Priya Ramesh Swaminathan: August 2015

Friday, 28 August 2015

Happy Raksha Bandhan

Dear brothers,
Happy Raksha Bandhan to all of you! There's nothing more that a sister wants, than for her brother to be by her side, throughout her life. She, in turn, will do anything to keep him happy. The silk thread that binds both is a commitment towards each other, to make each other's life joyous and a permanent celebration of faith and love. It's not just a tradition, it's life itself. A pure and divine life, unsullied by material gains and external trappings of wealth, success and status! It's a call to go back to our roots and celebrate togetherness, not just on this day, but every day of our lives. Even if physically apart, the bonding is strong enough to weather the mightiest of storms. No words are needed as hearts beat in unison. A brother and a sister are one forever!
Priya

The copyright of this write-up is with Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.

Saturday, 15 August 2015

Priya's Vision Academy's Drawing Competition, 2015 at an N.G.O.

Drawing Competition conducted by Priya’s Vision Academy

at an N.G.O.
on 15^th August, 2015.

Dear friends,

Thanks for the overwhelming, enthusiastic response and participation. I desire to conduct many such events in future. I’m sure that you will always participate in large numbers and make the events as successful as this one.

All the children learned to share, enjoy, spend time fruitfully and be creative; which is the essence of such competitions. As is the norm, some will win and some won’t. But each participant is a winner because he/she made the attempt to be as creative as possible.

As is rightly said, “Try and try again till you succeed”. So friends, those who have won prizes, hearty congrats to you! Keep it up! The remaining participants also win token gifts as an appreciation of their sincere efforts.

The competition’s entries were judged by my husband, Ramesh Swaminathan and my self. We were very impressed by the children’s creativity as it was an ‘On the spot’ drawing competition. We found it extremely difficult to choose the best ones from among all the beautiful drawings. But we eventually zeroed in on the winners.

The groups and topics were as follows:

Group A: 5 to 7 years, Topics: Tree, House, Boat

Group B: 8 to 10 years, Topics: Bag, Train, Basket of fruits

Group C: 11 to 13 years, Topics: Waterfall, School, Car

                     The names of the winners are as follows:
Group A: First prize - Devraj More
                 Second Prize - Payal Rathod
                Third Prize - Kedar Kale

Group B: First prize - Sagar Khandare
                Second Prize - Savita Kale
                Third Prize -Ajay Yadav

Group C: First prize - Laxmi Pawar
                Second Prize - Uttam Kale
                Third Prize - Nagesh Kale

                             Hearty Congrats to all the winners!

Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan

Proprietor

Priya’s Vision Academy

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Saturday, 8 August 2015

Video of Amma making Murukku - a dish made from rice flour

On her Eightieth Birthday-May you have many more!

Crunchy murukkus! Tempting?

Here's my enthusiastic mother-in-law, making murukkus for Gokulashtami. Murukku is a savory, crunchy snack made of rice flour and spices. It is a very pain-staking procedure. These days, making murukkus is a dying art, as very few have the patience or dexterity to make them. Most ladies take the easy way out and order for them in the festive season. I am glad that I have Amma to lovingly provide us with the same!

Anna - Excellent artist!

My dear Anna!

Dear friends,
My father is an excellent artist. Even my mother was a proficient artist. Now you know where I got my artistic talent from! It's in my genes! We, that is my father and I, had held a combined exhibition of our fabric paintings in the year 2000, at the Saraswat Colony Club's Hall in Pune. Here are some samples of his creations on paper and fabric. Do give your feedback.
Priya