Mouthpiece #22

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Vyadha-Gita

Vyadha Gita - I had heard about it (not sure when and where) but never tried exploring the history behind it. In Swami Vivekanand’s lectures on Karma Yoga, he talks about this Gita which is part of Vana-Parva in the epic Mahabharata. This was told to Yudhishthir by the sage Markandeya. continue here... An epitaph for the physical bookstores... I belong to a generation that was born in 70s and general reading beyond the books prescribed in the school curriculum was a rare phenomenon. Literature for kids was practically unheard of. Tintin, Chacha Chaudhary, Champak, Chandamama and some similar such were a few periodicals that represented the kidlit category in bookstores or on newspaper stands. Hardy Boys, Famous Five and Nancy Drew series were a few series which were available to young adults of those times. Written words could be beyond the ‘ABC of Physics’ or Lakhmir Singh and Manjeet Kaur came as a realisation to me when I completed my schooling years. continue here... What's brewing? Potato curry  Potatoes : 4-5 (boiled, peeled and cut in small cubes) Asafoetida : 1/8th of a tsp Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Turmeric powder : ½ tsp Red chilli powder : ¼ tsp Salt : to taste Green chillies : 2 (slit) Kadhi leaves : 8-10 Coriander leaves : 1 tbsp (finely chopped) Garam masala : ¼ tsp Oil : 2 tbsp recipe here...