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Friday, November 23, 2018

Migration from India - Information

Outflow of Workers (in thousands)

         2007    2008 2009    2010    2011   2012     2013      2014     2015     2016
India 809       849    610     641   627   747     817       805     781      521

Source: Table 1.1: Outflows of Workers from Selected Asian Countries, 2007–2016
Page 4 of LABOR MIGRATION IN ASIA: Increasing the Development Impact of Migration through
Finance and Technology
© 2018 Asian Development Bank Institute, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and International Labour Organization
https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/410791/adbi-labor-migration-asia.pdf


Around 8 lakh workers are going abroad and doing work. As every year 2 crore persons are looking for employment in India, 8 lakh workers going out in search better opportunities elsewhere in the world is not a surprise phenomenon.


In the total immigrants world wide,  In 2017, the ADB  found 17 million migrants from India, while PRC (People's Republic of China) contributed some 10 million and Bangladesh about 7.5 million.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/india-has-most-outward-migrants-in-2017-says-adb-report/articleshow/66337342.cms

Number of Books in Libraries of Universities of India




It is an interesting question.

How many books are there in libraries of universities of India?
Why?
Because there are universities in USA with more than one crore books (10 million).

https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/literature-and-books/largest-libraries-us

ALA, August 2005 information

Harvard University: 15,181,349
Yale University:       11,114,308


Mumbai University Library

Today (23 November 2018), I came to know that Mumbai University library has around 8 lakh books.

Today it has a stock of nearly 8 lakhs seventy thousand books, periodicals and other material.

Books : 6,99,321

Theses & dessertation: 20,000

Periodicals: 12,000

Manuscripts: 15,000

Microforms: 2,000

http://archive.mu.ac.in/service_library.html


Banaras Hindu University Library

The Banaras Hindu University Library system, the largest University Library System in the country.

The Banaras Hindu University Library System consists of Central Library at apex and 3 Institute Libraries, 8 Faculty Libraries, 25 Departmental Libraries, with a total collection of over 13 lakh volumes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sayaji_Rao_Gaekwad_Library


This shows Indian University Libraries are no match for libraries of USA universities. We need to increase our investment in libraries.



MIT Ad Hoc Task Force Report  on the Future of Libraries - 2015

https://v3.pubpub.org/pub/future-of-libraries




Books in IIT Bombay Library



 Collection Total as on 31 March 2015
Books, Theses, CDs & Videos 2,40,101
TLL & BC (Book Bank) Collection 12,084
Bound Volumes of Journals 1,18,925
Reports, Pamphlets, Standards 67,677
Photocopies 4,417
Journals (Print, Online) 40,000+


MIT has 13 lakhs collection

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Deendayal Upadhyaya - Economic Policy Prescriptions - Implementation Suggestions




Philosophy of Deendayal Upadhyaya


Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Integral Humanism - Part 1

Quotes of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

http://deendayalupadhyaya.org/home.html

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Deendayal Upadhyaya -   Economic Policy Prescriptions


My argument  is that the policy prescriptions made by Shri Deendayal in his lecture entitled “Economic Structure Suited to National Genius” are logical and can be applied without any great obstacles. No doubt as Shri Deendayal himself points out every economic action based on policy guidelines has to be undertaken based on socio-economic cost benefit analysis. The action has to be based on facts we call data and analysis that tells us that there is economic benefit to the society.

The important points made are:

1. The economic system must help in the development of every human being (who is born ignorant and helpless) into God-like being (Divine being). As we know, each of us start as an infant and become a person like sanyasi who desires less from the people around but does lot for the society. No doubt in the last stages of life, most of the persons may not be able to do anything. That is why people have to start helping others as soon as possible and increase the quantity to the highest level when they have the energy in their body.

2. Economic system of the nation has to be designed to provide all human necessities of the population and goods and services required to protect the nation from aggressors. In addition to these,  there has to be objective of helping people of other nations also.

3. Production system has to understand the limitation of the nature and only milk it and leave it in an able state to provide future generations also the resources. The biodiversity in nature that keeps certain desirable properties of the nature in proper quantities has to be understood and preserved.

4. In the production system only a limited number work and they have to provide all the facilities to the remaining population. Children, old people, housewives have to be provided all the facilities required by employed persons. So the system has to recognize that people with ability, work and provide to all. A man works not only for his bread alone, but also to provide for the needs of all others who are dependent on him.

5. Education is compulsory for all children. The economic system has to involve both family members and society to see to it that children are provided with adequate education. Education is a social responsibility along with it being the responsibility of parents.

6. Adequate medical facilities have to be there in the economic system and even free medical treatment has to be provided.

7. Everybody who wants to work must find employment in the economic system.

8. Capital formation has to take place and it will be good if every person can see the capital that is formed due to his effort. When the capital formed due to a person is credited to his account only, he will not feel that he is being exploited by people creating capital. Therefore a system is to be designed that accumulates  a certain amount of capital in the account of every person who is working.

9. We have to employ machines to the extent we relieve workers from the burden and increase productivity. Machines should not replace labour and make them unemployed. Buying and installing machines have to be planned in such a way that they do not displace existing workers. New employment must come up with new investment as needed by the society.

10. Seven ‘M’s are to be properly understood and employed optimally in the production system. These are 1. Man  2. Material 3. Money  4. Management  5. Motive power  6. Market and 7. Machine.

11. The ownership of capital can be with the state, individuals or any other entity based on pragmatic or economic analysis.

12. Swadeshi and Decentralization are the two words that characterise the economic system to be designed for India.

Swadeshi means increase or improvement of all parameters of our Swadesh. Some of these  parameters are GDP, National Income, Per capita income, literacy rate, life expectancy etc. Decentralization of power of allocating resources is required to ensure effectiveness and also efficiency. According to my studies, India needs to invest Rs. 55 lakh crore in 2016-2017. This means on an average investment of Rs. 10,000 crore has to take place in every parliamentary constituency. Lok Sabha members are the representatives of people interacting with the political executive as well as public administrative service executives. They have to take up the task of facilitating this investment target in the constituency. They have to arrange for interactive sessions with other representatives of people, mayors, municipal chairmen, panchayat presidents, local organizations belonging to agriculture, industry, services,  academicians and researchers to identify investment opportunities and set up organizations to increase production of goods and services. There is clear existing  opportunity for MPs and MLAs to take initiative and guide development in a decentralized manner in the country. I think, as a part of NITI Ayog budget, each MP is given say Rs. One crore per year to organize development related seminars and publish its proceedings in print, broadcast and online media. Such an activity makes discussion related to development a local issue and people come to know of their role in providing themselves with goods and services through various special organizations and their family production units.

Deendayalji concluded his lecture by saying that we have to revitalize our culture to make it dynamic and in tune with the times (Yuganukul) so that our society is enabled to live a healthy, progressive and purposeful life. We have to produce such institutions as will kindle a spirit of action in us.

Let us turn our attention to analytical imperatives suggested by Deendayalji.

Machine: A machine developed internally or imported must provide economic return. Machines have to be brought only after proper economic analysis that indicates adequate expected profit.

Idle machine is losing proposition to an industrialist. Similarly idle manpower is losing proposition to the society. Full employment of all willing people of the society has to be the primary objective of economic planning and technology choices have to be made with full employment as a constraint. There has to be advance planning for the skills required for the technologies to be implemented. You should not keep your recently acquired machines idle because required skilled manpower is not there. You should not bring foreign technicians.

Availability of raw materials has to be assessed and then only investment decisions are made to optimally utilize available resources.

Capital formation has to be planned. Available capital has to be appropriately allocated to fixed capital and working capital.

Economic energy forms are to be used based on their availability. Energy productivity analysis is to be done and energy input has to be minimized.

We have to educate and  develop managers/leaders.  If we cannot develop people who can coordinate at least a dozen people, all other resources remain underutilized and we will underperform other nations.

Good understanding of the consumers’ requirements has to be there in the economic system. The economic analysis has to be based on the preferences indicated by the people.

Bharatiya technology has to be developed. Technology suited to optimal utilization of our resources subject to the constraint of full employment of persons with the desire to work is Bharatiya technology. Swadeshi ideal demands that we develop and employ Bharatiya technology.

I feel the policy prescriptions made by the proponents of Ekatma Manav Darshan are practical and productive.  We need to apply them in our economic practice at microeconomic level and ask the representatives of people and the politicians in government to implement them in macroeconomic decision making. It is only through writing memorandums and engaging in dialogue process that we can enrich the economic thought based on Ekatma Manav Darshan and also come across difficulties likely to come up during implementation.


New
Suggestions for Implementing the 12 Prescriptions


1. The economic system must help in the development of every human being (who is born ignorant and helpless) into God-like being (Divine being). As we know, each of us start as an infant and become a person like sanyasi who desires less from the people around but does lot for the society. No doubt in the last stages of life, most of the persons may not be able to do anything. That is why people have to start helping others as soon as possible and increase the quantity to the highest level when they have the energy in their body.

Suggestion for Implementation

In the society it is to be emphasized that every individual has to take care of self interest as well as social interest. Man is a social animal because he takes care of social interest.  As a consumer, every many takes care of self interest as well as social interest. He maximizes a combination of self interest and social interest.

2. Economic system of the nation has to be designed to provide all human necessities of the population and goods and services required to protect the nation from aggressors. In addition to these,  there has to be objective of helping people of other nations also.

Suggestion for Implementation

Every year, the GDP of the country is analysed and shortages are identified and actions are initiated to make corrections in the next year.

3. Production system has to understand the limitation of the nature and only milk it and leave it in an able state to provide future generations also the resources. The biodiversity in nature that keeps certain desirable properties of the nature in proper quantities has to be understood and preserved.

Suggestion for Implementation

A measure of the degradation of the nature is developed, measured and reported so that we understand when there significant degradation and take steps to alter production and consumption.

4. In the production system only a limited number work and they have to provide all the facilities to the remaining population. Children, old people, housewives have to be provided all the facilities required by employed persons. So the system has to recognize that people with ability, work and provide to all. A man works not only for his bread alone, but also to provide for the needs of all others who are dependent on him.

Suggestion for Implementation

The salary structures of individuals have to reflect his obligation to his family members and to the society.

5. Education is compulsory for all children. The economic system has to involve both family members and society to see to it that children are provided with adequate education. Education is a social responsibility along with it being the responsibility of parents.

Suggestion for Implementation
Education allowance is specified in the salary structures of people so that as parents they realize the obligation to spend it on their child's education.

6. Adequate medical facilities have to be there in the economic system and even free medical treatment has to be provided.

Suggestion for Implementation 
Medical services are given special emphasis in GDP analysis

7. Everybody who wants to work must find employment in the economic system.

Suggestion for Implementation

8. Capital formation has to take place and it will be good if every person can see the capital that is formed due to his effort. When the capital formed due to a person is credited to his account only, he will not feel that he is being exploited by people creating capital. Therefore a system is to be designed that accumulates  a certain amount of capital in the account of every person who is working.

Suggestion for Implementation
Workers can be made financial capital owners through various schemes. Some workers or technicians even today become capital owners by producing some equipment and giving it on rent (hire purchase or lease). Like bonus, we can create capital component in compensation.

9. We have to employ machines to the extent we relieve workers from the burden and increase productivity. Machines should not replace labour and make them unemployed. Buying and installing machines have to be planned in such a way that they do not displace existing workers. New employment must come up with new investment as needed by the society.

Suggestion for Implementation
Allow Industry 4.0 Technology in New Units in Backward Locations
Allow building new plants with Industry 4.0 Technology in backward industrial locations up to a cumulative capacity of 10%
Remove the Idea of Job Losses
http://guide-india.blogspot.com/2018/07/allow-industry-40-technology-in-new.html

10. Seven ‘M’s are to be properly understood and employed optimally in the production system. These are 1. Man  2. Material 3. Money  4. Management  5. Motive power  6. Market and 7. Machine.

Suggestion for Implementation
In the economic system, research and education in science, engineering and  management of each resource used in the economy has to take place. It is a service in the economy and it has to happen adequately.

11. The ownership of capital can be with the state, individuals or any other entity based on pragmatic or economic analysis.

Suggestion for Implementation
The role of private individuals, state (social action at control institution level), and cooperatives (social productive institutions) has to be recognized and various types of organizations are to be used appropriately. Management models and practices are to be developed for each type of ownership.

12. Swadeshi and Decentralization are the two words that characterise the economic system to be designed for India.


Swadeshi
Suggestion for Implementation
Focus on India: 20 Trillion Dollar Economy  by 2047


Decentralization
Suggestion for Implementation
Constituency Domestic Product - Role of MPs and MLAs in CDP Growth



Comments and Suggestions from Shri Ravindra Mahajan, An accomplished Scholar and Author on Deendayal's Philosophy and Ekatma Manav Darshan


Books by Shri Ravindra Mahajan

National Policy Studies in the light of Ekatma Manav Darshan, Center for Integral Studies and Reserach, Pune, 2013

Ekatma Manav Darshan - Vichar Sangrah, Bharatiya Vichar Manch, Ahmedabad, 2014

Prescription 1 - Upliftment of the Human to Divine - Self interest to Social interest
Supplementary points – 1 Generally self-interest and social interest go together. If there is some clash social interest deserves priority. 2 Desirable social should be put forward to all and individual goals  should be set by the individuals for themselves in the light of what is desired, possible and can be aimed)


Prescription 2 - Production in society
Supplementary points – 1 Use word basic necessities, 2 Define these after discussion.


Prescription 4 - Production by some for many
Supplementary points – 1 The individual does need meaningful work and hence, as far as possible, design of work in every establishment has to be to make is useful and satisfying.

Prescription 5 - Education
Supplementary points – 1 Education is the best gift parents and society gives to an individual. 2 It should be affordable and free for vulnerable sections of society. 3 Burdening students with high fee to make educational institution self-supporting or making it a business hurts everybody and is counterproductive.

Prescription 6 - Medical and Health Facilities
Supplementary points – 1 Emphasize ‘prevention’ than ‘treatment’ of disease. 2 Education should stress healthy ahar, vihar and above all vichar. 3 Encourage charitable institutions to provide affordable healthcare to counter menace of high-cost treatments.


Prescription 7 - Employment 
Supplementary points – 1 Employment - both wage and self-employment – should become the central theme of planning and development instead of it being a by-product as at present.

Prescription 9 - Use of Machines
Supplementary points – 1 Emphasis should be on machines operated by individual in the family. 2 R&D should be oriented towards increase of individual productivity through systems like 3D printing machines and use of digital tech for decentralized  component manufacture in homes, 3 Can present giant factories producing components or small items can be economically dispersed in homes?

I thank shri Ravindra Mahajan for going through the article and endorsing it by giving additional suggestions to make ideas more useful to the society.





Economic Ideas of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Front Cover
Deep and Deep PublicationsJan 1, 1999 - 167 pages










https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Y6BuFhAGQtYC

PhD Thesis

Socio political and economic ideas of Deendayal Upadhyaya -  A study of integral humanism

Researcher: Kumar, Suresh,  2003
http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/120572

India Information Blog - 2.5 Million Page Views - 15 November 2018

https://guide-india.blogspot.com/2018/11/25-million-page-views-15-november-2018.html



Updated on 21 November 2018, 15 November 2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Agriculture 4.0 - Smart Agriculture - Industry 4.0 Agriculture - Bibliography



2018

Agriculture 4.0 – The Future Of Farming Technology
https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/insights/2018/feb/agriculture-4-0--the-future-of-farming-technology.html


Agriculture 4.0, What Is It?
What is known as Agriculture 4.0 is nothing but the application of Digitalization processes and the evolution to Industry 4.0 within the primary sector. But, what is that exactly?
https://medium.com/iot-security-review/agriculture-4-0-what-is-it-9bb654b7fca5

Digitisation in agriculture - from precision farming to farming 4.0

Automated steering systems, data-driven targeted application of fertilisers and pesticides, field robots and drones, soil analysis sensors, autonomous driving - digitisation is advancing in agriculture as elsewhere. The economic potential is huge - and does not exclude ecological benefits. Digitisation clearly creates the conditions for successful agricultural practices.
https://www.biooekonomie-bw.de/en/articles/dossiers/digitisation-in-agriculture-from-precision-farming-to-farming-40/

Top 6 Indian AgriTech Startups That Are Revolutionising Agriculture

In 2016, more than 350 AgriTech startups raised $300 million in investment globally, out of which Indian investment accounted for 10 percent.
https://www.analyticsindiamag.com/top-6-indian-agritech-startups-that-are-revolutionising-agriculture/



2016

IoT – A Perspective for Indian Agriculture Sector

Excerpts from keynote speech on “IoT – A Perspective for Agriculture Sector” as presented in the ITC2016 http://techcongress.net/.  Indian Technology Congress 2016.

http://coe-iot.com/blog/iot-a-perspective-for-indian-agrighculture-sector/

2015

Agriculture 4.0 – A long way to go for India!

Published on November 24, 2015
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/agriculture-40-long-way-go-india-rishi-nair

100,000 Articles - Research Papers - Case Studies on Industry 4.0 - 100 crore Indian Readers - Industry 4.0 Bibliographies



For successful implementation and exploitation of Industrial Revolution 4, we need as an input knowledge about it. A data base of 100,000 thousand articles needs to be created and 100 crore Indian readers have to be encouraged to read some or other relevant articles from the database and act appropriately.

10 crore Indians have to read on average 10 articles/papers on Industry 4.0


In this blog an attempt is being made to create an index for bibliographies on the topic of application of Industry 4.0 in various economic areas.


Industry 4.0 Bibliographies - Smart Products and Processes Bibliographies



Agriculture 4.0

Animal Husbandry


Business

Courts

Engineering 4.0


  • Architecture
  • Automobile Engineering
  • Biotechnology
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communications Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Diary Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mining Engineering
  • Production Engineering
  • Sound Engineering
  • Textile Engineering

Education

Entertainment

Factory

Films

Government


Industry 4.0


  • Industry 4.0 - Adoption

  • Industry 4.0 - Consultant Reports

  • Industry 4.0 - Employment Issues

  • Industry 4.0 - Government Regulations

  • Industry 4.0 - Implementation Road Map

  • Industry 4.0 - Productivity

  • Industry 4.0 - SMEs

  • Industry 4.0 - Use Cases and Applications


Logistics


Management Areas

Construction Management
Cost
Information Systems
Logistics
Maintenance
Manufacturing
Marketing
Operations
Quality
Sales
Strategy
Supply Chain
Warehousing

Retailing

Services

Smart Products - Design, Manufacturing, Marketing

Smart Products - Various Products

Smart Cities


Technologies for Industry 4.0


  • a) Autonomous Robots,
  • b) Simulations and Forecasting Techniques
  • c) Vertical/Horizontal Software Integration
  • d) Industrial Internet of Things – IoT
  • e) Direct communication between machines
  • f) Internet of Services
  • g) Big data and analytics
  • h) Innovative methods of collecting and processing large amounts of data, including
  • the use of potential activities in the cloud (Clouds)
  • i) Additive Manufacturing
  • j) Augmented Reality – AR
  • k) Virtual Reality – VR
  • l) Cyber-Physical Systems – CPS
  • m) Digital Twin
  • n) Artificial Intelligence,
  • o) Neural Networks
  • p) Cybersecurity
  • q) Mass Customization
Transport

University 4.0


Sunday, November 18, 2018

PhD Thesis on Mahatma Gandhi. Pandit Deemdayal. Ram Manohar Lohia and Other Indian Thinkers


Thesis available on shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in

Upload Date Title Researcher Guide(s)

14-May-2018 Ram Manohar Lohias vision of socialism and its relevance today Kamla Devi Sharma Vijay
20-Nov-2017 Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaay ke vyaktitva evam kratitva ka vishleshnatmak Adhyaan Gurjar, Satendra Singh Bajpai, Abha
27-Aug-2013 Vartman bharatiya rashtriya parivesh mein Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay ke shaikshik vicharon ka alochanatmak adhyayan (वर्तमान भारतीय राष्ट्रीय परिवेश में पं. दीनदयाल उपाध्याय के शैक्षिक विचारों का आलोचनात्मक अध्ययन) Tiwari, Babulal Verma, J L
5-Aug-2014 Pandit deendayal uppadhyaye ke tatva vichar praman vichar evm shaikshik praroop ka vartman bhartiya sandarbh main upadeyta ka adhyyan Gupta, Geetu Sindhu, Lovelata
10-Nov-2016 Socio_political and economic ideas of Deendayal Upadhyaya _ a study of integral humanism Kumar, Suresh Kapoor, Suneera
9-Nov-2016 Pandit Dindayal upadhyay yanchya ekatma manavavadacha chikitsak abhyas Patil Pradeep Baswaraj Dr Pole K P

10-Jan-2018 Perception programme and prospect of Bharatiya Janata party Dash, Suprita Pattanaik, D D

18-Oct-2016 Lohia and his concept of socialism Godara, Parveen Kar, G K
30-Jan-2017 Hindutva ideology and politics A A, Parvathy Rodrigues, Valerian

26-Nov-2014 Indian nationalism : the post Indira Gandhi era Yadav, Muneshwar Hasan, Zoya
4-Jul-2014 Delhi Pradesh Jana Sangh: a study of ideology and organisation Puri, Geeta Khan, Rasheeduddin

11-Apr-2016 Crisis in Indian democracy and gandhian alternative Jain, Vaishali Sharma, M L
11-Apr-2016 Study of hindu right wing in Punjab a case study of Rashtriya Swyamsevak Sangh from 1935 to 1984 Deep Singh, Kanwar Chander Lochan, Rajiv

7-Apr-2014 Majoritarianism and Indian nationhood: a study of the Hindu nationalist discourse Parthasarthy, Malini Mahajan, Gurpreet; Hasan, Zoya

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Make In India - Progress and Programmes 2018 - 19




14 November 2018
Make in India and India's Effort to Develop Manufacturing are Feasible. Arvind Panagariya - The Times of India, 14 November 2018

The global market in merchandise exports today is approximately $15 trillion.  Share of India in these exports is only 1.6%. China increased its share in exports from 4% in 2000 to 12%. Can't India increase its share to 5%? So there is good opportunity for India to export its manufactured goods.

According to Panagariya, the world has a more liberalised market in goods now as liberalisation has taken place under the Uruguay Round Agreement during 1995 to 2005 and much of it remains intact.


13 November

Orissa - Make in Orissa Meet starts with a good first day.

Rs. 1.38 lakh crores interest was declared.

http://odishasamaya.com/business/huge-investment-of-1-38-lakh-crores-by-industry-big-wigs-like-ambani-tata-etc/104824/






http://www.apiic.in/


Make in India - 2 Year Discussion on DD News
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Uploaded on 28 September 2016


1 August 2016


Jobs in Smartphone Industry - India
Source: www.linkedin.com/hp/update/6163290074420219904  via NMapp

13 July 2016

Cabinet approved a 12,000 crore plan for skilling one crore people in four years.
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-government-allocates-rs-12000-crore-to-skill-1-crore-people-over-4-years-2234149

11 July 2016
Modi Government is undertaking structural reforms - CRISIL
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/modi-government-not-repairing-but-replacing-economy-with-better-structure-crisil/articleshow/53155038.cms



22 June 2016
Government approved a Rs 6,000 crore special package for textiles & apparel sector to create one crore new jobs in 3 years, attracting investments of $11 billion and generating $30 billion in exports.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/cabinet-approves-fiscal-incentives-for-textile-sector-116062200467_1.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet-brief-on-textiles/article8760243.ece
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/CITI-hails-government-initiative-for-job-creation-in-garment-sector/articleshow/52873846.cms


Make in India, job creation & railways: 12 key decisions taken by Modi govt on 25 May 2016.
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/make-in-india-job-creation-and-railways-12-key-decisions-taken-by-modi-govt-today/ar-BBtsMOa?


Centre clears Rs 17,300 crore worth investment proposals in electronics sector
18 May 2016
http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/make-in-india-centre-clears-rs-17300-crore-worth-investment-proposals-in-electronics-sector/52329138




Annual Reports - DIPP
http://dipp.nic.in/English/Publications/Annual_Reports/AnnualReport_Eng_2013-14.pdf


Updated 1 August 2016,13 July 2016,  26 June, 25 May,  24 May 2016

Deendayal Upadhyaya - Biography and Philosophy




Shri Narendra Modiji at Deenadayalji Smarak, Mathura

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Remembering Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya - DD
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Date of Birth  25 September 1916

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya  (September 25, 1916 - February 11, 1968) was a was one of the most important leaders of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the party that got transformed into the present day Bharatiya Janata Party.















He was born in the village of Nagla Chandrabhan in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. lost his parents during childhood and he was then brought up by his maternal uncle.  He  matriculated from Sikar. He stood first in the board exam and the then ruler, Maharaja Kalyan Singh of Sikar, presented him with a gold medal, a monthly scholarship of 10 rupees and an additional 250 rupees towards his books, as recognition of his merit.  He completed his intermediate at the Birla College in Pilani  He graduated in first division from Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur in 1939 and joined St. John's College, Agra to pursue a master's degree in English literature. He was unable to appear for the final year exam on account of a cousin's illness. His maternal uncle persuaded him to sit for the Provincial Services Exam, which he passed and he was selected after an interview. He chose not to join the Provincial services, as he was fascinated with the idea of working with the common man. Upadhyay, therefore, left for Prayag to pursue a B.T. He earned his B.T. from Prayag, but decided not to enter a job. After completing his education and second-year training in the RSS Education Wing,  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya became a lifelong pracharak of the RSS.


His love for studies increased manifold after he entered public service. His special areas of interest were sociology and philosophy, seeds of which were sown during his student days.

In Sociology, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya advocated sociology of cooperation.


In 1951, when Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Deendayal became the first general secretary of its Uttar Pradesh branch. Then he became all-India general secretary. After Dr. Mookerjee's death in 1953, the entire burden of nurturing the orphaned organisation and building it up as a nation-wide movement fell on the shoulders of Deendayal. For 15 years, he remained the outfit's general secretary and built it up, brick by brick. He raised a band of dedicated workers imbued with idealism and provided the entire ideological framework of the outfit.

Deendayal Upadhyaya was found dead in the early hours of February 11, 1968, while traveling in a train.

A CBI publication states that he was pushed out of the train by two persons who tried to steal his bag at 7 pm on 10 February (http://cbi.nic.in/coffeetable/7.pdf)

25 September 2014
Make in India campaign is being launched across India on the occasion of birthday of Deen Dayal Upadhyay.



References

Yug Drashta Pandit Deendayal Upadyaya - Charitra va Darshan in Marathi
D. V. Aserkar
1999
Deen Dayal Prerana Kendra, Thane




Philosophy of Deendayal Upadhyaya


Deen Dayal Upadhyay - Integral Humanism - Part 1

Quotes of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

http://deendayalupadhyaya.org/home.html

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Deendayal Upadhyaya -   Economic Policy Prescriptions


My argument  is that the policy prescriptions made by Shri Deendayal in his lecture entitled “Economic Structure Suited to National Genius” are logical and can be applied without any great obstacles. No doubt as Shri Deendayal himself points out every economic action based on policy guidelines has to be undertaken based on socio-economic cost benefit analysis. The action has to be based on facts we call data and analysis that tells us that there is economic benefit to the society.

The important points made are:

1. The economic system must help in the development of every human being (who is born ignorant and helpless) into God-like being (Divine being). As we know, each of us start as an infant and become a person like sanyasi who desires less from the people around but does lot for the society. No doubt in the last stages of life, most of the persons may not be able to do anything. That is why people have to start helping others as soon as possible and increase the quantity to the highest level when they have the energy in their body.

2. Economic system of the nation has to be designed to provide all human necessities of the population and goods and services required to protect the nation from aggressors. In addition to these,  there has to be objective of helping people of other nations also.

3. Production system has to understand the limitation of the nature and only milk it and leave it in an able state to provide future generations also the resources. The biodiversity in nature that keeps certain desirable properties of the nature in proper quantities has to be understood and preserved.

4. In the production system only a limited number work and they have to provide all the facilities to the remaining population. Children, old people, housewives have to be provided all the facilities required by employed persons. So the system has to recognize that people with ability, work and provide to all. A man works not only for his bread alone, but also to provide for the needs of all others who are dependent on him.

5. Education is compulsory for all children. The economic system has to involve both family members and society to see to it that children are provided with adequate education. Education is a social responsibility along with it being the responsibility of parents.

6. Adequate medical facilities have to be there in the economic system and even free medical treatment has to be provided.

7. Everybody who wants to work must find employment in the economic system.

8. Capital formation has to take place and it will be good if every person can see the capital that is formed due to his effort. When the capital formed due to a person is credited to his account only, he will not feel that he is being exploited by people creating capital. Therefore a system is to be designed that accumulates  a certain amount of capital in the account of every person who is working.

9. We have to employ machines to the extent we relieve workers from the burden and increase productivity. Machines should not replace labour and make them unemployed. Buying and installing machines have to be planned in such a way that they do not displace existing workers. New employment must come up with new investment as needed by the society.

10. Seven ‘M’s are to be properly understood and employed optimally in the production system. These are 1. Man  2. Material 3. Money  4. Management  5. Motive power  6. Market and 7. Machine.

11. The ownership of capital can be with the state, individuals or any other entity based on pragmatic or economic analysis.

12. Swadeshi and Decentralization are the two words that characterise the economic system to be designed for India.

Swadeshi means increase or improvement of all parameters of our Swadesh. Some of these  parameters are GDP, National Income, Per capita income, literacy rate, life expectancy etc. Decentralization of power of allocating resources is required to ensure effectiveness and also efficiency. According to my studies, India needs to invest Rs. 55 lakh crore in 2016-2017. This means on an average investment of Rs. 10,000 crore has to take place in every parliamentary constituency. Lok Sabha members are the representatives of people interacting with the political executive as well as public administrative service executives. They have to take up the task of facilitating this investment target in the constituency. They have to arrange for interactive sessions with other representatives of people, mayors, municipal chairmen, panchayat presidents, local organizations belonging to agriculture, industry, services,  academicians and researchers to identify investment opportunities and set up organizations to increase production of goods and services. There is clear existing  opportunity for MPs and MLAs to take initiative and guide development in a decentralized manner in the country. I think, as a part of NITI Ayog budget, each MP is given say Rs. One crore per year to organize development related seminars and publish its proceedings in print, broadcast and online media. Such an activity makes discussion related to development a local issue and people come to know of their role in providing themselves with goods and services through various special organizations and their family production units.

Deendayalji concluded his lecture by saying that we have to revitalize our culture to make it dynamic and in tune with the times (Yuganukul) so that our society is enabled to live a healthy, progressive and purposeful life. We have to produce such institutions as will kindle a spirit of action in us.

Let us turn our attention to analytical imperatives suggested by Deendayalji.

Machine: A machine developed internally or imported must provide economic return. Machines have to be brought only after proper economic analysis that indicates adequate expected profit.

Idle machine is losing proposition to an industrialist. Similarly idle manpower is losing proposition to the society. Full employment of all willing people of the society has to be the primary objective of economic planning and technology choices have to be made with full employment as a constraint. There has to be advance planning for the skills required for the technologies to be implemented. You should not keep your recently acquired machines idle because required skilled manpower is not there. You should not bring foreign technicians.

Availability of raw materials has to be assessed and then only investment decisions are made to optimally utilize available resources.

Capital formation has to be planned. Available capital has to be appropriately allocated to fixed capital and working capital.

Economic energy forms are to be used based on their availability. Energy productivity analysis is to be done and energy input has to be minimized.

We have to educate and  develop managers/leaders.  If we cannot develop people who can coordinate at least a dozen people, all other resources remain underutilized and we will underperform other nations.

Good understanding of the consumers’ requirements has to be there in the economic system. The economic analysis has to be based on the preferences indicated by the people.

Bharatiya technology has to be developed. Technology suited to optimal utilization of our resources subject to the constraint of full employment of persons with the desire to work is Bharatiya technology. Swadeshi ideal demands that we develop and employ Bharatiya technology.

I feel the policy prescriptions made by the proponents of Ekatma Manav Darshan are practical and productive.  We need to apply them in our economic practice at microeconomic level and ask the representatives of people and the politicians in government to implement them in macroeconomic decision making. It is only through writing memorandums and engaging in dialogue process that we can enrich the economic thought based on Ekatma Manav Darshan and also come across difficulties likely to come up during implementation.


New
Suggestions for Implementing the 12 Prescriptions


1. The economic system must help in the development of every human being (who is born ignorant and helpless) into God-like being (Divine being). As we know, each of us start as an infant and become a person like sanyasi who desires less from the people around but does lot for the society. No doubt in the last stages of life, most of the persons may not be able to do anything. That is why people have to start helping others as soon as possible and increase the quantity to the highest level when they have the energy in their body.

Suggestion for Implementation

In the society it is to be emphasized that every individual has to take care of self interest as well as social interest. Man is a social animal because he takes care of social interest.  As a consumer, every many takes care of self interest as well as social interest. He maximizes a combination of self interest and social interest.

2. Economic system of the nation has to be designed to provide all human necessities of the population and goods and services required to protect the nation from aggressors. In addition to these,  there has to be objective of helping people of other nations also.

Suggestion for Implementation

Every year, the GDP of the country is analysed and shortages are identified and actions are initiated to make corrections in the next year.

3. Production system has to understand the limitation of the nature and only milk it and leave it in an able state to provide future generations also the resources. The biodiversity in nature that keeps certain desirable properties of the nature in proper quantities has to be understood and preserved.

Suggestion for Implementation

A measure of the degradation of the nature is developed, measured and reported so that we understand when there significant degradation and take steps to alter production and consumption.

4. In the production system only a limited number work and they have to provide all the facilities to the remaining population. Children, old people, housewives have to be provided all the facilities required by employed persons. So the system has to recognize that people with ability, work and provide to all. A man works not only for his bread alone, but also to provide for the needs of all others who are dependent on him.

Suggestion for Implementation

The salary structures of individuals have to reflect his obligation to his family members and to the society.

5. Education is compulsory for all children. The economic system has to involve both family members and society to see to it that children are provided with adequate education. Education is a social responsibility along with it being the responsibility of parents.

Suggestion for Implementation
Education allowance is specified in the salary structures of people so that as parents they realize the obligation to spend it on their child's education.

6. Adequate medical facilities have to be there in the economic system and even free medical treatment has to be provided.

Suggestion for Implementation 
Medical services are given special emphasis in GDP analysis

7. Everybody who wants to work must find employment in the economic system.

Suggestion for Implementation

8. Capital formation has to take place and it will be good if every person can see the capital that is formed due to his effort. When the capital formed due to a person is credited to his account only, he will not feel that he is being exploited by people creating capital. Therefore a system is to be designed that accumulates  a certain amount of capital in the account of every person who is working.

Suggestion for Implementation
Workers can be made financial capital owners through various schemes. Some workers or technicians even today become capital owners by producing some equipment and giving it on rent (hire purchase or lease). Like bonus, we can create capital component in compensation.

9. We have to employ machines to the extent we relieve workers from the burden and increase productivity. Machines should not replace labour and make them unemployed. Buying and installing machines have to be planned in such a way that they do not displace existing workers. New employment must come up with new investment as needed by the society.

Suggestion for Implementation
Allow Industry 4.0 Technology in New Units in Backward Locations
Allow building new plants with Industry 4.0 Technology in backward industrial locations up to a cumulative capacity of 10%
Remove the Idea of Job Losses
http://guide-india.blogspot.com/2018/07/allow-industry-40-technology-in-new.html

10. Seven ‘M’s are to be properly understood and employed optimally in the production system. These are 1. Man  2. Material 3. Money  4. Management  5. Motive power  6. Market and 7. Machine.

Suggestion for Implementation
In the economic system, research and education in science, engineering and  management of each resource used in the economy has to take place. It is a service in the economy and it has to happen adequately.

11. The ownership of capital can be with the state, individuals or any other entity based on pragmatic or economic analysis.

Suggestion for Implementation
The role of private individuals, state (social action at control institution level), and cooperatives (social productive institutions) has to be recognized and various types of organizations are to be used appropriately. Management models and practices are to be developed for each type of ownership.

12. Swadeshi and Decentralization are the two words that characterise the economic system to be designed for India.


Swadeshi
Suggestion for Implementation
Focus on India: 20 Trillion Dollar Economy  by 2047


Decentralization
Suggestion for Implementation
Constituency Domestic Product - Role of MPs and MLAs in CDP Growth









Economic Ideas of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya

Front Cover
Deep and Deep PublicationsJan 1, 1999 - 167 pages










https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Y6BuFhAGQtYC
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Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Ideology & Preception - Part 3: Political Thought
B K Kelkar

Suruchi Prakashan, 2014 - India - 160 pages
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4ig5DwAAQBAJ

Biography of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya 


BACKGROUNDER by Ministry of Culture


Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya was born on September 25, 1916, in the village of Dhankia in Rajasthan. He lost his father, Bhagwati Prasad, when he was less than three years old and his mother before he was eight. He was then brought up by his maternal uncle. Deendayal was outstanding in his studies and stood first in examinations. He won a number of prizes and scholarships. While he was a student at Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur he joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (R.S.S.). Although he qualified as a teacher, he did not take to teaching profession. Instead, he dedicated himself to full-time work in RSS from 1942.

 Deendayal Upadhyaya was a man of soaring idealism and had a tremendous capacity for organization. He started a montly magazine “Rashtra Dharma”, a weekly ‘Panchajanya’, and a daily ‘Swadesh’.  In 1951, when Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee founded the Bhartiya Jana Sangh, Deendayal became the first General Secretary of its U.P. branch. He was also chosen as All India General Secretary. The acumen and meticulousness shown by Deendayal deeply impressed Dr. Mookerjee and elicited his famous remarks “If I had two Dendayals, I could transform the political face of India”.

 After Dr. Mookerjee’s death in 1953, the entire burden of nurturing the orphaned organization and building it up as a nation-wide movement fell on the young shoulders of Deendayal. For 15 long years he remained the party’s General Secretary and built it up, brick by brick.  He raised a band of dedicated workers imbued with idealism and provided the entire ideological framework of the party.  The final triumph of his statesmanship and vision was the historic session of the Party in 1967.

Deendayal was a deep and original thinker.  His philosophy of Integral Humanism, which is a synthesis of the material and the spiritual, the individual and the collective, bears eloquent testimony to this.  In the field of politics and economics, he was pragmatic and down to earth.  He visualized for India a decentralized polity and self-reliant economy with the village as the base.  He welcomed modern technology but wanted it to be adapted to suit Indian requirements.  Deendayal believed in a constructive approach. He exhorted his followers to co-operate with the Government when it was right and fearlessly oppose when it erred.

 He placed the nation’s interests above everything else.  Deendayal Upadhyaya was found dead in the early hours of February 1, 1968, while traveling in a train.  The rousing call he gave to the thousands of delegates in the Calicut session, still rings in their ears

 “We are pledged to the service not of any particular community or section but of the entire nation.  Every countryman is blood of our blood and flesh of our flesh.  We shall not rest till we are able to give to everyone a sense of pride that they are children of Bharatmata.  We shall make Mother India sujala, suphala (overflowing with water and laden with fruits) in the real sense of these words.  As Dashapraharana Dharini Durga (Goddess Durga with her ten weapons) she would be able to vanquish evil; as Lakshmi she would be able to disburse prosperity all over and as Saraswati she would dispel the gloom of ignorance and spread the radiance of knowledge all around her.  With faith in ultimate victory, let us dedicate ourselves to this task”.

 http://pib.nic.in/newsite/backgrounders.aspx?relid=127193

Lectures of Deendayalji on Integral Humanism

http://www.bjp.org/about-the-party/philosophy?u=integral-humanism


Encyclopaedic Bibliography of the World Economists
Global Vision Pub House
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=dFkNaBeAG9QC


Updated   23 October 2017, 25 September 2017   5 March 2016,20 Jan 2016,  1 Oct,  25 Sep, 29 April, 27 April 2015

First Published  24 Sep 2014




SEMINAR ON   “EKATMA MANAV DARSHAN AS A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE”

In view of the birth centenary year of Pt. Deendayal Upadhyaya, (Propounder of Ekatma Manav-vad), Deendayal Prerana Kendra and Ekatma Prabodh Mandal had organized a seminar on Ekatma Manav Darshan.

Theme: EKATMA MANAV DARSHAN AS A PRACTICAL ALTERNATIVE

Place: SHRIRAM VYAYAMSHALA HALL, OPP.GADAKARI RANGAYATAN, THANE WEST

Time: WEDNESDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2016, 4.30 TO 7.45 PM

Session 1:

Ekatma Manav Darshan & Capitalism by Dr. KVSS Narayana Rao

Video of the Talk

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Full Text of the Talk
http://guide-india.blogspot.com//2016/01/ekatma-manav-darshan-alternative-to.html


Session 2: Ekatma Manav Darshan & Globalization by Dr. Varadraj Bapat
Session 3: Ekatma Manav Darshan – In Practice by Dilip Kelkar
Session 4: Samarop: DR. SATISH MODH,  Director, Vivekanand Institute of Mgt, Chembur

DEENDAYAL PRERANA KENDRA 2/27 Kalpana Sahaniwas, Sahyog Mandir Path, Naupada, Thane (W)

EKATMA PRABODH MANDAL (Activity of Ekatma Vikas Samiti, Public Trust) B105 Vatsalyadeep, Krantiveer Phadke Marg, Mulund East, Mumbai 400081 Tel: 25639654, Email: ekatmaprabodh at the rate gmail.com


Ekatma Chintan JanaChetana Udyam


Government of India has opportunity to take up this initiatve and spread the unity message among all Indians as part of Deendayal SataJayanti Celebrations.

Deendayalji advocated environmental consciousness in 1965 itself.

I request Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to fund an initiative and provide a platform for sustained propagation of Deendayalji's ideas. Social organization working to implement Deendayalji's ideas will actively participate in such an initiative and leverage the platform provided by the Government to spread the message all over India in an indepth way.

My request to Shri Narendra Modi posted in Google+ community in his message
https://plus.google.com/+NarendraModi/posts/iChGcsQegrM

Dear Sir
Announce
Ekatma Chintan JanaChetana Udyam

Government of India has opportunity to take up this initiatve and spread the unity message among all Indians as part of Deendayal SataJayanti Celebrations.

Deendayalji advocated environmental consciousness in 1965 itself. Provide a platform for sustained propagation of Deendayalji's ideas

Updated  14 November 2018,  23 October 2017, 24 September 2017

What is there in Bhavishya Puran? Contents of Bhavishya Puran


Contents of Essence
http://www.kamakoti.org/kamakoti/bhavishya/bookindex.php

1
Preface of the Purana
2
Creation and Concept of Time
3
Samskaras (Sacred Rites)
4
Brahmachari Dharma (Duties of Bachelor Life)
5
Grahastya Dharma (Virtues of Married Life)
6
Vratas� on �Pratipada�, �Dwiteeya� and �TriteeyaTithis�
7
�Ganesha Chaturthi Vrata�-Origin, Procedure and Reward
8
�Naga Panchami� Vrata`-Origin and Procedure of Worship
9
Skanda Shashthi Vrata
10
S U R Y O P A A K H Y A N A
11
Brahmopadesha to Yagnavalkya Muni about Surya �Naama-Stotras�
12
Surya�s Dwadasha Murtis and his Moderated Form (Stuti by Devas included)
13
�Vyoma� the �Ayudha� of Surya and its �Lakshanas� (Features)
14
Surya Deva cures Sambu�s Leprosy
15
�Tri Murtis� eulogize Surya�s Virat Rupa and His Worship as Omkara /�Vyoma�
16
Surya �Aradhana� and �Agni Homa Vidhi� - Prayers to Dikpalakas, Nava Grahas, Tri Murtis, Matrikas and Select Deities
17
Formal Procedure of �Arghya Pradaan� and �Puja� to Aditya Deva
18
�Agni Kunda Nirman� and �Shodasopacharas in Agni Puja
19
Over-view of Raja Vamshas of Satya, Treta and Dwapara Yugas
20
The advent of Kali Yuga and the Ongoing Phases - Arrival of Gautama Buddha
21
Satyanarayana Vrata and Six Kathas (Episodes) of His Glories
22
Shalivahana and Ishamasiha
23
King Bhoja
24
Glories of Agnivamsheeyas and the decline and fall of Hindu Dharma
25
Appearance of several Acharyas (Teachers) to revive Hindu Dharma
26
Advaita Philosopher Shankaracharya and disciples
27
The origin of Ravana and Hanuman
28
The Genesis of Ramanujacharya
29
Emergence of Mughal Empire, Akbar the Great and celebrities of the Era
30
Prophecies on Some Highlights of Bharat thereafter
31
Kali Yuga's second, third and fourth quarters and Avatara of Kalki
32
Narada's experience of Vishnu Maya
33
�Paapa-Punya Phala Prapti� (Retribution and Reward)
34
Significance of Vratas, Danas and Snanas

What is there in Maha Bhagavatham - Contents of Bhagavat Mahapuran

Contents

Srimad Bhagavata-Mahatmya




Number of Discourses


1. A Dialogue between Narada and Bhakti (in a living form).

2. A Dialogue between the Kumaras and Narada.

3. Cessation of Bhakti’s Suffering.

4. Redemption of a Brahmana (Atmadeva).

5. How Gokama attained final beatitude (alongwith others).

6. The procedure of hearing Srimad Bhagavata (in a week) detailed..



Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana

Book One

1. Saunaka and other sages interrogate the famous Suta (Ugrasrava).

2. Glory of the Lord's narrative and of Devotion to Him.

3. The Lord's Avataras or Descents into the world of matter.

4. A sense of frustration overtakes Vedavyasa.

5. Glory of singing the Lord's praises and an account of Devarsi Narada's previous

life.

6. The rest of the story of Narada's previous birth.

7. Aswatthama assassinates Draupadi's sons and Arjuna in his turn curbs

his pride.

8. The Lord delivers Pariksit in the womb and is extolled by Kunti; Yudhisthira gives

way to grief.

9. Yudhisthira and others call on Bhisma and the latter drops his mortal coil,

extolling Sri Krsna.

10. Sri Krsna's Departure to Dwaraka.

1 1. Right royal reception of Sri Krsna at Dwaraka.

12. Birth of Pariksit.

13. Departure of Dhrtarastra and his wife Gandhari, for the west at the instance

of Vidura.

14. King-Yudhisthira grows apprehensive at the sight of evil omens and Arjuna

returns from Dwaraka.

15. Stricken with grief at their separation from Sri Krsna, the Pandavas instal

Pariksit on the throne of Hastinapura and ascend to heaven.

16. Conquest of the world by king Pariksit and the dialogue between Dharma

(the god of piety) and Mother Earth.

17. King Pariksit subdues Kali.

18. The youthful sage Sringi utters an imprecation against king Pariksit.

19. Pariksit takes a vow of fasting till death and Suka pays a visit to him. 79


(Book Two)


1 .The process of meditation and the cosmic form of the Lord described. 85

2. Concentration on the gross and subtle forms of the Lord and the
two types of Mukti (Liberation), viz., Kramamukti or gradual Liberation

and Sadyomukti or immediate Liberation. 89

3. Worship of different deities for the gratification of various desires

and the superiority of Devotion to the Lord. 95

4. The king asks a question about the creation of the universe and the

sage Suka commences his discourse.-. 98

5. A description of the cosmos. 101

6. Glories of the Cosmic Being. 1 05

7. The stories of the Lord's sportful descents. 110

8. King Pariksit asks various questions of the sage Suka. 119

9. Brahma beholds the divine Abode of the Lord and is taught by Him

the text of the Bhagavata, consisting of four couplets only. 122

lO.The ten characteristic features of the Bhagavata. 127


Book Three


1 .Meeting of Uddhava and Vidura.

2. Uddhava recounts the childish sports of the Lord.

3. A brief survey of the Lord's other exploits.

4. As directed by Uddhava, Vidura calls on the sage Maitreya.

5. The sage Maitreya describes the process of creation in reply to Viduras

question.

6. Appearance of the Cosmic Body.

7. Vidura's questions.

8. Brahma's manifestation...

9. Brahma extols the Lord.

10. Description of the tenfold creation.

11. Divisions of Time such as Manvantara and so on.

12. The multiplication of creation.

13. The Lord's Descent as the Divine Boar.

14. Dili's conception.

iS.Sanaka and his three brothers pronounce a curse against Jaya and

Vijaya.

16. The fall of Jaya and Vijaya from Vaikunfha.

17. Birth of Hiranyakasipu and Hiranyaksa and the latter's conquest of

the four quarters..

18. Encounter of the Divine Boar with Hiranyaksa.

19. Death of Hiranyaksa.

20. The various species of living beings created by Brahma.

21. The sage Kardama practises austere penance and the Lord confers a boon

on him.

22. The sage Kardama accepts the hand of Devahuti. 233

23. Amorous pastimes of Kardama and Devahuti. 237

24. Descent of Lord Kapila. 243

25. Lord Kapila expatiates on the glory of Devotion in response to the query

of mother Devahuti. 247

26. The process of evolution of the Mahat-tattva and other fundamental

principles. 252

27. How to attain Liberation through the differentiation of Matter

and Spirit?. 259

28. The process of the eightfold Yoga. 262

29. True meaning of devotion and the glory of Time. 267

30. Downfall of men attached to their body, house etc. 271

31 .The stages of growth of a human embryo. 274

32. Destiny of the souls departing from this world by the "Bright Path",

the "Dark Path" and so on, and the superiority of Bhaktiyoga. 280

33. Devahuti receives the light of wisdom and attains final beatitude. 284


Book Four

1 .The Progeny of Swayambhuva Manu's Daughters. 288

2. Ill-feeling between Lord Siva and Daksa. 294

3. Sat! insists on joining the sacrificial festival at her father's. 298

4. Sati burns herself with the fire of Yoga. 301

5. Virabhadra wrecks Daksa's sacrifice and beheads him. 306

6. Brahma and the other gods proceed to Kailasa and appease Lord Siva. 309

7. Completion of Daksa's sacrifice. 315

8. Dhruva's departure for the woods. 323

9. Dhruva returns home after receiving a boon from the Lord. 331

lO.Uttama's death at the hands of the Yaksas and Dhruva's encounter

with them. 338

11.Swayambhuva Manu intervenes and persuades Dhruva to cease

fighting. 341

12. Kubera confers a boon on Dhruva, who ascends to the abode of Lord Visnu. 345

13. Dhruva's posterity and the narrative of king Ahga. 350

14. The story of king Vena. 355

15. Descent and coronation of king Prthu. 359

16. Glorification of king Prthu by the bards. 362

17. King Pfthu gets angry with Earth and the latter extols him. 365

18. King Prthu milks Goddess Earth in the form of a cow. 369

19. King Prthu performs a hundred horse-sacrifices. 372

20. Lord Visnu manifests Himself in the sacrificial hall of king Prthu. 376

21. King Prthu's teaching to his subjects. 381

22. The sage Sanaka and his three brothers impart instruction to king Prthu. 386

23. King Prthu practises asceticism and departs for the other world. 393

24. The hymn sung by Lord Siva (and taught to the Pracetas). 397

25. Introductory part of the parable of Puranjana. 405

26. Puranjana goes a hunting to the forest and the queen gets angry with him. 410

27. Raid of Candavega against the capital of Puranjana and the story

of Kalakanya. 413

28. Puranjana is reborn as a woman and attains liberation through the

teaching of his friend, Avijnata.,. 416

29. The Dialogue between king Pracinabarhi and the sage Narada (continued). 421

30. Bhagavan Visnu confers a boon on the Pracetas, who then return to

their city and marry the foster-daughter of the trees... 430

31 .The story of the Pracetas... 435


Book Five

1 .The story of Priyavrata. 439

2. An account of AgnTdhra. 445

3. The descent of Lord Rsabha. 448

4. The sovereignty of Rsabha. 451

5. Lord Rsabhadeva instructs His sons and Himself takes to the life of

an ascetic who has shaken off worldly feeling and obligation. 454

6. Lord Rsabha quits His body. 460

7. The story of Bharata. 463

8. Bharata conceives an infatuation for a fawn and is reborn as a deer. 465

9. Bharata reborn for a second time in a Brahmana family. 469

10. The meeting of Jadabharata with king Rahugana. 473

11. Bharata's teaching to king Rahugana. 478

12. Bharata answers the query of Rahugana. 481

13. Bharata allegorically represents this state of worldly existence as a

forest and the doubts of Rahugana get resolved. 484

14. Jadabharata elucidated the meaning of the allegory. 488

15. An account of Priyavrata's posterity continued. 494

16. A description of the terrestrial world. 496

17. An account of the descent of the holy Ganga and a song of praise to

Lord Sahkarsana by the divine Sankara. 500

18. A description of (the various Varsas) of the terrestrial globe continued. 504

19. The description of Jarribudwipa concluded. 511

20. A description of the other six Dwipas and the mountain-range

called Lokaloka. 516

21. A description of the stellar sphere as well as of the chariot ot the sun-god

and his entourage. 523

22. The relative position of the planets and their movements. 527

23. The disposition of the stellar sphere represented in the form of a dolphin. 531

24. The position of Rahu etc., and the limits of the heavenlike subterranean

regions. 533

25. A supplement to the description of the subterranean system. 538

26. A description of the infernal regions. 541



Book Six


1. The introductory part of the story of Ajamila. 549

2. The messengers of Lord Visnu expound the Bhagavata Dharma (the

cult of Devotion) and Ajamila ascends to the Lord's supreme Abode. 556

3. A dialogue between Yama (the god of retribution) and his messengers. 561

4. Daksa extols the Lord, who appears in person before him. 566

5. Narada subjected to an execration (by Daksa). 573

6. The posterity of Daksa through his sixty daughters. 578

7. Deserted by the sage Brhaspati, the gods choose Viswarupa for their

preceptor. 582

8. The text of the (holy) Narayana-Kavaca (a prayer invoking the protection of Lord Narayana) taught (to Indra). 586

9. Indra slays Viswarupa; and routed by the demon Vrtra (the younger  brother of Viswarupa), the gods call on the sage DadhTci at the  instance of the Lord. 592

10. An account of the conflict between Indra and Vrtra. 600

11. Vrtra's teaching to Indra. 603

12. The demon Vrtra slain. 607

13. Indra's Victory. 610

14. The Lament of Citraketu. 614

15. Citraketu consoled. 620

16. Citraketu realizes (his oneness with) the Supreme Spirit. 622

17. Citraketu cursed (by Goddess Parvati). 630

18. An account of the birth of the Maruts (the forty-nine wind-gods). 634

19. The procedure of observing the sacred vow of Pumsavana. 641



1 .A dialogue between Narada and Yudhisthira; the story of Jaya and Vijaya. 646

2. Hiranyakasipu rids his mother (Diti) of her grief (caused by the death of

his younger brother, Hiranyaksa). 651

3. Hiranyakasipu asks a number of boons (of Brahma, who is pleased

with his austerities). 657

4. Hiranyakasipu's atrocities and Prahrada's virtues recounted. 661

5. Hiranyakasipu attempts the life of Prahrada. 666

6. Prahrada's teaching to the demon boys. 672

7. (Prahrada's) teaching to the Daityas' sons. 675

8. Lord Nrsimha extolled on the death of the demon king (at His hands). 681

9. A Eulogy of the Lord (by Prahrada). 689

10. (The story of) the conquest of Tripura. 698

11. An inquiry into right conduct. 705

12. An inquiry into right conduct (continued). 710

13. The course of conduct prescribed for a Sarhnyasi and a dialogue

between an Avadhuta and Prahrada. 714

14. An inquiry into right conduct (continued). 719

15. An inquiry into right conduct (concluded). 723



1 .The Manvantaras described.

2. The lord of elephants is caught in the grip of an alligator.

3. The leader of the elephants extols the Lord and is rescued from the

dangerous situation.

4. Deliverance of the lord of the elephants..

5. The gods resort to Brahma and the latter glorifies the Lord.

6. Transportation of Mount Mandara (to serve as a churn-staff for stirring

the ocean of milk).

7. The gods and demons proceed to churn the ocean and Lord Siva drinks

the poison appearing out of it.

8. The manifestation (in a personal form) of the Lord's (own) enchanting

potency.

9. Appearing in the form of Mohini (an enchanting damsel), the Lord deals

out nectar among the gods.

10.Outbreak of hostilities between the gods and the Asuras.

11 .Conclusion of the conflict between the gods and the demons.

12. Infatuation of Lord Sankara.

13. An account of the (concluding eight) Manvantaras.

14. Functions of a Manu and other functionaries holding office in his

administration.

15. Conquest of heaven by Bali.

16. The procedure of (observing the vow of) Payovrata disclosed to Aditi.

17. The Lord manifests Himself before Aditi and grants her desired boon.

18. The Lord appears as the divine Dwarf and visits the sacrificial performance

of Bali.

19. The Lord asks three paces of land of Bali, who gives his word; while

Sukra remonstrates with him against this course.

20. A vision of the Cosmic Body (of the Lord)...

21. Bali putin bonds.

22. A dialogue between king Bali and Lord Vamana.

23. Freed from bondage, Bali enters the region of Sutala.

24. The story of the descent of the divine Fish recounted.