Chittara – Discovering a Folk Art Form of Karnataka

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Hope you have heard of anthropologists going deep into the wild jungles to discover unknown tribes… if they are not cannibals, those scientists survive, learn about the tribe’s culture and come back to civilization to reveal them… the discovery would make both of them famous!

In late 1990s, when I worked as a media coordinator for Madhyam, a social communication agency in Bangalore, I got a chance to discover a lost folk art form. I was quite enchanted by the intricate detailing of a Warli art from Maharashtra or a Madhubani from Bihar. I wondered if we could find a similar art form in south India. Karnataka is well-known for its performing folk arts such as Yakshagana, Bayalaata, Dollu Kunitha, Kamsaale, etc. However, not many know about the existence of a visual folk art form named Chittaara or Chittara.

I was pleasantly surprised to know that my home town of Shimoga district has a folk art form which is quite evolved and is getting national recognition. Some members of an adventure club had discovered it among communities living close to Jog Falls. This was getting really exciting… lost folk art form… found near a water fall inside deep tropical jungle… media has no clue of it… rediscovered by modern day David Livingstones… I was thrilled!

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Dr. Kuruva Basavaraj, the Curator of Karnataka Janapada Parishat who had rediscovered Chittaara, informed me about it. He guided about where to go and whom to meet. So I set out on my own to rediscover Chittaara!

Traveling beyond Shimoga town, I took a bus to Talaguppa on the way to Jog Falls. Honnemaradu is a tiny village perched on the hills that overlook the Linganamakki Dam on the back waters of River Sharavathi. I met the caretakers of The Adventurers group’s watersport camp. They informed me that the Deewaru community who paint the Chittaara art, reside in the nearby villages of Gaddemane, Hasuvanthe and Manjina Kaanu. These villages are the cradles of the exquisite mural art of “Chittaara”, done by the women of the Deewaru Community. Interstingly, Manjina Kaanu, literally means ‘the mist of the forest’ and truly the thick tropical evergreen forest was awe-inspiring!

I met Ishwara Naik, an award winning Chittaara artist from Deewaru Community. Although Chittaara is a collaborative effort of the womenfolk in the community, Ishwara had taken up task of propagating the art to outside world.

Chittaara murals, painted intricately on the red mud coated walls of their houses, depict the important events of their life. Every line in the painting is symbolic of the life around them and the experiences they live through. The art forms, therefore, represent the daily hustle and bustle of their village life, the birds and animals around them, the toys their children play with, the flowers used for pooja, etc.

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Music is interwoven into their art and folklore. Mesmerizing melodies fill households with vibrant notes. Every situation and every chore has a song. All their day-to-day activities like grinding flour, pounding rice, sowing saplings, removing weeds were enlivened by songs. However, this tradition of singing while working is fading away.

Marriage, the most important event in their lives, is shown in elaborate detail with the kalyan mantap (the wedding altar), guests, the couple and scenes of festivity. Sometimes there are occasions when two marriages take place simultaneously in a family, which is depicted in ‘Pappali Chittaara’. ‘Theru Chittaara’ illustrates the temple chariot festival where devotees are shown pulling the chariot. There is ‘Cheeku Bagilu Chinnaani’ in which the energy of the mind is depicted. Other murals are ‘Hadhinaaru Moole Arathi’ and ‘Mumdige Chittaara’, ‘Chittaara Chaavadi’ dealing with different themes.

These murals are done basically in four natural colours, White, Black, Red and Yellow. White colour is made of rice which is first thrashed and then pounded into a paste. Black is burnt rice ground into powder and Red is the laterite soil readily available in the surroundings. Yellow is the pigment colour extracted from the Gurige flower. All these colours are made by women of the household, who make large quantities of the powder and then use small quantities mixed with water every time they paint. They use the fine fibres of the pundi plant as paintbrushes.

Till now there has been little effort to document this art form or revive it, except for the work done by Karnataka Janapada Parishat in bringing this art form to light. The Adventurers Group working in that area has supported the artists by giving them shelter. An effort is being made in the village of Hasuvanthe, where a widow and her brother Ishwara Naik have taken up the task of teaching this art. Both of them decided that they would not only take up this art in a serious way, but also teach it to other interested young girls. They feel that if girls are taught this art, they will pass it on to their children after they marry. After three years of troubles and turmoil, resentment from the community and lack of economic support they have managed to give this art a status.

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Fact file –
Art form: Chittaara or Chithara
Creators: Deewaru Community
Material: Pigment colours and paper,
Bamboo baskets, Mural on red mud walls
Location: Sagar taluk of Shimoga district
Contact: Ishwara Naik
Tel: +91 94492-05209 or 94819-35579

http://www.craftrevival.org

Guide Time Lapse Photography

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Although, it is one of the most tedious forms of nature photography, the results are usually extraordinary. A flower bud bursting open into full bloom… a sprout emerging from the ground… a fern unfurling are some delightful scenes that can be captured. The easiest subject for time lapse is a sunrise or a sunset.

Time lapse photography is the reverse of slow motion photography. In slow motion, the film is shot at high speed at about 64 frames per second and is displayed at regular projection speed of about 16-24 frames per second. In time lapse, the film is shot at very slow speed of about 1-2 frames per minute and displayed at regular projection speed. The action will appear to be tremendously accelerated, giving you a different perspective to normal life.

Essential things for a successful time lapse photograph are:

* A camera (preferably digital)
* A tripod to keep the camera steady in the exact position
* A steadily moving subject
* A uniform light source for all exposures

To begin with, for your first experiment, choose a fast opening flower for an indoor time lapse shoot. For outdoors, you could choose a sunset which gives a dramatic effect.

1. Mount the camera onto a tripod. a strudy platform like a table or a pulpit also works fine.
2. Ensure steady and uniform lighting.
3. Focus on the subject and zoom in or out to get the best possible composition.
4. For a landscape shoot like a sunset, set the aperture high to get better depth of field. for a close-up of a flower, reduce the aperture to blur out the background.
5. You need to calculate the number of frames needed to capture an activity. For a sunset, which will last 15-20 minutes, you need to shoot a frame every 30 seconds. For a budding flower, which will take 120 minutes to open, you could shoot a frame every 60 seconds.
6. If you have an advanced SLR camera, you can set the camera automatically to take time lapse frames at regular intervals.

If you have a digital camera, your results are obvious to you. This is one advantage which makes digital far better than the old film camera. However, Nostalgiphiliacs may not appreciate the advantages. They would rather prefer the old tedious and eco-harmful way of going to the studio and processing their film to see the result!


Coming back to the topic, you need to stitch together the photo frames to get a movie-like effect. Remember, if you want to image process your frames in Photoshop, you need to do it to all the frames to get uniformity. Rather you should focus on getting the best composition and lighting during the shoot and leave it at that.

MS-Powerpoint offers a simple non-geek solution of stitching the frames together. Place all the frames in one slide and give custom animation of fade-in and fade-out for each frame. But this process is quite tedious and inaccurate. Rather you should have image processing software like IrfanView or AC-DC which give the option of automatic slideshow with frame speed control. Create a slideshow with a suggested speed of 2-3 frames per second. You can save the file as an .EXE file which will run on its own.

Info source: Field Book of Nature Activities and Conservation

Ber or Bore or Jujube

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Have you heard Superstar Rajnikanth uttering the word ‘Jujube’… Do have a faint memory of eating a Ber phal, Bore hannu or Jujube in your childhood… Passing through a roadside vegetable market, have you seen someone selling this fruit these days… Does the sight of this dull brown or red fruit bring a rush of saliva in your mouth… do you get a sudden urge to stop your vehicle and buy a handful of this tangy fruit…

Oh! Really, then you have a classic case of ‘Rustic Retro’ symptom. This is a rash like itching symptom of a dreaded disease called ‘Nostalgiphilia’ that afflicts mainly those urbanites who are above 21 years, artistically inclined and who have a lot of free time to feel nostalgic. Too many films, poems, paintings have been melancholyed on this disease. Once someone gets Nostalgiphilia, there is no cure. The disease can only be controlled with a daily dose of harsh reality, but otherwise it is a bleak scenario of the rest of the family members who have to endure the pain. More about Nostalgiphilia can be found in a separate link.

Coming back to Ber or Bore or Jujube (why do I have to repeat the fruit’s name in Hindi, Kannada and Tamil? It is an attempt to induce Nostalgiphilia in the readers. If you do not feel nostalgic when you hear the name, then you are immune to the disease and you can read further. Others please stop right now and take your daily dose of harsh reality!

Wondering why I am digressing from the main topic… that is yet another symptom! Meanwhile, the fruit named Ber or Bore or Jujube is mainly found in rural towns and semi-urban cities. Rarely you may come across an old man selling this fruit in a market on the outskirts of a metro. Go ahead and make an effort to taste this dull unglamorous fruit which has a slimy pulp and a hard seed. The seed is so hard that you can use it as a catapult bullet and crack somebody’s skull. (Now, do not ask what a catapult is? I will have to digress again and let loose another downpour of nostalgia!)

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Image – Zehawk

The pulp is so tangy that if you have tooth decay or weak gums, your bones will rattle and your spine will chill. You feel I am exaggerating; great, then go ahead and taste it yourself. But once your body stops rattling and you swallow all the saliva, you start savouring the fruit. It does have a strange taste and some of us might acquire a liking for it. Again your liking has a direct connection to the symptoms described earlier.

In the countryside, you will find short shrubby Ber trees on the roadside. The fruit ripens in winter and after December, you will find a carpet of fruits strewn around the tree. While picking them up, be careful not to pick a too ripe or rotten one. (Remember bone rattling!) If you are the adventurous kind, you can climb the Ber tree which is normally 10-30ft tall. But beware of the thorns. Smarter way is to stretch a wide cloth and shake the tree!

Ber leaves are alternately placed and are oval shaped. Branches are quite thin and the tree bark is really hard. The fruits begin to ripen at different times even on a single tree starting from early November till late February. The fruit’s skin is smooth, dull glossy, thin but tough. The fully mature fruit will be brownish red, soft, juicy with wrinkled skin and has a strong aroma. (Intoxicating is the right word)

The tree is mainly found in semi-arid regions of Deccan Plateau; which means all across the heart of India leaving aside the Himalayas, the Thar desert and the coastal regions. Naturally grown roadside Ber tree might bear (check the pun!) 5,000-10,000 fruits in a season. Superior grafted trees which are commercially cultivated may yield as many as 30,000 fruits.

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The fruit is eaten raw or pickled or used in beverages. It is quite nutritious and rich in vitamin C. In India, the ripe fruits are mostly consumed raw, but are sometimes stewed. Slightly ripe fruits are pickled by a process of pricking and immersing them in a salt solution. Ripe fruits are preserved by sun-drying and a powder is prepared for off-season purposes. The dried ripe fruit is a mild laxative. The seeds are.

With all these great qualities, why is the Ber fruit so neglected… Nostalgiphilia victims will immediately react, “see the ill-effects of globalisation!” However, it is because of its low shelf life and strong aroma, which discourages storage, refrigeration and transport. So while you can enjoy an apple from the Washington state in the US, you cannot sell these fruits to them. The whole container will stink and the US authorities will come down heavily penalising you for selling arrack!

— Fact-file —
Name: Ber phal in Hindi, Bore hannu in Kannada or Jujube in Tamil
Scientific name: Ziziphus mauritiana
Native: Central India
Nutritional value: 20-30% sugar, 2.5% protein, 12.8% carbohydrates
Medicinal value: Fruit – mild laxative; rich in Vitamin C | Seed – powdered and consumed to stop nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pains in pregnancy
Photo location: Brahmapuri near Nagpur

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org
http://www.hort.purdue.edu

From scrap metal to showcase

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It was a sunny Sunday morning, when a friend of mine “Shaghi” alias Shivanand Shagoti appeared at my house with a bag so heavy that his tired expression indicated it. After a warm hug of welcome, I went into the kitchen. But while preparing food, I could hear the sound of metal falling on ground, I asked my friend what was the sound but didn’t get any reply. Holding the tea cups I entered the study room to see the things that filled my ears while preparing tea. To my shock I found Shagi sitting on the floor, lost in the junkyard metal scrap and trying to arrange the metal in the shape of a cruiser bike. With all my curiosity, I asked “what is wrong with you, where did you get this scrap from?” Humbly he replayed “I am building a miniature cruiser bike with this scrap”. I was so thrilled by seeing the metal scrap crudely arranged like a bike on the floor. And the story behind this scene began to unwind…

My friend had got an order by a coffee shop to build a miniature cruiser bike to display in there shop. So he had been to a junk yard in the morning and picked up the scrap that suite to build a bike. Well this is the most important stage in the process of bike building. One must have strong visualizing skill to think and build the bike in mind with the 100s of scrap hanging in front of you. It coasted him 1000 bugs to buy the scrap that matched his needs. On his way back to home, he visited my place since it’s near to the junkyard.

Scrap Bike Art

 

I sat next to him looking at the scattered junk and visualizing the fully built bike. It took us one hour to analyze which scrap will match the actual parts of the bike and started to arrange the bike on the floor. With lots of arguments and compromises we finally had a model that is ready to go for final welding. Before the model is dissembled I took some pictures of the arranged scrap. Before leaving, shagi took the photos with him saying, it will help him to arrange scrap in right place and position during the welding process. I told my friend to join him in the welding process tomorrow.

Next morning I got a call from my friend but unfortunately I could not join him due to heavy work load from office. Although I really wanted to see the scrap metal getting shaped into a bike, he alone took the scrap to a gas welding work shop and guided the welding guy to build a nice bike. It took him half a day to get the final bike done.

Since we come from the same visual art background, we both are very eager to showcase our work and share our bouquets and brick bats. Finally I rushed to his room to see the cruiser bike. O My Gosh…! What a piece of art it was, which was turned from scrap metal to showcase material! I really didn’t have words to express the beauty of this junkyard bike. We really wished we could take a ride on it. Since we couldn’t do so we took a lot of pictures in countless angles. Since it was made for a client of my friend I could only get the photos of this junkyard beauty!  My friend promised to build one for me. Hope I get one soon…!

Wanna try coffee flavoured honey?

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What flavour of honey would you prefer… orange, eucalyptus, mango, or coffee! No, you don’t need to fantasise to have flavoured honey of your preference. You just have to travel a bit.

Exploring a coffee estate
Exploring a coffee estate

Coorg or Kodagu fascinates anyone who prefers the woods and the rain, and wants to escape the crowds. This tiny district in Karnataka has the maximum number of Athithi homestays in India. On the road from Bangalore to Madikeri, (the district capital of Coorg) via Mysore, the moment you cross Kushalnagar and begin the climb up the hills, you will get a hint of what to expect ahead. If you travel during the coffee flowering season in spring, the valley will be bedecked in a sea of white blossoms. The scent can be intoxicating when you enter a coffee estate!

Coorg is the leading producer of coffee in the country. It is strange that one district alone does nearly 50-60% of coffee production for the entire country. In fact, the other district, Chickmagalur which can seriously compete is also in Karnataka! More about Indian coffee later.

Meanwhile, coffee addicts obsessed with this legal drug will be pleased to know that honey from Coorg is coffee flavoured. Honey is produced by bees that collect their honey from the pollen of flowering coffee plants. Regular honey is a blend of many different honeys. These days, gourmet shops and even supermarkets are offering ‘monofloral honeys’. In fact a Coorgi entrepreneur Chayaa Nanjappa has launched a dedicated brand of flavoured honey named ‘Nectar Fresh‘ offering a variety of flavours such as clover, ajjwain, lychee and acacia honeys!

Coffee flavoured honey

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This type of honey is called ‘Monofloral honey’, meaning collected from one single source of flower. The coffee doesn’t taste like coffee, but it does have a distinctive taste that is absolutely delicious. The idea is that honey from a hive positioned in the middle of, say, an orange grove will taste like — well, not orange, but certainly different from honey made by bees in an coffee estate. Coffee honey is termed by experts as “mild tasted, dark medium amber coloured, spicy, almost peppery, but unassertive — neither sweet nor rich”.

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It is interesting to know there is a place in Coorg named ‘Honey Valley’, which was once the hub of honey production. In fact, Coorg is one of the leading producers of honey in India. This year, the Coorg Honey & Wax Producers’ Cooperative Society produced 60,000 kg of honey. In fact, during its hey day in the 1990s, the society produced 100,000 kg of honey! But the ‘Thai sac brood’ disease played havoc some years ago, affecting honey production in the district.

Apart from honey, Coorg is renowned for its diverse variety of wines and squashes as well. Ginger wine, Betelnut wine, Pomegranate squash, Kokum juice, etc the variety is gourmet’s delight. While on our way to Bhagamandala, we saw a shop named “Talacauvery Eco-coffee Works” and we stopped by for refreshments. It is run by a women’s self help group of Kargunda. We bought freshly made coffee, coorg honey, a bottle of betelnut wine.

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It is surprising to note that honey in coorg is always packaged in recycled bottles of liquor. Why… you do not have to ponder a lot. Kodavas are fun loving people who take too many for the road. So the Mcdowell’s is reborn as a brand of honey! Hey, did you know that what do humans and honey bees have in common… not the boring community oriented society and division of labour. It is the affinity to alcohol. Researchers have found that honeybees are the only animals who are not affected by drinking pure alcohol. Read this link to believe it!

– Factfile –

Location – Madikeri, Coorg or Kodagu, South Karnataka

Elsewhere – Namdhari Fresh and other gourmet outlets in Bangalore, Mysore

Honey availability – throughout the year

http://eats-shoots-n-leaves.blogspot.com/2009/08/coorg-calling.html
http://www.nysun.com/food-drink/how-sweet-it-is-2007-04-11/52242/
http://www.coorgshoppe.com/

Text & pics by: Levine Lawrence

Urban Organic Farming

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Do we wonder what food we eat everyday in our lives… Most of us wonder about it only when we go for a fine dining eat out! Otherwise on any other day, we care a damn what vegetables and cereals are being cooked to make our curry… After eating a tasty crunchy Gobi Manchurian or a Butter Chicken, why do our fingers have orange coloured stains… When mom cooks at home, we never have stains!

Do you remember all those grandma tales about how strong people were in those days… How immune they were to diseases and injuries … it’s a different story that more people died of cholera and typhoid in the good old days! But then, antibiotics were not yet invented. So without modern medicine how did the villagers managed to survive…

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There must be something in their Dal-roti and their Jati-bootiya! Hey, could the secret of their success be chemical free organic food! Oh my goodness, it’s the same food promoted by those khadi kurtha wearing NGO types and oh so pseudo intellectual types!

But then do you remember the last time when Coca-cola and Pepsi had a joint press meet to address some big issue… why would those sworn arch-rivals hold anything jointly… Yes, it was about the pesticides in their oh! so soft drinks! Hard to digest, isn’t it… The whole world collapsed on the gentle MNC giants who till were seen as noble saviours by the Indian Youngistan! http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_24/b4038064.htm

Anyway, coming back to the topic, apart from the nutrition and ‘ma-ki-mamtha’ that goes into our food, a lot of pesticides and chemical fertilisers join in the feast. But then should we believe those intellectual types about organic food being so pure and nutritious… The only way to find out was to go to the farm where food is produced. I thought it is better to visit a farmer who has a chemical free organic farm anywhere near Bangalore.

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A day before May Day, I read an article about an organic farmer totally transforming not only his land, but also the entire village. I was thrilled to know that his place was just outside Nelamangala on Pune-Bangalore highway and we friends had to go there. As we turned from the highway towards Kunigal, we were surprised to find a well-metalled road leading us into a valley to the edge of Kumudvathi river. All through the way, there were cultivated farmlands interspersed among the ubiquitous Nilgiri (Eucalyptus) plantations.

Organic Farm Sukrushi

We came to the end of the road in Marasarahalli and stood in front of Sukrushi Farm covered with lush green foliage of coconut, cyprus, and teak trees. We met with H R Jayaram who is actually a lawyer by profession and an organic farmer by vocation. He has made a Herculean effort for six years to make this miracle happen. When he bought this degraded land, it was covered with a dense cultivation of eucalyptus plantations. Today, farm veterans have been surprised by a lush greenhouse full of flower plants grown without a trace of fertilizer or pesticide.

Jayaram made sure to plant more trees from different species so that they complement each other rather than compete on resources. Today after six years of hardwork and scientific approach, this flourishing plot of land is a dense forest of arecanut, banana, coconut, drumstick, Singapore cherry, glyricidia, silver oak, gooseberry, sapota and even vanilla.

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Imagine a three year old Tiptur Tall Coconut palm giving yield! Imagine a banana plant sprouting a plantain right in the middle of its stem!!! It stands as evidence for the soil enrichment due to organic activity.

Lot of effort goes into building this organic activity by the use of Vermicompost. Jayaram has created all the required facilities to prepare compost and growth promoters. This rich black gold which comes out after two months of work nourishes the soil and builds beneficial microbial activity. Blue green algae is grown as a nutrient.

The abundance of flowers in the farm allows the bees to collect honey throughout the year.

Rain water that flows down from the storm drain is diverted to a porous pit. The pit allows the water to trickle down slowly into the bore-well.

Jayaram has been relentlessly persuading other farmers around the Marasarahalli village to take up organic farming. His model of water seepage concept with the help of a check dam has been an eye-opener for them.

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Earlier weeds were simply burnt, but now farmers have learnt to put them in compost pits and for mulching. They now use arecanut leaves to cover up the base of the plants. Each plot of land has a pond whose water will be useful throughout the summer.

To our surprise, we found some foreign tourists working along with the farm workers! When we enquired with Jayaram, he said they are tourists as well as organic enthusiasts who are part of the global farming voluntary organisation. WOOFING is the platform where touring enthusiasts get to know which farm to go next. To our shock, we found that the global organic movement is so vast and well networked. http://www.wwoofindia.org/home.htm

After this enlightening visit to Sukrushi Farm, I was converted into an organic enthusiast. Yes, now I wear khadi kurthas and hobnob with the pseudo intellectuals!

– Factfile –

Location – Marasarahalli, on the way to Kunigal

Best time to visit – Weekends after summer rain

Contact – H R Jayaram – hrjorgfarmer@yahoo.com

Images

https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenpathstream/page1/

15 Best Happy Birthday Wishes For Husband

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All the bonds of life are related by blood, but one bond which is the purest and the most beautiful is bonded by heart and trust. It is none other than with your life partner. And a husband always completes his wife the way she does him. And on his special day, the words come directly from the heart and gets engraved in the soul. Down below you will find a list of some heart winning birthday wishes for your husband. 

If you want you can also create a happy birthday video for your husband including these wishes which are listed below –

1. Dear husband you completed my life with love and companionship. So on your special day this wish comes directly from my heart, may your days be full of love sunshine, and your nights a soft sparkling with the spread of the joyous stars of our marriage. Wishing my man a very happy birthday.

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2. Sometimes i fail to express my love to you but on this day here is a heart full of love, a soul full of warmth and affection and my arms always ready to wrap you with memories. A very happy birthday my darling.

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3. My darling honey you are not just the man of my life but also the hero of my dreams, and unknowingly you have filled my heart fully. So on your special day just to say i love you till the moon, and a very happy birthday.

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4. The world may think you to be a tough man, but the inner child within is only preserved for me. So just to let you know this soft side of yours is safe with me and on your birthday you are just loved and wished abundance of happiness.

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5. Like the planets revolve around the warmth of the sun, we all revolve around you as you are the sun of our lives. So dear hubby a wish from the heart that you have a wonderful year ahead. Love you more today.

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6. My darling husband on your special day here is a wish which comes directly from my heart to touch your soul. You are the rose of my garden of the heart, and you are the shining star on the wide sky of my life. Have a sparkling and fragrant birthday my honey bunny.

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7. Withy the passing time each day i feel a fresh new spark of love burning in my heart for you as your companionship completes me every moment. Wishing a world of happiness and love my darling honey.

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8. I thank you mom to give me his best precious son who has filled my empty life with love and family. So on your special day i wish you my love, commitment and companionship for eternity. Just be the way you are as you are special and unique.

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9. I look up to you whenever i feel lost and cannot find my way back, as you are the guiding star of my life. Honey you make me complete, just remember to enjoy your special day although you are away from home, i am always with you.

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10. You are the father of our children and the hero of my life, so just a small wish, happy 35th birthday so let’s rock the evening with friends and food.

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11. The sky is spread as a vast platter to look up and dream with the wings of hope. In the same way you are the sky of love and affection in my life where i can fly with my wings of freedom and respect. Honey you make my life special so wishing you a world of success and happiness.

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12. As the clocks tics 12 so many words are coming in my heart, but just one word love, covers all others. Wishing you a loving and peaceful birthday. Would be waiting with your favorite cake.,

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13. In today’s world there is no guarantee of anything, but your love gives 100% guarantee of a beautiful future for eternity. So on your first birthday after our wedding i wish you a world full of love and companionship my love.

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14. You are the dream which came true and now i can see it each day with open eyes. So wishing you a very happy and prosperous year ahead on this special day of yours.

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15. My darling honey bunny just wishing you the happiest memories and moments of life with our togetherness. You are the rockstar of my life.

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Now you have so many ways to wish happy birthday to your husband. You can use any one of these. I am sure you like these birthday messages, for more wishes you can visit Birthdayinspire.

Difference between Whisky and Scotch

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One of the most asked question amongst newbies is what is difference between Whisky and Scotch. Although the answer to it is simple but it has got a lot of intricacies which one must know. Let us give you clarity on the difference then: 

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Key Differences

  1. Scotch, as one might guess is related to Scotland. Basically, whisky that has been prepared, distilled and bottled in Scotland is called Scotch.
  2. Whisky is used to describe the product created in any other part of the world. For e.g. Canada, Japan, India and Australia call their malted and grain spirits Whisky, whereas the Irish and Americans call it Whiskey. 
  3. Scotch Whisky is prepared using a mash that contains malted barley and other grains in varying quantities whereas Whisky or Whiskey in other countries often employ other grains or grain combinations to produce their spirits. The best Scotch whisky uses a significant amount of barley in their mash.
  4. Scotch must be aged in an oak barrel and no colour is added while it is prepared. Initially scotch is transparent like water, the oak wood imparts its characteristic brown color.

To truly appreciate these differences, using the right whiskey glasses can enhance the experience by highlighting each drink’s unique qualities.

To settle this for once and all, here are some examples of Scotch and Whisky.

100 Pipers Scotch Whisky

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100 pipers scotch whisky is a blended scotch whisky which is extremely popular in India, Thailand, Spain, Venezuela and Australia. This mean that 100 Pipers is aged, distilled and bottled in Scotland and is a mix of grains. It is also an awarded scotch as it received a Gold Medal at “The Asian Spirits Masters 2014”.

Sterling Reserve Blend 10

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Sterling Reserve Blend 10 is owned by ABD distilleries and is a type of Indian whisky. It is a blend of scotch malts and Indian grain spirits; hence it cannot be called Scotch but just Whisky. The company claims the Whisky to be chill filtered and has as many as 10 tasting notes. 

You can read about more Whisky Brands at The Whiskypedia portal which is like the Wikipedia for Whisky related information.

Subscribe a Car – How this New Style of Car Ownership Can Save Money

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Car ownership comes with its liabilities. The maintenance costs gradually go up, the EMIs loom large, the car’s value gradually depreciates, and the initial down payment would have taken quite a chunk of the finances. The perks of owning a car are well known. They are 24/7 mobility, freedom to explore, the most comfortable daily commute, privacy, and very importantly, security. So what if the perks of owning a car can be enjoyed without the liabilities. That may sound too good to be true but the solution is out there – subscribe a car. Now driving around in a car has become a simplified, ‘no-commitment’ process and there is more.

No Down Payment – Own a Car

ZAP’s adds more customer-friendly twists to a basic car leasing for a monthly rental fee. The biggest sigh of relief for car subscribers is that there is no down-payment. Imagine keeping what can amount to lakhs of rupees in the bank rather than handing it over to the car company. This allows more financial freedom to invest in better things – a mutual fund or some savings schemes maybe? What about maintenance? ZAP subscribers enjoy free servicing of their vehicles. That is another chunk of money saved. Insurance and most other paperwork related fees are also taken care of.

More Perks in Store

The short time frames are perfect for people who need flexibility. What if you need to change jobs and move to another city? What if you want to back out of the subscription service for some reason or the other? Subscription periods are for six months, one year, and two years. This is a perfect arrangement for those who look for the convenience of a car without having to make a major commitment.

One more advantage of this is that subscribers can get access to new cars faster. Car buyers have to watch their latest model become outdated over a period of time but ZAP subscribers can move on to the latest models as often as every six months.

Another special perk that ZAP subscribers enjoy is access to a 24/7 on-road support system. This adds a layer of security for long trips especially – a benefit even regular car owners cannot brag about.

List on Zoomcar – Earn Money

The no-down-payment and free servicing model is already a game changer. Add to it the fact that subscribers can earn more money with ZAP. How? Cars are not driven all the time. There are days when they sit parked. Because ZAP is part of the nationwide Zoomcar network, subscribers can rent out their vehicles on the app and get paid for it. One can save up to 70% of the rental fees by using this option and no direct interaction with Zoomcar customers is required.

ZAP’s inventive twist on car ownership helps individuals and families find manage their financial management better and spend money on other things they like. It can be one of the best decisions those looking for a lifestyle upgrade can make – a perfect example of the shared economy.

Industrial Measurement 101: 5 Modern Ways of Measuring the Level of Liquid?

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Technology has evolved from decade to decade. All this is to aid is on how we do our day to day activities be it at our homes or our places of work. I’m this informative and equally enlightening article,  We will explore some five modern ways of measuring the level of liquid with our main area of focus being; industrial measurements. All these ways of liquid level measurement are focused on one thing; accuracy. Various equipment is used to measure liquid level. For instance, you can have a look at them here at items from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Below are some five modern ways of measuring the level of the liquid.

  • Radio Frequency (RF) capacitance 
  • Ultrasonic liquid level sensors
  • Radar level transmitters 
  • Differential pressure transmitter 
  • PNF point level switch

Having stated the ways in which liquid levels are measured, let us have an in-depth look at each of the ways. 

  • Radio Frequency (RF) capacitance

This kind of technology utilizes the capacitors’ electric characteristics. To read more on this type of modern way of liquid level measurement visit this website. 

  • Ultrasonic liquid level sensors

These here are more often than not less sensitive to medium characteristics. This kind of technology ensures that there is no point of contact between the measuring instrument and the liquid hence making it a very efficient method in measuring acidic liquids and even waste matter. The accuracy of this type of modern way of liquid level measurement has pinpoint accuracy. However, one major thing that is a shortcoming to this brilliant technology is liquids that have a lot of foam and slurries as well. Get to read more about this modern technology on the following website. 

  • Radar level transmitters

This here is a non-contact method. What happens when it comes to this technology is that an electromagnetic pulse is bounced off the surface of a liquid and the time it takes to return to the sensor is measured. The faster the speed back to the sensor, the nearer the level of the liquid to being full and the lower the speeds the further away is the level of the liquid. This type of modern liquid level measurement technology is with no doubt one of the best today and two words can be used to sum it all: Simply Ingenious.

  • Differential pressure transmitter

Liquid levels here are determined by getting to know the difference in head pressure of the low-pressure port and the high-pressure port. As simple as that. Anyone who might want to read about this differential pressure transmitter, visit this website. 

  • PNF point level switch

The OMG point level switch is one of the items from Thermo Fisher Scientific. This equipment is normally mounted on tanks and even basins with the sole purpose being to measure the level of liquids. It is also good to note that they are a very cost-effective way of liquid level measurement not to mention their high reliability.