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(The following report on the inauguration of Malaviya Smriti Bhavan is provided by Shri Panna Lal Jaiswal. He has been associated with Malaviya Mission for a long time and currently National Working President of the Mission. He can be reached at: bhumahamana@bol.net.in.
The inauguration speech of the former President of India, Prof. APJ Kalam was published in Chronicle December 2008 issue on Reports Page.
More info about Smriti Bhavan at: http://www.malaviyamission.in/smritiBhawanMore.htm)
MALAVIYA SMRITI BHWAN
(National Memorial of Madan Mohan Malaviya)
52-53, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi-110002
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The National Memorial of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya was inaugurated today by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India at 52-53, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi.
Addressing the distinguished alumni of Banaras Hindu University who came from all over the country to attend the function held on the 147th birth anniversary of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya, the Founder of BHU, Dr. Kalam exhorted the gathering to learn from the life of Malaviya ji. He said, “Righteousness and purity of life that we imbibe from education finally leads to order in the nation and peace in the world. Capacity building initiative comes from inculcating the spirit of enquiry in a child, with creativity and the use of technology in enhancing the capability and inculcation of entrepreneurial skills to enable them to become life-long earners.”
Dr. Karan Singh, Chancellor of BHU and Chief Patron of Mahamana Malaviya Mission, inaugurated the exhibition “Mahamana” highlighting the contribution of Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya in the Freedom Movement, the Congress, the founding of Banaras Hindu University and development of science and technology in the country.
Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh, a BHU Alumnus, and the Former Union Minister and Governor, invoked the spirit of Mahamana Malaviya ji and appealed to the Alumni to emulate his ideals and values in their day-to-day life. He expressed the hope that the Memorial will function as a light house guiding and inspiring the younger generations to work for the betterment of the country.
Shri Panna Lal Jaiswal, National Working President of the Mission, appealed to the three eminent leaders present on the dais, namely viz. Dr. Karan Singh to dedicate his remaining life in spreading the teachings of Vivekanand and Aurobindo, to the Gandhian Leader Dr. Bhishma Narain Singh to work for the inculcation of Gandhian and Malaviyan values in the ruling class and younger generations and finally to Dr. Kalam to ensure that India was at its excellence in the field of science and technology.
The Memorial building “Malaviya Smriti Bhawan” is designed as a model institutional building in terms of high standards of specifications, modern technology, aesthetics and look. The Bhawan has:
i. Multipurpose Hall on the Ground Floor
ii. A Convention Hall with seating capacity of about 150 persons on the First Floor
iii. Two Committee rooms with oval-shaped tables, with seating capacity of 25-40 persons and retiring rooms on the Third Floor.
The Museum and the Research-cup-Reference Library is located in the Basement. The building has provision for kitchen-cum-pantry, lift, modern fire detection and fire fighting system, standby power back supply, bore well and underground storage tank for continuous uninterrupted water supply.
The objectives and programmes to be undertaken from the Smriti Bhawan are given in the next article.
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Malaviya Smriti Bhawan-A Centre for National Renaissance
By: P. L. Jaiswal
The BHU Alumni and those who cherish the values dear to Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya have raised Malaviya Smriti Bhawan as a Centre for national renaissance. It would function as the light-house for reawakening the national and re-energizing the youth to save our culture and make India a strong country.
The British came to India in the 17th century primarily for trade but took advantage of lack of national unity, annexed major parts of the country and ruled it: Their case was of economic invasion. But in the post-Independence era, what we are witnessing today is cultural invasion through western media. In the absence of strong national character and rampant corruption eating away the very vital of our national fabric, the danger is all the more grave. We must act before it is too late and all what is best in Hindu culture is lost.
With a view to propagating the ideals and thoughts of Mahamana and the best values of our culture, the Mission would undertake the following programmes from the Smriti Bhawan:
*Provide facilities and reference material for research on the life and work of Mahamana Malaviya ji.
*To establish Malaviya Education and Cultural Foundation to take up educational programmes based on –Gurukul Concept with emphasis on Character building, provide Financial support to such institutions and promote such values in other institutions.
*To take up developmental programmes ‘Samagra Vikas’ in tribal and neglected remote areas on the pattern of ‘Vikas Bharati’ project in tribal Gumla District of Jharkhand State.
*To take up social service programmes for the upliftment of the weaker sections of the society.
*To work for restoration of moral values and probity in public life.
*To take up programmes aimed at national integration.
*To take up programmes to acquaint the children of NRIs with India and its culture.
*To conduct socio-economic research projects.
*To develop and run educational programmes such as coaching and counseling, computer training etc. for educated unemployed youths and assist or co-ordinate with other educational institutions in such activities.
*To organise Workshops, Seminars on subjects relating to education or other burning issues of the day.
*To conduct residential schools, hostels, orphanages.
*To set up high-level committees of experts to prepare blue-print/action plan for:
(i) The economic development of the country on the lines drawn by Madan Mohan Malaviya suiting the ethos and the specific requirements of our labour intensive country.
(ii) Education base on character building, patriotism, inculcating discipline coupled with the high grade technology of the Developed countries.
(iii) Judicial reforms for instant time-bound judgements.
(iv) To control of corruption eating away the very vitals of our social fabric.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Varanasi/BHU_must_initiate_character_building/articleshow/4054014.cms
30 Jan 2009, 1820 hrs IST, TNN
VARANASI: The Banaras Hindu University is passing through a transition period and there is no doubt that the university will emerge as the
epitome of quality higher education in the country: Opined Pannalal Jaiswal, an octogenarian alumnus
of the university and working president of Mahamana Malviya Mission, New Delhi, while talking to media on the concluding day of the National BHU Alumni Meet (NBAM) 2009 on Friday.
"The university has huge infrastructure and there is no lack of funds for building, equipment and other resources. But, still it has to play a leading role in character building to fulfil the dreams of its illustrious founder and emerge as the centre of excellence in the country," pointed out the man who has spearheaded the establishment of Malviya Smriti Bhawan (Malviya memorial building) in the national capital recently.
Speaking about the elegant modern institutional building (established at the cost of Rs 4.50 crore) in the heart of the national capital, he said it would become a centre for national renaissance, cherishing the values dear to Pt Malviya. "The building is established with a view to propagate the ideals and thoughts of Mahamana and the best values of our culture in the country," he added.
It may be mentioned here that former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam (also the visiting professor at BHU) inaugurated the Malviya Smriti Bhawan in New Delhi on December 25, 2008, to mark the 146th birth anniversary of Pt Madan Mohan Malviya in the country.
Acknowledging the efforts of BHU Alumni Cell that helped to raise the building as the centre for national renaissance, he said it would function as the light house for reawakening the nation and re-energising the youth to "save our culture and make India a strong country."
"What we are witnessing in the country today is cultural invasion that can be fought only with strong national character and BHU can definitely help in this direction," added the man who did his research in agriculture from the university in 1946.
About Pannalal Jaiswal
Shri Pannalal was born on November 5, 1924. He did M. Sc. in Agricultural Botany in 1946 from Institute of Agricultural Research, Banaras Hindu University in 1946. His specialization includes career in Journalism and Scientific Research Communication.
He held the positions (among others) as Scientist In Charge, Publicity CSIR; and retired from the post of Chief Editor and Head of Publication & Information Directorate, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Ministry of Agriculture, in 1986. Since 1942, he has written over hundred articles for newspapers and magazines. He wrote three books on scientific subjects, one of which was awarded UNESCO Prize.
He is very active in BHU and its alumni work. He founded Mahamana Malaviya Mission with the help of BHU Alumni in 1978 for restoring the pristine glory of the alma mater and propagating the ideals and thoughts of Mahamana Malaviya ji. He raised Rs. 4 crores from BHU Alumni for the construction of the National Memorial of Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya "Malaviya Smriti Bhawan" in New Delhi, which was inaugurated by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the Former President of India on 25th December 2008.
He was given the Distinguished Alumnus Award at the IIIrd International Alumni Meet held at BHU on 6-7 January 2007.
Even at the age of 84, he continues to actively work as National Working President of Mahamana Malaviya Mission
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Following is the citation received by Pannalal Jaiswal in 2007 BHU Alumni Meet, where he was presented with Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Citation
Distinguished Alumnus Award
Shri P. L. Jaiswal
Having been in the midst of August, 42 Movement, of which the BHU was epicenter in North India, Shri P. L. Jaiswal took his Masters Degree in M. Sc. (Agric. Bot.) from BHU in 1946. After a brief two years term as Science Teacher, he took up active journalism and was associated with “Aj” Hindi Daily of Varanasi and “Pioneer” of Lucknow for the next four years.
He joined the Central Government in early 1953 and worked as Editor/Publicity and Public Relations Officer in the Department of Post & Telecommunication, ICAR and CSIR for 33 years and specialized in Scientific Research Communication.
His first book “Towards Improved Agriculture” was awarded UNESCO Prize in 1958. His next book was on “Coarse Grains”, the staple diet of the poor, written at the instance of Late Babu Jagjivan Ram. His third book was on “Editing and Production Manual” with stress on writing on Science subject. In 1979 he became the President of the Association of Science Journalists.
He has been writing on scientific subjects since 1942 when he was still a student. His articles are mostly on scientific and agricultural topics. His series on the contribution of CSIR Labs under “Impact of Research on Industry” was widely published in newspapers during 1966-68.
He retired as Chief Editor, Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1986. However, much before that in 1978, he along with other colleagues called an All India Meeting of BHU Alumni in Delhi and founded the Mahamana Malaviya Mission of which he is presently the Working President. The Mission was set up with the sole objective of propagating the ideals and values dear to Mahamana Madan Mohan Malaviya and restoring the pristine glory of their alma mater, the Banaras Hindu University.
As a result of his effort, the memory of Mahamana Malaviya Ji has been revived all over the country and the National Memorial of Mahamana, “Malaviya Smriti Bhawan” is coming up in New Delhi.
In view of his contribution in the field of Science Research Communication and dedicated services to the alma mater and the Motherland, he is awarded distinguished Alumnus Award of this University.
IIIrd International Alumni Meet
January 6-7, 2007
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Malaviya Smriti Bhavan, New Delhi
(Inauguration of Malaviya Smriti Bhavan, New Delhi on December 25, 2008)
Middle Photo (inauguration ceremony) from Left to Right: Justice Giridhar Malaviya, P. L. Jaiswal, Dr. Karan Singh
Bottom Photo (on dais) from Left to Right: Shri Bhishma Narain Singh, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr. Karan Singh, Justice Giridhar Malviya, P.L. Jaiswal.
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