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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion Reminiscences

Practical and Productive

I posted a blog about two distinguished persons whom I met in person in 2017 and their life story, passion and unique impactful work that they were doing left a deep impression on me. Guruji Ravindra Sharma and Shri Deepak Suchde whom we fondly addressed as Baba, in February 2017 at the Development Management Institute, […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion Poetry

A matter of height

I read this poem by Dr Pradip Khandwala on Facebook. I have attempted a translation in Hindi. I am posting on Vrikshamandir with his permission. डाक्टर प्रदीप खांडवाला की यह मैंने कविता फेसबुक पर पढी और उसका हिंदी में अनुवाद करने का प्रयास किया है, उनकी अनुमति से वृक्षमंदिर पर । A matter of height […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion Uncategorized

जिप्सीनी आँखों थी , अँधेरी रात के तारे

यह ब्लाग लिखना तो शुरू हुआ था एक कहानी “अँधेरी रात के तारे” के बारे में जो “जिप्सीनी आँखों थी” नामक पुस्तक से है।“जिप्सीनी आंखो थी“ पूरी पुस्तक यहां इंटरनेट आर्काइव से यहाँ पर उपलब्ध है । पर यहाँ मै “जिप्सीनी आँखों थी” से केवल एक कथा “अंधेरी रात के तारे” के बारे में लिख […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion National Dairy Development Board, NDDB Reminiscences

Dr. Kurien and the first BOHO dinner

BOHO, or whatever this acronym stands for, is the Social club of the National Dairy Development Board established after we moved to the campus in 1970. The dinner was organised on the 1st of April 1971. The venue, main lobby of the old hostel. Apart from NDDB staff and their families, we had some participants […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion

Story of a “hut” standing tall in the midst of the Athirappilly falls

When was the hut standing tall in the midst of Athirappilly falls, was made and who built it Social Media and Reality The other day I read the Facebook post by my friend Ananthanarayana Sharma which in fact is a forward posted by another Facebook user OLD BOMBY. I decided to write to Krishnan who […]

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वृक्षमंदिर हिंदी मे Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion National Dairy Development Board, NDDB Reminiscences

कथा, एक मित्र के ब्याह की भाग १ और २

कथा, एक मित्र के ब्याह की भाग -१ सुप्रसिद्ध अंग्रेज़ी नाट्यकार जॉर्ज बर्नार्ड शॉ ने कहा था की, “हर बुद्धिमान महिला को जितनी जल्दी हो सके शादी कर लेनी चाहिये और हर एक बुद्धिमान पुरुष को शादी में जितनी देर हो सके उतनी देर करनी चाहिये”। हमारा मित्र उनके इस कथन से बहुत प्रभावित था। मुझे नहीं पता की जॉर्ज बर्नार्ड शॉ ने स्वयं अपने इस […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion

Have I got it right ? क्या हम सही पकड़े हैं ?

Today Anas Haqqani tweeted. See the screenshot of the tweet and a couple of replies are give in text below. If you have, like me, all the time in the world to spend and really want to know who this moron is click here Yes, he is now a Talibani Minister in Afganistan. He was […]

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Culture, Tradition, Human Development and Religion Uncategorized

Brihadiswara Temple

Indian Art , History , Culture , Architecture and Vedic India Art , Architecture and Culture Thanjavur Brihadiswara Temple : (also called Peryaudayar Kovil Located south of Kaveri , built by Chola King Rajaraja Chola in 1010 AD : however construction : additions , Alterations , and Modifications , went on in bits and pieces […]