...The Status...!!!

....Today Friday....spent Quality time with Fmly....tomorn the Service resumes....last day of the mnth....by far the busiest mnth in recent memory....day after, the New Mnth will herald a new Chapter , wherein Male' bound pts frm far flung Islands , Atolls, resorts will "Bee" in for the ensuing Fortnight...too many Boats, a host many SeaPlanes & Domestic will ferry in the Wrk populace, scattered thruout the Archipelago for our Care & Service.....hv to brace up for Urgent Inv., Urgent management & Urgent Referals....for, thr will be return ferries, al scheduled nd chalked out & to top it al the Local clientele ,Ubiquitous, footfalls & more footfalls....the Magnificient , Munificient Team here rising upto the Occasion as always....Good Lord be with us.....!!!!

.....Of Buggalows, ....in the 19th Century (small Traders boats plying between Ceylon & Maldives..).....& of Sea Planes & Safari Cruises of our Times

...François Pyrard de Laval (ca. 1578 – ca. 1623), a French Navigator Shipwrecked in the Maldives isles, gives a first hand account of the Isles to the Western Press...a treacherous sea dotted with Equally treacherous Reefs of a countless group of Islands....later a host many visitors frm Ceylon, India & Europe donned the mantle of a blue moon  revered Guest, in these pearls of The Indian Ocean....generating accounts of authentic nature....those were the halcyon days of Sultans :an Aristocracy & the creation of the Thana Script of Modern Day Dhivehi Language for :Dhivehi Rajje(Kingdom of the Dhivehis)a quietly, tucked away kingdom in The Indian Ocean, on the Chagos ridge frm Chagos(Diego Garcia)archipelago to our own Laccadives...insulated by the Coral reefs as natural Defense frm marauders.....not too many could....a short stint of British rule & even shorter Portuguese...the Arabs thou transited on their voyages to far east and left their tell tale signature on the Faith & exposure to the Islamic World, frm a quiet Budhhist past...the aborigines slowly being touched & exposed to outer influence : Africa, Mid East, India & Ceylon...by & large the old customs & traditions r intact....a free spirited community...& quite uninhibited I believe....the Dhivehi Language is interesting & simple with an admixture of Arabic, Sanskrit, Pali...Our own Minicoy dialect is the same....nd many words & their pronunciation is close to Bengali...like Furothoma(Prothom), Balis(Pillow), Atah(Custard apple), Mas(Machh), Kalo(Black), Tirish(Thirty), Naeyee(not there)...I like the word & Song dance programme of "Hithu Vindhu"  , Hithu means Heart & Vindhu is Pulse...despite being Insular for a long period of time...the language , the Culture flourished.....Art is one aspect, is seen to be believed....The National Art Gallery hosting many an Exhibition of fine paintings & miniature depiction....& incredible is a Dhivehi Signature...it is as if Calligraphy at its best....the younger generation hv  caught up well with the Rest of the Globe,loves Bollywood & Hollywood, sing very well & Play instruments at ease... utilizing significantly the Communication Revolution...Sometimes in addition to their Local Numbers ,The Elderly wil listen to old Lata-Rafi & Mukesh numbers & in some Taxis perchance a sr driver will hook on to Hindi, melodious, Oldies....The locals & The expats are like "Cog & Wheel", keeping the Economy of the Tiny Nation Moving....the recently Ushered Democracy :Birth Pangs, hiccoughs notwithstanding is in the process of Evolution , as is it , elsewhere....yet must Congratulate the system here for managing, Efficiently, commendably, a Logistically Difficult Island nation at The Equator with far flung Atolls & their respective Units of an Island....The Pearl In the Indian Ocean...!!!!

The Transit.....!!!!

......thr is no end to a search for an elusive peace, free frm strife & a restless state of a breakneck speed for an even more elusive state of mind of contentment......The Holy Mnth brings surreptitiously a clad of a balm of paramount significance for our Mortal lives....Ma has arrived to deliver us frm grief , exalt us to an altar of some relevance of an otherwise banal spirit, dotted nd punctuated at every step, every nook & corner of frivolous sense of achievement...the elusive state of the mind of Contentment......truly "Morttay ashiyechen Ma , Dukhho Horon Korite...."  : Ma has arrived to deliver us frm evil....the Evil in ourselves....It is an ethereal experience here , surrounded by Sea & incessant Downpour....we feel Her Divine presence as we fall in line in our dwelling to rise upto the Occasion in our own miniscule humble way of a submission of a Prayer.....As, we witness the "Belur Mathth" Pujan Live , thr is a sense of placid calmness engulfing & pervading the Atmosphere...As, the Arati is performed, thr is a thrill & happiness of being a witness to the Pujan.......the Children visited Belur Mathth this June.....they r happy to see the Temple on screen ,which they recognise readily.....glad , tht the Rituals so close to heart , being explained by me & Archana ,as we grapple to face a volley of incessant queries....!!!!...It was not possible to cross the Laccadive Sea yet again for Homeland....as thr r advisories of outbreaks, & more so due to the demand of an Unflagging Zeal & tenacity at wrk :.....for eliciting some semblance of a smile frm a tired sick face......for it is pouring cases now.....a testing time for the Trust entrusted....As we crave in this critical moment for Debi Ma's "Daya Drishti" :(Blessings) not only for us but for all.....the Spiritedness of the 5000yr old Civilisation embalming us , comforting us, protecting us, Exalting us,...such is the Power of Indianess ....as "The Discovery Of India" by Pt.Nehru gets Re issued for the 3rd time..... the Chapter on Philology underway...a discussion on Sanskrit...the Mother of all Languages......the Pujan Chants underway.....a vigorous Soul search....a Rootedness par excellence....cannot but touch us , feel us, Bless us for being a part of a great Lineage of Our Civilisation......with Moist eyes yet again, with Folded hands We r in this Inexplicable , Joyous Transit , gearing up for the Heartfelt Adieu , of an  imminent "Bijoya"......

....Advent Of The Goddess Durga , Durgati nashini....!!!!

....With Mahalaya slated for tomorn,& with the end of PitriPaksha,  Debi Paksha wil be Ushered in.....thr is a butterfly in the Air , doing the rounds, the palpable excitement of the imminent advent of Ma Durga to Martyalok(Earth).....time to congratulate Fellow faithfuls for seeing the Light of yet another Durga Pujan , with al its grandeur , of Tradition steeped in spirituality, ushering in the Holy mnth of festivities through out India & the World......reverting to the the dew clad grassy fields , & Dawn  chill , the fragrance of an aroma of Shiuli flower......& dead sure its Mahalaya....& surely its the Immortal rendition Of  "MahishaSur Mardini " by Birendra Krishna Bhadro crackling , bubbling,cascading down the Ether net....with the progression to 'Chandi pathh' , its one herculean moment of Soul Search  in transport , spellbound &with moist eyes...... as we welcome Ma Durga the destroyer of "Asur" : The Evil....!!!!.....The Ancient Land & its Ancient visitors , of Ved, Upanishads, Vedanta & Purans & Epics.....the Flood gates of North West where many a People crossed over , the Hall mark Indianess spreading far & wide, of Aryavarta & BharatVarsha, of  Foreign Invaders who felt at home & adopting & adapting to this Great land of ours....!!!!....of a celebration of Life in the form of difft. Religion, Colorful riot of  cultures & Tradition.....the Ultimate Cauldron of Excellence in Culture thru which flowed all the Faculties of humanity ,copiously....a sustenance tool for the Rich Civilization, far more strong , far more flexible, far more Resilient, far more Pure & Long standing & Durable.....: Deeply Rooted....nothing can change the Spirit of the Nation : Come wht may....for its in our DNA , to absorb & imbibe, to adapt & adopt & Embrace, with such ancient precedence....for an Ultimate : "The Triumph Over Evil........!!!!!.".........Wishing all Frnds & Fmly 'Happy Navaratra & Durga Puja Celebrations ....!!!!!'

....Scarce......Sparse.....Oblivion.....Obituary.......!!!!

.....Munshi Premchand is a "thing of past..."....his nearly 14 Novels & 300 short stories though stil thr, illuminating the Hindi section of many a Library.....Gorakhpur was his wrk place first as a teacher & later on as a Freedm fighter inspired by Gandhiji.....many a wrk revolved around the East UP city of Gorakhpur.....notwithstanding, though,... tht the City didn't remember him during his 79th Death anniversary...thr was no programme both frm the State & Private....Premchand & Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay were two litterateur whose wrks revolved on reality & contemporary conditions ......superbly humane & touching .....a maverick combination in Hindi & Bangla Literature.....to grow up with noblety & earnestly for grooming a Humane Heart in the early yrs....God ! Blessed be our land replete with such treatise.....!!!.....So, Human Memory : shortlived & shortsighted , is all but a natural ally for forgetting the Doyens of Civilization.....Gorakhpur is just an example......the present world & its Genre care little abt in the face of Scientific advancement ....involving a speed of restless development ......the thought process now ,flogged incessantly to material development , a hunger & Greed , Dogmatic, assuming Megalomania.....the Passage of Time .....bulldozing & reframing the Mind set.....& Humanity at its Lowest Ebb as evident recently.....there is a kind of speedrace : inexplicable, restless, tormenting the mind.....so its just logical tht Munshi Premchand won't find a place in the current scenario.....though his treatise is all the more relevant upholding the basic tenets of Civilization ......Premchand lives in our Hearts & no matter, however & Whtever the Selfish memory permits ....he will continue to be a shining Beacon for pathways tht has been Long Lost.....!!!!.....Long LIve Munshi Premchand .....!!!!!!  

...2nd October.....

...........Wud like to Greet Fellow countrymen on this auspicious occasion of  "Gandhi Jayanti"....the evening agenda is @ Indian Cultural Centre( ICC), whr we will congregate for a reminiscence on MK Gandhi :The Father Of the Nation.....Doel is slated for a speech, for which she has prepared wel enough & a skit too with other Children......Lucky we r stil in the old world charm , thanking our countrymen here & strengthening our Roots with our Homeland : far away, across the Seas...We have not Forgotten ,  or , let alone, Forget ,abt doubting the significance of such a congregation....for The Father Of the Nation is Very dear &  India Dearer......J L Nehru's "Discovery Of India " as it unfolds in the Reading hrs , now often late night ,on the bed,aft a taxing Late EveConsultations permeating to often an 11pm....a flight to a quest of Rediscovering our Motherland....soothening every frayed nerves &  every aching muscles ....pages aft. pages there is value addition & a hunger for more & more...the haze of Ignorance slowly & gradually Lifting up ....a new found Enthusiasm & Excitement pervading , frm the Infectious  nature of the narrative....thr cannot be any era, a time frame or a "GuzraZamana"( yrs long past) for  imbibing Knowledge, rediscovering , re evaluating, re learning , rejuvenating , & above all Rejoicing for being an Indian....thr r millions of a reason for such Rejoicing whn U open the inner Realms of the Mind's Eye, soaking up all the info ur hungry mind needs to be satiated.....U Only Live Once .....I believe tht in Toto......better Late thn Never......!!!!!....as the First 28 pgs of.. " Brother's Against The Raj " by Historian ,Prof Leonard A.Gordon  of The City Univ Of New York, a biography of Sarat & Subhas Chandra Bose was devoured  by the Midnite Oil ....a sense of linkages frm past reads, appeared to hv been firmly established.....the mind clearing up & information duly appreciated.....This Good Morn of the 2nd October 2015 , the Birthday of The Father Of The Nation : MK Gandhi augurs wel ,of a premonition, of a Resurgent Indian Civilization : Mother of All Civilization .....Long Live MK Gandhi ....!!!!!.....Long Live India.....!!!!