Why I Blog

WHY I BLOG 

BLOGGING

Musings of a Blogger

By 

VIKRAM KARVE  

WHY YOU SHOULD BLOG

If you do not blog – or if you are a newbie budding blogger – there is one movie you must see – Julie and Julia.

The story is about a woman who is thoroughly bored with life and is on the verge of depression. 

She hates her job at a call-centre. 

Her married life is stagnating. 

She is depressed as she feels that her life has become static – and she feels that there is nothing to look forward to in her life.

Her husband introduces her to blogging – and – he motivates her to start a blog.

He tells her to start blogging about anything she likes.

After considering various options – she picks up a cookbook The Art of French Cooking – and she decides to cook one recipe everyday and then blog about her culinary experience cooking that dish.

Gradually – she has many readers and her blog becomes popular.

In fact – one day when she does not post a blog – her angry fans ask her why she has not posted on that day – and this inspires her to make a commitment to herself and to her readers to be regular in posting a blog. 

Now – she has something to look forward to everyday – to cook a recipe and then write and post a blog about her culinary experience every day.

She starts feeling motivated and happy as her blog draws lots of readers, elicits numerous comments and evokes tremendous response, makes her famous, and finally culminates in her becoming a published author. 

Her days of depression are a long way off – a forgotten thing of the past.

That is the beauty of Blogging. 

Blogging gives you something to look forward to – yes – something to look forward to do every day. 

Once you start enjoying Blogging – you will not sleep until you have posted something on your Blog.

Blogging will make you happy – as there is a saying:

“The key to happiness is to have something to look forward to...” 

Blogging is something you will look forward to – every day – and so – Blogging will keep you Happy.

And – do remember that – your Blog is your literary and intellectual legacy in cyberspace – for posterity.

You may go away from this world – but your Blog will remain forever.

FOUR AIMS OF LIFE

There are four things we all strive to do in our life: 

1. to LIVE

2. to LOVE

3. to LEARN 

4. to LEAVE A LEGACY

FOUR STAGES OF BLOGGING

Likewise – there are Four Stages to enjoying Blogging:

1. Anticipation (looking forward to blogging)

  

2. Savouring the moment (enjoying the sheer pleasure of blogging and the joy of experiencing your creative juices flow)

3. Expression (sharing your creativity, interacting with fellow bloggers and friends in the blogosphere to heighten your experience)

4. Reflection (harking back on your blogging experiences by re-reading your old blogs and comments of your fans for happy nostalgic memories)

A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

Start Blogging. 

Keep Blogging. 

Blogging will change your life for the better. 

You can take my word for it. 

You will feel happy as you will have something to look forward to every day. 

That is the beauty of Blogging. 

It gives you something to look forward to – yes, something to look forward to do every day. 

Once you start enjoying Blogging – you will not sleep until you have posted something on your blog.

Blogging will make you happy – as they say that – the key to happiness is to have something to look forward to in life.

And – do remember – that – your Blog is your literary and intellectual Legacy in cyberspace – for posterity.

You may go away – but – your Blog will remain forever. 

Most importantly – Blogging will make you feel good and keep you healthy.

They used to say: 

An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away

Maybe – now they will say: 

A Blog a day keeps the Doctor away

VIKRAM KARVE

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All stories in this blog are a work of fiction. Events, Places, Settings and Incidents narrated in the stories are a figment of my imagination. The characters do not exist and are purely imaginary. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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Revised Version of My Article First Posted Online by me Vikram Karve in my Blog Academic and Creative Writing Journal on 11 Nov 2010 at 11/11/2010 10:22:00 PM at url: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2010/11/blog-day-keeps-doctor-away-blogging.html  and reposted by me many times on my various blogs including at url: http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2013/01/live-love-learn-but-what-is-your-legacy.html  and https://karvediat.blogspot.in/2015/05/why-blog.html  and  http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2016/03/blogging-why-you-should-blog.html

WHAT IS YOUR LEGACY

ARE YOU LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY

Musings

By

VIKRAM KARVE

Continued from my previous blog post:

http://karvediat.blogspot.in/2013/10/art-of-living-quality-of-life.html 

(click above link to open in another window, but remember to come back here)

In my previous blog post on the QUALITY OF LIFE we talked about the four domains of human needs:

1. To LIVE

2. To LOVE

3. To LEARN

4. To Leave a LEGACY

I am sure you have lived a good life, you have loved someone, you have learnt a lot by studying hard in school, college and are ever eager to learn every day of your life, but tell me - have you ever thought about leaving behind your legacy?

Let us talk a bit about this.

While I write this I am listening to melodious old Hindi film songs playing on Vividh Bharati.

This wonderful music is the LEGACY left behind by those legendary Music Directors of yesteryear.

Creative persons leave behind a rich legacy for posterity.

Creative Writers leave behind literature in the form of wonderful books for us to read.

Artists and Painters create works of art and paintings.

Musicians have left behind great music compositions for us to enjoy.

Yes, it is the creative persons who leave behind the richest and most enduring legacy for posterity. 

Next come the inventors, who leave behind their inventions as their legacy for the benefit of mankind.

Take any field of science, engineering and technology.

Thousands have worked in various fields.

Most spend their lives working for money.

But those who have left behind a legacy in the form of their inventions and discoveries and remembered forever. So many theorems and laws and products are named after their inventors. 

Many Industrialists and Entrepreneurs have left behind their legacies in the form of the great organizations they built up.

Some rulers created beautiful legacies like monuments and gardens and became immortal.

(Whenever you look at the Taj Mahal or any wonder of the world or any magnificent structure, can you not but think of its creator?)

Many Politicians have left behind Political Parties and Political Ideologies and Writings as their legacy.

Social Reformers and Academicians have left behind great Ideas and Institutions as their legacy.

Military Leaders have left behind their Strategies, Tactics and Hypotheses as their legacy to the world and Management Thinkers have innovated Management Theories and Tools for the benefit of posterity

Some have left behind their memoirs, their academic works, their philosophies, their knowledge, even their administrative innovations for which they are remembered.

Those who leave behind a legacy are remembered.

Those who do not leave a legacy are soon forgotten.

Whichever field you work in or wherever you are – ask yourself: What is the legacy you are going to leave behind in the world?

Well, as far as I am concerned, my Blog is my Legacy.

Yes, today you can leave your legacy in cyberspace too.

In fact, your legacy may be more accessible and enduring in the cyber-world (than in the real world) because internet is here to stay for a long time.

Tell me, isn’t it easier to access information on the internet rather than in print literature?

Isn’t it easier to read a blog online than to obtain a book?

If you merely live, love and learn you will be soon forgotten but it you leave a legacy you will be remembered for a long time

(It is like when I hear a melodious song I remember the singer and music director who composed the piece, or when I see a beautiful painting I remember the painter, or when I read an engrossing book I remember the author).

Dear Reader: I know you have LIVED, you have LOVED, you have LEARNED – but have you created a LEGACY?

Do tell us about the legacy you plan to leave behind for posterity. 

Tell us: What is your LEGACY?

VIKRAM KARVE

Copyright © Vikram Karve 

Vikram Karve has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 to be identified as the author of this book review. 

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Disclaimer:

All stories in this blog are a work of fiction. The characters do not exist and are purely imaginary. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

NB:

No part of this Blog may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Blog Author Vikram Karve who holds the copyright.

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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer and blogger. Educated at IIT Delhi, IIT (BHU) Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures (2008) and is currently working on his novel and a book of vignettes and an anthology of short fiction. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles on a variety of topics including food, travel, philosophy, academics, technology, management, health, pet parenting, teaching stories and self help in magazines and published a large number of professional  and academic research papers in journals and edited in-house journals and magazines for many years, before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for 15 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing and blogging. Vikram Karve lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com
Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve
Vikram Karve Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve
Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog: http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm
Email: vikramkarve@hotmail.com

Twitter: @vikramkarve

      

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A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY Blogging Will Change Your Life – For The Better

A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

Blogging Will Change Your Life – For The Better

By

VIKRAM KARVE

If you are a blogger there is one movie you must see – Julie and Julia.

The story is about a woman who is thoroughly bored with life and is on the verge of depression. She hates her job at a call centre, her marriage has stagnated and she feels that her life has become static and there is nothing to look forward to.

Her husband introduces her to blogging, motivates her to start a blog, and start blogging about anything she likes. After considering various options, she picks up a cookbook The Art of French Cooking and decides to cook one recipe everyday and blog about it. In fact, one day when she does not post a blog, her angry fans ask her why, and this inspires her to make a commitment to herself and her readers to be regular in posting a blog. Now she has something to look forward to everyday – to cook a recipe and then write and post a blog about her culinary experience every day.

She starts feeling motivated and happy as her blog draws lots of readers, elicits numerous comments and evokes tremendous response, makes her famous, and finally culminates in her becoming a published author. Her days of depression are a long way off – a forgotten thing of the past.

That is the beauty of blogging. It gives you something to look forward to – yes, something to look forward to every day. Once you start enjoying blogging you will not sleep until you have posted something on your blog.

Blogging will make you happy as they say that the key to happiness is to have something to look forward to.

And do remember that your blog is your literary and intellectual legacy in cyberspace for posterity – you may go away but your blog will remain forever.

What are the four things we all strive to do in our life – to live, to love, tolearn and to leave a legacy.

Likewise there are four stages to enjoying blogging:

anticipation (looking forward to blogging)  

savouring the moment (enjoying the sheer pleasure of blogging and the joy of experiencing your creative juices flow)

expression (sharing your creativity, interacting with fellow bloggers and friends in the blogosphere to heighten your experience), and,

reflection ( harking back on your blogging experiences by re-reading your old blogs and comments of your fans for happy nostalgic memories).

Dear Reader. Start Blogging. Keep Blogging. Blogging will change your life for the better. You can take my word for it. You will feel happy as you will have something to look forward to every day.

They used to say: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Maybe now they will say: A blog a day keeps the doctor away.

Happy Blogging.

VIKRAM KARVE

© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

Dear Reader, if you like reading short stories I am sure you will like the stories in COCKTAIL my recently published collection of 27 short stories about relationships. To know more, please click the link below:

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About Vikram Karve

A creative person with a zest for life, Vikram Karve is a retired Naval Officer turned full time writer. Educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU Varanasi, The Lawrence School Lovedale and Bishops School Pune, Vikram has published two books: COCKTAIL a collection of fiction short stories about relationships (2011) and APPETITE FOR A STROLL a book of Foodie Adventures(2008) and is currently working on his novel. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. Vikram has taught at a University as a Professor for almost 14 years and now teaches as a visiting faculty and devotes most of his time to creative writing. Vikram lives in Pune India with his family and muse - his pet dog Sherry with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts. 

Vikram Karve Academic and Creative Writing Journal: http://karvediat.blogspot.com

Professional Profile Vikram Karve: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve

Vikram Karve Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/vikramkarve

Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog: http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com/blog/posts.htm

Email: vikramkarve@sify.com          

vikramkarve@gmail.com 

Fiction Short Stories Book

COCKTAIL : Short Stories about Relationships By VIKRAM KARVE

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Foodie Book:  Appetite for a Stroll

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A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY Blogging Will Change Your Life – For The Better

A BLOG A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY

Blogging Will Change Your Life – For The Better

By

VIKRAM KARVE

If you are a blogger there is one movie you must see – Julie & Julia.

The story is about a woman who is thoroughly bored with life and is on the verge of depression. She hates her job at a call centre, her marriage has stagnated and she feels that her life has become static and there is nothing to look forward to.

Her husband introduces her to blogging, motivates her to start a blog, and start blogging about anything she likes. After considering various options, she picks up a cookbook The Art of French Cooking and decides to cook one recipe everyday and blog about it. In fact, one day when she does not post a blog, her angry fans ask her why, and this inspires her to make a commitment to herself and her readers to be regular in posting a blog. Now she has something to look forward to everyday – to cook a recipe and then write and post a blog about her culinary experience every day.

She starts feeling motivated and happy as her blog draws lots of readers, elicits numerous comments and evokes tremendous response, makes her famous, and finally culminates in her becoming a published author. Her days of depression are a long way off – a forgotten thing of the past.

That is the beauty of blogging. It gives you something to look forward to – yes, something to look forward to every day. Once you start enjoying blogging you will not sleep until you have posted something on your blog.

Blogging will make you happy as they say that the key to happiness is to have something to look forward to.

And do remember that you blog is your literary legacy in cyberspace for posterity – you may go away but your blog will remain forever.

Aren’t four things important in life – to live, to love, to learn and to leave a legacy.

Likewise there are four stages to enjoying blogging: anticipation ( looking forward to blogging), savouring the moment (enjoying the sheer pleasure of blogging and the joy of experiencing your creative juices flow), expression (sharing your creativity, interacting with fellow bloggers and friends in the blogosphere to heighten your experience) and reflection ( harking back on your blogging experiences by re-reading your old blogs and comments of your fans for happy nostalgic memories).

Dear Reader. Start Blogging. Keep Blogging. Blogging will change your life – for the better. You can take my word for it. You will feel happy as you will have something to look forward to every day.

They say that: An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

Maybe they will say: A blog a day keeps the doctor away.

Happy Blogging.

VIKRAM KARVE

© vikram karve., all rights reserved.

VIKRAM KARVE educated at IIT Delhi, ITBHU, Lawrence School Lovedale, and Bishop's School Pune, is an Electronics and Communications Engineer by profession, a Human Resource Manager and Trainer by occupation, a Teacher by vocation, a Creative Writer by inclination and a Foodie by passion. An avid blogger, he has written a number of fiction short stories and creative non-fiction articles in magazines and journals for many years before the advent of blogging. His delicious foodie blogs have been compiled in a book "Appetite for a Stroll". Vikram lives in Pune with his family and pet Doberman girl Sherry, with whom he takes long walks thinking creative thoughts.

Vikram Karve Creative Writing Blog -  http://vikramkarve.sulekha.com  

Academic Journal Vikram Karve –  http://karvediat.blogspot.com

Professional Profile of Vikram Karve -  http://www.linkedin.com/in/karve 

Foodie Book APPETITE FOR A STROLL –  http://books.sulekha.com/book/appetite-for-a-stroll/default.htm

Email: vikramkarve@sify.com

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