1877
Saraswati: As soon as the five forhead like crowns were removed from the face of the Jyotirlinga, the lamps sprung to light. The light started radiating outwards. The doors of the temple began to open. Several invisible hands began ringing the temple bells. His little sister ran after Dhunidraj in that courtyard surrounded by freshly limed walls. Dhundiraj entered the temple and stood there, quietly. Kamala was standing a little distance away, with her family. He picked up a piece of coal and said, 'Come, let me show you how I make a horse'. They both ran into the silence of the temple. He drew the horse without lifting his hand even once. He stepped back from the wall to look at the horse he had made. Behind him, Kamala looked on with astonished eyes.
When they turned back, his sister was complaining to Shivram. Sister: Look, Kaka has blackened the wall again. I can't stand this any more, is this a school yard? Dhundi got scared and said,' I won't do it again'. But Kaka said, 'It is beautiful' and it seemed like a unseen wave had turned the moment inside out.
Dada sits by, listening quietly.
Dada: The Initiation
Dhundiraj's father seated him on a rock and said, before going on his way
You must sit on this rock all day, without wandering away. Are you willing to do so? You will sit here and think about your home. You will sit here and recall the faces of all the people at home. Of your blood relatives only, not of friends and others. You will recall those faces and within your heart, try to connect with them. Alright? Come here once more tomorrow, and we will talk further.
Are you still missing home? Today's thought will go thus: Look yonder, where the mountain has met the sky. Look carefully at that sky and tell yourself this is the boundless. Beyond happiness or sorrow. The mountain is huge, but it is enclosed in lines, in a form. Think of your mind as the sky now, and of your thoughts as clouds perambulating in the sky. See it all like you have never seen it before and ask yourself, where are these thought-clouds coming from and where are they headed?
Lord Lytton, in the midst of a time of famine, organises a Durbar in Delhi declaring Victoria as the Empress of India. Crores were spent on this occasion
Cylinders and sound recording/reproduction 1877
Edison and his company would run into many controversies..He was a charged, extremely ambitious man, who cornered patents fast. He had a sound business sense in addition to his talent. He employed people who had technical expertise.. he created systerms of inderdependent products, and thus cornered markets. He believed in public demonstrations. He was like a high powered engine running fast, trailing cartloads of inventors, some among who, like Tesla, felt cheated by him. . Edison got most of the credit most of the time
microphone. phonograph
