I am a big fan of Bhavani Mai’s harikathas. She lectures like a stern headmistress through her powerful oratory demonstrating her proficiency in Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Konkani and Sanskrit. Through everyday examples, she brings to the masses some of the most complex spiritual concepts from our scriptures. She goes from town to town through our GSB temple halls and community centres to share with people her knowledge. To be honest, I do wish some of our current pontiffs did something like this to enlighten our community members. But for now, I am thankful to God for people like her.
Over time, I have realised that 10 minutes of listening to a spiritual discourse after my run sets me up for a great start to the day. And it is even better when it is laced with stories that I can then tell my kids during bedtime. If you are someone like me who switches on their podcasts, Spotify and YouTube for such tidbits then for all those who understand Konkani, I would strongly urge you to listen to Bhavani Mai’s lectures here