M i lcharVol. VII, No. 3 : May-June 2012

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For the convenience of devotees in the western suburbs, 'ANNUALMAHAYAGYA' of Jagadguru Bhagvaan Gopinathji Maharaj is being performedon 23rd May 2012 at Anand Mangal Hall, Plot No: 150, Sector: 2, CharkopVillage Naka, Kandivali (W), Mumbai 400 067. This is in addition to usualMahayagya that is performed at Narmadeshwar Mahadev Mandir, Sion TrombyRoad, Chembur, Mumbai.

Purna Ahuti will be at 2 pm after 1000 sahakars of Bhagvaanji followed byPrasad Vittaran from 2.30 pm to 7.30 pm.

Anand Mangal Hall, is easily accessible from Borivali, Kandivali and MaladStations. Bus Nos. 244 & 246 from Borivali (west), 244 & 276 from Kandivali(West) and 281 from Malad (W).

All are invited to get blessed by Jagadguru Bhagvaanji.

Kindly make sure to inform all the Biradari members.For Further details, please feel free to contact:

Nancy Khazanchi : 93242 89499Archana Shah : 98670 16101Sushila Razdan : 26287166 / 98192 49668Savitri Tikoo : 28951540 / 98207 33240Sunita Tikoo : 93205 75922 / 28687219 / 98215 75922

'MAHAJAYANTI'Bhagvaanji’s Birthday will also be celebrated on 1st July 2012 at the same venue and'Paduka Puja' will start from 9.00 am followed by Prasad Vittaran at 12.30 pm.

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President's Message - Rajen Kaul

Between Ourselves

amaskar.In this issue of Milchar, I wouldlike to update you on the majoractivities undertaken by your

Board of Trustees (BoT) from March 2012onwards:All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS):I participated in the AIKS AGM held at Delhion 8th April 2012, where our own pastPresident Shri Moti Kaul was re-elected asthe President of AIKS for another 3 yearterm. We are confident that under hisleadership, we will see several concretesteps to strengthen the community.Fundraising Programme:As per our provisional accounts as on 31st

March 2012, we have collected Rs. 65.00 Lacsfrom sponsorship, donations and souveniradvertisements. As reported in my lastmessage, we still need Rs. 100.00 Lacsapproximately to complete Sharda Sadan. Iearnestly request your support throughdonations.Sharda Sadan:Those of you who attended the Navrehfunction on 1st April 2012 would have beenpleased with the progress of construction.We plan to complete the brick work as perschedule by end May 2012. We are alsosimultaneously working on finalizingcontracts for electrical and plumbing worksand plan to start these works by June-July2012.Navreh / Zangtrai function:Although Navreh fell on 23rd March 2012, wecelebrated both these functions at ShardaSadan on 1st April 2012. More than 200biradari members participated in thisfunction. The programme involvedexchanging of pleasantries amongst

Nmembers, performanceof traditional Kashmiriaartis and bhajans, andgames like housie etc.followed by servings oftraditional Kahwa withLuchis, Nader maunje,katlam etc.Cricket Tournament:Our Youth Forum successfully organizedKPA Cricket Tournament on 1st April 2012 atNMSA Grounds, Vashi, Navi Mumbai.Approximately 50 biradari membersparticipated in this event. Members of thewinning team were presented withmementos for their excellent performancein the cricket field. After this successfulevent, the Youth Forum is planning toorganize another similar event duringDecember 2012 - January 2013 time framewith more teams participating.Community Mouthpiece - Milchar:Milchar under the able stewardship of ShriM.K.Raina continues to grow in stature andreadership. Based on the feedback I receivefrom time to time from Biradari membershere and from other KP Sabhas, Milchar hasbecome one of the most sought after KPmagazines. We have made majorimprovements in logistic management ofMilchar and are continuously working onfurther improvements to ensure speedydelivery.KPA Mumbai Website:One of my big disappointments has beenour inability to keep our websitewww.kpamumbai.org.in updated on aregular basis. We are now working ongetting this done in next few weeks.

Contd. on Page 18

Editorial - M.K.Raina

Involving Youth

Recently, we have had a CricketTournament organised by theKashmiri Pandits’ Association atthe Navi Mumbai Sports

Association (NMSA) Grounds, Vashi, inwhich 4 Teams namely Chenab, Dal, Wularand Jhelum participated. The young (andnot so young) players showed great amountof enthusiasm in and outside the field, notonly in playing but also in making necessaryarrangements for the Tournament tocomplete in a disciplined manner.

I am not very much interested in thegame of cricket, having watched thelegendary sixer by Miandad off ChetenSharma’s last ball in India-Pakistan matchin Sharjah. Not only India lost the match,but we KPs had to cough up large amountsof money towards week long celebrationsby Muslim youth and also meet worst kindof humiliation at their hands, back in theValley then. Here, I went to the groundbasically to register my presence and be partof the community-organised programme,but the friendly contest proved somethingto be remembered and photographedframe by frame, which I had no hesitationto do. I enjoyed the game very much.

Being here and watching our youth inaction, paid me in one more way. It gaveme a message, an encouraging one at that,as far as my interest in the popularisingKashmiri culture and Kashmiri languageamong the youngsters is concerned. Itposed a question in my mind why notinvolve and encourage the same youngstersin conducting Quiz programmes acrossMumbai on Kashmir’s Culture, History,Geography, Saints and Seers, Historical and

Religious Places etc. Weused to conduct suchprogrammes named ‘ZaanFestival’ under ProjectZaan in mid and late 90’s,where we gave awayAwards in differentcategories in differentage-groups. This Project however gotshelved due to pre-occupation oforganisers and sad departure from the sceneof great people like Onkar Aima Sahib,J.L.Manwati Sahib, J.N.Kachroo Sahib andShanta Kapoor Ji.

While editing Haarvan (Project Zaan’sNet Magazine) and Milchar (earliereditions), I had introduced columns like‘Your Questions on Kashmir’, ‘Your OwnPage’, ‘Peculiar and Uncommon KashmiriWords and Phrases’, ‘Question Bank’ etcwhich initially got good response from ourreaders but had to be shelved or deferredindefinitely because of lukewarm responsefrom the community eventually. I was sure,our culture and our language was going todie an unsung death. But this CricketTournament changed a lot of my misgivingsand aroused a positive thought in me.

I talked to members of the KPA YouthForum later at the Sharda Sadan, Khargharwhere arrangements for celebrating theNavreh and Zanga-trai functions were beingmade. Same youngsters were in action hereas well. I was amazed to see many of thenconversing in fluent Kashmiri. One youngboy even asked me if I continued to holdKashmiri classes at Vasai, because he andsome of his friends wanted to learn thislanguage. A couple of days earlier, some

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young boy had put a query on Facebook,asking if there are any arrangements inMumbai to teach Kashmiri. After myinteraction with the youth, I was forced tochange my earlier view. Our youngsters,though not giving much importance tospeaking in Kashmiri language, do want toknow more and more about Kashmir, itshistory and its geography. This is definitelyan encouraging sign. I am in contact withsome of our youngsters in Mumbai and Punein connection with the revival of ProjectZaan and it may not be too far in the futurewhen we will be able to organise ZaanFestivals again with participatory andlogistic support from the community youth.

I would like to thank KPA, Mumbai andcongratulate members of its BOT, Rajen Jiin particular for successfully organising theCricket Tournament as part of NavrehFunction this year, thus encouraging me towork on revival of Project Zaan, my petproject, which used to be envy of manyKashmiri organisations in other cities of ourcountry. I am sure, with the activeparticipation of these enthusiasticyoungsters, we shall be able to run thisproject afresh with renewed zeal and vigourand this will become a role model projectfor others to emulate. The project will onceagain serve the community in informingthem of the richness of our culture, thepeculiarities of our traditions and ritualsand in teaching the inquisitive youngmembers of the community our sweetmothertongue, Kashmiri.

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Report & Biradari NewsKPA celebrates Navreh cum Zang-Trai :

Navreh for us and GudiPadwa for ourMaharashtrian brothersfell on March 23, 2012.Though we sent textmessages coveying ourbest wishes to our near anddear ones on the day, theKPA Biradari memberscelebrated the functiontogether on April 1, 2012 atSharda Sadan, Kharghar,Navi Mumbai.

On the day, our YouthForum organized a CricketCarnival at Vashi in themorning, wherein many ofour members, young andold, participated. The attendance for the

Navreh celebrations got a boost as thecricket participants too proceeded to

Kharghar. There weremore than 200 people whoattended the celebrations.What was also noteworthywas to see biradarimembers from as far asVasai and Virar present onthe occasion.

The traditionalAarti and Bhajans wererecited, followed byservings of Kahwa withLoochis, Nadir Monji,Katlam etc., whichdefinitely must havereminded those present ofthe good old days in theblossoming valley. Games

like Housie etc. were also played and

enjoyed by all.Most of the BoT members including

KPA President Shri Rajen Kaul, VicePresidents Shri C.L.Raina and ShriJ.L.Kak, General Secretary ShriS.P.Kachru and the Editor of Milchar,Shri M.K.Raina were present.

Everyone present was elated at theprogress of our dream project 'ShardaSadan', which is going to be a culturalhub for all our members very shortly.At this momentousoccasion, the winnersof the CricketTournament werefelicitated andpresented withMementos by ShriRajen Kaul.

W i t hthe recentm i g rat i onf r o mKashmir toother partsof thec o u n t r y ,our foodalso has come out of the valley. It washeartening to see vegetables, which

have been unique to our cultureand customs, also found theirway outside Kashmir. Varietieslike Haakh, Sochal etc. are nowbeing grown in Pune, fromwhere a vegetable vendorbrought these tasty varieties to

Sharda Sadan.It wasn’tsurprising atall to findb i r a d a r im e m b e r sthronging tothe vendor tobuy thev e g e t a b l e s

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from him. Sharda Sadan truly teleportedeveryone present back to Kashmir, what witheven a Kandur present.

My personal view is that we must allstrive in our individual capacities topreserve our language, culture, festivals,traditions and rituals. The first steptowards this should be to celebrate all ourfestivals on the day they fall, irrespective

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of the inconvenience it may cause toanyone in the biradari.

Report : Chand Bhatbhatchand@gmail.com

Moti Kaul re-elected President of AIKS :Pandit Moti Kaul has been re-elected asPresident of All India Kashmiri Samaj(Regd.) New Delhifor the term 2012-2015.

The results weredeclared by theReturning officer Dr.Umesh Moza in theAnnual General Bodymeeting of All IndiaKashmiri Samaj heldon 8th of April 2012at KECSS PumposhG.K-I New Delhi. Dr. Umesh Moza declaredthat Pandit Moti Kaul has won the electionsun-opposed.

Pandit Moti Kaul was greeted by all themembers present in the meeting andeverybody assured him of all possiblesupport to make All India Kashmiri Samaj

more and morestronger. In addition tooffice bearers of AIKS,the meeting wasattended by a largenumber of Biradarim e m b e r srepresenting differentaffiliates of All IndiaKashmiri Samaj and itslife and Patronmembers which also

included KPA President Shri Rajen Kaul.Input : Puran Patwari

puranpatwari@yahoo.co.in[Milchar and KPA Mumbai congratulates Mr.Moti Kaul on his re-election.]

vvvSHRAPNEL - Solo Show by Veer Munshi :Shrapnel - a Solo Show by 2002 Lalit KalaAcademy Awardee and internationallyacclaimed Kashmiri Artist Painter VeerMunshi was held at Lattitude 28 Art Gallery,New Delhi recently. The Millennium IndiaEducation Foundation, has teamed up withVeer Munshi to revitalize cultural traditionsof Kashmiris in art & culture. Speaking on

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the occasion of opening of SHRAPNEL, DrUday Kakroo, Hony. Director MIEF said thatthe show is first step towards sensitizingcommon masses about the need to restoreheritage and archeologically rich woodenand stone structures in Kashmir Valley thatonce used to be places of work, educationor residences in the Kashmir Valley beforethese were abandoned by the peopleduring the peak militancy period in thevalley in 1990s.

Shrapnel, through the photographs ofhouses abandoned by its Kashmirioccupants due to mass migration from thevalley during 1990s, reminds one about theextent of heritage loss, the people of stateand country have experienced due toturmoil in the state since 2 decades now.

The type of exhibition is first of its kindever held by an artist from Kashmir. Theshow is being supported by Ministry ofCulture, Govt.of India. MIEF will be holdingsuch shows in other parts of the country infuture as well to generate more awarenessamongst different segments of people.

(Source : MIEF Press Release)vvv

AIKS Global KP Meet at Jammu :Representatives of the mainstream KPorganizations from J&K State, differentparts of the country and Overseas held a

one-day Meet at Savoy Hotel in Jammu onMarch 4, 2012 to deliberate upon a RoadMap for the eventual return of thecommunity to Kashmir. Attended by asmany as 70 delegates, the Conference wasorganized by All India Kashmiri Samaj andpresided over by Shri Moti Kaul, PresidentAIKS. The prominent participants were: Dr.K N Pandita (President, JKNM), Shri R K Raina(Senior Vice President, ASKPC), ShriK.K.Khosa (Senior Vice President, KP SabhaJammu), Shri H.N.Jattu (President, AIKPC),Shri P.N.Ambardar (President, KSSChandigarh), Shri Ramesh Razdan (KPA,Mumbai), Shri J. L.Tukra (President,Kashmiri Samaj Indore), Shri Sanjay Wali(President KPUF), Shri S.K.Handoo (VicePresident, KP Samaj Allahabad), Shri RajeshRaina (President KP Sabha, Amritsar), ShriA.K.Dewani (President, JKNUF), Smt. Nancy

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Ganjoo (Convenor, AIKS Women’s Cell), ShriRavinder Bhan (Middle East) and others. All the delegates extensively debatedon the agenda based on the Draft StrategyPaper circulated in advance. The mainfeatures of the paper focused on return andrestitution of the KP community so as toensure that they are never subjected toanother displacement. Therefore, it had tobe in accordance with the guidelines setforth by the working group on InternallyDisplaced Persons in conformity with theideology of a secular democratic philosophyof the Indian state. It is the onlyarrangement that can ensure security oflife, freedom of expression and equalopportunities of development, botheconomically and culturally. After duedeliberations, the Global Meet adopted thefollowing resolutions with voice vote: I. The Government must immediatelyconstitute a Commission of Enquiry headedby a sitting Judge of the Supreme Court ofIndia to probe into the circumstances andfix responsibility for ethnic cleansing of theentire Kashmiri Pandit Religious MinorityCommunity from the valley in early 1990.II. The only justifiable option for the KPcommunity’s return is a Satellite City for theentire community. The City should be self-sufficient in terms of overall infrastructure,

economic avenues, adequate land, decentaccommodation, educational institutions,medical care, recreation centers,commercial infrastructures etc. etc.III. Since Political Empowerment is aninstrument of protecting and promoting theidentity of a minority community within thebody politic, a statutory provision to thateffect should be institutionalized. GlobalMeet demanded adequate reservations forthe community both in the State Assembly,Parliament and the local bodies.IV. To preserve the ethno-religiousidentity of this minuscule minority, theGlobal Meet calls upon the government,both Central and the State, to initiatenecessary steps to grant minority status to

the displaced KPs.V. The Global Meet noted with concernthat the members of the KP communitywho had braved to stay in the Valley, havelived a miserable life under the fear of gun.Their social and economic retrieval is,therefore, integral to the restitution of thecommunity in its entirety in Kashmir.VI. The Global Meet calls upon thegovernment to take urgent steps to protectand preserve the age-old heritage of thecommunity handed down in the shape oftemples, shrines, places of worship and

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pilgrimage centres etc. The draft bill onTemples and Shrines pending in theLegislative Assembly should, therefore, bepassed without any further delay. Shri Moti Kaul, President AIKS, whileconcluding, expressed satisfaction at theoutcome of the Global Meet and urged uponthe governments, both at the Centre andthe State, to act decisively on theresolutions passed by the entire KPcommunity.

Input : All India Kashmiri Samajaiksnd@live.com

vvvKashmiri Pandit Conference Chief lashesout at KPs meeting Omar Farooq :Kundan Kashmiri, KPC chief and other party

activists expressed anguishagainst some so called KPactivists and leaders whohand-shaked with and bailedout Pro-Pak and separatistleaders like Mirwaiz Omar

Farooq and others after meeting them attheir residences in Srinagar on 9 April, 2012and without any community mandatediscussed the issue related to return ofdisplaced KPs to Valley. This was stated in aKPC Press Release dated 11 April 2012. Mr.Kundan said, these so-called KP leadershave forgotten the hard facts that they(Omar Farooq and others) weremanipulators and conspirators of mass

violence who also challenged co-existenceof KPs in the valley. They sympathized withthose who killed, raped and chopped KPcommunity daughters and others and hadnot a single word of sympathy with thevictim KP families. Mr. Kundan expressedsurprise as to what circumstances forcedthese so-called KP activists to hand-shakewith the separatist leaders who instigatedKashmiri Muslims to rise, revolt anddisrespect the holy temples and shrinesearlier or after KP’s displacement. KPCleadership further stated that any KPorganization, individual or a group ofindividuals have no mandate to carry aheadtheir own hypothesis to decide for KP’sreturn to the valley to serve their personalinterest and agenda, but this importantissue need wider debate, discussion withwhole KP community, organization and inparticular consultations and consensus withthose who have actually returned to thevalley to reside and re-settle. They warnedall such forces to desist from harming thecause of KP community and its 22 year-longstruggle in exile which is itself a history.Panun Kashmir also expresses seriousconcern on the issue :Expressing his serious concern over therecent hobnobbing of certain individualsand some affiliates of All India KashmiriSamaj (AIKS) with the separatist leaders likeSyed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz UmarFarooq in Srinagar over the issue of returnof Kashmiri Pandits to theValley, Panun KashmirConvener Dr. Agnishekhar haswarned such individuals andgroups not to take the haplessKashmiri Pandit community for granted. DrAgnishekhar said that these individualshave no mandate to enter into any

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negotiations with the separatists on behalfof the community so far as their permanentgeo-political return to the Kashmir Valleyis concerned. He asked these individuals tomake public the jointly signed reportedMemorandum of Understanding (MoU). Dr Agnishekhar also asked All IndiaKashmiri Samaj President Moti Kaul to clearhis stand over this issue.

Input: Panun Kashmirpanunkashmirheadquarter@gmail.com

vvvAmar Ujala scribe found dead in Srinagar :Ashok Razdan, 45, working as a reporter forHindi daily Amar Ujala was found deadunder mysteriouscircumstances at his IndiraNagar residence in Srinagaron 11 April 2012, Police said.He was living with a servantin the rented house in thehigh security Indira Nagar locality. Razdan’sfamily had shifted out of the valley in 1987

to Udhampur before the outbreak ofinsurgency in the valley. Police said a casehas been registered and an inquiry wasbeing ordered. The servant and two othersliving on rent in the building whereRazdan’s body was found, are beingquestioned by police.

State Police however claims thatRazdan commited suicide. "The police partyfound him hanged in room," the policeofficials said. "We took the body intocustody and sent that to control room forpostmortem. We have also started inquestproceedings into the death."

Input : Indo Asian News Service& Greater Kashmir

vvvKPA Youth Cricket Tournament 2012 :Combined with the celebrations of Navrehand Zang-Trai, a KPA Youth CricketTournament was organised at NMSAGrounds, Vashi on Apri 1, 2012. Four teamsnamely Chenab, Dal, Wular and Jhelum

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participated in the Tournament, playing 10over games. First match was playedbetween Chinab and Dal teams and secondbetween Wular and Jhelum teams. Winnersfrom these two matches i.e. Chinab andWular played the final match betweenthem. Chinab won the Tournament. Thewinning team was felicitated by KPAPresident Shri Rajen Kaul at the NavrehFunction held later in the day at ShardaSadan. All members of the team werepresented Tee shirts displaying KPA Logoand cash prize sponsored by the President.Teams comprised the following:

Chinab :Vicky Pandita (Captain) M: 9967148210

E.mail: vickypandita@gmail.comShashank Raina M: 9869101727

E-mail: rainashashank@gmail.comSuhas Raina M: 8655588689

E-mail: suhaas90@yahoo.comSahil Wali M: 9987559931

E-mail: walisahil60@gmail.comNikhil Zutshi M: 8976230825

E-mail: nikhilzutshi@gmail.comLohit Kachru M: 8898553604

E-mail: kachrulohit@gmail.comRohit Nazawan M: 7208680626 E-mail: rohit97960@gmail.com

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Mayank Raina M: 7208157340E-mail: raina.mak37@gmail.com

Eshan Pandita M: 9967483907 E-mail: epandita@gmail.com

Deepak Raina M: 9819143879 E-Mail: deepak.raina@tamindia.com

Sanjay Zadoo M: 9867652440 E-mail: sanjay.zadoo@graingerindia.com

Dal :Sundeep Raina (Captain) M: 9702717701

E-mail: sundeep.raina@ericsson.com

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Naveen Bhat M: 9702258988 E-mail: naveen.bhat@gmail.com

Ajay Raina M: 9702950346E-mail: haps.ajay@gmail.com

Sunny Raina M: 9867565304 E-mail: sunny.raina@bajajallainz.co.in

Atul Razdan M: 9819707147E-mail: atulrazdan@gmail.com

Amit Khushu M: 9004102423E-mail: amitkhushu@yahoo.com

Vishal Sher M: 9322506369E-mail: vishal@studionextinc.com

Rohit Mattoo M: 9769978273E-mail: rohit_mats@rediffmail.com

Rohit Saproo M: 9619510669 E-mail: rohit.saproo@capgemini.com

Sandeep Zadoo M: 9867566055E-mail: sandeepzin@yahoo.com

Rajesh Jad M: 9987770114 E-mail: rajeshjad@hotmail.comWular :Ankur Kaul (Captain) M: 9773224433 E-mail: aankurkaul@aol.inAnkush Koul M: 9773113355 E-mail: ankushparchay2k@yahoo.comPratik Dhar M: 9321224723 E-mail: prateekdhr@gmail.comManav Mukoo M: 9930192132 E-mail: manav.mukoo@yahoo.comAnil Wali M: 9987505999

E-mail: anil.wali@ril.comVaibhav Wali M: 9004099940

E-mail: wali_vaibhav13@yahoo.comRohit Hakoo M: 9892223410

E-mail: rohithakhu@gmail.comTej K Pandit M: 7738051121

E-mail: tej.pandit@sbi.co.inRamesh Razdan M: 9870660533 E-mail: rameshrazdan@rediffmail.comKamal Kaul M: 9975182866 Dilip Bhat M: 9322288160

E-mail: dilip@adroitimpex.com

Jhelum :Rajesh Shah (Captain) M: 9819339114

E-mail: rajesh@spantech.inAshwani Bhat M: 9324781375

E-mail: ashwani_b@hotmail.comSunil Kher M: 9967033444

E-mail: sunilkher01@gmail.comTejinder Bhat M: 7738631008

E-mail: tejinderbhat2010@gmail.comMikhil Bhat M: 9920747988

E-mail: mikhilbhat@gmail.com

Mrinal Bhat M: 9969617600 E-mail: mrinalalwaysrocks@yahoo.com

Ranjan Raina M: 9702020425 E-mail: ranjanraina@gmail.com

Sunil Abrol Kulbhushan Fotedar M: 9819224357K.K.Kemmu M: 9820188453

E-mail: kkkemmu@caprihansindia.comMohit Bhat M: 9930857171

E-mail: bhatmohit@gmail.com[Milchar lauds their initiative and dedicationand wishes them all success in their mission.]

vvvAIKS President Moti Kaul visits desecratedVaital Bhairav Temple at Rainawari :

After being re-elected as AIKS President,Moti Kaul visited the desecrated VaitalBhairav Temple at Rainawari on 15 April 2012for an on spot assessment of the situationprevailing there. The temple land hasreportedly been leased out by some vestedinterests in the Dharmarth Trust, whootherwise have no legal control over theproperty. Accompanied by A.K.Rajpuria(President KHWS), Veer Saraf (Convenor RIKJ&K) and other community members, Mr.Kaul took stock of the prevailing situationand was pained to see the temple in apathetic condition with age old trees

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hacked down. The locals, who put theblame squarely on Dharmarth Trust, offeredall support and cooperation to Mr. Kaul.

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vvvJanam Divas Jayanti of Swami Lakshman JooMaharaj :Ishwar AshramTrust MumbaiK e n d r acelebrated the105th Janam DivasJayanti of hisholiness SwamiLakshman joo Maharaj on 18th April, 2012. Even though it was a working day, nearly100 devotees participated in thecelebrations. Devotees came from Mumbaiand from nearby cities. The excitment inthe devotees was visible as they werecelebrating the occasion for the fifth

consecutive year. The day started with the reciting ofshalukas from Sivastotravali,Bahurupagarbha, Mahimnastotra, SriguruGita and chanting of Gurustati by thedevotees. Soon after, the Birthday Poojaof Swamiji was performed by Mrs. Phoolaand Mr. C.L.Raina, Mrs. Neelam and Mr.Rakesh Shah followed by the regular Aarti‘Jai Gurudev Hare’. After the devotees hadtheir prasad, baloons were released in air,

accompaniedby recitationof relevantShlokas. Thiswas followedby an audio-v i d e opresentation. Regular prasad (Lunch) was served at1.30 p.m. after which the devotees got fullyinvolved in the singing of bhajans. Thefunction finally concluded at 4.45 p.m. Allthe devotees left the venue carrying thedevine blessings of our dear master SwamiLakshman Joo.

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Ordinance for Protection and Managementof Temples in Kashmir in offing :Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has directedthe Revenue Department toprepare a note for the Cabinetfor promulgation of Ordinancefor Protection andManagement of Temples inKashmir Valley. Directing the Departmentto come up with the note as early aspossible, the Chief Minister said that thebill in this regard would be tabled in thenext session of legislature. He also directedfor setting in motion the process of creationof additional 3000 posts for Kashmiri migrantstudents. Chief Minister was chairing theMeeting of Apex Advisory Committee forKashmiri Migrants in Srinagar on 19 April2012.

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Attention J&K Pensioners :According to a J&K Governmentnotification, all State pensioners, drawingtheir pension either from treasury or frombank, will be required to presentthemselves before concerned TreasuryOfficers once in a year to record thecertificate of personal appearance.Pensioners are required to do the needfulimmediately failing which their pensionsfrom the month of May 2012 will not bedisbursed to them.

vvvPt. D.N.Munshi passes away :Pt. D.N.Munshi, former President of AllIndia Kashmiri Samaj, New Delhi and theFounder President of AIKS Trust, NewDelhi, left for his heavenly abode on 16March 2012 at Delhi. Pt. Munshi had slippedinto coma on hearing about death of hisbrother Shri L.N.Raina only three days back.

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Nuptials :] Namit, Grandson of Mrs. SusheelaMunshi and Late Mr. Brij Mohan Munshi andSon of Mr. Sanjeev and Mrs. Nirja Munshi ofChembur got married to Amrita, daughterof Mr. Romesh and Mrs. Bindu Mirza ofGoregaon, Mumbai on 15th April 2012 atMumbai.] Kushlesh, Son of Mr. Ramesh and Mrs.Rajni Sadhu of Vasai, Mumbai got marriedto Shikha, daughter of Mr. Kundan Lal andMrs. Sudesh Bazaz on 28th April 2012 atJammu.

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Milchar wishes them all aVery Happy Married Life.

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New Arrivals :Grandson was born to Mr. Vinod and Mrs.Asha Ganju of Dahisar (son to Mr. Sumeetand Mrs. Namratha Ganju) on 2nd February2012 at Calfornia.

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Youth Forum:With my deep commitment to involve moreand more youngsters in KPA, we areplanning to organize a Youth Conference inclose partnership with AIKS towards the endof this year. I encourage all the youngstersto come forward with suggestions / ideasfor this proposed conference.Biradari Directory:It has been brought to our attention thatthere are some errors in the contact detailsin the new Directory. We are in the processof contacting every KPA member listed inthe directory to update the contact details.We request those biradari members whosecontact numbers are not available or areincorrect, to inform the same to KPA officethrough email to kpamumbai@yahoo.co.inor by phone to Ms. Mohanaa on 61465110from Monday to Friday between 10 am to 5pm

While closing, I would like to againthank you for your contribution and appealto you to remain engaged in our ongoingprojects/activities.

With regards,Rajen Kaul

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uropean scholars searched forhistories of India, fromeighteenth century onwards, butcould not find any that

conformed to the familiar European viewof what a history should be. The onlyexception, according to them, is history ofKashmir - Rajatarangini, written by PanditKalhana, a Kashmiri, in Sanskrit during 1149AD Rajatarangini - River of Kings, is aboutdynasties of kings, culture, people andabout Hindu civilization of India. Kalhana isoften described as India’s first historian.Kalhana consulted at least eleven Sanskritcompositions on the history of Kashmir, likeNilmat Purana, Kshemendra’s Nrapavli,chronicles of Padmamihira andChavillakaran etc. while writing his own.These do not exist today, barring NilmatPurana. The Mahatamayas of Kashmir aresources of early historical geography anddescribe the topography of the valley, alsothe various places of pilgrimage.

Pandit Kalhana begins writingRajatarangini with an account of kingGonanda I, who took part in Mahabharatawar and was killed. Mahabharata runsaround 100,000 stanzas, probably thelongest book in the world and goes backaround 3000 BC. By popular tradition, theKali Age started with the death of SriKrishna, 35 years after the War. The Kalicalendar has a beginning of 3102 BC;therefore it is thought that theMahabharata War took place in 3137 BC.

The two great Indian epics - Ramayanaand Mahabharata written in Sanskrit, speakvolumes of histories of ancient kings, theirdynasties, their kingdoms, wars they havefought, about people, their lands, culture

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Eand religion. Ramayanaand Mahabharata are notonly epics but are historicaltraditions in the epic form.The planetary positionsnarrated by MaharishiValmiki in Ramayana, atdifferent events in Sri Ram’s life, havestood the test of the times. Indian historyhas recorded that Sri Ram, born in 5114 BC,belonged to the Suryavansh and he was the64th ruler of Ayodhya of his dynasty.Professor Subash Kak of LousianaUniversity in his book, ‘The AstronomicalCode of the Rig Veda’ has listed 63 ancestorsof Sri Ram, King Dashratha, King Aja, KingRaghu, King Dilip and their predecessors.

The oldest records were not written onparchment or inscribed on stone, they werewritten in the memory of people, whohanded down the precious heritage fromgeneration to generation. The most vitalpart of Indian history is the race memory ofthe Hindu society, which gave birth to greattreasure of ancient Sanskrit literature in theform of Vedas, Upanishads, Puranas, full ofspirituality and ancient wisdom. Theearliest scriptures of Aryans are Vedas andUpanishads known as Sruti. Later scripturesare collectively known as Smrtis. ThomasBerry, a historian of cultures, madefollowing remark about the Vedic heritage- “In quality, in quantity, in significance forman’s intellectual, cultural and spiritual life,this literature in totality is unsurpassedamong all other literary traditions of theworld.”

The Sanskrit civilization constitutes thegreat heritage of our country. It flourishedmainly on the banks of great rivers, in

different regions by socio-religious andcultural bonds. It was on the banks of thelost sacred river Saraswati, that the Vedicseers perceived the hymns of the Vedas, inSanskrit. Similarly, the Vedic culture spreadover the banks of Indus and Vitasta riversand it became integral part of Aryan culture.Sanskrit is the richest and most ancientlanguage. Sanskrit language is the root ofIndian culture. While speaking to the AsiaticSociety in Kolkata on February 2, 1786, SirWilliam Jones made a statement; “… theSanskrit language, whatever is its antiquity,is of a wonderful structure; more perfectthan the Greek, more copious than the Latin,and more exquisitely refined than either,yet bearing to both of them a strongeraffinity, both in the roots of verbs and inthe forms of grammar, than could possiblyhave been produced by accident; so strong,indeed, that no philosopher could examinethem all three, without believing them tohave sprung from some common source,which, perhaps, no longer exists”.

An early name belonging to Kashmir isBharata Muni of the Natyashastra. TheNatyashastra has a total of 36 chapters andit is suggested that this number may havebeen deliberately chosen to conform to thetheory of 36 tattvas which is a part of theShaivite system of Kashmir. The Bhana, aone-actor play described by Bharata is stillperformed in Kashmir by groups calledbhand pather (bhana patra, in Sanskrit).Some scholars and historians, record thatKalidasa, the celebrated Sanskrit poet-dramatist had his roots in Kashmir. In fact,Kashmiri scholars, writers and poets havemade highly significant contributions toclassical Sanskrit literature and religiousthought. The dedication of Kashmiris toShiva and his powers in their prose andpoetic writings is a golden chapter inSanskrit literature. The Shiva philosophy

of Kashmir, also known as Trika Shastra,flourished in South India,and achieved anidentity of its own. There are Sanskrit textsrelating to Tantra, Kundalini Yoga, andShaivism by Kashmiri scholars. Among thesages who propounded the Kashmir Shivaphilosophy, the names of Vasugupta,Somananda, Bhtta Kallata, Utpal Dev andAbhinav-Guta, stand out as celebratedexponents. Both Vaishnava Agamas andShiva Agamas have their source in Kashmir.So far as Sanskrit literature is concernedapart from Alankara Sastra in whichKashmirians seem to have excelled, thenames of Somadeva, Kshemendra, Bilhana, Damodaragupta, and Kalhana stand out asa brilliant galaxy of genius adding lustre tothe history of Sanskrit l iteratureKshemendra’s contribution to Sanskritliterature is unique in one respect. Heintroduced humor with social satire.According to Bhartrihari and other earlyscholars, Patanjali, a Kashmiri, made greatcontributions to Yoga (the yoga-sutras) andto Ayurveda.

Kashmir has been on the threshold offoreign invaders, who not only destroyedmost of its history but also adultered theculture and social values from time to time.Buddhism, Shaivism and Sanskrit learningflourished in the valley and produced aremarkably rich culture til l the Muslimconquest in 14th century, overturned thesocial structure of Kashmir. Kashmirischolars not only contributed originalSanskrit texts to Sarvastivadin schools ofBuddhism but also to the development ofMahayana Philosophy. One of the mostremarkable books that Kshemendra, whowas himself a Shaivaite, produced was onthe Avadanas of the Buddha, a classic inlater Buddhist literature.

Jonaraja’s Rajatarangini (1420-70),brought chronicle to the reign of Sultan

Zainul-ab-din. Greater part of his chronicledeals with Hindu rulers from Jayasimha toKota Rani. His pupil Srivara wrote fourchapters about the events from 1459-1486AD. The fourth and last Sanskrit chronicleentitled Rajavalipataka, which Prajyabhattawrote till 1513-14 AD, was completed by hispupil Suka, some years after annexation ofKashmir by Akbar in 1586 AD. Narayan KoulAjiz, wrote Twarikh-i-Kashmir in 1710 AD,about reigns of Sultans and early Mughals.Pandit Birbal Kachru wrote history ofKashmir in 1835, when Kashmir was underMaharaja Ranjit Singh, 1819-46 AD. He wrotehistory of Kashmir under Mughal and Afghanrulers. In 1846 AD, the valley came underDogra rule. It was from this time onwardsthat scientific survey was conducted byarchaeological experts using modernscientific tools regarding geography,history, and composition of its people.Archaeological discoveries have given newdefinitions about the history of Kashmir, itsorigin, people and ancient civilization.

The legends indicate that Kashmir wasonce a vast lake known as Sati-Sara, the Lakeof Sati. The lacustrine or lake depositslocally known as Karewas, spread all overthe valley, substantiate this fact of history.According to a tradition the drainer of thislake was Rishi Kashyap, hence this land wascalled Kashyap-pur or Kashyap-mar andlater Kashmir. On the basis of scientificobservations, Frederic Drew, a famousgeologist, wrote, “The traditions of thenatives - traditions that can be historicallytraced as having existed for ages - tend inthe same direction and these have usuallybeen considered to corroborate theconclusions drawn from the observedphenomena.”

The Karewa formation occupies nearlyhalf the area of the valley. Neolithic mansettled on these Karewas, or Udhars in

Kashmiri. Geologically, the Karewasprovided natural settlements for earliestKashmiris, as forests for hunt and lakes forfishing and fowling were in immediatevicinity. Neolithic period was followed byMegalithic period. This period is indicatedby the erection of menhirs which are hugestanding stones. The history of thedevelopment of human culture in Kashmirstarts from hunting culture. Even as hunterthe earliest form of religion wasdeveloped. The worship of rain-god, sun-god and Vedic fire-god, were earliest formof religion which were followed by Mother-Goddess, Shiva worship and by other Vedicgods.

The extensive excavation conducted atBurzahom was the first of its kind in Jammuand Kashmir on the basis of stratifiedcultural deposits. Burzahom Karewa isabout 25 km. north of Srinagar and about 3km. from Telbal Nala. It is a megalithic sitesituated on the Yendrahom Karewa (tableland) revealed that earliest settlers werepit-dwellers. The dwelling pits generallyhad a central post to support the roof. Thepit chambers also showed partitions.Burzahom in Kashmiri means the place ofbirch, which was available during Neolithictimes, is proved by burnt birch found duringthe excavations. Apart from the stone toolsfound at site, there were bone tools also.Twenty four soil samples from differentlevels of the Neolithic period were gotexamined and the plant remains sorecovered belonged to the ancient crop ofwheat, barley and lentil. The tools neededfor digging, planting and thrashing of cropswere found. Tools for hunting, bow andarrow were found. A stone slab bearing thehunting scene was also found.

‘The stone slab obtained fromBurzaham is rectangular in shape. Most ofthe stone slabs were plane without any

engravings. Among dozens of such slabs,only two bore the engravings. Even amongthe two, only one slab with a base width of70 cm portrayed the most impressiveexpression of art in relation to Neolithicsettlements. The engraved portion isdivided into two parts. The top part showsan animal on the right and on the left aredepicted two suns, one complete withsixteen radiating lines and the other one isslightly damaged. it seems that picturedepicts the hunting scene but it ispostulated that this is not a terrestrialhunting scene but represents actually asky map giving location of prominentconstellations and the moon on that dayduring which Supernova was observed(Joglekar et.al 2006). One of the hunters onthe figure is same as Orion, the centralanimal is same as the Taurus. The hunter onthe right may have been formed from starsof Cletus and the other animal on the rightmay be Andromeda and Pegasus. Theposition of Supernova’s (HB9’S) isindicated by a spot in the upper part ofthe picture and moon’s position in thecarving is indicated by a bigger spot at thecentre of the picture. The long curved linein the carving, traditionally interpreted asspear, may be an arc of bright stars. Alsothe location of HB9 fits perfectly with theleft object in the picture, with a supernovaof 9.6 magnitudes in the close vicinity. Itis already assumed that the figure on theleft is Orion and to check this relativedistances of various star locations in thefigure were measured with the angularseparation of stars in the sky. The fitting ofthese various stars to different points in thefigure is reasonably accurate with someerror (Joglekar et.al 2006). Thesepredictions reasonably assume to be anastronomical event which has taken placesome 5,000 YB. The event is assumed to be

a Supernova (Joglekar et.al 2006).’ This isextract from a research paper of (Dept. ofPhysics) Kashmir University.

Hand made pottery in crude form alsowas dug out at Burzhom. A pot with 950beads was fond in a pit, sealed by a hardlayer of mud. Some of the beads haveparallels in Harappan beads. There are othercommon features in Harappan ivory combsand other objects found in Kashmir. Alsocult objects found in Semthan (Kashmir) aresimilar to those found in Moenjodara. Intheir book ‘Moenjodaro : a 5000 year oldlegacy’ by K.H.Shaikh and S.M.Ashfaque,Department of Archaeology and Museums(Pakistan) write; “The cult objects showlittle change from Kot Dijian elements andinclude the motif of peepal leaves (Sanskritasvattha or niagrodha. ficus religiosa), fishesand fish-scale patterns, swastikas, hatchedcircles, rhombs, wavy lines and othergeometrical patterns. A large variety of‘mother goddesses’, phallic symbolism,tree spirits, and a homed deity recognizedas ‘proto-Siva’.”

The radiocarbon evidence suggestsmovement and development of theNeolithic Culture in the Kashmir valley. Itseems that Central Asian neolithic traditionentered the Kashmir valley in the secondhalf of the fourth millennium BCE when theNeolithic Settlers occupied the westernpart of the valley around Kanishkapura andthen moved towards central Kashmir as thedates from Burzahom indicate theoccupation around 2881 BCE onwards. Theneolithic settlements occupied furthersouth-eastern part of Kashmir in about 2347BCE onwards around Gufkral.

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onspiracy is a human trait.Countries conspire against eachother. Embassies and consulates,which are meant for promoting

mutual cooperation, cultural and traderelations and harmony, are also seen toengage in sabotage, subversion andconspiracy to destabilize each other.Various communities, religions, socialgroups and castes also conspire against eachother. The reasons are jealousy, hatred,envy and selfishness. Once individuals,social groups, people of different faithsshun these adverse traits, conspiracies willcease and the world will be a better placeto live in.

These are all conspiracies of externalforces. A man has to face certain forms ofinternal conspiracy as well. At least I canvouch from my own experience that I havebeen a victim of some such internalconspiracy. My mind is, as in the case ofany other person, the center of mythoughts and thinking. All my actions anddeeds are preceded by the thinking,resolve and determination that arise andcrystallize in my mind. But there are twoH’s, the head and the heart that conspireagainst this mind of mine. Sometimes theyinvolve another H, the hands also in theirscheming against my mind. These twoconspire in such a way that they do notallow my mind to have its way. The headsees things from its own perspective,whether the proposed action is right orwrong, desirable or undesirable, justifiedor unjustified, rational or irrational andtherefore should or should not beundertaken. It does not let the mind makeits own choice. Heart on the other hand

sees things from yetanother angle, whetherthe proposed action iscompassionate or harsh,kind or unkind, based onlove and care or on hatredand disgust. It not only sitson judgment whether theproposed action should or should not beexecuted but also directs the course ofaction, the manner and method of theexecution. Again it leaves no choice for mymind to follow a course of its liking. Thetwo thus thwart the plans of my mind andsucceed in their conspiracy.

Sometime when these two involve thehands and their friends, the legs in theirconspiracy, they put my mind in a fix, onthe horns of a dilemma. The hands stopdoing what the mind wanted them to do.The legs stop going in the direction themind had chalked for them and the result isthat for a moment the very existence is at astand still, not knowing what to do andwhich path to tread upon. It is true that thescriptures have said, ‘Mahajano yena gatahsa panthah – The right path is the one takenby the great.’ But then if the head and heartdo not allow the mind to do that and thehands and the legs do not obey andcooperate, what can the poor mind do? It isalso true that the mind is fickle, turbulentand wavering. There are currents and crosscurrents of different thoughts in it andnormally no single thought gets crystallizedin it at one time. Even so the mind deservesto be left alone and free so that it can thinkas it likes and the actions will followaccordingly. Contrary to this ideal situationthe head and heart are in league with each

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other and they want to control the mind.They want it to be subjucated so that itfollows their dictates and their commands.Poor mind! I sometimes feel that thisconspiracy is the result of the lust for power.The head wants authority over my mind andme. The heart wants control over my mindand me. The two want that my limbs shouldact according to their wishes and directions.They are aware that thoughts precedeactions. That is why they are clever enoughto enter into scheming so that my mindthinks as they dictate and the resultantactions are to their taste and liking.

This conspiracy may not be flawed forthe intentions are good. The head is eagerthat I should not think, utter or do anythingunethical, immoral or bad. The heart wantsthat I should all the time be filled withcompassion, kindness, care and feeling.Hands and other limbs are obedientservants to these two and thus obliged tofollow their command and directions. Allthe same one should not overlook or forgetthat there is an overall master known as ‘I’who is the chief controller overseeing thehead, the heart, the limbs as also the mind.This I is always eager to keep all these undercheck so that the divinity manifests inthought, word and deed. Once the divinitymanifests in thought the mind will be fullof noble resolve. The thinking will berighteous, full of feeling and kindness. Inthat case there will be perfect harmonybetween what the head and the heart wantand what the mind actually plans. Theconspiracy will turn into friendship,cooperation, coordination and the resultwill be a balanced approach full of purityand piety.

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Marriage continued :hile the singing, & henna pastingis on, the bride as well as thegroom are given a thorough bath

(kani shraan) by aunts and sisters–in–lawto prepare them for Devgun, the entranceof Devtas. After the ceremonial bath theboy and the girl wear clothes brought bytheir respective maternal uncles. The brideis made to wear ‘dejhuur’ - a goldenornament, and kalpush-a kind of headgear.

Dejhuur is tied to a gold chain known as‘aTh’ which is provided by the groom’sfamily on the wedding day to complete theholy alliance between Shiva – the groom,and Parvati - the bride,

‘Devgun’ is the religious ritualperformed after the bath. The familypurohit performs a small yajna on thisoccasion. ‘Devgun’, it is believed,transforms the bride and the groom into‘Devtas’.

On the wedding day the groom wears acolourful dress with a saffron-colouredturban on his head. He is made to stand ona beautifully made rangoli (vyug) in thefront compound of the house whereparents, relatives and friends put garlandsmade of fresh plucked flowers, ofcardamom and currency notes round thegroom’s neck. A cousin holds a flower-decked umbrella to protect the groomagainst evil. Conch-shells are blown, dittiesare sung and the groom’s party movestowards the bride’s place usually in cars andother modes of transport.

Conch-shells announce the arrival ofthe groom and his party at the bride’s placewhere the lane leading to the mainentrance to the house is beautifully

decorated with colourfulflowers and dyed saw-dust. Upon entering thecompound of the bride’shouse, the groom iswelcomed by traditionalsongs sung by the bride’srelations. He is put on a rangoli where thebride draped in a colourful silk Saree ismade to stand beside him on his left side.There is another round of garlanding fromthe girl’s relatives. Then the mother of thebride comes with a thali of small lightedlamps made of kneaded rice flour and anassortment of sweets and makes the groomand the bride eat from the same piece ofsweet a couple of times. After this the brideis taken back into the house and the groomis made to stand at the main door of thehouse for a short dvaar puja, ‘door-prayer’.The groom’s party joins the bride’srelatives in a very rich feast. Meanwhile thebride and the groom are seated in abeautifully decorated room for a series ofrituals and ceremonies amidst chanting ofSanskrit mantras for several hours with littlebreaks in between. During theseceremonies, the bride is supported by hermaternal uncle. The purohits of the twofamilies recite mantras and make the bride,groom and their parents to perform anumber of rituals with fire (agni) as thewitness. The boy and the girl take sevenrounds of the agni-kund ‘spring of fire’ andvow to live together in prosperity andadversity, in joy as well as in sorrow, tillthey are separated by death. ‘Lagan’, as thisceremony is called, is followed by ‘poshpuja ‘showering of flowers’ in which a redshawl is spread over the bride and the

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groom, held at four edges by four people,and amidst recitation of shlokas all theelderly people shower flowers on the two‘devtas’. After this ceremony the bride andthe groom are taken to the kitchen andmade to eat from the same plate.

A rangoli is laid in the compound andthe bride and the groom stand on it. Nowthe bride joins the groom to the groom’splace where yet another rangoli is laid andthe bride and the groom are made to standon it. Here the groom’s party relaxes andthe bride is made to wear ‘aTh’, the goldchain which is attached to dejhuur. Her hairand head-gear (tarangI) are tied and she ismade to wear a saree given by the groom’sfamily.

After this they return to the bride’splace with a small party comprising thegroom’s father, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, and a couple of friends. As amember of her new family she is now aguest at her parent’s place. The groom’sparty asks the bride’s parents to send her(the bride) to her family (the in-laws). Aftera little tea, the party leaves for the groom’splace. A younger brother / sister / cousinof the bride accompanies the party to thegroom’s place. On the next day or a coupleof days later depending upon the mahuurat(auspicious day), the newly married couplevisit the wife’s parents. This visit is knownas ‘phirI saal. Upon reaching the wife’sparent’s place, the man and wife arewelcomed with aalath – a thali with water,rice, coins and flowers.

The nuptials in their utterances,promises, and hopes symbolize a greatsocial transition in the life of the bride andthe bridegroom. They have to earn theirown livelihood, procreate children anddischarge their obligations towards Gods,parents, children and other creatures of theworld. The nuptial ceremonies address all

aspects of married life: biological, physical,and mental.

During the first year after marriage, thegirl’s parents send gifts to the groom’splace on a number of occasion in the formof cash, clothes, sweets, fruits and cookedfood. Gifts are sent on the birthdays of thegroom, the bride, and groom’s parents;prasad in the form of walnuts and bakedbread etc. on Shivratri (herIts boog); fruits,sweets etc. on Janamashtami and Diwali;pulaav etc. on KhetsI maavas; During themonth of Magar a special ceremony knownas shishur is solemnized when the bride isprovided with a special kangri-a brazierused during winter, and shishur (til seedswrapped in a piece of silk) is tied on herupper garment. On this day, near relatives,especially women, of the groom’s familyare invited and the girl’s parents send giftsin the form of clothes, cash, to theirdaughter .LaTh moklaavIn :During her first pregnancy, the girl’s parentsinvite her to their home, and after a littlepuja, she is made to wear a new headgear(tarangI). Then accompanied by a sister /cousin, she goes back to her home withmilk, clothes, cash, baked bread & othergifts.Sondar :

On the seventh day after delivery, themother and the baby are given a hot bath.Special vegetarian / nonvegetarian dishesare prepared on the occassion. Pieces ofpaper (burzI) are burnt in an earthen plateand circled thrice round the heads of themother and the baby to ward off evil. Sevenplates of special food are served to thepaternal aunts of the baby. This isexclusively a women’s ceremony. On thisday the mother’s parents send ‘trIy phot’(wife’s basket) which contains clothes,rotis, sugar, spices, cash for the newborn,

and its parents and grandparents.Kah nethIr :

This is the religious ceremony ofpurification. On the 11th day afterchildbirth, a small ‘hawan’ is performed inthe house and a tilak is applied on theforehead of the newborn. The baby’smaternal grandparents send clothes on theoccasion. This ends hontsh (impure effect)in the family.

On the 12th day the baby is put on arangoli laid in the house – threshold (porch)and a piece of sweet is touched to its lips,the family elders shower blessings on thebaby. The baby & the mother visit itsmaternal grandparents where they maystay for a few days. On their return, thegrandparents send baked items, curds, milkand clothes for the baby, its parents andpaternal- grandparents.Mekhlaa :

In the past, the sacred threadceremony of a boy was performed whenhe would be seven years old, i.e. when hewould be able to wash the sacred thread(jeniiv, yonyi) and recite the Gayatri Mantra.Usually, all the boys in the family are madeto wear the sacred thread together in asingle ceremony. Mekhla or yajnopavitinvolves all the ceremonies and rituals, likemEEnzy raath, devgun etc. associated witha marriage ceremony. After Devgun theboys’, called ‘Meekhli-mahaaraazI-(mekhla grooms), heads are shaven andthey are made to wear saffron-colouredrobes.

Mothers, and paternal aunts wear redand white thread ( nEEryvan) on their earsand a huge ‘agni-kund’ is prepared whereseven purohits recite Vedic mantras fornearly 12 hours and ghee, jaggery, rice andpaddy are constantly poured into the agni-kund to please the Devatas and seek theirblessing. For the whole day relatives and

friends come to this ‘hawan pandal’ andthe eldest of the mekhla grooms begs ofthem to give Dakshina/Ebiid (offering) forthe gurus (purohits), which the guests andrelatives give with pleasure. Towards theevening the family purohit asks the fatherof the mekhla grooms to put the sacredthread on them. This is a very emotionalmoment for the purohits as well as thefather, the members of the family, andrelatives. The chanting of mantras rises tothe highest pitch and the mekhla-groomsare made to wear the sacred thread,marking their entrance into the purebrahmanical fold. This begins theirbrahmachari period, the first stage of Hindulife, when they seek only knowledge andwisdom. After this the Guru (family-purohit) whispers the Gayatri Mantra intothe ears of the mekhla grooms. They aredirected to recite this mantra everymorning after taking a bath. Once the yajnais concluded the maternal uncle(s) of themekhla – grooms take them to a nearbytemple. Meanwhile prasad in the form ofrice, cereals, vegetables is served to all therelatives and friends including the mekhlagrooms, and their parents who observe afast for the whole day.

The next day (Koshalhuum) is observedas a day of feasting when muttonpreparations are served. A day or two later,depending upon the position of theplanets, sweet rice (khiir) is prepared and asmall puja held. After this the mekhla-grooms are made to put on a new sacredthread and the mothers and the auntsremove the nEEryvan, thus bring to an endthe rituals connected with the yajnopavitceremony.

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ohd Sultan traveled fromKhonmooh to Jammu to seek myconsultation. Khonmooh used tobe a pretty hamlet from where

the saffron belt started and extended upto Pampore and beyond on the nationalhighway. It is just a stone’s throw awayfrom my home in Indira Nagar. I would seelot many patients from there before themass exodus of Pandits from Kashmir.

"So, how are you all doing atKhonmooh, Mohd Sultan? Do you still growsaffron?" I asked him after the consult wasover and I wrote the prescription for him.

"Jenab, the big sharks have bought outthe small farmers. Now, there is little landleft for saffron growers. We have stonequarries, brick kilns, flour and rice mills, andother industrial activity going on at a briskpace in our village. It has changed so muchyou will not recognize the place. There isnoise, dust, fumes and traffic," he repliedwith a deep and long sigh.

"You were happy to drive us away andto have it all for yourselves," I taunted him,“now, you must be happier with all thedevelopment going on.”

"Jenab, we have earned the curse ofBattas. We have lost everything since youleft - our peace of mind, our values, andour culture. You will see, worse will befallon us - a calamity which no onehas foreseen, an earthquake which willturn Kashmir upside down," he replied withgenuine emotion.

Late that evening I switched on the TV.A movie, titled 2012, had just started and Isat to watch it. It is hardly ever I watch onebut this one caught my interest at once. It

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was about a catalysm fromthe heating of earth’s core,leading to cracking up ofour planet Earth. Thedepiction of thewidespread devastationwas mind-boggling andleft me numbed. Next morning, I received a mail - a clipfrom a newspaper that read: 9 Dec 2011-The results of a study conducted by RogerBilham, a seismologist and professor ofGeology at the University of Colorado atBoulder USA, presented at the AmericanGeophysical Union meeting in San Franciscothis week, predicts a major quake withmagnitude 9 that is likely to triggerlandslides that would dam the JhelumRiver, which drains from the Kashmir Valleyinto Pakistan. It could put the KashmirValley under water within three months -and would also threaten disastrousflooding in Pakistan if the waterswere released too quickly.

Was it all just a coincidence - the visit ofthe patient from Konmooh and hisremorseful prediction made in a momentof truth about some calamity strikingKashmir as a retribution for all the wrongsgoing on there, the TV viewing of the horrormovie 2012, and the e-mail about theseismologist’s prediction of doom -following each other in a single day? Theysay history has an uncanny sense ofrepeating itself. The Hindu scriptures speakabout yugas, and about the cycles ofcreation, destruction and re-creation.

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During the last decade we hada major earthquake in POKand our side of Kashmir whichleft large-scale devastation inits wake. Therefore, it is justpossible, there is a cataclysmin the making - the ‘upsidedown’ as Mohd Sultan put it inhis rustic metaphor, or the‘Curse of Battas’ the Kashmirisalways refer to whenever theyare faced with a new tragedysince the Jihadis and terroristswere let loose on us and wewere hounded out.

One can visualize the horrific scenario, if itreally unfolds the way thisseismologist has predicted, ofthe valley returning to themythological times whenKashmir was a huge lake - theSatisar - with the demon,Jalodbav, ruling the roast andthreatening and driving awaythe Nagas and Pesachas tillthe time, Kashypa Reshidrained it at Baramulah andcreated the beautiful land thatwas our home.

Is the cycle of yugas goingto repeat as enunciated in ourHoly Scriptures? Well,anything is possible, and evenas I consider myself one witha hugely scientific temper, canwe discount the visitation ofa curse?

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Leelas ofSwami Shankar Joo Razdan - 4

7. Prayer to God-Guru

Introduction: The poet, in this poem, looksfor God’s Grace to help him understand theworld. He perhaps considers God as theprimordial Guru, without whose help, itmay be difficult to comprehendthe Ultimate Reality. The poemconsists of a couplet followed bysixteen quatrains, with therhyme scheme abac in theoriginal.

lllI feel your presenceeverywhere, Shree Bhagwan,I bow to the primordial Guru,God himself.

You have organized a great show,And put on display a variety of scenes,You are the spectator, and the actor, too.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some take on different hues,Some who had taken on different hueshave been spurned by you,Some dyers are dyeing their own clothes,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some experience death in life,Some You have given Life even after death,Some do comprehendthe nature of the world,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some spend their lives in search of the Guru,Still they fail to trace him,Some fail to recognize himeven when he is close to them.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

The Guru gives vision to the visionless,

Swami Shankar Joo Razdan

He does away with theblurred vision of Ignorance,With him, the night lights up like the day.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Separating the dross,you let them grow and mature,Those who remember you alone,Those who recite your nameevery moment,I bow to the primordial Guru,God himself.

You are an ocean of Bliss,with whichYou fill the goblet of the saintlyand let them drink,No one can take away the cup

from him who has received it from you.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

There are many who labour along the path,Only those you favour will hold the rope,The rope that was merely tearing the body,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

He puts together the rope of our Pranas,The Yogi twists it tight to make it strong,And only then is he is able to pull it,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

How do they sit in the boat of contemplation?The Guru shows them the bank,With the Guru’s knowledge,they attain their goal.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Avoid Evil thoughts that make you loseyour way,Good thoughts will bring you to the coast,Thereafter surely, you will rise higher,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

One who takes care of the spring of good deeds,Will see the lotus in full bloom.He will see the one seated on the lotus,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some cunning fellowsbargain their lives away,Some get knowledge through self-study,They partake of the Truth of Shastras, andthus benefit,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some remain fools even after they study,Some taste their cups even without any study,Some are boastful having tasted the fruitsof study.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

Some turn into mad seers after attaining wisdom,Attaining wisdom leads to (in)stability,And the loss of stability leaves one staggering.I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

God enacts His Leela, His Play,Can ‘Shankar’ know Shankar;O Shiv Shankar, have mercy on him,I bow to the primordial Guru, God himself.

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Notes:Line 2. The line in Kashmiri is “guro mokhazaanu namaskar.”Lines 48-49: The ‘Lotus’ is a major spiritualsymbol in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy.Seeing the lotus in full bloom wouldsignify realising the God-head.Lines 59-62: There is some obscurity inthese lines. “Mati” in the original hasbeen translated as ‘Mad seers.’

☯☯☯8. Mortality Musings

Introduction: The longest of Swami Ji’spoems is somewhat structurally loose. Atmany points, the meaning is obscure. Untilthe tenth stanza, it hints at themeaninglessness of the material world ingeneral terms. The rest of the poem, except

for the last few stanzas, describes in vividand graphic detail the death and pre- andpost-cremation scenario in an averagefamily. Towards the end, it emphasizes theneed for a Guru to help one out of thehuman predicament. The poem consists ofa couplet followed by 47 stanzas; the rhymescheme in the original is aaab, differentfrom that of the earlier poems. The imagesare powerful, but at times grim and sordid.

lllHe dwells in the body in various hues,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

The blacksmith uses his bellows,The inside of my body is incinerated,Only the ashes remain,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

I wish to shut all windows,And wake up to love and devotion,May be, the parrot and the mynah meet,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

I would follow you,And look out for you,Would dive deep into the lake,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

This world is without any meaning,We come and go as in a bazaar,It is picnic of a few days,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Eventually, we have to go home,Flowers have to wither,You have to stick to the word,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

O dear, I would start at the dawn itself,Would have found you on the way,Would locate the place where he dwells,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

First, I would search for the Guru,He would give me the sign to awaken,Mute that I am, I would speak and gainconsciousness,

O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Guru is the light that dispels darkness,Say so, and the secret will be out,That is what we call Enlightenment.O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will come to my place to call me,And I will stick to my promise,There will be a shower of petals from thebranches above,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Once the prana desert the body,Who can it return to?Even if everyone is there with it,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Then all the kith and kin will gather,And weep through the night,They will deliberate with each other,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will gather around,And discuss his life’s work,You will feel consoled,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will nudge him so badly,That the prana will soon leave him,And they will create a din everywhere,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will lift him up side to side,There will be a lot of show of grief,And a lot of tear-shedding,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will shriek loudly,Which will give them relief,As his prana desert him.O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

While shedding tears,They will make a show of it,We will cremate the body later,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Will ask you to go your way,Ask you why you are staying back,

All this you yourself will have to bear,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They wish you disposed of as quickly aspossible,They enjoy your condition,They guess how they stand to gain,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will mourn bitterly,Let you hear what they have to say about you,You can’t believe thatthis will happen to you, too,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

What a scene you saw of your father!You too will merge with that basic secret;Greed is a great disease, what can cure it?O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will bathe you in hot water,Check if you are still alive,They will search for some gold on you,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

After the bath, they will take the body out,Wrap you in the shroud,Thereafter, they will put it on the bier,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will carry it on their shoulders,Take it through the bazaar,But no one will befriend it,.O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will carry it to a far away crematorium,Where they will make a pyre of big logs,No one would be crying now for him in hishome,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Someone will come there carrying an axe,He will lit the pyre,And the flames will leap high to the sky,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Someone will ask what is he doing,Why can’t he be patient?People have been dying since times

immemorial,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

He will get up and try to walk home,Will get tired while ascending,And will have to stop for a moment,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will leave him alone and helpless,Burning in a field far away,And every one will return home,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Will return home,The family will come out and say,The food is served for you,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

O mortal being, no one is going to walkbeside you,Not even your arms, legs, or breath,This is the way countless have gone fromthis world,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Those who are born in this world,Get trapped in illusion and attachment,And remain far away from true knowledge,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Don’t be disturbed by this,You need to comprehend this fall,Of a leaf from the tree, that the world is,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will look at each other,Look if there is something left behind,,Will search for wealth and material things,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Human beings adopt falsehood,Are entrapped in worldly maya,That is why their wisdom is flawed,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Attachment is omnipresent,The offspring will say,And get embroiled in the day to day,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.They will gather the fruits of maya,

Hide them from one another,Break relationships and contact,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They will fight among themselves,Asking for their share and more,Will separate the grain from the chaff,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

He remembered nothing,Because he desired illusions,The mind will not let him sit still,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

We have nothing to take from here,From this circle of birth and death,Except to rotate the potter’s wheel,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

They forget death,Caught in the daily chores,They get engrossed in the World,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

O ignoramus, be watchful,Treat the worldly riches as petty,Treat the world of attachments as a net of thorns,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Eventually, there is nothing to be achieved,No one will say a word,Won’t understand it without pondering on it,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Realize, while there is time,That you need to follow the Guru,Spurn ignorance,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Ignorance is darkness,Come into light,Give up all baseness and adopt the Good,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

Delve deep into the knowledge of Truth,Acquaint yourself truly and purely with the Guru,It will be easier to get to the core of Knowledge,O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

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Kashmir Imbroglio - Dr. Romesh Raina

Valley's Losses and Gainshe post -1990 history of Kashmiris unfortunately shaped by theimpulses of separatism. Thebasic outlines to retain maximum

countervailing power and establish itsidentity within the political system havecome to stay. To begin with, such eventsoffer an opportunity to examine thecontours of its political agenda whosepredominant features include topersistently question the Accession ofKashmir and keep the so-called disputedstatus of Kashmir alive. Appointment of theSaudi national, Abdul Bin Abdul Rehman AlBaker by OIC recently as a special envoy onJ&K has lent further strength to theseparatist movement. It has demonstrated,though symbolically, the importance thatMuslim world attaches to the happeningsin Kashmir. This tantamounts to layingideological foundations of broad separatepolitical future of Kashmir. It hasprofoundly altered the political situation byimpacting the pro-India constituency in thevalley. It is also resulting in structuralinequities in Kashmir’s bruised polityseverely affecting the political resistanceof this constituency where the religiousidentity is getting more pronounced ratherthan national identity. It is a manifestationof sweeping political changes in the offingin Kashmir, better explained as a society intransition.

For the better of the decade and a half,the practicing politicians of Kashmir havebrought into fore the fallacy of instablepolitical environment. This is conditionedby a number of political factors whichprovide it with the ultimate voice. This ismanifest in their contempt of the very idea

Tof accountability reflectedbest in action-reactionsequence of events. Thebrunt of all this is borne bythe civic society whichsuccumbs to the pressuresfrom these small yetpowerful separatist groups. It is a classiccase of entrenched separatist power blocflexing its muscle in a bid to strengthen thestranglehold over the power structure.

Within this context there is an assertionof a new political identity for Kashmir. Ithas no doubt pushed Kashmir politics to anew stage and provided new content to it.What we are witnessing in Kashmir todayis a larger phenomenon. It is an expressionof the ideas of nationhood based on religio-political philosophy and that constitutesthe core of separatist agenda around whichthe present edifice of separatist politics hasbeen built. There is a continuous andconstant effort by its practitioners to attunethe people to this core to get themabsorbed and assimilated. In its constructmany changes, some subtle and othersmore obvious, have had a significant impacton the lives of the people. Even some mildshifts within the politics reflected on thefundamentals of the societal structure. Thecumulative effect of such shifts is changein the culture of the society also broughtabout by intensifying the religiouscampaigns. It helps us to understand thecomplex ties that bind separatism andpolitics. This is based on the belief thatworld is divided in Huntingtonian Blockswhere one religion or other prevails andthe rest exist on sufferance.

The separatist movement is built on the

premise that Kashmir has to reshape itspolitical future. It is a situation whichconfronts the very accession of Kashmir toIndia. At the conscious level it has chosento be an instrument of Kashmir’s politicalrecovery and its re-affirmation to themajoritarian identity. As such it is naturalthat it will figure prominently in re-shapingthe politics of Kashmir. The vocabulary ofthis changing politics is best defined by thecircumstances under which two recentevents Amar Nath Land Agitation andShopian incidents took place. The aim is tomobilise people through hysteria anddisinformation campaign by levellingallegations of atrocities, excesses andHuman Rights violations. The resonance isclear. It has beset a challenge to the mightof the country as the objective is clear andthe assertion is based on exclusionaryreligious identity. A close look at these twoincidents will reveal a connection ofconnectivity. The political tremors causedas a result of such a connection symbolizedownsizing the political and social spaceof secular democracy and multiculturalism.It continues to stir the pot to everybody’sdiscomfort. It also provides the corestructure to the religion as a marker ofpolitical identity which is uncomfortablewith multi-religio-cultural pluralism that isnot rooted in its philosophy and practices.Both these events will be registered in thehistory of Kashmir as examples of vitiatingpolitical atmosphere.

In a duststorm of confusion, the Indiangovernment, in its bid to script a newpolitical history of Kashmir, suggested apolicy of 'quiet diplomacy' ostensiblybased on PM’s statement made in Srinagaron 24th March, 2006 that the line of controlbetween India and Pakistan will be madeas just a line on a map. It was obviously astatement made to please Pakistan,Pakistani lobby in Kashmir, votaries of

greater autonomy and self rule. To beginwith, regular announcements regardingwithdrawal of about 30,000 troops has aspecial place in the process. Differentpolitical commentaries have been writtenon the subject, the most important beingthe one by A. G. Noorani in his articleAgenda for Kashmir (Frontline – December18, 2009) which focuses on four points:1) Self-governance or self rule for Kashmirand POK;2) Real empowerment of the people;3) Making LoC an open border for trade andcommerce; and4) Joint management mechanism anddemilitarization.These are the four areas on which thereappears to be some understanding betweenIndia and Pakistan under GeneralMusharaf’s non-territorial solution toKashmir and through Track-2 diplomacy.While dealing with internal terrorist politicsof Kashmir, the Working Group on Centre-State relations formed as a result, submittedits report recently. Some high points ofJustice Saghir Ahmed’s report are:1. Issue of article 370 be settled once andfor all;2. Restore autonomy to the extent possible;and3. Self-rule appears related to theAutonomy.The events and trends that have definedIndia’s policy towards Kashmir includeaddressing its various political dimensions,both internal and external. It seems thatthere is an effort to re-examine the politicalstatus of Kashmir with the focus onexternalities. In this regard the timing ofquiet diplomacy, though woundedsubstantially by a near fatal attack on FazalHaq Qureshi and submission of JusticeSaghir Ahmed’s report, assume significancein the light of China’s increased assertion inAsia. To bring home the point it is very

The sum and substance of this is to adoptthe Guru,Locate him and position him in your mind,He alone will remove all impediments,O my mind,keep chanting the name of Ram.

I have come running with full faith,O ‘Shankar,’ clear the wild growth,Whatever the ties, the obstacles, givethem up.O my mind, keep chanting the name of Ram.

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Notes:Line 9: The reference to the meeting of theparrot and the mynah is not clear to me.Traditionally, the meeting of the parrot andthe mynah stands for the uniting of the malewith the female: in this case, may be itsymbolises the meeting of Atma (female)with Parmatma (male).Line 21: The line is obscure.

(To be continued)Contact author at: aneelraina@gmail.com

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important to mention that America’s China-centric Asia policy has become a reality. TheAsian power equilibrium is in transition andthe echo of its tilt will be felt in Kashmir.

Kashmiri Pandit issue seems to havedisappeared from the minds of the peopleand receded from the consciousness of thepowers that be, lending substance to theview that the only way to ensure attentionto a cause is violence, street protests andother undemocratic methods. Kashmiriseparatism hogs all the attention and focusdespite its trajectory of confrontation. Itencourages them to release the forceswhich can influence the shaping ofKashmiri politics to their needs anddemands. Implicit in it is the propositionthat any concessions to separatists is thedenial of justice to the victims of violentseparatist politics and negation of thesacrifices made by the people in defendingthe honour of their motherland. This is notto suggest that a resolution of the issues ofKashmiri Pandits will end the separatism inKashmir but without such resolution,politics of separatism can’t be fought. Therights of the displaced Kashmiri Panditsneed to be recognized. An eventual solutionis to uphold their right of return. Thepresent situation of squeezing theirpolitical and religio-cultural space suits theanti-KP forces and is not unwelcome toseparatist politicians as well. There is afeeling that the ability of Kashmiri Panditsto launch a political battle has been largelydiminished over the years. All in all thoughseparatists make some mention ofKashmiri Pandits occasionally but they areunder no pressure from any quarter tosubscribe to the doctrine of equality. Evenby any stretch of imagination, they cannotclaim to represent Kashmiris, leave aloneKPs. Their approach seems to keep thesentiment of separatism alive ideologicallyand politically.

The Kashmiri Pandit movement faces adilemma as it has a variety of conflictingforces to face. During this critical period thefate of the displaced community is beingdetermined by post–1990 Kashmir politicswhich has large overtones of separatism init. The vision and courage of KPs is reflectedin their strength to stay the course in thepolitical battle against powerful and wellorganized separatist politics. Regaining thefoothold to protect their fast erodingpolitical space is the ultimate objective andthat is very critical for KPs future. We mustface up to and respond appropriately to thechanging political realities as equals.

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Know Your Motherland - M.K.Raina

Kheer Bhawani

nown widely as Kheer Bhawaniand Ragnya Asthapana, Tullamulis situated 27 Kms. north ofSrinagar, in Gandherbal Tehsil. It

is said that Mata Ragnya came to Kashmirduring the times of Ramayana. The holyspring of Tullamul is situated on the bankof a branch of river Sindh, called, accordingto Nilamat Purana, Tsandara Baga. It isapproachable both by road and by river.

The legend says that Lord Ramaworshipped Ragnya Devi when in exile.After the exile, Lord Rama asked Hanumanto relocate the seat of Goddess toShadipora, from where it was later shiftedto present site. Another legend says thatRagnya Devi appeared in the dream of apriest named Raghunath Gadroo and askedhim to shift her shrine to present place.

The main temple is in the midst of aspring, the water of which is observed tochange its colour from time to time. It hasoften been of light green, red rosy and milkywhite shades. Any shade of black colour is

Ksaid to be inauspicious for the inhabitantsof the Valley. This colour is said to havebeen prominent in the year 1947 when thePakistani raiders attacked the peacefulValley. Many times rising of bubbles hasbeen observed which form the mysticChakra on the surface of the water.

The present temple was constructed byMaharaja Partap Singh in 1912 A.D. on thefoundation of an ancient temple, said tohave been destroyed in 14th or 15thcentury. The stone image of Devi in thetemple is believed to be more than 600years old. The annual fair is held on 8th dayof the lunar fortnight of Jestha. It is saidthat the present diety was installed on thisday. The devotees usually come here onevery lunar Asthami. They visit the shrineonly when on vegetarian food. The Shrineis managed by Jammu and KashmirDharmarth Trust.

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Book : Foreigners and Foreign Languagesin India : A Sociolinguistic Study.

Author : Shreesh Chaudhary.Cambridge University Press - 2009saga covering a time-period ofover four millennia, the Volumegives an enchanting account innearly 600 pages (7 Chapters) of

the influences and impact that linguisticsuper-strata during various ages have madeupon the vernaculars across South Asia. Hiscanvass is wide. He begins his journey withSanskrit whose mythical ‘entry’ into Indiaprecedes the entry of Greek, and Hebrew.A detached Socio-linguist attempts tounravel the function of each of theselanguages. History-texts are replete withstatements ascribing foreign origins to thespeakers of these languages. Suchstatements are attested with regard toGreek and Hebrew as Historical recordswithin and outside India testify to theirentry into the sub-continent at specificperiods in known history; but in the case ofSanskrit there are divergent speculationssupporting its indigenous or foreign origins.The author takes no position; he prefers toleave it to the wisdom of the reader todecide the issue. At one time in the courseof history, ‘Sanskrit had specific roles fromEgypt in the west to the Philippines in theEast’ (p.6). ‘India has always been ageographical and cultural term (p.5), amultiracial, multiethnic, multinational andmultilingual country’ where ‘at least sixracial elements have contributed to theformation of India’s population’ (p.2). ‘Theidentity of the ‘original’ inhabitants of thissub-continent, and the identity of the

language(s) they spoke,remains enigmatic’ (p. 4).

S u b s e q u e n t l y ,Chaudhary follows theentry and expansion ofPersian, Arabic, Turkish,Pashto into India, andprovides minute details of the impact thesetongues made upon Indian speechesresulting in enormous lexical borrowingsand the emergence of a variety of speechknown as Urdu. The Mughal emperor, Akbarbanned use of Devanagri script and madePersian compulsory for a job in the king’sservice. That made Persian the onlylanguage of administration, that facilitatedlarge scale Persian lexical-borrowings intomodern Indo-Aryan languages.

Finally, he describes the working ofEuropean business and missionary cartelsfrom Europe, France, Portugal, Great Britain,who eventually enslaved India and addednew dimensions to linguistic dominanceand cultural hegemony. This perhaps wasthe first time in known history that minorlanguages began to disappear. Portuguesewere loaded with religious fervour. Theymade Portuguese mandatory for theirsubjects and scorned local tongues! Theywere keener on promoting Christianityrather than commerce. The Indian territoryoccupied by them shrank significantly, butthe impact of the Portuguese lexis uponIndian languages did not (p. 244).

The Armenians were the firstEuropeans to re-establish links with Indiain 150 B.C.E, after Alexander’s invasion. Butthey (the Armenians) were European onlynotionally. Proficient in Persian and some

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Indian languages, they became interpretersbetween European trading companies andthe then Indian Kings. Mughals allowed asmany as 28 languages in their court andinterpreters for each language were inplace. Armenians did not attempt to spreadtheir culture but maintained their languageand cultural identity.

There is a quotable-quote at almosteach page of the Volume. But the presenceof proof-reading slips (very few though) ina book published by such an establishedHouse seems unexplainable. The author hasinvested eight years of research in thelibraries in India and Great Britain toprepare an authentic account, based uponliterary and other archival materials, of thejourney of History and Languages in India.The Grantha in my humble opinion is a mustread for any Indian Sociolinguist as well asHistorical linguist, and for those interestedin History of Words and movement oflanguages.

Shreesh Chaudhary, the author of thisthick Volume, has for over eight yearsculled, mulled over, and explored thestrength of Indians’ penchant formultilingualism that has enabled them topreserve and extend protection to multiplediversities, including linguistic, on the sub-continent. It is a Great Linguistic Play thathas been enacted on this land mass. We donot find any references to Kings or theirvassals forcing subjects to switch over tothe King’s language in non-administrativedomains, the Portuguese, however, are anexception. They forced their subjects in Goato give-up their mother tongue, Konkani,and learn Portuguese.

The Greeks, Arabs, Turks, Mughals cameand left leaving their traces behind but didnot resort to extermination of locallanguages. Initially, the English werereluctant to teach their language to the

natives but it was demanded by the nativeslike Raja Rammohun Roy who had a formaleducation in English, Vennelacunty SoobRow who had no formal English education,and many others from differentbackgrounds and professions.

Divided into seven chapters includingan Introduction and Conclusion, the bookcarries 13 tables and 16 annexes. (RajaRammohun Roy’s letter to lord Amherst isalso given in the annexes).

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Learn Kashmiri.It is your mother-tongue.

What is IPO: IPO is a term often used in thestock markets when a company comes outwith the issue of shares for the first timeand is aptly called Initial Public offering.Towards the end of the boom times whenthe valuations are very steep, all IPO’s getlapped up by the innocent public atexorbitant prices, markets in generalbecome the victims of euphoria. Theseprices, at this stage lose any relation withthe fundamentals. Needless to say thatthese boom times (bull phases) do not lastfor ever and are followed by the bearphases when markets go bust. Most of theprices fall sharply and the poor investorsare faced with a rude awakening. It is thenthat they come face to face with the otherhidden meanings of the term IPO :

l It is probably overpriced.l Imaginary profits only.l Insider’s private opportunity.l Idiotic, preposterous and Outrageous.

Similarly many other terms discover newmeanings during the bear phases of themarket OR after the markets have crashed.Read on . . . .

CEO - Chief Embezzlement Officer.CFO - Corporate Fraud Officer.BULL MARKET — A random marketmovement causing an investor to mistakehimself for a financial genius.BEAR MARKET - A 6 to 18 month period whenthe kids get no allowance, the wife gets no

jewellery.VALUE INVESTING - Theart of buying low andselling lower.P/E RATIO - Thepercentage of investorswetting their pants as themarket keeps crashing.BROKER - What my broker has made me.STANDARD & POOR - Your life in a nutshell.STOCK ANALYST - I diot who justdowngraded your stock.STOCK SPLIT - When your ex-wife and herlawyer split your assets equally betweenthemselves.FINANCIAL PLANNER - A guy whose phonehas been disconnected.MARKET CORRECTION - The day after youbuy stocks.CASH FLOW - The movement your moneymakes as it disappears down the toilet.YAHOO - What you yell after selling it tosome poor sucker for $240 per share.WINDOWS - What you jump out of whenyou’re the sucker who bought Yahoo @ $240per share.INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR - Past yearinvestor who’s now locked up in anuthouse.

Compiled from various emails received fromfriends and well wishers by K.K.Kemmu.

Contact KKK at :kkkemmu@caprihansindia.com

This issue is dedicated to the jumble globally known as the ‘Stock Markets’

Ø Dear Raina Saheb,Namaskar. I always wait forMilchar to arrive. It gives megreat pleasure to perusethrough the contents of themagazine. It is all due to thehard work you put in to

publish this valuable magazine. Everymember of our community is indeed proudof you, for all the sincere and selfless workyou put in. The contents which coverdifferent subjects by different authors, areinformative as well as interesting. Toconfess the truth, I was delighted to gothrough every page of the current issue. Inthis issue particularly, I may mention thatthe write-up by Brij Nath Betab on the'Youth for Panun Kashmir Conference' heldat Pune is a well written and thoughtprovoking piece of work. The author has notonly transmitted to us the proceedings ofthe Conference in a lucid way, but has alsodelved upon subjects so important to us asa community, in his own style, compellingus to think and suggest solutions. Hisreference to Shri Balasaheb Thakeray onPage 26 is also to be taken note of by everymember of our community. When KPs weredisplaced from our home-state andeveryone looked the other way, whichincluded govt. of India, it was govt. ofMaharashtra who came to our rescue. Nodoubt the process was initiated by Mr.Sharad Pawar, but it was carried forwardwith great enthusiasm and vigour by ShriBalasaheb Thakeray. He proved to be ourfriend indeed. We owe infinite gratitudeto Shri Balasaheb Thakeray and the wholeof Maharashtra state. I wish a symbol ofgratitude in some form or the other is putup at Kashyap Bhawan or at the upcoming

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centre at Kharghar.Our young boys and girls who got their

professional training in Maharashtra andare well settled in life all over the globe,should acknowledge in writing to ShriBalasaheb and express their gratitude tohim. I don't think it has been done so far. Itis high time it is done now. Better late thannever.With regards,T.N.BhanBorivali, MumbaiTel: 022-28948228. Mob: 9892343103.

vvvØ Dear Raina Sahib,Namaskar Mahara. I am Prof. Ashok Aima, aresident of Borivali and I am one year oldhere now. My son is settled here sincemany years. Currently I am working asvisting professor at Thakur College,Kandivli.

I am impressed by your mail attaching aPDF copy of Milchar. You people are doinggreat job. I congratulate you for all youractivities. Doing such things in a city likeMumbai is great. My good wishes are withyou and if need be, I can have activeparticipation wherever you feel me fit. I willbe happy to subscribe to and have a copy ofMilchar. I will also contribute with greatpleasure. Let us be in active touch. Godbless all KPS.With kind regards,Ashok AimaBorivali, Mumbaiashokaima1949@gmail.com

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fund raising programme. Pl convey mycomplements to all those who wereinvolved in this work.

Though belated, please accept mygreetings on the eve of Nav Reh. Maygrace, peace and happiness be bestowedupon you and other members of theBombay Biradari,R.C.SheopuriAundh, Punesheopuri.r@gmail.com

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Namaskar. This time the frontcover of Milchar is fantastic.Great efforts and thanks forthe issue.Veer Ji WangooNew Delhi

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Ø Dear Raina Sahib,Thanks for your unfailing efforts. I hope youwill keep up the exercise. Wishing you andthe whole community a great Navrehahead. Regards,Dr. Avtar.K. RainaPrincipal Scientist, Rock ExcavationEngineering (Blasting)Central Institute of Mining & Fuel Research,Nagpur.rainaji@gmail.com

vvvØ Dear Raina Sahib,

Namaskar. First of all my andmy organisation MillenniumIndia Education Foundation'sheartiest greetings to you andyour team of intellectuals forbringing out an edition of

Milchar which has tried to address allsegments of our community in the mostjudicious way. I hope the trend willcontinue on the same lines and your teamwould bring the world of our communitynearer to each other through thispublication.

I have been following many communitybased social publications for more than 2decades now but some how the linkbetween previous and next publicationsare lost in most of the publications. I hopeyou and your team would try to bridge thisgap. I have one suggestion to offer, it mayfurther enhance the outreach of yourMilchar publication within the community.1. Provide space to our younger generationwhich unfortunately they are not getting i.eKeep separate regular segment 'MILCHAR'for younger generations (Our commuityYouth). Invite their participation to expressthemselves through articles, stories, newsitems, case studies. We have to try to bringthem back in to community stream, whichis virtually drifting away at much fasterspeed than what must have been envisagedby our elders.

Kindly also accept our thanks for havingcarried a news item about our organisationMillennium India Education Foundation's(MIEF) attempt to start vocational coursesin learning Sharda script in different partsof country in a phased manner. We will soonbe starting this course and will keep youinformed.

Meanwhile, in persuance of ourobjective to work to strengthen thecommunity bondage by way ofdocumenting ICONS of Kashmiri Pandits,starting from the field of Art, we haveorganised 'Shrapnel' Solo Show by

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renowned Kashmiri Artist and 2002 Lalit KalaAcademy Awardee Veer Munshi, as part ofseries of our project 'Revitalisation ofCultural Traditions of Kashmiri Art &Culture. The show consists of paintings andphotshows of Kashmiri architecture thathas been put to test by the ongoing turmoilin the valley. The show is being held atLattitude Art Gallery, Lado Sarai, New Delhifrom 6th to 23rd March 2012 daily. Pressrelease and few photographs are attached.Kindly cover this in your next issue ofMilchar.RegardsDr. Uday KakrooHony DirectorMillennium India Education FoundationNew Delhidrkakroo@gmail.com

vvvØ Dear Shri Raina,

Thanks for sending me acopy of Milchar. I enjoyedreading it cover to cover. Itis valuable document interms of the history of ourcommunity. Please convey

my felicitations to all who were involvedwith this isue or who will be involved infuture issues.With warm regards,K.N.PanditaJammuknpandita@yahoo.co.uk

vvvØ Dear Editor,

Milchar is a great journal butthe latest issue with ‘MaejKashir’ on cover has made itfantastic. I only read the PDFcopy from net but myconscience asks me to

subscribe for a hard copy. Kindly give meyour bank account no. to enable me todeposit the money here.

The Net Abuse has now gone far beyondwhat you have written in your editorial. Itis open ‘leka-lekh’ now. I wish people onnet come openly against it and boycot thosewho indulge in such kind of ‘haenz pamapam’.

I would like to know if the page titled‘Your Own Page’ is for Mumbai peopleonly? Can those living elsewhere send theirachievements for publishing?A.K.RazdanGole Market, New Delhiashokrazdan52@yahoo.com

vvvØ Dear respected Raina Sahib,

Many thanks for sending thecopy of Milchar. I was lookingforward to it. I hope commentsand critic will follow next.Thanks again for publishing my

Painting ‘Maej Kasheer’ on cover andwishing you along with your family belatedNavreh Mubarak!SincerelyKapil KaulLinz, Austriakapil.kaul@gmx.at

vvvØ Dear Editor,Navreh Mubarak to all. Some time backthere was a very brave topic about Havansbeing frequently organized by Kashmirisacross India and some had opposed andwritten against organizing Havans as theyfelt that it is not in tune with present times.I did not react as I felt that it is their right toexpress their opinion. I did attend severalHavans in Delhi and Gurgaon and felt goodbeing together. Kashmiris by birth need

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company and we love to gossip and expressour opinion on any and every topic, andhaving been kicked out from, now calledPakistan in 1947 and from Kashmir in 1989,we Kashmiris have no one place to assembleand see each other, greet each other theway we used to do during Hari-ParbhatMornings, Ganpatwar Evening prayers,Sunday Nishat Shalimar Gardens, ResidencyRoad Crossings, Lal Chowck Crossings etc.And this is precisely the reasons Havansbecame favourite ground for meetings andgreetings. This was too sacred to ignore withpeople coming from all sections ofbaradari, feeling good to talk andsometimes giving vent to their suppressedfeelings and emotions. Those uprootedonly know the intensity of pain of gettingdislocated. Kashmiris have to meet andassemble at a place to talk and feel goodand fresh, otherwise Blood Pressure/Hypertension and Depression will increaseand reduce our life span and create morefinancial burden on our youngergeneration.Best regards,Ravinder TikooGurgaonravi.tikoo@gmail.com

vvvØ My dear MK,

Hope this finds you at yourliterary best. I am enclosing awrite up for your assessment.It is a bit of a satire, a bit ofhumour (if it is there) and bitof ‘time pass’. This ‘time pass’

is not much in vougue in English diction, soare not many French and Spanish wordswhich we find strewn all over the body ofwritten and spoken English. I haveintroduced the word ‘lori dastar’ in place

of ‘titular head’ and I hope it is not foundabhorrent by those who look after thepristine purity of this language.

My blessings for you and your family.My blessings to MILCHAR. It has come a longway since you took over its editorship.P K KaulSantacruz, Mumbaikaulpk@indiatimes.com

vvvØ Dear Editor,Namaskar. Milchar fascinated me right fromthe moment I lay my eyes on it whensomeone had forwarded an articlepublished in it via a link to me. I felt I ‘d stayin touch with my roots that had almoststarted to wither with it richness inhistorical, political and cultural landscape. Ilove the Hindi scripted Koshur and thepoetry and stories therein - it reminds meof how we used to try and make sense ofthe very effectively handwritten scriptsduring rehearsals of Radio and TV plays atRadio Kashmir. Ah, those beautiful dayswith Pran Kishore Ji, Shanta Ji et al!

The descriptive of stories is nostalgic inessence! Unfortunately in the present dayworld and times, I can not vouch for myprogeny in feeling a similar craving as I haveinadvertantly assisted in dilution of theenvironment and culture that I personallyfeel so proud to have been born in.Nonetheless, this is not a resignation toreality; the efforts are on to keep the wireslive. Thank you from the bottom of my heartfor all your efforts in putting together awonderful world of our heritage. May itflourish by each passing day - Tathastu!. Orzu and namaskar.Raj KiranCanadakiran.sangwan@gmail.com

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