Thursday, 10 June 2021
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
How Hindu Gurus failed our Society!
Swami Prakasanandendra Saraswati with all due respect Swamiji, Ramdev baba did not need school system to popularise yoga and pranayam to entire country and world a large extent. Swami vivekanand did not have privilege of education system to revive hinduism, Adiguru Shankaracharya did not have system to make hinduism again religion of India. These all three just went on the streets, spoke to people and we saw the results. Muslims are not radicalised in India in the schools but in mosques on Fridays. Missionaries are not converting hindus in schools but on streets. Why not our hindu gurus can use the streets to popularise teachings of Gita on the streets, why not gurus make hindus proud of their culture? What you wrote above are just alibis. If hindus talk about important things in regular pravachans, society will become aware, confident and proud of their culture, religion and history. Alas, gurus left this task so parents don;t know what to do and that left kids in dark as there is none to teach them. Why not gurus talk about pride in doing the work based on caste? How many hindu dharma gurus talk today on issues affecting our dharma? NO ONE. How many spoke on love jihad? How many stood behind Swami Yati in Dasana temple issue? I heard hardly any. Our gurus have become status conscious, they want power and followers. Why have our gurus given space to Nirmal baba and likes? Indians are hungry for gyan and goodness but gurus have left that space to be occupied by charlatans. I have seen a Shankaracharya criticising Modi on frivolous ground when it's in Modi's time that laymay today can speak about his issues. We need another Shankaracharya today. We need another Vivekanand today. We need a fearless yogi today who can revive hinduism and awaken Hindus.
Monday, 22 February 2021
Achievements of Modi Govt.
- 'हाँ', 10 या 15 रुपये सस्ता हो सकता था Petrol और Diesel ...
- पर तब शायद सेना के Veterans को One Rank One Pension (OROP) के अंतर्गत 42,740 करोड़ रुपये न मिल पाते।
- पर तब शायद Armed Forces के लिए 7 सालों में 6.5 लाख करोड़ रुपये के हथियार न खरीदे जाते।
- पर तब Rafale, Apache, S-400, Tejas Mk-1A जैसी बड़ी डील न हो पाती बल्कि Bullet Proof Jacket & Helmet भी न मिल पाते शायद।
- पर तब शायद States को राजस्व का 44.64% हिस्सा न मिलता पहले की तरह सिर्फ 36.86% ही मिलता।
- पर तब शायद 24 किलोमीटर प्रतिदिन के हिसाब से 55,830 किलोमीटर के National Highway न बन पाते।
- पर तब शायद 3,360 किलोमीटर के Freight Corridor, E-DFC और W-DFC का निर्माणकार्य शुरू न हो पाता।
- पर तब शायद, 7 IIT's, 7 IIM's, 14 IIIT's, 16 AIIMS का निर्माणकार्य न शुरू हो पाया होता।
- पर तब शायद 83 Medical College न स्थापित हो पाए होते और 118 और Medical College का काम न शुरू हो पाया होता।
- पर तब शायद दशकों से लटके Bogibheel ब्रिज, Dhola Sadhiya ब्रिज, Atal टनल और Chenani-Nashri टनल जैसे प्रोजेक्ट्स पूरे न हो पाते।
- पर तब शायद Char-Dham 'रोड' और Char-Dham 'रेलवे' के प्रोजेक्ट पर काम शुरू न हो पाता।
- पर तब शायद सामरिक रूप से महत्वपूर्ण Zoji-la टनल, Z-Morh टनल, Dhubri-Phulbari ब्रिज, Sela Pass टनल पर काम शुरू न हो पाता।
- पर तब शायद 27 शहरों में 1,376 किलोमीटर की Metro पर काम न चल रहा होता और 373 किलोमीटर के RRTS का काम शुरू न हो पाता।
- पर तब शायद 'Bullet Train', 'Sea Plane', 'Vande Bharat', 'Water Cruise', 'Ro-Ro' इत्यादि जैसे विभिन्न महत्त्वाकांक्षी प्रोजेक्ट सपने ही रहते।
- पर तब शायद J&K और Ladakh, North-East और Andman-Nikobar में इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर डेवलपमेंट इतनी तेजी से न हो पाता।
- पर तब शायद, Waterway प्रोजेक्ट, Sagarmala और Bharatmala और Udan जैसे प्रोजेक्ट कभी भी साकार नहीं हो पाते।
- पर तब शायद गरीबों को Ujjwala योजना के अंतर्गत 8 करोड़ GAS कनेक्शन न मिले पाए होते।
- पर तब शायद गरीबों को Saubhagya योजना के अंतर्गत 2.62 करोड़ घरों में Electricity कनेक्शन न दिए गए होते।
- पर तब शायद गरीबों के लिए PM Awas योजना के अंतर्गत 1.68 करोड़ घरों का निर्माण न हो पाया होता।
- पर तब शायद Swachh Bharat योजना के अंतर्गत 11.35 करोड़ Toilets का निर्माण न हो पाया होता।
- पर तब शायद 11 करोड़ किसानों को Kisan Samman Nidhi के अंतर्गत 6,000 रुपये प्रति वर्ष न मिल पाए होते।
- पर तब शायद 50 करोड़ गरीबों के लिए Ayushman Bharat योजना न लांच हो पी होती जिसके अंतर्गत 5 लाख तक का 'मेडिकल बीमा' दिया जा रहा है।
- पर तब शायद पिछले 7 सालों में 51.51 GWe के Renewable Energy Project न लग पाए होते और 2022 तक 175 GWe के टारगेट पर काम नहीं चल रहा होता।
- पर तब शायद Demonetization, Aadhar Act, GST, Benami Act इत्यादि जैसे बड़े Financial Reforms कभी न हो पाते।
- पर तब शायद 2013-14 में Wheat, Paddy और Pulse की MSP खरीद 98,038 करोड़ से बढ़कर 2020-21 में 2,58,342 करोड़ न हुई होती।
- पर तब शायद 77,595 करोड़ की लागत से Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) शुरू न हो पाती।
- पर तब शायद MGREGA का बजट, 2013-14 के 33,000 करोड़ से बढ़कर 2021-22 में 73,000 करोड़ न हो पाया होता।
- पर तब शायद पिछले 6 सालों में MUDRA योजना के अंतर्गत 27.71 करोड़ छोटे व्यापारियों को 13.99 लाख करोड़ रुपये का सस्ता लोन न मिल पाता।
- पर तब शायद AMRUT योजना के अंतर्गत 75,829 करोड़, Namami Gange योजना अंतर्गत करीब 24,000 करोड़ और Smart City Mission के अंतर्गत ₹1,66,000 रुपये के हजारों छोटे बड़े प्रोजेक्ट न चल रहे होते।
- When the people in our metropolitan cities used to be terrified with a series of bomb blasts.
- When over 50% of the mother's & daughters used to walk to open fields to defecate in morning & evening. Some of them were raped & some were bitten by snakes. Now, all of them have their own toilets. This is the biggest achievement of any Prime Minister of a developing country. Sanitation facility is most important for a women.
- When the women from villages used to walk miles to be able to get water so that their family members could take a bath. Now they have tap water.
- When people used to sleep at 6 PM in villages because there was no electricity. Now they have electricity.
- When Gram Pradhan used to collect subsidy or government benefits on behalf of the people & would not pass the money to them. Now it's done through direct bank transfer.
- When women used to go to jungles to get wood to be able to prepare food. Now they have LPG connection. Those who could manage LPG on their own, had to stand in long queues to get a cylinder. Now, it's delivered at home. Everything is online now.
- When ministers used to make hundreds of crores through any event such as common wealth games. Now, that sort of corruption has ended.
- When Prime Minister used to say on stage “Muslims have first right on our resources”. Now the PM says “Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas". There is a difference in their ideologies.
- When the condition of national highways was pathetic. New expressways are now being inaugurated regularly. Road transport has been transformed.
- Trains used to stink & it was difficult to wait for 30 minutes at railway stations. They look clean & hygienic now.
- It used to take over a decade to get the bulletproof jackets approved for security forces. There were absolutely no jackets precured between 2009- 2014. Now we see Rafael & S- 400 being delivered to India. Political willingness.
- When the meaning of freedom fighter was just Gandhi Ji & Nehru. Deserving people are being recognised now.
Monday, 18 January 2021
Advantage of Learning Bhagawad Gita by Heart
- Learning Complete Gita develops a sense of discipline
- Learning and repeating shlokas refines speech
- Learning shlokas helps reading and comprehension skills of Sanskrit and Hindi
- Japa meditation of shlokas help develop concentration
- learnt shloka recitation helps develop public speaking
- builds self-confidence
- builds and expand memory
- develops and builds spirituality
- develops, refines singing ability
- helps develops personality
- learning shlokas helps student learn ability to learn their subjects
Sunday, 15 November 2020
Diwali 2020: Resistance and Resurgence
Diwali 2020 has been extremely special for Hindus world over because this was the first Diwali we celebrated after the last year's Supreme Court judgement paving way for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya after battle of 492 years. The start of Ram Temple construction added to the joy of Diwali this year. And Yogi govt of UP did ensure that Diwali becomes special by lighting up over 6 lakhs oil diyas, thus making a Guiness World record, decking up the sacred city of Ayodhya in beautiful and majestic lighting.
However NGT (National Green Tribunal) dictate driven ban by many state govts (both BJP and non-BJP) across India on the crackers dampened the spirit of Hindus not only in India but also across the world. I am deeply disappointed sitting here in Bogota, Colombia even though I am not very fond of crackers and I am not directly affected by this ban.
It's not that we Hindus don't care for the environment, in fact we hindus care the most as ours is the lifestyle completely tuned with nature at its very core, it's not that we hindus like to go against the authorities, in fact we hindus are most law abiding citizens across the world, to the point of docility, it's not that cracker bursting is the only way to celebrate Diwali, in fact that's just one small part of this grand spiritual festival. What bothered us the most is that govts, and NGT wakes up only just before Diwali for the polution, and after banning it during Diwali, they just go into deep slumber doing nothing across the year. The same story has been repeating for many years. Diwali crackers can not be cause of pollution for India throughout the year. They why only ban Diwali crackers and why not tackle the issue in more holistic way?
Also there is trend that everyone from govts, to NGOs, to celebrities, to institutions and private organizations come and lecture us Hindus on all our festivals and our religious practices but stay mum on festivals of other religions and their practices. This has been going on for years now. Hindus have been observing this attitude silently.
This is now having spring effect on the Hindus, We were 'oppressed' and to certain extent we did let ourselves be oppressed but only to that extent. The spring is now releasing. Hindus are now seeing the intention behind. and as a result they are responding by resisting the cracker bans, by becoming aggressive in expressing their views, and by becoming assertive.
During Diwali, despite bans, people burnt crackers across the cities defying the authorities. NGT, govts should take note of this absurd ban and be rational in their approach. Else it will only make militant instincts prominents in the populace.
I wish this Diwali authorities have some sense and work on a year long holistic approach to the pollution menace. Hindus will happily help even by voluntarily giving up if they don't feel discriminated. And thus we can have greener world.
Saturday, 12 September 2020
The Beauty of Sanskrit Language
संस्कृत भाषा का कोई सानी नहीं है।
अंग्रेजी में A QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG एक प्रसिद्ध वाक्य है। अंग्रेजी वर्णमाला के सभी अक्षर उसमें समाहित हैं। किन्तु कुछ कमियाँ भी हैं, या यों कहिए, कुछ कलाकारियाँ किसी अंग्रेजी वाक्य से हो नहीं सकतीं। 1) अंग्रेजी अक्षर 26 हैं और इस वाक्य में जबरन 33 का उपयोग करना पड़ा है। चार O हैं और A,E,U,R दो-दो हैं। 2) इस वाक्य में अक्षरों का ABCD.. यह स्थापित क्रम नहीं दिख रहा। सब अस्तव्यस्त है। *अब संस्कृत में चमत्कार देखिये!* क:खगीघाङ्चिच्छौजाझाञ्ज्ञोटौठीडढण:। तथोदधीन पफर्बाभीर्मयोSरिल्वाशिषां सह।। अर्थात्- पक्षियों का प्रेम, शुद्ध बुद्धि का , दूसरे का बल अपहरण करने में पारंगत, शत्रु-संहारकों में अग्रणी, मन से निश्चल तथा निडर और महासागर का सर्जन करनार कौन? राजा मय की जिसको शत्रुओं के भी आशीर्वाद मिले हैं। आप देख सकते हैं कि संस्कृत वर्णमाला के सभी 33 व्यंजन इस पद्य में आ जाते हैं। इतना ही नहीं, उनका क्रम भी यथायोग्य है। एक ही अक्षर का अद्भुत अर्थ विस्तार। *माघ कवि* ने शिशुपालवधम् महाकाव्य में केवल "भ" और "र", दो ही अक्षरों से एक श्लोक बनाया है- भूरिभिर्भारिभिर्भीभीराभूभारैरभिरेभिरे। भेरीरेभिभिरभ्राभैरूभीरूभिरिभैरिभा:।। अर्थात् धरा को भी वजन लगे ऐसे वजनदार,वाद्य यंत्र जैसी आवाज निकालने वाले और मेघ जैसे काले निडर हाथी ने अपने दुश्मन हाथी पर हमला किया। किरातार्जुनीयम् काव्य संग्रह में केवल "न" व्यंजन से अद्भुत श्लोक बनाया है और गजब का कौशल प्रयोग करके *भारवि नामक महाकवि* ने कहा है। न नोननुन्नो नुन्नोनो नाना नाना नना ननु। नुन्नोSनुन्नो ननुन्नेनो नानेना नन्नुनन्नुनुत्।। अर्थ- जो मनुष्य युद्ध में अपने से दुर्बल मनुष्य के हाथों घायल हुआ है वह सच्चा मनुष्य नहीं है। ऐसे ही अपने से दुर्बल को घायल करता है वो भी मनुष्य नहीं है।घायल मनुष्य का स्वामी यदि घायल न हुआ हो तो ऐसे मनुष्य को घायल नहीं कहते और घायल मनुष्य को घायल करें वो भी मनुष्य नहीं है। अब हम एक ऐसा उदहारण देखेंगे जिसमे महायमक अलंकार का प्रयोग किया गया है। इस श्लोक में चार पद हैं, बिलकुल एक जैसे, किन्तु सबके अर्थ अलग-अलग। विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणा विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः । विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणा विकाशमीयुर्जगतीशमार्गणाः ॥ अर्थात् अर्जुन के असंख्य बाण सर्वत्र व्याप्त हो गए जिससे शंकर के बाण खण्डित कर दिए गए। इस प्रकार अर्जुन के रण कौशल को देखकर दानवों को मारने वाले शंकर के गण आश्चर्य में पड़ गए। शंकर और तपस्वी अर्जुन के युद्ध को देखने के लिए शंकर के भक्त आकाश में आ पहुँचे। संस्कृत में यह श्लोक पाई (π) का मान दशमलव के 31 स्थानों तक शुद्ध कर देता है। गोपीभाग्यमधुव्रात-श्रुग्ङिशोदधिसन्धिग। खलजीवितखाताव गलहालारसंधर।। pi = 3.1415926535897932384626433832792 श्रृंखला समाप्त करने से पहले भगवन श्री कृष्ण की महिमा का गान करने वाला एक श्लोक जिसकी रचना भी एक ही अक्षर से की गयी है। देखें- दाददो दुद्ददुद्दादी दाददो दूददीददोः। दुद्दादं दददे दुद्दे दादाददददोऽददः॥ यहाँ पर बहुत ही कम उदाहरण लिए गए हैं, किन्तु ऐसे और इनसे भी कहीं प्रभावशाली उल्लेख संस्कृत साहित्य में असंख्य बार आते हैं। कभी इस बहस में न पड़ें कि संस्कृत अमुक भाषा जैसा कर सकती है कि नहीं, बस यह जान लें, जो संस्कृत कर सकती है, वह किसी और भाषा में कहीं और नहीं हो सकता।
Modi's 100 Changes
1) देश का सबसे बड़ा सरदार सरोवर बांध को पुर्ण कराया जिसे लौह पुरुष पटेल के नाम से बनने के कारण 65 साल से अटकाया गया था
Thursday, 3 September 2020
Fake IT Success of India
India has so far banned over 200 chinese apps, but China hasn't banned even a single Indian App? They don't have guts to ban our apps.
Why?
Because no Indian app is famous, even in India forget about outside. This is after we have been boasting of being IT backbone of entire world for over 3 decades now?
What use of such IT skills when we can't create even a single world famous app?
They say English speaking skill is an edge for Indians. Chinese don't have this skill. But what english has done is make us IT coolies across the world. Nothing more.
Indian IT success has not given us any edge in technology all these years. Whereas Chinese have built their own technology behemoths in all advance technologies today.
Who to blame?
Saturday, 25 July 2020
Some thoughts on Jaati, Caste & Varna
- Jaati is not caste and it's also not varna system.
- Jaati is essentially a birth-based system.
- Jaati is biological, main purpose seems to be endogamous. Indian society has largely been endogamous all along.
- Jaati is also no heirarchycal system in society. All jaatis are essentially equal. Howerver it's us the people who based on importance have put them in heirarchy.
- Jaati today makes sense only for the purpose of endogamy, that's also not to be followed strictly
- Every jaati is at the same level that maintains and supports the whole society.
- Jaati systems help build knowledge in particular area over generations, skills thus acquired guided occupations
- Jaati system deals with identity, the beliefs, traditions, geographical location, family lineage, language or dialects, customs, food habits, deities, eating/drinking habits,and propogates it through generations.
- Today varna system has also lost it's meaning and importance.
- Varna was only about categorising occupation so one gets into a varna once he/she starts working else one is not part of any varna
- Today varna could be like groups of scientists, or businessman, or politicians...
- In the past farmers have become kings, like Shivaji, or Bramans became rulers like Peshwas,
- There are 1000s of castes in India, can't be justified/blamed upon varna systems
- Caste system did not come from vedas. It was created by britishers to manage Indian society just randomly.
- People have always kept moving between their own traditional jobs non-kshatriya becoming kings
- everyone was free to learn vedas and higher knowledge else how could artists create such wonderful temples, music, arts
- Major kings of past 2-3 millenia were not necessarily Kshatriyas: rashtrakutas, cholas, mauryas were shudras, Shungas were brahmins, kakatiyas , Guptas were vaishyas,
- Jaati has been very organic choice for Indian society all along.
- Sampradaya: group of people following similar traditions like Shaivaism, strict follower of a guru, they follow a particular way of life within Hinduism. Lingayatism, is one such.
- there is no direct relationship between Jaati, varna, sampradaya and caste. They are completely independent.
- Jaati as an Institution is very basis for hindu society.
- sculpture, artists, dancers, singers, fabric makers, etc. were actually shudras. All the types of artists were part of shudra class who were greatly supported by kings and rich classes of the ancient times.
- As people migrated from one region to another, they often changed occupation or were identified with a different class or varna.
- Count of jati keep increasing over time. New jatis came during mughal era, during british rule, and still forming new ones. However Mauritius, Fiji, they don't have any such jatis.
- Relevance to Jati/janma is only for roti, beti and worldly actions, not for spiritual actions.
- Jatis are socioeconomic groups
Varṇa means “colour” and refers not to skin colour as some western authors opine, but rather “colour” of one’s character and disposition which can be of four dominant types (1) Intellectual, (2) Management, (3) entrepreneurial (4) proletariat.
Jāti is a socio-economic unit based on occupational specialisation. Jātis operated like trade guilds of Medieval Europe.
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Monday, 13 July 2020
Home Schooling: Some Thoughts
- engage kids in drawing /painting, Internet offers many ways
- ask kids to enolve themselves in paper kraft, etc.
- teach them prayers/mantras/shlokas and their meaning
- discuss spirituality with kids so they become human, not just salary-earning robots
- Watch Ramayan/Mahabharat with kids and discuss it with kids, they will lean humanity, spirituality, history
- get kids to practice yoga, pranayam and meditation daily. This is going to be the most important skills for professionals in this new world
- Watch Historical TV series/Movies, kids will learn history, no need to force them to read books,
- read stories and then recite to kids every day
- involve kids in every house chore that you do at home, so they become independent.
- behave with them as you want them to behave with you, kids don't leant being taught, they learn by observing
- leave them free some times every day/week and let them do what they wish to do
- encourage them to learn a new language , internet helps in it
- let them make mistakes, don't ever shout at them for mistake , instead help them understand why they made mistakes, what they can learn from them, how they should avoid same mistakes again. Making mistakes is way to grow...
- take kids on tour, not to malls, but to museum, historical places,
- watch great YouTube videos on science, technology, etc. Based on kids' interests....
- Most important of all, as parent envolve yourself in each of these acts, don't just tell kids to do this/that and you watch your favorite TV or gossip. Parenting is job where we have to forget ourselves.
- Above all, have a discipline for kids, not in haphzard manner. Discipline is the most important.
- Homeschooling is success only if parents are fully commtted to it. And parents themselves have to be student and be willing to learn...