Sohum Sutras

My Tango friends overseas are wonderful. Here is an example of our conversation which made me smile cheek to cheek. Me: Oh! I miss milongas there. The quality dancers there. I am getting frustrated. I have my lovely students here, who are progressing so well and I have my own Tango community which is wonderful but I miss dancing with____, ___ and ____ there. My Tango friend: It is OK. You just need pair of new shoes. What my friend said was partly true but also what I said was so true. I love my students. We are doing so well together- classes, practicas, practilongas, milongas. I am just so proud of them. We are one big family. But having said that, I do crave to be back in Argentina soon. Another conversation with another Tanguera Me: Have you heard about this Tango teacher? Is she good? They claim she has 25 years of dancing experience. My super advanced Tango friend from Argentina: That teacher with 25 years of dancing experience? If I dance like her after 25 years of ex...

Today is Holi. And as usual, it remained the same for me even this year. Read about it here. It just meant that I had an off from work and could accomplish a list of my pending tasks. Yes, I dislike holi and never dirty myself with colors. What is getting worse is witnessing every one's pictures on facebook where they are colored and look like ghost. Spare me the horror. I had a nice fruitful day (except for the fact that right across my house, there was loud music playing of all holi songs- rang barse etc.- which was just so annoying).

I watched Miss India show last night. These days I barely watch television. I have no time for TV anymore. No time for much socializing. No time to read newspaper (I read all news online). And I am certainly not interested in any crappy news with gossip. Anyways, coming back to Miss India- My son just happened to be there with me for 2 minutes and made a comment, "what are you watching? Don't they all look alike? Every Delhi girl, these days looks like this." And I wondered, he was so right. These days everyone has access to all the cosmetic procedures. Everyone wears designer clothes. Everyone looks so alike- like a robot. There is no real beauty. It is all plastic. They gave pretty much the same answers. It was so boring. The need of the day is real persona with some substance and depth. That will make you stand out. Uplift yourself. Learn new things. Have goals, interests, ambitions, passions. Do things that make you happy without thinking about what others would ...

Yours truly learning flamenco.  With me is my Spanish flamenco teacher.

The whole of Tango group went to Lap for clubbing. 

Success is an attitude, it is not a phenomenon. When you agree to be bogged down, that is a sign of failure. Resist getting bogged down. You turn a lit candle upside down, the flame always goes up, it never goes down. In the same way, if we can have the enthusiasm to say, ‘I can make it’, that is what I consider a sign of success.

Such a conflicting statements I heard from 2 friends today. Friend 1- "Kiran I have to tell you something. Certain people are talking nasty things about you. I was surprised to hear them. They said, ....." My reaction: Really? But what can I do about it? I am just leading my own life. I am not going to change. Nor am I going to confront anyone. Nor am I going to offer any explanation or justification to anyone. So nothing can be done. Let it be. I am happy in my own life. Same day, within an hour Friend 2- Kiran you are an inspiration to so many women. I give your example to everyone. I get courage seeing you. So many of us get motivated by seeing you. My reaction: Really? But I just lead my life. I am what I am and will continue to remain what I am and will do what I do. I am happy with my own life. The comment and compliment both did not affect me.  Life has suddenly become super duper busy. I am neck deep in work and too much is happening. ( I am not compl...

Here is the newest collection of exquisite, handwoven saris. I have limited stock of single and unique pieces. These saris take lot of time to be made and there is more demand and less supply. I am unable to meet wholesale orders. To place your order- Quote the blog. In this case it is- http://www.kiransawhney.com/2013/03/saris-for-sale.html and the number written against each piece. Email me at kiran.sawhney@gmail.com The price is quoted in Indian Rupees. I ship internationally. Shipping charges are extra. Please do not order from previous sari blogs. My pieces get sold fast and I am unable to reproduce them. I apologize, I have not been able to respond to your sale orders for previous sari blogs. Some of you have been impatiently waiting for me to put new pieces. But as I have expressed, I have limited supply and a demand that I cannot meet. I sell only through this blog. Kindly bear with me.  1. Dhakai. All over Dhakai from Bangla Desh.. Rs. 9000/- All over ...

Shoes set the personality. People choose shoes based on whatever they are going to do, whether it’s a sexy night out, a professional meeting, or a casual romp with my family. Shoes really do absorb your experiences.  A shoe represents much more than comfort for the feet. It is such an intense form of expression that it can transform the person and their characteristics. It can create the most varied of attitudes, funny, childish, exuberant, austere, sensual, indifference and many other expressions. Shoes have soul. They express  lightness, they annul time and take you in a trance; shoes are ornaments of bedrooms and bathrooms; shoes can be seen walking outside, along corridors, through the rooms and in all directions, expressing themselves and provoking emotions. In shoes, there is one trend that I completely dislike ( you may call it "hate"). And that is pumps. They are ugly, bulky, heavy, atrocious and disgusting. Women get attracted to it because these probably g...

I have never tasted tea or coffee in my life. But I got addicted to mate. Mate is a beberage commonly drunk in Argentina.   In my next birth, I want to be born in Argentina ( and from a womb of a tanguera). 

He is from Argentina, likes Tango and is very fashionable. The Pope, wearing a fabulous vintage chiffon-lined Dior gold lame gown over a silk Vera Wang empire waist tulle cocktail dress, accessorized with a three-foot House of Whoville hat and  the ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz.

Every Tango lover is rejoicing about this. It is interesting to read Tango addicts quotes on fb like the ones below: Next  milonga at the Vatican. 11th commandment by Pope- Thou shall Tango daily. News from  NDTV, quoted here. Vatican City:  Pope Francis, the first Argentine to rise to the throne of St Peter, loves tango and danced to the passionate South American music in his youth. "I like it a lot. It's something that comes from within me," Jorge Mario Bergoglio said in an extensive 2010 interview published in the book "The Jesuit," by Sergio Rubin and Francesca Ambrogetti. In the interview, the then cardinal Bergoglio revealed himself to be a bit of a connoisseur of the history of the tango, the music that emerged from the poor barrios of Buenos Aires and Montevideo. He said he was a fan of the great tango singers Carlos Gardel and Julio Sosa and the early 20th century orchestra of Juan D'Arienzo. As a good pastor, he related the world of tango ...

El Besito is a new milonga started in New Delhi. Last time was the first milonga and I was the DJ there and also taught a premilonga class. It is happening at a swanky location and I am so proud of New Delhi Tango school students who participated in the milonga with full zeal. More than anything else, I am proud of them. This follower was in the milonga after taking 1 class from me.

This is what Oprah had to say about men: If a man wants you, nothing can keep him away. If he doesn't want you, nothing can make him stay. Stop making excuses for a man and his behavior. Allow your intuition (or spirit) to save you from  heartache. Stop trying to change yourself for a relationship that's not meant to be. Slower is better. Never live your life for a man before you find what makes you truly happy. If a relationship ends because the man was not treating you as you deserve then heck no, you can't "be friends". A friend wouldn't mistreat a friend. Don't settle. If you feel like he is stringing you along, then he probably is. Don't stay because you think "it will get better"You'll be mad at yourself a year later for staying when things are not better.The only person you can control in a relationship is you. Avoid men who've got a bunch of children by a bunch of ...

It was a private party at plush and enchanting residence of a Tango friend in Delhi. There were flowers in full bloom in the garden, tea, snacks, drinks, lots of live food counters, live musicians and of course, Tango. It was a very pleasant evening and a very classy do. The pictures below are shot by Maxie Cooper. She is from Mumbai and passionate about Tango and photography. She is an artist. I love the pictures she took. These pictures are copyright of Maxie Cooper and cannot be used without her permission.