#interestingstories

Late night "snack" turned earliest of early morn breakfasts (of champions ;) yesterday when I was in homestretch prepping for tonight's talk I facilitated at (@schomburglive @schomburg_jsp @schomburgspecialevents ...& = why y'all ain't heard from me lately)...finishing reading @soulfoodscholar's recently arrived new book densely packed with info and interesting stories (& stories WITHIN stories!) about American presidents and the African American people (enslaved and free) who cooked for and served POTUS #1 thru #44 well over the centuries... The image on this page is that of the handwritten inventory of kitchen utensils at @tjmonticello written circa 1796 by enslaved Chef James Hemings (namesake of @jameshemingsorg) courtesy of @librarycongress ....#shortnotice #crunchtime #chocolatecake to #stayawake! (& #staywoke) at #5thAveDiner #ParkSlope #burningthemidnightoil in #Brooklyn #24hrs #worthit #pageturner ... #TheSchomburgCenter of #BlackResearchandCulture in #Harlem #USA... (at Brooklyn, New York)

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जब कोई महिला गर्भवती होती है तो उसकी गोद भराई की रस्म की जाती है. इसमें आमतौर पर महिलाएं ही शामिल होती है.. लेकिन हाल फिलहाल में तमिलनाडु के एक गांव में 500 लोगों ने एक अनोखी गोद भराई की रस्म में हिस्सा लिया.. ये रस्म अनोखी इसलिए रही क्योंकि किसी महिला की नहीं बल्कि एक गाय की गोदभराई थी. यहां के कल्लाकुरिची ज़िले के संकरापूरम गांव में किसी महिला की नहीं बल्कि एक गर्भवती गाय की गोद भराई हुई. अम्शावेनी नामक गाय को अच्छे से सजाया गया था और उसकी गोद भराई भी वैसे ही की गई जैसी महिलाओं की होती है.. अम्शावेनी की गोद भराई में 500 से ज़्यादा लोग, खासतौर पर महिलाएं शामिल हुई.. अरुथारुम थिरुपूरासुंदरी अम्माई मंदिर ट्रस्ट अम्शावेनी की देखभाल करता है. ये मंदिर मेलापट्टू नामक गांव में है.. आपको बता दें कि भारत में गाय को मां के समान माना जाता है. जबकि पशु प्रेमियों की भी देश में कमी नहीं है.. लोग अक्सर ऐसा कुछ करते देखे जाते हैं जिनमें पशु प्रेम झलकता है.. #TheIndianness #InspiringIndian #InterestingIndian #InterestingStories #MelapattuVillage #VillageStory #Amshaveni #Tamilnadu #Babyshower #Cow #IndianStory #TheIndianStory #IndiaInstory https://www.instagram.com/p/CozP6QLJeBq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here's a local saying in Tamil that's quite famous and explains one of the stories behind the Thyagaraja temple, "Kallu thaeer odinaal, (If a stone chariot could run) Kaalai maadu paal kuduttha, (If an ox could give milk) Kamalalayam vadthi ponaal, (If kamalalayam tank could dry up) Kamalambikaikku kalyanam" (Only then could goddess Kamalambika get married). #interestingstories #templetank (at Kamalalayam Tank) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsvGxC7lnxQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uvsncbfx5rkt

It's time for yet another set of stories about beliefs and myths on power, religion, authority, respect and security that's been passed on from one generation to the other! #interestingstories (at Thiruvarur Thiyagarajar Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqHLkuFlRx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ljn5dmw76b2h

There are so many stories that I would like to tell, so many memories from the past (good and bad) that I would like to share. I have the constant urge to talk to people, to tell them my experiences, or simply rant about daily life. I am going to use this platform to do so and if anyone would like to follow along and go through all of this with me, feel free. I hope that you find a laugh, a lesson or simply to relate to what I share.