Category: Music

Janmashtami is celebrated with all fervor and heightened spirits throughout the country. It marks the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna who is believed to be an incarnation of Vishnu as per Hindu religion.The festival celebration takes place on the eight day of the dark fortnight of the month of Shravana (August-September) as per Hindu calendar. Krishna was the eighth son of Devaki and Vasudeva. King Kansa ruled the Yadava province “Mathura” and a prophecy predicted the death of the king by the eight sons born to his sister. Kansa killed all the six children given birth by Devaki after imprisoning the couple. The seventh one, Balarama was secretly handed over to Rohini. The eighth child was Krishna. Vasudeva escaped from the prison the night Krishna was born and he was…

The law of diminishing marginal utility suffers from the following limitations: (1) Measurability of utility: The law assumes that utility of a commodity can be measured with the measuring rod of money. If a consumer goes on consuming several units of the commodity then from each successive units of commodity he derives some satisfaction. Image Source: s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Those are measured in our example 25, 20, 15 and so on. But utility is a subjective concept. It is not objective like a matter in the laboratory. It is a short of feeling and introspection. How can we measure feeling by giving number. This appears to be impossible. (2) Abnormal persons: The law is not applicable to abnormal persons. If a man is drunkard the more liquor he drinks the more…

Chandran, the darling of his family is deeply attached to his parents: Chandran, the final year student of B.A. History in Albert Mission College, Malgudi and the hero of the novel is the son of H.C. Venkatachala Iyer, a retired District Judge. Chandran lives with his parents and younger brother, Seenu in their palatial house in Lawley Extension. Chandran is very much attached to his parents. image source: itsmylifenmyspace.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: Though Chandran is not their only son, he is the darling of the family. His brother Seenu is also very much attached to him, and when he is absent from home for long during his sanyas, he finds no one in the house except the cook to talk to. Chandran is very much attached to his parents. He spends some…

The Golden Treasury of Indo-Anglian poetry edited by Prof. V.K. Gokak has listed about fifty earlier Indian poets writ­ing in English. While the most important of them have been discussed in the foregoing pages there are a number of others who, even if they were not of the stature of Sri Aurobindo, Tagore, Toru Dutt and Sarojini Naidu, had written poems of quality which deserve attention. These are poets who have more in common with the earlier poets rather than with the poets of the post-Independence period though many of them lived and wrote in the first few decades of the twentieth century.Behramji Malabari (1853-1912), for instance wrote in the style of the eighteenth century English poets, particularly like Pope and Dryden. His The Indian Muse in English Garb (1876)…

Henry Louis Derozio (1809-31) was an Indian only in the sense that his mother was an Indian, for his father was Portuguese. Indian poetry in English may be said to have begun with this talented young man who was also a teacher of poetry who inspired in his pupils a great love for the language and literature of England. Unfortunately Derozio died young, at twenty-one. Though from his father Derozio had inherited a strong prejudice against Hindus and Hinduism, he had inher­ited from his mother a great love for India. image source: file2.answcdn.comDerozio was undoubtedly influenced by the Romantics, particularly by Byron, Scott, Shelley and Keats. As E.F. Oaten has observed, in both Keats and Derozio “there was a passionate temperament combined with unbounded sympathy with nature. Both died when…

A huge python: The python refers here to the huge and heavy creeper which, by coiling round the giant tree, keeps it in an almost stifling embrace.Upto its very summit near the stars: This refers to the great height of the tree.Sung darkling from our tree: This obviously refers to some sweet-singing bird which pours forth its melodies from its dark habitat in the tree. The word ‘darkling’ is reminiscent of Keat’s use of it in his “Ode to a Nightingale”. image source: lucylivg29.files.wordpress.com ADVERTISEMENTS: The idea of the garden overflowing with the song poured forth by an unseen bird is itself very reminiscent of the poetry of the Romantics. Casement: Window; reminiscent again of the ‘magic casements’ in Keats’s Ode.Baboon: a kind of large ape with short tail.15-19: the…

Thought, the Paraclete is a mystic poem which opens up a vision or revelation of an ascent through spiritual planes. It may lend itself to a descriptive interpretation or help the emergence of a general idea but what is really important in it is the vision, what one can apprehend through intuitive perception rather than through logical explanation. If poetry has its origin in a spiritual experience, it has to be perceived only intuitively.As Dr. Iyengar has observed, the central idea of the poem is the transformation of the self brought about as a result of the as­cent of consciousness to the supramental level. This idea is suggested by the imagery and the music rather than explained in terms of logical argument. Dr. Iyengar identifies in the poem four separate…

What are you looking for? The latest LCD or the latest palmtop available in the market? Bikes have always been the bad boys’ favourite toy! So which are you going for? The one that can jump from 0 to 90 km/hr in seconds? And what about your latest mobile? Does it have a 4.5 mega-pixel camera with other features like MP3 player, built in recording system that can record any conversation and FM music? Yes! Does it have a palmtop with proper Internet facilities? What would you prefer, 2G or 3G? Not the scams, silly!Technology today has truly come of age. We have some rare advantages in our life which would have been unimaginable even three decades ago. If we go back just a hundred years, we shall be shocked…

The old order changeth, yielding place to new. When the son or daughter becomes a teenager, the parents expect a responsible shoulder by their side who can be their friend as well. But a difference in basic values and an inevitable aspect of generation-gap does produce complications.Teenagers today live in a global world glorifying the ‘greed is good’ mantra and attitude above everything else. They struggle to divide their time among school or college, tuitions, music, Internet browsing, phone, shopping and so on. There is also a cultural crisis that has afflicted the teenagers today. A very casual attitude towards some very serious affairs in life is what is frequently seen in them.The media glorifies the ‘rebel’ teen who makes fun of the traditional ideas of his parents or who…

Legal Provisions of Section 121A of Indian Penal Code, 1860. conspiracy to commit offences punishable by Section 121:This section was inserted by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1870 and the words ‘and shall also be liable to fine’ were added by Act XVI of 1921. This section can be divided into two parts. According to the first part of this provision, whoever within or without India conspires to commit any of the three kinds of offences punishable under section 121, that is to say, waging war against the Government of India, or attempt to wage such war, or abetment of waging such war, shall be punishable under this section. ADVERTISEMENTS: This section does not distinguish between conspiracy within India and without, and punishment prescribed is same in both cases.…