Today I was just lucky enough to get a glimpse of Sri Sri Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamijee and Sri Sri Sri Raghavendra Bharati Swamiji (Ramachandrapura Matha.)
I have been a blessed soul to get a Darshan of both these living Gods in the premises of Datta Yogiraja Swamy temple - Ganapati Sachchidananda Ashrama, Bangalore.
Jaya Guru Datta
Friday, June 20, 2008
Inspiring...
I have just read in Eenadu (www.eenadu.net), about mango-harvest in Qatar. Verified the same in Business Standard and another website as well.
It is very inspiring to read such news, especially since I, being in the "garden" city am struggling to maintain a bonsai plant/tree. Coincidentally today I bought a book on Bonsai (my first serious purchase on this green art) and have been thinking of my first Bonsai tree which mercilessly wilted away due to careless handling. (I was careless as in - when I had to go out of station, I have given it to a person who was careless.) This book and these news snippets fill me with fresh enthusiasm. My God bless me.. I will soon collect saplings of all the trees I have been planning and restart Bonsai.
An inspiring blog post on gardening:
http://qatardiary.blogspot.com/2005/10/when-mangoes-make-you-smile.html
The two mango-in-desert news articles:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=40421
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=23965
Qatar: Mangoes flourish in desert heat
Qatar is heading for a harvest. Hundreds of mango trees in the plantation project of Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLC) are bearing mature-green and ready for plucking fruits. The varieties include India’s famous mangoes ‘Kesar’, ‘Alphonso’ and ‘Langari’ etc. Planted four years ago, these tropical trees flourishing in Qatar’s arid climate have wowed the RLC community. Spread across four acres of land, a majority of 3,000-odd trees are bearing fruits. Each tree, 4-5 feet high and three metres-wide, is laden with some 10-20 mangoes of different sizes. This is the first time Qatar has witnessed such a massive cultivation of mango trees in an open area.
Tucked away in the south eastern corner of RLC, the plantation is divided into four sectors and is separated by a five meter wide road. The whole area is surrounded by two or three rows of casuarina plants acting as a windbreaker for the mango trees.
The whole project was inspired during a visit to India by H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry. Al Attiyah visited Reliance Petroleum’s plant in Gujarat, the western Indian state which is known for world famous Alphonso mangoes, RLC sources told The Peninsula.
The Reliance Petroleum played a lead role in the launch of the project. Experts from the company surveyed the proposed site in Ras Laffan in June 2002 and studied the weather pattern, conducted soil tests and submitted a report to RLC; and the project was launched in 2004. The plantation has over 3,000 trees belonging to nearly ten different high yielding breeds. Of this, a majority of the trees belong to the famous 'Kesar' and 'Alphonso' varieties.
Kesar is considered the queen of mangoes in India. With a unique taste, it is characterized by its golden colour with green overtones. The fruit is slightly smaller compared to the Alphonso variety.
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Dattatreyam Krishnam Haritam Unmatta Rupam Bhaja Dattam
Jaya Guru Datta
It is very inspiring to read such news, especially since I, being in the "garden" city am struggling to maintain a bonsai plant/tree. Coincidentally today I bought a book on Bonsai (my first serious purchase on this green art) and have been thinking of my first Bonsai tree which mercilessly wilted away due to careless handling. (I was careless as in - when I had to go out of station, I have given it to a person who was careless.) This book and these news snippets fill me with fresh enthusiasm. My God bless me.. I will soon collect saplings of all the trees I have been planning and restart Bonsai.
An inspiring blog post on gardening:
http://qatardiary.blogspot.com/2005/10/when-mangoes-make-you-smile.html
The two mango-in-desert news articles:
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=40421
A "mango oasis" in the arid deserts of gas-rich Qatar— difficult to believe but true. Inspired by a visit to India, 3000 trees of the choicest mango varities, including 'Alphonso' and 'Langra', were planted at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLC) four years ago and are laden with fruit this season.
This is the first such massive cultivation of mango trees in an open area in Qatar. Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah came up with the idea after he travelled to the Reliance Petroleum plant in Gujarat, which is known for Alphonso mangoes.
"Hundreds of mango trees in the plantation project of Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLC) are bearing mature-green and ready for plucking fruits. The varieties include India's famous mangoes 'Kesar', 'Alphonso' and 'Langara', said a report in Peninsula daily.
Reliance Petroleum played a lead role in the launch of the project with experts from the company surveying the proposed site in Ras Laffan in June 2002.
They studied the weather pattern, conducted soil tests and submitted a report to RLC and the project was launched in 2004. Spread across four acres of land, a majority of 3,000-odd trees of 10 varities are bearing fruits and have wowed the RLC community.
Each tree is 4-5 feet high and three metres-wide. Tucked away in the south eastern corner of RLC, the plantation is divided into four sectors and is separated by a five meter wide road. The whole area is surrounded by two or three rows of casuarina plants acting as a windbreaker for the mango trees.
http://www.freshplaza.com/news_detail.asp?id=23965
Qatar: Mangoes flourish in desert heat
Qatar is heading for a harvest. Hundreds of mango trees in the plantation project of Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLC) are bearing mature-green and ready for plucking fruits. The varieties include India’s famous mangoes ‘Kesar’, ‘Alphonso’ and ‘Langari’ etc. Planted four years ago, these tropical trees flourishing in Qatar’s arid climate have wowed the RLC community. Spread across four acres of land, a majority of 3,000-odd trees are bearing fruits. Each tree, 4-5 feet high and three metres-wide, is laden with some 10-20 mangoes of different sizes. This is the first time Qatar has witnessed such a massive cultivation of mango trees in an open area.
Tucked away in the south eastern corner of RLC, the plantation is divided into four sectors and is separated by a five meter wide road. The whole area is surrounded by two or three rows of casuarina plants acting as a windbreaker for the mango trees.
The whole project was inspired during a visit to India by H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry. Al Attiyah visited Reliance Petroleum’s plant in Gujarat, the western Indian state which is known for world famous Alphonso mangoes, RLC sources told The Peninsula.
The Reliance Petroleum played a lead role in the launch of the project. Experts from the company surveyed the proposed site in Ras Laffan in June 2002 and studied the weather pattern, conducted soil tests and submitted a report to RLC; and the project was launched in 2004. The plantation has over 3,000 trees belonging to nearly ten different high yielding breeds. Of this, a majority of the trees belong to the famous 'Kesar' and 'Alphonso' varieties.
Kesar is considered the queen of mangoes in India. With a unique taste, it is characterized by its golden colour with green overtones. The fruit is slightly smaller compared to the Alphonso variety.
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Dattatreyam Krishnam Haritam Unmatta Rupam Bhaja Dattam
Jaya Guru Datta
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