Happy Diwali !!

May the Divine Light of Diwali spread into your life Peace, Prosperity, Good Health, Wealth and Happiness. Happy Diwali !! :)

Happy Women's Day!!

One more Women Day passed away. I got lots of wishes through SMS n calls. I feel today’s women are doing their best and getting appreciations. Even survey reports shows that mindset of society is changing towards the women, but still I feel there is the largest scope for change lies in men’s attitude to women and women attitude to themselves.

I remember that when I became VP of All India NSUI, people used to say that I became just because I m woman and for completion of 33% reservation. I decided I will prove myself through my work and I worked hard. One day Shri Ashok Gahlot (Presently CM of Rajsthan), who was our incharge, asked me, “why you work so hard? Even boys don’t work hard like you.” I replied “Sir, because I m a girl, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, “She doesn’t have what she takes.” They will say, “Girls don’t have what it takes. But sir, your words makes worth my work.”

On this Women’s Day I just want to say all the women that “Proud to be a woman and remember no one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

For men I just want to say that “You all are right, its sure that God created man before woman. But then you always make a rough draft before the final masterpiece;)

Happy women’s Day!!

जज्बात

अपने जज्बात को,
नाहक ही सजा देती हूँ...

होते ही शाम,
चरागों को बुझा देती हूँ...



जब राहत का,
मिलता ना बहाना कोई...

लिखती हूँ हथेली पे नाम तेरा,
लिख के मिटा देती हूँ......................

GHANDHI’S HEAVAN

At a time when practicing the path preached by Ghandhi is consider out of vogue, a small village in Uttaranchal still lives by the principle of the Mahatma. Not a soul in bakhroti village in tehri district consume alcohol or smock tobacco- the two vices that Gandhi stood against The Ghandhian code of conduct is practiced to the book by the 20 odd village families. Who wear khadi, do not lie or hurl abuse at one another. The villagers say this is a feat in itself as Uttaranchal is infested with village where most men are addicted to alcohol and tobacco, and woman have often protested to mend the system.A journalist .umesh dobal, Who reported about the thriving alcohol mafia here was done to death.

The ideals wear installed in the villagers by baldev joshi, a school teacher, who was influenced by the freedom struggle and Gandhi’s dictum of non- violence. Joshi later enrolled himself with the prajamandal party and strove for the merger of tehri, a princely state, into India. He propagated the Ghandhian principle among the villagers and prompted them to abstain from alcohol and tobacco and lead a disciplined life. So much was joshi’s influence, that the villagers still follow the path he showed ,even after his death some years ago.

The villagers proudly inform that bakhroti was given the ideal village tag by the authorities in the 1770s, when the rest of the state was in the grip of alcohol and the gandhians wear trying hard to get liquor movement in the area. Thanks to their ideals, the villagers claim they command respect wherever they go. The people in the neighboring villages throw away their cigarettes and bidis. When we go near them, as a mark of their respect ’they say. And in their bid to enforce the Gandhian code, they spared none. Former village chief buddhi Prasad recalls how the villagers had locked up a block development officer, who was drunk.

The basic strength of a political party

The basic strength of a political party is derived from the core ideology to which people feel associated towards. What is that particular emotional binding which let the congress party rule the nation continuously for more than 25 years after the Independence? What differentiated it from communist, communal, regional and cast based parties? In one word “Indian Nationalism”.

There has been an attempt by the Bhartiya Janata Party to snatch this word ‘Nationalism’ by different political means, but some how they have not fully succeeded.

The crux of politics in not always the policies and programmes of the government run by a political party, but the “dream” which touch the heart, mind and soul derived from the ideological base of the party. Dreams, which are to be converted into reality.

The Bharatiya Janata Party banks on the ‘Hinduism’ agenda calling the same as synonymous to “Nationalism”. The Communist still propagates their theory of “Sarvhara welfare” as their political line. The emergence of BSP is a by-product of the caste based sectarian divide propagated by Kashiram and Mayavati. “Power for Dalits, needless of means”, is their theory. The Dravidian Parties had blended the regional identity with “Tamil” aspirations, also antibrahmin in nature.The slogan “Marathi Asmita” first raised by Shiv-sena and now practiced by Raj Thakare against nonmarathies is though being destructive, but appeals to a section of Maharashtriyans. The Samajvadi Party has used a cast combination supplemented by minority communalism to reach the ends of power.

It may also be recalled that the communal and regional aspirations enlighten by Akali Dal has also at a time; back staged the “Khalistan” sentiments. The Naga, the Mizo, the Bodo’s have taken to terrorism with seperationalism as an ideology


Can we, the Congress, counter the BSP by trying to sing a pro dalit song in a louder and divisive voice? Can we intrude into the SP votes by being more provoking or more appeasing to the Minority? Can we raise the slogans of Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Assamia or Gujarati Asmita to counter the regional political parties or sentiments?

What tools the Congress Party may adapt to face these challenges? Economic programmes, welfare schemes and good governance may back stage but can never be an answer to the issues of ideology and emotions. Even semi national parties like BJP also used phrases like “Gujarat ka Swabhimaan” and “True follower of Sardar Patel” to get the political results.

We are the only party who inherited the legacy of the collective national sentiments but our party has never designed the ways to preach and practice the “Indian Nationalism” in the much needed way. Alas, we have also tried the policy of appeasement towards different sections following the instruments of divisive politics to win back the lost votes ending in loosing a bit of traditional vote base.

‘Indian Nationalism’ is not only an answer to the divisive politics but also an movement much needed to consolidate the youth of the country together. It attacks the Hindu Communalism of BJP and forbids the Minority Communalism of SP and even the Communists. It may effectively encounter the regional divides and if designed properly, may suppress any other emotional appeal, which may otherwise disturb the oneness of the Indian society.

युवाओं से आवाहन

(१)
उनका कर्ज चुकाने को,
अपना फर्ज निभाने को।
नया ख़ून तैयार खड़ा है,
राजनीति मेँ आने को॥

(२)
जागी अब तरुणाई है,
देश ने ली अंगडाई है।
नई उमर की नई फसल,
अब राजनीति मेँ आई है॥

(३)
जण गण मन अधिनायक,
जो है भाग्य विधाता।
लोकतंत्र के सिंहासन का,
असली मालिक मतदाता॥

(४)
किसी वाद पर दो मत ध्यान,
राष्ट्रहित मेँ दो मतदान॥

(५)
जाती धर्म और भाषावाद,
करना है इनका प्रतिवाद॥

Jodhaa Akbar

I really like this movie. Saw a silent, pure n mature love on screen after a long time, which deeply touch the heart. Chemistry between Ash n Ritiwik was prefect. Although movie’s length is long but not bored the audience.

In the case of dispute regarding Jodha, I would like to say that in history it’s clear that Akbar got marry with the princes of Aamer. The name of princes is a reason of dispute between the historians, but no body denial that marriage.There is a popular ‘Kidawanti’ in Rajasthan that in the place of princes one Daasi was placed. But it could not be possible bcoz it cant be hide long from Akbar. As Akbar came to know that, Aamer could not have that much good and faithfull realation with Mugals. Akbar was the first person who start the concept of ‘Sarvdharm Sambhav’. We can find Rajput Raani’s temples in the palace of fatpurshikari. There is one more interesting thing, in Mugal empire mother of Jahangeer & Shahajahan was also a Rajput, and still some people say that they were ‘Videshi’.

Summing- up its good love story. Even one of my frnd comment that Akabar's behavior was like 'Joru ka Gulaam', but i would like to say that if such a pure and innocent love is being one's Gulaam than every human being should someone's Gulaam in his\her life. There is one dialogue in the movie, "Jis dil me mohabbat hai, vo hi jannat hai."