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Here goes another episode. Gujjars waited for another vacation holidays to strike so that the tourism gets affected in Rajastan and their demands are heard to. “You reap what you sow” and this is being proved here. An affair of the state is being transformed into a national issue, courtesy, caste-politics played by our leaders. These crook politicians perpetuate the caste system in India just to keep the public divided. If one Prime Minister divided us in the name of language, the other did in the name of caste (read reservation). Now this has become a handy tool for these crooks to play politics in the name of region, religion caste and creed. On one side they blame the society for discrimination and ill-treatment of Dalits and on the other side they want them to be christened as Dailts (or low caste) just as to enjoy the benefits in the name of the caste. In democracy, the common citizen can participate in the governance and get his demand fulfilled. Here what Gujjars did was an imp...

Worth Reading these tips! This is just another E-mail word but certainly not a junk as it used to be! Take a 10-30 minute walk every day. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate antidepressant. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to. Always pray and make time to exercise. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 And under the age of Six. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants And eat less foods that are manufactured in Plants. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat broccoli, almonds & walnuts. Try to make at least three people smile each day. Clear your clutter from your house, car, and desk and let new and flowing energy into your life. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip, issues of the past, negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead, invest your energy in the positive present moment. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and...

The honorable(?) Home minister of India has come out with a new logic in an unabashed manner as to appease one particular community! Stooping to such a low level by the rulers just to please one religion, demonstrate the hypocritical functioning of the secular practices in this country. Mr. Patil’s argument is, “If we are demanding the release of Sarabjeet Singh, how can we talk of hanging Afzal Guru!” Mr. Patil went on to add, “We can’t blame a community based on single incident” Perhaps, one has to remind Mr. Patil that the cases of Afazal & Sarabjeet are not similar to draw a parallel. Afzal Guru is a convicted criminal who tried to blow away the Indian Parliament House that resulted in loss of lives of handful of policemen and other officials. Afzal Guru was tried and the Supreme Court of India had sentenced him the capital punishment. The story of Sarabjeet is different. It is a case of mistaken identity and Sarabjeet has already undergone many a mental torture that he might...

Charity and Philanthropy are the two characteristics that distinguish humankind from others. Charity is to contribute for a common kind on one’s own. Simply put, a voluntary donation for a good cause is termed as Charity. Philanthropy is no different from charity. However, it is defined as love for the mankind or benevolence. How long one should extend giving charity? Should they do once in their life time or everyday? Should it be given to the same person or different persons? These are some confusing questions. Privilege is different from right. It is the law of humanity that richer should aid poor. However, the problem here is the discrimination. How to differentiate the genuine deserving poor from the lazy, idle beggars? I am, at times, driven to have the opinion of encouraging laziness and begging through this charity-thing. This has encouraged our beggars to remain as “people-always-in-need”. The habit of providing alms has conditioned the so-called poor to remain poor always an...

Nothing is impossible. This is pretty true when it pertains to the affairs of Indian politics. The happenings around persuade one to be more obsessed with the affairs of Indian politics. Not long ago, I shared a joke in Sulekha-jokes column when two friends talk among themselves; one says that he would like to be the Prime Minister of India. The other guy shockingly asks, “Are you crazy?” for which the first one replies, “Why? Is that necessary?” I never thought that this joke mentioned in a lighter vein would become a reality. Last evening, as I surf the TV channels, I found out an interesting SMS survey by a news channel asking Whether Mayawati will be the first Dalit Prime Minister of India? At the outset, I am confused on the question itself. Since when onwards, we have started classifying the premier posts on the basis of castes? As far as I knew, I never came across a Prime Minister who was given a tag like Brahmin Prime Minister or so. Why the prefix of Dalit is to be added? Is ...

Indian politicians are notorious for their priorities or the lack of it whenever they respond to an issue. Dr. Anbumani (Ramdoss – this is his father’s name) is not exception. It is a well known fact that Ramdoss’s family is jealous of the charisma that Rajini has and the clout he has over the Tamilnadu people. As the saying goes, “aatirakkaranukku buddi mattu” (angry man has no mind), Ramdoss perceives that the Rajini style (throwing cigarette and catching) is the reason for his popularity. If he brings a ban on smoking on cigarette he can curtail the popularity of Rajini. If he thought so, we can only pity him. The entire Tamilnadu knew how Ramdoss came to limelight. His organization was labeled as “kaadu vetti katchi” (forest cutting party) as they used to fell down trees all over the highways of Tamilnadu and block the traffic just to highlight their issue. Now these environmentalists want to ban smoke on screen. If you really want to ban something on movies, then ban those almost...