Jinisha

This is my entry for the Berkley Prize Essay Competition 2011.  Theme:Architecture for the Public Good The evening sun sets gently. The dance of the orange -pink hues reflected in the water. A simple pleasure of life, the experience made memorable by the setting. The cool breeze flows unhindered, –free for everyone to enjoy, cutting across class and caste. This celebration of freedom and of public space is an everyday affair on the Carter road promenade, Mumbai.Once an abused and derelict waterfront, it is an epitome of social infrastructure development that I aim to explore and emulate for Mumbai`s 140 km long coastline.The burgeoning real estate prices and subsequent land grab spelt doom for Mumbai`s recreational spaces. Waterfronts -once the raison d’être of Mumbai fell into neglect, viewed only as dumping yards. Owing to the efforts of concerned citizens and activist -architect Mr P. K. Das, a fresh lease of life was infused into the claustrophobic urban fabric of Mumbai. For...

Going through the previous posts I realized my postings on F1 dwindled as degree college took over.So what a perfect post on a perfect day (with so much of F1 in my conversations today). Just an update that..Its 19 days to go for the 1stever F1 Grand Prix of India at the Buddh International Circuit,Noida. Surely as excited as hell, Tickets are obviously booked and this anticipation is just taking over me day by day! Cant wait..to see all my heroes in person, in action! Its just one of those moments where everything in the universe seems to align its self around your dreams so that you may have..the perfect day! P.S.: Schumi..I m coming!! Forza Ferrari :D irony--but old habits die hard

It seemed like any other ordinary day, when I was too lazy to get out of bed but I had some place to be. Soon enough I was roused from my slumber by a call, from my friend as to what time I ll be reaching for the ICHH. Arrgh..I said to myself as I clumsily got up feeling a little unwell. I went to the bathroom and when I emerged out. it was the auditorium of the college which seemed to look a lot like the Karwar restaurant setting. All of us -'the gang' was at the table enjoying the breakfast, happily chattering and laughing about. Then came in to join this tea party was AC, some random collegites and even my school teachers! I suddenly noticed it was evening and apparently the occasion was the Annual day of my school. A few of my teachers came up to say hello, so we all got up to greet them. The dining table gradually vanished as we started talking to the teachers about what we were upto. Meanwhile Dj was showing my dad videos from our Karwar trip. In one of the videos, Dj was...