India wins patent war on hair loss formula

India wins patent war on hair loss formula


Based on India’s evidence, the patent application was finally “deemed to be withdrawn” by the applicant on June 29 this year.

NEW DELHI: India scored an important success when it fully protected its traditional knowledge by stalling a leading UK-based laboratory's move to patent a medicinal composition containing turmeric, pine bark and green tea for treating hair loss. The move comes just days after India foiled a similar attempt by US-based consumer goods giant Colgate-Palmolive from patenting a mouthwash formula containing herbal extracts.

The vigilance of the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) helped protect the Indian products as the council in its submission to the European Patent Office managed to prove that turmeric, pine bark and green tea were being used as a treatment for hair loss in Indian systems of medicine like Ayurveda and Unani since ancient times.

The UK-based company - Pangaea Laboratories Limited - had filed the patent application in February, 2011. The CSIR-TKDL unit had, however, objected to it and filed evidence on January 13, 2014 once the patent application got published in the European Patent Office website.

Based on India's evidence, the patent application was finally "deemed to be withdrawn" by the applicant on June 29 this year.

The back-to-back victories in thwarting the attempts of the two big foreign entities (Colgate-Palmolive and Pangaea Laboratories Limited) adds another feather to the cap of TKDL's which has tasted success now in about 200 such cases without incurring any cost to the public exchequer.

Recently, it had frustrated a move by Colgate-Palmolive to patent a mouthwash formula containing herb 'Jayaphal' (Nutmeg) extract. "The Traditional Knowledge Digital Library of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, headed by senior scientist Archana Sharma, had submitted proof in the form of references from ancient books, which said the herb and its extracts of 'Myristica Fragrans' were used for oral diseases in Indian systems of medicine", said an official note.

The TKDL is a pioneering initiative to prevent misappropriation of country's traditional medicinal knowledge at international patent offices. It has structured and classified the Indian traditional medicine system in approximately 25,000 sub-groups for Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Yoga.

It is proving to be an effective deterrent against bio-piracy and is being recognized as a global leader in the area of traditional knowledge protection.

Silicon Valley CEOs Met PM Modi

5 Big Announcements After Silicon Valley CEOs Met PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's digital India dream got the thumbs up from leaders of global tech firms like Apple, Google, Microsoft and Qualcomm when he met them at the Silicon Valley today.

Sundar Pichai-led Google will help bring wireless Internet or WiFi to 500 railway stations across the country "in a short time," PM Modi said.


Microsoft's Satya Nadella shared the company's plan to help the government take low cost broadband to five lakh villages.


Microsoft will also announce next week the availability of its cloud services operating out of Indian data centers. "We believe low cost broadband connectivity coupled with the scale of cloud computing and the intelligence that can be harnessed from data can help drive creativity, efficiency and productivity across governments and businesses of all size. This is turn will create global opportunities for India," Mr Nadella said.


Qualcomm has promised a 10 billion rupee fund for startups in India. "We share Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy," Qualcomm executive chairman Paul E Jacobs said.


Qualcomm also announced that it will set up a number of 'design houses' for product innovation in India.

Thevar - Netaji was alive

The declassification of 64 files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose by the West Bengal government, which have several references and correspondence indicating he was alive after 1945, has elated many of his followers who are eager to know the complete details of the files.

Interestingly, to corroborate this, Tamil Nadu's former MLA A R Perumal, in a book has revealed that on January 23, 1949, during a public meeting held at the Tamukkam grounds in Madurai, freedom fighter and former Tamil Nadu president of All-India Forward Bloc, Pasumpon U Muthuramalinga Thevar had said that Netaji was indeed alive and had not died in the crash as presumed by many.

In his book Mudisooda Mannar Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, Perumal quoting Thevar's speech says: "Netaji is well and safe. It is false that our leader Netaji died in the air crash. Our leader will appear before the people at the right time. Besides, I am in direct contact with Netaji."

It may be recalled that thousands of Tamils from the southern districts of Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivaganga, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin and Tirunelveli and those spread across Burma (Myanmar), Singapore and Malaysia had joined the Netaji's Indian National Army (INA) because of love they had on him.

Now, many descendants of those members from the INA are elated over the West Bengal government's move and want to know what the files contain. T G Yoganandam, son of former INA member, Thirugnanam of Virudhunagar said, "My father who died recently told many things about Netaji. My father's INA attire is still at home, which makes our family members remember Netaji always. I wish to go to the museum (where the files are kept) and look at them with my own eyes."

J Vivekanandan, grandson of another INA member Vaithilingam said his family's financial constraints are preventing his desire to go and see the files.

Madurai-based National Netaji Association chairman V Swaminathan said the exhibition of files coincides with a certain information that he had gathered from many INA men in the districts with respect to Netaji's presence after 1945. After the alleged air crash, Netaji had stayed in a secret room at Padmanabapuram palace in Thiruvananthapuram and a farm land belonged to Muthuramalinga Thevar in Pulichikulam in Virudhunagar district, claimed Swaminathan. He further said he is thinking of inviting Netaji's grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose who has been fighting to make public the files, to Madurai.

Pasumpon Thevar Sinthanai Maiyam founder V S Navamani urged the central government to officially make public many important files relating to Netaji like the West Bengal government.

It may be recalled that Netaji who walked out from Congress, formed the All India Forward Bloc in 1939. To mobilise support he then toured many places in the country. As part of it, he attended a meeting at Marina beach in Chennai on September 3, 1939, wherein he announced All India Forward Bloc's Tamil Nadu branch.

Netaji, who lauded Thevar by terming him as the Bose of South also made him the Tamil Nadu president, said Navamani.

Following it, Netaji on the request of Thevar came to Madurai on September 6 and spent a whole day. He went to then Udupi hotel (now Pothys) and stayed in Thangaraj clinic in the Vakkil Pudhu Theru, Swaminathan said.

The 64 files that made public by the West Bengal Government on Friday has referred to the reported presence of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose after the air crash held on August 18, 1945, remembers a public meeting, held at Madurai's Thamukkam ground on January 23, 1949, birth anniversary of Netaji, which had suggested Netaji's presence after the air crash.

Netaji-founded All India Forward Bloc' former Tamil Nadu president Pasumpon U Muthuramalinga Thevar spoke out in the meeting that Netaji was not dead in the alleged air crash.

In his book 'Mudisooda Mannar Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar, the state's former MLA A R Perumal has quoted Thevar' speech. According to it, "Netaji is well and safe. It is false that our leader Netaji died in the air crash. Our leader will appear before people at proper time. Besides, I am in direct connection with Netaji," said Muthuramalinga Thevar in the public meeting.

The heirs of member of Indian National Army (INA) headed by Netaji and fans of Netaji are happy over the West Bengal government's move. They said they are eager to know the contents of the files that have been kept at the Police Museum in West Bengal.

Thousands of Tamilians of the southern districts including Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Sivagangai, Virudhunagar, Tuticorin, and Tirunvelveli and Tamilians who spread in Burma, Singapore, and Malaysia loved Netaji and joined in the INA. Among those districts Madurai is directly related to Netaji.

T G Yoganandam, son of former INA man Thirugnanam in Virudhunagar said, "My father who died recently told many things about Netaji. My father's INA attire is still in my home, which remembers us Netaji all along our family members. Thus, I wish to go the museum and look at the files on my own eyes."

J Vivekanandan, grandson of other INA man Vaithilingam said his family' financial constraints prevents his wish to go there.

Madurai-based National Netaji Association chairman V Swaminathan said the exhibition of files relating to Netaji are coincided with a certain information that he had gathered from many INA men in the districts with respect of Netaji's presence after 1945.

After the alleged air crash Netaji had stayed in a secret room at Padmanabapuram palace in Thiruvanandapuram and a farm land belonged to Muthuramalinga Thevar in Pulichikulam in Virudhunagar district, said Swaminathan.

He further said he is thinking of to invite Netaji'grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose who fights to make public the files, to Madurai.

Pasumpon Thevar Sinthanai Maiyam founder V S Navamani urged the central government to officially public many important files relating to Netaji like the West Bengal Government.

It may be recalled that Netaji who walked out from Congress, formed All India Forward Bloc in 1939. To mobilize support he then toured many places in the country. A part of it, he attended a meeting at Marina Beach in Chennai on September 3, 1939, wherein he announced All India Forward Bloc' Tamilnadu Branch. Netaji who appreciated Muthuramalinga Thevar by stating that Thevar was the Bose of South also made him as Tamilnadu president, said Navamani.

Following it, Netaji on the request of Muthuramalinga Thevar came Madurai on September 6 and spent a whole day in Madurai. He went to then Udupi hotel (now Pothys) and stayed in Thangaraj clinic in the Vakkil Pudhu Theru, Swaminathan said.

HINDI ISSUES

A small portion of India, UP, has managed to dominate the whole of India with their hindi by completely subverting and removing the significance of most languages in India. hindi became popular only because of the moguls. Only the Rajputs and Marathas fought the Moguls. 

These naturally subservient UP wallas who did nothing significant to oppose the moguls, later played the same role with the british and then the same politics with the whole of India. It is time for this to stop and for all languages in India to have its proper place in our society. 

English is our window to the world. For economic and social reasons we will learn it and also master it. But for all other practical reasons, people should be proud of their local language and culture. India was never united by Hindi. It was united by the spirit of Bharath that prevails across all people in this motherland.

hindi was also in no way responsible for the economic development of India. In fact it is the hindi belt that is the bacward region of India.

Some Reflections this Hindi Divas (14th September):

1. If a person from a non-Hindi speaking state goes to a Hindi speaking state, he/she makes a great effort to learn the language. If the reverse happens, YET the non-Hindi speaking person only has to learn Hindi (to interact with the migrants) or else face ridicule in his/her own state! Most of the time, the person going there doesn't make any effort to learn the local state language. So either way it’s Hindi or nothing. Classic case of making the cake and eating it too!


2. And then worse still is the audacity of people to complain that some cities (read Chennai and maybe others like Mangalore,Thiruvananthapuram, Lakshadweep, Shillong, Kolkata to a lesser extent) are unfriendly to outsiders because they don’t know THEIR language! Try speaking in English there for a change if you don’t know Tamil/Tulu/Kannada/Malayalam/Khasi/Bengali etc. instead of expecting someone else to know your mother-tongue.

3. How would you (Hindi-speaking people) like if all the signboards in your states, forms in banks and every single Central Government PSU, their websites, IVR’s of customer services, announcements in the train/flights, etc. are say all in Telugu or Mizo? It would be nothing less than a foreign language for you. Similarly Hindi is as foreign as English or any other language in Non-Hindi states.

4. So a person studying in a Hindi-medium school can take the UPSC/IIT/AIIMS/RBI/SBI etc. exams in Hindi but a person from say an Odia or Marathi medium school cannot do the same in his/her language. Unfair disadvantage before even starting to write a word! Any surprise then that 80%+ people in the Railways are from certain states only?

5. Why is it that not a single of the 11 Hindi speaking states/UT’s have implemented the 3 language formula but almost all non-Hindi speaking states have?

6. Why are 48 languages like Marwari, Bhojpuri, Chhattisgarhi, Awadhi, Braj, Bundeli, Bhageli, Malwi, Kumaoni, etc. classified as ‘Hindi’ in the census despite being considered as separate languages (and not dialects) by their own states and even by linguists? For a boost in the percentage? [Till 1961, even Urdu and Punjabi and till 2003 even Dogri and Maithili were considered as Hindi]

7. Finally let us remember that India is not Hindia and not all Indians are Hindians. The solution lies in first redefining what constitutes ‘Hindi’ and then giving equal status to all (or at least the living ones) of the 22 (and counting) scheduled languages of India. This is very much possible as demonstrated by the European Union which has 24 official languages and everything is conducted in all languages without any being given more or less importance over the other. Simultaneous translation from any language to any other language takes place. This could actually create thousands of jobs too! The only other fair alternative is to declare English as the sole official language as it is the only link language and let everyone be equally disadvantaged.
‪#‎HindiDivas‬
‪#‎StopHindiImposition‬
‪#‎PromoteLinguisticEquality‬
‪#‎IndiaIsNotHindia‬
‪#‎HindiIsNotTheNationalLanguage‬

Indian Navy pulls off visits to 40 nations in a year

From Iran to Saudi Arabia and Israel, Indian Navy pulls off visits to 40 nations
By Manu Pubby, ET Bureau | 15 Sep, 2015, 02.49AM IST

Admiral Dhowan said the unprecedented footprint in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond reflected the role the Navy played in shaping the maritime environment.

NEW DELHI: The Indian Navy has managed to send frontline warships to almost 40 nations in the past year, creating a record on engagements across the world and reflecting the foreign policy focus of the government.

The Navy has also pulled off the almost impossible by deploying warships to nations as diverse as Iran and Israel — within ten days of each other — as well as Saudi Arabia and the UK, all within the past month. Several Navy officers ET spoke with said that this is the first time that over three dozen nations have been directly engaged, calling it a significant increase in interaction with friendly foreign nations.





"In the past 12 months, Indian warships have been deployed from the western Pacific in the east to the west coast of South Adriatic and have shown the flag in almost all major ports and interacted with friendly navies in the region," Navy chief Admiral RK Dhowan told ET.

The nations visited is diverse and reflects Indian interests across the world — from Vietnam, Japan, Singapore and Myanmar in the east to Egypt, Turkey, France and Spain in the west. Frontline warships like the indigenously made stealth frigate, INS Sahyadri, have even sailed as far as Hawaii within the past year. "This unprecedented footprint in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond reflects the role the Navy plays in shaping the maritime environment in our area of interest," Admiral Dhowan said.

Sources told ET that the increase in engagements across the world reflected Prime Minster Narendra Modi's increasing focus on foreign relations and plans to steadily increase Indian presence even further as newer platforms join service. Modi, who will be addressing top military commanders onboard aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya next month, has already made it clear that his government's priority is on the maritime domain with most major modernisation projects cleared pertaining to the Navy, including an ambitious Rs 1 lakh crore plan to construct six nuclear powered attack submarines indigenously.

"There is possibly no other major Navy that would be welcome in places as diverse as Iran, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Our warships sailed into ports in all three nations within two weeks, with Saudi Arabia being the last on September 10. This reflects India's good relations with nations across the world," an officer told ET.

Persia And The Aryan Race

Persia And The Aryan Race

According to the Greek historian Herodotus, the middle east over 2000 years ago was called the Kingdom of the Aryans "These (The Medes and Persians) were called anciently by all people as the Aryans"[B][/B]. On the walls of a cliff face in Bagastan, Iran, the great Persian King Darius wrote "I am Darius the great King, King of Kings, King of many countries and many people, the King of this expansive land. The Archaiemenid, the son of a Persian, Aryan from the Aryan race".

In the great scriptures of Persia, the Avesta, we find numerous quotes which identify the land of Persia as the Kingdom of the Aryan race "Ahura Mazda spake unto Spitama Zarathushtra, saying: I made the Aryan Glory, rich in food, rich in flocks, rich in wealth, rich in Glory; provided with full store of intelligence, with full store of money, to withstand Need, and to withstand enemies" [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 1[/B] "Horses multiply a thousandfold, flocks multiply a thousandfold; and so does his virtuous offspring, (as) the bright, glorious star Tishtrya moves on equally, and so does the strong wind made by Mazda, and so does the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans)". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 5[/B] "I bless the sacrifice and prayer, and the strength and vigour of the Glory of the Aryas (Aryans) made by Mazda". [B]Ashtad Yasht Verse 7[/B]

This land which was previously known as the Kingdom of the Aryans became known to the world and history as Persia due to European and Greek influence. As with India the middle east was a patchwork of Kingdoms, over two hundred, ruled by great powerful Kings and as also with India there was one Kingdom which extracted tributaries from other Kingdoms which formed a tentative allience. It seems that the most powerful Kingdom was the Parsa Kingdom of Iran. Iran itself comes from the name Aryan, devolving from Aryan to Arya to Aria and finally the name we have today being Iran and in its scriptures the Avesta, Iran is referred to as Airyanem Vaego, the seed of the Aryans. Parsa was a Kingdom within the region of Iran and because of its prominent political position the Greeks referred to this confederacy of Kingdoms as Parsa which eventually became Persia.

According to Vedantists Parsa and ultimately Persia comes from the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Parsu[/B] which refers to the great Vedic warrior [B]Parshurama[/B]. Mr Prods Oktar Skjaervo is professor of Iranian studies, he says the following "Persians are first mentioned in the 9th century BC Assyrian annals. On one campaign in 835 BC Shalmanezer is said to have received tributes from 27 Kings of [B]Parsuwaz[/B]". Parsuwaz is actually Parsuvaz, Parsu being Sanskrit for axe and Vaz being Sanskrit for abide or dwell - one who abides in Parsu. The Lorousse (french) encyclopedia of mythology says "The first allusion to the [B]Parsu[/B] or Persians....occurs in 837 BC". In his book "International encyclopedia of linguistics volume four" William Bright writes "The [B]Parsu[/B] have been identified as the Persians". Hamma Mirwaisi in his book "return of the medes an analysis of Iranian history" says "They avoided the assosciation with the descendents of the madayue people - the Kurds - to this day in favour of the [B]Parsu[/B] people - the Persians".


Parsu is Sanskrit for axe and the people of Parsu were not naming themselves after some mundane axe, they were referring to Parshurama, the great axe warrior of the Vedas. So what we have 2500 to 4000 years ago is a vast land which is very much like India in its social orders, philosophy and its network of Kingdoms, and which to the people themselves was the Aryan Kingdom and to the Europeans and Greeks, a land which included Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Egypt and Afghanistan became known as Persia.

The Kingdom of Persia is very much identified with the religion of Zarathustra, which may go back as far as 4000 years or more. The name contains two Sanskrit words, Zara meaning gold and Ustra which is Sanskrit for camel, for some reason his name was golden camel. His father was called Pourashaspa and his mother Dughdhava. Pourashaspa seems to be two words Puru and Aspa, Puru is Sanskrit for many and Aspa is a corruption of the Sanskrit Asva meaning horses, subsequently his name is Sanskrit for "Many horses". The Sanskrit Puru and Persian Pouru are the same meaning "many" and "more". Pouru is a prefix for many Persian names such as Pouru Dakshiti, Pouru Bangha and Pouruchista. His mothers name Dughdhava, is Sanskrit, Dughda and Dugdhatva being Sanskrit for milk and milkmaid.

Zarathustra took birth in the land known as Airyamen Veja. Airyamen Veja means “Aryan seed” its considered the holy land of Zarathustra and the origin of the Iranian race. Within the land of Arya was the holy river Vanguhi Daitya, Daitya is as Vedic as the Devas coming from mother Diti, the wife of Kashyapa Muni, the great Vedic sage. Upon the banks of the Daitya the Zarathustrian God Yima would commune with Ahura Mazda, Zarathustra would pray and gradually his religion spread. The God of Zarathustra is Ahura Mazda, Ahura being the Sanskrit Asura and Mazda being the Sanskrit Medha. In Sanskrit Asura can mean divine as well as demoniac and Medha is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom.

The scriptures are known as the Avesta and the language they are written in is Avestan. These scriptures were revealed to the prophet Zarathustra by the God Azura Mazda and through the patronage of King Vishtapa it spread throughout Iran and what became known as Persia. The son of Vishtapa is the great King Darius whose words are inscribed upon the stone walls in Iran “ My father is Vishtapa, Vishtapas father is Arshama and Arshamas father is Airyaramna “ Arshama is the Sanskrit Asama meaning unequalled and Airyaramna is simply the Vedic Arya meaning Aryan meaning noble. In the Fars province of Iran we find more inscriptions from King Darius. As well as the beautiful murals depicting former Kings, upon one wall is the following inscription “I am Darius the great King, King of Kings, King of many countries and many people, the King of this expansive land. The son of Archaemenid, the son of a Persian, Aryan from the Aryan race“.

Before the Europeans and Greeks decided to call this land Persia it was known as the Aryan Kingdom, an extension of Vedic India and even the name Iran is nothing more than a corruption of Aryan. And as for Darius, the great King of Persia, his name is Sanskrit, Dharya a Sanskrit name meaning “holding” his name as explained by academia is “holding firm the good”.

Of course if one is going to postulate that over 2000 years ago the middle east, the land of Persia was an Aryan Kingdom, an extention of Vedic India, deity worship must be seen to be prominent and not only do we find it, it is all pervasive. The above picture is a 1500 year old Iranian bowl showing the deity Anahita with four arms holding the Sun and the Moon whilst seated upon a lion. Her full name is Aredvi Sura Anahita which is actually [B]Sarasvati Sura[/B], the great river Goddess of the Vedas. As conformation of this the other name the Iranians call this deity is Harahvati, the Goddess of waters.

The principal deities of the Persian Avesta are the tri murti of Azura Mazda, Mithra and Baga. Azura Mazda is the Sanskrit [B]Asura Medha,[/B] Asura can also mean divine as well as demoniac and Mazda is Sanskrit for wisdom - divine wisdom. Mithra is described as the guardian of the waters and the deity of the sun, the [B]Mitra[/B] of the Vedas is basically one with Varuna the God of the ocean and is also known as the morning sun, leaving one to assume they are one and the same. The third of the Persian tri murti is Baga, which is the Sanskrit Bhaga meaning [B]Bhagavan[/B] the Supreme Lord.

As the Vedas speak of numerous deities which form a universal administration, the Persians also worshipped numerous deities. We have [B]Vayu[/B] in the Vedas and Vayu in the Persian Avesta. We have [B]Vata[/B] in the Vedas and Vata in the Avesta. Yima is the Persian God of the underworld, the guardian of hell and the son of the Sun God and in the Vedas we have exactly the same thing with [B]Yama[/B], the God of death. Yima also gained communion with Azura Mazda upon the banks of the sacred river [B]Daitya[/B] and Zarathustra also prayed there, Daityas being very much part of the Vedic cosmic village. The Avesta mentions Vivahvant as the God of the sun and the Vedas describe [B]Vivasvant[/B] as the God of the sun. In the Vedas we have [B]Ida[/B] as the Goddess of sacrifice, in the Avesta we have Iza as the Goddess of sacrifice. Ushah was worshipped by the Persians as the Goddess of the dawn and in the Vedas we have [B]Usha[/B] who is the Goddess of the dawn. [B]Aryaman[/B] is one of the Vedic Adityas who assosciates with Mitra, we have the same in Airyaman of the Avesta. We also know from the stone tablets of Armana that [B]Varuna[/B] and[B] Indra[/B] were also venerated throughout Persia.

The language of the Avestan, the language of Persia for some reason changes the "S" into a "H". We have seen it with their name for Sarasvati which they describe as Harahvati and for the word "week" we see Hapta instead of Sapta meaning seven as in seven days of the week. This is also seen in their name for the Sun which is Hvar and which is nothing more than the Sanskrit/Vedic [B]Svar[/B] meaning Sun.
If Persia was originally the land of the Aryans and very much an extention of Vedic India, as well as cultural similarities in the form of deity worship, philosophy and the four social orders of life, we should also find a similar language. In his book "About the word Zarathustra" Professor H.Kern says "The Bactrian (Persian) is so greatly related to the old Indian language and in particular that of the Vedas that without exageration it can be called a dialect thereof". Professor Kern gives the following example of how close the languages are by citing a verse from the Persian Avestan and how it would read in Sanskrit. The Avestan Yasna 10.8 reads[B][/B][B] "Yo yatha puthrem taurunam, haomem vandaeta mashyo, fra abyo tanubyo, haomo visaite baeshazai".[/B] The Sanskrit equivalent of this verse is[B] "[/B][B]Yo yatha putram tarunam, samam vandeta martyah, pra abhyas tanubhyah, somo visate bhesajaya".[/B]

As we can see there is little difference between each language. In the Avesta Yasna 72.11 we find this verse [B]"Aevo pantao yo ashahe vispe anyaesham apantam". [/B][B][/B]The Sanskrit version of this is [B]"Abade pantha he ashae visha anyaesham apantham" [/B]Comparing both verses its quite obvious these two languages are from the same origin and if we view the historicity of the Vedas and the Sanskrit language i think most will conclude that the Persian language, the language of Avestan, is a dialect of Sanskrit[B].[/B]

The above verses i have quoted come from the Avestan Yasna, Yasna means sacrifice, it comes from the Sanskrit Yajna which means the same thing. The verses themselves are known as Gathas which comes from the Sanskrit Gatha meaning the same thing. Other texts from the Avesta are called the videvdat, videvdat is simply the Sanskrit vi - deva - datta. Vi is Sanskrit for opposing or against, Deva means the Gods and Datta means protected. The Videvdat are a collection of texts which are meant to protect you against the demons whom they describe here as Devas, it seems there were two kinds of Devas, Devas as Godly beings and Daevas who were known as Rakshasas - demons.[B][/B]
A list of the many similarities between Sanskrit and Persian - Sanskrit - [B]Apas [/B] - Persian - [B]Apas[/B] - [B]Water[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - Persian - [B]Apam Napat[/B] - [B]Son of waters (as in Visnu creating from the causal ocean)[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta[/B] - Persian - [B] Arta[/B] - [B]Righteousness[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Maha Rayi[/B] - Persian - [B]Maza Rayi [/B] - [B]Fortune [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Atharvan[/B] - Persian - [B]Athravan[/B] -[B] Priest [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Dada[/B] - Persian - [B]Dadar [/B] - [B]Giver [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Vata[/B] - Persian - [B]Vad [/B] - [B]Wind[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Azman[/B] - Persian - [B]Asman [/B] - [B] Firmament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Bhaj[/B] - Persian - [B] Baj[/B] - [B] Prayer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mantra[/B] - Persian - [B]Manthra[/B] - [B] Holy words[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Band-Dar[/B] - Persian -[B] Bhandar[/B] - [B]Enclosed area[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Namas[/B] - Persian - [B] Namo[/B] - [B] Homage [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Raga[/B] - Persian - [B] Rak [/B] - [B]Melody [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Ahi dahaka[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi Dahaka [/B] - [B]Fire breathing serpent [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Avarsa[/B] - Persian - [B]Awarza[/B] - [B]excessive bringer[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Su Manah[/B] - Persian - [B]Vohu Manah[/B] - [B]Good thoughts [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rta Vasistha[/B] - Persian - [B] Ardvahisht[/B] - [B]Best Law[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Ksatra Vairya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kshathr[/B]a [B]Vairya[/B] - [B]Heroic Dominion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Spanda Armati [/B] - Persian - [B]Spenta Armaiti [/B] - [B] Bounteous Devotion [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Amaratata [/B] - Persian - [B]Amaratat [/B] - [B] Immortal[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sarvatata[/B] - Persian - [B] Haurvatat[/B] - [B]Wholeness[/B]

Sanskrit - [B]Ahi[/B] - Persian - [B] Azi [/B] - [B]Serpent[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Druh[/B] - Persian - [B]Druj[/B] - [B]Falsehood[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Prasasti [/B] - Persian - [B]Frashast[/B] - [B]Glorification[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Samskara[/B] - Persian - [B]Hamkar [/B] - [B] Sacrament [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Soma[/B] - Persian - [B]Haoma[/B] - [B] Heavenly plant of immortality [/B](Once again we see the Persian tendency to replace the "S" with a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Sumaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Humayi[/B] - [B]Good Maya[/B] ( Again we see the "S" becoming a "H") - Sanskrit - [B]Krpana[/B] - Persian - [B]Karapan[/B] - [B] Miser [/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Kavi [/B] - Persian - [B]Kav [/B] - [B]Wise Man[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Mahalaya[/B] - Persian - [B]Mahal [/B] - [B]Great Abode [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Kriya[/B] - Persian - [B]Kriya[/B] - [B] Ritual [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Maga [/B] - Persian - [B]Magi[/B] - [B] Priest [/B](and the source of the word Magician) - Sanskrit - [B]Dhruvasva[/B] - Persian - [B]Druvaspa[/B] - [B]Settled Horses[/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Abaddha[/B] - Persian - [B]Abadah[/B] - [B]Without Beginning[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Parvara[/B] - Persian -[B] Pharvara [/B] - [B]Nourishing[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Ayana [/B] - Persian - [B]Aryanah[/B] - [B] Protecter[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Sarvastoma[/B] - Persian - [B]Harvastum[/B] - [B]All in all[/B] (Again we see the Persian tendency to turn an S into a H)

Sanskrit - [B]Snana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nahn [/B] - [B] Ritual Bath[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Pavitra[/B] - Persian - [B]Pavi [/B] - [B]Sacred[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Syena Mrga[/B] - Persian - [B]Saena Meregh[/B] - [B] Eagle[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Urvar [/B] - Persian - [B]Urvar [/B] - [B]The original plant/seed[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Svah [/B] - Persian - [B]Vah[/B] - [B]Fire invocation [/B] - Sanskrit -[B] Vrata[/B] - Persian - [B]Varah [/B] - [B] Vow [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yatu [/B] - Persian - [B]Yatu [/B] - [B] Magic [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Yajata [/B] - Persian - [B]Yazata[/B] - [B]Worthy of worship [/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Stotra [/B] - Persian - [B] Zoathra[/B] -[B] Worship [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Namakarana[/B] - Persian - [B]Nama Karana[/B] - [B]Name giving ceremony [/B](Nama being the source of the English word name) - Sanskrit - [B]Pati [/B]- Persian - [B] Paitisahem[/B] - [B] Feast[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Rama[/B] - Persian - [B]Ram[/B] - [B]Joy[/B] - Sanskrit - [B]Sada[/B] - Persian - [B]Sada[/B] - [B] Pure [/B]- Sanskrit - [B] Bhratra [/B] - Persian - [B] Baradar[/B] - [B]Brother [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Paradesha [/B] - Persian -[B] Pairidaeza [/B]- [B]Paradise[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Varnas[/B] - Persian - [B]Franas[/B] - [B]Qualities [/B]- Sanskrit - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - Persian - [B]Bagastan[/B] (Behistun) - [B] The abode of God[/B] - Sanskrit - [B] Rtastan [/B] - Persian - [B]Ardastan[/B] - [B]The city of righteousness[/B] (Ardabil - Ardekan - Ardehal - These are all Iranian cities whose suffix "Arda" and "Arde" are a corruption of the Sanskrit Rta meaning righteousness) [B][/B]

Indo-Pakistan War of 1965

10 facts to know about Indo-Pakistan War of 1965

The second Indo- Pak war in 1965 was started by the Pakistani Army. The war took place after Pakistan launched a covert operation across the ceasefire line in Kashmir. Pakistan attacked first by occupying the Kanjarkot area in Kutch. It subsequently opened new areas of war in J&K.



New Delhi: The second Indo- Pak war in 1965 was started by the Pakistani Army. The war took place after Pakistan launched a covert operation across the ceasefire line in Kashmir. Pakistan attacked first by occupying the Kanjarkot area in Kutch. It subsequently opened new areas of war in Jammu and Kashmir. The war ended with UN intervention with both sides moving back to pre-war positions.

Let’s have a look at 10 most interesting facts related to 1965 Indo-Pak war:

1.The 1965 war between India and Pakistan is said to be the the one of the most fiercely fought wars to be fought after World War II.The war was fought on the western front of India starting from Rann of Kutch to Kashmir.


2. It all started in the month of January 1965 when Pakistani Army started 'Operation Desert Hawk' in the Rann of Kutch. The main motive of the Pakistan army establishment was to keep the Indian forces engaged in Kutch so that the Pakistani Army could launch an attack in Kashmir.

3.After the misson in Rann of Kutch a force of around 33,000 infiltrators who were mostly from the Pakistan Army crossed the Line of Control (LoC) from Kashmir in the month of August and gave it the name 'Operation Gibraltar'. However it’s a bitter truth that the Indian defence establishment came to know about the aggression of Pakistani soldiers only after a week.

4. It was on 28th August 1965, that Indian army opened up its front and went eight kilometers inside the Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and took control of strategically important Haji Pir Pass. It was an important victory for Indian forces since the control in Haji Pir Pass meant that Indian Army can take control over Muzzaffarad.

5. The Pakistani Army also started 'Operation Grand Slam' on 01st September in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu & Kashmir. The idea was to cut all supply line of the Indian Army and take Akhnoor under thier control. The PAkistani Army started heavy shelling in the Chamb and Jurian region.

6. It was after the Pakistani aggression in the Akhnoor sector that the then defence minister of India S B Chauhan decided to involve Indian Air Force in the war. The 45th Squadron of IAF was put into the service which launched a direct attack on the Pakistani forces.

7. Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri took a historic decision to put pressure on the Pakistani Army .Lal Bahadur Shastri gave the Indian Army the permission to launch an attack in Pakistan. It was for the first time that the Indian Army crossed International Border and attacked Lahore under the leadership of Major General Prasad who was heading the 15th Infantry Division of Indian Army.


8. The Pakisani Army launched a counter attack with its newly acquired Patton Tank the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War was witness to the largest tank battle in military history between World War II and 1965. The Pakistani army with its fleet of 97 Patton tanks were moved towards Amritsar after they took control of Khem Karan and Munnabao.The tank were weighing about 60 tons and also equipped with 105mm cannon and M60 rifle.The battle of Asal Uttar turned the tide and also became the graveyard for the Patton tanks in the 1965 India-Pakistan war in favour of India and ultimately led to the surrender of Pakistan.

9.Hawaldar Abdul Hamid played a crucial role when he in a jeep fitted with a recoilless gun attacked the heavy Patton tanks in their most vulnerable position and destroyed them. This battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or "Patton City") at the site of the battle. This is because a large number of Patton tanks fielded by the Pakistani forces were either captured or destroyed at the scene. He destroyed a total of seven Patton tanks. He was posthumously awarded with the highest gallantry award of the Country - Paramvir Chakra.

10. However Indian forces were able to subdue the Pakistani tanks and scored a decisive win in 1965. By Sept 22 both sides had agreed to a UN mandated cease-fire ending the war that had by that point reached a stalemate.

India to have the World's Deadliest Technology

India to have the World's Deadliest Technology
Tuesday, September 08, 2015
By : Mrityunjay Chaubey
Courtesy : DEFENCE NEWS Network
The time is not too far when Pakistan will itself stop threatening India with nuclear toys and China won't measure its strength by missile technology as India is all set to become a missile-proof country where no uninvited missiles could dare to touch Indian soil.



The time is not too far when Pakistan will itself stop threatening India with nuclear toys and China won't measure its strength by missile technology as India is all set to become a missile-proof country where no uninvited missiles could dare to touch Indian soil. Indian scientists are working on a top secret project under which the smartest military weapon of the 21st century is being developed which is named after Hindu goddess Kali.

In Scientific term, KALI stands for 'Kilo Ampere Linear Injector'. www.DefenceNews.in brings you an inside update on how the world's deadliest weapon system works. It is designed to work in such a way that if an enemy missile is launched in Indian direction, it will quickly emit powerful pulses of Relativistic Electrons Beams (REB) and destroy the target in no time. Unlike laser beams, it does not bore a hole in the target but thoroughly damages the on-board electronic systems.

Scientists say that it can potentially be used as a beam weapon. Bursts of microwaves packed with gigawatts of power (one gigawatt is 1000 million watts) produced by this machine, when aimed at enemy missiles and aircrafts will cripple their electronic system and computer chips and bring them down right away. According to scientists the KALI is far deadlier than so-called laser weapons that destroy by drilling holes since this process consumes time. Its efficiency has pushed our scientists to look forward to inventing a high-power microwave gun to destroy incoming aircrafts and missiles, based on the same method.

In order to understand this technology in a comprehensive way, we at DefenceNews.in will take you back over two thousand years, when Archimedes, an ancient Greek scientist, burned down Roman ships by bending sunrays towards the ships and successfully defended the city of Syracuse. In comprehensible words, the old man directed the incoming energy from the Sun to Greek ships. As a result, it quickly heated up the ships and reduced them to ashes. In 1985 Dr. R Chidambaram, the then director of the BARK, came up with the idea of developing weapons on the same concept and four years later he began working on it. The project was about to complete in 2004, however it was delayed owing to some obstacles lying in its way.

The USA attempted to develop the same technology for its defence as well but could not succeed. India, on the other hand, is believed to have conducted a successful test of the first phase of the KALI in 2012. Pakistani news channels blame India for the Siachen Glacier avalanche of 2012 when reportedly 135 Pakistani soldiers were buried alive and many injured. They say that Indian scientists emitted high energetic beams of electronic rays which melted some ice-sheets of Siachen glacier and artificially created this catastrophe using 'KALI' technology.

The long and the short of the story is that India is about to step in the epoch of a new technology where no country can pose missile threat or nuclear threat to the country. As India's GDP is growing significantly, our scientists are achieving new heights every now and then without any foreign assistance.

Be it space research or other scientific developments, We are frequently becoming a self-dependent nation. So far, a lot we have achieved, but there is a long journey to be covered yet.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This article was first published on www.DefenceNews.in. 12:45 p.m. 07th Sept 2015. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Article written by Mrityunjay Chaubey exclusively for Defence News. B.Sc (Physics and Maths), Indore ------------------------------------------- http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.aspx?id=YgCWuNVimy8%3D

16 Intriguing Facts About NSA Ajit Doval, India’s Top Spy Master

16 Intriguing Facts About NSA Ajit Doval, India’s Top Spy Master

Only one name comes to our mind when we talk about spy missions in India: Ajit Doval. His tactful strategies are every terrorist’s nightmare and his words are more harmful than bullets. He is currently India’s National Security Advisor and mastermind behind the creation and execution of every spy operation undertaken by our intelligence sleuths. So who is he? And, why is he so integral to the security fabric of the country? Let us know:

1. In June 2014, Doval played a vital role in ensuring the secure return of 46 Indian nurses from ISIS hands.

The nurses were trapped in a hospital in Tikrit, Iraq, in a region under control of Islamic State.





2. He terminated 15 hijackings of Indian Airlines aircraft from 1971-1999.





3. Doval was India’s main negotiator with the hijackers of Indian Airlines flight IC-814 in Kandahar in 1999.





4. He lived as an undercover agent in Pakistan for seven years.



5. Doval posed as a Pakistani spy and collected info from Khalistani militants before ‘Operation Blue Star’.

He disguised himself as a rickshaw puller.



6. He was actively involved in the anti-insurgency operations in Mizoram, Punjab and Kashmir.

Doval made 6 of Laldenga’s separatist outfit defect to the Indian side during the height of Northeast Insurgency in 1968.





7. Doval is credited with persuading hardcore Kashmiri militant Kuka Parray to become counter-insurgent.

He also targeted hardline anti-India terrorists and paved the way for state elections in Jammu and Kashmir in 1996.





8. He worked for six years in the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, Pakistan.




9. Doval has a Master’s Degree in Economics.

He received his early education at the Ajmer Military School in Ajmer, Rajasthan. He completed his Masters in Economics from the University of Agra in 1967, obtaining the first position.





10. On January 31, 2005, Doval retired from the position of Director, Intelligence Bureau.

He is held in high esteem as one of the India’s sharpest minds and a well-known foremost analysts and commentators on strategic national and international issues.





11. He is the founder director of the Vivekananda International Foundation.

He has delivered guest lectures on strategic issues at IISS, London, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C., Australia-India Institute, University of Melbourne, National Defence College, New Delhi and the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.





12. A Garhwali by birth, Doval has a military background.

Ajit Doval was born in 1945 in the village of Ghiri Banelsyun in Pauri Garhwal in the erstwhile United Provinces, now in Uttarakhand. His father had served in the Indian Army.



13. He is an IPS officer from Kerala Cadre’s 1968 batch.





14. He is the youngest police officer ever to get the Police Medal for meritorious service.

He got it after six years in the police.





15. In 1988, Doval was awarded India’s second highest peacetime gallantry awards – the Kirti Chakra.

He also become the first police officer to receive a medal previously given only as a military honour.



16. On May 30, 2014, he was appointed as India’s fifth National Security Advisor.

He is currently the 5th National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.