: P.O.BOX 5728 SRT NAGAR, NEW DELHI 110055 (BHARAT); Email : [email protected] No. Sm1320/2070 (For Private Circulation Only) Magh Shukla 2 Vik Samvat 2070. Yugabda 5115 Tel: 91-11- 23684445; Fax: 91-11-23517722 1 February 2014. 1. FESTIVALS: Mahashivratri, the 13th making promises to the electorate that they cannot night/14th day of Krishna Paksh of Phalgun falling honour. He said, with telling effect, “Elections do on 27th March this year, marks the marriage of not give any person the licence to flirt with Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. It is believed that illusions”. Since he was addressing the nation — on this night Lord Shiva performed Tandava dance in effect, the people of the country — Mr that led to the creation, conservation and Mukherjee's words must not be lost on the devastation of the universe. Devotees visit Shiva citizens. They should hold their representatives temples in the morning and pour water mixed with accountable and rap them on the knuckle when the milk on the lingam of Lord Shiva. Holy mantras latter begin selling illusions. At the same time, the are recited and special puja is performed people are justified in their anger when the throughout the night. political class fails to deliver on the assurances it Mahashivratri is not only a magnificent festival in has offered to gain the votes. It is to this Bharat but also in Nepal and many other countries. outpouring of dissent that the President referred to 2. WORDS OF A PRESIDENT - Pranab when he remarked, “False promises lead to Mukherjee has raised valid concerns: President disillusionment, which gives birth to rage, and that Pranab Mukherjee's observation during his rage has one legitimate target: Those in power”. Republic Day eve speech that “anarchy” cannot Here, the President is completely bipartisan, and “substitute governance”, may have raised the Aam he in fact acknowledges that the Anna Hazare-led Aadmi Party's hackles. But the party and its well- anti-corruption movement of 2011 was the result wishers must take the comment in their stride and of failed assurances by the ruling class to tackle reflect on its wisdom, rather than adopt a corruption. Naturally, political parties have been combative posture. It is obvious that Mr interpreting the President's speech depending on Mukherjee had Delhi Chief Minister Arvind whom they wish to target. While the Congress and Kejriwal's recent dharna in mind, but it would be the Bharatiya Janata Party are happy over Mr wrong to read into the statement any offence Mukherjee's disguised jibe at the Aam Aadmi directed at either Mr Kejriwal or his party. As Party, Mr Kejriwal appears to be elated that there head of state and having spent decades in is now a “debate” on whether a Chief Minister governance holding senior positions at the Centre, should sit on a dharna. It is typical of the Delhi Mr Mukherjee can only have the good of the Chief Minister to reduce the President's sagacious country at heart, and he has through the speech advice to an observation about his pet method of shared his views with the people. The observation resolving issues. He needs to grow up. – Editorial, is meant equally for all those political leaders who The Pioneer, 28 January 2014. believe that empty populism can propel them to 3. BRAVERY AWARDS TO 25 CHILDREN: power, even if such populist conduct militates Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on January 24 against established democratic systems and presented the National Bravery Awards to 25 processes and strikes at the very interests of children ahead of the Republic Day, saying that society and the country at large. It is this the children were the “nation’s pride” and their displeasure with populist tendencies that the courageous acts an “inspiration” to all. Paying his President elaborated upon when he advised the tributes to the five brave children who lost their representatives of the people to refrain from lives while trying to save others last year, the 1 Prime Minister said: “Mausmi Kashyap and Aryan Hegade received National Award for Best NCC Raj Shukla from Uttar Pradesh, M Khayingthei Cadet from Prime Minsiter Dr Manmohan Singh from Manipur, Malsawmtluangi from Mizoram in New Delhi on January 28. Soumya Hegade is and L Manio Chachei from Nagaland are not the daughter of RSS Karnataka Dakshin Pranth among us today, but the sacrifice of these brave Saha Vyavastha Pramukh Ganapati Hegade. children will always inspire the country.” Mother Bhageerathi Hegade and sister Sindhu “The youngest among you is seven-year-old Hegade encouraged Soumya’s skills and interest Tanvi, who saved her four-year-old sister from in NCC. RSS Sahasarakaryavah Dattatreya drowning. Helping others at such a tender age is Hosabale, Akhil Bharateeya Bouddhik Pramukh not an ordinary thing,” he said. Manmohan Singh Bhagayya, RSS Karnataka Dakshin Pranth also mentioned the brave deeds done by other Karyavah N Tippeswamy and several other senior children like Shilpa Sharma from Himachal functionaries congratulated Soumya on receiving Pradesh who saved a child from a leopard; the award. Shubham Santosh Chaudhari from Maharashtra 7. THREE AUSTRALIANS OF BHARATIYA who saved two girls from a fire; and Malieka ORIGIN GET AUSTRALIA DAY HONOURS: Singh Tak who took on four men alone. Three Australians of Bharatiya origin have The awardees received a medal, certificate and received one of the Australian Government's most cash. They will also receive financial assistance prestigious honours in recognition of their until they complete their schooling. exceptional contribution to Australian society. 4. RSS CELEBRATES REPUBLIC DAY; Australian High Commissioner Patrick Suckling Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh celebrated 65th congratulated the three recipients of the Australia Republic Day with hoisting national flags at Day Honours, which were announced on January various places. Sarasanghachalak Mohan Bhagwat 26, the national day of Australia. Dr Sadanandan Ji hoisted National Flag and offered salutes at Nambiar, Radhey Shyam Gupta and Dr Pratish Tejpur of Assam in a simple ceremony. Chandra Bandopadhayay have all been awarded a Sarkaryavaha Bhaiyyaji Joshi attended Republic place in this year's Australia Day (26 January) Day celebrtaions at Pune of Maharashtra, hoisted honours list. Mr Suckling said their achievements national flag and offered salutes. Sahsarakaryavah were recognition of the extraordinary contribution Dattatreya Hosabale hoisted National Flag at the Bharatiya community had made to Australian Mumbai, addressed a small gathering and society. conveyed his wishes and concerns on Republic Dr Sadanandan Nambiar, a forest scientist, who Day. Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Dr works with the Commonwealth Scientific and Manmohan Vaidya hoisted flag at Gaziabad, UP. Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), has 5. TIBETANS CELEBRATE 65TH been awarded the Officer of Order of Australia REPUBLIC DAY OF BHARAT: The Central (AO), Australia's second highest award, for Tibetan Administration celebrated the 65th distinguished service to science. Radhey Shyam Republic Day of Bharat at its headquarters at Gupta, from Templestowe, Victoria, received the Ghankyi Kyishong led by the caretaker PM Pema Medal (OAM) of the Order of Australia for Chinjor. Chinjor, the minister for religion and services to the arts through classical Bharatiya culture, unfurled the tricolor Bharatiya national music. Dr Bandopadhayay received an OAM for flag in front of the Kashag Secretariat followed by community service to the Australian Bengali and the Bharatiya national anthem recital. Nepali communities. 6. SOMYA HEGADE SANGH FAMILY 8. TEMPLE RELOCATED USING MODERN DAUGHTER RECEIVES NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: Residents of Ayyanur, about AWARD FROM PRIME MINISTER: Soumya three miles west of Ambur, Tamilnadu thought of 2 a novel but hi-tech idea of retaining a small 300- devoted himself for the motherland. More than year-old Amman temple when the National 300 swyamsevaks participated in the Path- Highways Authority of India (NHAI) decided to sanchalan. demolish it to facilitate the widening of the four- 11. NARENDRA MODI A PERSON OF lane Chennai-Bangalore National Highway into a GREAT PROMINENCE: The European Union six-lane highway. on January 24 termed Narendra Modi as a "person R. Moorthy, president of the renovation committee of great prominence" on Bharat political landscape of the temple said that he got the idea of relocating and said it respects the judicial verdict that has the temple by seeing such structural relocations of given clean chit to the Gujarat chief minister for buildings done in the U.S. on National Geographic 2002 riots, on which there were "enormous" channel. They hired a Haryana-based company concerns around the world. EU Ambassador to which was professionally undertaking structural Bharat Joao Cravinho said the views of the 28- relocations. They fixed a steel framework under member bloc on the Gujarat riots have been based the temple and with the use of jacks, moved it at on Bharata's judicial and political process and it the rate of 8 feet a day to its new location. As part engages with Modi like with any other leader. of the process, they also rotated it to face east. "He is a person of great prominence in the 9. FIRST PREPARE YOURSELF FOR political scene. So, of course, we are interested in NATION’S CAUSE THEN TELL OTHERS – knowing his views, seeing what plans he has if he MOHAN BHAGWAT: “Prepare yourself for comes to power," Cravinho said. nation’s cause and then tell others to do it. It is our 12. ‘BHARATIYA WOMEN CAN GUIDE responsibility to reshape the nation’s destiny and THE WORLD AT CROSSROADS’: Coinciding without uniting the Hindu society the nation with the 151st birth anniversary of Swami cannot make progress”, said RSS Sarsanghchalak Vivekananda a woman’s convention ‘Bharatiya Shri Mohan Bhagwat while addressing a gathering women as the guide for the world at crossroads’ of swyamsevaks at the Maharaj Udaya Singh was organized at Chennai on January 23.