Thought for the day

I found a quote from Panchatantra which says:
Ghata-itumeva neecha: para-karya;veti na prasada-itum
Pata-itumasti shaktivaryo: Vriksha na cho-nnamitum
The wicked one knows(and wants) to destroy/spoil others’ endevours and not contribute to its betterment, similarly the wind when blows can uproot a tree but it doesn’t plant it.
Wicked people are compared to the wind whose natural tendency is to [...]

Kiddie brand power and toons

Food products with cartoons on them
My three year old knows more than me when it comes to brands which are endorsed by cartoon characters, am sure
most kids today know much more about their fave toons and the brands which are endorsed by them, my kiddo’s fave toon characters is ‘Dora’ and ‘Deigo’ and she [...]

Tulasi-the incomparable one

The Tulasi plant in Tulasi KaTTe
As a kid when I used to stroll in the backyard I couldn’t stop admiring our ‘TuLasi kaTTe’-area which enclosed Tulasi plant;it was beautifully painted and adorned with rangoli in front of it.
Our hindi movies too show their bahus encircling tulasi plant and praying for welfare of their homes thus [...]

Today’s musing

For the first time I’m adding a quote from other than Sanskrit shubhashita, well this one too is a Shubhashita in its own right isn’t it??…….Following is the post, Read it your-self

Skin show and IPL

So much has been said about cheer leaders at the IPL and the controversy it created becoz of their skimpy clothes and dancing ofcourse. But we need to understand that they’re just doing their job anyway and they are definitely not to be blamed. The girls most of them foreigners recalled their horror stories-how they [...]

Rise in food prices-a major concern

The rise in the prices of food grains is a major concern for not just a common man-rich or poor but to the whole world as such.
My recent visit to an Indian grocery store here in US just opened my eyes,I was shocked to see the prices of rice,pulses,flour rise more than double the original; [...]

Books Vs Internet

Sometimes I ask to my self whether I still read a book as passionately as I used to before? No is the answer becoz internet has taken over it. Now I am more habituated to read on from the internet, simply said ‘e-book’ has taken over the real books. So now I know ‘I still [...]