WEEKEND LIGHTER

WEEKEND LIGHTER
Intimation: I have seen the responses to the intro to my autobiography which was posted here last week. I understand, it was too early to venture this story. Mg has advised me, not to continue with the story for now. I honour his wish. Will come back and tell the full story, sometime later. Till then, Bye and take care.
Without regrets
BRAC
VIJAYADASHAMI, 2015
This Friday, October 23 VIJAYADASHAMI will be celebrated all over India. In Kerala it is VIDYAARAMBHAM DAY. Granthapooja(Aayudhapooja for some) starts on DURGAASHTAMI(coming Tuesday), next day MAHAANAVAMI is spent in Pooja and prayers and on VIJAYADASHAMI, after prayers, VIDYAARAMBHAM is done.
As children, even before reading the first letters from some ‘holy’ book, we used to recite the following stanza:
HARI: SHREE GANAPATHAYE NAMAH
AVIGHNAMASTHU SHREEGURUBHYO NAMAH
GAJAANANAM GANAPATHIM
GUNAANAAM AALAYAM PARAM
THAM DEVAM GIRIJAASOONUM
VANDEHAMAMARAARCHITHAM
SARASWATHI NAMASTHUBHYAM
VARADE KAAMAROOPINIM
VIDYAARAMBHAM KARISHYAAMI
SIDDHIRBHAVATHU ME SADAA
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M G Warrier


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