Monday Blues Vs New mom

 Has anyone else felt the same?!

Like at the same moment... I need to write the blog... As I have not updated since long.

Also I need to plan a new photography for my toddler.. Wait.. What's the time.. Okay 1 hour to go for next meeting. I need 45mins max.. Any new pins for kids nook?! Where is this Pinterest? Nope all old pins.

Checking insta for any new stories came..

Oh its almost 2 hours baby has slept. She may wake up now. Have to finish everything before that. Wait. Where is the food routine I prepared for her... What she will have for dinner today. She dint like suji halwa yesterday. What shall I try today? Egg may be. Or banana pancake. But evening time can't give banana to her.

Oh I had to order shorts for Amit. Wait what's his waist size these days...?!

What happened to my order details in Amazon?!

What!!! 2254 new cases reported!!!! This Corona yaar!!

Why the laptop gets locked in every 2mins...ufff!! 

And why I look shabby. 

Haven't done brows since a month may be.. But how does it matter... It matters.. Because all I want is to give a new post in gram.. And no filter can hide this. 

Oops 40 more mins. Did the baby wake up...???!! 

During the call, 

Once my call is over.. At 8, I will speak to mom, mother in law. Chachi and Bhaiya. What if anyone got cold or something... No no. That won't happen. I spoke to them two days back. Everything was good there! Why these Dev people take so much to explain..this is stand up call guys.. Finish it fast! Wait what! I totally forgot to click the pic of my plant blooming with its first flower! Like seriously! Crap. Its night also. I hv to take a pic of it. No matter what! 

"Pragyan, you there??" 

"Yeah Hi , sorry I was speaking on mute. Yeah, So today's update is... "

Hey! Happy Monday Guys! 🤗

Adios Hyderabad

From the first day check in to last day good bye,
An early morning arrive to a late night fly!

The very first few new things
And a million memories,

Zillion moments.. And those
Beautiful anniversaries!

Captured the happiness
In the Colors of Holi,

and celebrated life,
With the lights of Diwali!

Driving the roads with full of butterflies with the  destination unknown,

When these ametures turned a house into home with loads of elation!

Could never count the memories we made,
And the distance we covered!

One thing I am sure of, would surely be lost if you wouldn't be there to walk hand in hand!

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When I look into the flash back,
I am into the same pain,

As I felt 3 years back,
when I caught my bus and
Left mumbai, my second home!

So surprised I am.. When this city became  so close to my heart and
I inhaled the city's love!

Am I going to home or leaving the same!

I closed my eyes to recall, where did I start
And all I can remember is,
A lifetime promise and a passionate kiss!

And in the blink of an eye, gone are those first 3 years of marital bliss!

Hyderabad you have made the bond between us stronger than before!

And helped understand each other better!

Thanks for the good times and happy for the hard times!❤️❤️❤️

The church

When I was a kid , I used to think Churches are the ones meant for distributing chocolates, cakes and sweets.

And my friends who adopted Christianity, used to get colorful notebooks, greeting cards (which were never found in local stores) and small small gifts from different countries!

As a kid, we used to enjoy the cakes brought by our friends on the occasion of new year and Christmas!

As I Grow up, I used to visit church with my friends..during Christmas or some or other time when it's decorated  with colors and lights. 12th was the time, we visited for photoshoot there and I still have the hard copies of those photographs !

By the time I moved Bombay, I had an opportunity to explore the beautiful churches over there. I almost visited 10+ different old churches.. Attended the mass with my friend merlyn  in those Sunday mornings and it was such a beautiful memory I have ever preserved!

Till date, I have a collection of photographs of visiting 30 different churches all over India, starting from kerala, tamilnadu, bombay, Odisha, goa, pondicherry and others.

Here at Hyderabad, when ever I get a chance to visit a church, I never miss the opportunity and I love visiting there  on  a Sunday!

Love. Live. Laugh.
Amigyan❤️

Winter : my warmest of memories!

When the rest of the world is turning fog 

out of boiling water with polar vertex challenge, 

I am amused by the 

shivering cold winter breeze, 

that my city is experiencing 

after decades or so. 

My whatsapp status kept changing from "is this already winter in Hyderabad" to  

"this is exactly what I meant, when I say I love winter", referring to the drop of lowest temperature from 18°C to 9°C or so. 

To be honest, I love winter❤️❤️.. 

Like I truly Do!

It's so much engraved in my soul... 

Like.. I became equally happy and nostalgic every morning..

 Every evening and every moment 

I feel winter has arrived. 

Like.. Being a January baby and 

being from a city I was born and brought up having all the extreme cold and cyclonic waves all the time, 

you just can't stop enjoying rain and winter. 

In addition to that, the weather over there is mostly affected by the low pressure and 

also the sudden rain because of the missile testing at ITR, Balasore,

 will surely end up addicting you with the winter! 

The childhood was beautiful 

And those days were magical.

 Like, I remember each and everything starting from waking up early to going to bed early.. 

Riding a cycle and going to tuitions and 

college with friends and it was loving.. 

The days were so beautiful and I could literally  see the yellow flowers [ a very similar type of sunflower, but little small in size]

 blooming all the way... 

The colourful jacket that we were wearing...

The jokes we cracked.. 

And the classes we missed..

 The birthdays we planned..

 And the moments we cherished..!!

 Those are all memory now... 

And they are the warmest of memories 

I will ever have!

So whenever they say winter is cold, 

 It's never cold.

It is cold for them who does not have warm memories! ❤️❤️❤️

What is the warmest of memories you have?!

The 10th Jan!

If there is something in this world,  we should truly believe. That is "Forgive and Forget"
Years back, 9th Jan was one such day, that I would never wanted to recall..possibly one of the worst nightmares I had.
But believe me, if you have gone through the lines.. "A smooth sea has never made a skilled sailor" that's so true!
If you have never faced difficulties, you will never unfold the mystery of happiness.
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The morning comes with a surprise and may be not all mornings are good enough to start! But it's you and always you, that have to choose!
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Will you allow yourself to fall apart? Or rather you will close your eyes, take a deep breath and decide to stand on.. Stand tall with all your beliefs.
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There will be times, that will try to  break your trust, shatter your dream and demolish your life, but believe me dear... Life is always beautiful.
Just hold on... Never trust a negative vibe..and stay away from the negetivity. Keep breathing and the Storm will pass by.. And you will always have a brighter sunshine.
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And if this does not happen, then it's not the end, forgive yourself.. Forgive the lie.. Forgive the universe and write your own book.. And start living the best day of yours!
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I just wanted to say, always there will be people who would try to ruin your life by the ill mentality and the negative vibes they carry, but never let them win!
I had faced one such day on 9th Jan and it might took few hours to recover... But yeah! I can proudly say that... I won!
It's important what you opt for!
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I discussed... I analyzed... Realized and summarized..that let Love win!
Let trust win and let the bad day be forgiven and forgotten!!! Let's spread love and more love!
Let's welcome the 10th Jan just like the way I  welcomed my 8th Jan!
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After all you have to forgive the lie, if you have mistaken mirage as water!
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Love. Live. Laugh.
Amigyan💞

Capturing emotion

Art of any form, excites me! Like truly it does.. And always!
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Growing up with my brother Saswat, who has a great taste in painting (and he does quite well), clicking stuffs.. Clicking human emotions and writing poems.. To marrying someone who has the same taste in arts is just happenstance!
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Observing and learning how to click..to what to click.. Slowly I understand.. How photography is tough.. Like.. Truly..how much patience you need to have to capture stuffs like.. a butterfly or a bird.. And equally how much skill you need to capture a human emotion.. Like.. Certain things happen for once.. They won't be repeated.. May be once in a lifetime..or so..!!

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I truly appreciate the photographers for having a vision.. Having a creativity and having dedication for the work!
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This is one such pic, recently taken at state art gallery, Hyderabad on the occasion of #indianphotographyfestival and I so love this pic. ❤️
Keep clicking. Keep sharing. 🌼
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Mesmerizing Northeast!

The more you look at a picture, you slowly see that how everything is in sync.

How everything is just perfectly aligned to give it a #picturesque view!

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Doesn't it look like as if the pine trees are planted years back to give this a scenic view..

And the clouds passing through the mountains.. ☁️⛅🌤️🌥️🌦️☔☔

Houses captured, are just completing the picture! 🏡🏡🏡

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No matter how many pictures I shared over whatsapp/Twitter / Fb.. I can't get rid  of the

wonderful trip I had!✨❤️✨

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It's true that.. The more you travel.. The more modest you become and you realize what a tiny place you occupy in this world! ❤️❤️❤️

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Nothing mesmerizes me as the nature does! 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌱🌿

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Love. Live. Laugh.

Travel. More. Explore. More. ❤️

#abstract

Beneath the skin..
I tattooed the signature of our love..
Hidden secret..yet shouting aloud..
Like the super blue.. blood moon shining above..!!
With the drops of colors..
I paint us abstract..
With the shades of light and dark..
Keeping the contract still intact..!!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BezjkqKg6Qr/

Keep Calm and Do Yoga!

You must be lifting weights?!
Hell No!
To be honest the gym instructor at my office, questioned me when I asked for weight lifting..
"Lift?? Do you even Gym?"
I remained silent and smiled.
They don't understand Yoga much.  Well stamina did rest of the talk.
So, people will have different views, opinions, judgements and comments.
But only you know, who you are!
The world is always like this. No change.
This piece of writing is dedicated to self love. Yes!
Don't do something in life just for the sake of doing.
Learn to enjoy every bit of it. Most importantly learn to Love yourself and
Love yourself unconditionally.
That's how you grow.. That's how you grow as an individual.
So when I started Yoga few years ago, I was really unaware of the advantages of it. My Mausi Mrs Susama Patra, who is working as a Technical Officer at PXE, Chandipur and my cousin, Doctor Ayaskranta Das has a great role in every aspects of my life. They are the ones who introduced Yoga slowly in our lives.. In the form of Meditation, Kapalbhati and others.
When I was at Bombay (I say it Bombay and not Mumbai because not only I have lived in the cities and enjoyed the beauty of it, I have roamed all over, stayed for years there and got attached emotionally. For me Bombay will be an emotion always. I love it to the core. May be I can write a blog of 1000 pages about Bombay), I used to do Yoga regularly. I started loving it. And slowly I could see the transformations in my body and mind.
I really believe Yoga has the healing power like none others.
You can mend your mind and body by doing Yoga regularly.
And in this year 2018, I am thankful to Yoga for all the energies I received, spread and the workouts I enjoyed. I learnt to stay strong. And as I always say.
Be strong from within.
Let no storm can bend you, mold you and injure you.
Remember to stand high with all your ethics, values and stay rooted.
Believe in yourself. 

Talking about the image in this blog,
It was taken in our recent tour to Goa in October 2017.
May it be sand between your toes,
May it be the Sun shining high,
May it be you facing the never ending waves,
May it be you stand at 54 and trying to lift 62..they are just the digits..nothing matters! JUST..DO..IT!
Because you believe in yourself! :)
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Love always. Stay Fit.
Have a Challenging year a head.
You grow only when you face challenges.
Happy new year Two Zero Eighteen.
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18th December

Well. To be honest I am someone who really really believes on the dates and I feel those are not just numerics. They have so much of significance in our lives.
I feel whatever happens, happens for a cause. Don't you think so!?
Ever you think why so many lines are there in your palm?!
Look closely at the tiny lines in your palm. As they say your lines in the palm decides who you meet in your life time and so as the time they stay in your life.
Well I believe palmistry is all about mathematics and maths can never be wrong at any time.
And the more I try to read about those hidden stories in those lines, the more I fall in love with life for giving me so much  caring hearts that beat for me.
Thanks life for giving me my beautiful family, all the friends..and my soulmate! ❤️
At times I feel life is so much beautiful with all the love that I found. I feel so lucky as always from the very childhood. 

To be honest, no one knows what's there in future. What's written in destiny. But there is someone who keeps writing the stories and the love of universe keeps making it true. 

Never ever search love. You will be disappointed if you will not get what you want. Let love find you.  Let love search you and let love cross all the boundaries..and all the miles to reach you to just say "Hi". 

The tale of #amigyan started on one such random day and it became so special after that. Like everybody else, the day is precious  and none of us can forget those memories. 

A big shout out to the day when it started with a "Hi" and the rest is history!! 

#amigyan #forever

our coffee date!

If there is a calmness in the center of the storm it would be here with you when the world revolves lovely around us but the only sound that matters is the sound of your words tripping over each other the same way mine do.

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If there is a light in the darkness after dusk it would be bright blue like a planet like a star like your eyes cutting lines through the silence and straight into my heart where the truth burns bright like a beacon and any chance of keeping my feelings a secret withers up in the overwhelming heat.

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If there is a way to communicate my intentions effectively it would take the form of a poem where I could write the words down so very carefully instead of having them all rushing out of my mouth and making a mess of themselves although if they did, you would clean it up without complaint, sorting through all the stupid shit I say and making it make sense. 

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If there is a test to determine how badly I want to and how brave I have become this would be it and now would be my moment to accidentally brush against you and accidentally let me catch you staring and accidentally let my guard down and accidentally let you know that none of this is an accident and I have been waiting for you all along.

One fine day!

Makar sankranti  is one of the few ancient Hindu festivals that has been observed according to solar cycles, while most festivals are set by the lunar cycle of the lunisolar Hindu Calendar. Being a festival that celebrates the solar cycle, it almost always falls on the same Gregorian date every year (January 14), except in rare years when the date shifts by a day for that year, because of the complexity of earth-sun relative movement.The festivities associated with Makar Sankranti are known by various names such as Lohri by north Indian Hindus and Sikhs, Sukarat in central India, Bhogali Bihu by Assamese Hindus, and Pongal by Tamil and other south Indian Hindus.  As I always say, Hindus are having lot many festivals to celebrate and being an Odia you can really have " n " number of festivals in every month.

With all the colorful rangoli designs everywhere and decorations along with kite flying, bonfire and feasts all these just add up to make the day glorious. Being a January Capricorn, I really enjoy this festival. 

Last year was our first Makar Sankranti together. We three..Me, Pokémon and Saswat my brother went to temple for a prayer and prepared Makar food. Had lots of pics and celebrated well. 

Out of all these stuffs, the most difficult stuff was to convince him to wear traditional and sit next to Pongal rangoli! ❤️❤️

Still as they say, Kshatriyas follow the tradition with respect and so as we.

Love. Live and spread happiness. 

Enjoy each festival and spread positive vibes. 

Love always!❤️❤️❤️

Alpana!

Never ever stop doing what you love to do. This is the only thing that keeps you alive.
If you see closely, everything is an art. Yes! Every damn thing you see is an art. And proud of having such a beautiful vision.
To make this life little more colorful, little more awesome and little more meaningful, we need to get engaged such things that provides inner happiness and peace.
Today spread some love and spread happiness to the world and see the magic.
Billions of them will come back to you.
Well, today's blog is about alpana.
So this is the holy month of Margashira.
Margasira Masam is the 9th month in the Hindu Calendar. The month got its name after Mrigasira Nakshatra or star when coincides with the full moon day of the month. The month is also known by the name Agrahayana which is considered as the month of equinox. The meaning of Agra is elder and that of ayana is transition / travel.
So being Hindu and Being Odia, they say we celebrate 13 festivals in 12 months.
We actually love celebrating all the festivals.
Being a winter baby, winter is my favorite season of the year and I love each festival making it more special.

Well, so what's special about this month is.. According to mythology the married women celebrate "Manabasa Gurubara" on every Thursday of this Margasira month for welcoming Goddess Lakshmi!
Here on this day, they wake up early in the morning..not exactly morning.. They wake up before sunrise..takes bathe, cleans house and make the alpana designs at the doorsteps and near the tulsi Chaura(temple).
They welcome Goddess Lakshmi with beautiful alpanas /Jhotis. (Alpana refers to colourful motifs, sacred art or painting done with hands and paint which is mainly a paste of rice and flour on auspicious occasions). Lovely occasion and wonderful celebration.
Proud being Odia as always!
#proudHinduForever

A filmy shot!

May you name it something

And may you call it filmy
I call it love 
Where the world is dreamy!

Happiness is the wind in my hair
The sand between my toes.. 
The deep blue gorgeous sea.. 
The sun upon my skin.. 
And most importantly... 
Life in the arms of my love!

#soulmate #amigyan #beachlove