Things that made my year - 2007

To the attentive eye, each moment of the year has its own beauty, and in the same field, it beholds, every hour, a picture which was never seen before, and which shall never be seen again.

--Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher.

Years come and go, but the important moments last for a life time. Here I'm trying to list down the things which made my year 2007.

Art

1. Banganga Festival 2007 - The presence of 3 Maestros Rahul Sharma(Santoor), Anuradha Pal(Tabla) & Bhavani Shankar(Pakhawaj)
2. Bombay Festival - Inauguration function. Acrobatics performance by "Strange Fruit"
3. Ganga Jal - Photography exhibition on the famous & unknown infamous part of the greatest river of India "The Ganges"
4. Nrityotsava - Dance festival part of Mumbai Festival
5. "Carriage Ride" - Heritage Walk around Hornimon Cirle & Asiatic Society as part of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
6. Music festival - Sivamani percussion performance at Asiatic Society steps as part of the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
7. Elephanta Festival - Alarmel Valli - Bharata Natyam performance. Concert by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia(Flute), Vijay Ghate(Table) & Bhavani Shankar(Pakhwaj)
8. Mumbai Photo Marathon 2007
9. Ruhaniyat 2007 - Sufi & Mystic Music fetival
10. A live-in concert by Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia(Flute) & Ustad Zakir Hussain(Tabla)
11. EXHIBIT - An exhibition of photographic art by the Photographers Guild Of India
12. Urban Lives - Photography Exhibition
13. Mark Him - Riyas Komu Photography Exhibition on Indian Footballers

Films

1. Guru
2. Black Friday
3. Mozhi
4. Pursuit of Happyness
5. Namesake
6. Paruthi Veeran
7. 300
8. Spider Man 3
9. Paris Je Taime
10. Pirates of the Caribean 3
11. Dharm
12. Sivaji
13. Die Hard 4.0 or Live Free
14. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
15. Zodiac
16. Surf's Up
17. Gandhi My Father
18. Blue Umbrella
19. Ratatouille
20. Bourne Ultimatum
21. Johnny Gaddar
22. Kannamoochi Yenada
23. Beowulf
24. Osama
25. Evano Oruvan
26. Run Lola Run
27. Munich
28. Taare Zameen Par
29. Jacquot De Nantes

& a dozen & couple on TV, DVD & VCD.

Theatre

1. "Bali Aur Sambhu" - Hindi Play @ Ravindra Natya Mandir as part of the Mumbai Theater Festival
2. "Cotton 56 & Polyester 84" @ NCPA Experimental Theatre
3. R.K.Laxman's "Common Man" by Solo performance by Ajit Kelkar @ NCPA

Travel

1. Maharashtra - Jalgaon, Ambarnath Shiv Temple
2. Kerala - Kayankulam, Allapuzha, Kollam & Kochi
3. Karnataka - Bangalore (First flight journey of my life)

Treks

1. Karnala
2. Kalsubai (Twice)
3. Ratangad (Twice)
4. Rajamachi
5. Dukes Nose - Rock Climbing, Valley Crossing & Rappelling Camps (Twice)
6. Harihar
7. Tringalwadi
8. Lohgad & Bhajje Caves
9. Shivneri
10. Harishchandragad
11. Tikona
12. Torna

I have met some new people & new places all through these wonderful moments & I have some memorable photographs which will make me remember the year 2007 as one of the finest.