Rumblings
Have been awake since 2 a m . No reason for that ,but sleep eluding me .
And as usual ,when you lie awake , mind wanders , then wonderful thoughts start playing all sorts of drama in your brain- thereby driving away ,even the reason to be in bed.
Here they are
During the ancient times , I feel people had the fighting spirit to stand up for the right causes and fight for them.
Look at Ram and Laxaman. Do you remember , Rishi Vishwamitra , coming to the court of King Dashrath and asking him to lend his sons for some time ,to fight the demons , who were causing a lot of trouble by continuously interrupting and disturbing the religious Yagnas, the Rishis were undertaking . King Dashrath readily agreed to this and Ram / Laxaman accompanied Rishi Vishwamitra to destroy the demons successfully.
Later ShriKrishna did the same by killing Kauns and the Pandavas ,during their self-imposed exile after the Khandav-van fire followed suit, when Bhim killed Bakasur , who was causing immense misery to the people . Jarasandh too was similarly disposed off ,with tactical help of Shrikrishna .
The destruction and annihilation of evil forces trying to disrupt the society , has thus been going on and on .
Mohammad Gazni , Mohammad Ghori , Ghengis Khan and other marauders invaded and looted the Country ,but except for Porus ,who successfully protected the Country against Alexander , there was little resistance from the laity or the rulers of that time.
The Moghuls invaded the Country and changed the entire scenario .Except for Akbar, who was truly a great ruler, his descendants led the anarchy and destructed the social fabric of the Country
The scenario changed for a few decades when Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj successfully defended and established a rule of law in the Country .
Vasco de Gama , came and established , his own fiefdom and so did the British under the guise of traders .The British went on to overthrow the already weak Moghuls and govern the whole Country.
This is not a lesson in history- have patience.
Then came the Congress misrule of almost 60 years . The divide and rule policy of the British combined with the inherited qualities of deceit and duplicity combined with avarice and corruption ,served well for the Congress to firmly conquer the imagination of the Country.
Over the centuries the fighting spirit of the people waned , until it totally disappeared and there remained no difference between the laity and a herd of cows. Whatever is left today is the will to fight each other- rather than the evil in the World.
Christians and Muslims and Sikhs etc. are not aliens . Not even 0.1 percent of them are original Christians or Muslims ,but descendants of people locally born and or who adopted the religion of their choice . This Country belongs as well to them as to Hindus .
The practice of wearing your religion on your sleeves and establishing or brandishing it in public is absurd and wrong .Religion is a personal choice and should be confined to the threshold of the house . Any public display of the same is pure hypocrisy and serves no purpose except fanning animosity.
I N D I A - Independent Nation Declared In August , was I believe how India came to be known by that name. Pakistan chose their name ,while our so called pseudo- secular forefathers accepted what the British thought to give them .
India is still referred to as Hindustan by Pakistan , Bangladesh and Afghanistan . Whatever you may call a nation by name ,the status of the people does not change .
I believe , a referendum should be held in the Country and the name finally once for all be decided .
We should fight the enemy within and the known enemy outside unanimously , instead of fighting with each other .
No religion advocates War and we should respect all religions .
Maybe just maybe ,I make no sense , but so be it
Dilip Apte
Have been awake since 2 a m . No reason for that ,but sleep eluding me .
And as usual ,when you lie awake , mind wanders , then wonderful thoughts start playing all sorts of drama in your brain- thereby driving away ,even the reason to be in bed.
Here they are
During the ancient times , I feel people had the fighting spirit to stand up for the right causes and fight for them.
Look at Ram and Laxaman. Do you remember , Rishi Vishwamitra , coming to the court of King Dashrath and asking him to lend his sons for some time ,to fight the demons , who were causing a lot of trouble by continuously interrupting and disturbing the religious Yagnas, the Rishis were undertaking . King Dashrath readily agreed to this and Ram / Laxaman accompanied Rishi Vishwamitra to destroy the demons successfully.
Later ShriKrishna did the same by killing Kauns and the Pandavas ,during their self-imposed exile after the Khandav-van fire followed suit, when Bhim killed Bakasur , who was causing immense misery to the people . Jarasandh too was similarly disposed off ,with tactical help of Shrikrishna .
The destruction and annihilation of evil forces trying to disrupt the society , has thus been going on and on .
Mohammad Gazni , Mohammad Ghori , Ghengis Khan and other marauders invaded and looted the Country ,but except for Porus ,who successfully protected the Country against Alexander , there was little resistance from the laity or the rulers of that time.
The Moghuls invaded the Country and changed the entire scenario .Except for Akbar, who was truly a great ruler, his descendants led the anarchy and destructed the social fabric of the Country
The scenario changed for a few decades when Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj successfully defended and established a rule of law in the Country .
Vasco de Gama , came and established , his own fiefdom and so did the British under the guise of traders .The British went on to overthrow the already weak Moghuls and govern the whole Country.
This is not a lesson in history- have patience.
Then came the Congress misrule of almost 60 years . The divide and rule policy of the British combined with the inherited qualities of deceit and duplicity combined with avarice and corruption ,served well for the Congress to firmly conquer the imagination of the Country.
Over the centuries the fighting spirit of the people waned , until it totally disappeared and there remained no difference between the laity and a herd of cows. Whatever is left today is the will to fight each other- rather than the evil in the World.
Christians and Muslims and Sikhs etc. are not aliens . Not even 0.1 percent of them are original Christians or Muslims ,but descendants of people locally born and or who adopted the religion of their choice . This Country belongs as well to them as to Hindus .
The practice of wearing your religion on your sleeves and establishing or brandishing it in public is absurd and wrong .Religion is a personal choice and should be confined to the threshold of the house . Any public display of the same is pure hypocrisy and serves no purpose except fanning animosity.
I N D I A - Independent Nation Declared In August , was I believe how India came to be known by that name. Pakistan chose their name ,while our so called pseudo- secular forefathers accepted what the British thought to give them .
India is still referred to as Hindustan by Pakistan , Bangladesh and Afghanistan . Whatever you may call a nation by name ,the status of the people does not change .
I believe , a referendum should be held in the Country and the name finally once for all be decided .
We should fight the enemy within and the known enemy outside unanimously , instead of fighting with each other .
No religion advocates War and we should respect all religions .
Maybe just maybe ,I make no sense , but so be it
Dilip Apte
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