FATHER OF IPODS!...HE IS NOT DONE YET!

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works”.

The words of a visionary who is not among us right now- the cofounder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. “Steve paul jobs” who also was an inventor and moreover called the “father of ipods”. The middle-class hippie kid with no college education, went on to built a computer empire and became a multi-millionaire in a few years. He was responsible for creating “the third apple” that changed people’s lives. Though he was fired from his own company he came back to save it and turn it into one of the world’s most successful firms.

On this he said once:

 “I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.”

Meanwhile then, he had also contributed to the creation of the new leader in animated movies for decades to come through Pixar.  He was essentially a great businessman but more than that he was an inspiration to young people, entrepreneurs, inventors, designers, early adopters, budding musicians, and people with disabilities who discovered with Apple's devices a way to engage with the world. So many people drew courage from Steve and related to his life story: adoptees, college drop-outs, struggling entrepreneurs, ousted business leaders figuring out how to make a difference in the world, and people fighting debilitating illness. We have all been there in some way and can see a bit of ourselves in his personal and professional successes and struggles. The lesson that we ought to learn from his life is the effort and hard work and his impeccable dedication towards designing computers. The world will never forget such an amazing human being, an extraordinary man proving his talent in five industries who changed people's life in more ways than we will ever imagine.

Steve jobs- started the Apple along with Steve Wozniak in 1976 at his garage

Thrown out of the Lisa project in 1981 due to his temperament

Designed the MACINTOSH: “a computer as easy to use as a toaster.”  In 1985(failure)

Founded the animation company- Pixar in 1986 with a team of graphic experts

The NeXT STEP in 1986- to build an advanced computer for higher education and scientific research

Apple’s loses $700 million in 1997- Steve Jobs organized a board coup and was named interim CEO of Apple in July 1997.

Apple’s re birth: gave confidence back to the Apple community. (1999-2006).

A significant landmark passed in 2006 when Apple’s revenues from iPod equaled those made on computers.

Late 2003- Steve was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Leaves the earthly world in the year 2011.

Words for Steve Jobs from the bottom of our hearts:

“Hey! Steve. Wherever you might be…Not only when we listen to itunes in our ipads we remember you but also every time we encounter a struggle you stand as an inspiration to get up and fight back again! The rarest cancer might have invaded you! Lo behold! Only the Mighty souls die of Cancer! Thanks Steve for all that you have given us! The world will not be the same without you … you were truly a visionary. RIP”        

STRIKING THE PERFECT BEATS IN UNISON!

                                               

As I sat in front of the beautiful golu décor at the Sidhhi Kamala Vinayagar Temple (the only temple in CIT Nagar West) Sharmili and Yuvashree entered, in the traditional Bharatanatyam costume and prayed to the prime deity for the good progress of their recital, dedicated to the Elephant Lord. The audio tapes were tested and the duo geared up by tying the bells around their legs. They began their repertoire with the fast paced Jem Jem in which they illustrated the traits of perfect coordination and timely stamina that made jem jem, an absolute start. Sharmili carried then with Muralidharan’s composition Arpudha narthanam where the sync and footwork struck a perfect chord in unison  with the music, though the fast paced choreography may have not lent a helping hand resulting in incompelete adavus. The fluctuating aramandi masked by the scintillating spark in her face made arpuda, a good second piece. Lord Shiva’s joyful dance was then portrayed by Yuvashree where the perfect sync of the Korappu in the song Anandha nadamaduvar thillai was observed against her imbalance in stamina at certain places. Perfect expressions,with less subtlety, in nee dhan mechi kolla vendum where the choreography  that involved the communication with the audience which was comfortably done with ease by Sharmili. Yuvashree then performed Ambujam Krishna’s sweet composition, Adinaye Kanna where she carried a better stamina. The duo came together again for the Thillana with mind –boggling kannakus which they performed amidst some mal fixed jewels and lack of stamina that caused a drip in the co ordination quotient. Kavadi chindu which was a perfect concluding piece made the audience rejoice from their seats and was a fun filled entertainer. In a nutshell the performance was a mixture of perfect co ordination, aesthetic beauty, commendable choreography and a neat presentation with some negligible flaws.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

KOLU VECHA SUNDAL!

Fifteen years back from now, kolu was the time when we all got our quarterly exam holidays and the best part was to go to our grandma’s place at west Mambalam…Needless to say, it was a joint family synonymous to fun and togetherness. We used to be clad in pattu paavaadais (the pretty Indian costume which any girl kid would love wearing) and would hear the neighbouring kids saying,”Maami Maami golu vecha sundal!” and my mother, along with my aunties at home would call the kids in and give them vethalai paaku only after they sang a song for them! Then those kids would happily munch upon the sundal and go home. As kids my mom would give me kungumam in a small box and ask me to go to the neighbouring places and tell maami aathula kolu vechirkom vethalai paaku vaangika vaango! (Wow I used to practice that tamil accent eventually making me seem like a pucca iyer aathu ponnu!) Travelling furthermore, towards some ten years back, I found that invitations for kolu would be through the phone only. The same dialogues all the maamis would tell but through the phone!! Then I realized the application of technology even in tradition! I felt that the actual flavor of navaratri  decreased in taste. Anyway for that “courtesy call” I would go to receive vethalai paaku….The days passed by and now with the sms texts…the traditional trend has worsened! The invitations are only through text messages these days! What I feel basically is that however busy we might be, whatever commitments we have in this hustle bustle world we must try to uphold the tradition of inviting people during the festival of dolls- THE NAVARATRI!