Bengali Lyrics (the song above):
Ekbar-Nacho Nacho Go Shyama
Nacho Temon Kore
Ekbar Nacho Maa
Tumi Jemon Kore Nechechile
Maa Joshodar Ghore
Ekbar Nacho Maa Ekbar Nacho Maa

English Translation:
Dance once, dance, O Shyama,
Dance in that wondrous way!
Dance once, O Mother,
As You once danced
In Mother Yashoda’s home.
O Mother, dance once again, dance once again!

The song is about Kali (Shyama). But when did Kali dance in Yashoda’s house? I don't recall any such story...

In 19th-century Bengal, Bhakti poets spoke of both Krishna (Shyam) and Kali (Shyama) are one dark, loving, and playful divinity, the same divine essence in both mother and child. Thus, “Shyama danced in Yashoda’s house” symbolically unites Krishna’s leela with Kali’s cosmic dance.

This Shyam–Shyama connection is a fusion of Vaishnava and Shakta traditions.

Speaking of syncretism in India... Who knew...!!

It is true. I used to make such Killa every year....! It was so much fun... Such a great tradition.

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https://youtu.be/uvs51HPz55s

The video is live again. We had to take it off for some reason but now it's back.

Do watch the discussion. A history of India from linguistic perspective. Its very revealing. May it be about Harappans or Buddha or Hindi-Urdu. Insightful.

Nikhil

https://youtu.be/JKueG7SnuWk?si=5z3WtWiH69b-YdKd

Piyush Pandey, the greatest Ad Man that India produced, has passed away. I think after Alyque Padamsee, it is Piyush Pandey's work that has been most memorable in the post Independence era.

Fevicol ka jod, kuchh khass Cadbury, chal meri Luna, Kinetic as freedom, har ghar kuchh kehta hai for Asian Paint, Googly woogly woosh Ponds, m-seal....

Along with serving the Congress era campaigns like Mile Sur Mera Tumhara (original), Pulse Polio campaign, and Cancer campaign, later he also produced some campaigns for BJP. It included Khushbu Gujarat ki for Gujarat tourism, and Abki Baar Modi Sarkar. I suspect as the Chief of Oglivy, his company also designed the famous logo of Op Sindoor.

All of his campaigns have been extremely memorable, powerful. In a way he contributed in creation of modern Indian culture.

Salute to his lifetime work. Watch Mile Sur Mera Tumhara video as a homage to a great adman India produced.

- Nikhil

Indravardhan Sarabhai has passed away. Om Shanti.

I am not sure of Gen Z. Does it connect with Sarabhai vs Sarabhai? In the satirical social commentary genre, which is very rare in India, I think this is one of the cult masterpieces ever made on Indian TV.

If you have seen and liked the series, give thumbs up. If you have not seen or not liked it, give thumbs down.

Practice Question

Schools are not only the single largest source of ready workers for various government duties (like surveys, census and elections), they are also the best place to deploy party workers at sarkari salary...

Except for teaching, we make our teachers do everything.

Are you kidding me? Is this a future?? Waist-mounted drones...!!! 😱😱

Ye future mujhe chahiye...

If it becomes a reality, it will change our roads, our mobility, our building architecture, our city landscape... we will have to re imagine everything from scratch. Jetsons is here.

Fraud at next level... they don't want to help us. They just want to show that they are helping... marna to ham sabko hai.

In public policy terms, this is a classic example of Goodhart’s law.

Goodhart's Law warns of distorted metrics when tied to goals: It states, "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."

In simple language, this is the perversion of 'what gets measured gets managed'. Bureaucrats game the numbers. Politicians find it easy to lie.

Its not about improving our health anymore, its all about managing the readings in pollution monitors. 'Pollution Control Board' should be called as 'Pollution Data Control Board'.

That's why people say, never trust government data. It is as untrustworthy as you can get.

Is morality cultural or natural?