Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest

Mon, 15 May 2006 09:19:18 -0700

I thought Hockey was India's national sport officially.
 
Umesh

Ram Sarangapani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I am wondering what may be called the Indian National Sports? Is >it Football or Cricket?
 
There are at least 2 (or 3) games attributed to Indians.
Kabadi
Polo
Chess
And Kabadi is India's National sport (officially)
 
>the game of Cricket from the British and show their Indian national >spirit
and Indians have beaten the English many a time. I still remember the Oval test when Englad were all out for 42.
 
--Ram


 
On 5/15/06, Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks for the records.
That was why I put the comment that >I may be wrong.
Reagrding sportmanship, it is not a question of subjective belief, but is a fact that an Indian is less of sportman even compared to the Chinese and others in Asia not to speak of the European.
Don't you agree?
It is glad to see that Indians are coming up and catching.
At least they have learned to borrow the game of Cricket from the British and show their Indian national spirit.
I am wondering what may be called the Indian National Sports? Is it Football or Cricket?
RB
 
----- Original Message -----
To: Barua25
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest

 
>I donot think till a now any single India (I may >be wrong) has even climbed the Mount Everest.
 
That may be because you may not want to believe that Indians too could have climed Mt. Everest.
 
Here is something that may surprise you  (from more than 15 years ago). Indians have been climbing the peaks for more than 20 years. Most probably don't pay much attention to such feats unless it comes from the US/Europe.
 
Santosh Yadav (b. Oct. 10, 1967) is the first and only women to have climed Mt Everest twice at 10.45 a.m. (Nepal ST) on may 10,1993, just in a year's time after she had first climbed the peak on May 12, 1992!
 
and here is another link
 
 
--Ram

 
On 5/14/06, Barua25 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>I think it was 1852 when one Indian mathematician, Radhanath Sikdar, calculating manually with his hand-made >13-figure trigonometric tables [no calculator/computer in those days!!! ], using a theodolite from a distance of 150 >miles from the peak #15, calculated its altitude as 29,002 feet, the tallest in the world, and reported the matter to his >boss, Mr. Everest. The British Administration of India named the peak as Mount Everest.
 
To suggest that the name of Mt Everest be changed simply because "so many re-naming going on", or 'dekhak dekhi uthil ga, keturie bwle mwkw kha" syndrome.  I think this is pure political slogan devoid of of the whole story. When something is not based on the whole truth, it will not give you Sat Sid Anand. I donot think that qualifies to rename the Mount Everest. 
 
Yes there were many Indians brains worked under the guidance and instruction of the British. But till the British came, Indians even did not know what to do with the mountain peak except worshiping. Indians have no idea that these need to be measured, explored. They never think these need to be climbed (why?). I donot think till a now any single India (I may be wrong) has even climbed the Mount Everest.
 
RB.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 5:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest

 
Himendra-da,
 
I think that inferiority complex you mention has come from the ages since Hindus decided to pray (instead of fight) while Gazni came and looted Somnath temple 17 times. The Hindus then decided that it is upto God to protect them -- they need only pray. 
 
Ths, excuse my negative attitude when someone thinks of raising confidence by merely changing names. Who stopped Indians to change the name of the land known as Americas. Noone. Who stops them from helping save the enviornment around India and the world. Noone. I would feel much more positive if my neighborhood would be cleaner. Why Hindus look down on cleanliness. Does it have to do with the idea that cleaning jobs are reserved for untouchables? 
 
Mt Everest has become a GARBAGE DUMP -- like gold covered in muck -- would someone want to remove the muck and pocket the gold? 
 
Umesh 

Himendra Thakur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Umesh,
 
Your comment is surely the "the highest Negative Attitude the World."
 
I am sorry to observe that this is a general trend now-a-days. Similarly, when I proposed the "ATAN BURAGOHAIN SAKO" to cross three centuries of inferiority complex, Mr. Chandan Mahanta came forward with his "... Garbage Dump" attitude to say that the bridge will be used to "dump garbage."
 
It seems there are too much of grabage everywhere, particularly in people's mind.
 
Human Consciousness is the Crown of Life. Loss of a Positive MInd is the greatest loss that one may suffer. It is important to develop a positive mind with fearlessness, purity, charity, self-control, sacrifice, austerity, uprightness, non-viloence, truth, renunciation, compassion, gentleness, modesty, steadiness, vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, aversion to fault-finding, freedom from anger, freedom from covetousness, freedom from malice ...   all positive qualities.
 
"Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest" was an effort to rebuild the lost self-confidence and save the country from the inferiority complex that has opened the floodgate of garbage.  
 
With the best wishes,
Himendra
 
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, May 14, 2006 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Mount Radhanath, NOT Mount Everest

 
Himendra-da,
 
I would say that rather than focusing on "name-calling" of Moutnt Everest we should focus on removing its title as "the highest Garbage Dump of the World."
 
Umesh

Himendra Thakur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear Umesh,
 
Thanks for the magnificient pictures of the Mount Everest. This peak has different names in Nepal & Tibet, but in our childhood, we heard an alternative name Gourishankar Shringa. Now I understand that is the name of another peak.
 
I think it was 1852 when one Indian mathematician, Radhanath Sikdar, calculating manually with his hand-made 13-figure trigonometric tables [no calculator/computer in those days!!! ], using a theodolite from a distance of 150 miles from the peak #15, calculated its altitude as 29,002 feet, the tallest in the world, and reported the matter to his boss, Mr. Everest. The British Administration of India named the peak as Mount Everest.
 
With so many re-naming going on, I think we should rename this peak as "Mount Radhanath"
 
I urge the netters to dig out the history and discuss the matter in the net.
 
With love to everybody,
Himendra
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] c this 1 Mt Everest Map;Gaumukh glacier-Geo teacher computerized- Bihari-Chinki

 

http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Mount+Everest,+Nepal&t=h&om=1  Here is the map for Mt Everest, Nepal. Seems not much different from the one for Gaumukh Glacier area though.. Same types of glaciers though emanating on all sides of the giant white mass in the center.
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