The year was 1290 . A crowd had gathered around a clearing, where broken down pillars marked the presence of an ancient temple, now long gone. A young boy, just 14 years old, leaned against one of those pillars, deep in thought. Then, he began speaking, and the crowd fell silent, listening to his every word. He spoke without any notes, translating the Bhagavat Gita, from Sanskrit, which only the pundits knew, to the language everyone in the village knew and spoke – a variety of Prakrit which developed into the Marathi language. Even as he spoke, one of the men in the audience realized how momentous this event was, and how important this composition would be. He began writing down the words the young boy spoke, and this composition was named by its author and composer, the Bhavartha Deepika – the enlightening meaning (of the Bhagavat Gita). Now, the ancient, holy text, was no longer restricted to the pundits, but accessible to all, understood easily by them, composed as it was, in their
I am planning to attend the Blog Camp Mumbai, at least part of it. Will you be there?
BlogCamp Details:
BlogCamp Mumbai is all about bloggers and sessions related to blogging. All bloggers + anyone interested in blogging (or have any queries related to blogs) can attend this event. You can also take sessions related to blogging as we will be having a white wiki (board) at the venue where you can take available slot timings. There is no FEE for this event.
When?
Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Where?
Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering,
Behind Homeopathy College, Near Irla Lane,
Bhakti VedantaSwami Marg, JVPD Scheme
Vile Parle 400056
India
Where do I register?http://blogcamp.eventbrite.
I am sure that would a god experience and you can also make lot of friends and exchange info.
ReplyDeleteWow!! please share your experience. wish I had something like this here.
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AH!! read it a day late... :|
ReplyDeleteHow was it? I hav never been to one?
I am sure u had a gr8 time... Please share photos and ur experience.. :)
Hi Anu, somehow the comment I posted didn't go thru-some tech error on my part , I guess ! Blogcamp was indeed an interesting experience. Like reading about unknown places (including less visited temples).Will read your posts at leisure-should definitely be interesting.
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