: P.O.BOX 5728 SRT NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110055 (BHARAT); Email: [email protected] No. Sm1225/2069 (For Private Circulation Only) Chaitra Krishna 5 Vik Samvat 2069. Yugabda 5114 Tel: 91-11- 23684445; Fax: 91-11-23517722 1 April 2013. 1. FESTIVALS: Ram Navami, the birthday of scriptures and our ancestors practised them for Bhagwan Sri Ram is celebrated on the ninth day of centuries. He said the pre-colonial Hindus the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra, corresponding to practised all the things that the colonial scholars April 19 this year. The day also marks the end of say today as their own. the nine-day Chaitra Navaratri celebrations. The Dr Subramanian Swamy said we are not a important celebrations on this day take place at composite society, as some people repeatedly try Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Sita Samahit Sthal to prove even in our own country. “Our identity is (Sitamarhi) (Uttar Pradesh), Bhadrachalam purely Hindu and Hindu mindset is the most (Andhra Pradesh) and Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu), crucial thing for us today. Hindu Swayamsevak thronged by thousands of devotees. Rathayatras, Sangh International Coordinator Shri Soumitra the chariot processions, also known as Shobha Gokhale gave a brief life profile of Chamanlal ji. yatras of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana and Hanuman, He said “Chamanlalji wrote diaries covering over are taken out at several places, including Ayodhya 27000 pages but no where he mentioned anything where thousands of people take a dip in the sacred about himself”. A book written by Shri Devdatt, a river Sarayu. sadhak at Pondicherry, on the history of Nepal was 2. PLOY BY SOME WESTERNERS TO also released at the function. DISCREDIT SWAMI VIVEKANANDA— 3. VIVEKANANDA’S MESSAGE IS TO RAJIV MALHOTRA: “For some time some MAKE BHARAT SUPER POWER—DR. western scholars are trying to prove that what MOHAN BHAGWAT: “My life is not for my Swami Vivekananda said was basically borrowed comforts, it is for the service of mankind and from the West and he said nothing new”, said making Bharat a Vishwaguru. This was the public speaker and president of Infinity message of Swami Vivekananda to all of us,” said Foundation USA Shri Rajiv Malhotra. He was RSS Sarsanghachalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat in delivering 7th Chamanlal Memorial Lecture in Bhopal on March 24 while addressing a gathering New Delhi on March 23 on the topic ‘the Future of in a national seminar organised by Makhanlal Swami Vivekananda’s Renaissance’. Chaturvedi National Institute of Journalism to The Lecture was organised by International Centre commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 150th birth for Cultural Studies (ICCS) at Constitution Club in anniversary year. Kanchi Shankaracharya Sri the memory of former Sangh Pracharak Jayendra Saraswati and Vice Chancellor of the Chamanlalji. Former Union Minister Dr University Prof BK Kuthiala shared the dais. Subramanian Swamy was present as chief guest. Kanchi Shankaracharya said that only the task Prominent among those who were present on the which is finished with wisdom is completed occasion included RSS Sahsarkaryavah Shri satisfactorily. Dattatreya Hosabale, veteran Pracharak Shri Justice (retd) Shri Devdutt Madhav Madan Das and other dignitaries. Prof Kapil Dharmadhikari, Swami Jitatmananda also Kapur, president of ICCS, Delhi, presided over the participated in the seminar. function. Shri Rajiv Malhotra who has stirred the Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to western intelligentsia with books like Being institute Swami Vivekananda International Award Different, pointed out that What Swami comprising Rs 50 lakh. Madhya Pradesh Culture Vivekananda said has already been in our age old Minister Shri Laxmikant Sharma said that 1 Vivekananda Jyoti Yatra would visit every village & so far over 10,000 Hindus have availed of the and Swami Vivekananda’s philosophy of life and service. ideologies would be included in syllabus from Hindu News Network – a concept & initiative by class 3rd to 12th. Dr Pravin Togadia was launched at the function by 4. EDUCATION IS THE PROCESS OF Dalmia ji, Dr Swamy & Dr Togadia. Hindu News CHARACTER BUILDING - DR now will be available on SUDARSHAN IYENGAR: The attempts to turn www.facebook.com/HinduNewsNetwork and the Bharatiya education system employment- www.hindunewsnetwork.org. oriented have hit the entire sector very hard. It is Speaking on the occasion, Vishnu Hari Dalmia the only cause which can be held responsible for said, Hindu Help Line was the most needed today’s poor state of affairs in this sector. The initiative for Hindus. In day to day life, Hindus state has failed to act and the commercial forces face many problems and there was no organization are freely dominating. It is going to prove costly to to hold their hand in the times of such difficulties. the entire nation,” said Vice Chancellor of Gujarat Dr Subramanian Swamy said, “Bharat is Hindu Vidyapeeth Dr Sudarshan Iyengar, while Rashtra & Hindu Help Line is a significant step delivering the third Nanaji Deshmukh Memorial forward to take common Hindus along. Lecture in New Delhi on March 24. Recalling the 6. KERALA’S MUSLIM MINISTER DRI founder Nanaji Deshmukh he said, there is EDUCATES MEDIA ON ‘HINDUTVA’ IN very much similarity between the thinking of SAUDI ARABIA: Kerala’s senior congress leader Gandhiji and Nanaji on education and it could be and Minister for Transport and Electricity the best remedy today for this field. Aryadan Muhammed, gave journalists a lesson on The Lecture was organised by Deendayal the meaning of Hindutva, much to the surprise of Research Institute (DRI) in New Delhi. Leader of everyone present. The question put to the minister Opposition in Lok Sabha Smt Sushma Swaraj was about the relevance of the NSS and the SNDP presided over the function. Senior Sangh (two major Hindu organizations in Kerala) in the Pracharak and patron of the DRI Shri Madan Das, politics of the state and to the Hindus in particular. RSS Sahsarkaryavah Shri Dattatreya Hosabale To this, Mr.Aryadan, a devout Muslim, but an were preent for the program. Presiding over the outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism, gave function, Smt Sushma Swaraj said that Bharatiya an elaborate discourse in which he dwelt on the education system needs to follow originality and Islamic and Christian invasion to our country. He not the modern alternatives. In his brief speech, also implied that all Christians and Muslims were RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi said there Hindus who had to accept their ancient traditions should be a perfect coordination between the as such. Mr Arayadan went on to ask the media educationists and the policy-makers. He said the person his name and then pointed out that his policymakers should also bring those who are grand father or his ancestors were surely Hindus. conducting new experiments in this field with “Do you have any doubt about it?” – Aryadan them. asked. Later he said Hindus and Bharat had the 5. “HINDU RATNA” VISHNU HARI capacity to culturally assimilate different peoples DALMIA & DR SUBRAMANIAN SWAMY: and that the Hindus had given shelter to all 2013 Hindu Ratna were conferred upon the noted religions. “That is why we Muslims and Chritians Industrialist & Patron and Ex President of VHP are here” he pointed out. Vishnu Hari Dalmia and veteran Socio-Economic 7. BOOK ON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Thinker & Janata Party President Dr Subramanian RELEASED: ‘Swami Vivekananda and Swamy at a function in New Delhi on 23rd March Prabuddha Kerala’ containing 101 poems, articles celebrating 2nd Anniversary of Hindu Helpline. etc. by 101 writers / poets of various languages, This helpline was started to help Hindus in edited by P Parameswaran director Bharatiya emergencies related to Travel/Health/Admin/ Vichara Kendra and president Vivekananda Legal/Religion etc. HHL has a 24X7 Call Center Kendra, Kanyakumari, was released by K C 2 Joseph, Culture Minister (Congress) of Kerala by In Shri Jha’s words: “I owe this to numerous handing over a copy of it to VS Achyuthanandan, individuals along my life journey of five decades, former Chief Minister (CPM) of Kerala, on March whose contributions have shaped me and helped 13 at a function at Vivekananda Institute Hall, me to shine. Thiruvananthapuram. It has been wonderful journey beginning for first P Parameswaran said Swamiji came to Kerala 120 16 years in a wonderful village setting at the years before and he had deep love for the down- border of Nepal & Bharat that shaped my being trodden of Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram was and nourished my soul. I realize and recognize that blessed by his presence nine days enroute to his 3- only contributions of few are sung but for each of day meditation at rock in mid-sea in Kanyakumari. them there are numerous who have done their 8. OLD IS TRULY GOLD FOR THESE service and contributions that is silently but surely ACADEMICS: Age proved no bar for various remembered on such occasions”. senior citizens who took away their doctorate 10. FORCIBLE CONVERSION - HINDU degrees as the 90th Annual Convocation of the COMMUNITY STAGES PROTEST IN Delhi University (DU) handed over degrees to PAKISTAN: Members of Pakistan's minority postgraduate, undergraduate and PhD scholars, Hindu community staged a protest in Southern amongst whom various retired and non-retired Sindh province after a Hindu woman converted to senior educationists celebrated their achievements Islam and married a Muslim man, according to a on March 19. media report on March 30. Usha Saraswat (71), the eldest among all who The protest and a "wave of anger" within the were conferred degrees, termed it a ‘lifetime minority community led to the postponement of achievement award’. polls for the Hindu panchayat in Jacobabad on “It is great honour to have received the degree at March 29. Reports from Jhanjhri Street area of such a senior stage of life. I enrolled myself after Jacobabad said Ganga, the daughter of gold trader retirement as I would sit free at home.