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THE HINDU I HYDERABAD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

RELIGION

Get rid of pride

CHENNAI: God is One, and He is

Supreme. The jivatmas are many, and the jivatmas are bound by pride, karma and illusion. The jivatmas are bound by their deeds, whether good or bad. These atmas are not even aware that there is a Supreme One who will save them. In their ignorance, they remain like helpless children. Our pride is like the darkness which we see. Darkness shows itself, but shows nothing else to us. But our pride is worse than darkness, because it remains hidden from us. It does not even show itself to us, so that we remain ignorant that we are proud. Thus pride is a defect in us, which keeps us from realising the Supreme One. But this pride, can, fortunately, be conquered and driven away. When we become the recipients of Gods grace, pride loses its potency and remains suppressed. God takes pity on the helpless souls, and provides them with the opportunity to save themselves, said K. Sambandan, in a discourse. He gives the atmas a body, and gives them a world to live in. Pride is a defect, and we must realise that we must get rid of it, in order to be liberated.

The Lords rst task is to create. His next is to protect this world He has created until it is time for Him to end its life. This does not imply destruction. It just means that this Universe which came from maya, returns to maya. To God, creation, protection and destruction are like childs play. In fact, the important tasks of God are referred to as various types of dances! God ensures that the past of an atma, which has now taken birth, is kept hidden from it. The Supreme One also has the important task of granting liberation to the atmas. The bodies, which the jivatmas are endowed with, are composed of maya. But the Lords body is indicative of the fact that He is the embodiment of knowledge. It is also said that mantras like Om Nama Sivayah and Sivaya Namaha are represented by His body. But a better description of His body, would be to describe it as the embodiment of grace and mercy. One should realise how blessed one is to have the capacity to worship God, and one should use the opportunity provided by Him to worship Him, in order to be liberated.

medical men as an experimental measure, Mrs. Jothi Venkatachellum, Minister for Health, said in Madurai on September 8 (dated September 9, 1963) in an interview. She said the experiment would be rst conducted in North Arcot District. Public health problems Under the present proposal The Central Council of Local there would be one specialist Self-Government has called on who would be assisted by these the Union Health Ministry to semi-doctors. These semitake steps to bring forward a doctors are expected to be useCentral Health Act. It was stated ful in the X-ray and midwifery that Central legislation on health departments. To begin with a was called for because a large group of these semi-doctors and number of problems in the eld a specialist would travel of public health are common to throughout the district and atthe States and the local bodies. tend to the needs of the patients. The Council at its meeting on This mobile hospital she felt, September 7, asked all State leg- would give considerable experiislatures to pass suitable resolu- ence to the newcomers. tions authorising Parliament to pass the Act. As part of its drive Fountain pens Messrs. T. Togowa and K. Katagainst food adulteration, the Union Health Ministry was suyama, Japanese experts atasked to introduce a Centrally tached to the United Nations, sponsored scheme for the estab- said in Rajahmundry on Septemlishment of analytical laborato- ber 7 that they had been assigned ries under the Fourth Five-Year to India to survey and assess the Plan. Also laboratories with present position of the fountain modern equipment should be set pen industry and devise ways of up at the municipal, district and developing it so that Indias regional levels for the speedy fountain pens might become the worlds best. They would submit analysis of food samples. their report to the Government Semi-doctors to assist of India.They were speaking at a The State Government are party got up by Mr. K.V. Ratnam, considering a proposal to intro- pioneer of the fountain pen induce semi-doctors or para- dustry in Andhra.

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Across 1 Directions carry disturbed sign (8) 5 Denite article on doctors practice having continuous thought (6) 9 Loud broadcasters drama where there isnt any foul (4,4) 10 More caring German children? (6) 12 Lean on register? (4) 13 Greek character behind time getting unlimited slice of stamp-collecting (10) 15 One buzzing about to get one-way ticket in Paris (6) 17 Big cat is lightweight (5) 20 One more time, a prot (5) 21 Move quickly with engineers arrow in India (6) 24 Not a main railway track (6,4) 27 Not too much of a lake? (4) 29 Reportedly dismiss Communist holy (6) 30 Gazelle found in hole by an artist (8) 31 Leisurely walk by saint with wind behind (6) 32 Ones confession of being well-mannered but not actually so (8) Down 1 Happen to grab eastern female in dance (6) 2 Peacefulness of a man with appeal (6) 3 I see its a childrens game (1-3) 4 Good American poet in grind (5) 6 The man is beginning to trivialise robbery (5) 7 Girl did business (8) 8 Provided the way to go (8) 11 Sabre-rattling around learner: turns the music up (6) 14 Where grass roots development takes place (4)

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16 Names rst victim in Lok Sabha (6) 17 Brief writing: Life after Death (4) 18 Roasts an essayist when going through street (8) 19 One who maintains equilibrium an accountant, maybe (8) 22 Be new friend in Paris one doing transactions for another (6) 23 Talk about the dead (6) 25 Many dance with what a sherman might use (5) 26 Prophet in North Arcot bustle (5) 28 Brief brieng (4)

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Kaloji remembered
Several poets from 10 Telangana districts participated in a kavi sammelan organised here on Sunday to commemorate noted writer Kaloji Narayana Rao.Speaking on the occasion, president of Telangana Jagruti K. Kavitha said a compilation of poems recited in the event would be brought as a book soon. Former DGP P. Ramulu recollected his association with late Kaloji.

Maha Laddu begins its journey

The 4,000 kg laddu will be placed with the Khairatabad Ganesh idol HYDERABAD BOUND
other villagers, just before lifting the laddu. The laddu would be handed over to the Khairatabad pandal organisers in the presence of E.S.L. Narasimhan and several Ministers on Monday morning, said Mr. Mallibabu. Khairatabad Ganesh, considered the tallest idol in South India, is made to hold a laddu of considerable size in his left hand during Ganesh festival. Sri Bhakthanjaneya Suruchi Foods, a sweets and savouries maker from Tapeswaram in East Godavari district, makes this laddu every year. The amount of ingredients used to make this giant laddu is: 200 kg of cashew nuts, badam100 kg, yellow camphor- 20 kg, cardamom- 50 kg, Bengal gram1,000 kg, ghee- 900 kg and 1,600 kilos of sugar. In 2010, Sri Bhakthanjaneyas Suruchi Foods offered a laddu weighing 500 kg; 2,400 kg laddu in 2011 and 3,500 A crane lifts the Maha Laddu for being transported to Hyderabad from Tapeswaram on Sunday. -- PHOTO. S. RAMBABU kg laddu the previous year.

Staff Reporter
RAJAHMUNDRY: The 4,000-kg Maha Laddu made to t in the hand of the tallest Ganesh idol in Khairatabad has left from homecum-factory at Tapeswaram village near Mandapeta in East Godavari district on Sunday amidst bhajans and slogan shouting. A crane was pressed into service to lift the Maha Laddu and the entire village witnessed the process, which took more than two hours. The proprietor of Sri Bhakthanjaneya Suruchi Foods, Polisetty Mallibabu, who was in Ganesh Deeksha to prepare the laddu along with fteen of his factory workers for the last four days, joined the pooja along with

Sharmila condemns attacks

Staff Reporter
NELLORE: The YSR Con-

gress activists gave a grand reception to their leader Y.S. Sharmila at Atmakur in Nellore district here on Sunday. She condemned the attacks on the Seemandhra advocates and employees who went to take part in Saturdays Save Andhra Pradesh meeting held at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad. Expressing concern over the likely fallout of bifurcation, Ms. Sharmila wondered whether Seemandhra people would be asked to show passports and take permissions to visit the State capital once Andhra Pradesh is divided.

YSRC leader Sharmila waving to people at Buchireddypalem in Nellore district.

PHOTO: K. RAVIKUMAR

Addressing an impressive gathering at Atmakur and Buchireddypalem during the day, Ms. Sharmila said that the Seemandhra advocates were attacked at the High Court premises. If this is the sit-

uation now, what would be the plight of Seemandhra people after bifurcation? Havent they contributed to the development of Hyderabad? she asked. She questioned the Congress Central lead-

ership whether it would be possible to build a metropolitan city such as Hyderabad in a period of just 10 years. People were being pushed into a needless crisis due to the Congress eagerness to take political advantage by bifurcating the State, she added. She blamed both the Congress and TDP for what she described as their clever game plan to win more votes and seats in the 2014 elections by creating a rift between the people of the two regions in the State. It has caused severe hardship to people, from whom Madras was taken away and now Hyderabad is being snatched away, she lamented.

Ramanamurthy no more
HYDERABAD: Former Chair-

Chief Minister should act impartially

Staff Reporter
SANGAREDDY: Minister for Major Industries J Geetha Reddy and Minister for Women and Child Welfare V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy opined that Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy should act impartially. While condemning the attack on a police constable and a student by Seemandhra activists, they said the government should act tough against the attackers. Ms. Geetha Reddy and Ms. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy visited Srinivas Goud, a constable of Akaram village in Dubbak mandal of Medak district, at Siddipet on Sunday, where he is being treated for injuries which he received in an attack. Srinivas Goud received blows from Seemandhra activists after raising slogans in favour of Telangana at the LB Stadium meeting hall on Saturday. It was not right for the leaders
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Geetha Reddy and V. Sunitha Lakshma Reddy visit the constable who received blows from Seemandhra activists for raising slogans in favour of Telanagana at L.B. Stadium
of Seemandhra issuing statements instigating the people of Telangana region. They should not forget that without our cooperation their meeting in Hyderabad would not have been a success. Being united does not meet attacks on people from one area and you can expect the same cooperation in future, they told reporters after visiting Srinivas Goud. Earlier in the day, the villagers of Akaram along with TJAC leaders and TRS activists held a procession and honoured Srinivas Goud for raising slogans in the meeting of Samaikyandhra.

man of the A.P. State Cultural Council, R.V. Ramanamurthy, the 77 year-old who strove for ve decades in fostering culture, died early on Sunday morning at a corporate hospital here, leaving behind his wife and two daughters. Among those who paid their respects and visited his residence were Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Minister for IT Ponnala Lakshmaiah, MP T. Subbarami Reddy, singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam and yesteryear actress Jamuna. A host of personalities from the elds of art and culture also came to pay their last respects. A multi-faceted personality, Ramanamurthy produced three lms Abhinandana, Neerajanam and Sai Mahima - all of which bagged Nandi Awards. He was close to former Chief Minister, T. Anjaiah. Bhagyanagaram, a documentary he made in 1969 on the city of Hyderabad, got the Golden Nandi. Also, on the banner of the A.P. Kala Vedika that he set up, he honoured several luminaries from Bollywood.

One unit of NTPC Simhadri shutdown

VISAKHAPATNAM: One 500 MW unit-1 of NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station, Parawada was shut down due to a technical snag on Sunday. The unit-1 was shutdown due to a minor snag and a technical team was on the job to restore it in next 48 hours, an official of NTPC said. NTPC Simhadri, which has four units, generates 2,000 MW of which supplies 1,000 MW from stage-I and 452 MW from stage-II to Andhra Pradesh.
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