Vol. LXI, No. 17, New Delhi, OCTOBER 31, 2010

Sarsanghachalak's Vijayadashmi message We are a step closer to building grand Sri Ram temple Subversive elements are active in border states From Virag Pachpore in Nagpur RE-AFFIRMING that the September 30 verdict of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Ayodhya paved the way for construction of a grand temple of Sri Rama, who is “manifestation of our national culture and honour”, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Shri Mohanrao Bhagwat made a fervent appeal to all including Muslims and Christians to make a “new beginning in the spirit of affectionate coexistence”.    more > VHP to appeal the Apex Court on Ayodhya FOC THE Sant Uchchadhikar Samiti meeting held in Ayodhya on October 20 has made it clear that the Hindus have been worshiping Sri Ramjamasthan in Ayodhya as a deity since centuries and division of this sacred place, as ordered by the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court, cannot be accepted. The saints also reiterated that no mosque would be allowed to be constructed within the cultural boundary of Ayodhya Teertha.    more > CULTURE PLUS Chakras and the seven sacred cities By His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Courtesy: Art of Living www.artofliving.org SEVEN cities in India correspond to seven centres or chakras in our body: “Ayodhya, Mathura, Maya, Kashi, Kanchi, Avanthika, Puri drawaravati chaiva, saptaide moksha dayika”.    more > Editorial Enemy Bill inimical to India’s interests IT is surprising that in a shocking display of urgency the Union Cabinet approved yet another version of the controversial Enemy Property Bill. This, if passed by the Parliament, will replace the ordinance that lapsed on September 6, 2010.    more > Verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi : An occasion to end all disputes Text of Vijayadashami Speech of Sarsanghachalak Mananaya Mohan Bhagwat. Aashwin shukla 10, Yu.5112 ( Oct.17, 2010) Text of Vijayadashami Speech of Sarsanghachalak Mananaya Mohan Bhagwat. Aashwin shukla 10, Yu.5112 ( Oct.17, 2010) FESTIVAL of Vijaya Dashami is celebrated in our country with great gaiety and enthusiasm from time immemorial as a day of victory of the “Dharma” i.e. virtue, service and righteousness.    more > Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti to set up 50 Shakti Kendras in Rajasthan border areas By Lokpal Sethi in Jaipur WITH an aim to create awareness in the areas, close to international border with Pakistan, and to make the citizen vigilant, a new all India organisation, Seema Jan Kalyan Smiti(SJKS), is getting ready to set up 50 Shakti Kendras.    more > Sangh Samachar Saksham Empowering differently-abled women - FOC Countrywide celebration on Vijayadashami: A Report - With inputs from Loknath and VSK Jodhpur Bharat Vikas Parishad national office-bearers meet - FOC ABVP convention in Nainital - By Ravindra Saini Sewa Bharati honours talented economically deprived students - By Ravindra Saini Hinduism in the ancient Philippines Filipino Sanskrit was still in use 900 years ago A document was found in 1989 that was written in a much older and more complex writing system ever seen in the Philippines before.    more > Bhaiyaji at the Amrit Mahotsava of Pravin Kaka FOC VETERAN Sangh worker and social activist Shri Pravinbhai Ratilal Maniar, who is popularly known as Pravin Kaka, turned 76. His Amrit Mahotsava was observed in Rajkot on October 6.    more > How Allahabad HC exposed ‘experts’ espousing Masjid cause By Abhinav Garg, TNN NEW DELHI: The role played by “independent experts”— historians and archaeologists who appeared on behalf of the Waqf Board to support its claim—has come in for criticism by one of the Allahabad High Court judges in the Ayodhya verdict.    more > Canadians have 1,000 secret bank accounts at HSBC in France OTTAWA – Canada is cracking down on citizens who hide billions from the taxman by stashing the funds in overseas accounts.    more > Undermining the Indian Armed Forces By H S Mehtani THE leaders of Hurriat and JKLF organisations have all along been shouting for separatism or azadi. Particularly Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has alleged that Indian army is treacherous, barbarous and an occupation force.    more > Congress bent on creating instability Bhardwaj is a slur on the high office he occupies By Shyam Khosla POST-Independence history is a sad narrative of the Congress culture of destabilising democratically elected non-Congress governments. The party is as intolerant of non-Congress governments as it is to any challenge to, or even criticism of, the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.    more > Only strong Hindu society can protect secularism—Bhaiyaji Joshi FOC “SECULARISM is safe in Bharat only due to the Hindu society. Only a strong Hindu society can protect it. The day Hinduism gets weak India will turn into a theocratic state. That is why the RSS has been trying to make the Hindu society stronger,” said RSS Sarkaryavah Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi. He was speaking at a function organised at Kankaria School premises in Nagaur on October 16. The function was organised to celebrate the foundation day of RSS.    more > Media Watch Majority-bashing as secular pastime NOT many Indian newspapers quoted opinion expressed by Pakistani media on the Allahabad High Court verdict on Babri Masjid issue.    more >

COVER PAGE Thinking Aloud Time for Hindus to think big, plan greatness It’s all quiet on Ayodhya front, or so it seems. Actually, a dispute that has been going on for nearly a century, maybe longer, cannot suddenly come to an end because of a verdict by a court.    more > The Moving Fnger Writes The meaning of the verdict Ram is the identity of India By MV Kamath THE most notable thing about the judgment given by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of the Ayodhya Babri Masjid Dispute is that it has been taken...    more > Thinking It Over Glimpses of Atheism in Europe By MSN Menon HINDUISM was brought up in the cradle of atheism. But it was the rejection of Christianity that led to the growth of atheism in Europe.    more > TogadiaSpeak Now Sri Ram is a historic and judicial entity By Dr Pravin Togadia AFTER the Allahabad High Court verdict declaring Bhagwan Ram Lalla as the owner of His own birthplace and even the birthplace...    more > Kids’ Org The faith and significance of Navaratri By VN Gopalakrishnan NAVARATRI (nine nights) is a Hindu festival celebrated during the month of Asvin (September-October).    more > Bookmark The Left hypocrisy exposed By MV Kamath Keeping the Faith: Memoirs of a Parliamentarian; Somnath Chatterjee: HarperCollins, Pp 397, Rs 499.00 The success and business of Maruti By Tej N Dhar The Maruti Story, RC Bhargava with Seetha; Collins Business, Pp. xxi+383 (HB), Rs 499.00 A fascinating read of contemporary Tamil literature By Dr Vaidehi Nathan A world in a Room Room Emma Donoghue, Picador, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, Pp 321 (PB), Rs 499.00 A romance in World War-II nostalgia By Dr R Balashankar The Chapel at the Edge of the World, Kirsten McKenzie, Hachette India, Pp 387 (PB), Rs 375.00 A melting pot of love, ambition and life Saris and the City by Rekha Waheed, Hachette India, Pp 341 (PB), Rs 250.00 —RBS Tales as defining characteristics of a country Excess: Tehelka Book of Stories, edited by Jai Arjun Singh and Nisha Susan, Hachette India, Pp xv+176 (PB), Rs 200.00 A mix of real and reel in a boy’s life By Manju Gupta The Mythologist: A Novel, Vamsee Juluri, Penguin Books India, Pp 271, Rs 299.00 Agenda Superpowering India—III The planned poverty of India By Air Marshal (Retd) Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyaya THERE is convincing proof that poverty in India (or in other countries for that matter) is not because it is the God’s wish or a natural phenomenon or that it cannot be remedied within the existing frame work.    more >

Feedback Ayodhya – A new dawn By MD Kini THE judicial verdict of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court which divided the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land into three parts can prove to be the new dawn of amity for India if all the people accept it as a starting point for the reconciliation between the Hindus and the Muslims of India.    more >

Education Teach morals to children at school By Himanshu Shekhar Jha THE National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005 framed at the behest of the UPA government does not provide for religious teaching in educational institutions. The four core areas to which the NCF is confined are language, mathematics, science and social sciences.    more >

Readers’ Forum Ramjanmabhoomi Restored (Organiser 10-10-2010) —M RAJAGOPAL, by email You have succinctly brought out the cream of the Allahabad judgement in your esteemed weekly. I wish to share that follow up action and amicable settlement should be decided by the three parties staying at Ayodhya.    more >

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