• Pride !

    Indians today, seldom come across as proud people. Well, we have had a glorious past. So what? We have moved on. Because, the reality is NOW! Centuries of invasions have made us a subservient lot.  Today, even while we travel across the seas and achieve great feats, we are "mostly" modest (I...

  • Letz go fishing on Christmas Eve !

     Well, well, well, in the previous post on Fort Cochin, I was so besotted with the sunset that I did miss covering the main feature of the Fort Cochin beach – the Chinese fishing nets and lots more.So here is a quick tour of Fort Cochin on the Christmas eve of year 2011.If you mix up medieval...

  • The Runaway bride"groom"

    Journeys to new destinations are always fun. And since they don’t happen as often as I would wish them to, I love to make the most of them. During every trip, I would typically pull out my big fat Lonely Planet guide and diligently stick to all the tourist spots suggested in there. At the end of...

  • Gods, heroes and other things.....

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  • Let the learning begin....

     Many many years ago, on this full moon day, Lord Shiva, the first Yogi of the world, decided to become a Guru. Ofcourse, it wasn't an overnight decision. While many gave up on receiving Lord Shiva's attention, seven people stood up to this mission. After 84 years of intense sadhana, the Guru...

  • U can neither have it nor eat it!

    Happy New year 2012 to you all.Here are some cakes for you to savor, as you are dealing with the first Monday of the new year at work - still coming to terms with how the year end holidays just flew by (read: like myself!)And for all my overweight comrades who have resolved to not give in to your...

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Shine, within !

Posted by DS at 1:52 PM • 0 comments
Which else shall beautify a home But the flame of a lovely lamp Which else shall adorn the mind But the light of wisdom deep? - Swami Chinmayananda The Karthigai Deepam is one of the most important festivals of the ancient Tamils and is celebrated on the full moon day of the month of Karthigai (mid Nov-mid Dec). One of the earliest references to the festival is found in the Ahananuru, a book...

Thursday, October 27, 2011

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Divine guardians of the South Indian countryside

Posted by DS at 11:13 AM • 1 comments
They are compassionate yet terrifying, pleasing yet wrathful, divine yet unforgiving. They are both the protectors and the punishers and can be assuaged only by sacrifice and submission. They are the divine guardians of the villages of South India. The worship of the village gods is the most ancient form of Indian religion and is said to have originated around 3000 or 4000 BC (~ 5000 to 6000 years...
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