A tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

A tribute to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru, the son of Motilal Nehru. His father was a famous lawyer. Jawaharlal Nehru was born on November 14, 1889 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Born with the proverbial silver spoon, With successful early education at home Jawaharlal was sent to Harrow, the best public school in England Jawaharlal had a western upbringing and studied in the famous Harrow School and Trinity College in England.. He was a brilliant student. Then he read in the Trinity College of the Cambridge University. Jawaharlal was a true patriot. While a student in England, he kept close touch with the political events in India. He had been inspired by the life of Garibaldi, an Italian patriot. He had an ambition to be a patriot. With degree of law he came back to India and joined the bar at the Allahabad High court

In 1916, at the age of 27, Jawaharlal married Kamala Kaul and the following year saw the birth of their only child Indira Priyadarshini. After an initial brush with legal practice, Jawaharlal Nehru joined the Indian National Congress and started his political career under the tutelage of father Motilal Nehru. He met the top Indian leaders like G.K. Gokhale, Dr. Annie Bessant, C.R.Das and M.K.Gandhi. He met M.K.Gandhi at the Congress Session in Lucknow. In 1920 he joined the Non-co-operation Movement started by Gandhiji. He suffered imprisonment for the first time in 1921 for taking part in the Non-co-operation Movement.

The more he suffered the more he loved his country. He was again imprisoned in 1930 and in 1932 for taking part in. the Civil Disobedience Movement.

Jawaharlal Nehru is famous for a number of reasons. He was the first Prime Minister of India, as well as the father of the most famous Prime Minister - Indira Gandhi.  He was a patriot, a freedom fighter as well as a highly regarded statesman

After the successful Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas, Mahatma Gandhi emerged as the undisputed leader of the masses and Nehru soon became one of his trusted aides. Under Gandhi's influence Nehru shunned his western lifestyle and traveled extensively to garner resistance against the British. Through the 1920s Jawaharlal Nehru earned accolades for his passionate anti-British stance and was elected Congress Party president in the 1929 Lahore session.

Nehru played a prominent role in the 1930 Salt Satyagraha launched by Gandhi and when Congress called for the historic Quit India movement in 1942, he and Subhash Chandra Bose were at the forefront of the mass protests against the government. He was sentenced to imprisonment till 1945. Finally The moment of freedom has arrived and after some internal conflicts in the Congress Party Nehru was chosen as the head of the interim government. He took office as the first Prime Minister of India on August 15, 1947.

Pandit Nehru was a true diplomat. He kept good relations with other countries. He started the Non-Alignment Movement. He was also the founder of Panchashila.He was a strong supporter of industrialisation. He wanted to change the fate of India by setting up more and more factories.

As the Prime Minister of India, he travelled everywhere and India. He was a broad minded person. He never wanted his countrymen to remain in the grip of illiteracy, ignorance and superstition. He wanted the spread of science in India. He believed that India could be able to join the progress of the world only through the improvement of science and technology.

Jawaharlal Nehru was a lover of Indian Culture. He had a high appreciation for the rivers, the mountains, the festivals and the sculpture of India. He was a great writer and a thinker. He wrote such famous books as "Autobiography", "the Discovery of India" and "Glimpses of World History". He was a great speaker and delivered his speech at many places in India and abroad. He advocated India's stand on non-violence, love and universal brotherhood.

As Independent India's prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru launched a series of economic and social initiatives in line with his vision of a socialist Indian nation. Apart from domestic issues, Nehru emphasized on forging alliances with other like-minded countries and was instrumental in founding the Non-Aligned Movement.

The 1962 Chinese invasion of India's northeastern states was a big setback to Nehru's peaceful policies and his government also had to face corruption charges. After a period of illness, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru passed away on May 27, 1964. His death was mourned by the world.

Short story of Early Influences

1       Born on 14th November 1889, to a famous lawyer of high nobility, 2     Motilal Nehru and his wife Swaroop Rani, Jawaharlal had a good  

         start in life.
3      His father wanted to give him the best education possible and so

         sent him to Harrow, a boarding school in England, in 1905.
4       Harrow was famous for educating most of the to be Prime

         ministers of England.
5      Nehru then went on to get his M.A. degree from Cambridge

         University and returned to India as a barrister.
 6     In 1916, he married Kamala Kaul, who supported his patriotism

         and was a devoted wife in all respects.

Fate Had Other Things In Store

A.           Even though he had a brilliant academic record, the legal

B.           profession did not attract him. Instead, he wanted to join the freedom struggle under the influence of Gandhiji.

C.           For a while he was the Chairman of the Allahabad Municipal Committee as a member of the Congress and then he joined the Home C.

D.          Rule League established by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.

E.           During the freedom struggle, he courted arrest many a times, and had been jailed 14 years in all.

F.           He was elected Congress President 5 times, and it was under his influence in Lahore, that the Congress adopted complete freedom as its goal.

G.           In 1947, after India gained its independence, he was automatically elected first Prime Minister.

As India's First Prime Minister
He headed the Indian government for 17 long and brilliant years.
He wanted India to develop into a world - recognized nation.
He supported technological and scientific progress and encouraged art and literature.
He wanted to eliminate discrimination from the face of the world and encouraged peaceful co-existence.
Nehru did not believe in aligning himself with the military political blocks and wanted to end the cold war.
 He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1955.

Nehru as a Personality

·        Not only was he a brilliant orator, a charming, warm and noble thinker and philosopher, but also a fantastic writer.

·        He has written a few wonderful books 'Discovery of India', 'Glimpses of World History' and ' Letters from a father to a daughter''.

·         On May 27, 1964, India lost a great influence.

·        In the words of Dr. Radhakrishnan "As a fighter for freedom he was illustrious as a maker of a modern India, his services were unparalleled.

·         His life and works have had a profound influence on our mental make-up, social structure and intellectual development." 

Diwali–Diwali-Diwali

Diwali–Diwali-Diwali

10 Reasons to Celebrate Diwali.

” Diwali “, It’s not just the festive mood in the air that makes you happy, or just that it’s a good time to enjoy before the advent of winter. There are 10 mythical and historical reasons why Diwali is a great time to celebrate. And there are good reasons not just for Hindus but also for all others to celebrate this great Festival of Lights.

1.Goddess Lakshmi’s
Birthday: The Goddess of wealth, Lakshmi incarnated on the new moon day (amaavasyaa) of the Kartik month during the churning of the ocean (samudra-manthan), hence the association of Diwali with Lakshmi.

2. Vishnu Rescued Lakshmi: On this very day (Diwali day), Lord Vishnu in his fifth incarnation as Vaman-avtaara rescued Lakshmi from the prison of King Bali and this is another reason of worshipping Ma Larkshmi on Diwali.

3. Krishna Killed Narakaasur: On the day preceding Diwali, Lord Krishna killed the demon king Narakaasur and rescued 16,000 women from his captivity. The celebration of this freedom went on for two days including the Diwali day as a victory festival.

4. The Return of the Pandavas: According to the great epic ‘Mahabharata’, it was ‘Kartik Amavashya’ when the Pandavas appeared from their 12 years of banishment as a result of their defeat in the hands of the Kauravas at the game of dice (gambling). The subjects who loved the Pandavas celebrated the day by lighting the earthen lamps.

5. The Victory of Rama: According to the epic ‘Ramayana’, it was the new moon day of Kartik when Lord Ram, Ma Sita and Lakshman returned to Ayodhya after vanquishing Ravana and conquering Lanka. The citizens of Ayodhya decorated the entire city with the earthen lamps and illuminated it like never before.

6. Coronation of Vikramaditya: One of the greatest Hindu King Vikramaditya was coroneted on the Diwali day, hence Diwali became a historical event as well.

7. Special Day for the Arya Samaj: It was the new moon day of Kartik (Diwali day) when Maharshi Dayananda, one of the greatest reformers of Hinduism and the founder of Arya Samaj attained his nirvana.

8. Special Day for the Jains: Mahavir Tirthankar, considered to be the founder of modern Jainism also attained his nirvana on Diwali day.

9. Special Day for the Sikhs: The third Sikh Guru Amar Das institutionalized Diwali as a Red-Letter Day when all Sikhs would gather to receive the Gurus blessings. In 1577, the foundation stone of the Golden Temple at Amritsar was laid on Diwali. In 1619, the sixth Sikh Guru Hargobind, who was held by the Mughal Emperor Jahengir, was released from the Gwalior fort along with 52 kings.

10. The Pope’s Diwali Speech: In 1999, Pope John Paul II performed a special Eucharist in an Indian church where the altar was decorated with Diwali lamps, the Pope had a ‘tilak’ marked on his forehead and his speech was bristled with references to the festival of light.

Diwali Is Here, Diwali Is Here.
Happiness Arrives, Happiness Is Here.

Diwas Lighted In Every House.
Rangoli Patterns In Every House.

Diwali Is Here, Diwali Is Here.
Happiness Arives, Happiness Is Here.

Decorations On Every Door.
Tiny Stars Are Shining Bright.

Diwali Is Here, Diwali Is Here.
Happiness Arrives, Happiness Is Here.

A Story of Diwali function:

First came Heera and Moti in Do Bail…, nodding their heads, moving their tails and cud-chewing continuously. The oxen love their master Jhuri but his wife thinks that they are lazy and sends them to her brother’s place. 

Unable to stand the separation from their master, they flee, facing many difficulties, a cruel master and lastly a butcher.

Dressed in white outfits with black gloves for hooves, the oxen were deftly portra­y­ed by Shwetank Sharma and Abhishek Kumar. 

Shwetank comments, “It might look easy but these were probably the most challenging roles of our lives. 

To behave like an animal – shrug shoulders, flap ears and lick the limbs, while delivering dialogues like a human, is not easy. However, it feels good to see that kids loved us, especially our bells.” 

Shatranj Ke Khiladi, which came up next, was adored too. In the Lucknow of 1856, Jagirdar Mirza Sajjad Ali and Mir Roshan Ali are obsessed with chess. First, they ignore their wives, then, their duties towards Awadh, and finally, get into a fight over the game and kill each other. 

Lastlycame Nimantran – a rip-roaring comedy. Moteram, a Brahmin receives an invitation for bhoj at a queen’s palace. He’s asked to bring along six other Brahmins for which he selects his own five little sons and wife. Hereafter, begins the tale of the queen and Moteram’s friend Chintamani catching them red-handed.

Ravi Raj Sagar, the director of these plays, expressed, “It was anyways a unique experience for me staging Do Bail, Shatranj... and Nimantran which have never been made into a play before. 

“On top of that, the large number of kids in the cast posed an additional challenge. They would want to play and indulge in mischief all the time and it would take some effort to get them to rehearsing. It’s an amazing feeling now to see it all having gone so well.”

The kids in the audience also seemingly enjoyed themselves. Manutosh Gehlot, a standard V student of Army Public School exclaimed, “I loved Premchand in the books. 

After seeing these plays, I like him even more. Are there more stories by him? Will they be staging them too?” 

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राधा-कृष्ण-प्रथम मिलन-Part-2 from soor sagar

राधा-कृष्ण-प्रथम मिलन-Part-2

गई वतषभानु-सुता अपनैं घर ।

संग सखी सौं कहति चली यह, लको जैहैं इनकें दर ।

बड़ी बैर भई जमुना आए , खीझति ह्वैं है मैया ।

बचन कहति मुख, हृदय-प्रेम-दुख, मन हरि लियौ कन्हैया ॥

माता कहति कहाँ ही प्यारी, कहाँ अबेर लगाई ।

सूरदास तब कहति राधिका, खरिक देखि हौं आई ॥4॥

       

नंद गए खरिकहिं हरि लीन्हें ॥

देखी तहाँ राधिका ठाढ़ी, बोली लिए तिहिं चीन्हे ॥

महर कह्यौ खेलौ तुम दोऊ, दूरि कहूँ जिनि जैहौ ।

गनती करत ग्वाल गैयनि की, मोहिं नियरैं तुम रैहो ॥

सुनि बेटी वृषभानु महर की, कान्हहिं लेइ खिलाइ ।

सूर स्याम कौं देखे रहिहो, मारै जनि कोउ गाइ ॥5॥

 

      

नंद बबा की बात सुनौ हरि ।

मोहिं छाँड़ि जौ कहूँ जाहुगे, ल्याउँगी तुमकौं धरि ॥

भली भई तुम्हैं सौंपि गए मोहिं, जान न देहौं तुमकौं ।

बाँह तुम्हरी नैंकु न छाँड़ौ, महर खीझिहैं हमकौं ॥

मेरी बाँह छाँड़ी दै राधा , करत उपरफट बातैं ।

सूर स्याम नागरि सौं, करत प्रेम की घातैं ॥6॥

खेलन कैं मिस कुँवरि राधिका, नंद-महरि कै आई (हो) ।

सकुच सहित मधुरे करि बोली, घर हो कुँवर कन्हाई (हो) ॥

सुनत स्याम कोकिल सम बानी, निकसे अति अतुराई (हो) ।

माता सौं कछु करत कलह हे, रिस डारी बिसराई (हो) ॥

मैया री तू इनकौं चीन्हति, बारंबार बताई (हो) ।

जमुना-तीर काल्हि मैं भूल्यौ, बाँह पकरि लै आई (हो) ॥

आवति इहाँ तोहिं सकुचति है, मैं दै सौंह बुलाई (हो) ।

सूर स्याम ऐसे गुन-आगर, नागरि बहुत रिझाई (हो) ॥7॥

नाम कहा तेरो री प्यारी ।

बेटी कौन महर की है तू, को तेरी महतारी ॥

धन्य कोख जिहिं राख्यौ, घनि धरि जिहिं अवतारी ।

धन्य पिता माता तेरे, छवि निरखति हरि-महतारी ॥

मैं बेटी बृषभानु महर की, मैया तुमकौं जानति ।

जमुना-तट बहु बार मिलन भयौ, तुम नाहिंन पहिचानतिं ॥

ऐसी कहि, वाकौं मैं जानति, वह तो बड़ी छिनारि ।

महर बड़ौ लंगर सब दिन कौ, हँसति देति मुख गारि ॥

राधा बोल उठी, बाबा कछु तुमसौं ढीठी कीन्हौ ।

ऐसे समरथ कब मैं देखे, हँसि प्यारिहि उर लीन्ही ॥

महरि कुँवरि सौं यह भारति आउ करौं तेरी चोटी ।

सूरदास हरषित नँदरानी, कहति महरि हम जोटी ॥8॥

          

जसुमति राधा कुँवरि सँवारति ।

बड़े बार सीमंत सीस के, प्रेम सहित निरुवारति ।

माँग पारि बेनी जु सँवारति गूँथी सुंदर भाँति ।

गोरैं भाल बिंदु बदन, मनु इंदु प्रात-रवि काँति ॥

सारी चीरि नई फरिया लै, अपने हाथ बनाइ ।

अंचल सौं मुख पोंछि अंग सब, आपुहि लै पहिराइ ॥

तिल चाँवरी, बतासे, मेवा, दियौ कुँवरि की गोद ।

सूर स्याम-राधा तनु चितवत, जसुमति मन-मन मोद ॥9॥

          

बूझति जननि कहाँ हुती प्यारी ।

किन तेरे भाल तिलक रचि कीनी, किहिं कच गूँदि माँग सिर पारी ।

खेलति रही नंद कैं आँगन जसुमति कही कुँवरि ह्याँ आ री ।

मेरौ नाउँ बूझि बाबा कौ, तेरौ बूझि दई हँसि गारी ॥

तिल चावरी गोद करि दीनी, फरिया दई फारि नव सारी ।

मो तन चितै, चितै ढौटा-तन कछु सबिता सों गोद पसारी ॥

यह सुनि कै वृषभानु मुदित चित, हँसि-हँसि बूझत बात दुलारी ।

सूर सुनत रस-सिंधु बढ्‌यौ अति , दंपति एकै बात बिचारी ॥10॥