Utthan Nyas launched in Orissa
BHUBANESWAR, Dec 13: Friends of Tribal Society, a pan national trust, has opened Uttahan Nyas here to bring self reliance in Orissa on Sunday. Mr Lal Chandra Mehta was chosen president and Surendra Agarwal as secretary. Besides, 25 other members took oath of office in the presence of Shyamji Gupta, national coordinator Ekal Abhiyan.
Friends of Tribal Society State chapter president Laxman Mahipal presided over the meet.
The Society is working on 27,000 tribal villages across India including 1,500 in Orissa. Lakhs of students are studying here.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Cross-breeding leading to native livestock decline in Orissa
Cross-breeding leading to native livestock decline in Orissa
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR (visakeo)- A breed of cows native to Orissa which are less than one meter in height and said to be good hill climbers are facing extinction along with 20 other livestock breeds in the state.
"The state has identified five breeds of buffaloes, five poultry breeds, four breeds of cattle (cow, bull and ox), two breeds of sheep and five breeds of goats," Bishnupada Sethi, the director of the Fisheries and Animal Resource Department, said.
"The populations of these native breeds found in specific areas of the state are steadily on the decline. They are under threat of extinction," Sethi said. "Indiscriminate cross-breeding during the past few decades has led to the decline in the number of our indigenous breeds," Sethi added.
The government has issued instruction to all its veterinary officials to initiate steps for conservation of the 21 breeds.
The government is soon set to launch a conservation programme with the help of the local community with an investment of about Rs.20 crore. "We will identify operational areas to improve the population of the breeds and train manpower so that they work for their conservation," he added.
The government has planned to set up a project cell in Bhubaneswar for the overall monitoring and implementation of the programme.
"The livestock population in the state is about three crore, and of them about ten lakh are rare native breeds," Sushanta Das, a professor of the Orissa Veterinary College of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), said.
"The population of native breeds was around 30 lakh around 30 years ago," Das said.
Most of the identified breeds have evolved naturally through adaptation to agro-ecological conditions in the state and have been contributing to the livelihood of the farmers since generations. They derived their names from the place of their origin or on the basis of prominent characteristics.
A species of cow seen in Motu area of Malkangiri district are less than one metre in height and, according to Das, they are not found anywhere else in the world.
Another prominent species under threat of extinction is a breed of buffalo found near world famous Chilika Lake have unique characteristics of consuming saline weeds. They usually go deep into the lake and can put their head in the water for about 30 seconds to get the weeds.
"The populations of this variety of buffaloes are now 30,000 against about one lakh 30 years ago," he said.
Another breed facing extinction is a special variety of sheep found in the coastal districts of Orissa from Konark to Bhadrak area which produce twins and triplets.
The population of this breed has come down from over a lakh, 30 years ago, to a paltry 20,000.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR (visakeo)- A breed of cows native to Orissa which are less than one meter in height and said to be good hill climbers are facing extinction along with 20 other livestock breeds in the state.
"The state has identified five breeds of buffaloes, five poultry breeds, four breeds of cattle (cow, bull and ox), two breeds of sheep and five breeds of goats," Bishnupada Sethi, the director of the Fisheries and Animal Resource Department, said.
"The populations of these native breeds found in specific areas of the state are steadily on the decline. They are under threat of extinction," Sethi said. "Indiscriminate cross-breeding during the past few decades has led to the decline in the number of our indigenous breeds," Sethi added.
The government has issued instruction to all its veterinary officials to initiate steps for conservation of the 21 breeds.
The government is soon set to launch a conservation programme with the help of the local community with an investment of about Rs.20 crore. "We will identify operational areas to improve the population of the breeds and train manpower so that they work for their conservation," he added.
The government has planned to set up a project cell in Bhubaneswar for the overall monitoring and implementation of the programme.
"The livestock population in the state is about three crore, and of them about ten lakh are rare native breeds," Sushanta Das, a professor of the Orissa Veterinary College of the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), said.
"The population of native breeds was around 30 lakh around 30 years ago," Das said.
Most of the identified breeds have evolved naturally through adaptation to agro-ecological conditions in the state and have been contributing to the livelihood of the farmers since generations. They derived their names from the place of their origin or on the basis of prominent characteristics.
A species of cow seen in Motu area of Malkangiri district are less than one metre in height and, according to Das, they are not found anywhere else in the world.
Another prominent species under threat of extinction is a breed of buffalo found near world famous Chilika Lake have unique characteristics of consuming saline weeds. They usually go deep into the lake and can put their head in the water for about 30 seconds to get the weeds.
"The populations of this variety of buffaloes are now 30,000 against about one lakh 30 years ago," he said.
Another breed facing extinction is a special variety of sheep found in the coastal districts of Orissa from Konark to Bhadrak area which produce twins and triplets.
The population of this breed has come down from over a lakh, 30 years ago, to a paltry 20,000.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
CM’s statement over riots was highly unfortunate, RSS
CM’s statement over riots was highly unfortunate, RSS
BHUBANESWAR,(visakeo): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday termed the statement of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the last year violence in Kandhamal as ‘highly unfortunate’ and ‘politically motivated’. “The Chief Minister’s reply to CPI MLA Adikanta Sethi on November 23 during the Winter Session of the ongoing State Assembly that RSS was involved in the riots was very unfortunate,” RSS Pranta Sanghachalak Bipin Bihari Nanda said in a statement. Sangh strongly condemned the statement, he said adding the one man judicial panel led by justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra Commission has yet not completed its probe. So, the statement of Chief Minister lacks complete fact and figures, Nanda added. RSS is world’s largest body, which works for nationalism and social service. The RSS never believes in violence or want to create any such situation, he said. The Chief Minister’s statement was intended to blame RSS and its activities and to misguide people of the State. So, RSS strongly condemned the statement and such nefarious designs, Nanda added.
BHUBANESWAR,(visakeo): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Wednesday termed the statement of Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the last year violence in Kandhamal as ‘highly unfortunate’ and ‘politically motivated’. “The Chief Minister’s reply to CPI MLA Adikanta Sethi on November 23 during the Winter Session of the ongoing State Assembly that RSS was involved in the riots was very unfortunate,” RSS Pranta Sanghachalak Bipin Bihari Nanda said in a statement. Sangh strongly condemned the statement, he said adding the one man judicial panel led by justice Sarat Chandra Mohapatra Commission has yet not completed its probe. So, the statement of Chief Minister lacks complete fact and figures, Nanda added. RSS is world’s largest body, which works for nationalism and social service. The RSS never believes in violence or want to create any such situation, he said. The Chief Minister’s statement was intended to blame RSS and its activities and to misguide people of the State. So, RSS strongly condemned the statement and such nefarious designs, Nanda added.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra
Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra
Campaign to protect cow needs to succeed
Beef is injurious to health
By OP Gupta IFS [Retd]
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests.
VEDAS prohibit killing of cows repeatedly declaring it aghanya. Nirukta (VI.43) explains aghanya to mean one that does not deserve to be killed. There are at least sixteen Vedic richas in which aghanya has been used for cows.
Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE] is known to spread from infected cows and cattle. BSE is a cattle disease in which brain of cattle becomes spongy. There is no test to ascertain in advance whether the cattle being slaughtered is BSE-infected one or not. There is no test to check that meat is BSE infected or not. Only postmortem confirms existence of BSE. There is no cure of BSE.
BSE is a transmissible, neurodegenerative, fatal brain disease of cattle. The disease has a long incubation period of four to five years, but ultimately is fatal for cattle within weeks to months of its onset. BSE in the brain affects the brain and spinal cord of cattle. The BSE agent is highly stable, resisting freezing, drying and heating at normal cooking temperatures, even those used for pasteurization and sterilization.
Some British scientists have alleged that BSE in British cows was caused by adulterated animal feed imported from India during seventies.
BSE belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [TSE].
In humans such TSE diseases are known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant CJD, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome [GSS], and fatal familial insomnia. BSE jumps into beefeaters.
World Health Organisation [WHO] fact sheets 110 and 113 report that vCJD is strongly linked, probably through food, to BSE. Prion associated with BSE in cattle is the same as the prion associated with vCJD in humans showing link between mad cow diseases and vCJD.
While several human TSEs exist, CJD is the prototype human TSE. CJD occurs in a form associated with a hereditary predisposition
A newly recognised form of CJD, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was first reported in March 1996 in the UK (cf. WHO Fact Sheet N° 180 on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). In contrast to the classical forms of CJD, vCJD has affected younger patients (average age 29 years, as opposed to 65 years), has a relatively longer duration of illness (median of 14 months as opposed to 4.5 months) and is strongly linked to exposure, probably through food, to BSE. Recent studies have confirmed that vCJD is distinct from sporadic and acquired CJD.
CJD is now admitted to be transmitted genetically from one generation to another generation in the family. Dr Frederick A Murphy, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis replied in the affirmative when asked if there was any evidence that CJD can appear as a genetic disease. The prion protein in familial cases is the same in each family member that has it and different in all other families. The pedigree of prion can always be determined.
Kuru studies showed for the first time that a slowly progressive neurological disease of humans can be infectious, that is transmitted from one person to another (http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/madcow96.html).
There is bovine tuberculosis (TB) also with which cattle suffer and it too cannot be detected before slaughter.
Beef contains significant quantities of toxic organic chemical dioxin, which causes cancer, colon cancer, endometriosis, Attention Deficit Order, chronic fatigue syndrome, rare nerve and blood disorders, immune system deficiency etc. (www.cqs.com/beef.htm)
Beef harbours a deadly germ coli 0157:H7 causing food poisoning. Because of 0157:H7 contamination, 25 million pounds of beef was recalled in August 1997 in the USA. Ban on import of beef and mass destruction of cattle are often reported in USA and in EU countries.
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests. Saturated fat (which comes from meat and coconut oil) impairs ability of liver to remove LDL (bad cholesterol) from blood circulation. Higher levels of LDL cause blockages in heart.
In August 2002, Indian newspapers reported that Kerala generates and consumes the maximum quantity of beef in India, and beef constituted nearly 40 per cent of total meat consumed in Kerala. No wonder, due to deadly combination of beef and coconut oil, incidence of dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD) are on the higher side in those areas.
The Indian Medical Association, Kerala branch http://www.imakerala.org/cme/dyslipedimia.htm paper by Dr NG Kaimal of Alleppey (March, 2001) informs that in India there is a geographical variation for the prevalence of CAD, only seven to nine per cent in the northern region and twelve to fourteen per cent in the South. As it is well known, majority of people in the Hindi heartland in North India do not take beef. So it can be safely said that higher percentage of CAD in Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc is due to consumption of beef.
Vedas [RV.X.87] inform that agni [God] prematurely terminates life span of beef-eaters, so Vedas prohibit beef-eating, Now modern science admits that beef-eating has potential to cause deadly diseases [CJD, vCJD, GSS, etc.], which are non-curable, infectious as well as genetic, terminating family tree of infected ones at a faster pace than that of non-beef-eaters.
Eight richas of RV (VI.28) are devoted to cows as devata (deity). Twenty-six richas of Atharvaveda (IX.7) are devoted to worship of cows. Twenty-four richas of Atharvaveda (IX.4) are devoted to worship of bull (Risabh) as a deity. RV (VIII.101.15) more specifically commands not to kill a cow: "(She who is) the mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Adityas, the home of ambrosia-I have spoken to men of understanding-kill not her, the sinless inviolate cow." Ambrosia means amrita.
Other four richas that command not to kill, not to harm cows are (VI.28.3,4,7) and (VII.101.16). There are seven richas in which agni kills/burns alive butchers of cows: RV(X.87.2-5,16,18,19).
For over thirteen years [1994-2006] I served as Indian Ambassador/High Commissioner to many countries and served twice as Consul General. Hosting/attending dinners is an important part of a diplomatic officer. At dinners I was often asked as to why I did not take beef.
This regular questioning made me study the matter on my own as the education policy devised by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress governments aim at keeping Hindus ignorant of basics of Hindu religion, though minorities get to study their religions in schools and colleges receiving grants out of taxes collected from Hindus. Congress Party is afraid that exposure to Vedas may unify the Hindu samaj, as Vedas command equality of all Hindus by birth. So, if basics of Vedas are taught in schools, game of divide Hindus and rule over them with help of minorities will collapse.
Some Hindu writers claim that Vedas sanction beef-eating. Their all pro-beef arguments have been demolished in my book Vedic Equality & Hinduism, which is
available at New Age Books at nab@vsnl.inand; Telephone: 011-25795180.
Mr Yahya Monastra has quoted a hadith in which beef has been declared to cause diseases. It is there in the famous hadith collection Zâd al-ma‘âd by Ibn Qayyim. The hadith in Arabic reads: "an suhayb radiya Allâh ‘anhu yarfa’ uhu: ‘alaykum bi-laban al-baqar fa-innahâ shifâ' wa-samnuhâ dawâ' wa-lahmuhâ dâ’."
The Urdu translation: hazrat suhaib raziyallâhu ‘anh se rivâyat hai keh huzûr-e akram sallá Allâh’ alaihi va-sallam ne farmâyâ:"gâ'î kâ dûdh isti‘mâl karnâ lâzim pakaR lo, kyûnkeh us men shifâ hai, aur us ke ghî men davâ kî tâsîr hai, aur us ke gosht men rog hai."
Free translation in English of this hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "You should use cows' milk, because it is good for health, and cows’ ghee is good for health, but beef is bad for health." Actually, the literal meaning of the words the Prophet used is much stronger than that. He said that milk is "healing," ghee is "medicine," and beef is "disease". Yahya’s full article is there at http://www.crescentlife.com/dietnutrition/vegeterian_muslims.htm
The Indian Express [February 3, 2004] quoted Maulana Ansar Shah Kashmiri of Darul Uloom Waqf as saying: "We have been issuing posters and urging members of Muslim community to leave the cow for qurbani on Bakrid every year since 1947".
The Hindustan Times [February 2, 2004] in its report "Deoband School asks Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows on Baqr’id" quoted Mufti Habibur Rahman of Darul Uloom as saying: "As Hindus respected and worshipped cow, the Muslim community should sacrifice, instead of cows, other four-legged animals."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mehmood Madani has been quoted as saying that Muslims should voluntarily stop killing cows and that Jamiat had passed a resolution more than a year ago to this effect.
Apart from social harmony angle I would say that on health considerations Muslims too should give up taking beef, as it is equally injurious to their health.
Because beef has potential to cause infectious and fatal genetic disorders many Hindus do not want to sell or let out their properties to persons suspected to be beef-eaters.
Let those who enjoy beef and, thus, self-invite non-curable family line terminating genetic diseases like vCJD do so openly without distorting Vedas. There is no justification to distort Vedas and, thus, cause more pain and anguish to millions of Hindus just to fulfil one’s own lust or taste for beef.
Vedas prescribe a lifestyle for disease-free hundred-year-long life span on human beings (Yaj 36.24 & 40.2) but if a Hindu opts to terminate his life span earlier, let him not blame Vedas for not having cautioned him. RV (I.89.9) reads: "Since a hundred years were appointed (for the life of man), interpose not, Gods, in the midst of our passing existence, by inflicting infirmity in our bodies so that our sons become our sires, i.e. let us not become so infirm requiring the paternal care of our own sons." RV (X.161) also says that life span of human is hundred years.
How many of we Hindus reach this age of hundred without inviting infirmities? The reply is, how many of we Hindus follow Vedas and Vedic lifestyle?
It is internationally known that Indian men and women (irrespective of religion) are genetically the most vulnerable group to cardiac problems, so, option is, whether or not, to further aggravate this genetic vulnerability by taking beef.
Beef exposes to dangers of contracting vCJD, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer, etc-whether the beefeater is a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or a Marxist with no religion. Diseases are secular and religion blind.
[The writer retired in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India in the Indian Foreign Service, 1971 batch. He can be contacted at www.opgupta.org]
Campaign to protect cow needs to succeed
Beef is injurious to health
By OP Gupta IFS [Retd]
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests.
VEDAS prohibit killing of cows repeatedly declaring it aghanya. Nirukta (VI.43) explains aghanya to mean one that does not deserve to be killed. There are at least sixteen Vedic richas in which aghanya has been used for cows.
Mad cow disease or bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE] is known to spread from infected cows and cattle. BSE is a cattle disease in which brain of cattle becomes spongy. There is no test to ascertain in advance whether the cattle being slaughtered is BSE-infected one or not. There is no test to check that meat is BSE infected or not. Only postmortem confirms existence of BSE. There is no cure of BSE.
BSE is a transmissible, neurodegenerative, fatal brain disease of cattle. The disease has a long incubation period of four to five years, but ultimately is fatal for cattle within weeks to months of its onset. BSE in the brain affects the brain and spinal cord of cattle. The BSE agent is highly stable, resisting freezing, drying and heating at normal cooking temperatures, even those used for pasteurization and sterilization.
Some British scientists have alleged that BSE in British cows was caused by adulterated animal feed imported from India during seventies.
BSE belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [TSE].
In humans such TSE diseases are known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), variant CJD, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome [GSS], and fatal familial insomnia. BSE jumps into beefeaters.
World Health Organisation [WHO] fact sheets 110 and 113 report that vCJD is strongly linked, probably through food, to BSE. Prion associated with BSE in cattle is the same as the prion associated with vCJD in humans showing link between mad cow diseases and vCJD.
While several human TSEs exist, CJD is the prototype human TSE. CJD occurs in a form associated with a hereditary predisposition
A newly recognised form of CJD, variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), was first reported in March 1996 in the UK (cf. WHO Fact Sheet N° 180 on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease). In contrast to the classical forms of CJD, vCJD has affected younger patients (average age 29 years, as opposed to 65 years), has a relatively longer duration of illness (median of 14 months as opposed to 4.5 months) and is strongly linked to exposure, probably through food, to BSE. Recent studies have confirmed that vCJD is distinct from sporadic and acquired CJD.
CJD is now admitted to be transmitted genetically from one generation to another generation in the family. Dr Frederick A Murphy, Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California Davis replied in the affirmative when asked if there was any evidence that CJD can appear as a genetic disease. The prion protein in familial cases is the same in each family member that has it and different in all other families. The pedigree of prion can always be determined.
Kuru studies showed for the first time that a slowly progressive neurological disease of humans can be infectious, that is transmitted from one person to another (http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/madcow96.html).
There is bovine tuberculosis (TB) also with which cattle suffer and it too cannot be detected before slaughter.
Beef contains significant quantities of toxic organic chemical dioxin, which causes cancer, colon cancer, endometriosis, Attention Deficit Order, chronic fatigue syndrome, rare nerve and blood disorders, immune system deficiency etc. (www.cqs.com/beef.htm)
Beef harbours a deadly germ coli 0157:H7 causing food poisoning. Because of 0157:H7 contamination, 25 million pounds of beef was recalled in August 1997 in the USA. Ban on import of beef and mass destruction of cattle are often reported in USA and in EU countries.
Cardiologists advise that meals high in animal fat raise blood cholesterol levels, which may cause arteries to constrict and blood to clot more rapidly due to release of thromboxane and factor VIII hormone leading to sudden cardiac arrests. Saturated fat (which comes from meat and coconut oil) impairs ability of liver to remove LDL (bad cholesterol) from blood circulation. Higher levels of LDL cause blockages in heart.
In August 2002, Indian newspapers reported that Kerala generates and consumes the maximum quantity of beef in India, and beef constituted nearly 40 per cent of total meat consumed in Kerala. No wonder, due to deadly combination of beef and coconut oil, incidence of dyslipidemia and coronary artery disease (CAD) are on the higher side in those areas.
The Indian Medical Association, Kerala branch http://www.imakerala.org/cme/dyslipedimia.htm paper by Dr NG Kaimal of Alleppey (March, 2001) informs that in India there is a geographical variation for the prevalence of CAD, only seven to nine per cent in the northern region and twelve to fourteen per cent in the South. As it is well known, majority of people in the Hindi heartland in North India do not take beef. So it can be safely said that higher percentage of CAD in Kerala, Tamil Nadu etc is due to consumption of beef.
Vedas [RV.X.87] inform that agni [God] prematurely terminates life span of beef-eaters, so Vedas prohibit beef-eating, Now modern science admits that beef-eating has potential to cause deadly diseases [CJD, vCJD, GSS, etc.], which are non-curable, infectious as well as genetic, terminating family tree of infected ones at a faster pace than that of non-beef-eaters.
Eight richas of RV (VI.28) are devoted to cows as devata (deity). Twenty-six richas of Atharvaveda (IX.7) are devoted to worship of cows. Twenty-four richas of Atharvaveda (IX.4) are devoted to worship of bull (Risabh) as a deity. RV (VIII.101.15) more specifically commands not to kill a cow: "(She who is) the mother of the Rudras, the daughter of the Vasus, the sister of the Adityas, the home of ambrosia-I have spoken to men of understanding-kill not her, the sinless inviolate cow." Ambrosia means amrita.
Other four richas that command not to kill, not to harm cows are (VI.28.3,4,7) and (VII.101.16). There are seven richas in which agni kills/burns alive butchers of cows: RV(X.87.2-5,16,18,19).
For over thirteen years [1994-2006] I served as Indian Ambassador/High Commissioner to many countries and served twice as Consul General. Hosting/attending dinners is an important part of a diplomatic officer. At dinners I was often asked as to why I did not take beef.
This regular questioning made me study the matter on my own as the education policy devised by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Congress governments aim at keeping Hindus ignorant of basics of Hindu religion, though minorities get to study their religions in schools and colleges receiving grants out of taxes collected from Hindus. Congress Party is afraid that exposure to Vedas may unify the Hindu samaj, as Vedas command equality of all Hindus by birth. So, if basics of Vedas are taught in schools, game of divide Hindus and rule over them with help of minorities will collapse.
Some Hindu writers claim that Vedas sanction beef-eating. Their all pro-beef arguments have been demolished in my book Vedic Equality & Hinduism, which is
available at New Age Books at nab@vsnl.inand; Telephone: 011-25795180.
Mr Yahya Monastra has quoted a hadith in which beef has been declared to cause diseases. It is there in the famous hadith collection Zâd al-ma‘âd by Ibn Qayyim. The hadith in Arabic reads: "an suhayb radiya Allâh ‘anhu yarfa’ uhu: ‘alaykum bi-laban al-baqar fa-innahâ shifâ' wa-samnuhâ dawâ' wa-lahmuhâ dâ’."
The Urdu translation: hazrat suhaib raziyallâhu ‘anh se rivâyat hai keh huzûr-e akram sallá Allâh’ alaihi va-sallam ne farmâyâ:"gâ'î kâ dûdh isti‘mâl karnâ lâzim pakaR lo, kyûnkeh us men shifâ hai, aur us ke ghî men davâ kî tâsîr hai, aur us ke gosht men rog hai."
Free translation in English of this hadith: The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "You should use cows' milk, because it is good for health, and cows’ ghee is good for health, but beef is bad for health." Actually, the literal meaning of the words the Prophet used is much stronger than that. He said that milk is "healing," ghee is "medicine," and beef is "disease". Yahya’s full article is there at http://www.crescentlife.com/dietnutrition/vegeterian_muslims.htm
The Indian Express [February 3, 2004] quoted Maulana Ansar Shah Kashmiri of Darul Uloom Waqf as saying: "We have been issuing posters and urging members of Muslim community to leave the cow for qurbani on Bakrid every year since 1947".
The Hindustan Times [February 2, 2004] in its report "Deoband School asks Muslims to avoid sacrificing cows on Baqr’id" quoted Mufti Habibur Rahman of Darul Uloom as saying: "As Hindus respected and worshipped cow, the Muslim community should sacrifice, instead of cows, other four-legged animals."
Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Mehmood Madani has been quoted as saying that Muslims should voluntarily stop killing cows and that Jamiat had passed a resolution more than a year ago to this effect.
Apart from social harmony angle I would say that on health considerations Muslims too should give up taking beef, as it is equally injurious to their health.
Because beef has potential to cause infectious and fatal genetic disorders many Hindus do not want to sell or let out their properties to persons suspected to be beef-eaters.
Let those who enjoy beef and, thus, self-invite non-curable family line terminating genetic diseases like vCJD do so openly without distorting Vedas. There is no justification to distort Vedas and, thus, cause more pain and anguish to millions of Hindus just to fulfil one’s own lust or taste for beef.
Vedas prescribe a lifestyle for disease-free hundred-year-long life span on human beings (Yaj 36.24 & 40.2) but if a Hindu opts to terminate his life span earlier, let him not blame Vedas for not having cautioned him. RV (I.89.9) reads: "Since a hundred years were appointed (for the life of man), interpose not, Gods, in the midst of our passing existence, by inflicting infirmity in our bodies so that our sons become our sires, i.e. let us not become so infirm requiring the paternal care of our own sons." RV (X.161) also says that life span of human is hundred years.
How many of we Hindus reach this age of hundred without inviting infirmities? The reply is, how many of we Hindus follow Vedas and Vedic lifestyle?
It is internationally known that Indian men and women (irrespective of religion) are genetically the most vulnerable group to cardiac problems, so, option is, whether or not, to further aggravate this genetic vulnerability by taking beef.
Beef exposes to dangers of contracting vCJD, cardiovascular diseases, colon cancer, etc-whether the beefeater is a Hindu, a Muslim, a Christian, a Jew or a Marxist with no religion. Diseases are secular and religion blind.
[The writer retired in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India in the Indian Foreign Service, 1971 batch. He can be contacted at www.opgupta.org]
Gou Gram Yatra arrives in Pune next month
Gou Gram Yatra arrives in Pune next month
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PUNE: Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra, a national tour aimed at bringing out sustainable development of Indian villages by focusing on cow-based way of life, is set arrive in the state early next month.
The 108-day awareness movement, which started from Kurukshetra, Haryana, on September 30, will traverse through around 400 major places in the country before concluding at Nagpur on January 17.
“The Gou Gram Yatra will arrive at Pune on December 11 after reaching Ratnagiri first a three days earlier during its tour in western part of the state,” joint secretary of tour organising committee Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari informed a press meet Monday.
“The tour is joint endeavour of saints, environmentalists, scientists and scholars who have a strong belief that cow-based way of life could bring about development in rural parts of the country as well as entire India,” he said.
Dharmadhikari said the Yatra has been educating farmers and other masses about the numerous benefits of indigenous varieties of cows in fields like agriculture, health, employment generation.
A special signature campaign has also been launched as a part of the Yatra, in which 50 crore signatures will be collected in support of the demand to declare cow as the national animal.
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Friday, November 13th, 2009 AT 12:11 PM
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PUNE: Vishwa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra, a national tour aimed at bringing out sustainable development of Indian villages by focusing on cow-based way of life, is set arrive in the state early next month.
The 108-day awareness movement, which started from Kurukshetra, Haryana, on September 30, will traverse through around 400 major places in the country before concluding at Nagpur on January 17.
“The Gou Gram Yatra will arrive at Pune on December 11 after reaching Ratnagiri first a three days earlier during its tour in western part of the state,” joint secretary of tour organising committee Chandrashekhar Dharmadhikari informed a press meet Monday.
“The tour is joint endeavour of saints, environmentalists, scientists and scholars who have a strong belief that cow-based way of life could bring about development in rural parts of the country as well as entire India,” he said.
Dharmadhikari said the Yatra has been educating farmers and other masses about the numerous benefits of indigenous varieties of cows in fields like agriculture, health, employment generation.
A special signature campaign has also been launched as a part of the Yatra, in which 50 crore signatures will be collected in support of the demand to declare cow as the national animal.
China can get hostile any time, says RSS chief
China can get hostile any time, says RSS chief
By Our Correspondent
SHIMLA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the peace gestures from China were a camouflage to gain time and it could "turn hostile" any time.
"China can turn hostile at any convenient time... we should not be complacent and always remain in the state of preparedness to meet any eventuality," he said, addressing a congregation here.
"Construction of aerodrome and installation of missiles targeting nine Indian cities, claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its territory, construction of dam on the Brahmaputra (river) to control water and its attempts to bring our neighbours under its fold were disturbing developments," Bhagwat said.
On other neighbours of the country, the RSS chief said: "Pakistan is aiding and abetting terrorism in India, Bangladesh had become safe haven for the militants, we have lost Nepal and the Maldives, Burma and Sri Lanka are now under the influence of China."
"The US wants to set up its bases and for this it is trying to please both India and Pakistan."
Bhagwat was here to review the functioning of various state wings of the right wing organisation.
By Our Correspondent
SHIMLA: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said the peace gestures from China were a camouflage to gain time and it could "turn hostile" any time.
"China can turn hostile at any convenient time... we should not be complacent and always remain in the state of preparedness to meet any eventuality," he said, addressing a congregation here.
"Construction of aerodrome and installation of missiles targeting nine Indian cities, claiming Arunachal Pradesh as its territory, construction of dam on the Brahmaputra (river) to control water and its attempts to bring our neighbours under its fold were disturbing developments," Bhagwat said.
On other neighbours of the country, the RSS chief said: "Pakistan is aiding and abetting terrorism in India, Bangladesh had become safe haven for the militants, we have lost Nepal and the Maldives, Burma and Sri Lanka are now under the influence of China."
"The US wants to set up its bases and for this it is trying to please both India and Pakistan."
Bhagwat was here to review the functioning of various state wings of the right wing organisation.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Biswa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra reaches City
Biswa Mangal Gou Gram Yatra reaches City
BHUBANESWAR, Nov 10: thousands of people were on Tuesday gathered here at Rasulgarh Square to welcome the 108 days long Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra, which reached the capital early this morning. Chanting slokas and mantras, thousands joined the Yatra, which reached at Kasturaba High School Ground in Nayapalli area of the city. People gave standing ovation at Vani Vihar Square, Sani Temple Sauqre, Acharya Vihar Square and Jayadev Vihar Square.A meeting was held there, where several Sadhus and Santhas joined and demanded national animal status for cow and a countrywide ban on cow slaughtering and transportation of cows from one State to another state.Yatra committee national coordinator V Raghaban attends the meet and said that if we protect and conserve cow community, the present day farmer suicides could be avoidable. Working president of the Yatra and noted scientist Dr Nagendraji said the cow producing gobar gas amounting Rs 15,000 in a year. He said that the main objectives of the campaign are to declare cow as national animal, formation of law for the protection of cows, and development of its breed. Yatra committee state vice-president Arun K Panda, Lala Baba of Brahmagiri, Santosh Chaitnya Maharaj of Kantigadia, Mayadhar Behera of Gayatri Pariwar, Santha Rambalaka Das Maharaj, state coordinator BK Bhuyan, city coordinator Dilip Bisoi, were among those present.Earlier, the Yatra reached at Biramitrapur in Sundargarh on November 7 and passing through Rourkela, Rairakhol, Sambalpur, Angul , Dhenkanal, Cuttack, it reached Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning. The Yatra left for Berhampur through Khurda.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in Angul
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra in Angul
ANGUL, Nov 9: Thousands on Monday gathered here to welcome the Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra. BJP Rajya Sabha MP Rudranarayan Pany and others welcomed the Yatra in a very traditional manner. Members of Gopal Gosala also welcomed the yatra. Angul district coordinator Pravat Kumar Dhir invited Sadhus to the dais. Addressing the gathering, senior Hindu seer Swami Santosh Chaitnya Maharaj, said that mother feeds her baby till seven month or ten months but a cow feed a man till his death. BMS national organizing secretary KC Mishra, Santha Rambalaka ji, Arun Kumar Panda were among those present.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sambalpur
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sambalpur
SAMBALPUR, Nov 9: The Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra on Monday covered Rairakhol in Sambalpur, Angul and Dhenkanal districts. The Yatra had left Sambalpur late night on Sunday. The Yatra had on Saturday entered into Orissa from Jharkhand. A massive meeting held at Rairakhol, where BSK national organizing secretary Dinesh Kulkarni said that the backbone of country’s economy depends on cow community. The increasing cases of cow slaughtering has major threat to the existence of this domestic animal, he said. Yatra committee State coordinator Binay Kumar Bhuyan, vice-president Arun Kumar Panda, Santha Ram Balaka Dasji , Swami Gririjanandaji of Bolagarh Mutt and several others were among those spoke and demanded national animal status for cow and national ban on cow slaughtering.The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra traverse Sundargarh , Jharsuguda
JHARSUGUDA, Nov 8: The Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra on Sunday covered Orissa’s Sundargarh district. The Yatra had on Saturday entered into Orissa from Jharkhand. A massive meeting held at Bhabani Bhawan Groud, where thousands gathered seeking national animal status for cow and complete ban on cow slaughtering. BMS national organizing secretary Krushana Chandra Mishra attended the meet as chief guest and said 40 years back ratio of cow for 1000 people was 450 but now the figure was 10/12 for 1000 people. He said that both political and social initiatives could save the population of cows in the country. SN Bhatt, another speaker at the meeting that welfare of all was the motive behind this 108days long Yatra.The increasing cases of cow slaughtering has major threat to the existence of this domestic animal, said Swami Jeeban Chaitnya Ji Maharaj. Tridandi Swami Bhaban Deviji Maharaj, BKS national secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra, Rajendraji Maharaj, Sushree Jostna of BKIB, Devi Bahidar of Art of Living, P Branprasti, Sanju of Asharam Bapu Ashram were among those present.Earlier in the day, the Yatra kicked off from Steel City and reached Kansbahal, where thousands from 15 organizations welcomed it. The Yatra reached Jharsuguda district at 2pm on Sunday. It would traverse the district before entering into Sambalpur district by this evening.
Rousing welcome to Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra
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BIRAMITRAPUR/ROURKELA, Nov 7: Thousands of people were on Saturday night gather here in Orissa’s Sundargarh district to gave a rousing welcome to the 108 days long Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra, which entered into the State through Jharkhand’s Semidega. A large crowd welcomed the Yatra at Biramitrapur and in the Steel City.The Yatra passed through Vedabyasa, Panposh, UN Square, Lingaraj Road, Bisara Square, and State House Square and reached at Duling. Members from Gayatari Pariwar, Arya Samaj, Art of Living, Krupalu Maharaj, Divine Society, Teraphantha and several organizations also welcomed the Yatra at various places. The month long Yatra is seeking ban on cow slaughtering and national animal status to cow, more funds for rural India, expedition of village level industries, conversation of forest and several other issues. National secretary of the Yatra committee, Shankar Lalji stressed development of agriculture sector and better facilities for farmers. If we bring smile in the face of farmers, so the country would smile automatically, he said. Bhagaban Dasji Maharaj said that cow shaping the economic backbone of rural poor and the country’s security depends on the existence of cow. The Hindu seer expressed grave concern over the rampant illegal cattel trading and cow slaughtering in the country including Orissa. Yatra committee state vice-president Basant Panda, Rajya Pramukha AS Panigrahi, district coordinator Binod Agarwal were among those present.The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. A public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli here on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS
Impose nationwide ban on cow slaughtering, demands BMGGYS
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Samiti on Wednesday asked both the Central and respective State Governments to impose ban on cow slaughtering and declared as national animal. Speaking at a press meet, here Samiti vice-president Arun Kumar Panda and joint coordinator Binay Kumar Bhuyan jointlysaid that cow played a very key role in the economic development of rural poor but due to fault policy, cows are being massacred and illegally transported to several foreign countries including Bangladesh and Pakistan. Panda also demanded better facilities for the rural India and promotion of village industry and conservation of cow. Highlighting the 108 days long nation wide campaign, which seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7.The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers, he added. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter, he said. Panda further added that a public meeting will be held here at Nayapalli on November 10, where several senior Hindu saints including Sankaracharay Raghebendra Saraswati and religious preachers would join.
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
VISAKEO holds condolence meet for Gopal Mishra
VISAKEO holds condolence meet for Gopal Mishra
BHUBANESWAR: Viswa Sambad Kendra, a multi-lingual news agency on Tuesday held a condolence meet here and paid floral tributes to late senior journalist Gopal Mishra.
Late Mishra, who had earlier received Narada Sanman, was an outstanding writer and his death has created a vacuum in Orissa media sector, said president Viswa Sambad Kendra Dr Sachidananda Tripathy while presiding over the meet.
Mishra(77), who was one among the most influential scribe, had started his career in Oriya a language daily Prajatantra and later joined as the Bureau Chief of English daily Amrit Bazar Patrika at Bhubaneswar.
After his retirement from the Amrita Bazar Patrika, he edited an English weekly called 'The Eastern Times'' and became a columnist writing for language dailies. His writes up were mostly came in Oriya daily, The Sambad.
During his five decade long career in journalism he established himself as the top notch journalist in the state. He was honoured with several awards for his writings on various issues concerning the state, added secretary Sumanta Kumar Panda. RSS State spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda, media persons including Soumendra Jena, Anurjay Dhal, Jagadish Patnaik, Golak Chandra Das, Jagadish Patnaik, Harihar Satpathy, Deepak Agarwal, Prasanna Parida, Ramji Dora, Nirajan Nayak and GR Nayak were among those present.
BHUBANESWAR: Viswa Sambad Kendra, a multi-lingual news agency on Tuesday held a condolence meet here and paid floral tributes to late senior journalist Gopal Mishra.
Late Mishra, who had earlier received Narada Sanman, was an outstanding writer and his death has created a vacuum in Orissa media sector, said president Viswa Sambad Kendra Dr Sachidananda Tripathy while presiding over the meet.
Mishra(77), who was one among the most influential scribe, had started his career in Oriya a language daily Prajatantra and later joined as the Bureau Chief of English daily Amrit Bazar Patrika at Bhubaneswar.
After his retirement from the Amrita Bazar Patrika, he edited an English weekly called 'The Eastern Times'' and became a columnist writing for language dailies. His writes up were mostly came in Oriya daily, The Sambad.
During his five decade long career in journalism he established himself as the top notch journalist in the state. He was honoured with several awards for his writings on various issues concerning the state, added secretary Sumanta Kumar Panda. RSS State spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda, media persons including Soumendra Jena, Anurjay Dhal, Jagadish Patnaik, Golak Chandra Das, Jagadish Patnaik, Harihar Satpathy, Deepak Agarwal, Prasanna Parida, Ramji Dora, Nirajan Nayak and GR Nayak were among those present.
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad oppose FDI
Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad oppose FDI
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The national convention of the Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad has opposed FDI in education sector. The convention which held at Jaipur in Rajastan and 20 represented from Orissa, however strongly opposed FDI. State unit General secretary Dr Pabitra Kumar Rath and organizing secretray Dr Narayan Mohanty were among those attended the meet.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- The national convention of the Rashtravadi Sikhyaka Parishad has opposed FDI in education sector. The convention which held at Jaipur in Rajastan and 20 represented from Orissa, however strongly opposed FDI. State unit General secretary Dr Pabitra Kumar Rath and organizing secretray Dr Narayan Mohanty were among those attended the meet.
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra kicks off in city
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra kicks off in city
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra, a national campaign on Sunday kicked off here at Lingaraj Temple. Organising committee spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda said that in the first day, the Rath traversed from Lingaraj Temple and reached Bargarh Brit Colony while passing through Punama Gate, Bhima Tangi, Sundarpada, Samantarapur, Ravi Talkies Square, Bhaskareswar Temple, the Rath would traverse other parts of the city till November 10 and join the main Rath, which was kicked off on Vijaya Dasami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana. City Yatra committee coordinator Prafulla Bisoi, RSS Zilla Karyabaha Rajesh Ray, Bebastha Pramukha Umakanta Bhai, Jagannath Patnaik, Kuna Bhai, Indramani Sendha and several others were present. The main will reach Orissa on November 7. The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The 108 days long Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)Biswa Mangal Go Gram Rath Yatra, a national campaign on Sunday kicked off here at Lingaraj Temple. Organising committee spokesman Ravi Narayan Panda said that in the first day, the Rath traversed from Lingaraj Temple and reached Bargarh Brit Colony while passing through Punama Gate, Bhima Tangi, Sundarpada, Samantarapur, Ravi Talkies Square, Bhaskareswar Temple, the Rath would traverse other parts of the city till November 10 and join the main Rath, which was kicked off on Vijaya Dasami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana. City Yatra committee coordinator Prafulla Bisoi, RSS Zilla Karyabaha Rajesh Ray, Bebastha Pramukha Umakanta Bhai, Jagannath Patnaik, Kuna Bhai, Indramani Sendha and several others were present. The main will reach Orissa on November 7. The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam. The 108 days long Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering. The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Rath to reach Orissa on Nov 7
Biswa Mangal Go Gram Yatra Rath to reach Orissa on Nov 7
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo0-Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti sponsored108 day national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7, the hosts here said on Saturday.
The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam.
The Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering.
The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo0-Biswa Mangal Go Gram Samiti sponsored108 day national wide Yatra seeking complete ban on cow slaughtering and maximum funds for rural India, will reach Orissa on November 7, the hosts here said on Saturday.
The main Rath of the Yatra would stay in Orissa for four days from November 7 to 10. It will arrive at Rourkela on November 7 from Ranchi and reach Sambalpur on November 8 Cuttack on 9 and on 10, it will be at Berhampur and on 11, it would leave for Visakhapatnam.
The Yatra is demanding national animal status for cow and asked the Centre as well as respective States Government to impose a complete ban on cow slaughtering.
The Yatra, which spread the message of 'save cow and save village', had been kicked off will be flagged off on September 28, 2009, on Vijaya Dashami Day at Kurukhetra in Hariyana and will calumniated at Nagpur in 2010 on Makar Sankranti Day," . The Yatra would traverse some 20,000 kilometers. Apart, from the main Yatra, 15,000 smaller Yatra including 150 in Orissa to traverse some 10 lakh kilometers during in 108 days while meetings will be held at 400 places across the country and signature of 50 crore people will be collected and submitted to the President of India seeking complete ban on cow slaughter.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Widows flock holy city for Panchuka, Kartik Purnima
Widows flock holy city for Panchuka, Kartik Purnima
Our Correspondent
PURI, Oct 29:The last week of the ongoing auspicious month of Kartik has witnessed more devotees flocking to the holy city to observe Panchuka, considered as the holiest days of the Hindu calendar.
Lord Jagannath takes new attire (bhesas) on each day till the conclusion of the brata on the eve of Kartik Purnima. Devotees before the end of their brata visit the Pancha Teerth located around the city and take a holy dip in Mahodadhi Teerth (a portion of the sacred sea) and offer prayers to the Sun God and Lord Jagannath for salvation.
“This is the most sought-after place to attain salvation and the right time to consummate all religious activities,” said one amongst the scores of white-robed, frail-looking widows, mostly in their seventies, who congregate in lakhs at the holy Sri Kshetra Dham to observe the month-long Kartika Brata which kicks off from Kumar Purnima.
As per religious texts, one who observes this sacred brata in Puri attains salvation, which is the ultimate destination. Every year widows come to this city from various parts of the State, particularly from Ganjam, Gajapati, Bhanjnagar and other southern districts besides Chhattisgarh and Midnapore, to observe the brata ceremoniously.
Almost all mathas, dharmasalas and low-cost accommodations of Puri get full with pious devotees. House rents around the temple town go up during this month. Many of them share small rooms on rent while some trace houses of near and distant relatives for accommodation. They take sankalpa (religious vow) in a small ceremony to observe brata with devotion.
Braving the cold and inclement weather these old and emaciated widows rise early in the morning, finish their daily chores and take a holy dip in one of the four sacred tanks namely Narendra, Indradumna, Swetaganga and Markanda of the city.
They deck sandalwood tilak on their forehead and make a beeline in front of the Jagannath temple to witness mangala arti. Considering the huge rush of widow devotees to Puri to observe Kartika Brata, this could well be imagined how Kartika and Puri go in tandem. Devotees also express an unabated interest to solemnise any type of religious activities in the Lord’s abode.
Malati Bewa, a 78-year-old widow from Aska said, “I come here every year to observe the brata after my husband died in a road accident when I was 40 years old. I get mental peace and solace by observing the auspicious brata in Sri Kshetra.” Many others belonging to her village also accompany her every year.
While observing the month-long arduous Kartika Brata devoutly, they take all pains to make it a fruitful one. They don’t bother for the dilapidated mathas and dharmasalas or the exorbitant price of vegetables and observe the brata with strong determination. Some hapless and poor widows even don’t mind to sleep in the temple premises and take very little food suiting their standard of living. For Tulasi Devi from Cuttack, it was nearly a three months long tussle to collect money from her near and dear ones. “I even cannot think of terminating the brata in the wake of a possible financial crunch,” she said.
As per religious rituals, they install a chaura (Tulasi plant) called Brundabati in front of their accommodation to conduct religious practices in the morning. The bratadharis (vowed ones) use tulasi mala as necklace and for chanting sacred mantras especially the Hare Krishna mahamantra.
Prayers, chanting and clash of cymbals demonstrate a deep sense of devotion to Lord Jagannath. After returning from the temple, they recite the Kartik Mahatmya, a religious text, sitting around the chaura. They take cooked mahaprasad once in a day in the late evening before retiring to bed. Barring a few, most of these bratadharis hail from lower economic strata of the society and collect fund from family members and friends for the holy sojourn.
Rama Devi, an octogenarian widow with thick glasses and a wrinkled face with a bent spine, also observed the brata despite her physical constraints. She said that even her sons and grandsons opposed her from proceeding to Puri for the brata in view of her poor health. Since the last 30 years she has been coming to Puri to have a darshan of the Lord and observe the holy brata.
She prays the Lord to allow her to die in the sacred Sri Kshetra Dham and get cremated in the Swargadwar. Srinibas Mishra who gives religious discourses to the devotees in the temple premises during the holy month said that the bratadharis sit for hours together listening to the sermons of the text with rapt attention and pay him for his service.
Loknath Suar, a temple cook said that huge quantities of mahaprasad is cooked everyday and offered in bhands (special bhogs) in view of great demand among the widows. We have men called bojhias who carry mahaprasad on their head and deliver to the monthly enrolled devotees at minimum rate, he said.
The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration has rescheduled the various rites and rituals of Lord Jagannath to allow more time to devotees for darshan of the three deities. Offering of special bhog or cooked mahaprasad is allowed a number of times in order to provide the same to the devotees. Servitors are asked to work overtime while special attention is given to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the temple premises. Police arrangements have been beefed up in and around the temple on the eve of Kartik Purnima, sources said
Our Correspondent
PURI, Oct 29:The last week of the ongoing auspicious month of Kartik has witnessed more devotees flocking to the holy city to observe Panchuka, considered as the holiest days of the Hindu calendar.
Lord Jagannath takes new attire (bhesas) on each day till the conclusion of the brata on the eve of Kartik Purnima. Devotees before the end of their brata visit the Pancha Teerth located around the city and take a holy dip in Mahodadhi Teerth (a portion of the sacred sea) and offer prayers to the Sun God and Lord Jagannath for salvation.
“This is the most sought-after place to attain salvation and the right time to consummate all religious activities,” said one amongst the scores of white-robed, frail-looking widows, mostly in their seventies, who congregate in lakhs at the holy Sri Kshetra Dham to observe the month-long Kartika Brata which kicks off from Kumar Purnima.
As per religious texts, one who observes this sacred brata in Puri attains salvation, which is the ultimate destination. Every year widows come to this city from various parts of the State, particularly from Ganjam, Gajapati, Bhanjnagar and other southern districts besides Chhattisgarh and Midnapore, to observe the brata ceremoniously.
Almost all mathas, dharmasalas and low-cost accommodations of Puri get full with pious devotees. House rents around the temple town go up during this month. Many of them share small rooms on rent while some trace houses of near and distant relatives for accommodation. They take sankalpa (religious vow) in a small ceremony to observe brata with devotion.
Braving the cold and inclement weather these old and emaciated widows rise early in the morning, finish their daily chores and take a holy dip in one of the four sacred tanks namely Narendra, Indradumna, Swetaganga and Markanda of the city.
They deck sandalwood tilak on their forehead and make a beeline in front of the Jagannath temple to witness mangala arti. Considering the huge rush of widow devotees to Puri to observe Kartika Brata, this could well be imagined how Kartika and Puri go in tandem. Devotees also express an unabated interest to solemnise any type of religious activities in the Lord’s abode.
Malati Bewa, a 78-year-old widow from Aska said, “I come here every year to observe the brata after my husband died in a road accident when I was 40 years old. I get mental peace and solace by observing the auspicious brata in Sri Kshetra.” Many others belonging to her village also accompany her every year.
While observing the month-long arduous Kartika Brata devoutly, they take all pains to make it a fruitful one. They don’t bother for the dilapidated mathas and dharmasalas or the exorbitant price of vegetables and observe the brata with strong determination. Some hapless and poor widows even don’t mind to sleep in the temple premises and take very little food suiting their standard of living. For Tulasi Devi from Cuttack, it was nearly a three months long tussle to collect money from her near and dear ones. “I even cannot think of terminating the brata in the wake of a possible financial crunch,” she said.
As per religious rituals, they install a chaura (Tulasi plant) called Brundabati in front of their accommodation to conduct religious practices in the morning. The bratadharis (vowed ones) use tulasi mala as necklace and for chanting sacred mantras especially the Hare Krishna mahamantra.
Prayers, chanting and clash of cymbals demonstrate a deep sense of devotion to Lord Jagannath. After returning from the temple, they recite the Kartik Mahatmya, a religious text, sitting around the chaura. They take cooked mahaprasad once in a day in the late evening before retiring to bed. Barring a few, most of these bratadharis hail from lower economic strata of the society and collect fund from family members and friends for the holy sojourn.
Rama Devi, an octogenarian widow with thick glasses and a wrinkled face with a bent spine, also observed the brata despite her physical constraints. She said that even her sons and grandsons opposed her from proceeding to Puri for the brata in view of her poor health. Since the last 30 years she has been coming to Puri to have a darshan of the Lord and observe the holy brata.
She prays the Lord to allow her to die in the sacred Sri Kshetra Dham and get cremated in the Swargadwar. Srinibas Mishra who gives religious discourses to the devotees in the temple premises during the holy month said that the bratadharis sit for hours together listening to the sermons of the text with rapt attention and pay him for his service.
Loknath Suar, a temple cook said that huge quantities of mahaprasad is cooked everyday and offered in bhands (special bhogs) in view of great demand among the widows. We have men called bojhias who carry mahaprasad on their head and deliver to the monthly enrolled devotees at minimum rate, he said.
The Sri Jagannath Temple Administration has rescheduled the various rites and rituals of Lord Jagannath to allow more time to devotees for darshan of the three deities. Offering of special bhog or cooked mahaprasad is allowed a number of times in order to provide the same to the devotees. Servitors are asked to work overtime while special attention is given to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the temple premises. Police arrangements have been beefed up in and around the temple on the eve of Kartik Purnima, sources said
7 farmers committed suicide in Orissa so far
7 farmers committed suicide in Orissa so far
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The toll of farmer suicides in Orissa has gone up to seven with yet another 60-year old farmer committed suicide in Rangadhipa village under Hemgiri police station in Sundargarh district.
The farmer was identified as Mahasai Narang and consumed pesticide.Villagers attributed crop failure as the prime reason for Mahasai to commit suicide but the local administration maintained that financial problems forced the farmer to take such drastic step.
With the death of Mahasai, so far seven farmers have committed suicide in the state during October primarily due to crop failure and pest attacks on the crop.
The State Government, which is under tremendous pressure, however announced loan package for the farmers.
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already ordered a high level administrative inquiry into the series of suicides of the farmers by the Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) who has been directed to make field visit and inquire into the incidents.
The Opposition political parties in Orissa, while holding the Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout responsible for the suicides of the farmers, demanded compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and a job to one member of the family.
The Opposition has also demanded to declare all the affected blocks in the state as drought-hit and waive debts of the farmers living in distress.
A fact finding team of the ruling Biju Janata Dal, which visited some of the deceased farmers' villages, submitted a report to the Chief Minister stating that the crop failure and pest attack were the prime reasons for the farmers to commit suicide.
The team has urged the government to launch welfare measures for the farmers to prevent occurrence of such tragic incident in future.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: The toll of farmer suicides in Orissa has gone up to seven with yet another 60-year old farmer committed suicide in Rangadhipa village under Hemgiri police station in Sundargarh district.
The farmer was identified as Mahasai Narang and consumed pesticide.Villagers attributed crop failure as the prime reason for Mahasai to commit suicide but the local administration maintained that financial problems forced the farmer to take such drastic step.
With the death of Mahasai, so far seven farmers have committed suicide in the state during October primarily due to crop failure and pest attacks on the crop.
The State Government, which is under tremendous pressure, however announced loan package for the farmers.
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had already ordered a high level administrative inquiry into the series of suicides of the farmers by the Agricultural Production Commissioner (APC) who has been directed to make field visit and inquire into the incidents.
The Opposition political parties in Orissa, while holding the Chief Minister and Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout responsible for the suicides of the farmers, demanded compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and a job to one member of the family.
The Opposition has also demanded to declare all the affected blocks in the state as drought-hit and waive debts of the farmers living in distress.
A fact finding team of the ruling Biju Janata Dal, which visited some of the deceased farmers' villages, submitted a report to the Chief Minister stating that the crop failure and pest attack were the prime reasons for the farmers to commit suicide.
The team has urged the government to launch welfare measures for the farmers to prevent occurrence of such tragic incident in future.
TRIBALS WORSHIP OF COW: 21st Oct- The tribals of Western Orissa showed a great example while observing Saharai & Bandana festival in the month of Kart
TRIBALS WORSHIP OF COW: 21st Oct- The tribals of Western Orissa showed a great example while observing Saharai & Bandana festival in the month of Kartika. They observed fasting to worship the cow as Go-Mata. The 3 day festival started with Gotha Puja where the Adivasis clean their cattles, designed them & the cattleshed also. Tribals observed the festival not indivisually, but as mass festival. Tribals are observing this Gana Parba to protect the cows which they believe will bring prosperity & peace to the residence as well as to the village & also to the society. To observe fasting by men & women to worship cows is definitely an ideal to the Hindu society.
ORISSA(E)/UDISA(H): 23rd Oct- No more Orissa or Oriya (English). Also no more Udisa or Udia (Hindi). Now all-where it will ODISHA & ODIA. After waitin
ORISSA(E)/UDISA(H): 23rd Oct- No more Orissa or Oriya (English). Also no more Udisa or Udia (Hindi). Now all-where it will ODISHA & ODIA. After waiting for 1 year its definitely a great happy news for all Odia people that the central cabinet today approved for the correction in English & Hindi spelling. In June last year state ministry send a proposal to centre in this regard. Since the origin of Odisha as the 1st state based on language in 1936 the spelling was pronounced wrongly. After 73year the historical moment is here when all one will prononce correctly. To correction in constitute, a bill will be produced before parliament soon & then the following process will take place.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Tension prevails in Astarang
Tension prevails in Astarang
PURI: (visakeo)- Tension has been continuing since last two days at Astarang area in Puri district over construction of Mosque at a Hindu pilgrimage. Sources said locals both Hindu and Muslims were worshipping Pirbaba but one Muslim, who came from Arab, is trying to demolish the construction and built a Mosque.
PURI: (visakeo)- Tension has been continuing since last two days at Astarang area in Puri district over construction of Mosque at a Hindu pilgrimage. Sources said locals both Hindu and Muslims were worshipping Pirbaba but one Muslim, who came from Arab, is trying to demolish the construction and built a Mosque.
BJP MLA gets bail in all cases from HC
BJP MLA gets bail in all cases from HC
CUTTACK(visakeo)- The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to BJP MLA from G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district in all 14 cases pending against him in connection with the last year communal violence.
Earlier the court had granted bail in 12 cases and it granted bail in two more cases on Monday, Pradhan’s counsel Arbinda Mohanty said.
The HC granted bail in a case bearing no 207 and 208 that was filed at Raikia Police limits in Kandhamal following the communal riots in the wake of the murder of Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples on August 23, last year.
Pradhan fought the last Assembly polls in BJP ticket and was elected for the first time. The MLA will be released from Jail on October 28, his counsel added. BJP workers have welcomed the HC verdict.
CUTTACK(visakeo)- The Orissa High Court on Monday granted bail to BJP MLA from G Udayagiri in Kandhamal district in all 14 cases pending against him in connection with the last year communal violence.
Earlier the court had granted bail in 12 cases and it granted bail in two more cases on Monday, Pradhan’s counsel Arbinda Mohanty said.
The HC granted bail in a case bearing no 207 and 208 that was filed at Raikia Police limits in Kandhamal following the communal riots in the wake of the murder of Hindu seer Swami Laxmananda Saraswati and four of his disciples on August 23, last year.
Pradhan fought the last Assembly polls in BJP ticket and was elected for the first time. The MLA will be released from Jail on October 28, his counsel added. BJP workers have welcomed the HC verdict.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF NATIONAL SEMINAR ONIMPACT OF EPICS AND PURANA ON SANSKRIT LITERATURE
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION OF NATIONAL SEMINAR ON
IMPACT OF EPICS AND PURANA ON SANSKRIT LITERATURE
Bhubaneswar(visakeo)- The P.G. department of organized a national seminar on Impact of Puranas on Sanskrit Literature in memory of late Prof. A. C. Swain of Sanskirt Department which was sponsored by Prof. A. C. Swain Memorial Trust.
This function was presided by the President of the trust and Head of the Department Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mishra. Prof. Mishra says about the moral values and disciplinary activities described in the puranas will show the path to the present disturbed generation and influence much to the aggrieved youth. Prof. Gangadhar Panda, Sampurnananda Sanskriti University, Varanasi joined as the chief guest in this function. She emphasized on the importance of Indian culture which was derived from the vedic and puranic tradition of India. The chief speaker Prof. S.P. Narang, an eminent professor and formerly director, French institute of indology, pondechery delivered the key note address of the national seminar. More than 50 papers were reading by the deligates which has came from whole over the country.
IMPACT OF EPICS AND PURANA ON SANSKRIT LITERATURE
Bhubaneswar(visakeo)- The P.G. department of organized a national seminar on Impact of Puranas on Sanskrit Literature in memory of late Prof. A. C. Swain of Sanskirt Department which was sponsored by Prof. A. C. Swain Memorial Trust.
This function was presided by the President of the trust and Head of the Department Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mishra. Prof. Mishra says about the moral values and disciplinary activities described in the puranas will show the path to the present disturbed generation and influence much to the aggrieved youth. Prof. Gangadhar Panda, Sampurnananda Sanskriti University, Varanasi joined as the chief guest in this function. She emphasized on the importance of Indian culture which was derived from the vedic and puranic tradition of India. The chief speaker Prof. S.P. Narang, an eminent professor and formerly director, French institute of indology, pondechery delivered the key note address of the national seminar. More than 50 papers were reading by the deligates which has came from whole over the country.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Nandankanan celebrates tiger cubs’ birthday on Tuesday
Nandankanan celebrates tiger cubs’ birthday on Tuesday
Bhubaneswar(visakeo)-The two tiger cubs who were born last year celebrated their first birthday Tuesday. Special arrangements were made to celebrate the completion of one year of these infants.
The officials at the zoo cut a cake specially ordered for the two tiger cubs. This apart, school childeren also participated in the event.
"We cut the special birthday cake in the presence of zoo officials and school children from various schools. The cubs were also provided special chicken diets, " zoo deputy director Shiva Narayan Mahapatra said.
The female cubs who were born to nine-year-old white tigress Kushum in the zoo Oct 20 last year have been named as Khusi and Payal.
Tigers are in danger of extinction. According to a recent World Wide Fund for Nature report, the population of tigers in the wild has come down to around 4,000 globally.
“Tigers are listed as a highly protected and endangered species. We celebrated the cubs’ birthday as a part of zoo education. The motive behind such celebration is to educate tourists and visitors,” Mr. Mahapatra said.
The Nandankanan zoo, located on the outskirts of Orissa capital Bhubaneswar, houses nine white tigers and 15 others.
Nandankanan zoo, which got its name from Nandan Van, the Garden of God, is spread over 425 hectares. It houses over 1,200 animals and offers a first-of-its-kind white tiger safari.
Bhubaneswar(visakeo)-The two tiger cubs who were born last year celebrated their first birthday Tuesday. Special arrangements were made to celebrate the completion of one year of these infants.
The officials at the zoo cut a cake specially ordered for the two tiger cubs. This apart, school childeren also participated in the event.
"We cut the special birthday cake in the presence of zoo officials and school children from various schools. The cubs were also provided special chicken diets, " zoo deputy director Shiva Narayan Mahapatra said.
The female cubs who were born to nine-year-old white tigress Kushum in the zoo Oct 20 last year have been named as Khusi and Payal.
Tigers are in danger of extinction. According to a recent World Wide Fund for Nature report, the population of tigers in the wild has come down to around 4,000 globally.
“Tigers are listed as a highly protected and endangered species. We celebrated the cubs’ birthday as a part of zoo education. The motive behind such celebration is to educate tourists and visitors,” Mr. Mahapatra said.
The Nandankanan zoo, located on the outskirts of Orissa capital Bhubaneswar, houses nine white tigers and 15 others.
Nandankanan zoo, which got its name from Nandan Van, the Garden of God, is spread over 425 hectares. It houses over 1,200 animals and offers a first-of-its-kind white tiger safari.
Prof. Milind Marathe and Shri Vishnudutt Sharma re-elected as National President and General Secretary of ABVP
Prof. Milind Marathe and Shri Vishnudutt Sharma re-elected as National President and General Secretary of ABVP
Prof. Milind Marathe (Thane, Maharashtra) and has been elected National President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Premier stuent organisation of the nation, while Shri Vishnudutt Sharma (Bhopal, MP) has been elected National General Secretary. This Press Release is issued today by ABVP Central Office (Mumbai)
It is announced by Dr. Ram Naresh Singh (Election officer) at Centerl office of ABVP. The term of office of both the newly elected office bearers will remain for one year. They will take charge of their posts in 55th National Conference of ABVP scheduled on 30th October, 2009 at Una (Himachal Pradesh).
Prof. Milind Marathe, M.E. (Electrical) from VJTI, is working as Asst. Professor with K.J. Somaiyya College of Engg., Mumbai. He is also known for deep study about Higher Educational Policies & being active since 1979 in ABVP. He has presented various papers on Education at different National seminars. He has also visited Afghanistan as member of Indian Voluntary Organisation ‘Goodwill Mission’ in May, 2002. Till the date he held various responsibilities viz. Rajasthan State Organising Secretary, Maharashtra State President and from 2004 to 2008 he was National Vice President. He was elected as National President of ABVP for the first time in National Conference of 2008. This will be his second term.
Shri. Vishnudutt Sharma is basically from Muraina Dist., Madhya Pradesh and bening active since 1981 in ABVP. After passing his M.Sc. (Agriculture), from 1995 is working as a full time worker of ABVP . Till the date he has held various reponsibilities like Vibhag Organising Secretary, State Secretary, State Organising Secretary, Zonal Organising Secretary and he was also National Secretary from 2003 to 2006. He has successfully led various national & state level agitations organised by ABVP. He has also played significant role on national level especially in Madhya Pradesh in agitation against commercialisation and corruption in education. He was elected as National General Secretary of ABVP for the first time in 2008. This will be his second term.
Prof. Milind Marathe (Thane, Maharashtra) and has been elected National President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), Premier stuent organisation of the nation, while Shri Vishnudutt Sharma (Bhopal, MP) has been elected National General Secretary. This Press Release is issued today by ABVP Central Office (Mumbai)
It is announced by Dr. Ram Naresh Singh (Election officer) at Centerl office of ABVP. The term of office of both the newly elected office bearers will remain for one year. They will take charge of their posts in 55th National Conference of ABVP scheduled on 30th October, 2009 at Una (Himachal Pradesh).
Prof. Milind Marathe, M.E. (Electrical) from VJTI, is working as Asst. Professor with K.J. Somaiyya College of Engg., Mumbai. He is also known for deep study about Higher Educational Policies & being active since 1979 in ABVP. He has presented various papers on Education at different National seminars. He has also visited Afghanistan as member of Indian Voluntary Organisation ‘Goodwill Mission’ in May, 2002. Till the date he held various responsibilities viz. Rajasthan State Organising Secretary, Maharashtra State President and from 2004 to 2008 he was National Vice President. He was elected as National President of ABVP for the first time in National Conference of 2008. This will be his second term.
Shri. Vishnudutt Sharma is basically from Muraina Dist., Madhya Pradesh and bening active since 1981 in ABVP. After passing his M.Sc. (Agriculture), from 1995 is working as a full time worker of ABVP . Till the date he has held various reponsibilities like Vibhag Organising Secretary, State Secretary, State Organising Secretary, Zonal Organising Secretary and he was also National Secretary from 2003 to 2006. He has successfully led various national & state level agitations organised by ABVP. He has also played significant role on national level especially in Madhya Pradesh in agitation against commercialisation and corruption in education. He was elected as National General Secretary of ABVP for the first time in 2008. This will be his second term.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Blood donation camp held
Blood donation camp held
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) Utkal Biparna Sahayata Samiti run Susruta Swathya Sahayata Kendra hostED a blood donation camp in the premises of Utkal Biparna Sahayata Samiti, Plot no-41, sector-A, Zone-D) on October 9, said Ravi Narayan Panda, spokesman. 51 persons donated blood. Dr Umakanta Mishra inaugurated the camp. RSS Orissa-Bengal Saririka Pramukha Ghanashyama Mohapatra, UBSS president Ashok K Das, Abhaya Pati and Dr Debasis Mishra were among those present.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo) Utkal Biparna Sahayata Samiti run Susruta Swathya Sahayata Kendra hostED a blood donation camp in the premises of Utkal Biparna Sahayata Samiti, Plot no-41, sector-A, Zone-D) on October 9, said Ravi Narayan Panda, spokesman. 51 persons donated blood. Dr Umakanta Mishra inaugurated the camp. RSS Orissa-Bengal Saririka Pramukha Ghanashyama Mohapatra, UBSS president Ashok K Das, Abhaya Pati and Dr Debasis Mishra were among those present.
ABVP observes 60th Birth Day
ABVP observes 60th Birth Day
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- ABVP-Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parisad, World’s No-1 non-party student organization; works on vast canvass of National Reconstruction with educational areas as lunching pad, has observed its 60th birth day.Parishad’s former national president Dr Kailash Sharam, State president Siba P Padhi, secretray Sanjay Das and city secretary Rakesh Padhi were among those attend the meet, said spokesman Rabi Narayan Panda. From the day of its inception in 1949, ABVP relentlessly works for all-round development of the student community, solving educational problems and contributes to cultivate nationalist student power to bring a healthy educational atmosphere and give direction to the youth power of this country, said Dr Sharma.ABVP in Orissa has played a remarkable role mobilizing student community in all university and important colleges. With the band of dedicated workers of its own, it works in almost all district centres and places, he added.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- ABVP-Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parisad, World’s No-1 non-party student organization; works on vast canvass of National Reconstruction with educational areas as lunching pad, has observed its 60th birth day.Parishad’s former national president Dr Kailash Sharam, State president Siba P Padhi, secretray Sanjay Das and city secretary Rakesh Padhi were among those attend the meet, said spokesman Rabi Narayan Panda. From the day of its inception in 1949, ABVP relentlessly works for all-round development of the student community, solving educational problems and contributes to cultivate nationalist student power to bring a healthy educational atmosphere and give direction to the youth power of this country, said Dr Sharma.ABVP in Orissa has played a remarkable role mobilizing student community in all university and important colleges. With the band of dedicated workers of its own, it works in almost all district centres and places, he added.
Anada Mela from Oct 18
Anada Mela from Oct 18
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Bhubaneswar unit of Sanskar Bharati would host Ananda Mela here at Niladri Vihar on October 18. Branch secretary Sunil Patnaik has requested all to attend the meet and registered their participation before October 15 and contact the organizers on 9437496784.
BHUBANESWAR:(visakeo)- Bhubaneswar unit of Sanskar Bharati would host Ananda Mela here at Niladri Vihar on October 18. Branch secretary Sunil Patnaik has requested all to attend the meet and registered their participation before October 15 and contact the organizers on 9437496784.
Tension prevails over distribution of bibles
Tension prevails over distribution of bibles
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)- Tension on October 10 prevailed sometime in Silicon Institute of Technology here after some Church people tried to distribute bibles among students and tried to propagate their faiths in the campus despite strong opposition from the students community.
Sources said six officials of The Guidelines International in India in separate vehicles reached the campus and tried to distribute the books. They came in four wheelers bearing KA-03-MB-7392, OR-02-SR-5959 and OR-2H-2787.
BHUBANESWAR: (visakeo)- Tension on October 10 prevailed sometime in Silicon Institute of Technology here after some Church people tried to distribute bibles among students and tried to propagate their faiths in the campus despite strong opposition from the students community.
Sources said six officials of The Guidelines International in India in separate vehicles reached the campus and tried to distribute the books. They came in four wheelers bearing KA-03-MB-7392, OR-02-SR-5959 and OR-2H-2787.
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Resolution – 1
Strengthen Border Security
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal views recent developments along Bharat-Tibet (China occupied) border with grave concern. Several news reports, which have subsequently been confirmed by responsible sections in our security establishment, have highlighted relentless campaign by the expansionist China to encroach upon our territory.
These reports confirm that there were 270 Line of Control violations and 2,285 instances of “aggressive border patrolling” by the People's Liberation Army of China last year alone. It is a sad commentary on our political dispensation that instead of cautioning the countrymen over the evil designs of our adversary there were efforts to gag the voices of caution by trying to take action against the media and blatantly trying to underplay the looming danger. It is disheartening and demoralising to see our leaders making defeatist statements about our preparedness against the Chinese’ aggressive maneuvers.
It is unfortunate that our response to the bullying tactics of the countries around us has always been lackluster. Except for the historic decision of providing asylum to
HH the Dalai Lama our handling of the Tibetan question has all along been a series of blunders ending up in practically endorsing Chinese annexation of that sovereign and independent country. China went on to occupy Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the 50s. The Chinese’ designs for further annexation of our territory have resulted in humiliating compromises from our side on Sumdorong Chu Valley in 1987. Emboldened by our timidity the Chinese have now started making claims over entire Arunachal Pradesh.
The ABKM views Bharat’s response to these acts of aggression grossly inadequate and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps to strengthen our borders on
Bharat-Tibet side as well as other borders like the maritime border, Bharat-Pak and Bharat-Bangladesh border. It is necessary to enhance the response capability of our forces on the Bharat-Tibet border in the face of the huge military build up and infrastructure building by China on the other side.
The Chinese have deployed three Es – Engagement, Encirclement and Encouragement of our enemies – as their tactical weapons to harass Bharat. They have developed
Coco Islands Listening Post in South Myanmar into a full-fledged military base. They are building a commercial port in Sri Lanka while the Gwadar military port in the
Sindh Province of Pakistan built by them is ready for operations. They are using
Bharat-Tibet border for military provocations while the Bharat-Myanmar border is being used by them to support the terrorist and anti-national elements in the North-East.
They even started talking about dismemberment of Bharat.
The ABKM regrets that the pussyfooting of our Government is resulting in not only the setbacks on territory front but also on the diplomatic front. China has succeeded in raking up Arunachal Pradesh issue in the Asian Development Bank with a view to scuttle our efforts to secure loans for developmental activity in that state. It unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Nuclear Supplier Group countries from lifting sanctions against our country.
The ABKM wants to remind the Government that it must proceed in the spirit of the
14 November 1962 unanimous resolution of our Parliament in which it was categorically stated that the territory annexed by China must be brought back. Our Government should tell the counterparts in China that they must vacate the land annexed in the western sector and make no claims over the remaining sectors. It should be asked to honour the McMahon Line as Bharat’s international border in the same manner as it has accepted it as the border between Myanmar and itself.
It is shocking to hear that the Chinese have been issuing paper Visas to our citizens from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir. Through this provocative act they want to show that they don’t recognize Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir as integral parts of Bharat. The ABKM demands that the Government issue orders to the immigration authorities forthwith banning the use of such Visas for leaving our country. Such stern steps, coupled with aggressive diplomacy, will only yield favourable results with China.
The ABKM wants to underscore similar concerns on Bharat-Pak front also. Especially of great shock to the nation is the joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Bharat and Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheik on 9 July 2009. Many experts and leaders from across the political spectrum have pointed out the huge diplomatic goof-up in that statement by way of the inclusion of Baluchisthan issue and our readiness to resume talks with Pakistan
in spite of it continuing to indulge in cross-border terror.
The ABKM demands that on Pakistan too our Government should follow the spirit of the 22 February 1994 unanimous resolution of our Parliament that the only outstanding issue is the return of the PoK to Bharat.
The ABKM registers its appreciation for our soldiers and officers for their valiant efforts to secure our borders and calls upon the countrymen to be ever-vigilant to ensure that the Government does everything possible to safeguard our territorial integrity and
self-respect.
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Resolution – 2
Global Environment Crisis and Bharatiya view
The seamless rhythm of nature unwinding over millennia is suddenly being disturbed during the last few decades. The Akhil Bharaiya Karyakari Mandal expresses its deep concern over the serious global environmental crisis as evident from increasing water scarcity, air pollution, continuous erosion of forests and bio-diversity which is the outcome of growing worldwide consumerism and unrestrained consumption of natural resources.
This imbalance in the nature’s cycle is the direct result of the western individualistic worldview based on tenets like ‘struggle for existence’ and ‘exploitation of nature’. It is this worldview that has resulted in developed countries with only 16% of world population emitting more than half of total Carbon Dioxide emissions. With a mere
4% of world population the USA alone is responsible for 25% of CO2 emissions. The resultant rise in global temperature is expected to be anywhere between 2.5º F – 10º F in the twenty first century as against 0.7º F to 1.4º F in the twentieth century. Destruction of bio-diversity, depletion of ozone layer, increasing epidemics and melting of polar ice which may lead to the rise in sea levels from 0.2 – 1.5 meters inundating large chunks of land areas are some of the serious threats on the horizon as a result of this global warming.
In our country too, the same flawed lifestyle is leading to imbalance in the nature’s cycle. Today, the forest cover in Bharat is about 20% in place of mandated 33%. 80% of the diseases in Bharat are the direct outcome of polluted drinking water and lack of hygiene because over 75% of the population is forced to use polluted drinking water. Every year, half of the districts in the country are affected either by drought or floods. Continually depleting groundwater levels, increasing temperatures in summer, thousands of acres of agriculture land becoming saline and toxic due to uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are some of the warning signals. No ebb is in sight to the diseases caused by unabated air pollution, sound pollution and water pollution due to industries in Metro cities and the menace of growing hazardous waste generated from thermocoal and plastic because of the 'Use and throw ' culture.
The present worldview is at the root of this global environmental crisis. Unless the reductionist and mechanistic worldview is negated, no solution will be in sight. Lifestyle based on 'Tena Tyaktena Bhunjeethah' (restrained consumption) coupled with a holistic and integral worldview is the necessity of the day. The ABKM is of the considered opinion that the Hindu worldview of integrated approach to humans, ecology and living creatures, gratitude towards ‘Panchamahabhootas’ (five universal elements viz Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space), belief in the concept of ‘Mother Earth’ and conservation of Water-Soil-Forests and the wildlife is crucial for a balanced ecology and nature. This worldview is being accepted globally also.
The ABKM is of the opinion that a positive initiative from policy makers and the society is essential for this. Articles 48A and 51A of our Constitution mandate both the citizens and State to protect environment, water sources and wildlife as their duty. In this context, it is pertinent to note that obstructing the flow of a river – a major source of water – severely endangers the environment.
Customs like worshipping of rivers and trees in our tradition are the manifestation of our holistic worldview. Martyrdom of Imartidevi along with 363 people to oppose cutting of trees in Rajasthan about 370 years back is its living testimony. Efforts for
environmental protection like the Chipko movement of independent Bharat and present
‘Vruksha – Laksha’ movement in Karnataka are worthy of emulation.
The ABKM appeals to the central and state governments to
take appropriate measures for preservation and development of water resources in the country
conserve soil by the restoration of natural and organic farming through the use of organic manure
make special plans for preservation of ecology of Himalayas and other mountain ranges
develop various alternative energy sources
take stringent measures against industries polluting water and air and take steps to put an end to the pollution in all the rivers like Ganga and Yamuna
to ensure continuous flow of river Ganga while implementing any project.
Appropriate policy based on community participation should be adopted in all such issues related to environment and development keeping in mind our social and cultural values. So also no unjust and inappropriate international treaty on such issues should be accepted.
The ABKM appeals to all the citizens including swayamsevaks that instead of depending on the government alone they should voluntarily initiate measures for water conservation, minimal use of plastic and electricity, afforestation etc. Care should be taken to ensure that no pollution or ecological imbalance is caused due to our customs. Let us contribute in this awareness campaign through our own example and collaborating with various initiatives of environment protection in the country.
Resolution – 3
Make Village the Focus for National Development
All great men who dreamt about prosperous and self reliant Bharat have stressed that the soul of Bharat lives in villages and that the real path of progress for our country is possible only through the well being of villages. Mahatma Gandhi in 'Hind Swaraj' and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in his conception of Ekatma Manav Darshan emphasized the same. Based on this conception, eminent social worker Shri Nanaji Deshmukh has successfully achieved integrated rural development of several villages in and around Chitrakoot. Eminent thinker Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also gave an outline of prosperous Bharat based on rural development. Even during freedom struggle, Gandhiji had observed that a day would come when not only Bharat but the entire world would have to make village a focal point of development for attaining real freedom and contentment. For this he visualized making villages of Bharat Gokuls, through cow, agriculture and village industries.
The present global economic crisis and environmental hazards have put a question mark on the western life style in its entirety. The end of socialism and the failure of capitalism are making the intellectuals throughout the world to seek a new approach for development. Humanity is in search of a new path for material and spiritual upliftment. Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal firmly believes that only Bharat can pave such a path. This belief is based on Hindu way of life based on harmony between man, society and nature which has been followed successfully for thousands of years. On the basis of such social structure, we could establish a most prosperous and developed civilization in the past; self reliant villages were the basic units of the social structure and necessity based production was the order of the day and wants were limited.
After independence, we gave up this basic vision and adopted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based development model which lost credibility now in the western world itself. Rural economy got continuously neglected; agriculture became non-remunerative and village artisans and cottage industries were neglected. Due to lack of employment opportunities, proper health, educational and infrastructural facilities and onslaught of decadent western culture through TV and cinema, there has been mass exodus of people from villages to cities. By establishing facilities for processing and marketing of raw materials in villages and linking them with rural entrepreneurship, this exodus from villages could have been stopped. This neglect had disastrous effect on the rural economy. Continuous decline in rural investment and five year plan allocations are clear pointers to this neglect resulting in lack of funds for comprehensive development of rural infrastructure and agriculture based rural industries, and research and development facilities for agriculture. It is imperative for the government to provide for quality education relevant for villages, health services, employment opportunities, infrastructural facilities and create such modern models of development of villages which are ecofriendly and promote social harmony facilitating national integrity and progress.
ABKM is clearly of the opinion that cow-centric, organic and natural farming based village model supported by artisanship and rural industries can provide sustainable development for Param Vaibhav Bharat. Several experiments have indicated that organic farming can increase farm output. Research is also being conducted at several higher scientific institutions on integration of traditional knowledge with modern science to enhance quality of life in villages. Today materialism and greed are destroying social fabric and family. Cultural degradation is the natural consequence of this.
Rural reconstruction suited to the modern age based on simple living and sacrifice (thyag) is the only alternative. Cow connects us to our surroundings. Cow-centred village pattern in tune with nature, will not only be more profitable because it is not capital and machine based, but also will increase land fertility by use of natural fertilisers and pestcontrols. Gobar gas can also be alternative energy source. Panchagavya (milk, curd, ghee, Gomutra and Gobar), milk products and other medicines made from Gomutra can improve the economic standing of the villagers. For most of the farmers, plough based, or non-tilling (natural) agricultural will become a better option. Thus cow improves village life and is an important contributor for improving agricultural productivity.
This kind of self-reliant village system can effectively solve the economic and environmental problems. By crop rotation, use of green fertilisers, organic manures and pestcontrols, giving priority to traditional water resources like ponds, wells etc., and use of appropriate technology, it is possible to rejuvenate rural capabilities. Nature based and decentralised use of energy will not only reduce energy crisis, but will also decrease carbon emission levels. 'Vishwa Mangala Go Grama Yatra' organized by Saints and Dharmacharyas is a great endeavour for national awakening to tap this immense potential. ABKM welcomes this great effort.
ABKM urges the Central government to create a blue print for self reliant village based economy instead of populist slogans and plans. ABKM calls upon the society at large to leave behind complexes and build a prosperous Bharat based on village prosperity and calls upon the people for ‘Chalen Gram Ki Aur’ — March towards Villages.
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Resolution – 1
Strengthen Border Security
The Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal views recent developments along Bharat-Tibet (China occupied) border with grave concern. Several news reports, which have subsequently been confirmed by responsible sections in our security establishment, have highlighted relentless campaign by the expansionist China to encroach upon our territory.
These reports confirm that there were 270 Line of Control violations and 2,285 instances of “aggressive border patrolling” by the People's Liberation Army of China last year alone. It is a sad commentary on our political dispensation that instead of cautioning the countrymen over the evil designs of our adversary there were efforts to gag the voices of caution by trying to take action against the media and blatantly trying to underplay the looming danger. It is disheartening and demoralising to see our leaders making defeatist statements about our preparedness against the Chinese’ aggressive maneuvers.
It is unfortunate that our response to the bullying tactics of the countries around us has always been lackluster. Except for the historic decision of providing asylum to
HH the Dalai Lama our handling of the Tibetan question has all along been a series of blunders ending up in practically endorsing Chinese annexation of that sovereign and independent country. China went on to occupy Aksai Chin region of Ladakh in the 50s. The Chinese’ designs for further annexation of our territory have resulted in humiliating compromises from our side on Sumdorong Chu Valley in 1987. Emboldened by our timidity the Chinese have now started making claims over entire Arunachal Pradesh.
The ABKM views Bharat’s response to these acts of aggression grossly inadequate and calls upon the Government to take immediate steps to strengthen our borders on
Bharat-Tibet side as well as other borders like the maritime border, Bharat-Pak and Bharat-Bangladesh border. It is necessary to enhance the response capability of our forces on the Bharat-Tibet border in the face of the huge military build up and infrastructure building by China on the other side.
The Chinese have deployed three Es – Engagement, Encirclement and Encouragement of our enemies – as their tactical weapons to harass Bharat. They have developed
Coco Islands Listening Post in South Myanmar into a full-fledged military base. They are building a commercial port in Sri Lanka while the Gwadar military port in the
Sindh Province of Pakistan built by them is ready for operations. They are using
Bharat-Tibet border for military provocations while the Bharat-Myanmar border is being used by them to support the terrorist and anti-national elements in the North-East.
They even started talking about dismemberment of Bharat.
The ABKM regrets that the pussyfooting of our Government is resulting in not only the setbacks on territory front but also on the diplomatic front. China has succeeded in raking up Arunachal Pradesh issue in the Asian Development Bank with a view to scuttle our efforts to secure loans for developmental activity in that state. It unsuccessfully tried to prevent the Nuclear Supplier Group countries from lifting sanctions against our country.
The ABKM wants to remind the Government that it must proceed in the spirit of the
14 November 1962 unanimous resolution of our Parliament in which it was categorically stated that the territory annexed by China must be brought back. Our Government should tell the counterparts in China that they must vacate the land annexed in the western sector and make no claims over the remaining sectors. It should be asked to honour the McMahon Line as Bharat’s international border in the same manner as it has accepted it as the border between Myanmar and itself.
It is shocking to hear that the Chinese have been issuing paper Visas to our citizens from Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir. Through this provocative act they want to show that they don’t recognize Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir as integral parts of Bharat. The ABKM demands that the Government issue orders to the immigration authorities forthwith banning the use of such Visas for leaving our country. Such stern steps, coupled with aggressive diplomacy, will only yield favourable results with China.
The ABKM wants to underscore similar concerns on Bharat-Pak front also. Especially of great shock to the nation is the joint statement of the Prime Ministers of Bharat and Pakistan at Sharm-el-Sheik on 9 July 2009. Many experts and leaders from across the political spectrum have pointed out the huge diplomatic goof-up in that statement by way of the inclusion of Baluchisthan issue and our readiness to resume talks with Pakistan
in spite of it continuing to indulge in cross-border terror.
The ABKM demands that on Pakistan too our Government should follow the spirit of the 22 February 1994 unanimous resolution of our Parliament that the only outstanding issue is the return of the PoK to Bharat.
The ABKM registers its appreciation for our soldiers and officers for their valiant efforts to secure our borders and calls upon the countrymen to be ever-vigilant to ensure that the Government does everything possible to safeguard our territorial integrity and
self-respect.
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Resolution – 2
Global Environment Crisis and Bharatiya view
The seamless rhythm of nature unwinding over millennia is suddenly being disturbed during the last few decades. The Akhil Bharaiya Karyakari Mandal expresses its deep concern over the serious global environmental crisis as evident from increasing water scarcity, air pollution, continuous erosion of forests and bio-diversity which is the outcome of growing worldwide consumerism and unrestrained consumption of natural resources.
This imbalance in the nature’s cycle is the direct result of the western individualistic worldview based on tenets like ‘struggle for existence’ and ‘exploitation of nature’. It is this worldview that has resulted in developed countries with only 16% of world population emitting more than half of total Carbon Dioxide emissions. With a mere
4% of world population the USA alone is responsible for 25% of CO2 emissions. The resultant rise in global temperature is expected to be anywhere between 2.5º F – 10º F in the twenty first century as against 0.7º F to 1.4º F in the twentieth century. Destruction of bio-diversity, depletion of ozone layer, increasing epidemics and melting of polar ice which may lead to the rise in sea levels from 0.2 – 1.5 meters inundating large chunks of land areas are some of the serious threats on the horizon as a result of this global warming.
In our country too, the same flawed lifestyle is leading to imbalance in the nature’s cycle. Today, the forest cover in Bharat is about 20% in place of mandated 33%. 80% of the diseases in Bharat are the direct outcome of polluted drinking water and lack of hygiene because over 75% of the population is forced to use polluted drinking water. Every year, half of the districts in the country are affected either by drought or floods. Continually depleting groundwater levels, increasing temperatures in summer, thousands of acres of agriculture land becoming saline and toxic due to uncontrolled use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides are some of the warning signals. No ebb is in sight to the diseases caused by unabated air pollution, sound pollution and water pollution due to industries in Metro cities and the menace of growing hazardous waste generated from thermocoal and plastic because of the 'Use and throw ' culture.
The present worldview is at the root of this global environmental crisis. Unless the reductionist and mechanistic worldview is negated, no solution will be in sight. Lifestyle based on 'Tena Tyaktena Bhunjeethah' (restrained consumption) coupled with a holistic and integral worldview is the necessity of the day. The ABKM is of the considered opinion that the Hindu worldview of integrated approach to humans, ecology and living creatures, gratitude towards ‘Panchamahabhootas’ (five universal elements viz Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space), belief in the concept of ‘Mother Earth’ and conservation of Water-Soil-Forests and the wildlife is crucial for a balanced ecology and nature. This worldview is being accepted globally also.
The ABKM is of the opinion that a positive initiative from policy makers and the society is essential for this. Articles 48A and 51A of our Constitution mandate both the citizens and State to protect environment, water sources and wildlife as their duty. In this context, it is pertinent to note that obstructing the flow of a river – a major source of water – severely endangers the environment.
Customs like worshipping of rivers and trees in our tradition are the manifestation of our holistic worldview. Martyrdom of Imartidevi along with 363 people to oppose cutting of trees in Rajasthan about 370 years back is its living testimony. Efforts for
environmental protection like the Chipko movement of independent Bharat and present
‘Vruksha – Laksha’ movement in Karnataka are worthy of emulation.
The ABKM appeals to the central and state governments to
take appropriate measures for preservation and development of water resources in the country
conserve soil by the restoration of natural and organic farming through the use of organic manure
make special plans for preservation of ecology of Himalayas and other mountain ranges
develop various alternative energy sources
take stringent measures against industries polluting water and air and take steps to put an end to the pollution in all the rivers like Ganga and Yamuna
to ensure continuous flow of river Ganga while implementing any project.
Appropriate policy based on community participation should be adopted in all such issues related to environment and development keeping in mind our social and cultural values. So also no unjust and inappropriate international treaty on such issues should be accepted.
The ABKM appeals to all the citizens including swayamsevaks that instead of depending on the government alone they should voluntarily initiate measures for water conservation, minimal use of plastic and electricity, afforestation etc. Care should be taken to ensure that no pollution or ecological imbalance is caused due to our customs. Let us contribute in this awareness campaign through our own example and collaborating with various initiatives of environment protection in the country.
Resolution – 3
Make Village the Focus for National Development
All great men who dreamt about prosperous and self reliant Bharat have stressed that the soul of Bharat lives in villages and that the real path of progress for our country is possible only through the well being of villages. Mahatma Gandhi in 'Hind Swaraj' and Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay in his conception of Ekatma Manav Darshan emphasized the same. Based on this conception, eminent social worker Shri Nanaji Deshmukh has successfully achieved integrated rural development of several villages in and around Chitrakoot. Eminent thinker Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also gave an outline of prosperous Bharat based on rural development. Even during freedom struggle, Gandhiji had observed that a day would come when not only Bharat but the entire world would have to make village a focal point of development for attaining real freedom and contentment. For this he visualized making villages of Bharat Gokuls, through cow, agriculture and village industries.
The present global economic crisis and environmental hazards have put a question mark on the western life style in its entirety. The end of socialism and the failure of capitalism are making the intellectuals throughout the world to seek a new approach for development. Humanity is in search of a new path for material and spiritual upliftment. Akhil Bharatiya Karyakari Mandal firmly believes that only Bharat can pave such a path. This belief is based on Hindu way of life based on harmony between man, society and nature which has been followed successfully for thousands of years. On the basis of such social structure, we could establish a most prosperous and developed civilization in the past; self reliant villages were the basic units of the social structure and necessity based production was the order of the day and wants were limited.
After independence, we gave up this basic vision and adopted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) based development model which lost credibility now in the western world itself. Rural economy got continuously neglected; agriculture became non-remunerative and village artisans and cottage industries were neglected. Due to lack of employment opportunities, proper health, educational and infrastructural facilities and onslaught of decadent western culture through TV and cinema, there has been mass exodus of people from villages to cities. By establishing facilities for processing and marketing of raw materials in villages and linking them with rural entrepreneurship, this exodus from villages could have been stopped. This neglect had disastrous effect on the rural economy. Continuous decline in rural investment and five year plan allocations are clear pointers to this neglect resulting in lack of funds for comprehensive development of rural infrastructure and agriculture based rural industries, and research and development facilities for agriculture. It is imperative for the government to provide for quality education relevant for villages, health services, employment opportunities, infrastructural facilities and create such modern models of development of villages which are ecofriendly and promote social harmony facilitating national integrity and progress.
ABKM is clearly of the opinion that cow-centric, organic and natural farming based village model supported by artisanship and rural industries can provide sustainable development for Param Vaibhav Bharat. Several experiments have indicated that organic farming can increase farm output. Research is also being conducted at several higher scientific institutions on integration of traditional knowledge with modern science to enhance quality of life in villages. Today materialism and greed are destroying social fabric and family. Cultural degradation is the natural consequence of this.
Rural reconstruction suited to the modern age based on simple living and sacrifice (thyag) is the only alternative. Cow connects us to our surroundings. Cow-centred village pattern in tune with nature, will not only be more profitable because it is not capital and machine based, but also will increase land fertility by use of natural fertilisers and pestcontrols. Gobar gas can also be alternative energy source. Panchagavya (milk, curd, ghee, Gomutra and Gobar), milk products and other medicines made from Gomutra can improve the economic standing of the villagers. For most of the farmers, plough based, or non-tilling (natural) agricultural will become a better option. Thus cow improves village life and is an important contributor for improving agricultural productivity.
This kind of self-reliant village system can effectively solve the economic and environmental problems. By crop rotation, use of green fertilisers, organic manures and pestcontrols, giving priority to traditional water resources like ponds, wells etc., and use of appropriate technology, it is possible to rejuvenate rural capabilities. Nature based and decentralised use of energy will not only reduce energy crisis, but will also decrease carbon emission levels. 'Vishwa Mangala Go Grama Yatra' organized by Saints and Dharmacharyas is a great endeavour for national awakening to tap this immense potential. ABKM welcomes this great effort.
ABKM urges the Central government to create a blue print for self reliant village based economy instead of populist slogans and plans. ABKM calls upon the society at large to leave behind complexes and build a prosperous Bharat based on village prosperity and calls upon the people for ‘Chalen Gram Ki Aur’ — March towards Villages.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Kobad Ghandy under Orissa cops scanner
Kobad Ghandy under Orissa cops scanner
By Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Government, which has an political understanding with the Left Parties here, however have suspected the hand of London educated pro-Maoists intellectual and CPI(Maoists) politiburo member Kobad Ghandy in the ongoing leftwing insurgency related violence in the State.
Left intellectual Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi on September 21 for his pro-Maoists activities, would be under scanner of Orissa Police with senior cops seeking the help of their counterparts manning the National Capital.
“We are suspecting his network in Orissa as he is very close to several senior leaders of State unit of the outlawed CPI (Maoists),” a senior cop said adding a report has been sought from Delhi Police.
“If we find any specific inputs we will investigate and may seek permission to interrogate him if required,” he said.
The Orissa police have said that though Ghandy's role in major Maoists attacks needs to be established, it has been confirmed that Ghandy worked under as many as 9 aliases.
Meanwhile, Director General of Police, Manmohan Praharaj said that efforts have been made to track any clue from the arrested pro-Maoists leader. “See it was very sensitive issue, so we would have to keep tightlipped over this issue since complete investigations are not over,” the DGP added.
By Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Orissa Government, which has an political understanding with the Left Parties here, however have suspected the hand of London educated pro-Maoists intellectual and CPI(Maoists) politiburo member Kobad Ghandy in the ongoing leftwing insurgency related violence in the State.
Left intellectual Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi on September 21 for his pro-Maoists activities, would be under scanner of Orissa Police with senior cops seeking the help of their counterparts manning the National Capital.
“We are suspecting his network in Orissa as he is very close to several senior leaders of State unit of the outlawed CPI (Maoists),” a senior cop said adding a report has been sought from Delhi Police.
“If we find any specific inputs we will investigate and may seek permission to interrogate him if required,” he said.
The Orissa police have said that though Ghandy's role in major Maoists attacks needs to be established, it has been confirmed that Ghandy worked under as many as 9 aliases.
Meanwhile, Director General of Police, Manmohan Praharaj said that efforts have been made to track any clue from the arrested pro-Maoists leader. “See it was very sensitive issue, so we would have to keep tightlipped over this issue since complete investigations are not over,” the DGP added.
Farmer suicides rocks Western Orissa
Farmer suicides rocks Western Orissa
By Our Correspondent
SAMBALPUR: The Naveen Patnaik Government in Orissa has again dragged into controversy after reports of farmer suicide in western part of the State.
Bidyadhar Bag (50) of Khapsadera village in Tamparkela Gram Panchayat under Rengali block took away his life as his crop was badly affected by pests.
This was the third death in quick intervals in the undivided Sambalpur district. The first one was reported in Bargarh district followed by Jharsuguda and finally the third one in Sambalpur district.
Sources said Bidyadhar has only 40 decimal (0.40 acres) of arable land and he cultivated three acres on rent. After returning from the field he informed his wife and family members that the paddy had been affected by pests.
Enraged at Bidyadhar's 'lackadaisical attitude', his wife charged him with not taking proper care of the crop. This upset Bidyadhar who went to the market and on the plea of purchasing some medicines consumed pesticide and committed suicide.
The farmer was immediately rushed to Sambalpur Sadar hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. Bidyadhar is survived by wife and three children.
Sambalpur District Collector Pradipta Kumar Pattnaik assured some help to the deceased's family from the district Red cross fund.
Sub-collector and other staff of Revenue and Agriculture department who visited the spot claimed that Bidyadhar's crop failure was totally due to his lack of care.
By Our Correspondent
SAMBALPUR: The Naveen Patnaik Government in Orissa has again dragged into controversy after reports of farmer suicide in western part of the State.
Bidyadhar Bag (50) of Khapsadera village in Tamparkela Gram Panchayat under Rengali block took away his life as his crop was badly affected by pests.
This was the third death in quick intervals in the undivided Sambalpur district. The first one was reported in Bargarh district followed by Jharsuguda and finally the third one in Sambalpur district.
Sources said Bidyadhar has only 40 decimal (0.40 acres) of arable land and he cultivated three acres on rent. After returning from the field he informed his wife and family members that the paddy had been affected by pests.
Enraged at Bidyadhar's 'lackadaisical attitude', his wife charged him with not taking proper care of the crop. This upset Bidyadhar who went to the market and on the plea of purchasing some medicines consumed pesticide and committed suicide.
The farmer was immediately rushed to Sambalpur Sadar hospital, but doctors declared him brought dead. Bidyadhar is survived by wife and three children.
Sambalpur District Collector Pradipta Kumar Pattnaik assured some help to the deceased's family from the district Red cross fund.
Sub-collector and other staff of Revenue and Agriculture department who visited the spot claimed that Bidyadhar's crop failure was totally due to his lack of care.
Charge against madrassa chief
Charge against madrassa chief
By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK: The city police are now investigating into a delayed complaint about a sexual assault in one of the residential madrassa here.“The complainant, one Tafir Saha of Jagatsinghpur district has alleged that his 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by the general secretary of the madrassa located in Dewan bazaar of the city”, said the Lalbagh police here.
By Our Correspondent
CUTTACK: The city police are now investigating into a delayed complaint about a sexual assault in one of the residential madrassa here.“The complainant, one Tafir Saha of Jagatsinghpur district has alleged that his 17-year-old son was sexually assaulted by the general secretary of the madrassa located in Dewan bazaar of the city”, said the Lalbagh police here.
Security for late Hindu seer was pitiful
Security for late Hindu seer was pitiful
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: At last, the Orissa Police has admitted that the security arrangements at Jalespata Ashram in State’s Kandhamal district was insufficient, where Hindu seer Swami Laxmnanda Saraswati and four of his disciples were gun down on August 23 last year.
While deposing before Justice Sarat Mohapata Commission, the former Officer-in-Charge of Tikabali police station, Rajnikant Mallick said that security arrangements were very poor.
The police official said that security for late seer was not up to the mark as compared to the security he used to get at Chakapada ashram.
Persecution lawyer and State BJP president Suresh Pujari cross examined the police official and sought to know as to why the Seer was availed such security even despite threat to his life.
The Police official also admitted rift between the Hindu Kandhas and Panas in the region. Seer’s death greatly shocked his supporters resulting in communal riots, he said.
The former OIC narrated the rift between Kandhas and Panas in the area. He also said how Swamiji was active in anti-conversion activities and curbing cow slaughter in the region. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar also deposed before the Commission. But he would be grilled on October 26.
By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: At last, the Orissa Police has admitted that the security arrangements at Jalespata Ashram in State’s Kandhamal district was insufficient, where Hindu seer Swami Laxmnanda Saraswati and four of his disciples were gun down on August 23 last year.
While deposing before Justice Sarat Mohapata Commission, the former Officer-in-Charge of Tikabali police station, Rajnikant Mallick said that security arrangements were very poor.
The police official said that security for late seer was not up to the mark as compared to the security he used to get at Chakapada ashram.
Persecution lawyer and State BJP president Suresh Pujari cross examined the police official and sought to know as to why the Seer was availed such security even despite threat to his life.
The Police official also admitted rift between the Hindu Kandhas and Panas in the region. Seer’s death greatly shocked his supporters resulting in communal riots, he said.
The former OIC narrated the rift between Kandhas and Panas in the area. He also said how Swamiji was active in anti-conversion activities and curbing cow slaughter in the region. Kandhamal Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar also deposed before the Commission. But he would be grilled on October 26.
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