Sunday, September 29, 2019

September 29, 2019 1 Comments

FOLKS, WE REALLY CAN DO IT !!!




I came across news which caught my eyes and made me introspect! Why are we really playing with nature? Are we doing it for a few dimes? Is it worth it? When we enjoy nature, its color, its fragrance and its innumerable blessings, are we not responsible for keeping it safe and as it is? How many of us really think in this way?
Farming and agriculture without using any chemicals is not a new thing now. Many conscientious farmers are already seriously implementing it. A farmer in Alewa, district Jind, in Panipat, state Uttar Pradesh, a farmer Mr. Joginder Singh, for the last eight years, is reaping sugarcane, Grains, wheat, maize, vegetables along with other produce, without using any sort of sprays or chemicals. He insists that he gets the same amount of produce as others and since he uses no chemicals, gets good money for his produce.
He believes in not interfering with the nature. He wonders why, when all farmers, fifty five years back could do it, we cannot do farming without any chemicals. He himself has not used even a drop of chemical in his own farms. He states that the number of earthworms has increased and the produce hasn’t decreased too. From his own experience, he is sure that if the irrigation is proper, quality of seeds is good, timing of all agricultural procedures is proper; the produce will not be diseased. In the process of killing the harmful living beings, using chemical pesticides, we are killing the beneficial ones too. Its better not to kill even the harmful ones, than killing all of them!
He reveals his secret of good agricultural practice saying that he prepares a mixture of five liters of cow urine, five to seven liters of cow dung, one kilogram of old jaggery, 250 grams of any cereal flour, 250 grams of soil dug from below peepal or banyan tree, mixed in 200 liters of water. The mixture is gelled well in summers for three days and in winter for seven days. During irrigation period, this mixture is added to the water and provided directly to the crops, which has been proved beneficial.
He confessed attending the lectures of Dr Surendra Dalal, implementing whatever was taught there and getting very good results. Whatever knowledge he received, he practically used and got very good results. Now he is doing farming without any chemical pesticides. He is trying to motivate other farmers towards following him. A few of his followers are happy that they are saving on the expensive pesticides. They also realized that they are getting better produce and better money for their produce as organic products are more in demand!

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

September 10, 2019 0 Comments

LET’S RESPECT OUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL TREASURE!!


On the North East side of the strong walls of Gwalior fort in Madhya Pradesh, is a rundown temple called “Chaturbhuj mandir”. In the core of the temple is an idol of Vishnu Bhagwan, with four hands, carved from a single rock. The idol has been battered and hence the temple is not in use. Neither the lamps are lighted nor is the Vishnu idol worshipped. None of the Gwalior residents visit the Vishnu temple, even by a remote chance. The city of Gwalior boasts of many beautiful examples of architecture and decorative wood cutting work. Hence, no one seems to be interested in the down trodden temple.
On the right side of the Vishnu idol, a text is etched in stone. Mathematicians from all over the globe, visit this temple to read the article etched in stone, which is a surprise! What attracts the dry and drab mathematicians to this place is a matter worth pondering upon!
The article states that the construction of this temple was completed in Samwat 933, on magh shukla dwitiya, according to Hindu calendar. A person called Ala donated his own land, measuring 270 hands long and 187 hands wide, for the temple so that the Vishnu idol could be worshipped everyday with a floral garland.
Anyone would wonder, what is so special about the battered temple, its donated land and the mathematicians who seem to be attracted to this site? If the temple is not in use, why would anyone be bothered about the garlands or the land encroachment?
Here lies the answer!
The special feature of the etched article is that it has the world’s first “written zero” etched in it. Besides, all the letters and figures have been noted in a decimal pattern. The article has been etched in Samvat 933 or Christian AD 876.bThis etched stone article proves that, the decimal system and the use of “zero” has been routinely used in India, for at least 1100 years.
In Sanskrit, “zero” means “nothing”! Arabs call it “Zeefar”, as deduced from Arabian word “Seefara”! It took around the beginning of 17th century for the “zero” concept to reach Europe! They were then, still using the unscientific and complicated pattern of roman numbers. Arabian “Zeefar” became “Zeferium” in Latin, “Zeero” in French and finally “Zero” in English. Even today, “Zero” is called “Naught” in English, which basically means “nothing” in Sanskrit.
The credit of discovering this stone etched article in “Chaturbhuj” temple goes to Sir Alexander Cunningham. He was the founder of Archaeological Survey of India. He roamed about the whole of India and reported about the archaeological treasure of India, to the whole world. His book titled “Four Reports”, parts 2 -16, during 1862-1865, has a mention of this temple. When this book was published, it was undoubtedly globally established that India was the inventor of “Zero”. From then onwards, scientists and mathematicians from all over the world visit this “Chaturbhuj” temple at Gwalior. Let us all respect our archaeological treasure and preserve our wealth!!!
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Monday, September 2, 2019

September 02, 2019 0 Comments
Mother's wrath!



She dances through the city happily and merrily,
Taking twists and turns, feeding her bank gulley.
Usually she is calm and in happy mood,
Playfully irrigating as many fields as she possibly could.
She is the mother of one and all,
Bringing fertility, stability, prosperity for big and small.
Her waters are flowing, clean, calm and quiet,
She comes from the mountains, thirty three rivers in her unite!
But slowly the human babies whom she nurtured,
Have started throttling her veins, getting her waters captured,
Unnaturally, unhygienically, unthinkingly they have blocked her playful streams,
Built houses, farm houses, hospitals, theatres unto the brink.
In the want of riches, luxuries and accessories,
They have dumped plastics, bottles, undegradables in her tributaries!
She doesn't know where to turn and how to reconcile,
Her waters are miserable, her mind in turmoil!
She is fed by heavenly rains and mountain waters,
Which sometimes go beyond her quarters!
Confused, she flows wherever she can,
Taking all under her Wings, rich, poor and clan!
Blessed as she is, she blesses others too,
Bringing in greenery, as she flows through!
But how long can she do that, how long can she bear?
When everything goes beyond measure,
She has nothing in her control, but to despair!
She runs wild, she gets bloated unlimitedly,
She has no choice, she tries to shrink her body repeatedly!
Her wrath knows no one, when she herself frays here and there,
Finding her way through the banks, fields, city and buildings in despair!
Think, where can she really go, where can she really turn?
When we have blocked all her space, unaware of consequences in the long run!
We curse her when she encroaches our dwellings,
But are we really not responsible for her sufferings?
We remember God, when the situation is odd,
We start believing in Divine Force, when there is no hope or recourse!
It's no use thinking after the disastrous calamity,
Let's repair the doings and get blessed by the almighty!
Illegal constructions should be a strict no no,
Dirtying her waters clearly has no go!
Regular checks by the concerned are truly indicated,
Rehabilitating those, residing very close, is a need to be completed!
We need to respect her natural beauty,
Not interfering with that is our prime duty!
We will then be fit for almighty's blessings,
Mother nature will care for us with all her bloomings!
Dr Jaya Kurhekar, 
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