News Round-up: One lakh blood units in one day
Bajrang Dal creates history by donating
World needs 50 million and Bharat requires 8 million units of blood today. The demand is gradually increasing due to the increase in fatal accidents, operations and cancer patients. To motivate people for blood and eye donations and also to inculcate it in their habits, Bajrang Dal conducted a countrywide drive on November 2 and mobilised one lakh people to donate blood across the country.
Inaugurating a camp in Delhi VHP working president Dr Pravin Togadia said by arranging such camps in every districts, the Bajrang Dal has shown that now no one would face the scarcity of blood anywhere in the country. He also inaugurated a mobile app “Blood 4 India” to search a donor near to the needy easily.
Inaugurating a camp at Nehru Nagar in South Delhi by donating blood himself, Bajrang Dal national convenor Rajesh Sharma said in 1990 Kothari brothers and many more shed their blood for Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, now the Bajrangis are donating it for the nation. He said they are committed to make Bharat a blind free and blood rich country. A total of 30 camps were organised in Delhi alone.
Youth project workers conference of AVP
A three-day youth project workers’ conference of Arunachal Vikas Parishad concluded at Abotani Vidya Niketan in Itanagar on November 2. Shri Pratik Potom from Haryana where about 15 Arunachali students are taking free education through Arunachal Vikas Parishad, gave a presentation of the change they experienced in their life. Kumari Dampti Raji, a graduate, shared her camp experience saying she learnt discipline, self-dependency and the way to serve the society and to live for others. Kumari Ria Bansam from Koloriang and Shri Rajenlum Chaitam from Anjaw also shared their experiences. Some competitions on patriotic songs, local prayer songs and archery were also conducted. All together 500 delegates and volunteers of 20 different communities from 182 villages and 18 districts attended the camp. Shri Ligu Tacho, chairman of APPSC and president of IFCSAP lauded the efforts of AVP and stressed they should together go forward for the greater cause of the nation. Shri Sankeep Kavishwar, state organising secretary of AVP, said the AVP’s all efforts are to protect and preserve the indigenous faith and culture.
—Bureau Report
Dr Nagesh Thakur and Shrihari Borikar new President & General Secretary of ABVP
Dr Nagesh Thakur from Shimla and Shrihari Borikar from Guwahati were elected new president and general secretary of ABVP respectively on November 4 for 2014-15. The announcement was made by election officer Prof. Murarilal Gupta in Mumbai. They will take charge at 60th National Conference beginning in Amritsar on November 14.
Dr Nagesh Thakur belongs to Joginder Nagar in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh. Since student life, he played a decisive role in student movement. After completing PhD in physics from Himachal University, he is now working as Professor there.
He is resourceful over issues like Tibet, terrorism in Kashmir and Punjab, moral values and ethics among youth, etc. He was national vice president from 2004- 2007. Shri Borikar is from Nagpur and was already general secretary. He has deep study on Bangladeshi infiltration. —Bureau Report
Yuva Sankalp Shivir in Agra
Shakha adds values in a citizen’s life
—Mohan Bhagwat
RSS Sarsanghachalak Shri Mohan Bhagwat said the nations which are known as developed today are so not because of their leaders, political parties or organisations but because of their citizens’ dedication and devotion. If Bharat too has to become a prosperous nation we need to bring quality in the life of citizens and generate the feeling of attachment to the nation. Even the US and Japan have achieved prosperity by following this path, he said while interacting with the youth at Yuva Sankalp Shivir in Agra on November 3.
On this occasion Shri Bhagwat also felicitated Smt Dharamwati Devi, widow of Indian Army soldier Hemraj, who was decapitated by Pakistani Army, Shri Ramesh Baba who runs Yamuna Bhacho Andolan, Varuna Bahan, director Vanavasi Student Kalyan Ashram in Rudrapur, Shri Bharat Phatak, director of Nanaji Deshmukh Gram Vikas Project at Chitrakoot, Shri Ashish Gautam of Divya Prem Sewa Mission who works for the leprosy patients and Shri Sunil Sharma of Kalyan Karoti who works for uplift of differently-abled.
The RSS chief told the youth to join Sangh shakha if they want to understand the Sangh and its work. “There is no other organisation similar to the Sangh in the world. There is a certain perspective and inquisitiveness required to understand the Sangh which is working towards organising the Hindu society, he said.
He said there can be no Hindu without Bharat and there is no Bharat without Hindus. Bharat is not the name of the land but it’s a place where the Bharateeyas reside. The character and tradition of Bharat is Hindutva. We need to maintain the decorum in the society to stay united. He said today there are 40 lakh swayamsevaks and 30 thousands daily Shakhas and 60 thousand weekly Milans. He said the Sangh has a target of reaching one crore Swayamsevaks by the time it turns 100 in 2025.
TN to reverberate with Rajendra Cholan Vazhga
In adherence to RSS appeal to popularise the inspirational anecdotes from the life of great monarch Rajendra Chola whose 1000th coronation anniversary falls this year, RSS swayamsevaks of both Uttar and Dakshin Tamil Nadu are going to take out route marches in every Vibhag on November 9. In view of the uniqueness of the occasion, the scope of Path Sanchalan has been enhanced and sympathisers not in RSS uniform as well as their family members are also to be included in the huge processions planned.
(VSK Chennai)
Dr Vimal Agrawal elected ABRSM president
Dr Vimal Prasad Agrawal was elected new present of Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh at the national executive meeting held at Belgam, Karnataka, on November 2. Prof. K Narhari is the patron and Prof. Jagdish Prasad Singhal will be general secretary. Prof. K Balkrishna Bhatt is additional general secretary. Shri Mahendra Kapoor is the organizing secretary. Shri Ompal Singh will be joint organising secretary. Smt Priyamvada Saxena, Shri Jagdish Singh Chauhan, Dr Ashok Kumar Singh and Dr Nirmala Yadav will be vice presidents. Shri Himmat Singh Jain, Shri Mohan Purohit and Shri Pragnesh Shah will be secretaries. Dr Sudesh Sharma, Smt Sudha Mishra, Shri P Venkat Rao and Dr Manoj Sinha will be joint secretaries. Dr Bajrag Prasad Majeji is treasurer. —Bureau Report
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