AUROBINDO

AUROBINDO

Folks.The VISION OF SRI AUROBINDO.
"THERE IS AN ASCENDING EVOLUTION IN NATURE WHICH GOES FROM THE STONE TO THE PLANT,FROM THE PLANT TO THE ANIMAL,FROM THE ANIMAL TO MAN.BECAUSE MAN IS,FOR THE MOMENT,THE LAST RUNG AT THE SUMMIT OF THE ASCENDING EVOLUTION,HE CONSIDERS HIMSELF AS THE FINAL STAGE IN THIS ASCENSION AND BELIEVES THERE CAN BE NOTHING ON EARTH SUPERIOR TO HIM.IN HIS PHYSICAL NATURE,HE IS YET ALMOST WHOLLY AN ANIMAL,A THINKING AND SPEAKING ANIMAL,BUT STILL AN ANIMAL IN HIS MATERIAL HABITS AND INSTINCTS.............................."
DURING THE WHOLE OF HIS LIFE UPON EARTH,SRI AUROBINDO GAVE ALL HIS TIME TO ESTABLISH IN HIMSELF THIS CONSCIOUSNESS,WHICH HE CALLED SUPRA-MENTAL,AND TO HELP THOSE GATHERED AROUND HIM "(MOTHER).
15 August- Sri Aurobindo's Birth Anniversary.
21 February- The Mother's Birth Anniversary
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OPERATION JUPITER ( OPERATION PAWAN)

FROM THE HIMALAYAS TO THE ARABIAN SEA

Folks.In the true traditions of the Indian Armed Forces , to fulfill their vow to serve their Motherland by Land/Air/Sea, the 'BHULAS' of 7 Garhwal Rifles belonging to the Himalayan Region were airlifted by IL-76s all the way from Bareilly to Trivandrum on 26 July 1989 ,& later by helicopter embarkation from INS GARUDA,Cochin by Sea Kings & Chetaks on board INS VIRAAT - sailing in the High seas to execute a special Mission Operation 'JUPITER' ( Op PAWAN).
What a perfect blend ! From the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea !
INS VIRAAT had now became a Commando Carrier with her Harriers, C42s & Chetaks already landed - a floating city with 1800 plus on board & still having 200 Bunks vacant for emergency !
From a crack foot slogging infantry battalion,we converted into a formidable Assault Battalion after having trained day in & day out with C 42s & other Crafts.Hats off to the MARCOS !
We later disembarked at the Lions Gate, Mumbai to a rousing reception by the Top Brass of the three Services & the Mumbayites - with Military Band leading our long convoy up to Kalina Camp.
The Garhwal Rifles Regiment is combat affiliated with INS VIRAAT & also with 14 SQUADRON IAF that provided valuable ground & air support to 10,17 & 18 Garhwal Rifles during Operation VIJAY.
THE ILLUSTRIOUS GARHWAL RIFLES REGIMENT IS THE ONLY REGIMENT OF INDIAN ARMY TO HAVE THE SINGULAR DISTINCTION & HONOUR TO HAVE TRI-SERVICE COMBAT AFFILIATION.
JAI BADRI VISHAL.
JAI HIND.

GARHWALIS & THE VICTORIA CROSS

ON VICTORIA CROSS FROM BOOK OF DAYS,1869.

" On 8 Feb the London Gazette announced that Her Majesty

had under Royal Sign Manual been pleased to institute a new naval & military decoration entitled as the ' Victoria Cross'.This order is to be conferred for VALOUR only-irrespective of rank & station;& the recipient becomes entitled to a pension of 10 Pounds a year for life.

The Victoria Cross is a simple affair as a work of art.It consists of a bronze Maltese Cross with Royal Crest in the centre,and underneath it a scroll bearing the words ' FOR VALOUR ' ; It is suspended by a red ribbon if worn on the breast of a soldier and a blue ribbon if worn by a sailor"

Indians became eligible for the award only in 1911.

The following gallant GARHWALIS - PRIDE OF THE GARHWAL

RIFLES REGIMENT were awarded the coveted VICTORIA CROSS :-

1. Nk DARWAN Singh Negi - 1 Battalion 39 Garhwal Rifles .Battle of Festubert,France.23-24 November 1914.WW I.

2.Rifleman Gabar Singh Negi-2 Battalion 39 Garhwal Rifles.Battle of Neuve Chapelle,France.10 March 1915 ( Posthumous).

3.Lt WD Kenny.4 Battalion 39 Garhwal Rifles.Battle of Springhara Ridge. Kotkai. Waziristan.2 January 1920.(Posthumous).

Veero Tumhe Koti-Koti Pranam.

JAI BADRI VISHAL.

JAI HIND.

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FOLKS.TODAY IS SHIV RATRI.GREETINGS TO YOU ALL.

SHIV RATRI.

वाराणस्यां तु विश्वेशं त्रयंम्बकं गौतमीतटे ।
हिमालये तु केदारं घुश्मेशं च शिवालये ।
ऐतानि ज्योतिर्लिंगानि सायं प्रातः पठेन्नरः ।
सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं स्मरणेन विनश्यति ।
— Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra by Adi Shankaracharya
The twelve Jyotirlingas are:
• Somnath at Prabhas Patan, Saurashtra, Gujarat.
• Sri Mallikarjun in Srisailam, near Kurnool,Andhra Pradesh, on the banks of river Krishna.Adi Sankaracharya composed his Sivanandalahiri here.
• Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain(Avanti), Madhya Pradesh.
• Omkareshwar in Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, this jyotirlinga is situated on an island in the course of the river Narmada.
• Vaidyanath temple at Deoghar,Santal Parganas area of Jharkhand.
• Bhimashankar in Dakini and located in the Sahyadri hills,near Pune, Maharashtra.
• Ramalingeswar in Setubandanam, Tamil Nadu.This is situated on vast temple island of Rameswaram.It is the southernmost of the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of India.
• Nagesh in Jageshwar.( District Almora.Uttarakhand).हिमाद्रेरूत्तरे पार्श्वे देवदारूवनं परम्पावनं शंकरस्थानं तत्र् सर्वे शिवार्चिताः।
• Vishwanath in Varanasi,Uttar Pradesh.
• Tryambakeswar Jyotirlinga shrine is intimately linked with the origin of the river Godavari near Nasik, Maharashtra.
• Kedareswar in Kedarnath in Himalayas,Uttarakhand.
• Ghrishneshwar in Devasrovar,near Ellora,Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
Remain Blessed.
Have a Great Day !!

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