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September 20, 2005

 

The way India has grown

In 1958 an American journalist, Harold Isaacs, wrote a book on India.It was

called Scratches On Our Minds: American Images of India and China. The book was

written on behalf of the Centre for International Studies at the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology, a prestigious institution. It was a study of how

Americans perceived India and China between the years 1953 and 1957.

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BJP needs its mission back

Throughout this month, and till Vijayadashmi, units of the RSS will be

conducting their gurudakshina ceremonies. It's a dignified annual ritual where

swayamsevaks make their personal, undisclosed contribution to their symbolic

guru, the bhagwa dhwaj (saffron flag). The actual gurudakshina is accompanied by

a valedictory address by a senior RSS functionary or a guest.

 

 

To Hindus in a Sindh district - Clear area or face death! violence. HRCP

recently received a copy of a 'Fatwa' issued in Kumri, in the Umerkot district

of Sindh, warning Hindus that they must clear the area or face death. The Hindu

community was also warned acid would be thrown on their women. Similar violence

has been threatened against non-Muslim citizens in the NWFP, where temples have

been attacked in several instances.

http://www.hrcp-web.org/P_releases.cfm

 

Yoga craze of the West

"In the US, yoga now straddles the continent from Hollywood-where actors earning

$ 20 million a movie queue up for a session with their guru-to Washington, where

in the gym of the Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and 15 others attend

their yoga class each Tuesday morning", says an American commentator.

 

 

Dalit Christians oppose move to be included in Scheduled Caste list

The Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) has blamed Church Authorities of

conspiring to include them in the Scheduled Caste list, which it said is not

acceptable to Dalit Christians.

http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/mar272005/n10.asp

 

 

 

Missionary floutes visa rules to carry on with conversions

Serious doubts are being raised as to whether there is a government in the

country to protect the interest of the citizens or not. A Canadian missionary

flush with funds-defying all court orders and avoiding the police dragnet-is not

only staying in the country but also freely converting the poor Hindus to

Christianity

 

 

Sewa lives up to its name

As people and organisations come forward to contribute heartily to the rescue

and rehabilitation efforts in Louisiana, Sewa International, a global Indian

volunteer organisation is amongst the first to spearhead the Indian endeavour in

the US in this regard.

 

 

ULFA terror spread

The broad daylight killing of RSS Vibhag Karyavah, Sukleswar Medhi, by ULFA

terrorists in Nalbari district of Assam, about 65 km from Guwahati, on August 30

has led to sharp reactions from the general public as well as from the Sangh and

its associated organisations. In protest different organisations of the Sangh

under the banner of the Lok Jagaran Manch observed a statewide dawn-to-dusk

bandh on September 1

 

NATIONAL INTEGRATION COUNCIL - WAKING UP THE DEAD

Hallelujah, Allah be praised, the unthinkable has finally happened. The Union

Home Ministry is finally showing some signs of waking up from the sleep of the

dead; it has acknowledged at long last that religious conversions of Hindus -

Vanvasis, Adivasis, Brahmins, caste Hindus, Harijans and the small Sikh and Jain

communities - by rabid evangelizing churches of all denominations is a major

cause of social unrest and communal disharmony.

http://www.vigilonline.com/news/plain_speak/ps_view.asp?plainSpeakId=90

 

Atalji releases album of bhajans by VIIth class student

Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee released an audio cassette of

bhajans-Radha Ekam Radha, Radha Duni Shayam at his residence in New Delhi

recently.

 

I could have been PM at 25: Rahul

In the clearest signal so far about his formal political ascendancy, Congress MP

Rahul Gandhi says he will become a member of the Congress Working Committee and

take "more responsibility" in the party.

http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/15rahul.htm

 

Who looted India more?

The British, say the ignorant Hindus. And they are not a few in this country.

The talk is always of colonial exploitation. Of Jalianwala massacre.

 

How come the Pandits don't figure anymore?

The emanations of the so-called "historic" meeting between the Manmohan Singh

government and the Hurriyat Conference had no reference at all to the Kashmiri

pandits. No other ethnic group, except probably the Jews, have been as buffetted

by history as the Kashmiri pandit. Its saga of pain and misery began with the

advent of Muslim rule in Kashmir in the early 14th century.

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Deadliest threat to humanity:

Sheikh Omar Bakri, one of Britain's most outspoken militant Muslim clerics,

predicted on 21-7-2005 that another terrorist attack (besides the July 7th

attack) would hit London and the prediction came true on 22-7-2005 when four

bombing attempts were made. Why do Muslims everywhere react as Muslims, not as

Britons, Indians, Filipinos, Thais or Sri Lankans, and take to demonstrations,

violence and terrorism against even native governments and non-Muslim

co-citizens, for events not in their country?

 

Appease zealots at your peril

The scale and speed of the Islamic advance have exacted a high price from

Muslims themselves in the past decades. Their handicaps have mounted as a

consequence of being seen as an actual or potential danger.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1774037,00.html

 

Great Indian women in more recent times

Sri Gangamata Goswamini was born as Sachi, the daughter of King Naresh Narayana,

in the present state of Bengal. She was very religious from her early childhood.

As she grew a little older, she studied grammar and poetry but soon spent all

her time studying the Vedic scriptures

 

Trial of poet for 'defiling idol'

Gangopadhyay says he has done no wrong (Pic: Subir Haldar)

An Indian court has ordered a leading Bengali poet to stand trial on charges of

defiling a Hindu goddess. The court in India's West Bengal state was ruling on a

lawsuit filed against Sunil Gangopadhyay by an ex-policeman

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4237076.stm

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Rule of the unruly Ulema

The current furore over the functioning of "Islamic courts" as a parallel

judicial system glosses over the ulema's unwavering commitment to the

maintenance of an "autonomous Muslim society" in India. Since the second half of

the nineteenth century, the ulema, bereft of the patronage of a Muslim state,

concentrated upon guiding the Muslim community in political and non-political

matters, from a religious point of view.

 

Everyone knows where the terrorists are, but ... - Khawar Mehdi

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Scholarly tradition of Indian women

Maitreyi was the wife of the great sage Yajna-valkya. His second wife was

Katyayani. Both were devoted to their husband and were of lofty character.

However, Maitreyi had a higher regard for spiritual knowledge and devotion to

God than had Katyayani.