As I was shamelessly ego-surfing yesterday, I chanced upon this. Imagine the state of my mind. First I thought there was another person with the same name. Then I realised its impossible: with a first name which sounds deceptively Arabic, and a family name which rhymes with Caeser's wife's name, it is just not possible. I carefully looked, and from what I remember it was: shock, surprise, joy, amusement...
These were a set of paintings done by me when I was ten. My drawing teacher told me that he will send it to Japan and I should tell the kids there about my life. I was excited at the prospect. I thought for a long time, before deciding what I wanted to paint. And when I did decide, I painted these snapshots of my life, then, at ten. Growing up in a small town, these were things that mattered. They are not an exact replica of my surroundings, but these are pretty accurate impressions.
The puppet painting was my favourite. The saree the "girl puppet" is wearing is called Panchali Saree, since you have 5 colours in it. And there is a rangoli on the floor where the women are dancing. I guess, even then, I paid attention to details.
After all the effort, I was curious whether they saw it and/or appreciated it. But, I never heard from them again. I dreamt of my puppets on and off. Probably happy in an alien land. And the shepherd, my mother's favourite, was duly replicated, and still adorns her bedroom wall. Then I grew up and it didnt matter. Till yesterday. Things came full circle yesterday. I am a different person now!
Well, for one, I am proud. I won the first prize (special award). *Pat on my back*. And also, I am grateful, I'm planning to mail them later today, and thank them.
***Edit: Did I ever mention that my favourite word is serendipity?
8 comments:
That was awsome! I can understand what you might be feeling...
And as for and a family name with rhymes with Ceaser's wife's name, I nearly died laughing.
Amused, Elated?
My next post will be an ode to my name...
PS: Corrected the few grammatical errors which had seeped in :)
... which will necesitate me to duly forward that to my identically-nomenclatured kid sister.
I saw the corrections.... rather a completion to the last-but-one paragraph.
Don't know how it slipped through. I thought I wrote it, but pressed submit right before, like I sometimes do.
awesome man .. awesome :-)
unbelievable man... crazy it is... cant even imagine how u r feeling... i too gotta search for my lost art now...
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