The Kalaghoda Festival, 2011

Me playing the flute on Vibha's challenge.

Vibha finally managed to get me to go visit the Kalaghoda festival this year. And we did, in an "Awesome" way. We went the entire length on my trusted "Sookie" (that's the name of my TVS Star City 110 ES motor bike, in case you didn't know) from Vashi to Rhythm House. It was actually a fun Sunday, with the Sun all high up in the sky, pleasant breeze blew all day long. And it was a nice field trip for my otherwise unused legs.

It was nice to see a lot of artwork around us but very few ever caught my complete attention. One of the most interesting series was the scrap metal "Spiderman" and the "Alien" inspired from the Jame Cameron movie Aliens. Some artworks were too over-conceptualized to be called as art rather than science projects. I know I sound like a hard-ass critic and I'm sure a lot of you are dying to say

"Oh yeah Mr. No-Art-Ass, what do you have to show? Did you even participate in the festival? No? So who gives you the right to judge others' perception of art?"

Well, like I said earlier, I know I sound harsh but I'm just saying what I felt like. And if the artist couldn't connect with me through his art, then I guess he definitely needs to work on his craft. Interestingly, we caught a glimpse of Mr. Chetan Bhagat (the author) who appearred quite clueless while browsing the stalls at the festival. No hard feelings Mr. Bhagat, eh? I actually met a guy who was a photography hobbyist just like me, and the guy gave a lot good info on Black and White photography techniques and film details. Thanks man, I owe you one.

After the nice chocolate binge we had at Glee Chocolates, we moved out for lunch at India restaurant. Nice fare for Grade II place. Food was delicious and the place was clean. Can't say a lot about the ambiance though, but hey. You can't get everything right. All in all, I had fun and wouldn't mind coming back for the next year too.