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vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
@ MGSingh: Issues raised above will be answered by Mr Ajmani. I also follow your views and would like to know what aspects of our Constitution are against the principles of our majority religion Hinduism? The constitution has drawn heavily from those of other countries esp. USA. As a proud Hindu if I want my religion to be cleansed of its ills which make it weak and upon doing so it will emerge stronger am I a lesser Hindu than say you who constantly want Muslims to be regulated and treated as second class citizens. The India post 1947 is based on the Constitution but you want it to be based on pre 1947 biases. It is an opportunity to develop a truly secular country where religion is a private affair. It is a challenge.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar liked a reply to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
vijay wrote:
There as dozens of unused airports which are not able to attract traffic. Tourism is undertaken from savings and Indians are still hand to mouth.
All these airports were made by the Goraji( british), but India is a poor country and we cannot upkeep these airports. Some are being looked after by the IAF, with their Care and Maintenenace Units. Can one imagine that at Kumbhigram the Americans built 27 runaways. Whew! Only 3 are operational now. India has a long way to go yet.
Why not bring in private entrepreneur , so that they have the freedom to choose routes that are viable and provide connectivity to other places.
Private entrepreneurs in India always turn out to be expensive outfits and beyond reach of the common people. But if individuals were to form cooperative societies on the lines similar to that are formed in agricultural sector, it would benefit larger groups in terms of employment and also help control costs as well as benefit more travelers. Just a thought!
Not any more, in fact the private airlines are the cheapest now while compared to Airindia and its sister organisation. The other day my brother flew here from Bangalore on Jet airways paying Rs 2200 while the airfare on Indian airlines was close to Rs 5500...In fact we have 7 flights daily from Mangalore to Bangalore and all of them are going full even during week days except the Indian airlines flight on which you can hope to get a seat even during last minute if you can afford it !
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Happy new year (Bhartiya).
anil wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Happy New Year to you too Anil, although we will be celebrating our New Year on Gudhi Padwa on 8th April this year.
Gudhi Padwa, Chetichand or New smawat, name is differ but celebration is same. We all celebrate and enjoy this day..
Oh Ok, since you started this thread two days ago, I thought you were celebrating it that day.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
usha manohar wrote:
Apparently Mamata Banerjee had given some contracts to the same IVCRL when she was a Railways minister in the central cabinet. Now she puts the blame on the previous government very conveniently for having given the contract to the firm.. With 26 lives lost and several mre in serious condition , politicians dont care and will go on with their politiking ..
Mamata Banerjee has truly evolved as a hard-core politician from the initial simple, down-to-earth lady who thinks of the masses. It is so shameful the way she is now trying to save her own skin that too in such an obvious manner.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to rambabu for his/her reply to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Had mythologies like Ramayana and Mahabharata are mere fairy tales, why prestigious Business schools like Wharton Business school of the USA, the Indian Business School of Hyderabad and many Indian Institutes of Management would include in their curriculum ?. They are the treasure chests of Managerial knowledge. They teach lessons on Leadership, management and Governance. Professor Rajeshwar Upadhyaya has included Ramayana and other epics in a course on " Leadership lessons from World literature."
http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0907/70.html
No Mahabhrta and Ramayna are not only fairly tales, they are capable in guiding us in problems. These are showing us way of life. it is depends of person how they will take these.
The Mahabharata contains philosophical and devotional matters, such as discussions of the Four Goals of Life. Purusharthas of life. Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata is the Bhagvad Gita. Dismissing Epics as mere Fairy tales is not right.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
So in effect we should be treating Koran, Bible, Guru Granth Sahib and all the rest as fairy tales, and will those religious groups agree to this suggestion, most probably some of them would go on a strike, the so called sicularists of our country go up in arms and some issue a fatwah against the one who dares to say so about their scriptures ..
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Had mythologies like Ramayana and Mahabharata are mere fairy tales, why prestigious Business schools like Wharton Business school of the USA, the Indian Business School of Hyderabad and many Indian Institutes of Management would include in their curriculum ?. They are the treasure chests of Managerial knowledge. They teach lessons on Leadership, management and Governance. Professor Rajeshwar Upadhyaya has included Ramayana and other epics in a course on " Leadership lessons from World literature."
http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0907/70.html
No Mahabhrta and Ramayna are not only fairly tales, they are capable in guiding us in problems. These are showing us way of life. it is depends of person how they will take these.
The Mahabharata contains philosophical and devotional matters, such as discussions of the Four Goals of Life. Purusharthas of life. Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata is the Bhagvad Gita. Dismissing Epics as mere Fairy tales is not right.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
Facts are surfacing one by one now. The contract for building this flyover was given to a Blacklisted company by CPM in 2009 and Congress is in alliance with CPM for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. Five officials detained, Forensic team collects samples from the accident site. More bodies were recovered.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
Gk Ajmani@. I have been reading your comments with great interest. What emerges is the Hinduism has many ills, that cannot be denied. You also say that Hindus should be secular. What is secularism? I will remind you that even the USA and UK constitution are based on Christian principles and yet they are secular. ONE law is followed in the land and Muslims accept it. But here you keep saying that Hindus should be secular. I haven't read a sentence about Muslims being secular. Why should the Sharia be followed here ? It's not followed anywhere else( except Muslim nations) and also Turkey(99%Muslim). Probably you would be happy to give 15% reservation to the minority in the army.That is your concept of secularism. This will seriously affect the fighting capability of the sword arm of the .nation> You may not be aware, but in tens of cases, the minority has compromised on battlefield. I won't disclose anything.
I wonder how highly intellectual Hindus get brainwashed. I AM secular and I work many weeks in a Muslim country and have friends who are from minority, but even they don't echo what you keep writing. I really wonder whether you believe in all that you write. I agree Manusmriti should be consigned to flames, but you have no word to write on Sharia. Probably if we follow what you write the constitution should be forgotten. You seem unaware that the rousing cry of " Bharat Mata ki Jai" used by the army as a rally slogan is having a deep schism as minority troops ( thankfully small in number) are perverse to it.
Another thing I have observed is your deep hatred for RSS, but I do not read any comment about Muslim league, Jammat, and IM. You talk of caste. I am against it and want to destroy it. But are you aware of the deep schism in the Muslim world? between Shia , Sunni, and Ahmediyas? Unlike Hindus, THOUSANDS are killed every month by these sects who attack each other. Please comment on it.
You are a moderator and you must have read all my articles, here and other sites. You can see I am a nationalist and nothing will make me deviate from my thought. If the USA with a constitution based on Christian principles can be secular, why not India as a Hindu nation be secular? Earlier you were comparing RSS with Fascism. I don't think you have studied what fascism is. I think I have written enough as a friendly discussion> I won't comment more on this topic as it will lead nowhere.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
I agree some member(s) on this forum are deeply affected by anything Saffron and they have to make much of it ... They make it a point to bring it into every discussion needlessly like it has been done here..
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
There definitely is an AirIndia flight to Mangalore from Bangalore and the fare is even higher now...There are 9 direct flights operating between Bangalore and Mangalore each day, more during weekends
Air IndiaAI-604
08:40Bangalore
12:00Mangalore
27h 20m1 Stop
Services
Rs.8,119
Earn 81 points
2 Seat left
Book
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
Subject to correction I think Air India does not operate between Mangalore -Bengaluru sector so the fare of 5500 is not applicable. In fact it is fare of one Jet flight. Recently I was searching for flights on this sector.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Communism - Is it a failed ideology ?.
Utopian ideas are for discussion and better understanding. It is well known they cannot be implemented in practice because average humans are indeed selfish. The kibbutz system in Israel did work for sometime however.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
The fatwas isued against national slogans are deplorable as they are indicative of a mind set which is not integrative. Similarly the flag remark is needless as it tries to segregate a whole movement that produces it. Why should the intellectuals create such needless issues of discussion which are divisive in nature shows they lack capabilities of higher thinking. The saving grace is that a large numbr of person's from both communities laugh these off and care two hoots about such issues. Yes some are deeply affected, so be it.
9 years ago
epraneeth77 liked the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
I just read this beautiful and thoughtful article by Sejuti Banerjee on why we need the concept of Swadeshi and the need to assert our roots of Hinduism. Also it is my sincere request to all those pesudo-intellectuals and fake sickulars to keep away from this thread with their snide remarks and ridiculous comments. This is meant for only those who believe in our roots and not those who make fun of it.
http://satyavijayi.com/need-swadeshi-indology-brilliant-article-sejuti-banerjea/
9 years ago
epraneeth77 replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
It makes no sense to blame God for builder's fault. A bridge must be strong enough to work for about fifty years at least. There is no doubt that either negligence or corruption or both have caused the tragedy. I agree with Mamata Banerjee that previous govt. is responsible for the mishap. The bridge would have been constructed during previous govt's tenure. It is necessary to probe and take harsh measures and ensure that such mishaps don't recur.
What is Mamata Banerjee doing for the last five years? She blames the previous government and they accuse her which is quite natural. They are all responsible.
Mamata Banerjee may be responsible or even guilty of many things but the current disaster is clearly attributable to previous govt, during whose rule the bridge was constructed.
I believe even Mamata Banerjee government is partly responsible for this man made disaster, though Mamata Banerjee cannot be held directly but the concerned department must be held as guilty and a probe should take place for sure to avoid such happenings.
It is the public also who should raise their voice, 7 years of construction and was no person aware or didn't any news channel covered this???
I guess the media comes into this picture as well and if it did cover then it is now the people who should be more aware and be more responsive for any news coverage that comes across.
9 years ago
epraneeth77 liked a reply to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
9 years ago
epraneeth77 liked a reply to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
@ MGSingh: Issues raised above will be answered by Mr Ajmani. I also follow your views and would like to know what aspects of our Constitution are against the principles of our majority religion Hinduism? The constitution has drawn heavily from those of other countries esp. USA. As a proud Hindu if I want my religion to be cleansed of its ills which make it weak and upon doing so it will emerge stronger am I a lesser Hindu than say you who constantly want Muslims to be regulated and treated as second class citizens. The India post 1947 is based on the Constitution but you want it to be based on pre 1947 biases. It is an opportunity to develop a truly secular country where religion is a private affair. It is a challenge.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar liked a reply to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
MG Singh wrote:
vijay wrote:
There as dozens of unused airports which are not able to attract traffic. Tourism is undertaken from savings and Indians are still hand to mouth.
All these airports were made by the Goraji( british), but India is a poor country and we cannot upkeep these airports. Some are being looked after by the IAF, with their Care and Maintenenace Units. Can one imagine that at Kumbhigram the Americans built 27 runaways. Whew! Only 3 are operational now. India has a long way to go yet.
Why not bring in private entrepreneur , so that they have the freedom to choose routes that are viable and provide connectivity to other places.
Private entrepreneurs in India always turn out to be expensive outfits and beyond reach of the common people. But if individuals were to form cooperative societies on the lines similar to that are formed in agricultural sector, it would benefit larger groups in terms of employment and also help control costs as well as benefit more travelers. Just a thought!
Not any more, in fact the private airlines are the cheapest now while compared to Airindia and its sister organisation. The other day my brother flew here from Bangalore on Jet airways paying Rs 2200 while the airfare on Indian airlines was close to Rs 5500...In fact we have 7 flights daily from Mangalore to Bangalore and all of them are going full even during week days except the Indian airlines flight on which you can hope to get a seat even during last minute if you can afford it !
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Happy new year (Bhartiya).
anil wrote:
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
Happy New Year to you too Anil, although we will be celebrating our New Year on Gudhi Padwa on 8th April this year.
Gudhi Padwa, Chetichand or New smawat, name is differ but celebration is same. We all celebrate and enjoy this day..
Oh Ok, since you started this thread two days ago, I thought you were celebrating it that day.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
usha manohar wrote:
Apparently Mamata Banerjee had given some contracts to the same IVCRL when she was a Railways minister in the central cabinet. Now she puts the blame on the previous government very conveniently for having given the contract to the firm.. With 26 lives lost and several mre in serious condition , politicians dont care and will go on with their politiking ..
Mamata Banerjee has truly evolved as a hard-core politician from the initial simple, down-to-earth lady who thinks of the masses. It is so shameful the way she is now trying to save her own skin that too in such an obvious manner.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to rambabu for his/her reply to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Had mythologies like Ramayana and Mahabharata are mere fairy tales, why prestigious Business schools like Wharton Business school of the USA, the Indian Business School of Hyderabad and many Indian Institutes of Management would include in their curriculum ?. They are the treasure chests of Managerial knowledge. They teach lessons on Leadership, management and Governance. Professor Rajeshwar Upadhyaya has included Ramayana and other epics in a course on " Leadership lessons from World literature."
http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0907/70.html
No Mahabhrta and Ramayna are not only fairly tales, they are capable in guiding us in problems. These are showing us way of life. it is depends of person how they will take these.
The Mahabharata contains philosophical and devotional matters, such as discussions of the Four Goals of Life. Purusharthas of life. Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata is the Bhagvad Gita. Dismissing Epics as mere Fairy tales is not right.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
So in effect we should be treating Koran, Bible, Guru Granth Sahib and all the rest as fairy tales, and will those religious groups agree to this suggestion, most probably some of them would go on a strike, the so called sicularists of our country go up in arms and some issue a fatwah against the one who dares to say so about their scriptures ..
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
anil wrote:
rambabu wrote:
Had mythologies like Ramayana and Mahabharata are mere fairy tales, why prestigious Business schools like Wharton Business school of the USA, the Indian Business School of Hyderabad and many Indian Institutes of Management would include in their curriculum ?. They are the treasure chests of Managerial knowledge. They teach lessons on Leadership, management and Governance. Professor Rajeshwar Upadhyaya has included Ramayana and other epics in a course on " Leadership lessons from World literature."
http://www.hindunet.org/hvk/articles/0907/70.html
No Mahabhrta and Ramayna are not only fairly tales, they are capable in guiding us in problems. These are showing us way of life. it is depends of person how they will take these.
The Mahabharata contains philosophical and devotional matters, such as discussions of the Four Goals of Life. Purusharthas of life. Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata is the Bhagvad Gita. Dismissing Epics as mere Fairy tales is not right.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
Facts are surfacing one by one now. The contract for building this flyover was given to a Blacklisted company by CPM in 2009 and Congress is in alliance with CPM for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. Five officials detained, Forensic team collects samples from the accident site. More bodies were recovered.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
Gk Ajmani@. I have been reading your comments with great interest. What emerges is the Hinduism has many ills, that cannot be denied. You also say that Hindus should be secular. What is secularism? I will remind you that even the USA and UK constitution are based on Christian principles and yet they are secular. ONE law is followed in the land and Muslims accept it. But here you keep saying that Hindus should be secular. I haven't read a sentence about Muslims being secular. Why should the Sharia be followed here ? It's not followed anywhere else( except Muslim nations) and also Turkey(99%Muslim). Probably you would be happy to give 15% reservation to the minority in the army.That is your concept of secularism. This will seriously affect the fighting capability of the sword arm of the .nation> You may not be aware, but in tens of cases, the minority has compromised on battlefield. I won't disclose anything.
I wonder how highly intellectual Hindus get brainwashed. I AM secular and I work many weeks in a Muslim country and have friends who are from minority, but even they don't echo what you keep writing. I really wonder whether you believe in all that you write. I agree Manusmriti should be consigned to flames, but you have no word to write on Sharia. Probably if we follow what you write the constitution should be forgotten. You seem unaware that the rousing cry of " Bharat Mata ki Jai" used by the army as a rally slogan is having a deep schism as minority troops ( thankfully small in number) are perverse to it.
Another thing I have observed is your deep hatred for RSS, but I do not read any comment about Muslim league, Jammat, and IM. You talk of caste. I am against it and want to destroy it. But are you aware of the deep schism in the Muslim world? between Shia , Sunni, and Ahmediyas? Unlike Hindus, THOUSANDS are killed every month by these sects who attack each other. Please comment on it.
You are a moderator and you must have read all my articles, here and other sites. You can see I am a nationalist and nothing will make me deviate from my thought. If the USA with a constitution based on Christian principles can be secular, why not India as a Hindu nation be secular? Earlier you were comparing RSS with Fascism. I don't think you have studied what fascism is. I think I have written enough as a friendly discussion> I won't comment more on this topic as it will lead nowhere.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
I agree some member(s) on this forum are deeply affected by anything Saffron and they have to make much of it ... They make it a point to bring it into every discussion needlessly like it has been done here..
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
There definitely is an AirIndia flight to Mangalore from Bangalore and the fare is even higher now...There are 9 direct flights operating between Bangalore and Mangalore each day, more during weekends
Air IndiaAI-604
08:40Bangalore
12:00Mangalore
27h 20m1 Stop
Services
Rs.8,119
Earn 81 points
2 Seat left
Book
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic The importance of travelling and going places.
Subject to correction I think Air India does not operate between Mangalore -Bengaluru sector so the fare of 5500 is not applicable. In fact it is fare of one Jet flight. Recently I was searching for flights on this sector.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Communism - Is it a failed ideology ?.
Utopian ideas are for discussion and better understanding. It is well known they cannot be implemented in practice because average humans are indeed selfish. The kibbutz system in Israel did work for sometime however.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Can there be another division of India on religious lines?.
The fatwas isued against national slogans are deplorable as they are indicative of a mind set which is not integrative. Similarly the flag remark is needless as it tries to segregate a whole movement that produces it. Why should the intellectuals create such needless issues of discussion which are divisive in nature shows they lack capabilities of higher thinking. The saving grace is that a large numbr of person's from both communities laugh these off and care two hoots about such issues. Yes some are deeply affected, so be it.
9 years ago
epraneeth77 liked the topic A beautiful article on why we need Swadeshi!.
I just read this beautiful and thoughtful article by Sejuti Banerjee on why we need the concept of Swadeshi and the need to assert our roots of Hinduism. Also it is my sincere request to all those pesudo-intellectuals and fake sickulars to keep away from this thread with their snide remarks and ridiculous comments. This is meant for only those who believe in our roots and not those who make fun of it.
http://satyavijayi.com/need-swadeshi-indology-brilliant-article-sejuti-banerjea/
9 years ago
epraneeth77 replied to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
Shampa Sadhya wrote:
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
It makes no sense to blame God for builder's fault. A bridge must be strong enough to work for about fifty years at least. There is no doubt that either negligence or corruption or both have caused the tragedy. I agree with Mamata Banerjee that previous govt. is responsible for the mishap. The bridge would have been constructed during previous govt's tenure. It is necessary to probe and take harsh measures and ensure that such mishaps don't recur.
What is Mamata Banerjee doing for the last five years? She blames the previous government and they accuse her which is quite natural. They are all responsible.
Mamata Banerjee may be responsible or even guilty of many things but the current disaster is clearly attributable to previous govt, during whose rule the bridge was constructed.
I believe even Mamata Banerjee government is partly responsible for this man made disaster, though Mamata Banerjee cannot be held directly but the concerned department must be held as guilty and a probe should take place for sure to avoid such happenings.
It is the public also who should raise their voice, 7 years of construction and was no person aware or didn't any news channel covered this???
I guess the media comes into this picture as well and if it did cover then it is now the people who should be more aware and be more responsive for any news coverage that comes across.
9 years ago
epraneeth77 liked a reply to the topic Flyover under construction ( since 7 years collapses in Calcutta !!.
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