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'PM Modi living the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi': Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni
My association with Narendrabhai began during the challenging period of the rabhai was then a young, dynamic pracharak of the RSS. In the s, sectarianism was eating away at the national fabric. As a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, I was deeply worried about the demographic change underway in the border districts due to heavy infiltration from Pakistan. The influx into Assam was even greater.
No one in my party, the Congress, took serious note of this issue. But I clearly remember how Narendrabhai even at that young age cared about such matters. He was clearly committed to national issues and the politics of the moment didn't diffuse his focus.
Even in those days he was fully seized with the challenges that women faced in rural Bharat, like personal hygiene, clean drinking water and primary health care for their families. Soon after becoming PM, he articulated the need for national cleanliness in his Independence Day speech. He launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which improved sanitation and also the dignity and security of women across Bharat.
My grandfather believed in 'Jan Andolan' - people's movement as a basis of sustainable social change. Narendrabhai's unwavering focus on the word 'Sab ka' -- as in 'Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas, sab ka vishwas', and Viksit Bharat -- is the same. These are not mere buzz words for him. They are his drivers.
His 'humanity first' leadership during Covid pandemic did not stop at our borders, but embraced the entire world. Then again, he swam against the tide to free us from the choking yoke o
Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Living the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi
Sumitra Gandhi Kulkarni
In April , I went and casted my vote and was therefore relieved when in June , Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of Bharat for the third time. Mahatma Gandhi or Bapuji as I call him was my grandfather. I lived with him till I was This year, I turn 95 and I feel an urgency to compare Prime Minister Modi with Gandhiji and pen down my thoughts. Generations to come may want to know the views of a family member of Gandhiji who as an adult had the privilege of knowing both these human beings. Indian classical singer PS Vidushi Sumitra Guha Guha on the occasion of Indian Republic Day celebrations in Paris, Sumitra Raju Andhra Pradesh, India Musical artist Vidushi Sumitra Guha is an Indian classical vocalist, known for her expertise in the Carnatic and Hindustani schools of classical music. The Government of India honored her in , with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri and in with a Sangeet Natak Akademi award. Sumitra Guha, née Raju, was born in Andhra Pradesh to a locally known singer, Smt. Rajyalakshmi Raju and R. G. Narayana Raju, a retired Deputy Collector, a native of Tirumala Reddypalle, Chitoor Dist. Her sister is the noted Carnatic vocalist and exponent of the sankirtana of gospel of the 15th-century saint-composer, Annamacharya, Smt. Shobha Raju and her grandnephew, is applied physicist and multi-disciplinary artist, Sreyash Sarkar. Guha took to music at an early age, receiving the first lessons in music from her mother. Her formal education in music started at the age of eleven from S. R. Janakiraman, a renowned music guru of Carnatic Classical Music. Having grown up in a small village of Andhra Pradesh, she wanted to become a doctor because of the nobility of the profession. Her father, having been transferred to Nepal, suggested tha
In my long years I have known many leaders. However, my association with Narendra Bhai stands out as extraordinary. It began during the challenging period of the Emergency. Though the exact moment can&#;t be recalled, Narendra Bhai was then a young, dynamic Pracharak of the RSS.
In the s sectarianism was continuing to eat away at the national fabric. As a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat, I was deeply worried about the demographic change underway in the border districts due to heavy infiltration from Pakistan. The influx into Assam was even greater. No one in my Party, the Congress took serious note of this issue. But I clearly remember how Narendra Bhai even at that young age cared about such matters. He was clearly committed to national issues and the politics of the moment didn&#;t diffuse his focus.
Even in those days he was fully seized with the challenges that women faced in rural Bharat -personal hygiene; clean drinking water; primary health care for their families etc. Soon after becoming Prime Minister, he demonstrated exemplary courage and articulated the need for national cleanliness in his Independence Day speech. He launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which improved sanitation and also the dignity and security of women across Bharat.
My grandfather believed in &#;Jan Andolan&#; &#; people&#;s movement as a basis of sustainable social change. Narendra Bhai&#;s unw
Sumitra Charat Ram: Doyenne of art patronage dies (17 Nov - 8 Aug )
- Ashish Mohan Khokar, Bangalore
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August 9,
Sumitra Charat Ram
(Courtesy: Shoba Deepak Singh)
The passing away of Sumitra Charat Ram ends an era of enlightened and cultured cultural patronage. Born in on 17 November in Meerut to Raja Jwala Prasad and Rani Bhagyawati, Sumitra was the sixth child and a Diwali gift for siblings Dharam Vira (who later became a distinguished civil servant and also Governor of Karnataka), Kanti Vira, Satya Vira and sisters Yashoda and Sushila.
Raja Jwala Prasad was Chief Engineer of Canals and Irrigation of United Province (U.P) under British India, so a man of rank and power. But his children grew up in a literary environment. This aspect stayed with Sumitra-ji all her life when she later married Charat Ram, the scion of the Shriram family, and started dabbling in arts.
Owing to her closeness to Hindi literature and having studied such luminaries as Munshi Premchand and Sumitra Nandan Pant, she grew up to be refined lady whose hand was sought by many. She married Charat Ram whom she fell in love with and he stayed her PRATHAM PURSUH, also a title of her book she penned later.
Sumitra-ji will be most remembered for her patronage to many artistes through s to s. This was just the initial years of attaining independence and she gave platform to Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan sahib, Shambhu Maharaj, Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan, Birju Maharaj, Pt. Amar Nath, Maya Rao, Kumudini Lakhia in fact, three generations of artistes have benefitted from her patronage.
The Kathak Kendra was originally started by her at basement of her in-law's house, now the Hindustan Times building, on Kasturba Gandhi Road. She was the progenitor of the Bharatiya Kala Kendra and the Sangeet Natak Akademi gave grants to host Kathak gurus and classes there. Later it was shifted out of Kendra and became Kathak Kendra. The story of the revival of Kathak is directly linke Sumitra Guha
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21 JanuaryEducation Visva-Bharati University, (B.A., M.A.) Years&#;active –present Spouse Pran Kumar Guha Parents Relatives Shobha Raju(sister), Sreyash Sarkar(grand-nephew), Phulrenu Guha(grand aunt-in-law) Awards Padma Shri Musical career Genres Hindustani Classical Music, Carnatic Music, World Music, Kirana Gharana Occupation Hindustani Classical Vocalist Instrument Vocals Website Biography