PLEASE STOP WATCHING THIS TV CHANNEL FOR THE GOOD OF OUR NATION.

THE NAME OF INDIA’S MOST IRRESPONSIBLE, BIASED

AND FAKE NEWS ENGLISH TV CHANNEL IS JUST EXPOSED.

CAN YOU GUESS THE NAME OF THIS CHANNEL?

IT IS EASY TO GUESS!

HINTS:

1)  THIS IS THE ONLY CHANNEL WHICH IS NOT COVERING

TODAY’S ELECTION NEWS FROM VARANASI AS IT SHOULD.  

2)  THIS CHANNEL HAS TWO MOST IRRITATING ANCHORS

 WHOSE OPINIONS DIFFER FROM THAT OF ALL PATRIOTS

 IN OUR COUNTRY…VERY CROOKED, BIASED AND

 VILLAINISH OPINIONS AND ANALYSIS, SUPPORTING TRASH

 AND CORRUPT, WITH DREAMS OF BRINGING THEM TO

POWER AND RULE OUR COUNTRY.

IT IS EASY TO GUESS THE CHANNEL’S NAME…

PLEASE STOP WATCHING THIS CHANNEL

FOR THE GOOD OF OUR NATION.

THANK YOU – N. RAGHU

Hope Lady Justice will show no mercy on this Criminal Contempt.

The speeches of this moron,

In private or in the open,

Full of false allegations,

And lies after lies,

Calling opponents,

Robbers,

Murderers,

Looters,

And liars…

Has exceeded all limits,

When he attributed,

His falsehoods,

To the Goddess of Justice.

His cruel intentions,

To corrupt the minds,

Of ignorant persons,

Against all that is good,

To falsely win their favour,

Has gone on for too long,

Without any punishment,

But now with Criminal Contempt,

Against Lady Justice,

The time has come,

For him to be punished,

And punished without mercy,

Under strict acts,

To maximum extents.

This should be a lesson to him,

And to the coterie around him,

And I pen this verse,

This prayer,

Because a moron,

A perennial liar,

Cannot,

Should not,

And must not,

Be the Boss,

Of my realm,

Now or ever!

Easter Celebration!

Easter Celebration amidst so many

 Colourful Chocolaty Easter Eggs:

Our Nectar! Our Ambrosia! Greatest Concoction! Of Hindustan!

When summer heat,

Is at its peak,

And you are thirsty,

Or hungry,

Or tired,

Or all of the above,

You have numerous,

Choices,

To fulfil,

Your needs!

At home,

Or nearby,

Some healthy,

And some unhealthy,

But nothing,

Like the healthiest!

Of all!

The greatest,

Concoction,

Of Hindustan!

Most delicious!

Thirst and hunger,

Quencher,

And energy giver!...

You can see that,

In the attached pictures,

In the Kulhads!

And that is…

Malai,

Rabdi,

And Dry Fruit,

Sweet Lassi!

Our Nectar!

Our Ambrosia!

This summer,

And every summer.

Happy Sri Rama Navami!

Today is the festival of Sri Rama Navami. On this happy and auspicious day of Chaitra Shukla Navami; the Birthday and Wedding day of Sri Sita Ramachandra Swamy, I wish you all a Very Happy Sri Rama Navami Festival. And I wish and pray for the blessings of Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy; to be upon us all, always”. I am an ardent devotee of Sri Rama; I have a special affinity for him as I am named after him and his dynasty (Raghu Vamsha), and as we lived at his footsteps close to his abode ‘Bhadrachalam’ for almost 30 years.

I have posted a few photo and video-articles earlier on Sri Rama Navami and Bhadrachalam. You may see these colourful articles by clicking on the following links:

All about Sri Rama Navami.

Parnashala.

Anxious to visit Bhadrachalam.

Portrayal of Lord Sri Rama by Narada Maharishi.

Our family’s humble offering to Lord Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple in Bhadrachalam.

Happy Sri Rama Navami to all!

Cruise on Godavari River at Bhadrachalam/Papikondalu.

The recitation of Rama Nama is pure song and music, relished by Sages in their Ashrams.

On and along our favourite river, Godavari!

Children love boats and boating.

Righteousness triumphs! But not in the hands of vicious politicians, and irresponsible citizens.

Our National Motto,

Satyameva Jayate!

Meaning truth triumphs,

And righteousness triumphs!

Is under threat,

In the hands of vicious politicians,

And irresponsible citizens.

Corrupt politicians,

Dynastic politicians,

Criminal politicians,

Are getting together,

To spread hatred and lies,

And come to power,

By hook or crook,

To fill their pockets,

Enrich their families,

And destroy everything that is right.

And some irresponsible citizens,

Are supporting evil politicians,

Supporting our enemies,

Like the Tukde-tukde gangs,

The terrorists,

And the evil neighbours.

And some citizens just do not bother,

About the present state and future,

Of our Nation,

They simply do not vote,

Like the 55 per cent voters,

Of Hyderabad,

And Secunderabad,

For whom their yearlong pastimes,

Are more important,

Even on Election Days.

Please do not be like them,

There are six more phases,

Of elections,

In the rest of our country,

Please fight,

For what is right,

And vote wisely.

You carry the Motto,

Satyameva Jayate,

In your pocket,

And in your wallet,

Hand them over,

Or receive them,

For a better life,

Every day in and out,

You may not read it,

On every currency note,

But always remember,

Our National Motto,

Satyameva Jayate,

Stand by what is right!

And please vote definitely,

And judiciously.

We have voted! And we are celebrating our democracy. Have you voted?

We have voted!

And are celebrating!

Our democracy!

Have you voted?

If yes, thank you!

If not, please hurry,

And cast your vote,

Think and vote,

Your vote counts!

Make democracy work,

Be participants,

Not observers,

Vote for hope,

Vote for life,

Vote for a brighter future,

For all our loved ones.

New life wherever and in whichever, is awesome and brings joy!

It is all around smiles!

As seeds sown;

By my tiny grandson,

In his tiny garden,

Sprout,

And grow!

It makes him wonder,

At his tiny garden,

And he joins us in our smiles.

New life wherever,

And in whichever,

Is awesome,

And brings joy!

Voting is not only our right - It is our power!

Hello everyone!

From Telangana State,

And elsewhere!

May I remind you,

That tomorrow is a holiday,

To enable us to Vote.

Please cast your Vote,

Without fail.

Your Vote is very precious!

For a strong Government,

And a strong Country,

Please do Vote,

Be Sabka Saath,

And support Sabka Vikas.

Funny Indian Politics and Election Laws!

Please Vote for all-round development,

Not for morons and power mongers,

Who promise alms,

To buy Votes.

It is illegal to offer,

Or take money for votes,

Before Elections,

By Politicians,

And Civilians.

But our unwise and blind election laws,

Remain silent,

When Manifestos,

Of Political Parties,

Blatantly promise handouts,

Of money and freebies.

Countless money doles,

And countless free arrangements,

Ranging from free money,

To free food grains,

Loan waivers,

Wedding gifts,

Childbirth Gifts,

To free 2 BHK and 3 BHK houses!

And what not!

If elected.

All this with the money of Taxpayers,

Under the guise of kind governance,

Which is obviously not true,

And this bluff is known to Taxpayers,

And freebie beneficiaries,

But not to the Lawmakers!

Whoever offers more,

Comes to Power!

This certainly is not fare,

For our country’s overall welfare,

And our Democracy.

Please Vote for all-round development,

Not for morons and power mongers,

Who promise alms,

To buy Votes!

Telugu New Year Greetings! - Happy Ugadi!

Today, 6th April is Telugu New Year’s First Day. On this auspicious and happy occasion, I Wish You All A Very Happy, Healthy, Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.

All Telugu festivals (except ‘Sankranti’) are celebrated according to the Lunar Calendar and hence the Telugu New Year’s Day does not match with the Western Solar Calendar - a fixed date. The Telugu New Year commences from the next day after the New Moon in March or April every year.

The Telugu New Year’s first day is celebrated as Ugadi Festival. Ugadi in Sanskrit is Yugadi (Yuga+Adi). Yuga means Era and Adi means New, so Yugadi or Ugadi festival is the celebration of the New Year. Yesterday 5th April was the last New Moon Day (Amavasya) of the previous year and today 6th April is the First Lunar Day – Shukla Padyami of the first Telugu Lunar Month Chaitra Masam and the New Year.

Every Telugu Year has a name, there are sixty such names in chronological order. At the end of sixty years, the names would be repeated once again. The name of this New Year is ‘Vikari’ and this year would always be called and mentioned as ‘Vikari Nama Samvatsaram’.

In short, Ugadi Festival which is celebrated on Shukla Padyami of Chaitra Masam is on 6th April this year. And the name of the New Year is Vikari Nama Samvatsaram.

The festival is celebrated with great fanfare. Ugadi greetings are exchanged with all near and dear ones. Prayers are offered to the deities at home and blessings sought for a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. In the Puja Room, Kankanam/Talisman is tied on to the right wrist of every male family member and on the left wrist of women family members. Wheat grains placed in front of the deities are picked up in a small quantity by every family member using just three fingers to foresee how the year ahead is going to be for them. If an even number (Sarri) of grains is picked up, the year is going to be normal and if an odd number (Baesh) of grains are picked it will be an excellent year. Then Ugadi Pachhadi a unique drink offered as Naivedhyam to the deities is consumed. Ugadi Pachhadi is prepared using water, Jaggery, Tamarind, raw Mango, Neem flowers, Salt, Oma/Tymol seeds, dry Coconut, dry fruits – Cashew and Sara palukulu/Chironji. Ugadi Pachhadi has Shadhruchulu - meaning six different tastes that are sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, hot and saltish.  This tasty drink which in some houses is prepared as chutney is a symbolic reminder of the myriad facets of life one would be facing in the year ahead. Later, the festive lunch is a sumptuous one with some traditional items like Polelu/Bobbatlu. People also visit a Temple in the neighbourhood to seek blessings for a very good year. Either at the Temple or on TV one also listens to Panchanga Shravanam that is listening to the predictions for the year from the Telugu religious almanac which covers all people, occupations, weather, agriculture, calamities and so on.

New Year commences today for Karnataka and Maharashtra States as well. It is celebrated with almost the same rituals and fanfare in Karnataka as Ugadi and in Maharashtra as Gudi Padwa.

At Varanasi, alongside the mighty and holy River Ganga, and its famous Ghats.

Here is a Photo Video of us - At Varanasi, alongside the mighty and holy River Ganga, and its famous Ghats.

In this Video, you can see River Ganga and many of its Ghats, including Dashashwamedha Ghat, Harishchandra Ghat, Manikarnika Ghat, Ganga Aarti, Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple Singh Dwar (Simha Dwaram in Telugu – meaning main entrance), the small and large, row and speed boats and many more places of interest.

The Video accompaniment is the famous prayer ‘Shiva Tandava Stotra’ by Ravana, the Asura King of Lanka, a great devotee of Lord Shiva. Shiva Tandava Stotra or Stotram is a hymn that describes Shiva's power and beauty. Shiva Tandava Stotram describes how Lord Shiva’s hair moves, how the water of river Ganga splashes when he performs a Tandava dance, how his drums sound as he dances, how his ornaments move along with him and more. Listen to this great rendition in this video:

PHOTOS: