Prabhakar reflections

सकृदेव प्रपन्नाय तवास्मि च याचते। अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो ददाम्येतद् व्रतं मम।। (जो एक बार भी शरण में आकर 'मैं तुम्हारा हूँ' ऐसा कहकर मुझसे रक्षा की प्रार्थना करता है, उसे मैं स...

      Three distinct economic activities were initiated with much fanfare and surplus of hope in our country in the very start of nineties. These were conveniently called privatisation, liberalization and globalization. For a good reason these were referred to as three dimensions of our economic reform policy of 1991. In each passing year our economic capacity happened to expand by leaps and bound by making use of these forces of privatisation, liberalization and globalization.               We started feeling proud of being a part of global economic system euphemistically called "global village".      Our level of living rose phenomenally. Our income increased, purchasing power popped like any thing. We chose to travel abroad every now and then. Flights to a number of global destinations multiplied. England, America, Italy, China appeared to be just like a next door neighbors...

बहुत सारी रामायण पढ़ने की कौन कहे सच कहें तो मुझे उन्हें देखने का भी अवसर नहीं प्राप्त हुआ है;किन्तु  कविकुलतिलक गोस्वामी तुलसीदास रचित सर्वसुलभ मानस को पढ़कर मुझे प्रत्येक बार ऐसा नीतिरुपी कनकबिन्दु मिल ही जाता है जिसपर मेरा ध्यान पहले कभी गया हीं नहीं. रामचरितमानस में एक स्थल पर जाकर अनायास रुक गया. ध्यान में आया कि यह तो भगवान् श्रीराम और रावण के बीच हुआ एक दुर्लभ संवाद है.रामचरितमानस के अतिरिक्त और कहीं यह अप्राप्य है. राम और रावण के मध्य कोई सीधा संवाद का वर्णन आदिकवि बाल्मीकि ने भी अपने रामायण में किया हो मुझे इसकी ठीक-ठीक जानकारी नहीं है. गोस्वामीजी ने अपने अलौकिक कवित्वशक्ति से जो इसका वर्णन किया है उसका सूक्ष्मांश भी यह गद्यात्मक वर्णन नहीं हो सकता जिसे मैने करने का धृष्टतापूर्ण प्रयत्न किया है. वैसे भी बहुतों का मत यही है कि गद्य में वो भाव और प्रभाव कहां जो पद्यरुपी चंद पंक्तियां अपने में समेटे रहती है. अस्तु. *******        *******      *******         ******* लंका...

The journey of life is progressing with experiences of pains & pleasures; trials & tribulations. Despite having felt to have travelled nearly half of the distance (if life could be imagined to be a distance to be traversed) it baffles me a lot when I find myself clueless as to who am I and what is the purpose of this travel? Study of religious books and scriptures has also not been so fruitful to provide me the answer in full to the question what occurs in the mind at every opportune moment when I am at peace with myself. Nor are the fellow travellers traveling with me in the person of mother, father, brother, wife, son or daughter, friends and relatives in the position to satisfy this inner urge of mine. Also, nor are those known to have gained expertise, fame and glory in the field of solving knots of ignorance by their spiritual attainments proving of any help to me to let me know who am and what for am I. Am I the 'name' with the help of which my friends and rel...

It is generally said that no advice should be given unless it is called for. But the atmosphere of violence and riot that our capital New Delhi witnessed a week ago is a grim reminder that political parties are misguiding youths. A major part of this youth community happens to be the students. It is quite unfortunate that students today take part in violent protests. Sometime political parties exploit seamless energy of these young students to their petty political gains. No movement can be seen to succeed sans support of student community. For this political parties resort to wooing the youths who in search of employment and job or government service meet with frustration. Political parties now a days feed on their frustration. They happen to influence  callow and tender mind of these young students. They don't even hesitate to employ youths to incite violence by provoking their immature mind and needs. Have students ever thought what have they gained out of this meaningle...