#InternationalWomenDay 🌷🌷☮️🧚
Across the world, countless women face the toughest and most unexpected challenges, yet continue to rise, inspire, and make the world stronger.
I honour the two most beautiful women who have shaped my life the most -my mother and my elder sister.
My mother, a retired teacher, raised us through some of the toughest circumstances after the early demise of our father (when I was about 20). In a society where the odds were not always in her favour, she carried the responsibility of supporting us with resilience, dignity and
determination. Even today, at an age when many slow down, she continues to lead by example, wakes up at 5 a.m. daily & conducts yoga sessions in the local park, helping others nurture their well-being. Through simple acts of kindness & discipline,she reminds us to always do good
karma and selfless service for others.
My elder sister-from excelling academically, winning medals to mastering Bharatanatyam & singing opera, or a trained yoga teacher -alongside her professional career reflects her ability to power of showing up everyday & balance ambition with
authenticity.
I celebrate them for the values they have instilled in me-discipline, kindness,empathy & integrity.That has profoundly shaped me & taught that the true success lies in effort, purpose & contributing positively to the lives of others & the society around us.
#IWD 🧚
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Happy Valentine’s Day to those celebrating
#TalesfromtheHeart #NalaDamayanti
#curseanddestiny #SoulTalks 🦢🪷
Distance tests. Fate humiliates. Time disguises.
But true love recognises its own - even in exile.
There once lived a King Nala, who ruled over the Kingdom of Nishadha. He was the commander of a vast army and extended his kingdom from coast to coast. His expertise in controlling horses and riding chariots faster than lightning amused the immortals.
From his courtiers, Nala had heard tales of Damayanti- the princess of ancient Vidarbha Kingdom & daughter of King Bhima. He knew about the beauty and the other good qualities of Damayanti and had seen many kings and princes desperate to marry her. He too was eager to meet her.
I am usually a slow reader and make notes from the books I read. Specially, When I read ancient literature/ mythology or historical books, the traditional names of places, people, other characters and certain events
@authoramish fascinates me and I make a list of these.
@authoramish I have read 2 books so far from the Ram Chandra Series. (pov -Out of which, Ram- Scion of Ikshvaku, you had signed for me in Leicester, UK 😊)
I have read Greek, Roman and Chinese mythology (which somewhat weakens the
@authoramish existence of human nature). Indian- I have read The Pregnant King, Maha Gatha, Palace of Illusions, few others and whole series of Shiva Trilogy.
#TheImmortalsOfMeluha
I read first book of Shiva Trilogy- The Immortals of Meluha long back and I remember that it kept me hooked and
#HealthisWealth 💰🚶♀️
#EatWalkSleepLoveRepeat
#Gratitude #Readersjourney
Have been fortunate enough to try some of the best breakfasts in the world from Europe & in Israel.
Enjoyed breakfast at the hotel in Ireland, can surely add to the list in one of the best.
My travelling doesn't complete without lots of walking, visiting book shops and trying different cuisines.
Did 10k steps most days while exploring, so some guilt free food & travel.
Finished reading couple books, picked up some goodreads. can recommend some-depends on
one's personal choice.
-Franz Kafka (any)
-The Silk Road ( have read this already, going to read again)
-The Merchant of Venice – All that glitter is not gold.
-Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
#Learner4Life
Travelling is not as essential as grocery stores or hospitals, but its surely as essential as the books, food, hugs & love for the soul. It enhances our mental well-being, helps to reduce stress and anxiety.
Being a curious solo traveller, I have always tried to
explore new places each time, navigating unfamiliar situations, taking risks, learning about new cultures and interacting with diverse people.
I have keen interest in world history, art, architecture and of course, food and I find travelling is the best way to discover this.
Personally, I find it better than reading. It entrails my wishful thinking, demands imagination and leap of faith from me to board a plane, fairy or a train for some faraway land, hoping & wishing for a taste of the ineffable.
Travelling is one of the few activities apart from
#InternationalWomensDay #IWD
#Respect #Recognition #Resilience
All the female appreciation and advice will flood on International Women’s Day. But as Women, where do they stand across the world and what as a society, we are collectively doing something about it?
Persistent gender pay gap, domestic violence against women/ girls, inequalities in representation & leadership, challenges related to health, harmful social practices like dowry and child marriage, FGM – Female genital mutilation, discrimination, patriarchal structures. This
isn't solely a day of celebration, it’s also call for action. Regardless of all the odds, lets start taking small actions and work towards a positive change and hope.
At the current rate of progress, it’ll be 2158 (roughly five generations from now) before we reach full gender
#UmaMaheswara #fixedgaze ☯️🪷
#Pratyahara #Abhimukhi #DhyanaMeditation ☮️
Uma Maheswara sculpture is on display at the National Museum of Scotland in the Traditions in Sculpture gallery.
It portrays a seated Shiva holding on his knee his consort, Parvati. They are seated in
'Lalitasana', the position of royal ease, on a lotus base Shiva sits on his vehicle, the bull Nandi and Parvati's Lion.
Shiva represents opposing values- purity and lust, destruction and peace. In this paired aspect with his consort, Parvati, they symbolise together the idea of
human, physical love-the union of male and female and marital fidelity. In Parvati’s hand, she holds a mirror to reflect not her own divine beauty, but is intended to reflect the divine Beauty & Magnificence of her Lord Shiva.
Parvati though holding a mirror is not looking into