This is a saga of daily labourers who earned their bread & butter, who came with strong mind power with spectacular dancing skills and they stunned the world with their enchanting performance. Its the "Prince Group" of my own town, the silk city who has proved that poverty cannot stop their dancing shoes go dirty. This is on Saturday when the eminent dance troop form the east cost town of Berhampur own a reality show on a private channel ( Colors ) to win the 50 lac rupees & a Maruti Car.The troop whose most participants are daily labour to earn their daily food. This shows that there is plenty of talent in the areas where people are being neglected and if given proper amenities they can excel in various fields. On Saturday night the whole town of Berhampur was awake to watch their lads clinch the winning trophy and make them proud. Big screens were arranged at prominent places in the town to hoist the show and people including top shots in the govt officers witnessed the winning performance of the troop. The 10 incarnations of Lord Vishnu was depicted in the performance which stole all hearts and won them the trophy. The players maximum of whom are daily labours were happy and little sentimental and were happy. The leader of the troop Mr.Krushna Reddy told that the prize money was a dire need of the troop as some needed it for building house or someones sister has to be married. Its just like a reincarnation for the neglected town and moreover the neglected group of people.
Yesterday, Ganesh Chaturthi started with a bang all over the country... I too offered puja to the almighty lord Ganesha. Yesterday I cleaned all Idols of Ganesha and offered puja with Laddoo & Gulab Janum. Yesterday was a great day as I offered puja without any wish in mind. Ganesha too looked the most sacred yesterday and I was happy to have his blessings.
home at around 12pm and reached Andhra Bhavan at around 1.20pm. This was our first experience in the state owned caterer. Being Sunday we found a big crowd there. A mix crowd with most south Indians and few north Indians welcomed us with a chaos to get their hunger fed. What else I could see "a couple of Sardars" were among the waiting and few on the lunch table ....my goodness i was surprised and i thought of this great race of people as somebody has rightly said that "you throw a sardar to the deepest sea on earth & he will climb up the himalayas on his own hard work". And i have well witnessed the said line and hats off to the sardars. Here as well how could the andhra bhavan escape. Anyway after standing in a long queue I managed to get two passes @ Rs 70/- each and waited for our turn. The systematic way and the smooth runningof the cafe was just amazing ane people seemed more civilized than any other resturant or cafe. There were around 300 people enjoying lunch & another 100 roaming around for their turn but everybody was cooperating and seemed happy. One guy was shouting the pertaining token numbers and allotting seats for lunch and suddenly our number came and we were asked to take a corner seat. In minutes a heavy thali with around 8 recipes were served us with papad & aachar. The food.....ah.. what a taste.After we finish our lunch we had "pans" and happily returned. Being a foodie who loves south Indian food we enjoyed the food and thanked the fellow waiters. for people like us who live away from home places like andhra bhavan are like the "aanand bazar" where out taste buds are satisfied. Frankly saying that was a great experience for us and I would recommend you all to have a taste of the food at a cost effective way. Its a family restaurant and you can accommodate your family members upto 3 generations ( grandpa till grand children) and have a southern taste & I must tell you you will love it. There in the premises you can find out more information about Tirupati Devasthanam wherein you can book hotel & travel tickets as well. So what are you waiting for ....
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There are many a instances wherein people and their intentions are clearer to the public that it really hurts... today the same happened again and damage done. It was couple of months ago when a close colleague had done the same and life taught me another tough lesson. But the way it happened the very last time that was heart breaking... but yes it has to happen and happened for me to learn a lesson...
These days its going very tough & busy. I am trying my level best to get Chote a job of his liking but as the global recession is going on the results are not at all encouraging. Today its chote's Birthday and I plan to get a relaxed party for him and probably with a movie on sunday. O Lord Ganesha Please bless him in getting a job of his choice.
Out of the Newly introduced trains the number of trains only one has been given to Bihar, the former railway minister's state. Where the general public has welcomed the budget the Bihari's have condemned it saying it a bengol dominated budget where they have been discriminated. Anyway whenever its not affecting the general public in terms of the fare and number of trains its not an issue. Now ministers have knew that the general public being the customers for the IR the budgets are being dedicated to better catering to the general public and the budget are being called as " the aam admi budget". Till the time it is favouring the general public and the public is happy with the services provided by IR, its absolutely no matter whether its which minster who holds the Office.its Aam admi budget and that is enough for us....
Yesterday I asked "Chote" to come back to Delhi as I did not find the job suitable for him... without food & shelter and lack of knowledgable people will throw his career into dark. I did nto want the same,hence asked him to come back. He reached Home Yesterday and is resting today. For him & for me the job search is still on and we will close it positively very soon. in-sa-allah amen...... summa amen.
Yesterday was a big day for Miyaon as he got his first assaignment, his first job in life as a "Site Engineer" in Electrical manufacturing company. He was in one way happy but on the other side he was not happy as the location offered to him was out of Delhi. Today he was asked to report to office in Gurgaon. But on the Day first he was asked to go to "Kurkshetra" and he was little disappointed as he is new to Delhi & the whole outer world. He has never lived in a hostel or outside without family members. This is his first time he came out to Delhi for a job. But here too I was here for him. Now when he is asked to go to a distant place away from me he is much worried and i am sure is in a shocking condition. He was not willing to go there but I pressed him and made him understand the condition and then he was in a mood to go there. But I am too not happy now as I will be missing him and his best company here in my accomodation.
अभी भी मेरा मन नहीं मन रहा है । कहाँ जाएगा कहाँ रहेगा ये सब सोच सोच के मेरा दिल बैठा जा रहा है । हे भगवन उसे हिम्मत और सही मार्गदर्शन दें। बच्चा है वो मेरा। हमेशा वो किसी भी परेशानी से नहीं गुजरा अब भी उसे ऐसे ही रखना सारे दुःख से दूर। अये मेरे भगवन उसपे सदा आशीष बनाये रखना । उसे सफलता और सद्बुध्ही दे। मेरे जीवन मे अगर मैंने कोई भी अछा कम और पुण्य किया हो तो उसका फल उसे मिले।
कल रात को ऑफिस से घर पहंचते पहंचते दोस्त का फ़ोन आया और बोला के मिलने आजा । मौसम भी अछा था तो मैं उसके वहां चला गया । देर तक बैठा रहा और बातें चलती रही। रात सादे आठ बजे मैं वहां से निकला और घर पहंचते पहंचते सादे नौ से ज्यादा हो चुका था। दीमाग का दही और कपड़ो का गर्मी के मारे बुरा हाल हो चुका था। खाना बनाने की मूड ना होते भी हमने खाना बनाने की थान ली ( क्यों के होटल सारेमैं पीछे छोड़ आया था). आज मैं आप लोगों को मेरी सबसे प्रिया व्यंजन बनने की बिधि बताऊंगा। इससे पहले आपको सारे चीज़ों को इकट्ठा कर लीजिये।
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आज उड़िया बर्ष के आसाढ़ मॉस शुक्ल पक्ष्य द्वितीया आज के दिन जगत के नाथ जगन्नाथ महाप्रभु जाती भेद धर्म और संस्कृतियों से ऊपर जाके अपने श्रीमंदिर के रत्न सिंहासन से उतरके भक्तो के लिए बहार आते हैं और अपने भक्तों को आप्यायीत करते हैं। ये संस्कृति जगन्नाथ संस्कृति है जहाँ कोई बड़ा नहीं है ना कोई छोटा है ना कोई रजा है और ना कोई रंक है। यहाँ रजा भी रथ के झाडू करते हैं और रंक भी रजा के साथ भगवन को आलिंगन करता है। हजारो बरसो से ये यात्रा रथ यात्रा के नाम से पूरे बिश्व मे प्रसिद्ध है जब महाप्रभु जगन्नाथ अपने बड़े बही बलभद्र और छोटी बेहेन सुभद्रा के साथ सरे नियमो से परे अपने भक्तो से मिलने श्रीमंदिर से बाहर आते हैं। भगवान् क्या दृश्य मे तो भक्तो के बस मे हूँ वो जहाँ जिस रूप मे मुझे बुलाएँगे मे उनके भक्ति मे लीं होके वहां उस रूप मे उन्हें मिल जाता हूँ। आज के दिन जगन्नाथ महाप्रभु बड़ा दांद मे लाखों भक्तो के बीच नंदीघोष रथ मे पतीतपावन झंडा लहराते हुए अपने मौसी के मिलने जाते हैं ।
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