“Suru jalle hagel Harikatha,” I heard my grandmother exclaim when one of my distant uncles launched into one of his not-so-thrilling speeches. I was completely baffled; divine stories? More like divine snoozefests! It hit me later—she was probably saying, “Here he goes again on a long tirade!” Over the years, the Harikatha format has turned … Read more
How many times have we entered a temple with complete focus on God and his form and with total concentration in conveying our love and devotion to him? Very often or shall I say almost always, we enter the temple with ten things on our mind, we add a few as we sit … Read more
Update: Many years since I last did this post, I have a happy update. Thanks to the guidance of Shri Vidyadheesh Tirtha Swamiji of Gokarna Partagali Math, Kavikala has been used to decorate the Gokarna Partagali Math project led by Dr. Janardhan Havanje!! Look forward to seeing more such revival of our ancient forms. Long … Read more
As members of the GSB community we all relate to a few things – the specific cuisine, the rituals, festivals. But what also binds us together is the language in itself. Its in the songs we grew up with, the names we called and the vocabulary we heard so often. This recording I found on … Read more
These days I never seem to have enough time…I sleep late, skip meals, constantly multitask. I attribute it to raising a toddler. But the real culprit is the high speed internet. A typical evening goes like this: Kids have gone to sleep. I open my inbox and voila!! There is a clearance sale at XYZ. … Read more