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Dr Neh Srivastava- The President of CSSOS and a principled policymaker

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Dr Neh Srivastava is a civil servant who is the president of the Central Secretariat Services Officers Society (CSSOS) under the Ministry in Home Affairs. Apart from being a renowned author and environmentalist, he is also a social activist and a very famous keynote speaker. In his career, Dr Neh Srivastava has held many important portfolios like Commerce and Textile, Prasar Bharti and as DG of Foreign trade under the govt. of India.


As a policymaker, his contribution to the improvement of the nation is always implemented on the thought of benefitting the general public and his efforts are really appreciated by the government. Over the years, he has gained immense knowledge and experience in the fields of Administration, Management, Planning, Legal, Finance, Policy making and implementation. He aims to be the voice of the underprivileged. Dr Neh Srivastava has numerous certifications in management and administration such as Export Marketing, EXIM Policy, Procedure, Marketing & Documentation and WTO SPS Agreement.


One of Dr Neh Srivastava’s major policy implementations was back in the year 2019. At that time, the country’s real estate field was sinking so his policy implementation gave boost and support to the real estate market as a whole. His suggestion had relieved several realtors who were struggling with over 2-year tax exemption on notional rent on unsold homes. When the government extended the tax waiver on notional rent on such flats for two years since last year, it helped several realtors, especially in the NCR and MMR zones.


In his career of over 20 years, he has achieved several milestones. Dr Neh Srivastava has received the Honor of Doctorate in STRATEGIC PLANNING in the 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research Trends in Arts, Science, Engineering & Technology [ICMRTASET – 2019] from California Public University, USA. He has also received the Excellent Professional achievement award in the year 2020. In 2019, he was the receiver of the Bharat Shaurya Shri Award. In the year 2018, he was the guest of honour in the youth achievement award and also the State Convener of “Swach Bharat Abhiyan” State of Uttar Pradesh (Sanitation) in 2018.


Dr Neh Srivastava has always worked for the betterment of the country so we, the GOI and the people of India look forward to him for a better, developed and advanced India. To know more you can simply follow Neh Srivastava on Instagram, Twitter, website & LinkedIn. (Link given below)
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COVID Updates: Covid-19 tally crosses 6M mark in Maharashtra

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COVID Updates: On Thursday, Maharashtra recorded 9,844 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total to above 6,000,000. In Maharashtra, there have been 6,007,431 cases so far. On March 9, 2020, the state’s first case was filed in Pune.

The government has been able to curb the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Dr. Tatyarao Lahane, director of the Directorate of Medical Education and Research (DMER).“We have a population of more than 120 million in Maharashtra and till now 6,007,431 have been infected with the virus. This shows that we have been able to deal effectively with Covid-19,” said Dr. Lahane.

773 of the 9,844 new cases originated in Mumbai. There were further 10 deaths in the city, bringing the total death toll to 15,348.

The second wave, which began on February 10 in Maharashtra, has resulted in 3,958,629 new Covid-19 cases and 68,499 deaths in less than four months, compared to the first wave, which saw 2,048,802 cases and 51,360 deaths in about 11 months.

Secretary-general of  Organised Medicine Academic Guild,  Dr. Ishwar Gilada, said “We have 64% cases in the second wave as it was more infectious, virulent and also lethal compared to the first one”  He further added, “Even today, we are facing problems in mainly rural parts of Maharashtra in places such as Kolhapur, Raigad, and Ratnagiri.”

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Homeopathy Can Effectively Control and Even Cure Thyroid Disorders, says Dr. Samit Ghosh

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Dr. Samit Ghosh, B.H.M.S, D.N.Y.T.G.P, F.W.T, Consultant Homeopath, National Institute of Homeopathy, Barrackpore, POPD talks about how homeopathy can be helpful in managing thyroid disorders.

Thyroid is gland in the neck, just above the collar bone. It is an essential part of the endocrine system that secretes thyroid hormones which controls the metabolism process of the Body. A healthy thyroid gland is extremely essential for the human body.

But for some people, due to several reasons, the thyroid gland is unable to do its job properly. Either it secretes less than required hormone causing Hypothyroidism or it secrets more than the required hormone causing Hyperthyroidism. An underworking or overworking thyroid gland leads to a host of different symptoms such as extreme weight gain, susceptibility to cold, indigestion, fatigue, weakness, irregular period for women etc.

It is a serious health condition faced by people all over the world, especially in India. It is estimated that 1 in 10 people in India have Thyroid Disorders. Although the cause of the disease is still not very clear for every patient, mostly this is due to lower or higher levels of Iodine in the body, Autoimmune Diseases, Tumors and genetic reasons.

In traditional treatment patients have to take lifelong synthetic thyroxin hormone, whereas in Homeopathy there’s a very good chance that after treatment patients can stop taking medicines and live a normal life. When the body gets the artificial thyroxin hormone from external sources, gradually it stops secretion of the hormone, causing the disease to aggravate.

Homeopathy is the second most popular holistic system of medicine worldwide. The selection of a medicine is not done based on the disease but based upon the individualization of the patient and symptoms similarity. Homeopathic remedies do not suppress any symptoms; rather it stimulates the body’s immune system or life force to get aligned for the ultimate healing. “We need to keep in mind that our body always wants to be in balance and protect ourselves, Homeopathic Medicines just work like a catalyst in this process”, says Dr. Samit Ghosh.

Now if someone asks, “I have Thyroid disorder, what medicine should I take and in which Potency?” There is no accurate answer for that, but with the science of homeopathy, based on individual signs and symptoms many medicines such as Thyroidinum, Iodine, Spongia Tosta, Sulphur, Natrum Mur, Amyl Nit, Ferrum Iod, Phosphorus can be chosen. Like if the patient has symptoms such as sensation as if the eye were swollen and pushed out of the orbit; palpitation; frequent fainting, sudden syncope, lying as if dead; hands and feet numb, “Phosphorus” can be chosen as the remedy. But if the patient has symptoms like enlarged thyroid; protruding eyes; palpitation of heart; excessive nervousness; marked debility; frequent tremors with weariness, exhausting sweats, “Ferrum Met ” can be chosen as the remedy.

This type of treatment can provide a complete cure for the patient. Complete cure means the patient is Symptom Free without any Medicine and his pathology reports are all in normal range.

There are many such patients who have elevated TSH levels in the blood report suggesting Hypothyroidism. With Chronic Homeopathy treatment, not only the TSH level dropped to Normal range, but the patients in general are healthier. There are several such cases in Homeopathy.

Although Clinical Trials are not very common in Homeopathy due its Individualization Nature but in Modern Homeopathy there are some Clinical Trials conducted. Homeopathic medicine Thyroidinum 3X is used as a supportive therapy for Hypothyroidism patients. It is found that around 50% to 90% patients got symptomatic relief compared to 30% to 60% in placebo. The reduction of TSH levels was found in 100% for the study group compared to 20-27% in the placebo group.

Although in practice many cases of Thyroid Disorders are cured both Clinically and Pathologically, more studies are required to make people aware that Homeopathy can CURE Thyroid Disorders. And if the factor of Individualization can be introduced in such studies, instead of studying one particular medicine, the results will be much better.

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Find Positivity in Every Situation Like David Johnson, The Famous Basketball Player and Rising Entrepreneur

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David Johnson is a renowned basketball player and an entrepreneur. At the young of 22, DJ has gained a lot of fame as a college basketball player.

David hails from San Antonio, Texas. Since childhood, David was quite passionate about basketball. Basketball being his favourite sport he figured out he wants to be an athlete as he grows up so he started his training as a basketball player when he was only in 1st Grade.

Currently, he is a full-time athlete and an entrepreneur. He also creates networks with people all over the people. On asking him about his biggest inspiration. He said famous American basketball player, LeBron James has always been an inspiration to him. According to David, LeBron James always inspires others to be the best version of themselves. This is one of the main reasons why David admires LeBron James so much.

David believes his success as an athlete is only because of his coach Leroy Harley. He played under Coach Leroy in the AAU which stands for Amateur Athletic Union. It is a travelling basketball team. His coach also helped him with his basketball career in college. At the young age of 22 years, David has achieved several milestones. When he was in high school, he played in James Madison, where he broke the school’s all-time career points. As a sophomore in college at Mount Mercy University, he scored 21 points again against the #3 teams in the nation which was one of the memorable days for David himself as an athlete.

David is an inspiration for today’s generation. Through his hard work and dedication, he turned his dream into a reality. He wishes to guide each and every individual who trying hard to make their name in the field. According to him, if a person is consistent and strives hard for their work, they will definitely achieve their goals in their life. He asks everyone to trust the process no matter what happens and try everything to improve themselves. Even if they fail, instead of giving up they should continue to strive hard, sooner or later their hard work will pay off.

One of the positive qualities of David is that he learns from his mistakes and again stood up to work and spent his life pursuing his basketball career. He allows himself to grow in every way like in his physical skill, mentality and emotions. David has worked hard to establish himself as one of the best basketball players in the current times and a rising entrepreneur in the industry.

Sanskar Daryani: This Car Enthusiast Now Has A McLaren To Himself!

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Sanskar Daryani has recently bought the McLaren car and added it to his already unrivaled collection of luxury and sports cars of the best of brands in the country and the world. Sanskar’s McLaren is the first in Madhya Pradesh and the third in India.

From Indore, Sanskar Daryani is a popular social media influencer and car enthusiast who is known to generate quality content revolving around cars, luxury, lifestyle, fashion, motivation and positivity. He has attained a dedicated following of thousands of people on his Instagram page (@sanskardaryani01).  He has also become an important figure in the car community of the country that wants to look at real individuals who drive national and international luxury and sports cars. Sanskar Daryani has a brilliant collection of cars in his garage. They include the Lamborghini Huracan, BMW Z4, Porsche 718 Boxster, Jaguar XJ, Audi A3 Cabriolet, Mercedes GLS 350d, Mahindra Thar, Ford Endeavour, MG Hector, Mercedes GLA and the Range Rover Evoque. By buying and possessing the McLaren now, Sanskar Daryani has become a storm on social media, especially for young people who are interested in automobiles.

Furthermore, all the cars in Sanskar’s garage have the same digits on their number plates – 0001.

As a social media influencer, Sanskar Daryani is a much-loved personality. This is perhaps because of his ability to connect to his audience and keep them engaged. On his social media, Sanskar puts up various messages and quotes that intend to bring out positivity in people and make them realize the importance of the right mindset and outlook in life.

His Instagram page is also a hub for regular giveaways and other similar things. Sanskar Daryani says, “My audience and followers has given me a lot of recognition and I owe a lot to them. These small giveaways etc. are just means by which I express my love and gratefulness for them.”

Team Wizard media Becomes Hub For Social Media Influencers & Artists

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With the advent of technological advances in the era of development, the digital space has become more complex and people are spending more and more time in it. With every new addition to the digital world comes equally limitless marketing opportunities. Digital marketing has now become the need of the hour. Team Wizard media is a budding media and marketing company focusing on social media and digital marketing promotions. It was founded by Aditya Belnekar along with Hetvi Karia on May 2016. The agency is known for working with top entrepreneurs, influencers, and small companies to grow their media presence, build strong brand credibility, and boost their business.

The company has successfully engaged with 400+ clients from across the world and helped them improve their social and digital media credibility. The brain behind the strategical movements of team Wizard media, Hetvi and Aditya is quite determined to level up the competition for other marketing companies with their customized services that are made available with utmost perfection.

Team Wizard media makes use of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), SEM (Search Engine Marketing), Social Media Marketing, Social Media Optimization, E- commerce, Lead Generation and E-Mail Marketing in order to provide the best possible digital marketing support to budding artists and celebrities.

Different from most media companies, Team wizard media focuses on creating a customer experience based on trust. They are aimed to gain more website traffic through additional content marketing (blogging), pay-per-click marketing (PPC), and social media. This results in a proper management of strategical digital marketing which thereby increases the accountability of the clients with a wider audience.

When asked about the ways in which digital marketing tend to influence the talented young people in the digital world, Aditya Belnekar, the CEO of Team wizard media expresses his joy by saying, “Without a solid digital marketing foundation, many businesses won’t withstand economic crises or grow as effectively. Everyone must use this effective ways of marketing that the technical world offers to attract more prospective buyers to their website, convert these prospects into leads, and those leads into sales.”

Companies which were earlier negating the power of digital marketing skills, are now seriously considering the opportunities of digital marketing and are applying strategies to grow their businesses. “Reaching out to the consumers is the key for successful businesses. This is exactly what we do and give support to attain for our clients”, says Hetvi Karia, the co-founder of Team wizard media.

In this wave of pandemic and declining economy, managing stability, productivity and profit might seem risky for many. In these times of crisis, digital marketing strategies are necessary to survive at any cost.

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FOXCLUES INDIA 100 PRIME AUTHORS WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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The rising research and marketing firm, Foxclues focuses primarily on efficient usage of resources, statistical measured research, and proper implementation of strategies for targeted marketing. It was in the news recently, for its endeavor to honor the best authors, irrespective of genres and categories, for their exceptional contributions to society, in their own unique styles. The company successfully hosted the “India Prime 100 Authors Award” and honored the winners with prestigious awards. The Judges are from Education Affairs Secretariat and they have evaluated the contributions made by the participants to the society and honored the top 100 authors. Despite the world being in the clasp of the global pandemic, the organization did not let such circumstances be a hindrance and actually chose this time as a selective opportunity to spread hope among people and encourage them for their great deeds. Various authors, writers, poets, researchers, and journalists who were talented and deserving, came into the limelight due to these awards. Young renowned Entrepreneur, Author, and Indian Philosopher, Mrinal KJ commented that there are many talented people who are just not provided the opportunities to prove themselves. He further added that they intended to welcome, encourage and honor the hardworking and exceptional writers & researchers who inspired, motivated and saved a lot of people during various low times, to keep up with their good work and to let them know that efforts never go wasted and they lit the lives of others up. He gave a special note on researchers mentioning that it takes hard work to summarize and analyze about specific topic whereas we can see many researchers have accomplished multiple things and that is incredible. The winner’s list is attached below:

Name Designation/Author of
Biswaroop Mitra Author (The Mayawati of Kailasa)
Pratiksha Pradeep Ghodke Shades of Life
Pausali Mukherjee, Flip to Fillip
Sougat Nayak (The Loser & I Quit)
M a Murtoza Study on Fitness Awareness of Physical Fitness
Manoj Dathan M THUS IT HAPPENED
Sujit Kumar Mishra Fundamentals of Android App Development
Himanshuwar Thakur (Mr.Typewriter)
Chaitanya yechuri “The Sacred Simulation ”
Nitin goplani shayar e alam
Nitin Kalal Medical Practitioner
Pratik Ravindra Khandagale A Swipe to Bid Adieu
Asmita Lehandas Meshram Love & Sex
Bendangsashi Walling “Unmasking Language ”
Mohd azam Renowned Author
Anantinee Mishra Manhattan to Munnar
Nandini Viswanathan The Book Shelf
Milind tulshiram kadam Henry Marlon And The Truth
Nikhil Govil Research Topic: Genetically Engineered Software Testing Through Mutants
Kushal Chakraborty Physics Researcher
Sankalp Pradeep Shukla Mahekti Dharohar and Mihika
Jina Sarma Prem Ki Kalaa
CA. Sumit Menaria Tashree…Don’t Look into Her Eyes!
Dr. Francis D’Costa 51 Habits of highly successful people
Manisha Koushik Fenghsui Tips for a Better Living
Sushil kumar “Dipak soni” Turning Point
Vijay Singh Rajput The Immortal Science (Who planned the Universe?)
Arun Dev Narayan Saaye Tere Mere
Bimal Tiwari “Atmbodh” Loktantra Ki Haar
Ankita Sarkar Unicorn
Raghav Chauhan Seasons of Heart
Shweta Maheshwari She Met Life
Dr. Kamal Shah Recent Advancement in Prodrugs
Dr. Abdul Salam Khan Assistant Professor
Vinod kumar vicky Renowned Author
Dr Manas Ranjan Behera Associate Professor
Senorita Joyce “ONE STEP AT A TIME”
Dr Neetu Faujdar Modified levels of parallel odd-even transposition sorting network (OETSN) with GPU computing using CUDA
Tanu singh Maya ek Ehsaas
Dr. Rohitas deshmukh Associate Professor
Devanshu Tripathi Amazing facts of Indian Mythology
Shriya Sarangi Two sides- the rational and irrational mind
Dr Priya Verma Centre for Children and Special Care Dentistry
Kumar Nishant “War of Secrets
Abhishek Kumar Anmol Fossil of time
Chaitanya yechuri “The Sacred Simulation
Sonal Singh Author
Pratik Ravindra Khandagale A Swipe to Bid Adieu
Rekha bhagtani 52 Pips
Dr. Siva Prasad Panda Associate Professor
Mr Tanuj Joshi Patent holder under the name Drainage Grating Assembly
Atul Bansal Research Topic: Determining Diabetes using Irish Recognition System
Hemant Agarwal Power of Employee Engagement
Sayyed mohammad faizan masroor Research Topic: Mechanical And Dynamic Mechanical Behaviour Of Novel Glass-Natural Fibre
Pawan Kumar Verma Assistant Professor, GLA University, Mathura, UP.
Dr. Anuj Garg Research Topic: Development and investigation of Artemether loaded binary solid lipid nanoparticles
Srinivasan Gopalan Fab Four – The Legend of Garuda (Fiction: Mythological Spy Thriller)
Author B. Talekar The Dark Dekken
Sarbajit Chowdhury Speaking From The Autumn Of My Life
Jaymin Shah A walk with Myself
Parismita baruah Author
Ajay Menon.A Aftermath: The Purpose and Conflict
Aasim Shah The Lords of the Indian Subcontinent’
Dhruthik Shankar The Hour of Life
Ch Siddharth Nanda Asst. Director
Filza Maryam Me and My Unspoken Self
Rahul Pradhan Assistant Professor
T .vijayarajan Author
Devesh kumar singh You Are Thee Priority
Dr. Amit Kumar Saraswat Department of Mathematics, GLA University, Mathura
Ankita Bhatia Virtual Entrepreneur and Writer
Suraj Nautiyal Lost of Girl
Sanya tikraya Writer and Poet
Padmini dutta sharma Glass Splinters
Mehak Budhrani Kukreja Six inches are enough on heels…not in bed!!!
Mr. Dattatraya Wamanrao Gawali Graduate Teacher.
Pinkey s jain Sumer Mann Wings
Dr N.V.Surendra babu Professor in FED
Mr.S.Daison Stallon Assistant Professor Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Nehru Institute of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore
Gunjan Agarwal “Early Maths Matter”
Raghav Chauhan Season’s of Heart
Aashish Saihgul Humming Poetics
Fawaz Jaleel Nobody Likes An Outsider
Prabin sharma The Way I Learn
Dr Nisha Sharma Assistant professor, Invertis University, Bareilly
Dr Neetu Faujdar Assistant Professor
Dr. Vinayak Singh Tomar Research in Applied Zoology and Animal Physiology
Subhash Chand Agrawal Assistant Professor, Dept. of CEA
Sarah You Ebrahim Unmasked Semblances
Subhrasankar Das Sfotikchapa Phosphorus
Rohit Shetty Breaking Silence 5
Vivek Kumar bajaj Common Mistakes and Myth
Devanshu Tripathi Dream of Common boy

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Aditya Aggarwal of PKG lifestyle news launches Top 50 personalities magazine; Sonu Sood on the cover

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Aditya Aggarwal, the founder of PKG lifestyle news released the digital version of its PKG lifestyle top 50 personalities magazine. Shipra Aggarwal, the director of PKG lifestyle news says that through this magazine PKG has brought you 50 inspiring stories of top personalities of India.

The actor and humanitarian Sonu Sood’s relentless efforts to help underprivileged people during the corona pandemic make magazine’s cover story. Other celebrities featured in the magazine include Sapna Chaudhary, Vindu Dara Singh, Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan Tejwani, Malvika Sood, Ajay Dhama, Vishwa Deepak Gupta.

Head to their website to read about the lifestyle of these 50 featured personalities who have been working really hard, even during the pandemic not only making their business grow against all the odds but also helping others who are affected worst by COVID-19 and national lockdown.

Boom in the Indian Crypto services, new and better players on the market

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Millions of young Indians have begun trading in cryptocurrencies, raising hopes that India’s demand for cryptocurrency is finally growing. Millennials in India have been purchasing crypto at a consistent rate. Trends found in the United States and other major countries, as salary cuts, economic hardships, and more time spent at home have fueled the search for new revenue streams. There are realms that allow investing with as little as 100 rupees. 

Due to the pandemic, without going anywhere, anybody can easily invest in cryptocurrencies with a single click of a button because of its convenience. Some current players have been functioning for a few years in the ever-growing sector, but the debut of Cryptobiz Exchange has created a buzz as they have taken the market by storm with their features, services, and simplicity. They are helping businesses to globally move on-chain.

Cryptobiz has established a perturbing business model to breach the Indian premium market. It will encourage an increasing number of people to begin investing in cryptocurrencies and become a part of the world of virtual assets. Cryptobiz is here to intervene and build a fair market in this unjust higher premium pricing. With the focus being on a secure platform and convenient user experience, the firm pledges to serve its customers with the most reliable proactive experience the market has seen. They have also openly challenged the marked-up premium rates of other exchanges like WazirX, Zebpay, CoinDCX to sell crypto at the best rates across India. 

By stabilizing the Indian cryptocurrency trading sector, it looks like Cryptobiz will reach the forefront. Some unique features are listed, all of which are described on the official website. Cryptobiz Exchange is now running a beta version with more and more features. In the next few weeks, Cryptobiz is going to start its feature-rich platform for the highest possible consumers, with Android and iOS smartphone apps. Moreover, an innovative Defi exchange platform is in the works. It will very soon be accessible to the ever-growing community of Crypto.

Are you bored of buying crypto at an increasing price? Do you require an exchange that emphasizes your safety and provides excellent services? The leading solution is Cryptobiz Exchange. The outstanding features are present for Cryptobiz to take over the Indian crypto-monetary sector with an effective UI and immediate support.

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BHOJPUR TEMPLE – A CHRONICLE OF ARCHETECTURAL BUILDING TECHNIQUES IN 11TH CENTURY

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The Betwa river rises from the Vindhyachal Ranges in the Raisen district of Madhya Pradesh. The river is well mentioned in Mahabharat and Skand Puran scriptures as Vetravati or Shuktamuti . Great Sanskrit poet Kalidas describes river Vetravati in his epic Maghdootam. The river passes through well-known ancient historical places such as Vidisha, Sanchi and Orchha. From its origin Betwa flows through Malwa Plateau in the half of its journey and the rest in UP before confluence in the Yamuna River at Hamirpur district. In Vidisha the river surrounds Udaigiri hills famous for its Gupta Period caves from three sides after flowing near Sanchi.  Some historians say that Kalidas scripted Meghdootam on Udaigiri hillock.


This region was known as Dasharn Region in the ancient times and was part of Awantika Mahajanapad.  Awantika Maha Janapad was divided in two parts with capitals at Ujjaiyini  and Mahishmati or Maheshwar. In eleventh century the Dasharn Region which was also known as Malwa was ruled by  Parmar King Bhoj with his capital at Dhar city. The modern city of Bhopal  was named after him as Bhojpal  in ancient times. In our school days we had read a story on Raja Bhoj that how his father Sindhuraja  and  his uncle Munja  suffered a humiliating death in the hands of  enemy.
The Betwa River flows through another ancient place  Bhojpur  named after  King Bhoj where the king had  began to construct a huge temple in 11th century. Though the shrine   could not be completed but its sanctum sanctorum houses the world’s largest  Shiv-Lingam on a huge three tier imposing plinth . It’s very fascinating admiring structure with astonishment. The attraction was so huge that in our school days that boys would cover 22 kilometers on  cycles to admire and worship  this colossus statue.


 A saying goes in Bhopal that “Taal to Bhopal Taal baaki sab Tallaiya” that means if there is a huge lake its in Bhopal only and other lakes are just ponds in comparison. So people do admire Bhopal lake for its vastness. But the real biggest lake was constructed  by King  bhoj before founding this temple and the place Bhojpur. Bhopal lake is remaining part   of that vast lake which does not exist now. In fact  the historians say that the  temple was originally stood on a rocky slope  culminating on  banks of a vast lake that was around 18.5 long and 7.5 miles wide. This huge water body was formed by building 3 earth and stone dams on Betwa River during Bhoja’s reign. The first dam was built trapping the river waters in a small ravine   surrounded by hills. A second dam was constructed in a gap between the hills and third dam was built that still exists in present-day Bhopal which was being recharged by Kaliasot River to pour water in Bhojpur dam. This man-made reservoir existed until 15th century, when Malwa Sultan Hoshang Shah destroyed the stone barrage of two dams and emptied the lake. Some historians say that he breached the dam on locals demand. Quoting a contemporary  Persian account some historians say merchants from  Bhopal and Vidisha requested Hoshang Shah to pull down the dam as their caravans were being raided by bandits who would take refuge at inaccessible ice lands in the lake. Another legend say that the lack was a big obstacle on his invasion plan to capture town Hoshangabad across Narmada river.  According to some legends the lake between two hills was so vast spreading  in many miles that present day Mandidweep hillock town as the name indicates  was also an Iceland surrounded by waters .  The remnants of huge masonry stone cyclopean wall of dam still exist along with road to Bhojpur Hill. There are legends that reservoir water took many many years  to flow out  emptying  the land. The land turned very fertile and later  hundreds  villages came up there.


One can see the  huge structure of temple from distance on a rocky slope  that culminates on a deep hilly depression where flows the river Betwa. The temple lies on a platform  that is 115 feet  long, 82 feet  wide and 13 feet  high. On the platform lies a sanctum comprising  a square on the outside, each side measures 65 feet  on the inside, each measures 42.5 feet.  As the temple was under construction and abandoned before completion,  so like any ancient architecture ascending Mandap with domes (Pavilions)  could not be built. One comes across the sanctum sanctorum directly to a colossus Shivaling hold on a high three tier plinth rather huge superimposed lime stone blocks whose sides measure 21feets .   The Lingam is 7.5 ft high and 17.8 ft in circumference. The total height of the lingam, including the three tier platform is over 40 feet . 


The temple is ornamented with a few sculptures and carvings  at the façade but exterior of three sides walls are plain  even there  are no windows except a stone crocodile Makara for water delivery. The wall at the entrance features sculptures of celestial nymphs and attendants of Shiva and river goddesses. There was  no dome Shikhara  but 4 colossal  pillars hold a ceiling at the top with intricate sculpture carvings.  Each of the 40 yard  four huge pillars are  single stone piece. The restoring archeologists were stunned to find that how these 35 ton each  pillars were positioned  as there were no cranes those days. There are so many perceptions on this temple. There is no mandap or pavilion with a dome in front of sanctum sanatorium.  Its roof or ceiling which remained opened for a long specially when we would visit  the temple 5 or 6 decades ago. The roof is rectilinear and not typical curvilinear culminating in a dome. Taking an account of features that only front of temple having ornamental sculpture and carving and three exterior walls are plain,   researcher Shri Krishnadeva says that temple was a funerary monument. The study of certain medieval text explains that temple were raised on the bodies of royal persons and such temples were considered as vehicle for ascent to heavens. These temples were known as palaces or chariots for accent to heavens. That is  why the ceiling is rectilinear open and not curvilinear turning in dome. The researchers give reference of King Bhoj’s father Sindhuraja and uncle Munja who suffered humiliating death in the enemy territory. But large temple drawings and architecture plan engraved along quarries on escarpment and unfinished Stones and a huge ramp behind confirm that there were intentions to build a huge temple complex.  


Now the question is that why the temple was incomplete or abandoned. As the temple was incomplete no inscription or historical edith is available that who commissioned  it,  But  name of the place Bhojpur  corroborates this temple’s  association to King Bhoj. Some historical copper plates and literary accounts confirm that it was a region where King Bhoj ruled who  built big dams. Inscriptions of later Paramar rulars say that “King Bhoj covered the earth with temples”. Some Jain contemporary literature throw light that he built 104 temples in his capital Dhar. The association of the temple to King Bhoja is also ascertained on account of Merutunga who reports that in  Prabandhchintamany   Bhoja bestowed on the poet Magha describing all the merit of the new Bhojasvamin temple that he was about to build himself , and then set out for the country of Malava. However historian say that Magha was in 7th century and temple was commissioned in 11th century.  The style of the sculpture on the building confirms an early to mid-eleventh-century date for the structure.  The mason’s mark on this temple has an inscription  dated 1035 CE confirms that it was commissioned in 11th century.


There is a perception among the history scholars that the construction of this temple was stopped abruptly or abandoned due to a sudden natural disaster or defeat in war. As temple lacked a roof, archeologist K K Muhammad who was responsible for temple restoration says that ceiling could have fallen due to a mathematical error while calculating load and then king Bhoj left the idea of building this temple following other circumstances.


So the temple was incomplete and abandoned but it has left a unique fact with unfinished task and materials. The structural architectural plans maps and drawings engraved along quarries over  rocky sand stone escarpment, stone architectural parts cut and designed with fashion scattered all over on the slope, un finished sculptures statues left in the ground, un molded pillars  and a big earthen ramp behind the temple ascending up to the top of  temple suggests  building process of 11th century.  The ramp was used to transport stones and other building material to the top and to place large blocks into positions . The architectural plans, map and drawing indicate that the original intention was to build a massive temple complex with many more temples. One more important fact has come to light . The masons who worked there have left their marks as engraved   on the temple building, the quarry rocks and two other shrines in the village. Their number goes to thirteen hundred. This includes the names of 50 masons engraved on the temple structure. Other marks in the  form of  symbols such as circle, crossed circle, wheel, trident Swastika and other characters of Nagari script are also engraved and  inscribed on stone. The historian say that marks meant to identify the amount of work completed by individuals, families or guilds involved in the construction. Normally such marks are erased after the temple is complete. But all these   have helped scholars understand the temple construction techniques of 11th-century India.


For centuries there was system of Mahant or priest in this temple. They belonged to a  single family. The surrounding princely states had attached a few of lands villages with temple and its revenue earning.  But now this temple has been taken over by Archeological Survey of India for its maintenance and restoration from time to time.   Lakhs of people from Bhopal and  adjoining towns throng in this temple during Shrawan Mondays every year.This temple is not a stone monument only but a document and chronicle that throws architectural building process in 11th century.