NASA

A few decades ago, climatic conditions in India were as defined in our Hindu Almanac. This included two months of rainy season followed by two months of winter, and so on.

Ever Indian knows that this pattern is changed and the culprit is the greed of human mind. We have meddled with God given Nature too much by destroying our forsets, vehicular and industrial carbon  dioxide emissions etc.

NASA's latest news report that it is sending a mission to Jupiter's moon's to explore possibility of human living conditions there indicates human desire to pollute Jupiter's moon as if human attempted pollution on Earth and meddling with God given Nature is not enough. What NASA does is ethically wrong.

Psychology

There was an interesting phone-in programme involving an expert in psychology on DD Karnatakka Karnataka TV Channel this morning. As I don't know how to read Kannada, I didn't know the expert's name. She was defining the term gratitude. Unfortunately many times we across people whom we have helped a lot but later these rascals behave with no gratitude at all.

Vijaya Dashami

Today is a very auspicious day in the Hindu Calendar. It is celeberated as Vijaya Dashami. This day is also known as Dusseraa. This day is also known as Buddha Jayanthi; Shree Mahaa Vishnu manifested as Buddhaa on this day. This day is also celebrated as Madhwa Jayanthi.

I am well learned neither in Sanskrit nor in Sanaathana Dharmaa Scriptures. From whatever little I know, Dusseraa is known as Dash Haraa in Hindi. I think that it means the victory of good over evil marked by Lord Shree Raam's killing of ten headed Demon King Raavan. 

2024 Nobel Prize for Literature

This year's Nobel Prize for English Literature has been announced according to a News Report. The winner may be a popular writer but her book 'The Vegetarian' is just trash. 

When I read the contents of the award winning book, I find that vegetarianism is shown in very bad light, thereby insulting all vegetarians.  

It is as bad as when Arundathi Roy was given Booker Prize for her book 'God of Small Things' a few years ago.

Nobel Foundation has committed a large blunder backed by undue bias. 

Lumumba's Africa

As a professional who worked in Africa for a few years, I continue my interest in African development issues. In this respect, people of my age know the enormous contributions of Russia in economic development of several African nations. (I have literally witnessed a few when working as Physics Teacher in Government High Schools in Ethiopia). 

Russian Government founded Patrice Lumumba University in 1960 to offer tertiary level education to students from Africa and Asia. Many African leaders graduated from this university. The university offers a wide variety of courses in different areas, comparable to any first class university in the West.

This evening, it was pleasure to view a lecture by an African economist as telecast by Russia Today TV Channel. Prof Lumumba analyses the current socio economic situation of African countries quoting very Africa centred examples and solutions. He speaks with great passion for African culture and traditions. When looked at African perspective, it should be very inspiring to African youth today. Most importantly, he seems to motivate African youth into contributing to one Africa that includes all countries in the continent, with no visa restrictions and with one currency, like in the European Union.

I think that our Ministers and MPs should listen to his lectures so that they can learn how to motivate our youth in building our country as super power with great Hindu culture and traditions.

Ratan Tata's demise

Mr Ratan Tata's death has created a small hole, which is quite natural, in the Industrial Development scenario of our country. He was popularly known as an effective industrialist who contributed a lot to the economic development of our country but also made the lives of even common folk easier via his Tata Play, Big Basket, etc.

May his soul rest in peace.

Festivals in Addis Ababa

As I have mentioned in my previous posts, having worked in African countries, I have always been interested in documentary shows featuring Africans. This evening's episode of WION TV Channel's World of Africa included an interesting report on festivals in Addis Ababa. I nostlgically remember my stay in Addis in 1982 and 1983 as Phyics Teacher in their Government Schools.  Thanks, Eric Nyoka and WION.

World Teachers Day

Today is International Teachers Day Temple priests, farmers, teachers, and medical doctors are backbones of any developing country.

Best wishes to all teachers.

Marvelous Mysuru

It was pleasure viewing a documentary about Mysuru Palace on DD Karnataka TV Channel this evening. 

Being the second largest city in Karnataka, Mysuru is home of many auspicious and historic sites. One of these is Avadootha Daththa Peetam. 

The city was a great centre of learning Sanskrit. I fondly remember that my mother's maternal uncle known as 'Vaasu maamaa' was Principal of a Sanskrit College in Mysuru many decades ago.

It is said that Mysuru was the place of origin of Mysuru Pak, an internationally popular sweet snack.

Divine Nine Nights Fest

Today marks the beginning of Navaraathri Uthsava, the divine nine nights festival.