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Trade Marks of Identity

Good Morning Random Reading : Trade marks of identity From time immemorial, the dress one wear, the jewelry, facial makeup, what you carry in your hands, the style of walking and so on gave an indication of the person's identity and character. If in doubt check : The different attires, ornaments and weapons of Kathakali characters : https://share.google/aimode/nyajsRnqQlPJxySvZ OR Ravi Varma paintings of deities : Raja Ravi Varma revolutionized Indian visual culture by blending European academic realism with traditional Hindu iconography. His breathtaking oil paintings and subsequent chromolithographs gave millions of everyday people access to divine imagery, earning him the title of the "father of modern Indian art". Some of his most celebrated paintings of deities include: Saraswati: Often considered his most iconic piece, the Hindu goddess of music, knowledge, and the arts is depicted gracefully with a veena. Lakshmi: The goddess of wealth and prosperity is typi...
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Monetary Policy

The Editor The Economic Times July 6, 2026 Chat Room* Dear RBI, Let's Talk Monetary Apropos "A Little More Conversation" by Mythili Bhusnurmath (July 6), a call for more openness in the formulation and implementation of monetary policy by RBI is timely. Perhaps the architecture of the policy formulation mechanism in RBI has got decoupled from that of Federal Reserve in recent times. In the process of setting up MPC, without disturbing the statutory expectations from the central bank, GOI ensured that the deciding voice in monetary policy formulation will remain with government. This has almost silenced the 'Open Market' spars between RBI and GOI. Stakeholders other than GOI can contribute more in monetary policy formulation by proactively responding to RBI's formal policy announcements. M G Warrier Mumbai *Published on July 7
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Pursuing Passion

Good Morning Random Reading : Pursuing passion On Sunday, I get Sunday Mumbai Mirror with Sunday Times. Mostly, I read only one article from Mumbai Mirror. While scanning to select my article, I get a fair idea of the remaining content. I enjoyed reading yesterday's selection, copied above. My curiosity increased as I tried to know more about the story of the Italian artist who presented a painting titled "The Universal Form Vishwarupa" to PM Modi during the latter's visit to Italy in May 2026. The Italian at the court of Kurukshetra https://share.google/u5VMoQxh7jT5Dknt3 The artist, Giampaolo Tomassetti (71) has spent over 40 years forging an extraordinary visual dialogue between Renaissance Italy and ancient India. He has a dedicated collection of 24 Mahabharatham paintings completed between 2008 and 2013. Bhagavad Gita had great influence on the artist, which perhaps inspired him to learn more about Mahabharata. Mahabharata is often called a "spiritual an...
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Warrier's Friends' Collage, July, 2026

Warrier's Friends' Collage, July 2026 Good Morning Random Reading : Loneliness & Solitude A rainy Sunday morning in Mumbai cannot be conducive for writing about current affairs, philosophy or pure gossips. Neither for reading a book one loves. But the day doesn't dawn with a menu card, to chose from. Every next minute unfolds with its own agenda. This morning, I was reading some pages from "The Outsider" by Albert Camus (1913-1960). They related to a prisoner waiting execution being counselled by a messenger of God. We may not be able to fathom the thoughts of other individuals who are alone or love solitude. Remembered M T Vasudevan Nair's "Aalkoottathil Thaniye" (Alone in the crowd). Each one of us is alone at some stage in life. Not necessarily by choice. We, in many situations get a choice, though. Alexander Pope's classic work is titled "Ode on Solitude", a poem he wrote around the age of 12. It beautifully celebrates the...
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World Outside : Italy

World Outside : Italy RITA, Milan - Via Angelo Fumagalli 1, Zone 6 - Restaurant Reviews & Phone Number - Tripadvisor https://share.google/CUuFkCbQv8PDGvMlv Good Morning Sometimes, we read a wrong article. Like entering a wrong shop. This article about "Rita, Milan", I stumbled upon like that. First I thought Rita and Milan are young and eligible friends or characters in a story. You don't need an AI-supported App to allow your thoughts to wander. After Narada (read gossips if you are uncomfortable with Mythology), thought travels fastest. The other day, one of my readers said, "Nothing else, Warrier can move on to Spirituality and Mythology for a diversion." He's right. But by daily exercise like this will scare away the "Nothing else" situation for some more time. After reading half the article only I got some idea about the subject. Frankly, I'm not familiar with the vocabulary here. But, after reading the full article, I find it inte...
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Vishwaroopadarshanam

Vishwaroopadarshanam Bhagavad Gita, Chapter XI is titled "Vishwaroopadarshanam" (The Vision of the Universal Form). Arjuna was given 'Divya Chakshu' (Divine Eyes) and allowed to have a glance of Krishna's Vishwaroopam. Earlier, Krishna as a child had allowed a glimpse of his Universal Form by wide opening his mouth, to mother Yashoda when many alleged that he ate soil and she made him open his mouth to verify. God-realization through Practice of Renunciation The pocket edition of Bhagavad Gita brought out by Gita Press (Gorakhpur) has a 19 page writeup with this caption. The seven types of renunciation, possible even for the householder, listed therein are worth a look : 1 Total renunciation of prohibited acts. 2 Renunciation of acts performed for the satisfaction of worldly desires. 3 Total renunciation of worldly thirst. 4 Renunciation of the habit of extracting service from others with a selfish motive. 5 Total renunciation of influence and desire for fruit ...
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Smile alone

Good Morning Smile alone During 1960's, I used to stay alone in a single-room in a fairly large hostel-type accomodation behind Thiruvananthapuram Secretariat. There were some 20 single rooms and around 60 double rooms in "Cooperative Home" Room No 3, Cooperative Home https://share.google/OaofAzl4P6lCPoh9M 20 to 30 residents were Reader's Digest subscribers. Some of them read the Digest cover to cover and the content became topic of discussion in post-dinner group meetings which sometimes crossed over to 00 00 hours. In some rooms there were accumulations of copies of RD safe in their wrappers. Some read only the jokes and "Life's Like That", smiled alone and kept the magazine on the table to show that they were "subscribers" Today, cover price of RD is Rs125/- When I started reading Digest, single copy price was less than Two Rupees. I may live for few more years to see the price going up to Two hundred Rupees. Nice Day M G Warrier
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