A nice poem penned by former PM Vajpayee
बाधायें आती हैं आयें
घिरें प्रलय की घोर घटायें,
पावों के नीचे अंगारे,
सिर पर बरसें यदि ज्वालायें,
निज हाथों में हंसते-हंसते,
आग लगाकर जलना होगा।
कदम मिलाकर चलना होगा।
हास्य-रूदन में, तूफानों में,
अगर असंख्यक बलिदानों में,
उद्यानों में, वीरानों में,
अपमानों में, सम्मानों में,
उन्नत मस्तक, उभरा सीना,
पीड़ाओं में पलना होगा।
कदम मिलाकर चलना होगा।
उजियारे में, अंधकार में,
कल कहार में, बीच धार में,
घोर घृणा में, पूत प्यार में,
Each Sunday since the last 9 years, Sankalp Volunteers meet and discuss work. Almost all volunteers are there divided into teams and united by common purpose to save lives. There is a rare day or two in a year when someone gets appreciation. The standards are pretty high. Delivering upon them is a real challenge. And even a single mistake is seen critically. But that is not something that worries anyone. These are not people who need pat on their back to be motivated. They are not here for recognition, name or fame.
Lets take a look at 2 of the recent studies:
Grand Trunk Road (GT Road) is one of the most ancient and longest road of South Asia linking Bangladesh and Afghanistan running across North India and Pakistan. This road was developed in 3rd Century BC in Mauryan Empire and later extended in 16th Century by Sher Shah Suri.
Beating Retreat is a ceremony of calling the army back from a war zone or patrolling. It was first started in England in 16th Century.
Indian defence machinery after so many delays and confusion is sought to finalise and go for biggest aerospace deal ever. Leaving aside the domestic project, the following are the international deals that our governement is gonna sign in the coming year 2012.
As I was going through the newspaper I found that people here in Karnataka are struggling to change name of the city or places they live in, just to join themselves with the lost culture. Will it really work? It reminds me of a cultural barrier that I am struggling here.
