My Opinion

Gandhi Dham

2011-12-14T21:32:00.000-08:00

Gandhi Dham is a slum in Bijpur separated by boundary wall from NTPC Rihand Nagar Township. It is a locality developed as engineers started living in township. As engineers started living in township, they started giving job like sweeping, cleaning, washing clothes to the poor people. Traditional sweeper class (almost all of them belonged to DOM caste, the most downtrodden caste of Indian society) swarmed here and got regular job on meager wages. As they have no proper place to live and also they are not earning much without any hope for earning more in future, they temporarily made their home in the open place in the vicinity of NTPC. They used wood planks; tins etc for raising four walls and somehow covered their roof and started living. They also reared pigs as their traditional job. What is the most ironic situation for which they are own responsible is that they are not keeping their own home and locality clean. There are heaps wastages and collected water near their homes giving foul smell. Pigs are roaming here and there making the environment even worse.

Seeing their condition, I just interacted one sweeper who used to come in my room for cleaning. He started telling no one is helping them. I suggested him, but only you can change yourself. He understood my point. I suggested him to gather people, so I would address them. I reached in their locality on time. But there were none to receive me. Later I talked some other persons and they were also very confused. I again made them think that only they could change themselves. I again told them to gather people at some other time, so that we could address them for starting some educational program. Again no one turned. My friends became frustrated. I understood that if I wanted to change their life, then I myself had to go door to door for making them aware about better life.

My Observation:

Lack of confidence and hope for better life

Lack of cooperation

Unable to organize themselves in groups for implementing development work

Victims of many vices like drinking,

Having mindset that someone will come and distribute food, clothes etc. to them, but they themselves don’t want to put their own effort

No better schools for their children

Hardly any engineers interact with them. They are silent workers. They are coming, cleaning floors and went away without uttering a single world

They are treated badly by their contractor, they cut their salary on any small complaints

Ideas for their Improvement

Regular interaction and spread awareness about the importance of cleanliness in their own life and show them the vices of drinking, smoking etc. A small video, showing better family life, may work.

Provision for better school for their children with all academic facilities

Stressed on inculcating culture to their children

Provision for reserving some seats in schools like St. Joseph, DAV Public School running in township for better students and whose parents show some sign of improvement in their daily life. If these students got chance to stay with better students, they might start dreaming big in their life as well.

Provision for building a locality with better homes: This should be included in township planning. As the age of township (about 25 years) and the age of this locality (about 25 years) indicate that they are complementary and should be included in township planning.

Distribute better clothes to good students regularly (based on attendance in school)

Crux: the way of living and the living condition, opportunity for progress in life of working class has not changed at all in India. What could be its solution at policy level?

Rani Lakshmi Bai : Warrior queen of Jhansi during 1857 War of Independence - Heroes of Bharatiya War of Independance | Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

2011-11-24T05:08:00.000-08:00

Rani Lakshmi Bai : Warrior queen of Jhansi during 1857 War of Independence - Heroes of Bharatiya War of Independance | Hindu Janajagruti Samiti

Is it a relevant document?

2011-11-23T02:16:00.000-08:00

Social Inequality prevailing in Mithila

2011-11-21T20:47:00.000-08:00

Some villagers of one of my senior were discussing with him about several aspects of marriage. That senior is proactive in social works and encourages all who want to pursue career in this field.

All were giving idea of making the event grand by spending huge money on dance program, lighting, food and many other things. I was sitting there and listened their ideas. Everything was decided by keeping in mind "what people will say". At last they also asked me about my opinion.

I told, "You should do what is correct. You should not plan keeping the opinion of people in mind. You are going to be great leader in future, you start giving a new thought to your people, even they oppose you."

I suggested that you should call people of all caste and make them eat together irrespective of caste prejudice. They all got shocked to hear this idea and told that they have to face the outrage of community. Brahmans will not sit with charmkar (Chamar) and eat socially.

Then we talked about humanity, importance of social equality. Boys got excited to listen these ideas and requested me to come their village to organize youth and promised that if not the old ones, but the youth will accept the doctrine of equality, and they will show complete faith in Bharatmata by seeing all as her beloved sons.

I was happy that at least these boys understood the logic. Hope in future people of all caste will sit together and eat together.

Reserved seat for scheduled caste in Panchayati Raj System: Some powerful people of higher caste helps in making a weak member of scheduled caste becoming Head of Village and become proxy decision makers of the village. Because of this there will not be any improvement in the status of schedule castes and ultimately that will deter the development of region and country and finally kill Indian culture. It is shame for Indian intellectuals that they are not learning anything from history. Social leaders have still great challenges to face.

"Vande Mataram"

Are we Indians?

2011-09-10T08:51:00.001-07:00

Although our constitution, the most sacred book of modern India, spread secularism in the country. By birth we all are Indians belonging to any community, caste, creed or region. We all are supposed to be treated as Indian by law. But the new "communal law" under consideration is against the spirit of constitution for spreading unity and feeling of being Indian.

Because of this law, we become Hindus, Muslims, Biharis, Maharastrians etc first then only Indian or say we would never define ourselves as Indian.

It is true that there are some miscreants in Jammu-Kashmir killing innocent Pundits, there are some miscreats in Gujrat killing Hindus and Muslims, there are some miscreants in Maharashtra killing Biharis, but as a whole and in day-to-day walk we all felt the heat of brotherhood across the country BREAKING ALL THE SHACKLES.

This law will not protect minority, but it would turn into a great tool for miscreants spreading hatred and phobia among different communities. While working with any person, we all have to be very careful while treating keeping their lineage in mind.

Raise voice equivocally to stop this law getting implemented.

JAGO BHARAT JAGO!

Narain's letter to Chief Justice JS Verma

2011-09-04T08:24:00.000-07:00

12th July 1997

Justice JS Verma
Hon’ble Chief Justice of India
Supreme Court of India
New Delhi

Your Lordship,

I am approaching you with great pain and anguish. When in July 1993 I started investigating the Hawala case, all my well-wishers advised me not to take such a big risk. A risk of antagonising 115 most powerful people in the country. I was not at the fag end of my career, where it would not have mattered. My sons were only 4 and 9 years old. Unlike the celebrity crusaders, I did not have the backing of a media house, a corporate house or a political party. My fight was against the entire system. I don’t think there is a parallel of Hawala case, where both the ruling and opposition parties are involved in a single scandal. That is why nobody wanted to take it up. Yet I dared to challenge the might of those who claim to be controlling the destiny of this nation.

2. There are only a few people who at different stages helped me with their limited resources and abilities but nobody has written about them. Much later, when I filed the PIL, three co-petitioners were thrust upon me by Mr. Ram Jethmalani. They did not contribute positively. Rather their actions have been damaging to the cause. Mr. Jethmalani also played dirty tricks. He even attempted to give me a huge sum of money so that he could help the Jains and other accused. Failing to do so he changed sides. I was shocked to see his immoral behaviour and lust money at this stage.

4. Your Lordship, I knocked at the door of the Supreme Court in Oct. 1993 with the complaint : “ That some powers sitting in Dubai and London are funding the militancy in Kashmir and are also distributing money to the prominent politicians and bureaucrats. The money is coming through clandestine Hawala channels. CBI has all the information and sufficient evidence to investigate and prosecute these people but is shamelessly sitting over the matter since 3rd May 1991.” I wanted the Hon’ble Judges of the Apex Court to ensure that the CBI and other agencies perform their obligatory duties and arrest / prosecute the guilty under the relevant sections of TADA, POC, FERA, Income Tax and COFEPOSA.

The CBI blatantly, under the scrutiny of the Hon’ble Court, did not make use of the statements u/s 15 of TADA available with them thereby surrendering the presumptive evidence u/s 21 of TADA.

7. The Income Tax and the FERA authorities have also not moved an inch in this case, although huge amount of foreign currency were seized. Hence, the presumptive provisions of FERA being ignored with impunity.

10. Your Lordship, why can’t CBI’s ‘case file’ related to the Hawala case numbering 3/5(S)/91-SIU-V- parts I to V, 2/1(A)/95-ACU-VI and 3/1(A)95-ACU-VI-parts I to V along with all the volumes is being brought to the Apex Court. If examined properly these files will help in fixing the responsibility in one week’s time. So that all the guilty officials can instead be charge-sheeted for offences u/s 120B-IPC r/w 218-IPC and see 13(d) r/w 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act for causing irreparable harm to the CBI. These officials have endangered the security of the nation by not doing their duty. Your Lordship! if the officials of other government departments would have done the same CBI sleuths would have arrested them by now. How can they be allowed to go scot-free for the same crime?

12. Your Lordship may I ask you, how is it that in the last 50 years not a single top politician or bureaucrat has been convicted for corruption? Although, corruption in India has crossed all limits of shame? Why Your Lordships why? We are under obligation to answer to the nation.

24. Once again I request you with folded hands, on behalf of millions of youth of this country please do not let this opportunity go out of our hands. Otherwise the future generations will not pardon us.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

Vineet Narain
Editor,
Kalchakra investigative news
C-6/28, Safdurjung Development Area
New Delhi - 110 016
Tel : (011) 686-6280

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सांसदों को भी बुरा लगता हैं!

2011-08-29T19:10:00.000-07:00

जब माननीय शरद यादवजी संसद में बोल रहे थे, तो उस समय मेरे साथ उन्हीं के विधानसभा क्षेत्र का एक साथी मेरे साथ था। शरद यादवजी के लिए मेरे मन में काफी आदरभाव था, लेकिन मेरे साथी ने बताया की उसे पता नहीं क्या कम किया हैं।
माननीय संसद महोदय अपने क्षेत्र के सरकारी विद्यालयों जहाँ के छात्र ठीक से पढ़ भी नहीं पाते तब आपको शर्म नहीं आती। आपके क्षेत्र में किसान भूख से मर जाते हैं, कर्ज में डूबकर आत्महत्या कर लेते फिर आपको शर्म क्यूँ नहीं आती।
आपके क्षेत्र में गरीब लोगों से भी जब सरकारी अस्पताल में फीस लिया जाता हैं फिर आप कहा सो रहे होते हैं।
क्या क्या लिख कर बताएँ यहाँ, जहाँ आपको ठेस लगनी चाहिए थी, लेकिन नहीं लगा।
दुखों से पीड़ित लोग तो भगवान् को भी कोसते हैं, न जाने क्या क्या कह जाते हैं, फिर आप तो सांसद हैं, धरती के भगवान्। यदि जनता आपको जली कटी सुना भी दिया तो उसको अपना मानहानि क्यूँ समझ रहे हैं, जनता के दर्द को समझिये, उसके लिए कुछ कीजिये। आपके तौहीन में तो जनता का खुद का तौहीन हैं।
इसलिए माननीय सांसद महोदय संसद भवन का अमूल्य समय न बर्बाद करते हुए, देश के विकास के महत्वपूर्ण विषयों पे ही विचार करें और जनता के दर्द को दूर करने का प्रयास करें, तो वहोई सम्मानीय व्यवहार होगा और समझदारी भी।
अभिनेता "ओमपुरी' के साथ मेरी सहानुभूति हैं और उनका जीवन गरीबों के लिए प्रेरणादाई।

अन्ना साहेब की जय हो

2011-08-27T09:07:00.000-07:00

आखिर जनता की आवाज सुन ली गयी। गांधीजी का सपना था भारत का निर्माण संसद में बैठकर नहीं लोगों के बीच में कम करके होगा। अन्ना साहेब का जीवन दर्शन गांधीजी के उसी सिद्धांत को परिलक्षित करता हैं। वर्षों पहले गांधीजी के सिद्धांत पर चलने के लिए जयप्रकाश नारायण जी राजनीति से सन्यास लिया था और गौवों में मुसहरों की बस्ती में रहते हुए ग्राम सुधर का काम करते थे। उस समय भी संसद के तानाशाही को चुनौति भी एक लोक नेता ने ही दिया था।
जो भी युवा समाज निर्माण के कार्यों में लगना चाहते हैं, उनके लिए ये घटनाएँ निश्चितरूपैन प्रेरणादायी व बलदायी रहेगा।
अन्ना की जीत, भारत की जीत हैं। आम जनता की जीत हैं। सबकी जीत हैं। संसद में बैठे लोगों की भी जीत हैं। संसद में बैठे लोग जनता की सेवा को ही अपना लक्ष्य साधे। इसी में देश की तरक्की हैं और भारत के चिरंतन संस्कृति की जीवन्तता बनी रहेगी।
जश्न का माहौल है। अपने तमाम शहीदों को नमन करें और राष्ट्र के विकास में प्राणपन से लगने के लिए कृत संकल्प हो।

जयहिंद

अन्ना का मंच कोई नाट्य मंच नहीं

2011-08-27T02:07:00.000-07:00

ऐसे आन्दोलनकारी माहौल में जब लोगों में देशभक्ति उमड़ रही हैं, इस तरह के बातों पे ध्यान खींचना ठीक न होगा। मगर अभिनेता 'ओमपुरी' के भाषण में जो शब्द प्रयोग किया वह अन्दर तक झकझोर दिया हैं ।
संसद में बैठे आधे नेता 'गवाँर' और 'अनपढ़' हैं, इसीलिए नेता लोग देश को बेच कर खा रहे हैं। 'गवाँर' व 'अनपढ़', ये दोनों शब्दों के इस तरह से प्रयोग भारत में रहने वाले ग्रामीण भाईओं व गौवों व कस्बों में रहने वाले लाखों लोग जो आर्थिक स्थिति ठीक न होने के कारन आधुनिक शिक्षा लेने में असमर्थ रहे, की तौहीन हैं। उनके प्रति इनलोगों का नजरिया बहुत बेकार हैं और शायद इन्हें देश के लोगों व संसद में बैठे लोगों के बारे में कुछ भी पता नहीं हैं।
आज देश में जितना संस्कार गॉव के लोगों में हैं (गाँधीजी ने भी अपने ज़माने में यही बात लिखा था), आज मानवीय मूल्यों के प्रति जितनी श्रद्धा मूर्खों में हैं, उतना आप शहरों में या पढ़े लिखे वर्ग में यदा कदा ही देख पाएंगे। कलमाड़ी साहब मुर्ख हैं? राजा साहब मुर्ख हैं? सभी नेताओं के बारे में नहीं पता लेकिन शीर्ष के नेताओं में कितने मुर्ख हैं?
आज के भ्रष्ट नेता व अधिकारी क्या मुर्ख हैं? भारतीय प्रोद्योगिकी संस्थान जो देश का सर्वोच्च शिक्षा संस्थान मन जाता हैं और हैं भी के कितने छात्रों का जीवन समाज के सामान्य लोगों के द्वारा अनुकरणीय हैं? कितने पढ़े लिखे छात्र खेती बरी कर सकते हैं या करना चाहते हैं, जबकि भोजन सबको चाहिए और इसलिए किसान के बिना समाज की कल्पना भी नहीं की जा सकती। आज सामान्य जनों में सत्य, ईमानदारी आदि मूल्यों के प्रति आस्था किन लोगों के कारण कम हुईं हैं ? क्या पढ़ा लिखा वर्ग अपने आप समाज की बुराइयों जैसे जाति-प्रथा, दहेज़ इत्यादि से अपने को अलग कर पाया हैं?
मुझे लगता हैं वास्तव में आज की शिक्षा-प्रणाली लोगों को शिक्षित बनाने के बजाय मुर्ख ही बना रही हैं। अतः इस प्रणाली में आमूल-चुल परिवर्तन की आवश्यकता हैं।
आज देश के सबसे बड़े नेता, हम उन्हें तीसरा गाँधी (जयप्रकाश नारायण दुसरे गाँधी मने गए थे) भी बोल सकते हैं, उनका पढाई में क्या योग्यता हैं? क्या वे गॉव से नहीं हैं?
नेताओं का चयन समाज के द्वारा होना चाहिए। उनकी शिक्षा समाज में सामाजिक कार्यों के द्वारा ही हो सकती हैं। गरीबों का दर्द व उनके मनोभाव उनके साथ एक लम्बे समय तक रहने पर ही हो सकती हैं, किसी किताब को पढ़ के नहीं। हा ये लोगो का कर्त्तव्य होना चाहिए की वे किसी भी व्यक्ति के व्यक्तित्व व उसके आम समाज के सान्निध्य को देखते हुए अपना मत दे न कि किसी पार्टी के नाम पर। राहुल गाँधी का प्रधान मंत्री बनने कि चर्चा भी इस देश में प्रजातंत्र का गला घोंटना ही हैं।
मंच का उपयोग समाज जिन प्रश्नों से जूझ रहा, संसदीय प्रणाली के किन कमियों के कारण वे समस्याएँ हैं और उन्हें किस तरह से दूर किया जाय, इसी पर विचार किया जाय। इसमें भारतीय जनता के चरित्र का ख्याल भी हों। भीड़ मेंटलिटी को कैसे श्थायित्व प्रदान किया जाय उसपे भी विचार हों। इसके लिए अन्ना-दल को देश के सुदूर प्रदेशों में कम कर रहें लोगो को मंच पे स्थान देना चाहिए, वे गरीब लोगों कि समस्याओं का वर्णन मार्मिक ढंग से कर सकेंगे और आन्दोलन को एक सुनियोजित स्वरुप देंगे। यह आन्दोलन कानून के साथ साथ लोगों को एक नया जीवन दर्शन दे इसके लिए प्रयास करना चाहिए। आम चुनाव कि तरह आम पार्टियों कि तरह अभिनेताओं का भाषण नहीं चाहिए। आज तो देशभक्ति कि ऐसी धूम मची हैं कि नेता, अभिनेता, क्रिक्केटर सभी फीके पद गया हैं, आज केवल अन्ना का त्यागपूर्ण जीवन ही लोगों को उद्वेलित कर रहा हैं। समाज में त्याग कर रहे लोगों के लिए यह निश्चित ही सम्मानीय विषय हैं।

लोकपाल समाचार में

2011-08-25T14:17:00.000-07:00

Lokpal logjam: PM walks extra mile, Anna Hazare unmovedHimanshi DhawanHimanshi Dhawan, TNN Aug 26, 2011, 12.44AM ईस्ट
The Prime Minister first raised hopes by offering to bring the Jan Lokpal Bill, as drafted by Team Anna, for discussion in Parliament. But this was rebuffed by Anna Hazare who insisted on an assurance that the three sticking points of the bill - inclusion of lower bureaucracy in Lokpal, setting up Lokayuktas in all states, and bringing a citizens' charter for public services - be incorporated in the new bill after a debate।
The government found this assurance almost impossible to give as that would mean presuming Parliament's will।

In virtual world, Angry Anna vanquishes UPAMahafreed IraniMahafreed Irani, TNN Aug 26, 2011, 01.30AM ईस्ट
www.angryanna.कॉम
While the animated heads of Hazare, Kiran Bedi and Baba Ramdev have replaced the red, blue, yellow and black angry birds, Manmohan Singh, Suresh Kalmadi, Kapil Sibal and P Chidambaram and Digvijay Singh have replaced the villainous pigs। Just like in Angry Birds, players have to break the protective structures around the villains to kill them. Only in this desi version, it's for a greater cause-to end corruption.
"This is our way of showing support to the movement," says Himanshu Himthani, co-founder of Geek Mentors Studios।

BJP slams govt for 'mishandling' Anna Hazare issueTNN Aug 26, 2011, 02.31AM ईस्ट
BJP said it was "solidly" behind Hazare and even suggested that the legislation should be passed at the earliest without getting entangled in rules and procedures।

Manish Tewari regrets 'hurting' Anna, still faces lawsuitTNN Aug 26, 2011, 01.18AM ईस्ट
the spokesman went ballistic against the Gandhian by accusing him of being "corrupt from head to toe" ahead of the protest फास्ट
Tewari had also mocked Team Anna as a collection of "armchair fascists, overground Maoists, closet anarchists funded by invisible donors"।
Congress realized the faux pas with the party forcing Tewari into virtual hiding।

Lokpal crisis: Congress misses Sonia Gandhi in time of crisisSubodh GhildiyalSubodh Ghildiyal, TNN Aug 26, 2011, 12.53AM
the party chief would have handled the situation much better।
The government miscalculated by aggressively targeting the Gandhian with accusations of corruption and then arrested him and sent to Tihar Jail, fuelling anger and escalating hostilities। While the Centre has blamed the court for the Tihar order, Congress MPs are now punching holes in the theory, saying that the so called magistrate was a Delhi Police ACP-rank officer who acted as quasi-judicial authority, indicating that he would not have moved without orders from the top.
I'd rather not be Anna
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Arundhati Roy
For now, whatever questions you may have about the Jan Lokpal Bill, here are the answers you're likely to get: tick the box — (a) Vande Mataram (b) Bharat Mata ki Jai (c) India is Anna, Anna is India (d) Jai Hind।
For completely different reasons, and in completely different ways, you could say that the Maoists and the Jan Lokpal Bill have one thing in common — they both seek the overthrow of the Indian State। One working from the bottom up, by means of an armed struggle, waged by a largely adivasi army, made up of the poorest of the poor. The other, from the top down, by means of a bloodless Gandhian coup, led by a freshly minted saint, and an army of largely urban, and certainly better off people. (In this one, the Government collaborates by doing everything it possibly can to overthrow itself.)
Team Anna whizzed in and out of the high security prison, carrying out his video messages, to be broadcast on national TV on all channels। (Which other person would be granted this luxury?) Meanwhile 250 employees of the Municipal Commission of Delhi, 15 trucks, and six earth movers worked around the clock to ready the slushy Ramlila grounds for the grand weekend spectacle. Now, waited upon hand and foot, watched over by chanting crowds and crane-mounted cameras, attended to by India's most expensive doctors, the third phase of Anna's fast to the death has begun. “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is One,” the TV anchors tell us.
While his means may be Gandhian, Anna Hazare's demands are certainly not। Contrary to Gandhiji's ideas about the decentralisation of power, the Jan Lokpal Bill is a draconian, anti-corruption law, in which a panel of carefully chosen people will administer a giant bureaucracy, with thousands of employees, with the power to police everybody from the Prime Minister, the judiciary, members of Parliament, and all of the bureaucracy, down to the lowest government official. The Lokpal will have the powers of investigation, surveillance, and prosecution. Except for the fact that it won't have its own prisons, it will function as an independent administration, meant to counter the bloated, unaccountable, corrupt one that we already have. Two oligarchies, instead of just one.
Imagine, for example, a city of shopping malls, on whose streets hawking has been banned। A hawker pays the local beat cop and the man from the municipality a small bribe to break the law and sell her wares to those who cannot afford the prices in the malls. Is that such a terrible thing? In future will she have to pay the Lokpal representative too? Does the solution to the problems faced by ordinary people lie in addressing the structural inequality, or in creating yet another power structure that people will have to defer to?
The Fast' of course doesn't mean Irom Sharmila's fast that has lasted for more than ten years (she's being force fed now) against the AFSPA, which allows soldiers in Manipur to kill merely on suspicion। It does not mean the relay hunger fast that is going on right now by ten thousand villagers in Koodankulam protesting against the nuclear power plant. ‘The People' does not mean the Manipuris who support Irom Sharmila's fast. Nor does it mean the thousands who are facing down armed policemen and mining mafias in Jagatsinghpur, or Kalinganagar, or Niyamgiri, or Bastar, or Jaitapur. Nor do we mean the victims of the Bhopal gas leak, or the people displaced by dams in the Narmada Valley. Nor do we mean the farmers in NOIDA, or Pune or Haryana or elsewhere in the country, resisting the takeover of the land.
The People' only means the audience that has gathered to watch the spectacle of a 74-year-old man threatening to starve himself to death if his Jan Lokpal Bill is not tabled and passed by Parliament। ‘The People' are the tens of thousands who have been miraculously multiplied into millions by our TV channels, like Christ multiplied the fishes and loaves to feed the hungry. “A billion voices have spoken,” we're told. “India is Anna.”
Who is he really, this new saint, this Voice of the People? Oddly enough we've heard him say nothing about things of urgent concern। Nothing about the farmer's suicides in his neighbourhood, or about Operation Green Hunt further away. Nothing about Singur, Nandigram, Lalgarh, nothing about Posco, about farmer's agitations or the blight of SEZs. He doesn't seem to have a view about the Government's plans to deploy the Indian Army in the forests of Central India.
He does however support Raj Thackeray's Marathi Manoos xenophobia and has praised the ‘development model' of Gujarat's Chief Minister who oversaw the 2002 pogrom against Muslims। (Anna withdrew that statement after a public outcry, but presumably not his admiration.)
Mukul Sharma who has studied Anna's village community in Ralegan Siddhi, where there have been no Gram Panchayat or Co-operative society elections in the last 25 years। We know about Anna's attitude to ‘harijans': “It was Mahatma Gandhi's vision that every village should have one chamar, one sunar, one kumhar and so on. They should all do their work according to their role and occupation, and in this way, a village will be self-dependant. This is what we are practicing in Ralegan Siddhi.” Is it surprising that members of Team Anna have also been associated with Youth for Equality, the anti-reservation (pro-“merit”) movement? The campaign is being handled by people who run a clutch of generously funded NGOs whose donors include Coca-Cola and the Lehman Brothers. Kabir, run by Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, key figures in Team Anna, has received $400,000 from the Ford Foundation in the last three years. Among contributors to the India Against Corruption campaign there are Indian companies and foundations that own aluminum plants, build ports and SEZs, and run Real Estate businesses and are closely connected to politicians who run financial empires that run into thousands of crores of rupees. Some of them are currently being investigated for corruption and other crimes. Why are they all so enthusiastic?
At a time when the State is withdrawing from its traditional duties and Corporations and NGOs are taking over government functions (water supply, electricity, transport, telecommunication, mining, health, education); at a time when the terrifying power and reach of the corporate owned media is trying to control the public imagination, one would think that these institutions — the corporations, the media, and NGOs — would be included in the jurisdiction of a Lokpal bill। Instead, the proposed bill leaves them out completely.
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2379704.ece?homepage=त्रुए
Anna's proposals on Jan Lokpal to be discussed in Parliament
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Won't die till Jan Lokpal Bill is passed, says अन्ना
MetroThe four stations -- Udyog Bhawan, Race Course, Jor Bagh on Gurgaon Line and Khan Market on Badarpur corridor were closed at 3:00 pm.
“The metro stations were closed following orders from the Delhi Police. The stations will be closed till further orders,” a DMRC spokesman said. stations near PM's home close as प्रेकौतिओन
Why Ramlila surge worries minorities and those on मर्गिंस
In Team Anna’s contemptuous indictment of Parliament, they see a tarring of representative politics and, in effect, an indictment of the vital safeguards of minorities।
Varun Gandhi’s much-hyped appearance at Ramlila today only reinforced these — in his hate-Muslim election speech in 2009, he had threatened to “cut the hand” of anyone who “raises a finger at the Hindus।”
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/why-ramlila-surge-worries-minorities-and-those-on-margins/836750/२

लोक पाल बिल

2011-08-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

The former President, A।P.J. Abdul Kalam, has pitched in and called upon the youth to start a mass movement against corruption under the banner “What can I give?” (The Hindu, June 27, 2011).
fearless investigation by an independent investigative agency against delinquent ‘greats'. A good Lokpal bill has to be nothing लेस
It is in this context that this article addresses the issue of whether the Prime Minister should be brought under the ambit of an Ombudsman (Lokpal) and be subject to its scrutiny। It is important to observe that in most of the Lokpal bills, including the 2010 government draft (except the 1985 version), the Prime Minister is within the ambit of the Lokpal.
Under the Indian Constitution there is no provision to give immunity to the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers or Ministers। Under Article 361, immunity from criminal proceedings is conferred on the President and the Governor (formerly the Rajpramukh) only “during his term of office.”
During the period of the Internal Emergency (1975-77), Indira Gandhi enjoyed dictatorial powers। She detained without trial prominent Opposition leaders and was supported by a captive and rump Parliament.
The Constitution (Fortieth Amendment) Bill was moved in, and passed by, the Rajya Sabha in August 1975 and later it was to go before the Lok Sabha। The Bill was blacked out from the media and hence very few people knew about it. It never became law because it was not moved in the Lok Sabha.
The Bill sought to amend Article 361 by substituting sub-clause (2) thus: “(2) No criminal proceedings whatsoever, against or concerning a person who is or has been the President or the Prime Minister or the Governor of a State, shall lie in any court, or shall be instituted or continued in any court in respect of any act done by him, whether before he entered upon his office or during his term of office as President or Prime Minister or Governor of a State, as the case may be, and no process whatsoever including process for arrest or imprisonment shall issue from any court against such person in respect of any such act।”
In Japan, Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka (July 1972 to December 1974) was found guilty of bribery and sentenced। In Israel, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was indicted in corruption scandals in August 2009. In Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi enacted, through a pliant legislature, a law by which he shielded himself from prosecution. The Italian Constitutional Court recently invalidated crucial parts of that law, which may result in his trial being revived.
The first one runs thus: “The simple answer is, if the Prime Minister is covered under ordinary law (the Prevention of Corruption Act), you don't need him covered under Lokpal.” This is a view that has been attributed to the former Chief Justice of India, J.S. Verma (Hindustan Times, June 27, 2011). Any misconduct by a Prime Minister can be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation: this view is that of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (The Hindu, June 28, 2011). This objection concedes the principle that the Prime Minister is not immune from criminal liability and can be investigated, but argues and assumes that the Prevention of Corruption Act and the CBI present effective existing alternative procedures. Nothing could be farther from the truth and the ground realities.

What is the ground reality? First, the CBI, the premier anti-corruption investigative agency, is under the Department of Personnel and Training, which is controlled by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)। Secondly, the career prospects of CBI officers and other personnel are dependent on the political executive, and all officers are subject to transfer except the Director. Thus, the investigative arm is controlled by the ‘political suspects' themselves. Thirdly, the Single Directive, a secret administrative directive that was invalidated by the Supreme Court in the Jain hawala case in 1997 (Vineet Narain v. Union of India) has been legislatively revived. Consequently, under Section 6A of the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, the CBI is disabled from starting an inquiry or investigation against Joint Secretary or higher level bureaucrats without the Central government's prior approval. Therefore, the Prevention of Corruption Act is a non-starter against Ministers and high-level bureaucrats who may act in concert. It is imperative that the CBI's anti-corruption wing be brought under the Lokpal and not under the PMO. This alone would meet the test of an independent and fearless investigative agency as enunciated by Justice Krishna Iyer.

Secondly, it is argued that if the Prime Minister is within its ambit, the Lokpal could be used by foreign powers to destabilise the government। Today, the checks on the executive government are the higher judiciary, which has actively intervened in the 2G spectrum scam and other scams; the CAG, whose reports against the functioning of the telecommunications sector triggered investigations into scams; the Election Commission headed by the Chief Election Commissioner, which conducted elections in West Bengal in the most efficient and orderly fashion. All these authorities could be undermined by a foreign power. Why should the Lokpal alone be the target of a foreign power? Why not the intelligence and defence services? Why not leaks from Cabinet Ministers and their offices — bugged or not?

Thirdly, it is argued that bringing the Prime Minister under the Lokpal's scrutiny would mean a parallel government being put in place। This objection is disingenuous. Do the Supreme Court and the higher judiciary constitute a parallel government? Is the CAG a parallel government? Is the CEC a parallel government? Is the CBI a parallel government? The answer is clear. These constitute checks and restraints on the political executive and the administration so that public funds are not misappropriated and constitutional democracy and citizen rights are not subverted. The Lokpal will be under the Constitution and subject to judicial review, and it is imperative that the anti-corruption wing of the CBI be brought under the Lokpal. There is no question of any parallel government. The Lokpal will be only a check on the corrupt activities of the Executive. If all checks and balances are to be regarded as the marks of a parallel government and therefore abolished, it will be a recipe for dictatorship.

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article2148073.ece

हिस्टरी एंड इन्स्पिरतिओन
The Lokpal bill was first introduced by Shanti Bhushan in 1968[5] and passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969. But it did not get through in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Subsequent versions were re-introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008,[10] but none of them passed. The bill is inspired of setting up an independent commission like Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong) (ICAG).[
Renewed calls for the bill arose over resentment of the major differences between the draft 2010 Lokpal Bill prepared by the government and that prepared by the members of the associated activists movement — N. Santosh Hegde, a former justice of the Supreme Court of India; Lokayukta of Karnataka; Shanti Bhushan; Arvind Kejriwal; Prashant Bhushan, a senior lawyer in the Supreme Court; and members of the India Against Corruption movement [2]।
Key features of proposed bill
Some important features of the proposed bill are:[2]
To establish a central government anti-corruption institution called Lokpal, supported by Lokayukta at the state level.
As in the case of the Supreme Court and Cabinet Secretariat, the Lokpal will be supervised by the Cabinet Secretary and the Election Commission. As a result, it will be completely independent of the government and free from ministerial influence in its investigations.
Members will be appointed by judges, Indian Administrative Service officers with a clean record, private citizens and constitutional authorities through a transparent and participatory process.
A selection committee will invite short-listed candidates for interviews, videorecordings of which will thereafter be made public.
Every month on its website, the Lokayukta will publish a list of cases dealt with, brief details of each, their outcome and any action taken or proposed. It will also publish lists of all cases received by the Lokayukta during the previous month, cases dealt with and those which are pending.
Investigations of each case must be completed in one year. Any resulting trials should be concluded in the following year, giving a total maximum process time of two years.
Losses caused to the government by a corrupt individual will be recovered at the time of conviction.
Government officework required by a citizen that is not completed within a prescribed time period will result in Lokpal imposing financial penalties on those responsible, which will then be given as compensation to the complainant.
Complaints against any officer of Lokpal will be investigated and completed within a month and, if found to be substantive, will result in the officer being dismissed within two months.
The existing anti-corruption agencies (CVC, departmental vigilance and the anti-corruption branch of the CBI) will be merged into Lokpal which will have complete power and authority to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.
Whistleblowers who alert the agency to potential corruption cases will also be provided with protection by it।

देशभक्त बटुकेश्वर दत्त एक महान क्रांतिकारी

2011-07-21T04:28:00.000-07:00

बटुकेश्वर दत्त (नवंबर १९०८ - १९ जुलाई १९६५) भारतके स्वतंत्रता संग्रामके महान क्रांतिकारी थे । स्वतंत्रता सेनानी बटुकेश्वर दत्त सर्वप्रथम ८ अप्रैल, १९२९ को राष्ट्रसे परिचित हुए, जब वे भगत सिंहके साथ केंद्रीय विधान सभामें बम विस्फोटके पश्चात् बंदी बनाए गए ।

जन्म

बटुकेश्वर दत्तका जन्म १८ नवम्बर, १९१० को बंगाली कायस्थ परिवारमें ग्राम-औरी, जिला नानी बेदवानमें (बंगालमें) हुआ था; परंतु पिता ‘गोष्ठ बिहारी दत्त' कानपुरमें नौकरी करते थे । बटुकेश्वरने १९२५ में मैट्रिककी परीक्षा पास की और तभी माता एवं पिता दोनोंका देहांत हो गया । इसी समय वे सरदार भगतसिंह और चंद्रशेखर आजादके संपर्कमें आए और क्रान्तिकारी संगठन ‘हिन्दुस्तान सोशलिस्ट रिपब्लिकन एसोसियेशन’के सदस्य बन गए । सुखदेव और राजगुरुके साथ भी उन्होंने विभिन्न स्थानों पर काम किया । इसी क्रममें बम बनाना भी सीखा ।

क्रांतिकारी जीवन

८ अप्रैल, १९२९ को दिल्ली स्थित केंद्रीय विधानसभामें (वर्तमान का संसद भवन) भगत सिंहके साथ बम विस्फोट कर ब्रिटिश राज्यकी अधिनायकताका विरोध किया । बम विस्फोट बिना किसीको हानी पहुंचाए केवल पर्चोंके माध्यमसे अपनी बातको प्रचारित करनेके लिए किया गया था । उस दिन भारतीय स्वतंत्रता सेनानियोंको दबानेके लिए ब्रिटिश शासनकी ओरसे पब्लिक सेफ्टी बिल और ट्रेड डिस्प्यूट बिल लाया गया था, जो इन लोगोंके विरोधके कारण एक वोटसे पारित नहीं हो पाया ।

कारागृह जीवन

इस घटनाके पश्चात् बटुकेश्वर दत्त और भगत सिंहको बंदी बनाया गया । १२ जून, १९२९ को इन दोनोंको आजीवन कारावासका दंड सुनाया गया । दंड सुनानेके उपरांत इनको लाहौर फोर्ट कारागृहमें भेजा गया । यहां पर भगत सिंह और बटुकेश्वर दत्त पर लाहौर षडयंत्र अभियोग चलाया गया । उल्लेखनीय है कि साइमन कमीशनका विरोध- प्रदर्शन करते हुए लाहौरमें लाला लाजपत रायको अंग्रेजोंके आदेशपर अंग्रेजी राजके सिपाहियों द्वारा इतना पीटा गया कि उनकी मृत्यु हो गई । अंग्रेजी राजके उत्तरदायी पुलिस अधिकारीको मारकर इस मृत्युका प्रतिशोध चुकानेका निर्णय क्रांतिकारियों द्वारा लिया गया था ।

इस कार्यवाहीके परिणामस्वरूप लाहौर षडयंत्र अभियोग चला, जिसमें भगत सिंह, राजगुरु और सुखदेवको फांसी दी गई थी । बटुकेश्वर दत्तको आजीवन कारावास काटनेके लिए काला पानी भेज दिया गया । कारागृहमें ही उन्होंने १९३३ और १९३७ में ऐतिहासिक भूख हडताल की । सेल्यूलर कारागृहसे १९३७ में बांकीपुर केंद्रीय कारागृह, पटनामें लाए गए और १९३८ में मुक्त कर दिए गए । काला पानीसे गंभीर बीमारी लेकर लौटे दत्त पुनः बंदी बनाए गए और चार वर्षोंके पश्चात् १९४५ में मुक्त किए गए ।

बटुकेश्वर दत्त : जिन्हें स्वतंत्रताके उपरांत मिली केवल उपेक्षा

देशकी स्वतंत्रताके लिए अनंत दुःख झेलने वाले क्रांतिकारी एवं स्वतंत्रता सेनानी बटुकेश्वर दत्तका जीवन भारतकी स्वतंत्रताके उपरांत भी दंश, यातनाओं, और संघर्षोंकी गाथा बना रहा और उन्हें वह सम्मान नहीं मिल पाया जिसके वह अधिकारी थे । उन्होंने बिस्कुट और डबलरोटीका एक छोटासा उद्योगालय (कारखाना) खोला; परंतु उसमें बहुत हानि उठानी पडी और वह बंद करना पडा । कुछ समय तक यात्री (टूरिस्ट) प्रतिनिधि एवं बस परिवहनका काम भी किया; परंतु एक के पश्चात् एक कामोंमें असफलता ही उनके हाथ लगी ।

दत्तके जीवनके इस अज्ञात अंगका सारांश नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट द्वारा प्रकाशित पुस्तक (बटुकेश्वर दत्त, भगत सिंहके सहयोगी) में हुआ है । अनिल वर्मा द्वारा लिखी गयी यह संभवत: पहली ऐसी पुस्तक है, जो उनके जीवनका प्रामाणिक संलेख (दस्तावेज) होनेके साथ-साथ स्वतंत्रता संघर्ष और स्वतंत्रताके पश्चात जीवन संघर्षको उजागर करती है ।

बीमारीमें उपेक्षाके शिकार बटुकेश्वर दत्त :

बटुकेश्वर दत्तके १९६४ में अचानक व्याधिग्रस्त होनेके पश्चात् उन्हें गंभीर स्थितिमें पटनाके शासकीय चिकित्सालयमें भर्ती कराया गया । इस पर उनके मित्र चमनलाल आजादने एक लेखमें लिखा, ‘क्या दत्त जैसे कांतिकारीको भारतमें जन्म लेना चाहिए, परमात्माने इतने महान शूरवीरको हमारे देशमें जन्म देकर भारी भूल की है । खेदकी बात है कि जिस व्यक्तिने देशको स्वतंत्र करानेके लिए प्राणोंकी चिंता नहीं की और जो फांसीसे बाल-बाल बच गया, वह आज नितांत दयनीय स्थितिमें चिकित्सालयमें पडा एडियां रगड रहा है और उसे कोई पूछनेवाला तक नहीं है ।’

इसके पश्चात सत्ताके गलियारोंमें हडकंप मच गया और चमनलाल आजाद, केंद्रीय गृहमंत्री गुलजारी लाल नंदा और पंजाबके मंत्री भीमलाल सच्चरसे मिले । पंजाब शासनने एक सहस्र रुपएका धनादेश बिहार शासनको भेजकर वहांके मुख्यमंत्री के. बी. सहायको लिखा कि यदि वे उनका वैद्यकीय उपचार करानेमें सक्षम नहीं हैं तो वह उनका दिल्ली अथवा चंडीगढमें वैद्यकीय उपचारका व्यय वहन करने को तत्पर हैं ।

बिहार शासनकी उदासीनता और उपेक्षाके कारण क्रांतिकारी बैकुंठनाथ शुक्ला पटनाके शासकीय चिकित्सालयमें असमय ही प्राण छोड चुके थे । अत: बिहार शासन क्रियाशील हो गयी और पटना वैद्यकीय महाविद्यालयमें (मेडिकल कॉलेज) डॉ. मुखोपाध्यायने दत्तका उपचार चालू किया; परंतु उनकी स्थिति बिगडती गयी; क्योंकि उन्हें सही उपचार नहीं मिल पाया था और २२ नवंबर १९६४ को उन्हें दिल्ली लाया गया ।

दिल्ली पहुंचने पर उन्होंने पत्रकारोंसे कहा था, मैने स्वप्नमें भी नहीं सोचा था कि, मैं उस दिल्लीमें जहां मैने बम डाला था, एक अपाहिज बनकर स्ट्रेचर पर लाया जाऊंगा । उन्हें सफदरजंग चिकित्सालयमें भर्ती किया गया । पीठमें असहनीय पीडाके उपचारमें लिए किए जाने वाले कोबाल्ट ट्रीटमेंटकी व्यवस्था केवल एम्समें थी; परंतु वहां भी कमरा मिलनेमें विलंब हुआ । २३ नवंबरको पहली बार उन्हें कोबाल्ट ट्रीटमेंट दिया गया और ११ दिसंबरको उन्हें एम्समें भर्ती किया गया ।

तदनंतर पता चला कि, दत्त बाबूको कैंसर है और उनके जीवनके चंद दिन ही शेष बचे हैं । भीषण पीडा झेल रहे दत्त अपने मुखपर वह पीडा कभी भी न आने देते थे । पंजाबके मुख्यमंत्री रामकिशन जब दत्तसे मिलने पहुंचे और उन्होंने पूछ लिया, हम आपको कुछ देना चाहते हैं, जो भी आपकी इच्छा हो मांग लीजिए । छलछलाए नेत्र और मंदस्मितके साथ उन्होंने कहा, हमें कुछ नहीं चाहिए । बस मेरी यही अंतिम इच्छा है कि, मेरा दाह संस्कार मेरे मित्र भगत सिंहकी समाधिके पासमें किया जाए ।

जीवनके अंतिम क्षण:

लाहौर षडयंत्र अभियोगके किशोरीलाल अंतिम व्यक्ति थे, जिन्हें उन्होंने पहचाना था । उनकी बिगडती स्थिति देखकर भगत सिंह की मां विद्यावतीको पंजाबसे कारसे बुलाया गया । १७ जुलाईको वह कोमामें चले गये और २० जुलाई १९६५ की रात एक बजकर ५० मिनट पर दत्त बाबू इस संसारसे विदा हो गये । उनका अंतिम संस्कार उनकी इच्छाके अनुसार, भारत-पाक सीमाके पास हुसैनीवालामें भगत सिंह, राजगुरू और सुखदेवकी समाधिके निकट किया गया ।

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Role of society

2011-04-30T13:38:00.001-07:00

Should society take law in their hand? All were excited to see the punishment given to the gundas of local town by police and then similar course followed by people mob for other street goons in Ajay Devagan starred movie Gangajal.
After seeing the seemingly uncontrolled nature of tyranny one may get induced to take the extreme step. Momentarily the action could be justified, but it would be deadly for society in long run.
Recently in my home town mob killed two robbers, captured the rest and prisoned them. People took such step after risking their life and they fulfilled their purpose. They also captured police who came in the morning to inspect the scene. Later agitation caused the suspension of some police officials.
Society has to introspect before abusing others. Except the mob like moment people used to sleep in their home giving little care to the daily affairs of society. People should work day and night for building the characters of common people and future generation.
Who will punish people for their inactivity?

Hinduism Vs Islam-phobia

2011-04-23T23:26:00.000-07:00

Strengthening Hinduism should be taken in positive way which is needed to purge Hindu society. Hinduism is not a negative thought, but it is a positive force to propel humans for attaining divinity. This teaches oneness among humans. Because of historical reasons and the aggressive nature of some misguided member of Islam, people start taking Hinduism in wrong way. They think this idea will protect them from Islam. Some even argues that segregation of Islam will cure all problems and Hindus will live happily. Hinduism is not a force to separate people, but it is a powerful thought to unite humans amid intense diversity.

Hinduism ignites mind. It propels a person to fight with himself. One has to fight this battle to win and control one’s own mind which is needed for achieving divinity and blessing of happiness. By nature this doesn’t come automatically, but there is a process for achieving that divinity. If more people start practicing Hinduism, it will automatically get strengthened and people will get conducive environment for living purposely.

Not Islam, not Christianity or not any other power has capability to kill or eliminate Hinduism, but only Hindu will kill Hinduism. When selfishness clouds our mind, when dishonesty, insensitiveness towards fellow humans, lack of service, wrong food habits and many such vices become our part of life Hinduism dies.

As religion, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism are not different. In the core all are same. But is the political force behind all these religion which is threat to society. Instead of fighting this evil power, people thought separation of people following all these religion will solve the problem. Pakistan was created. The condition of Pakistani Mussalman became even worse than the condition of Mussalman in India who progressed in life as Hindus do. The Hindus and others in Pakistan have no voice which was other failure of that system.

The greatest task for Hindus is to propel Hindus to follow austerity in their daily life. Once they will follow such path, others will automatically accept that goodness and will incorporate in their own lives. This will send good message to foreigners, who will also start accepting these thoughts and hence humanity will win on diverse nature of different religion. All will go on the path of devotion from their own means and Bharat will automatically prosper.

Hindu first follow Hinduism, Islam follow Islam and Christian follow Christianity that is the way of life. If one wants divinity, happiness then although they follow different religion then can marry and can attain all those things living in same room but following different path. Not separation but togetherness will solve the problem.

My Dear Pai

2011-04-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

He called me today morning and told "Shanta sir me going home." As usual I asked him "When will you come back dear? I will soon come to meet you people""Oh no sir, I am finally going home. I am not going to come back again." Suddenly I realized his posting has already been decided. Although we have spent very few days together, but we have developed very deep emotional bond with each other. Whenever I used to go there (Shakti Nagar), he used to stay with me always. While sitting in his room, he kept listening me without telling a word. The moment I had stop

ped, he started asking questions clarifies his own daily affairs.

Although he spoke little to me, he always liked to show me all the activities he had done in very silent manner. Once I told him about my coming at Shakti Nagar, he with his friend went in the Basti earlier and colled all children to come definitely. Whenever I told him I am going to arrange for my sleep somewhere, he used to insist me to sleep in his room. He always felt awkward to see his room's pathetic condition in my presence and tried to arrange that properly. During winter he directed the heaters towards me and went to his friends' for sleep without getting noticed.

Why do we people come to meet and develop emotional attachment? Sometimes I think I born in a small village in northern Bihar and he took birth at the tip of southern India in Karnataka, but I always felt more affectionate with him than my own villagers. Why? There is no answer of all these questions. The truth is that he has gone and only his memories and his cares for children who changed my course of career and for whom I was anxious for one whole year.

He likes Vivekanand's thought deeply and wishes to become teacher in future to teach children the idea of India. Best of luck my Dear friend! You will always have a space in my heart.

I do remember your outburst for telling the story of India to the children of Sewa Kunj. (India was not discovered by Vasco da Gama, but always existed before than any human records.)

Ignorant IITians

2011-03-04T21:01:00.000-08:00

The development of social structure is very complex phenomena. Many forces are consistently working for giving it a new shape, a new direction. Unfortunately these forces are not always good for humans or a particular community. As the process is very slow, the impact is observed in many advanced stage which sometimes becomes incorrigible.

The wise person of a particular community are supposed to keep eyes on such development and project its implications on the society in long term. After understanding the problem well, he is supposed to aware the common mass and take necessary steps.

But it was unfortunate that wise men of India are very ignorant about many issues. One such burning issue is the problem of conversion. A conscious mind is supposed to take his own path for fulfilling his goal. But problem is common mass follows things just for immediate gain. They can not be categorized as persons acting consciously. The problem arises because of conversion of these lot of common masses. I will write the problem of conversion in detail later. Today I just want to high light that even IITian who are considered as the brightest breed in India could be ignorant about social structures.

While talking on the issues of conversion I found that my senior from IIT doesn't know that Hindus are staying in Pakistan, leave the status, social and economical condition of those fellow brother who are treated as secondary citizen in their own homeland. Historically Pakistan was the land of Hindus, but because of ignorance our ancestors these people have to live there as secondary citizens.

What is more unfortunate that, that particular person is very caste conscious. As a girl in his community refused to marry him and chosen a boy from other community, he gave a great deal about the distinct culture and tradition of that particular caste. How fool could an IITian be? We have to raise question about our education system, which rate a person on his capability of earning or making money rather contributing significantly on building his own society.

Telangana: A reality

2009-12-27T08:41:00.000-08:00

Concept of state: What was the need to divide the country in states?
Governance of India, a large nation with diversity, is almost impossible to run. It was needed to divide whole nation into small units capable of taking decisions for the development of that region.
What should be the basis for the division of the nation into states? As we have already mentioned that for the ease of governance India was divided into states. Governance is needed for the betterment of common people which was directly related to development. So the basis of division should be development. Unfortunately our politicians did mistake by dividing nations on the basis of language. It is the soul region the country is facing the problem of regional imbalance on the basis of development leading to demand of formation of new states. The issue of Telangana was the result of all these shortcomings of governance.
Here is the main question for the time being, is Telangana separated from Andhra or not. Leave the basis of separation and observe the realities and possibilities.
From the facts I have collected from various sources have given me insight to give right suggestions. It is true that there is asymmetric development in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is at losing end although it is rich in natural resources. Most of the industries (about 65 %) are owned by Andhraites (they will certainly oppose the formation of new state as they have to lose their property there). People of Telangana are finding difficulty for playing such role in the state. Seven out of ten states are very backward as compared to districts of other parts. Politicians from Telangana hardly get chance to rule the state as CM (only 6 years till now). Although Krishna and Godavari River flow largely in Telangana region, their water are mostly utilized in other region. This fact causes discontent among farmers. Most of development projects are sanctioned in Andhra region only.
There are many historical reasons for the demand of separate state, but that is not so important me for making decisions as I believe it is very easy for local politicians to promote local cultures on their own. Even though one will take such factors then they will even consolidate the demand of separate state.
What is the immediate outcome of separating Telangana state? Given the scenario, centre will be seen as separating the state under pressure. This will give opportunities for the demand of new states from all corner of the country which will prove a great blow on the national sentiment of the country.
Given the situation, I will give my vote for carving out Telangana state. But proper care should be taken. Government should convince all the ministers and common people for the result. This should be done openly on center stage so that local politicians from other parts will be discouraged to take the decisions.
Another burning topic for discussion is small size of state will help in its development.
Some Facts about Telangana:

1. “Telangana”- Name of the Communist Party Pamphlet in 1945, Demanded Vishalandhra, “anti-feudal” and “revolutionary agrarian programme”, state committee of cpi issued a pamphlet called Prajarajyam in Visalandhra or people’s rule in the larger (Telugu-speaking) state of Andhra Pradesh.
2. At the time of the States Reorganisation Commission, the recommendation was to exclude Telengana from Andhra Pradesh — at the time, the region included five districts now in Maharashtra and three districts now in Karnataka. The recommendation was set aside, because of what the state saw as a special situation in those parts.
3. With a population of more than 3 crores now, with ten districts including Hyderabad, with 40 percent of AP’s land mass, if it is actually carved into another state it would be the fifth largest in the country
4. Rich Subculture,
5. Economic reality: With the Krishna and the Godavari rivers flowing through the region, they claim they get very little from the rivers — claiming rights on seventy percent of the Godavari’s water, as they say two-thirds of the catchment area is in Telangana, as compared to just less than half of the water they say they get. With regard to the Godavari, as well, they want a much higher proportion of the total water, as the catchment area in Telangana is twice as much as the water set out for them.
6. The first Telangana movement, in pre-independence India, largely led by the Communist Party, involved 12 to 18 months of agitation against the Asafjahi Nizam’s landlords: in this period, claim Communist records, village peasant committees that made decisions and ruled. The Congress accounts, though, tell a different story; and when Sardar Patel decided to settle the difficult Nizam through ‘police action’, the Centre then thought it necessary to quell Communist activity in Telangana with a firm hand as well. The fact that the Telangana region, activities there and the political struggle in the area had a deep impact on national politics is evident from a view that even Vinoba Bhave’s bhoodan, started at the time, was the Congress Party’s way of sublimating the passions that the urge for land reform had stoked in the countryside. The next two agitations for statehood were in 1969 (Jai Telangana) and then again in 1972 (Jai Andhra). Both agitations, especially the one in 1969, led to chaos being experienced state-wide and school and college sessions were disrupted.
7. In 2001, when the deputy speaker in the AP state assembly, K. Chandrashekhar Rao, resigned from the TDP, and announced his support for a separate Telengana, he was joined by members of the Congress from the region, and 41 Congress MLAs even petitioned their leader pressing her to consider a separate Telangana. The emergence of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (the TRS), did at first signal a viable electoral base (with more than 100 of the 294 assembly seats, and 16 of the 42 parliamentary seats from the state being from Telangana), but recent polls, municipal, and by elections for the Vidhan Sabha and Parliament seem to suggest mixed trends, and TRS has received anything but a walkover.
8. The Telangana region accounts for 119 of the 294 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh and 17 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats.
Osmania University is the nerve center of student agitation for Telangana State demand.
Mussalman favours separate Telangana State due to historical reason. It was the Islam state under the rule of Nizam before independence. Telangana consisted of 14% Mussalman whereas Andhra Pradesh consists of 9.4% only. This equation is taken as favourable by BJP.
Students has given slogan “Hyderabad Chalo”.
Issue: Distribution of water of Krishna and Godavari river, most of districts of Telangana were very backward contrast to district of Andhra State and Rayalaseema, people from Andhra are doing business in Telangana region also while Telangana people are deprived in most of cases,
http://alldownloaders.blogspot.com/2009/12/108-facts-about-telangana-need-and.html

IIM-If they would have given a thought for country

2009-06-10T08:46:00.000-07:00

Ravi Matthai was director of IIM Ahmedabad. Being impressed by the thought and vision of Verghese Kurien, he invited him to join the Board of Management of IIM Ahmedabad. He gave lecture in the meeting for motivating students to feel that it is a matter of glory to work for at least three years before they go in search of their own progress abroad. The other members of the board sitting around the table were some of Ahmedabad's top industrialists. One of them took his cigar out of his mouth, looked at him and said superciliously, 'So Dr. Kurien, you want our graduates to go and milk cows.' He stood up, returned his look and said, 'No, you continue to teach them how to suck on cigars.' And then, Adding that he resigned from the board and walked off.

Verghese Kurien

2009-06-10T08:17:00.000-07:00

"I too had a Dream"

Every Indian as well as people who believe in service must go through this book. This should be counted as religious book which depicts the life and effort of a Godly man who dedicated his life for the welfare of people in spite of allurement, threat and hopeless condition.

I thought to give the name of this book as title of the blog, but his name is itself became so revered to me that I can not start this thread other than his holy name. Every Indian should once go to visit Anand to know the importance of service and develop a faith that if people start living with honesty and integrity then collective happiness can be achieved.

Kurien is great example and source of thousands who believe in service and think that life is not only meant for personal happiness but it is meant for serving people for collective happiness.

There are many good people in the country at higher position, thanks to our enriched culture which inculcates values among everyone, Kurien was able to achieve what he fighted for. There is time that more and more people should come ahead for betterment of society where people should live with harmony.

Kurien is truly a patriotic Indian. Our country is truly blessed by having people from all communities who dedicated their life for nation and became symbol of unity in divesity, the soul of the country.

The ancient Indian concept, Sabbe bhoomi gopal ki gave insight of the power given to the common man. Kurien by his action has proved that if common men were given power then whole country will prosper. But it is really very difficult to achieve that. India needs more Kurien.

Political Verdict 2009

2009-05-22T13:12:00.000-07:00

By giving clear mandate to a national party and sidelining regional parties people of India have proved that India is marching towards a mature democratic system. The politics of victimization has no place in the current scenario of the world where people are more aware about the actions of political parties and they are able to make independent decisions. Now the age of "ism" is ending. Only the voice of development echo with implementation and action are able to attract people's mandate.

Terrorism free India, a vision shown by BJP which also tried to show itself as Hindu pro party by bringing forth Narendra Modi and having soft corner for Varun Gandhi in spite of his communal statements, was not able to change the people's mood. People have come to know that terrorism is more institutional problem rather a political voice. No party is going to endorse terrorism.

Blackmoney issuse was important issue which would have brought fortune for millions of people. It might be possible that people have no confidence of getting money.

The best part of the election, where RJD, LJP, BSP and SP parties who kept winning by wooing castiesm and doing nothing for their upliftment were discarded by development oriented people. The setback to Left was historical where the long awaiting voice of people was finally echoed with the result. The success of Mamta Banerjee ensured that now the time has come when the voice of common man can not be ignored on the name of development.

Overall scenario is rosy. But we can not claim anything from one election. The distribution of percentage of vote along with absence of larger educated mass from election process put challenge to the national parties. They all have to work hard in near future. Now it is evident that only word is not going to play but work can get people's mandate.

Intellectual opinion

2009-05-22T12:40:00.000-07:00

Getting fed up by doing work which are mostly iterative types in the lab, we need some change. Generally we walk to the staff canteen and have a cup of tea sitting under the tree. We used to delve either into some entertainment stuff or into some political, social issues. Today my colleague criticized the action of social activist like Arundhati Roy and argued that their net input to the development is zero. I personally felt that their agitation is not baseless even they are motivated and directed by some tycoon. Common men have grievances and hence they are coming behind these people who are trying to give them voice. Now it is the duty of Gevernment to adress these issues properly. Instead of negotiating these leaders, if Government would have wooed people, it is really difficult to organize such agitations.

My dear friend made a very good point. "For the safety of village is it acceptable to sacrifice a family?" he asked me. I said yes. Taking inference of this logic he justified the destruction of some villages for the welfare of the nation. Suddenly one logical but counter thought propped up in my mind and I thought I should write to preserve this.

There is difference between the two issues, issue of security and issue of development. Everyone feels his duty to sacrifice his life for the safety of his community. His sacrifice was seen with respect. Basically people are motivated to sacrifice for their community rather they were pushed by giving some incentives. On the other side, if we deprive someone for the benefit of others, that may cause a resentment which might be harmful for the society. We can not justify for keeping someone hungry so that others would get two pieces of bread. As I personally think that it is more logical that distribute lesser amount of bread to all so that the last one would not have to sleep without bread. On this logic Government should have to provide proper compensation to the people who are getting affected by the development programs by imposing more taxes on benefactors.

The Alchemist

2009-04-07T05:20:00.000-07:00

A magical fable about following your dream.
• It is the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
• It’s the simple things in life that are the most extra ordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.
• At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.
• The soul of the World is nourished by people’s happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only real obligation. All things are one. And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
• The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.
• It’s called the principle of favorability, beginner’s luck. Because life wants you to achieve your destiny.
• Beauty is the great seducer of men.
• It was the language of enthusiasm, of things accompanied with love and purpose, and as part of a search for something believed in and desired.
• Making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.
• In the desert, disobedience means death.
• People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.
• Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date tree.
• In his pursuit of the dream, he was being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.
• It was the pure language of the world. It requires no explanation; just as the universe need s none as it travels through endless time. What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of only woman in his life, and that, with no need of words, she recognized the same thing. He was more certain of it than of anything in the world. He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. But maybe people who felt that way had never learned the universal language. Because when you know that language, it’s easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it’s in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and future becomes unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes the love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world: Without such love, one’s dreams would have no meaning.
• The genies were the spirits of good and evil.
• So the tribesmen lived only for the present, because the present was full of surprises, and they had to be aware of many things.
• Courage is the quality most essential to understanding the Language of the World.
• Camels are traitorous: they walk thousands of paces and never seem to tire. Then suddenly, they kneel and die. But horses tire bit by bit. You always know how much you can ask of them, and when it is that they are about to die.
• Men dream more about coming home than about leaving.
• It is said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.
• When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.
• Your eyes show the strength of your soul.
• Alchemy: It is about penetrating to the soul of the world, and discovering the treasure that has been reserved for you.
• For wise men, gold is the metal that evolved the furthest.

Paulo Coelho

Concern for Lack of Public Opinion in India

2009-02-15T23:32:00.000-08:00

Read what Ashish Gupta (CSE 1987 IITK and an IPS officer - he’s at the PMO now) says to Indians

Dear friends,

As I write to my batchmates of business school, I grieve the death of my batch mate of IPS – Ashok Kamte in the terror attack in Mumbai. Kamte was a very bold, professional, sincere cop who was also a National level weightlifter – very brave and handsome. I grieve his death. But the reason I write to all of you is this -

Another Terror attack in Mumbai and I expect the same stereotype stand from the political parties, same response from the media and the same anguish and feeling of helplessness from the public. Rightly so, they ask, what is the Government doing about it? The opposition parties will exploit the situation to say that the Government has been soft on terror, should invoke POTA like legislation to curb terror, should hang Afzal Guru, etc. If legislations stop terror attacks then Maharashtra should have been safe – it has MCOCA in place (MCOCA has all the ingredients of POTA). Even Delhi has DCOCA, but the terror strikes happened here too. If deterrent strong action of hanging terrorists is an answer, then Punjab terrorism should have being put to an end after hanging the assassins of Indira Gandhi. But it did not. While legislations and awarding deterrent punishments are very essential in our fight against terror, then are by no means
sufficient to put an end to terror.

The public at large rightfully ask – if US could stop terror attacks after 9/11, why can’t our security system do the same here?

Friends, we will continue to have such attacks till we as a nation and as a society do not decide to invest in the police of the country. We expect a first-world police reaction from a third-world police. You will be surprised to know that even today many of our police stations do not have vehicles. As for connectivity amongst police stations, while police stations (PS) have radio communication sets (RT sets), in some States the PS do not have an extra battery to keep the sets working – this means that they switch open their RT sets every two hours to check if there is any event of any consequence! This is when even the poor in our country can afford mobile sets! We still have weapons that are outdated. We have no centralized database to check on identity of person detained.

Cases take decades to get conviction, unlike the US where it is disposed off in a months time. What will a criminal be afraid of if he is not punished? Police leaders are hardly kept in their places of postings for a significant time so that they can improve situations – I, for example, have been transferred 27 times in 9 years of active policing in UP!!! Political insulation from professional work does not exist. We always talk of Intelligence failure – but what infrastructure we have there is a matter of concern. There are many more issues of manpower, equipment, infrastructure and the like. But we as a society are not bothered – or is it that human life, and more so a life of a policeman, is too cheap? Or is it that we are not aware of the deficiencies in our security systems?

Each political party will make use of another terror attack as an opportunity to malign the other and claim that it will improve security situation when it comes back to power. As if POTA or hanging Afzal Guru will! The reaction of the Government is also on the same lines – will legislate a strong anti-terror law, will create a federal agency, will bring in police reforms, etc. Haven’t we heard the Governments in power repeat the same after each terror attack, but still nothing happens. All political parties, whether in power or outside, are the same. They misuse the police system to meet their selfish ends. Unfortunately these terror attacks are only ‘action events’ for the media to keep people hooked on to the TVs. But hardly we have informed and consistent discussions in media to improve the security situation.

Friends, the reason I write this mail is because I feel that you all need to make yourself aware of the realities of the police. Police is hated, to say the least. But because it is hated, you don’t keep yourself away from the malaise and refuse to raise a voice to improve it. Police impacts you on a day-to-day basis – your sense of security and dignity depends upon that. But why do we, educated people, not raise enough hue and cry so that the political parties are forced to change the policing system and hence improve your security? Friends, please become aware of the realities of policing and beware of rhetoric of political parties – the solutions they offer are superficial and will not improve security situation. You can’t build an edifice of security organisation with a weak and hollow foundation.

Excuse me for my outburst and discontinuous thoughts – I kept writing what ever came to my mind. But please make yourself aware and let others know where the lacunae lie and build public opinion so that security systems improve. Else please be prepared for mindless killings and falling policemen (by the way, did you know that the number of policemen who have died in the line of duty over the last 10 years is more than the total Army personnel who were killed in all the wars together since 1947? We lose almost 3 policemen per day!!).

Take care,

Ashish Gupta

Teacher: Trainer or Maker of Nation

2008-11-05T05:45:00.000-08:00

I have plan to raise the morale of school teachers for doing more justice to his job. I wish they should realize the tremendous power vested in their profession. They are most powerful class who make nations.

Chanakya, two thousand years ago, proclaimed that teachers have power to make the king and the kingdom. They possess destructive as well as constructive power. He was such a powerful person who had not only spoken but also executed by toppling the rein of King Nanda for freeing the contemporary society from his atrocities and instated a new king for the prosperity of the society. On those days, India was divided in different territories and ruled by different kings independently. They are fighting among each other for demonstrating their power which made defeated king jealous and left them burning for revenge. All the people of this country, irrespective of their rulers are connected by same culture. Kings under the fire of jealousy forgot this fact and invited or assisted foreign rulers to attack on other kings. Such scenario felicitated the victory of Alexander at some parts of country who killed innocent people at mass scale. Chanakya was deeply disappointed by such nonsense behaviour and took oath to free the country and unite the country under one king. He quoted," A country can not be enslaved until his culture is intact". He taught lesson of nationality among the youth and showed the way they should act upon. These students sacrificed their life silently. These sacrifices didn't go in vain but aroused the idle soul of people who later toppled the governments and united themselves under one king, Samrat Chadragupt Maurya.

This was not the single story. Krishna was the ancient Guru who still guide us for taking right decision. Tulsidas, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Sikh Gurus etc. are the real teachers who did a lot for making this nation. Hitler, Subhash Chandra Bose all took inspiration from their teachers. Sri sri Ravishankar, Mata Amritamayii and some persons in society who are also playing the role of gurus and trying to inculcate culture among people.

Today we have teachers who are merely a trainers, who train us for making our own lives rather inspiring us for shaping our fate which are not only useful for us but also for the society enriching our culture more and more. God creates this earth and other things. Gurus prepare a cultured person who makes the society a beautiful place to live. This is the reason why gurus are worshiped before God is worshiped.

Let us see current situation of some system. In Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya teachers with their families are supposed to stay in school campus with students. They are provided all the facilities in the school itself. This is nothing but modern replication of Gurukul Paddhati. But the outcome is not at per what it was expected. Such a situation has developed that in spite of focusing for the betterment of nation by nurturing students, incorporating them with culture and sense of service and making them a good cultured person, all are specially teachers are spending their time always repenting for some bad governance. Teachers are complaining about the faulty system that they have to work for whole day but they are paid the same what the teachers of day schools are paid. They have to watch and handle all kinds of affair of the students, which distracts them from focusing on teaching and leave them with little time to prepare the lecture and teaching material for effective lecture in the class. I agree about the grievances of teachers. The pain, the sense of alienation and injustice they are going through must be noticed and taken care of which is not happening yet. Do that mean, teacher should stop their work, do they stop their godly job of making responsible citizens. Can such actions will help anyone? Absolutely not. But that will make the situation even worse. If they are realizing that there are problems, wrong done, injustice and they also strongly think that those miscreants, problems must be eliminated, faulty rules must be rectified and modified then they have to work with some motive. They have to work hard on the students as a mission and have to prepare them fighting against all miscreants so that in future others have not to face the problems. Building a good society takes time, selfless service and devotion for achieving goal. If we have determination then we can do without any formal resources.

See if all the teachers would have worked hard, if they would have some vision, if they would have suffered for national cause, then after the end of 20 years of establishment of 500 hundred navodaya vidyalayas across the country would have produced a pool of sensible engineers, doctors, IAS officers and other professionals who would have taken steps for changing the nation.

So I have some word for the teachers that you have already lost so many years, please be careful and develop some vision, work as a mission and imparts all those social sense among the students and make them able to achieve their goal which will help in developing beautiful society. If religious organization, if terrorist organization can sacrifice why not you for the sake of making a rational society.

Martin Luther King started raising his voice, he died along with many able persons for cause, for bringing equality, for evaporating hatred from a section of people against other sections of people. His death, his sacrifices didn't go in vain. Today the victory of Barack Obama is the symbol of the result for which those people fight and died. Nana Palkhiwala told strongly, "Keep your head and spirits high and carry the fight right up to the doorsteps of death- for death can only destroy the body- not your spirit".

Dilip Kelkar's Lecture On Financial Crisis In SOM

2008-11-03T09:03:00.000-08:00

In my IIT life, it was the first occasion when I or probably everyone got chance to attend a lecture delivered in Hindi. The lecture was lucid, clear, scintillating, and informative embedded with visionary ideas. Till now it was unimaginable that a lecture could be delivered in Hindi with complete authority over the subject in such a premium institute of India. But this happened today. Above all, all have perceived ideas conveyed by the lecturer even they have not any formal education in Hindi since his KG days. It is really irony we are staying in such a country, where people can’t expect a lecture it its national language. Communication is the tool which makes friend foes. Now if we are not taught in our own culture how we can expect that product of such institute should think about the nation, welfare for all.

In IIT, every year the team of faculty monitoring the performance of students noticed students who did not do well in their tests are those who either didn't do hard work or are poor in English. We all are in habit of wasting our energy in learning languages, which is not needed as that much of time could have been invested in more productive work. There is need of only a few who should concentrate on other language for translating the subject matter written in other languages. A person will always imagine better and clear in his own mother tongue.

Anyway these are some dilemma which has to be handled in more indigenous manner. A lot can be thought, discussed over this matter. But for the time being let us move on the lesson conveyed by the lecturer to the students of management school. The topic of lecture was the current financial break down.

The lecturer divided his thought in three parts. First he focused on dollar economy. How dollar turned into the means of exchange in global arena. It is means of exchange in international market. All nations of the world are forced to convert their money in terms of dollar. So what was the story of Dollar?

Due to special geographical location, the United States was not involved in the war directly until the attack on Pearl Harbor by Japan which happened almost at the end of the Second World War. During those periods all the countries are buying arms from this America. A sense of insecurity came in the mind of people. They thought the USA would not be affected by the ripples of war. So they start depositing their gold in the bank of America in return of bond. It was told that due to flow of gold, a huge quantity of gold was accumulated there. It was estimated that if all the gold is spread over the surface of the earth, then it will be a cover of three-four inches.

After the war was over, European companies started taking their gold. There was another change in the gold market in sixties. The price of gold in market was doubled than the price at which American bank was selling. People started buying gold and they sold all that in market and earned money to buy even more money and the cycle started. President Nixon checked this movement by making dollar equivalent to dollar. Now other countries will buy dollar rather gold. Almost all the countries were forced to accept that movement. The reason behind is that the economy was very strong as they are saving a lot. Their industrial development was on rise. Vietnam War has crippled the American Economy and that compelled America to rob other countries by showing her muscle power. She collected billions of dollars from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and even from Japan who was not related to the war at all.

All such movement and conman activities raised the confidence of people of America. Slowly they started drifting towards consumerism. After the Newyork stock exchange attack, the president bush was confused and called people for shop for nation. Even they don’t require they were inspired for buying showing their concern for betterment of their country. Bernanke who was the president of federal system of America told that people who have no confidence, will power are saving. This fired the sense of consuming more and more and in this way America started taking loan from all over world which amount touched to $ 112 billion.

Federal system is the most independent system of America which takes decision for the country and desires measures to be followed by the government. This is not a bank but a group of bank in which Bank of Newyork is the prime bank and plays the major and decisive role. The irony is that president of this system is elected by President but he has to power to remove that. For removing them, court has only power on various restricted ground. So the irony is that in America, economy which is backbone for any nation is controlled by a few people who are not controlled by anyone.

At last consumerism increased at such a level that people are burdened by heavy loans. Now they started defaulting. That made all the assets associated with them idle. Companies didn’t show this fact in their annual income account which was finally revealed. This causes sudden collapse of investment world. The balloon was blown and finally it squeezed to take its own shape. Bear Stearn was the first which was finally bought by JP Morgan. America took over Freddy Mac & Fannie Mae. On 6 September, 2008 America nationalized the world largest insurance company, American International Group, Ins. (AIG). On 15 September, Lehman Brothers declared bankrupt itself which was the major blow to the investment world. The panic was further added by the sell of another giant Merrill Lynch. The group was lucky enough as American Bank came forward to acquire the company.

It is better to give some more light on layman terms what exactly happens which caused the final blow of US economy. Due to consumerism, the demand of everything increased which cause rise in price. Due to speculation, banks started issuing loans at lower terms without holding any collateral. Due to increased demand leading to increase in price made banks confident enough that even the borrower would default they would make benefit buy selling the asset acquired by the borrowers. Now what followed next? See if a company gives a loan at terms of some fixed interest i, then that becomes a constant source of income. All the companies want a constant source of income. Now say company X approaches to the bank and offered them compensation calculated based on higher interest rate (i+e) what actually they are making. Any other company will now approach to this company and will make such deal. In this money is transferring from one hand to another hand. Investment banks are doing this intermediary job. The loan given on almost without no term are called subprime loan. Now the burden of loan increases on borrowers. They start making default which will cause loss to the company holding the money. Now the number of defaulter increases causing the losses to increase further. This ultimately causes the prices of assets go down as more and more people will sell their asset in market. Lehman Brothers was marred by such scene because they had invested tremendous fund in assets.

Finally the lecture of the Dilip Kelkar was to be over. He gave an insight to the students to think independently in spite of just copying the west. He told please study the lesson already given by the great scholars of India for the welfare of not only India but also the world and see them in the light of modern scenario and formulate mechanism which will be indigenous with independent thought and would fruitful for all.

He told that Yugoslavia thought differently and prospered. He given the name of an economist… who helped brought out Yugoslavia’s dead economy in a week not accepting the terms of Dollar market.

Finally he ended the lecture giving the importance of Family. Consumerism broke the family structure of America and individualism grew leading to dissaving in the economy. Japanese in spite of having negative term for saving in banks, but still they continued as they have strong belief in family system. India still holds family system. He told that you will find many people who didn’t married for looking after their family members. Though they have no money, they don’t send their parents at old dwellings. They will feed their family members who are incapable of earning money.

Finally dear think about the nation, values and service to the poor. Only man can sacrifice everything for his knowledge, ideals etc. So be the human of highest ideals then only holistic prosperity will come on this earth.

Indian Judicial System- Unique on this globe

2008-11-02T08:37:00.000-08:00

The privileges given to the judiciary executives in India was questioned under the shadow of rule of law. No process of police action can be carried out on President and chief justice of supreme court even they are charged with some serious offense. The only option left is impeachment which is done by the simple majority of people's representative in parliament. The privileged has been extended to the judges of high courts and the supreme court. In their case, constitution has not given security cover as Chief justice is mandated. But the chief justice of supreme court of India provide guidelines for executive action over judges. Police has to first appeal to the CJI and has to apply and has to wait his opinion. Basically his opinion is not opinion but that has to be followed.

The section 361 which provides this privilege was attempted to modify by extending this privilege to the Prime Minister, but it was failed. In 1976, chief justice of Punjab high court was charged for possessing property beyond his sources of income. But no action was taken. He retired next year. But the issue was raised again and matter went into parliament where he came out safe as majority of legislatures supported him.

Currently many cases of corruption in judicial system has been exposed. The Prime Minister has mentioned this fact repetitively on various occasions. He iterated that corruption in executives and judiciary systems has deterred the progress of the country and government and judicial system are loosing faith of people in them.

Why suddenly all these debates have started? Why had daily papers been filled with news criticizing Indian judicial system for the past two months?

Neeraj Kumar, justice in Kolkata high court has deposited 30 Lakh in his own account and didn't returned the money. The issue was raised to such an extent that the Chief justice has to pass his opinion for his resignation for saving the sanctity of the judicial system. He had returned all the money and declined to resign defending himself proving not doing any thing wrong. Finally CBI investigation has been done to go into the matter.

On the other side, a cheque of 15 lakh was mistakenly given to the Nirmal Kaur, Justice of Punjab. She immediately informed the matter to the concerned authority. The similar case has come in light where a merchant had illegally sent a cheque of 15 lakh to a justice of Allahabad Court. Under the turmoil and political interference, CBI investigation has been allowed in both the above cases.

I hardly remember the date of publication, The Indian Express published article about the faulty method of appointment of judges in the court. After filing an RTI suit over this matter, it was revealed that many judges has no formal degrees to occupy the post of sanctity.

These all events has questioned the validity of current laws. Government has to make more transparent system for stopping the propping judicial corruption while taking care of a liitle hold of politician over judicial system as the judicial system must be independent from the executive system.

Silence abets Crime

2008-09-29T09:34:00.000-07:00

This was mid summer. Roads are bathing by the scorching sun rays. A bus full of passenger was running on the road. There was enough crowd inside the bus. It was very difficult to move inside the bus. It was very difficult situation for the people specially for women. Youths with lose character are trying to assault ladies under the shadow of crowd. This was criminal infested areas and some youth are very daring and they were in habit of molesting ladies in the bus. All passengers were merely mute spectator. Non of them had guts to oppose such things. Suddenly one lady cried and told the driver to take the bus to the nearby police station. There was such commanding sound in the voice of the lady that all got feared and the driver simply followed her order. All the passenger were stunned by such sudden cry and daring nature of the lady. All youth also was stunned to see the retaliation.

The bus reached at the Police Station. The police saluted her. All the passenger took normal deep breath and felt relaxed. Youth were palpitated by such move. She bastinadoed all the youth bitterly and let them locked up. Then she ordered all the passenger to put off their clothes. All these people followed the order by fear. Then she told to lie down on the road which is already to hot due to scorching sun rays. She told all they were only mute spectator. None of them had gut to protect the dignity of fello ladies. They were actually promoting such anti social activities by maintaining silence. So they were actually criminal and they were equally punishable. If all will raise the voice against crime, then criminal will be too weak to do crime. It is not the duty of Police only to protect the citizen, but it is the prime job of citizen themselves.

She was actually police officer and used to walk here and there in non uniform to check such moves. This insidence happened in some village of the Uttar Pradesh State.

Our country is still full of great souls

2008-06-25T00:07:00.000-07:00

India is the land of saints. This sacred land has given birth to many saints in all ages. These people have sacrificed all personal desires for the welfare of society. They worked hard throughout their life in search of innovative ways to give direction to the society. They visioned for such a society where all would live together happily. They not only preached but also practiced. In fact people learned from their deeds rather their words. They never abused anyone, never blamed anyone and only taught them to live a good life. The rich turned generous by feeling their compassion, their concern for the poor and the poor learned to live a happy life by seeing smile on their face. They taught spirituality silently to all. Spirituality is the soul of our country.

People have given highest regard to saints. They worshiped them. They took inspiration from their deeds and tried to imbibe all good things in their actions. Dharma is the most valuable asset for all the persons of our society. People embraced death for the shake of dharma.

According to the need of time, such a kind people have also shown anger to revive the hidden power of the common man for saving their own dignity, their great culture. Chanakya was the most vibrant political leader who not only saved our country from the slavery but also changed the brutal king and united our country under one banner for making our nation strong so that no one would try to destroy our culture. Later Vivekanand have also inspired youth to be strong to fight against the foreign rule. Gandhiji played great role in politics for getting freedom. Patriotic revolutionary like Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, full of pugnacity, sacrificed their life fighting with the English rule which was crippling the growth of our nation which left the poor starving.

I have been reading many stories about saints, patriotic heros since childhood. I always felt thrill by reading the revolutionary speeches of great man which have given new life to the poor, oppressed class. The deeds of all are just like a milestone to be aspired by all in the field of humanity.

With passage of time all these stories have lost their real meaning for me. I was surrounded by people who only care things which are relevant for their self advancement in life in terms of material possession or for some in the form of name and fame. They always advocated that those ideas are the matter of past and self advancement is the need of hour. Life is limited and it must be spent with full of joy. There is no need to care of others. Such company changed my own view and I also started waving away from my real motto of life and suppressed all these thoughts in my own heart.

But now I got chance to meet, to talk to such a people who are full of compassion and ready to help all the needy always even at the cost of their own desire. There are many people who are serving the society even they have to face many problems in their own life. They forgot their own pain, grief for caring higher causes of life. An amputee forgets his grief of loosing his leg or arm while he was on the verge of death. So when a man starts caring to the mass, he forgets his own feelings or say he stops suffering from pain. From their life it is reinforced that pain is inevitable but suffering is your choice. Such persons always smile and they motivate the youth.

Sri Sri Ravishankar is teaching meditation for restoring peace of mind which ground level of mind. Peace of mind helps to stay happy as it helps in removing all the stresses accumulated over years. For his noble work is respected all over the world even in Islamic nation. Meditation not only helps them to achieve peace of mind but also helps in developing a sense of service which ultimately gives happiness.There are a number of people who are teaching all these learning of a great saint who themselves live like a saint. There are many other pioneer people who are teaching the world about different methods for inner self advancement which helps in enjoying real happiness. They are proving that quality of life depends upon status of mind.

There are a great band of patriotic persons who are sacrificing their desire to build society, preparing people who are always charged to serve the society and to sacrifice their own life if needed for the welfare of the society. There are parents who are sending their only one son to serve the society. Such people are happy and his mind enjoys peace although they are caring about very sensitive issues as well as critical conditions of country from one region to another. They are offering their whole life for saving independence although a very good, luxurious lives are waiting for them. Really they are mad for some cause and that madness gives them strength to relish the real happiness.

Last night I got chance to see the ceremony where a young boy was to march for social service leaving his own parents. I have met him many times on various occasions, but today I saw his greatness for taking such decision. That boy was always smiling. he did lots of work for the society. He filled with compassion after seeing the grief of the people. He was a simple but brilliant student, son of an auto driver. He was university topper and selected in INFOSYS. His family condition was not good and he was the only son of his parents. Still he thought about the society and decided not to join that company. He took a position for earning money which was only for survival and he continued to serve the society at his level. His compassion for society increased to such an extent that he decided to devote himself for the benefit of society for one year. He is going to serve the country at unknown place staying away from his own home. That doesn't mean he is not going to care his parents. For one year only he has to stay away but in later years of life he was expected to take care of his parents as well as society which is not a big deal. In this mission he is not alone, there are many who will take place of him. Really I saw a real seen where a father was offering his son for the welfare of the country. His both eyes was full of tears, but his hand was on his head giving blessing for his mission for the service of the society.

The address of another saint who has already spent twenty years of his life for the society on this occasion was rewarding and full of message. He talked about the fact that a man has to leave some personal desire which could be fulfilled at that time for the sake of personal advancement in life. On the same line a man has to sacrifice his own desire for the welfare of the society. So for the sake of society, one have to keep away his own desire. The man who sacrifice everything for the society, was worshiped as a saint. After western invasion on culture, blind modernization, still people are putting the picture of some saint on the wall and worship everyday. Such things impel them to live a spiritual life, a happy life. Really life should be spent with three integral activities, vyaktigat sadhna, samuhic satsang and samajik sewa.

Religion and Culture

2008-06-19T12:16:00.000-07:00

Today I thought to penned down my thoughts about this topic which has been most sensitive issues on this earth for peace. Religion as its origin is always most sacred thing on this very earth primarily concerned for making people kind enough so that non of other human fellows or other forms of creatures have to sleep without food. This is the basic reason why all good people are deeply attached to their own religion and calling some person as religious is always the best compliment for them. But on the other hand, religion as an organization are the major agent of many war on this earth. This becomes problematic when people make religion as a political party and people have to be either this side or that side. This has brought crusade, killing of lakhs of people on the name of religion. The word riot itself is the most deadly, frightening word for any person.

The soul of all religion is spirituality, and so all religion are same, and gives same teachings at the core. From outlook, it seems different and that is the wrong perception of religion by people. They should always draw a clear cut line between religion and culture. Religion is personal and for personal purification for the benefit of all on the name of God. But culture is the way of life which is mostly decided by the knowledge of that particular society, weather, physical condition etc.

This is not the problem of uneducated person, but due to past incidences educated people also commit the same mistakes. I was concerned with the status of so called lower caste. Seeing my inclination, one of my friend of humanity department tried to convince me that Boddha Dharma is better than Hindu Dharma. I told him whatever you are seeing about the Hindu Dharma currently in the society, that is nothing but Brahmin Dharma which is the distorted form of Hindu Dharma. Lord Buddha has only tried to restore the old beautiful Dharma and that also had been distorted. So basically society goes in many phases and it's beauty of a society which has power to restore its goodness.

Later he has given many logic for coming into in Boddha Dharma. Then I replied to him, till the age of 11 I was not aware that I am a Hindu, I have given due respect to all God, even went into Masjid, Church but Ram and Krishna were always my ideal which impels me to be a good person for myself as well as for the society. Can you please tell me that after changing my religion I would be in a state to broaden my ideas? Would I aspire to be Ram or Krishna?

I have always thought the reason behind giving importance to anything in Hindu Dharma. Cow is worshiped by Hindus. But truly speaking, cow is not only worshiped by Hindus but by all the people staying in this region as they know the importance of cow for human being. This is matter of knowledge, culture rather religion. This has been given religious colour for spreading the knowledge, the knowledge of importance of this animal. I would like to make sure that only cow has power to bring better life for the poor. Its all products has some benefit for the humanity. Medicine for almost all disease can be made from the residual of this animal which would be quite cheap. This unique feature is found in only Indian cow and not in cows of other countries. So you can think shedding your own culture. Yes changing religion has no effect as all are going to teach you same thing if you are truly following that things.

Whatever teachings have been given in religions originated in this very land for living for better life are applicable in this land only. So such teachings of other religion would be applicable to the land where they have been originated. Yes there is possibility of some overlapping, no doubt.

Changing religion has no issue but shedding culture on the name of religion must create problems. Can you change your father by changing you religion? No, then how can you shed your culture that would be as bad as giving disregard to your forefathers. It is matter of concern that about 95 percent of Indian Mussalman are converted Mussalman. But how many of them are remembering their forefathers? If they really recall their forefathers all religious tensions will evaporate. Some Christians in Kerala have converted their religion two thousand years ago, but still they are giving due respect to all Indian God as they have realized their teachings for this land.

There can be written a long story over this topic. But it is simple thing that be united on the basis of core values of religion and don't shed your culture but put your life for making it better and better. For moving faster, prior knowledge of path always helps and so culture is important for better and easy go ahead.

Promote public transport and breathe more fresh air

2008-06-13T23:15:00.000-07:00

The proposal of rapid transit system is a revolutionary idea and it is in accordance of the need of the hour. When whole world are becoming conscious for environmental issue as threat of global warming, promotion of less polluting vehicle is a welcome proposal. In any city of India, two wheelers and private four wheelers are the major agents of polluting the air of cities. In such a situation, public transport should be encouraged and use of private vehicles should be discouraged. This could be possible by providing better public transport system which will attract more and more people.

Providing special lanes on road for buses are one of such measure which will make life of bus passengers better. During hot chilling days, life in bus during Jam becomes pathetic. Free movement of bus will provide comfort to common people. By introducing more buses with better facilities will attract more passengers to travel by bus.

Transport demand in Delhi will increase from 14million to 28million by 2021. It is well known that about 60 percent transport demand is meted out by buses. But only 5000 new buses have been added during 2005 to 2007 against two lakh cars have been added.

But this new changes needs better traffic management, passenger movement etc. and hence there is need of planning and decision making.

Bank and Muscle man

2008-06-05T19:28:00.000-07:00

It is shocking to know that banks are outsourcing the job of recovery of money from borrowers to muscle men. These men are harassing and humiliating the borrowers to get the money. Many a people are not able to bear such harassment and humiliation, a few of them get desperate to such a extent that they are taking their own life. In the latest case in court, one man committed suicide for not able to pay the loan which he borrowed for buying a scooter. This example shows inhumane nature of some banks, a few of them has reputation in the market.

Supreme court has sent many scriptures to banks for such harsh practices for recovery of money in 2007. There is already law which gives power to the banks for recovery of money from recalcitrant borrowers. But banks are taking law in there hand, as they couldn't compromise delay in payment. Banks are outsourcing works for incorporating new technologies and overloaded work. But using muscle men is a criminal act as it is going to nurture a class which are not supposed to be active in our society.

Banks should ensure that to whom they are giving money, would return money or not, especially when they are lending for vehicles. Money spent on such items could be recovered if the income level of the borrower is not enough. Again, anyone who is committing suicide must have some reason for not to pay. Banks are not the landowner of the past or more specifically of the period of the English. Banks should lend money for helping customers and so they should only press the borrower for not making delay, but they should never use criminal means which compelled people to take their own life. Such action will diminish the reputation of the banks and so banks should take care of their dignity. Banks are the agent of community development and so they must maintain their dignity, otherwise they must be thrown away.

Inflation- Devil for Common Man

2008-06-02T08:50:00.000-07:00

Price hike of the essential commodities are the major problems that our country has to deal with. Last year, finance minister welcomed more than 9 percent growth rate at the cost of 7 percent inflation rate. The major reason of inflation was the large inflow of foreign direct investment which was also the main agent of economic growth. This year inflation rate has touched 8.1 percent as compare to 5.4 percent of corresponding quarter of the last year. This time, government is blaming the world economy which is on the verge of recession due to food crisis and hike in fuel prices.

If we see the growth as overall figure then it will give rosy picture of our country. But for the even development of a country, distribution of income among masses should be the indicator of growth. As the fruit of economic growth has been acquired by only a few percent of masses, the large chunk of masses still living in acute poverty. According to study by an private organization, per person daily income of 80 percent people is only Rs. 20. Now one can realize the effect of inflation on people of such group. They will not be able to manage enough food and essential commodities. So spending on education is beyond their imagination. So finally, inflation will cause reduction in literacy rate and increase in child labour.

So if inflation is accepted for national growth, then government should take proper measure to stop its negative impact on common man. She should have to spend more on education, health and public awareness. Without that, a large section of our society will left behind which are not the good signal of healthy development of a country.