Yogini Ekadashi Vrata । World Sports Journalist Day

Yogini Ekadashi: Everything you want to know
When is Yogini Ekadashi ?
Yogini Ekadashi falls in the Krishna paksha of Asaramas or the month of Asar.

What is done in Yogini Ekadashi ?
Today, an idol of Lord Narayan is installed by fasting, and is revered. Offering vog means offering food, fruits, Naivedh, etc. It is the broad spectrum of living; Sanatan people consider the idol as a living god and treats it with grain, devotion, and other offerings. People donate to needy people under the grace of that idol, they lighten the incense sticks and also perform Aaratis.

Worshiping Peepal tree on this Ekadashi destroys all sins and attains paradise after death. Peepal is the fairest plant, with its root reaching far, people won't prefer to plant it nearby houses, everyone worships the giant Peepal tree; however, no one fights for its fruit as Peepal fruit is not edible for human. Peepal's wood is not for household purpose, so Peepal brings lesser community greed and quarrel and more communal worship and gatherings underneath.



From the day of Dashmi, any tamasic food, including barley, wheat, or mung bean, is avoided. Apart from that, salt consumption refrained from fasting and one day in advance. Salt consumption accelerates the wandering characteristics of our mind, avoiding salt consumption means stabilizing the mind and bringing peace within.

Vrat Katha of Yogini Ekadashi
In the kingdom of Alkapuri, Shivaji's supreme devotee Kuber Raja's kingdom, he used flowers in worship. Thus, a gardener named Hemmali used to bring flowers for the worship of the king. One day, Hemamali forgets to bring the daily worship flowers as he was having fun with his wife in Mansarovar.

Angered by the delay in worshiping his beloved Lord Shiva for not bringing flowers on time, King Kuber angrily curses Hemmali for the deprivation of a woman and for being sick. Due to his devotion to Shiva, Hemmali did not lose his conscience. His pursuit is to liberate from the curse and gets advice from a Rishi/ sage.

The same sage tells Hemmali about the vow of Yogini Ekadashi, and Hemmali returns to her old life under the influence of this Ekadashi vow. This Ekadashi gives a healthy life to Hemmali; we all need a normal life after this lockdown, don't we?

Let's do well, think well, speak well, and reserve good feelings in our hearts. Best wishes.

International sports journalist day



Many of us watch football matches of different leagues at night, shout and post status on Facebook as soon as our favorite team scores a goal. We are fans of many sports including cricket, table tennis, golf, wrestling, aren't we? Thus, the International Day of Sports Journalists, which disseminates, publishes, promotes and broadcasts sports related news, is celebrated on July 2 every year.

Today, the rights, interests and professionalism of sports journalists are discussed all over the world. This day has been celebrated since 1994.

What is sports journalism?
Sports journalism is a branch of journalism concerned with reporting news related to sports. It originated in the early 1800s and has covered all sports-related news and events since then. World Sports Journalists Day is observed annually to celebrate this form of journalism and the people engaged in it.

In the digital era, the pace of sports journalism has increased significantly. It requires great skill and expertise to cover such competitive news. World Sports Journalist Day is a great initiative to honor sports journalists and acknowledge their hard work.

Because of the journalists who take big cameras in risky races and sit at high altitudes and risk their lives, we get to watch live and clear audio-visuals at home. During the filming of many racing sports including cars, motorcycles, water boats, F1, journalists are always in the shadows while filming with the lens of the camera in their hands, they risk their life up in the air hanging on a chopper of below underneath a bunker and even underwater.

In some cases, we do not even know the names of the journalists who died in the course of sport news coverage. Today, the world remembers those brave and dutiful journalists. There is no country or language of sport, so African runners are popular in Asia, and Asian swimmers are popular in Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Photos of Messi, Beckamp, Ronaldo are affixed to Nepal's rural tea shops, Isn't this enough evidence for sports fascination?

These pictures are also taken by a hard working sports journalist. If they are not sports journalists, the market and context of sports will shrink globally.

Being a sports journalist requires not only risk and hard work but also knowledge. Only journalists who have a thorough knowledge of the game, rules and practices, and critical thinking can be a sports journalist. Let's remember that while we are watching the scene of a swimmer swimming on TV, a sports journalist is soaking in the water and following the swimmers while swimming with the camera. Moreover, the contribution and hard work of sports journalists in exclusive sport events like World Cup, football, cricket etc. is commendable.

We don't like to watch sports stale, so we "Hamro Patro" salute to all the sports journalists around the world who bring the same game and results to us without making the slightest mistake for live broadcast. Sports journalists are not seen as a formal business or a dream of the next generation in Nepal. Let the star of sports journalism grow in Nepal these days.


-Suyog Dhakal