December was really about proving to myself that things could be done ...if worked for !!!That destiny would have them was another thing.The music album for my friend ,philosopher ,guide Mr Narayandas Chotia was finally made and all credit to my friend Anand Modak.
The year ended with a beautiful and peaceful visit to Nagpur (Vikas Ashram) for 'Dutta Jayanti' and to Akola for the Annual remembrance of A great soul Mr Sardeshmukh and His wife Mrs. Leelatai, who passed away on the same day 15 years later.I am what I am, due to their guidance and live peacefully due to their blessings.
The year has ended and a new one has begun, giving me rays of hope and tons of confidence that I will be always blessed.I have a brand new faith and strength.I will only ask more strength to deliver better.Achievement of satisfaction and peace is my main goal as is giving happiness to my friends and well wishers.
I pray that I am able to help all those I can and share all what I have with those that need...God give me strength...
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
A Diwali of Enlightenment
Very few vacations are truly memorable in the recent times. This Diwali was !! i have to thank friends who were with me in the Trip and also initiators of it in a way. My friend Mangal Akole wanted his son Aditya to have a good holiday and an useful one at that. At first he thought of going south towards Goa and Karnataka, both of course beautiful places with a rich bounty of nature. It sounded more of a pilgrimage to me when he suggested I join him with his son. I pondered over his suggested route and places .
I came up with a suggestion which then developed into a wonderful trip and a successful one at that.The highlight was the joining in of Makarand Vaidya, an instrumentation engineer but an avid nature and bird lover. As I recall, we visited the 'Lonar' crater which was a historic and amazing site. it was created by the impact of an asteroid or foreign body from the outer space and has quite an importance in astronomical studies. This was the beginning of our journey from Pune to Akola. I wonder why the government does not care for such valuable sites and use them as true tourist places. The facilities around this Crater were quite a dismay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonar_crater
Our interests were truly kindled by seeing what lay in front of us. So few know the importance and the value of the place and its history which goes back thousands of years.....
The next place we camped at was a hill station in the Satpudas, namely "Chikhaldara". we were pleasantly surprised that in 2006 it had actually snowed there.This place has the historical Gawilgad Fort and a wild sanctuary around it wherein there are Tigers,Bears,Bison(Indian version -Gaur), Deer,Sambhars,etc......It is a part of the Melghat region and a place worth visiting in winter.The jungles are very attractive with the Flora and Fauna.It was luckily the season for "Oranges" which were available in abundance.
http://amravati.nic.in/htmldocs/chikhaldara_home_page.htm
A visit to Amravati city, it's Goddess "Ambabai" led us to Hinganghat for a visit to the Famous and century old 'Mohta Mills'. We ended that day at A lovely and most unlikely wonder of Hemalkasa.Here we had an experience of our lifetime.'Missionary Dedication' in person...in the form of Dr Prakash Amte and family.
http://amravati.nic.in/
It is 'heaven sent' for the tribals. Praksah Amte and his wife also a doctor have given their entire life for the 'seva' (physical help and aid) of the tribals and also have an orphanage for their animals and pets who are injured.A school is run for the children of the tribals along with a hospital and a mobile medical aid unit.The entire campus reveals to you the history of hard work and every stone ,tree,whispers of nature tell you about 'The Amte Family and their team".Years in time and effort have gone in making of what we saw,it started without a proper road and no electricity and literally no building structures!! Amazing but true and so heart rendering......
http://mss.niya.org/projects/anandwan.php
Then there was the meeting with Baba Amte himself and Dr. Vikas Amte."Anandwan" is a Heaven/paradise by Leprosy patients for their own fellow beings. Who says 'Nothing is Possible'
http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/anandwan.htm
I would say Anything is Possible.What Baba Amte has done should be the answer to any depressed person to any of his questions and a Lesson to every 'Human' who has all his physical God given healthy limbs but says he is out of work and would like to commit suicide.Transformation of a barren dry area into an evergreen habitat with cleanliness as it's prime motto and hard work as it's anthem.That is "Anandwan".Hope and ambition is in the air they breathe in place of oxygen, and their eyes glitter like shinning gems. People , not cared for by the community,society,personal families have their own respectful dream world given to them by a "Godsend" Baba Amte. He has taught them to be self sufficient and righteous.
http://anandwangreetings.com/default.aspx
It as an exhilarating experience and it was exposed to ourselves that we are "Nothing" as compared to the work we can do and what Baba Amte has done.
Let me very importantly say that there was no 'Temple",Idol worship,Showmanship,artificial make belief or gongs and bells sounded of any kind in both Hemalkasa and Anandwan.Man lived with God all the while along with God's creations. Nature and All !!!No time was wasted in unnecessary rituals ,It was truth and facts all the while. The number of projects that went on were all pertaining to creation of jobs and output ,both needed for the community.It was deep and serious learning, a class and practical education....A Diwali of enlightenment.
I came up with a suggestion which then developed into a wonderful trip and a successful one at that.The highlight was the joining in of Makarand Vaidya, an instrumentation engineer but an avid nature and bird lover. As I recall, we visited the 'Lonar' crater which was a historic and amazing site. it was created by the impact of an asteroid or foreign body from the outer space and has quite an importance in astronomical studies. This was the beginning of our journey from Pune to Akola. I wonder why the government does not care for such valuable sites and use them as true tourist places. The facilities around this Crater were quite a dismay.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonar_crater
Our interests were truly kindled by seeing what lay in front of us. So few know the importance and the value of the place and its history which goes back thousands of years.....
The next place we camped at was a hill station in the Satpudas, namely "Chikhaldara". we were pleasantly surprised that in 2006 it had actually snowed there.This place has the historical Gawilgad Fort and a wild sanctuary around it wherein there are Tigers,Bears,Bison(Indian version -Gaur), Deer,Sambhars,etc......It is a part of the Melghat region and a place worth visiting in winter.The jungles are very attractive with the Flora and Fauna.It was luckily the season for "Oranges" which were available in abundance.
http://amravati.nic.in/htmldocs/chikhaldara_home_page.htm
A visit to Amravati city, it's Goddess "Ambabai" led us to Hinganghat for a visit to the Famous and century old 'Mohta Mills'. We ended that day at A lovely and most unlikely wonder of Hemalkasa.Here we had an experience of our lifetime.'Missionary Dedication' in person...in the form of Dr Prakash Amte and family.
http://amravati.nic.in/
It is 'heaven sent' for the tribals. Praksah Amte and his wife also a doctor have given their entire life for the 'seva' (physical help and aid) of the tribals and also have an orphanage for their animals and pets who are injured.A school is run for the children of the tribals along with a hospital and a mobile medical aid unit.The entire campus reveals to you the history of hard work and every stone ,tree,whispers of nature tell you about 'The Amte Family and their team".Years in time and effort have gone in making of what we saw,it started without a proper road and no electricity and literally no building structures!! Amazing but true and so heart rendering......
http://mss.niya.org/projects/anandwan.php
Then there was the meeting with Baba Amte himself and Dr. Vikas Amte."Anandwan" is a Heaven/paradise by Leprosy patients for their own fellow beings. Who says 'Nothing is Possible'
http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/anandwan.htm
I would say Anything is Possible.What Baba Amte has done should be the answer to any depressed person to any of his questions and a Lesson to every 'Human' who has all his physical God given healthy limbs but says he is out of work and would like to commit suicide.Transformation of a barren dry area into an evergreen habitat with cleanliness as it's prime motto and hard work as it's anthem.That is "Anandwan".Hope and ambition is in the air they breathe in place of oxygen, and their eyes glitter like shinning gems. People , not cared for by the community,society,personal families have their own respectful dream world given to them by a "Godsend" Baba Amte. He has taught them to be self sufficient and righteous.
http://anandwangreetings.com/default.aspx
It as an exhilarating experience and it was exposed to ourselves that we are "Nothing" as compared to the work we can do and what Baba Amte has done.
Let me very importantly say that there was no 'Temple",Idol worship,Showmanship,artificial make belief or gongs and bells sounded of any kind in both Hemalkasa and Anandwan.Man lived with God all the while along with God's creations. Nature and All !!!No time was wasted in unnecessary rituals ,It was truth and facts all the while. The number of projects that went on were all pertaining to creation of jobs and output ,both needed for the community.It was deep and serious learning, a class and practical education....A Diwali of enlightenment.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
History of Dainik Deshonnati doesn't mention....
I was going through the search engines ,news and articles, also information on the net and found out that there were missing facts about the Marathi daily newspaper 'Deshonnati' from Akola in Maharashtra, India.
Mr Ranganath Kulkarni was the primary editor of this news paper and after the demise of my Father in 1988 April I took over as the Editor and Managing Director, This was so for the next 3 years till it was sold to 'The present owners'. Not all of it, but the rights of my family and it's shares were parted with.
So the history should read that along with the addition of Mr.Kulkarni as the editor in the beginning, C M Vairale was the next Executive Editor and Managing Director of Deshonnati.Is it not right to give due credit where required?
May truth prevail as always and the truth be in black and white mentioned , where ever and when ever....for it is all there in the archives and in print on all those issues printed in that period.....
Every contribution is important as is every step in the progress of a goal foreseen....
Mr Ranganath Kulkarni was the primary editor of this news paper and after the demise of my Father in 1988 April I took over as the Editor and Managing Director, This was so for the next 3 years till it was sold to 'The present owners'. Not all of it, but the rights of my family and it's shares were parted with.
So the history should read that along with the addition of Mr.Kulkarni as the editor in the beginning, C M Vairale was the next Executive Editor and Managing Director of Deshonnati.Is it not right to give due credit where required?
May truth prevail as always and the truth be in black and white mentioned , where ever and when ever....for it is all there in the archives and in print on all those issues printed in that period.....
Every contribution is important as is every step in the progress of a goal foreseen....
Monday, October 29, 2007
Gossip - vile world
It is but so sad that either failure or jealousy or even simple incapability could lead a human to say anything about his own race without regard or love or compassion.
Some even do it to earn fast bucks ! Irresponsible individuals or even groups and entities spread the Hush word in an evil fashion may be to "get back" or 'even' things out.
Gossip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip
Judaism considers gossip spoken without a constructive purpose (known in Hebrew as lashon hara) as a sin. Speaking negatively about people, even if retelling true facts, counts as sinful, as it demeans the dignity of man — both the speaker and the subject of the gossip.
According to Proverbs 18:8: "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels: they go down to a man's innermost parts."
Islam considers backbiting the equivalent of eating the flesh of one's dead brother. Backbiting about somebody harms that person without offering any chance of defence for the victim; just as a dead person cannot mount a defence if one were to eat his flesh. Since Islam has the concept of universal brotherhood, one should treat every other man like one's brother.
Christianity condemns all kinds of gossip. The Epistle to the Romans associates gossips ("backbiters") with a list of sins including sexual immorality and with murder:
But man has made business out of it. WHY ? Are we becoming inhuman? No feeling,compassion,respect,regard,care,nothing???
It is not progress to live off someones Private lives even if the Gossip you spread is the truth.Value each other or else you will only spell doom and bad Karma !
Some even do it to earn fast bucks ! Irresponsible individuals or even groups and entities spread the Hush word in an evil fashion may be to "get back" or 'even' things out.
Gossip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossip
Judaism considers gossip spoken without a constructive purpose (known in Hebrew as lashon hara) as a sin. Speaking negatively about people, even if retelling true facts, counts as sinful, as it demeans the dignity of man — both the speaker and the subject of the gossip.
According to Proverbs 18:8: "The words of a gossip are like choice morsels: they go down to a man's innermost parts."
Islam considers backbiting the equivalent of eating the flesh of one's dead brother. Backbiting about somebody harms that person without offering any chance of defence for the victim; just as a dead person cannot mount a defence if one were to eat his flesh. Since Islam has the concept of universal brotherhood, one should treat every other man like one's brother.
Christianity condemns all kinds of gossip. The Epistle to the Romans associates gossips ("backbiters") with a list of sins including sexual immorality and with murder:
But man has made business out of it. WHY ? Are we becoming inhuman? No feeling,compassion,respect,regard,care,nothing???
It is not progress to live off someones Private lives even if the Gossip you spread is the truth.Value each other or else you will only spell doom and bad Karma !
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Deserving birth?
Looking back it all seems that I have been truly blessed.Now by looking back I do not just mean ...at my life ! I mean there is such a long queue of have nots behind me that makes me feel blessed!
"One tends to forget" conveniently of course. A blind eye as it is known ,towards what 'You' have received this life from the Almighty.I remember a hoarding put up by the then President of the Society for the handicapped Mr. Vijay Merchant near churchgate ,mumbai...Saying.....alongwith a visual of a boy sitting on a wall crying " I cried because, I had no shoes.....until I saw a Boy without Feet! ",
There are always those who 'Have' those who 'Don't'.....Those who 'Have' do not value "IT "always or even most of the time.....But those who 'Do Not' always treasure "IT".
Learn to thank and enjoy what you 'Have' rather than cry over what you "Don't" Bless yourself and take full advantage and live a life of gratitude !!
Do not waste time in looking at and feeling jealous over what others have, it is illusion."the grass on the other side is always greener (psychologically).
I have learnt it the hard way....so I pass it on.............
"One tends to forget" conveniently of course. A blind eye as it is known ,towards what 'You' have received this life from the Almighty.I remember a hoarding put up by the then President of the Society for the handicapped Mr. Vijay Merchant near churchgate ,mumbai...Saying.....alongwith a visual of a boy sitting on a wall crying " I cried because, I had no shoes.....until I saw a Boy without Feet! ",
There are always those who 'Have' those who 'Don't'.....Those who 'Have' do not value "IT "always or even most of the time.....But those who 'Do Not' always treasure "IT".
Learn to thank and enjoy what you 'Have' rather than cry over what you "Don't" Bless yourself and take full advantage and live a life of gratitude !!
Do not waste time in looking at and feeling jealous over what others have, it is illusion."the grass on the other side is always greener (psychologically).
I have learnt it the hard way....so I pass it on.............
Monday, October 15, 2007
"Making puppets out of people"
The 'Idiot Box' as it is called has slowly and steadily started ruling over people's lives.The Visual aid was for getting across better and making things clearer to those who didn't have a percepts or vision.Low imagination led to less understanding and therefore words along with line drawings,then pictures,moving images,films with sound tracks etc.....followed.Man stayed stagnant and the book started to move.....Rock,to paper,to newspaper,till the Internet ....and now both move faster than the other....Man and Machine....from original form to" nano technology"
Who is pulling the strings?Have we become objects in other's controls?Is this question being asked at all?...is so...who is going to give the answers.Is progress properly going to wards a "better" goal?.We are apes surely...Aping each other and the original Ape too!!We are becoming a sight to be observed with great entertainment and enquiry !!So nice of us to call ourselves "idiots" sitting in front of (now a days) Flat picture-like frames calling it the 'State of the art' object in one's living room...for that matter any "room" where there is no 'space to sit a square box in !!
Have we become the squares? and the TV sets watching us staring at ? Or are they the one's watching the 'puppet show' !!??
Who is pulling the strings?Have we become objects in other's controls?Is this question being asked at all?...is so...who is going to give the answers.Is progress properly going to wards a "better" goal?.We are apes surely...Aping each other and the original Ape too!!We are becoming a sight to be observed with great entertainment and enquiry !!So nice of us to call ourselves "idiots" sitting in front of (now a days) Flat picture-like frames calling it the 'State of the art' object in one's living room...for that matter any "room" where there is no 'space to sit a square box in !!
Have we become the squares? and the TV sets watching us staring at ? Or are they the one's watching the 'puppet show' !!??
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The sensex...is it real? or are we going on a ride?
Indian economy at it's best.That's what it is.Great potential,better offers,educated players,truer spirit,fabuloue intelligentia,datring businessmen with high Aims!
It is a nice scene which one had never imagined.Things a re happening so fast.It is an extraordinary situation.India> the land of opportunity.!! Suddenly everyone is looking in the direction of the east....and what do they see/ India rising even faster than the Sun !
We Indians are a proud lot in a sense but I as a person, am thinking whether we are really going towards the right end? we need to take a while and look at our foundation,fundamentals and cultural heritage. Do we really need this pace and this progress which is going to bring doomsday nearer?Nature is not being paid heed towards.....we need to tread softly,carefully and cautiously!
Will we survive our pace and enjoy the good LIFE ? Ethics,rationale,logic,reason.....are they flaunted with recklessly?Is the rural and urban disparity being looked at/Is the economic disparity being disturbed ?What are we Humans in India doing?
It is a nice scene which one had never imagined.Things a re happening so fast.It is an extraordinary situation.India> the land of opportunity.!! Suddenly everyone is looking in the direction of the east....and what do they see/ India rising even faster than the Sun !
We Indians are a proud lot in a sense but I as a person, am thinking whether we are really going towards the right end? we need to take a while and look at our foundation,fundamentals and cultural heritage. Do we really need this pace and this progress which is going to bring doomsday nearer?Nature is not being paid heed towards.....we need to tread softly,carefully and cautiously!
Will we survive our pace and enjoy the good LIFE ? Ethics,rationale,logic,reason.....are they flaunted with recklessly?Is the rural and urban disparity being looked at/Is the economic disparity being disturbed ?What are we Humans in India doing?
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