MS Subbulakshmi is my heart’s favourite. Nightingale of Indian classical. This is from her concert in the UN in the year 1966 with subtitles. The composition is in Sanskrit composed by none other than the Paramacharya of Kanchi Mutt himself. Just listen and keep playing this in loop. It makes so much sense even today. Especially today. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. No intention of copyright violation. Just wanted to share this beautiful rendering here in my blog because I have some impressive following! Om Shanthi Shanthi Shanthi Hi. We came with NOTHING. We are going to take back NOTHING. And NO MEMORY of this present life to our next birth.
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India passes Waqf Bill & Immigration Bill.
Meanwhile Indian parliament passed two very important bills that can have relevance to the present and future viz., the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025, regarding the estate owned by Muslim bodies/board and Immigration & foreigners bill to check infiltration of illegal Bangladeshi muslim immigrants into India.
The Waqf Amendment Act 2025 and the Immigration and Foreigners’ Act 2025 are now in enforcement.
Imagine a Hindu majority nation like India where the Waqf, the muslim board is the No.1 real estate owner. The correction of the historical injustice has long since been overdue. The second largest real estate owner India is the church. Let us come to that next.
Why is the Waqf Amendment bill important?
Still better Waqf is abrogated. Ancient Hindu lands must be returned to government/ Hindus. This is mafia. CBI must look into entire ECR in Chennai for ownership titles in last 20 years.
Hate to quote the BBC …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy744983e3o
The Immigration and Foreigners’ Bill, 2025 got passed in Lok Sabha as well.
The small and big of the things in the world.
What an inspiring speech by the Singapore PM on tariffs imposed by the US! One could be smaller in stature but tall and imposing when it comes to honour,dignity and shame. How should a head of a state be at all. Class is character. Elegance is the grace of our soul. How reassuring this great man sounds to his abject population. This tiny independent nation stands to lose a lot because of reciprocal tariffs. But remember, we live in a world where the west condemned India for manufacturing and distributing Covid vaccine for free to third world African and Asian countries, because it impacted the sales pitch of their pharma industries. This is also why India cannot be the next China or America ever in history. We are a nation guided by our Dharmic values NOT CHRISTIAN. You do WHAT IS RIGHT WHATSOEVER.
As for Singapore, they buy even their water from their neighbour Malaysia. They have a sound economy and are a center for academics and medical sciences and technology. A peaceful model nation from who advanced first world countries can learn a lesson. Singapore also faces the immigrants issue. A multi cultural secular society, I would hate to see Singapore suffer.
Larger nations like India have a moral responsibility toward smaller unstable nations who have a heightened sense of insecurity about their very existence because of the limited extent of their geographical territory and overt dependence on foreign trade. Until the very recent Bangladesh turmoil, millions of Bangladeshi muslims received free or very subsidized medical treatment in any corner of India they chose to, a concession not even extended to fellow Indians. This included critical care for heart disease, cancer and even organ transplants and eye treatment. India has supported and keeps supporting Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Maldives – because that is what a big brother does. Magnanimity is what must be the character of an elder brother. Generous is how he must be toward even his wayward younger brothers. You lead head and shoulders over them with your solid character, motivating them, inspiring them. We could be a poor nation ourselves but that never stops India from lending a helping hand to the weaker vulnerable countries.
America does what it is best for them ECONOMICALLY. The price that America pays will be in terms of UNIVERSAL GOODWILL. America also forgets that, as Singapore PM says, things are fluid by nature, which means it won’t take a minute for the Democrats to restore things to how they used to be. When a government flouts or changes laws or challenges judges, they are setting a precedent for future governments to follow in their footsteps.
Falkland Islands get slapped with 42% tariffs by the US. Now this is a very small island country of mere 4000 residents where fishing accounts for 60% of the local income. Marine exports to America constitute their chief source of income. Steep tariffs have been imposed on African nations as well, Lesotho taking the worst hit.
India may suffer a loss of income to the tune of 15$ to 35$ billion which we do have the capacity to bear. India has trade surplus with the US as our exports amount to about 80$ billion. The lowering of tariffs in India can make our own local manufacturing more competitive. My nation is colossal! Mammoth! We are 1.4 billion. We can take any shock or jolt and we can survive and outlive anything and everything! Nothing can unsettle us or rattle us. We are battle hardened, scarred, and very rooted country with ancient history and vibrant local economy. Even so, I admire the negotiating skills of my PM and foreign minister. Do not underestimate them. They are merely playing along, doing their best in the circumstances.
Its not that America is not feeling the pinch either. Their markets have reportedly skimmed a neat 6.5 $trillion already since the tariffs were announced. Mumbai’s Sensex shed around 3000 points the following morning. But India’s loss once again compared to other world nations was less alarming.
Stock markets on April 7, 2025 across the globe 🔴🔻
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: -13.6%
🇹🇼 Taiwan: -9.6%
🇯🇵 Japan: -9.5%
🇮🇹 Italy: -8.4%
🇸🇬 Singapore: -8%
🇸🇪 Sweden: -7%
🇨🇳 China: -7%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: -7%
🇩🇪 Germany: -6.8%
🇪🇸 Spain: -6.4%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: -6.2%
🇦🇺 Australia: -6.2%
🇫🇷 France: -6.1%
🇬🇧 UK: -5.2%
🇲🇾 Malaysia: -4.5%
🇵🇭 Philippines: -4.3%
🇮🇳 India: -4.1%
🇷🇺 Russia: -3.8%
🇸🇦 Saudi: -3.3%
🇹🇷 Turkey: -2.8%
America is pushing consumers around the world to become more discerning and not choosing American imports as it is seen happening already in the European countries and Canada. Finally, is this all worth it. Will America’s gains outweigh their losses in the long run? Time will have the best answer.
Epic Missing Out On Bernie Sanders
I may blog a lot of political stuff but I am NO POLITICAL PERSON. But if I could carry one political regret to my grave, it might be that of missing Bernie Sanders right down our street, in Tucson. Tuscon is rare blue in the otherwise red Arizona. Heart asked me to go, but common sense prevailed and mind said a BIG NO. ITS NOT MY BATTLE. ITS NOT MY COUNTRY. I hold huge respects for this wise old man in any case. Under different circumstances, this must have been possible. I realized the magnitude of what I missed only when people (on my return) were astonished that I gave the meeting a miss. Some 23,000 strong crowd had gathered to listen to this wonderful gentleman. I was anyway just a guest in the US. A visitor. Not a political person at all. I don’t attend any political meetings even in India and I am member of no political party. I deliberately gave a miss of even our PM Shri Modi’s gathering here in Doha where access to him could have been easier. Many went to listen to his speech from a stadium. I am just a tax paying, law abiding Indian citizen from middle class, that’s all, who blogs for pastime. Nothing to write home about. A simple housewife, a grandma. But I did listen to Bernie a little bit on You tube. No comments except that, his profound wisdom does touch my heart. My eyes almost became moist when I registered that decency of the soul is the most elegant way of life.
I can think of quite a few journos who would have loved to exchange places with me that day!
Mufasa: the lion king.
Watched the super animation flick during the 14 hour nonstop from the US to Doha as a lone traveler. It drew the attention of my next seat neighbour who gave me unbelieving looks! Well, I love children’s pictures. Loved watching ‘flow’ and ‘frozen’ with my granddaughter. Wanted to watch Moana too but my granddaughter is scared of Moana’s dad so said a big ‘NO.’ However the 3.5 year old can croon to most songs especially the Moana one (along with the Frozen) and I love watching the video of this sweet song that has captured my little one’s heart! Thanks to her I am getting aware of latest children’s pictures to which I am getting addicted! Leaving out the Lord of Rings and Harry Potter, I watch the rest made for kids. My son grew up watching Lion King with us parents who were also mesmerized by the Bug life etc., over 25 years back. Now its my granddaughter’s turn to lure me into amazing pictures made for kids! I loved the Frozen. The Flow, runaway academy award winner over Disney’s colossal blockbusters, rooted me to the couch in amazement. Never watched anything like that before. And you have to watch it with a toddler or a kid under 5! Missed Mufasa that my granddaughter watched in the cinemas with her dad. Thank god, I caught up with Mufasa on the flight! Loved every minute of that. The prequel was not only justifying, it was equally captivating. That it did not end up as disappointment, rather proved to be so enthralling is wonderful. Mufasa, Sarabi, Simba are part of all our families! Moana 2 was also there for in the selection in the flight menu that I gave a miss. Waiting to watch Moana 1 with my granddaughter first next year!
Review : Lubber Pandhu (Rubber ball)
This is a must watch for cricket aficionados. Picture made with the backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu where the game of cricket is like religion, there is not a moment of lull or what we call ‘thoivu’ in Tamil, in the entire film. Not sure when this flick was released. Another thing is, the story dwells upon the life and times of SC or scheduled caste people whose plight has remained very backward for centuries. As notified communities, they receive government quotas in universities and jobs which has come under flak from forward communities of India. In reality, in spite of the sops that came their way, the community drew courage to come out in the open only after the 1970s or so. Kudos to the film director who obviously must come from a rural setting himself. This picture to me came across as a classic – as classical as the Carnatic music and the dance form Bharatnatyam. Only the form of creativity is different. But the spirit in the picture is so invigorating. Nobody plays the victim card unlike in ‘Pariyerum Perumal’ (which is of different genre under same category), and the entire picture is on a positive note which is a welcome change in attitude for this community that is emerging from darkness that cloaked them for generations. After Dhanush’s Asuran, I swore never to watch a picture of theirs. Neither can I stand those directors like Pa Ranjith who made ‘Kala’ with Rajnikanth. You cannot justify by any act of violence, whatever injustice was historically done to you.
The forward communities of India are like the over-cultivated farmlands that have lost their soil nutrients. The notified communities of India are the freshest brains that when tilled can yield mindblowing yields. Super bumper harvests. Its like farming on a fresh parcel of alluvial soil that has never been sowed upon before. This is how I see the reserved categories of this country. They hold so much of promise for a bright future with their untapped potential. Backward communities are the future of the world as the forward progressive ones go stale with time. This is the law of nature and that is how civilizations rose and fell for eons.
The hero Harish Kalyan comes as a breather. This is my second picture of him, the first being ‘Parking.’ I get to watch such offbeat films only with my son who being the next gen knows what to pick. Otherwise, I am kind of blank on the current filmy scene in India except for the blockbusters. In fact I came to know that a hero called Harish Kalyan exists only 3 days back! He is a refreshing face. Not sure if he has some filmy background or support system. If he is a newbee who is completely on his own like Siva Karthikeyan, then my heartiest congratulations to him. He is a natural and he has a great future. In fact he could be the next Siva Karthikeyan.
A realistic film that totally caught me off guard. The fertile rural Tamil Nadu is brimming with innocence. Look at the most backward pockets in my state – and they are still doing absolutely well! It shows the healthy lifestyle of not only Tamils but also Indians in general whose lots have improved with times.
As a cricket lover, I enjoyed this picture. Without the knowledge of cricket, you may still watch it but you could miss some subtle nuanced cricket plays and terms. Some delightful interchange could be lost on you.
Highly recommended.
Watching a bevy of pictures with my son: PS1, PS2, Mei Azhagan (these 3 were repeats for me), Parking and then this one Lubber Pandhu.
This low budget picture which I learn was a box office grosser proves that you don’t have to be flashy, glitzy, sophisticated etc., to succeed. A shoe string budget can still give a slick flick with perfect script, story and screenplay direction.
Before I close, my heartiest congrats to the entire team and especially ‘Gethu!’ Heartwarming film. I especially appreciate the spirit and sensibility of the director in not playing the SC victim card but just throwing a hint to those who may not be aware of the community (that is notified in gazette by govt of India. ) Indian muslims can take a leaf out of this picture to appreciate the blessings that come their way being born an Indian citizen. The blue passport is much respected around the world.
Plus, wherever whichever corner of the globe you may go today, you see injustices. All historic injustices cannot be undone overnight. We have to accept reality but at the same time take care that WE DON’T TURN MONSTERS WHEN WE GO FOR WITCH HUNTING. This is what I liked about this picture the most. For scheduled castes of India, this must be an important reckoning. India a lot fairer country. Enjoy the motherland with open heart. Being part of the largest democracy in the world with the kind of inclusivity we have for the most marginalized, is not something you can find even in the first world nations.
Of course we can watch this picture for JUST CRICKET. Wholesome family entertainment with ABSOLUTELY ZERO VIOLENCE CONTENT OR VULGARITY. Characters have strength. And what a subtle sense of humour that flows like a steady stream throughout the picture! We can leave out the politics. My views are my personal observations, that’s all.
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Wrapping up the week with ‘Good night’ – another low budget family friendly lighthearted feelgood flick and ‘Thiruchitrambalam’ – surprise one from Dhanush who I steadfastly avoid. Along with ‘Thalaivettiyan Paalayam’ remake of ‘Panchayat’ in Prime, screen comes down for interesting tv show with my son in the US.
Justice for Sushant Singh Rajput
Updated March 23rd: Shocked to note that closure report has been filed by the CBI in Mumbai High court on Sushant Singh Rajput case. A very sad day for justice in India. I for one DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SRI DEVI OR SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT OR JAYALALITHA died a natural death.
For some of us, afterlife is of most significance than the earthly life. Imagine having a brief celeb life on Planet earth and then suffering miserably to eternity in afterlife. People refuse to see through the Maya. They all think this is their permanent station in life. In the very next birth they could be born as serial rapist or a man in asylum or a homeless living under a river bridge begging for livelihood. The more you think the indispensable you are, the more humbling will be your next birth.
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Finally the Sushant Singh Rajput case is reopened along with Disha Salian’s. Why should a leading hero of Bollywood commit suicide. Hopefully Sri Devi’s suspicious death case also is reinvestigated. Some ten popular Maharashtrian suspicious deaths were reportedly during the covid period. Sunanda Pushkar, Jayalalitha Jayaram – the list is long. If this can happen to the most successful top people in this country, then where is safety or security for mere mortals like us. Someone mentioned about reopening even Divya Bharthi’s case. Actor Shoba of Tamil film industry too supposedly committed suicide. Prime suspect in this case or who we call as ‘person of interest’ is no more. This is a very old case from 1981. Its so sad that these women who were top stars and best of those times could be disposed off so easily and nobody is bothered. What about even our former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri who died in state. Marilyn Monroe! Sushant Singh Rajput is a tragedy. He was not cunning enough to perhaps conduct himself like the Khan mafia. Paid dearly with his life.
Was listening to this psychic, and yes I do believe in all that, where she said, among the lost souls still hanging around without making their way to the light of passage – there still remained Sri Devi, Sushant Singh and Divya Bharathi. As per Hindu Karma, only those who have unnatural death or death by accident linger, not knowing their way. The day I listened to this podcast, I wanted their poor atmas to get some shanthi that can finally enable them to get satgati. Imagine being a topstar of her lifetime like Sri Devi and then suffering miserable afterlife. I am sure anyone who reads me will think I am crazy, I don’t care. This is what I believe in.
The parents of this girl Sudikha Konanki in the US are asking the Dominican Republic police to declare their daughter as drowned. Why? Only Hindus can understand the logic behind this request. It means they can perform her last rites that can ensure that, if she is no more, she can PASS OVER. Does that make sense. My heart goes out to her poor parents. Its not my intention to sensationalize this post by mentioning her. This is to show why its necessary to have ABSOLUTE CLOSURE about an Atma, for Hindus. Please someone give the girl and her parents a definitely closure. Om Shanthi.
People talk about political reasons, political contexts. For me its always spiritual connection. People and governments talk about immigrants. To me they are souls or atmas. Just like transgenders. I don’t have political views. Its not my political standing. Its my spiritual take that’s all. Well, you may find that hard to believe in!
Please allow Sushant, Sri Devi, Divya and even Sudiksha passage to light by giving them closure. Om Shanthi.
Welcome back Sunita!
Kudos to NASA and SpaceX for making what almost seemed impossible and forgotten, possible. Watched Sunita Williams and other astronauts alight from SpaceX Dragon live in You tube. What a moment! Congratulations to all! Well done America, this is why you are No.1. Sunita is back on earth after spending a whopping 286 days in space.
Will Bhutan merge with India.
This Himalayan kingdom is not carbon neutral but is actually carbon negative. Welcome to Bhutan.
Bhutan is India friendly because we have shared culture. While India is the cradle of both Hindu civilization, the only unbroken culture of over 10000 years, and also Buddhism, Bhutan is a Buddhist country. Bhutan relies on India for defence especially in the light of Tibet occupied by the Chinese. Why should Dalai Lama flee to India when there were so many developed first world nations where he must have been welcome with red carpet. Its not always about material wealth, the west must understand this. The common ancestry of the Indian subcontinent keeps these nations united like a single umbilical cord connecting these communities. Bound by blood and trust, can America understand this?
We in India respect Bhutan’s independence. India will always be there for this landlocked nation on earth, that is a paradise of peace. This is how humanity must live. NOBODY WANTS YOUR FAST CARS AND YACHTS AND HOLIDAYS AND BLOODY CONSUMERISM! Bhutanese practise dharma and their entire lives may be steeped in Dharma. Dharmic way of life means living life the right way with principles in pursuit of one’s spiritual goals. We don’t want to force Bhutan’s merger with India. But if they want it on their own accord, India may respect their wishes. Same holds true for Nepal, another Himalayan kingdom, basically Hindu. Nepal fell under the false charms of the Chinese and became communist. But Nepal could be around the bend now after that lapse. Nepal used to be the only Hindu country in the entire world as even India is a secular nation, not YET constitutionally Hindu.
Christian missionary mafia from the US enter Nepal under the garb of tourism and convert the rural Nepalese and those who are poor, weak and vulnerable. Nepal is only now waking up to this ugly truth. Bhutan, Nepal, India are nations where NATIVES live and rule, not occupier-settlers.
Bhutan does not recognize most world nations especially the invaders and occupiers. This is not because they are opposed to anyone. It is because they are not only believers in Dharma but also practitioners of Dharma in true spirit. Bhutan recognizes the old world order and mostly don’t recognize the new nations that came into existence in recent world history. To hell with the material pursuits of the west. Bhutan wants none of that! Its not surprising that Bhutan does not even recognize the US, UK, France, China, Russia etc. Bhutanese are happiest and most peaceful buddhists on earth. They don’t NEED the west. In short, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM are NOT recognized by Bhutan, something India must be following! Bhutan is spot on on recognizing wherefrom the problems of the world stem from: the greed of the Abrahamics with their acquisitions and conquests of others’ possessions and wealth. World is in such a chaos because of the Abrahamics. The courage to underscore the real neck in the pain for the world! Bhutan merits a standing ovation for that alone!
India holds responsibility over Bhutan. Bhutan permits only limited tourists per year and that applies to Indians too. Even if in future the merger of Bhutan can happen with India, we in India would want their visa rationing to apply to India as well. No Indian citizen must be permitted to move to Bhutan while Bhutanese can receive free education at all levels in India. Bhutanese can freely work in India. Bhutanese can be allowed to invest in real estate, industry and business in India. However we in India don’t seek reciprocal rights in Bhutan. Bhutan is our responsibility. Yet, seeing Bhutan as an independent nation will make us happiest.
Long live dear Bhutan! Love and respects from India! Eschewing the Abrahamic west and most of Middle east and their material wealth lacking humanity is your formula for peace! Stay happy and blessed always.
I was watching You Tube videos where I found funnily comments bashing India and Indians for our backwardness comparing us to China and the US. The truth is WE DON’T WANT TO BE LIKE CHINA OR THE US. India is not a developing nation but a redeveloping economy after we were run over by muslim and christian thieving occupiers and marauders for 1500 years straight. We stood the onslaught and here we are. We Hindus spend hours every day in our spiritual pursuits that you cannot even dream of the chinese or the americans. We are aware how differently we are made compared to them. When we have no complaints, why should the west bother?
Bhutan or India or Nepal are not 300 years old like America. Not here without a reason for minimum 10000 years as the only continuous unbroken civilization of the world – when the Egyptian, Sumerian, Mayan, Greek everything perished. World did not come into existence with Christ or the prophet. Only the ambitious, the materialistic youth from India want to emigrate to greener pastures, not everyone. And this migrating young people percentage is very slim – in decimals.
Imagine Bhutan being there from time immemorial but REFUSING TO LEAVE CARBON FOOTPRINT ON EARTH. This is what is civilized culture not mindless consumerism and highways and skyscrapers and luxury sedans. Good for Bhutan that America put them in the travel ban list! I couldn’t stop laughing! Bhutan does not even recognize the legality of the USA and here they are instituting a ban on Bhutan! Funny. But seriously it is hometruth if you let that sink in dear America. Living the right way is DHARMA whether you see it or not. Please let not even the shadow of the west fall on this beautiful peaceful paradise called Bhutan. Let them be. God bless Bhutan!
You could lose inherited property if you ditch your ageing parents.
Madras high court has ruled that the children who inherited their parents’ property could stand to lose the property if they go back on taking care of their ageing parents. This ruling can have a profound effect in all parts of India as the country is seeing an ageing population retiring fast. Unlike in the west, Indian parents sacrifice their entire lives to give their children a better shot at life. At the end of the day, some children go back on their commitment to take care of their old parents who cannot take care of themselves. Its an excellent ruling that can secure the remaining years of the aging retirees who can finally hope to live in peace.
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