AnuVizon

By Ganesh SahSudi CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=94020477 There was a great mystery to be solved. At the core was something that once we all believed. Though we wanted it to be true with time, discussions around the topic had faded. Now, a new finding aroused renewed interest in Naag Manis . Naag Mani used to be of great interest to us. Movies, stories, legends, and rumors made us believe in its existence. We had detailed knowledge about manis . Naag mani is wielded by naags (Indian Cobra) , who complete a hundred years of their lives. Such a naag can be identified by a natural Aum symbol on their hood. As the snake nears its hundredth year, the symbol slowly appears. There would be rumors and tales about some naag killed a few days ago or the last month or year had nearly complete Aum formed on its hood. But from the beginning of everything until today, no one has ever seen a dead cobra with total Aum . Cobra gets its mani on a full moon night o...

Five hundred boys and girls stood in the hall waiting for Col. Ram Singh. When the old Colonel came, his formidable presence suppressed all the sounds. The wind slowed down so that rustling leaves wouldn’t dare add noise. As he spoke without a mic, everyone tried to get most of what he was saying. “How many of you want to or can go home? Raise your hands.” Colonel asked. He didn’t see any hands. Then he asked, “How many of you want to stay here?” All wanted. The hall where we gathered. (This photo is of another event) When on the evening of 24 March 2020, the government announced a nationwide lockdown, little did it think about some five hundred odd students in Dakshana Valley in Kadus Village of Pune, not that it was considerate regarding millions of other citizens. This presented a serious problem before the administration of the valley. These students were from all parts of the country, from different districts, and mostly from villages. In a locked-down nation, it was not an easy j...