http://www.asitlive.com Life Unplugged... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We have decided to convert my father’s room into one with all his memorabilia – his pen , spectacles , watches , certificates he received , the books he was regularly reading , his note books , his personally made telephone directory , pictures  and so on. We would ... http://www.asitlive.com/my-fathers-room/ Chanting Geeta is a part of the death  rituals . Here Bapi Acharya , one Sanskrit scholar and  an eminent astrologer from Nabadwip is chanting Geeta in my father’s room. His father was a very close friend of my father. He was so shocked  at my father’s death that ... http://www.asitlive.com/geeta-chanting-part-of-hindu-death-rituals/ Gardening was my father’s avid passion. He grew this mango tree on the terrace garden ! This also bears fruit every year – one of the best variety of mango , extremely good in taste though they grow only a few. http://www.asitlive.com/terrace-gardening/ While  cremating  the dead ,  a  small portion of the forehead bone  is preserved along with ashes to be immersed later on in Ganga at holi places like Nabadwip dham or Hrardwar. The first four days these objects in an earthen container is buried at a place outside  home. ... http://www.asitlive.com/preserving-the-aasthi-ashes-a-hindu-death-ritual/ The rituals entered the tenth day and I performed the Dashakarma .One of the aspect of the rituals is that one needs to tonsure the head. People are saying I  am looking like Dalai Lama ! This is a pic taken on the terrace of my Coochbehar home. You ... http://www.asitlive.com/meet-the-other-dalai-lama/ My father (80)passed away  at 3.25 am on Nov09  at Coochbehar. His Haemoglobin  level was falling  very low last few months inspite of repeated blood transfusions . Finally after a bone marrow scan Doctor traced it to Chronic Myeloid Leukemia ( CML) .By the time it was found out ... http://www.asitlive.com/i-lost-my-father-upendra-nath-barma-a-great-philanthropist-and-social-worker/ Last Saturday I was elected the Chairman of the SAE India Southern Section  for 2009-11. It’s a great honour for me to lead this esteemed organization – a position earlier held by many distinguished personalities.SAE India southern section has about 10,000 members with about 60 collegiate clubs – the ... http://www.asitlive.com/i-am-elected-the-chairman-of-society-of-automotive-engineers-india-southern-section/       I had  a great evening with Adam Gilchrist on this Saturday . Attended the event on an  invitation from the Australlian embassy.Gilchrist  came as  the brand ambassador of University of Wollongong, Australlia to promote the university in Chennai  . His brother was an alumni of the ... http://www.asitlive.com/an-evening-with-adam-gilchrist-ambassador-university-of-wollongong/ In an utter shock to  human rights  supporters , Obama did  not  grant an appointment with the Tibetan Buddhist leader Dalai Lama who is on a tour to US now. This is the first time  in about ten visits Dalai Lama  made to US so far , he is  unable ... http://www.asitlive.com/obama-refuses-to-meet-dalai-lama-us-dadagiri-finally-stopped-by-china/ A few days back when my son asked me how to become a member of youth congress , I was convinced that  Rahul magic is  working in Tamil Nadu. There was a report of a few lakhs  of youth joining youth congress in Tamil Nadu. It’s a refreshing change. ... http://www.asitlive.com/rahul-magic-works-in-tamil-nadu/