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Saturday, 3 May 2025

A Reflection on Fate and Perception -The Mother

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The Mother Submitted by: Submitted on: Sat Apr 05 2025 08:00:02 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Quote Acknowledgements: This is ...
Saturday, 22 March 2025

स्वगृहे पूज्यते... -Chanakya Neeti

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Submitted by: Submitted on: Thu Oct 24 2024 07:47:52 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Quote Acknowledgements: This is common know...

आयत्यां गुणदोषज्ञः... -Sanskrit Works

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Submitted by: Submitted on: Thu Oct 24 2024 07:37:59 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Quote Acknowledgements: This is common know...

न मेऽस्ति... -Sanskrit Works

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Submitted by: Submitted on: Sun Oct 06 2024 07:13:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Quote Acknowledgements: This is common know...
Saturday, 22 February 2025

ಕರೆದರೆ ಚ೦ದಿರ ಬರುವನೆ ಅಮ್ಮಾ ? -Prabhakar Hegde

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Submitted by: Submitted on: Sun Jan 01 2023 11:56:58 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Poem Acknowledgements: This is Mine. / Orig...

ಶಿಶು ಪ್ರಾಸಗಳು -Prabhakar Hegde

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Prabhakar Hegde with Grandchildren Submitted by: Prabhakar Hegde Submitted on: Sun Jan 01 2023 11:56:12 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Cat...

नन्हें-मुन्ने बच्चे ! तेरी मुट्ठी में क्या है ? -शैलेन्द्र

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नन्हें-मुन्ने बच्चे ! तेरी मुट्ठी में क्या है ? मुट्ठी में है तक़दीर हमारी हमने किस्मत को वश में किया है ! भोली-भाली मतवाली आँखों में क्या ह...

नन्हें-मुन्ने बच्चे ! तेरी मुट्ठी में क्या है ? -शैलेन्द्र

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Submitted by: शैलेन्द्र Submitted on: Thu Nov 08 2022 20:49:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Po...
Thursday, 20 February 2025

नन्हें-मुन्ने बच्चे ! तेरी मुट्ठी में क्या है ? -शैलेन्द्र

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Submitted by: शैलेन्द्र Submitted on: Thu Nov 08 2022 20:49:14 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Po...

We want freedom for our country... -Lal Bahadur Shastri

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We want freedom for our country, but not at the expense or exploitation of others, not us to degrade other countries...I want the freedom of...

In the life of every nation... -Lal Bahadur Shastri

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There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the cross-roads of history and must choose which way to go. But for us ther...
Sunday, 16 February 2025

Evening tea on a Bengaluru rooftop -Divij

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Evening tea on a Bengaluru rooftop Submitted by: Divij Submitted on: Sun Feb 16 2025 01:54:06 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) Category: Dra...

सिंहः शिशुरपि... -भर्तृहरि

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सिंहः शिशुरपि निपतति मदमलिनकपोलभित्तिषु गजेषु । प्रकृतिरियं सत्त्ववतां न खलु वयस्तेजसो हेतुः ॥ -भर्तृहरि Kannada ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಸಿಂಹದ ಮರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಸ...

अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो... -विष्णुपुराणम्

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अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो दत्त्वा यश्चरते मुनिः। तस्यापि सर्वभूतेभ्यो न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्।। - विष्णुपुराणम् Kannada: ಅಭಯಂ ಸರ್ವ ಭೂತೆಭ್ಯೋ ದತ್ತ್ವಾ ಯಶ...
Saturday, 8 February 2025

A portrait of Dhanush (தனுஷ்): The Actor -Divij

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A portrait of Dhanush (தனுஷ்): Indian Actor and Filmmaker Submitted by: Divij Submitted on: Fri Jan 03 2025 08:56:40 GMT+0530 (India Standa...

ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः ... -मांडुक्य उपनिषद्

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ॐ भद्रं कर्णेभिः शृणुयाम देवाः । भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः । स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवाग्‍ँसस्तनूभिः । व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः । स्वस्ति न इन्द्र...

ॐ वाङ् मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता... -ऐत्रेय उपनिषद्

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ॐ वाङ् मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता । मनो मे वाचि प्रतिष्ठितम् । आविराविर्म एधि । वेदस्य म आणीस्थः । श्रुतं मे मा प्रहासीः । अनेनाधीतेनाहोरात्रान्सन्...
Sunday, 19 January 2025

ಅಮ್ಮ -Sahana Harekrishna

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ಮನೆಗೆ ಬ೦ದವರ ಮನ ತು೦ಬ ನಿನ್ನ ಗುಣಗಾನ ನನ್ನೆದೆಯ ತು೦ಬ ನೀ ಗುನುಗುನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕವನ. ಘೋರ ನೀರವತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೋ ನಿನ್ನ ದನಿ ಕೇಳಿದ೦ತೆ, ನೀ ಕರೆದ೦ತೆ ರ೦ಗೋಲಿ ಇಟ್...

पूछा क्यूँ? (Why did you ask?) -हरेकृष्ण आचार्य

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पूछा क्यूँ ? [Poocha Kyun?] (Why did you ask?) Note: Names of people/places have been changed/removed for a general audience. There was once...
Saturday, 21 December 2024

विद्या ददाति... -Hitopadesh

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विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् । पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम्।। - हितोपदेशः (नारायण भट्टः) Knowledge imparts humilit...
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