HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA

HINDU DEEP

A NEWS LETTER FROM HINDU COUNCIL OF KENYA December 2018 ISSUE

ARTICLES DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES

SHIVASHATAKAM

MESSAGE FROM HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN

On behalf of the Member Institutions of Hindu Council Of Kenya Kisumu Branch, my committee and myself, I would like to convey our greetings to the Hindu Community at large.

We are fortunate enough to inherit one of the richest cultures in

प्रभ ुं प्राणनाथुं विभ ुं विनाथुं जगन्नाथ नाथुं सदानन्द भाजाम् । the world, and we have the right to feel pride in our traditions. भिद्भव्य भूतेरुं भूतनाथुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 1 ॥ We live in a time when young people are being pulled in all direc- गले 셁ण्डमालुं तनौ स셍पजालुं महाकाल कालुं गणेिावद 셍ालम् । tions and they end up becoming confused and disorientated, जटाजूट गङ्गोत्तरङ्गै विपिालुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 2॥ म दामाकरुं मण्डनुं मण्डयन्तुं महा मण्डलुं भस्म भूषाधरुं तम् । western influence has been increasing steadily. We follow their अनावदुं ह्य셍ारुं महा मोहमारुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 3 ॥ education system and learn their language. Children speak their िटाधो वनिासुं महाट्टाट्टहासुं महा셍ा셍 नािुं सदा स प्रकािम् । वगरीिुं गणेिुं स रेिुं महेिुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 4 ॥ language better than our own. Western Fashions are the norm वगरीन्द्रात्मजा सङ्गृहीताधपदेहुं वगरौ सुंस्थथतुं सिपदा셍न्न गेहम् । today. Our core values and traditions are slowly being eroded. 셍रब्रह्म ब्रह्मावदवभर्-िन्द्यमानुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 5 ॥ क셍ालुं वििूलुं करा땍ाुं दधानुं 셍दाम्भोज नम्राय कामुं ददानम् । At this juncture, we need to step back, reflect and chart out a bal- बलीिधपमानुं स राणाुं प्रधानुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 6 ॥ िरच्चन्द्र गािुं गणानन्द셍ािुं विनेिुं 셍वििुं धनेिस्य वमिम् । anced way forward and make a concerted effort about preserving अ셍णाप कलिुं सदा सच्चररिुं, वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 7 ॥ our own identity. हरुं स셍पहारुं विता भूविहारुं भिुं िेदसारुं सदा वनविपकारुं। श्मिाने िसन्तुं मनोजुं दहन्तुं , वििुं िङ्करुं िम्भ मीिानमीडे ॥ 8 ॥ My aim as a Chairman is to bring is to bring the youths together, स्वयुं यः प्रभाते नरूल 셍ाणे 셍ठेत् स्तोिरत्नुं स्िहप्राप्यरत्नम् । to instil our culture right from the tender age, to look at the wel- स 셍 िुं स धान्युं स वमिुं कलिुं विवििैस्समाराध्य मोक्षुं प्रयावत ॥ fare of our senior citizens and to bring in togetherness amongst Meaning of the Sloka the community members and improve bonding within the com- I pray to Lord Shiva (Sankara, Sambhu) Who is the Lord of munities. our lives, Who is mighty, Who is the Lord of the world, Who is the Lord of Vishnu (Jagannatha), Who is always dwelling in As a branch we also look at the welfare of local ethnic community happiness, Who imparts light or shine to everything, Who is the Lord of living beings, Who is the Lord of ghosts, and Who is the by organising eye camps, donating food to homes and the needy Lord of everyone. and organising medical camps. This does not only bring in individ- I pray to Lord Shiva, who wears a garland of skulls around the neck, who has a net of snakes around His body, who is the ual satisfaction but also brings in social security. destroyer of the immense-destroyer Kaala, who is the lord of As a captain alone cannot sail a ship but it’s the team jointly that Ganesha, whose matted hair is spread-out by the waves of the Ganges falling on His head, and who is the Lord of everyone. sails a ship and for that I would like to thank my team from Kisu- I pray to Lord Shiva, who scatters happiness in the world, who mu for having faith in me and steering our ship as a team towards rules the universe, who is the immense universe Himself, whose the goal we want to achieve. body is adorned with ash, who has no beginning, who is without a measure, who removes the greatest attachments, and who is the Lord of everyone. I pray to Lord Shiva, who resides below a Banyan tree, who has a roaring laugh, who destroys the greatest sins, who is always resplendent, who is the Lord of the mountains, the Ganas, and the demi-gods, who is the great Lord, and who is the Lord of everyone. Niyam N. Shah-HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN Children can memorise things very quickly, and they only need to listen to a sloka twice or thrice to learn and recite it. Chanting slokas is beneficial for children as it improves memory and concentration. Studies have found that the positive effects of chanting slokas on the brain are permanent. Teach your child these slokas to experience the benefits of chanting.

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CONTENTS

 MESSAGE FROM OUR HCK KISUMU CHAIRMAN

 HCK BRANCH ACTIVITIES

 HCK MEMBER INSTITUTION ACTIVITIES

 HCK VARIOUS DIRECTORATES ACTIVITIES

 LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2018

 NEW HCK MEMBER– SRI MURUGAN KOIL

 LADIES DAY TALK

 MEDITATION AND YOGA

 STORY FOR KIDS

 EDITORS DESK

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National Trustee Hindu Council of Kenya with Asst High Commissioner HE Shyam Sunder Dewani And PS Dr Kevit Desai Ministry of Vocational n Technical Training in Ministry of Education met on 21.11.18 in mombasa.

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Hindu Religious & Service Centre (HRSC) has 60 Schools with a population of 20,400 students under their School feeding projects whereby each student get a hot meal of Maize & Beans every School days. All this School have put up a sign board under the auspicious of Hindu Council of Kenya in all our other projects, HRSC tries to give prominence to Hindu Council of Kenya & have high hopes that other institutions who are affiliated with HCK should also adopt this, so that Hindus contribution can be acknowledged everywhere & recognized.

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TREE PLANTING BY HCK TEAM

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HCK CHAIRMAN WITH TEAM VISITED KANNADA CULTURAL CHAIRTY EVENT AT HCK BY RELIEF AAND WELFARE DIRECTORATE ASSOCIATION EVENT

GRADUATION DAY VIVEKANAND BAL MANDIR

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The Hindu Council of Kenya Kisumu Branch hosts Post Diwali Cultural Nite On 17th November 2018, Hindu Council of Kenya – Kisumu Branch hosted a post Diwali cultural night for its member institutions, where by 14 institutions participated and presented different folks of India. Gujarati folk, Kashmiri dance, Marathi folk dance – Laavni, Rajasthani dance, Punjabi bhangra, qawali, Ras and garba were presented. This was followed by dinner. Some refreshments were also served while the program was going on. The chief guest for the event was Mrs. Hansaben Narendra Shah, wife of late Mr. Narendra Gosar Shah, the founder member of Hindu Council of Kenya – Kisumu Branch and a backbone of Kisumu community. The program was also attended by the National chairman of Hindu Council of Kenya, Mr. Kamal Gupta from Nairobi and his team. We also had delegates from various branches of Hindu Council. More than 1200 people attended the show . We had around 150 participants. The convenor of the program, Mrs. Shobhna.N.Shah said that,”we are fortunate enough to have inherited one of the richest cultures in the world. Let us keep spreading the fragrance of our culture by organizing such events now and again and strengthening our unity.” The chairman Mr. Niyam Shah said that his main aim is to bring unity amongst communities and increase the bonding, which is only possible through social activities. Our National chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta and his team were also very impressed by the performances and said that, “KISUMU HAS GOT TALENT.” Our chief guest Mrs. Hansaben Narendra Shah, a multi talented lady from a very prominent family, was also very much honoured and happy to be with us.

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HCK CHAIRMAN MR KAMAL GUPTA AND HCK TEAM

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DR VIMAL SHAH Mr. RAKESH RAO DY HIGH COMMISSIONER BRITISH DR MANOJ SHAH Mr. TEJINDER SINGH DR DARSHAN CHANDARIA HIGH COMM

DY HIGH COMMISSIONER Mr. T. RAMAMURTHY Mrs. GEETA MANEK Mrs.SUMITHA MUKERJEE INDIA HIGH COMM Mr KEVIT DESAI

MR SATYAMURTHY MODERATOR FOR ENTREPRENEURS

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The Hindu Council of Kenya held the First ever Ethiopia also attended this great event. The Leadership Summit on the 24th of November at the Visa Professionals panel was coordinated by Mr. Abhishek Oshwal center. “ The Vision of the Hindu Council is to Rana and the distinguished speakers consisted of Mr. T create a platform for exchange of information, knowledge Ramamurthy CEO of Bidco, Mr. Rajesh Rao CEO of and experience to build up leaders of tomorrow who Crown Berger, Mrs. Sumita Mukherjee Director of Raira would build value for the community, the society and the university and Mr. Tejinder Singh MD of Standard Country” said Mr. Kamal Gupta, National Chairman of the Chartered Bank. Hindu Council. The National Chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta Chairman Mr. Kamal Gupta said that the event had th Community Representatives on 9th June 2018 further addedCommunity that the Representatives event was veryon 9 June carefully 2018 designed one more unique feature which was presentation of the to bring the best of the minds together to inspire the new Hindu Ratna Awards. This was the first time the Hindu generation. “It is for the first time that we brought three Ratna awards were being presented to individuals and different groups of distinguished panels – the communities who had made a difference to the people professionals, the entrepreneurs and their Excellency’s and the country. Mr. Kamal Gupta said it was indeed a the Ambassadors on the same time, at the same Venue pleasure to present to leading lights of the Community and at the same event. This made this event brilliantly like Dr. Manu Chandaria, Mr. Narendra Rawal (Guru), Mr. unique and distinctly creative in its character, said N P Seth, Mr. Rasik Kantaria and Mr. KVSK Sastry, Mr. Kamal Gupta. individuals who have given exemplary services to the The event started with the National Chairman Shri. community with the Hindu Ratna Awards. Hindu Council Kamal Gupta welcoming the Key note speaker Dr. Kevit also recognized key community and institution projects Desai, PS Ministry of Education. Dr. Desai very which has created value in the last couple of years by elaborately captured the policies of the Government of presenting them with the Hindu Ratna Awards. The Kenya in building capacity and technical skills through Hindu Ratna awards were coordinated by the Liaison the various initiatives including the vocational training Director of the Hindu Council of Kenya Smt. Aradhana institutes. The skills and capacity was the key resource in Trivedi. The Institutions who were awarded Hindu Ratna building up the country’s economy and achieving the Big awards included Hindu Swyamsevak Sangh & Jain Four strategy plan of the Government in its development Social Group for Relief and Welfare Activities, Shree Agenda. Jalaram Satsang Mandal & East African Ramgarhia The event was attended over 400 people as per the Board for Medical Services, BAPS Swaminarayan Convener of the event Mr. Surendra Bhatia. HCK was Temple & Sri Kalyanavenkateswara Temple for Religious honored to have a leading lights from the Community Services, Shree Cutchi Lava Patel Samaj & Oshwal speak at the event and HCK is grateful to all the Education & Relief Board for Educational Services. speakers for their time and ideas in building up the event, The evening filled with ingredients of excellence in Mr. Surendra Bhatia further added. The speakers Leadership, came to end with the Hindu Council National included Dr. Vimal Shah, Dr. Manoj Shah, Mrs. Geeta General Secretary Mrs. Sujata Kotamaraju offering a vote Manek, Dr. Darshan Chandaria and Mr. Ramji Bhai of thanks to all the community leaders who shared their Varsani in the entrepreneurs panel which was knowledge and experience, officials of different coordinated by Mr. Satyamoorthy. The Ambassadors communities who participated in making the event a panel was coordinated by Mr. Rohtash Tulyani of the great success, the organizing team specially the Hindu Council and graced by His Excellency the Business and Professionals Directorate, all the sponsors, Ambassador of Hungary, His Excellency the Ambassador each and every hand and heart who had worked for the of Ethiopia, and the Deputy High Commissioners of success of the event. United Kingdom and Republic of India, Ambassador of www.hck.or.ke/ [email protected] 7 HCKUPCOMING LEADERSHIP EVENTS SUMMIT

AUDIENCE LISENING TO THE THE SPEAKERS AND ASKING QUESTIONS THROUGH MOBILE APP.

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REC EPTION TEAM AT REGISTRATION DESK HCK CHAIRMAN MR KAMAL GUPTA DR MANU CHANDARIA WITH MR KEVIT DESAI

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SPEAKERS BEING PRESENTED WITH MOMENTOS

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SPEAKERS BEING PRESENTED WITH MOMENTOS

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ENTRPRENEURS PANEL DISCUSSION

RAMJIBHAI VARSANI

KEENLY LISTENTING QUESTIONS BEING AKSED Mrs ARADANA TRIVEDI NGS Mrs SUJATHA KOTMARAJU

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HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD Mr N.P. SHETH IS PRESENTED WITH HINDU Dr. MANU CHANDARIA IS PRESENTED RATNA AWARD WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD

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EAST AFRICAN RAMGHARIA BOARD PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD SREE JALARAM SATSANG MANDAL PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD

BAPS SWAMINARAYAN TEMPLE PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD SRI KALAYANAVENKATESHWARA TEMPLE PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD

SRI NARENDRA RAWAL PRESENTED WITH HINDU RATNA AWARD HINDU RATNA AWARD PRESENTED TO KVS SASTRY

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WE WELCOME NEW MEMBER OF HCK SRI MURUGAN KOIL SOCIETY from the daily Rudrabhishekam for Vallabha Ganapathy. Sangada Hara Chathurthi Shashti Pooja Krithigai Pooja

Pradhosha Pooja Pournima Suhasini Vilakku Pooja In addition the following major festivals are celebrated annually. Vaikasi Visakam Adi Krithigai Kandha Shashti

Tamil New Year’s Day Thai Poosam SRI MURUGAN KOIL SOCIETY NAIROBI Maha Jyothi Karthigai Deepa utsavam It has been the dream of the community to have a temple for Panguni Uthiram Murugan known as Karthik swami in north India and Subramanya swami in south India. There are several very famous Murugan In January 2018 we shifted to the Ground floor premises in the temples all over the world and by the Grace of Lord Muruga we same compound and constructed the Prayer hall and performed the have a Murugan Temple in Nairobi the first of its kind in East and Balalaya Kumbhabhishekam at the new hall on 23rd September West Africa. 2018. Temples have been the most effective means of preserving our This function was attended by over 600 devotees. This was followed culture and spiritual heritage. It is our prime responsibility to by a 48 days Mandala pooja culminating in the Mandalabhishekam maintain temples for the benefit of the generations to come. on 10th of November 2018. Particularly for the community living outside India, how else our We have come out with a scheme to give the opportunity for children will come to know what temples are, how prayers are everyone to contribute to this noble task of maintaining the temple offered at the temples and the significance of age old religious although a few well to do individuals would have gladly undertaken practices. Temples also act as places of social gathering and this. The idea is to involve as many families as possible. effective joint prayers. Under the MAPS scheme you are required to contribute sh5000 per It offers an opportunity to celebrate the age old religious festivals. month towards maintenance of the temple. This contribution can With the intention of putting up a Murugan Temple a group of be made either monthly, quarterly, half yearly or yearly. religious minded and enthusiastic people registered a society in the Those who cannot afford 5000 per month can contribute whatever name Sri Murugan Koil Society Nairobi in August 2016. The they can outside the MAPS. Murugan temple started at a rented premises on Nduvu Ahamed lane, off Second avenue parklands on 9th February 2017 the auspicious Thai Poosam day. The stone idol of Vallabha Ganapathy ARUMUGANUKKU ARU DOLLAR sculptured at Mahabalipuram, Chennai and the Pancha Loka idol of We have a long term plan to raise 6 Mn USD to procure land and Murugan made in Kumbakonam a famous temple town in construct a community center cum Murugan temple and for this Tamilnadu, arrived on that day at site. purpose come out with a scheme known as Arumuganukku Aru A very well qualified priest was recruited from Chennai to carry out Dollar which means “ Donate six Dollars for the six faced Lord the daily rituals and Vedic prayers at the temple. We are indeed Murugan” very lucky to have Shri. Anantha narayanan as the temple priest. He Under this scheme we have come out with an E brochure which will has undergone several years of Gurukula Veda pada and has be circulated all over the world through our contacts, friends and attained proficiency equal to a Master’s degree in this field. Tamil associations in different countries. With the support of devotees a WhatsApp group was formed in We have an updated website Murugankoilnairobi which contains all which we have currently about four hundred members. The group is the details. used to post strictly only the temple programs. We are on face book and on E mail [email protected]. The temple activities are carried out by a committed Managing committee of seven members and a coordinating committee of four lady members. The temple celebrates the following monthly religious prayers apart

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HCK TEAM WITH TRM HCK CHAIRMAN MET HON MINISTER Mr.NITIN GADKARI

HCK CHAIRMAN AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE VISITED HCK KISUMU BRANCH FOR LIAISON MEETING

HCK TEAM WITH IMMIGRATION ADIVSORY FORUM

HCK TEAM REPRESENTED DURING NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE WEEK HCK VOLUNTEERS DURING LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

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HCK CHAIRMAN Mr. KAMAL GUPTA CONGRATULATING OUR TRUSTEE Mr.RKD SHAH ON BEING CONFERRED DOCTRATE DEGREE

WITH HIGH COMMISION

DURING DIWALI MELA

HCK CHAIRMAN AND TEAM DURING ANNA KUT AT BAPS TEMPLE

RELIEF AND WELFARE DIRECTORATE ORGANISED CHARITY EVENT

www.hck.or.ke/ [email protected] 14 LADIES DAY LADIES DAY TALK Therefore, the first responsibility of discipline of a SAI RAM Dear Brothers and Sisters, Happy Ladies Day! child starts with the Mother. If at all the Mother faces My dear sisters the female gender are indeed blessed disobedience from her child it is mainly due to her that Baba has bestowed this particular day in failure of negligence to inculcate discipline when it celebration and recognition of the various roles we needed to be installed in the early years of the child’s play in our lifetime as daughters, wives, mothers, life. mother-in-law and grandmothers and if lucky – even as great grandmothers! However, it is interesting to note that Baba does not overlook the effort, the other side of the coin has to Today I would like to acknowledge the role of mothers make too - in this case - the child and how he/she has in nurturing values and in guiding her children on to to reciprocate in this relationship of love and trust the right virtuous path in life. In fact, Baba applauds with his/her Mother. the role of a mother as being extremely significant for not only is she the pillar of the home, but also of Baba has repeatedly stressed in numerous discourses society, of the nation at large and of humanity itself. about the importance of children to show gratitude to He carries on to say that Motherhood is the most their Mothers for their unconditional love towards precious gift of God. Mothers are the makers of them. He says that even if the Mother is illiterate, the nation’s future or misfortune. If one wants to know child must have utmost regard for the sacrifices and how advanced a nation is, study the mothers. Are discomforts she has undergone during child bearing they free from fear and anxiety, are they full of love and otherwise - in order to give all the care and towards all, are they trained in fortitude and virtue? comfort to her child. In fact, He says that we should consider the teachings of the mother as the Veda Baba’s sentiments about the importance of a Mother itself! is brought out even more emphatically when He says and I quote “The love of a mother is much more than If a Mother suffers, you can never live in peace. In that of a father”. ancient times is was said that if a woman sheds tears, Dear brothers, all I can say is that you will have to peace and prosperity in that family and house would work extra hard to match these sentiments of our ultimately vanish. Moreover, a Mother is compared to dear Swami! the visible manifestation of God. He contemplates further that if you have no love for the Mother who is It is important to note that though Baba marvels at physically present before you, how can you love the the role of a Mother, he does not hesitate to state invisible Divine? that in order to foster virtuous children the Mother should work on her mental self too. She should In conclusion, dear Brothers and Sisters, I would like develop good thoughts, good words and good deeds. to reiterate that we, the children of our Mother Sai, Her womb is symbolic to the Mother Earth. Just as the are indeed very fortunate. Our Mother Sai is the best seed of thought is sown in it, so too is the fruit that it example of an ideal mother. Not only are we blessed yields. We cannot expect sweet mangoes to yield with his endless grace of love, compassion, from the bitter neem seed we might have sown! forgiveness and patience but also rebuked - sometimes with soft clidings but at other times with Furthermore, the Mother has the added duty to work harsh, hard hiting reprimandation - in order to on her dharma or responsibility of giving good strengthen us out when we are out of line. We have training in moral values i.e. devotion and detachment to play our role in reciprocating and trusting Mother to her children, right from childhood. She should not Sai’s grace and love for us at all times and in all overlook the mistakes of her children. If their actions circumstances. deem punishment, so it must be administered or else they can stray from the right path. Discipline in this Thank You. context, can be compared to speed breakers erected Sai Ram onto the roads to control the speed of vehicles to Sister Jeeti Sura ensure safety. So too, restrictions must be imposed upon the child’s freedom for his/her own safety before he/she goes astray and out of control.

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be practiced by people of age groups 13 years and above. 1. Bhastrika-is a breathing technique that involves rapid and forceful inhalation and

exhalation.The person practising Bhastrika should breathe rapidly and the final exhalation is followed by a deepest possible inhalation. It strengthens our immune system. It should however be done under the supervision of a trained yoga

teacher. 2. Kapaalbhati-Kapaal means forehead and bhati means illuminating. There is a glow in the forehead on continuous practice of this pranayama. It involves strong and forceful exhalations leading to automatic Meditation and Yoga by inhalations. It removes stress and also enhances blood circulation and Lata Prasad Kodukulla digestion.Please note that yoga asanas and pranayams have to be done under The two most powerful words that we often strict supervision by yoga teachers. One hear today are meditation and yoga.These can learn from the teachers and then words definitely have a major role to play in practice them independently. each and everyone's lives in today's fast It is highly recommended that today's youth paced world , where stress is also a very should practise both yoga and meditation commonly used term even by children. to be fit both physically and mentally Meditation is a term that can be defined as the practice of curbing one's thoughts to achieve inner peace. Yoga on the other hand means a union of the body, mind and soul. As it is said, Practice is the key to achieve one's goal and this holds true for meditation and yoga too.Practising meditation on a regular basis helps in both calming the mind and developing a good thought process.One of the basic ways of meditating is to choose a fixed spot at home and closing one's eyes and concentrate on breathing. One can say the word SO while breathing in and HUM while breathing out,in one's mind. The word SOHUM is a Sanskrit word meaning I am that.In Vedic philosophy it means identifying oneself with the Universe. It helps to quieten the mind. The best time to do meditation is in the morning and if possible between 4,00. and 6.00. am. Yoga is also to be preferably done in the morning. Pranayam or the breathing techniques are very useful and beneficial. Here are two basic pranayams that could

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return late. Thus, his money doubles or triples

HCK DIRECTORATE—WOMENS WING every

day. Shortly later, he bought a cart, then a truck,

and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. He started to plan his family’s

future, and decided to have a life insurance.

He called an insurance broker, and chooses a OFFFICE BOY protection plan. When the conversation was

A jobless man applied for the position of “office concluded, the broker asked him his email. The boy” at a very big firm. man replied: “I don’t have an email.” The broker

The HR manager interviewed him, then a test: replied curiously, you don’t have an email, and clean the floor. “You are hired” he said, give me yet have succeeded to build an your email address, and I’ll send you the empire. Do you imagine what you could have application to fill, as well as when you will start. been if you had an email?

The man replied “I don’t have a computer, The man thought for a while, and replied: an neither an email.” office boy!

I’m sorry, said the HR manager, if you don’t have The moral of this story: an email that means you do not exist. And who 1: Internet is not the solution to your life. doesn’t exist, cannot have the job. The man left 2: If you don’t have internet and you work hard with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, you can be a millionaire. with only $10 US in his pocket. 3: If you received this message by email, you are He then decided to go to the supermarket and closer to be an office boy, rather than a buy a 10 KG tomato crate. He then sold the MILLIONAIRE. tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation 3 times, and returned home with $60 US. The man realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go everyday earlier, and

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FROM THE EDITORS DESK

Dear Readers The Hindu Council Chairman, Management committee and Trustees are very pleased take this opportunity to wish you all our readers, members happy holidays and Happy New Year. We would like to express our gratitude for contributing readership and for your valuable contributions The year is coming to an end and new year will start with new resolutions and new goals for higher achievement. One can achieve with better understanding, proper com- munication,dedication and stay focused to achieve. A huge thanks to all the persons who contributed writing the wonderful and inspiring articles, without which there wouldn’t have been the newsletters. Last but not least, I would like to thank Mr Kamal Gupta, NGS Mrs Sujatha Kotamraju, the trustees and the managment committee members for their everlasting support throughout the creation of Hindu Deep editions We also would like you to give us suggestions to improve and also your contribu- tions. If you wish to contribute any article please send it to [email protected].

With Best Regards

Nagaraj Rao

Director and Editor for Hindudeep

Editorial team

Sujatha Kotamraju

Nagaraj Rao

Ravi Kaul

Yatin Joshi

Kalpana Kumar

Divya Haria

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