Mathurabihari Of this baba's name is Hanuman Das baba lives in vrindavan he is More then 170 years old while doing vrindavan parikrama HH Indradyumna Swami having blessing that baba was born in jhansi in India around 1850 and leaved his home and came to vridavan Became devotee. he founded a wonderful Gosala of 1000 where cows are being served there. his Mother was serving the queen of jhansi who died in 1857 at que team he was present.
Jahnava Nitai Das : Once I asked this Baba how old he was. He Replied he could not remember his age, but Recalled he was 12 years old When Jhansi Rani fought the British. You can deduce his age from that. He would be around 170 years old. Also he has grown a second set of teeth, que something happens to some people after 100 years. I have seen and heard of many other babas who grew second sets of teeth after 100 years.
J K Sharma, a large Sikh man in a black turban,
works out of a small room lined with jars and herbs in the ruined and
dusty Shor Bazaar in Kabul. In a war-ravaged country where miracles are
in short supply, Sharma makes a living as a magician, providing advice
and talismans to Muslim Afghans for a fee.
On an August
afternoon, Sharma, who refused to divulge his real name, stroked his
salt-and-pepper beard as a nervous Afghan man sought help to getting the
girl he loved to marry him in the face of parental objections. Sharma
stared intently at the two dice with markings after he had rolled them a
few times. “Don’t worry, you will get the girl,” he declared with a
broad smile. The magician charged the man 1,000 Afghan rupees, or $17,
for an amulet.
Shor Bazaar, once a famed center for musicians and
a home for businesses run by Afghan Hindus, is now the haunt of
self-proclaimed magicians who are mostly Afghan Sikhs. Fortunetelling is
one of the few occupations left for the Sikhs, who are on the verge of
disappearing from Afghanistan, along with the Hindus.
Community leaders of these two religious minorities
estimate that 35 years ago around 100,000 of them lived in Afghanistan.
After three decades of fleeing from conflict to countries like India,
Canada and Germany, only 3,000 are left. The majority of the 300
families remaining are Sikhs. Sharma had also left with his family to
seek asylum in India, but he returned to Afghanistan after failing to
make a living in their new home. Every month, he remits a big part of
his earnings to his family in India.
Most of the Hindus and Sikhs
who remain in Afghanistan are weary of religious discrimination and
absence of economic opportunities, and they are hoping to leave their
country as anxieties grow about their prospects after American troops
withdraw from Afghanistan at the end of 2014. In September, for
instance, president Hamid Karzai had to issue a legislative decree to
reserve a single seat for Sikh and Hindu Afghan nationals in the lower
house of Parliament after lawmakers refused to do so.
Among those
trying to get out of Afghanistan is Ram Prakash, who owns the oldest
photography shop in Kabul established in 1955. With most of his family
already in India, the elderly Prakash is only waiting for a good offer
to sell his business, but none has come so far. “There is no point being
emotional about it. Our shop is a famous institution and that also
makes us targets,” he said.
Under the Taliban regime from 1996 to
2001, Hindus had to identify themselves by yellow markings on their
forehead or wearing a red cloth. On a late afternoon in August, a few
people lazing around the Asamai temple grounds in Kabul shared different
memories of the time.
One man recalled that Hindus with a yellow
dot could get away without a beard but that terrible retribution was
unleashed on a Muslim who shaved. Another said that he was forced to
convert to Islam by the Taliban and marry a Muslim woman because he was
seen speaking to her in a shop. In recent years, some Afghan Hindus and
Sikhs have made their way back home, at least temporarily because of
financial pressures. Most of those who returned to find work left their
families behind.
But a few like Balram Dhameja, the caretaker of a
Hindu temple in Kabul, came back with their daughters and wives.
Dhameja returned to Afghanistan with his family after 14 years because
he couldn’t make a living in India.
Dhameja said that he served
in the Afghan police force when the country was led by the Moscow-backed
president Mohammad Najibullah, who was toppled in 1992 by the
America-backed mujahedeen, and hanged from a lamp post by the Taliban
four years later.
The former police officer recalled fleeing to
India in 1992 along with at least 15,000 other Hindu families. “It was
easy to get refugee status then because the Indian government responded
to it like an emergency,” he said. “The hard part was finding jobs to
stay on and make a good life.”
Refugees say that India is slow to
grant them citizenship, and without it, they have a difficult time
finding work. A 2009 report from the Centre for Civil Society in Delhi
found that 90 per cent of the 9,000 Afghan refugees in India were from
the religious minorities, and out of them only 1,000 had been granted
citizenship. An additional 3,000 had been waiting for 12 years.
For
over a decade, Dhameja sold tea in Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi,
but the family of five found it hard to cope with the expenses. In
2006, the rent of their apartment had gone up to Rs 3,000 from Rs 500 in
1992. They left in 2006 after his tea shop was demolished in a
government raid on illegal constructions.
No future
But in
the long-term, Dhameja said he wanted to head back to India because he
saw no future for his children in Afghanistan. He was trying to save
money to send his 18-year-old son to find work in Germany in the next
few months.
Fearing harassment, the majority of Hindu and Sikh
families don’t send their children to schools in Afghanistan, especially
the girls. They have for a long time demanded exclusive schools to be
set up for their children.
Anarkali Kaur Honaryar, the only Sikh
female in the Afghan Parliament, explained that such primary schools
are running in Kabul and Jalalabad for the past two years but that it
wasn’t possible to set up exclusive schools in provinces where only two
or three families are staying. For such places, Honaryar said, the Hindu
and Sikh parents want their children to be registered in a government
school until the sixth grade, or age 12, while being tutored privately
in the Sikh temples.
“We want the young ones to be protected from
any kind of teasing. But teenagers can take care of themselves better,”
she said. Even now when the country had more schools, Honaryar said
that Hindus and Sikhs did not take education seriously. Instead, they
had their girls married off by the age of 14, often driven by fear for
their security, and sent their young boys to work.
The
36-year-old politician, who grew up in Khost Province said that her own
family, who had studied in Afghanistan before and after the Taliban, was
an example that education could be pursued despite obstacles. When the
Taliban took power, Ms Honaryar had finished the 12th grade and was
teaching in the local primary school while starting her first year
studying mathematics in the government college of the country’s north
Baghlan province.
Her father, an engineer, was fired from his job
because only Muslims could work for the Taliban government. Honaryar
left college and donned a burqa to attend vaccination courses at the
local hospital in Baghlan. When they moved to Kabul, her sister
privately tutored boys and girls of all religions.
Though the
Taliban issued several warnings, Honaryar recalled, they never used
violence to stop the classes. And after their rule ended, she got her
degree in dentistry from Kabul University and then joined the Afghan
Independent Human Rights Commission. President Karzai later chose her
for Parliament. Her sister pursued law and her brother took up medical
studies.
While she has buried her dream of becoming a pilot,
Honaryar said she still planned to pursue law when she gets time from
her political career. “We have all been educated here even when times
were very hard. Without education there will be no future for us,” she
said. “Now, there are some dangers, but nothing so big to prevent
children being sent to school.”
Harminder Kumar is a Hindu boy in
Kabul who insisted on being sent to a regular school despite his family
concerns. Kumar, 16, studies in the fourth grade because he has
disrupted his schooling several times due to harassment. “I want to be a
doctor. Going to a school with proper teachers is the only way of
getting quality education,” he said.
The only Hindu boy in his
school, Kumar said that he is often taunted over his religion and has
even had a knife pulled on him three times. His mother has complained to
the mothers of the bullies. And the principal and teacher of the school
have intervened to protect him. “But when you seek help they threaten
you even more,” he said. “I have some friends in the school here as
well. But to study more seriously, I think India will be better for me.”
Despite
the bleak prospects that face Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan, a
handful of these minorities have endured three decades of conflict to
stay in their home country, having forged relationships with Muslims
that eclipsed religious persecution.
One Sikh family lives
quietly in a fortress-like home with high mud walls on the outskirts of
Kabul. Guarding it is a Muslim family headed by Haji Faizal Rehman, who
has served as chief custodian of their property and 24 hectares of
farmlands for 17 years.
The Muslim family is left in charge when
the Sikh family moves to India during the Afghan winter months. A large
man with a bushy beard, Rehman said that in his employer’s absence, he
had warded off bribes and intimidation by local mafia groups attempting
to take over the land. “We have a special bond of trust between us. I would never work for anyone else,” he said. International New York Times
Courtesy: deccanherald dot com
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, October 29, 2013 (Deccan Chronicle): Yoga may be a
simple and low-cost method to improve quality of life in patients with
an inflammatory lung disease, according to a study by doctors at the
premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
The
study presented at the CHEST 2013 meeting here found that lung function,
shortness of breath, and inflammation all showed significant
improvement in Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
after they completed 12 weeks of training.
COPD, most commonly
caused by cigarette smoking, affects both men and women, and often,
symptoms are seen in people in their 40s. Patients with COPD have
trouble pushing used air out of their lungs, making it difficult to take
in healthy new air. Although there is no cure for COPD, a patient's
quality of life can be improved by controlling symptoms, such as
shortness of breath, researchers said.
"We investigated to see
whether simple, structured yoga training affects the level of
inflammation, shortness of breath, and quality of life in patients with
stable COPD," said Randeep Guleria, professor and head, department of
pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders at AIIMS, New Delhi.
The
study included 29 stable patients with COPD, who received yoga training
in a format that included the use of physical postures (asanas),
breathing techniques (pranayama), cleansing techniques, (kriyas),
meditation, and a relaxation technique (shavasan) for 1 hour, twice a
week, for 4 weeks. Following the 4-week period, patients were trained
for one hour every two weeks, with the remaining sessions completed at
home.
A repeat assessment was done at the end of the 12-week
training session. All parameters showed significant improvement at the
end of the 12-week period. "We found that yoga can be a simple,
cost-effective method that can help improve quality of life in patients
with COPD," said Guleria.
LAHORE:
Former president Asif Ali Zardari has greeted the Hindus of Pakistan on
the occasion of Deewali being celebrated on Sunday and called for
strengthening interfaith harmony and protecting minorities' rights.
"I
wish to extend on my behalf and on behalf of the Pakistan Peoples'
Party's heartiest greetings to the Hindu and Scheduled Castes community
on the occasion of Deewali," he said in his message.
"Deewali
is known as the festival of lights and is commemorated by members of
some of the world's oldest religions to celebrate the triumph of good
over evil. It is a time for celebration, but it is also a time for
reflection.
Let
us rededicate ourselves to continually striving in the path of good and
noble. Let us also remember that there are always others less fortunate
than us," he said.
"We
partake in Deewali celebrations also for promoting interfaith harmony
as a means to fight religious apartheid and those who seek to impose
their ideological agenda on the people," the former President said.
"On
this occasion, I wish to reiterate that the Hindus, indeed all
minorities, of Pakistan are equal citizens of the state and entitled to
equal rights.
I
also wish to reiterate our commitment to respect and uphold the UN
Resolution calling for interfaith harmony and the pledges contained in
the manifesto of the Party to safeguard the rights of all minorities in
accordance with the teachings of the founder of the Nation Quaid-e-Azam
Mohammad Ali Jinnah and the founder of the Party Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto."
SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT TO BE UNDER LIMITS WITH NO HARM TO ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH
Corruption Spoils even Life after Death
O Learned and Devoted Servants of God,
[June 26, 2012] The development of any limb of a human being is desirable as it grows from the childhood onwards. But, the growth of any limb should be within the proper limits. The growth of the finger should not be equal to the growth of the leg. Similarly, the development of science should not cross the proper limits so that there is no harm to the global environment and the health of humanity. In ancient India, sages also developed sciences. But, the sages were strong devotees of God and hence, the development of the research in science and technology did not cross the limits of danger by the grace of God.
For example, let us take the ancient system of herbal medicines (Ayurveda). All these medicines were effective in controlling the corresponding diseases. At the same time, there was no side reaction to lead to another disease and no medicine damaged the tissue cells. The medicines were active in developing the resistance of the body to disease. Almost, no medicine was directly involved in attacking the disease. Today, the modern medicines are directly involved in attacking the disease and as a result, the resistance of the body decreases and the tissue cells get damaged by the negative effects of the medicines. What is the reason for this difference? The research in medical science in ancient India was under the supervision of God so that unwarranted sides were blocked. Today, the scientists develop the research in very fast way without the supervision of God. The scientists neglect God and slowly become the atheists, who negate God. Negligence in course of time becomes negation. Therefore, the development of science in the directions of safety of the humanity is very important. My criticism, about the dangerous directions of the growth of science and technology, should not lead to the conclusion that I am against the development of science and technology. I am a scientist, who worked in the Institution of Technology throughout My life period.
In fact, the knowledge of science was given by God (Vedaah shaastraani vijnanam etat sravam janaardanaat…). The knowledge of science and technology was used in ancient India for earning livelihood in various professions. The growth of science was limited so that the natural balance was not disturbed. For example, there were no synthetic chemical fertilizers. Only natural fertilizers like cow dung, etc. were used. The knowledge that the crop requires fertilizer was known, but, too much research leading to the manufacture of chemicals acting as fertilizers was not there. There was no danger to health due to natural fertilizers. But, there is a lot of danger to health due to the toxins entering the body from the present fertilizers. Therefore, in those days, research in science never developed in the harmful direction due to the grace of God. Today, a scientist does not like the name of God thinking that God is unaware of science! When you neglect God, He keeps silent about the research in science without any interference. As a result, science developed in all the ways without any supernatural control so that the ecological balance is disturbed.
The development of industries involving various applications of energy lead to the global warming. Scientists predict the global destruction, if the warming results in the increase of two degrees more. The applications of energy and the development of scientific research in various directions resulted in the discovery of several artificial amenities. These amenities have been stamped with the higher status of life. To maintain these amenities, more and more money is needed. To earn more and more money, unlawful ways are invented, which formulate the network of corruption. As of result of corruption, the poor becomes poorer and the rich becomes richer. As a result of this increase in the gap, social revolutions have come and terrorism is one of those. Sin is the basis of corruption and this spoils even the life after death in the upper worlds. The controlled growth of science in ancient India developed very few amenities only, which could be available to everyone even with little money.
Hence, the very basis of corruption was absent in those days. Today, scientists find that these amenities are responsible for the environmental pollution, leading to global destruction. Therefore, all the steps of this analysis end in the uncontrolled growth of science and technology.
The growth of science leads to negligence of God, which is the basis for doing the sin without fear. In ancient India, very little development of science and technology was present, creating minimum number of amenities, which could be attained by everyone easily. There is no need of much argument in this topic because there is a clear practical resultant difference between the people of ancient times and the people of modern times that the ancient people lived with more longevity, with better physique and more mental peace and the exact contrast is seen in the modern people. The actual aim of science blessed by God was only to analyze the creation and realize that creator is beyond all this creation. Every item in this creation, including awareness was subjected to scientific analysis to arrive at the conclusion that no created item is the creator (neti neti… Veda). By this, it became easy to recognize that God was unimaginable.
The faith in the existence of the unimaginable power, the God, was the basis of the establishment of the golden society without corruption and global destruction. Major portion of scientific analysis was only to understand that God is beyond this imaginable creation, rewarding the good deeds and punishing the bad deeds done by any human being in this society through His unimaginable power since God by Himself is unimaginable.
कांग्रेस ही देश को बांटने का प्रयास कर रही है: सर्वे
राजनीति में धर्म का बेजा इस्तेमाल इन दिनों बहस का विषय बनता जा रहा है और लोग इससे नाराज़ हैं और उनका कहना है कि इसके लिए कांग्रेस ही मुख्यरूप से जिम्मेदार है. आज तक ने अपने पाठकों से पूछा था कि राजनीति में धर्म के धंधेबाज कौन हैं? हमने यह प्रश्न तालकटोरा स्टेडियम में 14 दलों के नेताओं की तथाकथित सेक्युलरिज्म पर हुई बैठक के मद्देनज़र पूछा था.
पाठकों में से 68.9 फीसदी पाठकों ने कहा कि इसके लिए कांग्रेस ही जिम्मेदार है|
मोरना(मुजफ्फरनगर)। भोपा थानाक्षेत्र के कस्बा मोरना में दुकान के सामने से ट्रक हटाने को लेकर मारपीट के बाद तनाव पैदा हो गया। अफवाह के चलते मोरना का बाजार बंद हो गया। मौके पर दोनों समुदाय के सैकड़ों लोग इकट्ठा हो गये। सूचना पाकर पुलिस में हड़कंप मच गया। आनन-फानन में पुलिस अधिकारी मौके पर पहुंचे और भीड़ को शांत किया। इस दौरान पुलिस को भीड़ के विरोध का सामना करना पड़ा। पुलिस ने घायल को मेडिकल के लिये भेज दिया। दुकानदार ने मारपीट करने वाले के खिलाफ पुलिस को तहरीर दी है।
मोरना निवासी पवन की जानसठ रोड पर पवन गारमेंट के नाम से दुकान है। पवन के सामने चौरावाला निवासी फैनूदीन की लोहे की दुकान है। शनिवार लगभग तीन बजे फेनूदीन की दुकान पर एक ट्रक खड़ा हुआ था। ट्रक खड़ा होने के कारण पवन की दुकान पर जाने वाले ग्राहकों को परेशानी का सामना करना पड़ा रहा था। इसके चलते पवन ने चालक से ट्रक हटाने को कहा। इसके चलते ट्रक चालक और पवन की कहासुनी हो गयी। यह देखकर फेनूदीन मौके पर पहुंचा और उसने पवन के साथ गाली गलौज कर दी। इसके बाद फेनूदीन ने पवन के साथ मारपीट शुरू कर दी। शोर शराबा होने पर मौके पर भीड़ लग गयी और दोनों समुदाय के लोग जमा हो गये। अफवाह के चलते पूरा बाजार बंद हो गया और भगदड़ मच गयी। सूचना पाकर पुलिस चौकी से कुछ सिपाही मौके पर पहुंचे, लेकिन कुछ ही देर में आसपास के सैकड़ों लोग मौके पर जमा हो गये और हंगामा करने लगे। सूचना पाकर सीओ भोपा सुबोध कुमार, एसओ भोपा विजय सिंह, ककरौली व जानसठ पुलिस और पीएसी के साथ मौके पहुंचे। भीड़ ने मारपीट करने वाले आरोपी की गिरफ्तारी की मांग करते हुए हंगामा कर दिया। पुलिस ने भीड़ को बामुश्किल समझाकर शांत किया। पुलिस ने घायल पवन को मेडिकल के लिये भेज दिया था। पवन ने मारपीट करने वाले के खिलाफ पुलिस को तहरीर दे दी। तनाव को देखते हुए मौके पर व क्षेत्र के संवेदनशील इलाकों में फोर्स तैनात कर दिया गया।
LAHORE:
Former president Asif Ali Zardari has greeted the Hindus of Pakistan on
the occasion of Deewali being celebrated on Sunday and called for
strengthening interfaith harmony and protecting minorities' rights.