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River Ganga and Bhagirath

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My Dear Young and Little Indians, This is the history of River Ganga -the most sacred river of India and Indians. Lets go back in history to Raja Ikshvaku राजा इक्ष्वाकु. This was the start of a dynasty that came to be known as इक्ष्वाकु वंश Raja Harishchandr राजा हरिश्चंद्र who is remembered for being truthful and true to his words was a descendant of Raja Ikshvaku राजा इक्ष्वाकु Generations later it was Raja Sagar राजा सगर who ruled Ayodhya. Sons of Raja Sagar राजा सगर were cursed and burned to ashes by Rishi Kapil ऋषि कपिल When Amshuman अम्शुमान who was the grandson of Raja Sagar सगर requested Rishi Kapil to let his Uncles go to heaven, Rishi Kapil said- If the holy River Ganga गंगा is brought down to earth from heaven and the water of Ganga touches the ashes of his uncles then they would get a place in heaven. Till this time River Ganga flowed in heaven. River Ganga had the power to purify everything that came its way. Amshuman अम्शुमान conveyed this message of Rishi Ka

The Gentleman Spymaster of India - Rameshwar Nath Kao

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My Dear Young Indians, There are some who believe - The Institution is important. Individuals don’t matter .   INDIAN SPIES- They are the ones who act as eyes & ears of Indian Military but are never in public eye. They are never rewarded for all that they do for our motherland. A successful spy is never known by the public. If his identity is known then he is unsuccessful.... and this may turn out to be the reason of his death. Why are we talking about Indian Spies today ? Because today is the 103 rd Birthday of The Greatest Spymaster of India-  Shri Rameshwar Nath Kao Shri Rameshwar Nath Kao was born on 10 May, 1918 in Benares. Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) is the intelligence agency of India that focuses on activities and persons outside India. Information gathered by agencies such as RAW is referred to as 'intelligence'. In one word this is 'Spying' to insure India's security. Secret and internal information of other countries and for

India and the World -- Right Hand Drive & Left Hand Drive Cars

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My Dear Young Indians, You would have seen cars where the steering wheel is on the right side. This is called a Right Hand Drive car (RHD). Have you seen vehicles where the steering wheel is on the left side ? This is called a Left Hand Drive car (LHD) Why do we have cars with different placements of the steering wheel ? -This is because of different set of traffic rules in different countries. In India, we drive our cars on the left side of the road which is called Left Hand Traffic (LHT) and the cars that we drive are Right Hand Drive (RHD) cars which means the Steering Wheel is on the right hand side. This way the driver is better able to see the vehicles approaching from the opposite direction. At a Traffic Round About ( यातायात गोल चक्कर ) we move in a clockwise direction. Because driver is seated on the right hand side inside the car he can get a better view and it becomes easier for him to turn the car around the Round-about. In some countries like the USA, cars move on the righ

Guru Tegh Bahadur - He sacrificed himself for the sake of another faith

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My Dear Young and Little Indians, Guru Tegh Bahadur is the ninth (9th) Sikh Guru. As per the Gregorian Calendar he was born on 1 April 1621 in Amritsar, Punjab, INDIA. However, his birthday is celebrated as per the Bikrami Calendar or Vikram Samvat. Guru Tegh Bahadur was anointed as the Sikh Guru in the Gregorian Year 1664.  Guru Tegh Bahadur is known as Hind Di Chadar हिन्द दी चादर meaning the Shield of India. This is a tribute the Guru who sacrificed himself to save the Sanaatan Darma/ Hinduism from being destroyed. Year 1675 - India was ruled by the Mughal Emperor Aurnagzeb. He was intolerant towards religions other than Islam. He was forcing Hindus to convert to Islam. A group of Hindus from Kashmir approached Guru Tegh Bahadur and asked for his help. Guru Tegh Bahadur asked the Kashmiri Hindus to send a message to Aurangzeb that if he succeeds in converting Tegh Bahadur to Islam then all Hindus of India will accept Islam. When Guru Tegh Bahadur met Aurangzeb in his court, the Gu