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Hello! Saluí! Namasté! Jai Bhagwan! ("I bow to the divine within you.") With the blessings of Ganesha, Saraswati, Shiva, Krishna, Radha, Rama, Sita and all the Devas and Devis, welcome to the Internet home of the Inner Realm of Patria, or in Sanskrit Antarbhumi Ramrajya. Patria, unlike some other micronations or virtual nations, has never formally issued a declaration of secession from a macronation, i.e. a "real" country such as Canada (the macronation with which Patria has enjoyed a special relationship since 1867), and does not claim a physical area such as a few city blocks in Toronto - although back in the 1970's there had been visions of it occupying an impressive chunk of real estate, possibly in Central Asia, having a population almost that of Canada, and even claiming a colonial empire. Rather, Patria is an "Inner Realm" that exists anywhere you want it to be and is accessible to anyone through meditation and sadhana (yoga practices). Patria was established as a sovereign, independent realm on June 30, 1818, (an auspicious date in a previous lifetime of this site's creator) although its recorded history - then known as the Republic of Castoria - began in 1972-73 when as an 8th-grader at Toronto's Forest Hill Junior High, Michael Brooker needed a diversion to help survive his home-room class, and later to survive high school and being a teenager in the (ugh!) 1970s. In those days, the names "Republic of Castoria" and "Patria" were used interchangeably, but "Castoria" fell out of favour circa 1978, surviving today only in the name of the capital city, Castoropolis. Once a liberal, secular republic, Patria underwent a profound and powerful spiritual transformation (known popularly as the "Dharmic Revolution") beginning in late 1989, sparked in part by the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. Since 1992 Patria has been a de facto Hindu theocracy, nurturing and propagating the teachings of Sanatan Dharma ("sanatan" = eternal; "dharma" = truth or righteousness, but is difficult to translate literally), as taught in the Vedic scriptures, the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and the Bhagavad Gita, as well as in Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of ahimsa (nonviolence), and commonly referred to in the West as "Hinduism", although the Constitution of Patria recognizes a First Amendment-type guarantee of religious/spiritual tolerance.
Like some other Micronations such as Talossa and New Worcester Kingdom, Patria was hatched in the mind of an adolescent boy. But unlike most micronations, its originator has never assumed the role of King, President for Life or Grand Phoo-bah. In fact, there is no King, President or other human-incarnation head of state (elected or otherwise) in Patria. As Ramrajya or a Divine Kingdom, a deity of the Hindu pantheon and an aspect of the Divine Mother, Saraswati -- Goddess of learning, speech, language, music and the arts -- is the Queen, Protectress and Patron Goddess of Patria. All executive and legislative powers are vested in the Congressus Patriaë, a 333-seat legislature elected to a four-year term. On April 15, 2006 elections were held for the 48th Congressus Patriaë (XLVIII Con. Pat.), inaugurated on June 30, 2006 for a term ending June 30, 2010. The party holding a plurality of seats is a the Amrita Party, a party devoted to the worship and teachings of the "hugging saint" Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma). During the 47th Congress the Amrita Party merged with the former Spiritual Regeneration Movement (SRM), a Hindu nationalist/revivalist party similar to India's Bharatiya Janata Party. Although in previous Congresses, Mr. Brooker had assumed the role of Patria's de facto Head of Government (without ever claiming the title of Prime Minister), in the 48th Congress, as in the 47th, that function will for all practical purposes be fulfilled by Amma, in her role as House Leader of the Amrita Party. Mr. Brooker serves as an Amrita Congressman in the 48th Congress, representing the city of East Castoropolis, Caesarea. Other parties include the Chakra Party, a New Age party, which is a sometimes uneasy ally of the SRM and Amrita but more often than not its chief rival, using the slogans "Transformation, not Transcendence!" and "no Gurus, just right!", National Union a rightist, law-and-order party that once billed itself as "The Man's Party! Forged in the fire! Tungsten Tough! Testosterone in your balls=NU on your ballot!", Lilith Party "The Grrrrrls party!", Libertarian Party "Less government, more freedom!", Social Democrats and Progressive Labour (leftist/pinko-sympathizing), Green Party (the usual motley crew of left-wing tree-huggers), Rationalist Party (promotes atheism and the philosophy of Objectivism, based on the writings of Ayn Rand), Party for Personal Responsibility (a one-trick pony: pay down the deficit, cut social spending, plus a dose of personal responsibility), Jungle Party (a smack-talking personality cult for fans of Jim Rome), Family Values Party ("Healthy, happy, heterosexual!") and about 20 others. Unlike Canada, Australia, the U.S. and U.K., but like most of the democratic world, election is by proportional representation, so virtually any fringe party is guaranteed one or two seats in Congress.
CAMPAIGN 2010 - THE RACE FOR THE 49TH CONGRESS
On April 17, 2010 Patria will elect a new Congress, the 49th Congressus Patriaë (XLIX Con. Pat.). A new blog site has been established, where you can follow the 49th Congress campaign trail. This page will also serve as Patria's temporary home page while Patria seeks a new website host once Yahoo kills off Geocities.
XLVIII Con. Pat. Election - April 15, 2006: Inner Realm of Patria
Antarbhumi RamrajyaXLVIII Con. Pat. (2006-2010)
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Salutations to Lord Krishna. Thy will be done, not mine.
Ya Devi Sarvabhuteshu Dayarupena Samsthita
Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namah.
Salutations again and again to the Goddess (Devi) who abides in all beings in the form of compassion.
Saraswati namastubhyam varade kamarupini
vidyarambham karishyami siddhirbhavatu me sada.
O Mother Saraswati, my humble prostrations to Thee who art the fulfiller of all my wishes. I start my studies with the request that Thou wilt bestow Thy blessings on me.
Yaya vina jagatsarvam shashvajjivanmritam bhavet
jnanadhidevi ya tasyai saraswatyai namo namah.
But for Thee the whole world would appear lifeless. Thou art the presiding deity of knowledge. Salutations to Thee, O Goddess of learning.
Salutations to "Bapuji" Swami Sri Kripalvananda (1913-1981). vasauQaOva kuTumbakma\ Vasudhaiva kutumbakam - the world is one family.
Introduction/History:
News, Current Events & Congressional Record
The Amrita Party won 88 seats (or about 26% of the popular vote), well ahead of the National Union's 70 seats (21% of popular vote). The Chakra Party holds 48 seats and by necessity will form a coalition with the Amrita Party. The Amrita and Chakra Parties will get enough votes to ratify their agenda from the Green Party (24 seats), Lilith Party (16 seats), Progressive Labour (19 seats) and Social Democrats (11 seats). The lock-em-up-and-throw-away-the-key National Union will once again have to settle for being the official opposition party in the 48th Congress, as they were in the 46th and 47th. The Parties Page highlights all the major parties represented in the 48th Congressus Patriaë.
Although as noted in the introduction above, Patria is not strictly speaking "secessionist" (in fact, one could argue that Canada seceded from Patria in 1867), as of September 1998, Patria is a member of the League of Secessionist States (LOSS).
"State of the Realm" Messages
Similar to the U.S. President's annual State of the Union speech, this message is delivered on the final day of the annual session of Congress and highlights legislative achievements of the past year. Read the texts of the 2003 message, concluding the First Session of the 47th Congressus Patriaë (1·XLVII, 2002-03), the 2004 message delivered at the closing of the 2003-04 session, and the 2005 message concluding the 2004-05 session.
Patria-Réunion Treaty signed
In November 2000 the 46th Congressus Patriaë and the Moderative Branch of the Holy Empire of Réunion concluded a Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Regard. Read it here (in PDF format; requires Adobe Acrobat viewer).
For news about Patria's international relations and citizenship, click on the Ministry of External Affairs page.
Patria Post Page
Patria Post/Ramrajya-Dak has launched a stamp page. View some of Patria's snail-mail stamps here!
Hot-button issues in Patria in 2009-2010:
- The Great Recession. Like virtually every country in the world, Patria has been hit hard by arguably the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. The Amrita Party's failure to deal with the imploding economy and millions of lost jobs was responsible in large measure for the re-establishment of the SRM.
- The pure teachings of Hinduism vs. a more broad-based New Age spirituality (i.e. the Path of Transcendence, favoured by the Amrita and the SRM, vs. the Chakra Party's Path of Transformation).
- The revival of the old Patrienish language, particularly a version of "classic" Patrienish, containing many Sanskrit loan-words.
- The proliferation of the black market to elude the official exchange rate of 37.5 Patrienish Rupees to one U.S. dollar.
- Government funding to support Hatha Yoga as the national sport versus the popularity of baseball and hockey as spectator/pop culture sports.
- The trend toward low-scoring, boring, clutch & grab, neutral-zone trap play in the Patrienish Hockey League, which has yet to adopt some of the NHL's measures such as shoot-outs to decide tied games.
- Return to "back to basics" education: adoption of the "gurukulam" curriculum in elementary schools, including compulsory instruction in yoga, Sanskrit language, Vedanta philosophy, meditation, etc., and requiring all school cafeterias to serve vegetarian lunches.
- The rise of the right wing, especially the "manly values" war-mongering National Union (once George W. Bush's official cheerleader in Patria, but now no longer supports the war in Iraq and Afghanistan), the secular objectivism and free-market capitalism pushed by the Rationalist Party, and the openly racist Freedom Party (a new party for the 2006 election).
- "Law and Order" issues, particularly incarceration in boot camps for teenage punks, and the Federal District of Castoropolis' adoption of the New York City method of crime deterrence: get tough on jaywalkers, graffiti artists, etc. in the hope of deterring serial rapists, axe-murderers, etc.
- The need for a year-round session of the Congressus Patriaë, rather than the traditional September-to-June annual session with a 2½-month recess during the northern hemisphere summer.
A few ready-reference factoids about Patria:
Federal structure: Consists of 13 Precincts: Aeolia, Ambrosia, Antioch, Arboria, Caesarea, Canardière, Centralia, Fredonia, Haldimania, Lazuria, Mauretania, Nova Columbia, Pottsylvania. Plus a Federal District of Castorpolis (cf. District of Columbia, Union Territory of Delhi, or Australian Capital Territory). The Ministry of External Affairs of Patria strongly favours separating Ottawa from Ontario and Hull from Québec, to create a Canadian National Capital Region/Région de la capitale nationale.
Queen and Ceremonial Head of State: Saraswati Devi.
Extra-Territorial or colonial claims: Madagascar and the Spratly Islands. These claims date from shortly after 1818 and have never been contested by any other country, so they must be kosher. The Madagascar claim, however, was abandoned in the early 1980's after Congress failed to ratify a constitutional amendment that would have made the tenrec (a small hedgehog-like mammal found only in Madagascar) Patria's national animal.
Capital City: Castoropolis (in Sanskrit: Kashipura), a purpose-built capital city containing elements of Washington, DC, Canberra, Brasilia and New Delhi in its street layout and topography.
Official languages: English [de facto working language], Sanskrit [spiritual lingua franca], Patrienish, a quasi-Romance/Indo-European based language, with many Sanskrit borrowings. If you are interested in learning Sanskrit, visit the American Sanskrit Institute. For a diagram of the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet (Devanagari script) click here. "Shusha", a free Devanagari Windows True Type font for Sanskrit and Hindi, may be downloaded here. The Sanskrit text on this page and on Patria's other web pages was typed with the "Shusha" font.
Currency: Patrienish Rupee (RsPat.) $1.00 U.S. = 37.5 RsPat at the official exchange rate. Better (or sometimes worse) exchange rates, not pegged to the USD are usually available on the black market.
National Anthem: "Ma'oz Tzur", a traditional Hebrew Hanukkah song. Listen to a MIDI version here. Or you can view the musical notation. An English version, "Rock of Ages", (not to be confused with Christian hymn) has the following traditional lyrics:
Rock of Ages, let our song praise Thy saving power.
The Patrienish lyrics are as follows:
Thou amidst the raging foes wast our sheltering tower.
Furious they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us.
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
Ramrajya, illíx stotríx
Tía shaktí laüdaquämi.
Flag: Officially adopted Jan. 25, 1973 by the 39th Congress, retroactive to 1818:
Apí rudríxæ shatríxæ
bhuvís nostríen raxxatí.
Rudríx nosím assilínt
Tía ashtrí íllím fecafugít.
Tía shastrí brít íun gladí
Í svaní balí fallaxít.
A tri-colour similar to the Jamaican flag, but with red, white and blue where Jamaica's flag has green, gold and black respectively. Looks like Scotland's St. Andrew's Cross, but with red instead of blue in the upper and lower quadrants.
Ensign: Adopted July 17, 1992 by the 44th Congress
The "Om" symbol in saffron-orange centered in the fly is recognized as the symbol of yoga and Hinduism.
Motto: AQUILA CUM COLUMBA VOLAT ("The eagle flies with the dove"; from lyrics of Stephen Stills song Love the One You're With, translated into Latin.)
Coat of Arms: Shield/Escutcheon: Bleu Celeste, a dove volant Argent, in the beak a sprig of olive Vert; issuant from the base a demi-sun in its splendour Or, having 13 rays Or, upon which is charged the Omkara ("Om") device Sable; on a chief a saltire Argent, per Gules and Azure (i.e. the flag of Patria, see above for non-heraldic description).
Crest: On a wreath Argent and Sable, a bald eagle Proper.
Supporters: Dexter (i.e. viewer's left): A female South Asian Indian representing the Divine Mother, wearing a sari and supporting in exterior hand the Trishula (trident) of Shiva. Sinister (i.e. viewer's right): A male Canadian hoser-type or Voyageur, the symbol of Mike Brooker's Alma Mater Laurentian University, wearing a lumberjack flannel shirt, jeans and toque, and supporting in exterior hand a paddle. (beauty, eh? :-)
Motto: See above, Sable on a scroll Argent.
National Holidays: Flag Day, January 25; Election Day, every 4th year on the 3rd Saturday of April (April 15, 2006, April 17, 2010); Independence Day & Inauguration Day of new Congress, June 30; Initiation Day or Dharma Day, July 17. Other holidays (Shiva Ratri, Janamashtami, Guru Purnima, Diwali, etc.) are celebrated according to the Hindu lunar calendar; the Gregorian calendar dates vary from year to year.
Flower: Sacred Indian Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
Contact the inner realm!
For links to other Micronations and Micronational associations, plus some information about how YOU can participate in Patria, visit the Ministry of External Affairs of Patria/Ramrajya page.
E-mail the Inner Realm: patria1818@yahoo.com
If you find any dead (404) links, or sites that have moved, please e-mail.
If you have Yahoo Messenger or AOL Instant Messenger, you can send the Inner Realm a message at Patria1818
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