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Why is communism popular among the youth?

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Why is communism popular among the youth?

Communism believes in antiestablishmentarianism. It talks about challenging the status quo. Voicing your opinions to the incumbents and brazenly showing your dissent to the authority. Basically, it demands from people to become rebels and call for a revolution.

And this is the exact reason, youth, of not just India but of across the globe, romanticism the idea of communism and idolize communists. Actually, not many people know this, but Martyr Bhagat Singh (who died in his early 20s) also used to admire Vladimir Lenin and used to read his work quite extensively.

LITTLE ABOUT COMMUNISM

Karl Max indeed is one of the those historical figures, whose contribution changed the world for FOREVER. His theory changed people’s perception about their surroundings. Earlier, people around the world used to think that entire population always fall ONLY into two categories. King and commoner. Master and Slaves. Leader and follower.

But then Karl Marx came along and smashed this ideology with his a new sociopolitical theory which he mentioned in ‘Communist Manifesto’ and brought the concept of ‘EQUALITY’. He said everyone is equal where he is king or commoner. Everyone was shocked.

As years went by, leaders like Fidel Castro/Che Guevara in Cuba, Vladimir Lenin/Joseph Stalin in Russia and Mao in China, used this theory to awake working class common people to revolt against the incumbents and hence start a revolution. But now as everybody knows how actually things turned out later. Quickly communism turned into totalitarianism and brought heinous atrocities on the people it was trying to save.

The core difference between democracy and communism is that communism can corrupt far more easily than democracy. In democracy, you can see when the government isn’t doing its job properly but in communism that’s absolutely not the case.

So yes, democracy is not the perfect sociopolitical structure but it’s best among the existing options.

YOUNG MIND

Young people now reminisce Che Guevara in adulation as a charming guerilla warfare leader but they forgets how racist he was against Black people of Congo, how homophobic he was towards homosexuals that he either sent them to ‘reeducation camps’ or concentration chamber camps. The Stalin and Mao cases were also quite similar.

See, young people romanticizing the idea of communism is quite understand. They are young, filled with energy and always want to do something. Hence, whenever they see anything wrong happening, they want to accentuate it and criticize the authority responsible.

But here is one problem in this type of behavior:

It doesn’t achieve anything and it’s unproductive.

Criticizing other people’s job and telling them how they should do their job, is easy. Anyone can do that. However, getting in the system and then trying to change things from inside is tough. Very tough. It take years-long studying, strength, courage, work hard and maturity to be in the authoritative position.

Only through those positions, they can create any REAL change in the society. Otherwise, now-a-days, every other Jack & Jill trying to be an activist of some cause and forming picket outside the gates of institutions and yelling slogans to make change, without understanding the nuances of the problem.

Secrets of Sinauli demolishes the despicable Aryan Invasion theory peddled by the British and woke Indian historians

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Secrets of Sinauli demolishes the despicable Aryan Invasion theory peddled by the British and woke Indian historians

Secrets of Sinauli is a documentary about the excavation conducted by the Archeological Survey of India at the village of Sinauli, 66 kilometers from Delhi, and the unbelievable discoveries made in that excavation. For ages, British and left-leaning Indian historians have been preaching the bizarre Aryan Invasion theory and how it shaped the geopolitical and social structure of the Indian subcontinent. They went to the extent of saying that our history and culture were nothing more than what we were handed down from these invaders and it was them who introduced us, primitive beings, to things as simple as a horse, wheel, and chariots. The discoveries made at Sinauli have ultimately for once and for all demolished all those claims and landed a resounding slap on the faces of all those who have been preaching such an outrageous and demeaning theory of the genesis of the oldest civilization in the history of mankind.

The documentary is produced by Neeraj Pandey and is hosted by Manoj Bajpayee who brings his own brand of charismatic and dramatic presentation to the story that to start with was always intriguing and investing. We learn through the documentary the entire chain of events that led to the discovery of the burial sites at Sinauli and how after the initial hullabaloo, the excavation laid dormant till 2016 when it was restarted. It was during this resurgence of the work that one earth-shattering revelation after another presented itself to the excavators.

While the story is gripping from the get-go, the manner in which the documentary is presented elevates its appeal to a whole new level. The discoveries made at the site are peeled off layer after layer in the most dramatic, enigmatic, and cinematic fashion. This approach goes on to not only create a very dramatic rendition of the tale but also evokes in the viewer a sense of wonder, awe and thrill. In my case, I got goosebumps in the portion where we gradually learn that the mortal remains that were found at the sight almost certainly belonged to warriors. The manner in which this revelation is made will put many thrillers to shame. If that was not enough, the next biggest revelation is that about the women of the time. They were apparently warriors as well and fought side by side with the men and in death were given the exact same honor and ritualistic burial that their men counterparts received.

The women were buried right where the men were and were infact buried with their weapons. This was a mark of respect for the glorious and selfless warrior’s life that they must have lived. The animated renditions of key elements of the discoveries are created with such panache and are complimented with such an uplifting score that it is bound to evoke a sense of pride and wonder in any Indian who has even a little interest in the subject. As the story progresses, the revelations get more and more intense. The documentary makers are able to get interviews from men like R.S. Bhist, K.N. Dixit, B.B. Lal, and B.R. Mani who are stalwarts in the Archeological field and command unquestionable authority in the discipline. This not only adds a lot of credence to what the film tries to go for but also helps in presenting the facts in a manner that makes sense and is believable by providing accounts and interpretations of the men involved in the discoveries and with the necessary knowledge.

I just loved how they explained the discoveries of the chariots and destroy a long-held belief about horses being brought to India by foreign invaders. The experts prove with sound logic and explanations that horses were very much a part of ancient India and had been so well before documented history came into being. As per them, the discovery of the chariots was just another proof in a heap of proofs that point to the fact that the clan that inhabited Sinauli was just one of the many warrior clans of India that was advanced in its technology and fierce in its practices.

Woke Historians like Ruchika Sharma have blamed the Archeological Survey of India for painting the discoveries made in India in a predominantly Hindutva light (refer: https://theprint.in/india/governance/asi-finds-corpses-chariots-at-contemporary-harappan-site-royalty-angle-being-explored/66363/). The discoveries at Sinauli couldn’t have arrived at a better time as it just goes on to show that even if the facts are presented as they are, they are bound to point to a very Vedic way of life and history of the country as it invariably was of that very descent. We can try as much as we can to run away from our past, but the history of the country will always catch up with us. Every footstep that we take today will only reveal the glorious ancestry that we descend from.

These are monumental discoveries but no one is talking about them. I had never heard of them even though the discoveries were made as early as 2006. Neeraj Pandey has definitely done a great service to the country by bringing the discoveries of Sinauli to the masses. He has not only presented the story in a manner that will render it understandable to the most naïve of viewers but has also made a fantastic film that will most definitely popularize the story in the pop-culture. It is also guaranteed that whoever will watch this documentary will not only be enamored by our glorious past but will most definitely start believing a little more in the great epics that over the years have started being dismissed as myth by strata of so-called pseudo-intellectuals and woke liberals.

I have always believed the great Epics like The Ramayana and The Mahabharata to be true and the discoveries at Sinauli only re-affirmed my beliefs. This might just be the tip of the iceberg of a large cache of proofs spread across this vast land that still waiting in the bosom of Mother Earth to be discovered by men. One must not forget that Sinauli was one of the 5 villages that Vasudev Shree Krishna asked for the Pandavas when he was trying to barter peace between the Pandavas and the Kauravas in order to avoid an imminent battle of Kurukshetra. These discoveries point to the fact that these may just be the remnants of war or culture that was a part of the epic Mahabharata. The Secret of Sinauli is a documentary that every India must watch.

Did we Kill Shivaji Maharaj?

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Did we Kill Shivaji Maharaj?

Bharat Mata had always held her head up high. Every time the world had destroyed itself through its shenanigans and misdeeds she stood there with remedy and solutions. She helped anyone to everyone, even the gnawing vermin seeking to enslave her in shackles. The Vermin after being beaten time and time again by sons of the soil, dared to come back every time. Such was the audacity of the vermin that instead of being grateful for the gifts our motherland showered on its people, it marched straight through her heartland only to see her in shackles. After eons of being the shining beacon of hope for this land, Bharat Mata was finally defeated and kept in shackles. It wont be wrong to say, that post her defeat, the world indeed did plunge into dark ages.

When after centuries of being tied to a leash, after witnessing thousands if not lakhs of her sons being martyred and slaughtered at the hands of these vermin, after years of shame and bondage and just when the ungrateful vermin had almost won, god smiled at her divine creation, and so on the thunderous mornings, Jijabai gave birth to her little Shivba. Little did she know that her “Shivba” would go on to become the purest force of good, and a key for the shackles captivating his motherland. From there on after countless victories against empires twice or thrice in sizes and multiple folds in armies, after crushing defeats that would have shattered the dream of a Hindu Swarajya forever, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj rose like a phoenix, and ensured that the days of his enemies were limited. He laid the foundation for a free motherland after years of bondage.

Today after 400 years of that historic Event, India stands chopped into several pieces. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj whose legacy ensured the survival of Hindu Population in India was only remembered in Maharashtra, His throne and his sword stolen by the White British, His nation and his land enslaved once again by the Brown British. Just like in detergent advertisements, a desperate attempt is being made so as to clean a dirty fabric but to no success, only for the product to swoop in and clean the fabric whiter than white, in our reality, British Desperately tried to wipe off his name off the face of the nation, but ended up inspiring even more people, but where British failed our Neo-Communist Liberal Brethren took hold and just like in the detergent advertisement wiped off the History of the nation whiter than white, off his name.

Whatever remained was hijacked by the second sub species of the same Species of Communists, the Marxists Liberals, who used his secularism as a tool to keep Hindus at bay, and his guerilla warfare tactics to demean him as a “Mountain Rat” to keep their Momin Vote base intact, the foremost of them being First Prime Minister of Divided India, Jawaharlal Nehru. It is however said that a man is nothing after he dies, his legacy is not the structures he built but the experiences he leaves for the future generations. Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj, embraced Mahadev after he died, but his legacy is not the forts he built, or the structures he erected, rather it is the convictions and ideas he stood for.

Thousands of Hindus are converted, killed, maimed, forced into slavery, prostitution, forcefully married and whatnot in Pakistan, Malaysia, Afghanistan and forget about other nations, the scars of Kashmiri Pandit Genocide are still green. While Hindus all across the globe are being exterminated, our government hides in its Burkha of Secularism and covers its face, murdering Raje’s dream of Hindavi Swaraj. It is often forgotten that despite the fact that Raje was Secular and against killing anyone in the name of religion, but for him nation came above all. When Portuguese in Goa, passed Anti Hindu legislations Raje gave them a befitting Reply thus forcing them to repeal those laws. During his campaign in the south, he came across a mosque being freshly built upon a demolished temple in modern day Karnataka, he destroyed the Mosque and moved ahead only when the temple was built again.

The middle eastern concepts of enslaving women as property post war, marriage to convert a women, capturing women and then forcefully marrying them, were all what were prohibited in Maratha Army, and anyone who was found to do such heinous acts, along with any crime outraging the modesty of a women, was blown to a canon and blown to pieces. Today in the modern, “Liberal Age”, when crimes against women are on the rise across the globe, there are weak legislations and even weaker implementation. In India the situation of women is pitiful. In the name of Women safety thousands of Crores are robbed by Public Officials, while next to nothing is spent. The state of implementation is even more painful. When the horrific Nirbhaya Gang Rape was committed, Congress Govt. in a cheap attempt to woo the voters, despite its horrific failure to protect the victim, passed legislation making laws completely detrimental to gender equality, despite recommendations of law commission of India.

Whenever attacked Marathas soldiers destroyed every attempt at invasion, and it was rightly said “Ek Maratha Lakh Maratha”. Pakistan is lucky that all they hear are promises from leaders because if Sahayadris hailed Mahadev, even death shall abandon them.

Today the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaja means different things to different people. Some use his name to break the Marathi votebank, by turning his own people against themselves, in the name of politics, some call him a coward and mountain rat, despite being the same people who carved up a whole nation by boot licking British, and Cowardly cowering behind innocents, for some neo Liberals he is communal and symbol of “Hindu Terror” while they themselves support Mao Zedong, who Killed 45 million people in 4 years.

But for the rest he is simply Raje not a king anymore but a god himself. Truth is fluid like water, it flows through anything, the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has flown from the cracks that his torrent created. It was often said that once a Maratha died, he blood spewed a thousand Shivajis, today despite our government hiding him deep in the burrows of history, Raje has remained prominent and relevant even for ages to come. His legacy cannot be expressed in words as it was his legacy that inspired the likes Peshwa Bajirao-I, Rani Laxmibai, Subhash Chandra Bose, Dr BR Ambedkar, Jyotibai Phule, Ahilyabai Holkar, Veer Savarkar and many more. Today India which was aimless for decades has found a path. The road upon which our success shall be achieved, was first laid down by Raje, all we have to do it take it.

Celebrating visibility of children following yearlong invisibility from schools

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Celebrating visibility of children following yearlong invisibility from schools

The world changed almost overnight due to an invisible coronavirus- the dreaded COVID-19. The yearlong pandemic of the century made most things different. We worked from home, shopped online, virtually no travel, held classes using digital tools, and no get together with our family and friends. A different world indeed that will be part of our memory and a fact of history books forever.

Now, almost a year later, the communities around the world are beginning to open schools to make the children visible in the classroom. It is time to celebrate and cherish their visibility with caution. The State of Minnesota, where I live, already opened elementary schools and Uttar Pradesh, where I was born, will open starting March 1. It is a welcome step for the holistic development of children needing social, emotional, physical, and intellectual stimulation from their peers.

Personally, I am energized for the sake of the nonprofit, Vidya Gyan, which has been invisibly active during the pandemic in an improved learning environment in the rural schools. The schools in U.P. have been directed to open at a reduced capacity with children of different grades coming to school only twice a week. The schools in Minnesota are open for all elementary students but not without parental consent which is also true in the U.P. schools. In the big picture, the schools on both sides of the ocean have similar guidelines to ensure safe learning while the COVID-19 threats are reduced and vaccination has begun.

What makes me skeptical and worried is whether adequate sanitization resources and masks will reach children in government schools in rural areas of the U.P., which is Vidya Gyan’s focus. The government mandates preventive measures, such as social distancing, masking, washing hands with soap, etc. However, it does not necessarily equal the measures being practiced on a daily basis at the local level. When the U.P. government-mandated “choupal” classes (outside the school premises), I was shocked to see the photos of teachers and students in proximity without the mask. Either they did not have the masks, did not care, or a combination. Let us hope for the better when children return to school.

A more important concern is about the limited learning for almost a year. Even without the data, in my professional view, the children anywhere completed only part of the curriculum because it is hard to motivate them, particularly at the elementary level, with online teaching assuming that they had the proper tools and access to reasonably high-speed internet. As I spoke with U.P. teachers regularly, I estimate that no more than 10% of children in government schools had access to a smartphone to participate in online learning compared with almost all children in Minnesota having access to those means.

The schools in Minnesota will have about 3 months of classes before the summer break to catch up with the lost learning but in U.P., the school year ends on March 31. I don’t have to second guess that the children in both places will be moved to the next grade except that those in U.P. will have learned very little. Even pre-pandemic, children in U.P. generally performed below their grade level in reading and math which will change for the worst post-pandemic. What are the possible solutions?

While India’s policymakers care little about public opinion, it does not prevent me from offering one. In my informed opinion, the teacher unions and the government should work together and hold classes during the summer without the mid-day meal. Let the hours be from 8 to 10.30 am before the temperatures become intolerable. The focus should be on learning from April to June to make up for the missed curriculum due to school closing. The schools in Minnesota and elsewhere should also consider similar options to celebrate the improved learning of children.

Why should teachers do it anywhere? First and foremost, they should do it for the goodwill and pride of their profession to impart skills and knowledge to awaken wisdom among the learners. They should recognize that a little sacrifice on their part will make a visible difference in the learning of their pupil and thus significant rewards toward self-satisfaction. If the unions are unwilling, the teachers may choose to offer limited classes voluntarily; even 2-3 times a week is better than nothing because the continuity of learning matters.

The visible losses in our communities during the pandemic globally will not be recovered at least in the short term, but our children deserve better.  As the schools return to life, we must take precautions and fight the invisible corona not to ever return and celebrate our children’s uninterrupted learning as visibly as we can.

Pseudo heroes of hypocrisy – Real destroyers of democracy

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Pseudo heroes of hypocrisy – Real destroyers of democracy

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the pseudo liberals, pseudo heroes, fake activists, shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. But “A lie told repeatedly can never become a truth”. Some people of our country are trying to make truths out of lies & heroes out of hypocrisy in the name of activists, liberals, environmentalists, student leaders etc. This is not an isolated incident. It looks like there is a deep nexus underlying such incidents, particularly in the past years after Sri. Narendra Modi becoming PM. There appears to be an agenda to malign image of India and destabilize the democratically elected government. They will take up one non-issue at a time and systematically organize fake protests. Opposition parties, the so-called liberals & some media project them as heroes, when they actually are destroyers of democracy. A simple glance at such events in the recent past will show this malefice agenda.

As soon as Sri Narendra Modi came to power in 2014 the issues which were emphasized were ‘Delhi Church Attacks’ & ‘Bengal nun rape’ cases. Few churches were attacked in Delhi. There was a huge outcry from the gang who went on to create a fake narrative that attacks on minorities happening after Modi became PM. Subsequently it was proven that Bangladeshi immigrant Muslims were involved in rape of nun & Delhi church attacks were minor incidences of theft under influence of alcohol. The gang also conveniently neglected the truth that hundreds of  temples were vandalized in Delhi  in the same period when 6 churches were attacked. The gang suddenly became silent when facts came out.

In 2015 unacceptable incident of killing of Mohammad Akhlaq happened in state of Uttar Pradesh over a cow theft. Again, entire propaganda was given communal color targeting Modi government and saying minorities were being persecuted. But, the logic missed was that law and order is a state government subject. ‘Not in my  Name’ campaign was launched against Modi government stooping to a low of playing  ‘beef politics’. But, none from the gang questioned Akhilesh Yadav who was Chief Minister of UP at that time. No one spoke about migration of 400 Hindu families due to fear of atrocities by Muslims on Hindus in Kairana & Khandla of UP.

In 2016 in Hyderabad University a very unfortunate incident of suicide of a PhD scholar Rohith Vemula happened. The issue which should have been dealt sensitively was turned into a caste centric matter. Rohit Vemula belonged to other backward class Vaddera caste. But propaganda was started that he belonged to Mala ,a scheduled caste. Again, they targeted Modi government saying that he is being anti – Dalit although Rohith Vemula was not a Dalit.

In 2016 in JNU, Delhi a group of students organized an event protesting the hanging of terrorist Afzal Guru who planned parliament attack. In that event slogans were raised to split India & avenge hanging of Afzal Guru. In no other country thirty years plus students who support terrorists & oppose apex court of nation would be made heroes by opposition or by liberals or by media.

Paradox is that even in issues supported by ruling BJP government also a false campaign was made against BJP central government. In 2017 supreme court ordered a ban of Jallikattu sport in Tamil nadu following which protests erupted. Modi government supported for continuing Jallikattu sport, yet campaign was orchestrated against Modi government.

Similarly, in 2018 supreme court gave a judgement diluting SC & ST atrocity act. Pan India protests were organized against BJP government in spite of BJP government asserting the fact that it will go for review and think legal options to strengthen the act. Finally, it was Modi government which brought ordinance preventing dilution of the SC ST atrocity act and later passed law in parliament for the same.

The entire gang was frustrated and unhappy about returning of Modi government to power for second time in 2019 with increased majority. Hence, the propaganda became more intense and vicious from 2019. Came along opportunity for them in the form of Citizenship Amendment Act which was used widely Pan India & for a long time. Deliberately lies were spread creating panic in Muslim community. Protests were organized all over India. Terror organizations from Pakistan also funded the fake protests. AAP councilor Tahir Hussain allegedly laundered money instigating Delhi riots targeting Hindus. In the name of Anti CAA protests roads were blocked for weeks together. In JNU Delhi leftist student leaders went on a rampage attacking other students. Some students of Jamia Milia Islamia university vandalized public property, buses & attacked policemen. In the corona pandemic time also, they continued blocking roads mainly in Shaheen Bagh. After court orders they were evacuated.

In 2020 Covid crisis was handled excellently by Modi government & was globally praised for the tackling of Covid crisis. The new farm laws were passed by both houses of parliament. These new farm laws modifications were proposed by many opposition leaders when they were in power before 2014. Along with the existing old ways these new farm laws are supposed to increase the market options and income of farmers. From December 2020 farmers of mainly 2 states Punjab & Haryana started agitation against farm laws. There was no support from farmers across India ,but these gang members came together with the usual agenda of maligning image of Modi government. Even internationally they used their influence to spread this malicious agenda against India. There was involvement of Khalistani separatists in organizing and funding money. In London Mahatma Gandhi statue was defaced with khalistani flag. On republic day, National flag was disrespected and taken down at red fort and Khalsa flag was hoisted. The protesters were demanding the release of accused involved in antinational activities like inciting riots and plotting to kill Prime minister. They also were successful in involving some internationally famous people like pop singer Rihanna , alleged climate activist Greta Thunberg  and a porn star Mia Khalifa to further their malicious anti India and in a way anti Modi propaganda. So called climate activist Disha Ravi, lawyer Nikitha Jacob, Shanthanu Malik and others were allegedly involved in creating tool kit for Greta Thunberg and her followers to create unrest in India and malign Mr. Modi. They were allegedly interacting with khalistani separatists on social media platforms. They even created twitter handles and ran a twitter trend saying Modi is planning farmers genocide. Now same group is creating uproar over the arrest of these so-called activists involved in activities maligning image of Indian government.

This is a continuum of activities happening since past several years targeting the Modi government. So-called activists or students or protesters were made famous overnight by a section of media, liberals, and opposition. The list includes many like-Kanhaiya Kumar of JNU, Delhi who became the blue-eyed boy of entire nexus. The thirty plus perennial student who organized Pro-Afzal Guru event was fined for mis behaving with a female co-student. He was given undue importance as an alternative to Modi. He lost election badly to BJP MP Mr. Giri Raj Singh in his own town. Along with him Sheila Rasheed , Umar Khalid were also projected as saviors. Sheila Rasheed father claimed that she took 3 crores for anti- India activities and even threatened to kill him. Umar Khalid had links with extremist Islamic organizations.

-Chandra Shekhar Azad of Bhim army was similarly projected as torch bearer for the rights of Dalits.  He was working with opposition parties .He did not even acknowledge the fact that Modi government stopped the dilution of SC & ST act.

– Some artists like Swara Bhaskar, Anurag Kashyap ,Nasiruddin Shah,  Deepika Padukone, Shabana Azmi, etc. were praised for being vocal on issues. The only issue they were always vocal was speaking against Modi. There is also Award wapsi gang in Bollywood who will say that they will return awards on some issues.

-Burhan Wani ,Hizbul Mujahideen commander and militant , was labelled the unsatisfied young son of a  Kashmiri schoolteacher.

-Bilkis Bano who was sitting in the protests blocking roads was called ‘ The Shaheen Bagh Didi’ .

-Aishe Ghosh, JNU leader , who orchestrated violent attack on other students was termed “brave and bold girl”.

– List continues with many names like Hardik Patel, Jignesh Mevani, Sharjeel Imam, etc.

-The outrage and labelling were there even when Modi was CM of Gujarat. Ishrat Jahan, who conspired to kill then chief minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi ,was called “Bihar ki Beti”.

– Now Disha Ravi is a 21-year-old innocent climate activist.

The other common lines used will be

  • Has become the face of the cause in India
  • Has shown undeterred spirit
  • Has become household name
  • Has inspired many
  • Has become an alternative to particular political leader

Propaganda against Indian Government is the only agenda

A simple glance at all these events in the past makes it evident that there is a deep-rooted nexus involving a set of activists, political leaders, prominent persons, and foreign organizations in all these protests. The protests are aimed with the only goal to tarnish the image of Indian government, particularly Narendra Modi ji. There were several attempts in the first term of Modi government to malign Modi government. But people are smart and realized the facts. Modi became PM second time with better majority and took bold steps like abrogation of article 370, passage of CAA and Farm laws. The gang became more frustrated with these developments and started more vicious propaganda in the form of Anti CAA and farmers protests. In the recent anti Modi protests in the form of farmers agitation their weirdness reached to next level. Their weird argument is that of how a 21year old female climate activist can be arrested?

Indian laws allow an 18year female to

-Marry

-Vote

-Get Pan card and invest

-Own property

-Drive

So why can not the other laws related to national security be applied to a 21year old female?

More weird arguments were made before also in other issues. They will drag the issue if possible, with the only aim to malign the image of Narendra Modi and destabilize democratically elected government. In future also such protests will be orchestrated over some other issues. The set of politicians, media, activists, and liberals will parrot along the same line.

Goal is same – Person is different

Yesterday it was Kanhaiya Kumar /Aishe Ghosh /Bilkis Bano /Chandrashekar

Today it is Disha Ravi

Tomorrow it will be some other pseudo hero.

Explained: Why govt is not concerned about rising fuel prices in India

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Explained: Why govt is not concerned about rising fuel prices in India

Before 2014, the then Chief Minister of Gujrat Narendra Modi has criticized Congress Government for rising fuel prices but today it is the same case with Modi Government in center which is ignoring the rising fuel prices. In some of the parts of India, the Petrol price is near to Rs 100 per Litre and Diesel is near to Rs 90 per Litre.

Now let me clear one thing here, I will not be attacking Modi in this article like left media for rising fuel prices. Actually, this is something that majority of governments around world practice for increasing their revenue.

In March 2020 India-third largest consumer of Oil in the world went into total lockdown after China which is second largest consumer of crude oil. This has adversely affected oil producing countries economy such as Saudi Arabia that 1 barrel of crude oil reached $13 in April.

However, the world again started moving towards normal situation in the beginning of November with major economies started functioning again. The demand for crude oil once again increased and price per barrel reached $40.

Fast forward to February, the crude oil per barrel is $60 when compared to last year February which was $53. That means only 13% price has increased after post pandemic. But now the larger question here then why crude oil price is rising in India and why government is not concerned?

The reason is very simple- Due to Pandemic Government has lost nearly Rs 29.87 Lakh Crore (15% of National GDP). In recent Union budget of 2020-21 everyone expected Central Government would impose tax on Middle Class to generate revenue but it turns out that Government didn’t impose tax. As of now Government is in need for money and that money is now being generated from tax on Petrol and Diesel. The Indian Government cannot afford to tax cooperate and distribute the wealth among Poor people like typical Socialist Governments which will make them leave country and generating less jobs.

source: Indian oil corporation

Comin back to our point, one of the common action practiced by Governments around world to fill their pockets in most safe way is oil price decontrol. When Global oil prices go up the burden is passed on to the consumer but when the reverse happen and prices go down Government slaps fresh tax to ensure that it makes good revenue. That is why the Indian Government today is least concerned about rising oil prices.

Life after marriage- For HIM?

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Life after marriage- For HIM?

There appears to be an agenda to malign image of India and destabilize the democratically elected government. They will take up one non-issue at a time and systematically organize fake protests. They are the ones who actually shoulder the responsibility of bridging multiple relationships. We have always blamed the woman for being not so perfect in maintaining new relationships. She has been cursed and harassed. But what about “him? He is suffering also. Isn’t he weeping silently? But he knows he has a challenging role of taking the lead to manage everything without shedding tears. He has to act strong. Though he is also into a new experience of balancing people whom he loves. He can be poor in communication but is clear in his thoughts.

All he wants is smiling faces when he is back home. Everytime there’s a problem he is only one who is expected to keep calm and make it all good. In a typical scenario of saas-bahu quarrels,no one knows how deserted he his. No one wonders what’s the right way to handle it. But still he tries. If he fails to balance both the women, he looses both of them. So it’s never a win win situation for him in a marriage. He feels equally tortured and harassed.

Moreover he even doesn’t have that easy way to move to his parent’s place unlike his wife. It’s time to introspect and retrospect. Women are always the frontline sufferers when we talk about domestic violence. But the men too are no different. When a marriage crumbles, eventually all associated do tolerate their share of pain. The point is that relationships are just the social names of people connected by love.When love falls apart people suffer, but when marriage falls apart “he” and “she” equally pay for the break-up.

I opine for the role of the families who get affected badly but indirectly. Two new people decide to share their lives in a Indian arrange marriage system. When they fail to match upto expectations,parents have to play a stronger role in joining the broken fragments rather than playing a catalyst to the already existing stress. For guardians, its definitely a weak and sensitive place to be and keep calm. When children are in pain, no parent can keep cool. But just a way out of conventional psychology of being parents to both “him”and “her” would definitely add positivity to the tension and stress. Eventually, no relationship which was once attached with lot of sentiments should suffer due to mere immature decisions much driven by blindfolded thoughts.

One small preconceived orthodox thought towards the new joinee in the family can complicate the affair. The final call is always in the couple’s hand. But it will be much easy for them to shape their lives for a better future if parent’s concern doesn’t become interference. The fine line of letting the daughter be bit more into a new family and letting the son in law have his freedom to his wife has to be decided smartly. Similarly an affectionate family scenario to ease up a new girl’s stay in a new house with unknown souls can make remarkable differences in making the bond last long.

शिवाजी और उनका लोकाभिमुख शासन-तंत्र

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शिवाजी और उनका लोकाभिमुख शासन-तंत्र

छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज न केवल एक महान योद्धा थे, बल्कि वे एक कुशल एवं सुयोग्य प्रशासक भी थे। उन्होंने प्राचीन भारतीय परंपराओं और समकालीन शासन प्रणालियों में समन्वय कर ठोस सिद्धांतों के आधार पर अपनी शासन-व्यवस्था विकसित की थी। यह उनकी प्रशासनिक क्षमता ही थी कि विजित भूभागों के निवासियों ने भी हृदय से उन्हें अपना अधिपति माना। शिवाजी महाराज की शासन-व्यवस्था लोकाभिमुख थी। वे एक निरंकुश शासक की बजाय लोककल्याणकारी शासक के रूप में हमारे सामने आते हैं। एक ऐसे शासक के रूप में जो प्रजा-हित को सर्वोपरि रखता था। उनकी शासन-पद्धत्ति में प्रजातंत्र के बीज मौजूद थे। दरअसल उनका मुख्य उद्देश्य ही भारतीय न्याय-परंपरा पर आधारित शासकीय व्यवस्था विकसित करना था।

एक प्रशासक के रूप में उन्होंने कभी अपने अधिकारों का दुरुपयोग नहीं किया। वे अपने उन सैनिकों-सहयोगियों को भी पुरस्कृत करते थे जो राजा यानी व्यक्ति से अधिक राज्य के हितों के प्रति निष्ठा रखते थे। ऐसे अनेक दृष्टांत शिवाजी के जीवन में दिखाई देते हैं। निरंकुशता या एकाधिकारवादिता विकृति लाती है। यह राजा को स्वेच्छाचारी बना देती है। उस काल के अधिकांश राजा या सम्राट (बादशाह) निरंकुश प्रवृत्तियों से ग्रस्त थे। दुनिया के इतिहास में शिवाजी पहले ऐसे सत्ताधीश थे, जिन्होंने स्वयं अपनी सत्ता का विकेंद्रीकरण किया था। आज जब श्रेष्ठ प्रबंधन का पाठ पढ़ाया जाता है तो उसमें उत्तरदायित्वों के विकेंद्रीकरण की बात सबसे ऊपर रखी जाती है। एक व्यक्ति के अपने गुण-दोष होते हैं, अपनी सबलता-दुर्बलता होती है, पसंद-नापसंद होते हैं, सोच-सामर्थ्य की अपनी सीमा होती है, शिवाजी इस सच्चाई को भली-भाँति जानते थे। वे उन दुर्बल प्रशासकों की भाँति नहीं थे, जिन्हें हर क्षण अपनी सत्ता और अधिकार खोने का भय सताता रहता है।

चुने हुए विशेषज्ञों द्वारा शिवाजी महाराज ने ‘राजव्यवहार कोष’ नामक शासकीय शब्दावली का बृहत शब्दकोश तैयार कराया था। यह उनकी प्रगल्भता और बुद्धिमत्ता का परिचायक है। उसके अनुसार उन्होंने शासकीय कार्यों में मदद के लिए आठ मंत्रियों की एक परिषद बनाई थी, जिसे अष्ट प्रधान कहा जाता था। योग्यता, कर्त्तव्यनिष्ठा, राजनिष्ठा, ईमानदारी और बहादुरी ही उनके मंत्रीमंडल में किसी के सम्मिलित किए जाने की एकमात्र कसौटी थी। तत्कालीन चलन के विपरीत मंत्री पद के लिए आनुवंशिकता अनिवार्य नहीं थी। 

‘पेशवा’ उस मंत्रीमंडल का प्रमुख होता था। ‘अमात्य’ वित्त और राजकीय कार्यभार वहन करता था। ‘सचिव’ राजा के पत्राचार और अन्य राजकीय कार्य संपन्न करता था। जिसमें शाही मुहर लगाना और संधि-पत्रों का आलेख तैयार करना भी सम्मिलित था। ‘मंत्री’ का प्रमुख कार्य विभिन्न प्रकार की जानकारियाँ एवं गुप्त सूचनाएँ एकत्र कर उनका सत्यापन करना, राज्य में होने वाली घटनाओं और गतिविधियों पर निकट नज़र रखना, समाचारों को संकलित कर उस पर महाराज का ध्यान आकर्षित करवाना हुआ करता था। वह राजा का रोज़नामचा रखता था। अतिरिक्त व्यय होने पर उसे राजा से प्रश्न पूछने का अधिकार था। आप सोचिए क्या आज के कर्मचारी अपने अधिकारी या प्रमुख से आय-व्यय का ब्यौरा माँग सकते हैं? ‘सुमंत’  विदेशी मामलों की देखभाल करते हुए लगभग आज के विदेश मंत्री का कार्य संपादित करता था। वह अन्य राज्यों में राजा के प्रमुख प्रतिनिधि या वार्त्ताकार के रूप में बातचीत को आगे बढ़ाता था। ‘सेनापति’ सेना का प्रधान होता था। सेना में सैनिकों की नियुक्ति का सर्वाधिकार उसके पास सुरक्षित होता था। सेना के संगठन अनुशासन, युद्ध-क्षेत्र आदि में तैनाती आदि की जिम्मेदारी भी उसी की हुआ करती थी। ‘पंडितराव’ धार्मिक मामलों और अनुदानों का उत्तरदायित्व निभाता था। ‘न्यायाधीश’ न्यायिक मामलों का प्रधान था। प्रत्येक प्रधान न्यायाधीश की सहायता के लिए अनेक छोटे अधिकारियों के अतिरिक्त  ”दावन, मजमुआदार, फडनिस, सुबनिस, चिटनिस, जमादार और पोटनिस” जैसे आठ प्रमुख अधिकारी भी हुआ करते थे।

छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज ने आज की तरह अपना एक संविधान यानी शासन-संहिता तैयार कराई थी। उन्होंने सत्ता के विकेंद्रीकरण और शासन के लोकतंत्रीकरण को बढ़ावा दिया। वे भली-भाँति जानते थे कि व्यक्ति चाहे कितना भी योग्य और शक्तिशाली क्यों न हो वह एक सुसंबद्ध तंत्र के बिना व्यवस्थाएँ नहीं संचालित कर सकता। इसलिए उनका जोर व्यक्ति-केंद्रित शासन-व्यवस्था की बजाय तंत्र-आधारित व्यवस्था खड़ी करने पर रहा। स्वयं एक सत्ताधीश होते हुए भी उन्होंने सामंतवाद को जड़-मूल से नष्ट करने का अपरोक्ष प्रयास किया। आज तमाम दलों एवं नेताओं द्वारा वंशवादी विरासत को पालित-पोषित करता देख शिवाजी का यह आदर्श कितना ऊँचा और दुर्लभ जान पड़ता है! वे स्वयं को राज्य का स्वामी न समझकर ट्रस्टी समझते थे। राज्य का स्वामी तो वे ईश्वर को मानते थे।

शासन की सुविधा के लिए उन्होंने ‘स्वराज’ कहे जाने वाले विजित क्षेत्रों को चार प्रांतों में विभाजित किया था। हर प्रांत के ‘सूबेदार’ को ‘प्रांतपति’ कहा जाता था। उसके पास गाँव की अष्टप्रधान समिति होती थी। हर गाँव में एक ‘मुखिया’ होता था। उनके समय में तीन प्रकार के कर प्रचलित थे। ‘भूमि-कर, चौथ एवं सरदेशमुखी।” उल्लेखनीय है कि किसानों से केवल भूमि-कर वसूल किया जाता था। ग़रीब किसानों से उनके ज़मीन के रकबे और उपज के आधार पर कर वसूला जाता था। उनके राज्य के सभी सैनिक, अधिकारी, सरदार, मंत्री आदि वेतनधारी होते थे। उनकी तरह की, सुनियोजित और समृद्ध वेतन-प्रणाली अन्य किसी राजा ने प्रभावी तरीके से लागू नहीं की थी। शिवाजी की यह दूरदर्शिता भ्र्ष्टाचार और कामचोरी पर अंकुश लगाने में सहायक थी।

समाजवाद और साम्यवाद का गुण गाने वाले लोगों को यह जानकर आश्चर्य होगा कि शिवाजी पहले ऐसे शासक थे जिन्होंने वतनदारी और जमींदारी को रद्द कर दिया था। उन्होंने कहा कि ओहदा रहेगा, पर सत्ता नहीं रहेगी। उस समय सरदारों/ जागीरदारों की अपनी निजी सेनाएँ होती थीं। उन्होंने सेना को स्वराज्य के केंद्रीय प्रशासन के अंतर्गत लेते हुए उन्हें वेतन देना प्रारंभ कर दिया, जिसका सुखद परिणाम यह हुआ कि सैनिकों की निष्ठा व्यक्तियों के प्रति न होकर राष्ट्र-राज्य से जुड़ गई। उन्होंने सामाजिक स्तर पर भी अनेक परिवर्तन किए। नेताजी पालकर, बजाजी निंबालकर जैसे धर्मांतरित योद्धाओं को पुनः शास्त्रोक्त पद्धत्ति से हिंदू धर्म में वापस लिया। न केवल वापस लिया अपितु उनसे अपना पारिवारिक संबंध जोड़ घर-वापसी को सामाजिक मान्यता भी दिलाई। वे अपने समय से आगे की सोच रखते थे। इसलिए उन्होंने अरब और यूरोप की आधुनिक कलाओं और युद्ध-तकनीकों को अपनाने में कोई संकोच नहीं दिखाया। मुद्रण, छापाखाना, तोपें, तलवारें आदि बनाने की कला को उन्होंने हाथों-हाथ लिया। नौसेना का गठन करके सिंधुदुर्ग, सुवर्णदुर्ग, पद्मदुर्ग, विजयदुर्ग जैसे जलदुर्ग बनवाए। कुल मिलाकर उन्होंने युगानुकूल शासन-तंत्र की व्यापक रचना की। और इन सब दृष्टांतों एवं प्रसंगों के आलोक में यह कहा जा सकता है कि शिवाजी आधुनिक भारत के सच्चे निर्माता थे। आज यह प्रश्न पूर्णतः न्यायसंगत और औचित्यपूर्ण होगा कि किनकी कुटिल योजना और परोक्ष-प्रत्यक्ष षड्यंत्रों से शिवाजी जैसे कुशल प्रशासक एवं महान योद्धा को पाठ्य-पुस्तकों के चंद पृष्ठों या यों कहिए कि अनुच्छेदों में समेट दिया गया? क्या यह शिवाजी जैसे राष्ट्रनायकों के साथ घोर अन्याय नहीं है?

समय एवं समाज की चेतना को झंकृत करने वाले- छत्रपति शिवाजी

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समय एवं समाज की चेतना को झंकृत करने वाले- छत्रपति शिवाजी

राष्ट्रीय जीवन एवं ऐतिहासिक परिप्रेक्ष्य में छत्रपति शिवाजी महाराज की महत्ता एवं योगदान को रेखांकित-मूल्यांकित करने के लिए तत्कालीन परिस्थितियों को दृष्टिगत रखना पड़ेगा। सदियों की गुलामी ने हिंदू समाज के मनोबल को भीतर तक तोड़ दिया था। पराधीन एवं पराजित हिंदू समाज को मुक्ति का कोई उपाय नहीं सूझ रहा था। मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम श्रीराम और लोकरक्षक श्रीकृष्ण जैसे सार्वकालिक महानायकों का आदर्श सम्मुख होने के बावजूद वर्तमान दुरावस्था ने उन्हें हताशा और निराशा के गर्त्त में धकेल दिया था। सनातन समाज के अंतर्मन में संघर्ष और विजय की कामना तो पलती थी, पर परकीय शासन की भयावहता और क्रूरता उन्हें चुप्पी साध लेने को विवश करती थी। देश में विधर्मी-विदेशी आक्रांताओं का राज्य स्थापित हो जाने के पश्चात हिंदू जनता और अधिकांश हिंदू राजाओं के हृदय में गौरव, उत्साह और विजिगीषा के लिए कोई अवकाश शेष नहीं था। उनके सामने ही उनके देवमंदिर गिराए जाते थे, देवमूर्त्तियाँ तोड़ी जाती थीं और पूज्य पुरुषों का अपमान किया जाता था। गुलामी और संघर्ष के बावजूद अपनी किसी-न-किसी सामाजिक-सांगठनिक-सैन्य दुर्बलता, रणनीतिक चूक या भीतरघात आदि के कारण लगातार मिलने वाली पराजय के परिणामस्वरूप शनैः-शनैः एक ऐसा भी कालखंड आया, जब लोगों ने अपने साहस, शौर्य, स्वत्व एवं स्वाभिमान को तिलांजलि देकर ‘दिल्लीश्वरो जगदीश्वरोवा” की धारणा को सत्य मानना प्रारंभ कर दिया। 

निराशा और हताशा के घटाटोप अंधकार भरे ऐसे परिवेश में भारतीय नभाकाश पर छत्रपति शिवाजी जैसे तेजोद्दीप्त सूर्य का उदय हुआ। शिवाजी का उदय केवल एक व्यक्ति का उदय मात्र नहीं था, बल्कि वह जातियों के उत्साह और पुरुषार्थ का उदय था, गौरव और स्वाभिमान का उदय था, स्वराज, सुराज, स्वधर्म व सुशासन का उदय था और इन सबसे अधिक वह आदर्श राजा के जीवंत और मूर्त्तिमान प्रेरणा-पुरुष का उदय था। उनका राज्याभिषेक केवल किसी व्यक्ति विशेष के सिंहासन पर बैठने की घटना भर नहीं थी। बल्कि वह समाज और राष्ट्र की भावी दिशा तय करने वाली एक युगांतकारी घटना थी। वह सदियों की सोई हुई चेतना को झकझोर कर जागृत करने वाली घटना थी। शिवाजी महाराज केवल एक व्यक्ति नहीं थे, वे एक सोच थे, संस्कार थे, संस्कृति थे,   पथ-प्रदर्शक,  क्रांतिकारी मशाल थे, युगप्रवर्तक शिल्पकार थे।

उनका राज्याभिषेक और हिंदवी साम्राज्य की स्थापना उनके सुदीर्घ चिंतन और प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव का परिणाम था। वह उनके अथक प्रयासों और अभिनव प्रयोगों की सार्थक परिणति थी। सदियों से पराधीन जाति की सुषुप्त चेतना व स्वत्व को जगाने का यह उनका असाधारण व सुविचारित प्रयास था। पृथ्वीराज चौहान के बाद से हिंदू जाति तुर्कों/मुगलों के निरंतर आधीन रही। ऐसे में शिवाजी ने पहले समाज के भीतर आत्मविश्वास जगाया। उनमें राष्ट्रीय स्वाभिमान की भावना का संचार कर उन्हें किसी बड़े ध्येय के लिए प्रेरित और संगठित किया। छोटे-छोटे कामगारों-कृषकों मेहनतकश जातियों, जुझारू मावलों को एकत्रित किया। उनमें विजिगीषु वृत्ति भरी। उनमें यह विश्वास भरा कि आदिलशाही-कुतबशाही-मुग़लिया सल्तनत कोई आसमानी ताकत नहीं है। ये सत्ताएँ अपराजेय नहीं हैं। अपितु थोड़ी-सी सूझ-बूझ, रणनीतिक कौशल, साहस, सामर्थ्य और संगठन से उन्हें हराया जा सकता है।

न केवल हराया जा सकता है, अपितु प्रजाजनों की इच्छा के अनुरूप एक धर्माधारित-प्रजापालक राजकीय सत्ता और राज्य भी स्थापित किया जा सकता है। उन्होंने छोटे-छोटे किलों को जीतकर पहले अपने सैनिकों का मनोबल बढ़ाया। और तत्पश्चात उन्होंने बड़े-बड़े किले जीतकर अपना राज्य-विस्तार तो किया ही; आदिलशाही, कुतबशाही, अफ़ज़ल खां, शाइस्ता खां, मिर्जा राजा जयसिंह आदि प्रतिपक्षियों और उनकी विशाल सेना से ज़बरदस्त मोर्चा भी लिया। कुछ युद्ध हारे तो बहुधा जीते। कभी संधि और समझौते किए। जब ज़रूरत पड़ी पीछे हटे, रुके, ठहरे, शक्ति संचित की और पुनः वार किया। उन्होंने हठधर्मिता और कोरी आदर्शवादिता के स्थान पर ठोस व्यावहारिकता का पथ चुना। व्यावहारिकता को चुनते समय न तो निजी एवं राष्ट्रीय जीवन के उच्चादर्शों व मूल्यों को ताक पर  रखा, न ही प्रजा के हितों और समय की माँग की उपेक्षा की।  वस्तुतः उनका लक्ष्य राष्ट्र और धर्म रक्षार्थ विजय और केवल विजय रहा। और अंततः इसमें वे सफ़ल रहे। वे एक प्रकार से मुग़लिया सल्तनत के ताबूत की आख़िरी कील साबित हुए। यदि औरंगज़ेब दक्षिण में मराठाओं से न उलझता तो कदाचित मुग़लिया सल्तनत का इतना शीघ्र अंत न होता। कल्पना कीजिए कि शिवाजी का नेतृत्व-कौशल, सैन्य-व्यूह और संगठन-शिल्प कितना सुदृढ़ रहा होगा कि उनके जाने के बाद भी मराठे मुगलों और अंग्रेजों से अनवरत लड़ते रहे, झुके नहीं।

न केवल मराठों में बल्कि शिवाजी महाराज की सफलता को देखकर अन्य भारतीय राजाओं में भी स्वतंत्रता की अलख जगी। वे भी पराधीनता की बेड़ियाँ उतार फेंकने को उद्धत हो गए। दक्षिण से लेकर उत्तर तक, राजस्थान से लेकर असम तक स्वाधीनता के प्रयास तीव्र हो गए। उनसे प्रेरणा पाकर राजस्थान में वीर दुर्गादास राठौड़ के नेतृत्व में सब राजपूत राजाओं ने मुगलों-तुर्कों के विरुद्ध ऐसा आक्रमण छेड़ा कि दुबारा उन्हें राजस्थान में पाँव रखने की हिम्मत नहीं हुई। वीर छत्रसाल ने अलग रणभेरी बजा दी और स्वधर्म पर आधारित स्वशासन की स्थापना की। असम के राजा चक्रध्वज सिंह ने घोषणा की कि ”हमें शिवाजी जैसी नीति अपनाकर ब्रह्मपुत्र के तट पर स्थित राज्यों में मुगलों के क़दम नहीं पड़ने देना चाहिए।” कूच-बिहार के राजा रूद्र सिंह ने कहा कि ”हमें शिवाजी के रास्ते पर चलते हुए इन पाखंडियों को बंगाल के समुद्र में डुबो देना चाहिए।”

दिल्लीश्वर के दरबार की शोभा बढ़ाने की बजाय कवि भूषण ने अपनी संस्कृति, अपने धर्म की रक्षा के लिए संघर्ष एवं पराक्रम की परंपरा को आगे बढ़ाने वाले वीर शिरोमणि महाराज शिवाजी पर ”शिवा बावनी” लिखी। उन्होंने औरंगज़ेब की चाकरी को लात मार दी। उन्होंने भरे दरबार में कहा- ”कवि बेचा नहीं जाता। जो उज्ज्वल चरित्र और स्तुति योग्य है, उसी की स्तुति करता है। तुम स्तुति के लायक नहीं हो।” वस्तुतः शिवाजी महाराज के जीवन का उद्देश्य भी यही था। वे अपने उद्यम-पुरुषार्थ, सोच-संकल्प, नीति-नेतृत्व से संपूर्ण देश में सांस्कृतिक चेतना का संचार करना चाहते थे। उनके व्यक्तित्व एवं कर्तृत्व को केवल महाराष्ट्र और उनके काल तक सीमित करना उनके साथ सरासर अन्याय होगा। यह निरपवाद सत्य है कि उन्होंने अपने समय और समाज की चेतना को तो झंकृत किया ही, आने वाली पीढ़ियों एवं स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों के लिए भी वे ऊर्जा और प्रेरणा के सबसे दिव्य एवं प्रखर प्रकाशपुंज बने। पश्चिम के पास यदि ऐसा कोई योद्धा नायक होता तो वे उसे कला, सिनेमा, साहित्य के माध्यम से दुनिया भर में प्रचारित, प्रसारित एवं प्रतिष्ठित कर महानता के शिखर पर आरूढ़ करते। परंतु भारत में लोकमानस ने तो उन्हें सिर-माथे धारण किया, पर कतिपय इतिहासकारों ने उन्हें पहाड़ी चूहा, चौथ व लगान वसूलने वाला लुटेरा सामंत सिद्ध करने की कुत्सित चेष्टा की। पर तेजोद्दीप्त सूर्य को चंद बादल-गुच्छ भला कब तक रोक सका है, कब तक रोक सकेगा!

वे पहले आधुनिक शासक थे जिसने चतुरंगिनी सैन्य-बल का गठन किया था। वे नौसेना के जनक थे। उन्होंने शास्त्रों के साथ-साथ शस्त्रों की महत्ता समझी थी। उसके निर्माण के कल-कारखाने स्थापित किए थे। धर्मांतरितों की घर वापसी को कदाचित उन्होंने ही सर्वप्रथम मान्यता दिलवाई। उनका अष्टप्रधान बेजोड़ मंत्रीमंडल और शासन-तंत्र का उदाहरण था। उस समय के वंशवादी दौर में पेशवा का चलन, वास्तव में योग्यता का सम्मान था। अपनों को भी दंड देकर उन्होंने न्याय का उच्चादर्श रखा। जो जितने ऊँचे पद पर है, उसके लिए उतना बड़ा दंड-विधान जिम्मेदारी और जवाबदेही तय करने की उनकी अनूठी शैली थी। साहस, निष्ठा व प्रतिभा को पुरस्कृत करने का अनेकानेक दृष्टांत उन्होंने प्रस्तुत किया। विधर्मी आक्रांताओं को जहाँ उन्होंने अपने कोपभाजन का शिकार बनाया, वहीं अ-हिन्दू प्रजाजनों के प्रति वे उतने ही सदाशय, सहिष्णु एवं उदार रहे। शिवाजी जैसा अमर, दिव्य एवं तेजस्वी चित्र अतीत के प्रति गौरवबोध विकसित करेगा और निश्चय ही वर्तमान का पथ प्रशस्त कर स्वर्णिम भविष्य की सुदृढ़ नींव रखेगा।

–प्रणय कुमार

India’s fascination with ‘Bhaands’

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India’s fascination with ‘Bhaands’

*All the opinions mentioned here are mine, so if you disagree I don’t care, go jump*

I can just stop after writing the title, but then you might think that it’s just an outcry, therefore I’m gonna tell exactly what I think of India, Indians and their impact on Bharat. And if you don’t know the difference between Bharatwaasi and Indian, you don’t belong here.

I saw what Rihana did and I also saw the stupidity of a lot of “Indians” who went nuts over a tweet from a “Bhaand” from West. This is not the first time that it has happened, everytime there is something newsworthy these Bhaands will raise their opinions as if they are equally qualified to make an assessment. These Bhaands will give their opinions on everything and Indians will lap it up like a dog. By the way these Bhaands bear no responsibility towards Bharat or Bharatwaasi, they are only milking Indians for their Mollah and the Indians are happy giving up their intelligence to think logically. Current situation is that If a Bhaands twitter account or any other social media accounts endorsed something bizzare there is a 100% chance that Indians will fall for it hook, line and sinker.

We have a society which is obsessed with Bollywood movies because it gives them a escape. The escape becomes a habit and then addiction to follow your diva or dude on SM platforms. In order to look cool and woke, Indians will rally behind their Bhaand of choice and amplify whatever dumb idea or ideology makes them “cool”.

The Bhaand will not be impacted, Bhaand has economic security and fall back plans, what do they represent? Answer in comment section

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