IN GHTAn Insight into Sai through Glance, Heart and Thought

ISSUE 5, VOL 2

MUDDENAHALLI CAMPUS

90

JULY 2015

Years of Divine Guidance

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

PUBLISHED BYMUDDENAHALLI CAMPUSSRI SATHYA SAI INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING

SAI SAMBHASHAN

Student: Swami, Please stay with us forever !

Swami: I am always with you. Sometimes, you may not be with me, but I am always with You, in You.

The above conversation between astudent and Swami shows the eternalrelationship of God with Man, and Hiseternal presence in our lives.We may not always have God as thecenter of our lives; but for Him, it isalways us, our progress and prosperity.

- Dr Sayee Manohar- Sri S Sai Manohar- Sri V Bhaskaran- Sri Chandrasekhar- Sri S Mohan- Sri Satheesan Stanis

ContentsJULY 2015 VOLUME 02 \ ISSUE 05

QUICKNAVIGATOR

GLORY OF GURU

TALES OF SAI - 2

SIGNIFICANCE OF GURU

THE ART OF BREATHING

WHEN IT RAINED IN MY HOMETOWN

THE JOY OF GIVING

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WHO AM I WITHOUT YOU

OUR FRIENDSHIP, AND LEARNING

SATH-GURU

LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT

MUDDENAHALLI CRICKET LEAGUE

INTERCONNECTED WORLD WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

FESTIVAL OF LOVE

MUDDENAHALLI BASKETBALL LEAGUE

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This mantra which we havebeen chanting from ourchildhood is significant on thisday of Guru Poornima, asGuru or Preceptor isindispensable for any spiritualpractice.

The scriptures say that theguru is Brahma the creator,who creates new samskaras– he sows the seeds of thirstfor knowledge-jigyasa. Guruis Vishnu the protector andpreserver of the physical,mental and spiritual well-being of the disciple. Bysustaining the thirst for

knowledge and providingvarious inputs for acquiringthe same, the guruchannelizes the Jigyasa inthe right direction and theguru is Siva the destroyer,who destroys the effects ofbad karma and base desiresand leads the disciple towardslight.

Gurus are often equatedwith God and always regardedas a link between theindividual and the Immortal.Indeed, we have had thegreatest opportunity to be thecontemporaries of Bhagwan,

in His sojourn on Earth andlearn from Him directly aboutthe ultimate knowledge–SelfRealization, by simplypracticing his messages.

Just as the moon shines byreflecting the light of the sun,and glorifies it, disciple candazzle like the moon bygaining from Guru.

On this occasion of GuruPoornima, let us pray to ourBeloved Bhagwan who is theGuru of Gurus to lead us all toour destined goal.

- Faculty DeskMDH

Glory Of GURU

We have seen earlier that whenever theuniverse becomes overwhelmed withTamasic forces and there is a real danger tothe balance and stability of the planetEarth, the Divine Principle manifests Itself insome form to restore stability.

The Sathya (or Krita) Yuga which was thefirst period of time in this VaivasvataManvantara was the longest and the mostdivine in nature. The processes of creationtook place in this period. Of course, bothpositive and negative creation took placebecause creation takes place by theinteraction of the Panchamahabhutas withthe three Gunas in all sorts of permutationsand combinations. Most of the creation in

the Sathya Yuga was in the subtle plane ofexistence and was not necessarily inphysical form. Towards the end of theSathya Yuga, various physicalmanifestations had taken place. One of thespecies were called the Danavas or Daityaswho could take either subtle or physicalforms. Animals had got created and fromthem arose the species called Vanaras whowere also endowed with learning capabilitiesand knowledge of the Vedas. Then appearedthe human race called the Manavas whowere not endowed with the ability to changeform but who were blessed with the powerof the Mind and Intellect, Creativity,Imagination and ability to choose what paththey wanted to take.

- Sri. Sundararajan Mohan

The Ramayana is the record ofthe decisive battle between theManavas and Vanaras on the oneside, led by the Avatara PurushaSri Rama, and the Danavas onthe other side led by theirpowerful leader Ravana. TheDanava forces were destroyedand the huge continent of Lankawhich lay at the south of theIndian subcontinent was subdued.Peace reigned and sometimeduring the Tretha or the DwaparaYuga which followed, thecontinent sank into the sea.Memories of such a disasterremain in the Tamil Sangamliterature.

At the end of the DwaparaYuga the system had againdeclined and negative forces wererampant. It is in that environmentthat Sri Krishna appeared torestore balance culminating in themajor Mahabharata war and the

restoration of peace andharmony.

However the Kali Yuga was inthe offing, and as it progressedthe ethics of society all over theworld declined. Many Avatarasappeared through the last 5000years of the Kali Yuga. Each ofthem preached the one messageof Love and Peace. However, withthe passing of each of them overthe years, violence increased,many times in their name. It is inthis background, that there hasappeared in the Indiansubcontinent the Triple Avatarasof Sai.

This issue is especially dedicated to ‘GURU’ as during thismonth we will perform the SAI SATCHARITA PARAYANAMSAPTAHA dedicated to the wonderful Sri Shirdi Sai Baba, thefirst of the Sai Avataras. We will then visit Parthi to pay ourhomage to our beloved Swami, Sri Sathya Sai Baba on GuruPoornima. It is therefore appropriate that we pay ourrespects to the first of the Sai Avataras, Sri Sai Baba ofShirdi.

Swami revealed the early historyof Sri Shirdi Sai Baba to Dr V KGokak in 1974. He publicly revealedthe same details in 1990 and 1992during Dasara discourses.Shirdi Sai Baba was born toBrahmin parents Ganga Bhavadia,a boatman and his wifeDevagiriamma at a place calledPatri near Manmad in Maharashtraon September 27, 1838.

Once it was raining heavilyand fearing for the safety ofhis boats, Ganga decided toremain near the boats leavinghis wife alone at home.Sometime in the night, onhearing a knock on the doorshe opened the door to find anold man standing. Herequested permission to stayin the verandah and soughtsome food. In accordance withtheir tradition, Devagiriammagave him some food andclosed the door. Again therewas a knock and when sheopened the door the old mansought help to massage hisfeet as they were paining.

Devagiriamma was deeplyconcerned and being aPativrata, she immediatelysought the help of one of theladies nearby. There was noone available. Devagiriamma

returned home in deepdistress and prayed to herIshta Devata, Devi herself.There was a knock on the reardoor and a lady appeared whoasked whether any help wasrequired. Devagiriammaushered her to the old manand asked her to massage hisfeet.

After some time there wasanother knock on the door andwhen she opened it she wasamazed to find the DivineCouple of Shiva and Parvatistanding there. They thenextolled her piety andintegrity. Ganga andDevagiriamma were a childlesscouple. Parvati told her shewould be blessed with twochildren. Then Shiva said toher that He Himself would beborn to her as her third child.

Ganga returned in themorning and was amazed atall that had happened. Theywere blessed with twochildren and she had becomepregnant with the third child.Suddenly Ganga becamedepressed that he had nothad the chance to have theDarshan of the Divine Coupleand decided to leave thehouse to seek DivineBlessings. They left their twoelder children with relativesand went out into the forest.On the way she felt birthpangs and delivered a boyunder a tree. Devagiriammaleft the child there coveredwith leaves and followed herhusband.

A Muslim couple, alsochildless, came along aftersome time and hearing the

cry of a baby they found thechild and brought him up withgreat love. They called him‘Babu’. When the foster fathersuddenly passed away, themother found it very difficultto bring up Babu. The boywould often go into a masjidand recite Sanskrit slokas andhe would go into a temple andrecite the Koran. Infrustration the foster mothertook him to an ascetic calledVenkusa and left him withhim. Venkusa was delightedto accept the child in hisashram as he had already hada dream indicating that aDivine person was coming tohis ashram. He showered hislove on the boy. This arousedjealousy among other ashraminmates and once they threwa brick at Babu which hurthim on the head.

When Venkusa passedaway, Babu moved away andcame to Shirdi. He used to sitnear the Neem tree andwould beg for food from somehouses. Most people in thelittle village of Shirdi thoughthe was a fakir and allowedhim to remain there. Aftersome time He moved awayfrom there.

After nearly four years in1858, Babu arrived as part ofa Muslim marriage party ofone Chand Saheb. When Hecame near the Khandobatemple at Shirdi, the priest ofthe temple, one Mhalasapathi,recognized Him from Hisearlier visit and called Him“Ya... Sai!” meaning ‘ComeSai!’. That was how He cameto be known as Sai Baba.

He found a place to stay in a derelict buildingcalled Chavadi. He later moved into a dilapidatedMasjid. He spent all the rest of His life in thesetwo places. He was 20 years old then and Helived in Shirdi for 60 years. He was 80 years oldwhen He gave up His body on the 15th October1918, which happened to be Vijayadasami.

Initially He used to collect some herbs fromthe neighboring fields and forests and would givethem to people who were having physicalailments. Later after He moved into the Masjid

he created a permanent fireplace which wascalled Dhuni. He would sit near the Dhuni whereHe created a kind of permanent fire and startedgiving the ash from the fireplace as a kind ofmedicine. Over the years the ash called Udibecame an important Prasadam from Him to Hisdevotees. It was both an expression of His loveand compassion and a cure for all the problemsthe devotee seemed to be suffering from.

Chavadi building

(very rare picture)

(right)

Baba sitting (extreme right)

The Masjid itself was named byHim as Dwarakamayi. He gave HisDarshan there in that Masjid. Overthe years elaborate pujas wereperformed for Him.

Dwarakamayi Masjid

His daily routine was very simple. He hardly slept. He slept on an old cloth on the floor of the Dwarakamayi. Every alternate day, He would sleep in the Chavadi.

He would go for a walk to the garden called Lendiwhere He lovingly cared for the plants. Then Hewould come back to the Masjid and just sit theregiving Darshan to whomsoever felt like comingthere. Then later in the morning He would take Histin container and go begging in a few selectedhouses.

Sri Shirdi Sai Baba in the Dwarakamayi Masjid (bottom right)

As the years wentby, news of Hismahimas, cures andoverwhelmingcompassion spreadfar and wide andpeople startedflocking from the bigcities like Bombay,Pune, Ahmednagar,Nasik, and Nagpur.He was ever availableto everyoneirrespective of caste,religion, sex, age,color or occupation.He was the refuge formany people withailments including aleper. They were freeto enter theDwarakamayianytime and seek HisDarshan and solace.

Sai begging for food

Countless are the talesof illnesses cured,problems warded off,difficulties resolved andabove all, spiritualintuition awarded.

Countless are the devotees whothronged to see Baba as the yearspassed by and people became more andmore aware of the wonderful leelas andomniscience of Baba. He never movedout of Shirdi except for occasional shortvisits to the villages of Rahata andNimgaon close to Shirdi.

Bayajabai’s house where He often

begged standing on the stone in front

of the door

His earliest

devotees were the

priest Mhalasapathi

and Madhavrao

Deshpande whom He

affectionately called

Shama. Then there

was the young Tatya

and the Muslim

Abdul. One

Lakshmibai was a

great devotee who

loved to cook His

meal for Him every

day. There were

countless others

including Jyotindra

Tarkhad and Das

Ganu Maharaj whom

He guided to sing His

glories.

Baba with Mhalasapati (on His right) and Shama

Madhavrao Deshpande.

Sri Sai Baba was

particularly pleased when Sri

Govind Raghunath

Dabholkar, an active

Magistrate from Bandra in

Bombay came for His

Darshan. He immediately

blessed him with Udi and

told him that he would have

to write His biography. He

especially called him

‘Hemandpant’, who was a

poet statesman under the

Yadava kings who ruled over

North Maharashtra in the

early 13th century (1271 –

1309 AD) based at the fort of

Devagiri (later called

Daulatabad). The historical

Hemadpant was a scholar in

Sanskrit. Sri Dabholkar

wrote the ‘Sai Satcharita’ in

poetic Marathi.

Baba said:"You have my full consent to write my life history. Take notes and keep them. If my leelas are recorded, sins committed through ignorance will be dissolved. When my leelas are heard and/or read with love and devotion, the cares and troubles of worldly life will be forgotten."

Sri Hemadpant Dabholkar

(1856 – 1929)

Baba, while giving permission towrite his biography, said that hewould himself write throughDabholkar and Dabholkar wassimply an instrument in theprocess.

This writer was guided to this

house in 1981 by an inner voice

and had the pleasure of meeting

Dr Raghunath Dabholkar, son of

Hemadpant and received sacred

Udi given by Baba Himself to the

doctor.

Sai Nivas, St Martin’s Road, Bandra, Mumbai

The most important principles

that Sri Shirdi Sai Baba

emphasized and taught His

devotees were:

1. The twin principles of

‘Shraddha’ (Faith with total

surrender) and ‘Saburi’

(Cheerful patience). Many

times He sought a Dakshina

of two rupees from His

devotees to signify their

commitment to these two

precepts.

2. Unity of all paths to God. He

dressed like a Muslim Fakir,

sat for Darshan in a

dilapidated Masjid, and His

Blessing was invariably the

words “Allah Malik” or “Allah

Bhala Karega”. Yet He lit a

fire in the Masjid which was

kept burning all the time. The

ash from the Dhuni was the

Prasad He offered to His

devotees and the cure for all

ailments. He allowed His

Hindu orthodox devotees to

perform elaborate pujas four

times a day. Every alternate

day He allowed Himself to be

escorted or carried in a

palanquin from the

Dwarakamayi Masjid to the

Chavadi in an elaborate and

lengthy procession. He was

extremely kind to Muslim

devotees and had lengthy

discussions on the Quran. At

the same time He would

encourage several of His

devotees to ask questions on

the Gita or the Bhagavatam

and give detailed

clarifications.

3. He was extremely kind to

animals of all types, including

dogs, cats, lizards, snakes

and frogs, horses and cattle.

Once an old tiger came into

the masjid and gave up its

body at His feet.

4. The most important point

that He repeatedly made to

His devotees was that the

real purpose for their birth

was to attain merger in God

and that if they would only

have intense faith in Him and

surrender to Him, He would

take care of everything.

He attained

Mahasamadhi on Oct 15, 1918

on the sacred occasion of

Vijayadasami. On His own

instructions, His body was laid to

rest in a beautiful Samadhi in a

brand new building built

adjacent to the Dwarakamayi

Masjid by His devotee from

Nagpur, Sri Buty. That is what is

called the Samadhi Mandir today

at Shirdi.

On this most important occasion of Guru Poornima, let us dedicateourselves to the message of Sri Shirdi Sai Baba who came not only to blessHis countless devotees during His lifetime, but also to set the scene for Hisadvent as Sri Sathya Sai Baba and later as Sri Prema Sai when He wouldnot only cover the whole of India but would also conquer the whole worldand make it realize that all the world is just Sai and God.

Significance of GURU

“Guru is like the oil in a lamp; Disciples are like the wick; just as the wick absorbs oil,Disciples absorb the essence of knowledge and illuminate themselves from darkness.”

Who is Guru?

Guru: -The one who teaches values.-The one who bestows knowledge.-The one who shows right path.-The one who removes darkness.-The one who directs us towards goals.-The one who shares experiences.-The one who expects nothing in return.

G - Guide and Mentor.U - Understands problems.R - Removes sorrows.U - Unlocks troubles.

T - Teaches morals.E - Encourages and motivates.A - Acts as a roles model.C - Cares and shares.H - Hears problems.E - Ends sorrows.R - Responsible for social and spiritual upliftment.

Guru is just like the torch light, He shows the path and alleviates darkness.

The Greatest Gift to our Guru is following His teachings and values that He has taught us and putting

them into ‘practice.’

- Umesh G (I MCA)

HEALTH TIPS- Sri C. Praveen Kumar

THE ART OF

BREATHING

He says: “It is written in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, the ancient text on yoga: "Life is theperiod between one breath and the next; a person who only half breathes, only halflives. He who breathes correctly, acquires control of the whole being." The ancientyogis were fully aware of the importance of breath; no breath no life; breath is life.

Swami Sivananda of Rishikesh

I would like to share

with you all some

interesting ideas

declared by Swami

Satyananda Saraswathi

who started the Bihar

School of Yoga at

Monghyr. He was a

disciple of Swami

Sivananda Saraswathi

of Rishikesh. He was a

great tapaswi and a

wonderful teacher of

yoga.

1923 - 2009

Swami Satyananda as a young sanyasi and in

ripe old age

HEALTH TIPS- Sri C. Praveen Kumar

A fast breathing rate isassociated with tension, fear,worry, etc. which tends to leadto bad health, unhappiness andof course a shorter life. Aperson who breathes slowly isrelaxed, calm and happy, whichis conducive to longevity. Aperson who breathes quicklytends to inhale small volumesof air and exhale the samesmall volumes; this tends toallow germs to accumulate inthe lower areas of the lungs.Conversely, a person whobreathes slowly tends to alsobreathe deeply and thereby fillthe lungs to a greater depth.This helps to remove stagnantair from the lower reaches ofthe lungs and to destroy thebreeding ground of germs andthe germs themselves.

Deep breathing imparts agood massage to the abdominalorgans via the diaphragm. This

is a natural and essentialsubsidiary function of thebreathing process, which isoften overlooked. The massageof the liver, stomach, etc. keepsthem in good working order byexpelling old, impure blood andallowing pure, oxygenatedblood to replace it.

Shallow breathing connectedwith fast breathing does notgive the internal organs themassage they require. This canlead to various diseases. It, initself, does not cause them, buttends to encourage the onset inconjunction with other bodyfactors.

Shallow breathing also leadsto insufficient oxygen in thebody. This causes functionaldisturbances and illnessesconcerned with circulatory,digestive and nervous systems,since the efficiency of thesesystems is entirely dependent

on healthy, well-nourishednerves and organs, whichdepend completely on oxygenfor survival.

The modern way of life hasput us out of touch with thenatural life rhythm. Our lives,our body functions, our way ofliving is intended normally to beguided by rhythms in ourinternal and externalsurroundings.

Our heartbeat and breathingrate harmonize with each otherto give perfect cooperationunder normal situations. Ourlives are determined by therhythms of the daily sunriseand sunset together with therhythm of the moon and starsin more subtle ways.”

So it is important for us toseriously think of our breathing.This is the first foundation for ahealthy life.

WHEN IT RAINED IN MY HOMETOWN - Sai Kiran V (I BBA)

When it rained in my hometown,Water showered from top to down,I informed it in my home soon,

That the God has granted us a boon.

The happiness on the others face Made me realize it was God’s Grace,The need for many were these rainy days,Which made everyone’s happy days.

The sorrowful faces have gone away,And was for many a new way,It was a sorrow to happiness shift,Thank you God for this wonderful gift.

The Joy of Giving- Sanjog Karki (III BBM)

Everybody thinks of taking,Only few of giving,Giving gives more than what you can receive,But don’t give for the sake of receiving,Give. And give… Selflessly.

Like sugar’s out in sugarless,Self ought to be out in selfless,Then we move from me to We.

Today we have a body, name, fame…However, body is a limited companyFormed from the five elements of Earth.It has to and will return to Earth,Only your goodness is everlasting.

People who give become immortal, They live in others hearts,Endlessly. Forever…

Who am I without You?

There could be flowers without petals, Wings without feathers,Even fruits without pulp,But without You, there is no life.

Swami…,

You are there in time and tide,You are there in dawn and dusk,You are there in How and Now,You are there everywhere, every part.

Swami…,

Between You and me the bond is Atom,Between You and me the love is immortal,You can widen a brook into an ocean,And transform a Ghost into God.

- MANOJ KUMAR K (III BBM)

Swami…,

You are everywhere and in everything, What right do I have over YouEver Swami, and wit and will And time and thoughtI am but, a tiny ant crawling towards Your majesty.

Who are You, to make me laugh,Or command the thoughts in my mind,You are but a PlayerTo play hide & seek with me.

But yes!You are the navigator of my voyage,And I am the sailor in that Ark,Though the Sun shines at Your will,I know with Your graceThis worldly prison will change into Your divine Abode,This I remember as the truth of my existence.

This is an account of

how the Grace of the

Sathguru was bestowed

on an entirely

undeserving devotee.

My life was an

uncharted journey. No

guide. No path. I was a

reckless person with

absolutely no discipline.

If I were the same

person now, I would be

an instant disaster. I

was careless about my

academics and

unworried about my

future. Things got really

bad in my 12th Grade

where I secured very

low marks. My family

was really worried about

my future.

The funny thing is that

I always knew someone

was by my side through

all my difficulties and

troubles. In spite of all

my recklessness, I

always had intense faith

in Swami. When the

future looked really

bleak, I loaded all my

burdens to Swami. My

prayers were answered

when I got a seat at

Muddenahalli campus.

Swami has always

been the best Sathguru.

He seems to know what

to give at the right time.

Everything he does is

only for our wellbeing. I

changed a lot when I

came to Muddenahalli as

the reality of the Grace

that He had bestowed

dawned on me.

SATH-GURU- S Pranav Srinivas Datta (I MCA)

That was not all. Iwould like to narrate anincident where myfather was brought outfrom the jaws of deathright here atMuddenahalli by Swami.

It was my sixthsemester in thiscampus. My parentscame here to see me.As usual, they came bycar. After sometimethey learnt that due tonon-availability ofrooms, they would notbe able to stay at SaiDham. They decided tostay in the car itself forthe night.

When this came tothe notice of Satish Sir,

he immediately wentinto action and madeenquiries. He suggesteda lodge called RoseGarden in Chickballapurto my father. My fatherhesitantly accepted andthey got a good room.

Early next morning,father got up with amild sense ofdiscomfort in his chestand his left hand.Within moments he hadacute pain in his chest.He called my mother.She was shocked andpraying to Swami forHis help she rushed tothe receptionist forassistance. Thereceptionist was a really

kind hearted boy and hehimself drove father’scar and took them to ahospital inChickballapur. Thedoctors there felt thatthey did not haveadequate infrastructureto deal with thesituation and arrangedfor an ambulance totake them to Hebbal toa reputed hospital. Hewas immediatelychecked up and adecision taken toperform an Angioplastyoperation.By Swami’s Grace, hewas saved.

Swami ensured that:

Father and mother were unable to stay at Sai Dham where getting medical facilitieswould have been difficult.

He made my father suffer his karma at the moment where help was available.He gave immense courage to my mother so she could remain cool and take the rightdecisions at the right time.

Swami is the anchor of our life. He provides us so many ways to reach Him and yetHe does not force us. He waits patiently for us to reach Him. He gives us all the timewe want.

At the human level, we reach out to Him only when we come to know theuncertainties of life.

He is present everywhere and He ensures we get help.

Hold Him tight and he will sail us through this life. I thank Him from the bottom ofmy heart for His Grace to my father and mother. I know that I will never be the sameand my life is ever dedicated to Him and His Service.

Our lives are full of surprises. Wedon’t really know what happens thenext second. Many people believethat life goes on as it is, but itdoesn’t.

There are few days in human lifewhen one is truly elated. There issome excitement within us thatmakes us feel truly alive. Our task isto keep this excitement alive. Or toput in another way, to be happymost of, if not all, the time.

It is possible for all of us. It isn’tany external measure like a certaincost to a particular car, bike, or ahouse. Material landmarks is successto us, because in a country wheremoney constraints force everydaychoices, financial freedom is a bigachievement. But it’s not all. Thereis no fun in driving when your backhurts, although you are a drivingfanatic. Shopping is not enjoyable ifyour mind is full of tension.

We should not take life very

seriously. If we take all highs andlows in life seriously, how will welive? We are really temporary here.We are like a pre-paid card withlimited validity. If we are lucky wemay last a little longer thansomeone who came into existencewith us. So we really need not getworked up. After all we are onlyhumans and not robots which workexactly the way they areprogrammed.

Disappointment always comeswhen our effort does not give theexpected returns, if things don’t goas planned, or if we face failures.Failure is extremely difficult tohandle, but those that do, come outstronger. ‘What did this failure teachme?’ is the question we need to ask.

Happiness may be in any form.When we are little, all kids want ice-creams, toys and toffees. Even a toycan make a kid jump on the bed, but

as we grow older, we realize that ‘weare unique‘.

‘What we want’, ‘what we believein’, and ‘what makes us feel’ may bedifferent from even the peopleclosest to us. But we shouldn’t giveup, we should not compromise.

Everyone will give us an opinionon how to live our life. No one, noone will give us a good advice onhow to end it. Even worse, they’ll tellus to continue living, without anyrespect for individual choice.

It’s our life, we make it. Don’thold someone else to blame for whathappens in life. We are responsiblefor our life, as only we live it. We arepractically not given the choice ofsharing our lifetime (physically).

‘LIFE IS WHAT WE MAKE IT, NOT WHAT IT IS’- Arun Sai (I BBA)

Our ‘FRIENDSHIP’- Vinay Krishna (III BBM)

“God is our only friend”.

A simple arithmetic calculation to validate this statement :

F - 6R - 18I - 9E - 5N - 14D - 4S - 19H - 8I - 9P - 16

-------108-------

Learning- Vikram G N (II BBM)

(Q & A are two enthusiastic individuals who try hard to display their command over the understanding of life.)

Q: If learning is to be represented by a number, what number would you give it?

A: Eh, not now. I’m so tired. Leave me alone.

Q: You don’t have to think so much. It’s not like my typical thought demanding question. After all it’s just a small 8-letter word.

A: Fine. Have it as 8 then.

Q: Okay. See, 8 is a definite number. You may feel you know its limits, but there’s more to it.

Learning is ‘8’ you say. Good. Now, change your perspective: ‘8’ becomes ‘∞’ (Infinity). This is the symbol of true learning. It has no beginning, sets off even before you’re born, and has no end.

A: Brother, I too have heard of Abhimanyu’s story, and this familiar statement: “The more you learn the more you realize that there is so much you don’t know”…

INTERCONNECTED WORLD WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

- M KASHYAP (III BBM)

On July 11th, Sri RajeevSunnu, Vice President, TATATELE COMMUNICATIONS,addressed the II and III BBMstudents on the topic:“Interconnected world withoutboundaries”.

Sir focused more on the prosand cons of the digital worldwhich is evolving at a rapidpace.

The Internet today haschanged the very model of abusiness transaction, and itcontinues to alter our way oflife. Internet is making anythingand everything possible.Companies like Facebook andFlipkart, though young, areworrying their competitors

making enormous impact.

In this competitive world,Information is Wealth. Andinternet is holding a massiveamount of data. People have tobe extremely careful of whatthey share in the internet.Because there isn’t anythingnow that can be called private.There is always the threat ofsomeone breaching the systemssecurity and stealing personaldata. Nowadays companies arestudying people’s behavior,determining a suitable strategy,and tapping the market. ThisWorld Without Boundaries mayvery well dictate our future.

Sir also pondered upon thevarious facts that show thepresent situation. According toSir, Skype has around 440billion voice minutes a day andit is leading in the data inflowand outflow. Whatsapp has 800

million active subscribers in itsfold. These days there doesn’tseem to be anything likebarriers to entry. The analysisand study of statistics by allcompanies is allowing them toknow exactly where they stand.The cut-throat competitionbetween companies is leadingbusiness to an unknownterritory. The attractive digitalbusiness is providing a whole lotof opportunities, but at thesame time is a bit threatening tosociety.

But one take away lesson from this informative session is that the face of the business has already changed, and the world is running fast behind chasing it.

As the ever changing wind of sports blew over Muddenahalli

bringing about a change, so has the season changed from Cricket to Basketball. The Muddenahalli Sports League is one of the most popular and awaited League for the students. It’s a platform for the students to discover and showcase their latent talents, and also have fun. This year there was an overwhelming response for playing in these leagues by the all-rounders of Muddenahalli, who basically enjoy participating in all games. In Basketball, six full-fledged teams from the campus fought to win the champions trophy. After grueling battles, emotions and drama, two teams went to the finals- Miami Heats & Chicago Bulls. It was a rapid pace game with both teams sweating hard, and trying to take a lead. After a good game of 30 minutes with 4 quarters, Miami Heats won the match by a margin of just a point. It was a breathtaking contest to watch with the cheer of the spectators bringing energy into the game.

Miami Heats (Winners) Anurodh Devkota (Captain)

Bishal Shrestha (Vice-Captain)

Vikram G.N

Swatantra Kumar

Diwakar Pradhan

Parama Hamsa

Sai Darshan

Parameshwar

Akhilesh M

Chicago Bulls Alwin (captain) Omkar (Vice-captain) Naresh Sanjog Karki Bharat N.P Gigme Vinay Krishna Anil kumar Abhishek Reddy

Muddenahalli Basketball League

In this world none had ever imagined a sport to

become a religion. A religion with legendary priests

like Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Chris Gayle, Bradman,

Viv Richards, Rahul Dravid and the list goes on. People

go crazy for this game. The stands always packed with

fans. Cricket had started somewhere in England

decades ago, but has succeeded in reaching even the

remotest of the villages in India.

Muddenahalli Cricket League

The Muddenahalli Cricket League, one of the most awaited tournament in our campus was the first contest to be held in this Semester. Out of 6 strong teams which competed in the Round-robin format, ‘The Stroker’s Army’ and ‘Legendary Lions’ made it to the finals. With great difficulty, the Legendary Lions which was tied in the group snatched their semi-final slot with their higher run-rate. The valiant Stroker’s Army proved themselves to be very hot to handle as they won the finals in tremendous style.

Purple Cap: D Omkar

Orange Cap: KC Mohan

The Stroker’s Army

(Winners)

K.C. Mohan

Sudharshan

Omkar

Siva

Karthikeya

Vinay

Vinoth

Alwin

Manoj

Kaushal

Trishul

Anil

Legendary Lions

Ganesh

Venkateshwara Rao

Rajkumar

Diwakar

Sri Ram Maruthi

Rahul Reddy

Yashwant

Anurodh

Laxmi Narayan

Kesavan

Sandesh Sharma

Geeth Govind

Abhinay

What can be moreinteresting than makingsomeone happy? Wecelebrate each festival withcomplete involvement. Wethought of celebrating EIDthis time. As it was the firsttime EID is being celebratedin our campus, we thoughtof holding a grand program.But something else was instore for us. It was the visitto the ‘OLD AGE HOME’.

I was eager like othersbecause we had alreadyheard about this place from

our seniors, and at oncewanted to visit it. When ourwarden announced aboutthis trip, everyone wasexcited. Our happinessleaped to another step whenit was announced that wewere officially grantedpermission to converse inour regional languages.

The faces of people lit uplike a bird that is grantedthe chance to fly out of thecage. But at that moment, Iwas a bird in the aviary thatpreferred solitude. Because I

didn’t know to fly in thesouthern air. Making it clear,the offer of speaking inregional language was lesspreferred by me, notbecause I am loyal toEnglish, but because no oneknows my regional language(Nepali). And moreover,finding a Hindi tongue inSouth India has always beena challenge for everyone.But like all other days, Itook it as a learningexperience and went.

Festival Of Love- Ashish Bisunke (III BBM)

We reached there exactlyat 8:00am, then had a fewBhajans. We started talkingand serving food to theashram inmates. Everyonewas engaged in aconversation, so I too, withmy few collection of words inTamil, Telegu and Kannadajoined the arena. Then camethe best part, I would say aword in Tamil or Telegu andthey would start conversingsomething that would beabove my level ofunderstanding. At suchsituations, if someone comesto my rescue I’d be fine, orelse, I have my own remedy.I start smiling and noddingmy head as if understanding.

However, sometimes theyask something and wait formy reply. This is one of themost awkward scene anyonecan ever see me in. Finally Iblurt out the truth (i.e. ‘Tamiltheriyadu’, ‘Kannada gotilla’,‘Telegu radu’). These threeforms of savior mantras cometo my rescue.

I met many grandpas andgrannies, and tried myproficiency on languages withthem. I went to a groupwhere few of my ‘kannada’friends were conversing, Ithought that the old man toowas a ‘Kannadiga’. As Ienquired him on the languagehe speaks, he just told methat he can speak Kannada,

Tamil, Telegu, and Hindi,whatever I prefer. I foundsomeone who told that heunderstands Hindi. He took afew of us inside his room andinstructed us to sit on hisbed. He was a bachelor,around five decades elder tome. His name was Mohan andhe knew our college’s MohanSir too. They had met duringtheir work life. He toldsomething worthremembering, “If you reallyneed something, strive for it.You’ll get it”. I didn’t querymuch about him but didn’tforget to ask how he was ableto learn all these languages.

Afterwards we sangsome old Hindi songs forhim and similarly I went toother groups also. When itwas time to return, it washard for all of us to leaveour friends back and walk,but we had to.

This was one of theeuphoric moment of mylife. I can’t tell how theywere feeling, but every eyewas depicting happiness.

While returning I badegoodbye to everyone. I sawa grandmother sitting nearthe place we had left ourfootwear. I saw in her eyes,the lake of tears, stagnant.I couldn’t look into her eyesfor long…those tears of joy.Through this article, I havenothing more to convey butto thank our teachers forproviding us with theopportunity to visit this

place, and a small requestto my friends and brothers-As we are going to visitthem every month, why notwe write a few letters orcards for them and send itthrough the batch thatgoes next?

If something we do canmake others happy, whynot do it?

“LOVE ALL. SERVE ALL.”

Love your Guru whole-heartedly, surrender to

Him completely and prostrate yourself before Him

reverentially; and then, you will see that there is no sea

of mundane existence, before you to cross as there is

no darkness for the sun.

- An excerpt from ‘Shirdi Sai Satcharitra’