\ SAMVAD श्री विश्व निकेतन SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN
Margshirsh Shukla 5, Vik. Samvat 2076 Yugabda 5121: 1 December 2019
1. FESTIVALS: ABHISHEGAM IN INDONESIA’S PRAMBANAN TEMPLE AFTER 1,163 YEARS: The Prambanan Temple in central Java is one of the largest Hindu temples in the world dedicated to the Trimurthis – Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma. Built in the 9th century, the temple was left abandoned without any rituals and was later turned into a tourist spot following several earthquakes that destroyed parts of the structure. This temple is now recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the murthis of the Trimuthi, together with their dedicated vahana (the carrier ), are still preserved in the temple. According to the inscription found in Prambanan, the temple was inaugurated on November 12, 856 AD. Now, 1,163 years after its inauguration, the same rituals were conducted for three days starting from 12th November. The rituals were followed as mentioned in 25 Shilaalekh inscriptions of Hinduism, written during the Mataram Kingdom era. The three-day prayers ended with a traditional dance performance of Siwagraha which tells the story of the Prambanan temple reconstruction. -GoTop
2. PAKISTAN SHOULD VACATE PoK AS IT'S PART OF SOVEREIGN
BHARAT : BOB BLACKMAN: British MP Bob Blackman said that Pakistan should
vacate Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as it's part of sovereign Bharat. "The
entirety of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is part of sovereign India, and
people that ask for UN resolution to be implemented ignore the first resolution,
which is that Pakistani military forces should leave Kashmir to re-unite the
state," Blackman was quoted as saying at the "Balidan Divas" or Day of Sacrifice
event held in London on November 14. The North London MP Blackman has been vocal
about his support for Bharat since the decision to revoke Article 370 found
echoes among Britain's MPs. -GoTop
3. 550TH PRAKASH PARV OF SHRI GURU NANAK DEV JI: Guru
Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism and first Sikh Guru was born on Kartik Poornima in
1469 at Nankana Sahib, now in Pakistan. Rashtriya Swayasevak Sangh (RSS)
Sarsanghchalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat participated in Gurudwara celebrations at
Mankapur Indoor Stadium at Nagpur on November 12. RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Suresh (Bhaiyyaji)
Joshi had darshan at Gurudwara Bhai Joga Singh in Sion,
-GoTop Mumbai.
4. IIT KHARAGPUR RESEARCHERS FIND 3,000-YEAR-OLD IRON AGE
EVIDENCE IN GUJARAT: Researchers from IIT Kharagpur have found
archaeological evidence of a 3,000-year-old Iron Age settlement at Karim Shahi
and a Historic to Medieval settlement at Vigakot near Thar desert. "The findings
have been published online in the Elsevier journal 'Archaeological Research in
Asia'. Soon after the fall of the 5200-3300-year-old Indus Valley civilization,
which is mainly attributed to declining monsoon and major droughts, the Iron Age
civilization came into being sometime around 3000-2500 years ago", an IIT
Kharagpur statement said on 21 November. "Analysis of sediments and oxygen
isotopes in fossil shells found in the areas indicated the presence of active
river system and some rainfall that probably sustained human habitation from the
early Iron Age to medieval times though major Harappan cities were abandoned by
that time due to water deprivation", Professor Anindya Sarkar from IIT Kharagpur
said. Prof Sarkar led the research, funded by Infosys Foundation and IIT
Kharagpur. "It is long known that from Mature to Late Harappan period, number of
human settlements continuously increased from West Indus River valley to the
Ghaggar-Hakra in the East", he said. "Our findings suggest that such human
migration was far more expansive than ever thought before. We believe that the
gradual southward shift, forced people to migrate for greener pastures," he
added. -GoTop
5. HSS CELEBRATES UK PARLIAMENT WEEK: Hindu Swayamsevak
Sangh (HSS) celebrated UK Parliament Week at 26 shakhas up and down the country.
From the youngest 5 year old to the oldest 86 year old, there was something for
everyone to participate in. It was an opportunity especially for the youth to
‘have their say’ on the issues that matter to them the most. Shakhas
representing several constituencies across the United Kingdom signed up to be
part of the conversation.UK Parliament Week is a UK-wide festival which took
place from 2-8 November 2019. The aims are to engage the entire population,
including members of the Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh community. Particular
focus is given to engaging young people from different backgrounds within the
communities and empowering them to get involved. David Clark, Head of Education
and Engagement at UK Parliament, said: “We are delighted Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh
(U.K.) has taken the opportunity to participate in this year’s UK Parliament
Week and inspire their members to get involved in their democracy and have their
say on the issues they care about most. This year’s UK Parliament Week has been
the largest ever.’’ -GoTop
6. ANITA ANAND IS CANADA’S FIRST HINDU CABINET MINISTER:
Anita Anand, a Professor of law at the University of Toronto, became the
first-ever Hindu woman to be appointed a cabinet minister in Canada. As Canadian
prime minister Justin Trudeau announced his new cabinet on November 20, three
more Indo-Canadian ministers, all Sikhs, found a place in the list. Anita Anand
was elected to the House of Commons for the first time in the October federal
elections. She was appointed the minister of public services and procurement.
The first-ever Hindu parliamentarian in Canada, Anita was born in Kentville,
Nova Scotia. Her parents, both medical professionals, are from Bharat.
-GoTop
7. WORLD HINDU COUNCIL CONFERENCE ‘THREADS 2019’ TELLS THE
STORY OF HINDU AMERICANS: Attended by about 400 delegates from 30 states in
the United States and Canada, the Threads 2019 conference, organized by World
Hindu Council of America, concluded on November 3 after three days of
thought-provoking and captivating deliberations. Hindu-American thinkers,
artists, educators, writers, public policy makers, scientists, medical
professionals, technologists, entrepreneurs, business leaders came together on
one platform to share their stories and journeys, celebrate their
accomplishments and share ideas for brighter and better America for future
generations. -GoTop
8. THIRD GLOBAL BHAGAVAD GITA CONVENTION EMPHASIZES
RELEVANCE OF ANCIENT TEXT IN TODAY’S TIMES: A great assembly of spiritual
leaders, social leaders and academicians explored the teachings of the Bhagavad
Gita at the third Global Bhagavad Gita Convention held at San Jose State
University on October 19-20. The theme of the convention was “Personal Growth
and Universal Well Being”. The event was opened with an inaugural speech by
Swami Tattwamayananda of Vedanta Society and the release of the book, “Insights
Into Bhagavad Gita”, written by Poojya Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha of Narayanashram
Tapavanam. -GoTop
9. WORLD NEEDS BHARAT’S ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF NON-VIOLENCE,
COMPASSION – DALAI LAMA: Bharat’s ancient traditions of non-violence and
compassion are needed in today’s world where people are fighting on the basis of
religion and countries over territorial disputes, Tibetan spiritual leader the
Dalai Lama said in New Delhi on November 21. Bharat should continue its modern
education along with its 3,000-year-old ancient tradition of high moral
teachings, he added. The Dalai Lama was giving the S. Radhakrishnan Memorial
Lecture on Universal Ethics organized by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study,
Shimla in collaboration with India International Centre, New Delhi.-GoTop
10. 21- YEAR-OLD BOY SET TO BECOME YOUNGEST JUDGE: A
21-year-old Jaipur boy Mayank Pratap Singh created history by becoming the
youngest Judge of Rajasthan. Talking about how he prepared to be a judge, Singh
said, "I had to study for 12 to 13 hours every day to be able to clear the
Rajasthan judicial services 2018 exam to become a good judge." Mayank completed
his five year LLB course from Rajasthan University in April this year.
-GoTop
11. ‘EKAL VIDYALAYA’ – 100,000-SCHOOL MILESTONE:
November
9, 2019 apart from SC historic decision giving the disputed land in Ayodhya for
building a Ram Mandir, will also remain as the historic day in the annals of
‘Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation (EVF)’. On this day, in a star-studded, glamour
filled “Future of India” Gala in New York City, Ekal reached 100,000 school
milestone within minutes of its beginning. Going into the ‘Gala’, Ekal had
99,200 schools and so the evening was full of anticipated excitement to ring the
bell for magical 100,000-school landmark. As soon as ‘Mohan Wanchoo’, took the
reins of the evening as the chairperson of the gala, he took everyone by
surprise with his trailblazing announcement. He pledged $1 Million over the
period of 5 years patching, with immediate effect, shortfall amount for
800-schools to reach the magical figure of 100,000-schools. These additional
schools will be established shortly and will benefit 25,000 children bringing
annual literacy total to 2.7 Million children. By the end of the evening
$3.1Million were raised. This was in addition to Los Angeles Gala where $2
Million were raised. -GoTop
12. MANCHESTER MAHATMA GANDHI STATUE UNVEILED: The 9ft (2.75m) bronze tribute was designed by artist Ram V Sutar and revealed in front of political and religious leaders on November 22. The statue marks the 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birth in 1869 and was installed outside the city's cathedral. It is also intended to celebrate Manchester's "multi-cultural and multi-faith" society, organizers said. Gandhi had visited Manchester on his way to see mill workers in Lancashire in 1931. A service at the cathedral also featured readings, poetry and songs. The statue was given to the city by the Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur (SRMD), a worldwide spiritual movement.-GoTop
13. 1922 CHAURI CHAURA INCIDENT – FAMILIES OF MARTYRS
FELICITATED: A two day seminar on Bharat’s freedom struggle was organized at
the Deendayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University. The seminar was a joint effort of
Itihas Sankalan Yojana and Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) under
the aegis of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asiatic Studies, Kolkata. The
most unique and prominent part of the seminar was the felicitation done to the
families of the martyrs of Chauri Chaura for the first time since Bharat
attained independence. The family members were called on stage and awarded which
was an emotional moment for all. Chairman of ICHR Prof. Arvind P. Jamkhetkar,
Former Chairman of ICHR Prof. Dayanath Tripathi, National Organizing Secretary
of Itihas Sankalan Yojana Prof. Balamukund Pandey, Editor of Organizer Weekly
Prafulla Ketkar were present on the dais on the historical occasion.
-GoTop
14. 2000 GIRLS PARTICIPATED IN MANIKARNIKA MARATHON:
Manikarnika marathon is a tribute to Rani Lakshmi Bai who has been a guiding
light for all Bharatiyas for the last almost 2 centuries. Remembering her
patriotism, courage and heroism, Rashtra Sevika Samiti Delhi Prant organized a
Marathon on 24 Nov commencing at Gandhi Museum, New Delhi. Rashtra Sevika Samiti
is the largest women organization in the world upholding Bharatiya culture,
values and traditions. It has 4356 Shakhas (branches) in 546 districts and more
than three lakh Sevikas (female volunteers) actively involved in socio-cultural
activities. Samiti also runs more than 855 service projects all over Bharat for
the poor and underprivileged, without regard to religion, caste, creed, sect,
gender or ethnicity. These include schools, libraries, computer training
centers, free tuition centers etc.-GoTop
15. ‘SAMARPAN’ A SERIAL BASED ON SEWA KARYA: There are
numerous helping hands performing social work for various Sewa Sansthas.
‘Samarpan’ a Hindi TV serial starting soon aims to shed light on such people and
organisations. This serial presented by Aurusha Creations is being aired every
Sunday at 10 AM, starting from 17th November on Doordarshan National channel (DD
National- DD1). Eknath Satpurkar of ‘Aurusha Creations’ has produced this serial
which focuses on social work in several fields like education, health, women
empowerment, autism, environment, employment in various states across the
country. So please do watch…’SAMARPAN’.
-GoTop
16. BHAYYAJI JOSHI PAID FLORAL TRIBUTES TO NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE: Remembering the sacrifices made by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his contributions to national freedom struggle, RSS Sarkaryavah Bhayyaji Joshi and Sah Sarkaryavah Dr. Krishna Gopal, paid floral tributes to Netaji’s memorial statue erected at INA Martyrs Memorial Complex, Moirang under Bishnupur district of Manipur on November 23. It may be recalled that Netaji had formed the Azad Hind Fauz Government at Singapore on 21 October 1943 and the nation celebrated its 76th year of the provisional Government of Azad Hind Fauz this year. The duo also met with various stakeholders of the state including the Manipur Thinker’s Forum (MTF) and discussed about the impending issues prevailing in the state.-GoTop
17. IMPHAL-MANDALAY FLIGHT SERVICE COMMENCES: Myanmar’s
private carrier Air KBZ landed at the Birtikendrajit International Airport
November 23 around 11:30 am marking the commencement of the Imphal-Mandalay
flight service. As many as 72 passengers from Myanmar made the trip and the
plane departed Imphal with 48 passengers, including 5 officials.-GoTop
18. THIRD YEAR VISHESH SSV AT NAGPUR: “Sangh Shikha
Varg (SSV) is an opportunity to experience national integration that epitomizes
unity of the society”, said RSS Sah Sarkaryavah Shri V. Bhagaiah, while
inaugurating the 25th special Sangh Shikha Varg for senior swayamsevaks. The
Varga began at Dr Hedgewar Smriti Mandir, Reshim Bag on November 18 and will
continue till December 12. The total 852 participants of camp are in the age
group of 40-65. Dr. Govind Sharma, president of National Book Trust is
Sarvadhikari and Subhash Ahuja, Haryana Prant Karyavah is Varga Karyavah.
-GoTop
SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Pravas: Shri Saumitra Gokhale , Vishwa Vibhag
samyojak will visit Thailand and Nepal. Visitors: Pranita & Adwait
Deshpande —Netherlands, Dr Ravindra Surange, Rajshekhar Aisreddy—UK
-GoTop
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to
carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the
way that leads to permanent peace and happiness. – Paramahansa Yogananda.
-GoTop
JAI SHREE RAM
THE FIRST HINDU, REFORMER SWAMI WHO DECLARED
SWARAJ
Rajendra Chaddha
Today it will surprise anyone to know that under
British rule, a person had demanded Swaraj in the year 1876 before Bal Gangadhar
Tilak, and he was Swami Dayanand. He was the father of freedom fighters of the
Indian freedom Movement. If we study the history of the Indian independence
movement, we could know that most of the leaders, patriots and revolutionaries
of that period who had sacrificed their life for freedom, were influenced by
personality and teachings Swami Dayanand. Among the Indian revolutionaries,
Shyamji Krishna Verma, Swami Shraddhanand and Lala Lajpat Rai were his disciples
and ardent devotees. Even revolutionary patriots like Bal Gangadhar Tilak,
Vipinchandra Pal, Gendalal Dixit, Swami Shri Bhavani Dayal, Bhai Parmanand,
Bhagat Singh, Ramprasad Bismil, Yashpal and Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi had learned
patriotism from the Arya Samaj only. Not only this, even Mahatma Gandhi too was
substantially influenced by Dayanand's teachings and vision. The remarkable
thing is that Mahatma Gandhi's Guru Gopalakrishna Gokhale and Gokhale's Guru
Justice Govind Ranade were not only the ultimate disciples of Dayanand, but also
the distinguished office bearers of the Paropakarini Sabha, Ajmer founded by
Dayanand. According to Indravidya Vachaspati, after the revolution of 1857, the
first name in the list of great men who we can call the mental, social and
cultural successors of that revolution is of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. It would
not be an exaggeration to call Swami Dayanand the pioneer of neo nationalism in
politics. Even Anne Besant has said that Dayanand was the first person who wrote
that ‘India is for Indians’. According to Lala Lajpat Rai, "Swami Dayanand
donated my soul to me. I am indebted to him for being his manasaputra. On
reading the touching and heartfelt description of the plight of the country in
Maharishi's 'Satyarth Prakash' and experiencing Dayanand's patriotic spirit,
Patriot and ardent follower of the Sanathan dharma Madanmohan Malaviya's eyes
used to get filled with tears. In light of all the above statements, it can be
said that Dayanand has given inspiration and strength to the Indian freedom
movement and revolutionaries through his nationalist ideology. He was the
supernatural aspect of society. His emergence as a champion of the Hindu’s and
Indian Nation was at a time when Indian culture was beset by foreign influences.
The educated class was 2 forgetting its self-respect and its ancient dignity due
to the glare of Western civilization. He dissolved this folly of Indians. Taught
the Indian public a beautiful lesson of nationalism. Swami Dayanand was born on
12 February 1824 in Tankara in Morvi state of Kathiawar, Gujarat. Due to being
born in the Moola constellation Sagittarius, he was named MoolShankar.
Moolshankar left the normal household life in search of truth in the year 1846.
Then, under Guru Virjanand, Mool Shankar studied Panini’s grammar,
Patanjal-Yogasutra and Veda-Vedang. The Guru asked him to eradicate the
ignorance of dissent and spread the light of Vedic religion with the light of
Vaidic Dharma as Dakshina to him. The result was that he made it his goal to
rejuvenate the Hindu society of Aryavarta, regardless of the opposition and
condemnation of anyone. Swami Dayanand's biggest contribution is to empower and
activate the Hindu people. He sent a message of regenerative power to the people
who had remained weak from centuries of invasion. "Our existence is going to be
erased from the land in the absence of strength", he said. No one else had done
empowerment of the society in India as that of Dayanand and Vivekananda. Swami
Dayanand was a strong supporter of education who wanted to spread it widely.
Swami Dayanand, who favoured providing proper education to women in the country.
He considered women to be revered. Swami Dayanand considered proper education to
girls as necessary. Presenting the description of the Atharvaveda, he said that
the girls should also follow the Brahmacharya and achieve education. He wanted
the boys and girls to observe unbroken Brahmacharya in thought, in words and by
Karma while performing a restrained life during their period of education. He
wanted to impress the English educated youth with the dignity of Indian
languages. The use of Hindi language in his book Satyarth Prakash suggests that
he was the leader of public awakening and it was his program to make the ancient
ideals the wall of public life. He believed that one would automatically achieve
social and political prosperity by having moral ideals. Thus he was a strong
supporter of temporal, moral and social emergence. According to Maharishi
Dayanand, the best goal of education is high character-building. To achieve this
objective, Gurukul Kangadi was established in the year 1902 on the banks of
Ganga near Haridwar. The character of man is the sum of his various actions and
desires, the sum of all the inclinations of his values. The way happiness and
sorrow flow on his soul leave their imprint and their culture on him. The
character of man is the fruit of the collection of these various impressions. We
are the same as our thoughts are. Therefore, the character of the students are
developed mainly in childhood and adolescence. The parents, guardians and
teachers need to be 3 fully alert in this regard. Swamiji has asked to adopt the
principle of simplicity in food, ethics, costumes and everywhere. He was of the
opinion that there should be uniform food, clothes and accommodation for every
student. This will be possible only when our standard of living is simple and
pure. He has addressed the teachers and asked them to hold the above and said
that the Guru has to keep in his mind that knowledge of real religion is not
possible without being alienated from wealth and worldly pleasures. It is worth
mentioning that the famous German philosopher and educationist Herbert has also
considered the main goal of education as "ideal character building". He has
written in clear words that "the aim of education is to endow human beings with
moral qualities. Morality is different from religiousness. Morality is the
richness of human qualities.” According to him, the essence of the sole and
whole of education lies in morality. Herbert considers education as the basis
for the development and refinement of qualities. His morality consists of the
realization of Satya, Shiva, Sundaram and Dharma.' When he was the deputy
collector in Kashi, Raja Jayakrishnadas met Swamiji (when Swamiji came to Kashi)
in May 1874. In June 1874 Dayanand Swami started writing "Satyarth-Prakash" to
the Pandits. Shri Harvilas Ji Sharda wrote life character of Rishi Dayanand in
English, which he fulfilled in Allahabad.
Swami Dayanand, who founded the Arya Samaj on 7 April 1875 in Mumbai, gave the
slogan of return to the Vedas. He formed the basis of his philosophy of karma
theory, rebirth, celibacy and renunciation while writing commentary on the
Vedas. He considered untouchability against the Vedas and he has a major
contribution in freeing the Hindu caste from the curse of untouchability. The
first edition of "Satyarth-Prakash" was printed in Kashi in the year 1875. By
the time of Swamiji's lifetime till Deepavali 1883 October 30 (Samvat 1940),
only 11 samullas of it were printed in the Vedic Press at Prayag. For this
reason, the second edition came to light in December 1884. Among all his
writings Satyartha Prakash is the principal one. Reference of a total of 377
texts can be seen in this, in which evidence of 210 books are given. Examples of
1542 Veda Mantras or Shlokas are given in this book and the total number proofs
is 1886. If a research scholar of today wants to write a text with such a
reference from an up-to-date library of Sanskrit of a university where all the
texts are available, it would take years, which was written by Rishi Dayanand in
three months. This book gave birth to a new social outlook. Inspiration to study
foreign languages as much as possible is there in the Satyarth Prakash, but
urges to give first place to his own language Sanskrit and Hindi. 4 Maharishi
Dayananda accepted the Vedas and the Upanishads, adopting only the ancient and
his interpretation of the Upanishads. He followed his own method of
interpretation. He formed the Arya Samaj and his primary purpose behind it was
to define and organize the entire Indian society as a cultural unit. The Arya
Samaj contributed much in increasing the nationalist thought stream as seen
today. It mainly affected the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Gujarat. The Paropakarini Sabha was primarily founded in Meerut in the year
1880. Its original purpose was printing and publication of Veda and Vedangas by
interpreting them. Propagation of religion, protection of orphans, and doing
other public welfare activities have been taken as activities of Aryasamaj,
along with publication of books, doing of vedic research and studies. Maharishi
Dayanand started the purification movement by inspiring people who had converted
to other religions to convert back to Hinduism again. Under this movement, by
purifying millions of Muslims and Christians, they had made a comeback to the
true Sanatan Vedic religion. It was started by Swami Shradanand on 11 February
1923 by establishing the Bharatiya Shuddhi Sabha. (Rajendra Chaddha is Member
Central Team, Pragya Pravah.) -GoTop
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