Translation of the Sanskrit lyrics in the song 'Dhivara' (Khoya Hai in Hindi) from Baahubali. NOTE: This post was created originally as a Facebook Note back in 2016 when the movie Baahubali -The Beginning was released. The post went viral and was copied by many people on the Internet - some gave me the citation and many others did not. Facebook discontinued Notes feature in 2020. I am now posting it on my blog here as one of the backups. After my two posts about Baahubali-The Beginning, I thought I was done with the movie for now, till the English version releases in September. This morning, I heard my children humming the Sanskrit lyrics from the song 'Dhivara' - the one where Shivudu climbs the water fall/mountain. I thought it will be good to note down the lyrics so that they can learn it and use the correct words. When I posted the lyrics on my timeline, some friends asked me to give the meaning of the lyrics. I needed to consult a dictionary for a few words. Bu
Two thirds majority in the Rajya Sabha for the J&K resolutions. Who would have thought? I admire the parties that stood with the NDA for their stand in the interests of the nation. BSP, TRS, AAP, TDP, YSRCP and BJD - you did the right thing by keeping aside political differences. Salute ! As for my friends on social media who see a Hindu conspiracy in this historic move - 1. You have neither read/understood Dr.Ambedkar nor have any respect for emotions and aspirations of common people. 2.You want all migrants to the North East be given citizenship irrespective of when the illegal migration happened, but you don't want lakhs of residents of J&K since 1948 be given permanent citizenship. 3.You oppose imagined majoritarian tendencies in the rest of the country and in Indian polity, but support the rabidly majoritarian Wahabi militant fascism in the Kashmir valley. 4.You agitate for the plight of the SCs and STs in rest of the country, but ignore the travails of Valm