Bhagwan Birsa Munda

Humble tributes to the legendary freedom fighter and fearless tribal leader,  

How BirsaMunda became "Bhagwan Birsa Munda" by the age of 25?

Missionaries forcefully converted BirsaMunda to Christianity & named him "Birsa David" when he was a child. They gave him admission in a missionary school for doing this.As he grew up, he realised that missionaries are frauds & are looting the natives. Soon, he got disenchanted with X'tianity & left it.

To counter these missionaries & rampant conversion of tribals, he started mocking Christians & their practices. HE STARTED CALLING HIMSELF MESSENGER OF GOD OR THE PROPHET.

Birsa also started learning about Hindu religious teachings & started studying the old scriptures along with the Ramayana and Mahabharata. He wore the sacred thread, worshipped the tulsi plant and gave up meat. On top of that, he started doing Ghar Vaapsi of the converted tribals.

Soon, he became famous. Other tribals started seeing him as a preacher, healer & a miracle man. People started calling him "Dharti Abba" & he became their leader or Bhagwan. 

People stopped converting to Christianity after listening to him. 

He also launched series of revolts against Britishers to take back their land.

All this irked the missionaries & Britishers. 

Birsa was caught by Britishers on 3 Feb 1900. They wanted to hang him but that would have antagonised the tirbals further.

So, they poisoned him to death on 9 June 1900 & claimed he died coz of Cholera & they had nothing to do with his death.

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Alasinga Perumal

 The very salt of Swami Vivekananda's Legacy !

 There are few personalities who chose to live a life dedicated to Guru. For some Guru is window for self realisation and for some he becomes the very destiny. Alsinga Perumal is one such soul who chose Swamiji to be his very destiny.

Born in an orthodox Vaishnavite family at Chikkamagalur of Mysore, he took his education in Madras. After obtaining a B.A. degree in science at Madras Christian College ( MCC), he started his career as a school teacher and then as a Head Master at Pachaiyappa School at Madras. Being an ardent follower of sanatana dharma, he and his friends decided to start an organisation for the propogation of Hindu ideals and values. After they set to work in the society, to their utter disappointment they realised either people are too orthodox willing to lead an isolated life. All they wanted was a wrestling match with other sects forgetting the macro picture about what Hinduism stands for.

It was at this moment they got to know that there is going to be a World Parliament of Religions in Chicago.

He and his group of other friends were on a frantic search to find someone who is suitable to represent Hinduism at the World Parliament of Religions. It was that time , they came in contact with Swamiji.

He and his friends worked to collect money for Vivekananda' journey. In August 1893, Vivekananda informed Alasinga from America about the financial troubles he was facing at that time. After receiving this information, Alasinga borrowed ₹ 1000 from a merchant, and even sold his wife's gold ornament to collect money for Vivekananda.

In 1896, under the inspiration of Swamiji, Alasinga started publishing a religious journal Brahmavadin. The journal published until 1914 and then inspired Vedanta Kesari. Alasinga died on 11 May 1909 when he was just forty-four years old.

Swami Nikhilananda

Once a devotee approached Swami Nikhilananda ( a direct disciple of Swami Vivekananda) and said this,

 " Swami ! Tomorrow I have an open heart surgery. Please bless me."

Swami : You will be saved! Don't worry.

Devotee: Then you mean that I won't die. Am I right ?

Swami : No I meant that You will be saved even if you die !

Gangai Konda Cholapuram Temple

 Gopuram before destruction! The British army used it for training and destroyed it with cannons, and Later the remains of the gopuram are used to build Anaikarai Barrage.

Currently it is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites.