Prajakta Shetye
Happiness Mantra
What is the one thing that all living beings want? The answer is simple – “to be happy”… all your goals, aims and aspirations be in terms...
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Prajakta Shetye
Mar 33 min read
क्षमा याचना / Seeking Forgiveness
Last week we spoke about forgiveness. Forgiving others is a great virtue that has the capability of conquering the world. Just as we...
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Prajakta Shetye
Feb 252 min read
To err is human....
To err is human, to forgive divine…. We have heard this often since our childhood… it is only natural for us to make mistakes as we are...
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Prajakta Shetye
Feb 182 min read
Lives of Great Men...
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Prajakta Shetye
Feb 112 min read
Come February...
It's February already! February, the month of ….. Well, yes, the month of Valentines Day, the month of Love, Chocolates, Teddies and the...
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Prajakta Shetye
Feb 43 min read
वैराग्य-शतकम् / 100 Verses of Renunciation
Why am I speaking about Renunciation to a group of Young Adults? Isn’t Renunciation for old people? Well, Renunciation does not mean...
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Prajakta Shetye
Jan 282 min read
Revisiting Chanakya
Did you know that Chanakya’s aphorisms, shlokas and sutras are compiled together in a book called चाणक्य-नीति / Chanakya Neeti which...
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Prajakta Shetye
Jan 212 min read
आराधयेम निज राष्ट्रम् / हम करे राष्ट्र आराधन
PC:vecteezy Chanakya is one person from history who fascinates me. It is debated whether the Kautilya who wrote the Arthashastra, the...
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Prajakta Shetye
Jan 143 min read
Celebrating Makar Sankranti
Makar Sankranti is a festival that is celebrated all over India, albeit by different names – to name a few ‘Makar Sankranti’ in...
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Prajakta Shetye
Jan 73 min read
तस्मात् योगी भव, अर्जुन!
We are just past the 1st week of the New Year …. the time by which more than half of the resolutions made, must have been broken 😊 After...
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Prajakta Shetye
Dec 31, 20232 min read
कुर्यात् सर्वस्य मंगलम्
Today is the last day of the Year 2023 as per the Gregorian Calendar. Would you be interested in wishing your family, friends and...
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Prajakta Shetye
Dec 24, 20232 min read
Good Night / शुभरात्रिः
I got some feedback from my teenage daughter to my last two Good morning blogs – it made me happy as it meant she was reading them!! ...
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Prajakta Shetye
Dec 17, 20232 min read
Good Morning Part 2 / पादस्पर्शं क्षमस्व मे
I know I left you on the bed the last Sunday, having recited one shloka and wondering what to do next! Well, after reciting कराग्रे...
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Prajakta Shetye
Dec 10, 20232 min read
Good Morning / सुप्रभातम्
What is the first thing you do when you open your eyes in the morning? Keep rolling in the bed for some more time? Reach out for your...
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Prajakta Shetye
Dec 3, 20233 min read
The Holy Basil
What do you think of first when I say “Basil”? Pesto sauce, or the yummy “green gravy pasta” as my girls call it or then pesto chicken...
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Prajakta Shetye
Nov 26, 20233 min read
Panchatantra / पञ्चतन्त्र
One important element of the rich Samskrita Literature is the पञ्चतन्त्र / Panchatantra. Attributed to be written by one Vishnu Sharma,...
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Prajakta Shetye
Nov 19, 20232 min read
Ghanta-Rava / घण्टारव
Post the Diwali festival, comes the quintessential Diwali vacation… off to a beach or hill-station to spend some time in the mid-term...
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Prajakta Shetye
Nov 12, 20232 min read
Deepajyotih Namostute / दीपज्योतिः नमोऽस्तुते
Today, as we celebrate the Festival of Lights – the Deepavali, have you ever wondered why did we start lighting lamps in the first place?...
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Prajakta Shetye
Nov 5, 20233 min read
Abhyang Snaan / अभ्यङ्ग स्नान
Diwali is just round the corner and am sure most of you in India are eagerly awaiting the mid-term break. Diwali means lights and...
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Prajakta Shetye
Oct 29, 20233 min read
May you live a hundred years / जीवेत शरदः शतम्।
जीवेत शरदः शतम् – is a common blessing in Samskrita given usually by an elder person to a younger one, say when you touch someone’s feet...
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