Magh Krishna 6, Vik. Samvat
2076Yugabda 5121: 16 January 2020
1. FESTIVALS:
MAHASHIVRATRI : MahaShivratri, the thirteenth night of Phalgun Krishna
Paksha, falling on February 21 this year, is the wedding night of Bhagwan Shiv
and Mata Parvati. Bhagwan Shiva is said to have performed the Tandava Nritya, or
the dance of primordial creation, preservation and destruction. Many also say
that Maha Shivaratri was the day when Shiva drank poison churned out of
Kshirsagar during Samudra Manthan. The festival is principally celebrated by
offering Bilvapatra, the leaves of the Bel Tree, to Lord Shiva, all day fasting
and an all-night-long vigil. On Maha Shivratri, "Om Namah Shivaya", the sacred
mantra of Shiva, is chanted throughout the day in Shiva temples. Special Puja is
held at homes and temples. The festival is also principally celebrated in Nepal
and Mauritius in a big way. --GoTop
2. VAIKUNTHA EKADASHI AND DWADASI FESTIVLAS: Nearly 2 lakh devotees took part in the Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Dwadashi festivities at the Tirumala Temple this year, which is a bit higher than last year. On the eve of Vaikuntha Ekadashi, also known as Mukkoti Ekadashi, lakhs of devotees beelined to the Bhagwan's abode and took to fasting. On Dwadashi, the temple conducted the most revered 'Chakrasnanam' fete at the Srivari Pushkarini located adjacent to the Tirumala Temple on the morning of January 7. Vaikuntha Ekadashi celebrated at Fremont temple, USA: Vaikuntha Ekadasi was celebrated with gaiety and enthusiasm in Fremont Hindu temple on 6th January. As part of the celebrations, the deities were decked up with colourful flowers imported from Bharat. The temple premises echoed with chanting of Vedic mantra by devotees as the ceremony of Uttara Dwara Darshanam unfolded in the temple. --GoTop
3. VHP PLEDGES TO BUILD A CULTURED, STRONG AND INDEPENDENT BHARAT: Addressing the meeting of the Central Management Committee and the Board of trustees of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarkaryavah Suresh (Bhayyaji) Joshi on December 27, said that we should be empowered, cultured, awakened, gentlemanly, self-respecting, honorable and full of scientific temper. There should be such active Hindus who are able to lead the world by building a flawless organized power.
On the second day of the meeting, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad resolved to create a strong and self-supporting Bharat. Expressing concern over the increasing rape and crimes against women in the country, a comprehensive action plan was also prepared to stop these incidents. In the second resolution, passed on the status of women in Bharat, VHP stated that parents, academics, saints, social organizations, media, entertainment & advertisements world will have to come forward with a wide-ranging campaign to stop the increasing crimes against women and change their attitudes towards safety of women. --GoTop
4. HINDUTVA OFFERS SOLUTION TO ALL THE PROBLEMS: Hindutva is the name of liberty, wisdom and strength to raise independent questions. The absence of liberty to raise questions is non-Hindutva. Different ways of worship and sects flourished in Bharat with full liberty. It happened because of the spiritual feeling,” said RSS Sahsarkaryavah Dr Krishna Gopal while releasing a book, ‘Hindutva for the Changing Times’, written by national convener of Prajna Pravah J. Nandakumar on January 2 in New Delhi. The function was presided over by former chairman of ICCR Dr Lokesh Chandra.
Dr Krishna Gopal further said that what connects all the people in Bharat despite so much diversity of dress, food, climate, languages, etc is spirituality. Even an illiterate person living in a very remote area knows the basics of the dharma or the duties. He knows anyone knocking the door should not go back hungry. This spiritual philosophy of Bharat provides the solution to all the problems that the people in the world are facing.
J. Nandakumar said, there are deliberate attempts to defame the word Hindutva and Hindus. He said the ‘breaking brigade’ is trying to push the nation into civil war. Hindus are facing grave threats in West Bengal and Kerala. He alleged that those who are instigating violence in the name of NRC and CAA are the trained intellectuals of Kerala. What has been written in the book ‘Hindutva for the Changing Times’ is based on the facts. The book was introduced by Organiser editor Prafulla Ketkar. Dr Ravikant Mishra from Nehru Memorial Library was also present. --GoTop
5. BHARAT STRONGLY CONDEMNS VANDALISM AT GURDWARA NANKANA SAHIB IN PAKISTAN: Bharat strongly condemned vandalism at the revered Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and called upon the neighbouring country to take immediate steps to ensure the safety and security of the Sikh community there. The External Affairs Ministry said members of the minority Sikh community in Pakistan have been subjected to acts of violence at the holy city of Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji. "Strong action must be taken against the miscreants who indulged in desecration of the holy Gurdwara and attacked members of the minority Sikh community," it said. --GoTop
6. CENTURIES OLD MANUSCRIPTS IN SILCHAR RETELL OUR EPICS: Maulana Abul Kalam Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIS) Kolkata has entrusted Dr Amalendu Bhattacharjee, former Head, Department of Bengali in Gurucharan College with responsibility of recreating old manuscripts preserved in a British era school of Silchar in South Assam. The hand written manuscripts on varied subjects were collected by some teachers between the period 1910 and 1940 from South Assam. The manuscripts in Bengali discovered by the research team of Dr Bhattacharjee are on Ramayan, Mahabharat, Purana, Gita, Vaishnava Literature, Mangal Kabya, Pachali, Yoga Shastra, Occult Science and Miscellaneous. The Sanskrit manuscripts on Mahabharat, Vyakaran, Smriti Shastra and Karma Kanda were also found. There are also some fragmented manuscripts. The study has revealed that the manuscripts are two hundred years old. But, the oldest manuscript is on Smriti Puran which has been copied in 1688.
The manuscripts are invariably the treasure-trove of knowledge. They reveal the nature of education, profound knowledge of Sanskrit and Bengali of the enlightened section of society of the time. Dr Sujit Kumar Ghose, Chairman, MAKAIAS, Kolkata, said, “The most systematic and analytical works on manuscripts by Dr Amalendu Bhattacharjee and his team will open a new vista and horizon of knowledge in Assam, besides creating outreach for further studies.” --GoTop
7. PRAVASI BHARATIYA DIVAS CELEBRATED ACROSS GLOBE: 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas was celebrated with grand ceremonies by Bharatiya embassies in different countries. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is celebrated every year on January 9. The occasion commemorating this day is that Mahatma Gandhi returned to Bharat from South Africa on January 9, 1915.
In Bangladesh, High Commissioner of Bharat Riva Ganguly Das addressing a large number of expatriate Bharatiyas said that the government attaches high priority to provide services to the diaspora community living in various countries.
In a live video session with 8 foreign missions of Bharat spread over all the continents, External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar lauded the role of the Bharatiya diaspora for the countries where they live as well as for Bharat in various fields. Quoting Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi he said that the Bharatiya diaspora is the living bridge of Bharat with the world. Outlining government initiatives for the diaspora community Dr. Jaishankar said facilitating easy travel with passport, visa and OCI services and providing security to work, travel and live abroad were its priorities.
In Beijing, the Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas event saw huge participation by enthusiastic Bharatiya diaspora in China. Addressing the gathering, Ambassador Vikram Misri said, there are various initiatives put in place by government to connect Pravasis more closely with their motherland to get benefitted from their knowledge and expertise. Bharatiya community also presented some cultural programs during the event and showcased the activities taken up by them round the year. Bharatiya Consulate in Dubai also celebrated Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas. Consul General Vipul addressed the Bharatiya expats who had gathered in large number on the occasion. --GoTop
8. HINDU SWAYAMSEVAK SANGH SURYA NAMASKAR YAJNA 2020: Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh USA (HSS) announced the 14th annual "Yoga for Health, Health for Humanity Yogathon" or "Surya Namaskar Yajna". Each year Hindus worldwide celebrate January 14th as Makar Sankranti – a day that marks the change of season as the Sun enters the sign of Capricorn or Makar. To mark this occasion, HSS has organized the "Yoga for Health, Health for Humanity" Yogathon from January 18th to February 2nd, 2020. The 2-week event aims to create awareness about Yoga and its advantages in achieving a healthy body, mind, and spirit. Surya Namaskar integrates simple Yoga postures in 10-steps that, along with easy breathing techniques, can provide immense health benefits to both the body and the mind.
HSS initiated this health awareness project in 2006. Since its inception, participants from 40 states actively took part via various Yoga Centers, community organizations, schools and colleges regardless of individual faiths and beliefs, have participated and collectively performed over 4 million Surya Namaskars. Community leaders and many elected officials across the nation have appreciated this initiative and encouraged their residents to participate and gain the benefits of an overall healthy lifestyle.
During the 2019 Health for Humanity campaign: 900 students from two elementary schools in San Antonio and 714 students from South Carolina elementary school actively participated in SNY program. In 2-week event, 828,586 Surya Namaskars were performed by 11,254 participants across the US. HSS volunteers also conducted a Surya Namaskar workshops at 156 locations. This year also, HSS invites community groups, Yoga centers, schools, university students, and individuals across all states of the US to participate in Health for Humanity Yogathon. This program is open to people of all ages, gender, and races. Details of this event, training resources and advertising aids are available on this web site. For questions or suggestions, at email “sny@hssus.org” or 973-500-8HSS (8477). Join the event on our facebook page and share it with your friends and families! --GoTop
9. PM MODI PAYS TRIBUTE TO SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AT BELUR MATH: Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi on 12th January paid tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary at the Belur Math, the headquarters of Ramakrishna Mission. Modi, who became the first Pradhan Mantri to stay overnight at the Math in neighbouring Howrah district, visited the temple of Swami Vivekananda early morning to pay respect to the spiritual leader. He also visited the main temple building and paid tribute to Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansa. --GoTop
10. 133 PILGRIMS FROM PAKISTAN VISIT JAGANNATH TEMPLE: A group of 133 Hindu pilgrims from Pakistan visited the Shree Jagannath Temple on January 4. The pilgrims included 70 male, 50 female, and 13 children. “It was a long-cherished desire to have darshan of Lord Jagannath. We got the visa with much difficulty. We thank the Bharatiya government for facilitating our visit,” said a devotee from Pakistan. --GoTop
11. SEEING IS BELIEVING, SAW NORMALCY IN DAILY LIVES: VIETNAMESE AMBASSADOR ON J-K VISIT: Vietnamese Ambassador to Bharat Pham Sanh Chau, who was part of a delegation of envoys undertaking a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said on 10th January that he witnessed a "normalcy in the daily lives of the people" during his trip to the region. "I want to say that it was a very worthwhile trip. Seeing is believing. That has us to have a fuller picture of the situation here," Sanh Chau said. "My observation is that we see normalcy in the daily life of the people, which is a very positive sign," the envoy said, adding that his interactions with different groups in the region felt him that they are "very happy with the current situation."
Pham was part of a delegation of 15 foreign envoys from different countries visiting Jammu and Kashmir to see first-hand the efforts made by the government to normalize the situation after the revocation of the state's special status in August last year. The delegation, which includes envoys from the United States, South Korea, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Maldives, Morocco, Fiji, Norway, Philippines, Argentina, Peru, Niger, Nigeria, Togo, and Guyana, visited Jammu and Kashmir on 9-10 January. During the visit, they met political leaders, civil society members and seniors Army officials in Srinagar and were briefed about the security situation in the region. --GoTop
12. IN NAVAL LANDMARK, TEJAS LANDS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER INS VIKRAMADITYA: In a major landmark for indigenous Bharatiya aviation, the naval version of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) landed for the first time on an aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya, on 11 January. This takes Bharat into a select group of nations — the US, UK, Russia, France, and China — that have developed aircraft capable of landing and taking off from the severely constrained confines of an aircraft carrier deck, which is barely 200 metres long. “After completing extensive trials on the shore-based test facility (SBTF), the naval version of LCA did a successful arrested landing onboard INS Vikramaditya at 1002 hrs on January 11. Commodore Jaideep Maolankar conducted the maiden landing,” stated a defense ministry release. --GoTop
13. HINDU ORGANISATIONS PROTEST OUTSIDE PAK HIGH COMMISSION: A large number of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, Hindu Manch and many other Hindu organizations' workers, on January 7, staged a massive protest outside the Pakistan High Commission against the atrocities on Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan and also attack on Shri Nankana Saheb.
Addressing the workers, VHP working president Alok Kumar said Shri Nankana Saheb is as holy for us as Macca and Madina are for the Muslims. The attack on Shri Nankana Saheb loses our patience. Kumar further said the hatred lies in the social mindset of Pakistan. It is not against the Hindus and Sikhs alone, it is also against the Ahmadiyas, Sunnis and Shias. Zonal organizing secretary Mukesh, Delhi Prant president Kapil Khanna, working President Vagish Issar joined the protest. --GoTop
14. BHARATIYA DIASPORA HELD RALLIES ACROSS THE WORLD IN SUPPORT OF CAA: Member of the Bharatiya Diaspora held events in several cities across the United states including Seattle, Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley, New York, Atlanta, London, Manchester, Birmingham in UK and Netherlands, Germany etc. to express their support for the amended Citizenship Act. Terming the act as a historic step taken by the Bharatiya government, the diaspora united in multiple cities, primarily to create awareness about misinformation being spread about the purpose of the CAA. --GoTop
15. IIT ROPAR INSTALLS UNIQUE INDUS VALLEY INSPIRED PILLARS: The Indian Institute of Technology-Ropar has installed four pillars inspired by the Indus Valley Civilization. Standing at 41 feet, they also have the distinction of being the tallest contemporary stone-carved pillars in Bharat. The institute is situated on the banks of the river Sutlej and Punjab and the pillars stand at the entrance. The project has been envisioned as a homage to the intellectual progress and excellence achieved in the land of Rupnagar, which houses the new IIT campus and stands over the roots of the Indus Valley Civilization. The pillars, which took over a year to complete, is one of the largest works employing bas relief carving outside the sphere of temple carvings. --GoTop
16. BHARATIYA AMERICAN REP. RO KHANNA AND CIVIL RIGHTS ICON REP. JOHN LEWIS PEN ESSAYS FOR GANDHI ANTHOLOGY: Bharat’s Ministry of External Affairs on December 23 released an e-book, “What Gandhi Means to Me: An Anthology,” featuring essays from several former and current heads of state, as well as Bharatiya American Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia. The e-book can be read in its entirety at mea.gov.in. It includes essays from several prominent civil rights activists, including Namibia’s Dr. Sam Nujoma, and Poland’s Lech Walesa. Former United Nations General Secretary Ban ki Moon contributed to the anthology, as well Antonio Guterres, the current UN Secretary General. The e-book commemorates Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth year. In his foreword to the book, Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi said, in part: “Gandhian thought provides solutions that retain abiding relevance in addressing global challenges like terrorism and climate change. Gandhi believed in harmony & brotherhood and living in harmony with mother Nature .” --GoTop
17. SAVITRIBAI: WHO STARTED GIRLS' SCHOOL 171 YEARS AGO : Hailed as a pioneer in women's education, Savitribai Phule and her husband, social reformer Jyotirao Phule started what is believed to be Bharat’s first school for girls in Pune 171 years ago.
Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi was among those who paid tributes to this remarkable woman on her birth anniversary on January 3. Savitribai and her husband were instrumental in setting up an organization ‘Satyashodhak Samaj' (Society of Truth-seekers), which championed progressive ideas, denounced the dowry custom and encouraged marriage without exchange of dowry. --GoTop
18. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Pravas: Saumitra Gokhale. Samyojak Vishwa Vibhag is touring Zambia and South Africa and will tour to New Zealand. S Rajendran sahsamyojak and Shyam Parande, Secretary, Sewa International will tour Malaysia. Dr Ram Vaidya, sahsamyojak reached Bharat from Kenya.
Visitors: Amit Nandlaskar - Australia, Vasu Yogi -Germany, Dr Dinesh Chawla, Brahma Rattan Agarwal - USA
FOOD FOR THOUGHT; The great secret of true success, of true happiness, is this: the man or woman who asks for no return, the perfectly unselfish person, is the most successful. - Swami Vivekananda --GoTop
JAI SHREE RAM
He was one of the leading lights of
the Dharma Samsad of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, which was in the forefront of
the Ram Temple movement at Ayodhya. Yet no secular, liberal politician would
dare call him a Hindu bigot or communal. He was a founding leader of the Go-Raksha
movement for protecting and saving cows. No Leftist would say he was
semi-barbarian as Karl Marx referred to the tradition of cow worship in Bharat.
Virtually standing alone in the spiritual fraternity he dared the frightening Emergency and dictatorship in 1975 and published a protest letter declaring, “As long as my Dharmic activities are not affected, I am even ready to serve a prison sentence.” The Emergency regime would not touch him.
When some Hindu sects demanded minority status, he declared, “if all Hindu sects demand similar status, only Muslims will be majority in the country.” No liberal or secular would object to his truthful statement. This was Vishwesha Theertha of Pejawar Mutt known to millions of his followers and multi-millions across Bharat and the world as Pejawar Swami who attained siddhi on Sunday morning. How is it that he was perceived and treated differently when he
took positions that conflicted with highly powerful opinions or persons? To answer in one word: penance, tapas as the ancient Hindu tradition would put it.
The 33rd acharya in the Guru parampara to lead the Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Theertha became a sanyasi and later after the prescribed training, its head. He adorned the position with such dignity and character that he became the icon of not just the philosophical peer Mutts of the Madhwa tradition but for all such and similar traditions all over Bharat. In a spiritual life spanning over 80 years from the age of seven, during which he had seen 1,000 full moons (Chandra darshan), which is regarded as a great landmark in the life of sanyasin. He lived the life of a true celibate, a harmless and ideal sanyasi — unattached to fame, power and position, including his own.
It is comparatively easy in the ancient Hindu tradition to become and be a sanyasi giving up all power and possession. But it is difficult to be a sanyasi and head an institutions with power and possession and safeguard and accrete both, yet not be enamoured of it. It is relatively easy to be detached, but impossibly challenging to be detached in attachment. It calls for a spiritually perfected technique and disciplined state of mind of a Karma yogi to achieve detached attachment.
On how to achieve detached attachment, Sri Ramakrishna Pramahamsa gave the example of how one should apply oil on the hands while peeling a jackfruit to avoid getting stuck in the sticky residue. Gnana yogis like the Pejawar Swami practiced Karma yoga, doing one’s duty without getting attached to the outcome. That was how he was handling the Pejawar Mutt without being affected or attached to it. This is the discipline of Karma yoga in a Gnana yogi. The Pejawar Swami was Gnana tapasvi who practised Karma yoga.
A gnani in service of the needy
The general perception is that a Hindu gnani keeps off the society and its contemporary needs. Pejawar Swami was a gnani with a difference. He was in the streets, in heat and cold, to help the society and inspired millions to contribute for the cause he appealed for. Swamiji constructed 150 homes for those rendered homeless when a terrible cyclone hit Hamsaladeevi area in Andhra Pradesh.
When Latur was hit by earthquake, he contributed immensely for the rehabilitation of the devastated people. He instituted the Janakalyan Nidhi for providing relief for the poor and the downtrodden. For him everything was Sri Krishna. He built a 50-bed hospital, Krishna Chikitsalaya, for the treatment of the poor and the needy. He also built an orphanage, Sri Krishna Sevadhama. He founded an Ayurveda college to impart training in traditional Bharatiya health science.
Despite being a traditionalist rooted in a spiritual and ritual heritage that goes back thousands of years, which could distance people mentally from the modern world, he actively promoted contemporary education and knowledge. He established science, arts and commerce colleges in Siddapura and a primary school and a pre-university college as a model institution in his birth place of Ramakunja. These institutions are his symbolic efforts to inspire those deep rooted in tradition not go ignore the contemporary world and needs.
Saints like Pejawar Swami are millennial seers in the tradition of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Maharishi Aurobindo, Ramana Maharishi and Kanchi Mahaswami, to mention a few, who are born from time to time, as Sri Krishna says, to guide the people who are being swayed by contemporary compulsions back to the roots -- the eternal or sanatana dharma. (The author is a commentator on political and economic affairs)https://www.newindianexpress.com/ 30th December 2019 --GoTop
Virtually standing alone in the spiritual fraternity he dared the frightening Emergency and dictatorship in 1975 and published a protest letter declaring, “As long as my Dharmic activities are not affected, I am even ready to serve a prison sentence.” The Emergency regime would not touch him.
When some Hindu sects demanded minority status, he declared, “if all Hindu sects demand similar status, only Muslims will be majority in the country.” No liberal or secular would object to his truthful statement. This was Vishwesha Theertha of Pejawar Mutt known to millions of his followers and multi-millions across Bharat and the world as Pejawar Swami who attained siddhi on Sunday morning. How is it that he was perceived and treated differently when he
took positions that conflicted with highly powerful opinions or persons? To answer in one word: penance, tapas as the ancient Hindu tradition would put it.
The 33rd acharya in the Guru parampara to lead the Pejawar Mutt, Vishwesha Theertha became a sanyasi and later after the prescribed training, its head. He adorned the position with such dignity and character that he became the icon of not just the philosophical peer Mutts of the Madhwa tradition but for all such and similar traditions all over Bharat. In a spiritual life spanning over 80 years from the age of seven, during which he had seen 1,000 full moons (Chandra darshan), which is regarded as a great landmark in the life of sanyasin. He lived the life of a true celibate, a harmless and ideal sanyasi — unattached to fame, power and position, including his own.
It is comparatively easy in the ancient Hindu tradition to become and be a sanyasi giving up all power and possession. But it is difficult to be a sanyasi and head an institutions with power and possession and safeguard and accrete both, yet not be enamoured of it. It is relatively easy to be detached, but impossibly challenging to be detached in attachment. It calls for a spiritually perfected technique and disciplined state of mind of a Karma yogi to achieve detached attachment.
On how to achieve detached attachment, Sri Ramakrishna Pramahamsa gave the example of how one should apply oil on the hands while peeling a jackfruit to avoid getting stuck in the sticky residue. Gnana yogis like the Pejawar Swami practiced Karma yoga, doing one’s duty without getting attached to the outcome. That was how he was handling the Pejawar Mutt without being affected or attached to it. This is the discipline of Karma yoga in a Gnana yogi. The Pejawar Swami was Gnana tapasvi who practised Karma yoga.
A gnani in service of the needy
The general perception is that a Hindu gnani keeps off the society and its contemporary needs. Pejawar Swami was a gnani with a difference. He was in the streets, in heat and cold, to help the society and inspired millions to contribute for the cause he appealed for. Swamiji constructed 150 homes for those rendered homeless when a terrible cyclone hit Hamsaladeevi area in Andhra Pradesh.
When Latur was hit by earthquake, he contributed immensely for the rehabilitation of the devastated people. He instituted the Janakalyan Nidhi for providing relief for the poor and the downtrodden. For him everything was Sri Krishna. He built a 50-bed hospital, Krishna Chikitsalaya, for the treatment of the poor and the needy. He also built an orphanage, Sri Krishna Sevadhama. He founded an Ayurveda college to impart training in traditional Bharatiya health science.
Despite being a traditionalist rooted in a spiritual and ritual heritage that goes back thousands of years, which could distance people mentally from the modern world, he actively promoted contemporary education and knowledge. He established science, arts and commerce colleges in Siddapura and a primary school and a pre-university college as a model institution in his birth place of Ramakunja. These institutions are his symbolic efforts to inspire those deep rooted in tradition not go ignore the contemporary world and needs.
Saints like Pejawar Swami are millennial seers in the tradition of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Maharishi Aurobindo, Ramana Maharishi and Kanchi Mahaswami, to mention a few, who are born from time to time, as Sri Krishna says, to guide the people who are being swayed by contemporary compulsions back to the roots -- the eternal or sanatana dharma. (The author is a commentator on political and economic affairs)https://www.newindianexpress.com/ 30th December 2019 --GoTop
Shri Vishwa Niketan
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vishwav@bol.net.in
