Celebrating the NaMo victory !

As news started trickling in on May 23rd of yet another Modi wave, we made preparations for our celebration. We were sure that BJP and Mr. Modi will win a comfortable majority so we started the day with tea in a saffron cup ЁЯЩВ

Breakfast was millet khichadi, followed by OPOS Biriyani for lunch. Then as Smriti Irani and Sadhvi Pragya won plus BJP swept several states, we ordered jalebi, paani puri and samosa in the evening.

When Usha called me from the US to ask if we had ordered jalebis, I sent the above pic to her. She felt the jalebis were a pale saffron so I made the evening tea and served it in bright orange cups –

And when we went over to Rajesh’s place for dinner, we ordered Chaudhary Gohana Jalebi (they are the fat jalebis like we get at Chandi Chowk) so we could celebrate with everyone.

Finally in celebration of tomorrow’s swearing in we ordered one Gohana Jalebi in the evening… maybe this is “Jaleba”. Its just outstanding in taste, not very sweet and made in ghee but huge.

We have just managed to eat one outer swirl between Amma, Krishnan and I. The rest is still there to be eaten tomorrow as we watch Modiji take oath.

We certainly hope that the next five years will be even more exciting than the last five years and India will move forward in every positive parameter under Modiji’s leadership. May God bless him with good health and even more strength to navigate the treacherous waters and remain focussed on our country’s welfare. History will remember him as the man who put India on a firm footing and brought back the pride in our culture and ancient heritage even as we modernise and keep in step with progress.

For some reason, am humming Gandhiji’s favourite poem/song – “Vaishnava jana to”…. have tried to translate below, its not a literal translation but what the verse stands for. The poet is Narsingh Mehta

рд╡реИрд╖реНрдгрд╡ рдЬрди рддреЛ рддреЗрдиреЗ рдХрд╣рд┐рдпреЗ рдЬреЗ рдкреАрдб рдкрд░рд╛рдИ рдЬрд╛рдгреЗ рд░реЗ,
рдкрд░ рджреБ:рдЦреЗ рдЙрдкрдХрд╛рд░ рдХрд░реЗ рддреЛрдпреЗ рдорди рдЕрднрд┐рдорд╛рди рди рдЖрдгреЗ рд░реЗ рее

A good human being is – He who knows the pain of others and helps the in misery without a sense of pride.

рд╕рдХрд▓ рд▓реЛрдХрдорд╛рдВ рд╕рд╣реБрдиреЗ рд╡рдВрджреЗ рдирд┐рдВрджрд╛ рди рдХрд░реЗ рдХреЗрдиреА рд░реЗ,
рд╡рд╛рдЪ рдХрд╛рдЫ рдорди рдирд┐рд╢реНрдЪрд▓ рд░рд╛рдЦреЗ рдзрди рдзрди рдЬрдирдиреА рддреЗрдиреА рд░реЗ рее

He who treats all people as his own and doesn’t deride anyone, stays good/pure in thought and action, he is blessed.

рд╕рдорджреГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐ рдиреЗ рддреГрд╖реНрдгрд╛ рддреНрдпрд╛рдЧреА, рдкрд░рд╕реНрддреНрд░реА рдЬреЗрдиреЗ рдорд╛рдд рд░реЗ,
рдЬрд┐рд╣реНрд╡рд╛ рдердХреА рдЕрд╕рддреНрдп рди рдмреЛрд▓реЗ, рдкрд░рдзрди рдирд╡ рдЭрд╛рд▓реЗ рд╣рд╛рде рд░реЗ рее

He who treats everyone equally, thinks of “other” women as his mother and who refuses to speak untruth or steal another’s wealth

рдореЛрд╣ рдорд╛рдпрд╛ рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреЗ рдирд╣рд┐ рдЬреЗрдиреЗ, рджреГрдврд╝ рд╡реИрд░рд╛рдЧреНрдп рдЬреЗрдирд╛ рдордирдорд╛рдВ рд░реЗ,
рд░рд╛рдордирд╛рдо рд╢реБрдВ рддрд╛рд▓реА рд░реЗ рд▓рд╛рдЧреА, рд╕рдХрд▓ рддреАрд░рде рддреЗрдирд╛ рддрдирдорд╛рдВ рд░реЗ рее

He who is not attached to worldly things, has strong perseverance, focuses on God and is able to see all the spiritual places in his heart

рд╡рдгрд▓реЛрднреА рдиреЗ рдХрдкрдЯрд░рд╣рд┐рдд рдЫреЗ, рдХрд╛рдо рдХреНрд░реЛрдз рдирд┐рд╡рд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛ рд░реЗ,
рднрдгреЗ рдирд░рд╕реИрдпреК рддреЗрдиреБ рджрд░рд╕рди рдХрд░рддрд╛рдВ, рдХреБрд▓ рдПрдХреЛрддреЗрд░ рддрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛ рд░реЗ рее

He who has no greed, has given up lust and anger, Narsi would like to see such a man for he will bring enlightenment to the whole community.┬а

In many ways this poem reflects on how someone should live and conduct his life. If you are drawing parallels with a certain Mr. Modi, so am I.

Jai Hind.

 

2 thoughts on “Celebrating the NaMo victory !”

  1. Motto bring a dampener in your joy or celebrations.
    I could only see the plastic waste in the food you had ordered. ЁЯШУ
    TN has done well by banning plastic. It was like a breath of fresh air when I got to experience this when I was there.

    Jai Bhaarat Maata!
    Swapna

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    • Swapna it was a dampener for us as well. A lot of delivery folk have shifted to paper and other bio-degradable containers but not all. Unfortunately we didnтАЩt want to move out of the house that day so ended up ordering.

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