A Few Steps from Home, A Lifetime of Faith

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Some bonds are formed not in conversation, but in quiet trust. Some companions never speak — they just walk beside you, through every chapter of life. Hanuman Temple As you grow older, simple things begin to hold deeper meanings. When I was a kid, I would visit the Hanuman temple near the Malleswaram Railway Station almost every day. I’d do my pradakshanams — the quiet circumambulations — and whisper to Lord Hanuman to help me do the right thing. Over time, the visits became less of a request and more of a rhythm — part of the everyday music of life. Just a short walk from home, the temple stood like a familiar friend. And yet, it became more than a place — it became a witness. Every important moment in my life was somehow tied to that small shrine. Before paying my exam fee, I would stop there. Before collecting my hall ticket for the tenth and twelfth board exams — it went straight to Hanuman’s feet first. Before campus placements. Befor...

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Being an ardent fan of RK Narayan, I come across forwards from friends of the great man. It doesn't give me any more pleasure than to abandon everything and read about him. Here are a few links which make great reading.
  1. http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1914/19140670.htm - T.S. Sathyan
  2. http://www.flonnet.com/fl1416/14160980.htm
  3. http://www.flonnet.com/fl1416/14160970.htm
  4. http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2006/04/19/campaign-why-you-must-speak-up-for-rkn/
  5. http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/16spec.htm
  6. http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2006052100270300.htm&date=2006/05/21/&prd=mag
  7. http://www.rajiv.com/india/humor/rkn.htm
  8. http://www.bostonreview.net/BR31.4/lahiri.html
  9. http://www.outlookindia.com/dossiersind.asp?id=254&dn=R%2EK%2E+Narayan&ty=6
I will update this list as and when I get good links!

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