AWAKENINGS

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( Extracted from E-Touch 60 dated 01 -08 - 2008) Pavithran, the Reporter of E-Touch, had entered the Editor’s room with a handful of newspapers in his hand and threw them angrily at the Editor’s table.   ‘I think that there is no end to this foolish and blind faith of the people in miracles!’ thundered Pavithran.   The Editor could sense the reasons for his anger and he was very much aware of his rational outlooks. Pavithran was really upset over the mad rush of the people to see the statue of Shiradi Sai Baba’s one eye being opened with real eye in one house of a devotee at Bangalore City.   The Editor had carefully scrutinized the left eye of the statue from the photo published in the papers that looked more or less like a real eye. But, the Editor did not say this, as he was sure that Pavithran would react vehemently resulting in heated arguments.   ‘Pavithran, miracles do happen. I was told that Mr.S.Gopalakrishnan, one of our senior members had his own experiences in telepathy. Th

  Aditya-L1 launching by ISRO is India’s first solar observatory mission. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its 59th flight with the Aditya-L1 onboard, took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 11.50 a.m on 2 nd  September 2023. About 63 minutes after take-off, the separation from the satellite took place with the PSLV launching the Aditya-L1 spacecraft in a highly eccentric orbit around Earth at 12.53 p.m. This was among the longest flights of ISRO’s workhorse launch vehicle in recent times. Following the launch, Aditya-L1 will stay in orbit around Earth for 16 days, during which it will undergo five manoeuvres to gain the necessary velocity for its long journey towards the sun. Subsequently, Aditya-L1 will undergo a Trans-Lagrangian1 insertion manoeuvre, marking the beginning of its 110-day trajectory to the destination around the L1 Lagrange point. Upon arrival at the L1 point, another manoeuvre binds Aditya-L1 to an orbit around L1, a balanced g

Manipur was originally called as Kangleipak from 33 – 154 BC.    During the reign of Emperor Pamheiba Garib Niwaz (1709–1748), the name of the kingdom was changed from "Kangleipak" into "Manipur".   Manipur is called a Jewel of India because it is surrounded by nine hills with an oval-shaped valley at the center – resembling a jewel. Manipur is one of the 8 North-Eastern States. Its neighboring country is Myanmar.   Manipur Centre Region is the Imphal valley consisting of Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal and Bishnupur – these regions being densely populated and dominated by the Meitei people, whereas the outer districts are primarily hilly, sparsely populated and dominated by non-Meitei people – especially Kukis and Nagas.  The people in the valley are predominantly Hindus and those in the Hills are primarily Christians. Orange Portion of the map of Manipur above – the dense urban valley region - is inhabited by Meitei Hindus and that of Green Portion

Awareness campaign against drugs   To save the youth of Jammu and Kashmir from drugs, many innovative efforts have been visible. Programs like Musical Night, Bike Rallies are happening there.   To spread this message in Chandigarh, Local Clubs have been linked with it. They call these VADA clubs. VADA means Victory Against Drug Abuse. Many sports groups have also been formed in Punjab, which are running awareness campaigns to focus on fitness and get rid of drug addiction.   The increasing participation of youth in the campaign against drug abuse is very encouraging. These efforts lend a lot of strength to the campaign against drugs in India. If we want to save the future generations of the country, we have to keep them away from drugs. With this thought, 'NashaMukt Bharat Abhiyan' was launched on the 15 August 2020. More than 11 crore people have been connected with this campaign.   Two weeks ago, India has taken a huge action against drugs. After seizing about

Nag Panchami 21 st  August 2023 Shukla Paksha Panchami during Sawan month is observed as Nag Panchami. Nag Panchami is a traditional worship of serpent Godsobserved by Hindus throughout India.   Currently Nag Panchami falls in month of July and August in English calendar.   Women worship Nag Devta and offer milk to snakes on this day.   Women also pray for the wellness of their brothers and family. Varalakshmi Vratam - 25 th  August 2023 – Friday Varalakshmi, who is the consort of Lord Vishnu, is one of the forms of Goddess Mahalakshmi. Varalakshmi was incarnated from the milky ocean, popularly known as Kshir Sagar. She is described as having the complexion of milky ocean and adorns similar color clothes.   Varalakshmi Puja day is one of the significant days to worship the goddess of wealth and prosperity. It is believed that the Varalakshmi form of the goddess bestows boons and fulfills all desires of her devotees. Hence this form of the goddess is known as Vara + Lakshmi i.e. Godde

Our First PM Nehru's US visit during Kennedy's Presidency. Compare this with the present MODI'S US state visit.   Quote:   As Galbraith wrote in his diary, “Nehru simply did not respond. Question after question he answered with monosyllables or a sentence or two…The president found it very discouraging. …"   After Kennedy told Galbraith “it was the worst state visit” of his presidency and also felt that Nehru seemed more interested in talking with Jackie than with him…” It was equally distressing to know what Jacqueline Kennedy said about Nehru about Nehru’s behaviours during his state visit.   Jackie:   “If Nehru is not the Prime Minister of India, I would have slapped him on his cheeks for his misbehaviors !”   This was Nehru who introduced India to US as Snake Charmers only leaving many cultural feats of India.