Surendra Nath Joshi

May 24th was observed as #WorldSchizophreniaDay . Efforts made by #NoorManzil ,#Lucknow to create awareness about this malady are noteworthy.

TO DENY SANATANA DHARMA IS TO DENY YOUR OWN SELF AND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. You cannot try to eradicate Sanatana Dharma without eradicating your own Dharma, denying your own Atman, becoming blind to humanity, all living beings, and the nature of the Universe as Brahman. A disgrace to your own intelligence.

In 1910, the scientific elite of the British Empire were obsessed with building massive, coal-chugging engines & destructive artillery. But in a quiet, dimly lit room in Calcutta, a towering Bengali polymath was weaponizing thermodynamics for a completely different kind of war: the fight against human starvation. Surrounded by heavy medical treatises, legal charts, & blueprints of steam pressure, he forged a strange, multi-tiered iron cylinder. He was not trying to conquer a nation; he was trying to feed 1. History would eventually reduce his revolutionary invention to a dusty kitchen utensil, erasing the mastermind who proved that a single spark of genius could save millions from the quiet horrors of disease & poverty. Born in 1869 into the aristocratic Mallick family of Guptipara (Hooghly), Indumadhab Mallick possessed a mind that refused to be contained by a single discipline. He did not just attend university; he conquered it. He secured a Master’s degree in Physics, followed by another Master’s degree in Botany. Restless for more knowledge, he pivoted to law, earning a B.L. degree to understand justice. Still unsatisfied, he entered the grueling world of medicine, emerging from the Medical College of Calcutta as a licensed physician with an M.D. He was a lawyer, a botanist, a physicist, a philosopher, & a doctor all at once. Yet, despite his staggering academic pedigree & the immense wealth he could have amassed in high society, Indumadhab’s heart remained anchored to the streets of Bengal, where poverty, famine, & deadly water-borne epidemics like typhoid & cholera were tearing families apart. As a doctor, Indumadhab realized that medicine was only a reactive cure; the true enemy was contaminated food & severe malnutrition caused by a lack of fuel. In the early 1900s, poor households & students could not afford enough coal/wood to boil food long enough to kill deadly pathogens. Combining his deep knowledge of physics, heat transfer, & biological sterilization, he invented the IC Mic-Cooker (The Indumadhab Cooker) in 1910. The Engineering Marvel: It was a masterpiece of thermodynamic efficiency. A compact, portable, multi-tiered steam cylinder made of brass/iron. You placed rice, dal, vegetables, & water into separate compartments, locked the airtight lid, & placed it over a tiny fraction of the fuel normally required for a single dish. 1ce ignited, the cooker required absolutely no monitoring/stir-frying/extra fuel. The steam circulated perfectly through the chambers, utilizing latent heat to cook a full, highly nutritious, 3 course meal simultaneously. Because it retained 100% of the food’s vital nutrients & completely sterilized it against cholera & typhoid germs, it became a sensation. It was embraced by the poor, by traveling students, & most famously, by India’s underground freedom fighters, who could cook highly nutritious meals in secret hideouts w/o generating telltale smoke that would alert the British police. Indumadhab Mallick was a pure, altruistic scientist who fiercely believed that scientific innovation belonged to the collective survival of humanity, not the bank accounts of corporations. He refused to heavily commercialize/aggressively patent the IC Cooker for personal luxury. He kept the production accessible so that even the poorest households could afford it. Because his groundbreaking work in heat dynamics took the shape of a domestic kitchen cooker rather than a complex, high-visibility laboratory machine, the British-led scientific establishment completely ignored its brilliant engineering. The academic elite looked down on it as a mere household trinket. Over the generations, the "IC Cooker" became a vintage heirloom found in the fading kitchens of old Bengali grandparents. But as the physical cookers rusted away, the name Indumadhab was completely detached from it. He passed away in 1917, & within decades, his legacy was so thoroughly buried that if you ask his living descendants today, they might recall a vague family story about an old kitchen pot, entirely unaware that their ancestor was a towering, multi-degreed polymath who altered the survival of colonial India. The grand laboratories of the world celebrate the inventors of steam engines that moved empires, but they forgot the man who tamed steam to save the starving. Dr. Indumadhab Mallick died w/o a single statue built in his honor, his memory fading into the steam of the very kitchens he revolutionized. He remains the ultimate ghost of science... leaving behind a legacy where his invention outlived his name, proving that the truest geniuses are not those who build monuments to their own vanity, but those who silently sustain the world from the shadows of an iron pan.

BHARATIYA DHARMIC TRADITIONS VEDIC, BUDDHIST AND JAIN are closely related. Sri Ram, Buddha and Mahavira were from the Ikshvaku Dynasty of Ayodhya, founded by Manu. Krishna in the Gita IV.1-2, states he taught the ancient Yoga to Vivasvan, Manu, Ikshvaku and kings of the Ikshvaku Dynasty. That is Sanatana Dharma.

We condole the sad passing away of 5 members of #Chufal family, including the driver, in a car #accident on the #hill road of #Nainital in #Uttarakhand . We hope such mishaps will not recur.

People often ask me: have you met ‘good’ people in politics? Yes, I have. Quite a few. One of them passed away yesterday. Former Ukhand CM Gen BC Khanduri was a politician who was committed to probity and public service. His work as surface transport minister in the Vajpayee led govt paved the way for a ‘road revolution’. Guess he was too honest in the end for the coarsened times in which we live. RIP. Om Shanti.

It is sad to see that #RishabhPant could never regain his fitness after the tragic car accident. #Cricket these days demands total physical fitness. We hope he succeeds in some less taxing vocation related to the sports .#ipl_2026 .

On his birthday wishing a long fruitful life to #RuskinBond , the author with whose work we spent our journey through #Uttarakhand #Himalayas .

Big News from Pakistan! Islamapura of Lahore Becomes Krishnanagar Again.. Babri Chowk Renamed Back to Jain Mandir Chowk.. Within two months, the Islamic names of 9 places in Lahore have been changed back to their old Hindu or British-era names. Boards with the new names have also been installed, and notably, no major extremist opposition has emerged against this decision.

Remembering Indian pioneer industrialist Jamsetji Tata on his death anniversary.🙏🏻 #JamsetjiTata

भोजशाला पहला मंदिर जो हिंदुओं ने बिना RSS-BJP की मदद के हासिल किया बल्कि ये पहला मंदिर है जो हिंदुओं ने जिहादियों, BJP और RSS से लड़कर हासिल किया -दिलीप पाण्डेय दूसरी लाइन पढ़ते ही बहुत सारे लोगों के तन बदन में आग लग गई होगी, बहुत मिर्ची लगी होगी लेकिन जो कहा है वो बिलकुल सच है । आज से 9 साल पहले आचार्य श्री धर्मेंद्र जी महाराज के नेतृत्व में हिंदू कार्यकर्ताओं ने भोजशाला के सरस्वती मंदिर में पूजा करने के लिए आंदोलन शुरू किया था तो शिवराज सिंह चौहान की बीजेपी सरकार ने बाकायदा हिंदू कार्यकर्ताओं पर जमकर लाठियां बरसाई थीं । उस वक्त स्टार न्यूज रहे और आज के एबीपी न्यूज ने दोपहर डेढ़ बजे इसकी कवरेज की थी जिसका मैं स्वयं गवाह था । इसके बाद आचार्य श्री धर्मेंद्र जी महाराज ने पहले वहीं पर एक सभा को संबोधित किया था... जहां अपने कार्यकर्ताओं पर बरसे लट्ठ और बीजेपी का दोगलापन देखकर उनका गला भर आया था, तब उन्होंने उस वक्त के उद्योग मंत्री रहे कैलाश विजय वर्गीय को धमकाते हुए कहा था कि हम लोग मंदिर पर कब्जा कभी नहीं छोड़ेंगे दोबारा आएंगे और तब तुम एक मक्खी भी नहीं मार पाओगे । ये सारे भाषण आज भी यूट्यूब पर मौजूद हैं कोई भी जाकर पूरा सुन सकता है कि आचार्य श्री ने कैसे बीजेपी के सेक्युलरिज्म और दोगलेपन को धोया था । यही नहीं... इस लाठीचार्ज के बाद आचार्य धर्मेंद्र जी महाराज ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस भी की थी जिसमें उन्होंने ये बताया था कि ये कैलाश विजय वर्गीय इंदौर में मुस्लिम वोट लेने के लिए मुसलमानों को ट्रैक्टरों में भर भरकर भोजशाला के मंदिर में ले जाकर नमाज पढ़वाता था । ये प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस आज भी यूट्यूब पर मौजूद है । इतने नीच और पापी रहे हैं ये बीजेपी के मंत्री । ये वोट के लिए कुछ भी बेच सकते हैं । अपना ईमान तो बेच ही रहे हैं । मोहन भागवत पहले ही कह चुके हैं कि हर मस्जिद के नीचे शिवलिंग क्यों ढूंढना ? हिंदू समाज को आज अपने मंदिर हासिल करने के लिए भागवत और मोदी दोनों से लड़ना होगा । काशी में ज्ञानवापी की कथित मस्जिद के अंदर वजूखाने में मिले शिवलिंग वाले मामले को दबाने के लिए मोदी सरकार ने क्या क्या नहीं किया ? सुप्रीम कोर्ट के माध्यम से सर्वे तक रुकवा दिया गया है । प्लेसेज़ ऑफ वर्शिप एक्ट पर जवाब अब तक फाइल नहीं किया गया है । साल 2003 में जब बीजेपी सरकार थी तब एएसआई के द्वारा ये फैसला किया गया था कि भोजशाला में शुक्रवार को नमाज होगी और सोमवार को पूजा । ये सारे पाप बीजेपी की सरकार में ही हुए थे । केंद्र ने ऐसा आदेश देकर जिहादियों के अवैध कब्जे को नैतिक चोला ओढ़ाने का जो प्रयास किया वो निंदनीय है । भोजशाला में विजय का सेहरा सिर्फ एक महान शख्सियत पर बंधता है और वो हैं... विष्णु शंकर जैन और उनके पिता हरि शंकर जैन जिन्होंने साल 2022 में इस मामले में इंदौर हाईकोर्ट में याचिका दाखिल की थी । मैं बार बार इन पिता पुत्र की जोड़ी को प्रणाम करता हूं जो सनातन के लिए असल में काम कर रही है । इनकी यश और प्रसिद्धि को रोकने के लिए अभी सुप्रीम कोर्ट के माध्यम से इसी मामले में कई षड़यंत्र केंद्र और RSS के द्वारा किए जा सकते हैं इसलिए सावधान रहने की जरूरत है । बीजेपी का ये सौभाग्य है कि इस वक्त देश में कोई ऐसा सनातनी विकल्प नहीं है जो सरकार बना सके । अगर ये विकल्प होता तो हिंदुओं ने अब तक बीजेपी को हिंद महासागर में डुबो दिया होता । या तो बीजेपी अपना रवैया सुधार ले नहीं तो जनता बीजेपी को सुधार ही देगी । धन्यवाद दिलीप पाण्डेय शेयर, फॉलो, रीट्वीट

Shree Ram in the north, Tirupati Balaji in the south, Jagannath in the east, Dwarkadhish in the west🙏

A legacy of thought. A legacy of expression. Rabindranath Tagore didn’t just leave behind words—he left behind a way of thinking. On his Jayanti, we honour a legacy that continues to inspire generations. SBI extends its warm greetings on the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti. #SBI #TheBankerToEveryIndian #RabindranathTagore

@Fintech03 1984

The British thought they could win by muting India. They were wrong. 1 man used a 'Fake American' name to smuggle heavy-duty amplifiers past the Raj's censors. He turned the Tryst with Destiny into a roar that could not be switched off. Discover the Ghost Technician who built the silver mic that gave freedom fighters their voice. This is a story of how a tiny shop in Mumbai’s Fort area became the most dangerous technical asset of the Indian freedom struggle. In the 1920s & 30s, the British understood a fundamental rule of power: Control the volume, control the crowd. Whenever a leader like Sardar Patel/Subhash Chandra Bose spoke, the British-controlled Public Address (PA) systems would suddenly develop technical snags. The wires would be cut/the power would fail just as the speech reached its climax. 1000s of people at the back of the crowd would hear nothing but static, effectively killing the momentum of the protest. Nanik Motwane was a visionary who ran Eastern Electric & Trading Co. He knew that if he branded his equipment as purely Indian, the British would tie him up in red tape/ban his imports of valves & magnets. He chose the name "Chicago Radio." It sounded American. In the 1930s, American tech was seen as a neutral alternative to British gear. The British bureaucrats allowed the equipment through customs, thinking it was just a local distributor for a US company. Motwane was not just importing; he was re-engineering. He was making the amplifiers more rugged to handle the Indian heat & more powerful to overcome the noise of a 100000 strong crowd. Once the Congress was holding its session in Karachi, & the British authorities hoping to sabotage the event refused to provide any sound infrastructure. They assumed the leaders would have to shout, & their message would be lost to the wind. Nanik Motwane (under the instruction of Patel) went all the way from Bombay to Karachi with a truckload of his own speakers & amplifiers. He spent the night wiring the entire venue. When Gandhi stood up to speak, his voice did not just carry to the front row; it boomed across the entire ground. The British officers were stunned, they had no kill switch for this system because they did not own the wires. If you look at historic photos of Nehru delivering his ‘Tryst with Destiny’ speech, you will see the iconic microphone marked AIR (All India Radio) in front of him as the speech was being broadcast live nationwide. However, the powerful public address system & loudspeakers that carried Nehru’s voice clearly across the Constituent Assembly and to the large crowds were supplied by Chicago Radio. In many other photographs from the freedom struggle, if you zoom in, you will see the words CHICAGO RADIO embossed on the metal. Motwane did not just provide equipment; he provided security. He & his team would often disguise themselves as technicians to smuggle these speakers into Prohibited Areas so that the voice of the revolution could reach the masses. He never charged the Congress party a single rupee for the equipment used during the freedom struggle. The British had spent 200 yrs trying to silence India, but on the final day, they had to listen to their own defeat through the very American-sounding Indian speakers they had allowed into the country. Nanik Motwane understood that Democracy is the sound of many voices, but a Revolution is the sound of 1 voice amplified. He turned Acoustics into an act of Aggression. Next time you see a grainy black & white photo of a leader at a podium, do not just look at the man. Look at the silver circle in front of him. That is not just a microphone; it is a mechanical middle finger to the British Empire.

#BuddhaPurnima is being celebrated today. It not only marks the day when #GautamBuddha was born, but also the day when he attained Nirvana under the Mahabodhi tree at #BodhGaya in #Bihar. This day is commemorated by #Buddhists and Hindus all over the world.

Like a moonbeam,he came to enlighten the dark #world . Greetings of #Buddhapoornima to everyone.

BHAGAVAN BUDDHA, LIGHT OF ARYA DHARMA Taught Arya Dharma, four noble truths (Chatvari Arya Satyani). Belonged to Solar Dynasty of Ikshvakus in which Sri Ram was born. Buddhist Community is Arya Sangha. Buddhist Sage is Arya Arhat. Buddhists commonly use the Svastika and the mantra OM. The Buddha who lived 5000 years before Shakya Muni was Kashyapa Buddha. Kashyapa was one of the seven Vedic Rishis, a Vedic name for the Sun and a name related to Kashmir. May Buddha Purnima Enlighten all!

On this Labour Day, we honour the people who build, create and drive our nation forward—shaping a better tomorrow. #LabourDay #SBI #TheBankerToEveryIndian

Paying tribute to the legendary playback singer Manna Dey, whose captivating voice & melodious songs continue to entertain people across generations. #MannaDey @nfdcindia @NFAIOfficial

On the auspicious occasion of Buddha Purnima, may peace, wisdom and kindness illuminate every step we take. ✨ Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy Buddha Purnima. #SBI #TheBankerToEveryIndian #BuddhaPurnima