Bandhavgarh - Medieval Trade Destination

 

Going by the recent excavations of Archeological Survey of India in and around Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve,days are not far that apart from being famous for Tiger Tourism Bandhavgarh situated in Dist - Umaria in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh will also have a prominent place is Archeological Tourism.

ASI has begun its stage two excavation work here from April 1,2023 which will continue till the end of June 2023,as per Mr Shreekant Bajpai from ASI Jabalpur range,the team has discovered a small Buddh Stupa,apart from it few days back two big size Stupas admeasuring 15 & 18 Feets respectively have been excavated from Bandhavgarh,if these discoveries have anything to indicate soon this region can be included in Buddhist Circuit of India Tourism and might become a place of religious significance for Buddhists from different parts of globe.

Mr Bajpai said that after carefully studying the excavated antiques it seems to us that Bandhavgarh was an important destination in the trade route which used to connect south India to north India during medieval period.

Shyonak - Patent RDVVV Jabalpur

Biology Department of renowned Rani Durgavati University of Jabalpur - Madhya Pradesh has finally completed its research on the medicinal benefits of ‘Shyonak’ (a native tree of Madhya Pradesh which is found abundantly around the state) and has received a Patent for the same.

The research which was under process for almost a decade has finally being concluded,the Patent will give the university exclusive copyright over medicinal uses of this tree for more than two decades,hence anyone conducting research on medicinal uses of this tree will now have to take approval from the university.

Shyonak tree (Oroxylum indicum) is full of medicinal benefits and all its parts right from its roots to bark to leaves and even its fruit can help preparing medicines effective in treating different categories of viral infections.

Vice Chancellor of Rani Durgawati University Jabalpur Shri Prof Kapil Dev Mishra expressed happiness on this development and said “the professors had been working hard since long for this research,this development will further strengthen the reputation of our university.”

Destitute - No Longer!

 

The second wave of Covid 19 has been very severe and so have been its repercussions on life of the people,everyone has suffered due to it in some or the other form,however there is no loss like loosing dear ones,especially the pain and sufferings a small child has to endure after loosing parents to Covid.

Understanding the pain and the problems they will have to face in the coming life without their parents and to protect and provide for them Madhya Pradesh government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan has come up with a innovative and much needed scheme called 'Chief Minister Covid 19 Child Welfare Scheme' under which the state goverment will provide for all the children of madhya pradesh who have lost both their parents to Covid.

- Rs.5000 per month to meet expenses till the child turns 18 years of age.

- Free of cost ration to the beneficiary every month. 

- Space to reside in a Government run children home in case the child has no proper home to live.

Apart from this the government will also ensure free of cost secondary,higher and technical education in all state run institutions and financial help for fee payment if the beneficiary opts to study in private educational institutions.

Though it is impossible for the government to make up for the emotional loss children who have lost their parents to covid have gone through,however a scheme like this will surely help its beneficiaries to rearrange their lives and proceed confidently in their life journey without being dependent on any other person.