My wishes 2015

My wishes- 2015

1. Talibans and their types have been packed and dispatched to Titan, Saturn’s Moon.

2. Obama has sent big Rose bouquets to the Chinese and the Russian Presidents.

3. All black money has been painted white.

4. Indians have stopped peeing out in the street.

5. Calcutta football league is played by the Bengalis.

6.SRK and Salman Khan have started making Art Films.

7.Indians have stopped taking pride in going  and settling abroad.

8. Politicians have discovered a thing named Shame.

9. Mukesh Ambani has donated his house to the orphans.

10. Even the last rapist has been castrated.

Wish you a rocking 2015!!!

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Farewell Friend!

Like every other year, 2014 will also become a part of history shortly.Like all other years, we lost some, we gained some, we  cried some and we smiled some.I don't know if it was worth living.Life, they say, is worth living, if you've become better man today. Likewise, a nation is worth it, if it has become a better nation this year. As I say good bye to 2014, I feel like seeing off someone whom I've known for a year. Who was he? a friend? a foe? what are you Time? Who are you?I may not meet you again but ye will remain with me till to dust I returnest!I wait to kiss the first Sun...I wish every reader a very happy and prosperous 2015!

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Christmas in India

Christmas Traditions in India
Less than 2.5% of Indians are Christians but many Christmas is celebrated in a big way in India specially in Goa which is inhabited by maximum Roman Catholics, almost every home has the light of a star shinning.

Christmas often coincides with the Winter Solstice which is celebrated in India  and is called Makar Sakranti. During this special time sweets are prepared and distributed to the family

Christmas and the New Year is officially celebrated at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by the President of India. Rashtrapati Bhavan means 'President House' and is the official residence of the President of India which located in New Delhi

Christmas is also known as bada din meaning 'the big day'

Christmas Traditions in India - The Food!
What do people eat in other countries at this special time of the year? Festive feasts and recipes are traditional for special occasions including family dinners and meals. Interesting facts about the special food eaten as part of the customs and Christmas traditions in India:

• Community feasting, called Lengkhawn Zai, is enjoyed by many Indians
• Homemade cookies are eaten
• Main meals include mutton stews and roast meats including duck
• Athirasam, a sweet made in South India especially during festivals are popular in India as is Christmas Pudding

Indian Christmas Vocabulary

• What is the name for Santa Claus? Christmas Baba in Hindi and Christmas Thaathaa in Tamil

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Shame on You!

These are the militants who chose the innocent children to be their opponent in Pakistan yesterday. I don't know who they are, nor do I need to know. All I feel is that quickly and surely ,we're making this beautiful planet a place of pain and suffering. Were we born to kill others? must we  dip our hand in innocent blood? My heart goes out to the families for whom 16th December, 2014 became a nightmare for the rest of their lives.
"Every minute that passes by,
I can see the drops of blood fall,
The running river that flows down my arm,
That spreads out across my hands,
And drips from my finger tips.
The drops stain the paper in my hand,
The notes for my parents,
Telling them good-bye
Telling them not to cry,"

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Sri Sri Sarada Devi

1.known as ‘Holy Mother’, Sri Sarada Devi, the spiritual associate of Sri Ramakrishna, was born on 22 December 1853.
2.She had no formal schooling, but managed to learn the Bengali alphabet. When she was about six years old, she was married to Sri Ramakrishna. However, she continued to live with her parents.
3.Later she joined Sri Ramakrishna as his devoted wife and disciple, while remaining a virgin nun and following the spiritual path.
4.Sri Ramakrishna looked upon Sarada Devi as a manifestation of Divine Mother of the universe. In 1872, he worshipped Sarada Devi as the Divine Mother.
5.She loved everyone, including the sinner.
6.Although she had grown up in a conservative rural society without any access to modern education, she held progressive views.
7. As Sister Nivedita stated, “Her life was one long stillness of prayer.”
8.Under the strain of constant physical work and self-denial and repeated attacks of malaria, her health deteriorated in the closing years and she passed away on 21 July 1920.
9.In the history of humanity there has never been another woman who looked upon herself as the Mother of all beings, including animals and birds,

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Amjaad Ali Khan-The Sarod Maestro

Today he played at the Nobel Peace Prize giving ceremony. Here are  some important facts on his life -
1. Born in 1945, he is the sixth generation in Sarod Playing.
**Sarod, the present day modification of the ancient Rabab (an Afghan Folk Instrument).
2. His father, Hafiz Ali Khan was Sarod player of Royal family.
3. His style of music is called_'Senia Bangash Gharana'
4. Amjad Ali Khan gave his first solo recital at the age of 12 in 1958.
5. His contribution:
a. He has removed some strings from The Sarod, making it more user friendly.
b.He has successfully used complex Indian vocal classical music(Ekhaara Taans) on his instrument.
6. Khan sahib's thinks that a good musician must be a good human being.
7. He has performed across the globe.
8. His wife Subhalakshmi has been a great exponent of Indian Classical Dance.
9. His 2 sons are also into playing the Sarod.

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Indian Terracotta

1.Clay crafts and pottery have an important role in representing Indian culture.
2.The terracotta tradition is the continuation of the Indus valley traditions that dates back 5000 years.
3.Terracotta work is mainly centred in the states of West Bengal, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
4.It is estimated that pottery appeared in Bengal, in or around 1500 B.C.It's made of alluvial soil.
5.‘Bankura Horse', the most distinguished form of terracotta art,is produced exclusively by the artisans of Panchmura, a village.
6.Initially these terracotta horses were offered as a token of  devotion to  local deities. These horses have also been offered as tokens of thanks giving, on the tombs of Muslim peers (saints).

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If a tree is saved even at the cost of one's head, it's worth it.

"Sar sāntey rūkh rahe to bhī sasto jān"
Meaning: If a tree is saved even at the cost of one's head, it's worth it.

Imagine yourself dying to protect a tree, Imagine you telling :"First kill me ,then kill a tree!"can you?. No friends, don't worry, I can't place my self either. It takes a  whole lot to make oneself that selfless.
Amrita Devi Bishnoi(Kudos to the name) offered her head to protect a tree to be felled by King's men in 1720.She was beheaded.
It was followed by The three young girls Asu, Ratni and Bhagu who dared follow her footsteps.
On that day,363 Bishnois(residents of that  place named Bishnoi)offered their heads and were beheaded too.
It is the most unbelievable sacrifice in human history to protect trees.
Imagine 367 people offering their LIVES to protect trees.
Wish if I were half as good as them!Wish I could at least plant some!Wish you could join me!

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