ఎందరో మహానుభావులు

జీవితం అమూల్యం ,చెయ్యకు దానిని మాలిన్యం

చెల్లిస్తున్నాము మూల్యం, ధన దాహం తో

ధనమేరా అన్నిటికి మూలం అన్నట్టు,

దీని మూలాలు మనకి తెలుసు,కాని యెందుకీ మౌనం?

మనం ఓడిపొయామా అనే భావన కలిగింది కదూ!

కపట వేష ధారులకు పట్టం కట్టి, మనం పట్టించు కోక పోతే,

వారి లక్ష్యం డబ్బే అయితే, దేశ మూలాలకు చేస్తారు వారు హాని ,

మన శత్రువులు బయట లేరు, మనలోనే వున్నారు

వారిని గుర్తించి, మనిషి విలువ తెలియ చెయ్యి,

మంచి మార్గంలోకి తీసుకురా-

వీలైతే నువ్వే మహాత్ముల బాటలో నడచి చూప్పించు,

నవ చైతన్యంతో, మట్టిలో మాణిక్యంలా.

ఓ నాయకుల్లారా!

జగము లోని ధనమనే మాయా ముసుగును తీసి చూడండి,

"ధన్నాన్ని సాగదీస్తే దానమే అవుతుంది.

"ధనం" "దానం"

ఈ చిన్ని సూక్ష్మం గ్రహించు జీవితమే పరమార్ధమౌతుంది.

http://www.chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=4003

Apoorva LifeTips(అపూర్వ జీవితచిట్కాలు)1

We listen to these words very often:

SAVINGS, GREEN, ECOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, CLEAN COAL, NON-CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES.

Wondering what is the relevance of all these personally. I just remembered Apoorva and her money and energy saving tips .

In an age, where being a technocrat and working for a Navratna Company (In India,,the top Oil Companies, steel industry or simple Major industries which are major revenue earners to the Government fall in this category or India's public sector majors or Fortune companies) was seen as an achievement.

The distance from hostel to office was 6 miles and being in public sector township in a not so developed region, commutation was the first hurdle. Initially, friends helped us and we purchased two-wheelers. My friend did not purchase one. I wondered how she would commute daily. She managed without a vehicle for nearly 6 months and we insisted that she purchase a bike for her safety as she had to work in shifts. At last she bounced upon secondhand moped. So days are passing off smoothly.

But she was regularly not using it for 4 days a week. When we enquired, she gave vague reasons (but saving fuel).

Now everybody has concluded that she is similar to a character in the movie "ఆహా నా పెళ్ళంట
Aaha Naa Pellanta" ( but lady Kota Srinivasa Rao).

One day I had a problem with my scooter and as everyone left the hostel early, i knew Apoorva would be there. Hesitantly I approached her.

Wondering why?


Just wait----- There is a reason for it.


Yes, if you guessed it right, Hey presto! I wish you have already become a fan of Apoorva.

You are on the path of Apoorva .


She goes to office just in the nick of time before the gate closes avoiding the rush hour not because of traffic but to conserve fuel by rushing so that the bike will not consume more fuel by slowing down or stopping at signals etc etc. (TIP 1)


Are you awestruck?


Just hold your breath---- there is more to come

As I was telling you, with all this background, one day I had to ask her to drop me at office.

Did you expect the reply?

Can you guess what she told me--


-You have to bear the expenses of the fuel.

-You have to pay me the fare as if you paid the Auto,

-Or ask for somebody's help to take me to Office .


పప్పులో కాలు వేసినట్టే


Suspense -----


She told me, my friend, I would love to take you and drop you at Office, but oh, my poor moped cannot carry a second person, as you know I am very conscious of energy conservation. If I take you, the load on the moped will increase and fuel consumption will be more and also the tyres will be worn out. (TIP 2)

It came as a shock for me! (I thought I should check my BMI urgently as I was wondering when did I suddenly become obese? or is she seeing me through a magnifying glass!)

She started lecturing me on the importance of fuel and methodology of tyre manufacturing and blah,blah,blah. I was in no mood to listen to her pep-talk and at one point got angry with the conservationists. But currently I had to rush to catch an Auto to go to office.

I said to myself-


"Principles scientifically correct but application wrong".


Now tell me friends, should I treat her as a conservationist with lot of concern for our future energies and learn the tips at the cost of losing friends?


"Any act that has no concern for the real purpose of the needy and without human touch is not worth considering."

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"Interdependence is and ought to be as much the ideal of man as self-sufficiency. Man is a social being." - Mahatma Gandhi .


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Muggulu-Rangulaharivillu(ముగ్గులు రంగులహరివిల్లు)5

MUGGULU-FESTIVALS:

1Tiruppavai:

This is a festival of 30 days in praise of Sri Narayana by Sri Andal(Goda Devi).

Chanting 30 pasurams -one every day for the Lord Krishna in this Dhanurmasam is very auspicious.It is a prayer to keep the world in peace,prosperity and provide the needs of everyone helping fellow beings.

Early morning vratham, in this month starts with putting huge designs before every house and rendering the prayers to the Lord.

2 Christmas:

This is a very important festival for all . It signifies the spirit of helping others,giving the needy and peaceful living. A symbol of extreme sacrifice of the lord for the benefit of the mankind. The birth of the Lord is welcomed by everyone through the prayers,Santa giving gifts,Christmas tree ,bright candle lights and singing Jingle bells

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way !

Oh, what fun it is to ride a one horse open sleigh!

Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Jingle all the way !

Oh, what fun it is to ride a one horse open sleigh!

Sankranthi:

Maha Siva Rathri:

Muggulu-Rangulaharivillu(ముగ్గులు రంగులహరివిల్లు)3

Muggulu -Songs

The importance of Muggulu has been written by many prominent writers.It is a visual festival for the eyes. Its a representation of prosperity auspiciousness and well being.

Ardent devotee of Sri VenkateshwaraSwamy, Tallapaka Annamacharya has composed a beautiful rendering in praise of god 600 years back. Gobillu are symbolic to the Sankranti festival and they are placed over the muggulu and decorated .All the ladies and girls of the village circumambulate around the Muggu decorated with gobbillu.

కొలనిదోపరికి గొబ్బిళ్ళో, యదుకుల స్వామికి గొబ్బిళ్ళో,

కొండ గొడుగుగా గోవుల గాచిన కొండొక శిశువునకు గొబ్బిళ్ళో

దండగంపు దైత్యుల కెల్లను తల గుండు గండనికి గొబ్బిళ్ళో !!

పాప విధుల శిశుపాలుని తిట్టుల కోపగానికిని గొబ్బిళ్ళో

యేపున కంసుని ఇడుమలబెట్టీన గోపబాలునికి గొబ్బిళ్ళో !!

దండివైరులను తరిమినదనుజుల గుండె దిగులునకు గొబ్బిళ్ళో

వెండిపైడి యగు వేంకటగిరిపై కొండలయ్యకును గొబ్బిళ్ళో !!

kolanidOpariki gobbiLLO yadukula svAmiki gobbiLLO

koMDa goDugugA gOvula gAchina koMDoka SiSuvunaku gobbiLLO

dMDagampu deityula kellanu tala gunDu ganDaniki gobbiLLO !!

pApa vidhula SiSupAluni tiTTula kOpagAnikini gobbiLLO

yEpuna kamsuni iDumalabeTTIna gOpabAluniki gobbiLLO !!

danDivairulanu tariminadanujula gunDe digulunaku gobbiLLO

venDipaiDi yagu vEmkaTagiripai konDalayyakunu gobbiLLO !!

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In this aspect 3 songs from the following movies come to mind

1 Muthyala Muggu (ముత్యాల ముగ్గు )

The telugu film “Mutyala Muggu” in 1975 ,produced by Mullapudi Venkata Ramana and directed by none other than the great artist /director Bapu has become an instant success bagging many awards. The song written by Arudra, music composed by K.V.Mahadevan, sung by our melody queen Smt P.Susheela has become a household song for every auspicious occasion with native touch and perfect settings.

“ముత్యమంతా పసుపు ముఖమెంతో చాయ, ముత్తైదు కుంకుమా బతుకంతా చాయ,
ముద్దు మురిపాలొలుకు ముంగిళ్ళలోన, మూడు పువ్వులు ఆరు కాయల్లు కాయ….

ఆర నైదోతనము ఏ చోట నుండు? అరుగులలికే వరి అరచేత నుండు,

తీరైన సంపద ఎవరింట నుండు ? దినదినము ముగ్గున్న లోగిళ్ళ నుండు.

కోటలో తులిసమ్మ కొలువున్న తీరు ,కోరి కొలిచే వారి కొంగు బంగారు,

గోవు మా లక్ష్మీకి కోటి దండాలు,కోరినంథ పాడి నిండు కడవళ్ళు ,

మగడు మెచ్చిన చాన కాపురం లోనా, మొగలి పూలా గాలి ముత్యాల వాన,

ఇంటి ఇల్లాలికి ఎంత సౌభాగ్యం,ఇంటిల్లి పాదికి అంత వైభోగం

To listen to the song,click on the link below:

http://chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=4701

“mutyamantaa pasupu mukhamentO chAya, muttaidu kunkumaa batukantA cAya,
muddu muripaaloluku mungiLLalOna, mooDu puvvulu aaru kaayallu kAya….

Ara naidOtanamu E chOTa nunDu? arugulalikE vari arachEta nunDu,

teeraina sampada evarinTa nunDu ? dinadinamu muggunna lOgiLLa nunDu.

kOTalO tulisamma koluvunna tIru ,kOri kolichE vAri kongu bangAru,

gOvu maa lakshmIki kOTi danDAlu,kOrinantha paaDi ninDu kaDavaLLu ,

magaDu mecchina chaana kApuram lOnaa, mogali poolA gaali mutyAla vAna,

inTi illAliki enta soubhAgyam,inTilli pAdiki anta vaiBOgam

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2 Undamma Bottu Pedatha (ఉండమ్మా!బొట్టు పెడతా )

The song is written by the great Devulapalli Krishna Sastry ,with music by K.V.Mahadevan , sung by S.P.BalaSubramanniam and P.Susheela. It was dramatized excellently by Jamuna and Dhulipala as Haridasu.

The silhouetted ambiance and the festive mood has to be seen and listened to be experienced

The lyrics have a deep meaning ,

Its inviting Goddess Lakshmi to bring in prosperity and describes the the surroundings in a very subtle way-the birds are chirping, the sun brought light to the world and whole village has woken to embrace the grace of the divine energies .

The courtyard of every house is sprinkled with water to draw the muggulu with rice flour or limestone powdervto invite the goddess .In the auspicious month of margasira ,which is very sacred and Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Geetha has told that among all months he is Margasira , and the Sun transits in Dhanur rasi (Sagittarius ). Praying in the mornings is said to be sacred during this month.We place gobbiluu (Ball of cow dung )on the muggu and apply turmeric and kumkum ,decorate with flowers, lighting the agarbhatti (aroma sticks) treating it as goddess.

Showing our gratitude to nature , animals and people and seeking gods blessings is the motto of the song.

రావమ్మా మహాలక్ష్మీ రావమ్మా

రావమ్మా మహాలక్ష్మీ రావమ్మా

నీ కోవెల ఈ ఇల్లు, కొలువై వుందువు గాని

కొలువైవుందువు గానీ కలుమూలా రాణీ

గురివింద పొదకింద గొరవంక పలికె, గోరింట కొమ్మల్లో కొయిల్లు పలికె,

తెల్లారి పోయింది, పల్లె లేచింది,పల్లియలో ప్రతి ఇల్లు కళ్ళు తెరచింది .
కడివెడు నీళ్ళు కలాపి చల్లి గొబ్బిళ్ళో గొబ్బిళ్ళో,

కావెడు పసుపు గడపకు పూసి గొబ్బిళ్ళో గొబ్బిళ్ళో,

ముత్యాల ముగ్గుల్లో, ముగ్గుల్లో గొబ్బిళ్ళో,

రతనాల ముగ్గుల్లో, ముగ్గుల్లో గొబ్బిళ్ళో.

క్రిష్ణార్పణం

పాడిచ్చే గోవులకు పసుపు కుంకుం,

పని చేసే బసవనికి పత్రీ పుష్పం,

గాదుల్లో ధాన్యం, చావిండ్ల భాగ్యం,

కష్టించే కాపులకు కలకాలం సౌఖ్యం

క్రిష్ణార్పణం

To listen to the song,click on the link below:

http://chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=3508

rAvammA mahAlakshmI rAvammA
nI kOvela I illu, koluvai vunduvu gaanikoluvaivunduvu gAnI kalumUlA rANI

gurivinda podakinda goravanka palike, gOrinTa kommallO koyillu palike,

tellAri pOyindi, palle lEchindi,palliyalO prati illu kaLLu terachindi
kaDiveDu nILLu kalaapi challi gobbiLLO gobbiLLO

kAveDu pasupu gaDapaku pUsi gobbiLLO gobbiLLO

mutyAla muggullO, muggullO gobbiLLO

ratanAla muggullO, muggullO gobbiLLO

kriShNArpaNam

pADiccE gOvulaku pasupu kumkum

pani chEsE basavaniki patrI pushpam

gAdullO dhAnyam, chAvinDla bhAgyam

kashTinchE kApulaku kalakAlam saukhyam
kriShNArpaNam

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3 Seetha Ramayya gari manavaraalu (సీతారామయ్యగారి మనవరాలు)

This 1992 blockbluster movie is another feather in the cap of nativity movies.Music by M.M.Keeravani sung by Chitra,Jikki and chorus is an instant hit and it is a situational song of Shastipurti .Who else can fit the role but DadaSahebPhalke award winner ANR and its a harbinger for Meena's film career.

వెలుగూ రేఖలు వారు,తెలవారి తామొచ్చి ఎండ ముగ్గులు పెట్టంగా

చిలుకా ముక్కులవారు చీకటితో తామొచ్చీ చిగురు తోరణ కట్టంగ---

To listen to the song,click on the link below:

http://chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=12463

velugU rEKalu vAru,telavAri tAmocci enDa muggulu peTTMgA

chilukA mukkulavAru chIkaTitO tAmoccI chiguru tOraNa kaTTMga

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Muggulu are thus an integral part of every day life of every home.

* Thankyou http://www.chimatamusic.com/ (for the songs).

Muggulu-Rangulaharivillu(ముగ్గులు రంగులహరివిల్లు)4

BORDERS AND MUGGULU

Another important feature of the Rangoli/Muggu are the borders on the four sides of the main design.It enhances the beauty of the Muggu and moreover creates a specific space vision. There are many beautiful patterns like creepers, flowers and also matching to the main theme of the design.

In some States like Tamilnadu, the border is smeared with brick red color liquid to give a wholesomeness to the design inside the border.It also is a symbol to keep away the evil eyes on the home.

Namaste India

After the recent terror attacks on India, we have religiously done our routine way of protest( We have great habit of following our filmi heroes)-Candle light marches,sending SMSs to TV channels and friends (making the cell phone companies more rich )and

Now

We are back to our routines.

What is the Government doing?
Enjoying the fruits of election result and celebrating without an iota of concern for the common people.

Where are we heading toooooo?

India, its a wake up call. We cannot switch off the alarm, relax and sleep cozily.It is time to burn the midnight oil and work hard.

*Government , don't wait and procrastinate. Constant measures to make our lives more secure is the need of the hour.

*We need a public forum who constantly questions the Government on the efforts being made to make our voice heard in the world for the right reasons.

It is disheartening to listen to news in Hyderabad,AndhraPradesh that, some Law enforcing Officers who have to secure the lives of the public are fighting over construction of an additional room in their housing complex.Can they afford to waste any time ? Doesn't it seem trivial when our own place in the country is so fragile.

Can we have confidence on such people who are enjoying the facilities at the cost of public money.Can the same Officers work together on security issues???

God, Save us.

Another biggest enemy internalised and spread its tentacles in every sphere of life is Corruption.

This is costing our lives.Are we so large hearted that we can afford to accommodate more such instances. Its an utter disgrace on the part of leadership.

Now is the time to make the security issue TOP PRIORITY.

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  Make honest moves.Equip our Army and Police with the right and latest gadgets and make the higher Officers more accountable.
  


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  It should start from the recruitment phase ,pay them more salaries,give them incentives so that day to day mundane issues don't bother them in doing their duties .
  


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  Upgrade,update and use new technologies to fight the impending situations.

Instill a sense of pride in the force.

All security to lesser known politicians who can afford to engage private security can be retracted, so that the police can look after the public safety.

Secondly Government needs to be responsive and show action more effectively by

1 Checking on all illegal immigrants

2 Stopping illegal money transactions

3 Make the issue of passports and visas in strict vigilant way ,not giving scope to Monica Bedis to increase.

4 Make punishments stringent especially in national security issues.

5 Securing our borders and make them impregnable.

6 Take action on culprits without wasting time and enforce them immediately and send strong signals that our country cannot be shaken by a hand full of disgruntled youth and bargain our Sovereignty . Don't show kindliness to wrongdoers.No pardons .Enough is enough,they cannot recreate another Kandahar.

7 Build confidence in public on the working of the Government.

Its said by the architect of the Declaration of Independence, the 3rd President of America that
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government." --Thomas Jefferson

What will the public do? Do we always comment ,curse and forget? No

We dooooo have duties, to work alongside the Government

• 1 Develop neighbourhood associations .
  If a virus comes in one home, it is time to eradicate it as it may ruin the entire neighbourhood,city,State and nation. Surat city has learned from its epidemic long back.
  


• 2 Constantly ask the Government what its doing for its welfare,oh now it is safety.


• 3Use RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT .Its a weapon in the hands of the people to make the Government answerable and keeps itself vigilant.


• 4 Basic education and removal of illiteracy


• 5 Media needs to take a more responsible, play responsive role and act as a harbinger of the emergence of New Thinking with values of our Great leaders worldwide.Its role in putting "Country First" will be laudable and they have the power to influence and enter to every home with spirit of Unity and Nationalism.


• 6 Have a broad vision of the world around

Let the message be spread that, we are strong and united and no forces can make us vulnerable.

We as citizens of one of the largest democracies ,need to remember the words of the our Mahatma Gandhi ,

"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."

- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social

thought.

http://www.mkgandhi.org/gquots1.htm

Listen to this song

http://www.chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=2012

MERA BHARAT MAHAN