Himalayan Times (1951)

September !). !9">1

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Burial of a Living Yogi

(From niir uirr.'-p"n'ient)
Darjceling, Sept. 3.
I'nusual sensation was
created l>y a Yogi claim-
ing Yogie powers of re-
maining BBoNglOimd for
twelve hours at a stretch.
Arrangements for his inter
ment were initially made
at the V ictoria Park on
Aii<*. '-"J. 1931, when large
crowd gathered, in the
hurry and hustle of which,
it is reported some of the
enthusiastic spectators hail
to part with pieces of or-
naments etc. The crowd
was so lug and uuinancgc-
ahle that the Yogi at last
declined to demonstrate
his Yagie feat. It was
then M Sept. 3, 1931,
that arrangement* under
official supervision were
made at the Marital Squ-
are. In the evening at
<) O'clock the Yuji march-
ed solemnly into a diteh
and in a sitting posture
commenced meditation
fflamadhi) The cavity was
then covered over with
planks on top of which
was spread earth. Almost
throughout the night the
place hummed with Uari-
Kirtans At li a in the
cavity was uncovered
when the Yogi appeared
to all intents and pur-
poses to have gone, to a
coma. Application of ice,
however, hud the desired
eflect after about half an
hour when a I i.iver pal-
pably passed all through

Young Bengali Reported
Dead.

From mir r.,rre-]s,ndentt
Darjecling, Aug. 30.

A young Bengalee re-
ported to he a student
was found hanging from
a Iwam in the locality
situated helow N. C. Go-
enka Road, Darjecling.

The urge which goad-
ed him to emhraep the
icy hands of death is. as
is usually the case, shroud-
ed in mystery.
Sri D B Perlyar arriving
in Kalimpong

Srec D. li. Perivar.
the writer DirootOf of first
Vepali Bin 'Harischandra'
is attiring here by Air
on September KOth for
ahout a fortnight's stay
it is learnt here.

New season for Cardairi mis.

New season of t'ard-
motn has already begun.
The crop thi« year is
estimated to lie ahout 8 I",,
of last year. Demand from
Pakistan is good.

his body and the Yogi
came back to life and
stood up in flesh and lilo-i),
which naturally ushered
in excitement and bustle,
people vying with one
another in prostrating he
fore the Yogi and offering
gifts in cash created a
scene Bulk of the people
however, evince interest
to know what comments
Science may have to offer
on this marvel.

Cloth Distribution in
Kurseong

IFr-jm Our Correspondent

Kurseong, Sept. 5.

Though another Pre-
Puja distribution is antici-
pated, yet the people of
Kurseong crowded the
retailers shops for making
cloth purchases, lo such
nn extent that asstilting
took place in at least two
places. The consumers
sus|>eeted ill-treatment at
the hand of the retailers
in the arrangement of the
ration cards. People were
found frequently complai-
ning about it saying the
the retailers wsre mixing
up ration cards without
prefcrin; the priority in
submission of cards, for
their own beniut.

Many paoola received
tluir supplies,after waiting
from 8 A. M. till 4 P. M..
from the remaining stuff,
over which no choice could
be made. Still many could
not get it at all, after
so much troubles. The
retailers are rumered to
have purchased innumera-
ble ration cards and ma-
naged to manipulate the
stock at their disposal,
accordingly.

In certain shop,, they
kept their doors closed
except one small opening.
Naturally crowds asseni-
blcd in so h places and
they could not know
what was happening with
• heir ration curds or when
their term was to come.