Dear Friends .
One year back when I came here carrying the heavy bundle of my own trials & errors with me :O) I had No idea what kind of experiences are waiting here to embrace me starkly & I met them Experiences . As well as people People Like me Wandering & Searching something 'Un-searchable' & yet people full of life full of love :O) The People who loved me & empathized accepted me with all my incompleteness with all my Trials & Errors those my Art & Life are full of :O) & I thus could find some True Soul-pals here I could see the reflection of my own soul in them and found a reason solid to belong to this virtual place called Iland
But More Interestingly, I also met . People Unlike me who showed me the Mirror showed me the path completely different, which I had never encountered or walked on before They did a great help without making me feel obliged!! :O) Aah That is something which made me discover yet, another Me May be a different dimension of me, of my mind & of my music too? A different me, which already rested deep down !?! Oh and how unaware me was… !! Yeah Indeed this 'Unlikeness' gave a lot something unforgettable My heart gets filled with joy & gratitude when I think of these pals And my mind marvels at such tiny & yet worthy ' much worthy wonders those are happened to me through this Virtual Bonding!
Certainly Blogging here has benefited my being immensely & I feel calmer, I feel happier!! Most importantly I feel blessed! No exaggeration indeed, I feel that though small, I have lived one whole life in one year here on Iland! And it has been an amazing experience to have found the glimpse of a me Real while being in this world Virtual :O)
Noone knows what happens tomorrow So, me takes the opportunity to speak my mind & share my heart here & now
With all my trials & errors,
Yours, Pra~! :O))))
PS ' Here is an article written by a friend on Blogging, who introduced me to Blogging, who is a bilingual writer in contemporary Indian Literature and a serious blogger himself.
January 16
Some days back, I chanced to see `We, The People’ on NDTV, a programme anchored by Barkha Dutt. The issue of the day was whether blogs should be censored. What was more interesting however was the discussion on why people blog at all. There was this obvious paen to Freedom of ex-pression. But what was curious was the way people express their private lives in a public domain. They would not talk about many things to their friends, but the things would appear on their blogs. Blogs give a certain amount of anonymity and allow people to hide behind their confessional screen. This can take away the inhibitions.
My own experience with the Net is lot similar, though not directly with blogs. My friends tell me that I open up a lot and I am a different person while I am chatting. I am less inhibited and flirt and say things which I would not have said during face to face meeting. You see I am very often shy.My friend says that this is a symptom of multiple personality disorder. The Net and techology can indeed proliferate identities. Digital identities can act like a mask and liberate.
In the programme, there was also discussion about various types of blogs and bloggers. Blogosphere is a hetereogenous sphere where you have all sorts of blogs and bloggers. Like a library catalogue, you can locate and access the kind you are looking for.
As I have discovered lately as a writer, that blogs can be liberating even from suffocating literary culture. Pathare’s diatribe against bloody blogging postmodern poets like us can be seen as an example of the bewilderment of the establishment to the liberating potential of the new media.
Blogging can even be a challenge to the traditional publishing business in future. Publishing houses worked as newer forms of patronage and constraints on the writer. Blogging will be a threat to the older forms of literary politics and probably give rise to newer forms of politics. What form? Lets wait and see for ourselves.
By Dr. Sachin Ketkar-
http://sachinketkar.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!1E131B2A89C666C9!433.entry|
(Painting by Rassouli)
Well my mood is a little cheerful now but still I find blogging a very aloof way of spending time. There are no real people in the blog space. I prefer tehe warmth of a real friend. Someone who i see visualise and feel for real. someone who has a face, a smile, a heart and warmth. Someone who can like you for what you are and can cheer you up when you are down. I can”t keep waiting endlessly for an anonymous person to come and leave a comment. I want instant replies from real people. At times iput my heart into a blog and i get just one comment for a whole week. Imagine! So disheartrening. Well that is the blog space for you.
Yes, You are right. Blogging is an out of the world experience. There are all kinds of people here from whom we learn so much!!!
You have written it so nicely..
Infact even I have been thinking on the same lines from many days. There is a kind of invisible bond between all fellow bloggers like we one big extended family. I absolutely love this feeling. maybe one of these days even I will express my heartfelt emotions for my fellow bloggers.
The blog by Dr.Sachin is also so honest and contains so much of truth!!! QUite true that we share so much which otherwise we would not do face to face!!
Wonderful peice, Prachi!
Let me tell you honestly that your jottings are as pure and honest as your songs are. Your sincerity, humility and conduct are simply amazing. Having moved with some artists in the past that , I have seen that ego plays a dominant role as artists blossom. In your case there is a total absence of it which is heartening . That the color and content of your heart. I am honored that you are my friend….love….PGR
I only can agree with your experiences. I try to find daily a while to be here on Rediffiland. It makes my world richer, to read about things living at others as well as the opportunity to express myself.
Laagey chhe koee maaraa thee naaraaj chhe … Pann hoon tamney vadhaare wakhat sudhee naaraaj kem kari shakun? … Toh lo, hoon aavi gayi tamaaraa iland par … You know I”ve had the same experience with my ilander friends … Some have left the iland for good but they still keep contact with me … That’’s the beauty of iland, isn”t it? … And yes, here’’s a wish from me … May you have many more fruitful years on this iland and may you always keep singing wonderfully ..
there is a lure which u keeps bound to this place…Cheers, T
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hi congrats prachi…felt nice to read that u have good experiences on this iland…otherwise my of us faced and are still facing some problems here…but then as u said we all have got so many nice helpful friends because of this iland… i wish all the very best for future….and keep blogging….be happy ….always keep smiling….
as for me, i found a new set of friends.. just that.. when i started here, i had no particular thing in mind.. but as u said, blogging has brought a sense of calm to my mind..
Good post. You don”t need a highlighter though. All words are more highlighted and colorful than the beautiful fonts here.
Happy blogging. (Rahul)
In the Tolkien trilogy, Lord of the Rings, there is a little ditty sung by the Hobbit, Bilbo, from time to time, about ”the road” - the road that starts from your door, winds through the village, out into the countryside, over mountain and down into valleys, through summer and winter.
On this road, you meet many people, of various dispositions and talents, some friendly, some not quite so, some inspiring, some not. And all the time, you have to keep your wits about you, because there is no King (yet) to police the road.
The same is true, in essennce, with blogging. Wish you peace, happiness and a relaxed enthusiasm.
i hear your voice in your words… just as you have heard it on iland
What?…One year already?….& I didn”t even notice…..see , how wonderfully the days flew by…Congrats dearest Prachi…great to be your friend …& yes, I love to be here too…
its difficult to sum up you and your blogs in one word so am refraining from that.. u come across as a great friend, wonderful human being, an intense person with music in your soul…. i really dont know who is luckier - you for being so great or me for knowing you … and what lovely comments from iLander friends.. just great…
The hoi polloi and the riff raff enjoy trials and errors! Many more trials and errors needed.
Three cheers! And may your voice continue to delight many more souls! Hardik Shubhechchhao!
Hi Samprati, i do recall vividly your posts for the sensitivity and humaneness with which they have been written. your music, as i said once before too, is indeed soulful. your presenece lends grace to the iLand: let there be many more wonderful annivesaries here…
I agree..blogging is an experience not to be missed.Unique indeed!god bless you!
Prachi - let thy presence on iland be for a long time to come - thanks for all those wonderful music that we all love. Take care
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:)..May there always be work for your hands to do, may your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your windowpane, may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you, may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.”..An Old Irish Blessing..noone deserves it better than dear Pra:)))))))))
You”ve just and excactly said what I feel, being here on Rediffiland. IT HAS ENRICHED MY LIFE: IT FEEDS MY THOUGHTS, INTENSED MY FEELINGS, WARMS MY EMOTIONS, MAKES ME SMILE, LAUGH AND CRY , DOES ME RECOGNIZE MY FELLOW HUMANS, MAKES ME HAPPIER THAN I ALREADY AM…….
great day… many happy returns!
CONGRATS AND WISH YOU TO STAY HERE HAPPILY FOR A LONG LONG TIME YOU ARE ONE OF THE JEWELS SHINING ON THE I LAND HORIZON
what a coincidence..i completed 1 year few days back!
what a coincidence..i completed 1 year few days back!
Best wishes on your anniversary here .. May you have many more years of memorable and happy blogging!
Congrats on the anniversary. It’’s true blogging enables you to be a part of a forum where you can freely express yourself and offload many issues from your mind.
oops! that comment was suposed 2 b for the other blog. anyways, congrats now u r 1 yr ol
keep going!
Aapki CD me woh ghazal pehle suni thi. Bahot achche se apni kahi hai woh ghazal apni pyaaaaaari aawaaz me, aur ghazal ke bhaav bhi khoob prakat huye hain : ). Liked the song a lot too. You have your unique style and dont emulate Beghum Akhtar. good, keep it up! : )
Very honest post from u, prachi. This iland gave me some good friends, bros and sis to me..and it is like a second home, may be we call this illusionary medium..but somehow we connect here us humans. we all care. love u prachi. God Bless!
My dear beautiful soul. You speak with much humility and warmth, which is a tribute to your grand upbringing and a reflection of your inner beauty. The purity of your heart and the abundance of love are so clearly evident in your soulful music and your writings. We value your sweet presence on iLand. It brings joy to all. Keep growing. Keep expanding. Keep spreading the cheer. God bless you, Prachi. Loves and hugs.:))