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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

24 Incarnation of Vishnu in Hindu Philosophy

Ten Incarnation of Vishnu in Hindu Philosophy

  1. First incarnation of Vishnu is Matsya or the Fish incarnation appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  2. Second incarnation of Vishnu is Kurma or the Turtle incarnation appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  3. Third incarnation of Vishnu is Varaha or the Boar incarnation of Vishnu appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  4. Fourth incarnation of Vishnu is Narasingha or the half-man/half-lion incarnation appeared in the Satya Yuga.
  5. Fifth incarnation of Vishnu is Vamana or the Dwarf incarnation appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  6. Sixth incarnation of Vishnu is Parasurama, Rama with the axe, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  7. Seventh incarnation of Vishnu is Ram also known as Ramachandra, Raghava etc., the prince and king of Ayodhya, appeared in the Treta Yuga.
  8. Eigth incarnation of Vishnu is Krishna appeared in the Dwapara Yuga along with his brother Balarama.
  9. Ninth incarnation of Vishnu is Buddha appeared in the Kali Yuga.
  10. Tenth Incarnation of Vishnu is Kalki, still to appear at the end of the Kaliyuga or the present age of decline.

Incredible India




Some of the facts, as mentioned below, of Incredible India make every Indian proud.

These facts were recently published in a German magazine, which deals with WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA ...

1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history.


2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta.


3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was one of the greatest achievements of ancient India in the field of education.


4. According to the Forbes magazine, Sanskrit is the most suitable language for computer software.

5. Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.


6. Although western media portray modern images of India as poverty striken and underdeveloped through political corruption, India was once the richest empire on earth.

7. The art of navigation was born in the river Sindh 5000 years ago. The very word "Navigation" is derived from the Sanskrit word NAVGATIH.



8. The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana, and he explained the concept of what is now k! nown as the Pythagorean Theorem. British scholars have last year (1999) officially published that Budhayan's wo rk s dates to the 6 th Century which is long before the European mathematicians.

9. Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India . Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11 th Century; the largest numbers the Greeks and the Romans used were 106 whereas Indians used numbers as big as 10 53.
10. According to the Gemmological Institute of America, up until 1896, India was the only source of diamonds to the world.

11. USA based IEEE has proved what has been a century-old suspicion amongst academics that the pioneer of wireless communication was Professor Jagdeesh Bose and not Marconi.



12. The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra.

13. Chess was invented in India .



14. Sushruta is the father of surgery. 2600 years ago he and health scientists of his time conducted surgeries like cesareans, cataract, fractures and urinary stones. Usage of anaesthesia was well known in ancient India .



15. When many cultures in the world were only nomadic forest dwellers over 5000 years ago, Indians established Harappan culture in Sindhu Valley ( Indus Valley Civilisation).



16. The place value system, the decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC.


Quotes about India

  • We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made.
Albert Einstein



  • India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition.
Mark Twain



  • If there is one place on the face of earth where all dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest days when man began the dream of existence, it is India .
French scholar Romain Rolland.



  • India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier across her border.
Hu Shih (former Chinese ambassador to USA )

Some of the recent facts make every Indian to be proud to have such a great Mother Land, The India.
1
Q. Who is the GM of Hewlett Packard (hp) ?
A. Rajiv Gupta

2
Q. Who is the creator of Pentium chip (needs no introduction as 90% of the today's computers run on it)?
A. Vinod Dahm


3
Q. Who is the third richest man on the world?
A. According to the latest report on Fortune Magazine, it is Azim Premji, who is the CEO of Wipro Industries. The Sultan of Brunei is at 6 th position now.

4
Q. Who is the founder and creator of Hotmail (Hotmail is world's No.1 web based email program)?
A. Sabeer Bhatia

5
Q. Who is the president of AT & T-Bell Labs (AT & T-Bell Labs is the creator of program languages such as C, C++, Unix to name a few)?
A. Arun Netravalli

6
Q. Who is the new MTD (Microsoft Testing Director) of Windows 2000, responsible to iron out all initial problems?
A. Sanjay Tejwrika

7
Q. Who are the Chief Executives of CitiBank, Mckensey & Stanchart?
A. Victor Menezes, Rajat Gupta, and Rana Talwar.

8
Q. We Indians are the wealthiest among all ethnic groups in America , even faring better than the whites and the natives.
  • There are 3.22 millions of Indians in USA (1.5 % of population). YET,
  • 38 % of doctors in USA are Indians.
  • 12 % scientists in USA are Indians.
  • 36 % of NASA scientists are Indians.
  • 34 % of Microsoft employees are Indians.
  • 28 % of IBM employees are Indians.
  • 17 % of INTEL scientists are Indians.
  • 13 % of XEROX employees are! Indians.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

The President of India

The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of India.




































































































































Sr. No.
Name Term of Office



1
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) 26 January 1950 to 13 May 1962



2
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) 13 May 1962 to 13 May 1967



3
Dr. Zakir Husain (1897-1969) 13 May 1967 to 3 May 1969



4
Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri (1894-1980)

3 May 1969 TO 20 July 1969


and 24 August 1969 to 24 August 1974




5
Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (1905-1977) 24 August 1974 to 11 February 1977



6
Shree Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1913-1996) 25 July 1977 to 25 July 1982



7
Giani Zail Singh (1916-1994) 25 July 1982 to 25 July 1987



8
Shri R Venkataraman (1910-2009) 25 July 1987 to 25 July 1992



9
Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) 25 July 1992 to 25 July 1997



10
Shri K. R. Narayanan (1920-2005) 25 July 1997 to 25 July 2002



11
DR. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (b - 1931) 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007



12
Pratibha Patil Incumbent since 25 July 2007



The Constitution of India

The Constitution of India (Hindi: भारतीय़ संविधान, ) is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties, of the government and spells out the fundamental rights, directive principles and duties of citizens.

Indian National Symbols

Indian National Symbols are the National Identity Elements of India, which include the following

* National flag
* State Emblem
* National Anthem
The national anthem of India is 'Jana-gana-mana', composed originally in Bengali, by Shree Rabindranath Tagore. It was adopted as the national anthem of India, in its Hindi version, by the Constituent Assembly, on 24th January 1950.

National Anthem In Hindi

Jana-gana-mana-adhinayaka, jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Punjab-Sindh-Gujarat-Maratha
Dravida-Utkala-Banga
Vindhya-Himachala-Yamuna-Ganga
Uchchala-Jaladhi-taranga.
Tava shubha name jage,
Tava shubha asisa mage,
Gahe tava jaya gatha,
Jana-gana-mangala-dayaka jaya he
Bharata-bhagya-vidhata.
Jaya he, jaya he, jaya he,
Jaya jaya jaya, jaya he!

Translation In English

Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people,
Dispenser of India's destiny.
The name rouses the hearts of Punjab, Sind, Gujarat and Maratha,
Of the Dravid and Orissa and Bengal;
It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas,
Mingles in the music of the Yamuna and Ganga
And is chanted by the waves of the Indian Sea.
They pray for thy blessings and sing thy praise.
The salvation of all people is in thy hand,
Thou dispenser of India's destiny.
Victory, victory, victory to thee.


* National Bird
* National Flower
* National Tree
* National River
* National Calendar
* National Animal
* National Song
The song "Vande Mataram", composed in Sanskrit by Bankimchandra Chatterji is the National Song of India.


Vande maataraM
sujalaaM suphalaaM malayaja shiitalaaM
SasyashyaamalaaM maataram ||

Shubhrajyotsnaa pulakitayaaminiiM
pullakusumita drumadala shobhiniiM
suhaasiniiM sumadhura bhaashhiNiiM
sukhadaaM varadaaM maataraM ||

Koti koti kantha kalakalaninaada karaale
koti koti bhujai.rdhR^itakharakaravaale
abalaa keno maa eto bale
bahubaladhaariNiiM namaami taariNiiM
ripudalavaariNiiM maataraM ||

Tumi vidyaa tumi dharma
tumi hR^idi tumi marma
tvaM hi praaNaaH shariire

Baahute tumi maa shakti
hR^idaye tumi maa bhakti
tomaara i pratimaa gaDi
mandire mandire ||

TvaM hi durgaa dashapraharaNadhaariNii
kamalaa kamaladala vihaariNii
vaaNii vidyaadaayinii namaami tvaaM

Namaami kamalaaM amalaaM atulaaM
SujalaaM suphalaaM maataraM ||

ShyaamalaaM saralaaM susmitaaM bhuushhitaaM
DharaNiiM bharaNiiM maataraM |"

English Translation

Mother, I bow to thee!
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
bright with orchard gleams,
Cool with thy winds of delight,
Dark fields waving Mother of might,
Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,
Over thy branches and lordly streams,
Clad in thy blossoming trees,
Mother, giver of ease
Laughing low and sweet!
Mother I kiss thy feet,
Speaker sweet and low!
Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands
When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands
And seventy million voices roar
Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?
With many strengths who art mighty and stored,
To thee I call Mother and Lord!
Though who savest, arise and save!
To her I cry who ever her foeman drove
Back from plain and Sea
And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,
Thou art heart, our soul, our breath
Though art love divine, the awe
In our hearts that conquers death.
Thine the strength that nervs the arm,
Thine the beauty, thine the charm.
Every image made divine
In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,
With her hands that strike and her
swords of sheen,
Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,
And the Muse a hundred-toned,
Pure and perfect without peer,
Mother lend thine ear,
Rich with thy hurrying streams,
Bright with thy orchard gleems,
Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair
And thy glorious smile divine,
Lovilest of all earthly lands,
Showering wealth from well-stored hands!
Mother, mother mine!
Mother sweet, I bow to thee,
Mother great and free!

* National Fruit
* National Game