Evidence links Pakistani Major to Headley: India- Hindustan Times

Evidence links Pakistani Major to Headley: India- Hindustan Times

Old Man's Hope

Mutual Assured Destrution

Sons of Ind, why sit ye idle,

Wait ye for some Deva's aid?

Buckle to, be up and doing!

Nations by themselves are made!

Yours the land, lives, all, at stake, tho'

Not by you the cards are played;

Are ye dumb? Speak up and claim them!

By themselves are nations made!

What avail your wealth, your learning,

Empty titles, sordid trade?

True self-rule were worth them all!

Nations by themselves are made!

Whispered murmurs darkly creeping,

Hidden worms beneath the glade,

Not by such shall wrong be righted!

Nations by themselves are made!

Are ye Serfs or are ye Freemen,

Ye that grovel in the shade?

In your own hands rest the issues!

By themselves are nations made!

Sons of Ind, be up and doing,

Let your course by none be stayed;

Lo! the Dawn is in the East;

By themselves are nations made!

Telangana "land of Telugus"

Its bad that center bow in front of blackmail but question of telangana as an state or be in vishal andhra was from the root of our independence or before that The Telangana region was mentioned in the Maha bharat as telinga Kingdom. India become independent in 1947 When India became independent, the Telugu-speaking people were distributed in about 22 districts; 9 of them in the Telangana region of Nizam's Dominions (Hyderabad State)n December 1953, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru appointed the States Reorganization Commission to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic linesThe States Reorganization Commission (SRC) was not in favour of merging the Telangana region with the then Andhra state. Para 382 of States Reorganization Commission Report (SRC) said "..opinion in Andhra is overwhelmingly in favour of the larger unit, public opinion in Telangana has still to crystallize itselfThe concerns of Telanganas were manifold . The region had a less developed economy than Andhra, but with a larger revenue base (mostly because it taxed rather than prohibited alcoholic beverages), which Telanganas feared might be diverted for use in Andhra. They also feared that planned dam projects on the Krishna and Godavari rivers would not benefit Telangana proportionately even though Telanganas controlled the headwaters of the rivers. Telanganas feared too that the people of Andhra would have the advantage in jobs, particularly in government and education. Para 386 of States Reorganization Commission Report (SRC) said "After taking all these factors into consideration we have come to the conclusions that it will be in the interests of Andhra as well as Telangana area is to constitute into a separate State, which may be known as the Hyderabad State with provision for its unification with Andhra after the general elections likely to be held in or about 1961 if by a two thirds majority the legislature of the residency Hyderabad State expresses itself in favor of such unification. Telangana people had a number of complaints about how the agreements and guarantees were implemented. Discontent with the 1956 Gentleman's agreement intensified in January 1969 when the guarantees that had been agreed on were supposed to lapse. Student agitation for the continuation of the agreement began at Osmania University in Hyderabad and spread to other parts of the region. Government employees and opposition members of the state legislative assembly swiftly threatened "direct action" in support of the students. This movement, also known as Telangana movement, led to widespread violence and deaths of hundreds of people and students of this Telangana region. Approximately 360 students gave their lives in this movement. In 1969, when the Hindi blockbuster Aya Sawan Jhoom ke was released, Telangana people could be seen carrying posters with the slogan "Aya Telangana Jhoom Ke" [Telangana would come up with great fanfareAhead of the 2009 General Elections in India all the major parties in Andhra supported Telangana state].dont know whether this will be a better state or not after sepration but pls dont blame the people and plz comment on me too

Undergoing MyBlogLog Verification

Publish Post

Three years in jail for posting Dalai Lama photos online

Two young Tibetans, identified as Gyaltsen and Nyima Wangdu, have just been given three-year jail sentences for posting photos of the Dalai Lama online. The exact date of their conviction is not known but it is believed to have been three or four days ago. They were convicted on charges of “communicating information to contacts outside China.”

They have been detained in Lhassa since 1 October. Their families, who have not been able to visit them in prison or obtain any information about them, are concerned for their health.

Three other Internet users, identified as Yeshi Namkha, Anne (a pseudonym) and Thupten, were arrested for similar reasons on 1 December but have not yet been tried. It is not known where they are being held.

“All these young Tibetan Internet users did was exchange photos of Tibet’s spiritual leader,” Reporters Without Borders said. “We call for their immediate release and the withdrawal of all the charges. These convictions are absurd. These young people should not be made to pay for the tension between the Chinese authorities and the Dalai Lama.”

Does Vande Mataram is must ?

During theIndian independence the song Vande Mataram was frequently sung at protest meetings. At the proclamation of theProvisional Government of Free india  in Singapore in October 1943, Vande Mataram was sung by the crowd. Muslims were, however, not comfortable with the expressly Hindu metaphors used in the song, and disliked the anti-Muslim tenor of the book, Anandmath, in which it had been first published. The leaders of the INA in Singapore were aware of this problem, and hoped that Subhash Chandra Bose, the head of the INA and the Provisional Government, would settle it.Lakhsmi Sehgal, an active INA member, favoured the selection of Jana Gana Mana , which was composed byRabindraNath Tagore and had been sung at sessions of the Indian National Congress. She arranged to have it sung at a women's meeting attended by Bose. Bose was taken by the song, which he thought was truly nationally representative. He did not, however, like the fact that the song was in Sanskritised Bengali or Hindi, and commissioned a free translation in Hindustani.

The translation, Subh sukh chain, was written by Capt. Abid Ali, and its score composed by Ram Singh Thakur . It took Vande Mataram's place as the official national anthem of the Provisional Government, and was sung at all meetings, including at the final assembly before Bose's departure. Because it was prepared as aIt is sometimes considered a Hindi version of the national anthem of India,Jana Gana Mana, though its meaning varies from the latter and it is therefore not a true translation.

Subh sukh chain ki barkha barse,

Bharat bhaag hai jaaga.

Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha,

Dravid, Utkal, Banga,

Chanchal sagar, Vindh, Himaalay,

Neela Jamuna, Ganga.

Tere nit gun gaayen,

Tujh se jivan paayen,

Har tan paaye asha.

Suraj ban kar jag par chamke,

Bharat naam subhaga,

Jai ho, jai ho, jai ho,

Jai, jai, jai, jai ho.

--Second stanza--

Sab ke dil mein preet basaaey,

Teri meethi baani.

Har sube ke rahne waale,

Har mazhab ke praani,

Sab bhed aur farak mita ke,

Sab god mein teri aake,

Goondhe prem ki mala.

Suraj ban kar jag par chamke,

Bharat naam subhaga,

Jai ho, jai ho, jai ho,

Jai, jai, jai, jai ho.

--Third stanza--

Subh savere pankh pakheru,

Tere hi gun gayen,

Baas bhari bharpur hawaaen,

Jeevan men rut laayen,

Sab mil kar Hind pukare,

Jai Azad Hind ke nare.

Pyaara desh hamara.

Suraj ban kar jag par chamke,

Bharat naam subhaga,

Jai ho, jai ho, jai ho,

Jai, jai, jai, jai ho.

Architecture of The Mosque

The rulers of the Sultanate of Delhi and its successor  were great patrons of art and architecture and constructed many fine tombs, mosques and madrasas. These have a distinctive style which bears influences of 'later Tughlaq' architecture. Mosques all over India were built in different styles; the most elegant styles developed in areas where indigenous art traditions were strong and local artisans were highly skilled. Thus regional or provincial styles of mosques grew out of local temple or domestic styles, which were conditioned in their turn by climate, terrain, materials, hence the enormous difference between the mosques of Bengal, Kashmir and Gujarat. The  Mosque followed the architectural school of Jaunpur.The Mosque of a distinct style, preserved mainly in architecture, developed after the Mugal empire was established (1192). The square CharMinar of Hyderabad (1591) with large arches, arcades, and minarets is typical. This art made extensive use of stone and reflected Indian adaptation to Muslim rule, until Mughals art replaced it in the 17th century, as typified by structures like the Taj Mahal.
The traditional hypostyle plan with an enclosed courtyard, imported from Western Asia was generally associated with the introduction of Islam in new areas, but was abandoned in favour of schemes more suited to local climate and needs. TheMosque was a mixture of the local influence and the Western Asian style and examples of this type of mosque are common in India.
                      The  Mosque was a large imposing structure with three domes, one central and two secondary. It is surrounded by two high walls, running parallel to each other and enclosing a large central courtyard with a deep well, which was known for its cold and sweet water. On the high entrance of the domed structure are fixed two stone tablets which bear two inscriptions in Persian declaring that this structure was built by Mir Baqi on the orders of Babur. The walls of The Mosque are made of coarse-grained whitish sandstone blocks, rectangular in shape, while the domes are made of thin and small burnt bricks. Both these structural ingredients are plastered with thick chunam paste mixed with coarse sand.
                                    The Central Courtyard was surrounded by lavishly curved columns superimposed to increase the height of the ceilings. The plan and the architecture followed the Begumpur Friday mosque of Jahanpanah rather than the Moghul style where Hindu masons used their own trabeated structural and decorative traditions. The excellence of their craftsmanship is noticeable in their vegetal scrolls and lotus patterns. These motifs are also present in the Firuz Shah Mosque in Firuzabad (c.1354) now in a ruined state, Qila Kuhna Mosque (c.1540, The Darasbari Mosque in the Southern suburb of the walled city of Gaur, and the Jamali Kamili Mosque built by Sher Shah Suri this was the forerunner of the Indo Islamic style adopted by Akbar.TheMosque with its bold and graceful style was universally praised and widely followed.
                                            A whisper from The Mosque Mihrab could be heard clearly at the other end 200 feet [60 m] away and through the length and breadth of the central court" according to Graham Pickford (1828–1833). The Mosque's acoustics were mentioned by him in his book 'Historic Structures of Oudhe' he says “for a 16th century building the deployment and projection of voice from the pulpit is considerably advanced, the unique deployment of sound in this structure will astonish the visitor”.
                  Modern Architects have attributed this intriguing acoustic feature to a large recess in the wall of the Mihrab and several recesses in the surrounding walls which functioned as resonators; this design helped everyone to hear the speaker at the Mihrab. The sandstone used in building The  Mosque also had resonant qualities which contributed to the unique acoustics.
                               The Mosque’s Tughluquid style integrated  design components and techniques, such as air cooling systems disguised as Islamic architectural elements like arches, vaults and domes. In The Masjid the high ceiling, domes, and six large grill windows  all served as a passive environmental control system that brought down the temperature and also allowed in natural ventilation as well as daylight
                                       The reported medicinal properties of the deep well in the central courtyard have been featured in various news reports such as the BBC report of December 1989 and in various The earliest mention of The Mosque water well was in a two line reference to the Mosque in the Gazette of Faizabad District 1918 which says  the  Mosque is an ancient structure with a well which both the Hindus and Mussalmans claim has Miraculous properties.”