The other day we were having discussion with our
colleagues about the India
and Indian economy. I can say that it was more of a comparison of life style in
India
and abroad, specifically speaking between Indian life and German life.


Some how all of us found German life very simple and nice. To mention few
points:

- State Health Insurance

- Unemployment allowance

- round the clock water and power supply

- Excellent public transportation system

- best roads in the world.

- Strong Infrastructure in all the cities

- Very disciplined life.. people follow rule.. and believe that rules are made
following them and not for breaking them.

and the list is long... then moving on from all the positive side of life
here, all of realized that we all miss our parents or family our friends out
there..

Then we all just wondered why is India not progressing and why don't we have
these basic facilities available to everyone in India..

Apart from the things which govt can manage there are things for which we cant blame government i mean things like cleanliness & discipline are our own responsibility .. If you try to get answers to these problems,
I bet you will end up in a void.

I think that the kind of education we get makes us
more ferocious... Makes us to compete and feel happy when you beat somebody... It
fails to inculcate discipline and respect for system as whole.. we think that
whatever we are thinking is the best.. and this is the reason why we fail to
understand that we are suppose to stop at red light even it is late in night.

While we were discussing all this one colleague said
that the "Population explosion" is the
reason for all these problems.. to this the other friend said that he is not
convinced that population is a reason.. bcoz he thought that our country has
huge land area and the area is sufficient for all of us.. Then we compared the
land area to population .. it came that we have population density of 329
people per sq Km where as Canada
had 3.2 p/sq km.. this contrast was tooo much for all of us to accept.. Then
discussion moved towards means to control this problem.. Some said that like China
there should be a strict rule to restrict the no. of children per family.. but
then it was hinted that such a drastic step is impossible in democratic
country.. A country where govt doesn't think beyond 10 years.. 5 years when it
is in power and next 5 years when it wants to be in power... Why would
government make rules to curb their vote banks. I know you wont get any answer
to these questions.

I just hope that we can say "Saare jahan se acha hindusita humara" without having any doubts about it..I sincerely wish
that God fulfill my this wish..

Note:: the blog is not complete i have lot to under under this heading .. i am just short of time today.. will get back soon.. till then take care.. have fun..

Shri Guru Charan Saroj Raj

After cleansing the mirror of my mind with the pollen

Nij mane mukure sudhar

dust of holy Guru's Lotus feet. I Profess the pure,

Varnao Raghuvar Vimal Jasu

untainted glory of Shri Raghuvar which bestows the four-

Jo dayaku phal char

fold fruits of life.(Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha).





Budhi Hin Tanu Janike

Fully aware of the deficiency of my intelligence, I

Sumirau Pavan Kumar

concentrate my attention on Pavan Kumar and humbly

Bal budhi Vidya dehu mohe

ask for strength, intelligence and true knowledge to

Harahu Kalesa Vikar

relieve me of all blemishes, causing pain.







Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar

Victory to thee, O'Hanuman! Ocean of Wisdom-All

Jai
Kapis tihun lok ujagar

hail to you O'Kapisa! (fountain-head of power,wisdom

and Shiva-Shakti) You illuminate all the three worlds

(Entire cosmos) with your glory.



Ram doot atulit bal dhama

You are the divine messenger of Shri Ram. The

Anjani-putra
Pavan sut nama

repository of immeasurable strength, though known

only as Son of Pavan (Wind), born of Anjani.



Mahavir Vikram Bajrangi

With Limbs as sturdy as Vajra (The mace of God Indra)

Kumati
nivar sumati Ke sangi

you are valiant and brave. On you attends good Sense

and Wisdom. You dispel the darkness of evil thoughts.



Kanchan varan viraj subesa

Your physique is beautiful golden coloured and your dress

Kanan
Kundal Kunchit Kesa

is pretty. You wear ear rings and have long curly hair.



Hath Vajra Aur Dhuvaje Viraje

You carry in your hand a lightening bolt along with a victory

Kandhe
moonj janehu sajai

(kesari) flag and wear the sacred thread on your shoulder.



Sankar suvan kesri Nandan

As a descendant of Lord Sankar, you are a comfort and pride

Tej
pratap maha jag vandan

of Shri Kesari. With the lustre of your Vast Sway, you are

propitiated all over the universe.



Vidyavan guni ati chatur

You are the repository of learning, virtuous and fully accom-

Ram kaj
karibe ko aatur

plished, always keen to carry out the behest's of Shri Ram.



Prabu charitra sunibe ko rasiya

You are an ardent listener, always so keen to listen to the

Ram Lakhan
Sita man Basiya

narration of Shri Ram's Life Stories. Your heart is filled with

what Shri Ram stood for. You therefore always dwell in the

hearts of Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita.



Sukshma roop dhari Siyahi dikhava

You appeared before Sita in a Diminutive form and spoke to

Vikat
roop dhari lanka jarava

her in humility. You assumed an awesome form and struck

terror by setting Lanka on fire.



Bhima roop dhari asur sanghare

With over-whelming might you destroyed the Asuras

Ramachandra
ke kaj sanvare

(demons) and performed all tasks assigned to you by Shri Ram

with great skill.



Laye Sanjivan Lakhan Jiyaye

You brought Sanjivan (A herb that revives life) and restored

Shri
Raghuvir Harashi ur laye

Lakshman back to life, Shri Raghuvir (Shri Ram) cheerfully

embraced you with his heart full of joy.



Raghupati Kinhi bahut badai

Shri Raghupati (Shri Ram) lustily extolled your excellence and

Tum
mam priye Bharat-hi sam bhai

said: "You are as dear to me as my own brother Bharat."



Sahas badan tumharo yash gaave

Thousands of living beings are chanting hymns of your glories;

Us
kahi Shripati kanth lagaave

saying thus, Shri Ram warmly hugged him (Shri Hanuman).



Sankadik Brahmadi Muneesa

When prophets like Sanka, even the Sage like Lord Brahma,

Narad
Sarad sahit Aheesa

the great hermit Narad himself, Goddess Saraswati and Ahisha

(one of immeasurable dimensions).



Yam Kuber Digpal Jahan te

Even Yamraj (God of Death) Kuber (God of Wealth) and the

Kavi kovid
kahi sake kahan te

Digpals (deputies guarding the four corners of the Universe)

have been vying with one another in offering homage to your

glories. How then, can a mere poet give adequate expression

of your super excellence.



Tum upkar Sugreevahin keenha

You rendered a great service to Sugriv. You united him with

Ram
milaye rajpad deenha

Shri Ram and he installed him on the Royal Throne. By heeding

Tumharo
mantra Vibheeshan mana

your advice, Vibhishan became Lord of Lanka. This is known

Lankeshwar
Bhaye Sub jag jana

all over the Universe.



Yug sahastra jojan par Bhanu

On your own you dashed upon the Sun, which is at a fabulous

Leelyo
tahi madhur phal janu

distance of thousands of miles, thinking it to be a sweet

luscious fruit.



Prabhu mudrika meli mukh mahee

Carrying the Lord's Signet Ring in your mouth, there is

Jaladhi
langhi gaye achraj nahee

hardly any wonder that you easily leapt across the ocean.



Durgaam kaj jagat ke jete

The burden of all difficult tasks of the world become light

Sugam
anugraha tumhre tete

with your kind grace.



Ram dware tum rakhvare,

You are the sentry at the door of Shri Ram's Divine Abode.

Hoat na
agya binu paisare

No one can enter it without your permission,



Sub sukh lahai tumhari sarna

All comforts of the world lie at your feet. The devotees enjoy all

Tum rakshak
kahu ko dar na

divine pleasures and feel fearless under your benign Protection.



Aapan tej samharo aapai

You alone are befitted to carry your own splendid valour. All the

Teenhon
lok hank te kanpai

three worlds (entire universe) tremor at your thunderous call.



Bhoot pisach Nikat nahin aavai

All the ghosts, demons and evil forces keep away, with the

Mahavir
jab naam sunavai

sheer mention of your great name, O'Mahaveer!!



Nase rog harai sab peera

All diseases, pain and suffering disappear on reciting regularly

Japat
nirantar Hanumant beera

Shri Hanuman's holy name.



Sankat se Hanuman chudavai

Those who remember Shri Hanuman in thought, words and deeds

Man Karam
Vachan dyan jo lavai

with Sincerity and Faith, are rescued from all crises in life.



Sub par Ram tapasvee raja

All who hail, worship and have faith in Shri Ram as the Supreme

Tin ke
kaj sakal Tum saja

Lord and the king of penance. You make all their difficult tasks

very easy.



Aur manorath jo koi lavai

Whosoever comes to you for fulfillment of any desire with faith

Sohi amit
jeevan phal pavai

and sincerity, Will he alone secure the imperishable fruit of

human life.



Charon Yug partap tumhara

All through the four ages your magnificent glory is acclaimed far

Hai persidh
jagat ujiyara

and wide. Your fame is Radiantly acclaimed all over the Cosmos.



Sadhu Sant ke tum Rakhware

You are Saviour and the guardian angel of Saints and Sages and

Asur nikandan
Ram dulhare

destroy all Demons. You are the angelic darling of Shri Ram.



Ashta sidhi nav nidhi ke dhata

You can grant to any one, any yogic power of Eight Siddhis

Us var
deen Janki mata

(power to become light and heavy at will) and Nine Nidhis

(Riches,comfort,power,prestige,fame,sweet relationship etc.)

This boon has been conferred upon you by Mother Janki.



Ram rasayan tumhare pasa

You possess the power of devotion to Shri Ram. In all rebirths

Sada
raho Raghupati ke dasa

you will always remain Shri Raghupati's most dedicated disciple.



Tumhare bhajan Ram ko pavai

Through hymns sung in devotion to you, one can find Shri Ram

Janam
janam ke dukh bisravai

and become free from sufferings of several births.



Anth kaal Raghuvir pur jayee

If at the time of death one enters the Divine Abode of Shri Ram,

Jahan
janam Hari-Bakht Kahayee

thereafter in all future births he is born as the Lord's devotee.



Aur Devta Chit na dharehi

One need not entertain any other deity for Propitiation, as

Hanumanth
se hi sarve sukh karehi

devotion of Shri Hanuman alone can give all happiness.



Sankat kate mite sab peera

One is freed from all the sufferings and ill fated contingencies of

Jo sumirai
Hanumat Balbeera

rebirths in the world. One who adores and remembers Shri Hanuman.



Jai Jai Jai Hanuman Gosahin

Hail, Hail, Hail, Shri Hanuman, Lord of senses. Let your victory

Kripa
Karahu Gurudev ki nyahin

over the evil be firm and final. Bless me in the capacity as my

supreme guru (teacher).



Jo sat bar path kare kohi

One who recites Chalisa one hundred times, becomes free from the

Chutehi
bandhi maha sukh hohi

bondage of life and death and enjoys the highest bliss at last.



Jo yah padhe Hanuman Chalisa

All those who recite Hanuman Chalisa (The forty Chaupais)

Hoye
siddhi sakhi Gaureesa

regularly are sure to be benedicted. Such is the evidence of no less
a

witness as Bhagwan Sankar.



Tulsidas sada hari chera

Tulsidas as a bonded slave of the Divine Master, stays perpetually at

Keejai
Das Hrdaye mein dera

his feet, he prays "Oh Lord! You enshrine within my heart &
soul."



Pavantnai sankar haran,

Oh! conqueror of the Wind, Destroyer of all miseries, you are a

Mangal
murti roop.

symbol of Auspiciousness.

Ram Lakhan
Sita sahit,

Along with Shri Ram, Lakshman and Sita, reside in my heart.

Hrdaye
basahu sur bhoop.

Oh! King of Gods.

I just like this poem by khalil Gibran and liked to share this with you all..


Your thought is a tree rooted deep in the soil of tradition and whose branches grow in the power of continuity.
My thought is a cloud moving in the space. It turns into drops which, as they fall, form a brook that sings its way into the sea. Then it rises as vapour into the sky.
Your thought is a fortress that neither gale nor the lightning can shake.
My thought is a tender leaf that sways in every direction and finds pleasure in its swaying.
Your thought is an ancient dogma that cannot change you nor can you change it.
My thought is new, and it tests me and I test it morn and eve.


You have your thought and I have mine.


Your thought allows you to believe in the unequal contest of the strong against the weak, and in the tricking of the simple by the subtle ones.
My thought creates in me the desire to till the earth with my hoe, and harvest the crops with my sickle, and build my home with stones and mortar, and weave my raiment with woollen and linen threads.
Your thought urges you to marry wealth and notability.
Mine commends self-reliance.
Your thought advocates fame and show.
Mine counsels me and implores me to cast aside notoriety and treat it like a grain of sand cast upon the shore of eternity.
Your thought instils in your heart arrogance and superiority.
Mine plants within me love for peace and the desire for independence.
Your thought begets dreams of palaces with furniture of sandalwood studded with jewels, and beds made of twisted silk threads.
My thought speaks softly in my ears, "Be clean in body and spirit even if you have nowhere to lay your head."
Your thought makes you aspire to titles and offices.
Mine exhorts me to humble service.


You have your thought and I have mine.


Your thought is social science, a religious and political dictionary.
Mine is simple axiom.
Your thought speaks of the beautiful woman, the ugly, the virtuous, the prostitute, the intelligent, and the stupid.
Mine sees in every woman a mother, a sister, or a daughter of every man.
The subjects of your thought are thieves, criminals, and assassins.
Mine declares that thieves are the creatures of monopoly, criminals are the offspring of tyrants, and assassins are akin to the slain.
Your thought describes laws, courts, judges, punishments.
Mine explains that when man makes a law, he either violates it or obeys it. If there is a basic law, we are all one before it. He who disdains the mean is himself mean. He who vaunts his scorn of the sinful vaunts his disdain of all humanity.
Your thought concerns the skilled, the artist, the intellectual, the philosopher, the priest.
Mine speaks of the loving and the affectionate, the sincere, the honest, the forthright, the kindly, and the martyr.
Your thought advocates Judaism, Brahmanism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam.
In my thought there is only one universal religion, whose varied paths are but the fingers of the loving hand of the Supreme Being.
In your thought there are the rich, the poor, and the beggared.
My thought holds that there are no riches but life; that we are all beggars, and no benefactor exists save life herself.


You have your thought and I have mine.

According to your thought, the greatness of nations lies in their politics, their parties, their conferences, their alliances and treaties.
But mine proclaims that the importance of nations lies in work work in the field, work in the vineyards, work with the loom, work in the tannery, work in the quarry, work in the timberyard, work in the office and in the press.
Your thought holds that the glory of the nations is in their heroes. It sings the praises of Rameses, Alexander, Caesar, Hannibal, and Napoleon.
But mine claims that the real heroes are Confucius, Lao-Tse, Socrates, Plato, Abi Taleb, El Gazali, Jalal Ed-din-el Roumy, Copernicus, and Pasteur.
Your thought sees power in armies, cannons, battleships, submarines, aeroplanes, and poison gas.
But mine asserts that power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end.
Your thought differentiates between pragmatist and idealist, between the part and the whole, between the mystic and materialist.
Mine realizes that life is one and its weights, measures and tables do not coincide with your weights, measures and tables. He whom you suppose an idealist may be a practical man.


You have your thought and I have mine.


Your thought is interested in ruins and museums, mummies and petrified objects.
But mine hovers in the ever-renewed haze and clouds.
Your thought is enthroned on skulls. Since you take pride in it, you glorify it too.
My thought wanders in the obscure and distant valleys.
Your thought trumpets while you dance.
Mine prefers the anguish of death to your music and dancing.
Your thought is the thought of gossip and false pleasure.
Mine is the thought of him who is lost in his own country, of the alien in his own nation, of the solitary among his kinfolk and friends.

You have your thought and I have mine.

Life in Germany moves in the fast lane.In India life is comparatively simple and slow even in the capital city..I try desperately to save each second... right from the time I wake up.to gulping the last pieces forced into my mouth as breakfast.spilling half of the milk down my throat.. at times even missing breakfast..I run to the train station to catch train to office. During my run to station, as clock snuggles to move a sec, I ping my husband for the exact time. our mind is enshrouded with a deep desire to make it to the train. as the next train on same route is after 28 mins. which is a huge amount of time to keep waiting here... for the entire stretch from our house to train station. time becomes our master . Everyday when we just make it to train..I thank God and promise to respect time... for I know time is eternal... hope I will soon gain integrity enough, to run with time and not become slave of time. And will win the CATCH RACE.