Save Brajbhoomi … The Land of Shri Krishna

The Braj Bhoomi is under threat. The threat of Mining by greedy money minded people.

The area called Braj Bhoomi lies near the borders of Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh States of India.

Brajbhoomi in India

Being Literate … Being Educated

Me, My computer and My Excel

Its been quite a while, since i had a computer in my home … and frankly i didn’t feel any need to repair my old computer, which i bought in the year 2000 … and after a long time, i am using the Microsoft Excel … i am glad that i am using the “spreadsheet” … its because the possibilities with a spreadsheet are unlimited !

Its Winter … Silsila Pyar Kaa …

(Note : This is a work of fiction by lionking)

Winter has set in … Rajesh can feel his fingers getting cold in the evenings, through the night, till morning. In the afternoons, the sun seems to be having some effect, and he realizes that Winter has just set in !

The day starts with having a cup of hot tea in the mornings, after one gets up … as he completes the hot tea, which soothes and warms the cold fingers and body … in the typical winter mornings … he thinks twice whether he wants to lift his left hand from the warm confines of his woollen shawl … but the thought of lighting a cigarette and blowing away its smoke to glory … thereby making his body and senses at ease … is the perfect justification for him, to let his left hand out of the warm confines of the shawl that he is draped in … and he lights a Cigarette, smokes it with much eagerness … the sight of the smoke from the cigarette he is smoking, mingling and dissappearing in the morning mist in his balcony … is a sight he relishes very much.

Understanding Idol Worship in Hinduism

Idol Worship in Hinduism

The religion of Hinduism is highly immersed in symbolism, and the various Pictures and Idols that we see, of various gods and goddesses in Hinduism, represents the “Natures or Characteristics” of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Krishna … as all the gods and goddesses are part and parcel of the same primival lord.

So, whether its “Feminine Goddesses” or the “Masculine Gods” … they owe their existence to “Aadi Purusha” that is Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna himself explains this in the Holy Book of the Hindus, Bhagawad Gita.

BJP should set its house right

BJP should analyse its General Election 2009 Defeat.

There had been some trouble brewing in the BJP camp, for some time now. The party seems to be fallen on its back, after its “spectacular defeat” … and some of its senior and most distinguished members demamd that the “reasons for the electoral defeat” has to be be probed.

But, the party leadership had decided to keep the discussions on the party’s electoral defeat under wraps, which is a bit “strange to me”.

Whats the point in a Political Party not “analysing its wins and defeats’” after a “major battle in an election”. If the Senior Members decide not to have such discussions, as demanded by its most intelligent and committed members of the party, then why call BJP a political party ?

Mahishasura Mardhini Sthothram

Mahishasura Mardini

Creepy Yanks and Their Presidents

Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
Both wives lost a child while living in the WhiteHouse.

Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.

Now it gets really weird……

Lincoln’s secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy’s Secretary was named Lincoln.

Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson.

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808
Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born 1839
Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born 1939

Both assassins were known by their three names.
Both names are composed of fifteen letters.

Now hang on to your seat !!

Lincoln was shot at the theater named “Ford.”
Kennedy was shot in a car called “Lincoln” made by “Ford.”

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

And here’s the “kicker”:

A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe,
Maryland. HA – HA – HA!!!
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn
Monroe.

and Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran
to a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran
to a theater.

CREEPY!!

(Note : This i got in my mail some years back, sent by one of my friends … i wrote this as a blogpost in my first blog “lionking” on 25may2007 … with this link … )

Blogging Ethics Decoded !

Happy to be Blogging !

I have been blogging since  May 2007 … and my  first blog  i created was lionking on  O3 Blogs  of  Indiatimes.com.

From my first blogpost in that blog … i have been enjoying each and every time i sat infront of the computer … wrote my “views” on topics which interested me … and took great joy in reading the blogs of the fellow bloggers and also commenting in their blogs.

I must confess … i was “welcomed with open arms” by the bloggers on that site … and i still take pride in having all those “Bloggie Dosts” as “Shobha De” would call in her famous blog !

I still cherish the memories that i have with those fellow bloggers … both old and new … and i certainly would want it that way in the future also.

The title of this blogpost “Blogging Ethics Decoded !” … may sound a bit “mysterious” to the reader … and i would certainly want to make it “real clear” … that “World of Blogging” is no “Da Vinci Code” and i am certainly no “Robert Langdon” !

I have had some experiances of the “Dynamics of Relationships” that Bloggers share on the internet. I take this opportunity to share some of my views regarding the same !

Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi 2009

Happy Ganesh Chathurthi 2009

Festival of Vinayaka Chathurthi is being celebrated today in the Hindu Rashtra … My Hearty Congratulations to all the Hindus … who celebrate this wonderful festival in honor and worship of Lord Ganesha or Lord Vinayaka.

Men, Women and Hindu Culture

Human Relationships

The Human Relationships in a Civilization are the building blocks for any Civilization to prosper, grow and for its maintenance/sustainence.

Typically, when we talk about Human Relationships, then to our mind comes takes us to the relationship between Husband-Wife, Father-Mother-Son-Daughter, Teacher-Student, God/Guru-Devotee/Follower, Brother-Sister, Employer-Employee, Friends, etc.

So, how do you define relationships that humans have generally in their lives ? … The fact that a Human Being has interaction with another Human Being or otherwise, creates a Relationship ! … so, if we want to talk about Relationship … then we may also consider the interactions that a human has with his/her pet dog ! … or the relationship with Nature and Mother Earth ! … and the list goes on !