Learning and Unlearning of Dr.Jekyll and Madam Hyde.
Noololyako chenni, noololyako the base voice of the singer was crooning. Asking his glamorous lady love, why doesn’t she spin? “ratiyillelo jaana ”she replies, that she needs a spinners wheel...the dialogue goes on in the nasal twang of the folk singers. Once upon a time these singers would never enter Durbar-e-khaas. But the song is …
World toilet day The UN has declared Nov.19th as the world Toilet day. We have lived and grown up with toilets, of course during our younger days when we travelled we never used public toilets since we were worried about hygiene with the advent of pay toilets those are taken care off too. The impact …
It is foul manners to miss a fowl and labor a neighbor with careless accusation.” ― Vincent Okay Nwachukwu, Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1 t
Merriam-webster says empty is containing nothing, or unhabituated, unfrequented, not pregnant, Null sense, lacking reality substance, meaning or value. It calls be destitute of effect or force. It could mean devoid of sense, hungry, idleness, useless Somehow, we tend to use it for the word Sunyata of Buddhism, maybe because it is one of the …
when a crab skitters across it is time to change course and head in a new direction.
The world vegetarian day is observed annually around the planet on October 1st. In reality it celebrates the establishment of North American Vegetarian society. This was in 1977 and endorsed in 1978 by international vegetarian union. The ideology being to promote joy, compassion and life-enhancing possibilities of vegetarianism. It brings to awareness the ethical, environmental, …
Visiting Kota or rather Handattu, from where my grandmother hails, I noticed the image of Rakteshwari for the first time. Rakteshwari Devi. I was aware that Rakteshwari was Karavali, Tulu Nādu entity as I had heard of her in the various Paddaana’s or folk oral renderings. Since time permitted, I did look into Devi Bhagavata …
Carnatic music has 7 notes, better known as saptaswara. As I was clearing up the attic found this old table that my Music teacher Sri Vasudev Bhat had explained. But the periodic table was drawn by Sri Narayana Bhat my dance teacher. sl. noqualitysarigamapadani1animal voicepeacockbullramkraunchanightingalehorseelephant2familydevarishidevadevapitrurishiasura3.castebrahmanakshatriyavaishyabrahmanabrahmanakshatrityavaishya4.colourlotus redpale yellowgoldwhiteblackturmeric yellowmixed.5.domicilejambudweepashakakushakraunchashalmalishwetapushkara6.discovering rishiagnibrahmachandravishnunaradatumburutumburu7.presidingdeityagnibrahmasaraswathishivavishnuvinayakasurya8.meteranushtabagayathrithrishtapubrahatipanjntiushnikajagati9rasaraudraveerakarunahasyasringarabhibhatsabhayanaka10treemangokharjuradatepalmbananalemonpomogranategrapevinepunnaga11starshabhishachitradhanishtamakhauttashapurvashasaanuradha.12.daysundaymondaytuesdaywednesdaythursdayfridaysaturday13life span in years7060504030201014.body buildstockyfrailhrsvastockytallmoderatetallhulk15foodpulsespayasakheerrotichitrannaflourscooked ricerice grains.16.ornamentskumkumatowoodkasturikarpuraokgallsandalwoodpouneet17clothing.whitesaffron/silkredblueyellowpatternedgreen.18flowersmograchampakpannagajodumalligeketakioleanderlotus19gemstonepearlsblue …
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