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To,
1. The Secretary, Home Affairs, South Block, New Delhi,
2. The Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, North Block, New Delhi.
Sub: Information about painter Mr.M. F. Husain.
Sir,
That Hindu Janajagruti Samiti is an NGO engaged in nation building, educating people, about Dharma and Dharmacharan (religion & righteousness), awaking and uniting Hindus peacefully and through legal means.
Kindly visit our website www.hindujagruti.org for further details.
That it is a fact that one Mr. Maqbool Fida Husain has depicted a lot of Hindu Gods and deities nude in his paintings. That at the same time his paintings related to Muslim and other religions do not depict any nudity in respect of the respective persons, Gods and goddesses. That in his paintings this person shows our Hindu gods and goddesses in vulgar compromising positions which is never encountered in Hindu mythology. For example in one of his paintings he shows mother and goddess Sita totally naked masturbating on the long tail of God Hanuman. Whereas Hindu mythology contemplates a very pious relationship of mother and son between goddess Sita and God Hanuman ;in another painting she is sitting naked on the thigh of naked Ravana. Imagine a bull copulating with mother godess Parvati and God Shanker watching the act on Shivratri festival. Or Godess Durga in union with her lion ! Lord Krishna with hands and feet chopped off ! (Copy of some paintings enclosed for ready reference) A comparison of his paintings on Hindu mythology and religion and other religion leads to the inevitable conclusion that the Hindu nude paintings appear to be with the sole objective to hurt Hindu religious sentiments and insult the Hindu religion and provoke communal tensions in this country. Thus he is doing his business by drawing poronographical paintings of Hindu Gods and Godesses. That Maqbool Fida Husain is booked under different Sections of the Indian Penal Code at different police stations all over India and in some cases has obtained Bail and in some cases he is declared as absconding ( Enclosed copies of press news and also please refer our website www.hindujaruti.org for protest/campaigns ). That the above cases are mostly related with hurting the religious sentiments of the Hindus as well as endangering religious harmony.
That as per News Papers reporting the above said absconding Accused is presently located in United Kingdom and frequently flies to the UAE. (Enclosed copies of press news ) That it is pertinent to note that our consulate in UK and UAE are very much aware as to his location in these countries but, till date our counterpart in that country has failed and neglected to initiate necessary legal proceedings against above said absconding Accused because of which he is freely operating from these foreign lands and is promoting his activities of sowing communal tensions amongst Hindus and other religions and provoking, instigating and insulting the Hindus.
It was the duty of your agencies to initiate action against this absconding Accused, in which they have failed miserably. Now we hereby inform you about his location and activities and thus request your good office to initiate necessary legal action against M. F. Husain with immediate effect by which justice can be secured in the pending cases. In the event of failure on your part to act, we shall be constrained to approach the appropriate forum for justice.
Awaiting for your prompt action and reply.
Thanking you,
Yours truly,
S.G.Vatkar Co-ordinator,
Mumbai Region,
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
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what is the issue


What is the issue ? Many brave freedom fighters and revolutionaries have sacrificed their life for freedom of India. Among them, Swatantryaveer Savarkar's name will top the list. He has many accomplishments to his credit. The most memorable among them is his jumping off in the sea from a ship called 'Moria' to go to Marseilles. This jump became well-known in the whole world. This feat will complete a century on 8th July 2010. The French Government has paid a tribute to this brave act by granting permission for construction of a memorial in France; but our Indian Government is delaying the matter for the past 11 years. A doubt, therefore, arises in the mind that we might be deprived of a historic memorial owing to such apathy of the Indian Government. It is the duty of all of us nationalistic citizens of this country to see that this memorial is done .

savarkar - a patriot first





Swatantryaveer Sawarkar: He wanted Hindus to be the most powerful in the world !
Once known to be a Hindu nation with major influence of leaders like Swatantryaveer Sawarkar, it has now become a pro-Muslim and pro-Christian nation as a result of present Government’s policies. The main reasons also being self-destructive politics played by Gandhi and Nehru, their favoritism to non-Hindus and indifference of Hindus. If we defy the legacy of Gandhi and Nehru and implement policies advocated by Swa. Sawarkar with regard to protection of nation, then days are not far for our country to regain its past glory. We pay obeisance to 'Hindu-Rashtrapati' Swa. Sawarkar on the occasion of his birth anniversary on 15 th May!
Swa. Sawarkar was also a humanitarian like all Hindus. Only selfish and power-thirsty rulers and politicians can make false allegations against Sawarkar that he was a supporter of casteism or communalism. Sawarkar had advised Muslims with the same affection and warmth too. He advised them to leave fanaticism and believe that the true caste is being human, true religion being humanity, true nation being the earth and the true king being God, the Almighty. He had advised Muslims to follow these principles and be sensible and be science orientated as per the changing times. In fact, nobody has advised Muslims in better manner than Sawarkar. As he, however, realized that despite such good advice, Muslims were not ready to accept India as their motherland, he advised Hindus to adopt 'Tit for Tat' policy against Muslims and propagated the policy through his writings also. We pay obeisance at the feet of patriotic Sawarkar brothers who had to go through so much of anguish and sacrifices fighting for freedom of the motherland! People therefore, should not be ungrateful like all political parties but always remember these great revolutionaries!
Remembering Veer Savarkar
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Savarkar could be called a born rebel. He organized a gang of kids ,Vanarsena (Monkey Brigade) when he was just eleven. A fearless individual, he wanted everybody around him to become physically strong and able to face any disasters-- natural or man-made. He conducted long tours, hiking, swimming and mountaineering around Nasik, his birthplace in Maharashtra. During his high school days, he used to organize Shivaji Utsav and Ganesh Utsav, started by Tilak (whom Savarkar considered as his Guru) and used these occasions to put up plays on nationalistic themes. He started writing poems, essays, plays, etc. to inspire people, which he had developed as a passion. Later he went to Pune for college education and founded the "Abhinav Bharat Society". As a serious student of nationalism he found bigger venue now; with growing youngsters, he bloomed as a leader as well. All political activities were banned by the ruling British then and he had to undertake all transactions, communications in secret and was expelled from hostel and at one point from the college as well. But since he managed to get the prestigious Shivaji scholarship (named after Shivaji) to study law at London, the college authorities had to make way for his scholastic journey!
Magnum Opus
Savarkar greatly nurtured the idea of bringing out an authentic informative researched work on The Great Indian Revolt, which the British termed as "Sepoy Mutiny" of 1857. Since India Office Library was the only place which contained all records and documents, he was determined to undertake a detailed study, but was cautious enough not to make his intentions known. Hence after landing in London, he wrote a biography of Gieuseppe Mazzini, the great revolutionary and leader of modern Italy who inspired his countrymen to overthrow the Austrian Empire's yoke (Holy Roman Empire). Written in Marathi language, the manuscript was smuggled out with great care which was published by his brother Baba. The book created a wave. 2000 copies sold out secretly, read and reread. By British estimate, each copy was read by at least 30 people. Some could reproduce page after page in their voice! His brother however was imprisoned for printing the book.
At London, Savarkar undertook the task, his mission in life, to create awareness regarding the first Armed National Revolt in India in 1857. Through friends, he could get access to all much-needed first hand information regarding men, this earlier countrywide effort, was a sincere one on the part of the leaders, princes, soldiers and commoners to drive away the British, (though grossly misrepresented by British historians.) It was the first national effort towards getting political independence and rightly called his book "The Indian War of Independence 1857"
He wrote in Marathi and could not get it printed in Europe. Though the manuscript found its way to India, due to British vigilance, all printing presses were raided and in the nick of time, the manuscript had to be taken out due to a friendly police officer's information before seizure. It went back to Europe and got unfortunately got lost.
But the English version became a necessity. Savarkar was helped in this venture by the other revolutionaries who had come to study Law and Civil Service. But printing it in Britain was out of question, so also in France, as British and French spies were working together to face the imperial Germany which was becoming a great threat. Ultimately the book was published in Holland by Madam Cama without a cover or name. The cover pages of popular classics like "Don Quixote", "Oliver Twist", etc. were used for the book and successfully smuggled to India. One box with false bottom was used to take books at great risk by a Muslim friend who later became Chief Minister of Punjab! The book reached the right people through secret sympathizers in Ireland, France, Russia, U.S.A., Egypt, Germany and Brazil as well.
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Fierce Nationalist
While in London, Savarkar organized festivals like Rakshabandhan and Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti and tried to create awareness among Indian students that it was banned. The slogan Savarkar coined for Indian festivals became a unifying factor.
"One Country. One GodOne Caste, One MindBrothers all of usWithout DifferenceWithout Doubt"It was during this period that Savarkar helped design the first Indian National Flag, which Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled at the World Socialist Conference at Stuttgart, Germany.
The Scotland Yard Police noose was tightening on Savarkar. Revolutionary activities in London, Mumbai, Pune, Nasik were traced to his guidance! His speeches, articles, smelt sedition, his friends were traced as those learning the preparation of bombs and transporting arms (pistols) illegally. Finally he was arrested and ordered to be sent back to India. In India, punishments were very harsh, tortuous and the greatest crime of the land was that of sedition which could easily send one to the gallows. He was sent on a ship "Morena" which was to halt briefly at Marseilles. (1910)
Swimming the Ocean
Savarkar and his friends then attempted a brave escape which has since become legendary. Savarakar was to jump from a sailing ship, swim the sea waters and his friends were supposed to pick him there and lead to freedom. Savarkar was under a strict watch. There was no way out. With constable waiting outside, he entered the toilet, broke the window, wriggled out somehow, and jumped into the ocean to swim his way to Marseilles port. Alas! The rescue party was late by a few minutes and the French Police on guard returned the prisoner to British cops, now chained and stricter watch.
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After a formal trial, Savarkar was charged with serious offences of illegal transportation of weapons, provocative speeches and sedition and was sentenced to 50 years' of jail and deported to the Blackwaters (kalapani) at Andaman cellular jail.
Conditions in jail were inhuman: back-breaking job of stone breaking, rope making, and milling. For the last prisoners had to grind the copra in the mill, tied like oxen. Each had to take out 30 pounds of oil everyday. Some died of sheer exhaustion and inhuman treatment of beating and whipping. Bad food, unsanitary conditions, stone bed and cold weather in winter used to take their toll.
Talented Mr. Savarkar
Since political prisoners were treated like hardened criminals, they had no access to "luxury" like pen and paper. The poet in Savarkar was restless and uneasy. Finally he found a nail and wrote (itched) his epic "Kamala" consisting thousands of lines on the plastered mud wall of his cell in the darkness. A Hindi journalist friend who was taught Marathi by Savarkar came to his cell when Savarkar was removed all of a sudden to another remote cell. The friend learnt the entire poem by heart and later when he was released, put it on paper and sent it to Savarkar's relatives.
After spending 16 years in Andamans, Savarkar was transferred to the Ratnagiri jail and then kept under a house arrest. He was reunited with his wife. (He had married before leaving for England and it was a long separation). A daughter and later a son were born.
Books, poems, and articles came out. But now he was known for his book on 1857 (War of Independence) throughout the world. Two generations of Indians were influenced by his magnum opus. The second edition was printed in the U.S.A. by Savarkar's revolutionary friends. Third edition was brought out by Bhagat Singh and its Punjabi and Urdu translations followed and were widely read in India and far east. Even in the Indian National Army of Subhash Chandra Bose, Tamil translation of this work was read out like a Bible by the South Indian soldiers in Singapore, though nobody knows till the day, who translated it in Tamil.
Savarkar stood by what he wrote till the last and never compromised with "adjustments," "reforms" and peaceful solution which according to him meant nothing! As a great scholar full of originality and independent standing, he coined several new technical terms of parliamentary usage and of Indian parlance such as chhayachitra (photography), Sansad (Senate), Vyangyachitra (Cartoons) etc.
He earnestly believed that Indian Independence was a reality not because of a few individuals, leaders or sections of society. It was possible because of the participation of a commoner who prayed to his family deity everyday. But the youngsters who went to gallows to see their motherland free, were the greatest ("Veeradhiveers") he said.
Legacy
Savarkar passed away in 1966, after coming under controversy of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi by Nathuram Godse. The Hindu Mahasabha, an institution Savarkar had helped grow, had opposed creation of Pakistan, and took exception to Gandhi's continued Muslim appeasement stances. Nathuram Godse, a volunteer of the Hindu Mahasabha, assassinated Gandhi in 1948 and upheld his actions till his hanging.
Savarkar is revered in India today as the "Brave Savarkar" (Veer Savarkar) , and on the same level as Mahatma Gandhi, Subhas Chandra Bose, and Tilak. The intellectuals as well as commoners in India continue to debate what would have happened if ideas of Savarkar were endorsed by the nation, especially after freedom in 1947. A famous general is said to have quoted Savarkar after the Indians conceded land to the Chinese in a military conflict in 1962... Savarkar had advocated a militarily strong India.http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/itihas/vds.htm
Other reading
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar : A Great Freedom Fighterhttp://www.hindujagruti.org/news/4132.html
Let us awaken Veer Savarkar in us to establish 'Hindu Rashtra'!
What you can do to protect the Nation & Dharma?
Write protest letter to concerned authorities and Government against any defamation of National flag, National map, National heros and Hindu deities.
Oppose the conversion as conversion means changing nationality.
Lodge the police complaint and perceive the matter of such defamations and conversion.
Create awareness among your friends regarding the national problems and unite them to protest.
And the most important is start the spiritual practice to attain blessings of God and Saints to have success in your mission.
Jay Hindu Rashtra!
Other Issues of Interest
Visit the Online exhibition on Hindu Genocide in Kashmir
Spiritual practice of protecting seekers and destroying evildoers
Akhand Bharat Campaign: Jammu & Kashmir Map Controversy

vir savarkar


Vinayak Damodar 'Veer' Savarkar is back in the news, 38 years after he passed into the ages.
The late champion of Hindutva returned to the headlines when Petroleum Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar [ Images ] recently ordered the removal of a plaque with a message by Savarkar from the historical Cellular Jail on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Aiyar also criticised Savarkar, leading to the Shiv Sena [ Images ] and Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] in Maharashtra demanding an apology from the Congress MP.
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 [ Images ] 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?
In Britain, Savarkar organised students and advocated an armed struggle to throw the British out of India. He also wrote his book on the 1857 Sepoy Mutiny, which he called India's First War of Independence, a terminology the Indian government accepted after Independence.
Since there was no question of printing the book in Britain, it was printed in Holland and copies of it were smuggled into India.
The book was a huge success, giving Indians a strong sense of pride, providing a fresh perspective on a war that was till then merely seen as the outcome of disgruntled Indian soldiers in the service of the British.
The second edition was published by Indians in the US while Bhagat Singh printed the third edition.
Its translations were a big success: the Punjabi and Urdu translations traveled far and wide while the Tamil translation almost becoming mandatory reading for soldiers of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army -- a majority of who were Tamilians from Southeast Asia.
When was he arrested?
In Britain, he also created a network of like-minded individuals. Given his anti-British activities, the police soon came looking for him.
He was arrested in London [ Images ] on March 13, 1910 and sent to India to face trial.
Didn't he escape from the ship?
The story that made Savarkar a national hero!
The ship in which he was being taken to India berthed at Marseilles, France [ Images ], on July 8, 1910.
Savarkar wriggled out of the porthole and swam a great distance in the cold water to reach the shore.
He had earlier told his friends, including Madame Bhikaji Cama, to meet him at Marseilles, but they arrived late and the British recaptured him.
Since Savarkar did not speak French, he was unable to tell the local policeman that he was a refugee. Even though he could not escape, this story resonated across India.
He was tried, and on December 24, 1910, sentenced to 50 years in prison.
On July 4, 1911, he was sent to Port Blair's Cellular Jail.
50 years! That must have been very tough.
It certainly was. Savarkar's supporters always point to his incredibly difficult and degrading days in jail, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment when he was in the prime of life; placed in solitary confinement while other leaders had it much easier and were released whenever their health failed or someone in the family fell ill.
Savarkar enjoyed no such luxury.
How long was he in prison?
In 1920, Vithalbhai Patel -- Vallabhbhai Patel's elder brother -- demanded Savarkar's release, a demand also backed by Gandhi and Nehru.
On May 2, 1921, Savarkar was shifted from the Cellular Jail, first to the Alipore Jail in Bengal and then to Ratnagiri Jail in western Maharashtra.
He was released on January 6, 1924 on the condition that he would not leave Ratnagiri district, which is not very far from Mumbai [ Images ] (then Bombay), till 1937.
Why did the British release him from prison?
Up to this point, most historians regardless of ideology would agree that Savarkar was a committed revolutionary, even if one does not support the notion of an armed struggle.
But from the point of his release from jail, Savarkar becomes a divided figure, either loved or loathed.
Savarkar agreed he would abstain from political activities to facilitate his release.
His supporters say he only made such promises to get out of prison and that he remained committed to throwing the British out of India.
What did he do on getting out of jail?
He became active in the Hindu Mahasabha, founded in 1915, which sought to protect the interests of Hindus.
The Hindu Mahasabha, which differed radically from the Indian National Congress, attracted followers who were either opposed to Gandhi and the Congress, or believed in Hindutva.
It is not clear why Savarkar joined the Mahasabha, though given his dislike for non-violence and his assurance to the British, joining the Congress was out of question.
So he became a champion for Hindutva?
Savarkar, who popularised the term 'First War of Independence', also coined the term Hindutva when he wrote an eponymous book.
The book outlined the features of Hindutva, including its economic, social, and political aspects.
He also wrote another book in English, Hindupadpadshahi, extolling the Maratha rule over India.
He had developed and expounded the notion of one nation, one culture, bound by blood and race. In 1937, he became president of the Hindu Mahasabha, and remained in the post till 1943.
Is it true he did not support the Quit India movement?
The Hindu Mahasabha, under Savarkar's presidency, did not support the Quit India movement launched in August 1942.
Savarkar also asked Hindus to help the British in their war effort against Germany [ Images ] and Japan [ Images ].
His supporters say this was a tactic to get more Hindus to pick up military training that could have been turned against the British later.
He was not alone. The Communist Party of India and Muslim League also did not support the Quit India movement.
Was Savarkar linked to Gandhi's assassination?
Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte, the two main accused, were known to Savarkar and frequently visited him.
After Gandhi's assassination, mobs stoned Savarkar's home in Bombay, where he had shifted to from Ratnagiri.
Savarkar was arrested, but he alone was set free for lack of evidence.
Savarkar's supporters deny any link to the Mahatma's assassination, insisting that Godse and Apte acted on their own.
What is his legacy?
For his supporters, Savarkar believed in a strong Hindu society and in the Hindutva ideology of one nation, one culture, one people, which meant no special provisions for any minority.
For his opponents, this ideology divides India today by trying to deny the minorities a rightful place in Indian society.
As the bitter political battle over Aiyar's decision reveals, the controversy over Veer Savarkar's legacy is far from concluded.
Image: Rahil Shaikh
Amberish K Diwanji in New Delhi






K A M D H E N U PROJECT


Aims and Objectives
To start a business, which gives Social upliftment to masses, and which has plenty profit to give the project, a chain reaction, so that it can be multiplied 1000 times.

The hidden idea is that, if we can become instrumental in helping people physically, they will be in a better position to appreciate the finer things of life, that is Krishna Consciousness.

And this whole project is guided by the basic principal, that , if we can be Krishna’s tool, in helping the “brijwasees” and the Cows, Krishna would be much pleased.

Name of the business
Dairy development and Milk Powder Plant.

Why Dairy ?
Milk is a complex biological fluid consisting of fats, proteins, minerals, vitamins, enzymes, lactose and water. Not only is milk a highly nutritious food, it is also a functional ingredient. However, sometimes it is difficult to transport, store or even formulate with milk in its fluid form. Therefore, processors employ technologies to remove the majority of water from fluid milk, which results in milk powder. The most common milk powders are Skim Milk Powder, Whole Milk Powder and Buttermilk Powder.

Why milk powder ?
Milk powders contribute nutritionally, functionally and economically to a variety of food formulations including bakery, confectionery, dairy, recombined milk, meat, nutritional beverages, and prepared foods.

Milk powders are milk products with an extended shelf life. By removing the majority of moisture from milk, fluid milk is transposed into a shelf-stable dry powder with a shelf life of up to 18 months, as compared to fluid milk's 18-day shelf life.

What is chain reaction ?
This term is taken from the atomic fission. Here it means that the profits are enough to start another two or more projects of the same type. And those two will give to another four. That too in a short time.

What are the profit centres of the project ?
There are two profit centres. First from the milk powder plant. Second from the dairy industry ( taking care of the cows in the farm).

Any precedence of this business ?
Already similar projects are a great success in Gujrat and many other parts of India. For example AMUL.

Any competition ?
Actually this product is for international market and domestic too. And at both places there is acute shortage. And since the production cost in other countries is more, we always have a competitive advantage.

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Actual financial implications :
This project will be called as KAMDHENU project. Means “Riches through COWS”
This has three distinct styles.
A. Gopi :
10 separate milk farms of 1000 cows in each. The typical cash flow for one farm would be as follows, with the local variations.
Fixed long term cost for one dairy :
Cost of 1000 cows
110 lacks

Cost of land
100 lacks
At many places we get a lot of land at very cheap price, from local authorities, for dairy purpose.
Cost of shed
50 lacks

Cost of transport
20 lacks

Miscellaneous
10 lacks

Total long term cost excluding land & cows
80 lacks
Land and cow cost is taken out as both do not have a depreciation factor.
Regular costs :
Cattle feed for one month
10 lakh

Man power cost ,
5 lakhs

TOTAL regular cost / m
15 lakh / month
180 lakh /year
Profit loss statement ;
Milk earning @15 per liter X 10,000 liter
1.5 lakh / day =
45 Lakh per month
540 lakh /yr
Regular expenses


180 lakh / yr
Gross profit per dairy


3.60 crores/mnth/dairy
Gross Profit for 10 dairies


36 crores/yr
B. GOPAL project :
Surrounding every Gopi Project, there would be a gopal project, where, the local villagers would be given one to as many cows, as they can keep, on loan basis. Which would be recovered from their earnings of milk.
So for example a house hold which keeps 10 cows, then they would be having profits like this
Earnings from 10 cows daily =
100 liters x 15 =
1500 daily =
45,000 monthly
Expenses on cow, feed etc. =


10,000
Return of loan amount


5,000
Gross earnings for one household


30,000 monthly

C. Balram Project (milk powder plant) of capacity one lac litre per day.
This will produce only ghee and milk powder, for the wholesale market, and export, which is readily sellable , always.
Cost of Plant =
20- crores

Cost of land (5 hectare) =
5 crores
(of course this will appreciate double and ten times, as soon as such type of activity starts.)
GROSS profit per day
@ rs 5 per liter =
5 lak per day = 1.5 crore per month = 18 crore per year.
Other benefits :
1. Every village household will earn good, so there living standard would be high.
2. Indian children and people get nutritious food.
3. enough bulls for farming and transport.
4. we have not taken into account the energy farming by gobar gas plants. Each cow produces the gas equivalent to 225 liter of petrol in one year. Based on that calculation, if we can make just one such project per district, we will not require any petrol import.
5. the outcome of the gobar gas plant is the best fertilizer in the world. We have not taken here into the account the earnings from that. And this would end all the fertilizer import which is second biggest import after petrol by now.
6. It is shame for us that a small country of 40 lakh population (new Zealand) produces 3 times the milk powder then 110 crore people of India, in the country of Krishna , just because we have left this project in the hands of government.
7. with even these facts, India is today the largest producer of the Milk in world, and fourth largest exporter of the milk powder.. we just have to make it first, which is so easily possible, because of all the favorable conditions in Indian climate and people.
8. for any further queries or suggestions, feel free to call gashok34@yahoo.com. Or 22162671 or 9810890743.

Controversey surrounds Rahul Gandhi’s MPhil


2009 April 15
by ideopreneur
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi
The Congress party on Thursday served a legal notice to The New Indian Express for publishing what it called “wild allegations and sly insinuations” on the educational qualifications of party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi.
“Deeply distressed by your wild allegations, sly insinuations and self-serving innuendos, all premised on complete falsehoods and steeped in malice, a notice is being issued,” party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi told reporters at the AICC headquarters in the capital.
Singhvi quoted a letter from the University, which stated that Gandhi was a student at the institution as a member of the Trinity College from October 1994 to July 1995 and was awarded an M Phil in Development Studies in 1995.
Earlier, Rahul had also said in a press conference that he will serve a legal notice to the newspaper for writing the article.
Below is the article that the Chennai based newspaper published. Will keep you updated on any further developments on the issue.
(The article, dateline Chennai, was published in The New Indian Express on April 7, 2009. It has been reproduced here with proper permission)
Truth about Rahul Gandhi’s MPhil
Rahul Gandhi appears to have been economical with the truth on his affidavit while filing his election nomination papers in Amethi this weekend.
In the affidavit, he states that he obtained an MPhil from Trinity College of the University of Cambridge, UK, in 1995, in Developmental Economics. A certificate from the University shows that not only has he got dates wrong, he has even got the name of the course he took incorrect.
Worse, the man touted as a future prime minister failed one of his four papers.
Rahul got 58 percent in “National Economic Planning and Policy” (according to the grading scale given in the certificate, 60 percent is the minimum for a pass).
The certificate, shown alongside, was issued a year ago by Diana Kazemi, the secretary of the department of Development Studies (and not Developmental Economics) in which Rahul Gandhi studied.
He enrolled under the name ‘Raul Vinci’, a pseudonym given by the British authorities in a common practice as there are a good number of VVIP wards from around the world enrolled at British educational institutions. The pseudonym came to light during the 2004 elections in the Telegraph and the Hindu.
According to the University, Rahul read for the MPhil in 2004- 05, and not in 1994-95, as stated in his affidavit.
His affidavit’s other claim, to have obtained his Bachelors from Rollins College in Florida, USA, is true (and is a departure from earlier claims by ’supporters’ that he graduated from Harvard). He also briefly attended St Stephen’s College in Delhi, gaining admission through the sports quota.
His mother (and Congress president) Sonia Gandhi was also in a minor controversy in 2004 over her educational qualifications.
Her nomination papers’ affidavit claimed she obtained a certificate in English from Lennox Cook School, University of Cambridge, in 1965. After it was revealed that the school had no affiliation to the University, Sonia claimed that the error on the affidavit was the result of a secretarial typing mistake.
http://canarytrap.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/truth-about-rahul-gandhi’s-mphil/


to be hindu /muslim / atheist

Why I am Happy without a Religion :
following is a conversation on the site of islam-watch.org
http://www.islam-watch.org/iw-new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74:why-i-am-happy-without-a-religion&catid=65:khan&Itemid=58#JOSC_TOP
A recent conversation with a Hindu reader on what I feel about the existence of the god and why I feel satisfied about living my life without having a religion...
Recently Mr. Gupta, a reader from Delhi, having landed on our site, found it “eye opening” and wondered how could we continue running this site, without being attacked or murdered by the Jihadis. He ended the email querying:
What is the alternative? Is Hinduism is a possible alternative?
In response I wrote:
This site is based in the West and we it anonymously. So, we can escape the sword of Jihadis.
Islam is obviously softening down. Another 'Satanic Verses' or Muhammad's cartoon would not raise the same uproar as it did in the first time. Every time it's repeated, Muslim's reaction would become softer. That's how 'freedom expression' works toward civilizing humanity.
Concerning alternative to Islam, we run this site from an atheistic standpoint, and we are quite happy with that. Muslims are leaving Islam, thanks to many efforts like ours. Many of them becoming atheists like us, other spiritualist, some joining other faiths: Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism etc.
Our observation suggests that Muslims of the subcontinent, when they leave Islam, become more respectful of Hinduism, simply because it's their civilizational religion. But they are not joining it in large numbers as full believers for the salvation of their soul or whatsoever.
However, we are not concerned about that. Our campaign is that Muslim leave Islam in the first place. Under any other category—believer of nonbeliever—they will obviously be more peaceful and productive. That’s all that count and important.MA Khan
It turned out that Mr. Gupta is an enlightened Hindu. He wrote back the following response:
I appreciate your have courage to follow the truth whatever the price is for it. Till yesterday, you were a Muslim, and you were with them. But when you find that they are not true to what they say and what they believe and what they actually do, then you had enough courage to leave them. And today you are a true atheist.
As a born Hindu, I was like you, and like rest of 99.99% Hindu public, who do not know what actually Hinduism is all about.
Yesterday, I had a false ego that anybody, who is not a Hindu, is a traitor, misguided and low-minded person. But today after going a little bit in my books and learned people, I have learned that all human are equal. And unless they harm others in thought and practice, it is O.K. with them and us. But if they do harm the others, they should be stopped, as much as you can.
I believe that there is a power which controls everything: we name it God, ishwar, allah or nature. Since I trust you to be a truthful person, I want some reflection from you on this matter.
Please write me, what do you think about it? Is there such a power or personality, which is super human? We may call it by any name. And it is not a property of any group of people. It belongs to every creature on this earth. Does something like this exists, or not.
Or you think, this world is by chance or unknown principles, which we need not to worry. But then in this case, this world would be all a result of unknown combination of unplanned acts, and ‘being good to others’ would be again an institution just to benefit the so-called already benefiting republics, and institution. They just want this system to run like this, irrespective of whatever they believe or not.
I know what you are doing: making a site, effective writing, showing light to others, itself means that you are a believer of the institution ‘be good to others, without believing in god’.
I wish you all the success in your aim, goal and mission.
I replied:
Concerning your query about a superpower god controlling the universe, it's all our guess. There is no evidence for that. If we feel that the universe cannot come to existence without a creator, the creator himself cannot come into being without the hand of a higher creator... That way we end up in an infinite hierarchy of creators with no end.
On this ground, I am happy to be an atheist. And even if a god exist, I don't think he cares at all what we do or how we live our life. If he is the supreme creator and everything is under his control, then whatever we do, good or bad, is also under his control; he guides us into doing those. We can't be punished by him for that.
Most of all, the cultic establishments and rituals, as innumerable as they are and have been, that surround the institution of god, are obviously of no use to an all-powerful and self-sufficient creator. Humans are the most intelligent of creatures of the Mother Nature. They can the most stupid, superstitious and irrational too, and have created all these wasteful edifices of immense cost.
To my observation, humans, whether religious and nonreligious, are capable of doing, indeed do, good and bad things. And of course, religions have added to miseries to humanity too. History, past or present, is a testimony to that.
As an atheist and a rationalist, I think humans are capable of creating their own good ethical standards by applying their thinking ability rationally. Even what have been passed on as religious or revealed from god, are all basically human creations; nothing ever fell from the sky or heaven. If we study the society in historical context, we find that even the allegedly revealed creeds—like Judaism, Christianity or Islam—basically incorporated humanity's already accumulated social and cultural traditions, customs and ethical values: all these were combined together and passed on as revealed from the heaven. Those prophets created hardly anything new and value-adding to humanity, and certainly not civilization changing.
While humanity will never have perfect a society, indeed there's no such thing as 'perfect', because the standard of 'perfect' continues evolving as society evolves—still we can create a good society by following the teachings of sages like Socrates, who taught that we must live an ethical life, just because it is our responsibility for being a rational creation of nature. In his teachings, there was no divine 'will' or 'command' to do so, or no reward from god to be reaped for living the ethical life. Humans must live good life as part of her/his human responsibility; and also because, it makes one feel good. By harming others, one will never feel good about it; by doing good to others, one certainly will. Living a good ethical life was in the interest of ones own good and happiness and fulfilling one’s responsibility as the rational and ethical creature of nature.
MA Khan
Mr. Gupta replied saying that he would love one day to do something like our effort at islam-watch.org, but directed at the religion of his birth, Hinduism. He mentioned that 'islam-watch' was an inspiration for him to undertake his own mission.
[The conversation slightly edited]