| | | The month of October holds special value for Indians across the world. Not only does the month mark the birth anniversary of the father of nation, Shri Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; it also features the festivals of Navratri and Dusshera, which mark the victory of good over evil and are celebrated with great fervour.
Additionally, this year, October shall witness the XIXth edition of the Common Wealth Games, which will be hosted by India in the capital city of Delhi. The events of October 3-14th will showcase India's incredible growth and development to the entire world, and will also be a launching pad for aspiring Indian athletes.
The National Portal of India features engrossing and informative articles and updates, to match the festive mood of this month. Hope you find plenty to interest you.
Our constant endeavour is to make your visit to the site a more fulfilling experience. Do write to us if you have any suggestions or feedback. Thank you for your continued support and patronage. |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | This being the month of Gandhi Jayanti, in our latest edition of Spotlight, we pay tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, as Father of the Nation. If you have any suggestions for a particular topic in our forthcoming issues, do write to us. A Tribute to Gandhi: Father of the Nation: Born on October 2nd 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, Gandhiji is fondly known by the nation as 'Bapu'. His birth anniversary week October 2nd to 8th, is marked as 'Anti Untouchability Week'. Gandhiji led the Indian independence movement and was an apostle of truth and non-violence. He summed up his philosophy of life, in his own words, as: "The only virtue I want to claim is truth and non-violence. I lay no claim to super human powers: I want none". | | | | | | | | |  | | National Portal of India is constantly enriching and updating its website to make it more relevant and useful for you.
Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010: Delhi is all set to host the Commonwealth Games 2010. The Games are the first big multi-sport event to be hosted by India in almost three decades. The previous one was the Asian Games in 1982. As the whole of India and indeed the world awaits the start of the third largest multi-sport event in the world and the biggest Commonwealth Games ever, we showcase information about the main events and other traditions around the Games.
Know India: New topics and updates based on India Book 2010 have been added to the Know India module.
New and up-to-date information about Indian States & Union Territories has been introduced, which offers a fresh perspective on India and its unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.
The section introduces the 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country and explores their magnificent uniqueness.
Sports Development in India: Sports are considered integral to all-round development of an individual's personality. Additionally, making a mark in sports also has a great bearing on the morale of the citizens and the prestige of the country. In order to promote excellence in various fields of sports, the government implements many programmes, schemes and awards to promote development in sports. All these various details plus education, training and more is covered under our special feature on sports development. | | | | | | | | |  | | Publications: The Publications Division publishes a number of books every month. Its main aim is to make available a wide variety of books to everyone at an affordable price. This month's special publications are:
Children's Ramayana: In Hindu mythology Rama is the embodiment of civic, ethical and philosophical values. His victory over Ravana is the triumph of good over evil and retains its universal appeal and unique hold on people even today. The author Mathuram Bhoothalingam has retold the story of the great epic "Ramayana" by sage Valmiki, in a very beautiful and simple manner, that is appealling to children.
Khuda Ki Nazar Mein Sab Barabar Hain: All are equal in the eyes of god according to Gandhiji. Untouchability is a snake with a thousand mouths, through each of which it shows its poisonous fangs. This book presents Gandhiji's perceptions on untouchability and its various manifestations, its socio-economic implications and the ways and means to remove it. | | | | | | | | |  | | Celebrations become dearer when we share our heartfelt wishes with our loved ones; so share and celebrate with our E-cards.
Gandhi Jayanti: The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, popularly known as 'Bapu', is celebrated on October 2nd each year. It is a national holiday, observed in all Indian states and union territories. Since June 15, 2007 the United Nations has declared the day to be the International Day of Non-Violence.
Dussehra: The festival of Dussehra symbolizes the triumph of Lord Rama over the demon Ravana. The celebration starts from Navratri and ends with the tenth day festival of Dussehra. An enactment of the life of Lord Rama, called - Ramlila, based on the epic text of the Ramayana is held during the nine days preceding Dussehra. On the tenth day larger than life effigies of Ravana are set to fire with much fanfare across India.
Durga Puja: The annual festival of Durga Puja marks the end of evil at the hand of the Goddess Durga in Hindu mythology. Durga Puja is widely celebrated across all Indian states, but has special significance in West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Orissa and Tripura. | | | | | | | | | | | | Newly launched/revamped Government websites The following are some of the Government websites that have been launched/ revamped recently- | | Forward this newsletter to your contacts to notify them about the latest activities of the Government. Registered Members are always the first to learn about new happenings at the Portal.
You can also view the Visitor Summary report for the National Portal of India.
Do write to us about other features that you would like to see introduced on this portal. We always welcome views and suggestions of our readers.
Hope your visit to the National Portal of India is an engaging and useful experience. | | | | | | | This is a monthly newsletter sent to you by the National Portal of India.
| | |
No comments:
Post a Comment