New Year Greetings

Wishing You all 

  A Very 

   Happy, Healthy, 

    Prosperous 

     and 

     Creative 

       New Year.....

Thanks a lot for encouraging me. Without your suggestions and motivation, I would not have come this far. 


I have made some New Year resolutions as usual! I don't know how many I can really put into practise. I think this year I have more chances of adhering to them. 

• I want to be more creative, spend more time with my family, my friends and you. That means, organising all things in my life and following time management techniques...take care of my health, eat well, concentrate on mental and physical health...relax..stop worrying about everything..I am badly burnt out...and need lot of rest....
• Need to complete lots of pending projects...:) :) which seem to keep on piling up day after day..... 
• Take care of my garden...I need to do a lot there
• Improve my communications...I sort of withdrew my self into my shell like a crab...

I think that sums up most of the things I want to do...I am yet to chart out my to do and not to do lists...Any suggestions???????


Well I am excited about TAST 2012 and have lots of my own ideas to be given a shape on the creative side...


Keep watching....

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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all of you!

Friends this is my 500th post. 


When I look back, I feel the journey so far had many highs and lows, ups and downs, tears and laughter....I started my blog with so many ambitions and hopes. I could not achieve them all. Because there was so much I wanted to do and so much to share. I am sort of disappointed because due to my busy life, I have very little time for my hobbies or other activities and could not concentrate much on my blog.


Well I am an optimist and hope to carry out all my plans in future or at least try my best. It is one of my resolutions for the New Year too. Already I have been more active on my blog than before. I need to be more regular, consistent and keep up with my promises...:) I will...


A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL MY SUPPORTERS & CRITICS:


Thanks a lot for your encouragement and motivation. Without your suggestions,criticisms, help and encouragement I could not have made this far. It has always been my wish to share my knowledge or skills, my experiences (which is so very little when compared with so many talented artists I see all around) with all of you, so that at least some one some where is able to learn something or is benefited by my blog. 

I do hope you will keep on supporting me and encouraging me in future too..


Please do drop in your suggestions and comments for improving my blog, 

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Happy Thanks Giving

For My Lord and all my Guardian Angles 

who have always loved me

protected me and kept me on right path, 

For all my friends who have always stood my my side,

For my parents under whose shelter I could always hide.

For brothers and sisters who looked after me lovingly.

For the love of my life for loving me so magically.

For the above and for the blessings that are many more,

I wish to thank you oh dear Lord to the very core.

I Thank all my family and friends, who have motivated me, encouraged me, supported me, correcting me, advised me, standing by me in building up my blogs and making my dreams come true...and I am sure that you will continue to do so...I thank God for such a great family and friends..Thank You So Much...

Wishing you all a very Happy and Warm Thanks Giving Day...

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Salute to All the Mothers

Mother, Mama, Mom, Matru(Sanskrit), Maa/Maata(Hindi), Amma(Telugu), Maman(French), Mutter(Germany) ..in any language the love, the sacrifice, kindness, patience and many such qualities associated with the image of mother is common. The moment one says "Mother" our hearts are filled with joy, happiness and love.

For a mother-giving birth to a child is an ordeal but she still loves it. Carrying the child in the womb, nurturing it carefully with love, bringing it out into the world and then again taking care of the child  to mould it into a worthy human being is a very difficult task. It is said that every time a mother delivers a child, it is like rebirth for her. Despite the advancement in medical sciences, giving birth is still not easy.

Mothers are always there for us whether 4 or 40 years-we need them always. When we are happy, we want to share with her. When we are sad or frustrated, we cry on her shoulder. Our triumphs or losses, our laughs and tears we share with her. She is there to pat on our backs, motivate when we feel low. She is our first friend, philosopher and guide-in total the God Himself(Herself?). Many say that God created mother as a representative of Himself. I feel it is true. No matter how much we praise our mothers it is far less. So is it any wonder Mothers are loved and worshipped?

How It started:

Mother Goddess was worshipped since ancient times dating back to around 6000BC specially in the Asian region. This is quiet evident from the Mohenjodaro where terracota forms of Mother Goddess were found. Actually Mother Goddess-(wife of Pashupathinath) known as Parvathi, Amba or Durga generally referred to as Maa or Maata are still worshipped in India even today. She is known as "Ammala ganna Amma"-that is the Great Mother who gave birth to all the mothers.

The Greeks imported this culture as Cybele-the mother of Greek Gods. Cybelle was identified with Rhea and worshipped or honoured. Ancient Romans celebrated Matronalia in honour of Juno for fertility of married women. Husbands gave gifts and money to their wives on this occasion and prayed for them. However,Romans adopted the Greek festival of worshipping Mother Goddess to absorb the Greeks into their culture but introduced their own customs.

Later on the festival of Mothering Sunday- celebrated on 4th Sunday of Lent by Christians in

the honour of Mother Virgin Mary came into existence.Children or youngster who were working in the houses of the rich were given a day off on that date so they could visit their families or return to their "Mother" church. They  would pick wild flowers along the way to place them in the church or to give them to their mothers as gifts.  This became popular as a tradition of giving gifts to mothers. However these celebrations are not the basis for the celebrations in our times.

The present Mother's Day celebrations has some antecedents. The women's peace groups of USA had a major role in this. The meetings of mothers of the sons who fought and died on opposite sides of the American Civil War may be the first attempt. Several such local meetings took place in 1870s and 1880s. 


In 1870, Julia Ward Home of US  made a  Mothers Day Proclamation as she believed that women had a responsibility to shape the societies at the political level too. This moment died away after a decade or so.

In 1868 Ann Maria Jarvis founded a Committee to establish a "Mother's Friendship Day" for reuniting the families which were divided due to the American Civil War.  She wanted to make it an annual memorial for mothers. But she died in 1905. Her daughter Anna Jarvis continued this. She campaigned for a national  holiday on Mother's day in US and later on internationally.

On May 8th 1914 a law was passed by the US Congress designating second Sunday of May as mother's Day and the then President Woodrow Wilson issued the proclamation on 9th May.

We Indians were always taught Matru Devo Bhava meaning Mother is God. She comes first, then father, teacher and then guest. That is the order of preference. In fact our scriptures say that it is the mother who shows or introduces the child its father. Till then the child is unaware or its father. So we are taught to respect our parents from an early age.

We had joint families and teaching of morals, ethics and values became easy. But now our younger generations are weaning away from our traditions and values. it is really very sad to see many children neglecting their parents in their old ages. I feel it is not enough to just remember your mother on mothers day.It should be followed through out. In fact if we follow our ancient scriptures, traditions and customs, we can take good care of our parents. What our parents need in their old age is our love, care. they feel cherished if we can spend some time with them frequently. They don't need the cards or presents we give them. They need us.

So on Mothers Day we should all pledge that we will take care of our parents. They need this after all they have done for us. In that way I am lucky to have my mom with me so that I can take proper care of her through out....

Wishing All A Very Happy Mother's Day and My Salute to my Mother, my Grand Mothers as well as all the Mothers and Grand Mothers...for their love care, sacrifices in moulding us.

Ugadi-2011

Today the people of Andhra and  Karnataka are celebrating the new year known as "Ugadi" and Maharastra as "Gudi Padava"

Indian Almanac or "Panchang" is based on either Jupiter, Sun or Moon. Those who follow the calendar based on Moon celebrate New Year or Ugadi today. 

Ugadi is the new Year day- first day of the first month and first season (spring season). Its the celebration of not only the New year but also Spring season when mother Earth is her beautiful best. Blooming gardens, new tender shoots, all the creatures rejoicing during the spring time- is celebrated.  

Meaning of Sri Khara:

We Andhras have a 60 year cycle. Each year has a name. This Year it is known as "Sri Khara" 25th year in the cycle. Sri means wealth, auspiciousness, light etc or a name denoting the Goddess of wealth Lakshmi. Sri is also used as a title of respect when addressing men or God.  Khara means- a donkey, sharp edged, cutting edged, hurting, injurious, pungent, Agni or fire, hot, a demon named Khara and Sun etc. "Kha" in Sanskrit means sky, space or ether and "Ra" means light-so Khara means one who fills the sky with his light- Sun. Here Khara means Sun. 

The details of what Ugadi means, what our almanac says about this years predictions in general and for all the zodiac signs I will post on my other blog. But if you want to know about the celebrations, you can read about it here.

This is the Ugadi Pachhadi-a chutney with all six tastes of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent and astringent. Like our taste buds need all these tastes, so also our life needs all the moments, of happiness, sadness, compassion, romance, amazement etc without which we cannot enjoy it. Too much of happiness or sadness is boring. By eating this chutney of all six tastes on the first day of the year, we want our lives to be full of all the kaleidoscopic emotions and moments so that we can enjoy, adjust, grow, learn and live our lifes to the maximum.

New tamarind, sugar cane, salt, Neem flowers,fresh coconut, raw mangoes, chillies, pepper etc are used in making this. This is a health tonic and has got  medicinal value. 

I am going to post the recipe in my other blog on cookery. Wishing all of you success, happiness and all the best. I just hope that I will be able to follow a healthy and disciplined routine, eat healthy diet, exercise regularly, spend more time with my family, leave all my vices, blog regularly and share with you all that I wanted to do, complete at least some of my pending projects....hmmmm...it is endless..well at least I can try to achieve some things if not all......

Happy New Year

Friends Wishing You and Your Family A Very Happy, Healthy, Prosperous, Peaceful, Fun filled New Year....

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Merry Christmas

Wishing You all 


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Friends This is festive season. I know some of you are very busy with Christmas and New Year. I am also busy with the last leg of my project, which I need to finish by this week end. So I may not post much. But I will try. 

Keep a watch though. I promise  that in the New Year I will try to post more on embroidery and crafts....I have surprises for you.....

Greetings On Dasara

Wishing all my friends A very Happy DasAra. On the day of Vijaya Dasami like Lord Rama got victory over the Ravana and the Pandavas over the Kauravvas, may we all succeed in all our good deeds, thoughts. May the good triumph over the evil, right over wrong, sadgunas (good qualities in us) over durgunas (bad or negative qualities) , peace over the unrest, happiness over the unhappiness and distress. May we conquer our inner conflicts, evil or bad thoughts, May the Mother Durga bless us all with  peace, prosperity, happiness, long life, and lead us to follow the righteous path towards the SUPREME POWER.

Wishing all the very best......