***" PANICK /DISRUPTION::: IS IT BECAUSE OF SCARCITY OR MENTAL DEPRAVITY"***

Real character of people is reflected in time of crisis. Majority of the people have become mentally depraved and utterly impatient. Selfish Individuality has enveloped the ethos of egalitarianism. Selfless service has lost its relevance.They are concerned only with their own comforts and needs. National interest and society' s interests comes much later in their preference. Charles Darwin's principle- Survival of the fittest, which smacks of extreme individualism from sociological point of view has become sole criteria of today's human with least concern for weakest of the weak. All the incidents of arson, loot, destruction in past couple of days after the decision of Demonetization reflect the same depravity of modern day human being. If a senior citizen is waiting in queue, all other persons should give him way to move ahead so that he does not have to face the hardship. If a doctor refuses to treat a person just because patient does not have change currency or old currency its not Modi' s fault. Such things are happening because people have become mentally corrupt and morally degraded being much much worse than animal. My personal experience at one ATM at Delhi- I withdrawn Rs. 2000 after standing in queue for one hour. Many people are using Three to Four ATM cards to withdraw money though they might manage by Two ( Rs. 2000 per card) with utter disregard for other people in queue. For rest of the expenses they could have easily used debit cards and Wallet. Some people are so desperate that they literally start playing with the touch pad or keyboard of the machines as some machines are taking time to process. This is causing more trouble resulting in disruption in machine's functioning. To be precise it may be said that in time of such crisis of national level if people behave more responsibly, with patience, do not create panic; and are concerned for their brethren also then definitely we can successfully pass through such situations.

Sanskrit in IIT

Recently, Ministry of Human Resource and Development has proposed that Study of Sanskrit language should also be a part of academic curriculum of IITs. I do not see anything awkward or abnormal in this decision. And why only in IITs; Sanskrit language should also be made part of the curriculum of IIMs and they should be taught original text of Arthashastra, a master piece of Management, Economic policy, Diplomacy and Strategy written by Kautilya in Sanskrit.

IITs are Brand India. Students from IITs are recruited by top companies of the world; and they get the opportunity to work in every nook and corner of the earth. Sometimes they are settled permanently in those foreign countries. They are the real ambassadors of Indian culture and values. If they are taught the Sanskrit language along with the original ancient texts of Astronomy, medicine, Science etc written in Sanskrit language, it will further hone their skills and will enthuse in them the sense of pride that the ancient past of their country was so rich and progressive as far as science and technology is concerned. They will carry this knowledge with them and disseminate it all over the world.

Sanskrit has always been an Integral part of our ancient culture and civilization. Our ancient texts related to Religion, Philosophy, Medicine, Science and Technology, Astronomy, Mathematics have all been written in this language. Aryabhatta, Bhaskaracharya, Shushruta, Charaka, Sage Kapila,Patanjali are some of the great scholars in this field.

Under the influence of Western Culture and language we have allowed our own ancient language and thereby our valuable ancient knowledge to perish. It is on the verge of getting extinct if we do not make realize new generation the importance of this ancient language. Do not just give it a treatment of a means to clear the Civil Service Exams or clearing UGC/NET exam; it deserves much more than that. We must be able to communicate in this language along with Hindi, English, Urdu or other Dravidian languages. We must know that Sanskrit is the mother of most of the languages including some European like German as well as Dravidian like Malyalam, Telugu , etc.This tells the importance of Sanskrit;as it is not just a language, infact it may be called a "Literary Encyclopedia". And we must be proud of it.

It is not just a sheer chance that Max Muller, a German indologist and a expert of Sanskrit language in 19th century took keen interest in Upnishads and Vedas and translated them and other Sanskrit texts in english, he was well aware of the richnes and value of the knowledge contained in these texts.

We remained a slave of a foreign language by relegating our own language into the oblivion and thereby depriving ourselves of its richness for all these years; and Europeans learned, did research and extracted all the valuable knowledge for their own progress. In Germany, Sanskrit is still taught at undergraduate and postgraduate level and its charm and attraction is increasing day by day among the youths of Europian countries as well as among East Asian countries like China and Japan.

Now the time has come to awaken ourselves from the deep slumber and take a vow to repeat the clarion call of Shri Dayanand Saraswati- "Back to Vedas"; and reclaim our lost glory.

A new child of Anti Establishment movement!!!

National Freedom Movement gave birth to Indian National Congress, Communist movement and Socialist movements led to creation of CPI, Anti Emergency movement/ JP movement created Janta Party/Janta Dal/SP/BJP. Another party which owes its origin to anti establishment movement has come to the fore in Indian polity. This time seeds were sown in ANNA movement/Anti Corruption movement and AAP emerged as a well grown TREE.

A new left is taking shape in Indian politics! Means are different and even the nature of politics is different! This new left does not represent industrial workers nor does it represent agricultural laborers. In fact, it is a sum total of resentment of urban- working-migrant-lower middle classes who have migrated to the National Capital in search of Roji-Roti; and are much more affected by BIJLI-SADAK-PANI-MAHNGAI issues. This group include Vegetable vendors, Rehdiwalas, Rickshawpullers, slumdwellers, People working in Road side eatories, Maids, Servants. For these people National Interest, Foreign Policy, Economic Policy are of least value. For them survival in the big urban centers is major issue. What they expect from Government is the efficient delivery of these basic services!!! And here is reason behind two different outcomes- One majority for BJP in (For taking care of national interest etc.); and second ABSOLUTE MAJORITY for AAP in Delhi elections ( for delivery of basic public services etc). Janta-Janardan is very intelligent. They know who can perform which duty better. That is why just before General elections there was a trend among Delhi people- Modi for Centre and Kejri for Delhi.

I am a traditional supporter of BJP. But i am really overwhelmed by the twist and turns of matured Indian Democracy. Verdict makes it imperative for BJP leadership to introspect its performance whether it was ARROGANCE of some leaders in the party, IGNORANCE of ground level workers and Senior party leaders, NEGATIVE campaign against opposition, OVERCONFIDENCE of winning streak, PARATROOPING of outsiders etc. Why Delhi public was not so confident that BJP can efficiently run Delhi Government and provide basic services! This must be a question of debate and discussion in the party meetings! Another question of concern which must also be raised that why your own committed voters and workers voted against you!

हो गई है पीर पर्वत-सी पिघलनी चाहिए,
इस हिमालय से कोई गंगा निकलनी चाहिए।

आज यह दीवार, परदों की तरह हिलने लगी,
शर्त लेकिन थी कि ये बुनियाद हिलनी चाहिए।

हर सड़क पर, हर गली में, हर नगर, हर गाँव में,
हाथ लहराते हुए हर लाश चलनी चाहिए।

सिर्फ हंगामा खड़ा करना मेरा मकसद नहीं,
मेरी कोशिश है कि ये सूरत बदलनी चाहिए।

मेरे सीने में नहीं तो तेरे सीने में सही,
हो कहीं भी आग, लेकिन आग जलनी चाहिए।

साभार - दुष्यन्त कुमार