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...
The Nakki Lake at Mount Abu has a small island at the centre where some ducks have been kept.
They have not been caged, thankfully, and seem free to come and go as they please. It seems quite evident that they do come back, because we saw many on the banks of the lake, as well in the enclosure itself.
They attracted quite a lot of attention from the tourists boating in the lake, but no one threw any food or tried to touch the birds, which was quite heartening to watch!
They have not been caged, thankfully, and seem free to come and go as they please. It seems quite evident that they do come back, because we saw many on the banks of the lake, as well in the enclosure itself.
They attracted quite a lot of attention from the tourists boating in the lake, but no one threw any food or tried to touch the birds, which was quite heartening to watch!
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