PM in Menon line vs Airbase on China border
Posted: 20 Sep 2009 04:27 AM PDT
PM in the role of Krishna Menon, this is a wrong signal. India’s airbase is now on China border. It is a right step to correct the mistake of 1962. At that time India did not use its air force. There was no co-ordination between our three wings: Air, Navy and Army.
Dhritrashtra Nehru’s heir P M Manmohan Singh being in the role of comrade Krishna Menon says on Sept 19, 2009: Don't believe everything you see on TV or read in the papers, certainly not when it comes to China.
Hindi chini bhai bhai’ slogan was given in 1962. Due to Panchsheel agreement our Prime Minister Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru became Dhritrasthtra. Chinese soldiers entered in the laddakh and our soldiers were defending with canvas boot that slid on the snow. Our soldiers did not have even snow glasses which led to snow blindness. Still friend of Kaul comrade V K Krishna Menon was saying “Oh! They are not going to fight” On September 8, 1962 Chinese has intruded into Indian Territory south of MacMahon line.
Now at an iftar party in his house, the PM said he saw no evidence of increased aggression by Chinese troops into Indian Territory. The government has always maintained that the differing perceptions of the line of actual controlled to Chinese patrols going awry. He added that Chinese ambassador Zhang Yan had come to meet the national security adviser, MK Narayanan, on Sept 17, 2009. According to the PM, the envoy had very "good discussions" with him.
Government sources also added that the "disclosure" notification filed by China in the ADB on Arunachal Pradesh would have no impact on the project, or the funding.
There has been a spate of media reports about repeated Chinese incursions into Indian Territory in both western and eastern sectors, from Leh to Arunachal even in Sikkim. While the government blames the media, its government officials, in the security and armed services who have been leaking these stories, including photographs of Chinese characters spray-painted on rocks.
India did not use its air force in 1962 Indo China War. There was no co-ordination between our three wings: Air, Navy and Army.
AIR Leh goes hi-tech
Leh in J&K, has the world's highest radio station. The old All India Radio station-Leh has undergone a technological up gradation on May 29, 2008.
"India could have won 1962 war"
There is a report, published in The Hindu on Oct 09, 2006. India could have defeated China in the 1962 war had its air force been used, former Air Vice-Marshal A. K. Tewary said.
He claimed that the then political-bureaucratic combine sought U.S. Air Force's help and did not even consulted the IAF chief. ``In the final analysis, the use of combat air power would have turned the tables on the Chinese and the 1962 war could well have been a debacle for China," Air Vice-Marshal Tewary said in an article in `Indian Defence Review.'
Quoting top military and bureaucratic leadership of that time, he said the "costly and catastrophic omission" of not using the IAF was a result of several factors that ``impinged on the decision-making process at the highest level," including the "influence" on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, of Prof. P. M. S. Blackett, the then Advisor for Defense , as well as the counsel of the U.S. Ambassador John K Galbraith who "over-estimated the capability of the Chinese air force in the absence of proper air defense infrastructure in India."
Another factor was the analysis of then Director of Intelligence Bureau (DIB) B. N. Mullick, a close confidant of Nehru, that Chinese bombers would bomb Indian cities in response to the use if IAF's combat jets, he said.
The former Air Vice-Marshal said "since IB did not have the firsthand knowledge [on Chinese air force capabilities], they sought help from `our good friends' [CIA]," which exaggerated the threat perception.
He quoted top defense analyst George Tanham and said that while the political-bureaucratic combine "pleaded to U.S. President John F Kennedy for 12 squadrons of Star fighters [F-104] and four squadrons of B-47 Bombers as an immediate USAF help to stem the Chinese advance, they did not deem it fit to even consult the Indian Air Force chief,"
The IAF officer said the then Army commander responsible for NEFA, Lt. Gen. B. M. Kaul, had conceded in his book that "we made a great mistake in not employing our air force in a close support role during these operations."
He also quoted late National Security Advisor J. N. Dixit, who was then Under Secretary in the China Division of the External Affairs Ministry, as saying that by the time Nehru was coming round to the suggestion for use of air power, the Chinese had declared a unilateral ceasefire.
Dixit, the IAF officer said, had pointed out that the Chinese logistical arrangements and supply lines were too stretched and that it did not have sufficient air power in Tibet at that point of time.
"India's air strikes would stop the Chinese advance and neutralise the military successes which they had achieved," Dixit had said, adding that this suggestion was rejected on the grounds that it had come from officers who were not military experts.
By Premendra Agrawal
Monday, September 21, 2009
Package for a price
Package for a price
Posted: 19 Sep 2009 06:08 AM PDT
By Sushil Vakil
After much dilly-dallying the Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the implementation of a special package for the Kashmiri Pandits living in exile for the last two decades. As a matter of fact, the relief and rehabilitation package was first unveiled by Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh himself when he visited the state last year. However, Mr Abdul Rahim Rather, Finance Minister informed the state Assembly last month that the government will provide 15,000 jobs in public and private sector, and financial package of Rs 7.5 lakhs for renovation and reconstruction of houses to Kashmiri Pandits who are willing to return to valley. So far, all was well but the condition-after return to valley- has raised many eye brows and attracted all round criticism.
Evidently, the package lacks empathy as the return this time around wouldn’t only make Kashmiri Pandits vulnerable to militant attacks but lead to another uprootment. Moreover, the ground level conditions suggest that there has been no significant decline in terrorist violence and infiltration from Pakistan side. The revival of militant attacks have not only sent disturbing signals to security brass only but to higher echelons of power as well.
The conditional package has created a realization among Kashmiri Pandits that the state government is not sincere in implementing the scheme conceived by the Centre for mitigating the sufferings of the community but is playing political games. Almost all the Kashmiri Pandit organizations have turned down the package as they don’t want it to be linked with return. They have also refused to cooperate with the Apex Committee formed on September 15 to monitor the effective implementation of Rs 1,618 crore taking it as a process of political blackmailing.
Kashmiri Pandits aver that instead of constituting Apex Committee the Government should be sincere in implementing employment package with age relaxation and enhancement of cash relief etc. to regain the confidence of the community. There is no denying the fact that many of the Kashmiri Pandits, are living in a pitiable condition in camps in Jammu, Delhi and some other places. Keeping in view the above facts the government must desist form such policies and show a humane approach to the problems of the displaced Pandits who are leading an exiled life for the last more than 20 years now.
It is unfortunate that Pandits are on roads for last several weeks protesting against the Government’s apathy towards employment, relief etc but there was no one from the government side to visit them and work out an amicable solution. Amazingly, instead of settling their problems of unemployment and enhancement of cash relief etc. the Government has constituted the Apex Committee to turn the attention from real issues. The Government must display sagacity by fulfilling the just demands of the community. This will be first confidence building measure towards the return of exiled people.
Not surprisingly, while many KP organizations including Panun Kashmir, All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference and others have disassociated themselves from the Apex Committee a plethora of other small groups are vying with each other for getting on board. The rat race for the political upmanship is likely to wreck the interests of the community.
Again, it is unfortunate that Delhi based mainline KP organizations, All India Kashmir Samaj and Kashmiri Samiti have not held any demonstration or strike in the capital city to express solidarity with hundreds of youth holding dharnas and demonstrations across Jammu. Instead of expressing their support and sympathies with their brethren fighting for community cause in Jammu they are paying courtesy visits to HM officials to fix meetings and photographic sessions. It is high time that all KP organizations come under one banner and ask for immediate relief. Otherwise the state government would, as usual, take the undue advantage of infighting among the KP leaders.
There is no denying the fact that Kashmiri Pandits’ present plight is due to the negligence of state government. If the state government has audacity to rehabilitate and resettle the militants and their families why it is dithering in rehabilitating the patriotic Kashmiri Pandits who are languishing in camps outside the valley.
This is the right time for all Kashmiri Pandit organizations to work in unison and coerce upon the centre and state government that the economic package be given to the displaced Pandits at present place and treat the return as a separate issue.
The great austerity drama
Posted: 19 Sep 2009 06:06 AM PDT
will the austerity drive adopted by the UPA Government truly inspire its politicians and bureaucrats to curb the menace of corruption rampant in all Government departments and increase accountability of those in authority?
By Sunita Vakil
Steele once famously declared that simplicity, of all things, is the hardest to be copied. Now that the UPA Government has woken up to the virtues of leading a simple life, one can only wonder whether our imperiously extravagant leaders, who have been basking in luxury at the cost of the exchequer, will switch their style of functioning and practice austerity measures initiated by the congress. It also remains to be seen for how long the UPA's austerity brouhaha lasts. The absurd austerity moralising by the Finance Minister seems to be just a token gesture for public consumption. There is no gainsaying that politicians are just paying lip service and hoodwinking people with such tactics. It speaks a lot about UPA's hypocrisy and tokenism that its leaders have done little to keep its non-plan spending under check. Recent hike in salaries and subsidies have taken the fiscal deficit to an alarming level on top of that, the cabinet's decision last week to increase the dearness allowance by 5% will cost the taxpayer Rs. 2300 crore per year, which comes to nearly 10 times the money saved on travel expenses of ministers. The media attention that the Congress leaders are enjoying for travelling economy class is not amusing, while the cost they save is negligible. Will the drought conditions ease if they travel by a lower class? Indeed, all the major news channels can't get enough on the austerity measures being enforced by the Government. But it is a sheer mistake to expect austerity from our Ministers. Media may have made heroes out of our politicians by cheering them for their "sacrifices" but frankly, whom are they trying to impress by making a show of shunning luxury? It may be true that they have decided to travel in economy class and stay away from five star hotels. But it is also true that they spend crores on renovating their bungalows every year. What about the money they spend on getting statues erecting in their states? It is for a fact that a majority of them live in palatial bungalows with many perkes besides their salaries and yet leave unpaid bills running into crores. And they even refuse to vacate Government accomodation when voted out of power. Besides, they do not refrain from throwing lavish birthday bashes and consider it their birthright to use official vehicles for running personal errands. It isn't just the truth of Steele's saying that is being brought home by such tokenism. It is also that the whole exercise seems to be a joke as the corrupt politicians and bureaucrats can never truly be motivated to give up their VIP privileges and stop misusing taxpayer's money. As things stand, there seems to be many a slip between preaching and practising.
While many believe that the call for austerity is a drought induced reflex, others hold the view that the elections that are to be held on October 13 in Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra as the reason for this political stunt to earn brownie points for the Congress. Whatever the case, austerity has suddenly become the buzzword at all levels of the Government with every Congress man in a bind to prove himself more loyal than the king. The austerity drive seems to have gained momentum with the number of followers increasing. Congress MPs who have realised by now that the party prizes "simplicity" after two of its ministers were publicaly hauled up for their lavish spending, are making it a point to join the great austerity race, particularly when there are TV cameras about. Even knowing that old habits die hard, one vehemently hopes that the drive will be transformed into a habit.
Indeed, this is not the first time that the austerity theme has been played. The political establishment occasionally exhibits bouts of austerity. In the 1965 war with Pakistan, a devastating drought following year prompted prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri to call on people to miss a meal & cut down on wedding costs to tide over food shortage. Then again, Indira Gandhi's "Garibi Hatao" campaign urged politicians to avoid wasteful expenditure. The pre-independence Congress leaders also practised austerity in & out of jail during the freedom struggle. For Mahatama Gandhi, the epitome of simplicity, austerity meant living a simple life for the welfare of poor & not an election slogan. Former President Mr APJ Abdul Kalam maintained his frugal life-style even while living in Rashtrapati Bhawan. That said, never before has a call for austerity generated so much hype as we witness today as the main focus is on economy travel. The Congress needs to rethink the consequences of austerity measures initiated by Sonia Gandhi & Pranab Mukherjee. By choosing to fly the economy class & travel by train, Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi end up causing enormous trouble to the common man who is put to great inconvenience. This will lead to increased government spending on their security. Infact, Rahul Gandhi's train travel in Shatabdi has actually cost much more than a few thousand saved on travel. Further if the seats next to these high profile VVIPs need to be kept vacant, what is the purpose of austerity measures? If the government is serious about curbing lavish expenses, why don't our leaders shun their paraphernalia during their travel & downgrade their security, which is anyway more a status symbol than a necessity? But nothing undermines the campaign more than the propensity of the UPA leaders to make a fetish of their simplicity by making a great show of austerity.
In the larger reckoning, travel by economy or business class is really a non-issue. Instead of indulging in such gimmicks, the Congress should fix targets to cut down non plan expenditure. Resorting to piecemeal austerity will not help much other than making the UPA's senior leaders objects of ridicule. The Congress can concentrate on combating drought & control the spiralling prices on a priority basis. Working towards eliminating corruption & increasing the accountability of public servants is the need of the hour. Wastage of public money can also be curbed by scaling down the security of our VIPs and reducing the number of vehicles accompanying them. To be truly austere, politicians should curb their tendencies to hold public functions, attend inaugural and foundation laying ceremonies and other lavish but worthless exercises. These will help save more taxpayer's money than any number of economy travel measures.
Surely, the condition of the common man has not improved in 60 years. The corruption perpetuated by the Government officials as well as politicians has driven the common man to poverty and suicide.
No doubt the Government allocates funds for plenty of programmes in the budget but they do not reach their intended target. Even Rajeev Gandhi has stated that only 17 paise of every rupee spent by the Government on development projects reaches its intended recipient. That was two decades ago. But things have not changed since then. Its time for the UPA to walk the talk.
Posted: 19 Sep 2009 06:08 AM PDT
By Sushil Vakil
After much dilly-dallying the Jammu and Kashmir government has announced the implementation of a special package for the Kashmiri Pandits living in exile for the last two decades. As a matter of fact, the relief and rehabilitation package was first unveiled by Prime Minister Mr Manmohan Singh himself when he visited the state last year. However, Mr Abdul Rahim Rather, Finance Minister informed the state Assembly last month that the government will provide 15,000 jobs in public and private sector, and financial package of Rs 7.5 lakhs for renovation and reconstruction of houses to Kashmiri Pandits who are willing to return to valley. So far, all was well but the condition-after return to valley- has raised many eye brows and attracted all round criticism.
Evidently, the package lacks empathy as the return this time around wouldn’t only make Kashmiri Pandits vulnerable to militant attacks but lead to another uprootment. Moreover, the ground level conditions suggest that there has been no significant decline in terrorist violence and infiltration from Pakistan side. The revival of militant attacks have not only sent disturbing signals to security brass only but to higher echelons of power as well.
The conditional package has created a realization among Kashmiri Pandits that the state government is not sincere in implementing the scheme conceived by the Centre for mitigating the sufferings of the community but is playing political games. Almost all the Kashmiri Pandit organizations have turned down the package as they don’t want it to be linked with return. They have also refused to cooperate with the Apex Committee formed on September 15 to monitor the effective implementation of Rs 1,618 crore taking it as a process of political blackmailing.
Kashmiri Pandits aver that instead of constituting Apex Committee the Government should be sincere in implementing employment package with age relaxation and enhancement of cash relief etc. to regain the confidence of the community. There is no denying the fact that many of the Kashmiri Pandits, are living in a pitiable condition in camps in Jammu, Delhi and some other places. Keeping in view the above facts the government must desist form such policies and show a humane approach to the problems of the displaced Pandits who are leading an exiled life for the last more than 20 years now.
It is unfortunate that Pandits are on roads for last several weeks protesting against the Government’s apathy towards employment, relief etc but there was no one from the government side to visit them and work out an amicable solution. Amazingly, instead of settling their problems of unemployment and enhancement of cash relief etc. the Government has constituted the Apex Committee to turn the attention from real issues. The Government must display sagacity by fulfilling the just demands of the community. This will be first confidence building measure towards the return of exiled people.
Not surprisingly, while many KP organizations including Panun Kashmir, All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference and others have disassociated themselves from the Apex Committee a plethora of other small groups are vying with each other for getting on board. The rat race for the political upmanship is likely to wreck the interests of the community.
Again, it is unfortunate that Delhi based mainline KP organizations, All India Kashmir Samaj and Kashmiri Samiti have not held any demonstration or strike in the capital city to express solidarity with hundreds of youth holding dharnas and demonstrations across Jammu. Instead of expressing their support and sympathies with their brethren fighting for community cause in Jammu they are paying courtesy visits to HM officials to fix meetings and photographic sessions. It is high time that all KP organizations come under one banner and ask for immediate relief. Otherwise the state government would, as usual, take the undue advantage of infighting among the KP leaders.
There is no denying the fact that Kashmiri Pandits’ present plight is due to the negligence of state government. If the state government has audacity to rehabilitate and resettle the militants and their families why it is dithering in rehabilitating the patriotic Kashmiri Pandits who are languishing in camps outside the valley.
This is the right time for all Kashmiri Pandit organizations to work in unison and coerce upon the centre and state government that the economic package be given to the displaced Pandits at present place and treat the return as a separate issue.
The great austerity drama
Posted: 19 Sep 2009 06:06 AM PDT
will the austerity drive adopted by the UPA Government truly inspire its politicians and bureaucrats to curb the menace of corruption rampant in all Government departments and increase accountability of those in authority?
By Sunita Vakil
Steele once famously declared that simplicity, of all things, is the hardest to be copied. Now that the UPA Government has woken up to the virtues of leading a simple life, one can only wonder whether our imperiously extravagant leaders, who have been basking in luxury at the cost of the exchequer, will switch their style of functioning and practice austerity measures initiated by the congress. It also remains to be seen for how long the UPA's austerity brouhaha lasts. The absurd austerity moralising by the Finance Minister seems to be just a token gesture for public consumption. There is no gainsaying that politicians are just paying lip service and hoodwinking people with such tactics. It speaks a lot about UPA's hypocrisy and tokenism that its leaders have done little to keep its non-plan spending under check. Recent hike in salaries and subsidies have taken the fiscal deficit to an alarming level on top of that, the cabinet's decision last week to increase the dearness allowance by 5% will cost the taxpayer Rs. 2300 crore per year, which comes to nearly 10 times the money saved on travel expenses of ministers. The media attention that the Congress leaders are enjoying for travelling economy class is not amusing, while the cost they save is negligible. Will the drought conditions ease if they travel by a lower class? Indeed, all the major news channels can't get enough on the austerity measures being enforced by the Government. But it is a sheer mistake to expect austerity from our Ministers. Media may have made heroes out of our politicians by cheering them for their "sacrifices" but frankly, whom are they trying to impress by making a show of shunning luxury? It may be true that they have decided to travel in economy class and stay away from five star hotels. But it is also true that they spend crores on renovating their bungalows every year. What about the money they spend on getting statues erecting in their states? It is for a fact that a majority of them live in palatial bungalows with many perkes besides their salaries and yet leave unpaid bills running into crores. And they even refuse to vacate Government accomodation when voted out of power. Besides, they do not refrain from throwing lavish birthday bashes and consider it their birthright to use official vehicles for running personal errands. It isn't just the truth of Steele's saying that is being brought home by such tokenism. It is also that the whole exercise seems to be a joke as the corrupt politicians and bureaucrats can never truly be motivated to give up their VIP privileges and stop misusing taxpayer's money. As things stand, there seems to be many a slip between preaching and practising.
While many believe that the call for austerity is a drought induced reflex, others hold the view that the elections that are to be held on October 13 in Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra as the reason for this political stunt to earn brownie points for the Congress. Whatever the case, austerity has suddenly become the buzzword at all levels of the Government with every Congress man in a bind to prove himself more loyal than the king. The austerity drive seems to have gained momentum with the number of followers increasing. Congress MPs who have realised by now that the party prizes "simplicity" after two of its ministers were publicaly hauled up for their lavish spending, are making it a point to join the great austerity race, particularly when there are TV cameras about. Even knowing that old habits die hard, one vehemently hopes that the drive will be transformed into a habit.
Indeed, this is not the first time that the austerity theme has been played. The political establishment occasionally exhibits bouts of austerity. In the 1965 war with Pakistan, a devastating drought following year prompted prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri to call on people to miss a meal & cut down on wedding costs to tide over food shortage. Then again, Indira Gandhi's "Garibi Hatao" campaign urged politicians to avoid wasteful expenditure. The pre-independence Congress leaders also practised austerity in & out of jail during the freedom struggle. For Mahatama Gandhi, the epitome of simplicity, austerity meant living a simple life for the welfare of poor & not an election slogan. Former President Mr APJ Abdul Kalam maintained his frugal life-style even while living in Rashtrapati Bhawan. That said, never before has a call for austerity generated so much hype as we witness today as the main focus is on economy travel. The Congress needs to rethink the consequences of austerity measures initiated by Sonia Gandhi & Pranab Mukherjee. By choosing to fly the economy class & travel by train, Sonia Gandhi & Rahul Gandhi end up causing enormous trouble to the common man who is put to great inconvenience. This will lead to increased government spending on their security. Infact, Rahul Gandhi's train travel in Shatabdi has actually cost much more than a few thousand saved on travel. Further if the seats next to these high profile VVIPs need to be kept vacant, what is the purpose of austerity measures? If the government is serious about curbing lavish expenses, why don't our leaders shun their paraphernalia during their travel & downgrade their security, which is anyway more a status symbol than a necessity? But nothing undermines the campaign more than the propensity of the UPA leaders to make a fetish of their simplicity by making a great show of austerity.
In the larger reckoning, travel by economy or business class is really a non-issue. Instead of indulging in such gimmicks, the Congress should fix targets to cut down non plan expenditure. Resorting to piecemeal austerity will not help much other than making the UPA's senior leaders objects of ridicule. The Congress can concentrate on combating drought & control the spiralling prices on a priority basis. Working towards eliminating corruption & increasing the accountability of public servants is the need of the hour. Wastage of public money can also be curbed by scaling down the security of our VIPs and reducing the number of vehicles accompanying them. To be truly austere, politicians should curb their tendencies to hold public functions, attend inaugural and foundation laying ceremonies and other lavish but worthless exercises. These will help save more taxpayer's money than any number of economy travel measures.
Surely, the condition of the common man has not improved in 60 years. The corruption perpetuated by the Government officials as well as politicians has driven the common man to poverty and suicide.
No doubt the Government allocates funds for plenty of programmes in the budget but they do not reach their intended target. Even Rajeev Gandhi has stated that only 17 paise of every rupee spent by the Government on development projects reaches its intended recipient. That was two decades ago. But things have not changed since then. Its time for the UPA to walk the talk.
INDUS SAGA
Indus Saga
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:02 AM PDT
We are Indians and the nation Hindustan or India, and our Dharma Hindu because there is a river Sindhu also known as Indus. All these names describing our identity are derived from Sindhu and Indus. Sindhu is one of the most revered seven rivers Hindus worship, the other six being-Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Brahmaputra and Kaveri.
No other river on earth can claim this unique distinction as Sindhu. Five thousand year civilisation, culture, tradition and an entire life style is identified with Sindhu. The people living across it were called Sindhu-*Putras * or Hindus as the Greek could pronounce 'S' as 'H' only.
Sindhu's roar is described in the Rig Veda like this,' His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth; he puts forth endless vigour with flash of light…Even as cows with milk rush to their calves, so other rivers roar into Sindhu. As a warrior king leads other warriors, so does Sindhu lead other rivers.' Sanskrit scholars say that Sindhu is used more than thirty times by the vedic seer in the Vedas while Ganga finds much less mention- just five times.
Like Himalayas, Sindhu is a blessing to the mother earth and her children. The only two rivers described as 'He' rivers buy the Vedas because of their ferocious flow, 'sky reaching' roar of the water and sea like vastness are Brahmaputra and Sindhu. Rishis of the yore named ocean or *Sagar* as Sindhu also –describing the sea as vast and deep as our river Sindhu!! There can't be a greater tribute to the glory and power of this river that has given a name to our civilisation and nation both.
Sindhu or Indus is one of the mightiest rivers of our planet with an astonishing length of 2900 km. Rising in south-western Tibet, at an altitude of 16,000 feet, Sindhu enters the Indian territory near Demchok in Ladakh.The author had the good fortune to lead the first ever Indus expedition in the independent India which traversed from the point Sindhu enters in Ladakh (L.A.C.) and driving along its majestic flow till Batalik where it flows down placidly into the presently Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. The total length that Sindhu travels within the present Indian boundary ( L.A.C. to L.O.C.) is app. 550 kms.
Sindhu is divine with an indescribable beauty and charm. Its water, till Zanskar meets it 30 kms down Leh, is transparently pearl blue and Budhist devotees believe it is pure Manasarovar water since till here no other river mingles with it .The source of Sindhu is in the Nyari province of western Tibet in the Kailas Manasarovar region, which is also a source to Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Karnali. According to the ztibetan scriptures as well as Vedic ones, Sindhu is a Lion river, while Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Karnali are respectively Elephant, Horse and Peocock rivers. According to the famous swami Pranavananda ji, who traveled Kailas region 51 times and wrote the most scientific and a reference book for the pilgrims as well as geologists, even the source of Ganga is in Manasarovar from where a small hidden channel reaches Gangotri.
On the Tibetan side yogi Milarepa's cave is situated on the Sindhu banks and on Indian side ancient Buddhist monasteries like Hemis,Thikse Gompa,Stok Palace,Alchi Gompa are situated. Buddhist Lamas consider the holy water of Sindhu bestowed with miraculous curing affects and during winter when the water is crystal clear, they preserve it in bottles to be used for medicinal and spiritual purposes.
Sindhu represents the age-old civilisational flow of our nation. It has been a witness to ups and downs and victories and defeats of Sindhu *putras*since the days of Alexander who returned from its banks till the Kargil victory.
It's a unique symbol of friendship between people of three countries India, Pakistan and China (Tibet), enriching all without any discrimination or prejudice. When it reaches the present region of Pakistan, the vastness and the spread becomes unbelievable. Three years before while returning from USA in the Prime Minister's special plane, our pilot captain Patil showed me the great expanse of the river flying over Bahawalpur area in Pakistan. It was like an ocean and seemed a seamless, endless empire of liquid silver as the grey lights of the pre-dawn moments reflected in its water on that Vijayadashmi day. It was mesmerizing experience, unforgettable and rare. Ironically we do not have much literature on Indus River. Though the civilisational aspects of the Indus valley and Harappan era are found in ample.I remembered while searching books on the river Indus in 96-97, in course of preparing for the festival at Leh, I couldn't find a single book that would describe the river's history and geography, until I stumbled upon a fabulously produced book by Imran Khan, famous cricketer turned politician of Pakistan. It's a magnificent saga of Sindhu written with verve and passion by Imran Khan with equally beautiful photographs shot by famed lens man of New York Times Mike Goldwater. When I wrote to Imran detailing about my concept of a festival to celebrate Indus in Ladakh, he gave a very polite and encouraging reply offering all help in this regard.
I have had the good fortune to see Sindhu in India almost in every season and in different moods. The sounds of silence on its banks, the silvery dark placid flow like a grand master of time and space contemplating for the next creation, and in January when Sindhu looks static under a white chador, letting you cross his expanse on foot and even on lorries and Maruti Gypsies, while underneath the magical heavenly flow moves on as silently as the walk of a star in the endless space.
The drive along the Sindhu is the most enchanting and rewarding one, because you never know what surprise is waiting just after the next curve. A divine feast of colours like blue, deep sky blue, gray, off-white and sometimes shining sandy hues mingling with the sand dunes on the banks, sure reminders of the existence of sea millions of years ago in this part of our geography. When the sun walks west, the shades too change to a mellow orange, golden like liquid gold, fiery reddish and dark chocolate, turning finally into a silver gray and inviting black.
The Sindhu saga is as endless and mesmerizing as his eternal flow.
The spirit and the message of Sindhu are simply love and friendship. While it represents India's culture and civilization, it is also a symbol of social harmony and a salute to our brave soldiers. The charm and innocence of te Bddha land-Ladakh, the intermingling of various faiths, the patriotic fervour of the Ladakhi people,chants of O Mani padme Hum... all this is so close yet, not so finely registered in our mids. Many of us still think Sindhu is in Pakistan. How many of us Indians know that this river is just an hour's flight from Delhi , and we need no visa or passport to offer our tributes, how many wish to go to the banks of this great river, that gave us our identity ?
( tarunvijay@vsnl.com)
(Tarun Vijay was the founder convenor of the Indus Festival in Leh,and led Indus Expedition in 2000).
*From our scriptures** *
In the Mahabharat, the Sindhu is reverentially mentioned along with other two holy rivers, the Ganga and Saraswati. References to the Sindhu are also seen in many ancient literary works like those of Kalidasa, Bana, Panini. The fame of the mighty Sindhu had spread even beyond the subcontinent and it found reflections in the literary works of the Greek and Roman empires. It finds mention in some of the earlier literature of India. Kalidasa says in the Raghuvansha that on the advice of his maternal uncle Yudhajat, Rama conferred Sindh on Bharata. Rama's ancestor Raghu's triumphant horses had relaxed on the bank of the Sindhu.
Another great Sanskrit poet, Bhasa, had done a whole play, "Avimark" on the romance of Prince Avimark with Princess Kurangadi of Sindhu-Sauvira.
The Bhavishya Purana says that Shalivahana, the grandson of Maharaja Vikramaditya of Ujjain, established law and order in 'Sindhusthan" and fixed his frontier on the Sindhu.
Anshnath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankar, was a Sindhi. He died in Bengal. The Jaina Dakshinya Chihna (eight century) speaks of Sindhis as "elegant, with a lovely, soft and slow gait. They are fond of songs, music and dance and feel affection for their country".
There is a legend that the great Buddha had graced Sindh with his visit. Finding the climate extreme, and the area dry and dusty, he had permitted the bhikshus to wear shoes here. He had also permitted the use of padded clothing, forbidden elsewhere. Here Sthavirtis, the Prince of Rorik or Roruka (Aror or Alor, near modern Rohri) became his disciple.
When the Buddha went round his native Kapilavastu in a chariot, it was mentioned that the "four auspicious horses, of lotus colour, had come from Sindhudesh".
To this day, historic Buddhist stupas are found in Sindh. The Divyavadana (Tibetan version) reports: "The Buddha is in Rajgriha. At this time, there were two great cities in Jampudvip (north India), Pataliputra and Roruka. When Roruka rises, Pataliputra declines; when Pataliputra rises, Roruka declines". Here was Roruka of Sindh competing with the capital of the Magadha empire. When Bimbisar was the king of the Magadha, he sent Rudrayan, king of Sindhu-Sauvita, a rare portrait of the Buddha. The two powerful ministers of Sindh at the time were Hiroo and Bheru, their names still common amongst the Sindhis!
Chandragupta Maurya first won Sindh and then Punjab. It was from this base that he displaced the Nandas, occupied Pataliputra and established the great Mauryan empire.
Sindh was part of Dasaratha's empire. When Kekayi goes into a sulk, Dasaratha tells her, "The sun does not set on my empire. Sindh, Sauvira, Saurashtra, Anga, vanga, Magadha, Kashi, Koshal -- they are all mine". When Sita was kidnapped by Ravana, Rama sent the vanaras (monkeys) to look for her, among other places, in Sindh with its "remarkable swimming horses".
Kashmir's ancient royal history Rajatirangini has many references to Sindh and the Sindhis. Kuya's son Sindhu rose to lead the elephant brigade of Kashmir. He was advisor to Queen Dida. A top honour was "Sindhu Gaja", Elephant of Sindh. *Indus in India* After flowing eleven miles beyond Leh, Sindhu is joined on the left by its first tributary, the Zanskar, which helps green the Zanskar Valley.Manyinteresting mountain trails beckon the mountaineering enthusiasts to the Zanskar Valley. The Sindhu then flows past Batalik. The mighty Indus when it enters the plains is joined by its famous five tributaries the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej giving Punjab-"Land of five rivers"- its name.
Rafting in the Indus has also become an attractive feature for tourists.
http://tarunvijay.org/?p=141
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 11:02 AM PDT
We are Indians and the nation Hindustan or India, and our Dharma Hindu because there is a river Sindhu also known as Indus. All these names describing our identity are derived from Sindhu and Indus. Sindhu is one of the most revered seven rivers Hindus worship, the other six being-Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari, Saraswati, Brahmaputra and Kaveri.
No other river on earth can claim this unique distinction as Sindhu. Five thousand year civilisation, culture, tradition and an entire life style is identified with Sindhu. The people living across it were called Sindhu-*Putras * or Hindus as the Greek could pronounce 'S' as 'H' only.
Sindhu's roar is described in the Rig Veda like this,' His roar is lifted up to heaven above the earth; he puts forth endless vigour with flash of light…Even as cows with milk rush to their calves, so other rivers roar into Sindhu. As a warrior king leads other warriors, so does Sindhu lead other rivers.' Sanskrit scholars say that Sindhu is used more than thirty times by the vedic seer in the Vedas while Ganga finds much less mention- just five times.
Like Himalayas, Sindhu is a blessing to the mother earth and her children. The only two rivers described as 'He' rivers buy the Vedas because of their ferocious flow, 'sky reaching' roar of the water and sea like vastness are Brahmaputra and Sindhu. Rishis of the yore named ocean or *Sagar* as Sindhu also –describing the sea as vast and deep as our river Sindhu!! There can't be a greater tribute to the glory and power of this river that has given a name to our civilisation and nation both.
Sindhu or Indus is one of the mightiest rivers of our planet with an astonishing length of 2900 km. Rising in south-western Tibet, at an altitude of 16,000 feet, Sindhu enters the Indian territory near Demchok in Ladakh.The author had the good fortune to lead the first ever Indus expedition in the independent India which traversed from the point Sindhu enters in Ladakh (L.A.C.) and driving along its majestic flow till Batalik where it flows down placidly into the presently Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. The total length that Sindhu travels within the present Indian boundary ( L.A.C. to L.O.C.) is app. 550 kms.
Sindhu is divine with an indescribable beauty and charm. Its water, till Zanskar meets it 30 kms down Leh, is transparently pearl blue and Budhist devotees believe it is pure Manasarovar water since till here no other river mingles with it .The source of Sindhu is in the Nyari province of western Tibet in the Kailas Manasarovar region, which is also a source to Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Karnali. According to the ztibetan scriptures as well as Vedic ones, Sindhu is a Lion river, while Brahmaputra, Sutlej and Karnali are respectively Elephant, Horse and Peocock rivers. According to the famous swami Pranavananda ji, who traveled Kailas region 51 times and wrote the most scientific and a reference book for the pilgrims as well as geologists, even the source of Ganga is in Manasarovar from where a small hidden channel reaches Gangotri.
On the Tibetan side yogi Milarepa's cave is situated on the Sindhu banks and on Indian side ancient Buddhist monasteries like Hemis,Thikse Gompa,Stok Palace,Alchi Gompa are situated. Buddhist Lamas consider the holy water of Sindhu bestowed with miraculous curing affects and during winter when the water is crystal clear, they preserve it in bottles to be used for medicinal and spiritual purposes.
Sindhu represents the age-old civilisational flow of our nation. It has been a witness to ups and downs and victories and defeats of Sindhu *putras*since the days of Alexander who returned from its banks till the Kargil victory.
It's a unique symbol of friendship between people of three countries India, Pakistan and China (Tibet), enriching all without any discrimination or prejudice. When it reaches the present region of Pakistan, the vastness and the spread becomes unbelievable. Three years before while returning from USA in the Prime Minister's special plane, our pilot captain Patil showed me the great expanse of the river flying over Bahawalpur area in Pakistan. It was like an ocean and seemed a seamless, endless empire of liquid silver as the grey lights of the pre-dawn moments reflected in its water on that Vijayadashmi day. It was mesmerizing experience, unforgettable and rare. Ironically we do not have much literature on Indus River. Though the civilisational aspects of the Indus valley and Harappan era are found in ample.I remembered while searching books on the river Indus in 96-97, in course of preparing for the festival at Leh, I couldn't find a single book that would describe the river's history and geography, until I stumbled upon a fabulously produced book by Imran Khan, famous cricketer turned politician of Pakistan. It's a magnificent saga of Sindhu written with verve and passion by Imran Khan with equally beautiful photographs shot by famed lens man of New York Times Mike Goldwater. When I wrote to Imran detailing about my concept of a festival to celebrate Indus in Ladakh, he gave a very polite and encouraging reply offering all help in this regard.
I have had the good fortune to see Sindhu in India almost in every season and in different moods. The sounds of silence on its banks, the silvery dark placid flow like a grand master of time and space contemplating for the next creation, and in January when Sindhu looks static under a white chador, letting you cross his expanse on foot and even on lorries and Maruti Gypsies, while underneath the magical heavenly flow moves on as silently as the walk of a star in the endless space.
The drive along the Sindhu is the most enchanting and rewarding one, because you never know what surprise is waiting just after the next curve. A divine feast of colours like blue, deep sky blue, gray, off-white and sometimes shining sandy hues mingling with the sand dunes on the banks, sure reminders of the existence of sea millions of years ago in this part of our geography. When the sun walks west, the shades too change to a mellow orange, golden like liquid gold, fiery reddish and dark chocolate, turning finally into a silver gray and inviting black.
The Sindhu saga is as endless and mesmerizing as his eternal flow.
The spirit and the message of Sindhu are simply love and friendship. While it represents India's culture and civilization, it is also a symbol of social harmony and a salute to our brave soldiers. The charm and innocence of te Bddha land-Ladakh, the intermingling of various faiths, the patriotic fervour of the Ladakhi people,chants of O Mani padme Hum... all this is so close yet, not so finely registered in our mids. Many of us still think Sindhu is in Pakistan. How many of us Indians know that this river is just an hour's flight from Delhi , and we need no visa or passport to offer our tributes, how many wish to go to the banks of this great river, that gave us our identity ?
( tarunvijay@vsnl.com)
(Tarun Vijay was the founder convenor of the Indus Festival in Leh,and led Indus Expedition in 2000).
*From our scriptures** *
In the Mahabharat, the Sindhu is reverentially mentioned along with other two holy rivers, the Ganga and Saraswati. References to the Sindhu are also seen in many ancient literary works like those of Kalidasa, Bana, Panini. The fame of the mighty Sindhu had spread even beyond the subcontinent and it found reflections in the literary works of the Greek and Roman empires. It finds mention in some of the earlier literature of India. Kalidasa says in the Raghuvansha that on the advice of his maternal uncle Yudhajat, Rama conferred Sindh on Bharata. Rama's ancestor Raghu's triumphant horses had relaxed on the bank of the Sindhu.
Another great Sanskrit poet, Bhasa, had done a whole play, "Avimark" on the romance of Prince Avimark with Princess Kurangadi of Sindhu-Sauvira.
The Bhavishya Purana says that Shalivahana, the grandson of Maharaja Vikramaditya of Ujjain, established law and order in 'Sindhusthan" and fixed his frontier on the Sindhu.
Anshnath, the eleventh Jain Tirthankar, was a Sindhi. He died in Bengal. The Jaina Dakshinya Chihna (eight century) speaks of Sindhis as "elegant, with a lovely, soft and slow gait. They are fond of songs, music and dance and feel affection for their country".
There is a legend that the great Buddha had graced Sindh with his visit. Finding the climate extreme, and the area dry and dusty, he had permitted the bhikshus to wear shoes here. He had also permitted the use of padded clothing, forbidden elsewhere. Here Sthavirtis, the Prince of Rorik or Roruka (Aror or Alor, near modern Rohri) became his disciple.
When the Buddha went round his native Kapilavastu in a chariot, it was mentioned that the "four auspicious horses, of lotus colour, had come from Sindhudesh".
To this day, historic Buddhist stupas are found in Sindh. The Divyavadana (Tibetan version) reports: "The Buddha is in Rajgriha. At this time, there were two great cities in Jampudvip (north India), Pataliputra and Roruka. When Roruka rises, Pataliputra declines; when Pataliputra rises, Roruka declines". Here was Roruka of Sindh competing with the capital of the Magadha empire. When Bimbisar was the king of the Magadha, he sent Rudrayan, king of Sindhu-Sauvita, a rare portrait of the Buddha. The two powerful ministers of Sindh at the time were Hiroo and Bheru, their names still common amongst the Sindhis!
Chandragupta Maurya first won Sindh and then Punjab. It was from this base that he displaced the Nandas, occupied Pataliputra and established the great Mauryan empire.
Sindh was part of Dasaratha's empire. When Kekayi goes into a sulk, Dasaratha tells her, "The sun does not set on my empire. Sindh, Sauvira, Saurashtra, Anga, vanga, Magadha, Kashi, Koshal -- they are all mine". When Sita was kidnapped by Ravana, Rama sent the vanaras (monkeys) to look for her, among other places, in Sindh with its "remarkable swimming horses".
Kashmir's ancient royal history Rajatirangini has many references to Sindh and the Sindhis. Kuya's son Sindhu rose to lead the elephant brigade of Kashmir. He was advisor to Queen Dida. A top honour was "Sindhu Gaja", Elephant of Sindh. *Indus in India* After flowing eleven miles beyond Leh, Sindhu is joined on the left by its first tributary, the Zanskar, which helps green the Zanskar Valley.Manyinteresting mountain trails beckon the mountaineering enthusiasts to the Zanskar Valley. The Sindhu then flows past Batalik. The mighty Indus when it enters the plains is joined by its famous five tributaries the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej giving Punjab-"Land of five rivers"- its name.
Rafting in the Indus has also become an attractive feature for tourists.
http://tarunvijay.org/?p=141
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Abandoned
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam
Posted: 14 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT
They were fiercely angry and threw the slaughtered cow’s head at the temple gate to underline the seriousness of their threat — no temple in this locality. The leader of the crowd that had gathered at Shah Alam immediately after the Jumma namaz shouted religious slogans and their leader Haji said there would be bloodshed if the temple relocation continued.
And the government decided to halt the temple construction.
What was the reason for opposing the temple? Shazwan Mustafa Kamal reported in Malaysia Insider, "A group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 have threatened bloodshed unless the state government stopped the construction of a Hindu Temple. The 'residents' said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90% Malay-Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives. They claimed that the "noise" from the temple would disturb their own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as Muslims.'’
So much for a country which prides itself with an ad-tag "Malaysia-truly Asia" to lure Indian travellers, mostly Hindus.
Hindu money is welcome but no respect for their religion, that’s the "truly Asian" message of a land that is educated, rich and shows a modern face among the Muslim-majority countries.
But did you hear any protest against such blatantly state-supported assaults on Hindus from the world’s biggest Hindu majority nation?
Those who spoke about a cartoon in Denmark and a young brat in Canada chose to wear silence on the continued assaults on the Hindu rights in Malaysia. And else where.
The media that were too moralistically enthused to take up the "lies" of a Emraan Hashmi, didn’t even bother to have a news item for cow-head warning to the Hindus or to organize a small, non-primetime chat on why Hindus have become a soft target from Coimbatore to Kualalumpur and Kathmandu to Jeddah.
Once there was a constitutionally declared Hindu nation on this earth that allowed the biggest mosque facing the Royal palace and allowed conversions too. Yet its demise was meticulously organized amid a secular fanfare and now we saw beating of the Pashupatinath temple’s Hindu priests.
The last six decades have seen a continuous fall in the esteem and power of the Hindus as Hindus, that remains to be analysed in an atmosphere that celebrates the "Hindu harvesting".
From a bird’s eye view, look how it has happened and ask yourself, why? Hindus were pushed out from Kabul to Rawalpindi, and from Karachi to Lahore for no fault of theirs. It was a partition decided by the British Empire and conceded by the Gandhis who feared more Jinnah’s direct action massacres if stood firm on an undivided motherland. Post-partition, Hindus faced the worst-ever ethnic cleansing in Kashmir and half a million Hindus were forcibly exiled leaving behind their age-old homes, temples, orchards and an entire world of life.
Those who still chose to remain in the newly created Pakistan faced extinction, humiliation, with government jobs barred and a virtual exile from politics.
Their girls are raped and forcibly taken away, temples desecrated, crematoriums denied, and festival celebrations curtailed. A factsheet of Hindu human rights abuse was prepared by the Hindu American Foundation and its 2008 report says: “Despite a change in the government in Bangladesh, 270 acts of murder, rape and temple destruction were recorded in only the first six months, while the disproportionate enslavement of Hindus in bonded labor and kidnappings with forced conversions to Islam of Hindu women were reported again in Pakistan. Malaysia was censured for violent suppression of Hindus, and Russia made the list for the first time as well. In 1947, Hindus constituted nearly 30% of Bangladesh’s population. By 1991, 20 million Hindus were “missing” from Bangladesh. Today, Hindus comprise less than 10% of the population. ”
The only reason for this putting them to such a barbarism is their Hinduness. Just that, sir. The Hinduness that teaches pluralism, sustains democracy and guarantees unimaginable levels of personal and intellectual freedom.
The Foundation's 2008 Hindu Human Rights Report details violations against Hindus in areas where they are minority — namely in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to Pakistan and the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir. The report provides detailed accounts of human rights violations are in the areas of violence against women, murder, ethnic cleansing, temple destruction, socio-political ostracization, disenfranchisement, discrimination and forced conversions.
The sadder part of the story is the lack of space for a Hindu hurt. You got to be a non-Hindu to find a hearing and a media attention.
That the oldest way of living, a Dharma which can never be a synonym for religion, believing in the wonderful concept of individual freedom and plurality is not only facing serious onslaughts from various state powers and hate-campaigners, but its hurt is also ignored by the influential Hindu leaders in the various fields of life is an understandable irony.
A Mittal or an Ambani can make billions yet would hardly be seen to help a Hindu cause. A Shah Rukh can wear his religion up his sleeves and be praised for that but none would hear that a Sachin or an Amitabh expressed concern at the growing assaults on Hindus in the northeast or elsewhere. They feel it will damage their secular credentials. But how? Secular credentials should be hurt most when someone instigates one community against another on communal basis. To assert and protect your own way of life, which is so precious and ancient and the only living tradition for the last thousands of years must be a matter of pride rather than shame.
An abandonment of the Hindu cause by the influential sections of the Hindus has affected the attitude of those too who were supposed to be championing the cause of the Hindu hurt in politics. The pressures of neo-secularism seem to be working on their decision-making and stand. Moreover, they have failed to establish a respectable hallmark of public behaviour and political moral through their own example hence lost the credibility too for galvanizing public support behind them for taking up such issues. Hence the continuous reduction of the Hindus demographically in the entire south Asia doesn’t bother anyone and the mention of it draws secular whipping. Leaders in politics have virtually abandoned the responsibility to take up Hindu cause that has often resulted to turn Hindu assertion as an invitation to delisting and ideological apartheid from the controllers of state power and secularized social segments.
Malaysian Hindus' plight is just a small example of a diminishing Hindu political power. After the Cholas, Pandyas, Sri Vijaya and the Vijayanagar glory to Shivaji’s Hindavi Swarajya, we are here to witness Hindus beaten up in Nepal and Malaysia. And their holy books torn and dust-binned at Jeddah airport.
Now, It all depends on the non-political strongholds of the Hindu pantheon to reassess and assert again to help the rise of a genuine Hindu power to safeguard pluralism and an ancient lifestyle that ensures respect for a different viewpoint.
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Posted: 14 Sep 2009 09:38 AM PDT
They were fiercely angry and threw the slaughtered cow’s head at the temple gate to underline the seriousness of their threat — no temple in this locality. The leader of the crowd that had gathered at Shah Alam immediately after the Jumma namaz shouted religious slogans and their leader Haji said there would be bloodshed if the temple relocation continued.
And the government decided to halt the temple construction.
What was the reason for opposing the temple? Shazwan Mustafa Kamal reported in Malaysia Insider, "A group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 have threatened bloodshed unless the state government stopped the construction of a Hindu Temple. The 'residents' said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90% Malay-Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives. They claimed that the "noise" from the temple would disturb their own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as Muslims.'’
So much for a country which prides itself with an ad-tag "Malaysia-truly Asia" to lure Indian travellers, mostly Hindus.
Hindu money is welcome but no respect for their religion, that’s the "truly Asian" message of a land that is educated, rich and shows a modern face among the Muslim-majority countries.
But did you hear any protest against such blatantly state-supported assaults on Hindus from the world’s biggest Hindu majority nation?
Those who spoke about a cartoon in Denmark and a young brat in Canada chose to wear silence on the continued assaults on the Hindu rights in Malaysia. And else where.
The media that were too moralistically enthused to take up the "lies" of a Emraan Hashmi, didn’t even bother to have a news item for cow-head warning to the Hindus or to organize a small, non-primetime chat on why Hindus have become a soft target from Coimbatore to Kualalumpur and Kathmandu to Jeddah.
Once there was a constitutionally declared Hindu nation on this earth that allowed the biggest mosque facing the Royal palace and allowed conversions too. Yet its demise was meticulously organized amid a secular fanfare and now we saw beating of the Pashupatinath temple’s Hindu priests.
The last six decades have seen a continuous fall in the esteem and power of the Hindus as Hindus, that remains to be analysed in an atmosphere that celebrates the "Hindu harvesting".
From a bird’s eye view, look how it has happened and ask yourself, why? Hindus were pushed out from Kabul to Rawalpindi, and from Karachi to Lahore for no fault of theirs. It was a partition decided by the British Empire and conceded by the Gandhis who feared more Jinnah’s direct action massacres if stood firm on an undivided motherland. Post-partition, Hindus faced the worst-ever ethnic cleansing in Kashmir and half a million Hindus were forcibly exiled leaving behind their age-old homes, temples, orchards and an entire world of life.
Those who still chose to remain in the newly created Pakistan faced extinction, humiliation, with government jobs barred and a virtual exile from politics.
Their girls are raped and forcibly taken away, temples desecrated, crematoriums denied, and festival celebrations curtailed. A factsheet of Hindu human rights abuse was prepared by the Hindu American Foundation and its 2008 report says: “Despite a change in the government in Bangladesh, 270 acts of murder, rape and temple destruction were recorded in only the first six months, while the disproportionate enslavement of Hindus in bonded labor and kidnappings with forced conversions to Islam of Hindu women were reported again in Pakistan. Malaysia was censured for violent suppression of Hindus, and Russia made the list for the first time as well. In 1947, Hindus constituted nearly 30% of Bangladesh’s population. By 1991, 20 million Hindus were “missing” from Bangladesh. Today, Hindus comprise less than 10% of the population. ”
The only reason for this putting them to such a barbarism is their Hinduness. Just that, sir. The Hinduness that teaches pluralism, sustains democracy and guarantees unimaginable levels of personal and intellectual freedom.
The Foundation's 2008 Hindu Human Rights Report details violations against Hindus in areas where they are minority — namely in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to Pakistan and the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir. The report provides detailed accounts of human rights violations are in the areas of violence against women, murder, ethnic cleansing, temple destruction, socio-political ostracization, disenfranchisement, discrimination and forced conversions.
The sadder part of the story is the lack of space for a Hindu hurt. You got to be a non-Hindu to find a hearing and a media attention.
That the oldest way of living, a Dharma which can never be a synonym for religion, believing in the wonderful concept of individual freedom and plurality is not only facing serious onslaughts from various state powers and hate-campaigners, but its hurt is also ignored by the influential Hindu leaders in the various fields of life is an understandable irony.
A Mittal or an Ambani can make billions yet would hardly be seen to help a Hindu cause. A Shah Rukh can wear his religion up his sleeves and be praised for that but none would hear that a Sachin or an Amitabh expressed concern at the growing assaults on Hindus in the northeast or elsewhere. They feel it will damage their secular credentials. But how? Secular credentials should be hurt most when someone instigates one community against another on communal basis. To assert and protect your own way of life, which is so precious and ancient and the only living tradition for the last thousands of years must be a matter of pride rather than shame.
An abandonment of the Hindu cause by the influential sections of the Hindus has affected the attitude of those too who were supposed to be championing the cause of the Hindu hurt in politics. The pressures of neo-secularism seem to be working on their decision-making and stand. Moreover, they have failed to establish a respectable hallmark of public behaviour and political moral through their own example hence lost the credibility too for galvanizing public support behind them for taking up such issues. Hence the continuous reduction of the Hindus demographically in the entire south Asia doesn’t bother anyone and the mention of it draws secular whipping. Leaders in politics have virtually abandoned the responsibility to take up Hindu cause that has often resulted to turn Hindu assertion as an invitation to delisting and ideological apartheid from the controllers of state power and secularized social segments.
Malaysian Hindus' plight is just a small example of a diminishing Hindu political power. After the Cholas, Pandyas, Sri Vijaya and the Vijayanagar glory to Shivaji’s Hindavi Swarajya, we are here to witness Hindus beaten up in Nepal and Malaysia. And their holy books torn and dust-binned at Jeddah airport.
Now, It all depends on the non-political strongholds of the Hindu pantheon to reassess and assert again to help the rise of a genuine Hindu power to safeguard pluralism and an ancient lifestyle that ensures respect for a different viewpoint.
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Sunday, September 13, 2009
Sangh won't enter politics. BJP capable of settling its problems Jinnah Responsible For Partition—Mohan Bhagwat
Sangh won't enter politics. BJP capable of settling its problems Jinnah Responsible For Partition—Mohan Bhagwat
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:04 AM PDT
The RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat has clarified that the Sangh will not directly involve itself in politics and that it was for the BJP to settle its problems. On Jinnah controversy, Shri Bhagwat said that the Sangh considered Jinnah responsible for the Partition of the country. To clarify the Sangh stand Shri Mohan Bhagwat addressed a press conference in the capital on Friday (August 28, 2009) evening. Earlier, addressing a press conference in Jammu on August 21, 2009, the Sarsanghachalak said: "If Hindus become united, India will become strong and glorious."
Sangh not for politics
ON Shri Arun Shourie's suggestion that ‘RSS should take control of BJP’, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Dr Manmohan Vaidya said in a press statement issued in New Delhi on August 25 that ‘the RSS after elaborate discussion has decided its goal of man-making and social organisation. Running a political party is not the task of the Sangh. It is the duty of the BJP to run it properly, remove the shortcomings, if any, and take it forward. The Sangh can only provide them any suggestion or help if they ask for it. The Sangh extends such help to all other organisations. The Sangh will continue to do its work of social organisation that it has been doing.’
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 10:04 AM PDT
The RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat has clarified that the Sangh will not directly involve itself in politics and that it was for the BJP to settle its problems. On Jinnah controversy, Shri Bhagwat said that the Sangh considered Jinnah responsible for the Partition of the country. To clarify the Sangh stand Shri Mohan Bhagwat addressed a press conference in the capital on Friday (August 28, 2009) evening. Earlier, addressing a press conference in Jammu on August 21, 2009, the Sarsanghachalak said: "If Hindus become united, India will become strong and glorious."
Sangh not for politics
ON Shri Arun Shourie's suggestion that ‘RSS should take control of BJP’, RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Dr Manmohan Vaidya said in a press statement issued in New Delhi on August 25 that ‘the RSS after elaborate discussion has decided its goal of man-making and social organisation. Running a political party is not the task of the Sangh. It is the duty of the BJP to run it properly, remove the shortcomings, if any, and take it forward. The Sangh can only provide them any suggestion or help if they ask for it. The Sangh extends such help to all other organisations. The Sangh will continue to do its work of social organisation that it has been doing.’
THE FACTS
Hindus abandoned in Malaysia, Nepal, India and elsewhere M
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 10:40 AM PDT
Monday September 07, 2009
Times of India
They were fiercely angry and threw the slaughtered cow’s head at the temple gate to underline the seriousness of their threat — no temple in this locality. The leader of the crowd that had gathered at Shah Alam immediately after the Jumma namaz shouted religious slogans and their leader Haji said there would be bloodshed if the temple relocation continued.
And the government decided to halt the temple construction.
What was the reason for opposing the temple? Shazwan Mustafa Kamal reported in Malaysia Insider, "A group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 have threatened bloodshed unless the state government stopped the construction of a Hindu Temple. The 'residents' said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90% Malay-Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives. They claimed that the "noise" from the temple would disturb their own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as Muslims.'’
So much for a country which prides itself with an ad-tag "Malaysia-truly Asia" to lure Indian travellers, mostly Hindus.
Hindu money is welcome but no respect for their religion, that’s the "truly Asian" message of a land that is educated, rich and shows a modern face among the Muslim-majority countries.
But did you hear any protest against such blatantly state-supported assaults on Hindus from the world’s biggest Hindu majority nation?
Those who spoke about a cartoon in Denmark and a young brat in Canada chose to wear silence on the continued assaults on the Hindu rights in Malaysia. And else where.
The media that were too moralistically enthused to take up the "lies" of a Emraan Hashmi, didn’t even bother to have a news item for cow-head warning to the Hindus or to organize a small, non-primetime chat on why Hindus have become a soft target from Coimbatore to Kualalumpur and Kathmandu to Jeddah.
Once there was a constitutionally declared Hindu nation on this earth that allowed the biggest mosque facing the Royal palace and allowed conversions too. Yet its demise was meticulously organized amid a secular fanfare and now we saw beating of the Pashupatinath temple’s Hindu priests.
The last six decades have seen a continuous fall in the esteem and power of the Hindus as Hindus, that remains to be analysed in an atmosphere that celebrates the "Hindu harvesting".
From a bird’s eye view, look how it has happened and ask yourself, why? Hindus were pushed out from Kabul to Rawalpindi, and from Karachi to Lahore for no fault of theirs. It was a partition decided by the British Empire and conceded by the Gandhis who feared more Jinnah’s direct action massacres if stood firm on an undivided motherland. Post-partition, Hindus faced the worst-ever ethnic cleansing in Kashmir and half a million Hindus were forcibly exiled leaving behind their age-old homes, temples, orchards and an entire world of life.
Those who still chose to remain in the newly created Pakistan faced extinction, humiliation, with government jobs barred and a virtual exile from politics.
Their girls are raped and forcibly taken away, temples desecrated, crematoriums denied, and festival celebrations curtailed. A factsheet of Hindu human rights abuse was prepared by the Hindu American Foundation and its 2008 report says: “Despite a change in the government in Bangladesh, 270 acts of murder, rape and temple destruction were recorded in only the first six months, while the disproportionate enslavement of Hindus in bonded labor and kidnappings with forced conversions to Islam of Hindu women were reported again in Pakistan. Malaysia was censured for violent suppression of Hindus, and Russia made the list for the first time as well. In 1947, Hindus constituted nearly 30% of Bangladesh’s population. By 1991, 20 million Hindus were “missing” from Bangladesh. Today, Hindus comprise less than 10% of the population. ”
The only reason for this putting them to such a barbarism is their Hinduness. Just that, sir. The Hinduness that teaches pluralism, sustains democracy and guarantees unimaginable levels of personal and intellectual freedom.
The Foundation's 2008 Hindu Human Rights Report details violations against Hindus in areas where they are minority — namely in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to Pakistan and the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir. The report provides detailed accounts of human rights violations are in the areas of violence against women, murder, ethnic cleansing, temple destruction, socio-political ostracization, disenfranchisement, discrimination and forced conversions.
The sadder part of the story is the lack of space for a Hindu hurt. You got to be a non-Hindu to find a hearing and a media attention.
That the oldest way of living, a Dharma which can never be a synonym for religion, believing in the wonderful concept of individual freedom and plurality is not only facing serious onslaughts from various state powers and hate-campaigners, but its hurt is also ignored by the influential Hindu leaders in the various fields of life is an understandable irony.
A Mittal or an Ambani can make billions yet would hardly be seen to help a Hindu cause. A Shah Rukh can wear his religion up his sleeves and be praised for that but none would hear that a Sachin or an Amitabh expressed concern at the growing assaults on Hindus in the northeast or elsewhere. They feel it will damage their secular credentials. But how? Secular credentials should be hurt most when someone instigates one community against another on communal basis. To assert and protect your own way of life, which is so precious and ancient and the only living tradition for the last thousands of years must be a matter of pride rather than shame.
An abandonment of the Hindu cause by the influential sections of the Hindus has affected the attitude of those too who were supposed to be championing the cause of the Hindu hurt in politics. The pressures of neo-secularism seem to be working on their decision-making and stand. Moreover, they have failed to establish a respectable hallmark of public behaviour and political moral through their own example hence lost the credibility too for galvanizing public support behind them for taking up such issues. Hence the continuous reduction of the Hindus demographically in the entire south Asia doesn’t bother anyone and the mention of it draws secular whipping. Leaders in politics have virtually abandoned the responsibility to take up Hindu cause that has often resulted to turn Hindu assertion as an invitation to delisting and ideological apartheid from the controllers of state power and secularized social segments.
Malaysian Hindus' plight is just a small example of a diminishing Hindu political power. After the Cholas, Pandyas, Sri Vijaya and the Vijayanagar glory to Shivaji’s Hindavi Swarajya, we are here to witness Hindus beaten up in Nepal and Malaysia. And their holy books torn and dust-binned at Jeddah airport.
Now, It all depends on the non-political strongholds of the Hindu pantheon to reassess and assert again to help the rise of a genuine Hindu power to safeguard pluralism and an ancient lifestyle that ensures respect for a different viewpoint.
Posted: 09 Sep 2009 10:40 AM PDT
Monday September 07, 2009
Times of India
They were fiercely angry and threw the slaughtered cow’s head at the temple gate to underline the seriousness of their threat — no temple in this locality. The leader of the crowd that had gathered at Shah Alam immediately after the Jumma namaz shouted religious slogans and their leader Haji said there would be bloodshed if the temple relocation continued.
And the government decided to halt the temple construction.
What was the reason for opposing the temple? Shazwan Mustafa Kamal reported in Malaysia Insider, "A group of Malay-Muslim protesters claiming to be residents of Section 23 have threatened bloodshed unless the state government stopped the construction of a Hindu Temple. The 'residents' said that the construction of a Hindu temple in a 90% Malay-Muslim neighbourhood was insensitive because activities there would disrupt their lives. They claimed that the "noise" from the temple would disturb their own praying, and that they would not be able to function properly as Muslims.'’
So much for a country which prides itself with an ad-tag "Malaysia-truly Asia" to lure Indian travellers, mostly Hindus.
Hindu money is welcome but no respect for their religion, that’s the "truly Asian" message of a land that is educated, rich and shows a modern face among the Muslim-majority countries.
But did you hear any protest against such blatantly state-supported assaults on Hindus from the world’s biggest Hindu majority nation?
Those who spoke about a cartoon in Denmark and a young brat in Canada chose to wear silence on the continued assaults on the Hindu rights in Malaysia. And else where.
The media that were too moralistically enthused to take up the "lies" of a Emraan Hashmi, didn’t even bother to have a news item for cow-head warning to the Hindus or to organize a small, non-primetime chat on why Hindus have become a soft target from Coimbatore to Kualalumpur and Kathmandu to Jeddah.
Once there was a constitutionally declared Hindu nation on this earth that allowed the biggest mosque facing the Royal palace and allowed conversions too. Yet its demise was meticulously organized amid a secular fanfare and now we saw beating of the Pashupatinath temple’s Hindu priests.
The last six decades have seen a continuous fall in the esteem and power of the Hindus as Hindus, that remains to be analysed in an atmosphere that celebrates the "Hindu harvesting".
From a bird’s eye view, look how it has happened and ask yourself, why? Hindus were pushed out from Kabul to Rawalpindi, and from Karachi to Lahore for no fault of theirs. It was a partition decided by the British Empire and conceded by the Gandhis who feared more Jinnah’s direct action massacres if stood firm on an undivided motherland. Post-partition, Hindus faced the worst-ever ethnic cleansing in Kashmir and half a million Hindus were forcibly exiled leaving behind their age-old homes, temples, orchards and an entire world of life.
Those who still chose to remain in the newly created Pakistan faced extinction, humiliation, with government jobs barred and a virtual exile from politics.
Their girls are raped and forcibly taken away, temples desecrated, crematoriums denied, and festival celebrations curtailed. A factsheet of Hindu human rights abuse was prepared by the Hindu American Foundation and its 2008 report says: “Despite a change in the government in Bangladesh, 270 acts of murder, rape and temple destruction were recorded in only the first six months, while the disproportionate enslavement of Hindus in bonded labor and kidnappings with forced conversions to Islam of Hindu women were reported again in Pakistan. Malaysia was censured for violent suppression of Hindus, and Russia made the list for the first time as well. In 1947, Hindus constituted nearly 30% of Bangladesh’s population. By 1991, 20 million Hindus were “missing” from Bangladesh. Today, Hindus comprise less than 10% of the population. ”
The only reason for this putting them to such a barbarism is their Hinduness. Just that, sir. The Hinduness that teaches pluralism, sustains democracy and guarantees unimaginable levels of personal and intellectual freedom.
The Foundation's 2008 Hindu Human Rights Report details violations against Hindus in areas where they are minority — namely in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Fiji, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and Trinidad and Tobago, in addition to Pakistan and the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir. The report provides detailed accounts of human rights violations are in the areas of violence against women, murder, ethnic cleansing, temple destruction, socio-political ostracization, disenfranchisement, discrimination and forced conversions.
The sadder part of the story is the lack of space for a Hindu hurt. You got to be a non-Hindu to find a hearing and a media attention.
That the oldest way of living, a Dharma which can never be a synonym for religion, believing in the wonderful concept of individual freedom and plurality is not only facing serious onslaughts from various state powers and hate-campaigners, but its hurt is also ignored by the influential Hindu leaders in the various fields of life is an understandable irony.
A Mittal or an Ambani can make billions yet would hardly be seen to help a Hindu cause. A Shah Rukh can wear his religion up his sleeves and be praised for that but none would hear that a Sachin or an Amitabh expressed concern at the growing assaults on Hindus in the northeast or elsewhere. They feel it will damage their secular credentials. But how? Secular credentials should be hurt most when someone instigates one community against another on communal basis. To assert and protect your own way of life, which is so precious and ancient and the only living tradition for the last thousands of years must be a matter of pride rather than shame.
An abandonment of the Hindu cause by the influential sections of the Hindus has affected the attitude of those too who were supposed to be championing the cause of the Hindu hurt in politics. The pressures of neo-secularism seem to be working on their decision-making and stand. Moreover, they have failed to establish a respectable hallmark of public behaviour and political moral through their own example hence lost the credibility too for galvanizing public support behind them for taking up such issues. Hence the continuous reduction of the Hindus demographically in the entire south Asia doesn’t bother anyone and the mention of it draws secular whipping. Leaders in politics have virtually abandoned the responsibility to take up Hindu cause that has often resulted to turn Hindu assertion as an invitation to delisting and ideological apartheid from the controllers of state power and secularized social segments.
Malaysian Hindus' plight is just a small example of a diminishing Hindu political power. After the Cholas, Pandyas, Sri Vijaya and the Vijayanagar glory to Shivaji’s Hindavi Swarajya, we are here to witness Hindus beaten up in Nepal and Malaysia. And their holy books torn and dust-binned at Jeddah airport.
Now, It all depends on the non-political strongholds of the Hindu pantheon to reassess and assert again to help the rise of a genuine Hindu power to safeguard pluralism and an ancient lifestyle that ensures respect for a different viewpoint.
Monday, September 7, 2009
NO JINNAH FOR INDIA
No Jinnah for India
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 09:36 AM PDT
In the collective conscience of India, Mohammad Ali Jinnah is a hate figure like Mohammad Ghori, Mohammad Ghaznavi, Babar and Aurangzeb. Jinnah is disliked more because his actions are fresh in memory, and millions of victims of his hate campaign are still alive.
There have been many attempts to whitewash the crimes-rape, rapine, forced conversion, loot and pillage of temples and mass slaughter of Hindus by the invading Muslim marauders-by Marxist historians like Romila Thapar, RS Sharma and Irfan Habib but no historian worth the name in India dared paint Jinnah a paragon. Because it is an impossible, thankless task.
Every nation has its unique ideas of history, sense of fair play and common memories of friends and enemies. So in Britain one cannot think of making a legend of Napoleon or in the US lionising the actions of Jefferson Davis. These things often may not stand academic scrutiny. It is so because trying to overturn these aspects is to insult the mass conscience. What historians and academics can attempt perhaps becomes taboo for politicians. So wise men avoid treading the area where only fools rush in. It is a matter of inference whether at the formative stage of his politics Jinnah was secular or that in one of his speeches after the formation of Pakistan he became generous and extended an olive branch to the beleaguered minorities in that hot bed of fanatic intolerance. After all, a tree is known by the fruit it bears.
Jinnah to a student of history comes out as the person who effectively and forcefully articulated the insidious thesis of two nation and injected the poison of communal canker and riots in India. He destroyed with lavish conspiratorial assistance from the British the long history of Hindu-Muslim unity displayed repeatedly during the country’s First War of Independence in 1857 and during the fight against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. Jinnah became the architect of Partition. Not once but repeatedly he used direct action-a vicious, vituperative call for mass murder-as a weapon of blackmail to get his way. He did this brutally instigating the massacre of millions of innocent Hindus. His devious ploy was to prove that the Hindus and the Muslims cannot live together. In this, he ensured his leadership by becoming a willing stooge of the British. When India fought the British, he sabotaged the movement by trying to keep the Muslims away from the national mainstream. Jinnah’s 1916 Lucknow Pact with the Congress was a communal charter, which formalised the appeasement Congress strategy, which finally made the Indian Muslim a bargaining chip. He conceived the divisive Muslim attitude of special status instead of equal rights for all. Appeasement led to separatism.
Jinnah cruelly and constantly insulted and heaped abuses on Gandhiji, Nehru and other Congress leaders for their correct and nationalist stand of not accepting Muslim League as the sole representative body of the Muslims. The Congress proved in polls after polls before Partition that it enjoyed the support of more Muslims than Jinnah. A frustrated, piqued and egoist Jinnah characterised Congress a Hindu party, Gandhiji, Nehru and other Congress leaders Hindu leaders and the Congress Muslim leaders like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as slaves of the Hindus. Even if the Congress wanted, the nation would not have accepted Jinnah as the first prime minister of India. Jinnah playing in the hands of the British not only betrayed the freedom movement but hastened and forced the Partition wading over the rivers of blood of innocent women and children and heaps of dead bodies of countless number of Hindus and Muslims. Such a political cynic should be counted among the barbarians history has witnessed. Their names are not celebrated as emancipators of human race.
Pakistan has a mission to salvage the Jinnah image because he happens to be the father of that country. After ignoring the Jinnah legacy for decades, in 1976 in the centenary year of his birth, Pakistan unleashed a huge image-building exercise for Jinnah, releasing a large cache of money for sponsoring studies, researches, seminars, workshops and books on Jinnah. A large number of western scholars got interested and produced well-documented biographies on Jinnah. Scholars from US, Europe and Asia joined the bandwagon. In India track-II diplomacy is a lucrative pastime. There is a very sophisticated and influential Pak lobby in India. From time-to-time they advance out-of-the-box ideas and nurture the pestering sore. And the Indian media gives more coverage to Pak-related stories than that to national interest stories. In recent years in India also a number of books on Jinnah have been published. Only time will tell if these efforts will succeed in de-demonising Jinnah in Indian public perception. Pakistan has another problem. It does not have many national heroes. Pakistan’s eagerness to project Jinnah as a great leader like Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela etc. is understandable. But that will not change Jinnah’s image in India. Every exercise in that direction is destined to be doomed.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 09:36 AM PDT
In the collective conscience of India, Mohammad Ali Jinnah is a hate figure like Mohammad Ghori, Mohammad Ghaznavi, Babar and Aurangzeb. Jinnah is disliked more because his actions are fresh in memory, and millions of victims of his hate campaign are still alive.
There have been many attempts to whitewash the crimes-rape, rapine, forced conversion, loot and pillage of temples and mass slaughter of Hindus by the invading Muslim marauders-by Marxist historians like Romila Thapar, RS Sharma and Irfan Habib but no historian worth the name in India dared paint Jinnah a paragon. Because it is an impossible, thankless task.
Every nation has its unique ideas of history, sense of fair play and common memories of friends and enemies. So in Britain one cannot think of making a legend of Napoleon or in the US lionising the actions of Jefferson Davis. These things often may not stand academic scrutiny. It is so because trying to overturn these aspects is to insult the mass conscience. What historians and academics can attempt perhaps becomes taboo for politicians. So wise men avoid treading the area where only fools rush in. It is a matter of inference whether at the formative stage of his politics Jinnah was secular or that in one of his speeches after the formation of Pakistan he became generous and extended an olive branch to the beleaguered minorities in that hot bed of fanatic intolerance. After all, a tree is known by the fruit it bears.
Jinnah to a student of history comes out as the person who effectively and forcefully articulated the insidious thesis of two nation and injected the poison of communal canker and riots in India. He destroyed with lavish conspiratorial assistance from the British the long history of Hindu-Muslim unity displayed repeatedly during the country’s First War of Independence in 1857 and during the fight against the Partition of Bengal in 1905. Jinnah became the architect of Partition. Not once but repeatedly he used direct action-a vicious, vituperative call for mass murder-as a weapon of blackmail to get his way. He did this brutally instigating the massacre of millions of innocent Hindus. His devious ploy was to prove that the Hindus and the Muslims cannot live together. In this, he ensured his leadership by becoming a willing stooge of the British. When India fought the British, he sabotaged the movement by trying to keep the Muslims away from the national mainstream. Jinnah’s 1916 Lucknow Pact with the Congress was a communal charter, which formalised the appeasement Congress strategy, which finally made the Indian Muslim a bargaining chip. He conceived the divisive Muslim attitude of special status instead of equal rights for all. Appeasement led to separatism.
Jinnah cruelly and constantly insulted and heaped abuses on Gandhiji, Nehru and other Congress leaders for their correct and nationalist stand of not accepting Muslim League as the sole representative body of the Muslims. The Congress proved in polls after polls before Partition that it enjoyed the support of more Muslims than Jinnah. A frustrated, piqued and egoist Jinnah characterised Congress a Hindu party, Gandhiji, Nehru and other Congress leaders Hindu leaders and the Congress Muslim leaders like Maulana Abul Kalam Azad as slaves of the Hindus. Even if the Congress wanted, the nation would not have accepted Jinnah as the first prime minister of India. Jinnah playing in the hands of the British not only betrayed the freedom movement but hastened and forced the Partition wading over the rivers of blood of innocent women and children and heaps of dead bodies of countless number of Hindus and Muslims. Such a political cynic should be counted among the barbarians history has witnessed. Their names are not celebrated as emancipators of human race.
Pakistan has a mission to salvage the Jinnah image because he happens to be the father of that country. After ignoring the Jinnah legacy for decades, in 1976 in the centenary year of his birth, Pakistan unleashed a huge image-building exercise for Jinnah, releasing a large cache of money for sponsoring studies, researches, seminars, workshops and books on Jinnah. A large number of western scholars got interested and produced well-documented biographies on Jinnah. Scholars from US, Europe and Asia joined the bandwagon. In India track-II diplomacy is a lucrative pastime. There is a very sophisticated and influential Pak lobby in India. From time-to-time they advance out-of-the-box ideas and nurture the pestering sore. And the Indian media gives more coverage to Pak-related stories than that to national interest stories. In recent years in India also a number of books on Jinnah have been published. Only time will tell if these efforts will succeed in de-demonising Jinnah in Indian public perception. Pakistan has another problem. It does not have many national heroes. Pakistan’s eagerness to project Jinnah as a great leader like Mahatma Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela etc. is understandable. But that will not change Jinnah’s image in India. Every exercise in that direction is destined to be doomed.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
SARSANGHACHALAK-AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam
RSS :- A New Era.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT
Every RSS chief (Sarsanghachalak) has his own different level of contribution to RSS and sangh parivar. So, New chief means start of a new era for RSS.
Whenever RSS name crops up, different sets of people, with different opinions come forward. Whether one likes it or not, every socially active and responsible person is connected to RSS or Sangh Parivar (whether he loves or hates RSS). .
1) RSS Swayamsevak (Cadre or Volunteer ):- This group of people always stand with RSS in any situation. Volunteers spread sangh to every corner of the world and to newer heights of service and sacrifice. Swayamsevak is neither a bounded cadre nor a blind follower. He is a socially aware and responsible citizen. Their dedication is with the nation and not even with sangh. Thus, this group became one of the most prominent influencing force in the society.
2) Neutral Citizens:- This group is socially active and consider him or herself responsible to society. They try to segregate the good and bad forces that influence to society. This group is in majority and always tries to stand on positive side of the society.
3) Basher or Critic: - This group is vocal but divided into two sub groups.
a) Talented and Good observer: - This type of critics are like a boon to any organization or person. They speak bitter truth as feed back. The bitter Feed back which is required for growth of an organization. They can be termed as positive critics.
b) Blind Bashers:- This group has their own perception of things. They don’t want to stand up for the truth nor with some thing good. They use freedom of speech in criticizing others or pulling the rug under their feet. This group can be termed as negative critics.
By the grace of god, RSS comes across many people of all three groups.
Now questions arise:-
Why is RSS so important to the society, nation or even world?
Why should I know more about RSS?
What should I do to take a clear stand about RSS?
RSS, in terms of pure numbers 40 lakh + active members, 50000+ shakha , 1.5lakh + social service projects, influence many top organizations of every field. The full time volunteers include doctors, engineers and many such highly educated. You can understand by numbers that no one can be out of the influence of RSS.
Coming to ideology, RSS is known for Hindu ethos like Vasudhaika Kutumbakam (all world is one family). RSS puts up a strong fight against all divisive forces in Hindu society like untouchability, dowry, sati etc. RSS stands for one powerful nation.
In respect of practical implementation, RSS follows the dictum “Untouchablity is a sin”. RSS helped governments in wars. It even worked with Catholic Christian organizations keeping the social welfare paramount.
So no one can ignore RSS. RSS and swayamsevaks will influence society immensely. So it is important to keep a close watch on growth and path of such an important organization. Growth and contribution of such a huge and influential organization in positive direction is the need of the society.
Change of Era: - In past RSS had a view that rather than reaching people in mass, communicate with people through small shakha programs or through sawayamsevak. One reason was influence of Blind Bashers on media and negative criticism by some section of people. As a consequence, RSS was labeled “Secretive Organization” among neutral people or positive critics. This label never hampered work growth or volunteer force but it confused the independent viewer's mind.
However, new era has come up with new policies. Current RSS chief (sarsanghachalak) P.P. Mohanrao Ji Bhagawat started putting in youthful energy to communicate with all types of people. RSS is known for bottom up approach, where ground cadre work first and then leaders make statements. But with changing societal dynamics, where media has a lot influence on the society; RSS also customized its interactions. For internal matters of Sangh bottom up approach continues. For external matters, top leadership adopts top to down approach by projecting the ideas to socially aware and active people through media or public meetings.
Change of era can be seen by programs listed below.
1) New RSS chief given a series of interviews to media houses for putting RSS view on many issues in front of the public.
2) New RSS chief is going to address public rallies and cadre meetings in about 40 places till February, 2010. ( This is a regular visit of RSS chief to all pranths )
3) Mumbai will see a mass gathering of RSS cadre and general public on 20th September '09. Here RSS chief will speak on all relevant issues and sangh approach. This meet is taking place after a successful one in Chennai.
4) Every meeting is followed by press conference and interactive gatherings of prominent people of society.
5) RSS is making every information of sangh work available in video or text format on its website (rssonnet.org) or encouraging the independent initiatives of its members ex:- www.Youtube.com/RSSOwner.
So, if you are in Mumbai , it is a golden opportunity on 20th September '09 to know more about sangh. If you are Swayamsevak, then it is a direct massage. If you are neutral and want to take a stand then it is a golden opportunity to know what is RSS from RSS chief himself. If you are a positive or negative critic, then also this is a golden opportunity to know the direction of RSS for the future.
RSS :- A New Era.
Posted: 27 Aug 2009 11:22 AM PDT
Every RSS chief (Sarsanghachalak) has his own different level of contribution to RSS and sangh parivar. So, New chief means start of a new era for RSS.
Whenever RSS name crops up, different sets of people, with different opinions come forward. Whether one likes it or not, every socially active and responsible person is connected to RSS or Sangh Parivar (whether he loves or hates RSS). .
1) RSS Swayamsevak (Cadre or Volunteer ):- This group of people always stand with RSS in any situation. Volunteers spread sangh to every corner of the world and to newer heights of service and sacrifice. Swayamsevak is neither a bounded cadre nor a blind follower. He is a socially aware and responsible citizen. Their dedication is with the nation and not even with sangh. Thus, this group became one of the most prominent influencing force in the society.
2) Neutral Citizens:- This group is socially active and consider him or herself responsible to society. They try to segregate the good and bad forces that influence to society. This group is in majority and always tries to stand on positive side of the society.
3) Basher or Critic: - This group is vocal but divided into two sub groups.
a) Talented and Good observer: - This type of critics are like a boon to any organization or person. They speak bitter truth as feed back. The bitter Feed back which is required for growth of an organization. They can be termed as positive critics.
b) Blind Bashers:- This group has their own perception of things. They don’t want to stand up for the truth nor with some thing good. They use freedom of speech in criticizing others or pulling the rug under their feet. This group can be termed as negative critics.
By the grace of god, RSS comes across many people of all three groups.
Now questions arise:-
Why is RSS so important to the society, nation or even world?
Why should I know more about RSS?
What should I do to take a clear stand about RSS?
RSS, in terms of pure numbers 40 lakh + active members, 50000+ shakha , 1.5lakh + social service projects, influence many top organizations of every field. The full time volunteers include doctors, engineers and many such highly educated. You can understand by numbers that no one can be out of the influence of RSS.
Coming to ideology, RSS is known for Hindu ethos like Vasudhaika Kutumbakam (all world is one family). RSS puts up a strong fight against all divisive forces in Hindu society like untouchability, dowry, sati etc. RSS stands for one powerful nation.
In respect of practical implementation, RSS follows the dictum “Untouchablity is a sin”. RSS helped governments in wars. It even worked with Catholic Christian organizations keeping the social welfare paramount.
So no one can ignore RSS. RSS and swayamsevaks will influence society immensely. So it is important to keep a close watch on growth and path of such an important organization. Growth and contribution of such a huge and influential organization in positive direction is the need of the society.
Change of Era: - In past RSS had a view that rather than reaching people in mass, communicate with people through small shakha programs or through sawayamsevak. One reason was influence of Blind Bashers on media and negative criticism by some section of people. As a consequence, RSS was labeled “Secretive Organization” among neutral people or positive critics. This label never hampered work growth or volunteer force but it confused the independent viewer's mind.
However, new era has come up with new policies. Current RSS chief (sarsanghachalak) P.P. Mohanrao Ji Bhagawat started putting in youthful energy to communicate with all types of people. RSS is known for bottom up approach, where ground cadre work first and then leaders make statements. But with changing societal dynamics, where media has a lot influence on the society; RSS also customized its interactions. For internal matters of Sangh bottom up approach continues. For external matters, top leadership adopts top to down approach by projecting the ideas to socially aware and active people through media or public meetings.
Change of era can be seen by programs listed below.
1) New RSS chief given a series of interviews to media houses for putting RSS view on many issues in front of the public.
2) New RSS chief is going to address public rallies and cadre meetings in about 40 places till February, 2010. ( This is a regular visit of RSS chief to all pranths )
3) Mumbai will see a mass gathering of RSS cadre and general public on 20th September '09. Here RSS chief will speak on all relevant issues and sangh approach. This meet is taking place after a successful one in Chennai.
4) Every meeting is followed by press conference and interactive gatherings of prominent people of society.
5) RSS is making every information of sangh work available in video or text format on its website (rssonnet.org) or encouraging the independent initiatives of its members ex:- www.Youtube.com/RSSOwner.
So, if you are in Mumbai , it is a golden opportunity on 20th September '09 to know more about sangh. If you are Swayamsevak, then it is a direct massage. If you are neutral and want to take a stand then it is a golden opportunity to know what is RSS from RSS chief himself. If you are a positive or negative critic, then also this is a golden opportunity to know the direction of RSS for the future.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
RSS AGAINST SWINE FLU
RSS begins swine flu awareness drive-rkm
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:11 AM PDT
PUNE: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) city unit plans to hold a swine flu awareness drive, which will begin from
Monday.
According to a press release, a meeting of officials of various organisations, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), and the Indian Medical Association held a meeting at the RSS office, where the decision was taken.
RSS workers will help the people at the 15 PMC screening centres. They will also provide leaflets to various housing societies and hope to reach out to up to 1,000 societies in this way. Those who want to participate in the drive or want to know more about the programme can contact Atul Kulkarni (9226824336), Sachin Kulkarni (9763704818) or Balasaheb Phatak (9822610024).
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/pune/RSS-begins-swine-flu-a...
Posted: 12 Aug 2009 11:11 AM PDT
PUNE: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) city unit plans to hold a swine flu awareness drive, which will begin from
Monday.
According to a press release, a meeting of officials of various organisations, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), and the Indian Medical Association held a meeting at the RSS office, where the decision was taken.
RSS workers will help the people at the 15 PMC screening centres. They will also provide leaflets to various housing societies and hope to reach out to up to 1,000 societies in this way. Those who want to participate in the drive or want to know more about the programme can contact Atul Kulkarni (9226824336), Sachin Kulkarni (9763704818) or Balasaheb Phatak (9822610024).
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/pune/RSS-begins-swine-flu-a...
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh,USA celebrates Raksha Bandhan
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh,USA celebrates Raksha Bandhan
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 11:40 AM PDT
Highlights: Naperville Shakha team of Chicago Vibhag planned the
celebration of Raksha Bandhan utsav 2009 well in advance as a team they
celebrated as given below:
Celebrated in the shakha on 9th August 2009
Shakha team went to the Naperville city hall and tied Rakhis to the Hon. Mayor and his staff on 3rd August 2009
Shakha team and kids went to tie the rakhis to the Chief of Fire and Police dept. on 9th August 2009
Shakha team met Bharat Seva Ashram Sangh and tied rakhis to Swamijis
Team met Bhutanase Hindus and tied rakhis to them.
http://www.hssus.org/gallery/v/MWEST/NaperRakshaBandhan2009/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQAzxPrMMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWy-anMFbLc
Report:
Shakha Utsav, Chief Fire Officer and Police Dept.:
On
9th August, the shakha team celebrated the utsav in the shakha by tying
the rakhi to the dwaj and then the shakha upasthit swayamsevaks were
divided in two groups, one group of kids and parents went to the Fire
and police dept and the other group went to meet Bhutanese Hindus.
Bharat Seva Ashram Sangh and Bhutanese Hindus:
On 09-Aug-2009
around 10:30 AM CDT, Karyakartas from Naperville-Aurora shakha vistied
Bharat Sevashram at Aurora to celebrate Rakshabandan with Bhutanee
bandhus. We gave a brief introduction regarding the History &
itihas of Rakshabandan festival and importance in the society on the
same. Also vistied 9 different Bhutanee familes (around 30 members)
near by Bharat sevashram and tied rakhi.
The chairman, director, and principal coordinator and chief official representative of all overseas branches of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha
Sri Swami Purnatmananda impressed with our activities and spent his
valuable time with us and delivered a 20 minutes speech on Rakshabandan
in terms of Dharmic samskruti and its cultural
effects in society.
Fire officer and Police dept.
officer were briefed on the Raksha Bandhan and then kids and sevikas
tied rakhis to the officers, Fire officer and the police dept.
appreciated the HSS work and thanked for reaching out to them. Fire
officer distributed the dept. metallic gift coins to each participant.
They have promised to conduct a safety workshop cum awareness program
for shakha kids, they will explain their operations to the shakha kids.
Hon. Mayor's office:
On 3rd August, some of the karyakartas from Naperville-Aurora shakha visited and tied the Rakhi
to Hon. Mayor of the City of Naperville and his staff. We had a
scheduled appointment and as per that all the available karyakartas
assembled at the office. We gave a presentation on HSS Raksha Bandhan
along with a packet of information/handouts describing HSS activities
and future events such as Diwali.
Hon.
Mayor listened to the talk given by karyakartas about Raksha Bandhan
and about HSS. Mayor has promised to help HSS for the Diwali
proclamation and some joint activities during Diwali. He was pleased to
know of our seva activities.
His
official comment after tying the rakhi was: "I am pleased to see HSS
taking steps in creating an awareness about India's great traditions,
Rakhi's event is a very important one and has a great significance
especially during the troubled times, I truly believe that such events
bring about a change in the society and help create a peaceful society.
Raksha Bandhan creates the sense of universal oneness and can help
build a cohesive society of tolerance and peace. I thank HSS in taking
lead in that direction. Thanks for arranging this function. I look
forward to participating and supporting such noble events."
HSS
Naperville-Aurora team thanks Hon. Mayor and his staff for their
continued support. We are greatful to him for his help for the future
events.
Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh,USA celebrates Raksha Bandhan
Posted: 10 Aug 2009 11:40 AM PDT
Highlights: Naperville Shakha team of Chicago Vibhag planned the
celebration of Raksha Bandhan utsav 2009 well in advance as a team they
celebrated as given below:
Celebrated in the shakha on 9th August 2009
Shakha team went to the Naperville city hall and tied Rakhis to the Hon. Mayor and his staff on 3rd August 2009
Shakha team and kids went to tie the rakhis to the Chief of Fire and Police dept. on 9th August 2009
Shakha team met Bharat Seva Ashram Sangh and tied rakhis to Swamijis
Team met Bhutanase Hindus and tied rakhis to them.
http://www.hssus.org/gallery/v/MWEST/NaperRakshaBandhan2009/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRQAzxPrMMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWy-anMFbLc
Report:
Shakha Utsav, Chief Fire Officer and Police Dept.:
On
9th August, the shakha team celebrated the utsav in the shakha by tying
the rakhi to the dwaj and then the shakha upasthit swayamsevaks were
divided in two groups, one group of kids and parents went to the Fire
and police dept and the other group went to meet Bhutanese Hindus.
Bharat Seva Ashram Sangh and Bhutanese Hindus:
On 09-Aug-2009
around 10:30 AM CDT, Karyakartas from Naperville-Aurora shakha vistied
Bharat Sevashram at Aurora to celebrate Rakshabandan with Bhutanee
bandhus. We gave a brief introduction regarding the History &
itihas of Rakshabandan festival and importance in the society on the
same. Also vistied 9 different Bhutanee familes (around 30 members)
near by Bharat sevashram and tied rakhi.
The chairman, director, and principal coordinator and chief official representative of all overseas branches of the Bharat Sevashram Sangha
Sri Swami Purnatmananda impressed with our activities and spent his
valuable time with us and delivered a 20 minutes speech on Rakshabandan
in terms of Dharmic samskruti and its cultural
effects in society.
Fire officer and Police dept.
officer were briefed on the Raksha Bandhan and then kids and sevikas
tied rakhis to the officers, Fire officer and the police dept.
appreciated the HSS work and thanked for reaching out to them. Fire
officer distributed the dept. metallic gift coins to each participant.
They have promised to conduct a safety workshop cum awareness program
for shakha kids, they will explain their operations to the shakha kids.
Hon. Mayor's office:
On 3rd August, some of the karyakartas from Naperville-Aurora shakha visited and tied the Rakhi
to Hon. Mayor of the City of Naperville and his staff. We had a
scheduled appointment and as per that all the available karyakartas
assembled at the office. We gave a presentation on HSS Raksha Bandhan
along with a packet of information/handouts describing HSS activities
and future events such as Diwali.
Hon.
Mayor listened to the talk given by karyakartas about Raksha Bandhan
and about HSS. Mayor has promised to help HSS for the Diwali
proclamation and some joint activities during Diwali. He was pleased to
know of our seva activities.
His
official comment after tying the rakhi was: "I am pleased to see HSS
taking steps in creating an awareness about India's great traditions,
Rakhi's event is a very important one and has a great significance
especially during the troubled times, I truly believe that such events
bring about a change in the society and help create a peaceful society.
Raksha Bandhan creates the sense of universal oneness and can help
build a cohesive society of tolerance and peace. I thank HSS in taking
lead in that direction. Thanks for arranging this function. I look
forward to participating and supporting such noble events."
HSS
Naperville-Aurora team thanks Hon. Mayor and his staff for their
continued support. We are greatful to him for his help for the future
events.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
RAKSHA BANDHAN -THE POWER OF UNITY
Raksha Bandhan Wishes
Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:25 PM PDT
''On the day of rakhi purnima traditionally brother reaffirms his duty towards the sister whereas we at RSS, pledge to unite whole society in the thread of love. Rakshabandhan is an occasion to remind ourselves for our duty towards the weaker sections of the society. As a thread is keeping all flowers together in garland, the thread of Hindutva is uniting all Indian-ness in us. Unless we take care of the thread, flowers of all varieties cannot remain together. Let's nourish this long neglected thread by actively participating in social work of our choice.We as a individual cannot survive and grow without healthy society and it is our collective responsibility to work towards its betterment.''
Greeting Card Link :-http://www.geocities.com/contact2ar/RKBDN_English.html
| शुद्ध सात्विक प्रेम अपने कार्य का आधार हैं |
राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ अपने पारंपारिक त्यॉहारोंको सामाजिक आशय देना का प्रयास कर समाज को एक सुत्र में बांधना चाहता हैं. जैसे बहन भाईको राखी के बंधनमें बांधकर अपने कर्तव्यका स्मरण कर देती हैं उसी प्रकार हम रक्षाबंधनके इस पावन पर्व पर एक दुसरे को अपने सामाजिक दायित्वका बोध करनेका प्रयास करते हैं. जिस प्रकार फुलोंकी माला एक रहनेके लिये अखंडित सुत्रकी आवश्यकता होती हैं उसी प्रकार हर समाजको जोडनेवाला एक अंतस्थ सुत्र विद्यमान होता है. संघ की दृष्टीसे 'हिंदुत्व' के सुत्रसे अपना समाज अनादि कालसे जुडा हुआ है. इसी सुत्रको पुनःप्रस्थापित करने हेतु हम सब मिलकर कार्यरत होनेका आज संकल्प करें.
Link For Hindi Greeting Card:- http://www.geocities.com/contact2ar/RKBDN_hindi.htm
Posted: 03 Aug 2009 02:25 PM PDT
''On the day of rakhi purnima traditionally brother reaffirms his duty towards the sister whereas we at RSS, pledge to unite whole society in the thread of love. Rakshabandhan is an occasion to remind ourselves for our duty towards the weaker sections of the society. As a thread is keeping all flowers together in garland, the thread of Hindutva is uniting all Indian-ness in us. Unless we take care of the thread, flowers of all varieties cannot remain together. Let's nourish this long neglected thread by actively participating in social work of our choice.We as a individual cannot survive and grow without healthy society and it is our collective responsibility to work towards its betterment.''
Greeting Card Link :-http://www.geocities.com/contact2ar/RKBDN_English.html
| शुद्ध सात्विक प्रेम अपने कार्य का आधार हैं |
राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ अपने पारंपारिक त्यॉहारोंको सामाजिक आशय देना का प्रयास कर समाज को एक सुत्र में बांधना चाहता हैं. जैसे बहन भाईको राखी के बंधनमें बांधकर अपने कर्तव्यका स्मरण कर देती हैं उसी प्रकार हम रक्षाबंधनके इस पावन पर्व पर एक दुसरे को अपने सामाजिक दायित्वका बोध करनेका प्रयास करते हैं. जिस प्रकार फुलोंकी माला एक रहनेके लिये अखंडित सुत्रकी आवश्यकता होती हैं उसी प्रकार हर समाजको जोडनेवाला एक अंतस्थ सुत्र विद्यमान होता है. संघ की दृष्टीसे 'हिंदुत्व' के सुत्रसे अपना समाज अनादि कालसे जुडा हुआ है. इसी सुत्रको पुनःप्रस्थापित करने हेतु हम सब मिलकर कार्यरत होनेका आज संकल्प करें.
Link For Hindi Greeting Card:- http://www.geocities.com/contact2ar/RKBDN_hindi.htm
Monday, August 3, 2009
RAMAYANA IN TODAYS WORLD
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam
Ramayana- still relevant in today’s society
Posted: 03 Aug 2009 01:51 AM PDT
Preparations for Ramleela are on. Dussehra is just a few months away. As usual effigies of the demons shall be consigned to flames. Thousands of people around the country especially in north India gather at corner- stage- shows to watch Ram Leela – story of Ramayana during Navratras ten days prior to Dussehra - enacted by stage artists since ages- year after year. New serials depicting the same story of Lord Rama are launched and old ones are repeated on the small screen but no let up in the popularity is found and viewers make it a point not to miss any of the episodes.
What is special? The Ramayana is a story of human relations. No other book in the world over has ever defined the idealism in human relationship so precisely as Ramayana. Ram as an ideal son and an ideal king, Bharat and Laxman as ideal brothers, Sita as an ideal wife, Monkey king Sugreev as a friend in need, Hanuman as an ideal devotee (servant) and Ravana –an enemy in the true sense of the word – all these characters of Ramayana have ever remained a torch bearer for the society in the past and shall ever remain for the times to come as far as the human relations are concerned.
If Ram as an ideal son sacrificed the princely comforts and the throne of Ayodhaya to keep the word of his father, Bharat waited for his elder brother Ram to complete his exile to handover the kingdom and never enjoyed the palatial comforts during those 14 years. Newly wed Sita set an example as an ideal wife for the generations to come by accompanying Ram to his exile. Laxman sacrificed his married life andother princely comforts and too accompanied his elder brother to the jungle.Hanuman’s character shall ever remain exemplary for master- servant relationship. Sugreev proved the proverb true to its meaning that “a friend in need is a friend in deed”.
The idealism and values of human relations still find relevance in today’s social set up as these have become most wanting in today’s society. Nuclei families are replacing the age old joint family system. Material values are reigning supreme over the human values. We know a person by his status and material holdings. Human values have deteriorated to an extent of a son killing his father for property, wife eliminating her husband to facilitate an extra marital affair, brothermurdering brother to grab his share of property and daughter in connivance with her husband eliminating her parents and brother to become the only legal heir of the leftover estate. Defiance in the son-father relationship is pervasive.The former reasoning it to generation gap tells the later to mind his businessby saying "it is my life”.
Individualism in behavior and denial and disrespect to the human values has led to extreme intolerance in individuals. Set aside helping some one on the road, a car driver is thrashed to death just for asking side from a driver ahead of him.
Individuals have become so selfcentered that there seems to be no interaction with even next door neighbor. Living a shell like life, people are so disinterested even in street, mohalla,locality that the integrated social fabric in a country like India comprising numerous communities, religions seems to have become a distant affair. Lack of brotherhood is indirectly helping the vested interests to have their way individing the society in the name of sects, religions and regions.
Disintegration in the societyis so widespread that one just passes by leaving the accident victim to die on the roadside. Gap between parents and children is so wide that a daughter and domestic servant are hammered to death in the adjoining room in the house and parents come to know only in the morning. And the dual murder becomes a mystery to solve for the intelligence agencies of the country. Elders in the families are considered as liability and left to help themselves. Number of old age homes is on the rise. The younger lot has no time to care and maintain old parents.
Contrary to the concept of RamRajya exhibited in Ramayana, the rulers are conniving with criminals to loot public. Corruption is on the rampage. Leave others aside, even the decisions of judiciary can be thought to be influenced by money power. Elected representative are on sale to share power at any cost. Politicians don’t even spare the sensitive religious issues from capitalizing for vote bank.
Terrorism is another face of inhumanity. Killing innocents, attacking worship and crowded places has become the modus operandi by the terrorists’ groups to inflict maximum causalities for settling scores among enemy countries.
We watch Ram Leela and epic serials very keenly. A few intellectuals may even challenge a scene or event enacted for its veracity but how many of us try to imply the moral of the epic in our lives and propagate in the society.
Family is a smallest unit of social fabric. Individualism in the family disintegrates the society. Human relations, if valued and respected properly, can prove to be vital in building a well webbed society free of knots of ego, selfishness and false pride. Wejust need to go a little above individualism. An individual is known by his different characters in the society viz. a son, a father, a brother, a husband,a friend, a neighbor and so on. Let us be true to each of the roles assigned to us by the God.
Article By R.P.Malhotra
Ramayana- still relevant in today’s society
Posted: 03 Aug 2009 01:51 AM PDT
Preparations for Ramleela are on. Dussehra is just a few months away. As usual effigies of the demons shall be consigned to flames. Thousands of people around the country especially in north India gather at corner- stage- shows to watch Ram Leela – story of Ramayana during Navratras ten days prior to Dussehra - enacted by stage artists since ages- year after year. New serials depicting the same story of Lord Rama are launched and old ones are repeated on the small screen but no let up in the popularity is found and viewers make it a point not to miss any of the episodes.
What is special? The Ramayana is a story of human relations. No other book in the world over has ever defined the idealism in human relationship so precisely as Ramayana. Ram as an ideal son and an ideal king, Bharat and Laxman as ideal brothers, Sita as an ideal wife, Monkey king Sugreev as a friend in need, Hanuman as an ideal devotee (servant) and Ravana –an enemy in the true sense of the word – all these characters of Ramayana have ever remained a torch bearer for the society in the past and shall ever remain for the times to come as far as the human relations are concerned.
If Ram as an ideal son sacrificed the princely comforts and the throne of Ayodhaya to keep the word of his father, Bharat waited for his elder brother Ram to complete his exile to handover the kingdom and never enjoyed the palatial comforts during those 14 years. Newly wed Sita set an example as an ideal wife for the generations to come by accompanying Ram to his exile. Laxman sacrificed his married life andother princely comforts and too accompanied his elder brother to the jungle.Hanuman’s character shall ever remain exemplary for master- servant relationship. Sugreev proved the proverb true to its meaning that “a friend in need is a friend in deed”.
The idealism and values of human relations still find relevance in today’s social set up as these have become most wanting in today’s society. Nuclei families are replacing the age old joint family system. Material values are reigning supreme over the human values. We know a person by his status and material holdings. Human values have deteriorated to an extent of a son killing his father for property, wife eliminating her husband to facilitate an extra marital affair, brothermurdering brother to grab his share of property and daughter in connivance with her husband eliminating her parents and brother to become the only legal heir of the leftover estate. Defiance in the son-father relationship is pervasive.The former reasoning it to generation gap tells the later to mind his businessby saying "it is my life”.
Individualism in behavior and denial and disrespect to the human values has led to extreme intolerance in individuals. Set aside helping some one on the road, a car driver is thrashed to death just for asking side from a driver ahead of him.
Individuals have become so selfcentered that there seems to be no interaction with even next door neighbor. Living a shell like life, people are so disinterested even in street, mohalla,locality that the integrated social fabric in a country like India comprising numerous communities, religions seems to have become a distant affair. Lack of brotherhood is indirectly helping the vested interests to have their way individing the society in the name of sects, religions and regions.
Disintegration in the societyis so widespread that one just passes by leaving the accident victim to die on the roadside. Gap between parents and children is so wide that a daughter and domestic servant are hammered to death in the adjoining room in the house and parents come to know only in the morning. And the dual murder becomes a mystery to solve for the intelligence agencies of the country. Elders in the families are considered as liability and left to help themselves. Number of old age homes is on the rise. The younger lot has no time to care and maintain old parents.
Contrary to the concept of RamRajya exhibited in Ramayana, the rulers are conniving with criminals to loot public. Corruption is on the rampage. Leave others aside, even the decisions of judiciary can be thought to be influenced by money power. Elected representative are on sale to share power at any cost. Politicians don’t even spare the sensitive religious issues from capitalizing for vote bank.
Terrorism is another face of inhumanity. Killing innocents, attacking worship and crowded places has become the modus operandi by the terrorists’ groups to inflict maximum causalities for settling scores among enemy countries.
We watch Ram Leela and epic serials very keenly. A few intellectuals may even challenge a scene or event enacted for its veracity but how many of us try to imply the moral of the epic in our lives and propagate in the society.
Family is a smallest unit of social fabric. Individualism in the family disintegrates the society. Human relations, if valued and respected properly, can prove to be vital in building a well webbed society free of knots of ego, selfishness and false pride. Wejust need to go a little above individualism. An individual is known by his different characters in the society viz. a son, a father, a brother, a husband,a friend, a neighbor and so on. Let us be true to each of the roles assigned to us by the God.
Article By R.P.Malhotra
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
REALITY SHOWS NEW COMMUNITY DISASTER
now a days all the t.v channels in India is starts new reality shows one after another,examples for those shows are sach ka samna,iss jungle se muche bachalo,etc.yesterday i have unfortunately seen one of those shows in which some scens are not for family viewing.The government of india should take neccessery steps towards censorship on these shows.Some of the reality shows simply creates some isues for cheap publicity.The show splitsvilla is going through one huge contreveci which is created only for publicity to upcoming shows on the same kind.RSS and other SANGH PARIVAR assosiations should raise their voice against these shows.From past incidents we know that these are the only voice against any community disasters and these are the only voices for our culturel values
RASHTRA RAKSHA ANDOLAN BY RSS
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam |
| Posted: 27 Jul 2009 09:06 AM PDT Wishing you all a very happy month of Shravan which is full of fun and festivities. This month also falls in AUGUST according to English calendar which is socially & politically also very important to all of us.
FOLLOWING IMPORTANT OCCASIONS ARE THERE IN THIS MONTH
1) 05 AUG 2009 RAKSHA BANDHAN 2) 09 AUG STARTING OF QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT 3) 15 AUG BHARAT VIBHAJAN DIWAS & ALSO INDEPENDENCE DAY
Friends keeping in view all these occasions, RSS has called for VYAPAK JANJAGARAN ANDOLAN through Small meetings, SMS, E - Mail, Submitting The Memorandum, Arranging Conference, Seminar, etc; From 01 AUG TO 16 AUG 2009 The PARIWAR ORGANISATIONS will hold various activities in this fort night.
Hence we all can contribute in this, by way of sending SMS & E - Mails to all our friends and create the awareness on the following points which are of NATIONAL IMPORTANCE AND HAS BECOME NEED OF HOURto pressurize the Central govt to take URGENT STEPS.
05AUG2009
On the auspicious occasion of RAKSHA BANDHAN, let us celebrate Vishwa Bandhutwa DiwasWestern culture has given us various days like Valentine’s Day , Friendship Day, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day etc; Let us all celebrate World Brother Sister day.When god sent us to the earth there are only two relations which are fixed and permanent - they are Mother and Brother / Sister. Rest are relations created after wards. Hence Sangh wants to appeal to citizens to celebrate this festival to show “Naitikata ka parichay aur sanskar ki punar rachana”.
We can go to Defence establishment, Police organisation on this day and tie a rakhi to them to symbolise their dedication to protect us.The Policemen and the Soldiers will be morally boosted by this.
09 AUG to 16 AUG ,2009 In all these days Sangh has called for VYAPAK JANJAGARAN ANDOLAN by furling our National flag in villages, towns, cities, mohallahs with the slogan
TIRANGA LEHARAYENGE BHARAT BACHAYENGE ; RASHTRA RAKSHA KA BHAV LAYENGE तिरंगा लहरायेंगे भारत बचायेंगे ; राष्ट्र रक्षा का भावः लायेंगे !
Further the points which are to be covered while speaking or sending SMS & E-mail are as follows
1) Terrorism policy
Sangh demands, there should be Rashtra Niti and not Rajniti on Terrorism. How much you facilitate Kasab and Afzal and trouble to Sadhvi Pragya which has been reported should not happen. There should be one Niti and that is Rashtra Niti on this. We must learn from those countries where such attack take place how they are dealing with culprits with iron hand. Same way in Bharat also suspected and culprits should should be punished. It may be Malegoan, Godhra, Bombay blasts etc in order to please one community there should not be Rajniti on this.
There should be one committee of enquiry consisting of all walks of society and should be given iron hand with out any political, social & religious pressure
2) Vikasit Seema Kushaal Bharat * Our borders are to be fenced and there should be guarding on zeroline and not a single inch of our Matrubhoomi should be compromised.
3) Seema Vikas
The biggest threat now is Himalayan terrain ,the activities going on there is alarming and it is the urgent need of the govt to protect and safeguard those states where Himalayan boundaries are coming. 4) NCC a must for 11th and12th class
The NCC training for above classes should be made compulsory with a new syllabus in order to impart the Rashtriyata Bhav and Rashtra Chetana in these youths as it has become a need of hour.
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2009 06:16 AM PDT जड़तामूलक जातिवाद और अस्वस्थ रूढियों के जारी रहने पर निराशा जाहिर कर रहे हैं तरुण विजय 27 July, 2009 तरुण विजय पिछले दिनों हरियाणा में जींद के एक गाव में सैकड़ों ग्रामीणों ने बड़ी वीरता का प्रदर्शन किया। वहशियों की तरह उन्होंने अपने ही गाव के एक निहत्थे युवक को दौड़ा-दौड़ा कर इतना पीटा कि उसकी मृत्यु हो गई। वह युवक अपनी पत्नी को घर लिवा लाने के लिए पुलिसकर्मियों व अदालती अफसरों के साथ ससुराल पहुंचा था। राजनेताओं और भ्रष्ट पुलिस की साठगाठ के चलते इस मामले में किसी के प्रति न्याय होगा, इसका कोई भरोसा नहीं। जिस युवती से युवक का प्रेम विवाह हुआ था, उसके मा-बाप और गाव वाले शायद अपने गाव, घर और खानदान की इज्जत बचाने के नाम पर अब खुश भी होंगे और मामले को दबा भी देंगे। इस कोलाहल में क्या किसी का ध्यान उस बेचारी युवती की व्यथा पर जाएगा, जिसे घर में कैद कर उसके पति को बर्बरता से मार डाला गया। व्यापक हिंदू समाज के भीतर विभिन्न जातियों और संप्रदायों में शादी करने पर अक्सर उत्तर प्रदेश, हरियाणा, पंजाब व राजस्थान में नवविवाहित दंपति की उनके ही परिजनों व धर्मरक्षकों द्वारा हत्या किए जाने के समाचार मिलते हैं। कोई हिंदू सामाजिक, धार्मिक नेता इसकी कभी निंदा नहीं करता। वास्तव में विवेकानंद, सावरकर और लोहिया के बाद हिंदुओं के भीतर पनप रहे पाखंड, जड़तामूलक जातिवाद और अस्वस्थ रूढि़यों के विरुद्ध कोई विशेष स्वर नहीं उठा। केवल राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ और गायत्री परिवार जैसे आध्यात्मिक आंदोलन सुधारवादी हिंदू मान्यताओं को जीवन में उतारने का प्रयास कर रहे हैं, लेकिन इसके बावजूद जातिगत क्षुद्रता का अहंकार बड़े-बड़े दिग्गजों के व्यवहार में दिखता है। यह राजनीति में जातिवाद की प्रतिष्ठा का विष फल है। बहुत कम लोग हानि-लाभ की चिंता किए बिना जाति भेद के विरुद्ध खड़े होते हैं। मा.स. गोलवलकर, बाला साहब देवरस, रज्जू भैया सदृश चिंतकों ने समरसता का व्यवहार प्रतिपादित किया, पर राजनीति में तो नाम से पहले जाति पूछने और फिर उसी आधार पर पद बाटने का चलन है। सबसे ज्यादा दु:ख हिंदू तीर्थस्थानों और मंदिरों की दुर्दशा देखकर होता है। संस्कृत के सम्यक ज्ञान से शून्य केवल जाति के आधार पर पौरोहित्य कर्म करने वाले पंडों को राजनीति के वोटभक्षी नेताओं का जो तर्कहीन समर्थन मिलता है, उसी कारण मंदिर अस्वच्छ, पूजापाठ विधिविहीन, श्लोकों के गलत उच्चारण, देवपूजन में लापरवाही और श्रद्धालुओं को लूटने के केंद्र में बदल गए हैं। बहुत समय पहले रज्जू भैया से चर्चा हुई थी कि क्यों नहीं अखिल भारतीय स्तर पर पुरोहित कार्य के विधिवत प्रशिक्षण की ऐसी केंद्रीय व्यवस्था की जाए जो बहुमान्य शकराचार्यो एवं संत परंपरा के श्रेष्ठ धर्मगुरुओं के संरक्षण में चले। फिर जैसे आईएएस, आईपीएस अधिकारियों की नियुक्ति होती है, उसी प्रकार मंदिरों की देखरेख और वहां पूजा-पाठ के निमित्त भली प्रकार प्रशिक्षित पुरोहित ही नियुक्त किए जाएं। बदलते समय और जीवन की आवश्यकताओं को देखते हुए उनकी सम्मानजनक न्यूनतम आजीविका भी सुनिश्चित की जानी चाहिए। समाज में जो पवित्र कार्य जीवन, मृत्यु तथा अन्य अवसरों के लिए आवश्यक माने जाते हैं, उनके प्रति युगानुकूल चैतन्य व तदनुरूप उचित व्यवस्था हिंदू समाज के अग्रणी संतों और महापुरुषों की चिंता का विषय होना चाहिए। यदि राजनेता भी आपसी दलगत दूरिया भुलाकर हिंदू नव चैतन्य के लिए एकजुट होते हैं तो इससे उनकी प्रतिष्ठा और लोकमान्यता बढ़ेगी, साथ ही हिंदू समाज का भी हित होगा। क्या हर की पैड़ी या चार धामों की पूजा व्यवस्था में अप्रशिक्षित और संस्कृत का कम ज्ञान रखने वाले ब्राह्मणों से सुप्रशिक्षित एवं पाडित्यपूर्ण अनुसूचित जाति के युवाओं को बेहतर मानना अधर्म होगा? क्या भगवान किसी वंचित (दलित) वर्ग के पुरोहित द्वारा अर्पित अर्चना अस्वीकार कर देंगे? देश के मंदिरों को एक अखिल भारतीय धार्मिक व्यवस्था के अंतर्गत अधिक स्वच्छ, विनम्रतापूर्ण श्रद्धालु-केंद्रित, पैसे के वर्चस्व से परे, भावना-आधारित हिंदू जागरण तथा संगठन का केंद्र बनाने के लिए हिंदू-संगठनों को ही आगे आना होगा। आज हिंदुओं की नई पीढ़ी में आधुनिकता और नवीन प्रयोगों के प्रति स्वाकारोक्ति दिखती है, जैसे गुजरात में पिता की मृत्यु पर बेटी द्वारा मुखाग्नि देना, अंतर्जातीय, अंतप्र्रातीय विवाहों का चलन, कुछ मंदिरों में पूजा व दर्शन की सुचारू व्यवस्था, लेकिन इसके बावजूद गंगा, यमुना के तीर्थ-घाटों पर गंदगी, गोमुख तक के पास कचरा, यात्रियों की पूजा व आवासीय व्यवस्थाओं में पंडों की लूटखसोट के कारण अराजकता जैसे दृश्य भी दिखते हैं। जातिभेद और अस्पृश्यता आज भी जिंदा है। क्या यह सब उस देश के लिए शोभा देता है जो आज दुनिया में सबसे युवा जनसंख्या वाला सभ्यतामूलक समाज है? क्या मंदिर देवता और श्रद्धालु के बीच केवल व्यक्तिगत लेन-देन तक सीमित रहना चाहिए या देवताओं के गुण श्रद्धालुओं तक पहुंचाने का सशक्त केंद्र बनना चाहिए? पूजा करेंगे महिषासुरमर्दिनी दुर्गा की, रावणहंता राम की, बलशाली हनुमान की और व्यवहार में दिखाएंगे कायरता, स्त्री-दमन तथा जातीय शोषण के लक्षण। ऐसे मंदिरों और पूजा का क्या अर्थ? मंदिर हिंदू सशक्तिकरण, भाव प्रबोधन, नूतन युग की माग के अनुसार जातिभेद, कन्या भ्रूण हत्या, दहेज आदि के विरुद्ध जागरण के लिए कायाकल्प करें। आज विश्व में हिंदू समाज, धर्म और हिंदू प्रतिभाओं की प्रशसा इसलिए होती है, क्योंकि ये हजारों वर्ष पुरानी सनातन परंपराओं का अनुगमन करते हुए भी बदलते वक्त के साथ खुद को ढालने की अपूर्व क्षमता दिखाते हैं। सुधारों का अधुनातन प्रभाव गावों तथा शहरों के रूढिबद्ध अंधकार से घिरे लोगों तक भी पहुंचे तभी हिंदू जाति के उत्कर्ष पर लगा ग्रहण हटेगा। Source: Dainik Jagran |
Sunday, July 26, 2009
SANGH PARIVAR--------- Phenomenal growth in Seva Karya all over Bharat
Sangh Parivar - Vasudhaiva Kutumbhkam |
Phenomenal growth in Seva Karya all over Bharat
Posted: 25 Jul 2009 10:02 AM PDT
Rashtriya Seva Bharati compiles and publishes a report of Seva karya growth after every 5 years. The report is called 'Seva Disha'. Started in 1995 with the cooperation of Seva Vardhini of Pune, this report has previously been published in 1997 and 2004.
Along with Rashtriya Seva Bharati, the social service projects and institutions inspired by the organizations Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bharat Vikas Parishad, Rashtra Sevika Samiti, Vidya Bharati, Deen dayal Shodh Sansthan, and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad are also counted in this report. To collect, collate and present the ever-growing vast data of all these social service projects is a tough task and Seva Vardhini has done it in quite an appreciable way. Along with statistical data, the report presents salient features of some path breaking experiments going on in the various parts of the nation.
Seva Disha 2009, which was published on the occasion of All Bharat 'Prant Pracharak Baithak' [annual meeting of state organizers] of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, highlights some remarkable features of the growth of Social service projects. The service activities all over the nation including the remote parts of Bharat have grown by more than 1 lakh as compared to 2004. But it is not just statistical growth. The dimensions of the various projects touch almost every weaker section of the society. The 'Arogya Rakshak' [village health volunteer] scheme being run in remote villages of various states, the 'Bal Gokulam' of Kerala, the 'Char Sutri Dhan' scheme of Maharashtra, the self help groups of Tamilnadu, projects for 'street children' in Delhi and other metros, the 'education for child labour' project in Andhra, are but sample examples of the all encompassing initiative of Swayamsevaks working in social service field.
The complete report 'Seva Disha 2009' shall be published on http://rssonnet.org in near future.
A review of the ' Sangh Shiksha Varg' conducted in the last 2 months at 60 places all over Bharat was also taken at this meeting which was held in Merath on 12,13 and 14 July.. This year, 10479 Swayamsevaks from 6982 places participated as trainees in the 'Pratham Varsha' [first year] Sangh Shiksha Varg, which is a part of a three year course. 2581 Swayamsevaks participated in the 'Dwitiya Varsha' [second year training], while 973 Swayamsevaks completed the 'Trutiya Varsha' [third year] training. Every year, the Swayamsevaks who have completed the initial training of the Sangh called 'Prathamik Shiksha Varg', are eligible to participate in these 20 days residential course
देशभर के सेवाकार्यों में लक्षणीय बढो़त्री : सेवा दिशा 2009
राष्ट्रीय सेवा भारती के द्वारा देशभर में चलाये जा रहे सेवा कार्योंका एक संख्यात्मक आलेख तथा उल्लेखनीय आयामों का शब्दचित्र हर पाँच साल बाद ‘सेवा दिशा’ नाम से प्रकाशित होता है।पुणे स्थित सेवा वर्धिनी के सहयोग से 1995 में प्रथम बार यह संकलन एक देशव्यापी सर्वेक्षण के आधार पर प्रस्तुत किया गया था।उसके बाद 1997,2004,और अभी 2009 में प्रकाशित ‘सेवा दिशा’,देशभर में फैल रहे सेवाकार्यों की बढो़त्री को नापने का एक अद्भुत प्रयास रहा है। राष्ट्रीय सेवा भारती के साथ-साथ वनवासी कल्याण आश्रम,विश्व हिन्दु परिषद,भारत विकास परिषद,राष्ट्र सेविका समिति,विद्या भारती,दीनदयाल शोध संस्थान,अखिल भारतीय विद्यार्थी परिषद इन संगठनों के द्वारा प्रेरित अलग-अलग सेवा संस्थाओं के सेवा कार्यों को भी इस में संकलित किया जाता है।
दिनांक 12, 13, 14 जुलाई को मेरठ में सम्पन्न हुई राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ की प्रांत प्रचारकों की अखिल भारतीय बैठक में सेवा दिशा 2009 का प्रकाशन किया गया। सेवा दिशा 2009 में प्रकाशित तथ्य यह दर्शाते हैं की देश के सभी प्रांतों में और दुर्गम क्षेत्रों में,निस्वार्थ भाव से कार्य कर रहें स्वयंसेवकों ने और उनके द्वारा निर्मित स्वयंसेवी संस्थाओं ने सेवाकार्यों के माध्यम से समाज परिवर्तन के लिये एक सशक्त पहल की है।
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इन सबके द्वारा चलाये गये सेवा के उपक्रमों में 2004 से 2009 तक 1 लाख से भी अधिक कार्यों की वॄद्धी हुई है।
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एकल विद्यालय
ये केवल संख्यात्मक वॄद्धि नहीं है। ग्राम आरोग्य के लिए आरोग्य रक्षक योजना,एकल विद्यालयों का शैक्षिक प्रयोग,केरल में चल रहे बाल गोकुलम् की अद्भुत संस्कार क्षमता,महाराष्ट्र में और गुजरात में चल रहा चार सूत्री धान खेती का प्रसार,तामिलनाडु में महिलाओं के स्वयं सहायता समूह,दीप पूजा का कार्यक्रम,व्यसन मुक्ती,दिल्ली में तथा और कुछ शहरों में सड़क पर रहने वाले बच्चों के लिए चलने वाले प्रकल्प,बंगलोर और पुणे में चल रहा युवाओं को सेवा कार्य के लिए प्रेरित करने वाला युवा फॉर सेवा उपक्रम,आंध्र का बाल मजदुरों के लिए शिक्षा का प्रकल्प,
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चार सूत्री धान खेती
ये सभी यही दर्शातें है की सेवा कार्य के आयाम भी बढ़ रहे हैं,अधिक सर्वस्पर्शी हो रहे हैं,तथा उपेक्षित समाज की समस्याओं का जड़ से समाधान करने की दिशा में अग्रसर हो रहे है।
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संपूर्ण सेवा दिशा 2009 आगामी कुछ ही दिनों में http://rssonnet.org इस वेबसाइट पर उपलब्ध होगी।
इस बैठक में किये गए वृत्त संकलन के अनुसार पूरे देश में शहर और गाँव मिलाकर 6982 स्थानों से 10479 तरूणों ने इस बार संघ के प्रथम वर्ष की शिक्षा ग्रहण की। द्वितीय वर्ष में 2581 तथा तृतीय वर्ष में 923 स्वयंसेवकों को प्रशिक्षित किया गया। शिक्षार्थियों को शाखा संचालन और शारीरिक कौशल्य के अतिरिक्त ग्राम विकास, आपदा प्रबंधन, नगरी सेवा बस्तियों में सेवा उपक्रम ऐसे विषयों में भी प्रशिक्षित किया गया। प्रतिवर्ष चलने वाले 20 दिन के इन निवासी वर्गों में, संघ की प्राथमिक शिक्षा ग्रहण किये हुए स्वयंसेवकों में से चुने हुए स्वयंसेवकों को प्रवेश दिया जाता हैं। मई के प्रारंभ से लेकर जून के अन्त तक चलने वाले यह वर्ग संघ के कार्यकर्ता प्रशिक्षण की एक महत्त्वपूर्ण कड़ी है।
इस बैठक में आगामी विजयादशमी से प्रारंभ होने वाली विश्व मंगल गो ग्राम यात्रा को सफल बनाने हेतू आवश्यक सहयोग की दृष्टि से भी चर्चा की गयी। आगामी 30 सितम्बर को कुरुक्षेत्र से इस यात्रा का शुभारंभ पूज्य संत बाबा रामदेव जी की उपस्थिति में होगा।
Friday, July 24, 2009
SENIOR SANGH LEADER PASSES AWAY
Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Dighambar Damodar Karadkar alias Dinukaka, died of old age at his residence at Padgha in Bhiwandi taluka of the district today.
He was 88 and is survived by two sons and three daughters, all married.
Karadkar was totally responsible for the spread of the RSS movement in the district, and had participated in many a activities of the Sangh. He set up the first RSS shaka in Padgha way back in 1942 and also went round the villages in the district for the setting up of the shakas and conducted the meetings of the Sangh.
It was in 1955 when Guru Golwarkar had come for the first time to Padgha, Karadkar had totally taken the responsibility of organizing his visit.
He was named as the chief instructor of the Sangh in the districts Padgha and other surrounding regions.
In the olden days, Karadkar was involved in the teaching of tailoring in Pune and after he shifted to Padgha he set up a tailoring shop, which ultimately turned out to be a meeting place for the Sangh activists.
The tiny tailoring shop was also visited by prominent figures like Guru Golvalkar, A B Vajpayee, L K Advani, Rambhau Mhalgi, Pramod Mahajan, Sharad Kulkarni and Gopinath Munde to name a few.
On two different occasions during the emergency, he was jailed for the activities carried out by the RSS.
His funeral was largely attended by members of all political parties and people from all walks of life.
A condolence meeting has been organized on May 23 at Padgha, according to the local Vyapari Sangh and local organizations.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
HINDHUTHWA
Active Hindu communities are to be found in all parts of the world. In particular, countries of the former Soviet Union and Poland have thriving Hindu communities due to the missionary work of the Hare Krishnas. Most of the Hindu movements, with the exception of the Hare Krishna movement, reflect a more Smarta-like ideology.
There are groups in India that are actively engaged in getting women and those from socially disadvantaged jātis to become priests of Vedic ritual.
One of the foremost movements in breaking the caste system and educating the downtrodden was the Lingayat movement spearheaded by Basavanna in the 12th century in Anubhava Mantapa in Kalyani of Karnataka. The less accessible Vedas were rejected and parallel Vachanas were compiled.
The new movements look up to Swami Vivekananda; Rabindranath Tagore;Ramana Maharshi; Shri Aurobindo (for his Integral Yoga); A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (founder of the modern Hare Krishna movement); Swami Sivananda, Swami Rama Tirtha; Narayana Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda; Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and for inspiration. More recently, the work of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sathya Sai Baba, Shirdi Sai Baba, Swami Muktananda, Swami Chinmayananda, Maharishi Dayananda Saraswati, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, and Mata Amritanandamayi has inspired millions to create new centers of spiritual development. In the intellectual field, the writings of Ananda Coomaraswamy, Ram Swarup, Stephen Knapp, Sita Ram Goel, Subhash Kak and David Frawley have been influential.
In social work, Mahatma Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave, Baba Amte and Shrii Shrii Anandamurti have been most important. Sunderlal Bahuguna created the chipko movement for the preservation of forestlands according to the Hindu ecological ideas.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS was founded Keshav Baliram Hegdewar in 1925. The goal was to unite Hindus, make them rise over their caste differences and work to achieve a Hindu Rashtra; the ideology of the Sangh, closely associated with political Hinduism, came to be known as Hindutva.
In Indonesia several movements favour a return to Hinduism in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi. Balinese Hinduism, known as Agama Hindu Dharma, has witnessed great resurgence in recent years.
Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar (founder of Ananda Marga) initiated a new renaissance in the Indian world of samgeet.
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