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Haibun from India


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Getting to Know India

Indian Art, Articles Exotic India by Nitin Kumar

Festivals of India, all are kigo

Music of India Indian Music and Haiku

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A special thank you goes to Kala Ramesh for her countless contributions and fruitful cooperation
with this INDIA saijiki.

Gabi Greve, December 2006

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Co-Editor: Narayanan Raghunathan, until 2006


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Seasonal Words - List

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List of seasonal words (kigo) from India

... ... ... ... The India Saijiki

インド　歳時記　

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According to the classical text of the Ritusamharam we will introduce six haiku seasons in India, two more that the four seasons of the Japanese Saijiki.
(Thanks to the initiative of Kala Ramesh!)

Each Indian seaseon comprises only two months, whereas in the Japanese saijiki, each season (except the New Year), comprises three months and is divided in early, middle and late part of the season.
Seasons and Categories Learn the Basics of World Kigo.


The rainy season (tsuyu) is covered as a Japanese kigo for Mid-Summer.

Frost, which comprises November and December, is an ALL WINTER kigo in Japan.

November and December comprise kigo for early and middle winter in Japan, check it here: http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/japanese/haiku/saijiki/4wi.html

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Here are the six seasons for INDIA

Spring - called Vasant（Basant) - in the months of Chaitra and Vaishakh
approximately March and April

Summer – called Grishma –in the months of Jaishthya and Aashadh
approximately May and June

Rains – called Varsha - in the months of Shravan and Bhadrapad
approximately July and August

Autumn called Sharad - in the months of Aashwin and Kartik
approximately September and October

Frost – called Hemant – in the months of Margshishya and Pousha
approximately November and December

Winter - called Shishir - in the months of Magh and Phalgun
approximately January and February


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Haiku about each season
by Narayanan Raghunathan


About the climate, see also:
http://www.indianchild.com/climate_india.htm

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.. .. .. Spring (March - April)

Ambedkar Jayanti, Memorial Day

Baishakhi Festival

Chidambaram Dance Festival in honour of Shiva

Flame of the Forest (Butea monosperma, Delonix regia) Two Trees with orange blossoms

Goa Carnival
Gudi Padva Festival

Hanuman Jayanti Festival

Himalayan Bearded Vulture chicks
(Gypaetus barbatus aureus), a kind of Lammergeier

Holi Festival.. Dol Yatra (the Swing Festival)

Jallikattu Bull Fight during Pongal Festival

Kite flying India, Pakistan

Mahavir Jayanti Festival
Mango blossoms

Neem blossoms, neem tree, magosa (Azadirachta indica) and some food: Ugadi Pachadi

Pesakh Festival
　Pongal
Pooram Festival

Ramnavami Festival
Ramzan Id Festival

Shiva Ratri Night, Festival India, Nepal, Hindu Communities
Spring Festivals (Vasannta Utsav, India) also worldwide
Spring in India (vasant, basant)

Trumpet tree, golden yellow trumpet tree (Tabebuia chrysantha) India

Vasant Navratri Festival

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.. .. .. Summer (May - June)

Buddha's Birthday, Buddha Purnima

Cassia blossoms (Cassia fistula) ... amaltaas, bendra lathi, aragvadha and other names

Ganges (Ganga) flowing down

Mango fruit

Pipal tree (Ficus religiosa) Peepul or Bo tree

Summer in India, find more kigo

Rollerskates

Tukaram Celebrations

Water shortage (for various reasons)
. . . drought (not enough rain)


World Music Day　

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.. .. .. Monsoon, the Rains (July - August)

Guru Poornima/ Guru Purnima Teachers Day
full moon day in the Hindu month of Ashad (July-August)

Independence Day (India) August 15, 1947

Juggernaut Festival (India)

Monsoon rain, details ..(India, South Asia)

potholes in the road

Senior Citizen's Day, August 21 　 　
Serpent Festival (Nag Panchami) (India) Snake Festival

Tagore Memorial Day 　 Rabindranath Tagore
Trekking , Trek

Umbrella

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.. .. .. Autumn (September - October)

Autumn in India

Chandrika Soap "the moon-faced one"

Dussera, Dasara, Dussehra: Day Of Victory　
..... Navaratri : Nine Nights Of Festivities. Bomma kolu. pavadai skirts.

Divali (Diwali, India)

Fog, Mist, Haze and more

Ganesh Chaturthi Festival

Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 　 　　　

Parijaat blossoms, Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis )

Sesame (til, tila, gingili)

Teacher's Day, 　Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Memorial Day
Tiger Dance (Huli Vesha, Puli Vesha)

Vailankanni (Velankanni), Festival in Chennai, India

World Peace Day and Ahimsa　

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.. .. .. Frost (November - December)

Frost in India

Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Memorial Day, Children's Day


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.. .. .. Winter (January - February)

Congee, rice porridge, kanji ... hot cereals

Coral Tree Blossoms (Erythrina indica) Tiger's claw, Sunshine Tree

Damsel crane

New Year

Poush-Magh Festival

Republic Day January 26

Sugar cane

Tiruppavai of Andal (Andaal) Tamizhnadu, Tamil Nadu
Tumeric, fresh (kurkuma, ukon)

Winter in India A few more kigo ...

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.. .. .. Topics for ALL seasons

Ayurveda and Massage

Anklets (payal) , Bracelets, Bangles
Aum (阿吽) A-Un, Om

BAMBOO .. An Asian Plant
Banyan Tree
Basil, Holy Basil (tulsi, tulasi, thulasi)
Bells, Temple Bells in India
Bhagavad Gita
Bhang, Bhaang Drink
Bikaner .. a town in Rajasthan
Birla Planetarium, Chennai
Bodhidarma, Daruma san in Japan
Bombay, Mumbai
Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shaka

Chillum, chilum, cheelam .. pipe
Chittorgarh Fort (Rajasthan)
Coconut, Coconut palms Philippines, India
Cow (Pashu, Gai) The Holy Cow of India
Curry (karee カレー) Curry rice and other curry dishes

Dance, dancing
Delhi, Old Delhi, New Delhi

Earthquake

Food from India
Football, Soccer

Ganesh The elelphant-headed god
Ganges, the Holy River Ganga
Guava tree myrtle family Myrtaceae
Guru (teacher) Sensei (Japan)

Henna (mehandi)
Himalaya Mountains

Incense

Kamakhya Temple near Guwahati in Assam
Khadi handspun cotton. Mahatma Gandhi.
Koel, Koil, Kuil, a Bird (Eudynamys scolopacea) oni kakkoo (Japan)
　Kolam, kollam, kulam
Kumbh Mela, Kumbmela, Kumbha Mela

Labyrinth 　
Lotus (padma)
Lotus Temple Delhi
Lucknow

Mandala
Marathon Boy Budhia Singh
Meditation (dhyana)
Meera, a Saint Meerabai, Mirabai, Mira
Monkey, Hanuman, Langur
Moon, waxing (moondraam pirai)

Music of India
..... Music: Raagam
..... Music: Shruthi
..... Tansen The Musician

Panchatantra, a Fable
Papaya Carica papaya
..... Philosophical and Mythological Haiku from India
Plumeria, Frangipani

Rain　
Rice, Basmati Rice　
　
Sandalwood (chandan)
Sari Dress for Ladies
Shivaji's forts

Silence (maun)
..... Silence and Stones
..... Silence and Haiga

Spices of India, an overview 　　

Sun (dinesh, dinesha) "He who is the lord of the days"　　　　　　　　
Sun god (aditya) (India), Sun Godess Amaterasu Omikami (Japan)
..... including suriya namaskar and the gayatri mantra

Sunbirds


Taj Mahal ... "the Taj"
Tantra
Temples in India
Tiger
Towns of India and haiku Asansol, Bangalore, Contai, Hardwar, Mysore, Sambalpur
Trekking Treck, Trecking

Window 　 　　　

Yoga



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Getting to Know India

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.. .. .. .. .. Welcome to India !


An Overview of India
http://www.tourisminindia.com/indiathedestination/index.htm


In our Kigo Database Library:

The Symbols of India


GENERAL

National Portal of India


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EDUCATION

Krishnamurti Foundation India / Journal

Articles in the Journal broadly cover the areas of philosophy and practice in education. The authors of the articles have been deeply moved by questions of life and education raised by the philosopher J. Krishnamurti, and their ongoing enquiry into such questions is reflected in their teaching and writing. This aspect of the Journal widens its scope and relevance to far beyond the classroom, indeed to the heart of learning and life itself.
http://www.journal.kfionline.org/about.asp


... The Haiku Scene in India : World Kigo Database


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............................. Nature

Birds of India
With 1250 species of birds, India is a paradise for bird watching.
The Blue Peafowl is the national bird.
For birding in India, 13 bio-geographical regions can be identified depending upon bird distribution: Trans Himalayan, Western Himalayas, Eastern Himalayas, Desert, Semi-arid, Gangetic plain, Central India, Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats, Eastern Ghats, North East, Coasts and the Andaman Nicobar Islands.
Copyright © birding.in and Birding in India


Flora of Haryana
Haryana has a forest covered land of about 3.5 per cent of the total area. A thorny dry deciduous forest, pine and thorny shrubs can be found all over the state.
Sal trees (Shorea robusta)
Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum)
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Copyright © Haryana Online

Fauna of Haryana
Haryana became a new state of India on 1st November, 1966, with Chandigarh as its capital.


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............................. City Guides
Bangalore
Calcutta
Chennai
Delhi/New Delhi
Mumbai
Thiruvananthapuram


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http://www.tourindia.com/htm/homepage.htm

An Overview
Clickable Map
National Insignia
Major Cities
Regions-States


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Welcome to Incredible India !



Namaskar, welcome to Incredible India, where culture echoes, tradition speaks, beauty enthrals and diversity delights.

Bounded by the majestic Himalayan ranges in the north and edged by an endless stretch of golden beaches, India is a vivid kaleidoscope of landscapes, magnificent historical sites and royal cities, misty mountain retreats, colourful people, rich cultures and festivities.

http://india-tourism.com/


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............................. Indian Art

Indian Art, Articles
Exotic India by Nitin Kumar

Art India Net

an exclusive site on Indian Performing and allied arts.

India Art
Information on visual arts, including paintings, crafts, art education and so on

Indian Heritage - info on Indian art & culture
Indian Heritage, information on all topics relating to Indian art, culture and tradition

PRABHU'S WEB PAGE ON INDIAN COINAGE
to explain the evolution of coinage and its role in understanding the history of India. By Govindraya Prabhu S.


HARAPPA ... Glimpses of South Asia before 1947


Indian Poetry and Writing
Boloji.com includes IndiaNest.com and PoeticNest.com
http://www.boloji.com/index.htm
http://www.boloji.com/poetry/index.htm


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............................. Indian Food

Sailus Kitchen with Seasonal Recipies

Food from India used as KIGO


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.. .. .. .. .. Welcome to India in Japan !

Nihon to Indo Koryu no Rekishi 日本とインド　交流の歴史
Japan and India: the History of Exchanges


©　PHOTO 三省堂



. . . . . History of Indians in Japan WDK Library



© PHOTO Japan Post and Stamps about India


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