PAnchyat poll in Jharkhand

Now results have been declared for all panchyati raj bodies in Jharkhand.It would give main power of  development and administration to elected person at every level .Naxalism ,who is one of the biggest hurdle in development of this tribal state.Local dwellers who are being administered badly due to remoteness of governance would now have power in own hands.Let us hope panchyat election will help jharkhand in growth as it worked in Bihar.  

Medicinal plants of Jharkhand

Betla national park is famous for tigers.tourist across India used to come here to see tigers and many rare animals in open air.Tourist banglow ,tree house has been a attraction for tourist .As the no. of tigers and other animals are decreasing due to poaching and other cause,one more potential of betla national park should be explored i.e. medical tourism like Kerela Betla in Jharkhand could be a hot medical tourist spot.abundance of medicinal plant at every corner is an unexplored resource which could be use for benefit of Indians.This will boost economical status of tribes living in betla national park.These tribes have traditional knowledge about use of these medicinal plant. one rare medicinal plant of forest is harjodwa also known as pani bel . Cissus repanda Vahl. (Syn. C.rosea, Vitis repanda and V. rosea). Family Vitaceae, commonly known as ‘Panivel’ in Hindi,Sanskrit: asthisonhara; vajravalli Hindi: hadjod; hadjora; harsankar,Bengali: hasjora; harbhanga Marathi: chaudhari; kandavela,Gujrati: chadhuri; vedhari,Telugu: nalleru, Tamil: pirandai
Canarese:  a folklore medicinal herb, reputed for the healing properties of its roots and stem. The trible people and Traditional practitioners of Orissa, Gujarat,Jharkhand  Andhra Pradesh and some parts of Karnataka Dist. are found to be prescribing the root powder of this plant in case of bone fractures, cuts, boils and wounds. As yet the roots of plant has not found to bere ported and hence the Roots of this plant was investigated thoroughly as per the pharmacological parameters.Physio-chemical parameters shows high value of acid insoluble ash indicating high polarity, preliminary photo chemical investigations shows the presence of alkaloid, tannin, mucilage and calcium salts.

Botany: Climbing herb, tendrils simple, opposite to the leaves, leaves simple or lobbed, sometimes 3-folialate, dentate. Flowers bisexual, tetramerous, in umbellate cymes, opposite to the leaves, Calyx cup-shaped, obscurely 4-lobed. Fruit globose or obovoid fleshy berries, one seeded, dark purple to black; seeds ellipsoid or pyriform. Flowering and fruiting time May-June.
Medicinal Properties and Uses: It is mainly used as healer of bone fractures. It is one of the very frequently used herb by traditional bone setters of India. (In Hindi Hadj=bone; Jod=to fix). It is also used for piles, asthma, digestive troubles, cough, and loss of appetite.
Ayurvedic formulations: Asthisamharaka juice, powder and decoction of dried stalks.
Chemical Constituents: Stem isolates include 3- keto steroids, onocer-7-en-3a, 21b-diol (I) and onecer-7-en-3a, 21a-diol (II).
Other Uses: Stems and roots yield strong fiber. Young shoots are used in curries.

Tourist spot of Jharkhand,Rajrappa

Shakti puja means worship of power in divine form is performed in many form ,most popular is worship of goddess KALI.One famous temple of maan kali is at rajrappa.It is situated 28 km away from Ramgarh on the confluence of rivers Bhairavi (locally known as bhera) and Damodar.

This temple known as Chinnamastika temple, finds place in our Vedas and Puranas and it has been recognized as an ancient and strong source of Shakti.It is described as rajtappa . It is believed that the person who devotes himself whole heartedly with pious heart to Maa Chinnamastika has all his wishes fulfilled by the Goddess.Followers of tantra puja perform secret rituals to get holy powers.  Devotees from all corners of Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal visit this holy place throughout the year. There is a large congregation of people here during the night of full Moon and New Moon. Marriages are also solemnized here on a large scale. The Art and architecture of Rajrappa temple bears resemblance to that of the famous Kamakhaya temple of Assam. Here, in addition to the temple of Maa Kali, there exists ten temples of various Gods and Goddesses like the Sun God and Lord Shiva.
 As we enter
there is a small temple for Krishna and Anjaneya.
There is another huge hall, with Virat Swarupa of Maa
Durga on one side, and Virat Swarupa of Sri Krishna on
the other side. In between, there are idols of Uma -
Maheshwara, and the Ashta Lakshmis.

then there is a temple with nine separate temples
for eight of the Dasa Mahavidyas (other than Kali and
Chhinna Mastha, for whom there are separate temples).
Water from the confluence flows on both sides of this
structure. There are also idols of Bhaskararaya and
Vamakethu.

As we enter to the Siva temple - which also houses
Vinayaka and Karthikeya. Within this temple, there are
also separate shrines for Manasa Devi and the
Navagrahas. There is also a separate temple for Kali.


  Then come a huge temple for Surya Bhagwan, with an
enormous murthi with saptha ashwas.

  then came to the main temple, housing Maa Chhinna
Masthika (pronounced in Sanskrit as Kshinna - or
severed). Maa is shown holding her own severed head,
with blood oozing out of her neck and falling on
Varnani and Dakini. At her feet, on a lotus lie
KamaDeva and Rati. In the sanctum sanctorum, the main
deity is veiled, but this is captured on a silver
peetham at the bottom. Unlike in the South, in the
North, we can touch the main deity.

The tantrik philosophy explains this totally
differently, but from what we understand (from the
inscriptions at the temple complex itself) , this
deity symbolises the following:

Maa severing her own head symbolizes that unless we
give up our own ego and consciousness, we cannot
attain self-realization. Also, the fact that she is
drinking her own blood symbolises that we have to draw
on our own vital energy for attaining the ultimate
goal, rather than looking outwardly. Although there is
no clear mention as to the symbolism of Kama Deva and
Rati at Maa's feet, we infer that this should refer to
the sublimation of sensual desires while proceeding
towards our ultimate goal.

As  mentioned earlier, the temple is located at the
confluence of two rivers - Damodar (Male) and Bhairavi
(also called Bhera here).

Both types of sacrifices are practiced here - Nariyal
bali (for people like me), and bali of a goat. There
is also one yagya shala and several kundams at
different points in the complex. Near the main deity
itself, there are four enclosures where one can sit
and do parayanam without being disturbed.

The crowds are enormous; most people take a bath at
the confluence, before entering the main shrine. It
took  about 1 hour within the main shrine itself,
and another 1 hour for the other temples and the river
itself . Animal sacrifice is done after fulfillment of wishes.Other Hindu rituals including marriage,mundan are also performed with great devotion . in july 2010 there was a big breach of security when robbers stolen silver umbrella and severely damaged  the  idol.however soon the worship has been restored. Rajrappa also is a pilgrim place for "Santhal Tribe" who comes for immersion of their loveones ashes in the Damodhar river. In the group they comes mostly during the Month of December, the group are known as "Yatri". Mostly they come from South of Jharkand state as East and west Singhbhum and Saraikela district.In their mythology tribe they believe it is their final destiny. In their Folk song Rajrappa is Known as "Thel kopi Ghat"(Water Ghat) which means they used oil after bath.The hot water spring adds beauty to this temple and during winter it turns into picnic spot. Apart from the religious view this site is famous for large coal mines .Rajrappa is a project under Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited. It is one of the biggest coal-fields in its region. It is widely known as the Rajrappa Project, which consist of the main quarry (a huge open cast mine), offices, colonies, recreation facilities, shopping complexes, a police out-post and public utility buildings. It is a complete township in itself.The Bhera or Bhairavi joins the Damodar, falling from a height of 9.1 metres (30 ft). It is a scenic spot.
Rajrappa Falls has tremendous geographical significance. The Damodar valley at Rajrappa is a typical example of polycyclic valley or topographic discordance which is characterized by two storey valley. The Damodar developed its broad and flat valley of senile stage before the onset of Tertiary upliftment. The river was rejuvenated due to upliftment of landmass during the Tertiary period (65 million to 1.8 million years ago) by the side effects of the Himalayan orogeny and thus the Damodar excavated its new deep and narrow valley of youthful stage within its broad and flat valley of senile stage. The Bhera river coming from over the Ranchi plateau makes a waterfall while joining the Damodar and thus presents an example of a hanging valley. The Damodar gorge near Rajrappa is a typical example of incised meander.
For accommodation Dhramashala, rest house and Guest house are easily available at Rajrappa. This site is also well connected to Ramgarh by road.trains to delhi from ranchi passes through Ramgarh cant. station.Ramgarh cant is also of tourist attraction as it is one of the oldest  army cant. of panjab regiment.tourist can also reach here by Taxi and bus from Bokaro,dhanbad patna and ranchi.It is well connected by Delhi,patna,ranchi and kolkata by Trains nearest station is Ramgarh.the nearest airport is Ranchi airport.Native airlines offer service at Ranchi .

CNT an outdated law

In the era of colonial rule to protect innocent tribes from greedy and cleaver money lords,who were gradually engulfing all property by hook and crook,British govt. enacted chhotanagpur tenancy act 1908.After the promulgation of this act(with some exception) sale of lands belonging to tribes to member of other community had been made null and void.Even sale between tribes could be done only after written permission of DC of concerning district.Tribes from different districts was prohibited to make sale deeds.Tribe land was neither kept for guaranty nor could be donate.In other word this is a too protective law.At present this law has become a hurdle in growth of tribal people.Land is a assets for everyone.But due to this act tribes have denied this assets.Today when there is a big social and economical difference between converted and traditional tribes.Converted are buying land at minimal cost.But an other clause of this act 46(1) prohibits sale of land belonging to OBC and SC of jharkhand to people of So called forward community .In short member of forword caste can not purchase land from member of ST ,SC and OBC.In first glance this look beneficial as it check influx of money by land mafia,real state group and natives of other state who want to invest and settle in jharkhand.But in same way it discriminates between native forward caste of jharkhand and others.Forceful enforcement of this law make OBC as miserable as tribes.OBC are rather developed and use their land as excellent assets in various purposes.This would stop all this and price of their land would fall upto ground.Real state industry.Urban development plan,ranchi,jamshedpur,dhanbad and bokaro would be biggest victims of this law.Because there live largest group of Bihar.Who all fall in category of General caste due to domecile policy of jharkhand.For present BJP and JMM govt. It is an perturbing condition.They are fearing same fate as of babulal marandi due to domicile dispute.Political life of then CM came to an end due to that.If this decision is to be seen politically BJP is going to be biggest loser.

medicinal plant of palamau,jharkhand bidi plant or chidchidi or kendu

This plant leaves are used to manufacture bidi i.e. vernacualar cigarette .it is very common in Betla park(,famous for tourism and tigers) and also be used as show plant. 
It is a medium size tree which is extremely drought resistant. Bark is used to make fiber. Flowers are inconspicuous.

Medicinal use:---

1. The dried bark is crushed and decoction is prepared with it and given for glandular infections.
2. The decoction prepared by the bark is used as an external wash for skin diseases and ulcers.
3. The flowers are used to prepare decoction and given for heamorrhagic conditions, plies and cough.
4. The decoction prepared by the roots are used for abdominal disorders.

Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts, has very potent anti-inflammatory anti-pyretic action. Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts have been used in traditional folk medicine to treat numerous diseases. Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts are a natural alternative to commonly used anti-inflammatory drugs like Dolonex (Piroxicam), Brufen (Ibuprofen) and Voveran etc. Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts can be used with confidence for treating Fever.
Directions For Use: Boil 50 gms of Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark in 250 ml of water for 30 minutes. Strain and drink the Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts twice daily for three days. The symptoms of fever are reduced in a day and complete relief is afforded using Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts.

Not To Use With: No specific precaution needs to be followed while using Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts to treat Fever.

Side Effects: None are seen with Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts. Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts can be used with confidence to treat fever.

Expected Results: The symptoms of fever are reduced in a day and complete relief is afforded using Asmantak or Bauhinia racemosa Bark Extracts.

Expected Results Within: 1 day

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Bihar election 2010

Bihar election 21010 is to be finish but what is going to result may be a big issue to predict a result.Nitish kumar has tried to  lure voters.he has done excellent work on some fronts and he is likely to get back positive result.but there is some other issue which decide outcomes in bihar.Other then law & order ,development and social welfare ,there is issue of self proud,caste calculation and negative work of present government.All managed  media of bihar have been admiring Nitish govt. for five years but is it possible for a govt. to always do correct never a single wrong deed in all tenure.teacher appointment is a great setback for youth of bihar.it ruined the life of 1.7 lac person.they even do not get  pay equal to skilled worker of MANREGA .what is worth of Rs. 6000 in present market ,no promotion,no leave,no increment, and govt. want excellent work from those ill fated men.they all would vote against Nitish.
                                        For all shortcomings Nitish blame center and congress ,but think what is the need and relevance of state if Center have to do and fund all programs.they want and demand a spacial package for  bihar,why ,leave popular politics of blame and explain your case.MP and UP never demanded a package on account of separation than why bihar.Every bihari politician show dream of a govt. who would do everything for all person. Govt. would give food,money,entertainment and people would do nothing except attending political meeting.develop in a state with hard working ,self dependent,creative people .If bihari labour can construct  delhi and Mumbai than why not home state bihar.But bihar govt. want to make them idle for nothing except voting and producing new voters.It may be a cause for demand of special package that Nitish never got a chance to digest huge money as Lalu and other enjoyed in bihar before partition of  jharkhand.

 next in new post

budhhist tourism in Jharkhand

Lord Buddha  is light of Asia who gave solution to agony and pain of human being from sufferings of materialistic world.Prince Siddhartha of Shaky dynasty got enlighten at Bodhgaya.presently in Bihar.unknown fact about Buddha is his links with jharkhand..Chatra  and palamau districts of jharkhand adjoins gaya district of bihar.Buddhism at that time was a social reform movement which later turns into a religion .In bhadrakali temple of chatra,jharkhand ,Buddhist deities can be seen. Buddhist deity Tara can be seen here in black stone. It also has an inscription of the time of the king  Mahendra pal Deva. Dr. Grierson in his notes on Gaya District (pp. 3, 4) has mentioned the Buddhist stupa at Bhadrakali complex of Itkhori.It is said that after enlightenment Lord Buddha came to bhadrakali temple ,his parents came to woo him to back to palace but he said ITI KHOYI means all lost here.from that day this place is known as ITIKHOYI who gradually modified into itkhori.

links of Lord Buddha with palamau in next post 

images of medicinal plant

this plant is known as lahi,karhaina,chutchutia in palamau area of jharkhand.it grows in unused barren land .This is very helpful in fresh cut cases  on skin with bleeding .Just apply 2-3 drop of leave juice and see the miraculous effect

medicinal plants of jharkhand

Nature have given palamau many gifts of medicinal plants.Tribes have been familiar with their properties and use them to be healthy in all adverse conditions.birhore,korwa,asur and other primitive tribes live in malaria zone of jharkhand and availability of these medicinal plant decides their fate in dense forests.GUMA common name is a plant which is normally considered as a weed in rabbi crops.

description
Leucas cephalotes (Roxb.) Spreng, Labiatae. is one of the common weeds found in Central and South India. It is upland rainy season weed. In India, it is commonly known as Dronpushpi (Dron = bunds, Pushpi = flowering plant). It is commonly occur in Drona (earthen berm). Other names in different Indian languages include Barahalkura (Bengali); Gubo, Kubi (Gujrati); Dhurpisag, Guma, Gumma, Goma (Hindi); Devakhumba (Marathi) and Peedalumni (Telugu) (Krishnamurthy, 1993). The genus Leucas includes about 100 Asiatic and African species. Common species found in India are L. aspera Spreng., L. linifolia Spreng, and L. uritcaefolia R. Br. (Caius 1986). Although Dronpushpi is a problematic weed for farmers, it is a tasty potherb for many rural people and a valuable medicinal herb for herbalists and is cultivated for herbal drugs in some parts of India. In village markets. Dronpushpi can be seen easily in rainy season. (Oudhi 1999, 2000; Oudhia and Tripath 1998, 1999, 2000; Oudhia et al. 1999). In tribal regions of India, Dronpushpi is a valuable drug for snake bite. a property reported in ancient Indian literatures, and is used both externally and internally. In many parts of India, people plant this weed in front of their homes to repel snakes and other venomous animals. The juice extracted from leaves is used to cure skin problems. In rainy season, many Indian tribal communities take bath with water having Dronpushpi leaf extract. They also wash their cattle and other domestic animals with this water. According to Ayurveda, the plant is mild stimulant and diaphoretic and used in fevers and coughs. The flowers mixed in honey is used as domestic remedy for cough and colds (Caius 1986). The seed also yields medicinal oil. Labellenic acid (Octadeca – 5, 6-dienoic acid) has been reported in seed oil. Beta sitosterol have been isolated from the plant of Leucas cephalotes. Anti bacterial activity of Leucas aspera leaf extract against Micrococcus pyogenes and Escheria coli have also been reported (Rastogi and Mehrotra 1991). Dronpushpi is valuable homoeopathic drug and as such is used for the treatment of chronic malaria and asthama (Ghosh 1988). In many parts of India particularly in North India. 

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Pankaj Oudhia
Society for Parthenium Management (SOPAM)
28-A, Geeta Nagar, Raipur - 492001 India