बृहदेश्वर मंदिर

राजराज चोल प्रथम द्वारा तमिलनाडु के तंजौर में स्थित बृहदेश्वर मंदिर का निर्माण 1003-1010 ई के मध्य कराया गया था। इस मंदिर इमारत में नीव नहीं है तथा इसका निर्माण किसी भी प्रकार के चिपकाने वाले पदार्थ के बजाय ग्रेनाइट पत्थरों को एक दूसरे से फंसाकर किया गया था। इसमें 130,000 टन ग्रेनाइट प्रयुक्त हुआ था जिसे 60 किमी की दूरी से लाने में 3000 हाथियों को लगाया गया था। 13 मंजिला मंदिर के गुम्बद की उचाई 216 फ़ीट है जिसकी परछाई पृथ्वी पर नहीं पड़ती। गुम्बद शिखर पर जिस एक मात्र पाषाण खंड पर स्वर्णकलश स्थित है उसका भार लगभग 88 टन है। मंदिर में स्थापित शिवलिंग अत्यंत विशाल व् भव्य है। अतः उन्हें वृहदेश्वर नाम से जाना जाता है। इस मंदिर में नन्दी जी की प्रतिमा 6 मीटर लंबी, 2.6 मीटर चौड़ी तथा 3.7 मीटर ऊंची है जो कि एक ही पत्थर से निर्मित दूसरी सर्वाधिक विशाल प्रतिमा है। अपने समय में मंदिर का गुम्बद दुनिया का सबसे ऊंचा गुम्बद था और मंदिर का विश्व के विशालतम स्मारकों में प्रमुख स्थान था। 1000 वर्षों से अधिक आयु वाले इस स्मारक ने 6 बड़े भूकंप झेले हैं। पिसा की मीनार और बिग बेन इससे कम आयु की हैं फिर भी वे क्षतिग्रस्त होने लगी हैं किन्तु बृहदेश्वर मंदिर में कहीं कोई सिकन तक नहीं आई है। आज यह स्मारक संयुक्त राष्ट्र शैक्षिक, वैज्ञानिक और सांस्कृतिक संगठन (यूनेस्को) के वैश्विक विरासत का हिस्सा है।

Ganesh Chaturthi

A ten-day festival is held, commemorating the birth of the god of prosperity and wisdom, Ganesha. It begins on the fourth day of the bright fortnight of Bhadrapada (generally in mid-August or September). The Ganesha idols are installed in pandals, homes and temples; festivities include singing or playing religious songs, dancing to drum beats and lighting up fireworks; and celebrations go through four main rituals: Pranapratishhtha, Shhodashopachara, Uttarpuja, and Ganpati Visarjan.

Lord Ganesh is the god of money and prosperity. Those who worship him never suffer a setback and live a happy life. May Lord Ganesh shower us with health, wealth and happiness! Happy Ganesh Chaturthi, everyone!

जन पालक, उत्तम संचालक सक्षम सपूत मोदी महान

जब-जब सनातन पर संकट आता है तब-तब कोई महापुरुष पैदा होता है और उसे उबार लेता है। 508 ईसा पूर्व आदि गुरु शंकराचार्य ने तथा मुग़ल काल में महाराज तुलसीदास ने सनातन की बुझती लौ को पुनः प्रकाशित किया था। आज एक बार फिर धर्मनिरपेक्षता के वेश में अधर्म व्यापक रूप में फ़ैल चुका है। प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी का जन्म हो न हो इसे समाप्त करने के लिए ही हुआ है। समर्थ, कीर्तिवान एवं व्यापक लोकप्रिय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी जी को जन्मदिन की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। ईश्वर आपको दीर्घायु, उत्तम स्वास्थ्य सहित पूर्वनिर्धारित विशाल लक्ष्य प्राप्त करने में सफलता प्रदान करे ! 

पैदा बहुत हुए भारत में वीर, प्रतापी, महाबली,

मिटटी से पौधे उगे बहुत त्यागी, बलिदानी, घोर तपी ।

सब विधि सक्षम पूत एक जब भारत भू पर जन्म लिया,

दस बारह पीढ़ी बीत गयी तब जाकर अपना जला दिया ।

भारत हुआ अखण्ड खण्ड हर दुश्मन का अभिमान हुआ,

तीन लोक के राजा के मंदिर का तब निर्माण हुआ ।

व्यापर बढ़ा, निर्यात बढ़ा, निर्माण बढ़ा, सम्मान बढ़ा,

भारत पड़ोसियों के सम्मुख अटल महा चट्टान बना ।

उत्तर हिम से मृदुल एक देश-प्रेम सरिता निकली,

दक्षिण तक बहते-बहते वह हिन्द-सिंधु में मिल मचली ।

लैमारी, घूस, दलाली, गद्दारी, चोरी, मक्कारी –

उसके जल से ठीक हो गयी शदियों की बीमारी ।

भेद-भाव का जहर पुराना साफ़ हो गया उस जल से,

हिंसक या तो कैद हो गए अथवा कांपे डर से ।

महिलाओं को मिली रसोई, घर मलकिन सौगात मिला,

बुरी प्रथा से पीड़ित को प्रिय अपना घर परिवार मिला ।

भोजन जब भरपूर मिला तब शेर पड़ा उठ खड़ा हुआ,

जिसने आँख दिखाई उसको गरजा भीषण झपट पड़ा ।

वह परम तपस्वी दर्शी दूर था दृढ संकल्पी, निष्ठावान,

जन पालक, उत्तम संचालक सक्षम सपूत मोदी महान ।

अनुश्री से, कवि रमेश तिवारी 

'अनुश्री - कविताएं' पढ़िए

Happy Birthday to the most Celebrated Prime Minister

 

I wrote this nice little poem as a birthday present for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, 16 September 2014, the day before his birthday.

The mother is happy to give birth to a wonderful son
Because her baby boy later engaged the attention of his second mother,
Who watched him carefully and started nourishing
His talents and his power to invent.
The child never ever disappoints her,
So she too is happy to give birth to him.
This rare boy developed the sea of love in his heart
To share with the children of every mother in the country.
While others court popularity by presenting themselves
As the messiah of a particular community
And shrink, as they hold office, from their responsibilities,
Laying their loyalties with their family and the people of their own caste,
This generous, selfless and well-liked son wins the hearts of the nation,
Though he favours his family, too – but his family is the whole country –
Though he discriminates against the other community, too –
But that community consists of insurgents and the dregs of humanity.
Now both the mothers are proud of their son.
Happy Birthday to you, the indomitable Prime Minister!
                                           ~~~~

'The rise of NaMo and New India' is the book that gives the important facts about the most popular Prime Minister, discussing his exceptional contribution to our country becoming an important player on the world stage. 

Anushree - Kavitaen

जो लोग यह सोचते हैं कि सनातन डेंगू है, मलेरिया है, मच्छर है, कोरोना है अतः वे इसे समाप्त कर देंगे, उन्हें चाहिए कि वे अनुश्री की इस कविता को पढ़ें।

हम पीपल हैं, हम चंदन हैं,
हममे ईश्वर की भक्ती,
हिंसक को हमने हिरन बनाया,
शान्ति हमारी शक्ती ।
हम स्वर्ण धातु हैं, दैविक हैं हम,
आदि सभ्यता की पहिचान,
परत-परत इतिहास पलट लो, सब बदले
हम अब भी मानवता के प्राण ।
दुनियाँ को धमकाने वाले चले गये,
हमें बदलने वाले
खुद अपने परिचय में उलझ गये,
कोहरे छाये, बादल बिजली कड़की,
घनी अंधेरी रातें आईं,
ओले वर्षे, कठिन कुटिल चिंगारी भड़की,
किन्तु सूर्य पूरब में फिर से
उसी तरह से उग आया है ।
आज तिरंगा मुस्काया है !
शताब्दियों पश्चात
भारती गरज उठी है,
अम्बर की दीवारें सारी काँप उठी हैं,
महाद्वीप की महाशक्ति हम फिर से होंगे,
अहंकार का काल निकट आया है ।
आज तिरंगा मुस्काया है !
From #AnushreeKavitaen Poet Ramesh Tiwari

Bharat, India and Hindustan

The River Sindhu was called Hindu by Persians because they pronounce S as H. Persians named the people living on the sides of the river as Hindus. Slowly this Persian word 'Hindu' migrated to Arabia by the 13th century and thereafter to Europe through Greece. Europeans dropped both S and H and called the river 'Indu' or later on 'Indus'. Then they added their own style of suffix –ian to Indu and formed Indian. Hindustan or India emerged as the alternative names of Bharat. Thus Hindu, Hindustan, Hinduism or Indian and India became the popular word across the world. ‘Sindhu Ghati ki Sabhyata’ was translated as ‘The Indus Valley Civilisation’ in the early 1900s, when it was discovered by a British archaeologist named John Marshall. Since the term ‘India’ had become popular, Christopher Columbus set about on a journey to discover this famed land in 1492, but his ship docked in North America. He unknowingly called the island Indies and the people who lived there Red Indian. Later on, Europeans depersonalized the Indians and treated them unkindly, so did the British here. This way India or Hindustan is not the real name of our country.

यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत ।
अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदात्मानं सृजाम्यहम्

O Bharat, whenever faith and values degenerate
And sin & evil rise, as a man I become incarnate.

Here Krishna addresses Arjun as Bharat: that is to say, a descendant from the Bharat race, as in Rigveda Bharat is mentioned as one of the main kingdoms of the Aryavarta. Bharat also originates from the epic Mahabharat, according to which Bharatvarsha was named after the legendary emperor Bharat, the son of King Dushyanta of Hastinapur and Queen Sakuntala. His Empire stretched from the sea on the south to the southern extremities of the Himalayas.

उत्तरं यत्समुद्रस्य हिमाद्रेश्चैव दक्षिणम् ।
वर्षं तद् भारतं नाम भारती यत्र संततिः ।।

Now that we belong to the Bharat race, so Bharatvarsh is the real name of our country.

G20 Summit 2023 New Delhi

India is the President country of the G20 Summit 2023 New Delhi, which is the 18th meeting of the G20 Group held in Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition-Convention Centre at Pragati Maidan on 9th and 10th September 2023, with the theme Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. Heads of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States and European Union will discuss the various issues related to the Finance, Economy, Environment, Cryptocurrencies and others. The Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi greeted all the participating dignitaries against the backdrop of a mural of Konark Sun temple wheel in Odisha. Then at the beginning of the meeting, all of the members accepted PM Modi’s proposal of granting African Union a permanent membership. The Group will now be known as G21.

G20 passed Delhi declaration unanimously with a 100 percent consensus, overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called for ending global trust deficit. The Prime Minister launched the Global Bio-fuels Alliance of Brazil, Bharat, and the United States that will work together to produce and consume bio-fuels, along with other interested countries. The Prime Minister and President Joe Biden co-chaired a special event on Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, in which Bharat, US, EU, Saudi Arabia and UAE, clinched a deal to set up ‘The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor’ comprised of an Eastern Corridor connecting India to the Gulf region and a Northern Corridor connecting the Gulf region to Europe. It will include a railway and ship-rail transit network and road transport routes. President Joe Biden said, “I want to thank PM Modi for the real big deal, which is in sync with the current G20’s theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.”

G20 special dinner has been hosted by the Honourable President of Bharat, Apart from foreign leaders and head of delegates, cabinet ministers, union ministers, minister of states, secretaries in the central government, distinguished guests, former Prime Ministers: Dr Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda and Chief Ministers of all the states have been invited to the gala dinner held at the multi-function hall of Bharat Mandapam Saturday, Sept 09. President Draupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the foreign guests standing against the backdrop of Nalanda University which was destroyed by the Muslim invaders. It aimed to show the world that we are not new intellectuals but the source of knowledge itself. G20 dignitaries enjoyed Bharateeya cuisine and music performed by 78 artists, showcasing country’s rich musical heritage.

The Bharateeya

The people who lived in North, South, or Central America are called Indians. When Europeans arrived there, they started using these uncivilized people as slaves. They used to scorn them, depersonalize them and treat them unkindly. Similarly, the British had no respect for the Bharateeya; they treated us not as humans but as if our individual feelings and thoughts were not important. It was because of this that they started calling us Indians. To be associated with the term ‘India’ is to be constantly reminded of the slavery under British colonial rule. The second of the five pledges that PM Modi has asked the countrymen to make is to erase all traces of servitude until the end of the Amritkaal. Now we have built our own parliament building on which the lions are no more naive and submissive.

Happy Teachers’ Day!

September fifth is the Anniversary of the birth of the second president DR Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. India celebrates his birthday as Teachers' Day, commemorating the importance of teachers in our lives. Dr Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888. He was a scholar, philosopher, educationist and a Bharat Ratna. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University from 1931 to 1936 and the Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University in 1939. He had been a teacher at Chennai’s Presidency College and Calcutta University.

Bridges and buildings build engineers,

Architect makes their work yet easier,

Doctors treat the injured and the ill,

Soldiers shoot enemy troops to kill,

Poets sing to make us laugh and cry,

Scientists raise our standards high,

But teachers do all of these things:

Reach new heights they give us wings.

-Poet Ramesh Tiwari

Happy Teachers’ Day

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वन नेशन वन इलेक्शन को लेकर ABC NEWS पर मेरे विचार सुनें।

A special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22 was called on 31 August 2023 and it is expected that the Centre might introduce bills on 'One Nation, One Election', Uniform Civil Code and Women's Reservation in the special session. Next day, the Government announced the setting up of a high-level committee under former President Ram Nath Kovind to explore the feasibility of synchronizing elections for Parliamentary general elections with Assembly, Municipal and Panchyat Elections.

‘One country, one election’ is not a new thing. After Independence, National and State elections were held simultaneously in 1957, 1962 and 1967. Some legislative assemblies were dissolved prematurely in 1968 and 1969 and in 1970 the Parliament too was dissolved. Anyway, the continuity of the synchronized elections completely broke by 1972 when no Assembly election coincided with Parliamentary elections. The Election Commission of India had put forward a proposal of simultaneous election in 1983 but the then Indira Gandhi government rejected it. BJP’s 2014 election manifesto mentions it; and this issue has resurfaced since Narendra Modi took office as Prime Minister.

Belgium, Sweden and South Africa are the three countries in the world where simultaneous elections are held. Nepal has the experience of holding national and state elections simultaneously once in 2017.

Organizing state assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously may reduce election expenditure but complexities could arise if any state government collapses or gets dissolved before their scheduled five-year term. Synchronized elections will enable the government to devote more time to governance rather than to winning the polls, but it is not that easy to bring in a new law like ‘One Nation One Election’ as the government would have to get an amendment to the Constitution passed in each house of Parliament by a two-thirds majority along with ratification by at least half of the state legislatures. If it becomes possible to hold elections simultaneously, the black money which is heavily used in elections will reduce significantly. National unity and harmony bring prosperity and power. Every election divides people, causing a serious rise in the levels of casteism and hostility to different groups. Continuous elections must end, as they are a threat to the integrity of the nation.

Aditya –L1

India has launched Aditya –L1 from the launch pad at Sriharikota under its first Solar Mission to study the Sun today at 11.50. It will travel four months, covering one percent of the distance between the Earth and the Sun i. e. 1.5 million km, to reach Lagrange point 1, where the gravitational forces of the Sun and the Earth cancel each other out. The spacecraft will travel several times around the Earth before heading towards L1, at which it will orbit the Sun at the same rate as the Earth and it will require very little fuel. Moreover, L1is a place from where Aditya will be able to watch and carry out scientific studies constantly without being interrupted by eclipses. The mission is expected to cost approximately 3.78 billion rupees. The orbiter carries seven scientific instruments that will observe and study the outermost layer of the Sun, the Sun's surface and the thin layer of plasma that lies between the Layer and the surface. The studies will help scientists understand solar activities, such as solar wind and solar flares, and their effect on Earth and near-space weather in real time. If Aditya-L1 is successful, India will join Japan, US and European Space Agency that are already studying the Sun.