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क्या हम सचमुच स्वतंत्र हैं?

sumantv — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:15:14 -0400

१५ अगस्त १९४७!! भारतीय इतिहास का एक अविस्मरणीय दिन!! वह स्वर्णिम दिवस, जब सदियों से चली आ रही दासता की श्रुंखला टूटी और हमें स्वराज्य प्राप्त हुआ। हांलाकि, देश का विभाजन हो गया, पर यह विभाजन अपने साथ सैकड़ों वर्षों की गुलामी के अंत का संदेश भी लेकर आया। हजारों देशभक्तों के त्याग और बलिदान के बाद आखिर हमें परतंत्रता से मुक्ति मिली। भारत "स्वतंत्र" हो गया। उस दिन से हम हर वर्ष १५ अगस्त का दिन "स्वतंत्रता-दिवस " के रूप में मानते हैं। लेकिन, देश की वर्त्तमान परिस्थिति को देखकर बार बार प्रश्न उठता है कि 'क्या हम सचमुच स्वतंत्र हैं?'
स्वतंत्रता क्या है? यह एक व्यापक अर्थ वाला शब्द है, जिसमे शारीरिक, मानसिक, बौद्धिक, धार्मिक, शैक्षणिक, प्रशासनिक, न्यायिक, सामरिक, राजनैतिक आदि सभी क्षेत्रों में किसी भी बाहरी हस्तक्षेप के बिना पूर्णतः स्वतंत्र होकर नीतियां बनाने तथा कार्य करने का अधिकार सम्मिलित है। हम एक भारतीय के रूप में स्वयं से पूछें कि क्या हमें यह स्वतंत्रता प्राप्त है? इसका उत्तर नकारात्मक मिलने कि संभावना ही अधिक है।
स्वतंत्र प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था, न्याय-प्रणाली और शिक्षा पद्धति किसी भी राष्ट्र कि प्रगति एवं स्थिरता के लिए महत्वपूर्ण आवश्यकताएं हैं। लेकिन,दुःख और चिंता का विषय है कि स्वाधीनता प्राप्ति के इतने वर्षों के बाद भी इन तीनों क्षेत्रों में व्यापक स्तर पर कोई बहुत बड़े बदलाव नहीं किए गए हैं। हम आज भी उसी प्रशासनिक व्यवस्था, न्याय-प्रणाली और शिक्षा पद्धति का पालन कर रहे हैं, जो विदेशी शासनकर्ताओं द्वारा उनके स्वार्थ के लिए हम पर लादी गई थी। इसी का परिणाम है कि भ्रष्टाचार दीमक बनकर प्रशासन को खोखला कर रहा है और पुलिस को देखकर सुरक्षा का विचार उत्पन्न होने कि बजाय सामान्य नागरिक के मन में भय का संचार हो जाता है। न्यायालयों में हजारों प्रकरण लंबित हैं,जिनके निराकरण में अभी और कितना समय लगेगा, ये कह पाना सम्भव नहीं है। शिक्षा-पद्धति की दशा भी इससे बहुत अलग नहीं है। देश के बच्चे आज भी पुस्तकों में वही विकृत इतिहास पढ़ रहे हैं, जो भारतीयों के मन से आत्म-गौरव कि भावना को नष्ट करने के लिए विदेशियों द्वारा गढा गया था। यही कारण है कि हम सिकंदर 'महान' (?) को तो जानते हैं, लेकिन आर्य चाणक्य और सम्राट चन्द्रगुप्त कौन थे,ये हमें नहीं मालूम। हमें नेपोलियन के बारे में सारी जानकारी है, लेकिन, सम्राट विक्रमादित्य के बारे में हम कुछ नहीं जानते। हमें न्यूटन और पाइथागोरस के योगदान का ज्ञान है, लेकिन आर्यभट्ट, भास्कराचार्य, चरक, सुश्रुत और बोधायन जैसे ज्ञानियों के अस्तित्व को हम सहजता से नकार देते हैं। हमने वास्को-डी-गामा और कोलंबस की समुद्री यात्राओं के अनेक वर्णन सुने हैं, लेकिन उनसे सदियों पहले भारत से मेक्सिको तक की समुद्री यात्रा करने वाले वुशलून का नाम भी हमने नहीं सुना। क्या ये हमारी शिक्षा पद्धति के दोषपूर्ण होने का प्रमाण नहीं है? इन्ही दोषों का परिणाम है कि देश के करोड़ों युवा यह शिक्षा प्राप्त करने के बाद भी बेरोजगार हैं और अधिकांश युवाओं का लक्ष्य विदेशों में बस जाना अथवा किसी विदेशी कम्पनी में नौकरी पाना ही है। क्या ये हमारी स्वतंत्रता का लक्षण है?
चिकित्सा का क्षेत्र भी इस विदेशीकरण से अछूता नही है। आयुर्वेद तथा योग जैसी परिपूर्ण पद्धतियों के होते हुए हम आज भी एक विदेशी चिकित्सा पद्धति को ही लादे हुए हैं। फलस्वरूप, दवाओं तथा चिकित्सा सेवाओं की कीमतें आम नागरिक की पहुँच से बाहर होती जा रही हैं और स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं का सर्वत्र अभाव है। अधिकांश शासकीय अस्पतालों का हाल तो प्राचीन ग्रंथों में मिलने वाले नरक के वर्णन से पूरी तरह मेल खता है। स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं की अनुपलब्धता तथा चिकित्सा पद्धति की विफलता का सबसे बड़ा प्रमाण तो यही है की हमारे ९९.९९% नेता और जनप्रतिनिधि अपना इलाज निजी चिकित्सालयों में अथवा विदेशों में ही करवाते हैं।
बहुत दुःख का विषय है कि स्वराज्य-प्राप्ति के इतने वर्षों बाद भी सामाजिक और राजनैतिक हालत इतने अधिक चिंताजनक हैं। समाज में स्वार्थ लगातार बढ़ रहा है। अपराध की घटनाओं में वृद्धि हो रही है। आतंकवाद, नक्सलवाद, विदेशी घुसपैठ इत्यादि खतरे देश को चारों ओर से घेर रहे हैं। देश के किसी न किसी भाग से प्रतिदिन किसी आतंकवादी घटना,नक्सली हमले या किसी बम विस्फोट का समाचार अवश्य मिलता है और ऐसे कठिन समय में सरे मत-भेद भुलाकर एक होने और इन हमलावरों को कुचलने कि बजाय हम भाषावाद, प्रांतवाद और मजहबी उन्माद से ग्रस्त होकर आपस में ही लड़ रहे हैं। या तो हमें सत्य दिखाई नहीं देता, या हम देखना ही नहीं चाहते। पूर्व और पश्चिम जर्मनी मिलकर पुनः एक हो गए, यूरोप में बिखरे हुए विभिन्न देशों ने 'यूरोपियन यूनियन' नामक एक महासंघ बना लिया और यहाँ भारत में हम कभी कश्मीर की आज़ादी और कभी नागालैंड और मणिपुर की पृथकता के नारे सुन रहे हैं। कोई तेलंगाना की बात कहता है, तो कोई मराठियों की अस्मिता का मुद्दा उछाल रहा है। किसी को केवल अपनी जाति की चिंता है और कोई राष्ट्र की बजाय केवल किसी समुदाय-विशेष के हित को ही प्राथमिकता देता है। पड़ोसी देशों से घुसपैठ करनेवाले सभी सुविधाएं प्राप्त कर रहे हैं, यहाँ तक की चुनाव लड़कर विधायिका तक में पहुँच रहे हैं, और दूसरी और लाखों कश्मीरी पंडित अनेक वर्षों से अपने ही देश में शरणार्थी शिविरों में रहने को मजबूर हैं। प्रांतवाद, भाषावाद और क्षेत्रवाद के नाम पर लड़नेवालों ने कभी भी राष्ट्रवाद की बात नहीं की। ऐसेस्थिति में हमारी स्वाधीनता कब तक सुरक्षित रह सकेगी?
किसी देश की सबसे बड़ी पूँजी वहाँ की युवा पीढी ही होती है। युवा ही देश के भविष्य-निर्माता हैं। भारत की लगभग ५०% जनसँख्या युवा है। लेकिन, दुखद पहलु यह है की अधिकांश युवा भ्रमित और दिशाहीन हैं। विदेशी वस्तुं, विदेशी संस्कृति, विदेशी भाषा और विदेशी जीवन शैली को अपनाने के लिए यह युवा पीढी लालायित है। जिस देश में युवावस्था का अर्थ बल, बुद्धि एवं विद्या होना चाहिए, वहाँ अधिकांश युवा इसके विपरीत धूम्रपान, मद्यपान और ड्रग्स जैसे नशीले पदार्थों की चपेट में हैं। उनके जीवन में संयम, धैर्य तथा शान्ति का स्थान स्वच्छंदता, उन्मुक्त जीवन शैली तथा विवेकहीन उन्माद ने ले लिया है। अधिकांश युवाओं को क्रांतिकारियों की कम और क्रिकेट की जानकारी अधिक है। विदेशी वस्तुओं तथा विदेशी वस्त्रों की होली जलाकर, खादी को प्रतीक बनाकर स्वदेशी के प्रयोग का संदेश देने वाले महात्मा गाँधी के देश में आज कोने कोने तक विदेशी वस्तुओं के विक्रेता पुनः पहुँच गए हैं। जिस देश में कभी 'जय जवान-जय किसान' का मंत्र गूंजता था, वहाँ शासन की नीतियों से व्यथित होकर शहीद सैनिकों के परिजन सरकार को सभी पदक लौटा रहे हैं और किसान प्रतिदिन आत्महत्या कर रहे हैं। सोने की चिडिया कहलने वाला देश छोटे-छोटे कार्यों में आर्थिक सहायता के लिए कभी अंतरराष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष, तो कभी विश्व बैंक की और देखता है। हमारी आर्थिक नीतियों से आज भी भारत की बजाय बाहरी देशों को ही अधिक लाभ हो रहा है। ऐसी स्थिति में हम कैसे कह सकते हैं की हम स्वतंत्र हैं?
१५ अगस्त १९४७ को हमें स्वराज्य तो मिल गया, लेकिन, स्वतंत्रता प्राप्त करना अभी शेष है। देश का शासन भारतीयों के हाथों में आ गया, लेकिन, शासन तंत्र के सभी अंगों का भारतीयकरण करना आवश्यक है। जब तक किसी एक क्षेत्र में भी विदेशी तंत्र उपस्थित है, तब तक हम स्वयं को 'स्व-तंत्र' कैसे कह सकते हैं?स्वदेशी, स्वभाषा और स्वाभिमान ही किसी भी राष्ट्र की स्वतंत्रता के मुख्य स्तम्भ हैं। जब तक इनके आधार पर हम अपना शासन-तंत्र नहीं बदलते, तब तक स्वराज्य को 'सुराज्य' में बदलना भी सम्भव नहीं होगा। जब तक भारत स्वदेशी, स्वभाषा और स्वाभिमान के साथ उठकर पुनः एक बार विश्व के सामने खड़ा नहीं हो जाता, तब तक स्वतंत्रता-प्राप्ति का अर्थ और लक्ष्य अधूरा ही रहेगा।

'Islam is not a slave'

manojzanvar — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 04:44:21 -0400

Syed Ali Shah Geelani is perhaps the most polarising figure in contemporary Kashmir. In his many avatars as Jamaat-e-Islami member, Hizbul Mujahideen's political face and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat's hawk, the octogenarian, bearded leader has led mammoth rallies, courted countless arrests and penned several books, including a passionate prison diary. On August 15 this year, Geelani donned the garb of Islam's saviour and declared to an azadi-chanting, green-flag waving crowd at Srinagar's Lal Chowk: "Our goal is azadi baraa-e-Islam (freedom for Islam)."

The media, constantly on the lookout for soundbites, moved to the separatists' other engagements in the day, ignoring the import of Geelani's new diktat and its fathomless falsity. In a single stroke, the Hurriyat hawk had coated his territorial battle with an Islamic flavour. Like Pakistan's founding father, the frail Mohammed Ali Jinnah in the tumultuous 1940s, Geelani has again tried to stoke a disturbing, though somewhat dormant, debate: "Is Islam incompatible with a secular society and must a Muslim majority live only in an Islamic state?"

The chant of "freedom for Islam" is actually a gross misinterpretation of a faith which unambiguously calls God "Rabul Almeen (lord of the universe)" and Prophet Mohammed "Rahmatul Almeen (blessing for universe)". "Like the Hindutva hardliners hinduised the Shrine Board for Amarnath yatris, Geelani has used a political slogan to provide the separatist movement with a pan-Islamic colour. Muslims might have been enslaved or free in the last 1,400 years, but Islam has never been a slave to anyone. Since it's not a slave, it doesn't need to be freed," says Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer. "Islam is democratic in spirit and has no conflict with secular, composite nationalism, an idea that the likes of Geelani vehemently oppose."

In Geelani's warped views, all Muslims must strive for and live in an Islamic state. "It's as difficult for a Muslim to live in a non-Muslim society as it is for a fish to live in a desert," writes Geelani in Rudad-e-Qaf, his prison memoir. Bangalore-based Islamic scholar Yoginder Sikand, who has written extensively on Kashmir's composite culture, met Geelani a few months ago in Srinagar. "When I asked him to explain his theory of Muslims' discomfort in a non-Muslim society, he said that it was ordained by the Quran. If the separatists succeed, Kashmir will turn into another Talibanised Afghanistan," says Sikand.

How will an Islamised Kashmir, if it becomes a reality at all, look? To find that, don't look beyond Asia Andrabi, the leader of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (Daughters of Islam), who dictates head-to-toe hijab, issues fatwas against music and favours "covering" the women who dare to bare, preferably by sprinkling paint on them.

Geelani's ideological guru, Maulana Abul-Ala Maududi, Jamaat-e-Islami's founder, sought the idea of an Islamic state in a Quranic verse which says that if given power in the land, Muslims should establish salat (worship) and zakat (charity) and enjoin virtue and forbid evil. Maududi interpreted it as God's command to establish an Islamic state which needed to enforce the eradication of vice like adultery, drinking, gambling, vulgar songs, immoral display of beauty, promiscuous mingling of men and women, co-education and so on.

"Pakistan's original idea of establishing an Islamic state was never realised. Yes, Pakistan has a city called Islamabad, but true Islam remains in India," claims Akhtarul Wasey, who teaches Islamic Studies at Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia. "The Prophet proved Muslims could co-exist with non-Muslims through the Covenant of Medina he signed with the Jews. Both the Jews and the Muslims became citizens of Medina with their separate identities."

Wasey's argument on the inclusivist nature of real Islam is backed by historical truth. Wahhabism, a revivalist, puritanical movement, expounded by Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahbab in 1740s in today's Saudi Arabia, lost its exclusivist edge once it hit the shores of multicultural India. Darul Uloom Deoband, the Islamic seminary which traces its origins to the wave of Wahhabism, eschewed fanaticism when it met the tolerant, spiritual Sufi influences in India. Jamiatul Ulema-e-Hind, Darul Uloom Deoband's extension, which fought the British Raj, opposed the Muslim League's "two-nation" theory. Jamiat's stalwart Maulana Hussain Ahmad Madni, under fire from some misguided maulvis of the League, had to explain his advocacy of composite nationalism in a book called Muttahda Qaumiat Aur Islam (Composite Culture and Islam). Madni was hauled over the coals, yet he didn't budge from his stand.

The idea of an Islamic state did not attract even the venerable Maulana Abul Kalam Azad though his zeal for Islam was unmatched. Born in Mecca and trained in Arabic and Islam studies before his family migrated to Calcutta, the erudite Azad celebrated Islam's inclusivism in an 1913 essay: "It is the Muslims' duty to serve humanity...Every part of God's land is sacred, and all inhabitants of the land are dear to them." At another place, Azad declares that God's land cannot be compartmentalised into pak (pure) and na-pak (impure).

The Kashmiri youth who dance to the tune of "Teri jaan meri jaan, Pakistan, Pakistan" would do well to take time off from Geelani's harangues and read Islam in its right context.

mohammed.wajihuddin@timesgroup.com

SOURCE: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Islam_is_not_a_slave/articleshow/3397793.cms

Here author's claim that SASS is a political outfit is unacceptable..

'Haroon'dhathi Roy!

Arunssh — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:57:08 -0400

Anti-National, Anti-Human, Anti-Hindu, Pro-Terrorist activist and noted writer(!) Arundhathi Roy has called for the liberation of Kashmir from the 'illegal' occupation of INDIA!

We all know how this same anti-Human celebrity defended Mohd. Afzal, who has been awarded death sentence by the Supreme Court, which, very unfortunate to say, is usually a Pro-Minority institution like Parliament/legislature, Administration, Media, et al.

As one reader rightly pointed out in the TimesOfIndia.com site, let our country become a (so-called) 'Communist' China and she should be kicked out of the nation.

Arundhathi Roy, Shabhana Azmi, Medha Patkar, Mallika Sarabhai, Nandita Das, and other Five Star-Hotel proz's, should be kicket out of Bharath, for their anti-Hindu activities and propaganda's.

Let's educate all the fellow Indians about these criminals and also others like Amartya Sen, Ramachandra Guha, Shashi Tharoor, blah blah blah....the list goes on.

P.S. This is my first blog in SanghParivar.org and feedback is welcomed and may be sent to bharat_aruns@yahoo.co.in

Best Regards, Arun Arun.

"All the things that I desire in this Universe are either illegal, expensive, banned, no longer exist or MARRIED TO SOMEONE ELSE:):):)"

Indo-US Nuclear deal

oscarf1762 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:27:52 -0400

US proposes to exempt India
from nuclear ban

Reuters

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Vienna: The United States has proposed to waive restrictions
on critical nuclear trade with India
in a draft circulated among member nations of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
and published by an arms control advocacy group.

The draft, published on the web
site of the US-based Arms Control Association (www.armscontrol.org), would
effectively lift a 34-year embargo on nuclear trade with India without tying the waiver to
explicit conditions for the Asian nuclear power.

Several NSG nations had said they
expected the exemption to identify events that would trigger a review, such as
an Indian nuclear bomb test or failure to allow wide-ranging inspections of its
nuclear facilities.

The draft states the NSG members
"have taken note of steps that India has taken voluntarily,"
including its unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests and its commitment to
allow inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog.

But it does not mention any
consequences or sanctions for the case that India does not adhere to those
measures.

The US draft was sent to NSG chair Germany on August 6 to forward it
to all of the 45 NSG members, according to ACA.

Serious
introspection is required by the defense authorities and the Indian government.
These are some issues that come to my mind:

The United
States proposal to waive restrictions on critical nuclear
trade with India
is a welcomed step forward, but at what cost? India has taken voluntarily
measures, including its unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests. I sincerely
hope our commitment to allow inspections by the UN nuclear watchdog does not
include our defense purpose nuclear plants.

Now, what happens if India has to
conduct a nuclear test for scientific purpose? Why doesn't the US draft say what will happen to this deal if India does not
adhere to those measures? Last but not the least, what will happen to our
Thorium based nuclear plants?

I wonder

hardcorerss — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:41:59 -0400

I wonder?

Is this my Nation, where my brothers are killed by my brothers ? Is this the great Nation called India ? My Child is taught about Akbar and Aurangzeb but not about Krishna and Shiva? Is this a country or just a union of the impossibles ? Is this a nation where a Hindu will only be crumpled like a piece of thrash ? Are we not human ?Dont we have blood that can boil ? Nipunsakhs are we ? Is it that the roads of this country will shout corruption (with so many holes in them) ?

When will I be proud of my Country? When will I be proud of myself ?

I wonder and wonder and wonder as i look at a wonder called India, a wonder land, with astounding people, who have no right to live in thier own country ? I wonder what happened that a few Hindus can continue to be corrupt and tormment crores of Hindus? People are happy that Congress came in, No one talks about the Money that was exchanged. We are tolerant, tolerance is going to be our down fall .

Bomb Blasts:Does anybody care?

nkgrock — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:16:55 -0400

Nithin Sridhar

Two
more terrorist attacks, a series of bomb blasts in two prosperous
cities, many people dead, many more injured and a grave national loss!
This has become a part and parcel of Indian life. The target shifts,
outfits involved in terrorism changes, but the impact remains same and
the intentions remain the same. This time the location was first
Bengaluru, the Garden City, an IT hub and, next, Ahmedabad, one of the
fastest developing cities of the country.

In Bengaluru, low
intensity blasts took place in the afternoon of 25 July 2008 in which
at least two persons died and seven were injured. While the first seven
blasts took place between 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm. The eighth bomb blasted
at Hosaguddahalli near Gopalan Mall on Mysore road at about 5.30 pm and
the ninth blasted near the Army Engineering College on Mysore Road at
6.30 pm.

The Bengaluru Police has termed it as an act of terror.
The crude bombs, stuffed with nuts and bolts, exploded at Madiwala,
Adugodi, Nayandahalli, Pantharapalya and Vittal Mallya Road. Bengaluru
Police Commissioner Shankar Bidri said the blasts were of low intensity
and gelatine sticks were used. Preliminary investigations show that the
bombs were attached to a timer device and were triggered off by a
mobile phone.

On Saturday, 17 bombs exploded in Ahmedabad killing 45 people and injuring over 100. The death toll is constantly on the rise.

All
bombs were reportedly planted on bicycles and went off within a time
span of 70 minutes — between 6:30 pm and 7:40 pm IST — in various parts
of the city.

Most of these blasts were reported from eastern
Ahmedabad, in the upper-middle-class dominated areas of Bapu Nagar,
Amraiwadi, Sarangpur, Jawahar Nagar, Narol Circle, Sarkhej, Isanpur and
Haksar.
The first bomb exploded at a bus stand Mani Nagar area
around 6:35 pm.There was a second blast, also in Mani Nagar, inside the
premises of LG Hospital. There was another blast in the premises of
Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital. Two blasts were reported soon after from
Sarkhej. While the first was in a city transport bus, the other was
reported from Sangam theatre. Soon after, there were two blasts in Bapu
Nagar — one outside the railway station, the other inside a bus.

Minutes
before the blasts, the Intelligence Bureau and various media houses
received an e-mail from a little known group that called itself the
“Indian Mujahideen”, warning of an imminent attack. The e-mail said the
outfit’s intention was to cause panic and fight political groups that
were opposed to Islam. The mail read, 'We, the Indian Mujahideen, have
carried out attacks and will continue to do so. Stop us if you can.”

A
live bomb was defused near a hospital and two cars stuffed with
explosives were found in and on the outskirts of Surat on Sunday,
sparking a high security alert in the diamond city. The car, bearing
the number plate GJ 6 CD 3569, was found laden with explosives in
Punagam area. The police have recovered some powder-like material,
gelatine sticks and shrapnel from the car, Police Inspector MR Chavda
said. Later, the police located another car with explosives at the
Heerabagh locality, Surat Police Commissioner R MS Brar informed.
Earlier, the police had found a live bomb near a hospital from the New
Citylight area of Surat after some residents informed the police about
it.

As
in the past, television, newspapers and all sources of media reported
the incident prominently in prime-time slots and front pages. But you
know, tomorrow some other ‘news’ will make them forget the ghastly
incidents. People have lost interest in what these journalists say;
they comment about the sad state of affairs and then forget it
accepting defeat in the hands of ‘fate’. Police carry out some
investigation, claim it to be the handiwork of the investigative agency
from across the border and move on! Either no one is arrested or no
arrest leads to a breakthrough in the investigation so that any
individual, group or country can be pinned down. Government and
politicians make speeches, some political parties say "terrorism has no
religion", ask the "majority to maintain calm" and the opposition says
"government is soft on terror"… All so very predictable!

A
question must be asked: Is anybody concerned? Is anybody ready to see
the larger picture, so to speak? Is anybody doing anything to safeguard
ordinary citizens and the nation from terrorists?

It seems
concerned citizens are a minority and are in no position to make any
substantive change in the Indian society, which is now full of those
who lust over money, sell their souls, and betray the nation. The rest
are bigmouthed non-performers who fancy being known as 'intellectuals'.
The third group is the biggest culprit: "I don’t care; it’s
commonplace," muse idiots. It’s high time for action. Those who are
concerned should chart out long-term and short-term strategies to fight
the menace.

Terrorism may not have a religion, but terrorists
do. Everybody knows that there is only one religion, thousands of whose
followers call for and subscribe to “global jihad”. Study any other
terrorist group (Maoists, LTTE, ULFA, etc), and you will find that
their recruits have not assembled under an umbrella in the name of
religion; what unites them is a political or an economic reason.
Besides, there co-religionists from different parts of the world do not
throng India or sneak into it to join them in the assault on this state.

Therefore,
in the short term, if madrassahs, especially those along the Pakistan
and Bangladesh border, are monitored, it should help. It’s very
unfortunate that violence-free interpretations of the sacred texts of
Islam do not arouse the kind of passion in Muslim crowds that
violence-ridden rhetoric by Islamic fundamentalists do. It is true that
peaceful Muslims are more in number, but their lack of prominence as
anti-jihadis in the national scene does a tremendous disservice to the
whole community. “Islam means peace/welfare” and “we condemn terrorism”
sound vacuous when these sound-bytes are given by moderate Muslims a
day after every terrorist strike in India. Whatever happened to the
recent fatwa against terrorism? Was it valid? Does Islam authorise such
edicts? Did any Muslim take that fatwa seriously?

The other
strategy is for the members of the media to sit together and agree
upon. How about reporting a terrorist attack in a bland manner instead
of getting into the gory, graphic details? Remember, the sight of blood
that shocks an ordinary citizen, inspires the terrorist at the same
time.

Next, “difficult terrains” is no excuse. Borders with
Bangladesh and Pakistan should be completely sealed. All illegal
Bangladeshi infiltrators should be sent back.

A medium-term plan
involves politics. The legislature should make tough laws and the
executive take tougher, faster actions, instead of indulging in
minority appeasement and vote-bank politics.

In the long term,
people should be made aware of the real causes and nature of terrorism.
They should be explained how terrorism is not only a political motive
of our western neighbour, but also a religious motive deeply rooted in
such Islamic doctrines that instigate jihad, whose supporters are many
within the country. This could be done by publishing books, pamphlets
and holding conferences, in mass awareness programmes.

Government
should corner the country’s hostile neighbours in the international
community and not be soft on them on the issues of national security.
So far, diplomatic pressure on the countries sponsoring or harbouring
terrorists has left a lot to be desired. India realises that it has to
fight this war alone. But the grit of a lone fighter is conspicuous by
its absence.

Rise India!

where am i?

hardcorerss — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:23:52 -0400

Where am I?

Standing on my Matrobhumi, With Naxals killing police party in AP Borders, Inflitration from China into Arunachal, Strike by Gurkhas in West bengal, People burining factories in Nandigram, Kashmir under strike, Maoists growing strong in Nepal, Chinese in Myanmar, Taliban growing strong in Swat, POK, NW Pakistan, Inflation at near 12%, Growth at 6%(near), Oil at 142.Standing in my Matrobhumi affected by Rampant corruption, problems etc..... The Sons of Hindustan stand and just watch and watch...........

Where am i ................?

Truth is belief in God. China is the Truth today.

hardcorerss — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:34:36 -0400

Dear Countrymen,

Born RSS, Die RSS.But born in India, willing to die for CHINA ? Crazy, I being an Indian refuse to die for my own Country and want to die for China. Truth is the basic premise of my comment.

It is very difficult to digest and understand what i have to say. I said this to VHP Asian /Australian Head (Shri Ravi) when he visited me in China. He was Shocked and was not willing to look at the Truth that i had found while living in China for 5 years.

Refusing to live in India, dishonestly doing business and living day in and day out based on Bribery, Corruption and lies, I shifted to China at 42 Years of age. I thought when i would go there - people will be wearing Blue and on Bicycles with a lot of military presence. Astoundingly - it was like Europe or like USA.

China teaches it's children - Honesty, Hardwork, To do thier Best and Loyalty. If any one breaks the law, no one can protect him but if he is on the side of the law nobody can touch him. Many Cities,towns,villages have 24 hours water,electricity and fantastic infrastructure.

People are dedicated and when you ask them they say"We will try our Best" and that is what they do.Government doesnot harrass its citizens. Corrupt leaders when caught are Severly punished.

I will give you an instance.

A gangster was tried by State High Court and the verdict was NOT GUILTY. Next day- China Daily announced" Gangster judgement not valid- Supreme court will try gangster in 15 Days". On 16th Day the China daily announced" Gangster found Guilty- Sentenced to Death, Injected with Poison, Gangster is Dead".

That means the Nation is AWAKE. It does not take Issues making China weak or Issues that promote Dishonesty - LIGHTLY.

This is just one of my Paragraphs, Millions of Reasons latter i found that Dying for China would be worthwhile......I will continue my blog. Meanwhile remember that Truth is Belief in GOD. What i am writing here is the TRUTH.

Indian Knowledge Banks

hardcorerss — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:02:52 -0400

The Indian Knowledge Bank.Indian Knowledge Bank-Nalanda- Had Indian Books- they burnt for MONTHS- just imagine Books burning for months. How many books were there ? Millions ?Let us try to piece together the Indian Knowledge Bank. For this we need to Focus our Vision on VEDAS and related documents of Sruti (What is heard about life)and Smrthi ( What is recollection of life,learnt from elders and passed on to the young.). Vedas are a component of Sruti:Sruti *The Primary source of authority for everything in Hinduism.**These are fixed, eternal and not changeable.*1.Sruti Components:

A.1.The Vedas ( Knowledge or Science.)

There are four Vedas:Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda. A.2.Branches of Vedas:Rig-Veda -        Branches: sakala; sankhayana
Yajur-veda -     Branches: taittirIya; maitrayanlya; kanva; madhyandina
Sama-veda -    Branches: ranayanlya; jaiminIya; kauthuma
Atharva-veda - Branches: saunaka; pippaladaA.3.Upavedas or subsidiary Vedas are-Ayurveda – Knowledge of medicineArthashastra-Knowledge of Politics and Finance.Dhanurveda- Knowledge of Warfare.Ghandarvaveda- Knowledge of Music. A.4.Six Subsections of Vedas called Veda angas.Phonetics – SikshaGrammar- VyakarnaMetric- ChandasEtymology- NiruktamAstronomy and Astrology- Jyotisha Ceremonials- Kalpam  A.5.Upanishads (108 in all) The ten major Upanishads:
Isa
Kena
Katha
Prasna
Mundaka
Mandukya
Aitareya
Taittiriya
Chandogya
Brihadaranyaka

Other Important Upanishads:
Svetasvatara
Maitri
Kausitiki
Nrisimha-purva-tapini
Kaivalya
Amrita-bindu B.Mantra portion of SrutiC.Aranyka portion of SrutiD.Upanishad Portion of SrutiD.1.Upanishads (108 in all) The ten major Upanishads:
Isa
Kena
Katha
Prasna
Mundaka
Mandukya
Aitareya
Taittiriya
Chandogya
Brihadaranyaka

Other Important Upanishads:
Svetasvatara
Maitri
Kausitiki
Nrisimha-purva-tapini
Kaivalya
Amrita-binduSmrutiBesides Sruti, which is the primary source of authority for everything in Hinduism, there is a secondary set of scriptures collectively called the smRti - the word meaning 'that which is remembered and transmitted'. The smRtis contain all the rules and regulations for the individual in relation to the family, society, the ancestors and the gods, compiled and collected by great sages of the past.

Secondary Source of Scriptures
May change from time to time and from place to place.

*2.Smruti Components:a.Yajnavalkya Smrutib.Parasara Smurti.c. Manu Smruti.*3.Itihasa Components: (History as it happened)a. Ramayana (Valmiki)b.Maharbarta ( Vyasa) *4.Purana Components:(Vyasya)18 major Puranas18 Subsidary puranas *5.Agama Components:Agama Means -Prayers and Rituals (Construction of temples and Worship of Idols)1.Vaishanava Agama2. Pancratra Agama3.Saiva Agama4.Sakta Agama.

*6.Darsana Components:

*incomplete list

Ashok the Great ?

hardcorerss — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:31:21 -0400

Was Ashoka Really Great ?

He as the King, was moved into Buddhism personally.

He as the King, Enforced Buddhism on India.

He the Mighty King of Kingdom extending from Iran to Indonesia, Left his Kingdom and did not let anyone succeed him. He left a Vaccum India could never fill.

India the Mighty land was broken to several small pieces due to this vaccum.

In 711, Buddishts opened the door for Bin Kasem in Deval and rest is History.

So was he Really great. Personally yes but as a King no. He was the Modern day Bhisampitamah of Indias decay.