Coming Soon - Dec 08
As you all know we are in the process of building a house out here in Oz. One of the rooms will be a dedicated home cinema room, something we aren’t quite used to back home yet. The audio and Visual kit is not quite finalised but one thing is for sure the cinema room will boast a 105″ screen
We have been thinking about the first few films that will “showing”. First films for sure will be the Alien Trilogy and Terminator 2 somthing that will test the 12″ sub woofer.
The Xbox360 will be talking up most of the airtime. Dal will be jamming on Guitar Hero whilst i’ll be at my witts end playing Bioshock and Forza.
Bollywood movies? yeah we’ll have to put a few of these on. Sholay a must and Devdas just to see the beautiful sets that were so colourful and detailed.
Raksha Bandhan is the celebration of brother sister relationship. The sibling relationship is nowhere so celebrated as in India. The day when the siblings pray for each others’ well being and wish for each others’ happiness and goodwill. As the name ‘Raksha Bandhan’ suggests, ‘a bond of protection’, Raksha Bandhan is a pledge from brothers to protect the sister from all harms and troubles and a prayer from the sister to protect the brother from all evil. The festival falls on the Shravan Purnima (full moon day of shravan month) which comes generally in the month of August. The sisters tie the silk thread called rakhi on their brother’s wrist and pray for their well being and brothers promise to take care of their sisters. The festival is unique to India creates a feeling of belongingness and oneness amongst the family. Though now it is considered as a brother and sister festival, it was not always so. There have been examples in history where in rakhi has just been a raksha or protection. It could be tied by wife, a daughter or mother. The Rishis tied rakhi to the people who came seeking their blessings. The sages tied the sacred thread to themselves to safe guard them from the evil. It is by all means the ‘Papa Todak, Punya Pradayak Parva’ or the day that bestows boons and end all sins as it is mentioned in the scriptures. Rakhi for many centuries encompassed the warmth shared between the siblings but now it goes way beyond it.
