Sometimes Ramakrishna would cast away all his clothes and meditate in naked state. Was it a sign of disenchantment with life or the world?To get him again take interest in life Chandra and Rameshwara thought of getting him married. They could not think of any other way. There was a chance of Ramakrishna becoming a […]
One day, as usual Gadadhar was praying to Kaali, “O Maa! Please answer my prayer. I have been begging you for so many years to show yourself to me. Can’t you hear my prayer? I am calling out to you. You have shown yourself to Ramaprasad. But why don’t you give me the same benefit?”After
Gadadhar was now feeling disenchanted with the world and the life. Meditation of Maa kaali gave him some solace.He began to wonder, ‘Can one see God? How reverently we pray to God but does He hear our voice? We worship Him, does He accept it?’Gadadhar now remained sitting before the Kaali idol in meditational pose.
Gadadhar was now being called by his real name Ramakrishna as wished by his brother Ramkumar.Gadadhar had a very pleasing personality. His face reflected politeness and sincerity. He could sweet talk the people and win their hearts. It was because of these qualities that he had become the great favourite of Madhurnath, the son-in-law of
It was the year of 1853.Ramkumar had come to Calcutta. The family decided that it was time for Gadadhar to go to Calcutta to make something of his life. He could help Ramkumar in the running of the school and revive his own education.Gadadhar had no objection to the idea. Infact he was happy that
On Mahashivaratri day Gadadhar kept fast. He went to Shiva temple and performed worship and pooja. So did his friend Gaya Vishnu.On that night a Shiva play was to be enacted at the house of Sitanath Pyne. Gadadhar and Gaya decided to watch the act.Gadadhar had performed afternoon worship and was sitting in meditation of
Now Gadadhar had become more closer to his mother and was spending more time with her. He would take part in pooja with his mother and helped her in other household chores. He was becoming more understanding kid and knew that his presence gave great comfort to his mother. Gadadhar was no more demanding or
It was the autumn of 1843. Ramachandra used to celebrate the season as a time to pay tribute to the ancestors and perform prescribed religious rites.It required him to go to the ancestral village of Selampur. That year Ramachandra invited his maternal uncle Khudiram to join the celebrations.Khudiram happily accepted the invitation. But he was
Gadadhar reached the schooling age in the due course of time. He had become a naughty child. His pranks were tiring down his old parents.Khudiram got him admitted to the local school and heaved a sigh of great relief.Gadadhar liked the school. Meeting a mob of kids of his own age was an pleasant experience
The spring season had arrived.The plants were blooming with new life. There was scent in the air. The delivery time of Chandra was also fast approaching. She looked full of hope and happiness but strangely she felt extremely tired.If the child arrived how would she be able to do her daily pooja ritual?Khudiram assured him,
Khudiram Chatterjee was a resident of the village Kamarpukir which fell in Hugli district. It was the last quarter of the 19th century. The village was under the domination of a landlord named Ramananda Roy who was a very cruel and arrogant person. Tyrannising the farmers was his favourite pass-time. He was not a man
Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru passed away on May 27, 1964. The country was plunged in grief. A gloom descended on the people. Nehru was a towering leader whose popularity was unprece- dented. No one could fill the void left by him.An uncertain future stared into the face of the nation. No clear No. 2
The first general elections were held in India in 1952. India had adopted British form of Parliamentary system.Lal Bahadur Shastri was appointed one of the General Secretaries of the Congress to prepare the party for the elections. Shastri was dealing with the selection of the candidates, publicity and the electioneering. He himself did not contest
In 1945 Shastri was released from jail as were other leaders. A busy time was in the offing. The Congress required to be reorganised. Provincial Council elections were announced which were to be fought on party basis. The British had decided to grant India freedom.The country was to be divided in two parts.Pundit Govind Ballabh
As Shastri became more active Congressman and joined protests or agitations spending time in jails became his fate.The freedom movement was intensifying. In 1930, Gandhi started ‘Salt Satyagraha’. He marched to a place called ‘Dandi’ and made salt to break the British law against salt making. Lal Bahadur Shastri took part in the Satyagraha. He