charu gandhi: April 2018

Saturday, April 28, 2018

Land..

...of my birth,
India......

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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Home...

...away from home...

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Maqbara-e-Humayun means Tomb of Humayun. He was the second Mughal Emperor of India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun's first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum also known as Haji Begum. The complex encompasses the main tomb of the Emperor Humayun, which houses the graves of Bega Begum herself, Hamida Begum, and also Dara Shikoh, great-great-grandson of Humayun and son of the later Emperor Shah Jahan, as well as numerous other subsequent Mughal rulers.

Sadiqullah KhanSadiqullah and 3 others manage the membership, moderators, settings, and posts for The Voices.wrote:

The most worthless of the Mughals who was driven out of India by Sher Shah Suri. He remained in exile in Iran for seventeen years and later came again to India with their support. The only remarkable person in this mausoleum is Dara Shikoh, the fond son of Shah Jahan, author of books and painter who was brutally killed by his brother Aurangzeb

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Charu Gandhi The structure remains beautiful regardless of history of its occupants Sadiqullah Khan.

A Bull Story

When our guide told us this story we did not believe him until we saw it ourselves.

In Varanasi, known often as Benares or Kashi, one of the holiest places for Hindus in India, there is a Saree store. This store, as stores go, is very tiny and unremarkable. It's three walls are lined with shelfs of Sarees and/or fabrics.

Unusually, a bull considers this store his home. He comes and goes as he pleases. Even more unusual, the customers and the owner do not mind it but give him wide berth. Nobody considers him obtrusive to their business, buying or selling.

As one will notice, there is an idol of Lord Shiva on a bull against the back wall. All who know Hinduism know many Indian gods and goddesses are associated with a specific animal. Lord Shiva's vehicle happens to be Bull, colloquially called Nandi or Pothio, among many other names.

What is stranger yet, is that there used to be another Bull who did the same, i.e made this store his home. He died few years ago. The new bull has chosen to replace the old. Owners have a photograph of old bull lounging there which hangs on store's wall.

This is no "Cock and Bull" story; it is a Bull story! Photograph is the evidence!🤔🤔🤔