Comments on: Write a Story http://www.himvani.com Rediscover your roots [Himachal's first citizen journalism effort] Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Neeshant Jamwal http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-44339 Neeshant Jamwal Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:17:00 +0000 677189319#comment-44339 Raison: By the banks of the Beas-and on the Kullu-Manali highway- Himachal Tourism runs a camping site here. This place is ideal for a taste of adventure and for spending a quiet holiday in solitary splendour. At about midpoint on Kullu-Manali road, this is the home of lush orchards and famous for bee-keeping and trout fishing.Here is the core of an intricate web of numerous valleys - each of which is a visual delight and seems more beautiful than the other. The mountain scapes remain spectacular whether in brilliant sunshine or in the haze of the mist. The 'Silver Valley' has nature's treasures that lie carelessly scattered as flowers on the high meadows. Raison: By the banks of the Beas-and on the Kullu-Manali highway- Himachal Tourism runs a camping site here. This place is ideal for a taste of adventure and for spending a quiet holiday in solitary splendour.
At about midpoint on Kullu-Manali road, this is the home of lush orchards and famous for bee-keeping and trout fishing.Here is the core of an intricate web of numerous valleys - each of which is a visual delight and seems more beautiful than the other. The mountain scapes remain spectacular whether in brilliant sunshine or in the haze of the mist. The ‘Silver Valley’ has nature’s treasures that lie carelessly scattered as flowers on the high meadows.

]]> By: Neeshant Jamwal http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-44338 Neeshant Jamwal Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:09:28 +0000 677189319#comment-44338 Shirar Kahika.कुल्लु Kahika is a festival of repentance of past sins and misdeeds. It is also said that the celebration of this festival helps in the purification of human soul. In some places, this fair is held every two, five or seven years. The fair is held after a local fable. Once a local deity came to Shirarh village along with his friend Naur. Both felt hungry and the deity went to the local Rana (chief) to ask for food but the Rana refused. This enraged the deity and he went at the top of a hill and brought about flood. The turbulent flood destroyed everything making its way. The deity soon realized that his friend Naur had also became a victim of the flood. He felt himself responsible for his death. So he started commemorating this festival every third year in his remembrance. A square altar is prepared with the branches of a Deodar tree at its four corners. A person from the Naur tribe sits in it and Deo Khel (a form of dance) is performed here. During the festival, he is killed and revived by a special procedure. People confess their sins and repent. This is how the whole incident is symbolically repeated. Shirar Kahika.कुल्लु

Kahika is a festival of repentance of past sins and misdeeds. It is also said that the celebration of this festival helps in the purification of human soul. In some places, this fair is held every two, five or seven years.

The fair is held after a local fable. Once a local deity came to Shirarh village along with his friend Naur. Both felt hungry and the deity went to the local Rana (chief) to ask for food but the Rana refused. This enraged the deity and he went at the top of a hill and brought about flood. The turbulent flood destroyed everything making its way. The deity soon realized that his friend Naur had also became a victim of the flood. He felt himself responsible for his death. So he started commemorating this festival every third year in his remembrance.

A square altar is prepared with the branches of a Deodar tree at its four corners. A person from the Naur tribe sits in it and Deo Khel (a form of dance) is performed here. During the festival, he is killed and revived by a special procedure. People confess their sins and repent. This is how the whole incident is symbolically repeated.

]]> By: kamalnayan3 http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-44116 kamalnayan3 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:55:52 +0000 677189319#comment-44116 I born in Punjab and my ancestral place is in Rajpur Jaswan distrit:Tehsil Una , /Ambha, near Nehrian. My name is on the property because ancestral place ( my father, grand parents were born here ). Question is : I live in USA as NRI . Can I buy land in Himachal now. My birth place is Amritsar. But my name is in with Patwari books . Can I buy new land in Himachal for my own use. Please answer to my Q by email:kamalnayan3@yahoo.com. Thanks will appreciate. I born in Punjab and my ancestral place is in Rajpur Jaswan distrit:Tehsil Una , /Ambha, near Nehrian.

My name is on the property because ancestral place ( my father, grand parents were born here ).

Question is : I live in USA as NRI . Can I buy land in Himachal now. My birth place is Amritsar. But my name is in with Patwari books .

Can I buy new land in Himachal for my own use. Please answer to my Q by email:kamalnayan3@yahoo.com.
Thanks will appreciate.

]]> By: Pragya Upadhyaya http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-40332 Pragya Upadhyaya Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:12:02 +0000 677189319#comment-40332 I have done my schooling and college from Shimla and am living in Indore But every single moment I miss the MALL ROAD, RIDGE AND LAKKAR BAZAR where i resided.There is no such MALL ROAD anywhere in India where one could walk on middle of road without the fear of accidents. I have visited many parts of Himachal and very much close to the culture of himachalis Its my dream after visting this website that I should get the job in shimla and live a very peaceful life Thanks Pragya I have done my schooling and college from Shimla and am living in Indore But every single moment I miss the MALL ROAD, RIDGE AND LAKKAR BAZAR where i resided.There is no such MALL ROAD anywhere in India where one could walk on middle of road without the fear of accidents. I have visited many parts of Himachal and very much close to the culture of himachalis Its my dream after visting this website that I should get the job in shimla and live a very peaceful life
Thanks Pragya

]]> By: Abhishek Chauhan http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-34639 Abhishek Chauhan Mon, 12 May 2008 06:05:50 +0000 677189319#comment-34639 Shimla is amazing and Cool City. Shimla is best ever city in the India, where people are lovable coprative. Thje biggest aspoect of shimla is beautiful scenic view which take u at the top of other city in india Shimla is amazing and Cool City. Shimla is best ever city in the India, where people are lovable coprative. Thje biggest aspoect of shimla is beautiful scenic view which take u at the top of other city in india

]]> By: SSJ http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-32728 SSJ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:09:36 +0000 677189319#comment-32728 Dear Prof Dhumal ji I am a Himachali, closely persuing your Policy Statements on to the Media on the New Projects, and I draw your attention " companies should contact directly the farmers for buying Land and govt. will not go for Acquisition of Land" Does this not mean that you are leaving the Industriast to the Mercy of the LAND OWNERS who too can exploit the situation, and who are demanding sky rocketing rates, which make entire Projects ECONOMICALLY UNVIABLE. Indirectly you are driving them away to other states, where CMs are more Firm and strong in their Convictions. Sir, This way how can you achieve your target of a Industrialisation of the state. b Provide Jobs to Lakhs of Unemployed youths. c Collect more Revenue thru Taxes. d Securing more youth votes in next elections. e Reduce the Debt burden of the state exchequer. f Make a Strong Himachal. Giving you example of Mr Modi, the firm CM of Gujrat, winning elections for the 3rd consequetive term, it may not be possible for you to garner support /Votes if economy of the state is not improved in next 4-5 yrs. Himachali Youths, who donot find sufficient jobs in Himachal will not vote you for not keeping up your promise for Industrialisation of the State. No MOU is converted into Industrial Unit so far, and things are left at the mercy of Huge crowd who are demanding rates which have no basis and understand no logic. Unless you appear firm your above objectives cannot be fulfilled. Hope your goodself will find this email more timely, eye opening and from a well wisher. Dear Prof Dhumal ji
I am a Himachali, closely persuing your Policy Statements on to the Media on the New Projects, and I draw your attention ” companies should contact directly the farmers for buying Land and govt. will not go for Acquisition of Land”

Does this not mean that you are leaving the Industriast to the Mercy of the LAND OWNERS who too can exploit the situation, and who are demanding sky rocketing rates, which make entire Projects ECONOMICALLY UNVIABLE. Indirectly you are driving them away to other states, where CMs are more Firm and strong in their Convictions.

Sir, This way how can you achieve your target of

a Industrialisation of the state.
b Provide Jobs to Lakhs of Unemployed youths.
c Collect more Revenue thru Taxes.
d Securing more youth votes in next elections.
e Reduce the Debt burden of the state exchequer.
f Make a Strong Himachal.

Giving you example of Mr Modi, the firm CM of Gujrat, winning elections for the 3rd consequetive term, it may not be possible for you to garner support /Votes if economy of the state is not improved in next 4-5 yrs.

Himachali Youths, who donot find sufficient jobs in Himachal will not vote you for not keeping up your promise for Industrialisation of the State.

No MOU is converted into Industrial Unit so far, and things are left at the mercy of Huge crowd who are demanding rates which have no basis and understand no logic.

Unless you appear firm your above objectives cannot be fulfilled.

Hope your goodself will find this email more timely, eye opening and from a well wisher.

]]> By: humblegenius http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-30148 humblegenius Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:35:19 +0000 677189319#comment-30148 We made the system that gave us this vicious cycle of self defeat and now we are fueling it year after year. Democracy, replete with ignorance and the Civil Services are failed experiments that have been destroying the country for over half a century but we allow them to subsist, still. These people in power do not have to go through the hardships of standing in queues and travelling in unkempt buses, in fact they seem to be too busy driving from one part of the town to another and we don’t have the vaguest idea what they do for us. OUR SUPERHUMAN TOLERANCE TO THE MYRIAD OF EVERYDAY ISSUES AND BY EXTENSION, TO THE PEOPLE WHO RULE IS THE REAL ISSUE. If its difficult to see this as a citizen, lets get an outsider’s perspective – I have a friend from France who teaches French at HPU. She gets invited to parties in a bureaucrat’s house every now and then. To quote my friend, the bureaucrat’s wife is ‘lazy even by French standards’ because she is always late to the University where she is also a language teacher. Also, she has 2 exotic ducks and a full time maid just to keep an eye on the ducks! This is the kind of vanity that these people in power have gotten used to. Further, the foreigner said that the bureaucrat’s friends always get her drunk on expensive French wine. It’s a pity that we accord such VIP treatment to foreigners and have no respect for our own. Needless to say, the foreigner herself felt that at a time that she was being treated as a princess, there were people without basic necessities, perhaps living down the lane. I did not have the heart to tell her that incidentally her hosts were responsible for the despicable condition of those people. We made the system that gave us this vicious cycle of self defeat and now we are fueling it year after year. Democracy, replete with ignorance and the Civil Services are failed experiments that have been destroying the country for over half a century but we allow them to subsist, still. These people in power do not have to go through the hardships of standing in queues and travelling in unkempt buses, in fact they seem to be too busy driving from one part of the town to another and we don’t have the vaguest idea what they do for us. OUR SUPERHUMAN TOLERANCE TO THE MYRIAD OF EVERYDAY ISSUES AND BY EXTENSION, TO THE PEOPLE WHO RULE IS THE REAL ISSUE. If its difficult to see this as a citizen, lets get an outsider’s perspective – I have a friend from France who teaches French at HPU. She gets invited to parties in a bureaucrat’s house every now and then. To quote my friend, the bureaucrat’s wife is ‘lazy even by French standards’ because she is always late to the University where she is also a language teacher. Also, she has 2 exotic ducks and a full time maid just to keep an eye on the ducks! This is the kind of vanity that these people in power have gotten used to. Further, the foreigner said that the bureaucrat’s friends always get her drunk on expensive French wine. It’s a pity that we accord such VIP treatment to foreigners and have no respect for our own. Needless to say, the foreigner herself felt that at a time that she was being treated as a princess, there were people without basic necessities, perhaps living down the lane. I did not have the heart to tell her that incidentally her hosts were responsible for the despicable condition of those people.

]]> By: YES http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-29069 YES Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:08:12 +0000 677189319#comment-29069 ABOUT YES YOUTH ENLIGHTENING THE SOCIETY IS A STUDENT INITIATED N.G.O REGISTERED AT STATE LEVEL WITH AN AIM TO INSTILL THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AMONGST THE YOUTH OF HIMACHAL. WITH AN EVER INCREASING COMPETITION IN ALL SPHERES OF LIFE A NEED WAS FELT TO AWAKEN THE YOUTH OF OUR STATE, WHO WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS STILL SEEM TO TURN A BLIND EYE AND DEAF EAR TOWARDS IT. THE PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF YOUTH CAN MOST APPROPRIATELY BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE YOUTH THEMSELVES. HENCE, YES WAS SHAPED TO AWAKEN OUR FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM DEEP SLUMBER IN WHICH THEY SEEM TO HAVE FALLEN AND HELP THEM BECOME COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO SUCCEED. TEAM AT YES CONSISTS OF KINDRED SPIRITS WHO SHARE A COMMON VISION OF ENLIGHTENMENT. YES HAS MEMBERS FROM EVERY EDUCATIONAL DOMAINS BE IT MEDICAL SCIENCE,ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES,MANAGEMENT,HUMANITIES. THIS FACT REMAINS REMAINS TO BE THE GREATEST OF THE VIGOR OF YES. YES IS GOING TO CONDUCT A STATE LEVEL SURVEY (TEHSIL WISE) OF ALL THE PROMINENT GOVT. SR. SEC. SCHOOLS TO KNOW THE CAPABILITIES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF THE STUDENTS AND IN WHAT WAY YES CAN HELP THEM. WE SEEK SUPPORT OF PROFFESSIONALS FROM ALL SPHERES SO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN BE HELPED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS DIRECTION IS AN INTER SCHOOL COMPETITION WHICH IS BEING ORGANIZED IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. IN THIS VARIOUS GOVT. AND CONVENT SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE AT SAME PLATFORM IN DIFFERENT ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS. THANKS AND REGARDS YES TEAM ABOUT YES
YOUTH ENLIGHTENING THE SOCIETY IS A STUDENT INITIATED N.G.O REGISTERED AT STATE LEVEL WITH AN AIM TO INSTILL THE SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AMONGST THE YOUTH OF HIMACHAL. WITH AN EVER INCREASING COMPETITION IN ALL SPHERES OF LIFE A NEED WAS FELT TO AWAKEN THE YOUTH OF OUR STATE, WHO WITH A FEW NOTABLE EXCEPTIONS STILL SEEM TO TURN A BLIND EYE AND DEAF EAR TOWARDS IT.
THE PROBLEMS AND SHORTCOMINGS OF YOUTH CAN MOST APPROPRIATELY BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE YOUTH THEMSELVES. HENCE, YES WAS SHAPED TO AWAKEN OUR FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS FROM DEEP SLUMBER IN WHICH THEY SEEM TO HAVE FALLEN AND HELP THEM BECOME COMPETITIVE ENOUGH TO SUCCEED.

TEAM AT YES CONSISTS OF KINDRED SPIRITS WHO SHARE A COMMON VISION OF ENLIGHTENMENT. YES HAS MEMBERS FROM EVERY EDUCATIONAL DOMAINS BE IT MEDICAL SCIENCE,ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES,MANAGEMENT,HUMANITIES. THIS FACT REMAINS REMAINS TO BE THE GREATEST OF THE VIGOR OF YES.
YES IS GOING TO CONDUCT A STATE LEVEL SURVEY (TEHSIL WISE) OF ALL THE PROMINENT GOVT. SR. SEC. SCHOOLS TO KNOW THE CAPABILITIES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF THE STUDENTS AND IN WHAT WAY YES CAN HELP THEM.
WE SEEK SUPPORT OF PROFFESSIONALS FROM ALL SPHERES SO THAT THE STUDENTS CAN BE HELPED IN THE BEST POSSIBLE MANNER. THE FIRST STEP IN THIS DIRECTION IS AN INTER SCHOOL COMPETITION WHICH IS BEING ORGANIZED IN THE MONTH OF JUNE. IN THIS VARIOUS GOVT. AND CONVENT SCHOOLS WILL COMPETE AT SAME PLATFORM IN DIFFERENT ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL EVENTS.
THANKS AND REGARDS
YES TEAM

]]> By: Shikha Sood http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-27987 Shikha Sood Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:35:16 +0000 677189319#comment-27987 Dear All Well, I am proud of clean and green Himachal (its clean compared to Mumbai & other metro/cosmopolitan cities). Well I instead of industrialization, focus should be on agriculture & tourism. These are the areas where Himachal has more to offer & grow like anything. I have seen people from abroad & all over India who just can't stop praising beauty of HP. So if tourism is encouraged even in small villages which are far off from cities and realy offer peaceful environment, Govt. can mint enormous money. Same is in case of agriculture. With plenty of water resources available, irrigation should not be a problem. Only new methods for agriculture should be adopted. Like Kerela promotes its ages old therepies & its back water, I personally feel that Himachal is more beautiful. I have been to kerela too but I find Himchal more appealing. Infact some sort of massages, yoga centres should be introduced so that not only Indian but tourists from can come & see what healing magic are offerred. Every village has potential to turn into a tourist village. If every village offers unique things like pottery, paintings, wood carved toys, wooden plates, spoons, handicrafts etc. I am sure Himachal would be highest earning state from tourism like Rajasthan, Kerela etc. Dear All

Well, I am proud of clean and green Himachal (its clean compared to Mumbai & other metro/cosmopolitan cities). Well I instead of industrialization, focus should be on agriculture & tourism. These are the areas where Himachal has more to offer & grow like anything. I have seen people from abroad & all over India who just can’t stop praising beauty of HP. So if tourism is encouraged even in small villages which are far off from cities and realy offer peaceful environment, Govt. can mint enormous money. Same is in case of agriculture. With plenty of water resources available, irrigation should not be a problem. Only new methods for agriculture should be adopted. Like Kerela promotes its ages old therepies & its back water, I personally feel that Himachal is more beautiful. I have been to kerela too but I find Himchal more appealing.
Infact some sort of massages, yoga centres should be introduced so that not only Indian but tourists from can come & see what healing magic are offerred. Every village has potential to turn into a tourist village. If every village offers unique things like pottery, paintings, wood carved toys, wooden plates, spoons, handicrafts etc. I am sure Himachal would be highest earning state from tourism like Rajasthan, Kerela etc.

]]> By: Neeshant Jamwal http://www.himvani.com/join-us/#comment-25719 Neeshant Jamwal Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:25:42 +0000 677189319#comment-25719 hie ! i am 4m kulu.i am doing btech 4m rayat,ropar. hie !
i am 4m kulu.i am doing btech 4m rayat,ropar.

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