IMPHAL, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2020 Festival of Holi – Brahma Kumaris concept Introduction handful of multimillion elevated souls receive God’s Love and According to the present time (Bhakti Marg) many things BK Dr N Irabanta Singh affection. have to be done at Holi viz; the Colouring, the burning and by the subtle angelic angelic attraction means to be encircled. Return of weak Sanskar the decorating and also finishing. All these things have to be Brahmins will not have time for service now, there will be If something we have given away to someone comes back Today's Thought done at Holi. To do all of this means to Celebrate Holi, if such circumstances in front of the Brahmin that will create the to us by mistake, what shall we do ? Will we put it in a I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, anything is lacking in these four aspects, it cannot be called possibility of obstacles in his/her service. That is why, with cupboard ? Even if it does come back, God said, ”Don’t keep to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not Celebration Holi. People dress and decorate themselves very whatever time someone has available, whatever service. Some- it in our Heart because father Shiv is sitting in our heart”. learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, beautifully at Holi. The main decoration of Holi are fancy one is able to do should be done to the maximum extent now. Thus, we have to chant; Baba, Baba, Baba take it away. So, discover that I had not lived. images. The main decoration at the confluence age (Sangam Otherwise even the time for service will be passed away. That now bring about this transformation – that is all. We have to Henry David Thoreau. Yug) is lighting of the light of the Soul on the Forehead, and is why Brahmins tie themselves to the maximum extent in the bring about his Transformation. so they light a Bulb as a symbol of this. But, in order for all Bondage of service. Many other Bondages will be finished We may Celebrate Holi with Colours, but first celebrate of this to happen, we are to remember the meaning of Holi. through this one Bondage. Thus, one has to become engaged this Holi. Our praise is merciful because we are merciful No cure, highly contagious Holi means whatever has happened is already past. in Godly service. If anyone, out of the 4 stages in Holi God’s and Goddesses. Thus, we can change our Sanskar and The point we need to pay attention to at present time is the Celebration is lacking, that is something lacking in the stage. the Sangsar (World) will change. Unless we change over point of the shield of the Drama, that is everything is the past Cremating weak Sanskar Sanskars, the world cannot be changed. Prevention the only way when we become so strong, we can be Coloured permanently. Godfather is seeing 3 Royal thrones of each Children at the Celebration of Holi by burning wrong Consciousness. The pace of spread is worrying and a If we do not put the meaning of Holi into our Practical Life, Sangum Yug (The confluence Age). God is seeing the sparking star for fortune in the forehead look at its spread within a short span of the colour fades away. The first throne is on the fore head on which the Soul is of such greatly pure children. No one else becomes so greatly just three months should underline this. As Types of Holi Sparking. The second throne is Good’s Heart – Throne and pure throughout the whole cycle. At this (Sangum Yug) (The things stand today, over 3000 people have These are 2 types of Holi. One is Burning while the other the third is the future world throne. Only Fortunate Children confluence age), the Brahmin Children take a vow of purity died worldwide while more than 88,400 is Colouring. Thus, Holi meaning is Holi. That is past is past. have received this throne of God’s Heart. The throne of the and in the future – Brahmin will be doubly pure – The Body have been reported to be infected by the So, Bapdada wants what – ever Sanskars we have kept due kingdom of the world in the future will be received by those is pure and the Soul is also pure. The Brahmins have burnt highly contagious new coronavirus. As the to which transformation of the world is now taking place, we who become self-sovereign, the masters of the self. All 3 their old Sanskars with the fire of Yoga, whereas the people outbreak continues to spread, situation in have to burn out that weak Sanskar. This is similar to when Sanskar for the kingdom of the world are created at this of the world (Bhakti Marg) burn something in a physical fire. Iran and Italy is reported to be worsening a person dies, there will be cremation, that is, it has to be Sangum Yug (Confluence Age). Conclusion each day with the former reporting at least finished for all time. Someone who has a right to the kingdom also means to be Without burning the old Sanskars, Brahmins can neither be 978 confirmed cases and 54 deaths since Service of the Corporeal form (Sangum Yug). in the Royal Family. Only a few will sit on the throne. But coloured by God’s Company – Nor can they experience a There are two ways to encircle everyone. Firstly, through there, the Royal Family receives as much respect as those who meeting with God. the first case was reported on February (Courtesy – Avyakta Bap Dada 1969, 2004 and 2006) 19. In just 12 days, the number of infected words while doing service and secondly, through the subtle have a right to the throne. They too are said to be those who angelic attraction. Let there be such encircling that neither the have a right to the kingdom. However, the account is con- [The writer is a student of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris has risen from 1 to 978 and this is a Iswaria Viswa Vidyalaya, Mount Abu (Rajasthan), India Since matter of serious concern. That the virus Brahmin nor anyone else can get away. It can be shown as nected with the present time (Sangum Yug). So, to claim the the practical method of encircling. It is easy to build a mu- full right from Bapdada means to claim a right for the present 2002 through Manipur Head Centre – Kwakeithel knows no international boundary is a given Moirangpurel Leikai, Imphal] and from Wuhan in China it has now spread seum. To build a museum is not encircling, but to be pierced and the future for the full 21 (twenty-one) births. Only a to at least 60 countries and there is no sign that it will stop or a vaccine will be produced to inoculate the people. Its spread is also simple, very simple for the Women are the foundation of a healthy and progressive Nation virus can easily infect the hand from any The story of India in the 21st screening for breast and cer- The collective efforts of the ante-natal and post-natal pe- surface and once it enters the mouth, century has been one of vical cancers is made Dr Harsh Vardhan Ministry have borne fruits: riod and also sick infants up eyes and nose it can work its way to the extraordinary growth and available to women, free of theThe Maternal Mortality to 1 year of age. inner organs of man ! So far hand washing innovation. In the health scape, cost, through Ayushman care. As on date, 650 dedi- care. Till date, 16,400 health Ratio (MMR) of India has Also, Maternal Death appears to be the best and most effective we have eliminated polio under Bharat – Health & Wellness cated MCH Wings with more care providers have received declined by eight points in Surveillance and Response way to keep the virus at bay and it is amid incredibly challenging Centers (AB-HWCs). than 42,000 additional beds Dakshata trainings. one year as per the latest (MDSR) including Maternal this reality that Manipur too has taken up circumstances, and have been PMSMA launched in have been sanctioned. More recently, the Health Special Bulletin on MMR Death Reviews that have the needed preventive steps at places from validated for maternal and June, 2016 aims to provide The latest program for Ministry took the policy deci- released by the Registrar been institutionalized across where infected persons can enter the neonatal tetanus elimination assured comprehensive and women has been sion to roll out ‘Midwifery General of India. This decline the country both at facilities State not knowing about their status. Now before the global date-two very quality antenatal care – a the SUMAN Initiative,Services Initiative’ in the is important as it translates to and in the community have with two confirmed cases of the virus significant achievements. A minimum package of antena- launched on 10th October country in order to improve nearly 2000 additional preg- played a significant role in crucial pillar of our growth tal care services (including 2019. This initiative aims to the quality of care and ensure nant women saved annually. reducing maternal mortality. arriving from Delhi and Telengana, the story has been the contribution investigations and drugs), provide assured, dignified, respectful care to pregnant MMR has declined from 130/ The States are being closely number of positive cases has shot up to of women, who have shaped free of cost, universally to all respectful and quality women and newborns,. This lakh live births in 2014-16 to monitored under this to iden- five from the initial three. That the three our society and our pregnant women on the 9th healthcare, at no cost and aims to create a cadre of 122/ lakh live births in 2015- tify not just the medical persons have been fortunately cured is productivity in immensurable day of every month. The zero tolerance for denial of Nurse Practitioners in Mid- 17 (6.2% decline); with this causes but also some of the indeed welcome but this should be no ways. They are a priority for the Abhiyan also involves pri- services to every woman and wifery who are skilled in persistent decline, India is on socio-economic, cultural de- reason to let the guards down. Government which is ensuring vate sector’s health care newborn visiting the public accordance to competencies track to achieving the Sus- terminants as well as the gaps With one positive case coming from through its policies and providers as volunteers for health facility in order to end prescribed by the Interna- tainable Development Goal in the system, which contrib- Delhi, there is all the more reason for the initiatives a progressive future specialist care at the Govern- all preventable maternal and tional Confederation of (SDG) target for reducing ute to these deaths. personnel manning BT Airport at Imphal to for them. ment facilities. Till date more newborn deaths and Midwives (ICM) and are MMR by 2025, five years Besides these programs, pull up their socks, for Delhi is the desti- The programs, schemes than 2.38 crore pregnant morbidities, and provides a knowledgeable and capable of ahead of timeline of 2030. laws have been passed to nation for quite a large number of people and initiatives that are imple- women have received ante- positive birth experience. providing compassionate This has been possible empower and protect the from the State. Apart from the thousands mented by the Ministry of natal care under PMSMA Under SUMAN, all exist- women-centered, reproduc- with sharp rise in institutional rights of women viz. Pre- of students from Manipur studying at Delhi, Health and Family Welfare and more than 12.55 lakh ing schemes for maternal and tive, maternal and newborn deliveries in India – from Conception and Pre-Natal there are others too who have settled (MoHFW) care for women high risk pregnancies have neonatal health have been health care services. To give 47% in 2007-08 to over Diagnostic Techniques Act, down with their families at the National right from birth to adolescent been identified. brought under one umbrella a boost to these training pro- 78.9% in 2015-16 based on 1994 which was enacted by capital. The fatality rate may be low, and adulthood, what it’s To improve the quality of in order to create a compre- grams, the Government of the National Family Health the Parliament of India to standing at 2 percent or lower which called as the ‘life cycle’ ap- care in labor rooms and ma- hensive and India has established five Survey (NFHS-4) while safe stop female foeticide and ar- means that for every 100 person infected proach. Vaccines, ternity operation theatres, cohesive initiative,National Skill whichLabs –delivery hasgoes simultaneously rest the declining sex ratio in the death rate may be two or lower. It home-visits by frontline LaQshya, was launched beyond entitlements and pro- ‘’Daksh’’ functioning at Na- climbed from 52.7% to India. also stands that the death rate will also health workers, nutrition in December 2017 with an vides a service guarantee for tional Institute of Health and 81.4% in the same period. Also, women are not only depend on one’s age, sex, general health (across the lifecycle) are aim to reduce preventable the entitlements. Family Welfare (NIHFW), Schemes such as JSY and the beneficiaries of the and the health system that one lives in. It provisioned to ensure a maternal and newborn mor- Moving onto universal Lady Hardinge, Safdarjung, JSSK have contributed to- healthcare programmes, but is the last point that the State Govern- healthy childhood, from tality, morbidity and healthcare, AB-HWCs screen Jamia Hamdard and Trained wards meeting this goal. are in fact an important part ment should sincerely look into. How well whereon the adolescent health stillbirths associated with the all 30+ population for non- Nurse Association of India Under JSY, pregnant women of the team delivering equipped is the State to deal with any programs – Menstrual Hy- care around delivery in labor communicable diseases institute in 2014 in Delhi and going to a public health insti- healthcare services to society. infected patient ? What is the treatment giene program, Weekly Iron room and Maternity Opera- (NCDs) i.e. diabetes, hyper- NCR region and 104 stand- tution for delivery are This army of frontline health procedure, apart from keeping the infected & Folic Acid Scheme tion Theatre (OT) and ensure tension and three types of alone skills labs established provided cash entitlement in workers includes Accredited under isolation ? How well protected are (WIFS) and the Saathiya that pregnant women receive common cancers (oral, breast in different States such as one go at the health institu- Social Health Activists the personnel manning the entry points at (Peer Educators), take on. respectful and the best qual- and cervical). Women are Gujarat, Haryana, tion. Janani Shishu Suraksha (ASHAs), Auxiliary Nurse Jiribam, Moreh, Mao and other places which Thereon married women are ity of care during delivery being screened for breast can- Maharashtra, Madhya Karyakaram (JSSK) entitles Midwives (ANMs), staff are near the border area and are well provided with family plan- and immediate post-partum. cer and cervical cancer, and Pradesh, West Bengal, all pregnant women deliver- nurses and women doctors ning services and an Till date, 506 labor rooms till date more than 1.03 crore Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, ing in public health who form the foundation of known for human movements ? Health Di- enhanced basket of choice for and 449 maternity operation women have been screened Jammu & Kashmir etc. for institutions to have absolutely our healthcare system. The rector Dr K Rajo talked about the need to contraceptives and ultimately theatres are State certi- for the former and more than capacity building and skill free and no expense delivery, same is also true for services wear surgical masks and one hopes that specialized care is provided fied; 188 labor rooms and 160 69 lakhs women for the lat- enhancement of healthcare including caesarean section. delivered by other Ministries the State has enough stock of the said around pregnancy and child maternity operation theatres ter. providers to offer quality The entitlements include free eg: Aaganwadi workers are surgical masks to meet any eventuality. birth through dedicated pro- are LaQshya certified at the Programs and facilities RMNCH+A services. drugs, consumables, free diet the backbone of the services grams of Pradhan Mantri national Level. Not just labor need skilled human resource Till date around 3375 during stay, free diagnostics delivered by the Ministry of Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan rooms, state-of-the-art Mater- and thus a national training (1238 in FY 2018-19) health and free blood transfusion, if Women and Child Develop- (PMSMA), Surakshit nal and Child Health (MCH) programme named personnel have been trained required. ment. The government Matritva Aashwashan wings have been sanctioned ‘Dakshata’ was launched in at National skills lab and This initiative also pro- initiatives thus provide em- Amazing Facts (SUMAN), LaQshya (labor at District Hospitals/District 2015. It is a strategic 3-day around 33751(7750 in FY vides free transport from ployment opportunities for room quality improvement Women’s Hospitals and training capsule for building 2018-19) at State skills lab home to institution, between women and foster women The world’s largest grand piano was built by initiative), mid-wifery serv- other high case load facilities the skills of health care pro- from different cadre including facilities in case of a referral empowerment. a 15-year-old in New Zealand. ices etc. With the Ministry’s at sub-district level, as inte- viders, including doctors, nursing tutors, skills lab train- and drop back home. The The writer is Union Min- The piano is a little over 18 feet long and has commitment for providing grated facilities for providing staff nurses and ANMs, for ers, professors, medical scheme was expanded to ister for Health & Family 85 keys – 3 short of the standard 88. universal healthcare, cancer quality obstetric and neonatal providing quality intrapartum officers etc. cover complications during Welfare In order to keep Nazis away, a Polish doctor faked a typhus outbreak. This strategy staved The International Women’s Day Indian Army.Air Marshal 8,000 people. is celebrated across the globe on Padmavathy Banerjee, was the In 1325, two Italian city states fought over 8th March every year to Women in Armed Forces first uniformed woman to be a a bucket which resulted in 2,000 deaths. It recognise the achievements of part of a research expedition to started when two soldiers stole a bucket from women without regard to Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, GoI the Arctic in the late eighties. a well from the city center. divisions, whether national, A member of the Indian Soci- There’s no period in “Dr. Pepper”. It was ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic or political. It provides an tually extended to a total of 14 years in 2007. The Step of ety of Aerospace Medicines, International Medical Society and removed because the old logo font made it look opportunity to reflect on the progress made, to call for change and increasing tenure of women officers in SSC and improving their New York Academy of Sciences, she was also First woman Air like “Di: Pepper”. celebrate acts of courage and determination by those women who have promotional prospects in Army have been taken essentially to Marshal in The Indian Air Force (IAF) who became the Director There is an underwater version of rugby, played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and increase participation of women in the Army. General Medical Services (Air). unsurprisingly called “underwater rugby”. communities. The theme of International Women’s Day 2020 is, ‘I The proposal for induction of women in Corps of Military The basis for these achievements should start right at young It is a contact sport between 2 teams of 6 am Generation Equality: Realising Women’s Rights’. It is aligned Police in Indian Army as soldiers was approved by the Govern- age. Realising this, the Sainik Schools which prepare our young competing underwater in a pool to score goals with United Nations Women’s new multigenerational campaign, ment on January 22, 2019 to recruit a total of 1,700 women boys to join the armed forces were thrown open to girls as well. while freediving. Generation Equality, which marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Military personnel. Approval for the proposal for admission of girl children to Sainik For nearly 60 years, Texas didn’t have an Declaration and Platform for Action, the most progressive roadmap Steps like increasing tenure of women officers in SSC from schools w.e.f. academic session 2021-22 in a phased manner was official state flag between 1879 & 1933. During for the empowerment of women and girls all over the world. 10 to 14 years and improving their promotional prospects in one of the first major decisions taken by Shri Rajnath Singh that time, the Lone Star flag was the active, The Government of India, led by Prime Minister Shri Army have been taken to increase participation of women in the when he became Raksha Mantri in 2019. but unofficial flag. Narendra Modi, gives utmost importance to the women empow- Army. Indian Coast Guard has been inducting women officers since A wildlife technician, Richard Thomas, took erment and strives to provide them with equal opportunities as A few of the shining examples of individual officers as given 1997 as permanent appointee Assistant Command in General the famous tongue twister, “how much wood their male counterparts. ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’, launched by below indicate that women officers are second to none when it duty and Aviation Cadre (Pilots) since 1998. The strength of would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is a prime example of comes to fighting for the security of our nation. women officers in ICG approximates to about 10% of the total chuck wood” and calculated a rough estimate of Government’s resolve to empower women across all platforms. Very few would know that Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal strength. what the answer would actually be. It came out In line with the Government’s vision, Ministry of Defence was the eyes behind the Balakot airstrikes as fighter controller. National Cadet Corps (NCC) special entry was extended to to be around 700 pounds. has taken a slew of initiatives to increase women participation in She was conferred with the Yudh Seva Medal for her stellar women AirWing Cadets with ‘C’ Certificate for the first time Red Solo cups are a common souvenir to various departments and field operations. The borne strength of performance during the operation that taught an unforgettable ever in 2019. This enabled them to directly go for SSB, without bring back from the United States. The novelty women officers in the Defence Services, including Army Medi- lesson to the enemy. any screening test to become a Short Service Commissioned comes from the cups being used in many party cal Corps (AMC), Army Dental Corps (ADC) and Military Captain Tania Shergill also entered history pages by becoming Officer in the flying branch of Indian Air Force. Women pilots scenes in movies. Nursing Service (MNS) is 10,247. As on July 01, 2019, the the first Indian female Parade Adjutant to lead an all-male con- have been performing admirably well in the transport and heli- Swedish meatballs originated from a recipe strength of women officers in Army was 6,868, while the tingent at Army Day function on January 14, 2020. She comes copter streams of IAF. As a natural progression, IAF inducted King Charles XII brought back from Turkey in number of women officers in the Air Force stood at 2,302 as from a family where three generations served in the Indian Army. women pilots in the fighter stream as well. Diplomatic posts on the early 1800s. on November 01, 2019. The number of women officers in the Another glass ceiling was broken in 2019 when Lt. Com- Indian mission abroad are traditionally manned by male officers. Saint Lucia is the only country in the world Navy as on November 15, 2019 are 1,077. mander Karabi Gogoi became the first woman officer of the Wg Cdr Anjali Singh was the first woman officer who was named after a woman. A significant step to induct women in more branches has been Navy to be posted as defence attache in the Indian Embassy, nominated by IAF as Dy Air Attaché in Embassy of Russia. The country was named after Saint Lucy of the commissioning of Short Services in 1992. Initially the Short Moscow. Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) estab- Syracuse by the French. Service Commission was granted for 5 years, which was even- The nation also got its first woman fighter pilot in 2019 when lished with a vision to empower India with cutting-edge Ben & Jerry’s has an online flavor graveyard tually extended to a total of 14 years in 2007. Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth qualified to undertake missions indigenous defence technologies and systems, has been according for their 10 discontinued ice cream flavors. Each One of the historic decisions taken by the Ministry of Defence by day on a fighter aircraft. She completed her day operational equal opportunities for enhancement of their skills and fulfilment one has a photo, life span, and epitaph. was granting a permanent commission to women in all 10 syllabus as a fighter pilot on the MiG-21 Bison aircraft and was of their potentials. This has resulted in many women scientists Scientists discovered sharks that are living branches of the Indian Army. On February 25, 2019, the Gov- posted to a frontline airbase at Nal in Rajasthan to operate the having top positions in DRDO. in an active underwater volcano. Divers cannot ernment promulgated policy to extend the grant of Permanent aircraft with her squadron. In 2016, three women fighter pilots 2018 saw the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe, investigate because they would get burns from Commission to Women Officers in the eight arms/services in - Bhawana Kanth, Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh - proudly Navika Sagar Parikrama, by an all-women crew. INSV Tarini the acidity and heat. Indian Army viz. Signals, Engineers, Army Aviation, Army Air brandished their stripes and wings at the Combined Graduation returned to India on May 21, 2018, on completion of the first There are times when Pluto is closer to the Defence, Electronics and Mechanical Engineers (EME), Army Parade at Air Force Academy, Dundigal on the outskirts of Indian all-women circumnavigation of the globe. The expedition Sun than Neptune – one of these timelines Service Corps, Army Ordnance Corps and Intelligence, in ad- Telangana. The vanguards of the IAF roared into the sky and depicted ‘Nari Shakti’ on the world platform and helped discard was from 1979 to 1999. dition to the existing two streams of Judge Advocate General smeared the clouds with tricolor as India joined the select few the societal attitudes and mindset towards women in India by (JAG)and Army Education Corps (AEC). Prior to this, a nations in the world that have women fighter pilots in their ranks. raising visibility of their participation in challenging environs. Note: Articles submitted without soft copies significant step to induct women in more branches has been the The three fighter pilots were conferred with the President’s Also, the indigenously built 56-foot sailing vessel, INSV Tarini will not be entertained commissioning of Short Services in 1992. Initially the Short Commission.Way back in 1997, Major Ruchi Maini raised the showcased the ‘Make in India’ initiative on the International Service Commission was granted for 5 years, which was even- bar by becoming the first woman operational paratrooper in the forum.