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Diya.

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:03:37 -0700

Avial.

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:09:22 -0700

“Politically-aware and ideologically driven”, that’s how Rave, one of India’s top music magazines, described Malayali rock band Avial in its October 2006 issue. While it’s true that the lyrics of many songs featured in the band’s debut album ~ AVIAL ~ reflects on a deep sense of eternal timeless awareness, there is a good chance that the global listener relates to the album simply because its musically sound.

With elements of Indie rock and folk, embedded in each of the eight songs featured in their fist album, Avial has managed to mix to perfection and share with its listeners an altogether unique sound, what the band members calls “alternative Malayali rock”.

Rex Vijayan: Guitars ~ The Ernakulam-based guitarist who learnt to play at a very young age, began his musical career by mastering cover versions. He was part of a popular band called Motherjane based out of Kochi in the early 90s. The session artiste is actively involved with the Daksha Seth Dance Company ~ a contemporary dance group ~ and still performs for them at various shows in India and abroad.

Anand Raj Benjamin Paul: Vocals ~ The vocalist from Thrissur with a unique voice that renders a primeval quality to many of the songs featured in the album. The singer also dabbled as an English teacher until he quit, to dedicate his full-time to music. He has many stage shows in India and abroad to his credit. Guess what? He sings jingles to unwind.

Mithun Puthanveetil : Drums ~ The drummer boy always hears a distant beat. Versatile on the tabla and a wide range of percussion instruments, Mithun dabbled with pop music before finding his true calling ~ Funk and Rock. Until recently he played drums for a Thiruvananthapuram-based heavy metal band called Rage.

Tony John: Vocals, Turntables and Synth ~ As a vocalist, his initial claim to fame came in 90s with a hard-rock band called Karizma. Now known as the dexterous fingers that create magic on turntables, he has contributed two songs in Avial’s debut album. Tony has been a vocalist and percussionist for the Daksha Seth Dance Company. Together with Rex, he has won appreciation with many an international audience.

Naresh Kamath: Bass Guitar ~ The non-Malayali truly defines that music needs no language. Naresh has an ardent fan following as the Bass Guitarist of Bombay Black, which opened for Aerosmith at the Glen Helen Amphitheatre in LA in 2001. He has been an active musician in the Indian rock scene for the past 14 years, currently producing music for Bollywood, based in Mumbai.

www.phat-phish.com/avial/
www.myspace.com/avialmusic

Picture © Avial 2007

Pocketing the 8 ball

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:00:41 -0700

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

I'm terrible in playing billiards.. Still i give it a try..

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-ball

Post processing done in Photoshop CS3 Extented.
A black and white layer is overlayed to the coloured one to get the tone.

I love my music !

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:42:45 -0700

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Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Strings.

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:11:56 -0700

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Mini Paris

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:26:53 -0800

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Mini Paris as seen in Ramoji Film City

Diya

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:05:58 -0800

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

15 month old niece of mine.
Diya in hindi means Dazzling Personality.

Charminar

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 20:38:17 -0800

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

Charminar (Devanagari: चार मीनार, Nastaliq: چار مینار) (translation: Four Towers), or a mosque of the four minarets, is a monument located in the City of Hyderabad, the capital city of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

Charminar is one of the most important landmarks of Hyderabad.

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What the boy did..

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:07:58 -0800

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This is what the boy did..
The 5rs he asked was the price for the daring act..

Hogenakal - Boy

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 09:11:29 -0800

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

All thrilled up.. We packed our bags hoped in enjoyed the night drive and came to Hogenakal.. Our 1st stop..

We were all enjoying the basket ride, water fighting, 180 turns..
The one thing that i liked the most was this..
When we came to a point, i saw this boy, he waved at me and said " 5 rs kodungo sir " i said come on and get it..

Guess what happened next.....

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I walk alone

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:24:20 -0800

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

Everybody and everything I've known
Never taught me how to stand up on my own
Had to learn it from the one who let me go
Now I walk alone, yeah I walk alone, yeah
Living blissfully

Found deep in my archives.. This pic was taken long before even when i had a camera with me.. Recently i asked one of my friend to send me the pics i had taken in his cam.. So this popped up..!! And sure i know a lil bit of CS..!!

What ?

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:13:39 -0800

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

One of my most loved clicks..!! Donno wots so special in it..! (Explored..!)

Poothiri - Chineese

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:28:57 -0800

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Diwali celebration in our hostel.

Jinesh.. I have a dream...!!!

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:22:19 -0700

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

മലയാളിക്കൂട്ടം

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:33:36 -0700

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Participants of the 1st Kerala Flickr meet.

Photo courtesy: Das Menon
Colour enhancement done by me :D

Work ?? play ??

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:20:53 -0700

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All play and no study makes me intelligent !!!

Nostalgic...

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:38:01 -0700

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

Im down with fever and cold today..
Got bored of bed rest... Thought of working on something... And this was born!

In the picture is anjana and sunitha..

Ace of the person in the making

nobody@flickr.com (shankar, shiv) — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 23:52:35 -0700

shankar, shiv posted a photo:

Gandiji's (Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi) statue in pondy.