Art ..what is its real value in?...remembering Sanju..1993..RK Mission...railway bomb blasts and Sacred Games

Art ..what is its real value in?...remembering Sanju..1993..RK Mission...railway bomb blasts and Sacred Games

Narendra Joshi

Art its value impact and success...

keywords :
Sanju, 1993, Railway bombs, RK mission and Sacred games

Whether any art is to be seen and valued by its skill of presentation, prowess on technique and excellence in performance ... or first and chiefly by its underlying thought and philosophy, by authenticity of its data and honesty, intensity, and impartiality in its presentation, ...or even more by its impact on larger humanity and eventual forming of some stereotypes and root canaling some sensitivities.......

the question came to me, haunted in fact with Sanju and the stupendous success it received. Raju Hirani is my favourite and Ranbeer I admire right from Rajneeti and Barfi. To be honest I liked Sanjay Dutt in many movies. Including his come back no. 1 Pappu Varmas Jaan bi bazi, Sajaan and Munnabhai. I distinctly remember seeing sajaan and saudagar back to back and finding Sajaan much better than star studded ghai masala. so was the verdict of box office.

And still Sanju i am not able to see or support.
for 1993 blasts I have seen as Mumbaikar and any dilution of facts or glorification of characters is hurting.

Today is the day when Mumbai witnessed Railway bomb blasts. I was returning from office that day and somehow felt like getting down at Khar. I went to Ramakrishna mission , dont know why, i don't go there often. when i Came out it was 7 30 pm and I was told there are serial blasts in trains, i statted walking helplessly to borivali. Many killed, injured life paralysed...i checked the timings of bombs...one of them just coinciding with the train I got down from....I am writjng today because I am alive ...I got down at Khar.

Who was benefitted by this heinous act. Who was benefited by 1993 bomb blasts....just felt very much sad deep inside.

so thought of telling this.
the questuon asked in the beginning is much deeper and perpetual.

It came back but now in much more complex 'mandala' puzzle with hugely impacting way with netflix series Sacred games by Anurag Kashyap Vikramditya Nawaz Saif Radhika Jitu Girish ...all my favourites. I hv seen starting nd its really captivating...hope it is not just impacting and Captivating but also honest and giving some far reaching thought...which the team is surely capable of.....

UPSC prelims and mains DISTRIBUTION OF MARKS and options

UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper I – (200 marks)

Duration: Two hours (Counted for the merit rank in the Prelims)

• Current events of national and international importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian and World Geography – Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.
• Indian Polity and Governance – Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector initiatives, etc.
• General issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity and Climate Change – that do not require subject specialization.
• General Science.

UPSC Prelims Syllabus for Paper II- (200 marks)

Duration: Two hours (Not counted for the merit rank in Prelims but a qualifying Paper; just needs 33% marks)

• Comprehension.
• Interpersonal skills including communication skills.
• Logical reasoning and analytical ability.
• Decision-making and problem-solving.
• General mental ability.
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude, etc.) (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. – Class X level)

Paper	Subject	Marks
Paper A	(One of the Indian languages listed below, to be selected by the candidate (from the languages listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India) (Qualifying)	300
Paper B	English (Qualifying)	300
Paper I	Essay	250
Paper II	General Studies I (Indian heritage and culture, history and geography of the world and society)	250
Paper III	General Studies II (Governance, constitution, polity, social justice, and international relations)	250
Paper-IV	General Studies III (Technology, economic development, biodiversity, environment, security and disaster management)	250
Paper V	General Studies-IV(ethics, integrity, and aptitude)	250
Papers VI, VII	Two papers on subjects to be selected by the candidate from the list of optional subjects below (250 marks for each paper)	500
TOTAL(WRITTEN TEST)		1750

Candidates may choose any one of the optional subjects from amongst the list of subjects given below.

• The papers on Indian Languages and English (Paper A and Paper B) will be of Matriculation or equivalent standard and will be of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in these papers will not be counted for ranking.
• Evaluation of the papers, namely, ‘Essay’, ‘General Studies’ and Optional Subject of all the candidates would be done simultaneously along with evaluation of their qualifying papers on ‘Indian Languages’ and ‘English’ but the papers on ‘Essay’, General Studies and Optional Subject of only such candidates will be taken cognizance of who attain such minimum standard as may be fixed by Commission at their discretion for the qualifying papers on ‘Indian Language’ and ‘English’.
• The paper A on Indian Language will not, however, be compulsory for candidates hailing from the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Sikkim.

List of optional subjects for UPSC Mains Examination

• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science
• Anthropology
• Botany
• Chemistry
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce and Accountancy
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Geography
• Geology
• Indian History
• Law
• Management
• Mathematics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Science
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Political Science and International Relations
• Psychology
• Public Administration
• Sociology
• Statistics
• Zoology

Literature of any one of the following languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and English.

The question papers for the examination will be of conventional (essay) type. Each paper will be of three hours duration. The question papers (other than the literature of language papers) will be set in Hindi and English only.

PERSONALITY TEST: 275 MARKS

Total – (B) Main Examination – 1750 Marks + (C) Personality Test – 275 Marks = 2025 Marks.

NOTE: The objective of the interview is to test the overall orientation of the candidate towards Administrative services.

INAUGURATION OF VIVEKANANDA PRABODHINI

Inauguration of Vivekananda Prabodhini

                     VIVEKANANDA PRABODHINI

                          Jana Seva Kendra Project                                      

 In association with Suvidya Prasarak Sangh

Respected Sir / Madam

We are pleased to inform you that Jana Seva Kendra in association with Suvidya Prasarak Sangh has decided to establish Vivekananda Prabodhini, a state of the  art institution to provide guidance for competitive examinations.

The formal inauguration of Vivekananda Prabodhini will be held on July 15^th 2018 at

Venue : Suvidyalaya , Baburao Paranjpe Sabhagruh 

               Paranjpe Nagar, Vazira Naka, L.T.Road (West) Mumbai 400091

Time     : 10.30 AM Sunday

Date      : 15/07/2018

You are cordially invited to grace the function and give your blessings for the new venture.

With warm regards,

Trustees

Jana Seva Kendra

FOUNDATION COURSE FOR UPSC EXAMS BY PRABODHINI

                         VIVEKANANDA PRABODHINI

                                           Jana Seva Kendra Project                                      

 In association with Suvidya Prasarak Sangh

To

The Director / The Principal

Respected Sir,

Sub: Foundation course to be started for your students with Vivekananda Prabodhini

Jana Seva Kendra, a charitable organization is servicing from Borivali for the last 38 years in the fields of education, medical and cultural. The Kendra was established under the chairmanship of Shri Ram Naik, then MLA and now governor of Uttar Pradesh,   Shri J.V. Kamath, the secretary (former chairman of Jana Seva Bank), along with many other socially oriented dedicated workers. Our guide, mentor and inspiration is Swami Vivekananda, whose every word, thought and even sigh was echoing the love of Mother India. Numerous donations are given to schools, hospitals, social organizations, of Maharashtra, Goa, Northeast part of India which has given immense satisfaction to the trust as well as the recipients. Moving forward, Kendra has envisioned another venture of setting up a permanent project in the education field named ‘Vivekananda Prabodhini.’ The main purpose of the project is to motivate the young, intelligent, and energetic youth for rebuilding India which has forgotten the past glory. The Prabodhini will have several vehicles including Centre for Competitive Exams. To maintain high academic standard in conducting teaching learning process and to help students to succeed in different competitive exams esp. UPSC, MPSC, Banking. We also have an up to date library for UPSC and other exams related books at bare minimum membership cost.

We have designed some courses for this purpose: a one year course after graduation forUPSC, an eight month course for MPSC and six month course for Banking and other exams. We also have a unique two year ‘Foundation course’ for FY and SY students after 12^th to develop their mental abilities, study skills, personality development and emotional maturity, patriotism, social obligation and also introduction to main subjects of exams. The details of this course are attached to this letter. We request you to give good publicity to this project and also help us to enrol as many students as possible from your esteemed institution. This will fulfil our common objective of giving good values, education and career  to the youths and in addition we can have a good model of mutual benefit and sharing if the number is significant from your institute. Thanking you in anticipation, and looking forward for the work together,

Yours sincerely,

Dr Narendra Joshi,                                                                                            Dr. Mahesh Bhagawat

      

JANA SEVA KENDRA’S

VIVEKANANDA PRABODHINI

TWO-YEAR FOUNDATION COURSE : INTRODUCTION

Competitive Examinations are different from the normal Examinations, which enable us get our degrees and diplomas. In addition to getting good marks, one has to outsmart others to become successful in Competitive Examinations. Hence, being successful in Competitive Examinations needs more and different skills, in addition to knowledge. This Foundation Course is especially designed to equip students with the necessary skills to become successful in Competitive Examinations, more specifically in the UPSC Civil Services Examination (IAS, IPS, IFS).

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

1. To help students understand their strengths and weaknesses and help them to maximise and convert their strengths and minimise their weaknesses.

2. To help students develop certain skills such as analysis, synthesis, and retention of information, knowledge, time management, goal setting, decision making, creative thinking, etc.

3. To inculcate values such as patriotism, compassion, social service, integrity, etc.

4. To expand the horizon of knowledge for students.

COURSE CONTENTS IN BRIEF

Course content/activity

Know yourself/discovery of self

Yoga, Dhyana, Pranayama

Meditation, Upasana and Prayer

Self study skills (study planning and timetable, motivation, concentration, preparing notes, writing skills, comprehension skills, précis writing skills, paper solving techniques, use of reference material and information technology)

Faster reading, better reading

Nurturing Creativity

Problem solving techniques

Decision making skills and accountability for decision made

Logical and analytical reasoning and Data interpretation

Interpersonal skills (transactional analysis)

7 habits and 8 habits training

Communication skills (body language, telephonic manners, elocution, how to face an interview, compering, listening skills, salesmanship, group discussion)

Introduction to various arts and crafts

Behavioural, traffic and telephonic manners, mannerisms and etiquettes

Management skills (self management, all-round personality, time management, stress management, handling advanced technology)

Leadership skills (building a group, styles of leadership, being a good leader and also a good follower)

A multidimensional personality

Studying problems of the country and work for solutions

Environmental awareness

Special training for good English

Sanskaar through Shramadaan

Trekking/Camping

Visit to Government offices

Visit to Vidhan Sabha

Model Parliament

Foreign Language

Writing Letters to Newspapers

Internship

Organising talks/seminars

Editing newsletter/blog

A brief study of NCERT texts from VI to XII std.

ELIGIBILITY: Students studying in First or Second Year of their Degree Course are eligible to join the Course.

A ‘Foundations of foundation course’ on above theme also available for class 8, 9 , 11 students

TIMINGS OF SESSIONS: Sessions will be twice/thrice a week, preferably on week days. Clash with college / school lecture/practicals timings will be avoided.

VENUE: Suvidyalaya, Near Yoganand Society, Vazira Naka, Borivali (West). If the batch size is more than 25, course at institute premise possible with joint collaboration.

FEES: It will be Rs. 15000/- (Rupees Fifteen Thousand) Yearly for all modules taken together.

There can be customization and tailor made versions to suit Schools, Colleges, Institutes or groups.