Monday, January 24, 2022

Sunil the sunny guy packed with zest for life

Sunil Gupta
merged into Heaven on 22 Jan 2022

 असतो मा सद्गमय ।
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ।
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय ।
 शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥

from delusion to truth
from darkness to light
from death to immortality
Aum peace, peace, peace!


My ebullient, fun loving elder brother Sunil, was taken by Covid
His loss cannot be filled and is a loss for all whose lives he touched



At four years old with Mom. those gorgeous large eyes full of masti and mirth. his childhood nickname Gappu carried on into adulthood. typical of his good humour, he revelled in it

now isn't that a bonny baby
(photo by Dad, clicked with his Contax, when colour photography had just started in India)



waahh.....Mom when will my turn come!

Yes now we are evenly bestowed....love Coca Cola
 

you can "Try Your Luck" but where finance is concerned
I am a wizard
just watch me when i become a chartered accountant
(Card game stall at the annual Diwali Mela by Mom's ladies club Mahila Mangal)


with Bhabi (nani)
Childhood, those beautiful sunny days
one thought they would never end


Sunil at extreme right (with Dad, Mom and Anu)
Aren't I the dashing hero


 

cousin Sanju doing tika to Sunil
they are now together, hopefully blissful and at peace

first major project - Yogeshwar building, Connaught Place
taking on challenges and hard work are my forte

Prince Charming on his white horse


I love to party!


was there to support me in my art exhibitions
with Japanese Ambassador Hirabayashi at inauguration of my show "Fragrance of Sakura" at India International Centre

fun times with niece Akriti




"I am a continuation, like the rain
is a continuation of the cloud"
- Thich Nhat Hanh (left earth on 22 Jan 2022)










Sunday, October 31, 2021

Labyrinth: Earth Environment Climate Change - An Art Exhibition by Anu Jindal at IIC New Delhi


 An art exhibition by Anu Jindal, highlighting the need to preserve our precious planet earth.

Sponsored by and held at the India International Centre, New Delhi in November 2019

Remembering Ravan - the creating of...at Purple Streak Centre for Arts

 







Urmila Gupta Punya Tithi (death anniversary) Memorial Meeting

Urmila Gupta Punyatithi (death anniversary) memorial

9 November 2020


  

 

Namaste! Welcome and thank you very much for joining the memorial meeting to celebrate the life and times of my mother Mrs. Urmila Gupta on the occasion of her first death anniversary

We will offer homage through prayers, and a reading from the Gita by Sanskrit scholar Dr. Rekha Bharti

Followed by Bhajans sung by Pandit Bhuvanesh Komkali

Lastly a presentation of photographs of Mrs. Urmila Gupta to celebrate her lovely persona and joyous, fulfilling moments of her life

 

Om Sahana Vavatu

Shanti (peace) mantra from the Yajurveda Taittiriya Upanishad

Om Sahanavavatu

Sahanau bhunaktu
Saha viryam karavavahai
Tejasvi navadhitamastu
Ma vidvisavahai
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

Om, May we all be protected
May we all be nourished
May we work together with great energy
May our intellect be sharpened
Let there be no animosity amongst us
Om, Peace Peace Peace

*****

 

महामृत्युंजय मंत्र 

त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनं
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मोक्षिय मामृतात्

 

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra 

We worship Shiva The Three-Eyed Lord

Who is fragrant and nourishes all beings

As the ripened fruit is liberated from its bondage to the stem

May He liberate us from death, and grant us immortality

***** 

Reading from the Bhagvad Gita by Sanskrit scholar Dr. Rekha Bharti

Chapter 12 - in Sanskrit and explanation in Hindi

Lord Krishna in answer to Arjun’s question of whether one must practise devotional love for Lord Krishna or devote oneself to the unmanifest God, replies both paths lead to the same goal.  Worship of the unmanifest is exceedingly difficult so The Lord recommends devotion of Lord Krishna’s personification to be able to concentrate and focus more easily. The Lord elucidates the path- practise Bhakti yog – meditate and concentrate only on Krishna. Karma yog – action in every sphere of life, striving for detachment from results of action and demonstrate Love and Compassion unmoved by pain or pleasure. The ultimate aim is to free oneself from the cycle of death and rebirth

*****

 

Nirgun Bhajans by Pandit Bhuvanesh Komkali

*****

Urmila Gupta’s joyous moments – photographs

*****

A few of the many messages from those whose lives she had touched

“She was a lovely soul who loved me like anything.

It’s actually a personal loss to me”

Her Doctor – Dr. Samir Shrivastava

“It was with great sadness that I learned of the passing away of your deeply respected and loved mother. I still remember our conversation. I will also miss her so much. It is a wonderful idea to form the foundation in her name”

-          Mr.Kojiro Morikawa from Kyoto, Japan

*****

 

Our thanks to:

Pandit Bhuvanesh Komkali

Dr. Rekha Bharti

Sarsamma, Chinmaya Mission

Dr. Samir Shrivastava

Mr. Kojiro Morikawa

 

 

©Dr. Anu Jindal, Asawari Jindal


Thursday, June 10, 2021

Love you Mom, Miss you Mom




Monday, October 5, 2020

Drop Shots galore greet Dominic Thiem courtesy Hugo Gaston, Swiatek ousts Halep

French Open 2020 4th round


Just turned twenty French tennis player Hugo Gaston pummeled US Open Champion Dominic Thiem with a barrage of drop shots - 55 in all, 40 reaped points directly or indirectly.


While Thiem breezed through the first two sets, it was not to be all hunky dory for him in the in the next two sets, where he looked confounded by this unusual strategy of his opponent.

In the 5th set, Thiem gathered his offensive, to unleash his lethal long shots to manage to wade out of being out of the quarter finals



Read more about the match :

https://www.tennisnet.com/en/news/french-open-2020-dominic-thiem-with-big-problems-in-the-quarter-finals

An even younger player 19 year old Pole Iga Swiatek ousted the number one seed Simona Halep 6-1, 6-2, in a thrilling match, packed with winners



More details:

https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/tennis/french-open-2020-iga-swiatek-ousts-top-seeded-simona-halep-to-reach-her-first-grand-slam-quarterfinal-654266


Sunday, October 4, 2020

Love this Lord Ganesh sculpture in ivory, but..

Love this Lord Ganesh sculpture in ivory for its ethereal aura, aesthetic quality and craftsmanship, but....


"Seated Ganesha"

from Orissa, India. 14th-15th century. Ivory

H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm), W. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York



What was done in the past is in the past.

Today, any and every usage of ivory must be totally stopped, to work towards ensuring a complete stop to poaching and killing of elephants whether in India or Africa or elsewhere

Whatever wrongs we humans did in the past, must not be allowed to continue.

Ivory trading was banned worldwide in 1989, yet ivory booty collectors continue in their bloody path, as the article below cites:

https://www.wti.org.in/news/20-years-since-ivory-trade-ban-elephants-still-threatened-by-poaching-stockpile-sales-2/

This may seem to affect the work and livelihood of craftspeople working in ivory, but they can easily shift to using other materials, and may in fact find newer and more profitable avenues, as every material throws up new possibilities.

The article below gives info on craftspeople changing over to using sandalwood:

https://gaatha.com/wood-carving-bahadurgarh/

However there are various restrictions on sandalwood, imposed by Indian government, and rightfully so.

I would recommend experimenting with waste material e.g. E-waste