Mr. Nehru was wrong in copying Western culture - K. Sudarshan

Panvel (Maharashtra): Today price-index is shooting up so also there is increase in the growth rate; but development is mostly concentrated in urban areas, in cities rather than rural areas in the country. After 60 years of independence, one can see the ill effects of path of development adopted by Nehru based on policies implemented by western countries such as centralization, urbanization, capitalism, anti-labour and against ecology of the country. In fact, Nehru should have adopted policies that involved de-centralization, based on development of rural areas requiring less capital, beneficial to labour and complementary to ecology of this country. The above views were expressed by Shri. K. Sudarshan, the Sarsanghachalak of RSS in a function held to commence construction of 'Late Dr. Prabhakar Patwardhan Memorial Hospital'.Shri. Sudarshan said, "A humanbeing is generally very selfish; but few do try to go beyond the limits of their families and strive for welfare, firstly of their villages, later their districts and then for their country. Efforts taken by these persons for the betterment of the society are really commendable.Regarding Swami Ramteertha, he said, "Once when Swamiji was in England, the locals requested him to allow them to take his photograph. That time Swamiji changed into attire worn generally by the locals. He was later requested to wear a hat but Swamiji refused. Swamiji told them, "I may allow the British to reach upto my feet or till my neck but never on my head; there, I shall always hold only India." The program was also attended by Shri. Bapat, Zonal Director of Janakalyan Samiti and Shri. Mokashi, its director for Konkan Zone. Shri. Sudarshan was felicitated on behalf of Sanatan Sanstha by Shri. Shriram Kane with garland, holy sacrament and Sanatan notebooks.Source: ' Daily Sanatan Prabhat '

Mr. Nehru was wrong in copying Western culture - K. Sudarshan

Panvel (Maharashtra): Today price-index is shooting up so also there is increase in the growth rate; but development is mostly concentrated in urban areas, in cities rather than rural areas in the country. After 60 years of independence, one can see the ill effects of path of development adopted by Nehru based on policies implemented by western countries such as centralization, urbanization, capitalism, anti-labour and against ecology of the country. In fact, Nehru should have adopted policies that involved de-centralization, based on development of rural areas requiring less capital, beneficial to labour and complementary to ecology of this country. The above views were expressed by Shri. K. Sudarshan, the Sarsanghachalak of RSS in a function held to commence construction of 'Late Dr. Prabhakar Patwardhan Memorial Hospital'.Shri. Sudarshan said, "A humanbeing is generally very selfish; but few do try to go beyond the limits of their families and strive for welfare, firstly of their villages, later their districts and then for their country. Efforts taken by these persons for the betterment of the society are really commendable.Regarding Swami Ramteertha, he said, "Once when Swamiji was in England, the locals requested him to allow them to take his photograph. That time Swamiji changed into attire worn generally by the locals. He was later requested to wear a hat but Swamiji refused. Swamiji told them, "I may allow the British to reach upto my feet or till my neck but never on my head; there, I shall always hold only India." The program was also attended by Shri. Bapat, Zonal Director of Janakalyan Samiti and Shri. Mokashi, its director for Konkan Zone. Shri. Sudarshan was felicitated on behalf of Sanatan Sanstha by Shri. Shriram Kane with garland, holy sacrament and Sanatan notebooks.Source: ' Daily Sanatan Prabhat '

India gifts Nepal to China!

The UPA Government can now flaunt one more 'achievement' along with inflation, deceleration in rate of growth and industrial production, and minority appeasement. The latest addition to this list is the gift of Nepal on a platter to China. With Communist China under virtual global siege for its horrible record on human rights in Tibet, the success of armed Maoists in Nepal should come as a heart-warmer for China's President Hu Jintao. The Indian Communists who keep the UPA in power are, of course, delighted. Mr Sitaram Yechuri has hailed the Maoist victory even as his comrades in Nepal are preparing to assume office with an anti-India agenda, including the revision of the peace and friendship treaty. The attack that Maoists mounted on an important railway station in Bihar and looted the armoury, killing six policemen, last weekend, even as Maoists in Nepal were celebrating their electoral victory, is a straw in the political wind. Mr Yechuri is trying to mislead us by claiming that the victory of Maoists in Nepal through the ballot box will send a message to Maoists in India to give up their insurgency and take to democratic methods. In reality, it will be the other way round. Due to the UPA's dalliance with the Communists for retaining power — and before that with Maoists during the 2004 elections to gain power — Maoists have gained influence over the last four years. This finds expression in periodic attacks on security forces at key points along the 'Red Corridor' the Maoists have set up through the forested areas of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Jharkhand and Bihar up to India's border with Nepal. The attack on Jhajhar railway junction on the Patna-Howrah mainline is not the first such incident. The path the Nepal Maoists, once they are in power, will follow is already well-known. The monarchy, which has served as an anchor for Nepali society, will be dismantled. Instead of being a Hindu kingdom, which gave that country its unique identity, Nepal will be made a 'secular republic'. The 'secular' character is likely to mean anti-Hindu (as in India) and a 'republic' under Maoist domination may turn out to be another Cambodia under Pol Pot or a North Korea. Not only will Nepal's links with Indian society, culture and history be snapped, the Maoists will demand the scrapping of existing treaties with India. They will try to force India into giving more concessions — for instance, unrestricted transit of goods. At the same time, we can expect the Maoists to cry on China's shoulders and accuse India of denying Nepal its basic needs. China has already built a highway up to Kathmandu. We have to view the Maoist political programme in Nepal in the context of China's own strengthening of its strategic capabilities in Tibet, the ethnic cleansing it has achieved in Lhasa and the claims Beijing has been making on Indian territories all along the Himalayas. This will provide us with an idea of the serious situation that will now arise for the security of the country in the wake of the Maoist triumph at the political level and the withering of the Nepali state as we have known it for centuries. Apologists of the UPA are now saying that the rout of the Nepali Congress was unexpected and that Government was all along strengthening its clout in Nepal — by persuading King Gyanendra and the Maoists to end their confrontation and revive the political process. This may be true. But New Delhi's fatal mistake was to accept the Maoist demand to end the monarchy. It was a 'heads I win, tails you lose' situation for Maoist leader Prachanda who managed to keep Indian influence at an arm's length when it still mattered. India could have helped the non-Communist political forces in Nepal to convert the absolute monarchy into constitutional monarchy. The demand of the Maoists to scrap Nepal's Hindu identity had shocked even their allies in the interim Government. But the Maoists were able to dictate terms, partly because the setting up of the constitutional machinery was not made incumbent on disarming the insurgents. As a result, the Maoists retained their armed strength and threatened to withdraw from the interim Government every time their non-Communist allies in the interim Government stood up to them. Holding the election while armed Maoist cadre were freely moving about amounted to making a mockery of the democratic process. But New Delhi did nothing to raise this issue with the UN and other bodies that took on the task of overseeing the fairness of the election. For a long time our security agencies have suspected that the flow of arms to Maoists in India had a Nepal link. Now the collaboration between Maoists in India and Nepal will become an open affair. Indian Maoists will draw inspiration from Prachanda's 'success' and the methods used by him to achieve this success. This is not to say that the other actors in the political drama in Nepal are innocent victims of Communist machinations. The monarchy lost much of its sheen after the mysterious palace massacre in which King Birendra and his family were killed. King Gyanendra, who subsequently assumed the throne, could not connect with the restive people of his kingdom. The mainstream Nepali politicians proved to be a querulous bunch devoid of any larger vision, leave alone the ability to implement it. Mr GP Koirala, who became Prime Minister in the interim Government, was too ill to lead his party and fight an electoral battle against Maoist leaders much younger than him. It is surprising that India, which had a stake in the outcome of the Constituent Assembly election, chose to turn a blind eye to these developments. It has now paid the price, both for its inaction and lack of imagination in its Nepal policy. Surprisingly, the Government showed great alacrity in persuading the King to climb down in 2006. Some people in India are now hopeful that once in power, the Maoist leadership will appreciate the reality of Nepal's geographical and cultural links with India and the depth of its economy's dependence on this country. They forget that Nepal's politicians have mastered the art of playing the victim of 'Big Brother' India every time their unreasonable demands are rejected by New Delhi. With Beijing finding an ideological brother in power in Kathmandu, what is needed in New Delhi is a Government that can be firm when required while being flexible to Nepal's reasonable demands. But what we have is a Government that is dictated to by India's Communists. These very Communists are also playing China's game as is witnessed in their reaction to what is happening in Tibet.Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com

'He was killed because he converted to Christianity from Islam'

London: The widow of a British Muslim teacher killed in Somalia has said radical Muslims finished him off because he had converted to Christianity.
Daud Hassan Ali, 64, was shot in the early hours of Monday outside a school his charity had just finished building. A British colleague, Rehana Ahmed, 33, and two Kenyan teachers were also killed in the attack on Hiran English School, in Beled-Weyne, central Somalia, about 190 miles north-west of the capital, Mogadishu. All four were reportedly shot in the head.
The Islamist al-Shabab Movement, the armed youth-wing of the Council of Islamic Courts movement, has admitted attacking the town, but it has not accepted responsibility for the killings.
The Scotsman quoted Ali's widow, Margaret, 64, as saying that Islamists "believe it is OK to kill any man who was born into Islam and had left the faith".
She said her husband knew it was a risk going back to Somalia as a Christian, but said he was there to teach, not convert others to his faith.
Source: http://in.news.yahoo.com/

Yoga don't belong exclusively to Hinduism: frustrated Christians

As the Christians are not getting peace in Church they are moving towards Hindu culture, where yoga is one part of it. To hide the failure of Christian religion some Christian do such kind of foolish statement - Editor
THE report “Hindu leaders slam yoga for Christians” (March 30) and Letters (April 6) refer. I agree that historically yoga appears to have emerged from Hindu culture and has been practised for several thousand years.
However, yoga systems do not belong exclusively to Hinduism. Buddhist and Taoist yoga practices have been around for at least 2000 years and, like all religious, philosophical and political systems, there have been splinter groups and schisms.
Some have maintained a religious connection and others have become more secular and leave the spiritual side, or lack of, to individual practitioners.
I have taught yoga and tai chi for over 30 years, and most of my students prefer the secular approach, which does not interfere with their personal beliefs.
Christianity appears to have its own “styles” of yoga. For example, the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius Loyola, designed a set of spiritual exercises which could be classed as yoga. Also, the Quakers include silent contemplation in their meetings — another form of yoga. — DAVID LAWSON
ýTHE person who is practising yoga is a Roman Catholic spiritual teacher. I think we need to understand the difference between Roman Catholicism and evangelical Christianity.
Coming from a Roman Catholic background, I can verify that Roman Catholicism is not evangelical Christianity. As a strayed member of that religion, I firmly believe that Roman Catholicism is a religion on its own.
Because Christianity was forced upon Roman citizens by their emperor, the Romans fused it with their own existing (so-called) pagan religious practices and it became known as the Roman Catholic Church.
Some of these so-called pagan rituals and beliefs are clearly manifested in Roman Catholic practice.
Roman Catholicism (a semi- Christian religion mixed with Roman pagan religions) was technically founded by Emperor Contantine after AD 312. In contrast, the traditional Christian Church was founded in the first century in Jerusalem and Antioch.
The two religions have existed side by side, with the Roman Catholic Church claiming to be the “true” church and branding the other as heretics. Roman Catholics are in denial about this aspect of their history.
On the local front, I am surprised that Hindu leaders are slamming Catholics. As far as I can remember, there has been an affinity between Roman Catholics and Hindus. Hindus have always accepted and embraced Catholics, because the two religions share some common beliefs, and Catholics, unlike their evangelical counterparts, attend and sometimes take part in Hindu festivals and prayers (at least my Catholic relatives did).
Indian Catholics cannot deny that they often consult Hindu mediums and temple aunties. According to church historians, Protestant Christians and Roman Catholics have been at loggerheads since the middle ages.
It is alleged by historians that hundreds of thousands of Protestant Christians were branded as heretics, cruelly tortured and burnt at the stake for going against Roman Catholic beliefs.
Protestant Christians and Roman Catholics have always been in two different camps and have operated as separate religions with their own unique belief systems.
Because there are two different religious beliefs involved, I believe that a Roman Catholic interest in yoga will never amount to general Christian interest in yoga. — DR Mike Reddy, Tongaat
Source: http://www.thetimes.co.za/

SIMI activists confess links with banned outfit

Such Politicians who even can’t stop the terrorist activity of SIMI after a ban of 10 years on it ! Such Politicians compel us for revolution. What Samjawadi Party’s Shri. Mulayamsingh Yadav have to say about these incidents who gave remarks that SIMI is not terrorist organization ?

Five activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were arrested today from Chanchoda town in the district, police said. They were detained by the police yesterday from a hideout.However, four of their associates managed to escape from the spot. The five activists, identified as Ubeid Shah (25), Abdul Mubeen (28), Farid Khan (31), Mohammad Zaheer (22) and Abdul Qadir (18), have accepted their links with the banned organisation since 1999, Chanchoda Police Station incharge L K Shrivas told reporters, adding that they have also confessed to contributing money for carrying out activities of the organisation.Police has recovered literature associated with SIMI which was published from Ujjain, news reports about the organisation published in two newspapers, an identity card of a Narsinghgarh-based person identified as Sibbi Asgar and a cellphone having details of persons associated with SIMI, Shrivas said. They were arrested on charge of indulging in unlawful activities and would be produced in the court today for remand.The arrested workers also admitted of being arrested in the year 2001 for taking part in SIMI activities. In Neemuch district, another suspected SIMI activist was arrested by the police after conducting raids at four places.Further investigations were on to find out whether he was associated with the banned outfit or not.