WITHERING AUTHORITY---- ADVENT OF ANARCHY AND LAWLESSNESS IN INDIA !

WITHERING AUTHORITY: ADVENT OF ANARCHY AND LAWLESSNESS IN INDIA!

Mankind is knocking at the doors of the year 2016 AD. How do I see the world in December 2015? Do Paris explosions , San Baardino (California , USA) shooting, Boko Haram killings in Nigeria and "ISLAMOPHOBIA" rants of US Presidential Hopeful, Donald Trump give any indications. Yes, they do : World is heading for a catastrophe unwitnessed ever before.

Poiltical, social , legal and religious authorities are withering everywhere. Man is getting individualized and desensitized in every nook and corner of the world. Individualised man places self interests above everything else. Social and political fission has loosened emotional ties which acted as a check on a man's conduct. But today no such checks regulate conduct of people because there was no fear of retributions.

Take some recent incidents in India. The Prime Minister of India is abused and slighted like a street beggar. There is NO fear of retribution. What is worse is that it was being appreciated by those who are the lawmakers of the nation. If authority is eroded, there is bound to be anarchy and lawlessness everywhere in India.

The worst example of raging clouds of anarchy in India is the incident of Court shooting In Delhi other day. Four youths openly fire in the court and kill a policeman. The judge was fortunate to have escaped. Why did it happen? Obviously, the police in Delhi has been ridiculed and criticized. The Chief Minister of Delhi is more interested in confronting the Central government than governing his state. Chief Minister and his AAP lackeys have lost sense of balance. This is the political class which rules Delhi. Is this a reflection of the people of Delhi?

Media has its own hand in creating chaos and confusion in the country. In the name of freedom of expression they create spicy news to enhance their TRP ratings. Ministers and governments officials are ridiculed on the TV news channels like criminals. What respect would a common man have for such leaders and authorities? The fear of authority, legal, social, religious and political, is an utmost urgency to maintain peace and harmony.

Religious authority comes from the fear of God created in the man. Social authority comes from fear of elder in the family.and the community head. Similarly political authority derives it self from the Constitution of India and legal provisions. Written or unwritten codes within a religion, family and a community are designed to channelise ome's conduct. These codes Create fears in the man to avoid breaking them. Iff one flouts, he is punished. If retribution threat is NOT there, then everyone would behave on his own and leading to Lawlessbess.

Social and political chains, keeping human beings under behaviourial control, are collapsing everywhere. Religion has become an instrument of hate. It no more preaches about their chosen Gods and their acclaimed teachings. Religions, today, ask their followers to hate the non followers. In this , no religion is an exception, facade of tolerance by their leaders notwithstanding.

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HINDUISM--- IS IT AN EUPHEMISM FOR TODAY's " INDIANISM"

HINDUISM ----IS IT AN ANCIENT EUPHEMISM FOR "INDIANISM " TODAY?

Supreme Court gave a verdict on Hinduism on December 16, 2015 stating that Hinduism was a conglomeration of various beliefs and it has no single founder or single teachings. This is what I had been saying for so many years. In December 2007 , I wrote an article with a title as above, in Sulekha.com, expressing the same sentiments. An extract of the exact verdict of Supreme Court is reproduced below.

"------Religion incorporates the particular belief(s) that a group of people subscribe to. Hinduism, as a religion, incorporates all forms of belief without mandating the selection or elimination of any one single belief-------It is a religion that has no single founder, no single scripture and no single set of teachings. It has been described as Sanatan Dharma, namely, eternal faith, as it is the collective wisdom and inspiration of the centuries that Hinduism seeks to preach and propagate," , a bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi and N V Ramana said.

Here is my article on HINDUISM, which I wrote on December 18, 2015:------

IS 'HINDUISM' AN EVOLVED EUPHEMISM FOR A PEOPLE OR A RELIGION FOUNDED?

My quest is to know what the heck is 'HINDUISM'? Is it really a RELIGION? To all its detracters and also its followers, it would be an interesting exercise to know that the word 'HINDU' was not to be found in any  of the ancient literature of this so called religion. The origional text of 'VEDAS', 'EPICS'( RAMAYANA & MAHABHARTA), Holy Book 'GEETA', 'UPNISHADS', 'PURANAS or even 'BRAHMANAS' do not have a mention of the word 'HINDU' even once. According to famous INDOLOGIST and a renowned historian, Mr JOHN KEAY, first time this word appeared in the written form was in 518 BC.(Refer to pp 10 of HISTORY OF INDIA by JOHN KEAY.) It was on a tablet by King DARIUS-1 of ancient PERSIA ( IRAN). According to the tablet, the DIKTAT on it had said that King DARIUS-1 ruled upto and beyond RIVER 'HINDU' (SINDHU/INDUS). John Keay goes on to explain that the word 'HINDU' was, in fact, a corruption of the SANSKRIT word, "SINDHU" . It is believed that the ancient PERSIANS pronounced 'S' with apostraphe 'H'. Thus River "SINDHU" became River "HINDU".

This has been also authenticated by the renowned Indian ARCHAEOLOGIST, Sh. Rajesh Kochhar, in his book," A VEDIC HISTORY OF INDIA". In the book , a number of such examples have been given---such as 'ASURA' in SANSKRIT as 'AHURA' in ancient Persian ( Avaistic Zenda) or DASYU in Sanskrit as 'DAHYU'. Actually Rajesh Kochhar goes on to say that Ancient PERSIANS belonged to the same branch of the ARYANS who came to India.( By the way, PLEASE NOTE ARYANS WAS NOT A RACE AS IT IS THOUGHT TO BE; IT WAS SIMPLY A LINGUAL FRATERNITY!) More on this, some time later in the future.

Therefore, the ancient PERSIANS called, anyone living EAST of the RIVER "HINDU" (SINDHU,) as a 'HINDU'. Please note, it was a GEOGRAPHICAL CONNOTATION and it had a FOREIGN ORIGION. According to JOHN KEAY in his another book, 'INTO INDIA' the word HINDU was used for describing the "Geographical & Cultural Identity" of a person as and at par with 'INDIAN' today or as a 'BRITON' or an 'AMERICAN' would mean to us now-a-days. People in the olden days, followed a number of TEMPORAL SECTS with separate identities such as 'SHAIVISM', 'VAISHNAVISM', 'BUDDHISM' Or 'JAINISM'. They were all called HINDUS as late as till 18th CENTURY.

Further, it may be noted, when the ancient PERSIANS interacted with the GREEKS, the word 'HINDU' lost its 'H' and became "INDIE", "INDIC" Or "INDIA". 'Alexander the Great'( SIKANDER-E-AZAM) called it the land of INDIA. From the GREKS the word travelled further WEST and they named this land as INDIA. But the PERSIANS and the ARABS kept on calling it 'HINDUSTAN'( LAND OF HINDUS). It was never a religious identity. It was purely a GEOGRAPHICAL AND CULTURAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PEOPLE LIVING HERE. People followed VAISHNAV (VEDIC) and SHAIVITE (NAGA) practices. The VEDIC people called this land as "ARYAVRAT" and SHAIVITES called it as,"BHARATVARSH". ( SHAIVITES WERE THE FOLLOWERS OF LORD SHIVA and belonged to a race called NAGA--who were scattered from AFGHANISTAN in the WEST to ASSAM in the EAST to MAHARASHTRA in the South--their philosophy was LIVE TODAYi.e. EAT(also meat) , DRINK and BE MERRY--as opposed to VAISHNAVS, who were not only 'pure Vegetarians' but also WORRIED OF THE FUTURE.)

Later came the BUDDHISTS AND JAINS who were in reality an off-shoot PRODUCT of the SYNTHESIS OF VAISHNAVISM and SHAIVISM. Synthesis only led to new TEMPORAL PROCEDURES WITOUT CHANGING THE GEOGRAPHICAL or THE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS LAND. So, the FOREIGNERS, particularly the ARABS & PERSIANS, continued to referrto them as "HINDUS" only. Slightly digressing here to press home the point. Please note Dr SIR IQBAL MOHAMMED's famoous poem "HINDUSTAN HAMARA'. He was a man of history and he knew his origion. This is why he exhorts our people, "--------MAZHAB NAHIN SIKHATA AAPAS MEIN BAIR RAKHNA, 'HINDI' HAI HUM WATAN HAI HINDUSTAN HAMARA----" ( THE RELIGION DOES NOT TEACH US TO HAVE ANIMOSITY TOWARDS EACH OTHER; WE ARE 'HINDI' AND OUR NATION IS 'HINDUSTAN'). I would like to draw your attention to the word "HINDI" meaning "WE ARE ALL HINDUS!". Unfortunately, religious BIGOTS got the better of him, as they do even today of the most sensible people in various religions in India.

How did the word "HINDU" acquire religious connotation? After the word came into existence around SIXTH CENTURY BC as a GEOGRAPHICAL & CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE PEOPLE LIVING EAST OF THE RIVER "SINDHU"( HINDU Or INDUS), it continued to carry same meaning for another 1000 years. Around 530 AD, a HUN Prince, GOPALDITYA, was corronated as king of KASHMIR. He was son of 'MIHIRKULA'---a tyrant HUN king of Kashmir. Gopalditya was a very learned man and a good administrator. One day while going around his capital with his minister, he saw people following weird TEMPORAL practices. Some were worshipping IDOLS. Some were advocating eating of meat and drinking of intoxicants, while some others totally preached against it. He noticed, despite all these differences and opposing views, people lived in harmony and peace. He was impressed with such neighbourly CO-EXISTENCE. He asked his minister on the weird ways of the people. Minister said," THEY ARE 'HINDUS' and they do not follow one temporal practice. THEY TOLERATE OPPOSITE VIEWS AND DISSIDENCE. It is THEIR WAY OF LIVING." "Oh, great! THEN I WILL ALSO BECOME A HINDU.", He had said. This is how then the word 'HINDU' began to acquire RELIGIOUS meaning. It must be said that it was then a CONFLUENCE of various TEMPORAL practices---particularly 'SHAIVISM' and 'VAISNAVISM'---widely and diametrically opposite thoughts. All the same the word continued to carry its old PERSIAN identity of 'CULTURAL NATIONHOOD' --right upto the 18th Century.

Therfore, it must not be seen as a religion--because there are no uniform temporal practices amongst HINDUS, from region to region; caste to caste; class to class; sects to sects; language to language. Its APPARENT DISSIMLIARITIES MAKE IT A GREAT TREATISE ON LIVING A LIFE IN A COLOURFUL MANNER. IT advocates UNITY IN DIVERSITY IN TRUE SENSE. Unfortunately, inspit of all this, it continues to be the FAVOURITE WHIPPING BOY OF PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS AND HALF-READ educationists. But it MOVES ON. AND KEEP GROWING. ITS PROTECTION IS ITS "NO-DEFENCE" BY ITS FOLLOWERS. The rising trend to defend it, would make it WEAK and RIGID. It has survived thousands of years of onslaught and each time it has emerged STRONGER.

We must know that 'HINDUISM' as a TEMPORAL & SPIRITUAL philosophy,Known as today, was never FOUNDED BY ANY ONE SAINT/ MESSIAH or a PROPHET as almost all other known religions and sects have been. IT EVOLVED ITSELF. IT DOES NOT BELONG TO ONE SECT OR SET OF SECTS. THE MULTIPLICITIES OF ITS GODS IS A TESTIMONY OF ITS EMPHASIS ON THE COLLECTIVE WISDOM. THIS VERY FACT MAKES IT FLEXIBLE AND SECULAR. IT CONTINUES TO GROW AND EVOLVE. HINDUISM IS A CULTURAL ENTITY; it is not a RELIGION. It encompasses in its fold a whole philosophy of living SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL, MATERIAL, SOCIAL, POLITACAL AND MILITARY LIFE. It is more than the word "RELIGION"--which simply means FOLLOWING RITUALS and TEMPORAL PROCEDURES. IT is, in fact, emancipation of the word "DHARMA"--which includes in itself parameters of Social, Political, Economic and spiritual conduct of a man. It defines social/familial/ national responsibilities and duties.

The word "HINDU", in fact, is THE LOST ELDER BROTHER of the CURRENT TERMINOLOGY of "INDIAN"--which substituted it. This is also given by the FOREIGNERS only-- more particularly by the GREEKS. From the GREEKS it travelled further WEST AND GOT POPULARISED amongst the EUROPEANS. AS WEST RULED INDIA for almost 200 yers, THE NAME 'INDIAN or INDIA' GOT STUCK AND 'HINDU' lost its shine. But amongst the ARABS and PERSIANS IT IS STILL KNOWN AS 'HINDUSTAN'--THE LAND OF HINDUS.

Please note I am only trying to clear out certain misconceptions about this MOST SECULAR and FLEXIBLE TREATISE ON HUMAN CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOUR WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE. It not ONLY SHOWS THE WAY AS HOW TO LEAD A HUMAN LIFE BUT ALSO ACCEPTS NEW WAYS WITH PASSAGE OF TIME. We must understand:-

-It encourages CRITICISM and DISSIDENCE.

-It does not CLAIM ITS PHILOSOPHY AS 'ULTIMATE AND FINAL' .

-It doesnot ENCOURAGE HATRED FOR YOUR RIVALS and ENEMIES.

-Its much maligned CASTE-SYSTEM was a social division of work to achieve 'SPECIALISATION' in family work---IT IS SAME THING AS YOU SEE IN VARIOUS PROFESSIONS OF TODAY. An ENGINEER's SON GOES FOR ENGINEERING. A DOCTOR'S SON GOES FOR MEDICINES. A POLITICIAN's SON GOES FOR POLITICS.A 'FAUJI's SON GENERALLY. TILL DATE, WENT FOR 'DEFENCE SERVICES' CAREER. IN fact these are the MODERN CASTES OF INDIA. No upper caste boy( STARVING OF HUNGER) would mind marrying GRAND DAUGHTER OF BABU JAGJIVAN RAM. Where is the caste system? Only IN THE PAGES OF CONSTITUTION WHICH KEEPS IT ALIVE THROUGH THE BOGEY OF RESERVATION. HAD THE PROVISION OF RESERVATION NOT BEEN THERE, THE OLD CASTE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE DISAPPEARED LONG TIME BACK. BUT IT HAS BEEN KEPT ALIVE BY VOTE BANK POLITICIANS.

-SOCIAL DIVISIONS IN HINDUISM' were to promote & IMPROVE QUALITY OF WORK THROUGH HERIDATORY PROFESSION. It is a different matter that it fell victim to monoply of a class.

-Much CRITICISED IDOL WORSHIPPING is actually a sign of inability of others to be definitive about their GODS. IDOLS ARE REPRESENTATION OF GODS OF YOUR PREFERENCE. IT IS A SYMBOL WHICH GIVES YOU FREEDOM TO CHOOSE YOUR GOD. 'OTHERS' do not provide this freedom to their followers. They do not know the SHAPE of their GOD. It is law of nature that SHAPELESS THINGS DO NOT EXIST. IF A THING DOES NOT EXIST, WHY DO YOU WORSHIP?

- In any case, WHAT IS THERE IN THE MOSQUE AT MECCA? WHAT ARE THE STATUES OF VIRGIN MERY OR LORD JESUS or THE CROSS DOING IN CHURCHES? HOW ABOUT THE GODDESS OF LIBERTY & FREEDOM? WHAT IS IT DOING IN THE MOST ADVANCED NATION--NEW YORK--NEAR CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. IT IS A SYMBOL---A SYMBOL OF SUPEREMACY OF HUMAN SPIRIT---- ISN'T IT? Symbols are reminders of the faith to the faithful. Why are we criticizing HINDU symbols, if others also do it?-The multiplicity of gods/godesses speaks volume on the DEMOCRACY, FREEDOM & LIBERTY OF SPIRITUAL THOUGHT in the HINDU CULTURAL and SOCIAL WAY OF LIFE. It does not bind you to the fallacy of ABSOLUTISM like others.

Here is the link for the Times Of India article , dated 16 December 2025, outlining Supreme Court verdict on Hinduism :-

http://toi.in/pyYinb

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TASHKENT MAN ---- WAS HE NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDER BOSE ?

"TASHKENT MAN" --- NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDER BOSE MISTRY OR CONFUSION CONFOUNDED ? IS THIS NEHRU - GANDHI LEGACY TO INDIA?

Was Subhash Chander Bose alive in 1966? "Yes",says the unfolding story of a mystery man appearing in a photo with ex Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Tashkent in January 1966. Had Lal Bahadur Shastri come to know of his existence ? Did he speak to him? Does this secret have a link to mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri on January 11, 1966?

"What"? "Oh, My God, was Lal Bahadur Shastri murdered for stumbling upon this Secret? Well! These are the obvious questions I ask on reading this Times Of India Story on this Tashkent man. Here is an extract from this report, which quotes Sanjay Nath Singh, Grand son Of Lal Bahadur Shastri, who was nine years old, then, and who had heard grandfather quipping that he would disclose the secret. Read this:---

"---------The face-mapping report lends credence to a claim made by Shastri's kin that he may have spoken to Netaji during his Tashkent visit. Shastri mysteriously died of a heart attack in Tashkent on January 11, 1966. The former PM's grandson, Sanjay Nath Singh, who was nine then, recounted that during a phone conversation barely an hour before he was declared dead, Shastri had said he would disclose something on return that would make the Opposition forget everything else.---------------"

If Subhash Chander Bose was alive in January1966, he would have been 69 years old. If he could appear in a photograph, it means, he was free to move in Russia. If so, what was he doing in USSR? Why did he not come to India? Was he under some restrictions or detention that he could not move out of Russia? Was he brought there by Soviet authorities on the explicit request of Lal Bahdur Shastri , who might have expressed a desire to meet him ? Did Lal Bahadur Shastri speak to him on the phone or in person? Was Shastri emotionally moved to disclose this top secret to Indian people and thus expose Russian and Indian government conspiracy? Is this the reason for the sudden and a mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri?

Was JL Nehru , our first Prime Minister , in the know of it? Is it a closely guarded secret of Nehru Gandhi family? Is it a fact that Briton and Indian governments had a big hand in suppressing this fact? Is this the reason as to why SC Bose files are NOT being declassified by PMO, till date? What is more disturbing is NOT  only mysterious disappearance of SC BOSE but also mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS). If I remember the news papers reports of 11 January 1966, ( I was 16 years old, then)  it is alleged that the body of LBS had turned blue at his death. Was he administered with some kind of dangerous poison or cyanamide capsule, at the behest of secret service of USSR/ UK or even India?

 Goodness gracious! So many questions, but there is not a single answer.  There is a confusion confounded. Sounds like Agatha Christie's new novel coming to the market. Can you make out something? Another question? Say some thing, after reading this news item--- here is the link:---

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SATANIC TALES OF INDIAN MEDIA!

SATANIC TALES OF INDIAN MEDIA!

Indian media is no more a flagbearer of truth and righteousness. Instead, it is an ambassador of lies and misinformation. Indian journalists believe in the Goeblean Principle that a lie told one hundred times, becomes a truth. It wholly solely, dishes out a bundle of lies , packaged as truth. This is the only truth about Indian mediaa. A few few days back I had written an article on the mischievous news published by Indian Media with satanic intent. ( Read me at this link :- https://www.facebook.com/RajeeKachhwaha/posts/10207944047821184) . Most often the editorial boards of Print and electronic media do not even verify the news stories spun out of the ill read and poorly informed minds of journalists on the field jobs

Unfortunately, law of the land protects such journalists who, under the excuse of protection of source,  do not ever reveal the source. Most often these tales are carried out with the evil intent of character assassination of individuals. Or even to mislead the public. What is worse is when media starts trials of accused on its own. Take the cases of SHEENA BORA MURDER and AARUSHI TALWAR MURDER. All sort of conspiracy theories are thrown in to not only confuse the public but also the investigators. Even the judges , in some cases,  get carried away.

Thus, Indian media assumes the role self righteousness  without ever verifying facts. It's reactions are impulsive. Look at the debates on the Indian news channels. The anchors behave as "Mr. KNOW ALLs". They do not even allow the experts to make their points. Their self- righteousness is so far fetched that they add spin to everything against the Establishment.

Look at the twist given to Sangeeta Kalia case. She was the erstwhile SSP at Ambala in Haryana. She misbehaved with a Minister and administrative action was taken against her and she was transferred , which was the prerogative of the government. Media makes a story as the highhandedness of the government against a woman and a DALIT OFFICER,. How ridiculous is this? Can the government not take action against an erring police officer? What has her caste got to do with it? In case, government was against a woman and Dalit Officer , why would it have posted her as SSP of Ambala ? As representative of the people, Minister had rightly questioned her on illegal bootlegging. Instead of replying politely, she became arrogant and dismissive of the minister. Who would accept such disobedience? It clearly shows as to how irresponsible is Indian media!

Worst part is when caught on a wrong foot , it merely publishes one liner REGRET and gets away with it. Just think about the debate  in the Parliament on intolerance. Leftist MP, Mohammed Salim, blamed Home Minister for  purported to have made a statement after 2014 General Elections to say that  first time after 800 years a Hindu Ruler had come to power. When Raj Nath Singh put his political career at an altar and questioned this statement attributed to him. Mohammed Salim produced an article published in the OUTLOOK Magazine in 2014. When it was denied, imagazine merely regretted having attributed this statement to Rajnath Singh without verifying it. This is the credibility of Indian Media, always looking to create conflicts and controversies. Instead of bringing out truth,nit sells lies to the public. My recommendation to Indian public is : TRUST INDIAN MEDIA AT PERIL TO YOUR OWN MENTAL DISHARMONY AND PSYCHE..

Here is an extract of NDTV NEWS article on this spat :  " ----Outlook magazine, admitting its error, issued a statement, saying, "In this story, a remark ("first Hindu ruler after 800 years") made by the late Ashok Singhal of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad was erroneously attributed to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Outlook deeply regrets the lack of diligence in verifying the source of the statement. It was not our intention to denigrate the home minister or Parliament. Outlook sincerely regrets the embarrassment caused to Mr. Rajnath Singh and Mr. Mohammad Salim."------

GO, HAVE YOUR TAKE AND SAYi

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MISCHIEVOUS MEDIA WITH MISCHIEVOUS NEWS ITEMS!

MISCHIEVOUS  MEDIA WITH MISCHIEVOUS NEWS ITEMS! 

AR Rehman, noted Indian Music Director and Oscar Award winner, when asked by media men on Amir Khan's recent statement,  referred to an incident when he was issued a fatwa by a Muslim organization some months back . But Indian media, particularly Times Of India and NDTV, have linked it with Amir Khan's statement to make it look as if RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE is because of Hindus / RSS/ VHP/ or BJP.  

There is a definite intent of the media to mislead the people by giving such head lines. Unfortunately, highly educated Indians are also being misled by such headlines without knowing the full contents. One of my friends, a retired Army officer, fell prey to this and remarked , " Look at what RSS was doing? " I had to clarify to him that it was NOT RSS  but a MUSLIM organization called Raza Academy of Pune, who had issued Fatwa to Rehman. Read the headlines on TIMES OF INDIA :-----

" AR REHMAN IDENTIFIES WITH AMIR KHAN AND FEELS WITH HIM, SAYS HE WAS IN THE SIMILAR SITUATION" 

It may be recollected that AR Rahman was referring to Mumbai-based Raza Academy's fatwa against him after he composed the music for Iranian film 'Muhammad: Messenger of God', which alleged that the title was humiliating to the Prophet. At that time, chief ministers of Delhi and UP had cancelled Rahman's concerts at the last minute. What a show of  religious tolerance by Arvind Kejriwal and Mulayam Singh Yadav! Not a whimper of a noise by anyone in the country. I think Javed Akhtar and Mahesh Bhat were holidaying some where and SRK was busy shooting his movies. Surprisingly, none of the award returning celebrities spoke about it, then.  No one heard Rahul Gandhi talking about it; nor that LIES BRIGADE of the Congress party.  

Dadri incident happened in the state of Uttar Pradesh and whole blame is palmed off to RSS. I am no supporter of RSS or these so called Hindu organizations but I am suspicious of Congress, who can play any mischief to come back to power. Dadri incident could well be an exploitation  by Vested interests, whether Congress or others of a 'Beef row' by some Hindu Organisations--- not necessarily, they were involved. 

As for as the issue of NOT allowing Pakistani Singers in Mumbai by Shiv Sena , it has nothing to do with Religion. It only showed opposition to Pakistan,  who is at war with India through its band of " Irregular Soldiers", called " Strategic Assets". How is it the rise of Religious intolerance? But media is making it look like a religious intolerance. It mixes Freedom of Speech with religious intolerance. It stinks of some mischief. 

Freedom of  speech is a two way traffic. It can not be one way movement. Well! If you have the rights to allow a Pakistani to release his book in India, others have the rights to oppose him. Media can not have the cake and eat it, too. It is gross violation of VOLTAIREAN PRINCIPLE of Freedom of Speech, who is alleged to have said something like this:  I disapprove of what you say but I will support you to my death in allowing you to say what you want to say. 

While I appreciate debate on religious intolerance, it must not be one sided blame game. This is what I infer from the present debate. I have no doubts, it has been orchestrated by mischievous Congress and Media is playing the role of its foot soldiers. No doubts, Congress has been helped by BJP's arrogant mouthpieces, who have no idea of how they were falling prey to Congress scheme of things. Shortsightedness of persons like Shaksi Maharajs and Yogi Adityanaths are providing ammunition to Congress shooters. This is a very dangerous game. Congress is playing very dirty games. 

Look at the allegations against Congress recently made to President of India in a memorandum by Sukhbir Badal, Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab . But media is dismissing it as Assmbly Elections tantrum of Akalis. Those, who live in Punjab, they know what is going on. "Bajwa- Arvinder " rivalry of present day Congress in Punjab is reminiscent of "Zail Singh - Darbara Singh" rivalry of the 70s of last decade, which led to the rise of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale. A similar situation is being created by stooges of Rahul Gandhi and Media is dismissing it as an election stunt. 

Every Punjabi knows that recently held Sarbat Khalsa meeting of the Sikhs at Bhatinda was articulated by Congress. Some nasti and anti national resolutions were passed in the presence of Congress leaders of the state. Surprisingly, blind Indian Media took no notice of such a Congress presence in the meeting. The shortsightedness of selfish media could prove detrimental to India's nationhood. In the days of Competitive politics , Akalis might also adopt similar methods and the peace in Punjab would be disturbed. It has happened in the past and it can happen now. 

I therefore ore dismiss this entire debate on religious intolerance as manipulated and orchestrated by power hungrry congress and indian media is a willing or unwitting partner to a war against Indian nationhood. If the debate has to take place then, it must be all inclusive, not merely statements by Congress stooges. Return of awards is a drama by those people who were awarded these awards by congress regime and they are now returning the favour------- in the hope of bigger awards, if Congress returns to power. Who does not know where do lie the sympathies of SRK and Amir Khan? Warning to Media is: If Punjab goes back to the dark days of 80s and 90s of the last Century and India faces a second partition, then, Indian media would have to share the blame along with congress and its stooges. Excess of freedom and liberty is as bad as excess of Central control and discipline.

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WISH LIST VIS- A- VIS DISHLIST- PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS!

"WISH LIST" VERSUS "DISH LIST": PHILOSOPHY OF HAPPINESS!


Each one of us has a "Wish List" in life. This is primarily the ramifications of our ambitions in life. Such a  manifestation of desires of a human being stem from a need for advancement and achievements in life. Not necessarily, all would be achieved There are always hits and misses. What we actually get in life makes our "Dish List". In other words, going to a restaurant and ordering a meal. What you have on the "Plate" and what you have in the "Menu", would differentiate the two lists.

Wishes are achieved NOT by dreaming and merely desiring but working for them. The fulfillment of wishes leads to happiness and satisfaction. Non fulfillment leads to disappointment and dissatisfaction. When dissatisfaction overrides satisfaction , it causes frustration of human mind. This is where the tale of 'Spider and King Bruce' becomes very very inspiring. In fact, 'failure' is the first stepping stone to grand success.

Francoise D Roche, a French philosopher and author had once said, "we promise according to our hopes but perform according to our fears". How true is this? The battle is always between our hopes and fears. Therefore most often one fails because one was overpowered by self generated fears. Fear leads to caution and caution curtails one's risk taking ability. And remember, nothing can be achieved without some amount of risk in your decision making.

" Wish list" and " Dish list" are the same for those who relentlessly remain focussed on their objectives and spare no efforts in achieving them. Fulfillment of Wish list is directly proportional to the efforts put in. Self- doubts; half- hearted efforts and lack of preparation are the causes which reduce the contents of your " Dish List". No wish is easy to come. Try, try again. On the heap of failed efforts, lies the plateau of success. A modern adage is : Quitters never win; winners never quit.

In the above context, we ought to narrate to ourselves, time and again, the fable of a THIRSTY CROW with a morale which says: Where there is a will, there is a way. Satisfaction of thirst leads to happiness. Thirst can be physical need or a mental desire. Both add to our wish list. It is their satisfaction which leads to happiness. We must understand the equation for Happiness is : Wish List ( WL) minus Dish List ( DL) is equal to Zero Or to put it arithmetically, it is: WL -DL = 0.

In other words, if the gap between the two is more, it increases unhappiness. Thus the degree of happiness/ unhappiness is directly proportional to the size of the gap between Wish List and Dish List. Less gap, more happiness; more gap , less happiness. The corollary to this rule is that in order to be happy, number of wishes / desire be curtailed so as to reduce the gap in the wish list and Dish list.

Wish list can be progressive. To fill up your bowl initially, right at the beginning, it is to cause indigestion and constipation. In life, one must move from bound to bound; achievement to achievement in a progressive manner. Do not congest your bowl of wishes at any stage. Our hopes must match our fears so as to ensure our promises and performances are pegged at keel with each other.

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CONGRESS AND ITS DIRTY TRICKS DEPARTMENT!

CONGRESS AND ITS DIRTY TRICKS: SIDING WITH RADICALS !

Sukhbir  Badal, deputy chief Minister of Punjab has alleged in a memorandum to the President of India on 22 November 2015 that  Congress has links with the Khalistani organizations and using them to disturb peace and harmony in the state of Punjab. It is a very serious allegation and it can not be made without some evidence with the Punjab government. It must not be dismissed lightly. Indian media must go into details and find out the truth. Merely giving Congress rejoinder is not enough.  Knowing Congress past history allegation can not be easily discounted.

It may be recollected that some two months back Torn pages ( called "BIRS" ) of Guru Granth Sahib ( Holy book of Sikhs) were thrown around in Moga and four other cities of Punjab. it aroused the communal passions and many Sikh organizations were enraged. Investigations by Punjab Government gave indications that a conspiracy was hacked up in Australia and Dubai by some NRI Sikhs, who had links with ISI of Pakistan.

 It is suspected that some of these NRI Sikhs have close ties with some Congress leaders, who wants to disturb peace in Punjab by hurting Religious sentiments. The aim of congress is alleged to be to create communal tension in the state so as to make some political gains for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab in the year 2017. If so, it is a very dangerous and malicious intent with serious repercussions for the security and integrity of the nation.

Punjab has just begun to recover from the horrendous days of militancy seen in the two decades of 80s and 90s of the last Century. Pakistan is desperately trying to revive the hey days of militancy in Punjab. The fires of those  militancy days have yet not been fully doused; flames are still simmering. It must be noted unless there was some internal combustion, outside agents can not do much. Willingly or unwittingly, if Congress has chosen to fuel this fire , then, it ought to be checked now.

Who does not know the causes of the start of earlier militancy in Punjab? Even a new born child in Punjab would tell you that it was the outcome of political rivalry between two tall Congress leaders i.e.  Giani Zail Singh and Darbara Singh, which sparked it. Later, Zail Singh created Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale to counter Akali hold on rural peasantry.

Giani Zail Singh being the right hand man of Indra Gandhi, it won't be a surprise , if she had consented to Zail Singh to use of JS. Bhindrawale. His rise gave a fillip to militancy in Punjab and he became a larger than life image, bigger than his own creator. His rise was exploited by Pakistan. It was the short sightedness of congress which led to two decades of blood shed in Punjab. It seems Congress has NOT learnt a lesson from this folly of her.

The gory days of that period have left many a scars on the nation's psyche. Use of force in the Golden Temple to flush out Bhindrawale; killing of Indra Gandhi; Anti-Sikh riots of 1984 and martyrdom of Sh. Beant Singh in 1994 are some of the painful milestones of those dark days. Is Rahul Gandhi trying to foist those days on Punjab?  Whatever explanations/ clarifications Captain Amrender, Congress leader in Punjab, might give but he can not deny that JS Bhindrawale was Congress creation.

After the Golden Temple fiasco, even Captain Amrender Singh had left Congress and joined Akali Dal. He was hurt, too. Who would know Punjab's halcyon days history better than him. His defence of Rahul Gandhi is unconvincing. People of Punjab know that Congress always has handful dirty tricks up its sleeves. It has kept the nation divided over caste,creed,region, religion and lingual issues.

It created the myth of 'Majority and Minority' to create its captive vote Bank. It's shadowy secularism has kept the so called minorities staying away from main stream. The interests of its power brokers in these communities lay in keeping them illiterate and poor. This ensures their vote bank intact. Special privileges have been bestowed upon castes and regions in the form of reservations and special protection of hill states. These provisions in the constitution have led  to islands of conflicts within the nation. It is time sensible leaders like Captain Amrender Singh do some soul searching and leave this dangerous path.

Sukhbir Badal has given the memorandum to President Parnab Mukherjee, once a tallest and well informed leader of Congress. He very well knows the inside story of Punjab Militancy. He must be deeply worried because he knows the Congress very well. He ought to advice Sonia and Rahul Gandhi to stop such venturing for short term political gains.

We must understand that it was the competitive politics of Congress and Akalis  that Punjab had witnessed, which accounted for both using extremists to counter each other. Same competitiveness might compel present day Akali leadership to do the same. When two monkeys fight, an outside cat will certainly take adbvantage. Definitely, ISI of Pakistan is waiting for this game to begin. Nation and it's president can not ignore the allegations made by Sukhbir Badal. Past history of Congress substantiates them. If this time, Punjab goes back to those days, it would be catastrophic for the whole nation. Wake up India, listen to Sukhbir Badal, now. Do not blame Akalis later.

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NITISH KUMAR AS PM, WHAT RUBBISH , FAROOK ABDULLA

NITISH KUMAR AS A PRIME MINISTER: WHAT A RUBBISH Mr. FAROOK ABDULLA? 

Farook Abdulla has said that Nitish Kumar should prepare to be the Prime Minister of India. I think Farook was out of his mind. He should know that it was Lallu who was calling the shots in Bihar and NOT Nitish Kumar. The elevation of his two sons in second and 3rd position in the cabinet is a clear indication that Nitish would be forced to play Lallu's game or he would break the coalition. Nitish is a mere puppet in the hands of Lallu. 

My Observation on Bihar is: while Nitish is a lame duck CM; It was Lallu who was the Super CM. Nitish would have no option but to dance to the tunes of Lallu Parsad Yadav, who nourishes his own ambition to become the Prime Minister of India. And his first major task would be to manipulate the judicial system in Bihar to acquit himself of conviction in the Fodder Scam case. 

Bihar election results show that NITISH KUMAR and JDU were the real loser and RJD is the main gainer. JDU tally came down from 115 to 71 in the last assembly--- Lallu went up from 15 to 80. BJP lost 42 seats , JDU lost 44. While BJP vote bank is intact at 34.5 % ; JDU has come down from 37% to 17%. This clearly shows that Nitish was the real loser. And losers in a winning combination has NO say. Nitish would be the charming face of the coalition  with its ugly face inside. 

 NITISH as PM--- what a rubbish Mr. Farook Abdulla? He is NOT even CM of Bihar, despite that grand swearing in Show!The large gathering of who's who of Indian politics at swearing in ceremony of Nitish Kumar was actually a drama by Nitish and JDU to show to the world that Nitish would be the Ring Master of Bihar Circus of Ruling Junta. It shows , he was himself NOT sure of his own status. He needed the crutches of glittery of Indian politics to convince himself. 

I often note that spectacular election results generally blind the political observers. And they begin to write off the losers! Take the JANTA PARTY victory in 1977; CONGRESS Victory in 1984. Why go so far back into time? Look at the recent BJP/ NDA victory in 2014 and AAP victory in Delhi in 2015! 

Massive election victories often end up in massivedisappointments. AAP is one such example of this disappointment. All the same , Narender Modi might NOT have delivered on the home front but he has made a niche for India in the International market. His efforts at domestic front have yet to bear fruits. I am not saying that Narender Modi was better than others  but he seems to be visibly showing intentions to deliver. 

The politics of others is only to gang up against him. This will prove disastrous for them in 2019. Anti- Modi brigade must realise that focus on Modi would NOT get them a win in 2019 but their performance. They must note that by 2019, some of Modi's efforts would begin to show the results. 

By focussing on criticising Modi, the Anti- Modi Brigade of Indian politics, is playing a losing game right from the start. Some of these microdots of Indian politics might not realise that Congress party was using them to regain its lost status in Indian Politics. However it forgets that it can not rejuvenate itself like it did in 1980. It had , then, charismatic leaders like Indra and Sanjay Gandhi. But present leadership has neither the charisma not the qualities --- they only bank upon manipulations and lies. How long Congress can fool Indian masses. Its winning 27 seats in Bihar Elections is a mere flash in the PAN----final flickering by the flame of a lamp before it goes out. 

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TOLERANCE, SRK AND YOGI ADITYANATH

TOLERANCE, SHAHRUKH KHAN (SRK) AND YOGI ADITYANATH ! 

What is tolerance? To me, it seems, 'Restraint and responsibility laced with magnanimity'. In other words, it is one's ability to exercise self control and stay composed when provoked mentally or physically. If one reacts under whatever reasons, it is intolerance. To pontificate others in the name of freedom of expression is no excuse. To be frank , if you are a celebrity or a public figure , this need for restraint and self control increases manifold. 

In an age of competitive religions and competitive politics, there is always a game of action and counter action. Responsible public figures must not make statements which will draw ire from other side. Tolerance is all about ignoring pointing barbs by other side which provoke you. Difference of opinion is not intolerance but adding emotions to it is intolerance. When a celebrity or a public figure jumps into a raging controversy, it is an indication that he has lost self control and has been swayed by his emotions. 

A Public figure must realise that Indian Media is a double edged weapon. It cuts both ways. It would extract a sound byte from one side and then rush to other by making it more spicy. Thus, it starts a never ending verbal wrestling match. It plays a pimping game in such scenarios. It adds fuel to the fire by bringing in opposing views. Accordingly, a non issue becomes a controversy. SRK and Yogi Adityanath controversy is result of this tell- tale issue. 

SRK should have known that any remarks of his on "religious Intolerance" was representation of his own intolerance. May be remark was deliberately made to provoke respondents of "intolerance debate". And he did get a mouthful from the respondents. What does he mean by "growing religious Intolerance"? Taking sides on controversial issues publicly, shows sparks of personal intolerance. Therefore what is the difference between SRK and Yogi Adityanath. If SRK reacted on "Beef eating", So did Yogi Adityanath on his allegation of Religious Intolerance. 

We must note that Shiv Sena opposition to Ghulam Ali and Pakistani artists was not because of religion but nationality. How can this be  branded as " Religious Intolerance"? Mumbai swarms with Muslim actors and artists without any opposition by Shiv Sena.  Rightly or wrongly, opposition to Pakistan by certain segments of Indian society was inherent in the Two Nation Theory. The issue is not of really of Intolerance but of fabricated concept of "Hindu Majority" and imported concept of Secularism to fight this fabricated myth of Hindu Majority. 

So, the battle lines were drawn right at the birth of this country, when "Two Nation" theory was accepted by Congress, against the wishes of Mahatma Gandhi. At the heart of this problem was exclusion of Muslims from the overall gamut of a modern word "Indian". In other words, the definition of a 'Hindu of Hindustan', should have been at par with the word "Indian" and inclusive of a Muslim, a Sikh, a Budhist etc and not open a can of worm by calling Hinduism a separate religion as Two Nation theory stated. While "Two Nation Theory' incorporated, Sikhs, Budhists, Jains, Parsis, Jews, Jats, Rajputs, Brahmins, Dalits and Kayasths, all, with their different rituals and processes in the lap of Hinduism, it excluded Muslims. This was a faulty thought and out of tune with the stratagem of a multicultural society. This seeded the Intolerance, we see today. This is what should be avoided by guys like Shah Rukh Khan. 

Take the case of Professor Kulburgi. Is the freedom of speech meant to slight and berate other man's belief and faith. Going public with it is a heinous crime. It is your intolerance. How do you expect others to be tolerant when you preach urinating over Hindu idols? During a seminar, in June 2014, Kalburgi had denounced idol worship as a “meaningless ritual”, angering Sangh parivar elements.He further added, “One can even urinate on idols”, while quoting from a distinguished Kannada scholar Professor U.R. Ananthamurthy’s work.In the work, the Jnanpith award winning litterateur, Ananthamurthy had narrated how he had pissed on an idol to prove that the idol had no powers and to rid himself of the fear induced by his traditional upbringing. 

One is welcome to hold such views in private. But should you go public, you are hurting others. Claiming to urinate on Hindu idols is a bigger sin than publishing prophet Mohammed's Cartoons? It enraged the Muslim's all over, including Shah Rukh Khan. Where was SHARUKH Khan when Salman Rushdie's book was banned or when he was disallowed from Jaipur Literary Festival ? 

Where was Shah Rukh Khan when Taslima Nasreen was hounded in Hyderabad and thrown out of the country. This selective approach of Shah Rukh khan was bound to invite counter views of other side. Who does not about this drama being enacted by paid agents of Congress ? And everyone knows where does Shah rukh Khan stand politically. When Shah Rukh khan was supporting such views, he is bound to invite reaction from persons like Yogi Adityanath. It was Shah Rukh Khan's political intolerance , couched in Religious tones, that needs to be questioned. It is not to say that one supports BJP or Modi and to say the least to support yogi Adityanath. No, Never.

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HINDU CUSTOM AND FESTIVAL BASHING BY UNCOUTH INDIAN JOURNALISTS , IS IT JUSTIFIED?

HINDU CUSTOM AND FESTIVAL BASHING BY UNCOUTH INDIAN JOURNALISTS , IS IT JUSTIFIED? 

It is not really about Karva Chauth but about excessive criticism of Hindu Beliefs and myths by most of the electronic and print media journalists. Have they ever questioned why Muslims keep Rozas for 30 days? Have they ever written why Christian believe that Merry was a virgin? Problem with such so called and self styled intellectuals is to denounce anything everything regarding Hinduism----- to the extent of ridiculing and  slighting it. (There is an article on NDTV news By Manika Aggarwal ridiculing the Karva Chauth Festival-----------this piece is to question such views of Half read Indians-------educated on Western Beliefs)

By the way, I am NOT a Hindu Fanatic;  nor do I believe that Hindu was a religion. Hindu Majority of this country is a myth because it was a conglomeration of religions, temporal sects, castes and communities as is the word INDIAN of Modern India.  Hindu, in ancient times, was actually a GEOGRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION of a culture by ancient Persians, who believed that East of River Indus (Sindhu in Sanskrit) were Hindus. 

The name Hindu derives itself from Sindhu , which was pronounced with apostrophe " S" by ancient Persians, so it became Hindu for them. When the word travelled West to Greece and Turkey it became "Indu", "Indie" or "indica", thus came the name India. Even the name Hindustan is a Persian word. HINDU KUSH mountain range became the defining Eastern boundary of this region for the ancient Persians. The word was first described on a Tablet by King Darius -1 of Persia in 518 BC, who claimed to have ruled upto River HINDU ( Sindhu) .(Refer to History Of India by John Keay, British Historian and Indologist).

Therefore, "Hindu" is an ancient representation of the modern word "Indian" . It contained all temporal sects of those days, such as Shaivism, Vaishnavism, Jainism and Budhism. It was only in 530 AD, exactly one thousand years later after its first appearance, that it was given a religious connotation, by King of Kashmir, Gopaladitya , a Hun King and a son of a Hun (Chinese) tyrant Mihir Kula, when he told his Kashmiri Minister to convert to Hinduism. Thus a culture of peaceful coexistence and tolerance philosophy acquired religious connotation. According to John Keay, in his book INTO INDIA, even as late as 19th Century, Sikhism, Budhism and Jainism were considered sub sects of Hinduism. In most part of India, Muslims too, celebrated Hindu festivals such as Diwali and Raksha Bandhan. 

It is unfortunate that Colonial Masters divided a composite Cultural along religious and communal lines in pursuit of their " Divide and Rule" policy but this gulf was further widened by Western educated Nehruvian policies and directives. Nehru had no idea of Indian composite culture and his secularism was to ridicule Hinduism by denouncing everything associated with it. He created the myth of NON EXISTENT Hindu Majority and thus pitted everyone against it. The name "Hindustan" should have told him that it was inclusive of all religions, regions, caste and creeds. His Western knowledge and up- bringing divided the nation into MAJORITY and MINORITIES.  He was confused with the words 'culture and religion'. Thus, organizations, such as RSS , Hindu MahaSabha , Arya Samaj etc.picked up the gauntlet and acquired  relevance as divisive forces. Nehru, rather than equating the word "Hindu" with its modern offshoot "Indian",  created the wedge by laying too much emphasis on Western concept of SECULARISM. He did not understand that Word Hindu was the mother of "Indian Secularism". 

Nehruvian philosophy had the impact on Indian education policy,whereby generations of Indian grew up thinking Secularism was something separate from Hinduism. It was never so and it is NOT so. The multiplicity of Gods and goddesses and multiple ritual practices are the testimony to its Secular credentials. It is NOT rigid. The beauty of this culture is that it was self assimilating. If you go to Kashmir of Old days, you will find that Kashmiris relished 'Halal' Meat. It is a staple diets of some Kashmiri Pundits even today. It is only politics and Wester education of most Indians that the word Hindu has been deprived of its Secular contents. 

In view of the above, my contention is that all the festivals of ancient India were designed with a specific purpose of bonding the family together---- these family rituals then magnified into societal and Community festivals to create the same bonding. It was to generate feeling of oneness and to invoke co- existence and tolerance to make the society harmonious and peaceful. In USA of today, they are creating these kind of Bondings through various days they celebrate. Even all these new concepts of Father's Day , Mothers Day, Friendship Day, Daughter's day have the same logic. 

Therefore , while the western world is trying to copy, ancient Indian Philosophy to generate peace and harmony but half read, and half educated journalists of India are ridiculing these customs and traditions. It is NOT their fault because Indian education system , founded by Nehru and perpetuated by Congress have created these modern myths. They need to be demolished and Secularism of Hindu philosophy of peaceful coexistence and tolerance has to be genuinely promulgated in India.

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TOLERANCE AND INTOLERANCE !

Kshama badan ko chahiye, chhotan ko utpaat,

Ka "Vishnu" Ka ghat gayo, "Bhrigu" Jo maari laat |

(Let Elders give pardon and let Youngsters commit sin,

No harm was done to "Vishnu" when "Bhrigu" kicked Him.)

     "Elders" does not only mean age but it also implies thoughts, knowledge and learning. It includes men of vision and philosophy. Who do you attribute this verse to? English Media, half -read honchos, kindly pardon me because it would fly over your heads like supersonic F-16 jets. But if some of you have read Hindi Literature, then most of you would jump up and say, "Kabir". Yes, you are right. But who was Kabir? Well! Kabir was a Muslim , belonging to "Weavers" community. What was he, a Muslim, saying by quoting from so called "Hindu" scriptures? Definitely, he was giving us an important lesson in "tolerance". Please note that he existed almost 500 years back during the medieval period of Indian History.

    The issue is not of really of Intolerance but of FABRICATED concept of "Hindu Majority" and imported concept of Secularism to fight this fabricated myth of Hindu Majority. So, the battle lines were drawn right at the birth of this country, when "Two Nation" theory was accepted by Congress, against the wishes of Mahatma Gandhi. At the heart of this problem was exclusion of Muslims from the overall gamut of a modern word "Indian". In other words, the definition of a 'Hindu of Hindustan', should have been at par with the word "Indian" and inclusive of a Muslim, a Sikh, a Budhist etc and not open a can of worm by calling Hinduism a separate religion as Two Nation theory stated. While "Two Nation Theory' incorporated, Sikhs, Budhists, Jains, Parsis, Jews, Jats, Rajputs, Brahmins, Dalits and Kayasths, all, with their different rituals and processes in the lap of Hinduism, it excluded Muslims. This was a faulty thought and out of tune with the stratagem of a multicultural society. This seeded the Intolerance, we see today. 

     To practice tolerance is to be "magnanimous", big hearted person! This is what Kabir had spelt out. You have to accept the sins and wrong- doings of those who are narrow minded and lack the ability to think on the broader prospects of society. Magnanimity is to end conflict and confrontation by showing a big pardoning heart and not to widen its scope by making it look unpardonable. When one questions the sin of others, you become unforgiving and intolerant. If you do so, you have committed the same sin. Swami Dayananad Saraswati had preached that hate not the sinner but the sin. By being big hearted person, you make the sinner feel small. In so doing , you attack the sin. My question to all these actors, writers, poets and intellectuals returning awards on account of intolerance shown by a handful few towards Pakistani singers/ Authors or beef eaters is : Aren't you showing smallness of your mind by being intolerant towards a handful few? Definitely, you are. In fact, you are dividing the society by your narrow mindedness and impulsive act. It seems your opposition is politically orchestrated rather than being genuine.

     If it was genuine, then you should start a nation wide movement against this and convince people, why they should accept Pakistani singers/ authors/ actors even if Pakistan was committing gory acts on the borders. You have to convince the Indian masses and NOT a political party. But you have done is to attack a political ideology rather than the sin which needed to be addressed. You have to make the society understand that eating beef was permitted in a religion, so it was not to be questioned. You have to explain by giving examples such as that Kashmiri pundits still relish Halal meat. Please inform the North India's, so called "Hindu society", that in Karnataka and certain other parts of South India, marriage amongst cousins was NOT a taboo. It was NOT an exclusive Muslim practice alone.

     Tragedy is 40% Indians are illiterate and 70 % do not know the culture and traditions of people living in regions 100 Kms away. This is being exploited by nasty politicians over the last 68 years. In south India, such a barrier has been created over language by politicians that speaking in Hindi was a sin. It is considered imposition of North Indian Culture but speaking in English is relished as if it was a home made "Masala Dosa".

     Religious intolerance to political intolerance is because of successive congress led governments of India to create caste, creed and religious barriers in the society to raise its vote bank. It treated word HINDU as a religious commodity and packaged it as such to further divide the society into Majority and Minority. India's first Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru , educated in western philosophy and thoughts created this myth when he talked of Secularism of the West. He did not understand that the word HINDU was more secular than Western Secularism. He did not understand if Indians live in India; it is the same thing to say that Hindus lived in Hindustan. This would have demolished all notions of Majority and Minorities.

     Hindu Majority is a definite Myth in India. All castes, sub castes, temporal sects have been grouped under this but who have their own Gods and temporal rituals. There are God men who follow their own procedures and processes. Each god man has his own cult and devotees, whether it was Guru Ma, Radhe Ma, Sudhanshu Maharaj or Rajinder Singh JI of Vyas or Nirankaris and many more such sects. They follow their own rituals and religious practices. They are all self containing temporal sects such as Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Jews and Muslims of India. If they were Indians of India , they were also Hindus of Hindustan. Nehru's Western education did not accept this and he created this fictitious Hindu Majority by accepting such organizations as Arya Maha Sabha, who preached this non existing majority. Thereafter organizations like Rashtriya Sayam Sangh(RSS), Vishv Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal sprang up to give reality to such a non existing majority. Sixty eight years of this practice has fully divided the society, which the so called Intellectuals of today, are trying to further widen the chasm by harping about "Hindu Intolerance".

     Shiv Sena is a minuscule organization, centered in Maharashtra, amongst a population of 1250 millions Indians. But these intellectuals are making Shiv Sena look like a larger than life organization and thus giving it a unwanted publicity by returning their awards. I feel ashamed in calling them intellectuals, who do not even understand that Shiv Sena represented not even two percent of Indian population. Either they did not deserve these awards or they do not understand the simple arithmetic of the myth of Hindu Majority. They are fooling themselves by reacting to incidents designed to provoke them and make Shiv Sena a house hold name in India. Such a stupidity would sure further create a chasm of unbridgeable dimensions in the Indian Society. They are victim of their own intolerance.

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FEAR----- A JUGULAR VEIN OF HUMAN CIVILIZATION!

FEAR----- A JUGULAR VEIN OF HUMAN CIVILISATION!
Fear is the soul of human civilization. Without fear amongst human beings, everything will be topsy turvy. It is the fear of God that people try to avoid wrong doing. It is fear of punishment that most people follow rules and regulations. Fear regulates human lives. 

You can see the chaos at the traffic lights, when there is no policeman around. In the Western countries, everyone follows laws because of the fear of being watched through CCTV or radars. When there is no fear instilled, there is chaos and disorder. What are laws of a nation for? They have been designed to instill fear amongst humans. If there was no fear of law, men will behave like social predators.

FEAR, WHETHER OF GOD OR GOVERNMENT OR ELDERS, IT LEADS TO ORGANISED LIVING OF HUMAN BEINGS. Fear has two kinds. It varies from Fear of UNKNOWN to Fear of VIOLATION. 

Fear at of UNKNOWN leads men and women to tread the beaten path or follow the laid down social norms and laws. Status quo is another dimension of it. Indian social philosophy guides our national conduct so much that we follow the principle of Status quo with our neighbours. Our social ingredient of self contentment emanated from this fear of Unknown. It is primarily smacking of the danger that lay ahead if one ventures into terra incognito . 

Human being tend to adopt an easy way out because of the existence of " Self Preservation" mechanism in every one. As an instinct everyone will avoid danger. This is fear of UNKNOWN. It has various sub categories, like the Fear of Death , fear of injury, or even fear of losing something precious something. 

Fear of VIOLATION, leads people to not to violate social, national , religious and regional laws, rules and regulation. It is primarily the fear of the punishment it accrues because of violation that occurs. You jump the red light at Traffic signal, the policeman would give you a ticket. You give the secrets of your organisation to the competitor, it would invite punishment. It is basically fear of RETRIBUTION for every violation. 

Fear generated by terrorist is the fear of Violation. If you do not subscribe to a terrorist wish, you will be punished by him. It is his lethal punishment which silences all opposition to his desired objectives. Silence of majority against an anarchist is the fear of violation. 

The he difference between the two kinds of fear is that you might know as to what would happen in the case of Fear of Unknown; while in case of Fear of Violation, you know the exact punishment that would be meted out to you. If you committed a cold blooded rape, you should know that Death might be your final sentence. If you have stolen something, you might go to jail for some months. In such cases, it is the degree of your violation while in case of FEAR OF UNKNOWN, the severity of punishment is not known. It could come as a sudden bomb shell. 

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NATIONAL PREMIUM FOR NATIONAL SECURITY & INTEGRITY

In July 2011, I was travelling by road from SFO (San Francisco) to LA ( Los Angeles) , in USA On Highway 5. We stopped at SIX FLAGS AREA--- for refuelling and refreshment. It was 04 July---American Independence Day. I saw a notice on the restaurant entry---- Free meal and Drinks for veterans. I casually mentioned to owner that I was a veteran of Indian Army. Lo! He said " It is honour to have you here, Sir. We will give the same treatment to you" To say the least, he did not charge anything from us. What a respect for an alien soldier, who is disgraced and dishonoured in his own country! No wonders, USA is world"s only Super Power!!

It reminded me of atmosphere in Punjab vintage 1971 war--- when I was respected like this. Nations do not become great by lofty talks but by respecting the men who safeguard your honour. Respect and "IZZAT" a nation pays to its veterans, is the national premium for safety and security.

American national war memorial in Washington DC, is manned round the clock by serving soldiers. Come rain, snow and thunder, sentry stands unmoved right in the open. In our country war memorials are desecrated and disrespected. Stray dogs and wandering cows find a shelter there. A few years back, a war memorial statue at Ludhiana in Punjab was uprooted and thrown away. 

I remember when General Douglas Mac Arthur was the Chief of U.S. army in 1931, American president Franklin Roosevelt proposed to cut down defence expenditure. In a meeting with President , Mac Arthur pleaded with the President not to cut. But Roosevelt did not listen to him and dismissed him. Mac Arthur got up and walked away but then turned and said: "Mr. President, when in the Next war , an American Soldier with enemy bayonet piercing his abdomen, spat out his last curse, I do not want the name to be Mac Arthur but Roosevelt." It is NO gain saying the fact that Roosevelt reversed his decision. 

Compare this with Indian Generalship. They do not even have the guts to cry on the insults being heaped upon them publicly by bureaucrats and politicians. How sad we saw three Chiefs sitting as dumbos when Defence minister announced truncated OROP on 05 September 2015. Not a whimper of a protest by anyone of them. How sad they were not even consulted on PMR/ VRS issue before announcement. What was more disturbing was the facts that none of them had the guts to tell the Raksha Mantri : "Mr. Defence Minister, please tell your Prime Minister that it was a biggest insult you have heaped upon the armed forces. Armed forces will not remain the same hereafter. If the mistake is is not rectified soon, the last bastion of holding together of Indian nationhood would get disintegrated. 

Sheepishly sat the three Chiefs and sheepishly they walked away. Remember the quote by Sun Yet San, an ancient Chinese Military philosopher : I AM NOT AFRAID OF AN ARMY OF 100  TIGERS LED BY A SHEEP BUT 100 SHEEP LED BY A TIGER. Well! We can now assess the impact of SUCCESSION PLAN of Chiefs of Army Staff , initiated in 2005 , during the tenure of General JJ Singh as the Chief of Army Staff. 

There is a wrong notion that Military strength flows out of Economic strength. In fact it is the reverse of it. China was NO where in sixties and seventies but it successfully used its manpower to flex its military muscle to send cold sweat down the spine of USA and even USSR. Today its economy is of ten Trillion dollars while India is at Two Trillion Dollars. Mind you China became independent two years later than India. 

Look at USA. Their economic strength draws out of their Military power. In ISA other than military arsenal and space research, nothing is manufactured. Everything comes from outside at terms dictated by USA. And it is a 16 trillion economy-- merely because of its military muscles. 

Look at your neighbour Pakistan. It is reckoned at par with India purely because of its military powers. Giant like India is a helpless spectator to Pakistan's pinpricks because we do not have the proper military muscle to shut her up. 

Finally, Mr Natender Modi must know that it was not the machine but the man behind the machine which matters. Pakistan's Sabre jets and Patton Tanks in 1965 war fell prey to Indian Gnats and Sherman tanks respectively. The Kargil war of 1999 was NOT won by the Generals sitting in the AC rooms in Delhi or Srinagar but by motivated soldiers led by spirited Captains and Majors . 

What Modi Government and the bureaucrats did with the willing cooperation of the three Service Chiefs,on 05 September 2015, was to demolish the spirit and motivation of the soldiers. Unless quickly rectified,  our nation will pay a heavy price for disrespecting its veterans. And in the next war with China or Pakistan,when an Indian soldier flees from the battlefield, shame will be on this BJP Governments with veterans like General VK Singh, General Khanduri & Col Rajverdhan Rathore , and Not the soldiers because you broke their spirit. National humiliation would be worse than 1962 war. All your Raffles or Chinook deals or FDI investments would not be able to prevent this humiliation because what matters more in war is the man behind the machine.

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INDIAN DEMOCRACY - A PRACTISING ANARCHY AND A FUNCTIONAL TRAGEDY!

INDIAN DEMOCRACY ---- A PRACTISING ANARCHY AND A FUNCTIONAL TRAGEDY!

Other than the unbridled freedom it gives to its citizens, democracy is the mother of chaos, disorder, corruption and retarded growth with very slow progress. India and China became free almost at the same time, but look at the difference in their progress and development?  In fact , China's freedom came two years later in 1949, however, it is not only economically and militarily miles ahead of India but it has successfully managed its internal crisis. China is the rising world power, while India is nowhere. It cannot even manage its neighbors, while China is rubbing shoulders with USA, who is under debit to China to the tune of some 1.5 trillion dollars.

Indian media , the voice of so called Indian democracy, misuses the freedom to strike at the very roots of democracy. Irresponsible freedom often leads to chaos and disorder and so it happens in India. Other day, Salman Khan issue had so much dominated the Media, one wonders,if this only was democracy. The chaos on the roads and in front of Salman's house was the result of the hype created by media. The mob was uncontrollable. In such a scenario, if some Anti -National elements would have played the mischief, the same media would have cried hoarse on the lack of proper security arrangements.

Indian media lacks socio-politico responsibilities and it is time to come down heavily on it. If need be, allow only two or three responsible news channels. Noise makers like ARNAB GOSWAMI, KARAN THAPAR, RAJDEEP SARDESAI and their elk, should be sent packing. We already know as to how Indian media had inadvertently helped the perpetrators of Mumbai 26/11 terrorist attack! In its exuberance o enhance TRP , they put security forces operations in jeopardy. Therefore, rather than being a fourth pillar of Democracy, Indian press and media are the chief destroyer of democracy.

Indian judiciary is another system that weakens the democracy from inside. Blinded by colonial era legal system, judges forget the social and political impact of their judicial verdicts. The judiciary adds to worst kind of chaos. Take the Salman Khan case. The case has taken 13 years to pronounce him guilty, while it was open and shut case on Day One. If he was to be punished, it should have been done in 2002. Why did it allow it to be dragged? Same judgement could have been given then. It allowed the accused to manipulate the system and now it has come out with a judgment, when even victims of  "Salman's -driving -act -folly"are not happy with the punishment meted out to him. Justice delayed is justice denied. Unfortunately, judiciary does not itself understand the golden rule of its own jurisprudence.

How rotten has become the judicial system is evident from the latest blog by Justice Markandey Katju, who has posted an e- mail from some one who complained about the scam in recruitment of lower judges in the Delhi High Court. If this is the state of affair in the national capital, under the very nose of Supreme Court of India, one can imagine how worse things would be in other places? Here it is what happened, an extract :-----

"------To mark_katju@yahoo.co.in Today at 10:29 AM
Your Lordship,

I write to you on a matter of great concern. Time and again through your judgments, editorial columns in prominent newspapers and facebook posts you have highlighted various problems which plagued the Indian society, the police atrocities as well as the various malpractices prevalent in the judiciary in India. You also have authored the landmark judgment of ''Sakiri Vasu v. State of U.P'' highlighting the doctrine of implied power and many other landmark judgments.

The present case which now I want to brought to your kind notice is a glaring example of malpractice going on in the recruitment to the lower judiciary through Delhi High Court. This latest case is a classic example of delay, favoritism, nepotism, arbitrariness and complete negation of judicial ethics by the Delhi High Court. It is an ordeal of hundreds of lower judiciary aspirants who recently suffered due to nepotism in Delhi High Court.

The factual matrix of the case is that: The recruitment notification of the Delhi Judicial Services 2014 examination was issued way back in February, 2014. The Mains examinations were already being held last year on 11 and 12th of October, 2014. More than six months have elapsed since then but the result of Mains examination were not declared. After seven months the results of Mains exam were declared (whose copy is enclosed as attachment) on 1st May, 2015. To the shock of hundreds of judiciary aspirants, only FIFTEEN candidates were declared as qualified.

What raises the eyebrows is the fact that the candidate who topped the exam with roll number 543 (copy of this result enclosed as an attachment) is the daughter of O.P. Gauba who is one of the sitting judge of Delhi High Court. Another Candidate whose name is with roll number 407 is the daughter of one of the sitting judge of Delhi High Court namely V.P. Vaish. Rest of the thirteen candidates barely managed to secure the minimum qualifying marks. This fact is mainly inferential but does not this call for a probe into the matter that how only these handful of selected candidates with such an influential background managed to clear the exams with flying colours when rest of the 654 candidates were failed by huge margins. Is this not to be termed as arbitrary marking and checking of answer sheets so as to promote ones own sons and daughters.------------------"

Judiciary ought to be asked to deal with cases of different nature in specific time frame. Cases like Stalking or Rape or Molestation of women must be decided within six months. Similarly, hit and run cases be done away within a time frame of 3-4 months. They should not linger on for years on. Judges must not be lenient on the lawyers and allow them time to hoodwink. I personally know of a stalking case, where the accused is a lawyer and he has been able to drag the case for two years and still there was no end insight. The case is open and shut but sympathetic to accused lawyer, it is allowed to drag on.  There are numerous examples, when we see kidnappers, muderers and extortionists roam freely on bail for years on. Lawyers and Indian law are the weakest point of Indian Democracy. They create confusion and disorder.

Why does corruption take place? It is because there was no fear of authority amongst government servants. Why do old timers use to appreciate the British Colonial administration and judicial system? There were instant punishments for wrong doers. Summary disposals used to take place. The result was that there was orderliness and discipline in the system, which Nehruvian model has destroyed and created a self -devouring Indian system of Democracy. The only thing Indian democracy has done is to create functional disharmony  among its people. Instead of tackling poverty and illiteracy, Nehru went in for Heavy Industry. Instead of tackling inherent lingual and regional cleavages within Indian polity, Nehru went in for linguistic reorganization of states. Instead of improving upon the economic plight of down trodden, Nehru introduced a system of Reservation, which created another privileged class and further divided the society. Social and religious alienation has only added to frustration of the people, which is the mother of tension, violence and hatred.

Third factor militating against Indian democracy is electoral and political system of governance. It is a system, where Government can not rule. a lot of political adjustments and compromises are to be made to run the government's. Take the simple case of land acquisition bill. The government has been struggling to get it passed because of minority in Rajya Sabha. At first place, one does not understand the usefulness of Rajya Sabha. It has been blindly copied from West Minister Abbey system of UK. It must be done away with. In fact, increase the strength of Lok Sabha. There should be direct election to Rajya Sabha. The winner in General Elections goes to Lok Sabha and the runners up goes to Rajya Sabha. The party, which has a majority in the combined strength of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, should form the government at the centre. It can thus, smoothly run its government for five years. Same kind of a system has to be evolved for the states.

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RUNNING HARMONIOUS & EFFICIENT ORGANISATION !

Globe is flat and it is the age of knowledge & information,
Human conduct is now dictated by individual aspirations.

Large and big is breaking and causing social transformation----
Churning process is thus leading to conflict and confrontation. 

There is a challenge for managers of human organisations---
How to motivate workers towards optimum target realization? 

There are 'Nay Sayers'' who find faults with whatever you do,
Ignore and neglect because they have a vision without clues.

There will be sychophants who would often swarm around you,
Guided by by personal agenda, their praise of you is not true. 

Transparency is the mother of harmony in any organisation,
Secrecy and favoritism, often, causes distress and frustration.

There must be time for discussion and unbridled consultation;
Also, their is time for decision and its spirited implementation.

If you earnestly adhere to these rules without any violation,
Rest assured, dear Rajee! You run an efficient organization.

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