Saptarishi Mondal (seven star cluster) eminently appears
in the north sky ,in the evening of Autumn season( Bengali Hemanta).Kalpurush
is also found ,which will be discussed elsewhere latter on. The star cluster
named in the names of seven rishis/sages from ancient times in India. The Sat
path Bramana and Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (2.2.4) acknowledge the names of
seven rishis (or Saptarishis) as:
Atria
Bharadvaja
Gautama
Jamadagni
Kashyapa
Vasista
Viswamitra
Names differs in different
Veda, Samhita , Mahabharata and somewhere els.
The reason for differences is that there are
seven Rishis who govern the functioning of the Cosmos in batches and all the
Rishis have had the post of a ‘Saptarshi’at same point. These Rishishad different names in different places.
Saptarishisare seven rishis and nobody
else is given the title of the Saptarishis. Hence clearly they had different
names but, many rishis were known as Maharishis (great sages).
Capital of historical Thailand Dwarabati is not the subject
of this article. Subject is Dwaraka of Mahabharata which also called Dwarabati.
Both name used in Sanskrit language .Its space time and characters existence
was in reality .Till some evidence, somewhere ruins found. Somewhere
reconstructions, somewhere archeological discovery found .With the existence of
Dwaraka it is to be agreed that dwarakadhish existed.
It is also to
be agreed with the existence of dwaraka that the king politician, expert
defense strategist, sociologist, kin chariot driver, fighter, lion hearted
dwarakadhish, the great Jadav Krishna also existed in reality. Jadav Krishna is
equally relevant till to-day. This chapter will be discussed later on. Now back
to Dwaraka .Indian Federal structure putting Delhi in centre the position of
states was recorded in Indian constitution in 1957 and subsequent times. This
also found centering Dwaraka position of other states .That is, long ago prior
to 1957 there was federal structure in ancient India. In the light of Dwaraka
it is to see what other states were. Dwaraka was ruled by Jadaves .Anarta was a
Capital/state in ancient India subsequently submerged in the sea. Due to
aggression of Jarasandha the king of Magadha, Jadavas escaping from Surasen
Mathura established their rule here.
In Mahabharata
age the states/capitals formed federal state under Dwaraka was as
follows: 1.Cadi (Jhansi district of Uttar Pradesh}2.Surasena(Mathura district
of Uttar Pradesh which is also called as Brajadham) 3.Darsana(In the south of
Cadiz)4.Karasa(East of Darsana )5.Kunti(East of Abanti state)6.Abanti( Ujjaini
district of Madhya Pradesh)7.Malab(West of Abanti)8.Gujrat(south of
Rajasthan) 9. Hea/ Haihya (Normada vally Madhya Pradesh) 10.Sourastra (South
Gujrat) 11.Dwaraka (sea coast of Gujrat}.
Rebaki wife of KrishnaBalaram was a daughter of Dwaraka. Srimati Radha was a daughter of Darsana 12.Vidarbha (North
West Maharastra).Additional some other Island states were under Dwaraka Federal
State.
Civilization
blossomed in the Ice age at the sea coastal areas. Prior to 8000 years B. C.
Dwaraka City existed, due to a great Tsunami it was submerged in the sea.
Dwaraka was one of the seven cities of the ancient India. This Dwaraka was the
capital of king Krishna, here he lived. Dwaraka is mentioned in Mahabharata
Haribansa Puran, Bhagvat Puran, Scondha Puran and Bisnu Puran.It is said that
this Dwaraka City was located near the present Dwaraka City which submerged in
the sea. This city was constructed by the great Engineer Viswakarma according
to the order of Krishna. Land of the City was begged from Sea (in other wards
land made available by filling the sea).Planning and construction made at
Western sea coast of present Surat. It is a planned city located by the river
side Gomoti. This city was known as Dwaramati, Dwarabati or Kusasthali. It had
seven well organized sectors .Residential
and Commercial sectors had broad road ,plaza, many palaces and
public places ,a public meeting hall was constructed naming Sudham
Sabha .A harbor also constructed
.There was seven lakh. Palaces made of
gold, silver and other valuable stones. So many beautiful flower gardens blossomed
throughout the year.
Sri Krishna started for Baikuntha leaving this earth after
thirty six years of Mahabharata War. Three thousand one hundred thirty eight
years B.C. and after the death of other Jadaves due to fight among themselves.
To restore security for grandson of SriKrishna and Jadav women to take them to
Hastinapur Arjun arrived at Dwaraka. After Arjun left Dwaraka it went under the
sea. In Mahabharata Arjun Said “The sea rushed towards the city, tides in high
speed entered through the roads, sea flooded the entire city. I saw beautiful
houses one by one submerging .In reality within a few minutes all is over. The
sea became calm and quiet like pond and there is no sign of the city, Dwaraka a
name only.”
The incident of
submerging Dwaraka under the sea is also mentioned in the Vishnu Puran. The day
Sri Krishna left earth was the starting of Kali Yug. Sea rose vigorously and
Dwaraka city submerged under the sea.
A few days passed, we are becoming familiar with neighbors
and other people. A south Indian family from top floor of the apartment came to
meet us with a bowl of mango prickly we offered them
sweets, the famous Berhampore Chanabara. They spend about half an hour with us
and gossiped friendly a lot but unfortunately we could not intake head and tail
of their language. They departed with a lot of promises to come again and
again. The Land Lord, a Kennedy came with his family to introduce with us. A
very good gentle family living in the 1st floor of the apartment with his two
daughters, elder daughter a student of
1st year B.B.A. and younger daughter a student of class IV in English medium school.
The next door neighbor a noble lady from Bihar, living with
her younger son a student of first year B.B.A. She offered bread chops and many
eatables from time to time. Her recipes are delicious.
Hardworking Lady's House
Mango
Prickly
Bread
Chop
The hardworking
lady inside the above house from Don Valley reside with her civil
engineer husband with two kids, a
daughter of Class VII and a son of class IV in English medium School.
Days are passing in the world famous climate of Bangalore
and its surroundings. In the meantime visited a few hills of the west ghat mountain range which has been mentioned in separate articles elsewhere .Also visited
some place of interests of the silicon city, The Bangalore Palace, Tipu sultan’s
summer palace, Kuban Park. Karnataka High Court, Museum, Neheru Planetarium, Lalbag.
Bangalore Palace
Cubbon Park
Lake
,Hebbel lake and other lakes, gardens, Bridged Road ,M. G.Road , Belor Road, Sanjoy
Nagar, R.T.Nagar, K.R . Puram Old Madras Road and
Ring roads. Further to mention Dollars
Colony, The Pables Bay and Whispering
Medows, multi storied buildings with Hali Pad in the Top.
Pebble Bay
The grocery shop owner Sasi a Kannad hard working young man
is very simple with amiable manners, managing
the shop with the help of his partner. A lady managing the Nandini Milk
shop is efficient enough to do so. The
Bakery man is very gentle. Above all Kannad people are very laborious
and their honesty deserved to be
mentioned specially.
The
Beauty Parlor owner Manju Natha advised to cut hairs in short. He asked Ulla
Ulla ? Reply was yes. He finished his job, and it is seen that the head is
about to hair less. One day when the author
waiting for his M.R.I. report in Ramiya Hospital, it is seen that a doctor after investigating a patient asking him for some information’s but
the patient remained silent.dr.Third again and again but failed. At last dr.
called a Tamil Hospital staff and solved. The patient was a telaga. Sympathetic
behavior of doctors entire the south Indian hospitals, especially in C.M.C .Vellore and Colombia Asia Hospital in
Bangalore are remarkable.
Camp office of political parties outside the Election Booth
of Parliament Election 2014 at Bangalore North Parliamentary election
constituency
On 26 the March 2014 along with Aparna, partner of
the author, quit Berhampore Rly. Station at 7 am by Dhana Dhannya express on AC chair car. Seat no. 43, 44 was allotted .Author’s nephew Debasis Boral (babu)
of Laldeghi present to see off. Arrival Calcutta Rly. Station at about 2330 hours,
after taking lunch at rly canteen run to Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose
International Air Port by city cab to pic up flight for Bangalore.
At AirPort obtained
boarding pass from the spice jet counter on production of E Ticket and ID card
.Done tagging of luggage’s and proceed to gate 20 .Frisking of person and
checking of baggage is mandatory. The flight of the Spice jet Boarding Time scheduled
at 1615 of the day. In Flight 529 allotted seat number 27 A, 27B for the journey,
through escalator reach the lounge. A long four hours break in the Air Port
lounge absorbed smoothly observing surroundings, gossiping, reading books and
looking landing and treading of international flights on the runways and in the
sky. The word boring was absent throughout the time. Before half an hour of
departure the spice jet placed at tarmac. Passengers entered into it through
stairs by side of the pilot cabin .At entrance smiling face air hostess welcomed
all. After searching seats, putting the bag in the bin, seat by window side. A
most pleasant relaxing atmosphere. The
spice Jet take off at the scheduled time. Bonding of seat belt is mandatory. By
and by visibility of Kolkata with all its glory and brightness became invisible.
After departure , the air hostess ,demonstrated
through silent- acting ,audio coming via speaker ,what
to do in case of emergency, how to bond seat belt, use of oxygen mask in case
of shortfall of oxygen inside, use of parasite
kept under the seat of each passenger to jump from a burning vassal etc.
etc. Time to time announcements coming from pilot cabin in regard to flight
information like seat belt bonding, weather, height, change of height, speed of
air craft etc. The sky was cloudy, wind blowing in high speed lightning
vigorously, the plain fall in an air pocket, it was jerking, and the jerking
felt by the passengers. The pilot took more high altitude. After a few minutes all became normal .At 1910 spice
jet laundered at Bangalore International Airport .After collecting luggage’s
from conveyor belt proceeded to exit gate,
there found Mr. Rain ,Orinda Dye a Bangalorian, an IBM loriat,Visva Bharati University and EIILM university scholar,
loyal son of the author waiting. Started for the residence by city cab. Arrival
at Bangalore chapter ended.
Next day, during morning walk the
first and foremost thing noticed, Rongoli. The author hosted in an apartment,
its anexture, even the total locality covered by South Indian people.Rangoli
drawn in front of almost all houses.Rongali also known as Kolam or Muggu, is an
Indian folk art in which patterns are created in living rooms or courtyards. Colam
is a form of painting that is drawn by
using rice powder/chalk /chalk powder/white
rock powder/ often use naturally/synthetically colored powders in Tamil Nadu , Karnataka,
Andhra Pradesh Kerala and some parts of Goa, Maharashtra, Indonesia, Malaysia,
Thailand and a few other Asian countries. A Colam is a geometrical line drawing
composed of curved loops, drawn around a grid pattern of dots. In south India
it is widely practiced by female Hindu family members and colures are often
added during holiday occasional events like Denali, on am, pongol and
barolakshmi puja. Kolams are regionally known by different names in India.Roongolee in Maharastra,Hase
and Roongoli in Kannda in Karnataka ,Muggulu in Andhra,Golam in
Kerala mandana, in Rajasthan,
chaookpurna in Chattisgarh ,Alpana in
West Bengal Aripana in Bihar,chowk pujan
in Uttar Pradesh etc.More complex colams are drawn in front of their houses in special occations.
Rangoli in Andhra Pradesh is called as Muggu. A muggu being created at an
entrance to a home. Like most part of the countries, every morning before sun rise,
the women folk clean the entrance to a home and/or the courtyard with water,
considered the universal purifier, and the muddy floor is swept well to prepare
an even surface.
Cow dung is then mixed with water and this slurry is expertly spread on the requisite area and spread evenly with a broom .This is done on a regular basis in rural areas and of festive occasion’s income urban areas where there is availability of sufficient cow dung and space to draw the muggu. This procedure is performed as it is believed that cow dung has antiseptic properties and hence provides a literal threshold of protection for a home. The muggu is then drawn on this prepared surface .The dark color of the cow dung slurry also provides a good contrast for the white powder of the muggu.
At Nandi
Hills Nilgiri pigeons found in numbers. Nilgiri is brand name of so many products.
The 1 st recorded word Nila applied to this region can be traced to 1117 AD in
the report of a general of Vishnuvardhana King of Hoysalas . The Hoysala Empire
was a prominent Southern Indian Knnadiga empire that ruled most of the
modern-day state of Karnataka between the 10 th and 14 th Centuries.The King
who in reference to his enemies, claimed to have frightened the To-das, driven
the Kangas underground. Slaughtered the Pallavas, put to death the Malayalas ,
terrified King of Kala and then proceeded to offer the pick of Nila mountain (presumably
Dodabetta) to Laksmi, Goddess of wealth. The original inhabitants of the
Nilgiri Hills were the Toda, Badaga, Kota, Irula and Kurumbas.
Toda Family
The Toda
language is a member of Dravidian family. Todas live in small hamlets called
munds. The Toda Huts which are of an oval pent-shaped construction are usually
10 feet high, 18 feet long and 9 feet wide. They are built of bamboo fastened
with rattan and are thatched .Each hut is enclosed within a wall of loose
stones .The front and back of the hut are usually made of dressed stones (most
granite). The hut has a tiny entrance at the front –about three feet wide, 3
feet tall. This unusually small entrance is a means of protection from the wild
animals. The front portion is decorated with the Toda art forms, a kind of rock
mural painting. Thicker bamboo canes arched to give the hut its basic pent shape.
Thinner bamboo canes are tied close and parallel to each other over this frame.
Dried grasses is stacked over ,this is
as thatch.
Todas and
Kotas have shared genes which separate them from the other Nilgiri Hills
Tribes. The Toda dresses consists of single piece of cloth, which is worn like
the plaid of a Scottish high lender over a dhoti for men and skirt for women
.The symbols from traditional costumes are very old Thracian-Danubian
culture(dacian/ scytian/getic).
According to the Todas, the Goddess Teikirshy and her brother first created the sacred buffalo and then the first Toda man. The first Toda woman was created from the right rib of the first Toda man.
Those having mastered seed under the foot ,looks for holy days around
the Calendar .To take a tripe anywhere, in and abord,to get some relief
from tress and tension of daily
life and for enjoyment, amusement education and so on .A passage to Nandi Hills may be taken into consideration.
It was called Anandagiri hills of happiness during the period of Cholas of the
11th Century. Among other stories about the origin of the name Nandi Hills it is perhaps
called so because the hill resembles a Sleeping bull(Nandi).This hill station
has a number of things to observe and most important among all a Dravidian
Temple which is around 1200 years old. Carved on a rock, the two complexes of
the Temple make it more significant. Where one complex houses the deity
sculptures and the other had a pond which is known as Kalyani and sometimes as
Amrut Sarovar. A beautiful water lake
that brims with lucid water all the year round.It is located at about 4851 feet
above sea level .
Temple Lake
An incident dseserve to
mentilon here.Till for 11 days (NSS CAMP) atop Channagiri a 46-Members team
from a city R.C. College has unearthed seven dormant feeder springs which are
oozing water again. It was not an easy climb for the younger stars from their
base camp at Doddarayappanhalli village two kilometers to the summit. Nandi
hills have a motor able road to the summit, but Channarayaswamy Betta does not
even have a foot trail, and trekkers have to negotiate bushes and boulders on
the way up. When they reached the top; the students were shocked to see the ’Kalyani’
filled with mud. NSS Officer Tripura said the pond looked like a dump yard, with
plastic bags and other discarded items covering the entire area.
The 46 strong group as many as 22 were
girls, began to clear up the pond with a vengeance , and did not let up for the next five days, They get on with the digging till late in the evening .
The patience paid rich dividends .At end
of the fifth day, one of the students noticed water bubbling up from a natural
spring. Back at the scene the next day,
they found the entire area filled with water .A pump was processed into service
to drain off the water and 11 days of preserving labor, seven long dormant springs had been unearthed. Hats off to the students.
Arkavathy River (Source- Nandi Hills)
Palar River (Source- Nandi Hills)
Penna River
Bangalore to Nandi Hills 60
kilometers by road .36 turns to reach hills top and 1175 steps around the
hills. On Bangalore Ballary road ,reach
Dsevanahalli Cross, which is on the 36 th mile stone Take the deviation on the
left and travel 11 kilometers to reach Nandi CrossThe foot of the hill is 3 kilometers from
here. On the Dodhaballapur road , turn right to reach the road that leads to
the top of the hill. From the foot is 8 kilometers of the Top’.
Mahisasura
mardini Goddess Durga(Parvati)
daughter of Projapati Dakshya,killed the deman ruller Mahisasura. Mysore gets
its name from the buffalo headed demon ruler Mahisasura.Mysore situated 770 meters
above sea level and embraced by hill ranges
from north to south. Mysore is also called as a Garden City.According to
puranic story in Devi Bhagavata,Mysore was ruled by Mahisasura who created
havoc to the Gods. Hearing this plea to save them from the Monster, Goddess
Parvati wife of Shiva took birth as Chamundaswari and killed the demon king.
After killing Mahisasura the Gods
resided atop Chamundi hill where she is worshipped by devotees with reverence
even to-day.
The earliest
mention of Mysore as Mahisarastra is
found in the Buddha Depavamsha.In 245 B.C. Ashoke is said to have dispatched a
monk to Mahisrastra to spread Buddhism.References about Mysore is also to be
find in the great Epic Mahabharata,although there is not much more evidence to
support their mention
Mysore was
ruled by Cholas and Chalukyas for over a
Century. Hoysalas drive out Cholas and
establish their rule in the land. They excelled
in the Temple architecture and
left so exquisitely carved temple as evidence of their successful regin.The Mysore dynasty was an among many
feudatories of the Vijoynagar Empire.In the 16 th Century Bettda Chamaraja III built a fort in Mysore. It was
once again made the Capital in 1799
after the fall of Tipu Sultan, and transformation of Mysore from a small fort
town to handsome city began during the reign of Krishna raja Wodeyar III.
Tipu Sultan
the brave fighter, perhaps, the only Indian ruler, defeated British Army three
times in battle. In the fourth battle British ARMY killed him and captures his
territory and handed over to Maharaja of Mysore who made Bangalore the Capital
of Mysore. Now it is capital of Karnataka, Silicon Valley of India. Located at
a height over about 3000 feet above Sea level. Pleasant climate throughout the
year.10 th location in the world. The Western Gangs, Cholas and the Hoysalas ruled
the present region of Bangalore until 1537 CE, Kempe Gowda--a feudatory ruler
under Vijaynagar Empire established a mud fort considered to be the foundation
of modern Bangalore.
The writer (and his life partner Aparna, hosting at Bangalore since March 2014 at the residence of his son
Arindam an IBM loriat, Visva Bharati University and EIILM university Scholar ),
trying to search out the Magic Lamp hidden in the sky, air and earth of the Silicon Valley. The
following comes out during research. The garden city tuned into a Silicon City
not at overnight, but by constant progressive thinking, planning-programming and time bar implementing in all sector related
to the development .Vast vacant land ,available skilled and talented workmanship, resourceful
agencies in and aboard, co-ordination with true leadership made possible to
achieve the goal.
Bright
viable presence of world class educational institutions, their colorful role to
develop talents, unbelievable progress of common pupil ,remarkable and exemplary.
Success is not a word, a belief to the wards. Efficiency is not a term, a presentation. Dream is not fantasy, a
practical project. Job is not to secure
Lunch and Dinner, a pious religion to carry in life of the Bangalorians. Presence
of foreigners from different part of the Globe , glorified and enriched the
city.
In fine ,nice
people of the land, in spite of language,
life style, food habits, cultural diversity, carrying growth of the Metro
police city united.
It is
located at Bangalore. This structure has been built entirely with Teak Wood and
stands adorned with pillars, arches and balconies .It is an example of
Indo-Islamic architecture. It is believed that the Tipu Sultan used to conduct
his Durbar (court) from eastern and western balconies of the upper floor. There
are four smaller rooms in the corners of 1st floor which were used to known as
Zena –na Quarters. There are beautiful floral motifs embellishing the walls of
the palace..The site also holds a painting of grand throne visualized by Tipu
Sultan himself. Coated with gold sheets and struck with precious emerald
stones. Tipu has vowed never to use it until he completely defeated the English
Army. Hence, after the death of Tipu, British administration dismantled the
throne and auctioned in parts since it was too expensive for a single person to
buy it in entire piece . The rooms in the ground floor have been converted into
a small museum showcasing various achievements of Tipu Sultan and his administration.
There are newly done portraits of the people and places at that time. There is
a replica of Tipu’s Tiger, which is presently at the Victoria and Albert Museum
at London .The cloths of Tipu Sultan and his crown are present in silver and
gold pedestal. The silver vessels given by a General to Hyder Ali is also displayed.
The space in front of the palace
developed as a Garden and lawn by Horticulture Department, Government of Karnataka.
The palace is opened to public daily from 10 am, to 6 p.m. (except Sundays).
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