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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S.......KASHMIR POEMS

Swami Vivekananda wrote 33 poems including two translations, eight in Bengali, four in Sanskrit and one in Hindi. From among these poems- only three- 'To the Awakened India', 'To the Fourth of July' and 'Kali the Mother' will be the concern of this paper. These poems form a group by themselves as they were all written in Kashmir during his visit in the year 1898.

Author : Chander M. Bhat More

News in Pictures

Exclusive news in pictures are for the month of October, 2008 by Shehjar's Photo Journalist, Raman Raina from Jammu.

Author : Deepak Ganju More

The mess about J&K elections

While elections for the state assemblies in five states will be held according to the schedule of the Election Commission of India, J&K has been left out of the process. Normally elections in this state should have been announced around 10th of September and the polling would have taken place sometime in November 2008.

Author : K. N. Pandita More

CAN WE NOT EXORCISE THIS GHOST?

Even the provision of a separate flag to be foisted along with the National Flag was granted to the State to preserve its identity and respect its cultural sentiments. It is only the President of India who can impose President?s Rule in the State in the face of foreign aggression, civil disturbance and break down of law and order. Indeed no state in a federation can have such far reaching powers and guarantees of autonomy as Jammu & Kashmir enjoys currently.

Author : P.N.Ganjoo More

Secular to Fundamentalist

The recent serial bomb blasts in Delhi after Bangalore and Gujarat showed the network of terrorists. I wonder if these are linked to Kashmir militancy or something else. To fulfill their selfish motives, our so called political leaders have turned this paradise into real hell.

Author : Rajesh Bhat More

THE CELESTIAL MEETING

At the stroke of midnight, when the moon was directly above and the sun god had finally decided to park his chariot on the other side, a crescendo of voices began to be heard along the slopes leading on to the gates.

Author : B.L. Dhar More

Sighting You the First Time

You were only a vision, a desire to grasp and see, a beautiful thought, a symphony, a fragrance out of the ordinary, a touch of eternity.

Author : Dr. K L Chowdhury More

Neel Kashkari "With a $700 Billion Dollar Wallet"

Neel Kashkari a 35-year-old former Goldman Sachs banker will head up the US Treasury's $700 billion bailout fund. Neel was designated as the Interim Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability on October 6, 2008. In this capacity, Mr. Kashkari oversees the Office of Financial Stability including the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

Author : Deepak Ganju More

YOGIRAJ SWAMI NAND LAL JI MAHARAJ

Swami Ji spread his message of sustained devotion of the Lord accompanied with fair and truthful dealings in all worldly affairs. He stressed upon his devotees to get somehow detached from the attractions of the world and nurture the true love of God.

Author : Jawahar Lal Bhat More

Deepmala Ka Aalok (In Hindi)

Deepmala Ka Aalok bhi yahi, Praksash hi Shakti Hai

Author : Jaya sibu Raina More

Internally displaced Persons from Kashmir

Despite this ground reality, the Government of India has, so far, refused to declare the Pandits of Kashmir as IDPs. Indian National Human Rights Commission seems to toe the policy of the government.

Author : K. N. Pandita More

Shiva Yogini Lalleshvari

Lall Ded lived a universal mind, in seeing Shiva in every embodied soul. She felt Shaivistic radiance both in animate as well as in the inanimate manifestation. Her way of vision was not limited to the personification of the Divinity, but her way was to feel Shiva's tenderness in every molecule of manifestation.

Author : Alexander Conroy More

Heaven And Hell

My prayers were perhaps heard. After a while both these agents were coming towards me smilingly. They told me, "Look here, half the job is done for you. You owe a sum of eighty rupees still. But where will you get those?

Author : M.K.Raina More

Kashmiri Kavya Me Ramkatha (In Hindi)

Story of Lord Rama in Kashmiri poetry

Author : Shiben Krishen Raina More

Soul Of The Modern Man

In our hyper-convoluted, super-charged, and un-symbolic life There is not much respite from the perversity of the world.

Author : Maharaj Kaul More

Hindi Bhasha

Sunaina reciting this poem on HINDI DAY celebrated in Fiji on 18th of Sept, 2008.

Author : Sunaina Kaw More

Shayad

Mujhko apne aap pe rona nahi aayaa Shayad tujhe hi theek se khona nahi aaya

Author : Vishal Bagh More

Diwali

As the first lamps glow, With a gleaming firelight, So repeats the saga, A memory of a night.

Author : Sagar Tikoo More

Battle with my friend

Anxious i was, thirsty i was & she let me feed Those pages of her Bible, she made me read...

Author : Rinku thusoo More

Paintings by our Young Artists

See paintings by 4 year old Aryan Kakroo and 9 year old Juhi

Author : Editor More

Dr. Anil Kaul & Robin Raina honored with South Asian Excellence Awards

South Asian Excellence Awards (SAEA) is first-of-its-kind award created to recognize and honor South Asian achievers for a wide swath of accomplishments, in the fields of business, entertainment, social and public service, science, sports, literature, technology and IT,

Author : Deepak Ganju More

3rd World Kashmiri Pandit conference

19th January 2009 will witness the commencement of twentieth year of displacement of Kashmiri Pandits. A whole generation of Kashmiri Pandits has now grown away from the land of their forefathers and a whole generation is in the process of vanishing while mourning the loss of their mooring.

Author : Daya Krishan Kaul More

Dr, K.L. Chowdhary & Bimla Raina felicitated

Pir Panchal, a Cultural Educational Social Environmental and sports organization in a function felicitated Dr. K. L. Chowdhary, and Bimla Raina for the valuable contribution to the society and reiterated the demand of revival of Sharda Shrine in Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

Author : Raman Raina More

Kashmiri Song 'Bal Marayo'

Popular Kashmiri Song: 'Bal Marayo' by Kailash Mehra Sadhu

Author : Kailash Mehra Sadhu More

Bhule Bisre Geet (Video song)

Dekho Kasam se from "Tumsa Nahin Dekha" (1957)

Author : Editor More

Kashmiri Recipe with video

Seyun Kaliya/Yellow Meat Kaliya is a delicacy prepared in Kashmir on all occasions, especially on Shishur, a ceremony held in honor of a new bride or a newborn baby at the onset of winter in December. Serve hot with Paratha or white boiled rice.

Author : ChandraMukhi Ganju More