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my other writings: The Passage of Time
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Monday, November 19, 2007. The Passage of Time. Is among those few towns of Saurashtra. Where you can still wake up to the sound of peacocks and prabhatias. After being weaned on dust, noise and squalor of cities like Delhi and Ahmedabad. Quite quaint when I moved here in the early 90’s. Here life moved on at its most leisurely pace. People still travelled in tonga. 8217;s instead of zipping around in Marutis. And Copper pod trees, in whose foliage Painted strokes and Spoonbills bred every winter. Shephe...
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my other writings: Trip to the hills
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Wednesday, September 26, 2007. Trip to the hills. Foot hills of Himalayas - Dec. 2003. We were on a short holiday at the foothills of the Himalays.The night saw us driving through the winding road, from Dehradun to Rishikesh… the road was unlit with the forest on either side…as if waiting and watching….and suddenly we sighted …half hidden among the night shadows a mother elephant with two calves…on the edge of the road. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Trip to the hills. View my complete profile.
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Ashodara: April 2015
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. I'm back after a long break and have decided to continue with this blog. My next post will be a series on the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra and the Hindu and Muslim saints associated with it. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. And princes like Dara. You are free to use undistorted write ups of this blog for non-commercial purposes with due acknowledgements.
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Ashodara: February 2009
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Thursday, 26 February 2009. Raman Maharishi: The Silent Seer of Arunachala. Born in 1879 on the auspicious occasion of. The path shown by the Maharishi demands no blind religious faith. He simply put forward a way of self-analyses, which can be practiced irrespective of any ancient or modern theories and beliefs which one may have. Verbal injunctions were not necessary, with the power of the Maharishi’s grace; each. To read more about the Maharishi's teachings, please check out my other blog at :. This w...
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my other writings: Death of a Patriot
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Death of a Patriot. During the communal riots of 1947, a dargah in Pajod, was destroyed by rioters. Instead of rebuilding the dargah, Imamuddin Khan chose to build a library there. This library stands today as a lesson to every Indian who talks about destroying or rebuilding temples and mosques in disputed areas. One of Imamuddin Khan’s own couplet would be an apt epithet to his memory:. Aadmi amal se khud apna faisla kar le,. Ek kadam par dozakh hain, ek kadam par jannat.
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my other writings: Pluralistic site under threat
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Monday, November 19, 2007. Pluralistic site under threat. Ironically while the ani-heritage lobby led by a BJP member is demanding a de-recognition of this place as a World Heritage site, the much touted ‘Vibrant Gujarat’ website of the Gujarat government proudly proclaims the inclusion of "Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park" to Unesco's World Heritage List as another feather in the cap for the Modi government! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The Passage of Time. Pluralistic site under threat.
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Ashodara: SUFI POETRY AND MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE
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Friday, 23 September 2011. SUFI POETRY AND MUSIC IN POPULAR CULTURE. Like its philosophy and beliefs, the Sufi poetry performances have, over the ages, adapted to the indigenous styles of the continent as well as added some of their own. Among the most popular are Sufiana Kalaams (sacred words or compositions), Kafis (folk music from the Punjab region), K’waali (a form of devotional singing normally performed at Sufi dargahs), and Na’at (poetry recitation in the praise of Prophet Mohammad). Khusrau Nijaa...
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Ashodara: August 2011
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Saturday, 6 August 2011. Sufism and Indian Sufism. Artisit's impression of Baba Farid. Kaagaa sab tan khaiyo, chun chun khaiyo maans,. Do nenan mat khaiyo, mohe piyaa milan ki aas. O crow eat my body and every morsel of my flesh. But pray eat not my eyes for they wait for the sight of the Beloved). The words of the Prophet), the. His actions), and. The first step along the Path is for the adept to form the. The resolve or intention); followed by. Is the lifting of the veil of ignorance (. While the Sufis...
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Ashodara: THE WARKARIS
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Sunday, 26 April 2015. I'm back after a long break and have decided to continue with this blog. My next post will be a series on the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra and the Hindu and Muslim saints associated with it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Asho-Dara is dedicated to the sages and seers, philosophers and mystical poets of the Indian subcontinent. It is dedicated to kings like Ashoka.
