Sunday, January 29, 2012
Dainik Bhaskar - India's Largest Newspaper Group
Published in January 2012
Performance highlight for YTD. Dec FY 2011-2012 and quarter 3 FY 2011-12
Reaches 1.92 crores readers per day across India 19.2 millions per day.
16 lac (spelling used in the advertisement) more readers added in just one year.
YTD
Total revenue Rs. 11,032 million - Rs. 1103.3 crores
Avertising revenue Rs. 8,651 million - Rs. 865.1 crores
PAT margin at 14.2% Rs. 1,567 million, Rs. 156.6 crores
Qtr
Total revenue Rs. 3,956 million - Rs. 395.6 croes
Avertising revenue Rs. 3,059 million - Rs. 305.9 crores
Digital editions - 130 million page views per month - 4.19 million page views per day (in Dec 2011). 6.3 millon unique visitors per month
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Kurukshetra, India
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Introduction
Kurukshetra is a place in India where the war described in the epic Mahabharata between Pandavas and Kauravas was fought.
It is a place of piligrimage to Hindus.
Location
Kurukshetra is situated in the north Indian state of Haryana. Kurukshetra is close to the airfields of Chandigarh and Delhi. It is a road and rail junction serviced by taxis and buses of the Haryana Roadways and other state corporations.
History
(Interesting facts about your cities history.)
It is believed that the Rig Veda was composed in this place.
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To be written Still
Features
List the major attractions in the city. Some specific kinds of attractions (such as museums, monuments, restaurants and nightlife) may be listed in their own sections below. Especially consider indicating family-friendly locations.
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Top 10 Sights
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Museums
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Monuments
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Shops
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Five Hidden Gems
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Restaurants
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Briefly describe several of the notable and popular evening recreation locations. Give the address and contact information for each. Point to their websites, if available.
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Getting There
Introduce the section on traveling to your city. You can go into more detail in the subsequent sections, so just give an overview here.
By Air
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By Train
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By Bus
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Photo Gallery
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Resources
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Veda Videos
Mantra Pushpam - Vedic Hymns in sanskrit
Rig Veda - 1 (1/5)
Ganapati
Hymns From The Vedas (Rigveda) - Creation
Rig Veda - 1 (5/5)
Vedas in MP3
Lord Krishna - Is He a Historical Person?
Maha Bharat Yudh - Is It a Historical Fact?
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"Krishna was a historical figure who lived towards the end of the Vedic Age. Traditional Indian accounts are closer to truth than those of Western Indology, which are colored by colonial and missionary biases and plagued by weak scholarship."
Prof. N.S. Rajaram
www.swordoftruth.com September 4th, 1999
www.swordoftruth.com September 4th, 1999
Since the life and career of Krishna lie within the century or so described in the great historical epic Mahabharata, if we can demonstrate the historicity of the characters and the principal episodes of the epic, we will essentially have established Krishna's historicity also.
Mention of Characters of Maha Bharata in Various Texts
Among Buddhist works Kunala Jataka mentions Krishnaa (i.e., Draupadi) in addition to Bhimasena, Arjuna, Nakula, Sahadeva and Yudhittila (Pali for Yudhisthira). Dhananjaya of the Kuru race (Arjuna) and Draupadi Svayamvara are referred to in Dhumakari Jataka. The same work refers also to Yudhisthira as an ancestor of the Kurus of Indapattana (i.e., Indraprastha) and also to Vidurapandita. In addition to these Mahabharata characters, Krishna himself is mentioned in Buddhist works such as Sutrapitaka and Lalitavistara [1].
Greek travelers who came to India following Alexander's invasion have left us some tantalizing references to Krishna and also to Indian historical records as they existed in their time. Authors like Pliny referred to Krishna as Heracles, derived from Hari-Krishna. They record that the Indian Heracles - our Krishna - was held in special honor by the Sourseni tribe one of whose major cities was Methora. We can recognize them as Shuraseni and Mathura. (Shura was the father of Vasudeva and the grandfather of Krishna.)
Indian Heracles (Krishna) is recorded by the Greeks as having lived 138 generations before the time of Alexander and Sandracottos which we may take to be c. 330 BC. Taking 20 years per generation, which is known to be a good average when ancient Indian dynasties are involved, we are led to the computation 2760 + 330 = 3090 BC which is remarkably close to the Kali date of 3102 BC. So a reckoning based on ancient Greek records takes us again to the traditional date of c. 3100 BC [1].
References
1. http://www.veda.harekrsna.cz/encyclopedia/historical-krsna.htm
For More Study
Books
Search for the Historical Krishna by N.S. Rajaram; Prism Books Pvt Ltd, Bangalore; 210 pp, Rs 165.00
Web Pages/Sites
http://nitaaiveda.com/Essays_and_Articles/Scholara_Accept_Lord_Krishna.htm
http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/ancient/mahabharat/mahab_reality.html
Nirjala Ekadashi - A Full Day Without Even Water - Hindu Sacred Day
This fast is observed on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi.
One has to abstain even from water from sunrise of Ekadashi to sunrise of Dwadashi and this fast is known as Nirjali Ekadashi. During the month of Jyestha the day is longer and one feels thirsty. As a result it is difficult to observe this vow.
Vyas Muni told Bhimsen to observe this fast on Jyestha Shukla Ekadashi. By observing this fast on Jyestha Shukla Ekadashi sins of eating on all prior ekadashis in the year will be destroyed and absolved, and you will get all the benefits normal fasting on all the Ekadashis , which have passed in the year. Bhim was told so by Vyasa. Bhimsen very sincerely observed this fast, that is the reason why this Ekadashi is also named as Bhimsen Ekadashi.
Vayu Puranam
Creation According to Vayu Puranam
Creation
In the beginning, there was nothing in the universe. The brahman (the divine essence) alone was everywhere. The brahman had neither colour nor scent, it could not be felt or touched. It had no origin, no beginning or no end. The brahman was constant and it was the origin of everything that was destined to be in the universe and the universe was shrouded in darkness.
When it was time for creation to begin, the brahman divided itself into three. The first part became Brahma, the creator of the universe. The second part was Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. And the third part was Shiva, the destroyer.
At the time of creation, water appeared in the universe and the water was everywhere. In the water was created a golden (hiranya) egg (anda) that floated like a gigantic bubble. Brahma was born inside the egg. Since garbha means womb, Brahma came to be known as Hiranyagarbha. Since he effectively created (bhu) himself (svayam), he is also referred to as Svayambhu.
Brahma had four faces.
Also inside the egg were all the worlds (lokas) that would be created, in embryonic form. The earth was there, with its land, mountains, oceans and rivers. The moon, the sun, the stars and the planets were there. Also present were gods, demons, humans and other living beings who would be created.
This was the original creation of the universe (sarga).
But at the end of one of Brahma’s days, a minor destruction takes place. The universe is once again flooded with water during Brahma’s night. Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are not however destroyed. Each of Brahma’s days is known as a kalpa (cycle). Thus, a minor destruction takes place at the end of every kalpa. When a new day dawns for Brahma, creation begins afresh. This periodical process of destruction (pralaya) and re-creation is known as pratisarga.
The present kalpa is known as varaha kalpa.
For more detailed summary of Vayu Puranam visit
http://www.dharmakshetra.com/literature/puranas/Vayu%20Purana.htm
Ahobila Mutt
Origin
Srinivasacharya, son of Kidambi Kesavacharya was born on 18th August 1379 AD at Thirunarayanapuram (Melkote), Karnataka. His father Kesavacharya, himself a learned man, sent him to Kancheepuram to study at the feet of Ghatikasatham Ammal, a very great scholar of those days.
Young Srinivasacharya, hardly twenty years of age(1398), one day woke up in an exciting mood.
In the dream, he saw Lord Lakshmeenarasimha of Ahobilam and he heard his command to appear before him at Ahobilam and don the robe of a sanyasi and be instructed in his future mission of life there. He informed his Guru, Gatikasatham Ammal his dream. The guru told his disciple Srinivasacharya to obey the mandate.
In the dream, he saw Lord Lakshmeenarasimha of Ahobilam and he heard his command to appear before him at Ahobilam and don the robe of a sanyasi and be instructed in his future mission of life there. He informed his Guru, Gatikasatham Ammal his dream. The guru told his disciple Srinivasacharya to obey the mandate.
So he wended his way to
Ahobilam. Having arrived there, he climbed the hill amidst dense forest (which
Thirumangai Azhvar describes as one which none can reach except God), had a dip
in the river Bhavanasini and took up abode in that wilderness. Meanwhile
Mukundaraya, the local chieftain also reached the, place to receive him on
divine command. Lord Narasimha appeared before Srinivasacharya in the form of a
sanyasi and initiated him with the "Preshmantra", gave him 'Sanyasa asrama'''
and named him 'Satakopa Jeeyar'. Thus was born Sri Ahobila Mutt and its First
Jeeyar.
Ahobilam. Having arrived there, he climbed the hill amidst dense forest (which
Thirumangai Azhvar describes as one which none can reach except God), had a dip
in the river Bhavanasini and took up abode in that wilderness. Meanwhile
Mukundaraya, the local chieftain also reached the, place to receive him on
divine command. Lord Narasimha appeared before Srinivasacharya in the form of a
sanyasi and initiated him with the "Preshmantra", gave him 'Sanyasa asrama'''
and named him 'Satakopa Jeeyar'. Thus was born Sri Ahobila Mutt and its First
Jeeyar.
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