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जिसने घर-घर तक गीता पहुँचाया, धर्म की सेवा 'घाटे का सौदा'नहीं है ये सीख दी। गीता प्रेस के संस्थापक श्री हनुमान प्रसाद जी पोद्दार को नमन। बंगाली बड़ी तेज़ी से हिन्दू से ईसाई बनते जा रहे थे। कारण था - कलकत्ता मे मदर टेरेसा की ईसाई मिशनरी। यहाँ बाइबिल के अलावा ईसाईयों की अन्य किताबें (जिनमें हिन्दू धार्मिक परम्पराओं के अनादर से लेकर झूठ तक भरा होता था,) सहज उपलब्ध थीं। तभी युवा हनुमान प्रसाद पोद्दार ने... गीता प्रेस गोरखपुर आज किसी परिचय की मोहताज नहीं है- धर्मशास्त्रों के मुद्रण (छपाई) और वितरण में अग्रणी इस प्रकाशक की माली हालत भले ऊपर-नीचे चलती रहती हो, जो किसी भी व्यवसायिक संस्थान के साथ होता ही रहता है, लेकिन हिन्दू समाज में इसके जितना सम्मान शायद ही किसी संस्थान का है किसी और का नहीं। और गीता प्रेस को इस मुकाम तक पहुँचाने में जिनका योगदान सबसे अधिक रहा, उनमें से एक हैं हनुमान प्रसाद पोद्दार- गीताप्रेस की मासिक पत्रिका 'कल्याण' के संस्थापक सम्पादक, और इसे अखिल-भारतीय विस्तार देने वाले स्वप्नदृष्टा, जिन्होंने यह मिथक तोड़ा कि धर्म के प्रचार-प्रसार के काम में आर्थिक हान...

*EXCELLENT INFO ABOUT SRI KRISHNA* _*1)* Krishna was born 5252 years  ago._  _*2)* Date of Birth: 18th July, 3228 B.C._ _*3)* Month: Shravan._ _*4)* Day:  Ashtami._ _*5)* Nakshatra: Rohini._ _*6)* Day: Wednesday._ _*7)* Time: 00:00 A.M._ _*8)* Shri Krishna lived 125 years, 08 months & 07 days._ _*9)* Date of Death: 18th February 3102BC._ _*10)* When Krishna was 89 years old; the mega war (Kurukshetra) war took place._   _*11)* He died 36 years after the Kurukshetra war._ _*12)* Kurukshetra War was *started on Mrigashira Shukla Ekadashi, BC 3139. i.e "8th December 3139BC" and ended on "25th December, 3139BC"._    _*13)* There was a Solar eclipse between "3p.m to 5p.m on 21st December, 3139BC" ; cause of Jayadrath's death._ _*14)* Bhishma died on 2nd February,(First Ekadasi of the Uttarayana), in 3138 B.C._ _*15)* Krishna  is worshipped as:_ _*(a)* Krishna Kanhaiyya: Mathura._ _*(b)* Jagannath: In Odisha._ _*(c)* Vithoba: In *Maharashtra._ _*(d)* Sri...

""Subhash ji told me that the tune of 'Qaumi Tarana' should be so powerful and inspiring that when INA soldiers render the same, it should stir the soul of not only the soldiers but millions of Indians also. On October 31, 1943, the INA came into power and my orchestra played the Qaumi Tarana. The Cathay Building reverberated thunderously. It was a humble step towards liberating India from the British rule", recalled Captain Ram Singh in a 2002 interview. A soldier who won the King George VI Medal for bravery during the 1937-39 Khyber-Phaktunwala war, Captain Ram Singh Thakuri later became the band master of Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army. His songs 'Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja' and 'Quami Tarana' went on to become one of the greatest sources of inspiration for INA soldiers. Yet few Indians know his story. It's time this changed. Capt Ram Singh was born in Bhagsu Khaniara village near Dharamsala in Himachal on August 15, 1914. His f...

*मत परेशान रहिये मस्त रहिये व्यस्त रहिये क्योंकि*  *1.पैतालिस साल की अवस्था में "उच्च शिक्षित" और "अल्प शिक्षित" एक जैसे ही होते हैं।*  *2. पचपन साल की अवस्था में "रूप" और "कुरूप" एक जैसे ही होते हैं। (आप कितने ही सुन्दर क्यों न हों झुर्रियां, आँखों के नीचे के डार्क सर्कल छुपाये नहीं छुपते*) *3. साठ साल की अवस्था में "उच्च पद" और "निम्न पद" एक जैसे ही होते हैं।(चपरासी भी अधिकारी के सेवा निवृत्त होने के बाद उनकी तरफ़ देखने से कतराता है)* *4. सत्तर साल की अवस्था में "बड़ा घर" और "छोटा घर" एक जैसे ही होते हैं। (घुटनों का दर्द और हड्डियों का गलना आपको बैठे रहने पर मजबूर कर देता है, आप छोटी जगह में भी गुज़ारा कर सकते हैं)* *5. अस्सी साल की अवस्था में आपके पास धन का "होना" या "ना होना" एक जैसे ही होते हैं। ( अगर आप खर्च करना भी चाहें, तो आपको नहीं पता कि कहाँ खर्च करना है)* *6. नब्बे साल की अवस्था में "सोना" और "जागना" एक जैसे ही होते हैं। (जागने के बावजूद भी आपको नहीं पता ...

*How do you know you are rich?* Amazing answer by Mr Awadhesh Singh:  When I was doing my B Tech, there was a Professor Talukedar who used to teach us 'Mechanics'. His lectures used to be very interesting since he had an interesting way to teach and explain the concepts. One day, in the class, he asked the following questions, 1. What is ZERO? 2.What is INFINITY? 3. Can ZERO and INFINITY be same? We all thought that we knew the answers and we replied as following, ZERO means *nothing* INFINITY means *a number greater than any countable number* ZERO and INFINITY *are opposite and they can never be same* He countered us by first talking about infinity and asked, 'How can there be any number which is greater than any countable number?' We had no answers. He then explained the concept of infinity in a very interesting way, which I remember even after more than 35 years. He said that imagine that there is an illiterate shepherd who can count only upto 20. Now, if the number ...

*Dhanteras* (Sanskrit: धनतेरस), also known as Dhanatrayodashi or Dhanvantari Trayodashi, is the first day that marks the festival of Diwali in India and the festival of Tihar in Nepal. Dhanteras Vrat Katha - story of Goddess Lakshmi and the Farmer Once, Goddess Lakshmi insisted Lord Vishnu to accompany Him during one of His visits to the earth. Lord Vishnu agreed but on the condition that She would not fall for earthly temptations and would not look in the south direction. Goddess Lakshmi agreed to this condition of Lord Vishnu. However during their visit to the earth, due to Her Chanchal (चञ्चल) nature Goddess Lakshmi got tempted to look in the south direction. When Goddess Lakshmi was not able to resist her urge to look in the south direction, She broke her pledge and started moving towards south. As soon as Goddess Lakshmi started moving in southern direction, She was mesmerized with the beauty of yellow mustard flowers and sugarcane fields on the earth. Finally, the Goddess Lakshmi...

#Science says that the amount of semen that is released once an adult healthy male has intercourse contains 400 million sperm.  So, according to logic, if that amount of sperm found a place in the womb of a girl, then 400 million babies would be created! Out of this 400 million #sperm, running like crazy towards the egg, only 300-500 sperm survive. And the rest? They die of exhaustion or defeat on the way. These are 300-500 sperm, which have been able to reach the ovum. Only one of them, a very strong sperm, fertilizes the ovum, or takes a seat in the ovum. That lucky sperm is you or me, or all of us. Have you ever thought of this great war? 1. When you ran "there were no eyes, hands, feet, head, yet you won. 2. When you ran, you didn't have a certificate, you didn't have a brain, but you won. 3. You had no #education when you ran, no one helped but you won. 4. You had a destination when you ran and you ran with a single mind, aiming at that destination and you won in the ...

"हिन्दू खतरे में हैं", इस बात के बारे में आपका दृष्टिकोण क्या है? मैं समझाने के लिए लेबनान की कहानी का उपयोग करूंगा। तब आप खुद फैसला कर सकते हैं। 1970 के दशक के दौरान, लेबनान को "अरब का स्वर्ग" कहा जाता था। और इसकी राजधानी बेरूत को "अरब का पेरिस" कहा जाता था। लेबनान भारत की तरह ही एक प्रगतिशील, सहिष्णु और बहु-सांस्कृतिक समाज था। लेबनान में दुनिया के सर्वश्रेष्ठ विश्वविद्यालय थे, जहाँ अरब के कई बच्चे अध्ययन करने के लिए जाते थे। लेबनानी बैंकिंग दुनिया की सर्वश्रेष्ठ बैंकिंग प्रणालियों में से एक थी। लेबनान एक बड़ी अर्थव्यवस्था थी। 1967 की हिंदी फिल्म "एन इवनिंग इन पेरिस" की शूटिंग भी लेबनान में हुई थी। आप सोच सकते हैं कि लेबनान कितना अच्छा था। जब 1970 के दशक में जॉर्डन में अशांति थी, लेबनान ने "फिलिस्तीनी शरणार्थियों" के लिए अपने दरवाजे खोले। लेकिन, फिर सब कुछ बदल गया। 1980 तक, लेबनान आज के सीरिया की तरह बन गया। लेबनान की ईसाई आबादी जिहादियों द्वारा मार दी गई थी जो "शरणार्थियों" के रूप में लेबनान में घुसे थे (जैसे सीरिया में इस्ल...

A beautiful story.. A merchant wanted to purchase a gorgeous camel in the market and after spotting one,  began to setlle for it with the seller! There was a long bargain between the merchant and the camel-seller, and finally the merchant bought the camel and took it home! On reaching home, the merchant called his servant to take out the camel's kajave (saddle) ..! Under the kajave, the servant found a small velvet bag which upon opening revealed him to be full of precious diamond gems ..! The servant shouted, "Boss, you bought a camel, but look what came with it for free!" The merchant was also surprised, he saw diamonds in his servant's hands which were shining and twinkling even more in the sunlight! The merchant said: "I have bought a camel and not the diamonds, I should return it immediately!" The servant was thinking in his mind, "How stupid my boss is ...!" He Said: "Nobody will know who the owner is!" However, the merchant did not...

Chairman, TATA Steel was holding a weekly meeting with Tata Steel staff  in Jamshedpur.  A worker took up a serious issue. He said the quality and hygiene of toilets for the workers was very bad. Whereas, he  pointed that the cleaniness and the hygiene of executive toilets was always very good.  Chairman asked his top executive how much time he needs to set it right. The executive asked for a month to set it right.  Chairman said "I would rather do it in a day. Send me a carpenter."  Next day, when the carpenter came, *he ordered the sign boards to be swapped*.  The sign board on the workers' toilet displayed "Executives" and the Executives' toilet displayed "Workers". Chairman then instructed this sign to be changed every fortnight. The quality of both the toilets came at par in the next three days.  *The Leadership is something much more than being an Executive* *Learning from this message :*  - _Problem identification requires critical thinking_...

When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the recurring question that students asked him most was: - Do you believe in God? And he always answered: - I believe in the God of Spinoza. Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th-century philosophy, along with Descartes. (Spinoza) : God would say: Stop praying. What I want you to do is go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I've made for you. Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That's where I live and there I express my love for you. Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don't b...

When a train filled with a large transport of Jewish prisoners arrived at one of the Nazi killing centers, many Polish gentiles came out to watch the latest group as they were taken away. As the disoriented Jews were gathering their possessions to take with them into the camp, a Nazi officer in charge called out to the villagers standing nearby, "Anything these Jews leave behind you may take for yourselves, because for sure they will not be coming back to collect them!" Two Polish women who were standing nearby saw a woman towards the back of the group, wearing a large, heavy, expensive coat. Not waiting for someone else to take the coat before them, they ran to the Jewish woman and knocked her to the ground, grabbed her coat and scurried away. Moving out of sight of the others, they quickly laid the coat down on the ground to divide the spoils of what was hiding inside. Rummaging through the pockets, they giddily discovered gold jewelry, silver candlesticks and other heirloo...

TRANSFER KE LIYE DARNA MAT* *PROMOTION KE LIYE MARNA MAT. #Golden_words_to_Enjoy_your_Banking_Job   1. Read maximum *bank circulars and guidelines* meticulously and follow those religiously. Also be updated.   2. Do not yearn for money other than your *salary and perks.   3. Dont fear transfer. Any day transfer is better than charge sheet and suspension. 4. Do not work for promotion.   TRANSFER KE LIYE DARNA MAT   PROMOTION KE LIYE MARNA MAT   5. Do not work for target only. Focus on *Service & Work* systematically with priorities , rest will follow.   6. Say no to all *verbal order* of your seniors which are *against bank guidelines* or you feel unethical.   7. Always try to complete work within *working hours only* 10 AM to 5 PM time schedule.   8. Say no to *holidays working* if it can be avoidable except exigencies. 9. Be active in *social & association activities.*   10. Do not work for *clapping* in review meeting.   11. Respect *your juniors* and do not fear *your senior...

Pl circulate - Ten Things a Hindu can do While using English Language: - written by Francois Gautier (check his Facebook page. He knows more Hinduism than many of us) # 01. Please stop using the term "God fearing" - Hindus never ever fear God. For us, God is everywhere and we are also part of God. God is not a separate entity to fear. It is integral. # 02. Please do not use the meaningless term "RIP" when someone dies. Use "Om Shanti", "Sadhgati" or "I wish this atma attains moksha/sadhgati /Uthama lokas".  Hinduism neither has the concept of "soul" nor its "resting". The terms "Atma" and "Jeeva" are, in a way, antonyms for the word "soul".(to be understood in detail) # 03. Please don't use the word "Mythology" for our historic epics (Ithihaas) Ramayana and Mahabharata.  Rama and Krishna are historical heroes, not just mythical characters. # 04. Please don't be apologet...