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4,000 Year Old Vishnu Statue Discovered in Vietnam

A recent news report from Vietnam features an exquisite and very ancient sculpture of Lord Vishnu. According to a press release from the Communist Party of Vietnam's Central Committee (CPVCC) the Vishnu sculpture is described as “Vishnu stone head from Oc Eo culture, dated back 4,000-3,500 years.” Recently the Government of Vietnam, despite its official Communist doctrine, has developed many programs and projects highlighting Vietnam's ancient religious heritage. Its scholarly and archeological research and investigations are legitimate and its conclusions are authoritative. This discovery of a 4,000 to 3,500 year old Vishnu sculpture is truly historic and it sheds new light upon our understanding of the history of not only Hinduism but of the entire world.

The fact is there are no other 'officially' recognized Vedic artifacts that have been dated back to such an early date. This would make Vietnam home to the world's most ancient Vedic artifact. While there are indeed many other ancient artifacts that represent the same Deity, they are not presented in the 'Indic' tradition and cannot be directly recognized as the Vishnu of the Indic Vaishnava tradition.

The 4000-3500 year old Vietnamese Vishnu sculpture is part of an exhibit featuring some of Vietnam's most ancient artifacts. It was discovered in the region of Southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta. The Mekong (Ma Ganga) River is named after the Ganges River of India. The entire region was once the home to several ancient and prosperous Vedic Kingdoms and many intriguing and unique Vedic artifacts have been discovered.

The Vishnu sculpture was officially presented during the 5th Quang Nam Heritage Festival which opened on June 21, 2013 in Hoi An City. The exhibition highlights many ancient objects dated from the Dong Son – Sa Huynh – Oc Eo eras of Vietnam's ancient history.

“Entitled “Dong Son – Sa Huynh – Oc Eo cultures”, the exhibition put on display over 1,000 ancient objects which come from across the country and are made from diverse materials, from pottery to copper, including jewelry and farming tools, from the pre-ancient period belonging to the three cultures.

The significance of this discovery cannot be overestimated. The entire history of Hinduism and Vedic culture, as taught is the academic institutions of the world, has been built upon a false construct. According to mainstream academia Vedic 'religion' or Hinduism did not exist until the alleged 'Aryans' invaded India circa 1500 BC. An even later date is given to Vaishnavism which is speculated to have been derived from animist Sun worship. Yet here we have a highly evolved art form depicting Lord Vishnu in the Far South East region of Asia dated to somewhere between 2000 BC to 1500 BC.

This completely undermines the entire historic timeline developed by mainstream academia in regards to the development of both Vedic/Hindu civilization and Indian history.

The region of modern India has always been the epicenter of High Vedic/Hindu Civilization and culture. No one anywhere has ever suggested the region of modern Vietnam to be the origin of Hindu civilization yet it is in Vietnam that we now have the world's most ancient example of Indic style Vedic Vaishnava art. Thus it stands to reason that if Vedic Vaishnava art, culture and religion flourished 4000 years ago in prehistoric Vietnam it was undoubtedly flourishing in ancient India as well.

Once again science and archeology have confirmed the Vedic conclusion. As the Vedic

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Copper form of Vishnu from Oc Eo culture

Vishnu stone head from Oc Eo culture, dated back 4,000-3,500 years.

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literature states 5000 years ago India was home to a highly evolved and advanced civilization. This civilization was centered on its sacred traditions. The worship of the Supreme Lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Lakshmi and Durga was widespread and in fact spanned the entire globe.

These traditions presented themselves in diverse manners, as seen in modern India, yet among this diversity was a commonality based upon the authority of the Vedic scriptures and traditions. The recognizably Indic forms of the Vedic traditions spanned the globe from the Philippines to the Middle East and Siberia to Australia. Yet the same Divinities were worshiped and the same traditions were practiced throughout the world.

The many recent Vedic discoveries from Vietnam are providing a new and sensational view into the authentic history of the world. Not only this, it presents a challenge to Modern India and its leadership. India is home to many startling and amazing artifacts yet they sit ignored and crumbling. In many cases looters and vandals have destroyed many priceless examples of India's ancient heritage. India's leading academics and governing bodies are silent and if they do speak of India's ancient Hindu heritage it is only to cast doubts and disparage India's indigenous Vedic culture and Hindu traditions.

Astounding and marvelous ruins and artifacts that would be the pride of any other nation and people are, in general, ignored and forgotten and left to crumble into oblivion. Often they are

threatened by the efforts of the various Governmental bodies in the name of progress such as the National Highways Authority of India's (NHAI) recent attempts to destroy a 1000 year old Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu.

It is a great irony that the officially atheistic Communist Government of Vietnam exhibits more pride in its ancient Hindu heritage than the 'Secular' Democratic Government of India. The entire South Asian and SE Asian region was once home to many thriving Hindu Kingdoms and civilizations. The Encyclopedia Britannica writes regarding the Indian influence upon these regions “In the realm of politics, Indian influence accompanied the rise of new political entities, which, since they do not readily fall under the Western rubric of “states,” have been called mandalas. The mandala was not so much a territorial unit as a fluid field of power that emanated, in concentric circles, from a central court and depended for its continued authority largely on the court's ability to balance alliances and to influence the flow of trade and human resources.”

Perhaps today, as India itself is reeling under the onslaught of enforced 'secularism' and as Hinduism has been relegated to the realm of just one of many religions, (rather than being recognized as the heart and soul of India,) we are fortunate that the former Hindu lands of Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Kampuchea are leading the way towards the reclamation of our ancient Vedic heritage.

Author's Name: Vrindavan Parker

Author's Website: http://www.vedicempire.com

4,000 Year Old Vishnu Statue Discovered in Vietnam

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Jeet has scored a Merit Rank (Level 6) in the 18th International Abacus Mental Arithmatic Competion at Malyasia on December 9, 2012. Jeet has put Gondal on International map and Gondal is proud of him. He was felicitated by -

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5. Shri Vallabh Shrimali Soni Yuvak Mandal-Gondal

6. Chataka Group-Gondal

7. Saurashtra Patel Shaishanik Sankul-Jasdan

8. Perfect classes-Gondal

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Inside this issue1. Bhatia Wedding - Zanzibar

2. Interesting

3. In A Lighter Mood

4. HRD Minister Smriti Irani

5. Top B- Schools

6. Hindu Prayer in US House

7. Eleven Things

8. Vaishnav Samaj Of Chicago

9. India Gladiator Story

10. Sikh Kitchen

12. Cricket Tournament

13. Metho Asaanjo Kutch,

14. Career Counselling

15. We Proud Of You

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17. Nathmalji Ki Haveli

18. Childhood Pictures

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Bhatia Hindu wedding in Zanzibar

A week or fortnight before the wedding day, women are invited to roll papadoms which will be used for the wedding feasts. While these are being rolled women sing wedding songs. We, as young girls, would roll them to a small size called 'tikki' as the dough for papadoms is very hard and difficult to stretch. Once the papadoms were rolled, it was the duty of the young girls to go and dry them on an old muslin sari spread out in the sun and change over each papadom from time to time until it was totally dry. Dried papadoms were stacked and stored in tins for use later.

Also besides one major 'sanji' event where women got together to sing wedding songs, women of the family sat together everyday to sing songs for a week or so before the wedding. At sanjis gifts were given to women. In rich Bhatia families, one woman per family was often given an item of silverware, which was later replaced by steel utensils or glassware. These items were called 'lahani'.

A large bindi was placed on a Bhatia bride's forehead a fortnight before the wedding, indicating her status as a bride. After this, she was not allowed to leave her home as a safety measure to avoid any mishaps.

The day or two before the actual wedding, were the ceremonies called Mandva Muhurat and Graha Shantit performed at the homes of the bride and the groom. Mandva Muhurat involved digging of ground to plant a little piece of wood, called 'Manek Stambh' as a request to Mother Earth to allow the family to build a wedding canopy for the ceremony. Besides the bride or the groom, the most recently married couple in the family usually performed the ceremony and five men from the same family helped plant the Manek Stambh into the ground, now replaced by a soil filled pot. Graha Shanti was performed to pray to the nine planets not to produce any negative influence on the couple. This ceremony was performed by the parents or whoever is going to give away the bride.

Most Indian wedding rituals involve various family members to make it a true family wedding.

Bhatias had other rituals like adorning the bride with jewellery, called 'Jubbo'. Women from the groom's family would visit the bride's house and adorn her with jewellery and saris etc. This was followed by a ritual, called 'poyn', which I find puts a lot of pressure on the bride's family. This is as bad as the dowry system in other Indian weddings. This practice is being eradicated by many families today. Here the two mothers-in-law sit opposite each other and the groom's mother 'demands' money for each of her relations, starting with grandparents, parents, groom's siblings, their spouses, their children and paternal and maternal uncles and aunts. I remember my mother sitting with a silver bowl full of cash, which would be empty by the time the ceremony was over. The amount given varied according to the hierarchy of the relations. Saris for the two grandmothers, mother, sisters and aunts of the groom and shawls for his grandfathers and the father were also

presented to the groom's mother. The number of relations who were gifted was quite big as families with 6 to 8 children was norm in those days. The ceremony ended with a bit of fun when the mothers smeared gulal on each other's cheek and gave each other a hug.

Some of the songs sung in Kutchi at these ceremonies taunting the opposite side were quite vulgar at times but then Kutchis are earthy people!!

Then there was the ceremony of washing the groom's hair. Women from the bride's family went to his house where traditionally he was supposed to be clad only in a dhoti and no shirt. It is believed that this was the time when his physique could be viewed by all for any deformities. I don't know if a marriage was terminated if he was found to be deformed! His hair was washed by his mother-in-law, watched by other women. He then went and got dried and dressed in a new outfit and returned for more torments from his mother-in-law. Then followed a ritual where he had to stand and place his right hand with the back of his palm touching his temple, with his thumb protruding in the front. The bride's mother wound strings of 6 cotton threads tied to the groom's big toe stretching them up to and round his protruding thumb, going up and down [scrutinising his body for deformities, I suppose!] 12 times until a garland of 108 threads was produced. Two ends were tied together; the garland was doubled and placed round his mothe-in-law's neck and she wore it until the giving away of the bride ceremony 'kanyadan' was over.

In the evening a ritual we call 'Chhakki' took place. Among Gujaratis, this is a ceremony performed only by Bhatias. The tradition starts from the ancient custom practised by Rajput Kshatriyas, as the Bhatias are descendants of the same. In olden days a bride could be abducted by a lover, who had been denied her hand, or a dacoit, or an ill wisher. So in order to protect her, and it is considered a benevolent gesture, the men from the community, wearing their traditional Kutchi turban and clad in a white sherwani and dhoti, would walk in front of the open car in which the bride is sitting adorned in a white sari with appropriate jewellery. Women walked behind the car, singing songs. When the procession reached the groom's place, the bride accompanied by her maid of honour, would walk to the threshold of the home where she is greeted by her mother-in-law with the ceremony called 'Ponkhnun'. While a priest chants some mantras, various gadgets, like a rolling pin [velan], a whisk [ravaiyo], a small iron rod [trakadi] and a pot full of water are moved in a circular fashion round the face of the bride by her mother-in-law. Small laddoos are thrown in four directions to purify the environment. Two clay bowls tied with cotton thread are placed on the floor, and the bride walks in after crushing them with her right foot. The gadgets are a reminder to the bride that married life is not going to be easy; it will be whisked and churned with problems. Water is the symbol of purification. In response to the warning, the bride crushes the clay pots to

- Bhadra Vadgama

symbolise the fact that the couple will always remain together despite all hindrances. I think ts ceremony is done when the bride leaves the groom's home.

Once the bide has entered the groom's home, the groom is sitting next to his father who has a collection of coins in a handkerchief placed on his lap. The bride garlands the groom, a symbol of her acceptance to the marriage, and then picks up only one coin from her father-in-law's lap. This is to symbolise that she will not be greedy in her new married life.

We also used to have what we called 'Vasi varghodo' early in the morning of the wedding day. I do not know the significance of it except that the bride and the groom were made to sit next to each other and exchanged things covered with a shawl over them. May be this was the first time they were actually touching each other, as meeting between an engaged couple before marriage was not permitted.

Bhatia weddings took place after the sunset. so the procession. called Varghdo, where traditionally the groom was supposed to be mounted on a horse, replaced often by a car, started quite late in the evening. Zanzibar being a small town, the procession went round the narrow streets, while an African band led by Salimu, played Bollywood tunes, like 'Piya milan ko jana' and other popular ones of the day. The same Pokhnun ceremony took place at the threshold of the bride's home by her mother, but at the end she tried to pull the groom's nose which meant 'I have warned you about the difficulties in a married life but despite that you are determined to marry my daughter so be it!'

Groom's young sister sat next to him with a small metal pot which had some moong beans and a coin inside, covered on top with a cloth. She rattled this near the groom's ear from time to time. This tradition started from the days of child marriages where a groom was so young that he would fall asleep during the ceremony. The sister called 'lungori' would keep him awake through this process.

Once again, unique to Bhatias, we had a 'Kuchchi chori' i.e. the canopy did not have pots tied at four corners in advance as they are now. The four pillars of the canopy represent - Dharma [Religion], Artha [Wealth], Kama [Sex] and Moksh [Niravana]. Some rituals take place here. Then the couple are made to sit on a sofa and their torsos are covered with a shawl. They play some 'games' behind the shawl [I suppose by doing so they get the sexual pleasure of touching each other]. The priest gets involved in getting 7 pots tied at each of the four corners of the canopy in wooden frames. These were not decorative clay or brass pots but ordinary earthen pots of descending sizes, with the largest one at the bottom. In olden days when boys went to ashrams to seek education, they had not started earning a living when they got married so the pots were filled with different types of grains to help the couple start a home with food and 28 pots of various sizes as utensils.

As far as the wedding gifts were concerned, close family gave jewellery to the bride, while other guests gave cash,

called 'vadhavo' which was supposed to help the family in their wedding expenditure. Most of the couples lived in extended families so the current practice of buying gifts for their new home was not in place. Bhatias also had a pot called 'chhakkad' covered with a red cloth with a slit in the middle, through which each Bhatia family would put one shilling and get their name registered by the person in charge of the collection. This helped keep a record of the families living in the town at the time. Even absent members sent their contribution.

We did not have Shubha drashti i.e seeing the bride for the first time, or the placing of sindur in the hair ceremony. These are imported from Bengali traditions, neither did we dance in front of the procession, a ritual copied from Punjabi tradition and made popular through Bollywood films. The bride dressed up in a white muslin sari, which was actually a dhoti given to her by her mama, mother's brother. She wore a red blouse. As was the tradition then, her sari was pulled over her head to cover her face, so it did not matter what she looked like under it. There was nothing like the extravagantly expensive bridal outfits which girls wear these days at their weddings. In fact the groom was dressed more elaborately with a brocade safo [turban] with a diamond brooch attached to it, and a choker necklace of pearls with a diamond pendant. He wore a selo [a silk brocade sari] like a shawl round his shoulders [a sari which was to be given to his bride later] and held a dagger [like a Rajput] and a lime to keep evil away.

When he got out of his car, his bride threw a handful of flower petals over him from the window above. This was possible in Zanzibar with its narrow streets. These days the bride garlands the groom when he arrives.

Bhatia parents gave only a few outfits and limited amount of jewellery to their daughters at weddings. Brides got lot more from the in-laws as it was believed that the daughter-in-law's wealth would stay within the family. Mangalsutra was also not given during the wedding ceremony as a tradition, though it was part of the jewellery for the bride.

The groom's sister tied a knot to the end of the bride's sari with a cloth that went round the groom's shoulders as a symbol of unity between the couple. The normal four circles round the fire and seven vows are taken by the couple after the bride's parents give her hand to the groom. These vows are well explained by the priests at weddings performed in Vedic style by Arya Samaj and Hare Krishna priests, though not by most Hindu priests. In fact the whole ceremony goes on while the guests happily chat away with their friends without slightest attention to the ceremony.

With late evening weddings in Zanzibar, most of the guests would leave after the varghodo arrived at the bride's home. So only the closest family witnessed the actual wedding ceremony which lasted in the early hours of the morning.

After the wedding is over, the bride is given a red sari to wear by her mother-in-law, as a symbol of her changed status as a married woman. Another tradition among Bhatias is to


present her with a garchodo - a silk or cotton sari with tie and dye patterns within squares with gold bands and a brocade border. This type of garchodo may be worn only by married women and at occasions where they perform any religious ceremony. It is also worn at family weddings' Mandva Muhurat ceremonies.

Washing of the groom's feet by his in-laws when he is seated under the canopy is because he is supposed to be like an incarnation of Vishnu and the bride as Lakshami during the ceremony. At the end of the ceremony all close relatives wash the feet of the bride and the groom and put a coin in the thali. This money is given as a donation to feed cows.

The newly weds then bow to all their elders to get their blessings.

At the final departure, a coconut is placed under the tyre of the car in which the couple is seated. This is a practice which started in the days when the couple travelled by a bullock cart. To test the safety of the wheel a coconut was placed under it.

Once the couple arrived at the groom's house, they played a game in which a gold ring was hidden in milky water and they both had to search for it at the same time. Whoever found it first, would have an upper hand in the relationship. These were all fun and social side of Hindu weddings.

Another ritual at this time was to untie the thread with a mindhol. Mindhol is a dry fruit, like a nut, through which a thread is pierced and then tied round the wrists of the couple at their Mandva Muhurat ceremonies. Mindhol is supposed to secrete juices that keep the skin free of infection. Haldi - turmeric paste is also applied on the bride and the groom at some point as it is meant to glorify the skin.

Applying henna and garba raas evenings were not major parts of Bhatia weddings. Before we discovered the intricate henna patterns, applied by our Bohra friends, most bride had their hands painted by applying one lump of henna paste all over their palms.

Another custom common to Bhatias is the giving of 'Ladka laddoo' - a plate of sweets given to the family by their relatives, apparently to help feed the large number of guests dropping in and out.


1. CHURCH has 6 letters so does MOSQUE and TEMPLE.

2. BIBLE has 5 letters so does QURAN and GEETA.

3. LIFE has 4 letters so does DEAD.

4. HATE has 4 letters, so does LOVE.

5. ENEMIES has 7, so does FRIENDS.

6. LYING has 5, so does TRUTH.

7. HURT has 4, so does HEAL.

8. NEGATIVE has 8, so does POSITIVE.

9. FAILURE has 7, so does SUCCESS.

10. BELOW has 5, so does ABOVE.

11. CRY has 3 letters so does JOY.

12. ANGER has 5 so does HAPPY.

13. RIGHT has 5 so does WRONG.

14. RICH has 4 so does POOR.

15. FAIL has 4 so does PASS

16. KNOWLEDGE has 9 so does IGNORANCE.

In A Lighter MoodInteresting

The new BJP government has taken initial steps towards introducing the Hindu perspective in the education system. It is learnt that human resources development minister Smriti Irani has asked HRD officials to develop educational material that encapsulates the contribution of ancient Indians in different fields like science, mathematics, social sciences, philosophy, grammar and language.

It is learnt that once evolved, this material could be introduced as chapters in the school curriculum. The ministry is planning to set up a committee to study the ancient Hindu texts, Vedas, Upanishads and other epics to select relevant material for teaching.

To deflect criticism, the Modi government is likely to hold wide consultations with academics and others before going ahead with the move. Union HRD minister Smriti Irani brought this up during detailed interactions with senior bureaucrats in the past two days. She also articulated her desire to preserve the ancient culture and heritage of the country, sources said.

This is being viewed as an attempt by the government to push through the RSS' educational revamp agenda. The RSS has been critical of the Congress governments for ignoring the contribution of Hindu culture and religion to nation-building. The rightist organisations have labelled current textbooks as Left-leaning.

http://www.hinduhumanrights.info/hrd-minister-smriti-irani-wants-ancient-texts-in-education/

HRD Minister Smriti Irani wants ancient texts in education

Top B-schools in the country, including many IIMs, Indian School of Business (ISB), XLRI and MDI-Gurgaon, will introduce lessons gleaned from Narendra Modi's electoral success into their curriculum for the new academic year. Case studies on BJP's marketing techniques, use of technology and social media, single point authority and media management will now be taught in the nw batch of management students (class of 2016) and to those in their second year (2015).

"Indian politics make for great case studies," said Siddharth Shekhar Singh, associate professor for marketing at ISB. The Bschool will use Modi's campaign to teach brand strategy, product positioning and understanding target audiences in its New Product Development and Marketing Management classes this year. Last academic year, it used contrasts and similarities between branding methods of Aam Aadmi Party and BJP in the same.

The 2015 batch at XLRI will learn how Modi and his team connected with voters using social media, messages via mobile phone and holograms. The seamless use of technology, style of addressing the masses and how the party's slogans were drafted to touch the right cords will be taught, said Sharad Sarin, professor of Marketing and Strategic Management at the Jamshedpur-based college.Till recently, IIM Raipur used Barack Obama's rise to power as a case study to

Top B- schools like IIMs, ISB & XLRI to offer lessons from Narendra Modi's electoral success

explain core marketing, brand management and integrated marketing concepts. But now the new prime minster will be cited to show how 'brand glamour gets established and strategies are used to evolve a product, said Anagha Shukre, associate professor for Marketing and Communication. Modi's management style will also be taught in an elective like Leadership in HR.

IIM Bangalore will teach how Modi managed multiple stakeholders while bringing in accountability and transparency and utilised technology at its executive education program."Senior leadership in corporates want to learn how to use technology and manage all customers and bring in social inclusion," said S Raghunath, professor of Corporate Strategy and Policy at the B -school.

MDI, Gurgaon will use the Modi case study to show how a leader can create a positive image strong enough to rally supporters. Professor Ajay K Jain, in his organisation design and change management classes, plans to discuss how successors can garner support by focusing on 'hope'. "If we compare India to a company and Modi as a successor, one can explain change management to the class," said Jain.

Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about eleven things they did not and will not learn in school.He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world doesn't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: They called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were:

So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT . In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer.

*This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. (Do that on your own time.)

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life, people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

If you can read this ...thank a Teacher !!!

The US House of Representatives in Washington DC will open with a Hindu prayer on June 19.

Nevada-based Hindu leader Rajan Zed has been invited to deliver the prayer from the Rig Veda, world's oldest scripture, as well as the Upanishads and Bhagavad-Gita.

In a statement, Zed said he will start and end the prayer with “Om”, the mystical syllable in Hinduism which is used to introduce and conclude religious work.

He will recite from Brahadaranyakopanishad, saying: “Lead us from the unreal to the Real; from darkness to light; from death to immortality”. Reading from Bhagavad-Gita, he proposes to urge US Congressmen and Congresswomen to “strive constantly to serve the welfare of the world”.

House Chaplain Reverend Patrick J. Conroy has invited Zed “to open the United States House of Representatives with prayer as our guest chaplain”.

Zed had also read the first Hindu invocation in the US Senate in 2007. He has also opened many US State Senates and Assemblies, County Commissions, Boards and City Councils with Hindu prayers.

He has been bestowed with the World Interfaith Leader Award for his work for inter-faith harmony.

Midwest Vaishnav Samaj of Chicago raised $1 Million in presence of Pujya Shri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayshri

Under the presence of Pujya Shri Vrajrajkumarji Mahodayshri, Midwest Vaishnav Samaj had organised a grand fund raising event for the expansion of the Haveli in Chicago in which more than 1 Million dollar raised with the efforts of all committee members and by Amrut Vani of Pujya Jejeshri.

Hindu Prayer To Open US House Session On June 19, 2014

Eleven Things They Did Not Teach In School

- Bill Gates

Vaishnav Samaj of Chicago

India Gladiator story

While researching some history, I stumbled on to a Dwarkadas of the 15th century. He lived 600 years before Bha (Dwarkadas of Keval Mahal Marine Drive), was a rajput, a Shaikhawat chieftain in Rajasthan. His story is intriguing and may interest some Bha madus.

Now, Bha's aunt (fui) entrusted with naming the newborn, may not have known about this Dwarkadas. Most likely she named Bha Dwarkadas based on the godly abode Dwarka. So this 600 year old Rajasthan fellow has nothing to do with our Bha (our paterfamilias) except that he was a namesake.

Those hundreds of years ago, the Shekhawati chieftains of Amber (Jaipur) had faced invasion of Timur and had unfurled their own yellow coloured flag. Raesal (grandfather of Dwarkadas) had accompanied Raja Man Singh of Amber against the heroic Rana Pratap of Mewar. Raesal had a son Girdharji , whose eldest son Dwarkadas interested me.

When Girdharji died, Dwarkadas, being eldest son, became chieftain. His uncle the emperor, at that time, had caught a lion. In the manner of Rajput intrigue of those days, the emperor sought to eliminate Dwarkadas and so announced what is known as a royal hunt. It was a dare and a treachery, but Dwarkadas accepted the proposal.

Dwarkadas bathed and prayed, and to the surprise of the emperor and his court, he calmly entered the arena unarmed, with a bronze thali containing puja items like grains of rice, curd, sandalwood chandan paste. He walked up to the lion and using the kumkum red powder, made a tilak on its forehead, put a garland around the neck of the beast, and prostrated himself in the usual attitude of adoration (dandwat pranam) before the lion.

To the amazement of the spectators, the lion came gently up, and with its tongue repeatedly licked his face, and permitted Dwarkadas to slowly withdraw. That uncle, the baffled emperor, concluded that Dwarkadas 'wore a charmed life' and asked him to make a request, which would be readily granted.

Dwarkadas thereupon scored another coup and said: “Your majesty, please never place another person in the same predicament from which I have happily escaped.”

Dwarkadas was later slain by the greatest hero of the age in which he lived – the celebrated Khan Jahan Lodi.

How Dwarkadas was slain by Khan Jahan Lodi, who was actually his friend, makes another story in the history of the Rajputs.

We Bha madus are Rajputs, but have come a long way from eating meat, hunting, brandishing swords in endless battles and internecine warfare, having opium, riding horses and elephants and indulging in endless intrigue.. Yes, we have come a long way.

by Arun Bhatia

Sikh Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily

It's time all Communities initiate this model to serve its community, and others to display its acceptance and considering people of all faith to be one set of Humans and Bring peace, joy and happiness to all. We are all humans ( spiritual beings) first and then Muslims, Hindus, Christians or Sikhs. To emulate the Sikh model it may take the other community a decade or two but can be done.

The Sikh are one of the most philanthropic & elite communities in the world. In Kenya their Free Kitchen with 3 meals a day at Makindu and a 10 day free stay to anyone in their beautiful Cottages should teach other communities on serving all humans without any prejudice.

Free kitchen in India run at the Sikhs' holiest shrine, Golden Temple at Amritsar, produces 200,000 flat breads and 1.5 tons of lentil soup daily.

Two hundred thousand Rotis - Chapattis (Indian flat bread), 1.5 tons of Daal (lentil soup) and free food served to 100,000 people every single day are what makes the free kitchen run at the Golden Temple in the western Indian city of Amritsar stand apart.

By all measures, the kitchen (called Langar in Punjabi ) is one of the largest free kitchens to be run anywhere in the world. The concept of langar was initiated centuries ago by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion. Sunday, November 17, 2013 was his 545th birth anniversary.

At the Langar, no one goes hungry - and everybody gets a hot meal regardless of caste, creed and religion. All Sikh Gurudwaras (places of

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worship) have Langar, but the one at Golden Temple - Sikhs' holiest shrine - has little parallel.

“Anyone can eat for free here and on an average we serve food to 100,000 people. On weekends and special occasions double the numbers of people visit the langar Hall. The langar never stops and on an average 7,000 kg of wheat flour, 1,200 kg of rice, 1,300 kg of lentils, 500 kg of ghee (clarified butter) is used in preparing the meal every day,” says Harpreet Singh, manager of this huge kitchen.

“The free kitchen uses firewood, LPG gas and electronic bread makers for the cooking and we use around 100 LPG cylinders and 5,000 kilograms of firewood every day,” he adds.

The kitchen is run by 450 staff, helped by hundreds of other volunteers. Sanjay Arora, 46, from New Delhi, comes to volunteer at the langar two days every month. “This is KAR-SEVA (do-service) for me. I feel happy after doing this service. It's is not just free food, here you forget all the differences that separates humans from each other,” he says.

Volunteers also wash the 300,000 plates, spoons and bowls used in feeding the people. The food is vegetarian and the expenses are managed through donations from all over the world. The yearly budget of the langar runs into hundreds of millions. One has to see it to believe.

Women play an important role in the preparation of meals. Volunteers make stacks of Rotis that will be served at the free kitchen.

The "langar" or free kitchen at Golden Temple in the Indian city of Amritsar is perhaps the world's largest free eatery.The Langar or free kitchen was started by the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak

Around one hundred thousand (100,000) people visit the langar every day and the number increases on weekends and special days.

People from all over the world who have FAITH in “SIKHISM” aspire to visit Golden temple at least once in their life time.

Everybody is welcome at the langar, no one is turned away.

It works on the principle of equality amongst people of the world regardless of their religion, caste, colour, creed, age, gender or social status.

People sit on the floor together as equals and eat the same simple food at the eating hall of the Golden Temple langar.

Langar teaches the etiquette of sitting and eating in a community situation.

People from any community and faith can serve as volunteers.

The lines of status, caste and class vanish at the langar. Everybody,

rich or poor, is treated as equals.

The meal served is hot but simple: comprising roti (flat Indian bread), lentil soup and sweat rice.

The utensils are washed in three rounds to ensure that the plates are perfectly clean to be again used.

Running the kitchen also means washing and cleaning thousands of plates, bowls and spoons.

Some 450 staff and hundreds of volunteers help to run the kitchen.

Five thousand kilograms of fire wood is used every day for preparing the meals at this langar, that runs 24/7/365.

A Sikh volunteer prepares the dal (lentil soup) that will be served for the meals at the langar.

Around 200,000 Rotis are prepared every day at the langar which is served to the people.

Wheat flour being put in a contraption that acts like a dough maker. The dough will be used for making Rotis (Indian flat bread). Rotis (Indian flatbread) are cooked over electric machine.

Sikh Kitchen that feeds 100,000 daily

Shree Samasta Gujarat Bhatia Mahajan had organised a limited overs cricket tournament for every team in Gujarat on 10th & 11th May 2014 at Morbi, as a result of which 9 teams participated in the tournament. They were-

1. Samasta Bhatia Mitra Mandal-Gondal

2. Jamkandorana Bhatia Mahajan

3. Morbi Diwan Bhatia Yuvak Mandal

4. Bhatia Yuvak Mandal-Mandvi Kutch

5. Samasta Bhatia Yuvak Mandal-Jamnagar

6. Amreli Samasta Bhatia Yuvak Mandal

7. Rajkot Bhatia Yuvak Mandal

8. Anjar Bhatia Mahajan

9. Morbi Navgam Bhatia Mahajan

The winner team of the tournament was Anjar Bhatia Mahajan and Adit Ashar of Anjar was declared as Best Batsman and Man of the series. Best bowler was Hardik Udeshi of Jamnagar.

The winner team received a Champion's Trophy and the Runners up team received runners up cup.Each player of the Champion team was rewarded with Gold medal and players of the runners up team were rewarded with silver medals

CRICKET TOURNAMENT AT MORBI

Metho Asaanjo Kutch,

Metha Asanja Madu,

Methi Asanji Galiyun,

Ne Mathi Asanji

'ASHADHI BIJ'

HAPPY KUTCHI NEW YEAR !

Khari Dharti

Kharo Pani ne

Mitha Madu e Aye

Panji Nishani

Aawai Ashadhi

BEEJ ane Anke Nave Vare Ji Gach

Gach Wadhai.

Gajjan gaje ne morla bolen

mathe chamke ti veej

Hallo panje kutchde me

Aavyee ASHADHI BEEJ.

Ann vadhe,

Dhan vadhe,

Shanti vadhe,

Het vadhe,

…Vadhe dayabhav,

Vadhe madienjo sahyog,

Heej asanji shubechaaa!!

KUTCHI NAYE VARE JI Aanke

Lakh Lakh vadhaiyu,

HAPPY ASHADHI BEEJ.

'ASHADHI BEEJ'

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Career Counselling Event at Rajkot was organised on June 15 & 29 , 2014 after receiving 107 registrations. This was the first ever such exercise in Rajkot. Samasta Gujarat Bhatia Mahajan, Rajkot Bhatia Yuvak Mandal, Kathiawad Bhatia Vidyarthi Bhavan and Rajkot Bhatia Ladies Wing joined hands with Global Bhatia Foundation for this educational event.

Career Counselling Event at Rajkot

Het Padachh scored 92.80% in S.S.C.

from S. V. D.D. Highschool, Ghatkopar

We are proud of you

Chaitanya Asharscored 94.80% in S.S.C.

from New Era Highschool, Girgaon

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A wooden Bridge known as “Bhatia Bridge” on Hamirsar Lake-Bhuj

Gordhandas Khetsi General Hospital, Bhuj

Intricately stone carved balcony of a

residential house on way to

Nathmal Ki Haveli

One of two elephant sculpture

at the main gate of

Nathmal Ki Haveli.

A part of the delicately carved facade

of Nathmal Ki Haveli.

Nathmalji Ki Haveli - Jeisalmer

The facade of Nathmal Ki Haveli.

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