UFO Sightings over India.....what's the real story ?

An UFO (Unidentified Flying Object) or, rather, more than one UFOs have been sighted over India, especially Calcutta in Eastern India for the past few weeks. It's like a multi-colored fireball, changing its shape and moving very rapidly here and there. Sighting time was between 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.

It was even photographed & videographed by 2 observers.

Scientists are baffled, as its to and from motion is not like a meteor.

Also, how come its changing its shape and color ? No aircraft can do that, at least it CAN'T CHANGE ITS SHAPE ! So what is it?

Calcutta is well known for its share of intellectuals....so is this UFO, loaded with much higher I.Q. extra-terrestrials, trying to get in touch with them ;-)

Encounters with UFO's are classified into 3 kinds or according to UFO experts Ted Bloecher , into 7 kinds: starting from a visual to the extreme kind.

We have had a number of visual sightings all over India....going on for quite a number of time.

As far as my knowledge goes, in India there has not been up to date any encounters of the most extreme kind....that of humans being abducted ;-)

However, these UFO sightings are still a mystery.

Spiritual Gurus of India

If you're looking for the deepest spiritualistic interpretations, look no further :

India's the place where one can find all the answers.

The highest forms of Hindu Vedantic spiritualistic interpretations have been made, since time immemorial, in India.

Let me just give you a few examples within the past 100 years.

Ramakrishna ......rediscovered the essence of Hindu religion.

Vivekananda....Disciple of Ramakrishna. Probably the best known guru in the Western World. Introduced the basics of Vedantic philosophy to US and Europe. Numerous Westerners became his disciple and contributed largely to building spiritual retreats in the high mountains of the Himalayas.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi......some skeptics smeared his name. But his attempt to understand the laws of science through Vedantic philosophy and transcendental meditation confound scientists.

SriSri Ravishankar......truly has mastered the art of living.

Swami Ramdev.....one of the most popular contemporary gurus. Disappeared mysteriously in the mountains of the Himalayas for a decade. Resurfaced with a rich knowledge of Ayurveda, Yoga and other practices. Tens of millions are practicing and benefiting from his profound knowledge.

But then there are countless other gurus one hasn't even heard of....I've met a few of them in the Himalayas. Found them in the most remotest of places. In caves, shelters, in the midst of dense , verdant forests....living meditating in places frequented by leopards, snakes, bears and what not.

Prashant Tamang .....the genius singer from the Eastern Himalayas

A phenomenon is sweeping the mountains of Eastern Himalayas........poor mountain folks are selling all their belongings to see to it that Prashant Tamang WINS. This overwhelming support for this genius singer is sweeping Sikkim, Darjeeling Himalayas, Nepal and Bhutan. The brave Gorkhas and other mountain folks, who have served India selflessly in so many conflicts, are overwhelmingly fighting for Prashant.




PRASHANT TAMANG DESERVES TO WIN. Because :

1. He's a genius with his voice. Having no formal training, his versatility with his voice is amazing. He has been called an "uncut diamond".
2. Most important, he is a NATURAL SINGER. He's never had a formal training in music....Singers like him are bound to go a long way.
3. Prashant Tamang's family, especially his father, has been the most patriotic of all Indians, laying down their lives for the country.
4. Some of the judges have been rude to him. Despite that, he keeps on singing his best. This means he can take the pressure of FUTURE BOLLYWOOD.
5. Judging by the votes, he is the MOST POPULAR SINGER. And that is what should count.
   

So, here's to the "Pahar ka Gaurav" Mr. Tamang........hope you win.



May Lord Kangchen Dzo-nga bless you with a win......

......SAVE THE FORESTS OF SIKKIM, DARJEELING & NEPAL......

Wonders of India...beyond the Taj

The true wonders of India lie in its amazing biodiversity.............it has one of the greatest range of flora and fauna.

Let me share with you a few of my own personal experiences:

1. LEOPARDS.........They have a saying..."You come face to face with a leopard when you least expect it"...Well, that's what happened with me in the Garhwal Himalayas, 5 miles from Mussoorie. We were a party of 3 trekkers coming back from a short walk to a nearby stream. It was a rare occasion since we had miscalculated our timings and IT WAS QUITE LATE IN THE EVENING, AROUND 8 P.M. It was past sunset, and we being without torchlights, we could barely see ahead. Being quite exhausted from a steep climb up, we were all silently walking, it was difficult breathing.

On our left was a "khud", steep downslope, on our right the mountain cliffs.....The left side was full of kalijhora and gooseberry bushes, and there were quite a few oak trees also. We could make out the silouhettes...there was just that little bit of light left.

THE LEOPARD CAME WITHOUT WARNING .....We suddenly saw, about 20 feet away, a SILOUHETTE.....It looked like a cat......but it WAS QUITE A BIG ONE.......It had, like poetry in motion, EFFORTLESSLY, WITH A FLUID LIKE MOTION, SILENTLY, jumped right in front of us.....

We were dumbstruck......It turned its head, looked at us....we could see its glowing eyes.....turned back.....AND EFFORTLESSLY JUMPED DOWN THE HILLSIDE.....a huge jump.

2. SNAKES......I have probably encountered 50 + snakes in my lifetime..........just lost count. They are so numerous in the Indian sub-continent. Believe me, not a single one threatened me, except one. The one that did raise its head and hissed, was one guarding its eggs. And probably it was a cobra.....WAS SO SCARED DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK OUT.....beat a hasty retreat.

Believe me, snakes are harmless.......BUT BE AWARE.... Most sea snakes of India are poisonous..... So, do be careful while bathing ....

3. MONKEYS.....Very funny. Mainly 2 types - one is the black faced LANGUR, other is the red-faced RHESUS... The langur is the noble monkey, it rarely attacks humans......It is much bigger than the red-faced though. Most interesting to watch is their HEAD or CHIEFTAIN......this guy sits on guard, quite visibly, even when you can't see others.

2 of my friends have gotten bitten by the red ones. One of them, a perpetually drunk guy, was dancing to some Hindi film songs in front of one. His dancing irritates most of us humans, no wonder the monkey didn't like it ......

4. SCORPIONS.........

WONDERS OF INDIA…BEYOND THE EIGHTH WONDER

Think Taj Mahal…and you think India. But then, it’s a pity, that for the global traveler, India starts & ends with Delhi, Taj Mahal & just a few places in Rajasthan. For that is now only 1% of India…..its a miniscule packaged tour promoted by a few money-hungry tourist operators.

India means much more……it is, in fact the world rolled into this one single country.

Why so ?

Nowhere in this world can you find SUCH DIVERSITY – BIODIVERSITY, DIVERSITY OF CULTURES, DIVERSITY OF ENVIRONMENTS.

India is a study in contrasts. Therefore it widens our mind.

Let me give you examples.

You have the dusty bowls of the Ganga plains filled with the teeming millions, you have the greatest mountain ranges (the Himalayas) towering above them, you have the deserts & the savannahs, you have the mangroves, and you have the seas.

You can go from one of the hottest ( & most polluted) spots on earth to the heavenly destinations of the Himalayas to the freezing alpine ecological spots.

You have the most corrupt politicians in the whole world to the ascetic who has renounced the world.

India……it’s the whole globe rolled into one country…….