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SACRED SPACE TRIBUTE Yoga in Gita Remembering Lt Col R K Langar action is favorable or unfavorable towards attainable by unswerving devotion. Lalit Gupta us. Knowledge is praised in verse 18 of chap- If one truly wants to understand what Yoga as skill in action(Yogah karmasu ter 7 where Lord states that he holds a The gifted singer whose musical voice echoed the is YOGA there is no other book other than kausalam) When you invoke God in your Janani as his very self. Action is praised earthly sounds of melody and became synonym with Bhagavad Gita which can give a compre- actions then you even do not claim the in verse 19 of chapter 3 where Lord states Dogra ethos, Malika Pukhraj, will always remain inex- hensive meaning of the word yoga. Bha- doership of actions. The action loses its that by doing his duty without attachment tricable part of modern Dogra lore as well as the shared gavad Gita as a scripture is Brahmavidya power to bind you and your action become man attains to Supreme. In a number of legacy of the sub-continent. Malika Pukhraj was born and to realize It Gita teaches Yogashas- efficient means for liberation. For this one verses of the Gita knowledge, devotion in 1912, in village Mirpur, on the banks of the River tra. The yoga of Gita is a practical disci- has to be endowed with wisdom. There and action are combined to enable a . When she grew up her mother moved to Rajinder Bazaar, Kanak Mandi area of then pline for realization of God or Brah- devotee to come to God. An example of known as Bazaar, where she spent early years this is found in verse 65 of chaper18. mavidya, the philosophical wisdom. Each of her life. She was given the name "Malika" at birth, of the eighteen chapters of Gita are titled Some of the commentators of Gita feel by 'Majzoob', Baba Roti Ram, a spiritualist, in Akhnoor as Yoga chapters with the subject and at and named Pukhraj by her Aunt. Since her mother the end of each chapter definition of Bha- insisted to get her educated, she learnt Urdu and Per- gavad Gita as science of the Absolute and sian from a distant uncle Gulzar Hussain. As a young the method to realize It through practice of Lord Krishna states in prodigy she had melodious voice and started to recite yoga. `Nohas' and `Marsiyas' from the age of five. She Yoga is a very popular word in and chapter 4 of Gita that He received music lessons in a Delhi sojourn from very the West but not many are aware that the taught this yoga (which He strict Ustads. One of her teachers has been quoted as origin of Yoga is India. We commonly hear Ustad Mubarik Ali Khan. Ustad Ali Baksh Kasuri, father these days that 'I am doing yoga' which is teaching Arjuna) to Sun- of Bare Ghulam Ali Khan Sahib also nurtured her. She hoon ("I am still youthful") continues to ring with the involves certain body Asanas and god first and now He is received training in the classical dance form which youth and vitality of her voice. Besides singing Hafeez Pranayam. Some of them openly declare complemented Thumri from Ustad Mamman Khan. The Jalandhari's poems, her rendition included Lo phir bas- that after doing yoga, they have got rid of teaching the same secret to opportunity to sing during the coronation ceremony of ant aay and Quli Qutub's Piya baaj piyale piya jaye na certain body pains and they feel better. So Arjuna, since it has been Maharaja Hari Singh opened a new world for the ama- and Faiz Ahmed Faiz's Mere qatil mere dildar mere far so good. But the aim of yoga is not to teur singer. She was bestowed with the honour of being relieve people of their physical pain. It is to lost because of long lapse of a court singer at the young age of nine. She remained join the individual soul or Atma inside the there for nine years. It is said that she laughed in The opportunity to sing during body with the Supreme self of which the time. Maharaja’s Darbar on some funny happening – This soul or Atma is a part. Yoga is a spiritual being viewed as contempt, she was warned by Janak the coronation ceremony of discipline to link one's divine Self to Singh. Due to some court intrigues she left the Jammu Supreme. We all are divine at the core and that there is a tilt of Bhagaved Gita and Kashmir State service. After Partition she moved Maharaja Hari Singh opened a the aim of yoga is to free the embodied soul towards devotion. In my opinion it may not to where she gave private recitals and later got from its involvement with matter or body, may be other skillful workers but since they be so because knowledge and devotion associated with Lahore Radio Station. Her natural style new world for the amateur mind and intellect so that the individual do not invoke God or Yoga, their skillful are interlinked to that extent that a devo- of folk singing, distinct and clear style of rendering soul regains the three characteristics of work does not contribute towards their lib- tee is a janani and a janani has complete made her a popular star in short time. At the singer. She was bestowed with Brahman which are SAT(Truth), eration from the cycle of birth and death. devotion towards God. This could be time of partition there were in all four film studio in Pak- CHIT(Knowledge and Pure conscious- Bhagavad Gita asks us to work without found in verse 16 of chapter 7 where Lord istan (all at Lahore) including two studios of Dilsukh the honour of being a court singer ness) and ANAND(Bliss which is never making the fruit of actions as our motive Krishna said that among the four types of Pancholi. One of the Pancholi Studios was initially allot- ending). Bhagavad Gita mainly gives four because we are not the author of results men who worship Him, one out of them is ted to Afzal Himaliyawala but the allotment was can- at the young age of nine. methods through which we can have a per- of actions. This is explained in chapter 18 a man of wisdom. In verse 10 of chapter celled in 1954 and the same was re-allotted to Malika manent realization of divinity within. These of Gita where one cause of action out of 13 where qualities of man of wisdom are Pukhraj.(renamed as Malika Studio). She lived in old are Karma yoga, Gyan yoga, Dhyan yoga five causes is not under control. This is given, one of the qualities is unswerving Lahore City at that time. Shabbir Husain Shah a Gov- and Bhakti yoga which suite different tem- called Daivam, fate or destiny. Yoga gives devotion to Lord. The more you know ernment Officer very much liked her singing fell in love paas raho. In her music, she never lost sight of the perament of people who are of extrovert of efficiency in the completion of work in addi- about God, the more you love God. The with her. They were then married. She continued meaning of poetry and in the flow and ebb of the voice active, introvert, contemplative and emo- tion to character efficiency inwardly. more you love God, more knowledge singing after marriage. She had six children. Malika she kept to the dynamics of the couplet. In recogni- tional types. All these types of yoga are Lord Krishna states in chapter 4 of Gita about God you will have. Devotion being was considered to be a very harsh teacher of music. tion of her contribution to music, she received the Pak- deeply interconnected and Gita recom- that He taught this yoga (which He is teach- as easier path than knowledge, is often One of her daughters, Tahira having learnt singing istan’s Presidential Award in mends synthesis of all types of yoga to ing Arjuna) to Sungod first and now He is quoted in the Gita. When Lord Krishna under her mother’s strict discipline, today is a well 1980. In 1977, when All India radio, for which she sang attain divinity even though one type of yoga teaching the same secret to Arjuna, since shows his cosmic form to Arjuna He known Pakistani singer. Continuing in her style, Tahira until Partition, was celebrating its Golden Jubilee, she has re- sung many of her mother’s famous songs, may be the start point of a spiritual aspi- it has been lost because of long lapse of states that by single minded devotion to was invited to India, and awarded with the 'legend of including her Dogri songs. Malika Pukhraj had visited rant. Other definitions of yoga are given in time. Lord Krishna further states in ch 5 Him, His cosmic form can be seen. Voice' award. Malika Pukhraj also recorded her mem- Jammu for the last time in 1988 along with her daugh- subsequent paragraphs. Yoga is to realize that without Karma yoga it is difficult to It should be clearly understood that all oirs in the novel Song Sung True. According to experts ter . There was an atmosphere of festivity like G.N. Joshi, “Malika Pukhraj’s silvery rich voice and oneness with others as God is present in attain Gyan or Knowledge as action is eas- forms of yoga given in the Gita when clear- during her weeklong stay in the city. She also visited her superb expressive style were ideally suited for ren- all as unmanifested form. ier and more natural to us. Yoga also leads ly understood and practiced they end in the house that was once her’s. Dogri folk songs such dering romantic ghazals and daadras; she used to Buddhi yoga or the yoga of wisdom or one to see with an equal eye(Samadaris- wisdom which is enlightenment, perfection as ‘Razi Rohna Ho’,’Allha Beluaa Ho, Sare Kanne Rus- present them in such an arresting manner that listen- Karma yoga or the path of selfless action nah) and equality. Yoga leads one to see or attainment of Brahm Vidya. Again a si Russi Bohnda Ho’, ‘Pal Pal Bai Jana ho’, ‘Koonjaan with an equal eye a Brahmin a cow, an ele- ers were at once held spellbound. She displayed rare which emphasizes on the performance of deep inter connection between work and Jaii Peiyian Paprole’ ‘Phandu Majooria Naihn-Ho- virtuosity in diverse types of songs for the recordings phant, a dog and an outcaste. Karma yoga action from a higher level of consciousness devotion is shown in verse 46 of chapter Lana’, ‘Mana Di Moj’, sung by Malika Pukhraj for their for gramophone discs and during radio broadcasts. leads one to wisdom which enables one to dedicated to God without any attachment 18 wherein it is stated that man attains popularity amongst the masses in Jammu region have While the ghazals appealed most to the sensuous, her and without bothering about the results of have equal eye and a sense of equality. highest perfection by worshipping God acquired an iconic status. As her music has an uncan- daadras had a unique charm..” Malika Pukhraj died at action. In this type of action a little effort The beauty of Gita is that it praises all through performance of his natural duties. ny quality of creating a yearning for things long ago Islamabad on February 4, 2004, at the age of 90, but results in purification of mind and saves yogas and none is considered superior and echo the earthly sounds of the folk music as well her Dogri songs, "nazm" recitations and rendi- one from the great fear of being caught in than the other. Meditation is praised when It is emphasized here that it is the inten- tion of God that man should perform his as the sophistication of the princely courts. Her inim- tions live on. She is remembered in the Jammu as a the cycle of birth and death. Lord Krishna tells Arjuna to became a itable style brought forth a repertoire where poetry and cultural icon and Lahore is still nostalgic with the reso- natural duties which is equivalent to wor- Yoga as evenness of mind(Samatvam) yogi(6/46). Devotee is praised in verse22 music blended. 's Abhi to main jawan nance of her gayaki. Here yoga is defined as evenness of mind of chapter 8 where Lord Krishna states ship of God. Elsewhere it is also stated that or perfect serenity and inner poise of mind Supreme Purusha in whom all beings one who is perfect in Karma yoga obtains remaining unconcerned if the result of abide and by whom all this is pervaded is wisdom through purity of mind. SOCIETY CAREER COUNSELLING Time to say No Journey to the Cloud Are you getting over- commit- Acharya. Reduce the expectations gradually, make your Gauri Chabbra To land yourself in a Cloud Computing ence of both the development and archi- ted? Is your plate piled high with stand clear so that saying 'No' becomes easier , job you can either go for a B. 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It expects the ments and at the same time the innate human desire costs. Cloud computinguses remote ic cloud service providers. Typically,you private cloud market, where the infrastruc- to please all makes us involuntarily say 'Yes' to thin over twenty odd things and also sacrifice our per- servers to store and maintain data for would be doing a tactical job for newly things that we clearly know are not going to happen," sonal well-being. At this time it is important to step clients who can access it when they need ture is operated for specific companies, to formed groups within IT departments. You says social scientist Bimla Jamwal from Jammu . back and do the risk vs reward analysis. Says Rina to. You don't need software or a server for create 100,000 IT jobs by 2015. It also would be responsible for configuration, to warns that companies are currently under- Why is it difficult to say a 'No'? 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It also adds to the sense of camaraderie users to run existing online applications cloud-- from business requirements to the entry-level professional, perhaps with 5-6 things like 'Be good' ,'Never hurt anyone' and we Platform as a Service (PaaS):allows with friends. actual cloud deployment. These jobs tend years of experience, can earn around 12- internalise it, she observes. Students are taught nev- users to create their own cloud applica- The entire premise of effective time management to be with companies that have yet to 19 lakh; while a mid-level executive can er to say 'No' even if it is an overload of school work, tions using supplier specific tools and lan- is when to say 'No' and when to say 'Yes' .The sim- define their path to the cloud and need get around 20 lakh. People with 10-15 tuition work. In professional life it is sheer competi- guages plest way to decide is to visualise the consequences some assistance in doing so. They may be years of experience can hope to get 30 tion that necessitates a 'Yes' in all sorts of things. Infrastructure as a Service defining the use of existing private and "Even in close family relationships 'No' is looked .Are you ready to face it ? The risk factor is always (IaaS):allows users to run any applications lakh or more. public clouds, or perhaps building clouds When it comes to careers in Cloud down upon;,it's not respectful to turn down an order there but how you say is what makes the 'No' accept- they please on cloud hardware of their from the ground up. Computing, sky is the limit… or oft repeated burdensome requests, leading to able . Inculcating the art of saying 'No' can be a lib- choice. *Enterprise Cloud architect- a conflu- Getting in: For queries contact gauri_nagpal @yahoo.com expectations , and finally sourness comes in ," says erating experience, you will discover. (TWF)