Yesterday I was hearing the story of a man who supported his 5 sisters (one of them widowed) almost all his life. Typical government employee he had an irresponsible father who had 8 children. The son qualified as an engineer and joined government service. Then it was up to him to support his father through […]

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Yesterday (FRdiday) was varalakshmi pooja and today was (is)  ‘avani-avattam. Varalakshmi Pooja is a prayer to the 9 forms of Goddess Lakshmi – Dhana, Dhairya, Arogya…..etc. At our house it is a completely women festival – with my daughter making the arrangements, my mother and wife making the goodies, and both of them doing the […]

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