SHORT BIO-DATA OF Dr. BALDEV RAJ

RADHE KRISHNA 27-10-2011 SHORT BIO-DATA OF Dr. BALDEV RAJ Dr. Baldev Raj BE (Ravishankar Univ.) Ph.D.(IISc) FNAE, FASc., FNASc., HFICNDT, HFISNT, HFBINDT, FIIM,FUSI, FASI Director Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamil Nadu, India Phone (O) + 91 44 27480234, 27480240 Fax: + 91 44 27480060, 27480301 E.mail: dir@igcar.gov.in; URL: http://www.igcar.gov.in/director Short Profile Dr.Baldev Raj, FNAE, FASc., FNASc., HFICNDT, HFISNT, HFBINDT, FIIM, FUSI, FASI BALDEV Raj; Indian. Scientist; b April 9, 1947 Jammu Tawai (India); Educ: BE, PhD,Ravishankar Univ, Raipur, Indian institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore; specialization in: Materials characterization & Technology Management; m. Aruna Kumari, two s; Scientific Officer, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai 1970-73; Scientist, RISO National Lab (Denmark) 1973-74; Group Leader, RML, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 1974-81, Head: RML 1981-86, Divn. For PIE&NDT 1986-93, Director, Metallurgy & Materials Group 1993-2004, Chemical & Reprocessing Group 1999-2004, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 2004?; Fellow : Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad, Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences, Institution of Engineers (India), Indian Institute of Metals, Acoustic Society of India, Ultrasonic Society of India, International Institute of Quality Assurance, UK; Elected Member: German National Academy of Sciences; Honorary Member, International Committee on NDT, Hellenic Society of NDT, Greece, Hon. Fellow, British Institute of NDT, Indian Society of NDT, Indian Welding Society; President, International Committee on NDT (1992-96), 14th World Conference on NDT, Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) (2005 -), NACE International Southern Region (2004 - ), Chairman, Policy & General Purpose Committee, ICNDT (1996-2004), Working Group on Research & University Education, ICNDT, Education Group, World Federation of NDE Centres (1998), Indian Nuclear Society, Kalpakkam Branch (2004 - ), Engineering Heritage Committee (Metallurgy) of INAE (2003- ), Foreign Secretary, Indian National Academy of Engineering (2005 - ), Founder Member, Board of Directors, World Federation of NDE Centres, USA, Chairman, Past-President, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India, Patron, Acoustic Emission Working Group of India, Past-President, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology, Past-President of International Committee on NDT, Patron, Indian Group of International Society of Stereology, President, Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (1997), President, Indian Institute of Welding (2001-2002), Member, Asian Pacific Committee on NDT, Founder Member, Asia-Pacific Academy of Materials, Member, MRSI Council - Topic Chairman, Materials Characterisation (1998-2001), Vice President, MRSI (2008-2011), Academia NDT International, Academic, Professional & International Affairs in the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2008-2011), Chairman, NDT Committee of the Bureau of Indian Standards, Member, Committee on Centre for NDT, IIT Madras, Chennai, Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy (SAGNE), IAEA (2004 - ), Advisory Board, NDE Centre, University of Massachusetts, USA, Research Council, National Metallurgical Laboratory (1996-200 & 2004 - ); Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute (2001-2003) and Central Electrochemical Research Institute (2001- ); International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI) (2003- ), Divisional Scientific Committee on Structural Integrity, NAL, CSIR (1996-2004), Programme Advisory Committee on Metallurgy, Mining & Material Science of DST (1997-2000), Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister (2005- ), Committee on Nanoscience & Technology Initiative, Department of Science & Technology, Government of South Africa (2009), Member, Editorial Board of Asian Journal of Professional Ethics & Management (2008), Editorial Board of Steel Technology (2008), Chairman, Committee on Science & Technology of Department of Economic Affairs, Member, Committee on High Sensitivity Detection of Chemicals, Central Advisory Board of Archaeology (CABA), Archaeological Survey of India, Govt. of India (2005- ); Member, Advisory Board of Summer School of Modeling, Experimentation & Validation (MeV), Idaho National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory & Idaho State University (21-30 July 2009), Member, Board of Advisors, "The Al Gore Sustainable Technology Venture Competition, India" (2009), Board of Directors of International Institute of Welding, Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy of IAEA, Distinguished Professor: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, PSG College of Science & Technology, Coimbatore, Vellore Institute of Technology; Adjunct Professor: PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, University Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai; Publs: The Encyclopedia of Materials (Published by Elsevier Science Pub., Oxford, UK); More than 700 publications in leading national and international journals, referred books, manuscripts of status articles; delivered more than 314 honour, plenary, key note and invited lectures, 42 books and special volumes of journals (co-author of 12 books, 15 monographs and co-editor of 27 books & special journal volumes). He has 5 Indian Standards and 20 patents to his credit. He has contributed 24 articles in Encyclopaedia and a large number of reviews; National Metallurgist Award (1986), Acoustic Emission Working Group of India Gold Medal (1994), G.D. Birla Gold Medal (1996), SAIL Gold Medal (1999), MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Material Science Annual Prize (2004), Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing (2004), Indian Welding Society (2004), Jaeger Lecture Award of International Institute of Welding (2004), International Researcher Award of International Committee on NDT (2000-2004), Indian Nuclear Society Award (2004), Stanley Ehrilich Gold Medal Lecture, Corrosion Awarenes Award from NACE International India Section (2006), National NDT Award for International Recognition from Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (2006), 15th Nayudamma Memorial Lecture Award, Padma Shri, Government of India (2007), Indian Science Monitor Award from Indian Science Monitor Foundation (2007), Distinguished Alumni Award for sustained excellence in Science and Technology by the Indian Institute of Science (2008), Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award (2008), FICCI Award for the outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in the context of Industries and Society (2008), Dr. Homi J. Bhabha Centenary Year Award (2009), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award in the field of Engineering & Technological Sciences, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2007 (Awarded in 2010), INSA Prize for Materials Science, Indian National Science Academy (2010), Platinum Medal Award of the Indian Institute of Metals (2010), Pursuits: Philosophy, religion, education and science of cultural heritage; Address: Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, (IGCAR), Kalpakkam 603102, Tamil Nadu, India. SHORT BIO-DATA OF Dr. BALDEV RAJ Dr. Baldev Raj, BE, Ph.D; Member, German National Academy of Sciences, International Nuclear Energy Academy, Fellow, Third World Academy of Sciences, Fellow of all Engineering and Science Academies in India and Distinguished Scientist & Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam 603102, Department of Atomic Energy, Tamil Nadu. His specializations include materials characterization, testing and evaluation using non-destructive evaluation methodologies, materials development and performance assessment and technology management. He has steered and mentored large, multi and cross-disciplinary domains and multi-institutional teams to earn for India an eminent and esteemed position in high technology domain of sustainable clean energy system; sodium cooled fast spectrum reactor with closed fuel cycle. This energy system has the capacity to deliver large clean energy to the country and the world for centuries. He has more than 760 publications in leading refereed journals and books. He has been invited to contribute to 26 times for contributions in Handbooks and Encyclopedia. He has co-authored and co-edited 58 books and special journal volumes. He has 5 Indian Standards and 21 patents to his credit. He is on the editorial boards of national and international journals. He is Editor-in-Chief of three series of books: one related to NDE Science & Technology second related to Metallurgy & Materials and third related to Corrosion Science & Technology. He has guided 20 Ph.D. students. He has taught courses in eminent institutes in India and abroad. He has delivered more than 300 honour, plenary, keynote and invited talks in some of the most eminent forums related to his fields of specialization. These achievements establish him as an eminent and prolific researcher in domains of his expertise. He is acclaimed in India and world for his excellent and sustained contributions. He has been responsible for starting, nurturing and enhancing international collaborations of high merit of relevance and eminence with Germany, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Japan, Singapore, China, South Africa, USA, etc. He is the past-President of International Committee on NDT. He is President of Indian National Academy of Engineering, Vice President, Materials Research Society of India, Vice President, Academia NDT International and President-elect, International Institute of Welding (a member body of more than 50 countries with affiliation to United Nations and International Standards Organization). He has won many awards and honours, notable among them during the last five years include: Padma Shri from Govt. of India (a Civilian honour - 2006), Distinguished Alumni Award (2007) of Indian Institute of Science, Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award-2008 of Indian National Academy of Engineering, Distinguished Materials Scientist for the year 2009 from Materials Research Society of India, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries Annual Award for Outstanding Research in Materials Science (2007-08), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award from Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh (2007), Indian National Science Academy Prize for Materials Science (2010), Portevin Lecture of International Institute of Welding (2011), etc. He is member, Global Energy International Prize Committee, Russia (considered parallel to Nobel Prize in the domain of Energy), Nano Mission Council of Department of Science & Technology, India, National Nanotechnology Advisory Board of South Africa; Chairman of India-Brazil-South Africa Initiative on Nano Science & Technology, Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, Scientific Advisory Committee to Cabinet, etc. He is Adjunct Professor of Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Michigan State University, USA, INAE-AICTE Distinguished Visiting Professor of Vellore Institute of Technology and Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai. His expertise is acclaimed by research, academia and industry and thus he has been reqauested to build strategic capacities of high significance and enriching specific domains of expertise of high importance to the country. His holistic management of two townships with more than 10,000 residents with six schools, two hospitals and many unique facilities such as zero solid waste, entertainment, sports, etc. is exemplary in ensuring inspiring and quality living. His other interests include science and technology of cultural heritage and theosophy. He has passion for teaching, communications and mentoring. Dr. Baldev Raj's Home Page Dr. Baldev Raj BE (Ravishankar Univ.) Ph.D.(IISc) FNAE, FASc., FNASc., HFICNDT, HFISNT, HFBINDT, FIIM,FUSI, FASI Director Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Kalpakkam 603 102, Tamil Nadu, India Phone (O) + 91 44 27480234, 27480240 Fax: + 91 44 27480060, 27480301 E.mail: dir@igcar.gov.in; URL: http://www.igcar.gov.in/director Areas of Specialisation Science and Technology, Fast Breeder Reactor with Closed Fuel Cycle, Materials characterization, Testing and Evaluation using nondestructive evaluation methodologies, Materials development and performance assessment and technology management. Awards (Recent) Platinum Medal Award of IIM (2010), INSA Prize for Materials Science, Indian National Science Academy (2010), Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award in the field of Engineering & Technological Sciences, Department of Science & Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2007 (Awarded in 2010) 1st Dr. Homi J. Bhabha Centenary Year Award (2009), FICCI Award for the outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in the context of Industries and Society (2008), Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award (2008), Distinguished Alumni Award (2008) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Padma Shri, Government of India (2007), National NDT Award for International Recognition from Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing (2006), Stanley Ehrlich Gold Medal Lecture, Corrosion Awareness Award form NACE International India Section (2006) more .... Present Positions Elected President, International Institute of Welding, which has a membership of fifty one countries (2010), Elected Fellow of ASM International, USA; Member, DAE Science Research Council; External Expert, Peer Review Committee for the Cluster -Chemical Sciences, Group I: Chemical Materials & Energy, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi (2010); Member, Governing Body of J&K State Council for Science & Technology (2010); Member, Research Council, Institute of Minerals & Materials Technology, Bhubaneswar (2010); Member, Advisory Council, Great Lakes-Bauer Energy Executive MBA Programme (2010); Chairman, Research Advisory Board of PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore (2010); Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Bulletin of Materials Science; Vice President, Academia NDT International and Vice President (Academic, Professional & International Affairs) in the Indian National Academy of Engineering (2008-2011), Vice President, MRSI (2008-2011). more ... My Residence: 2A, 2nd Avenue, DAE Township, Kalpakkam 603 102 Tamil Nadu, India Publications Papers in Journals / Encyclopedia / Handbooks / Referred Books Research 409 Development 83 Failure Analysis 16 Review Papers 82 Refereed Books 144 Encyclopedia Articles 24 Books/Monographs Authored 15 Books / Special Issues of Journals Edited 27 Guest Editor of Special Issue of Journals/Encyclopedia 12 Other Contributions of Merit Status Papers 7 International Benchmarks 1 IAEA's Perspective in India's Nuclear Programme 8 Standards 5 International Institute of Welding Documents 11 Popular Articles 46 Popular Books 2 Courses in Educational Institutes 5 Patents 20 Citations Index Lectures on Invitation (Manuscripts in edited volumes) Honour 88 Plenary 47 Key note 67 Invited 102 | Publication List | Special Articles | Citation Index | Scientific & Technological Contributions The application of acoustic emission technique for detailed understanding of dislocation dynamics, deformation process, detection of early fatigue damage and oxidation processes. He discovered acoustic amplification during deformation. For the first time, Dr. Baldev Raj has identified couplant independent ultrasonic spectral parameters for characterization of microstructures in steels, thus paving the way for online process monitoring applications. Through systematic analysis of ultrasonic data, he has brought out a new correlation between two independent elastic properties, the ultrasonic shear wave velocity and Poisson�s ratio, in a wide variety of isotropic solid materials, such as pure metals, ceramics, polymers and intermetallics. Dr. Baldev Raj has applied for the first time, anywhere in the world, an advanced impact echo technique for assessing the integrity of the ring beam, one of the critical components of a nuclear reactor containment building. He has extended this technique to Delhi Iron Pillar, a monument of international significance dating back to early 4th Century. Dr. Baldev Raj has proposed a two stage process of irreversible magnetic domain wall movement during magnetization of ferromagnetic materials to correlate the Magnetic Barkhausen emission parameters with evolving microstructures during tempering, tensile deformation and fatigue damage. He has developed more than ten innovative sensors and associated instrumentation, which have found applications and resulted in patents. An example of application is an in-house state-of-the-art intelligent imaging system, using artificial neural network, for automatic eddy current testing and three dimensional characterization of defects in electrically conducting materials such as the austenitic stainless steel plates and welds. Dr. Baldev Raj has developed and patented a colloidal force microscope, for in-situ measurement of very weak forces (10-13N to 10-11N) between individual colloidal particles that provides valuable insights into colloidal stability. Membership of Academies and Societies Fellow of Third World of Academy of Science Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering Fellow of Indian National Science Academy Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad Fellow of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) Fellow of Indian Institute of Metals Fellow of Acoustic Society of India Fellow of Ultrasonic Society of India Fellow of International Institute of Quality Assurance, UK Honorary Member, International Committee on NDT (only 12 professionals in the world) Honorary Member, Hellenic Society of NDT, Greece (only one in Asia) Honorary Fellow, British Institute of NDT (only one from Asia) Honorary Fellow, Indian Society of NDT (the youngest to get the honour) Elected Fellow of ASM International, USA Membership Details Membership Details Membership of Academies and Societies Fellow of Third World of Academy of Science Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering Fellow of Indian National Science Academy Fellow of Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore Fellow of The National Academy of Sciences, India, Allahabad Fellow of Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences Fellow of Institution of Engineers (India) Fellow of Indian Institute of Metals Fellow of Acoustic Society of India Fellow of Ultrasonic Society of India Fellow of International Institute of Quality Assurance, UK Honorary Member, International Committee on NDT (only 12 professionals in the world) Honorary Member, Hellenic Society of NDT, Greece (only one in Asia) Honorary Fellow, British Institute of NDT (only one from Asia) Honorary Fellow, Indian Society of NDT (the youngest to get the honour) Elected Fellow of ASM International, USA Awards & Honours Description Name of Institution Year Platinum Medal Award Indian Institute of Metals 2010 INSA Prize for Materials Science Indian National Science Academy 2010 Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru National Award in the field of Engineering & Technological Sciences Dept. of Science & Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh for the year 2007 2010 1st Dr. Homi J. Bhabha Centenary Year Award Nayudamma Centre for Development Alternatives, Nellore 2009 FICCI Award for the outstanding contributions to Science and Technology in the context of Industries and Society. Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) 2008 Prof. Jai Krishna Memorial Award Indian National Academy of Engg. 2008 Distinguished Alumni Award for sustained excellence in Science and Technology Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. 2008 National Metallurgist Award (Research-Academy) Union Ministry of Steel and Indian Institute of Metals 2007 Indian Science Monitor Award Indian Science Monitor Foundation 2007 Padma Shri Govt. of India 2007 National NDE Award for International Recognition Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing 2006 1st Prof. A.K.Rao Memorial Lecture ISAMPE 2006 Stanley Ehrlich Distinguished Lecture and Gold Medal, Acoustical Foundation for Education and Charitable Trust, India 2006 Corrosion Awareness Award NZCE International India Section 2006 Prof. P. Joga Rao Memorial Lecture, National Seminar on Aerospace Structure. Visvesvaraya National Institute, Nagpur 2006 Prof. E.C. Subba Rao Distinguished Lecture Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 2006 15th Nayuddamma Memorial Award 2005 NOCL Award IICh.E 2005 Indian Nuclear Society Award INS 2004 Prof. Brahm Prakash Memorial Lecture Indian Institute of Metals, Kalpakkam 2005 Prof. C.Y. Krishna Murty Memorial Lecture 2005 Prof. R.V. Tamhankar Memorial Lecture Indian Institute of Metals 2005 Dr. S. Bhagavantam Award for outstanding achievements and sustained leadership in Acoustics. Acoustical Society of India 2003-04 Jaeger Lecture Award Intl. Inst. Welding 2004 Life Time Achievement Award IWS 2004 MRSI-ICSC Superconductivity & Materials Science Annual Prize MRSI 2004 Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing ISNDT 2004 The First International Committee on NDT Research Award (Sokolov Award) (The best researcher internationally chosen among 40 countries) ISNDT 2000-04 Distinguished Scientist Award Jaya Engineering College 2004 V S Jain Memorial Lecture ISNT, Thiruvanathapuram 2003 Guest of Honour Lecture Nehru Centre, Mumbai 2003 T L Rama Char Memorial Lecture Eletro chemical Soceity of India 2002 KK Memorial Lecture Indian Institute of Metals - Baroda Chap. 2002 Guest of Honour Lecture REC,Trichy 2001 Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Gold Medal Institution of Engineers, Calcutta 2000 Prof Brahm Prakash Memorial Lecture Award Indian Institute of Metals 2000 M S Narayan Memorial Lecture Award Acoustical Society,India 1999 Guest of Honour Lecture CEMILAC, Bangalore 1999 G D Birla Gold Medal Indian Institute of Metals 1996 Best Paper - WCNDT WCNDT 1996 Grand Prize Indian Institute of Metals 1995 VASVIK Research Award Materials Science & Technology 1994 AEWG Gold Medal 1994 Keith Hartley Memorial Medal Indian Institute of Welding 1992 Sir C V Raman Award Acoustical Society of India 1992 MRSI - Medal Materials Research Society of India 1992 National Metallurgist's Day Award Ministry of Steel and Mines 1986 NDT Man of the Year Indian Society for Non-destructive Testing 1985 University First BE - Academic Award 1969 Publications & Citations of Dr. Baldev Raj (Year: 2007 – Oct. 2011) Cumulative Publications Cumulative Citations Scopus Citation Database (Oct.01, 2011) No. of documents indexed in Scopus - 523 Sum of Times Cited - 2674 No. of articles carrying citations ≥ 11 - 87 Average citations per item - 5.11 H-Index - 23 The 523 selected documents are cited 2674 times by 1815 articles in Scopus Citation database Note: Citations for books authored/edited cannot be assessed. 2 | Publications & Citations of Dr. Baldev Raj (Oct. 2011) Citations of Dr. Baldev Raj (Source: Scopus, 1-10-2011) H-Index: 23 1. Influence of microstructure and alloying elements on corrosion behavior of Ti-13Nb 13Zr alloy Geetha, M., Kamachi Mudali, U., Gogia, A.K., Asokamani, R., Raj, B. CORROSION SCIENCE Vol.46 Issue: 4 p.877-892 APR 2004 Times Cited 52+3 2. On the pitting corrosion resistance of nitrogen alloyed cold worked austenitic stainless steels Mudali UK, Shankar P, Ningshen S., Dayal, R.K., Khatak, H.S., Raj, B. CORROSION SCIENCE Vol.44(10) 2183-2198 OCT 2002 Times Cited: 44 3. Corrosion of bio implants Mudali UK, Sridhar TM, Raj B Sadhana-Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences Vol.28 p.601-637 Part: Part 3-4 JUN-AUG 2003 Times Cited: 40+3 4. Ultrasonic Velocity-Measurements for Estimation of Grain-Size In Austenitic StainlessSteel PALANICHAMY P, JOSEPH A, JAYAKUMAR T, and Raj, B NDT & E INTERNATIONAL Volume: 28 Issue: 3 Pages: 179-185 JUN 1995 Times Cited: 38 +1 5. Effect of clustering on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids Karthikeyan NR, Philip J, Raj B MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Vol. 109 (1) P. 50-55 2008 Times Cited: 35 + 2 6. Effect of digestion time and alkali addition rate on physical properties of magnetite nanoparticles Gnanaprakash, G., Philip, J., Jayakumar, T., Raj, B. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2007, 111 (28), pp. 7978-7986 Times Cited: 37 7. On the influence of tempered microstructures on magnetic Barkhausen emission in ferritic steels Moorthy, V., Vaidyanathan, S., Jayakumar, T., Raj, B. Philosophical Magazine A: Physics of Condensed Matter, Structure, Defects and Mechanical Properties 1998, 77 (6), pp. 1499-1514 Times Cited: 37 3 | Publications & Citations of Dr. Baldev Raj (Oct. 2011) 8. Enhancement of thermal conductivity in magnetite based nanofluid due to chainlike structures Philip, J., Shima, P.D., Raj, B. 2007 Applied Physics Letters 91 (20), art. no. 203108 Times Cited: 36 9. Assessment of microstructures and mechanical behaviour of metallic materials through non-destructive characterisation Raj B, Moorthy V, Jayakumar T, Bhanu Sankara Rao, K. INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS Vol.48 (5) p.273-325 OCT 2003 Times Cited: 34 +1 10. Physics and chemistry of photocatalytic titanium dioxide: Visualization of bactericidal activity using atomic force microscopy Banerjee S., Gopal J., Muraleedharan P., Tyagi A.K., Baldev Raj Current Science, Vol.90 (10), 2006 Times Cited: 32 + 2 11. Effect of initial pH and temperature of iron salt solutions on formation of magnetite nanoparticles Gnanaprakash G, Mahadevan S, Jayakumar T, Kalyanasundaram, P., Philip, J., Raj, B. Materials Chemistry and Physics Volume: 103 Issue: 1 P.168-175 2007 Times Cited: 30 + 2 12. Synthesis of nanocrystalline ceria by thermal decomposition and soft-chemistry methods Kamruddin M, Ajikumar PK, Nithya R, Tyagi, A.K., Raj, B. SCRIPTA MATERIALIA Vol.50 Issue: 4 p.417-422 FEB 2004 Times Cited: 30 + 2 13. Nitrogen ion implantation and in vitro corrosion behavior of as-cast Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy Thair L, Kamachi Mudali, U., Bhuvaneswaran, N., Nair, KGM., Asokamani, R., Raj, B. CORROSION SCIENCE Vol.44 Issue: 11 p.2439-2457 NOV 2002 Times Cited: 31 14. Corrosion and microstructural aspects of dissimilar joints of titanium and type 304L stainless steel Mudali UK, Rao BMA, Shanmugam K, Natarajan, R., Raj, B. JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS Vol. 321 Issue: 1 p.40-48 SEP 1 2003 Times Cited: 29 + 2 15. Microstructural characterization of quenched and tempered 0.2% carbon steel using magnetic Barkhausen noise analysis Moorthy V, Vaidyanathan S, Jayakumar T, Raj, B Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials Vol.171 Issue: 1-2 p.179-189 1997 Times Cited: 28 + 2

P. Bharathiraja

RADHE KRISHNA 07-10-2011 P. Bharathiraj P. Bharathiraj P. Bharathiraja Born Chinnasaamy Periyamayathevar[1] July 17, 1941 (age 70) Alli Nagaram, Theni, Tamil Nadu, India Other names Iyakkunar Imayam Paalpaandi Occupation Film director, film producer, Actor Years active 1975-present Spouse Chandraleelavathi Parents Periyamayathevar Meenakshiyammal [2] Awards Padma Shri award for his contribution to Cinema in 2004. National award for the best screen play writer for Kadal Pookal in 2001. National Award for Anthimanthaarai in 1996 National Award for Karuththamma in 1994 for being the best film with the a social message P. Bharathiraja (Tamil: பி. பாரதிராஜா; born 17 July 1941 in Theni, Tamil Nadu, India), is a critically acclaimed South Indian filmmaker. He displayed a story-teller's potential from an early age. Bharathiraja is known for his realistic and sensitive portrayal of village-life in his movies. His mother Karuththamma received the National Award from the President on his behalf for his film named after her. Among his other landmark films are 16 Vayathinile, Sigappu Rojakkal, Muthal Mariyathai (with Sivaji Ganesan in the lead), Karuththamma, Alaigal Oivathillai, Mann Vasanai, Vedham Pudhithu, Kizhakku Cheemayile and Anthimanthaarai. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Early days 3 Film career 4 List of film artistes introduced by Bharathiraja 5 Awards 5.1 National Film Awards 5.2 Filmfare Awards South 5.3 Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 5.4 Nandi Awards 5.5 Other awards 6 Controversies 7 Filmography 7.1 As director 7.2 As actor 7.3 As Writer 8 References Personal life Bharathiraja was born in Alli Nagaram, a small village near Theni, as Chinnasamy on 17 July 1941. He was the fifth child to his parents, Periya Maya Thevar and Meenatchiammaal alias Karuthammaal in a Tamil Kallar family. He is very different in that he used his mother's name as his initial. K. Bharathiraja is credited with launching the careers of several influential people in Tamil cinema. He is married to Chandra Leelavathi and they have two children - son Manoj (the hero of 'Taj Mahal') and daughter Janani Iswariya. Early days His childhood passions were deer hunting and literature. As a full-blooded youth, he aspired to the dream world of film-making. He had an unremitting passion for acting and other theatrical pursuits from his earliest days. He also happened to be a good platform speaker and travelled around, spreading social awareness among the villagers. He got a job as a Sanitary Inspector in the Public Health Department in 1963, at a monthly salary of INR 75. Bharathiraja wrote, directed and acted in his first dramas "Oor Sirikkirathu" (The Town Laughs) and "Summa Oru Kadhai" (Just a Story) in Theni Pazhani Chettiyapatti village during festival seasons. This kindled his creative spirit and gave him the confidence to seek an opening in the Tamil film industry. As he moved to Madras to seek his creative future, Bharathiraja staged his "Summa Oru Kadhai" and "Adhigaaram" (Power) with the help of his friends. He also took part in radio dramas and music programs & Kallar Sangam. But since these opportunities were too infrequent to be depended upon for a living, he took up a job in a petrol bunk keeping his cinema ambitions intact and fell in the eyes of the South Indian singing Legend S. P. Balasubrahmanyam who paved his way into film industry. Film career Bharathiraja started his film career as an assistant to director P. Pullaiya and Kannada film-maker Puttanna Kanagal. Eventually working with Krishnan Nair, Avinasi Mani and A. Jaganathan, he learned the grammar of film-making and got his first directorial opportunity in 1977. His first film 16 Vayathinile for which he wrote the script broke convention to create a new genre of village cinema. If there is one influential movie in the modern history of Tamil Cinema, it is 16 Vayathinile (1977). A movie that was, in its maker Bharathirajaa’s own words, "Meant to be black and white art film produced with the help of National Film Development Corporation", but turned out to be a commercially successful color film and a starting point for several important careers – including that of Bharathirajaa. Most, if not all, Tamil films were studio produced till then. A Cinema village, in general, was colorful and inhibited by ever smiling, healthy artistes. The farming tools used in Black and White movies souled gleam in studio light. Even the poorest of the poor characters were shown with well oiled hair and in sparkling white costumes. The language they spoke was an artificial dialect if not a totally superfluous grammatical Tamil. Bharathirajaa’s 16 Vayathinile broke these rules. The camera moved out of the studio with a mission. A mission that would take the viewers on a ride to real Tamil Nadu villages. A mission that would start off a new genre – village cinema – that catered to the audience living in remote villages away from cities and cars and fashion. Coming out of the confines of a studio also lead to the breaking of several unwritten rules. The first of them was the portrayal of the protagonist. A good looking male hero clad in colourful costumes was a must for Tamil films till then. The lead role, Chappani, in 16 Vayathinile was what any other film maker would have relegated to an unimportant side role.Chappani was lame dirty ugly (in spite of Kamal Hassan-the actor donning the role-being a good looking young man ),stammered while he spoke and an IQ of an under 15. Bharathirajaa’s conviction and clarity in the conception of this character turned out to be revolutionary and enormously successful. This film also shown the world how Rajni Kanth can change the world of Villain, in fact, Rajni Kanth dominated the film more than Kamal Hassan. Goundamani was another character which gave power to the film as a side kick to Rajnikanth. Next, the language flowed. The current that carried the conversations was not cinematic dialect or grammatic perfection but the soul of village Tamil itself. Bharathirajaa, with his pen, captured the sing-songs, the jargon, the cynicism and the allusions of the emotion packed village Tamil. Costumes were uncomfortably true-to-life, dialogue was as-is-spoken, and village characters were tellingly genuine. As Bharathiraja himself agrees, the film was expected to bring in lots of accolades - which it did - but to do moderate business at the box office - which it did not. The film was a huge commercial success and kept the cash registers jingling even after several re-releases. His next film Kizhakke Pogum Rail produced similar results and eventually brought in criticisms that Bharathiraja was capable of catering only to village audiences. This led him to make Sigappu Rojakkal, about a psychopathic woman hater that was totally Westernized in terms of both conception and production. But contrary to what several observers expected, this film met with box office success and everyone agreed that Bharathiraja was here to stay. Bharathiraja confirmed his versatility and refusal to be tied down to one particular genre with an experimental film Nizhalgal and an action thriller Tik.. Tik.. Tik. But, undoubtedly rural themes proved to be his forte as his biggest hits in the 80s Alaigal Oivadhillai, Mann Vasanai and Muthal Mariyathai were strong love stories in a village backdrop. Muthal Mariyathai deserves special mention starred veteran actor Sivaji Ganesan in the lead, playing a middle-aged village head. Radha is a poor young woman who moves into his village for a living. The love that bonds these two humans, separated not just by age but also by caste and class, is told by Bharathiraja with poetic touches. Without doubt, this film remains one of the most successful films for both himself and Sivaji Ganesan. Vedham Pudhithu dealt with the caste issue in a stronger manner. The film's narrative was seamless and starred Sathyaraj as Balu Thevar. It contains some of Bharathiraja's trademark touches as well as several ground-breaking scenes. However, it does follow the anti-Brahmin trend common in Tamil films - in this respect it departed from his earlier success, Alaigal Oiyvadhillai, where the caste and religion factor was given a more balanced treatment. Bharathiraja has successfully managed to modernize his film making techniques for the 1990s. The commercial success of Kizhakku Cheemaiyile and the awards Karuththamma garnered stand as testimony for his ability to thrill the younger generation as well. His mother Karuththamma received the National Award on his behalf from the President in 1994 for the film named after her. Bharathiraja was on the same stage in 1996 to receive another National Award for Anthimanthaarai. He has plans of making short films with varying themes to attract the international audience and has currently completed his latest venture Kadal Pookal and picked up a national award for the best screenplay writer for the same film. The well-known Tamil film director Bhagyaraj was one of his assistant directors. He has also directed movies in Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. List of film artistes introduced by Bharathiraja Bharathiraja introduced many actors and actresses in Indian cinema, for instance: Goundamani - 16 Vayathinile Sathyajith - 16 Vayathinile Raadhika - Kizhake Pogum Rail Sudhakar - Kizhake Pogum Rail Bhagyaraj - Puthiya Vaarpugal Rati Agnihotri - Puthiya Vaarpugal Vijayashanti - Kallukkul Eeram Aruna - Kallukkul Eeram Vagai Chandrasekar - Kallukkul Eeram Nizhalgal Ravi - Nizhalgal Rajasekar - Nizhalgal Rohini - Nizhalgal Vairamuthu - Nizhalgal (Lyricist for the song "Ithu Oru pon Malai Poluthu") Karthik Muthuraman - Alaigal Ooivathilai Radha - Alaigal Ooivathilai Thiyagarajan - Alaigal Ooivathilai Pandiyan - Mann Vasanai Revathi - Mann Vasanai Ranjani - Mudhal Mariyadhai Dheepan - Mudhal Mariyadhai Raja - Kadolara Kavithaigal Rekha - Kadolara Kavithaigal Manivannan- NIZHALGAL Ramaa - En Uyir Thozhan Babu - En Uyir Thozhan Ramesh - En Uyir Thozhan Napolean - Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Suganya - Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Ruthra alias Aswini- Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Rahul- Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Ranjitha- Nadodi Thendral Manoj Bharathiraja - TajMahal Riya Sen - TajMahal Uma Shankari- Kadal Pookkal Priyamani- Kangalal Kaithu Sei Vaseegaran - Kangalal Kaithu Sei Rukmini Vijayakumar - Bommalattam Awards This section does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (December 2010) [edit]National Film Awards 1982 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu for Seethakoka Chiluka 1986 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for Mudhal Mariyathai 1988 - National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues Vedham Pudhithu 1995 - National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare for Karuththamma 1996 - National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil for Anthimanthaarai 2001 - National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Kadal Pookal Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Best Director Award for Sigappu Rojakkal Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Director Award for Alaigal Oivathillai Nandi Awards Nandi Award for Best Director for Seethakoka Chiluka Other awards South Indian Film Technicians : Best Technician Award for Kallukkul Eeram Indian Panoram Entry : Nizhalgal Sitara Award for Best Director for Seethakoka Chiluka Controversies He attended the Heroes Day conference at Jaffna and appreciated its heroism and valour.[3] Tamil Nadu Congress president Krishnasamy claimed he met the LTTE's leader, Prabhakaran, accused of planning the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and banned in India. He organized a protest by Tamil Nadu artistes against the Indian state of Karnataka for not releasing Cauvery water at Neyveli. During a SUN TV interview, co-film stars like Sarath Kumar and Radhika who attended the conference accused him of using that opportunity to eulogise ex-Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and launching attacks on Rajinikanth's ethnicity.[4][5] A staunch supporter of the Eelam Tamils and their right to self determination, Bharathiraaja has expressed full support for the independence of Tamil Eelam. Bharathiraja returned his Padma Shri because he felt that his emotions as a Tamilian supporting fellow Tamilians in Eelam were not heard by the Government of India Filmography As director Year Film language Notes 1977 16 Vayathinile Tamil 1978 Kizhakke Pogum Rail Tamil 1978 Sigappu Rojakkal Tamil 1979 Solva Sawan Hindi 1979 Puthiya Vaarpugal Tamil 1979 Niram Maaratha Pookkal Tamil 1980 Kallukkul Eeram Tamil 1980 Nizhalgal Tamil 1980 Kotha Jeevithalu Telugu 1980 Red Rose Hindi 1981 Alaigal Oivathillai Tamil 1981 Valibamey Vaa Vaa Tamil 1981 Tik Tik Tik Tamil 1981 Seethakoka Chiluka Telugu 1982 Kathal Oviyam Tamil 1983 Man Vasanai Tamil 1983 Lovers Hindi 1984 Oru Kaidhiyin Diary Tamil 1984 Pudhumai Penn Tamil 1985 Yuvadharam Pilicindi Telugu 1985 Mudhal Mariyathai Tamil 1985 Ee Tharam Illalu Telugu 1986 Saveray Wali Gaadi Hindi 1987 Kadalora Kavithaigal Tamil 1988 Jamadagni Telugu 1987 Vedham Pudhithu Tamil 1987 Aradhana Telugu 1988 Kodi Parakuthu Tamil 1990 En Uyir Thozhan Tamil 1991 Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naathu Tamil 1991 Garuda Dhwaja Kannada 1992 Nadodi Thendral Tamil 1992 Captain Magal Tamil 1993 Kizhakku Cheemayile Tamil 1994 Karuthamma Tamil 1995 Pasum Pon Tamil 1996 Tamizh Selvan Tamil 1996 Anthimanthaarai Tamil 1999 Taj Mahal Tamil 2001 Kadal Pookal Tamil 2003 Eera Nilam Tamil 2004 Kangalal Kaidhu Sei Tamil 2008 Bommalattam Tamil As actor Year Film Notes 2004 Aayutha Ezhuthu Directed by Mani Ratnam 2010 Rettaisuzhi As Writer Padaharella Vayasu (1978) Karishma (1984) Palnati Pourusham (1994) References ^ http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/celeb/bharathiraja.asp ^ http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/bharathiraja01.asp ^ http://kollywood.allindiansite.com/g/41ta.html ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/14/stories/2002101403500500.htm ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/10/13/stories/2002101304130100.htm [hide]v · d · eNational Film Award for Best Screenplay 1967–1980 Satyajit Ray (1967) · S. L. Puram Sadanandan (1968) · Pandit Anand Kumar (1969) · Puttanna Kanagal (1970) · Satyajit Ray (1971) · Tapan Sinha (1972) · Gulzar (1973) · Mrinal Sen and Ashish Burman (1974) · Satyajit Ray (1975) · no award (1976) · Vijay Tendulkar (1977) · Satyadev Dubey, Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad (1978) · T. S. Ranga and T. S. Nagabharana (1979) · Sai Paranjpye (1980) 1981–2000 Mrinal Sen (1981) · K. Balachander (1982) · Mrinal Sen (1983) · G V Iyer (1984) · Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1985) · Bhabendra Nath Saikia (1986) · Budhdhadeb Dasgupta (1987) · Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1988) · Arundhati Roy (1989) · M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1990) · K. S. Sethumadhavan (1991) · M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1992) · M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1993) · Satyajit Ray (1994) · M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1995) · Saeed Akhtar Mirza and Ashok Mishra (1996) · Agathiyan (1997) · Rituparno Ghosh (1998) · Ashok Mishra (1999) · Madampu Kunjukuttan (2000) 2001–2009 Bharathiraja (2001) · Neelakanta (2002) · Aparna Sen (2003) · Gautam Ghose (2004) · Manoj Tyagi and Nina Arora (2005) · Prakash Jha, Manoj Tyagi and Shridhar Raghavan (2006) · Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra (2007) · Feroz Abbas Khan (2008) · Sachin Kundalkar (2009) 2010–present P. F. Mathews and Harikrishna (Original Screenplay); Gopal Krishan Pai and Girish Kasaravalli (Adapted Screenplay); Pandiraj (Dialogues) (2010) · Vetrimaaran (Original Screenplay); Anant Mahadevan and Sanjay Pawar (Adapted Screenplay); Sanjay Pawar (Dialogues) (2011)

K. Bhagyaraj

RADHE KRISHNA 07-10-2011 Light show at night time for Deepavali 2011 celebration. 26-10-2011 K. Bhagyaraj K. Bhagyaraj Born Krishnasaamy Bhagyaraj [1] January 7, 1953 (age 58) Vellankoil, Erode District, Tamil Nadu, India Occupation actor, director, music composer, writer, producer Years active 1977-present Spouse Praveena (1981-1983)(Deceased) Poornima Jayaram (1984-present) Parents Krishnasaamy Amaravathiyammal Awards Best Dialogues Award for ‘Pudhiya Vaarppugal’ Best Story Award for ‘Thaikkulamae Thaikkulamae’ (1995) Best Film Award for ‘Idhu Namma Aalu’ Best Actor Award for ‘Oru Kai Osai.’ K. Bhagyaraj [2](Tamil: கே. பாக்யராஜ்; born 7 January 1953) is a Tamil film director, actor, writer and producer. He has directed and produced several Tamil films, along with a few Telugu and Hindi films.[3] He is well known for his mastery in screenplay. He has won a Filmfare Best Actor Award for Mundhanai Mudichu, a film he wrote, directed and starred in. Contents 1 Film career 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Film career Beginning his career as an assistant to directors G. Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja, Bhagyaraj became recognised for his scriptwriting talent. Among his early work was the script for Bharathiraja's films, Kizhakke Pogum Rail (1978) and Tik Tik Tik (1981). He made his directorial debut with the film Suvarillatha Chiththirangal in 1979. He quickly established his own concern and started producing a string of distinctive films made mainly in the Tamil language. Bhagyaraj often stars in lead roles of the films he scripts and directs, effectively carving out a niche for himself in the actor-auteur vein. His style of filmmaking is notable for its relatively elaborate, witty, and double-entendre-laced script and socially-themed framework. His on-screen personae are typically characterised by their ironic sense of humour and intelligent bravado. He has also made forays into the Hindi film industry (Bollywood), directing the likes of Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor. He also wrote books like, Vaanga Cinemavai Pattri Pesalam, Neenga Nenaicha Saadikkalaam, Ungal Bhagyarajin Kezhvi Bhadhil (5 Parts). Personal life Bhagyaraj was born in a Telugu speaking family. Bhagyaraj hails from Gobichettipalayam. His father was Krishnaswamy and his mother was Amaravathiamma. Initially he was married to actress Praveena (His co-star in the film Bhama Rukmani). She died in August 1983 due to illness (an aggravated case of jaundice). Later he married Poornima Jayaram. She was his co-star in the film Darling Darling Darling (1983).[4] The couple have a daughter Saranya Bhagyaraj who debuted in the film Parijatham and a son Shanthnu Bhagyaraj who made his debut in the film Sakkarakatti which released in 2008. Filmography Year Film Actor Director Composer Writer Notes 1977 Kizhakke Pogum Rayil Yes 1978 Sigappu Rojakkal Yes Minor role as bearer 1979 Puthiya Vaarpugal Yes Debut film as hero 1979 Kanni Paruvathile Yes Yes Screenwriter and penned dialogues 1979 Bhama Rukmani Yes Yes Yes 1979 Suvarilladha Chiththirangal Yes Yes Yes 1980 Oru Kai Osai Yes Yes Yes Yes 1980 Ethir Veetu Jaanal Yes Yes Yes Yes 1981 vidiyum varai kathiru Yes Yes Yes Yes 1981 Indru Poi Naalai Vaa Yes Yes Yes Yes 1981 Mouna Geethangal Writer and director 1981 Vidium Varai Kathiru Writer and director 1981 Antha Ezhu Naatkal Remade into Hindi as Woh Saat Din, Writer and director 1981 Tik Tik Tik Writer, Remade into Hindi as Karishma 1982 Poi Satchi 1982 Darling, Darling, Darling Writer and director 1982 Thooral Ninnu Pochu Writer and director 1983 Mundhanai Mudichu Won, Filmfare Best Actor Award Writer and director 1983 Thavani Kanavugal Writer and director 1985 Chinna Veedu Writer and director 1985 Naan Sigappu Manithan Cameo 1985 Anbulla Rajinikanth Guest appearance 1986 Aakhri Raasta Writer and director, Remake of Oru Kaidhiyin Diary 1987 Enga Chinna Raasa Remade into Hindi as Beta, Writer and director 1988 Idhu Namma Aalu Also writer, director and Music composer 1989 Avasara Police Nooru Remade into Hindi as Gopi Kishen, Writer and director 1989 Aararo Aaariraro Writer and director 1990 Sundara Kandam Remade into Hindi as Andaaz, Writer and director 1990 Pavunu Pavunuthan Writer and director 1991 Rudra 1992 Raasukutti Remade into Hindi as Raja Babu, Writer and director 1992 Amma Vanthachu 1994 Veetla Visheshanga Remade into Hindi as Mr. Bechara, Writer and director 1995 Oru Oorla oru Rajakumari Writer and director 1996 Mr. Bechara 1996 Gnanapazham Also music composer 1998 Vaettiya Madichu Kattu Remade into Hindi as Papa The Great, Writer and director 2000 Papa the Great 2003 Sokka Thangam Writer and director 2006 Parijatham Writer and director 2006 Something Something Unakkum Enakkum 2006 Rendu 2007 Mudhan Mudhalai 2007 Kaasu Irukkanum 2008 Maanavan Ninaithaal 2009 Ninaithale Inikkum 2010 Uthama Puthiran 2010 Siddu +2 Yes Yes Yes 2011 Appavi Yes 2011 Maaveeran Yes dialogue writer; dubbed version of magadheera 2011 Vaagai Sooda Vaa Yes 2011 Mr. Marumakan Yes filming; malayalam film

Light show at night time for Deepavali 2011 celebration

RADHE KRISHNA 07-10-2011 Light show at night time for Deepavali 2011 celebration. 26-10-2011 MVI_5151.AVI (243.02M) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_HssNsKknA

Madhwa Philosophy

RADHE KRISHNA 25-10-2011 Madhwa Philosophy MADHWA PHILOSOPHY Sri Madhvacharys is our loving and worshipful GURU. The Philosophy of Sri Madhawa is "DWAITA VEDANTA". Sri MAdhva is a third Avatar of Shri Vayu Bhagavan. Prathamo Hanuman Nama Dwitheeyo Bheema Eva cha | Poornapragna Treetiya thu Bhagavat Karya- saadah || He was born near Udipi on Vijayadasamiday in the year 1238 A.D. He took to Sanyasa in his 16 th year and became known as 'Ananda Teertha'. Sri Acharya disappeared, while teaching Aitereya Upanishad Bashya to his disciples, in Ananteswara Temple at Udipi in the year 1317 A.D., He is still alive in the Badrikashram on the Hi,ayas with his Guru Sri Vedavyasa Devaru. The full Biographical details of Sri Madhvacharya are told in "Sri Madhva Vijaya". The first Avatar of Sri Vayu is Hanuman son of Anjana Devi. His wonderful feats and service to Rama Devaru are described in RAMAYANA. The second Avatar is Sri Bhimasena, in Dwapara Yuga, Sri Vayu Deva appeared as Bhimasena and played the most important part in the destruction of the enemies of God. In the whole of Mahabharata, Bhimasena is the most important person who never slipped from the path of righteousness and served Sri Krishna. Thus, he served God as Hanuma in Ramayana, as Bhima in Krishnavatara and as MAdhva, served Lord Vedavyasa Devaru. He is the greatest spiritual benefactor of MAnkind. This is short, is the story of Avtara Traya. The Philosophy of Sri Madhwa is simple, easy and very convincing vedanta, called "DVAITA VEDANTA". To Sri Madhwa, Vishnu is supreme. Vishnu or Lord Sri Hari can be known only through Vedas. Madhwa philosophy is summerised in the following sloka, attributed to Sri Vyasa Tirtha :- Sriman Madhwa 1 . Harih para tarah - Hari is the Supreme Being. 2 . Satyam Jagat - The world is Real, not Mithya or illusion. 3 . Tatvato Bhedah - Difference is Real. 4 . Jeeva Gana Hare ranu charah - All the Jivas are Hari's Servants. 5 . Neecho cha bhavam gatah - with gradation among them. 6. Muktirnaija sukhanubhutih - Mukti is the enjoyment of (the soul's) innate liss. 7. Amala Bhaktischa tat Sadhanam - pure bhakti is the means of attaining mukti. 8. Akshadi Tritayam pramanam - there are three sources to gain. knowledge namely :- a. Knowing things through "Eyes and other Indriya Prathyaksha", b. knowing by inference, "Anumana" , and c. By Shastras 'Agama". Tru Knowledge of the world can be gained by the above three means. It is "Tritayam". 9. Akhilamnaiyaika Vedyo Harih -Lord Sri Hari can be known by Amna (or, Veda) only. This sloka contains in a nutshell, the essence Dwaita Philosophy. Sri Madhwacharya has written as many as thirty seven works which are monumental. The New Year day according to Chandramaana is called YUGADI because the Lord began creation on the first day of Chitra-Masa,Sukla Paksha, Prathama at Sooryodaya and commencement of the Yuga (Yuga-Aadi). CHITRA MASE JAGADH - BRAHMA SASARJA PRATHAME-HANI | SHUKLAPAKSHE SAMAGRAM THU THADHA SOORYODAYE SATHI || The day begins with Mangala Snana (Oil Bath or Abbhyanga), followed by Devara Pooja by Women.Nivedana and tasting of the mixture of Neen flower, tender neem leaves with a litle bit of tamarind and Jaggery is the age - old Sampradaya on this day. In sahasra-nama the Lord is adored as Yugaadikruth.Kaala means Time.It is also called the name of Paramatma.Kaala brings us good fortune if we care to give respect for Kaala.Giving respect for Kaala means to understand the significance of 'Time' (i.e) to adjust our activities to the tune of its benefical effects. This is the aim and object of Panchanga Sravana. ONE DAY OF BRAHMA : Krita Yuga Treta,Dwapara and Kali Yuga put together make one Maha Yuga. 71 Maha Yugas make one Manvantaram. 14 Manvantaras make one Kalpa. These 14 Kalpas put together is the DAY TIME for Brahma. Similar period for his night time. Put together make one Day of Brahma. 360 days like this make one year for him. 100 years calculated in this way, as his life period. Out of this already spent 50 years, (i.e) the first half of his life. He is now in his iind half. This is what we say in our daily sankalpa (Aadya Brahma-h; Dwiteeya Para-ardhe). He is now running 51. we are now in the first day of the 51st year of Brahma. In this first day, the periods of 2 kalpas 6 manvantaras and 27 Maha Yugas have already gone. Also gone are the 3 more ordinary Yugas of krita Yuga Treta and dwapara. At present, we are in 28th Maha Yuga of the 7th Manvantara called Vaivaswatha Manvantara. Hence our conception of Kaala is what we daily repeat in our sankalpa. The present period (during his Ist day in 51st year) is Swta-Varaah Kalpa, Vaivaswatha Manvantara and the first Quarter of Kalki Yuga. KESAVA NAMA 1. EEASA NINNA CHARANA BHAJANA ASAI INDHA MADUVENU DOSHA RASI NASA MADO SRISHA KESAVA 2. CHARANU HOKKE NAYYA ENNA MARANA SAMAYADALLI NINNA CHARANA SMARANA KARUNI SAYYA NARAYANA 3. SODHI SENNA BAVADHA KALUSHA BODHI SAYYA GNANA ENAGE BHADI SUVA YAMANA BHADHE BIDISO MADHAVA 4. HINDHA NEKE YONI GALALI BHANDU BHANDU NONDHE NAYYA INDHU BHAVADHA BHANDHA BIDISO THANDHE GOVINDA 5. BRASHTA NENISA BEDA KRISHNA ISHTU MATHRA BEDI KOMBE BRISHTA RODANE ITTU KASHTA BIDISO VISHNUVE 6. MADHANA NAYYA NINNA MAHIME VADHANA DHALLI NUDIYUVANTHE HRUDAYA DHALLI HUDHISI SAYYA MADHUSUDHANA 7. KAVITHU KONDU IRUVA PAPA SAVITHU POGUVANTHE MADI BHAVADHA BADHE YANNU BIDISO THRIVIKRAMA 8. KAMA JANAKA NINNA NAMA PREMA DHINDHA PADUVANTHE NEMA YANAGE PALISAYYA SWAMI VAMANA 9. MODHALU NINA PADHA POOJE ODHAGU VANTHE MADU YANNA HRUDAYA DHOLAGE SADHANA MADU MUDHADHI SRIDHARA 10. HUSIYA NADI HOTTI HOREVA VISHAYA SHALLI RASIKANENDHU HUSIGE HAGADHIRO YANNA HRUSHI KESANE 11. BIDHU BAVADHA YENNA JANMA BHADHA NAGI KALUSHA DHINDHA GEDHU POPA BUDHI THORO PADMANABHANE 12. KAMAKRODHA BIDISI NINNA NAMA JIHVE YOLAGE NUDISO SRI MAHANU BHAVANADHA DHAMODHARA 13. PANKA JASHA NEENU YANNA MANKU BUDHI YANNU BIDISI KINKARANNE MADI KOLLO SANKARSHANA 14. YESU JANMA BHADHARENU DHASA NALLAVENO NANU GHASI MADA DHIRO INNU VASUDEVANE 15. BHUDHI SUNYA NAGI YANNA BHADHA KAYA KUHAKA MANAVA DHIDHI HRUDHAYA SUDHI MADI PRADHYUMNANE 16. JANANI JANAKA NEENE ENDHU NENEVA NAYYA DHEENA BHANDHU YANAGE MUKTHI PALISINDHU ANIRUDHANE 17. HARUSHA DHINDHA NINNA SMARISU VANTHE MADO KSHEMA IRISU CHARANA DHALLI PREMA PURUSHOTHAMA 18. SADHU SANGHA KOTTU NINNA PADHA BHAJAKA NENISU YANNA BHEDHA MADADHIRO YANNA ADHOKSHAJA 19. CHARU CHARANA THORI YANAGE PARA KANISAYYA KONEGE BHARAHAKI IRUVA NINAGE NARASIMHANE 20. SANCHI THARTHA PAPAKALANU KINJI THARTHA PEEDAKALANU MUNJEDHAGI KALAYA BEKU SWAMI ACHUTHA 21. GNANA BHAKTHI KOTTU NINNA DYANA DHALLI ITTU SADHA HEENA BUDHI BIDISO MUNNA SRI JANARDHANA 22. JAPA THAPANUSHTANA VILLA KUPUTHA KAMIYADHA YANNA KRIPAYA MADI KSHAMISA BEKO UPENDRANE 23. MOREYA IDUVE NAYYA NINAGE SARADHI SAYANA SUBHA MATHIYA IRISO BHAKTHA ROLU PARAMA PURUSHA SRI HARE 24. PUTTISALI BEDA INNU PUTTISADHAKKE PALISUVARIGE ISHTU MATHRA BEDI KOMBE SRI KRISHNANE 25. SATHYA VADHA NAMAGALNU NITHYA DHALLI PADISUVARIGE ARTHY INDHA SALAHI DHIRUVA KARTHRU KESAVA 26. MAREYADALE HARIYA NAMA BAREDU ODI KELIDAVARIGE KAREDU MUKTI KODUVA NELEYADIKESAVA || MADHVA DASA PRAKARANA 1. TATVA SANKHYANA 2. TATVA VIVEKA 3. TATVODYOTA 4. VISHNU - TATVA - NIRNAYA 5. KARMA NIRNAYA 6. KATHA LAKSHNA 7. PRAMANA LAKSHNA 8. MAYA - VADA KHANDANA 9. UPADI KHANDANA 10. MITHYA - TVA - ANUMANA KHANDA GEETA PRASTHANA 11. GEETA BHASYA 12. GEETA TATPARYA V E D A 13. RIG - BHASYA D A S A U P A N I S H A D S 14. ISAVASYA UPANISHAD BHASYA 15. KENA - UPANISHAD BHASYA 16. KATAKA - UPANISHAD BHASYA 17. SHAT - PRASNA UPANISHAD BHASYA 18. ATHARVANA UPANISHAD BHASYA 19. MADUKYA UPANISHAD BHASYA 20. THAITHIRIYA UPANISHAD BHASYA 21. CHANDOGYA UPANISHAD BHASYA 22. AITAREYA UPANISHAD BHASYA 23. BRIHADARANYAKA UPANISHAD BHASYA SOOTRA - PRASTHANA 24. BRAHMA SOOTRA BHASYA 25. ANU BHASYA 26. ANU VYAKHYANA 27. NYAYA VIVARANA O T H E R W O R K S 28. TANTRA SARA SANGRAHA 29. DWADASA STOTRA 30. YATI PRANAVA KALPA 31. JAYANTI NIRNAYA 32. NARASIMHA NAKHA STUTI 33. BHAGAVATA TATPARYA 34. MAHABHARATHA TATPARYA NIRNAYA 35. SADACHARA SMRITI 36. YAMAKA BHARATA 37. SRI KRISHNAMRITA MAHARNAVA SALIGRAMA 1. Is Saligrama in the form of black stone only ? Yes. Mostly black stone only. Reddish black are also there, but they are very rare. Red Saligrama are not worshipped in houses. 2. Is it available at gandaki river in nepal only or else where also ? In gandaki river only. 3. Does it have the symbol of sudarshana chakra or other holy weapons of lord vishnu? Chakra symbol only. No other symbols. 4. Is it a naturall formation or impression of any river worm or insect due to passage on the black stone or it used as a shell by the insect ? It is not a stone-formation by nature. The chakras on the stones are formed by the river worms called Vajra-keeta. Its teeth/nails are said to be harder than granite stone. The chakra formation is found not only on the outer surface of the Saligrama. There are chakras inside Saligrama also. This can be seen through the hole or holes on the Saligrama with the aid of torch light. The holes are termed as vadana (mouth). Chakras can be seen inside these holes. At the very face of this chakra one can confirm or suspect whether a particular Saligrama is original or duplicate. The Vajra keeta worms drill the stones, get inside and live there. During their stay inside the stones, they cause these chakras. Similarly outside Chakras also are caused by the worms only. Saligrama are used as living place by the worms not used as shells. The puranic declaration is that the Lord Himself causes these chakras in the guise of worms. He reveals His presence in Saligrama through the Chakras. Because He is already present there by his own choice, We do not perform any pratishta-ritual for Saligrama just as we do for other idols. There are also some normal size, small and very small size Saligramas with no hole and no chakra. They look like mere black stones. But if you hold it against the lamp and look through the stone, you will be surpraised to find it is transparent. That is, the reddish light will be visible insid the stone. These Saligramas are called Ratna Garbha. They are very rare. 5. Is it a fact that more number of chakras in a Saligrama represnet its significance ? No such significance. A Saligrama with one or two chakras is as powerful as the one with a dozen chakras. A Saligrama with 7 holes and 14 chakras is known as Ananta Padmanabha Murthy. 2 holes and 4 chakras is Narayana Murthy and so on. All the Murthys are of the same power. 6. Is it a coincidence of the availability at river Gandaki is not the abode of Shiva. 7. Any other mythological background to substantiate the prevalence of such stones deserve worship as the manifestation of Lord Vishnu ? Of the 18 Puranas, a good number of them, under different contexts, proclaim the mahima of Saligrama as Vishnu pooja. They also proclaim that the White stones ashore at Dwaraka is as powerful as Saligrama. These white stones are called : "CHAKRANIKA". This is to be kept in pooja along with Saligrama, proclaims the Purana. SALIGRAM SHILA YATRA, YATRA DHVARAVATHI SHILA | UBAYO SANKHMO YATRA, YATRA MUKTHRNASAMSHAYAHA || 8. Is any size prescribed for the worship in the daily puja by Madhwas? It is learnt that abnormal sizes should be kept in the Temples/Mutts etc. Yes. The size recommended for the puja in the house is the smaller ones which can be accommodated in the closed fist. Abnormal ones are to be kept in the Temples/Mutts etc. 9. Is it true that Saligrama should not be kept in the house without daily Abusheka ? The emphasis is only to stress the point that you should not be lazy and miss Saligrama Puja for too long a period on False excuses. It is not to ask you do away with Saligrama on grounds of imaginary problems. 10. Are Saligramas worshipped exclusively by Madhwas or by others also ? Iyengars do Saligrama Puja as also some of the Vadama Iyers who wear Gopichandana. NARASINHA AVATARA 1. This Avatara clears Parikshit's doubt about the patiality of the Lord to the Devas and cruelty to the Asuras. The Lord has no Vaishamya Nair -Ghrinya. 2. The Avatara indicate that He is the sole independent Reality and is in need of none else for his Incarnation. He is the swatantra Tattwa and all others are Aswatanta. 3. The Lord is willing to put up even the offences committed against the cows. Vedas and Brahma-Gyanis, but the moment the offender lays his hand on a true devotee like Prahlada. He would incarnate to quell the offender and protect the Bhakta. 4. The Lord , in running to help His Bhakta, does not mind the place, the form, the manner or any thing. He chose to appear in pillar in the terrifying man-lion form. To a Bhakta, His kindness knows no bounds. 5. In this Avatara , He indicates He has both the attributes: Bhagya-Krit and Bhaya-Narasimhana, He was horrifying to the wicked and tender to the devotee at the sametime. 6. The Lord is unkind to the Taamisic souls and graceful to the satwic ones. He is compassionate towards the souls thta are good by nature but go astra occasssionally due to Kali Aavesa, inspired by another wicked soul which tenants and tempts them. This is the doctrine of JEEVA - DWAYA - SAMAAVESA, as seen in sisupala, He killed the Aasuric soul who co-existed with Sisupala and used his tongue only to variedly vilify and abuse the Lord. The Lord protected the Saatwic Sisupala and gave him Moksha and destroyed the indwelling demon. 7. This Avatara proves that the Lord can never be attained by hatred (Dvesha) as it apparently sounds from the Sloka in Bhagavata :- GOBYAHA KAMAADH , BHAYADH KAMSAHA , DWESHADH CHOUDHYADHAYO NRUPAHA :| 8. The Lord is accessible only to pure Bhakti as incarnated in practice by Prahlada. 9. The doctrine of JEEVA _ TRAI - VIDHYA (3 - variety - Jeevas) is also exemplified in this tale. No persuation, No miracles effects any change in the attitude of Hiranyakasipu. This is enough evidence for the immutable nature of the souls. 10. Narada feels that this story of Prahlada makes Yudhishtra happy. Yudhishtra is honoured because in his home the Lord dwells in the form man as his helpmate, as his friend, beloved and advises. PITHRU KARMA Pithru Yagnya gives phala quicker than Deva Yagnya. Taamasa Yagnya is the one performed disregarding the vidhi (Rule), the one performed without mantra, without Dakshina and with Asura Anna. Hundred Vipra-Bhojanam is equal to a Vishnu - Pratishta. Dakshina should be four times of the value of the Bhojana offered. Even though one is not an Adhikari (elgible) for Pithru Yagnya, (that is, even though one's parents are living), he too should KNOW the Yagnya necessarily ( to help others in need). BRAHMA YAGNYA is a daily item. This isjust to offer one Uddharni of water in the name of late parents who had sacrified so much for our sake in our childhood. PITHRU - GANAS. Who are they?. What they do? Thei doings are only "Taat - Kaalika" (limited to a particular time and action). For more details, refer Mahabharata Tatparya Nirnaya. Dhritarashtra was abused by Bheema. Vidura explains its significance. Vidura's words are worth keeping in our hearts (also of Pandavas). WHO IS A SON ? JEEVATHO VAKYA-KARANADH, PRATHYABDHAM BHURIBHOJANAM | GAYAYAM PINDADHANAADH THRIBIHI PUTRASYAPUTRATHA || He is a true son who respects the words of his parents, One who offers sumptous food to as many persons as possible on the annual cermony day, And the one who offers Pinda in Vishnu Paada at Gaya. THE WAY OF INVITING a Brahmana for Shraadha. It is known as Aamantrana. This invitation should be extended with humanity and with the utmost respect to the Brahmana. One should go to Brahmana's house, offer Namaskara to him and request him to come on such and such date for Sraadha. Invitation should not be extended casually, on the road side or in the market place: not even over telephone. The point is that the Annual Pithru-Karya begins with this work and it must start with all the good wishes of men and Gods. 10. "APA - HATAASURA RAKSHAAH". Chanting this sloka, Tila (gingelly) is sprinkled at the start of the cermony. This should be done facing the south because Pithrus come from that direction. 11. The Brahmanas are duty bound to pronounce Asirvada with all their heart to the Yajamana. If they fall in this, Punishment will be waiting for them. 12. Yama Loka is fearful Not to a PUNYAVAN but only to a SINNER who fails in his duties to his parents. 13. Even after performing Pithru Karya at Badri, the performance of Annual Cermony of parents every year as usual is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL. SUMADHVA VIJAYA Sri Sumadhva Vijaya is one of the finest 'MAHA KAVYAS' expalining the Life history of Sri Madvacharya. It was composed by Sri Narayana Pandithacharya, son of Sri Trivkrama Pandithacharya, the holy convert and staunch disciple of Sri Acharya. Madhva Vijaya has many extrodinary and unique features. It is an athentic biography of Srimad Acharya written by a contemperory pandit, who was serving as Liberation to Sri Madhwa. Sri Sumadhva Vijaya's glory does not stop by merely stating as Maha Kavya and as explaining the biography of Srimad Acharya. As a matter of fact, glory and sacredness lie in the truth, that this unique work gives the meaning of many Sutrs (ashorism), Upanishad Texts, Gita verses while explaining the incidents of the life of Srimad Acharya. I humbly appeals to the readers to note that the life of Srimad Acharya is not in par with any other great person, as seen ordinarily in biographical works. As a matter of fact it is unique, extrodinary and divine in many ways. Each and every action of Srimad Acharys or any incident connected with him is only an elucidation of vedic truths. Not a single incident or narration goes with out deep philosophical truth embodded in it. This humble author in present series of article tries to place before the readers such important aspects, to understand the glories of Sri Madhva Vijaya which has no parrallel at all. Significance of the verse 42 in the 9 th canto (sarga) and the fourth sutra of the Adhyaya in the first pada:- Sumadhva Vijaya 9 - 42 Brahma Sutrs 4 - 1 - 4 /center> Meaning : Srimad Acharya by his holy umblemish touch of the Idol of Lord Sri Krishna, the prsence of the Lord in the said Idol grew so vast that even 30 wrestlers with lot of physical strength were unable to move it. Such an Idol of Krishna was carried away effortlessly by Srimad Acharya with smiling face and was installed later (at Udipi). Story behind the Incident : A small ship which started from Gujrat - Dwaraka was caught in high tides near Malpi. The sailors were unable to manage the course of the ship which was about to sink while reaching the shore. They loudly cried for help. Srimad Acharya was performing pooja to Sri Moolarama at that time near the shore. He waved the saffron cloth and saved the ship and the sailors from the high seas. Naturally on rewaching the shore safely, they prostrated before Sri Acharya and begged something to be accepted in token of their lives, ship and proprty being saved. But Srimad Acharya pointed out a gopi stone to be given. The sailors were all surpraised since such stones were carried by them in the ship to adjust the weightage of balance and they have no value at all to be given as a present. But Srimad Acharya wanted only that which was brought from the effortlessly by a young boy. Srimad Acharya cleaned the gopi stone and to the utterjoy of all assembled, a beautiful idol of Lord Krishna was found inside. Srimad Acharya did abisheka and pooja to the said idol and by his touch invoked the presence of Paramatma therein to a greater extent. Then after the pooja was over, the Idol was to be carried to Udipi for installation and for building temple. Even 30 very strong persons with great physical strength could not make it move. The same Idol with coverage of Gopi stone was effotlessly carried from the ship to the shore by a young boy earlier. Why such a change ? What is the philosophical truth and implications of this incident? This establishes that the Idol or the prathika is different from God. God and Vigraha are not identical. If it were so, this incident cannot be explained satisfactorily. Under the vishitadwaita school, there is a rule called "Archa-vathara" which means identity of God and Vigraha is admitted. Five such places are pointed out and important among the mare. Tirupathi Moola Vigraha and Utsava Moorthy of Srirangam Temple, Sri Ranganatha. But such concept of "Archa-vathara" has too many defects and is opposed to many authorities, reason and logic. To establish, the proper aspect of PRESENCE (Sannidyam) in the Idol the particular incident has taken which is an explanation of the Sutra. In the case of the Symbol, it should not be contemplated as Atman(The Lord). For He is not the Symbol but He is Present in the symbol. From a wrong notion that may be caused by the words of such texts as "Meditate on Nama as Brahman but is to be contemplated as present in the symbol.This is also said in Brahman Tarka."From Nama to Prana both being spokenof in the nominative case ( as identical), the dull witted may mistake and identify Naman etc.,with Brahman. Only the presence of Brahman in naman and other symbols is meant to be declared by the passage. Accordingly the words in the nominative case are taken to be in the locative case (7 th case) for the nominative case stand for all the cases. So this incident in Srimadhva Vijaya clarifies and establishes that :- 1. The Idol is defferent from God. 2. God is only present in the Idol. 3. The odctrine of Archavathara is not correct. 4. The Krishna idol which was carried on by a small boy earlier could not be taken even 30 strong, physical, ,center> muscular wrestlers, since the presence of God was abundant that when Srimad Acharya did pooja and established this aspect. 5. For Srimad Acharya , who is a Ekantha Bhaktha, it was not difficult and he easily carried the idol to Udipi. An Independent spritual being who is perfect in every way is the core of all existance. He is Purusottama, the Supreme Person, Narayana. The entire vedantic philosophy of Sri Madhva centre round this fundamental concept. In the world of experience there are everywhere astonishing signs of design and purpose pointing to an intelligent source. Modern science, both biological and physical, affords ample evidence for this. "My religion", says the eminent physieist, Einstein, "consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior sprit who reveals Himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble minds. That deeply emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the in comprehensible univers forms my idea of God". Here it is pertinent to examine the implications of the pregnant statment by one of the greatest physicists of all times, if not the greatest. Notice the expression the 'illimitable sprit who reveals Himself'. To me the use of the word Himself with a capital 'H' is most significant. Behind this world we perceive there is a personal being, to whom we have to trace the wonder discovers by experimentation and mathematical reasoning. Whether Einstein had a personal being in mind is more than doubtful, but his words unmistakably imply the existance of such a being, Again there are the words 'a superior reasoning power'. Reasoning must belog to a person who reasons. Surely there can be noreasoning without a reasoner. Again notice the language in which he refers to the mental power of the greatest physicists in comparison with the reasoning power of the 'the superior spirit' he is thinking of.He says 'our frail and feeble minds'. The superior power or spirit is far above the subtlest human reasoner. Now What does Acharya Himself say ? Bahu-chitra-jagad-bahudha karant | Para-shati-rananta-gunah Paramah || The supreme Being is endowed with exalled powers and numorous eminent attributes for He has created this extremely wonderful world of infiniti variety'. What the modern man of science was dmly the Acharya saw inwardly with crystal clearness centuries ago when science in the modern sence of that word was unknown. The world open to our inspection is reality is real but its reality is rooted in God. This idea Madhva conveys to us by saying that tattva (reality) is twofold one, Independent Reality and the other, dependent. There is only one independent Reality and all else is dependent on this single self-dependent Being Dependence does not simply non-difference in any form. The world of sentient and insent entities is separate from God but is entirely dependent on Him. The world cannot exist in any form without the sustaining presence of the God with in. In all forms of materialsm the reverse is the case, that is, matter is fundamental and all phenomena, both physical and mental, are the effects of its modification. Inview of what has been said above it is obvious that it would be wrong to say that Madhva's school of thought is more materialistic than others. On the other hand it is out and out spiritual as according to it the ground of all existance is a Supreme Intelligent Being. If by 'materialistic ' is meant that the religion of Madhva has the tendency of turning the mind of man towards the material things of life the answer is that this is not so. On the other hand it has the effect of spiritualising life. It is clear to all those he draws inspiration from the Gita and in many places has declared that this system agrees in all respects with what Krishna has taught Arjuna in it. The following are the words of Krishna addressed to Arjuna:- Ye hi samsparshaja bhoga, duhkka - yonaya yeva te, Adyanta vantah kaunteya nateshu ranante budha"-h O| son of Kunti, pleasures that result from sense contact have a beginning and hence are only the source of misery. The wise person does not delight in them". Tani sarvani samyamya- yukta asita mat - para - ha' Vashe hi yasyen -dri - yani-tasya prajna pratishtita". Having controlled all the senses and knowing Me as the highest, let one stay with mind fixed on Me. Verify his spiritual vision is firm whoses senses are under his control'. The dvaita philosophy of Madhva stands for a way of life based on a true conception of the glory of God. The yogin is he who has realised that the world that he lives in is thetheatre in which God has pleased him to play his due part and serve God with loving devotion believing that such devoted service is the highest form of worship. Dvaita Vedanta does not ask the aspirant to shun the world, rather it teaches that he should play his part in it and thus serve the purpose for which he is given life and oppurtunities. This is what Lord Krishna teaches Arjuna: Yatah pra-vrittir-bhuta-nam yena-sarva-midam taram | Sva-karmana tam-abhyarchya, siddhim Vidati manavaha || From whom is the activity of all being and whom all this is pervided worshipping Him by performing one's enjoined duty one attains beatitude'. It is evident from the following words of Sri Madhva that his message is identical with that Sri Krishna in the Gita: Kuru bhukshva cha karma nijam niyatam hari - pada vinamra -- dhiya satatam Hari - reva paro hari - reva guruhu hari - reva Jagat - Pitru - Matru - Gati-hi With mind ever firmly fixed on the feet of HAri do your appointed task and enjoy what is assigned to you by Him. Hari is indeed the most High. He is the Father and Mother (of all) and the ultimate goal to be reached'. Madhva lived just as he has asked us to live. He performed all the duties prescribed for his order of sannyasinis, travelled throughout the land from Kanya-Kumari in the south to the snow bound summits of the Himayas in the north teaching his system of Vedanta and holding discussions with people of all shades of opinion with the object of proclaiming the religion he believed to be the true one. Is it too much to saythat India wants now , as ever, this practical philosophy of MADHVA which teaches that religion is divorced from life ? 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24.SRI SRINATHA TIRTHA TIRU MAKKUDALU PUSHYA SUD CHATURTHI 25.SRI VIDYANATHA TIRTHA KUMBAKONAM VAISAKA SUD EKADASI 26.SRI VIDYAPATHI TIRTHA KUMBAKONAM VAISAKA SUD CHATURTHI 27.SRI VIDYA VALLABHA TIRTHA TIRU MUKKUDALU MARGASIRSHASUD NAVAMI 28.SRI VIDYAKANTHA TIRTHA SOSHALAI JYESHTA SUD NAVAMI 29.SRI VIDYANIDHI TIRTHA SOSHALAI ASADHA BAH EKADASI 30.SRI VIDYAPOORNA TIRTHA SOSHALAI SRAVANA SUD SASHTI 31.SRI VIDYA SRI SINDHU TIRTHA SOSHALAI ASADHA SUD ASHTAMI 32.SRI VIDYA SRIDHARA TIRTHA SRIRANGAM CHAITRA BAH CHATURDASI 33.SRI VIDYA SRINIVASA TIRTHA SOSHALAI VAISAKA SUD CHATURTHI 34.SRI VIDYA SAMUDRA TIRTHA SOSHALAI KARTHIKA SUD DWITIYA 35.SRI VIDYA RATNAKARA TIRTHA SOSHALAI VAISAKA BAH NAVAMI 36.SRI VIDYA VARITHI TIRTHA SRIRANGAM BHADRAPADA BAH PANCHAMI 37.SRI VIDYA PRASANNA TIRTHA SOSHALAILORE MARGASIRSHASUD PAURNIMA 38.SRI VIDYA PAYONIDHI TIRTHA TIRU MUKKADALU EASWARA BAH DASAMI PRESENT PITATHIPATHI SRI SRI VIDYA VACHASPATI THIRTHARU GURU PARAMPARA : SRI RAGHAVENDRA SWAMIGALA GURU 1.SRIMAD ANANDA TIRTHA BADRI PRAVESA MAGHA SUD NAVAMI 2.SRI PADMANABHA TIRTHA NAVA BRINDAVANA KARTHIKA BAH CHATURDASI 3.SRI NARAHARI TIRTHA HAMPI PUSHYA BAH SAPTHAMI 4.SRI MADHAVA TIRTHA MANNUR (MANIPUR)BHADRAPADA AMAVASYA 5.SRI AKSHOBYA TIRTHA MALKHEDA MARGHA BAH PANCHAMI 6.SRI JAYA(TEEKA) TIRTHA MALKHEDA ASHADA BAH PANCHAMI 7.SRI VIDYADHIRAJA TIRTHA YARAGHOLA VAISAKHA SUD TRITEEYA 8.SRI KAVINDRA TIRTHA NAVA BRINDAVANA CHAITRA SUD NAVAMI 9.SRI VAGEESHA TIRTHA NAVA BRINDAVANA CHAITRA BAH CHATURTI 10.SRI RAMACHANDRA TIRTHA ERAGHOLA VAISAKHA SUD SHASTI 1.SRIMAD ANANDA TIRTHA BADRI PRAVESA MAGHA SUD NAVAMI 11.SRI VIBHUDENDRA TIRTHA TIRUNELVELI MARGHA BAH NAVAMI 12.SRI JITAMITRA TIRTHA SHIVPUR MARGHASIRSA AMAVASI 13.SRI RAGHUNANDA TIRTHA HAMPI KARTI BAH ASHTAMI 14.SRI SURENDRA TIRTHA MADURAI PUSHYA SUD DWADASI 15.SRI VIJAYENDRA TIRTHA KUMBAKONAM JYESHTA BAH TRAYODASI 16.SRI SUDEENDRA TIRTHA NAVA BRINDAVANA PHALGUNA BAH DWITIYA 17.GURU SARVA BHOWMA SRI RAGHAVENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA SRAVANA SUD DWADASI 18.SRI YOGEENDRA TIRTHA SRIRANGAM MAGHA SUD DASAMI 19.SRI SURINDRA TIRTHA MADURAI JYESHATA SUD DWITIYA 20.SRI SUMATEENDRA TIRTHA SRIRANGAM ASHVIN BAH SAPTAMI 21.SRI UPENDRA TIRTHA SRIRANGAM MARGHA BAH ASHTAMI 22.SRI VADEENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA JAISH SUD NAVAMI 23.SRI VASUDENDRA TIRTHA KENCHANGUDI ASHVIN BAH SAPTAMI 24.SRI VARADENTRA TIRTHA PUNE ASHADA SUD SASHTI 25.SRI DHIRENDRA TIRTHA HOSERETTI PHALGUNA SUD TRAYODASI 26.SRI BHUVANENDRA TIRTHA RAJAVLLI VAISAKA BAH SAPTAMI 27.SRI SUBHODENDRA TIRTHA NANJANGUDU CHAITRA BAH TRITIYA 28.SRI SUJANENDRA TIRTHA NANJANGUDU KARTIH BAH ASHTAMI 29.SRI SUGYANANENDRA TIRTHA NANJANGUDU SRAVANA BAH CHATURTHI 30.SRI SUDARMENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA PUSHYA BAH PANCHAMI 31.SRI SUGUNENDRA TIRTHA CHITTOOR MARGHA SUD PURNIMA 32.SRI SUPAGNANENDRA TIRTHA NANJANGUDU MARGHA BAH SASHTI 33.SRI SUKRUTEENDRA TIRTHA NANJANGUDU ASHVIN SUD DASAMI 34.SRI SUSHEELENDRA TIRTHA HOSERETTI ASHADA SUD TRITIYA 35.SRI SURVATEENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA VAISAKA SUD DWADASI 36.SRI SURYAMEENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA PUSHYA SUD DWITIYA 37.SRI SUJAYEENDRA TIRTHA MANTRALAYA MAGHA SUD CHATURTHI/CENTER> PRESENT PITATHIPATHI SRI SRI SUSHMEENDRA TIRTHA GURU PARAMPARA : SRI SRIPADARAJA MUTT GURU PARAMPARA 1.SRIMAD ANANDA TIRTHA BADRI PRAVESA 2.SRI PADMANABHA TIRTHA NAVA BRINDAVANA 3.SRI LAKSHMIDHARA TIRTHA 4.SRI SANKARSHANA TIRTHA 5.SRI PARASURAMA TIRTHA 6.SRI AADHI RAJA TIRTHA 7.SRI SATHYAVRATHA TIRTHA 8.SRI SWARNAVARANA TIRTHA SRIRANGAM 9.SRI SRIPADARAJARU MULUBHAGALU 10.SRI HAYAGRIVA TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 11.SRI SRIPAPATHI TIRTHA 12.SRI SRIDHARA TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 13.SRI GOPALASWAMI TIRTHA 14.SRI UDDANDA RAMACHANDRA THIRTHA PENUKONDA 15.SRI RAGHUNATHA TIRTHA 16.SRI LAKSHMI MANOHARA TIRTHA ODAPALLI (ERODE) 17.SRI LAKSHMIPATHI TIRTHA 18.SRI LAKSHMINATHA TIRTHA ABBOORU 19.SRI LAKSHMIKANTHA TIRTHA VENGERE 20.SRI SRIKANTHA TIRTHA NANGALLI 21.SRI SRINIDHI TIRTHA ODAPALLI (ERODE) 22.SRI TEJONIDHI TIRTHA 23.SRI YOGANIDHI TIRTHA 24.SRI VIDYANIDHI TIRTHA ODAPALLI (ERODE) 25.SRI GNANANIDHI TIRTHA SRI RANGAPATTINA 26.SRI GUNANIDHI TIRTHA TAAYURU (MATTUPURAM) 27.SRI GUNASARANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 28.SRI PRAGNANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 29.SRI SUBHODHANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 30.SRI VAIRAGYANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 31.SRI SUGYANANDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 32.SRI SUGUNANIDHI TIRTHA BHAVANI 33.SRI SUDHINIDHI TIRTHA ODAPALLI (ERODE) 34.SRI MEDHANIDHI TIRTHA ODAPALLI (ERODE) 35.SRI DAYANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 36.SRI SATYANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU 37.SRI VIJAYANIDHI TIRTHA MULUBHAGALU PRESENT PITATHIPATHI SRI VIGYANANIDHI THIRTHA COMPILED BY SRI MADHWA SANGHA. KINDLY BRING IT TO OUR NOTICE, INCSAE OF ANY ERROR AND IF YOU KNOW THE PLACE AND THE YEAR OF GURU'S BRINDAVANA PRAVESA. SRI MADHWA SANGHA (REGD), A2/117, SAFDARJUNG ENCLAVE, NEW DELHI - 110029. Posted by Murali at 1:42 AM 3 COMMENTS: Nachiketa said... respected sir, u havent updated that sushameendar theertharuof rayara matha has attained hari pada and present peethadipathi is suyateendra theertharu. August 13, 2009 2:40 AM Bhargavi Rao said... Govardhanagiri Trust is an unit of Sri Pejawara Matha Udupi D.Karnataka headed by H.H.Shri Pujyashree Vishvesha Theertha Swamiji and H.H. Shri Pujyashree Vishwprasanna Theertha Swamiji. It manages a huge GOSHALA in which 1000 cows are protected with care and devotion. It is located in Neelavaram 18 kms from Udupi. “Soon after birth, all of us are fed by our Mother’s breast milk upto 2 years. From 3rd year onwards, and even while she does not have adequate milk; cow assumes the role of our mother and feeds us until we breathe the last, till our last journey by her milk. Only from this milk, we get Curd, Butter, Buttermilk and Ghee. She is rightly called as “Gomatha”. Hence we must admit “We have two mothers”. Yes, a cow is a TWIN MOTHER to all of us!!! http://www.pejavara.org/neelavaragoshale.htm http://govardhanagiritrust.hpage.com/neelavara_goshala_81766584.html http://govardhanagiritrust.tripod.com/neelavaram_goshala/ All philanthropists all over the world are invited to support this great animal protection project. All contribution are exempted from I.T. under Section 80G. Let’s join hands in this seva and for more information http://www.pejavara.org/neelavaracontributions.htm September 23, 2010 2:53 AM chakrapani said... thanks to ms.bhargavi rao for mentioning about the NEELAVARA GOSHALA project .a big saraovara , sri goplakrishna temple, nagabana,old age home , school for handicapped and a building for performing pithru karya are also planned by sri vishwaprasanna theertha swamiji junior pontiff of sri pejawara mutt. now all pithru karya are arranged and all can perform it in that beautiful heavenly location where 1000 cows are with u to bless u. it will please your fore fathers abundantly which will fetch u prosperity ,success, happiness and good health . your contribution will support the cows there. Also a sri paumana homa and sri bhagavtha pravachan has been planned on ekathasi and dwathasi days every month and the sponsored amount will be utilised for constructing the sarovara. all can contribute for this . the amount for the same will be around rs 15000 which is exempted from tax and also serve the cows. the homa and pravachana will be performed inside the neelavara goshala. U CAN ATTEND WITH YOUR FAMILY AND GET SWAMIJI'S BLESSINGS.