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A Happy Independence day and best wishes for the
coming Onam festival.
As we nish the holy month of Ramayana
Masacharnam, our spirits have been raised and occasion
of Independence day comes with great festivities in the
celebration of our freedom and our emergence as a nation
that can no longer be ignored,
Our freedom did not come to as a coincidence, like
taught to us on many occasions. Like any organism in
this universe, as human beings, we also fought oppressionand inequality to attain our freedom. Many people gave
their life for the hard earned freedom that we enjoy this
day every year. The continuous process to preserve the
fruits of our hard earned freedom is still a part of our
daily life.
After 65 years, it is a time for us to introspect if we
have achieved the values for which our freedom ghters
struggled and gave their life. Though we have been able
gain political freedom to choose our leaders and run
our country efciently, have we been able to preserve
our identity has a unique country where the worlds
oldest civilization dwells? Every year as we celebrateIndependence Day we need to look at our way of life to
realize if we have been a part of the process in supporting
our nation and fullling our social responsibility as its
faithful citizen.
Our social reformers these days argue that political
power is essential to make a positive change in our
country, but we have had many examples like Swami
Vivekananda, Narayana Gurudevan and many such
leaders who have showed us otherwise. The society needs
inspiration to unite and work towards the upliftment ofour nations glory. This need not come from a political
platform alone. Politics simply unites a group of people
committed towards a specic ideology or a specic goal.
But politics is not able to provide the sustained energy
needed to guide an efcient nation. Our society still
needs great personalities to lead our nation. Persons
who pledge to serve the cause of the nation keeping away
from isms and personal agendas. It is imperative that as
a nation we strive to attain our materialistic and personal
aspirations on a strong foundation built on spiritualism
and nationalism. Our actions and aspirations living inthis foreign land must be for the upliftment of our nation
and to ensure the prestige of our nation is always held at
the highest honor bound by our actions and by living as
an example that will teach the world.
Festivals like Onam and Raksha Bandhan, remind us of
the unity our glorious nation stands for. While we witness
violence across our nation by people who have illegally
occupied our land and create disturbances amongst the
citizen of our nation, we must remember that we are all
children our motherland. In the name of regionalism and
religion successive elected establishments have been
trying to segregate our nation into vote banks and hate
groups. We must effectively ght this trend.
Like festivals, achievements by our citizens around
the world make us proud and give us reasons to celebrate.
This time our athletes at the Olympics have given us
every reason to hold our head high. We hope many more
inspired youngsters come forward to compete in the
same spirit.
Sopanam wishes you all a very Happy Onam and
wish to thank all the people who have spared time to
contribute to this edition of the magazine.
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A Very Happy Onam to all the readers. The fth ava-tar of Maha Vishnu is the Vamana Avatar, which has aconnection to the festival of Onam. In the previous edi-tion we read about Narasimha Avatar rescuing Prahaladafrom his father Hiranyakashapu. The Vamana avatar isthe rst ever human avatar of Lord Vishu. This avatarhappens in the Treta Yuga or the second age of the Uni-verse. Mahabali was the son of Devamba and Virochana
and the grandson of Prahalada. He grew up in the tutelageof Prahalada who instilled in him the habits of devotionand righteousness. With his valor he had conquered thewhole world. He was a very mighty and a valorous asuraand there was peace and prosperity as he ruled the world.The Indira and the other gods were defeated by Mahabalithey pleaded Maha Vishnu to protect the Devas and theUniverse from the hands of Mahabali.
Shukhracharya was the guru of Mahabali. He oncetold Mahabali that as he has conquered the three worlds,he can become the King of the three worlds. For this heasked Mahabali to perform 100 Aswamedha Yagnas. Un-
der the guidance of his guru, Mahabali had started pre-paring for the Yagna. The people were happy and lead aprosperous life during the rule of Mahabali. Indira wasvery jealous of Mahabali as his reign was far better thanthat of Indira. Once the dejected Indira went to his moth-
er Aditi and told her about his worries. Aditi who tookpity on her son told him that she would do her best tohelp him.
Aditi started worshiping Maha Vishnu. Satised bythe penance of Aditi, He appeared before her and askedher what boon she wanted. She requested Maha Vishnuto be born as her son and put an end to Mahabali. LordVishnu admitted to her that Mahabali was a worthy rulercompared to her son, but promised her that he would take
care of Indira and the other gods. He promised her thathe will be born as the son of Aditi and Kashyap. SoonAditi gave birth Vamana. He was a short boy of a darkcomplexion and a very intelligent boy.
In the meantime Mahabali had performed 99 Yagnasand was performing the 100th Ashwamedha Yagna. Just
before the completion of the Yagna, Vamana approachedMahabali. Attracted by the radiance of Vamana, Ma-habali offered his throne to Vamana and bowed beforehim. He told Vamana that he will be giving alms to any
person and asked Vamana what he would like to haveas alms. Sukhracharya understood it was the Lord Him-
self who had disguised as Vamana and appeared in frontof Mahabali to interrupt the 100th Yagna. Sukracharyatook Mahabali to a side and warned him that it was LordVishnu who had come to protect Indira and the gods. Ma-habali was an ardent devotee of Maha Vishnu and was sohappy and excited that Lord Vishnu had appeared in theYagna and he desired to give away whatever Lord askedfor.
Despite the warning from his guru he went to Vamanaand asked what he wanted. To this Vamana replied that hewanted three steps of land measured by his feet. Mahab-ali readily accepted Vamanas request and asked him tomeasure the three steps of land. Vamana out grew in sizesuch that only his feet could be seen. He measured theentire earth with His one step and with the next step Hemeasured the entire sky. He then asked Mahabai aboutthe third step. Mahabali replied that He can place thethird step on his head. The Vamana placed the third stepon Mahabalis head and he was pushed down to Pathala.Thus he was stopped from the completion of the 100thYagna and so could not become the King of the threeworlds.
The Vamana Avatar is also called the Trivikrama Ava-tar of Lord Vishu. It is believed that Mahabali asked for a
bon before he was pushed to patala. He asked Lord Vish-
nu for the boon that he be allowed to visit his kinsmenon earth once a year to know about their well being. Ma-habali readily granted to boon to Mahabali and then onthe return of Mahabali is celebrated as Onam is Kerala.
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From ancient times, India has been a land that is
known for its rich diversity, knowledge, culture
and heritage. The traders from other countries were
amazed to see such a land, a land where man and
nature coexisted peacefully and harmoniously. Now,
after 66 years of independence of India, I am proud
to say that we have managed to hold on to our cul-
ture and heritage. But slowly, this culture of ours is
facing its most dangerous threat- the threat of being
forgotten by our coming younger generation. With
westernization, our younger generation is embracing
the western ideas, while at the same time leaving be-
hind the principles and values that have been passed
down through generations. I am not saying that we
should not be modern, but we should not be modern
by leaving behind and forgetting our motherlands
rich culture and diversity.
India is a country that has gone through many types
of governments and has gathered and accumulated
the rich culture and heritage they had offered. Our
civilization is regarded as one of the largest civiliza-
tions, along with the Egyptian, the Mesopotamian,
the Roman and many others. Our country was known
as the Aryavratha the land of Gods chosen people.
Even though we have been attacked by many foreign
invaders, from the Mughals to the Portuguese and
the British we have kept our core principles and val-ues alive and protected. We have a lot of things that
none of the other countries have. Our country fosters
many languages and people and each of these people
have their unique culture and heritage. The monu-
ments and buildings build by our ancestors make
us wonder how they could have made such things.
Take for example the iron pillar of Delhi. Till now
the scientists are unable to explain the reason how
this pillar of iron has manage to survive this long
without rusting. The knowledge in India too was in-comparable. Aryabatta had discovered the existence
of planets and other celestial bodies much before the
Greeks and the Romans. Our greatest epics, such as
the Mahabharata, the Vedas, and the Ramayana have
continued to guide us till today. The Mahabharata is
not only religious book; it rather provides us with
a moral compass on how to take decisions in very
tough situations. Many great thinkers, visionaries
and people of different religions and nationalities
have found answers to their questions related to life
from these books. Nature was another very impor-
tant part in their lives. They worshipped nature and
lived with nature. They only took what was neededand let nature grow. Do you know that India is the
only country which has not conquered another land
despite its immense military strength? We believed
guests to be par with god as the famous verse says
Athithi Devo Bhava. Even though it proved to be
our weakness, by letting the British people in our
country as traders and later they became rulers, we
have still held on to this.
That is why tourism is so popular in India. But thatdoesnt mean that India was not militarily powerful,
rather we had one the strongest armies in the world
too. That is the reason why Alexander did not attack
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India, for he knew he could not win. But we were
people who professed and practiced ahimsa. This is
the reason why Mark Twain, American author said
about our motherland: "India is, the cradle of the
human race, the birthplace of human speech, the
mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and
the great grandmother of tradition. Our most valu-
able and most instructive materials in the history of
man are treasured up in India only." But what we do
is try to copy what the western civilization does, for-
getting the treasures, as Mark Twain said, that our
country holds.
The coming generation must hold on to the princi-
ples, values and cultures that have been passed over
through generations in our country. A country which
had revered nature is now causing immense destruc-
tion to it. The number of trees been cut, animals
been killed and forest being cleared is affecting the
climate of our country. Rains are becoming scare,
droughts and heat waves are striking our country.
Nature gives us many things but we should make an
effort to keep this nature alive for the coming gen-erations to enjoy. Isnt that what our ancestors have
taught us, by giving us the vast amount of forests in
our country?
Another problem nowadays is the treatment of
our parents in our country. Mata, Pita, guru Devo
that is the ideology that is present in our country
since generations but now it is completely different.
The numbers of old age homes are increasing rap-
idly. Parents, when old, are being sent to these old
age homes without even considering that they havespent half of the lifetimes taking care of the chil-
dren. Where have our moral values gone? Where are
we upholding our principles?
Other main problem that has gripped our younger
generation is the usage of life threatening things
such as drugs, alcohol and many other such activi-
ties which are against our principles. The addiction
to drugs, alcohol and smoking is one of the major
reasons for younger generation being spoilt and
these are the habits that lead directly to their death
and destruction of the career and life. Is this what
our ancestors have taught us over generations?
We have now heard the number of scams in our
country. The amount of money that is stored in the
Swiss bank, popularly called black money, is
enough for buying every poor family meal for life.
The money got from taxes given by us to the gov-
ernment is being taken away by those in power for
their own selsh needs. Is this what our moral val-
ues tells us to do, taking the money from the poor
for fullling the selsh needs of a few people?
In pursuit of being a person who wants to be capa-ble for living in the world, we have forgotten to learn
something that is important- our mother tongue. Par-
ents are eager to teach their children other languages
but hesitate to teach their mother tongue. I am not
saying that learning other languages is bad, rather it
is good to know different languages, but it should
not be in the expense of not learning our own moth-
er tongue and culture. Who will keep our plethora of
languages alive for the coming generations?
In summary, I would like to tell all the young read-ers and the leaders of the younger generation to
be guided by the moral values passed down to us
through generation. The culture, the values and tra-
ditions should be the moral compass for us to lead a
good life. It is up to us to keep the traditions and our
culture alive. We should be modern but at the same
time our core principles should always be there to
guide us always. For we are Indians, and we should
keep the ag of our country ying high and should
not let it be stained by these problems. Jai Hind.
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Finance
The Olympic Games have kept us awake this sea-
son. Our sportsmen have brought us joy and made
given us many proud moments for us to cherish
for a long time. There have been disappointments
too which are part of the sporting spirit.
Competitive sports are not new to India. Right
from the time of the oldest scriptures and the ve-
dic period, we have had competitive sports men-
tioned in many places. Some of the greatest wars
have been fought over the result of a game. Sita
Swayamvaram was held as a sporting event to
see who could break the bow of the mighty Lord
Shiva. The Panchali Swamvar is another example
where a competitive sport was held to choose the
right bridegroom for a princess. The greatest sym-
bol of Guru Devotion, Ekalavya, learnt the skill
of competitiveness simply due to his eagerness
to learn and compete. So many various examples
can be quoted which would show that one point
of time Indians were very athletic and competedrigoursly to achieve. As we watch Spanish bull run
today with wonder we look at our ancient compe-
tition of Jalikattu where instead of running from
the bull our ghters face them. Legends talk of fa-
mous martial arts warriors who competed all over
India. The Dahi Handi festival of Maharastra that
just got over last Friday during Janmashtami is an-
other example. All this was done with a clear sense
of competition and with rules laid down by our an-
cestors. Many modern games like chess, snake and
ladders and polo originated in India.As time passed and our lifestyle changed we
have adopted many new life styles that have often
brought our physical endurance level to low. For
many years during the invasion of the British and
the Mughals before them, the spirit of sportsman-
ship and competition almost faded away from our
culture. Our priorities have also changed consider-
ably in life that has made us shun sports or keep-
ing physically t. This has also led to the increase
in medical problems in the country,The 1982 Asian Games saw a major boost to
sports in our country. The games saw many sports
facilities being developed around the country. But
the spirit didnt remain for long and slowly we
lost the steam in developing sports scenario in the
country.
Though cricket is a widely celebrated sport in
India, it is not a national game in the country. Awide variety of sports like kabbadi, kho is played
throughout the country. Hokey is the ofcial game
of the country though in the recent years the sport
has been neglected and our players are performing
below standards at many venues. The advent of
visual media and the high stakes involved in the
game boosted the image of cricket and its players
throughout the country. The players are accorded a
heros status by many. With the money and glamour
also came corruption and immoral activities often
tarnishing the nations image. Government lethar-gy and bureaucratic red tapism along with corrup-
tion has demoralized the sportsmen who have been
training and competing with passion. Many people
complain of lack of proper practicing venues and
funds for them to develop and excel in the eld
though they have the instinct for it. Even the re-
cent Olympics saw selected candidates complain-
ing they havent even been contacted by the sports
authority of their states despite their achievement.
Shanti, 800 meter gold medalist of the Common
Wealth Games works in a brick factory for Rs 200
daily wages. The hands that held the medal is to-
day blistering now. Narin Singh, the wrestler who
reached the quarter nal Olympics lives in a small
Its not just another Game
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room in Mumbai.
Like other countries India needs to rethink itsstrategies to develop sports other than cricket. We
must do our bit of study to identify able athletes
from a very young age, We need to explore our
resources even in the tribal belt where people with
natural genes of strong physical endurance levels
live. They need to be trained from a very young
age. Along with basic education, they should be
given the opportunity to choose sports as a major
elective to decide their career. As long as sports
in not patronized by the nation, no parent would
be ready to let their children concentrate on it asa future career. There must be world class sports
academies and training centers around the coun-
ties charging minimal fee. Currently the govern-
ment cannot spend such huge funds and only the
wealthy are able to afford the expensive private
coaching centers. This destroys the opportunity of
the naturally talented achievers. Often the people
enrolled at these private coaching centers fail to
perform for lack of instincts and passion. Even at
the government educational institutions we are not
able to provide efcient sports instructors and fa-
cilities. Most of the private schools are concentrat-
ing their efforts only on obtaining higher grades.
Many schools dont even have a proper playground
for the students. When brought up in such an at-
mosphere, we cannot expect children with some
natural talents to get inspired and perform. We lack
the resources to spot talent in children and devel-
op them. Like art, now sports education is mainly
encouraged for money and publicity alone. Many
of our sports personalities dont even have enoughfunds to travel to sporting events around the world.
Thus they lose the opportunity to compete with
world athletes.
Our state bureaucracies handling the sports min-
istry often are persons with no background in the
eld and have no talent themselves. International
sporting events are often used as a chance for a
mere holiday. The current sports minister himself
was a trade union leader. Indian corporates need to
come forward to sponsor spotted talents around the
country rather than cricket players alone.Over and above all this, our athletes must per-
form with a passion for the game and with a pa-
triotic feeling to win and showcase our nation to
the world. Even if they dont win, the full effort in
trying to do so is what matters. Patriotism is notsimply a matter of waving ags and wearing the
tricolor on your costume. Along with it, should
come the mental composure to try ones best and
to train for it. A committed athlete should not be
disturbed by the activities that surround him and
his growth.
Even if sports are not a natural talent in all people,
our children must be made aware of the importance
of exercising regularly to maintain a healthy phy-
sique. It is often said the children get their exercise
while they play. But the new generation children areoften conned to their studies and whatever spare
time they get is utilized in front of their TVs and
PlayStations. Compulsory physical education must
be introduced for at least one hour. Many NGOs
and organizations have daily one hour game and
physical exercises to keep their members healthy,
strong and alert. Many deserving athletes have also
been groomed this way. The best way is to intro-
duce our own yoga from a very small age for chil-
dren. This will naturally also bring out the sporting
talents in them. Surya Namaskar is now being ac-
cepted world over as the perfect technique that can
be easily followed daily by people of all age.
We can sincerely hope that the near future will see
many more Koms, Sainas and Gangans. While
the government extended a mere promotion and
job promise, our nation stands and salutes these
great talents who will inspire the coming genera-
tion to try even harder.
Sopanam congratulates India on a great win at
the Olympics 2012 and thanks its representativesfor their wonderful achievement.
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Our national ag is a symbolic representation of
Bharat, our motherland. It is with utmost pride thatour ag is unured on the Independence Day and
also on the Republic Day. Also when an Indian
wins any medals at international level it is with
pride that the ag is unured and National anthem
sung.
There are so many great souls who sacriced their
life and paved way to Indias freedom. Unfortu-
nately now most of us have forgotten the brave past.
After 66 years of freedom the patroitic feeling in us
have melted down. It is indeed pathetic to see the
ways our National Flag is insulted nowadays. The
day soon after ag hoisting, the ags are strewn on
the roads or seen in dust bins. Many people try to
exhibit the so called patriotism by painting their
faces in tricolour or prepare cakes and dresses in
the same manner. All this accords to insult to the
ag and to our nation.
Even children now a days seem to enjoy indepen-
dence day as any other holiday. Since no compul-
sion is there in schools or colleges students seem
to enjoy the day by visiting theatres, or outing withfamily. Somewhere down the years the true parti-
otic spirit has gone down and we seem to have for-
gotten the sacrice of our great freedom ghters.
Respect ourNational Flag
Do's and Don'ts
Hoist the Flag at a height in a suitable manner.
Do not let small children use the National Flag
as a toy.
Do not use or buy plastic Flags. Do not use paper Flags to pin up on shirt pockets,
etc.
Take care to see that the Flag does not get crum-
pled.
Do not use the Flag as a banner or for decora-
tion.
Take care to see that the National Flag is not
trampled upon or torn.
Do not let the Flag fall on the ground.
Do not join cloth pieces to resemble the NationalFlag.
What I can do?
You can participate in this campaign by doing as
much ever possible.
1. Be Proactive: In order to prevent any of the
mentioned untoward incidents, you can circulate
this information among your friends, relatives.
2. Collect spoilt ags and respectfully dispose them
by burning or burial.
3. Circulate the information to schools by putting
these dos and donts on their notice boards.4. You can try and educate maximum number of
people you come in contact with and fulll your
duty towards the motherland.
BharathDharshan
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VANDE MATARAM
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BharathDharshan
Shri. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the thirteenth
President of India. On behalf of the readers and writ-ers of Sopanam we wish him on his appointment,
A seasoned politician, Shri. Pranab Mukherjee (af-
fectionately called Pranab Da) was a senior leader
of the Indian National Congress party till his elec-
tion as President.
Born in 1935 he hails from Mirati in Bengal. He
has a Masters degree in Political Science and His-
tory as well has a Law degree. Before entering poli-
tics he worked as a clerk and taught Political science
in a college. He even worked as a journalist with a
local newspaper.
In 1969, he joined the INC. He was their Rajya
Sabha member in 1969,1975,1981,1993 and 1999.
He was a staunch supporter of Smt. Indira Gandhi
during her tenure. He was very active in the Indian
cabinet during the Emergency. Subsequent commis-
sions like the Shah commission also pointed to his
extensive role during that period against the peopleand organizations which opposed the Emergency.
But he remained unaffected by these accusations.
His roles as the Finance Minister in 1982 saw a
great deal improvement in Indias nances helped
improve his image.
His fall out with Rajiv Gandhi saw him quit the
party and oat a new party called the Rashtriya Sa-
majwadi Congress in 1986. This was merged with
the Congress three years later. Even after Rajiv
Gandhis assassination, his ambition to become the
Prime Minister of India bore no fruit though he wasthe senior most experienced person in the party.
During the current tenure of Sonia Maino as party
president he had become the partys most effective
trouble shooter. Even when she turned down the
Prime Ministership, he was sidelined for Shri. Man-
mohan Singh. But Pranab Mukherjee became an in-
dispensable part of the UPA government. During the
tenure of the UPA, he has become Defence, Finance
and External Affairs minister.
Following his nomination as President, he re-
signed from the party and retired from active poli-
tics. Some would say this was a calculated move by
vested interests in the party. Due to his experience
and long term in politics, he has been at the head
of many committees of Ministers on various issues.
He was also heading many institutions in the coun-
try. One of these also became a point of discontent
when his opponent accused him of holding an ofce
of prot while contesting. His name has often beenmentioned in connection with various high prole
cases but other than accusations, no evidence has
been brought forward.
The President of India is the rst citizen of the
country and our representative all over the world.
The Presidents loyalty is to the constitution of In-
dia. Today we have a person well known for his po-
litical leanings and his strong character. We are sure
Shri. Pranab Mukherjee will keep the prestige of the
position he is holding today by upholding the Con-stitution and as rst citizen lead us Indians, in the
prosperity of our Nation.
India has a new President
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On 23th of July, Bharat lost a leading revolution-
ary of the Indian Independence movement, Captain
Lakshmi Sahgal. She was an ofcer of the INA anda Minister in the Azad Hind Government.
Born into a well to do family, Lashmi Sahgal was
the daughter of a criminal lawyer, Swaminathan and
a well-known social worker, A.V.Ammukutty. She
became a gynecology doctor in 1938 and worked in
Madras. As a child she rebelled against the caste op-
pressions in Kerala and this changed her outlook.
Her family became staunch supporters of the Con-
gress agitation and this inuenced her life to a great
extent.
Captain Lakshmi SahgalIn 1940 she moved to Singapore where she got
acquainted with member of Netajis Indian Nation-
al Army. After she established her clinic there she
became an active member of the Indian Indepen-
dence League. When Netaji arrived in Singapore,
she formed the womens regiment called the Rani
of Jhansi Regiment and became its Captain. They
marched with the Japanese till Burma she was ar-
rested and send to India to face trial.
In 1971 she joined the Communist Party of India
(Marxist) and became a Rajya Sabha member. She
has been in the fore front of many relief activities
across India, Even during her old age she ran her
clinic in Kanpur regularly for the poor people. In
2002, she was the sole opponent to Dr. A. P.J. Abdul
Kalam for the presidential elections. She was also a
founding member of the AIDWA.
She had been an atheist all her life and lived herlife as a social worker for the cause of the Indian
people in distress. The role she played in helping riot
victims and victims of natural disastors in unforget-
table. She even prominently courted arrest during
the agitation against the Miss World competitions.
After her death, her body was donated for medi-
cal research and her organs for transplant as per her
wish.
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As I was born and bought up in Kuwait, I did
not know what actually Onam was and what the
real taste of Onam was. I and my family used to
celebrate Onam every year either in Kuwait or in
Kerala. But I only have a clear picture of Onam
celebrations since seven years.
During my summer vacations I would try to stay
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thoroughly enjoy the ten days of Onam. The cele-
brations start from the rst day, Atham and lasts till
the tenth day of Thiruonam. We used to get up early
in the morning. We have our bath and begin our job
i.e. start collecting owers from our neighborhood
so that on Thiruonam we could make a much bigger
and beautiful Pookalam. At the tenth day of Onam,
as usual we get up early, have our bath and to ournearby temple. On such important and prestigious
days, its must that we pray to God and seek their
blessings. We also get the opportunity to wear new
bright clothes. And I still remember what I wore last
year. It was Golden Kurtha and Mundu. It was for
the rst time that I wore such kind of a dress. Even
though during our vacation we meet each other, we
still nd a bit bored as sometimes we fail to see every
of our relatives. But its not the same at the time of
Onam. All of our relatives and family friends cometo our home maybe in one day itself. And those mo-
ments are really exiting. We children are free from
responsibilities and we dont have any barriers. And
we utilize that piece of time to its maximum. Also
we too dont forget to visit their home. When talk-
ing about Onam theres one thing which we can-
not avoid to miss, Onasadya. And I think thats one
of the factors which distinguish Onam from other
festivals. Payasam, a special dessert is one of the
main highlight of the Onasadya. Moreover its a
fact that many of us will love to have it and theresno doubt about that when it comes to me. And this
nds colorful to my eyes as I nd many of my fa-
vorite items when served on the Banana leaf.
Yet its not over. There are more celebrations to
come. Vallamkali, snake boat race is one of the
main attractions of Onam. Last year I got a chance
to witness the Aramulla Vallamkali along with myfamily. It was just simply awesome. An interest-
ing thing what I found there was there were many
foreigners to see that spectacular event. From that
I understood one thing, the government has taken
keen interest on festivals like Onam in making
them much of touristic importance. Thereby tour-
ism will increase which indeed leads to the rise of
our National Income. And this will too make the
festival o Onam more popular. We also see one
more attracting factor about Onam in television,
Pulikali. In these thousands of people paint their
body with spots and lines of bright colors like red,
yellow, orange and black resembling the body of
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a tiger and perform down the streets. In between
all these we still dont forget to burn crackers. In
my locality our local youngsters waits for the days
evening. From then onwards then the people living
nearby can only hear the sound of crackers.
What I found more interesting among all these
was the concept of Onam because no matter who-
ever they were, to which religion they belong to,
how wealthier they were etc. they considered all
among them equal.
These are the celebrations which takes place in
Kerala. But these are not the same when it comesto middle-east. TheThiruonam day celebrations is
entirely different from that in Kerala. Since Onam
also has great importance like other festivals, our
schools give us a holiday. Here also we get up early
in the morning, have our bath and wear our new
dress. But we dont go to temples since there arent
any. But because of that dont think that we dont
pray. Of course, we do it within our home. Due to
shortage of space we also cant put Pookalam in
our home. I think most of the Onam celebrationsin the middle-east are very much associated with
the media. Most of the Malayalam TV channels
telecast various programs related with Onam. They
also telecast many newly released movies. And I
nd that very interesting. The thing which I nd a
bit difcult among these is the time in which they
will be shown. Why is that because there will be
many lms which Ill want to see but its not pos-
sible to watch two or three lms at a time. Then its
time for the Onasadya. Nowadays many restaurantsoffer Onasadya at reasonable price and I think that
the bachelors completely make use of them. For
this there wont be any complain. We also invite
some of our friends to have this. We then phone our
grandparents and cousins back in Kerala and wish
them a Happy Onam. These are the celebrations
which takes place in our home.
Beyond all these there are many Malayalee As-
sociations. They enjoy festivals like Onam, Id and
Christmas joyfully. No matter whichever religion
they belong to, they thoroughly enjoy these festi-
vals. In Kerala, I think the Onam celebrations may
last for 10-12 days. But here its not the same. As
the celebrations can be only conducted only dur-
ing the weekends, Onam celebrations here last for
months.
Even though I wrote about all of these, I still re-
main a bit sad because this year I couldnt go to my
home back in Kerala. So I miss my grandparents
and few others.
My parents have told me that at the time of their
childhood their Onam was much different from
nowadays. They said that at their time no one in
their house would simply. Everyone would be do-ing something or the other. They were a group and
they celebrated the festival like that itself. But
nowadays I dont think so its the same everywhere.
In order to make the processes easier people may
order Sadya from restaurants and all. Then every-
things is in the hands of associations. Over, the
celebrations of Onam which comes once in a year
has an end. Is that what we want? This is a kind
of festival which has to be celebrated as a group.
And we should follow that. Nowadays all aroundthe world its just one thing, violence. We all want
to see a peaceful world. Its must that brotherhood
and harmony spreads around the world. Isnt it?
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If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from
the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India.
roma rolla (roma Scola)
India was the motherland of our race, and Sanskrit the mother of Europe's languages: she was the moth-
er of our philosophy; mother, through the Arabs, of much of our mathematics; mother, through the Bud-
dha, of the ideals embodied in Christianity; mother, through the village community, of self-government
and democracy. Mother India is in many ways the mother of us all
wll da (Amca soa)
Whenever I have read any part of the Vedas, I have felt that some unearthly and unknown light illumi-
nated me. In the great teaching of the Vedas, there is no touch of sectarianism. It is of all ages, climbs,
and nationalities and is the royal road for the attainment of the Great Knowledge. When I read it, I feel
that I am under the spangled heavens of a summer night.
hy da toa (Amca tk & Ao)
If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has
most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India.
Max Mll (Gma scola)
Questions1. Who is known as Kerala Valmiki?
2. At which place Athachamayam, the cultural procession, takes place on the day
of Atham to mark the beginning of Onam celebrations?
3. What is the distance of Marathon race in Olympics?
4. Who wrote the book Freedom at Midnight?
5. Montreal protocol is related to the protection of ----------------?
6. Who designed the new symbol for Indian Rupees?
7. Who directed the Malayalam movie Agnisakshi?
8. Which state is known as Jewel of India?
9. Who composed the famous patriotic song Sare Jahamse Acha?
10. LAN is the national airlines of which country?
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Indian community in Kuwait celebrated Indias 66th Independence Day at the embassy of India, Kuwait.Celebration begins with unfurling of the National Flag by the Ambassador of India, Mr. Satish Chand Mehta.This was followed by the singing of the National Anthem and reading of the Address to the Nation of theHonble President of India by the Ambassador. Patriotic songs were sung by members of the Indian Com-munity to mark the occasion.
Colorful Patriotic songs were sung by Indian Doctors Forum (IDF) members. Children of IDF members alsoperformed colorful songs with full of patriotism. Indian Culture Society (ICS) leaded by president AshfaqueA Kkan has performed & sung four patriotic songs among thousands of crowd on the occasion of Indepen-
dence day. First song composed by Ashfaque A Khan "Aai Bharta Maa Ke Veeron...", Popular song " AaiMere Watan Ke Longo..." sung by Dr. Sushobhna S. Kumar. "Janha Daal Daal Par Sone Ki Chidiya KartiHai Basera" and " O Mera Rang De Basanti Chola.." were perfoemed by ICS team Sardar Gurunam Singh &Sardar Rajwant Singh with full of patriotism accompanied by Jitendra Paul Singh and Rajwant Singh.
Members of the Indian community in Kuwait from all walks of life including representatives of Indian as-sociations, businessmen, doctors, engineers, other professionals, domestic workers and Embassy staff withtheir families participated with joy and enthusiasm in the celebrations reecting Indias rich ethnic, linguistic,religious, and cultural diversity.
The Ambassador extended his warmest greetings to all members of the Indian Community in Kuwait and alsoconveyed his good wishes for the continued good health & prosperity of His Highness The Amir, His High-
ness the Crown Prince, His Highness The Prime Minister as well as the people of the friendly state of Kuwaitwith which India shares historical, cultural, trade & economic links.
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IndiansinKuwait.com ranks among top 50 popular web sites in Kuwait. Alexa, the leading provider of free
global web metrics, ranks IndiansinKuwait.com among the top 50 web sites visited from the state of Ku-
wait. As per the latest release, IndiansinKuwait.com, popularly known as IIK, Ranks on the 42nd position
among the popular web sites in Kuwait.
As per the report, the number 1 position is by Google, followed by Youtube and Facebook and Yahoo.According to Alexa report, Estimated percentage of the internet users who visit indiansinkuwait.com had
increased rapidly in the recent time.
Alexa trafc rank is based on three months of collected historical trafc data from millions users and is
generally established as a good quality trafc barometer.
IndiansinKuwait.com, popularly known as IIK is the No.1 online English web portal for the Indian commu-
nity living in Kuwait and is the most preferred destination for Asian expatriates living in this state. IIK has
been at the service of Indians living in Kuwait for over a decade with a steady growth in its readership.
Ramayanam QuizThe Abbasiya unit of Bala Darshan Kuwait held a Ramayanam Quiz on the ocassion of Ramayana
Masaacharnam. Shri. Vijayakumar.D, Palaghat was the quiz master of this exciting session and Shri. Madhu
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The thought of service enters the mind when we
have the thought of the Bliss of Divinity, when we
understand the hearts of other people, and religious
tolerance. When we help the poor lives, it gives a
meaning and importance to ones life. As Swami
Vivekananda says if we ask God how to live in
peace, HE shows us the way to help others.
Service can be done in innumerable ways. Manypeople prefer to do service is by donating money to
the penniless lives. But, service can be done even
with a heart full of love and mind full affection.
Like Shri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa quotes that,
The goal of life is not about the earning of money,
but the service to the needy.
In the schools, students can do service by helping
their friends who nd it difcult to co-op up with
others. Even this can be considered as service as
Martin Luther King, Jr said that Everybody can be
great, because anybody can serve. You dont haveto have a collage degree to serve. You only need a
heart full of grace, a soul generated by love.
There are countless school children who try to
bring in the concept of service worldwide. For in-
stance, the school children in Agra, India work on
Design For Change [DFC], keeping in mind the
notion of- One idea, one week, one billion lives
to change. This idea is on process for spreading
throughout World. Design for Change is the larg-
est global movement aimed at giving children anopportunity to express their own ideas for a better
world and put them into action said the movement's
founder Kiran Sethi. Through this DFC challenge,
people learn that I Can is the two powerful words a
human can and should believe. This movement has
reached about 34 countries and 300,000 schools in-
spiring lakhs of beings that Change is possible only
if one can lead the Change.
There are more than 860 seva sadans in India.
One can initially start by serving such sadanams.
We should see them as our brothers and sister andgo forward in assisting them. Having such children
to be away from sickness and keeping them in ro-
bustness can give a huge satisfaction to a human. As
Lord Buddha says A generous heart, a kind speech
and a life of service are the things that renew hu-
manity.
There are several villages in India which lack
basic necessities. Such villages should be identied
and should try their best to fulll their requirements.
There are also schools lacking proper sanitation and
sports facilities. Citizens of our nation must try to
lend a helping hand to such on-going problems.The next main aspect to ponder upon is that the
strength in the Vrdhaashram (Old age homes) is in-
creasing rather. This is a very wrong thing which
youngsters do. I hope the government of India tries
to band the increase of such Homes. Or even if there
is no response, people should come forward to help
them.
Cherishing the thought of oneness or serving is
the true spiritual life. God loves those who do good
to mankind as His own children. This IndependenceDay, I request all the reader to offer nancial assis-
tance and support to the needy to encourage them to
come up in oife. Theyll need it more than us.
Nobody Can Do Everything, ButEveryone Can Do Something.
Pooja Gopksa
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As the sun rises to a new beginning,The season of harvest, a new beginning.Flowers of different colors are everywhere,
Not a rain cloud to be seen anywhere.There are people all around, talking and laughing,In different clothes, bright and shinyYes everyone,Onam is here,
The season of joy is here.
In Gods own country we celebrate,This festival with great joy we celebrate.Colorful designs with owers are laid,Like the eyes of nature, beautifully laid.Prayers are offered early in the morning,Temples are decorated with owers since morning.Yes everyone,Onam is here,The festival of color is here.
As I see my brothers and sisters happy,We all are together, that makes us happy.For even though we live far away from our roots,But we never forget them, in all years and youth.For it is said that this day the great king arrives,To each and every house, amid eager eyes.Yes everyone, Onam is here,The festival of kings is here.
But now I miss those fruitful days,When I saw everyone, enjoying for days.The gathering of friends and relative-
from here and there,The delicious food that is now not there.Those beautiful moments with my grandparents,
Now it is just memories that are remnants.Yes everyone,Onam is here,But where do I celebrate it here,
We try to celebrate it in our way,With a few friends, near and away.We create an illusion in our minds of the festivities,For in reality we miss those real festivities.
Away from my motherland I miss the joyful moments,The beautiful owers, the temple and it-decorated ornaments.
Yes my friends,
Onam is here-vk uksa
Malavika Krishna
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