Thread - My columns on #innovation #creativity #entrepreneurship at the intersection of #culture for The New Indian Express. Just putting them all at one place. 1 - Design to Drive the return of #tourism post pandemic
anuradhagoyal.com/design-drive-r…

#travel #design

This Navaratri, taking the Sankalpa to read Mahabharat in original Sanskrit along with Hindi Translation, thanks to Gita Press Edition (amzn.to/3RdthEY). Seeking the blessings of Devi to keep me healthy enough to complete it without a Vighna.
#Mahabharata In the forests of Naimisharanya, Ugrashrava - the son of Lomharshan Rishi, tells the Munis gathered for a Satra about Kalchakra - just like fruits and flowers appear with Ritu and merge back after it, so does everything at the end of a Kalpa.

#Mahabharat #AdiParva 1.32

'Science Behind Indian Calendar' is a workshop I conducted a lot this year, and then I chanced upon this poem by Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar:
ये नव वर्ष हमे स्वीकार नहीं
है अपना ये त्यौहार नहीं
है अपनी ये तो रीत नहीं
है अपना ये व्यवहार नहीं
1/n धरा ठिठुरती है सर्दी से
आकाश में कोहरा गहरा है
बाग़ बाज़ारों की सरहद पर
सर्द हवा का पहरा है
सूना है प्रकृति का आँगन
कुछ रंग नहीं , उमंग नहीं
हर कोई है घर में दुबका हुआ
नव वर्ष का ये कोई ढंग नहीं
चंद मास अभी इंतज़ार करो
निज मन में तनिक विचार करो
नये साल नया कुछ हो तो सही
2/n

Started reading Jyotishtatvank of Gita Press - a compilation of essays on Jyotish or Astrology.
Do you want me to share snippets of what I read?

#books #reading #astrology
amzn.to/3w7pm3r Graha Vandana - a lovely Stuti to all 9 planets. If you can understand the words used to describe the Grahas, you understand a lot of Jyotish. It covers their lineage, their personality, their svabhav and their place.

#PanajiTales - Since pandemic is not letting me travel, I walk around my city discovering something new every day. Starting this thread with Varada Ganapati temple in the #Panaji Mahalakshmi temple complex.
#travel #backyardtravel Lanes of flower sellers in Panaji Municipal market.

#PanajiTales #panaji #travel

Started reading the Brahmananda Puran ( amzn.to/356oH5u) - 2 volume granth, should keep me busy till next Navaratri. As always will share the snippets as I go. Send me your blessings.

#Brahmand #BrahmandPuran #Reading Different Puranas classify the 18 Puranas in different ways. Here is how Padma Purana does it on the basis of Sattva, Rajas & Tamo Gunas.

#brahmand #brahmandpuran

DELHI WE HARDLY KNOW - a thread based on the book ' Delhi - City of Yoginis (amzn.to/2kR2bXS) '. Read it 10 years ago and again now. Sharing some snippets. You can read my earlier review here - anureviews.com/delhi-city-of-…

#books #Delhi @msignca @ICCR_Delhi @MinOfCultureGoI Delhi was once called Yoginipur, it is one of the 11 names of the city mentioned in scriptures. One Yogini temple survives in the city - Yogmaya Temple behind Qutub Minar - inditales.com/ancient-yogmay… Aurganzeb could not destroy it, he tried though.

#Books #Delhi @SoDelhi @upma23

Adi Shankara traveled whole of India in 24 of his 32 years of life. Do you know most of his travels were done along the rivers? Listen to @SubramanianC3 talk about it

#travel #InYatra

@IndicAcademy @kendra_bharat @indictoday @SubramanianC3 @IndicAcademy @kendra_bharat @indictoday #DidYouKnow Modhera, famous for its Sun temple is named after Modheshwari Devi & She is Kuldevi of the Modh community in Gujarat. Listen to Arundhati Sundar ji speak about it youtube.com/watch?v=KuTakd…

#travel #InYatra

Started reading Srimad Devi Bhagwat Mahapuran (amzn.to/2NFU3Jh) - a 2 volume Granth of roughly 1000 pages each. Should be a good 1-2 year project to read it. Will share some snippets as I read. Seeking your blessings. Devi Bhagwat Mahatmay which is actually from Skand Puran talks about the benefits of reading or listening of this Purana for the 4 Varnas - Dwij or Brahmins, dharnipati or kings, vaishya & Shudras as per their Varna dharma.

#devibhagwat

This Lok Sabha has 78 women parliamentarians from across the country and across the political parties. People of these constituencies deserve applause. So, come with me to some of these places that I have visited. #Travel #WomenInPolitics Araku Valley in the eastern ghats of India in the state of Andhra Pradesh elected G Madhavi of YSRCP. inditales.com/araku-tribal-m… Do you know it is a coffee growing part of India? #travel #WomenInPolitics

Kumbh Calling. Will be at Kumbh for the first time in life, traveling solo so no chance of getting lost, but let's see what I find & what finds me. If you are in #prayagrajkumbh for next 4 days, connect on. #travel #KumbhMela #kumbh My Kumbh journey begins with Triveni Arti - live music, everyone singing along #travel #kumbhmela #Prayagraj

प्रणाम - रघु राम की नगरी अयोध्या से।

#travel #Ayodhya Journey of #Ayodhya begins with Litti Chokha at Guptaar Ghat #travel #vegetarian #incredibleindia

कबीरा खड़ा बाज़ार में, मांगे सबकी खैर
ना काहू से दोस्ती, ना काहू से बैर

सुप्रभात! #कबीर #kabir गुरु गोविंद दोउ खड़े, काके लागूं पाय
बलिहारी गुरु आपने, गोविंद दियो बताए।

सुप्रभात।

#कबीर #kabir #shair