जाणा आपल्या मातृभूमीला : पुनश्चः भारत शोध

jaaNaa Aaplyaa maatRBaUmaIlaa 

punaSca Baartacaa SaaoQa 

pircayaÊ saMklp, AaiNa hotU :

jana saovaa koMd` iSaxaNaÊ saovaaÊ vaOdyakIya AaiNa saaMskRitk xao~at gaolyaa 38 vaYaa-pasaUna baaoirvalaI yaoqao kaya-rt ASaI ek Aga`NaI Qamaa-daya saMsqaa Aaho.  ivavaokanaMd p`baaoiQanaI yaa naavaanao iSaxaNa xao~at kayamasva$pI p`klp sqaapna krNyaacaa AaNaKI ek saMklp koMd`anao Gaotlaa Aaho.  yaa p`klpacaa mau#ya hotU t$NaÊ huSaar AaiNa ]%saahI t$NaaMnaa AaiNa naagairkaMnaa BaartacaI punabaa-MQaNaI krNyaasaazI p`oirt krNao Asaa Aaho.  jao pUvaI-cao Aa%maBaanaÊ kt-vya AaiNa inaja gaaOrva ivasarlao Aahot.  P`abaaoiQanaImaQyao spQaa-%mak pirxaa koMd`Ê &anasaaQanaa koMd``Ê yaaojanaa AaiNa vyavasqaapna AByaasa koMd````Ê Baart ivadyaa koMd```` Asao Anaok ivaBaaga Aahot.

Aamacyaa dRYTInao Baart ivadyaa mhNajao Baartacyaa sanaatna caOtnya p`vaahacaa icatI ikMvaa Aa%myaacaa SaaoQa``Ê AaklanaÊ AnauBavaÊ ]pyaaogaÊ AacarNa AaiNa %yaa AnauYaMgaanao svat:caa SaaoQa Asaa Aaho.  %yaasaazI maaga-dSa-naÊ AQyaapnaÊ AnausaMQaanaÊ AQyayana yaa savaa-McaIca AavaSyakta Aaho. ha SaaoQa itcyaa p`acaIna AaiNa Avaa-caIna saMskRtIcaaÊ vaodÊ ]pinaYadÊ mahakavyaÊ puraNaoÊ klaa maMidroÊ duga- yaa savaa-MMcaa AByaasa AaiNa sadyaisqatItIla %yaaMcao kalasaapoxa puna$%qaana ha AitSaya mah%vaacaa ]_oSya yaamaagao Aaho.

Aaja saaro jaga ivanaaSaacyaa ivaL#yaat Aaho AaiNa trI caMgaLvaadI BaUlaBaUlaOyyaacyaa naadat Anaokanaok faola zrlaolyaaÊ kalabaahya isad\Qa Jaalaolyaa t%vaoÊ vaad AaiNa p`maoyaat svat:laa hrvaUna basalao Aaho.  yaasaazI ka ekpoSaIya jaIvaacaa catuYpad JaalaaÊ ,maaNaUsa Jaalaa kI maaNasaaMcyaa gadI-t tM~&anaacyaa AaoJyaaKalaI maaNaUsa ho ek AiQakaiQak xaud`Ê prsvaaiQana AaiNa yaaMi~kÊ inarqa-k ]pkrNa zravao ?  yaasaazI ka saMt mahMtaMnaI AayauYya vaocalao haotoÊ yaasaazI ka rajyao bauDalaIÊ yauQdo JaalaI AaiNa samaaja ZvaLlaa kI saaro punha Asao taokDoca rhavao ?  Baartacaa SaaoQa AaiNa baaoQa yaasaazIca Aaja KUp AavaSyak Aaho jaoNaok$na ho sava- inastravao AaiNa punha [-SvarI yaaojanaocao Aaklana AaiNa put-tap`ya%na vhavaot.  P`a%yaok raYT/acao AaiNa %yaa samaajaacao tsaoca vya@tIcao ek gaMtvya AsatoÊ saMdoSa AsataoÊ Aist%va karNa AaiNa Aa%maBaana Asato AaiNa svaamaI ivavaokanaMd mhNaalao %yaap`maaNao to AaoLKNao AaiNa %yaasaazI samaip-t AsaNao hoca Aaplao p`qama AaiNa SaovaTcao kt-vya Aaho.  Baart ha kovaL ek BaUmaIcaa tukDa naahI tr tI Baartmaata AahoÊ Sa@tI Aaho AaiNa tI kQaIhI p`kT haovaU Sakto Asao EaI ArivaMdaMsaar#yaa itcyaa d`YTyaa ?YaIMnaI saaMigatlao Aaho.  Baart hI puNyaBaUmaI Aaho.  ASaI BaUmaI ijaqao &anaanaoÊ SahaNapNaanao kuzohI [tr~ jaaNyaapUvaI- p`qama vaastvya kolaoÊ ijacao QauilakNa ivaSvaatlyaa savaao-ccaÊ sava-gauNaI jaIvaaMnaI mastkI laavalaoÊ ijaqao [-Svaracaa SaaoQa GaoNaa­yaa p`%yaok jaIvaalaa SaovaTI yaavaoca laagato… tI BaUmaI AaplaI maata Aaho AaiNa laokraMkDUna itlaa samajaUna GaoNyaacaI AaiNa itcao kama krNyaacaI Apoxaa krt Aaho. itlaa SarNa jaaÊ pujaaÊ punha itcyaa prM vaOBavaM isaMhasanaI Gao}na jaaNyaat Aaplaa KarIcaa vaaTa ]calaa hI Apoxaa Aaho. ho haoNaarca Aaho pNa to krtanaa Aaplaa hatBaar ha Aaplaoca klyaaNa krola Asao svaamaIjaI mhNaalao.

Baartacao [-SvarI yaaojanaocao Aga`dUt yaa naa%yaanao sanaatnaÊ ina%yanaUtna vya@tIÊ samaYTI AaiNa saMskRtI-

inamaa-NaÊ %yaacao ]nnayanaÊ ivastar AaiNa maga kalasaapoxa ptna tsaoca idvya pur$%qaana … ha sava- AByaasa ha kovaL BaartasaazI navho tr pUNa- ivaSvaasaazIÊ %yaacyaa AKMiDt samaaQaanaI p`vaasa AaiNa ]%k`aMtIsaazI Ait AavaSyak Aaho.  ho AmaRtisaMcana AiKla maanavajaatIlaa yaugaanauyaugao saMijavanaI dot Aalaolao Aaho AaiNa Aata tr itcyaa yaa ~stÊ tRYaat- Avasqaot to ivaSaoYa maaolaacao Aaho.

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AByaasaËma pircaya : 

yaa AByaasaËmaacao naava ­ “jaaNaa Aaplyaa maatRBaUmaIlaa : punaSca Baartacaa SaaoQa” Asao Aaho.

%yaacao daona Baaga Aahot ­ 1. Sabd AaiNa 2. sagauNa saakar.  %yaat p`%yaokI AÊ baÊ k yaa p`maaNao saha ivaBaaga Aahot.  mhNajao 6 AaiNa 6 Asao 12 ivaBaagaIya ivaYaya Asalaolaa ha AByaasaËma AsaUna yaa ivaBaagaat p`%yaokI 4 Asao ]pivaBaaga Aahot jyaaMcaI yaadI KalaI idlaI Aaho.

AmaUlya &anaacao AitSaya maafk vyaavahairk maUlya

P`a%yaok saP%aahat ekUNa 4 tasa ­ p`%yaok ]pivaBaagaasa 4 tasa ASaa 4 ]pivaBaagaaMcao imaLUna maihnyaat 16 tasa AsaUnahI Saulk ek ivaBaagaIya AByaasaËma $. 1Ê800 Aaho. yaa p`maaNao ek saMpUNa- ivaBaaga $.10Ê800 Asalaa trI pUNa- AByaasaËma Gaotlyaasa Saulk kmaI hao}na 9Ê000 AiQak 9Ê000 Asao $. 18Ê000 Aaho.

Baaga 1 : Sabd : AiBavya@tItIla tojasvaI maUL

A. BaartIya saMskRtIcao maUlat%va

vaNa-Qama-

AaEamaQama-

baIja­xao~Qama-

vaata-

ba. vaOidk saaih%ya AaiNa saMskRtI

saamaga`I / vagaI-krNa

yauga AaiNa d`YTo

ivaQaIvaad

saMskRtI - rajakarNaÊ saamaaijak jaIvana AaiNa Aaiqa-k jaIvana

k. AiBajaat saaih%ya

naaTk – BaasaÊ kailadasaÊ BavaBaUtI

kivata – maoGadUtÊ pMcamahakavya

gaV – kadMbarIÊ ]dyasauMdrI kqaa

]pdoSap`Qaana saaih%ya –  pMcatM~Ê ihtaopdoSaÊ vaotaL pMcaivaSaI [.

D. hstilaiKt Saas~ 

pircayaÊ vyaa#yaaÊ hstilaiKto p`kar

erasa AaiNa kaolaaofa^nacaa AByaasa

laoKna AaiNa saaih%ya [ithasa

laoKnailapI – maaoDIÊ naovaarI AaiNa ga`Mqaa 

[. mahakavyao AaiNa puraNao

ramaayaNa – saamaga`IÊ [ithasaÊ saMskRtI

mahaBaart – saamaga`IÊ [ithasaÊ saMskRtI

maha–puraNa – saamaga`IÊ [ithasaÊ saMskRtI

]p sqaL puraNa – saamaga`IÊ [ithasaÊ saMskRtI

f. Qama-Saas~Ê naItI Saas~Ê Aqa-Saas~

saaih%ya savao-xaNa

p`acaIna BaartIya rajanaItI

saamaaijak Aaiqa-k saMskRtI

nyaaya vyavasqaa

Baaga 2 : sagauNa saakar : saakarIt saaOMdya-

A. ra^k kT Aaik-To@car (paYaaNa laoNaI kaorIva laoNaI)

Paircaya

Baartat baaOd\QaÊ ra^k kT Aaik-To@car

Baartat ihMdUÊ ra^k kT Aaik-To@car

jaOna ra^k kT Aaik-To@car

ba. maMidr vaastuklaa

maMidracyaa saMklpnaocaI ]%p%tI AaiNa ivakasa

maMidr vaastuklaocaa ivakasa

]<ar AaiNa dixaNaI maMidr SaOlaIMcaa ivakasa

maMidr vyaa#yaa

k. iSalpklaa AaiNa ica~klaa

p`acaIna BaartatIla p`arMiBak ica~

vaNa-naa%mak ica~klaa AaiNa laGauica~ ica~klaa

p`acaIna BaartatIla iSalpklaa

iSalpklaa : maUtI-Ê dgaDÊ TorakaoTaÊ hstIdMtÊ AaiNa kaMsya maaQyamaatIla navainaima-tI 

D. duga-Ê gaD ikllao

ikllyaaMcaa [ithasaÊ p`acaIna s~aot

saMklpnaa AaiNa ivakasa

jaagaitk ikllao [ithasa

BaartIya ikllao : hrPpa kaLapasaUna to p`acaIna kaLapya-Mt

ikllyaaMcaa [ithasa – maQyayaugaIna s~aot

BaartIya ikllao : maQyayaugaIna kaL : gauPt to bahamanaI pya-Mt

BaartIya ikllao : maQyayaugaIna kalaavaQaI : maraza

ikllaa p`Saasana : kaOiTlya AaiNa ramacaMd` Amaa%ya

[. naaNaISaas~

Paircaya

p`acaIna BaartatIla naaNaI

maQyayaugaIna BaartatIla naaNaI

AaQauinak BaartatIla naaNaI AaiNa calana

f. iva&ana AaiNa tM~&ana

Aayauvao-d AaiNa yaaoga

gaiNat AaiNa KgaaolajyaaoitYa

QaatuSaas~ AaiNa rsaayana

kRYaI

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saMxaop :

ekUNa baara ivaYayaaMvar Asalaolaa daona ivaBaagaacaa Asaa ha sava-MkYaÊ sava-spSaI- AaiNa AitSaya rsaPaUNa- Asaa AByaasaËma Aaho. %yaatIla Sabd yaa pihlyaa ivaBaagaat vaodÊ ]pinaYadoÊ p`acaIna AaiNa Avaa-caIna vaa=mayaÊ mahakavyaoÊ puraNaÊ laaoksaaih%yaÊ Qama-Saas~Ê naItISaas~Ê Aqa-Saas~ yaaMcaa samaavaoSa Aaho tr dusa-yaa sagauNa saakar yaa ivaBaagaat iSalpÊ ica~klaaÊ sqaap%yaÊ duga-Ê naaNaISaas~ Asao sava- ivaYaya Aahot. AgadI pihlaa ivaYaya Aaho BaartIya saMskRtIcaI maulat%vao jaao savaa-Mnaa Ainavaaya- Asaola karNa %yaamauLo ]va-irt AByaasaacaI pUva-ipizka tyaar hao[-la.

ivavaokanaMd p`baaoiQanaIcyaa Centre for Indological Studies yaat Baart ivaVa yaa mau#ya AByaasaËmaavyaitir@t Anaok inamnailaiKt kaya-Ëma AsatIla :

1.  ivaivaQa ivaYayaaMvar AByaasavaga-Ê gaTcacaa-Ê saMvaad AaiNa saMbaMiQat laoKna

2.  saMskRt saMBaaYaNaÊ maM~pzNaÊ stao~pzNaÊ pUjaaÊ vaoidk gaiNat ASaa Anaok ]pyau@t ivaYayaaMvar kaya-SaaLa

3.  [tr samaivacaarI saMGaTnaaMbaraobar sahyaaoga 

4.  BaartacaI saVisqatI AaiNa BaoDsaavaNaaro p`Sna yaavar ivacaarmaMqana AaiNa ]dbaaoQana

5.  Baartacaa sanaatna AmaRt saMdoSa AaiNa AiKla maanavajaatIlaa AsaNaarI %yaacaI AavaSyakta yaavar maaihtI 

    doNaaro inayatkailak

6.  t& va@%yaaMcaIÊ maanyavaraMcaI vyaa#yaanao

7.  yaa ivaYayaavar saMSaaoQana krNaa-yaa ivaVaqyaa-Mnaa p`ao%saahna AaiNa madt

8.  laxavaoQak ivaYayaaMvar mama-Baodk p`kaSana

9.  navaI tM~&anao Aa%masaat k$na tI Baartacyaa icarMtna SaaoQa AaiNa baaoQa yaasaazI samaip-t krNyaasaazI 

    [cCukaMnaa maaga-dSa-na AaiNa vyaasapIz doNao

10.  Saalaoya AaiNa mahaivadyaalayaIna iSaxaNaat mah%vaacyaa Baart ivaYayak ivaYayaat Asalaolyaa ]iNavaa 

    tpasaUna %yaat sauyaaogya maaihtI AaiNa jaajvalya p`orNaa dotIla ASaI pUrk maaihtIp~o AaiNa puistka inamaa-Na 

    k$na %yaaMcao p`iSaxaNa [cCuk iSaxakaMnaa doNao

11.  ga`Mqaalaya AaiNa samauicat ivaYayaaMvar maaihtI saMklana

12.  BaartIya sqaap%yaÊ iSalpÊ maMidrÊ duga- yaaMcyaa p`%yaxa AnauBava AaiNa &ana yaasaazI t& vya@tI baraobar 

     SaOxaiNak sahlaI.

|| savao- janaa: sauiKnaa: Bavantu ||

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'The Hindu' Analysis for 14th Jan, 2019. (Current Affairs for UPSC/IAS )

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comprehensive news analysis

Comprehensive News Analysis: 14th Jan, 2019.

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CNA:

A. GS1 Related
SOCIAL ISSUES
1. Is ‘compromise’ the route that one stop centres should choose?
B. GS2 Related
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1. At mini 2+2, India, U.S. review progress on pacts
2. India for Afghan-led peace talks
3. India to grow crops for UAE, Saudi Arabia
C. GS3 Related
ENVIRONMENT
1. Survey spots 3 new bird visitors
2. Train hits killed 49 elephants in 3 years
ECONOMY
1. Panel pulls up govt. for diverting coal cess
2. Govt. plans technology centres for MSMEs
D. GS4 Related
E. Editorials
GOVERNANCE
1. Basic income works and works well – On Universal Basic Income
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
1. A way out of the morass – On USA’s plan to pull out of Afghanistan

CNA:

A. GS1 Related

Nothing here today.
B. GS2 Related
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1.Farmers under KALIA scheme to get money by January 26
C. GS3 Related
ENVIRONEMENT
1.‘70% towns along Ganga let out garbage into the river’
HEALTH
1.Artificial Intelligence (AI)
D. GS4 Related

Nothing here today.
E. Editorials
1.Is there a renewed quota debate?” (10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to “economically weaker” sections in the General category.)
2.The lowdown on HAL’s order book

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A. GS1 Related
B. GS2 Related
POLITY AND GOVERNANCE
1.Farmers under KALIA scheme to get money by January 26
C. GS3 Related
ENVIRONEMENT
1.‘70% towns along Ganga let out garbage into the river’
HEALTH
1.Artificial Intelligence (AI)
D. GS4 Related
E. Editorials
1.Is there a renewed quota debate?” (10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions to “economically weaker” sections in the General category.)
2.The lowdown on HAL’s order book
F. Tidbits
1.‘Mental health apps have gaps in information’
2.Quota Bill gets President’s assent, becomes law
G. Prelims Facts
1. ‘Monkey fever’ cases hit 62 in Shivamogga
H. UPSC Prelims Practice Questions
I. UPSC Mains Practice Questions

 

A. GS1 Related

Nothing here for today!!!

 

B. GS2 Related

Category: POLITY AND GOVERNANCE

 

1. Farmers under KALIA scheme to get money by January 26

Context

• Beneficiaries who have enrolled under the Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation (KALIA) scheme in the first phase will receive monetary assistance by January 26, Odisha’s Cooperation Minister S.N. Patro said on Saturday.

KALIA scheme

• KALIA is progressive, inclusive and will make a direct attack on poverty by way of massive investment in the agriculture sector and making benefits reach the most needy through direct benefit transfer (DBT) mode.
• KALIA scheme covers the cultivators, loanee, as well as non-loanee farmers, share croppers and landless agricultural labourers. It also specifically takes care of vulnerable agricultural families identified through gram panchayats and crop loans are made available at 0% interest.
• All the small and marginal farmers of the State (92% cultivators) will be covered under the scheme. An amount of ₹10,000 per family at the rate of ₹5,000 for Kharif and Rabi shall be provided as financial assistance for taking up cultivation.
• The farmers will have complete independence to take up interventions as per their needs. This component is not linked to extent of land owned and will greatly benefit share croppers and actual cultivators most of whom own very small extent of land.
• Under this initiative, 10 lakh landless households will be supported with a unit cost of ₹12,500 to take up activities like small goat rearing units, mini layer units, duck units, fishery kits for fishermen and women, mushroom cultivation and bee keeping.
• As regards financial assistance to vulnerable agriculture households and landless labourers, an annual financial assistance of ₹10,000 per household will be provided to take care of their sustenance. Deserving families will be identified and selected by gram panchayats. About 10 lakh households will be covered over two years.
• Further, life insurance cover of ₹2 lakh and additional personal accident cover of ₹2 lakh will be provided to both cultivators and agricultural labourers covering about 57 lakh households.

 

C. GS3 Related

Category: ENVIRONMENT

 

1. ‘70% towns along Ganga let out garbage into the river’

Context

• Four-and-a-half years after the Centre launched its flagship Namami Gange programme to clean up the Ganga, a government- commissioned assessment has found that 66 towns and cities along the river still have nullahs or drains flowing directly into the Ganga. Almost 85% of these nullahs do not even have screens set up to stop garbage from entering the river.
• Of the 92 towns surveyed, 72 still have old or legacy dump sites on the ghats. Only 19 towns have a municipal solid waste plant, according to an assessment done by the Quality Council of India (QCI).

Namami Gange Programme

• Namami Gange programme was launched as a mission to achieve the target of cleaning river Ganga in an effective manner with the unceasing involvement of all stakeholders, especially five major Ganga basin States – Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal.
• The programme envisages: River Surface Cleaning, Sewerage Treatment Infrastructure, River Front Development, Bio-Diversity, Afforestation and Public Awareness.
• The program would be implemented by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), and its state counterpart organizations i.e., State Program Management Groups (SPMGs).
• In order to improve implementation, a three-tier mechanism has been proposed for project monitoring comprising of a) High level task force chaired by Cabinet Secretary assisted by NMCG at national level, b) State level committee chaired by Chief Secretary assisted by SPMG at state level and c) District level committee chaired by the District Magistrate.
• The program emphasizes on improved coordination mechanisms between various Ministries/Agencies of Central and State governments.

Category: HEALTH

 

1. Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Context

• A study in 2018 by the Centre for Internet & Society India claimed that artificial intelligence (AI) could help add $957 billion to the Indian economy by 2035.

A note on artificial intelligence

• From the early days of human civilization efforts have been made to replace human hands with machines to make lives easier. Human beings then started looking beyond machines, developing robots and other advanced technologies that could just read the human mind and do the required work.
• Intelligence is the ability to take variables from our senses and to process certain decisions using the brain. Artificial intelligence helps a machine in doing the same. Such a system has a receptor, sensors (to pick data from environment), a memory (that tells what to do depending on what signal it gets), and then it takes a decision that will communicate to another device.
• The term Artificial Intelligence was first coined by American scientist John McCarthy in 1955. Over the years improvement in technology, algorithms, computing power and storage power has made the concept realistic.
• This can be termed as the fourth Industrial Revolution. Each cycle of the Industrial Revolution changes the lives of the common man in unpredictable ways. This has already helped in improvements like in healthcare making surgeries of eye easier, predicting floods and droughts, etc.
• The partnership between think tank in India NITI Aayog (National Institute for Transforming India) with Google to develop India’s artificial intelligence ecosystem will help to improve healthcare, education, agriculture, transportation, develop innovative governance systems and improve overall economic productivity. This will also help in promoting entrepreneurs associated with it, research in the field in premier institutions like IITs and providing crash course to students across India.
• Development in such advanced technologies affects employment opportunities also as machines can do the work of many labours. Whether they can compete with a human brain is also a question.
• India is already making progress in computing technologies with its Digital India campaign in the recent past. Now taking a step towards Artificial Intelligence brings with it various new applications. But the drawbacks of using them are also predicted and how it will design our future is to be seen.

 

D. GS4 Related

Nothing here for today!!!

Inauguration of Center for Indological studies of Vivekananda Prabodhini

Vivekananda Prabodhini

Jana Seva Kendra Project

In association with SuvidyaPrasarak Sangh

CENTER FOR INDOLOGICAL STUDIES

Know your Motherland ...'Re'discovering Bharat

Inauguration on 12^th January 2019

6.00   -                         Prayer

6.05 -  6.20                  Introduction to Jana Seva Kendra and Vivekananda Prabodhini by

                        Sri Sharad Rege and Dr. Narendra Joshi

6.20   -                         Inauguration of exhibition

6.20   -                         Introduction to Center for Indological Studies  byDr. Suraj Pandit

6.40   -                         Prizes to winners of painting competition

6.50   -             Course overview by Dr. Prachi Moghe

7.10 -  7.50                  Chief Guest Speech-Shri. Vasudev Kamath

7.50   -                         Vote of thanks by Shri.Shreedhar Sathe

Venue . Suvidya Prasarak Sangh Suvidyalaya Hall, 2nd floor,

              Vazira Naka, Borvali ( West ) Mumbai 400091

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