N A R A' S N O T E P A D
VOLUME 17
APRIL 2021
NUMBER 4
Friday, April 2, 2021
SPONSOR
Prof.
S. Thamburaj Ph.D
Former Dean, Faculty
of Horticulture, TNAU, Coimbatore
11, Vaiyapuri Illam,
Sabapathy Road, Saibaba Colony
Coimbatore 641 038,
ph. 96007 39443
PHOTOGRAPHY - ONE OF MY HOBBIES
There are plenty of hobbies. One may choose from them depending on one’s interest. Some are, as simple as drawing and reading and as difficult as hunting animals or mountaineering. In addition to the profession, one holds, hobbies are leisure-time activities. One may have one or more hobbies. In fact, I have half-a-dozen of hobbies. I developed these hobbies over time in my life. Stamp collection, drawing, gardening, photography, reading good books, coloring, traveling, etc. Every hobby has some tools attached. I started my hobby of photography in 1967 in Paris, France. Fortunately, I had an opportunity to go to the Sorbonne, the University of Paris for doing my post-doctoral research in Plant Physiology after completing Ph. D at Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi popularly called Pusa Institute. Within a week after arriving in Paris, went to one of the famous super-market – Gallery Lafayat with my friend KKS Bhat. It was the first time I ever saw a huge supermarket in my life. Perfumes, fashionable dresses, electronic goods, cameras, etc. were displayed elegantly. I told my friend that I wanted to buy a camera. Since he had one already, he knew something about cameras. He took me to the camera section of the supermarket. There were so many models of cameras. Of course, they were all film cameras. In those times photographs were taken by using films. With the help of the salesgirl, we selected a Canon QL (Quick Loading) camera and paid the price of 100 Francs or so. Also, we bought a black and white film from Kodak Company. That was how I started operating a camera and taking photographs where ever IL traveled in France and Europe.
Later
on I shifted to color-slide photographs and bought a projector also. I used to
take pictures of my friends, colleagues, garden plants, monuments in France and
more particularly in Paris and its surroundings. The films were processed through
film studios. Prints of photographs in glazed art paper were also done. In fact
I spent a lot of time and money on it. Since I was all alone with few friends in
France, I had nothing else to do after work and weekends. Over time plenty of
photographs accumulated. So I bought albums and inserted the photographs in
them marking the date and place
where they were
taken. Similarly, the number of color-slides was also increased in number. Even
today I have them as my old collections. In addition, I bought some books on
photography to learn more about photography. Thus my hobby of photography grew
day by day and year by year.
Everyone
has a smartphone today. All phones are having a camera which can be operated
very easily by even a kid. The important thing in clicking a good photograph is
the composing of the object. There lies the very essence of a beautiful
photograph. So we need to use our brain and artistic thinking before composing
and clicking. Thus photography has become a hobby of all. The purpose of having
photography as a hobby is to make a good collection of photographs and show them
to friends and relatives. Moreover, collecting such photos is a good
hobby too. The sharing is done through social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, What’s up, etc.
Thus
the hobby of photography has become popular among many of us in the world.
Ultimately, hobbies are a good pass time and develop creativity and imagination.
A good hobbyist is a creator and enjoys his hobby as well as his or her life.
So it is better to have a hobby. Do you have a hobby? If not, get one soon. - NARA
CULTIVATE
1. Cultivating
Authenticity: Letting Go of What People Think
2. Cultivating
Self-Compassion: Letting Go of Perfectionism
3. Cultivating a
Resilient Spirit: Letting Go of Numbing and Powerlessness
4. Cultivating
Gratitude and Joy: Letting Go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark
5. Cultivating
Intuition and Trusting Faith: Letting Go of the Need for Certainty6.
Cultivating Creativity: Letting Go of Comparison
7. Cultivating Play
and Rest: Letting Go of Exhaustion as a Status Symbol and Productivity as
Self-worth
8. Cultivating Calm
and Stillness: Letting Go of Anxiety as a Lifestyle
9. Cultivating
Meaningful Work: Letting Go of Self-Doubt and “Supposed To”
10. Cultivating
Laughter, Song, and Dance: Letting Go of Being Cool and “Always in Control”
FOR BETTER RELATIONSHIPS
1. Don’t discuss a
problem with anyone unless they are involved in it
2. Don’t believe in
matters which are heard HearSay
3. Don’t magnify
petty things
4. Be flexible in
your views.
5. Avoid
misunderstanding whenever others express their views and principles
6. Be courteous.
Always be kind, polite and sweet while talking. Have respect for everyone
7. Don’t pretend that
you are too busy even to smile and express kind words.
8. Be humble and
polite in your speech and in your deeds.
9. Meet people
personally now and then, and speak to them frankly
10. Be the first to
take the initiative while resolving a misunderstanding without waiting for the
other man to come down.
JUST TO LAUGH
One day an ✈️airplane cleaner was cleaning the pilots’ cockpit
when he saw a 📕book entitled “How to fly an
airplane✈️ for beginners.
Volume One”. He opened the first page which said, “To start the engine, press
the 🔴red button.”. He did so and the airplane engine started.
He was happy and opened the next page. “To set airplane moving, press the blue🔵 button.” He did so and the ✈️airplane started moving at an amazing speed. He wanted to fly so he opened the third page which read, “To let the airplane fly, please press the ♻green button.” He did this and the plane started to ✈️✈️✈️fly. He was excited!!!🌻 After 20 minutes of flying, he was satisfied and wanted to land so he decided to go to the fourth page. He fainted 😱after reading the instruction.. 🎯
The fourth page read, “To learn
how to land, please purchase Volume Two at the nearest bookshop!
IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY
Use mnemonic devices. Mnemonic devices, essentially trick for remembering information, can make memorization much easier. Used right, you’ll be able to remember all kinds of random information years down the road, just by creating acronyms and visual devices to go along with the material.
Write
it down. Writing down
information you’re trying to learn can actually help you remember it better than
typing it out. The act of writing engages more regions of your brain than
typing, though there is one caveat: your notes have to be of high quality for
the practice to really help you learn.
Sleep
on it. Psychologists have
found that going to sleep shortly after learning new information can actually
help you to remember that information. So, set up your study sessions a few
hours before you go to bed or follow them up with a nap to get the biggest
boost to your recall.
Rest
your brain. To keep new information
from trickling out of your brain you don’t need to repeat it until your brain
is exhausted. In fact, it’s actually more effective to sit and rest your brain
after learning something new; the practice gives a significant boost
TO QUOTE
Books are the treasured wealth
of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations. Books, the
oldest and the best, stand naturally and rightfully on the shelves of every
cottage. They
have no cause of their own to plead, but while they enlighten and sustain the
reader his common sense will not refuse them. Their authors are a natural and
irresistible aristocracy in every society, and more than kings or emperors
exert an influence on mankind. – Henry Thoreau
LINES I LIKED
- Ø In politics today’s the winner is tomorrow’s loser.
- Ø In pursuit of knowledge, everyday something is acquired and in pursuit of wisdom every day something is dropped.
- Ø
In relationships, the
little things are the big things.
- Ø
In order to develop;
a new behavior, we may have to weaken the old habit.
.
Contact with nature has significant health benefits.
Meet you next month –2021
Professor A. Narayanan, Ph. D., FISPP
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