The Father of the While Revolution

306_Dr Verghese Kurien

Today's word is Dr Verghese Kurien. The Milkman of India and Father of the White Revolution and founder of Amul.

“I am a milkman, I am a servant of the farmers."
~ Dr Verghese Kurien

Thanks to Ramya for suggesting today's topic.

Happy Drawing :)

Banyan Tree (Late entry)

**Water Color, A3 Size**

305_Banyan Tree: The Epitome of Wisdom

Banyan Tree

What a nice subject! I have two contributions this time thanks to previous jam sessions.

This one on top from valley school.

Done with Charcoal and a bit of green pastel.

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This one from the jam session at Madhavan Park.

Done with my fat colour pencils in Nightingale sketchbook.

Dodda Alada Mara

Under the Banyan Tree

Swingin' on the roots

My first experience w/ a banyan tree, as kids, we used to jump off the near wall, kick off the compound wall, to the opposite side on the water tanks.

Banyan tree at Valley School

Baniyan tree.itc infotech food court bangluru

Banyan tree

The Symbol

The Imperial Bank of India was transformed into the State Bank of India in 1955. This was the first Symbol of SBI. I worked in SBI for 32 years from Dec1978 prior to my voluntary retirement in Oct 2010. The Symbol was later changed to look like a key hole. This Symbol reflected the strength of SBI and its large reach.

Banyan Tree..

305_Banyan Tree

Today's word is Banyan Tree.

O you shaggy-headed banyan tree standing on the bank of the pond,
have you forgotten the little child,
like the birds that have nested in your branches and left you?
Do you not remember how he sat at the window
and wondered at the tangle of your roots that plunged underground?

The women would come to fill their jars in the pond,
and your huge black shadow would wriggle
on the water like sleep struggling to wake up.

Sunlight danced on the ripple like
restless tiny shuttles weaving golden tapestry.

Two ducks swam by the woody margin above their shadows,
and the child would sit still and think.

He longed to be the wind and blow through your rustling branches,
to be your shadow and legthen with the day on the water,
to be a bird and perch on your topmost twig,
andto float like those ducks among the weeds and shadows.
  - Rabindranath Tagore

Thanks to Charu for suggesting today's topic

Happy Drawing :)

My fav comic charecters

WIP... :)

Kung Fu Panda..

A few of my favorites

Asterix, Obelix and the village of indomitable Gauls.  Reading the comics again, u always discovered something new, some reference or connotation.
My favorite cartoons, along with the ole' Peanuts, by Charles M. Schultz, not the insipid stuff they print nowadays.  Those had adult philosophy in the lines.
And ofcourse, Calvin and Hobbes.

Chumma - inspired by Comic con and trying out my multi-colored lead pencil

comic characters

Truly Secular!

Garfield..The lazy cat...

One of my Fav comic character..

304_Comics

Today's word is Comics.

The Comic-Con is on at Koramangala Indoor Stadium!
http://penciljammers.com/events/wdc-comic-con-bangalore


“Comics deal with two fundamental communicating devices: words and images. Admittedly this is an arbitrary separation. But, since in the modern world of communication they are treated as independent disciplines, it seems valid. Actually, the are derivatives of a single origin and in the skillful employment of words and images lies the expressive potential of the medium.”
~ Will Eisner, Comics and Sequential Art

“Words and pictures are yin and yang. Married, they produce a progeny more interesting than either parent.”
~ Dr. Seuss

"The people who grew up reading comics are now in charge of pop culture and they’re not going to suddenly stop reading comics. Get used to it: we’re here to stay."
~ Ed Brubaker

Happy Drawing :)