SOCIAL PROJECTS
DALIT PANTHER – ARISING LIGHT PREVIEW
> ZINEMAYA MOVIE , Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar <
>> Dalit Panthers of India (DPI) <<
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Marathi: डॊ.भीमराव रामजी आंबेडकर) (14 April 1891 — 6 December 1956), also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian nationalist, jurist, Dalit, political leader, activist, philosopher, thinker, anthropologist, historian, orator, prolific writer, economist, scholar, editor, revolutionary and the revivalist of Buddhism in India. He was also the chief architect of the Indian Constitution. Born into a poor Untouchable family, Ambedkar spent his whole life fighting against social discrimination, the system of Chaturvarna — the Hindu categorization of human society into four varnas — and the Indian caste system. He is also credited with having sparked the Dalit Buddhist movement. Ambedkar has been honoured with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.
Arising Light is about the life of Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) and social welfare in India. Uplifting himself from the community of untouchables in India he educated himself in the West and became a national leader in India’s struggle for equality and justice.
WELCOME TO MY BLOG – Hon. Baappusaasheb S Bhosale – Founder National President Dalit Panther Of India – (The Movement For Social Justice For Coman Man and his Rights )
Dalit Panther of India is a Social Organization committed obtaining social and economic justice for all. The main endeavour of this avant garde people’s movement is to demolish orthodox and clichéd socio-religious inequity and thereby ensure peace and prosperity.
Following in the lofty tenets of Mahatma Phule, Rajshri Shahu Maharaj & Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the Dalit Panther of India shall strive to empower the socially and economically challenged by preseving their equanimity & dignity.
Vision
Dalit Panther of India shall strive to contribute substantially to creation of an equitable society to ensure tranquility and well being for all through creation sense self-esteem and karma yoga.
Mission
We believe that prosperity is a function of people empowerment and self-knowledge. Dalit Panther of India are committed to empowering the less fortunate through education and through organizing themselves in a manner that at once liberates their inadequacies and insecurities and delivers self-respect. This means a complete demolition of orthodoxy and archaic practices of caste system which have led to unfortunate pseudo-apartheid in the Society.
In doing this Dalit Panther of India shall strive to establish a social order in the highest traditions democracy promoting a meaningful national integration that leads individuals to becoming respectable Global Citizens.
> DR AMBEDKAR MEDICAL COLLEGE, MISSION, BED HOSPITAL FUTURE PLAN (BRAMC) <
> DR AMBEDKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ADMISSION, DEPARTMENTS <
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HIMALAYA SMILES – An Appeal
…and How You Can Help !
They give us their smiles – will you help give them light?
AN APPEAL FOR THE SMILING PEOPLE OF JHUNI
Jhuni lies at the edge of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, a UN-recognised biodiversity hotspot of international importance. While the villagers have traditionally used the forests and pastures of this high Himalayan range in sustainable ways, the past two decadeshave seen their increasing involvement with the cash economy of the plains.
The benefits– schooling and medical care – cost them money, and cash is hard to come by. The first result of this, twenty years ago, was the virtual extinction of the protected musk deer (its musk pod used by the European perfume industry) by poaching.
In the last ten years, local people have pursued an intensive hunt for Cordyseps sinensis (a strange caterpillar/fungus co-species) that occurs below ground in the high pastures and is valued by the Chinese for its supposedly aphrodisiac properties. The villagers’ presence in this fragile ecological zone, disturbing the thin soils and burning whatever bushes can be found to cook and keep warm with, has had serious environmental consequences. Needless to say over-harvesting has resulted in ever-diminishing returns, until today most Jhuni villagers say that it is no longer worth the effort. This leaves them with a final option to raise cash locally: growing cannabis. While this native plant has traditionally been used by them as a minor part of their diet and medicine, it is of course illegal, and brings them into contact with some of the least desirable elements of the plains economy. Every field planted with cannabis is a field less for food growing, and this inevitably increases the villages demand for edible wild speciesfrom the Reserve.
WHAT JHUNI NEEDS
• solar electric light. The children’s schoolwork will benefit most from it, but everybody enjoys being able to see each other in the evening, don’t they?
• smoke free stoves. Many health issues will be solved overnight from their introduction, plus who wants to cough the whole night?
• alternative livelihoods. The legal ways to earn cash from harvesting wild animals and plants are now exhausted. No one in Jhuni actually likes the illegal ways – they’ll give them up at the drop of a hat if given the chance!
• two SOLAR PANELS (or solar trees…) to run 2 laptop computers (the latter already donated), one at the school, the other in a room within the village. Although these computers will mainly be used for off-line learning through CD-ROM and videos, there are one or two places near the village where a weak mobile phone connection sometimes allows a slow connection to the internet. These computers will literally be an opening into a wider world.
Who are we? Avani is a fifteen-year old non-governmental organisation (NGO) specializing in bringing solar power to and developing textile production in remote villages of Uttarakhand. AVANI FOR A BETTER WORLD
VAPUS – 100 % BIOLOGISCHE YOGAWEAR
> VAPUS BIOLOGISCHE YOGABEKLEIDUNG <
>SWAMI SHUDDANANDA FOUNDATION <
Das Wort „VAPUS“ kommt aus der alten Indo / germanischen Sprache Sanskrit und bedeutet soviel wie „schöner Körper – schöne Form“.
Wir sind ein junges Textillabel, gemacht von Yogis für Menschen die umdenken.
Die Bekleidung ist unserer Haut am nächsten und deshalb sollte auch am meisten Wert darauf gelegt werden woher diese kommt.
Alle unsere Produkte werden mit Sorgfalt, Liebe und unter Fairtrade aus 100% biologischen Materialien hergestellt und von der „Control Union“ unter GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) zertifiziert. Viele Modemarken versuchen heute dem Trend der Zeit zu entsprechen und bieten nun Produkte aus Öko-Stoffen an, wobei der Stoff aber immer noch in herkömmlicher Weise weiter verarbeitet wird und dadurch keine biologische Zertifizierung gegeben ist.
Unsere Stofffärbungen sind umweltfreundlich, AZO-Farbstoff und Schwermetall frei. Unsere Drucke sind auf Wasserbasis, für die Stickereien und das Nähgarn verwenden wir nur 100% biologisches Garn. Unsere Knöpfe waren früher Kokosnüsse und die Verpackung ist aus Papier.
Wir sind darauf bedacht unsere Produzenten und deren Mitarbeiter fair und menschenwürdig zu behandeln. Durch die enge Zusammenarbeit und des persönlichen Kotaktes zu unseren Herstellern, können wir uns von der Einhaltung den menschenwürdigen und fairen Arbeitsbedingungen stets überzeugen.
Beim Kauf eines unserer Produkte unterstützen Sie ein Kinder-Hilfsprojekt in Indien !
Nga Gyur Shed Dup Childrens’ Home (NSCH)
> ABOUT NSCF, Teachings, Activitys <
Nga Gyur Shed Dup Childrens’ Home (NSCH) is a non-profit social welfare home dedicated to provide care for orphans, abandoned and underprivileged children and those that living under the poverty line. With limited resources, it has been able to provide a decent home to abandoned and orphaned children, offering them family life, medical care, education and hope for the future.
Currently, there are 64 children receiving care and monastic education in NSCH. For the moment, we provide 16 bedrooms coupled with 2 double-decker beds to accommodate 4 children each room; a classroom, a scholar’s room and a kitchen.
Please contribute as much as your compassion to allow this noble cause in order for mankind to help each other and those in needs to live a normal life. The children urge for your help!
NSCH provides a unique opportunity for underprivileged and orphaned children to be sheltered and educated at an attached school, to be loved and cared for in a family-like environment.
The objectives of NSCH are:
- To provide food and housing in a secure and nurturing home environment.
- To provide quality education that emphasizes on ethical and spiritual development and academic achievement.
- To prevent them from engaging in anti-social activities and promote ethical values, human potential and sense of responsibility towards society and environment.
- To educate the children and community about health concerns and offer adequate medical care.
Tibet is a land of dreams, of temples and Himalayan expeditions, of ancient cities and picturesque villages and the birthplace of many enlightened Buddhist Masters (Mahasiddhas). This ancientness nation has inherited and retained a wholesome culture and unique customs.
This land of cultural diversity and rich tradition is also one of the poorest regions in the world and for much of its population, daily life is difficult. More than half of the people live below the poverty line. The harsh cold climate in this mystic land adds to the suffering of the Tibetan communities.
NSCF is a charitable organisation that receives no governmental funding and relies solely based on the charitable contributions of donors from all over the world to assist us in our effort to shelter and educate those children and elderly in need.
SWAMI BALENDU, KG, PRIMARY SCHOOL
Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten & Primary School
The Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten and the Swami Balendu e.V. Primary School are right next to Swami Balendu’s Ashram Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan in Vrindavan, North India. The building of school and Kindergarten was fully renovated in 2008. Now the children learn in bright and big rooms in a cheerful atmosphere.
The educational institutions of the Swami Balendu e.V. have been founded to support the education of poor children. The Kindergarten and the Primary school are frequented by children whose families live below the poverty line. Due to their very small income they cannot afford to send their children to school. Many of the parents go to work in the morning and with the salary of the same day they buy food for dinner. They do not have any savings to pay school fees and mostly do not have time or the knowledge to teach their children themselves.
In the Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten and the Primary School there are no school fees. The institutions are run by donations which make it possible that the children receive school uniforms, books, pens and daily a warm lunch. Parents can drop them in the morning before going to work and pick them up again in the afternoon, when returning back home.
In the Swami Balendu e.V. Kindergarten the children get to know the basics of reading and writing in a playful way. They get used to being in a group and sitting for a while like they will have to when they go to school. With the help of symbols and pictures they learn colours, forms, the names of animals and more. The youngest children are three years old.
At the age of six they can go to the first class of primary school. There they have Hindi classes as well as English lessons. In the higher classes they learn more about the history and the geography of India. Arts also find a place in the schedule and many children like these classes best: they paint, sing and even learn classical Indian dance. On special events like the independence day of India they can show what they have learned which is each time a wonderful performance.
As mentioned above, the Kindergarten and the primary school are run by donations. All children are supported by Shree Bindu Sewa Sansthan and many of them also have sponsors from all over the world. You, too, can sponsor a child and ensure his or her education for only 140 Euro per year.
You can also support our project by sponsoring the food for one or several days.
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MADONNA RAISING MALAWI
> MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT KABBALAH <
Kabbalah (Hebrew: קÖבÖÖלÖה, lit. „receiving“) is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings that is meant to explain the relationship between an infinite, eternal and essentially unknowable Creator with the finite and mortal universe of His creation. In solving this paradox, Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence, and various other ontological questions. It also presents methods to aid understanding of these concepts and to thereby attain spiritual realization. Kabbalah originally developed entirely within the realm of Jewish thought and constantly uses classical Jewish sources to explain and demonstrate its esoteric teachings. These teachings are thus held by kabbalists to define the inner meaning of both the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and traditional rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances.
Raising Malawi is a charity non-profit organisation, co-founded by Madonna and Michael Berg in 2006 in conjunction with the Kabbalah Centre Charitable Foundation. It is dedicated to helping with the extreme poverty and hardship endured by Malawi’s one million orphans.
Mission statement
Since 2006, Raising Malawi has been dedicated to bringing an end to the extreme poverty and hardship endured by Malawi’s one million orphans. Co-founded by Madonna and Michael Berg, Raising Malawi uses a community-based approach to provide immediate direct physical assistance, create long-term sustainability, support education and psycho-social programs, and build public awareness through multimedia and worldwide volunteer efforts.
As a part of its activities, > Raising Malawi < works to distribute financial support that will help community-based organizations provide vulnerable children with nutritious food, proper clothing, secure shelter, formal education, targeted medical care, and emotional support. We do not create or manage our own programs in Malawi; rather we support dedicated people on the ground and in the villages, the ones closest to the realities that exist. We believe in empowering the smartest and most caring of those people, the ones who understand the challenges and the solutions.
By choosing to work at a community-based level, rather than trying to impose Western beliefs and methodologies on a different culture, real and lasting change is occurring in the lives of hundreds of thousands of impoverished children in Malawi.
>Meet Raising Malawi at facebook <
IYENGAR – BELLUR SCHOOL TRUST (BKSSNT)
> The Tree of Yoga by B.K.S. Ivengar <
> Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar <
Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar (Kannada: ಬೆಳ್ಳೂರ್ ಕೃಷ್ಣಮಾಚಾರ್ ಸುಂದರರಾಜ ಐಯಂಗಾರ್, Tamil: பெல்லூர் கிருஷ்ணமாச்சார் சௌந்தரராஜா ஐயங்கார்), (generally known as Yogacharya B. K. S. Iyengar) (Born December 14, 1918 in Bellur, Kolar District, Karnataka, India) is the founder of Iyengar Yoga. He is considered one of the foremost yoga teachers in the world and has been practicing and teaching yoga for more than 75 years. He has written many books on yogic practice and philosophy, and is best known for his books Light on Yoga, Light on Pranayama, and Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. He has also written several definitive yoga texts. Iyengar yoga centers are located throughout the world, and it is believed that millions of students practice Iyengar Yoga. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Bhushan in 2002. In 2004, Iyengar was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.
The Bellur Krishnamachar and Seshamma Smaraka Niddhi Trust (BKSSNT) or the Bellur Trust is a charitable Trust formed by Guruji, his family and students, with the objective of undertaking educational, social, cultural and health related projects for the upliftment of the people of Bellur, a poor and backward village in southern India where Guruji, BKS Iyengar was born and lived as a young boy.
Guruji’s vision for Bellur is to establish the village as a model through the provision of educational, medical, social and cultural facilities and opportunities to raise and enhance the general quality of life and improve future prospects for the young in the community.
It is hoped from this firm foundation that lasting social and economic reform can be achieved. Guruji’s father had been a school teacher and taught at a school in a nearby village as there was no school in Bellur until Guruji in 1967 built a primary school with the help from money raised by English students.
In the past several years a further level has been added to the existing primary school providing a large space for yoga classes A 50,000 gallon water tank has been erected to provide fresh clean drinking water to the village A fully staffed, equipped High School (Smt. Ramamani Sundararaja Iyengar High School) has been built with the villagers sending their children to enroll at 8th grade School fees for the students have been waived and a system of free education established for those who come from under privileged homes.
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School uniforms have been provided free to all students as well as books and stationery
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A kitchen has been established to provide a free mid day meal
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The necessary infrastructure of boundary fences, power supply and road access has been established
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A Day Hospital providing for the health of the villagers has been built, equipped and staffed
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A Guest House to provide accommodation for visitors to Bellur.
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Restoration and building of the world’s first Sage Patanjali temple (pdf).
The future plans are as ambitious as those already completed and will need ongoing support from the Iyengar community and a very large amount of funding to see their completion and maintenance. The benefits to the village of Bellur have been enormous and the future plans will benefit the whole locality around Bellur.
Guruji has asked his students world wide to launch fund raising initiatives to help raise the significant amounts of money to further the already successful projects which the Trust has embarked upon. You can donate individually or you can organize a group project. For further information about the Trust and its work and to download the donation form go to www.bksiyengar.com .
Download: The World’s First Sage Patanjali temple > (pdf) <.
San Damiano Foundation & Village to Village
St. Francis of Assisi St. Claire of Assisi
St. Clare had a way of expressing the transforming power of contemplative prayer: “ Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation”. – Pastor’s Message from St Clare of Assisi Catholic Parish
Mission Statement – The mission of The San Damiano Foundation is to communicate through films the spirituality of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. The church of San Damiano in Assisi, Italy, is the birthplace of the Franciscan movement. In that small, dilapidated church, St. Francis heard the voice of Christ speak to him from a painted Byzantine cross telling him to rebuild the Church. It was a moment of transformation for the future saint. The San Damiano Foundation desires to help inspire similar transformation within individuals, within the Church and within our society.
The San Damiano Foundation recognizes the power of film to touch and inspire people, making it a perfect medium to communicate Franciscan spirituality and concern for the poor, social justice, peace and nonviolence.
The films produced by the Foundation will explore the active and contemplative dimensions of Franciscan spirituality. They will either illustrate St. Francis’ love of the poor by showcasing the work Franciscans and other Christians are doing with the poor around the world or enter the heart of contemplative prayer as embodied by St. Clare. Some films will be produced for broadcast on public and commercial television stations; some will be geared for distribution to churches and schools.
The San Damiano Foundation recognizes the power of film to touch and inspire people, making it a perfect medium to communicate Franciscan spirituality and concern for the poor, social justice, peace and nonviolence. The vision for our films is twofold: to raise funds for Christian charities aiding the world’s poor, and to awaken the hearts and minds to the plight of the poor,hopefully inspiring viewers to serve those in need through acts of compassion and mercy.
Africa’s Medicine: – The healing methods and medicine developed in Africa differs in many aspects from western medicine. Western medicine is technically and analytically based, while the traditional African medicine takes a holistic approach.
It is believed that good health, disease, success or misfortune are not chance occurrences but arise from the actions of individuals and ancestral spirits according to the balance or imbalance between the individual and the social environment.
Traditionally, every rural African community would have a traditional medical practitioner, to which they would go for advice on a number of issues, including health-problems. These traditional “doctors” have an invaluable botanical knowledge of plant species and their ecology and scarcity.
The community would rely upon this knowledge, as well as the spiritual and practical skills of the traditional healer, since they themselves were not allowed to gain this knowledge.
This is because throughout Africa the gathering of medicinal plants was traditionally restricted to traditional healers or their trainees through spiritual calling, ritual, religious controls and, in Southern Africa, the use of alternative (hlonipha) names not known to outsiders.
Traditional healers use plants in a variety of ways, depending on the illness to be cured. Parts of plants can be applied directly to wounds and cuts or, if necessary, prepared as powders that are used like snuff. Sometimes plants are even used in the form of smoke or fumes, or as infusions.
Village2Village Project Mission – To provide comprehensive, empowering, respectful and compassionate care for vulnerable children and their families, one life at a time.
Our Priority: Children who have at least one parent affected by HIV/AIDS or violence, and their families.
Our Location: Serere, Uganda; a county of rural villages in Soroti district, in the Teso region of northeastern Uganda. In time we may expand to serve those in need in a variety of locations both inside and outside of Uganda.
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Research- Mathematic, Physic, Sociality
There’s nothing wrong with my verbal skills. It only seems that way because my math skills are so high. -Dilbert
Personal Information:
My name is Anand Jayaraman. I got my PhD in Physics from University of Pittsburgh. I have held research positions at Duke University and Penn State University. I was associated with the Pritchard Fluid Mechanics lab when I was at Penn State; while at Duke I held positions at both the Mathematics and the Physics departments. I currently live in the beautiful city of Seattle, Washington.
I am from India. I come from Trichy district in Tamilnadu. I did my B.tech in Engineering Physics at Bombay, India at the Indian Institute of Technology.
Research Interests: Finance, Physics and Mathematics. In particular the application of mathematics in solving variety of problems. The „unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in solving physical problems“ amazes me ( I am, of course stealing Eugene wigner’s quote ). My thesis research involved using the techniques of nonlinear dynamics in analyzing the Vlasov equation. My research interests include non-newotnian fluid dynamics, pattern formation thin-film dynamics and spatiotemporal chaos. Currently, my research efforts have been directed towards financial applications; specifically the presence of non-random behavior in commodities and stock prices has really intrigued me. Does presence of non-random behavior automatically imply existence of stratergies that „beat the market“? Is there a ‚chaotic‘ component to the price movements?
Other Interests:
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AID
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Anbagam
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Movies. Just about any kind.
YANTRAS – VEDIC SACRED GEOMETRY
> YANTRA – the Tantric Symbol of Cosmic Unity <
> YANTRA & YOGA < > WATER FOR LIFE <
> International Water for Life Foundation <
Educating and raising the awareness of the power of water.
„Yantras are beautiful art, the original Vedic sacred geometry. These cosmic diagrams generate nourishing, life-supporting energies. Yantras embody the energy of particular sacred archetypal energies, such as deities and planets or grahas of > Vedic astrology (Jyotish) < . Yantras are especially useful in buildings that were not Vastu-designed. They protect from negative, disruptive energies in the environment. The directions, elements, and planets exert powerful vibratory effects on our bodies, minds, and emotions. Yantras help us have the support of nature rather than resistance from nature. There are mantras, or sacred sound vibrations, associated with most yantras. There are both two- and three-dimensional yantras. I have been studying them for years and offer yantras and a 25-page yantra guidebook on my website.“
Sherri Silverman, „Ph.D., author, > Vastu < : Transcendental Home Design in Harmony with Nature“
This book details all kinds of historical Yantras as revealed in various Vedas (historic Hindu scriptures). Yantras are cosmic machines which directs energies to the human body/mind to attain various psychic states. The author dwells deeply in to the philosophy behind it, which in essence is Hinduism. Understanding the Hindu concept of the world, the cosmos and the human being is the key to unlocking the power of Yantra. A reader who is not exposed to Eastern religious philosophies will find it difficult to comprehend the description of concepts behind the Yantra.
This book has many illustrations of historic Yantras and details of the significance of its geometric drawings. I liked this book for the depth of analysis and the description of underlying concepts. Please note that this is NOT an instruction work book on Yantras which details about how to make a Yantra.
One disappointing fact is that the author uses little space to describe Occult Yantras which are commonly used by ordinary people for protection, healing and power. The Sri Yantra, which enables a person to attain higher states is described in detail. Overall this book gave me indepth knowledge about the working of a Yantra – the energized cosmic machine.
KARUNA DANA – SCHOOL FOR TIBET
KARUNA DANA is an organisation for cooperation and development
aimed at protecting people’s cultural identity and improving their living
conditions through the promotion of development
KARUNA DANA was created for the purpose of bringing resources to those poor people who fight for a future so they can live with human dignity and without loosing their cultural heritage.
We are registered with Spanish National non Governmental Agencies Register holding 169.122 number as well as with the Spanish National non Governmental Agencies Register for international Cooperation.
At KARUNA DANA we believe that the only possible future for people who look toward progress without fear must be based on their own cultural heritage. That is why transmitting that heritage is of vital importance.
Currently our main project in being implemented in the area of KHAM: a school where 325 Tibetan children can attend classes.
Illiteracy rates are very high in this region due to the poverty of farming families who scarcely find resources for their own survival.
Our goal is to help children from KHAM gain access to basic education, and to do it in their language: Tibetan.
At KARUNA DANA we have established two activity branches for this project:
- Sustaining the total ordinary expenses of the school. Lack of monetary resources is seriously threatening the continuity of the school.
- Building new infrastructures with the objective of converting the school into a boarding school able to host 800 children. If we reach this figure, we will be providing schooling to the majority of children in the region.
The building of new facilities where pupils, teachers and workers can live is of vital importance to the schooling of these children. Living in an agricultural area, most of the children have to spend two-three hours per day commuting. In winter, ice and snow make it very difficult for them.
The project includes the building of at least two sites for bedrooms, canteens and classrooms for children and another for teachers and staff.
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TANZ DIE TOLERANZ “ Exil „
Tanz die Toleranz – EXIL
Man muss nicht miteinander sprechen können, um miteinander zu leben; wenn man aber zusammen getanzt hat, kann man auch miteinander leben! (Royston Maldoom)
Tanz verbindet – über soziale, kulturelle und sprachliche Barrieren hinweg. Tanz die Toleranz ist ein junges und innovatives Projekt der Caritas Wien, das auch dieses Jahr wieder Menschen aus ganz Wien eine neue Form der Begegnung ermöglicht. Am 12. September 2009 beginnen die Proben zu „EXIL“, einem Stück des berühmten Choreographen Royston Maldoom (Kino-Dokumentarfilm „Rhythm is it!“). Junge Tanzbegeisterte unterschiedlicher Herkunft werden sich über vier Wochen hinweg in einen intensiven Probenprozess begeben. Neben zwei Schulklassen sind unter den TänzerInnen Bewohner verschiedener sozialer Einrichtungen und weitere Tanzfreudige aus Wien.
Die Choreographie zu dem Stück „Harmonielehre“ von John Adams greift Aspekte von Flucht, Reise, Krieg oder Exil künstlerisch auf und wird am 09. Oktober 2009 im Wiener Gasometer Premiere feiern. Eine weitere Aufführung findet am 10. Oktober 2009 statt.
Tanz die Toleranz – EXIL
09. und 10. Oktober 2009
20:00 Uhr
Wiener Gasometer
Community Dance – Tanz und sozialer Anspruch
Tanz die Toleranz, das Community Dance Projekt der Caritas Wien, richtet sich in seinem kulturellen und ästhetischen Anspruch an die Gesellschaft als Ganzes in ihrer Vielfalt. Im Fokus steht der Moment der Aufführung, das gemeinsame auf der Bühne Stehen. Dem gemeinsamen Ziel geht ein miteinander durchlebter Prozess voran, in dem neue Verbindungen wie „nebenbei“ entstehen.
Fragen?
TANZ DIE TOLERANZ
> Hier < findet ihr Informationen zu anderen Projekten von Tanz die Toleranz!
oder (01) 878 12 20
BHAJANS – Lieder der Freude und Liebe !
Plattform für indische Musik und Tanz in Österreich
> Bhakti Sangeet – Benefiz-Liederabend <
> School Project, Omkareshvar <
Mit Swami Mangalananda, Swami Gurusharanananda, Captain, Christian Weiss
Sa., 10.10.2009, 18:00 – 21:00, Yoga Zentrum Ganesha, 1090 Wien, Alserbachstrasse 2
Di., 13.10.2009, 19:30 – 22:00, „Gsunde Stubn“ 3500 Krems, Tel: 0676 3264219
Sa., 17.10. 2009, 18:00 – 21:00, Zentrum „Agartha“, 3100 St. Pölten, Mühlweg 16
So., 18.102099, 14:00 – 18:00, bei DDDr. Franz Langmayer, 1150 Wien Langmaisgasse 7
Swami Mangalananda und Swami Gurusharanananda leben im bedeutenden Pilgerort Omkareshwar im indischen Bundesstaat Madhya Pradesh und haben dort die einzige Schule des Gebiets (www.danamudra.org) aufgebaut. Die beiden sind auch exzellente Musiker und reisen nun das dritte Jahr in den Westen, um zu singen und ihre Aktivitäten bekannt zu machen. Diesmal treten sie auch im einzigartigen „Bockkeller“ – dem zauberhaften Spiegelsaal des Wiener Volksliedwerks – auf.
Sie bieten ein buntes Programm mit Liedern aus verschiedenen Traditionen Indiens mit authentischen Musikinstrumenten. Ihr ältester Schüler Captain begleitet sie mit einer Dholak-Trommel, Unterstützung gibt es auch wieder durch Christian Weiss mit seiner Tabla. – Kaum jemand kann sich der Lebensfreude dieser Musik entziehen. Zwischen den Liedern erzählen die Mönche amüsante und lehrreiche Anekdoten von indischen Weisen und es werden auch berührende Bilder aus ihrer Gegend gezeigt und Fragen über die Schule und ihre Aktivitäten beantwortet.
Traditionelle Indische Bhajans und Kirtans – Das ist jubelnde Liebe zum göttlichen Aspekt des Seins. Zwei Möche eines indischen Klasters (Omkareshwar/Narmada in Madhya Pradesh), beide grossardige und hingebungsvolle Musiker und Sänger, kommen nach dem grossen Erfolg ihrer beiden Europatourneen wieder nach Österreich, um ihre Freude am Gesang mit uns zu teilen.
ZITAT > DAVE STRINGER < : …“ Kirtan ist ein wertvoller Teil des Yoga. Das Wort Kirtan (sanskrit) bedeutet „singen“. Die gesungenen Texte sind kurze, einfache Mantras in Sanskrit und werden gut lesbar auf eine Wand projiziert. Sanskrit ist eine besondere Sprache; sie besteht aus den reinsten, klarsten und konzentriertesten Lauten, die die menschliche Stimme er-zeugen kann….“ INTERVIEW mit David Stringer im > YOGA AKTUELL <
Swami Mangalananda stammt aus einer amerkikanischen Musikerfamilie und ist seit dreissig Jahren Möch, Swami Gurusharananda ist der junge indische Direktor der Schule, die DANA MUDRA seit 2005 unterstützt. Die beiden werden uns auch über den spirtituellen Hintergrund der Lieder informieren. Ein berührender neuer Film über den alten Pilgerort Omkareshwar, seine Kinder und die dort von den Mönchen betriebenen Schule wird ebenfalls gezeigt. Für die muskiklische Begleitung sorgen das indische Harmonium und Tabla.
Der Erlös der Veranstaltungen ist für den Ausbau und den Betrieb der Schule bestimmt, die das Kloster in dieser entlegenen, armen Gegend errichtet hat. Damit sollen möglichst viele Kinder die Chance bekommen, aus dem Kreislauf der Armut auszubrechen.
Wie in den vergangen Jahren werden Swami Gurusharananda und Swami Mangalananda uns auch heuer wieder mit mitreissenden und inspirierenden Bhajans begeistern!
Der Eintritt ist frei, großzügige Spenden sind erbeten.
DANA MUDRA – “ Die gebende Hand “ ist die Geste, mit der in der indischen und tibetischen Kunst manche Gottheiten und Buddhas dargestellt werden. Ist das nicht ein schöner Name für eine Vereinigung, die das Geben, das Teilen auf Ihre Fahnen geschrieben hat ? www.danamudra.org
LAMA JIGMES FREE TIPS
Lama Jigme a refreshing encounter Episode Lama Jigme Gyatso is an ordained monk in an age when many are content to hide behind tradition, hearsay, dogma and circular reasoning it can be refreshing to encounter someone like him. Taking his teachers instructions to heart, he practices and transmits the Buddhas teachings in an essentialized and pragmatic manner that is as profoundly effective as it is deeply practical.
Who is Lama Jigme ?
Ordained as Lama Jigme Gyatso: Rime Manipa Tantrika, which translates as “Ocean of Courage Teacher; ” he is a Jewish-american born, Tibetan-buddhist: Monk, Teacher, Healer and Tantrika.
Lama Jigme was taught to be devoted to the Buddha of Compassion {Manipa} in a NON-sectarian manner {Rime} that practices Sutra’s union of compassion and insight as well as the union of Tantra’s paths of devotion, imagination and sensuality {Tantrika}.
In an age when many are content to hide behind tradition, hearsay, dogma and circular reasoning this controversial and unconventional teacher insists that a true Lama’s resume, credentials and letters of recommendation are the vastness of his Compassion, the profundity of his Insight and the power of his Effectiveness.
Lama Jigme Gyatso has had the very good fortune to receive teachings from every major Buddhist lineage of the Theravada, Mahayana and Tantric traditions.
Taking his Lama’s instructions to heart, he practices and transmits the Buddha’s teachings in an essentialized manner that is as profoundly effective as it is deeply practical.Interessen:Lama Jigme is playful and dynamicas well as loving and insightful.
Just as the alchemists of legend turned lead into gold, instructions received from this precious teacher can transform sorrow, anger, and fear into peace, love, joy and bliss.
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND, Class Act Canada
The Class Act Canada contest will award 10 deserving students from around the world with an opportunity of a lifetime – an all-expenses-paid education in British Columbia, Canada.
Provided by Sprott-Shaw Community College, British Columbia’s education leader in business, healthcare, tourism, hospitality, administrative and international studies, each of the 10 prizes includes up to three years of post-secondary education and free living expenses for the duration of each student’s studies in Canada.
…..Well, as i said i live in Cusco- Peru, the place where is Machupicchu, one of the 7 wonders of the world. I live about 30 minutes from the city, is a lovely place. So, i always thought that education is very essential, and more when we are in in this situation. nothing is easy, so i tried to find a way to get an education aborad, well, i got one, this is my appportunity. there is a contest for 9 scholarships to study in canada, so i would love to get it and help a little bit my community….. Hola-PERU
WORLD MONUMENT FUND
Perched atop the > Andean peak < bearing its name, in clouds high above the Urubamba Valley, Machu Picchu overlooks the Vilcanota River. Construction of this majestic complex concluded at the height of Incan civilization in the 15th century, during the reign of Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui and his descendants. Though abandoned within 100 years of completion, even after the fall of the Incan Empire, the site offered protection for rebel forces fighting for Peruvian independence, eventually attained in 1821. Since 1911, when Hiram Bingham of Yale University first arrived at the site at the invitation of the Peruvian government, the fascination with Machu Picchu has spread around the globe. It endures as one of the most important and recognized archaeological landscapes in the world.
While the seamless stone masonry of the agricultural terraces and structures has stood strong through the ravages of time, war, and earthquakes, the vulnerability of Machu Picchu and its environs should not be underestimated. Steady and significant increases in visitation at the site have prompted development and urbanization in nearby areas to meet the growing tourism needs. Balancing infrastructure and service requirements with the preservation of this cultural icon remains a constant struggle at Machu Picchu. The call for integrated and sustainable management strategies for the site and the surrounding communities has been echoed for over a decade, but planned, collective action has yet to be achieved.
WHAT IS GOPIO?
The Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) welcomes you to GOPIO’s international network of people of Indian origin (PIO). GOPIO was founded at the First Global Convention of People of Indian Origin in New York in 1989. The initial thrust of GOPIO was fighting human rights violation of people of Indian origin. Although this has been improved in the last one decade, human rights violations continue to be a major issue for PIOs living outside India. GOPIO has now set its priorities in pooling our resources, both financial and professional, for the benefit of PIOs, the countries they come from and India. Toward this goal we welcome you to join in this international effort.
