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"New Entrants in College
should be welcomed as Guests"
Acharya Sudhanshuji Maharaj
It is a matter of your aim, study and results you have acomplished to get
admission in college a collage of your liknng. The first day is meant for an
frindely interaction amongst the students. But
unfortunately, the ragging begins the moment
a new student enters into college. It begins with a light-hearted
and friendly introduction with the new students. If it remains decent,
polite and restricted to friendliness, it is certainly welcome at
all ages. However if it turns into an excruciating mental torment or
physical ordeal compelling a newcomer to commit suicide, then it
becomes a matter of extreme shame for the entire society.
Many students become mentally sick because of this evil practice while many others
are forced to end their lives. Under such circumstances, it is natural
that the fair image of mankind gets tarnished.
The cause of worry is the fact that in some institutions, students
form gangs and inflict so much of mental and physical agony to the
First Year students that they are terrorized and study under compelling
conditions. Such practice is widely prevalent in medical and engineering
colleges. The victims of ragging in turn try to mete out the same
treatment to their juniors, thereby continuing a series of violence,
fear and inflictions,. Ragging is strictly prohibited in foreign
countries, but unfortunately, we Indians have adopted this malicious
practice.
This anguish of the students was deeply felt by His Divine Grace
Sudhanshuji Maharaj, founder of
Vishwa Jagriti
Mission, and with his revered blessings, the President of the
Mission under Article 32 of the Indian Constitution,
filed a Public Interest Appeal in the Supreme Court in August 1998.
It was, on 17th December 1998 that the Honourable Judge
Sujata.V. Manohar accepted the petition and the honourable
judge remarked that "Ragging is not a part of our culture.
It's evil influence is increasing in educational institutions. This
is a matter of great sorrow and humiliation". This
was the first achievement of the Youth Wing of
Vishwa Jagriti
Mission - that a Spiritual Organization took the initiative
of undertaking a rampant issue to the Supreme Court and achieved
success.
Vishwa
Jagriti Mission
is a Spiritual & Cultural organization, but His Divine
Grace Sudhanshuji Maharaj , who is the guiding force behind
the mission, is also committed to the removal of social ills from
the society. According to Him "Indian Culture is extremely
vivid, dazzling and exalted which hopes for the welfare of the entire
humanity adhering to a feeling of Social Equanimity. We are Indians
and it is our custom to welcome guests. The old students are like
hosts and it is their duty to respect and cooperate with the new
students ". Ragging deeply anguished his compassionate
heart since this evil practice had begun to hurt the students physically
as well as mentally.
In the court petition, it was requested that under Article
21 of the Indian Constitution, every Indian citizen has
the fundamental right to life and liberty, which gets violated in
case of ragging. The Supreme Court agreed to this petition and issued
a notice regarding this to all the concerned Ministries, Officials
and Institutions.
The hearing continued. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court under the Chairmanship
of Prof. K.P.S. Unny (UGC), formed a three member
committee to find solutions to the grave problem of ragging.
The attitude of the committee towards this issue was extremely serious
and the measures thereby suggested were forwarded to the Supreme
Court.
After the completion of the hearing on 18th May, 2001, the Supreme
Court has summoned the Human Resource Development Ministry at the
Centre and other concerned agencies to take necessary action, the
news of which was published in various leading National newspapers
on 9th June, 2001. In this context, the Hindustan Times in English
and The Navbharat Times in Hindi published an editorial on 11th
June, 2001. Ragging has no doubt been curbed but it is yet
far from extermination.
The directions given by the Supreme Court, due to the incessant
efforts of Vishwa
Jagriti
Mission, have come at the right time. His Divine Grace has always
endeavoured to give the youth a positive direction in life. He established
the Youth Wing, inspired thousands of youth in the country. The
youth have always played a vital role in Nation Building and Social
development. Whether, it was the Kargil war, or the earthquake relief
in Gujarat, or the building up of Old-Age Homes, ashrams or schools,
their contribution in development is praise-worthy.
The great temples constructed by the mission are great centres for
mass prayer. The youth have been motivated to offer oblations to
their parents, if they are deceased, and love and care to them when
they are alive. To strengthen this feeling, 2nd October is celebrated
as
'Shraddha Parva' throughout the country .The mission
is running a school in the tribal areas of Ranchi, everyday hundreds
of patients are provided medical treatment free of cost at
Karuna
Sindhu Charitable Hospital in
Anand Dham Ashram, hospitals
are undergoing construction in two other cities in the country,
To spread the Culture and Spiritual treasure of India all over the
world, students are being trained at the 'Gurukul Vidyalaya'
to assume the role of preachers.
The youth are motivated for social service. Meditation and service
camps are specially organised for the youngsters. They are made
to take a pledge for rendering service to the nation and humanity
at large. Besides bequeathing his cherished blessings to the students
aspiring for administrative jobs, His Divine urges them to be loyal,
honest and devoted to their duties and also raise their voice against
evil. The intellectuals and doctors are urged to strengthen the
roots of the nation by serving the poor and the helpless instead
of seeking white collared jobs in foreign countries.
With the blessings of His Divine Grace, the mission has also contributed
widely towards eliminating corruption and social evils and serving
humanity in the right perspective. The issue of ragging, which was
forwarded to the supreme court and met with success, is a consequence
of the empathy and extraordinary Spiritual Powers of His Divine
Grace.
Dr. Narendra Madan
Press Secretary
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