Namo Namaha—Saluting the Unsung Heroes

As India makes its march into the 21st century as a confident nation, there have been many instances of successful people. Though if one follows the Indian media, the success stories are those of Bollywood stars, entrepreneurs who have made millions, and cricketers (despite the fact that they are loosing one series after another; the latest one being the series with England). True, they deserve credit for what they have achieved for India, and they have made us all proud (well, except for cricketers). But I want to dedicate this blog to the unsung heroes: social workers, scientists, IAS officers, artists, and others who may not have achieved the glory, but whose contributions are probably equally important. They have worked selflessly for their society and their nation without expectations of major monetary gains. I have listed a few of them with links.

Major Manish Pitambre, who lost his life while fighting hardcore terrorists in Kashmir. Alas, Indian media was busy with a terrorist's (Sanjay Dutt) acquittal
http://www.planetpowai.com/news/1208200704.htm

Shri Marappa Annamalai, Shri C G PATIL, Shri K N Shankara, Shri G RAVEENDRANATH, Shri PS VEERARAGHAVAN, Shri MKG NAIR, and other members of the ISRO team that built and put a GSLV satellite into the space in 13 months flat, a record of sorts.
http://www.indianexpress.com/sunday/story/215171.html

Shri Raju Narayanaswamy, the IAS officer from Kerala who has shown a no-nonsense attitude towards illegal constructions.
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/214374.html

Shri Chamu Krishna Sastry, founder of Samskrita Bharati, who has devoted his life to spread the language of Gods, Samskrita. This guy is on road 20 days a month!!! India’s ancient wisdom is mainly in Samskrita, and its spread is necessary for the preservation of our culture.
http://www.lokvani.com/lokvani/article.php?article_id=3432

Shri E. Sreedharan, the Metro Man who built the Delhi Metro before target timelines.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Sreedharan

Shri Niraj Mohanka, Shri N.S. Rajaram, Shri Natwar Jha, and others for showing the continuity of Indian culture and its greatness http://www.goodnewsindia.com/index.php/Supplement/article/253/
http://www.hindunet.org/hindu_history/ancient/aryan/aryan_toi.html

Smt. Meenakshi and Shri Anshu Gupta, founder of the social-service organization, Goonj
http://www.goodnewsindia.com/index.php/Magazine/story/goonj/

And finally, the innumerable yogis and rishis who have brought the light of yoga, pranayamas, meditation, and ayurveda to the modern world.

Some of these people or organizations (like Samskrita Bharati) need monetary help to continue their work forward. All of us cannot be karma-yogis like them, but we can definitely contribute by donating to these organizations. Every bit helps!!!