Mantalai-SudhMahadev—A very famous Pilgrimage in Jammu Kashmir
14Mantalai,Situated a few kilometers further away from Sudh Mahadev
, Mantalai is surrounded by lush deodar forests, at an altitude of over 2000 metres. 
It is believed that Lord Shiva had got married to the Goddess Parvati here.
Legend goes like this,One day while’ Mata Parvati’ was passing through these dense forests, demon ‘Sudhant’s’ evil eyes fell on her and he chased her. To Her utter agony,
‘Mata Parvati’ cried terribly, “Oh Lord Shiva, save me from the cruel hands of the demon.” ‘Lord Shiva “ who was in his deep meditation and sensing the helping voice emanate His anger and got infuriated and let loose his tridant (trishul) which instantly decapped demon’s head who in turn cried agonistically, “Lord Shiva”, “Lord Shiva”.
Hearing his deplorable voice, the lord realized that He has killed his own worshipper and He, therefore, came to ‘Sudhant’ and promised to bring him back to his life. But in the arbitrary prayed overwhelmingly and said, “Oh my lord, I am fortunate enough to have been, killed piously”. Lord Shiva thus gave His divinity at that place and so the name of the sacred shrine thence forth called as ‘Sudhmahadev’.
Lord Shiva married to the Goddess Parvati in the region of Mantalai. There are number of Shiv temples abound the region. The Sudh Mahadev Temple lies close to the town of Mantalai. The ancient place of worship is said to be 2800 years old. Pilgrims flock in the region in the full moon night in the month of August. Wading through the River Devika that
flow by the temple, the pilgrims enter the Sudh Mahadev Temple to offer their prayers to the black marbled Shivling in the temple. The temple is eight kilometers away from the town of Mantalai and the Gauri Kund Spring. The spring is sacred to the Hindu devotees, as it is believed that the Goddess Parvati would bathe in the waters of the spring before offering her prayers to the Lord Shiva.
Insides of the temple is beauteous and enthralling with black idol of ‘Lord Shiva’ and ‘Mata Parvati’ mounted on ‘Nandigan’ and this idol has been excavated from insides of Mantalai. The Lord’s tridant is well in existence which is reported of 16th -17th century back. The broken trident is in three pieces sanctimoniously embedded within the complex of the temple and the top part of Trishul is having a height around eight feet or so.
India’s one of the great Yoga teacher,Dhirendra Brahmachari had tried his best,when he was alive to establish a Yoga centre in Mantalai which is now in deep shambles at present,As he is no more alive. He was born in Bihar in 1924 in District Madhubani,village – Dhanushi Chanpura. He left home in the age of 13 and went to Varansi . He died in controversial circumstances in an aircrash in the 1994.
He was a charishmatic yoga teacher who befriended the Nehru-Gandhi Family. He was also the personal tutor of Indira Gandhi. It was rumored that he had an affair with Indira gandhi, In 1982-83, during the tenure of Indira Gandhi, Brahmachari ran an immensely popular weekly yoga program on Doordarshan.
Dhirendra Brahmachari used to run an arms factory in Jammu. He owned his own personal aircraft and was into major money laundering. His Ashram in Mantalai, Udhampur, was closed after his death and is still not open. He developed this place as a center for yoga several steps were taken.But his dreams remain dreams not only for him but for the whole state.
There is no plausible explanation either why the infrastructure raised by the late Dhirendra Brahmachari at Mantalai should remain unutilised. It includes a building for a hotel and one goshala. The Government should consider executing a scheme for exploiting these resources through public-private partnership. We have a rare natural bounty in our vicinity. Nothing should be left undone to make the most of it.
Now Swami Ramdev have shown some interest in developing this beautiful place. Dhirendra Brahmachari’s death in a plane crash stopped the development of the ashram. A few days ago when Swami Ramdev arrived here in Jammu.The local people requests him to develop this dream project of Late Dhirendra Brahmachari and Swami Ramdev have accepted the proposal rather I should say proposal put by locals. Now this dream project will soon comes to reality If everything goes fine. 
The ashram is spread in almost 1600 canals. Ramdev said that the Center for Yoga and no place can be better than Mantalai.Lets hope for the best and our biased govt. shows some interest in this and helps Swami Ramdev to develop this place as a Yoga Centre.
Signing Out,
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Another World Is Not Possible.Please Join Your Hands & Save Earth
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Plastic bags are everywhere and Everyday, we are handed countless plastic bags.Yes, sometimes, plastic bags are convenient, as they are water resistant and light and inexpensive compared to paper bags.
But Here are some questions we should ask ourselves whenever we are handed a plastic bag: -
- Do I need to take as many plastic bags in supermarkets?
- Do I need a plastic bag for an item purchased that is already well packaged by the manufacturer?
- Could I bring my own shopping bag when making purchases?
Plastic bags are the cause of major environmental concerns. Most of them go straight to our landfill and
a very small percentage of plastic bags are actually recycled.
Here are the reasons why you should limit your consumption of plastic bags:-
Because of their light weight, plastic bags fly easily in wind, float along readily in the currents of rivers and oceans, get tangled up in trees, fences, poles, and so forth, and block t
he drainage.
Plastic bags are made from a non-renewable natural resource-petroleum. The manufacturing of plastic bags contributes to the diminishing availability of our natural resources and the damage to the environment from the extraction of petroleum.Most plastic bags are made of polyethylene – more commonly known as polythene – they are hazardous to manufacture and are said to take up to 1,000 years to decompose on land and 450 years in water.
Countless plastic bags end up in our ocean and cause harm to our marine wildlife,who mistakenly ingest plastic and choke in plastic bags that is floating around. It is estimated 100,000 marine mammals die each year because of plastic litter in our ocean in the North Pacific. Land animals also to be victims as well. In countries such as India , cows mistakenly ingesting plastic bags on the streets as they are scavenging for food and end up choking or starving to death, as plastic cannot be digested. 
There is virtually no market for recycling plastic bags.your local supermarkets collect used plastic bags for recycle, very few are actually recycled.Whereas,most paper bags are made from recycled paper
During the last few years, status of environment instead of improving has gone from bad to worse. Without elaborating upon what went wrong? How and Why” I would like to invite the attention of the common public to pollution in River Tawi. Jammu city may be the only city in the whole of India which is associated with the name of river Tawi. Raja Jumbo-lochan laid the foundation of this city after having witnessed drinking of water by a Panther and a goat from the same Tawi River. Thus people of Jammu have got cultural, religions and social connections, attachment with this river, but their indifferent insensitive behaviour and life style has resulted in severe pollution and even survival of this river is in great jeopardy.
The river is being polluted by throwing of garbage, discharge of sewage, chemical effluents, open defication, silt from degraded catchment, washing of vehicles etc. It has an adverse effect on fish, animals and wild animals and habitations using this water for drinking, agricultural or any other use.
The hard facts like population explosion, mismanagement in the disposal of sewerage water of the old city and lack of awareness among the people have contributed a lot for spoiling clean and fresh Tawi water. The ‘deliberate ignorance’ on part of certain agencies and the attitude of escapism has further aggravated the problem.
It is unfortuna
te that despite J&K High Court directions and several notices by the State Pollution Control Board, Jammu Municipal authorities and the UEED have failed to take necessary measures and stop direct flowing of old city drain waters and garbage to river Tawi. A little effort by the Municipal authorities two years back, by launching a micro ‘ Clean Tawi project’ could not yield any fruitful results. The PCB authorities had reportedly served atleast 3-4 notices to these two main civic agencies regarding proper management of sewerage water which is highly polluting the Tawi river water, serving as the lifeline for the people here.
In Bangladesh , plastic bags have been banned completely since early 2002 as they were found to have been the main cause of floods during the 1988 and 1998 that submerged two-thirds of the country. In 2001, Mumbai council also eliminated the use of plastic bags to prevent them from littering the streets and clogging up the city’s sewerage system. As a result, merchants have switched to recycled paper bags and litter in the city has been reduced considerably. As consumers, we should not wait for our governments to tackle the problem of plastic bags. Change ultimately comes from everyone WAKE UP ! THERE MAY STILL BE TIME
If every human alive today consumed natural resources and emitted carbon dioxide at the same rate as the average person in the developed world, then we would need at least another two Planet Earths, if not three – WWF
- Do u Care For Your Earth?
- Do You Actually Wanna Be a Reasn To Save It?
Please Take A Pledge & Save Our Precious World,Make It Beautiful to Live In…
Be the change you wish to See in others.So First You on your own, Stop using plastic bags and then suggest others because Good work starts from your own home.
Does Indian Society Appreciate Honest People?
0We Indians are A -Grade hypocrites.Does our system honour and respect an honest man ? Is there any place for a man in league with values in our society ? Give me an honest answer !! We are living in times when giving and accepting bribe is a normal phenomenon.Against this backdrop,what’s the survival chances of an officer who does not accept bribes?
Today the worth of any government official or any individual is measured in terms of money he/she has earned during cream postings. Any official who is incapable of doing so is not only marginalized but also hailed as “लंठ” (moron).He is ridiculed by the peers and accused of being over smart.Sometimes back I saw the movie “Shool”.Have a look at this movie to acknowledge the worth of honest official in our society.You may find my remarks bit appalling but the sad reality is that we appreciate people in league with wrong values.
No wonder why parents give their daughters only to sarkari babu(government employee).Reason? Because that ensures extra flow of cash (ऊपर की कमाई).When the parents search for a suitable groom for their daughter ,they ensure that prospective is employed in a government institution. You are in government job.Okay. However,what impresses the family of bride is the “ऊपर की कमाई”(extra income earned through wrong means)and not the post on which the groom is working.Now that’s the drama taking place in Indian society.Imagine the plight of person who is not a government official and also honest !!
I must say our system does not encourage good individuals. Here people are both eager to give and accept bribes.No body feels anything bad about it.It’s so normal in our times. That’s why when officials meet they often discuss prices of land ,prices of latest model of cars,prices of latest gadgets. Do you think this discussion would have been possible had they been living life without wrong sources of income? ‘Foul is fair’ in our days.
People now give and take without an iota of guilt.Anyone who cannot do that feels guilty for being too dull headed to learn the tricks of give and take business.Yes,it’s an age where people like SRK are being paid not less than five crore for a ten minute ‘naach gaana’(singing and dancing) act in a party of business tycoon. What I am trying to say that when money has gained so much importance in our times,the people are ready to any extent to fulfill their suppressed desires.The programmes like “Sach Ka Saamna” are based on this principle that money has the power to make people do anything both in private and public !!
I always believe that honesty pays rich dividends but when I look from the eyes of common man’s eyes or from the eyes of people trapped in harsh realities of world honesty has never paid rich dividends.It means no better school for children, it means visiting Sarkaari(government) hospital and it means living a life devoid of class.I realize that a life based on values is always rewarding whether one gets credit for it or not but then our world is comprised of lesser mortals .We cannot anticipate their problems from higher plane of thought !!!! A friend of mine provided me the link which said how an IAS couple made millions via corrupt practices.We have Chief Ministers who are involved scams of all sorts.Look at Mr Madhu Koda who is “charged with laundering money worth over Rs. 4000 crores” !!Now look at the data that brings in open the state of affairs in India.
- Average Life Satisfaction Ranking — 68th/104
- Per Capita GDP Ranking — 83rd/104
- WEF Global Competitiveness Index — 49th/133
- UN Human Development Index — 132nd/179
- Heritage/WSJ Economic Freedom Index — 123rd/178
- TI Corruption Perceptions Index — 85th/180
- Vision of Humanity Global Peace Index — 122nd/144
- India ranks at 45 in the Prosperity Index.
I sometimes feel corruption should be provided some legality.Look at the prices of essential commodities. Imagine the plight of parents whose wards are studying in B-Grade schools. I am not taking about elite or higher middle class.I am talking about lower middle class and poorer section of society. There are only two reasons why lower middle class gives and takes bribes.One is that we want to become hi-fi as early as possible and second one is that we are always chased by insecurities.We think if we don’t accept bribes we may not be able to survive in this age when almost everything comes at a price.We cannot ignore this logic.
The sad reality is that whole system designed in India is not aimed at providing ease to aam aadmi(common man).It’s built to exploit common man as often as possible. I don’t wish to quote incidents the examples but I have enough reasons to prove that hollow idealism is not going to solve the problem. Just overheard yesterday that a big official paid 15 lakhs for a cream posting. Move inside the corridors of UP secretariat and you will know the definition of give and take.
People are ready to pay and the modern definition of honesty is that a officer is a good one if he does your work after accepting the bribe. My friends who are preparing for civil services apart from many other dreams have hopes of earning quick money in quick time.I know many others who have just entered into the services.They tell me :” Arvind, the situation is horrible.Sabka commission fix hai..kya kare (every officer needs his/her share in the booty)”.
Worse, the people who have paid money to get the services their first aim is to get back the money they have given to get the service.How will they cover up if they don’t accept bribes.? And the one’s that have not yet been selected dream of making huge money once they get selected.It ensures beautiful wife from a big family. We are living in times where even the 10th failed when gets married hopes of getting “phatphatiya”(bike) 
).So what’s wrong if officers in making hope of getting huge dowry )
I don’t think likes of Madhu Koda amassed huge wealth via acts of Charity? Bribe culture exists because nobody is ashamed to be part of this circle. Please don’t label me as pessimist when I talk about legalizing bribe culture but only wish to say that when it’s so common what’s the need to make fuss about it ?
However,I realize that a life based on values always produces good result in a sense that it leads to expansion of one’s own self.In fact,I too have great faith in system and in cherished values.Though I am surrounded by negativities I am still mired in optimism.I am not going to lose hopes in better values.However,do the common man who does not have access to evolved thoughts can feel happiness in being honest ?
By Arvind K. Pandey
Jammu-The Land of Cheap Leaders
0Jammu which is known as the city of temples,should know change this name and be called as THE LAND OF CHEAP LEADERS or rather I should say THE LAND OF CHEAP POLITICS.As per abraham lincoln,Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment nothing can fail; without it nothing can succeed. He who molds public sentiment goes deeper than he who enacts statutes or decisions possible or impossible to execute.But here in Jammu,leaders do their best to exploit this sentiment,just for their own benefit.
A should have some qualities like Future Focussed,Level Headed,self aware,unselfish,caring,broad minded,make practical decisions,clear vision,confident,optimistic,ready to give sacrifice for his/her followers.Does any Jammu leaders have single such quality?I hadnt found any such quality in any leader so far.
After Amarnath’s Land Row Agitation in 2008,we can find hundreds of Leaders in every nook and corner of the Jammu Province.Are these leaders worth for anything? They are here just for politics and that too not for the welfare of Jammuities but for the well being of themselves. As per Abraham Lincoln, Politics is like You may fool all the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all the time.Now lets talk about the student leaders in Jammu,who claim themselves as the student’s voice.But these so called Student leaders are here just for politics and even the worst thing thing is that they are supported by the political leaders.
As per American Priest,Theodre
The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can’t blow an uncertain trumpet.And these student leaders don’t have any vision and loves to blow their own trumpet.they know only two things i.e., burning of effigies of VC of Jammu University and boycotting the Classes.Even forcibly asks other students to boycott their class even if they are not interested in their cheap Politics.
As the Final exam’s time is approaching,all these students have once again started coming out of their dens and started demanding of Open choice. These so called leaders are saying that ‘open choice’ is their ‘’genuine demand’’ and it should be accepted by the authorities.Every year during the exams time,this shit happens.I was so sure about this too,even I clearly mentioned that in the Central University Issue article.Why cant they stop playing such foul game every year and why we follow them?
At present,this demand was only raised by JJSF(JAMMU JOINT STUDENT FEDERATION) some weeks ago.
And these leaders are giving excuses that due to the late declaration of results by the university the academic session was
not started in time and only 50% of their syllabus is completed.Alongwith that they didn’t forget to add one more excuse i.e.,their studies also suffered for over two months due to the agitation over the Central university issue.So their demand is very genuine and it has to be accepted.
Let me now share my experiences with Pune University,When I enrolled for Pune university,There use to be a boycott of classes due to some fee issues for few weeks.
but no one demand of open choice there because the student leaders there don’t play cheap politics as we are seing here in Jammu.As everyone must be knowing how vast engineering
syllabus as compared to others and few weeks of boycott matters a lot and semester lasts for 4-5 months only.And one more incident,who can forget that Swine flu scare in Pune last year and whole Pune was completely shut down for 1 month completely but still no one demanded of open choice or reduction in syllabus,not even a single voice comes out.And one more thing,I don’t know in any of our semester our whole syllabus is completed but still no one asks of reduction in syllabus or like anything.But here in Jammu,everyone finds some excuses to have reduction in syllabus/open choice.
I know most of Students don’t support these leaders but why don’t they come forward and send some anonymous letters to VC that we don’t want open choice or like that.I know its difficult to come forward as these leaders enjoying the support of Big Guns Of Jammu,but there are many ways to put your voice which I mentioned before but we don’t have to forget that NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS WORLD.If you want good future then you have to come forward and have to show these leaders a mirror.
We always say that Jammu University lacks infrastructure,exposure etc.Jammu University is having everything but the problem is that we Jammuities lacks everything.STOP SUPPORTING THESE CHEAP LEADERS.
But do remember one thing that Its your future which these leaders just for their own benefits had put on stake.think twice before joining them.Dont follow these shortcuts to get good marks.Marks is not everything in life,knowledge is everything.
Statistics show that lots of students suffer from anxiety due to the examination pressuresbut that doesnt matter you start following these shortcuts to get good marks. The more chronic ones may even turn suicidal. You must be knowing about Bill Gates who was among the lowest in his class in school. Now, he is the proud owner of Microsoft and creates a major impact to the world. As I said before, marks aren’t everything! It is not about failing but it is about falling and getting up again. It signifies a new beginning. The examinations not only test your IQ but also your attitude.But this open choice doesnt test anything.
Create memories that you can smile about in the future as you go through your album. And you shouldnt have to regret about anything. When you get matured and look back, maybe then, you fully understand that marks are seriously not everything.
Rest is yours Choice,Its your life and you know whats right or wrong.
Anyways all the best for your upcoming exams:)
Bye
THE MAGICAL WIND OF UDHAMPUR
30AGGAR FIRDAUS BAROI ZAMIEAST
HAMIEAST…HAMIEAST..HAMIEAST
The above quote is quite famous and perfectly fits on Udhampur.It simply means “अगर धरती पर कहीं स्वर्ग है तो यहीं है ,यहीं है(For me atleast).जितना प्यारा नाम उतनी ही प्यारी जगह.I am sure many of you will agree to this,If u have ever been to this beautiful place.This is not just an article,I am going to share my own experiences which i have had till now in Udhampur.
I am basically from Ramnagar,somewhat 38 kms. from Udhampur.Before shifting to Udhampur,the only thing which i knew about this place was that I had my Maternal house here…thats it.Udhampur was totally an unknown place to me,never wanted to shift here permanantly.But destiny wanted something else,my family shifted to Udhampur in 1999.Earlier, I used to hate this place a lot,but my hatred could not last for more than a month when i started roaming here and there in the bazaars,streets of Udhampur with my school friends.
उधमपुर की गलियों में घूमना ,बाजारों के चक्कर लगाना एक अपने में अलग ही एहसास है जो मैंने खुद महसूस किया है …यह एहसास मुझे आज तक किसी और भी जगह नहीं मिल पाया है ,wherever i have been to.A walk from Sailain Talab
to Housing Colony
how can i forget that?The distance between the two places is just 3 kms.But whatever these 3 kms, give you is not less than a heaven.ओ “सुभाष दे कचालू ” और “चन्नी दे गोलगप्पे ”(both near Pandav mandir) ,कौन भूला सकता है उन्हें?
I must tell you guys,उधमपुर का सारा crowd,be it youngsters or th Grown-ups….सब वहां मिलते थे …वो सिंह कैफेटेरिया की Rs.16 की Bread Kalarhi,जो world में और कहीं नहीं मिल सकती ,will i ever be able to forget the taste of it???….NEVER….वो आदर्श कालोनी की रौनक ,could it ever be forgotten????There are no pubs and discotheques in udhampur,पर पार्टी करने का मज्जा equally ही आता है ..in my personal view,I think pubs से ज्यादा मज़ा आता है उधमपुर में enjoy करने का …वहां के छोटे छोटे रेस्तरां में I don’t know क्या जादू है जो always make me feel i can never enjoy more at any other place except for these….
When we were small and didn’t have enough money in our pockets to spend,हम तब भी उधमपुर में होने का मज़ा उठा सकते थे ,क्या नहीं दिया इस जगह ने हमें …There is one food point in Udhampur named “LOVENEST”…It’s just a one room Restraurant but gives the best and the tastiest fast food.Now a days, I am near Chandigarh ,Even the Rs. 100 per plate of Chowmein(Hot Millions) cannot compete with the Rs. 20 per plate chowmein of Lovenest.
Udhampur has given me the memories which i can never forget.However, most of the memories are gifted to me by Army Public School,Udhampur.It is one of the biggest schools of the zone.To be honest,i really loved the local crowd of the school.They all were just so genuine,not a single line of fakeness used to appear on their faces,all were “DESI” at heart.When I was in 11th Grade,then I really saw the UDHAMPUR,thanx to my tuitions.We guys always used to reach the tuitions before time,not because we wanted to study,but to enjoy the atmosphere all around.Like,the Physics tuition was the favourite of all.It was in the famous LAMBI GALI of Udhampur.We used to park our two wheelers outside the tuition and then after sitting on our vehicles,used to enjoy the RAUNAK of lambi gali…hmmmm,LOVELY DAYS.
I don’t know what others think of Udhampur as,but what i know is that anybody who has ever been to Udhampur for atleast once especially in case of my friends who were from places outside Udhampur,they still miss this place the most in comparison to all the places wherever they have been to.I still remember one of my neighbours who had his posting in Udhampur around 7-8 years back,he still keeps saying that it is the best place he has seen so far.He keeps visiting Udhampur with his wife till now.UDHAMPUR,it truly has a magic in its wind that everybody falls in love with this place.So have I.
Today i am not currently staying in Udhampur because of my engineering course,though my parents are there only.But i still feel the breeze of Udhampur through them.
THANK YOU ALL.
BEST WISHES,
BHAAWAN GUPTA
United Jammu Kashmir
6Separation of Telangana State from Andhra Pradesh is one of the most talked issue at present in India.Central Govt. is trying its best to solve the matter as soon as possible. Andhra Pradesh consists of three distinct regions, namely, Andhra,Rayalseema and Telangana. Andhra and Rayalseema were part of Madras province of the British empire. For approximately 400 years, Telangana was part of Hyderabad State, an independent kingdom ruled by Muslim Qutub Shahi and Nizam dynasties.Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated from Madras State in 1953. Andhra state (Andhra and Rayalaseema) was the first state that was formed purely on linguistic nationality, like many European states. Later Andhra merged with Telangana in 1956, based on their linguistic and national affinity, to form the present state of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad as the capital city.
Because of this issue, some protests started taking place demanding the separate states, in many places in India,like Bundelkhand from UP,Gaurkhaland from West Bengal,Vidarbha from Maharashtra and few more. Demand of separation of these states are increasing day by day at every nook and corner of India which is not a good sign for India. As we all know how Britishers enters India and conquered our country and ruled us for around 3 centuries.
There should be no anger or violence. You cannot expect the government or politicians to inculcate these things in you. This has to come from within you.Indian Politicians have done mastery in this field by exploting us on the name of religion,language,caste etc. First learn to love your country, your people. You can then extend this love to others. The saying, ” Janani janmabhoomishcha swargadapi gariyasi , well illustrates this sentiment. Janani (mother) and janmabhoomi (motherland) are more exaggerated than even swarg (heaven).
Lets now take our state Jammu and Kashmir for instance. There is talk of trifurcating the state into Jammu , Kashmir and Ladakh (UT status)- there is a proposal to even designate an area exclusively for the Kashmiri Pandits(idea proposed by Panun Kasmir in 1991). It is dangerous to territorially segregate Hindus, Muslims and Buddhists. Everyone knows what happened when a composite India was divided into two nations – with Pakistan becoming a Muslim nation.
But the situation in Jammu Kashmir is totally different from other states of India.Demand of trifurcating Jammu Kashmir had stated taking place in the year of 1966,when some parts of Himachal have to be merged with Jammu to form a Separate Duggar State had voiced.But somehow,this voice had disappear and now as the issue of Telangana is heating up.Voice of separate Jammu State has once again coming on the top of Desk. And the report of Working Committee which had been tabled some weeks ago has put an oil into fire,As everyone is against Autonomy, in Jammu and Ladakh.Dont know why Central Govt. is not thinking on this issue at present.Why are they Waiting for the worst time to come?Its the right to solve this issue as soon as possible.
As everyone knows,If there is a division of J&K,then there will be no doubt communal riots can take place not only in J&K but in Whole India as well which is not good for secular India. Geographical division on the basis of religion is wrong. Communal peace has to come from within. The people themselves have to realise that living together is in their common interest.
India embraces all religions, all cultures, all languages, and encourages every living thing to live under an umbrella of free thinking and grow according to their internal ability without the hindrance of man-made theory or pressures. That is the reason why India is so colorful, so vibrant and so unique.
As one of shloks(couplets) in Atharva Veda.Its rightly teaches us:-
हम एक ही घोंसले के पक्षी हैं, हम अलग खाल पहन सकते हैं, हम अलग अलग भाषाओं में बात कर सकते हैं, हम अलग अलग धर्मों में विश्वास कर सकते हैं, हम विभिन्न संस्कृतियों के हो सकते हैं , फिर भी हम उसी घर – “पृथ्वी” का हिस्सा ही रहेंगे।
एक ही ग्रह पर जन्मे. एक ही आसमान के निचे रहने वाले. उन्ही तारों को देखने वाले. वही हवा श्वास लेने वाले।हमें खुशी से एक साथ प्रगति करना सीखना चाहिए. या बुरी तरह एक साथ नाश, आदमी व्यक्तिगत रूप से रह सकते हैं, लेकिन केवल सामूहिक रूप से ही बच सकते हैं।
Jammuities demanding separate state giving an excuse that there is a discrimination with Jammu.No doubt there is a discrimination with Jammu,but demand of separate state is not an answer to this problem.We talk about Identity Crisis,Yes there is an Identity crisis but who is responsible for that crisis “We” or Government or Kashmiris?
Are we (here specially Jammuities who talks of Dogra Pride) united enough to get rid of all these disciminations JK govt. are doing with us.We ourselves don’t give any respect to our culture,language etc. and blame Govt. about that.In my opinion,its crap.The respect for our own culture and language has to come inside of us.This respect neither Govt. nor Separate State wil give you.About this,I mentioned clearly in my previous article(Jammu’s Identity Crisis).
Even if we get a separate Jammu state,I Don’t see there will be any future as there is no good leader to lead us.
Most of us suffer from an Identity crisis,but we are responsible for that,You have to accept that. But we are Indians first and only after that we are Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists,Dogras,Kashmiris,Ladakhis,Punjabi or followers of any other faith. Thats why a national identity and love for the nation is important. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has for years been home to people from all these faiths and always believe in secularism. It should continue that way.But thanks to Hurriyat Conference,Pakistan supported Millitants,NC,Congress,BJP,Panthers,JSM etc..Just for their own benefits dividing us on the name of religion and language.
Each and every region of our state portrays different customs and traditions. But though we speak different languages yet we are all “JKities”.
‘Unity in Diversity’ has been the distinctive feature of our culture. To live peacefully has been our motto. There is no doubt that In India No one can claim single identity because one has many identities in India. One who demands single identity i.e. national identity and everyone has to respect and love that is INDIAN Identity.
Dr A P J Abdul Kalam points out that ” The Nation Is Bigger Than The Individual“. He believes that by loving your country, you will come to love all its constituents, regardless of caste or community.
Be United and Feel the Difference.
Jai Jammu.
Jai Hind.