Who is the grandmother of the actor Rishi Kapoor?

 The grandmother of the actor Rishi Kapoor is Ramsarni Mehra Kapoor, wife of the well known actor Prithviraj Kapoor and mother of the Showman of Indian Cinema Raj Kapoor.

Ramsarni was born on 25th December 1908 in a punjabi family. At a very young age she lost her parents.

She got married with Prithviraj Kapoor at the age of 15 in an arranged marriage. The couple had 6 children, 5 sons- Raj Kapoor, Devi Kapoor, Ravinder Bindie Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and a daughter Urmila Sail.

Within a period of a week she lost her 2 sons, Devi Kapoor, her second son died due to double pneumonia and Bindie Kapoor her third son passed away a week later when he accidentally swallowed rat poison pills in 1931.

She was fondly called as Chaiji, in Punjabi a mother, she was a mother not just to her children, but to all other family members, friends, who were staying with them. She toured with Prithviraj and with his drama company of atleast 80 members. They led a very normal life by travelling in a 3rd class compartment.

Both Ramsarni and her husband were suffering from cancer and died in about a fortnight difference. Pruthviraj Kapoor died on 29th May 1972 and Ramsarni died on 14th June 1972 at the age of 64 due to cancer.

She didn't want to see her husband's face for the last time, she refused to see him in a lifeless state. She wanted her mind to be filled with warmer memories of the brighter days which they spent together.

What is the mother tongue of Sri Krishnadevaraya?

 Tulu was Sri Krishnadevaraya’s mother tongue and belongs to strong bunt community of Coastal Karnataka (Tulu Nadu). He was well versed in Kannada, Telugu and Sanskrit.

Bunts are also referred to as 'Nayaka', 'Shetray' and 'Nādava' which means leader, nobility and landlord respectively in Tulu.

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Tuluva is the name of the third ruling dynasty of the Vijayanagara Empire to which Sri Krishnadevaraya belongs.

The dynasty traces its patrilineal ancestry to Tuluva Narasa Nayaka, a powerful warlord from the westerly Tulu speaking people ( Dakshina Kannada of Karnataka)

Narasimha Nayaka later assumed the Vijayangara throne as Viranarasimha Raya bringing the Tuluva dynasty to prominence.

The dynasty was at its zenith during the rule of Krishnadevaraya, the second son of Tuluva Narasa Nayaka.

What are the images that show Mother Nature breaking all the rules?

 23 – This log is great for making a tree house. It’s in South Carolina, USA, and looks like it’s been painted:

22 – The pattern on this palm leaf is impressive:

21 – A multicolored sunflower:

20 – The trunk of this tree came with a drawing of a tree!

19 – A rather curious-looking Australian mushroom:

18 – The inside of this tomato looks like a strawberry:

17 – This plant with well-exercised hips:

16 – This tree with flowers on its branches and trunk too:

15 – 4 sunflower seeds at once:

14 – The most creative corn you’ve ever seen:

13 – The largest leaf of a flower ever found in the Amazon:

12 – Blue Java banana has the same consistency as ice cream and a flavor similar to vanilla:

11 – This stone called grape agate looks a lot like a bunch of grapes:

10 – Pineapple strawberries are white strawberries that taste like pineapple!

9 – This Malaysian tree looks like a peacock:

8 – Bunches of grapes in bunches of grapes:

7 – These purple carrots are only purple on the outside:

6 – This tomato looks a lot like a pumpkin:

5 – A mutant carrot:

4 – The nest of an American robin bird with blue eggs:

3 – A huge strawberry with a very unusual shape:

2 – A giant bunch of grapes:

1 – Australia’s green bird plant has hummingbird-shaped flowers:

What is the story behind Lord Hanuman's mother Anjana?

 There are many mythological stories about Lord Hanuman's mother Anjana:

• According to one story, Anjana was naughty since childhood. Once when she went to play in the forest, a sage was doing penance there. Anjana plucked a fruit from the tree and threw it on the sage who was doing penance. This angered the sage and he told Anjana that if she behaves like a monkey, she will also get the form of a monkey.
• According to another story, Anjana was an Apsara in the court of Devraj Indra in her previous life. Her name was Punjikasthali. Once sage Durvasa was present in Indra's court. Then Punjikasthali behaved indecently with him. Angered by this, sage Durvasa cursed Punjikasthali to become a monkey.

Hanuman Ji, the son of Anjani and monkey king Kesari, is also known by names like Anjanay and Kesari Nandan. According to a belief, Hanuman Ji is also called the son of wind.

Who is Parashurama's mother? Is he considered a son of Shiva? If so, why is he referred to as "Rama"?

 Lord Parashurama's mother was Renuka. Renuka was the daughter of King Prasenjit and wife of Maharishi Jamadagni.

Lord Parashurama was born on the day of Akshaya Tritiya in Treta Yuga.

Lord Parashuram is said to be the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu .

According to mythological beliefs, Parashurama was born from the womb of mother Renuka as a blessing from Lord Indra who was pleased with the Putrayeshti Yagna of Bhrigu dynasty's Maharishi Jamadagni.

According to Vishnu Purana and Mahabharata, Parashurama's original name was "Rama".

In the naming ceremony performed by the grandfather Bhrigu, he was called Ram.

Mention of Parashuram is also found in texts like Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagwat Puran, Kalki Puran etc.

Parashurama is also known as "Bhargava". He is one of the 7 immortals.

Parashuram had gone to Kailash in his childhood, where Shiva and Mother Parvati considered him as their son. And Lord Shiva taught him various scriptures and warfare.

Lord Shiva was the Guru of Parashuram. He had acquired many knowledge from Shiva on Kailash and had also received divinity as a boon. To kill the demons, he had received the divine weapon Vidyudbhi, an infallible Parshu from Lord Shiva. He was called Parashuram because he carried the Parshu given by Shiva.

He killed the Kshatriyas 21 times with the Parshu he had received from Shiva.

In Kailasha, when Ganesha prevented him from seeing Lord Shiva, one of Lord Ganesha's teeth got broken by his Parshu during his battle with Ganesha, due to which Ganesha was called "Ekadant".

When was Mother Lakshmi born?

 

According to mythology, Mother Lakshmi was born on the day of Sharad Purnima. Mother Lakshmi originated during the churning of the ocean.

The story related to the birth of Mother Lakshmi:

• Mother Lakshmi was the daughter of Bhrigu Rishi and his wife Khyati.
• Mother Lakshmi's brothers were Dhata and Vidhata and sister was Alakshmi.
• Mother Lakshmi married Lord Vishnu.
• Mother Lakshmi did severe penance on the seashore.
• Devraj Indra took the form of Lord Vishnu and asked Mother Lakshmi to ask for a boon.
• Mother Lakshmi asked Indra to show him the Vishwaroop.
• Indra returned from there feeling ashamed.
• Later Lord Vishnu himself came and asked Mother Lakshmi to ask for a boon.
• Lord Vishnu accepted Mother Lakshmi as his wife as per her wish.

Some more things related to Mother Lakshmi:

• Mother Lakshmi is called the goddess of wealth.
• The vehicles of Goddess Lakshmi are owl and elephant.
• Goddess Lakshmi is considered the goddess of Friday.