Thought for the day
"You know what the critics are. If you tell the truth they
only say you're cynical and it does an author no good to get a reputation for
cynicism."
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Somerset Maugham (British, 1874-1965)
Word for the day
Intenerate (n)
To make soft or tender; soften.
(Source: Dictionary.com)
Teaser for the day
The united opposition march against the Land Bill appeared
like launch of Bihar election campaign!
Should BJP worry?
P.S. - What MMS was doing there?
BJP vs. the ghost of 1947
At a time when the AAP political party is struggling to
assimilate the Idea of AAP, and the Congress Party is struggling to shed its
quintessential feudal character, BJP has a bigger battle to fight.
I have said it earlier
also. The PM has shown remarkably progressive mindset. He has moved around
swiftly destroying old paradigms and raising new hopes. But his colleagues and
all his army men appear overwhelmed by the feudalistic idea of nationalism and
following a dogmatic and in some cases regressive agenda. This is when the
dispirited opposition forces are uniting to stop the juggernaut of Modi.
In past six months we heard Prime Minister giving inspirational
speeches around the world. His diligence, zest and devotion to work are already
part of folklore. He has taken noble initiatives like adoption of villages by
elected representatives and cleanliness drive. More admirably, he has
successfully skirted controversies. He has earned accolades from many
adversaries and established remarkably friendly relations with many heads of
states including Japan, Britain, Australia, and US.
But could we say this about his team of ministers also? Outside
Rail Bhawan and South Block, besides random stories of punctuality and business
friendliness, we have not heard much of a "Plan".
The allied organizations of BJP, broadly referred to as the
Saffron Parivar, appear suffering from cognitive dissonance. They claim to
strive for renaissance of Vedic period - revival of ancient Hindu culture based
purely on pursuit of spirituality, knowledge, righteousness and equity.
However, their ideas and thoughts are haplessly stuck in 1947.
They obstinately refuse to accept India, as it exist today. Sometimes
it feels that in their view, to regain its past glory, first we need to go back
to 1947 undo the religion based partition, then travel back to 16th century to
undo the Mughal invasion, then go back to 5th century BCE to undo Budha and
only thereafter we could think about rebuilding a equitable, righteous,
knowledge seeking society engaged in higher spiritual pursuits.
There is so much commotion over beef trade. The newly elected
Maharashtra and Haryana governments have declared it illegal. Thereby the
respective chief ministers have pleased their mentors. But how does this
contributes to the principal objective of renaissance.
To the contrary it seeks to draw another fault line in the
society - those who eat beef and those do not. If BJP truly believes that
eating beef is unconstitutional, unhealthy, unrighteous, or unjust, they should
tell all their members and supporters not to eat. They may even go to the
extent of making the trade economically unviable. But how could they possibly
impose their idea of religion on two third population which does not vote for
them or support their ideas.
In my view, the cause of India and Hinduism would be better served if we
create high institutions of knowledge and produce Nobel Laureates in the fields
of physics, mathematics, and medicine.....to continue
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