The Father of the Nation

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Born	2 October 1869(1869-10-02)Porbandar, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	30 January 1948(1948-01-30) (aged 78)New Delhi, Union of India
Cause of death	Assassination (Three bullets in the chest)
Resting place	Rajghat, New Delhi, India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Mahatma Gandhi, Bapu
Alma mater	University College London, University of London
Known for	Prominent figure of Indian independence movement Propounding the philosophy of Satyagraha and Ahimsa
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse	Kasturba Gandhi
Children	Harilal Manilal Ramdas Devdas
Parents	Putlibai Gandhi (Mother) Karamchand Gandhi (Father)
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered satyagraha. This is defined as resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, a philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence. This concept helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is often referred to as Mahatma Gandhi
 He is officially honoured in India as the Father of the Nation; his birthday, 2 October, is commemorated there as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence.

Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948 by Nathuram Godse,
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Gandhi first employed civil disobedience while an expatriate lawyer in South Africa, during the resident Indian community's struggle there for civil rights. After his return to India in 1915, he organised protests by peasants, farmers, and urban labourers concerning excessive land-tax and discrimination. After assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expand women's rights, build religious and ethnic amity, end untouchability, and increase economic self-reliance. Above all, he aimed to achieve Swaraj or the independence of India from foreign domination. Gandhi famously led his followers in the Non-cooperation movement that protested the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km (240 mi) Dandi Salt March in 1930. Later, in 1942, he launched the Quit India civil disobedience movement demanding immediate independence for India. Gandhi spent a number of years in jail in both South Africa and India.

As a practitioner of ahimsa, Gandhi swore to speak the truth and advocated that others do the same. He lived modestly in a self-sufficient residential community and wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl, woven from yarn that he had spun by hand himself. He ate simple vegetarian food, experimented for a time with a fruitarian diet, and undertook long fasts as a means of both self-purification and social protest.

114th birth anniversary (23 January 1897)

Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose was born 23 January 1897, and is presumed to have died 18 August 1945 (although this is disputed). He was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally "Respected Leader"), Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today.
Bose advocated complete independence for India at the earliest, whereas the All-India Congress Committee wanted it in phases, through Dominion status. Finally at the historic Lahore Congress convention, the Congress adopted Purna Swaraj (complete independence) as its motto. Bhagat Singh's martyrdom and the inability of the Congress leaders to save his life infuriated Bose and he started a movement opposing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. He was imprisoned and expelled from India. Defying the ban, he came back to India and was imprisoned again.
Bose was elected president of the Indian National Congress for two consecutive terms, but had to resign from the post following ideological conflicts with Mohandas K. Gandhi and after openly attacking the Congress' foreign and internal policies. Bose believed that Gandhi's tactics of non-violence would never be sufficient to secure India's independence, and advocated violent resistance. He established a separate political party, the All India Forward Bloc and continued to call for the full and immediate independence of India from British rule. He was imprisoned by the British authorities eleven times. His famous motto was "Give me blood and I will give you freedom".
His stance did not change with the outbreak of the Second World War, which he saw as an opportunity to take advantage of British weakness. At the outset of the war, he left India, travelling to the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, seeking an alliance with each of them to attack the British government in India. With Imperial Japanese assistance, he re-organised and later led the Azad Hind Fauj or Indian National Army (INA), formed with Indian prisoners-of-war and plantation workers from British Malaya, Singapore, and other parts of Southeast Asia, against British forces. With Japanese monetary, political, diplomatic and military assistance, he formed the Azad Hind Government in exile, and regrouped and led the Indian National Army in failed military campaigns against the allies at Imphal and in Burma.
His political views and the alliances he made with Nazi and other militarist regimes at war with Britain have been the cause of arguments among historians and politicians, with some accusing him of fascist sympathies, while others in India have been more sympathetic towards the realpolitik that guided his social and political choices.
He is presumed to have died on 18 August 1945 in a plane crash in Taiwan, though the evidence for his death in such an accident has not been universally accepted (

Ganga in Hinduism

Birth

There are several Hindu beliefs that give various versions of the birth of Ganga. According to one version, the sacred water in Brahma's Kamandalu (water-vessel) became personified as a maiden, Ganga. According to another (Vaishnavite) legend, Brahma had reverently washed the feet of Vishnu and collected this water in his Kamandalu. According to yet a third version, Ganga was the daughter of Himavan, king of the mountains, and his consort Mena; she was thus a sister of the goddess Parvati. Every version declares that she was raised in the heavens, under the tutelage of Brahma

Descent to earth

Several years later, a king named Sagara magically acquired sixty thousand sons. One day, King Sagar performed a ritual of worship for the good of the kingdom]. One of the integral parts of the ritual was a horse, which was stolen by the jealous Indra. Sagara sent all his sons all over the earth to search for the horse. They found it in the nether-world (or Underworld) next to a meditating sage Kapila. Believing that the sage had stolen the horse, they hurled insults at him and caused his penance to be disturbed. The sage opened his eyes for the first time in several years, and looked at the sons of Sagara. With this glance, all sixty thousand were burnt to death.[1]
The souls of the sons of Sagara wandered as ghosts since their final rites had not been performed. When Bhagiratha, one of the descendants of Sagara, son of Dilip, learnt of this fate, he vowed to bring Ganga down to Earth so that her waters could cleanse their souls and release them to heaven.
Bhagiratha prayed to Brahma that Ganga come down to Earth. Brahma agreed, and he ordered Ganga to go down to the Earth and then on to the nether regions so that the souls of Bhagiratha's ancestors would be able to go to heaven. Ganga felt that this was insulting and decided to sweep the whole earth away as she fell from the heavens. Alarmed, Bhagiratha prayed to Shiva that he break up Ganga's descent.
Ganga arrogantly fell on Shiva's head. But Shiva calmly trapped her in his hair and let her out in small streams. The touch of Shiva further sanctified Ganga. As Ganga travelled to the nether-worlds, she created a different stream to remain on Earth to help purify unfortunate souls there. She is the only river to follow from all the three worlds - Swarga (heaven), Prithvi (earth) and, Patala (neitherworld or hell). Thus is called "Tripathagā" ( one who travels the three worlds) in Sanskrit language.
Because of Bhagiratha's efforts Ganga descended on to earth and hence the river is also known as Bhagirathi, and the term "Bhagirath prayatna" is used to describe valiant efforts or difficult achievements.
Another name that Ganga is known by is Jahnavi. Story has it that once Ganga came down to earth, on her way to Bhagiratha, her rushing waters created turbulence and destroyed the fields and the sadhana of a sage called Jahnu. He was angered by this and drank up all of Ganga's waters. Upon this, the Gods prayed to Jahnu to release Ganga so that she could proceed on her mission. Pleased with their prayers, Jahnu released Ganga (her waters) from his ears. Hence the name "Jahnavi" (daughter of Jahnu) for Ganga.

It is sometime believed that the river will finally dry up at the end of Kali Yuga (the era of darkness, the current era) just as with the Sarasvati river, and this era will end. Next in (cyclic) order will be the Satya Yuga or the era of Truth.

Handsome....

Great lines by Hon'ble Abdul Kalam:-
I am not a "Handsome Man" but i can give my "Hand" to "some" one who need help.
Beauty is in heart not in face. 

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FAITH...

Possibillity or impossibillity does not depend on the size of our goal but on the size of our FAITH.So,always keep faith to make everything possible

Makar Sankranti.....

Makar Sankranti  मकर संक्रान्ति, Always fall on 14 January, Hinduu month of Maagh.

 It is  the beginning of the harvest season 

 It is  the beginning of warmer and longer days than nights.

 It is the festival of Sun God also of  Srasvati puujaa

• IT IS CALLED ---
•  Makar Sankranti in - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,Manipur, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Uttarakhand.
• Uttarayan -  in Gujarat and Rajasthan
• Maghi - Haryana, Himachal Pradesh  
•  Lodi - Punjab
• Pongal - Tamil Nadu
• Magh Bihu  - Assam Valley
• Shishur Sankraat - Kashmir Valley
• Makar Vilakku  - Sabari mala (Kerala)

• In Nepal- Maghi Sankranti 
• In Thailand - สงกรานต์ Sonkrant
• In Laos - Pi Ma Lao
• In Myanmar - Thingyan
• In Cambodia - Moha Sangkran
• This is end of 'negativities' and beginning of an era of righteous living because 
• on this day Lord Vishnu ended the  terror of the Asuras(Demons) 
• On this day Maharaja Bhagiratha,brought Ganga down to the earth 
• On this day Bhishm,declared to leave his mortal body
•  Millions of people take a dip in places like Ganga Sagar (the point where the river Ganges meets the Bay of Bengal) and Prayag and pray to the Sun God (Surya) and by flying thousands and thousands of beautiful kites thinking they are reaching SUN GOD by their kites
• This day is the worship for the departed ancestors also .
• At night bone fires are lit by getting rid of useless house hold things and people sing and dance around the bone fire and wish good luck by distributing sweets to each other ----

Leadership....

Leadership is not about the size of your office or title on your business card its about the depth of your commitment & your passion to get things done.

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ART OF LIFE

Living in the favorable and unfavorable situation is PART OF LIFE,But smiling in all those situations is ART OF LIFE

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Prime Minister should answer that what action has been taken by the Shunglu Committee after 90 days against the corrupt persons – Vijender Gupta

New Delhi, 15th January.  After completion of 90 days of setting up the Shunglu Committee for enquiry into the bungling in the Commonwealth Games, the BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta has raised a question to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that he should tell the countrymen that what steps have been taken by Shunglu Committee to punish the persons who committed bungling in the Games? It may be mentioned that Prime Minister had claimed that within 3 months Shunglu Committee will find out what is truth in the complaints of corruption. The guilty persons shall be sternly punished, so that the people occupying high government positions shall think twice before committing corruption in future.

Shri Gupta told that people have forgotten even the name of Shunglu Committee during these 3 months.  In the mean time CBI has started covering up the bunglings related to the Games. Under the pressure of Government the CBI does not want that the persons involved in the bungling may be punished.  Hence, it allowed T.S. Darbari to get bail so that he may be able to destroy the proofs coming out of Jail.

It may be mentioned that the former joint director general of CWG organizing committee T.S. Darbari got bail on the 14^th January due to the failure of CBI to file chargesheet against him. Shri Gupta told that when the former head of Organizing Committee revealed that all the contracts related to the Games were awarded after taking 15 percent bribe then why the CBI and Shunglu Committee have let Mr. Suresh Kalmadi and other officers of Delhi Government go Scot free?

It may be mentioned that recently after filing FIR for the fourth time in the case of Games, CBI has said that out of the contracts awarded to four firms for temporary constructions and decoration work connected with the Games, the officers of Games Organization Committee took bribe of more than 900 crores from all the firms. It is surprising that even after finding cases of bribery and getting a lot of proof about bribery the Shunglu Committee and CBI have not made sufficient progress in the enquiry and has not thought proper to catch the big offenders. The long speeches of Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh etc. in the Congress plenary at Burari have proved to be hollow.

Shri Gupta told that Delhi Government executed works of about 25 to 32 thousand crores but not a single FIR has been filed by the CBI against any Minister or officer till date. Under pressure CBI has not interrogated any influential person connected with Delhi Government till date. CBI is working at snails pace so that enquiry may be completed but nobody is punished. Shri Gupta added that NIA should investigate all the bunglings connected with Commonwealth Games and all the cases should tried by fast track courts so that the guilty persons may be punished and the persons involved in bungling occupying high position in government may be afraid of committing any bungling.