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Gems of Upnishads : Jabala Upnishad

Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1. Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2. Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3. Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4. Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest of the past ages. Upnishads are theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction. The seers of the Upaniṣhads were bent upon entering into the kernel of Reality by casting off all vestures which limit human life, and attaining a kind of attunement with it, if necessity arose, and the unconditioned w...

Right To Information (RTI) Is One Of The Most Important Tool of People Empowerment

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All India Professional Congress organized a panel discussion on RTI at Y.B.Chavan Auditorium. It invited former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) and City-based RTI activist Shailesh Gandhi and renowned freelance journalist & RTI activist Anil Galgali as panelist, AIPC Maharashtra President Sanjay Jha moderated the discussion. Shri Shailesh Gandhi is in the news these days due to his campaign, ‘RTI Bachao’ (Save RTI), the campaign has borne fruit as some civic bodies have responded positively and started putting the RTI information on their websites. Shri Gandhi says,’Those who say that the Right to Information has made a great impact point out that it is responsible for creating the culture of transparency in the government. The widespread usage of RTI is proof of this. This claim is reasonable and is obvious in the empowerment of citizens and the scams it has exposed. The sudden feeling that corruption has risen in the last few years, and the India Against ...

Gems of Kathopnishad

Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1.  Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2.  Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3.  Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4.  Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest        of the past ages.        Upnishads are  theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction.  The seers of the Upaniṣhads were bent upon entering into the kernel of Reality by casting off all vestures which limit human life, and attaining a kind of ...

Bob Dylan's New Avatar : Heaven's Door

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Bob Dylan is one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 20th century, known for songs that chronicle social and political issues. As a folk singer, he ruled American Music Scene in sixties. He is in news once again. He is going to launch Bourbon Whiskey level of his own ‘Heaven’s Door’ next month. He was born as Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, in Duluth, Minnesota to parents Abram and Beatrice Zimmerman. He and his younger brother David were raised in the community of Hibbing, where he graduated from Hibbing High School in 1959. . While attending college, he began performing folk and country songs, taking the name "Bob Dylan." In 1961 Dylan signed his first recording contract in the age of twenty, and he emerged as one of the most original and influential voices in American popular music.  Driven by the influences of early rock stars like Elvis Prisley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard (whom he used to imitate on the piano at high school dan...

Personal data Protection : A Wakeup Call

The challenge of computer and network security is not new. Individuals as well as Companies  have spent decades trying to prevent unauthorized access and avoid compromise or infection. Both the threat landscape and the tools and technologies designed to guard against it have evolved significantly over time, but even today it remains an elusive game of cat and mouse. The idea of a network perimeter—where the devices and data on the inside are inherently trusted and protected against any access from the outside— is almost dead as. Laptops and mobile devices have empowered people to connect to the Internet from virtually anywhere and anytime, which all but negates the concept of inside and outside the network, or “us vs. them.” In this background it has become very important to protect personal data.  It would be ideal to prevent unauthorized access to a network or device entirely, but—assuming attackers do infiltrate—how much damage can they actually do if they are unable to ac...

Gems of Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upnishad

Vedas are other name of 'the sacred knowledge'.The vedic literature is organized into four segments, viz. : 1.  Rigveda , the Vedas of the verse 2.  Samveda , the Vedas of songs 3.  Yajurveda , the Vedas of sacrificial Text 4.  Atharveda , so named after Atharvan, the mythical priest        of the past ages.        Upnishads are  theological and philosophical reflections about the essential nature of things. They are also called Vedanta, literally meant - end of Veda, the final goal of the Veda, because it was, as a rule, located at the end of the Brahmana. Upnishads are also literally called 'confidential session' with the teacher, later meant as 'secret lore' because it used to be imparted to the pupil towards the end of the period of instruction.  The seers of the Upaniṣhads were bent upon entering into the kernel of Reality by casting off all vestures which limit human life, and attaining a kind of ...