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Women Writers of Jammu BOOKING OPEN 2BHK/3BHK FLATS at Gurgaon, Noida, Noida Extension, Greater Noida Cont: 9419101229 ENTRUST REALTORS & CONSULTANTS SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 2014 INTERNET EDITION : www.dailyexcelsior.com/magazine www.jammuproperty.com A FESTIVAL OF COLOURS Prof. Dr. R.D. Gupta the third eye on his fore head and struck down Kama in a heap of ashes. Prior to accepting Goddess Parvati, Rati- Amongst India's innumerable festivals all the year Kama's wife, performed severe penance to get back her around, Holi is certainly a favourite for having a cosmopol- husband. Lord Shiva promised her that Kama would return itan feeling to it. The festival of Holi begins on Ashtami-on to her and resume the spread of love. He would however, the eighth day of the waxing moon of the Phalgun (Pha- be formless. In Tamil Nadu people believe that Kama was gun) month and ends on the full moon day i.e; Puranmashi revived on the day of Holi and, therefore, celebrate the fes- (Purnima) which either falls on the same month or some- tival in his name. Songs are sung showing Rati's extreme times on the month Chet. The festival is observed not only sorrow and people offer sandal wood to Kamdev to easez in India but also in Nepal and in other countries where a the pain of burning. large Hindu population dwells. In North Karnatka there is a custom that on Holiday the LEGENDS embers from the burnt effigy of God Kama are taken to the homes by the women to cook food. But now under LPG Out of the various legends associated with the Holi fes- and electric stoves in almost all the homes, the embers are tival, the first and the foremost is the legend of demon king kept inside the home as symbol. Hiranyakashyap. He was a very powerful devil. In his fight In Kerala, the Kudumbi community celebrate Holi at 20 against gods, he had defeated gods and because of this temples in the state, according to temple rites, which vary he became egoistic, and issued an order that no one would from temple to temple. In some temples Holi symbolizes pray to the god or even take God's name. Due to fear, the with Durga's victory over the Demons. In other temples, a people started praying Hiranyakashyap. However, his son figure of crocodile is modeled out of mud. In accordance Prahlad, who was devotee of Lord Vishnu, did not obey his with the belief the Goddess Durga is in the form of croco- father's order. Hiranyakashyap got angry and wanted to kill dile, who helped the Kudumbis when they faced mas- The Rashtriya Rifles Battalion, under the of Uniform consent. Any kind of rudeness is totally forgiven on this day. him. He, therefore, called on her sister Holika and asked sacres from the Purtugues, while migrating from Goa to Force Head Quarter, organized an inter-panchayat Holi However, these kinds of funs should also be done under her to enter in a blazing fire keeping Prahlad in her lap. It Kerala. Dangal at Jhangar in Rajouri District every year, where in certain limits. One should always remember to follow a few was because Holika had been granted a boon that fire will In Jammu City, people celebrate the Holi festival with large number of youths take part. Usually Rashtriya Rifles of the precautions. not resort any harm to her. However, story goes that Prahlad fanfare. Before 2-3 days its celebration, many of the peo- Battalion Commanding Officer is the Chief guest and prizes If possible dental caps are required to use to protect ple begin to buy dry gulal, liquid colours, water balloons was saved by the Lord Vishno Himself owing to his extreme are distributed. Such activities enhance self confidence of teeth from staining. and Pitchkaris including fancy ones which lure the kids. devotion and evil Holika was burnt to ashes as her boon the youths and further strengthen the bonding between the Always put on old and ragged clothes which can be eas- Children are now opting for new Chinese Pitchkaris. Holy worked only when if entered the fire alone. Since then the panchayats. ily discards, while playing Holi. Wear full sleeved t-shirts greeting cards come packed with packets of colours. Worship of Holi takes place one day before the Holi fes- and leggings that cover the legs fully. people light a bonafire known as Holika on the eve of Holi Youngsters send Holi greetings to their friends. Sweet festival and celebrate the victory of good over the evil. tival. This day is known as "Holika Dahan." Although there Apply a thick layer of coconut or any other oil on the shops too are busy in selling sweets and snacks. Mirgrants is no special worship or Pooja performed on the Holi day body while playing the Holi. This will not only help in escap- In South India, especially in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and of Kashmir and Doda district are seen busy in celebrating Kerala the legends are some what different. In Tamil Nadu yet this is merely meant for celebrations and play of ing from the frenzied mob attack but also assist to wash off Holi. Shops of all the Bazars of Jammu remain closed. colours. Holika Dahan is the main ritual performed at the colours easily lateron. the presiding deity of Holi is Kama the God of love and his Since the break of dawn on Hoilday, the groups of young consort Rati. The legend goes that Lord Shiva went in deep times of Holi. People light bonafires on the eve of Holi wor- While travelling in the car, keep all its windows closed. men and women are seen in throwing colours at each oth- ship to celebrate the victory of good over the bad, which To protect the hair one should use a hat or cap. Try to save meditation after the demise of his consort, Goddess Sati. er in all the markets and bazaars. Sati was reborn as Goddess Parvati and wanted to return is called Holika Dahan. from all possible attacks on the face. On the occasion of Holi festival, a function of Holi Milan, There is no doubt that Holi is a festival of joy and colours to Lord Shiva as his consort. But neither she nor Shiva Ensure that only non-toxic colours are used especially is organized by the citizens of various organizations of the for all the people including lovers. However, one must by younger children. Considering the toxicity of synthetic ganas could break his meditation and make him look at districts like Rajouri, Poonch Udhampur, Kathua. In some always be on alert to prevent any accident that may mar all colours some institutions and organisatins have now come Parvati pining for him. As it is well known that Lord Shiva of these gatherings District Development Commissioners forward to make people aware of the use of ecofriendly nat- represents Matter whereas Parvati denotes Energy (Shak- the fun and change whole of the scenario to a sad one. hold this festival with great fervour, zeal and happiness. In ural colours along with resurrection of old traditional veg- ti). Without them acting in consonance, humanity would Remember to use the following precautions to enjoy the some of the places processions are taken out which pass Holi festival safely. etable based Holi colours. Hence, herbal gulals are now come to a stand still. All Devatas (goods) were in anxiety through main bazers and conclude at certain places. Var- Holi is meant to be a rough festival with tradition of apply- commercially available in the market which must be given and approached Kama the God of Love, who fired an arrow ious religious scholars including President Santhan priority to use during Holi playing. at Lord Shiva. Shiva, with his meditation disturbed, opened ing colours to the guests and friends with or without their (Ex Associate Dean Cum Chief Scientist KVK, SKUAST, Jammu) WomenDharam Shabas address Writers a big gathering of the Devotees. of Jammu Lalit Gupta who paints moving picture of mundane reali- Two women Kashmiri pandit writers Kshma Thanks to the growing credo of femi- ty of ordinary Dogras preoccupied with con- Kaul and Sanjana Kaul have earned laurels nism, the creative expressions of women tingent realities and grass root experiences. with literature about the reality of terrorism, of writers, the so-called ‘other sex’, are now Her other works include ‘Chete Di exile and of human apathy. seen as documents reflecting as to how Rohl’(Sahitya Akademi award-2008), ‘Duggar Kshma Kaul, poetess and prose writer women are negotiating systemic social Dharti’, ‘Ikk Chahnk’, ‘Saak Sunna, Preet Pit- along with poetic anthology ‘Badalon Mein injustice including patriarchy, religious tal’, ‘Nihalap’and others. Aag’, has come out with two novels: ‘Dardpur’ extremism, political and sexual violence Her other colleague in the PG Department (City of Pain) has been acclaimed as a “bru- of Dogri, JU, Prof Veena Gupta, is today the tally frank” exploration of themes such as in present day world. Nirmal Vikram In corpus of modern literature being Aruna Sharma Champa Sharma Kshma Kaul Padma Sachdev leading scholar contributing on various exile, communal history while ‘Nikki Tawi Par created in Jammu, the growing number aspects of Dogri language and literature. Sim- Rehearsal’, is a piece of resistance literature. of women writers through their textual ilarly Prof Shashi Pathania who was award- Sanjana Kaul, with her novel ‘Pashaan creativity and in the writing practices, pro- ed with Best translation award, 2012, and Yug’ and short story book ‘Kaath Ki Machh- vide a window to their feminist vision of Prof Archana Kesar, other than academic liyan’, is a nationally acknowledged writer who social transformation and change.
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