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Sunday, 1 February 2015

[www.keralites.net] * ART- Nitin Ghangrekar

"Born and brought up in Pune, here I completed my schooling and studied Applied Art

(Commercial Art) in Abhinav Kala Mahavidyalaya.

With this creative urge I decided to exhibit my individual passion and love for art and realize its magnitude. I designed and executed murals for a reputed Jwellery showroom, Banks, Health Clubs, Educational institutes and Hospitals, sketched huge illustrations on glass for a health club, also executed a commissioned work at Mr. Rahul Bajaj's residence (Bajaj Auto), and Designed brochures entire corporate identity for 'Rani Holistic Health Center' an ayurvedic health center in Chicago (U.S.A.), and undertook few more designing works for Architects and Interior decorators.

All these works gave the platform for experiences and support to nourish my greater love for paintings.

The village men with turbans and their rustic attires inspired me to paint them in various moods and movements in oils, portraying in bold strokes.

These works also captured the limelight at a show along with Great Master M.F.Hussain, organized by Mid-Day Holiday Inn.

The rhythm of the music still vibrated in my ears, taking different notes and the holy chants evoked a divine feeling that touched my mind and soul. This transformed into the series of 'Holymen'. The intense feelings and the engrossment of the holy souls merging in divinity as they chant sing their prayers to the one above, inspired me to paint in pure, bright and vibrant colours. My palates were filled with radiating colours to express their cosmic vision and energy in all forms of art life.

My figurative then took a mystic turn as I painted them in blues reflecting the magical mood of the figures merged in the blissful atmosphere of dawn dusk. As the light filters through and the wind sways leaving a rhythm in the air, it strikes a musical note in silence which feels like a poetry on the canvas. Here was the dawn of the series of paintings called 'Mystic Blues' exhibited at 'Artist Center' in Mumbai. Renowned Art Connoisseurs Mrs. Mohini Seth, Mrs. Didi Vaidya, Mrs. Rohita Doshi gave me the platform in their 'Afordable Art Show'

The "Holymen" then transformed into the sequel that enhanced my creative urge to dwell upon "Gurukul" the way of life which embodies a cosmic vision to acquire the real essence of knowledge and harmony with nature.

On my travel to a 'Gurukul' I was fascinated to see children studying Veda various other aspects at their Guru's (an enlightened teacher) residence in the traditional way.

The children's innocence mischief combined with their vivaciousness carries me to an altogether delightful state. Every moment is interesting there is a movement in every moment. The canvas encompasses vast horizon of life representing tradition in the form of innocence, growing and merging itself in its movement. It extends and streamlines itself into present where tradition and modernity meet each other. There is a joy in sharing those moments, when the cadence of the flute still reverberates in the atmosphere. The canvas awaits to fill itself with captivating expressions and refreshing moods. Their striking saffron robes with blue body tone reflects their clam and blissful nature in harmony.

Renowned Art Connoisseurs Mr. Dilip De Mrs. Shobhaa De appreciated my work and promoted me by hosting an exclusive show at 'De Farm'- Alibaug.

I was inspired to paint a series on 'Sisters' with cherished the memories of an innocent and caring bond of playful childhood. Simple moments of togetherness seem special.

The vibrant colours in a pure form also seem to be eager to spread, mix and mingle smoothly conveying the essence of happiness, energy and pure joy.

This manifestation of love has enhanced my creative urge to portray it with that ease of spontaneity and creativity, merging and emerging on the vast canvas of life.

This series was exhibited at the 'Jehangir Art Gallery' in Mumbai."

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[www.keralites.net] Weapons of the future.

The Weapons of the Future:

"To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace." This quote by George Washington has a sad hidden truth, as much as we all hope for peace, we will always be ready for war. Our technology is more advanced than it has ever before and so are our weapons.

The conflicts of the future will be unlike anything we have ever seen, however. Many things that were once considered science fiction, are technologies developed or even already available today. Here is a little peek at the incredibly sophisticated weapons of the future:

Synthetic Biological Warfare

With the right manipulation of genes and biological agents, the soldiers of the next big war will be stronger, smarter and more loyal than ever before. While crazy fantasies of a zombie army are still far from real, the idea of creating living tanks or fighting plants is becoming more possible with each passing day.

MAHEM

Consider this to be a personal version of a bunker buster missile. This technology is being developed by DARPA (the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) and could easily pierce any enemy armor with an incredibly hot, nearly molten, metal spear.

Free Electron Laser

FEL technology is simply a blowtorch with an unlimited ammo supply and enough power to shoot aircrafts and missiles right out of the sky. This weapon system is designed to be used by the United States Navy and a working prototype has already been manufactured.

HELLADS

Another project of DARPA, the High Energy Liquid Laser Area Defense System (HELLADS) is a powerful laser which will be used to shoot down missiles, rockets, and artillery shells. The initial system will be demonstrated from a static ground based installation, but it is set to be eventually be integrated on aircrafts. This technology is often very big and heavy but what makes the HELLADS system unique is that it's only 750 kg (1,650 lb).

Railguns

A railgun is an electrically powered electromagnetic projectile launcher, capable of firing projectiles to hypersonic velocities of approximately 2.4 kilometers per second (8,600 km or 5343 miles an hour). The problem with this technology has always been its size, but the US militarily should have this problem worked out by the end of 2016.

Cyborg Insects

Crawling micro bombs, microphones and tracking devices, modified and controlled insects are the next step in infiltration and espionage. They would be able to go almost anywhere without tripping any alarms and rising any suspicion, the perfect spies.

The Aurora Excalibur

The Excalibur is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made by Aurora Flight Sciences, which is a combat drone capable of vertical takeoff and landing. It is believed to be the successor of the Predator and Reaper combat drones, and it will be equipped with hellfire missiles, laser guided weapons and a vast array of electronic systems.

XM -25 Grenade Launcher

Developed by the Heckler and Koch Company, which is well known for its advanced fire arms, it's one of the world's first laser guided grenade launcher. It has seen a fair amount of use in Afghanistan, where it's ability to calculate the range to its target and deploy mid-air was tested in real combat situations. It is now being modified with a larger magazine and more ammo types.