Happy New Year 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012

Yuvraj Singh

Saddened by the news that Yuvraj Singh has a lump in his lungs.As Yuvraj Singh is under treatment . I wish him aall the best.Hope he overcomes his illness and ready to serve thte nation as usual.

Mr Markandey Katju, Chairman Press Council of India

Mr M Katju Chairman Press Council of India, an ex Judge Supreme Court of India, in his new avatar, has valid reasons ,full of logic, and , explanations, to convince the NBA to be part of either Press Council of India or come under the Lokpal, which the association has been resisting , after making a vague attempt of self regulating. It is a message to NBA to fall in line or law will take its own course. It may be pointed out that National Broadcasting Association has been resisting to come under any control either under Press Council of India and/or Lokpal and, at this attitude of the association the Chairman of PCI Mr Markandey Katju ex Judge Supreme Court of India was compelled by circumstances to write a letter to Mr N K Singh Secretary National Broadcasting Association.

England - India one day Cricket series 2011

India made a clean sweep against England beating England 5-0 in the 50 over one day Cricket series.
England were unable to perform as they had performed on their own soil beating India 5-0.
It was a different ball game altogether. Congratulations Team India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni .

Happy Diwali

Happy and Prosperous Diwali 2011

Attack on Prashant Bhushan

Supreme Court Lawyer-Activist Prashant Bhushan was roughed up at his chambers here by three men . At that point of time Bhushan was speaking to a TV news channel when the youths barged into his office in the New Lawyers Chamber opposite Supreme Court this afternoon and started showering blows on him.
He was pulled out of the chair, slapped, dragged and repeatedly punched and pinned down on the floor and kicked on his chest.
Prashant Bhushan's staff and others nabbed one of the attackers who was later handed over to the Police. Bhushan was later taken to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital. The youths claimed to belong to a group called Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena literally unknown group.
After the attack, Prashant Bhushan said it appeared that the youths targeted him for his stand on Jammu and Kashmir.

I strongly condemn the attack on Mr Prashant Bhushan Sr Lawyer Supreme Court of India and law of the land should punish the attackers.

Prashant Bhushan is one person who can never think of breaking this great nation and the Constitution of India gives one a liberty of freedom of speech.

The Delhi Police has also to probe the case from political angle as one of the culprit caught claimed to be an associate of BJP and RSS.

On its part B J P has to come clean and prove that it is not one of the conspirators in the aforesaid incident.

Prashant I and my family stand with you , and we all pray you recover your health and continue to serve the nation in your own way. A real torch Bearer.

Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi - the legend is dead

Mansoor Ali Khan "Pataudi" breathed his last today i.e 22.09.11 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital New Delhi. An era in Indian Cricket has ended . My respectful homage to him.

UCE&R Naini Allahabad

Hindustan Times Allahabad Edition:22.09.11

Congrats :

Mr Fresher 2011-12

Miss Fresher 2011-12

Homage to Mrs Santosh Mishra

Mrs Santosh Mishra , who had visited the Char Dham (Uttrakhand) w.e.f 30.06.11 to 10.07.11
and as I was also a member of her team of Char Dham, I have some very warm memories of the entire team including Smt Santosh Mishra.
Suddenly she took ill and was admitted in SGPGI Lucknow with liver ailment and on 10.09.11 she breathed her last. She was only about 50 years of age.She leaves behind two daughters and one son, besides her husband and host of friends and relatives. I condole her death and Pay my last respect . May her soul rest in peace.

Attack on Delhi High Court New Delhi

It is an act of cowardice , carried out by disgruntled people , through the agency of Terrorism.
13 lives were lost on 07.09.11 at about 10.14 A M in the aforesaid attack and about 100 people including advocates were injured. I strongly condemn the aforesaid act of terrorism .

Anna Hazare

Good that Sri Anna Hazare broke his fast today 28.08.11. Now the Standing Committee is seized with the matter and will study the legality as well as constitutional implications of the issue.
It is only half the battle.
Congratulations to all.

Rishikesh

Landslide Govindghat, Badrinath , District Rudra Prayag, Uttrakhand

Landslide, Govind Ghat , Badrinath, Uttarakhand

Bharat Shree Guest House Badrinath Uttrakhand

Raj Kumar Ojha with Dinesh Panchbhaiya , his childhood friend whom he met after 1986 at BadriNath. He has established himself at Badri Nath

Raj, Mohini at KedarNath District Rudra Prayag Uttrakhand

Kedar Nath Temple

Mohini Ojha and Mini Misra

Kedar Nath Temple Uttrakhand

Kedar Nath Temple , District Rudra Prayag Uttrakhand

Gauri Kund, Rudra Prayag , Uttrakhand

Gangotri Temple , Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand

Abhishek, Gangotri Uttrakhand

Gangotri, District Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand

Gangotri District Uttarkashi , Uttrakhand

Yamnotri, District Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand

Yamnotri, District Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand

Yamnotri ,District Uttarkashi ,Uttrakhand

Dr S P Ojha , Additional Director Medical and Health , P.L Sharma Hospital Meerut

Hotel Mandakini, Janki Chatti , Yamnotri, Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand

Travera , Our Companion for Char Dham Yatra Uttrakhand

Command Tehri Garwal Uttrakhand

Command ,Tehri Garwal Uttrakhand

Command Tehri Garwal

Command , Tehri Garwal Uttrakhand where we stayaed during the night of 01.07.11

Haridwar

Har ki Paudi Haridwar Uttrakhand 01.07.11

Haridwar - Hari Ki Paudi

On 01.07.11 at VVIP Ghat, Hari Ki Paudi ,Haridwar I had the privelage of Having Ganga Darshan and Snan.

Haridwar Har ki Paudi 01.07.2011

Rahul's Concern for Anna Hazare

Rahul Gandhi Congress Leader and Genral Secretary of Indian National Congress and Parliamentarian broke his silence on Anna Hazare's agitation on the 11th day of the activist's indefinite fast, marking Congress's strongest move yet to grab the initiative ,a day after the Prime Minister had appealed to Anna Hazare to end his fast. Rahul Gandhi stepped up and deliberated to give a coherent shape to his party's approach to the corruption issue. Rahul praised Hazare and said he had helped people articulate their disillusionment, the young leader said the activist's demand can only be one step in fighting graft and further submitted that he had serious doubts about the idea that corruption can be eliminated/finished by the "enactment of a single Bill". Corruption cannot be washed away by the mere desire to see it removed from our lives and it t requires a comprehensive framework of action and a concerted political programme supported by all levels of the State - from the highest to the lowest. It requires firm political will, he said. While Rahul's speech was rich on policy directions, for - defusing the Anna fast crisis. Effective Lokpal law is only one element in the legal framework to combat corruption and the Lokpal institution alone cannot be a substitute for a comprehensive anti-corruption code and factually a set of effective laws is required. Laws that address the following critical issues are necessary to stand alongside the Lokpal initiative: Government funding of elections and political parties, transparency in public procurement; proper regulation of sectors that fuel corruption like land and mining, grievance redress mechanisms in public service delivery of old age pension and ration cards and continued tax reforms to end evasion," he said. Rahul Gandhi suggested that the Lokpal be given more teeth and just like the Election Commission , Lokpal should be a constitutional head and this can be done by presenting in the Parliament the Constitution Amendment Bill .Mr Somnath Chatterjee ex Lok Sabha Speaker , Mr. T N Seshan ex Election Commissioner of India,Rahul Gandhi have aired the same view. Ms Mayawati has categorically stated that Anna Hazare should end his fast and fight thte General Elections 2014 and after winning the elections he may bring a bill of his choice. She has disapproved portions of the Jan Lok Pal Bill. The Parliament of India shall meet at 11.00 A M on 27.08.11 and take up all the Bills namely Government lokpal Bill . Jan Lokpal Bill, J P Narayans draft, Aruna Rai draft, and Sri T N. Seshans Bill. It may be submitted Rahul Gandhi was worried that Parliament should not be undermined and wrong /bad precedents should not be allowed to destroy the Parliaments supremacy.We all are eagerly awaiting the Parliamentary debate on the issue.

Bayer AG Outlook

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Anna Hazare 24.08.11

It appears there is stand off between the Union of India and members of civil society on vital issues. Lets hope the All Party meet yields some positive development.

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand 7th June 11 to 21 June 11

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Smt madhu, Smt Uma Smt Veena & Ms.Sujata

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Ms.Sujata and Smt Veena

Char Dham Kedarnath Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

Char Dham Uttrakhand

enroute Kedarnath

Smt Veena Ojha and her team

Anna Hazare 16.08.11 to 18.08.11

I support the cause for which Sri Anna Hazare and his team of Civil Society including Sri Prashant Bhushan is raising his voice CORRUPTION.

Independance Day 15.08.2011

On 15.08.11,on the eve of 65th Independance day I wish all my fellow citizens and pray for the progress of the Nation.

I also thank Ramesh Pokhriwal ,Chief Minister of Uttrakhand announcing on the eve of Indepandance day, creation of 4 new districts namely Yamunotri, Ranikhet, DDHot and another.

Now Yamnotri can be better developed and creation of Rope way from Janki Chatti to Yamunotri would gather momentum and become a reality in the near future. Pilgrims can hope for better times ahead.

Shammi Kapoor 14.08.2011

I mourn the death of Shammi Kapoor . He died of renal failure at Breach Candy Hospital , Mumbai at about 5.41 A M on 14.08.2011. My heartfelt condolence to the entire Kapoor clan and Aditya Shammi Kapoor and Smt Leela Kapoor w/o Late Shammi Kapoor

Char Dham UTTRAKHAND 29.06.11/11.07.2011

I along with my elder brother Dr Surya Pratap Ojha/Smt Meera Ojha , my sister Mohini Ojha , Santosh Misra /Smt Misra , and their daughter Mini undertook Char Dham UttraKhand Yatra .

I started my onward journey from Allahabad on 29th June 2011 by boarding Sangam Express and the train reached Meerut City 5 hours behind schedule on 30.06.11. Every member of the team had been early and anxiously waiting for my arrival. My brother was very furious as he had suggested that I should have boarded Prayag Raj Express . Any way .

Thereafter after having a bath and Nasta Paani , our onward journey commenced on a TAVERA
and at about 4.00 P M we reached HARDWAR and we had a SNAN at VIP GHAT at Har Ki Paudi . I/we, in fact were mesmerised by the sheer beauty of the place and the water current of the Ganges was very swift, if one is not alert one can be washed away/engulfed.

We reached at Command, Tehri Garwal and we took our night halt at the aforesaid place on the 30th June itself and in the morning of 30th June 11 all day we travelled in our Travera covering Chamba, New Tehri, Chaam , Dharasu, Hanuman Chatti Sayana Chatti , Rana Chatti, and Finally Janki Chatti . We boked a Hotel Mandakani , Janki Chatti and on 1st July 2011 at about 6.30 A M , each of the seven members hired a horse/pony and proceeded on a 7 KM Trekking (one way) of Yamnotri District Uttarkashi . Travelling is believing. I/we could never imagine that any one of us could have undertaken such a adventurous trip. We and our safety was totally at the mercy of the horses and we our undertook the journey because of our firm belief that Maa Yamnotri would do no wrong . We were right .

Shrine of Yamunotri, source of river Yamuna is situated in the direction opposite to Gangotri and the road bifurcates and goes to Yamunotri from Dharasu, a place between Rishikesh – Uttarkashi. 55 km away is Barkot, affording a fabulous view of the Banderpunch Range and Barkot is also approachable by road directly from Delhi (334 km ) via Saharanpur, Harbartpur, Nainbagh , Naugaon. About 8 km from Barkot is Gangani, a place of pilgrimage, on the left bank of Yamuna. Holy tank here is Gangayan Kund. Water from the tank is taken for puja purposes to the opposite village of Than, housing the imposing temple of Rishi Jamdagni. 2 kms. from Gangani is Kharadi a place known for its roaring waterfall.
The motorable road continues till Jankichatti via Syanachatti, Ranachatti and Hanumanchatti, 50 km from Barkot. From Jankichatti its is a 7 km trek to yamunotri for which ponies,dandies and kandies (baskets for carrying children) are also available.
Yamunotri Temple Opening Timings6:00 AM to 8:00 PM Aarti Time : 6:30 pm and 7:30 pm
Temple of Yamunotri falls on the left bank and was originally constructed by Maharaj Pratap Shah of Tehri Garhwal. Around and near the temple are three hot springs. , Surya Kund, is a tank full of boiling water into which rice and potatoes are dipped to be cooked and taken as “prasad”. Near the Kund, a rock slab, the “Divya Shila” is worshipped before puja is offered to the black marble idol of Yamuna. The shrine of Yamunotri is one of the “four dhams” of Uttarakhand. Source of Yamuna lies above 1 km. ahead at an altitude of about 4421 meters. Approach is extremely difficult, and pilgrims therefore offer puja at the temple itself. Pilgrims can find accommodation in the houses belonging to the “Pandas” or the sole Dharamshala.On the way one can stay at Janaki Chatti 8 kms. from Hanuman Chatti. There are tourist bangalow, PWD and Forest Rest Houses and Dharamshalas including hotels.

The journey which commenced at about 6.30 AM concluded both to and fro, after a darshan of Maa Yamnotri . We offered Pooja Archana took bath at the Kund (hot water ) and also in the river Yamuna. IT was chilling cold but very enjoyable. We again stayed overnight at Janki Chatti , Uttarkashi and on 2nd July 2011 we left Janki Chatti for our onward Journey for Gangotri .

It has been a great trip , the whole of uttarakhand is picturesque , villages were small, and the beauty of each village was that it had supply of water and were electrified , and each village is well connected to roads. The people were nice , cooperative , educated and cultured.There are schools all around and we could see small children going to school, on foot and other available source.
After a long day drive via Ghorsali, Batwari Raithal, Gangnani, Bhairoghat ,we reached Uttarkashi on 2nd July 11 itself , at about 6.30 P M, as in whole of Uttrakhand night journey after 8.00 P M is banned , for security reasons, We lodged ourselves in a Hotel at Uttarkashi.On 3rd July 2011 we left Uttarkashi and at about 2.30 P M we reached Gangotri , District Uttarkashi ,

GANGOTRI UttarKashi Uttrakhand

One among the four sites , amongst the holiest places, Char Dham in India, is Gangotri. It is located in the northern part of the state of Uttarakhand. It is known as the source of River Ganges and also the seat of Goddess Ganga. Ducked amidst the sprawling Garhwal hills, Gangotri is an ideal location for all those who wish to take a dip into the oceans of divinity and also for those who have a thirst for adventure which makes Gangotri an ideal spot in terms of travel and tourism and spiritualism and also Gangotri also has a strong historical past and bears the eternal feel of antiquity. According to mythological records King Bhagirath did penance here after which as per Lord Shiva's wishes River Ganges came down on earth. However, to save the earth from the fierce force of the river, Lord Shiva held her in his locks. Thus, river Ganges is also known as Bhagirathi here. Moreover it is also believed that Pandavas came down to this place to perform Deva Yajna. Gangotri is a significant place from religion point of view. Hundreds of devotees throng the place year after year in order to unleash the secrets of spirituality. Some of the main attractions of Gangotri include Gangotri Temple, which was built by Gurkha Monarch Amar Singh Thapa, around 3000 years back and another pilgrim site here is Jalamagna Shivalinga, which is a natural rock Shivalinga submerged in the river. It is deemed to be the place where Lord Shiva held Ganga in his locks. This Shivalinga is only visible in winter months. Another worth visiting place in the vicinity are, Gaumukh (source of Ganges), Gaumukh Glacier and Nandanvan. Drifting towards the adventurous aspect of Gangotri, it offers a number of sports for fun lovers such as river rafting, trekking etc. Thus, to enjoy the natural beauty and religious fervor at its best, Gangotri is a must visit place for all.

We took holy dip in chilled Ganga, (Glacier), offered Pooja , Panditji performed Abhishek and left the place at about 4.30 P. M and again reached Uttarkashi at about 7.30 P M we stayed at Uttarkashi on 3rd July 11 . On 4th July we commenced our journey for Kedarnath District Rudra Prayag.

KedarNath District Rudra Prayag Uttrakhand

Pilgrims traditionally first visit Yamunotri and Gangotri and bring with them the holy waters from the sources of the rivers Yamuna and Ganga and offer abhisheks to Kedareshwar. The traditional pilgrim route is Haridwar - Rishikesh - Devaprayag - Tehri - Dharasu - Yamunotri - Uttar Kashi - Gangotri - Triyugnarayan - Gowrikund and Kedarnath. Alternatively, the route to Kedar from Rishikesh is via Devprayag, Srinagar, Rudraprayag and Ukhimath. Near Kedarnath is the source of the river Mandakini which joins Alakananda at Rudraprayag. Kedarnath is situated set amidst in the stunning mountainscape of the Gharwal Himalayas at the head of the Mandakini River. Kedarnath is a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, the protector & the destroyer, situated 92 kms from Rudraprayag, at an altitude of 3,581 m above sea level. The shrine of Kedarnath is one of the 12 jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and also is one of the 4 sacred dhams of Uttaranchal. It is a scenic spot set against a backdrop of the Kedarnath range of mountains. The temple is more than 1000 years old.
Architecture:Situated at an elevation of 3,580 m (11,750 ft), this Hindu pilgrimage spot in the high Himalayas and dedicated to Shiva. An imposing sight standing in the middle of a wide plateau surrounded by snow covered peaks. The temple faces south, which is an unique feature, as most temples face east. This temple is very solidly built. The Kedarnath Temple is believed to have been built by the Pandavas and is almost 1000 years old. The present temple built in 18th century A.D. by Adi Guru Shankaracharya lies adjacent to the site of an ancient temple built by Pandavas. The inner walls of the assembly hall are decorated with fixtures of various deities and scenes from mythology. Built of extremely large heavy and evenly cut gray Slavs of stones. It evokes wonder as to how these heavy Slavs had been handled in the earlier days.The enternce of the temple has a Conical lingam- the main idol, a statue of Nandi - the celestial bull of Shiva, a 'Garbha Griha' for worship and a mandap for assemblies of pilgrims and visitors. A conical rock formation inside the temple is worshipped as lord Shiva in his sadashiva form. Inside the temple there is an irregular three-faced linga, representing the hump of Lord Siva when he took the form of a bull. It is about 9 ft long, 3 feet wide, and 4 feet high. Pilgrims are allowed to touch the linga, perform worship, abhishika (bath), and massage the linga with ghee. There are deities of goddess Parvati and Ganesh in front of the main altar door. Outside the second door are Lord Krishna, the five Pandavas, their wife Draupadi, and their mother, Kunti. In the temple is a Laksmi-Narayana Deity which was installed by Adi Sankaracarya. Outside the temple door a large statue of the Nandi bull stands as guard.
The interiors of the Kedarnath temple are exquisitely carved with image. It was at Kedarnath, narrates the epic Mahabharat, that Yudhishthir, the eldest of the Pandav brothers, departed to Heaven. Another legend has it that the Pandavas of the Mahabharat epic underwent severe penance's here to atone the killings of their kith and kin in the great battle of Kurukshetra and so established this shrine. The present temple is credited to Sri Shankaracharya while the remains of an earlier structure, believed to belong to the Pandava age, are seen behind this temple. The temple of Sri Kedarnath is visited by hundreds of devotes every year. According to a belief, Shankaracharya, the great philosopher, died here in about 820. Despite the antiquity of the site, the Kedareshvara temple here is of recent date. The sanctuary is contained within an unadorned curved tower with shallow projections and a timber roof at the summit. The projecting mandapa is gabled; its facade displays bands of curved ornamentation and decorated niches. Along with Badrinath, it is famous among the Hindus as one of their four prime pilgrimage centers. The structure of the temple is much like other temples in Uttaranchal. There is a large Nandi facing the main entrance. Inside the temple is a rectangular space with railings around it. All along the wall there are niches in which there are idols of the Pancha Pandavas, Parvati, Lakshmi & Narada. A small archway and a short flight of stairs lead to the deity. The method of worshipping is also unique. One is supposed to try to grab the large conical stone with both hands and embrace it. It is cold and damp in the confined space and during darshan time there is a fervent rush to embrace this Ashutosh linga. Outside at the north-east corner is a small temple of Ishaneshwar Mahadev.
LegendAccording to one such legend Goddess Parvati worshipped Kedareswar to unite with Lord Shiva as Ardhanareshwar. Another such legend has it that Nar and Narayan, the two incarnations of Lord Vishnu practised severe penances at Badrikashram in front of a Shivalingam. When Lord shiva gave them the divine appearance, they requested him to make Kedareshwar his permanent abode. Lord Shiva thus manifessted himself in the form of Jyotirlingam. Myths and legends coupled with the enehanting beauty of the Rudra Himalaya range gives this place a pristine beauty. It is believed that Arjuna, one of the Panch Pandavas worshipped Lord Shiva to attain the divine weapon, Pasupataastra. After winning the Kurukshetra war, The pandavas after having won over the kauravas in the Kurukshetra war, felt guilty of having killed their own brothers & sought the blessings of Lord Shiva for redemption. In order to seek salvation from the sins of war, they sought the advice of their mentor, Krishna. Krishna advised them to worship Shiva. Pandavas searched for Lord Shiva in the Shivalik mountains in the Tehri - Garhwal region.
Shiva led them to this site and here, assumed the form of Bull and started grazing amongst the cattle. The Pandavas devised a ruse, to seek Shiva, who had hidden himself amidst a flock of cattle. At dusk, when the cattle were taken back to their shelters, Bhim – gigantic in stature , strongest and courageous of Pandavas stretched his legs across the mountains so that cattle could pass through his legs. As suspected, Shiva, in bull form refused to do so and instead sank himself into the earth. Realising quickly that this was the play of Shiva, Bhim bent downwards and could catch hold of the hump (back portion of the bull). Shiva, pleased with the determination of Pandavas, blessed them and granted them salvation from their sins. The hump, in conical form, is worshipped as Shiva (in the form of a Shivalingam).
Kedarnath including these four shrines is treated as Panch Kedar :Kedarnath : The hump or the hinder part of the bull which was held by Bhim is worshipped as Lord Shiva. Maddhyamaheshvra : Nabhi or the middle-part of the bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva. This is located at 21 kms from Ukhimath – the abode for Lord Kedarnath during winter. Tungnath : The Bahu or hand of the bull is worshipped here as Lord Shiva. It is located enroute to Badrinath and is 37 kms from Ukhimath, on a mountain in between Chamouli and Ukkhimath. Rudranath: The Mukh or the mouth of the bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva here. It is about 19 kms from Mandal Chatti. Kalpeshwar : The Jata or the hair of the head of bull is worshipped as Lord Shiva. This place is located about 8.7 kms from Helang, on the other side of the river Alaknanda.
We took the return journey via Uttarkashi and thereafter we covered New Tehri, Chamba, Pauri , Srinagar,Nagrasu,Ratura, Rudra Prayag, Bhatwari, Ukhimath,Gupt Kashi, Phata, Son Prayag and finally Gauri Kund . The whole stretch was awesome beautiful and as compared to District Uttarkashi, District RudraPrayag was more vegetative and the hills were more fertile. We saw huge farming and all the fileds were sown with rice and other vegetables and cereals. The roads were comparitively good and were wide and totally metallic , and we foresee a huge development in the area in the years to come. We reached Gauri Kund at about 6.30 P M on 4th July itself. We stayed there in a Hotel and on 5th July 2011 at about 7.00 A M we hired horses/Pony for 14 K M one way trecking i.e. 28 K M both way trecking ) for our onward journey to Kedar Nath and we reached Kedar Nath District Rudra Prayag at about 1.00 P M. We had our darshan of Baba KedarNath , and Panditji performed rituals and abhishek .Seeing is believing, we thank our stars and the almighty that we had darshan and it was agreat spiritual feeling .We had our lunch. The journey/trecking on horse was enjoyable so far . The roads were not as steep as Yamnotri nor dangerous . However when we left the place and while returning the journey on horses was very painful and troublesome . It really exhausted our energy and I in particular was not in my best moments .Finally we came back to Gauri Kund and each one of us was exhausted ,and tired and we could not keep our steps and were shaky in our efforts and therefore we decided that we take rest at Gauri Kund on 5th July 2011 and on 6th July 2011 at about 8.00 A M, each one of us was feeling fresh and after our daily chores, as it was raining mildly , we left Gauri Kund for our last leg of char dham. i.e Badri Nath Dham District Rudra Prayag Uttrakhand

Badrinath is situated in the lap of Nar-Narayan Parvat, with the towering Neelkanth peak (6,597mts.) in the background. Also known as the Vishal Badri, the largest among the five Badris, it is revered by all as the apt tribute to Lord Vishnu

It is believed that to revive the lost prestige of Hinduism and to unite the country in one bond, Adi Guru Sri Shankaracharya built four pilgrimage centres in four corners of India. Among them were Badrikashram (Badrinath temple) in the north, Rameshwaram in the south, Dwarkapuri in the west and Jagannath Puri in the east. Badrinath situated at an elevation of 3,133 mts. is considered to be amongst the most pious.
The revered spot was once carpeted with wild berries which gave it the name 'Badri Van' meaning 'forest of berries.' Built by Adi Shankaracharaya, the philosopher-saint of the 8th century, the temple has been renovated several times due to damage by avalanches and restored in the 19th century by the royal houses of Scindia & Holkar. The main entrance gate is colourful & imposing popularly known as Singhdwar

Flight of steps takes pilgrims to the main gate and thereafter into the Badrinath temple which is divided into three parts - the 'Garbha Griha' or the sanctum sanctorum, the 'Darshan Mandap' where the rituals are conducted and the 'Sabha Mandap' where devotees assemble. The Garbha Griha portion has its canopy covered with a sheet of gold offered by Queen Ahilyabai Holkar. The complex has 15 idols especially attractive is the one-metre high image of lord Badrinath, finely sculpted in black stone. It represents Lord Vishnu seated in a meditative pose called padmasan.
Darshan Mandap: Lord Badrinath is sitting meditating in the padmasana (lotus yogic posture). As you look at the Deities, standing to the right side of Badrinarayana is Uddhava. To the far right side are Nara and Narayana. Narada Muni is kneeling in front on the right side and is difficult to see. On the left side are Kubera, the god of wealth, and a silver Ganesh. Garuda is kneeling in front, to the left of Badrinarayana.
Special pujas are also performed on behalf of individuals preceded by a holy dip in the Tapta Kund. Special morning pujas are Abhishek, Mahaabhishek, Geeta Path whereas special evening pujas are Aarti & Geet Govind. Such pujas are to be booked in advance. The Badrinath temple opens at 0430 hrs & closes at 1300 hrs. Once again it opens at 1600 hrs & closes at 2100 hrs after the divine song Geet Govind. Rawal is the administrator-Pujari of the temple well versed in puja ceremonials & Sanskrit language and is expected to be celibate..
Badri refers to a berry that was said to grow abundantly in the area, and nath refers to Vishnu. Badri is the Sanskrit name for the Indian Jujube trees, which has an edible berry. Some scriptural references also refer to Jujube trees being abundant in Badrinath. Legend has it that Goddess Lakshmi took the form of the berries to protect Lord Vishnu from the harsh climate during his long penance. We covered Gaurikund Son Prayag, Phata,Guptkashi Ukhimath,Gopeshwar Chamoli and by this time it was about 7.00 P M on 6th July 11 we took refuge in a hotel at Chamoli and after a goodnight sleep we after after having our breakfast proceeded further for our onward journey to Badrinath via Pipalkoti, Joshimath,Govindghat, Pandukeshwar,Hanuman chatti and finally BadriNath on 7th July 2011 at about 4.00 P M and after making certain inquires we finally boarded/lodged in Bharat Sree Guest House in Badrinath District Rudra Prayag. Immediately after reaching Badrinath , I went in search of my childhood friend Dinesh Panchbhaiya who did his schooling in Allahabad and Post Graduation M A Economics from Allahabad University and on the eve of his fathers retirement from A G U P left thte place to his native place Rishikesh/Badrinath Uttrakhand in the year 1986 and since then I was not in touch with him. I made few inquires from Pandas/Brahmins and happily the first person whom I asked about my friend knew him and guided me to locate him and within 30 minutes I was with my Childhood friend and thereafter we both came to the Guest House I introduced him to other members of our team and under his guidance we visited Badrinath Temple and had our Pooja Archana and also participated in the Aarti in the evening.

After offering our rituals at the temple we took our dinner in a resturent and thereafter came back to the guest house. On 8th July few of us visited the temple again and at about 8.00 A M as we had completed our Char Dham Yatra ,we started our journey back home and as we covered a distance of about 20 km from Badrinath District RudraPrayag ,as there was cloud burst in the preceding night near Govind Ghat we are faced with first hinderance of the nature , there is landslide and big boulders are scattered all over the land / road blocking the entire road and pilgrims both visiting Badrinath and/or Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara and/or Valley of Flowers are checkmated either way. Each pilgrim including us are stranded due to nature's upsurge and the Military and Border Road Organisation were deloyed to clear the road and it took them full 8 hours to clear the debris after using Gelatines to blast the rock, twice, and cut the size of the boulders, lying on the road so that hydrolic machines could clear the road. In the meantime there was Langar of Hemkund Sahib Gurdwara and we and I in particular for the first time in my life took to langar and I do not remember the last time when I took such tasty food.

After sometime we again took our lunch in a hotel in the near vicinity and finally we started our onward jouney at about 5.00 P M and after covering Ratura Nagrasu ,Gaucher we reach Karan Prayag and as everybody was very tired and exhausted we made night halt in hotel at Karan Prayag .

(to be continued.......)

Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala -SUBEX Ltd

The share price had come down from Rs.800 to Rs. 46 and the company was in total mess after a acquisition of a Company , which completely destroyed the company's net worth ! For the last three years the company is trying to streamline its loan specially FCCBs, successfully. Its repayment is scheduled by 12th March 2012

Now that Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has made a grand entry and purchased 1.8 % Equity shares of SUBEX Ltd !

The turn around company can now expect better valuations of its shares !

Hope for Happy times for INVESTORS of the Company.

(B)Veena Ojha undertakes Char Dham (Uttrakhand) successfully

My wife Beena alias Veena undertook Char Dham (Uttrakhand), India, successfully w.e.f. 7th June 2011 to 21st June 2011, along with her elder sister Mrs Uma Rani Sharma , her sister in law Mrs Madhu Sharma and Ms. Sujatha Raghuvanshi, Reader Department of Education University of Allahabad. It is one religious and pious fulfilment in life . As per her description, the Himalaya,scenic and Dev land (pradesh) Uttrakhand , shall always enlighten her , foreever.

Female Sales Representatives - Gender Bias at BAyer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals

A class action suit alleges that Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, discriminated ,against women employees, has been expanded.
A one year anniversary of winning a $250 million verdict for female sales representatives at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, law firm of Sanford Wittels & Heisler (SWH) has recently filed a almost identical class action, on behalf of, female sales representatives at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.
According to SWH, the Amended Complaint adds two new Class Representatives — a sales representative and an employee at Consumer Care — to join the six Class Representatives who filed the original complaint in March of this year on behalf of themselves and a class of female managers in the United States under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and New Jersey law on March 21, 2011 and the Amended Complaint expands, the class to include all women sales representatives at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and now all women at Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care, a division of Bayer HealthCare which was not named in the original complaint.
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare Consumer Care are subsidiaries of Bayer Corporation, the American arm of Bayer AG, a multinational entity based in Germany.
Amended Complaint
According to the amended complaint, there is an entirely new class of plaintiffs and an additional Bayer HealthCare Division now added to the case. In addition, the complaint details even more outrageous behaviours from senior Bayer individuals. According to an official release from the law firm, this includes a Senior Counsel for the Company harassing women at Bayer HealthCare Corporate Care by making comments such as “I really like how you look on all fours”, and telling another woman he wished he could watch an entire donut “slide down her throat”.
It is also being highlighted that how a female pharmaceutical sales representative is facing the issue of lack of advancement opportunities.
According to SWH, the female pharmaceutical sales representatives at Bayer newly added to the class have been paid and promoted less than their male counterparts.
Citing an example, SWH mentioned the case of Class Representative Natalie Celske, who has been described as a high-performing sales representative. She has been with Bayer for 13 years and has repeatedly won national awards for her performance. However, Ms. Celske has watched less-qualified male counterparts pass her by as they were promoted up the ladder.
Katherine Kimpel, lead counsel for the plaintiffs and the class and partner at SWH, said, “Bayer’s failure to recognise, promote, and otherwise treat Ms. Celske fairly is illegal. It is also unwise; even by Bayer’s own metrics, Ms. Celske is an exemplary performer. What happened to Ms. Celske is representative of a deeper company-wide problem of gender discrimination in the sales force and SWH also mentioned that the case has also grown to include evidence of sexual harassment ignored and tacitly condoned by Bayer whereas in the Novartis trial, the jury heard compelling testimony from women who had been harassed by doctors to whom they marketed drugs. Here, the harassers are actually on Bayer payroll it added.

Kartikae Ojha

Congratulations ! B.Comm Part III .
M B A is the new target. Best of Luck !

Saurav Ganguly

Saurav has made a great comeback in IPL playing for Pune Warriors scoring unbeaten 32 runs of 32 balls with 1 six and 3 fours.
A fighter to the core. Where is Shahrukh Khan ?

State Assembly Election results 2011

Congratulations to Ms Mamta Banerjee (Tirumal Congress) West Bengal , for dethroning CPM which ruled West Bengal for 34 years. A remarkable achievement for Mamta Banerjee.
Congratulations to Jayalalitha for her spectacular show in Tamil Naidu .She will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Tamil Naidu at 12.30 P.M on 16.05.11. 2G scandal broke the backbone of DMK.
Congress has own Kerala and also registered third consecutive win in Assam.
Congratulations Ms.Sonia Gandhi and Man Mohan Singh PM

Homage : Mahendra Singh Tikait

India has lost a great KISAN Leader Mahendra Singh Tikait today i.e 15.05.2011 .He died due to cancer. I pay my respect to the departed soul.

Osma Bin Laden

Three women 12 children cows rabbits and chickens all hiden behind the high wall where Osama bin Laden carved out a family life, set to the gentle rhythm of changing seasonal crops outside his house gate at Abbottabad Pakistan
On Tuesday Pakistani soldier took Mobile phone video footage which offered a final glimpse into a rustic simple life.A dozen eggs sitting in the kitchen sink, a few dishes on the side large wooden cupboards bare and open.
Bin Laden's last home ransacked by US Navy SEAL commandos in an overnight raid last Sunday in the foothills of Pakistan's Himalayan mountains was not the luxury pile as US reports suggested. The three-storey building that became the fugitive terror chief's last refuge was built in 2005 a white-walled square-built block without balconies resembling a small clinic more than a country mansion. People lived alongside the Al-Qaeda chief in his rural dwelling, included three of his wives and a dozen of their children.
At least five of them were killed during the US assault: Osama Bin Laden whose body was taken by the Americans, one of his sons, his two bodyguards -- known as the "Kwaitis" - and a woman, according to security sources.The survivors -- three women and their children -- are in Pakistani army detention. During interrogation, the youngest of the wives Amal Ahmed Abdulfattah a 29-year-old Yemeni, told investigators that Osama Bin Laden had lived in the villa for five years.Tuesday's footage gives a flavour of the lives led there organised by the "Kuwaitis" two brothers called Arshad Khan and Tariq who circulated around Abbottabad frequently.
These men who used false names were Pakistani despite their changed name, according to Pakistani media. Their father, who hails from the Islamist stronghold of Waziristan in the country's northwest was a friend of Osama Bin Laden.
The house chosen for Osama Bin Laden had grey tile floor slabs with austere concrete walls and stairs with old television sets suggesting a life devoid of luxury.
The bedroom of the Saudi-born terror chief, who lived on the top two floors of the house with his family, was no less basic and outside, the Osama Bin Laden raised chickens and grew vegetables in the shadow of their towering walls and tall poplar trees cultivating a life of near self-sufficiency.There weretwo cows, dogs, and over a hundred chickens, that's a lot. We could hear the chickens from our house," said Mohammad Qasim who lived next door. a Young neighbour, the young Zarar, 14, claims he once entered the property briefly.
"I saw two women who spoke Arabic, and they gave me a gift -- two rabbits," he said.
Only one man was, from time to time, allowed in the gardens: Shamrez Mohammad, the farmer in charge of feeding the animals and helping to grow the potatoes, cauliflower and other vegetables on the fertile land.
The army seized the house on Tuesday and has now emptied it and soldiers were likely to take the animals left behind to divide between themselves, said a neighbour.
Mohammad Kareem, a property agent in the area, said he saw "the soldiers chasing chickens" around the house on Monday. "They will share them out and eat them with their families," he said.
As for the two cows, he says they are probably on the way to a military-owned factory farm by now.The fate of the rabbits is still unclear.
According to sources familiar with jihadist networks, Osama Bin Laden was in poor health, with a kidney ailment that required medical care. But no neighbour recalls seeing regular visitors to the house.The terror chief instead was being treated successfully with natural remedies including watermelon she said.

08.05.2011 Mothers Day

My respect to All Mothers.

Sad Demise of Sai Baba

Divine soul Sant Sai BABA died today at 7.40 AM on 24.04.2011 due to cardiac and respiratory failure.
I join the crores of Indians to mourn his death.

India 2011 ICC World Cup Cricket Champions

ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 India vs. Sri Lanka at Wankhade Stadium Mumbai on 02.04.2011

Congratulations to :Team India for winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 by defeating Team Sri Lanka.

M S DHONI for playing a crucial captains innings for his unbeaten 91 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar for ultimately adding a World Cup Trophy in his kitty.

Yuvraj Singh for having a wonderful world cup and being declared PLAYER of the Tournament.

Gautam Gambhir for his meaningful innings of 97 runs on 02.04.2011

Zahir Khan for taking the highest number of Wickets - 21 in this world cup . He is entitled for the GOLDEN BALL.

Not to forget Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh, Nehra, Srishant, Munaf Patel, Ashwin , and others.

Congratulations to coach Gary Kirsten , BCCI, ICC and Government of India .

Congratulations to the whole of India for their support to TEAM INDIA and to the game of cricket.

ICC 2011 World Cup Cricket Final India vs. Srilanka

We all have seen two great world cup matches

One the ICC 2011 World Cup Quarter Final India vs. Australia at Ahmedabad ,in fact it was one of the best played matches in this world cup with a chilling finish in favor of India , and thereafter the ICC 2011 World Cup Semi Final at Mohali ,Punjab India vs. Pakistan

India won the match decisively . I now join the whole Nation of 121 Crore Indians and offer our Prayer for India's victory in the ICC 2011 World Cup Final at Wankhade Stadium , Mumbai on 02.04.2011 ,India vs. Sri Lanka. Best wishes to India , on behalf of self, my wife children , friends and relatives.

Aftermath of Earthquake/tsunami in Japan

Our sympathies with the 1500 lives were lost.There is Nuclear emergency in Japan.

Fukushima nuclear plant blased and there is fear of radiation effecting the lives of citizens of Japan, and Asia in particular.

Keeping our fingers crossed and offer Prayer for well being of Japan and its citizens.

It will take years to rebuild Japan.

Earthquake /Tsunami in Japan

India is perturbed and in a state of shock at the calmity that engulfed Japan in the form of earthquake of 8.9 magnitude, nearly in a century today that triggered a massive tsunami , swept everything, that came in its path, including houses, ships and cars and set off buildings on fire, and atleast killing 60 people which could go up significantly as full reports of damage to buildings in the quake start pouring in. Ship carrying about 100 people was also washed away by the huge 33-foot tidal waves in Japan's northeast coast.Its whereabout and fate was not known, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing, Miyagi prefecture police. water wall of several kilometres wide, triggered by the earthquake, the most powerful since the 1923 tremor in Great Kanto area in Tokyo and its vicinity, which was 7.9 on Richter scale that had killed about 140,000 people, carried all that it destroyed deep into the mainland. Buildings, even in far away Tokyo, shook vigorously and live footage by NHK showed a wide, muddy stream moving rapidly across a residential area near Natori River in Miyagi, levelling everything in its path. The quake struck at 2:46 pm local time (11:16 am IST) .Alerts were issued across the Pacific, including areas as far away as South America, US west coast, Canada and Alaska. Australia, Philippines, Taiwan and Indonesia .Tsunami alerts reviving the memories of the 2004 tsunami. Tidal waves swept fishing boats, cars, and buildings that were seen bobbing in the water. Several other boats and ships were lying on their sides. The disaster also left the entire region in dark without power while nuclear power stations shut automatically. Japan declared a state of atomic power emergency after the earthquake, while saying that no radiation leaks had been detected at or near any nuclear power plants so far. Residents in the vicinity of the nuclear plants were asked to leave. International Atomic Energy Agency was collecting details from contacts with Japan's industry ministry as it said in a statement that at least four nuclear power plants "closest to the quake have been safely shut down". As per the ministry, a total of 11 nuclear reactors shut down automatically at the Onagawa plant, Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 plants and Tokai No. 2 plant, after the biggest-magnitude quake in the country's modern history. A fire broke out in one of the nuclear facilities, but authorities claimed they had detected no abnormalities of radiation leakege etc.

Nifty Looses 8.15 % Sensex Looses 8.37 % in January 2011

It is a cause of concern in the Indian Stock Markets ,as,Nifty Looses 8.15 % Sensex Looses 8.37 % in January 2011. According to Experts the real cause of worry is high rate of inflation and the Credit Policy announced on 25th Jan 11 by the Reserve Bank of India wherein both repo rate and reverse repo rate has been increased by 25 basic points, meaning thereby increase cost of finance and extra burden on the industry . Scams and Black Money (Swiss Bank) and the ongoing political scenario are real cause of concern. FIIs are constant net sellers and also the American economy is on road to recovery. There is definite diversion of funds by FIIs from Emerging Markets to that of US and European markets. February would be the real test for both bulls and bear.