Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Up or Down- Learning from a Caterpillar KBG-75

Tiny caterpillar, but tall lessons! Yes, that's what one picture of a caterpillar has taught us. Thanks to the interpretations by the readers, the caterpillar reminded Ghumakkad of an Adventure Event organised by him more than 14 years ago. Having founded Prakriti the Environment Club of Icfai Business School (IBS) Hyderabad in June 2004, it was a pleasure adding adventure activities to the club in subsequent years. During 2008, we had organised an Adventure Day in IBS campus at Dontanapally, Hyderabad. It included valley crossing, monkey crawling and rappelling. Am sharing few pictures from that event below.


Imagine doing this while suspended five floors up in the air? See the picture below.

When with students, you end up doing and learning many more things. After teaching 10 batches of MBA at IBS Hyderabad, I had recounted the experience in a picture story. You may click the link below to browse the story:

"Harsh@IBS- A Journey of a different kind"

So, what is the connection between adventure and a caterpillar? The picture of a caterpillar clinging to a slender leaf upside down but still moving, stirred the imagination of our readers. See the pictures below and tell us whether you see a connection between adventure and a caterpillar or not?


Talking about perspective, our previous story titled 'Perception Vs Perspective' brought out how one affects the other. Even in this contest, the readers' perception led to a change in our perspective of the contest picture! QED!

As far as adventure is concerned, the armed forces thrive on it. Here is a picture of a soldier doing monkey crawling - just like a caterpillar or a monkey!

The Contest

KBG-75 the 75th edition of the online caption contest Kaun Banega Ghumakkad, received 52 creative captions listed below. The participants were in the age group of 11 to 80 years!

No.

Name

Caption for KBG-75 Contest

1

Aayush Paroolkar (11 Yrs)

Upside down but seeing downside up!

2

Ajai Bhumri

I wish, life was so simple.

3

Amandeep Kaur

Just caterpillar hanging style

4

Avinash Tiwari

Bhai papi pet ke liye kuch bhi karega.

5

Bharat Ladha

पखेरू से बचाव है तभी भोजन का आनंद है।

6

BR Natarajan

As an ugly insect I do upside down and work hard to get wings to emerge as a beautiful butterfly

7

C Raghuram

Head over heels, “in move”

8

Deepak Jena

Stay strong, make them wonder how you are climbing & riding on slender leaves.

9

Deepak Jena

Take it easy - But take it !

10

Deepak Jena

Find a way, not an excuse !

11

GR Sreenivasan

Caterpillar dies only to be reborn as butterfly

12

Harpal Narula

Not upside down in the Caterpillar's mind. It thinks the rest of us are upside down.

13

J Ramamoorty

Topsy turvy progress

14

Jaishankar

Changing my World by changing my perspective.

15

LS Bhargava

Limited world for caterpillar, but when it grows makes his world beautiful.

16

LS Bhargava

First look impression may not be true but wait and watch as caterpillar turns into colourful butterfly.

17

M Vasudevan

My paths to goal, up or down!

18

Mandeep Narula

No matter when and where, in total control.

19

Manju Khaitan

Failure is like a caterpillar before it becomes a butterfly

20

Neelima Paroolkar

Upside down but still thinking straight!

21

Neha Misra

Be humble like Caterpillar to become a truly majestic butterfly.

22

Nidhi Bhargava

साथी कारवां है ये तेरा इम्तिहां है
यूँ ही चला चल राह के सहारे
करती है मंज़िल तुझको इशारे... राही राही

23

Peter de Padua

Upside down or inside out, never ever give up, keep moving on.

24

Peter de Padua

Topsy-turvy is not a reason to be weary.

25

Peter de Padua

When the edge looks near,
never fear,
just look for another side.

26

Poonam Bhargava

ग़र मज़बूत हो तेरी पकड़,
तो निकल जाएगी बाधाओं की अकड़

27

Poonam Bhargava

I enjoy every adventure with my mighty legs

28

Prabhat K Jindal

I am very versatile - be it top or down

29

Pradeep Siwach

Mujhe to khula aasman dekhna hai

30

Prashant Jadenavar

Upside down or downside up, Its all ok! Keep moving!

31

PRR Rao

I make my own way

32

PRR Rao

Hanging upside down is a precursor in the evolution of a beautiful butterfly

33

Rajendra Singh

With face up or down,
I travel around,
My grip is tight,
No matter the height !

34

Rashmi Bhargava

Keep your temper said the caterpillar

35

RB Dhavare

The World may look topsy-turvy to me but I have a good hold on to my path ahead.

36

Rekha Bhargava

समझदारी देखो भगवान की ओर मुख करके चल रहा है ,तो गिरने का ना डर ना शक

37

Rekha Bhargava

इस नन्हे कमला की ,समझदारी से पहले आएगा

38

Ritu Bhargava

 I want to be like caterpillar. Eat a lot, sleep for a while and awake beautiful.

39

Ritu Bhargava

Caterpillar does all the hard work but butterfly gains all the publicity.

40

Rohini Tiwari

Seedhe raaste ki yeh ulti hi chaal hai!

41

Ruma Purkayastha

I'm meditating not isolating!

42

Shereen Sultana

Learning the importance of right side up

43

Sujata Das

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, she became a butterfly.

44

Supradeep Sen

Amazing creation of God

45

Susmita Ganguly

Flippant

46

Unknown

Enjoying the open sky above.

47

Veeky Baths

Caterpillar story is all about hope and transformation!

48

Vinay Prasad

Sometimes I walk upside down to make you busy

49

Vinod Dhanuka

Roller Coaster Ride

50

VV Ramani

Beautiful tomorrow!

51

Yogesh

Where there is a will, there is a way.

52

Zafar Naseem

Defying Gravity

The Winners

Our Jury Akanksha and Neeta were quick to select three winning captions. We are delighted to share the winners' brief profile along with their captions.

Peter de Padua writes creatively and has won several KBG Contests in the past also. A former Wing Commander of IAF, Peter is a water sport enthusiast. His matter-of-fact caption 'Upside down or inside out, never ever give up, keep moving on', has a deeper meaning for our life. It won the Jury's appreciation.


Ruma Purkayastha is an educator  and wellbeing coach who learns something from her grand children everyday! She majored in psychology and was Principal of a leading school in New Delhi. Her caption 'I'm meditating not isolating' was unique and conveyed a different perspective. Ruma has won the KBG Contests previously also.


Ritu Bhargava's caption "I want to be like caterpillar. Eat a lot, sleep for a while and awake beautiful", described a caterpillar's life beautifully. Ritu has a masters in English literature from Jaipur University. Her interests are cooking music, dance and writing. She is a regular participant and has won several KBG Contests. 

Once again we thank all the participants and congratulate the three winners.

Hope we have been able to bring some freshness and cheer in your life with KBG Contests. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome.

Thanks for browsing

    - Harsh-the-Ghumakkad with Neeta Bhargava/ 19th July 2022


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