Biased is one word that can describe Indian media perfectly. Looks like all of them are getting paid by the UPA sarkar at the center. Pankaj Vohra of HT goes to the extent of writing "BJP may have some slim chances in the forthcoming elections", IBNLive writes " Will Gujarat atone for the sins of the past".
Indian media has proved to be ignorant on two accounts, one is numbers and the other is judging people. Why is that your so called secular yard stick being applied only to the majority Hindus, why don't you question congress as to why they have an alliance with MIM in Hyderabad. The Hindu voter has always been an tolerant one, but if you go overboard he will punish you and this is what is happening. All their pre poll predictions are horribly wrong.
This election is going to be the worst defeat congress has ever faced in gujarat. While the media just predicts the opposite, in 2 months we all will know who is right. While no one talks about godhra, the manuvadi media will highlight post godhra every day. Dharm does not say that, if some fanatics burn your people, you stay quiet in your house. This is the modern definition of secularism for this media in india, but i am afraid, that the people of gujarat and slowly people all over the country dont seem to agree with this definition of secularism which has different yardsticks for the majority and minority. Mahabharat is again so very great and has a perfect instance to illustrate this:
Draupadi comes to the kurukshetra and Arjun is surprised to see her there. He says " Panchali, Ranbhoomi mein tumhara kya kaam hai". Draupadi says: " Mein kunti putr bheem ko yeh kast nahi dena chahthi hoon ki woh dushhasan ka lahu upablavya tak le aaya, aur us lahu ke bina tho mere khesh kule hi rehjayenge, aurphir jhesth kunti putr yudhistir koi teek thodi hai,kya pata unka man kab badal jaye aur woh tum logon se kahe, ki dharm shama hai aur shama hi dharm"
This translated reads:
Arjun: Draupadi, What are you doing in the battlefield?
Draupadi: I don't want to give Bheem (son of Kunti), the trouble of bringing dushhasan's blood all the way to upablavya, and my hair will remain untied without that blodd,moreover who knows about your elder brother (eldest son of Kunti) yudhistir, he might tell you all that dharm is forgiveness and forgiveness is dharm"
Then here is the stellar line that is valid against this media from the shastragni os that yuga-----------" Mein Dharm kis is paribasha aur tum logon ki beech tab tak khadi rahoongi jab tak mere yeh khesh band na hojate"
I will stand between you and this pseudo secular definition of dharm until my hair gets tied up again.
Now gujarat did not commit any sin for it to atone, it only reacted to what was inflicted on it. Gujarat and slowly the rest of India will stand between this so called pseudo secularism until justice is served to the majority.
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Rajnithi
Welcome to the game where all players are some of the most devious minds ever to grace earth, yes guys the game is Indian politics. The most interesting game in Indian politics is now going on "Battle ground Uttar Pradesh". Can it get worse.
Do elections in the largest and most populated state of India stand for anything? Yes they do. Corruption, Casteism, Pseudo Secularism, Fanaticism, Vote Bank politics, Minority politics and abysmally low ethics set by politicians.
Who is to blame, it is not the politicians, it is we who elect the politicians, the people have to take the blame. Once elections are over, the feelings of caste and religion don’t emerge as much as topics of greater concern like governance, law and order, roads, water supply, electricity. When the election bell rings again, these factors play no role when the public decides to vote, it is back to caste, religion and social factors. It is because of this attitude of people that the ruling bureaucracy just does not cater to aspects of development and standards of living, rather it formulates policies that divide people even more, plays games with people’s sentiments so as to get itself a voter base for the next election.
All these factors surface to the core particularly in some states of India and the best example is Uttar Pradesh. For example just look at the voting pattern and concerns of people in states like Punjab, Uttarakand with states like UP and Bihar. Uttaranchal is a place less affected by caste and religious differences and the politicians pre poll campaign was rather more about issues like development and other constructive issues. But the foundations of the pre poll in UP started way back when Manmohan Singh made minority appeasement statements to BJP’s anti muslim hate campaign.
Rahul Gandhi does his part by adding oil to the fire from time to time with his irresponsible statements. The quota issue at the centre found such a long time even to reach a partial solution despite supreme courts stern orders due to this on going election in India’s most divided state. Regional parties wanted to make maximum mileage out of the quota issue for this ongoing election.
Yes, it is indeed surprising that a national party like congress is dancing to the tune of its allies on this issue, but one would argue, what stake does the congress have. It is not looking for bread packets in UP, all it is looking for is crumbs here and there so as to have a say when the pie is assembled. Affairs in the state are so disappointing that, whatever the outcome of the election, it is not going to be in favor of the people of the state. Democracy cannot have an uglier face than this. Even if a brute like Hitler ruled the state, it would have a better state of affairs than it has when clumsy parties like this run it.
One of the solutions to this cracking system (which in the first place was never stable when someone like Nehru donned the mantle), is to get rid of all these buggers and fill the parliament with educated young people who will do something constructive. But as I said before the onus is on the people, they need to think beyond petty politics of caste and religion and think as a fellow countryman. Every aam aadmi should feel proud to be an Indian and make a resolve to contribute his bit to the system. Instead of identifying oneself as a thakur or Brahmin or a dalit or a yadav, one should think as an Indian and say, I am just going to vote for the party that will provide me basic amenities, education and a good quality of life. The old saying goes “Yatha Raja Tatha Praja”, but now I think the ground reality is “ Yatha Praja Tatha Raja”. The day the people decide they need a clean government which will do something for them, the government officials are bound to do work, but if people decide to be stupid and keep creating divisions amongst themselves, the politician is going to be no better, in fact he responds by increasing the divide.
It is time to stand up and ask, who is responsible for the deplorable system in place, is it the people who are elected to power or the people who elect them.
Do elections in the largest and most populated state of India stand for anything? Yes they do. Corruption, Casteism, Pseudo Secularism, Fanaticism, Vote Bank politics, Minority politics and abysmally low ethics set by politicians.
Who is to blame, it is not the politicians, it is we who elect the politicians, the people have to take the blame. Once elections are over, the feelings of caste and religion don’t emerge as much as topics of greater concern like governance, law and order, roads, water supply, electricity. When the election bell rings again, these factors play no role when the public decides to vote, it is back to caste, religion and social factors. It is because of this attitude of people that the ruling bureaucracy just does not cater to aspects of development and standards of living, rather it formulates policies that divide people even more, plays games with people’s sentiments so as to get itself a voter base for the next election.
All these factors surface to the core particularly in some states of India and the best example is Uttar Pradesh. For example just look at the voting pattern and concerns of people in states like Punjab, Uttarakand with states like UP and Bihar. Uttaranchal is a place less affected by caste and religious differences and the politicians pre poll campaign was rather more about issues like development and other constructive issues. But the foundations of the pre poll in UP started way back when Manmohan Singh made minority appeasement statements to BJP’s anti muslim hate campaign.
Rahul Gandhi does his part by adding oil to the fire from time to time with his irresponsible statements. The quota issue at the centre found such a long time even to reach a partial solution despite supreme courts stern orders due to this on going election in India’s most divided state. Regional parties wanted to make maximum mileage out of the quota issue for this ongoing election.
Yes, it is indeed surprising that a national party like congress is dancing to the tune of its allies on this issue, but one would argue, what stake does the congress have. It is not looking for bread packets in UP, all it is looking for is crumbs here and there so as to have a say when the pie is assembled. Affairs in the state are so disappointing that, whatever the outcome of the election, it is not going to be in favor of the people of the state. Democracy cannot have an uglier face than this. Even if a brute like Hitler ruled the state, it would have a better state of affairs than it has when clumsy parties like this run it.
One of the solutions to this cracking system (which in the first place was never stable when someone like Nehru donned the mantle), is to get rid of all these buggers and fill the parliament with educated young people who will do something constructive. But as I said before the onus is on the people, they need to think beyond petty politics of caste and religion and think as a fellow countryman. Every aam aadmi should feel proud to be an Indian and make a resolve to contribute his bit to the system. Instead of identifying oneself as a thakur or Brahmin or a dalit or a yadav, one should think as an Indian and say, I am just going to vote for the party that will provide me basic amenities, education and a good quality of life. The old saying goes “Yatha Raja Tatha Praja”, but now I think the ground reality is “ Yatha Praja Tatha Raja”. The day the people decide they need a clean government which will do something for them, the government officials are bound to do work, but if people decide to be stupid and keep creating divisions amongst themselves, the politician is going to be no better, in fact he responds by increasing the divide.
It is time to stand up and ask, who is responsible for the deplorable system in place, is it the people who are elected to power or the people who elect them.
Monday, April 23, 2007
You want to play a game: Frame the rules first
I am happy today, my mom guessed that when i called her. She did not even ask me "how are you", the 1st line was "i am sure you are very happy today" Supreme Court of India has ruled out the possibility of any back door entry for the so called OBC's of India into any of the Govt Run institutions in the country. And in statement which i had always expected it said "And finally, when the Centre said that this 27 per cent was additional seats which had been created so that no inconvenience should be caused to the General Category, then the SC said that these 27 per cent extra seats were created by the revenue generated by all the citizens of the country. Under Article 29, all the citizens have a right to this investment". Sometimes i think, it is the supreme court which has done it right, but if you go into the details, it is the people who filed the Writ petition against this government which wants to play vote bank politics.
Both the ruling coalition and the public have a lot to learn from this. First the public especially the people who dont vote but comment about the policies of the govt need to stop lamenting about govt policies, but instead they need to be pro active, vote and challenge the govt if they are not happy with it. The group headed by youth for equality did this and they got justice, and in fact once the movement started it found wide support.
I dont know if the centre is going to learn anything from this episode, start thinking beyond votes, think about the country. Put more money in primary education, let there be kendriya vidhyalayas (free govt run quality schools) everywhere. I am not sure how many kendriya vidhyalaya's there are now, but increase there number by 10 times. Acheive 100% literacy and then there is no need for any form of reservation.
I hope all this effort is just a step in the right direction as the Gita Says the following
" Vijay Anthim Lakshya Nahi hai, Anthim Lakshya hai Ek Swasth Naveen Ujwal Samaj ki Stapana aur Yahi Dharm hai. Dharm ke haath pakad kar us charam seema ki aur bado, wahan tak pounchna mahatva poorn nahi hai, mahatva hai yaatra ki disha, yadi disha teke, to koi na koi pedi us charam seema tak avashya pounch hi jayegi".
When Translated it reads " Victory is not the ultimate goal, the ultimate goal is to lay the foundation for a healthy, new and progressive society and this is the right way of life. Follow this way of life and head towards that goal, reaching there is not important, what is important is the direction in which you head there, if the direction is right, some generation would definitely reach the goal".
Both the ruling coalition and the public have a lot to learn from this. First the public especially the people who dont vote but comment about the policies of the govt need to stop lamenting about govt policies, but instead they need to be pro active, vote and challenge the govt if they are not happy with it. The group headed by youth for equality did this and they got justice, and in fact once the movement started it found wide support.
I dont know if the centre is going to learn anything from this episode, start thinking beyond votes, think about the country. Put more money in primary education, let there be kendriya vidhyalayas (free govt run quality schools) everywhere. I am not sure how many kendriya vidhyalaya's there are now, but increase there number by 10 times. Acheive 100% literacy and then there is no need for any form of reservation.
I hope all this effort is just a step in the right direction as the Gita Says the following
" Vijay Anthim Lakshya Nahi hai, Anthim Lakshya hai Ek Swasth Naveen Ujwal Samaj ki Stapana aur Yahi Dharm hai. Dharm ke haath pakad kar us charam seema ki aur bado, wahan tak pounchna mahatva poorn nahi hai, mahatva hai yaatra ki disha, yadi disha teke, to koi na koi pedi us charam seema tak avashya pounch hi jayegi".
When Translated it reads " Victory is not the ultimate goal, the ultimate goal is to lay the foundation for a healthy, new and progressive society and this is the right way of life. Follow this way of life and head towards that goal, reaching there is not important, what is important is the direction in which you head there, if the direction is right, some generation would definitely reach the goal".
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Kuch to log kahenge
"kuchh to log kahenge, logo kaa kaam hain kahanaa
chhodo, bekaar kee baato mein , kahee beet naa jaaye rainaa
kuchh reet jagat kee ayesee hai
har yek subah kee shaam huyee
too kaun hai, teraa naam hain kyaa
seetaa bhee yahaa badanaam huyee
fir kyo sansaar kee baaton se
bheeg gaye tere nainaa
hum ko jo taane dete hai
hum khoye hain in rang raliyon me
hum ne un ko bhee chhup chhup ke
aate dekhaa in galiyon me
ye sach hain zoothhee baat nahee
tum bolo ye sach hain naa"
Brilliant, this is a million dollar song. Anand Bakshi, Hats of to you for the lyrics and Kishore da, you are GOD!!!!. Just like if cricket was a religion, vivian richards would be the god, if music were one, kishore da you would be THE GOD.
Now coming to the song, doesn't it sound perfect, " kuchh to log kahenge, logo kaa kaam hain kahanaa chhodo, bekaar kee baato mein , kahee beet naa jaaye rainaa", most people dont follow it. If we were to follow it, life would be much easier, trust me. Yes, people talk, they keep talking and most of the time it is crap. If we should just stop listening, they will shut up one day, but just dont listen to them and waste your entire life.
The "i dont care" philosophy does seem to work after all, you dont need to be Ayn Rand's howard roark, but you can practically filter out 99% of the people around you. It works pretty well at the office, you dont need to care what your boss would think for everything you do. For a fact, if he is a smart guy,he just does not care what yo do as long as you work when it matters. Thinking about his reponse for everthing you do will only screw you in the end. It even leads to insomnia as i hear from some guys @@@@@@@. I HEAR.
If i can add to this great song, "Log to kehte rehte, jab tak tum apna kaan bandh nahi karoge, jab tumhare kaan bandh hojayenge, woh chup chap chalejayenge".
Well i dont know which new generation musician will write this poetically, but this is the essence.
Lesson for the day, "AS STATED ABOVE".
chhodo, bekaar kee baato mein , kahee beet naa jaaye rainaa
kuchh reet jagat kee ayesee hai
har yek subah kee shaam huyee
too kaun hai, teraa naam hain kyaa
seetaa bhee yahaa badanaam huyee
fir kyo sansaar kee baaton se
bheeg gaye tere nainaa
hum ko jo taane dete hai
hum khoye hain in rang raliyon me
hum ne un ko bhee chhup chhup ke
aate dekhaa in galiyon me
ye sach hain zoothhee baat nahee
tum bolo ye sach hain naa"
Brilliant, this is a million dollar song. Anand Bakshi, Hats of to you for the lyrics and Kishore da, you are GOD!!!!. Just like if cricket was a religion, vivian richards would be the god, if music were one, kishore da you would be THE GOD.
Now coming to the song, doesn't it sound perfect, " kuchh to log kahenge, logo kaa kaam hain kahanaa chhodo, bekaar kee baato mein , kahee beet naa jaaye rainaa", most people dont follow it. If we were to follow it, life would be much easier, trust me. Yes, people talk, they keep talking and most of the time it is crap. If we should just stop listening, they will shut up one day, but just dont listen to them and waste your entire life.
The "i dont care" philosophy does seem to work after all, you dont need to be Ayn Rand's howard roark, but you can practically filter out 99% of the people around you. It works pretty well at the office, you dont need to care what your boss would think for everything you do. For a fact, if he is a smart guy,he just does not care what yo do as long as you work when it matters. Thinking about his reponse for everthing you do will only screw you in the end. It even leads to insomnia as i hear from some guys @@@@@@@. I HEAR.
If i can add to this great song, "Log to kehte rehte, jab tak tum apna kaan bandh nahi karoge, jab tumhare kaan bandh hojayenge, woh chup chap chalejayenge".
Well i dont know which new generation musician will write this poetically, but this is the essence.
Lesson for the day, "AS STATED ABOVE".
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