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Maulana Husain Ahmad Madni (1879-1957) was an Islamic scholar of international repute and a stalwart of â€™s freedom struggle. His contribution to â€™s emergence as a secular democratic nation-state ranks with that of Mahatma Gandhi, Maulana Azad and Jawaharlal Nehru. As an anti-imperialist crusader heâ€¦

Mahatma Gandhi once said, â€œIam prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared tokill.â€Â Unfortunately much of modernsociety doesnâ€™t stand in agreement with him as has been highlighted this weekwhen a Melbourne Doctor, Mark Hobart, refused to refer a couplefor an abortion because they wanted a boy rather than a girl. Â According to Mondayâ€™s Herald Sun, by refusing to provide a referral fora patient on moral grounds or refer the matter to another doctor, Dr Hobartadmits he has broken the law and could face suspension, conditions on hisability to practice or even be deregistered.Â But he waswilling to risk punishment in pursuit of principles. He said he did not believeany doctor in Victoria would have helped a couple have an abortion just becausethey wanted a boy.Â Another doctor who was brought beforethe Medical Board in January for airing his views against abortion wascautioned and warned he could be deregistered if it happened again. Â Victoria's Abortion Law Reform Act 2008 s ...

ahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace and the Father of the Nation was born on 2nd October1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat. Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on the very day every year as the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, Father of India. In his autobiography "My experiments with Truth" Gandhi recalls that his childhood and teen age years were characterized by education in a local school, marriage to Kasturba at the ageof 13 and an intrinsic love for â€˜truthâ€™ and â€˜dutyâ€™. Gandhi, as he was popularly called, proved that non-violence is the most effective instrument of social change. His teachings are promoted even today to avoid violence and find peaceful solutions to conflicts. Through his sheer dedication and self-belief, Gandhi freed India from the British Raj (British Rule). He proved to theworld that freedom canbe achieved through the path of non-violence. For Gandhi â€˜Non-violenceâ€™ and 'Truth' were two inalienable virtues. He summed up the entire philosophy of his life as: "The only virtue I want to clai ...

â€œYesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.â€Â â€•Â Mother Teresa â€œLive as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.â€Â â€•Â Mahatma Gandhi â€œThe purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.â€Â â€•Â Eleanor Roosevelt â€œLife is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.â€Â â€•Â Helen Keller,Â The Open Door â€œThe future starts today, not tomorrow.â€Â â€•Â John Paul II â€œCarpe diem." (Odes: I.11)â€Â â€•Â Horace,Â The Odes of Horace â€œNothing is worth more than this day.â€Â â€•Â Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Great Vegetarians Please Share These great vegetarians, such as Pythagoras, Plato, Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw, Nikola Tesla, Shopenhauer, Thoreau, Leonardo Da Vinci, Voltaire etc. knew there could be no spiritual advancement while attaining ones nourishment from cruelty and the exploitation of others. Albert Einstein: "Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet." Leonardo DaVinci: "I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men." DaVinci claimed that flesh eaters were using their bodies as "grave yards." Charles Darwin: "The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man." Thomas Edison: "Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages." G ...

Answer (1 of 80): I will vote for Rahul if he can answer these questions which are on the mind of all Indian youth: 1. Other than winning the genetic lottery of being a Gandhi (nothing to do with the Mahatma Gandhi), what is your qualification for being our leader? 2. Is India a democracy or ju...

Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was an American clergyman, activist leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement best known for using nonviolent methods following teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. MLK has become a national icon in the history of modern America.

RAJASTHAN PSC SOLVED PAPER 2008 1. Minamata disease is caused by: A. Mercury B. Cadmium C. Lead D. Zinc Ans: A 2. Govt. of rajasthan has constituted one organization to advise the govt. on reforms in economic matters is: A. Economic policy and reform counsel B. Reform committee on economic policy C. Council for economic reforms D. Economic advisory committee: Ans: A 3. Under which article of Indian constitution, it is the duty of the Union govt. to protect states against external aggression and internal disturbance: A. 355 B. 356 C. 352 D. 360 Ans: A 4. Which one of the following group of organism has significance in diagnosing the death by drowning: A. Lichens B. Protozoa C. Cyanobacteria D. Diatoms 5. Heavy rainfall in pushkar, where does the flood occurs: A. Ajmer B. Sawaimadhopur C. Balotara D. Sojat Ans: C 6. On a specific day and time temp. was 48 degree C in churu and 24 C in Shimla, Two metallic cups identical in all respects contained water at 95 degree C in churu and 71 Degree in shimla. Which o ...

Mi seÃ±or ayÃºdame a decir la verdad y a no decir mentiras para ganarme el aplauso d los mÃ¡s dÃ©biles. SÃ me das fortuna no me quites la razÃ³n sÃ me das Ã©xito no me quites la humildad sÃ me das humildad no me quites la dignidad. Mahatma Gandhi.

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." --Mahatma Gandhi ( Un paÃs, una civilizaciÃ³n se puede juzgar por la forma en que trata a sus animales. MAhatma Ghandi)

What to do when you see an animal being treated cruelly? Backgrounder on animal laws in India: â€œThe greatness of a nation is judged by the way it treats its animalsâ€, said Mahatma Gandhi once as he was leading India through the countryâ€™s fight for independence from the colonial rulers. But long before animal activism became a global movement and animal laws were enacted in India in their present form, there are pointers that India as a nation has revered nature, its flora and fauna. The earliest laws of conservation date back to as early as 3rd Century B.C when Emperor Ashoka had banned killing and hunting of all animals in his kingdom. Images depicted in ancient Indian art and wall carvings, the notes and stories mentioned in Indian scriptures and fables like Panchatantra and Hitopdesha, all of these reflect the ethos of conservation and reverence for animals. But as India moves ahead in the rat-race for being a developed country, morals and ethos are being left behind and superseded by an insensi ...

Indian independence movement The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide range of areas like political organisations, philosophies and movements which had the common aim to ending the company rule (East India Company) , and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia. The independence movement saw various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts, some nonviolent and others not so. During the first quarter of the 19th century, Rammohan Roy introduced modern education into India. Swami Vivekananda was the chief architect who profoundly projected the rich culture of India to the west at the end of 19th century. Many of the country's political leaders of the 19th and 20th century, including Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, were influenced by the teachings of Swami Vivekananda. The first organised militant movements were in Bengal, but they later took to the political stage in the form of a mainstream movement in the then newly formed Indian National Congre ...

The Dandi March, also mainly known as the Salt Satyagraha, began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider Civil Disobedience Movement. This was the most significant organized challenge to British authority since the Non-cooperation movement of 1920â€“22, and directly followed the Purna Swaraj declaration of independence by the Indian National Congress on January 26, 1930. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (commonly called Mahatma Gandhi) led the Dandi march from his base, Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad, to the sea coast near the village of Dandi. As he continued on this 24 day, 240 mile (390 km) march to produce salt without paying the tax, growing numbers of Indians joined him along the way. When Gandhi broke the salt laws at 6:30 am on April 6, 1930, it sparked large scale acts of civil disobedience a ...

Don't say you don't have enough time..You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Mahatma Gandhi, Barack Obama, Katrina Kaif, Amitabh Bachan, Mother Teresea, Prasanjit Bhuinya, Albert Einstien...!

Ahmedabad History of todayâ€¦. Marchâ€™12 1930, Dandi march was an event of Civil Disobedience Movement. Salt is a basic requirement for every person. The British government of making salt and passed a law banning manufacture of salt. On March12 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began his epic dandi march from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi. This is how the march came to be known as Dandi March. He was accompanied by 78 supporters. The march was about 240 miles, the volunteers walked for 24 days; about 10 miles a day, On 6th April, he reached Dandi and violated the salt law by manufacturing salt by boiling sea waterâ€¦. This sparked off a civil disobedience movement nationwideâ€¦.Dandi Bridge was the first bridge that Gandhiji crossed when he embarked on the historic Salt March to Dandi on March 12, 1930 - which set the tone for the freedom struggle in the countryâ€¦â€¦.Ab

Today In History: 1933 U.S.A.: President Roosevelt gives his first " fireside chat " radio broadcast just 8 days after his inauguration telling the American people to keep faith with their country and their banking system, and asking them to leave their money in the bank where it would be kept safe . His chats to the people through these "fireside chats " on this day and future days were made friendly and informative but keeping them easy to understand by all and many consider helped him win an unprecedented 4 terms of office serving his country for a total of 12 years and 39 days. This is his fireside chat about the fail of the banking system. 1930 India: Mahatma Gandhi and his followers begin a 200 mile march to the salt beds of Jalalpur to campaign against British tax on salt beginning the fight for Indian independence from Great Britain. What must also be remembered is he was 61 years old at the time and marched over 200 miles in a peaceful march as a form of protest. 1912 U.S.A.: Juliette Gordon Low ...

I just discovered that Mahatma Gandhi went on hunger strike so that the hindu Indian government will transfer 550 million Rupees to the newly created and partitioned Muslim Pakistan(1947).What a magnanimous politician.Do we have any in Nigeria?

The great philosopher of modern nationalism and mysticsm Sain G.M. Sayed, due to his struggle, sacrifice, solitary confinement and imprisonment more then thirty years, he is entitled as â€˜Father of Sindhi Nationâ€™. Sain G.M Sayed was born on 17th January 1904 at Sann (now District Jamshoro Sindh). After his primary education, he did not continue further education and taught by tutors, English, Persian and Arabic. He started social work at the age of 14 and established "Anjuman Muslmeen Sann". He started his political career in 1919 by attending Khilafat Conference at Larkana. The same year he organized Khilafat Conference in his home town Sann. On 27th April 1921 he met with Mahatma Gandhi at Sann station and joined the All-India Congress. In October 1925 he organized "Abadgar and Zamendar Associationâ€ of Karachi district and became its joint secretary. On 1st June 1925, he took part in local board politics and became unopposed member of Taluka local board Manjhad and District Local Board Karachi. On ...

Today in History for March 10th: 298 â€“ Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa against the Berbers, and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage. 1804 â€“ In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. 1848 â€“ The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican-American War. . 1864 â€“ During the American Civil War: The Red River Campaign begins as Union troops reach Alexandria, Louisiana. 1876 â€“ Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call by saying "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." 1891 â€“ Almon Strowger, an undertaker in Topeka, Kansas, patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. 1922 â€“ Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation. 1945 â€“ The ...

Gandhi was a bigot who held black people and Africa in the "lowest regard," and expressed his views in many of his writings. Furthermore, he "allegedly" supported Apartheid in South Africa. I'm recalling the statement I made last week when I suggested that he was a great man. I spoke without doing research. After extensive study, which was sparked by a comment that brother Rodell Byrd made on FB (thank you brother), I have discovered Gandhi's bigoted views and damning comments about black people and Africa. To ensure the integrity of my research, I went to an Indian governmental website that has collected all of Gandhi's writings and other works. I examined "The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi" (electronic book); New Delhi, Publications Division Government of India, 1999. For brevity purposes, I will only cite a couple of comments Gandhi made although he made so many disparaging and proscriptive statements about black people and Africa. He states in a letter to the British government, "a general belie . ...

Dark Secrets of Muslim Nehru Family Tree (1) Jawahar Lal Nehruâ€™s parents were Mobarak Ali and Swarup Rani. Mobarak died, so Swarup married Motilal Nehru. Motilal Nehru became step-father of Jawahar Lal. Jawaharâ€™s wife Kamla Nehru died of tuberculosis. Their only daughter was Indira Nehru, whom we do not know as Indira Khan was married to Feroz Khan. Congress Party and Mahatma Gandhi asked Indira Khan to adopt Gandhi as her surname to hide shame. Who is this Feroz? He was the Nehru family's kirana store guy's son who used to supply them groceries in their home named Anand Bhavan (previously known as Ishrat Manzil). In Indian context, the paternal grandfather is deemed to be more important. Then why do we only hear about Jawahar Lal Nehru who was Rajiv Gandhi's maternal grandfather, and never about his paternal grandfather? We do not even know his name! Considering the history of the family and their socio-political stature in the country. (2) Rajiv Gandhi's paternal grandfather was Nawab Khan, a Muslim ...

Moses never got to the promised land...Martin Luther King never lived to see "his dream"...Mahatma Gandhi died too soon then. Raila has done more than he could ever do as a president.isnt silence the best ship home? Raila concede

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (January 12, 1863 - July 4, 1902) is one of the most inspiring personalities of India, who did a lot to make India a better place to live in. within a short span of time, he achieved a lot and went a long way in serving humans. He was the principal disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa. Well, in this article, we will provide youwith the Swami Vivekananda biography that will give you valuable insight into the life history of Vivekananda. It is Swami Vivekananda who canbe attributed the credit for layingthe foundation for the establishment of Ramakrishna mission and math that are actively involved in carrying out philanthropic works. The national day that is celebrated onthe 12th of January every year is dedicated to Swami Vivekananda,as it is on this day that this impressive personality was born. His influence led to the introduction of Vedanta philosophy in America and England. His efforts were acknowledged even by the noted Indian leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Su ...

President Pranab Mukherjee will pay a three-day state visit to Mauritius from March 11-13, during which he will be the chief guest at the National Day celebrations on the 45th anniversary of the independence of the country on March 12. This will be Mr Mukherjee's second visit abroad since he assumed office on July 25 last year, after the trip to Bangladesh earlier this week. During his visit, Mr Mukherjee will have meetings with Mauritius President Rajkeshwur Purryag and Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam. The Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of Mauritius and the Leader of the Opposition will make courtesy calls on him. Mr Purryag will host a lunch in his honour and Mr Ramgoolam will host a banquet. Mr Mukherjee will lay a wreath at the Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Samadhi and at the Apravasi Ghat, and garland the statue of Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Mahatma Gandhi Institute. He will be conferred a degree of Doctor of Civil Law honoris causa by the University of Mauritius. He will be acco ...

Facts about Holy Prophet Mohammad (Salallaho Alaihi Wassallam) in the world: 1. Lord Hadly, Sir Charles Archibald, Thomas Carlyle, H.G. Wells, Gibbon, George Bernard Shaw, Guru Nanak, Napoleon Bonaparte, Mahatma Gandhi, Bertland Russel, Dozy, Michael H. Hart and a countless number of historians, philosophers, authors, statesmen and orators have painted a marvellous picture of the Prophetâ€™s (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) personality and echoed to salute him, his preaching and his practices. 2. In a number of religious books of other religions, extraordinary record of the doings of the Holy Prophet of Islam (Sallal Laahu Alaihi Wasallim) and prophecies about his birth can clearly be seen. For instance, in Sanskrit religious books the following description is vividly written: â€œO People! Listen to this sympathetically, the man of praise (Muhammad) will be raised amongst the people whose loftiness of position touch the Heaven and lowers itâ€. (Sanskrit Holy book) 3. Socrates, the Greek philosopher, told h ...

Via Ambassdar Nirupama Rao Having won our independence in a nonviolent struggle, Indians join Americans in celebrating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.â€™s leadership of the civil rights movement in the United States. On Aug. 28, we will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where King delivered his â€œI Have a Dreamâ€ speech, and, on April 4, we will mourn the 45th anniversary of his assassination. On March 10, we will mark another milestone moment in Kingâ€™s public ministry and personal journey. On that day, 54 years ago, he returned from a monthlong journey to India where he rededicated himself to the nonviolent struggle for justice to which the leader of our nationâ€™s independence movement, Mahatma Gandhi, gave his life. King carried forward Gandhiâ€™s commitments â€” and Indians enthusiastically embraced Kingâ€™s campaigns â€” because both shared common values, common strategies and common struggles. While each leaderâ€™s life was cut short by violence, both these prophets of ...

Quotes about Basava Whatever legend may say about Basava the fact is pretty clear that he was the first Indian free thinker. He might be called the Luther of India the acknowledge leadership of the priests was in full swing when Basava came upon the scene and there was a movement on foot to replace caste and priestly authority with intelligence and free thinking Basava a shaivaite Brahmin, was in the camp of liberals. He mounted the rostrum for the abolition of caste and ceremonies and preached that all men by birth equal that one sex was important as another. That child marriage was wrong and widows should be permitted to re marry he promised the Lingayat's the freedom of individual action. All wherever of divine Linga , where to occupy a common level. They were to eat together and intermarry. -Arthor Miles (Land of Lingama, London 1933 P-iii) At the Belgaum session of the Indian National Congress in 1924, Mahatma Gandhi spoke about Basavanna. It has not been possible for me to practice all precepts of B ...

On this day in 1894, a dog license law was enacted in the state of New York, first in the US. And in 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began the campaign of civil disobedience in India. Finally, in 1971, Philadelphia's Joe Frazier won a boxing decision over Muhammad Ali, who had been previously undefeated.

Gandhi, the English suffragettes, and non-violent direct action In 1906, Mahatma Gandhi, visiting London, praised the dignified non-violent methods of the English suffragettes, putting their case forward as a moral example to convince his Indian countrymen to adopt the practice of â€œsatyagraha,â€ or non-violent resistance to the British in South Africa (and later in India). Later on, when the suffragettes adopted tactics of violence against property and even personal martyrdom, he became less enthusiastic. Still, Gandhi continued to follow the woman suffrage campaign with great interest, and clearly benefited from what suffrage advocates had taught. Gandhi had already formulated a theory of non-violence, based on his reading of Tolstoi, but the practical example furnished by the womenâ€™s campaign for the vote in England enabled him to refine and elaborate his approach - and perhaps to shame men who were reluctant to take action with the brave example of these remarkable British women. Clio would never ...

â€œFreedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.â€ â€• Mahatma Gandhi â€œThey who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.â€ â€• Benjamin Franklin â€œFreedom lies in being bold.â€ â€• Robert Frost â€œNow that she had nothing to lose, she was free.â€ â€• Paulo Coelho â€œThe truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.â€ â€• David Foster Wallace â€œThose who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.â€ â€• Abraham

Here is a man who is an epitome of loyalty and simplicity. The thing about the Presidentâ€™s critics is that they just cannot accept that someone with his simplicity can be their President. This is the Saul Complex. Saul could not accept the fact that somebody as simple as David could be favoured by God. And just like Saul threw the spear at David out of uncontrollable jealousy, these critics are out to throw any kind of spear to see which hits the target, hence all their lies about the President. Let me end by saying that the President is a simple man but simplicity is not naivety. If simplicity were to be naivety, then the world would not be where it is today because it is simple men like Abraham Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Kwame Nkrumah, who have shaped the world that we live in by simplifying what others have complicated.

SOME QUOTES FROM FAMOUS PERSONALITIES ACROSS THE WORLD ON THE BHAGAVAD GITA Albert Einstein: "When I read the Bhagavat Gita and reflect about how God created this universe everything else seems so superfluous." Aldous Huxley: "The Bhagavat Gita is the most systematic statement of spiritual evolution of endowing value to mankind. It is one of the most clear and comprehensive summaries of perennial philosophy ever revealed; hence its enduring value is subject not only to India but to all of humanity." Mahatma Gandhi: "When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to Bhagavad Gita and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. Those who meditate on the Gita will derive fresh joy and new meanings from it every day." Henry David Thoreau: "In the morning I bathe my intellect in the stupendous and cosmogonal philosophy of the Bhagavad Gita, in comparison with which our modern world and i ...

15 Amazing Indian Women Freedom Fighters 17 DEC Women shouldered critical responsibilities in Indiaâ€™s struggle for freedom. They held public meetings, organized picketing of shops selling foreign alcohol and articles, sold Khadi and actively participated in National Movements. They bravely faced the baton of the police and went behind the iron bars. Hundreds and thousands of Indian women dedicated their lives for obtaining freedom of their motherland and only very few could include in this essay due to space restriction. Mahatma Gandhi squarely summed up the strength of womanhood in his tribute to the gender: â€œTo call woman the weaker sex is a libel; it is manâ€™s injustice to women. If by strength is meant moral power then woman is immeasurably manâ€™s superior. Has she not greater intuition, is she not more self sacrificing, has she not greater power of endurance, has she not greater courage? Without her man would not be. If non-violence is the law of our being, the future is woman. I have nursed th ...

Written by David Icke An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind Mahatma Gandhi "Just look at us. Everything is backwards; everything is upside down. Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the major media destroy information and religions destroy spirituality" Michael Elmer Throughout most of this book I have been referring to the world as perceived by the five senses. Therefore, although the information has been very challenging and fundamentally contradicts the conditioned view of life, the overwhelming majority of readers will no doubt be persuaded by the vast body of interconnected evidence and "coincidences" that, at the very least, there is another agenda going on that they are never told about. Others will have dismissed the whole idea of a conspiracy from the start, but then the price of sand is quite cheap at the moment, apparently, and those people will have long put the book down to catch the latest from CNN. At this poin ...

Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the nation India.) "My admiration for the noble secrifice of Imam HUSSAIN (as) as a martyr abounds, because he accepted death and the torture of thrust for himself, for his sons and for his whole family, but did not submit to unjust authorities "I learnt from Imam HUSSAIN (as) how to achieve victory while being oppressed." "My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Imam HUSSAIN (as)." "If india wants to be a successfull country,it must follow in the footsteps of Imam HUSSAIN (as)." "If i had an army like the 72 soldiers of Imam HUSSAIN (as) i would have won freedom for India in 24 hours.".

Why Indian National Congress has not been dissolved after Independence? Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel are said to have held the view that the INC was formed only for achieving independence and should have been disbanded in 1947. But, the movement developed into a party developed against the wish of our Leaders Gandhi advised to dissolve the INC but the powers that were felt that wasn't necessary. But let me quote your very own Ramachandra Guha. With a past to honor - Despite what it has done to itself in recent years, history should still remember the Indian National Congress as one of the great political parties of the modern world. That, says Ramachandra Guha, explains why he is particularly angry with it. The case of the Congress is different. This was the party that led the movement for freedom, the party that united India and brought people of different religions and languages into a single political project. Its best leaders had a Universalist vision. Its ministers and legislators were once men an ...

About few thousand ago when Ram and Krishna have ruled India they were afraid of Rishiâ€™s like Vashist , Vayas and many others because Rishi had spiritual power with no ambition and ego. A Yogi can become a Rishi but as long as he is not a Rishi he should not try to change the governing system that has roots of corruption of thousand years. People like Bhagwan Rajneesh, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Sirdhi Sai Baba, Sai Baba, Chandra Swami, Radha Swami, or so many others have just learned some art of Yoga. They have ruled the world in their own time and have corrupted one way or other that is why the corrupted people have been the reason of their death. Here I do not want to mention Kabir, Swami Vivekananda, Vinova Bhave, Mahatma Gandhi, J. Krishanamurti etc. because they real saint in their own way. The people who were ambitious have big empires now but the one who wants to serve humanity has left nothing after them except the true and natural system of life. A king, Dictator, President or Prime Minister are . ...

Let's Progress 7 March 2013 Dr Rajendra Prasad Was An Epitome Of Virtues ! Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of independent India. He was born on December 3, 1884 in Ziradei village in Siwan district of Bihar to Mahadev Sahay and Kamleshwari Devi. As was the practice then, he was put under a Maulavi to learn Persian at the age of 5. He was a brilliant student and joined Calcutta Presidency College in 1902. Great Scientists Jagdish Chandra Bose and Profulla Chandra Roy were his teachers. His elder brother Mahendra influenced him to join Swadeshi Movement.. The arrival of Mahatma Gandhi on the Indian national scene greatly influenced Dr. Rajendra Prasad. and changed his outlook. He started doing his daily chores such as sweeping the floor, washing the utensils-the tasks he had all along assumed others would do for him. He played an active role in salt satyagraha and was jailed. A devastating earthquake struck Bihar in 1934 and he was released. He did commendable relief work with his large number o ...

Not only in remote past, in recent past also, India has produced giants. Ramkrishna Paramahansa, Swami Vivekananda, Raman Maharshi, Subhash Chandra Bose, Ma Anandamayee were such giants. Let us wake up and realize that without Sanatan Dharma there is no India, Bharat Mata. Without self-awareness and connection to roots what survival of life means? Mahatma Gandhi with all his greatness and the title of Mahatma was still a struggling soul forTruth. Let us correct his blunder of secular India. Let us understand that Sanatan Dharma accommodates secularism but does not remain stuck there. It accepts all forms of worship, yet clearly points a way that is natural, universal, truthful and liberating.

1956, May 13: Born in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, India 1960, age 4: Recites Bhagavad Gita, which he has never heard before 1962, age 6: Begins study of Vedas under his first teacher, Pandit Sudhakar Chaturvedi, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi's 1966, age 10: Declares to friends and family, "All over the world people are waiting for me. One day, I will visit them." 1973, age 17: Completes his traditional studies in Vedic literature and a degree in modern science 1977 - 1982: Gives discourses, travels widely and also interacted closely with renowned spiritual teachers such as Anandamayi Maa, Tiruchi Swami, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1981, age 24: Starts the first rural school on the outskirts of Bangalore, India 1982, age 25: Cognizes Sudarshan Kriya during a period of silence, formulates Art of Living course, establishes the Art of Living Foundation in Bangalore, India 1986, age 29: President of India awards the title of 'Yoga Shiromani' (Supreme Jewel of Yoga) 1995: Launches the Prison Stress Management and Re ...

6 ideologies of Rahul Gandhi 1. I am not in politics for the sake of power. 2. I am not interested in becoming Prime Minister. Becoming the Prime Minister is not a priority. 3. Marriage and starting family not a priority. If I get married and have children, I will be status quoist and will like my children to take my place. 4. Trying to break cartels in Congress that control all power. I am trying to empower people, and break the cartel which controls all powers. 5. A group of 20 takes decisions in Congress. 6. I believe in the Bhagwad Gita and its philosophy of Nishkaam Sewa(selfless service). "If I succeed, well and good. Else, I will leave it to some people. I want to change this system, want to change the organisation drastically and invoking Mahatma Gandhi as his "guru"

Act of cruel demonstration of Police shows how insensitive . they are towards weaker section, can we expect justice from them for the poor people ? We need ideal man like Swami Vivekanand, Mahatma Gandhi, Bhagat Singh, Manik Sarkar as our leader to get the system better. If man like Narendar Modi getting picked up as Prime Minister candidate we cant expect things to get better.

( Mahatma Gandhi and Christianity ) If not Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the Indian Independence struggle would have taken longer with more blood shed, division and war. When senior leaders of the Hindu political groups urged Gandhi to respond 'violence with violence' and 'sword with sword', he opposed insisting and exhorting the path of nonâ€“violence and peace, which was Gandhi's biggest sword to combat the trained and fully equipped forces. For sure this great man is one of the most respected leaders of modern history, for not only his life, but also his ideals and his message to the people. Although Hindu, Gandhi had a very close connection with Christianity and admired Jesus very much, often quoting from his favorite 'Sermon on the Mount' chapter in Mathew 5â€“7. When the missionary E. Stanley Jones met with Gandhi he asked him, "Mr. Gandhi, though you quote the words of Christ often, why is that you appear to so adamantly reject becoming his follower?" Gandhi replied, "Oh, I don't reject Christ. I lov ...

Over the course of its magnificent history, Indiahas been led by the most charismatic of leaders who have guided this countryâ€™s people and served as an inspiration for all of us. Let us pay tribute to 26 of them: 1. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru Image Credit: Â© BCCL The first Prime Minister of India ruled a chaotic newborn country right from its independence in 1947 until his death in 1964. Nehruâ€™s legacy is that of an extremely liberal, socialist and secular leader, who under the apprenticeship of Mahatma Gandhi, firmly put India on the course in which it runs today. Nehru was a man of letters and is also credited with creating the Planning Commission of India. 2. B. R. Ambedkar Image Credit: Â© BCCL One of the greatest personalities ever born in India, Ambedkar was a jurist, political leader, philosopher, anthropologist, historian, revolutionary, writer and much more. He was a revolutionary leader and held forth on his views even if they went against the popular grain. He also revived Buddhism in India, a l ...

Delhi - New Delhi Places Qutub Minar : The minar (tower) was built in the year 1212 A.D and stands at a height of 72.5 mtrs in the courtyard of the Quwwat-ul-Islam masjid.This is the oldest historical monument in Delhi and is a must for any visitor to this city. Lotus Temple: It is the Baha'I house of worship and a fairly recent construction, and is largely admired for its architecture. Red Fort: Built by Shahjahan in the year 1639, the fort was a mini city where about 3000 people lived. Rajghat: The memorial built for Mahatma Gandhi who was assassinated by a fanatic, and cremated on the banks of the river Yamuna on 31 st January 1948 . India Gate: Originally known as the All India War Memorial, built in the memory of the 90,000 Indian soldiers killed in the First World War, is a free standing arch with a height of 42.5 mtrs, designed and built by Edwin Lutyens in 1931. Parliament House: This is a huge circular, colonnaded building where the Indian parliament meets. Rashtrapati Bhawan: Situated on Raisina ...

Ram Manohar Lohia, who was a freedom fighter, socialist and a great Parliamentarian, is the guiding light for the Samajwadi Party. His integrity, his selfless struggle for India's independence and his ability to unite people of all sections of society has greatly influenced our leaders, youth and workers in the party. Mahatma Gandhi's ideas greatly influenced Lohia, who worked tirelessly during the freedom movement, writing articles against the British and raising awareness against British imperialism in Europe. Lohia was jailed by the British several times during the freedom struggle, and he fought rigorously all his life for social equality. After India became independent, Ram Manohar Lohia devoted himself to grassroots politics which included farmers cause, development work and fighting against social injustice. His ability to awaken the common people with his fiery articles on satyagraha, and his innate knowledge of social problems made him the foremost socialist leader of India. Lohia's 'Do or Die' s ...

somehow true. "No matter what, you will be loved by every one coz your ruler is the moon and every one loves the Moon. Well.. You are a person who day dream a lot, you have very low-self confidence, you need back up for every move in your life, you are very much unpredictable. Means you do change according to time and circumstances, kind a selfish, have a very strong sense of musical, artistic talent, verbal communication. Your attitudes are like the Moon, comes to gloom and fade away so everybody can expect changes in you. You can be a next Mahatma Gandhi who does peace love or you can be a Hitler who wants to destroy the man kind and peace (I mean in the community and your own home). If you really have a deep thought about your own believe in God you can feel the difference which will make you stronger! Most of the time your words are a kind of would be happening true! So without any knowledge you can predict the situation. You will become poets, writers, any Artistic business people! You are not strong ...

Despite all the challenges that characterised David's childhood, God spared his life because God knew he would be instrumental to the success and prosperity of the nation of Israel. God would go to any length to spare the life of a six year old kid who would grow up to be a 'Mahatma Gandhi' or 'Nelson Mandela' or 'Winston Churchill' as opposed to a forty year old man is already an 'Adolf Hitler or 'Sani Abacha'. If you want God's mercies, strive to be righteous because the ways of the righteous are open before Him, but the ways of the wicked shall be destroyed.

What do Hindu Scholars say about Islam? Mr. Mahatma Gandhi: "Someone has said that Europeans in South Africa dread the advent Islam -- Islam that civilized Spain, Islam that took the torch light to Morocco and preached to the world the Gospel of brotherhood. The Europeans of South Africa dread the Advent of Islam. They may claim equality with the white races. They may well dread it, if brotherhood is a sin. If it is equality of colored races then their dread is well founded." And in "Young India", he wrote: "I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind.I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission. These and not the sword carried ev ...

Jamia Millia Islamia derives its name from Urdu language in which Jamia means University and Millia means National. This University, born off the Indian National Movement and patriotic fervour, was founded in response to a call by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 to boycott the Government-supported institutio...

Recently, I had to facilitate a Connection Circle at church. The subject was, "Finding the Courage to Make changes in the World." Here are my notes and quotes for the discussion: Â What was it about Rosa Parks, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela that made them such strong positive leaders for social justice and change in their communities and the world at large? Â Who are your personal heroes? What is your definition of "courage?" Â How does the cult of personality and celebrity affect our view of our cultural heroes as mythic symbols? What are the characteristics of a true cultural leader and/or hero for justice and civil rights? Â What are the civil rights and social justice issues that you believe are important in your community and world at large today? Â Is there a disconnect between seeing these individuals as stalwart solitary heroes and their leadership role as a part of a greater community and/or movements? Should we, and can we, all aspire to be leaders in our communities ...

The God asked Lal Bahadur Shastri how many children he had during his time on earth. He replied, "I had three!" God was very Happy with the relatively good family planning adopted, God gave Shastri a Mercedes! Subhash Chandra Bose was asked the same question. When he replied that he had 10 children, God was a bit upset and gave him a cheaper car, the Ford. The next is Jawaharlal. He decided to see what happens if he says he had 15 children, God is pretty angry and gives him an inexpensive Maruti. After Sometime, the three saw Mahatma Gandhi returning on foot. They ask why God hadn't given him anything.Gandhiji replied with anger, . . . . . . . . "Some *** told God that I was the father of the nation!"

Frankly speaking, Mandela falls far short of that instinct which put mortals on the deity pedestal. The praise alarm probably springs from the fact that statesmanship in African context, borrows attributes from the West. However, those deeprooted in Africanism and its associated values and norms will cast sarcasm on his credibility as an African statesman. Am afrocentric myself but I thumb up for Mahatma Gandhi as a true Statesman of all times. Unless somebody out there buys me to his/her side through factual arguments,I'll ascend Biko on the plinth not Mandela!

Joy of being forgiven In his memoirs, Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Indian nation, humbly and frankly acknowledges that, when he was fifteen, he stole a little piece of gold from his brother. A few days later, he felt very guilty and decided to come clean by confessing to his father. So he took a paper, admitted his fault, sincerely asked his father for forgiveness and promised never to repeat the offence. Taking that note to the bedroom of his father, the young Gandhi found him ill in bed. Very timidly he handed the note to his father without saying a word. His father sat up in bed and began reading the note. As he read it, the senior Gandhi was so deeply moved by the honesty, sincerity and courage of his son that tears began to stream from his eyes. This so touched the son that he burst into tears as well. Instinctively both father and son wrapped their arms around each other and wordlessly shared their mutual admiration and joy. This notable experience made such an impact on Gandhi that years late ...

The 16th Annual Gandhi-King Season of Nonviolence 64 Ways in 64 Days Daily Commitments to Live By (Inspired by the Memorial Anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.) Day 34 Today, I will say "NO" to ideas or actions that violate me or others.

My FAVOuRITE quotes â€œNeither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.â€ - Buddha â€œWe cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails.â€ - Dolly Parton â€œWherever you go, go with all your heart.â€ - Confucius â€œEvery great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.â€ â€“ Harriet Tubman â€œNot everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.â€ - James Baldwin â€œNot knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.â€ - Emily Dickinson â€œWe must become the change we want to see.â€ - Mahatma Gandhi â€œWhen you make a mistake, donâ€™t look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind, and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.â€ - Phyllis Bottome â€œObstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.â€ - Henr ...

Reading Benny Mays' amazing biography by Randal Jelks: The African America freedom struggle has been the most remarkable in history! The black slaves in Haiti were the majority, when they ousted the French, and defeated the Spanish and the British by force of arms. Majorities also obtained in India, when Mahatma Gandhi and followers ousted the British colonialists, nonviolently, as did the African National Congress, in South Africa, when Apartheid fell, nonviolently to black majorities. Likewise, Zimbabwe nee "Rhodesia" fell to Robert Mugabe and other guerrillas' violent peoples'-majority. Across the continent of African black majorities threw off their shackles, most nonviolently but some violently. The same is true throughout the world. Oppressed majorities rose up violently as in Vietnam or nonviolently to throw off European oppression. Only in USA was freedom finally obtained, by an enslaved minority. This first came after a violent civil war, whose favorable outcome the black minority's 200,000 sold ...

Heritage Classical Indian Tours Duration : 16 Days / 15 Nights Destinations covered : Delhi - Sariska - Jaipur - Agra - Gwalior - Orchha - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Sarnath - Delhi. Day 01 : Arrive Delhi Upon arrival in Delhi, our executive will meet you at the Airport followed by transfer from to hotel. Day 02 : Delhi Morning sightseeing of New Delhi where you visit the mighty Qutub Minar, the unique lotus shaped Bahai Temple, Humayuns Tomb, India Gate and Sikh Temple at Bangla Sahib. Afternoon visit Old Delhi with visit to Raj Ghat : the mausoleum of Mahatma Gandhi followed by visit to Mughal monuments of Red Fort and Jama Masjid. Day 03 : Delhi-Sariska Morning drive to Sariska National Park known for Tigers, sambars, nilgais, chausingha, jackals, langurs, hyena etc. Afternoon Jeep safari to the National Park. Day 04 : Sariska-Jaipur Morning drive to the capital of Jaipur and check-in to hotel. Afternoon visit Pink City which includes Hawa Mahal : the palace of winds, Jantar Mantar : the observatory on sto ...

American Logo March 10, 2013 Volume II,Issue _ Richard III was king of England, and there he has the advantage over me. But he was a hunchback, and there I have the advantage over him. - - Mark Twain _ Unsung American Heroes ( Let us now, once again, sing about the unsung, the American heroes who we salute and celebrate. Why do we select Mahatma Gandhi? Two reasons. First, because the unsung part (he apparently had a tin ear), was that he had the true American spirit, the twin beliefs in cottage industry and selflessness. Second, he was nominated about a year ago by Glen Beck on Fox News. -Ed) Mohandas K. Gandhi When our selection committee heard that Glen Beck admired Mohandas K. Gandhi â€“ that he doted on the dhoti - we began to think twice about the accuracy of history. Was Gandhi a Conservative, or at the very least a moderate capitalist? He has certainly been universally quoted if not emulated by some pretty impressive people, not always our sort of chaps â€“ icons such as Martin Luther King, Jr. an ...

Genocide in Bangladesh, 1971 Summary The mass killings in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) in 1971 vie with the annihilation of the Soviet POWs, the holocaust against the Jews, and the genocide in Rwanda as the most concentrated act of genocide in the twentieth century. In an attempt to crush forces seeking independence for East Pakistan, the West Pakistani military regime unleashed a systematic campaign of mass murder which aimed at killing millions of Bengalis, and likely succeeded in doing so. The background East and West Pakistan were forged in the cauldron of independence for the Indian sub-continent, ruled for two hundred years by the British. Despite the attempts of Mahatma Gandhi and others to prevent division along religious and ethnic lines, the departing British and various Indian politicians pressed for the creation of two states, one Hindu-dominated (India), the other Muslim-dominated (Pakistan). The partition of India in 1947 was one of the great tragedies of the century. Hundreds of thousand ...

Gujarat State General Information Capital : Gandhinagar Districts :25 Languages: Gujarati, Hindi, English Introduction to Gujarat Gujarat has seen a succession of races, settlers as well as conquerors, and amalgamated their cultures into its own. The result has been a wonderful fusion of new ideas and old world traditions. Rich in crafts, history and natural beauty, this home state of Mahatma Gandhi continues to attract artists, scholars, intellectuals and businessmen from the world over. Geography of Gujarat Gujarat is situated on the western coast of the Indian Peninsula. The state is bound by the Arabian Sea on the west, Pakistan and Rajasthan in the north and northeast, Madhya Pradesh in the southeast and Maharashtra in the south. Based on physiology and culture, Gujarat can be divided into several regions like Kutch, Saurashtra, Kathiawad, and Northeast Gujarat. Kutch is situated on the northwestern border of the state bordering Pakistan with a maximum altitude of 300 meters and almost desert-like to ...

ALL TIME FABULOUS QUOTES... "Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt." - William Shakespeare â€¢ â€œThe mind is like a river; upon its waters thoughts float through in a constant procession every conscious moment. You stand on a bridge over it and can stop and turn back any thought that comes along. The art of contentment is to let no thought pass that is going to disturb you.â€ -Dr. Frank Crane â€¢ â€œOptimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other.â€ - Brian Tracy â€¢ â€œA man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.â€ Mahatma Gandhi â€¢ â€œMost folks are about as happy as they make up their mind to be.â€ - Abraham Lincoln â€¢ â€œ The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, char.â€ Benja ...

Who is Anna Hazare? A soldier, lone survivor in his unit in 1965 Indo-Pak war, Anna dedicated his life to the well-being of society. A bachelor, an ascetic, he has no possessions, no bank balance and lives in a temple. He is a living Mahatma Gandhi! In Maharashtra, Anna has single handedly transfo...

So here it is people ... THINGS ABOUT INDIA NO WILL DARE TELL YOU. "Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth." ~Mahatma Gandhi. Am gonna follow the worlds of a person i love the most .. Note : Am an Indian , am a Hindu i have traveled(walked) almost 75% of whole of India and meet people from the rest 25%, and also meet fellow travelers from all continents along the journey with their story of how they survived India, there will be three main categories ... Indians , Caucasians(white ppl the indian way of calling it) and foreigners.Am gonna tell from POV of how aliens see Earth. 0) Everything you see in the movie Slumdog Millionaire frame by frame is true, Danny deserved an oscar for capturing such huge civilization in such minute scale + everything russel peter jokes about is also true. A country is determined by its general population not by a group of people, just like a house is determined by the family that lives in not by its one or two exceptional members , when i refer Indians its ...

Brilliant Answers by a Sardar who got 0 in exam Q- In which battle did. Tipu Sultan die? A- His last battle ! Q- Where was the declaration of i ndependence signed? A- At the bottom of the page ! Q- What's the main reason for Divorce? A- Marriage! Q- Ganga flows in which state? A- Liquid state ! Q- When was Mahatma Gandhi born? A- On his birthday ! Q- How will u distribute 8mangoes amongst 6 people? A- By preparing mango shake..:D Goodnight frnds

I really feel like this sounds like me (:, except the jealous part. ha Rachel -urbandictionary 1. She's the girl that everyone is jealous of...sexy, fun, smart, outgoing, and easy to talk to. She has a heart of gold and although she might seem bulletproof, she's caring and sensitive on the inside. 2. A girl who isn't afraid to speak her mind or be herself. Watch out boys, she's a heart-breaker. A girl who won't settle for anything but the best, but rightfully so. She doesn't need a man to have a good time. 3. She's the friend you call at 2am when you need someone to tell you that everything's going to be ok. Sweet, comforting, and a great listener. rachel's are usually cute and pretty. have a good body and are smart. they also tend to be popular and silly and like to fool around A smart, sassy and sexy young woman who knows things from fashion to film to literature, from Manolo Blahniks to Mahatma Gandhi.

Many years ago, Mahatma Gandhi said: â€œOf all the evils for which man has made himself responsible, none is so degrading, so shocking or so brutal as his abuse of the better half of humanity; the female sex.â€

Just a few weeks after Miss World has banned Miss Bhutan 2010 there are rumors and stories that Miss Earth and other beauty pageants are going to follow suit... Â Miss Earth is seriously considering whether to allow Miss Bhutan 2010 into the Miss Earth beauty pageant because there is enough proof and controversy surrounding the winners of Miss Bhutan already. Â The president of Miss Earth has also thanked us and stated in his own words "Thanks for the warning." Â Sonam Choden Retty and Tenzin Norden have brought nothing but shame to the entire country of Bhutan. They do not even look beautiful, and they are surely going to be stripped off their titles soon. Â Here are some of the facts about the Miss Bhutan 2010 pageant and the reasons for Miss Bhutan to be banned from Miss World 2010. Â Sonam Choden Retty insults GandhijiThe scamster Sonam Choden Retty who was crowned Miss Bhutan 2010 has stated boldly on camera during the grooming session that she would like to be like Mahatma Gandhi. When she was ...

he Discovery Of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru when he was imprisoned by the British in the Ahmadnagar Prison. He was arrested for taking part in the Quit India movement. To keep himself occupied during his time there, Nehru started writing a book on the vibrant history and culture of his ancient land. Nehru has encapsulated the history of this vast land right from prehistoric times to the pre- independence period. He has covered, in around 600 pages, the Indus Valley civilization, the Vedic period, the different great empires in both the North and South, the Mughals, the arrival of the European powers in India, and the British rule. Sweeping across topics in its scope, the book discusses the Vedas, Upanishads, the Buddha, and even Mahatma Gandhi, covering every region and notable personality in Indiaâ€™s history. This is an ambitious work that is considered to be a classic in Indian literature. Nehruâ€™s main aim in writing this book was to highlight the rich past of the country and assert Indiaâ€ ...

Mahatma Gandhi was a veteran of two British Empire wars - the Boer War (1899) and the Zulu Wars (c.1904), where the British and his Indian Bridgade killed many Native Black South Africans.. Point being, dont believe what the West wants you to

-: Answers :- Q1. In which of the following states is the Maenam wildlife sanctuary located? -B. Sikkim Q2. One Billion Rising (OBR), a global campaign was held to demand an end to: -B. violence against women Q3. Rafael Correa, recently re-elected as the President of: -D. Ecuador Q4. Which of these States has set a new record for the countryâ€™s highest-ever voter turnout with 93% polling in the Assembly elections recently? -D. Tripura Q5. World's first women cricketer to score 5000 runs in One-Day International cricket is: -D. Charlotte Edwards Q6. Worldâ€™s tallest statute of Mahatma Gandhi has been recently unveiled at: -A. Patna Q7. _ has recorded a growth rate of 11.95 per cent annually during the 11th Five Year Plan, the highest among states. -A. Bihar Q8. As per the CBREâ€™s latest Prime Office Occupancy Costs survey, the worldâ€™s most expensive prime office market is: -C. Hong Kong Central Q9. The "Temi Tea" is a tea brand of: -B. Sikkim Q10. From which of these countries India has suspended jewe ...

1. Indira Gandhi as a four-year-old Priyadarshani with her doll at their residence in Delhi during early 1920s. 2. Father of the Nation, mahatma Gandhi, with six-year-old Indira Nehru during his 21-day fast in Delhi in the year 1924. 3. Great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh, who fought against the British Raj on his own terms often paying the imperialists back in the same coin, during 1930. 4. Mahatma Gandhi and C R Das on their morning walk in Darjeeling (West Bengal), on June 1, 1925. 5.Here's Subhash Chandra Bose at his residence in Calcutta during late 1920s. 6.Mohammed Ali Jinnah with Subhash Chandra Bose in 1935, the time when Jinnah returns to India to take charge of a reunited Muslim League. 7.Indira Gandhi seen in a jovial mood with her husband Feroze Gandhi, at a sea shore in Bombay in this 1942 photo. 8.Refugees from East Pakistan arriving barefoot in India during the Partition, speaking volumes of their pain, suffering and grief. 9.Mahatma Gandhi with Subhash Chandra Bose during Haripura (West Be ...

His followers revere and worship him.They say he had the love of Christ, the spontaneous eloquence of Prophet Muhammed, the enlightenment of Buddha and the spiritual realization of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.The people who felt his loving touch have described him variously as a messanger of God. Aware of his persona,when Mahatma Gandhi came to visit Sri Sri Thakur at Pabna, he sought guidance in resolving the increasing divide between the Hindus and Muslims in India. Sri Sri Thakur replied that if every Hindu were a true Hindu and every Muslim were a true Muslim, all cause of conflict would melt away.

4 kinds of Leadership Peter Drucker once said that â€œmanagement is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.â€ My father had a more practical view, he used to tell me that â€œa leader is one who has followers.â€ (If you think about it for a second, itâ€™s wiser than it first appears). It seems that almost everybody has their own view of what a leader is and how to go about being a good one, but there doesnâ€™t seem to be an obvious formula. Steve Jobs and Mahatma Gandhi were both unquestionably great leaders, but couldnâ€™t have been more different. The truth is, there is no one path to leadership. The personalities of great leaders are as diverse as people can possibly have. Their one commonality is that they are distinct individuals, unmistakable for anyone but themselves. And therein lies their secret, they forge their own path, even when they themselves might not know where they are going. 1. Visionary Leaders When we think of great leaders, the strong ones come to mind: Winst ...

Chandrashekhar Azad, often called, Panditji was a revolutionary. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, he was the first among many Indian revolutionaries to use arms in their fight for independence against the British rulers. A devout Brahmin, he believed that it was his â€œdharmaâ€ (duty) to fight for others. He also believed that a soldier never relinquishes his weapon. Chandrashekhar Azad was born on 23 July 1906 in village Bhavra in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh(Myth :Unnao dist- Badarka uttar pradesh).His father was Pt. Sitaram Tiwari and his mother was Jagrani Devi.Chandrashekhar Azad was deeply troubled by the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919. In 1921, when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation movement, he actively participated in the protest movement. He was arrested and received his first punishment at the age of fifteen for this act of civil disobedience. When the magistrate asked him his name, he said â€œAzadâ€ (meaning free). For this, he was sentenced to fifteen lashes ...

Ananthakrishnan Ramanathan The Noble Son of Bhatat!! Chandrasekhar Azad ji! Today is the 82nd Death Anniversary Legendary Azad!!! Azad: If yet your blood does not rage, then it is water that flows in your veins!!! Date of Birth : Jul 23, 1906 Date of Death : Feb 27, 1931 Place of Birth : India Chandrasekhar Azad was a great Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary thinker. Revered for his audacious deeds and fierce patriotism, he was the mentor of Bhagat Singh, the famous Indian martyr. Chandrasekhar Azad is considered one of the greatest Indian freedom fighter along with Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Ram Prasad Bismil, and Ashfaqulla Khan. Chandrasekhar Azad's parents were Pandit Sita Ram Tiwari and Jagrani Devi. He received his early schooling in Bhavra District Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh). For higher studies he went to the Sanskrit Pathashala at Varanasi. Young Azad was one of the young generation of Indians when Mahatma Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement. But many were disillusioned with the s ...

Azad was a terror for the British police. He was on their hit list and the British police badly wanted to capture him dead or alive. For his part, Azad had also vowed that he would never be arrested by the British police and that he would die a free man. On February 27, 1931 Chandrashekhar Azad met two of his comrades at Alfred Park, Allahabad. He was betrayed by an informer, the police surrounded the park and ordered Chandrashekhar Azad to surrender. Azad fought alone and killed three policemen but got shot in the thigh. After nearly exhausting his ammunition and foreseeing no means of escape, he shot himself in the head with his last bullet. Most of his revolutionary activities were planned and executed from Shahjahanpur. [edit] Revolutionary Chandrashekar Azad's dead body kept on public display by the British to serve as a warning message for other revolutionaries.Azad was one among a young generation of Indians who were deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi and the launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement i ...

Three women, from Sohiong, Nongpoh and Jowai asked one another about who came from the top brass to campaign for the party. The lady from Jowai said "Sonia Gandhi", the lady from Nongpoh said "Rahul Gandhi". They then asked the lady from Sohiong. She took out a Rs. 1000 note and said "Mahatma Gandhi" Joking

Who was Veer Savarkar? What was his role in India's freedom movement? Why is he so controversial? We present a primer on the controversial revolutionary. Who was he? Savarkar (1883 to 1966) was a revolutionary who spent many years in prison in the Andamans. He propounded the philosophy of Hindutva and was linked to Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, but was not found guilty. What was his early life like? He was born on May 28, 1883, in Bhagpur village near Nashik. After his parents died young, his elder brother Ganesh looked after the family. In 1898, the British hanged the Chapekar brothers in Pune for killing a British officer. This had a deep impact on the teenaged Savarkar, who decided to take up armed struggle against the British. In 1901, he joined the Ferguson College in Pune and set up the Abhinav Bharat Society, which preached a revolutionary struggle against the British. He also won a scholarship that took him to Britain to study law in 1906. Did he not write a book on the First War of Independence ...

Hey! I gotta talk about Martin Luther King, JR. 1929-1968, born in Atlanta, GA, and Malcolm X born 1925-1965. They both had a strategy and acted on it. Searching for confidence in segregated America. Dr King adopted the strategy of nonviolence from Mahatma Gandhi, a great leader of India. The strategy led to protesting courageously, and yet with dignity and Christian love. Malcolm X the activist and outspoken public voice of the Black Muslim Faith challenged the mainstream civil rights movement and the nonviolent pursuit of intergration champion by Martin Luther King Jr. He urged his followers to defend themselves against white hostile behavior "by any means necessary. " Although different strategies,they both served others instead of living only for themselves. My favorite quote of Dr. King, is: To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing. My favorite quotes of Malcolm X is : 1. Stumbling is not falling. 2. If you have no critics you'll likely have no success.

Rae Bareli and Amethi are very important cities of UP says Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam. Reason? Because Gandhis represent these constituencies. Someone go and tell that dumb head that Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad and Varanasi are far more important among many other cities. PS - Tribute to Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. In his regard Mahatma Gandhi once said - "Though I have differences with Savarkar, I consider it a honour to be in his company".

CIVIL STATION IN ANGAMALY INAUGURATED Putting an end to the heated debates among the council members and the public, Excise and Ports Minister K Babu inaugurated the new civil station of Angamaly municipality on Sunday at a function marked by an impressive gathering of people. Though the work of the new office complex was finished almost an year ago, the councilâ€™s decision to shift the municipal office to the new complex created confusion among the officials and the public. The debates on this issue had often disrupted the regular functioning of the council. Jose Thettayil MLA, while presiding over the function, said that though it took long time to decide on the opening date, the same should not be repeated in shifting the office to a new location. A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled by K P Dhanapalan MP. Municipal chairman C K Varghese, vice-chairperson Mary Varghese, standing committee chairpersons K A Poulose, Lizy Baby, Wilson Mundadan, Rita Paul, Saji Varghese, LDF leaders E V Kam .. ...

Second Tuesday of Lent Quote: "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." (Mark 11:24) Reflection: Do we have doubts? Are we pessimistic? Does fear paralyze our commitment? If we have ever suffered from the above, prayer is the most courageous thing we can ever engage in. However, some think that prayer is for those who have given up, while others think that prayer is for the weak minded. Is that so? Definitely not! Prayer is indeed for the wise who have realized that all that they are and do depends upon God. Some of the greatest minds we have ever had, Albert Einstein, Julius Nyerere, Mahatma Gandhi, Dag HammarskjÃ¶ld, just to name a few, found their wisdom bolstered by prayer. Prayer: Lord, today I celebrate our heroes; men and women who lived exemplary lives that are worthy of emulation. Place me in the footsteps of some of these great role models. Help me to emulate their wisdom and simplicity.

Attended the 'Peace Talk' by Ela Gandhi (Grand daughter of Mahatma Gandhi) at UNSW, Sydney. Great speaker, a peace activist, ex MP of South Africa, Padma Bhusan awarded in India, the flag bearer of 'Gandhiji's values'. Great crowd, 90% Western audience, around 500 head count. Gandhi ji was a great people leader. We should blame people like us who brought politics, selfishness to have their own religious community in the midst of Gandhi's values and separated Pakistan from India. We always look for reason to blame someone rather than a drop of appreciation. Offcourse things didn't go right at the time of Independence but it is not always in a single person hand, the decision was based on public demand & dirty politics by the seat hungers.

Can we expect leaders like Mahatma Gandhi anymore? On the eve of the Independence Day when everyone was in the festive mood and there was celebration going all around,when India was stepping out from Old to New, leaders like Jawaharhal Lal Nehru, Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman , Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan were giving speeches filled with emotions marking the rare moment of History ..Gandhi who was considered as the true representative of India was not present at the festivities and did not attend any function or hoist a flag either. When being asked about it he had just one question for his answer..'People are dying of hunger all round, Do you wish to hold a celebration in the midst of this devastation?' He marked 15 august 1947 with a twenty-four-hour fast. For him, freedom had come at an unacceptable price i.e partition. His small gesture conveyed a great and genuine concern for the people of the nation. Leaders with this character have become extinct species. The only elements found in our present leaders i ...

Went to Woolworths(town) to buy organic milk and they say they dont have it cause there are no orders for it so they send me to Musgrave and I get it. I was so angry cause I know what this means, it means Black people dont know the difference betw bad milk and good milk, and that is why King Edward, Prince Mshiyeni,Mahatma Gandhi, Addington, Chris Baragwanath hospitals are so full.

Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours Reuters â€“ Thu 21 Feb, 2013 AMRITSAR, India (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameronsays a giant diamond his country forced India to hand over in the colonial era that was set in a royal crown will not be returned. Speaking on the third and final day of a visit to India aimed at drumming up trade and investment, Cameron ruled out handing back the 105-carat Koh-i-Noor diamond, now on display in the Tower of London. The diamond had been set in the crown of the current Queen Elizabeth's late mother. One of the world's largest diamonds, some Indians - including independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's grandson - have demanded its return to atone for Britain's colonial past. "I don't think that's the right approach," Cameron told reporters on Wednesday after becoming the first serving British Prime Minister to voice regret about one of the bloodiest episodes in colonial India, a massacre of unarmed civilians in the city of Amritsar in 1919. "It is the same ...

When 'Gandhi' and 'Lincoln' met! New Delhi, (PTI) A small scene from the 1982 Oscar-winning biopic 'Gandhi' saw a relatively unknown, young actor bully Mahatma Gandhi on screen.The actor, who played the street bully, was none other than Daniel Day-Lewis, the winner of the best actor trophy at the Oscars tonight for his powerful portrayal of the 16th US president Abraham Lincoln.And, though M K Gandhi was born only four years after the assassination of Lincoln, the two giants from history, it appears, did meet thanks to the magic of cinema.In that scene from Richard Attenborough's classic, set in the streets of South Africa, a young, handsome-looking street ruffian named 'Colin', played by a 20-something Day-Lewis, bullies an equally young barrister Gandhi.It was the only second film of Day-Lewis, now 55.While Kingsley braved the 'bully' and went on to lift the Academy Award for the best actor that year, Day-Lewis' moment of reckoning came seven years later with 'My Left Foot', where his moving portrayal o ...

Here are some more quotes to think about . please read information is a powerful thing Arms Quotes A man with a gun is a citizen, a man without a gun is a subject. Our forefathers knew this to be true. Why do so many of us question their wisdom? -D. Michael Wiechman, May 14, 1996 "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." -Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776, Jefferson Papers 344 "Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest." -- Mahatma Gandhi "Gun bans don't disarm criminals, gun bans attract them." -- Walter Mondale, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, 4/20/94 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." -George Mason, during Virginia's ratification conve ...

The only difference between the legendary icons of History and our own children is that their histories haven't been written yet. Those that are permanently etched in our history books weren't seeking fame or fortune, they were trying to change the world, or simply fix an injustice. Rosa Parks didn't give up her bus seat because she wanted to become famous. Noone saw or knew how they would become legendary. They just did the right thing because it was the right thing to do. When the time came, they didn't just put on a pretty face and say some comforting words. They stood their ground when something was wrong, even when everybody else had to play along. Good people can do great things. Dr King was simply a father, husband and a man of God who chose to speak up about what's right and what's wrong. Mahatma Gandhi was an aristocrat who chose not to cash out his humanity. Angela Davis decided to not become just another nameless victim. Jesus Christ knew in his heart that there was more to religion than just . ...

IT was August 1942. Mahatma Gandhi had given his 'Do or Die' call, unleashing the last mass struggle for freedom from British rule. On August 9, all the Congress leaders attending the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee were arrested. In towns and villages all over the countr...

India Government is playing with sentiments of Hindus. To hide its failures , divert our mind from burning problems. Terrorists plan and Blow up cars and people, Government plans to blow up Ram Sethu. may be millennium old Bridge believed to be built by Rama from several millenniums. It Says Rama was only a myth. Someday it may say Shankaracharya or Buddha or Mahatma Gandhi were only Myth and only real were Indira Gandhi , widow of Feroz Gandhi and family. Shame on Indians, where woman is worshiped, all above Government , girls raped and killed.

March 27th, 2009 Human nature, society, and critical thinking. We have achieved a temporary solution to my car troubles, so I am elated at the prospect of moderate vehicular functionality. It is to be well noted that the amount of personal freedom one achieves through being able to transport oneself is enormous and highly rewarding. It's not a permanent solution, and involves some precariously run wire, but it's enough to free me from the abject terror of having a stranger carting me about in a huge, unpredictable vehicle full of strange unpredictable people. Really, the human animal is it's biggest danger to itself. While we have the capability for unimaginable greatness, we also have a timeless propensity towards great malice and corruption, something that has plagued me while in more ponderous and empathetic mindsets. For all the goodness in the world, the philanthropists and altruists, the Buddhas, Mahatma Gandhi's, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa-types of the world, there have been countless ...

SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL -The Iron Man Vallabhbhai Patel was one of the important social and political leaders of India. He played an important role in India's struggle for freedom. He is believed to be born on 31st October 1875 at Nadiad, Gujarat and was often addressed as Sardar. He did his matriculation at the age of 22. He seemed to be an ordinary person to everyone around him, but had strong will power. He wanted to become a barrister. At the age of 36, he went to England to fulfill his dream and joined Middle Temple Inn, He completed his 36-month course in just 30 months. After returning to India he became one of the most successful barristers of Ahmedabad. Inspired by the work and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, he joined India's struggle for independence. He organized peasants of Kheda, Bardoli and other parts of Gujarat and launched non-violent Civil Disobedience Movement in Gujarat, against the payment of raised tax, levied by the British government. He succeeded in his goal and British governmen ...

Water (I) (2005)Â The film examines the plight of a group of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. It focuses on a relationship between one of the widows, who wants to escape the social restrictions imposed on widows, and a man who is from the highest caste and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Â Director: Deepa Mehta Â Writers: Anurag Kashyap (dialogue), Deepa Mehta Â Stars: Lisa Ray, John Abraham, Seema Biswas | See full cast and crew Â Â Bollywood/Hollywood (2002)Â After Rahul's white pop-star fiancÃ©e dies in a bizarre levitation accident his mother insists he find another girl as soon as possible, preferably a Hindi one. As she backs this up by ... See full summaryÂ Â» Â Director: Deepa Mehta Â Â Biography for Lisa Ray (I) More at IMDbProÂ Â» Â Â Date of Birth 4 April 1972, Toronto, Canada Â Birth Name Lisa Rani Ray Â Height 5' 4" (1.63 m) Â Mini Biography Lisa Ray was finishing high school in Canada with aspirations of majoring in Journalism at Uni ...

Learning from S. Jagannathan -Appa: A Great Social Activist for Our Time David Blake Willis, PhD, Professor of Anthropology and Education My own contacts with Appa and Amma, two great social activists of the 20th and 21st centuries, came in the 1970s when I was doing work on the Sarvodaya Movement, a social change organization that was an outgrowth of the work of Mahatma Gandhi in the 1940s and his disciple Vinoba Bhave in the 1950s. Through the activities of Amma and Appa I became especially interested in the role of mapping, particularly when it came to social and cultural space, with a focus in terms of communities which have been historically oppressed, as well as on cultural and social capital. This also matched my interest in the themes of crossing borders and the creation of new cultures. My research also has a social activist side, particularly in the case of research into Dalits and the goals of ending the apartheid of caste in India. When I first met Amma and Appa in late 1977, I had just taken ...

Want to know what famous people have said about homeopathy? Please read onâ€¦. Many famous people including Charles Darwin, David Beckham, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. Charles Menninger (founder of the famous Menninger Clinic), Dizzie Gillespie and Mark Twain, to name just a few, have spoken in support of homeopathy. â€œThe introduction of homeopathy forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy survived the attempts of allopaths (the orthodox physicians) to destroy it.â€ â€“ Mark Twain â€œI can't manage without homeopathy. I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I use them oftenâ€... â€“ Paul McCartney Hillary Rodham Clinton has been known to send homeopathic remedies to her colleagues. â€œNo individual has done more good to the medical profession than Samuel Hahnemann (the father of homeopathy).â€ â€œI can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a doctor. The doctors I knew as a very young ch ...

Indian Scientist Receives Cosmic Messages Various scientists including Einstein, Newton and Ramanujam have based their theories on direct divine messages received by them. This virtually confirms the existence of GOD and HIS POWERS. A study group of Kanpur comprising of eminent scholars and scientists are conducting research on cosmic powers since about 35 years. They delved themselves so deep in their research that they were able to contact the cosmic powers and started receiving direct messages from them. These messages come in many ways including the appearances of these messages on the pieces of papers put in his pooja place by the convener of the group Mr. Ashok Ghai. Such messages were earlier received by Annie Besant, a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. Ghai, who is an engineer and is presently the President of IIT Roorkee Alumni Association, Kanpur chapter, is receiving these messages since about ten years. These have been certified by the leading scientists of the world to be real ...

The legends of this universe are Michael Jackson,Bruce Lee,John Pope, Mother Terrese,Mahatma Gandhi etc. I salut all this legenders bcoz they r born for sum reason in this universe. We cn't be lke them even 1 percent coz they r children's of God.I w'll mis

"Is Patience Still A Virtue?" â€˜Patienceâ€™ is the word I donâ€™t like to hear often. It dries my enthusiasm to the bones. In a fast lane of present world where competition seems the core value of world class businesses, politics or societies this so called virtuous quality, is measured in quantity of time. It may be discarded after a stipulated time frame when expected results seem way far from reach. In the world of fast food, lighting speed internet and survival of the fetes there is no time for bottlenecks and laggards. And why should anyone posses it? Itâ€™s a weapon of the cowards; the ignorant and the poor. Thatâ€™s what seems to be the trend in this modern era. History has revealed about greats like, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. Without doubt these humble men had immense patience towards their fair cause in eradicating human slavery. They harnessed their noble thoughts into practice. Both led by example, as Gandhi said, â€œbe the change you want to see in othersâ€. In spite of their .. ...

Adroit Vipul Malik Rajiv Dixit who was struggling past 20 years against multinational companies and wanted to protect Indian freedom . He was born in Allahabad (UP ) and belongs to freedom fighters family . He loved great Indian freedom fighters Bhagat Singh , Chandershakher Ajad , Subash Chander boss , Mahatma Gandhi and other all freedom fighters of Indian from his childhood . He was also Indian scientist and very few people knows that he has worked with APJ Abdul KALAM . He did his Phd in France in Science subject. But, he never used Dr. as sur name. He also worked in France as scientist in telecommunicati on sector . Practical Works for India From last 15 years , he was awaring Indianpeople that learn from Indian past historyand never again repeat history of Indian slavery . In India , there are 8000 MNC who are starting to cover India andIndianhard earning is being sent by them to their country. He started SWADESH MOVEMENT, protect your freedom movement , Use Indian productmovement . He won the fight ...

BJP leader L K Advani today blamed Pakistan squarely for Thursday's blasts in Hyderabad, saying it is involved in a proxy war against India:Blame game can't get better than this. The person who himself came from pakistan with the dream of becoming PM is now blaiming his own country. Everytime there is a attack in india without conclusion BJP will point this to pakistan whether it was Mecca blast, Samjhauta blast or Malegaon blasts. This is the tactics BJP is using from a long decade to safeguard RSS, the termite of india which has been found involved in most of the attacks. RSS which killed Mahatma Gandhi the first terror attack in india should have been banned long ago when they have killed Gandhi. Now they are wreaking havoc in this country through blasts, communal violences etc and simply getting escaped with the name of indian Mujahideen an imagination created by paid media.

Vijay Mallya brings Mahatma Gandhi belongings back to India by DEVANG VIBHAKAR on MARCH 6, 2009 57,766 views in ARTICLES Mahatma Gandhi Auction of Mahatma Gandhiâ€˜s belongings had created a huge roar in India. Gandhiâ€™s trademark wire-rimmed glasses, a pocket watch and a metal bowl, worn leather sandals and plate were the belongings of Mahatma Gandhi that were collected and owned by California based James Otis. The Indian Tycoon, Vijay Mallya who is chief of UB Group who runs Kingfisher Airlines and United Breweries that owns Kingfisher beer bought Gandhi belongings for $1.8 million on Thursday. Mallya plans to donate the same to his country India for the display of his fellow Indians. Government of India had protested this auction earlier. But still belonging items were sold by Antiquorum Auctioneers to Mallya. In a way, items have come back to home only, no matter Mallya had to pay a huge amount for the same. This is real patriotism, isnâ€™t it? Mahatma Gandhi being the father of nation, his belongin ...

Can India shake its bad corruption habits? Anne Applebaum, February 22, New Delhi, The Washington Post. Anna Hazare dresses like Mahatma Gandhi (white homespun cloth, round spectacles) and uses Gandhian tactics (nonviolent protest, hunger strikes) to fight the corruption he believes is damaging India. In 2011 and 2012, he mobilized hundreds of thousands of Indians, many of them members of the new middle class, to support his â€œfasts unto death.â€ Following a 12-day hunger strike in August 2011, he forced a panicked Indian government to agree to a series of demands for anti-corruption legislation. Hazareâ€™s campaign was successful in part because his language echoes that of Indiaâ€™s founding fathers and in part because he had the support of the staggeringly large and diverse Indian media. In the past two years alone, journalists from more than 100 television channels and countless newspapers in multiple languages helped tell the story of a telecom minister who was arrested and jailed for improperly sel ...

February 21, 2013 More photos from Priya Venkatesh 2 +6 Clean Calm Serenity !! Add a comment... Poonam Sehgal 4:26 PM - Public Saka Nankana Sahib Saka Nankana Sahib forms a very important part of Sikh history which took place in February 1921. In political significance, it comes next only to Jallianwala Bagh massacre of April 1919. The saka constitutes the core of the Gurdwara Reform Movement started by the Sikhs in early twentieth century. The interesting part of this saka (demonstration or agitation) is the unprecedented discipline, self-control and exemplary patience displayed by the peaceful Sikh protesters even in the face of extreme barbarism. Even the national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi had to acknowledge in no ambiguous terms the glory and the prestige which the peaceful and passive resistance of the Sikhs had brought to the India's Struggle for freedom. Contents [hide] 1 Narain Das Asked to Mend His Ways 2 Historical Background 3 Depraved activities within Nankana 4 Sikhs Nation awakens 5 Maha . ...

Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Born with the proverbial silver spoon, Jawaharlal had a western upbringing and studied in the famous Harrow School and Trinity College in England. In 1916, at the age of 27, Jawaharlal married Kamala Kaul and the following year saw the birth of their only child Indira Priyadarshini. After an initial brush with legal practice, Jawaharlal Nehru joined the Indian National Congress and started his political career under the tutelage of father Motilal Nehru. After the successful Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas, Mahatma Gandhi emerged as the undisputed leader of the masses and Nehru soon became one of his trusted aides. Under Gandhi's influence Nehru shunned his western lifestyle and traveled extensively to garner resistance against the British. Through the 1920s Jawaharlal Nehru earned accolades for his passionate anti-British stance and was elected Congress Party president in the 1929 Lahore session. Nehru played a prominent role in t ...

Mahatma Gandhi - By Jyoti Solapurkar (For 5 to 7 Year Old Children) : 1 : Children, there is not a single country in the whole world where the name of Mahatma Gandhi is not known. Do you know why Gandhiji became so famous? It was because he dedicated his whole life to the service of the motherland, and service of humanity. Today, I am going to tell you in brief, the story of Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the Nation, or Bapuji, as he is affectionately called. In the early days our country was made up of a large number of small Princely Kingdoms. Porbandar in Gujarat was one such Princely Kingdom. Gandhiji's father Karamchand Gandhi, popularly known as Kaba, was a Minister there. Kaba Gandhi was an honest, upright man, a strict disciplinarian, and very hot tempered. His wife Putlibai was a extremely religious person. She would not have her meal until she had worshipped the sun. Hence sometimes in the rainy season, she would go hungry for two-three days at a stretch. She was a very loving person, and immense ...

Nathuram Vinayak Godse was the sole assassin of Mahatma Gandhi " Godse dropped out of high school and became an activist with Hindu nationalist organizations such as the Hindu Mahasabha, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) "

We Indians should feel proud to be born in India because it is the country where the supreme powers i.e. Lord Ram,Lord Krishna,Lord Shiva,Lord Hanuman,Lord Ganesha etc. lived. It is the country whose culture is considered the best culture in the world. It is the place where Swami Vivekananda,Subhash Chandra Bose,Bhagat Singh,Chandra Sekhar Azad,Mahatma Gandhi etc. lived. It is the place where Narendra Modi,Anna Hazare,Baba Ramdev are living. As we are the part of such great nation,so,we should learn from our history and move forward to make the India a supreme power in the world. We were the best,We are the best and We will be the best. _AMAN GUPTA

We ourselves don't learn from our past mistakes and almost every time find others responsible for them.This serious flaw in our psyche has just been reflected out in the latest Hyderabad twin bomb blasts . Let me give the stats of the bomb blasts in Hyderabad(India) alone(mind you) 1)21st Nov 2002 at Dilsuknagar(2 dead) 2)12th Oct 2005 at commissioners task force off.(2 dead) 3)18th May 2007 at Mecca Masjid (9 dead) 4) 25th Aug 2007 at Lumbini Park & Gokul Chat(44 dead) and finally yesterday 5) 21st Jan 2013 at the same place Dilsuknagar once again(twin blasts,22 dead still counting..) Can you still say that we are learning our lessons ? Its foolish and high time, to wait for next calamity to happen,to awake from our ignorance. Ignorance is no bliss.Its like a terrorist who can strike at any given instant.If we take charge of events in our life,then it will definitely reflect outside in the society. Lets be the change ,which we want to see in the society-Mahatma Gandhi. And finally we are all collectively ...

â€œWhen every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal.â€ â€• Mahatma Gandhi,

Many Christians share a wrong notion that Jesus Christ is supposed to be our role model. However, there is a serious problem with that line of thought, and it is simply this: How do you emulate or imitate a PERFECT Man? Most of us would have enough trouble emulating Mahatma Gandhi or Mother Teresa, so forget about imitating Jesus Christ. As the kids in my neighborhood would say, "He is way out of your league!" Now someone may be quick to point out scriptures like 1 Corinthians 11:1 where the Apostle Paul says, "Be imitators of me, even as I am an imitator of Christ." Very good. The question however is, "HOW did Paul imitate Christ? Did he do it through his own effort, or did he have something else going on?" Here is what Paul said happened to him when he tried to imitate Christ using his own effort: "I know that in my flesh dwells no good thing, because I have the desire to do what is good, but I am UNABLE to do it. The good things I want to do, I fail to do, and the evil things that I don't want to do ar ...

Gandhiji - Editorial, The Hindu (January 31, 1948): The death of Mahatma Gandhi last evening at New Delhi at the hands of an insensate assassin in circumstances too tragic for reiteration has cast a deep gloom over the country from the effects of which it will not be easy for it to recover. For, as the Prime Minister of India has suggested in his broadcast, at no time in the long and chequered history of this great country were Gandhijiâ€™s wise counsel, courageous guidance, unexcelled foresight and imperturbable patience in the face of events the most calamitous more necessary than to-day. It will be universally accepted that but for his steadying direction, unerring judgment, and a determination which accepted no defeat, the turmoil which befell us in the wake of the partition of the country would have continued to menace us in an ever-increasing measure. The hundreds and thousands of messages which keep the wires and radio of the world vibrating at the moment show how deeply Gandhiji has impressed huma ...

"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed." --Storm Jameson "Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day." --Henri Nouwen "The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up." --Mark Twain "Joy lies in the fight, in the attempt, in the suffering involved, not in the victory itself" --Mahatma Gandhi "The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go." --Martha Washington

Martin Luther King Jnr, born Michael King and had his name changed to Martin Luther King Jnr. Born in 1929, attended segregated public schools in Georgia United States, graduated from Morehouse College and received a BA from Crozer Theological College and an MA and Phd from Boston College. There he met Coretta Scott his wife whom they had two sons daughters. Inspired by the works of Mahatma Gandhi, he fought against segregation and pushed for equality between coloured people and whites. Between 1957 and 1968, King travelled over 2500 times covering over 6,000,000miles, appearing where ever injustice, protest and actions against segregation took place. King wrote 5books and several articles. He directed peaceful marches of several millions across The US, arrested 25times and had several assaults, awarded 5honorary degrees, named Times Magazine's Man of the year in 1963 and became a world figure. Luther became the yougest Alfred Nobel Prize Winner for Peace at age 35, turning over the prize money of $54,123 ...

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami PrabhupÄda (ISKCON Founder Acharya)-- So according to Hindu conception of life, even there is some misunderstanding between husband and wife, it is not taken very seriously. Never taken very seriously. But in your country, in the name of liberty and freedom, there are so many things. I do not wish to discuss all those things. But according to Vedic system, husband and wife, united together, there cannot be any separation. Perhaps you have heard the name of Mahatma Gandhi. He was married when he was student, sixteen years old, and his wife was also of the same age. Later on Mahatma Gandhi became a very famous man. So one day there was husband and wife quarrel. So Mahatma Gandhi, he has written in his own biography, he drove away the wife: "You get out from my house." So the wife got out of the house and was crying in the street, "Where shall I go?" And again Mahatma Gandhi went there, "Come on." So even there was quarrel between Mahatma Gandhi and his wife. So thi ...

The BJP and Nathuram Godse By A.G. NOORANI Published: Mon, 04 February 2013 09:34 PM The Bharatiya Janata Party and its ancestor, the Bharatiya Jan Sangh, have always felt embarrassed and uneasy about Nathuram Godse. They very well knew that Gandhiâ€™s assassin had strong links to their parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). As Gandhiâ€™s Boswell, Pyarelal, records in his memoirs, â€œmembers of the RSS at some places had been instructed beforehand to tune in their radio sets on the fateful Friday for the â€˜good newsâ€™, and sweets were distributed by the members at many placesâ€ ( Mahatma Gandhi: The Last Phase; page 750). There was another reason besides. V.D. Savarkarâ€™s acquittal notwithstanding, many were convinced that he was privy to the murder; most notably Bombayâ€™s Home Minister Morarji Desai (vide the writerâ€™s article â€œSavarkar and Gandhiâ€™s murderâ€, Frontline, October 5, 2012). But Savarkar was also the BJPâ€™s ideologue. He was the one who coined the term Hindutva and disti ...

haters say i should stop my enemies would rather see me dead buried in a box. gangbangers are tellin me to start gangbangin go buy a glocc and pop it to make some profit. but somethin tells me im like Mahatma Gandhi a prophet. maybe thats the reason im so heavily protected,lord on my side meaning im heavenly guarded.

Dedicated to the person who is the reason of happiness of billions of Indians. Who infused life into the exasperated souls. Who would help people forget the sorry state of this republic. who shows them a ray of hope even in the darkest situation. The Idol Indians were searching after Mahatma Gandhi. And he became that Idol and he did not let them down ever. Even after his father's death he was available for the service of this country. The person who taught us that work is worship and not to run away from your responsibilities. One and the only one The Great Sachin Tendulkar. Waiting for the test series to start tomorrow.

Why do you need a machine gun to defend your property in the so called greatest country in the world? When will Americans realize that poverty and mental health are the real issues at hand? â€œâ€œPoverty is the worst form of violence.â€ Mahatma Gandhi

Some unknown Facts about mahatma gandhi.. 1. Mahatma Gandhi spoke English with an Irish accent, (for one of his first teachers was an Irishman.) 2. Mahatma Gandhi experimented with diets to see how cheaply he could live and remain healthy. He started living principally on fruit and goatsâ€™ milk and olive oil. 3. Mahatma Gandhi never visited the US, but he had many American fans and followers. One of his more unusual admirers was Henry Ford. Gandhi sent him an autographed charkha (spinning wheel) through a journalist emissary. During the darkest days of the Second World War, Ford, who was struck by the charkhaâ€™s â€œmechanical simplicity and high moral purpose,â€ would often spin on â€œthe symbol of economic independence that Gandhi had sent. 4. Mahatma Gandhi inspired millions of people world over to take the path of non-violence and civil disobedience. 5 world leaders who got Noble Peace prize viz. Martin Luther King Jr. (USA), Dalai Lama (Tibet), Aung San Suu Kyi (Myanmar), Nelson Mandela (S. Africa) ...

This is a footage of Mahatma Gandhi, the famous Indian independence movement leader, filmed in India on June 2nd, 1931. This is the oldest surviving sound film of Gandhi. It contains the scene of Gandhi, and an interviewer from American presses. Unfortunately, the interview is very superficial, and somewhat silly, but still a historical document. (Rough transcription below.) Interviewer: Mr. Gandhi, you might tells us please when you expect to leave for London for the second Round Table Conference? Gandhi: I have no notion. And I don't expect to go there if the Hindu Muslim question is not satisfactorily solved. Interviewer: If England grants your demands, Mr. Gandhi, do you intend to have complete prohibition in the new Indian States? Gandhi: Oh, yes. Interviewer: Absolute prohibition. Gandhi: Absolute. Interviwer: And do you intend also to abolish child marriages? Gandhi: I would very much like to even before. Interviewer: If England does not grant your demands, are you prepared to return to jail again? ...

Opposite candidate in 2012 Election.-.Mitt Romney U.S. Defense Secretary .-.Chuck Hagel America's first black president secured more than the 270 votes in the electoral college needed to win. Vice Presidential.-.Joe Biden US Secretary of State.-. John Kerry ( 68th ) Republican member of the US House of Representatives...-...Ami Bera First Hindu-American to be elected to the US House of Representatives...-.Tulsi Gabbard USAID's Indian-origin chief -Rajiv Shah. Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi has been elected to a State Assembly in the United Stated .-.Shanthi Gandhi. US Supreme Court.-.John G. Roberts US Innovation award winner...--.inventor at IBM, Rangaswamy Srinivasan. U.S. professor of the year.-.Autar Kaw 2012 US Hoover Medal .-. N R Narayana Murthy US President Barack Obama re-nominated Indian Origin as Federal Judge for the District .-.Srikanth Srinivasan. Indian-American in independent US agency devoted for people with disabilities.Sachin Pavithran Indian origin in US President's Global Development Coun ...

Narendra Modiâ€™s Address at Delhi Universityâ€™s prestigious Shri Ram College of Commerce â€“ Excerpts _ â€œI am coming here from the land of Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Look towards the freedom struggle, both strands were led by people from Gujarat. There was Shyamji Krishnavarma who inspired the revolutionaries and there was Mahatma Gandhi who gave us freedom.â€ â€œMany people gave their lives so that nation gets Swarajya. We got Swarajya but its been more than six decades, the nation wants Surajya.â€ â€œIf India has to make place for itself on world map, we need to think of giving importance to Surajya. Surajya is nothing but good governance.â€ * â€œOur model is P2G2- Pro People, Good Governance. Rulers often follow path of firefighting. But they must visualize things, discover new things, and dream to bring about change. But, in last 6 decades we have not been able to do it. Due to this there is air of pessimism in the nation.â€ People think â€œSab Chor Haiâ€ or â€œI want to lea ...

Ram means light. The root of words like rays and radiance comes from ram. Ra means radiance. Ma means me, mine, myself. Ram means the light within me, the light in my heart. Ram, of course, is the name of Lord Rama, who lived on this planet, in 7560 BCâ€¦ long ago. About 9,000 years ago. Lord Rama is connected with all the Asian continents. The entire belt of Indonesia, Malaysia and Cambodia are all connected with Ramayan. It is a very ancient epic, whose impact is very strong, even today, thousands of years later. Lord Rama is known for his truthfulness, he is considered to be perfect in all human behavior. An ideal human emperor. Mahatma Gandhi once said, â€˜You take away everything from me, I can live. But if you take away Ram, I cannot exist.â€™ The last words that he uttered were, â€˜Hey Ramâ€™. Ram is found in almost everywhere in India. Every state will have a Rampur, a Ramnagar! Everywhere! You will confuse the postal department if you only address a letter to Ramnagar. There are thousands of of R ...

What do you do when you have pressure to get a job, and pursue the more prosaic american dream -- I don't want a job -- I'm a writer and have published twenty times (including a translation) I don't really want a wife, I don't want a family, I don't want a professional position...does anybody agree? I could rant for a week on this -- since when have the heroes of our society been Ward Cleaver and Mr. Brady of the Brady Bunch? I still admire Leo Tolstoy and Mahatma Gandhi...that isn't just immature, is it? I am still sympathetic to Christian Anarchy and Dorothy Day...and I am still critical of the establishment...humph!

Hey guys Today I would like to share some political facts. Let's start with the most powerful family of the country GANDHI'S 1.) Indra Gandhi has a lot of educational institutions named after her but how many people know that she was dismissed from 2 collages due to her cunduct. She was found being intimate with her male class fellows. 2.) The GANDHI family has no link with Mahatma Gandhi. They are originally Khans. It was Nehru's idea that they should come to India from London with the new and influential surname and fool the people and make there way in politics. 3.) Indira Gandhi had an affair with Quatroki a family friend. She was often seen returning home around 3 am with Quatroki. 4.) Indira Gandhi's son slapped his mother in front of her guards because of her relationships with other men. 5.) When Sanjay Gandhi died and the news was given to Indira Gandhi the first thing she asked was that where is his wrist watch as it contained some secrete. 4.) Sonia Gandhi worked as a waitress at a cafe in Ital ...

A chronology of key events: India has been home to several ancient civilisations and empires, some dating back to more than 2,000 BC. Culture and religions have flourished over the millennia, and foreign influence has ebbed and flowed. 1858 - India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny. 1885 - Indian National Congress founded as forum for emerging nationalist feeling. Continue reading the main story Mahatma Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi steered India to independence Mahatma Gandhi's fading dream BBC - History - Historic Figures Mohandas Gandhi (1869 - 1948) 1920-22 - Nationalist figurehead Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-British civil disobedience campaign. 1942-43 - Congress launches "Quit India" movement. 1947 - End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan. Newly independent 1947-48 - Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition. 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist. ...

THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE PROBLEM OF INDIA AN OPEN LETTER TO ALL TRUE CONGRESSMEN FROM KANYAKUMARI TO KASHMIR. The Indian National Congress is the only All India Party which fought for the freedom of our country. It is also the only one party which has sacrificed thousands and thousands of workers for our freedom struggle. It is the only party which has completed 127 years since its inception. All those congressmen were selfless leaders, some of them are seniors to Mahatma Gandhi, others are juniors to Mahatma Gandhi. All those leaders are honest, straight forward, sincere and devoted congressmen. Indian National Congress was their blood and life. We have duly honoured most of our leaders of the past but we have miserably failed to honour some of them. One such great man was from Tamilnad. He loved the Congress Party from his college days, when he was studying in the Madras Law College, he was beaten by the police of the British Raj for having participated in the Satyagraha of the Congress Movement. He partic ...

â€œWhen I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.â€ â€• Mahatma Gandhi

Just one of those things to keep in mind as one strives to maintain a discerning attitude in life. :) "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it." ~Mahatma Gandhi

HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 1989 to Jan 31, 2013 Total Killings - 93,836 Custodial Killings Â -6,997 Civilians Arrested -120,724 Structures Arsoned/Destroyed Â -105,977 Women Widowed Â -22,765 Children Orphaned -107,444 Women gang-raped / Molested -10,048 Â January 2013 Total Killings -5 Custodial Killings -1 Tortured/Critically Injured -66 Civilians Arrested -218 Structures Arsoned/Destroyed -0 Disappeared -1 Women Widowed -1 Children Orphaned -3 Women gang-raped / Molested -4 Â It is one of the least known genocides in modern history. It was carried out with such a precision that it is difficult to find its traces, except in the memories of the survivors, and the tales of horror they passed on to their next generations. Around 500,000 Muslims were killed with military precision. It was such an operation that language lacks words to express this offence of demolition of human being. Though the targeted killing had already started in Jammu around mid July 1947, the operation go ...