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Sandesh incorporating Seniors Newsletter

AUSTRALIAN HINDI INDIAN ASSOCIATION (AHIA) -the Association that cares

Editor: Santram Bajaj President: Tilak Kalra Secretary : Jagdish Dua

Tel: (0414553739) (0413753134) (0414916036)

Established 1994 Volume 18 Issue 9 September 2016

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March 2014 AHIA Sandesh & Seniors Newsletter September 2016 AHIA Sandesh & Seniors Newsletter

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE ** The Cartoons/pictures

are courtesy various News-

papers.

**The Content and the opin-

ions expressed in the writ-

ings are the responsibility of

the writers concerned.

AHIAs websites:

1. www.ahiainc.com.au

2. ahia.wildapricot.org

EDITOR

Mr Santram Bajaj

0414 553 739

[email protected]

EXECUTIVE -

COMMITTEE

President

Dr Tilak Kalra

Mob: 0413753134

Vice-President

Mrs Bijinder Dugal

Mob: 0412786569

Secretary

Dr Jagdish Dua

Mob:0414916036

[email protected]

Treasurer

Mr Gurdeep Sekhon

Mob:0401659213

Members:

Mr Braham Prakash

Sharma

Mob. 0458 374 472

Mr Rajendra Channa,

Seniors Forum coordinator

Mob: 0404 554 212

[email protected]

Mr Vipen Dogra

Mob. - 0427 356 543

Mr Subhash Grover

Mob : 0469400 490

Dr (Mrs) Sarita Sachdev

Mob: 0407870490

Public Officer

Dr Yash Bhasin

0423454086

The month of Septem-

ber has become an im-

portant month for

Hindi lovers all over

the world. September

14 is celebrated as

Hindi Divas, as de-

cided by the Govern-

ment of India.

Here in Sydney too,

various organisations

celebrate in their own ways, albeit on different

dates. The first to start this year was IABBV ,

Mala Mehtas Hindi school. This school has

been running for the last 30 years and caters to

the students from ages 4 years to 17/18. Mala is

the soul of this school and you have to see her in

action to believe how energetic and efficient she

is. She is supported by a team of dedicated

volunteer -teachers from the Indian community.

Another very important event to celebrate Hindi

Divas is in the form of Hindi Divas Samme-

lan (Hindi Day Conference 2016) , being con-

ducted on 17th September by the Indian Literary

and Art Society of Australia (ILASA). The

force behind ILASA is Mrs Rekha Rajvanshi

another dynamic lady dedicated to the cause of

Hindi promotion in Australia.

Others, like we at AHIA are also contributing to

the Hindi cause by publishing a monthly News-

letter Sandesh, which carries many pages in

Hindi. We have some very committed writers of

Hindi , like Mrs Kailash Bhatnagar, Mrs

Sharda Sharma, Mrs Vimla Luthra, Mrs Leela

Tiwani, Mrs Asha Gupta, Mr Om Krishan Ra-

hat and Mr. Santram

Bajaj, who regularly

contribute to Sandesh.

September 4, the first

Sunday of the month

was celebrated as

Fathers Day all over

Australia.

September 4 this year

had a world event

when Mother Teresa of

Kolkata was declared

Saint by the Pope Fran-

cis in Vatican City.

Although not an Indian

by birth, she served the poor of Kolkata through-

out her life.

The Indian delegation to attend the ceremony

was led by the Foreign Minister Mrs Sushma

Swaraj. The Chief Minister of Delhi Mr Kejri-

wal along with Mrs Mamta Banerjee, the Chief

Minister of West Bengal and Deputy Chief

Minister of Goa Francis DSouza were also in

that delegation.

India celebrated the

birthday of the sec-

ond President of

India Dr. Sarvepalli

Radhakrishnan, as

Teachers Day on 5th

September.

Paralympics have started in Rio.

The multi-sport event for athletes with disabili-ties governed by the International Paralympics

Committee, is being held in Rio de Janeiro,

Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.

More than 4,350 athletes from 160 nations are

expected to participate in 22 sports..

AHIA is organising a Picnic for its members on

October the 23rd,this year. The Venue -

Wentworth Common., is in the area of Home-

bush Olympic Park, The details will be given in

the next Seniors meeting and also sent by email

to all the members.

Avijit Sarkars concert for AHIA members is on

October 8 and the detailed flyer can be seen on

another page in this publication. The event is

free for AHIA members but $5 charge applies to

their guests. It is not open to general public.

Seniors second meeting at Blacktown is attract-

ing a lot of members, particularly the ones who

were having difficulty in reaching Pennant Hills

meeting because of transport problems.

The August Seniors meeting at Pennant Hills

was cancelled as a mark of respect for late Mrs

Sudesh Relan ,who passed away on 11th

August as her cremation was to take place on

Saturday the13th.

The next Pennant Hill meeting will be held on

October 8( from 1:30 pm to 4:30pm ) and next

Blacktown meeting on October 15 (from 2pm to

5pm).Please remember a $2 charge applies to

guests of the members.

Santram Bajaj

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Sarvepalli Dr. Radhakrishnan

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was first Vice President of India and

second President of India. He was also a philosopher and intro-

duced the thinking of western idealist philosophers into Indian

thought. He was a famous teacher and his birthday is cele-

brated as Teacher's Day in India.

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888 at

Tirutani, Madras in a poor Brahmin family. As his father was

poor Radhakrishnan supported most of his education through

scholarships. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had his early edu-

cation at Gowdie School, Tiruvallur and then went to the Lu-

theran Mission School in Tirupati for his high school. He

joined the Voorhee's College in Vellore and later switched to

the Madras Christian College. He chose Philosophy as his ma-

jor subject and did his B.A. and M.A. in it.

After completing his M.A., Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, accepted

an Assistant Lectureship at the Madras Presidency College in

1909. In college, he mastered the classics of Hindu philosophy,

namely the Upanishads, Bhagvad Gita, Brahmasutra, and com-

mentaries of Sankara, Ramunuja and Madhava. He also ac-

quainted himself with Buddhist and Jain philosophy and phi-

losophies of Western thinkers such as Plato, Plotinus, Kant,

Bradley, and Bergson.

In 1918, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was selected as Professor of

Philosophy by the University of Mysore. In 1921, Radhakrish-

nan was nominated as Professor of Philosophy at the Calcutta

University, 1921. In 1923, Dr. Radhakrishnan's book "Indian

Philosophy" was published. The book was hailed as a

"philosophical classic and a literary masterpiece."

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was called to Oxford University, to

deliver lectures on Hindu philosophy. He used his lectures as a

platform to further India's cause for freedom. He also argued

that Western philosophers, despite all claims to objectivity,

were biased by theological influences from their wider culture.

He showed that Indian philosophy, once translated into stan-

dard academic jargon, is worthy of being called philosophy by

Western standards. He thus placed Indian Philosophy on world

map.

In 1931, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was elected Vice

Chancellor of the Andhra University. In 1939, Radhakrishnan

became the Vice Chancellor of the Benaras Hindu University.

In 1946, he was appointed as Ambassador to UNESCO. After

Independence Dr. Radhakrishnan was requested to Chair the

University Education Commission in 1948. The Radhakrishnan

Committee's suggestions helped mould the education system

for India's needs.

In 1949, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was appointed ambassa-

dor to the Soviet Union. He helped laid the foundation for a

strong relationship with Soviet Union. Radhakrishnan was

elected first Vice-President of India in 1952. He was honoured

with the Bharat Ratna in 1954. After serving two terms as Vice

-President, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was elected President of

India in 1962. During his tenure as President India fought wars

with China and Pakistan. As President he helped see India

through those trying

years safely. He retired

as President in 1967 and

settled in Madras.

He died on 17 April,

1975.

He is known as one of

the best philosophers

India has produced till

date and was well-known

even overseas. Famous British Philosopher and historian Ber-

trand Rusell had once said that Radhakrishnan being appointed

as the President of India would be the 'Greatest honour to phi-

losophy'.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has saluted the dedication and

commitment of all the teachers on Teachers' Day. Prime Minis-

ter has also paid his tributes to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan,

the Former President of India, whose birth anniversary is cele-

brated as Teachers' Day across India," an official statement

said.

Some Quotes about teachers

Those who educate children well are more to be honoured

than they who produce them; for these only gave them life,

those the art of living well.

Aristotle

The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, con-

tempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love

chatter in place of exercise.

Socrates

I am indebted to my father for living, but to my teacher for

living well.

Alexander the Great

{His teacher was the legendary philosopher Aristotle}

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative

expression and knowledge. Albert Einstein

Teachers, I believe, are the most responsible and important

members of society because their professional efforts affect the

fate of the earth. Helen Caldicott

Students dont care how much you know until they know how

much you care.

Anonymous

The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can

ask his pupils that they will answer readily, but how many

questions he inspires them to ask him which he finds it hard to

answer.

-Alice Wellington Rollins

Teaching is the one profession that creates all other profes-

sions.

-Unknown

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Mother Teresa of Kolkata declared a

saint by Pope Francis Mother Teresa a tiny ethnically-Albanian nun who became one

of last century's most towering figures, has been declared a

saint by the Catholic Church on 4th September 2016,19 years

after her death.

Pope Francis announced in March that Mother Teresa would be

declared a saint at a canonization or sainthood ceremony on

September 4, the eve of her 19th death anniversary.

Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu of Albanian parents on August

26, 1910, in Skopje, in what is Macedonia today, Mother

Teresa died in Kolkata, on September 5, 1997. Affectionately

known as the "saint of the gutter" for her unconditional love

for the poor, abandoned and the marginalized, the naturalized

Indian earned numerous national and international honours,

including the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

She was beatified by St. Pope John Paul II in 2003.

The ceremony to proclaim the Nobel peace prize laureate,

drew 100,000 pilgrims from around the world to St Peter's

Square in Vatican City.

"For the honour of the Blessed Trinity we declare and de-

fine Blessed Teresa of Kolkata to be a saint and we enrol her

among the saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such

by the whole Church," Pope Francis, who presided over the

ceremony, said in Latin.

The pontiff said that even though the nun had been declared a

saint, she would always be Mother Teresa to the Catholic fam-

ily.

Echoing his own vision of a "poor church for the poor", Pope

Francis described Mother Teresa's work as "eloquent witness to

God's closeness to the poorest of the poor".

"Mother Teresa loved to say, 'perhaps I don't speak their lan-

guage but I can smile'," he said.

"Let us carry her smile in our hearts and give it to those whom

we meet along our journey, especially those who suffer."

Pope Francis also used his sermon to recall Mother Teresa's

fervent opposition to abortion, which she termed "murder by

the mother" in a controversial Nobel Peace prize speech in

1979.

Millions of Catholics revere her as a model of compassion, and

the Vatican could easily have issued double the number of tick-

ets but for space and security restrictions.

Among the assembled crowd were 1,500 poor people looked

after by the Italian branches of Teresa's order, the Missionaries

of Charity.

After the mass they attended a giant pizza lunch at the Vatican

as Francis's guests, served by 250 sisters and 50 male members

of the order.

St Peter's Basilica was bathed in sunlight for the occasion and

decked out with a tapestry of the late nun in her trademark blue

-hemmed white robes.

Her path to canonisation was sealed after the Vatican last year

recognised the second of two required miracles.

Mother Teresa is credited with healing an Indian woman from

stomach cancer in 1998 and a Brazilian man from a brain in-

fection in 2008. The Brazilian, Marcilio Andrino, and his wife

attended the ceremony at the Vatican and were blessed by Pope

Francis.

External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj represented

India at the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa at a mass

in St Peters square here presided over by Pope Francis in the

presence of over 100,000 pilgrims.

Swaraj arrived here earlier along with 12 others that included

two state-level delegations from Delhi and West Bengal led by

Chief Ministers Arvind Kejriwal and Mamata Banerjee respec-

tively.

Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Lok Sabha

MPs Prof K V Thomas, Jose K Mani, Anto Anthony and Con-

rad K Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister of Goa Francis

DSouza were also part of the delegation.

But she also has her critics.

One conservative Hindu organisation has accused the Mission-

aries of Charity of trying to convert people to Christianity.

Mother Teresa has also been criticised for her anti-abortion

views, for accepting money from dictators and for providing

inadequate medical care in her hospices.

But biographer Navin Chawla knew Mother Teresa for more

than 20 years. Her asked her many times whether she tried to

convert people.

"She said, 'Yes I do convert, I convert you to be a better Hindu,

a better Christian, a better Catholic, a better Jew, a better Sikh,

a better Muslim. When you've found God it's up to you to do

with him what you want.'"

Source: internet ( various articles)

Compiled by Santram Bajaj

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POSITIVE EMOTIONS AND THINKING Positive and clear thinking are key to a successful life. It is a posi-

tive thinking that I have got everything in abundance in life.

If particularly an old man feels that I have everything in abun-

dance. I have money, property, love of wife, children and grand

children and I am happy and I only need to devote my most of

time in meditation to experience bhakti and love of God, he will

be able to have a very happy life in this world and gain respect in

His Durbar. Our soul is essence of God and, therefore, we have

got cosmic energy and His love within and we can feel eternal

happiness and enjoy every moment of our life by living within His

will. All human beings have abundance opportunities. It is, how-

ever, for them to choose the way they want to lead their life.

Faith and belief are powerful emotions. All religions have the

power to create faith. It is said that Body is the temple of living

God. If you have belief and faith in God, for them no proof is

required, as they can themselves experience the love of God

within their own body through His grace and meditation, but who

do not believe in God, you cannot provide proof of His omnipres-

ence. Many inventions have taken place on the basis of faith and

belief.

Compassion has deeper sense of understanding others. The proc-

ess of compassion forces an individual to think about every crea-

ture in the universe. You have to understand the pain of others.

You have to get connected with individuals in their sorrow and

happiness. Mother Teresa got connected with the poor street chil-

dren and lepers. She had lot of love and affection for all human

beings. Similarly, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King and

Dalai Lama are well known for great compassion and love for

mankind.

Love, appreciation and gratitude have a deeper meaning for the

perceiver. If you love yourself and people. you will have a happy

life. Amitabh Bachhan had opened an entertainment company

ABCL in 1995, but he had a great loss. He had a debt of 90 crore

rupees. He came on TV to anchor KBC on Star channel. The love

of children, youth and old was so powerful that Amitabh Bachhan

became more popular. If you spread love and affection, you are

always going to get it back. Love begets love and happiness

brings happiness.

Prudent is the most powerful emotion for sense of achievement.

Dr Abdul Kalam, the former President of India has a prudent vi-

sion of technology of India. His company TIFAC has a tremen-

dous role to play. He has promised to educate one lakh young

kids every year.

Similarly, if you have gifted powers and energy, your confidence

goes on top. If you think that God has gifted you a special power,

you can dominate the whole world. The feeling of being account-

able also makes you responsible. The moment we feel account-

able, we change for perception and role for betterment.

Determination is the most powerful tool and strongest emotion for

achieving any object. Because of determination and strong will

power, Graham Bell invented telephone; Wright brothers invented

flying machine; Marconi invented radio signal. All these inven-

tions came just because of commitment and high determination.

As senior citizens and on Fathers day we should find ways and

means to have Positive Parenting by developing friendship with

our children and grandchildren in the field of culture, education,

religion, sports, good behaviour etc. This will help to reduce the

gap which has arisen, particularly in Australia , between senior

citizen and children and grand children.

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Mrs Avnash Gambhir one of the

first AHIA member

-celebrates her 90th Birthday

Mrs Avnash Gambhir was born on the 6th of August 1926 in

Gujranwala. She did her high school there and then got married

to S. Ujagar Singh Gambhir in Lyallpur.

After partition, they settled in Saharanpur in India where they

had a business of electronic goods.

Now she has been living in Sydney (for over 30 years), and

enjoys the company of her family, which include 4 great grand

children who all affectionately refer to her as "Buddy Daddi".

She is a lady with countless good qualities, and amongst them

are adaptability and hard work. She has always had a very posi-

tive outlook of life, and has loved being in Sydney and adapted

to the Australian lifestyle very well. She was one of the pio-

neers of the Seniors Club. In fact, Mr and Mrs Gambhir at-

tended the first meeting of the Seniors Club formed by Dr.

Sachdev.

She celebrated her 90th birthday recently with her family and friends.

One of her favourite things to do is watch some of the TV serials that come on jadoo at midnight.

We can all learn the qualities of simplicity, contentment and hard work from her. She is a wonderful soul to be around.

Ravi

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Mala Mehtas IABBV Hindi school at Westleigh celebrated the Hindi Divas on Sunday the 28th

of August 2016. The school children from the ages 4 to

17 performed dramas, and dances ,recited poetry, sang

song on stage and

entertained the guests.

. The function was

organised brilliantly

and managed very

well with such a large

number of children.

Mala is a real source

of inspiration behind

and in

front of

the scene.

She had

the digni-

taries from

among the

politicians

federal

and state, educationists and the officials from the Indian High Com-

mission in attendance. Several of the community members were also

present.

Three Hindi writers Mrs.Vimla

Luthra , Mrs Rekha Rajvanshi

and Mr Santram Bajaj, were

honoured for their contribution

to Hindi in Australia for their

recently published Books.

(Photos courtesy: Mala Mehta and Harmohan Singh Walia).

IABBV Hindi school celebrates Hindi Divas

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AHIA Seniors meeting at

Blacktown on August 27, 2016 Photos by Tilak Kalra and Subhashini Channa

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