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RSS and Test Matches Vs 20-20

Posted Mon, 03/23/2009 - 00:55 by sjain

Sometimes it feels like RSS is preparing swayamsevaks to play 5 day Test Matches, whereas rest of the world has lost interest in Test Matches and moved on to 20-20. Case in point ... Rahul Dravid, who is like a swayamsevak (team builder, non flashy, strong, building block of the team, ready to do whatever is necessary for the team etc. ). Even though he is a great Test Player, he just isn't the right person for 20-20. Therefore he has been dropped of as Captain of Bangalore IPL Team.

This planet needs Hindu ethos by Tarun Vijay

Posted Sun, 03/01/2009 - 03:24 by sjain

The only place on this planet that the Hindus can rightfully claim they belong to is Hindustan or India. And the only people on this earth who feel hesitant to speak for their dharma or the basic identity too are Hindus. In Indian politics, run and financed by the Hindu majority, taking up Hindu issues means an extra effort to stand and face the charges too acidic. It pays to be a non-Hindu in a Hindu majority Hindustan, frankly.

Where is Sangh leadership hiding on Terrorism?

Posted Mon, 09/15/2008 - 12:56 by sjain

I am quite saddened by the response of our Sangh Parivar leaders in standing up for the issues that are near and dear to the hearts of common Indians i.e. Democracy, Terrorism, Caste Divide, Enviornment etc.

Our leaders are great in standing up for minor issues such as Ram Sethu and Amarnath Land but they seem to missing the forest for the trees.

Recent terrorism incidents provide perfect opportunity to unite the whole nation behind Sangh Parivar and BJP. Right now, Sangh Parivar leader should have declared enough is enoug and we want the Sonia Gandhi's government to resign. They could have launched a huge rally in Delhi. By mobilizing all of their resources, they could have launched a massive rally to 10 Janpath, to force UPA government to take action.

Common man is angry over this issue. Every section of the society, including so called "seculars" will have supported sangh parivar's demand to make government take action or get out.

BJP Govt to renovate Hindu temples in Karnataka

Posted Wed, 08/20/2008 - 11:09 by sjain

By Team Mangalorean, Bangalore

BANGALORE, July 16, 2008: The Government has decided to renovate 20,000 temples, which are in dilapidated condition. The Muzrai Department would renovate temples with the financial support of Non-Resident Indians and philanthropists, Minister for Muzrai and Housing S.N. Krishnaiah Setty told presspersons on Wednesday.

There were no archaks in a majority of the temples and daily poojas were being conducted in about 20,000 temples belonged to the Muzrai Department in the State. A few temples have been generating an annual income of Rs. 100 crore, the minister said.

Rashtriya Sewa Bharati : Bringing about positive attitudinal change

Posted Wed, 08/20/2008 - 01:02 by sjain

It was election time. High pitch election fever was everywhere. Money was profusely distributed throughout that constituency. Election agents of a candidate belonging to a particular political party arrived at Mangaleshwari Nagar, a remote village in East Coast Road of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu, with boxes of fresh currency notes of 500 and 1,000 denominations to distribute among people of this particular village. One currency note was available for each voter to get his support. But, to those agents’ surprise, the people of this village categorically refused to accept money from them.

“Let the Grama Sevika of Sewa Bharati come, you speak to her”, was the reply from the people of the village.

An NRI's Reflection on Sangh Parivar & Swayamsevaks

Posted Wed, 05/21/2008 - 07:31 by sjain

Originial Link: http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.indian.kerala/msg/a13b3818e94...

It is time to say goodbye.  I will head for India in two weeks after thirty years in the USA to work full time for SEVA programs of Vishwa Hindu Parishad in India.

On this Visitors' Feedback section, I had the honor of reading Partha Banerjee, who frequently attacks the whole Sangh Parivar with gusto, repeatedly claiming at the same time his past membership with RSS.  Perhaps he stresses his alleged RSS connection to prove his credibility.  Myself, on the other hand, have a completely different perspective on the Sangh.  I never belonged to the Sangh, and yet today I have taken an early retirement (voluntarily, on my own terms; can be checked relatively easily), and will plunge headlong into Sangh programs in India.

IT Professionals joining Sangh Parivar in hordes throughout India

Posted Sat, 05/10/2008 - 00:41 by sjain

Originial Source: Rich techies on weekend ‘guilt’ trips to Sangh

IT Professionals joining Sangh in hords throughout IndiaBangalore, May 7: IT executive Shrichand Kaushik, 25, doesn’t waste his Saturdays and Sundays at parties or spas. He heads to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh office for a bout of soul-searching.

Neither does Guru Prasad, a young Infosys employee, spend the weekend watching the IPL boys and girls or lazing about the house. He, too, makes it to the Sangh state headquarters, where he can meet Lokesh B.H. and M.P. Kumar, the CEOs of Ratna Rai Infotech and Global Edge Solutions.

Sonia Gandhi's Gov't compliments Narendra Modi for good performance

Posted Thu, 04/03/2008 - 04:33 by sjain

Original Source: http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=131649

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia complimented the Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for good performance. At a meeting, on Tuesday, to finalise the annual plan of the state, Ahluwalia said both fiscal and growth performance of Modi government is impressive. Growth rate of 10.4 per cent has been achieved in the Tenth Plan, which is better than the national average. The growth rate target for the state has been fixed at 11.2 per cent, which is achievable going, by the current trends.

Top 10 ways of helping Sangh Parivar!

Posted Tue, 04/01/2008 - 04:15 by sjain

Top 10 ways of helping Sangh Parivar!

HPI: Christian Institutions Top List of NGOs Operating in India in 2007

Posted Fri, 01/04/2008 - 03:38 by sjain

Source: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/hpi/2007/12/27.shtml#3

http://mha.gov.in/fcra/annual/ar2005-06.pdf

NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 27, 2007 (HPI note): Each year, the Government of India's Ministry of Home Affairs releases a report (URL above) entitled, "Receipt of Foreign Contributions by Voluntary Associations." Most of the donations go toward relief work, rural development, medicine and education. "Maintenance of priests/preachers/other religious functionaries" is 15th on the list of purposes, receiving $21 million dollars of all foreign funding. Of the fifteen top donor agencies given in a chart on page 20, eight are Christian, seven are secular and none are Hindu: