Every year, India celebrates her Independence Day on 15 August, and not long afterwards comes the joyous festival of Ganesh Chaturthi. Their nearness on the calendar may be accidental. Yet history gives this coincidence a deeper resonance, for Lord Ganesha once became an important symbol around which people gathered during India’s struggle for freedom. For … Continue reading Many Facets of Lord Ganapati
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Spiritual Shades of the Rainy Season
In popular culture rain has been associated with romance. Inspired by the rainy season, classical poets like Kalidasa and many other poets have composed verses highlighting either the sensual elements or the feelings of longing borne out of separation. Many popular folk songs and film songs of our times are no different. But there can … Continue reading Spiritual Shades of the Rainy Season
Let us save the native plants
Oplus_131104 This news report should come as no surprise. Till now the extinction of animals and birds have been the subject of much public discourse. It is not that plants have not been getting extinct. What could be alarming is that there could be plants that have become extinct without coming to our notice for … Continue reading Let us save the native plants
How often do we call an old friend just to say hello?
I don't know if it is happening only with me. Or, it happens to every one past certain age. Or it happens only with the male of the species. Or, the casual sharing of posts in a whatsapp group has obviated such a need. A few days back, during a conversation, I told a friend … Continue reading How often do we call an old friend just to say hello?
know that food is brahman
So, what is Brahman? Maybe, thousands of slokas in Vedas and Darshanas have been dedicated to describe the nature of Brahman. Most of our principal Upanishads are primarily about Brahman. What I mean is - it is very difficult to define it in a few sentences. But some indications can be given. Recently scientists were … Continue reading know that food is brahman
spare a thought for our water bodies
Water is life. The most essential thing after air is water. In my previous post in this series on environmental issues, I discussed about Air. In this article I intend to draw the reader's attention to water. There are man made water bodies like the ponds and canals. And there are natural water bodies like … Continue reading spare a thought for our water bodies
near or far the threat is real
Why should I be holding this paper in this digital age? If I am old fashioned, paper means a lot. In spite of all the legislation for granting legal authority to digital documents, the old fashioned would believe in a printed and ink signed document than a document originating from a verified ISP that is … Continue reading near or far the threat is real
Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides
Are we living in a world fragmented not only by physical boundaries but also by ideological boundaries? In India at least until a few years ago we never heard words like 'right wing', 'left wing', 'centre left', 'right of centre', 'liberal’ etc. in our popular discourses. Now even people take pride in branding and labeling … Continue reading Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides
one hundred years of boredom
image credit : unsplash Life has become a wee bit boring. Corona is declining in an expected manner. People are protesting on expected lines. People are protesting the protests on expected lines. Barring a few - a very few exceptions, all have started behaving on expected lines. It is understandable when a loyal member of … Continue reading one hundred years of boredom
the destruction of seasons
image source : wikipedia Ritusamhara is Kalidasa's poetic tribute to the six Indian seasons. Ritusamhara in the context of his work means the collection of seasons. Some even translate it as the pageant of seasons. India is one of the countries where the contrasting elements of the six seasons are so pronounced -especially in the … Continue reading the destruction of seasons
PEBBLES AND WAVES 