#AdiSankaracharya #totashtakam Pic Credit: Internet

A thread on Adi Sankaracharya and Totakashtakam

Few years ago, I happened to visit, Kanchipuram when I went to Kanchi Matam and got introduced to Totashtakam. #HinduHeritage #hinduism This beautiful hymn is composed by Totakacharya, consists of 8 verses, of which the 1st verse is as under:

विदिताखिलशास्त्रसुधाजलधे
महितोपनिषत् कथितार्थनिधे ।
हृदये कलये विमलं चरणं
भव शंकर देशिक मे शरणम् ॥ १॥

#ChenabRailBridge #MadhaviLata

"I’m happy to have been part of a project to realize a century-old dream" said the rock mechanics specialist and Prof. of civil engineering at the IIS, and a consultant for the Chenab Bridge project.

A true hero, Ms. Madhavi Lata. She has lost count of how often the mountain slopes flanking the Chenab river sprang hidden surprises, forcing her team into real-time redesigns as they wrestled to build the world’s highest railway arch bridge.

From Ashes to Authority: Vikram Misri.
Story of Vikram Misri—a boy born in Srinagar on 7 November '64, into the serene, intellectual world of Kashmiri Hindus. His early life echoed with the sounds of temple bells and the scent of chinars.
Excerpt from an article recd on WA. But that peace was shattered by a storm of militancy that swept through the valley in the late 1980s and 90s—a storm not born of the people, but of political poison fed across the border by Pakistan.

Got it on WA and sharing it here. Credit to the original writer.

My father had grown old now and used to take support of the wall while walking. Slowly, his fingerprints started appearing on the walls—marks that silently told the story of his dependency and weakness. My wife did not like this at all. She would often complain that the walls were getting dirty. One day, father had a headache, he applied oil on his head and used the wall as support while walking, due to which oil stains also got on the walls.

#HealthInsurance
Today @rvaidya2000 Sir, whom I respect immensely, has quite a bit of questions on Health Insurance and the companies doing scamming, let me take on and address few pointers:
a. RV: It is a scam - CK: It is not a scam. Period. b. They also have 2yr waiting for many diseases:)) - - Broadly there are 3 waiting periods:
i. 30 days from the date policy is taken for any hospitalization - it is a preventive measure to ensure that no one takes benefit from existing treatments. However, hospitalization....

#naturetwitter #NatureConservation #Biodiversity #People An extraordinary experience happened y'day. A thread🧵 Divine interventions I was making a business call and as I was going to leave the factory, the security guard informed me that rear tyre of the car had very low pressure and the Factory owner told me that there are places nearby to fix it. I wasn't too worried because I always carry a tire inflator.

#Vaccines #CovidVaccines #COVID19 Saw quite a few Tweets on Vaccines. Some sections of Indians, are an ungrateful lot they weill complain if you do; will complain if you don’t. Heads they win, tails you lose is the situation. A thread that is a tribute to the book, "Braving the Viral Storm" by @c_aashish and #SurajSudhir that dovetails of India's vaccination program and how India scaled up in a magnificent manner. This is a just a bird's eye view and Thread # 1.

Congress invites Shri Jaishankar for dinner. - Read till end🤣🤣

The Story :

To counter the G-20 insult by Modi and also to cement their new alliance, the Dotted alliance gang built a new fancy office and named it "Mohabbat Ki Dukaan" A grand program was organised for the inauguration, followed by a dinner hosted by Sonia.

The building had an exclusive "Freedom of speech and dissent" lounge for eminent intellectuals, historians, artists, economists, jurists to agonize and curse Modiji..

A post by my friend Viji on dealing with life matters. She is not on Twitter anymore; but the words are so mature, wise and wonderful. Realize that parents & siblings matter
Marry early, raise a family early
Focus on your choice of spouse 🌟⭐
Fall for the heart, not the charm
Bond with your children deeply
Prioritize family over career
Teach your life to your children

#genderfluid #genderbender #humor #SarcasmAlert Via WA

On the issue that sexual organs don't decide your gender😂

One fine day, in the nyayalay, an earthshaking argument was in progress....

Banda: Your Honor, this cattle seller Chanda has cheated me. I wanted to buy two cows and paid him ₹ 1 Lakh for two cows. But he as sold me two bullocks. This is udder cheating...

Justice MoonCho: Why did you cheat him ?

Chanda:_ I have not cheated Your Honor. I sold him a pair of cattle for ₹ 1 Lakh.

Let me narrate my experience from a very close quarter. Case 1: SBI S/B A/c holders can take a Personal Accident policy from any SBI Branch and the premium gets deducted from their SB Account after a proposal form gets submitted at the Branch.

https://twitter.com/SandipGhose/status/1641028648663646209

There was a Lady who was part of a branch that served a Central Govt organization. In that area, the men folks used to spend their money on booze and by the 20th of the month, they will end up in fin related issues. And if the breadwinner dies, family would be in doldrums.

Got this on WA - fairly well analysed. ///

Soros Tool kit activated .

-- Rahul Gandhi Conviction
-- Rahul Gandhi Disqualification
-- Oppositions Rallying around and creating chaos -- Rahul Gandhi and Team not planning to appeal in higher courts .
-- US congressman meddling in internal matters of India thru RG case .
-- Rahul Gandhi will go to Jail. Few from regional parties also may go to Jails in different cases .

Was very privileged to meet Kum. Jyothi Kalai, a girl who was born visually challenged. Life threw plenty of curveballs at her and her mother. But boy, how they deflected them and came out on top. Now she is an accomplished singer - so has two cup board full of tropies. # Here she sings "Endaro mahanubhavulu" - a Krithi composed by Saint Thyagaraja. She has a gift: Can tell a day (like Monday, Tuesday) based on date, month and year. cc : @anandmahindra @Anandi_sanatani

Jolly good ants.😆
1. 5 ants + 5 ants = Tenants
2. To bring ant from another country into your country = Import-ant
3. Ant that goes to school = Brilliant
4. Ant that's looking for a job = Applicant
5. A spy ant = Informant
6. A very little ant = Infant 7. Ant that has a gun = Militant
8. Ant that is fat = Abundant
9. A proud ant = Arrogant 🤔
10. Ant that is cruel and oppressive = Tyrant
11. Ant that is friendly and lovely = Coolant

#humor

Rrriiiiinnnnggg, rrriiiinnnngg,

'Hello?'
'Hi, honey.
This is Daddy.
Is Mommy near the phone?'
'No, Daddy.
She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Paul.' After a brief pause, Daddy says,
'But honey, you haven't got an Uncle Paul.'
'Oh, yes I do, and he's upstairs in the room with Mommy, right now.'
Brief Pause.
'Uh, okay then, this is what I want you to do.
Put the phone down on the table, run upstairs,
knock on the bedroom door

If Pappu and his brainless supporters think that wearing a T-Shirt in the cold is primary qualification to become a PM, then by now, we should have had following as the PM - not to forget Mallika Sherawat, Urfi Javed and by a good distance, men just can't become PMs! Sridevi

Yesterday, watched Avatar 2.0. in 4D. Didn't know initially that we were going for 4D - which basically is 3D + special effects. So what was it like? #AvatarTheWayOfWater #Avatar2review #4D After the movie started, I felt that the probably kids who were sitting in the back were kicking. And then the seats were kind of bobbing up and down and in various directions. Looked back couple of time, but no kids in the back! Then my son informed that it is 4D -

After 10 years, the wife starts to think their child looks strange so she decides to do a DNA test.

She finds out that the child is actually from completely different parents.

#humor #NoGyan Wife: Honey, I have something very serious to tell you

Husband: What’s up?

Wife: According to DNA test results, this is not our child.

Biased comments written from a jaundiced viewpoint. Having been born and brought up in Delhi, there are lots of good things and not so good things about Delhi - and dunno if it can be applied with a broad brush. South Indians were always respected in Delhi for various reasons.

https://twitter.com/DrSpitfire/status/1588956524646666242

Have lived in multiple places in India except South India - other than traveling. If South was "bad" as per @DrSpitfire how come so many Maharashtrians, Gujaratis and Jains settled in Tamil Nadu and have adapted to Tamil Nadu?

#Janmashtami2022 musings.

What's it about Bhagawan Sri Krishna that calms and enthralls our mind and soul?
Is it his playfulness, as a child, that captures our mind? Or his wise words of wisdom, during periods of turbulence in our minds, that tells our heart - now that you have surrendered your problems to me, from now onwards keep calm and do your duty?

An excellent thread by @thekaipullai on why we celebrated #HarGarTiranga #IndiaAt75 . And as @lakshmianand96 wrote, "We are celebrating the fact that that India is flourishing in spite of LeLis, urban naxals, the Tukde Tukde gang, the Lutyens Cabal, the wokes, the NGOs,

https://twitter.com/thekaipullai/status/1558751839385841665

Bollywood, morally and financially corrupt dynastic politicians and meddling foreign powers.
That is some achievement!"