Miscellaneous Facebook posts & comments in August 2019
When author of post or comment is not mentioned, it should be assumed that it is me (Ravi S. Iyer).
To save time, I am usually not providing my FB post links but only contents. I am also not hyperlinking links. So readers will have to copy-paste links from this post onto a browser link box and then browse to that link.
The simple and plain truth of the matter about fear of death being there so long as there is (mistaken under influence of Maya) identification of oneself with the body-mind (instead of the accurate/truthful identification with the eternal, indestructible and changeless awareness - Atma/Self)!
Update: Note the body-mind of oneself is an instrument, a device which one's Atma uses. So the instrument has its benefits and has to be maintained well but the crucial mistake under influence of Maya is to identify one's reality/one's being as this mind-body instrument and NOT as the awareness/Atma that is one's ultimate reality and that continues even after the mind-body instrument/device drops away.
[Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/RamanaMaharshi/photos/a.10151536385544631/10157367094054631/]
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Sorry to hear this sad news.
I was a Seva Dal volunteer in Dr. Rajeev Rao's medical camps organized by Sathya Sai Seva Samithi, Dombivli, in Dombivli's (in Thane district, Maharashtra) poor areas like hutment colonies, in the 1990s. It was held once or twice in a month on Sundays, if I recall correctly. At times, I also did compounder duty, under his instructions and command. He was a very kindly man who served poor patients with love, respect and dignity. I learned a lot about loving and caring attitude towards poor patients from participating in the medical camps of Dr. Rajeev Rao in poor areas in Dombivli.
He had also served for some time at the General Hospital in Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi). At the time I shifted to Puttaparthi in Oct. 2002, he was in Puttaparthi and I took his help & advice regarding exploring Seva opportunities in Prasanthi Nilayam and settling down here.
I have also visited his home in Dombivli once or twice, if I recall correctly.
I pray to Bhagavan to shower His Grace on Dr. Rajeev Rao's soul/sukshma sharira and give strength and courage to his family to bear the loss.
The shared FB post is NOT public and so I am not sharing it. However my FB post: https://www.facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7/posts/2579768842239677 is public.
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Shared reviews of my part autobio book on blog, as review comment on amazon.in page for the book (with 4 out of 5 stars as rating): https://www.amazon.in/Autobiography-Indian-Software-Spiritual-Aspirant/dp/1645874087/
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Sairam! May Bhagavan continue to shower His Grace on his soul/sukshma sharira. Fascinating article written by Shri Halagappa about his life. Seems to have the ring of truth.
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/saimemories/posts/2514273888619169
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Some of my comment(s) on FB post: https://www.facebook.com/sundaram.hammond/posts/10218068018666373 which is about Q&A session of Prof. Anilkumar Kamaraju's talk in Singapore:
I heard the two Q & As about "parallel organization". My view is that AK sir was not specifically asked about Madhusudan Naidu and whether his claim of being a medium/embodiment of spirit of Sathya Sai should be rejected or not. If the question had been of that sort (which I think the center may not have agreed to air anyway), I am quite AK sir's response would have been that Madhusudan Naidu's claims should be totally rejected.
He was asked about "parallel organization" and I think he gave a pretty reasonable answer from a generic "parallel organization" view. I think the essence of his answer was that you improve your own organization so much that people will get attracted to you and not go to the "parallel organization". As generic responses to generic questions, I think his responses are OK.
In particular, I don't think AK sir's responses to these generic questions can be viewed as some sort of dilution of his stance against the ***outrageously false claims*** of Madhusudan Rao Naidu.
=======================
Very interesting! Faith in God (across various religions and sects) permeates almost everything in India.
Chandrayaan-1 team recalls how they thanked their Gods after spacecraft entered lunar orbit, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chandrayaan-1-team-recalls-how-they-thanked-their-gods-after-spacecraft-entered-lunar-orbit/story-seQ5d2m8mxKDEbqhd1SpNN.html.
Blessed is this country of India/Bharat where faith in God across various religions and sects, permeates the length & breadth of the country, including in cutting-edge technology fields.
Technology & faith in God can co-exist. If you doubt that, come to India and experience how technology and faith in God can co-exist!
===============
He seems to have been a model prisoner so far! But .... rape and murder are such horrific heinous crimes! Life can be very strange at times. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/posts/10157804161587139 is linked to Times of India article: In 2 years, Dera chief Ram Rahim lost 15kg, earned Rs 18,000 in jail.
===============
Devotional Hindi film song with classical background from 1960. This song continued to be played by radio stations in the late 70s and 80s, perhaps in one of their oldies programs. So I have heard this song many times.
I had not seen the video though. Dilip Kumar (real name Mohammad Yusuf Khan) plays the role of the hero-prince. The song is sung by the great Mohd. Rafi.
The video has some playing-to-the-gallery stuff which I am sure would not be there in proper classical music and dance performances of such songs. But then it is the gallery that provides the box office money and so it is such songs that tend to permeate more among the people at large and have more longevity. C'est la vie! [That's life!]
Associated youtube video: Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re - Kohinoor (1960), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NzSyyOX0yo, 7 min. 17 secs.
================
Great to see courageous efforts made to expose and hopefully remove horrific abuse of power and horrific exploitation of those who are trapped under such power-abusers, all done in the Holy Name of Lord Jesus Christ.
But I should also say this is one side of the story. Perhaps the other side vehemently denies these allegations. It is hard to know the underlying truth in such cases.
However, courageous efforts like these to expose such alleged Untruth (Asathya) and unethical (Adharma) practices done in the HOLY NAME of Lord Jesus Christ, are good, and I support that.
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/terry.reiskennedy/posts/10220598554372621 (it is about an Indian Christian college).
-----
In response to a comment, I (Ravi) wrote:
The West is just way ahead of India in tackling such crime in religious and spiritual movements. Hats off to the West for this. ... But, in recent years, India seems to have made giant strides in this regard, with some big spiritual leaders being convicted of heinous crimes and sent to jail, despite them having very large following.
=====================
Lovely rendition with lots of Bhakti: Radhe Radhe Ho | Kirtan Live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReJLiMrYMM, 9 min. 15 secs.
===================
The 36th chamber of Shaolin movie is one thing to watch. This BBC short video is quite another!
Passing out as a Shaolin warrior monk! I think the world would surely benefit from some capable Shaolin warrior monks who ****follow the teachings of the Buddha****.
The extraordinary final test to become a Shaolin Master | Sacred Wonders - BBC, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbow21FKJS4, 8 min. 24 secs. published on 14th Aug. 2019.
...
Real Shaolin Disciple Reacts to BBC Shaolin Master Documentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHUewEWi9SE, 12 min. 46 secs.
==============
In the end, only kindness matters!
HANDS (Lyrics) - JEWEL, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XErd4U3ssoI, 3 min. 51 secs.
Ravi: May God bless Jewel and her music team for this awesome and very inspirational song. May God bless the youtube video creator who put up the lyrics.
===========
Thought-provoking though one may not agree with the conclusions of the author. I would argue for deeper and more faith in God in general across multiple religions than faith in a particular religion alone, as being good for the Western countries.
The article got re-printed in Deccan Chronicle of yesterday, if I recall correctly, which is where I saw it first.
The West cannot survive without a re-energised belief in Christianity; Most British people seem to take it on faith that to have faith is stupid
By Greg Sheridan
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/08/the-west-cannot-survive-without-a-re-energised-belief-in-christianity/
================
Great to see this initiative from Chinese government. May God bless them (or best wishes to them if they prefer not to have God blessings :-) ).
In Manasarovar, Chinese lend a helping hand to Indian pilgrims, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-manasarovar-chinese-lend-a-helping-hand-to-indian-pilgrims/article29035985.ece, 12th Aug. 2019
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I enjoyed reading this enlightening article about multi-faith reverence in an Indian Air Force station in the early 1980s. This article appeared in the print edition of The Hindu today (11th Aug)
Peer Baba amid the planes; How a Sufi’s tomb inside an (Indian) Air Force Station turned a beacon of hope after a series of fatal air crashes, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/peer-baba-amid-the-planes/article28977919.ece, 11th Aug. 2019
A small extract from the article: "For soldiers, faith is an extension of their professionalism and work is worship. Prayers do not substitute or replace it, but just act as a supplement. The purpose of including a variety of religious practices was not for displaying exaggerated secularism or feigned parity; rather, it marked another occasion of teamwork, when a bit of contribution from everyone, invocations in this case, could add to greater results."
=============
Interesting Tamil Hindu temple in Germany and its annual festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haYY4zjCAoo, 4 min. 53 secs, published by DW News on 17th June 2011.
=============
Marathi bhajan on Vitthal sung in what seems to be rush hour (and so crowded) local train in Mumbai. Around 5 mins. I enjoyed the bhajan.
Shared FB video: https://www.facebook.com/Sparab13121989/videos/2397020203724270/
=============
Very interesting video. It is about a Hindu monastery in Hawaii.
Hindu Monks in America? | Karolina Goswami, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DP83OUp4I8, 16 min. 23 secs, published on 2nd Aug. 2019
=============
Based on my personal experience after Swami Mahasamadhi in April 2011, I agree entirely with MLK's words.
Shared link: http://www.eminentlyquotable.com/in-the-end-we-will-remember-not-the-words-of-our-enemies/ having this quote: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
============
Very interesting video clip of Lucas Ralli talking about his experiences of miraculous powers of Sathya Sai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlQ7XvzzfKw, around 10 mins.
This was shared with me by an FB friend, Ramadas Mannattil.
I was not aware that this well known Sathya Sai devotee and writer, Lucas Ralli was in some way connected to the founders of the company Rallis, which was quite a well known and respected multi-national company in Bombay of my youth (though it seems that by that time the company had moved out of Ralli family hands). A friend and his father both worked for Rallis around that time. If I recall correctly, I have visited the Rallis office where my friend worked near Mumbai CST (then Bombay VT) - I think that Rallis office building was very close to Bombay Gymkhana. Now the company seems to be owned by/part of Tata Chemicals.
Here's a history link on the Rallis (India) website: http://www.rallis.co.in/history.aspx
============
Interesting video about an Englishman's journey to thank Lord Shiva by going to the Indus river and praying there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjgtHhKBQw, around 12 mins, published on 15th July 2018.
==========
Awesome Carnatic music & song extolling Lord Rama! Video is 4 min. 13 secs.
Shared FB post has video of Rama Varma singing: https://www.facebook.com/rajesh.v.talreja/posts/10217460854891468
===========
Nice, around 5 mins.
Shared FB post (has ISKCON street singing/Nagarsankirtan): https://www.facebook.com/SanskritKaUday/videos/338280437059250/
=============
‘Give us an undertaking’: Man who cancelled Zomato order gets police notice, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/give-us-an-undertaking-man-who-cancelled-zomato-order-gets-police-notice/story-ITNSMWk8G5x62HnTVI5KDP.html, 1st Aug. 2019
The report states, "The police in Jabalpur on Thursday sought a written undertaking from Zomato customer Amit Shukla that he would not spread religious hatred."
I support this action of the police.
The report quotes Amit Shukla as saying, “Do my freedom of expression and religion not fall under the idea of India?” and “At present, the pious month of Shravan is going on and it is a matter of my personal choice”.
My view is that I respect Shri Shukla's food choice during the pious month of Shravan. But if he wants to eat food cooked and delivered (handled) only by people of a particular religion/caste, then he should NOT order with general food delivery companies like Zomato. He should get that organized differently. Perhaps he could even cook his food himself to ensure that he satisfies his piety needs. Note that I do respect his belief with respect to his food.
I believe there are spiritual aspirants of different faiths in India who have similar beliefs with respect to their food - this is not limited to Hindus. But I believe that some such spiritual aspirants ensure adherence to such beliefs, by cooking their own food!
==============
'Food doesn't have religion', Zomato responds after customer seeks non-Muslim delivery executive, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/food-doesnt-have-religion-zomato-responds-after-customer-seeks-non-muslim-delivery-executive/article28769683.ece, 31st July 2019
Ravi: I fully support Zomato's statement that "Food doesn't have religion". The customer who requested a non-Muslim delivery person behaved in a very wrong way. That is completely unacceptable in India today.
Ishwar Maalik! Allah Maalik! Yesu Maalik! Sabka Maalik Ek!
[Ishwara is the Lord! Allah is the Lord! Jesus is the Lord! The Lord of all is One!]
=============
To save time, I am usually not providing my FB post links but only contents. I am also not hyperlinking links. So readers will have to copy-paste links from this post onto a browser link box and then browse to that link.
The simple and plain truth of the matter about fear of death being there so long as there is (mistaken under influence of Maya) identification of oneself with the body-mind (instead of the accurate/truthful identification with the eternal, indestructible and changeless awareness - Atma/Self)!
Update: Note the body-mind of oneself is an instrument, a device which one's Atma uses. So the instrument has its benefits and has to be maintained well but the crucial mistake under influence of Maya is to identify one's reality/one's being as this mind-body instrument and NOT as the awareness/Atma that is one's ultimate reality and that continues even after the mind-body instrument/device drops away.
[Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/RamanaMaharshi/photos/a.10151536385544631/10157367094054631/]
===================
Sorry to hear this sad news.
I was a Seva Dal volunteer in Dr. Rajeev Rao's medical camps organized by Sathya Sai Seva Samithi, Dombivli, in Dombivli's (in Thane district, Maharashtra) poor areas like hutment colonies, in the 1990s. It was held once or twice in a month on Sundays, if I recall correctly. At times, I also did compounder duty, under his instructions and command. He was a very kindly man who served poor patients with love, respect and dignity. I learned a lot about loving and caring attitude towards poor patients from participating in the medical camps of Dr. Rajeev Rao in poor areas in Dombivli.
He had also served for some time at the General Hospital in Prasanthi Nilayam (Puttaparthi). At the time I shifted to Puttaparthi in Oct. 2002, he was in Puttaparthi and I took his help & advice regarding exploring Seva opportunities in Prasanthi Nilayam and settling down here.
I have also visited his home in Dombivli once or twice, if I recall correctly.
I pray to Bhagavan to shower His Grace on Dr. Rajeev Rao's soul/sukshma sharira and give strength and courage to his family to bear the loss.
The shared FB post is NOT public and so I am not sharing it. However my FB post: https://www.facebook.com/ravi.s.iyer.7/posts/2579768842239677 is public.
===================
Shared reviews of my part autobio book on blog, as review comment on amazon.in page for the book (with 4 out of 5 stars as rating): https://www.amazon.in/Autobiography-Indian-Software-Spiritual-Aspirant/dp/1645874087/
======================
Sairam! May Bhagavan continue to shower His Grace on his soul/sukshma sharira. Fascinating article written by Shri Halagappa about his life. Seems to have the ring of truth.
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/saimemories/posts/2514273888619169
=======================
Some of my comment(s) on FB post: https://www.facebook.com/sundaram.hammond/posts/10218068018666373 which is about Q&A session of Prof. Anilkumar Kamaraju's talk in Singapore:
I heard the two Q & As about "parallel organization". My view is that AK sir was not specifically asked about Madhusudan Naidu and whether his claim of being a medium/embodiment of spirit of Sathya Sai should be rejected or not. If the question had been of that sort (which I think the center may not have agreed to air anyway), I am quite AK sir's response would have been that Madhusudan Naidu's claims should be totally rejected.
He was asked about "parallel organization" and I think he gave a pretty reasonable answer from a generic "parallel organization" view. I think the essence of his answer was that you improve your own organization so much that people will get attracted to you and not go to the "parallel organization". As generic responses to generic questions, I think his responses are OK.
In particular, I don't think AK sir's responses to these generic questions can be viewed as some sort of dilution of his stance against the ***outrageously false claims*** of Madhusudan Rao Naidu.
=======================
Very interesting! Faith in God (across various religions and sects) permeates almost everything in India.
Chandrayaan-1 team recalls how they thanked their Gods after spacecraft entered lunar orbit, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chandrayaan-1-team-recalls-how-they-thanked-their-gods-after-spacecraft-entered-lunar-orbit/story-seQ5d2m8mxKDEbqhd1SpNN.html.
Blessed is this country of India/Bharat where faith in God across various religions and sects, permeates the length & breadth of the country, including in cutting-edge technology fields.
Technology & faith in God can co-exist. If you doubt that, come to India and experience how technology and faith in God can co-exist!
===============
He seems to have been a model prisoner so far! But .... rape and murder are such horrific heinous crimes! Life can be very strange at times. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia/posts/10157804161587139 is linked to Times of India article: In 2 years, Dera chief Ram Rahim lost 15kg, earned Rs 18,000 in jail.
===============
Devotional Hindi film song with classical background from 1960. This song continued to be played by radio stations in the late 70s and 80s, perhaps in one of their oldies programs. So I have heard this song many times.
I had not seen the video though. Dilip Kumar (real name Mohammad Yusuf Khan) plays the role of the hero-prince. The song is sung by the great Mohd. Rafi.
The video has some playing-to-the-gallery stuff which I am sure would not be there in proper classical music and dance performances of such songs. But then it is the gallery that provides the box office money and so it is such songs that tend to permeate more among the people at large and have more longevity. C'est la vie! [That's life!]
Associated youtube video: Madhuban Mein Radhika Nache Re - Kohinoor (1960), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NzSyyOX0yo, 7 min. 17 secs.
================
Great to see courageous efforts made to expose and hopefully remove horrific abuse of power and horrific exploitation of those who are trapped under such power-abusers, all done in the Holy Name of Lord Jesus Christ.
But I should also say this is one side of the story. Perhaps the other side vehemently denies these allegations. It is hard to know the underlying truth in such cases.
However, courageous efforts like these to expose such alleged Untruth (Asathya) and unethical (Adharma) practices done in the HOLY NAME of Lord Jesus Christ, are good, and I support that.
Shared FB post: https://www.facebook.com/terry.reiskennedy/posts/10220598554372621 (it is about an Indian Christian college).
-----
In response to a comment, I (Ravi) wrote:
The West is just way ahead of India in tackling such crime in religious and spiritual movements. Hats off to the West for this. ... But, in recent years, India seems to have made giant strides in this regard, with some big spiritual leaders being convicted of heinous crimes and sent to jail, despite them having very large following.
=====================
Lovely rendition with lots of Bhakti: Radhe Radhe Ho | Kirtan Live, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ReJLiMrYMM, 9 min. 15 secs.
===================
The 36th chamber of Shaolin movie is one thing to watch. This BBC short video is quite another!
Passing out as a Shaolin warrior monk! I think the world would surely benefit from some capable Shaolin warrior monks who ****follow the teachings of the Buddha****.
The extraordinary final test to become a Shaolin Master | Sacred Wonders - BBC, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbow21FKJS4, 8 min. 24 secs. published on 14th Aug. 2019.
...
Real Shaolin Disciple Reacts to BBC Shaolin Master Documentary, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHUewEWi9SE, 12 min. 46 secs.
==============
In the end, only kindness matters!
HANDS (Lyrics) - JEWEL, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XErd4U3ssoI, 3 min. 51 secs.
Ravi: May God bless Jewel and her music team for this awesome and very inspirational song. May God bless the youtube video creator who put up the lyrics.
===========
Thought-provoking though one may not agree with the conclusions of the author. I would argue for deeper and more faith in God in general across multiple religions than faith in a particular religion alone, as being good for the Western countries.
The article got re-printed in Deccan Chronicle of yesterday, if I recall correctly, which is where I saw it first.
The West cannot survive without a re-energised belief in Christianity; Most British people seem to take it on faith that to have faith is stupid
By Greg Sheridan
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2019/08/the-west-cannot-survive-without-a-re-energised-belief-in-christianity/
================
Great to see this initiative from Chinese government. May God bless them (or best wishes to them if they prefer not to have God blessings :-) ).
In Manasarovar, Chinese lend a helping hand to Indian pilgrims, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/in-manasarovar-chinese-lend-a-helping-hand-to-indian-pilgrims/article29035985.ece, 12th Aug. 2019
==============
I enjoyed reading this enlightening article about multi-faith reverence in an Indian Air Force station in the early 1980s. This article appeared in the print edition of The Hindu today (11th Aug)
Peer Baba amid the planes; How a Sufi’s tomb inside an (Indian) Air Force Station turned a beacon of hope after a series of fatal air crashes, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/peer-baba-amid-the-planes/article28977919.ece, 11th Aug. 2019
A small extract from the article: "For soldiers, faith is an extension of their professionalism and work is worship. Prayers do not substitute or replace it, but just act as a supplement. The purpose of including a variety of religious practices was not for displaying exaggerated secularism or feigned parity; rather, it marked another occasion of teamwork, when a bit of contribution from everyone, invocations in this case, could add to greater results."
=============
Interesting Tamil Hindu temple in Germany and its annual festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haYY4zjCAoo, 4 min. 53 secs, published by DW News on 17th June 2011.
=============
Marathi bhajan on Vitthal sung in what seems to be rush hour (and so crowded) local train in Mumbai. Around 5 mins. I enjoyed the bhajan.
Shared FB video: https://www.facebook.com/Sparab13121989/videos/2397020203724270/
=============
Very interesting video. It is about a Hindu monastery in Hawaii.
Hindu Monks in America? | Karolina Goswami, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DP83OUp4I8, 16 min. 23 secs, published on 2nd Aug. 2019
=============
Based on my personal experience after Swami Mahasamadhi in April 2011, I agree entirely with MLK's words.
Shared link: http://www.eminentlyquotable.com/in-the-end-we-will-remember-not-the-words-of-our-enemies/ having this quote: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.
============
Very interesting video clip of Lucas Ralli talking about his experiences of miraculous powers of Sathya Sai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlQ7XvzzfKw, around 10 mins.
This was shared with me by an FB friend, Ramadas Mannattil.
I was not aware that this well known Sathya Sai devotee and writer, Lucas Ralli was in some way connected to the founders of the company Rallis, which was quite a well known and respected multi-national company in Bombay of my youth (though it seems that by that time the company had moved out of Ralli family hands). A friend and his father both worked for Rallis around that time. If I recall correctly, I have visited the Rallis office where my friend worked near Mumbai CST (then Bombay VT) - I think that Rallis office building was very close to Bombay Gymkhana. Now the company seems to be owned by/part of Tata Chemicals.
Here's a history link on the Rallis (India) website: http://www.rallis.co.in/history.aspx
============
Interesting video about an Englishman's journey to thank Lord Shiva by going to the Indus river and praying there: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjgtHhKBQw, around 12 mins, published on 15th July 2018.
==========
Awesome Carnatic music & song extolling Lord Rama! Video is 4 min. 13 secs.
Shared FB post has video of Rama Varma singing: https://www.facebook.com/rajesh.v.talreja/posts/10217460854891468
===========
Nice, around 5 mins.
Shared FB post (has ISKCON street singing/Nagarsankirtan): https://www.facebook.com/SanskritKaUday/videos/338280437059250/
=============
‘Give us an undertaking’: Man who cancelled Zomato order gets police notice, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/give-us-an-undertaking-man-who-cancelled-zomato-order-gets-police-notice/story-ITNSMWk8G5x62HnTVI5KDP.html, 1st Aug. 2019
The report states, "The police in Jabalpur on Thursday sought a written undertaking from Zomato customer Amit Shukla that he would not spread religious hatred."
I support this action of the police.
The report quotes Amit Shukla as saying, “Do my freedom of expression and religion not fall under the idea of India?” and “At present, the pious month of Shravan is going on and it is a matter of my personal choice”.
My view is that I respect Shri Shukla's food choice during the pious month of Shravan. But if he wants to eat food cooked and delivered (handled) only by people of a particular religion/caste, then he should NOT order with general food delivery companies like Zomato. He should get that organized differently. Perhaps he could even cook his food himself to ensure that he satisfies his piety needs. Note that I do respect his belief with respect to his food.
I believe there are spiritual aspirants of different faiths in India who have similar beliefs with respect to their food - this is not limited to Hindus. But I believe that some such spiritual aspirants ensure adherence to such beliefs, by cooking their own food!
==============
'Food doesn't have religion', Zomato responds after customer seeks non-Muslim delivery executive, https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/food-doesnt-have-religion-zomato-responds-after-customer-seeks-non-muslim-delivery-executive/article28769683.ece, 31st July 2019
Ravi: I fully support Zomato's statement that "Food doesn't have religion". The customer who requested a non-Muslim delivery person behaved in a very wrong way. That is completely unacceptable in India today.
Ishwar Maalik! Allah Maalik! Yesu Maalik! Sabka Maalik Ek!
[Ishwara is the Lord! Allah is the Lord! Jesus is the Lord! The Lord of all is One!]
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