I just received this document through clandestine means.
The information provided in this document is horrifying. It will make you cry in despair. Despite all the scientific progress, it establishes the helplessness of the mankind.
You know the real reason for BH Obama to hold the summit of world leaders from 44 countries was not on 'Nuclear Proliferation' but a top secret report prepared by a group of top scientists working in an organisation, called 'Future Vision'.
The report is really disturbing-----those who are heart patients and possess a weak heart should not read beyond this.
Reading from the report President B H Obama of USA said, "------Ladies and Gentlemen, I have gathered you here not to cry about the ongoing Nuclear proliferation----But proliferation or no proliferation, whether we use WMD or not, it is immaterial , because the world shall, in any case, end on Dec 21, 2012.---------This is the conclusion by the group of FUTURE VISION scientists who were carrying out research on this at Geneva. To be very frank, UN sponsored CREN experiment on BIG BANG theory was actually tasked to find out the age of this earth. while the universe is expanding our earth is contracting. It has now been concluded by the scientists that our earth shall implode on the said date laid down by Mayan calender----it is neither a myth nor a joke--------'
Thereafter, President OBAMA advised all the world leaders to go back to their countries to prepare them for a smooth march into oblivion. President Obama further said, " I don't care, if you still want to have NUCLEAR WEAPONS ----Go ahead and produce------all of us will die with them-------I don't care if you don't want to control your radicals and fundamentalis or religious fanatics------all of them would be blown into smithereens on 21 Dec 2012. Therefore, whoever want central role in Afghanistan and Iraq---go and have it----I want my soldiers out ----because I want them to be with their families, when the day of reckoning comes--------------------". I have this full speech of Obama with me along with the report by 'FUTURE VISION ' group, headed by Dr. Roger William Espandau, an astro-physicist from Brazil.
If you read the 233 page document, it tells you that the actual process had begun in the year 2003-----when global warming was first takren seriously and the effect of climate changes was recognised. The document highlights that the worst period would start from 2010 through 2012. It says that in 2010, there would be series of mind boggling earth quakes all over the world, followed by Volcano erruptions in unheard places like Iceland (even before the summit could end---there was a volcano erruption in Iceland-----sending thousands of million tons of ash into the atmosphere); rising temperatures all over the globe and melting glaciers causing flods and deluges.
The chapter on earth's implosion says the real cause of the increasing frequency of earth quakes was the hollowing out of the inner core of the earth due to construction and mining activity. The inner core was being denuded through mining of coal, precious metal, crude oil, stone such as marble and granite. Due to this the earth's plates keep shifting leading to earth quakes. It had predicted YUSHU earth quake in Tibet in July 2010 due to moving of the Indian plate north ward. But the earth quake has taken place three months in advance. similarly series of earth quakes have been predicted in South America, Asia and Africa. All this will cause havoc in the earth.
Talking about the actual implosion, the document says that it might happen any day between Dec 16, 2012 and Dec 21, 2012. But before this a giant meteorite is supposed to hit the earth around 12 July 2012. It would be in the Indian ocean around Maldives islands. It would destabilise the earth's motions and it would move it out of its axial allignment. This would lead to violent earth movements making it somersault in the air. The end would come around third week of December 2012.
High time to be closer to your near and dear ones. Those who believe in Karmic theory and God should make prayers for smooth move into anotherttype of life on some other celestial body. It is believed NASA has plans to send some human genes to MARS this year in Dec2010. President Obama has cleared this multi-billion dollar mission to Mars. There are also plans of USA and NASA to populate moon and colonise it in next two years.God bless us all.
Note: If you want to read this document---Please give me your E Mail address----I will forward you.
Kindly also scroll down for a relevant extract from the report from 'FUTURE VISION".
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
ROAD FROM DANTEWADA---INDIA MAKE HISTORY BUT DO NOT BECOME HISTORY!
There are two faces of India for the world to see. One which shows itself up, off and on at Dantewada 6/4 or Mumbai 9/11 and such like events with repititive periodicity. The other which Shashi Tharoor, MOS for External Affairs of the Union of India, talks about---the spread of India's 'soft power' world wide----the vibrant India----whose wonder boys of IT are making waves everywhere-----the 'cultural India' which brings trouble- torn Afghanistan to virtual stand- still in the evenings between 2030 hours to 2130 hours because the Afghanistan 's TOLO TV broadcastes an Indian telly serial 'SAAS BHI KABHI BAHU THII' (MOTHER-IN -LAW WAS ALSO A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW ONCE), dubbed in DRI language. It is this India which makes an old woman in SENEGAL to travel a distance of 50 kMs from her village to DAKAR, the capital of Senegal, every sunday just to see a HINDI movie, of which she does not understand a word.
It is the India of AR REHMAN which makes the world dance to his tunes of "JAI HO". It is the India of Sushmita Sen, Aishwariya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara dutta, Yogita Mukhi, Diya Mirza and many more such beauties. It is the india of Filmstar nights in Dubai and Middle East which makes Arabs hum Bollywood songs with great aplomb. It is India which boasts of a culture of 5000 years or even more. It is the India who was known for tolerance, peaceful co-existence, non-violence and ethical moralities. It is India which embraced all invaders and traders in her lap and gave them a unique character of being a proud Indian, who never desired to go back to their places of origin. It is the India, which gave the message of ' RAGHU KUL REET SADA CHALI AAYI, PRAN JAYE PAR VACHAN NAA JAAYE' ( IT IS THE TRADITION OF 'RAGHU' DYNASTY THAT THEY WOULD SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES BUT PROMISES THEY WOULD KEEP). This India makes me proud.
But other 'India of Dantewada' makes me sick and remoarse. It reminds me of the treachery of 'Mir Jaffars' , Jai Chand Rathaurs and that RAW officer RAVINDER SINGH. They sold their India for , should I say, a fistful of 'silver coins'. I think it would be appropriate if I say that they sold their 'mother' for personal agendas. I don't think 'these MAOISTS/ Naxalites are any different. Under the garb of alleviating the sufferings of TRIBAL people, they are buying arms---expensive and sophisticated arms----they have extorted more than 1500 crores. Couldn't they use this money for Tribal welfare. But no, they have a different agenda when they buy guns---machine guns and rocket launchers. Tthey have their own political agendas at the behest of their Foreign Masters. I need not name them. the TRIBAL PEOPLE's CAUSE IS A FACADE TO COVER THEIR EVIL DESIGNS.
This India causes ripples in my stomach, when I hear sympathetic voices from educated and well-informed people, who deliberately ignore the real menace. What should I do? Rather , what should most of other India do? Should we keep crying, loudly and immobilise ourselves mentally and physically? Do you think the world would sympathise with us? I doubt it. They would only write an obituary for the INDIA which Sashi Tharoor describes and I feel proud about. Therefore, an inner voice tells me----Move on Buddy----world is not for those who cry and shed tears-----it is a sign of weakness. We must take our each pitfall with great determination to overcome such inadequacies in our basic structure. This is what makes nations great. History wears testimony that those who move and grow they attain glory and fame and those who stagnate in the past are bound to decay and be lost to history.
Therefore, what do I take from 'Dantewada'? To me, 'Dantewada tragedy' of April 6 ,2010 is part of history. A lot of postmortem has been done by every Tom, Dick and Harry. I feel there was no use finding faults and looking over our shoulders to peep into the past. Dantewada tragedy and so called neglect cum exploitation of tribal people is as much a part of the failure of the political leadership to deliver 'on- purpose' as it was a common man's plight in rest of India. Reasons are not far to seek. Here is jsut a sample of what has gone wrong with our polity:-
>>>>>>>>>>>“I landed in a situation where all pillars of democracy - executive, legislature and judiciary - besides the fourth estate, media, failed to get a genuine grievance of people redressed. So I find no use in continuing in my office where much junior officials with a controversial service track record but strong political support don’t care two hoots for the system,” rues JS Bir, who till recently was Commissioner, Patiala Division>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
This conscientious IAS officer of 1989 batch resigned on April 13,2010 because he felt there was nothing known as GOVERNANCE in this country. As a commissioner of a Patiala Division in Punjab, he could not redress a small grievance of the of residence of a colony in Mohali to prevent a private bus company, 'ORBIT' from parking its buses in the parks of the colony. Reasons are not far to seek because the owner is a very powerful man of Punjab.
The question which now begs our mind is : Should JS BIR and the RESIDENTS of this colony in Mohali pick up arms and slaughter everyone who has denied them justice ? This involves politicians, bureaucracy, power brokers, judiciary and company employees including drivers, conductors and the daily commuters. Should you allow and approve this then, everyone in India should be slaughtering everyone else? I want my friends who sympathise with MAOISTS/ NAXALITES on the plea that tribal people have been neglected and exploited need to ponder over this. My humble submission is : LET US NOT MIX THE TWO ISSUES i.e. VIOLENCE and GRIEVANCES. Vilolence can only get violence , whether by the state or the opposing parties like 'RANBIR SENA' or "LAL SENA' in Bihar. There is a social war. Continue with it and let others exploit you or think about it and abjure violence. Follow the civilised way to protest as has been done by JS BIR. I will tell you , he has created a political explosion in Punjab and its impact would be seen in the next elections.
The lesson dear RAJEE is : MAKE HISTORY BUT DON'T BECOME HISTOTY.
Therefore, I exhort my India to move on from Dantewada. WE SHALL OVERCOME. I remember I gave a motto to my Army Unit during my stint as Commanding Officer ---it was ' HAM HI JITENGE' ( WE ALONE SHALL WIN) . I believe in this destiny of India. The road to GREATNESS might be full of bumps, dead-ends, troughs, potholes and whatever but we would make it. " Hail India-----let India's SOFT POWER spread to the world and let the COSMIC MAN of 22nd Century look to India for guidance and leadership.
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It is the India of AR REHMAN which makes the world dance to his tunes of "JAI HO". It is the India of Sushmita Sen, Aishwariya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Lara dutta, Yogita Mukhi, Diya Mirza and many more such beauties. It is the india of Filmstar nights in Dubai and Middle East which makes Arabs hum Bollywood songs with great aplomb. It is India which boasts of a culture of 5000 years or even more. It is the India who was known for tolerance, peaceful co-existence, non-violence and ethical moralities. It is India which embraced all invaders and traders in her lap and gave them a unique character of being a proud Indian, who never desired to go back to their places of origin. It is the India, which gave the message of ' RAGHU KUL REET SADA CHALI AAYI, PRAN JAYE PAR VACHAN NAA JAAYE' ( IT IS THE TRADITION OF 'RAGHU' DYNASTY THAT THEY WOULD SACRIFICE THEIR LIVES BUT PROMISES THEY WOULD KEEP). This India makes me proud.
But other 'India of Dantewada' makes me sick and remoarse. It reminds me of the treachery of 'Mir Jaffars' , Jai Chand Rathaurs and that RAW officer RAVINDER SINGH. They sold their India for , should I say, a fistful of 'silver coins'. I think it would be appropriate if I say that they sold their 'mother' for personal agendas. I don't think 'these MAOISTS/ Naxalites are any different. Under the garb of alleviating the sufferings of TRIBAL people, they are buying arms---expensive and sophisticated arms----they have extorted more than 1500 crores. Couldn't they use this money for Tribal welfare. But no, they have a different agenda when they buy guns---machine guns and rocket launchers. Tthey have their own political agendas at the behest of their Foreign Masters. I need not name them. the TRIBAL PEOPLE's CAUSE IS A FACADE TO COVER THEIR EVIL DESIGNS.
This India causes ripples in my stomach, when I hear sympathetic voices from educated and well-informed people, who deliberately ignore the real menace. What should I do? Rather , what should most of other India do? Should we keep crying, loudly and immobilise ourselves mentally and physically? Do you think the world would sympathise with us? I doubt it. They would only write an obituary for the INDIA which Sashi Tharoor describes and I feel proud about. Therefore, an inner voice tells me----Move on Buddy----world is not for those who cry and shed tears-----it is a sign of weakness. We must take our each pitfall with great determination to overcome such inadequacies in our basic structure. This is what makes nations great. History wears testimony that those who move and grow they attain glory and fame and those who stagnate in the past are bound to decay and be lost to history.
Therefore, what do I take from 'Dantewada'? To me, 'Dantewada tragedy' of April 6 ,2010 is part of history. A lot of postmortem has been done by every Tom, Dick and Harry. I feel there was no use finding faults and looking over our shoulders to peep into the past. Dantewada tragedy and so called neglect cum exploitation of tribal people is as much a part of the failure of the political leadership to deliver 'on- purpose' as it was a common man's plight in rest of India. Reasons are not far to seek. Here is jsut a sample of what has gone wrong with our polity:-
>>>>>>>>>>>“I landed in a situation where all pillars of democracy - executive, legislature and judiciary - besides the fourth estate, media, failed to get a genuine grievance of people redressed. So I find no use in continuing in my office where much junior officials with a controversial service track record but strong political support don’t care two hoots for the system,” rues JS Bir, who till recently was Commissioner, Patiala Division>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
This conscientious IAS officer of 1989 batch resigned on April 13,2010 because he felt there was nothing known as GOVERNANCE in this country. As a commissioner of a Patiala Division in Punjab, he could not redress a small grievance of the of residence of a colony in Mohali to prevent a private bus company, 'ORBIT' from parking its buses in the parks of the colony. Reasons are not far to seek because the owner is a very powerful man of Punjab.
The question which now begs our mind is : Should JS BIR and the RESIDENTS of this colony in Mohali pick up arms and slaughter everyone who has denied them justice ? This involves politicians, bureaucracy, power brokers, judiciary and company employees including drivers, conductors and the daily commuters. Should you allow and approve this then, everyone in India should be slaughtering everyone else? I want my friends who sympathise with MAOISTS/ NAXALITES on the plea that tribal people have been neglected and exploited need to ponder over this. My humble submission is : LET US NOT MIX THE TWO ISSUES i.e. VIOLENCE and GRIEVANCES. Vilolence can only get violence , whether by the state or the opposing parties like 'RANBIR SENA' or "LAL SENA' in Bihar. There is a social war. Continue with it and let others exploit you or think about it and abjure violence. Follow the civilised way to protest as has been done by JS BIR. I will tell you , he has created a political explosion in Punjab and its impact would be seen in the next elections.
The lesson dear RAJEE is : MAKE HISTORY BUT DON'T BECOME HISTOTY.
Therefore, I exhort my India to move on from Dantewada. WE SHALL OVERCOME. I remember I gave a motto to my Army Unit during my stint as Commanding Officer ---it was ' HAM HI JITENGE' ( WE ALONE SHALL WIN) . I believe in this destiny of India. The road to GREATNESS might be full of bumps, dead-ends, troughs, potholes and whatever but we would make it. " Hail India-----let India's SOFT POWER spread to the world and let the COSMIC MAN of 22nd Century look to India for guidance and leadership.
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Tuesday, April 06, 2010
YOUNGISTAN's EMERGING CULTURE---A N ANECDOTE!
"Hullo, suresh, how are you son?" I said to the youngman sitting in the drawing room.
"Sorry Uncle, I am not Suresh, I am Aman----Aman Randhawa", the youngman replied.
"Oh, so you must be Suresh's friend---I 'm sorry I thought you were Suresh because I am visiting this house after so many years" I clarified.
"You are again wrong, uncle, He is not suresh 's friend but my 'boy friend", so said Anita, emerging from the kitchen with two cups of coffee.
"What? what ? What?" I was flabbergasted and speechless.
"why are you so stunned, uncle? Is there something wrong?" Anita was now quizzing me.
"No, No, nothing wrong dear. I was just wondering if I were in my village or some metro or something?" I said with a lot of hesitation and guarded caution.
" Forget, it Rajwinder, you left the village in 1964. The clock time stands there still for you. Well! the times have changed. ", This was my childhood friend Principal Kanwal Sood, who made his appearance from another room. He had heard my conversation with Aman and Anita.
"Oh, how are you , Kanwal? Yaar, I was here in Kathgarh for a few days, I thought of meeting you. I was told you have retired and settled down in the village." I said to my friend, Kanwal.
"Anita is my daughter. She is doing B.Tech in electronics at Rayat College of Engineering , Ropar. Aman is her classmate and friend. My son Suresh, whom you saw as a two years old child back in 1980, when I was just a science teacher, is now in Texas, USA---a software engineer with HCL. He has a five years old son. " Kanwal gave the introductory talk.
"Kanwal, don't take me wrong, but I am a bit rattled---not that I don't like it but I was stunned to see such a culture having had reached the villages , too. You could say I did not expect such open display of friendship between a girl and a boy, right in front of the girl's parents. you see I am totally disoriented" i managed to explain my mental condition.
"Yes, uncle, You said it. You are disoriented because you think village boys and girls are 'mere 'dumbos', as they might have been in your times in the late sixties, Right, Dad" Anita said in a flustered tone. I didn't know whether she was irritated or explaining the difference in 'my times' or 'her times'.
"I am sorry, Anita. But I am a bit culturally shocked to see such a scene in a village. Perhaps in a city I won't have paid attention to such a phenomenon" I explained.
"That's right, uncle. Time for you stands still in 1964. You will see things with those eyes only. How sad , you have not changed even after 46 years of traveling around India" It was Aman who was now giving me lecture.
" You are getting me wrong. I have not said that I did not like it or so. I was just wondering as to how fast things have changed culturally. You remember Kanwal-------" I now began to delve into my times.
"Yes, yes, I remember those days. Are you talking of Onkar and Darshna's case?" Kanwal sood had said.
"Yea, I remember, Onkar and Darshna loved each other. One day Onkar was seen talking to Darshna by her uncle.----then-------"
" All hell broke lose. Matter came up before village Panchayat. The punishment for Onkar was to blacken his face,make him sit on a donkey and take him around the village in a procession." I brought out.
"Yea, it was bad. We were small kids, then. We too shouted slogans against Onkar, as told by village elders." Kanwal substantiated.
" Remember that funny slogan-----"JISNE BURI NAZAR 'BEHNO' PE DAALA; USKA MOONH HOGA JIYON KAALA ( Anyone who had evil designs on village damsels, his face will be blackened like this)-------All of us were shouting such like slogans----we were in 3rd or 4th standard then before I left the village to study at Jalandhar." I further added.
" And why do you forget your own case? You were attracted to that girl Rupinder. You were a commissioned officer, then. It was in early 70s. I was a science teacher in the school. I used to be the courier for exchange of letters between you and her. You remember that----or forgotten" now Kanwal was getting personal.
" Oh forget it Kanwal. Why are you raking up dead stories? "I tried to side track the issue.
" This is your problem, uncle. Your was a confused generation-----just born after independence----the ' slave-blood ' ran in your veins. You were too meek and submissive to openly announce your friendship with the opposite sex" Aman was now attacking.
"No son, those were different times. Our social upbringing was different. we did not have these 'Valentine's' days-----ARRE KYA BOLTA HAI ------EVEN IN THE HINDI MOVIES IT WAS A TABOO TO SHOW A KISS SCENE----( Hey what do you say------EVEN--------). Remember , Kanwal when your elder sister had joined this boys school in the 9th class----how your uncles had violently objected " I was trying to explain the difference.
"Are, Rajwinder, forget my sister's case------- that was in the mid sixties. Remember, your own younger sister, Damyanti, whom you got her admission in Post graduation in Kanya Maha Vidyalya (KMV) Jalandher---It was in the 70's ---your family was almost thrown out by your community. Then, as a Captain you took the stand and bullied your way through. I remember you had fought with your uncles ----you threatened them of dire consequences----I remember you were prepared to shoot those who talked ill of your family----later, everyone forgot and Damayanti did very well in her post graduation. where she is now?" " Kanwal brought in another incident.
"Oh, she is fine . " I just accepted his version, though it was not entirely true.
" Don't tell me things used to be so bad----were your people so primitive?" It was Anita's turn to jeer us.
" No, No Anita, social structure changes with every generation. We did not have exposure like you. We did not have Mobiles---we did not have TVs------co-education was also very rare----Girls and boys hardly met so openly. It was not a bad society at all. Its values and ethos suited those times. Similarly I reckon, the atmosphere of SOCIAL GLASNOST AND SOCIAL PERESTROIKA suits your generation. This is what we call social GROWTH and development. Maybe the society of tomorrow might laugh at you and the institution of marriage----they might call MARRIAGE as SOCIAL SLAVERY of FEMALE GENDER. But your generation might still be getting into this bondage----while, for my generation, it was a sacred relationship.There was NO OPEN FLIRTING ONCE YOU WERE MARRIED. But in your time, you might accept OPEN FLIRTING OUTSIDE THE MARRIAGE" I got the opportunity to snub the young duo.
" Open Flirting Outside the Marriage? Yea, Rajwinder, you said it. To the modern youth, marriage is no more a sacred institution---It is a matter of convenient relationship as long as it could last. There are NO 'LAXMAN REKHAS' in the modern marriages which can not be crossed. " My friend Kanwal further elaborated.
"Dad, the point is that each generation sees things through its own prism and as such there can not be any meeting ground" Anita lashed out at us.
"I would like to disagree. There is always a start point from where you take off. Your and my PRISMS are same but our eyes have different 'lenses'. Anyway, let us note that changes are the symptoms of growth and growth is a continuous phenomenon. Anything which stops growing it dies down. Therefore, change is must. But can the change be anticipated or it happens automatically? I reckon, it is a self- activating phenomenon. You can not stop or control it but you can visualise the direction of change" I pointed out.
"So, what is change from you to us" Aman asked in an arrogant tone.
"Son, the difference is what my friend Rajwinder had experienced when he met you first time. In our times, if you had come and announced that you were the friend of Anita, You would have been lynched to death --probably even Anita would have suffered the same fate. " My friend Kanwal said in a very offensive tone.
I could see my friend was getting uncomfortable. I decided it was time to call of this conversation. I asked Kanwal to join me for dinner on April 13, 2010 ---the BAISAKHI DAY. I took his leave and was surprised at the sudden change of behaviour of Kanwal Sood. I wondered if he had accepted his daughter's friendship with Aman as some kind of compulsive adjustment or it was a total change in the attitude of village people's life. I had an uncanny feeling that he was slowly adjusting to this new environments to ensure peace in the family.
This is the new wave of Change hitting across Punjab' and Haryana villages. Inter caste love marriages are quiet common. The increased incidents of 'honour killing' in Punjab and Haryana bear testimony to this sweeping change taking place in the social climate of villages. Movies, TV and modern institute of education are changing the social landscape of the country side. The change is upon them. The judiciary, government and administration must ensure to make this change peaceful and harmonious. One thing is certain---CHANGE WOULD COME---NO ONE CAN STOP IT. Therefore do not cry for old social system which is being sent packing to the dustbin of history. Embrace the change lest you are 'future shocked' like me.
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"Sorry Uncle, I am not Suresh, I am Aman----Aman Randhawa", the youngman replied.
"Oh, so you must be Suresh's friend---I 'm sorry I thought you were Suresh because I am visiting this house after so many years" I clarified.
"You are again wrong, uncle, He is not suresh 's friend but my 'boy friend", so said Anita, emerging from the kitchen with two cups of coffee.
"What? what ? What?" I was flabbergasted and speechless.
"why are you so stunned, uncle? Is there something wrong?" Anita was now quizzing me.
"No, No, nothing wrong dear. I was just wondering if I were in my village or some metro or something?" I said with a lot of hesitation and guarded caution.
" Forget, it Rajwinder, you left the village in 1964. The clock time stands there still for you. Well! the times have changed. ", This was my childhood friend Principal Kanwal Sood, who made his appearance from another room. He had heard my conversation with Aman and Anita.
"Oh, how are you , Kanwal? Yaar, I was here in Kathgarh for a few days, I thought of meeting you. I was told you have retired and settled down in the village." I said to my friend, Kanwal.
"Anita is my daughter. She is doing B.Tech in electronics at Rayat College of Engineering , Ropar. Aman is her classmate and friend. My son Suresh, whom you saw as a two years old child back in 1980, when I was just a science teacher, is now in Texas, USA---a software engineer with HCL. He has a five years old son. " Kanwal gave the introductory talk.
"Kanwal, don't take me wrong, but I am a bit rattled---not that I don't like it but I was stunned to see such a culture having had reached the villages , too. You could say I did not expect such open display of friendship between a girl and a boy, right in front of the girl's parents. you see I am totally disoriented" i managed to explain my mental condition.
"Yes, uncle, You said it. You are disoriented because you think village boys and girls are 'mere 'dumbos', as they might have been in your times in the late sixties, Right, Dad" Anita said in a flustered tone. I didn't know whether she was irritated or explaining the difference in 'my times' or 'her times'.
"I am sorry, Anita. But I am a bit culturally shocked to see such a scene in a village. Perhaps in a city I won't have paid attention to such a phenomenon" I explained.
"That's right, uncle. Time for you stands still in 1964. You will see things with those eyes only. How sad , you have not changed even after 46 years of traveling around India" It was Aman who was now giving me lecture.
" You are getting me wrong. I have not said that I did not like it or so. I was just wondering as to how fast things have changed culturally. You remember Kanwal-------" I now began to delve into my times.
"Yes, yes, I remember those days. Are you talking of Onkar and Darshna's case?" Kanwal sood had said.
"Yea, I remember, Onkar and Darshna loved each other. One day Onkar was seen talking to Darshna by her uncle.----then-------"
" All hell broke lose. Matter came up before village Panchayat. The punishment for Onkar was to blacken his face,make him sit on a donkey and take him around the village in a procession." I brought out.
"Yea, it was bad. We were small kids, then. We too shouted slogans against Onkar, as told by village elders." Kanwal substantiated.
" Remember that funny slogan-----"JISNE BURI NAZAR 'BEHNO' PE DAALA; USKA MOONH HOGA JIYON KAALA ( Anyone who had evil designs on village damsels, his face will be blackened like this)-------All of us were shouting such like slogans----we were in 3rd or 4th standard then before I left the village to study at Jalandhar." I further added.
" And why do you forget your own case? You were attracted to that girl Rupinder. You were a commissioned officer, then. It was in early 70s. I was a science teacher in the school. I used to be the courier for exchange of letters between you and her. You remember that----or forgotten" now Kanwal was getting personal.
" Oh forget it Kanwal. Why are you raking up dead stories? "I tried to side track the issue.
" This is your problem, uncle. Your was a confused generation-----just born after independence----the ' slave-blood ' ran in your veins. You were too meek and submissive to openly announce your friendship with the opposite sex" Aman was now attacking.
"No son, those were different times. Our social upbringing was different. we did not have these 'Valentine's' days-----ARRE KYA BOLTA HAI ------EVEN IN THE HINDI MOVIES IT WAS A TABOO TO SHOW A KISS SCENE----( Hey what do you say------EVEN--------). Remember , Kanwal when your elder sister had joined this boys school in the 9th class----how your uncles had violently objected " I was trying to explain the difference.
"Are, Rajwinder, forget my sister's case------- that was in the mid sixties. Remember, your own younger sister, Damyanti, whom you got her admission in Post graduation in Kanya Maha Vidyalya (KMV) Jalandher---It was in the 70's ---your family was almost thrown out by your community. Then, as a Captain you took the stand and bullied your way through. I remember you had fought with your uncles ----you threatened them of dire consequences----I remember you were prepared to shoot those who talked ill of your family----later, everyone forgot and Damayanti did very well in her post graduation. where she is now?" " Kanwal brought in another incident.
"Oh, she is fine . " I just accepted his version, though it was not entirely true.
" Don't tell me things used to be so bad----were your people so primitive?" It was Anita's turn to jeer us.
" No, No Anita, social structure changes with every generation. We did not have exposure like you. We did not have Mobiles---we did not have TVs------co-education was also very rare----Girls and boys hardly met so openly. It was not a bad society at all. Its values and ethos suited those times. Similarly I reckon, the atmosphere of SOCIAL GLASNOST AND SOCIAL PERESTROIKA suits your generation. This is what we call social GROWTH and development. Maybe the society of tomorrow might laugh at you and the institution of marriage----they might call MARRIAGE as SOCIAL SLAVERY of FEMALE GENDER. But your generation might still be getting into this bondage----while, for my generation, it was a sacred relationship.There was NO OPEN FLIRTING ONCE YOU WERE MARRIED. But in your time, you might accept OPEN FLIRTING OUTSIDE THE MARRIAGE" I got the opportunity to snub the young duo.
" Open Flirting Outside the Marriage? Yea, Rajwinder, you said it. To the modern youth, marriage is no more a sacred institution---It is a matter of convenient relationship as long as it could last. There are NO 'LAXMAN REKHAS' in the modern marriages which can not be crossed. " My friend Kanwal further elaborated.
"Dad, the point is that each generation sees things through its own prism and as such there can not be any meeting ground" Anita lashed out at us.
"I would like to disagree. There is always a start point from where you take off. Your and my PRISMS are same but our eyes have different 'lenses'. Anyway, let us note that changes are the symptoms of growth and growth is a continuous phenomenon. Anything which stops growing it dies down. Therefore, change is must. But can the change be anticipated or it happens automatically? I reckon, it is a self- activating phenomenon. You can not stop or control it but you can visualise the direction of change" I pointed out.
"So, what is change from you to us" Aman asked in an arrogant tone.
"Son, the difference is what my friend Rajwinder had experienced when he met you first time. In our times, if you had come and announced that you were the friend of Anita, You would have been lynched to death --probably even Anita would have suffered the same fate. " My friend Kanwal said in a very offensive tone.
I could see my friend was getting uncomfortable. I decided it was time to call of this conversation. I asked Kanwal to join me for dinner on April 13, 2010 ---the BAISAKHI DAY. I took his leave and was surprised at the sudden change of behaviour of Kanwal Sood. I wondered if he had accepted his daughter's friendship with Aman as some kind of compulsive adjustment or it was a total change in the attitude of village people's life. I had an uncanny feeling that he was slowly adjusting to this new environments to ensure peace in the family.
This is the new wave of Change hitting across Punjab' and Haryana villages. Inter caste love marriages are quiet common. The increased incidents of 'honour killing' in Punjab and Haryana bear testimony to this sweeping change taking place in the social climate of villages. Movies, TV and modern institute of education are changing the social landscape of the country side. The change is upon them. The judiciary, government and administration must ensure to make this change peaceful and harmonious. One thing is certain---CHANGE WOULD COME---NO ONE CAN STOP IT. Therefore do not cry for old social system which is being sent packing to the dustbin of history. Embrace the change lest you are 'future shocked' like me.
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