My experiments with Stomach

It was 26 th of march, 10:00 pm and I was damn hungry. There was nothing in the room immedietly to eat. lying on the bed, thinking what to do, It flashed to me a few slices of bread(vollkorn) left over the table and here is a new invention in the series of Bachelor samayal (continued after long long time). 

Rayeesu bhai shahi thayiru rotti   (thayir vadai u know :D)

Preparation time: 2 minutes

Ingredients:

bread slices 4

curd  1 cup

curd chillies (more molagai) 3 to 4

oil  2 spoons

turmeric a pinch

salt to taste

making:

Add 2 spoon oil + chillies + turmeric + salt and microwave for 2 minutes

Add the curd and soak the bread 

done :)

Additional : you can garnish with coriander leaves, curry leaves, mint, tomato slices, spring onion, cream, chips etc.,

Tips: mor molagai is not necessary, u can also use red chillies or green chillies. Chat masala can be sprinkled on top if you like. A pinch of garlic / garlic powder would also add flavor while microwaving.

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Bapu´s Property: For Sale

It was literally "Bapu for Sale"

Our beloved Bapu, Great Soul, Father of Nation´s properties went on auction recently. In fact i wanted to make a post on the amount of expenditure India does on defense that has boosted the per capita debt of indians to cross Rs.30000/-. Anyway, this was not the focus of this post but Mr. Otis, who sold our bapu´s properties, negotiated seriously with our government and demanded that If they want to stop auctioning bapu, let them increase the budget allocation to help poor rather than to invest so much into defense (after the mumbai attacks Govt increased the budget allocation for the defense once again). whatever , things have been auctioned and our savior hero Mr. Mallaya has fought and bought them for $1.8 million.

Though i am happy that our father of nation´s belongings will be in our museum, I am not happy the way it was auctioned, I am not happy for making a materialistic business out of a man whose life´s important message is to live simple and non-materialistic.

I think that the property of bapu is not his spectacles/sandals/blood report, but his real property he has given to all of us are his preachings (Though i don't completely agree with all of his teachings).

Note: Bapu said not to take liquor, on Gandhi jayanthi all the liquor shops are closed, now the one who recovered the things back happens to be Mr. Mallya the liquor king of india :) , from the money earned through the drinking of millions of indians. Thats why i mean, 'Bapu for Sale', we have left all his preachings but spend millions just to keep his spectacles / sandals in museum.

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For the Promised Land

Though the news about Gaza are flooding in the media while CNN and BBC are only happy in narrating the Israeli face of the story, The news report here from todays "The hindu" made me write this post.

Strike Right On top of the Schools ...
Do whatever, yes whatever for the sake of the "Promised Land"

A UK Member of Parliamanet Commenting on Israel


Btw: have something more here

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Predators : Society on the verge of Character

Recently one of my sister was returning home. A gang of drunken guys in two wheelers with frothing bear bottles surrounded her. She was in shock and gasping, thank God the street soon became busy in right time and she escaped. She came home running and narrated the incident. U know how it feels as a brother. I would blast those animal shits.

This is not only one incident or any rare incident, It is common these days everywhere in our country especially south India. As recent as the yesterday's news a Girl burnt in acid attack. Also a recent report warns of increasing acid attacks on the women folk in south tamilnadu. Such news have become a matter of daily news. They are happening everywhere in every street. There has been a several fold increase of sick minds in our society and the animals can go down to any level. But the question is why ?

1. Liquor, intoxicants, pre/extra marital sex etc., are no more a social shame, in fact some of them today are a matter of status.
2. Law and order is no more enforceable. If one has money he shall do whatever "jiski laati uski bhains" (With whom is the stick, His is the buffalo)
3. People no more have any hope of going to court and standing for justice at the end of decades long waiting list of already pending cases.

At least in the earlier days there was a social pressure, that a murderer or a rapist or even a drunkard was considered a curse in the society. Today there is neither any fear of punishment nor any social pressure of shame and dignity.

They can rape a nun/sister and still roam around unpunished.

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Suspense of Patience

I heard somewhere, (In anbe sivam movie i guess)
"அடுத்த விநாடி ஒளித்து வைத்திருக்கும் ஆச்சர்யங்கள் ஏராளம்"
The suspense hidden in the next second is enormous

I recently realized some thing even more important

"பொறுமையும் சகிப்புத்தன்மையும் ஒளித்து வைத்திருக்கும் ஆச்சர்யங்கள் எண்ணிலடங்கா, இல்லை இல்லை, எண்ணத்தில் அடங்கா"
The suspense hidden behind patience and perseverance is unimaginable

Patience

"Every Difficulty has Relief ...."


"It is possible that you dislike some thing which is actually good for you, and you love some thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and you know not."

Holy Quran

PS: This is especially to acknowledge those thousands of suicides that happen for silly reasons even in colleges like IIT.

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Festival of Sacrifice : Eid-ul-Adha

"Eid-ul-Adha" or the Festival of sacrifice also called "Bakrid Peru naal" is celebrated here tomorrow and the next day 9.12.08 in india. The moment we hear the name Bakrid , what comes to our mind is slaughtering a sheep or mutton biriyani or full stream of beggers clad for the day as "salam alaikum maajeeeeeeeeee".

usually what happens is that all the relatives, pottu podisus would assemble in some elders home like in my family our grandma's home. got to wake up early 4 am, brush up and fresh up, perform the morning prayer then take hot water bath, press new clothes, get ready, fit neat and clean, spary some perfume or apply ittar, put a gulla on top, and ready jute.. head to mosque for Eid prayer.

Eid ul Adha prayer is usually performed soon after sunrise so as to ease those who are willing to sacrifice that they could get back early to the business.. Unusually the mosque will be overwhelming, so many new faces, forgotten faces, rarely seen faces would have turned up on this auspicious day. The prayer will be held, followed by a sermon. Many times u know what we do there !!

And after that we will wish each other, forgetting any hatred, enmity, debts, credits, jealousy etc., atleast this day we shall wish and rejoice together.

Then we will return home for the breakfast via a different route from the one we took to come to mosque. The morning breakfast will be usually Roti/Chappathi plus Mutton Curry (Kari aanaam).

The History of this celebration, even some muslims are not fully aware of it. This festival dates back to the age of Ibrahim( Abraham ). Thousands and thousands of years before. Ibrahim was a messenger of God, a son of an Idol maker who made idols for worship in the "King´s temple".

The following is a conversation of him with his father and his people ...

Ibrahim : "What are these images, to which ye are (so assiduously) devoted?"
People: "We found our ancestors worshipping them"

Ibrahim: "Certainly you have been, (both) you and your fathers, in manifest error"
People: "Have you brought us the Truth, or are you one of those who jest?"

Ibrahim: "Nay, your Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, He Who created
them (from nothing): and I am a witness to this (Truth)."
"I will certainly do something to your idols after you´ve gone."

he broke all the idols except the biggest chief idol.

People: "Who has done this to our gods? He must indeed be some man of impiety!"
"We heard a youth talking about them: He is called Ibrahim."

They brought him ( vanthuttaniya vanthuttaniyaa) and inquired

People: "Are you the one who did this to our gods, O Ibrahim?"
Ibrahim: "No No, I am not, this was done by -... this this .. this is their biggest one! ask them, if they can speak intelligently! (pointing to the chief huge idol)"

People: aaagaaaa ... twist panni pesuraane, kallu eniki ya pesi irku
Ibrahim: "Do they then worship, besides Allah, things that can neither be of any good to you nor do you harm?, Have ye no sense?" he made a glance at the stars, "Surely I am sick (of your worshipping these)"

People: doi payaluvulaa, just don't listen to this moron, lets get out of here, they dispersed. adi jutu

Ibrahim went to their gods(idols) and shouted
"will you not eat (of the offerings before you)?... What is the matter with you that you cannot speak ?", and he struck an idol with his right hand, so the people hurried towards him. "Do you Worship that which you have (yourselves) carved?, while Allah has created you as well as those what you´ve made".

People: " Lets Build him a furnace, and throw him into the blazing fire!" ,
they prepared a huge furnace and threw him , Allah ordered the fire, "O Fire! become cool, comfortable and safe for Ibrahim", And he was out with no harm.

People: "bach gaya saala, mavaney escape ayitta da, lets set a snare"
Ibrahim: "I will better go away from all of you, I will go to my Lord! He will surely guide me!"

Then Ibrahim left them. After years of preaching from colonies to colonies, he was growing old and still no child, which worried his wife sarah. he prayed "O my Lord! Grant me a righteous (son)!" and Sarah wanted him to marry "Hajar". Allah bestowed him and Hajar the first child , "Ismail".

Ibrahim Loved Islmail like anything, "onne onnu kanne kannu",
when (the son) reached (the age of) (serious) work with him, he said: "O my son! I see in vision that I offer you in sacrifice: Now see what is your view!" (The son) said: "O my father! Do as you are commanded: you will find me, if Allah so wills one practising Patience and Constancy!"

So when they had both submitted their wills (to Allah), and he had laid him prostrate on his forehead (for sacrifice), Allah said, "O Ibrahim!,you have already fulfilled the vision! - indeed do We reward those who do right, For this was obviously a trial". Allah ransomed ismail with a sheep and left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: "Peace be upon Ibrahim!" ...

That was the birth of Eid-al-Adha. The wealthy people have to sacrifice ( in the sense their money, wealth, time ) to feed the poor, and let every one from the poor to the rich eat well, dress well and rejoice on this day.

It is also called Hajj-Perunaal, because of the obligatory pilgrimage done in this season in the same way as the pilgrimage was done by Father Ibrahim. Hajj also serves as a symbol of universal brotherhood, where the people from all over the world , from all races, stand shoulder to shoulder together signifying equality in front of Allah.

That is exactly what "mecca" means ..
Eid Mubarak for every one :)

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A basket of Brinjal or an ounce of Gold

My parents during their child hood have used 'ana' (One sixteenth of a rupee), In my child hood I have used 'five paise', 'ten paise', 'twenty paise' coins, todays children may perhaps not even have seen them.

A few decades back one whole day living of a joint family used to get accomodated in a rupee or two. There was a period when people used to admire at "Latchathipathy"(owner of one lakh) as some kind of astonishing achievement.


During my recent trip to India, a kg tomato was about 50 rupees, land prices are just a few folds costlier than last year. On an average , be it a basket of Brinjal or an ounce of Gold, prices and living cost have been ever increasing. "Inflation" an uncertainty that can affect drastically any economy is affecting every one, especially the developing and poor countries. The value of a currency ("purchasing ability per unit of currency") is decreasing every year.
I am not a technocrat of economics, and there can be numerous factors that influence inflation rate, but in my opinion the very basic issue that acts as a root of the whole problem is the present "Interest based financial system" we are following all over the world.

A man lends money, does no effort on his behalf but expects a higher return ...
" money --> NO effort --> more money return --> decrease in the value of money "

Richer gets richer , and finally all the burden falls on the back of poor lying at the very end of the financial chain. Unless the financial system is changed from interest based to investment based (invest and share both the profit as well as the loss), the value of money will keep decreasing and the burden on the poor will keep increasing for ever.

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