Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. On this day, Lakshmi Poojaa and worship of cows as part of Vyaasarajaa's Aaraadhanaa are performed.
Today is the anniversary of the day on which Shree Sudheendra Theerthaa and Shri Vijayanidhi Theerthaa attained the lotus feet of Lord Shree Krishna.
Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏
This morning I had been to the dental clinic as follow-up. The dentist got my rotten tooth plucked out. He took updated measurements for my denture. My next visit is on Friday.
Although the clinic is just five minutes walk from my sister's house, as I still have some balance problem when I walk, I use a walker. When elderly people have balance problem, a common solution is to use a walker or assisted by any attendant in the absense of walker. Sushma, my niece, is very kind to accompany me to the clinic and back even when I use walker. She did M Sc Microbiology and B Ed.
Dr Naveen Joseph Muliyil, the dentist, Dr Merlin Muliyil, his dentist wife, and the paramedical staff at their clinic have been very kind and hospitable. The clinic is very patient friendly and excellently maintained.
A few days before I left Chennai and was suffering from severe ill-health, my landlord and his wife, both highly qualified engineers, about whom I have mentioned in my previous posts) were very kind in providing food, packing my luggage and arranging for calltaxi.
My sister has also been very kind although she has pain in the leg due to recent falls; she has been taking medicines for her high BP and diabetes.
I thank all these people. With heavy heart, I fondly remember my beloved brother (six and a half years younger than me) who used to take me many times to Aravind Eye Hospital in Chennai to treat my cataract.
Krishnam Sarva Mayam🙏.
Today is a very auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. Today is in the middle of Aaraadana celeberation of Satyabodha Theerthaa, a Maadhwaa Saint who headed our Uttaradi Mutt for nearly 39 years. His Aaraadana is celebrated from yesterday to tomorrow.
Hari Sarvoththamaa Vaayu jeevoththamaa🙏
Although lasting only for about 10 minutes, today's lunar eclipse was visible in many parts of our country.
Following diagram illustrates lunar eclipse.
Lunar eclipse is explained here.
Although western almanacs predict and give detailed accounts of astronomical phenomena including solar and lunar eclipses, our Vedic Scriptures have done it much earlier than western almanacs as this article shows.
Krishnam Vande Jagad Gurum🙏.
Today is an auspicious day in the Maadhwaa community of Brahmins. It is the anniversary of the days on which Parashuraama Theerthaa and Sujnananidhi Theertha attained the Lotus Feet of Lord Shree Krishna.
Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏
Bhaarathee Ramana Mukhyapraana anthargatha Shree Lakshmi Naaraayanaa🙏
It is an obvious global fact that our day to day living is closely related to the use od gadgets such as mobile phones. I think that although many senior citizens who are 60 plus may not actually like to keep using mobile phones and computers, they are forced by current circumstances to used these gadgets. They are left in dilemma. I am one among such senior citizens.
I came across an interesting article on this issue a few minutes back. Let me share it here.
Like many people of my age, I am fond of 'old' stuff such as manual typewriters, valve radios and portable transistor radios.
Coming to typewriters, I still prefer manual (or electric) typewriters to computers. As some one who has worked with both, I am strongly covinced that the farmer is more user friendly than the latter.
This morning I came across a very interesting article on 'vintage' typewriters in a popular weekly magazine. Let me share the article here.
Following is a photo of Adler Tippa typewriter that served me for many years before I turned to computer based typing:
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I fondly remember my typewriter.
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Today is celeberated as National Science Day in our country.
Sarvam Krishna Mayam🙏.
During my second visit to the dental clinic, as I was waiting at the reception, I came across a recent edition of 'The Week' published from Kerala, rather Keralam. It brought in memories of my younger years during which I was a regular reader of this magazine.
The edition contained a very interesting article on technological developments from the pre internet years to the current state. It included different versions of MS Windows beginning from Windows 3.1, messaging platforms, email platforms such as Yahoo and Hotmail, Database packages such as Foxpro 2.0, and many others that are of historic importance. As some one with some experience in using computer since the late 1980s, the article was interesting to me. I'll try to provide a link to the article when possible.
This morning, I found a very interesting article in the online version of The Week. Let me share the article here.
