Author: Mandar Karanjkar
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Why I am not the Prime Minister of India?
I am a man who is not fond of politics. If I see a politician coming, I just run away; not because I hate them but because I know that my very nature will not allow me to be one. But today morning, I read wonderful news in TOI which has provoked in me a…
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A fool is a fool is a fool-Latest edition
In this post, everyone except a few people is fool…..you and me…..everyone….I was just looking at the situation….the situation in our society……we respect each and every aspect of growth of our children……studies…..education……money…..respect and with a little bit of hesitation,arts also.In this pattern of society, you can get education which will give you money. This will…
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Kirwani – Pt. hariprasad Chaurasia
Human being are blessed as far as one context is concerned. Human can sense the superhuman quality of something which apparently seems totally human. A nice example of this is that some small phrases, or some short lines given by great people which apparently not at all seem great, attract us. Those lines are ordinary,…
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Art of witnessing-Pahadi…
There are many types of compositions in Indian Classical music-Khyal,Gat,Dhrupad,Thumri,Hori,Dhun etc.Each one has its own speciality…own flavor…..and each creates a different quality of environment.It is really a joy or a bliss to experience these types…..being in tune with the artist.It is power of the artist or rather experience of the artist which can give you…
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Sadarangile Mohammadshah…….
This is a very wonderful story.The story about delicate relation between a king and a poet/musician. Mohammad Shah,a Moghul Emperor ruled over India from1719 to 1748.Niyamat Khan was a composer and instrumentalist in his court.Mohammad Shah was a lover talent which Niyamat Khan had.Some day,something went wrong and Niyamat Khan was sent out from the…
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I know why……..
This is going for ages…… The game of whole humanity…….being played uninterrupted…… the game of selective magnification and selective ignorance………. and we do it at a so subtle level and we make us so dumb that we are even unable to know that we are doing…..so this is also the move of game…..most basic and…
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Divine conflict……
The conflict of humanity against divinity is divine one.Humans are really fortunate at the same time unfortunate.They are fortunate because they can have a glimpse of divine,can have a urge to attain it.At the same time they are unfortunate because as soon as they plan to start the journey,they have their own mechanism which stops…
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A fool is a fool is a fool…..
I have read a book named- A rose is a rose is a rose…… But yesterday I read something so wonderful that it made me to write this post- A fool is a fool is a fool……. Yesterday I read an article in a magazine.The magazine was nice.But the article was written by quite an…
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Razor's edge….
This is the greatest truth…the truth which I have realized……..the truth being reflected from everything……from a rose …..a flying bird…..flowing river…..shining sun…..animal being slaughtered…..students being failed…..those who are saved by a single mark……from the flute of Hariprasad…….Sarod of Amjad ali Khan…..Each water drop reflects this truth…..each bird sings this song……..We take a long to get…
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Take me out of the boat……..
The real master is one,who does not solve all questions, but takes care that there is no question remaining. The same analogy works for a disciple also. A disciple is not the one who makes the progress,but the one who simply leaves the very idea of progress. This idea of saint tulsidaas,is really having a…