On Ashadhi Ekadashi (19th July):

Tommorow is Ashadhi Ekadashi, for many people it is just another day. But it is a very special day in Maharashtra, millions of people from different parts of the country forgetting their cast and creed throng to Pandharpur to see their belo...ved VITTHAL. The wari as it is called has record of being at least 800 years old. Why is gathering of simple and many illiterate people such a big event?

India is a unique country of having such gatherings across the country and owing allegiance to one saint or another. This country has witnessed a galaxy of saints across country like Dnyaneshwar, Namdeo, Tukaram in Maharashtra, Narsinh Mehta in Gujarat, Meerabai in Rajasthan, Guru Nanak in Punjab, Tulsidas, Surdas, Kabir, Ravidas in UP, Chaitanya in Bengal, Shankardeo in Assam, Ramdas, Kanakdas, Purandardas in South. Our history has not acknowledged their due contribution or probably our Marxist historians cannot see it. They were born at times when Dharma was locked in Sanskrit and become a monopoly of few. Society was divided into as much fragments as imagined and become embroiled in superstitions. Moreover they could see that it was falling short of challenges ahead in form of foreign invasions which would have been a death toll for this country.

What they did was totally revolutionary in nature. The first thing they did was decoded Dharma for common people like us in form of Dnyaneshwari, Abhang gatha, Ramcharitmanas, Dasbodh, Dohe, Bhajans and what not. Secondly they went around nook and corners, preaching it and acting as a shining beacon of light when the society was groping in darkness. They claimed that GOD, can be called by any name and it is not only in idols but it is everywhere in all your fellow beings and creatures. To love them and help them is the real worship. Thus they were real social reformers and laid foundation of an equal society. Instead of running away from world for GOD, they preached that HE can be realised by doing our karma and surrendering everything to HIM. Thus they consolidated faith of society in itself and made them courageous to fight back injustice and invasions. They should always be a guide for us in current testing times of today.

 

On Gudipadwa (Hindu New Year)
Some men are born prodigal, today i.e the first day of new year is the birthday of Dr K B Hedgewar, founder of RSS. Very few people know him or mostly misunderstand him outside the so called SANGH PARIVAR.
He was born in a poor family and l...ost his parents at an early age due to plague. At the tender age of 8 he refused to eat sweets distributed in school for diamond jubilee of Victoria rule. He was rusticated from school for instigating students to sing VANDE MATARAM during visit of education inspector. When studying MBBS at Calcutta he joined Anushilan Samiti for armed revolution in India. Even after returning to Nagpur and being a doctor which could have easily given him all the comforts of life, he dedicated it to the cause of motherland. After closely observing armed revolutionaries and Congress movement he came to the realisation that nobody was attacking the root cause of slavery, which had led this nation of continental proportions with all the resources and great men into such an abyss, which was disunity and lack of national character.
Thus he founded RSS on Vijayadashmi in 1925. Even during early days every member of RSS used to take oath of striving for complete independence of motherland which invited the wrath of british government and all government servants were banned from participation in RSS which our governments are continuing till now. Within 15 years , in 1940 before his death RSS had reached every state of undivided India and had impressed stalwarts like Gandhiji, Patel, Madan Malviya with selflessness, character and discipline. This was the result of tapascharya of a selfless man for making his motherland attain it’s lost glory....

 

On Shivjayanti (March 30)

Today is 363rd anniversary of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj according to Hindu calendar. A young lad of 16 years took oath at Raireshwar along with his few friends of creating a free kingdom where there would be rule of law for all alike. Pursuing this life long oath within 28 years after facing life threatening dangers, he creates Swarajya defeating Adilshahi, Qutubshahi and Mughals, top 3 powers in the country.

Our Marxist historians like Nehru termed him only a Maratha warrior and even going forward a bandit. But when Shivaji was asked about his dream, he is said to have replied that he wants to free his motherland from Manasarovar to south of Kaveri, was'nt it a Pan Indian movement which Bajirao and Madhavrao Peshwa took forward.

When Grant Duff, a Britisher was asked that how could you rout the Marathas within 18 years, while Aurangzeb who riegned over the largest empire in Asia at his time could not do in 27 years. He is said to have replied that when Aurangzeb arrived in Maharashtra, the legend of Shivaji was fresh in mind of Marathas but when britishers came the legend had been forgotten in 100 years. Such was the impact of this MAN.

But it is sad to note that outside Maharashtra very few people know about him or are taught about the contribution he made to INDIA......HE was and will be THE REAL INDIAN IDOL......

 

On Sambhaji Maharaj's martyrdom day-:

It was exactly yesterday i.e 11th March , 324 years before ,Aurangzeb brutally murdered elder son of Shivaji, Dharmveer Sambhaji Maharaj. His eyes were gouged, tongue removed and then he was hacked to pieces and thrown off to dogs. Aurangzeb had imagined that by killing the Chatrapati he could kill the freedom movement of Maharashtra.
But that was not to be, Shivaji's life and Sambhaji's martyrdom... had kindled the torch of freedom in Marathas, within 4 months Santaji Ghorpade in a daring raid took away the golden tower on Aurang's tent. Within 10 years "mountain rats" had spread from Narmada to Kaveri. Aurang lost all hopes and died an old man of 92 in Aurangabad in 1707.
The same Aurangzebi mindset still persists, with beheading of soldiers, bomb attacks and innumerable treachery. But people who do'nt learn from their history always tend to repeat it.

On death anniversary of Swatrantaveer Savarkar (26th February)-:
Today is the 47th remembrance day of Swatrantra Veer Savarkar,a revolutionary,poet,author, philosopher,politician,social reformer par excellence. Even his contribution in any one of the field would have made him great son of mother India, but he devoted all his skills to the cause of motherland.
 -First nationalist to refer to 1857 revolt as First War of Independence and not as Sepoy Mutiny
-First Indian whose case was referred to International Court of Justice,Hague because britishers arrested him illegally on French land while he was trying to escape from ship.
-Visionary who thought that there should be a naval base of India at Andaman in 1911 so that our navy can control Malacca strait, which GOI established in 1998.
 -Was awarded 2 back to back life imprisonment of 48 years to Kalapaniand referred as 'D' dangerous category prisoner because of threat to empire
- Refuse to take oath for completion of Barrister because it involved allegiance to English emperor so was not awarded the degree
 - When under restriction in Ratnagiri started reform activities to remove evil practices like untouchability in Hinduism
- First to recognise the end motive of Muslim League whom Congress was molly coddling with which will lead to partition...
I will fall short of words to describe his greatness......
 BHARAT MATA KI JAI