Born On 3 Dec 1889, he was admitted to Hamilton school. As a boy, he was interested in reading detective novels & loved to play the flute.
On 16 Oct, 1905 , when Bengal was divided by Lord Curzon, it further infuriated the activists. Aurobindo Ghosh & Barin ghosh, along with Raja Subodh Malik together formed a secret revolutionary outfit called the Yugantar.
Khudiram was an active member of the Yugantar outfit in Medinipur. He came to be known in those parts for kidnapping a police officer & escaping after being arrested for disturbing a nationalist propaganda called Sonar Bangla. He also robbed mailbags to accumulate funds for the society’s operations.
In 1907, the British passed “The Black Law”. Under that law, thousands of patriots, publishers and activists were imprisoned. The atrocious judge Kingsford had passed the judgement.
Yugantar decided to kill Kingsford & Khudiram & Prafulla Chaki were chosen to execute him.
On 30 April, 1908, they saw a carriage approaching, thinking it was Kingsford they threw bombs & destroyed it. Alas it was Mrs. & Miss Kennedy and not Kingsford. A massive manhunt followed and while Khudiram was arrested on 1 May, 1908, Prafulla evaded arrest by shooting himself. When the judge announced Khudiram’s execution & asked what was his last wish.
Khudiram said he wished to teach other Indians how to make bombs, as he was the first Indian to throw the bomb.
Khudiram was hanged to death on 11 Aug, 1908. When the British officials saw him walking to the Gallows with a smile they asked him if he was not scared of death. The teenager showed the Geeta Book & said “Read this and you would also attain fearlessness”.
The Fourteenth century scholar Saayana mentions about the speed of the light in his commentary on Rigveda. Saayana was a minister in the court of King Bukka I of the Vijayanagar Empire in South India.
Thus it is remembered:[O Sun] bow to you, you who traverse 2202 yojanas in half a nimisha.
One yojana is equal to 9 miles & according to Mahabharata, Shanti Parva-231, half nimisha equals 8/75 seconds. Using these values the velocity of light comes to 186,413.22 miles/seconds.
This is amazing because it is in remarkable agreement with our current knowledge about the speed of light. The well accepted popular scientific figure is 186,300 miles/second.
Shivaji Maharaj was born in the fort of Shivneri in the year 1630.
His father Shahaji was a minister in the court of the Sultan of Bijapur & his mother Jija Bai was a brave woman. Under her care & Dada Kondeo’s tutelage, Shivaji grew as a hero even at a very young age.
When he was sixteen year old, he built his own army of young people & captured the fort of Torangadh.
He also captured the forts like Kondana, Purandara, Kalyan & Rajgadh.
His victory enraged Sultan Adilshah. He then appointed Afzal Khan to kill Shivaji. In a tactfully devised plan, Shivaji killed the 7 feet tall Afzal khan by tearing open his stomach using his tiger claws.
On invitation Shuvaji went to Aurangazeb’s Fort, but was humiliated & arrested. He almost died there due to illness. He was to be prosecuted, a day before that Shivaji, along with his son Shambaji hid themselves in baskets & escaped.
Shivaji was a man of great intelligence, his unmatchable war skills saw him build walls under the sea, so that enemy ships may run aground & perish.
Even after all these success, his life remained devoutly dedicated to his guru Samarth Ramdas.
Shivaji was a great visionary who abolished untouchability, banishment of widows & caste discrimination. He encouraged people who wanted to reconvert themselves to Hinduism.
Shivaji zealously guarded the south of India from greedy invaders until his death.
It was always assumed that white light was the purest light. It is interesting to note that the seven rays of sunlight are metioned in Rigveda,
These are the seven colors – Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange & Red of Sunlight.
Another quote in Vedas supports the above statement as ” The seven rays of the Sun are falling, there I live with my family” .
These statements are the proofs to tell that seven colors of sunrays were very well known, even during the Vedic period.
(Bana Singh)
On the April 19, 1987 , the enemy established quad post on the left shoulder dominating the “Sonam” post.
The establishment of the post by the enemy went unobserved due to poor visibility.
A patrol under “2nd Lt. Rajiv Pandey” was launched on May 29.
After crossing a snow hump ahead of a saddle, the patrol found itself immediately below the left shoulder & were under fire.
Having no time to react, the officers & his brave soldiers died charging the enemy within 25 mts of the final objective.
Based on the information revealed during the May 29 operation, a detailed plan was evolved & an assault was launched on the night of June 25 by “8 JAK L1“.
The assault section reached near the top & cleared the two trenches but pulled back as the weapons & communication equipment jammed due to cold weather.
To overcome the problems of extreme low night temperature, the assault was launched during the day on June 26,1987.
The attack was observed artillery, direct fare of machine gun & rocket launchers.
“NB SUB Bana Singh” led his assasult section to reach the top at 1500 hrs. Atleast 10 enemies were killed .
The left shoulder action at 21000 feet, in subzero temperature, with near vertical approach against a determined enemy is a classic subunit level action in the annals of military history.
The post was renamed as “BANA” and “NB SUB Bana Singh” was awarded a “Paramvir Chakra” for his gallantry.
Tithi: This day falls on the full moon day of the month of “Shravan” (August-September).
Meaning: This festival is the celebration of a sister’s love for her brother, & a brother’s commitment towards his sister’s welfare.
Significance: Raksha Bandhan is a festival of human relations. It signifies the importance of love & commitment.
Celebration:
- On this day, the sisters tie an amulet on the wrist of the brothers. This amulet is known as “Rakhi“.
- They tie this amulet on their brother’s wrist so that the brother shall protect them from all the evils that may come during the ensuring year.
- “Raksha Bandhan” is also called “Avani Avattam” in southern India.
- On this day Hindu men change the holy thread.
