Seeking Oneness in Many

Each nation have inherent set of values and ethics which had evolved through centuries of life cycles. The set of values India have given to the world had inspired the elite thinkers from Greece in the East, to China in the west. Fortunately India was immune to attacks and unrest for long time due to her geographical advantages. When crusades and conquests were ruling the minds of west, men in India could peacefully contemplate and experience the highest truth humans had ever witnessed. Europe proclaimed their racial religious superiority over Asia and Africa leading to diabolical colonising. Meanwhile our nation accepted and assimilated various culture and stood for plurality which is the back bone of our culture. India's consciousness always pondered over one thing, How to assimilate the best from all spheres of life. The result is here, India has evolved and still evolving to a rich cultured society where you find fine examples in all ways of life.

Our philosophers in the past have envisaged a term which has no parallel in any other language, i.e. Dharma. What binds together the entire samaj as single unit, is one of the connotations of Dharma. There is a saying, Dharmo Rakshati Rakshitaha. Which means, Dharma has to be protected, So that Dharma Will protect You.  In general people have to stay together and function towards accomplishing their virtues. Olden days the duty of the king was to assure Dharma is prevailing and permeating the entire gamut of life in samaj. There was even a ritual, where the priests will remind the king during his coronation ceremony by saying Dharma will punish the king if he/she malign the position he is upholding. Closely following the life of my people, they do things within the hold of some intangible or unseen phenomenon which even they are not explicit about. This has been the way of life in India for centuries. The life moves on with great resilience and samaj never took the route by breaking links with its deep rooted values and morals. India also had it's share of genocides and struggles from the days of Islamic conquest to date. Although this have wrecked the equilibrium of life very much, samaj has overcome all the mishaps successfully over a period of time. And now India is a metaphor for universal religion. 

Mr. Nehru in his Glimpses of World History, mentioned the role India had played and going to play in the future. He stated India will function as the heart of the world. Needless to state what a heart does for the physical body, this land will purify the entire universe with her inherent purity. Sufism the mystic sect of Islam, flourished while coming in contact with India. It entered into new realm of spiritual heights in India. Likewise several major religions blossomed in this land and attracted the imaginations of people. Being an Indian, how am I defined by other nationalities? The answer could be, Seeking Oneness in Many..............

Limitations in Law and Possibilities in Us

''Ignorantia juris non excusat'' - Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
As goes the saying, all are bound to know the Law of the land. Ignorance of Laws cannot be excused. One should undertake necessary learnings on respective laws before venturing into any physical transactions in any domain. Countries graft laws and implement the same anticipating peoples' absolute adherence to the same. At times the ruling powers comes up with something which doesn't correspond to the mind of the people. Apparently these laws falls big in terms of execution for the simple reason that people don't accept it. Let's look into the Child Marriage Restraint Act, which was incorporated during the pre-partition era of India. The law says any marriage between a male and a female before they reach the age of 21 and 18 respectively, will be deemed to be illegal. It ensures the mental and physical maturity of both parties before stepping into a married life.  Now the question is, why is this law violated in a large way even after 85 years of legislation. Why these attempts are not producing the desired changes in the society? The emergency days have seen the worst law repudiations in the history of India. This points to the fact that,  Laws has to be enacted in concurrence with the mind of the people. Jurisdictions which does not justify the consciousness of the samaj, will fall flat. So what is the real remedy for an effective change in samaj?  Is it enactment of tough acts and their subsequent amendments later !

Greats always laid the foundations for building the Law Makers of the future. Their pursuit was to nurture the mankind, who will gradually lead the samaj towards betterment. Swami Vivekananda wanted the youngsters to be the torch bearers of nation building by enlightening the masses. He always upheld the principle that all have immense potentiality in changing the course of the sufferings. Gurus like him understood that change has to begin in the people, not by enforcing any policy or pressure.  Yes, educational institutions have the greatest role in nurturing and grooming the generations. I don't think even a staunch supporter of current education system, will agree that each child discovers his/her potentials after stepping out of these insitituitions.  At this point, as a nation how many organisations are involved in this process of Man Making. Even though its fewer, we do have some. Youth involvement determines the nations progress. We have examples of Libya, Pakistan, Syria, Egypt and many other nations facing the wrath of youngsters. Development of an individual should happen in three ways, Physically, Mentally and Spiritually. Spiritual development in one creates a sense of oneness being with the entire living organisms of the universe. Probably this was missing in all ways. There is a consensus among the elite leaders of our nation that, a collective effort from the people is the only way to bring a change. Drafting policies alone will not serve the big cause. Yes its this understanding each of us have to consider when we groom our future generation

Heroes, Politics and Indians

Each nation have their bunch of heroes and India too have, in fact more than any nation in the world. The two great epics which graced this divine land have depicted the greatest two heroes Sri Krishna and Sri Rama. They prevail and permeate the life of my people in one way or another. Its ironical that though we worship and regard Krishna as the greatest influence in our lives, we follow the footsteps of Sri Rama in our actions for the simple reason he is the perfect embodiment of a human being. And when I say perfect, yes absolutely perfect in all the roles he had in his life. Krishna had many wives but the ideal man Rama was only for Sita (Manifestation of the Goddess). Sri Rama has been the moral benchmark for an Indian man for time immemorial. Similarly anything and everything with regards to moralities, the reference point is and always the epics. The great Mahatma Gandhi's inclination towards ' Rama Rajya', conceptualised referring to Rama's governance was neither a theory nor a hypothetical subject. It is a reality in pursuit and Indians can accomplish his dream.

Though politics takes front page of several newspapers across the nation, it doesn't take the centre stage of an Indian family. If anyone asks Why, the answer is India is,was and never a political nation. Life moved smoothly irrespective of who ruled. Therefore the policy makers are mere debating subjects in India. Foreign invasions created havoc at different times, but the people resurged from its suppressions to go normal in spite of the repeated atrocities done by various empires. India still continued to assimilate as usual what was good. I would say if there is anything which hurts India, it is the erosion of Moral Consiousness in a samaj(society). This moralities unites the diversified demography and sustains the samaj strong.  I believe its' unfair to utter even the word, 'Self Restraint Indian'. Because the Indian mind represent the vast ocean where all rivers flows and in process get purified.


I have not seen too many countries and too many of other civilisations. Since am born with the identity of from the oldest living civilisation which has assimilated and adopted the entire mankind traits, I know the rest of the world is just a replica of what I had seen in my people. Paying tribute to the great author Sage Ved Vyas, the learned  says anything and everything in this material world is mentioned in the great Indian epic Mahabharata. Great American Author, Mark Twain has rightly said,''India is the mother of traditions and culture''. Here religions and philosophies flourished and was elevated to a higher level where all got ingrained in the life cycle of each individual in the course of centuries. And yet this evolution is not over, Mother India and her children are still evolving grabbing the best of life.

Billion People – One Voice

Following the resolution passed in the parliament of India, which is the ultimate law making body of the nation, India has shown a tremendous model of people’s will reflecting in the process of nation building. Evidently the successive governments failing to pass a bill for 42 years since it was first tabled in the parliament, the people came out in support of Team Anna and forced the belligerent political class to adopt the points put forward by Shri Anna Hazare and their team. Irrespective of the hues and cries by many of the liberal intelligentsia of the countries, the common man supported recommendations of JAN LOKPAL (the version of lokpal drafted by Team Anna). Consensus in the Parliament and that too 100 percentage was unheard except in matter of National Security. But today all the parliamentarians unanimously supported the three sticky points and passed a resolution in favour of the anti corruption movement. I was proud to see my political class acting in accordance with the minds of the AAM ADMI; perhaps they missed in the last forty odd years. Even though we have lost many precious years in the course of nation building, that day I was proud to say I am an Indian. And why I’ll come to it.

Functioning as the largest democracy in the world, it has never been able to fulfil the basic needs of all the 120 million people. I have often thought the lack of commitment from the politicians resulting in lapse of grabbing opportunities. There have been leaders with vision to constructively engage the resources for development but the political systems never rose to the levels of expectations of the people. Keeping all these flaws aside, How India drew attention of the minds across the globe is by an unprecedented saga of actions resulting in a perfect precedent for the coming generations. Without any bloodshed, riots, suppressing actions from the government the will of the people reflected in the exact manner where it matter the most. Unlike the youth of England who resorted to hooliganism and robbery to show their discomfort to the state authorities, Unlike the Libyan dictatorship who turned their ear drums against the call of the nation to step down or to change. India responded optimistically within the doors of the constitutional and moral framework with an ideal beginning for an anti- corruption bill.  Role of an ordinary man Anna Hazare, cannot be overlooked, history books will hail his contribution as vital and generations will read and might replicate his moral ideals for reforming the process when it is required. Ultimately India alone can show such resilience and spirit for the reason that she is the mother of civilisations and humanity. Born in such a heritage can we alienate ourselves from this way of life?