Got it from my friend who flew all the way from IIT roorkee to his native village in Kerala to participate in nagapuja that's happening after 30 years. This is sarppakkalam with pulluvanpattu. Midnight is the peak of this ritual. Will add more pic/vid tomorrow.
#Hindus
My maiden n fine experience in the Vande Bharat Express. ~10 yrs back while on a train from Basel to Zurich, could not imagine such a train in India in a good long future. But glad that my imagination is proved wrong.
This is a humble request, infact second time during this pandemic, to support patta chitra artisans from Odisha. The one who is in my contact is going through a very tough phase. Kindly help by buying the paintings. Pls call +91 94385 55879 to talk to the artiste.
Its painful to see hate filled and bemoaning replies. People perhaps did not pay attention to what he said. He said it was Kanchi Swami's order to him to not go abroad. He simply followed it. My respects to him to be so loyal to the promise! Indeed great.
Its been a tradition of several years for my in-laws to offer grocery, veg n fruits in to Kanchi Mutt on
#MattuPongal
day n offer ghee/milk less pongal to the cows in mutt goshaala.
@Swamy39
What is beyond my comprehension is that why everytime this lone crusader has to do the dirty job and run from 1 court to the other? For what is the govt of the day doing? Very scary to see that 1 person becoming indispensable to protect the nation. Thank you
@Swamy39
sir!
Ppl who r exhibiting their fetish for 'proof' were,surprisingly(read obviously) the same who did not wink an eye to blame RSS after the murder of Gowri Lankesh. Dont need pattern recognition experts to aver inferences!
@arvindneela
@ShefVaidya
@GautamDesiraju
I wonder whether Indians who speak English consider themselves cut from the Indian culture. Sindoora (tilaka) is not vermilion. Vermilion is mercury sulfide (in ayurveda HgS formulation is rasa sindura, diff from sindura for tilaka). Vermilion is toxic. Sindoora is not.1/2
Just finished recording my lectures on "Ancient Indian Contribution to Chemistry" and talked briefly about Kautilya. For those who r wondering whats Kautilya doing in Chemistry, pls note that his Arthashstra is the earliest known text which give exhaustive details on chemistry!
“Get a reputation for foreseeing the future by predicting that someone will die, & then have him killed” - advice offered in the Artha-shastra, a textbook on politics supposedly written by Kautilya, minister of the 4th century BC Mauryan emperor, Chandragupta
I was under the impression that among the new IITs Gandhinagar is doing well. Although this micro group does not stand for the entire inst, still shows that seeds of perpetual agony are sown. God save this iit and country! 🙏
Why on earth the sociology department of our Indian Universities are not holding conferences on this topic related to the fate of hindus in Pak and Bangladesh? Have we produced even 1 phd thesis on this topic at least in the last 10 years?
Why don't they do a conference on the forcible abduction, conversion & marriage of
#Hindu
girls in
#Pakistan
?
Will any of the 60 universities named in the DGH support such a conference?
With the South Asian departments in the Western world stand up against such practices?
At last Malviya ji brought me to his fold in true sense. Having spent 12 years of my study life in hostels in different campuses, as a faculty member n a family man, my campus life takes a new stride from today. Hopefully it will be better as our campus is lush green!
Per calendar followed in southern part of India 2day is Poornima. Celebrated in all Siva temples in South exactly like Annakoota celebrated in the northern parts around Diwali. It is literally a feast for the eye to see annabhisheka of Brihadeeshwara. 👇 from a contact in Kanchi
Forget all these, tell me a company worth its name that manufactures quality mirrors and lens and optical filters in India? Even for the solvents side, the dependency on Merck and Sigma Aldrich is extremely high as local ones are no good!
OMG the Brahmin Tyranny of r music, as couragiously espoused by
@tmkrishna
,has not even spared ppl from Mao's land. Indeed the tyranny is pernicious. it must be nibbed. How? blame Modi, get rid of BJP and re-instate seculars!
@ShefVaidya
@arvindneela
A Tragic metamorphosis from an awe-inspiring Quizmaster to an incredulous soothsayer/naysayer! Perhaps that's why some wise man said, "Tell me your company and I shall tell you who u r."
@ShefVaidya
PM Narendra Modi will deliver his last speech as Prime Minister from ramparts of Red Fort on 15 Aug 2018. Writing is on the wall. In 2019, he will not deliver that speech in Red Fort. This is our challenge on behalf of TMC and all the opposition parties: Derek O'Brien, MP TMC
The Indian state has to be consistent.
If wealth of Hindu temples belongs to the Indian state, then India must be proclaimed Hindu rashtra.
If religion is a private matter, wealth of temples is private wealth.
Choose one.
What history books dint tell me for 8 long years,
@ShefVaidya
very candidly summarised in less than an hour. A very big eye opener for a non-Goan like me. Just last week the Naxal tabloid carried a verbose mourning of Romila Thapar. Have they ever pub any article on inquisition?
15,000 views already! This talk has stirred quite a hornet's nest in Goa, but the truth must be told!! Do watch and share. Goa Inquisition : Lest We Forget -- A Talk By Shefali Vaidya via
@YouTube
Namaskarams on the occasion of Yajur upakarma. Had the good fortune to do this ritual on the banks of
#GANGA
.
Nice to see three different generations (not related) doing rituals at the Chakralingeshwara temple where Muttuswami Dikshitar lived during his stay at Varanasi.
Very happy that I got an opportunity to meet Shatavadhani Dr. R. Ganesh n had the pleasure of listening to him. Until I met him, I thought of him as an SI unit of knowledge n creativity n after today I will add humility n generosity too. Memorable day for me n precious gift too👇
Unpopular opinion: I don't see introducing a degree on Hinduism as any achievement. Rather I see it as a pathological sign of further downfall. The slow metamorphosis of a living tradition has now gone into academics enabling its fossilization in a museum in due course. 1/n
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has launched a 2 year degree course in Hinduism, the first of its kind. In a Hindu majority country, it has taken 75 years to institute an actual degree in Hinduism. Let that sink in.
In a pathbreaking move, the Government of Tamil Nadu has decided to appoint Female temple priests. So far this was a male bastion. Here you see the first female‘Odhuvar’/temple priest Suhanjana Gopinath,reciting ‘Thevaram’ in Tamil at a temple in Chennai.
Remnants of Abatsahayesvar Shiva Temple, Thukkacchi, TN
The current temple was constructed by Raja Vikarama Chola in 12th century.
It is the only big Temple built by Vikrama chola, based on moulded clay and fired bricks, built as components of sculptures and vimana parts.
On this auspicious day, my humble pranams to the supreme vaaggeyakaara Muttuswami Dikshitar who attained sadgati on this day listening to his own kriti 'meenakshi me mudam.' May his blessings be with us always. Shive paahi 🙏.
#Diwali
#Diwali2021
Imagine if the judge was a Hindu n gave such an assurance to Hindu complainant against Muslims or Xtians. Media right from UP to NYT n Washington post would be raging. Signature campaigns n award wapsi gang wud b up in arms!
From Marx to Vivekananda!!!
A giant cutout of Swami Vivekananda ji advertising CPM State Committee Meeting. The Communist psuedo-intellectuals like EMS once called Swamiji a Communalist in Saffron Robes. Now they're using Swamiji as a poster boy of Socialism for survival in India
What a gr8 union that our country is. not political, not economical. It is the spiritual ethos with religious traditions. The Sri chakra and the exact annapurni idol that is seen in this photo are something one can also see in every Tamil brahmin's household too.
Sonth Poshte! Sonth is the arrival of spring in
#Kashmir
which brings new ray of hope, perhaps even a new dawn. Wishing you all good health, immense joy & peace in life! 🍁🌸💐
Traditional red tilaka: kesar, sindoora (turmeric+alum/lime), roli (a Himalayan tree extract). Mercury sulfide aka vermilion was never used in our country for sporting tilaka.
Also, the anchor seems alien to Nadaswaram! 2/2
My humble attempt to call out the blatant factual errors in the ncert social science textbook of class 6 and 7. In this
@AtharvaForum
video I've presented a few of them. Do watch give your feedback. For more of such content pls subscribe to this channel.
Le pakshi! The same temple has another architecturall marvel. There is a pillar whose does not sit on the floor. It literally floats. Ppl can move papers/cloths underneath this pillar.
There may be hundreds of vaadyaars in south or karmakandis in North whose only subsistence may be vaidika karma. This will defly get affected for next 2 months at least. We must reach out to them.
#21daysLockdown
Deeply disturbed about the ill treatment of dancer Zakir Hussain when he went to have darshanam of Ranganatha at Srirangam. Action needs to be taken against the person. Let's not forget, Srirangam is an example of syncretic bhakti with a special place given to Thuluka Nacchiar.
Happy Diwali to one and all. This day also happens to be the tithi of Muthuswami Dikshitar who shed his mortal coil while hearing to this song
#Diwali
#Deepavali
The second part of the second episode in our Manoranjani series will be up shortly for public view. In this episode, we discuss briefly the ancestry of Syama Sastri, the flight of Bangaru Kamakshi, Begada Raga n a qn on Persian influence. please let me know your feedbacks.
So much for the torch bearers of the freedom of expression & intolerance brigades. I think, following is apt for u with the badge of honor:
सितम के दौर पर हम एहले दिल ही काम आये
नाज़ था जिनको अपनी जुबां पर वो खुद बेज़ुबान निकले
I think I should wear the list of people who have blocked me as a badge of honour! It includes Rajdeep, Barkha, Vir Singhvi, Nidhi Razdan, Sonia Singh, Bainjal, Rana Ayyub, Shabana Azmi, SRK, Aamir Khan, and now, Shashi Tharoor. Itna khauf??
Ah these moments of joy for a teacher during such telling times of online classes!👇feedbacks on the recently conducted online exam for the quantum chemistry course that i handle for the UG at my institute. 🙂😊😇
#OnlineExams
#Online
#onlineeducation
#exammotivation
Come hell or high water, guilt trapping and shaming India n hindus an act never done is the long held strategy by these scums. (Newly, they have cheerleaders from different background like classical music too!). Good going. 👍
The other very irritating trend is ppl shortening their name. Krishnan or Krishnamachari becomes Kris. Madhusudan as Mad/Maddy, Sandeep as Sandy, Sathyamurthy as Sathy etc. Adding more to the woe, they proudly flaunt this amputation even after relocating back to India.
I respect
#SushantSingRajput
n feel sad for his untimely demise, yet an interesting n disappointing trend v get to c. The barbaric
#PalgharSadhuLynching
n the mysterious death of the advocate didnt get a 10th of attn n is almost gone from public memory.
@Swamy39
@rvaidya2000
Fundamentals of Indian Knowledge system: Part 1 In this two part series, I introduce the rudimentary brass ...
Pls read, share and let me know your comments.
Let me add my own requirement for teachers/coach for my kids:
Chemistry but w/o the tyranny of molecular structure
Physics but w/o math equations
Maths w/o any theorems
English/o grammar
Biology w/o any latin name or diagrams
Will do a
#thiruppavai
thread by posting every paasuram on each day of this holy
#margazhi
month.
1. மார்கழித் திங்கள் மதிநிறைந்த நன்னாளால்
1.Maargazhi thingal madhi niraindha nannaalaal
நீராடப் போதுவீர்! போதுமினோ, நேரிழையீர்!
Neeraadap podhuveer podhumino naerizhaiyeer
1/n
Unpopular Observation: In all the
#TalibanTakeover
wreaking havoc and destroying Buddhist relics one after the other, I see none from the
#jaibheem
army expressing any sorrow. Its again and again the Hindus who stick their neck out and condemn.
#JustSaying
Was indeed very fortunate to be in Ayodhya last evening to witness the lighting of 5,51,000 lamps on the Sarayu Ghat! Will post photos from cam later.
#Deepotsav2019
#DeepotsavInAyodhya
#Deepavali
Among the rubbish that this guy is speaking, he mentions this 1, "This policy is trying to impart Indian values(policies) through education." Now if Indian DNEP will not impart its own country's policy, do we expect it to impart Vatican's policies?
@arvindneela
@HRDMinistry
by introducing NEP center takes all the control from the state, the head of this NEP is the PM, what does he know about education which college did he study and what did he study, this is Saffronism............ Sermon by A.M.Chinnappa Archbishop Emeritus of Madras-Mylapore
Two temples and two SC verdicts on 2 successive days! Yet again reiterates the essence of the core of our belief system that joy n sorrow are ephemeral passing clouds! Testing times for culture has been a bit too long!
@arvindneela
@ShefVaidya
#AyodhyaVerdict
#SabarimalaVerdict
That a narrative is being built that music can separately exist as "art music ", disassociated from Hindu Dharma, spirituality is mind boggling. Unfortunate.
If what I read about Nalanda Univ under Dr.A.Sen slurping off a whopping 2700 crores in 7 years with a 100 or odd students n faculty members in single digit is true, im aghast! Daylight robbery by a Nobel laureate n scholars. Justice n accountability, my foot.
#NalandaUniversity
Coming soon our next episode of Manoranjani. Theme is Bhakti through anecdotes. 1st is from Sri Tyagaraja extolling both Deva n Guru Bhakti. Its indeed timely that the krithi v chose is an epitome of Guru-Shishya bhakti much 2 the chagrin of woke naxals!
Can u guess the krithi?
Our Mylapore Maverick, activist mama playing mischief again on the
#MeToo
aspect n calling to quash the guru-shishya parampara. He takes the name of Gundecha brothers to tarnish Hindus and brings about a North-South divide. He is on a mission. Let us c how far we can resist!
Yday was Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar's janma nakshatra. Every year we in our home do aradhana thru chamber concert and sing his compositions for almost 2 hrs.
#coronavirusindia
has forces us to call it off. Will do after virus subsides.
@GautamDesiraju
@biofilmbiol
Dr. Nagasway is a encyclopedic. A glimpse of the same seen here. From slokas to kural to veda to what not. Pls watch to know more nuances in this topic.
WATCH:
#Nataraja
#Nataraj
#RNagaswamy
The most interesting part for me is the brevity with which Pingala had communicated this triangle of binomial sequence: परे पूर्णम् । thats all. It is through the commentator that v get to see how these two words come to mean the triangle sequence.
Pic1: French mathematician Blaise Pascal published a triangular array of binomial coefficients (1655AD), now called Pascal's triangle
It's also called Khayyam triangle as Persian mathematician Omar Khayyám had talked about it in 12th century.
Pic2: Meru Prastaar, Pingala, 300BC
To all those crying sour on the removal of
#AbideWithMe
tune, masquerading as harbingers of conserving tradition I ask then why are you tooth and nail in abolishing traditions like non entry of women in
#sabarimala
or hindu rituals like kanyadan?
#JustAsking
High time you see the writing on the walls and engage in course correction rather than playing the victim card. Scholarship's face will be saved at the end if the misdoings are acknowledged and corrected!
@stellensatz
@ShefVaidya
@PetaIndia
The unseen nexus between peta n xtian organization in our country must first b broken. Then the external funding for peta will have to checked. They will then recede.
The fact that our own scientific heritage stuns us (myself included) screams the deplorable nature of our education system. N sad to note that
#DNEP
2019 is not doing anything substantial to mitigate this.
Recd on WA : Stunned to learn that Sushruta had identified mosquitoes as the cause of malaria as far back as 1500 BCE.
For the next 3300 years, the West thought that malaria was caused by bad smells (mala aria).
My first student's (full time) PhD defense got finished successfully today. We had examiners from IISER Kolkata and UC Irvine.
Its indeed by chance that my student's examiner's PhD supervisor was my PhD examiner! Its like coming full cycle. 🙂
#PhD
#PhDone
#PhDdefense