AWAKENINGS

  Some Glimpses of Bloody History of Roman Empire as revealed through Cicero’s Letters to Titus Pomponius - An Atticus (Athen) Cicero –(Died at the Age of 63 – 106 BCE – 43 BCE) was born a century before Christ and is the Father of the Republic Systems of Governance. To uphold Republic in those ambitious and tumultuous aristocratic mentalities of elite few, Cicero had paid the price with his life – he was murdered by Mark Antony brutally and was humiliated in public – denying even a burial. As a partisan of the Roman Senate, he even opposed the capture of the Roman state by Julius Caesar around 50 BC. In spite of his opposition to Julius Caesar’s anti-democratic politics, Cicero in a letter from 65 BC wrote: “I beg to inform you that on the very day that Julius Caesar and Marcius Figulus were elected to the consulship, I was blessed with a baby boy.” Cicero was a fine orator and many of his speeches have come down to us in full. Cicero was a great correspondent as well: “It is said...

This article was written on the basis of a thought provoking essay under the heading “The WTO’s Challenge to MSP Is another Frontier to Cross” by Prabhash Ranjani published in The Hindu of 17 – 12 – 2021. The Author had suggested a new practical and permanent solution for the procurement to the Farmers Produce and the various aspects explained are really undisputable and worth implementing which will definitely benefit the farmers. Index of Abbreviations used in this Article: MSP – Minimum Support Price WTO – World Trade Organization AOA – Agreement on Agriculture (pertains to WTO) AMS – Aggregate Measurement of Support (pertains to WTO) ERP – External Reference Price (pertains to WTO).   Agitating Farmers main demand is a legal guarantee for MSP. India is WTO member country and hence any legal guarantee for MSP    should not violate international law   obligations  enshrined in AOA of WTO.   AOA’s objective is to cut trade-distorting dome...

A Tribute to Verghese Kurien – November 26, 2021 was celebrated in Anand, Gujarat as the 100th Birth Anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the Leader of India’s White Revolution, which increased the incomes of the wealth of millions of cattle-owning small farmers in India, many of them women. Preface: An article written by Arun Maira was published in The Hindu Newspaper dated 03 – 12 – 2021 and my essay below was based on the issues raised there. Here White Touch means – Milk Revolution Touch as envisaged and implemented by Gujarat Anand Amul Fame Verghese Kurien who is the leader of White Revolution. Green Revolution means the Increased Agricultural Productions in India by increasing the output of agricultural produces by introducing modern farming, increased use of chemical fertilizers, and also constructions of dams and irrigation systems resorting to Monocropping on fields requiring seeds, fertizer, water etc. on scale. In Verghese Model of White Revolution, the emphasis was not on outpu...

Defence Developments, Health – Hygiene – Pandemic Preparedness, Crushing Corruption by various bold and innovative financial measures, Massive Developments in Highways, Modern High Class Facilities in Many Railway Stations with no Un-Manned Level Crossings, Clean Coaches, Moving Fast on the Visionary Mission of Self Reliant India, Achievement of Electricity to All and Building Low Budget Houses to Poor and Middle Classes, Smart City Concepts, Gas Connections to all house holds and prompt supply of gases, Neem Coated Urea and other various steps to improve Agricultural Productions and the farmers income thereby apart from freeing them from the clutches of Mandivallas with freedom to sell their products throughout India, World Class Achievements of our Space Technologies ect. Will speak by themselves. In International Level, India’s Achievements in Diplomacies, India becoming a World Leader politically, economically and philanthropically,  World’s Acceptance of our Ancient Systems ...

  Every religion and culture of the world has one or more dancing deities. The Greek Olympian Apollo is often called the ‘Dancer’ -- the god of archery, music, dance, truth and prophecy. Zeus, the Master God of Greek mythology, dances frequently. One of the muses -- Terpsichore is a ‘goddess of dance and chorus’ -- her very name indicates that she delights in dancing. The Semitic Canaanite god, Baal Marqod likes to dance and is even described as the ‘inventor of dance’. Dances in celebration of god are mentioned in the Old Testament. Mera is the dancing Khmer goddess of Cambodia. Shinto religion also has a dancing goddess called Ame-No-Uzume-No-Mikoto. In the Indian pantheon, Siva is not the sole dancer. Krishna, Vinayaka, Muruga, Parvati and Vishnu also dance. However, the dance of bliss by Nataraja is unique.  

  Makar Sankranti is being celebrated on January 14, 2022 – Friday.  In Tamil Nadu, the festival is called Pongal. In Punjab, it is Lohri/Maghi in Punjab and in Assam it is Magh Bihu and Uttarayan in Gujarat.   Makar Sankranti marks the annual transit of the Sun from Dhanu (Sagittarius) to Makar (Capricorn) in the Hindu month of Pausha and is associated with the Sun God. So people pay tributes to the celestial body for sustaining life on earth. The Sun's warm rays give relief to people from the intense cold weather. Moreover, agriculture wouldn't be possible without sunlight. Therefore, people worship the Sun God and harvest crops. A good yield symbolises prosperity, and hence, people look forward to a positive/blissful future. Boghi on 13 th,   Pongal on 14 th and Mattu Pongal on 15 th     January 2022: Pongal festivities begin with Boghi. Dedicated to Indra Dev, the King of the Devas and the God of rains, Boghi marks the beginning of the Pongal ...