their 2-3 years old kids on their shoulders and walking up and down the art street (of one day),  at KumaraKrupa Road. 
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In the midst is street light~
under the open winter evening sky
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~ Busy sketching ~
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It's fun to grab an ice-cream/ frozen popsicle on a winter afternoon
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Artist and buyer conversation- bargaining
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Catchy colours of  thela-gaadi
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An artist's ingredients~
A colour filled palette and brushes
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Art on Bag
A jute hand bag with warli tribal art on it.
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Art hoardings, an artist and a tired buyer..
I guess the only patch of the road which was not crowded with Bangaloreans..
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Spotting things that are unique...
Cipriana's Romanian Dragon fly hairpin
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The guest house at Kumara Krupa Road
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How can I miss this..!
My eternal love for Tea continues...
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Want some..!!
~Perfect for winters: The parboiled peanuts~-----

So many viewers for one instant portrait
(Artist at work, busy sketching)
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Smart use of smartphone
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Following baba (daddy) in the crowd
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The artist and his work~
You can buy this talented artist's work at Dhruba Mazumder's fine art
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~ Howdy guys :) ~
Meeting the artist friend and his wife- Dhruba and Cipriana
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The refreshing bubbles of the eternal drink
Oh! Tea..
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And finally a selfie stating my presence...

I am present~
A selfie click..
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The Christmas Tea

Wishing everyone Season's Greetings and a Merry Christmas..!

I am enjoying my Christmas celebration with some tea and home made cake..!

Sip it...!

The World Tea Day was on 15th December and TOI dedicated a page to Tea-lovers..
Tea is a classy beverage, a poor' man energy drink, a house-wife morning chore's ritual, a tired man's stress buster... Every cup of tea has a story to narrate...!
Of course as the new article says "It's no lesser than coffee..!"
I am sure many of us who love this celestial beverage will agree to this.

While one enjoys tea in cups, mugs, glasses (steel and glass both), some love it in the dehaati style.. "in a steel bowl.. ! I had seen my grand-pa sipping his hot tea in steel plats and vessels (i meant bowls). And when I am in hurry, heading to work place and have least time to enjoy my morning tea, I follow the 'Grandfather' style of sipping Tea... (I do it most often on weekdays, in fact all  five days of a week :))

Sundays are Tea days!

"No Sundays are worth without a cup of tea! "
~Amtrips

I love hoarding stuffs at home, whether its tea bags, or cups/mugs or biscuits...!
Well here you see some of my hoards~ an Auroville cup (from Sun-shine Pottery), Aurobindo Ashram's paper' factory's coaster (made of hand-made paper and dry flowers), a small bee-plate from Ochre and my favorite Biskfarm viscuits..! :) :) And there sits my Garfield.. :P
Sundays are always happy days for me.  Reasons are not many except for ~
I dont have to go to my job-place.
I get up at my own time in the morning.
I can watch movies on Saturday nights.
Fifi and me have our lunch together and I take afternoon nap..:)
Not the least, have a good morning breakfast with my favorite ginger tea, served at the bed-side.

What else one wants in life more than these small bunches of happiness..!

World Tea Day

TOI (Bangalore edition) dedicated the day for all tea lovers, teaphilics and  "teatotallers" across the world, celebrating the World Tea Day. December 15th has been celebrated as International Tea Day since 2005, first time celebrated in New Delhi.

I am a die-hard tea-lover and each tea cup has a different story associated with it.

 

What attracts people to tea is the aroma, its taste, the rustic rawness, its colour and of course the variety (esp when today we have so many varieties and infusions of tea available in market). One can sip this "celestial beverage" from a plastic cup, a paper cup, saucer, a steel bowl and also a kullad (small earthen pot).

Oh yea, there was another article in TOI on the Mangalore's famous  KT. A unique kind of tea prepared only in Kalladka, Mangalore. The Kalladka Tea is one of a kind where one can see a clear difference between the milk layer and the tea layer. Its not the creaming on top of tea. Its the other way round!!I am yet to taste this tea.

No doubt it's truly said ~

"Every Cup of Chai speaks a different story...! To enjoy the sip, you need to listen to it."

In love with tea for ever!

Romancing with Tea

Romancing with (over a cup of) tea..!
The winter  has set in and romance is at heights... whether its with photography, or with tea, or with my bitter half...! ;)
This winter is cold and great for sure!

T bag...

I love monolouges... whether its with Chai alias CSH (where he is a silent listener) or with myself or with a T bag...! Here is a glimpse of today's afternoon conversation ... The conversation was between me and the Tea bag...!

I was tired, bored and felt fatigue all over my body. Reaching the kichtenette, I thought to have a cup of hot tea...! I asked myself which tea... (for a change)!!...... Monologue continued for a while (trying to decide which tea flovour should I sip to make myself peaceful, energetic and happy...!
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Then came into picture the Lemon Flavoured Tea packets from Twinings..

Tea bag said- "Who wants a dip of me and a sip!!"
I grinned and said- "Me..me..!"..

That cup of tea made my day (must say).

Tuesday Tea

T for Tea, T for Teusday, T for Terrace.. Waah what a combination..! :) :)

Yesterday it rained badly from afternoon till late night. Early morning everything was calm, misty and cold for sure.. No doubt the rain of last night drenched all. 

After the Rain...!  (I am thoughtful now....)
I am enjoying life to the fullest. Hopeful that I get the desired job soon (fingers-crossed)...Having the Tuesday Morning Tea with Sygonium plant is making me all :)  
As I always say, one should enjoy his/ her/ their morning tea ritually..!

Tea-philia...!

 Tea tatses even  better when drunk in others'cup.. This cup belongs to CSH but no wonder I love his cup and drink my tea in this when he is not around (rather not at home)..!

(I have broken my cup.. :( yesterday morning while I was hurrying for the bathroom to et ready for work)!! Aah I will miss my cup now.. But doesnt matter I will replace it with this one now (temporarily). May be I will get a new cup for my bitter half and gift him on his birthday and grab that too... Anything is fair for a cup (of tea)....!!

The Art of Tea-Making

The art of Tea Making ~

A typical Sunday starts with Tea-making....

Take a cup of water. While hot, add pounded ginger (and tulsi, if there). Bring it to boil thoroughly. To it, add a sugar (a little more than half a spoon). Bring it to semi-boil. Tehn add Tea powder (my fav is Tata Life). And bring it to boil (once or twice, if required). Add milk as desired (I like less milk) and keep in medium  flame for 2-3 minutes. Strain it and sip it  with your favorite biscuits.

No doubt, tea is a celestial beverage..!

Sunday Tea

Sundays are always peaceful and relaxing for me and to add to it s the morning tea. A cup/ mug of adrak-wali chai...! while writing this, I am tempted to have one ..!

But one honest confession I have to do is:
"Tea always tastes better when served by someone...! " :)
And when its accompanied with your favorite biscuits..! :))

I hope you all are having a great Sunday...! Though mine is a busy one.. I am engrossed with the final touchups for the Canopy book. :)

Memories..

In a rainy afternoon of this summer, over a cup of tea, when I flipped the old photo-album, it reminded me of my home, the old memories of my childhood and teenage times...!

"The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten."
~ Cesare Pavese

Current Mood: Nostalgic

The Empty Cup..

If man has no tea in him, he is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.
~Japanese Proverb

 

A different story with each cup of Tea...!

If you are cold, tea will warm you.
If you are too heated, it will cool you.
If you are depressed, it will cheer you.
If you are excited, it will calm you.

~ Gladstone, 1865

Every Cup of Chai speaks a different story...!
To enjoy the sip, you need to listen to it and feel it.  :P
~Amtrips

Hope you have a great weekend..!

Current Mood: Relishing the steaming tea

An imaginary voyage

Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage.
~Catherine Douzel

Its Tuesday late night and morning was so fresh with a cup of tea that made my day warm and kept my spirits viking types. No doubt each cup of tea has a story. Somewhere ambition hidden, somewhere happiness shared with someone special, some cosy sleeps and many a bundles of aspirations. I dedicate this picture of mine to each and everyone who loves tea and only tea.

Current Mood: Desperate for the Wednesday morning ginger tea :)