: P.O.BOX 5728 SRT NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110055 (BHARAT); Email : [email protected] No. Sm1218/2069 (For Private Circulation Only) Margshirsha Shukla 3 Vik Samvat 2069. Yugabda 5114 Tel: 91-11- 23684445; Fax: 91-11-23517722 16 December 2012 1. FESTIVALS: Makar Sankranti, Lohari, award is being given since 1991. It comprises Rs Pongal: Makara Sankaranti, the transition of Sun 50,000 in cash, a certificate and a memento. from Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius) to Makara rashi While pursuing his graduation studies in (Capricorn) takes place on January 14. It generally Ayurveda, Dr. Prasad Deodhar, out of his falls in the Bharatiya month of Paush. It is eagerness to dedicate to the cause of society at celebrated with distinct names and rituals in large, led a team of his classmates to serve for 15 different parts of the country. On this occasion, days in the rescue and rehabilitation tasks after the people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar (the earthquakes in Killari, in 1993. point where the river Ganges meets the Bay of During his practice as a doctor in his own and Bengal) and Prayag and pray to the Sun. In neighboring villages, Dr Deodhar came to know southern parts of Bharat, it is celebrated as Pongal, their shattered mental state. He also closely and in Punjab as Maghi and Lohari. In Gujarat, observed that scarcity of resources and poor state people offer their colorful oblations to the Sun in of agricultural produce in villages forced youth to the form of thousands of beautiful kites. migrate to cities creating the problem of instability Makara Sankranti identifies a period of in their lives. At this juncture, Dr. Prasad Deodhar enlightenment, peace, prosperity and happiness. decided to stay with these villagers and to devote Laddus of til made with jaggery are the specialty himself entirely for bringing in an awareness of this festival. In Maharashtra it is called 'Tilgul' among them about advanced technology, scientific while in Karnataka it is called 'Yellu-Bella'. techniques for the holistic development of 2. BHAGWADHWAJ UNFURLED AT villages, training of food production through ANTARCTICA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh organic farming, biogas plants installation, Swayamsevak Rajesh Asher has unfurled the facilitating quality education to children, health, Bhagawadhwaj at Antarctica, the earth’s non conventional energy resources provision and southernmost continent, containing the geographic women empowerment through people’s South Pole, at 2.02 am on December 7. Rajesh participation. Asher, a professional Chartered Accountant, hails His efforts resulted in the foundation of ‘Bhagirath from Chembur in . He went to Antarctica Gramvikas Pratishthan’ through which Dr. along with the team, reached the Southern Pole on Deodhar has been actively working in village Dec 6 late night. At 2.02 am early morning of Zarap and many more neighbouring villages in Friday – Dec 7, Rajesh Asar went to unfurl the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. Through Bhagawadhwaj, the saffron flag. Later he public participation programs, scholarships are enchanted the RSS prayer, ‘Namasate Sada being given to students, solar lights have been Vatsale Mathrubhoome’. installed in 600 houses of students, similarly, to 3. DR. PRASAD DEODHAR GETS PROF. achieve the goal of holistic and sustainable YESHWANTRAO KELKAR: YOUTH development, small scale vocational facilities like AWARD (YUVA PURASKAR) 2012 - The goat farming, “women bachat gat (SHG)” award is given in the memory of Late Prof. schemes, music training, school premises Yeshwantrao Kelkar whose contribution was like a development, are being given to the villagers. Dr foundation stone to build up and flourish ABVP , Prasad Deodhar has been devotedly working for the world’s largest student organization. The all the above said projects and schemes. 1

4. ‘SECULARISM OF BHARAT ALONE He also stressed upon having proper demarcation CAN ESTABLISH TRUE PEACE IN THE of international borders so that it becomes easy to WORLD’: DALAI LAMA: Vishwa Hindu keep an eye on the illegal influx into the country. Parishad former President , Tibet He criticized the UPA government over FDI in Prime Minister Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, multi-brand retail saying it would result in small MLA V. S. Patil and thousands of local Tibetans retailers and traders losing their livelihood, which and monks attended the 23rd anniversary of the would also put the country’s food security at risk. conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize to His 6. ‘DEEPAVALI’ LIGHTS UP FEDERAL Holiness the Dalai Lama, at Drepung monastery in PARLIAMENT: Council of Mundgod Karnataka on December 11. HH Dalai Australia’s celebration of Deepavali festival at Lama in his speech felt that external attractions are Federal Parliament on November 27 once again destroying the tranquility. In spite of progress in not only ignited the spiritual longing of many science, due to lack of values there is no peace in people but also lit up the hearts and minds of the world. Healthy mind is essential for good many who come to associate the festival with fun health. Modern science has established this and joy – a lovely social and cultural occasion. through research. Values, inner modifications, and Brightening the normally somber feel of the good thoughts direct mind to positive approach. In Senate Committee room, the vibrant celebration the same way, emotional aberrations lead to faulty brought warm smiles and favourable comments thought process. There is an urgent need for an from the Parliamentarians, esteemed dignitaries education system which train the mind to think in and the most welcome attendance of the a positive way. Unfortunately, present education Honourable Prime Minister of Australia, MS Julia system has not given priority to this aspect. 'My Gillard, MP. decision to retire from politics was not because I Kanti Jinna, Vice Chairman and Prakash Mehta, felt hopeless or discouraged about the Tibetan Director of Development, Hindu Council of situation', His Holiness stressed. Australia, organized the event under the kind Sikyong Dr Sangay also expressed the Central auspice of the Office of Senator Hon Kate Lundy, Tibetan Administration’s undying gratitude to the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Office of people and government of Bharat for their the Bharatiya High Commissioner, Biren Nanda. generosity, hospitality and assistance to the The annual event held at Parliament House since Tibetan refugees for these many years. Hollywood 2004, is a celebration raising the profile of the actor Richard Gere also attended the function various Hindu communities and is growing in 5. BANGLADESHI INFILTRATORS stature each year. This opportunity to build INFLUENCING POLITICS IN NORTH friendships and links was very valuable with more EAST: DR. : Claiming than 80 organisations in attendance representing a that Bangladeshi infiltrators were influencing the broad range of Hindu, Sikh, Islamic and politics in the north-east region, Rashtriya Community Groups such as the Australia Swayamsevak Sangh Sarasanghachalak Shri Association of Canberra, The Federation of Indian Mohan Bhagwat said these “unwanted elements” Association in the ACT, the Federation of Islamic from across the border had taken over the Councils of Australia, Royal Commonwealth government in Assam. Society, the Canberra Inter-Faith Committee and “These infiltrators enroll their names in the voters’ the Canberra Multicultural Community Forum, list and influence the politics in the country. They from as far as Brisbane and Adelaide. have accessed the power to run government in 7. GURUDAKSHINA UTSAV at Sunnyvale states like Assam,” said Dr.Bhagwat while Yuva Shakha, US was performed on the morning delivering a key-note address at the concluding of 2 nd December. 22 swayamsevaks participated in ceremony of RSS’s three-day ‘chintan shivir’ of the event in spite of heavy rains. Chattisgadh prant at Raipur of Chattisgarh on Vaiyaktika geet "Vishwa Guru tawa archana December 9. mein" was presented by Sreenivas. Sanjay Tripathi 2 gave an inspiring baudhik. He mentioned the to ensure design standards across the US to enable importance of Guru in our tradition and why it is access to the physically impaired. necessary to respect him. After the bauddhik, the The Access Board and the laws that led to its Guru Puja and samarpan took place. In the end creation is the reason why sidewalks across prarthana was recited and prasad was distributed. America have become wheelchair-friendly, 8. GITA FINALE COMPETITION IN parking spots closest to entrances and exits are VANCOUVER: Samskrita Veena Foundation reserved for the physically challenged, and the conducted Shrimadbhagwadgita Shlokochcharan disabled and handicapped have easy access to Pratiyogita second time on Dec 1 st . Navneet metros, subways, ATMs etc though specially- Kaushal delivered the inaugural address and designed ramps and elevators. introduced the judges Dr. Sukumar from Pavitran has over a decade of experience as a Vancouver and MC Ms. Suchita Raman. There disability policy analyst and consultant, and is were 34 registrations out of which 5 recited the among the group that drives developing of and entire chapters of Gita and mesmerized the crowd training in assistive technologies. Blind himself, with their amazing and difficult performance. 7- he has served on the research and development year old Siddhartha Ganesh chanted the entire 7 th committee of the National Federation of the Blind. chapter of Gita, Subramanyam Janaswami, 8-year 10. LONDON CELEBRATES 150th BIRTH old Nikitha Shivaram and 14-year old Ms. ANNIVERSARY OF MAHAMANA Suchita Raman recited 15 chapter of Gita each, MALAVIYA: Nehru Centre in Mayfair London and Shraddha Kaushik recited 12 th chapter of Gita. was graced by dignitaries and Alumni of BHU on Founder President of Samskrita Veena Foundation Saturday 10 November 2012 for the celebration of Navneet Kaushal a.k.a Narayan Shastry spoke 150 th birth anniversary of Mahamana Pt. Madan about importance of preserving the ancient Mohan Malaviya. The event was enhanced by the language Sanskrit and ancient traditions. 26 and presence of Justice Giridhar Malaviya as Chief above age group followed one after another with Guest and Keynote Speaker. break time in between while judges prepared the Celebrations started with the screening of a judgment for each group. documentary ‘Life and work of Manamana’, 6-year old Miss Shreyanshi Vala was the First which gave the audience a visual and factual Grand Gita Finale Winner, whom a special trophy information about Mahamana Madan Mohan was awarded. 7-year old Vishnugupta Dixit and 6- Malaviya. Director Nehru Centre Ms Sangeeta year old Miss Vedanshi Vala tied for the second Bahadur recalled the invaluable contribution of place and the third prize went to 5-year-old Mr. Mahamana in establishing BHU where a large Udhay Ganesh. number of students had acquired exceptional 9. BLIND PIO NAMED TO HEAD US knowledge enabling them to contribute towards AGENCY FOR THE DISABLED: US President Bharat’s progress. Barack Obama on November 30 named a visually Dr Shankar Tatwawadiji addressed the gathering – impaired Bharatiya-American to an independent narrated his experiences. He recalled how Pandit US agency devoted to easing the hard life for Madan Mohan Malaviya had contributed towards people with disabilities, continuing a half-century Bharat’s Independence and freedom. He added old American drive to improve nation-wide access that Mahamana’s achievement in providing the for the physically challenged. The White House highest education as founding father of Banaras notified that Sachin Dev Pavithran, programme Hindu University has been monumental. Pandit ji director of the Utah Assistive Technology brought the best of East/West on campus at Programme at Utah State University's Center for Banaras. He was also member of the Imperial Persons with Disabilities, will soon become a Council. member of the Architectural and Transportation Justice Giridhar Malaviya said Malaviyaji was a Barriers Compliance Board. The agency, known great patriot. He started taking part in politics from simply as the Access Board, was created in 1973 a very young age. He participated as a delegate in 3 the 2nd convention of Indian National Congress 12. 130TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF held at Allahabad in 1886 when he was only 25 BHARATHIYAR: Mahakavi Subramanya years of age. In that convention he impressed the Bharathiyar's (a dynamic poet and social reformer) delegates and even the Chairman Dadabhoy Jayanthi was celebrated on December 11 at Navroji by his brilliant speech. Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha, T Nagar, The Kul Geet was recited by UK Alumni ladies - Chennai. Speaking on the occasion RBVS led by Shrimati Kusum Mishra; wife of Dr Mishra, Manian, Vice President of VHP said, a Medical Alumnus. Dilraj Singh and party sang 2 "Bharathiyar-a great patriot, journalist, poet lived patriotic songs and a bhajan. The audience a simple life. God and Our Motherland are our comprised of Bharatiyas from several states of eyes-this is the maxim of Bharathiyar. He always Bharat and some who were born outside Bharat insisted that our Country is a Hindu country. His though of Bharatiya parents. poems stand out facets of his love for our 11. ‘ UNITES EVERY CITIZEN Motherland and used more words like OF THIS NATION’: DR. KRISHNA GOPAL: Hindusthanam, Bharatham (sethamilaadha RSS Sah Sarakaryavah Dr.Krishna Gopal hindusthanam vendum entru kooradi papa). He addressed a gathering of select intellectuals at Jain had a great vision that even before attaining College Auditorium, JC Road, Bangalore independence he sung a song mentioning that we December 8. have attained freedom. (aaduvome pallu A minister from Britain, while on a recent visit to paduvome, aananda suthandiram adainthuvittom Bharat, remarked when Bharat got Independence, entru..) Well versed in other languages like they had predicted that the country would English, Hindi, Telugu and French he shaped a disintegrate in a short time but even after 60+ great freedom fighter Neelakanda Brahmachari." years Bharat has remained as one country and our Comparing Bharathiyar with Swami Vivekananda, prediction has been proved wrong. So what is that he said "Both have many similarities. His Birth which unites us all? What is that which does not and death occurred exactly after 19 years. Both allow us to disintegrate? That is ‘Hindutva’. lived only for 39 years. If both these mahans were Ancient sages found that the ultimate truth is the not born in our country, we cannot imagine how ‘Parabrahman’ and everyone had the same our country would have been now. After meeting understanding in our nation. They saw the same Sister Nivedita his iconoclasm stood to recognize ‘Parabrahman’ everywhere, in everything and in the privileges of women"...... everyone. People in ancient Bharat understood and In Thiruvallikeni at Bharathi Illam-where lived by this principle. Our forefathers believed in Bharathiyar lived, Swayamsevaks of Sangh ‘Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah’ and welfare of one Parivar celebrated by rendering pushpanjali to and all, in-spite of the numerous attacks on us. him. L Krishnamurthy garlanded the Bharathi This nation is just like the ‘masala’ prepared by Statue. Chandran (ABVP), Smt Kanthamani mixing many spices by grinding them to powder. Narayanan (Sevika Samithi), Nagarajan (Vibhag Even atheists, who do not believe in god, and Boudhik Pramukh) were present. those who do not believe in ‘Parabrahman’ also 13. USE SOFT POWER AND A BIG STICK, have a place here. But even such people believe in SAYS PROF V P NANDA: Use of soft power this ‘Motherland’ and her generosity and are and a big stick should become cardinal principles thankful to her. of Bharat's foreign policy in order to meet Dr. Krishna Gopal said that a ‘shakha’ is the strategic challenges emerging largely from foundation of a Swayamsevak’s character which neighbouring countries like China and Pakistan. helps him later in life. He said a Swayamsevak Delivering the 22nd annual lecture of the gets a direction and confidence in life through a Panchanad Research Institute on Dec 7 at ‘shakha’. He said that lakhs of people attend Chandigadh, the US-based eminent international Shakas all over the world even while they are in jurist Prof Ved P Nanda expressed grave concern college and in other professions. at the manner China has been aggressively 4 pursuing expansionist policies, economically and 15. ???kj?kj esa Fkk flQZ laLdlaLd````rr cksyus dk fu;fu ;;;eeee%%%% territorially, which, he said needed to be addressed y[kuÅ ds rkM+h[kkuk bykds dk ,d eksgYykA urgently. Since both, Bharat and China, are the potential super-powers in the region, it was ,d ?kj dk uke gS &^laLd`rky;A* Xokyk vyh imperative that Bharat engaged China glu dh csVh vyhtk jkst nw/k ysdj vkrh diplomatically, commercially and culturally. gSA tksj ls iqdkj yxkrh gS & ^nqX/ke~ Prof Nanda, who has been a John Evans vkxre~A* bl ?kj esa laokn flQZ laLd`r esa gh University Professor at the University of Denver gksrk gSA bl ?kj ds ekfyd ohjHknz feJ] flQZ and Director of the International Legal Studies laLd`r ds fy, ft,A os vc ugha gSa] exj Program Sturm College of Law, suggested that Bharat, in tune with its cultural and historical mudk ?kj gh ugha iwjk vkliM+ksl laLd`re; heritage, should diplomatically use "soft power" to gSA eksgYys dk uke gS & laLd`ruxje~A increase its influence in the region and wield a feJ y[kuÅ ds dsdsoh fMxzh dkWyst ds small stick as well to dispel the impression of laLd`r foHkkx ds izeq[k FksA mUgksaus viuk being a soft state. He said Bharat had never thou gh laLd`re; djus dh BkuhA blhfy, demonstrated expansionist tendencies in its foreign policy. "Our culture in which mottos like 'kknh vuhrk ls dh tks [kqn laLd`r esa ih,PkMh universal brotherhood and well-being of entire FkhaA rkfd cPps dsoy laLd`r gh cksysaA 1993 humanity have been the cornerstones, should esa tUeh csVh dk uke j[kk&laLd`rkA mlds become the language of our diplomacy and foreign ckn loZK vkSj lqfoK dk tUe gqvkA 11 policy to increase our influence on foreign lands", lky rd cPpksa dh f’k{kk ?kj esa gqÃA nlosa Mr Shyam Khosla, chairman of the Institute, lky esa miu;u laLdkj gqvkA fQj ,d o"kZ called upon the nation to be prepared for a prolonged war of attrition with China and rd oSfnd f'k{kkA bl nkSjku cPps tehu ij Pakistan. lksrsA fcuk flys oL= igursA mudk dksbZ 14. BHARAT COULD BE ECONOMIC nksLr ugha Fkk D;ksafd os fganh cksy gh ugha ikrs POWERHOUSE IN 2030: US FksA INTELLIGENCE: US intelligence has predicted d{kk ukS ls mudk izos'k Ldwy esa gqvkA ;g that in 2030, Bharat could be the rising economic powerhouse of the world as China is seen today igyk ekSdk Fkk tc cPpksa us ckgjh txr esa and that it will continue to consolidate its power ikao j[ksA y[kuÅ ds egkuxj Cok;kt Ldwy advantage over Pakistan. esa nkf[kys ds ckn csVk igys fnu twrs ckgj “In 2030 Bharat could be the rising economic mrkj Dykl :e esa x;kA ;g ns[k lc pfdr powerhouse that China is seen to be today. FksA Vhpj Hkh vkSj cPps HkhA cPpksa dks laLd`r China’s current economic growth rate — 8 to 10 ds vykok fdlh Hkk"kk dk Kku ugha FkkA per cent — will probably be a distant memory by 2030,” said the fifth installment of the ‘Global blfy, eqf'dysa vkÃaA ysfdu Vhpj vkSj Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds’, of National lgikfB;ksa dh enn ls os eq[; /kkjk esa 'kkfey Intelligence Council (NIC), released on December gks x,A rhuksa cPpksa us dHkh u rks dksfpax dh] 11. According to the report, the total size of the u V~;w'kuA Chinese working-age population will peak in 2016 vkt cPPkksa esa firk ds vuwBs iz;ksx ds dqN and decline from 994 million to about 961 million fu’kku cps gSaA lqfoK vkSj loZK izkbosV in 2030. “In contrast, Bharat’s working-age population is daifu;ksa esa lkW¶Vos;j cukuk pkgrs gSaA unlikely to peak until about 2050,” it said. laLd`rk t:j laLd`r eas ih,pMh dj jgh gSA Bharat’s economy is already nearly eight times as mudh izfrHkk yksxksa dks rc irk pyh tc pkj large as Pakistan’s; by 2030 that ratio could easily lky dh mez eas ,d dk;ZØe esa Hkkx ysus ds be more than 16-to-1,” the US report said. 5 fy, og d'ehj xà FkhA yksx mls flQZ was put forward by Kummanam Rajasekharan at a laLd`r esa ckr djrs ns[k gSjr esa FksA laLd`r grand seminar conducted at the venue of 16th International book fair in . He also ds fy, feJ dk uke lHkh ;kn djrs gSaA demanded a venture for making film about rRdkyhu iz/kkuea=h jktho xka/kh us uà f'k{kk Ayyankali and the cultural department of the state uhfr cukdj tc laLd`r dks ckgj dj fn;k government should make it fast. rks feJ us fnYyh rd ekpZ fd;k FkkA y[kuÅ 18. SEMINAR ON ROLE OF WOMEN IN esa laLd`r vdkneh ds uke dks ysdj Hkh os NATION BUILDING HELD: A seminar on the mudk dguk Fkk fd laLd`r bruh l{ke gS fd topic ``Role of women in developing the personality of a human being and nation building'' mls vU; Hkk"kk ds 'kCnksa dh t:jr ugha gSA was organised by J&K Chapter of Mahila muds rdZ ekudj ljdkj us vdkneh dk Samanvaya led by Mamata Singh in Jammu on ukedj.k laLd`rlaLFkkue~ fd;kA mUgksaus laLd`r December 7. The main objective of the seminar esa loZxa/kk uked ekfld izf=dk Hkh fudkyhA was to educate the women about their importance 14 Hkk"kkvksa ds tkudkj ohjHknz dk fu/ku and role in nation building. National president of Mahila Samanvaya Geeta Tai Gunde was the chief 2001 esa gks x;kA loZK&lqfoK ekurs gSa fd guest and main speaker on the occasion. RSS firk dk ;g iz;ksx dHkh muds fodkl esa Prant Sangh Chalak Brig (retd) Suchet Singh ck/kd ugha cukA mUgsa xoZ gS fd os ml Hkk"kk graced the occasion as guest of honour. esa iys&c<+s] ftlus lalkj ds lcls izkphu xzaFk 19. NEPAL GIRLS IN MASS HINDU ekus tkus okys osnksa dh jpuk dhA KANYA PUJA PRAYER CEREMONY: More 16. A DAY FOR DIFFERENTLY-ABLED: than 11,000 girls took part in a mass Hindu prayer Akhil Bharatiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram organis ed ceremony in western Nepal, one of the biggest of different activities for the physically challenged its kind ever to be held in the country. The persons in Jashpurnagar on December 3, in which traditional Kanya Puja ceremony honours girls as 167 differently abled gathered at the Kalyan incarnations of the Goddess Bhagawati. It Ashram headquarters ground. Twelve of them included girls from different ethnic communities participated in a drawing competition, while 18 and castes. Many girls taking part in the ceremony participated in 100 metre race. Five boys and girls at Ramnagar in Nawalparasi district wore school participated in a song competition. The dance by uniforms and performed Hindu devotions and Kumari Mona received applause from all, while chants. Vinod Ram Yadav stood first in 100 meter race. The Kanya Puja is to be followed by the two- Kumari Seelmina stood first in drawing week-long Mahayagya - another Hindu ritual competition by making a bouquet by her legs, as which is typically performed by priests using fires she does not have hands. Bhanu Pratap Sai got to carry out symbolic sacrifices. The main first prize in song competition. objective of the Mahayagya is to preserve Hindu District Disabled Rehabilitation Centre distributed traditions, philosophy and values of life. Formerly Braille watches, wheel chairs, hearing aids, etc. to a Hindu kingdom, Nepal was transformed into a the differently-abled people. secular republic six years ago. 17. INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR 20. IIT PLACEMENTS DRAW BIG FIRMS, REMEMBERED MAHATMA AYYANKALI: 10% HIGHER PAY: Companies like Facebook, VJT Hall at , the most famous Samsung, Google and other foreign majors began auditorium in where all the social across IIT campuses, offering about 5-10 % higher reformers met together and also happening lot of salaries than last year. It is projected that by the cultural fiesta should be renamed in the name of end of slot zero, 150 students on each campus will Mahatma Ayyankali the most dynamic social be hired. Average domestic salaries were in the reformer of Kerala in the same decade when Sree mid-Rs 20 lakh range on the first day. But NarayanGurudev also done the same. The demand Facebook continued to be the most aggressive 6 employer this year too, making its presence felt at make a documentary rich and truly informative. It is IIT campuses from Bombay to Guwahati to requested that our swyamsevaks in different parts of Madras. It has offered $136,000 (Rs 75 lakh) per the globe may kindly send at the earliest all the annum to a student from IIT-Guwahati besides a visual material – photos, text of speeches of plum relocation bonus and a one-time signing Sudarshanji, any videos taken in different events amount. Twitter is not far behind with a gross and eye-witness accounts of interesting events. The salary offer of $110,000. Artificial advertising material may be sent either directly to Vishwa solutions provider Rocketfuel is close as well. Vibhag or to Shanti Prasad Agrawal, Wz 701, 1/2, Algorithmic trading firm Jump Trading is keen to Vaibhav Khand, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad- hire staff for its UK office and offered 70,000 as 201014. Mobile 9818558720. Email- gross salary. But the top offer so far was an annual [email protected] . package of $150,000 (Rs 81.6 lakh) from South 23. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Visitors: Dr. Korean conglomerate Samsung, which is at IIT- Anand Arya – UK, Ramyavaran ji and family – Bombay and IITMadras. Google has offered Australia. Pravas: Dr. Sadanand Sapre sahsamyojak $135,000 (Rs 73 lakh) in a pre-placement offer at Vishwa Vibhag finished his tour to Mauritius and is IIT-Kharagpur. IIT-Bombay has 35 companies (up now in South Africa and Kenya. Shri Shyam from last years 34) on slot zero with first timers like Parande, secretary Sewa International returned from LinkedIn, Twitter and Blackstone. his tour to UK and Europe. 21. AMMA ADDRESSED UN ALLIANCE OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT: He is not obtained by CIVILIZATIONS IN SHANGHAI: “When we mouthing mere words, but by rooting out ego from engage others with respect, understanding and within. – Shri Guru Granth Sahib. acceptance, then we will be able to communicate at the level of the heart” said Amma - Mata JAI SHREE RAM Amritanandamayi in her address at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations’ (UNAOC) ON DECEMBER 6 LET’S REFLECT Regional Consultations for Asia-South Pacific, held “WHO ARE WE” in Shanghai on Nov 29-30. Rakesh Sinha Amma, the only spiritual leader invited to the The judgment on the historic title of the site of the conference, gave her speech on the subject of former Babri Masjid came neither as a victory for “Coexistence and Engagement between Cultures.” the Hindus or defeat for the Muslims. It's time we Amma explained how globalization has affected our recognised December 6 as a day of reconcilement coexistence both positively and negatively, and understanding emphasizing that “coexistence is possible only when The Ayodhya movement was more than a mandir- culture and modernization are in balance.” She warned that “efforts at coexistence fail when we mosque controversy. In its essence, it has reshaped claim ‘We are all one,’ but we disrespect each the debate on the prevailing notion and practices other’s ancient customs and traditions.” Proceeding of secularism and the idea of nationhood. The to offer solutions, as well, Amma spoke, “we have to demolition of the disputed structure on December acknowledge the fact that even though we are one in 6, 1992 has been interpreted as an aggression of essence, externally, we are different,” then she urged majority over minorities. But it is the most the assembly to respect diversity —Amma was fallacious way of interpreting core principles of speaking in her native tongue Malayalam, and it was the movement. No nation can rise without its own simultaneously translated into English. The Shanghai heroes and history as they inspire, energise and event, titled “Harmony through Diversity and provide moral support. Ram Manohar Lohia Dialogue”, was jointly organized by the UNAOC considered Ram, Krishna and Shiva as the and the UN Association of China. matchless personalities who carry the faith of 22. AN APPEAL: Efforts are on to mount a millions for generations. Can our civilisation be documentary on the life and works of Sudarshanji, imagined, understood without these figures on the the fifth Sarsanghchalak of RSS. Sudarshanji visited one hand and Vedas, Puranas, Upanishads, a number of countries in his life time. Visuals only Ramayana and Mahabharata on the other? 7 Modern Indian history is full of such warnings and faith, convictions and to the values on which our examples. The Constituent Assembly of India religion has rested since immemorial ages." witnessed an introspective debate on the question Nehru's isolation was axiomatic. Much before the of secularism and nationhood. It asserted religion's controversies over Ayodhya or Somnath arose, role to be confined to the private domain and Balgangadhar Tilak set the agenda for renovate reasserted the Indian tradition of secularism. It and reconstruct all those historical places of categorically rejected the notion of minority. Is it emotional significance. A stray article by Tilak in not surprising that the debate is missing from the Kesari on April 23, 1895 gave an impetus to the textbooks? Have you ever found quotes of its repair of Shivaji Tomb at Raigarh in Kolaba. The members like Tajamul Hussain, a practicing tomb's repair energised the anti-imperialist Muslim or Dr H C Mookerjee, who was a movement. L K Advani's rath yatra contested Christian? Is it not a result of intellectual fascism secular fundamentalism. The Leftists used their on the part of the Marxist-Nehruvian hegemony to carry out intellectual fascism, tried to intelligentsia? impose their views through school textbooks. It was the introspective mind that decided to Their intellectual fraud has been exposed on two reconstruct the Somnath Temple demolished in the important accounts. Archaeological findings in the 11th century. It led a debate among the top case of Ramjanmbhoomi have been rejected by politicians of the time, who, however, unlike the those who were not archaeologists. They even present day politicians, had perspective and tried to discredit the professionalism of the intellectual depth. It was two mindsets contending Archaelogical Survey of India. with each other. Another instance has been more disturbing. The For Jawaharlal Nehru, it was an act of revivalism. judgment of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad However, Dr Rajendra Prasad, KM Munshi, High Court in the same case in 2010 was Vallabbhai Patel, NV Gadgil and others took shamelessly contested by these scholars. They exception to Nehru's approach, which failed to said, "The most objectionable part of the judgment weld the medieval and modern political history of is the legitimisation it provides to violence and India with its ancient cultural heritage. Such muscle-power. For all these reasons we cannot but heritage monuments, whether Somnath or see the judgment as yet another blow to the secular Ayodhya, Kashi Vishwanath or Krishna fabric of our country and the repute of our Janmbhoomi predate the advent of Semitic judiciary. religions, for India's pluralism cannot be Whatever happens next in the case cannot, delineated only in terms of presence of Islam or unfortunately, make good what the country has Christianity. lost. If judges can be made to feel that intellectuals India is plural in ethos and spirit; Hinduism can convert any judgment into a moral crime, the continued to give birth to new sects and evil purpose of intellectual fascism is served. philosophies, many of them contradicting and Judiciary should not become object of suspicion or challenging one other. Semitic assertion is an target. Actually, the judgment provided an attack on India's characteristics of paving the way opportunity for a new beginning and self- for new ideas, philosophies and complete freedom fulfillment. The RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's to quest for knowledge even questioning the remark has been the most notable in this regard. It supreme authority, sacred scripts and highest said, "It was neither the victory of one party nor religious authorities. the defeat of the other." But those who dream for a It is core to Indian tradition of multiculturalism. Is balkanised Indian society fail to understand this. the Semitic temperament prepared to negotiate December 6 is day for neither joy nor the day of with the Indian spirit? Dr Prasad described aptly shame but it should inspire us to resolve the by saying, "Our attempt is not to rectify history. question "who are we?' Our only aim is to proclaim our attachment to the -- The Pioneer Dec 1, 2012

8