I read this interesting Tweet yesterday. In short, execute relentlessly! I think this is my problem area. And probably that of many others. I do the first three fairly well; but falter on "shipping daily" i.e. executing as per plan, every single day. It has to do with habit and discipline (lack of both), rather... Continue Reading →
कोजागरपूर्णिमायाः शुभे अवसरे चन्द्रमसः पञ्चाशदधिकानि नामानि। ओ३म् श्रीमहालक्ष्म्यै नमः। ओ३म् नमश्चन्द्रमसे । In Sanskrit language there are more than 50 names of the #Chandra Deva ( The #Moon). The following list is not exclusive. आज कोजागिरी पौर्णिमा. "ज्येष्ठापत्यम् निरांजनम्"...असं माझी आजी म्हणायची. म्हणजे घरातल्या ज्येष्ठ अपत्याला आोवाळायचा दिवस. ही प्रथा का आहे किंवा कधी सुरू... Continue Reading →
12th October 2019 One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education is how many people are unable to make a coherent argument. They can vent their emotions, question other people's motives, make bold assertions, repeat slogans—anything except reason. — Thomas Sowell
Tributes to the Mahatma on his 150th birth anniversary. "Generations to come, it may well be, will scarce believe that such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walked upon this Earth." - Albert Einstein
I received the following image with caption "Generation Gap". It looks like a temple in Maharashtra. There is a young man on the left who is sitting alone and looking into his mobile, and there is a group of elderly people on the right chatting. The caption suggests that old generation is (still) not addicted... Continue Reading →
Rinck, 1926 White to move and win!
If you care for a secular, democratic India, do watch this interview about NRC Assam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOfUoG5m670 After having watched the interview, now read this news in that context: At RSS mega meet, concerns over Hindus being left out of NRC: Sources https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/at-rss-mega-meet-concerns-over-hindus-being-left-out-of-nrc-sources/articleshow/71025873.cms India is being slowly converted into a Hindu Taliban. It's still the beginning... Continue Reading →
I wrote a post few days back about my liking for Hindi movies. I forgot to mention that I have watched some extremely terrible movies...many of them at theatre! One of such terrible movies I have watched (though not in theatre) is Mithun Chakraborty's Gunda which released on this day in 1998. https://youtu.be/qRrRhvLxbXw The movie... Continue Reading →
I like Ganesha/ Ganapati. It's very interesting concept as well as form. However I do not like Ganesh Festival for personal reasons, bad memories of the festival. Many of my darkest life events and experiences have been on or around Ganesh Chaturthi. Hope that changes some day...
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