Velandy Manohar, MD

Fostering Recovery By Increasing Understanding of Mental Illness


  • Home
  • Response to Recent Events in the United States
  • Sources of Solace, Strength, Insight and Inspiration
  • 25 Essential Morning Prayers
  • Dharma - Short Prayer
  • Dharma Prayers 2-7-21
  • Services Provided
  • Common Questions
  • Rates & Insurance
  • Helpful Forms
  • Links & Resources
  • Contact Me
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Hot Topics!
  • Links & Resources
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Mahatma Gandhi and the UNO
  • Global Warming Formulating and implementing a coordinated response to an imminent Existential threat
  • Readings for Meditation and inspirational prayers
  • Sanatana Dharma-P2P-Pedro Ruiz
  • Dharma - Shiva Ananda Lahari Commentary
  • Mahatma Gandhiji-Chronology of a blesssed life
  • Mahatma Gandhiji- His life and Message in his own words
  • Mahatma Gandhiji-Principles and Practice of Satyagraha
  • Mahatma Gandhiji- Views on Religious Conversion
  • Mahatma Gandhiji- Spiritual and Psychological Perspectives
  • Mahatma Gandhi 151st Birth Anniversary
  • Compendium of Videos and Posts Updated 10 28 19
  • P2P Psychiatric Delegation Report
  • Corona Virus Prevalence
  • Covid 19: Foundational Data to develop Policies
  • COVID-19 Testing, Key issues on Reliability of results for Clinical interventions and Policy development
  • Corona Virus Testing Challenges must be swiftly addressed
  • COVID-19 Countermeasures
  • COVID-19 Public Education Poster and Telehealth Interventions
  • Covid 19: Why 'Exponential Growth' Is So Scary
  • COVID-19 Policy Implemented In Belgium
  • COVID-19 Impact on Residents of Belgian Nursing Homes
  • COVID-19 Impact of Policies on Seniors in Belgium, Sweden
  • COVID-19 Potential for devastating effects when Social Isolation and Loneliness merges with the Debilitating effects of the Pandemic under the Malignant Ageism Regime in Belgium
  • Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities
  • Covid 19: Vaccination Strategy & Immunization
  • Covid vaccines should go first to health care workers, long term care facility residents
  • COVID-19 DEATHS BY RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE U.S.
  • More Than 100,000 People Died Of COVID-19 In Nursing Homes, Findings Show : NPR
  • enhancing care of and protecting the lives of our seniors and disabled individuals living in Nursing homes
  • Both Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Needed, FDA Says
  • Protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 could last eight months or more
  • NIHCM Newsletter: Chronic Disease, Mental Health & COVID-19
  • COVID-19 R Number & Spread in USA
  • Why 'Exponential Growth' Is So Scary For The COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • COVID-19 Vaccinations - Alternative Testing Options
  • establishing policies for requiring COVID -19 Vaccinations
  • SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without COVID-19 Symptoms
  • Learning from Excess Pandemic Deaths
  • COVID -19 – Vaccination Policies pursued by Govt at all three Levels
  • You Asked, We’re Answering: Your Top Questions about Covid-19 and Vaccines
  • COVID19 Multiple Foundational Reports
  • CDC Alarmed: 74% of Cases in Cape Cod Cluster Were Among the Vaxxed
  • COVID-19: Managing Response to Policy on Vaccinations
  • COVID19-Information from Yale Medicine on Delta variant, common fallacies and how to address misinformation
  • Immune System
  • Inflammation-Top 5 Blood Tests
  • The Human Family
  • Martin Luther King Tribute
  • Right is Right, Even if Everyone Disagrees
  • "We Can't Breathe"
  • Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale
  • Racism and Health - CDC Reports
  • Sullivan Report: Missing Persons: Minorities in the Health Professions
  • Satyam Eva Jayate- Truth alone prevails.
  • Hospice Training
  • What is a "Good Death"?
  • Fairfield County’s role in the Underground Railroad and early abolition movements.
  • HOLY MATRIMONY
  • America the Beautiful
  • Architecture of Inequality
  • Racism & Health - Disparities
  • Civil War: Letters & Materials
  • Culture Race & Disparities
  • Black Men 2.5 Times More likely than White Men to be Killed by Police
  • Disparities: Anti Racism
  • Disparities and Injustice: Crossing Generations.
  • Disparities: Multiple Articles
  • Disparities: Key reports from Professor David R. Williams
  • Resources on Racism
  • Martin Luther King, Jr. Riverside Church
  • Dr. King’s Beloved Community
  • Social Determinants of Health
  • Oak Creek Community Marks Two Years since Sikh Temple Shooting
  • Race and Race Based Discrimination
  • Race Based Prejudice
  • Criminal Justice Fact Sheet
  • Race, Culture & Urban Design
  • Race-Architecture of White Supremacy
  • The Nation: The Reconstruction-Era Violence Lurking in the Southern Air
  • Meaning behind the Juneteenth flag symbols - CNN
  • Malefic Murders of African Americans
  • How Slavery Haunts Today's America
  • V.A. Issues Employee Vaccine Mandate, a First for a Federal Agency
  • Juneteenth & Multiple Resources on Overcoming Challenges
  • Medical Ethics - The Doctrine of Double Effects
  • Police Accountability Bill
  • COVID-19 Managing Responses to Policies on Vaccinations
  • 'The unvaccinated are not a monolith': Reporters dig into why people delay getting the shot
  • How Teachers Can Manage Burnout During the Pandemic | Rutgers University
  • 5 Things To Know About the Delta Variant
  • Majority of unvaccinated Americans believe COVID-19 vaccines are riskier than infection
  • Debate Is Over: COVID Vax Doubled Protection for the Previously Infected
  • Strong-Arm Tactics Won't Get America Vaccinated
  • COVID-19 Update on Current Challenges and Responses
  • COVID-19 vaccines greatly reduce hospitalization risk
  • COVID19 Public Health Strategies to Address High Levels of Community Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and Related Deaths
  • TRUTH EVER TRIUMPHS 09 11 20
  • Use of COVID-19 Vaccines After Reports of Adverse Events Among Adult Recipients
  • Largest real-world study of COVID-19 vaccine safety published
  • FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots For Americans Over 65 and Those at High Risk
  • COVID-19 ARC Forum 9-9-2021
  • Gandhi Four Hymns for fulfilled life:
  • Med Talk- Gandhhi Darshan-Connecticut College
  • ARC Health Promotion Response to Food and Nutrition Service
  • Treatment Recommendations for Restoring Wellbeing
  • Massachusetts General Hospital- Spiritual Care Spiritual resources for Hard Times
  • COVID-19 CDC Decision on Booster Dose
  • Covid-19 origins: Why the search for the source is vital - CNN
  • Health Promotion - Educational Materials
  • 5 Ways to Prevent Dementia, Says Dr. Sanjay Gupta
  • Health Promotion: Covid 19 & Alzheimers Share Genetic Risk Factor
  • Six Tips to enhance Immunity
  • Increased White Blood Cell Count May Be Tied To Increased Depression Polygenic Scores
  • Response to Elon Musk and World Food Program: Solve World Hunger
  • Covid 19 - Delta-Omicron- Beta variants
  • Human Immune System - WebMD
  • COVID-19 Vaccinations and sustaining robust levels on nAb
  • Health Promotion Diets affect Intestinal Cells structure and function
  • Non Dairy Yogurt Options
  • MH Resources
  • COVID- 19 Dr Kesslers interview with Maddow on Managing risks plusTony Fauci-Vivek Murthy-Rochelle Walensky
  • COVID19-Five Reports on Issues with CDC 12/27/21 recommendations
  • COVID19-Risk of COVID19 Death nearly 4X Higher in Schizophrenics
  • Dharma-Response to Calls for Genocide in the Name of Hindu Dharma
  • COVID19-Can You Leave Isolation After 5 Days?
  • Afghanistan Advocacy 12/21/21
  • Classical Music list and resources to restoration of well-being,
  • Managing Risks of Omicron Variant in Community - Issues with CDC Guidelines
  • COVID19-Isolation Should Not Be "One Size fits All" Amesh Aldeja
  • Health Promotion Recomendations - Belly Fat and associated issues
  • How Omicron Symptoms Differ From Delta, Past COVID-19 Variants: Charts
  • Testing Could Help End the Pandemic, if Only We Had Tests
  • Pooja Vidhanam
  • Letter to PM re: Narayana Guru
  • India must revive Santan Dharma Principles
  • Stop the Shooter - Stop the Bleed
  • Strategies to adopt Countermeasures to Stop the Shooters from achieving their gory goals
  • Impact of Gun Ownership Patterns and Availability of Firearms to Children 1-18 in the USA
  • Veterans' Health-Engagements Part 1
  • Vetrans' Health - Camp Lejeune_Janey Ensminger
  • Vetrans' Health- Personality Disorder Discharges
  • Vetrans' Health_Personality Disorder Discharges Part2
  • Vetrans' Heath Part 3
  • Vetrans' Health - Stand Down / Memorial Day Parade
  • Vetrans' Health - Marine Corp League
  • American gun violence has immense costs beyond the death toll
  • Uvalde shooter exhibited '"almost every warning sign"
  • SANATANA DHARMA VAK - MOKSHA NAAVAM
  • Sadhana Path - The eBook
  • Temple Book- Touchstones on the path from despondency to liberation andTranscendence
  • Reflections on a well lived life of my Pooja Poocha [Cat]RIP
  • Mindfulness, and Self-Regulation resources
Velandy Manohar, MD
93, Meeting house road
Haddam, CT 06438
[email protected]

Juneteenth & Multiple Resources on Overcoming Challenges

Dear Friends and Neighbors

Today June 21, is the 57th anniversary of murder of three fearless Freedom Riders in Philadelphia, Mississippi.

Since Friday I have had the opportunity to take a look at the Juneteenth Flag and jot down my responses. I would like to share this if I may.

I am very glad this weekend brought us much to be grateful for, especially a high point was when President Biden signed the Billing to Law and created a Landmark National Holiday.  He went down on one knee to welcome 94 yo Grandmother of the Juneteenth to white House. Ms. Opal Lee is an untiring courageous Texas Activist. Biden got down on one knee to welcome the 94-year-old 'grandmother' of Juneteenth to the White House (yahoo.com)

This image in the historic context of the establishment of a National holiday and the Video of President Obama singing Amazing Grace at the Church to commemorate the Martyrdom of Emmanuel Nine I shared this video in my last mailing are most heartwarming and spiritually satisfying especially because there is silken skein connecting the events we are commemorating then when Mr Biden was V-P and now when Mr Biden is  President and an eminent African American- Asian Woman is the V-P of our United States.

Mother Pollard’s words resonate with me in the context of this 400-year long struggle When asked about how she was coping with having to walk to work every day,[Birmingham Bus boycott- that launched Dr. Kings Satya graha- Civil rights movement she said “My feets is tired, but my soul is rested.” This is recalled by Dr. King in his speech I have provided.

These are extremely moving reminders of the great sacrifice made by African Americans as they bore the brunt of the struggle for achieving Equity, right to Self -determination, “and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our Posterity” that was promised on 09 17 1787 .

I am sharing a description of the Juneteenth Flag and my reflections on the symbolism. What does it say to you folks? This attachment includes the text of most memorable speech, “Our God is Marching On” delivered at the triumphant conclusion of the Selma  to Montgomery March on, March 26, 1965, when he focused our attention on the ARC of the Moral Universe that demands our unremitting attention and unrelenting focus if we are to bend it towards Justice. Our History makes it cannot happen on its own accord.

The Juneteenth event in 1865 demonstrates starkly and bleakly that 2 and ½ years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed the Civil Rights of all descendents of slaves was not protected as it ought have been according to the Constitution.

Even after the XIV Amendment was ratified in 1868, their rights were not affirmed or for that matter especially after the XV Amendment[1870] their disenfranchised state was not remedied. For that matter even while we are rejoicing the Commemoration of the Juneteenth Event and you reading this letter there aggressive malign efforts to disenfranchise individuals constituting marginalized BIPOC which was protected by the XV Amendment and CRA of 1964 and VRA of 1965.

Imagine this picture for a minute, I have many times… After reading Dr. B. Stoute’s second or third slide and listening to her presentation on Wednesday 06 16 21 and reading about some of her work I was motivated to gather resources, organize my thoughts, and create the documents and accompanying letter in time to share or the weekend. I admire her work and her ability to convey her passion and deep insights I am profoundly grateful to SHH to bring this caliber of CME events. 

I welcome your responses. Please share as you see fit.

All the best.

Velandy Manohar, MD

PS: I will glad to share the previous email with the 4 attachments that I sent at end of last week:
Racism- 1. What is Juneteenth? – marks the end of Slavery in the United States 
2. Juneteenth Prayer
3. Racism: President Barack Obama sings Amazing Grace
4. Racism: June 17th Church Assassinations.
5. Racism-Juneteenth Flag Symbolism and connections to Dr.MLK Jr speech in Montgomery, Alabama , “Our God  is Marching On.” VM

Additional Resources:

1.  a    Birmingham Church Bombing - HISTORY

     b. Montgomery Bus Boycott - Facts, Significance & Rosa Parks - HISTORY                                                         

2.  a. Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner - Wikipedia

     b. The 1981 Lynching that Bankrupted an Alabama KKK - HISTORY

     c. Emmett Till and 4 Black Americans Whose Killings Provoked Outrage and Activism | HISTORY Channel

     d. The People's Grocery Lynchings (Thomas Moss, Will Stewart, Calvin McDowell) (lynchingsitesmem.org)

     e.  An Iconic Lynching in the North - America's Black Holocaust Museum (abhmuseum.org)    [email protected]; [email protected] Dr. Cameron the founder is a Lynching Survivor

3.  a. The Unsolved Mystery of the First People Killed During the Civil Rights Movement - HISTORY

     b. Florida Teen Trayvon Martin Shot and Killed - HISTORY

4.   a. Civil Rights Movement Timeline - Timeline & Events - HISTORY

      b. Six Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement - HISTORY

      c. Did World War II Launch the Civil Rights Movement? - HISTORY

      d. When Black Nurses Were Relegated to Care for German POWs - HISTORY

5.  a.   One of the Last Slave Ship Survivors Describes His Ordeal in a 1930s Interview - HISTORY

      b. The Atlantic Slave Trade Continued Illegally in America Until the Civil War - HISTORY

      c. Descendants of Last Slave Ship Still Live in Alabama Community - HISTORY

Velandy Manohar, MD

 

 

 

 

Disclaimer
af85ad9eae708e5da5e8224db764e774