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March 25, 2021 President Joe Biden The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President: We are writing to you today to draw your attention to one of the greatest humanitarian disasters and crimes against humanity of the 20th century: the Bengali Hindu Genocide. This year, on March 25, 2021, we will mark the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the genocide. On that night, the West Pakistan military launched ‘Operation Searchlight’ in the capital city Dhaka, unleashing a campaign of targeted killings and massacres against the Bengali Hindu population, leaving thousands dead overnight. In the ensuing months, historians estimate that 2-3 million people, primarily Bengali Hindus but also Bengali Muslim intellectuals and secular nationalists, were killed. About 200,000-400,000 women were raped and over 10 million people were displaced throughout the region, mostly in neighboring India. At the time, the U.S. and the world were aware of the atrocities being carried out. In a telegram titled “Selective Genocide” to the U.S. State Department, American Consul General Archer K. Blood wrote “Here in Dacca we are mute and horrified witnesses to a reign of terror by the Pak military. Moreover, with support of Pak military, non-Bengali Muslims are systematically attacking poor people’s quarters and murdering Bengalis and Hindus. Full horror of Pak military atrocities will come to light sooner or later.”1 After fifty years, the time has come to affirm this horrific event which remains one of the greatest unrecognized crimes against humanity of the 20th century. Therefore, we urge you to issue a public statement commemorating March 25th as Bengali Hindu Genocide Remembrance Day. In so doing, your words will help bring a semblance of justice to millions of victims and their survivors around the world, including tens of thousands residing in the U.S. Sincerely, 1 Blood, Archer K., U.S. Consulate General of East Pakistan, U.S. State Department Cable 0959, March 28, 1971; U.S. National Security Archives, accessed March 3, 2021. Available: https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu//NSAEBB/NSAEBB79/BEBB1.pdf Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism. | HAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. ORGANIZATIONS (original signatories* followed by alphabetical order): 1. Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Central Committee (Dhaka, Bangladesh)* 2. Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, USA* 3. BHBCUC, USA* 4. Forcefield, NFP* 5. Hindu American Foundation (HAF)* 6. Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities* 7. Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation (ISPaD) Project* 8. Indo-American Community Federation* 9. Indo-American Kashmir Forum* 10. Kashmir Hindu Foundation* 11. New American Voters Association* 12. Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC)* 13. Sindhi Foundation* 14. 3dinnovate 15. American Institute of Vedic Studies 16. Americans 4 Hindus 17. Annapoorna USA Foundation 18. Archika 19. Armenian Council of America 20. Armenian Genocide Committee 21. Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) 22. Association for Bangali Community Development (ABCD) 23. Bangladesh Hindu Porishod 24. Bangladesh Teachers Unity Council 25. BHBCUC, Canada 26. Cambodian Development Foundation 27. Campaign Against Atrocities on Minorities of Bangladesh (CAAMB) 28. CaoDai Today 29. Center for Pluralism 30. Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR) 31. Cigiden 32. Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) 33. Cozy Cupcakes & Crumbs 34. Dharma Civilization Foundation 35. Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) of Northern California 36. Florida Armenians 37. Forum for Hindu Awakening 38. Forum for Religious Freedom Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism. | HAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 39. Foundation for Advancing Cultural Ties 40. Fundacja Aravindam Social Development 41. Global Bengali Hindu Coalition, Toronto (GBHC) 42. Global Hindu Federation 43. Gujarati Samaj of Tampa Bay 44. Hindu American Political Action Committee 45. Hindu Americans of San Diego 46. Hindu Community Institute 47. Hindu Council of Australia 48. Hindu Council U.K. 49. Hindu Existence Forum 50. Hindu Forum Sweden 51. Hindu Jewish Coalition 52. Hindu Speakers Bureau 53. Hindu Students Council 54. Hindu Students Council High School Leadership Board 55. Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) 56. HinduPACT USA 57. Hindus of Greater Houston 58. India Awareness Foundation 59. Indian American Community of Southern California 60. Indian Association of Los Angeles (IALA) 61. Indian Association of Sacramento 62. Interfaith Dialogue Association 63. Interfaithshaadi-org 64. International Gita Society 65. Irvine Hindu Temple 66. Jago Hindu Parishad 67. Manosri Tarun Bani Mandir (MTBM) 68. Mt. Kailash Foundation 69. Mukthi Yoga 70. National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) 71. NRIs4Bengal 72. OC Hindus (Orange County, CA) 73. Overseas Volunteers for a Better India 74. Paschim Bonger Jonya 75. Path to Anandam 76. Rising Star Steel Industries 77. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) 78. Sahayog Foundation Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism. | HAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 79. San Diego Hindu Forum 80. Sanatan Vidyarthi Samsad, Govt. M. M. College, Jashore 81. Seven Stars Foundation 82. Shri Surya Narayan Mandir 83. Srishti Foundation 84. Sanatan Vidyarthi Parishad (SVS) 85. Swasthi Associates 86. The Durga Temple of Virginia 87. The Lead America Foundation 88. United Hindu and Jain Temples 89. Vidyarthi Adhibason 90. World Hindu Council of America (VHPA) 91. World Hindu Federation 92. World Muslim Congress INDIVIDUALS (original signatories* followed by US nationals, alphabetical order): With title and organization for identification purposes Dr. Richard Benkin* Independent Human Rights Activist Forcefield, NFP Somanjana Chatterjee* Board Member Silicon Valley Interreligious Council (SiVIC) Prof. Sachi G. Dastidar* Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Board Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation (ISPaD) Project Mr. Shuvo Dastidar* Project Coordinator The Indian Subcontinent Partition Documentation (ISPaD) Project Dipangkar Ghose* Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, Central Committee Sitangshu Guha* Senior Policy Director BHBCUC, USA Promoting dignity, mutual respect, and pluralism. | HAF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 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    VISION IAS www.visionias.in Civilian Awards Padma Awards Padma Awards were instituted in the year 1954. The award is given in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year and normally not conferred posthumously. However, in highly deserving cases, the Government could consider giving an award posthumously if the demise of the person proposed to be honoured has been recent, say within a period of one year preceding the Republic Day on which it is proposed to announce the award. The Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. - art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc. • Padma Shri is awarded for ‘distinguished service’. • Padma Bhushan for ‘distinguished service of a high order’. • Padma Vibhushan for ‘exceptional and distinguished service'. Padma Awards 2015 Padma Vibhushan: 1. LK Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat 2. Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra 3. Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab 4. Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka 5. Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra 6. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh 7. Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu 8. Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi 9. Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK Padma Bhushan: 1. Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam 2. Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra 3. Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi 4. Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh 5. N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu 1 www.visionias.in ©Vision IAS 6.
  • The Impact Assessment of Diwali Fireworks Emissions on the Air Quality of a Tropical Urban Site, Hyderabad, India, During Three Consecutive Years

    The Impact Assessment of Diwali Fireworks Emissions on the Air Quality of a Tropical Urban Site, Hyderabad, India, During Three Consecutive Years

    Environ Monit Assess DOI 10.1007/s10661-013-3102-x The impact assessment of Diwali fireworks emissions on the air quality of a tropical urban site, Hyderabad, India, during three consecutive years Venkata Swamy Yerramsetti & Anu Rani Sharma & Nikhil Gauravarapu Navlur & Venkanna Rapolu & N. S. K. Chitanya Dhulipala & P. R. Sinha Received: 15 June 2012 /Accepted: 16 January 2013 # Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013 Abstract Diwali is one of the largest festivals for attributed to firecrackers burning. The high correlation Hindu religion which falls in the period October– coefficient (~0.74) between NOx and SO2 concentra- November every year. During the festival days, exten- tions and higher SO2/NOx (S/N) index suggested air sive burning of firecrackers takes place, especially in quality degradation due to firecrackers burning. the evening hours, constituting a significant source of Furthermore, the Cloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared aerosols, black carbon (BC), organics, and trace gases. Pathfinder Satellite Observation-derived aerosol sub- The widespread use of sparklers was found to be typing map also confirmed the presence of smoke associated with short-term air quality degradation aerosols emitted from firecrackers burning over the events. The present study focuses on the influence of region. Nevertheless, the concentration level of pollu- Diwali fireworks emissions on surface ozone (O3), tants exhibited substantial decline over the region during nitrogen oxides (NOx), and BC aerosol concentration the years 2010 and 2011 compared to 2009 ascribed to over the tropical urban region of Hyderabad, India various awareness campaigns and increased cost of during three consecutive years (2009–2011). The trace firecrackers.