Anaap-Shnaap photo of the Day (July 31, 2019) - by KJS Chatrath

मांग के साथ तुम्हारा , मैने मांग लिया संसारा (पुराना  ओ.पी. नय्यर साहिब का गाना )

Rough English translation: By asking for your companionship from God, I have in fact asked for the whole world (An old song of meastro O.P.Nayyar Esq.)

Anaap-Shnaap of the Day (July 30, 2019) - by KJS Chatrath

'Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day- July 28, 2019' - by K J S Chatrath

Community toilet or perhaps the contractor was promised payment on per toilet installed basis......

'Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day- July 27, 2019' - by K J S Chatrath

Respectful salute to martyr Rifleman Md. Arif Shafi Alam Khan Pathan - by K J S Chatrath

Respectful salute to martyr Rifleman Md. Arif Shafi Alam Khan Pathan of J&K Rifles who sacrificed his life  two days back while protecting the sovereignty and integrity of India.

JAI HIND!

The joke that is 'counselling' - by K J S Chatrath

What is happening in the name of  'counselling' appears to be checking up of various columns of the application form by the administrative staff

 counseling: the provision of professional assistance and guidance in resolving personal or psychological problems.

 

(Photo source: The Tribune July 24, 2019) 

You disappoint me 'The Hindu' - by K J S Chatrath

I subscribe to The Hindu  as I find it to be a balanced paper even though this balance is missing when it comes to its pricing- In Chandigarh it costs Rs. 10/- on weekdays and a whopping Rs.15/- for the Sunday Edition.  

 

But today's (23rd July) edition has surprised me greatly by its choice of news. The Karnataka Assembly imbroglio is the main headline on the front page. That India has successfully launched Chandrayan -II has been relegated to page-7. Of course it has mentioned about the launch in a box in colour on the front page and also written an editorial about it. Since the launch had taken place at 2.43 pm on 22nd so it can not be said that it was a last minute news and therefore could not be accomodated on the front page.

You disappoint me greatly, The Hindu.

The 'propellers' of ISRO's Chandrayan-II- Ms. Ritu Kariandhal and Ms.M. Vanitha' - by K J S Chatrath

 The 'propellers' of ISRO's Chandrayan-II- Ms. Ritu Kariandhal (left) and Ms.M. Vanitha (right)

 

JAI HIND!

'Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day- July 22, 2019' - by K J S Chatrath

'Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day- July 21, 2019' - by K J S Chatrath

'Bouquets for Hima Das' - by K J S Chatrath

Hima Das is just 19. She has won 5 Gold Medals in 5 different international tournaments in less than a year. Wow!

Well Done and Keep Going

Hima Das Wins Gold In 400m Race, Fifth In A Month: https://sports.ndtv.com/athletics/hima-das-wins-gold-in-400m-race-fifth-in-a-month-2072737?pfrom=home-topstories

'Acuity and all that jazz' - by K J S Chatrath

I did not know, till a few minutes ago, that ‘acuity’ meant sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. So I was kind of partially dumb till I looked up this word in the dictionary a few minutes back.

And what was the trigger for consulting Dr. Johnson, one might ask? Well I do not throw away old magazines till I have squeezed all that I want out of them. This morning it was an old January 23, 2006 issue of the Time newsmagazine. 

While thumbing through it, I got stuck at the article ‘What’s so great about acuity?’ by 43 year old Walter Kirn (http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1147171,00.html). And why am I mentioning the age of the writer, one is likely to ask? It will become clearer once you go through the article.

The bottom line of this piece is “It’s not what one can do that matters but what is worth doing”. 

Touche’!

'Please let Le Corbusier rest in peace' - by K J S Chatrath

Open Hand Chandigarh

Chandigarh's Open Hand- copied by Le Corbusier from the common Fatima's Hand symbol in the Middle East without acknowledging!

I was reading an old article in the Times of India today: "Let 'Charbagh' crown Capitol's unfinished symphony" - by Rajnish Wattas

And this is, inter-alia,  what Mr. Wattas writes, "Le Corbusier had conceived the Capitol a cosmic landscape than an architectural composition- a tribute to Shivaliks".

 My take: Ha-Ha & Ha..

It reminds me of an old English limerick:

Learned commentators view,
In Shakespeare, more than Shakespeare knew!

 Please let Le Corbusier rest in peace
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/let-charbagh-crown-capitols-unfinished-symphonytill-governors-palace-is-built-we-must-complete-its-landscape/articleshow/67763541.cms

'Anaap-Shnaap Photo of the Day- July 19, 2019' - by K.J.S.Chatrath

Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day (15th July 2019)' - K J S Chatrath

'Anaap-Shnaap photo of the day (14th July 2019)' - K J S Chatrath

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'Anaap-Shnaap for the day (13.7.2019)' - K J S Chatrath

'Virat Kohli in three different avatars' - by K J S Chatrath

Come on Virat Kohli & Team India, beat New Zealand decisively!