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श्री विश्व निकेतन SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN
Ashadha Shukla 11, Vik. Samvat 2077, Yugabda 5122:1July 2020: SM 2007 (For Private Circulation Only)
1.
FESTIVALS : SHRI JAGANNATH RATH YATRA HELD AFTER SUPREME COURT REVISES ITS ORDER
: Around 1,500 priests of the 12th century Shri Jagannath temple in Puri
milled around the three colourfully-decorated wooden chariots on Ashadha Shukla
Dwitiya, June 23, before they started pulling the ropes of the chariots towards
the Gundicha temple amid beating of cymbals and drums in praise of Mahaprabhu
Jagannath and his siblings- Balabhadra and Subhadra. The priests who pulled the
chariots - Nandighosh, Taladhwaja and Darpadalana – were tested for Covid-19 a
day before.
Puri Govardhan Peeth Shankaracharya Nischalananda Saraswati paid obeisance to
the trinity atop the chariots along with his disciples. The Yatra was held
without devotees as per orders of the Supreme Court in view of Covid-19
pandemic. -GoTop
2. BRAVERY OF OUR JAWANS IN LADAKH: The entire country
comes together in paying tributes to the bravery of our jawans who attained
martyrdom in Ladakh. The entire country bows to them in reverence, with
gratitude. Just like their family members, every Bharatiya painfully regrets the
loss. The inner sense of pride that families feel on the supreme sacrifice of
their brave sons…their sentiment for the country, constitutes the true power,
the might of the country. You might have seen parents of martyrs referring to
sending other sons, other young family members too, to join the army. The words
of the father of Shaheed Kundan Kumar of Bihar, keep echoing. He had mentioned
sending even his grandsons to the army to defend the country. This spirit
permeates across all martyr families. Truly, the sense of sacrifice displayed by
these family members is worthy of veneration. The resolve with which our jawans
made the supreme sacrifice for the security of Mother Bharat, should be the aim
of our lives….and this applies to each and every one of us. Our pursuits and
endeavours should be in the same direction…we should strive towards enhancing
the country’s capabilities and capacities in safeguarding our borders. – An
excerpt from Pradhan Mantri Narenedra Modi’s ‘Mann kiBaat’ broadcast on June 28.
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3. RSS CONDEMNS AGGRESSIVE ACT OF THE CHINESE ARMY: RSS
Sarsanghachalak Dr Mohan Bhagwat has said in a press statement that the RSS
strongly condemns the aggressive and violent behavior of the Chinese Government
and Chinese Army. "RSS pays homage to those valiant soldiers who made the
supreme sacrifice while protecting the borders in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh
and protected the sovereignty, integrity and dignity of the nation. All
Bharatiyas stand firmly behind our forces and government at this critical
juncture", Dr Mohan Bhagwat added. -GoTop
4. PUSHPANJALI PROGRAM AT GANDHI STATUE AT LEICESTER:
INSIGHT UK Leicester Branch organized ‘Pushpanjali’ at the statue of Mahatma
Gandhi on June 19 which was attended by over 200 people including prominent
community leaders and politicians to express their solidarity and show support
to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi to remain. The event was organized in response
to the petition to the council to remove the statue. The letter from the City
Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby, read out at the gathering, confirmed that the Council
has no intention to remove the statue and the Mayor assured that the statue will
remain where it is now. This news was received with cheers from the crowd.
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5. BHARATIYA ARMY’S TRIBUTE TO BIHAR REGIMENT: Bharatiya
Army has tweeted a video paying tributes to the soldiers of the Bihar Regiment
and appeared to take a dig at China after June 15’s violent skirmish at Galwan
Valley in Ladakh.The tweet along with a video on June 20 came after Pradhan
Mantri Narendra Modi saluted the 20 soldiers of the Bihar Regiment who were
killed by Chinese troops in Galwan Valley on Monday, June 15. “The Saga of #DhruvaWarriors
and The Lions of #BiharRegiment. Born to fight. They are not the bats. They are
the Batman. After every #Monday, there will be a #Tuesday. Bajrang Bali Ki Jai,”
the Northern Command tweeted.
Monday seems like a reference to the day the 20 soldiers of Bihar Regiment were
killed by China’s People’s Liberation Army and Jai Bajrang Bali or Victory to
Bajrang Bali is its war cry.The nearly two-minute video talks about the
difficult missions taken by the infantry regiment from 1857 to 1999, when Bihar
Regiment’s 1st battalion captured a strategic point in Kargil from the Pakistani
army. The video also pays tribute to Colonel Santosh Babu, the commanding
officer of 16 Bihar Regiment, who was among the 20 soldiers killed in the
hours-long brutal hand-to-hand combat late on June 15.
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6. ARMY CONSTRUCTS BRIDGE OVER GALWAN RIVER: Border
Roads Organization (BRO) under the supervision of the Bharatiya Army has
completed the construction of the bridge over Galwan River in Ladakh that China
had objected to. The construction is significant as it comes at a time when
Bharatiya Army is engaged in a stand-off with the Chinese expansionist forces in
Ladakh. The 60m four-span bridge is near the patrolling point 14 where the clash
between Bharatiya and Chinese forces took place on June 15. The construction of
the bridge was completed on June 18.-GoTop
7. BHARAT ELECTED NON-PERMANENT MEMBER OF UNSC: Bharat
was elected as non-permanent member of the powerful United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) for a two-year term on June 17, winning 184 votes in the
193-member General Assembly.Bharat will sit in the most powerful U.N. organ, for
two years beginning on January 1, along with the five permanent members China,
France, Russia, the U.K. and the USA. as well as non-permanent members Estonia,
Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam. Bharat has been
elected as a non-permanent member of the Council 7 times before this.-GoTop
8. FIRST-EVER YOG UNIVERSITY AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Vivekananda Yog University (VaYU) at Los Angeles has become the world’s first
Yog university outside Bharat. At an inaugural c eremony on June 14, the
university announced that it will have an online masters program on Yog. Dr.
H.R. Nagendra, Chancellor of SVYASA University, Bengaluru, the world’s first
ever university dedicated to Yog research, will serve as the chairman of the
Board of Trustees of VaYU. Speaking at the event he said, “In following the
pioneering tradition set by Swami Vivekananda who brought Yog to the West in
1893, we are bringing a vision of a holistic approach to Yog with its
applications supported by modern scientific research.” The California Bureau of
Private & Post secondary Education, has provisionally approved VaYU to operate
as a university and offer the MS (Yog) degree, he said. Applications for fall
2020 semester are open with the first day of classes starting Aug. 24. For
enrollment eligibility and more information:
www.vayuusa.org. -GoTop
9. SETHURAMAN PANCHANATHAN AS US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
DIRECTOR: Bharatiya American academician and innovator Sethuraman
Panchanathan who served on NSF’s National Science Board during the Obama
Administration, was unanimously confirmed by the Senate on June 18 to serve as
the director of the National Science Foundation. Panchanathan currently serves
as Executive Vice President and Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Arizona
State University. The IIT Madras alumnus, Panchanathan earned his Ph.D. from the
University of Ottawa. His research interests, include human-centered multimedia
computing, computing technologies for enhancing the quality of life for
individuals with disabilities, and machine learning for multimedia applications.
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10. INTERNATIONAL YOG DAY 2020: Yog promotes principles
of peace, rights and wellbeing that UN is working towards, said UN
Director-General Tatiana Valovaya on 20th June during the commemoration of 6th
International Day of Yog.
In Bharat, Sixth International Yog Day was celebrated on digital media platforms
and there were no mass gatherings. Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi on June 21 said
via video conference that the huge participation of people in ‘My Life - My Yog’
video blogging competition from across the globe reflects the growing popularity
of Yog. This year’s theme is 'Yog at Home and Yog with Family'.”, Pradhan Mantri
said. In a 45-minutes programme on Doordarshan, aired by many other TV channels
also, Dr. Ishwar Basavaraddy, Director, Morarji Desai National Institute of Yog
conducted a demonstration of Asans and Pranayam and explained the power of Yog
in general well being as well as in combating many diseases including COVID-19.
The Permanent Mission of Bharat to the United Nations celebrated the 6th annual
International Yoga Day on 19 June 2020 which was broadcast on UN WebTV.
Israel: Undeterred by the COVID-19 enforced curbs on social gatherings, Israelis
assembled in smaller groups and observed the sixth International Yog Day with a
lot of fanfare across the country. “Gatherings of more than twenty people are
not allowed but we, the Yog and Bharat enthusiasts, could not keep ourselves
from celebrating the International Yog day (IYD). It is something that has
become a part of our daily lives and there was no way not to show our respect to
what we love today,” Ruth, a Yog practitioner for the last twenty years said.
Kabul, Afganishtan: Women performed postures as they took part in a Yog session
at Shahrak Haji Nabi hilltop at Kabul during International Yog Day on June 21.
China: Yog enthusiasts practiced Yog at a park in Handan in China's northern
Hebei province on June 19, ahead of International Yog Day celebrated annually on
June 21.
Pakistan: People wearing masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus
attended a Yog class at a park in Lahore, Pakistan, June 20.
Nepal: Nepali families performed yogasans at their residence in Kathmandu on
June 21. With Covid-19-related restrictions in place and requirements of safe
distancing. People performed Yog at Pashupatinath premises on 21st June morning.
Finding inner peace is crucial for the armed forces and Yog is a beautiful way
to find the balance, said Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld participating in
the online International Yog Day celebrations organised by the Bharatiya Embassy
in Netherlands on June 21.
FOI UAE event at Dubai: In the concluding day event of 21-day International Yog
celebrations by Friends Of India FOI and like minded organizations in Dubai,
messages from Bharatiya Pradhan Mantri Narendra Modi and Union Health Minister
Dr. Harsh Vardhan encouraged the viewers to do Yog with their families
emphasizing the theme of the year. About 15,000 participants joined in doing Yog
and making the celebration grand.
SDSS Celebrates Yog day in Myanmar: The 6th International Day of Yog was
commemorated on an online meeting and through a live broadcast on theFacebook
page of the Sanatan Dharma Swayamsevak Sangh on June 21. Deputy Minister for
Religious Affairs and Culture, U KyiMin said that practicing Yog is known to
boost self-confidence, patience and serenity while aiding in physical fitness,
proper blood circulation, memory and eyesight. A practical demonstration of Yog
was then displayed. The Five Precepts and pattana were also observed.
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11. MASS SCREENING FOR CORONA BY RSS SWAYAMSEVAKS: A
total of 45 RSS swayamsewaks in 15 teams guided by 5 Doctors were involved in
the "Mass Screening for Corona" in Ramabhai Ambedkar Nagar, Ghatkopar East
Mumbai on June 18. A total of 2061 people were screened. The 15 teams were
assisted by more than 25 people of local mitramandals and organisations. The
team of doctors later worked on the data to filter out the high risk suspects
which was consecutively shared with ward officials.
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12. BHARAT TO ASSIST SANITATION FACILITY AT PASHUPATI:
Bharat has extended financial assistance of Rs 37.23 million for construction of
a sanitation facility in Pashupatinath temple complex. An MoU was signed on 15th
June between the Embassy of Bharat, Ministry of Federal Affairs and General
Administration and Kathmandu Metropolitan City for the construction of
sanitation facility in Pashupatinath temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage
Site since 1979, .Bharat will extend a financial assistance of NRs 37.23 million
for the project. -GoTop
13. KUSHINAGAR AIRPORT NOW AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: In
a bid to boost domestic and international tourism, the Union Cabinet approved on
24th June the proposal to declare the Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh as an
international airport. “Direct international connectivity to Kushinagar would
substantially increase the number of foreigners and domestic tourists and will
also provide an impetus to economic development of the region. On any given day,
around 200-300 devotees from Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Burma, etc are coming
and offering their prayers at Kushinagar.” an official statement said.
Kushinagar is regarded as a sacred Buddhist pilgrimage centre and is dotted with
several other Buddhist sites in the surrounding areas such as Sravasti (238 km),
Kapilvastu (190 km) and Lumbini (195 km). It already serves as the presenting
site for the Buddhist pilgrimage circuit spanning Bharat and Nepal.-GoTop
14. MODI ‘PROUD’ OF BHARATIYA AMERICAN PHYSICIANS’
CONTRIBUTIONS TO CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC: Prime Minister Narendra Modi,
speaking as the chief guest at the Virtual Global Summit of the American
Association of Physicians of Indian Origin June 27, said he was proud of the
contributions of Bharatiya American physicians in the fight against the
coronavirus pandemic. In his brief remarks at the summit, held virtually from
June 16-28, Suresh Reddy, president of AAPI, thanked Modi for his leadership of
Bharat and making Bharat a word leader. -GoTop
15. TRUMP NAMES BHARATIYA AMERICAN ENVOY TO ETHIOPIA:
Hindi-speaking career diplomat’s nomination sent to Senate. President Donald J.
Trump has tapped Bharatiya American career diplomat Geeta Pasi, who speaks
several languages including Hindi and has served as political officer in New
Delhi, as the new US ambassador to Ethiopia. The nomination of Pasi, 58,
currently Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs at the
Department of State, as ambassador to Ethiopia has been sent to the Senate for
confirmation, White House announced on 18th June.
-GoTop
16. 155 BHARATIYA COMPANIES CREATE 125,000 JOBS IN US - CII:
A total of 155 companies with origins in Bharat are responsible for
generating over $22 billion in investments and nearly 125,000 jobs in the US,
according to a report by the Confederation of Indian Industry.The report titled
'Indian Roots, American Soil 2020' showed that the states with the top
concentrations of Bharatiya companies reporting were New Jersey, Texas,
California, New York, Illinois and Georgia.The corporate social responsibility
and research and development expenditure of the companies stood at $175 million
and $900 million, respectively. Texas, California, New Jersey, New York, and
Florida are home to the greatest number of workers in the US directly employed
by the reporting Bharatiya companies. -GoTop
17. 'RECORD DOWNLOADS FOR BENGALURU BASED CHINGARI' APP:
The Chingari app has seen 25 lakh downloads till June end with over 5,50,000
downloads in just ten days after the Bharat-China standoff in Ladakh.
An app created by Bengaluru-based developers is taking the short-video world by
storm. 'Chingari' - developed by a company owned by Biswatma Nayak and Siddharth
Gautam has seen 25 lakh downloads with over 5,50,000 downloads in just ten days
after the Bharat-China standoff in Ladakh. The app witnessed 400 per cent growth
in its subscribers since #BoycottChina call was given in Bharat.
-GoTop
18. NITIN MENON BECOMES YOUNGEST UMPIRE TO JOIN ICC ELITE
PANEL OF UMPIRES!: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on 29th
June that Nitin Menon from Bharat was included in the ICC Elite Panel of Umpires
for the season 2020-21 after the annual review and selection process conducted
by ICC.
The 36-year-old became the youngest umpire to join the ICC Elite Panel of
Umpires. He also is only the third Bharatiya to make it to the prestigious panel
after former captain Srinivas Venkatraghavan and Sundaram Ravi. Nitin is son of
former international umpire Narendra Menon.
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19. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN:Pravas: Visitors:
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:That which we call the Hindu religion is really the Eternal
religion because it embraces all others. -- Sri Aurobindo
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JAI SHREE RAM
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GLOVES ARE OFF: WITH THE GALWAN VALLEY CLASH, CHINA PUSHED TOO HARD. BHARAT MUST PUSH BACK
In the most serious
incident at the LAC in 45 years, several Bharatiya soldiers – including a
colonel – were killed in clashes with Chinese troops in Galwan valley. Sources
say there were casualties on the Chinese side too but numbers are unclear. The
skirmish appears to have been physical in nature without shots being fired.
Nonetheless, they were brutal enough to dash any hopes of restoring the status
quo ante on the LAC.
The timing of the Chinese aggression and Beijing’s assertive claims in the
Galwan valley appear to be part of a strategy to remind Bharat of its
vulnerabilities. The run-up to the 1962 war had also seen New Delhi and Beijing
accuse each other’s troops of trespassing in Galwan valley. Thus, Beijing could
be using the latest Galwan valley standoff to push Bharat’s psychological
buttons by reminding it of 1962. It could be a warning to Bharat not to join the
diplomatic chorus, absolutely legitimate, for an independent investigation of
coronavirus’s origins. By getting New Delhi to kowtow to its diplomatic
positions, Beijing would also be sending a strong signal to other neighbouring
countries about who holds the whip hand in Asia, and get them to fall in line.
If this is the case then Bharat, as a proud nation, should do exactly what the
Chinese don’t want and undertake diplomatic countermeasures against Beijing. It
could denounce the revocation of Hong Kong’s autonomy, and criticise human
rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. It could rapidly raise official
diplomatic engagements with Taipei. And it must work more closely with
Indo-Pacific democracies trying to balance Chinese power across the region.
Additionally, we should give China a taste of its own medicine and weaponise
trade by imposing sanctions against Chinese imports. Beijing can’t kill our
soldiers at the LAC and expect to benefit from our huge market. Meanwhile,
pressing Beijing on Covid-19 at the WHO was anyway necessary and New Delhi as
the new chair of the global health body’s executive board should fully back this
initiative. Finally, since Beijing itself has violated the 1993 agreement to
maintain peace and tranquility at the LAC, and has not been serious about
demarcating the border despite numerous rounds of talks, it is time for the
Bharatiya army too to have operational plans in place to respond to Chinese
encroachments with its own cross-LAC manoeuvres. (Courtesy: Editorial, Times
of India, 17 June 2020.) -GoTop
REMEMBERING DR.
KESHAV BALIRAM HEDGEWAR AND HIS MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES!
Sunil Khedkar
It is the Punyateethi
or death anniversary (21 June) of Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, founder and the
first Sarsanghachalak of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
He died eighty years ago and the organization founded by him is 95 years old
now. The same organization is well known across the globe and is present across
the world. Doctorji, as he was known fondly by fellow swayamsevaks and people in
the society had to go through hardships right from his childhood. He befriended
with many influential people across society and geographies.
The biography written in Marathi by Shri N H (Nanarao) Palkar is accepted as an
official one. Many Sangh functionaries say that, whenever we feel down,
dejected, or get stuck, we read Doctorji biography written by Nanarao Palkar.
I have heard lot of Doctorji’s stories during my childhood in sayam shakha,
thereafter as I grew, I could comprehend his thoughts, the thought process,
organization skills, his vision attentiveness and yet I am in the process of
comprehending these things during my journey as a swayamsevak. Each Sangh or
Sangh thought inspired Institutions, campaigns, projects have an origin in the
life he lived. Today’s social activities or offering Sewa, Awareness about being
Hindu, Social harmony, Ram Temple construction, Promoting Sanskrit language ,
Nurturing family values , Connecting with people, Developing persons, Caring the
each and every constituent or Swayamsevak, Approach of collaboration but if its
inevitable plan, Prepare for a confrontation or a fight, Think long term , Plan
programs for activating the functionaries, Training programmes, the meetings ,
all these which I remember today and I could understand. And there are many
which I am not yet aware of or could not comprehend!
Many management concepts are deeply rooted in Sangh, let us look at some of
them-
Human is a resource – all the Sangh activities and objectives are Human centric
or for Vyakti Nirman , development of an individual.
Participation- Distribution of work amongst swayamsevaks even for a smallest and
a shortest program at the lowest level.
Involvement- Solicit, receive suggestions from functionaries, brainstorm, think
on those, and act where possible.
Management by Meeting- A Swayamsevak gets developed in a Shakha, A Karyakarta or
a functionary gets developed in a series of meetings because, in meetings
diversely opposite ideas are put forth, discussed for its pros and cons and
finally a decision is arrived. Once a decision is arrived everybody works to
implement decision taken about a program. If a decision is otherwise, all the
plans to start a program is shelved without any grudge and the team moves
forward.
Management by Objectives- Define qualitative and quantitative objectives , plan
to achieve the objectives , all the concerned work to achieve the objectives ,
conduct periodic review to assess the progress and do course correction if
required.
Team effort- all the games in shakhas are to inculcate this value of teamwork,
because of work is distributed amongst may, there is never a one man show! I
Leadership- Leadership by example , leading from the front , live by example.
Management Skills- it is experienced time and again , the annual program of all
Bharat leadership is designed in the beginning of the year. Annual, quarterly,
monthly schedules are prepared and adhered to according to the geographic spread
and hierarchical level. While many are working for pandemic relief equal number
, many are engaged to plan for holding Gurupujan Utsav!
Time Management- Plan , schedule the programs, activities should be based on
available time, find time to work, act accordingly tirelessly.
Feedback mechanism - Muktachaintan sessions or free discussions, expressions,
manifestations without agenda , informal meetings, general chat are the
different ways to seek feedback.
Lastly the famous Deming Cycle of PDCA or Plan-Do- Check -Act.: Plan activities;
Do as per plan
Check for results achieved and review; Act as per review to ensure correction or
improvement.
The list is long, but this is adequate to narrate Doctorji’s greatness!
|| तुझे तेज अंगी शतांशे जरीही ||
||उजाळूनी देऊ दिशा दाही दाही ||
|| If I obtain hundredth part of your Teja ||
|| We shall brighten all the directions ||
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