SUN – SURYA (March 2008)

Sun is like a guru for us. We learn various lessons from it. SELF-DISCIPLINE, ANUSHASAN, PUNCTUALITY: – Sun rises regularly & punctually from the direction of east and sets in the direction of west on regular basis. We should regulate & punctuate our daily life. Self-discipline is the key to successful life. LIGHT, JYOTI, PRAKASH: – Symbol of knowledge. It

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EARTH (February 2008)

Earth, our home planet is a beautiful blue & white ball when seen from space. It is the only planet known to support life and to have water in liquid form. 71% of Earth’s surface is covered with water. Earth is often being personified as deity, in particular a goddess. In Hindu culture, it is called Bhoomi Devi. There are

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Nature As Our Guru (January 2008)

Mother nature is our first and foremost guru/teacher now and forever. We are going to observe the qualities of WATER and learn to apply these in our daily life. WATER    JAL   PAANI We use Water in almost all the rituals, poojas and daily life. Yagna starts by aachman/ungsparsh , touching water to various parts/faculties/indriyas of our body. This action/kriya is performed with water

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Question Bank (December 2007)

Who was the founder of Arya Samaj and what are some of his contributions? Swami Dayanand Saraswati. a)     Equal rights for woman – such as their right to education and reading of Hindu scripture. b)       First great Indian who popularized the concept of Swaraj-that is, right to self determination, when India was ruled by British c)       Wrote Satyarth Prakash. d)      

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Raja Ram Mohan Roy (November 2007)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of Brahmo Samaj. He was the foremost of modern social reformers. He was born in1774 A.D in Bengal. His remarkable influence was apparent in the field of politics, public administration and education as well as religion. He is most known for his efforts to abolish the practice of sati, a Hindu funeral custom

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Bal Gangadhar Tilak (October 2007)

Tilak was born in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, into a middle class family. He was one of the first and strongest proponents for Swaraj (complete independence) in Indian consciousness, and is considered the father of “Hindu Nationalism”. He was a multifaceted personality He was a national leader, social reformer, freedom fighter and a scholar of Indian history, Sanskrit, Hinduism, Mathematics, Law &

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Shivir (September 2007)

Our kids shivir at siddhachalam was success. Kids learned about Freedom Fighters and Religious Leaders. The topic for this month is “Freedom Fighters”. Kids can write an article on any or all of the following leaders ( we covered all of them at hawan camp ) 1. Chhatarpati Shivaji Maharaj 2. Bhagat Singh 3. Raani Lakshami Bai

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Prayer – Itni Shakti

इतनी शक्ति हमें  दे  ना दाता मन का  विश्वास  कमजोर  हो  ना हम  चलें  नेक  रस्ते  पे  हमसे भूलकर  भी  कोई  भूल  हो  ना इतनी शक्ति हमें  दे  ना दाता मन का  विश्वास  कमजोर  हो  ना दूर  अज्ञान  के  हो अंधेरे, तू हमे ज्ञान की रौशनी दे हर बुराई से बचके रहे हम, जितनी भी दे भली जिन्दगी दे बैर

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Goswami Tulsidas (August 2007)

Goswami Tulsidas was an Awadhi poet and philosopher. He was born in Rajapur, India in 1532 A.D. during the reign of Akbar. Tulsidas wrote twelve books and is considered the greatest and most famous of Hindi poets. He is regarded as an incarnation of Valmiki, the author of Ramayana written in Sanskrit. The most famous book is his Ramayana in

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Swami Shraddhanand (July 2007)

Born on February 22, 1856 at village Talwan in Jalandhar district of the Punjab province, Swami Shraddhanand ji was named as Brihaspati and Munshiram. The young boy, a pampered child, moved from place to place on his dad’s transfers and was bereft of formal education in the formative years of life. Nonetheless, he learnt a lot in the school of

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