Frequently Asked Questons

• What is the significance of the Braj Hills?
• Who are the people destroying the Braj Hills?
• Why isn't the Indian Government doing anything about this cause?
• Why Hindus in India are not helping?
• Will my effort make any difference?
• I want to help but don't know how?
• Who can I contact to learn more about this cause?

Braj area according to our scriptures is also known as "brajcos 84 kos" which consists of Mathura, Vrindavan, Goverdhan, Nand Gaon, Barsana, Gokul, Mahavan Dauji (UP), and Tehsil Kama of District Bharatpur (Rajasthan) and some portion of Faridabad (Haryana). Below are some excerpts from our scriptures and significance of the Braj Hills:

The so called people are industrialists who have been given liberal leases by the Rajasthan state government led by Vasundhara Raje. In some areas up to 1000 trucks of stone per day is being removed. These hills are being demolished by dynamite gun-powder blasts. This amounts to not only to the destruction of the culture of Braj but it is also an environmental ramifications. The hills that acted as obstructive walls against the expanding desertification of Rajasthan are being broken down; the entire Braj faces the threat of becoming a desert.

The local, state and central government from time to time has banned the mining of Braj hills. When pressure is applied by the concerned Brajwaasis and Braj Saints, the government puts a temporary ban. But as quickly as the ban is in affect as quickly do the local officials take bribes and the mining continues. The same cycle has been repeating for the last several years. The government of Rajasthan has misleadingly and unlawfully issued mining leases in spite of the fact that:

• Central Pollution Control Board, New Delhi has strongly recommended to ban the mining at once.
• Archaeological survey of India, Jaipur and New Delhi has recommended ban of Mining activities in this Zone
• Jag Mohan Saxena Committee which was formed by Hon'ble High Court, Jaipur has strongly recommend complete ban of mining activities in Braj area owing to environmental pollution and threat to animals, religious and spiritual places.

Despite over 700 million Hindu in India, they have not taken this destruction seriously as is the case with many Hindu causes in India. They don’t realize that once the hills are blasted, they can not be re-raised from the ground. We can raise and re-build temples but we can not re-raise these hills. Most Hindus in India are occupied in the economic boom but a handful of concerned led by Shri Ramesh Baba, from Maan Mandir, Gahavarvan, Barsana (Vrindavan) have been trying to save the destruction of Braj bhoomi. The primary goal of Ramesh Babaji's life is to bring back the same dignity and appearance “Swaroop” of Braj bhoomi, as it was 5000 years ago. A positive movement has started in Delhi. One Member of Parliament of Bihar, Mr. D.P. Yadav has taken initiative on request of Brajwaasis to get the hills, the kunds (ponds) and the forests of Braj declared as protected area. A meeting has been already organized with Ambika Soniji regarding this issue and she has assured to organize an impartial survey by ASI and tourism department.

As an NRI, do not under estimate your influence in India and on the Indian government. History has proven that when pressure is applied from the West, the Indian government listens. You can help put the spotlight on the Indian government and it will have no choice but to stop the destruction. You never know which soul may be awakened through your effort. You can never know what "Leela" Lord Krishna has planned. You may be the vehicle through which Braj may be saved.

Below are some ways you can help. In case you have other ideas or if you need our help to advance your ideas or efforts, please contact us immediately.

• You can pray for the ban of the hills destruction.
• You can spread the word to your friends and family. They may know someone who can help.
• Sign the petition listed on the home page
• You can call or write to influential people (in the government, in environmental agencies, in media in the USA and India, etc). If you need help with the message, please let us know and together we can create it.
• Provide us with your contact information so we can communicate with you as the help is needed.
• Visit Braj Bhoomi in you next trip to India or have one your family or friends in India visit and see the destruction first hand.
• Lastly you can consider making monetary contributions. Your contributions will be used to restore Kunds (Ponds), Yamuna River, and the Braj hills. Braj Dham Seva is a 501(c) 3 organization and we have total transparency. You can contact the volunteers located all over the USA listed in the contact us page. These volunteers have seen the destruction and have already seen many of restoration projects underway. They can give you personal testimonies of how the money is being used.