Thought for the day
" The production of too many useful
things results in too many useless people. "
-
Karl Marx (German, 1818-1883)
Word for the day
Apocryphal
(adj)
False; spurious
(Source:
Dictionary.com)
Teaser for the day
I forcefully reject the system which
makes it compulsory for my child to study something which she is not interested
in.
Neutralize Jayadratha before Abhimanyu crosses the point of 'no-return'
In the epic 18 day war of Mahabharta 13th and 14th day are
dedicated to the young Pandava prince Abhimanyu.
On 13th day, the Kaurava General Dronacharya laid out an
impregnable 7 tier formation of his army, Chkravyuh, to capture the Pandava
King Yudhishtra. He knew that on Pandava side only Arjuna and his charioteer
Krishna knew the technique of penetrating and breaking this defense formation.
He accordingly planned to distract them away from the battle field on early
morning of 13th day and then capture the helpless Pandava King. He was unaware
that the young prince Abhimanyu also knew how to break and enter the formation.
He however did not how to exit.
The Pandavas planned that Abhimanyu should break open the gates
of the Chkravyuh taking the mighty Bheema and other warriors along with him,
who would then destroy the formation from within. The plan started off well,
but the Kaurava's son-in-law Jayadratha using an old boon from Shiva stopped
the entire army of Pandava at the gates broken by Abhimanyu, leaving the young
prince fight his battle alone, all by himself. The prince fought valiantly but
finally succumbed to injuries when a multitude of Kaurava commanders attacked
him together.
On the 14th day, Arjuna, the father of Abhimanyu, took the
revenge of his son's killing by beheading Jayadratha.
This story has been a inspirational tale for the millions of
Indian children for ages. We have heard it time and again to learn the lessons
of bravery, gallantry strategy, righteousness, importance of pregnancy period,
and inevitability of death, etc.
While glancing through newspapers, flipping through new channels
and surfing through social media last week, I was strongly reminded of this
inspirational tale.
I find that PM Modi's situation today is same as that of
Abhimanyu on 13th day noon. He has taken a big task on himself hoping that
other warriors from BJP will help him. He has successfully broken the defense
of opposition, valiantly penetrated in their territories, but finds himself
alone there. His Arjuna (read Amit Shah) is busy fighting Tribal kings Soren
and Abdullahs; and all other warriors have been blocked by Jayadratha from
following him. I see the feudalistic idea of nationalism playing the role of
Jayadratha in this case.
While the PM is moving around swiftly destroying old paradigms
and raising new hopes, all his army men are being overwhelmed by the feudalistic
idea of nationalism and following a dogmatic and in some cases regressive
agenda, when the dispirited opposition forces are uniting to stop the juggernaut
of Modi.
Why cannot we all accept that 1.25bn Indian are Sovereign
Democratic Socialist Secular Republic. No minister or judge or politician can
infringe upon our right to freedom and equity; whether it is studying Sanskrit,
wearing jeans, or marrying intercaste. What the ministers may however do is to
convey their likes and dislikes in a polite manner...more on this tomorrow
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