Sunday, March 20, 2011

Confirmed Diaspora Panelists...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/nm2/Confirmed-Diaspora-panelists/Article1-11826.aspx

Shrien Dewani , a much clearer image emerging of the real man hiding behind the 'frightened rabbit' , he is manipulative, vocal and also very,very smart . In his little speach he suggests 'A representative body to deal with the media'...and is that not exactly what Shrien Dewani did the moment he returned to England after Annis murder, he hired Clifford to ' deal with the media' Shrien Dewani is a fraud....

Conference of Hindu Organisation

Author: Publication: Sangh Sandesh Date: Sept- Oct, 2002 78 delegates from various Hindu organisations from all over the UK attended this one day conference held on 22 September at Arya Samaj Vedic Mission, Birmingham.

The delegates were office bearers and held position of responsibility in their respective organisations. Dr Girdhari Lal Bhan, National Chairman of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (UK), welcomed the delegates. He said that following the success of the first Dharma Sansad held in August 2001 at Leicester, it had been agreed that Hindu organisations should meet again, to discuss the issues that are important to Hindus and seek their resolution. Since then, it has been decided to name the Dharma Sansad as the Conference of Hindu Organisations (COHO). In reference to the term Hindu, he reminded the delegates of the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court of India, which clarified the terms Hindu and Hindutva. In that spirit, the COHO welcomes all Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist organisations. Swami Nirliptanandaji of Bharat Sewa Ashram Sangh urged the delegates to develop a strategy to counteract the effects of organised religious conversion. Shri Om Prakash Sharma of NCHT (UK reported on negative propaganda that has been unleashed recently against the Hindus. He alerted the conference about a campaign which has been started by some Muslims in the UK to malign the name of VHP. Dr Nawal K Prinja, the Religious Education Spokesman for the VHP (UK), referred to the recent landmark judgement by the Supreme Court of India of 12th Sept 2002 that allowed the implementation of the National Curriculum Framework for the Secondary Education (NCFSE). This judgement paves the way for scholarly research of the history of India that will lead to a history of India based on facts. Shrien Dewani of the National Hindu Students Forum (UK) summarised their activities and identified the issues faced by a Hindu student: Uncertainty about their identity: social, political, and religious; and difficulty posed by following the two (�eastern� and �western�) cultures and traditions. He concluded that there is a need to develop i) a Support Network, ii) a system whereby youth would be informed of their culture from early age, iii) efficient and effective Interorganisation communication, and iv) a representative body to deal with the media. Shri Narandas Parekh of Jain Samaj said, 'I am first and foremost a Hindu and Jain by faith and devotion.' Shri Kishor Ruparelia, G Sec of VHP (UK) gave a brief report on the VHP activities in the UK. He informed that the VHP publication 'Explaining Hindu Dharma' is now in its third print. The book is now being translated in Romanian language. Reporting on the Dialogues with other faith Communities, Dr Bhan said that meetings have been held with the representatives of the Jewish, Christian and Muslim faith groups. Shri Ramesh Kallidai proposed that there should be national, regional and local representatives to establish a network. He proposed a project to monitor MPs and their vote banks. Shri Hasmukh Shah, PRO of VHP (UK), stated that concerns persist that the media misrepresents the Hindus. With this objective, a national seminar for the journalists is being planned. Shrimati Saraswati Dave reported that within the Interfaith (UK) Network, in the aftermath of the Gujarat Riots this year, some Muslim representatives have made false and preposterous allegations against VHP (UK). These included false claims that VHP (UK) was sending money to India to harm Muslims. Their attempt to have the VHP (UK) removed from the Inter-faith network did not succeed. Shri Bimal Krsna Das � NCH (UK) emphasised that for the good of our own community, we should work with people who are going to be constructive and beneficial in the long-term. Shri Gauridas of ISKCON (Temple President of Bhaktivedanta Manor) quoted Chanakya, �Lead your life as if you are going to die tomorrow, but develop your community as if it's never going to die�. During the Mukta Chintan Dr Narayan Rao from Balaji Temple, Dudley gave a brief report on the Balaji Mandir. He made a plea for the establishment of a 'collective' which will provide help to all Hindu organisations. Jaymini Patel, Community and Publications Coordinator of Brahamkumaris informed the delegates about her organisation. She said, 'We should continue to meet and continue to climb this spiritual ladder. Whatever we do in the UK, will have impact on the rest of the world. ' Dr Milen Shah, speaking on behalf of the Hindu Youth Festival stressed the importance of educating the youth. He said that parents should impart religious consciousness to the child early - at 25 weeks not at 25 years when it is too late! On behalf of the Chinmaya Mission, Dr Milen Shah felt that to achieve true unity, we must resolve inner conflicts first. Prof Jitendra Saha made reference to the papers he has recently presented showing how Dharma can be used in education. Shri Upendra Dave spoke about the social and political problems facing the Hindu society. 'Today political power counts', he said and informed the delegates about the establishment of British Hindu Political Association (BHPA). Shri Vinoo Wadher narrated his experience of attending a meeting during the Indo-Pak Agra summit. Jayesh Jotangia informed the Conference about the forthcoming 'Dynamic Spirit' Conference being held from 6th to 8th Dec 2002 in London. The Conference will explain how Hindu philosophy can be used in the scientific and spiritual fields. Chadda ji from Wolverhampton offered full support to COHO from Shri Krishna Mandir, Wolverhampton. Shri Udani proposed that Hindu victims of terrorism should be remembered each year on Martyrs' Day. Acharya Sone Rao from Arya Samaj referred to the conflict going on between the good and the bad. He said, �Our Hindu scriptures state that in the case of conflicts, one has to take a side and we must support the cause that is righteous and fight the evil. Hindus by nature are law-abiding, peaceful and non-violent. But today there is no time for Hindus to stay neutral. We should learn from Shri Rama and Shri Krishna who both fought for righteousness. In this struggle we need to be united. We must get rid of our divisions based on caste and languages. Vedas are the fountainhead of true knowledge, and we should be guided by them.� In Conclusion, Dr Bhan reminded the delegates that this Conference does not belong to any one individual or organisation. �It had been organised by many, for the benefit of all. That is how it will be in future. We need to take action on the many views that we have heard today. Last year when we met in August at Leicester we made many decisions. We achieved some of those objectives but we also failed to achieve others. The purpose of such conferences is to identify problems that face us and allocate actions to remedy these. The foremost need is to develop a network to keep each other informed and to take collective action.� http://www.hvk.org/articles/0103/123.html

Dewani 2004, still very vocal...

Addressing PIOs at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, Minister of Disinvestment and Communications and IT Arun Shourie assured them that India would have a world-class working environment in the coming years which would make it more comfortable for the Diaspora to invest in India.

Speaking on Diaspora Youth and India: Blueprint for Engagement, Shourie urged people of Indian origin to promote the country socially, culturally and economically. Highlighting the fact that about 35 per cent of the senior research staff in Microsoft, USA, are of Indian origin, Shourie said the Diaspora has displayed the intelligence, skills and attitude that has changed the world's perception about India.

The minister said there is a need to connect the world to India through more trade and ties just as there is the need to "beam" India to the world. "Build India's strong image; strengthen India's campaign for a permanent seat at UNSC. Your efforts and achievements should convince other countries to enter into gainful partnerships with India," Shourie said.

In his message to the Diaspora, he said there is a constant need for Indians abroad to continue to excel in their host countries as their excellence abroad was a matter of pride for India. He also urged the Diaspora youth to carry the Indian culture forward, keep it alive and spread it in meaningful ways.

Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia said: "The Government of India must provide the Diaspora youth with gainful employment opportunities."

He said: "The Indian Council of Cultural Research needs to augment their efforts by starting more cultural courses. We also need to disseminate education by taking our IIT and IIM abroad."

"Government must invite FDI in health services and private sector and engage the youth in the health sector, which currently poses good number of opportunities."

A British-Indian student in UK, Shrien Dewani said that among the ethnic minorities in UK, Indians are the highest achievers. But being a student, he said, he feels there is a need to keep the communication channels open. He urged Indian Government to make policies that are beneficial to both -- Indians in India and abroad.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/pravasibhartiyadiwas/Shourie-seeks-PIO-investments-vows-top-class-infrastructure/Article1-12219.aspx

SEWA International UK: 2004 when DEWANI was very much involved with Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (UK) Kallidai defended the VHP while testifying to the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2004. This also the same time DEWANI raised his voice and accused AWAAZ , also mentioned in this report of spreading vicious lies .

A few weeks ago, I had written about the Hindu Forum of Britain’s rumor-mongering against British Muslims (the alleged forcible conversions of Hindu and Sikh girls by Muslim men) and the underlying anti-Muslim sentiment.

The HFB’s concern about mistaken identities leading to Islamophobic attacks on Hindus suggests that it’s pretty well aware of the painful manifestations of Islamophobia, so its broadside against Muslim males can only be interpreted as a malicious act intended to whip up more Islamophobia.

I had also pointed to the similarity between the HFB’s stereotyping of Muslim men with that of the Hindutva ideologue Savarkar. And Kallidai’s eulogizing of RSS sarsangchalak Golwalkar clearly showed where his sympathies lay.

Shortly thereafter, Awaaz issued a PR on the irony of having such a guy on the Secretary of State’s Commission on Integration and Cohesion. And Andrew Gilligan of the Evening Standard has now come out with a report on Kallidai (The rise and rise of the Hindu fundamentalist father). The ES report has some interesting nuggets, here’s a summary and more:

Kallidai defended the VHP while testifying to the Home Affairs Select Committee in 2004. Here’re some excerpts:

Q: VHP, as I understand it, is an organisation of Hindu extremists. Would that be right?
RK: No, that, of course, we would vehemently deny. There have been a lot of media reports about the VHP, of course.
Q: What is the VHP?
RK: The VHP is an organisation that works with social and moral upliftment of Hindus and the VHP UK is a totally autonomous body from VHP India. The VHP had issued a public statement in 2002 saying that terrorism of any form is to be condemned. I think it is wrong, on the basis of media reports, to adjudicate an organisation … VHP has never had in any court of law any evidence proved or provided to link them to a terrorist organisation. So, on the basis of media reports, we should not quickly judge and label an organisation.
Q: It is simply a bona fide organisation concerned with the welfare of Hindus?
RK: Most of the Hindu community in the UK and the world consider the VHP to be a peaceful organisation.

Hindu Aid and the Hindu Forum of Britain share an office and a lot of top-ranking personnel. Kallidai is the Vice-Chair of Hindu Aid, and Secretary General of HFB. Arjan Vekaria is Chair of both Hindu Aid and HFB, Mahendra Pattni is Treasurer at both Hindu Aid and HFB, Sanjay Gadhvi is an Executive Member at both Hindu Aid and HFB, Venilal Vaghela is an Executive Member at Hindu Aid and Trustee & Vice President (London and South) of HFB.

Hindu Aid’s campaigns page lists some flood relief work done by Sewa Bharati, and a little research reveals that the Hindu Aid’s report on Sewa Bharati’s flood relief activities is very similar to reports by Sewa International UK, Sewa USA, India Development and Relief Fund, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and the Organiser. A few noteworthy differences follow:

Where Organiser refers to 600 swayamsevaks, Hindu Aid refers to 600 volunteers of SEWA Bharati.
Where Organiser says: According to Shri Lalit Bansal, Vibhag Karyavah in Surat, more than 80,000 packets of food, 4,500 milk pouches and 1,11,000 pouches of drinking water have been provided to the flood affected people by August 9; Hindu Aid says: Till date the volunteers of Sewa Bharati (partner organisation of Sewa International UK) have distributed 80,000 food packets, 4,500 milk sachets, 1,11,000 water sachets in the flood affected areas.
Where Organiser says: In Surat, the RSS has set up four relief centres for collecting and distributing relief material under the supervision of senior Sangh activists Shri Nandkishore at Jainnagar, Shri Rajeshbhai Shah at Miranagar-Udhana, Shri Rajkumar Sharma at Bathar Road and Shri Ajaybhai Desai at Station Road; Hindu Aid says: Relief centres at four places in Surat have been started to meet to the needs of the people & attend to the victims without delay.
Where Organiser says: In Ahmedabad collecting and packaging of relief material is being carried out at 55 centres and swayamsevaks of the entire city are engaged in the collection and preparations of the relief material; Hindu Aid says: 50 centres at Ahmedabad are busy preparing food packets under the supervision of SEWA volunteers.

In short, Hindu Aid has deliberately removed all mentions of RSS, swayamsevaks etc. in its report back on the flood relief activity. This is because thanks to the RSS’s well-deserved notoriety, identifying oneself with the RSS would mean relinquishing the well-trodden ground of multiculturalism, something that the Sangh Parivar organizations abroad are loath to do. Therefore, the RSS’s fundraising fronts abroad raise funds in the name of proxies — Sewa Bharati, for instance. As I mention elsewhere, Sewa Bharati is the service wing of the Sangh and was inaugurated in 1979 by Balasaheb Deoras, the then supremo of the RSS. At the local level, Sewa Bharati and the Sangh merge into one; a distinction between the two is made solely for the purpose of raising funds abroad.
In short, Hindu Aid deceptively provides material and/or public relations support for the Sangh Parivar. Sewa International UK (SIUK) is no different, as is evident from a similar analysis of its report. However, even as the SIUK website only mentions Sewa Bharati, photos of relief work done at Surat clearly show RSS banners.

Such deception is not new to Ramesh Kallidai. In fact, after Awaaz released In Bad Faith, a report documenting SIUK’s links with the RSS in India, Kallidai quickly jumped to SIUK’s defense and sought to discredit the report saying:

If you look at Awaaz’s report, they never substantiate their claims with facts and figures.

Ha! None so blind as those who refuse to see. When the British Charity Commission launched a probe, SIUK/HSS wriggled out claiming there is no formal organisational links with RSS and that there is only an ideological commonality between the two organisations. Not surprisingly, Kallidai has now adopted a similar stance and claimed that the HFB and VHP have no formal relationship. Will he stay afloat with such partial truths (that hide more than they reveal)? Or will he get away playing the aggrieved Hindu? Stay tuned for more.

[If you have read this far, you might also be interested in A lot of bull to save a bull!, The Myth of the Holy Cow, and The myth of the rapacious Muslim]

Sewa International is a non-governmental and non-sectarian voluntary organisation that is entirely run by dedicated volunteers.

Sewa International is a service project of Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) UK (Registered Charity No: 267309)

What are their principle roles?

To relieve poverty and disease and help the sick, needy, the weak and those affected by natural calamities, disasters and other suffering.
To help in the education and training of the poor, sick, disabled and socially backward students and assist them financially.
To facilitate long term development to enable communities to become self sufficient and confident.

How are they funded?

General Donations - There are hundreds of people who donate to Sewa International on a regular basis, or during a campaign.
Collecting tins There have been over 600 collecting tins distributed to retail shops and businesses throughout England.
Fund Raising Community fund raising by the many supporters provides large amount of cash.

What other activities do they do?

Blood Donations - Sewa International organizes blood donation sessions on a regular basis to encourage the Indian community to donate blood.
Health Care Seminars - Sewa International arranges seminars on health issues which are particularly relevant to the Indian community.
Sewa Week A week of education and fund raising amongst the community to increase awareness of sewa principles and sewa activity

Who else supports them?
Sewa International is supported by thousands and thousands of individuals across the UK, India and the rest of the world. They have an enormous network of supporters who continually work to raise funds for ongoing and new projects. There are also many organisations in the UK that support Sewa International. These include Hindu Council UK, Hindu Forum of Britain, Asian Foundation for Health and the National Council of Hindu Temples to name a few.

Sewa International is backed by people cutting across lines of class, creed or faith. Support to it has come from the Queen, the Prince of Wales, Lord Dholakia, Sir G. K. Noon, MPs, councillors as well as others.

Why does the NHSF support Sewa International?
NHSF has for the past 14 years worked with and supported the charity Sewa International. Based on a comprehensive understanding of the organisation from a long relationship with each other, we have proudly chosen Sewa International as the official NHSF charity. Throughout the years many of us have worked with and seen the work performed by Sewa International, not only in the UK, but also in India.

Amongst many other reasons we support Sewa International because:

Sewa International has the principle of sewa at the heart of their work. Volunteers and supporters give and help expecting and receiving nothing in return. People help and support because they believe in the cause and continual work carried out by the charity. This means that administration costs are very low and many of the working costs are paid for by the volunteers. This belief and principle which extends to the heart of every person that supports Sewa International puts Sewa International strides beyond all other charities.
Sewa International does not believe in providing mere charity to the poor. It believes it is our duty to help uplift our brethren in a way that is not patronising but uplifting. The aim of overall development and progress is always maintained and this is philosophy results in a methodology unmatched by many other charities.
Sewa International, by definition of the principles it abides by, ensures that aid as well as development and educational projects are given to everyone regardless of class, creed, colour or religion.
Sewa International has been known to have excellent partnership links with organisations of various professionals such as engineers, doctors, surgeons, lawyers and accountants, as well as with other Hindu organisations working in Britian. We believe that these links have allowed the organisation to perform their sewa duties very effectively.
The breadth of activity carried out by sewa international is unparalleled. Not only does the charity offer relief in times of natural calamities, the charity also has ongoing welfare and educational projects as well as organising activities such as blood donation sessions and health care seminars. Even this is only a fraction of the work that Sewa International carries out.
From past experience we have found that Sewa International has acted extremely quickly in helping those that have been affected by natural and mad-made tragedies. In certain cases such as the Tsunami earthquake, Sewa International was, for large periods of time in certain areas, the only charity to offer aid to those that were affected.
In supporting Sewa International, NHSF can in turn receive great support and guidance, not possible from other charities, in planning and running national and local level sewa events.
Due to the experience of its workers and volunteers over the years Sewa International has gained a level of expertise in the fields that it works in that is often unparalleled by any other organisation. Sewa International has workers all over the world that are often based at the project not only cutting travelling costs but also providing local grassroot information and feedback unavailable to other charities. Therefore we can have faith that work carried out will be of high quality with little wastage.

Summary
We believe that Sewa International are with respect to the work carried out by themselves, their affiliates and their supporters, pound for pound the best charity currently available.

For more information please visit www.sewainternational.com.

http://www.nhsf.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=343:organisation-sewa-international&catid=114:sewa&Itemid=186

DEWANI QUOTE: The chosen charities this year are Sewa International and Imperical Cancer Research. In conjunction with Sewa International National Hindu Students Forum (UK) have raised money to help needy causes such as the Gujarat Earthquake Appeal. The ?60,000 raised in 2001 has been used to build 5 schools in the state of Gujarat ? these schools have been visited by NHSF members and therefore we are happy that funds have not been used for any other purpose than that for which they were raised. We are not extreme and refute any allegations ? direct or indirect ? that infer that we are. Awaaz, through its report, is attempting to create disharmony in the UK community and should not be given the credence to do so. End of quote.

For instance, the RSS does not have FCRA clearance and cannot directly accept foreign donations, so has created service wings like the Sewa International and Sewa Bharati which have FCRA clearance. The RSS’s fundraising fronts abroad — IDRF, SewaUSA, VHP of America, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Sewa International UK, Hindu Forum of Britain etc. — divert funds to the RSS through Sewa Bharati and Sewa International. Given the Sangh Parivar’s access to state power and propensity to violence, its brand of fundamentalism poses the biggest danger to a pluralistic India, but the role of Christian fundamentalist groups like World Vision (which apparently disbursed 95 crores in India last year) cannot be glossed over either.
http://www.nhsf.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=159&showall=1

http://dewanimystery.blogspot.com/2011/03/organized-religion-and-organized-crime.html

Organized Religion and Organized Crime : SEWA International...

Posted in Bharatiya Janata Party, Campaign to Stop Funding Hate, Hindu Forum of Britain, hindu fundamentalism, hindutva, India Development and Relief Fund, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, Vishwa Hindu Parishad by ravi on May 23, 2007

Organized Religion is like Organized Crime; it preys on peoples’ weakness, generates huge profits for its operators, and is almost impossible to eradicate — Mike Hermann
Earlier this month, CNN-IBN came out with spectacular exposes on money laundering by Hindu godmen. The culprits included Ram Vilas Vedanti (or more respectfully, Vedanti Maharaj), Guruvayur Surya Nambudiri and Kapil Advait (alias Pilot Baba)

Vedanti is a former chairman of the Ramjanmabhoomi Trust, a former BJP MP, and a star campaigner for the BJP in the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh (where it suffered a humiliating defeat).
Surya Nambudiri (also spelled Namboodiri) is apparently famous for making prophecies — what’s a godman without the power to prophecy — and after a tough bargain, agrees to turn 100 million of black money into white money for a 15% commission. Not surprisingly, he couldn’t foretell his own future.
Kapil Advait is a former wing commander-turned-godman, engaged in money laundering for commissions ranging from 20% to 50%.

As expected, the Sangh Parivar jumped to the godmen’s defense. The BJP spokesperson said:

The names that your channel has discussed are all respectable people. I am not sure how authentic this sting operation is.

And the VHP Vice-President Giriraj Kishore said:

What is the purpose behind a sting operation? And why are Hindus always maligned?

Confused? Here’s the train of thought: VHP (and the Sangh Parivar) represents all Hindus, the exposed godmen are sympathetic to the Sangh Parivar, so an expose of their fraudulent activities is equivalent to maligning all Hindus. Besides, as Swami Nirliptananda, Secretary of the London Sevashram Sangha and a member of the Hindu Forum of Britain’s Spiritual Body Commission, recently observed:

Even among human beings, saintly people occupy a different status from others.

According to former income tax commissioner Vishwabandhu Gupta:

[This is] a fit case for criminal proceedings. Two of the biggest religion mafias are the Ram Janmanbhoomi Nyas and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad amongst the Hindus. They have 10 bogus trusts floated from the same address. The names are there (in our record) and so are the addresses. They are getting money from 50 countries abroad and are also getting tax exemptions. There are no accounts as well. You see, this is a big menace. We have calculated and found that religious leaders annually earn $3 billion which is about Rs 10,000 crore -Rs 15,000 crore worth of money. What they do is they get land at throwaway prices. During the last government, 11 including that Sadhvi Ritambhara – whatever her qualifications are – got a fantastic (sic) piece of land at a throwaway price for the services that she heads today. There have fraudulent names, addresses, existences and expenditures. They use it for spreading communal hatred. Money has been used by Bajrang Dal cadres in Gujarat to purchase Motorola, we have got receipts for that.

For instance, the RSS does not have FCRA clearance and cannot directly accept foreign donations, so has created service wings like the Sewa International and Sewa Bharati which have FCRA clearance. The RSS’s fundraising fronts abroad — IDRF, SewaUSA, VHP of America, Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Sewa International UK, Hindu Forum of Britain etc. — divert funds to the RSS through Sewa Bharati and Sewa International. Given the Sangh Parivar’s access to state power and propensity to violence, its brand of fundamentalism poses the biggest danger to a pluralistic India, but the role of Christian fundamentalist groups like World Vision (which apparently disbursed 95 crores in India last year) cannot be glossed over either.

http://sanghsamachar.wordpress.com/category/hindu-forum-of-britain/