Sunday, May 25, 2008

The Miracle Man

S P Premchandra Rao is a water diviner who has spotted more than 20,000 bore-wells across the country.His gift was recognised by the villagers when he was 10,they would take on their shoulders to help to locate the ideal spot to dig a bore-well,to find a prennial source of water.After completing his graduation,he served as a white-collar job for some time,then he became a professional water diviner. forty five years on,he has a 90 per cent success rate and has been instrumental in locating spots over 20,000 bore-wells across the country,from Orissa to Rajasthan,from Himachal Pradesh to Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.He holds his faithful copper rod,with a little glass bowl of water from the Ganges tied to one end,walking in silent absorption,followed by a motely group of villagers-their eyes bright with a hope.When a rod remains static and does not rotate,a sigh goes up.When a rod starts rotating ,then excited muttering begins behind him.Rao explains that it is the electro-magnetic energy in his brain that catalyzes the process. Appreciation has poured in for Rao's yeomen service,he has the Gem of India,Rashtriya Gaurav Award(1997).In India .water divining is still consider as a primitive art,while in places like Europe and Russia it is highly respected and treated as professional art.

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Teen Spiritual Leaders.

Namasvi a student of Mithibai college,majoring in Philosophy and Samakti who just given 12th exams are Spiritual speakers who've addressed gatherings,conducted workshops and arranged seminars around the world are 18 and 16 respectively.They said that they've not renounced their normal lives and have not become sages.They set aside a week to ten days a month for their spiritual activities.As part of the Samakti Foundation,they not only carry out their discourses in Mumbai,but also in the US,UK,Singapore and Far East.Bhupendrabhai Pandya their father is guiding light who is revered spiritual leader.Half of their audience are under 30 years old.The rest is mix. They also hold workshops for children and collegians.They have package called Learn Management through Gita for them.To connect better with the youngsters they use quizzes and Q-A sessions.

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