May 13, 2008
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… who did not believe me when I wrote yesterday, that we (Hindus) have a God/Goddess for everything. Well, given below is a partial list of things for which we have a God/Goddess who is in charge. You can find more if you take the time to research a little bit.
Lakshmi – Goddess of wealth
Saraswati – Goddess of learning
Ganesha – God of success and prosperity (That is why he is worshipped the most, especially by businessmen!)
Sheetala or Shitala - Goddess of small pox (yes, small pox – chicken pox as well!)
Manasha – Goddess of snakes (more precisely snake bites!)
Oladevi – Goddess of cholera (yes, cholera – the disease!)
Want to know more? Do your own research.
PS: Please remember that I expect people to visit my site to read about interesting, amusing, and thought provoking things only. Because, as I have stated several times before, I cannot blog.
My copyrighted definition of blog is:
“A blog is an online personal journal of an individual who, since he/she has nothing better to do, writes virtually about anything and everything but more often nothing, with or without making any sense, usually paying little or no attention to grammar, language, and spelling, generally using profanity and word abbreviations such as ‘ur’ for ‘your’ rather freely, and characteristically filling the journal with unnecessary pictures, music, and hyperlinks, causing a total wastage of his/her own and also the reader’s time and energy, as well as wastage of the cyberspace where better and more useful information/data could have been stored.”
Footnote:
Leading blog critic, Maria Jones, agrees with my definition. That is why she thinks I am a “writer”, not a ”blogger”. Thanks Ms. Jones. I hope you read this.
Comments (4)
What a change in the profil picture . Now you have a modern and young look . Bravo
You are better like that , Shoban .
About blogging , I always posted once a week for years . It ‘ s enough for me
In friendship
Michel
I don’t really consider myself a blogger, either. I post a new poem almost every day, but I don’t consider that to be ‘blogging.’
RYC: I’m happy you liked the slideshow–maybe you’ll check out my YouTube channel when and if you have time?
@SaadiaOnline - Dear Saadia:
I just checked out your YouYube channel. Amazing! I think for the first time in my life I have started to appreciate poetry. I saw several of your own recitations. I think I liked the “Decadence” the most. Hard to say. They are all excellent. I have bookmarked your site. I shall come back later to watch some more. How often do you post in YouTube? Once a week? You got yourself a new fan.
Best,
Shoban
@ShobanSen - Oh, thank you, Darling!!! My poetry is very different…accessible and a little suggestive. Many of my readers tell me that they don’t normally enjoy poetry, but they seem to enjoy mine. My first book has received great reviews–my second book will be out this summer!!!