Prime Minister @narendramodi will be in #Deoghar today.
Baba Baidyanath’s city has been host to many eminent Indians, among them Rishi Rajnarayan Basu, educator, scholar, leading light of the Indian Renaissance, maternal grandfather of Sri Aurobindo.
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Rishi Rajnarayan Basu penned one of the most definitive books on Hinduism — ‘Hindu Dharmer Shreshthata’ (Greatness of Hindu Dharma). A prominent Brahmo Samaji of his time and member of Sanjibani Sabha, he inaugurated Nabagopal Mitra's ‘Hindu Mela’ to promote nationalism.
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Rishi Rajnarayan Basu’s nationalism was anchored in India’s civilisation and its inevitable rise again:
“I see this rejuvenated nation again illumining the world by her knowledge, spirituality, culture, and the glory of the Hindu nation again spreading over the whole world.”
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At a recent event in Kolkata where I spoke along with #TMC heavyweight Saugata Roy, I referred to Rishi Rajnarayan Basu, his ‘Hindu Dharmer Shreshthata’, his nationalism and significance of ‘Hindu Mela’.
Prof Roy dismissed him and his work as “irrelevant in today’s Bengal”.
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The Cold War is remembered (apart from other things) for Checkpoint Charlie types — men wearing dark glasses, hunched, their faces hidden behind upturned collars and pulled down hats, ears never visible. Men who came in from the cold, their past erased, their identities forged. 1
Such men with their past erased and their identities forged in a manner no agency could figure out who exactly was the person who had come in from the cold, were products of the Deep State on either side of the Iron Curtain. Like robots, they were programmed to tell nothing. 2
The Iron Curtain no longer exists, the Cold War is long over, the new geography of 1990s has turned old and Checkpoint Charlie is now a selfie point in Berlin. But the Deep State remains unaffected, unchanged. If anything, it is more sophisticated than ever. 3
Prime Minister @narendramodi unveiled the National Emblem of #India🇮🇳 atop the new Parliament House on Monday 11 July 2022. This marked yet another important milestone in the decolonisation of Lutyens Delhi.
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The 6.5 metre tall National Emblem atop new Parliament House is made of bronze and weighs 9500 kg. It straddles a supporting structure of steel weighing 6500 kg.
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The National Emblem of #India🇮🇳 is an adaptation of Emperor Ashoka’s ‘Lion Capital’ atop the Ashoka Column at Sarnath. The capital has four Asiatic lions—power, courage, pride and confidence—seated on a circular base.
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Amazing Deoghar Story!
In Deoghar, it’s Diwali in monsoon as people light diyas to celebrate the arrival of Prime Minister @narendramodi who will be inaugurating big projects, among them a spanking new airport built in record time and world class AIIMS Deoghar on 12 July.
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PM @narendramodi laid the foundation stone of Deoghar Airport in Jharkhand on 25 May 2018. The airport is ready and set to become fully operational in 4 years. It will be the second international airport in #Jharkhand after Ranchi.
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PM @narendramodi ’s visionary policies for the rapid development of #India with world class facilities is exemplified by the Deoghar Story. Before 2014, India had 74 airports. Within 7 years, 66 new airports have been established — almost 10 a year.
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Prime Minister @narendramodi on Goddess Kali, Aastha, Bhakti:
“स्वामी रामकृष्ण परमहंस एक ऐसे संत थे जिन्होंने माँ काली का स्पष्ट साक्षात्कार किया था, जिन्होंने माँ काली के चरणों में अपना सर्वस्व समर्पित कर दिया था।”
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“रामकृष्ण परमहंस कहते थे — ये सम्पूर्ण जगत, ये चर-अचर, सब कुछ माँ की चेतना से व्याप्त है। यही चेतना बंगाल की काली पूजा में दिखती है। यही चेतना बंगाल और पूरे भारत की आस्था में दिखती है।”
~ PM @narendramodi on Goddess Kali.
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“इसी चेतना और शक्ति के एक पुंज को स्वामी विवेकानंद जैसे युगपुरुषों के रूप में स्वामी रामकृष्ण परमहंस ने प्रदीप्त किया था। स्वामी विवेकानंद माँ काली की जो अनुभूति हुई…उसने उनके भीतर असाधारण ऊर्जा और सामर्थ्य का संचार किया था।”
~ PM @narendramodi on Goddess Kali.
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Massive Infra Push in East #India🇮🇳
Prime Minister @narendramodi will be visiting Deoghar on 12 July to inaugurate and lay foundation stone of development projects worth more than ₹16,000 crore.
Big boost to infra development, connectivity and ease of living.
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To provide direct connectivity to Baba Baidyanath Dham, revered pilgrimage centre, PM Modi will inaugurate Deoghar Airport.
Built at an estimated cost of ₹400 crore, the Terminal Building of the airport is equipped to handle over five lakh passengers annually.
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PM Modi will dedicate to the nation the In-Patient Department (IPD) and Operation Theatre services at AIIMS, Deoghar. This is in accordance with the Prime Minister’s vision to develop excellent health care facilities in all parts of #India
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Prime Minister @narendramodi 's departure statement ahead of his visit to #Germany and #UAE (26-28 June 2022):
"I will be visiting Schloss Elmau, Germany, at the invitation of Chancellor of Germany, HE Mr Olaf Scholz, for the G7 Summit under the German Presidency."
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"In an effort to strengthen international collaboration on important global issues impacting humanity, Germany has also invited other democracies such as Argentina, Indonesia, Senegal and South Africa to the G7 Summit."
~ PM Modi
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"During the sessions of the Summit, I will be exchanging views with the G7 countries, G7 partner countries and guest International Organisations on environment, energy, climate, food security, health, counter-terrorism, gender equality and democracy."
~ PM Modi
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