A Baby Boy’s name

A Baby Boy’s name

(A Witty poem)

A stylish name that nobody was named

Is required for my beloved boy

I thought a lot and lot

Alas! I am tired on this issue

I did ask you also many times

But, you fool say nothing as yet

I don’t want a name ending with ‘’an’’

As is the South Indian Hindu style

Which is a very old style of naming

And, I don’t want a name that is

In line with the North Indian names

Oh, my God, what will I do on this now

I don’t prefer a lengthy name for my boy

And, I do prefer a little strong one

Let me tell you something special,

As your name is Thripurasundari

And mine is Lakshinanarayan

Let’s name him after the first letters

Of ours like this – ‘’THRIL’’ J

CAUTION!

CAUTION!

(Poem)

Thirst, hunger, amour,

Desire etc., etc.

Can’t be controlled

Till they get subsided;

The man who is proud of wisdom

Sometimes may become animal

Which lacks the above –

Whether male or female!

So, sex-mania, if smelt,

Be cautious, cautious and cautious!

JUST A WISH….

JUST A WISH….

(Poem)

I remember the days

When I was a baby, and

When I wished to be hugged

By my parents always…

I remember the days

When I was a child, and

When I was neither a baby nor a youth

As same as a bat which is neither an animal nor a bird!

I remember the days

When I was a youth

Which I wished not to end, and

Wept when it ended!

I now wish again but in vain

To become a baby in life,

Then to be a child and

Then…. a youth forever!!!

Miles to go before I sleep….

Miles to go before I sleep….

(From my diary)

A fine morning.  Before I get up, I  hearkened the laugh of Appoos - my grandson of ten months.  My great life partner was making him an ‘’alarm clock’’ for me to make noise!  I did enjoy his laugh, smile, talk with unclear accent which I don’t know and you don’t know but he and He only might be knowing! Time was running and I was still to get up! 

I realized that I have to get up and finish a lot of work and at that time I recollected the popular lines of Robert Frost,

‘’The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Similarly, my dear little boy, Appoose, I do enjoy your company, but I have, promises to keep, and miles to before I sleep…….      

People and Places

People and Places

(Project work)

My granddaughter who is in First Standard was asked to prepare a project work on People and Places and also on a certain celebration (of course by guardian) and to talk about the same!  I was wondering about this task for such small children.  But, I realized, this should form part of their experience in gaining knowledge – whatever they can.  I prepared and the same was as under:- 

India is our country and we are in the State of Maharashtra. India has twenty- eight states and seven union territories.  There are 22 official languages and 398 living languages.  India is a unique country in the world with people of many religions – Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, Parsis etc. speaking different languages and having different culture.  Still, India has unity in diversity.  And, with this India has got independence in 1947 from British.

There are about 200 countries in the world.  The people speak different languages.  The currency varies from country to country.  Each and every country and their people are important for their own specialties.  According to the region, colour of their skin, habits, culture etc.  will be different.  However, our country is popular among the world countries for many languages, religions and different culture.  Still, we have unity in diversity and we should be proud of the same. 

Festivals 

           Different Religious symbols  

Unity in Diversity 

As mentioned, we are proud of ourselves and our places - the people and places in India – and following are just a very few examples of the same.  It requires more and more pages to mention and show in full !

            Ganeshothsav, Mumbai   

Baisakhi, Punjab

                                                                          Kashmiri women  

           At a paddy field, Kerala. 

 As per Hindu Mythology, Saraswati Devi is the Goddess for education.  Vidya means knowledge and arambham means beginning.  Viyarambham is observed on Vijayadashami day for children of 3 – 4 years old to learn ‘’hari shree’’ (first lesson of education).  Ganpati is God for removing obstacles and Om, Hari Shree Ganapataye Nama: is written on sand or tray of rice. Then, on the child’s tongue with golden ring! 

OM,

HARI

SHREE

GANPATAYE NAMA:

(Hari is the Lord and

Shree is prosperity.)

The child sits on the lap of Guru or an elder person to perform this beginning of education.  After writing on the tongue, the child writes (makes him/her write) on the rice kept on a plantain leaf by ring finger or index finger all the letters – alphabets and vowels.  This is considered as the best beginning of education of the child to become a master in reading and writing later. 

The Kollur Mookambika Temple is famous and auspicious for this ceremony as Kullur is the abode of Goddess Saraswati.  Vidyarambham pooja is performed there from 6.45AM till 1.00PM.

Natural Beauty 'n' Human Nature!

Natural Beauty 'n' Human Nature!  

(Poem)

[ The Beautiful Mother Nature ]

The fragrance of flowers is equivalent

to moral fiber  of the humans;

The natural beauty is equivalent

to good nature  of the persons.

The nature, always is true and divine,

nature of the man is not seen so!

Let’s try to be in line with the nature

to purify our nature in a natural way.

Let’s not forget ever that deviation

from nature will worsen  our nature!

So, let our nature go hand in hand

with the mother nature in order to

keep ourselves hale and hearty….

Lokah Samasta Sukhino Bhavanthu

(Let all the people in the world be happy)

Courtesy (Photo): Google.

Too much of anything……

Too much of anything……

(Thoughts)

Oversmartness,

Overaction,

Overconfidence,

Overenthusiasm,

Overobedience,

Oversisitivity,

Oversincerity,

Overpoliteness….

Why more; too much of such qualities are bad and could be dangerous – if not 

immediately, of course, in due course.