7 Kheer Recipes To Cure 'Rampal Kheer Phobia'

Today is definitely not a good day, not at least for - Aliaa Bhatt, Arjun Rampal and Kheer lovers. Why? Let's flashback to this morning when news started pouring in about Godman Rampal's arrest. No, we were not heartbroken for his arrest but apparently one of his very enthusiastic follower revealed us a very excruciating recipe. "Followers bathed Sant Rampal in milk, then used it to make kheer-prasad" read the recipe.. er... headline. The hardest who've been affected by this recipe-cum-headline are the Kheer lovers. And we just couldn't tolerate the Rampal recipe of kheer-prasad, thus we've rounded up 7 DELICIOUS and VERY DELICIOUS kheer recipes for all the kheer lovers out there. Don't lose faith in kheer!

1) Kashmiri Kheer

It is a milk Kheer, prepared using traditional Kashmiri method and ingredients. Here's the recipe
2) Paal Payasam

Yummy kheer in Kerala style. Here's the recipe
3) Chocolate Kheer

This one's for the generation who loves fusion. It's a very easy recipe. Try it out!
4) Chaler Payesh - Bengali Rice Kheer

Don't let the name intimidate you, the recipe comes from the land of sandesh.
5) Paneer Kheer

This one could be the best find of the day. Try out the recipe and let us know!
6) Shavige Payasam

This one is a special vermicelli kheer from the land of Karnataka. Here's the recipe
7) Chak - Hao Kheer

Or simply known as Manipuri Black Rice Kheer. It looks as exotic as it tastes. Here's the recipe

Ten countries that deserve more tourists

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There are more than one billion tourists in the world, but some destinations don't get quite as many visitors as you would expect.

The beaches may be beautiful and the coastline inviting, but you can understand why Tuvalu doesn't get much through-traffic. It's tiny for a start; one of the smallest nations in the world, and not much bigger than Vatican City. It's also about as far from the beaten track as possible—right out in the middle of the South Pacific.

So the 1,200 international arrivals recorded there in 2011—according to the World Bank—had to make quite an effort. It had the least number of recorded visitors for all countries where data was available (and no, there were no figures for North Korea). Incidentally, if you are curious about Tuvalu, the official tourism website is surprisingly enticing.

Low tourism to other nations is less easy to explain. Here we round up some of the places where visitor numbers are surprisingly low.

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India
The world's most populous democracy ought to be a huge hitter when it comes to tourism. Right in the centre of Asia, with strong historical links to Britain, it has some amazing attractions, from the Taj Mahal to tigers. But with less than seven million foreign arrivals last year, it is hardly setting the world alight with its visitor numbers. To put that into context, that's less than a third of Thailand's 22.4m during the same year.

Why are numbers low?
The difficult visa process is one problem—one that tourist authorities are apparently trying to address, with a drive to reduce bureaucracy. The recent spate of bad publicity about attitudes towards women—including some recent attacks on tourists—has also done little to boost the country's image.

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The Philippines
A glorious archipelago with miles and miles of pristine beaches, the Philippines certainly look enticing. On an unscientific level, news that the Philippines featured in Telegraph's 20 places to visit in 2014 was greeted enthusiastically and retweeted widely on social networks. Yet the number of visitors was only just above four million in 2012. It's a shortfall that's recognised within the country's own borders, with tourism officials aiming for more than 10m visitors in 2016.

Why are numbers low?
Political instability bedevilled the country for many years, and natural disasters certainly have not helped, Typhoon Haiyan being a recent, tragic example. Despite those images of devastation, most of the country remains open for business, as explained here.

Bhutan
This landlocked country in South Asia is a beautiful, mountainous nation. With a strongly Buddhist culture, wonderful treks, remote forests and Himalayan kingdoms, there is a wealth of visitor attractions—yet there were only around 44,000 to appreciate them in 2012.

Why are numbers low?
This is the country's own choice. Bhutan has long limited tourists: visitors have to pay a tariff of $250 a day to enter, a fee that immediately excludes many of the backpackers that head to Thailand.

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Brazil
It may be the most visited country in South America, but that continent as a whole remains relatively unexplored. For a country with such a reputation for its beaches, natural assets and football culture, Brazil is arguably still not punching its full weight. It's comfortably the biggest economy in the region, and its attractions vary from the beaches of Salvador, Rio's Carnival to the remote flora and fauna of the Amazon.

Why are numbers low?
5.7 million visitors isn't that bad, you might argue, considering the country is hardly positioned at the world's crossroads. But then, Australia gets more than six million, and it is further away from both Europe and the USA. Bolivia and Peru are two other countries where the visitor numbers don't seem to match the attractions on offer.

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Greece
For culture and history, few countries can compare with Greece. Often referred to as the birthplace of democracy, with ancient ruins dotting the landscape, it also has glorious beaches, and some wonderful islands—often at good value.

Why are numbers low?
Greece's recent travails have been well documented, and there was inevitably an effect on the country due to that. Signs are that tourism is on the rise again—with around 17 million people thought to have visited in 2013. Not a disaster, but then, when you think Spain has almost 60m and Italy is at almost 50m.

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Japan
For a country that has given so much to the world culturally—from temples to the madness of Tokyo—Japan has a relative dearth of visitors (about 8.4m, only about a million more than for Taiwan).

Why are numbers low?
High prices are probably the main reason—although with the devalued yen, that is less of a problem than it used to be. The country's cultural complexity could be another—perhaps the writing and language are viewed as obstacles by novices. The 2020 Olympics could provide a boost, however.

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New Zealand
With The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit offering a giant marketing boost over the last few years, the number of tourists to this beautiful country is on the increase. But at just over 2.5m international arrivals at the last full count, it is still a long way behind Australia, its neighbour across the Tasman—it has only slightly more than a third of the visitors.

Why are numbers low?
It's a very long way away from almost everywhere, with a much smaller population than Australia (and hence fewer European relatives to visit). Australia also has more flight connections, and a reputation for its beaches.

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Norway
For a country whose fjords and wooden clapboard houses are almost instantly recognisable, Norway is significantly behind its neighbour Sweden for international arrivals, which has more than double the number of visitors, at around 10m. In some respects, however, business is booming: more Britons went on a cruise to Norway in 2012 than to the Caribbean.

Why are numbers low?
Expense would be one reason; Norway is hardly a destination for the budget traveller. Sweden also has more neighbours, which would explain some of the discrepancy, with the country easily accessible across the bridge from Denmark.

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Zimbabwe
With vast landscapes, natural wonders, and mesmerising wildlife, Zimbabwe should be a rival to South Africa. Once upon a time it was, but visitor numbers have declined in recent years—it now registers around 1.8m visitors (compared to South Africa's 9.2m), and many more head to the mighty Victoria Falls from the Zambian side nowadays.

Why are numbers low?
Robert Mugabe.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina
At the intersection of two great empires—the Austro-Hungarian and the Ottoman—this region has huge historic appeal, perhaps most notably in its capital city, Sarajevo. With its rivers and mountains, it is also being touted as a future adventure capital of Eastern Europe. Yet, of all the countries belonging to the former Yugoslavia, only Croatia has been a true success with its tourist industry (10.4m in 2012), with only 439,000 going to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the same year.

Why are numbers low?
The shadow of the Balkans conflict has been hard to shake—and it lacks the magnificent coastline of Croatia, for example. There are also currently no direct flights from Britain either.

(Figures are taken from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, and do not distinguish between business and leisure travellers.)

Navigation centre of brain discovered by scientists

LONDON: British scientists have discovered the exact part of the brain that tells us the direction to travel when we navigate. 

A team of researchers from the University College, London, has located the 'homing signal' in the brain, explaining why some people are better navigators. 

The strength of its signal also predicts how well people can navigate. 

The latest research reveals that the part of the brain that signals which direction you are facing, called the entorhinal region, is also used to signal the direction in which you need to travel to reach your destination. 

This part of the brain tells you not only which direction you are currently facing, but also which direction you should be facing in the future. 

The researchers have found where our 'sense of direction' comes from in the brain and worked out a way to measure it using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). 

It has long been known that some people are better at navigating than others, but until now it has been unclear why. The latest study shows that the strength and reliability of 'homing signals' in the human brain vary among people and can predict navigational ability. 

In order to successfully navigate to a destination, you need to know which direction you are currently facing and which direction to travel in. 

For example, 'I am facing north and want to head east'. It is already known that mammals have brain cells that signal the direction that they are currently facing, a discovery that formed part of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to UCL Professor John O'Keefe. 

"This type of 'homing signal' has been thought to exist for many years, but until now it has remained purely speculation," explains Dr Hugo Spiers who led the study. "Studies on London cab drivers have shown that the first thing they do when they work out a route is calculate which direction they need to head in. We now know that the entorhinal cortex is responsible for such calculations and the quality of signals from this region seem to determine how good someone's navigational skills will be." 

In the study, 16 healthy volunteers were asked to navigate a simple square environment simulated on a computer. Each wall had a picture of a different landscape, and each corner contained a different object. Participants were placed in a corner of the environment, facing a certain direction and asked how to navigate to an object in another corner. 

"In this simple test, we were looking to see which areas of the brain were active when participants were considering different directions," says Dr Spiers. "We were surprised to see that the strength and consistency of brain signals from the entorhinal region noticeably influenced people's performance in such a basic task. We now need to investigate the effect in more complex navigational tasks, but I would expect the differences in entorhinal activity to have a larger impact on more complex tasks. 

Dr Martin Chadwick, lead author of the study, said "Our results provide evidence to support the idea that your internal 'compass' readjusts as you move through the environment. For example, if you turn left then your entorhinal region should process this to shift your facing direction and goal direction accordingly. If you get lost after taking too many turns, this may be because your brain could not keep up and failed to adjust your facing and goal directions." 

The entorhinal region is one of the first parts of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease, so the findings may also help to explain why people start to get lost in the early stages of the disease. The researchers hope to develop their simple simulation task so that it might be used to aid early diagnosis and monitor the progression of the disease. 

Drones to guard Delhi forests, monitor encroachments

NEW DELHI: Drones will soon fly over Delhi's forests to monitor encroachments and breach of boundaries of protected forest areas. 

The forest department has formulated a plan and it would soon be submitted to the Delhi government. 

"We will soon procure drones, which are battery-operated machines gliding silently through the air to have realistic data on the extent of forest land, encroachment or threat to boundaries of reserved or protected forests. 

"With this we will move on to the second generation technology for monitoring and surveillance of wildlife," said Sanjiv Kumar, secretary of environment and forest. 

"The department has digitised and uploaded the forest area maps in our possession. These maps have been provided to revenue department for authentication," informed Kumar. 

The department will hold discussions with the Wildlife Institute of India and Madhya Pradesh government which are also implementing the same. 

"The cost of a drone will be in the range of Rs 3,00,000 to Rs 6,00,000. A drone can be put on autopilot mode and sent as far as 40-50 km deep into the forest where it can record images and videos and transmit them on a real-time basis. Its movement can also be controlled through a GPS-based system called Ridge Protection Management System," said Kumar. 

Travelling at a speed of 40 km per hour, the drones can be used for around 40-50 minutes at one go. They can be brought back to the base station, recharged, and sent back several times in a day. 

In due course of time, no objection certificates (NOCs) will be also taken from the ministry of defence and director general civil aviation (DGCA), Kumar said. 

According to a forest department officials, there is severe encroachments in forest areas of Delhi especially in the ridge area. 

"There is several illegal constructions in the forest land. These encroachments come to light only by visual interpretation of satellite imageries. Almost 40% of Delhi's total forest area is encroached and needs to be regularised," said the official.

MensXP's Exclusive Bollywood Movie Review: PK 2014

It took him five long years to come up with another movie, but Rajkumar Hirani made the wait totally worth it. ‘PK’ is one of those rare films in Bollywood that would appeal to the masses as much as it would win accolades from the critics. The film has a never-thought-of-before concept and the execution is beyond brilliant. The film is a about PK, a stranger in the city who takes everyone by surprise with his inquisitive nature and curiosity. Like the makers believe, the main story is best kept under wraps. Revealing anything about it would be taking away from the experience that ‘PK’ is.

Rajkumar Hirani proves once again that bringing out emotions and tugging at people’s hearts is his forte. The film is so heart warming and touching, it will linger on in your mind for a long time and probably even make you feel like you’re a changed person after watching it. That’s Rajkumar Hirani at his best. The screenplay is top notch, the editing is water tight and the dialogues are applause worthy. The way Rajkumar Hirani uses humour to deliver even the most sensitive and intense scenes is worthy of a standing ovation. The film is not an out and out comedy, it is something much beyond. 

Anushka Sharma shines in the film as ‘Jaggu’ and it is refreshing to see her step out of the typical Delhi girl role and into completely new shows and own them. Her camaraderie with PK is simply adorable. We see a lot of awards coming her way. Sushant Singh Rajput does full justice to the small role he gets in the film. Saurabh Shukla and Boman Irani are a class apart in their own significant roles. Sanjay Dutt is a pleasure to watch. Needless to say, it is Aamir Khan who takes the cake in the film. The nuances of his character are well played by this man and ‘PK’ can easily be called his best performance till date. From the eccentricity in his personality to the inquisitiveness in his eyes to his epic dialect in the film to of course, his whacky avatar – Aamir Khan creates a character nobody has ever seen before. The film isn’t perfect either but the flaws are far and a few and can easily be overlooked. 

The music may not be as groovy and foot tapping as the other albums releasing this season, and might even sound a little syrupy to some, but it gels perfectly well with the feel of the film.

Verdict : ‘PK’ is magical! It takes movie making to a whole new level. Not only it is one of the best films of 2014 in Bollywood, it is a piece of cinema that will be looked upto for decades to come. This cannot be missed.

‘Make in India’ can’t be a policy, only an outcome

Narendra Modi has come to power by promising rapid economic growth that delivers millions of jobs. To achieve this, Modi has devised a ‘Make in India’ policy .

Launched with a blaze of publicity , it seeks to make India a manufacturing giant and attract global investors.

It aims to raise the share of manufacturing in GDP from the current 13-14% to 25%. Modi is envious of the rise of China as a manufacturing giant. India has lagged far behind for decades, and he naturally wants India to catch up.

Problem: for all the hoopla and cheering at various Modi meetings and summits, the growth of manufacturing in the July-September quarter was 0.1%. The growth of fixed investment, the foundation of future production, was virtually zero. Alas, people are not “making in India“, and are not investing to make in the future either. Probably things will improve a bit in the next quarter: early trends suggest that manufacturing growth may go up to 2.5%. But remember that during the much-derided Nehruvian licence-permit raj, manufacturing used to grow at 4-5% per year! One industrialist who does not want to be quoted asks, “Why will foreigners come to invest here when Indians are not investing?” During his foreign visits, Modi urged global giants to Make in India. They replied politely that they will surely consider this, but such politeness must not be confused with serious intent. A US businessman said during Modi’s US visit, “There’s lots of sizzle, but where’s the steak?” He’s still waiting.

Modi must accept an elementary fact: ‘Make in India’ can only be an outcome, not a policy . If he creates conditions in which all sorts of investment will thrive, the outcome will be a rush to produce in India, by both Indians and foreigners. If the conditions are not conducive, no amount of sloganeering will create a Make in India rush. In such conditions, attempts to force the share of manufacturing up to 25% will fail, exactly as Nehru-Indira policies failed in the licence-permit raj. So will additional tax breaks or subsidies for Special Economic Zones.

The government has produced a list of items currently imported, and wants to make them in India. This importsubstitution approach is reminiscent of Nehruvian days.

Modi is implementing the Congress idea of forcing public sector units to procure 20% of their supplies from MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises). This is a partial return of the old, failed reservation for small-scale industries. Quotas, reservations and subsidies do not square with Modi’s promise of “minimum government, maximum governance”.

The Doing Business report of the World Bank and IFC for 2015 places India at just 142nd of 189 countries surveyed in ease of doing business. India used to be 116th of 155 countries a decade earlier.

Has Modi’s coming made a difference? Well, say businessmen, corruption is down a bit and file clearances are faster, but the big picture hasn’t changed much. Land acquisition remains moribund, state-level clearances are slow even if central clearances are given, labour laws remain unchanged, infrastructure remains a big bottleneck, the electricity sector is bust, banks are reeling under bad debts, and the public-private partnership model is broken. We have seen modest increases in FDI limits in insurance and defence, and minor reductions in ministerial discretion and inspectors’ powers. These barely touch the fringes of the rules and procedures strangling business.

The Doing Business report ranks India 184th in ease of getting a construction permit, 134th in getting electricity connections, 121st in registering property , 156th in paying taxes, 122nd in ease of foreign trade, 137th in resolving insolvency, and 186th in enforcing contracts. This is pathetic. Modi has shown little or no action on these fronts. Many of these issues fall within the states’ jurisdiction, and Modi has neither the means nor inclination to impose tough reforms on the states.

Modi in his election campaign said the government should not be in business. But he has no plans to privatize anything, not even white elephants like Air India. At the ET Now conclave, energy minister Piyush Goyal said he was proud of Coal India, a company whose productivity is one-tenth that of the best Australian and American mines.If you cannot see the problem, can you solve it?

Make in India is being confused with Make in Coal India, Make in Air India, Make in MSMEs, Make in SEZs and so on. Even as the BJP castigates Nehru, it is adopting what look like neo-Nehruvian ideas. Instead, Modi should focus on making business as easy and honest as possible, avoiding artificial props, curbing inflation and fiscal deficits, ensuring a realistic exchange rate, and letting the market decide which sectors should flourish. Investors from everywhere will then rush in to Make in India.

Indian-origin Vasan Srinivasan inducted in Australia national body

MELBOURNE: An Indian-origin man has been inducted in an Australian national body that advices the government on multicultural affairs and policy programmes. 

Vasan Srinivasan has been included in the six-member Australian Multicultural Council (AMC). The announcement of his induction was made by Social Services minister Kevin Andrews and Parliamentary Secretary Concetta Fierravanti-Wells here recently. 

Andrews said the council's commitment to the government will help to build a stronger multicultural Australia. 

Srinivasan, currently the Chair of Confederation of Indian Australian Associations, was former president of Federation of Indian Associations of Victoria and was also the founding member of Federation of Indian Multi-Faith Organisations of Victoria (FIMO). 

Expressing his gratitude, Srinivasan said his new role was an opportunity to represent the Australian Indian community. 

The council's role is to offer advice to the government on ways to sustain and support social cohesion within communities, to ensure all Australians have the opportunity to participate, engage and contribute to Australian life. 

It is a ministerially appointed body that offers advice to the government on multicultural affairs policy and programmes, with a focus on harnessing economic and social benefits of Australia's culturally diverse population. 

The current term of the AMC is for the next three years till December 16, 2017. 

The 'behind' of every successful man

There's stuff you are born with, and then there's what you can work with. Here is TOI's plan to 'acquire' the butt that will guarantee appreciation

Train your attention away from biceps and abs to focus on an area that women focus their stare on more often than you think. Here's a step-by-step exercise plan to follow if you want a headturning lower body.

Run at an incline: If you have been exercising on a flat surface, make your body work harder by either running up a slope (if you like exercising in the outdoors) or using the incline on your treadmill. The higher the incline, the harder your butt muscles work, which induces a toning effect.

Jump lunge more often: The jump lunge's potential to craft a desirable behind has been underestimated. The normal lunge (refers to the position of the human body where one leg is positioned forward with knee bent and foot flat on the ground, while the other leg is positioned behind) helps strengthen and sculpt specific muscle groups and leads to peak muscular contraction, but when you add a jump to the routine, you are also upping your power. The jump makes the muscles fibres in the glute to contract.

Try the Glute Ham raise: This one's best done after the squats. And it hits the entire posterior chain — gastrocs, hamstrings, glutes and lower back. The glute-ham raise can be performed on the floor with the legs anchored at the ankles by a person or device. Alternatively, use a glute-ham raise machine at the gym. While kneeling, with ankles stabilised, slowly lower the body forward, bending at the knees. If you're doing this on the floor, ensure your hands are ready to cushion your fall because most people will get to a certain point then drop forward as the hamstrings are unable to support the body weight. Depending on your strength, pull yourself up, or bounce up from the floor position to the kneeling position. Repeat the exercise as many times as programmed to complete a set. If performed with a plate weight across your shoulders, it'll help to hit the glute muscles, and work the spinal column muscles too.

Do the full squat: There is more than one reason why you should be doing the squat (helps with waste removal, helps you jump higher and run faster, helps maintain mobility and balance, helps you burn more fat), but it's also excellent to tone and tighten your behind. Squats help build muscles, and these muscles participate in the regulation of glucose and insulin sensitivity, helping protect you from obesity. Make sure you squat as low to the ground as possible. The lower you go, the more stimulated the glutes.

Alternate between deadlifts and squats: Both deadlifts and squats are demanding exercises, so perform them on alternate days, never together. You must allow your body time to recover before you exercise it again. A deadlift is a weight training exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted off the floor from a stabilised bent forward position.

Do the endurance walking lunge: Do this once you have wrapped up your lower body workout. A set of walking lunges will help exhaust the glutes, especially when the quads and hamstrings are exhausted from the squats you've already done.

Get your protein fix: To get a sexy bottom you have to consume at least 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight every day. This is vital for the repair of muscle tissue that is wasted while exercising. Consult a certified nutritionist. If you aren't getting the required quantity from food, inquire about protein supplements, but make sure not to overdo its consumption.

Delhi beats Maharashtra as India's e-commerce hub: eBay

NEW DELHI: Delhi has toppled Maharashtra as the No. 1 market where maximum number of mobiles and accessories were sold online this year, e-commerce major eBay has said. 

Last year, Maharashtra was the top market of eBay. According to eBay's Census 2014, tier-II and -III cities are driving the e-commerce market in India, with increasing number of shoppers surfing the eBay platform through mobile phones. 

"Delhi rated as the No. 1 e-commerce hub with the maximum number of mobile phones and accessories sold," eBay said in a statement. 

The findings of this census are based on an analysis of all online buying and selling transactions by Indians on eBay between January 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014. 

EBay said that e-commerce in India has seen a significant upsurge with its penetration into 4,556 hubs in the country. 

Online shopping trends observed in these hubs convey the rapid pace at which the 3,313 tier-II and -III cities (Bharat Hubs) and 1,233 Rural Hubs are catching up with the top 10 metro hubs in the country, it added. 

There is an increase in usage of mobile devices to access internet. Besides, the deep penetration of mobile phones in non-metros has led to an increase in the number of people shopping online through their mobile devices, it said. 

"eBay India received 43% of traffic through mobile devices with 60% of products traded through mobile devices in India," it added. 

Customers have been shopping more for products in the lifestyle category with women shoppers in the country being the prominent contributors to the category, eBay said. 

The lifestyle category has increased its share in the pie to 45%, trailing the electronics category by just 2% now as compared to 7% in the previous census, it added. 

"There is a considerable demand in global markets for unique products like Indian jewellery and handicrafts. This growing demand has led to a growth in export hubs to 206 countries on eBay India, thus propelling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' visionary campaign," it said. 

Of all states and union territories trading on eBay India, 35% of shoppers came from the Western region, while 30% shopped from the northern part of the country. 

Considerable traffic came from south India (standing at 27%), followed by eastern and northeastern part of the country at 6% and 1%, respectively, eBay said.

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Hindu Rashtra: The only way to stop the destruction of India

By Dr. Babu Suseelan

Having spent most of my life abroad, and viewing and analyzing India from a distance, I was confronted with the good, the bad and ugliness of Indian politics.

DECLARE INDIA AS A HINDU RASHTRA.

This is the only one cure for the plague of cynicism, Islamic terrorism, and appeasement of Muslims, internal disturbances created by subversive agents, anti Indian attitude of the media, political corruption, lack of economic progress, and crises created by regional- criminal politicians, and inefficiency and corruption in the bureaucracy. Our enemies have injected so many thought viruses in Indian political life.  The only cure for the illness and the only way out of the mess is to declare India as a Hindu Rashtra.

From Kashmir to Kerala, the government is mismanaging the economy, public funds are diverted to Muslims and Christians, and coercive religious conversion is encouraged and supported. Instead of moving the country forward, the central government controlled by the uneducated Italian catholic lady Antonio Maino and many state governments (Except Gujarat) work against the interests of the majority Hindus.

The Media, instead of unmasking the hypocrisy of corrupt, criminal politicians, subversive organizations, individuals who act as subversive agents who create and deepen the crises in India, endorse and support the patrician politics that divide the nation.  For years, our media contributed to the climate of corruption, subversive activities polarizing the nation, and helped to spread the contentious and dangerous messages of Muslims and anti national groups.

The Media supports “politics of destruction”. The print and TV media also invite and promote corrupt, criminal politicians, subversive groups and anti national, anti Hindu groups on the news and talk show programs for the simple reason that it brings applause from our enemies.

HINDU RASHTRA: SLOGAN OR CHOICE?

Naming India as a Hindu Rashtra will explode the conventional wisdom. IT will provide a strong Identity for all Hindus. Hindus from Kashmir to Kerala have a role to play. If large enough members of Hindu community demand a Hindu Rashtra, India’s criminal and corrupt politicians have to heed to their demands. The Hindus have to challenge criminal, anti India, anti Hindu politicians to do better and make them do better for Hindus and the Hindu Rashtra.

To be honest, the crises Hindus face is now so deep and transformation required is so fundamental that real change can sometime feel almost impossible. How do we keep Hindus move with the slogan “HINDU RASHTRA” into a reality? We need to force Hindus into real freedom.  Only free people can move away from cynicism into optimism.

When Theodor Herzl in late 1895 coined the term  Der Jeden Staat (Jewish State), he was ridiculed, insulted, and called him a delusional misfit. Instead of all negative publicity, Theodor Herzl was successful in creating a Zionist movement which resulted in the birth of a Jewish state in 1948. Herzl’s slogans provided the settings at which Jewish politicians could work hard to establish Israel, and the only Jewish state in the world. Now Jews around the world supports the Jewish state. Zionism support Jews upholding their Jewish identity and opposes Jewish discrimination, exclusion, and persecution around the world.

Jewish people have been forced to wander around the world for more than 2000 years. Without any Jewish state, Muslims and Christians, through a combination of anti Jewish attitudes and measures have been discriminating, and even killing Jewish people. Now, a total of 15 million Jewish people exist in the world. But they are a powerful force to be reckoned with. With 1.5 billion Islamic people with 71 Islamic nations could not wipe out tiny democratic, progressive peace loving and pluralist Israel. Israel is committed to Cultural identity, commitment for pluralistic values, and respect for freedom and positive outlook, economic progress and democracy.

These democratic values, freedom and progress are possible only with Hindus declaring India as a Hindu Rashtra. Naming India as a Hindu Rashtra may generate both positive and negative comments and images and expectations from friends and foes.

Our own hope has been dramatically renewed by recent conference organized by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti at Goa. It seems Hindus are slowly waking up from the slumber by the miraculous work by Tapan Ghosh and Radheshyam Brahmachari in West Bengal, Hindu Aykavedi in Kerala, and Hindu Munnani in Tamilnadu and Hindu organizations in different parts of India is working for a Hindu Rashtra.  More important, these Hindu movements offer a campaign plan.

Intellectuals and prominent professional luminaries from different parts of the world have written and expatiated the abstract concept, the functional concept, strategies and action plan for a Hindu RASHTRA. Tapan Ghosh and Brahmachari (Calcutta), Dr. Bala Aiyer (Houston) Bhagavat Goel (New Delhi) V. Sundaram (Chennai), Deivamuthu (Mumbai) Narayan Kataria and Arish Sahani (New York) Dr. Subramanian Swami (New Delhi) Swami Jyothi (Bangalore) Dr. Togadia (New Delhi) Sarvarkar Vinayak (London) have written and advocated all Hindus to build around  a set of creative ideas, to get Hindus moving. Hindus can now say that Hindu Rashtra is not a slogan but a concrete reality. Whenever we feel stuck, paralyzed, intimidated, or overwhelmed, whenever we feel helpless and hopeless, we need to understand, that our situation is never as static as it may appear to be.  Hope always involves that breaking open of new possibilities from seemingly hopeless circumstances. We know too well the death and mayhem resulting from nefarious activities of the bogus secular, criminal, corrupt anti national, anti Hindu politicians. We know the destruction caused by atheist, phony secularists who relentlessly work against Hindus and for appeasing Muslims and our enemies. We have to include in our activities and in our deliberations ways to overcome the destruction caused by the anti national political parties. We need to plant seeds of change in every Hindu who are indoctrinated and brainwashed to act like zombies for our enemies.

Unlike Islam, Marxism, and Christianity Hindu Dharma is not a closed dogma and we do not have any sect or way of worship or one Messiah, or one prophet. Hindus have different Panthas or ways of worship. We respect and approve the Vedic system, Buddhist system, Jainism, Sikhism, Vaishnava, Shaiva, Shakta, Ligayat, Arya Samaj, Brahma Samaj and these special ways reach the truth. Hindus respect and approve Bhakti Marga, Jnana Marga, and Karma Marga. According to one’s intellectual and physical inclination, capacity and nature our Vedic system offers freedom to act and think to reach slavation.  According to Dr. Radhakrishnan Hinduism is not a closed dogma or sect but it is a great commonwealth who believe in Dharma and truth who seek Vasudeva Kudambakham.

Hindus call our way of life as santhan Dharma. Hindu Dharma promotes freedom, democracy, pluralism, and respect nature and wholeness of all living and non- living entities. Our great Rishis have developed different thought system and means to achieve equanimity, patience, health, forgiveness, control of mind, purity of thought and action, peace, progress, development of the intellect, knowledge and transcendental living.

The concept of Rashtra is nothing new. It can be found in Rig Veda. From ancient days to modern times, Hindu Rashtra was in existence. Eminent personalities have again and again insisted that Bharat Bhumi is punyaBhumi and now the time has come that Hindus around the world must join together and declare Bharat as a HINDU RASHTRA.

Hindu Rashtra may polarize anti national, anti Hindu people. Social issues may be created by our enemies. It is likely that these issues will come before Hindus. These issues only add fuel to an already explosive climate created by our distracters.  Hindus must face it, confront it and resolve social issues that may be created by ant Hindu forces. Hindus have to work together for a change. Hindus have too many enemies who want to destroy us from within and without. Hindus should not be reluctant to take the first step to declare Bharat as a Hindu Rashtra. Does anyone believe that it is not a good thing?

Initiative of India is highly needed for the establishment of Hindu State in Nepal

This is an interview taken by Yogendra Paratap Shahi, Senior Journalist in Everest Herald Online on 20 Nov 2014, during the Nepal visit of Upananda Brahmachari, the Editor, Hindu Existence with a Mission of Bharat-Nepal Hindu Rashtra Abhiyan during 16-26 Nov 2014.

Is this your first Nepal visit ?

Yes, It is my first visit to land of Lord Pashupati Nath Ji.

What about you used to hear about Nepal and what you found after visiting here ?

I found similarities between what I heard and the reality. Nepal was Hindu Kingdom from ancient ages, but due to some corrupt and selfish leaders, Nepal was forcefully declared as a Secular State. I found dissatisfaction and hurt in the mind of peoples regarding secularism

Are you here really for Darshan of Pashupatinath Ji or for other objectives too ?

 We know that  Prithivi Narayan shah is father of modern Nepal and the Prithivi Narayan Shah Memorial Foundation is doing many programs and activities for reestablishment of Hindu Kingdom. I was invited as a speaker on behalf of *All India Hindu Shava and Bharat Nepal Hindu Rashtra Abhiyan* and I got this special privilege for darshan of Lord Pashupatinath.

You still believe, Nepal can again be Hindu Rashtra  ?

In Nepal I got opportunity to participate in many programs and interact with many people. During the interactions with them I found there are many Hindu unions and organizations but they are not united and are scattered due to many reasons. Besides having such big Hindu Population, lack of Unity and co-operations among Hindu Organizations is very embarrassing fact and bad luck. It seems everyone is struggling in their own way but instead of success it leads to in-cooperation, deviation and misleading. This is not right way to fight for Hindu Kingdom, due to this problem Hindu movement may not progress speedily and more effectively as it should be. Demographically most of Nepalese population is Hindus also. If we all want Nepal to be re-established as Hindu Kingdom, this co-operation and Unity among Hindu Organization is essential. If united then no other force can stop Nepalese people from re-establishing the Hindu Rashtra and Hindu Kingdom as well.

Did you find any force that can maintain Nepal as Hindu Kingdom  ?

It is sure and certain that, there is high demand for a strong personality who can co-operate and unite all. In my view there are one on one intellectual personalities here capable of uniting and in-cooperating. But it is unfortunate that such intellectuals are scattered and are operating Hindu activities and movements in their own way. Most unfortunate part is that such peoples are directed to fill their own personal interest. Due to this lacuna, Anti Hindu activities are getting good space to operate here. I feel in days to come, Hindus will unite and take stand in one place for Hindu Kingdom. It is essential for all Hindus to unite and come in one place to re-establish Nepal as Hindu Kingdom.

Does change in India will benefit Hindu Nationalist in Nepal ?

We understand that, there is conspiracy in exercise to abolish Hindu Kingdom and constitution of 1990. I experienced that, some Nepalese leaders are trying to erase Nepalese identity as Hindu Kingdom. There was Government of Soniya Congress in India and everything here happened as per her direction, like it destroyed North-east India same practice was exercised here which provided space for anti Hindus. In India also Hindusim was attacked in different times in different reasons but now India has seen political change. Change in India is not only positive for Nepal but for all Hindus around Globe.

What will be role of Indian Indian  Hindus , if Hindus are not addressed and things regarding Hindus is not mentioned in up-coming constitution of Nepal  ?

If Hindus are bypassed and any conspiracy against Hindus here is attempted, then billion Hindus in India will raise their voice against this, we will take this issue to PM Modi. If any conspiracy and attacks on Hindus in Nepal  is exercised then we will stand for any support for them. As far as I know Christians will not be able to erase Nepalese Identity or Hindu Kingdom, no matter how much Dollars they pour here. Nepalese people have now understood and they are capable, I am sure soon Nepal will be re-established as Hindu Rashtra and Hindu Kingdom.

ISRO successfully test-fires India’s most powerful and heaviest rocket GSLV MK III

Sriharikota : Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Thursday successfully conducted an experimental test-flight of GSLV MK III carrying a crew module, to be used in future manned space missions.

GSLV MK III, which is the heaviest launch vehicle Isro has ever made, lifted off from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 9.30am.

“We have completed the first experimental test-flight of GSLV Mark III. The performance of solid and liquid propulsion stages happened as expected. The crew module has plunged into the sea. The next developmental flight of the launch vehicle will be done in the next two years,” Isro chairman K Radhakrishnan said.

The GSLV’s integral cryogenic engine phase was in a passive state and the suborbital test-flight was conducted mainly to test the flight validation of the launch vehicle and its new telemetric systems, apart from the atmospheric reentry pattern and thermal resistance of the module during the Crew Module Atmosphereic Re-entry Experiment (CARE).

The rocket soared from the launch pad after a 24-hour countdown that commenced on Wednesday morning. The crew module separated from the rocket at an altitude of 126 km and then re-entered into the earth’s atmosphere at 80 km. It then followed an uncontrolled trajectory into the Bay of Bengal about 180 km off the Andaman Nicobar Islands.

The crew module weighing 3.73 tonne separated from the rocket about 325 seconds (five minutes) after the lift-off from the launch pad.

The separation of both solid and liquid propulsion stages had been smooth, said GSLV project director S Somnath.

The flight also tested the parachute deployment system of the crew module which has to work in a cluster formation to slow down the module and reduce atmospheric friction and thermal corrosion during its free fall back to the surface.

GSLV Mark III is being projected as Isro’s most advanced launch vehicle capable of injecting heavier satellites like GSAT 19e. The 630.5 tonne rocket has two active solid and liquid propulsion stages, S 200 and L110 respectively in addition to its cryogenic engine C 25 X which in in a passive state.

The Coast Guard has been alerted to track and retrieve the crew module which fell into the Bay of Bengal.