Dewas : formerly the joint capital of princely states of Dewas Senior & Dewas Junior, (now in Madhya Pradesh). In the 1930s its rulers stayed for a time in Pondicherry.
... So the best is if you seek him out instead of waiting for him to seek you out, as he might if you did not take the initiative. As for the Dewas idea. Lord! It would be indeed killing two birds with one stone, but in a sense more than one. Dewas + a prominent member of the Ashram + the Socialist president Page 181 of the Congress. A clear conspiracy, sir—aristocracy, middle... posted all at 4—worked till then. Then read Jawaharlal and just penned a letter to Vidya telling her you would write to her soon, that you are too busy, etc., when a messenger materialised from Dewas Maharaja and said that before I sing to Highness he would be delighted if I would have a cup of tea. Tonight ? He asked. Right ho—I said. I hope he will give me good cakes. The Maharani whom I met... poetry is not poetry, altogether achal [static]! But luckily things are sachal [mobile] and this movability may bring back an older and sounder feeling. P.S. This evening at 8.30—the Dewas soiree. Please send me force as I can't now wriggle out of it—nor want to in fact. Very curious to hear the Maharani. I will be casual to them of course after tonight. I will, that is, give up going ...
... 19 A Conscientious Scientist "I hope," wrote Sri Aurobindo to Dilip when the latter was invited to dinner by the Maharaja of Dewas (in Madhya Pradesh) who was a refugee in Pondicherry in the early forties, "I hope your dinner at Dewas did not turn out like my first taste of Maharatta cookery —when for some reason my dinner was non est and somebody went to my neighbour, a Maharatta ...
... or wishes was a bad misfit. However, all is well that ends well and inspite of your suggestion of being 'game' I will consider the danger as over. Laus Deo" Page 162 The Maharaja of Dewas who was then a refugee in pondicherry once invited me to dinner. Gurudev wrote: "I hope your dinner did not turn out like my first taste of Maharatta cookery — when for some reason my dinner was ...
... journalist and writer of children's' stories. He received all the major regional and national literary awards as well as awards from Russia and the United States. Page 299 Dewas, a small kingdom in Madhya Pradesh. Prasanta and Rene were Dara's younger brothers. They were from an aristocratic family from Hyderabad. Prasanta, meaning pacific, was a devout Muslim and ...
... medicine beginning with Dhanwantari, Charaka and Galen and ending with Nirod Talukdar or Dr. Ramchandra. 6 (4) Sri Aurobindo's taste of Maharatta cookery: On learning that the Maharaja of Dewas had invited DK to dinner Sri Aurobindo wrote to the latter: "I hope your dinner did not turn out like my first taste of Maharatta cookery — when for some reason my dinner was non est and somebody ...
... poetic warmth and colour." We shall study his views on the two epics in one of the later chapters. 65. Sri Aurobindo says about his first experience of Marathi food: "I hope your dinner at Dewas did not turn out like my first taste of Maratha cookery - when for some reason my dinner was non est and somebody went to my neighbour, a Maratha professor, for food. I took one mouthful and only ...
... after coming off it, as if the land about me was tossing like the boat—of course a subtle physical impression, but vivid enough. 4 April 1935 Maharashtrian Cooking I was just invited by the Dewas Maharaja for tea. I hope he will give me good cakes! I hope it did not turn out like my first taste of Mahratti cookery–when for some reason my dinner was non est and somebody sent to my neighbour ...
... Madrasi wrestlers in Baroda such as dand and baithak , and those I took up only to put some strength and vigour into a frail and weak though not unhealthy body . .. . ³ I hope your dinner at Dewas did not turn out like my first taste of Mahratta cookery – when for some reason my dinner was non est and somebody went to my neighbour, a Mahratta ¹ Sri Aurobindo,, On Himself (Po ...
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