Sanskrit or Samskrita..

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Hi friends,

Today I thought I create a new category called Sanskrit so that I can put my favourite Sanskrit Subhaashita’s there. But before that as a foundation I am putting a small note on my favourite Language Sanskrit. 

 My love for sanskrit started in early child hood when my Chikkamma (Aunt) started teaching me sanskrit subhaashitaas. Like ‘vidyaa dadaati vinayam…’ I did not start from learning svara, vyanjana of sanskrit.. direct subhaashitaas. That might be the reason why I learnt it with so much interest. My aunt Jamunakka as I call her is a rank holder in Sanskrit M.A. from Mysore University. She is the one who has given me a sound foundation of Sanskrit. I liked the language so much I was writing letters to her in Sanskrit during my high school days. And she was so proud of that. All languages are good and special in their own way. To feel that we have to learn the language. So to cherish sanskrit you better learn it.  So with this small note let me write a preface to my new Category Sanskrit.

Samskrita means Samyak kritaha.. Samskrita.. Its a carefully crafted language. To be more clear samyak means neatly, well, good kritaha means done. So its kind of ‘ Well Done’

Samskrita is considered as mother of all languages. Most of the time I keep on comparing the words in Hindi – English – Sanskrit and Kannand and find so many similarities to Sanskrit Words. Thus I very much agree that Sanskrit is the base language.

Also in Hindu Mythology we believe Sanskrit is the language spoken by Gods.

There is a saying ‘Bhaashaasu mukhyaa madhuraa divyaa geervaana bhaarati’  means among all languages Sanskrit is most important, sweet and devine.

And I feel Sanskrit Language is very much logical.  Not like english.. it reminds me of some song where in the Actor asks if Nut is spelled as NUT.. why Put is spelled as PUT.. no logic in spellings.. anyway keeping that aside… let me end this post here.. I will be back with more on Sanskrit and some interesting sayings and Quotes from sanskrit.

Oscar Awards

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    1. Hi Friends, Here I am putting the Oscar awards list for your reference. It will help those preparing for competitive exams and for students who have passion for Quiz competitions.

      Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire.

      Best Direction: Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire

      Best Original Song: A R Rahman for ‘Jai Ho…’ (Slumdog Millionarie)

      Best Original Score: A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire .

      Best Film Editing: Chris Dickens for Slumdog Millionaire

      Best Sound Mixing: Ian Tapp, Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire..

      Best Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle for Slumdog Millionaire

      Best Adapted Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy for Slumdog Millionaire.

      Best Documentary Short Subject: Megan Mylan for Smile Pinki

      Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sean Penn for Milk.

      Best Actressin a Leading Role: Kate Winslet for The Reader.

      Best Foreign Language Film: Departures (Japan)

      Best Sound Editing: Richard King for The Dark Knight

      Best Visual Effects: Eric Barba for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      Best Documentary Feature Film: James Marsh for Man on Wire

      Best Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight .

      Best Live action short film: Jochen Alexander for Spielzeugland Toyland

      Best Make-up: Greg Cannom for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      Best Costume Design: Michael O’Connor for The Duchess

      Best Art Direction: Donald Graham Burt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      Best Animated Short Film: Kunio Kato for La Maison En Petits Cubes

      Best Animated Feature: Andrew Stanton for Wall-E

      Best Original Screenplay: Dustin Lance Black for Milk

      Best Supporting Actress: Penelope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ ನೋಡದಿರು

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ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ ನೋಡದಿರು ಅತ್ತು ಹೊರಳಾಡದಿರು
ನಿದ್ದೆ ಬರುವಳು ಹೊದ್ದು ಮಲಗೋ ಮಗುವೇ
ಜೋ ಜೋ ಜೋ ಜೋ

ಮಲಗು ಚೆಲ್ವಿನ ತೆರೆಯೇ
ಮಲಗು ಒಲ್ಮೆಯ ಸೆರೆಯೇ
ಮಲಗು ತೊಟ್ಟಿಲ ಸಿರಿಯೇ ದೇವರಂತೆ
ಮಲಗು ಮುದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಣಿಯೇ
ಮಲಗು ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಮಣಿಯೇ
ಮಲಗು ಚಂದಿರನೂರ ಹೋಗುವೆಯಂತೆ..|೩|

ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ …

ತಾರೆಗಳ ಜರತಾರಿ ಅಂಗಿ ತೊಡಿಸುವರಂತೆ
ಚಂದಿರನ ತಂಗಿಯರು ನಿನ್ನ ಕರೆದು
ಹೂವ ಮುಡಿಸುವರಂತೆ ಹಾಲ ಕುಡಿಸುವರಂತೆ
ವೀಣೆ ನುಡಿಸುವರಂತೆ ಸುತ್ತ ನೆರೆದು…| ೩|

ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ…

ಬಣ್ನ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕನಸು ಕರಗುವುದು ಬಲುಬೇಗ
ಹಗಲು ಬರುವನು ಬೆಳ್ಳೀ ಮುಗಿಲಾ ನಡುವೆ
ಚಿನ್ನದಂಬಾರಿಯಲಿ ನಿನ್ನ ಕಳುಹುವರಾಗ
ಪಟ್ಟದಾನೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಮಗುವೇ ..|೩|

ಅತ್ತಿತ್ತ…

For those who cannot read kannada script… here is the song

attitta nodadiru, attu horaLaadadiru,
sutti horaLaadadiru, matte hatamaadadiru
nidde baruvaLu hoddu malagO maguvE
jO jO jO jO

malagu chelvina siriye
malagu olmeya pereye
malagu muddina giniye
malagu muttina maniye
malagu chandiranoora hoguveyante

taaregaLa jarataari aMgi toDisuvaraMte
chandirana taMgiyaru ninna karedu
hoova mudisuvaraMte haala kudisuvaraMte
veene nudisuvaraMte sutta neredu |3|

attitta…

Click here to download the song

Stuffed Capsicum

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Hi today I tried Stuffed capsicum, without really stuffing it. And I did it with what ever was available at home, because I did not find all those ingredients at home. Still it came out very well. Hence thought of putting it here.

Un Stuffed Capsicum

Ingredients

Capsicum – 4 large green capsicum ( called Dappa Menasinakayi in kannada)

onions – 2 medium sized

Ground nut  seeds – 100 gm ( kadale Beeja)

Salt to taste

Chilly powder – 1/2 spoon

cinnamon powder – pinch

turmeric powder – a pinch

Refined Oil – 5 spoon

cumin seeds – 1 spoon

coconut milk – 50ml

Take a pan. Put oil. Then when it is hot add Cumin seeds, turmeric powder and chopped onions in the same order. Roast well. Once onions look transperent add sliced capsicum. Fry a little. Add required amount of salt. Stir once. Close the lid. And keep it on a low flame.

Now take the ground nut seeds. Roast it in a pan. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Keep aside. Let it cool. Add tamarind, chilly powder and cinnomon powder and grind it. If you dont have cinnamon powder you can add a peice of cinnamon and a peice of  lavanga.  Grind the mixture.

By this time your capsicum would have cooked properly. Add the ground masala and coconut milk to it.

Now unstuffed stuffed capsicum masala is ready to eat.

I had plans to have it with raagi roti. But it was already 9pm, I had it with rice.

Tomato Onion Gojju

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Ingredients

Tomato – 4

Onion Medium sized – 4

Sambar powder – 1 spoon ( you can vary depending on your taste)

Salt to taste

For seasoning

mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Turmeric powder

Cumin Seeds ( Jeerige)

Method

chop the onions and tomatoes finely.  Take a Pan, Put 2 spoons of oil. Let it heat. put the mustard seeds. Let it splutter, now add Cumin Seeds, curry leaves and turmeric powder one after the other. Then add onions. Roast it well, keep stirring it. Then add tomatoes. Add salt. Add sambar powder or rasam powder.  Add a pinch of sugar. Keep on the flame for 10 minutes. Add water if necessary.

You can add coconut milk or grated coconut if you have.

Now the tomato onion gojju is ready to eat. It goes well with rice, rotis, chapati and dosa.

Engaay Palya – Brinjal Curry

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This is one of my favourite dishes ever. Engaayi Palya. Its made of Brinjal. Brinjal is called as Badanekaayi in Kannada. Enne means oil in kannada. Thus the name Engaayi palya, as it is usually prepared with more of oil. Anyhow I have restricted myself to using less oil. Neverthless it tastes good.

It is one of the popular dishes of North Karnataka and some parts of South Karnataka like Chitradurga and neighbouring districts. It goes well with Raagi Rotis, Jowar Rotis and all types of Indian Rotis.

engaayi palya

Ingredients

Brinjal – 1/2 Kg
Ground nut seeds (senga) – 1 cup ( 100gm)
Coriander Powder – 1 spoon
Red Chilly powder – 1 spoon ( as per your requirement)
tomato boiled – 1
tamarind to taste – 1 inch
salt to taste

wash the brinjals along with stem.
keeping the stem intact slice the brinjal to 4 or 8 parts, so that you can put the stuffing inside.
else you can even cut into peices if you dont want to do stuffing. Both will taste the same.

roast the ground nut. then put it in mixer, powder that, then add coriander powder, chilly powder, one clove garlic, tamarind, grated coconut if available, boiled tomato. Grind well. Now insert this paste into brinjals. and keep aside.

take a kadai, put 4- 5 spoons oil, add mustard, jeera, turmeric powder, chopped onions. fry for a while.
now put all the brinjals in kadai. if Masala paste is still there add that also. Add salt. cook it on a low flame. Turn the brinjals to other side, once it is cooked. Add water if required. Leave it till brinjals are properly cooked. Now the engaayi palya is ready to eat.

stuffing can be done occasionally else you can slice the brinjal to long peices.

Tomato Onion Chutney

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Ingredients

chopped Onions – 5
chopped Tomato – 1
Curry Leaves – 1 cup
Red Chilley – 2
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Garlic Clove – one peice
Kadale bele – 2 table spoon ((kadala paripu, chana dal, bengal gram split)
Salt to taste
Grated Coconut – 1 cup ( optional )

Take a Pan put one spoon oil, and roast the onion,

till you get a good aroma, take it out, in the same

pan roast kadale bele, Dry red chillies, garlic and

curry leaves until they become crisp. Take it out,

then fry the tomatoes. Once it is cooled, mix

everyting in the mixer/grinder along with coconut

and salt. Remove from the jar once it becomes a fine

paste.

Now your Onion Tomato chutney is ready to eat. Goes

well with Rice, Roti, Chapti and Dosa

Instant Pulav

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Raw Rice – 1 cup
sliced vegetables(optional) – 1 cup ( preferably beans, carrot)
half boiled Green peas (optional) – 1 cup
Onion – 1
Tomato – 1
Green Chilley – 1
Garlic – 1 clove ( optional)
Ginger paste or grated ginger 1 spoon
Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup ( optional)
oil for seasoning – 2 table spoon
masala powder made of chakke lavanga.

Pressure cook rice and vegetables adding half the amount of required salt.
grand onion in mixer and keep aside, grind tomato in mixer and keep aside. Take the cooking bowl. Put it on a low flame and put some oil, once you feel its hot add Jeera, Curry leaves, Green chilley, garlic clove, turmeric powder, and onion paste in the same order. Roast it or fry it for a while, 1- 2 minutes, add Tomato paste and fry. add the cooked green peas. add remaining salt, fry it, now add the cooked rice with vegetables, mix well, add grated coconut and masala powder. Your pulav is ready to eat.

ಭಾರತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂತು golden globe

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ಅಂತೂ ಇಂತೂ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಬಂತು. ನಮ್ಮ ಶುನಕಕ್ಕೆ. ಆದರೆ ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ,ಮಾಡಿದ ಶುನಕಗಳಿಗೆ ಅದರಿಂದ ಬರುವ ಲಾಭ ಏನೋ? ನಾಯಿಗಳಂತೆ ದುಡಿದ್ದಿದ್ದಷ್ಟೇ ಬಂತು ಎಂತಾಗಬಾರದು. ಅದು ಒಂದು ಕಥೆ ಕೇಳಿದ್ದೆ, ಅನೇಕ ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಆಕಾಶವಾಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ. ಒಬ್ಬ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಇರುತ್ತಾನೆ, ಬಹಳ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಳಕಳಿ ಯಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ತೆಗೆಯುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವನ ಮನೆಗೆ ಮಧ್ಯರಾತ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಮಗಳು ಬಂದು, ಬಾಗಿಲು ತಟ್ಟುತ್ತಾಳೆ. ಕಾಪಾಡಿ, ಕಾಪಾಡಿ, ಎಂದು. ಅವನೂ ಕೇಳಿದರೂ ಕೇಳದಂತೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನಿದ್ದು ಬಿಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಅವನ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಕಳಕಳಿಯಿರುವ ಚಿತ್ರ ಕೇವಲ ದುಡ್ಡು ಮಾಡುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಸೀಮಿತ. ನಮ್ಮ slumdog ನ ಕಥೆಯೂ ಹೀಗೆ ಆಗಬಾರದು.

ಹಾಲಿವುಡ್, ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ಸೇರಿ ಬಂದ ಜಯ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ, ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ. ಅವರಿಗೂ ಇದು ನಮ್ಮಿಬ್ಬರ ಶ್ರಮದ ಫಲ ಎಂಬ ಭಾವನೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆಯೇ?

ಏನೋ ನಾನಿನ್ನೂ ಚಿತ್ರ ನೋಡಿಲ್ಲ, ಅವರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿಲ್ಲ. ನಿಮಗೇನಾದರೂ ತಿಳಿದಿದ್ದರೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ.