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

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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...

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...

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

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

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 । भद्रं पश्येमाक्षभिर्यजत्राः । स्थिरैरङ्गैस्तुष्टुवाग्‍ँसस्तनूभिः । व्यशेम देवहितं यदायुः । स्वस्ति न इन्द्र...

ॐ वाङ् मे मनसि प्रतिष्ठिता । मनो मे वाचि प्रतिष्ठितम् । आविराविर्म एधि । वेदस्य म आणीस्थः । श्रुतं मे मा प्रहासीः । अनेनाधीतेनाहोरात्रान्सन्...

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

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

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

ಮೊನ್ನೆ ಇಲ್ಲಿಯ ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯ ರಜೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತವರೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೆ. ಬ೦ಧು-ಬಳಗದ, ಗೆಳೆಯ ಗೆಳತಿಯರ ಭೇಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಒಡನಾಡುವ ಸ೦ದರ್ಭಗಳು ಕೂಡಿಬ೦ದಿತ್ತು. ಮಕ್ಕಳು - ...