Indian Newslink July 15 Digital Edition

JULY 15, 2016
ARTLINK-Ratna Venkat
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Every drop and every garden holds a flower
“Somewhere beyond right and
wrong, there is a garden. I will meet
you there”
Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī,
Persian Poet (1207-1273)
Ashok Kochhar
kochhara55@gmail.com
There are stories and legends
made around enchanted
gardens across
all cultures.
They talk of plants with healing
and magical qualities.
But when you look closely,
aren’t all gardens enchanted?
They touch a part of your soul
and provide a strange kind of
calm, as if engulfing you in their
peaceful surroundings.
Hamilton is known for its
award-winning Hamilton
Gardens.
I love the way they are laid
out and taken care by the passionate
people and their relentless
efforts to keep it world’s
best.
Living bliss
For an artist, visiting these
gardens is living in bliss. The
pristine presence of wonderful
plants and trees takes you into a
state of meditation.
You do not even realise how
time passes.
I love visiting such lush green
landscapes during raining hours
and witness plants dancing with
the raindrops as if they were
awaiting a true moment of stillness
of eternal dance and Divine
nectar in rain drops.
I will end with a story of my
recent experience.
Dampening Day
During the first week of this
month, it was raining heavily as
usual.
It was a dull day for photography;
perhaps a day of rest for
photographers.
I was repeatedly reminded of
Chinese Scholars Gardens, as if
some energy wanted me to be
there to take pictures.
As an artist, you are sensitive
to these indications.
I rushed and took these pictures
of the Chinese Scholars
Gardens and some other areas.
It was really worth a trip of
dancing together with pure
nature.
If the beauty is not within us
how can we recognize it ...
Protection from above?
The road to beauty never ends
Plant of flower in the making
The unspoiled charm of Divinity
A thousand words in a thousand films
Leaves and trees protect the pond
Is this Spring in Winter