Madhuri ji,
I think there is some misunderstanding about the dates. 21 Dec. is the shortest
day, when the sun reaches the southmost position and starts moving towards
north (Galileo Galilei may forgive me when I say the sun starts moving towards
north.) On 21. March and 21. Sept. day and night are 12 hrs. long everywhere on
the earth and 21. June is the longest day in the northern hemisphere.
Gudhi Padava is the first day (tithi to be precise ) in the first month chaitra
according Shalivahan calender.
When it comes to celebrating, we take every opportunity for that so it is
perfectly ok. I was just wondering howcome BAISHAKHI is celebrated in the
middle of Chaitra.
When I find time, I shall search for this information. The last few days I was
too busy to read mails or to google.
Best wishes for whatever you are celebrating. We shall be celebrating easter in
the coming days, but we are celebrating the sunny and warm days presently. The
other side of sunny and warm days is no rain, and the farmers are not happy
about it, crop needs water. Also the foresters are not very glad. There is a
great danger of fire if one smokes while walking thru the woodland and throws
the cigarette-rest around.
Let us hope things will not get bad.
Enjoy the sun
Nalini
----- Original Message -----
From: Madhuri Pejaver
To: Gurcharan Singh ; Usha Desai
Cc: Col Bimal Sarkar ; Efloraindia
Sent: Monday, April 18, 2011 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67463] CELEBRATION TIME
Dear Madam,
that is the exact role of this story teller group.
You see all of us have so many memories attached to some flowers,
fruits, plants, nature. when we see those plants we remember them. They might
be some incidences, some readings, some talks, something heard from grandma,
grandpa, or sometimes some receipies too.
just tell that to the group and pass on your knowledge. This need not
be a strict taxanomical knowlege.
Because just knowing the plant by name may not make you love it. But if
some story attached to the plant you know may make you love it or even to
remeber it.
Just see one cashew fruit send on the group, had a good discussion but
over and above Neilji has sent the bottles of pheni also on the group
it is like that-------
Awaiting for your stories.
love this group in addition to all reasons given by Sirji, because of
these beautiful stories too
thanks for joining our group
Madhuri
--- On Mon, 18/4/11, Usha Desai <ushande...@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Usha Desai <ushande...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67429] CELEBRATION TIME
To: "Gurcharan Singh" <singh...@gmail.com>
Cc: formpeja...@yahoo.com, "Col Bimal Sarkar"
<colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>, "Efloraindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday, 18 April, 2011, 11:10 AM
Gurucharanji
what is 'story teller group'?...I would love to join it.
Bimalji,Na bha ji, Madhuriji
I just loved all the conversations...felt as if you all were present
& directly talking to me.
ThanK YOU ALL
Usha [TAW]
On 17 April 2011 09:01, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
Madhuri ji
Slight correction
This mail is 'from' story teller group. We want our number to
increase to make interactions more enjoyable. Good to know than Usha Di has
already become the number of the group through her interesting mails. Others
are welcome!!
--
Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 7:11 PM, <formpeja...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Bimal ji and Nabha ji
This mail is for story teller group pl
In South India people follow the sun calender, as we know the sun
goes to south and north on either side of the equater. In correct scientific
way earth rotates in such a way that we see sun going to south from equater,
then comes back to equater, goes to north, comes back and cycle continues. If
you know these are called as utterayan and dakhinayan. Each side to go and come
back on equater it takes 6 months.We celebrate Makarsankrant when sun starts
its Dakshinayan. We say new sankraman started. So from 14th January it reaches
to extreme south till 14th April and starts its backward journy. This day is
celebrated as new year in south known as Yugadi \ Pongal.
On this day in south kannada we keep a miror infront of god.
Infront of the mirror we keep all colourful vegetables, like brinjol, kakadi,
capcicum, tomato, bhendi, chillies, and many more. We also keep lot of fruits.
Decorate the mirror with gold chain and flower garland.
All decoration is kept ready by the lady of the house on 13th
night when everybody goes to sleep. In the morning when everyone weak up they
see this wealth in the light of the lamp lighted in front of god and see there
own face in the mirror and take blessings.
It might be one way of offering the natural wealth to god,
multipling it in mirror, and witnessing it self.
The lady of the house then makes some fabulous food along with
grand payas.
Happy Yugadi again.
Nabhaji you are correct it is Chaitra and on 4th we celebrated
chitra padava which is again a new year for Maharashtrians
About Vaishakhi Gurucharanji please.
Madhuri
Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
-----Original Message-----
From: Col Bimal Sarkar <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:36:54
To: <formpeja...@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME
Thank you very much for your appreciation.Will you please let me
know about YUGADI for my education.
Regards
Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
Mobile: 9434194942
--- On Fri, 4/15/11, formpeja...@yahoo.com
<formpeja...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: formpeja...@yahoo.com <formpeja...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME
> To: "Col Bimal Sarkar" <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>,
"Efloraindia" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>,
undisclosedrecipie...@smtp101-mob.biz.mail.ne1.yahoo.com
> Date: Friday, April 15, 2011, 2:31 AM
> Great!
> Very nice greeting cards too.
> Thak you sir
> Wish you all happy Yugadi too
> Madhuri
> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Col Bimal Sarkar <colbimalsar...@yahoo.com>
> Sender: indiantreepix@googlegroups.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:41:10
> To: <undisclosedrecipients>
> Subject: [efloraofindia:67162] CELEBRATION TIME
>
> Dear Friend,
> Wish you and
> you family
> HAPPY BAISHAKHI
> HAPPY BIHU
> HAPPY PONGAL
> SHUBHA
> NABABARSHA
> I think you will like the cards.
> Regards
> Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar
> Mobile: 9434194942
>
