Love's labour lost

The social media once again spilled the beans; and an audacious declaration by an Indian politician about his liaison--the love affairs are termed so throughout the world--followed. He must be applauded for the declaration.

From the last ten years he was tearing every opponent and obeying the diktat of a women power earnestly. He was dethroned in his state by the same women power; and at the verge of being pushed to the fence in national politics; the women power has came to his rescue again. The new acquired power will be more enjoyable; as, the ex-officio power carries a lot of weight with it, and has a lot of troubles with it also. But, the feel of this new power--the power of being loved in mid-sixties by a women in mid-thirties carries a lot of weight on his personality and masculinity. As his party is en-route to a rout, it is a better option to cherish the moments with his fiancée in seclusion.

He had made furore with his feral remarks in the past; not long ago he had said a youth leader of his party a hundred percent juicy material. The misinterpretation of his remark by the media was alleged then. But, in India it is said that you can not hide your secret love for long; and if you are a public figure, any news of your affair will spread by leaps and bounds. As that statement against a women youth leader stands testified now, so is his characters.

Interestingly, the love affairs are touted as illicit the world over--by the envied people--till are manifested in a marriage. When the marriage of the bachelor vice president of his party should have taken the center-stage, the blabbing genius of his party is hogging the limelight. What an irony! The man tipped to lead his party in the years to come, is devoid of the PM's chair as well as the groom's. And if the leaders like the sexagenarians will keep taking away the brides this way, the bachelor VP is left only to rue of a lost opportunity. For what? is not a rocket science, and off-course is a matter of my next blog; but, for the time being, let's congratulate the romancing couple for a bright future ahead.

P.S.- Cool Honeymoon in the offing!--was the heading of this blog before publishing, then the recent malapropism of this word by a Baba--and his plight thereafter--came to my mind and I thought this one to be more sober.The man mentioned in the post hails from the state of Madhya Pradesh, where Khajuraho is a city famous for the depiction of the art of making love and sex in the monuments, hence the title.

Is it a 'Democracy' or an 'Abusocracy'?

The leaders hurling uncontrolled barbs against each other; the EC's whip loosing its sheen; making mockery of the people in the name of democracy:  where the Indian politics is going right now? The leaders may have ushered India into a better place in the planet to live; but, that expectation is subdued by degrees by their dirty jibes; and the game is becoming dirtier by each passing day.

To be or not to be part of the party whose leaders are showing such an acumen--in abusing their adversaries; is a pertinent question now. Not to mention the small-time leaders, the MIT educated, the Oxford educated, JNU educated and the local university educated; or, the non-educated all are using the same language. Will they make a difference?--undoubtedly it is a doubt.

Everyone is busy baking his bread, according to his taste or his/her families. The nation has taken the backstage. Very few leaders are talking about their vision of taking India to a newer heights, at the moment. And those who are on the verge of a whitewash are a laughing lot themselves. By using abusive languages, their education, values, and every other things are open to all; and standing disrobed of their veils.

The last Moughal kotwaal's (the police chief's) family is using the language, it had never used before. And the prospect of leading India again will be lessened further by degrees, if they remain indulging themselves in playing such jibes.

Ironically, it is India's destiny that even after sixty seven years of Independence, such things are happening at the moment. Is it the twilight of democracy or the dawn of a new era?  The era of leading and teaching the world how to be a role model; it had done long long ago once. To those leaders who are playing boisterously with the Indian tradition; my earnest request is--don't make the largest democracy in the world an 'Abusocracy'. For, then, the whole world will be laughing at you and your nation, which, off course, is happening right now.So, please behave yourself.

Baba's Tounge-aasan

The latest verbal attack on  Mr RaGa by Mr Ramdev Baba--as he was lovingly called when teaching yoga in India and abroad--can not be termed inadvertent. In whatever way; it must be deplored fiercely. He must be aware of the term honeymoon, otherwise he may not have used it. And by seeking a quick apology, he not only has invited ridicule, but, has given ample proof of the the plight of democracy in India also. Which stance is this Mr Ramdev? Are you not indulging yourself in Bhogashan? Helicopters; retinues; lucullan  parties; and every other thing which departs your way of living from that of a saint--a 'Baba'; what you will term all of these?

When you were a yoga teacher, your manners were somewhat respectful; but, after foraying into business, the once a connoisseur of Yoga, is now turning himself to be a curse in politics; but is heading a two thousand Crore conglomerate now: and his manners and behavior has changed abruptly: now he bleeds hypocrisy, and every other adjectives which should be added to adorn a charlatan. He is no more a once highly respected teacher; but, a teacher-turned-politician on a mission to save his business. His every move is not only aimed at rescuing his business from the clutches of ED or IT; but, also to make a sound pitch where his business will flourish unabated and undisturbed.

From ancient times, the term Baba has had acted as an adjective as well as a noun to describe a person who has given up all worldly pleasures to serve the society; or, to promote the righteous thoughts in humans; or, to spend his whole time in the devotion of the Almighty: but, in the modern age, the people like him are misusing it for personal gains. Otherwise, he may have given a lot of schools and hospitals in and around Haridwar, or anywhere else; but, no, the profit and balance sheets of his companies are his sole area of interests.

Unfortunately, people like him will continue exploiting the religion for personal gains; until, the people posing full faith in them come out of the dogma and conviction around the term 'Baba'. He must be taught, how to behave socially, respectably, and accountably. By giving such statements, and caught in a conniving dialogue with a leader in Madhya Pradesh--when microphones recorded and relayed all--unmasked his nefarious designs suitably. His own guru remains untraceable after ten years. Let's hope that he is nabbed and stopped on time from further maligning his religion and his followers.

Wave, Shave, and the Naive

And the outgoing Prime Minister has spoken at last. He says that he can't see any wave. No NaMo effect is anywhere in India. Isn't it like fooling oneself? Sir, you were also unable to see--or detect--the level of corruption in your government; non-deliverance on critical issues, unable to tame the inflation; and unable in everything else--except the Nuke deal, the FDI, and a plethora of freebies for the poor--and , everything else eluded your eyes. And after ten years at the helm, you are still unable to see the wave, it is due to your newly developed shortsightedness; or in an apothegm, the repercussions of getting old.

Never ever in India, such an urge was felt for a change; and in NaMo, Indians have started believing that change is sure to happen this time. And they are supporting his cause willfully and enthisistically. The surge in voting percentage can be seen as a testimony to the existence of this wave.

Every thing will be blown this time; the ineptitude of your government to redress the people's woos is very fresh and so deeply engraved in people's mind that defying the caste and creed, they are welcoming this face of change.

The blabbing of the masquerading crusader, in the name of corruption, will also get a suitable reply this time. Does he see corruption in the name of Modi or BJP only ? And by defeating him, does he thinks that he will uproot this menace for ever? Why he has not fielded a strong candidate against Mrs Sonia Gandhi? He floated his party to decimate Congress, but now he is playing politics with the sentiments of those who supported him in his once seeming noble cause. His designs will be unmasked this time, is for sure. Wearing the Gandhi cap he made fool of the people in Delhi, and this time he is wearing the Muslim's cap to fool them. Leaders like him--with such an indecisiveness and restiveness--should be punished siutably and brought to book for misleading the people on false promises. As he delivered nothing in delhi, he will deliver nothing on national level also.

Interestingly, the third front is conniving to forge a opportunist coalition this time also; and their pussyfooting must be seen as a desperation to grab the power at any cost. They will also be subdued by degrees this time; as the wave has now transformed itself into a tempest; a violent storm of change. And let's hope that India does witnesses this change this time for the sake of its survival in every field.; and the NDA coalition does gets a majority with their current partners only; otherwise, the leg-pullers will be in action once again. So, this election will be remembered for the 'Wave', Congress's close 'Shave'; and the coughing 'Naive'.

Voting over; inflation recover

When my city was to vote, the local consumer price index defied its national trend, and every commodity was at an awesomely low price. Vegetables were low, edible oil, rice, wheat and few other goods were showing--or were being sold at a low price, to woo the voters, I can't say--a downtrend in the prices.The situation really looked rife for a glimpse of good times yet to come: in an absolute synchrony with the ads being shown on TV and other media of an euphoric times ahead.

The voting in my city was reported at sixty five percent--a rise of nearly fifteen percent from the last elections: the rise being claimed to be the initiative of the Steel company, the Government, and several others.

After a week of the elections, the commodities, which were once showing a downtrend, are now pacing ahead of the national index; and thus casting a shadow on the euphoric atmosphere prevailing in India now. Is it an omen or a sign of adversity yet to come?

Thankfully, this time, the man tipped to be the Prime Minister of India, hails from a poor family; and he knows about the woes of the paupers very well. Let's hope that he starts taking the steps right from the word go, to curb all the menaces of the biggest democracy in the world. And he reverses the downtrend in economy; and creates new jobs; and manacles the corrupts; and creates a communal harmonious atmosphere, all at such a pace so as to silence his critics and make this decade really an euphoric and blissful one: the last decade was lost to corruption, which we all are ruing.

Let's hope that his alliance, not his party, gains absolute majority in the lower house; for, in case the latter happens, India may see the real diktat in him; and we may again see the reversal of the old times, when Congress party was in absolute majority, yet it failed to deliver at a pace which was expected of it.

At least you hold your horses Mr Modi

Using the filthy language or vitiating the atmosphere have become a common trend in India during elections. Several leaders have been whipped by the Election Commission of India(ECI) for breaking the norms, but to no avail. The hate mongers are on their way to leave the atmosphere vicious. For some leaders, using these jives can be understood; it may be their sheer desperation to decipher the Namo wave;  but, for some it may act as a spoilsports. And, if it is coming from a potential source then it does carry weight.

From one week or so, the PM-in-waiting(assuming that he does not meets the patriarch's fate of waiting, and waiting and still waiting) has increased his personal attack on the out going government, manifold. Now in every rally, he is teasing the Congress chairperson along-with his son. Does he thinks that using personal remarks against someone garners votes, and makes the atmosphere euphoric? If he thinks so, he is marring his own persona. Tomorrow, when he becomes Prime Minister, and the neighbours mis-behave, will he taunt them; and will the teasing land India in good weathers? Its time now to think. Does India wants a women-teaser? or a suave man like Mr Nehru or Atalji? I have heard the latter few times and there was no such black comedy in his speeches; yet, he is admired by all for his oratorial excellence.

BJP is on a path of a grand comeback to power at the centre, and no party seems to challenge it. So, its time now, for Mr Modi and his team, to mend their ways, to stop the personal attacks, to rebuild their persona, and to speak out the steps he will take to counter various issues, India is facing now. As the manifestos are out, there is no fear of it being stolen or copied. Go straight Mr Modi ! don't falter and fool Indians, you have a lot of work to do, and at a brisk pace. India has witnessed the fallout of a ' King of Good times' lately, and it does not wish to see another bigmouth to follow the suit.

Interestingly, leaders from every noticeable party has been whipped or tamed by the ECI for breaking the accepted norms and behaviour, and no party can boast of being decent during electioneering. But, concerning the pervading wave, it can be firmly stated that--if an Oxfordian, or a college dropout can use such languages, the tea seller then has every right to use it also--and it is in line of his bragging upbringing.

We have desired for a change, and is bound to happen, sooner than later. But, very few will accept a blabber or teaser to lead a nation--sans decency and decorum. So, hold your horses Mr Modi, you are not going to be a sarpanch, but, Prime-Minister of a nation.

Cyber Safety

Viruses, Spams, petty calls, phishing, vishing, hacking, worm attacks, cyber terrorism, credit card frauds, pornography, Trojan attack, IPR violations, email spoofing, email bombing, email spamming, flooding a computer resource with more request it can handle, forgery and, ultimately a system crash; are few of the threats which come inherently with the Internet connection now.

Internet has spread like wild fire since its invention. It has enhanced the effectiveness of humans and governments. The quickness in transferring data is what has given it such a huge success as a potent medium of communication. The documents and data available on any subject is so huge that it has added to the effectiveness of students, scientists, researchers and surfers dying for information also.

Then, there comes the black side of it. Several names have been cited in the beginning; which are more than enough to give headaches to its users; and its ramifications and repercussions has increased manifold. Suicides, murders, bullying etc.due to cyber crime is on a rise. And so, it is time now to equip yourself and your system to handle these threats properly. Although, there are a plethora of books and documents available on the subject, but, its time now to have a recap on the cyber safety module to tame this deadly monster.

In countries like India, where safety awareness from cyber crimes are very low, the need of a safe surfing practice should be inculcated among Internet users, and they must be kept posted about the various threats, and methods to thwart them. Few of the safety steps to safeguard your selves and your systems are:-

* Install a good anti-virus software(e.g. McAfee, Kaspesky, Quick Heal, Norton etc.) into your system and update it regularly. The freebies available on Internet do not give proper protection from a number of threats.

* Activate the firewall, and if possible activate the windows defender also.

* Do not respond to the spam e-mails. The banks never ask information via email.

* The security setting in the Anti-virus should be at maximum.

* Make friends on the social networking site you are familiar with; and never give your full information on these sites: fake identity can be made in your name and everyone in your friend-list will believe it: bullying and blackmailing will start thereafter.

*Edit and review the security setting in the social networking sites.

* Using virtual key boards in financial transactions on the Internet, minimises the threats of an account hack.

* Change your account password regularly; make passwords which are hard to guess. Using Upper cases lower cases and alpha numeric keys with numbers and special characters is the best option for making your password very strong. e.g. Delhi%123456.

*  Use the parental control in the anti-virus programs to protect your children from pornography, gaming and other such sites.

* Do not click on the links you do not believe.

* Use https:// in place of http and see a green signal on the address bar to ascertain yourself that it is not a fake site. It is secured hyper text terminal protocol.

* Block pop-up windows from your browsers. They may contain codes, which will pave the way for the hackers: they will steal information from your system without your knowledge.

* Use e-mail service of renowned providers, which come equipped with tracking the source or originator--luckily the 'Google' has it.

* In security setting in e-mails, use your mobile number as the password reset request medium. If you have already done it, fine; otherwise, do it immediately.

* Do not click on any suspecting ads, as they will ask you for approval to gain control of your account; and if you grant them the privilege, you are gone.

* If you fall prey to any of the vices of the cyber criminals, please report to police in your town. Every city now has a cyber cell.

* Know the cyber laws prevailing in your country. In India it is IT act 2000, IT amendment act 2008 etc. You can visit yourself and have a deeper insight into it by visiting -- http://deity.gov.in/content/cyber-laws.

These are few of the steps to safeguard yourself, your children and your system from various threats that come with the Internet. So, be alert and surf with caution. Happy surfing!

Does Mr Modi has a Philosopher's stone to quell all the monsters ?

In en-cashing the anti-incumbency votes in their favour, the parties, specially BJP and others are forgetting one thing--that the onus will be on them once they form the government at the center.  In their manifestos they have shown daydreams to the populace, but have hinted very little about the ways and mechanism with which they will rein in the inflation, corruption and joblessness along with defense and economy. Inflation in Gujrat is still as it is in the rest of India.

It is not so that either Mr Modi or anyone else will use the Philosopher stone to relieve the general public from all the hardihood they are facing now; and all their pain will be gone by the blink of an eye.It will take time. And it is time now to think deeply about the plans to check the inflation and corruption than to boast of a grand come back. I saw a tainted leader bragging on the prospect of his party,lately.

The Indian people should believe the fact that Mr Modi or his team does not have a panacea, or elixir with which he will tame the monsters of inflation and corruption. If he will be able to bring down the pervading corruption, or the inflation index by a decimal points, it will not work. What is the difference then? in the current regime and the regime yet to come ? He will have to decimate them all by setting up a proper, indomitable, and unquestionable mechanism. And it is not so that every thing will be priced at a price as it was in the year 2000. If anything like that happens, the economy will collapse, as it will send negative sentiments to the industries. What can he do then?--is a question he and he confidante should answer, not only showing the air castles. The atmosphere is euphoric for a change. But, we should expect a little from the party or alliance coming to power. The Indians are destined to get a little relief in income tax, or petrol prices in the name of democracy and an able administrator. But, these steps will do a little for the poor who do not file income tax returns or own a car or a bike. Who will be the gainer then? Off course the industrialists and the party coming to power.

Ironically, the pain of the last ten year or so has been such that everyone wants a change; and it is sure to happen. But, how much nectar will flow from Delhi, and how much it will reach to those in need, remains to be seen. One thing is certain, India will remain subdued by degrees in every field after sixty and seven years of its independence. The working class has not forgotten the perquisites and service tax yet; and several things like that is bound to happen to tame the rancorous voters. India will test two or three more nuclear weapons to quell all the criticism of non-performance then and every thing will remain shining, as it was in 2004. The world is alive on the hopes and let's hope that Mr Modi's fifty-six inch chest does not contract under the great expectations of the people from him; before the next elections are declared.

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World cricket and ICC should be saved from such persons

The honorable Supreme Court once again has rejected the plea of Mr Shrini; and thus has closed the doors for his early return at the helms, before a thorough probe is through. The question automatically arises here as to why he is so keen to return to the state of affairs, despite so much embarrassments to his name and fame? Once a respected chairman of a cement company stands subdued in pride and respect, by degrees. Yet, he wants to hog the limelight once again. Why? Is it fame; or money; or something else?

Despite being held accountable in the burgeoning match-fixing menace by the Mudgal committee report, he is tipped to be the next ICC chairman; and if he is stopped from the looking after the affairs of BCCI, he will face severe criticism from other quarters about his abilities, probity and effectiveness; and will be prevented from becoming the ICC chief. And if he makes it anyhow, will face severe criticism from other members. He has dealt the conflict of interest issue with disdain and has smudged the fixing allegation similarly; and in a haste he contrived and maneuvered the findings of the probe committee--a team headed by his own men--and got his son in law acquitted of all the allegations of spot fixing. This man should be held responsible for not handling the issue properly--i.e. with a proper mechanism at its place--and thus bringing disrepute and ignominy to BCCI in the world cricketing fraternity.

The match fixing behemoth is a demon which is trying to destroy the basic fabric of this sports and its sportsmanship; and keeping such a person at the helm will be detrimental to the game as well as to its lovers. The honorable Supreme court is absolutely right in rejecting his review petition and urging the BCCI to complete the probe at an earliest.

Ironically, the man with a good fortune should have chosen the noble path of giving up worldly pleasures of his involvements in all sports administration activities; and would have concentrated on his core business; but, for God known reasons--or known to himself--what is playing as the driving force for his aspirations of heading the sports body again and again, is hard to assimilate.He was unable to clean the Augean stable at home and will leave the world cricket body in a greater mess--which is in greater emergency under the fixing threats--once given the reins of ICC. The governing body of ICC should ruminate hard and act quickly to respond to this situation, treating it as an emergency to save the game of gentlemen, and should stop such an inapt person from becoming its boss; and earlier it responds to this exigency, the better. Because, it is always better to prepare and prevent than to repair and repent.

But, Varun was forced to take the detour Priyanka

The recent verbal dual between the siblings of the Gandhi family once again has proved the proverb that every thing is possible in Love, War and ... .

Sanjay Gandhi in seventies has virtually besieged every thing in the Indira Congress then, and every road lead to and emanated from his house. He was tipped to be the successor of Late Mrs Indira Gandhi, but the fatal copter crash on 23rd June 1980 ended his life and his illustrious political career. At the age of thirty and three he gave enough hint of an able politician; Maruti Udyog Ltd. and the Emergency are said to be his brainchild.

As the destiny has had it, Indira Gandhi lost her beloved son; and her eagerness to pass on the legacy of Nehru-Gandhi family, hastily initiated apathetic Rajiv Gandhi into politics. After Indira's assassination the whole nation stood besides her bereaved son and the sympathy wave gave Rajiv Gandhi nearly two-third majority in the parliament elections in 1984.

Rajiv Gandhi led India on the 'Right Path' of development in every field. But, apart from giving a plethora of good things, he opened the doors of the Lord Ram birth temple(now proved by ASI) ajar; and thus the Pandora's box was opened--advertently or inadvertently is another matter. But, he may have thought a 'Right Path' of communal harmony, I think. Thus, handing over a contentious issue to the tyro BJP to rise with its exploitation up to the hilt. And BJP flourished miraculously--from two to eighty nine to one hundred and eighty two; and has formed the government thrice at the center--for thirteen days, for thirteen months and a full tenure respectively. BJP is again on a government formation path rising on a much tauted wave--a tempest now.

In the eighties Rajiv's family flourished and his children relished the days. But, Sanjay's family went into oblivion; and there were no takers of his spouse or child's well being. After the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, her spouse Mrs Sonia Gandhi, after initial flutters and timidness took the control of the Congress party and her children enjoyed the royal treatment from all houses. There was still no takers for Sanjay's family.

Mrs Meneka Gandhi--Sanjay's spouse--took the plunge into the politics and won, miraculously though; and meticulously shaped Varun's career--his only son. After completing his studies, Varun also hugged politics, and has hogged the limelight since his foray into politics. In the meantime, the Gandhi's family remained incommunicado among themselves. Sonia remained the mentor of his son and Meneka her's. There was no communication between the siblings.

Ironically, in the on going elections, when Congress is fighting a loosing battle, the fracas between the siblings has started; one using harsher words and the younger still adhering to the family tradition and love--although paradoxic concerning their fathers. Whose path is right and whose wrong, only time will tell.

Meanwhile the excerpts from the national poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar's lines from 'Rashmi-rathi' will answer them both and a new insight and solace to the readers:--

सच है, विपत्ति जब आती है,

कायर को ही दहलाती है,

सूरमा नही विचलित होते,

क्षण एक नहीं धीरज खोते,

विघ्नों को गले लगाते हैं,

काँटों में राह बनाते हैं

मुँह से न कभी उफ़ कहते हैं,

संकट का चरण न गहते हैं,

जो आ पड़ता सब सहते हैं,

उद्योग-निरत नित रहते हैं,

शूलों का मूल नसाते हैं,

बढ़ खुद विपत्ति पर छाते हैं।

है कौन विघ्न ऐसा जग में,

टिक सके आदमी के मग में?

खम ठोक ठेलता है जब नर,

पर्वत के जाते पाँव उखड़,

मानव जब ज़ोर लगाता है,

पत्थर पानी बन जाता है।

गुण बड़े एक से एक प्रखर,

है छिपे मानवों के भीतर,

मेंहदी में जैसे लाली हो,

वर्तिका-बीच उजियाली हो,

बत्ती जो नही जलाता है,

रोशनी नहीं वह पाता है।

                                        – रामधारी सिंह दिनकर

The Congress party's saffron love and the marriage

It was Jawahar lal Nehru's wish once to take Atal Bihari Bajpai into the congress, but, Mr Vajpai didn't show any interest in fulfilling his wishes. Mr Nehru then had presaged that Mr Vajpai will lead the country in future, and it did came true on three occasions.

After 53 years of that prediction, the Congress's love for Mr Vajpai continues, and the latter has got mention and space, with his comments and pictures this time on the official website of the fateful party; the reason not withstanding in this discussion.

Some days ago--before Mr Narendra Modi filed his paper from Varanashi--the aforesaid party was ruminating on fielding a heavyweight against him. But, to our dismay, the party fell short of fulfilling that promise as usual, as its think-tank may have taken the U-turn on Mr Modi. Who knows, the grand old party may have been advised by someone that Mr Modi can give them the consecutive third term in the office. And so, the blabbing against him has diminished by degrees. Now his criticism has been limited to his marital status.

Everything is possible in Love, War, and Politics[sic]; if it so, the day when the mobile penetration will be 100% in India and the Internet voting or mobile voting will be enacted, the voting in India will surge to a new high. And that time is not very far.

Marriages are said to be made in Heaven( and unmade on Earth ); if the one declared PM candidate has unmade it on the earth, the other is still waiting for it--to be made. The parents of the unmarried children are said to be anxious about their children being getting married on time. But, when the parents have a humongous load on their shoulders--of the party and the government--little time is left, for thinking the marriages of their children.

Ironically, all these hubbubs and allegations will die out and go into oblivion, once the elections are over; and India will see two grand marriages then: one of the scion's and the other of the divorcée's. For the time being, let's watch the grand drama of the world's largest democracy.

Wave or no wave; change is in the air

Yes, in Bihar and UP, it is a common practice during marriages, to hurl and abuse the grooms family badly; but, the groom's family takes pride in it and they enjoy the ceremony. As per the tradition, these songs thwart any evil thing from happening, and everything goes smoothly. Now a days, this tradition is being subdued and discouraged by the literate families, but it is still there.

From the same line of thinking, the abuses and blabs--mostly inciting, and being practiced in these two states only--may be treated as an omen: a better time for India in the offing. And the Election Commission of India does not have to use its whip on the erring politicians. Let them abuse each other, most probably, they are going to be abused badly--once the results are out--for, this time the voters are more alert than ever. And these barbs may be a result of their defeat being sniffed by them in advance.

Wave or no wave, more and more voter turnout will deliver deadly blows on the evildoers of the democracy, and will usher India into a new era of economic development, communal harmony and stability. So, please come out, cast your vote and decimate the divisive forces that are a curse on this great nation.

ऐसे होगा बदलाव केजरीवालजी ?

आप कहते थे, लोकसभा में दोषिओं, अपराधिओं को टिकट नहीं मिलना चाहिए; पूरी राजनितिक व्यवस्था को बदलना है; नयी स्फूर्ति भरनी है राजनितिक गलियारों में। पर ये क्या? आप तो इस बदलाव के लिए, खुद ही अपराधियों की शरण में चले गए। बदलाब की जो दिशा उन्हें मिलनी चाहिए थी, उसे तो आप ने  अपनी ही तरफ मोड़ लिया। और, आप ने अपनी ही  राह बदल ली है। कीचड़ में रह के कीचड़ साफ़ करना है--ये तो आप से होने से रहा। आप की दशा देखने लायक है। छोड़ दीजिये ये सब। कल आप सारी जनता को ही चोर-चुहार कहना चालू करेंगे।

और दिल्ली की गद्दी छोड़ने का घड़ियाली आँशु क्यों बहा रहे हैं ? वहां भी सरकार बनाने के लिए किनका सहारा लिया था, और क्यों लिया था, किसी से छिपी नहीं है। तो क्या आप सत्ता सुख के लिए कुछ भी करने, कहीं भी जाने, किसी का भी साथ लेने में दिलचस्पी नहीं दिखा रहे ? और क्या लगता है आपको, इन् लोगो का साथ लेके इन्ही लोगो को साफ़ करना आप के लिए टेढ़ी खीर नहीं होगी ? बच्चो सी बात लगती है, जब आप अपराधिओं का साथ लेने से गुरेज़ करते नहीं दीखते।  क्या आप को सब लोग बुद्धू दीखते हैं ? उनका जिनके साथ चलने में आपको परहेज नहीं है, वह क्या अपने पैर में खुद कुल्हारी मरेंगे ? नहीं। वो आपको जीता के, माहौल और ख़राब करेंगे। अतः आपको वोट देना मतलब अपना वोट बर्बाद करना, या देश को खतरनाक रस्ते पे मोड़ना है। कोई सिद्धांत नहीं है आपका। आप सिर्फ और सिर्फ मतलब के लिए राजनीती में हैं। कोई बदलाव नहीं चाइये आपको, बल्कि देश की बर्बादी चाहिए।  भगवान लोगों को सद्बुद्धि दे, कि आप जैसे लोगों को लोकसभा न भेजें, वरना, देश की और दुर्दशा होनी तय है।

MH370 mystery; is the Big Brother still watching?

After more than a month, missing MH370 is yet to be traced. Few developed[sic] nations are on a hunt for any clue about the dream-liner, but, it is still traceless.

Whether it has gone into the Heaven, or to the lower world, still remains mystery, and the world powers boast of their advancement in every field. Big Brother is watching and snooping everyone. Where is the MH370 then?

No doubt, Malaysia is an undeveloped country, and is a victim of internal strifes, but, this does not exonerates the world powers, who keep their presence felt anywhere in case of any unrest.

Now, the apathy of the  G7 is evident from the fact that they have nothing to gain from the MH370 expedition, and hence, they have kept themselves aloof from it. But, they are yet to believe that this can happen to any nation. And the terrorism is spreading its wings at a very brisk pace everywhere. Post 9/11, incidents of terrorism are on a rise, and the incidents in Russia, China, England, America, India, Pakistan, and in the gulf countries bear testimony to the fact that now it has engulfed the whole Planet, more or less, under its cover.

All planets ventured, hydron collider experiment done, advancement in science, medical science, agriculture, defense system, and air attack system par excellence; in brief, in every field we have achieved tremendous advancements.

At a time when the world powers boasts of decimating even an eagle in its territory. How then the ill-fated airliner ditched every system?

Ironically, the mystery around MH370 still prevails; and there is a very little possibility that it will be solved in near future. But, it does points a finger on the abilities and advancements of the mankind or its race. Its time now, for the world powers, to come forward and unveil the mystery around MH370, and prove that they really are the guardians of the human race, not only the mean business oriented nations.

Tame this hydra-headed monster

Patience is what today's youth lacks the most. They are not to blame for this impatience, for, this time of ours, the pace of advancement, the instancy, the immediacy in every field has had given them everything at such a pace as to leave them restless by only a single failure in a game of utmost uncertainty. Our's is a time of instant success, instant coffee, instant fame and instant downfall; to cut a long story short, every thing is instant.

The six sixes in an over, two winning world cup final blitzkriegs--like a blizzard on the opponents--and a lot of innings has not faded from our memory yet, and his innings have given the cricket fans many happy moments, and cheers. But, this time he failed to deliver, and pelting on his house was what he got in reward; not to mention the imprecations on him in the social media. It is simply a character assassination. And it must be condemned to the hilt. It is a torture, no sportsman anywhere on this planet calls for.

The day the latest fixing scandal, in IPL has broken out, Indian cricket is in a fall. The system in BCCI and ICC are to be blamed for. When the first fixing was unearthed , way back in 2000, it was not solved amicably then, and not equipped with proper mechanism for nixing the fixing in cricket. No mechanism was devised to battle and belittle this evil, and the evil has transformed into a hydra headed monster. There is still time for doing this, and ICC has every resources necessary to tame this evil suitably. But, what it lacks is the will. And until that will will emerge, the cricketing fraternity is very little to gain, and this ruthless juggernaut of the devil will continue ad-infinitum. And the fixing syndicate seems to have fixed the anti fixing bodies itself, and is giving it a very tough time indeed.

Indian Supreme Court has initiated the process of cleaning the Indian cricket by showing the door to the inapt administrator, whose collusion with the fixers is now well known, and whose intentions were even more hazy in solving the fixing menace. Let's hope that this time the honorable court does deliver some nasty fatal blow to this fixing imperium, and the Indian cricket will be free from its nefarious designs.

 Unfortunately, the Yuvi fans were also not made in a day, rather they were made by his consistency, his elegance, his class and his attacking style; and, the anger and gloom of not winning the world cup translated into such a huge raze and blabbing against him. But, amid all this furore, Yuvi will remain a fantastic batsmen of his era, and his days are not numbered yet. But yes, for few, the bell has started tolling, and their name will be revealed very soon. And the hydra headed monster must be nabbed and tamed before it makes it self ubiquitous.

Leaders are more confused than the voters now

By each passing day, when I'm meeting people in a voter awakening program, the voters seem more determined and clear now, to see Mr Modi at the helm. Thus, corroborating the findings and declarations of several survey houses.

All parties saunter in the elections without a clear leader for the PM's post, except BJP. And as the situations are taking abrupt turns, with more and more leaders hurling the abusive languages to score a point or two, it seems that leaders are confused by degrees more than the voters.

The general election is a national concern, and post 1989 the local satraps have played a crucial role in government formation at the center. But interestingly, the local satraps are also withering this time, and are loosing grounds to the once tauted, now realistic wave.

All organisations are pervaded with bickering and differences,more or less, but they remain there, under cover. And if no heed is paid for their redressal on time, they come out with more vengeance, and turn out to be detrimental sometimes.

BJP has mended few of its lapses quickly and as the picture is getting clearer, the national ambiance seems euphoric for Mr Modi and his team now. As the party has come out of the mishmash within, to accommodate the young leaders quicker than expected, and are handing the batons smoothly now--as was seen, when Mr Modi accompanied Mr Advani in Ahmedabad to file the later's nominations; the atmosphere seems more dulcet now.

Interestingly, Mr Modi will have a lot on his shoulders, once his alliance gets near the magic figure to form a government. And if it falls short of it, his acumen will be on the show: how he attracts new parties under his alliance canopy to give India a new trajectory of economic growth, renewed communal harmony and happy atmosphere all around; along with scoring few diplomatic points on the provoking neighbours as well. Let's hope that whatever happens, will be in India's interest.

And the leaders of the smaller parties are more in a dilemma than voters--which way to go after the elections, if situation demands as such. For, the voter's share in government formation will cease the moment they will cast their votes; but, the leader's will start thereafter. 

जागो मतदाताओं(मोहन प्यारे), जागो !

धक्के खाये, स्याही पुतवाई, घूसा खाया, कार का शीशा तुड़वाया, भूखे रहे, अनशन किया, नौकरियाँ छोड़ी, प्लेटफार्म पर सोया, सूचना का अधिकार दिलवाया, भैरों बाबा का आशीर्वाद लिया, सेक्युलर टोपी पहनी, सरकार गवाई, और न जाने क्या-क्या किया; पर, ये भारत की जनता है कि जागती ही नहीं। अज़ब कुम्भकर्णी नींद है इसकी। हनुमान जी कि तरह पूछ में आग लगाई है, पुरे भारत को इस ईमानदारी कि आग में जलाऊंगा। और अगर फिर भी नहीं जागी जनता, तो संन्यास ही ले लूँगा। तब जाग जायेगी शायद।

 जागो भारतवासिओं, जागो ! इसके पहले के बहुत देर हो जाये, ऐसे अद्भुत, ईमानदारी कि प्रतिमूर्ति कि खातिर जागो। जागो !, नए  सवेरे के लिए जागो ! ढॉंगीओं को सबक सीखने के लिए, विकास, धार्मिक सौहार्द्र, सहनशीलता और बदलाव के लिए जागो ! सुनहरे मौके दरवाज़े पे बार-बार दस्तक नहीं देते , स्वागत करो उनका, जिनकी सोच सर्व-सुखकारी है। और गले लगा लो उन्हें जो वैश्विक सोच रखते हैं, संकीर्ण और मतभेद और वैमनस्य पैदा करने वाले नहीं।

और उनके लिए, जिनका हवाला मैंने शुरुआत में दिया है, श्री सोहन लाल द्विवेदी कि ये कविता नयी स्फूर्ति और प्रेरणा देगी :-

खड़ा हिमालय बता रहा है 
डरो न आंधी पानी में।
खड़े रहो तुम अविचल हो कर 
सब संकट तूफानी में।

डिगो ना अपने प्राण से, तो तुम 
सब कुछ पा सकते हो प्यारे,
तुम भी ऊँचे उठ सकते हो,
छू सकते हो नभ के तारे।

अचल रहा जो अपने पथ पर
लाख मुसीबत आने में,
मिली सफलता जग में उसको,
जीने में मर जाने में।

 

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सोहन लाल द्विवेदी

Redefining Secularism and Communalism

BJP leaders taking the blessings of the priests, makes its adversaries, and media  frenzy, but Congress or other parties wooing the clerics of minority communities and inducing them to issue fatwas, or directives, to vote for their candidates and parties, is ethical, serene and secular. What a contrast, in defining the demarcation line between communalism and secularism.

Why it is so that the djinn, or  the ghost of secularism hogs the limelight during each and every elections in India? Let's explore them.

The Congress Party, being the sole carrier of Indian spirit during the freedom struggle(for, there wasn't any other notable party during the freedom movement), gave in to the demand of Jinnah, to bifurcate the nation on communal lines: And the remaining Muslims have been forced to stick with the grand old party of India from the first elections, held in 1952 in India--ostentatiously from the fear psychosis, and the partition penance.

What it has done for the betterment and upliftment of the minorities, is not a hidden fact. It should have done more for thier cause. In the elections that followed after the first, the main minority community of India has been used as a mere vote banks. Muslims know it, but, they have a little option to go to. But, their strategic voting en masse, to any particular party or candidate, has remained a deciding factor in the elections and hence they are wooed badly, each time the elections are around. They go into a slumber thereafter. Who is to blame for then, the parties wooing them, or the clerics being wooed? In my view they both are the culprits of throwing India into a menace and chaos in which it is now.

Other minorities in India, has little or no effect, whatsoever, on the election platform, and hence are given less importance, during or after the hustings.

Mired in corruption, ineptitude and in-activeness, the current government has a noble way of taking an honorable exit route. But, it will not. For, the power not only corrupts, but it also makes its worshipers, shameless and restive.

 It is time now, to get India freed from the jaws of such mean forces of secularism, and hence vote for a change, it badly needs, to come back to the track of inclusive growth, communal harmony, and mutual faith on each other. And, for the time being, there does not seems a better option than BJP and its allies.

Satirically,the English language experts--particularly in India--are ruminating hard, and are at the verge of mustering a consensus of giving the words Communalism and Secularism the authorised synonym status for Hindu and Muslims respectively--sternly in Indian context only. And both the aforesaid words are eying to bask in the glory after this new tag, shortly.

Shakespeare's oxymoron

Combining two usually contradictory terms in a compressed paradox is termed as oxymoron. e.g. bittersweet, living death. The Milton's 'darkness visible is a classical example. But, Shakespeare's Romeo utters several in a single speech:-

Why then, O brawling love, O loving hate,
O anything of nothing first create;
O heavy lightness, serious vanity,
Misshapen chaos of well-seeming forms,
Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health,
Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!

Are you still doubting, why his trance on the English readers still goes unabated, and his writings is termed timeless?

BJP's manifesto menace

The BJP's manifesto, mired in internal conflicts, will be delayed further by three days. First phase of elections are going to be commenced soon: And the BJP is undecided yet, on what to commit and what to omit on its intentions and promises. Come on shrewd leaders!, the voters don't expect it to be delivered to them on the polling booths, and at the time of voting.

Shhhh... a prominent leader has gone miles in flattery lately, and says that whatever Mr Modi utters, is manifesto itself. Got the message folks? Every thing will be volatile. Nothing permanent.

Starting the election campaign, after being elected the campaign committee chief, at the fake backdrop of Red Fort, raising the local issues at the rallies are all the part and parcel of the manifesto[sic]? Suppose it happens anyway, the BJP's voluminous manifesto will belittle the epic Mahabharata; and very few will have the courage to read it from A to Z. And by the time the perusal of the manifesto will be finished, the elections will be over. And finished will be all the chimeras, the wave, and the expectations, pervading the Indian political environment right now.

Come on modernist think-tanks of BJP!, don't play politics anymore on the common man; and come up with the manifesto ASAP. We want to see your courage, change in thinking and the core philosophy of development, and your plan to usher India into a hyperbolic path of prosperity.

Ironically, as a leopard can't change its spots, BJP its jingoistic, saffron hue and  approach either. And the delay in its manifesto is the result of the huff, the tug of war, between the old and the new pack of leaders. Not a good going Mr Modi and Mr Singh, nor a nice party management; shun the once bitten, twice shy approach; for, earliest the manifesto is delivered, the better.

Where is the manifesto Mr Modi?

Nearly every party,  in their run for the general election 2014, have come up with their manifestos sans BJP's. It is sending an erroneous signal to the populace.

That Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi is in charge of the manifesto committee, is known to most of us, but, as he has recently been relegated to accommodate the PM-in-waiting from Varanashi, is learnt to have been fuming over the issue; and so the manifesto is being delayed--it seems.

Mrs Shushma Swaraj, Dr. Joshi, Mr Advani and every other stalwarts of the party are being given lass ear to their wishes or advises, as is conspicuous from various reports. Where the BJP is heading and venturing, amid such a golden opportunity of dethroning the apathetic regime of a decade, is the question, boggling most of the staunch supporters of BJP at the moment. The captain less opponent is buzzing around in one of the ads of BJP now a days, but have they thought, what repercussions it would have had on the voters of supporting a party without a manifesto? It is doing no good for the saffron brigade.

Ironically, the mask, and the face of the party are busy campaigning to garner the maximum votes in the general elections. And it is more unfortunate that the bickering within the party is coming out at a time when every move counts. Where is the manifesto then?

 Let's hope that these words make it to the ears and conscience of Mr Narendra Modi and Mr Rajnath Singh on time, before it is too late.

Saluting the future PM in advance

Mr Modi was here yesterday and he will be there tomorrow: Mr Rajnath has the following schedule etc. will only be heard and read in the media now-a-days. Does BJP has these two only ?

No doubt,  BJP has a plethora of wonderful speakers; and the duo named above are above par, but, the question is:- What happened to other good orators the party has, or had. Have the good speech-makers gone fishing ?, or were relegated, or it is the culmination of usurping BJP in all its sheen and shine?

What is there in the design of the duo? Will they let others to rent their voices--within or outside the party? The same thing has happened to the congress, where everyone was instructed to keep mum despite finding the wrongdoing of their ministers.And even after so many bills, they have their going, very tough--forget about the game changer. Is BJP on the same path of anarchism ?

Although, these questions are enough to put a question mark over the overt and covert design of the duo; India is destined to witness the return of the Tuglaq era once more; if the things will happen as predicted by various surveys--leave the sample size, or the nature of the sample or the ways of collecting them.

Fortunately, Indian stock market has showed signs of revival; so has the Rupee against Dollar, and the projection of economic growth . The market has started saluting the future PM in advance--an omen of good times ahead; and we should also not be far behind in bolstering that possibility coming true, because, the goodness allover will  throw a blissful time in every field.  And a compromised PM will throw India in utter chaos, which very few of us will accept.

नागनाथ, सांपनाथ और भूतनाथ !

ना, बिल्कुल नहीं। मेरे शीर्षक राजनीति से प्रेरित नहीं हैं। और अगर आपको लगता है कि है तो वैसा ही सही। अरे भाई, ये सब भोले बाबा का नाम है। संहारकर्ता भगवान् भोले शंकर का। अब समझे ? ठीक है  

कल मैंने सपना देखा कि भगवान् थोड़े चिंतित थे। भक्तो कि टोली गुहार लगा रही थी, पर बाबा के चेहरे पे कोई असर नहीं। वो तो कहीं और की सोंच रहे थे। एक बुजुर्ग , जो भोले बाबा के अनन्य भक्त थे के पूछने पे बाबा बोले:-

"वत्स!" ,"भैरों मिल नहीं रहे, अचानक बढ़ा हुआ  कोलाहल शान्ति भंग तो कर रहा है, पर, जो मैं देख पा रहा हूँ, उससे मैं ज्यादा व्यथित हूँ। पहले हर हर महादेव ! लोगों कि रगों में नयी स्फूर्ति और देव-भावना  बढ़ाने के काम आती थी, अब ये 'हर हर' शब्द भी लूट ली गयी है  भी व्याक्ति पूजा में लग गयी है और व्यक्ति पूजक एवं महिमामंडक विशेषण बन गयी है। 

अभिनेताओं के मंदिरों से जितनी मानशिक अशांति नहीं हुई, उससे ज्यादा अब हो रही है। निश्चित ही जनसँख्या के साथ मेरे भक्तों कि संख्या भी बढ़ी है , पर , इनमे सच्चे बड़े कम हैं। और ये जो नाथ है शब्द है, जहाँ भी लगा है, उससे मुझे कोई परेशानी नहीं ,और लोगों को भी नहीं होनी चाहिए, आखिर , अंबिकानाथ और गणनाथ भी तो मेरा ही नाम है।

सबलोग हवा के रुख पे ध्यान दिए बिना, मताधिकार का प्रयोग करें, और उसे चुनें जो सब कसौटी पे खरा हो; चोर, धोखेबाज़ या नाकारा न हो , तो फिर देखो, मेरे हस्तक्षेप के बिना ही कैसे बदलती है हवा। चुनावों तक हिमालय में--मतलब धौलागिरि में--इस हो-हल्ला से दूर रहना ही श्रेयस्कर है।  तुम सबलोग अपने अधिकार का प्रयोग करो, आखिर, विकल्प भी तो कम हैं। पर इतना अवश्य है कि ये लूट-खसोट अपने पूर्व-वर्ती जैसा नहीं करेंगे। और मैं हूँ न । नित नए नए रूप पे आता रहूंगा । और जैसा मैंने दिल्ली में किया, कहीं भी कर सकता हूँ।  समझे वत्स ?"

भक्त-"जी प्रभु", हर हर महादेव ! 

Yes, it needs courage Mr Kejriwal

Not long ago, media was agog with encomiums of the crusader and his team. Now it seems a laughing lot. No sooner the technocrat-cum-crusader-cum-politician started to fire his imprecations against the media houses, than his fall started.

In my previous blogs, I've presaged the trampling of a potential politician into oblivion, and my words are nearing come true. The hap-hazard political steps, mud slinging on the opponents and not sparing anyone sans his own team has left them tottering where they began from, i.e. they are back to square one. And the Indian populace, barring his own party members, are giggling at their ventures, and bran-new master-strokes  for grabbing the prime spots in Indian politics, each passing day.

Without proper homework, without proper party build-up, without proper planning and without everything else, they have taken a big plunge into the fray, and are destined to be relegated to an inferior position in Indian political system, until they will ruminate deeply in building their cadre and the party as a whole. The success in Delhi was made ephemeral, and in spite of building it as a base for future endeavours for capturing new grounds, they betrayed everyone--rather stunned and ditched all and sundry. And they stand from where they have began. The poor far-sightedness, and planning, and party principles are to be blamed for.

Ironically, the crusader and his team continues his tirade against those who were cause of his rise--the media. And until he makes room for a little manoeuvre and leniency for media, he is bound to extract a very little gain from this election. And penance of missing a golden opportunity after the elections will only be left for them. And Indians are notorious for their sentimental and strategic voting. Let's hope that the crusader and his team will get ample time after the elections to reinvigorate their cause and reinvent themselves with every thing proper in its place in their definition and understanding of Indian politics.

The gone neckerchief--the patented bonnet--the muffler, is what he is missing from his costume to attract and convince the common man to vote for him; and so is his eternal cough. But, it needs more courage to don the muffler in the scorching sun than leaving the posts he has held previously; and his party will suffer from the loss of suffrages of common men and the elites.Mr Arvind please remodel yourself as a common man once more, and trance the voters to dance to your tunes.