Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 30, 2007
This morning, on a radio channel, I heard a popular proverb, which set me off thinking about the origin of proverbs in language.
Wiki says “A proverb is a short, generally known sentence of the folk, which contains wisdom, truth, morals, and traditional views in a metaphorical, fixed and memorizable form and which is handed down [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 27, 2007
Ramaya Ramabhadraya
Ramachandraya Vedhase
Raghunathaya nathaya
Sitayah pataye namah
Sri Rama Navami is being celebrated all over the country today.
Rama is the epitome of how a human being should lead his life.
“Ramayana” means Ways of Rama.
This Tulasidas Bhajan describes Lord Rama’s antics perfectly as a child.
Thumak chalat raamachandra
Thumak chalat raamachandra
Baajat painjaniyaan
Kilaki kilaki uthat dhaay girat [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 22, 2007
My friend Bru and I were recently discussing the names of some localities in Bangalore. While we could fathom the “HaLLis” and “Nagaras”, it struck us odd that several localities in Bangalore were suffixed by the phrase “Sandra”.
We know that “Sandra” in Kannada is an altered form of “Samudra” meaning sea, it could be roughly translated [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 15, 2007
As soon as mama was back from office, the household would get divided into two groups. My cousins and I forming one, and all the elders, the other. We would walk together to the center of the town to the only decent restaurant (if it could be called that!) and disperse after snacks. The elders [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 13, 2007
Summer is here in full spirit…summer brings with it fond memories of vacations when I was in school.
Summer meant ice creams, juices, Watermelons, cucumber slices and not to forget, exams. My school had a policy of completing the examinations of the Lower Classes well before the Board Exams. Because of this, we were free by the [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 8, 2007
Bhojyeshu Maatha
Karaneshu Manthri
Kaaryeshu Daasi
Roopena Lakshmi
Kshamaya Dharithri
Saluting the Many facets of womanhood. Thanks for all the wishes from fellow bloggers. Wish every woman a very happy Woman’s Day.
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 7, 2007
By Usha B R
River Arkavathi’s Banks containing white sand would be smeared with guLal and other colors…. …. Yes it was Holi, a holy day and a holiday for my school too.
Holi is a weeklong festival in our hometown. I really do not know how holi became such a grand festival celebrated in our small [...]
Posted by: whitephosphorous on: March 3, 2007
An eclipse (Greek verb: ekleipô, “to vanish”, though it derives from the prefix ‘ex-’, “away from”, and Greek ‘leipein’, “to leave”) is an astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object moves into the shadow of another. The term is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon’s shadow crosses Earth’s [...]
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