Fight for Right and Language

        Today I got the pleasure to hear vetean internationalist & columnist Dr. Ved Pratap Vedic and Professor Ajeet Jha,a history ideologue from Delhi University.Heard and read Vedic ji so much via electronic and print media,so this opportunity to hear him live was a bit exciting for me.Both came to support a movement by some UPSC aspirants against some flaws in recent notification by UPSC and demanding 'age relaxation and extra attempts' to be provided as syllabus,pattern and marking scheme has been changed.Both intellectuals along with Socialist Yogendra Yadav are supporting this movement vehemently.
          The programme started with speech of some scholars who are carrying this movement forward.They highlighted the technical aspects of their demand.Like,some commissions as Kothari Commission set up by UPSC itself  stated that on an average a selected candidate takes three attempts to get through when the same pattern of syllabus s/he follows. In 1979,also when the syllabus was changed three extra attempts were provided as it takes hardship of the candidate to get prepared for the same.Their main focus was to emphasis on the point that their demand is genuine.
          This demand was strongly supported by Prof Jha when he came to speak.He mainly raised two concerns.First,extreame weightage to  General Studies given and optionals marginalisation.As per him,our education system stresses for specialization after matriculation.As the basic qualification to appear into UPSC exam is graduation,how can UPSC expect the candidate to be allrounder?If General Studies is to be of high weightage then questions should be of the matriculation standard only.Second,an organisation can't ask to test everything at the time of examination.It should organise on-job training, as a serviceman better and practically learns after being a part of the system.Change is the reality of the world but a positive change can make wonders and negative could lead to discrimination and inequality.
         Now, it was the chance to hear the veteran to listen to whom I actually came.Vedic ji,as expected started in his own style attacking system with satires.He said,this demand is so small.Govt. should accept it asap as after all its implementation is going to support the govt itself,govt will have to pay for a less number of years to the cadidate.A more aged and experienced person will better be able to serve than a younger one,as experience is with him.So,using democratical institutions the movement should be carried forward and govt will accept it unscrupulously.But he then tried to take the attention towards the much larger issue. According to him,it is the inside conspiracy to steadily move out students other than those who are following English.He made several satires on English for is grammer,converting 'fish' into 'ghoti'.As 'f' of fish sounds as 'gh' of 'enough','i' of fish as 'o' of 'women' and 'sh' of  fish as 'ti' of 'nation'.Any great ideologue or 'vicharak' do not come from English language whether Plato(Greek),Sukhrat,Aristotal etc.No religious epic has been ever written in English whether Vedas(Sanskrit),Bible(hibroo),Quran(Arabi) etc.
           He said,a civil servant is the one who actually runs the govt.They make and break politician indeed as they know the system.An IAS,IFS,IPS etc should not get feared, a politician can't do anything of him,yes but vice versa is possible.
        I got to know many personal things about him like he is the person who named SAARC and is now planning to suggest govt to expand it covering 8 more nations(Myanmar,Mauritious,Iran,Kazakistan,Uzbekistan,Kirgistan,Turqmenistan and Tajikistan) and instead of govt only let teachers,doctors,media,scholaar,lawyer,professor,engineer, scientists etc interact each other and make it PEOPLE'S SAARC.Opportunities would be immense if this becomes reality.Even he insisted Karzai to come in the streamline and join this organization as eighth nation with the inclusion of Afghanistan.Another thing I got to know was that he knew many languages.Also he was the first scholar from JNU to submit his thesis in 'Hindi' and fought a legal battle for it.He has worked with several of our Prime Ministers.
     He said "I am not against any language even I knew many and many of my books are in english itself but i am against making it obligatory.If the barrier of English won't be there Indian people will make wonders.Yes,some services demands english,let some people follow it and be it optional to everyone but my concerns are to making it a compulsory one .It is one of the major reason behind the fact that only 4% out of the total who take admissions in primary school persue graduation."So,he emphasized to fight for the existence of hindi and against any sort of atrocity and do not let studies get affected in the process.
            Hearing both ideologues was a great experience.I agree with some of their comments and disagree with a few.General Studies should be of more weightage than optional despite of the fact of specilization stated by Prof. Jha.There is need of several education reforms,no doubt but this service demands a person having all round knowledge.It does not want specialist of a particular subject.Way of being a researcher ,professor are open for them.A person taking psychology, philosophy, any literature subject cracks a paper and when it comes down to administer in the service,he/she couldn't mark upto the expectation.Its the flaw to which UPSC has correted with new changes.I am not commenting on any specific subject over here,just talking about many general subjects which are of less significance in performing administration tasks. Another issue that CSAT inclusion and on job training,I agree that on job training is essential but inclusion of CSAT is also equally important as logical and reasoning abilities are natural in a person.They can be refined with passage of time,not produced.So,it must be a part of the examination and keeping same and some departmental problems in mind UPSC added this into the syllabus.But I agree that change should be like one that bring positive changes and what are 'positive changes' should be decided after thorough public,ideologue and policy makers combined discussions.At first,Ideologues should be made a part of the policy making process for a 'positive change'.
      I think "A language is mere is medium of expression, nothing else."If someone love/hate any language it is his/her right but one should not abhor a language to a level where it becomes a menace for the society. I strongly support VedicJi's remark that one should love and learn all languages and should not be against any but equally significant is that any language should not be made obligatory in such a way that it breaks the aspirations of the people affected.

Flying to Future with Tenacity to Past

              Well......before beginning,an inspirational self written quote will surely invoke the feelings of dedication for a better tomorrow ---

'वक़्त बदलना हैं तो मित्रो मेहनत बहुत जरुरी हैं,

संकट की घड़ियों मैं मिलकर चलना बहुत जरुरी हैं|

संकल्प हमारे पास हैं गर आसमान छू सकते हैं,

अपने आज को बेहतर कल मे बदलना बहुत जरुरी हैं ||'

               Everyone wants a better life,a life as dreams but what turns into reality is a mirror image of the acts performed by the individual.One's deeds should be so positive and dedicative so that they should lead that individual to attain a better life ahead.Being just on the upper layer of the philosophy,a message needs to be conveyed that one should not forget the past which made that individual to learn from the mistakes done there and acted as a learner to retain the natural dedication and willpower of that person.

           In the present scenario,for a better tomorrow a ploy should be implemented keeping in mind the scientific enhancements along with the moral ethical values.Taking a wide glance,for example in the context of world,what do u expect for a better tomorrow???tell me.Just economical growth,industrial and technological development or yeah nuclear development of the countries which has lead to a blind race in which no one knows where and till what limits they are going.Is this the better tomorrow we are looking for???No,I would answer no ,definitely no.If the terms of brotherhood,moral values wont be there,we wont be able to save our future for long because the race mentioned above will demolish each other and the dream of a better tomorrow wont be succeed ever.

Here,I am not stressing for a leaving the modern development and to go ahead in the future with just trivial ideas but i am focusing on the good attributes of past as brotherhood,joint-family system,non-violence's strategy etc.I am just remembering the thought of Mahatma Gandhi,who also said-'.अहिंसा परमो धर्म '.So,to securely look ahead for a bright future ahead one will have to keep these things in mind .This will move the world too away from the current scenario for a dreamy better tomorrow.

       Now moving a step down to the level of a country,the foremost point to have a nice future ahead is to have a better planning keeping in mind all the aspects of all the fields and sections of the nation as from the education to sports,technological growth to environmental protection,from the enhancement in the economical growth to the uplifting of poor people.

But along with it a nation wide thread of brotherhood will tighten the nerves of the cerebellum of the people of the country and the combined effort of the people of such a nation can lead the country ahead along with the cooperation of the ruling priorities there.

  The final entity is an 'individual' whose can be responsible for a better tomorrow and a better life ahead.One should always keep itself along with the pace of the time but side by side it should also keep in mind the quote said in the holy epic 'Geeta' that--'कर्म किये जा,फल की इच्छा न कर'.This quote in turn is enough to say that one should go ahead for deeds rather then just to think of the consequence of it.For a better life ahead,if the smallest entity will follow this line then surely that entity ,the country and even the world will move ahead in terms of hard-work and dedication which will sow the seeds of a dreamy future ahead.Finally,this last quote summarizing the whole scenario for a better tomorrow---  

"हवा का रुख बदलना हैं चलो संकल्प ले,

नया इतिहास रचना हैं चलो संकल्प ले

चलो सीखे पुरुषार्थ करना फिर मौत से लड़ना,

हमे अपना कल बदलना हैं चलो संकल्प ले ||" ....... 

Laws are made for Citizens--not the Citizens are made for Laws

Today I was reading an article by Madabhushi Sridhar (A Professor and Coordinator, Center for Media Law and Public Policy, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad) throwing light on the constitutional aspects of the capital punishment to Ajmal Kasab and raising questions on the integrity of the Govt.I found his article technically right but it lacks the sense of being human in it.

Though article-72 of the Indian Constitution gives every requester,the chance to appeal again for a judicial review if the plea of pardon(mercy petition) is being rejected by the President yet a Govt can't be blamed for not informing regarding such a provision to the accuser.Here,what the author has blamed that Govt has the responsibility to inform the Kasab regarding the same which it deliberately denied to do so.I am asking,if Govt did it deliberately then also whats wrong in it, after all laws are made for citizens(or persons as said int he article) and not the citizens are made for laws in a democracy.

Why a person who writes an articles puts aside his feelings when it comes to show knowledge on a paper?Why a person instead of listening of his or her own heart and mind tries to express more of his knowledge whether it should be expressed or not ? All what is said is technically right and the examples given are also constitutionally true but for whom it is being written should also be kept in mind while writing .What about the 166 people who killed in the attack when someone calls for another review,this time by the judiciary.After all the law is for the citizens and truth and not for giving a chance by chance to the culprit though just on the name of human rights even when the culpability of the accuser is proved in the apex court.

Writer,Constitution Experts and even nation  need to rethink a lot.

'Ek Thi Freedom of Speech'-The Facebook Row

'Ek Tha Tiger' is a reality or not,don't know but 'Ek Thi Freedom of Speech" is getting realistic these days.It can be predicted by the series of attempts in last few months to shut the voice of people which is getting against you.Recent event of Maharashtra is an active example of the hammer on the table of Article-19-1(a) of the Indian Constitution.

Such coward acts started a ways back but as the last such event which clicks my mind is the literary+cyber+verbal+physical war against 'The Satanic Verses' by Salman Rushdie.One might agree with someone or not but should not hammer on the freedom of speech of that personality and the crux of  the issue is that Govt. also found itself in a whirlpool and so favors the side in majority irrespective of the point that it is abide by the law or constitution or not.People says 'On the name of freedom of speech' one can't hit the sentiments of someone.I say this philosophy is a nonsense if you talk about freedom of speech and right of expression.One should have suffice bearing capability before reacting in a democracy having freedom of speech.Each and every matter or sentence or will have followers or haters,does this mean that the a person won't express his/her views even after living in a democracy which provides the Right of Expression and Freedom of Speech.

Last few months in India include several such examples in which attempts were made to cut the wings of the 'Freedom of Speech',some were desperate and some in progress.A discussion on cutting feathers of 'Right To Information Act',to make CAG a multi-member body,to shoot the messenger and now misusing Article-66(a) of IT-act in accusing two girls who just put there views on the digital canvas on social media.Is this acceptable in the World's largest Democracy??

If you are not agree with someone's view,please be have a patience to bear,think before reaction,that surely would give a better outcome. 

I would again say........People Need to Rethink a lot. 

International Men's Day - On Birth Anniversary of a Powerful Lady- Interesting

In a male dominant society,19th Nov is being celebrated as International Men's Day,sounds interesting.Started in 1999 from Trinidad and Tobago now being celebrated in over 60 countries including India.Everyone might have heard about 8th March- International Women's Day.The thought might have stroked probably in some male's mind - why only women's day why not men's,in fact this clicked in my mind and today when I came to know about the occasion it was a surprise for me,especially on the birthday of a renowned lady who was one of the most powerful lady at times,the former Prime Minister of India-Indira Gandhi.Probably this might also be a reason for choosing the day,but this wasn't.

The main aim behind celebration of the day for men is mainly gender equality which might be in danger in future on continuous efforts for female growth only.Other reasons include health caring for males of all ages,highlighting positive male role models in front of the world.This occasion also highlights the contribution and roles of the males towards family,society and rest of the world.In fact, in favor of women empowerment sometimes only the bad elements in the male community are highlighted,this occasion provides a chance to also highlight great contributors of males in a formalized way.

Don't know,how much useful is this but surely sounds sarcastically interesting in this male dominant society.Presently,women empowerment is a big need of the times and each country is equally focusing on the same and should be done as well.Thinking on a positive node,this should also be an occasion of pleasure for women's too that yes gender equality needs to be assured and so Men's Day has also been started to be celebrate worldwide.'Shakti Diwas' and 'International Men's Day' both on the same day indicating the increasing power of a woman that indeed is the need of the time & a women must be happy thereafter !!!!