Wednesday, December 13, 2006

చట్ట బధం సరె ధర్మ బధమెన?

మన ముఖ్య మంత్రి శ్రి రాజశేఖర రెడ్డి, ఆయన కి ఉన్న 618 ఎకరాల అస్స్య్నెడ్ భూముల్ని ప్రభుత్వానికి తిరిగిచెసిన విషయం అందరికి తెలిసిందె.
ఇండియ టిమెస్ వార్త శిర్షిక లొ, ముఖ్య మంత్రి చేసింది ఛట్ట బధంగ సరి అయినదెనని అంతొంది. ముఖ్య మంత్రి కి తమ ప్రభుత్వం ఎంచెస్తొందొ ముందుగానే తెలిసి ఉండి ఉంటుంది కావున తన భూముల్ని తిరిగి ఇఛేసారు. ఛట్టభధంగ అయినదె అయిన ధర్మభధమయినదా?

Land trouble: Can CM be prosecuted?-Hyderabad-Cities-NEWS-The Times of India

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Panchanga

Hi,

Every auspicious occasion for Indians and followers of Sanatana Dharama (loosely called Hinduism) will be held on good and bad days.

How do you define good and bad days?
To figure out what is a good day and what is not a good day, an almanac called Panchanga is used.

A day is classified as good or bad based on five properties or panch angas = panchanga.

The five angas that determine the relative auspicious ness of time are

the tithi active at sunrise the vaasara or weekday the nakshatra in which the moon resides at sunrise the yoga active at sunrise the karana active at sunrise

How are these properties calculated is explained here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_calendar

For Thursday 14th September 2006. It is

Guruvasara, Krishna paksha- asthami, mrigasiri nakshatra, Siddhi Yoga, Kaulava Karana.

You can get your dialy panchang at http://www.astrojyoti.com/dailypanchangadarshini.htm

Gayathri Manthra

Tat Savithur Varenyam Bhargo Devasya DheemahiDhiyo Yonah Prachodayat

We meditate on that most adorable, most desirable and most enchanting luster (effulgence) of our supreme Lord, who is our creator, inspirer and source of eternal Joy. May this light inspire and illumine our intellect (and dispel the darkness).

Another Interprtation
The earth (bhur), the planets (bhuvah), and the galaxies (swah) are moving at a very great velocity, the sound produced is Om, (the name of formless God.) That God (tat), who manifests Himself in the form of light of suns (savitur) is worthy of bowing / respect (varenyam). We all, therefore, should meditate (dheemahi) upon the light (bhargo) of that deity (devasya) and also do chanting of Om. May He (yo) guide in right direction (prachodayat) our (nah) intellect dhiyo

Excerpt: www.apbrahmins.com

Gayathri Manthra

In continuation to finding interpretations to The Gayathri Manthra, read this article that my friend sent me.

This article has a very detailed interpretation of Gayathri Manthra.

Gayatri Mantra

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Hindu units of measurement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ever heard any one say 'Thruti lo tappina pramadam'.
It means 'accident just missed'.

Thruti, infact is a measurement of time.
It is equal to 1/1687.5th of a second of a second.

paramanu is time taken for a person to blink his eye once. approx 4 seconds
vighati is 6 paramanu's approx 24 seconds.
.......

Time metrics according various Hindu scales are given here.
Hindu units of measurement - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Monday, October 02, 2006

Turning Brahminical.

Who is a Brahmin?
A brahmin is a person who realizes Bramhan.

Who is Bramhan?
The ultimate body of knowledge. Both spiritually and physically.

So, a brahmin is a person who gains knowledge.
Any person who gains knowledge is a Brahmin.

In the olden days, knowledge was gained by learning and reciting vedas, which are massive bodies of knowledge. The rigor to learn vedas was very difficult and hence only few people chose to learn it the formal way. One learnt about nature, animals, conduct, relationships, righteousness and etc.

People with interest were initiated into education with Upanayanam, meaning a raw human being taking rebirth as a person with quest for knowledge.

In today's world many people are spending time and putting in the required effort to gain knowledge. May be not from vedas, but from other sources.

In today's caste consideration, if a person who gained knowldge by way of formal education is not born into a brahmin family, he would not be called a brahmin. But he is still a brahmin given the knowledge he acquired.

India as a society, is becoming Brahminical because of the importance given to acquiring knowledge by means of formal education.

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Panchangam

Every auspicious occasion for Indians and followers of Sanatana Dharama (loosely called Hinduism) will be held on good and bad days.

How do you define good and bad days?
To figure out what is a good day and what is not a good day, an almanac called Panchanga is used.

A day is classified as good or bad based on five properties or panch angas = panchanga.

The five angas that determine the relative auspicious ness of time are

the tithi active at sunrise the vaasara or weekday the nakshatra in which the moon resides at sunrise the yoga active at sunrise the karana active at sunrise

How are these properties calculated is explained here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_calendar

For Thursday 14th September 2006. It is

Guruvasara, Krishna paksha- asthami, mrigasiri nakshatra, Siddhi Yoga, Kaulava Karana.

You can get your dialy panchang at http://www.astrojyoti.com/dailypanchangadarshini.htm

Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Ask Annie: Get recruiters to call you with great jobs - May. 2, 2006

It has been a while since I put this link in my blog. Going through the archives, I find this link helpful, especially in these times of recession. (05/06/2009)

Some tips seem very useful like this one

"If you're not sure how visible you are to recruiters or to other people who might be interested in you, Google yourself," Winston suggests. "Headhunters do use Google to spot people who are leaders in their fields. So be there..........."



Ask Annie: Get recruiters to call you with great jobs - May. 2, 2006

Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy - New York Times

Microsoft and Google Grapple for Supremacy - New York Times

Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Telugu Brahmin Surnames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

update on 01/03/2008:
The wiki page seems to have been deleted. For a list of Brahmin last names, try this list. This link opens a pdf file of brahmin last names. I am not quiet sure how accurate this list is. It must be noted that telugu surnames span multiple castes and not just restricted to brahmins. Telugu Brahmin Surnames




Telugu Brahmin Surnames - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

FORTUNE: Why there are no Wal-Marts in India - May 15, 2006

FORTUNE: Why there are no Wal-Marts in India - May 15, 2006

How many people are given green cards each year in the United States?

How many people are given green cards each year in the United States?

Monday, April 17, 2006

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

My Remote - A new feature of mypeople. First of its kind for VOIP telephony

'My Remote' is perhaps the first of its kind feature in VOIP telephone services. A user can use their mypeople VOIP service from any cell phone or PSTN phone by dialing their mypeople phone number. A cellphone/PSTN phone becomes a MyRemote Enabled Phone after it is registered for myremote service.

my people(TM) Introduces 'My Remote' for Internet Phone Service; Allows Customers to Access Speech-Enabled Features Using Work or Cell Phones: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

Will write more about this feature shortly.

Monday, April 03, 2006

Hyderabad better than Bangalore: Infy CFO

It was always felt that Bangalore is a IT haven. Hyderabad, with all its laid back attitude and the nawabi culture is very fast catching up, what with the excellent support from the political class.

Very rarely in Indian politics do we see successive governments supporting older ideas.

Chandrababu Naidu helped in kick starting the IT market in Hyderabad thats being taken to the next level by YSR.

Kudos to Hyderabad, for being seen as a favorable place for IT .

Read this article to know the views of Infosys CFO.

Hyderabad better than Bangalore: Infy CFO

Sunday, April 02, 2006

CRICKETNEXT.COM FEATURES :: BREAKING NEWS: THE GANGULY CONSPIRACY EXPOSED: PLOTTED BY CHAPPELL AND MORE

Came back time for dada. Indian cricket team is realizing that to continue their winng ways, the person they need the most now is Sourav Ganguly. Given the dismal performance of the Indian top order, Sourav Ganguly will add the much needed experience.

The conspiracy to keep dada out of Indian team has finaly been busted. Read this article to know more.
CRICKETNEXT.COM FEATURES :: BREAKING NEWS: THE GANGULY CONSPIRACY EXPOSED: PLOTTED BY CHAPPELL AND MORE

Thursday, February 23, 2006

Cricinfo - Ganguly dropped for Nagpur Test

It happens again. Just when the ROYAL BENGAL TIGER is sharpening his claws to pounce on the British and use them alongside his Indian curry, he is dropped from the Indian cricket team because a Queens servant doesn't want the MOST SUCCESSFUL INDIAN CAPTAIN to demolish the British.
Cricinfo - Ganguly dropped for Nagpur Test