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Is there NOT a middle path between the two Extremes: Modi and Sonia ?
GG,
If by some magic we find Jai Prakash Narayan reappear tomorrow and give a call. People will respond. But remember 1977. It did not take very long for Morarji and Charan Singh to fight. Janata Party changed governments but not the culture of politics. If Jai Prakash Narayan built democractic institutions (he died prematurely), he would have had more success.
Gandhi took time to build Independence movement. Today a grass roots movement of democratic institutions is required to checkmate the corrupt political societies.
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Is there NOT a middle path between the two Extremes: Modi and Sonia ?
GG,
I am a firm believer in leaders are born of movements. Leaders do not make movements. Indian independence movement made Gandhi. Civil rights movements made Martin Luther King. South African freedom struggle made Mandela. Of course these leaders consolidated and led it to victory but they did not create the cause and the movement.
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Is there NOT a middle path between the two Extremes: Modi and Sonia ?
GG,
I agree with you. India deserves a an alternative Sonia's Congress and Modi's BJP. You have explained about Modi's side of the equation but did not elaborate Sonia Congress's die of problems. (a) Dynasty (b) Corruption (c) minority appeasement (d) perversion of constitution (ex: Bihar/Jharkhand/Goa machinations) (e) caste politics and long list of other problems.
Of course alternative does not mean Mulayam/CPM type.
An alternate movement that does not political power without building the people's awareness and agrrement to new ideas.
(a) It must be a people's movement
(b) Selects leaders based on merit/dedication to movement
(c) Respects democratic institutions
(d) Follows democratic traditions with in party (no nominated CMs or MPS, they should be elected from ground up)
(e) Ideas/skills/abilities(not money/caste/religion/dynasty/nepotism) win leadership
It will take 20 years for the movement to take roots. But any other way will take as much time.
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NEGLECT OF ORIENTAL AND METAPHYSICAL PHILOSOPHIES
Speaking of eastern philosophy, there are differences in the amount of importance given to each of them. Buddism seems to be getting lion share of recognition in eastern philosophies.
I was at a Borders book store. Jewish Philosophy has about 15 racks, Islam 6 racks, Buddism 10 racks, Toism 4 racks and Hinduism has 3 1/2 racks with yoga taking up 2 racks. rack space sums up the mind space of Hindu philosophy in western mind. It also reflects how little time Indians(or Hindus) spend on their own philosophy.
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Hindustan Times & Karan Thapar : Eliminate Narendra Modi 'Suddenly ' from the scene...!!!
Wow. That was blatant call for removal of a leader. I do not agree with Modi and his anti muslim baiting. But in a democracy open advocation of an elected CM and a senior leader of major opposition by a major daily is appalling.
Karan Thapar had become a lapdog of Sonia's propaganda machinary. His proposition of Modi vs Sonia is itslef an illusion. At current trajectory, Congress could lose every election in next year. If Congress loses Karnataka, MP, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh in coming months, and loses grip in AP to Chiranjeevi's new party, and loses Maharastra to growing incumbancy, where will congress get Lok Sabha seats? It could be 50 plus party in 2009 .
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History of Indian Flag
Prema Raja,
Excellent work. This blog has information that I could not easily find. It has real value. Your efforts are very much appreciated. Thanks.
Your effort is an example to all those who spend time writing blogs and commenting on other blogs(like myself), that one can create and spread real useful and purposeful knowledge through Internet.
Keep up the good work.
I will recommend this blog to my friends.
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RAMA AND KRISHNA WERE HUMANS!
Gitika,
Your conversational style of writing is quite interesting . You have given us lot of information. Can this information stand scientifc scrutiny?
EX: Claim that Bagwad GIta sloka was found on Egyptian pyramid dating back to 3500 BC.
Can the other information be verified by other Indian astrologers?
I am not smart enough or knowledgeable enough to make a factual or sceintific critque of this article.
I applaud you for your effort in collecting such interesting and complex information and sharing it with us. Please provide more background information on your provocative challenges to establishment historians.
Hope to read more new and interesting information in coming days.
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How all religions are one
Raj,
yes, there are people within each religion who profess universalism. But there are also people within each religion who profess there is no god. So what. Each religion contains many people and as they see the world they do form different opinions of the world. That does not change the whole religion.
In my view, Religion is created by man. We can see this more clearly with more recent religions such as Islam and Christianity. They have a founder or founding group. Religion acquired certain characteristics. Those characteristics are mostly cultures of the founding groups. These characteristics are then spread around as the activities of the religion.
Spread of religion is spread of founding groups culture. This led to clash with local cultures. If invading religion won, local cultures are uprooted and replaced with alien dress code, language, cultural practices and many cases local practices were strictly barred as they represent old religion.
Religion is nothing but a supporting structure for the spread of power and later it is a premier tool to identify the population sections that are in favor of the victors.
That is why different religion were different and they were bitterly opposed to each other. Only recently, both religious leaders and invading powers understood that it takes time and effort to change cultures and religions of the occupying nations. Hence religious efforts were separated from economic exploitation(minerals can dug and moved out of country much faster than changing the poor country to a new religion. So the missionaries came later and used much softer methods.
So please do not preach religions are the same. If you can separate God from cultural practices, then we can talk about similarities between different gods. But religions are created for expansion of certain cultures and it is a divisive force.
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How all religions are one
Raj,
You may have good intentions but the proposition is wrong.
Whether is there is a GOD or if there is one GOD or more GODs is another discussion.
Religion is created is man made idea. Just like political parties of today, they came up in all parts of the world reflecting differing local needs and perspectives. Each of them teach different rituals, different daily routines, and different way of living. Just like different political philosophies lead to different economical solutions, different religions lead different social situations. Some political parties are bad and dangerous while other can work in coalition.
Religions are no different than political parties.
You need to judge religions just like you judge political parties. Not what they but they practice. Religion is an idea, a group idea. Its policies have consequences. Hence all religions are one philosophy is misleading and naive and wishful thinking.
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