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Ganeshotsav, the Ten Day Festival, Starts on the Birthday of Lord : P.O.BOX 5728 SRT NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110055 (BHARAT); Email: [email protected] No. Sm1213/2069 (For Private Circulation Only) Ashwin Krishna 1 Vik Samvat 2069. Yugabda 5114 Tel: 91-11- 23684445; Fax: 91-11-23517722 1 October 2012 1. FESTIVALS: Ganeshotsav, the ten day He was known for doing new experiments in the festival, starts on the birthday of Lord Ganesha, Sangh. It was during his tenure of Sharirik the son of Shiva and Parvati, the Bhaadrapad Pramukh that the training of kharag, shool, Shukla Chaturthi, corresponding to September 19 chhurika etc. was replaced with niyuddha, this year and culminates on Anant Chaturdashi, the yogasan, and sports. Similarly, the bauddhik 29th September this year. The festival is celebrated activities at the shakha also got new dimension all over Bharat and also outside Bharat. during his tenure as Akhil Bharatiya Bauddhik In USA Milwaukee, Columbus in Ohio, Pramukh. Krishnadevrai shakha at Irvine CA observed He was in Raipur on his routine pravas. After Ganesh pooja programs where children were morning walk he started doing pranayam and in taught to make Ganesh moorthi of clay, paint and that position he suddenly passed away. As per his decorate it and perform pooja etc. At places Lezim wish, his eyes were donated to Madhav Netra processions were taken out and Prasad distributed. Pedhi. Joyful celebrations were also reported from Delhi, His body was then taken to Nagpur in the evening Bhagyanagar (Hyderabad), Tamilnadu and by a special aircraft provided by the Chhattisgarh Karachi where over 1000 people participated in Government. With the waves of emotions, senior the Ganesh pooja at local Swaminarayan temple, RSS, BJP and leaders offered their tribute at Gitananda Ashram temple in Italy, Bharatiya Reshimbagh. Prominent among them were Embassy at Tokyo etc. Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat, 2. FORMER RSS SARSANGHCHALAK Sarkaryavah Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi, Pramukh KUPPAHALLI SITARAMAIYA Sanchalika of Rashtra Sevika Samiti Shantakka, SUDARSHAN, polularly known as Sudarshanji, Swami Akhileshwarananda, veteran VHP leader passed away in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, on Shri Ashok Singhal, senior BJP leaders Shri LK September 15. He was 81. He was cremated in Advani, Smt Sushma Swaraj, Shri Arun Jaitley, Nagpur the next day. Shri Nitin Gadkari, Chief Ministers of different Born on June 18, 1931 in Raipur, Sudarshanji did states including Shri Narendra Modi , Shri Shivraj his Bachelor of Engineering in Singh Chouhan , Shri Jagdish Shettar , Dr Raman Telecommunications (honours) from Sagar Singh who offered tributes and remembered his University. He joined the Sangh shakha at the age contributions. of 9 years and become a Pracharak in 1954. His Many religious leaders from Muslim, Christian first posting as Pracharak was in Raigarh district. and Buddhist sects were also present to pay In 1964, he was made Prant Pracharak of Madhya tribute. Jamat Ulema-e-Hind’s President Maulana Bharat at a fairly young age. Kazmi and Minority Commission’s Shri Siddiqui He became the fifth Sarsanghchalak on March 10, made a point to visit Reshimbagh to pay homage. 2000 succeeding Prof. Rajendra Singh who was Many dignitaries from Tibetan Government in popularly known as Rajju Bhaiya. Due to ill Exile were present, as Sudarshanji was active in health, he stepped down as RSS chief in 2009 and gathering support to the Tibetan independence handed over the charge to Shri Mohan Bhagwat. struggle. We offer our heartfelt Shradhhanjali at the sudden demise of Pu Shri Sudarshan ji on September 15 and pray at the feet of SriParmeshwar1 to bestow sadgati to the departed soul. Shraddhanjali programs and messages: 3. 9TH WORLD HINDI CONFERENCE Condolence meeting in Nagpur was held at CONCLUDES IN SOUTH AFRICA: The three Reshimbag on Sept 26th. “Late Sudarshanji was a day long 9th World Hindi Conference concluded perfect confluence of knowledge, devotion and in Johannesburg city of South Africa. Minister of duty. He guided and let not only we swyamsevaks State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur felicitated but also the entire society by example”, said Dr. several Hindi scholars, writers and laureates, who Mohan Bhagwat. Stating that his death was a had gathered from different parts of the world for personal loss to him, the RSS chief confessed that their contribution towards the language. The he used to approach Sudarshanji whenever he conference was jointly inaugurated on September wanted some clarification or guidance. He said he 22 by Kaur and the Finance Minister of South took the reins of this biggest organization from Africa, Pravin Gordhan. According to M. Sudarshanji and he was assured that he would get Ganapathi, Secretary West (Ministry of External the necessary guidance in times of crises. Now his Affairs), "The main aim of the ninth World Hindi demise has created a big void in my life. Conference is to promote Hindi language and Condolence messages from Dr Pranav Pandya of widen its reach. Other than this were , use of Hindi Gayatri Parivar and Dev Sanskriti in information technology; making Hindi as a Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar, Jain Muni Vijay language of knowledge; science and employment Ratnasundar Surishwar Maharaj of Sakal Jain and to attract and encourage the youth to learn Samaj, Swami Dayanand Saraswati and Bhadant Hindi language."Ganpathi further said, "We would Sadanand Mahasthvir Sanghnushasak were read want Hindi to be the seventh official language in out on the occasion. the United Nations. “ Sudarshanji’s ashes were immersed in Ganga at The programme of the three-day conference Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar on September 25 in the included nine academic sessions, cultural presence of huge gathering of swyamsevaks. programmes and exhibitions on various aspects of Baba Ramdev: Sudarshanji was a father figure to Hindi including IT applications in the field of me. He dedicated himself to the nation till he Hindi. breathed his last. 4. 'DHARMA, DHAMMA HAVE SIMILAR Swami Satyamitrananda Giri: Sudarshanji was a ROOTS' – DR MM JOSHI: Former Union modern saint who thought only for the nation and minister Murli Manohar Joshi has said that welfare of the humanity. Dharma and Dhamma have similar roots. Shri Bani Deshpande and Roza Deshpande - "Dialogue between Sanatan Dharma and daughter of the late communist ideologue Buddhism is the need of the hour. It will pave way Sripad Amrit Dange: Our friendship was not for for a balanced global development," said Dr. Joshi political reason. Sudarshanji used to discuss with while addressing the concluding session of the us the issues of science and Vedant for hours. two-day International Dharma-Dhamma PCLM president RL Francis: Sudarshanji Convention organized at Vidhan Sabha building always advocated for social justice. He was a Bhopal on September 23. strong supporter of maintaining peace and Joshi said the convention should send a message harmony among all religions. of controlling desires as unending desires are the Arch Bishop Mar Aprem at Trichur, Kerala : root cause of man's miseries. He said that all the ’Sudarsanji is the person who was the model for religions including Sanatan Dharma, Buddhism all the leaders who realizes the value of and Jainism call for unity, harmony and service. Communal harmony. Vedacharya Dr David Frawley (Vamdev Shastri) Vaikunt Samaroh was held at Mysore on said that ancient knowledge will be taught in September 26 where RSS sarkaryavaha Bhayyaji modern context at Sanchi Buddhist University. Dr Joshi, K.Suryanarayan Rao ji and swayamsevaks, Rammohan informed about Sanchi Declaration family members were present. and research papers presented during the plenary session. 2 About 235 delegates from 19 countries which can carry a warhead of 1.5 tonne protected participated in the convention jointly organized by by a carbon all composite heat shield, took off at Madhya Pradesh government, Center for study of 1315 hours from a mobile launcher at launch religion and Society, SriLanka Mahabodhi society complex-4 of Integrated Test Range at Wheeler and India Foundation, New Delhi. Island off the Odisha coast, defence sources said. On September 22, at Sanchi, Sri Lankan President "It was the fifth test in the Agni-III series carried Mahinda Rajapaksa laid the foundation stone of out to establish the 'repeatability' of the state-of- Sanchi University of Buddhist and Indic Studies. the-art missile's performance," a DRDO scientist He said at this occasion that there was a need to said. revive the Buddhist and Indic value systems which The missile is equipped with hybrid navigation, paved way to modern concepts of human rights guidance and control systems along with advanced and fundamental freedom. on-board computers. The electronic systems are Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley, hardened for higher vibration, thermal and Governor Ram Naresh Yadav, Chief Minister acoustic effects, a DRDO official said. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BR Ambedkar’s grandson 7. KASHMIRI PANDITS OBSERVE Prakash Ambedkar and 12 countries’ saints and BALIDAN DIVAS: Various functions were scholars were present on the occasion. organized by Kashmiri Pandits at different places Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y Thinley in Jammu on September 19 in connection with described the occasion of Sanchi University’s observance of Martyrs' Day. foundation laying ceremony as a moment of This day is being observed by the Kashmiri Pandit happiness and pride for him. Chief Minister community as the Balidan Divas since 1990 in Shivraj Singh Chouhan said a grand temple of Sita commemoration of the martyrdom of Pandit should be built at a place where Sita underwent Tikalal Ji Taploo and also the persecution that was agnipariksha (trial by fire) in Sri Lanka and that inflicted upon the Kashmiri Pandit community in his government was ready to extend assistance the valley of Kashmir. The Kashmiri Pandit 5. JUDGE OF APPEAL IN SINGAPORE: A community was made the selected victim of terror Bharat-origin judge has been named as the new and terrorism, murder and mayhem on a large chief justice of Singapore, making him the first scale resulting in their mass exodus from the from the community to head the courts.
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