Bharat Janani
Uniting India
ANDHRA PRADESH – MAHARASHTRA CONNECTION
May 18th
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra are not only Border States but have strong connection in customs and relationship even mainly due to the fact that Marathwada region of Maharashtra was part of the erstwhile Nizam Sate. Marawada people feel more at home at Hyderabad rather than visiting Mumbai, their capital city. Many Maharashtrians have settled in Telangana region of A.P, mainly in Hyderabad since many decades. Many Telugu people especially from Telangana region are settled especially in Mumbai and Solapur. Some of the customs in Telangana region are similar to Maharashtrians. There are many inter linguist marriages between Marathi and Telugu people. Famous Telugu poet Kaloji Narayan Rao is Maharashtrian. His family members are settled at Warangal.
There were two schools, Keshav Memorial High School and Vivekavardhini High School started by Maharashtrians in Hyderabad. Both these schools have grown up into big institutions. Chatrapati Shivaji and Babasaheb Ambedkar are household names in A.P. At one time Balgangadhar Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale also were very popular names in A.P. There may be a million Telugu Shivajis named after Chatrapati. There are still hundreds of Telugu Tilaks and Gokhales in the age group of 60 years and above. Parents named their children Balgangadhar More >
1912 photos of Calcutta found in a Peter Lord shoebox in Edinburgh
May 15th
Amazing collection of photographs depicting life in India a century ago are found in an old shoebox. A tennis party pose among tea trolleys: full-length dresses and sun hats for the ladies; shirt-sleeve order, neat moustaches and optional pipe for the men are some of the photographs among them.
One image shows buildings in the city of Calcutta lit up over the Lal Dighi body of water, commemorating a British royal visit, while another depicts ships arriving at the Chandpal Ghat, the main landing site for visitors to the city along the Hooghly River.
All 178 of the plate-glass negatives were found inside a size-nine Peter Lord shoebox by the Royal Commission for the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS) in Edinburgh. All 178 images are about 100 years old.
A tennis party poses (one, far right, with a pipe) among tea trolleys in this photo taken in India around a century ago.
Two men stick dance in front of a crowd in Maidan, Calcutta. The dance represents a mock fight between legendary warrior Durga and the mighty demon king Mahishasura.
Buildings on the south-east side of Lal Dighi, Calcutta, lit at night for the 1912 British royal visit by King George V and Queen Mary.
Archivists have confirmed More >
Health Benefits: Honey and Cinnamon
May 15th
WHOEVER DISCOVERED: Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. What it will do is what some call ‘turning to sugar’. In reality, honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will “crystallize”. When this happens, loosen the lid, boil some water and place the honey container in the hot water, but turn off the heat and let it liquefy naturally. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. This will kill the enzymes in the honey.
FACTS OF HONEY AND CINNAMON COMBINATION: It is found that a mixture of honey and Cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a ‘Ram Ban’ (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without side effects for any kind of diseases. Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, when it is taken in the right dosage as medicine, it does not harm even diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 More >
Wonders of the Neem Tree
May 15th
- The Neem tree is a fast growing evergreen that is native to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. This amazing tree is claimed to treat forty different diseases.
- The use of neem as a medicinal herb dates back over 5,000 years. Today it’s benefits have been proven by scientific research and clinical trials.
- To give you an idea of the healing powers of the neem tree, here are a few names that the people of India have given it, Divine Tree, Village Pharmacy, Heal All and Nature’s Drugstore.
DIABETES In treating diabetes, neem has been found to actually reduce the insulin requirements by as much as 50% without altering the blood glucose levels. Take 3 to 5 drops internally each day.
BLOOD DISEASES Neem cleanses the blood, stimulates antibody protection and strengthens the immune system which improves the bodies resistance to many diseases.
MOUTH INFECTIONS Used as a mouth wash it treats infections, mouth ulcers, bleeding sore gums and will even help prevent tooth decay!
PINK EYES For pink eye the juice of neem leaves can be used as eye drops, warm 5-10 ml and apply several drops.
JAUNDICE To treat jaundice, mix 30 ml of neem juice with 15 ml of honey, take on an empty stomach for seven days.
BURNING SENSATIONS If you suffer More >
1857 War of Independence
May 10th
10th May marks one of the most important dates in our Nation’s recent history. This was the day(Sunday) when one of the earliest and most important war of Independence was kicked off in 1857. While Britisher’s dismissed this as “Sepoy Mutiny”, it has become very obvious that it was a very meticulously planned and organized political and military rising aimed at destroying the British power in India.
British had little respite from fighting against Indians as they tried to strengthen their grip on India. Sometimes by design, sometimes almost by accident the area controlled by the British increased, until by 1857 everything from the borders of Afghanistan in the west to the jungles of Burma in the east, from the Himalayas in north, to the beaches of Sri Lanka in south were under British East India company’s control. In 1857 the total number of soldiers in India was 260,000, amongst them there were just around fourteen percent (34,000) European soldiers.
Less than ten years after the last Anglo-Sikh war, there was great unrest in India. Somewhere along the way the British seemed to lose more and more touch with the Indian subjects and rulers. By 1857 there was a big gulf between More >
Veeresalingam Panthulu – The Great Reformer and Poet
May 2nd
Veeresalingam awakened Telugu people out of their suffocating medieval orthodox customs and superstitions. He was not only a reformer, but also a literary activist. His literary activities were varied. He was the first to write a Telugu novel, Telugu drama, books on natural sciences, history in Telugu and Telugu prose for women. He was considered the father of renaissance in Andhra. Veeresalingam was influenced by the ideals of ‘Brahma Samaj’ founded by the great social reformers of Bengal. Raja Ram Mohan Roy,Keshav Chandrasen and Iswar Chandra Vidya Sagar, who did much work for women’s emancipation. Veeresalingam was the pioneer of social reform in Andhra Pradesh apart from his remarkable contributions to Telugu literature and for the cause of education.
Veeresalingam was born into a Brahmin family on 16 April 1848 at Rajamundry. His father was Subbarayudu and mother was Purnamma. He lost his father at the age of four. In spite of poverty, his mother sent him to the Government District School. He finished Matriculation in 1869 and worked as a teacher in Korangi Town. Later he worked in Rajamundry City as a Senior Telugu Pundit. Kandukuri Veeresalingam was married to Bapamma Rajyalakshmi in 1861. He was 13 years at the time of marriage More >
The Importance of Early Rising!
Apr 27th
“Kousalya supraja! Rama! Poorvaa sandhyaa pravartate Uttishtta nara saardoola! Kartavyam daivam aahnikam”
This is a slokam from Srimad Ramayanaam, which is familiar to most of us—so much so that in cinemas and TV serials, this couplet finds a place whenever daybreak is depicted. It is Visvaamitra Maharshi, who uttered this slokam, urging the young Sri Rama, who was sound asleep, to rise and shine, the time for performance of morning prayers being at hand. The point is that Visvaamitra attached so much importance to early rising, that he didn’t mind waking up the obviously tired Sri Rama, the Lord of the World, whom he (Visvaamitra) had taken by walk all the way from Ayodhya into the inhospitable forests, paying scant attention to the Prince’s tender years and the comforts to which He was accustomed. We are faced with a question—Why? Why should the Rishi urge the young Prince to rise early, knowing fully well that the latter must have been tired due to the long journey by foot?
As in everything else, here too, Srimad Ramayanam is a guide book for human conduct, telling us how we ought to live our lives. The Shastras are emphatic that barring invalids, all others More >
The Adverse effect of Polythene Bags!
Apr 27th
Plastic bags are found everywhere. Every shop keeper eagerly hands over the goods we purchase in plastic bags. They are manufactured in various sizes and thickness and very convenient to carry being light. We are generally not bothered to know the amount of the damage to the environment these bags cause. Plastic bags are made from non renewable natural source petroleum. These bags are also one of the major reasons for dwindling natural resources. They are called polyethylene or polythene bags. These Polythene bags are agents of air pollution, cancer, skin diseases etc. and have made the world’s clean environment as a pile of garbage on earth. Its use is like a slow poison in daily life and seems more dangerous than an atom bomb. They are not biodegradable. They last 1000 years on land and 450 years in water. The melting point for high density polythene is 120-130 degree centigrade and for low density polythene the melting point is 105-115 degree centigrade. These bags are not degradable unless exposed to ultra violet rays from the Sun.Black colour polythene shopping bags emit chemicals(carcinogens) when burnt.
The plastic bags are available in various sizes and thickness. About 80 million tons of plastic More >
Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Harassment
Apr 24th
Obtaining the doctorate in any subject is considered the ultimate or the pinnacle in the field of education. It gives immense satisfaction to the student, who gets a PhD. It’s compared with the climbing of Mount Everest. The million dollars question is whether the path though difficult, is that smooth. These students do Research under the guidance of a Professor for a very long time. The duration varies from 3 years to 6 years and sometimes goes beyond six years even. The students are generally under too much of a mental and physical stress most of the time and even working beyond the regular work hours. They can’t even express their feelings or revolt against their Professors for the fear of getting their future jeopardized.
There may be thousands and thousands of Universities across the Globe. But only few hundred Universities have some kind of a good reputation for providing high standard of education that includes top quality Lecturers and Professors and best infrastructure facilities in addition to sound financial stability. Getting a Bachelor’s degree, Masters degree or doing Research and obtaining a PhD has some value in such Universities only in the light of the future prospects of the students More >
Basic Medical Awareness
Apr 23rd
We find thousands and thousands of medicines available in medical shops across the Country?. Medical awareness doesn’t necessarily mean learning about the anatomy of our bodies, though it surely helps. Are there really thousands of various diseases so that we need these medicines to protect us?. I certainly don’t think so. We require only few hundreds of medicines. Then why such huge variety of medicines is available in the market. I firmly believe, it’s only due to the commercial interest of the businessmen dealing with the manufacture, wholesale and retail of the medicines, doctors being the essential culprits in the whole vicious scheme of things.
A simple medicine for headache is available with the brand names ‘’ Aspro’’, ‘’ Anacin’’,’’ Analgin’’, ‘’ Novalgin’’, Disprin’’ etc. All these medicines are manufactured by different companies having different brand names and are sold in medical shops with different price tags. These medicines are not prescription drugs and available freely over the counter in medical shops. Similarly there are many medicines available for a simple illness like fever like ‘’ Crocin’’, ‘’ Coldarin’’, ‘’ Acetamol’’ etc. The main ingredient in the medicine that suppresses the fever is called ‘’Paracetamol’’. This medicine is also available across More >
