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рд▓реЛрдХрд╕рднрд╛ рдмрд╣рд╕ рдореЗрдВ рднрд╛рдЬрдкрд╛ рдХрд╛ рдЙрддреНрдХреГрд╖реНрдЯ рдпреЛрдЧрджрд╛рди

Sunday, August 29th, 2010 1
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рдореБрдЭреЗ рдЗрд╕ рдмрд╛рдд рдХреА рдкреНрд░рд╕рдиреНрдирддрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рд╕рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣ рд▓реЛрдХрд╕рднрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реБрдИ рджреЛ рдорд╣рддреНрд╡рдкреВрд░реНрдг рдмрд╣рд╕реЛрдВ - рдкрд░рдорд╛рдгреБ рдЙрддреНрддрд░рджрд╛рдпрд┐рддреНрд╡ рд╡рд┐рдзреЗрдпрдХ рддрдерд╛ рддрдерд╛ рдЬрдореНрдореВ-рдХрд╢реНрдореАрд░ рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ - рдкрд░ рднрд╛рдЬрдкрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╣рдорд╛рд░реЗ рд╕рд╛рдВрд╕рджреЛ рдиреЗ рдЙрддреНрдХреГрд╖реНрдЯ рдпреЛрдЧрджрд╛рди рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред

рдЬрд╕рд╡рдВрдд рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдкрд░рдорд╛рдгреБ рдореБрджреНрджреЗ рдкрд░ рдмреЛрд▓реЗ, рдФрд░ рд╡рд┐рдирдореНрд░рддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рдордЧрд░ рджреГреЭрддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдХреЛ рдЗрд╕ рд╡рд┐рдзреЗрдпрдХ рдХреЛ рдЬрд▓реНрджрдмрд╛рдЬреА рдореЗрдВ рдкрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░рд╛рдиреЗ рдкрд░ рдЖреЬреЗ рд╣рд╛рде рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ред рдЬрдВрд╣рд╛ рддрдХ рдкрд░рдорд╛рдгреБ рдЙрд░реНрдЬрд╛ рд╕рдВрдпрдиреНрддреНрд░реЛ рдХрд╛ рд╕рдореНрдмрдиреНрдз рд╣реИ рддреЛ рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рдЖрдЬ рдЦрд░реАрджрджрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдХреА рдорд╛рд░реНрдХреЗрдЯ рд╣реИред рдпрджрд┐ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдЗрд╕ рдорд╛рдорд▓реЗ рдкрд░ рдзреИрд░реНрдп рдФрд░ рд╕рддрд░реНрдХрддрд╛ рд╕реЗ рднрд░рд╛ рджреГрд╖реНрдЯрд┐рдХреЛрдг рдЕрдкрдирд╛рддрд╛ рд╣реИ рддреЛ рдпрд╣ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рд╣рд┐рдд рдореЗрдВ рд╣реЛрдЧрд╛ред рдЬрд╕рд╡рдВрдд рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдиреЗ рдЬреЛрд░ рджреЗрдХрд░ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╕рд╛рдл рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рджреЛ Click to Read More

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BJPтАЩS EXCELLENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO LOK SABHA DEBATES

Sunday, August 29th, 2010 4
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I feel very happy that in both the important debates that took place in the Lok Sabha last week тАУ Nuclear Liability Bill, and situation in J & K State тАУ our BJP participants made an excellent contribution.

Jaswant Singh spoke on the Nuclear issue, and politely but firmly took the Government to task for trying to hustle the passage of the Bill. In so far as nuclear energy installations are concerned, the world today is a buyersтАЩ market. If India were to approach this matter leisurely and cautiously, it would be in national interest. But obviously our GovernmentтАЩs agreement with Washington two years back was sort of an IOU that we signed, Jaswant Singhji emphasised. It is a hundi we signed on 10 September, 2008 which imposes an obligation on us. This only detracts from the importance of what we are doing !

Dr. M.M. Joshi speaking on J & K situation was equally effective. He said that when some members repeatedly talk about opening a dialogue with those who are indulging in violence in order to sort out their тАШgenuine grievancesтАЩ, one cannot understand what тАШgenuineтАЩ grievances they are thinking of. Is the demand for Azadi a genuine grievance ? Dr. Joshi said that in that state those who talk about autonomy speak in the same breath about azadi as if the two words are synonymous !

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рдПрдХ рди рднреВрд▓рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рдШрдЯрдирд╛

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 2
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рдореБрдВрдмрдИ, рдЬреЗрд╣рд╛рджреА рдЖрддрдХрд╡рд╛рджрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдкрд╕рдВрджреАрджрд╛ рдирд┐рд╢рд╛рдирд╛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЦрд┐рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдпрд╣ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреА рд░рд╛рдЬрдзрд╛рдиреА рдЬреЛ рд╣реИред рджреЛ рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рд╕реЗ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдЕрдкрдирд╛ рдзреНрдпрд╛рди рдмрдВрдЧрд▓реМрд░ рдХреА рддрд░рдл рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдЬреЛ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХрд╛ рддреЗрдЬреА рд╕реЗ рд╡рд┐рдХрд╕рд┐рдд рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдЖрдИ.рдЯреА.-рд╕реВрдЪрдирд╛ рдкреНрд░реЛрджреНрдпреЛрдЧрд┐рдХреА- рдХрд╛ рдХреЗрдиреНрджреНрд░ рд╣реИред

рдЬреБрд▓рд╛рдИ, 2008 рдореЗрдВ рдЗрд╕ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдореЗрдВ рд╢реНрд░реГрдВрдЦрд▓рд╛рдмрдзреНрдж рдмрдо рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрдлреЛрдЯ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗред рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╕реНрдорд░рдг рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рддреБрд░рдВрдд рдмрд╛рдж рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рд╢рд╣рд░ рдХрд╛ рджреМрд░рд╛ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЙрди рд╕рднреА рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдкрд░ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ-рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдмрдо рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрдлреЛрдЯ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗ рдФрд░ рдЕрдВрдд рдореЗрдВ рдЕрд╕реНрдкрддрд╛рд▓ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рд╕реИрдХрдбреЛрдВ рдмрдо рд╡рд┐рд╕реНрдлреЛрдЯ рд╕реЗ рдкреАреЬрд┐рдд рд▓реЛрдЧреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдЙрдкрдЪрд╛рд░ рд╣реЛ рд░рд╣рд╛ рдерд╛ред

рдкреБрд▓рд┐рд╕ рдЬрд╛рдВрдЪ рд╕реЗ рд╕рдВрдХреЗрдд рдорд┐рд▓реЗ рдХрд┐ рдмрдВрдЧрд▓реМрд░ рдСрдкрд░реЗрд╢рди рдХреЗрд░рд▓ рдХреЗ рдЕрдмреНрджреБрд▓ рдирд╕реАрд░ рдорджрдиреА рдХреЗ рджрд┐рдорд╛рдЧ рдХреА рдЙрдкрдЬ рдерд╛ рдФрд░ рдЬрд┐рд╕реЗ Click to Read More

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AN UNFORGETTABLE EPISODE

Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 9
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Mumbai has been a favourite target of Jehadi terrorists. After all, it is the commercial capital of the country. Two years back, they shifted their attention to Bangalore rapidly developing into the principal I.T. hub of India.

In July, 2008, a series of bomb blasts took place in the city. I remember visiting the city soon after, going to all the spots where bombs had been hurled, and finally visiting the Hospital where scores of blast victims were being treated.

Police investigation have indicated that the Bangalore operation was masterminded by Abdul Nasser Madani of Kerala and executed by a protégé of his by name T. Nasseer.

Madani is the Chairman of Kerala’s People’s Democratic Party, a Muslim extremist Party that is being assiduously wooed by both the Congress and the Leftists. When earlier Madani was in jail, the Kerala assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding his release. The Court trying the 2008 bomb blast case had issued warrants of arrest against Madani which have been executed only last week by the Karnataka Police. Madani therefore has been very much in the news last week.

It is this name that reminds me of an unforgettable episode of my own life.

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Conscientious newsmen can be very tenacious. For political persons, this is sometimes very annoying. But I cannot forget an Click to Read More

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рдЖрдкрджрд╛ рдмрдиреА рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░

Sunday, August 15th, 2010 1
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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рд╕рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡рд┐рджреНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рд╕реЗ рд╕рдореНрдмрдзреНрдж рдПрдХ рдмреА.рдПрдб. рдХреЙрд▓реЗрдЬ рдХреЗ рдирдП рднрд╡рди рдХрд╛ рдЙрджреНрдзрд╛рдЯрди рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рдХреЗ рдЖрджреАрдкреБрд░ рдЬрд╛рдирд╛ рдкреЬрд╛ред рдЗрд╕реА рдЕрд╡рд╕рд░ рдкрд░ рдореЗрд░реА рдзрд░реНрдордкрддреНрдиреА рдХрдорд▓рд╛ рдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдирд░реНрд╕рд┐рдВрдЧ рд╕реНрдХреВрд▓ рдХрд╛ рднреА рдЙрджреНрдзрд╛рдЯрди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ред

рдпрд╣ рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд╛рди, рдХрдорд▓рд╛ рдХреА рдШрдирд┐рд╖реНрдЯ рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рдирд┐рд░реНрдорд▓рд╛ рдЧрдЬрд╡рд╛рдиреА рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕реЛрдВ рдФрд░ рд╕рдорд░реНрдкрдг рдХрд╛ рдлрд▓ рд╣реИред рд╢реНрд░реАрдорддреА рдЧрдЬрд╡рд╛рдиреА рд╕рд┐рдВрдзреБ рдкреБрдирд░реНрд╡рд╛рд╕ рдирд┐рдЧрдо рдХреА рдЕрдзреНрдпрдХреНрд╖рд╛ рд╣реИрдВред

рджреЛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдореЗрд░рд╛ рд╡рд┐рд╢реЗрд╖ рд▓рдЧрд╛рд╡ рд╣реИред рдирд┐рд╕реНрд╕рдВрджреЗрд╣ рдПрдХ рдХрд░рд╛рдЪреА, рдЬрд╣рд╛рдВ рдореИрдВ рдкреИрджрд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди 1947 рдореЗрдВ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рднрд╛рдЬрди рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рдж рд╡рд╣рд╛рдВ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рджреЛ рдмрд╛рд░ рдЬрд╛ рдкрд╛рдпрд╛-рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдмрд╛рд░ 1978 рдореЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдЕрдВрддрд┐рдо рдмрд╛рд░ 2005 рдореЗрдВред рджреВрд╕рд░рд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рди рдХрдЪреНрдЫ рдореЗрдВ рдЖрджреАрдкреБрд░ рдХрд╕реНрдмрд╛ рдЬрд┐рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░реЗ Click to Read More

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CALAMITY BECOMES OPPORTUNITY

Sunday, August 15th, 2010 4
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Mumbai has been a favourite target of Jehadi terrorists. After all, it is the commercial capital of the country. Two years back, they shifted their attention to Bangalore rapidly developing into the principal I.T. hub of India.

In July, 2008, a series of bomb blasts took place in the city. I remember visiting the city soon after, going to all the spots where bombs had been hurled, and finally visiting the Hospital where scores of blast victims were being treated.

Police investigation have indicated that the Bangalore operation was masterminded by Abdul Nasser Madani of Kerala and executed by a prot├йg├й of his by name T. Nasseer.

Madani is the Chairman of KeralaтАЩs PeopleтАЩs Democratic Party, a Muslim extremist Party that is being assiduously wooed by both the Congress and the Leftists. When earlier Madani was in jail, the Kerala assembly passed a unanimous resolution demanding his release. The Court trying the 2008 bomb blast case had issued warrants of arrest against Madani which have been executed only last week by the Karnataka Police. Madani therefore has been very much in the news last week.

It is this name that reminds me of an unforgettable episode of my own life.

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Conscientious newsmen can be very tenacious. For political persons, this is sometimes very annoying. But I cannot forget an occasion when such tenacity on the part of ETV, a TV news channel based in Hyderabad, proved a boon for me, and actually saved my Click to Read More

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рдЕрд░рд╛рдЬрдХрддрд╛ рдХреА рдЧрд┐рд░рдлреНрдд рдореЗрдВ рдЬрдореНрдореВ рдПрд╡рдВ рдХрд╛рд╢реНрдореАрд░

Sunday, August 8th, 2010 2
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рдЗрди рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рдХрд╛рд╢реНрдореАрд░ рдХрд╛рдлреА рд╕реБрд░реНрдЦрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реИред рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рд╕рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣ рдЬрдореНрдореВ-рдХрд╛рд╢реНрдореАрд░ рд╕реЗ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреЗ рд╡рд┐рдзрд╛рдпрдХ рдирдИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рдЖрдХрд░ рдкреНрд░рдзрд╛рдирдордВрддреНрд░реА рд╕реЗ рдорд┐рд▓реЗ рдФрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рдкрди рд╕реМрдВрдкрд╛ред рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдореЗрдВ рд╕реБрд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдмрд▓реЛрдВ рдХреА рдЙрдкрд╕реНрдерд┐рддрд┐ рдХреЛ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд░ рд╕реЗ рдХрдо рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рд╕рд╛рд╡рдзрд╛рди рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИред

рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдпрд╣ рднреА рдЖрдЧреНрд░рд╣ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдХрд┐ рд╡реЗ рдХрд┐рд╕реА рднреА рдкреГрдердХрддрд╛рд╡рд╛рджреА рдорд╛рдВрдЧ рдХреЗ рдЖрдЧреЗ рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЭреБрдХреЗрдВред рднрд╛рдЬрдкрд╛ рдХреЗ рд▓рд┐рдП рдХрд╛рд╢реНрдореАрд░ рдХрд╛ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдореЗрдВ рдкреВрд░реНрдг рд╡рд┐рд▓рдп рдХрд╛ рдореБрджреНрджрд╛ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдЬрдирд╕рдВрдШ рдХреЗ рдЬрдиреНрдо рд╕реЗ рд╣реА рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдирд┐рд░рдиреНрддрд░ рдЙрдард╛рддреА рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИред

рдЬрдирд╕рдВрдШ рдХреЗ рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдХ рдЕрдзреНрдпрдХреНрд╖ рдбрд╛.рд╢реНрдпрд╛рдорд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╕рд╛рдж рдореБрдХрд░реНрдЬреА рдиреЗ рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдп рдХреЗ рдПрдХреАрдХрд░рдг рдХреЗ рдореБрджреНрджреЗ рдкрд░ рдЕрдкрдиреА Click to Read More

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J&K IN THE GRIPS OF ANARCHY

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Kashmir is very much in the news these days. BJP MLAs from Jammu & Kashmir came to New Delhi last week, met the Prime Minister and submitted to him a memorandum cautioning him against any dilution in the presence of security forces in that state.

They also urged him not to succumb to the acceptance of any separatist demand. For the BJP, the issue of KashmirтАЩs complete integration with India is one which the party has pursued relentlessly since its birth as Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerji, founder President of the Jana Sangh laid down his life for the cause of the StateтАЩs integration.
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At the first National Conference of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh held in 1953 at Kanpur Dr. Mookerji gave the nation a resounding slogan with profound significance :

Ek desh mein do vidhan, do pradhan, do nishan -nahin chalenge, nahin chalenge.(We cannot have two constitutions, two presidents, two flags, in a single country).

Dr. MookerjiтАЩs martyrdom in Kashmir led to achievement of two of the three goals identified in this slogan.

The Two Presidents that existed till 1953 тАУ one in New Click to Read More

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рдЗрдгреНрдбреЛрдиреЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХреА рдпрд╛рджреЗрдВ рдФрд░ рдПрдХ рд▓рдШреБ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреА рдкрд░рд┐рдХрд▓реНрдкрдирд╛

Sunday, August 1st, 2010 6
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рд░рд╛рдЬреНрдпрд╕рднрд╛ рдореЗрдВ рднрд╛рдЬрдкрд╛ рдХреЗ рдЙрдкрдиреЗрддрд╛ рд╕реБрд░рд┐рдиреНрджрд░ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдЕрд╣рд▓реВрд╡рд╛рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХреЛ рдмрд╣рд░реАрди рд╕реЗ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдПрдХ рдорд┐рддреНрд░ рдбрд╛. рдорд╣рд┐рдиреНрджрд░ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдХрд╛ рдкрддреНрд░ рдкреНрд░рд╛рдкреНрдд рд╣реБрдЖ рдЬрд┐рд╕рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдкрдЦрд╡рд╛реЬреЗ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рдЗрдгреНрдбреЛрдиреЗрд╢рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХреЗ рдмрд╛рд░реЗ рдореЗрдВ рд▓рд┐рдЦреЗ рдЧрдП рдореЗрд░реЗ рдмреНрд▓реЙрдЧ рдкрд░ рдмрд╣реБрдд рд╕рдВрддреЛрд╖ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рд╣реИред рд╡рд╛рд╕реНрддрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рдбрд╛. рдорд╣рд┐рдиреНрджрд░ рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдиреЗ рдкрддреНрд░ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЗрд╕ рдмреНрд▓реЙрдЧ рдХреА рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рдЕрд╣рд▓реВрд╡рд╛рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдХреЛ рднреЗрдЬреА рд╣реИ; рд╕рд╛рде рдореЗрдВ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдпрд╣ рд▓реЗрдЦ рдЗрддрдирд╛ ‘рд░реЛрдЪрдХ рдФрд░ рд╢рд┐рдХреНрд╖рд╛рдкреНрд░рдж’ рд▓рдЧрд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рдмреЬреА рдорд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ ‘рджреБрдирд┐рдпрд╛ рднрд░ рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рдорд┐рддреНрд░реЛрдВ’ рдХреЛ рдЗрд╕рдХреА рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рднреЗрдЬреА рд╣реИред

рдЗрд╕ рдмреНрд▓реЙрдЧ рдкрд░ рд╕реАрдзреЗ рдореЗрд░реЗ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрд╛рд▓рдп рдореЗрдВ рдЖрдИ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рдХреНрд░рд┐рдпрд╛рдПрдВ рднреА рд╕рдорд╛рди рд░реБрдк рд╕реЗ рдЙрддреНрд╕рд╛рд╣рд╡рд░реНрдзрдХ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬреИрд╕рд╛ рдореИрдВрдиреЗ рдЙрд▓реНрд▓реЗрдЦ рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ Click to Read More

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Reminiscing Indonesia and the Idea of a Mini-Bharat

Sunday, August 1st, 2010 13
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BJP Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, Surinder Singh Ahluwalia, has received a letter from Dr. Mahinder Singh, a friend of his in Bahrain, expressing immense satisfaction about the blog I had written a fortnight back about Indonesia. Dr. Mahinder Singh has actually enclosed a copy of the blog also to Ahluwalia, saying that he found the piece so тАЬinteresting and informativeтАЭ that he had sent copies of it to numerous тАЬfriends all over the world.тАЭ

Responses to that blog which have come directly to my office are equally appreciative. As I had mentioned, I visited only Jakarta and Bali. Both places are situated in the island of Java. I wish I had also gone to Yogyakarta (pronounced Jogjakarta) about which it is often said: тАЬIf Jakarta is JavaтАЩs financial and industrial powerhouse, Yogyakarta is its soulтАЭ.

I could not visit Yogyakarta. I was told about the Prambanan Temples there. Built between the 8th and 10th century these temples are believed to be outstanding examples of Hindu art.

Here in India there are hundreds of Shiva Temples, hundreds of Vishnu Temples, but I have known just one Brahma Temple, at Pushkar, in Rajasthan. In Yogyakarta there is a Shiva Temple, a Vishnu Temple and a Brahma Temple as well, making it perhaps the second Brahma Temple in the world !

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