Sanskrit!

I came across these quotes on sanskrit, all from foreigners! I can't
stop wondering how many of us know this great language?

"India was the mother of our race and Sanskrit the mother of
Europe's languages."
Will Durant

"I am very sorry, but I cannot learn languages. I have tried hard, only
to find that men of ordinary capacity can learn Sanskrit in less time
that it takes me to buy a German Dictionary"
George Barnard Shaw

"The Sanskrit language, whatever be its antiquity, is of a
wonderful structure; more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the
Latin and more exquisitely refined than either."
Sir William Jones

"It was perfectly clear to me that I had come upon a perfect
language, a language that invokes the spirit, an inexhaustible
wellspring of spiritual inspiration. The ancients called it devavani,
the language of gods. Where did it come from? - A language infinitely
more sophisticated than any of our modern tongues."
Vyaas Houston(American Sanskrit Institute)

I-day

Independence day is here again. It is time to remember the great struggle and sacrifice of millions who ensured that we live happily today. If you sit down and think, you will find that the history of Indian freedom struggle has no parallel in the world. Our struggle through non-violence spearheaded by Mahatma Gandhi is indeed unique. It speaks volumes about the conviction the Father of the nation had. It needs a very tough mind and loads of mental energy. It is only right to say that his contribution to our society has been forgotten by everyone. He simply has not been given the credit he deserved by historians. Of course, the story of Indian freedom struggle is more than the story of Gandhi, but, this I-day we should start with remembering Gandhi and the values he lived for. The fact that millions reposed faith in him, also implies that those believed in the same values.

Sadly it is something we have missed down the line. I have often thought why (m)any of the organizations do not even hoist the flag on these days of national importance. I wondered why the Government cannot ensure that everybody does this. Of course, we should not do it for fear of law, but because that is a way to remember the people who made sure we are not slaves any more (of course we still like being that, but that is another story). I hope we realise this sooner than later and pay our gratitude to the freedom fighters.

Chinmayics!

Nice to see chinni doing puja and putting water in tulasi and doing
Namasakar. I think she knows the full puja courese now and she knows one
mantr bom Shiya (for Om namah Shivaya). So she can do best puja not getting confused with too many things.