Sunday, April 21, 2019

"Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" Hindi Song for My Mother





Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha is singing a very melodious Hindi song " Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" for his octogenarian mother Radhika Devi who has a fractured leg and almost bed-ridden. She  is very fond of Hindi songs and sings a few lines herself  at times. This is on her request only. Mother, for Dr Ajay, is the tangible manifestation of God/Ishwar/Bhagwan here on earth. The song is recorded through mobile and without any mike. This song is originally sung by Kishore Kumar for " Mr X in Bombay" Hindi Film.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Mughal & Afghan Muslim Invaders Plundered Jagannath Temple Puri 18 Times



Mughal & Afghan Muslim Invaders Plundered Jagannath Temple Puri 18 Times


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Jagannath Temple in Puri Odisha India
Image courtesy holodify.com


The Shree Jagannath Temple of Puri is an important Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, a form of lord Maha Vishnu. It is located on the eastern coast of India at Puri in the state of Odisha India.

The temple is sacred to all Hindus,  specially in those of the Vaishnava traditions. Many great saints, such as Ramananda and  Ramanuja were closely associated with the temple.

The Puri temple is famous for its annual Rath Yatra or chariot festival, in which three principal deities - Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra,  are pulled on huge elaborately decorated temple cars.


Temple was built by the Ganga dynasty king Anantavarman Chodaganga in the 12 century.

The Jagannath temple at Puri has been invaded and plundered eighteen times by Mughal & Afghan Muslim invaders.

Non-Hindus are not permitted to enter the temple. There is some evidence that this policy came into force following a series of invasions by foreigners into the temple and surrounding area. 

Panini : the Great Ancient Grammarian of Ancient Gandhara now Modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Panini : the Great Ancient Grammarian of Ancient Gandhara now Modern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa- the Hotbed of Terrorism


Panini, father of linguistics,  was an ancient Sanskrit philologist, grammarian, and a revered scholar in India. He lived in northwest Indian subcontinent around 4th century BC during Mahajanapada era. 

He is said to have born in Shalatula of ancient Gandhara, near modern Lahor - a small town at the junction of the Indus and Kabul rivers, which falls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Swat valley of Pakistan, nerve centre of now terrorist activities. This area has been once the nerve centre of great learning, art & culture in ancient period. 

Balakot air strike by India took place recently  in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa only.

Panini is known for his Ashtadhyayi text, a sutra- style treatise  on Sanskrit grammar, foundation text of Vyakarana branch of the Vedanga. His formalization of language seems to have been
influential in the formalization of dance and music by Bharat Muni. His ideas influenced and attracted commentaries from scholars of other Indian religion such as Buddhism.

Panini was depicted on a five-rupee Indian Postage Stamp in August 2004.


Sunday, April 14, 2019

"बिहार में बहार है क्योंकि बिजली लगातार है"



Video courtesy Rathindra Kumar Ojha

Badaka Singhanpura village in the Buxar district of Bihar is quite far away from Dumraon railway station. Shri Rathindra Kumar Ojha, former senior bureaucrat , could not resist his excitement after  finding the supply of electricity 24x7 with full voltage while his visit to the village in the first week of April 2019. He made the video of his house in the village around 8.30pm in night with punchline "बिहार में बहार है क्योंकि बिजली लगातार है". 

Collecting Mahua under Mahua Tree in Badaka Singhanpura Village Bihar



Video courtesy Rathindra Kumar Ojha



Mahua is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests.It is cultivated for its oleaginous seeds, flowers and wood. The fat is used for the care of skin, to manufacture soap or detergents, and as a vegetable butter.It can also be used as a fuel oil. The seed cakes obtained after extraction of oil constitute very good fertilizer.The flowers are used to produce an alcoholic drink. Several parts of the tree, including the bark, are used for their medicinal properties.Leaves ,flowers and fruits are also used to feed goats and sheep. This video captures falling of Mahua from mahua trees and its collection in Badaka Singhanpura village in Bihar

Fmr Sr Bureaucrat Rathindra Kumar Ojha Reaping Wheat in His Village in ...







Shri Rathindra Kumar Ojha superannuated as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce , Government of India. He has a great passion and fascination for his village  Badaka Singhanpura in Bihar since childhood days. He has contributed a lot for the development of his village. Even today he visits his village frequently leaving behind all the luxuries of a metro life as he lives in Gurugram NCR of Delhi. In this video he can be seen reaping Ravi crop wheat himself in his field ("khet" in Hindi) in the first week of April 2019. Inspiring, is not it ?