Best out of waste

The article ‘Make or break’ on Rewardme inspires me to write this article. There are some of the articles which can be created by using unused and incomplete sets of crockery.

Clock

Take a plate, mark its center correctly, made a hole in the center with a driller. Insert the clock machine in the hole. From the top of the clock place the hour hand down first, then minute hand and in the last second hand. Bolt it to hold the hands and motor in position. Don’t forget to add battery to make it tick.

Candle

Glue a cup on the plate with epoxy glue. Try out multiple color combinations to get excellent results. Melt the paraffin wax in a pan. But always remember to melt it slowly so never put it directly on fire but put the pan containing wax in boiling water. Add the desired color and scent to it. Place the wick in the center of the cup and hold it in the position with a help of two sticks placed on the rim of cup. Slowly pour the wax without disturbing the wick. Allow it to cool. Remove the sticks and trim the wick to half an inch above the candle.

Flower pot and wall handing

Take one cup. Cut it in the half. Glue the two half pieces on a rice plate from the flat side. Glue a hanging loop on it at its back side. Use them to plant small plants or to decorate flowers or to hold spoons and forks. 

Bird feeder

Glue a cup on a plate. Make three holes equidistant from each other just below the rim of the cup. Draw beautiful strings through those holes and gather them together on the top and tie a knot in iron ring. Hang the iron ring. Put the grains in the cup and enjoy watching birds while feeding.

Pin holder

Take three small sized cups. Glue them on a plate in a line or circle. Put the stuffing inside a small cloth just double the size of the rim of cup. Sew it from all sides and draw the string to make it a small ball. Glue the ball carefully in the cup so that it puffed out of the cup rim. Hold the pins and needles in it. Now they won’t hurt anybody more in the house.

Pen and pencil holder

Glue cups, cupcakes, small bowls and plates etc. to create different stands of various sizes and designs which can be used to hold pens and pencils.

Theme 2 “I am participating in the ‘Ready For Rewards’ activity for Rewardme in association with BlogAdda.”

A meeting with Yashodhara Lal

I got the chance to meet the renowned author and blogger Yashodhara Lal to meet her at HarperCollins event organised by Indibloggers. It was great talking to her about her new release 'There is something about you', her impressive style of writing and the way she manages her job, motherhood responsibilities and being an author. I was amazed how she found time for all!

Earlier, Manasi Subramaniam from HarperCollins shared valuable information about to get published, points to be kept in mind while submitting a manuscript and the steps through which a book passes till publishing. I found the information how to publish a ebook very useful. Karthika Vk, Chief  Editor, Harpercollins interacted with the bloggers.

In the event, including me seven bloggers were present. It was fun to meet a poet, a doctor, a lifestyle blogger, a person who runs two blogs one personal and other on literature and two tech bloggers. Meeting new bloggers, knowing about their blogs, interacting them is always fun. I thank Indibloggers for organizing such events and giving me a platform to meet so many bloggers from various fields and a very famous blogger n author Yashodhara Lal.

Word Up 2015

My laptop crashed five days back, after Windows were reinstalled on it, I started it and the first page I opened on internet was of Indiblogger. I found that Indiblogger Team is organising Word Up 2015 on July 11, 2015 in my city – Gurgaon. The speakers will be KV Sridhar (Pops), Aashish Chopra, Arun Nair , Kiran Manral, Lakshmipathy, Nandita Iyer and Rachit Hirani. I desperately wanted to attend this blogger meet. I have always enjoyed the blogger meets organised by Indiblogger. The first time it was in New Delhi HP IndiBlogger Meet 2011 and next time in Biggest Indiblogger Meet 2015 at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon. This time also I want to be a part of Word Up 2015. I have applied and waiting for an invite from Indiblogger with my fingers crossed.

First International Yoga Day

 A lecture cum demonstration was organised in our society. Lecture was given by Dr. N. D. Sukla. He first explained about the Pantanjali Yoga Sutras i.e yama, niyam,  asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, Samadhi. He demonstrated various lying, sitting and standing exercises and asanas explaining about there benefits. He briefly explained various mudras, pranayams and laughing exercises. In the end there was a prayer for the peaceful, healthy and happy world.

              Time to relax - Everyone lying in shithil asana.

                Me - Practicing standing yoga asanas.

                 A group photo with my yoga students.
After yoga session there was a samosa party! :))

Beautiful cup lights

This photo grabs my attention in first look because it looks beautiful and attractive. The cups and plates are very innovatively used to make lamps. I loved the way how unused or incomplete set of crockery can be converted into beautiful cup lights. Drill a hole in the middle of saucer and cup and paste them together with epoxy glue. Add a cord and fitting to hold the light bulbs. Lampshades made out of used crockery are ready to be used. They can be hung in row or unevenly to decorate the house.

I liked the article ‘Make or Break’ very much on the Crafts section of  Rewardme. It explains in detail how unused and incomplete sets of crockery can be used to create wonderful items like various sizes of cupcake stands, holders to hold jewellery or other small items, reading lamps etc. The article is written in a very simple language explaining each and every point in detail.  The loveliest décor pieces can be created by playing with colors and different types of ceramics.

New designer cupcakes or cake stands can be created by placing the saucers and plates at the base of cups, small bowls and egg cups. Epoxy glue can be used to glue the pieces together and stay there longer. Silicon glue or glue gun provides a weaker bonding. The crockery items can be mixed and match to give a total new look to tea set. Combination of different sizes and colours can be used to create new pretty stands which can be displayed on your kitchen shelves.

For creating something innovative out of ceramics they need to be drilled. It should be done with utmost attention. For that one requires some practice and patience. A cylindrical diamond bit should be used for ceramics which usually have a tip through which water can flow to keep the ceramic item cool. The item should be kept wet wile drilling as it will prolong the life of ceramic drill. To avoid any slippage, drill a hole on a wooden block of the same size needed on the ceramic piece and hold the block while drilling. First drill a small groove and then hold the drill upright and drill the whole circle. The manufactures guidelines on speed drilling should be followed. Most importantly be patient while drilling otherwise it will break or crack.

To create the best out of the waste this is the best article!

Theme 1 “I am participating in the ‘Ready For Rewards’ activity for Rewardme in association with BlogAdda.”

Non-veg recipes

My Facebook status was
An ISKCON bhakt told me, "Watching non- veg recipes on T.V. is a sin! You must stop it immediately!"
Mrs. 'P' : Lol
I : The question is if there is a worm in a vegetable and chef cooked it without noticing it and I am watching that recipe on TV then whether this is a sin or not?
Mrs. 'P' : Good Question! And what will happen if a person who doesn't know about the protein addition and eat that food?
I : What else I can say on SNS except that Japa Meditation sequel is coming soon! :)
Mrs. 'P' : It will result in the rebirth into this wretched world & the bhakt will be thinking loudly where he had gone wrong while doing Japa Meditation.
I : What if the bhakt is reborn as a carnivorous animal???????

Seven months break

“I want to write a book. I want a break from the business work.” I told my father with a bit of hesitation in my voice.

He raised his eyes from the papers he was screening and asked “For how long?”

“At least one year.”

“You can take seven months break only. If you are dedicated you can finish one year work easily in seven months.”

“Fine, papa. If the book doesn’t complete in seven months then can I take one or two more months break.”

“No. You have to do it in this time limit. On which topic you want to write a book?”

“I haven’t decided yet.”

“To be successful, the first step is to fix your goals. Now, your long term goal is to finish this book from idea to print in seven months. You can divide this goal into immediate and short term goals. Work hard to achieve those goals. You will be able to achieve what you desire.”

When I was six years old, one day when I was not able to recite the table of seven correctly, he asked me to stand straight till I recite the tables correctly. I told me that I am feeling cold and want to sit in the quilt. But he didn’t allow me to enter the warm quilt as the warmth made me sleepy. When I recited it correctly after repetition of several times, he gave me a tight hug! That hug always reminds me of his discipline and love. 

As I had very less time, I started working on it. I decided to write a book on ‘Japa Meditation’. I framed the chapters first, and then draw a basic detail of all the chapters. I explained each and every topic in detail with witty or thought provoking examples. Illustrations were embedded in it. The most difficult work of editing of book was done with the help of my family members, friends and mentor. At last my book was published in seven months.

Yesterday, the book review of my book ‘Japa Meditation – The Easiest way to Calm the Mind’ appeared in Navbharat Times. I showed him the newspaper. The book review was written beautifully and in very simple words. With his moist eyes he hugged me tightly and said, “I am proud of you my child. You did it in the time prescribed.”

I said, “It happened because of your discipline, principals and love!” 

Dear readers, “This father’s day, I am expressing my love towards my dad by participating in the #HugYourDad activity at BlogAdda in association with Vicks.”

Soul stirring b’day celebration

I can never forget 3^rd December, 2014! What a hectic day it was!! I neither find the time to pick up the phone of my relatives and close friends who desperately wanted to wish me on my b’day nor could reply to wishes pouring in through sms. I got up late in the morning because I worked till 3 a.m. on my laptop. My boss has assigned me to organise a conference of five hundred persons and all of them were the top businessmen who would be attending that meeting.

I quickly took shower, dressed up and was in my office in just 15 minutes. May be I got ready like a robot with low battery! The function was going to begun in one and a half hour. Everything was ready except the hall which was untidy. Phew! The sweepers had not turned up! One of the staff members informed me that they were on strike. I was just about to have a heart attack then suddenly got an idea to call an emergency meeting. Everybody gave their unique but somewhat bizarre ideas to solve this not so complex problem but none of them was practically feasible. I called waiters, gardeners, helpers and peons to make the hall dust free and spotless and for that they would be paid some extra bucks.  

Money makes the world go! Not really! They all refused to clean the place because a pigeon was lying dead on the floor with its feathers scattered all over. I said confidently, “If nobody is interested in cleaning then give me the broom I will clean it. The function is going to start at the right time!” They were ashamed and regretted what they had said. At last it was cleaned and the function was organised well. All the members were happy and satisfied with the arrangements. By the end of the program, my energy was drained up in organizing, attending, meeting businessman and in solving the most unexpected problem. I was about to go home to enjoy my b’day then I received an sms from my boss.

An urgent meeting in the Ruby Hotel. Reach soon.

I was so tired how I reach there was a surprise for me! I gathered all my strength and entered the park of hotel. A huge circular stage was set on which Anushka Manchanda was singing in her melodious voice ‘Apna har din aise jiyo, jaise ki aakhari ho’. I melted down and forget for a moment that I came here to meet my boss. My fatigue evaporated. I felt refreshed. My eyes brightened. Not only my lips but my heart was also singing!

As the song ended, my eyes started searching the boss in the crowd. But I couldn’t find him. My mobile rung, it was a call from my boss. He said,“Happy B’day! Enjoy!! I hope you like the surprise!!!” Then, Anushka Manchanda started singing song, ‘Theepidika Theepidika’ in her sweet and sexy voice. Allu Arjun entered from the underground stage in a very impressive style. The beats gained pace and my heart missed a beat! His vibrant moves uplifted my spirits. I was mesmerised with his electrifying and almost impossible dance moves. His dancing prowess was bracing, stimulating and invigorating. What was a soul stirring experience it was!

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VICCO Turmeric Cream with Foam Base

“Granny, I applied the newly brought cream on my face. Now look there is an allergy reaction on my skin as my skin is ultra sensitive.” I complained. “I have to attend a college function tomorrow evening. What will I do?”

“You can cover your face like Spiderman then nobody will be able to see it.” My granny suggested with a little wink.

Although I wanted to laugh but couldn’t. And said, “Granny, please suggest something really good as the function is very important for me.”

“The market is flooded with the products which can cause harm to your skin and body. While selecting a cream for your face you should be overcautious. You should buy only those products that have Ayurvedic base like VICCO Turmeric Cream. It is the best solutions for all your problems like oily skin, pimples and blackheads. VICCO Turmeric Cream with Foam Base is a one-step-solution to all skin care problems. It’s Ayurvedic formula with microbicidal properties of turmeric which is extremely beneficial as an effective medicine for the prevention and cure of pimples, blackheads and oily skin with every wash. With the use of Vicco Turmeric Cream with Foam Base, you will come closer to the power of turmeric and Ayurveda and ward off bacteria and microbes from your skin with every wash. It also helps in preventing and curing skin infections, rashes and allergies. It helps to stop the bleeding of minor wounds and heals them, treats minor cuts and small injuries as well.”

“Where I will get it?”                  

“It is available right now at your nearest retail store. You can also purchase it online on snapdeal.com, shopclues.com, ebay.in, paytm, peopleskart.com, simply.com, bigfyda.com and shop@kartbin.com. Haven’t you seen the advertisement of VICCO Turmeric Cream on T.V. and magazines?” 

“Yes. Many times.”

“VICCO Group has emerged today as makers of the best internationally known products of the Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of natural medicines. Their various products are Vajradanti Powder, VajradantiPaste, Vajradanti SF (Sugar Free), Turmeric Skin Cream, Turmeric WSO, TurmericSkin Cream in Saving Cream Base, Narayani Cream, Turmeric Skin Cream with FoamBase which are exported to various countries like U.S.A., Canada, Mexico, Surinam, Africa, Mauritius, Fiji, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, U.A.E., Qatar, Oman, U.K., Germany, Holland, Italy, Cyprus, Srilanka, Hongkong, Singapore, Malaysia, West Indies, Iceland, Australia, New Zealand, France. Moreover VICCO laboratories are the winner of Golden Globe Tiger Award.”

“What else I can do for glowing skin?”

“Drink lot of water. It will be better if the water is lukewarm. Eat fruits daily rich in Vitamin C like amla, citrus fruits and guava.” Granny looked out of the window and saw Aloe Vera plants of various sizes growing in the garden. “You can rub the juice of Aloe Vera on your face for glowing skin.”

“How pimples can be prevented?”

“Drink neem leaves juice.”

“Oh granny! It tastes terrific bitter.”

“It purifies blood and gives redness to your cheeks.”

“Tell me something easier!”

“Buy VICCO products and use them regularly to have a glowing skin free from pimples, oily skin and blackheads. You can upload your resume on their site, make your career with VICCO and earn some bucks as your pocket money this summer vacation.”

“WOW! I love you and VICCO!”  

Curved Aloe Vera

This is a very unique modification of Aloe Vera whose one part is curved and the other part is straight and normal like any other Aloe Vera. I planted this Aloe Vera in a pot a few months back in my balcony garden. From the past two weeks, a small curve at the base start erupting. The curve is growing bigger and bigger day by day. Lets see whether it remains attached with the base of plant or detached itself from the main plant or has some unique medicinal properties as compared to a normal plant!   

Coin Car

Wow! What a car! Coin and coins all over! This is amazing to see a car with coins on the whole body. Coins are pasted beautifully and delicately on the whole car. They are arranged side by side filling the space and covering the base. They give shinning appearance and unique getup to the car.

Wierd home work

Earlier, a few decades before the home work was given to children and was done by them like writing pages, solving problems, drawing diagrams and preparing models. But these days the home work is given to children by most of them is done by their mothers. The mothers will search Google, discuss with friends and relatives and still will find it difficult to do and will blame the teacher what the hell she has given. One of such suffering mother told me, "My child has got a weird assignment in Maths. He has to write the price of samosa, movie ticket, ludo, comic book and coca cola bottle in 1950 and 2015. Not only this what one can buy with Rs.4200 in 1920 and 2015?"

Dear readers, can you help her?

Poetic book review of 'Japa Meditation - The Easiest Way to Calm the Mind'

Dear readers,
You must have read a lot of book reviews but have u ever read a poetic book review? Vyomi Malik has written a poetic book review of my book 'Japa Meditation - The Easiest Way to Calm the Mind' very beautifully. Here is the link http://vyomimalik.blogspot.in/2015/06/youmakemewin-nominating-fellow-blogger.html

On her suggestion I also nominate my blog for WIN 2015. Fingers crossed! :)

From the pen of...Dr. S. N. Mathur

'From the pen of...Dr. S. N. Mathur' is the small collection of fine articles written by Dr. S. N. Mathur which was printed to publicly appreciate his writings and was gifted by his family members on his 80th birthday. This booklet contains the gems of wisdom along with anecdotes. Some of them are 'Better late than never', 'Service above the self', 'Forget and forgive' and 'This too shall pass'. The author has imparted his valuable knowledge in a very interesting way through his life's incidences and humorous happenings around him.

Although the booklet contains a good collection of anecdotes on growing old gracefully but the one I liked the most, I am sharing here. One day the author met his friend and was delighted to see him cycling even at this age. His friend said, "One day I heard some strange noise coming from the cycle. I checked the brake, lining and chain cover and reset them in a hope to correct the fault. On starting the cycling again I found that noise was still coming. Finally, I discovered that the strange noise was not coming from the cycle but from my own knees."

The back cover of booklet tells 'About the Author'.

Awakening of my Kundalini energy

With my closed eyes, repeating the mantra calmly, I was experiencing the complete darkness and not the usual vibrant and ever changing violet lights which I saw almost daily. Without worrying about the inner lights, I constantly chanted the mantra - slowly and gradually. As soon as my mind was absorbed in the mantra then I felt a sudden jerk. Was it an earthquake, hitting the Himalyan mountain range again? The jerk stopped. It didn't reappear. I ignored it and diverted my mind back to the chanting of mantra with faith. Again my mind was concentrated and absorbed in the divine nectar of the mantra. My body shook vibrantly. I opened my eyes. I saw myself shaking. At that time, my spine was not less than a reverse pendulum - swinging to and fro without stopping. My neck was oscillating like a round ball attached to a pendulum clock. Some unknown force was working which was beyond my control. The movement slowed down and stopped as if nothing has happened a minute before. 

I changed the direction of my thoughts back to mantra and felt the bliss. A spam of hotness rushed upwards, making me sweaty all over. Although I was a bit frightened and scared but I was certain that it was not an outer quake rather some inner quake. Curious to know more about the inner happenings, I once again closed my eyes and concentrated my mind on the mantra. I impatiently waited for something surprising to appear. Alas! nothing happened! 

Because of that I felt disappointed, tried to forget that the incidences. I focused my mind again on mantra; its each and every syllable with full devotion. Deeply meditating upon it, I felt as if I was immersed in the ocean of peace and serenity. All of a sudden an electric current pass through my spine. It shook me. An inner dormant energy - Kundalini was awakened! 

Combination of traditional and modern motifs

This painting has a very pleasing combination of traditional and modern motifs. The traditional motifs of trees, plants and birds are eye catchers. The modern motifs like bus, truck, car, van, jeep, scooter, cycle, motorcycle, autorikshaw, aeroplane, helicopter, multistory buildings and signal tower are drawn artistically. Automobiles motifs are amazing! The human motifs are drawn in traditional style but surprisingly they are doing modern day activities like cycling, riding a vehicle, going for shopping, taking a dog for a walk or controlling the traffic. It is really fun to spot all these things and activities in this painting.

I clicked this painting at Heritage Transport Museum, Manesar.

Beautiful gift I recieved

Today Mrs. Vandna Mathur gifted me this beautiful key ring which she brought for me from Honk Kong. She has gone there to spend her vacations with her sister. The colors of key ring are very attractive yellow, red and skyblue. I will put my house keys in it and whenever I will open the main door of my house I will remember her. 

Butterfly and honeybee

Butterfly and honeybee are drinking nectar together in these photos. It is very difficult to click the photo of a butterfly as it flies away and honey bee can sting on getting close. But I get both of them in my picture frame and they pose nicely for me. ;) These two pics I consider to be my best shoots.

Cycle Art

In this cycle art how many cycles are used? ;)

This is 675th post! :)

Jain Temple @ Tijara

I visited Jain Temple at Tijara. It is a group of three temples. In this pic one can see the idol of Chandraprabha. The beautiful stairs make this view breathtaking! This temple is so peaceful and serene that one feels like sitting in the lap of nature. In the premises of the temple a large lawn with attractive flowers and trees is well maintained.

The main temple has a huge idol in a hall with sitting arrangement for many persons who can do prayers simultaneously. The brass bell at the entrance produces a loud dong. There is a small hall where children can enjoy the moving puppets depicting stories from mythology. Outside the temple one can purchase grocery at cheaper rates and of very good quality. Unpolished dals, chickpea, pickles, papads and badi tastes superb on cooking.

The third temple is at far off place in the interior of village Tijara. There are lots of paintings describing about the Jain philosophy of life. It is a good place to visit if one has a few hours and want to go for outing near Delhi and NCR.

Goat cart

Carts are generally pulled by oxen, camel, horse, pony, donkey, large dog and male buffalo. This is the first time I saw a cart pulled by goat. Traditionally they were used in Rajasthan to carry light weight articles and small children from one place to another.

A car of difference!

I went to Heritage Transport Museum located near Manesar. This car grab my attention as I can see my so many reflections in it. Amazingly I can see myself in all the reflections, small or large.

I can be seen clearly, clicking the photo in the circle of tyre. ;)

Edible crocodiles

While walking in a market, I saw these bakery products displayed in the window of a shop. Although different shaped bread were attractive but edible crocodiles were irresistible. The crocodiles were not scary but tasty! ;) 

Road Romeo

I attended the launch party of Road Romeo. The interiors are classic and elegant with a touch of modernity which make them unique. Wooden double doors and lamps with brass valves are the main attractions. The seafoam green color used here and there makes it lively.  

I had a refreshing mojito which had a perfect blend of mint, lemon and sugar syrup and some starters with a delightful blend of Hyderabadi and Kashmiri flavors with green spicy chutney. The owners personally attended me with love and gave me momento key-ring and bouquet of flowers. Overall it was a great experience to visit Road Romeo. 

#FoodMood contest

Road Romeo, an upcoming restaurant in the heart of Delhi which has organised a Food Mood contest. The photographs of four mouth watering dishes were posted for which one has to dedicate a Bollywood song to it and the winners of the contest will be invited to the launch event of restaurant along with a friend. The pics of the dishes they posted and a Bollywood song which I dedicated were are follows:-

1. Dum ka Murgh - Dum dum deega deega, dum ka mugh tasty tasty!
2. Dum Aloo - Aaj na chodongi tuje! Dum dama dum!
3. Rogan Josh - Hosh uda deta hai mera, Rogan Josh ye hai aisa!
4. Shami Kabab - Ye shami kebab mastaana, madahosh kiye jaaye,
                                    Muze dor koye khinche, RoadRomeo ki or liye jaaye.

And yes, I am the winner! :) I will be going to attend the launch event of Road Romeo tomorrow. :))
  

Weight loss kitty

"Today we are having our weight loss kitty." Mrs. 'D' said.
"What's that? Never heard of that!" I asked.
"In this kitty every first Saturday of the month we all members gather, measure our weight and have a cup of tea with one Marie biscuit only. The person who losses the weight more in one month is the winner."
"Sounds interesting!"
"Today I ate khichadi and in the party will wear shirt and top so that I weigh less."
"You can wear bikini then you will weigh even more less." I said with a wink.

I steal the show

“Will you be going in business meeting with these grey strands on your head? My mother taunted me. She took a deep breath and said, “Top businessman from all over India will be present in the function and it is a life time opportunity for you to enhance your professional growth.”

“What should I do there is not much time left? I was busy from the past five days preparing power point presentation of our company’s products which are to be presented in the meeting.” I said.

“People will be more impressed if the presenter looks attractive. Nah!”

“I will be wearing a head gear to hide my grey hair.”

“Instead of hiding, show your beautiful long curly hair.”

“These white strands look so ugly. And I don’t want to use henna; the reddish brown colour multiplies my age many times.”

“You can try hair dye.”

“Oh no! They contain ammonia which is harmful for mucous and eyes.”

“Godrej Expert Rich Crème contains ZERO ammonia moreover it contains Aloe Vera and milk proteins. After colouring hair, Aloe Vera will provide soothing and healing effect to your sensitive scalp which is prone to irritation. It will solve your other problems by removing dead skin cells, by promoting hair growth and preventing hair fall.”

“The color of dye is so artificial that anybody can recognise from a distance that the hair is dyed.”

“Godrej products are available in seven beautiful shades. You can choose the colour according to your hair colour. You can even go for advance option for brilliant hair colours”

“I have no idea. How will I mix the colourant and developer in right proportion?

“Godrej crème comes in two pre-measured sachets. Just cut, fully squeeze and mix them. It is so easy, quick to apply and gives perfect results.”

“It will be very costly.”

“It will cost you only 30 rupees! Godrej Expert Rich Crème gives highest quality in lowest price!!”

“Unbelievable!”

I confidently presented my products in the meeting and surprisingly get several decent orders. Behind my every success in my first expert, my mother whose advice to colour my hair with Godrej Expert Rich Crème made me centre of attraction. Whether it was my GodrejExpert hair colour or my presentation skills or both but I steal the show!

Book Review of Kardaliban – A Spiritual Divinity

Kardaliban is a dark, dense and alienated forest situated in Andhra Pradesh. There are high mountains and thick forests and some parts of it are permanently shrouded in darkness. The trees are 200- 300 feet high. There are many ferocious beasts and venomous reptiles. The ant hills are 10- 15 feet high. The atmosphere of this forest is highly spiritual as it is the beloved abode of Lord Dattatreya, where his incarnations emerge in and stay in subtle form all over the space of Kardaliban. In this forest Sri Narasimha Saraswati disappeared and Swami Samartha manifested. As soon as one enters the forest, one feels the sanctity of the place. This place is full of divine waves that helps in the cleaning of one’s consciousness. The dormant spiritual powers are awakened and one experiences supreme peace, bliss, ecstasy and enlightenment. 

It is one of the holiest places of India. It is the favorite of sages, monks, friars and all such pursuers of divinity. This book tells about the divine Kardaliban Panch Parikrama which consists of a tour of five important places i.e. Vyankatesa Coast, Akkamahadevi Cave, Datta Paduka – Sri Swami Samartha Incarnation Place, Markendeya Rishi Tapo Sthali- Bilvavan and Akkamahadevi Temple. This parikrama helps one to realize the ultimate truth and facilitate one’s work on earth. It increases one’s capacity, efficiency, energy and zeal for work and opens the new path of success and removes obstacles coming in the path of fulfilling materialistic and spiritual desires. It gives all sorts of worldly and unworldly pleasures, prosperity and happiness. It gives inner joy which can only be experienced and not expressed. According to author, Lord Dattatreya opens the new path of success and removes obstacles coming in the path of fulfilling materialistic and spiritual desires. It gives all sorts of worldly and unworldly pleasures, prosperity and happiness. It gives inner calmness, peace and joy which can only be experienced and not expressed.

The book explains about this journey in great detail, Lord Dattatreya shrines across India, sixteen incarnations of Lord Dattatreya, Information about Kardaliban Seva Sangha Trust and a collection of rare Lord Dattatreya’s mantra, strota and aaratee. Photographs are very attractive and informative. This book is also available in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Telugu ad Tamil. For more information you can login to www.kardaliwan.com.

Prof. Kshitij Patukale, the author is Director Insurance Academy, Pune. He is a well known author, columnist and social worker. His writing style is simple and impressive.

In the last pages of the book there is ‘An Appeal to the Readers’ to take this book to as much readers as possible by informing one’s relatives, friends, colleagues and acquaintances about this book, sharing the information about Kardaliban with one’s friends on social networking sites, giving it to employees, giving it as gift, selling this book, distribution of book by influential people or becoming Kardaliwan Seva Parivar member. I will be donating this book to Ashish Library, Ashish Shopping Center, T.P. Scheme No. 9, Rewari, Haryana so that the members of library can read it and be benefited from the valuable information.  


Kardalivan-Ek Anubhuti by Kshitij Patukale
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Kardaliban is a dark, dense and alienated forest. There are high mountains and thick forests and many ferocious beasts and venomous reptiles. The atmosphere of this forest is highly spiritual as it is the beloved abode of Lord Dattatreya, where his incarnations emerge in and stay in subtle form all over the space of Kardaliban. In this forest Sri Narasimha Saraswati disappeared and Swami Samartha manifested. This place is full of divine waves that help in the cleaning of one’s consciousness. The dormant spiritual powers are awakened and one experiences peace, ecstasy and enlightenment. It is one of the holiest places of India. This book explains about the divine Kardaliban Panch Parikrama which consists of a tour of five important places i.e. Vyankatesa Coast, Akkamahadevi Cave, Datta Paduka – Sri Swami Samartha Incarnation Place, Markendeya Rishi Tapo Sthali- Bilvavan and Akkamahadevi Temple. This parikrama helps one to realise the ultimate truth. It gives all sorts of worldly and unworldly pleasures, prosperity and happiness. It gives inner joy which can only be experienced and not expressed. This is written in a very lucid and impressive way.

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A date with nature!

It was always my dream to click the photos of butterflies. They used to fly away before I clicked the photo. This photo is a real surprise for me as I could spot five butterflies in this pic; three on the top flowers and two on the right below side of the photo.

I thoroughly enjoyed this date with nature!

I am feeling blessed!

I showed interest in reading 'Kardaliban - A Spiritual Divinity' by Prof. Kshitji Patukale as First Reads on Goodreads. This book is about the Holy Secret Place of Shri Dattatreya and... The Sacred Incarnation Place of Shri Akkalkot Swami Samarth. Shri Dattatreya is the incarnation of three Gods Brahma, Vishnu and Shiv. On the same night I saw Bhagwan Dattatreya in my dream.

A few days later I received a mail from Goodreads that I had been selected as First Reads Lucky winner and I would receive a free copy of the book. I am feeling blessed!

So many butterflies!

Can you count the number of butterflies in this pic? ;)

Life is like a wheel!

Life is like a wheel, it keeps on moving, turning and evolving. The part of wheel which is down will come up and the part of wheel which is up will come down. This is also like life that moves on continuously; difficult days will end into happiness and happy days will turn gloomy. As life moves on spreading different colors of life, the maturity level of person also increases! Keep moving, keep enjoying the different shades of life! :)

Romeos!

Then : Uff! Ye Road Romeos!
Now : Uff! Ye Net Romeos!!

PIKU

After a long time, I thoroughly enjoyed a movie. 'Piku', is based on the life of a Bengali girl named 'Piku'. The relationship between Piku and her father is the main theme of movie and it changes as the movie progresses. Her father is retired, settled in Delhi and is suffering from chronic constipation. He wants to visit Kolkatta. Because of his poor health he decided to go by taxi. The journey through car is depicted beautifully and humorously by the director Shoojit Sircar. Amitabh Bachchan plays the character of Bhaskor Banerjee excellently. Many years before in the movie Anand he depicted the same character with perfection. Deepika Padukone acted well. Irrfan Khan's eye movements are worth watching.

In the end of post I will say, Piku is simple, witty n crisp! Don't miss it!

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Down the memory lane!

Dear Ma,

It was you who taught me to distinguish between the two things which appeared similar to me but were quite different such as ‘b’ and ‘d’, ‘6’ and ‘9’, ‘blue’ and ‘violet’, ‘cow’ and ‘buffalo’, ‘mango’ and ‘pear’, ‘left’ and ‘right’, ‘multiplication’ and ‘division’. When I grew up you taught me the most important thing that need to be distinguished all through the life – the ability to distinguish between ‘honesty’ and ‘dishonesty’, ‘truth’ and ‘lie’, ‘faithfulness’ and ‘unfaithfulness’.

I still remember the day when my classmate, baby ‘V’ decided not to make the project on ‘Diseases caused by mosquitoes’ rather get it done from a doctor on pay basis. I requested you to also get my project work done from him as I would not be able to give it a professional touch how hard I might try. You explained me that for doing any work there are two ways – one is difficult, long and requires lot of hard work but there is success in end for sure and other is short, too easy and tempting but one will fall or get in trap any time. You asked me to choose one out of two options. As I have faith in you, I opted for the success in the end. You helped me in making the project from library books and newspaper cuttings related to health. It took my whole three days to collect, analyze and compile that data where as baby ‘F’ enjoyed those days in watching movies and cricket match.

I and baby ‘F’ submitted the project on time. Next day in the school, as the teacher entered the class, she called baby ‘F’ and asked, “Did you made the project yourself?

She nodded.

Teacher shouted, “Tell me the truth.”

She said, “Yes, I made it.”

The teacher wrote a big zero on her project report and showed to the class. “If anybody repeats the same mistake, I will give a BIG zero. If you need any help you can come to me anytime, I am always there to help you but don’t you dare to get it done by others.” The teacher punished baby ‘F’ for telling a lie. Your guidance to choose the right path saved me from being humiliated in front of the whole class. I realized the importance and significance of truth, honesty and faith in your teachings. That day I can never forget!

Yesterday at work place, Mr. ‘D’ gave me a lucrative offer for changing some figures in company’s data. The bribe was too tempting too resist but the values you had incorporated in me were still there. Without any hesitation, I declined that offer.

Your values, teaching are always with me to guide me, to overcome obstacles whenever I find them on my path of success.

Your dearest daughter,

Cutie

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Gender Equality at home

“Yesterday we returned from a five day tour of Rajasthan. The house was extremely dirty and it took me six hours to do the dusting, mopping and changing bed sheets. My mother cooked the food for the family while I washed all the dirty clothes we accumulated in our journey. Oh! I am hell tired. And I am feeling sleepy in the office.” Ms. ‘F’ said.

“When you were working was your brother busy?” I asked.

“Yes, He was watching the cricket match between India and Pakistan.”

“But he could have helped you in washing clothes. These days, it is very easy to clean dirty clothes because of good washing powder like Ariel.”

“My father and brother don’t help us in work chores. On returning home after office hours they both either watch T.V. or read newspaper or sometimes play video games on laptop.”

“Auntiji and you both must be dog tired after working for whole day in office and doing all household work without any maid.”

“My mother screams more frequently on me than earlier. I feel it is because of decrease in her efficiency with the increase in age where as the pressure of work at office and home remains the same.”

“You should convince uncle that aunty is now not able to cope up with the office and household work because of that she screams and shouts more. Any family member can’t divide her office work but atleast you all can together lessen her work pressure at home. You should persuade uncle to help aunty in household chores like chopping vegetables, attending door bells, washing clothes, watering plants and serving food. When uncle will start helping aunty in household chores your brother will follow his example. Look as soon as I am out of the house my husband look after the house from cooking food to looking after the kids. As you know my parents and in-laws live with us, he takes care of them as well. Proudly I will say, he earns more than me and manages the house even better than me! Last weekend lots of guests turned up in our house and the maid took an unexpected leave. There was a huge pile of soiled dishes which he cleans all alone while I was cleaning the house, changing the bed sheets and cushion covers and helping the kids in doing their home work. After finishing our respective works, we all sit together to watch the latest release of Ranbir Kapoor. We have a gender equality at home that’s why we all enjoy life as no need arise to vent out the frustrations accumulated because of imbalance in household work. Our life is balanced and happier as we have gender equality at home.”

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Roasted barley

In the pic you can see roasted barley. It is a healthy snack eaten in summers in North Indian villages. The crop harvests in April and barley is roasted and stored. It is eaten during hot weather till rains starts pouring in. This is a rough to eat but a good munch. It is grind in powder form to make sattu. Sattu is dissolved in water and sugar is mixed in it. It is either eaten in semisolid or liquid form as the person relishes. It gives cool effect to body.

Eat or drink lot of sattu this summer and stay cool. :)

Try with a fresh mind!

Mrs. 'G' updated her Facebook status.

"I tried to make khandvi but I am unable to make it thin like a sheet and can’t roll it. Either it becomes lumpy or doesn’t cook properly and sticks on the surface on which I spread it. I have tried it eight times What should I do?"

One of her friend, Mr. 'F' commented, "Try not to cook too much or too less. Settle somewhere in between."

Mrs. 'G' replied, "I tried once more but again failed."

Mrs. 'X' suggested, "Put the layer of oil on the surface of thali or slab."

Mrs. 'G' replied, "Not able to get the desired results."

Mr. 'P' advised her, "Go to sleep, you are tired now, give it a try tomorrow with a fresh mind."

Mulberry fruit

Mrs. 'L' posted in a group on a social networking site.
"I want to purchase mulberry fruits. From where can I buy them in city 'X'?"

Many persons suggested the name of different markets and shops where she could find the summer fruit whose season lasts only for twenty days. She were dissatisfied with all the answers and wanted to buy from a market which was just walk able distance from her house.

Atlast Mr. 'V' suggested.
"I have seen three-four mulberry trees on 'Y' road near 'B' school. Many persons climbed the trees and picked up the fruits from the trees. You can also try this, as it is very close to your house." ;)

Buying a house for a couple

I tried to open the door with the key. It didn’t work. Daily I opened the door with the same key but today it was as low as me! Not in a mood to move further. I was feeling blue because my home loan was not sanctioned by the bank and my application was rejected on a baseless ground. And with this my dream to buy a house of my own came to an end. With disappointment, I rotated the key once more with a little force to tackle the rust inside. This time, I could open the door.

I put my bag on the table and sat on a sofa, turning the pages of a newly arrived magazine. Suddenly I saw an advertisement of a developer who had developed a very large society near Greater Gurgaon, a property spread over 105 acres in the lap of nature. The flats had all the modern amenities, plenty of greenery and natural calmness. The 1800 families were already living there. I lost my heart not to be in those lucky families. I felt suffocated inside the room.

For some fresh air, I moved towards the balcony of my house in which I was living from the past five years on rent. As I opened the door of balcony and steeped into it, I saw an Indian myna coming towards the balcony who changed its flight direction and sat at some distance on the windowsill of the toilet. I was observing its movements and it was observing mine movements. Surprisingly I came early today and it was not expecting me at this time in the balcony. It was holding a small dry leave in its beak. Oh My Ghosh! It is making nest somewhere in my balcony!!

Three months before I bought a wooden bird house and nailed in on the wall near the air conditioner. In all the hustle and bustle to buy a new house, I forgot about the bird house. Suddenly a tree pie came from nowhere and that bird lose hold of the leaf from its beak which it must have selected after rejecting scores of leaves. The leaf danced in a rhythm half because of wind and half because of gravity. It attacked the tree pie so rigorously that tree pie would never dare to come again in this area. A small bird shooing a large size bird confirmed me that Indian myna had made its nest. To take rest, it sat on the air conditioner box. My eyes moved towards the bird house. Another Indian myna was curiously peeping outside from the round opening of bird house.

Even if I didn’t get a house for my own but I was happy as I had given a house to a pair of birds who were busy in protecting and decorating it in their own style. This gave me immense happiness. Surely than buying a house for me!