Happy Independence Day, People!
Wanna know, what does Independence Day mean to me? Listen in.
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The monk, The ‘dweep’ and the grand diversion!
हे जी रे.. (4) हे.. रामचंद्र कह गए सिया से (2) ऐसा कलयुग आएगा हंस चुगेगा दाना तुन का (2) कौआ मोती खाएगा हंस चुगेगा दाना तुन का कौआ मोती खाएगा हे जी रे.. फिल्म : गोपी (1970) संगीत दिया है: कल्याणजी-आनंदजी गीत के बोल: राजेंद्र कृष्ण गायक: महेंद्र कपूर Apple music link to the…
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Positivity, healthcare and responsibility of the citizenry!
A modern civilised nation is governed by rule of law and is held together as a society by cultural imperatives, codes of collective morals and ethics. It relies on shared history and common future aspirations to keep the nation together, united as one force. A large enough group of people can’t remain united without any…
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India floating lifeless!
Freedom fighter, original thinker, prolific writer, a true statesman and also, fortunately, the first PM of Independent India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in his seminal work, “Discovery of India” gives an account of his travel to the far and wide corners of the land in the pre-independence era, in most of these excursions he would hold…
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India, an evaporating state!
India today magazine on its cover called India a “Failed state”. Shekhar Gupta in his national interest, a weekly opinion piece called India a “flailing state”. I would like to humbly disagree with both these characterisations, would instead like to say that in my view the Indian state is an ‘evaporating’ one. You may say…
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📤 Social Media : Promises and Perils!
My introduction to the internet happened through electronic mail; I remember when my friend, created our first-ever email addresses – we celebrated that day, by sending each other a thank you note. We took turns on the same terminal – yeah, it is silly. We’re the last human generation from before the internet: from letters…
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2020, a year that was!
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it…
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The economy of misinformation!
Some fascinating stories in circulation on the web today. Earth is flat. ‘Moon landing’ was a conspiracy, it never happened. Herbs cure COVID19. Homosexuality is a disorder and it can be cured by Yoga. Our ‘race’ is the best. ‘Motivation and passion’ that is all that one needs to succeed in life. All of…
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Hindu Vs Hinduism!
“मैं सबसे अच्छा हिंदू हूँ “, asserted a man who was buying earthen pots and diyas (traditional lamps) to decorate his home on the evening of Ram Janambhumi temple bhumi pujan from a poor seller toiling hard to make the ends meet for his family, under a tree on a dusty city road, rattled…
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Idea of India!
‘Self-rule’ & ‘liberty’ are things that my generation has not had to struggle to earn – we were the fortunate ones, we were born free. Our forefathers paid the price for the freedom that we enjoy so dearly all the time (also abuse, on occasions). So in that sense, it is rather hard for…
