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Qatar: Father Emir passes away.

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Qatar was our second home for some 20 years. We have felt safest in Qatar and Ma Lalitha once again spared me the ordeal of war. I left Qatar for the last time by January end, never to return again. At that moment I had no idea that that was my last time in Qatar. But before going to airport, climbing into my husband’s Prado, i got an intuition that I was seeing him for the last time. I now reckon intuitions are not 100% correct but they can give you a vague idea. My high vibrational friend told me, I must take it as, it was the last time I was seeing my husband in Qatar. Now we are retired and back home in Chennai. But what happens in Middle east continues to be of interest to us. I see that we lived in the middle east probably in their golden period who knows. Now the expat communities who continue to work and live in the gulf states are steeped in fear and deep uncertainty. Projects are not rolling and there is a heightened sense of insecurity among residents. Wages are being delayed if not slashed, and the Hormuz is still not safely and routinely operational.

But under the emir of Qatar, we all lived a happy and peaceful life in their country. I recall the day when the son took over from father may be some 10-15 years back*(2013 I understand). We got a message in phone asking us not to step out for security reasons. Power transition was smooth.

Under both the father and the son, the country has prospered. They hosted last FIFA world cup in Doha and I got to watch at least 3 matches live in stadiums. My husband got to watch 5 at least. Its a one in a lifetime experience. Even a nonfootball person like me enjoyed the occasion thoroughly as entire Qatar wore a festive look.

Frankly until this Iran war, I never thought such a fate would befall on the gulf states. I used to be a frequent flyer. I have switched flights in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Muscat, Bahrain that all became so familiar airports to me. Doha I used to be more familiar with than even Chennai my hometown as I spent at least 6 months there every year (3 in Chennai and 3 in the US). More comfortable with Doha metro. Our everyday evening walk would be in tastefully curated parks and in the seafront Corniche. Quality of life was really good. We had an eye for art scene there as well. I would say our life in Doha was rich in the sense, it was deeply satisfying to all our senses.

Even though I have seen Doha grow in front of my eyes under the younger Emir, I am told that its the father Emir who got Qatar out from very dismal low levels of livelihood. His period saw the nation grow stronger and become the world’s wealthiest. Politically too the tiny nation drew international attention, not only for hosting FIFA world cup 2022 but also with their keen negotiating skills with varied rival factions from warring middle eastern nations. Father emir also gracefully left the throne when he was much younger and healthy, to the present emir – a rarity in islamic countries.

Qatar has been a beautiful and peaceful chapter in my life. We grew economically little comfortable in Qatar, we became grandparents and even spiritually I benefited from enforced loneliness in Doha that I capitalized for Mantra Japam! In fact my awakening was starting to happen right in Doha before I boarded the flight to the US this january end. But I had no idea what was happenign to me then.

Qatar is also blessed today because of the powerful mantras chanted by Hindu Indian population there and because of the pujas we do there. THERE IS NO HINDU TEMPLE IN QATAR. That was a big peeve for me. So most of us double our pujas at home to compensate for lack of temple visit. In fact, we feel that there is so much of negativity in islamic nations in general because of their blood thirst and violence ideology. Definitely if nations like UAE, Qatar, Bahrain etc., have withstood this gulf war and have stayed secure, it is because of the positivity of the Hindu population and the christian population (the filippinos). Our dharmic lifestyle and good karma in middle east no doubt have kept these nations safe and secure so far. Don’t you owe Hindus a temple tell me EMIR OF QATAR?

I still wish Qatar safety and security first and wealth, happiness and prosperity. The younger emir will miss the wisdom of the father emir undoubtedly. These are difficult times. One thing I hated about Qatar was their Al Jaz*era that used to spew venom on India. The father emir trusted India and remained close. Now that I am out of Qatar for good I can very well say this: the younger emir partners with rogue nations like Turkey and Pakistan. Even Iran used to be Qatar’s best buddy. Recently in Ras Laffan, over 15 engineers lost their lives to accident (they say) in the gas production facility. 14 of them were Indians and only 1 Paki engineer. But we are all treated the same. What is our contribution and what is theirs. The younger emir will be inviting trouble to the island nation if he is going to follow this path. The older man was wiser.

Sometimes I can’t believe that I won’t be going back to Qatar. A 20 year residence just like that came to a close. Doha used to be my home away from home. I miss Doha and the peace and quiet of Qatar where silence ruled the skies. Now the same skies are seeing the missiles and drones with warnings screeching on phones as govt reportedly issues alarms. I wish Qatar longlasting peace.

BUILD A HINDU TEMPLE, EMIR OF QATAR. YOU NEED ALL PRAYERS AND WELL WISHERS. God bless you. God bless Qatar. Om Shanti, Father Emir. May your Atma attain Satgati. You were a good man. We all loved you and had immense respect for you. Go in peace.

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Can CM Vijay do this. Challenging.

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Simply mindblowing SERUPPADI speech in today’s State Assembly, targeting the most corrupt DMK govt that passed out, by CM Vijay. Tamil Nadu has never had it so good in my memory. Finally we have a man who is clean, who wants to work for the people and who DOESN’T WANT PUBLIC MONEY.

Cannot express my gratitude for Vijay cancelling outright the Parandhur airport project saving our farmlands. Relocating the project to ‘neidhal’ lands of the Tamil Nadu coast is a wise choice. Heard the choice could be Cheyyur.The DMK real estate mafia now has no face. They are COOKED literally! Kudos to CM Vijay for stalling/withdrawing environmental/green approval for the Brigade group for their real estate promotion on the marsh lands of OMR. These wetlands are the lungs of Chennai. Enough harm has been done already. These two very bold acts alone are enough to prove what this man VIJAY is made of. He is promising action against dope, probably introduced to Tamil Nadu by DMK goons who knows. Please chief minister, save our younger generations.

TVK govt has scrapped the business deals such as planned commercial complexes worth hundreds of crores to be financed out of Hindu temple money. The sanctions were given during DMK period. I wish the temple funds are left to HINDU TEMPLES just as the church money stays with church and mosque money stays with muslims. Hindu temple donations are spent on public projects with the govt having access to even the temple wealth such as antique precious jewelry and gems in gold and diamonds. How much of this is already liquidated by fraud govts earlier is a big question mark. SIVAN SOTHU KULA NASAM. Anyone who touches Shiva’s wealth will have generations doomed – as you see in Afghanistan, Pakistan etc., even today.

However I am asking openly this to CM Vijay.

DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO DEMOLISH THE DMK/ADMK GRAVES IN THE MARINA. Do you have it in you to free our beaches for the masses. Do you have it in you to SAVE OUR BEACHES, TO SAVE OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PUT A FULLSTOP TO GRAVE CULTURE? Beach is the only place we can rewind during weekends without having to spend money. I am someone who grew up near seaside in Mylapore, walking to beach often, not having to spend a penny on anything. In a hot country like India, the beach is the only free/cheap entertainment/relaxation for the poor masses especially during summer months.

DO YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO DRAW CURTAINS AND CLOSE THE KALAIGNER 100TH YEAR NONSENSE AMUSEMENT PARK IN CATHEDRAL ROAD AND RESTORE THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY THAT WAS FUNCTIONING THERE UNTIL RECENTLY. Just bulldoze with JCB!!! Not only this amusement park but also the DMK/ADMK graves. Cite Environment laws. But be ready to face the flak.

I wish I had watched more of his films just to understand this man better. Can’t believe the hero who I could not stand is doing already a fantastic job for the state. Yeah now I remember I have seen 3 pictures of his: Gilli, Kadhalukku Mariyadhai and then Vaathi i think.

First time, not seeing the traffic police stopping motor bikes for ‘maal’ during weekends! That itself is a good sign. I have seen how disrespectful they would sound catching hold of young couples out for harmless fun.

Lastly, among other projects, I am impressed with the plans to clean up Koovum river/Buckingham canal, major waterways of Chennai even a hundred years back. Vijay, please also desilt all temple tanks not only in the capital but throughout Tamil Nadu that are recharge points for ground water table, and weed out the reservoirs and lakes in time for North west monsoons scheduled to arrive by oct-dec.

Another request for CM Vijay: PLEASE RESTORE STORM WATER DRAINS AND RAINWATER HARVESTING PROJECTS MADE MANDATORY BY JAYALALITHA JAYARAM, FORMER CM, DURING HER REGIME. DMK deliberately dismantled it. The state was doing well with monsoons and rain harvesting, with the water table in the state rising to phenomenal levels during her period. Link it to future plan approvals and as JJ did, ask the households to do it within a timeframe. Yes, you can consider subsidy.

Vijay and TVK are still lucky because, DMK caused less damages anticipating a win and expecting TVK to lose. Otherwise do you remember what or how Karunanidhi left the state when it was apparent JJ would be back? Mysteriously power grids were burnt down. Overnight from NO POWERCUT STATE FOR 10 YEARS UNDER JJ, Tamil Nadu plunged to darkness and powercut days. Remember you are not dealing with just mindless hooligans but seasoned criminals. TAKE CARE. CM Vijay must also take his personal security seriously.

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CM Joseph Vijay’s Mookambika temple visit.

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I never watched any of films sorry! May be I did one or two like Gilly and then Vaathi. Not sure if I saw from titles to end. Always viewed Vijay as overacting fellow and as someone who came up from filmy background. But I don’t think you can achieve so much with just luck or your background. Unless you have stuff, you cannot simply reach this level – of course there must also be the Divine Grace. No wonder Vijay visited Tiruchendur to pay his obeissance to Lord Muruga (Skandha) the warrior son of Lord Shiva soon on getting elected as the CM of Tamil Nadu. He visited the Shirdi Sai Baba;s shrine in Maharashtra as well. Thirdly I am surprised about his Mookambika temple visit. I don’t think its just a political visit for praying for power. Mookambika is the reason for artists prospering – be it in music or other performing arts. Preschool children are given ‘asksharaabhyas’ (introduction to alphabets) in the temple in front of the Saraswathi deity, the Goddess for education/wisdom/knowledge. Without the divine grace of Ma Mookambika, Vijay could not have been shining as leading hero of Tamil film industry for 2 decades now. His mother, a Hindu, is also a classically trained vocalist giving stage performances. Mookambika is the reason he has peaked twice in life – in both his acting career as superstar and now as Tamil Nadu chief minister. Earlier the former CMs of Tamil Nadu M G Ramachandran and Jayalalitha Jayaram followed the same steps and they too had offered their obeissances to Ma Mookambika of Kollur.

But unlike MGR and JJ, Vijay is christian. Channel surfing, I came across his film that was playing in one of the tv channels. It was ‘Nilave va’ probably made over 20 years ago. In this the heroine is Subalakshmi. Hero is our Vijay. His name is ‘Siluvai’ (cross of the Christ). In one scene the Hindu heroine says,’I am ready to be estranged from my parents, my family to convert and marry the christian Siluvai (Vijay).’ That made me wonder whether Vijay had masterminded his entire career for political gains at a later stage. How did even the censor board allow this dialogue which has got nothing to do with individual freedom. We have had many pictures showcasing inter-religious marriages at national and regional levels. In ‘Alaigal Oivadhillai’ by Bharathi Raja showing Hindu-christian love marriage, there is never the question of conversion arising. In the picture ‘Bombay’ of Mani Ratnam, there is never the question of conversion discussed as both the hero and heroine retain their faiths of birth and bring up neutral kids (with no religious identity attached to them). I even wondered why Joseph Vijay did not use his full name for his acting career. For years, he was presumed to be a hindu only by the masses. His christian identity came out very late after he had made huge fan crowds.

However all this is in past. I am willing to still give him the benefit of doubt. I hope CM Joseph Vijay will NOT be emboldening the christian missionary mafia operating in the state bribing and coercing the poorest and most vulnerable in the society to convert.

Hindu temples that have stood for thousands of years in the face of invasions house powerful deities. But if anyone enters the precincts of the same shrines with mal intensions, our deities won’t hesitate to take out their wrath on the erring persons.

Ma Mookambika is also my ishta devta, introduced to me by my biological mother. She is in my everyday prayer. I get strongest vibes from Her and I chant Her mantras. I have been doing Diya puja for Her for over a quarter century now – bi weekly.

So far Vijay’s intentions seem good. I don’t care whether he is hindu or christian or muslim. So long as he is decent and free of corruption, I shall support him. Most importantly he must not harm Hindu interests. This is the native soil of us Hindus. Lets wait and watch. When Hindus want even a Hindu president for America, why cannot they tolerate a christian for a CM. But then, Hindus never try to CONVERT. In Hindu dharma, you can be a hindu only if you CHOOSE to. CONVERSION is NOT encouraged. Soul harvesting for numbers is for christians who sell Jesus like Harpic and Carefree door to door. To those from west who embrace Sanatana Dharma, it is a conscious choice on realization.

Om Shri Matre Namaha. May good things happen. Ma Mookambika routed out DMK no doubt. Can’t wait to see our sister Kanimozhi in black burqa along with Durga Stalin in black burka leaving Hinduism. Our Hindu brothers must make it possible for us to EXPEL THE DMK GOONS FROM HINDUISM. Strip them of Hindu identity. Unfortunately we don’t have something like Mecca or Vatican or Quran or Bible to lay down rules in Hinduism. Hindu Dharma is way of life. You don’t convert. You don’t excommunicate. Either you are born a Hindu or you make a conscious choice and become a Hindu (simply no coercion or bribe).

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What I like about Vijay: HE COULDN’T CARE LESS ABOUT UDAYANIDHI AND PREFERS NOT TO RESPOND/REACT/REPLY TO HIM. Shabash! How not to react/respond to toxic people – learn from our CM Vijay! We have a cool CM with rare maturity which comes as a pleasant surprise. Whether when it comes to having good relations with center or prioritizing national identity/agenda first over Tamil identity, we have to give it to Vijay for laying down the ground basics firmly and clearly.

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Ban prayer rooms for muslims in all work spaces & shopping/commercial places across India.

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Before going into the topic, let me share this profound wisdom on nationalism: and why it is good and healthy for both an individual and the nation and even the world.

Now to come to the topic,

Emotional abuse, sexual assault, coercion to convert to Islam – these are few of the charges framed against the muslim grooming gang targeting Hindu women in corporate settings. Its not just limited to TCS; it is alleged that the heinous practice is spread across quite a few MNCs in the country including the Amazon, Wipro etc. This is highly unsettling after the recent Varanasi islamic grooming of Hindu girls wherein the muslim men posed/faked as hindu youth targeting Hindu girls. These nefarious gangs are funded with Saudi money and probably even Iran money who knows. Let not Iran war make the Indian govt lower the guard against these islamic terror elements.

Ban prayer rooms for muslims in all working spaces across India with immediate effect. Ban prayer rooms for muslims in Hindu businesses. Its time to make it a law because our own Hindu men try to appease the islamic community for business reasons. By this they are digging their own grave and they do not seem to realize this.

Tell me in which other secular country is a prayer room provided for muslims in work spaces and in shopping plazas. Who even started this trend in India. It came as a surprise that textile showrooms like Pothys, Chennai silks etc., in the city were offering fast breaking snacks & prayer room during Ramzan month for muslims. From being appreciative of this gesture initially when it was introduced, I started wondering how many small businesses were they crushing with this kind of selfish and even anti=national trade practices. This by no means is generosity or national unity. These business establishments are trying to introduce new norms hitherto non prevalent in our society. Do they even have the central govt permission for offering religious based services. These permits are extremely important in a communally sensitive nation like India. Extending hospitality to muslims during Ramzan essentially by big showrooms, wipes out small competitors for these business giants, which is pretty illegal. How many petty shopkeepers have they ruined with unjustified sops like this to appease the minority and build customer base.

Let me ask our government, do you have Hindu temples in all islamic countries? Saudi? Kuwait? Qatar? even Iran, Iraq, Syria? Even if you utter the Hindu god’s name in public, your visa there gets canceled that very moment and you are put on flight back to India. Millions of Hindus working in these countries are denied basic human rights to pray and follow their religion publicly, in the name of islam. You cannot meet in groups for prayers. And we in India are giving muslims prayer rooms in shopping malls and office buildings? Why, they even take over our roads and airports for untimely namaz. A few months back, an Indian muslim was apprehended for offering namaz within the world famous Balaji temple at Tirumala. Just what is going on in this nation. Does secular democracy mean a joint account where from everyone can withdraw? Are arab countries personal accounts to be saved for the benefit of the private muslim people?

In Kerala, there is mass grooming of young muslim legal aspirants to become judges by the islamic community, for the only reason of taking over the Indian judiciary one fine day. We have serious problems in our hands.

Coming to Halal, it is a very clever business ploy. In national interests, HALAL CERTIFICATION MUST BE MADE ILLEGAL NOT ONLY IN INDIA BUT IN ENTIRE WORLD at it gives unfair advantage to a particular community like a commercial, to choose them favourably over others ONLY FOR RELIGIOUS REASONS. If that is the case, why cannot India be declared Hindu Rashtra. They want even their food to come from their own people. Want all the islamic republics to be 100% muslim. But secular democracies must be open to all. There is only one thing that can collapse India, America alike: THE POPULATION JEHAD by exploding muslim population.

Indian govt must be wary of recruiting from this ‘peaceful’ community in space industry, sensitive areas, defence sector etc for the sake of our national security. We have this grave situation in India where the perpetrators of heinous crimes and terror activities play the minority card as well as the victim card. Even if some of us point fingers at them, we get labeled as nationalists (which is a proud thing anyway). These Indian muslims have the whole lobby of islamic umma especially from wealthy arab countries and Pakistan supporting them and funding them. They have those like Raga and congress backing them. And of course the left wing nonsense is behind them, cheering them. The atrocities of the waqf board trying to illegally lap up entire real estate in India is a shocking tale of nefarious plots and wronged sense of entitlement. Why is not the waqf board abolished yet. India’s cancer lies within. As it is argued by experts in the media, an anti-conversion bill is the need of the hour. Islamists trying any dirty trick must be stripped of passports, Aadhar ID etc., and be penalised with double life sentences. And the waqf board must be dissolved with the real estate holdings unilaterally annexed by the government. Recently in Tamil Nadu we have had cases where the waqf board illegally annexed villages and temple lands and even ancient temples that were centuries old, using loopholes in law. When will our government wake up. This unbelievable atrocity committed by the so-called minority can be unleashed on hapless majority Hindu, only in a nation like India.

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Small Straits: Big Business.

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Only last december, we were touring Egypt. On way back to Cairo from Alexandria, drove to the Suez Canal. Its such a small strip that can accommodate mostly just a single huge vessel at any one time. May be ships take turn to pass through this canal. The access to the canal was through a boating club for which we got permission to enter. Local families seemed to picnic by the beach side. No sooner we reached there and were clicking pictures, a police van arrived and our bus driver and tour guide were interrogated. On showing relevant papers, we were asked to leave the spot immediately. As we were famished, we requested from the officers, a little time to eat at McDonald near the place. The cops escorted our entourage for over an hour and made sure we left the place by evening 6-7. They waited outside the restaurant to make sure all of us exited and boarded the mini bus. They turned back only on our joining the highway to Cairo, tracking us from behind for close to half an hour enroute. Really even that scared me totally. We had been warned to skip Egypt for security reasons before this tour. But our own experiences and good times in Egypt made us shrug off any discouragement as we made up our mind to return for Luxor next year – which is not going to happen sadly, because of the developments in the Middle east and our own leaving Qatar, our second home for 20 years, for good.

Two things I realized at the Suez Canal:

  • The sensitivity of the canal itself even if it looked nothing scenic or extraordinary; it was just calm waters without much of action; as we watched, a merchant vessel or whatever sailed through. the beach we were in was a manmade one obviously; yet it saved ships from sailing around entire African continent until a half a century ago;
  • The canal is hardly a mile or more in width but look how it is represented in the world map; it is shown as a much larger strip; obviously the scale used to represent it in globe/atlas is misrepresentative. We have to go by the geographic location that’s all and scales don’t matter. The small and insignificant size of the Suez Canal in reality really had me thinking. Yet it was wide enough to permit a huge vessel to cruise through; may be only one vessel at a time could make it through the canal and ships queued up to take their turns before entering the canal; I have absolutely no idea how the system was monitored or managed; But the regulation reflected it was serious business and was of paramount security concerns.
  • The revenue the small interconnecting canal generated – as a passway between the Mediterranean and the Red seas.

Egypt hardwon the right to levy duties for using Suez Canal from the French; the French whose idea it was and who dredged and executed it using the Egyptian labour did deserve the initial concessions for 100 years; Egypt still let the French company dredge their territory; its a super vision, of an unparalleled level; I never thought much about it all until then; in school history text books, we learn where this Suez canal is and how significant it is, nothing more; Now Suez Canal is a major source of income for Egypt apart from tourism industry. Of course it was a very tough and backbreaking labour in which many Egptians lost their lives; Equal consideration for the French engineers whose brainchild it was. Many nations vied for the project though, that which was won by the French.

All this came to my mind as Hormuz strait makes waves in recent news. It can’t be of such a huge scale as represented in maps. Rather it has got to be a far narrower strip, still assuming strategic importance in geopolitical settings as we are witnessing now. To my knowledge, access to the strait has remained free. Now unnecessary complications may make it a commercial venture. Nations may be staring at a future tariff imposition – if and when normalcy is restored. This strait matters to the middle eastern nations that export oil & gas through their ports situated in the adjoining coastlines of the Arabian peninsula.

When flying back from Egypt, our flight was mostly over Iran. Suez canal presented such a clarity from the low level flying as the plane took off. I think I have pictures taken of this small strip of manmade canal that is saving valuable time and energy for the world nations.

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Pray for Middle East

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Indian citizen here, resident of Doha for last 20 years. Spend 6 months an year in the minimum in Doha. Left Doha in January, scheduled to return by mid April. Never in the last 20 years have I heard of or come across this kind of crisis that my heart almost breaks.

Praying for peace in the middle east, especially to my beloved second home Qatar with who we have grown in the past 2 decades. What a carefully nurtured country. So disciplined and orderly.

Praying for peace not only in Qatar but also in the entire gulf block including UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi.

I don’t want to discuss or debate who is right or who is wrong. The sheer terror and horror the residents there are experiencing is shattering my heart. You can’t be holding innocent masses to ransom. Millions of lives at stake.

I think its by sheer stroke of luck I am out of the war zone. You know something. I get strong intuitions probably due to my Mantra Japa sometimes. When I got into the car to go to Hamad International airport to catch my flight out of Doha this January, I got a strong and strange vibe that it could be my last. I am not just taken by surprise but also by shock that its proving to be true. My puja is still there in our flat sitting pretty. I disclosed this to none. I kept praying to my Devi that this should be a false alarm. But frankly I never anticipated any war in the region. I was worried about our health frankly. I took that intuitive warning as a personal thing as we are middle aged people. Rare my intuitive alerts could be, but mostly have proved true kind of.

Of course Sani peyarchi, the realignment/transit of sani/saturn has taken place in last 10 days. As a Hindu, I believe this would have tremendous ramifications not only in our personal lives but also in world politics. Luckily for some horoscopes, this is supposed to turn out good. Can give some kundalis growth and prosperity. But mostly the realignment is NOT good. In fact friends therefore are reciting ‘Kolaru Pathikam’ for this, praying for benign effects of the transition on their personal lives and economic situation. As an average middle class Indian, our concerns stop with that. In fact I had booked for a parihara puja for march 6th by last month end itself, in a Shiva temple in all our names. The exact transit date was 6th. After that, it was believed that things would start stabilizing gradually. Whether you believe or not in ancient Vedic Hindu astrology, whatever they predict seems to come true. 5-6 planets are realigning and these are believed to have tremendous effect on world politics. Throughout India therefore pujas have been going on to ward off the ill effects of this transition. Every transition shall have effect in all our lives. Every year we therefore make parihara pujas for planetary transitions in our temples.

A 4th dimension may open up for many between 2026-2030 as the number of the awakened/ enlightened may increase manifold throughout the world. Already predictions are there in Hindu astrology that 2026 is to be a very turbulent year. 2026-2030 will see many upheavals. For me and for my family in general as well as friends, whether it is sani dasha or kethu/rahu dasha or whatever, the predictions have by and large proved true in real life. May be not to 100% but to a substantial degree.

Those who have no belief in all this may dismiss all this as trivial and baseless.

Anyway I believe 100% in all this. Praying can have a positive effect on world peace. In a world full of violence and chaos, be someone to add positive aura to the atmosphere. That is what I do.

Holding Qatar within the protective aura of my staunch prayers and beliefs.

LOVE YOU QATAR. STAY STRONG. PRAYERS FROM INDIA.

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Have friends and family in middle east. None of us have anything to do with world politics or even local politics. We are the hardworking people of developing nations who came to middle east only for some tax free earnings. Breaks my heart to hear my friends’ hopelessness and sheer terror. At times they sound optimistic, at times they sound totally defeated. There is a heavily pregnant woman in my compound whose delivery date is nearing, and there are higher secondary children who missed their math exam this 9th (CBSE Board, Indian schools). In matter of days, the destiny of millions of those caught in crossfire is held to ransom by cruel fate. A couple of friends who dared to go for a walk to breathe fresh air in almost 10 days after the so-called ‘promise’ came scurrying back home after a few more drones/missiles got intercepted by the defence. They have vowed now never to venture back into the open. Folks are sleeping in living room floors foregoing bedrooms with windows. Pathetic. Easily it could have been my case.

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Some powerful shlokas and mantras to recite during this critical period, for world peace (if you cannot chant, play in you tube):

Lalitha Sahasranama

Vishnu Sahasranama (this is from Mahabharatha war so listening to/chanting Vishnu Sahasranama enmasse can have a profound effect on bringing the war to an end)

Siva Puranam

Rudhram

Kanda Sashti Kavacham

Kolaru Pathikam

and of course the one and only

DEVI MAHATMYAM

Dear Hindus/Indians, keep praying intensely for world peace to prevail and to save lives.

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A high vibrational friend interpreted my intuition for me when leaving Doha in January this year. The actual line that came to me was about my husband. I thought like ‘I won’t be seeing you again.’ But my mind was in denial of admitting to this exact line. I was worried for his health. He is now safely back in India. My friend says, the intuition meant ‘I won’t be seeing you again IN DOHA (in some time to come).’ All intuitions prompted by Ma Lalitha are to be taken in positive light. Yeah, my Doha life has come to an abrupt end. It breaks my heart to think that I cannot be going back now there in any short time. There was once such a hiatus in my residency status during covid. I hope the war ends, and I can be back in Doha for one last time to say a proper goodbye to my second home. Or who knows I shall be back after a couple of months and we could continue to live in Doha for a few more years… I haven’t yet lost hope. I keep praying and hoping for the best…

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When Saner Voices Go Silent

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Shocked more by the deafening silence of the world nations to Delhi blasts. Evidence is unearthed even for a bio warfare. That is okay. A time may come when these same nations that side with violent elements would find themselves in the very spot. We all know what is happening to the Brit girls who have become the white meat to some communities. For me an Indian citizen and that too, a Hindu, the face of the butcher is even more shocking. Who we have here is WHITE COLOUR MEDICOS involved in heinous blood chilling crimes. Sociopaths who you cannot even imagine about. The lady doc cloaked head to foot for modesty spooks you completely. Just which one of them would you ever trust again. Would you ever go to their shops? Get treated by them? Have them even as friends? Clearly we can see that the chief target is our beloved Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The prayers of millions of Hindus hopefully won’t go waste. May our PM return to another term. I say Hindus, because I SIMPLY DO NOT TRUST THE NON HINDUS OF INDIA. Every single one of them could be cancerous to our nation as these recent blasts have proved. Nobody can love and be loyal to our ancient Hindu land that us Hindus. At the same time, wouldn’t rule out the infamous ‘foreign hand’ in the blasts. They will be getting a fitting reply no doubt. The time and date will be decided by India. As for the internal hand (symbol), you don’t need introduction to the desh drohis.

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Only those who sold their soul will vote for DMK after this.

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Instagram shocker.

Mostly the DMK supporters if you see will never have humanity. Business-minded, receiving favours without ethics, recommendations etc., that might help them grow, placing them well. And may be benami as well? How fast one’s business grows if you are in their loop. From nobody to somebody. Haven’t we seen quite a few profiteers.

Other than that, the BPL families such as the auto walas, house maids etc., vote for DMK because the party has bribed and brainwashed these to the extent that they cannot manage to live without the freebies and subsidies. Widows receive pension, free rations/provisions, free bus travel for women, etc., etc. The DMK started the freebies trend with distributing free tv as election sop for the first time. But nobody can take their spot in KILLING YOUNG TAMIL MEN IN THE AGE BAND 15-40 with widespread distribution of state owned liquor brand TASMAC. Free flow of ganja/dope and cheap liquor in the state and crimes go unchecked. DMK destroyed the productivity and ‘aanmai’ (masculinity) in the lower middle class Tamils and forever made them beggars at the mercy of the government flashing their bowls out shamelessly for more and more. Whatever happened to the so-called Tamil pride. No Tamil wants to work now. And this includes even the farming community who Sonia Gandhi killed in one stroke with her MNREGA assuring 90 days wages whether you worked your fields or not. Italian mafia destroyed rural Indian livelihood and work ethics forever. This is the story of not only the Tamil farmers but of most agricultural workers throughout India. Lower middle class wives become housemaids in Tamil Nadu. Men queue up at TASMAC and get their livers toxic so that they pass away before turning 40. Through out the day they booze. Nonstop. Dope addiction in 15-25 age group like I have never seen before in my life. Young boys lay sprawled in the city footpaths totally in inebriated condition with overdose of dope and/or TASMAC liquor. Wow Super Stalin. The man who discriminates against Sridhar Vembu in home state who is behind Zoho, wants Sundar Pichchai’s Google now from Hyderabad! Tamil Nadu’s development has got nothing to do with DMK. It is all by software corporations and multinationals. Center sanctions huge projects. Even the Chennai metro is from center basically. DMK’s single big contribution to the state welfare is TASMAC nothing more. Stalin and Udayanidhi personally responsible for making many young women widows in the state and for orphaning thousands of children.

No Tamil history without Kamba Ramayanam, Nayanmars and their Thevarams, Azhwars and their Naalaayira Dhivya Prabandham you fools. Tamil thulukkanukku idhu theriyum. No Tamil history without Tanjai Periya Kovil and Paadal petral sthalams. Sivan sothu kula naasam daa. Nadakkum.

We all know well Vijay manaadu stampede was executed to perfection, don’t we Stalin. You think Tamil masses are fools? Yah may be, which is why you are in power.

How the central government is keeping quiet after damaging statements on Hindu Dharam by some ‘peacefuls.’ If you want to wipe kumkum from your face Stalin, why don’t you erase the kumkum from your wife Durga’s forehead. If you don’t believe in Sanatana, why be a Hindu. Wipe Durga Stalin’s kumkum and cover her with burqa. I dare you to break the Puja room in your house. DO IT. Demolish your house puja first. Also do the same ritual to Kanimozhi. Why is she going around with bindi in sari. Ditch both. Don the burqa. Then you are truly secular. These shameless people stinking with corruption however will not stop from touching Hindu temple Hundi donations. If it is possible to remove them from Hinduism, PLEASE DO IT LEGALLY MODI JI. I think its time we have legal clause to remove unwanted anti-Hindus from Hinduism LEGALLY. Publish in the gazette the ex-communicated list. Officially announce in media, these are no longer Hindus. I think we do need some legislation here. Is Yogi ji listening. For the statement on Ram and Sita, the bloody fellow must be immediately booked under non bailable warrant. I don’t know how old is this video. PMO has to act swift.

Stalin could not wag his tail until Jayalalitha was around. Coward who could not compete against the strong woman who had to wait for her to pass away before coming to power.

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India shifting to Zoho from Microsoft?

Posted on by veeskitchen

MOVE OUT WHATSAPP. ARATTAI IS HERE. From Zoho, India.

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Govt of India is already moving to Zoho, the local desi software, from Microsoft in an attempt to push MIGA (Make India Great Again because we were great for straight 10,000 years not 300). Already our central IT minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw switched over to Zoho office suite and set the trend. Slowly but steadily the nation is to follow.

https://www.zoho.com/blog/workplace/workplace-for-goi.html

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/it-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw-switches-to-zoho-urges-indians-to-go-swadeshi-founder-sridhar-vembu-responds/articleshow/124053360.cms?from=mdr

Who is running the silicon valley in America. Without H1b no Elon Musk, no Sundar Pichchai, no Satya Nadella, nobody out there in America. Imagine retaining such a talent in India not doing charity to America. Indian parents sell property/pledge property to send their kids to the US for their masters or research programme. Fees could be over 100,000 $ already leave alone the living expenses. Not everyone can find in-campus jobs to sustain themselves. It is illegal to take up out-of-campus jobs. One US$ = nearly 90 INR . So imagine what a sacrifice Indian parents are doing to send their children to the US. Finally when the children get their H1b, they are going to buy house in the US not in India. They are going to invest in the US not India. Indian children are well bred, disciplined kids. Not spoilt like the regular American. So why should Indian kids now go to the US at all. Japan is inviting Indian kids for their masters. Germany offers tuition waiver 100%. UK, Australia, everyone is throwing red carpet to have Indian kids for masters and give them PR (equal to green card). If there is no job guarantee , there is no need for Indian kids to invest so many thousands of dollars in the US. Next year will see 90% drop in Indian kids going to the US for higher studies that some American universities or departments would have to close permanently.

Thank you President Trump for making India realize our potential. Slowly we want to ease out Google, Microsoft, Amazon everything from India and replace everything american with homegrown Indian. Already we had Flipkart, Jabong, Myntra etc., before Amazon came to us. I am still an Amazon customer – for the only reason that my future generations are going to be American. I care for America but my friends have forsaken the American brands already. People stay away from Mcdonald and don’t get Pepsi or Coke anymore. I have never seen such a public anger in India before, for America. But this is all for good. It will help India become more self sufficient and self reliant.

If America levies 100% tariff on medicine imports from India, again loss is theirs. Already I have seen how medication is unbelievably expensive in the US. My heart goes out to the middle class families who will have to go through tough times in near future.

As for me, I use only the free Excel and Word versions of Microsoft that come with ad. I was planning to buy later the package this year, but I will now buy Zoho, the Indian version instead. Thank you Trump ji for helping me make up my mind.

But I will continue to buy American products because of family connection. Other Indians have no such a binding reason to shop for anything American.

Not yet moved over to Arattai from Whatsapp. But looking forward to. Arattai in Tamil literally means ‘banter.’ Arattai is seeing thousands of downloads already and is replacing Whatsapp by gusto. Many of us have moved out of Facebook already. Facebook is out of fashion!

President Trump is the reason we Indians got GST cut from 18% to 5%. I shopped well this Navratri/Diwali season thanks to the price drop. Trump ji is the reason India is looking forward to MIGA. ‘Atmana Nirbhar Bharat’ ‘self reliant India’ is the election motto of BJP/PM Modiji for last 15 years. Nothing new. Finally it is truly implemented now. Thanks to President Trump India has diversified trade and is NOT suffering the tariff impositions. Even H1b fee hike is a blessing in disguise, the best gift from Trump ji to India. Thank you Donald Trump Ji, you are giving bitter pill to India to cure our malaise and make us strongest. You are the best. If not for you, we would never be adapting to Zoho this way. We would never have had the GST cut that has gone down well with the masses. Already BJP could be winning half the next elections. You made it easy and simple for us.

I wish the Indian enterprises all the success in future. Let us do it one step at a time. Let all of us prosper. Even American farmers hurting is bad. Humanity is one. Nobody should suffer that’s all.

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I got a small surgery done for $100 in Chennai

Posted on by veeskitchen

So much of India bashing that I wanted to blog about this. Of course India Medical Tourism is now world renowned. Chennai, my hometown, especially is one of the chief medical tourist centers in India.

Three years back I found a lump in my right back shoulder. It turned out to be a harmless lipoma on ultra sound scan that my doc ruled out even the necessity for a biopsy. I left it at that. But wearing straps proved to be painful for me ever since. The lump also seemed to grow in size. Latest, it crossed 8 cm diameter, so I decided to go in for a surgery.

The surgeon decided to give me local anaesthesia. He said he was making diamond shaped pricks as the dimension of the lump was too big. I felt only less than a dozen pricks. He said, the number of pricks was a bit more because of the extensive size of the lump. Then I lost all sensation. The preparation was for about 15 min and the procedure itself lasted 45 min. After that I was asked to lie and rest for 30 more min. Then I was back home, but not before stopping somewhere on the way for errands. The surgeon fee was 10,000 rs and the antibiotics, plasters, the anaesthetics etc., cost me 1500 rs. Which means, this surgery was done on me for $100 or perhaps less. This was on sunday last. Yesterday I got my dressing changed. Now that is the biggest difference between America and India. There are blessings in India that you cannot even dream of in America. This small procedure itself could have cost one 10,000 US$ (or more – definitely more). Since the sum was minimal, I decided to swipe my card and not tap into my medical insurance. (I have adequate medical cover).

Every country has ups and downs, pluses and minuses.

My 80 plus aunt had valvoplasty last week. She had other complications. She is a cancer survivor, has had double mastectomy in the past. She had a relapse some years back in her throat for which she had a stent placed. She has had double knee replacement. She broke her neck and was in bed for an year in her 60s. She got covid twice. Still doctors in a local hospital thought she could survive the surgery. They cut open the sides in her hip and got the vein. My aunt weighs 100 kg. Before surgery my aunt was having breathing difficulties and her lungs were drowning in fluid retention. Now she is free of the issues on surgery but it recuperating slowly. Its just a week since the procedure. This gift of her life is possible only because she is operated upon in India by skilful hands. Entire procedure cost her 20,00,000 rupees which may be $20,000/-. Along with hospital stay, physio therapy etc., the bill may come to $21,000/-. For her age, she did not get any insurance cover. We were merely told that the procedure is very advanced and rarest.

Further more, you don’t have to wait long for your medical procedures in India. I decided on my surgery only on saturday. I got appointment for sunday. My aunt waited for three days for her procedure because she was on Aspirin.

So yesterday someone also got bitten by a housepet (vaccinated dog only) near my home. She still had to go to a clinic for some shots. She opted to go to a govt clinic. EVerything was free for her. She spent not a single paisa for the shots and she would have to go back after a month for another shot.

My regular cabbie got his spleen, liver etc., torn in an accident. Everything was repaired in government hospital. He had the PM Modi insurance cover. Last year his condition was critical. But he has survived. He did not have to shell out a single rupee for treatment. For the poorest and most vulnerable among us, from dialysis to cardiac bypass everything in this country of mine is free. And they call us a poor nation. What’s more, you don’t have to wait for long in queue. You name it, you got it. From cataract procedures to even delivery/maternity, family planning procedures, if you are in the BPL level, Indian government offers you everything for free. The ESI hospitals run by the central government and the PHCs run by the state governments are also very clean and hygienic. I am saying this because, years back I got a family planning procedure done for free in a PHC. Though I don’t have a good word to say about the state managed government hospitals. However I am told, the government hospitals in the neighbouring state Kerala are the best. Family planning is free for all in PHCs. I decided to utilize the govt concession and at that time before 30 years, saved a few hundreds of rupees chargeable by private clinics. At that time, I was surprised to find hygienic rooms and washrooms in PHCs and efficient sisters (nurses). The govt doctors are much more experienced and quick. Delivery is free in these centres for all women irrespective of your social status. I still wonder who we middle class women opt to waste money at private maternity homes.

The previous prime ministers of India had schemes and airports named after them. MNREGA was Rajiv Gandhi’s. Indira Gandhi national airport for instance. Jawahar lal Nehru stadium. Even our chief ministers have airports named after them. Anna International of Chennai. Shri Narendra Modi ji could be on his way to become the longest serving prime minister of India but his name is in NONE OF THE GRAND SCHEMES. What we have is Pradhan Mantri Yojanas, Pradhan Mantri health insurance etc.

There is nothing lacking in India. We love our dear Mother India that sustains a billion and more lives. So many foreign nationals come here for cardiac procedures and for knee/hip replacement, spine surgery etc.

This country is lived in for over 10,000 years and has strong cultural roots. All the moslem and christian invasions could not erase our roots completely. We are survivors at the end of the day. They looted our nation, stripped us bare: what you see in India today is redevelopment only. We are merely trying to catch up to our previous lost glory.

This is Navrathri week. This time Navrathri is for 10 days and its on the 11th day we have the Vijayadasami or the Dushshera. This women centric Hindu festival is all about the sacred feminine. Our PM Shri Narendra Modi usually fasts for Navrathri and has only lemon juice in this period. We have a very devout Hindu PM who fasts for the nation, who locks up his entire official residence and uses only a room or so, is a vegetarian from birth, a teetotaler, a yogi who has come up in life from selling tea in railway stations to this level without any help or recommendation. He is totally self made and extremely disciplined. No family member benefitted because of his high office. His family back in Gujarat remains poor without drawing attention to themselves. Nobody knows them. Someone who meditates everyday, Modiji’s devotion for Ma Durga will take India to further heights. The Pranapradishta he did in Ayodhya for Lord Ram will go down in history, no doubt. He will be best known not as PM of India, but as the one who gave us back our Ram Lalla.

For me therefore, it doesn’t matter whether a country is rich or powerful. How you take care of your poor and weak and defenceless and vulnerable is what is important. The top brass of the nation must be incorruptible and must lead an honourable, respectable life. The heads of the states must be selfless and must not favour family businesses over national interests. I think we are having the best prime minister in the world right now for who, only India is the agenda and nothing else is.

The poorest should get the benefits. The weakest must feel thankful. The most vulnerable must feel safe and know that they are not being left out. If a president or prime minister of any nation cannot do it, then I don’t think he can be great.

Why India is not like China or America, precisely for this reason. Can you imagine them being humanitarian like us. This is not communism. This is humanity that’s all.