...non periodic oscillations...

Contrary to what everyone told me about how short lived English summers were going to be, I can confirm that it is anything but. I guess most people still don't believe that climate change is real. (Huh! What's that?) Anyhoo...summer days provide us with more opportunities for exploring the countryside and experiencing such installations. "The Scallop sits on the beach at Aldeburgh, in Suffolk. It is a 13 foot-ish (4 metre) high monument, by local-born artist Maggi Hambling, to the late Benjamin Britten, composer and past Aldeburgh resident, who used to take his afternoon walks along the beach." (https://bit.ly/2Sxohit) "I hear those voices that will not be drowned." _from the opera "Peter Grimes" by Benjamin Britten. #aldeburg #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #summer #climatechange #climatecrisis #beach #scallop #art #installation #zeitgeist

"Old Fords never die. They just get faster." #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #sticker #escort #spotted #ontheroad

An impulsive decision by some colleagues on a freezing Friday evening in January to "catch some Sun" resulted in a weekend in Naples. Of course, that was the one weekend when the Sun decided to trick us and stayed back in London while we spent our weekend in a cloudy Napoli. There was a lot of historical architecture to be viewed with a sprinkling of not-too-exciting contemporary architecture, walking a months equivalent, graffiti, coffee and wine (not me - I'm a good boy). We got lucky and had pizza in a Michelin star restaurant (my first!). We only realised this when we were leaving. LOL!. Oh, we also got to see a freshly burnt car. Personally, something felt off about the city although I haven't been able to put a finger on it.  The funniest incident was when I wished to buy a pretty coffee filter from a fancy coffee shop and they couldn't locate the key to the display cabinet. Of course, I wanted only that specif...

Find happiness and beauty, wherever you can, because the lack of empathy in our species is painful and heartbreaking.  #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #happiness #beauty #coronapandemic #empathy #stayhome #staysafe

The beauty of our time is not that someone or the other will get offended by one's beliefs or words or actions or mere existence but the fact that they can, and probably will, express their opinion about it in a rude and extremely uncivil manner with nary a regret. I first came across this gem ( bit.ly/2Nso0eA ) in early 2002 while working on my dissertation and it became the opening page in my document. I loved it because it had a positive connotation - freedom to learn about the world and interact with complete strangers comfortably and anonymously, free from geographic, racial, gender, economic and other such boundaries. Today, that anonymity has been twisted to such an extent that it has become a tool to facilitate unchecked spewing of vitriol and hatred. Instead of dissemination of information and positivity, it is used to facilitate the spread of misinformation and hatred. I hope and pray that sooner or later, we understand the long term impac...

A new year is upon us and with it comes hope for a joyous, prosperous and peaceful year ahead. I am lucky to have this lovingly designed calendar to adorn my table and bring the beauty of art into my “daily struggles”. The artwork, which are part of the “Footpath” series, are hand drawn by my (not so) little brother @dwarkanathsinha ( https://instagram.com/dwar.ka/ ) and the calendars are designed under AT and his independent design initiative called Unibrow ( http://unibrow.in ). Check out their website, Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/unibrow.in/ ) and Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/unibrow.in/ ) pages for more art. Have a lovely New Year ahead. Stay happy. Stay strong. Keep the love flowing. #london #newadventures #exploreuk #nonperiodicoscillations #architecture #design #art #unibrow #newyear #peaceful #calendar #calendar2020

Image source: http://bit.ly/2ZAGiQ0 I have heard a lot of people talking about the virtues of “hard work” wherein sacrificing everything else in life is considered normal and almost always, expected. In my limited experience, I have learnt that nothing can be further from the truth. While I have never shied away from responsibility, I have generally ignored such “well meaning advice”. Recently, I came across two posts that brought this thought to the fore again. The glorification of a sixty or eighty hour work week or similar nonsense is the clarion call of those who are terrible at managing their work or are generally clueless about what their priorities in life or work are or believe that employees should be available at their beck and call or worse, plain exploitative. I have personally suffered at the hands of those who loved to schedule team meetings on holidays or wanted to have a discussion after six in the evening or regularly set unrealistic deadlines to ensure tha...