Ashadha Shukla 2 Vik. Samvat 2079, Yugabda 5124 : 1 July, 2022:SM 4007 (For Private Circulation only)
1. FESTIVALS: NAGA PANCHAMI: Naga Panchami is a day of traditional
worship of Nagas or snakes observed by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists throughout
Bharat, Nepal and other countries where they live. According to the Hindu
calendar, it falls on Shravan Shukla 5 (August 2 this year). As part of the
festivities, a Naga or serpent deity made of silver, stone, wood or a painting
of snakes is given a reverential bath with milk and their blessings are sought
for the welfare of the family.
In Nagpur, Maharashtra, Nagoba Temple is famous for Naga Panchami Puja. -GoTop
2. WRONG TO TERM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AS UNSCIENTIFIC: DR. MOHAN
BHAGWAT:On July 20, speaking at the annual 'Convocation-cum-Scientific
Convention' jointly organised by National Academy of Veterinary Sciences
(India), New Delhi and Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University,
Nagpur, RSS Sarsanghachalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat laid importance on organic and
ancient methods of farming and said it would be wrong to reject such knowledge
as unscientific without examining them.
3. YOGA DAY IS A GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING:
SUNIL AMBEKAR: On June 21, the 8th International Day of Yoga was organized
by Kreeda Bharati Manipur at Manipur Trade cum Permanent Exhibition Centre,
Lamboi Khongnangkhong, Imphal. The programme was attended by more than 630
delegates from different parts of Manipur.
Y. Khemchand Singh, Minister of Department of Municipal Administration, Housing
& Urban Development (MAHUD), Manipur, was the chief guest. He spoke on the
importance of yoga and well-being and encouraged the delegates to make yoga a
part of life and not just an event.
4. ANCIENT BHARATIYA PRACTICE ‘YOGA’ NOW GLOBAL FESTIVAL :
PM MODI: On July 21, Pradhan Mantri Shri Narendra Modi participated in the
eighth International Day of Yoga (IDY) celebrations in Karnataka’s Mysuru. He
was joined by tens of thousands of people, including Ministers who performed
asanas and breathing exercises to mark the Yoga Day. Speaking before the yoga
demonstration, PM Modi said that yoga has become a global festival as there is a
widespread acceptance of the ancient Bharatiya practice. “Yoga today is not just
a part of life, but is becoming the way of life”, he added. He also said that
the physical fitness regime was forming a basis for cooperation among countries
and that it can become a problem-solver. He added that Yoga brings peace for us
and the peace from yoga is not only for individuals but for our society, nation,
the world and the universe. Stating that things start with self-awareness and
proceed to awareness of the world, PM Modi said that when we become aware of
ourselves and our world, we begin to spot the things that need to be changed
both in ourselves and in the world.
Rashtrapati Shri Ram Nath Kovind tweeted that yoga is Bharat’s gift to humanity
and it is a holistic approach to health, well-being and a balanced mind, body
and soul. He also asked everyone to make yoga a part of their daily life and
experience its benefits. Keeping the overarching theme of the 75 years of
Bharat’s independence the Ministry for Ayush also identified 75 locations where
Union Ministers participated in the Yoga Day celebration. -GoTop
5. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA: ITBP HIMVEERS PRACTICE YOGA AT
HIGH ALTITUDES IN HIMALAYAS: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has been
promoting yoga at different high-altitude Himalayan ranges on Bharat-China
borders including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim & Arunachal
Pradesh over the years.
6. YOGA EXPO IN MYSURU: A unique two-day expo
on yoga was organised by the Ministry of Ayush at Dasara Exhibition Grounds in
Mysuru as part of the 8th International Day of Yoga. The exhibition had two
elements – digital and static. The first-ever “Digital Yoga Exhibition”
attracted the visitors’ attention by promoting Yoga with the help of the latest
technologies, including augmented reality (AR) that challenged visitors to
practice Yoga postures correctly.
7. INTERNATION DAY OF YOGA ACROSS THE WORLD: Australian
Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who was on a four-day
visit to Bharat, performed yoga in Delhi on the occasion of the 8th
International Day of Yoga (IDY) and tweeted “"An early morning start with some
yoga, ahead of a busy couple of days here in India.”
In Tanzania, IDY was celebrated in Arusha, Tabora, Lindi, Mwanza and various
other cities.
In Nepal, addressing a special function organized by the Embassy of Bharat in
Nepal in Kathmandu, Prime Minister Deuba said that regular yoga practice
instills internal energy and discipline and helps to develop positive qualities
including efficiency in work performance, motivation and self-knowledge.
In Malaysia, the virtual celebration of IDY was jointly organised by many
organizations including GOPIO Malaysia, Malaysian Tamil School Headmasters
Association, Hindu Sevai Sangam etc.
In Israel, more than two hundred yoga practitioners from all over Israel
descended at the iconic Park Ha-Tachana in Tel Aviv to celebrate the 8th IDY.
Israel has more than 1,100 registered Yoga teachers and probably the highest
number of practitioners and Yoga teachers per capita of population.
In Dubai, Friends of India and the Bharatiya Consulate organized an IDY program
for women and girls at the World Trade Centre. Shreyasi Singh – international
gold medalist in shooting – was the chief guest on the occasion.
In Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and
Coexistence, greeted the community members participating in the ‘Yoga Under the
Dome’ session organised by Louvre Museum Abu Dhabi and the Bharatiya Embassy
with a heartfelt ‘namaste’.
In Saudi Arabia, besides NRIs, expatriates from various nationalities and
foreign diplomats participated at the IDY event held at Bharatiya Embassy
premises in Riyadh.
8. SAN DIEGO VIBHAG PRATHMIK SANGH SHIKSHA VARG 2022:
San Diego Vibhag Prathamik Sangh Shiksha Varg (SSV) was conducted during the
Memorial Day Weekend of May 26-30 at Camp Morning Star, Big Bear Area,
California. There were 109 registrations from all Vibhags of Pacific South-West
Sambhag. 46 Shiksharthis, 8 Full-time Shikshaks, 18 Prabandhaks and 38 Balas/Shishus
participated in the varg.
9. HINDU SANGHATAN DIVAS CELEBRATED - DALLAS WEST VIBHAG:
On June 12, Dallas West Vibhag celebrated the first ever Hindu Sangathan
Diwas Utsav and khel diwas at Liberty Park, SouthLake, Texas. Five shakhas from
the vibhag and 151 people including 39 swayamsevaks, 37 sevikas, 43 kishores/yuvas
and 31 bal-shishus participated in the event.
10. HINDU SAMRAJYA DIVAS CELEBRATED IN THAILAND: Two
shakhas from the Nonthaburi Province, Thailand participated in the Hindu
Samrajya Diwas Celebration by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh HSS Thailand at Makut
Ramayasaran Park, Nonthaburi City on June 25. 38 swayamsevaks participated in
the event in which yogasanas were done to mark the 8th International Day of
Yoga.
11. SEWA HELPS CLEAN FLOODED HOMES IN LISMORE AREA:
From late February to early April, Australia’s east coast endured three intense
weather systems that led to record rains and flooding. Sewa Australia has been
actively helping residents of flood affected towns in and around Lismore. Each
fortnight, a team of Sewa volunteers travel overnight in a convoy of cars/mini
vans to Woodburn hub to support the needy. The team helps clean up of flood
affected homes and distributes free food and other essentials needed by the
affected residents.
12. THE DHARMA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2022: The Dharma
Internship Program 2022 is being conducted by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh HSS USA in
more than 40 centers across the United States with 540 interns registered this
year.
In the first two weeks of the program, the Stories Of Transformation project had
an orientation joined by 40 interns and 8 mentors. As part of the project
interns interviewed many inspiring social workers including Magsaysay award
winner 'waterman of Bharat' Rajendra Singh, Dr Balasubramaniam of Swami
Vivekananda Youth movement (SVYM) and Padma Awardee Phoolbasan Bai Yadav.
Volunteers including those who carried out relief work during the Colorado
wildfires and Kentucky Tornadoes were also interviewed for articles to be
written by the interns.
Webinars by Easan Katir - an American Hindu - who spoke on his journey into
Sanatana Dharma and by Santhosh Prabhu on the topic of “Practicing Dharma – The
Sangh Way” were well attended. Samit Kalra of Hindu American Foundation is
scheduled to address the next webinar on the topic of “The Human Rights
Situation of Hindus”. -GoTop
13. BAPS SWAMINARAYAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE INAUGRATED: On
June 18, the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, USA, was inaugurated in
Robbinsville, New Jersey at the site of Swaminarayan Akshardham North America.
Around 115 representatives from more than 50 Hindu Mandirs and organizations,
guests, and scholars participated in a ‘Satsang Diksha Homatmak Path’ yagna. His
Holiness Mahant Swami Maharaj joined the ceremony virtually from Ahmedabad,
Bharat and inaugurated the institute with the lighting of the inaugural lamp
(deep-pragatya) symbolizing the spreading of the light of knowledge throughout
the world. 
14. LAW, JUSTICE AND RAMAYAN: JANKI SHARMA ON BECOMING US
MAGISTRATE COURT JUDGE: Bharatiya-American Janki V Sharma was appointed as a
full-time magistrate judge for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Pennington County
of South Dakota, USA. Judge Janki Sharma took oath of office on Ramayan. She
said that she grew up learning Ramayan in Uttar Pradesh's Muzzaffarnagar and so
taking the Judicial Oath on Ramayan was a decision that came quite naturally to
her.
15. THERE CAN’T BE DOUBLE STANDARDS ON RELIGIOPHOBIA:
BHARAT AT UN: While addressing the UN to mark the first anniversary of the
International Day on countering hate speech, Ambassador TS Tirumurti said there
cannot be double standards on relegiophobia and combating the issue should not
be a selective exercise involving only one or two religions but apply equally to
phobias against non-Abrahamic religions.
Undelining the importance of education in combating radicalization, violent
extremism, and terrorism, Tirumurti called on countries to develop an education
system that truly contributes to combating them by promoting the principles of
pluralism and democracy. He further added that Bharat has embraced both these
principles – democracy and pluralism and all countries should adhere to these
principles to ensure that intolerance is addressed within a Constitutional
framework. -GoTop
16. BHARAT GRANTS HINDUS, SIKHS IN AFGHANISTAN EMERGENCY
E-VISAS: On June 19, the Union Home Ministry granted emergency e-visas to
111 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan, hours after terror attack at a gurdwara
in Kabul. The e-visas will facilitate the evacuation of Sikhs and Hindus from
Afghanistan, who are facing grave danger given a spate of terror threats there.
Officials said considering the security situation, the emergency visas have
already been granted in discussion with the intelligence agencies. -GoTop
17. THE STORY OF SARASWATI PUJA WON AN EMMY AWARD: The
Nepali film ‘Festival of Saraswati Puja’ directed by Jaswant Dev Shrestha has
won the prestigious Emmy Award in Hollywood in the genre of ‘Outstanding
Achievement in Religion’.
18. 4,000-YEAR-OLD COPPER WEAPONS FOUND IN UTTAR PRADESH’S
MAINPURI: In early June, while leveling his two-bigha field in Mainpuri's
Ganeshpur village, a farmer found a large number of copper swords and harpoons
beneath the soil. Among what was found were various swords - some that
archaeologists are calling "antenna swords and harpoons'" with a hook at the
bottom. Experts say that the hoard of 4,000-year-old copper weapons can be
traced to the copper age.
19. PUNEITES EXPERIENCE THRILLING HISTORY OF
REVOLUTIONARIES – ‘SWATANTRYACHA KRANTIYADNA’: On June 18, around 15,000
Puneites experienced the epic drama ‘Swatantryacha Krantiyadna’. It sheds light
on the work of the Chaphekar brothers as well as their predecessors and later
revolutionaries. The drama was full of thrilling experiences like Rani
Lakshmibai of Jhansi appearing on the stage riding a white horse, stories of
revolutionaries like Bhagwan Birsa Munda, Krantiveer Umaji Naik and Vastad
Lahuji Salve, demonstration of stick-fights and fencing, and shooting the
tyrannical British officer Rand in his buggi. Apart from this, Povada singing by
Shahir Hemant Mavale, kirtan by national kirtankar Charudatta Afale and
narration by Rahul Solapurkar were also part of this drama. The audience got to
experience about 125 performers, a grand stage, dance and music and live setting
of the actual events.
20. SHRI VISHWA NIKETAN: Pravas: Saumitra Gokhale,
Vishwa Vibhag Sanyojak and Ram Vaidya, Vishwa Vibhag Sah Sanyojak will be
travelling to Bharat for VSSV.
Visitors: Yellojirao Mirajkar - USA, Debashish Banerjee - Egypt.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: All human beings are miserable due to their own faults,
and they themselves can be happy by correcting these faults.― Mahavira -GoTop
JAI SHRI RAM
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CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ: CREATOR OF HINDU SAMRAJYA
PANKAJ JAGANNATH JAYSWAL
Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj's coronation sent a message to the entire Hindu nation that this
was the way to victory.
Pankaj Jagannath Jayswal Jun 12, 2022, 09:44 am IST in Analysis
When the entire country was suffering as a result of the Mughal invaders’
exploitation, injustice, physical and mental assault on our mothers and sisters,
looting of natural resources, and destroying Hindu religious and cultural sites,
during this disastrous period, a slave mindset developed that said: “nothing can
be done.”
Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation was not just his victory. The fighting Hindu nation
has triumphed over its adversaries. A new kind of governance has emerged against
one that tries to convert the human itself and harass or kill those who are
unwilling to convert religiously from such society destroyers,
religion-destroying alien aggressors.
Keeping his philosophy of tolerance, peace, and nonviolence, which he believes
to be his own learnings of Sanatan Dharma, how to win over invaders by fighting
for everyone’s protection, such a five-hundred-year-old problem of this society
was resolved in Raje’s coronation. That is why it is significant. After
witnessing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s venture, everyone was convinced that if
by finding a solution to this Mughal adversary, Hindu society, Hindu religion,
and culture, could once again lead the nation on the path of progress, then
there is one such person, and he is Maharaj, and that is why Poet Bhushan came
to the south by kicking Aurangzeb’s slavery, taking his Shiv Bawani and singing
it in front of Maharaj.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation sent a message to the entire Hindu
nation that this was the way to victory. Let’s go over it again. This was the
goal of Maharaj’s coronation. This was the goal of all of Maharaj’s ventures. He
was not fighting for himself. Maharaj did not use his position of power to gain
personal fame and respect. This was not his attitude. He went to see Shri Shail
Mallikarjuna on his way back from meeting Qutubshaha in the south. According to
the story, after visiting there, he became so engrossed that he prepared to
behead his head in front of Pindi in order to offer a lotus head. Because his
bodyguard and Amatya were with him at the time, they saved Maharaj that day.
Maharaj was not even attached to his life, far from being selfish.
Chhatrasal would have made his Mandalik, who had come to ask for a chance to
serve the king if it had been a selfish motive. This was not done by Shivaji
Maharaj. He implored, “Is it your destiny to be a servant? Will you serve other
kings? You were born into the Kshatriya clan. Create your own kingdom.”
It is not stated that if you establish a kingdom there and join it with my
kingdom or become my mandalik, I will assist you. He didn’t say anything. His
goal was not to become a small fiefdom, one kingdom, one king more powerful than
all other kings.
The few results of the coronation were, that all of Rajasthan’s Rajput kings
abandoned their feuds and formed their own party under the leadership of
Durgadas Rathod, and within a few years of Shivaji Maharaj’s coronation, they
created a situation in which all foreign invaders were forced to leave the
state.
Maharaj was a direct inspiration for Chhatrasal. The conflict lasted until the
death of his father, Champat Rai. Seeing Maharaj’s working style, Chhatrasal
went from here and eventually conquered and created an empire of
self-righteousness there.
“I will not allow any aggressor to step on this Assam’s land by following the
same policy as Maharaj is doing there,” said Chakradhwaj Singh, the king of
Assam. Everyone had to return to the Brahmaputra. The Mughals did not enslave
Assam. However, Chakradhwaj Singh stated and wrote that we should drive out the
Mughals by following Maharaj’s policy. Following this, King Rudra Singh of
Koch-Bihar fought, and that battle was also successful.
However, intellectual dishonesty is attempting to vilify Raje Shivaji’s
greatness for selfish gain and hatred of Sanatan Dharma. Their agenda is to
fabricate stories/narratives that portray the invaders and their supporters
favourably and show that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s goal was not to protect
Hindu Dharma. However, It’s encouraging to see many researchers have come out
with strong evidence to bring the facts to each of us and destroy the false
narrative created by intellectually dishonest people. If someone wants to know
the truth, they should read Shri Gajanan Mehendale’s books. Salute to
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great warrior and leader. (Organiser,12 June
2022)
-GoTop
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