PM's remarks at the Inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Assam Tribune

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today highlighted the strength of media, and the positive role it could play in transforming society. Speaking at the Inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Assam Tribune, the Prime Minister expressed his views on how journalism should be in today`s world. He said the choice before the media was to like a fly or like a bee. A bee hovers on flowers and produces honey, but can also sting sharply if required, the Prime Minister said. He said that such journalism, which carries the strength and qualities of a honey bee, has been a force for good of people. The Prime Minister said he is fortunate to be among those who demonstrate the power of the pen, and show how it can be the vital life-force and conscience of society. He said newspapers not just give news, but also mould our thinking and open a window to the world. In a broader context, media is a means of transforming society, he added. The Prime Minister appreciated the founder editor of the Assam Tribune, Shri RG Baruah, for his zeal and commitment in launching and running the newspaper in the most adverse circumstances. He said Mr. Baruah had shown his commitment to social causes, by helping create sports infrastructure and showing the world the beauty of Assam`s Bihu festival, and Assamese music. Else, how would India have got the opportunity to appreciate and admire Bhupen Hazarika, he added. He also said the Assam Tribune has managed to gain the trust of the people of Assam over the last 75 years. The Prime Minister also referred to the trend of the media of quoting "reliable sources." He said he would prefer a newspaper which quoted "reliable sources" least often, as quoting sources lowers the credibility of the publication. The Prime Minister said media must reflect on how media can strengthen the society and how media can use modern technology towards this end. The Prime Minister also released a souvenir on the occasion. the Chief Minister of Assam Shri Tarun Gogoi, the MoS (IC) Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, the MoS Home Shri Kiren Rijiju, and the Editor-Chairman of the Assam Tribune Shri PG Baruah were present on the occasion.

NUEPA Awards to District and Block Level Education Officers

The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Smt Smriti Irani presented the awards to the District and Block level Education Officers for innovations in Educational Administration at a function here today, organized by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA). While speaking at the function, the Union HRD Minister said that the minds of school children could be ignited through the use of new and innovative methods in the field of education. For this, she suggested the use of EDU-SAT - ICT Enabled Technology in schools. She also mentioned that in Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools, the programme called IGNITING MINDS will be able to connect the young minds with the prominent scientists across the country as well as abroad. While congratulating the award winners she described the innovators in the field of education as soldiers of education who are constantly marching for developing innovative methods. The Minister suggested that they make a short project on their blocks or districts in order to know the historical importance of the place. The same, she said, could be shared with the rest of the country under Best Practices. Shaala Utsav is a step taken by the Government in this direction. Quoting Abraham Lincoln, the Minister said that the philosophy of school rooms will decide the philosophy of the next government. So the New Education Policy should include the views of all the stakeholders be it parents, students, or the 2.5 lakh village councils in the country. The Secretary School Education and Literacy, Shri R. Bhattacharya said that children are energetic and active and they should be made aware of their local environs. Their mind is always ticking and one should be sensitive to their learning needs. Therefore both contextual teaching and contextual learning is very important, he added. The Vice Chancellor of NUEPA, Professor Govinda talked of the areas of innovations as well as the wide range of themes on the basis of which the awards were decided – Governance at local levels, teaching-learning process, community participation and support, use of Information Technology, improving school performance and supervision and monitoring. There were70 Innovations from various States, out of which 31 innovations spread over 10 different States, were selected for the purpose of the awards. The awards were the first of its kind as these were presented to the educational innovators who worked at the district and block level and who play a crucial role at the grass roots level. The National Award Function on Innovations in Educational Administration was attended by dignitaries from the field of education across the country as well as abroad, besides the officials from NUEPA and HRD Ministry.

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Delhi Gramin Morcha of AAP launched

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Aam Aadmi Party convenor and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched the Delhi unit of the party’s Gramin Morcha (rural cell).

This launch was part of the ongoing drive to set-up frontal organisations to expand the party base among different sections of the society.

This unit will focus on the problems faced by the people residing in rural areas of the capital and to allow them to get the benefits which people of Delhi are entitled to.

Hari Ram Khatri will be the president of the Delhi unit of AAP Gramin Morcha and Siddharth Malik will be its general secretary. A team of 20 office bearers was announced along with these two main office bearers.

An advisory body was also announced to guide this organisation.

Kejriwal announced a series of measures which the AAP will implement once its government is formed in Delhi after the assembly elections.

The AAP proposes to introduce local development fund at the village level.

AAP proposes to provide alternate land to farmers as the first option and in case land is not available, then all bottlenecks will be removed to ensure adequate compensation for farmers whose lands are acquired for developmental works by the government and private parties.

The party promises to remove all sections from the Delhi Land Reforms Act which provide for punishment to farmers, since penal provisions to deal with farmers is a highly retrograde step.

Kejriwal informed the gathering about the party promise to open 20 new colleges in rural areas of Delhi and construction of stadiums to promote talent.

The AAP is also committed to increase transport connectivity in the rural areas of the national capital, particularly extension of the metro network and more buses.

  

  

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Researchers find Nehru’s birth mystery of Mathura 

Researchers find Nehru’s birth mystery of Mathura connection, which is lost in oblivion.

125th birth anniversary invites research and quarries.

Biography writers also missed this chapter of Mathura,

The flagbearer of world peace, architect of the nation and the first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru although enjoyed hundreds of the books on his personality and contributions in many fields at national and international level but unfortunately not even a single one could reveal the facts belonging to religious rituals performed by his father Pandit Motilal Nehru at Mathura with a desire to have a son.

The mystery was revealed by Dr. S. C. Sharma in a meeting held at Vishram Ghat in Mathura to celebrate children’s day under the aegis of Dr. R. C. Sharma Memorial Research & Welfare Institute. Dr. Sharma, the researcher  told that when Pandit Motilal Nehru had been wandering with the grief of  not having the son, he performed religious rituals in 1888 at Mathura on the suggestions of his guru and purohit of Kashmiri pandits Bankali Chaubey.

It was a coincidence that after ten months of the rituals Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was born on 14th November 1889 in Prayag. Dr. Sharma told further that Pandit Motilal Nehru was so overwhelmed with the miracle of the ritual that he immediately ordered for building Govardhan Nath temple at Vishram Ghat in Mathura. Simultaneously he also got a dharmashala to be built for Kashmiri pilgrims visiting Mathura nearby same area in Maru gali.  The construction of either of these monumental works were put under the charge of his elder brother Bansidhar Nehru and munshi Mubarak Ali.

Dr. Sharma raised the question that biography writers of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru never penned the Mathura chapter in spite of knowing the coexistence of the relationship between the successors of Bankali Chaubey and Mrs Indira Gandhi. 

Even the eminent writers like B. R. Nanda, S. Gopalakrishnan and M. J. Akbar couldn’t illustrate the reality although they painted fancy and colorful depictions of Motilal Nehru’s wandering to have a son based on people’s hearsay.

If we believe the story narrated by present descendants of Bankali Chaubey “ Most of the documents lying with us provide the information about Pandit Motilal Nehru and after in order that earlier documents in Persian are neither legible to us nor any oral information is available from tradition.” said Ravinndra Nath.

Moreover, family history written by Bansidhar Nehru and popularized by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru explains that first known ancestor Raj Kaul left the divine valley in 1712 in search of fortunes in the plains. His two sons Mauzaram Nehru and Laxmidhar Nehru attained tremendous name and fame in East India Company and Mughal court together. And Gangadhar Nehru the successor of Laxmidhar Nehru became the kotwal of Delhi during the reign of last Mughal emperor Bahadurshah Zafar II. Meanwhile the ferocious storm of 1857 uprooted Mughal as well as Nehru dynasty from Delhi.

Thus Nehru family moved towards Agra via Mathura under the patronage of Gangadhar Nehru. In Agra Bansidhar Nehru joined the court as judgement writer and Nandlal became a teacher to Khetri ruler. Gangadhar Nehru passed away in adverse circumstances at the age of 34 and after his demise Pandit Motilal Nehru was born on 6th May 1861 in Agra.

Before beginning the programme the people gathered at the occasion offered flowered to Ma Yamuna and Pt J. L. Nehru followed by slogans like Bharat Mata Ki Jai . Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Amar Rahen. At this occasion  Ravindra Nath Chaturvedi, Biharilal Chaturvedi, Badam Chaturvedi, Bali Chaturvedi, Yogendra Chaturvedi, Ravindra Yadav, Sandip Yadav, Mansola ji etc were present.  
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#12:  41ST SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP – SEMI-FINAL BERTHS SEALED

(Vishnu Ravi Shankar) Nashik, 27 November 2014: The Haryana girls defeated local favourites Maharashtra today morning in overtime 78-77, behind Meenu’s 42 points, to qualify for the semi-finals. Defending girls champs Chhattisgarh also booked a semi-final berth with a comfortable 74-46 win against Tamil Nadu. The third quarterfinal between Kerala and Madhya Pradesh was a close contest with Kerala pulling away in the final minutes to register a 86-82 win. Kerala captain Sreekala created an individual scoring record in the girls category with 49 points. The Uttar Pradesh girls round off the girls semi-finalists with a huge 54-23 win against Karnataka.

In the boys’ quarterfinal matches, the Madhya Pradesh boys steamrolled Uttar Pradesh 53-18 to clinch a spot in the semi-finals. Defending champions for the boys, Chhattisgarh comfortably defeated Assam 61-31 in their quarterfinal match. The last two boys quarterfinals were close contests, with Rajasthan getting the better of Andhra Pradesh with a 86-80 victory and Odisha narrowly defeating Haryana 95-93. All the semi-final matches will be held today evening.

The losers knockout finals were won by Karnataka in the boys category, who defeated Kerala and Chandigarh in the girls category, who defeated Gujarat. The results of the other placement matches held today are below.

The results of the matches held on 27 November 2014 up to 5.30 p.m. are as follows:

Quarterfinals:

Girls:

1. Haryana (Meenu 42) bt Maharashtra (Sudhiksha 19, Ishita 13) 78-77 (20-18, 10-20, 21-18, 16-12, Extra time 11-10)

2. Chhattisgarh (E. Ekka 20) bt Tamil Nadu (T.M. Jayaseeli 20) 74-46 (20-8, 13-20, 14-11, 27-7)

3. Uttar Pradesh (Vaishnavi Yadav 24) bt Karnataka (Grishman 9, Anadha N. 9) 54-23(30-14, 9-3, 10-3, 5-3)

4. Kerala (Sreekala R. 49) bt Madhya Pradesh (Divya Sam 29) 86-82 (21-15, 9-21, 25-23, 31-23)

Boys:

5. Madhya Pradesh (Harshwardhan 12) bt Uttar Pradesh (Priyanshu 7) 53-18 (24-9, 10-1, 13-4, 6-4)

6. Chhattisgarh (Saif Ali Khan 27) bt Assam (Sanjajpal Balmiki 12) 61-31 (21-11, 18-5, 16-9, 6-6)

7. Rajasthan (Kuldeep 44) bt Andhra Pradesh (Manikanta 28) 86-80 (20-26, 17-14, 26-17, 23-33)

8. Odisha (Suresh Das 27) bt Haryana (Hardeep Boora 32) 95-93 (20-20, 17-23, 22-23, 34-27)

Loser Knockout Finals:

Girls:

9. Chandigarh (Sehjnoor Dhillon 13, Rajni Sharma 13) bt Gujarat (Tanisha Shah 16)45-43 (17-14, 10-10, 6-6, 12-13)

Boys:

10. Karnataka (G. Venkateshwara 19) bt Kerala (Ankitlal E. 23) 83-68 (21-26, 21-8, 17-18, 24-16)

Classification (9th and 10th place):

Girls:

11. West Bengal (Liza Deb 12) bt Delhi (Vani Mittal 14) 46-39 (12-10, 9-12, 15-11, 10-6)

Boys:

12. Maharashtra (Nilesh Yadav 31, Tanay Thatte 28) bt Chandigarh (Ajmer 33) 103-92(19-23, 21-20, 27-23, 36-26)

Level 1 to Level 2:

Girls:

13. Punjab (Preet Kaur 9) bt Andhra Pradesh (R. Setha 6) 26-13 (17-9, 6-0, 1-2, 2-2)

Boys:

14. Tamil Nadu (V. Adisiva 22) bt Jharkhand (Sushant Deep 11) 52-30 (16-16, 13-1, 12-4, 11-9)

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The Other Woman: Exhibition of Film Memorabilia from the Priya Paul Collection

Khoj International Artists' Association and Priya Paul present The Other Woman Exhibition of Film Memorabilia from the Priya Paul Collection Opening: Wednesday, November 26, 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Khoj Studios, S 17, Khirkee Extension, New Delhi-17 Exhibition on View: November 26 to December 8, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm

The exhibition is an homage to vamps, anti-heroines, seductresses and dancers of Bombay cinema. The women who have been a foil to the innocent-as-lamb image of the leading lady by their courage, their boldness and their sexual freedom take a centre-stage in this exhibition. Apart from the showcase of old Hindi cinema memorabilia, the exhibition will also showcaseDesperately Seeking Helen, a film by Eisha Marjara about a young Indian immigrant in Canada and her search for her childhood film-idol, the legendary Bombay cinema femme fatale Helen. Program: November 26, 7:30 pm Zombies, Vampires, Slashers & Feminists:Talk by Achal Prabhala Achal Prabhala is a Bangalore-based writer and researcher. November 27 to December 6, 11: 00 am to 7:00 pm Screening of Horror Films from Pakistan: Zibahkhana (2007) Dir: Omar Khan 80 mins, English / Urdu Zinda Laash (1967) Dir: Khwaja Sarfraz, 103 mins, Urdu Aurat Raj (1979) Dir: Saeed Khan Rangeela, 143 mins, Urdu South Asian Cinema: A Documentary (2002) Dir: Pete Tombs and Andy Starke, 24 mins, English/ Hindi/ Urdu December 6, 7:30 pm Closing Screening: Miss Lovely(2012) Dir: Ashim Ahluwalia 115 mins, Hindi Set in the nebulous world of C-grade horror porn circuits of Mumbai, The film explores the intense and mutually destructive relationship between two brothers and the mysterious woman who comes between them. Exhibition Opening: November 26, 7:00 pm Exhibition on View: November 27 to December 8, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm For directions to Khoj Studios, click here. Absolut celebrates the spirit of art and culture of the city by partnering with Khoj for the opening of the exhibition Khoj receives core support from the Norwegian Embassy

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library

cordially invites you to a Seminar

at 3.00 pm on Thursday, 27^th November, 2014

in the Seminar Room, First Floor, Library Building

on

‘Historical Fiction and the Questions of Sovereignty:

Aesthetic form and memory making in early twentieth century Travancore’

by

Prof. Udaya Kumar,

NMML.

Abstract:

This paper considers the fictional and political writings of C. V. Raman Pillai (1858-1922, widely known as C. V.), whose trilogy of historical romances Marthandavarma (1891), Dharmaraja (1913), and Ramarajabahadur(1918-19) presented celebratory accounts of two eighteenth century Kings of Travancore Marthandavarma (reg. 1729-58) and Ramavarma (reg. 1758-98). In the two decades that separated his first two novels, C. V. published several essays of political criticism under the title Videshiyamedhavitvam (Foreign Rule) opposing the appointment of non-native Brahmins as Dewans of Travancore. Although his three historical romances were ostensibly focused on Travancore Kings, C. V. saw Dharmarajaand Ramarajabahadur as the first two novels in a planned trilogy on the eighteenth century Nayar Dewan Kesava Pillai (1745-99), better known as “Raja Kesavadas” after an honorific conferred on him by the British. In addition to this shift in focus from the King to the Nayar Minister, a new level of complexity is found in C. V.’s fiction in its recurrent, obsessive preoccupation with a family of rebel Nayarchiefs (Madampimar) who rise from the ashes, novel after novel, to confront royal power. While images of Nayar loyalty, valour and governance appear as direct objects of celebration, the novels also manifest a subterranean strain of heroic mourning for forms of Nayar power destroyed by Marthandavarma’s consolidation of the Travancore state. The paper argues that tensions between these two configurations of sovereignty underlay C. V.’s fictional and political projects. In his historical romances, through a deft use of stylized narration and visual and performance schema drawn from classical and folk traditions from the region, C. V. created modes of characterisation and discourse that brought together praise and mourning, Nayar assertion and ritualised royal acclamation. The paper analyses some aspects of the aesthetic-political work performed in C. V.’s historical novels.

Speaker:

Prof. Udaya Kumar is Senior Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, and Professor of English at the University of Delhi. He was formerly Professor of Cultural Studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and Leverhulme Visiting Professor at Newcastle University. He is the author of The Joycean Labyrinth: Repetition, Time and Tradition in 'Ulysses' (Oxford: Clarendon, 1991), and several papers on contemporary literary and cultural theory and Indian literature. His research interests include autobiographical writing, cultural histories of the body, and the shaping of modern literary cultures. He is currently completing a book on modes of self-articulation in modern Malayalam writing, and working on the emergence of new idioms of vernacular social thought in early twentieth-century Kerala.