Thursday, 24 April 2014

Nava Ratnamulu

Nava Ratnamulu

The Nine below mentioned are considered to be the "Nava Ratnamulu" in the kingdom of "Vikramadityudu" namely

1. Dhanvantari
2. kshapanudu
3. Amara Simhudu
4. Shankhu Bhattu
5. Bhetala Bhattu
6. Ghatakudu
7. Karparudu
8. Varaha Mihirudu
9. Kalidasu.

Poorva Gaadhaa Lahari

Poorva Gaadhaa Lahari

Which is considered to be a such a nice book by an unknown poet and deals with the Stories of ancient people, as per  this book it not only deals with the current story of the person / creature along with
the reason and the preliminary information why He/She/It born as this creature now till now.





Shabda Ratnakaramu / Amarakosamu

Shabda Ratnakaramu / Amarakosamu

This is one of the great Novel which was written by the ancient poet "Amara Simhudu". The actual name that he gave the Novel is "Nama Lingaanu Shasanamu" later on it is famous with the name of
the poet as "Amara Kosamu".

He Gave the name to that Novel as "Naama Lingaanu Shasanamu" as it deals with the names of all
things and creatures along with the gender of the thing / creature.

The Entire Novel is categorized in three Vargas / Kandas (Parts).

1. Pradhama Kandamu : which deals with the names and genders of all Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
2. Dwiteeya Kandamu : Which deals with the names of Mountains, Medicines, creatures and genders.
3. Truteeya Kandamu  : Which deals with the works and businesses of above two.


Amara Simhudu is one Among the "Nava Ratnamulu" in the kingdom of "Vikramadityudu"
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014

India has the biggest democracy in the world.

India is the biggest democracy in the world. Spanning an area of 3,287,263 square kilometers, India is a vast country and
includes dry desert areas, evergreen forests, snowy Himalayas, a long coast, and fertile plains. With a billion people, the Republic of India is the world's largest democracy. Over a
fifth of the world's population is crammed into a subcontinent. A Wikipedia article even says
that 'A serious claim for early democratic institutions comes from the independent "republics"
of India, sanghas and ganas, which existed as early as the sixth century BCE and persisted
in some areas until the fourth century CE.

Tuesday, 22 April 2014

Ancient India – a knowledge society.

Ancient India – a knowledge society. Ancient India was a knowledge superpower. In
2001, a strategic taskforce report was published by the Planning Commission of India titled
“India as a knowledge superpower”. In the foreword to the report, the Deputy Chairman of
the Planning Commission of India mentioned that “India is an ancient civilization with a rich
heritage. It has a vast storehouse of knowledge in various fields, but general awareness of
much of it is inadequate.” Another member of the same planning commission who later on,
became the President of India - Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kal
ām elaborated this in his book ‘Ignited
Minds’ that “Ancient India was a knowledge society and a leader in many intellectual
pursuits, particularly in the fields of mathematics, medicine and astronomy.”
 So what if India
had a glorious past? What now? In response to such relevant questions, Dr. A.P.J.Kalam
offers a wonderful advice to create a knowledge society in India and calls for using our
ancient scriptures with the modern scientific methods to create a new source of knowledge
that is useful for the generations to come. 

Ancient India - Land of wisdom

Ancient India - Land of wisdom - Awareness about ancient India being a knowledge
society, the university being an Indian invention and the different knowledge streams is just
the tip of the iceberg as far as the knowledge tradition of India goes. Adding on to this,
Swami Vivekananda remarks
"In philosophy we are even now head and shoulders above
any other nation, as Schopenhauer, the great German philosopher has confessed. In music
India gave to the world her system of notation, with the seven cardinal notes and the diatonic
scale, all of which we enjoyed as early as 350 BCE, while it came to Europe only in the 11

century. In philology, our Sanskrit language is now universally acknowledged to be the
foundation of all European languages….”

India's wealth 17th Century

India was one of the richest countries till the time of British rule in the early 17th Century.
Christopher Columbus, attracted by India's wealth, had come looking for a sea route to India
when he discovered America by mistake.