Preserving Threatened .... Page 4 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2020 INTERNET EDITION : www.dailyexcelsior.com/sunday-magazine Mask 2 Mask ....Page 3 ALL ABOUT ALIENS Most startling was his belief that all advanced technologies have come from some distant planet courtesy the aliens during the trips of our scientists to a far off planet using some ultra high speed vehicles. We used to brush aside all this but who knows the reality.

Prof. Suresh Chander show that he “can’t tell you”. All this should not come as a surprise to us The UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and Indians. There are innumerable stories about aliens have been part of our imagination and Devatas who could take birth on earth as have led to many conspiracy theories. There humans for some specific mission and Apsaras has been a spate of Hollywood movies on these sent by Lord Indira on a mission to mother subjects. Avatar (2009) being one of the most earth as part of his strategies. There are numer- celebrated movies in this class on the silver ous stories of Devatas discussing the problems screen and “X-Files” from 1993-2002 on the on earth and their intervention. small screen. Erich Von Daniken in his book “Chariots of Some sort of credence to these stories has now come from Haim Eshed, the former Head the Gods” (1969) came to a conclusion that all of Israel’s Defense Ministry’s Space Directorate the gods to which our scriptures refer were in (1989-2010) who has claimed that aliens exist fact astronauts from another civilization. He and that his country and the United States have further observed that the great flood referred to been dealing with them for years as reported by in the Old Testament was not a natural phe- The Jerusalem Post on 8 December 2020. nomenon but a series of nuclear explosions to Similarly in recent years other governments systematically destroy the human race in a have also made some previously classified doc- selective fashion. He also observed that nuclear uments public in relation to UFOs and the most weapons were used in Mahabharata and ‘astro- famous being the ‘The Project Blue Book’ which nauts’ or ‘gods’ participated in this war, There can be found at https: //www.archives.gov/ is another indirect evidence to support this. research/military/air-force/ufos and https:// Several temples around the world have carved We know that the actual Mahabharata was the things we want him to do. We will expect tribution to the modern advancement in tech- www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ufo- stone images of what appear to be spaceships, also spread over a period of 18 days. This is these robots to do something in a certain num- nology with a colleague of mine, who is no reports-in-the-uk .Early this year in April, US astronaut helmets, high energy portals for remarkable that the predicted war period and ber of years. Then we wait for some time, revis- more, in an engineering college. Pentagon released declassified official videos transportation. There is another belief amongst actual war period were exactly the same. The it the Robot- planet; select those which come to He was a B.Tech. from IIT Delhi and stayed from the Navy showing unidentified flying air- the UFOlogist and an astronaut theorist that mock battle could not have been fought without our expectations and destroy the rest, change crafts. in the US for many years. He claimed to have some sort of computers. All present day com- certain parameters, revisit the robot planet, Haim Eshed further said in an interview some of the so called ‘Vidyapeeths’ were portal had some experiences with the aliens there in puters cannot even jointly simulate such a com- destroy unwanted and varying certain parame- with Yediot Aharonot, a Hebrew newspaper, to another world to gain immense knowledge the US without any direct physical encounter. plex situation. The computers of Mahabharata ters and repeat this number of times until we that humans have been in contact with the and then to come back via these portals to According to him the aliens can change their time must have been far superior to ours unless have perfected the ‘Robot’! aliens from the “Galactic Federation”. He spread knowledge and wisdom to the evolving appearance at will and can be among us with- the ‘gods’ (astronauts) did the calculations for That’s what we are - ROBOTS on whom an claimed that the extraterrestrial beings had human species. out being recognised and he suspected at that their earthly disciples. experiment is being conducted by some person asked them not to reveal that they were here “There is evidence that war games of the time some aliens were indeed residing at Lajpat Extracts from my paper at a scientific con- or group of persons from another world to be because it would lead to public hysteria. They field manoeuvre type, using actual military Nagar, New Delhi. He was constantly trying to ference in 1974 at IIT Delhi are reproduced: destroyed after a certain period." felt that humanity needed to “evolve and reach forces were used in India as early as around make contact with them. According to him "Directly or indirectly the man has always No offence meant to my fellow homio a stage where we will... understand what space aliens have underground bases in Laddakh and 3000 BCE. Present day uses of war games show desired to duplicate himself. All the advance- spaiens. My apologies in advance if someone and spaceships are” .The human civilization is the Indian, Chinese and US Governments are a remarkable correlation with these ancient ments we claim to have made are in that direc- feels offended as it is only a conjecture with no not yet ready for the truth but the truth is out aware of it. applications. tion only. Now suppose the man succeeds in empirical or scientific evidence. there. According to Erich Von Daniken: The making a robot which closely resembles the (In 1974, AI had not become as advanced as Most startling was his belief that all Haim Eshed's assertion that US President Mahabharata recounts “A great mock battle human being. What will we do with such today. With advances in AI, we are today able to advanced technologies have come from some Donald Trump was aware of the existence of was fought which involved practically all forces robots? We have been warned about the danger do so much that was unthinkable even ten years distant planet courtesy the aliens during the the aliens is only logical in case the cooperation on the Indian sub-continent! The battle lasted of robots ultimately ruling the man in numer- back.) trips of our scientists to a far off planet using agreements were indeed signed between for 18 days and employed different types of bat- ous scientific fictions. So what are we likely to Haim Eshed in the aforesaid interview also some ultra high speed vehicles. We used to American astronauts and alien representatives. do in the face of these warnings? We will most said, "If I had come up with what I’m saying brush aside all this but who knows the reality. Establishment of an “underground base in the tle arrays changed from day to day to conform likely put these robots on some uninhibited today five years ago, I would have been hospi- The Vidyapeeth's mentioned earlier point to depths of Mars” was part of the agreement as to the several types of battle arrays then in planet making some changes so that robots talised”. Using Haim's metaphor, the following what my colleague used to claim. Maybe the claimed by Haim Eshed. He also claims that US vogue.” For this quote, he refers to Alfred H. may survive there. Let us further assume that may be of interest to your readers that can be next generations will have the answers to all astronauts have already set foot on Mars and Hausrath, “Venture Simulation in War, we will plant other things on that ‘planet’ to part of many conspiracy theories that I don't these what seem to be fairy tales at present. are closely working with aliens in the under- Business and Politics”, McGraw Hill. Source: support the robot there and hand him chronicle believe to be true either. (The author is former Head of Computer Engineering ground bases. President Obama in a recent 'talk Dr. S.S. Srivastava of the Scientific Evaluation listing of all our achievements and lay down About fifteen years ago I used to have long Department in G B Pant University of Agriculture & show' in the US said that he enquired about the Group, Defence Research & Dev. Organisation, some sort of moral code for him so that he does discussions on the topic of aliens and their con- existence of aliens and said to the host of the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. Technology) 1971 WAR HEROES Puran Chand Sharma crafts joined the com- Major Kuldip Chandpuri's valour and contribution. It was Our wily neighbour Pakistan came into bat. Shekhon fearlessly thrilling to see him in live action in Border film of actor, engaged the enemy in Sunny Deol in the year 1997. existence on Aug 14, 1947 when the Political unequal combat hold- Ian Cardozo:He was holding the rank of Major in 1971 Leadership of united India at that point of time ing his nerves but war and posted with 4/5 Gorkha Rifles when the war got was constrained to accept partition of the eventually he was over- triggered. He was famous as Cartoos Sahib amongst come by the sheer Gorkha soldiers. After the Battallion's 2nd in command country in lieu of granting freedom. But despite weight of numbers. His was killed in action, Cordozo was ordered to replace him. getting separate Homeland they were never plane crashed and dare He participated in first successful Heli born operation in devil Paramjit Singh contented and instead persisted with hostile the war. Subsequently he happened to step on a mine and Shekhon was killed in gravely injured and developed Gangerene. Morphene and and inimical approach towards our country. action while saving Medics were not available. Amputation of leg was the only Srinagar Airfield. He option. Cardozo then used his own Khukri to amputate his Soon after their birth they did not concentrate on stabi- was awarded Param lization and development but launched unprovoked armed leg and was later operated by a Pakistani Doctor caught in Vir Chakar, the highest action. He earned the distinction of becoming first war dis- assault on Jammu and Kashmir which was yet to take final gallantry award in call on accession with India and usurped major chunk of abled officer of Indian Army to command a Battallion and India. He is the only a Brigade. He retired as Major General. our territory. They did not stop here but relentlessly con- Air force officer to be Rameshwar Nath Kao was chief of Raw, India’s tinued with their nasty mischief and ugly tricks. They honoured with PVC. External Intelligence Agency: He is known as architect resorted to pushing trained Guerrillas inside Kashmir to Major Kuldip of Bangladesh. His team was given the name Kao boys'. He jeopardize our internal security and subsequently triggered Singh Chandpuri: armed invasion on the borders in 1965 which concluded Battle of Longowalla is was working behind the scene. Raw helped Mukti Vahini with their crushing defeat. However, even then they were the most significant and Bangladesh forces to get the better of West Pakistan not deterred and attacked India in 1971 which ultimately chapter of 1971 war Army by training 1 Lac East Pakistanis who led the coun- proved to be a rock solid deterrent and compelled them to History. Major Kuldip try to freedom with the assistance of Indian Army under change their war strategy from open war to a low intensity Lieutenant-General Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender under the gaze of Indian Army's Eastern was in command at this his able leadership. Though 1971 war was a military victory proxy war after humilating defeat succumbing to part with Command's commander Lt. Gen. J.S. Aurora , on 16 December 1971 in Dhaka. strategic post with only Lock, Stock and Barrel yet the RAW played a pivotal role in East Pakistan which was subsequently recognized as inde- this war. Rao had a brilliant intelligence and analytical acu- 90000 Pakistani soldiers. This was the largest surrender 100 soldiers. Pakistan pendent country Bangladesh on the global horizon. Army contingent comprising 2000 soldiers with 40 Tanks men. He is said to have told Indira Gandhi two years before This 1971 war was decisive in the sense that a sovereign since world war- II. 3900 Indian soldiers were killed and 10000 injured , many with lifelong disabilities in this war. were spotted advancing towards the post under the cover of to be ready for partition of Pakistan. country was ripped apart to create a new country by virtue darkness. Commander asked for Air support but he was Sam Manekshaw, Army Chief: PM Indira Gandhi of a well planned and daring military action despite Let us move down the memory lane to register our remem- brance with brief account of their action, in honour of our told to wait till the dawn as in those days the Indian fighter called him and told him to move the forces into East teething opposition of most powerful Nation, USA. The planes were not equipped and programmed for night oper- Pakistan but Army chief said, we need time and it was task was really herculean and extremely challenging which Heroes, the cynosure of 1971 war in the following paras :- Flying officer Nirmal Jit Singh Shekhon was ations. Major Kuldip Singh exhibited exemplary courage, granted. 3 Brigades of Bangladeshi Army together with could have never been accomplished sans dare devil presence of mind, motivational skills, meticulous planning thousands of Guerrillas were trained to take on Pakistani Heroes who deserve our heartiest salutations, full measure posted at Srinagar Airbase in 1971: The Airfeild was attacked by 6 Pakistani Sabre fighter aircrafts on Dec. in the Battlefield and thwarted all their attempts during the Military. He was conferred the Rank of Field Marshal in of gratitude and emotional remembrance from the core of night on 4th December, 1971 to cross over Longowalla 1973 and became the first Army officer to be honoured with the heart in this month of December. It was not a long 141971. Sekhon was on duty at that crucial moment. It was post. He was bestowed Mahavir Chakra, the second highest this prestigious rank. drawn war which broke out on Dec. 3 1971 as a sequel to a lightning moment, a time of grave crisis and emergency. Gallantry Award. He superannuated as Brigadier. Recently There are numerous other unsung Heroes who deserve pre-emptive Air strikes on 11 Air bases of India and lasted The young flying officer became air born in his GNAT air this year PM MODI visited Longowalla post and in his our salutations and tributes on the Historic day of 16th for only 13 days with unprecedented meek surrender by craft at the spur of moment and took on Pakistani fighter planes , shot one of them, meanwhile few more enemy air- address to the Army he profusely acclaimed and extolled December.