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ONCE upon a time a peacock and a tortoise became great friends. The peacock lived on a tree on the banks of the stream in which the tortoise had his home; and daily the peacock after he had a drink of water danced near the stream and displayed his gay plumage for the amusement of his friend. One unfortunate day, a bird-catcher who was on the prowl caught the peacock and was about taking him away to the market. The unhappy bird begged of his captor to allow him to bid his friend the tortoise good-bye, as it would be the last time he would see him.

The Lord Krishna and the Lapwing's Nest IT was the battle of Kurukshetra. The white conch shells were about to sound, the elephants to march forward, and the attack of the archers to commence. The moment was brief and terrible. Banners were flying, and the charioteers preparing for the advance. Suddenly a little lapwing, who had built her nest in the turf of a hillock in the midst of the battlefield, drew the attention of the Lord Krishna by her cries of anxiety and distress for her young.

Created on 7th November,1875, the next few years saw Vande Mataram being accepted and appreciated in the literary circles of Bengal. However, the masses better conceived it through a novel written by Bankimchandra himself: The Anandmath. The year 1906 was memorable to Vande Mataram in many ways. In this year the song crossed the boundaries of Bengal, spread like a jungle fire throughout the nation which would oust the British rule. No sooner than the Partition of Bengal was declared, thousands of angry Bharatiyas protested the decision in a unanimous voice: Vande Mataram.

Vande Maataram! These were the very words,which ultimately avoided the partition of Bengal. The words recited in the end, by numerous Bharatiya revolutionaries, while facing the gallows. It will be appropriate to glance over the inspirations of its writer poet-Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay, in creating such a great song.

Translation by Shree Aurobindo Mother, I bow to thee! Rich with thy hurrying streams, bright with orchard gleams, Cool with thy winds of delight, Dark fields waving Mother of might, Mother free. Glory of moonlight dreams, Over thy branches and lordly streams, Clad in thy blossoming trees, Mother, giver of ease Laughing low and sweet! Mother I kiss thy feet, Speaker sweet and low! Mother, to thee I bow.

Bankim chandra Chattopadhyay wrote a part of Vande Mataram in the 1870s; the song entire version appeared in the novel Ananda Math , in 1882.So 2006 cannot be the centenary year of Vande Mataram by any stretch of imagination.The HRD ministry,in its wisdom,decided to celebrate 2006 as the centenary year of Vande Mataram on the mistaken belief that Congress had decided to adopt it as the National Song in 1906. This clearly shows how every govt. tries to harness history for its own own purpose.The BJP-led govt.

IN the days when the earth was young and all things were better than they now are, when men and women were stronger and of greater beauty, and the fruit of the trees was larger and sweeter than that which we now eat, rice, the food of the people, was of larger grain. One grain was all a man could eat; and in those early days, such, too, was the merit of the people, they never had to toil gathering the rice, for, when ripe, it fell from the stalks and rolled into the villages, even unto the granaries.

Right and Might WHILE a deer was eating wild fruit, he heard an owl call "Haak, haak" (a spear), and a cricket cry, "Wat" (surrounded), and, frightened, he fled. In his flight he ran through the trees up into the mountains and into streams. In one of the streams the deer stepped upon a small fish and crushed it almost to death. Then the fish complained to the court, and the deer, owl, cricket, and fish had a lawsuit.

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I can do nothing big on this Independence day. I cannot move masses nor can I change Governments. ALl I can do is bring in a chnage in the one person who is totally under my control... ITS ME. My wish on this Independence Day is that the powers of this nature grant me strength to stand tall on my convictions. I pray for the strength within, that will make me stand up and walk on rough roads when the red carpets of corruption, selfishness, heartlessness and self applause come my way. I pray to God to grant me the strength to keep me going.

15th August 2006, on the occassion of 59th anniversary of Indian Independence a visit to K.C.General Hospital, Malleshwaram has been planned to spend some time with poor and suffering. We heartily welcome one and all to join us in this regard.We will gather outside K.C.General hospital's main entrance at 8:45Am on 15th August. From there we will proceed to Sanjay Nagar for the special assembly cum meeting.Please join us in singing the songs of the nation and putting your creative minds and thoughts in national interest. For any further detail, contact Ankit jain(98865156