Chidambaram goes to Kandhamal and apologises to those in refugee camps there. It is presumed that they are Christians. Why they are are still in refugee camps needs to be investigated. Are they still terrorised to go to their villages? Are they better off in these camps? or are they kept as show pieces of propoganda value? Naveen Patnaik should answer.
I hope Chidambaram will go to Jammu and apologise to the Hindu refugees there who have no hopes of going home even after decades.
What about victims of Congress sponsored and Rajiv Gandhi approved (when a tree falls earth shakes) anti-sikh pogrom?
Will our foreign minister apologise to the sikhs of Pakistan who pay tax to keep their hair for India's failure to protect them?
Will YSR apologise for the conversion activities going on in Gandhi Medical College?
Please read the report in today's Hindu.
...ponder
Saturday, June 27, 2009
WILL SOMEONE CLARIFY MY DOUBT?
According to the Indian system of time division (calander) the bench marks are Year (samvatsaram), Ayanam (Uttarayanam/Dakshinayanam), Season (Rithu), Masam (Month), Paksham (Shukla Paksham/Krishna Paksham), Thithi (date - Padyami, Vidiya, Thadiya, etc). Exact time at a given point is fixed then according to the prevailing star (Nakshtram). It is significant to note that there is no day (Sunday/Monday, etc).
In our epics. where there is mention of a particular event like birth of Rama or Krishna, there is no mention of varam (day). In the ancient inscriptions also there is no mention of day.
It is my conjucture that this system of naming a day after celestal bodies is imported from west either through visitors are invaders. Will somebody clarify this? How come Indian names and English names exactly tally?
If it is a fact that there is no Sunday/Monday in Indian system, then what is this good day or bad day? Many people believe that certain things should be done only on certain days and certain things should notbe done. For example, a daughter is not sent from her maternal home to her married home on Fridays. How valid is this?
Also astronomy says sun is a star. Astrology is based on the presumption that sun is a planet. How can calculations based on such wrong premise go right? Will some knowledgable person throw some light on this too.
...ponder
In our epics. where there is mention of a particular event like birth of Rama or Krishna, there is no mention of varam (day). In the ancient inscriptions also there is no mention of day.
It is my conjucture that this system of naming a day after celestal bodies is imported from west either through visitors are invaders. Will somebody clarify this? How come Indian names and English names exactly tally?
If it is a fact that there is no Sunday/Monday in Indian system, then what is this good day or bad day? Many people believe that certain things should be done only on certain days and certain things should notbe done. For example, a daughter is not sent from her maternal home to her married home on Fridays. How valid is this?
Also astronomy says sun is a star. Astrology is based on the presumption that sun is a planet. How can calculations based on such wrong premise go right? Will some knowledgable person throw some light on this too.
...ponder
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Nothing National About it
Today's 'The Hindu' reports that Railways are planning to introduce "national" cuisine and Regional cuisine on their trains. I can understand a regional cuisine. But what is this "National Cuisine"?
Till Adishankaracharya united the whole sub-continent spiritually and the British united politically, this sub-continent was an amalgam of several nations. Even today there is the demand for recognition of different nationhoods. Karunanidhi will swear by Tamil nation which includes Tamil Srilankans. Ask Syed Sahabuddin, he will vehemently deny accepting physical boundaries for his Muslim nation. Kashmiris are de-facto separate nation what with thier separate constitution and other pharaphernalia not withstanding our professing soverignity and integrity. There is demand for separatism from different tribes in the North East.
We should not aggravate the sensitive situation either by stupid loose talk or ham handed attempt to lump together different cultures. We should accept the fact that we are a melenge of different cultures, habits, ethos, but still one Nation. We just dont have a National cuisine just like we dont have a National Language or a National Dress. Try imposing Tamil Nadu brand 'Veshti' on Nagaland or make Hindi the official language of Kashmir.
It is a manifestation of the mindset of some to try to impose one language, culture and habits on all which has played havoc with our country. Let people who matter be careful with their thinking and talking.
...ponder
Till Adishankaracharya united the whole sub-continent spiritually and the British united politically, this sub-continent was an amalgam of several nations. Even today there is the demand for recognition of different nationhoods. Karunanidhi will swear by Tamil nation which includes Tamil Srilankans. Ask Syed Sahabuddin, he will vehemently deny accepting physical boundaries for his Muslim nation. Kashmiris are de-facto separate nation what with thier separate constitution and other pharaphernalia not withstanding our professing soverignity and integrity. There is demand for separatism from different tribes in the North East.
We should not aggravate the sensitive situation either by stupid loose talk or ham handed attempt to lump together different cultures. We should accept the fact that we are a melenge of different cultures, habits, ethos, but still one Nation. We just dont have a National cuisine just like we dont have a National Language or a National Dress. Try imposing Tamil Nadu brand 'Veshti' on Nagaland or make Hindi the official language of Kashmir.
It is a manifestation of the mindset of some to try to impose one language, culture and habits on all which has played havoc with our country. Let people who matter be careful with their thinking and talking.
...ponder
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