May 13
“Functioning within the parameters of the Constitution to carry out its mandate to legislate and deliberate, the Council of States has engaged itself incessantly to translate into action the lofty vision of the founding fathers of the Republic.” ~ Dr. S Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the first Rajya Sabha session, talked about the Upper House on 13May 1952. 13 May 1952,... Read More →
May 12
“Here is one man of our time who may be said to be a master of reality. He stands alone. He has renounced more than any man I can think of; except the Christ. Fundamentally he is so simple to understand that it is easy to comprehend the confusion which his clear, direct words and deeds have entailed.” ~ Henry... Read More →
May 11
“It was a very important decision on the part of the Indian Government to go for test explosion of nuclear devices on May 11, 1998,” ~ Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Pokhran Nuclear Tests. The ‘decision’ of the Indian Government to conduct nuclear tests was important for many reasons. These reasons... Read More →
May 10
“Among the many lessons the Indian mutiny conveys to the historian, none is of greater importance than the warning that it is possible to have a Revolution in which Brahmins and Sudras, Hindus and Mahomedans, could be united against us…” ~ George William Forrest, British historian, mentioned in the introduction of the State Papers soon after the end of the... Read More →
May 9
“He stands for all that is usually associated with that romantic word, Rajput, and more. If courage was the distinguishing badge of the Rajputs, Pratap had more than his share of it; if unflinching resolution and indomitable will, ever made a hero of a man, Pratap was one.” ~ Sri Ram Sharma, introducing Maharana Pratap in his biographical work on... Read More →
May 8
“By realizing the best in us, not only do we open up a few windows in our own personality to bring in more light, but we become a source of joy for others to draw inspiration.” ~ quoted from Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati Discourses This in short explains the life of Swami Chinmayananda Saraswati himself. One of the most famous proponents... Read More →
May 7
“The work of a supreme culture, they yet appear as much the growth of the common soil as the grass and the rushes. A tradition, where poetry and religion are the same thing, has passed through the centuries, gathering from learned and unlearned metaphor and emotion, and carried back again to the multitude the thought of the scholar and of... Read More →
May 6
“Motilal was to be one of the most important influences in setting a new course [during the freedom struggle]. ~ Bal Ram Nanda, in his book “The Nehrus: Motilal and Jawaharlal” The Nehru family is considered to be the first political family in India. It all started with Pandit Motilal Nehru, lawyer, activist, and freedom fighter. He is best known... Read More →
May 5
“If a dispassionate history of the evolution and development of Hindi film music gets written, Naushad Ali’s name will certainly find a pride of place.” ~ Satish Chopra, Indian journalist, for The Hindu feature – Nostalgic about Naushad, May 2012 The death of Indian film music composer, poet, and producer, Naushad Ali, on 5th of May 2006, marked the end... Read More →
May 4
“Tyagaraja was a brilliant person and composer, his compositions were extremely down to earth and very communicative. He had a wonderful expression. He had tremendous scholarship, many of the compositions he composed are not merely inspired works, but were also extremely deep, scholarly works.” ~ Chitravina N. Ravikiran, noted Carnatic musician, quoted in article “Understanding Tyagaraja” by Uday Krishnakumar, for... Read More →
