After reading the news item we rushed our Special Correspondent in Animal Behavioral Sciences, Takloo, to the SBSCOTM and he filed this report after raking up a lot of monkey-mud in the process. Alluding that, this had a precedent when EDS men of Tamilnadu had 'erected' a temple for the starlet, Khushboo, in Tiruchirrapalli, Tamilnadu and conducted daily poojas which enabled Trichy to become a center for learning and the special homams enabled the local REC to be accorded NIT status immediately thereafter, Vivek Kangdi the Vice-Chairman, himself a devout Hanuman Bhakt explained thus,"The position comes with an incense-filled office, a desk and a laptop. Four chairs will be placed facing the empty seat reserved for the Holy Chairman, but all visitors must enter the office barefoot.It is our belief that any job that has blessings of Lord Hanuman is bound to be a success,”Kangdi said.
But why would God's Avataar need a laptop?“Oh!! That is only a back-up when cases upon cases get filed for application to the MLA's and MP's posts. With elections around the corner, next year, committed aspirants to these august positions want to acquire a honorary degree in order to embellish their CV. All Hindus know that Hanuman can lift mountains and leap oceans, but ancient texts make no mention of his business acumen. Nevermind that,” says Kangdi. Continung breathlessly and reverently,“Only a select few know that when he displayed his heart full of love for his Lord and Master, by ripping it open, he was automatically filled with the acumen of strategizing SMEs' and large enetrpriseslike Daarubai Anilaani who have also evinced keen in interest in starting a Distance Education centre in their Corporate offices at Mumbai.”
So are the applications being vetted by the Daarubai Anilaani brothers?
“Yes, after taking over and supplying all the needs of their disloyal customers who keep switching between their products and their greedy country cousin by name Daarubai Mukesaani they have hit upon this idea that for every 500 rupeess purchase from any of their outlets their customers stand to get an Honorary Degree of Philosophy in the Art of Living Disloyalty and get to select the person to be nominated for the seat of MLA and MP. The person with the maximum number of defections stand to get chosen easily.”Kangdi said.
But isnt Lord Hanuman known for his Loyalty?
“ Agreed, when we were looking for a Chairman for our institution, we scanned many big names in the field of technology and management. Ultimately, we settled for Lord Hanuman, as none was bigger than him and by choosing the most disloyal customers who get worthless products and persons who claim to represent the ordinary voice-less citizens in the running of the country but actually represent vested family and friends interests we intend sending a message that there is no greater punishment than sitting in the Parliament where useless debates about nuclear deals and bridgng of rivers and quotas for education, jobs take place along with admonishments by the Speaker and walk-outs,” Kangdi said.
Will he grant a darshan to the students who join?
“Of course he will!! During exam times all the students who take his name in vain and chant the secret Hanuman mantra will automatically get centum marks and be awarded their degree after 4 years of Lord Hanuman's pooja with great diligence and fervour and discipline by learning the art of organizing mobs and rallies during the Living Hanuman Ad-Voiceji's chariot Yatra through-out the state during the elections next year.[whisper]Actually it was his advice to start this college because Lord Hanuman speaks to him during his daily Tapas[end of whisper]” Kangli said with a conspiratorial wink.
What will be the syllabii of the Institution?
“That is a top secret. Theory will be taught in the college and whenever and wherever elections are held practical classes will be taught and students will get to practice their skills on those dis-believers of Lord Hanuman without any fear,” Kangli said.
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Lucknow: He’s a monkey, He’s a god, and now He’s a business school Chairman.Hanuman, the popular Hindu monkey God revered for his strength and...
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Lucknow: He’s a monkey, He’s a god, and now He’s a business school Chairman.Hanuman, the popular Hindu monkey God revered for his strength and...
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NEW DELHI: A dozen priests chanted around a sacred fire in New Delhi on Tuesday as a group of Indians offered prayers to the Hindu monkey god Hanuman asking him to grant US presidential hopeful Barack Obama an election victory in November. Several dozen people took part in the prayer ceremony held at a Hanuman temple. Many said they believed an Obama victory would bring positive change to the world. “From the land of Gandhi we convey our best wishes to Mr Obama for the forthcoming presidential elections in the United States,” said Brij Mohan Bhama, a local businessman who organised the event. Bhama said an Obama victory would be good for India and the rest of world “because he stands for change” and would help stem rising prices, poverty and terrorism. Bhama said he got the idea for Tuesday’s event after reading reports in Indian media that among the many good luck charms Obama carries is a replica of Hanuman. Hanuman is one of the most popular gods in the crowded pantheon of Hindu deities, and devout Hindus ascribe great strength and valour to him. Hanuman’s most famous feat, as described in the Hindu epic the Ramayana, was leading a monkey army to fight the demon King Ravana and rescue a kidnapped princess. Bhama said he plans to send Obama a 2-foot-tall, 33-pound statue of Hanuman that has been polished with gold. Bhama does not represent any official group in India, but Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, the chairwoman of the US group Democrats Abroad-India, attended Tuesday’s ceremony. Sauvage-Mar, is one of 22 delegates who will represent overseas Americans in August at the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. “I will definitely and happily bring their best wishes with me,” she said of Obama’s Indian fans. Taking the idol may prove more difficult. Sauvage-Mar said US federal law prohibits senators from accepting any gifts that cost more than $10. But Bhama said he was certain the idol would make its way to Obama. “It is understood that representatives of Mr. Obama will help with sending the idol to him,” he said without providing details.—AP |
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 It’s unusual. But, it’s a fact. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic party’s presidential nominee, is seeking the blessings of Hindu god Hanuman in his battle for the White House. The 46-year-old senator from Illinois, who defeated his rival Hillary Clinton in an epic 17-month long electoral battle for Democratic party nomination, carries a “tiny monkey god” apparently representing “Hanuman” with him for good luck. A recent photo posted on Time’s White House Photo of the Day collection shows the first ever BlackAmerican nominee of a major US party for the Presidential elections carries with him a bracelet belonging to an American soldier deployed in Iraq, a gambler’s lucky chit, a tiny monkey god and tiny Madonna and child. That “tiny monkey god,” of course, appears to be a statue of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, says the posting but editors and the photographer has not identified it as such. Obama, whose father was a Kenyan and mother a white woman from Kansas, spent initial days of his life in Indonesia where Hinduism is a popular religion. In addition to a lucky penny, Republican candidate John McCain carries a lucky nickel, and a lucky rubber band, which he wears around his wrist. He also has a lucky sweater and a lucky hotel room in New Hampshire, says the caption on his photo. |
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