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मैकाले की प्रासंगिकता और भारत की वर्तमान शिक्षा एवं समाज व्यवस्था में मैकाले प्रभाव

मैकाले की प्रासंगिकता और भारत की वर्तमान शिक्षा एवं समाज व्यवस्था में मैकाले प्रभाव :

मैकाले नाम हम अक्सर सुनते है मगर ये कौन था? इसके उद्देश्य और विचार क्या थे कुछ बिन्दुओं की विवेचना का प्रयास हैं करते.
मैकाले: मैकाले का पूरा नाम था थोमस बैबिंगटन मैकाले .. अगर ब्रिटेन के नजरियें से देखें तो अंग्रेजों का ये एक अमूल्य रत्न था .. एक उम्दा इतिहासकार, लेखक प्रबंधक, विचारक और देशभक्त ॥इसलिए इसे लार्ड की उपाधि मिली थी और इसे लार्ड मैकाले कहा जाने लगा..अब इसके महिमामंडन को छोड़ मैं इसके एक ब्रिटिश संसद को दिए गए प्रारूप का वर्णन करना उचित समझूंगा जो इसने भारत पर कब्ज़ा बनाये रखने के लिए दिया था...
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AMANASK – YOGA:A Break Through in Yogic Technology

AMANASK – YOGA:A Break Through in Yogic Technology

Realise the self beyond mind and body. Enter the field of Creativity, Wisdom and Bliss

The Amanask Yoga (S.N. M. Technology) has been carved upon the natural tendency of mind to go in the direction of greater charm and happiness. So it is natural, scientific and very effective yogic system to cater and boost all five aspects of human personality.

Today, in spite of great scientific inventions, technological innovations and development of civilization, man is neither healthy nor happy. He is physically ill, mentally tense and emotionally disturbed. This is because of great stresses and strains to which he is subjected on physical, mental and emotional levels.

Today, he is more susceptible to psychosomatic diseases. The most recent multi dimensional research also reveals and confirms the same.

S.N.M system of yoga is an important antidote to mental-tension, stress and strain. It improves physical health and provides balanced psychological growth. It introduces vitality and vigor in body, mind and soul. It is panacea for most ills of modern stress ridden society.

What is S. N. M. Yoga?

It is unique, integrated, wholesome yogic system based on unified-field.

Having human biodynamism in mind, each technique of this holistic yogic system is selected in such a way that it complements and supplements the rest of techniques to foster

rapid pace of all round development of various aspects of human personality i.e. physical, mental, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual.

Main Constituents

¨ Supra Natural Meditation

A simple, natural meditation technique which allows one’s awareness progressively to move from grosser to subtler aspects of the mind and finally even transcending the subtlest aspects of mind to the unified field of all creativity, wisdom and bliss.

¨ Pranayam

Yogic techniques for conscious control and regulation of vital energy (Prana) by manipulations of breathing pattern. Pranayam are selected in a manner that each helps in rejuvenation and revitalization of the respiratory and nervous system in particular and other systems of the human body in general.

¨ Asanas

These are chosen to give exercise to deep seated muscles, gland etc. to tone them up and improve their efficiency. They also help in increasing neuro-muscular co-ordination. Great emphasis is given on selection of asanas for spinal column and endocrinal glands.

¨ Health rejuvenating exercises

To give exercise to muscles, lymphs organs etc. of human body with reference to joints and various system of human body.

¨ Cleansing Technique

To remove three dhosas (Vata, Pita and Kapha) in the human body.

¨ Life style

To be in alliance with the natural laws i.e. achar (way of living), vichar (mental outlook), ahaar (diet) and vyavahar (behaviour).

Benefits of S.N.M

If one takes various techniques of the system seriously and perform them efficaciously under the expert guidance, it can improve each and every aspect of the body, mind and soul.

¨ Physical level

Improves the working of almost each cell, tissues, organs and system of human body, resulting in good physical health with improved vitality. It also increases neuro muscular co-ordination. It improves immunity power to prevent and ward off diseases also.

¨ Mental level

It is an antidote for mental stress and strain. It increases creativity and intelligence. It improves co-ordination between creative thinking and dynamic activity, very essential to gain success in any undertaking in life.

¨ Emotional level

It helps to unfold the full potential of heart and mind leading to better interpersonal relationship with the fellow beings.

¨ Spiritual level

To ignite the divine power within you and thus divinize your total personality.

The benefits that one gets from the sincere practice of this unique yogic system are automatic, cumulative, enriching each and every aspect of life of the practitioner.

S. N. M. is free from any theological dogmas:

This system has no theological or communal bias. It does not insist on any particular belief or dress. It is a scientific system. Any body without any distinction of caste, creed, culture etc. can learn the techniques of this simple, natural, unique scientific system of yoga.

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To All Human Beings: If Some Are

To All Human Beings: If Some Are

By Dr Desh Raj Sirswal. Saturday, 5. February, 12:04

This is an address to all human beings living in this beautiful world. This is not for any Hindu, Sikh, Muslim, Christian or of any typical religious person. I ever thought that religion is a big problem for this world because mostly person favours, propogate own religion and criticize others religion. Every religious order education system should be stopped and a universal religious education system should come to existence where every child learn about all religions of the world, know the meaning of love, peace etc. We should try to give a new world to our children.

Comments

Moefi (mor air fee) # 6. February 2011, 13:48

...religion has always provided humanity with a sense of belonging. Unfortunately it cannot be ascribed to democracy or vice versa. Human beings have always tolerated each other as individuals but religion has taught them to differ at group level. This being said, there are huge benefits in the form of positive teachings individuals get from their religions.

I contend that individuals should exercise their right to subscribe to a religion that help them to be better people and in the not looking down on others or even take them to be enemies because they have a different subscription.

We can learn to coexist. I mean there no children of a lesser god.

Dr Desh Raj Sirswal # 6. February 2011, 13:59

Thanks Sir. Its nice thinking and it is also urgent matter of thinking about religious harmony in the world. Keep in touch.

I am I # 8. February 2011, 03:11

If every child studies all kind of religious, I think it will have 2 results.

1. The child will be a none religious person for knowing all of Gods.

2. Or the child will fight on mind " Who do I believe? " . And then, the struggles between religious will happen.

Raj, dream a peace world is a nice dream and me also too.

Dr Desh Raj Sirswal # 8. February 2011, 03:16

Dear there is a need of personal god, not social or community god. It is religion who is killing thousands of people around the world everywhere. Then I think it is better to become non religious, like me.

I am I # 8. February 2011, 03:33

Are you sure you are non religious? What does make you passionate in phylosophy?

Difficult to find a non religious. Of course, people is always saying " science is not religion " so what did you do with your passion?

Dr Desh Raj Sirswal # 8. February 2011, 04:23

Philosophy is an intellectual persuit in reference to our all believes. Whether they are religious, social, personal etc. Philosophy gives a critical insight to our life. Science and religion both are two sides of human life. Philosophy gives a synthesis to both and make our life more justify.

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FRIENDS DO SEND IN UR FREE AND FRANK OPINION

FRIENDS DO SEND IN UR FREE AND FRANK OPINION
January 29, 2011

In general I agree with Pollock's views and I wish him success on his Indian classics series. My one reservation is over his observation:

"I have been coming to India for long, but in all these years I am yet to meet a student at the university level who knows enough Sanskrit that could fill this cup of coffee."

I can only say that he has been going to the wrong places. I can find him at least a dozen students in and around Bangalore who would be happy to engage him in conversation in Sanskrit. The real problem is the competence and capacity of Sanskritists in Western academia.

They are quite articulate in English but become tongue tied when they have to express themselves in Sanskrit. This was painfully apparent when Michael Witzel of Harvard toured India in 2009 summer when schoolchildren exposed his limitations in Sanskrit.

Of course, no Western Sanskritist has produced any worthwhile literature in Sanskrit, while many Indians have attained distinction in English and other languages. I hope Sheldon Pollock proves to be an exception.

N.S. Rajaram


Dear Scholars

Please visit this link to read Sheldon Pollock's interview to the magazine named 'Business World' recently.

http://www.businessworld.in/bw/2011_01_27_The_American_Born_Confused_Desis_Are_Ideal_Students_Of_Sanskrit.html





He has very cleary and modestly put up his ideas about various issues related to Sanskrit. I feel it is very necessary to voice our modest agreement or disagreement to his views. This will help us avoid the development of a general feeling that these are the views of all the Sanskrit scholars in general and have only been voiced by Sheldon Pollock .Thanks to this group we have a forum of scholars almost all at one place to put this up and ensure that it is thoroughly discussed.

I am pasting the same article bellow for the convenience of those who for some reason may not be able to access the link provided above -

Renowned scholar Sheldon Pollock’s monograph, The Language Of The Gods

In The World Of Men: Sanskrit, Culture And Power In Premodern India (2006), is a journey of the pundit's love affair with Sanskrit and Indian culture. A Padma Shri winner, Pollock continues to fight for recognition of Sanskrit and other classic languages of India. He is general editor of the Murty Classical Library of India. BW’s Anjana Saproo caught up with him over a few cups of coffee during the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Do you think Sanskrit should get more space in Indian curriculum?

I would love to see Sanskrit being taught extensively at the university level. This is a subject that needs academic rigour. And why just Sanskrit, we should teach classical Kannada, classical Tamil, among others, at the Bachelor’s level. At the school level, Sanskrit teaching does not make sense simply because of the way it is being taught. The approach of most teachers is pedantic, and it is being taught in the rote manner – memorisation by repetition – and this destroys its very relevance.

What does the future hold for Sanskrit as language of communication?
Sanskrit is dying an exotic death. Over the years, we have seen it become a tool in the hand of fanatics, creating grave discomfort among academicians and the public. The relevance of Sanskrit lies in using its principles of thinking in various other aspects of scientific study. The reduced number of students doing humanities India has gone
down drastically unlike in the West. This is, in some way, linked to the decline in Sanskrit learning.

I have been coming to India for long, but in all these years I am yet
to meet a student at the university level who knows enough Sanskrit
that could fill this cup of coffee.

What kind of students take up Sanskrit at Columbia where you are a faculty?

There are three types of students. First, the post-modern hippies. They are interested in a little yoga and Ayurveda and then want to learn Sanskrit too. They fall off on the wayside pretty soon. Then there are some ABCDs who actually are the ideal students. They are
Indians born in the west and want to have a connection with Indian culture. So, they spend 2-3 years learning Sanskrit and then go on to become successful lawyers, doctors and even scientists. They are ideal because they carry with them a great Indian cultural resource, which they apply in life. Finally, there are the videsi students, who come
to pick up a degree in Sanskrit and most of them go back to their country.

I have an inbred connection to India and its language. I was lucky enough to have many good Sanskrit teachers in India. Above all, I am married to a professor of Hindi; I call her the Hindiwali.

What are the barriers that you faced in India while promoting Sanskrit?

I was expecting this question. A group of scholars and I had approached the Bikaner princess, Rajyashree Kumari, for access to the thousands of Sanskrit manuscripts lying in their library. We wanted to photograph these manuscripts and create an online archive, where any scholar could go and read about the rich Indian culture. But it was impossible to do so. I waited for four days in Bikaner. And they didn't allow us to do that. It was so frustrating and killed my enthusiasm in this whole project. Such historical relics are meant to be deciphered and disseminated and are not meant to be locked up in royal palaces to die a dusty death.

So, what next?
I am involved in two or three things, but I would like to talk about the newest initiative – The Ambedkar Sanskrit Fellowship Program at Columbia. It aims to establish an endowment to fund graduate studies in Sanskrit for students from historically disadvantaged communities.

We are ready to support the students till they are able to stand on their own feet

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अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)



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अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।

ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।

तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।

निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।। (भ.गी.)

From

Dr. Ashutosh Angirash

Wed, Feb 9, 2011

ashutosh angiras sriniket2008@gmail.com

Title: Fwd: {भारतीयविद्वत्परिषत्} Re: An interview of Sheldon Pollock- Your views?

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