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SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2020 (PAGE 2) (ADVERTORIAL) , JAMMU …a small tribute to the nation by Shivang Satya Gupta "Freedom of a nation, consistently requires its nourishment and growth with the love and patriotism by its children" -by Shivang Satya Gupta

reedom we enjoy today as a nation, was achieved He is reverred as a great saint by Hindus. Vehicle (SLV 3) at the Space Centre, power to curtail electricity theft. after its due fight for hundreds of years. 73 years Ved Vyasa, he is credited to have written the holy which put the satellite Rohini into orbit. S. R. Sankaran, Sankaran, is known even today as 'an Fago from today, got its independence on 15th scriptures of Mahabharata and Bhagwad Gita. He is consid- Mahaviracharya- Isn't its amazing that there is an ideal people's IAS o?cer,' because of his e?orts to do away Aug. 1947. However, it just wasn't given to us as a gift by ered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He had split the elaborate description of mathematics in Jain literature with bonded labor. He is also remembered for protecting someone. Our freedom history is written in blood, original version of Vedas into four parts: the Rigveda, the (500 B.C - 100 B.C). Mahaviracharya was 8th century the interests of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes, many had laid their lives, just Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Indian mathematician (Jain) from Gulbarga who asserted along with those of the poor in general. What made him to achieve it for the coming Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, he is popularly that the square root of a negative number did not exist. He more endearing to the masses was his humble lifestyle and generations, for us. known as Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. His chief disciple had also described the method of solving Least Common down-to-earth qualities. He initiated several rural welfare Our beautiful country, formed '' in his Multiple (LCM) of given numbers. programmes in India. His impeccable work as an IAS o?cer, INDIA never had it easy. name. Varahamihira - had made great contributions in the earned him as many foes as friends, and he was one of those She had always been the Dayanand Saraswati, he was a great saint, who fields of hydrology, geology, maths and ecology. - First sci- o?cials who were held by miscreants of the People's War target of foreign invaders founded the . He revived vedic ideologies. Dr entist to claim that termites and plants could be the indica- Group in the East Godavari district. for centuries. It was the Mughals and called him tors of the presence of underground water. Vrahamihira , He was , popularly referred as first who tried to rule us and one of the 'makers of Modern India'. was one of the nine gems, who were scholars in the court of N. N. Vohra, is a retired 1959 batch Indian Administrative ruin us for about 300 years and Chanakya, he was a great economist, philosopher and Vikramaditya. Service (IAS) officer of cadre who was the 12th gov- then came the Britishers came to loot us for another 200 a thinker, who taught "Arthshastra" in ancient India. Maharishi Patanjali- He is known as Father of Yoga ernor of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was years. But my beloved country, my mother INDIA, she 'Chanakya Niti' is known all across the world. He was a pro- who had compiled 195 Yoga Sutras. He was the first who the first civilian of Jammu and Kashmir in eight- never gave up and always fought back. She fought it with fessor in Takshzila University. He is revered as a great had systematically presented Yoga, the great science. In een years after . As an IAS officer, Vohra has also the help of her hundreds of SONS and DAUGHTERS who scholar and a diplomat, not only in India but in the West Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Aum is spoken as a symbol of God. served asPrincipal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, laid their lives to save her esteem, her identity and her too. He was known for his wisdom and unfailing strategies. He refers to Aum as a cosmic sound. He also wrote a work of India, Defence Secretary of India and whole existence. He was a pioneer in the field of political science and con- on medicine and worked on Panini's grammar known as Defence Production Secretary of India. If we go anywhere else in tributed a lot in shaping the foreign policy of India. Mahabhasaya. Parveen Talha is an Indian civil servant, reported to the world, a nation is just a Aryabhatta, he was a great Indian mathematician and I thought I may serve you as a Selfless Social be the first Muslim woman to serve in any Class I civil serv- piece of land full of moun- an astronomer. It is said that Aryabhattaa might have been Workers: ice in India, the first Indian Revenue Service o?cer to tains, rivers and plains, just a the head of Nalanda University. He discovered arithmetic, but I found Dadhichi Rishi, Kiritkumar Mansukhlal become a member of the Union Public Service Commission home for them. But for us, it's algebra, plane trigonometry, spherical trigonometry, frac- Acharya, , H. P. S. Ahluwalia, Yashwant and the first woman to serve in Narcotics Department of much more than that. We do tions, quadratic equations, sums-of-power series and a Ambedkar, , Prakash Amte, N. H. Antia, India.[1][2][3] She was honoured by the Government of not just consider our nation as table of sines. He was an extraordinary teacher and a great Vedaratnam Appakutti, , India, in 2014, by bestowing on her the , the a piece of land on some conti- scholar, with an immense knowledge. , , Pandurang Shastri fourth highest civilian award, for her services to Indian nent, we consider our nation Raja , he is known as a great social Athavale, B , Madhavrao Bagal, Badri Prasad Civil Service. as our MOTHER, we consider reformer. He abolished evil social practices like Sati and Bajoria, C. N. Balakrishnan, Prabhakar Christopher Smita Sabharwal, Smita Sabharwal is the first lady her no less than GOD. A deity, raised his voice against dowry system. In 1828, he founded Benjamin Balaram, Kishori Mohan Bandyopadhyay, Jyoti IAS to be appointed to the Chief Minister O?ce, which is who we bow down to everyday the Brahmo Samaj. Bhushan Banerji, Sasipada Banerji, , indeed an inspiration to all. Smita Sabharwal strongly and seek her blessings. Dr A P J Abdul Kalam. He is called as India's "Missile Thakkar Bapa and many more. believes everyone should do something for the society, A mother who never Man" and the former . Teaching was his I thought I may serve my Bharat Mata as a especially today's youngsters who should give civils a shot di?erentiates between any of her children, irrespective of passion and he passed away while teaching at IIM Shillong. Policeman but I found as they can do a lot through this service.She is best known whatever faith they follow whether its Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, He used to connect with children instantly. Even after Ajit Kumar Doval- Doval joined the Indian Police for her "Fund Your City" project during her tenure as or Christianity. She loves all equally. assuming the post of India's 11th president, Dr Kalam used Service in 1968 in the Kerala cadre. He was actively Municipal Commissioner, Warangal where a large number Today, I, Shivang Satya Gupta, feel so lucky and grate- to take time for his penchant of teaching. involved in anti-insurgency operations in Mizoram and of public utilities such as tra?c junctions, foot-over bridges, ful to have gotten birth in this great nation. While, I sit in I thought I may serve Bharat Mata as a Doctor Punjab. Doval was one of three negotiators who negotiated bus stops, parks were created by the Public-Private partner- my cabin in my school in Jammu, and I think of the words but I found the release of passengers from IC-814 in Kandahar in 1999. ship to express my gratitude towards my Mother land, my my Kadambani Ganguly Born into a liberal family during Uniquely, he has the experience of being involved in the TV Anupama, she is a young IAS officer currently great Nation, my BHARAT. the , Ganguly was one of the first female gradu- termination of all 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft working as the Food Safety Commissioner in Kerala. In her However, I fall short of words to express my feelings, ates in the country. Earning her degree in 1886, she became from 1971-1999. He is widely credited for the doctrinal shift stint as the Food Safety Commissioner, she has conducted whatever I say, will never be enough. O My Great Nation, I the second female Indian doctor who qualified to practise in Indian national security policy in relation to Pakistan. multiple raids across the state on the illegal trading of adul- only got 42 years to see you with my worldly eyes but my western medicine. At a time where a woman being a doctor Switching from 'Defensive' to 'Defensive O?ensive' as well terated food items, and has also closed down multiple such soul feels your eternal warmth and my love for you has was almost impossible to fathom, Ganguly travelled over- as the 'Double Squeeze Strategy.' It was speculated that the trader networks. Following this, many more raids were car- become timeless. seas to the UK and returned home only after she had LRCP, September 2016 Indian surgical strikes in Pakistan were his ried out; they revealed that the pesticide content in some uch is your LRCS, and GFPS degrees attached to her name. brainchild. fruits and vegetables was about 300 percent more than the love, that it Dr Sivaramakrishna Iyer Padmavati is the first K. Vijay Kumar- He became a household name in permissible limit. Over the course of her stint, she has Sis not just female Cardiologist of India. At 96, she is still active and 2004 when the Special Task Force led by him killed the seized and produced about 6,000 samples of adulterated me only, but more treating her patients, much like when she started 60 years dreaded brigand Veerappan in a carefully planned opera- food in front of the court. Around 750 cases have been filed than a billion of ago. Born in Burma, Padmavati studied her MBBS at tion. Kumar is a 1975 batch IPS o?cer. He holds extensive in the court against traders. your citizens whom Rangoon Medical College, following which she moved to experience in Jungle warfare, security detailing and count- I thought I may serve my Bharat Mata as a you accept as your London in 1949, where she received an FRCP from the er-insurgency. K Vijay Kumar is a sharpshooter and fitness Banker but I found children, live for Royal College of Physicians, London, followed by an FRCPE enthusiast. He is also a voracious reader. He is the author Ajaypal "Ajay" Singh Banga (born 1960) is an you and are ready from the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh. A recip- of the book 'Veerappan, Chasing the Brigand'. Indian American business executive; Amitav Ghosh is an to die for you any- ient of the (1992), Padmavati is still the Sanjukta Parashar, she is an IPS o?cer from the 2006 Indian banker. He served for 20 days from 15 January - 4 time its needed. director of the National Heart Institute, Delhi and the batch. A rare woman IPS o?cer from Assam, Sanjukta February 1985, as the 16th governor of the Reserve Bank of Thousands of your Founder President of the All India Heart Foundation. Parashar is one tough cop. Known as the Iron Lady of India. His term was the shortest ever served by any soldiers, which include both your Sons and Daughters lay Dr Indira Hinduja will always be remembered for Assam, this o?cer has taken down 16 Bodo militants and Reserve Bank of India Governor; Ardeshir Darabshaw down their lives happily at the borders to protect you, and delivering the country's first test- tube baby, all the way arrested over five dozen insurgents in just 15 months while Shro? (4 June 1899 - 27 October 1965) was an eminent will be happy to do so forever to protect their Mother. back in 1986. A gynaecologist, obstetrician, and infertility leading the counter-insurgency movement in Assam's industrialist, banker and economist of India. But you never want them to die as no mother wants their specialist, she received her medical degree from treacherous terrains. She was also awarded by the Delhi Bhaskar Namdeo Adarkar was the ninth Governor children to su?er any pain, so you make them immortal, University and has been practising in her hometown since. Commission for Woman (DCW) for her immense contribu- of the Reserve Bank of India from 4 May 1970 to 15 June and the day of their martyrdom is celebrated as a festival Hinduja is also credited with inventing the Gamete tion in the field of woman empowerment. 1970. His term was the second-shortest (42 days) after and these celebrations shall continue till the Sun shines on Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT) technique, which resulted in , she is a retired o?cer Amitav Ghosh who had served for only 20 days. His term this Earth. the birth of the country's first GIFT baby in 1988. and social activist who is the current Lieutenant Governor was short since he was filling in as interim before S. O my Great Nation, your Mountains, your Rivers, your Dr Kamini Rao. Considering the state of health-care of Puducherry. She is the first woman to join the Indian Jaganathan took over. Lakes, your Ponds, your Plains, your Valleys are like your in South India even a few years ago, Dr Kamini Rao's con- Police Service (IPS) in 1972. She remained in service for 35 Sir Benegal Rama Rau, CIE, ICS (1 July 1889 - 13 ornaments. The more I see, the deeper my a?ection for you tributions to fertility and reproductive endocrinology is no years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as December 1969) was the fourth Governor of the Reserve becomes. small feat. Having spent her early life in Bengaluru, earning Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Bank of India from 1 July 1949 to 14 January 1957. He was Nothing else can be your name but "Mother" is the only her medical degree from St John's Medical College, Rao has Development. Bedi became the first Indian woman to be a member of the Indian Civil Service. While he had the word which describes my feelings for you, because such been trained by some of the world's best names in medi- appointed as a Police Advisor to Secretary-General of the longest tenure as Governor of the RBI, it was cut short love and warmth is only felt in the arms of my mother. I am cine, including Prof. Ray Garry and Prof. Kypros United Nations, in the Department of Peace Keeping when he resigned just before the expiry of his second lucky to be your son and I feel even luckier when I get a Nicolaides. After spending several years in professional Operations. She resigned in 2007, to focus on social extended term, due to di?erences with Finance Minister TT chance to call you my mother. Many of your great sons have training and practice in the UK, Rao returned to South activism and writing. She has written several books and Krishnamacharya. served you, and like all other sbut my every breath is wait- India with advanced knowledge in gynaecology and is cred- runs the India Vision Foundation. I thought I may serve my Bharat Mata as a Poet ing for a moment when you will also be having pride of my ited with the birth of India's First SIFT Baby. Shivdeep Waman Lande, he is an IPS O?cer of 2006 but I found deeds. Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Batch. Earlier, he served as the S.P. in Araria, Purnia and Kabir, One of the most recognized authorities is our Though it's the soldiers who make the supreme sacrifice AYURVEDA, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed Munger districts of . He also served as the S.P. of very own mystic poet from the 15th century, 'Kabir'. He by putting their lives at stake for the service of their nation. in Ancient India. He is known as the compiler or of the Patna (Central Region), where he was quite popular. As per penned down all his poems in Hindi language and mixing However we should not forget the various services of other medical treatise, the Charak Samita. Charaka has been reports, he donates 60% of his salary to a social organiza- some bits from various dialects including Avadhi, Braj and tax paying citizens who contribute for the well being and identified as a native of Kashmir. tion which arranges marriage for poor girls and hostels for Bhojpuri. His poems were a reflection of the various aspects nourishment of the nation, such as Doctors, Teachers, Jivaka was the personal physician of the Buddha and poor students. He took strict action against eve-teasers and of life and faith. Many of his poems are famously known as Police, Paramedical Sta?, Engineers, Builders, etc as well as the Indian King Bimbisara. He lived in R?jag?ha, present- became a hero among young girls of the cities. "Dohas". "Kabir Ke Dohe" are very famous in India and are Truck drivers who help us get the necessary goods all over day Rajghir in the 5th century BCE. Sometimes described D Roopa Moudgil, she is the first lady Kannadiga IPS commonly used in day to day life to give examples. the country, Railway sta?, Bus drivers, etc. as the "Medicine King", he figures prominently in legendary o?cer currently working as Inspector General of Police in Kalidasa, he is one the greatest Sanskrit poets of India, The service of each and every citizen if done with sincer- accounts in Asia as a model healer, and is honoured as such Bengaluru. As DIG Prisons in July 2017 she exposed cor- he is said to be from the 5th century. Not many facts are ity is as important as anyone else's. by traditional healers in several Asian countries. ruption in Bengaluru prison and special privileges given to preserved about him but it can be said that he enjoyed great I often introspect to serve you as well as your sincere Madhava was a 7th-century or early 8th-century AIADMK leader Sasikala in Bengaluru prison. Independent popularity during his time specially within com- child. Indian Physician who wrote the Rug- vinischaya, also inquiry committee, that inquired into it further vindicated munity. His plays and poems are primarily based on the I, thought I may serve you as a warrior but I known as the Madhava Nidana, which soon assumed a her stand. Vedas, Puranas, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.These found a list of far greater warriors who have served position of authority. In the 79 chapters of this book, he I thought I may serve you as an Architect but I form a prominent part of Indian literature till date. you, such as : lists diseases along with their causes, symptoms, and com- found Shakuntala was the first Indian drama that was written by Maj , (PVC); Captain plications. He also included a chapter on smallpox. G. Shankar, I.M. Kadri, Hafeez Contractor, B. V. Doshi, Kalidasa and translated to English by Sir William Jones (PVC) L/Nk , MM ; 2/Lt Sushruta, was an ancient Indian physician known as Nari Gandhi, , Krishnarao Jaisim, Shimul Mirza Galib, Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan' popularly Rama Raghoba Rane, Param Vir Chakra; NK Jadunath the main author of the treatise. The Compendium of Javeri Kadri, Achyut Kanvinde, Anupama Kundoo, Anil known as 'Mirza Ghalib' is one of the most influential poets Singh, (PVC); CHM Piru Singh, (PVC); Capt Gurbachan Susruta. The Mahabharata, an ancient Indian epic text, Laul, Pravina Mehta, Rahul Mehrotra, Piloo Mody, Prem in Urdu, during the fag end of the Mughal Empire in India. Singh Salaria, (PVC); Maj , Param Vir represents him as a son of Vishvamitra, which coincides Nath, Eugene Pandala, Bimal Patel and many more. He started composing poems at the tender age of 11 and was Chakra; Sub , Param Vir Chakra; Maj with the present recension of Sushruta Samhita. Kunjalal I thought I may serve you as a Economist well-versed in various languages which included Urdu, , Param Vir Chakra; Cqmh , Bhisagratna opined that it is safe to assume that Sushruta but I found Kautilya , Thiruvalluvar , , Persian, Turkish and Arabic. Poetry works composed in (PVC); Lt Col Ardeshir Burzorji Tarapore, (PVC); 2/Lt Arun was the name of the clan to which Vishvamitra , Romesh Chandra Dutt, Gopal Urdu and Persian by Ghalib are penned down reflecting on Khetarpal, Param Vir Chakra, Brig Rajinder Singh, MVC, belonged. He is one of a number of individuals described as Krishna Gokhale, Radhakamal Mukerjee, C.N. Vakil, D.R. various subjects such as philosophies, existentialism, mys- BRIG Yadunath Singh (MVC), BRIG M USMAN (MVC), LT the "Father of surgery" and "Father of Plastic Surgery". Gadgil, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia, , teries of life and many more. COL IJS BUTALIA(MVC), LT COL MAN MOHAN KHAN- I thought I may serve you as a Scientist but I V.K.R.V. Rao and many more. Mirabai, Born in 1498, Mirabai's mystic poetry is NA (MVC) and many many more who sacrificed their lives found:- I thought I may serve my Bharat Mata as a Civil remembered even today as her work mostly portrayed her for the sake of our nation. The list is endless. CV Raman, CV Raman was not only a great scientist Servants but I found devotion towards Lord Krishna. While recollecting facts Along with, Lord Shri Rama, Lord Shri Krishna, Lord but also believed in social development. In 1930, he won Jagmohan Malhotra (born 25 September 1927), known from the old times, she has been known as a highly influen- Shri Parshurama, Pandavas in the Mahabharata period, the Nobel Prize for Physics becoming the first Asian to do by the mononym Jagmohan, is a former Indian civil servant tial figure in poetry traditions, though there are no surviv- Shri Dronacharya, Shri Karan, Shri Eklavya, And Many so. He is associated with the concept of Raman's E?ect, and politician belonging to the . ing original manuscripts penned by her. Her poems showed more referred in History of Bharat. which says that when a light passes through a transparent He served as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and Goa, di?erent paths on divinity, mysticism and love which is con- I thought I may serve you as a Teacher but I substance, it scatters. as well as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He was sidered being highly influential and prominent in setting a found : Dr Homi Jehangir Bhabha, He joined the Indian also elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian tone or a poetic flow in the Indian literature. Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who born in Institute of Sciences at Bangalore as a Reader at the request Parliament) and served as the Union Minister for Rabindranath Tagore, From the Modern Indian Thiruttani in Tamil Nadu, was not only a legendary teacher, of Dr C V Raman. Soon, he became a Professor of Physics. Urban Development and Tourism. Literature, the most recognized and influential figure is the but he was a great philosopher too. He served as the It was here that he got the idea of building a research insti- Triloki Nath Chaturvedi (18 January 1929 - 5 Noble Prize winner in Literature, Rabindranath Tagore. He first Vice President of India and second President of tute for some of the new areas of Physics. India's first atom- January 2020), was an o?cer of the Indian Administrative wrote poetry primarily in Bengali. He was more than a poet; India. The most acknowledged teacher of India, Dr ic research centre, now known as the Bhabha Atomic Service (IAS) and was the 14th Governor of Karnataka from he was a composer of highly revered novels, dramas, short Radhakrishnan accomplished his MA Degree in Research Centre (BARC) was established at Trombay, 2002-2007. After retirement from IAS Chaturvedi held stories and even paintings. He is also known to be of signif- Philosophy, at the age of 21. He believed in 'spiritual edu- where Bhabha became the first chairman in 1948. India's the o?ce of Comptroller and Auditor General of India from icance in modernising Bengali Art. cation' and was friendly with all his students. He began his first atomic reactor, 'Apsara' was also established under his 1984 to 1989. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in The list is endless of the supreme souls who have served teaching career at Madras Presidency College. He was authority. 1991.[1] He became Governor of Karnataka on 21 August our great nation and millions are still serving with their the proud recipient of India's highest civilian award, Dr Jagadish Chandra Bose, he is famous for the 2002. lives and services. All those sincere citizens who are paying Bharat Ratna. invention of the Crescograph that can record even the Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (15 December their taxes and contributing towards the nourishment and Swami Vivekananda, born on Jan 12,1863, left his millionth part of a millimetre of plant growth and orbital 1932 - 10 November 2019) was an Indian civil servant who welfare for the nation. influence all over the world. His teachings are an inspira- movement. Dr Bose proved, by virtue of the Crescograph, served with the Indian Administrative Service. After serv- I could not even match the dust of their feet, but I prom- tion for the youth of India. He successfully represented that plants have a circulatory system. The Crescograph has ing on various positions in Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) ise to fulfil my duties as a sincere citizen, live a life which India in the US. His main purpose of life was to help the also proved the fact that the upward movement of sap in and in various ministries of the Central Government does not harm others and all my endeavours will uphold downtrodden and poor people. plants is the doing of living cells. of India, he served as the 18th Cabinet Secretary of India ethos and Principles of our Great Nation BHARAT. Gautam Buddha, who born as Siddharatha in 480 BC Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, he was the key per- in 1989. He was appointed the 10th Chief Election near Kapilavastu in Lumbini region of southern Nepal. At son behind the launch of India's first satellite 'Aryabhatta'. Commissioner of India (1990-96) and became known for the age of 29, he renounced his princely and luxurious life, His studies of cosmic rays have made it evident that cosmic election reforms. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award in the search of freedom from sorrow and lived an ascetic rays are a flow of energy particles with its source in outer for government service in 1996. Gratitude and Tribute life. He received the title Buddha when he attained nirvana space. On their way to earth, they are influenced by solar Ritu Maheshwari, In Uttar Pradesh, although 99 per- -/ Shivang Satya Gupta (enlightenment). Buddhism was founded on the basis of his energy, and the earth's atmosphere and magnetism. cent of villages are electrified, only 60 percent of houses get teachings. His teachings even changed the life of a dacoit Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of electricity. the economy takes a huge hit because of the rate A Prideful Bhartiya Angulimala. India, was born on October 15, 1931. He was awarded the at which electricity is pilfered. Working at Kanpur Bharat Mata ki Jai Maharishi Valmiki, who was a great Sanskrit scholar, Bharat Ratna in 1997 for his contributions in the field of sci- Electricity Supply Company Ltd (KESCo), she is taking who composed scriptures like Ramayana and Ramacharita. ence and engineering. He developed the Satellite Launch measures to reduce the company's losses by digitising