As we were driving down from Panaji, to Margao I saw this banner that said, 37% Goan have votes AAP, 27%BJP, and some X% congress, the conclusion was AAP leads, what occurred to me, is it could also be interpreted as 63% Goans are clear that they do not want AAP. Ultimately every story is …
Nagarapanchami
Nagapanchami August 7th 2016 The worship of the snake god happens all over India and other indigenous cultures. In the Tulu – Malayala region it is very vibrant since it is essentially the snake territory. We have the cult of Nagamandala, the Nagapatri and other folk rituals which tell the stories connecting nature-animal-man. Most families …
The Jhulelal Temple
Lal meri, pat rakhiyo bhana jhulelaalan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPLHEkHXRwg Is one of my favourite songs, and when I did ask someone they told me it was a Sufi song. Religious scholars always said Jhulelal was Krishna; their justification was Jhulelal was the son of MataDevki. My own learning from the various articles published by the Sindhology study …
Mutation Not Evolution.
An interesting prompt. How do we teach kids to keep environment safe? The answer is WE DON’T, the onus of keeping the earth safe, for human existence is on us and not the kids. Let’s just take a deep a breathe, and connect with the environment, ever thought of it? Turn the television off, the …
On Sparrows and Crows
A cluttered balcony, I am rushing through to dry the laundry and fix breakfast I feel the quiet presence of the crow, it perches on the ledge until I have dried the clothes and then caws, then there is the other one, which perches on the tree across and caws as if to make conversation …
A Sacred Grove –Nagvemcha Raya
Growing up in western coastal towns, Nagabana, the placement of Garadi all made me realize that the ethnic religious cult was very close to nature and revered nature. Unfortunately it is being devoured by the more powerful brahmanical cult. Interestingly Kalidasa’s Vikramuurvashiiya talks of Nakshatravana or the green patch. The legend of Urvashi also has …
