To Do: Add – Description, Meaning, position in margam, history. Any help will be appreciated.
Tishra Ekam Alarippu
This post contains “Tishra Ekam Alarippu in a tabular format”
Category: All posts
The bee’s sting
Long time ago, there lived a hardworking bee. Whole day long it toiled flitting from flower to flower to collect nectar. It would then make honey with it in its hive.
“I’m always worried that someone may steal my honey,” thought the bee. So the bee flew to the god Jupiter. ” O Jupiter, I have brought some honey for you,” said the bee.
“Thank you, little bee. I shall grant you a wish in return.” said jupiter.
“Grant me, O Jupiter, a sting. If anyone tries to steal my honey, I may kill him with my sting.” said the bee.
Jupiter was shocked to hear this. “I shall grant you your wish, little bee,” said indignant Jupiter, “but when you sting someone, it will not just kill that person, it will kill you as well.”
Moral: If you wish bad for others, it brings a curse to yourself as well.
Brave Onakke Obavva
Many years ago, there lived a brave woman named Obavva in the kingdom of Chitradurga in Karnataka, India. This story is the story of Obavva’s bravery, wit and presence of mind.
At that time, the Chitradurga fort was ruled by King Madakari Nayaka. It was a rough time in the history of Chitradurga. Hyder Ali of Mysore had tried to attack and besiege the fort multiple times. But the fort was so well and tactically built that Hyder Ali, even with his mighty army failed to conquer it.
One day, while keeping a watch on Chitradurga fort, Hyder Ali’s soldier accidentally discovered a small crevice which could enable them to enter inside the fort and conquer it. Delighted with this news, Hyder Ali, with his small bit of information, planned to attack the fort one more time. And this time, he dreamed of successfully conquering it by sending his army through the crevice. The crevice was so difficult to reach that one had to undertake a lot of climbing. Also, it was very narrow, only one person could pass through it at a time.
At that time, Kahale Hanuma, a guard in King Madakari Nayaka’s army was secretly guarding this crevice. Obavva was his wife. They stayed inside the fort and guarded this crevice all day and night.
One afternoon, when Kahale Hanuma went out for lunch, and Obavva had just begun going uphill to fetch water, Obavva saw Hyder Ali’s soldiers secretly trying to approach the crevice. She immediately sought a pestle (Onakke) and by using the secret internal path, positioned herself inside the crevice loosing no time.
As soon as a soldier crawled in through the crevice, she muffled the soldier’s mouth and struck him hard with the pestle. She had no prior experience in warfare or physical combat. But common sense told her to anticipate more soldiers and be ready for the next one while silently killing and hiding the previous enemy soldier.
As anticipated, more soldiers were crawling in one by one. One after another, she pounded them to death with the pestle and dragged their dead bodies aside. When her husband, Kahale Hanuma, returned from lunch, he was shocked to see blood soaked Obavva standing guard with a pestle and a lot of dead bodies strewn around her. He immediately sounded alert, warning his army about the breach of security and treacherous attempt of Hyder Ali’s army.
Obavva’s heroic act and presence of mind delayed Hyder Ali’s plan to besiege Chitradurga. Obavva perished the same day, however the cause of her death is unknown.
Obavva displayed exemplary courage in the face of threat. She single handedly fought with the enemy soldiers with whatever little resources she had. Thus, history remembers Onakke Obavva as an epitome of bravery for fighting off the enemy soldiers single handedly.
You can still visit the crevice where Obavva showed her bravery. Today it is known as “Obavvana Kindi”.
Moral: With presence of mind, courage and determination, one can overcome any challenge faced in life.
A glimpse into the Bharatanatyam performance at Chandramouleshwar Mahadev Mandir, Hadapsar.
It’s always a pleasure to perform for Lord Shiva, the Lord of Dance. My teacher, Mrs Rajashree Khare and her students, got this beautiful opportunity to perform a Bharatanatyam dance recital as an offering to Chandramouleshwar Mahadeva. Here is a glimpse into the evening.
The evening began with Natesha Vandana.
Mrs Rajashree Khare, a senior disciple of Guru Swati Datar, beautifully interlaced the pure Nritta and Nritya aspects of Bharatanatyam in the half an hour of performance at Chandramouleshwar temple. The performances for the evening began with a Ganesh Kautukam performed by Mrs. Rajashree Khare. It was an excellent amalgamation of fine padanyas (footwork), sculpturesque Karnas (Poses) and mesmerising Bhavas (expressions). This Ganesha Kautukam set the tone for the evening which saw four performances.
The next performance was Tishra Alarippu, a pure Nritta performance, performed by students of Mrs. Rajashree Khare. It was a wonderful presentation in Naatai raag, which brought forth the subtle, crisp and agile moves, emulating the movements of a blooming lotus flower.
Energetic footwork and graceful postures marked the next performance, Natesha Kautukam in Raag – Hansadhwani, Taal – Adi. The calm Shiv Prarthana Shloka at the beginning of Natesha Kautukam set a peaceful tone. The effortless shift between Nritya and Nritta, along with wonderful formations appealed to the senses of the audience.
The next performance, Shiv Tandav Stotram composed by Lankadhipati Ravan, was savoured by the entire audience. The choreography took the audience from one frame to the other, depicting Lord Shiva and his beautiful form. This highly energetic and moving performance by Mrs. Rajashree Khare and her students brought the curtains down for the evening.
Mrs Rajashree Khare believes in nurturing this traditional art and keeping it in pristine form for future generations. For her, teaching is a two-way process as she learns while she teaches. She feels, dance is an intense feeling of joy and happiness. These feelings find ample of space in her choreography, both nritya and nritta.
Folks, How is this post? Comment here to pour your thoughts!!!
Margashirsha Varalaxmi Vrata Puja
Stop being racist with our fellow Indians!!
Hi,
After travelling across the length and breadth of our country I have realised that our people are the most racist people on the planet.
As a South Indian (my Mother is a South Indian), I have heard many infuriating rascist remarks. And I can’t help but wonder that even well educated people could be so disrespectful and racist.
A few of the most popular myths about Southies are as follows:
All South Indians are dark:- Wrong .. Not all southies are dark.. Fair N dusky complexions are also seen in south. Just to convince u… Look at most of the leading bollywood ladies like Aishwarya, Sridevi, Jayaprada, Deepika the list is long..
All southies wear lungi/ saree: – wrong… They too wear normal dresses like any other person from rest of the Indian states.
South Indians are reluctant to learn Hindi: – Somewhat true.. but it also depends on the necessity, exposure N opportunity to learn.
Southies are all madrasi: – Absolutely wrong.. I havent come across a map of India where the area below Vindhyas was labled as M.A.D.R.A.S. If that were true, even Gujrat and Maharashtra would become M.A.D.R.A.S
All southies eat only rice: – wrong… ragi muddi, bhakri, holgi have been a part of the diet much before rice and wheat were introduced.
This is not the only racist behaviour I have seen. It is sad that our fellow Indians from north eastern states are treated like outsiders in our own country. It is really sad that we are still nurturing the seed of hatred sown by British Colonial Rulers and abusing our own people.
It is my humble request to all, not to make such rascist comments against our own people. They add a different colour to our fabric of diversity. They enrich our culture. They are also humans just like rest of us. They are also a part of our India.
Jai Hind!
Folks, How is this post? Comment here to pour your thoughts!
Tulasi Vivah
Tulasi Vivah at BT Kawade Road.
Fairy tale plot generator.
Friends, here is a fairy tale plot generator, which lets you make your own fairy tale. A small gift from me to the child in you on this Children’s day.
Enjoy making your own fairy tale. And do send me the end to your story.
Folks, How is this post? Comment here to pour your thoughts.
Baba Ramdev’s hairdo is bollywood’s latest trend.
Is it only me who is getting this impression that bollywood is following Baba Ramdev’s hairdo?
Image sources: Ozee.com, Topnews.in, media247.co.uk
Folks, how is this post? Comment here to pour your thoughts!
Lost in melee.
I wrote this piece when I was bored with my daily office routine.
Lost in melee.
With every update of status,
we assume the world to be with us.
Alas! Thats a foolish illusion,
coz, even painful cries for help reach no one.
Keyboard strikes and mouse clicks are the only sounds that we hear.
Very rarely can we say, ” We had time with our near and dear”.
It has been a long time, since we heard the sea roar.
It has been ages, when we danced freely as the clouds pour.
No wonder, many a times, we are out of tune.
We slog in a sordid place be it night or noon.
We forgot admiring nature, which is truly ours.
We are concerned about money, for all 24 hours.
We gave up ourselves for all the morbid pleasures.
No doubt, we frequently fail in identifying our true treasures.
I feel so lost in this ‘connected’ world’s melee,
I wish I could escape from this and rest on a beautiful lea.
Folks, how is this post? Comment here to pour your thoughts!
SweetNSourTamrind 