Saturday Reading!-Introducing Ms.Ruchira Kamboj

 Saturday Reading!-Introducing Ms.Ruchira Kamboj

Right from my childhood I have been told that Inda in North- South Direction is from Kanya Kumari to Kashmir. But Ancient India Was From Kanyatiratha(Earlier name of Kanyakumari) Kamboja (Sanskrit: कम्बोज) was a kingdom of Iron Age India, frequently mentioned in Sanskrit and Pali literature. The early Kamboja janapada coalesced to become one of the shodhasha (sixteen) Mahajanapadas (great kingdoms) of ancient India. Kamboja is regularly mentioned as "the country of horses" (Asvanam ayatanam), and According to Historian Etienne, perhaps this well-established reputation that won for the horse breeders of Bajaur and Swat the designation Aspasioi  and assakenoi (from the Sanskrit asva "horse").In Mahabharat being related to Duryodhan's wife The Kamboj king Sudakshina fought from Kaurwan's side and was defeated by Karna.

The Kambojs entered into conflict with Alexander the Great as he invaded Central Asia. The Macedonian conqueror made short shrift of the arrangements of Darius and after over-running the Achaemenid Empire he dashed into today's eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan. There he encountered resistance from the Kambojs' tribe were also good cattle breeders and agriculturists, some of which were of a size and shape superior to what the Macedonians had known, and which Alexander decided to send to Macedonia for agriculture.

I find Kamboj's are great fighters in every field but not in the name of religion or caste e.g.Shaheed udham Singh who shot O'Dwyer in Londonn to avenge Jallianwala bagh massacre after 21 years persuit was a Sikh of Kamboj clan's 'Jammu' Sub caste ,during trial when asked about his caste and religion by the judge, gave his name as Ram, Mohammad Singh Azad.Dr.Bhagat Singh Thind, an Indian American writer and lecturer on spirituality was involved in legal battle for over the rights of non-white people to obtain United States' citizenship for 23 years in US courts including Supreme court, was a turbaned Sikhs of 'Thind' sub-caste of Kamboj clan. Vidyadharan Suraj Parshad Naipaul(Sub cast among Kambojs) never used his caste. Kambojs are a secular society and are Hindus,Sikhs,Muslims and Buddhists.

In section 10.43 - 10.44 Manu gives a list of Kshatriya tribes including Kamboj's who, through neglect of the priests and their rites, had fallen to the status of Shudras as Kamboj King refused to give 100 horses as 'Dakshna'(Free gift) to Brahmin priests to which they were entitled according to 'Manu Simriti'.
In early Sixties, Balwant Singh the then Finance minister of Punjab, got Kamboj community's poor included in Economically backward classes from Partap Singh Karion, the then chief Minister for a period of 5 years. Since I was well to do, I remained in General category and my Sub-caste 'Padha', I started writing my caste Kamboj as my last name, a VOP  (Very Ordinary Person) I scored a First in doing so and Ruchira, the VIP (Very Important Person) is the 2nd!

Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations (UN). Currently, she is serving as India's ambassador to Bhutan and is expected to take on the new responsibilities soon.
Ruchika Born May03,1964 at Lucknow UP is M.A in Political Science. holds a rich and diverse experience in the field of diplomacy. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987 and was the All-India women topper and Foreign Service batch topper in 1987. Giving start to her career, she was posted as the Third Secretary in the Indian Embassy to France from 1989-91 in Paris. During a decade-long career, Kamboj has excellently been the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Chief of Protocol in New Delhi, and Indian High Commissioner in South Africa. Excellence In Diplomacy Kamboj has experience dealing with political issues, peacekeeping, crisis, and other areas as she was posted at India's Permanent Mission to the United Nations from 2002-2005, where she dealt with the aforementioned issues. She was also an integral part of the G-4 team, which worked on reform and expansion of the UN's Security Council upon the release of the Blue-Ribbon Panel report by Secretary-General Kofi Anan in 2014. During 2011-2014, she became the first woman diplomat to hold the position of India's Chief of Protocol. In 2014, the Ministry of External Affairs called her on a special assignment to monitor the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Heads of State and Government from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries and Mauritius were also present at the event, Indian Express reported. The experiences she holds in the field of diplomacy will be vital for India's relations with the United Nations and other countries. Regarding trade, maritime, and bringing issues to the UN's notice, Kamboj will play an important role as she will head the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations in New York City and I'm waiting to welcome her, here in New York!
What a coincidence!😀


       (1940-20??)


Searched, compiled and illustrated by Tejinder Kamboj

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