• 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...

  • The world, thru' your smartphone!

     Last Sunday afternoon, after a sumptuous meal (courtesy – the great Indian harvest festival - Pongal), I took off to a photowalk in Lalbagh with a bunch of like minded folks. This walk was a unique one because all pictures were to be taken only with a camera phone! So after weeks of haggling with...

  • Shine, within !

     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...

  • 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...

  • A slice of Paradise!

     My next destination from Cochin, was Kerala’s most famous tourist destination popularly known as the “Venice of the East” – Alappuzha (pronouncing this requires some tongue acrobats and therefore you can keep it simple -  Allepey) J According to one of the popular myths around its...

  • 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...

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...
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