Lal Krishna Advani must have known it very well that he was sparking an issue which was far beyond the question of Atal Behari Vajpayee getting the Bharat Ratna. Ofcourse Advani would not care whether Vajpayee actually receives it, for in the past people much more important than what Vajpayee is today haven't even got so much as an Advani advocating their contribution towards the Nation's development.
Now, let us have a look at some of the names which make me, if not you all when you read it, wonder if the award be named Congress Ratna. And by 'Congress' I dont mean the political party, I mean the thinking that is 'Congress' in its essence.
1. Mahatma Gandhi didnt get the Bharat Ratna. Any congressman reading this, please tell me why.
2. Dr. Radhakrishnan, however good and non-partisan like he must have been, he still belonged to the Congress.
3. C. Rajagopalachari, however acceptable to the British and elite Indian he must have been, he also was associated with the Congress.
4. Bhagwan Das, here also I'm not doubting anything about the man who was unquestionable, but he was also a Congressman.
5. Jawaharlal Nehru, who would easily be defeated today if any of our media channels conducted a debate to ask the Indians to choose between Nehru and Sardar Patel. Incidentally there is something that would be opposite of what it was in 1947, then the Congress wanted Patel, as the Prime Ministerial candidate, and now the Congress would, well Sonia would, well Ambika Soni and A.K. Antony and the likes would, say that Nehru was the best available person.
6. G.B. Pant, again a popular leader, again somebody I cant say shouldn't have got the award, but then being a prominent Congressman would have had something do with it, methinks.
7. B.C. Roy, a Congressman, and West Bengal's Chief Minister, I'm sure must have done a lot a non-partisan work to get the award.
8.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
narendra(baap) modi
The 23rd of December, 2007 will go down into history as the day when one man defeated all of Indian politics and all of Indian media.
Of course the people knew he would win and that he would continue to serve the state and the nation. Why then did the opposition have this doubt that people might want to vote for the so-called communal harmony ? The answer is simple, the Congress party has become complacent that people would want to see dreams of a state (or nation) where all religions live peacefully (with zero development).
When the campaign for the Gujarat elections began, the media was all set to try and decide to make Modi lose. Anyone who watches news and is not stupid could have seen this very easily. Right from Modi's personal life to the areas of the state where the development hasn't been of the desired (and over-ambitious) level, the news channels set an open war against Modi. Narendra Modi can most easily be given the "Person of the year" award by all the channels, because he is what made them eat bread n butter this year.
What is interesting, however, is that how many of his works are praised by the people in the media. One can recall by giving slight stress on the mind that never did the news channels give credit to Modi for anything good that he has done.
Master divider, murderer, fascist, hitler and other such titles have been given to him by God knows whom. But we come to know that they are all for Modi. What would you expect from a person to whom you are referring all these insolent titles ? Whatever you expect, you at least wish he reacts. But he doesn't, he let's you speak all you want, let's u shout as much as you want, let's you insult him in whichever way you want, and he let's you wait for his reaction.
The funniest thing these past weeks of the election season was this show on NDTV 24x7, The Modi Code. For all those who watched it would know what I am talking about here, for all those who didn't, let me tell. There was Barkha Dutt, and there were all kinds of "experts", people who analyze things when things don't even exist. So ladies and gentlemen, Modi was being analyzed. But wait a second, Modi exists, i know, but not the Modi Barkha (and obviously Prannoy Roy) wanted the viewers to see. One gentleman was analyzing the way Modi wears his specatcles, telling us how he wants to look like he's watching everything. Another thing the gentleman in question analyzed was the way Modi waves to the crowd, and another thing he analyzed was the way Modi wears his dresses, and another thing he analyzed was the was Modi carries himself. There were similar kinds of analysis and there were similar kinds of gentlemen analysing.
Various kinds of public interaction show were organised, each trying to prove its authenticity over others. Every news channel tried to show as much against Modi as there could possibly exist, and often exceeding the desire and showing much much more. At the end of the election season, a few channels are gleefully boasting how the public has showed the world what they wanted to do (and expecting that Modi makes a wrong move, or else they will have to show news to the viewers), other channels however are busy running their campaign against Modi trying to prove it wasn't just for the elections, but the truth.
And for those of you who got used to listening to this, but won't remember it correctly, here goes, "Aaj Guajarat ki sarkar chalaane waale jhuute, be-imaan, dard aur maut ke saudagar hain."
Of course the people knew he would win and that he would continue to serve the state and the nation. Why then did the opposition have this doubt that people might want to vote for the so-called communal harmony ? The answer is simple, the Congress party has become complacent that people would want to see dreams of a state (or nation) where all religions live peacefully (with zero development).
When the campaign for the Gujarat elections began, the media was all set to try and decide to make Modi lose. Anyone who watches news and is not stupid could have seen this very easily. Right from Modi's personal life to the areas of the state where the development hasn't been of the desired (and over-ambitious) level, the news channels set an open war against Modi. Narendra Modi can most easily be given the "Person of the year" award by all the channels, because he is what made them eat bread n butter this year.
What is interesting, however, is that how many of his works are praised by the people in the media. One can recall by giving slight stress on the mind that never did the news channels give credit to Modi for anything good that he has done.
Master divider, murderer, fascist, hitler and other such titles have been given to him by God knows whom. But we come to know that they are all for Modi. What would you expect from a person to whom you are referring all these insolent titles ? Whatever you expect, you at least wish he reacts. But he doesn't, he let's you speak all you want, let's u shout as much as you want, let's you insult him in whichever way you want, and he let's you wait for his reaction.
The funniest thing these past weeks of the election season was this show on NDTV 24x7, The Modi Code. For all those who watched it would know what I am talking about here, for all those who didn't, let me tell. There was Barkha Dutt, and there were all kinds of "experts", people who analyze things when things don't even exist. So ladies and gentlemen, Modi was being analyzed. But wait a second, Modi exists, i know, but not the Modi Barkha (and obviously Prannoy Roy) wanted the viewers to see. One gentleman was analyzing the way Modi wears his specatcles, telling us how he wants to look like he's watching everything. Another thing the gentleman in question analyzed was the way Modi waves to the crowd, and another thing he analyzed was the way Modi wears his dresses, and another thing he analyzed was the was Modi carries himself. There were similar kinds of analysis and there were similar kinds of gentlemen analysing.
Various kinds of public interaction show were organised, each trying to prove its authenticity over others. Every news channel tried to show as much against Modi as there could possibly exist, and often exceeding the desire and showing much much more. At the end of the election season, a few channels are gleefully boasting how the public has showed the world what they wanted to do (and expecting that Modi makes a wrong move, or else they will have to show news to the viewers), other channels however are busy running their campaign against Modi trying to prove it wasn't just for the elections, but the truth.
And for those of you who got used to listening to this, but won't remember it correctly, here goes, "Aaj Guajarat ki sarkar chalaane waale jhuute, be-imaan, dard aur maut ke saudagar hain."
Sunday, December 23, 2007
aarzu
ek chhoti si kahin aarzu hai
kamre mein faili chaarsu hai
chhat nahin hai
na hi deewarein
ek darwaaza hai
chaukhat nahin hai
palle nahin hain
bas ek sikdi hai
meri aarzu ko baandh kar rakhti hai
Thursday, October 18, 2007
god
I don't have a mother
I don't have a father
I don't have brothers or sisters
No relations with anyone
No friends, wife or lover
I don't have a teacher
I don't have children
No house where i live
No bed where i sleep
I don't have a telephone
I have no mobile or pager
No yahoo address or orkut profile
Nowhere to go and no social life
I don't have a mind, body or soul
I don't breathe or eat food
No car to drive around in
No scooterette to ride around on
I have no name nor titles
But they call me ... God.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
at random
1. tanhai mein rog purana achcha lagta hai,
dheeme dheeme hosh mein aana achcha lagta hai.
2. jo hua uspe ab main kya kahoon,
shayad aisa na hota to achha hota.
3. kabhi hara kabhi surk kabhi safed,
inse to achha ke yeh chehra zard hota.
Friday, July 13, 2007
haaye re haal-e-dil
haaye re haal-e-dil
kaisa yeh savaal-e-dil
hum jaaN sambhaaleiN
ya fir sambhaaleiN dil
dekhi meri soorat usne
na dekha jamaal-e-dil
dekho ab jurrat iski
dekho ab majaal-e-dil
siyah raat roshan huyi
jal gayi mashaal-e-dil
meanings
haal-e-dil >> plight of the heart
savaal-e-dil >> questions of the heart
jamaal-e-dil >> beauty of the heart
jurrat >> boldness, daring
siyah >> black, dark
roshan >> ablaze, illuminated
mashaal-e-dil >> torch of the heart
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
khil ke saman ki tarah dikha do
khil ke saman ki tarah dikha do;
ek baar mere liye muskura do.
yun kishton mein maar kar kya fayda;
rukh dikha do aag laga do.
kaun kehta hai tumse ke jawaab do;
bas labon ko ek zara hila do.
badal ke rakh do takdeer meri;
sahir ungliyan apni fira do.
kis mitti se banayi gayi ho;
na dikhao na sahi, bata do.
saman>>flower, rose
kishton>>instalments
rukh>>face
labon>>lips
sahir>>magician
ek baar mere liye muskura do.
yun kishton mein maar kar kya fayda;
rukh dikha do aag laga do.
kaun kehta hai tumse ke jawaab do;
bas labon ko ek zara hila do.
badal ke rakh do takdeer meri;
sahir ungliyan apni fira do.
kis mitti se banayi gayi ho;
na dikhao na sahi, bata do.
saman>>flower, rose
kishton>>instalments
rukh>>face
labon>>lips
sahir>>magician
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