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SACRED SPACE BOOK REVIEW Vedic Education to children “Twinkling stars seem the holes of the sky” Swami Ram Swarup Ji vedic sanskars like upnayan sanskar have gain vedic education) is also performed along Adarsh Ajit the flight of a pair of Indian cuckoo but understandable but pricking of a rose is been neglected, it has resulted in great loss in with upnayan sanskar which is most impor- Name of the book : Door Pahan Dewaaran expressing displeasure on the uncertain- tormenting. Trust is slipping. Treachery Nowadays, we must pay our attention maintaining the good character of children tant and has been neglected nowadays, hence Manz ty he kills them in the evening. He is is in vogue: towards the children for their betterment, because following teachings of upnayan san- the problem in students. Author : Shahnaz Rasheed shocked on the devastation of nature and chhokh log ta tameuk tchum na which is of utmost need in present scenario. skar are not held in life by them, nowadays- We must pay our attention towards Manu ecology in the name of advancement. He gham, afsoos yutai yot/ kaen aayi tami Why? Because the children are the future of * Meaning and divine qualities of God, Smriti which states- "Janamana Jayetey Shu- is agonized on seeing the precious books tarfa yapare ase yiwaan gul their nation, which thrives in the lap of the Vedas and acharya, respect of acharya, par- draha, Sanskaraat Dwij Uchyatey." From the beginning Shahnaz sings of eaten up by the worms. Shahnaz calls Alleging the marketing of established mother. As per vedas, it is the duty of the king ents and elders and to behave well with oth- i.e. after taking birth from parents, all nature in his poetry. Through the lan- himself Kashmir whose blood is sold in icons and philosophies Shahnaz admits to ensure that every child of the nation, from ers. human-beings are not learned but ignorant guage of nature, the poet portrays the the market. 'Why to memorise the stars that we have reduced Nund Rishi and Lal the minimum age of 5-6 years is provided with *To hold Yajyopaveet (janeu) which due to lack of vedic knowledge. But when existential darkness and light in a uni- and the moon to those who have no ven- Ded to advertisements. The shining foot- brings the purest relation of disciple with vedic sanskars like Upnayan sanskars etc. are good education, first to make the child's char- versal mould. In the artistry of mould- tilators or latticed windows' he ques- prints give sometimes the clue of lost car- acharya to begin to learn the divine qualities performed then the human-beings are called acter the best and secondly to ensure that he ing and mixing sweet and sour reflec- tions. avans. is admitted in the school to get worldly edu- etc; acharya being his spiritual father and ved Dwij i.e. second birth, as told above. Vedic cul- tions of Kashmir using all the natural ele- He censures himself for lighting He memorises those palatial houses, cation, right from the school to university lev- mata as mother. ture states that without performing sanskars ments, living or non-living, he is lamps where there is no human move- which had raised balconies. He believes el. It concludes that the females of the nation *To learn to be always away from the bad and taking vedic knowledge, man cannot be should also be provided with moral/vedic society. a man. unmatched and unparalleled in Kash- the whole city has the knowledge of the education so that they look after their children *To maintain Brahmacharya which It shall not be out of place to mention here miri language. He recollects his segre- level of their greatness who once lived in in a manner that they are do not indulge in enables the student to overcome bad society, that the responsibility of the parents cannot gated friends who had dreams and who these buildings. Shahnaz wants to con- bad society, bad habits including addiction, abuses, tauntings, to be away from immoral be oversighted in spoiling their children. It is would listen to the chirping of birds with vey to them that nobody reminds them gambling, abusing, falsehood etc. Vedas activities, to gain physical as well as mental a fundamental law of vedas that to maintain him. Sometimes twinkling stars seem but the bridge is still existent. Infusing Brahmacharya, get physical and mental pow- the holes of the sky to the poet. Shahnaz hope he tells everything is not finished er, the parents will have to check that the chil- and his zoon (moon) are inseparable. If yet: dren donot listen to sensual stories, donot one is soul, the other is body. He comes tamis wan tchui na watan saani contact with bad charactered people, donot down heavily on those inhuman beings shahra kanh ti vutchaan/tcha vanzi toti think about sensual subjects, the parents will who see wounds of others and brush sawaaras kadal tchu mojood have to see that children donot remain alone, them aside terming their warp and woes Shahnaz's poetic language is cohe- they must avoid talking to opposite sex in just a show. sive, rhythmic, and understandable. lonely places and avoid touching them. He wants some visionary to assess the There is no superfluous word. The title Those children only become learned and gloom and bloom of the moon in right of the book is thought-provoking. The good charactered whose parents punish them perspective with reference to human life: on their faults while teaching them. In this title poem mirrors the fire of the jungle kam nazar aasi, yithai maa connection, Pannini Muni states in his vedic unknown. aasess/zooni heund daag numaayish grammar- Ugliness and beauty are the two "Samritaihee pannibhirghnanti gurvo baasaan. attributes of a person and of the draught na vishokshitehey, Shahnaz gives teary eyes to the win- of Kashmir. Flowers and bloodshed run Laalanaashrayinno doshaas- dow. Every door reflects the sign of together. There is nakedness. There is taadanashrayinno gunnaha." 'Waiting'. The boat capsizes repeatedly. culture. There is free nature. There are that the parents and learned acharya who Scars give the definition of the wounds, walls. There is winter devoid of flowers punish the children on their faults, then think pain, and pathos. The eyes are dream- but there is spring full of vegetations that they are giving ambrosia to their children. less. Spring air is full of cries and sighs. also. Away from all the mundane com- Conscience is selling in the market. The On the other hand, the parents who pamper pulsions Shahnaz wants a day to let the their children, deal with them in emotional poet questions how we can define the roads go unnoticed and spend a night love and fulfil their unnecessary monetary blooming seasons as the treasure of rich- ment. Shahnaz's multi-dimensional away from the maddening crowd: preach that not a single child of the nation power, to concentrate over studies, to demands, it means they are poisoning the ness when these are full of sobs, sorrows, romantic endeavour speaks volumes like kuni doh karhav sadkov nishi yim should be left out of the said education. increase memory, to be always sweet spoken children to destroy their character and life as and dying dreams: creating the scene of a rainy day with his pade aazaad/raatha kadhav door It shall not be out of place to mention and to gain several other divine qualities. well as nation. Children must be educated to zakhman vothaan kraale, na chesh- beloved having no umbrella: here that in the absence of vedic knowledge, Upnayan sanskar preaches to the parents love, respect and serve the parents. mov haraan tchi khaab/kath sonth yami doh chaatas naar lajaav/rood pahan dewaran manz Government would not be able to know and to ensure that their children take lot of water Similarly, parents must preach to the chil- tchukh vanaan, tcha karaan kath pewaan oas tami doh sakh In a nazam gaasha toofaan the poet discharge her duties, as said above. and nutritive food. dren to be away from even thinking about bahaar naav. 'Why the bridge was burnt and the prays for more and more of dense mist There is a vedic preach that acharya Because Vedas tell that in early age, the theft, laziness, spending fun, to be away from There is an astounding piece of cre- boat broken, I could narrate if you, the as in light nothing is visible because he water is equivalent to mother's milk, in pro- addiction, violence etc. They should never tell should perform the upnayan sanskar of boys ativity on page 41 of the book. Shahnaz river, will stop' is narrative of mental tor- has lost his home, his compound and his viding energy and blesses us with life. lie. and girls between the age of 8-12 years after requests for merging his stains with the ture the poet is going through. He sees existence. yali baashan naash tchu sap- which the boys and girls are called Dwij i.e. In Upnayan sanskar, the child is preached So, such parents are enemies of their chil- stains of others. breaking of pitchers daily but no trace of daan is a saga of unfortunate school- second birth. This sanskar is eternal and ever- to remember the Gayatri mantra which dren, who donot preach them well. Infact, by children who are lying in the graves but enlightens intellect with knowledge and sor- ignoring eternal vedic culture, we, the citizens The climax is that the poet asks if any- any potsherd. lasting which increases the children's age. the poet says that pen, book, copy, lunch- Secondly, the main purpose of performing the ry to write here that mostly the students of of India which is the land of Rishi-Munis, body has any space in his frame of stains Time is unaware about the sufferings box or schoolbag neither die nor can be sanskar is to make the purest loving relation India are not aware of the above quoted facts Yogis etc; have committed self-destruction. so that all the stains are collaged and of those who sustained thousands of alle- between acharya and disciple, where learned and in the absence of providing them with In this matter Government is responsible fused. He sees water in the flow of stains gations. killed: of Vedas, the acharya starts preach of Vedas moral/vedic education when the purest rela- because they fail to provide moral/vedic edu- but predicts that the oozing might be The poet conveys there are a spinning yi tchaa shaaph, ya tchaa pazar to build character of disciples. You see, in tion between Acharya and disciple of being cation to the women, who could further look somebody's tears rolling down to wash wheel and the oil in the lamp. He tee/yi tchashmov vutchaan Valmiki as well as Tulsikrit Ramayan, the spiritual father and spiritual son/daughter after their children. his hem. The first stanza of this poem requests to send Pashmina as his moth- tchus/makaanan andar tchaa dazaan upnayan sanskars of Sri Ram and his broth- respectively is established then the child is In the end, I would like to write that the unfolds beauty. er is living with him: tsange/kina maqbaran petth/shamah ers were performed by Guru Vasishth. called Dwij i.e. second (spiritual) birth and is Educational institutes are the only source of The poet gives virtue to those who mae tchu teel tchangis ta yandras zalmaete varisov sham waqtan. But nowadays we only study Ramayan blessed with Jaayemanaha Shreyanbhavti i.e. gaining the knowledge to build the character have stained existence by crafting a radi- tchu pan ti/tcha pashmina sozum mae Cheers to Shahnaz for giving due live long and obtain the best birth from the of children who further make the nation and other spiritual books, remember them, ating sun in their ugliness and attributes tchi maaji hen ti share to those who live in exile for last deliever lectures to others also but the educa- earlier first birth taken from the parents. In strong. So, if our Government provides the this positivity for their hidden virtuous A marvellous couplet that touches the thirty years. This poetic calibre with cre- tion and teachings preached therein are not this way, the child attains the best stage of facilities right from schools to universities to deeds: ative acumen makes the poet great. human-being. In the sanskar the child obtains provide a period even of about half an hour historical and socio-religious strings held in life. dapaan tamis tchu gahaan aaftab Impartiality of the poets, whosoever, Therefore the study of those spiritual the divine blessings of several learned wherein vedic education is provided, I am devastates some fixations fed by many. daagan manz/tas aasi tchoori bihith The couplet is not an allegation but a makes poetry only political but repre- books goes in vain except for monetary ben- acharyas for long, happy life and to serve the sure that the problem of nowadays of bad kanh sawaab daagan manz society/nation to the best. behaviour of children may be overcome as complaint arising from a sensitive heart senting every section marks the level of efit. Is it not a sin? Sahnaz makes borders cheerful by You see, since the time when the sixteen The vedarambh sanskar (i.e. to start to was seen in previous yugas. that is human. The pricking of a thorn is a poetic heart. PERSONALITY Katra Boy in Bollywood Man behind Sunday holiday H R Phonsa Mohd Yaseen Party’ as a lead actor under the supreme guidance of Atul Satya Kaushik. Nothing on this earth has ever been obtained without An actor who has carved his name on the theatre landscape While we talk to the most celebrated film and stage actors struggle particularly when it is for the larger interests of a of the country and continues to mesmerize audience with his and one of his mentor Saurabh Shukla, he says, Sunil is an community. Baba Sahib Dr. Ambedkar said " All things flawless acting has done his home State J&K proud by get- actor of par excellence. I met with him when I went to FTII to have a bill of costs attached to it, you cannot get it without ting this year’s National Bismillah Khan Yuva Sangeet Natak teach him and there I liked him very much and saw his poten- paying the price". However very well meaning persons of Academy Award in the field of Acting for the year 2018. He is tial. He put his all out effort to work on a character. I used to vision have struggled for matters of common causes. One none other than Sunil Palwal who hails from the holy town of say him whenever you come to Mumbai, just meet me and he among such persons who showed more concern for suffer- Katra. came to me and we did Barff together which we have also per- ing of millions labourers without caring for his personal Dreaming, and putting every possible effort to turn your formed in Jammu during 8th Theatre Olympics. I am very comforts was Narayan Meghaji Lokhande. The Indian dreams into reality is something, which differentiates a star happy for him that he has achieved National recognization in employees then had to work all seven week days without from the rest. When someone has that fire in his belly to attain the field of acting and today I am feeling proud of him. I hope getting any beak or rest time time. For Christians, Sunday heights, he’ll put a tough fight to reach there, regardless of the Jammu is feeling proud to have him who is bringing laurels is a day of religious observance and abstinence from work. place where he’s born or the school he’s taken his education for its state as well as nation." The Jews observe from Friday evening to Saturday evening from. With minimal opportunities in Jammu and lack of Talking to us Sunil Says, “Jammu not only helped me in as a prayer and rest day. Christians attend Church servic- awareness among the people, thinking of becoming an actor es to pray in Church on every Sunday. So, Sunday is holi- is beyond the bounds of possibility. day in Christianity terming it as God's day Christ on cru- Sunil Kumar Palwal- is a well known actor of the country cification on a cross rested in the grave on the Sabbath and who was born on 22nd May, 1985 and started his theatre rose the following day, beyond the end of the week. So for career in the year 2002 as a child actor with a Jammu based Christians the day following the Sabbath became known as Lokhande is remembered not only for ameliorating the theatre group ‘Natrang’. Sunil was born and raised in Katra "the Lord's day" which was Sunday. working conditions of textile mill-hands in the 19th centu- and later on shifted to Jammu to pursue Bachelor’s from GGM Rao Bahadur Narayan Meghaji Lokhande (1848-1897) ry but also for his courageous initiatives on caste and com- Science college. He was pursuing mass communication from struggled hard to get one day weekly off with full pay perks munal issues. He was founding father of "Mumbai Kam- Delhi, before he got selected for a diploma course in Drama to Indian workers. He was a Dalit being born in Fulmali or gar Sangh". He was appointed associate member of the in Himachal Cultural Research Forum and Theatre Academy florist,a Hindu untouchable caste. Florists grow flowers Bombay Factory Commission in 1890. Meghaji Lokhande Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. He had a major turnaround in besides performing other agriculture based jobs. He was is acclaimed as the Father of the Trade Union Movement 2008 when he got himself enrolled in Films and Television a contemporary and prominent colleague of another Rev- in India so was awarded title of " Rai Bahadur" by the Institute of India (FTII), where he got an opportunity to work olutionary Mahatma Jyotirao Phuley of Poona(now Pune). British Government for his exemplary work of labour wel- under some of the finest actors and directors of India, be it Both belonged to mali caste now classified as Other Back- fare. Naseeruddin Shah or Saurabh Shukla, Benjamin Gilani or ward Caste. Both worked in unison in Satya Sodak Samaj Some of the rights mill workers got because of Rai Meeta Vasisht, Tom Alter or Rakesh Bedi, he’s worked with movement and organized labour to fight for their rights. Bahadur Rao Narayan Meghaji Lokhande's efforts were: all. “So FTII was the place where I found, that this is my Meghaji Lokhande was convinced that labourers need- Mill workers got a weekly holiday on Sunday. chance. From here, I can become what I have always dreamt ed at least a day's rest .This way they can look after their In the afternoon, workers should be entitled to half-hour of. Craft is believed to be one of the most significant faces of family affairs for which they toil hard.So he approached recess. an actor, and FTII helped me to imbibe it,” said Sunil Palwal. the British Government of India in 1881 with a written The mill should have fixed working hours and should request to give a day's off from work to workers in a week. Sunil made his silver screen debut in 2013 on television start working from 6:30 in the morning and close by sun- But the Government did not agree with his suggestion and with ’24’ Produced by Anil Kapoor and directed by Abhinay set. the Indian workers continued to work seven days a week Deo. He has also acted in many other TV shows including He demanded that the salaries of the workers should be Prithvi Vallabh. His first film roles came in 2014 in the films without any break. However in UK Sunday officially had become an off day since 1843. When the British Indian given by the 15th of every month. ‘ Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi’ directed by Swaroop Kanchi and he went The Deenbandhu a Marathi-language newspaper was on to play interesting roles in several films including Jolly LLB Government refused to accede to his suggestions for Sun- day as holiday for Indian workers too, he started a cam- founded by Jyotirao Phule and K. R. Bhalekar in 1877. It 2 (2017). Some of his filmography includes Shehjar (Nikhil was the first newspaper in India published from Bombay ( Allug), Recurrence (Pramod Jhajharia), Kajal (Paakhi Tyre- paign for it. His struggle gained strength with every pass- Now Mumbai) to cater explicitly for the labouring people. wala), Gulab Gatha (Balwant Thakur), Parchhai (Jeff Gold- ing day. This campaign continued long, for eight years. It served as an outlet for Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj too. berg), The Persian (Jeff Goldberg) etc. Not only in films he When Narayan Megaji Lokhande's struggle for the cause of toiling Indian workers gained strong momentum the Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, took over the management of also featured in many daily soaps which include Prithvi Val- British Government declared Sunday as holiday in 1889. Deenbandhu published from Bombay. He had already been labh (Sony), Mahakumbh (Life OK), 24 (Sony), Rush (MTV), The success of the movement launched and guided by Shri writing for it from 1880 and was selling 1650 copies per CID (Sony), Shapath (Life OK), Balika Vadhu (Colors), Sap- Rao Narayana M. Lokhande was not only a big relief to the week in 1884, thus making it the second-highest circulat- ne Suhane Ladakpan ke (Zee T.V) and Dil Jo Na Keh Saka labourers but an encouragement for Indians to launch (Doordarshan) besides webseries of Bose Dead or Alive, music ed Marathi or Anglo-Marathi newspaper in Bombay Pres- more such movements for mass benefits. Ever since idency, after Kesari another Marathi paper founded in 1881 Vedio Motorka For Michael Hruza (famous Singer from protests, agitations, non cooperative movements became Czechoslovakia) and narration for “Todarmal” (short movie). by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. tool in Indian public hands to get their human rights While Lokhande published the Deenbandhu from Bom- On stage, Sunil starred in the Barff (Saurabh Shukla) and enforced from the British rulers. Mughal-e-Azam (Feroz Abbas Khan). Having the credit of bay, Vithhal Marutrao Nawle, an admirer of Phule, bought Meghaji Lokhande was a pioneer of the labour move- the rights to publish an edition in Pune. He imported a performing ‘Devdaas’ and ‘Saleem’ in one of the most cele- ment in India and Mahatama Phuley utilizing his wife's learning my inner being, but also gave me a new identity. My printing press from Ohio that continued to produce the brated Broadway style plays created in India, Sunil Palwal services opened 18 schools in and around Poona, many for message to the budding actors would be, Jammu has immense newspaper until it ceased publication in the 1970s. received critical acclaim and appreciation from all quarters girls. Education to girls and untouchables was banned in for playing these historical characters. The latter won him talent, but one thing aspirants should always keep in mind is, (Wikipedia) never stop believing in yourselves. Hindu shastras, particularly Manusumirity. To organize best ensemble cast award in the 2017 Broadway World India mill workers Meghaji Lokhande founded the Bombay Mill The Government of India issued a postage stamp with Awards. He has also the credit of having done the character I feel, over the years Jammu has evolved a lot and recall- his photograph in 2005. He was the force behind forcing ing my theatre days in Jammu we never had any such oppor- Hands Association ( BMHA).He was its first President too. of Devdas in the play Devdas which was directed by Saif Hyder Mahatama Jyotirao Phuley also addressed the meetings of the British Crown to order weekly paid Public Holiday on tunity to extract the best out of the events happening here. Hasan. His other plays in which he has proved his mettle and the textile workers in Bombay. It is significant that before Sunday for workers in India won the accolades of the theatre fraternity of India includes Now, the days have come when people have started believing Lokhande , Jyotirao and his another colleagues Bhalekar Let us all salute the sweet memory of the Dalit Hero Rai ‘An Ode to Wisdom’, ‘Clear’, ‘Gunhegaar’, ‘Rizwaan’. ‘Jaanch that acting is a walk in the park, but one thing needs to be tak- had tried to organize the peasants and the workers, hard- Bahadur Rao Narayan Meghaji Lokhande becaue of whom Padhtaal’, ‘Khamosh! Adaalat Jaari Hai’, ‘Mote Raam Ka en proper care of, to become an actor is a hard nut to crack, ly anybody else or any organization had made any such Indian labourers and workers including employees are Satyagrah’ etc. Presently, he is doing series of shows ‘Pajama you’ll succeed only if you are ready for the grind!” attempt to redress worker's grievances. enjoying weekly Sunday as paid Holiday.