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U.P. to have special
force for monuments, parks
LUCKNOW: A well-equipped special security force is to be constituted
now to protect the Mayawati Government’s monuments, parks, statues and
memorials erected in memory of SC/ST icons in Lucknow and Gautam Buddha
Nagar (Noida). A Bill to this effect, titled State Special Zone Security
Force Bill, 2010, was tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Lalji Verma.
The “special zone” in the Bill has been defined as areas where the
memorials, parks and statues have been erected by the State Government.
These are:
1. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal (Centre for
Social Change), Lucknow;
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Changes on Sunday.
Built during Mayawati’s first tenure on 23 acres at a cost of Rs 150
crores. In 2007, she started building it afresh in 150 acres in Gomti
Nagar for Rs 500 crores. It has an elephant gallery with 60 stone
statues.
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2. Dr. Ambedkar Vihar, Lucknow;
3. Samta Mulak Chauraha and Ambedkar
Chauraha: Having two roundabouts and 2 crossings at Samtamulak
Chauraha; statues of SC/ST icons to be installed
Samajik
Parivartan Prateek Sthal, Lucknow;
Kanshiram Sanskritik Sthal Area:
LDA carves out 80 acres from Smriti Upvan, built for Kargil martyrs
which costs Rs 90 crores.
4. Kanshi Ram Smarak Sthal
(Memorial), Lucknow;
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati pays floral tribute to her mentor
and Bahujan Samaj Party founder, Kanshi Ram, at the newly built Kanshi
Ram memorial in Lucknow
5. 13 Mall Avenue, Lucknow;
Sthal: Guesthouse on 13, Mall Avenue, initially allotted to
Mayawati. 2 halls, 12 rooms, garden which cost Rs 12 crores.
6. Manyavar Kanshi Ram
Eco Garden, Lucknow;
Over 4,800 square meters for Rs 4 crores.
7. Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan, Lucknow;
8. Gautam
Buddha Samta Moolak Sthal, Gautam Buddha Nagar;
Development Area: 6,000 square meters on VIP Road in Alambagh
which costs Rs 90 crore. Statue of Buddha under a canopy 100 stone
columns, each with an elephant head.
Eco
Park Area: 30 acres which costs Rs 50 crores.
9. Buddha Vihar Shanti
Upvan, Lucknow;
Buddha Shanti Upwan Area: 18
acre at Kanpur Road which cost Rs 15.15 crores.
10. Smriti Upvan, Lucknow.
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Manyawar Kashi Ram Smarak Sthal, JailRoad, Lucknow: 18 ft bronze statue which costs Rs 47.25 lakhs.
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar Samajik Pariwartan
Sthan, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow: 9 ft bronze statue which costs Rs 23
lakhs.
Pratibimb Sthal: 24
ft bronze statue costs Rs 1.55 lakhs.
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Samajik Pariwartan Sthal, Gomti Tatbandh, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow:
12 ft bronze statue costs Rs 20.25 lakhs.
Near Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Pariwartan Sthal: 7 ft
bronze statue.
Kanpur Road Yojana
Sector L Area Park: 15 ft bronze statue costs Rs 47.25 lakhs.
The Director-General of UP Police will be the director-general of the
security force and the appointment of the members of the force will be
overseen by the D-G.
One battalion of the security force comprising 1,000 personnel would
be constituted in the first phase. An estimated annual expenditure of
Rs.14 crore from the State Contingency Fund would be incurred on the
constitution of the security force. Indian Police Service and Provincial
Police Service officers would be appointed as security officers of the
force which would also have subordinate officers, under-officers and
members. Under-officers will be known as “rakshak”. Outlining the
objective of constituting the security force, the Bill states that the
areas where the memorials, parks and other monuments are situated should
be declared a special zone, and a well-equipped force be constituted
for ensuring their security.
if the monuments and memorial sites dedicated to the Bahujan Samaj Party
icons here were demolished, a serious law and order situation would
arise in the country.
Documentary
film
On March
15, BSP would be celebrating its Silver Jubilee
function at Ramabai Ambedkar
Ground in Lucknow and 250
delegates
from Karnataka,Tamil Nadu and millions of supporters from all over the world would be participating, said Mr. Suresh Mane and Mr. Ashok Siddharth. On
the
occasion, a
documentary film on Kanshi Ram
would be released by the BSP
supremo
and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Mayawati, he said.
As part of
the nation-wide membership drive which started on January16, Ms.
Mayawati would be visiting southern states during April or May.
Kanshi Ram
March 15, 1934 - October 9, 2006
Biography
Kanshi Ram is a popular leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party. He was born
in 1934 as a Raedasi Sikh, a 
community
of Punjabi Chamars converted to Sikhism. His father was half-literate,
but he managed to educate all his four daughters and three sons. Kanshi
Ram, the eldest, is the only graduate in his family. He faced no overt
discrimination on the base of his caste.
Later, he was introduced to the
political ideas of Ambedkar. He
decided to organise the people of backward classes. In 1971, Kanshi Ram
and his colleagues established the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes,
Other Backward Classes and Minorities Employees Welfare Association. In
1973, he established All India Backward and Minority Employees
Federation.
In 1981, Kanshi Ram took the plunge and
formed the Bahujan Samaj
Party. He led the party to success in many elections.
“Many states failed to
implement SC/ST Act”
D.
Karthikeyan
MADURAI:
It has been 20 years since the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 came into force but
several
states in the country, including Tamil Nadu have failed to
implement
the Act, said Suresh Mane, national general secretary,
Bahujan
Samaj
Party.
Talking to
The Hindu in Madurai
recently, Mr. Mane cited
various
reasons for the non-implementation of the Act.
“There
exists lacunae on many fronts, right from conducting the
investigation
by a competent authority till the setting up a Special
Court,
States
should have a nodal officer to look into its
implementation
but none
of this has been done.”He was in the city to
participate
in a
workshop on Social Transformation Strategy and the
Role of
SC/STs.
The
general conviction rate under the Indian Penal Code is 45 per cent
whereas
the conviction rate under SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act,
1989
is less than 15 per cent, this showed that this Act which was a
tool
for legal empowerment of SC/STs, lacked resources for its
implementation,
he said. In the case of Tamil Nadu, The National
Commission
for
Scheduled Castes, Vice Chairman, N.M. Kamble had
highlighted
this at a
review meeting.
Stating that
every State in the country was
trying to divide SC/STs in
the name of reservation, he said that it
was against the Constitution
and law.
Citing the
Arunthathiyar
case in Tamil Nadu, he questioned whether the
Tamil Nadu
Government
could provide a special quota in the case of
castes
coming under
Other Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes.
Documentary
film
On March
15, BSP would be celebrating its Silver Jubilee
function at Ramabai Ambedkar
Ground in Lucknow and 250
delegates
from Tamil Nadu would be
participating, he said. On the
occasion, a
documentary film on Kanshi Ram
would be released by the BSP
supremo
and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Mayawati, he said.
As part of
the nation-wide membership drive which started on January16, Ms.
Mayawati would be visiting southern states during April or May.
Press Information Bureau
(C.M.
Information Campus)
Information and Public Relations Department,
U.P.
Government orders inquiry on complaint
of executive
engineer posted in Etawah against MLA
Principal Secretary for
irrigation to hold inquiry
Lucknow: 21 February 2010
The
Uttar Pradesh Government has directed to inform it
immediately
with all the facts with regard to the complaint against the
MLA by
executive engineer posted in tube-well department in Etawah.
The inquiry
into this case has been given to Principal Secretary for
irrigation,
Mr. K.S. Atoria.
Giving this information the government
spokesman said
here today that the government had taken the
case seriously and
ordered an inquiry into it, on getting the
information through some
newspapers and electronic media regarding the
complaint made
against MLA by executive engineer, tube-well
posted in district
Etawah.
The spokesman said that
Principal Secretary, irrigation had been
directed to collect complete
information regarding all facts by the
concerning executive engineer
immediately and give the report, so
that the state government could take action
after taking proper
decision in this case.
The
government spokesman said that the undue and improper
pressure by
any person on the officers and employees of the state
government
during discharging their duties would not be tolerated. He
said that if
the complaint was found correct from the facts after the
inquiry,
then effective and proper action would be taken against the
concerned.
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Rural Development Commissioner and other
officers
participated in workshop organised at Jhansi
Lucknow:
20 February 2010
The spokesman of U.P. Government said
here today that news has been
published in some newspapers that senior
officers of the state government were not
participating in the workshop
organised in Jhansi on Feb 20, 2010 by Union
Government’s
Rural Development Department with regard to the development of
Bundelkhand
area. He said that in the news it has been said by Union Minister of
state for
rural development that the Chief Secretary was not participating in the
workshop
due to his busy schedule and state government’s Principal Secretary for
rural
development was not taking part in the workshop owing to flower
exhibition
organised in Lucknow today.
In this
connection, the spokesman of the state government has made it clear,
that the
Chief Secretary neither had been invited in writing nor orally.
Therefore, it
was not possible for the Chief Secretary to
participate in the workshop. So far as the
question of participation of
Principal Secretary, rural development was concerned,
information
in this connection had already been given to the Central Government.
He said
that Principal Secretary Rural Development was also looking after the
works
of horticulture and food processing department as Principal
Secretary and the state
level fruit, vegetable and flower exhibition
had been organised on 20 and 21
February this year like every year with the
sanction of the Governor according to the
scheduled programme.
The
spokesman said that presence of Principal Secretary, Rural Development
was most
essential keeping in view the arrangement of state fruit, vegetable and
flower
exhibition and the august presence of the Governor. He said that in view
of
this important programme, request had been made from the Union
Ministry of Rural
Development to organise the workshop on any
other date, so that Principal
Secretary could also participate in the
workshop.
The spokesman said that Rural Development
Ministry of Union Government
had not accepted the request of the state
government. Despite of it, Rural
Development Commissioner Mr. Sanjeev Kumar
and Special Secretary Mr. B.L.
Agarwal had been sent to participate in the
workshop as the representatives of
Principal Secretary for rural development.
He said that the state government had
ensured all arrangements timely
to make this programme completely successful and
get the full
cooperation of union government. The officers of the state government
had talked
several times with the senior officers of the Central Government
regarding
this programme, the spokesman added.
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Special drive from February 22, 2010
to prevent
adulteration on directives of C.M.
Lucknow: 20 February 2010
In view
of coming Holi festival, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Ms. Mayawati
has directed to launch regular/special drive from February
22, 2010 to
March 08, 2010 to prevent the production and selling of
synthetic/adulterated
milk and milk products, ghee, edible oil etc. This
decision has
been taken in the public interest to check the possibility of
production
and selling of adulterated milk and milk products in view of the
increased
demand and consumption on the occasion of the festival.
In the
directives issued to commissioners and district magistrates of
the state
by the Food and Drug Administration Department, it has been
said that
SDM nominated by City Magistrate/District Magistrate would be
made as
nodal officer for launching special drive in each district. City
Magistrate
and concerning SDMs have been assigned the responsibility for
this special
drive in urban and rural areas respectively. A joint team
comprising
chief food inspector and food inspectors including executive
magistrate
and police officers constituted by nodal officer will take the
action of
raids and inspection.
According to directives, it has been said
that food items and storage
units should be inspected especially during
the drive. The raw material for
the preparation of food items and its
source, besides the storage and
receipts should be checked during the
inspection of these units, so that
genuineness could be ensured. In the serious
cases of adulteration, legal
action should be ensured under the relevant
sections of IPC, besides
Khadya Upmishran Nivaran Adhiniyam 1954.
It has been
expected from Commissioners and District Magistrates
that they
should send the detail of action on fixed format on daily basis and
sent it to
fax number 0522-2258102 at FDA control room set up in Food
and Drug
Administration Headquarter. District Magistrates have been
directed to
review the progress of special drive on every Saturday. The
Commissioners
will review the action taken in the districts on March 09,
2010 and
they will send their reports to Commissioner, Food and Drug
Administration
mentioning remarkable achievements clearly. The slack and
careless
officers during the drive would be identified and recommendations
for
disciplinary action against them would be sent to the government.
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C.M. reviews conclusions of Principal
Secretaries,
Secretaries and Commissioners meeting
Lucknow:
19 February 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms.
Mayawati has directed for
electrification in Dr. Ambedkar villages,
completion of sodium light and
clean drinking water supply works, besides,
cent per cent distribution of
residential and agriculture land pattas. She
has also directed to complete
all works of Dr. Ambedkar Gram Sabha
Development Scheme by the end
of this financial year. Directing to ensure
full transparency and quality in
the works of link road, C.C. roads, K.C.
drains, construction of Kharanjas
and drains etc, she said that a team would
be send by the Government to
verify these works and if any complaint would
be found then
responsibility of concerning officers would
be fixed. She said that an
effective policy should be made for the
maintenance of infrastructure
facilities in rural areas to be developed in
next 20-25 years.
The Chief Minister directed for launching
intensive drive to prevent
the sale of adulterated food items during
Holi festival. She said that
stringent action should be taken against the
sellers of adulterated milk
products, ghee, khoya etc. She suggested to
set-up a control room at the
food and drugs administration directorate to
inform about adulterated
food items. She also directed for taking
effective action on the complaints
received at control room.
Ms. Mayawati
gave these directives when the Cabinet Secretary Mr.
Shashank
Shekhar Singh, Chief Secretary Mr. Atul Kumar Gupta and
Additional
Cabinet Secretaries Mr. Vijay Shankar Pandey and Mr. Netram
apprised her
with the conclusions of review meeting of Principal
Secretaries
of all departments, Secretaries and Commissioners. She said
that
development works should be completed timely and any slackness in
this regard
would not be tolerated. She directed to launch drive for arrear
revenue
realisation and completion of all formalities for land arrangement
for the
residences to be built this year for eligible selected beneficiaries
under
Manyawar Shri Kanshiramji Shahri Awas Yojna. She said that
under this
scheme, construction of the new houses should be started
from the
month of April.
The Chief Minister directed the officers to
remain present and
dispose off the people’s problems received in
Tehsil and Thana Diwas.
Expressing displeasure over the pending cases
under revenue
department, she directed to dispose these
cases in maximum one year.
She said that in the villages where
consolidation work is going on, should
be examined by the first week of
March. She directed to ensure the
disposal with regard to the publication of
section-52 after examining it
thoroughly.
Ms. Mayawati
directed for handing over the possession on the
pattas of
SC/ST and poor in Tarai areas of the state. She directed for the
utilisation
of available amount under MNREGA scheme. She directed for
completion
of drinking water supply schemes and making of cards under
NRHM timely.
The C.M.
directed for effective implementation of SC/ST reservation
in the
contracts of government departments. She directed to speed up
the
realisation of electricity arrears and take stringent action against big
defaulters,
besides arrangement of land for construction/up-gradation of
150 power
stations and sub-stations with a view to making improvement
in
electricity supply in rural areas. She directed for making arrangements
for enough
water for irrigation, energisation of tube-wells and completion
of
electricity work in primary schools. She also directed for making
necessary
arrangements for fertilizers’ supply and advance storage of
DAP, rake
availability for the next year.
Directing for effective implementation of
Forest Rights Act, Ms.
Mayawati said that distribution of pattas
work should be completed and
land bank for making arrangement of land for
tree plantation. She
directed for effective implementation of
Savitri Bai Phule Shiksha Madad
Yojna and assigned the responsibility to
district magistrate and
commissioners for peaceful and fair
examination of high school and
intermediate board.
The Chief
Minister directed for making necessary arrangements to
solve the
problem of drinking water. She directed to solve the problem of
Mahoba
city. She directed for effective implementation of Sarvajan Hitai
Shahri
Garib Makan (slum area) Malikana Haq Yojna. She also directed
for
effective implementation of the schemes running for making
improvement
in the quality of education of minorities living in Tarai
areas.
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trade tax for exporters
LUCKNOW:
With a view to boosting exports from Uttar Pradesh, the Mayawati
government has
announced a major tax incentive - a full waiver of trade
all
export-oriented industrial units across the state, an official spokesman
said
Thursday.
From April 1, the state government has decided to give 100
percent relief in trade tax to exporters on the turnover of direct sale
to or
direct purchase by manufacturer-exporter of any raw material, processing
material, consumable stores, spare parts, accessories, components,
lubricants
and fuel other than petrol and diesel, he said.
Besides, packaging
materials for use in the manufacture of goods by manufacturer-exporter
or in the
packing of goods manufactured by such units would also be exempt from
trade tax,
according to the formal notification issued Wednesday night for
providing the
relief under the Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2008.
At present,
as per the act, the tax was payable by manufacturer-exporters on
purchase of raw
material etc. with the provision for refund of such tax within 30 days
of
payment.
“This entailed a cumbersome process for the exporters with
wastage of precious time and resources, hence the need for a change in
the
policy was felt,” the spokesman said, but warned if the manufactured
goods were
not exported out of India, the manufacturer-exporter would be liable to
pay the
prescribed tax on the purchase of such goods and also interest from the
date of
purchase of such goods.
As a safeguard against misuse of this new
facility, penal action under Section 54 of Uttar Pradesh Value Added Tax
Act,
2008 and also under Indian Penal Code has been provided.
The bulk of
Uttar Pradesh’s exports are handicrafts, electronics and leather goods.
UP given ‘step-motherly
treatment’, says Maya
Chief Minister Mayawati described the
Railway Budget as a disappointment for the people of Uttar Pradesh and
said the state has received a “step-motherly treatment”.
A
press release
issued by the state’s Public Information department said the Budget has
paid special attention to West Bengal and Mumbai. Tourist spots, places
of religious importance and big cities in Uttar Pradesh have been
ignored, it added.
Mayawati
felt the
Budget does not reflect any concern for the aam aadmi and has not said
anything about filling up the backlog quota meant for SCs and STs.
Moreover, several projects are still incomplete.
The
chief minister
also said that though the UPA government has made announcements to
construct new railway tracks between Amethi-Shahganj, Amethi-Sultanpur
and Sambhal-Gajraula, other parts of the state have been ignored. The
release termed the UPA government’s slogan Sasti Rail and Sukhad Yatra
as an eyewash. Mayawati alleged that the Budget lacks focus on the
safety aspect of passengers.
is studying Mayawati for her next role
By: Tushar JoshiDate: 2010-03-02
Neha Dhupia observes and emulates UP CM
Mayawati’s speech and manner
for her next role in her next
film, With Love To Obama, Neha Dhupia’s character Munni
has a very distinct accent and manner of speaking, which is exactly
like the UP chief minister Mayawati.
Neha Dhupia on the sets of With Love, To Obama Sounding like Maya Neha will be seen in a non-glamorous role
for the first time. It was
director Subhash Kapoor decision to have Munni sound like Mayawati.
And to prepare for the part, the actress was made to watch Mayawati’s
speeches and interviews on the Internet. She spent quite a lot of time
studying her personality and her manner.
In character the actress
confirms, “Yes I did study how Mayawati speaks, her style
and accent to deliver my dialouges. But my look isn’t based on
Mayawati! I watched a couple of interviews of hers and some speeches
on YouTube. It took me a while to get it right.”
She adds that apart from the accent, she also worked on the body
language of Munni. “She is, by far, the most experimental character I
have played. She is brave, strong, earthy and a very strong woman in a
big, bad world full of men. I worked on my accent, body language and
look. Thanks to my director, we cracked this one. I have never been
this extensively prepared and nervous before getting into character
for a film.”
SC/STs protest demanding land for cremation
Mangalore,
Feb 24, DHNS:
Malavur
Gram Panchayat witnessed a unique protest by SC/ST members on
Wednesday.
The SC/STs, gheraoed the Panchayat
seeking
a site to cremate the body of a SC woman who died on
Tuesday.
Tensed moments prevailed in the Panchayat premises when the
protesting
SC/STs made arrangements to cremate the woman’s body right
in front
of the Panchayat building in Malavur.
The protesters said they
lost their crematorium in Ambedkar Nagar when
about an
acre of land
in the area was acquired for the Bajpe airport a
few years
back;
since then they were depending on private land
holdings in
their
neighbourhood for last rites.
“There are about 50 families of SC/STs in
Ambedkar Nagar, which have
no facility to cremate in case
of deaths. We have been demanding some
space for the purpose for the
past five years, but the urge has fallen
on deaf ears,” the
protesters alleged.
“During a meeting on January 16, the
authorities had assured that we
would be allotted a site for
crematorium within 10 days, but nothing
has happened so far. Gulabi, a
45-year-old cancer patient died on
Tuesday but the family could not
cremate the body since there was no
space. We had no other option
than deciding to cremate the body in
front of the Gram Panchayat
building,” said a SC leader.
The protesters had prepared for
the last rites, arranging firewood,
flowers and other materials.
However, learning about the incident,
Mangalore Tahsildar Ravichandra
Naik arrived on the spot, only to be
gheraoed by the protesters.
The
Tahsildar promised the protesters that he would show a site for
crematorium
within half-an-hour and began searching some government
land in the
area. The search went on till 2.30 pm but in vein. The
officials
could not find any vacant government land, which further
enraged the
protesters.
Finally, the
Tahsildar said he had negotiated with
the owner of a
private land in the area to allow the SC/STs
to
observe the last rites
for the dead in a portion of his land until a
solution is drawn to
their problem. The body of Gulabi was
cremated
in the private land
identified by the Tahsildar in the afternoon.
Survey
on March 10
Speaking to
Deccan Herald, Naik said a survey will
be conducted in
Ambedkar Nagar on March 10 to find out
whether there
is any land
available for the cremation.]
We hope that at least 10 cents of vacant
land can
be identified after the survey,” he said.
Maya govt hikes allocation for Ambedkar
villages
Tue, Feb 23 06:17 AM
Renewing the focus on Dalits once again, the Mayawati government has
raised the amount to be spent for providing basic facilities in
Dalit-dominated villages under the Dr Ambedkar Gram Sabha Vikas Yojna
from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 50 lakh.
The amount can even be raised to Rs 70 lakh on the recommendation made
by the district magistrates and divisional commissioners, depending
upon the requirement of work.
In the upcoming financial year, as many as 2,224 villages will be
developed as Ambedkar villages and provided amenities like roads,
drains, toilets, power, drinking water, health facilities and houses.
According to officials, the development fund had been raised so that
roads can be constructed to connect the hamlets with the main village.
Balvinder Kumar, Principal Secretary of Ambedkar Gram Sabha Vikas
department, said: “Rural Engineering Services and Public Works
Department have been directed to survey the selected villages and send
their estimates by March 15 so that funds can be released on time and
the development work can begin from April 1.”
A minimum of 15 villages in every district which were covered by the
scheme in 1995-96 and 1997-98 have been selected once again to be
developed under the new guidelines of the scheme.
“These villages lack amenities like cement-concrete roads and drains
for which there is a provision in the new guidelines,” said Kumar. The
funds received from the Central government under the National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act will also be used to develop the Ambedkar
villages.
Verse 2. Happiness Follows The Doer of Good
Mind precedes all knowables,
mind’s their chief, mind-made are they.
If with a clear, and confident mind
one should speak and act
as one’s shadow ne’er departing.
Explanation: All that man experiences
springs out of his thoughts. If his thoughts are good, the words and
the deeds will also be good. The result of good thoughts , words and
deeds will be happiness. This happiness will never leave the person
whose thoughts are good. Happiness will always follow him like his
shadow that never leaves him.
Press Information Bureau
(Chief Minister’s Information Campus)
Information and Public Relations Department, U.P.
CM condemns Pune terrorist incident
Central Government should find out permanent
solution to check continuous terrorist attacks in country
—Mayawati
All police and administrative officers
should maintain caution and stick to all directives
given by State Government to counter terrorist incidents
—Chief Minister
Lucknow:15 February 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, on behalf of her
party and State Government, has strongly condemned the 13 February
Pune terrorist incident. She has demanded from the Central Government
to find out some permanent solution to check the terrorist incidents
occurring all over the country repeatedly for past few years.
The Chief Minister was addressing media persons at her official
residence here today. She said that such incidents were causing lose of
life and property on one hand, while on the other atmosphere of fear was
created all over the country. She said that it was not good for the
country.
Ms. Mayawati said that the Central Government has intimated the
State Government that the terrorists may strike in Kanpur along with
Delhi and Indore. The media also telecast such a news item. She said that
the State Government had taken it very seriously and A.D.G. (Law and
Order) had been sent to Kanpur. He reviewed the situation thoroughly
and gave necessary directions to all the officers related with Law and
Order.
The Chief Minister said that the police and administrative officers of
all the districts had been put on high alert and they had also been
directed to stick to all the directives issued earlier regarding the terrorist
incidents. She said that the State Government had also informed
Assembly in this regard.
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C.M. accords top priority to vocational education
C.M. to head Vocational Education Department directly
Vijay Shankar Pandey given additional
charge of Principal Secretary Vocational Education
Another post of Additional Cabinet Secretary
created, Netram given additional charge
Lucknow: 13 February 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has decided to
accord priority to vocational education with an objective to make the
youths self-sufficient by providing them more and more opportunities
of employment. She has also decided to ensure effective monitoring
through a senior officer of various schemes being implemented in 09
important cities of the state for their all-round development, besides
implementation/monitoring of the Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Garib
Arthik Madad Yojna. Additional Cabinet Secretary Mr. Vijay Shankar
Pandey has been entrusted with this responsibility. He would
thoroughly review the implementation of these schemes and submit
its report to C.M. on regular basis.
Ms. Mayawati has also taken some important decisions to effect
some changes at the highest level of the government to accelerate
the pace of various developmental and welfare schemes being carried
out in the state. Under it, another post of Additional Cabinet
Secretary has been created and Mr. Netram has been given its
charge in addition to his present responsibilities.
The C.M. would now look after the progress of Vocational
Education Department and Additional Cabinet Secretary Mr. Vijay
Shankar Pandey has been given its additional charge besides his
present responsibilities. Moreover, Mr. Pandey has also been given
the responsibility of monitoring the progress of various development
works being carried out in 09 important cities viz. Lucknow, Kanpur,
Varanasi, Allahabad, Agra, Meerut, Faizabad, Mathura and Kannauj.
He would also review the progress of Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Garib
Arthik Madad Yojna and apprise the C.M. of the inferences.
It may be recalled that Ms. Mayawati had laid the foundation of
various schemes to ensure development of basic infrastructure and
provide civic amenities in important cities of the state. The
implementation of these schemes is under progress.
It may be recalled that the Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri
Mahamaya Garib Arthik Madad Yojna had been implemented on 15
January 2010 last. It is a first scheme of its kind in the country. Poor
people of Sarva Samaj, who were not covered under various
government pension schemes and were not getting the benefit of the
scheme of food grains at cheaper rates, would now get an assistance
of Rs. 300 per month directly, so that they could fulfil their daily
requirements. This scheme is being implemented from the year
2010-11.
The Chief Minister, with a view to accelerating the pace of
development works and streamlining the administration, has effected
some important changes at the highest level of the government.
Under it, Mr. Raj Pratap Singh and Mr. Durga Shankar Mishra have
been appointed as Principal Secretaries to CM to strengthen the CM’s
Secretariat. Mr. R.K. Sharma has been appointed as APC. He has also
been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary Panchayati
Raj, while the APC Mr. V.K. Sharma has been posted as Chairman
PICUP.
*******
VR1
(WE ARE ONE )
+VE NEWS
MAY YOU BE EVER HAPPY, WELL AND SECURE!
MAY YOU LIVE LONG!
MAY ALL BEINGS BE EVRER HAPPY, WELL AND SECURE!
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE CALM, QUIET, ALERT, ATTENTIVE AND
EQUANIMINTY MIND!
WITH A CLEAR UNDESRSATNDING THAT
NOTHING IS PERMANENT!
MERITS makes us HAPPY
MORALITY makes us HAPPIER
MEDITATION makes us
HAPPIEST
The Story of Kapila
By Venerable Acharya Buddharakkhita
The Buddha was staying at Anathapindika’s monastery in Jeta’s grove near
Savatthi. Now King Pasenadi, the
monarch of Mahakosala, approached the Buddha followed by a large number of
youthful fishermen carrying a small boat filled with water and a large fish in
it. The fish had a striking look. It was completely golden, but once it opened
its mouth, the entire Jetavana was absolutely filled with foul smell. Inside
the boatful of water it was opening its mouth every now and then letting off
filthy smell.
After the king and the large group of fishermen bowed down before the lord and
seated on one side, the king said:
“Lord. these young fishermen approached me with this strangely beautiful fish,
which lets off disgusting smell. They probably approached me expecting a big
reward for such an extraordinary catch. I was struck by the beauty of the
fish yet it has such a foul smelling mouth. I wondered what kind of
kamma has resulted in such an uncommon creature found in Aciravati
river flowing along the palace ground. Since I am very curious, I have
come to the Lord along with these people and the fish in that tiny boat. Lord
what is the kammic background of this fish?”
The Buddha replied:
“Shall I make him speak for himself describing his kammic background?“
“Oh, it will be marvelous Lord!” said the king.
And the large number of people who had gathered on that open ground meant for
Dhamma-preaching of Jetavana, now became extremely curious expecting something
spectacular to happen.
The Buddha now asked the fish:
“Are you Kapila?”
“Yes Lord, I am Kapila”. said the fish.
“Now where are you born”
“In Avici Mahaniraya Lord (the hell world of Avici)!”
“Where is your elder brother Sagato?”
“He has attained Nibbana, Lord!”
Where is your mother Sadhini?”
“She is reborn in the Mahaniraya hell.”
“Where is your younger sister Tapana?”
“She is reborn in the Mahaniraya hell.”
“Now where will you go from here?”
“I will go back to my old Avici Mahaniraya, Lord!”
Then exhibiting utter despair he just jumped up and then fell back inside
the boat and died due to the impact, seeing this, the vast audience that had
been growing in number, suddenly felt a religious since of urgency, meaning
an emotional upsurge born of an insight into the predicaments of life as
revealed by this incident.
Now the Buddha relating the story of kapila, said:
“In the time of my predecessor, the Buddha Kassapa, this being was a monk,
Kapila by name. Together with his elder
brother Sagato he used to hear the Dhamma discourses of the Lord
Kassapa Buddha. Soon inspired by the Dhamma discourses both the
brothers became monks in the Holy Order of Lord Kassapa.
The narration continued as hereunder. It seems Sagato asked the teacher:
“Venerable Sir, how many Dhamma pursuits (dhoora, meaning the path of spiritual
development, are there for a monk?”
“There are two distinct paths”, said the teacher. One is the path of
meditation, both Samatha (generating tranquility) and Vipassana (generating
insight into reality), and the other is the path of study, practice and
realisation of Dhamma.
Sagato thought:
“I am now old enough to take to the path of meditation in seclusion”, and went
into forest retreat to ardently pursue the
path of meditation. He succeeded in becoming an Arahat. He was highly
regarded for his noble qualities by one and all. The Buddha Kassapa
himself commended for his accomplishment.
Now the younger brother Kapila thought:
“I am young enough still to take to the pursuit of study and practice, a
longer route for the realisation of Nibbana, while Vipassana Dhoora being the
short route to the attainment of Nibbana. So very sincerly and with great
enthusiasm, he pursued the path of mastering Tipitaka. After some years he
became very well known master of scripture and gathered around him a large
flock of monastic pupils.
Along
with his growing following, his fame too spread as a great teacher. Now
he began to attract lay followers and therewith lots of gains and
prestige. All this gain, prestige, fame etc., brought in him
intellectual conceit and arrogance. He seriously began to think that he indeed
was a great authority of Tipitaka, containing the authentic teachings of the
Buddha.
This intellectual pride made him very controversial and he began to loose his popularity.
Often he challenged, even looked down upon, the erudite scholars and their
interpretation of the Dhamma. He became extremely opinionated and
interpreted the teaching according to own whims, openly contradicting the
authentic teachings. Then he established a brand of Buddhism of his own giving
it a pompous name, which was rejected by the Maha Sangha.
Carrying a huge burden of intellectual knowledge, without ever
practicing, much less realising, what he taught, at the end of his life time
all his gains vanished. then his pupils discarded him and dying a miserable
man, he was reborn in the Avici hell, the most frightening of all hell worlds.
There he spent an immensely long period, several great aeons that span between
the arising of the two Buddhas, Lord Kassapa and Lord Gotama.
With the advent of our present Lord Gotama, he had a short reprieve from
his unmitigated suffering of Avici, and he was reborn as the fish Kapila in
Aciravati
of
caught by youthful fishermen and was taken to the king who in turn took the
fishermen and the fish to the Buddha.
The
past life account of the fish Kapila, i.e., from the monk Kapila to the
fish Kapila, was so moving that all those who were present, became
emotionally overwhelmed. they clearly understood the predicament of
worldly existence. All of them struck by samvega, thought:
“Here is a learned monk, after having mastered Tipitaka, had completely gone
astray by his own accomplishment.”
They saw through the predicament of life, how everything in life can be misused
and thereby bring misery rather than happiness. Insight into the inherent
predicament of human life brought about a religious sense of urgency(samvega),
thus:
“The
sooner one outgrows the worldly bondages the better it is. For
everything in life, whether good or bad, can put one in bondage and
block one’s progress on the spiritual path, leading to deliverance from
bondages.”
At this
critical path of intense emotional upsurge among the listeners, the
Buddha now broke into an inspiring utterance by way of four verses,
intended to rouse everyone to put forth unrelenting effort and reach
the goal of spiritual life.
These four verses are found in Dhammapada as well as in Kapila Sutta in
Sutta Nipata. They are as follows:
One given to heedless living,
His craving grows like a creeper;
Even as a forest monkey seeks fruits,
He leaps from life to life,
tasting the fruit of his kamma. -Dhp_334
Whoever is overcome by this
Wretched and sticky craving,
His sorrows grow
Like grass after the rains. - Dhp_335
But whoever overcomes
This wretched craving,
So difficult to overcome,
Sorrows fall away from him
Like water from a lotus leaf. -Dhp_336
Good luck to all assembled here!
So I say to you:
Dig up the root of craving,
Like one searches for fragrant birana grass root.
Let not Mara repeatedly crush you.
As the flood crushes reeds.
At
the end of the discourse the five hundred youthful fishermen were so
profoundly moved that they fell at the feet of the Buddha, right there,
and sought to be ordained as monks into the Holy Order established by
Lord. The Buddha bestowed on them both the lower and higher ordinations
with the special ordination procedure, known as “Ehi Bhikkhu”! As soon
as the Buddha uttered the formula “come monks, lead the holy life, make
an end of suffering”, all of them forthwith were transformed into
radiant young bhikkus endowed with all the eight monastic requisites.
This change itself was so moving that the vast crowd in one voice
shouted: “Wonderful, indeed, O Lord! Marvelous indeed O Lord!! Sadhu!
Sadhu!”
These
young monks received instruction in meditation. They put forth great
effort, assiduously practicing Dhamma in a secluded retreat. And all of
them entered the stream leading to Nibbana. They became Ariyas,
sanctified saints and later on all of them became Arahats, Perfect
Ones, Awakened disciples of the Supremely Awaken Buddha!
The
moral of the story of Kapila is indeed spiritual edifying. The first
point is the futility of mere learning without practice of Dhamma.
Because intellectual knowledge does not assure equalisation of the five
spiritual faculties. Mere knowing is not enough. What one knows must be
converted into a component of life itself. When intellectual knowledge
is combined with humility and rational faith in the supremacy of good
over evil, then this knowledge turns into wisdom. And it is through
wisdom alone that one can gain liberation from the bondage of worldly
existence, samsara.
The
five spiritual faculties are wisdom-based-faith (Saddha), energetic
self-effort (Viriya), relentless mindfulness (Sati), single-minded
concentration (Samadhi), insight into reality or intuitive insight
(Panna). All these faculties have their own specific qualities. They
are distinct. But when they are mutually and appropriately synthesised,
i.e., harmoniously combined, then they become powerful spiritual forces
(bala), that transform the consciousness from the mundane to the
super mundane.
A
consciousness, which is subject to greed, hatred and delusion, after
its transformation, is no longer subject to these negative factors,
which constitute the root cause of involvement in samsara. When Saddha,
faith , is combined with intuitive wisdom, then this combination can
work wonders. It can destroy all forms of blind faith, mental fixations
and bigotry on one hand, and dry intellectualism, doubt and cynicism on
the other. The monk Kapila had enough of learning but he had no faith
in the spiritual efficacy of what he learnt and taught. The result was
he became arrogant, intellectually dishonest and that was the end of
his career.
Likewise, vigorous effort when combined with calmness of mind or
single-mindedness, brings about equally dramatic result. The tension due to
overactive involvement and the fragile qualities of mind due to excessive use
of energy can be immediately reduced, if not done away with, by inducing
tranquility and stillness of mind born of meditative concentration. Mental
calmness while fully engaged in a given task is the hallmark of efficiency and
skill. When this combination is cultivated and practiced well, life can change
from a state of immaturity, inexperience and lethargy into a state of matured,
experienced, energetic and purposeful existence.
The fifth sense of mindfulness is the moderator regulating all bodily,
verbal and mental actions into a moral and spiritual activity that transforms
life. Unless a person trains the mind to be attentive, alert and awake all
time, through the cultivation of mindfulness, one can never achieve real fulfillment,
in any branch of knowledge and discipline.
Press Information Bureau
(Chief Minister’s Information Campus)
Information and Public Relations Department, U.P.
C.M. writes letter to P.M.
C.M. requests P.M. to direct Union Ministry of Road Transport
and Highways to sanction 60 projects worth Rs. 1424 crore
Lucknow: 06 February 2010
In a letter written to Prime Minister the Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Ms. Mayawati has said that the state government had sent
60 proposals of Rs. 1424 crores to the Union Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways, but none of the projects had been
sanctioned as yet. She said that State Highways and National
Highways are the backbone of the economic growth of the country
and Government of India should release funds under Central Road
Fund scheme for widening and strengthening of State Highways.
The Chief Minister referred to the meeting of Mr. Nasimuddin
Siddiqui, P.W.D. Minister, Govt. of U.P. with Mr. Kamal Nath, Union
Minister, Government of India on 24-11-09, in which he apprised Mr.
Kamal Nath about the poor condition of the highways. Mr. Kamal
Nath had given an assurance to clear the pending proposals, but no
sanction had been received from Government of India, so far. She
said that only two months of the financial year now remain, and if
these projects are not cleared within a week then the State
Government would certainly lose the bank of sanctions on the basis
of expenditure incurred. This would also limit sanctions in the next
financial year, she added.
In her letter, Ms. Mayawati said that the State Government had
also been requesting the Union Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways to reimburse the balance of Rs. 135.34 crores against the
utilization certificates submitted to Government of India by State
Government.
The Chief Minister has requested the P.M. direct the concerned
Ministry to sanction these projects and reimburse the amount at the
earliest.
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No import of sugar till sugar cane crushing completes
— State Government
Rs. 5939.87 crore payment by sugar mills to cane farmers so far
Lucknow:02 February 2010
Keeping in view the interests of sugar cane farmers, the Uttar Pradesh
Government has taken the decision that sugar mills would not process the
imported raw sugar, unless the crushing of canes would be completed. Due to
the efforts of the state government the cane farmers are getting the payment of
Rs. 260 per quintal at present.
Giving this information the state government spokesman said that the
state government had deferred the import/transport of raw sugar in this state by
railway rakes with a view to providing maximum price to cane farmers in the
current crushing season and make their fields vacant. The spokesman said that
sugar mills had made Rs. 5939.87 crore payment till February 01, 2010 against
the supplied cane price of Rs. 6926.58 crore. It may be recalled that period of 14
days has been fixed for cane price payment by sugar mills, but immediate
payment has been made before this time limit.
The spokesman said that state government was fully committed and
sensitive towards the cane farmers therefore, the government had made one
time record increase of Rs. 25 per quintal in SAP. This SAP is minimum SAP,
therefore with the incentive payment amount the cane farmers are getting Rs.
260 per quintal. Besides, directives had been issued to provide other facilities to
cane farmers.
The spokesman said that in view of the increase in cost of sugar cane
production and demands of farmers, the state government had taken the
initiative for mutual consent between cane development
committees/representative of cane farmers and sugar mills to provide
incentives/facilities to cane farmers, besides SAP. As a result, the cane farmers
are getting the payment of Rs. 260 per quintal.
The spokesman said that special efforts were being made to strengthen
economic condition of farmers and increase cane production. Stringent action
was being taken against the guilty persons. Massive drive has been launched to
check the less weighing of canes in sugar mills and other irregularities, due to
which 211 weighing clerks had been suspended, so far and F.I.Rs had been
lodged against sugar mill owners in 59 cases. The state government has made it
clear, that any slackness or carelessness with regard to complaints of cane
farmers would be severely dealt with.
*******
A plot on the moon as b’day gift for Mayawati
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/a-plot-on-the-moon-as-bday-gift-for-mayawati_100304753.html
A plot on the moon as b’day gift for Mayawati
January 16th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Jan 16 (IANS) To please “Behenji”, some Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) partymen are willing to go to any lengths. On her 54th birthday,
BSP boss and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has been gifted a
three-acre plot - on nothing less than the moon!
The special gift was made by BSP leader from Kanpur, Mahendra Singh Sengar.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/politics/a-plot-on-the-moon-as-bday-gift-for-mayawati_100304753.html
He told reporters here Saturday that he purchased the lunar plot from
US-based Lunar Republic Society. The society openly sells plots on the
moon, said Sengar, showing the registration papers signed by its
member-secretary Margaret Hayes Barton.
The papers, however do not mention the price he paid for the plot.
Sengar took offence on being asked how much he shelled out for the
lunar plot.
“How does it matter how much it cost me; when I am gifting the plot to
my most revered Behenji, its price is immaterial. It is the feeling
that matters,” he said.
Mayawati, who was known for her ostentatious birthday parties in the
past, celebrated her 54th birthday Friday without the usual cultural
extravaganza, announcing welfare programmes and development schemes
worth a whopping Rs.7,312 crore (Rs.70.3 billion).
UP CM Mayawati releases 25 convicts on her birthday
STAFF WRITER 19:40 HRS IST
Lucknow, Jan 15 (PTI) On the occasion of her birthday, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mayawati has recommended release of 25 old and sick
convicts undergoing imprisonment in various jails of the state.
The government has already recommended it to Governor BL Joshi, CM
Mayawati said here.
The government has also decided to release of 26,336 poor inmates who
were languishing in jails due to non payment of bail amount while 960
other were also released on bail after completion of half of their
jail term.
Meanwhile, several welfare camps were organised across the state to
provide benefits of various welfare schemes being run by the state
government to people.
She also saw saw a colourful programme in which school children participated.
Mayawati also laid the foundation stones for 264 welfare schemes.
‘Landlords exploited SC/STs in Aldur’
‘’People with vested interests among the upper class are responsible
for the pathetic life condition of SC/STs in Machagondana Halli,'’
said BSP
Speaking, after listening to the grievances of SC/STs
in Machagondana Halli, BSP said that SC/STs in the region
were being exploited by landlords and people from upper class in the
region. Moreover, they were also trying to take away SC/STs land.
“Those people did not allow SC/STs, who live in huts without any basic
facilities, to come to the mainstreams of the society,” BSP charged.
There is no legal hurdle before the government to issue title deeds to
SC/STs. The SC/ST colony is situated outside the college campus, BSP
said adding that lack of political will is the only reason why title
deeds were not distributed to SC/STs.
At any cost, SC/STs, who dwell in the colony, should not be shifted.
Moreover, they should be given title deeds for their land and
infrastructure should also be provided for their colony, BSP
emphasised. Government should take initiative to reclaim land
encroached by upper class people in the region, BSP added.
Memorandum to DC
BSP workers submitted a memorandum seeking title deeds for
SC/STs of Machagondana Halli colony to the Deputy Commissioner R
Narayanaswamy. They alleged in the memorandum that a local person had
encroached about 10 acres of land near the SC/ST colony in
Machagondana Halli. They charged that those people’s representatives
neither raise voice against the land encroachment, nor help SC/STs in
the colony.
Tamil Nadu
MADURAI, January 15, 2010
Scheduled Caste (Aboriginal Inhabitant of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath treated as Untouchable)youth allegedly made to eat human excreta
A 24-year-old SC youth was allegedly made to eat human excreta at
Melakoilpatti village coming under Nilakottai circle and Batlagundu
police station limits in Dindigul district.
P. Sadaiyandi, in his complaint to the police, has said that on
January 7 a group of Thevar Christian youth stopped him near the
village salon and abused him by his caste name for daring to defy the
ban on SCs wearing footwear in the streets where upper castes live.
The group comprising Arockiasamy, David, Selvendran, Kennedy,
Kannadasan, Peter and Anbu beat him up. Two of them then forced his
mouth open and thrust excrement down his throat. They later smeared
his face with it.
The SCs of Indira Nagar in his village came to his rescue and took
him to the hospital where he underwent treatment. However, fearing
repercussion, Sadaiyandi did not file a complaint against them
immediately and waited till the next day.
The Batlagundu police on Friday, January 15, filed a case against
Arockiasamy and 20 others under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 355, 324,
506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(1) (10) and 3(1)(3) of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities
Act),1989. No arrest has been made so far.
Madurai-based non-governmental organisation Evidence, which conducted
a field study, found that animosity between the SC/STs and Thevars had
been there for sometime after a ruckus on Christmas Day.
A. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, said that complaints had been
sent to National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights
Commission and Chief Secretary.
Fact Sheet: No place for SC/ST (Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath treated as Untouchables) in JAC
SC/ST ) groups forming part of the Telangana Joint Action Committee are
fretting and fuming at the JAC leaders for ignoring them in taking decisions
on taking forward the Telangana movement.
The way the SC/ST was treated at the JAC meeting a couple of days ago
resulted in a lot of heart burn among the SC/ST groups. “He has every right
to express his opinion. Why should his mike be snatched away?
Would they do the same thing if TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao was speaking?”
a SC leader said.
It was also pointed out that whenever the JAC leaders address
a press conference, they would not allow a single SC/ST leader to
speak. “Take any photograph published in the media. You would find
only upper caste leaders in the front row, while we are seen only in
the back rows”.
The SC/ST organisations are also threatening to go independently,
alleging that the political parties were fighting for one-upmanship
rather than fighting for the Telangana cause. “There is no proper
representation for SCs, STs, BCs, women and minorities in the JAC. All
those who are taking decisions are only from upper castes. How can
they ensure social justice in the Telangana? We will chalk our own
plans at the grassroot level.”
Cong leaders controversial ‘caste list’
Prevention of Atrocities Act, state Congress chief Anil Kumar Sharma
and AICC Bihar in-charge Jagdish Tytler are desperately trying to
wriggle out of the soup they find themselves after distribution of the
list of BPCC office-bearers with their castes affixed against their
names. They included Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.
BSP adds that the best solution to stop such happenings is to make BSP as the
ruling community which is strongly working Social Transformation through social engineering
and for Economic Emancipation.People should work hard to make large number of
people at sector and booth level to strengthen BSP. Once the Master Key is got every thing
will become alright
YOUTH BUDDHIST SOCIETY OF
Ref. …………… Date
.12/01/2010
invitation
TO,
Dear
friends
6th
Universal peace march -2010
Srawasti – sankisa 28 jan – 8 fab 2010
Hello, Dear
Friends! Wish you a very Happy New Year 2010 in advance. Hopefully you all must
be very well as usual. I am very glad to tell you that as every year this year
also YBS is going to organize 6th Universal Peace March on 28th
January to 8th Feb. 2010.
Every year,
since 2005 under the cooperation between Youth Buddhist Society of India
(YBS) and International Work Camp Organization (IWO) S.Korea,
“Universal Peace March (UPM)” has been held in different parts of
sharing our ideas about global issues with youths from all over the world.
Within 12 days we will stay in different places and have meetings with
different religion, cast and rural village people. We will share how to make
peace to each other, how to be in peace between young people and how to be
aware and recover the humanity. In 2010, Foreign and Indian participants will
march from Shravasti, (
to Sankissa (
by walking. Local hosting condition will be inconvenient sometimes but it will
be a good opportunity to think and do for peace .
In
the present scenario we are facing so many problems such as Terrorism, war over
the land, war over the borders, war over the natural resources such as oil,
water etc, war over the development, war over the religion, cast, colors etc,
conflict over the education, technology. Domestic violence is also one of the
biggest increasing problems. Now we have started to face the effect of Global
Warming, pollution and effect of plastic problem. Because of developed science
and technology human is reaching on the moon but on the other side human is
killing to each other every day and every moment.
So
dear friends stand up for Peace, come and join us. We do hope people will be
encouraged by your representation and about your ideas and contributed sharing.
Please come and represent yourself, your country and the whole universe.
If
anyone who wants to put their holly step for peace during the March, please do
feel free to contact me. For more information you can also visit our website- www.ybsindia.org
Looking
forward to see you during the 6th UPM.
Pravin
Bauddha
Coordinator-
Universal
Peace March
Cell
No. +91 9897269184, 0091 9937393526
Email- ,ybsindia2003@yahoo.com
Infosheet for participants of UPM 2010
6th Universal Peace March in
28th
Jan – 8th Feb 2010 (12days)
|
YBS Youth Buddhist Vivek Vihar |
International 331-15, |
Universal Peace March 2010
- PEACE ON YOUR FOOT -
BACKGROUND
diverse religions,
cultures, casts, and climates. There
are many disputes due to religion and cast. As you know there also border conflicts between
and
as well. Once a year, we hold the Peace March project to help people
be aware of this situation.
YBS(Youth
Buddhist Society) is trying to create mutual harmony
and friendship in spite of their religion: Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim
or Christian. When national and international governments cannot stop the violence and conflicts, it is
time for youths in the
world to take action and put an end to one of the longest running conflicts in
history. This humanistic and peaceful march will give an opportunity to the
participants from various countries to be involved directly or indirectly in
global issues.
In addition, the each destination of the march is a holy site of
Buddhism in history. However, the activities and the objectives are not just
related with Buddhism but the peace.
OBjectives
What is the Universal Peace
March? What is the purpose of this march?
Since 2005, under
the cooperation between YBS(Youth Buddhist Society) and
(UPM)” has been held in different parts of
This year we are please announce that the 6th Universal Peace
March(UPM) will be held from sravasti to
We promote peace by sharing our ideas about global issues with youths
from all over the world.
During the 12 day march, we will stay in different locals and have meetings with various people no matter what their religions are or where they come
from. We will share ideas about how to promote peace with each
other, how there can be peace among young people, and how
to be aware and recover a sense of mutual
humanity. In 2009, foreign and Indian participants will march from
to
inconvenient during the march in general. However, this will be
a good opportunity to challenge yourself.
PROJECT INFORMATION…
*Duration: 28 Jan, 2009 – 8 Feb, 2009, (12days)
*Distance of march: About 500 km, from Sravasti to Sankisa in
*Organized
by: Youth Buddhist Society(YBS),
International
Workcamp Organization(
*Participants: -Those who are
more than 18 years old
-Those
who are interested in promoting world peace
*Language: English
*MEETING POINT & TIME - there will be two meeting point
1.
28, Jan 2010,
10:00am at Thai
Buddhist
.
: Please make sure to book your train before 40 to 45 days in advance otherwise you can’t get sits.
You can
come directly Sravasti from
2.
27. Jan
2010,5:00 pm in front of
Railway station near Bank of Barauda ATM
(pahargunj site ),
*Insurance: Insurance will not be provided. Participants
should prepare
overseas insurance from
their
countries.
3.Participants fee- 180 euro, food and accommodation will be covered
during UPM.
*Accommodation: Participants
will stay in local accommodation. Accommodation could be
schools, village community centers, or temples
(Hindu, Buddhist, Islam, Christian, Sikh, Jaina etc). Participants should not
expect convenient facilities like those in their countries, with amenities such as hot water, good toilet, beds, etc.
*Food: During the 12-day-peaceful journey,
participants will have local vegetarian food for their meals. Participants can cook vegetarian
food in their own style and share. Peace March is
not a picnic or a race but
instead a spiritual journey to foster a positive mentality in
young people and a peaceful future. It will
be a time to understand the diverse value of life.
* Non-vegetable food and alcohol
is not allowed during the march.
*Daily distance to march:
We will move approximately 50 km a
day. Participants will walk 15-20 km in a day and take a public transportation for the rest of the
distance
*Urgent Contact in
Cell Number. 0091
9937393526
*Special Remark*
During the 12-days of journey,
participants are asked to interaction with local people.
Therefore, people who take part in UPM are asked
to have OPEN-MIND, TOLERANCE.
The success of UPM project depends on the volunteer being prepared to take
responsibility for her/himself. The volunteer should not only be able to work
independently but also be able to work well as a part of the group. To take
part in a camp also means to organize the
camp TOGETHER.
*Daily
Schedule
|
Time |
Activity |
|
6:00 – 7:00 |
Yoga & Morning Gathering |
|
7:00 – 8:00 |
Breakfast |
|
8:00 – 8:30 |
Start the March |
|
12:00 –13:00 |
Lunch(on the way) |
|
18:00 – 19:00 |
Dinner(at the destination of the day) |
|
20:00 – 21:30 |
Culture exchange program & meeting |
SC stay on Noida park statues causing Rs 3 lakh loss per day: UP govt
PTI, 15 January 2010, 07:02pm IST
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh government today told the Supreme Court that
its order to stop the work for construction of statues and memorials
for Scheduled Caste (Aboriginal Inhabitant of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great
Prabuddha Bharath treated as Untouchable)leaders, including those of Mayawati and her political
mentor Kanshi Ram at a park in Noida near here, was causing a loss of
Rs three lakh everyday.
“All work has been held up. We are losing Rs three lakh everyday,”
senior advocate K K Venugopal, appearing for Uttar Pradesh government,
told a Special Forest Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan.
The Bench, also comprising Justices S H Kapadia and Aftab Alam, had on
October 9 directed Uttar Pradesh government to stop the work at the
site and allowed NOIDA authorities only to continue with other work
like planting of trees.
However, later the Centre in its affidavit had said there was no need
for environmental clearance for the controversial project.
The Centre’s view was in response to the apex court notice asking it
to respond to the Central Empowered Committee report stating that the
state government should seek environmental clearance for the Rs
650-crore project in the 33.43 hectare.
The Centre had earlier opposed the project on environmental grounds.
When the matter came up for hearing, Venugopal said the Centre’s
affidavit was in favour of Uttar Pradesh government and it should be
given permission at the earliest to go ahead with the construction
work.
The Bench posted the matter for further hearing on February 5 as the
state government itself has sought adjournment.
Mayawati releases book on birthday
Agencies
Lucknow, Jan 15 – On her 54th birthday Friday, Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) boss and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati released the fifth
volume of her book detailing her political struggles. In it, Mayawati
has claimed she would have become prime minister but for the ‘ganging
up by Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party’.
The BSP chief released the book, titled ‘Mere
Sangharshmay Jeevan Evam BSP Movement ka Safarnam’, at her official
residence here.
Releasing the book, she said: ‘This volume has a detailed account of
the progress made by the party togther with whatever I have done over
the past one year.’
In this 1,100-page volume, Maywati flays the opposition for criticising
her decision to dedicate and build memorials for leading SC/ST/OBC icons,
who she alleged were ’systematically ignored by successive ruling
parties over the years’.
Lashing out at the Congress party in particular, for what she termed as
its ‘anti-SC/ST mindset’, Mayawati writes in her book: ‘The Congress
party has made these memorials, built in the interest and for the use
of general public, as an excuse for their political animosity to us. In
addition to misusing the central government machinery for the purpose,
they are also opposing these vehemently in the court of law.’
She goes on to add: ‘These historic construction works executed by my
government in Uttar Pradesh are like a thorn in the flesh of the
Congress party.’
Referring to her book, she said: ‘I am able to write this for the
readers because it has been a very old hobby of mine to get up early in
the morning and do some reading and writing. That was how many
documents related to the BSP movement are now treasured by the party.’
She also made it a point to claim that she would have become the
country’s prime minister ‘if it were not for the ganging up by
Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party.’
Mayawati paints Lucknow BSP blue on her birthday
The Uttar Pradesh capital was literally covered under a blue blanket - from blue lights to blue buntings - to mark the 54th birthday Friday of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and state Chief Minister Mayawati.
Long strings of tiny blue lights were draped around each of the
monuments erected by the Mayawati government in the name of different SC/ST/OBC icons, including Babasaheb Ambedkar, Shahuji Maharaj, Narayan
Guru, Ramaswamy Periyar, Jyotiba Phule and of course Kanshi Ram, the
BSP founder and Mayawati’s political mentor.
Mayawati’s half a dozen statues erected at different places across
the city were bedecked profusely with exquisite flowers, ordered
specially from Delhi and other places.
Millions of tiny blue bulbs were used to lend the city a BSP blue
hue. The city sure wore a new look with the new
kind of illumination.
The decoration and illuminations on the birthday of “Behenji”, as
she is known to her followers, were as on a grander scale than the
adornments on Independence Day or Republic Day.
While the chief minister confined herself to the four walls of her
heavily guarded official residence, people thronged the memorials for a
glimpse of the decorations.
Security was beefed up in and around each of the memorials since Thursday.
Mayawati announces welfare schemes worth Rs 7,312 crore on her birthdayThe Chief Minister of the country’s most populous state Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati while celebrating her 54th birthday announced welfare schemes worth Rs.7,312 crore today.
Mayawati kept the celebration low key at her official residence. The
main event was the unveiling of 265 foundation stones and plaques by
the minister.
The various inaugurations included foundation stone laying of new
bridges, construction of new roads, installation of new ambitious power
projects, drinking water and sanitation projects under development schemes while she also announced a host of schemes for the poor.
A pension of Rs. 300 a month for the poor was also announced, and is
expected to cost the government around Rs.1,100 crores. Explaining the
need for the pension scheme she said the centre programmes had a cap on
the number of beneficiaries and thus a large number of poor could not
be covered. She said that her government has requested the centre on
many occasion for increasing the cap on beneficiaries as it proposes to
cover about 30 lakh BPL people who are without specified cards. The
pension is to be given in six-monthly cycles.
Mayawati said, ‘These welfare programmes, schemes and development projects were, in all, worth Rs.7, 312 crores.’
She also announced the release of 25 mentally handicapped prisoners
and undertrials while proposing to release 26,335 undertrials who have
completed 50 percent of the jail term to which they could be sentenced
for their alleged crimes.
She distributed tri-cycles to the physically challenged while also
marking the start of the new pension scheme handed out some cheques to
the BPL families.
Mayawati announces 264 welfare measures
Special Correspondent
LUCKNOW: Reiterating her commitment to the welfare of the
downtrodden and deprived sections of society on her 54th birthday,
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday launched a new scheme:
“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mahamaya Gharib Arthik Madad Yojana”, the
beneficiaries would be entitled to Rs. 300 per month. The amount would
be deposited in two half-yearly instalments in their bank accounts. The
scheme was granted Cabinet approval on Thursday.
A special cell has been created in the Chief Minister’s secretariat
in the Lal Bahadur Shastri Annexe Bhawan in the State capital for the
implementation of the scheme. It would be directly monitored by the
Chief Minister’s Office. About 30 lakh poor families would benefit in
the first year of the scheme and the remaining would be covered
subsequently.
The scheme for the poor is among the 264 new public welfare measures
and programmes worth Rs. 7312 crore, which were launched by Ms.
Mayawati at a function to mark her birthday at her 5, Kalidas Marg
official residence here on Friday. The English and Hindi editions of
the fifth volume of Ms. Mayawati’s book , “ A Travelogue of My
Struggle-Ridden Life and BSP Movement” was released by her on the
occasion. Running up to 1100 pages, the anthology is also known as the
“Blue Book” of the Bahujan Samaj Party.
People’s welfare day
Unlike in the past, Ms. Mayawati’s birthday this year is being
celebrated as “people’s welfare day” with public welfare camps
supervised by the district magistrates being held in the 71 districts
of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Earlier, January 15 was celebrated as
“arthik sahyog divas” (financial help day). In her brief address, the
Chief Minister described the launch of the new welfare measures as a
“gift to the people on her birthday.” Ms. Mayawati said the financial
help scheme for the poor and needy has been launched to fulfil their
needs of livelihood. Ms. Mayawati said under the Government of India’s
programme, 1.7 crore BPL families were entitled for 35 kilogram of
ration, whereas in U.P. alone the number of BPL families had crossed
1.7 crore.
Ms. Mayawati regretted that the Centre had still not acted on her
request for a Rs. 80,000 crore special incentive package and said the
welfare measures have been launched with the State’s own resources. The
Chief Minister said the beneficiaries of “UP CM Mahamaya Gharib Arthik
Madad Yojana” would be selected through open meetings in gram sabhas
and urban areas.
The meetings would be supervised by the DMs and objections would be
invited against the names published in the beneficiaries’ list and the
final list would be declared after thorough examination. The CM
promised complete transparency.
The other projects included in the 264 schemes related to 111 new
bridges, about 50 new roads, bus stations, sewerage schemes in several
towns, critical care unit in Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical
University in Lucknow, 27 power sub stations and agriculture reform
programmes.
On Thursday, the Cabinet had given its nod to additional five per
cent dearness allowance to state employees with retrospective effect
from July 1, 2009.
Leaders
and members of BSP celebrating 54th Birthday of Uttar Pradesh CM and
BSP Leader Mayawati at Shikshakara Sadan, in Bangalore on Friday 15th
January 2010
The event was marked by Dollu Vadhya and Mayawati’s songs by Kala Mandira. Leaders cut cake and distributed to the BSP members.Distribution sweets by Mr.J.Chandrasekharan. Presentation of cash awards to the poor and disabled people. Mr.Jainlal presented Saries to all the women participants. Mr.R.Muniappa welcomed the gathering. Dr.Ashok Sidharth, Mr.Udha, Koramangala Muniappa. Mr.Gopinath and Karnatak President Mr.Marasandra Muniappa gave wonderful speech on the occassion.
Shikshakara Sadan was filled with BSP members. Youths from Kadugondana Halli, City Market joined in large numbers to BSP.Daily News Events 15th January 2010
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BSP sweeps Uttar Pradesh council polls
January 13th, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
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Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) made a
clean sweep in the Uttar Pradesh legislative council polls, winning 31
of the 33 seats, counting for which was held Wednesday.
According to sources in the State Election Commission, of the 33 seats
for which counting was held, the BSP won 31, the Congress and the
Samajwadi Party (SP) could get only one seat each, while the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) could not even open its account.
.
Polling for the Uttar Pradesh legislative council to elect 36
representatives from 35 local authority constituencies took place Jan 7
with around 90 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise.
Of the 36 seats, the results for 33 seats were declared Wednesday,
while those of the other three seats - Aligarh, Meerut-Ghaziabad,
Bulandshar - will be announced Thursday as re-polling was held
Wednesday following some complaints with the Election Commission.
The Uttar Pradesh legislative council (Vidhan Parishad) has 100
members. Of these, 36 are elected by the local bodies. Other members
are elected by graduates, teachers and legislators of the lower house,
while some members are nominated.
BSP wins remaining seats in Uttar Pradesh council poll
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) The ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) won all the
three remaining seats of the Uttar Pradesh legislative council,
counting for which was held Thursday.
Aligarh, Meerut-Ghaziabad, and Bulandshahr, sources in
the poll panel said all the three seats went to the BSP, taking its
total to 34.
Re-polling for the three seats took place Wednesday after some complaints were registered with the Election Commission.
Results of 33 seats were announced Wednesday with the BSP
registering victory on 31, the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP)
won only one seat each, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could
not even open its account.
Polling for the Uttar Pradesh legislative council to elect 36
representatives from 35 local authority constituencies took place Jan 7
with around 90 percent of the electorate exercising their franchise.
Press Information Bureau
(C.M. Information Campus)
Information & Public Relations Department, U.P.
Interests of cane growers
accorded top priority by state government
— Chief Minister
Raw sugar will not be imported in U.P.
until cane crushing is totally completed
— Mayawat
Lucknow: 12 January 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati said that the interests
of the farmers had been accorded top priority by the state government.
Keeping this in view, it had been decided that the raw sugar would not be
imported in U.P. until the crushing of cane is fully completed. She said that
all the farmers of the state had supported the decision of the state
government. She said that the state government had taken this decision in
favour of the consumer as well.
It may be recalled that the Union Agriculture Minister had requested
the state government to restart the import of raw sugar, but the state
government, keeping in view interests of the cane growers, had requested
the Central Government that the import of raw sugar was not suitable in
the state. The import of raw sugar may ignite unrest among the cane
growers and it may create few other problems as well.
Ms. Mayawati said that the state government was fully aware and
sensitive towards the cane growers. The officers had been directed from
time to time to solve the matters related with the interests of the cane
growers in an effective manner, she pointed out. Besides, all the divisional
Commissioners had already been directed to coordinate with ganna vikas
samitis/ganna kisan pratinidhis and sugar mills, so that the cane growers
were provided facilities and were also given impetus besides the state
advisory price. Following these orders, the cane growers were being
provided various facilities.
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Mayawati’s big birthday bash has cash concessions for poor
Mayawati’s big birthday bash has cash concessions for poor
Sanjay Singh Posted online: Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 at 0406 hrs
Lucknow : Plans to launch new scheme for those without BPL cards
The latest entrants to Chief Minister Mayawati’s birthday party are
those who do not have the below poverty level (BPL) cards.
On January 15, her birthday, Mayawati is likely to announce a new
scheme for this section — one that will entail financial help through
cash doles. The scheme is to be named “Uttar Pradesh Mukhya Mantri
Mahamaya Garib Arthik Sahayata Yojana”.
Officials are busy working out the details, but sources said a few
things have already been settled. Each family will get Rs 300 per
month, 50 per cent of the beneficiaries will be Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes, and families headed by women will get preference.
Only families which do not get the benefit of any existing scheme for
the poor will be entitled to avail this scheme.
Sources said the idea was to launch the state’s own pro-poor
initiatives which reaches out to those who do not get any benefit from
existing schemes like old-age or widow pension and antyodaya. Almost
all existing schemes are funded by the Centre and in each a BPL card
is the ticket to the benefits.
The state government has made several requests to the Centre to
increase allocations for various pro-poor schemes, arguing that
surveys of BPL families were faulty and did not reflect the correct
picture.
“The Union government has not paid any attention to these requests. As
a result, a large number of poor people do not get any benefit because
their names do not figure on the BPL list,” said an official.
The new scheme is expected to serve two purposes. It will help the
chief minister counter the Congress which has been trying to get
political mileage out of all pro-poor schemes by telling the people
they were being financed by the Centre and that the state was just
implementing them.
Besides, it is expected to build pressure on the Centre to accept the
state’s figure of poor families and increase allocation to various
schemes.
An official said the survey to identify beneficiary families under the
new scheme will be completed in four to five months. However, the
government is yet to identify the department that will conduct the
survey.
One option in consideration is to identify the beneficiaries in open
meetings of the gram sabha.
Mayawati offers Rs.5 crore to Indian hockey team
January 14th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Jan 14 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday
offered Rs.5 crore to the Indian hockey team, along with a sponsorship
for the next two years, a day after the crisis between the players and
Hockey India ended.
The players had marched out of the preparatory camp in Pune for this
year’s World Cup over non payment of dues.
“Besides giving a sum of Rs.5 crore to the Indian hockey team, we are
also ready to take care of the sponsorship of the team for the next
two years,” Mayawati said here.
“I am doing it for my love for sports and I cannot see our national
team losing their morale simply for want of finances, when they should
be preparing for the World Cup to make the nation proud,” she added.
This is said to be a gift to the hockey players by the UP CM on her
54th birthday this January 15.
Sources said that UP government has also offered to hand over the
money as a sponsor for next two years.
The announcement from Mayawati should come as a great help to warring
sporting authorities over payment to players.
Press Information Bureau
(C.M. Information Campus)
Information & Public Relations Department, U.P.
C.M. severely criticises Union Agriculture Minister
for his irresponsible and insensitive statement
People facing problem of inflation owing to
wrong economic, export and import policies of Centre
Without assessing demand, Centre exported
sugar on lower prices to benefit sugar mills
— Mayawati
Lucknow: January 11, 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, while reacting sharply
over the statement of Mr. Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture Minister of the
Congress led UPA Government, in which he said that ‘he did not know
when the prices would come down – he is no astrologer’– said that it was
a highly irresponsible and insensitive statement by a person, who happens
to be a Minister of the Government of India. She said that the Union
Agriculture Minister, in his statement, was holding UP Government
responsible for the rising prices of sugar, which showed that he was
shirking away from his responsibilities.
The Chief Minister said that owing to wrong economic, export and
import policies of the Centre and its mentality to benefit capitalists, the
prices of food grains, pulses and edible oils had been rising day after day
and it was affecting the life of people adversely. She said that the Central
Government should have timely assessed the situation and taken steps,
but the Government of India neither made any effort to control prices of
the edible articles nor it fulfilled its responsibilities. Instead it remained
fully insensitive towards its duties, she pointed out.
Expressing her surprise, Ms. Mayawati said that on one hand the
Government of India did not pay any attention towards the rising prices of
food grains and sugar, while on the other its ministers were issuing
irresponsible statements that encouraged forces which were responsible for
rising prices. Owing to these statements, these forces were now indulging
in increasing the prices of essential commodities without any fear.
The Chief Minister regretted that the ministers of the UPA
Government, instead of checking the rising inflation, were issuing
irresponsible statements that encouraged hoarders and black marketeers.
She said that the hoarders and black marketeers took advantage of the
statements of the Union Ministers which said that the rise in the prices
would continue for two years. Owing to these statements, such forces
stored edible articles including sugar and created artificial demand. She
demanded from the Central Government that such mentality should be
checked immediately.
Ms. Mayawati said that the crushing season 2006-07 was best for the
sugar production, during which 283 lakh MT of sugar was produced, while
during 2007-08 season 264.16 lakh MT sugar was produced. She alleged
that the Central Government did not keep the sugar requirements of the
country in mind and it did not create adequate buffer stock in the years
2006-07 and 2007-08. She said that the Central Government, without
assessing the future sugar demands of the country, allowed export of
sugar on minimum prices for two years continuously to benefit the sugar
mills. She said that owing to this wrong decision of the Centre, the sugar
was imported from the international market at higher rates during the year
2009-10, which caused huge financial losses to the Government of India
and the people were forced to face rising prices.
Rubbishing Mr. Pawar’s statement that the state government had
banned import of raw sugar, the Chief Minister said that the state
government had advised the Railway Board to postpone transportation of
raw sugar through railway racks for a limited period only. The state
government had taken this step to save the railway property from the
resentment of the cane growers. She said that her government had taken
this action with an objective to protect the interests of the farmers during
the current crushing season.
Ms. Mayawati said that her government had taken several steps to
check the prices of foodgrains and sugar. She said that the officers had
been ordered to take stringent action against hoarders and black
marketeers, so that the people got relief from inflation. She said that on 25
November 2009 her government had set the stock limit for sugar and
khandsari at 2000 quintals and the stock turnover limit had been fixed at
30 days. Besides, the DMs had been ordered to ensure its compliance
strictly.
The C.M. said that the officers had been directed to monitor the
prices of sugar and other essential commodities on daily basis. Besides, the
difference between the wholesale and retail prices of edible articles should
be studied on monthly basis and if price rise was detected in comparison to
last month, then the issue should be discussed with the Vyapar Mandal and
other business organisations and distribution of articles should be ensured
at adequate prices. She said that the DMs had been directed to submit a
detailed fact report with clear recommendations to the government through
divisional Commissioners to take action against hoarders/artificial demand
creators under Essential Commodities Act 1955. She said that around 1200
quintals of sugar was being sold through all the 140 outlets of the UP Rajya
Karmchari Nigam all over the state. She said that it was cheaper by Rs. 10
than the market price of the sugar.
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(C.M. Information Campus)
Information & Public Relations Department, U.P.
C.M. greets people on Guru Govind Singh Jayanti
Lucknow: January 04, 2010
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has greeted
people of the State, specially the Sikh brethren, on the occasion
of Guru Govind Singh Jayanti.
In a greeting message, Ms. Mayawati said that Guru Govind
Singh, who established Khalsa Panth, had set an example of
supreme sacrifice, which was a source of inspiration to all of us.
She said that Guru Govind Singh, throughout his life, waged
battle against discrimination, useless traditions and other social
evils and the society drew inspiration from his personality and
deeds. She said that establishing an egalitarian society would be
best tribute towards Guru Govind Singh.
On the occasion, Ms. Mayawati offered her good wishes to
people and appealed to maintain an atmosphere of peace and
harmony to mark Guru Govind Singh Jayanti.
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DMs should take all necessary steps immediately
to provide relief to poor and destitute from cold wave
— C.M.
CM reviews situation arising out of cold wave
Lucknow: January 04, 2010
Keeping in view the intense cold wave that has enveloped the State; the
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has directed the officers to ensure that
bonfires were lit up at the public places in all the 312 tehsils of the State. To
save children from the cold wave, she has also ordered closure of all the schools
up to class 8 till Saturday, 09 January 2010. She said that the State Government
was committed to save poor and destitute from the cold wave.
The Chief Minister was reviewing the situation arising out of cold wave in
the State at a high level meeting held at her official residence here today. She
directed all the DMs to take steps to save poor and destitute people from the
intense cold wave immediately. She asked all the DMs to ensure that bonfires
were lit up at rural/urban public places in all the 312 tehsils of the State, so that
poor and destitute people got relief. She also directed the DMs to ensure
distribution of blankets free of cost to the poor and needy.
Ms. Mayawati said that adequate amount had been arranged for the
bonfires and distribution of blankets among the poor and destitute all over the
State. The Government had sanctioned Rs. 10.84 crore for bonfires and
distribution of blankets. She said that the DMs could withdraw additional amount
if needed to provide relief to the people. This additional amount could be
withdrawn from TR-27, so that the poor and needy faced no difficulty.
The Chief Minister asked the officers to ensure that adequate number of
bonfires was set up in urban and rural areas of every tehsil. She said that the cooperation
of local urban bodies should also be sought in it. She further directed
the officers to set up rain-basera¼jSu&clsjk½, so that the poor and destitute did not
face any difficulty.
Following the orders of Ms. Mayawati, the Chief Secretary has also directed
all the DMs to set up bonfires in rural and urban areas of all the tehsils of the
State and also ensure free distribution of blankets.
It may be recalled that the State Government has allocated about Rs. 9.28
crore for the distribution of blankets among the poor which comes around Rs.
2.57 lakh per tehsil. Besides, it has also sanctioned Rs. 1.56 crore for setting up
bonfires in all the tehsils of the State which comes around Rs. 50,000 per tehsil.
It may be recalled that the State Government has purchased blankets
(1000 blankets per tehsil) from U.P. Handloom Corporation and U.P. Export
Corporation to provide the same to the poor and needy in all the tehsils of the
State.
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Large number of people greet C.M. on New Year
Officers should work with new zeal — C.M.
Lucknow: January 01, 2010
A large number of prominent citizens, belonging to
different sections of the society, arrived at the official residence
of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Ms. Mayawati to greet her
on the occasion of New Year.
Ms. Mayawati while accepting the greetings of the New
Year said that the state government was committed for the
welfare and betterment of deprived and exploited people of
Sarva Samaj. She said that officers related to public welfare
programmes should work with new zeal and ensure to fulfil the
targets of their departments at all costs. She also said that
more works for the welfare of poor and weaker sections of
society were still needed.
Those who greeted the Chief Minister were - Chairman
State Advisory Council Mr. Satish Chandra Mishra, Cabinet
Secretary Mr. Shashank Shekhar Singh, Additional Cabinet
Secretary Mr. Vijay Shankar Pandey, Media Advisor to C.M. Mr.
Jameel Akhtar, Chief Information Commissioner Mr. R.S.
Pankaj, Chief Secretary Mr. Atul Kumar Gupta, Principal
Secretary Home Kunwar Fateh Bahadur, D.G.P. Mr. Karamveer
Singh, Principal Secretaries/Secretaries to C.M. including other
senior officers, party office bearers and workers and eminent
citizens.
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C.M. reviews law and order
situation at a high-level meeting
Brijlal gets the charge of ADGP,
law and order of east and west zones
Lucknow: 31 December 2009
The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati has strictly directed for
taking effective action against notorious criminals, mafias and anti-social
elements. She has emphasised to improve the functioning of police stations,
so that complaints of poor and weaker sections could be listened and they get
justice. She said that any slackness in this regard would not be tolerated. The
rule of law by law was included among the top priorities of the government,
she added.
The Chief Minister was reviewing the law and order situation and control
on crimes at a high-level meeting here today at her official residence. She has
underlined the need to keep strict vigil on bordering districts.
During review, the Chief Minister found that for better co-ordination
between east and west zones which had been made for effective control over
crimes and law and order in the State, the charge of both the zones should
remain with only one additional D.G.P. of law and order. Keeping this fact in
view, she decided to give the charge of both the zones to ADGP, law and
order, Mr. Brijlal. Besides, the process of change to review the law and order
situation and control over crimes by the Chief Minister has also been started.
The Chief Minister also directed that ADGP, law and order would hold
review meetings for east and west zones with all range in-charge police IGs
and DIGs in Allahabad and Meerut respectively. She directed that ADGP, law
and order would make surprise inspection of east zone districts every month
for two days. Similarly, two days surprise inspection would be made in the
districts of west zone. Besides, these surprise inspections, on the spot visit
would also be made.
Ms. Mayawati also directed that besides the surprise inspections of
ADGP law and order, Principal Secretary Home and DGP would also review the
law and order situation and control over crimes in the districts of east and
west zones for two days by making visit in districts.
The action report in view of these directives would be presented to the
Chief Minister by Principal Secretary Home and DGP in the end of every
month.
On this occasion, Principal Secretary Home Kunwar Fateh Bahadur and
DGP Mr. karamveer Singh were present, besides ADGP law and order, first
and second.
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Mayawati asks officials to ‘expedite’ action against corruption
Lucknow, Dec 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Tuesday
asked officials to expedite action in all pending cases of corruption.
Chairing a law and order review meeting at the Yojana Bhawan here, she
expressed deep concern over the long pendency of corruption cases
against government officials.
“The vigilance department needs to gear up its working so that all
pending corruption cases could be expeditiously taken to their logical
conclusion,” she told top officials attending the meeting.
The chief minister also expressed her displeasure at the slow working
of the state Economic Offences Wing (EOW), where scores of cases
including one of fraud and money laundering against Samajwadi Party
general secretary Amar Singh were pending.
Mayawati further asked officials to prepare a blueprint for improving
the living conditions of police personnel, particularly those of the
Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), who had to carry out duties in
inhospitable and hostile conditions.
She also stressed the need to strengthen the police force in the
Maoist-affected areas and issued directives for early filling up of
vacancies in various wings of the state police.
Mayawati also called for strict enforcement of the provisions related
to fire security, particularly in high-rise buildings, and also
emphasised the need for construction of proposed fire stations in a
time-bound manner.
Among other things, she asked officials to improve the purchase system
for buying various articles and equipment required for modernisation
of the state police force.
Among others, the meeting was attended by Cabinet Secretary Shashank
Shekhar Singh, Additional Cabinet Secretary Vijay Shankar Pandey and
Principal Secretary (Home) Kunwar Fateh Bahadur.
Mayawati, among 50 people who shaped decade’
Agencies Posted online: Tuesday , Dec 29, 2009 at 1632 hrs
London : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is among Indians named in the Financial Times list
of ‘50 People Who Shaped the Decade’.
SC/ST women find their voice through a newspaper
Indian
tribal and so-called untouchable (Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath) women, overcoming social hurdles,
write and run their own weekly newspaper in northern India. Their own
stories are as compelling as their reports.
BANDA, INDIA — The pen, it’s sometimes said, is mightier than the sword. For these women, it’s also a ticket to respect.
Khabar
Lahariya, or “News Waves,” is India’s first newspaper written, read and
run by tribal women and those from the SC/ST (Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath, or so-called untouchable,
caste.)
While most readers know only of the politics, crime or education
news in the 8-page weekly, each of the writers has a story of her own
about struggling against life’s harsh challenges.
Many of
the dozen or so women on staff were beaten or sexually abused as
children, married off young, endured abusive marriages and fought
mightily for an education and a divorce. Often, the newspaper provides
them with a voice on important issues for the first time in their lives
along with a sense of confidence and purpose.
The paper is also a
labor of love. Not only do the women write the stories, which appear in
a local minority language, Bundeli, they edit, handle layout, proofread
and solicit ads for its two editions. And staff members, paid between
$60 and $140 a month, spend several days each week lugging copies to
distant villages, some accessible only by hiking trails, to flog what
they’ve produced.
“We take buses, cars, motorcycles until the
road stops, then we walk,” said Meera, 23, who like many here uses only
one name, while sitting beside a whiteboard with the week’s stories
mapped out. “It’s hard enough to reach many of these remote areas. Then
you have to stay and sell the papers.”
In the remote communities,
they pick up stories from readers or from residents petitioning for
justice in courts and government offices. Thus armed, they return to
their weekly editorial meeting with a minimum of five ideas and hash
out among themselves what stories will make it into print.
The
paper’s recent stories included alleged bribery at health clinics, a
bureaucrat reported to be siphoning off money meant for widows and a
piece on the brother of a powerful politician who built a house,
blocking water that had gone to SC/ST (Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath, or so-called untouchable,
caste.) farmers nearby and destroying
their livelihood.
A few years ago, the paper did a story on a
groom who had refused to marry his fiancee because her family wouldn’t
give him an appliance he wanted. Their story — under the headline “Do
you want a wife or a TV?” — got huge attention. Today the couple are
happily married and joke about the incident.
Mayawati’s 54th b’day to be celebrated as People’s Welfare Day
The
54th birthday of Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati will be
celebrated as People’s Welfare Day on January 15, a party spokesman
said.
Kumari Mayawati’s e-governance in Uttar Pradesh through Convergence of Three
Jewels:
Information Technology (IT)
Bio-Technology (BT)
Nano Technology (NT)
The great people of Uttar Pradesh (Buddha Pradesh) is the only
State, without any Caste and Creed bias elected a Scheduled Caste (Aboriginal
Inhabitant of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath) Ms Kumari
Mayawati as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Now she wants to e-govern emphasizing that information technology (IT) was on the
top of her agenda, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today directed the
officers for effective implementation of e-governance system.
Mayawati said during a high-level meeting. “IT should be put to
optimum use in the government’s working, and its process should be simplified
and made transparent so as to facilitate common people.”
She said programmes being implemented by IT department should be made
better and public-oriented.
“Electronic delivery through public service centers should be made
available to all, and these centers should be set up at the earliest,” she
directed.
“Electronic delivery through public service centers should be made
available to all, and these centers should be set up at the earliest,” she
directed.
The chief minister said with the setting up of service centers, people
will not be required to take rounds of tehsil and district headquarters for
their works.
“The government is committed to provide all facilities to attract
investment in IT sector and the investors are free to set up a unit in any part
of the state,” she said.
Directing the officers to expedite implementation of State-wide Area
Network (Swan) project, she said networking work should be completed at the
earliest.
“E-district scheme being implemented as a pilot project in six districts
of the state should be made more effective and delivery system should be
improved,” she said.
This is the first
time in the world that a Chief Minister talked about implementation of
e–governance that will reach and facilitate common people and wanted IT
department to be made better and public-oriented. She wanted Electronic delivery through public service centers
to be made available to all, and these centers should be set up at the earliest.
She did not want people to take rounds of tehsil and district headquarters for
their works.
Her Government is committed to provide all facilities to
attract investment in IT sector and the investors are free to set up a unit in
any part of the state.
Directing the officers to expedite implementation of State-Wide Area
Network (SWAN) project, she said networking work should be completed at the
earliest.
“E-district scheme being implemented as a pilot project in six
districts of the state should be made more effective and delivery system should
be improved,” she said.
Now is all that you have
All the IT, BT, NT experts supporting the cause of welfare and happiness
of the entire people (Sarvajan Hithay, Sarvajan Sukhay) must wake up like the
sleeping elephant and make use of the opportunity provided by the Chief Minister
to attract investment in IT sector and the investors are free to set up units
in any part of the State.
It is suggested that the experts who know the value of convergence of
Information Technology, Bio-Technology and Nano-Technology form a world class
forum to help the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh to enable her to serve the
common people for their welfare and happiness.
And this will be the best way for
Mayawati’s 54th b’day to be celebrated as People’s Welfare Day
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MAY YOU BE EVER HAPPY, WELL AND SECURE!
MAY YOU LIVE LONG!
MAY ALL BEINGS BE EVRER HAPPY, WELL AND SECURE!
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE CALM, QUIET, ALERT, ATTENTIVE AND
EQUANIMINTY MIND!
WITH A CLEAR UNDESRSATNDING THAT
NOTHING IS PERMANENT!
MERITS makes us HAPPY
MORALITY makes us HAPPIER
MEDITATION makes us
HAPPIEST
Venerable Bodidatta Bhante’s collection:
“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is eternal”.
- Lord Buddha
“Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame”
- Lord Buddha
1st Boudh Mahoutsav 2010
UTTARKHAND National Seminar on Buddhism its Origin and Development
Dear
Friend in Dhamma,
You will be happy to know that we are going to hold a two day BUDDHIST
CULTURAL FEST (1st BAUDHA
MAHOTSAV-UTTRAKHAND) along
with ICHR Sponsored
National Seminar on “BUDDHISM
: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT”, 30-31 JANUARY, 2010 at DAKHPATHAR, DEHRADUN,
UTTRAKHAND. It is
estimated that Buddhists all over the country will participate in the ceremony
by which the culture of Buddhists will get global
attention.
We want to take the opportunity to invite you as delegate/observer for
the same. Hon’ble Ramesh Pokhariyal ‘Nishank’, Chief Minister, Uttrakhand
has consented to inaugurate the
fest and seminar. The fest is being organized by Hon’ble M.K. Otani, Member
(Buddhist), Minority Commission, Govt. of Uttrakhand, Dehradun. Please send
your confirmation through e-mail, fax or surface mail at your earliest so that
we able to make proper arrangements for you. If you want to present paper during the seminar,
please send it before 10th
January 2010 by e-mail so that we able to include it in the proceedings of the
seminar.
With Thanks!
Yours in Dhamma
(Heero Hito)
Managing Director
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME-DAY 1
Saturday 30th January ‘2010
08.30
am.
Arrival of delegates
09.30
am.
Registration of participants
10.00
am.
Breakfast
10.30 am.
All delegates to be seated
10.30
am.
Arrival of Chief guest and other invited guests
11.00
am.
Observation of Tri-saran pancasila led by Rev. LAG M.N.M.T.
Theravada Buddhist Prayer by Buddhist Monks & Mahayani Buddhist Prayer by
Lamas
11.30
am.
Welcome Speech by the organising CHAIRMAN and Introduction of Guests
11.45
am.
Inauguration Ceremony : Fest Inaugurated by Hon’ble Dr. Ramesh Pokhariyal
‘Nishank’
Chief Minister, Govt. of Uttrakhand
Plenary Session-I
12.00
noon
Address by Organising Committee
12.30
pm.
Reading of Message (if any)
01.00
pm.
Group Photograph
01.15
pm.
Formation of Group and presentation on “BUDDHISM IN UTTRAKHAND : AN
OVERVIEW AND IMPACT OF BUDDHISM ON ASIAN CULTURE”
02.30
pm.
Lunch
03.00
pm.
Formation of group and group discussions “IMPACT OF
HIMALAYAN CULTURE AND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF BUDDHIST MONUMENTS IN
UTTRAKHAND”
04.00
pm.
Presentation of group recommendations and papers
04.30
pm.
Tea
04.45
pm.
Formation of group and group discussions “BUDDHA THE GAUTAMA AND HIS PHILOSOPHY
FOR WORLD PEACE”
06.15
pm.
Presentation of group recommendations and papers
06.30
pm.
Formation of group and group discussions “BUDDHIST RITUALS AND
SCRIPTURES” Presentation of group recommendations
07.00
pm.
Cultural Programmes followed by dinner
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME-DAY 2
Sunday 31st January ‘2010
08.00
am.
Breakfast
08.30
am.
Buddha Puja
Plenary Session-II
09.00
am.
Formation of groups and group discussion “ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM IN THE
CHANGING SCENARIO”
10.30
am.
Presentation of group recommendations and papers
11.00
am.
Formation of groups and group discussion “RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HINDUISM
AND BUDDHISM : PAST PRESENT FUTURE”
12.30
pm.
Presentation of group recommendations and papers
Plenary Session-III
01.00
pm.
Formation of groups and group discussion “BUDDHISM FROM
OVERSEAS”
02.30
pm.
Lunch
03.00
pm.
Presentation of recommendations and papers
02.30
pm.
Lunch Break
Plenary Session-IV
03.00
pm.
Formation of groups and group discussions “TRADITIONAL AND CULTURE OF
HIMALYAN BUDDHISTS IN THE ERA OF GLOBALISATION”
04.30
pm.
Tea Break
05.00
pm.
Formation of groups and group discussions “HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA
AND
ISSUE”
06.00
pm.
Presentation of recommendations and papers.
06.30
pm.
Cultural Programmes
07.30
pm.
Vote of Thanks
08.00
pm.
Dinner
Respected Heero Hito
I thank you for your kind invitation to participate as a delegate
in the BUDDHIST CULTURAL FEST (1st BAUDHA MAHOTSAV – UTTARKHAND)
along with ICHR Sponsored National Seminar on “Buddhism : ITS ORIGIN AND
DEVELOPMENT”, 30-31 JANUARY,2010 at DAKHPATHAR, DEHRADUN, UTTARKHAND.
I hope and suggest that an invitation be extended to Maha
Bodhi Society, 14, Kalidasa Road, Gandhinagar, Bangalore – 560009, India
Tel:080-22250684 Email: info@mahabodhi.info
and Bhante36@yahoo.com.
Maha Bodhi Society is doing a yeomen service with
its branches at Arunachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Mysore etc.
I WISH TO CONFIRM THAT I AM WILLING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE ABOVE EVENTS AND ALSO WISH TO PRESENT A PAPER DURING THE
SEMINAR.
I am herewith submitting my first PAPER to be
published during the Seminar
BUDDHISM ITS ORIGIN AND
DEVELOPMENT
Though
a lotus flower grows in the murky water, it breaks the surface and fragrantly
blooms. Thus the wise are born in worldly society yet they rise above it and
realize Nibbana - The Buddha.
Be
a Lotus Flower; follow The Buddha’s Five Precepts and Eightfold
Path.
The Buddha was well-acquainted with all this diversity and
tried to provide proper guidance to the society. His ideas were at
once traditional and revolutionary, transformative and emancipating.
That is why he
became easily acceptable to the masses and the elites. Many kings like Pasenadi
of Kosala came to him to seek advice and tranquility and peace of mind.
There are many
stories available in the early literature about Pasenadi’s marriage with a
woman of low caste by deceit and Buddha’s advice to the king to adopt the
policy of ‘forget and forgive’. The Buddha opposed jativada. He was well steeped in the Vedic lore. The
contribution of Buddhism to jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabudha Bharathian
thought and culture is immense. Buddha was born and brought up in the cultural
soil of Jambudvipa, that is, Prabuddha Bharath, purified the soil to enable
blossoming of the best flowers and fruits in the cultural garden of Jambudvipa, that
is, Prabuddha Bharath. Buddhism has not only awakened Jambudvipa, that
is, Prabuddha Bharath, but also the whole of
in the ancient times, and now it is awakening the whole world in the modern
times. Buddhism has been the best product of Jambudvipa, that is,
Prabuddha Bharathian culture to be offered to the world at large. There is a
need to re-establish Buddhism in its pure and pristine form, and that will help
Jambudvipa, that is, Prabuddha Bharath and also the world.
Buddhism had an extremely humble beginning for a religion
that is now known throughout the world. Having its origin in the 6th century
B.C.E., makes Buddhism one of the oldest religions in the world as well.
The teachings of Buddhism
developed, in many ways. From one man’s awakenment to our modern world of
today, Buddhism has evolved and adapted to the various cultures and
countries it has encountered, which has enabled it to survive into the 21st
century.
In 563 B.C.E.,
a prince was born into the clan of the Shakyas at the beginning of the
Himalayan town of
which is in Southern Nepal/Northern Jambudvipa, that is, Prabuddha Bharath. His
name was Siddhartha Gautama, but he would later be known simply as the Buddha,
which means “the awakened one.” Gautama’s father sought to keep his son
isolated from the realities of the world - including old age, death, and
suffering - and he succeeded for approximately 30 years. Despite the best
efforts of his father, he began to come into contact with the outside world and
the realities of human existence.
Siddhartha Gautama discovered the
of self-indulgence and self-mortification.
Siddhartha Gautama attained awakenment sitting under a pipal tree, now known
as the Bodhi
tree in Bodh
Gaya, India.
Gautama, from then on, was known as “The Perfectly Self-Awakened
One,” the Samyaksambuddha.
Buddha found patronage in the ruler of Magadha, emperor Bimbisara. The
emperor accepted Buddhism as personal faith and allowed the establishment of
many Buddhist “Viharas.”
This eventually led to the renaming of the entire region as Bihar.
At the
India, Buddha set in motion the Wheel of
Dhamma by delivering his first sermon to the group of five companions with
whom he had previously sought awakenment. They, together with the Buddha,
formed the first Saṅgha, the
company of Buddhist monks, and hence, the first formation of Triple Gem
(Buddha, Dhamma
and Sangha) was completed.
For the
remaining years of his life, the Buddha traveled in the Gangetic
Plain of Northeastern India and other regions.
Buddha
attained Parinibbana
in the abandoned jungles of Kuśināra.
Just before
Buddha died, he told his followers that thereafter the Dhamma would be their
leader. The early arhats considered Gautama’s words the primary source of
Dhamma (doctrine, teaching) and Vinaya (rules of discipline and community
living), and took great pains to formulate and transmit his teachings
accurately. Nonetheless, no ungarnished collection of his sayings has
survived. The version of the Canon (accepted scripture) preserved in Pali,
Sanskrit, Chinese, and Tibetan are sectarian variants of a corpus that grew and
crystallized during three centuries of oral transmission.
The Buddha
did not appoint a successor, and asked his followers to work for personal
salvation. The teachings of the Buddha existed only in oral
traditions. The Sangha held a number of Buddhist
councils in order to reach consensus on matters of Buddhist doctrine and
practice.
According to
the scriptures, a monk by the name of Mahakasyapa
presided over the first Buddhist council held at Rajgir. Its purpose
was to recite and agree on the Buddha’s actual teachings and on monastic
discipline. Some scholars consider this council fictitious.
The Second Buddhist Council is said to
have taken place at Vaishāli. Its purpose was to deal with questionable monastic
practices like the use of money, the drinking of palm wine, and other
irregularities; the council declared these practices unlawful.
What is
commonly called the Third Buddhist Council was held at Pātaliputra,
and was allegedly called by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd
century BCE. Organized by the monk Moggaliputta Tissa, it was held in order to rid
the sangha of the large number of monks who had joined the order because of its
royal patronage. Most scholars now believe this council was exclusively
Theravada, and that the dispatch of missionaries to various countries at about
this time was nothing to do with it.
What is
often called the Fourth Buddhist council is generally
believed to have been held under the patronage of emperor Kanishka at Jālandhar,
though the late Monseigneur Professor Lamotte considered it fictitious. It is
generally believed to have been a council of the
Following
the Buddha’s passing, many philosophical movements emerged within Buddhism. The
first of these were the various Early Buddhist Schools (including Theravada).
Later Mahayana Buddhism and Vajrayana Buddhism arose.
The Early
Buddhist Schools were the various schools in which pre-sectarian Buddhism split in the first
few centuries after the passing away of the Buddha (in about the fifth century
BCE). These schools have in common an attitude to the scriptures, that doesn’t
accept the inclusion of the Mahayana
Sutras as valid teachings of Gautama
Buddha. It accepts the Tipitaka as the final recension of the teachings of the
Buddha.
- Theravada
is the single remaining representative of the Early Buddhist Schools of
Indian Buddhism. Theravada is now practiced mainly in Sri Lanka,
Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia,
and Laos. - Another prominent Nikaya school was the Sarvastivada,
and much of its doctrine was incorporated into Tibetan Buddhism. It included one of the main
branches of Indian Abhidhanmma that was instrumental in the
creation of the Yogacara doctrine. Its system of monastic rules Vinaya
is still used in Tibetan Buddhism and has also been
influential in monastic Chinese Buddhism.
The Mahāyāna
branch of Buddhism popularized the concept of a Bodhisattva
(literally enlightened being or “a Buddha-to-be”) and the
worship of the bodhisattvas. Bodhisattvas like Mañjuśrī, Avalokiteśvara,
and Maitreya
became the focus of popular devotional worship in the Mahāyāna sect. According
to the Mahāyāna tradition, the key attributes of the bodhisattvas are
compassion and kindness.
Mahayana
Buddhism includes the following Indian schools:
- Mādhyamaka (Middle Way), a Mahāyāna tradition
popularized by Nāgārjuna and Aśvaghoṣa. - Yogācāra (Consciousness Only), founded by Asaṅga
and Vasubandhu.
A form of
Indian Buddhism that emerged in the 4th century AD and later became widespread
in Tibet, and
The Vajrayana developed in
but was spread to
has also been practiced in
This school
emerged from forest meditation traditions in northern
the entire emphasis of teachings was on practice, using skillful means to
attain the goal of awakenment in one’s present lifetime. This form is also
known as Vajrayana (The Diamond Vehicle). Tantrism is an esoteric
tradition. Its initiation ceremonies involve entry into a mandala, a mystic
circle or symbolic map of the spiritual universe. Also central to Tantrism is
the use of mudras
and mantras.
Vajrayana became the dominant form of Buddhism in Tibet and was also
transmitted through China to Japan, where it continues to be practiced by the Shingon sect.
It is
generally accepted that the spread of Buddhism from India to Tibet and then to
the wider regions of Central and East Asia took place mainly via the trade (and
religious) route that went through the valley of Kathmandu, situated in
present-day Nepal. The valley, forms the cradle of the Nepali state, and since
the farthest point in historical time, has found itself under the cultural
influence of the South Asian Hindu (and also Buddhist) civilization. However,
being a distant outpost of Hinduism (and Buddhism), it was spared from the
ravages of later conquests and social upheavals. Even after Buddhism died in
the heartland, it survived in
valley. Monastic records in the numerous monasteries show that till the
mid-medieval period in Nepali history, Tibetan students regularly came there
for learning Buddhism from the local spiritual masters. The Tibetan religious
scripts Lantsha and Vartu are variants of the Ranjana system used by the Newars
of
economic and political factors prominent among which was declining patronage
from the Hindu rulers, Buddhist monasticism in the valley died. By then Tibetan
Buddhism had already gained prominence in the region. Today, in the urban
centres of
Indian Mahayana Buddhism, modified through mixing with Vajrayana, practiced by
the local Buddhist Newer population.
Asoka and
the Mauryan Empire
The Maurya
empire reached its peak at the time of Emperor Asoka, who himself converted
to Buddhism after the
of Kalinga. This heralded a long period of stability under the Buddhist
emperor. The power of the empire was vast—ambassadors were sent to other
countries to propagate Buddhism. Greek envoy Megasthenes
describes the wealth of the Mauryan capital. Stupas, pillars and edicts on
stone remain at Sanchi,
Sarnath and Mathura, indicating the extent of the
empire.
Emperor
Ashoka the Great (304
BCE–232 BCE)
was the ruler of the Maurya Empire from 273 BCE to 232 BCE.
Ashoka
reigned over most of
after a series of military campaigns. Emperor Ashoka’s kingdom stretched from South Asia
and beyond, from present-day Afghanistan and parts of Persia in the west, to Bengal and Assam in the east,
and as far south as Mysore.
According to
legend, emperor Ashoka was overwhelmed by guilt after the conquest of
Kalinga, following which he accepted Buddhism as personal faith with the
help of his mentors Radhasvami and Manjushri. Ashoka established monuments
marking several significant sites in the life of Shakyamuni
Buddha, and according to Buddhist tradition was closely involved in the
preservation and transmission of Buddhism.[18]
He used his position to propagate the relatively new philosophy to new heights,
as far as ancient Rome
and Egypt.
Graeco-Bactrians, Sakas and Indo-Parthians
Menander
was the most famous Bactrian king. He ruled from Taxila and later from Sagala (Sialkot ). He rebuilt
Taxila (Sirkap)
and Pushkalavati. He became Buddhist and remembered in Buddhists records due to
his discussions with a great Buddhist philosopher in the book Milinda
Panha.
By 90 BCE
Parthians took control of eastern Iran and around 50 BCE put an end to last
remnants of Greek rule in Afghanistan. By around 7 CE an Indo-Parthian
dynasty succeeded in taking control of Gandhara. Parthians continued to support
Greek artistic traditions in Gandhara. The start of the Gandharan Greco-Buddhist art is dated to the period
between 50 BCE and 75 CE.
Kushan Empire
Kushan
Empire under emperor Kanishka was known as the
Buddhist art spread outward from Gandhara to other parts of
He greatly encouraged Buddhism. Before Kanishka Buddha was not represented in
human form. In Gandhara Mahayana Buddhism flourished and Buddha was
represented in human form.
This tower
was reported by Fa-Hsien,
Sun-Yun and Hsuan-Tsang. This structure was destroyed and rebuilt
many times and remained in semi ruins until it was finally destroyed by Mahmud
of Ghazni in 11th century.
The Pala and Sena era
Under the
rule of the Pala and
Sena kings, large mahaviharas
flourished in what is now Bihar and Bengal. According to Tibetan sources, five great Mahaviharas
stood out: Vikramaśīla, the premier university of the era; Nalanda, past its
prime but still illustrious, Somapura, Odantapurā, and Jaggadala.[19]
The five monasteries formed a network; “all of them were under state
supervision” and their existed “a system of co-ordination among them
. . it seems from the evidence that the different seats of Buddhist learning
that functioned in eastern India under the Pāla were regarded together as
forming a network, an interlinked group of institutions,” and it was
common for great scholars to move easily from position to position among them
Dhamma masters
Jambudvipa,
that is Prabuddha Bharath shramanas propagated Buddhism in various reigons,
including East
Asia and Central Asia.
In the
Edicts of Ashoka, Ashoka mentions the Hellenistic kings of the period as a
recipient of his Buddhist proselytism. Emissaries of Ashoka, such as Dharmarakkita,
are described in Pali
sources as leading Greek (”Yona“) Buddhist monks, active in Buddhist proselytism (the Mahavamsa,
XII).
Roman
Historical accounts describe an embassy sent by the ” Jambudvipa, that is
Prabuddha Bharath king Pandion (Pandya?), also named Porus,” to Caesar
Augustus around the 1st century. The embassy was travelling with a
diplomatic letter in Greek, and one of its members was a sramana who
burned himself alive in Athens to demonstrate his faith. The event made a sensation
and was described by Nicolaus of Damascus, who met the embassy at Antioch, and
related by Strabo
(XV,1,73)[23]
and Dio
Cassius (liv, 9). A tomb was made to the sramana, still visible in the time
of Plutarch,
which bore the mention:
“ΖΑΡΜΑΝΟΧΗΓΑΣ ΙΝΔΟΣ ΑΠΟ ΒΑΡΓΟΣΗΣ”
(”The sramana master
from Barygaza
in India“)
Lokaksema is
the earliest known Buddhist monk to have translated Mahayana Buddhist
scriptures into the Chinese language. Gandharan monks Jnanagupta
and Prajna contributed through several important
translations of Sanskrit sutras into Chinese language.
The Jambudvipa, that is Prabuddha Bharathian dhyana master Buddhabhadra
was the founding abbot and patriarch of the Shaolin
Temple. Buddhist
monk and esoteric master
from North India
(6th Century CE), Bodhiruci is regarded as the patriarch of
the Ti-Lun school. Bodhidharma (c. 6th century) was the Buddhist Bhikkhu
traditionally credited as the founder of Zen Buddhism in
In 580, Jambudvipa, that is Prabuddha Bharathian monk
Vinitaruci travelled to
This, then, would be the first appearance of Vietnamese Zen, or Thien Buddhism.
Padmasambhava,
meaning “lotus-born”, is said to have brought Tantric
Buddhism to
in the 8th
century. In Bhutan
and
he is better known as “Guru Rinpoche” (“Precious
Master”) where followers of the Nyingma school
regard him as the second Buddha. Shantarakshita,
abbot of Nalanda
and founder of the Yogachara-Madhyamika is said to have helped
Padmasambhava establish Buddhism in Tibet.
Indian monk Atisha, holder of
the mind training (Tib. lojong) teachings, is considered an indirect founder of the Geluk
Buddhism. Indian monks, such as Vajrabodhi,
also travelled to Indonesia to propagate Buddhism.
Revival of Buddhism in India
Anagarika Dharmapala and the Maha Bodhi Society
A revival of
Buddhism began in
in 1891, when the Sri Lankan
Buddhist leader Anagarika Dharmapala founded the Maha Bodhi Society. Its activities expanded to
involve the promotion of Buddhism in
Buddhists took place at Darjeeling. Dharmapala spoke to Tibetan Buddhists and
presented a relic of the Buddha to be sent to the Dalai Lama.
Dharmapala built many viharas and temples in India,
including the one at Sarnath, the place of Buddha’s first sermon. He died in 1933,
the same year he was ordained a bhikkhu.
Bengal Buddhist Association
In 1892,
Kripasaran Mahasthavir founded the Bengal Buddhist Association (Bauddha
Dharmankur Sabha) in Calcutta. Kripasaran (1865–1926) was instrumental in uniting
the Buddhist community of Bengal and North
East India. He built other branches of the Bengal Buddhist Association at Shimla (1907), Lucknow (1907), Dibrugarh
(1908), Ranchi
(1915), Shillong
(1918), Darjeeling
(1919), Tatanagar Jamshedpur (1922), as well as in Sakpura, Satbaria, Noapara,
Uninepura, Chittagong
Region in present day Bangladesh.
Tibetan Buddhism
Following
the Dalai
Lama’s departure from Tibet, Indian Prime Minister offered to permit him and
his followers to establish a “government-in-exile” in Dharamsala.
Tibetan
exiles have settled in the town, numbering several thousand. Most of these
exiles live in
Ganj, where they established monasteries, temples and schools. The town is
sometimes known as “Little Lhasa“, after the Tibetan capital city, and has become one
of the centres of Buddhism in the world.
Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha
Bharathians (Scheduled Caste) Buddhist movement
A Buddhist
revivalist movement among Aboriginal Inhabitants of
Jambudvipa, that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharathians (Scheduled Caste) was initiated in 1890s by Aboriginal Inhabitants of Jambudvipa, that is, the Great
Prabuddha Bharathians (Scheduled Caste) leaders such as
Iyothee Thass, Brahmananda Reddy, and Dharmananda Kosambi. In the 1950s, Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar turned his attention to Buddhism and travelled to
Buddhist scholars and monks. While dedicating a new Buddhist vihara near Pune,
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar announced that he was writing a book on Buddhism, and that
as soon as it was finished, he planned to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar twice visited
in 1954; the second time in order to attend the third conference of the World
Fellowship of Buddhists in
In 1955, he founded the Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha, or the Buddhist Society of
He completed his final work, The Buddha and His Dhamma, in 1956. It was
published posthumously.
After
meetings with the Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Hammalawa Saddhatissa,Ambedkar
organised a formal public ceremony for himself and his supporters in
1956. Accepting the Three Refuges and Five Precepts from a Buddhist monk in the
traditional manner, Ambedkar completed his own conversion. He then proceeded to
convert an estimated 500,000 of his supporters who were gathered around him.
Taking the 22 Vows, Ambedkar and his supporters explicitly condemned and
rejected Hinduism and Hindu philosophy. He then traveled to Kathmandu in
World
Buddha or Karl Marx on December 2, 1956.
Vipassana movement
The Buddhist meditation tradition of Vipassana
meditation is growing in popularity in Jambudvipa,
that is, the Great Prabuddha Bharath. Many institutions—both government
and private sector—now offer courses for their employees. This form is mainly
practiced by the elite and middle class Indians. This movement has spread to many
other countries in Europe,
America and Asia. And through the
Internet to all over the world. Attemps are being made to celebrate Buddha Jayanthi
in all the countries in general and White House in particular to spread the
teachings of Buddha non-violence and peace for the welfare and happiness of all
beings.
References:
http://www.flipkart.com/origin-development-buddhism-india-geeta/8188629472-ew23fvt8ef
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/13229/buddhisms_origin_and_development.html?cat=34
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Buddhism_in_India
With lots of Metta
Yours in Dhamma
Jagatheesan
Chnadrasekharan
Appeal to Request His Excellency The first Pacific President Obama obama.barack@fcboe.org and
Heads of All Countries in the world in general and China,
Taiwan,Japan,Korea,Thailand,Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka and the future
First Pacific Prime Minister Ku.Mayawati in particular to Celebrate Buddha Jayanthi at White House and all other
Capitals of the world on 27th May 2010
Politics and
political matters in Buddhism are considered worldly concerns, yes. But the
Buddha did not ignore such worldly concerns, because as a Prince estranged and
removed from his prior worldly concerns, still He was living in society. Alms
food comes from vast numbers of people constituting society. So should not we
work to elevate society to evolve into a higher form, to be more effective and
more just? The monks were also told by the Buddha to work for the good of many,
for the benefit of all beings and for the betterment of society. The intent
behind the founding of the community of monks (Sangha in Pali, Pali being the
original language of the Buddha) was entirely for the benefit of the people.
In the life of Buddha, we find that the Buddha often discussed politics with
the rulers of realms in his time, such as King Mala, King Kosala , King
Licchavi and King Ajatasattu . The Buddha always preached the kings that they
must rule their kingdoms with dasarajadhamma. The dasarajadamma in Pali is
based on ten precepts, in order for the king to best rule the country. They
are: (1) be liberal and avoid selfishness, (2) maintain a high moral character,
(3) be prepared to sacrifice one’s own pleasure for the well-being of the
subjects, (4) be honest and maintain absolute integrity, (5) be kind and
gentle, (6) lead a simple life for the subjects to emulate, (7) be free from
hatred of any kind, (8) exercise non-violence, (9) practice patience, and (10)
respect public opinion to promote peace and harmony. Any government who wishes
to peacefully rule any nation can effectively apply these 10 precepts even
today; they haven’t yet and never will “go out of date.”
The Buddha preached non-violence and
peace as a universal message. He did not approve of violence or the destruction
of life, and declared that there is no such thing as a ‘just’ war. From his own
words, He taught: “The victor breeds hatred; the defeated lives in misery. He
who renounces both victory and defeat is happy and peaceful.”
Not only did the Buddha teach non-violence and peace: He was perhaps the first
and only religious teacher who went to the battlefield personally to prevent
the outbreak of a war, when He diffused tension between the Sakyas and the
Koliyas who were about to wage war over the waters of Rohini River. He also
dissuaded King Ajatasattu from attacking the Kingdom of the Vajjis
He showed how countries could become corrupt, degenerate and unhappy when the
head of the government becomes corrupt and unjust. He spoke against corruption
and how all governments’ actions must be based on humanitarian principles.
The Buddha once said, ‘When the ruler of
a country is just and good, the ministers become just and good; when the
ministers are just and good, the higher officials become just and good; when
the higher officials are just and good, the rank and file become just and good;
when the rank and file become just and good, the people become just and good.’
Clearly, religion and politics are
something analogous to paper money having two sides. The front can be regarded
as religion and the other side can be regarded as politics. They cannot be
separated from each other. Otherwise the value of money is nothing. Similarly,
Buddhist monks and other religious leaders also should not be separated from
politics. I don’t mean to imply that they should rule the country, but just to
present and to advance their Buddhist precepts throughout the workings of a
government in order to prevent so many wars and conquests, persecutions, such
egregious atrocities, rebellions, and the destruction of works of art and
culture.
Better than a thousand hollow words, Is one
word that brings peace.
In separateness lies the world’s great misery;
in compassion lies the world’s true strength.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it
at someone else; you are the one getting burned.
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of
service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.
He who can control his rising anger as a coachman controls his carriage at full
speed, this man I call a good driver; others merely hold the reins.
Gautama
Buddha
Desappriya
jayasuriya
0n Subject: Buddha mentioned Remarks by President Barack Obama at Suntory
Hall”……. It is wonderful to be back in
aware that when I was a young boy, my mother brought me to
great bronze Amida Buddha……” Now Barack Obama is been described as one of the
greatest leaders. All the Pacific leaders as Visionary. Like the captain of a ship, they
have a definite goal to chart their course and steer their ship in the right
direction. They have one goal - to find the cause of suffering and a way out of
suffering. Despite much hardship and setback, they never veered from their course
but persevered till they gained awaken-ness after they got chosen as leaders.
Guided by
this vision, their mission is an all-embracing one. It is a mission founded on
compassion and love for all beings, regardless of race, creed or status quo.
The Leaders as Role Models
They have exemplary
figures, someone we can respect and emulate. They are extraordinary, virtuous
and righteous in every thought, word and deed. They say as they do and do as they
say. Such integrity and consistency won them the trust of their followers. They
are aware of the ten principles which a ruler ought to be possessed:
1.
Alms giving
2.
Morality
3.
Unselfishness
4.
Integrity
5.
Gentleness
6.
Self-restraint
7.
Non-anger
8.
Non-violence
9.
Patience
10.
Agreeability
The Leaders as Mediators
As leaders, they demonstrated
both skills in mediation and impartiality in judgment, showed their ability to
resolve problems and arguments.
Hence
Jagatheesan Chandrasekharan suggested “…..Let all
of us request His Excellency the first Pacific president-barack-obama and Heads of All Countries in the world in general and China, Taiwan,Japan,Korea,Thailand,Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Sri Lanka
and the future First Pacific Prime Minister Ku.Mayawati in particular to Celebrate
Buddha Jayanthi at White House and all other Capitals of the world to celebrate next (27-May 2010)Buddha Jayanthi at White House and other capitals of the world to spread the
message of non-violence and peace by chanting relevant gathas by Maha theras
for the happiness and welfare of all…..”
MAHINDA 
welcomed the same by saying “…..DEAR FRIENDS
…ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!
WHAT MARVELOUS IDEA. WE SHOULD ASK THE ENTIRE BUDDHIST WORLD TO RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST FROM PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA TO COMPLY WITH OUR HUMBLE IDEA AND
HONOR IT.
The main reason being THAT THERE WERE NOT SINGLE A DROP OF
BLOOD WAS SHED IN THE NAME OF THE BUDDHISM
BUDDHA PREACHED ABSOLUTE NONVIOLENCE ,THE
UNBOUND LOVE AND COMPASSION TOWARD EVERY LIVING CREATURE.
MOST LIKELY THE PRESIDENT MAY NOT BE FULLY AWARE OF
THE DETAILS OF THIS PARTICULAR ASPECT OF BUDDHISM.
FURTHER MORE THE BUDDHA TOLERATED ALL BELIEF SYSTEMS AND NEVER
CONDEMNED OR PUT DOWN OTHERS’ FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROPAGATION OR
PROSYLITIZATION /FOR HIS OWN. HE WAS THE MOST TOLERANT TEACHER OF DARMA
WHICH ADVOCATES THE TOTAL OPENNESS LIKE MAMMOTH TENT WITHOUT DOORS AND
WINDOWS WHERE EVERY ONE IS WELCOME AND NO ONE IS ASKED OR
REQUIRED TO GIVE UP THEIR BELIEF.
HE INVITED THE FOLLOWERS TO CAREFULLY INVESTIGATE HIS TEACHING, LIKE GOLD
DIGGER TRYING FINDING THE PURE GOLD, BEFORE MAKING ANY HASTY DECISION TO BECOME
A BUDDHIST.
SO LET US
SEND OUR REQUEST THE WHITE HOUSE AS A UNOFORM VOICE. LET US
ALSO REQUEST HIS HOLINESS DALAI LAMA TO JOIN US … “
Venerable Ananda Bhante of
Mahabodhi Loka Shanti Vihara, Bangalore suggested to appeal all the Buddhist
organizations in general and Americans in particular to make a request to White
House to Celebrate Buddha Jayanthi on 27th May 2010. Accordingly
emails are being sent to all Buddhist organizations through the world.
Similar suggestion was made by
Sashikanth Chandrasekharan from Cleveland .
P.P.
Lakshman
Email: pplakshman08@ gmail.com
Tel: 917-664-6566
suggested as follows:
Dear Jagatheesan,
There is no doubt that the case for celebration of Buddha Jayanti at
White House is inherently strong, more so in the wake of the inspiring
speech at Tokyo, earlier this month, by President Obama who called
himself the ‘first Pacific President’. We all should be thankful to
you and the other Buddhist friends for bringing this up.
As you know, most of the Buddhist countries in the world are in the
Pacific region, and they all will be ecstatic about the idea of
celebrating the next Buddha Jayanti at the White House - on May 27,
2010. China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos,
have all very many devoted Buddhists.
Their governments are likely to
make the suggestion to the Pacific
President in the U.S.
This is true of India as
well despite the fact
that India
has a Buddhist symbol as its national emblem and Buddha
Dhamma Chakra embedded on its national flag. There are many Indian
nationals in the Obama administration including the White House. They will also
support the idea.
The memorable Tokyo speech of the U.S. President provides
an excellent
background to make the case for a White House celebration of Buddha
Jayanti. Obama will most certainly get a hearing for the Buddha
Jayanti proposal from leaders like Dalai Lama, the Chinese Buddhist
leader Ven Hsing Yun. Buddhist activist Richard Gere the famous actor,
and Buddhist Professor Robert Thurman and others. I am very optimistic
that with their voicing support, the White House celebration of Buddha
Jayanti on May 27, 2010 would be a done deal.
Dear JC,
I appreciate that you are making great
efforts to propagate Buddhism in general, and the celebration of
Buddha Jayanthi at the White House in particular.
Let the idea flare up from our small base
to fill the entire public space. Let newspaper columns be filled
with letters to the editor, articles, editorials; let parliament and all
representative bodies at the Centre and the States reverberate.
I hope our prayers will be
answered.
Thanks for all you do. The reproduction of
Richard Reoch’s “Personal and social radicalism of the Buddha” has
also been great and very enlightening. It is worthy of repetition.
With much metta,
Lakshman
Let
us make our appeals to His Holiness Dalai Lama 
, Chinese Buddhist
leader
Venerable
Hsing Yun
,
|
Budddhist activist Richard Gere the famous actor |
and others for voicing their support for celebration of Buddha Jayanthi at White
House on May 2010
Therefore
I request you in general and American in particular to kindly take steps from
your end to request His Excellency President Barack Obama to celebrate Buddha’s Birthday on 27th
May 2010 at white house. Let us not miss this golden opportunity where His
Excellency started celebrating Dipavali and Guru Nanak Birthday at White House
in the interest of peace, happiness and welfare of entire people.
Effective implementation of e-governance in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati to officers
Lucknow: Emphasising that information technology (IT)was on the top of her agenda, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati
today directed the officers for effective implementation of
e-governance system.
“IT
should be put to optimum use in the government’s working, and its
process should be simplified and made transparent so as to facilitate
common people,” Mayawati said during a high-level meeting.
She said programmes being implemented by IT department should be made better and public-oriented.
“Electronic
delivery through public service centres should be made available to
all, and these centres should be set up at the earliest,” she directed.
The
chief minister said with the setting up of service centres, people will
not be required to take rounds of tehsil and district headquarters for
their works.
“The government is committed to provide all
facilities to attract investment in IT sector and the investors are
free to set up a unit in any part of the state,” she said.
Directing
the officers to expedite implementation of State-wide Area Network
(Swan) project, she said networking work should be completed at the
earliest.
“E-district scheme being implemented as a pilot project
in six districts of the state should be made more effective and
delivery system should be improved,” she said.
(C.M. Information Campus)
Information & Public Relations Department, U.P.
Naseemunddin Siddiqui releases special
‘Shakeel Badauni Number’ of Urdu Monthly Naya Daur
Lucknow: 23 December 2009
U.P. Senior Cabinet Minister Mr. Naseemunddin Siddiqui
said that the present Government was doing all possible efforts
to promote Urdu language and linking it with employment. He
said that with a view to encourage Urdu writers and litterateurs,
the Government was giving awards on the publication of their
writings. Besides, the Urdu poets and students were also being
provided financial assistance by Urdu Academy and Fukhruddin
Ali Ahmad Committee. He said that the U.P. Chief Minister Ms.
Mayawati was fully committed for the development of Urdu.
Keeping this in view, the Government had increased the budget
of Urdu Academy for the first time. Besides, the students were
also being encouraged for research in Urdu, he added.
Mr. Siddiqui was releasing the ‘Shakeel Badauni Special
Number’ of Urdu monthly ‘Naya Daur’ published by Information
and Public Relations Department, U.P. here today at Suchna
Bhawan. He said that nearly each and every aspect of Shakeel
Badauni’s personality and works had become a part of this
special number. The gazals and film songs of Shakeel Badauni
were popular even today and his classical poetry had found a
special place in this number, he added.
The Cabinet Minister said that many famous poets, who
belonged to U.P. had given the message of love and brotherhood
through their genres. He said that the Urdu lovers and research
students would definitely become inspired by this special number
published on Shakeel Badauni, who also belonged to U.P. He
appreciated the efforts of Information Department, especially the
officers related to Naya Daur for publication of special numbers
on several litterateurs and poets.
The Media Advisor to C.M. and Chairman, Science and
Technology Council Mr. Mohd. Zameel Akhtar, while presiding
over the programme, said that in future efforts should be made
for publishing at least one special number on famous poets/
litterateurs in a year, so that Urdu literature and language could
be developed and the younger generation could get inspired from
the life and works of these poets/litterateurs. He said that the
present Government was making all efforts to give Urdu its due
place for which it had taken historic decisions which were never
given a thought by the pervious governments. He congratulated
the Information Department for the publication of this special
number successfully.
Addressing the programme, Additional Cabinet Secretary
Mr. Vijay Shankar Pandey said this special number based on
personality and works of Shakeel Badauni would become a
milestone for Urdu lovers. He said that Urdu monthly Naya Daur
had a special identity among the magazines published by the
Government Departments. He said that Shakeel Badauni created
a new literary genre in film lyrics. He said that the special
number on Shakeel Badauni was a part of the series published by
Information Department form time to time on several famous
great persons, who served literature and society.
On this occasion, the famous poet Dr. Malik Zada Manzur
Ahmad appreciated the efforts of Information Department for the
publication of special number on Shakeel Badauni and said that
for the first time, the Government had increased the budget of
Urdu Academy and several awards and scholarships to promote
Urdu language and litterateurs. He remembered his meetings on
several occasions with Shakeel Badauni and said that he became
a separate identity among film lyricists.
Welcoming the guests, the Information Director Mr. Ajai
Kumar Upadhyaya discussed the contribution of Shakeel Badauni
for films and literature. He said that Information Department
would continue the efforts of publishing the special numbers on
famous poets and litterateurs as earlier. He appreciated the
efforts of editor of Naya Daur Dr. Wazahat Husain Rizvi and his
colleagues for brining out this special number on Shakeel