INDIAN ROMANCE VII, it continues

A 26-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by jumping to death from the eighth floor of an office building in south Delhi on Friday, police said.

The yet-to-be-identified victim fell to death at around 3.55 pm from the office of Emmanuel Hospital Association, a non-government organisation (NGO), at Dipali Towers in Nehru Place.

She was rushed to the nearby All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where doctors declared her brought dead. Police have recovered a suicide note from her.

According to the police, her suicide note read: "I am committing suicide with my own wish and no one should be held responsible".

"We are still ascertaining her identity and further investigations are on," a police official said.

Earlier this month, a 26-year-old woman committed suicide by jumping from the eighth floor of a business centre in Janakpuri in west Delhi.

India is very proud to have one of the lowest suicide rates of the world and does'nt mind that suicide under young women me be the highest too

UNEXPTED RAINS

Well it looks like monsum will strike Delhi on 29 June, all pre- monsum rains ought to be eleminated , because the Delhi working troops cleaned already 96 from over 4400 waste water collection pipes so still a couple more to do. It is really amazing how unpredicted these rainfalls always attack India. And it is really unfair.

But maybe once more Delhi will be under water as was before Mumbai .... but at least in Mumbai it was a clear case , only the producers of the very thin plasic bags were responsible. In Delhi and in Gurgaon , it is only due to the nasty behaviour of water, remaining on streets, for no reason. And carving holes in the so well protected asphalt/mud mixtures of bitumen.

AND THAN THE MONSOOM CAME
AND IT COULDN'T HAVE COME WORSE TIME
BANG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAINY SEASON
(Spike Milligan)

MURUD BEACH III- CORRECTUM

And for all proud Portuguese, the Portuguese castle in the front of Janjira beach. Was a pitty I could not enter, the sea was too rough I was told.

I made a big mistake , this castle was never a Portuguese castle. I apologize for that

See the history:
Murud is famous for the fort of Janjira. The fort is build in the sea 2 Kms. inside of Murud. This is one of the vital sea-forts in Maharashtra. The fort is old one but still very strong. Though, today it is not in a proper condition, one can still imagine its hugeness and toughness. Some monuments inside and the walls of the fort are destroyed after so many years now. But the toughness of the fort can be still felt. There are in all 19 Buruj in the fort. Every buruj has huge guns on it especially 3 big guns 'Kalal Bangadi' , 'Chavari' and 'Landa Kasam' are very famous. There are 2 water tanks inside the fort and some tombs as well. The fort was built by Burhankhan - a minister of Nizmashah. Many times , Marathas tried to capture the fort, even Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji and Peshwas tried - but all those attempts failed. So this is one of the rare forts in Maharashtra which was not managed by Marathas .Padmadurg - a fort built by Shivaji Maharaj is to north -west of Janjira. Though not as big as Janjira, still Padmadurga is also a sea fort that can be visited and enjoyed. Truly, Murud Janjira and Padmadurg are the places to visit and enjoy the weekends or holidays.

Formerly the capital town of the Siddis of Janjira, Murud is today popular for its alluring beach, whispering casurina, coconut and betel palms and an ancient fort. On a hillock to the north is the shrine of Lord Dattatreya, the three heads representing Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara.
Battered on all four sides by sea waves, its strong walls yet standing intact and 40 feet high even at full tide is the majestic island fortress of the Siddis -- Murud-Janjira. Never conquered by an enemy for over 350 years since its construction by the Ahmednagar rulers under the supervision of their regent Malik Ambar in the 15th century, Murud-Janjira is probably the only impregnable fort on the 720 km Maharashtra coastline.
Neither the Portuguese nor the British could subjugate the fort. And the Marathas, despite their repeated attempts failed to subjugate the Siddi power.








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MURUD BEACH TALES II

Although the Murud Janjira beach is very attractive and can show up with some beautifull corners and romantic twilights it will still take a while before it realy could please western tourist. It is not only the amazing behaviour of the habitants to shit (without covering themselves) at the border of the water , they also have the bad attidude to put the complete garbiage of the village to the water line. As soon as high tide shows up, the complete garbiage is distributed into the bay. And what is even more amazing is that only meters away men are fishing with fine net and recovering the dispersed garbiage in their net. The small fish caught had to be selected out of the garbiage. Bon apetit.







Better enjoy the romantic pictures

INDIAN ASBESTOS SPECIAL ASBESTOS ?

National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH) is conducting a study at a cost of some 100,000 euro to look at the potential hazards of white asbestos (Chrystolite). This is now very ridiculous since the asbestos discussion was already started some 30 years ago in the US and Europe with the final result that asbestos is defined and worldwide recognized as a cancerogenic and even a single cristal e.g. in the lungs can provoke a cancer. The result was also that for enormeous cost buildings had to come down or had to be sanatized for millions of dollars because there roofs or insulating materials contained asbestos. All covers of brakes of cars had to be changed and assurance agencies are paying billions of dollars to people formerly exposed to asbestos.
But now India , having no money to keep there existing streets in order , provide electricity and water on a regular base to his population has to repeat this research. And this in a country where even for the weather forecast they rely more on the stipulations of western forecast than on the Indian, admitting that the sensors, equipment and software tools they are using are less adequate.
What is even more astonishing is that the Asbestos Cement Products Manufacturers Association will contribute with some 32,000 euro to this investigation. That is as the tobacco industry would contribute to the investigation of the danger of smoking.
WHY not using the money to recapitulate the evaluation of the risk of the use of DDT to fight malaria and dengue instead of repeating measurements already performed years ago with less efficient measurment tools.

MURUD BEACH TALES I

Arriving at Murud, the weather was turning nasty. I mean just nasty for me , the Indians enjoy rain, and this is very understandable , it is live and also the cooling down of the all area. Me ... well I had already enough rain as W- European and even if the rain comes at regular shower temperatures it is still wet. But having this pre- monsum weather nature changed and all the picture in nthe following just reflect this mood , India turning in to Turner- like paintings


The hotel Swan resort was real nice and comfortable even from a Western view and being an excotic , managment took care about my comfort and could even get 3 beers in the evening altough the hotel as no permit.
But they do not serve any fresh sea food. The prawns tikka , no idea, but burned

One of the strangest expierneces I was on my walk over the bridge and than coming to the center of the real small village of Janjira, still following a small path close to the sea a man wild stipulating told me i was not entitled to take that path ....shouting , sister , mothers!!! I thought at first is a moslem and there are some women without brothers, or I am too close to the rocks were the big crabs or lobster can be catched , was puzzling me all the time. But of course took a another path at more distance to the rocky beach

Later I most probably I find out why .... I saw at the sandy beach man just sitting down at the border line shitting , with the legs all open showing the keys to the promised land (someone will understand that) and doing what they had to do , but I did not take pictures of these private moments, so obviously the more rocky part of the beach was preserved for woman .... or were there still idden lobsters ?
Of course I had to see the portuguese castle ... and I saw , but I could not enter, the sea was to wild to get a small boat to get into it ... as to be next time.

INDOCRINATION, SMOOTH ADAPTATION OR BRAINWASH

Obviously the original family education is not sufficient anymore to make Hindi wifes behave like Hindi wives : A special school in Madhya Pradesh actually trains women to become ideal, obedient and submissive wives and daughters-in-law. Though it has many takers, it has drawn the ire of social activists and women's organisations.
Founded already in 1987, the Manju Sanskar Kendra in Bhopal teaches young women the art of being good wives by serving their husbands and in-laws, and thereby preventing splits in the family.
"The primary aim of the Kendra is to prevent Indian families from breaking up under the pressures it faces nowadays," says Bhau Ayaldas Hemnani, the founder and director of the rather unique school.
It offers a three-month course that stresses on the importance of "Indian culture" and the woman adjusting to her new family after marriage. While students spend the first month learning Sikh and Hindu scriptures, the second month has lessons in naturopathy and the third is entirely dedicated to domestic life.
"We teach women how to serve their husbands and win laurels and how to behave with in-laws. We also tell them to be tolerant while adjusting to their new home," Hemnani told IANS.

Chandna Arora of the All India Women's Council, says: "Thousands of women are doused with kerosene and set on fire by their greedy husbands and their families. Most of these dowry-related deaths are passed off as kitchen accidents. How will they resist dowry or other domestic abuse?"

Contrary to one's expectations, the centre is very popular with over 4,500 having graduated from it so far.

Says Sudha, another student: "The school not only teaches us to be polite and obedient towards our in-laws and the husband but also teaches us cooking, sewing and daily prayers without any fees.

"It tells us that these are the basic essentials an Indian girl must learn before marriage, regardless of whether she is a working woman or chooses to be a housewife."

Hemnani believes the education imparted by his school will go a long way in preserving the Indian joint family system - now being fast replaced by nuclear families, especially in metros.
"The joint family will remain intact if you imbibe Indian 'sanskars' (values) from our great religious books," he stresses.
The students not only listen to lectures instilled with religious and marital wisdom but are also taught devotional songs and practice household chores.
Shelly, however, maintains that girls should instead be taught to resist greed and violence on the part of in-laws. "Official figures show that the number of women killed by their in-laws over dowry is rising by the day, despite it being illegal," she points out.
An ideal Indian wife, according to Hemani, should have four virtues - obedience, a healthy lifestyle, be loved by her husband and attached to the household.
"A new bride is generally expected to win the hearts of all by her work and submission and we prepare her for that," asserts the director.
And it sure seems to have brainwashed many young minds. Said Bandana Raizada: "I'm confident that after this course, I shall not commit any mistake in my in-laws' house."

No comment, I just like to remind that India has one of the lowest divorce rates worldwide, therefore also has the highest suicide rate for women worldwide. But we should not forget that only one generation ago, some catholic educational institutes had the same goal as mentioned above.

The text out of Hindian Times

TWILIGHT AT MURUD JANJIRA BEACH

BEACH ART

Karla Caves in Maharstha

The Karla caves are craved around 500 ac. The caves with praying nieces were excavated for the Buddhist monks, who used to gather here during the monsoons. Built in the time of the Hinayana sect, during the Satavahanas rule, these caves do not actually show the Buddha.
A steep 350-step climb leads to the caves.
Unfortanately hindus had to build directly in front of the enterance an hindu temple as if they were scared for competition.



The facade of the caves is formed by carved temple screens, ornaments and human couples. I still wondered why the monks needed these figures, to test the resistance to temptation ?



The panels of the wooden doors and windows are finely decorated with intricate sculptures of couples embracing. By the seventh century AD, the Mahayana sect took over and representations of Buddha became more common. By the central doorway, you'll find sculptures of the Buddha preaching while seated on a lion-supported throne, along with magnificent carvings of three elephants, On each side, fifteen pillars separate the narrow aisles from the central arch. The pillars are adorned with motifs of elephants, men and women riding, etc




In the small garden I detected something rare a mango tree covered with blue flowers from a saprophite.

F1 in Delhi

All these girls have to be wrapped in sari