The Bishnoism by:RK BISHNOI

The Bishnoism

The Bishnois, a Vaishnavite sect, living in western Rajasthan on the fringe of the Thar desert, have for centuries, been conserving the flora and fauna to the extent of sacrificing their lives to protect the environment. For these nature-loving people, protection of the environment, wildlife, and plants is a part and parcel of their sacred traditions. The basic philosophy of this religion is that all living things have a right to survive and share all resources.
In the fifteenth century, Jambhoji, a resident of a village near Jodhpur, had a vision that the cause of the drought that had hit the area and hardship that followed was caused by people’s interference with nature. Thereafter, he became a sanyasi or a holy man and came to be known as Swami Jambeshwar Maharaj. This was the beginning of the Bishnoi sect. He laid down 29 tenets for his followers which included a ban on killing animals, a ban to the felling of trees – especially the khejri – which grows extensively in these areas, and using material other than wood for cremations. Nature protection was given foremost importance in these tenets. Since then, the sect has religiously followed these tenets.
There are many stories about how the Bishnois have beaten up hunters and poachers for intruding in their area. The sacrifice made by Amrita Devi and over 350 others is a heart-rending example of their devotion. The Maharaja of Jodhpur wanted to build a new palace and required wood for it. To procure this his men went to the area around the village of Jalnadi to fell the trees. When Amrita Devi saw this she rushed out to prevent the men and hugged the first tree, but the axe fell on her and she died on the spot. Before dying she uttered the now famous couplet of the Bishnois, ‘A chopped head is cheaper than a felled tree’. People from 83 surrounding villages rushed to prevent the men from felling the trees and by the end of the day more than 350 had lost their lives.
When the king heard about this, he was filled with remorse and came to the village to personally apologize to the people. He promised them that they would never again be asked to provide timber to the ruler, no khejri tree would ever be cut, and hunting would be banned near the Bishnoi villages. The village of Jalnadi thus came to be called Khejarli.
The Bishnois will go to any extent to protect the wildlife and the forests around them.Recently this sect was in the news due to the activities of some Mumbai film group that had gone on a hunting spree in their area targeting the black buck. The Bishnois, in keeping to their tradition, prevented them from doing so and lodged a complaint against two of them in the local police station.
The heartland of the Bishnois in the forests near Jodhpur is abundant in trees and wildlife. The landscape around here is greener than elsewhere and the animals mainly antelopes, particularly the blackbuck and the chinkara, in these forests are not afraid of humans and are often seen near the villages eating out of the villagers’ hands. The Bishnois have indeed proved that human lives are a small price to pay to protect the wildlife and the forests around them.
Though they are staunch Hindus they often do not cremate their dead but bury them, as they are not permitted to use wood for the cremation.
There is a saying that goes "Sir santhe rooke rahe to bhi sasto jaan" this means that if a tree is saved from felling at the cost of one’s head, it should be considered as a good deed. It is for this environmental awareness and commitment that the Bishnois stand apart from other sects and communities in India.

forest-between-mukam-and-samrathal by:RK BISHNOI

The forest between Mukam and Samrathal is a heaven for the wild life

It is a large area under direct protection of the Bishnois (The furious conservators I must admit). The diversity of both flora and fauna is immense due to natural food chains culminating into well balanced food web. The geography of the area provides habitat to a variety of animals and plants, some of rare status also. It is infact an undistrubed area by more than five centuries.

The resting peacock

Datura alba: A plant of medicinal importance

The desert between Mukam and Samrathal in another view



A Rohida tree (The state flower of Rajasthan) in full bloom. Samrathal Dhora is visible in the background

Bishnoism Aarti by:RK BISHNOI



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आरती

संध्या वंदना
ओं विष्णु विष्णु तू भनरे प्राणी, साढ़े भक्ति उधरणो |
दीवला सों दानों दास विदानों, मदसुदसनों महमानों ||
चेतो चित्त जानी, शा--पाणी नादे वेदे निरंजनो |
आदि विष्णु वराह दाढा, कर धर उधरणो ||
लक्ष्मीनारायण निशचल थानो, थिर रहणो, मोहन आप निरंजन स्वामी |
भण गोपालो त्रिभुवन तारों, भणता गुणन्ता पाप क्षयों |
स्वर्ग मोक्ष जेहि तूटा लाभै, अबचल राजों खापर खानो क्षय करणो |
चीत दीठा मिरग तिरासो, बाघा रोले गउ विणासे ||
तिरपूले गुण-बान ह्यो तप्त बुफे धार जल बुठा |
विष्णु भणन्ता पाप खयों, ज्यों भूख को पालन अन्न अहारों ||
विष को पालण गरुड़ दवारों, के के पंखेरू सीचाण तिरासे |
यों विष्णु भणन्ता पाप बिणासे, विष्णु ही मान विष्णु भणियो ||
विष्णु ही मन विष्णु ही मन विष्णु रहियों, तेतिस कोटि बैकुंठ पहुन्ता |
साचे सतगुर का मंत्र कहीय ||

आरती १ कूं कूं केरा चरण पधारो गुरू जम्भदेव, साधु जो भक्त थारी आरती करे। महात्मा पुरूश थारो ध्यान धरे। जम्भ गुरू ध्यावे सो सर्व सिध्द पावे। क्रोड जन्म किया पाप झरे । हृदय जो हवेली मांही रहो प्रभु रात दिन । मोतियन की प्रभु माला जो गले। कर में कमण्डल षीश पर टोपी, नयना मानो दोय मसाल सी जरे। कूंकूं केरा........। सोने रो सिंहासन प्रभु रेषम केरी गादियां, फूंला हांदी सेज प्रभु बैंसया ही सरे। प्रेम रा पियाला थाने पावे थारा साधु जन, मुकुट छत्र सिर चंवर ढुले। कूंकूं केरा........। षंख जो षहनाई बाजे झींझा करे झनझन, भेरी जो नगारा बाजे नोपतां घुरे । कंचन केरो थाल कपूर केरी बतियां अगर केरो धूप रवी इन्द्र जो झुएैं कूंकूं केरा........। मजीरा टिकोरा झालर घंटा करे घननन षब्द सुण्यासुं सारा पातक जरै। षेश जो सेवक थारे, षिव से भंडरी, ब्रह्मा से खजांची सो जगत धरे । कूंकूं केरा........। आरती में आवे आयं षीष जो नवाने। निष जागरण सुण्यां जमाराज डरे। साहबराम सुनावे गावे नव निधि पावे । सीधो मुक्ती सिधावे काल कर्म जो टरे। कूंकूं केरा........।	..
	आरती २ आरती होजी समराथल देव विश्णु हर की आरती जय। थारी कर हो हांसलदे माय थारीकरे हा भक्त लिव लाय विश्णु हररी आतरी जै। सुर तेतीसां सेवक जाके , इन्द्रादिक सब देव । ज्योति स्वरूपी आप निरंजण । कोई एक जानत भेव । विश्णु....... पूर्ण सिध्द जम्भ गुरू स्वामी अवतरे केवल एक अंधकार नाषन के कारण हुए आप अलेख । विश्णु........ समराथल हरि आन विराजे तिमिर भयो सब दूर सांगा राणा और नरेषा आये सकल हजूर । विश्णु......... समराथल की अद्भुत षोभा वर्णी न जात अपार । संत मण्डली निकट विराजे निर्गुण षब्द उचार । विश्णु......... वर्ष इक्कावन देव दयाकर कीन्हो पर उपकार । ज्ञान ध्यान के षब्द सुनाये, तारण भव फल पार। विश्णु......... पंथ जाम्भाणो सत्य कर जाणो ंहै खांडे की धार । सत् प्रीत सों करो कीर्तन इच्छा फल दातार । विश्णु ........ आन पंथ को चित से टारो, जम्भेष्वर उर ध्यान । होम जाप षुध्द भाव सो कीजो पावो पद निर्वाण । विश्णु......... भक्त उध्दारण काज संवारण श्री जम्भ गुरू निज नाम । विघ्न निवारण षरण तुम्हारी मंगल के सुख धाम । विश्णु......... लोहट नंदन दुश्ट निकन्दन श्री जम्भ गुरू अवतार । ब्रह्मानंद षरण सतगुरू की आवागवण निवार । विश्णु..........
आरती 3 ओ3म षब्द सोहं ध्यावे स्वामी षब्द सोहं ध्यावे। धूप दीप ले आरती, निज हरि गुण गावे। ओ3म् षब्द .............. मन्दिर मुकुट त्रिषूल ध्वज धर्मों की फररावे । झालर षंख टकोरा, नोबत घुररावे । ओ3म् षब्द .............. तीर्थ तालवो गुरू की समाधी, परस स्वर्ग जावे। अडसठ तीर्थ के फल समराथल पावे । ओ3म् षब्द .............. फागण मंज षिवरात यात्री, रत्न मिल सब आवे । झिगमिग ज्योती समराथल, षम्भु के मन भावे। ओ3म् षब्द .............. धर्मी करें आनन्द भवन में, पीपी थररावे । श्राजू षरण गुरू की क्यों मन भटकावें । ओ3म् षब्द ..............
	आरती ४ आरती जय जम्भेष्वर की, परम सत्गुरू परमेष्वर की। गुरूजी जब पींपासर आये, सकल संतो के मन भाये। देवता सिध्द मुनि दिगपाल, गगन में खूब बजावे ताल। हुआ उछाह, लोहट नरनार, मगन मन मांह। देख छवि निज सुन्दर की, आरती जय.................. परम सुख हंसा मन मांही, प्रभु को गोदी बैठाई । नगर की मिली सभी नारी, गीत गावे दे दे ताली । अलापे राग, बडे हैं भाग, पुण्य गये जागे। धन्य है लीला नटवर की। आरती जय................. चराने गुऊओं को जावे, चरित्र ग्वालों को दिखलावे। करे सेनी से सब काजा, कहावे सिध्द श्री जम्भराज । रहे योगीष, भक्त के ईष, गुरू जगदीष । पार नहीं महिमा प्रभूवर की। आरती जय.............. गुरूजी फिर समराथल आये, पंथ श्री  बिशनोई होम,जप,तप,क्रिया सारे, देख सुर नर मुनी सब हारे। किया प्रचार वेद का सार जगत आधार । सम्मति जिसमें विधि कर की। आरती जय.............. गुरूजी अब सेवक की सुणियॉं , नही अवगुण चित में धरियों । षरण निज चरणों की रखियो, पर नैया भव से करियो। यही है आस, राखियो पास, कीजियो दास। कहू नित जय जय गुरूवर की, परम सतगुरू परमेष्वर की। आरती जय जम्भेष्वर की परम सतगुरू परमेष्वर कीं ।
आरती ५ आरती कीजै गुरू जंभउ जती की भगत उधारण प्राण पति की। पहली आरती लोहट घर आये, बिना बादल प्रभु इमिया झूराये ।। 1।। दूसरी आरती पींपासर आये, दूदाजी ने प्रभु परचौ दिखायै।।2।। तीसरी आरती समराथल आये , पूलाजी ने प्रभु सुरग दिखायै ।। 3।। चौथी आरती अनवी निवायै, भूंच लोक प्रभु पात कहवायै ।। 4।। पांचवी आरती ऊधोजन गावै, वस बैकुंठ अमर पद पावै ।। 5 ।।
	आरती ६ बाबो जंबूव्दीपे प्रगटया, चौचक कियो छै उजास आप दीठो केवल कथै , जिंही गुरू की हमै आस । बलि जाऊं जांभेजी रे नाम ने, साधां मोमिणांरो प्राण आधार तूं ज्यांरे हिरदै बस्यो, तेरा जन पहुंता पार । संभरथलि रलि आवणा, जित देव तणो दीवाण परगटियो पगडो हुवो, निषि अंधियारी भाण । एक लवाई पग ठायो, करत सभी मुख जाप षंभू रो सिंवरण करै, जापै जपै सोई आप । भूख नाहीं तिसना नाहीं , गुरू मेल्ही नींद निवार काम क्रोध व्यापै नहीं, जिंहिं गुरू की बलिहार । भगवीं टोपी पहरतो, गही कथा दष नाम झीणी वाणी बोलन्तो , गुरू वरज्यो छै वा विराम । सिंकदर परमोधियो , परच्यो महम्मंद खान राव राणा निंव चालिया , संभल केवल ज्ञान । मध्यम से उत्तम किया, खरी घडी टकसाल कहर क्रोध चुकाय कै, गुरू तोडयो माया जाल । सीप बसै मंझ सायरा, ओपत सायर साथि रीणायार रांचे नहीं , चाहे बूंद स्वाति। जल सारे बिन माछला , जल बिन मच्छ मर जाय देव थे तो सारो हम बिना, तुम बिन हम मर जाय । विणि बेडी जल डूबंतां , बुझे नहीं गिंवार केवल जंभ बाहरो, म्हाने कोण उतारे पार। हंसा रो मान सरोवरां, कोयल अंबा डाल मधुकर कैंवल खे करै, यों साधु विश्णु के नाम । जल बिन तिसनां न मिटै, अन्न बिना तिरपत न थाय केवल जाम्भेजी बाहरयो, कौण कहै समझाय । पपीयो पिव करै, बोहली लगी छै पियास भुई पडियो भावे नहीं, बूंद अधर की आष । ठग पाहण पोहमी घणां , जा मेल्ही दुनि भुलाय पाखंड करि पर मन हरै, जां मेरो मन न पतिताय । काच कथीर न राचही, विणज्या मोती हीर मेरो मन रातो ष्याम सूं, गुदडियो गुणां गहीर । निरधनिया धन वाल्हो , किरपण वाल्हो दाम विशियां ने वाल्ही कामसी , तेरा साधु विश्णु के नाम । भला परेवा वापडा, साजै बसे मुकाम चूण चुगे गुटकार करे, सदा चितारे ष्याम । अंबाराय बधावणां, आनंद इामो ठाय ष्याम उमाहो मांडिया, पोह किया पारगिराय। बोल्यो गुरू उमाहडो , करमन मोटी आस आवाअवण चुकाय के , म्हानै दयो अमरापुर वास । अवसर मिलिया मोमिणां, भल मेलो कदि होय दुःखी बिहावे तुम बिना, हरि बिण धीर न होय। कांहि के मन को धणी , कांहि के गुरू पीर वील्ह कहे बिष्नोइयां, आपां नाम बिशनोईयां के सीर।

My Ideas/Quotes on my Religion "THE BISHNOISM"...........................by:RK BISHNOI

                                                  BISHNOI Community:

Bishnoi RK29i

The Thar desert in India is full of ironies—one of them being the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan. Here, peace is maintained with aggression and robust health rubs shoulders with regular famine. Here penniless women flaunt heavy gold jewelery and wild animals leave the supposed security of jungles to stroll around village huts and farmlands.
Not to mention the fact that the Bishnois worship nature in all its manifestations.Not the ripe, yielding nature of ancient pagan societies, butthe ruthless and demanding desert where a desolate horizon meets a blazing sky. Here, women suckle motherless deer, die to save trees, go hungry to provide food for animals and live a strictly sattvic (simple) life advocated by their guru Jambaji.
Jambaji, or Jambeshwar Bhagavan, born in 1451 in one of the warrior sects of Rajasthan, was soon disillusioned by communal riots between Muslim invaders and the native Hindus. However, instead of wallowing in despair, he went ahead to form a religion of peace based on 29 (bish: twenty, noi: nine) principles that included compassion for all livingbeings, cleanliness, devotion, vegetarian diet and truthfulness. Thus, the Bishnois came into being.
“It was actually a clever ploy,” says Maharaja Swaroop Singh, vice-president of the Heritage Hotels, India, and former MLA of the Looni (Bishnoi) constituency in Rajasthan (where the Bishnoi population is concentrated). He has worked closely with the tribe for the last 36 years.
“Jambaji knew that to form a successful religion, he had to put in both Hindu and Muslim elements. So he asked the Bishnois to worship Vishnu and bury their dead. The idea, of course, is to give the dead back to the elements. We Hindus use the fire element, the Muslims use the earth element.”
The Bishnois, however, have a different explanation. Says Dev Ram of Guda, one of the largest Bishnoi villages in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan:”Cremating the dead requires wood. But Jambaji said that killing a live tree to get rid of a dead body is ridiculous.” So the Bishnois bury their dead without so much as a memorial.”We let the earth take back what it gave to us,” adds Dev Ram. What surprises you as you approach a Bishnoi village is the sheer freedom with which spotted deer, blue bulls, and black bucks race along the roadside or frolic in the open fields. Infact, during our approximately 50 minutes drive from Jodhpur to Guda, we must have seen hundreds of deer and antelopes, some actually crossingthe road ahead of us.
“Animals are sacred,” says Bana Ram of Guda. “Before he passed away, Jambaji told us that in his absence, the black buck should be revered as his manifestation. That belief continues. Hunting black buck for us is like killing our guru. One call of ‘Shikar! (the hunt)’ and 500 villagers will assemble here this moment to teach the offenders a lesson. We’ll kill our own children before we let these animals be killed.”
Which is why the worst thing to happen to a hunter is being caught bythe Bishnois. “Once, an Indian Air Force captain was caught hunting. We stripped him and forced him to liedown on the hot sand in the middle of summer. He’d never dream of hunting again,” adds Bana Ram.
This ruthless protection of animals is part of the Bishnoi culture. An extremely aggressive race, they fight for wildlife and environment with a vengeance. In fact, we were warned against going to the villages by the Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Division, M.L. Sonal. “The contribution of Bishnois to wildlife protection is almost 100 per cent. Butthey can be dangerous if angered,” says he.
But our reception in the Bishnoi villages, though initially suspicious, was soon friendly and warm. “You must tell others how fragile these animals are,” said a village elder, holding the picture of a black buck.”They are so delicate that most often they die of fright. We try our best to save these gentle creatures but what can we do against so many hunters? They are lured by the people of Jodhpur who don’t hesitate to get these animals killed for easy money.”
As we take a tour around the village, we come across giggling women in colorful clothes, sturdy men in their traditional white dhoti-kurtas zooming around on their motorbikes,sparkling clean mud houses and an occasional carpenter carving wood with intense concentration. “Most of us here are either farmers or wood/stone carvers, goldsmiths and milkmen,” says Maunlal Suta, a carpenter from Guda. “This art runs inthe family. We have been carving wood for generations. Now I’m training my son to do the same.”
Wood carving? But isn’t it against Jambaji’s 29 principles to cut trees?
“We never cut trees,” explains Suta.”We wait till a tree dies on its own or falls down during a storm. This work that you see here,” he points at a pile of carved wood for doors, windows and bedposts, “has been done over many years, waiting patiently for wood.”
Patience, actually, is the catchword inthis simple and dedicated community. “We have only four months of farming,” says Johra Ram, community head of a Bishnoi village.”The rest of the year we just sit around and hope the food will last.” To add to that, herds of deer end up eating much of the standing crop.”Earlier, almost 30 to 50 per cent of the crop was destroyed by animals. Now it has decreased to about 15 percent,” informs H.L. Meena, Conservator Forest, Jodhpur.
But not a stick is raised to chase away the animals. “We would willingly go hungry to feed the animals,” says Bana Ram. “We believein the co-existence of life. Our guru said that those who die saving innocent animals or trees will go to heaven. For us, animals are the avatars of divinity.” Which is why, in the water-starved desert, each Bishnoi family creates a tank in their field to provide water for deer in the arid summer months.
Much of the lifestyle of the community has its basis in the 29 principles of Jambaji. “Our guru forbade us to get addicted, be it smoking, tobacco chewing, drugs or alcohol. Even tea is considered a vice,”says Teja Ram. “He also asked us to consume plenty of milk and milk products and home grown cereals. We never eat outside. Even when going on long trips, we either cook orpack food from home.”
Tribal Faith Which explains the robusthealth of this community in spite of recurring famines. Here, though women are traditionally limited to household chores, they play a dominant role. “Women are the symbol of creation. Which is why guruji asked them to wear vibrant colors such as red and orange,” explains Bhanu Ram. “Men wear white because it is symbolic of cleanliness and austerity.”
Bishnois also have a strange interconnectionbetween death and festivity. Whenever the head of a family dies, all unmarried girls, irrespective of their age, are married off on the 12th day. “On the face of it,” says Teja Ram, “guruji started thiscustom to limit expenses during weddings. But it also has deeper implications. For us, death is a way oflife. One person dies, the next generation takes his place and the cycle continues. We believe that whatever you do in this life, you pay for it in the next birth.” The marriage of minors, however, as Teja Ram is quick to point out, “is not practiced anymore since we understand that it is detrimental to their development”.
Living amidst the barren wastelands interspersed with khejri and babool trees, the Bishnois are a proud race.”We don’t get any help from the government and don’t want any,” says Johra Ram. “Any change in the world has to begin within the society. All this talk about nature and wildlife protection would be more effective if each individual was to believe in the earth as a living, breathing entity and fight for its survival the way we do.” He narrates the story of Amrita Devi, a Bishnoi woman who, along with more than 366 other Bishnois, died saving trees.”About 200 years back, Maharaja Abhay Singh of Jodhpur required wood for his palace. So he sent his soldiers to cut trees. Amrita Devi and other villagers hugged the branches while the soldiers chopped them down with the trees. This is still remembered as the great Khejarli sacrifice.”
Such stories abound in the Bishnoi community. In fact, the Bishnoi pantheon has more martyrs who died for the sake of nature than gods.And the trend shows no signs of diminishing with time. “What makes me proud,” says Bana Ram, “is that the next generation is even more committed to nature than we are.” As if on cue, a little boy who can hardly keep pace as we walk around the village, tugs at my sleeve and says: “I’ll never let anybody kill these animals.”
Strange dedication, this. A small community spread over the northwestern states of India, including Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh besides Rajasthan, the Bishnois have contributed more to nature and wildlife protection than the entire country put together. They have learnt, with time and hardships, how to nurture nature and grow with it instead of exploiting it.

Punamchand Bishnoi Award 2012-13.........................by:RK BISHNOI

जहूर खां मेहर को पूनमचन्द विश्नोई
राजस्थानी समग्र पुरस्कार मलेगा।
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पुरस्कार प्रतिवर्ष राजस्थानी भाषा,
साहित्य एवं संस्कृति के क्षेत्र में
राजस्थानी साहित्यकार को उनके गत २०
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पूनमचन्द विश्नोई राजस्थानी समग्र
पुरस्कार प्राप्त करने का गौरव जोधपुर में
२० जनवरी, १९४१ को जन्में प्रो. जहूर
खां मेहर को उनके राजस्थानी भाषा,
इतिहास, संस्कृति के लेखन में सतत् अवदान के
लिए मिला है। आप जे.एन.वी. विश्वविद्यालय,
जोधपुर के इतिहास विभाग के विभागाध्यक्ष
रहे हैं। आपकी चर्चित पुस्तकें जिनमें १.
राजस्थानी संस्कृति रा चितराम १९८१, २.
धर मर्जला धर कोसा १९८४, ३. जयमल
मेडतिया, ४. अर्जुन आळी आंख, ५.
सांस्कृति ऐतिहासिक राजस्थान, ६.
लक्ष्मी कुमार चूडावत ग्रन्थावली १९९४,
७. आजादी आन्दोलन अर राजस्थान १९९७,
८. टाळवा निबंध १९८६, ९. ऊजळ पख
१९९३, १०.
चेतावनी रा चूगटिया (राजस्थानी,
सम्पादित २००९), ११.
अमीना (राजस्थानी, अनुदित २०११) है।
आपकी इन पुस्तकों सहित २४ से अधिक पुस्तकें
रचित है। प्रो. जहूर खां मेहर को साहित्यिक
अवदान हेतु विभिन्न पुरस्कार एवं सम्मान
मिले है। जिनमें १. महेन्द्र
जालोदिया पुरस्कार १९८१, २. सर्वोत्तम
लेखन पुरस्कार १९८२, ३. बाणभट्ट*सम्मान
१९९२, ४. महाराणा कुम्भा पुरस्कार
१९९२, ५. आगीवाण सम्मान १९९८, ६.
विशिष्ट राजस्थानी साहित्यकार सम्मान
२००३, ७. मारवाड रतन सम्मान २००४,
८. सांस्कृति विरासत रा समवाहक सम्मान
२०११ हैं।
पूनम चन्द विश्नोई राजस्थानी समग्र
पुरस्कार के निर्णायक मण्डल में डॉ. गोविन्द
शंकर शर्मा (जयपुर), डॉ. ज्योतिपूंज
(उदयपुर), प्रो. सोनाराम विश्नोई
(जोधपुर), डॉ. किशन लाल विश्नोई
(बीकानेर), श्री दीनदयाल ओझा (जैसलमेर),
डॉ. रामप्रसाद दाधीच (जोधपुर), डॉ. देव
कोठारी (उदयपुर), श्री सत्यनारायण
इंदौरिया (रतनगढ), प्रो. अम्बादान
रोहडया (राजकोट),
श्री औंकारश्री (उदयपुर), एवं
श्री अम्बिकादत्त (कोटा) थे।

Rajasthan Current GK Questions important for any Competitive Exams............... All the Best Frnds..................Read Carefully & Share its.................RK BISHNOI

Rajasthan Current GK Questions important for any Competitive Exams...............
All the Best Frnds..................Read Carefully & Share its.................RK
1. राजस्थान में पुलिस यूनिवर्सिटी खोलने की घोषणा किस जिले में की गई है ?
Ans: - जोधपुर

2. विख्यात गजल गायक जगजीत सिंह का पैतृक निवास स्थान है ?
Ans: - श्री गंगानगर

3. राजस्थान में दर्रा अभ्यारण्य कहाँ है ?
Ans: - कोटा

4.  पाकिस्तान से आने वाली थार एक्सप्रेस का राजस्थान में प्रथम स्टेशन कहाँ है?
Ans: - मुनाबाब

5. पांचना बांध कहाँ स्थित है ?
Ans: - करौली

6. राजस्थान की किस प्रसिद्ध झील पर "नटनी का चबूतरा" स्थित है ?
Ans: - पिछौला

7. डांग क्षेत्र विकास किस क्षेत्र से सम्बंधित है?
Ans: - कोटा-बूंदी -सवाई माधोपुर -धौलपुर 

8. राजस्थान की किन दो जिलों में कोई भी नदी नहीं है?
Ans: - बीकानेर  व चुरू

9. गोरबंद आभूषण है?
Ans: - ऊंट के गले का 

10. राजस्थान में दुलारी योजना का सम्बन्ध किससे है ?
Ans: - किशोरी बालिकाओं को जीवन कौशल  शिक्षा प्रदान करने से

11. पटवों की हवेली कहाँ स्थित है ?
Ans: - जैसलमेर

12. बाड़मेर प्रिंट किस नाम से जाना जाता है ?
Ans: - अजरक प्रिंट

13. सिरोही क्षेत्र की पहाड़ियों को स्थानीय भाषा में किस नाम से जाना जाता है ?
Ans: - भाकर

14. चित्तोडगढ की किस रानी ने बादशाह हुमायूं से मदद मांगी थी ?
Ans: - रानी कर्णवती

15. राजस्थान का खुजराहो किस मंदिर को कहा जाता है ?
Ans: - किराडू मंदिर

16. बनास नदी पॉर कौनसा बांध है ?
Ans: - बीसलपुर बांध

17. किस विश्वविद्यालय का नाम पूर्व राष्ट्रपति सर्वपल्ली  राधाकृष्णन के नाम पर रखने का निर्णय लिया गया है ?
Ans: - राष्ट्रीय आयुर्वेद विश्वविद्यालय, जोधपुर

18. वनस्थली विद्यापीठ (डीम्ड विश्वविद्यालय) किस जिले में है ?
Ans: - टोंक

19. चुरू में "तालछापर'' क्यूँ प्रसिद्ध है?
Ans: - काले हिरणों के अभ्यारण्य के लिए

20. ग्रेट इंडियन बस्टर्ड किसे कहते है ?
Ans: - गोडावण

Some computer short cut key-words.......................by:RK BISHNOI

Keyboard Shorcuts (Microsoft Windows):- 
1. CTRL+C (Copy) 
2. CTRL+X (Cut) ...... 
3. CTRL+V (Paste) 
4. CTRL+Z (Undo) 
5. DELETE (Delete) 
6. SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) 
7. CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item)
 8. CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) 
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
 10. CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word)
 11. CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) 
12. CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) 
13. CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) 
14. CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document)
 15. CTRL+A (Select all) 
16. F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) 
17. ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) 
18. ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) 
19. ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) 
20. ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) 
21. CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents opensimultaneou sly) 
22. ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) 
23. ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) 
24. F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop)
 25. F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
26. SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) 
27. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) 
28. CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu)
 29. ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) 
30. F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) 
31. RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) 
32. LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) 
33. F5 key (Update the active window)
 34. BACKSPACE (View the folder onelevel up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) 
35. ESC (Cancel the current task) 
36. SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROMinto the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing)

  Dialog Box - Keyboard Shortcuts:-
1. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs) 
2. CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs) 
3. TAB (Move forward through the options) 
4. SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options) 
5. ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) 
6. ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button) 
7. SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) 
8. Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons) 
9. F1 key (Display Help) 
10. F4 key (Display the items in the active list) 
11. BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box)


 Microsoft Natural Keyboard Shortcuts:- 
1. Windows Logo (Display or hide the Start menu) 
2. Windows Logo+BREAK (Display the System Properties dialog box) 
3. Windows Logo+D (Display the desktop) 
4. Windows Logo+M (Minimize all of the windows) 5
. Windows Logo+SHIFT+M (Restorethe minimized windows)
 6. Windows Logo+E (Open My Computer) 
7. Windows Logo+F (Search for a file or a folder) 
8. CTRL+Windows Logo+F (Search for computers) 
9. Windows Logo+F1 (Display Windows Help) 
10. Windows Logo+ L (Lock the keyboard) 
11. Windows Logo+R (Open the Run dialog box) 
12. Windows Logo+U (Open Utility Manager) 
13. Accessibility Keyboard Shortcuts 
14. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off) 
15. Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off) 
16. Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off)
 17. SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off) 
18. NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) 
19. Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager) 
20. Windows Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts 
21. END (Display the bottom of the active window) 
22. HOME (Display the top of the active window) 
23. NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) 
24. NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder) 
25. NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder) 
26. LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) 
27. RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder) 


Shortcut Keys for Character Map After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts:- 
1. RIGHT ARROW (Move to the rightor to the beginning of the next line) 
2. LEFT ARROW (Move to the left orto the end of the previous line) 
3. UP ARROW (Move up one row) 
4. DOWN ARROW (Move down one row) 
5. PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time) 
6. PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time) 7
. HOME (Move to the beginning of the line) 
8. END (Move to the end of the line) 
9. CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character) 
10. CTRL+END (Move to the last character) 
11. SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected) 


Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Main Window Keyboard Shortcuts :-
1. CTRL+O (Open a saved console) 
2. CTRL+N (Open a new console)
 3. CTRL+S (Save the open console) 
4. CTRL+M (Add or remove a console item) 
5. CTRL+W (Open a new window) 
6. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
 7. ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the MMC window menu)
 8. ALT+F4 (Close the console) 
9. ALT+A (Display the Action menu) 
10. ALT+V (Display the View menu) 
11. ALT+F (Display the File menu) 
12. ALT+O (Display the Favorites menu) 

 MMC Console Window Keyboard Shortcuts :-
1. CTRL+P (Print the current page or active pane) 
2. ALT+Minus sign (-) (Display the window menu for the active console window) 
3. SHIFT+F10 (Display the Action shortcut menu for the selected item)
 4. F1 key (Open the Help topic, if any, for the selected item) 
5. F5 key (Update the content of all console windows)
 6. CTRL+F10 (Maximize the active console window) 
7. CTRL+F5 (Restore the active console window)
 8. ALT+ENTER (Display the Properties dialog box, if any, for theselected item) 
9. F2 key (Rename the selected item)
 10. CTRL+F4 (Close the active console window. When a console has only one console window, this shortcut closes the console) 

Remote Desktop Connection Navigation  Shortcut key:-
1. CTRL+ALT+END (Open the Microsoft Windows NT Security dialog box) 
2. ALT+PAGE UP (Switch between programs from left to right)
 3. ALT+PAGE DOWN (Switch between programs from right to left) 
4. ALT+INSERT (Cycle through the programs in most recently used order)
 5. ALT+HOME (Display the Start menu) 
6. CTRL+ALT+BREAK (Switch the client computer between a window and a full screen) 
7. ALT+DELETE (Display the Windows menu) 
8. CTRL+ALT+Minus sign (-) (Place a snapshot of the active window in the client on the Terminal server clipboard and provide the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.) 
9. CTRL+ALT+Plus sign (+) (Place asnapshot of the entire client window area on the Terminal server clipboardand provide the same functionality aspressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.)

 Microsoft Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts 
1. CTRL+B (Open the Organize Favorites dialog box)
 2. CTRL+E (Open the Search bar) 
3. CTRL+F (Start the Find utility) 
4. CTRL+H (Open the History bar) 
5. CTRL+I (Open the Favorites bar)
 6. CTRL+L (Open the Open dialog box) 
7. CTRL+N (Start another instance of the browser with the same Web address) 
8. CTRL+O (Open the Open dialog box,the same as CTRL+L) 
9. CTRL+P (Open the Print dialog box) 
10. CTRL+R (Update the current Web )

-: Bishnois and conservation :-..........By:RK BISHNOI

-: Bishnois and conservation :-

Jai jambha~shakti by:RK Bishnoi

During the medieval period many religious sects became popular which vehemently advocated conservation of the natural environment. One such sect was that of the Bishnois, which became widely accepted in a climatically hostile zone of Rajasthan. The followers of the sect advocated the banning of treefelling since they believed that trees are the basis of a harmonious and prosperous environment. The love for trees was so greatly infused in the minds and souls of the Bishnois that in Khejrali village of Rajasthan about 363 young and old men and women embraced the khejri trees (Prosopis cineraria) to protect them from being felled by the king’s men. The local ruler had ordered the cutting of khejri trees to use them for his lime kilns as fuel; the Bishnois hugged them and many were killed in the episode. Later, a temple was built in honour of the Bishnoi martyrs. One of the leading women of the movement was Amrita Devi Bishnoi. The repentant king later issued an edict protecting trees and animals in Bishnoi-controlled lands. 

The commoners from a semi-arid zone had understood the real value of trees. Khejri leaves constitute an important feed for livestock in a desert region like western Rajasthan, as they have high nutritional value for camels, cattle, sheep and goat. A unique feature of this tree is that it yields much green foliage even during dry winter months when no other green fodder is available in the dry tracts. People from semi-arid parts of western Rajasthan encouraged the growth of the khejri tree in between the cultivable lands and pastures because its extensive root system helped stabilize the shifting sand dunes. It also fixes nitrogen through bacterial activity. Besides, villagers used khejri leaves as organic matter for rejuvenating non-fertile soil. Women use its flowers mixed with sugar during their pregnancy as a safeguard against miscarriage, and its bark is effective against dysentery, asthma, common cold and rheumatic arthritis.

From : Knowledge TRADITIONS & PRACTICES OF INDIA
During the medieval period many religious sects became popular which vehemently advocated conservation of the natural environment 
Shri Guru Jumbheshwar Bhagwan (JambhoJi) 
Founder of BISHNOI / VISHNOI Sect

Birth : Vikram Samwat 1508 Bhadrapad Vadi 8 (Year 1451) Midnight of Shri Krishna Janmashtami in Kritica Nakshastra
Place : Village-Pipasar, District: Nagaur, State: Rajasthan
Father :Thakur Shri Lohat Ji Panwar
Mother : Hansa (Smt. Kesar Devi)
Uncle : Shri Pulho Ji Panwar (Jambho Ji has made him first BISHNOI)
Aunt : Smt. Tantu Devi
Grand Father : Shri Rawal Singh Ji Sardar (Rolo Ji); He was among 42nd ancestor of Maharaja Vikramaditya
Nana Ji : Shri Mohakam Singh Ji Bhati (Khileri)
Nanihal : Village: Chhapar, District: Churu, State: Rajasthan

When Shri Jumbheshwar Bhagwan were 7 years old, he started taking cows for grazing to the nearby forests. He utilized his seclusion as a cowherd for observing people, plants and trees, forests and animals. It was during this period that he understood the quality of life in the arid conditions of the Thar Desert.

Chet Sudi Navami, Vikram Samwat 1540: Father Lohat Ji Expired. Five months after mother Hansa also expired.In the age of 34 years, he left home and went to Samarathal Dhora.Established BISHNOI religion on Kartik Vadi 8, Vikram Samwat 1542. He left this world on Migsar Vadi Navami, Vikram Samwat 1593 at “Lalasar ki Sathari”.

He cleverly packaged a set of 29 rules (This is how BISHNOI name came inplace as ‘BIS’ is twenty and ‘NOI’ stands for nine) by which his followers must live. He was born in a Rajput clan, given to warring and conquests. He saw poverty and social discord. Convinced that man can succeed only by taking care of nature, and not by coveting the fruits of another man's labours. Visited across country for 51 years and shown lots of miracles to Kings, Rich & Poors etc. At times, he astounded people around him with words of knowledge and wisdom. Shri Guru Jumbheshwar Bhagwan walked the barren wilds of Rajasthan, showing how man can live in peace even in those lands, provided he cared. He was a great saint and philosopher of medieval India. He raised his voice against the rituals and formalities of Hinduism. Born in a well-to-do Rajput family in 1508 in Pipasar village of Nagaur district, Jambhoji was the only child of his parents. As a child, he was so quiet that his fellow villagers thought him to be dumb. When he was 18 years old, he met another famous saint - Gorakhnathji. It is believed that Gorakhnath Ji influenced the thoughts of Jambho Ji considerably. After the death of his parents, he renounced his entire property and shifted to Samrathal sand dunes. This is the place that saw the birth of Bishnoi sect. He imparted knowledge to his followers and propagated his faith. He was against all social and religious barriers. His close study of desert had made him realize the important role played by trees and other forms of vegetation.

Some of principles to live by, totaling 29 in all, by Shri Guru Jumbheshwar Bhagwan are as follows:

=>Never cut a green tree, but wait for a tree to age and die and then use it as timber.
=>Bury your dead simply, so that the earth assimilates the flesh - and you save too, the wood needed for a casket or a cremation.
=>Practice cleanliness and a high level of hygiene, for these will guard you from disease.
=>Protect wildlife - they too play a role in maintaining soil fertility and in holding the balance of harmful and beneficial life forms.
=>Conserve water for use by man and animals, by building tanks everywhere.
=>Practice vegetarianism and be addicted to nothing - alcohol, tobacco or even tea!
=>Do not expect or seek, alms or subsidy, from king or government; believe in self-help!
=>Let women, those founts of life, wear bright clothes of red or orange and the men white, as a symbol of undiluted devotion to the faith.
=>If ever you must choose to be violent, may it be in defense of a tree, an animal or your convictions; for this, even embrace death with cheer.

All Bishnoism "Navan Pranam":By~RK Bishnoi

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The Beautiful Actress Gracysingh (Amrita ki khejadi)

By:Ramesh Bishnoi

Lifestyle of Bishnoism

The lifestyle of Bishnois:

The Bishnois are presently spread over the western parts of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh. They are teetotalers and normally they wear a white shirt, dhoti and turban. This dress pattern is ideal for the hot dry desert climate. They pay special attention to cleanliness in their houses. Only one crop of pearl millet (bajra) is grown during the monsoon season. The bushes, which grow in the fields, protect the loose sand from wind erosion and provide the much-needed fodder for animals during a famine. Bisnois often live in little hamlets called Dhannis, with just a few round huts with intricate thatched roofs. The mud floors are plastered with cow dung to keep vermin away. The interiors are airy and clean. There is a granary to guard their rations and a sump for stored water. Bishnois in Haryana and Punjab are much wealthier then other castes....................

The universal Facts in our life moments...............................

chhalak ke kam na ho aisii ko_ii sharaab nahii.n
nigaah-e-nargis-e-r'anaa teraa javaab nahii.n

zamiin jaag rahii hai ki inqalaab hai kal
vo raat hai ko_ii zarraa bhii mahv-e-Khvaab nahii.n

zamii.n us kii falak us kaa qaayanaat us kii
kuchh aisaa ishq teraa Khaanamaa_Kharaab nahii.n

jo tere dard se maharuum hai yahaa.N un ko
Gam-e-jahaa.N bhii sunaa hai ki dastayaab nahii.n

abhii kuchh aur ho insaan kaa lahuu paanii
abhii hayaat ke chehare pe aab-o-taab nahii.n

dikhaa to detii hai behatar hayaat ke sapane
Kharaab ho ke bhii ye zindagii Kharaab nahii.n

INTRODUCTION OF FILM"AMRITA KI KHEJADI" ..........jai Jambha~shakti

INTRODUCTION  OF FILM"AMRITA KI KHEJADI":..............

Gracy Singh turns a firebrand environmentalist :-

The actress is all set to play a Bishnoi woman in her upcoming movie.

Actress Gracy Singh has stepped in to play the Bishnoi woman, in a period drama titled ‘Saako-363 Amrita Ki Khejadi’. The movie is about a firebrand environmentalist woman who fought to save flora and fauna in her village.
She the character owing to her ethnic look and plays the protagonist in the film. “Yes, shooting in Jaipur [Barmer] is indeed making me feel great. Firstly, because I get to learn the mannerisms of the woman belonging to the Bhishnoi community. They have a typical way of wearing ‘kajal’ in their eyes which separates them from the rest of the Indians. The jewellery they wear is also very well fashioned and attractive. Also their attire is colorful and makes me look lovely,” says Gracy.
“I took up the character merely because I am very interested in the well being of woman and the cause which is being promoted through this film. I am also associated with an NGO in Mumbai where I keep fulfilling the desire of doing things for socially deprived woman. I always get attracted to simple roles and interesting stories. I am happy that even today I am appreciated and known for the role I performed in ‘Lagaan’,” shares the heroine who would love to once again work with Aamir Khan.
Talking about how she loves to do cinema with a difference, she shares, “I also love to do revolutionary kind of drama. I have also worked to promote greenery. It is my dream to do so much good for my country and its people. I respect the living of people in a natural environment; they should not be deprived of the nature bestowed upon them by almighty God.”
Talking about wanting to direct films in future, she shares, “I would love to direct films in future; I have nurtured this creativity for years now. I have not worked under any director but having worked in films has taught me the nuances of film making. I love to be spontaneous. There are no techniques of directing. Every maker has his own creative style.”
Sharing what topics fascinate her, she shares, “If at all I make a film, my subject will be based on modern Mahabharata. I feel every single person has his own fight. My Mahabharata will not highlight the fight of the Kauravas and Pandavas. It will be something which every man can associate with.”
Talking about how each moment in cinema is a learning experience, she shares, “I always feel like an upcoming artist. There is so much to learn from filmmaking. I am proud to be associated with Indian Cinema. The Indian culture, emotions and the society has so much to tell. Every minute is a learning process for me, especially while I am shooting, be it in front of the camera or behind it.”
“Here in Jaipur, I am enjoying the weather, it is cloudy but no rains. The feel is so romantic. Also I am enjoying the delicious dishes made here like ‘Daal Batti’, ‘Surmasa’ and the ‘Mattharies’,” says the heroine who wants to make a difference.
The film stars Raghubir Yadav and Vishwajeet Yadav, Raj Premi, Gracy and is being directed and written by Kalyan Seervi under Shri Maruddhara Films Pvt. Ltd.

Actress GracySingh(Actress of Amrita ki Khejadi)
By:Ramesh Bishnoi