Our Nation...........INDIA.

The following is a translation of Rabindranath Tagore's rendering of the stanza:
Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny. The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha,of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal; it echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of the Yamuna and Ganga and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea. They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise. The salvation of all people is in thy hand, thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.
 

The National Emblem of India is a replica of the Lion of Sarnath, near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The Lion Capital was erected in the third century BC by Emperor Ashoka to mark the spot where Buddha first proclaimed his gospel of peace and emancipation to the four quarters of the universe.The National emblem is thus symbolic of contemporary India's reaffirmation of its ancient commitment to world peace and goodwill.

                                          

The four lions (one hidden from view) - symbolising power, courage and confidence - rest on a circular abacus. The abacus is girded by four smaller animals - guardians of the four directions: the lion of the north, the elephant of the east, the horse of the south and the bull of the west.The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, exemplifying the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. The motto 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below the emblem in Devanagari script means 'truth alone triumphs'.

The Indian flag was designed as a symbol of freedom. The late Prime Minister Nehru called it a flag not only of freedom for ourselves, but a symbol of freedom to all people.

The flag is a horizontal tricolour in equal proportion of deep saffron on the top, white in the middle and dark green at the bottom. The ratio of the width to the length of the flag is two is to three. In the centre of the white band, there is a wheel in navy blue to indicate the Dharma Chakra, the wheel of law in the Sarnath Lion Capital. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band and it has 24 spokes. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility

Face to Face With U: Republic...........

Face to Face With U: Republic...........

Republic...........

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of Independent India, in his special message to his countrymen, on the birth of the Indian Republic, said:

"We must re-dedicate ourselves on this day to the peaceful but sure realization of the dream that had inspired the Father of our Nation and the other captains and soldiers of our freedom struggle, the dream of establishing a classless, co-operative, free and happy society in 'his country'. We must remember that this is more a day of dedications than of rejoicing - dedication to the glorious task of making the peasants and workers the toilers and the thinkers fully free, happy and cultured."

60 years back, a salute of 21 guns and the unfurling of the Indian National flag by Dr. Rajendra Prasad heralded the historic birth of the Indian Republic on January 26, 1950; 894 days after our country became a dominion following withdrawal of British Rule. Since then, every year the day is celebrated with great pride and happiness all over the nation.

The transition of India from a British colony to a sovereign, secular, and democratic nation was indeed historical. It was a long journey of around two decades that started with the conceptualisation of the dream in 1930 to its actual realization in 1950. A look into the journey that led to the birth of Indian Republic will make our celebrations more meaningful.

Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress

The seeds of a republican nation were sowed at the Lahore session of the Indian National Congress at the midnight of 31st December 1929. The session was held under the presidency of Pt. Jawarhar Lal Nehru. Those present in the meeting took a pledge to mark January 26 as "Independence Day" in order to march towards realizing the dream of complete independence from the British. The Lahore Session paved way to the Civil Disobedience movement. It was decided that January 26, 1930 would be observed as the Purna Swaraj (complete Independence) Day. Many Indian political parties and Indian revolutionaries from all over the country united to observe the day with honour and pride.

Indian Constituent Assembly Meetings

The Indian Constituent Assembly, which was constituted as a result of the negotiations between the Indian leaders and members of the British Cabinet Mission, had its first meeting on December 9, 1946. The Objective of the Assembly was to give India a constitution, which would serve a lasting purpose and hence appointed a number of committees to thoroughly research the various aspects of the proposed constitution. The recommendations were discussed, debated and revised many times before the Indian Constitution was finalized and officially adopted three years later on November 26, 1949.

Constitution came into force

Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it enjoyed the true spirit of Independence on January 26, 1950 when the Constitution of India finally came into force. The Constitution gave the citizens of India the power to govern themselves by choosing their own government. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, took oath as the first President of India at the Durbar Hall in the Government House and this was followed by the Presidential drive along a five-mile route to the Irwin Stadium, where he unfurled the National Flag.

Ever since the historic day, January 26 is celebrated with festivities and patriotic fervor all around the country. The day owes its importance to the constitution of India that was adopted on this day. 

With 395 Articles and eight Schedules, the Indian Constitution is the largest written constitution in the world.

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Happy Republic day.

Why to Exeggerate ?

why do people show off ,that too in front of the lower strata people ?why ? why ? why ?
May be because the one who is at par to them dosen't entertain them or it dosen't bother him/her.
lot of people have this habbit to exeggerate things and events which glorify them.i know a silly story about exeggeration which follows...

 Some years ago next door's dog attacked my little boy so my dog attacked that dog. My dog is five times the size of her dog that is young - fully grown but not a puppy. This happened in my garden - I saw it with my own eyes. I got my little boy inside and shouted the dog off and she obeyed and came inside. Before you know it word has got round that my dog went ballistic and attacked her dog for no reason and she had to spend hundreds of pounds at the vets. She was also telling people not to let their kids come round to my house cos the dog would attack them. I went to school to pick my son up only to be confronted by all her cronies that I had a dangerous dog that should be put down. I put them all straight and put her on the spot. Her dog had no injuries either so where did the vet story come from?

I really can't stand people like this. I wouldn't trust that woman to tell me the time. Thing is she's like this with everybody.

Why do people do this kind of exeggeration of truth?

IMPATIENCE IS THE NEW GENERATION.

Jobs in twenty first century is the most dominating affair for the youngesters .It is the major factor affecting the economy the country .But the maiis what to choose from the platter at the time of campus and the other major factor is wheather we could derive the right amount of satisfaction from it .

Today I got a chance to sit with some of the upcoming techies from a premier institute of country MNIT.They were from different engineering streams like mechinical ,civil,IT etc.And were working for some of the best in their field like Hero Honda. Accenture,L&T etc.But what i found was that no body was satisfied .
The major concerns were sometimes money ,sometimes work culture and sometimes number of working days and prolonged working hours.

What I could conclude was that ,they were all better from their previous generations in terms of energy level,discussing their future in terms of money ,family,social security and so on .I felt as if their roots were intactbut they wanted to fly high ,they knew what they wanted from life and when........................But then IMPATIENCE IS THE NEW GENERATION.

In search of .......Happiness.

                                                                       

“Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi

Matthieu Ricard, molecular biologist turned Buddhist monk, has managed to combine centuries of Buddhist wisdom with modern scientific research to conclude that, "Happiness is not a mere pleasurable feeling, a fleeting emotion, or a mood, but an optimal state of being. It is a way of interpreting the world. While it may be difficult to change the world, it is always possible to change the way we look at it."                                                                                                           You be happy with what you have. Because God is preparing a golden world for you-may be in the secret chamber provided to you in the darkness or light. Accept that you have as God`s proposal. You smile and do your work. Smile require no price. Its free of cost. This free energy can enlighten the whole world.

                                                         

           Can money bring happiness?. If you are obsessed for money, then "Yes.", money can bring happiness to you along with it. Being desperate for money can only bring relief along with it. The answer lies within you. No point in searching an answer beyond you. Let spiritual teachers tell "Money doesn`t bring happiness", let someone tell the other way. The answer lies in your own state and emotions, and varies from man to man. Just ask yourself "Does money bring happiness?."          It is in fact obsession and desperation for money makes one unhappy .

Remember the last time when you felt an immense sense of wellbeing, lightness in your body and spirit.The energy of that life force might have made you shine at work, deeply connect with people, unleash creativity at work, smile at the raging traffic, hum a tune while you waited for the janm to clear, and return home to envelope your family in a cosy blanket of love and caring. And suppose you could learn to cultivate that happiness skill for each day of your life! No, it isn't impossible if you focus on it.There's no surefire way to do it - so you will just have to work on what suits you best. You have to be ready to commit yourself to discover a reservoir of joy within yourself. 

For someone happiness can be cooking for her  husband or parents or saying something that makes someone else smile. Happiness is creating a story that will make people feel every range of emotion and make them sigh at the end of it. Happiness is watching a kid blowing bubbles for no other reason than they’re bubbles.That’s just plain awesomeSo, pay it forward today folks. Do something nice for someone else just because. Don’t expect anything in return.

johar................

                                                           

Johar is associated with chittor.When rana Ratan singh  was the ruler of mewar, he was married to rani Padmawati commonly known as rani padmani .she was the epitome of beauty .at the same time allauddin khilji was the ruler of Delli Durbar.On hearing Rani Padmani,s beauty discriptions Allauddin khilji once came to meet rana   and was seated in confrence had a glimpise of rani Padmani thru series of mirrors .khilji was impressed with the beauty of rani and decided to own her .
So he attacked chittor with his huge force rana   couldnt managed to win over khilji's army.when the news went to rani Padmini,to gaurd her dignity the queen along with all her attendents performed" Johar " Where a group of priencly ladies perform 
a secrificial ritual for themselves in agni, which is meant sacred to save there dignity from the enemies .For this Rani Padmini is remembered till now as she kept pride and dignity above life which is the greatest sign of bravery by a lady in ancient society.