Lokpal bill

A lot of hallagullah is going on in India now a days in relation to fight against corruption. A Civil Society has been organised by some of the eminent personalities of India. There is another person Baba Ramdev agitating for bringing back the so called huge black money in the Foreign banks. Since 5th June he is on fast. The government of India has taken so many steps (may be called Saam, Daam, Dand,Bhed) to avert the conflicting situations.
No doubt, every Indian will favour bringing back the Indian money and wealth deposited in the foreign banks. He may also wish to bring down the level of corruption, which has pervaded the each and every aspect of Indian social, economic and political life. A profession is generally acquired to earn money and to earn the livelihood. In India, working for NGOs, becoming MLAs and MPs, becoming ministers etc. have also become professions.
Money has become the sole motivator for work. Most of the time people not only try to get legitimate money but also the illegal money. In this situation, the point is whether what Civil Society and Baba Ramdev are trying to achieve are the objectives of the Indian society at large.

Necessities for development

I came to my native town in the summer vacation. Here only some situations descended me in brooding regarding requirements for the development of a society in modern terms. We require the foremost energy resource/ power. Only then anyone can think of establishing an industry. Without industry how can you dream of increase in GNP, GDP, per capita Income and National Income. We know the situation of agriculture. It employs a large number of people but contributes a little to GDP and National Income. 

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

Life is a machine in which days and nights burn as fuels. I am certain; one day the fuel supplied to me will be finished. For the day, some body wrote, I knew this was my goal, but in attaining it I spent the whole life. On that day there will be nothing. Not a single drop of tears, not a single squeak of joy!


Till the day dawns, years will come and go.

Bye bye 2010, you were nice because I enjoyed. You destroyed the monotony of my life and provided new challenges to overcome, you gave me opportunity to place my old friends in my heart and make new friends.

Let me take the opportunity to greet all my kith and kin, who were always there with me in my sorrows, cry, joy and successes.

As the New year dawns, you should take the opportunity to greet friend as well as foes for without foes you can never understand the importance of your friend.

Let me pray for you that in the coming year 2011 if you create millions of friend, you may have a foe, who may keep everything in balance.

Happy New Year to all my Friends.

Hope you enjoy the New Year Day wherever you are!

You make a resolution or not

I do not bother

but a commitment not to forget

your friends and relations.

After all they are all.

सैनिक

सैनिक
किसी देश की असली शक्ति क्या है? क्या किसी देश में प्रजातंत्र होना उसकी शक्ति  है? क्या किसी देश में प्रेस की स्वतन्त्रता होना उसके शक्तिशाली होने की पहचान है? क्या किसी देश में मजबूत न्याय तंत्र होना देश की मजबूती होने की पहचान है?
अगर सही सही बात कही जाय तो देश की असली शक्ति उसके सैनिक हैं| सब कुछ उसके सैनिकों पर निर्भर करता है| देश की शक्ति होने के लिए चाहे जो भी श्रेय लें पर यही सच है कि देश की वास्तविक शक्ति उसके सैनिक हैं| उनके सफल न होने पर देश की हर दूसरी शक्ति का कोई अर्थ नहीं है|

Pu Laldenga

Aizawl has been a very fascinating place for me. It is one of the most important places I stayed in my life. I always miss Aizawl. One of the reasons for this is that I got some good friends among the local people. Mr. Dohming Thanga, Mr. Lalsangzuala and Mr. Lalthanzuala will ever remain a source of inspiration for me in my life.
Today while surfing on the net for unsung heroes, I happened to visit a site about Shri Laldenga, the first Chief Minister of Mizoram, whose capital is Aizawl. So I noted down some lines about his life.

 Pu Laldenga can be described as an Iron Man, who fought for his tribe, who went through all types of strifes, pain and sufferings. Then he advocated for peace based on practical attitude towards life. Here are some lines about him-
Pu Laldenga was Chief Minister of Mizoram state in North-eastern India from 1986 till 1988. Prior to that he had led the secessionist Mizo National Front from 1960 until its disbanding following Mizo accord with Rajiv Gandhi in 1986.


His demands for separation from India became popular after the great famine of the late 1950s when starvation stalked the hills following the mautam, Assam failed to rush the needed supplies in time to its eastern most district, creating both bitterness and the foundation for Laldenga's Mizo National Front (MNF).


On the night of February 28, 1966, the MNF launched an audacious attack on the district's major towns, resulting in the March 1966 Mizo National Front uprising.
In 1986 the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, hammered out a deal that ended the fighting. Mizoram became a full Indian state and Laldenga its interim chief minister before his MNF won the first elections to the state legislature. However, defections toppled him from office. He died in 1990 of lung cancer at the age of 53.
Today Mizoram is one of the most peaceful states in North East India. Mizoram has surpassed even Kerala in Literacy rate. Mizoram is progressing. Her people are making others notice them in different fields. They are working sincerely for progress and appreciation of their culture. The most important thing that you may notice in Mizoram is the Women empowerment. The basic situation of women in Mizo society is good. The social structure is based on equality. Even the most educated, advanced, well settled- working at a very high post in a government office has no hesitation in taking food on the same table with the lay man of the society.

The society pays very high respects to the women and the elderly people. This is another one of the most remarkable facts about the Mizo society.
Let me hope I would again get a chance to visit and stay at Aizawl.

Diwali/Deepavali

असतो मा सदगमय  ; तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय ; मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय.
The above lines are one of the basic philosophies of Indian culture. They refer to, : " Let us be guided  from untruth to Truth; Let us be guided from darkness to Light; Let us be guided from death to Life (Ambrosia). There is a time long tradition of observing or celebrating Diwali or Deepawali or Deepavali. It is a festival in which the homes are cleaned, the shops are cleaned, the neighbourhood is cleaned thouroughly. Then the places are decorated with Rangolies, flowers, Banana trunks etc. The festival is observed on Amavasya Day, when there is no moon in the sky. In the complete darkness, the places are lit with lights. Traditionally the lamps made of soil/ mud are used. Now- a- days there are so many electrical decorative lights available in the market. These are generally used luxuriously.
Lighting a lamp is of traditional and cultural importance. We always light a lamp at the beginning of an important function. The Deepawalee/ Diwali shows our determination to kill all kinds of Ignorance, sufferings (the different forms of Darkness in life) with light: light of joy, light of happiness, light of knowledge.
Tomorrow we shall celebrate Deepawalee. Let this festival bring joy and happiness to everyone's life.

Happy Divali/ happy deepawalee/ HAPPY DEEPAWALI to all concerned

Wikipedia/Wikimedia Mumbai meetup

"The Wikipedia/Wikimedia Mumbai meetup is a get-together of wikipedians /wikimedians (contributors and users) to meet up, discuss, share experiences, reach out and advocate for wikipedia and wikimedia. Jimmy Wales, Founder, Wikipedia will be attending and is eager to hear from the local community.




There will be a Community meetup at 6 PM IST followed by a Public talk from 6:30 PM IST."
The above lines are from a web page of Wikipedia. I'll not be able to be present on this occasion. But I am unable to stop myself from expressing my feelings. The Wikipedia is certainly a boon for a learner like me, who has very less resources to gather knowledge. It is certainly a media which is responsible for the knowledge explosion in the present world. The people should contribute freely to it. The endeavour in beginning Hindi Wikipedia is also highly appreciated. I should like to see forward what Mr. James Wales say to us in his talk. May God bless him. His service to world of learners is certainly in-valuable. Thanks to you Sir.