Prabhakar reflections

Four quadrants of the balanced reading habit. ******************************************************* It is unsolicited advice to all who are interested in reading books or magazines. Though I know for sure that this habit of an individual is fast declining to become dead in future.  Thanks to computers and the internet in general and social media in particular that has nearly replaced books and magazines. Though I myself have become a prey to these social media temptations. Even AH Wheeler stalls at railway stations now have shelves filled more with snacks, water bottles and cold drinks than books or magazines.  However if one still considers oneself to be a good reader one must refine the habit of reading. Quality of work life (QWL) and quality of life (QoL); both improve by such refinement in our reading habits. ******************************************************* We know that we all have to do something to earn. This is necessary to support our livelihood. For that mat...

परशुराम-लक्षमण संवाद ******************************************************* गोस्वामी तुलसीदासजी रचित रामचरितमानस में वर्णित महत्वपूर्ण संवादों में परशुराम-लक्ष्मण संवाद अपने आप में अनोखा है. यह बताता है कि क्रोध से कैसे तप और तेज तिरोहित होता है.धनुष भंग के बाद का यह संवाद काफी रोचक है. इसका ठीक- ठीक अनुभव रामचरितमानस के रसिक जो रसिक हैं उन्हें अवश्य होगा.  गोस्वामीजी जैसा वर्णन करने की तो मैं सोच भी नहीं सकता तथापि भगवान के ऐश्वर्य, सामर्थ्य या विभूतियों का वर्णन करने का अपनी-अपनी बुद्धि एवं क्षमता के अनुरूप करने का सभी को समान अधिकार है चाहे वह भक्त हो,अभक्त हो,ज्ञानी हो या कामी. ******************************************************* परशुराम अवतारी पुरुष थे.  ये वही परशुराम थे जिन्होंने एक नहीं बल्कि अनेक बार इस सम्पूर्ण पृथ्वी को क्षत्रियविहीन कर डाला था.  उन्हें भगवान श्रीराम से ठीक पूर्व का अवतार माना जाता है.             मान्यता है कि एक अवतार का जब पृथ्वी पर अवतरण हो जाता है तो उस अवतार के पहले के अवतारी पुरुष का जो पौरुष,तेज,शौर्य ए...

The JNU and the 14 th November. ******************************************************* I, along with my daughter, was in the JNU campus on the 14th of this month. The reason being my daughter had got a call from this university for pursuing her masters in economics there. Being aware of the fact that 14 th November was the birth anniversary of our first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as also the name of this university is after him,I had expected that the university would be busy celebrating this occasion by organizing functions which fortunately I may also happen to witness in course of my visit there for the aforesaid purpose. Heigh ho! There was nothing like this.  To not only my disappointment but utter surprise also, I found not a single function being organized there even for the namesake. Leaving aside the organization of any seminar or symposium, the teachers and students alike who posed themselves as a self-proclaimed repository of all sorts of progressive ideas of liber...