InFacts about India-11 June 2021

Malavath Purna (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian mountaineer. On 25 May 2014, Purna scaled the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the summit.

She scaled Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and in Europe on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Purna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor singing the Indian National Anthem.

Purna was born at Pakala village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India. She joined Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS.
She was shortlisted for Operation Everest along with Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest she trekked to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling

A film based on Purna’s life story was released in 2017 named Poorna: Courage Has No Limit directed by Rahul Bose.

VEDIK GYAN

As per Matsya Purana, Lord Brahma was only alone when the cosmos did not exist. He longed for company.Accordingly he decided to split himself in to two parts, creating a feminine counterpart. Named as Sandhya, Brahmi or Saraswati who emerged from Brahma’s mouth.
Later Brahma married her.

Saraswati (: सरस्वती) is the godesses of knowledge, music, arts, wisdom and learning.

Saraswati Vandana : सरस्वती वंदना
या कुन्देन्दुतुषारहारधवला
या शुभ्रवस्त्रावृता
या वीणावरदण्डमण्डितकरा
या श्वेतपद्मासना।
या ब्रह्माच्युत शंकरप्रभृतिभिर्देवैः सदा वन्दिता
सा मां पातु सरस्वती भगवती निःशेषजाड्यापहा॥१॥

Ya Kundendu Tusharahara Dhavala
Ya Shubhra Vastravrita
Ya Veena Varadanda Manditakara
Ya Shveta Padmasana
Ya Brahmachyuta Shankara Prabhritibihi Devaih Sada Pujita
Sa Mam Pattu Saravatee Bhagavatee Nihshesha Jadyapaha॥1॥

LEARN Sanskrit– व्याकुल : परेशान, घबराया हुआ, उदास, अनमना