"... a majority of participants of the all-breed championship at the dog show in Patiala on Sunday gave credit to lassi and curd for the good performance of their dogs..."
(http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-20/india/31078918_1_dog-show-rottweiler-dog-lovers)
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Sadda Punjab: Balle-balle behind bars...
"...This is now a daily routine at the Central Jail Patiala where bhangra beats have been helping the old and the not so old to start their day on a rather vigorous note...with a robust rendition of the soulful and peppy beats of a Gurdas Mann hit Apna Panjab hove..(http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120208/punjab.htm#14)
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Chattisgarh Govt. ordered to prevent mating of endangered wild buffaloes...
"Raipur to turn buffalo soldier?: NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has saddled the Chhattisgarh government with the unenviable task of preventing mating of endangered wild buffaloes with domestic ones in Udanti wildlife sanctuary which is spread over 232 sq km in Raipur district....."
(http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-17/flora-fauna/31070588_1_buffaloes-udanti-sanctuary)
"Notice to Prez's son for seized poll cash"- news
"Amravati: President Pratibha Patil's son abd Congress MLA Raosaheb Shekhawat has been issued notice by the district Collector in connection with the seizure of Rs. 1 crore unaccounted cash from Amravati, where civic polls are under way....".(The Times of India, New Delhi, February 17, 2012.)
"Lucknow as pretty as Paris: Maya"
Hon'ble CM of UP, Ms. Mayawati has stated that "Our Lucknow looks as magnificent as Paris" (The Times of India, Feb. 17, 2012)
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Basant
We have been brain washed into giving importance to Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Mother-in-Law’s Day etc. In the process we are beginning to loose the importance of our own festivals. Today being Basant Panchami, I decided to note down all that I know about this festival. I am sorry to say not much. Even the Wikipedia was of limited help.
Well, Basant Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Magh month. So this year, the festival is being celebrated on 28 January 2012. This festival is a harbinger of spring. It is also said to be the birth day of Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning and speech. Yellow is the colour celeberated on Basant day- ladies wear yellow coloured clothes and yellow sweets are prepared.
In Panjab the common phrase used is ayee basant paala urrunt meaning that with the coming of Basant, cold disappears. In the Guru Granth Sahib, there are a total of 31 raga compositions and raga Vasant is the twenty-fifth to appear in the ragmala. The Ragmala calls Basant as a putra (son) of Hindol, which too is a spring raga.
This day is also special for kite lovers as kites are specially flown. What is the connection- I dont really know!
Please do add all that I have missed out on....
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