Dear All,
While there has been some public support for action to be taken against our member S D Sharma, there has also been considerable private 'chintan baithak' about relevance of this group, freedom of speech and expression, need to expose misdeeds of Information Commissioners, role of foreign financed NGO activists etc etc.
Accordingly, there is no need (at present) to amend our group's long standing policy on posting which has been clearly spelled out on the homepage as follows:-
"DISCLAIMER: Being "essentially uncensored", legal liability (if any) for posts to this mailing list rests with the individual members in their territorial jurisdictions /laws."
We can only appeal that members respect Yahoo Group's ToS so that this group is preserved.
Sarbajit
--- In rti_india@yahoogrou
>
>
> I appreciate the excellent efforts being made by Sarbajit to present
> before us an unique piece of work done centuries ago, but never more
> relevant as before . I would preserve the translated parts - and more
> that might follow - carefully .
>
>
>
> However, I fully endorse the views expressed by several members for a
> greater and stricter check on the contents being posted on this group,
> often deviating from the prescribed posting rules . This seems to be
> fast developing into a free-for-all fish market . In particular, I
> myself did not aprpeciate slanderous attacks on a particular personality
> in recent days. Personal whims and fancies of a few cannot be allowed to
> be part of the content of this Forum, and if it still ecists , it
> needs to be deleted from record rightaway . In fact, if I were in place
> of such esteemed people on whom these personal attacks and insinuations
> on their character have been made, I would have taken the authors to
> task .
>
>
>
> Dr Arun Agrawal
>
>
> --- In rti_india@yahoogrou
> >
> > A few members have appealed for a) my increased participation in the
> group b) greater control over who / what is allowed to post /be posted.
> >
> > Although I believe in strictly separating religion / state, it
> wouldn't harm us to occasionally recall a few ancient Indian gems.
> Currently I am re-translating (modernising) the English translation of
> the Katha Upanishad which was first translated in English about 200
> years back by Rammohun Roy.
> >
> > Opening 'Shanti' incantation of Katha Upanishad
> >
> > Aum
> > saha nau~ avatu
> > saha nau b(h)unaktu
> > saha viryam~ karavavahai
> > tejasvi nau~ ad(h)itam astu
> > ma vi-dvi(s)avahai
> > au(m) ´santi(h) ´santi(h) ´santi(h)
> >
> > Oh Supreme Brahma
> > May Thou Protect us both, (teacher and taught).
> > May we both strive to absorb your grace.
> > May our combined energies be productive.
> > May our study bring us illumination.
> > May there be no discord among us.
> > OM! PEACE! PEACE! PEACE!
> >
> > Katha 2.5
> >
> > avidyayam antare vartamanah~
> > svayam~-dhirah~ panditam~-manyamana
> > dandramyamanah~ pariyanti mudhah~
> > andhenaiva niyamana yathaandhah~
> >
> > Fools dwelling in ignorance,
> > yet imagining themselves wise and learned,
> > in delusion go circling in unguided ways,
> > like the blind led by the blind.
> >
>
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