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Happy Janmashtami by Dr Arvind Kumar Krishna Janmashtami is the birth (Janma) anniversary of Lord Krishna. According to the legend of the birth of Krishna, Vishnu incarnated himself as Krishna to destroy the evil Kansa who was harassing mankind. During Janmashtami, The main celebrations are held at the Dwarkadhish temple, Mathura in the form of Jhulanotsava and the Ghatas during the entire month of Shravan. The ghatas are a unique feature of the month long celebrations. The temples and the Lord Krishna`s statue are decorated in the same colour as the colour of the ghatas. The twin cities of Mathura and Vrindavan wear a festive look and spirit of devotion runs high among the people. There are about 400 temples dedicated to Lord Krishna in this sacred city and the major festivities are held at the Banke Bihari, Rangaji, Shri Krishna Balram temple and Gopinath temple. The Raslila of Braj is thematically the basis of many performing arts. Professional drama troupes or even young ch

Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi 69th Birth Anniversary A grateful nation celebrates 69th birth anniversary of our beloved Prime Minister late Sh Rajiv Gandhi who had a vision of a strong, prosperous, vibrant and self-sufficient India. In thinking and planning for the nation, Rajiv Ji was ahead of his times as he thought of Information Technology, science and technology and revamping of education system as fundamentals essential to transform the India society and the nation as a front-ranking country in the comity of nations. We are fortunate today that by implementing some of his ideas like Information Technology, India has emerged as a giant in this sector giving even developed countries a run for their money. There are fields where his ideas are direly required to be implemented so that we are able to alleviate poverty, tackle unemployment, and raise the living standards of the people, particularly of the dalits. The present education system is partially based on the New Education Pol

Independence                                Day                                                     Pledge 15th August is observed as Independence Day every year in India. It reminds us about the innumerable sacrifices made by our forefathers to win freedom for us. The cherished goals of the leaders of the national freedom movement have almost perished in the din of poverty, communalism, corruption and environmental degradation. While political and voluntart forces are somewhat engaged in fight against poverty, corruption and communalism, the struggle for mitigating adverse impact of ongoing process of climate change has not received desired momentum in consonance with the magnitude of the vast array of problems generated. Recent torrential rains, landslides, cloud-bursts and flash floods have wreaked havoc with human and animal lives and caused irreparable loss to property in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. There is need to generate heightened awareness

Women and Water By Dr Arvind Kumar Women are intimately linked to water-related issues. Women are most often the collectors, users and managers of water in the household as well as farmers of irrigated and rainfed crops. Because of these roles, women have considerable knowledge about water resources, including quality and reliability, restrictions and acceptable storage methods, and are key to the success of water resources development and irrigation policies and programmes According to broad estimates, Women and female children spend more than 10 million people - years carrying water from distant sources every year globally. In Africa, 90% of the work of gathering water and wood, for the household and for food preparation, is done by women. On average women and children travel 10-15 kilometers per day collecting water and carrying up to 20 kilos or 15 litres per trip in some mountainous regions of East Africa, women spend up to 27% of their caloric intake in collecting wat