the thing that called love...

Friends, from the bottom of my heart, I am struggling to avoid this sounding like sour grapes- I have personally never believed in love, girl friends or Valentines day and so. (Now, off course you would like to tell me that I haven’t grown out of the “Eww!! Girls, stage!” and with proud I accept your compliment.).

Sshhh…its college days and it was barely a week into college when our first pairs began sprouting. It started with a few and as time moved, within a month almost every one had fallen …in love …it seemed like an epidemic …spread inside the walls of my vibrant college within a limited space of time and regardless to say most of my friends were affected.

Again, in the forlorn eventide at the hostel, which came just before the sleep less nights of study (thanks to my HOD, most of our nights devoted for study .study and study...), tired by watching all this - love drama and cosy scenes at the college, I hoped to find some solace in friends, but what they did was nothing but mercilessly ruined my moments, those I suppose to spend in my own world of dreams, (hey I am a lotus eater at many point of time…) by repeating the same old campus folk-just about the hottest and cutest in their class and the beginning or failure of a true love). To be frank –still I didn’t absorb the gratification that they are enjoying from it.

Trapped in all this hard-hearted stuff, I felt trifle uneasy; obviously I look for ways out of this vortex called love. I then realized how entertaining a third person angle actually be…and so I began studying this phenomenon. Go ahead …call me weird.

Alright, it is a bit difficult …we call it love. It feels like love. What does love do to your brain chemicals, and is falling in love just nature's way to keep our species alive?

And finally … how to fall in love?

In a college life it all began with holding hands, cuddling and walking home together. Then the alluring magic happens…falling in the ultimate love. The term ‘love’ is an apple of discord due to its different aspects. It often considered as a general expression of positive sentiment or a stronger form of like. It is commonly contrasted with hate as a less sexual and more emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment, more over love is commonly contrasted with concupiscence; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, sometimes it also clash with friendship, although the word love is often applied to close friendships.

A recent study reveals that it takes between 90 seconds and 4 minutes to decide if you love someone.

55 percent is through body language

38 percent is the tone and speed of their voice

Only 7 percent is through what they say

The triangular theory of love 
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Stage I – Lust

Wwoww…This is the first stage of love, in which we try to get a desirable being of opposite sex and satiate our carnal desires. This stage is mostly related with the sexual fantasies that a human being carries in his/her mind. The sex hormone that influence or cause this stage is testosterone and estrogen in both males and females.  

Stage II – Attraction

This is a marvelous stage when one is said to have "fallen in love". The person in totally in thoughts of his/her lover and can think of nothing else that person.

Stage III - Attachment

This is considered to the last stage of love and very much needed for a successful relationship. Attachment is the bond that keeps couples together long enough for them to have and raise children.

Amazingly enough, the amount of love one experiences depends on the absolute strength of these three components, and the type of love one experiences relay upon their strengths relative to each other.

Of course there are few eternal, everlasting and undying ones, there always have been and will be. And honestly, I realize that this is the time for me to admire those lucid and everlasting loves…

A crazy champ

His elevation as a fast bowler in team India is more than symbolic and goes beyond the clichéd notions of just a successful young cricketer. At a more profound level, it reflects the attitude of a dynamic young boy from Florance public school Bangalore, who has emerged as a star in the Indian cricket team with his electric bawling and magical performance.

With his sparkling performance Shreeshanth conquered the heart of millions of people from all across India. His uncanny ability to get the crowd behind him, by capturing loads of wickets with his guile and accuracy exactly made him the dear ones of children as well as the youth.

S. Sreesanth was born to Shanthakumaran Nair and Savithri Devi on February 6, 1983, in Kothamangalam, Kerala. He has one elder brother and a sister.

Sreeshant came to Bangalore from a small town called Kothamangalam in Kerala just because of his passion towards cricket. He chosen Florence School for his academic as well as sports career and time proved the rest. He became the star in the Indian team and played a crucial role in many important matches. His sharp bowling panicked even the so called great bating line in the world and within a short period of time he added many records in his crown.

He joined Florence Public School, Bangalore at the 8 th standard and he finished 10 th with a high distinction. In this special article Florence School Principal Ms. Abida is remembering about her good old boy … recollecting her colorful memories about a shy, disciplined boy.

“He was a crazy champ, he wants everything, and he wants to do everything.

He was a typical student with clean, ironed uniform. He was much disciplined, punctual and a shy kid by nature. He had a strong will to succeed and also possessed a number of hidden talents. He showed these traits when he joined our school”, says Abida.

When he joined here he didn’t know English. His accent was not fluent, because of the language problem he never spoke to his class teachers. But apart from language, he was a brilliant boy. I was his class teacher and also local guardian .So I gave him extra care and within a limited space of time he improved a lot. I made him stand for the election for the Sports captain post and he won.

“When I came from Kerala, I knew to speak only four sentences in English — Good morning, Excuse me, Thank you, and May I come in? The school nurtured me and helped me excel in curricular as well as co-curricular activities. I owe a lot to my alma mater and Florence is close to my heart,” Sreeshanth said in an interview.

The ‘Michle Jackson of Florence’

 

He had many talents apart from being a good cricketer. He used to paint, sketch, write poetry and was also good at dancing. He won a number of prizes for his dancing. He did the composing and choreography himself. Some of his poems were published in Times of India,” remembering Ms. Abida. The trophy that he had won for break dance in national level, still adorns the shelf of Florence School.

Down to earth, approachable hard work and talented is how his friends and teachers described him. Sreeshanth is fast become a star with a considerably fan following .But still he is the good old boy for his teachers. He shared a special bond with the school and paid a visit whenever he is in Bangalore and keeps in touch when ever he can. And that’s what makes him so special to all of them.

Meet the director, all of nine years old!

“When I received the Guinness record, what made me proud was Netherlands was replaced and a new name “India” was written in the Books of history. This made me really proud.’’ 

Kishan Sreekanth has done India proud. At the age of nine he has achieved what nobody in the world has ever accomplished. Kishan found place in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest person to direct a professional feature film. He replaces Sydney Ling, who was thirteen in 1973 when he directed the Dutch film Lex the Wonderdog.

Born in Bangalore to Srikanth HR and Shylaja, Kishan’s tryst with the movies triggered even from early childhood. Kishen started modeling at the age of three; he entered in to the glittering film world at the age of four. When children his age have to be torn away from the television to their home work, waiting for the next Harry Potter to hit the screen, Kishen prefers to call the shots from behind the camera.

The young Kishan scripted and directed a film ‘Care of Footpath’ at the age of nine. The movie ‘Care of Footpath’ tells the story of a street kid who gets to go to school and makes it big. His example meant to be an inspiration for millions of street children. The film was released on November 26, 2006 and it runs 100 days in India. 

The film won 11 international awards, many national awards including Swarna Kamal for the best children's film for articulating the burning desire for education in a slum dweller, from the President of India.

A little genius

 

“One day, at the age of seven, while traveling with my father I saw some children selling newspaper in the street. At the very first moment that appealed me. ‘Why don’t they go to school like us? I asked my father and he said they can’t make a living out of it. At that time I was acting in television serials and also attended my school. I thought why they can’t do like me …while attending the school, they can sell news paper in the morning and evening. When I ask this to my dad he said it was a good idea. But for that I need to inspire them.” Says Kishen

“Well, I didn’t find an answer like a short film which can motivate them. A film may influence thousands of street kids all over. So I decided to make a film showcasing them. I came up with a short story and my dad advised me to put in more characters. Gradually the screenplay came about and people suggested that I direct the film. That’s how all it happened.” added Kishen.

Kishen learnt the art of direction starting from a light boy to cinematographers and from a clap boy to a director on the sets when he was acting.

Besides directing the film, Kishen was also played the lead role. “Being a director is not child’s play. A director is like the ‘captain of the ship’. A director needs to have abundant knowledge & understanding of all the branches involved in the process of making a film, right from pre-production, production till post-production,” says a dynamic Kishan.

The 170, 000 dollar, 135 -minute film produced by Kishan’s mother Shailaja, she herself is a movie music director. The film was dubbed into other Indian languages including Hindi, Oriya, Malayalam, Bengali and Tamil as well as English and got sub titles in 15 languages.

Kishan recently completed the lead role of the male protagonist as Aarya in a Kannada film titled “TEENAGE” Ee Vayasse Onthara, which was directed by his father Sreekanth. The film also features young talents like Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, V Manohar, Tabala Naani, Jayashree and Lakshman.

“TEENAGE, is a film on young teens which revolves around their nuances, innocence and confusions. It is an entertaining musical film with over 10 songs in which I play the role of a guitarist,” says Kishan

Kishan is now planning a big budget 3D Holographic film. The 3D film will again be a teenage film revolving around the interests, fantasies and issues of teenagers,” says Kishan.“I am now writing script for a film which will be shot in Stereoscopic 3D. I am planning to start this by 2012. This is a big budget action movie which will definitely woo the Indian audience.”

Even if he is busy with the acting, Kishen concentrating highly on his education. He cleared his board examination with 93 percent from Carmel English School Bangalore.

To his credit this PUC student of the Carmel Pre University College has 30 feature films, about 300 television soaps and a couple of tele-films.

The young Kishan, who is aiming nothing less than an Oscar in the future, is working hard to achieve his dream. “I want to be in the dreamland of Hollywood. And I am sure that one day I will make India proud again,” added Kishan. 

Hats off to this young genius, who made India proud!