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3 Kamal Sandesh October 1-15, 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s India visitA peaceful and stable neighbourhood is in everyone’s interest. 6List of Documents signed during the State Visit.................... 8Xi Jinping reshuffles, scolds PLA.............................................. 9

ArticlesPandit Deendayal Upadhyay : A man of action and ideas

By Prabhat Jha...................................................................... 11Narendra Modi heralds India’s global emergence

By Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi................................................ 15Sabka Vikas : Our Economic Philosopy

By Jayant Sinha.................................................................... 19Lotus will bloom in Haryana - Target : Mission 60 plus

By Sanjeev Kumar Sinha.................................................... 22Conundrum of Indo-China relations & Jinping visit

By Vikash Anand................................................................. 24Integral Humanism of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay

By Dr. Debabrata Chowdhury............................................ 26

State ReportsAssam, Madhya Pradesh............................................................. 28Chhattisgarh, Jammu-Kashmir..................................................... 29

Golden words from Aadhyatam.................................................. 30

Courtesy : The Hindu


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—(Bhagavadgita : Ch.-II, 58)QUOTES ~~

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~~~~ “Even today, a big part of Kashmir is under Pakistan. I don’t

have any hesitation in saying that if the Kashmir issue hadbeen handled by Sardar Patel instead of Jawaharlal Nehru,then a part of Kashmir would not have gone under Pakistan”

-Amit Shah

Navaratri : September 25 - October 03, 2014

“This is a historic opportunityto enhance the relationshipbetween India and China.”

-Narendra Modi

Navratri is a festival dedicated to theworship of Goddess Maa Durga/ Shakti. Theword Navaratri literally means nine nights.During these nine nights and ten days, nineforms of Shakti are worshiped and the tenthday is commonly referred to asVijayadashami or Dussehra. Nine forms ofShakti are worshipped during the Navaratris.Like in First night of Navratri – Shailputri,Second Navratri , Bhramcharini, ThirdNavratri –Chandraghanta, Fourth Navratri–Kushmanda, Fifth Navratri – Skandmata,Sixth Navratri –Kaatyayani, SeventhNavratri –Kaalratri, Eighth Navratri –Mahagauri Kaalratri, Eighth Navratri –Mahagauri and Ninth Navratri – Siddhiratriare worshipped. Tenth day is commonlycelebrated as Vijayadashami or “Dussehra”.

Navratri is a very important and major Hindu festival in all parts of the country. In the westernStates of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat it is the principal festival of the year and during whichthe traditional dance of Gujarat Garba is widely performed.

This festival is celebrated with great zeal in North Indian States like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar,Himachal, Uttarkhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and performances of the Ramlila are themajor attractions. The Dussehra of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh is particularly famous in the NorthIndia.

The large procession of Goddess Chamundeshwari on a golden throne mounted on several welldecorated elephants in Mysore, Karnataka is the main attraction of the Navratri festival in SouthIndia.

In Eastern India particularly in Jharkhand, Assam, West Bengal and Odisha Hindus believe thatit is lucky to start a new venture, project during Navratri or on Dussehra. So people and particularlythe business community celebrate it as the New Year. The Sharad Navaratri culminates in Durga Pujaand Dussehra.

Kamal Sandesh October 1-15, 2014 5

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.Be proud to be an Indian!

Respect for India has increased in the world. The credibility of Indians standsenhanced. Not only ‘good days’ but the days of glory are returning. Care isbeing taken from poor to rich, from villages to towns and from slums to

palaces. Honesty is in the air. Corruption is mum. Governance and administrationsare visible. India which was hitherto rudderless is now taking its rightful place inthe world. Ministries are at work from sunrise to sunset and from sunset to themoonlight of the nights.

New work culture is taking shape. Staffs are working hard. Government staffsare working effectively. The government of India in New Delhi is giving new messageto the governments in states. The light of mutual trust has started burning. The workto increase the credibility of the federal system is taking place. The sense thatgovernment belongs to everyone and everyone is for the government is getting acceptedautomatically. Whether it is trip to Bhutan, Nepal or Japan or the trip of ChinesePresident to India, Indians are mesmerized. Opposition is silent. Prime MinisterNarendra Modi is exuding exemplary boldness on the international forums. Successhas exceeded the hopes and expectations. There is eagerness among the ministersto perform and keenness to understand the problems of India.

The Vietnam trip of President Pranab Mukherji where he praised the PrimeMinsiter has made Indian democracy stronger. The government is marching aheadto make beautiful India, clean India, one’s own India and everyone’s India. Steps arebeing taken towards enhancing the prestige of the saint of Sabarmati and Gandhiashram. ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’ is not only a slogan but steps have beeninitiated to realize this dream.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a bold initiative to call upon the worldto march towards development in place of expansionism and encroaching uponother’s borders. It is a unique initiative to launch ‘Make in India’ campaign on 25th

September and ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign on 2nd October. The decisions being takento take country towards clean and healthy India is praiseworthy. The role that NDAgovernment played in relief works in Jammu Kashmir calamity and the work whichthe three wings of Indian army have performed are exemplary. The calamity inJammu & Kashmir is a calamity for India. Entire country has stood together. TodayIndia needs this kind of unity.

“I am a BJP leader but Prime Minister of 125 crore people” - Narendra Modi isworking with this mindset. Congressmen are a worried lot. Whatever SP or Congressmay think over winning a few seats in bye-elections but BJP will have to consideras to why this has happened.

The Congress backbone will be broken once Haryana and Maharashtra are won.BJP leadership will have to devote completely towards this goal. People of Haryanaand Maharashtra want to get rid of Congress. If NDA wins both these states then thepath to Jharakhand and Jammu & Kashmir will become easy. There cannot be a betteropportunity to hoist the flag of NDA than this.

People are rising. It is important that people should rise. It is time to write history.We will have to get all nationalist people to join this national yajna. If nationalismis awakened, India will become stronger. If Indianness is strengthened than Indiawill come out of the disease of casteism and regionalism.


There were many firsts on 17 September2014 when Indian Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi received Chinese

President Shri Xi Jinping in Ahmedabad. Itwas the first time an Indian Prime Ministerwas receiving a foreign head of the stateoutside New Delhi. There was also adeparture from the tradition of signinginternational agreements in the nationalcapital. Shri Modi made the exceptionbecause he wanted to showcaseAhmedabad’s development to the visitingdignitary. And then, after six decades ShriXi became the first Chinese leader since ShriZhou Enlai to be feted at a civic reception.Relations, which nosedived after the 1962war, improved in later years but not to theextent where an Indian leader would makea public show of engagement with a neighbor

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s India visit

A peaceful and stable neighbourhood isin everyone’s interest : Modi

• 2015 to be observed as ‘VisitIndia’ year in China, and2016 will the year to ‘VisitChina’ in India said Shri Xi.

• China supports India’s fullmembership in ShanghaiCooperation Organization,said PM Shri Modi.

• China will invest $20 billionin next five years in India,said Shri Xi.

• President Xi says China willset up two industrial parksin Gujarat and Maharashtra.

• We had fruitful talks whichinclude all issues of mutualconcern, said Shri Xi.

• Shri Xi invites PM Shri Modito visit China, said both

countries are importantforces in an increasinglymulti-polar world.

• Both the countries shouldstrive together for peacefuland inclusive development,said Shri Xi.

• Hope that under PM ShriModi India will achieve newheights said Shri Xi.

• Chinese President expresseshappiness over India’senormous development andachievements.

• This is a historic opportunityto enhance the relationshipbetween India and China,said PM Shri Modi.

• If both the countries are

sensitive to opportunitiesand challenges, then I amconfident we will fulfill ourresponsibility to make it agreat success, said PM ShriModi.

• Have expressed concernover China’s visa policy andTrans border rivers issue.Told his counterpart that anearly resolution on thesematters would enhancemutual trust, said Shri Modi.

• We had good discussions onregional and internationalissues. A peaceful andstable neighbourhood is ineveryone’s interest, said ShriModi.

Highlights of Xi and Modi’s interaction

A report by Ram Prasad Tripathy


of which others remain wary.Continuing border tensions

and other issues could not comein the way of the warmth. Thechemistry between the twoleaders was quite evident as theychatted continuously and looked

completely relaxed in eachother’s company. After thearrival sporting a whitesleeveless Khadi jacket, gifted byShri Modi, Shri Xi first visitedthe Gandhi Ashram on the banksof the Sabarmati with ShriNarendra Modi and laterenjoyed a walk down thebeautifully decorated riverfront,a pet project of Shri Modi when

he was chief minister, whereGujarati culture and cuisineadded to the bonhomie. TheChinese first couple was alsotreated to a swing in a traditionalGujarati jhoola with anindulgent PM looking on. The

Chinese first lady, a superstarsinger in China, also seemedcompletely bowled over by theatmospherics. She skipped thevisit to the ashram where herhusband garlanded a portrait ofMahatma Gandhi and also tooksome lessons from Shri Modi onhow to spin the ‘charkha’ — thesame spinning wheel Gandhijiused during his stay there from

1915 to 1930 when he engineeredfreedom from British rule.

Gujarati pride brimmed overas Shri Xi began his three-dayIndia visit from Ahmedabad ; acity which has never hosted ahead of the state; with a six-hourtour, guided by an elated PrimeMinister who was celebratinghis 64th birthday. A luxury tenton the riverfront was the venuefor a lavish vegetarian dinnerfor Shri Xi and the Chinese firstlady, Ms Peng Liyuan. After ShriXi and his delegation werereceived at the airport byGovernor Prof. O P Kohli andchief minister Ms AnandibenPatel and Shri Xi arrived at theHyatt Hotel in Ahmedabad to awarm welcome by Shri Modi

who was waiting for him.Before they left for New Delhi

in the evening for furtherbilateral talks on 18 September,three significant agreementswere signed between the twocountries which will bolsterChinese investments in Gujarat,a state which has a recordedtrade history with China datingback several centuries.

• We also agreed to cooperateon our many sharedinterests at the global leveland we will build closercooperation on the sharedchallenges of terrorism andextremism, said Shri Modi.

• India and China have ashared interest in a peacefuland stable region, includingpeace, stability andprosperity in Afghanistan,said Indian PM.

• We have to address theboundary question verysoon, said Shri Modi.

• I have expressed concern

over what has happened onthe borders and said that weneed to solve the issue, saidShri Modi.

• I thank the President that hehas agreed for a new road toopen for KailashMansarovar from Nathu La,said Shri Modi.

• PM Shri Modi said, I have toldPresident Jinping that tradedeficit between New Delhi,Beijing has increased andrequested him to ensureeasier market access andinvestment opportunities toIndian companies in China.

President Jinping has assuredme that he will do his best.

• Shri Modi said there shouldbe peace in our relations andin the borders. If thishappens we can realize truepotential of our relations.

• I am glad that President XiJinping has come to Indiawithin months of ourGovernment taking office,said Shri Modi.At the end India and China

exchange bilateral agreements inpresence of President Shri XiJinping and PM Shri NarendraModi.

2015 to be observed as ‘Visit India’ year in China and2016 will the year to ‘Visit China’ in India

On the second day of his visit after the bilateral talks ShriXi said China and India to act as twin engines to promotegrowth and prosperity in the region. Due to non-demarcationof the border, certain incidents take place but both countrieshave mechanisms to handle such incidents, says Shri Xi. Wehave decided to respect each other’s concerns and China isdetermined to settle the boundary issue at earliest, theChinese President said. Further Shri Xi said 2015 to beobserved as ‘Visit India’ year in China, and 2016 will the yearto visit China in India.


Pull back your troopswho have enteredLadakh, Modi tells Xi

It was the festeringborder row which ShriModi sought to address firstin his meeting with Shri Xion as he told him that peaceand tranquillity along theborders was imperative formutual trust and forrealizing the full potentialof Sino-Indian relations.“This is an importantunderstanding, whichshould be strictlyobserved,” Shri Modi saidas he raised “seriousconcerns” over what Indiacalls serial transgressionsby the Chinese.

Pitching for a quickclarification of the Line ofActual Control (LAC), ShriNarendra Modi told Xi thatChina had to restore thestatus quo that existedbefore September 10 inLadakh this year. Foreignminister Smt SushmaSwaraj also raised the issuewith her counterpart WangYi.

Shri Narendra Modi, infact, set the tone on 18September evening itselfwhen, just after the publicdisplay of bonhomie, heraised the latest Chinesetransgressions at Chumarin Ladakh in an after-dinner “ with Xi.

The Chinese presidentcame back with a responseon the next day when hetold Shri Modi that he had“noted’’ India’s concernsand that the incidents inLadakh may be a fallout ofthe non-demarcated border.

List of Documents signed during the State Visit ofChinese President Xi Jinping to India

1 Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of External Affairs ofthe Republic of India and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People`sRepublic of China on Opening a New Route for Indian Pilgrimage (KailashMansarovar Yatra) to the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People`s Republicof China

2 Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Railways of theGovernment of Republic of India and the Government of People's Republicof China on strengthening cooperation in Railways

3 Action Plan between Ministry of Railways of the Government of Republicof India and the National Railway Administration of the Government ofPeople's Republic of China on strengthening cooperation in Railways

4 Five year Trade and Economic Development Plan between Ministry ofCommerce and Industry of the Government of the Republic of India and theMinistry of Commerce of the Government of the People's Republic of China

5 Agreed Minutes of the Tenth Session of India-China Joint Economic Group6 Agreement on Audio-Visual Co-production between The Ministry of

Information and Broadcasting of the Republic of India and the StateAdministration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of ThePeople`s Republic of China

7 Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and theGovernment of the People's Republic of China on mutual administrativeassistance and co-operation in Customs matters

8 Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Space ResearchOrganisation and China National Space Administration on Cooperation inthe Peaceful use of Space

9 Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture of theRepublic of India and the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic ofChina on Strengthening the Exchange and Cooperation between CulturalInstitutions

10 Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between National BookTrust of the Republic of India and the State Administration of Press,Publication, Radio, Film and Television of The People`s Republic of China

11 Work Plan on Drug Administration and Cooperation Between China Foodand Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China And Ministry ofHealth & Family Welfare of the Republic of India

12 Agreement on establishing Sister City relationship between Mumbai andShanghai

13 Agreement on establishing Sister City relationship between Ahmedabadand Guangzhou

14 Agreement on establishing Sister Province/State relationship betweenGujarat and Guangdong

15 Memorandum of Understanding between Maharashtra IndustrialDevelopment Corporation and Beiqi Foton Motor Co.Ltd. on supportingthe setting up of industrial parks in Maharashtra

16 Memorandum of Understanding between China Development BankCorporation and iNDEXTb on supporting the setting up of industrial parksin Gujarat


Sources said Modi took upthe border issue strongly becausethe understanding in thegovernment was that theincidents at Chumar could nothave taken place without theconcurrence of the top Chineseleadership. In fact, even asvigorous diplomacy continued,the Army had ensured enoughpresence in the region tooutnumber the Chinese troops.Sources said more Indian troopswere ready to move into theregion where civilians formed ahuman wall to prevent the

Xi Jinping reshuffles, scolds PLA brass amid stand-off with IndiaChinese president Xi Jinping

is believed to have reshuffled thetop positions in the People’sLiberation Army promoting threegenerals known to be close to him,according to reports emerging on22 September.

The move came in the midst ofa stand-off in the Indian border,which has raised questions abouta possible disconnect between thePLA and the country’s central authorities.

The president also gave a dressing down to the military brass at a meeting, which took place inthe presence of Fang Fenghui, chief of the PLA general staff, convened on 21 September. “All PLAforces should follow the instructions of President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central MilitaryCommission (CMC), and update their operations to meet new goals and missions set by the CMC,”an official statement relayed by the Xinhua news agency, said.

For India, the most important issue is whether repeated border intrusions including the one thattook place during Xi’s recent India tour, are directly ordered by the presidential team or a section ofPLA brass is doing its own bidding. The development in the last two days indicate that the president,though the supreme commander of armed forces, is trying to further reinforce his authority, observerssaid.

South China Morning Post on Monday reported that senior military officers have been target bythe anti-corruption drive ordered by the Chinese president. Xi has also ordered a reshuffle of the toppositions in the PLA and the Central Military Commission, of which he is the chairman, it said. Theofficial statement about Xi’s meeting with military commanders on 21 September showed that thepresident is extremely unhappy with the chain of command in the forces. It talked about the need “toimprove the efficiency of military command under new circumstances”. Xi also emphasized the needfor “streamlining the operational headquarters of all PLA forces” with revised protocols. “Themeeting focused on streamlining the operational headquarters of all PLA forces with informationtechnology and revised several important protocols,” the statement said.

Chinese from moving into whatIndia claims to be its territory.

Shri Xi, however, said suchincidents should not be allowedto impact bilateral relations.“There may be some incidentsas the area is not clearlydemarcated,” Xi said in a mediastatement, but added that bothsides were capable of not justeffectively managing the borderbut also of resolving the borderdispute “at an early date’’.

The NDA government’s firstbilateral engagement at thehighest level with China yielded

as many as 16 agreements andMoU, including one expected toensure investments worth $20billion into India from Chinaover the next five years. Shri Modialso raised India’s concerns overChina’s visa policy for residentsof Arunachal Pradesh and J&Kand also over trans-border rivers,saying their resolution wouldtake mutual trust to a new level.

India wants the Ladakhstandoff to end immediately,with Shri Modi telling Xi that aclarification of LAC andsettlement of the dispute “would


greatly contribute to our effortsto maintain peace andtranquility”. He requested Xi tolook at resuming the stalledprocess of LAC clarification. TheIndian PM had an extendedinteraction with Xi whichincluded 75 minutes of restrictedmeeting, 50 minutes ofdelegation talks and a 15-minuteone-on-one.

Apart from the assurancefrom Xi that the border disputecould be resolved soon, animportant takeaway for Indiawas the declaration, for the firsttime, of support from the Chinesepresident for India’s fullmembership of ShanghaiCooperation Organization(SCO), a central Asia securitygrouping of six countriesdominated by Russia and China.China to assist India inhigh-speed rail corridors

Chinese president Shri Xiinformed that China Will Workwith India to Build One of theProposed High-Speed TrainCorridors in India. IndianRailways will identify the projectto be developed with Chinesecooperation. The China RailwaySiyuan Survey and Design Groupand other Chinese enterpriseswill conduct the feasibility studyfor one high-speed corridor andprepare a project report with itsfinancing. China will also assistIndian Railways with its semi-high speed plans. It will helpstrengthen tracks so that themaximum speed of passengertrains can be increased to 160kmph from 130 kmph.

To begin with, Chineseengineers will help commissionthe Chennai-Bangalore-Mysorecorridor and help augment trainfor 160 kmph. After the recent

successful trial on running asemi-high speed train from Delhito Agra, Indian Railways hasidentified eight other corridorsto run similar semi-high speedtrains.

As per the action plan signedby both sides, Chinese expertswill survey and design specifiedsections and train Indianpersonnel. The China RailwayEryuan Engineering Group willcoordinate with the High-SpeedRail Corporation, a subsidiaryRail Vikas Nigam Limited. “Ahigh-level team of officials willsoon visit China,” said a seniorrail official.

The agreement signed bychairman Railway BoardArunendra Kumar and the

administrator of China’s NationalRailway Administration, LuDongfu, talks of redevelopment ofrailway stations, training inheavy-haul transportation ofIndian Railway personnel andsetting up of a Railway Universityin India. China will helpredevelop two stations.

Both sides agreed on atraining programme for 100personnel (five batches of 20trainees for two-three weeks).Emphasis will be on onsitetraining covering operationaland maintenance facilities,monitoring systems and trafficcontrol. The Beijing JiaotongUniversity will start the firsttraining programme nextmonth.

BJP opens its account in WestBengal and gains in Assam

The recently held by-polls in 32 Assembly and 3 Lok Sabha seatsacross 9 States have given their verdict. The good news for BJP is thatit has opened its account in West Bengal and gained in Assam.Theparty has made its debut in West Bengal with its one Member gettingelected to the Assembly and bye coming second in the other seat whichment to by-polls. The BJP’s vote share is rising steadily. However, ofthe 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, only three have gone to the BJP whileSamajwadi Party has won the remaining eight seats. The SP has alsowon the lone Lok Sabha seat which Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadavhad vacated. In Gujarat, all nine Assembly seats belonged to BJP ofwhich it has bagged six and also won the Vadodara Lok Sabha seatwhich was vacated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he retainedthe Varanasi seat. Congress has snatched three seats and it claims tobe on the path to revival in the State. The truth may just be different. InRajasthan BJP lost three assembly seats of the four to Congress. Contraryto trends in other states of the country, the BJP has not only registeredsignificant vote-share gain in the assembly by-elections in Assam, butalso added one seat to its kitty, taking the party’s strength in the stateassembly up to six at the expense of the Congress. Election was held forthree assembly segments – Silchar, Lakhipur and Jamunamukh – with thefinal results showing that the Congress, BJP and AIUDF winning one seateach. Of these, while BJP wrested Silchar from the Congress, the AIUDFand Congress retained Jamunamukh and Lakhipur respectively. InChhattisgarh BJP won the lone seat which went to poll.


As a child he was broughtup in a lower middleclass Sanatan Hindu

family in north India. His greatgrandfather, renownedastrologer Pandit Hari RamUpadhyay, lived in NanglaChanderbhan village of Mathuradistrict in Uttar Pradesh. ShriJhandu Ram was his youngerbrother.

Pandit Hari Ram Upadhyayhad three sons — Bhoodev,Ramprasad and Rampyare.Jhanduramji had two sons -Shankarlal and Banshilal. ShriBhagwati Prasad was the son ofShri Ram Prasad. Shri BhagwatiPrasad was married to ShrimatiRam Pyari who was a veryreligious lady. On September 25,1916 Shri Bhagwati Prasad wasblessed with a son who wasnamed as Deendayal and wasaffectionately called ‘Deena’.After two years Smt. Ram Pyariwas blessed with another sonwho was named Shiv Dayal andnicknamed ‘Bhinnoo’.Joint family tradition

The joint family system wasalive in Pandit Hari Ramji’sfamily. Therefore, it was a bigfamily. Deendayalji was as yetonly two-and-a-half years oldwhen he shifted to the house ofhis maternal uncle. He neverreturned to his native place. Hewas brought up in unusualenvironment, yet that did notprevent the young child fromblooming into a person rich with

traditional values.After some time of his

shifting tothe place of hismaternal uncle, Shri Deendayaljilost his father. His mothercontracted tuberculosis, a diseasewhich those days, was incurable.He was as yet seven years oldand Shri Shivdayal just fivewhen their mother too left themfor good to the care of theirmaternal father (nana). He thusgot deprived of the care andaffection of both his parents.After just two years, his nana ShriChuni Lalji too left for hisheavenly abode in September1926.

In 1931 Shri Deendayaljiwas in seventh class in Kotawhen he had to go to Rajgarh(district Alwar) in Rajasthanbecause his maami had passedaway. He had thus to look afterthe bringing up of his youngerbrother Shivdayal too. But, in themeantime, Shivdayal too fell illand despite best efforts, his lifecould not be saved. OnNovember 19, 1934 he too leftShri Deendayalji all alone. Butthe trail of tragedies was notleaving Shri Deendayalji alone.In 1935 when he had just passedhis matriculation, the lonecaretaker of his life, his naaniwho used to shower all heraffections on him too fell ill andbreathed her last.

Deendayalji was now leftonly with his younger maternalsister Rama Devi. They had

Pandit Deendayal UpadhyayA man of action and ideas

By Prabhat Jha

Pandit Hari Ram Upadhyayhad three sons — Bhoodev,Ramprasad and Rampyare.Jhanduramji had two sons -Shankarlal and Banshilal.Shri Bhagwati Prasad wasthe son of Shri Ram Prasad.Shri Bhagwati Prasad wasmarried to Shrimati RamPyari who was a veryreligious lady. On September25, 1916 Shri BhagwatiPrasad was blessed with ason who was named asDeendayal and wasaffectionately called ‘Deena’.After two years Smt. RamPyari was blessed withanother son who was namedShiv Dayal and nicknamed‘Bhinnoo’.

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Special on Pt. Deendayal Jayanti


developed great affection andattachment for each other. Theyshared their moments ofhappiness and sorrow. He wasthen completing his M. A. inEnglish when Rama Devi fell ill.

He quit his studies to lookafter his sister. He did everythingto get her medical treatment. Buthis efforts went all in vain.

She too left him all alone inthis world in 1940 when he was24. The series of deaths anddeprivations only strengthenedhis zeal for life and to dosomething for the nation.A childhood of sufferingand privation

Because of family reasons hehad to shift to Dhankia inRajasthan where his nanaChunilalji lived. He too was verymuch upset at the untimely deathof his two sons. He left his joband returned to his village Gur-ki-Mandai. Till the age of 9, thefamily could not manage for theeducation of Deendayalji.Ultimately, he shifted to thehouse of his maternal uncle(maama) who was AssistantStation Master in Gangapur. Heremained there for four yearsand started his studies. But therewas no arrangement for studybeyond class four at Gangapur.He, therefore, got himselfenrolled in a school in Kota onJune 12, 1929 where he lived ina self-supporting house for threeyears. Later, he had to shift toRajgarh (district Alwar) wherehis maternal brother (son of hismaama) had been transferred. Hepassed his matriculationexamination from there. He wentto Pilani for higher educationand did his Intermediate in 1936from there. For his graduationhe went to Kanpur. He did his

MA from Rajamandi, Agra. Hewent for Bachelor of Training(BT) from Prayag. From therecommenced his public life andlaunched upon his life as aperpetual traveler.Untiring traveller

Till attaining the age of 26,Deendayalji was always on themove from one place to another.During this period he stayed atabout eleven places in Rajasthanand Uttar Pradesh. Home, a lifeof convenience and stability doesdevelop a sense of belonging toa particular place. In hischildhood he lacked all thesethings. Therefore, he did not gethimself chained to any suchfeelings. This experience led tohis evolution into the later life.Visiting new places, meetingnew people every other day anddeveloping family relations withthem was the gift of hisexperiences in childhood.

A shining studentBecause of family

circumstances, Deendayaljicould not go to school till the ageof nine. He started his schoolingin Gangapur in his maama’splace. In the meantime hismaama fell ill yet he passed hisclass II and stood first even underthose circumstances. Afterpassing 7th class in Kota he gotadmission in Rajgarh school for8th. He was very sharp inmathematics and even when in9th, students of class 10 used toget help from him inmathematics. He stood first inthe Board Examination for ClassX in first division from KalyanHigh School, Sikar. The thenMaharaja Kalyan Singhhonoured him with a gold medal,a prize for Rs. 250 and alsoawarded him a monthlyscholarship of Rs. 10.

He passed his Intermediatefrom Pilani topping theexamination in 1937. ShriGhanshyam Dass Birla too, likeSikar ruler, presented him a goldmedal, Rs. 250 as prize and amonthly stipend of Rs. 10.

After graduating in firstclass from Sanatan DharamCollege, Kanpur in 1939 ShriDeendayalji passed his MA(Previous) in first division. Butbecause of his maama’s ill healthhe could not appear for MA(final) examination. On maama’spersuasion he appeared in anexamination for administrativejob. He got selected afterinterview, but he was the leastinterested in government job. Heplunged into public life.Bold & fearless fromchildhood

Deendayalji had been boldand fearless from his very

After his education,Deendayalji did not prefer toenter married life. During hisvacations while studying heparticipated for a 40-daySangh siksha varga in 1939and dvitiya varga in 1942. Hewas not that much apt inphysical exercises as he wasin intellectual discourses.Later, he became an RSSpracharak and remained sofor whole of his life. Heentered politics throughSangh, became all-IndiaGeneral Secretary of JanaSangh in 1952 and later, itsPresident.


childhood. When he was just 7-8 years old, dacoits raided hismaama’s house. One of thedacoits pushed his maama asideand threw down Deendayalji onthe ground and put his foot onDeendayalji’s chest. From underthe dacoit’s feet, Deendayaljisaid, “I had heard that dacoitslooted the rich to help the poor,but you are trying to kill a poorlike me.”

His boldness moved thedacoit. He took his gangout without lootinganything. When hismaternal sister fell ill, hequit his studies to lookafter her. When doctorsand vaidyas failed to cureher, he studied medicineon his own and treatedher. In spite of his bestefforts, her life could notbe saved.

If Deendayalji wasonce asked not to do athing or behave in aparticular manner, hemade it a point not torepeat this mistake infuture. He could never bea defiant or spoilt child.Relations narrate a number ofincidents to prove this point.Contact with RSS

When Deendayalji went toKanpur in 1937 for hisgraduation, he came in contactwith the RashtriyaSwayamsevak Sangh (RSS)through his classmate Shri BalujiMahashabde. He also met theSangh founder Dr. Hedgewarjithere. Shri Babasaheb Apte andShri Dadarao Parmarth used tostay in his hostel. He used todiscuss many things with bothof them. When the greaterfreedom fighter Shri Veer

Savarkar visited Kanpur,Deendayalji invited him to theshakha and made him address theswayamsevaks. Shri Sunder SinghBhandari was also his classmate.His exposure to public lifestarted during his student days.

After his education,Deendayalji did not prefer toenter married life. During hisvacations while studying heparticipated for a 40-day Sanghsiksha varga in 1939 and dvitiya

varga in 1942. He was not thatmuch apt in physical exercisesas he was in intellectualdiscourses. Later, he became anRSS pracharak and remained sofor whole of his life. He enteredpolitics through Sangh, becameall-India General Secretary ofJana Sangh in 1952 and later, itsPresident. He was a greatideologue of the Party. Heenunciated the now-famoustheory of Integral Humanism(Ekaatam Manavvad).A great visionary

He devoted his life to theSangh and the nation after 1942.

After the death of Dr. Syama PrasadMookerjee he took upon himself the duty oforganizing and strengthening the BharatiyaJana Sangh and achieved a grand success inits rise to a national party. Shri Deendayaljialso edited the Hindi weekly Panchjanya anddaily Swadesh published from Lucknow. Healso wrote a historical novel ChandraguptaMaurya and later also wrote the biography ofShankaracharya. He also translated thebiography of Sangh founder Dr. Hedgewarfrom Marathi to Hindi. India lost this greatman on February 11, 1968 in mysteriouscircumstances. The void left by his demisecan never be filled.

From 1937 till 1947 was hisperiod devoted to freedomstruggle. From 1948 to 1951 wasthe period of evolution of JanaSangh which was formallylaunched in 1951. He was awitness to the great politicalevents happening in the country— when India won herIndependence, the country waspartitioned, Mahatma Gandhiwas assassinated, a ban wasimposed on RSS, Constitution

was framed, differentstates and pincely stateswere merged into theIndian Union and newpolitical parties cameinto being. During thisperiod his role remainedas a swayamsevak andpracharak of Sangh.

After the death ofDr. Syama PrasadMookerjee he took uponhimself the duty oforganizing andstrengthening theBharatiya Jana Sanghand achieved a grandsuccess in its rise to anational party.

Shri Deendayaljialso edited the Hindi weeklyPanchjanya and daily Swadeshpublished from Lucknow. Healso wrote a historical novelChandragupta Maurya and lateralso wrote the biography ofShankaracharya.

He also translated thebiography of Sangh founder Dr.Hedgewar from Marathi toHindi.

India lost this great man onFebruary 11, 1968 in mysteriouscircumstances. The void left byhis demise can never be filled.

(The writer is BJP NationalVice-President)


BJP President Shri AmitShah said on September17 that all of Kashmir

would have been under India’scontrol — with no need forArticle 370 — if onlyVallabhbhai Patel, and notJawaharlal Nehru, had been incharge of the situation afterindependence. Shri Shah wasspeaking in the northKarnataka district ofBidar, at an event to markthe 66th anniversary of theunification of the formerprincely, Nizam-ruledprovince of Hyderabadwith India. This wasShah’s first visit toKarnataka after takingcharge of the BJP.

“Even today, a big partof Kashmir is underPakistan. I don’t have anyhesitation in saying that ifthe Kashmir issue hadbeen handled by SardarPatel instead of JawaharlalNehru, then a part ofKashmir would not havegone under Pakistan, andArticle 370 too would not havebeen required, because Kashmirwould then have been like anyother territory of India,” Shahsaid.

There would also have beenno question of UN interventionin Kashmir had Patel, whooversaw the unification ofHyderabad, had been in chargeof assimilating Kashmir as well,

he said.He laid the foundation for a

statue of the Sardar Patel and a“memorial to martyrs” in the tinyvillage of Gorta, which wasformerly a part of the princelyHyderabad state. The BJP isbuilding the memorial in memoryof villagers who were killed,allegedly by the Nizam’s

irregular army of Razakars, forraising the national flag in thevillage on May 9, 1948. A fewmonths later, Sardar Patellaunched ‘Operation Polo’against the Nizam, during whichIndian forces defeated theRazakars and completed theannexation of Hyderabad.

The Sardar’s actionprevented the alignment of

Hyderabad with Pakistan, ShriShah said.

“If today this former Nizamstate is part of India, the creditmust go to Sardar Patel. It isbecause of his determination andhis ability that we are alltogether, we have to alwaysremember this,” Shah said.

“On this day of liberationfrom the old Nizam state,I pay rich tributes toSardar Patel on behalf ofall countrymen.” And yet,Patel had died poor, andhis family remainedinvisible in independentIndia — in sharp contrastto Nehru’s family, ShriShah said.

“Have you ever heardof the whereabouts ofSardar Patel’s family?Despite being a visionaryand the unifier of India,the former advocate diedwith barely a few hundredrupees in his possession,”he said.

The princely state ofHyderabad was spread

over parts of what are todayKarnataka, Telangana andMaharashtra. The “martyrsmemorial”, in memory of thosekilled in Gorta massacrescheduled to be inaugurated byPrime Minister Narendra Modion September 17, 2015, will costRs 27 lakh, contributed by youngBJP workers from 54,000 pollingbooths in Karnataka.

Patel would have kept all Kashmirwith India : Amit Shah

From Our Correspondent


While creating newdynamics ini n t e r n a t i o n a l

relations Prime MinisterNarendra Modi’s foreign policyinitiatives have positioned Indiato regain its rightful place in thecomity of the nations. Even hismost bitter critics are nowaccepting that India is set to reaprich dividends by strengtheningforeign relations within theframework of mutuallybeneficial initiatives withoutcompromising national interests.Prime Minister gave indicationof his inclination to rebuild tieswith other nations the day heinvited the leaders of SAARCcountries to his swearing-in ceremony. The move waswelcomed and generatedthe goodwill required tobuild mutually rewardinglong-term relationship. Itraised the hope that Indiawas willing to play apivotal role in the interestof South Asia whileaddressing various issuesafflicting the region. Inaddition to this activeinternational engagementsof Narendra Modi has setthe stage for India’s globalemergence.

SAARC: What wasseen as a symbolic gesturein the beginning hasturned out to be part ofmajor policy initiatives so

far SAARC countries areconcerned. The initiative was notlimited to inviting the SAARCleaders to swearing-in ceremonybut separate meetings betweenPrime Minister Narendra Modiand leaders of the SAARCcountries were arranged todiscuss issues of mutual concern.An environment of hope andgoodwill was created whenPakistan’s Prime MinisterNawaz Sharief met NarendraModi and they exchanged gifts,talked about fast tracking tradeand Narendra Modi expressedhis concerns over terrorism butunfortunately these gains werelost by Pakistan’s High

Commissioner’s intransientmove to meet the Kashmir’sseparatists forcing India’s handsto cancel the talks. But the PrimeMinister’s visits to Bhutan andNepal have created ambiance forfurthering the relationship inright direction. Bhutan, thougha small country was given dueimportance when NarendraModi selected it for his first visitabroad. This gesture was wellreceived in Bhutan when peoplecame out in large numbers towelcome the Indian PrimeMinister. Important agreementson hydroelectricity andeducation were signed duringthe visit.

Visit to Nepal:Narendra Modi became thefirst Prime Minister in last17 years to visit Nepal. Hisvisit acquires significancegiven the fact that Nepalitself has been passingthrough transition amidpolitical crisis one afteranother in the last decade.The impact of NarendraModi’s visit was visible onthe streets of Nepal whencommon Nepalis foundthemselves enthralled byhis address to Nepal’sp a r l i a m e n t .Congratulating the Nepalipeople for choosing ballotover bullet and for choosingpath of ‘Budhha’ over‘yuddha’ he assured them,

Narendra Modi heralds India’sglobal emergence

By Dr. Shiv Shakti Bakshi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreignpolicy initiatives have positioned Indiato regain its rightful place in the comityof the nations. Even his most bittercritics are now accepting that India isset to reap rich dividends bystrengthening foreign relations withinthe framework of mutually beneficialinitiatives without compromisingnational interests. Prime Minister gaveindication of his inclination to rebuildties with other nations the day heinvited the leaders of SAARC countriesto his swearing-in ceremony. The movewas welcomed and generated thegoodwill required to build mutuallyrewarding long-term relationship.


“We always believe that it is notour work to interfere in what youdo but to support in the path youdecide to take. Our only wish isthat Nepal’s progress reaches ashigh as Himalayas”. The PrimeMinsiter’s stance of non-interference in the internal affairsof Nepal and only solicitedcooperation has won the heartsof the people of Nepal. As hisaddress was received withseveral rounds of thunderousapplauses in Nepali parliament,he earned a huge goodwill forIndia by creating a niche forIndians in the hearts of Nepalipeople.

BRICS Summit: His otherimportant trip was to Brazil toattend the BRICS summit. It wasin a way seen as his multilateraldebut. While addressing theBRICS the PM took a tough lineon terror calling for zerotolerance against terrorism andact on Iraq given the worseningsituation and deepening crisisin that country. He wassuccessful in getting BRICS banklaunched under the name ‘NewDevelopment Bank’ as suggestedby him. It was due to his activeinterest that the domination ofone power over bank wasthwarted and all the BRICSmember became equal partnersin the bank. The 100 billion USDBank is supposed to beheadquartered in Shanghai andthe first president of the Bankwill be from India. NarendraModi had the opportunity to meetthe BRICS heads of states andinteract with them on bilateraland multilateral issues.

Japan Trip: The trip to Japanhas been hailed as highlysuccessful by the internationalobservers. It was in fact a long

stride in India-Japan bilateralrelationship which may see avery fruitful engagement invarious fields resulting in tongterm partnership. Whileemphasizing that Japan andIndia shared a spiritualrelationship PM Narendra Modisaid that ‘yeh fevicol se bhizyada mazboot jod hai’. The newbeginning in India-Japanrelationship is not only bilateralor regional but might have globalimpact as both sides committed

themselves to strengthen theirjoint strategic partnership. Japanhas committed itself toincreasingly play important rolein India’s economictransformation and developmentby pledging an investment ofUSD 35 billion over five years inpublic and private spheres. Butthe most important achievementwas the chemistry whichNarendra Modi was able to buildwith Japan’s Prime Minister Mr.Shinzo Abe and the warmwelcome he received from thepeople of Japan.

Visit of China’s President:The visit of Chinese PresidentMr. Xi Jinping was anotherfeather in the cap of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi. Theanalysts were waiting for thevisit eagerly given thecomplexities in India-Chinarelationship owing to borderdisputes and repeated Chineseincursions on the border.

Narendra Modi had met Jinpingearlier during BRICS summit andraised the contentious borderissue which both had agreed tosettle amicable. While ChinesePresident Xi Jinping was beinggiven warm welcome in India thereports from border that Chinesetroops were making incursionsin Chumar in Ladakh appearedto have overshadowed thesummit. Narendra Modi lost notime in talking tough on the issueas he strongly raised it with

Chinese President who assuredhim of taking care of India’sconcerns. Amid reports ofincursions, China agreed to opena new route through Nathu Lato Kailash Mansarovar. The otherbig achievements werecommitment of USD 20 billionalong with thrust on people-to-people contacts, culture, tourismand art, setting up of twoChinese industrial parks inMaharashtra and Gujarat andsister city pact betweenGuangzhou and Ahmedabadfor closer cooperation betweenlocal authorities.

Conclusion: Prime MinisterNarendra Modi soon aftersecuring a massive victory in theelections embarked on correctinginternational perception aboutIndia through his activeengagements with differentnations. He not only sought tostrengthen SAARC by engagingwith all the member countries but

While emphasizing that Japan and India shared a spiritualrelationship PM Narendra Modi said that ‘yeh fevicol se bhizyada mazboot jod hai’. The new beginning in India-Japanrelationship is not only bilateral or regional but might haveglobal impact as both sides committed themselves tostrengthen their joint strategic partnership.


also made his intention clear that he seesSAARC as a vehicle to fight againstpoverty in the region. It has bolstered theimage of SAARC internationally and hasprojected it as a forum of meaningfuldialogue and cooperation. In BRICS hehas voiced his idea of equality bystressing that all the members shouldcontribute equally to the NewDevelopment Bank and thus becomeequal stakeholders in this importantinitiative. He sought to engage with everycountry whether Bhutan, Nepal, Japanor China on the term of equality, dignityand goodwill. He never shied away fromtalking tough wherever required,whether it was with Pakistan or withChina. In fact wherever Narendra Modiis going people are welcoming him withopen arm and his frank and candiddialogue with the leaders and peoplewinning their hearts and building a newimage of India.

The tough stand taken by India inopposing WTO’s Trade FacilitationAgreement resisting the pressure fromdeveloped countries, signing of CivilNuclear Agreement with Australia,voting against Israel in UNHRC,uncompromising stand on terrorism,rescue operations in Iraq and talkingtough when required shows theemergence of a new India which isconfident of its future and bold in itsassertions. India under the leadershipof Prime Minister Narendra Modi is setto play a pivotal role in the world affairsthrough intense internationalengagements – both multilateral andbilateral while emphasizing ondeliverables in the form of finding newopportunities. In his all internationalengagements Narendra Modi hasmeaningfully shown the manner inwhich his idea of 5T – Talent, Tourism,Technology, Tradition and Trade can beworked in national interest. It may berightly said that after winning the heartpeople of India, Modi is set to win trustinternationally and under Modi India isset to emerge globally.

India’s wholesale inflation fallsto near a five-year low

India’s wholesale inflation fell to 3.74% in August 2014from 5.19% in July 2014. The wholesale inflation is the lowestsince 2009, according to government data issued on September15, 2014. The reading was much lower than July’s 5.19%. Acorrection in food prices after a spike in July, lower globalcommodity prices and a stable rupee led to a broad-baseddecline in wholesale inflation.

Data released on September 15 shows wholesale fuelprices rose a much slower4.5% from a year earlier inAugust, compared with arise of more than 7% in July.Wholesale food prices rose5.15% after an increase ofmore than 8% over each ofthe past several months.Inflation based on thewholesale price index(WPI) came in at 3.74 percent in August, a sharp dropfrom 5.19 per cent in July,and lowest since October2009, according to datareleased by the commerce& industry ministry onSeptember 15. This is thethird successive month inwhich the wholesale inflation rate has dropped. Retail inflation,the key policy determinant, has been declining less quickly,registering at 7.8 per cent in August versus nearly 8 per cent inJuly. The two are not strictly comparable with differing weightsascribed to commodities in WPI and inclusion of services in theconsumer price index (CPI). While part of the decline is alsostatistical — the high base effect of last year—slowing WPIshould have a moderating influence on retail inflation with alag. Crude prices fell to a two-year low on Monday(September15,2014) but RBI governor Rajan this could be a “temporaryphenomenon”, urging the government to end fuel subsidies. Theimproved monsoon has also reduced pressure on food prices.

“Inflation will be on a downward trajectory in the next fewmonths due to the base effect, and will climb up after that. Weexpect an 8per cent average inflation for the current fiscal,” saidDK Joshi, chief economist, Crisil. Food inflation stood close to20 per cent and overall inflation well over 7 per cent betweenSeptember-December last year. The central bank is unlikely toease its current stance at the September 30 policyannouncement.


NDA govt committed to revivingSAARC : Rajnath Singh

The NDA government at theCentre is committed toreviving SAARC as a major

forum to promote activecollaboration in the region, HomeMinister Shri Rajnath Singh said onSeptember 18.

“SAARC is an important forumwhere the members seek to promotethe welfare of the people in SouthAsia and strengthen collective self-reliance,” he said before leaving forKathmandu to attend SAARCHome Minister’s conference.

Shri Singh said he was lookingforward to his Nepal visit and theSAARC meeting where importantissues pertaining to regionalsecurity and prosperity would bediscussed.

He said Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi had demonstrated

his out-of-the-box thinking byinviting leaders of all SAARCnations for the swearing-inceremony.

“It shows the level ofimportance the government in NewDelhi attaches to its immediateneighbours and SAARC nations,”he said.

During the meeting tomorrow,

Rajnath raises issue of radicalization amongMuslims in Nepal settled at Indo-Nepal border

Union Home minister Rajnath Singh on September 19 raisedthe issue of growing radicalisation among Muslims in Nepal settledat the peripheral region of Indo-Nepal border with Nepal PM SushilKoirala and Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam. Certain pockets inthese areas are learnt to have become breeding ground for Pakistan’sISI and is probably being used for anti-India activities.

An official statement released by his office said, “The IndianHM (Home Minister) expressed his concern on the growth of religiousfundamentalism in the border areas.”

Even as Nepal government promised full cooperation in dealingwith cross-border crimes and terrorism, Singh thanked Kathmandufor timely cooperation extended by it in averting a catastrophic floodin Bihar in early August in this year. “He offered greater cooperationin disaster management to Nepal and underlined the need to establisha bilateral mechanism on disaster management. India suggestedthat need assessment team for disaster management should be setup in both the countries,” said a Home Ministry official.

the Home Minister is expected toflag issues like cross-borderterrorism and dismantling of terrorinfrastructure operating from someSAARC nations.

Issues like suppression ofterrorism, maritime security, piracy,narcotic drugs and psychotropicsubstances, combating corruptionand cyber crimes will be discussedthreadbare at the ministerial-leveland official-level meetings of thelaw enforcement authorities of theSouth Asian Association forRegional Cooperation (SAARC)countries.

Other issues to be discussedat the conference, include mutualassistance in criminal matters,trafficking in women and childrenand promotion of child welfare inSouth Asia.

The Home Minister will call onNepal President Ram Baran Yadav,Prime Minister Sushil Koirala andDeputy Prime Minister and HomeMinister Bamdev Gautam and theleaders of Nepali Congress.

Shri Singh will also meet theleaders of other political parties inNepal.


Every government says thatit wants to bringprosperity to every citizen,

provide jobs to all workers, andprotect the health and well-beingof each and every person. Thesepious intentions are stated by allpoliticians and published inevery party’s manifesto. But asAtal ji famously asked aneconomist who was going onand on about his plans for fixingIndia’s economy – how will thisbe delivered (yeh hoga kaise)?

How will we deliverprosperity for all? What are wegoing to do to control price rise,corruption, and generate jobs?How credible are our plans?Can they be implemented in afew years? Does the state havethe capacity and the resources todeliver on these plans? Whatwill be the role of the public sectorand the private sector? Whatwill be the role of the Centralgovernment and what will be therole of State governments? Whywill we succeed when everygovernment since Independencehas struggled to deliver? Theseare the questions that everycitizen will and should ask us.

It is not possible to answereach of these questions directlyand fully in this article. In fact,it would require years ofdiscussion and analysis tocomprehensively reply to theseimportant issues. Instead, weshould have a conceptualframework, a way about thinkingthese issues, that should guideour approach, our policies, and

ultimately the decisions that wetake at all levels of government.In sum, there is a need toarticulate a coherent economicphilosophy that establishes a setof logically consistent decision-making principles and helps usin setting priorities and makingdifficult choices.

Obviously, the economicphilosophy should be based onnationalism – namely, stepsshould be taken to secure andstrengthen Bharat Mata andenable Bharat to become theVishwa Guru. Our hard and softpower should be peerless. To

that end, our economicphilosophy must enshrine thefollowing principles: (1) fiscalprudence, not mindlesspopulism; (2) minimumgovernment and maximumgovernance; (3) healthy, skilledand entrepreneurial workforce;(4) make in India; and, thus, (5)be a government for the poor.

We should follow fiscalprudence, not mindlesspopulism. Atal ji’s governmentenacted the Fiscal Responsibility& Budget Management (FRBM)Act in 2004 to ensure thatgovernment deficits do notexceed 3% of GDP, except underspecial circumstances. The UPAgovernment promptlyabandoned the FRBM guidelinesand fiscal deficits reached ashigh as 6.4% of GDP due to avariety of subsidies andentitlement programs. In ourvery first Budget, we have laidout a roadmap to get back to 3%of GDP on the fiscal deficit. Wealso believe that it is importantto ensure that the currentaccount deficit comes downbelow 2% of GDP and that weoperate as close to surplus aspossible. By managing these twoparameters, it is possible toreduce inflation to manageablelevels and keep the Rupee stable.These prudent policies ensuremacro-economic stability andrestore confidence in thegovernment’s economicmanagement. As a result, we areable to attract domestic savingsinto the financial system and

Sabka Vikas : Our Economic PhilosopyBy Jayant Sinha

How will we deliverprosperity for all? What arewe going to do to controlprice rise, corruption, andgenerate jobs? How credibleare our plans? Can they beimplemented in a few years?Does the state have thecapacity and the resources todeliver on these plans?What will be the role of thepublic sector and the privatesector? What will be the roleof the Central governmentand what will be the role ofState governments? Whywill we succeed when everygovernment sinceIndependence has struggledto deliver? These are thequestions that every citizenwill and should ask us.


ensure that we get healthyforeign capital flows.

Prime Minister Modi ji hassaid over and over again that hebelieves in minimumgovernment and maximumgovernance. The role ofgovernment will be to ensureefficient, effective, andcorruption-free governance sothat all our citizens can conducttheir activities as smoothly aspossible. The government isalready working on streamliningapprovals, outdated laws,cumbersome procedures, andunnecessary procedures. Wewant to make it really easy to dobusiness in India. At the sametime, we want to ensure thatpublic sector enterprises operateas professionally as possiblewithout any state interference.This also implies that we willencourage the private sector,wherever possible, to deliverproducts and services. Forinstance, we want the privatesector to undertake defenceproduction so that our armedforces can get high-qualityequipment. Finally, we areestablishing a stable, predictabletax regime so that business andindividuals are not harassed bytax authorities and find it easyto comply with tax laws. Ourtaxes should be harmonizedacross states so that we can dobusinesses easily across stateborders and operate as aseamless market across India.

India has the world’s bestworkforce. Our population isyoung, eager to learn, and readyto work hard. We have to equipour workforce with the skills,capabilities, and ethics tocompete honestly and effectivelyin the global economy. To that

end, we have to strengthen oureducation sector. Our schoolshave to all the facilities necessaryfor learning includingclassrooms, computers, toilets,and midday meals. Our teachersshould be paid well and giventhe resources that they need todeliver great learning outcomes.Our universities should aspireto be among the world’s best.Our greatest universities shouldaspire to be entrepreneurial hubsthat generate both the businessand social innovation that isnecessary to solve our mostdifficult problems. Moreover, weneed to build dense network ofvocational training institutes toimpart practical skills.

It is imperative that we make

in India. As our nation growsand develops, we have to becomeself-sufficient in manufacturing,agriculture, energy, and watersupplies. We simply cannotafford to keep importingelectronics, oil, and other goodsfrom countries around the world.Our domestic markets will soonbe among the top 3 markets inthe world for virtually everygood and service. We shouldstrive to make all these goods inIndia and export to the rest of theworld. We also have to becomeself-reliant in food, energy, andwater through the use ofinnovative new technologies –particularly because globalclimate change will place greatstress on all these commoditiesaround the world. Ourinfrastructure will have toimprove rapidly to be able tomake in India. We have to investin our railway and road network,we have to build the powerplants and grids necessary forelectricity supply, and we haveto establish the irrigationfacilities and supply chains thatwill protect against anincreasingly unpredictablemonsoon.

We are a government for thepoor. The poor have the first rightto government’s resources. Butwe are also a pro-businessgovernment. There is no trade-off between these two objectives.We can only serve the poor wellif the economy is doing well andwe are generating the surplus todeploy on behalf of the poorpeople of India. We intend toprovide a comprehensive safetynet for all Indians. The PradhanMantri Jan Dhan Yojana willensure that virtually everyhousehold has a bank account

India has the world’s bestworkforce. Our population isyoung, eager to learn, andready to work hard. We haveto equip our workforce withthe skills, capabilities, andethics to compete honestlyand effectively in the globaleconomy. To that end, wehave to strengthen oureducation sector. Ourschools have to all thefacilities necessary forlearning includingclassrooms, computers,toilets, and midday meals.Our teachers should be paidwell and given the resourcesthat they need to delivergreat learning outcomes.Our universities shouldaspire to be among theworld’s best.


by January 2015. These bankaccounts have also been seededwith Aadhar numbers so that wecan ensure efficient disbursementof welfare benefits such as NREGA,pension payments, and LPGsubsidies. There will be CitizenService Centers in all villages andmohallas so that citizens can checktheir welfare benefits. By providingdirect benefits transfers efficiently,our goal is to eventually eliminatepoverty and ensure that everyonehas some basic income.

Simply stated, our economicphilosophy is about buildingIndia’s productive capacity toworld-leading levels. We believein empowerment, not entitlement.Our focus is primarily on thesupply-side of the economy so thatwe build the irrigation facilities,roads, bridges, ports, power plants,factories, and service centers todeliver goods and services cheaplyand effectively. In parallel, wewant to develop the skills andcapabilities of our young workforceto work in these facilities and toinnovate.

We need a deep and well-functioning financial system to beable to finance this supply-sidebuild out. And, finally, we needthe regulatory institutions, thenimble policy-makers, and fast-evolving legislation to providegood governance. Our economicphilosophy is thus in sharpcontrast to other political partiesthat pursue consumption-oriented,mindless populism and focus onlyon entitlements. Ruin is the fate ofsuch policies and parties. SabkaVikas (prosperity for all) flows fromour economic philosophy. We havealready demonstrated that in Atalji’s sarkar from 1998 to 2004; we willdemonstrate it once again now.(The writer is a member of Lok Sabha)

Ministry of Tourism releases list ofinitiatives taken in first 100 days of Govt

Ministry of Tourism has come up with a detailed list of achievementsand initiatives it has undertaken to boost tourism in the country in thefirst hundred days of the new government on 22 September.

The list outlines all the announcements made by the ministry,including publicity, promotion, marketing, skill development,simplification of procedures for the classification/reclassification ofhotels and restaurants etc.

One of the majorannouncements madeby the ministry duringthis period was theguidelines for therevision of classification/ reclassification of hotels under 5 Star, 4 Star,Heritage Classic - with alcohol service or without alcohol service. Theapplication system for hotel Classification/re-classification has alsobeen simplified. Identifying the food culture of the country as one of themajor areas which needs to be taken care of in order to promote tourism,the government has embarked on the ambitious plan of conducting aCulinary Survey of India. The survey is meant for the identification anddocumentation of traditional recipes. Government is hopeful that thesurvey will not extend beyond five years.

Many Indian cuisines have died and many recipes have disappeared.To prevent this, we thought of archiving recipes from different parts ofIndia, using this survey,” tourism ministry release said.

The government has also announced the setting up of exclusiveIndian Culinary Institute in various regions of the country.

Ministry of Tourism has also tied-up with Ecole Hotelier deLausanne, Switzerland for improving quality of Hospitality Education.First phase has already started, informed the release.

Besides, a decision has been taken to set up Sector Skill Council(SSC) to regulate and promote hospitality and tourism related educationand skill development in the country. Also, six months certificate coursesin 4 Hospitality Trades have been launched.

The press release of the depart said the growth rate of ForeignTourist Arrivals (FTAs) in June, July and August, 2014 has been 9%,12.9% and 16.9% respectively as compared to corresponding months of2013. Thus, Inbound Tourism has been showing remarkable improvementin recent months. This growth trend is visible in Foreign ExchangeEarnings (FEE) also. The growth of FEE in June, July and August 2014has been 17.4%, 19.3% and 26.8% in US $ term as compared tocorresponding months of 2013.

The key initiatives undertaken by the Ministry of Tourism coveredareas such as promotion of safe and honorable tourism, infrastructuredevelopment, publicity, promotion and marketing, skill development,simplification of procedures for the classification/reclassification ofhotels and restaurants, development of niche tourism products, use oftechnology for service delivery and market research.


This time assemblyelections are going to beheld in Haryana in an

unprecedented manner. TheIndian National Congress andINLD have been maincontestants in Haryanaassembly elections till now. Butthis time BJP is ready to make itsstrong presence in the elctions.In present scenario it is runningfar ahead from other parties.

Eight political parties areparticipating in the assemblyelections this time viz. Congress,BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, CPIM , HJCand INLD. Some new entrantsare also testing their fortune.Former Haryana controversialHome Minister has also floatedhis new outfit in the name ofHaryana Lokhit Party, whileVinod Sharma after leaving the

Congress Party is contesting thistime from his own party –JanChetana Party.

In the recently held LokSabha elections BJP hasperformed well in Haryana. Outof 8 Lok Sabha seats BJPcontested, it won 7 seats in thestate while its alliance partnerHJC lost its 2 seats which itcontested. Kuldeep Bisnoihimself lost Sirsa seat. Congressand INLD somehow managedone and two seats respectively.In the lok Sabha BJP forgedalliance with HJC. Now, thethree years old alliance is no

more.It is worth mentioning here

that since its inception in 1966Haryana saw 11 assemblyelections and President Rule forthree times. Present Haryanagovernment was formed on 28October 2009.Its tenure will becomplete on 27 October 2014.

In the outgoing Haryanaassembly the BJP has four out ofthe 90 seats while Congress won40 and INLD 31. Even the HJC

had won six seats but five ofthem have defected to theCongress.

BJP is confident to form nextgovernment in Haryana. It hasstarted ‘Mission 60 plus’campaign. BJP is contesting all90 seats.BJP has launchedintensive people awarenessprogramme in the State. Lastmonth in August, the party tookout four Rath Yatras. On 14August with the flagging off of‘Vijay Sankalp Yatra’ by BJPNational President Shri AmitShah, the election campaignbegan. On the occasion Shri Amit

Shah gave clarion call toKarykartas to make Haryana‘BHAJPA-YUKT’. Former BJPNational President & UnionHome Minister Shri RajnathSingh while addressing rally inChandigarh on August 31 urgedthe BJP Karykartas to make fulleffort to accomplish ‘Mission 60plus’.

The Congress government isin power for last ten years, butits position in the election is very

Lotus will bloom in HaryanaTarget : Mission 60 plus

By Sanjeev Kumar Sinha

Vote percentage of Political parties in the last elections 2005 2009

Seats Vote% Seats Vote%Congress -67 42.55 40 35INLO 9 26.8 31 25Independent 10 13.7 7 13.2HJC 0 0.0 6 7.4BJP 2 10.4 4 9Others 2 6.6 2 9.5

In the recently held LokSabha elections BJP hasperformed well in Haryana.Out of 8 Lok Sabha seats BJPcontestd, it won 7 seats in thestate while its alliance partnerHJC lost its 2 seats which itcontested. Kuldeep Bisnoihimself lost Sirsa seat.Congress and INLD anyhowmanaged one and two seatsrespectively. In the lok SabhaBJP forged alliance with HJC.Now, the three years oldalliance is no more.


weak. Many stalwart leaders ofthe congress party after leavingthe Congress have joined BJP.Congress leaders like RajyaSabha MP Birender Singh andformer Sonipat MP Jitender SinghMalik have joined the BJP. DuringLok Sabha elections GurgaonMP and Minister in present NDAGovernment Shri Rao IndrajeetSingh joined BJP.

The Congress Governmentin Haryana in last ten years haspushed the State towardsbackwardness. People ofHaryana have got fed up withCongress‘s misrule, corruptionand nepotism. The Hooda

government has illegallytransferred land to SoniaGandhi’s son-in-law RobertVadra. Snatching land fromfarmers, Hooda Government hassold lands to builders and landmafias for a song. The State isfacing acute drinking watercrisis. Villages are impoverished.Industries in Haryana havecollapsed. Unemploymentamong youth is increasing.Increasing numbers of liquorshops are also increasing crime.Gender inequality has becomemajor challenge for the State. TheGovernment, here, is adoptingdiscriminatory approach indevelopment works and ingiving employment. Crimeagainst women has increasedunder the Congress governmentin the State.

Former Chief Minister of theState and INLD leader OmPrakash Chautala‘s position isalso not well. He along with hisson Ajay Chautala is in jail inteacher recruitment scam. FormerCM Bhajan Lal‘s Haryana JanhitCongress is also in poll fray. Itsleader is Kuldeep Bishnoi. BSPhas contested five elections untilnow and got only one seat ineach of four assembly elections.Haryana Lok Party and JanChetana Party are contestingelections together.

In the election Hooda hasnothing to showcase but tryingto attract people through falseannouncements. But voters arenot falling in his trap. Due to tenyear misrule, BJP‘s goodperformance in Lok Sabhaelections, incremental progressof BJP‘s organization in the Stateand Narendra Modi Governanceat Cente ,it appears that BJP willaccomplish its 60 plus mission.

The Congress Government inHaryana in last ten years haspushed the State towardsbackwardness. People ofHaryana have got fed up withCongress‘s misrule,corruption and nepotism.The Hooda government hasillegally transferred land toSonia Gandhi’s son-in-lawRobert Vadra. Snatchingland from farmers, HoodaGovernment has sold landsto builders and land mafiasfor a song. The State isfacing acute drinking watercrisis. Villages areimpoverished. Industries inHaryana have collapsed.Unemployment among youthis increasing. Increasingnumbers of liquor shops arealso increasing crime.Gender inequality hasbecome major challenge forthe State.

TelanganaGovt Should

ConveneAssembly on

PublicIssues : G

Kishan ReddyBJP on 22 September

demanded that the TelanganaGovernment should convenethe Legislative Assemblywithout delay to discussimportant issues of publicconcern.

“The CentralGovernment and the StateGovernment (TRS) haveassumed office around thesame time. The Centreconducted the budget sessionof the Parliament, got thebudget passed and is movingahead on the path of progress.It is not correct if the StateGovernment tries to get thebudget passed through anordinance,” Telangana BJPPresident and MLA Shri GKishan Reddy told reportersin Hyderabad.

He claimed that the TRSGovernment releasing about25 per cent of the total amounttowards farm loan waiveramounts deceiving thefarmers. TRS had promisedto waive all farm loans up toRs 1 lakh, he said.

BJP would take up anagitation for loan waiver inthe first week of October andtry to take along other partiesfor the purpose, Shri Reddyadded.


Recently President of ChinaXi Jinping concluded histhree-day visit to India.

During the visit, media reportednews of incursion at Chumar inLadakh. Some Indian mediathrough breaking news startedseeking immediate solution ofthe border issue with this visit.They sought immediate solutionto the dispute, which hasprevailed for the last 64 years,within 64 hours. The short-sightedness of the leadership ofNehru was responsible for both-our border disputes with Chinaand Kashmir, the problem whichis being still faced by our countrytoday.

China was not ourgeographical neighbour. Ithappened because of Nehru‘sfaulty policy towards Tibet.During ‘Panchsheel agreement’Nehru relinquished India‘sextra-territorial right over Tibetand formally recognizedChinese sovereignty over Tibet.Even Jawaharlal Nehru got readyto give up its right to keep Indianarmy in Yatung and Gyantse areaof Tibet. In this way, Chinesesovereignty over buffer Tibetmade China India’s neighbourovernight.

The 64 years old borderdispute cannot be solved in 64hours. It is distrust amongnations which breeds dispute.Trust can be fostered onlythrough talks, discussion andnegotiation, which can reduce

trust deficit and tension. At leastlike Pakistan, China is notwaging proxy war against Indiaby sending terrorists and killinginnocent citizens of India. In spiteof this, we always try our best tocontinue talks with Pakistan.

During bilateral talks withChinese president, NarendraModi put his diplomacy intoaction. Shri Modi has surprisedeveryone to put boundarydisputes and transgressions by

People Liberation Army (PLA) atthe center stage of New Delhi-Beijing bilateral talks. IndianPrime Minister clearly gave amessage that only after resolvingboundary disputes bothcountries could help to make the21st century, the century of Asia.Till date, no any other Indianleadership had put boundaryissues as firmly as done byNarendra Modi. Before it, Indo-China bilateral talks had onlybeen limited to Business and

Economic issues and borderdispute was put aside.

In 2011, Chinese PremierWen Jiabao visited India. Thethen Prime Minister of IndiaDr.Manmohan Singh and WenJiabao pledged to increasebilateral trade by 100 billiondollars from 49.5 billion dollarsby 2015. But the then leadershipdid not show its concern abouttrade imbalance between bothcountries which skewed badly

in favour of China. First time,Narendra Modi has taken upissue of trade imbalance betweenthe countries. As a result, Indiaand China signed a five-yeartrade and economic cooperationagreement to improve the tradebalance. As part of the tradebalancing initiative, ChinesePresident Xi Jinping announcedthat China would continue totake active steps to give moremarket access to products andservices particularly information

Conundrum of Indo-Chinarelations & Jinping visit

By Vikash Anand

China was not our geographical neighboar. It happenedbecause of Nehru‘s faulty policy towards Tibet. During‘Panchsheel agreement’ Nehru relinquished India‘sextraterritorial right over Tibet and formally recognizedChinese sovereignty over Tibet. Even Jawaharlal Nehrugot ready to give up its right to keep Indian army inYatung and Gyantse area of Tibet. In this way, Chinesesovereignty over buffer Tibet made China India’sneighbor overnight.


technology and related servicewhere India has an advantage,including pharmaceutical andfarm goods. The total bilateraltrade between the countries isnearly $66 billion. India had a$36 billion goods trade deficit infiscal 2014 with China.

One of the mostsuccessful diplomacy of ourPrime Minister is thatBeijing has supportedIndia’s aspiration for biggerrole in UNSC. Earlier Chinaalways opposed India’saspiration.

Another majordiplomatic gain for India isopening up of a new routethrough Nathu-La pass toKailash Mansarovar. It was thepromise made by Narendra Modito the people of Gujarat as theChief Minister of the State.

The new route will be morecomfortable as the pilgrims couldtravel in vehicles up toMansarovar and then Kailash

directly. Nathu La pass wasbeing used for limited bordertrade with China. Now thepilgrims could cross Nathu Lato Shigatse, the second biggestcity in Tibet after provincialCapital Lhasa by road.

One important thing need tobe understood minutely is thatPM Narendra Modi received

Chinese President at SabarmatiAshram. There, Xi Jinping paidtributes to Mahatma Gandhi andsat bare feet to spin charkha andspent some time. Psychologybehind the Ashram visit andspending some time is to send

message of non-violence to thecountry which has second largestarmy and known as a belligerentpower.

After winning faith of hiscountry Modi has marchedtowards winning faith of theworld. When Narendra Modiraised the issue of incursion at

Chumar area in Ladakh. Thevery second day, Chinese armywent back to its border areas.China knows well itsuncomfortable relations withIndia will only push the country(India) closer to America andJapan.

History has ample exampleto learn. India lost 1962 war

because of our unpreparednessand weak leadership of Pt.Nehru who was not a strategistand apt in diplomacy. NarendraModi knows better what shouldbe our priorities. He is payinghis whole attention first to make

India economic and strategicpower.

It is an open fact that becauseof American determination todevelop itself as future economicand strategic superpower itfollowed a policy of self-moratorium regarding non-intervention during the First

World War. That time,American priorities were tomake America economic andstrategic power. Ultimately,world has witnessedAmerican economic andstrategic rise during SecondWorld War, whichultimately led to the demiseof the unchallengeable Naziforces and onwardsAmerican hegemony over the

world.Just in the three months

tenure, the strong leadership ofNarendra Modi has increasedIndia‘s prestige in world fora.There cannot be two opinionsregarding this. The recent, BRICSsummit and Japan visit of PMhas given enough evidence inthis regard.

One of the most successful diplomacy of our Prime Ministeris that Beijing has supported India’s aspiration for biggerrole in UNSC. Earlier China always opposed India’saspiration. Another major diplomatic gain for India isopening up of a new route through Nathu-La pass to KailashMansarovar. It was the promise made by Narendra Modi tothe people of Gujarat as the Chief Minister of the State.

One important thing need to be understood minutely isthat PM Narendra Modi received Chinese President atSabarmati Ashram. There, Xi Jinping paid tributes toMahatma Gandhi and sat bare feet to spin charkha andspent some time. Psychology behind the Ashram visit andspending some time is to send message of non-violence tothe country which has second largest army and known asa belligerent power.


Pandit DeendayalUpadhyaya’s concept ofIntegral Humanism

(Ekatma Manavabad) i.e. thereis only one Atma (Soul) in everyone –oneness of all souls. Inother words, all are sweet son’sof the same father , who existsin the hearts of all creatives asenunciated in Gita :-

“O ArjunaSupreme Being dwellsIn the hearts of all creatives”Gita – 18.61More individualism makes

us slaves of capitalists. Moresocialism annihilates theindividuality of Man. Bharatneeds synthesis of these twoideologies. Pandit DeendayalUpadhyaya said “ Bharat doesnot need the western conceptsof competition – veness andsurvival of the fittest. Ournation Bharat needs is politicalphilosophy of “ Ram Rajya”which resembles neithersocialism nor capitalism butintegral humanism. It ishumanistic in orientation andintegral in its form and contest.It is based on Vedic conceptof “ Vasudhiva Kutumbekam”i.e. entire world is one family– thus Pandit Deendayal’sconcept of “ Integral Humanism“ revolves round Vedicphilosophy of “ Sarve BhaventeeSukhina” i.e. that is welfare ofall.

Gandhiji’s concept of‘Antyodaya’ and PanditDeendayal’s philosophy of

“Integral Humanism” areidentical in content. It is matterof agony , anguish and angerthat the member of BharatiyaJanata Party who sincerelybelieve in the afore-mentionedconcepts of ‘Antyodaya’initiated by Gandhiji andIntegral Humanism enunciatedby Pandit Deendayal

Upadhyaya and are committedto serve the poorest of Poorirrespective of castes, colour andcreed are dubbed by the psudo-secular Congressman and theirallies as “ Communal “. Theyhave been misguiding theMuslim Community of ourBharat is ‘Communal’ whilethey are secular. They havebeen brain-washing the gulliblevoters by misusing the twocatchward. ‘Secular’ and‘Communal’ in political balanceof Bharat. Those who believein Ekatma Manavavad (Onlyone Atma in every one andVasundhara Kutumbakam(entire world is one family) cannever be communal. Deendayalji’s believe - Indian Tradition is“Sarva Dharma Sam Bhava”.

It can’nt be denied thatMankind to-day finds itselfengulfed by unprecedentedcrisis.

The crisis has assumedglobal dimensions andenveloped almost all aspects ofhuman life and environment. Itencompasses our economy andecology, our socio – economicinstitutions and our politicsand ethics. In fact humansociety today faces a very realthreat of the destruction ofcivilization and even extinctionof life on this planet. Thispredicament of mankind whichsprings from growing economicanomalies , frightening socialand moral pathologies is worseconfounded by the fact that if

Gandhiji’s concept of‘Antyodaya’ and PanditDeendayal’s philosophyof “Integral Humanism”are identical in content.It is matter of agony ,anguish and anger thatthe member ofBharatiya Janata Partywho sincerely believe inthe afore-mentionedconcepts of ‘Antyodaya’initiated by Gandhijiand Integral Humanismenunciated by PanditDeendayal Upadhyayaand are committed toserve the poorest ofPoor irrespective ofcastes, colour and creedare dubbed by thepsudo-secularCongressman and theirallies as “Communal”.

Integral Humanism ofPandit Deendayal Upadhyay

By Dr. Debabrata Chowdhury


the present trend to growth inindustrial and agriculturalproduction, pollution,population and indiscriminateconsumption of non-renewableresources continues, there ispossibility that our social andeconomic systems will collapsein about one hundred years ,if serious amends are notinitiated right now.

No country in the world ,whether rich or poor is freefrom stress and strains. Allnations of the world are

troubled nations in a sense.They are unable to understandand diagnose the problemswhich plague them. Problemslike degradation of natural andsocial environment , unevendistribution of income andwealth leading to the curiousparadox of poverty amidstplenty and slums underneaththe skyscrapers ; monetarydisorders like yawing inflationand mounting unemploymentand numerous signs of socialdisruption , like rise in crime ,violence , alcoholism drug abusehave become universalphenomena. The human mindtoday is perplexed by theenigma that with all the skills

and sophisticated tools at theircommand the experts are notin a position to offer solutionsto these problems. Failure toprovide effective solutions , inall probability arises because amajority of the modern thinkerscontinue to analyse andexamine individual problemswithout realizing that whole isnot merely an aggregate of itscomponents and that a changein one constituent of thecomplex of problems is boundto produce a change in the

other.In the present century

scientists began to realise thatthe mechanistic view of thenature suffers from severallimitations.

Modern science is nowseriously engaged inscrutinizing many of its tenets.The new approach emergingfrom these efforts points outtowards an “unbrokenwholeness“ pervading rightfrom sub-atomic to galaxicalphenomena.

This “holistic“ view meanseach part in some sensecontains the whole, accordingto this perception that “wholeis enfolded in each of its

parts.“ According to thisperception “Whole” and “Part”are not in mutual conflict andthe social system is in a stateof dynamic balance. Each partenjoying the autonomy - whilefunctioning as a whole - andalso submitting to the demandsof the larger whole - and inthis sense functioning as apart. Life, society, instructionsare thus found to interact andinfluence each other.Integral Humanism – AnAlternative

The magnitude of the worldcrisis and the failure of thereductionist approach toprovide any tangible solutiondemand a new paradigm isneeded to clear this impasse.Integral approach then remainsthe only alternative on whicha new socio-economic ordercan be successfully constructed.Contrary to the mechanisticview , individuals in thisapproach are not parts of asocial machine, but arerepresentatives of the humansociety, in mutual andperpetual interaction with eachother and nature. Humanpersonality will thus occupy acentral position in thisapproach. “IntegralHumanism“ – a concept whichwas enunciated by Pt. DeenDayal can appropriatelydescribe this “unbrokenwholeness” underlyingbetween man and theecosystem.

The outcome of thisapproach is that no humanproblem can be solved withouttaking into account itsinteraction with social andnatural environment.

(Courtesy : Ponam Vaibhav)

Integral approach then remains the onlyalternative on which a new socio-economic ordercan be successfully constructed. Contrary to themechanistic view , individuals in this approachare not parts of a social machine, but arerepresentatives of the human society, in mutualand perpetual interaction with each other andnature. Human personality will thus occupy acentral position in this approach. “IntegralHumanism“


ASSAM

All northeast State capitals to belinked to rail network in

5 years : Sadananda Gowda

All the north-eastern State capitals will beconnected to the rail network within the next fiveyears, Railway Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowdaannounced on 16 September.

He was speaking at a press conference afterreviewing the progress of 34 ongoing railwayprojects, including 11 national projects of theNortheast Frontier Railway. At present only thecapitals of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripurain the north-east are connected to the rail network.

The Railway Minister, who was on a day’svisit to the city, told journalists that he would visitthe region after every six months to monitor theongoing projects. The total anticipated cost of theseprojects was Rs. 53,522 crore, of which Rs. 19,905crore had already been spent as on March 31,2014. The projects include laying new lines, gaugeconversion and track doubling.

Shri Gowda said he had already announceda budgetary grant of Rs. 5,742 crore for the currentfinancial year, which was 54 per cent more thanthe previous year’s allocation. He expressedsatisfaction with the current pace of work. All theChief Ministers of the region had been extendingfull cooperation in the execution of the projectsand were providing the required security for trainservices as well. His priority was to ensure that theongoing projects were completed within the target

dates.He said the Bogibeel rail-cum-road bridge

across river Brahmaputra, about 17 km off the upperAssam town of Dibrugarh, would be completed byJune 2017. The project was sanctioned in 1996-97and declared a national project in 2005-06.

Earlier in the day, the Minister visited theGuwahati railway station to inspect passengeramenities. He said the passengers he spoke to saidthe amenities met their expectations.

MADHYA PRADESH

Nations looking towardsIndia : Shivraj Singh Chouhan

While concluding theBharatiya Janata Party StateExecutive meet in Bhopal on07 September, Chief MinisterShri Shivraj Singh Chouhansaid, “The positive initiativestaken during the first 100-day rule by Prime MinisterShri Narendra Modi havemade other countriesreposition their relationshipand attitude towards us.”

Shri Chouhan was all praise for Prime MinisterNarendra Modi in his speech. “Prime MinisterModi by embracing the national language not onlyenhanced the honour of the country but also madeall of us proud. Our thoughts come naturally to usonly in our own language,” Shri Chouhan said.

He further said that so much have been donein just hundred days that even hundred hourswould not be enough to describe thoseachievements. “In the coming days India wouldemerge as the super-power of the world and thecontribution of Madhya Pradesh would be the mostin that great achievement,” Shri Chouhan added.

“We have to continue our initiatives in thisdirection. Madhya Pradesh has made a worldrecord by achieving 24.99 per cent agriculturalgrowth rate. Our target is to make agriculture aprofit making business, pave way for makingfarmers prosperous and to take out the state fromthe shade of BIMARU and to make it a prosperousstate,” he added.

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The Chief Minister said that the BJP workersparticipation would be important in this. OnlyGovernment could not ensure the benefits ofprograms run by it to reach the masses so that thelifestyle of the common man gets improved. It isthe collective responsibility of all of us to ensurebenefits of government run schemes and programsto the common man, he added.

He called on the party Karyakartas and theoffice bearers to indulge in this activity that wouldalso help in increasing the mass base of the party.

CHHATTISGARH

Raman Singh thankscentre for ‘IIT GIFT’

Chief Minister Dr.Raman Singhthanked both PrimeMinister NarendraModi and FinanceMinister Shri ArunJaitley for doling outthe much-needed anIndian Institute ofTechnology (IIT) toChhattisgarh in the Union Budget.

Chhattisgarh has already been granted anIndian Institute of Management (IIM) and the AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) havinga sprawling campus near Tatibandh in Raipurwas inaugurated this year.

Dr. Singh said that Centre’s announcement tohike royalty on minerals and to increase investmentin mining sector will hugely benefit the mineral-rich States like Chhattisgarh which has roughly20 percent of country’s coal and iron ore reserves.

The Chief Minister said that several publicwelfare provisions’ announcement made in thefirst Budget of the Modi-Government are expectedto have major significance and positive impact onChhattisgarh. The announcements related toschemes such as Deendayal Gram Jyoti Yojana,Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya TeachersProgramme, Syama Prasad Mookerjee GrameenMission, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana,National Sports Academy for the State amongothers are also more than welcome, he remarked inhis reactions to the Budget.

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Union govt. dispatchedlarge quantities of

medicines, vaccinesThe Centre has dispatched large quantities of

medicines and vaccines to flood-affected Jammuand Kashmir to prevent outbreak of water bornediseases. “Over 5.5 lakh doses of measles vaccineand 30,000 bottles of vitamin A for Srinagar and50, 000 doses of measles vaccine for Jammu havebeen sent,” Union Ministry of Home Affairs toldthe Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

“25 lakh metric ton bleaching power hasreached Jammu. 3000 vials of anti rabies vaccinehave been organised by Ministry of Health andFamily Welfare. “One lakh sanitary napkins and50,000 packets of ORS are being airlifted fromMumbai and Delhi respectively,” the report said.

The MHA report said a group of 20 specialistdoctors from Medical Association have beendeployed in Srinagar.

“Two Psycho-social teams for psycho-socialneed assessment have been deployed on September12 from National Institute of Mental Health andNeuro Sciences Bangalore,” the report reveals.

The MHA report says that on the request ofstate government, a deployment plan of 191specialist doctors and technicians including 28physicians, 27 gynaecologists, 28 anaesthetists,six radiologist, six surgeons, 28 paediatricians, 34Operation Theatre Technicians and 34 OTassistants is being organised by MHFW.

A team of Special Director General HealthServices,Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary andAdditional Deputy Director General of MHFWcame to Srinagar for assessing the health situationin flood-hit State, it said.

A 29-member clinical team comprisingphysicians, paediatricians and gynaecologists hasbeen positioned in the Valley for providingspecialised care to affected people in districthospital of Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian,Budgam and Bandipora, the report added.

The report revealed that 1.5 lakh antibiotictablets, 65800 bottles antipyretic, 72000 anti acidityinjections and one lakh anti-vomiting tablets havebeen supplied to the flood-hit State.


Yoga DefinedYoga DefinedYoga DefinedYoga DefinedYoga Defined:The word ‘Yoga’ comes from

a Sanskrit root ‘Yuj’ whichmeans ‘to join’. In its spiritualsense, it is the process by whichthe identity of the individual souland the Supreme Soul is realizedby the Yogi. The human soul isbrought into consciouscommunion with the DivineReality. Just as camphor meltsand becomes one with fire; justas a drop of water when it isthrown into the ocean, becomesone with the ocean; theindividual soul, when it ispurified, when it is freed fromlust, greed, hatred and egoism,when it becomes pure (Sattvic),becomes one with the SupremeSoul. The science that teaches theway of acquiring this occultknowledge is called ‘YogaSastra’.

Yoga, in a generic sense,refers to Karma Yoga, BhaktiYoga, Raja Yoga, Jnana Yoga,Hatha Yoga, Mantra Yoga, LayaYoga or Kundalini Yoga. In arestricted sense, it means theAshtanga Yoga or Raja Yoga ofPatanjali Maharishi only.

The word Yoga is alsoapplicable in a secondary senseto all those factors and practicesthat are conducive to the finalachievement or fulfillment ofYoga, and as such indirectly leadto final freedom or perfection.Similarly, though the one whohas reached the finalAsamprajnata Samadhi orunion with Reality is called aYogi, one who is attempting toget perfection in Yoga is also

called a Yogi.Yoga philosophy is one of

the six systems of Hinduphilosophy. Unlike so manyother philosophies of the world,it is a philosophy that is whollypractical. Yoga is an exactscience based on certainimmutable Laws of Nature. It iswell known to people of allcountries of the world interestedin the study of East civilizationand culture, and is held in aweand reverence as it contains in itthe master-key to unlock therealms of Peace, Bliss, Mysteryand Miracle. Even thephilosophers of the West foundsolace and peace in this DivineScience. Jesus Christ himself wasa Yogi of a superior order, a Raja-Yogi indeed. The founder of theYoga Philosophy, PatanjaliMaharishi, was not only aPhilosopher and a Yogi, but aPhysician as well. He is said tohave lived about three hundredyears before Jesus Christ.

Yoga is that state of AbsolutePeace wherein there is neitherimagination nor thought. Yogais control of mind and itsmodifications. Yoga teaches ushow to control the modificationsof the mind and attain liberation.It teaches us how to transmutethe unregenerate nature andattain the state of Divinity. It isthe complete suppression of thetendency of the mind totransform itself into objects,thoughts, etc. Yoga kills all sortsof pain, misery and tribulation.It gives you freedom from theround of births and deaths, with

its concomitant evils of disease,old age, etc., and bestows uponyou all the Divine Powers andfinal liberation through super-intuitional knowledge.

Equanimity is Yoga. Serenityis Yoga. Skill in actions is Yoga.Anything by which the best andthe highest in life can be attainedis also Yoga. Yoga is thus all-embracing, all-inclusive anduniversal in its applicationleading to all-rounddevelopment of body, mind andsoul.

Yoga is primarily a way oflife, not something which isdivorced from life. Yoga is notforsaking of action, but is efficientperformance in the right spirit.Yoga is not running away fromhome and human habitation, buta process of moulding one’sattitude to home and society witha new understanding. Yoga isnot a turning away from life; it isspiritualization of life.Yoga is Universal:

Yoga is for all. Yoga isuniversal. It is not a sectarianaffair. It is a way to God and nota creed. The practice of Yoga isnot opposed to any religion orany sacred Church. It is purelyspiritual and universal. It doesnot contradict anyone’s sincerefaith.

Yoga is not a religion, but anaid to the practice of the basicspiritual truths in all religions.Yoga can be practised by aChristian or a Buddhist, a Parsee,a Muslim, a Sufi or an atheist.

To be a Yogi means to abidecontinuously in God and to liveat peace with men. Yoga is unionwith God. Yoga is union withall. God dwells in all.

To be continued……….Source: Divine Life Society

Golden Words from Aadhyatam

YogaBy Sri Swami Sivananda