As a child, I was always fascinated by my grandmother’s talent to trace connections long before the era of Facebook and LinkedIn. She would begin by asking, “Tummi khanche (gavche)?” inquiring about a person’s ancestral village. From there, she would link their last name to the region, throw in a few names of people she knew, … Read more
श्री गणेशाय नम:।। अथ मडकईवासिनी श्रीनवदुर्गास्तोत्र प्रारंभ: ।। जय जय दुर्गे मडकईवासिनी ।। तुज नमितों गे भवानी ।। दारिद्र्यद:ख लया नेवोनी ।। सांभाळ करीं अंबिके ।।१।। śrī gaṇeśāya nama:।। atha maḍakaīvāsinī śrīnavadurgāstotra prāraṁbha: ।। jaya jaya durge maḍakaīvāsinī ।। tuja namitoṁ ge bhavānī ।। dāridryada:kha layā nevonī ।। sāṁbhāla karīṁ aṁbike ।।1।। प्रथम गांवासी ग्रामीं … Read more