Prabhakar reflections

1. In the previous chapter we saw that seeing his friends and relatives having gathered in Kurukshetra to fight left Arjun bewildered and in a state of deep agony. His heart was filled with disappointment. The ruthless war now appeared to Arjun useless. He felt that fighting with his kith and kin for the sake of kingdom will, by no means make him happy. War to him now appeared to be a futile engagement. Despite being a Kshatriya he found begging a better option than killing his near and dear ones in war. Arjun now, at the spur of that critical moment when war was just to begin on the ground, chose to retreat and shun killing his siblings, elders, friend and relatives that the battle field of Kurukshetra happened to be composed of. Therefore, he began to seek refuge in devising reasons for the same. He told Lord that he would simply not fight as he didn't see any good in this sort of carnage in the name of kingdom. Arjun further argued what glory or satisfaction would accrue to him...

Yes, it is true if one happens to be a dalit living in the  Bhavkhedi village of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh. Their children run the risk of being thrashed to death if they go in open to relieve themselves. It is nothing short of a hubris that ensues automatically when those belonging to the majority caste in the village exercise direct or indirect control over the other villagemen condemned to live in social and economic deprivation imposed by tradition. The cause of such control emanates from helplessness of the poor who are, generally speaking,dalits. This is what appears to be the case of Bablu Valmik- Mehtar by caste in the community of Dalit earning livelihood by serving the powerful through agriculture labour and the like. If the news item published dated 26.09.2019. in an English daily 'The Hindu' is to be believed in full (it is a common perception that this daily twists the news to fulfil the gap of intellectuality of the political hue it subtly represent...

यह कथा श्रीमद्भागवत के माहात्म्यदर्शन का अंश है। आत्मदेव नामक एक ब्राह्मण थे।उन्हें किसी चीज की कोई कमी नहीं थी। कमी थी तो बस यह कि उन्हें कोई पुत्र नहीं था। संतानहीनता ब्राह्मणदेवता को परेशान किये रहती। चित्त भी इस कारण सदैव व्यथित रहता। व्यथा का एक दूसरा कारण भी था। जितना आत्मदेव को संतान नहीं रहने का दुःख था उसका अल्पांश भी उसकी पत्नी को नहीं था। आत्मदेव की पत्नी का नाम धुंधुली था। वह हल्के स्वभाव की स्त्री थी। उसका मन अच्छी अच्छी वस्तुओं के संग्रह, वृथालाप और सुस्वादु भोजन के प्रति हीं प्रायः आकर्षित रहता। किसी बात की गम्भीरता से उसका कोई विशेष लेना देना नहीं रहता था। कहने का तात्पर्य यह कि धुंधुली मूर्ख नहीं तो मूर्खता के अधिकांश लक्षण उसमें विद्यमान अवश्य थे। एक दिन आत्मदेव कहीं जा रहे थे। मार्ग में उन्हें एक सन्यासी मिला। सन्यासी का तेज देखते ही बनता था। मुखमंडल बालपतंग के समान अरूणाभ, सम्पूर्ण शरीर तपे हुए स्वर्ण की कांति लिये। इस साक्षात तपोमूर्ति से प्रभावित होकर आत्मदेव ने उनके चरण स्पर्श कर अपने मन की बात उस सन्यासी से कह हीं दी। सन्यासी ने ध्यान लगाकर देखा। वे समझ ग...

सभी लोग कह रहे थे हमारी अर्थव्यवस्था मन्दी के चपेट में आ गयी है। अर्थशास्त्री कहने लगे बड़ा गजब हो गया। ग्रोथ रेट पांच प्रतिशत के न्यूनतम स्तर पर पहुंच गया। जल्द अगर कुछ नहीं किया गया तो इकोनॉमी का रसातल में जाना तय है। क्या कहे? बैंक मर्जर! इ सब से कुछ नहीं होनेवाला है। इमिडियेट रिलिफ चाहिए इमिडियेट! लोंग टर्म मेजर अपना  बाद में करते रहिएगा। यहां कम्पनियां सकते में है। नयी नौकरी की बात छोड़ दीजिए यहां जो नौकरी बची है वह भी जा रही हैं। फलां कम्पनी ने अपने दस हजार कर्मचारियों की छंटनी कर दी तो ओटोमोबाइल सेक्टर बिक्री नहीं होने का रोना रो रहे हैं।कार की बिक्री को मानो अर्थव्यवस्था के हेल्दी या अनहेल्दी होने का पैमाना मान लिया गया। ओटो मोबाइल कम्पनियां तो उत्पादनशून्य दिवस मनाने में लग गयी। एक उद्योगपति ने यहां तक कह डाला कि पचपन साल में उन्होंने ऐसी स्थिति नहीं देखी।बताइए साहब इ सब्सिडी सब में जो पैसा सरकार खरच करती है उससे इकनॉमी को क्या फायदा, यही पैसा सरकार इन्डस्ट्री में लगाये तो अर्थव्यवस्था में चार चांद लग जाये। इकनॉमी कब की हमारी 5 ट्रिलियन डॉलर हो गई रहती। आम जनता को छूट ...

 I do not turn on TV for months as a matter of habit.I turn it on when I hear of some news commanding attention of the entire nation or those of my interests which are not many.But the news related to Chandrayaan depicting heroic deed of ISRO headed by Mr.K. Shivan prompted me to see on TV the stupendous feat of our scientists adding glory to the pride of the Nation. I saw on TV the ISRO head K. Sivan. Though being head of the prestigious institution that ISRO is Mr. Sivan appeared to be a self-effacing, quiet, reserve person but with indomitable will and focused professional commitment. After that we were made to know through media about his rural and humble background and the hardship that he braved to overcome with his burning desire to tread the path of success. While watching K. Sivan on TV I was reminded of a Leadership style what Jim Collins termed Level 5 Leadership. The leader is simply a basic requirement for an organization to survive as such let alone run, grow ...

Today is Teacher's Day. In our country 5th  September, the date of birth of Dr. Radhakrishnan, is celebrated as such in his fond memory. Dr. Radhakrishnan, throughout his life considered himself primarily a teacher notwithstanding he became president of India. His fathomless depth in the field of philosophical studies earned him reputation worldwide. Several books of immense importance in the field of Indian philosophy is due to him. The entire intellectual community is deeply indebted to his critical thinking and genius exposition of the finer aspects of Indian philosophy and hindu view of life. It enabled the outer world to shed misgivings or misconceptions related the Indian philosophy which is inextricably in the metaphysics. This important day offers opportunity to discuss teachers' plight that very few appears to appreciate. For most of us teachers of present day are less than competent who shirk duty given an opportunity. The social standing of a teacher in the soci...