Saturday, January 16, 2016

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You will not believe what this Chandigarh man did when he ran out of money to serve the poor!!! To Offer Free Meals to The Poor, This Man Sold Almost All His Properties At 1 pm everyone stands in a queue for “baba’s free meals” in front of PGI and the Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh. 80-year-old Jagdish Lal Ahuja has been serving free food for 33 years to the patients and their relatives outside the two hospital buildings. He serves free meals which include chapattis, dal, halwa, a banana and a pack of sweets or biscuits. Things can go wrong on a day, bad weather could ruin everyone’s schedule but nothing changes for the kind man. Even when he went out of funds to organize the daily free meals for the poor, the philanthropist sold one of his properties to keep going on. He has so far sold 7 of his properties worth crores to raise funds, according to an Indian Express report. The man, who started these humanitarian activities 35 years ago, organized his first free meals on the 8th birthday of his elder son. The free meals were held outside his shop and since then the he has never stopped feeding the needy. What started with feeding a few poor children outside his shop, now feeds thousands of patients and their families outside PGI and GMCH-32. “Once, while passing through PGI, I saw a man sitting near the boundary wall of the institute, who was distributing rice to poor people. I asked if no one stops him, he said no. The next day, that was January 21, 2000, I started distributing free food to people outside PGI.” Apart from food, Jagdish Lal Ahuja also donates blankets, socks, shoes and sweaters to the poor. “Serving food to the poor gives me immense satisfaction and peace of mind. Moreover, the spark in the eyes of children and smiles on their lips when they see the food is what motivates me to do more and more for them. Until my last breath, I will keep serving them free meal.” Jagdish Lal Ahuja was born in Peshawar. He came to Patiala during partition at that time he was only 12 selling toffees to make ends meet. When he came to Chandigarh, he started selling bananas on a hawker; he worked hard and later, became the banana king of the city. The 15-year-old tradition of serving food to poor people outside PGI and GMCH-32 will come to an end on January 21 2016 as 81-year-old Jadish Lal Ahuja, popularly called as ‘baba’, has become ‘too old’ to continue the free meals. Salute to this Great Personality, his free meals will come to an End on21/01/2016!! Sunder T. 20160116

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sundercircle Fairs and Festivals Ganesh Chaturthi Mumbai Festivals are linked with traditional values, cultures and customs. These festivals depict the nature of human relationships and popular beliefs. Also, these festivals pass on past traditions to the present generation to make them aware of the associated rich culture and tradition. The most common festivals of the city account to Dussera, Moharram, Shivratri, Christmas, Budha Purnima etc. which add more color and vibrancy to Indian culture. Festivals are generally celebrated either to honor religious occasions or to welcome various seasons of the year etc. Most of these festivals are common throughout the country but might be known by different names and marked by different rituals in different regions. Even though Mumbai is a cosmopolitan city, all the festivals are welcome with great vigor and color. For instance, Mumbai has a great section of Parsi population and hence the Parsi New Year is celebrated with great passion. Ganesh Chaturthi is the major festival of Mumbai which lasts for ten days and is held during August-September. This festival is seen as a truly feisty celebration of the people of Mumbai. The festivals of Holi, Raksha Bandhan,Dusshera, Navratri and Diwali are the prime occasions for the Hindus, while Eid is celebrated with great fervour by the Muslims. Easter & Christmas are celebrated among Christians and non-Christians alike. Though associated with certain religions, in most of the cases, these festivals are celebrated beyond the specific religion, cast and creed. All the festivals have a lot to reveal about the religion, its history and related rituals. Apart from religious festival, Mumbai also hosts arts festivals like Elephanta festival, Kala Ghoda festival and Banganga festival. Tourists from all over the world travel to Mumbai to witness splendor and vigor of the people during the celebrations. Elephanta Festival Elephanta festival is organized by the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) to promote Mumbai tourism and culture. It is one of the most prominently celebrated festivals in Mumbai. This renowned festival is held on the Elephanta Island, adjacent to the Elephanta Cave, a World Heritage Site. The Island is located at a distance of ten kilometres from Mumbai Banganga Festival Banganga festival is a two-day music festival celebrated annually in the month of January in Malabar Hills, Mumbai, conducted jointly by MTDC ((Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation) and Indian Heritage Society Mumbai, to protect the cultural heritage of the country. The festival owes its name to the Banganga tank, a holy tank located in the complex of Walkeshwar temple in Malabar hills. The festival which was first Ganesh Chaturthi Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha, the Hindu god who is believed to be powerful enough to eliminate all obstacles. Falling in the months of August and September, this is one of the festivals which Mumbaites celebrate with great zeal and enthusiasm. Lord Ganesh is regarded as the patron saint of Maharashtra and over 6000 idols are commissioned in Mumbai every year. Kala Ghoda Festival One of the most prominent cultural events in Mumbai, Kala Ghoda festival is organised by the Kala Ghoda Association. This cultural feast celebrates varied art forms, including music, dance, theatre etc., and also involves seminars and workshops related to arts.

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sundercircle The people of Mumbai are considered to be a chirpy, tireless lot who are streamlined for a fast paced life in the city. Colloquially known as 'Mumbaikars' or 'Bombayites', the inhabitants of this city are often considered as hard-working, cultural, witty, modern people, who are passionate about their lives and are very approachable. It is hard, or almost impossible to define a true Mumbaikar, because a true Mumbaikar is one who is the perfect transfusion of North-meets-South, one who is passionate about cinema, one who loves food, shopping and can be quite pompous about the typical life led in the city every day. Distances from one place to another never seem to bother Bombayites, because it is very common to travel for hours in order to reach one place from another. Mumbaikars are very particular about time and love to be punctual. A blend of different communities, religions and customs, the diversity of the city enables the inhabitants to live life to the fullest and work extremely hard to make all ends meet. Although technologically and industrially advanced, the people of Mumbai are deeply enrooted to their values, religion and principles. Read on for more information on the people of Mumbai.Regards. Sunder T. 20160116

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

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Be a 5-Star Person! The lobby of a 3-star hotel is less comfortable than a 5 star hotel and even less comfortable than a 7-star hotel. If we ask people what is the difference between all these lobbies, the various responses that we get is tha the service is better, the ambience is better and so on. But the real reason being the space that it offers. The same goes for our inner world. When we make more space within ourselves, the more staff (people) associate with us and the more stars we get (being liked and loved). The inner world has no limitations, it does`nt and with 3-star or 7-stars. It can go into billions of stars- Manoj Lekhi. This appeared in a local paper and is now reproduced for the information of our members in "sundercircle". Regards. Sunder T. 20160113.

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NotProudToBeIndian: Mindset on money- Because ot this abnormal stress on money, Indians tend to live beyond their means. Why? They must impress others. Face-saving is known to the West as a Chinese peculiarity. The credit seems to have gone a wrong people: Indians always tried to appear more than they actually are.Yes, Indians are worshippers of money. The Indian who is not, is, psychologically speaking, hardly an Indian. He has some other layer of his personality stirring within him. Matter is, we know, feminine. Think of Prakriti. So our Indian, like a woman, has his wish and will; he can not reason detachedly. He is imprisoned in his emotions like a fly in amber. (will continue next time). Regards. Sunder T. 20160113

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

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NotProudToBeIndian: Why this craving for money for an Indian? We could not help our soil and climate. could we? Because things could be grown easily and plentifully in India and because the weather did not impose continuous hardships, the mass of the people exerted themselves but little. However, there wiser folk, and these, by dint of toil, succeeded in accumulating wealth. Naturally, in times of famine and bad days they came to be looked upon as fortunate beings. Gradually, those who had savings, earned or inherited, came to dominate the imagination of the multitudes as people inherently great by virtue of the cash they possessed. Ultimately, the man who had money began to symbolize everything desirable. Indeed, he wa a favourite of the gods. That this was known to our ancestors is beyond doubt. A poet of the sixth century, Bhavabhuti, had put the matter in a nutshell: "all qualities cling gold". A man with money is handsome, wise, young an what not. Many an Indian father or mother, even today, marries off a pretty daughter to an ugly toothless man because he is rich. Wealth in India covers a multitude of sins. (will continue in next). Regards. Sunder T.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

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NotProudToBeIndian: An American lady, wishing to come over to India during the lean days of 1950, enquired of American officials as to what she should take with her to alleviate in some measure the miseries of the people. "Shall I take rice," she asked, "or what, or canned foods, or medicines?" The man in charge listened to her patiently, grinned and said: "Lady, what Indians need most is CASH." CASH! Tat cerainly is what we Indians welcome most. I am afraid we are, have been, and will long remain worshippers of what D.H.Lawrence rudely called the Bitch-Goddess. For us she is a shining deity. Regards. Sunder T. 20160110

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Friday, January 8, 2016

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Symptoms of Greatness I have written these Symptoms of greatness to remind you of all I believe you are. Own these versus resisting them: *An acute and irreversible lust for learning. *Ridiculously beautiful goals dreams. *A fire in the belly to become relentless amid naysayers. *The ability to spot the finest in people and to fan their flames of excellence. *An uncommon adherence to politeness, punctuality and graciousness. *A heroic devotion to standing in full expression of creativity +originality. *No need to be like everyone else. *A breathtaking desire to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of their craft. *A capability to leverage pain into strength and heartbreak into joy. *Massive amounts of energy born of heightened inspiration. *A refusal to cling to the status quo. *A visceral desire to become a light to many. A devotion to being an game-changer, world-builder+a citizen of mastery. -Robin Sharma (wrote in DNA, a local paper and now for info. Of our members in sundercircle. Regards. Sunder T 2060108

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Life4living - Be Content, Be Happy. There is a famous phrase in Hindi that says "The content man is always happy". Yet unfortunately very few of us have tasted the sweet fruit of happiness derived from contentment. A discontent person has the habit of building castles in the air while he is as poor as poor can be. Hence, we should remember that just food sustains the body, so does the mind find sustenance in happiness. So, the saying goes; there is no food as good as happiness. As Alfred Noble rightly said `Contentment is the only real wealth`- Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji in in Inner Truth Vol 11, issue No. 136 of DNA, local paper. Regards. Sunder T - 20160107

Thursday, January 7, 2016

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NotProudToBeIndia: An Indian may be a god or a devil. I have said, but he is definitely not a plain human being. Well, what makes him tick? It is not my intention to juggle with words. I am going to call a spade a spade. The Indian is said to be the most spiritual man on earth. This is worse than clotted nonsense. We have propagated the myth because we need something to boast about. Why should we not have a quality that the West is supposed not to possess? Our inferiority in many domains has compelled us to credit ourselves with wings. The fact is, and it had better be started without beating about the bush, we are the most materialistic people in the world. Matter and spirit may or may not be indivisible (let thinkers dispute about this), but our Indian knows that matter takes precedence over spirit.(will continue in next post). Regards. Sunder T - 20160107

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

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NotProudToBeIndian: A foreigner in England gradually and imperceptibly acquired British British phlegm- that is he becomes sedate: the same person, if he had lived in France, would have turned light-hearted; and if he had been transplanted to the States he would get to be as agitated as a Yank. Now whatever hands, the changes in him would be mostly in behaviour. His core would remain what it was- Nordic or Slavonic, as the case be. The point I am trying to make is that whoever comes and lives in India undergoes a subtle change of psyche. His values alter. The boundaries of good and evil, so clear before, now begin to melt and move. He floats in a void. This is a terrifying experience, but, fortunately, one is not aware of it while in India. One notices it when one is abroad and is looking at things from a distance. The brown earth of India and her blue skies are tempting; their lure is like the lure of the Dhaturs flower, at once exquisite and enslaving. Whoever shares the life of India ceases to be human and humane. He may become a god (a wonderful sight); he may more often turn into a devil (interesting phenomenon); but the warm pulsating blood of man dries up in his veins. An Indian is above or below man; he is rarely just man. To deal with him, we have o deal with new species. Regards Sunder T 20160106

Saturday, January 2, 2016

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India: There is no doubt that Indian various racial strains have made Indians what are at present- people with no distinctive soul, but with only a many-coloured psyche. But to say this is not to say all. Indian sould, climate and vegetation have played their part in moulding India. As there is a lot of nonsense talked on this subject, let us linger it a little. Every country affects its dwellers in a particular way. A psychologist has observed that a monkey sent to Germany for scientific observation begins to brood and behave like a Teuton, while the same monkey dispatched to the United States reacts like a restless American, always on the go. Regards. Sunder T. 20160102

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

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Nehru, India`s Prime Minister after independence in 1947, a typical example of his fundamental reaction to life and thought-patterns was Western, particularity British, yet he was no more an Englishman than I am the Kahn of Tartary. He was a complex personality, and affords the best example of my contention. Nehru could identify himself closely with almost every type of Indian: he felt with the Naga like a Naga: with the Brahmin like a Brahmin: with Muslim like a MUslim: with untouchable like an untouchable: yet at heart he was none of these. What he was, I am sure, he himself did not know. He had deep urges and large dreams-that is all. Here was our typically complex and contradictory Indian. There is no doubt that our various racial strains have made us what we are at present- a people with no distinctive soul, but with only a many-coloured psyche. But to say this is not to say all. (will continue). Regards. Sunder T. 20151230

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

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NotProudToBeIndian: Whatever races came to India-they were attracted to her like moths to a flame-had one peculiarity: they refused to be integrated. Despite the terrific pressure of the anonymous multitudes around them, they remained undigested chunks. Hence the Indian prodadox: one Indian reacts like a a Scythian, another like a Sumerian, a third like a Greek, a fourth like an Arab, and so the complicated tale continues.But let us not run away with the impression that our Indian Sumerian is a pure Sumerian. Only the dominant layer in him is that; his other layers are in constant conflict with the Sumerian. Fantastic, it will be said. Not quite. (Will continue in next time). Sunder T 20151229.