Gudugudiya sedi nodo...........

Gudugudiya sedi nodo... is a song for few minutes... but if you look deeply in to the lyrics and meaning in it, is well above life.
These were magnificent thoughts of saint Santa Shishunala Sharifa.(1819-1889).He was poet, philosopher with great deed and need to help and socialise the people.
Santa Shishunala Sharifa used technique of spreading a message with help of poems and singing them in public.There are no hand written poems by him and are only passed to next generation by practice.This proves out the strength of them.
He was born as only child to the Muslim couple in a small village called Shishunala in northern part of Karnataka(Haveri),He used Dharwad kannada in all his poems.Believed in Hinduism and was also converted to Brahmin caste by guru Sri Govinda Bhatt.His guru Sri Govinda Bhatt andShrifa shared very good relation and were well in sync with giving a social message.He was also Teacher for few years later took on the responsibility of spiritual search.was like common man but carried a lot information with him.
To his credit there are many other songs/views, to name few
taravalla tagi ninna tamboori swara
kodagana koli nungitta
sorutihudu maneya maaligi
haakida janivaarava sadgurunatha
Gudiya nodiranna Dehada gudiya norinna..
Mohada Hendati teerid balika..
There was Kannada movie with his name and which was musical hit were composed by C.Aswath.Tunes of this movie songs have great lyrics and will definitely mark note in the heart of listener.This movie included in the lead, actor Sridhar and Girish karanad, and is a must see in the list.
Karnataka Government gives award every year with his name in the field of Music, and is compared with Kabir das of Northern part of India.Very recently I was going through the novel by President APJ Abdul Kalam "IGNITED MINDS",I think he is the only political youngsters love.He mentioned that to transform India to developed nation five things to be considered "Education,Health care,agriculture,IT and communication, and later included in the listSpirituality which is our country is rich of. He considers these Saints and seers as equal to Scientist and respects them a lot.
This Song gudugudiya Sedi nodu..was recently sung by Raghu dixit a musician from Mysore, very well composed. He is follower and is inspired by shishanal sharif.Once he was performing at Japan and people forced him to give the English meaning of this song and few lines converted to English to Japanies language.
So I made an attempt to find English meaning of this song,courtesy to Google,U tube and wikipidia articles and some information from my sister Savita a teacher.A lot of thanks to Shishanal Sharif the legend and also Raghu dixit for this beautiful song.
Shishanal Sharif is not only the person to be remembered his thoughts and views to be followed...
Use below link of U tube of the song sung by Raghu dixi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIMRTWp0VV8&eurl=http://www.orkut.com/FavoriteVideos.aspx%3Frl%3Dls%26uid%3D18131412379845715266&feature=player_embedded
Gudugudiya sedi nodo Gudugudiya sedi nodo
vodalolagina roga teredu idyado oh...Gudugudiya sedi nodo Gudugudiya sedi nodo
manasemba sanchiya bicchi dinadinavu maho ambo bhangiya kocchi nenevembachilumeyahacchi buddhiyesuvantha kendava mele nee mucchi
Gudugudiya sedi nodo Gudugudiya sedi nodo

Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah smoke out the disease inside you
Open your mind and throwout the daily feelings,
Burn the chillum called faith with help of burning coal called intelligence.
[feel good, open the small cloth bag called mind take out the hash called lust and crush it put it in a chillum called faith light it up with burning coal called intelligence]

burudi yembodu shareera idanaritu sukrutakkittu kolavi aakaara,
kolavi aakara varashishunalanemba neera tumbi
arivemba ariviya hoccho mojugaara
Gudugudiya sedi nodo Gudugudiya sedi nodo

think brain as the body,shape as of chillum.
fill with water of lord shiva[varashishunala]
close this with cloth with regret/feelings... magician..
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah smoke out the disease inside you

shuddha gnana maelaeri daaridra deha suttu, hogeyu haaruvudu buddhivantara yeledu
shuddha gnana maelaeri daaridra deha suttu, hogeyu haaruvudu buddhivantara yeledu
varasiddashishunaladeeshana torvudu

Only good thoughts(feelings) will raise up, bad things will get burnt
your fumes will only bring intelligent people near you, as your thoughts are good.
You will near to lord shiva [varashishunala]
Smoke the hookah smoke the hookah smoke out the disease inside you

SEEDLESS SHENGAS???(Dearly ……departing )

Bunch Shengas (Gopi and sons Mama and daughters', Bulla,Gudday,Shivya Giriya,(Family first bachelors next) Hari Toyogiri,Kiri Natha Munna and Borgi)

It was the mid year 1999, we from different parts of Karnataka got together at one holy place Totadappa Hostel at Bangalore This was the place where only rank students got the seats ……..ha ha and proudly we were few among them and it did not take more than few weeks to get together the all bunch of Shengas and it included with the people from old building room no1 and few of room no3and also joined by few seniors Gudday and Bulla who always werein sync with our thoughts . And in sooner time the shenga team roots went so deep that started bunch together and it was solid bunch no one thought that it would last these many years.

I am fortune enough to be part of this lovely enthu group. I could see this was golden period I can remember of and never had more than 100 in our accounts but were confident enough that we were bond of Majestic because we had such a group always backing one another. We everyone started sharing personal things and started move in groups from seeing movie to getting parcel (Amruth rice bath and Night egg rice). We all can still remember our first movie that was DILLAGI and dialogue by Gopal saying "Navenu dina bartivan"??and the same person went on seeing movies after completing every semester paper. I could rewind those days where in we had Sunday Breakfast outside veranda and search for one another partner for tea at Railway station and I can remember few of us getting a shortage for 50 paise and take Kiri's money which were in front of god…. J.And Gudday taking us all at Ramaiah college internet center to show DE** Ba** .com site .and from that day we started introduced to net. Swamy's egg curry parcel at 5am every one running around to find plates and got together in a fraction of minutes and got finished in a few minutes and we all back in beds as if nothing had happened.

We all had memorable trip date **** (I don’t remember any one can add to it) to all our native place.Food at Shivay's home was such way that we could burst any time and we few us took tablets and batted equally well at Gundapyas house and the way Gundapya had prepared us with our fake percentage for the dad.. J even then we got the scolding's, if we would have told real percentage then we would have spent a day without food. One of our meomerale trip of 8th sem which went only few hundreds and highlights of the trip was Nath's joke which is half told till date and song of Mama maja madu. These golden days went so fast we did not even imagine so sooner we were jobless graduates except Swami alias mama and Veerya. House at Kamakshipalya with tortures sound and struggle to pay 1500 month rent at the end was Managed by Kiri,Natha and Gundapi's salary. Eight people one mobile and one common thought with us we always felt happy for one another's win. The day I can still have in front of me when Gopal ran to Mallaya's room so happily for result Gundapya's interview call with L&T. And we had few of misunderstadings but never a last for a days. Then few of the people added in the middle to our group like Jaggi,Bekupa etc but were not lucky enough to be part of this in a long run. Giriya was added in the middale but became the main course player. We became so part of one another that we shared every moment between us and sometime got in to tears t for some of the guys personal problems and also with the joy I can still remember you all standing on the toes day and night when I was hospitalized. So is our lovely shenga group.

These were few of the highlights of our lovely shenga group and there are lot more I can remember of , But now a days every one is so settled and we all are at different parts of the world and have every thing to be in touch but there something loosening among ourselves we are becoming like seedless shenga which is of no use it is just outside cover (Sotti). We are so happy when ever we get a call from our shenga team guy we always talk dilse. And we know when ever there is a mail from Shenga group then will be the first we are looking on because we still have our bond with in us. We should make sure we continue this lovely group what ever professional or personal problems we have .As of I know only few lucky people are blessed this kind of friendship bond. So all we will bounce back to our lovely shenga group make sure we are all in touch and share everything . If there is nothing to be shared we all refresh our old memories like Harish's Bed which made us reduce our percentage,Gopya's chunek and Gudday's eekka.??

What do you say guys?? These bright everlasting golden hilarious moments will fill my some Dairy pages on Shenga.

RATAN or RATNA ...(Gem of Indian Industry)

Corus+Nano+Jaguar,Landrover +…+……=TATA, it has been said TATA to all of these .There is one strategic, aggressive, 71 year bachelor who is behind all these, this gentleman keeps tickling to the minutes of technology. Can role, ride as a co-pilot for combat aircraft F-16 to determine his courage and curiosity. Spends sleepless nights to put forward his steps. Ethical businessman says “PROMISE IS PROMISE” “BE INDIAN BUY INDIAN” with the release of Nano and Indica.Believes that TIME, TIDE AND TECHNOLOGY WAIT FOR NONE”.


2008 is a year that has lot of news to be hit on front page, Starting with the SENSEX, which definitely showed why it is marked as “BULL” it is, its wish to go up and down and you better be a specter. There were many reasons, and times the headlines were taken by this immense personality RATAN rather I would definitely call as RATNA a GEM of Indian industry in my view. Defining movements were release of NANO, deal with FORD for Jaguar, Landrover.Acquisition of Anglo-Dutch Corus was old story, for which TATA group definitely went with more aggressive approach of bidding. A lot of mixed comments and views were made for this bid. But he and his team were very much well aware of the fact. I think they were in parallel to enter in to LUXAY CAR market, by taking over Britain’s most famous names Jaguar and Land Rover from FORD for $2.3-billion deal. It was definitely a smart move because a lot of parts, and material for these vehicles is by TATA’s Corus Group, so was the acquisition.

AUTOEXPO 2008 at Delhi was completely rocked by TATA’s Nano, or moreover “peoples car” by launching it to cost one lakh!!! Which he had promised before five years. With his commitment with nano, thrown aside a lot of blown up critics and comments from aamadmi, analysts and from assembly. It was seen that he has overcome hurdles in regard with a PLANT, LAND, but was always in desire to make his dream come true. I think your eagle’s eye would have noticed that one side it is chaep, hardy, coutry trucks and cars and other side is luxury, look, branded and fashioned cars and trucks. It is like a cricket batsmen playing well with Indian flat pitch and scoring a century in bouncy Australian pitch. It is for sure that the values and brands of these will be definitely be retained by TATA.

I feel short of words and pages to praise this simple, well respected diplomatic gentleman. It feels, proud and great that he is one among us, a “INDIAN”. He is pearl, passion, and pioneer of this industry. I shall cut it short now saying THANK YOU to one of my pinup industrialist and wish that “Let his thoughts vision and views extend and explore more of the world Industry"

The Saturday that wasn’t

The only word you keep hearing on Friday noon to night is “PLAN FOR WEEKEND”. At the end nobody turns out as per the plan and end up with spending Saturday, blaming person who had made the plan. It was on Friday night as usual we made up mind spend a weekend quite differently. As you all know these plans are meant to be broken, being in software field, we know that deadlines are always extendable.

It was Saturday morning at 5:30 am, I started with call to few of the friends. I did not even think that early morning in Chennai was that good. After this wake up call, I decided at least once in a while I should enjoy this morning beauty. In a hurry, I made sure that I complete my all morning formalities. In the mean time there were lots of calls exchanged between us. With all these we made sure that we were able to reach in time to station. The beauty Chennai metro city is that local trains are always there on time. On the way of travel in the train we could see the people heading towards the same destiny as ours. We could feel the heat of the crowd. It was at “Chepauk” stop people started running; unknowingly we were one among them.

Yes, It was fourth day of cricket 1st test match between India and SA. Stadium was surrounded by people every where. We could sense that we merely have chance of getting ticket. But with intelligent move by my friend Bhartesh, i.e joining in the middle, fetched us early ticket. We were joined by Vayu, Sridhar.Kalpesh, Magesh, Balaji and Vijay.

The only inspiration for us to make all this Circus i.e. getting in the morning and going all the way etc was the third day spectacular batting by Virender Shewag (309*) and also many among our group were expecting little master Sachin’s batting. On Friday it was Veeru’s day, the every ball he touches were four or six SA players were also specters like us, because only the bowler is moving others just watching where the ball is reaching like us, Only difference was were on the seats there were on the field. He batted for the whole nine hours with not single mistake, Batting was treat to watch. Other side was our “THE WALL Of INDIA Dravid” use to kill the ball at the same speed as the bowler use to bowl. He was in to complete defense mood as always.Ingonered the taunts from close in fielders and bowlers, nobody could shake him up.

On Saturday fully packed stadium was with plenty of Indian flags, were sailing with the cool wind from near by beach. Soon we all were disappointed with Shewag’s wicket. But were eagerly waiting for Sachin taking on the crease. Crowd was on the toes with lot of expectation on sachin was put aside by his catch at slips at bowling of Makhaya Nitini. It was complete silence, few of them cursing bowler and some of them with his loose shot. Many of our group members, Kalpesh, Magesh and Sridhar were finding hard to digest.
We have cricket crazy crowd now every one was equally cheering for DADA’s arrival. Crowd was having so much unity, it was hard to believe, we could see people moving like circle in which every member of the stadium was part of it. In this, more appreciable was the timing,and every one waiting for their chance .I think it carried enough cheer and heat for players on the field. It went on for few minutes until people them selves feel exhausted.
Bharatesh from our group started making sound with bottle and chair, was given nice chorus pungi noise by me and Vayu. It was altogether hit in our stands, soon everyone were in steps with us. There was no boundary for us, and our noise was hardly in coordination with the things going on the field. We had enough energy to make all these was nice and variety of snacks by Sridhar.

We were also the part of the celebration from Rahul 10000 runs and century. Altogether it was nice Saturday spent with crowd rather than cricket. It was place we forgot everything, a lot relaxation in our mind was worth spending around 10 hours. Otherwise it would have been another Saturday with late breakfast, wasting all time in changing channels of TV and the end the day with heavy dinner without lunch.