102 Dead bodies found floating in river Ganges

On the morning of Makar Sankranti on 14th january, 102 dead bodies have found in India's sacred Ganges river flowing between Kanpur and Unnao districts in the northern Uttar Pradesh state . Many dogs, crows and vultures hacked away at the body skeletons of men, women and children.

People are giving the reasons of age old customs that they would not bury young child or  unwed boy or girl as that they wanted the child or unwed boy or girl to be born again in their families. Many poor people float the dead bodies of their family members as they don't have money from creminations. Don't you think the stinking dead bodies that are stucked in the river polluting the river.

Do you want to know the other reasons behind the pollution of the River Ganga then keep on reading
The other reasons of Ganga pollution are as follows:

Pollution by the affluent from the factory and industry.

It must be noted that millions of devotees bathe in the sacred river to cleanse their sins especially, during festival seasons. They left some materials like food, waste or leaves for religious purposes and inturn polluting the river.

Many Dams were built for electricity and other purposes. This slowed the flow of river and increase the salinity in the river again polluting the river.

Many drains and subsidiaries carrying industrial and urban waste of dangerous level while directly falling into the long stretch of the Ganga are choking the holy river and stalling all efforts to rejuvenate it.

Many  monks, Godmen, environmentalists such as Nigamananda,  Prof. G. D. Agrawal fasted for long time.
Modi Government has also started 'Namami Ganga' project, aimed at reviving the river, would remain a non-starter if the root causes of rising pollution are not addressed and innovative.

The world bank has agreed to loan India almost $1 Billion to clean up the Ganges - Not an insignificant amount by anyone's standards.

All their efforts could get into in vain when if the root causes of rising pollution are not addressed. For that,Government has the moral duty on one hand, in  bringing mass awareness in the people to protect life-sustaining natural systems in general and of the sacred Ganga and the Himalayas in... Read More

Is government doing something substantial for Kashmiri Pandits?

Kashmir is considered as the heaven on this Earth but unfortunately terrorist turned it into hell. They compelled Kashmiri Pandits to migrate from their state. After 25 years, Kashmiri Pandits still waiting to be rehabilitated in Kashmir. Few of them, rehabilitated at Kashmir in 2010 given the amenities that are fifty percent of what promised. They are still waiting for the ration card, better job prospects. They have the situation that neither they can enjoy the citizenship of their state Kashmir nor of the state they have migrated to?

One of them is Sanjay Safaya, a kashmiri pandit resident, left his lucrative job with a MNC in Delhi. His love for his homeland made him to return. He had given two-room set in Budga's Sheikhpora that is in bad condition now. he repented for his decision.

Now, question from Modi government is that what it is doing for Kashmiri migrants what they had mentioned in their Manifesto?  Don't you think that it is high time... Read More

The 280 km long Nanda Devi Raj Jat Pilgrimage

Goddess Nanda Devi start their pilgrimage begin from twin villages Nauti and Kanswa villages situated at Chamoli district in Uttrakhand state of India with four horn sheep.  After the convoy reached the last halting point of Homkund, the sheep is freed with decorated ornaments, food and clothing’s and the other offerings are discarded.

Devotees will complete their 21 days pilgrimage by crossing 19 major halting points at the height of 21,000 ft from the sea level in Garhwal Himalayas.

According to Executive President Rakesh Kunwar and General Secretary Bhuvan Nautiyal, the pilgrimage would start on 18th August 2014, Monday at sharp 7.00 A.M. It would end at Trishuli Mountain in Bhado, considered as the abode of God Shiva.

Government has deployed the squad of 600 personnel as the disaster response force (SDRF) to ensure that the convoy that passes through easily over the 280-km long difficult terrain.

Chief minister Harish Rawat  said that for the convoy Nanda Devi Raj Jat pilgrimage, several teams of senior medical officers has been deputed to take care of over one lakh devotees who would participate in the holy pilgrimage.

Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar mentioned that 150 member special task force (STF) team has been sent to eight highly risk-prone points including Bedini bugyal, Pater Nchani, to ensure that devotees do not face any problem while trekking. The holy pilgrimage will start from August 18 and to be concluded on September 6.

Schedule for the Pilgrimage with halting over 19 difficult terrains:

August 18- The sacred journey starts from Nauti village and reaches Idabadhani (You can reach Nauti village by routes i.e. one is through Haridwar and second from Kathgodam.
August 19- Idabadhani to Kansuwa
August 20- Kansuwa to Sem
August 21- Sem to Koti
August 22- August 23- Koti to Bhagwati
August 24- Bhagwati to Kulsari
August 25- Kulsari to Chepdnue
August 26- Chepdnue to Nandkesari
August 27- Nandkesari to Faldiagaon
August 28- Faldiagaon to Mundoli
August 29- Mundoli to Wan

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KAILASH SATYARTHI - NOBEL PRIZE WINNER

Kailash Satyarthi is the noble prize winner from India for the year 2014. He was born on 11th January 1954 in MP. He studied in Government school and later completed his graduation at Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha and a post-graduate degree from high-voltage engineering. He then became lecturer in Bhopal for few years. 

In1980, he felt so sad from the bottom of the heart when he saw the miseries of the poor children that, he left his career for the raising voice against child labor. He is a good logical thinker; he wants to solve the problem at the grassroot level. He made an issue of child labor as a human rights issue, not a welfare matter, or a charitable cause. He raised the national issue at the international level. He has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and bonded child labor. 

Mr. Satyarthi’s efforts in the direction of combating Child Labor are as follows:

• He founded Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) to bring a ray of hope in millions of hearts of the children. He started a movement to wipe out the curse of slavery and ignorance from the face of children and give them a bright future by educating them.

• He became a member of the High Level Group formed by UNESCO on Education. The group has been comprised of Presidents, Prime Ministers, and UN Agency Heads.

• He propagates for quality and meaningful education in world’s biggest conferences of Workers and Teachers Congresses, Christian Assembly, Students Conferences, etc. He was a keynote speaker on the issue of child labor and education.

• He is the member of the Board and Committee of several International Organizations. Amongst all the prominent are: Center for Victims of Torture (USA), International Labor Rights Fund (USA), Cocoa Foundation with the Headquarters in Geneva representing the global civil society.

• He was the editor of ‘Sangarsh Jari Rahega', ‘Kranti Dharmi', and ‘Asian Workers Solidarity Link'.  He authored several articles and booklets on issues of social concern and human rights.

• He has set up three rehabilitation-cum-educational centers free of cost to free bonded child labors and make them leaders and liberators.

• His life and work has been explicitly covered in hundreds of programmes on all the prominent television and radio channels including Wall Street Journal, BBC, CNN, ABC, NHK, Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian T.V., ARD, Austrian News, Lok Sabha TV etc. He profoundly featured in several magazines like The Time, Life, Reader's Digest, Far Eastern Economist, Washington Post, New York Times, Times London, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, Independent, The Times of India, etc.

• He had faced many attacks during the movement against child labor. The recent one was in 2011 when was attacked while surviving child labors from garment shop.

International Awards bestowed in the honor of Satyarthi:-

• Nobel Prize Winner (2014)

• Defenders of Democracy Award (2009-USA)

• Alfonso Comin International Award (2008-Spain)

• Medal of the Italian Senate (2007-Italy)

• Heroes Acting to End Modern Day Slavey by US State Department (2007-USA)

• Freedom Award (2006-USA)

• In October 2002, Satyarthi was awarded the Wallenberg Medal from the University of Michigan in recognition of his courageous humanitarian work against the exploitation of child labor.

• Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Award (1999-Germany)

• La Hospitalet Award (1999-Spain)

• De Gouden Wimpel Award (1998-Netherlands)

• Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (1995-USA)

• The Trumpeter Award (1995-USA)

• The Aachener International Peace Award (1994-Germany)

Mr. Kailash is a great person who is working so hard to wipe away the curse of child labor. He truly deserves Nobel Prize. We all must also understand his message and take a vow never to employ a child as a labor. This will be the true honor to him and thus make him much happier that receiving the Nobel Prize.