Lok Sabha Election 2009 - Karnataka Phase 2

Lok Sabha Election 2009 - Karnataka Phase 1

माटी कहे कुम्हार से

माटी कहे कुम्हार से, तु क्या रौंदे मोय ।
एक दिन ऐसा आएगा, मैं रौंदूगी तोय ॥
(Maati kahe kumhar se, tu kya ronde moye.
ek din aisa ayega, main roudongee toye.)

To translate in English:

Contemporary Indian Art

This post is devoted to reviewing Contemporary Indian Artists with a special eye on how they use/manage their online presence. I started off by checking the Vadehra Art Gallery.

School search

I finally got some time to followup on the school search (refer my earlier post) and decided to use this post to bookmark the websites of each of the schools.
Bishop Cotton Boys School
Bethany High
Baldwin Boys High School
BGS International
Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan School (PSBB)
DPS
Kumaran
Carmel School
Aurbindo
National Public School - Indira Nagar
Ryan International School
HAL Public School
New Horizon Public School
Inventure Academy - Bangalore
GreenWood High
Indus International
Freedom International
Canadian International School
Mallya Aditi International School

Also found this Return to India blog by Chitra Aiyer useful.

Inflation Check

Petrol (1 Litre ) = 50.58 Rupees
1 Plate Idli (2 Nos) = 10 Rupees
1 Cup Filter Coffee = 7 Rupees
Tomatoes (1 Kg) = 30 Rupees

Found this interesting site called Bangalore Petrol Prices where you can search for a petrol station and check the prices/amenities provided.

Aise Bani Boliye

We learnt this by-heart, thanks to Saukar Sir at school:
ऐसी बानी बोलिए, मन का आपा खोये ।
औरन को सीतल करे, आपहू सीतल होए ॥
(Aise Bani Boliye, Mun Ka Aapa Khoye
Auran ko Seetal kare, Aaphu Seetal hoye! )

A quick translation for my non-Hindi speaking friends:
Speak such words, which trancends ego,
Giving the listener peace, and which give peace to oneself!

Kabira Garv Na Keejiye

Here's another doha by Kabir:
कबीरा गर्व ना कीजिये, ऊँचा देख आवास ।
काल परों भुइन लेटना, ऊपेर जमसी घास ॥
(Kabira Garv Na Keejiye, Uncha Dekh Aavaas
Kaal Paron Bhuin Letna, Ooper Jamsi Ghaas)

To translate in English:
Says Kabira, Don’t be so proud and vain, Looking at your high mansion
Death makes one lie on bare land, And grass will grow thereon

Kabira khada bazaar mein

Was watching "Kabira khada bazaar mein", a documentary on NDTV 24X7 by Shabnam Virmani - loved it and decided to lookout for the dohas by Kabir.

Will try collecting as many as I can. Will also dig out that book of Kabir Dohas that Giri bought some years back.

Here's the first one...
कबीरा खड़ा बाज़ार में, माँगे सबकी खैर ।
ना कहू से दोस्ती, ना कहू से बैर ॥
(Kabira khada bazaar mein, Mange sabki khair,
Na kahu se Dosti, Na kahu se Bair )

To translate in English:
Kabira in the market place, wishes welfare for all
Neither friendship nor enemity with anyone at all

The Aurobindo ashram at Auroville held a Kabir Festival - "Koi Sunta Hai", last year where this film was screened. More info here: AurovilleRadio.org