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...
Since we returned from our trip, almost a week has passed by without seeing any interesting birds. Moreover, I have been stuck to the computer, completing all my pending work. Yesterday, this parrot was making a racket outside our window, forcing me to try and spot it. Finally when I did manage to spot it, it waited for just this pic before flying off!
It wanted its pic to be put up in this hall of fame. :) Great shot!
ReplyDeleteThe birdie is real beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely , absolutely beautiful! picturesq!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! its moments like these that am glad i have a nice camera[had clicked n posted a pic of a white cat in our backyard on FB]
ReplyDeleteIt is always nice to have these noisy restless birds in the vicinity. And pretty they are.
ReplyDelete'Rose Ringed Parakeet' is the full common name of the bird.
Hey! That is a lovely pic!
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