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Magazine2-3 Final.Qxd (Page 3) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2017 (PAGE-3) SACRED SPACE PERSONALITY Revert back to Vedas Remembering Rajinder Singh Bedi Swami Ramsarup Ji, public, imposing their will on them and ern so-called saints that they have O P Sharma Daan-O-Daam (The Catch), featuring in some classic Hindi films like " Mirza his prominent story "Garam Coat" Ghalib (1954)", Bimal Roy's Devdas Yogacharya propounding hollow concept of deeds, attained salvation, have controlled their ajinder Singh Bedi, a noted blind faith, ostentatious attitude and senses, perceptions, intellect and mind (Warm Coat) was published in 1940. (1955), and Madhumati (1958); writer was born on September under the garb of this illusion pursue and that they are perfect gurus, is not In 1942, he published his second book, Anuradha (1960), Anupama (1966), Flood is a common natural catastro- 1,1915 and has remained the phe. Be it flood of water or flood of vari- the business of extracting money from understood, being self-made and R Grehan (The Eclipse). first Station Director of newly set up Satyakam (1969) and Abhimaan ety of fatal diseases like AIDS, mental public. Just like advocates and doctors, against the Vedas. During 1943, he joined a small stu- Radio Kashmir, Jammu in December, (1973). tensions, drug addiction, terrorism, most of the religious gurus charge high Such saints create propaganda/ dio Maheshwari Films but after one 1947. He built up this "infant" institu- He made his directorial debut with corruption, disgrace and all sorts of fees for their religious discourse where- tricks etc., sometimes saying that Sri and half years he returned to All India tion operating from merely four rooms Hindi classic Dastak (1970), starring humiliations inflicted on women, cor- as study of Mahabharat, Valmiki Ram and Shri Krishna adopted their Radio and was posted to Jammu, Ramayan and Vedic culture proves that gurus, so, Oh! People you must also and playing a crucial role in counter- Sanjeev Kumar and Rehana Sultan, ruption infested politics etc. Just as where he worked until 1947, and trees get laden with new flowers every Rishi-munis did farming, reared cows adopt us as your guru. Due to lack of ing false Pak propaganda and also nur- with music by Madan Mohan, and in became the Director of Jammu and spring similarly flood of new social and accepted "Bhiksha" from just three knowledge of vedas, world is not aware turing the languages and culture as the following decade he directed three Kashmir Broadcasting Service. organizations and new politics leaders houses, which was collected by of vedic truth that in the previous yugas also involving the people in the more films: Phagun (1973), Nawab Akademi Awardee with newly floated political parties can Brahmacharis and these meagre/hum- neither the tradition of present so process of socio-economic transforma- Sahib (1978) and Aankhin Dekhi ble means were used to maintain them- called saints existed nor did the sects By the time of Partition, Mr Bedi be seen every season. Country is flood- tion from a scratch. In addition to his (1978).] ed by smuggling, crimes committed selves as well as members of Gurukul originate. had published numerous short sto- rich contribution in the literary field, His memorable novella Ek Chadar through sophisticated techniques, pol- including children of king and public. At that time, only vedas philosophy ries, and had made a name for himself the Radio Station, Jammu is one of the Maili Si was made into a film in lution, commercialization of cultivable Study of Vedic culture also depicts that was in vogue. So, Sri Ram, adopted as a prolific writer. His Urdu novel, Ek land by building hotels, plazas, com- Rishi-munis of ancient times preferred Maharishi Vasishth as guru, who was Chadar Maili Si, translated into Pakistan, Mutthi Bhar Chawal (1978) mercial buildings on it, foreign outfits, to live in seclusion, wearing simplest learned of four vedas and did hard English as I Take This Woman, and later in India, as Ek Chadar Maili foreign language and foreign culture, clothes, eating simplest food with limit- practice of Ashtang Yog. religious faiths, casteism, poverty, pop ed resources of life, following the prin- Similarly, Shri Krishna Maharaj music, vulgar movies and serials on ciple- adopted guru named Sandeepani Rishi who also had the same said qualities of vedas. It is astonishing that what is going Bedi is considered one of the prominent on nowadays is that these so called gurus never see the vedas nor practise Urdu fiction writers who has penned Ashtang Yog and thus do not realize God and yet ask public to make them gurus. many short stories about the Partition You see, Yajurved smantra 19/39 states-"Punantu Ma Devjanaha, and shot into fame. Punantu Mansa dhiyaha" Meaning:- Oh! learned, kindly, puri- fy me by giving the special vedic knowl- edge and also purify my intellect. received the Sahitya Akademi Award Si (1986). in 1965. The book was later translated 'Purify' means purification of five sens- "memorial". His son Narender Bedi was also a into Hindi, Kashmiri and Bengali.] es, five perceptions, intellect, mind, The people still remember Rajinder film director and the maker of films His later collections of short stories therefore, thoughts and overcoming Singh Bedi as a Urdu writer, a product including Jawani Diwani (1972), sensuality, anger, greed, pride etc. At were Kokh Jali and Apne Dukh Mujhe of the progressive writers' movement, Benaam (1974), Rafoo Chakkar (1975), this juncture, question to be indulged in Dedo and a collection of plays, Saat Khel. a noted playwright, who later became a T.V. "Simple living- High thinking" such vices, does not arise. Filmdom field and Sanam Teri Kasam (1982). After These Rishi-Munis had complete Hindi film director, screenwriter and In addition to variety of these floods, So, God in vedas preaches that only After the partition of India in 1947, Bedi's wife passed away, Mr Bedi's one cannot help witnessing emergence knowledge of vedas and yoga philoso- dialogue writer. a Rishi-Muni, Yogi, having above quot- he moved to Bombay, and started health consistently deteriorated and of the grave flood of religious gurus who phy. Though they appeared poor or ed status, are empowered to purify the As a screenwriter and dialogue suffered paralysis in 1982 and died in are posing serious threat to the country fakeers yet their divine blessings cured writer, he is best known for Hrishikesh working with D. D. Kashyap and got intellect and man/woman by giving Bombay two years later nowadays. For the last 70 years, there public of so many ills and removed their them the vedic knowledge and thus Mukherjee's films Abhimaan, his first screen credit for dialogue, in have been several derelictions from sufferings, elevated people to gain rich- spreading peace, brotherhood, pure Anupama and Satyakam; and Bimal the 1949 film Badi Bahen, and later In his memory, the Punjab Gurugaddis or the self made empires of es of life with all happiness. atmosphere and all other good qualities Roy's Madhumati. As a director he is received greater recognition for his Government has started a "Rajinder most of the Gurus and their figures, When the question arises about to the public. known for Dastak (1970), starring second film Daag in the year 1952. Singh Bedi Award" in the field of Urdu branches and sub-branches are quite Rishi-Munis then we'll have to under- Therefore the self-made knowledge Sanjeev Kumar and Rehana Sultan and Afterwards, he joined with Amar Literature. It will be worth its while if alarming. stand that the said title is awarded by which is against the vedas, will be of no Phagun (1973), starring Dharmendra, Kumar, Balraj Sahni, Geeta Bali and the J&K Government has some award Flood of any nature is fatal and God Himself, to those who after study- use for the public. It will only fulfill the Waheeda Rehman, Jaya Bhaduri and others to create a new company called instituted or some memorial raised in leaves behind a heart rendering tale of ing vedas, doing hard practice of selfishness of so-called saints yet, we Vijay Arora. Cine Cooperative. In 1955, it produced Rajinder Singh Bedi's name as has devastation and destruction. Ashtang Yog Philosophy, controlling will have to consider and pay our full Bedi is considered one of the lead- its first film, Garam Coat. Based on already been done in the case of top Reconstruction of society becomes their senses and perceptions, becoming respect to all sects and paths. Vedas ing most prominent Urdu fiction writ- Bedi's short story Garam Coat, starring singer by having a KL Saigal hall of quite difficult later on, the loss caused impartial, adopting truth etc, have real- emphasis that first, guru should be ers who penned many short stories learned of vedas and Ashtang Yog being irreparable. Science and mathe- ized God as well as vedas within them about the Partition and shot into fame. Balraj Sahni and Nirupa Roy, and J&K State Cultural Academy. The peo- matics create hypothesis on some defi- (Rigved mantra 10/125/5 refers). Philosophy by virtue of which he should Early life directed by Aman Kumar, while the ple do cherish fondly remember Mr nite fundamentals which leads to fur- Meanwhile, it should also be known have purified himself. Keeping in view, Bedi was born in village Dalleki in film had Bedi's entire screenplay.The Bedi and appreciate his literary contri- ther progress but floods violate all prin- that Rigved mantra 3/56/1 declares the present situation where in the second film, Rangoli (1962), starring ciples, trespass all boundaries and that fundamental laws of Vedas are absence of eternal vedic knowledge, Sialkot district, Punjab, now in bution and services in broadcasting where ever they proceed, they are always unchangeable.
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