The year was 1290 . A crowd had gathered around a clearing, where broken down pillars marked the presence of an ancient temple, now long gone. A young boy, just 14 years old, leaned against one of those pillars, deep in thought. Then, he began speaking, and the crowd fell silent, listening to his every word. He spoke without any notes, translating the Bhagavat Gita, from Sanskrit, which only the pundits knew, to the language everyone in the village knew and spoke – a variety of Prakrit which developed into the Marathi language. Even as he spoke, one of the men in the audience realized how momentous this event was, and how important this composition would be. He began writing down the words the young boy spoke, and this composition was named by its author and composer, the Bhavartha Deepika – the enlightening meaning (of the Bhagavat Gita). Now, the ancient, holy text, was no longer restricted to the pundits, but accessible to all, understood easily by them, composed as it was, in their...
We recently saw a sight in our building, which is common in Kerala, but rather unusual for this city. Shankar was the first to spot the man atop our coconut tree, and suggested that it was a good opportunity for some photos.... So here they are...... shots of a guy at ease atop a coconut tree, and his descent... without any aids except his hands and feet............
:)Oh i am always amazed watching them climb the tree with their bare hands and just that rope around their legs... amazing!!
ReplyDeleteone guy comes home once every couple of mths to pull out all coconuts!! :)
dint know they had it up North as well
Quite unusual in Mumbai! And did you notice, he did give you a look.
ReplyDeleteAbout your query on my post Peacocks [Mor, मोर] of Morachi Chincholi [मोराची चिंचोली], I suggest the best place to stay is Pune only. It's just 50 kms. by road from Pune.
how do i vote for yu?
ReplyDeletecool!!
ReplyDeletei heard the contest for making a tree climbing robot is still on!!
Many congratulations on the nominations Anu.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great captures.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was small, i used to admire them for being so brave.
@ Aaarti: well, they do come by once in a while.... but they are difficult to get hold of them, esp since there are so few..... and in any case, our colony is more like a village amidst this busy city.....
ReplyDelete@ Bhavesh : yes, he did spot me, and was probably surprised to see someone taking pics!!
thanks for the info...... have to go there sometime sooon.....
@ Sorcerer : welcome to my blogs..... yes, i heard about it too......
@ Mridula : thanks.... it was a great surprise.. as well as a great pleasure...
@ Indrani : yes, me too.... never thought i would see one here...