Sanjaya says

The last verse in Bhagavadgita.
Sanjayauvacha (Sanjaya says)

Yatra yogeshwara Krishna ,Yatra partho dhanurdharaha
Tatra shri vijayo bhutir druvo nitir matir mama

Sanjaya concludes with his opinion that,
Where there is vision and acumen (Yogeshwara Krishna) along with readiness to act with conviction (Dhanurdharaha Partha) there would be wealth, success and justice.

Snakes and ladders

We all have played this game while growing up. Easy board game on a hot holiday summer afternoon. I recall having played this game with various changes in rules to accommodate the younger members of the family. I remember my sister (much younger than I am) would get to roll the dice again if she was bitten by a snake. The snake bites were not poisonous for her once she had crossed the block marked ninety. It was still interesting to play instead of frying oneself in hot south indian sun.

Recently I was introduced to a very different view of this game. My niece who is about 3 years old comes up with this theory. She says when you are at the tail of a snake you race like a snake and move up to the block where it has its head. And when you hit the top of a ladder you slide down to the block at the bottom of the ladder. I felt this was very intuitive. If you look at this theory closely snake is not considered dangerous, its positive qualities of swiftness in motion defines the rule. The idea of going down the ladder too fits well with the laws of gravity. We all know it is hard to climb up the ladder and easy to slide down. Well I buy the argument, I might play it like this the next time around.

Happy Independence day

Nehru's speech on the eve of Indian independence 1947.

Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance.


Some rare videos



More inspiring words from our former prime minister Atalji

Vande Mataram

Rajasthani folk

Rajasthani folk inspiring mainstream bollywood melodies.

"Rajastan" brings to mind vibrant colors energetic folk with feet tapping rhythms and mind calming melodies. Time and again the popular bollywood music gurus have taken refuge in the nomadic singers of rajastan getting "inspired" and bringing these tunes to a greater audience.
Folklore is such an integral part of any land, singing words of wisdom, telling stories with young princes, talking trees, animals, daemons everything under the sky, earth and beyond.
The manganiar and langa folk musicians from Rajastan sing balads praising kings, Hindu gods
and qawaalis by sufi saints. A range which cuts across all communal barriers.

Here are a few sample tunes you might have heard in a famous bolloywood number.

Performer: Chanan Khan Artist
Songs: 1.Dama Dam Mast Kalandar / 2. Nimbula / 3. Holi Song / 4. Sufi Bhajan
Place: Jaisalmer, India


Piya to se naina lagere..



I had to share this for its rhythm.