tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58903307077474220602024-03-24T16:32:59.399-07:00Sharma VoicesDr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-43773024801940346792024-01-14T03:46:00.000-08:002024-01-14T03:46:00.261-08:00 A Forgotten Holy Land<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">No matter
how bold and aggressive Sikhs are in India, no matter how anxious Sikhs are to
be perceived - nothing can justify the silence of Sikhs on the desecrated
Gurudwaras in Pakistan, mostly in Pakistan-occupied Punjab. It is the real Sikh
homeland because it's where Sikhism originated. There is no pondering, nor even
any mention in their discourses of what Pakistan and Muslims did to gurudwaras.
Indiscriminate desecration or razing of gurudwaras, misusing them as stores and
using them as offices or schools. Is this not terrorism, what is?</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
rationale of this article is not to question the bravery of Sikhs. But, it is
the silence of Sikhs on their real homeland. Nankana Sahib is also in
Pakistan-occupied Punjab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Support of
Hindus for Sikhs is undeniable and they have the right to claim the
Pakistan-occupied Punjab. Sikhs suffered a lot in Pakistan in 1947 and it is
their right to get back the Pakistan-occupied Punjab. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One such
gurudwara is 'Sri Rori Sahib' in Lahore which is in a very bad condition. It
illustrates the construction of the Golden Temple of Amritsar on its
ceiling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the famous gurudwaras
like Nankana Sahib, Panja Sahib, and Kartarpur Sahib are properly cared for and
visited by many devotees around the world now, thanks to the Modi government in
India. The majority of the gurudwaras in the small towns and villages need care
and reconstruction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of these
gurudwaras are related to the first six Gurus of Khalsa Panth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">At present,
there are around 350 gurudwaras in Pakistan, of which nearly 140 are honestly
associated with the first six Gurus of Khalasa Panth. But shockingly, at
present only 20 are properly serviceable where proper 'puja' is performed.
However, this is another story that no Sikh organization or any Sikh dares to raise
this issue at any platform who are otherwise very aggressive and vocal on very
insignificant issues. Situation of gurudwaras is much more miserable in
Afganistan. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sikhs are
very lucky. They have powerful and loyal friends, India and the Hindus. This is
because Hindus are secular, peaceful and loyal people. Sikhs should be
intelligent enough to understand that this support is not unconditional. It
should be mutual trust and loyalty. Nobody cares beyond a limit. Sikhs should
reciprocate honestly. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some part of
Sri Rori Sahib gurudwara was crumbled in the monsoons and some part was damaged
by the toxic elements. Gurudwara Daftu Sahib, situated in the village Daftu of
Kasur district, collapsed due to neglect and no visitors. It is said that the
honored Sufi poet of 17 th century, Baba Bulleh Shah took shelter here to save
himself from violent Muslims. Sikhs should show some courage to save and get
back control of these gurudwaras. There is a gurudwara in Handiara village
which was visited by the sixth Sikh guru - Guru Hargobind in 17 th century.
This shrine famously known as Gurudwara Chhevin Patshahi portrays the scenes
from the battle of Kartarpur between Sikh and Mughal forces in 1935. Now, it is
occupied by Muslims.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sikhs should
be made conscious of the brave and aggressive narrative of Sikh belief on which
these gurudwaras were built. A strong sense of pride and belonging should be
created for these monuments. Sikh diaspora has almost surrendered to the
Islamic fundamentalists of Pakistan and Afghanistan. They have no courage to do
anything. It is very difficult work due to the violent local opposition and
encroachment. Very bold and aggressive efforts are needed by the Sikh
community. In these historic gurudwaras, Sikhism originated were destroyed one
after the other due to fear and weakness of the Sikh community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The majority
of the Sikhs fled away from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Punjab after the
Partition in 1947 and afterwards, almost all the gurudwaras caved in Pakistan
and Afghanistan. Although, the government of Pakistan has a department to look
after the assets and gurudwaras it is simply an eyewash. It does nothing rather
it is a happy partner in the destruction of those assets and heritages. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lahore is
the nursery and cradle of Sikhs and their history. But, now anything related to
Sikhism is preserved properly. The biggest problem is that Sikhs are not ready
to live in Pakistan due to fear. Minorities in Pakistan are brutally repressed
and persecuted. As a result of this hardly two dozen gurudwaras are functional.
In other gurudwaras are left unattended by the Sikh community. Sikhs from India
and abroad should migrate and settle in Pakistan and Afghanistan and take care
of their gurudwaras. These holy gurudwaras symbolize the origin of the Khalsa
faith spread by Guru Nanak and other gurus. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not only
this, some of the gurudwaras are converted into schools, housing complexes,
libraries and mosques. A municipal library was opened in Gurudwara Sri Guru
Singh Sabha on Kashmir road in Mansera city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa state.
Likewise, in Sargodha town, the Government Ambala Muslim High School was
opened. There are many such instances where gurudwaras are used and occupied by
Muslims. The fallout is that the sacredness and the history linked to these
places will be forgotten forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is very
surprising to see the timid attitude of Sikhs and Shromani Gurudwara Prabandhak
Committee toward these sacred gurudwaras who are otherwise very vocal and
aggressive even on minor issues in India. The Sikhs left behind these holy
shrines while fleeing. It is high time that Sikhs demand to restore all the
gurudwaras and their properties. After that, they must demand the
Pakistan-occupied Punjab as their homeland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tags: gurudwars,
Sikhs, Pakistan, homeland, holy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-86580338079915421902024-01-03T00:56:00.000-08:002024-01-03T00:56:45.242-08:00Breaking down the barriers in families and offices <p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">World needs
the participation of women and balance in family responsibilities and office.
From working in offices to looking after family responsibilities, women are the
most important link for the happiness of the family and the positive
environment in any office.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">On the one
hand, the world needs gender equality laws to make a more inclusive and
effective society and on the other hand positive discrimination in favour of
women to make a more vibrant office working environment.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yet, though
women are joining the workforce in a very large numbers as men, their growth to
the top is much slower and less for women in the workforce due to some wrong
policies and family responsibilities. For example, due to erroneous transfer
policy in banking sector, family life of female employees is disturbed. So,
they are almost compelled to leave the job. So, female employees must be posted
near their families or the places of their choice. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This talent
dearth is a national problem. It is very important to exploit their talent in
this age of high-skill deficiency and low employment. The government and the
authorities should form female workforce-friendly policies, environment and
support systems at the workplace with admirable packages and a well-built
commitment to inclusion to attract and retain more women in the workforce and
to break the barriers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Companies
and authorities have to attract and retain women in the workplace, they should
offer good salaries, positive development opportunities, posting with parents,
husbands and families, liberal pre & post maternity leaves and flexible
working days and hours. It is this support and flexibility that are mainly
desirable as still women are primarily homemakers and caregivers to families
other than working. It is very important to address this issue of working women
with liberal policies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is
neither the lack of women in the workforce nor a lack of female talent but it
is the breaking of unfriendly laws and crude transfer system those force women
out of office. Companies must visibly articulate and make transparent laws,
skills and experiences needed at working levels and identify an appropriate
mechanism for helping women and build a state of affairs, women needed to
progress and balance their family and office life to break the barriers and
stereotyping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The new
technological expansion has created a large number of new openings, right from
Artificial Intelligence to coding. This also needs to increase the number of
women joining these new fields to meet the increasing demand with proper
training and skill development. For filling the spacious range of STEM jobs
available, the government and companies have to frame women-friendly laws. DTEM
jobs are very thrilling, well-paid and are at the front position of development
and innovation- so it is equally important to break the barriers for the
participation and excellence of women force.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Companies
and the authorities need to ensure preferential treatment for women to fill the
vacancy requirements with a diverse talent for future roles and necessities.
Women employees need to be adept in the new order. Digital technology can also
ensure adaptable changes. In this direction Work from Home is a revolutionary
system in the direction of women-friendly flexibility. This only needs digital
literacy and skills and not always physical strength and presence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The biggest
barrier to women's progress is the transferred system that is based on the
demands created by men, shaped by largely male standards. One this must be kept
in mind is that males and females are not rivals but buddies to each other. So
happiness and harmony at home ensure excellent performance at the workplace.
Company leaders need to understand this veracity and need to eliminate bias and
barriers and ensure fair assessment criteria and work culture with all
employees in mind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One of the
finest policies for the government and the authorities is to ensure support to
lift women and progress and help them break barriers. The leaders are
responsible to bring changes so that the rules, laws, actions and decisions are
fair, inclusive and women-friendly to encourage and promote women. A workplace
must help everyone - regardless of identity and background so that their voices
are respected and heard and actions valued.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So, let's
all join together to challenge the status quo and break the barriers to
construct a truly all-encompassing and compassionate environment where women
force can shine and stand out and relentlessly use their potential and skills
in nation-building and making their office and families as an institution of
excellence and contentment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-46708131649464204752023-10-15T04:05:00.001-07:002023-10-15T04:05:18.158-07:00I saw her naked...<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">I saw her
naked and bleeding</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Was it
delusion or reality? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don't
discern. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The wolves
trapped her on the brook, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Kindness
shunned their heart and faith.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But, I saw
her in clothes; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I saw her
playing and dancing, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On the
festive time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Demons tore
her clothes apart, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
barbarians wrapped her in red cloth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They are
soft shields like moccasins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">and flashy
body put on show,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
streets and colonies, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the
combat vehicles and barracks, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Her mother
cried and pleaded, holding her picture. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I was so
sad, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I penned a
poem from her tears and blood, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Coloured it
with petals of dry flowers, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The vultures
laugh at her naked body, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Blackguards
jump, and the brute applaud and glitter to each other. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One bomber
holds out by her locks while the other pushes off <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stare her
now and then for the game, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The pitiable
woman dancing and happy a moment ago, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The curl
German woman dances with her beauty on cheery land, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
death-men lean on her naked body, triumphant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The reporter
scrolls pen rapidly over the note-book, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The assassin
is lettering with guns and deaths,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
desperado killer jogs in the joyous park, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The fanatic
counts his prey, the radical polishes his gun,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The goon
beats time for the band and all the assassins follow him. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The bombers
are baptized, the converts are performing their main professions,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The regatta
is spread on the theatre park, the battle is begun, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The drover
watching his herd carnage out to them that would be lost,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The dealer
carts with his pack on his back, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dancing
Shani Louk unaware of all, landed a caged fowl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">N.B.: </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shani Louk is believed to be the
woman paraded naked around Gaza and later on killed by Hamas terrorists
chanting Allahu Akbar. She had been attending an outdoor music festival near
Kibbutz Urim, Israel, when Hamas terrorists attacked the festival area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-15162161646260157802023-10-14T02:53:00.003-07:002023-10-14T02:53:38.753-07:00The film is Dead- Long Live the Hero<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">A frenzy has
been created by the media around Shah Rukh Khan and his 'Jawan.' Much before
the release of the film in the theatre-- eyes hazy, heart satisfied, choked,
and distrustful a new thought was stitched--to podcast the mind to show the
nation is comfortable with these ugly films. This new brand of hero worship has
slaughtered the cinema as an art. There is nothing new, disjointed, burly,
artefact in this that is now being perfumed. These movies are made on incoherence,
spicy, declared as relics which are glorified themes in movies.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">'Jawan',
'Pathan', 'Chennai Express', 'Dabang', 'Three Idiots', 'PK', 'Raees',
'Ghajini', <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>etc are sculpted as
art-dominating camps inhabiting the false spirit of Robin Hood vigilante
pickpocketing the viewers' money.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
are just like weapon manufacturers who kill millions of people and pollute the
environment but donate some money to NGOs to build hospitals. Female characters
are completely sidelined. No film has been able to shun the testosterone trap. This
is a very dark period for actresses in Bollywood just like dark ages of
invaders. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Like Atlee's
earlier movie 'Bigil' the gauchely dressed hero is surrounded by an army of
scantily dressed women, the women deliver the traumatic flavour, and the hero
thrashes it into catharsis and suddenly comes to terms with his past. The same
hot dish is served cold in 'Jawan.' <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Viewers walk
out of the theatre with heavy heads and the feeling of seeing many old films
stuffed into one. Scenes do not travel so much, as to jump into a different
realm, a new sub-plot, another public topic, another bit of trauma alchemized
as new feed. The flashback, a regularly copied tool in the films, dispensed
toolkit, used one after another, presents the past as a mishmash. 'Pathan'
failed to give secular credentials to the mess of Bollywood or a new boost to
life. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, heroism
is roaring in Bollywood with the Khan group. One of the many features is a
celebration of their presence and over-acting. The action highlights endless
quarks of punches and pulls. The setting dips into hideous, sour and
over-drenched shades of insipidness. The joy is artificially created to charm
the film hero, resisted and depicted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, the
elements that pushed that heroism, like the unstable gallows of the storyline
between the super-display of their muscle and velour. To travel through 'Jawan'
or 'Pathan' is to bang about, the smoothness of the highway, slashed by the
occurrence of car-sick speed breakers for a sick man. There is now a name for
such films. It has become a type -- 'hero-worship'. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This
hero-worship, mass cinema is a tasteless distillation of old 'masala cinema' an
important variety of Indian cinema. According to famous film critic Rangan Bharadwaj,
"these big highlights that would be built up have now become the
highlights of the movie" -- 'the mass movie.' <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Unresponsive
to tale link, and character chain, the plot jumps the one listed vista to the
next as if on a trampoline. The mass movie is exclusive to please the
irrational fan's fidelity, devoid of any wise and tasteful pretence of being a
thought-provoking film. A<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"mass
movie" cannot be considered a genre. Genre consists of the proper
disposition of a film, its quality, and its tropes while these elements have
been developed over time, through sublimity of a performer's inherent merit
tricked as the taste of the audience, popcorn and cafeteria in hand,
disregarding that is supposed to be very object being looked at. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
semantics do not express anything about the movie but only the collection and
audience in mind--the mass, all recall. It is called by critics
"post-modern" that is to deliver every postulation unlikely to
disembowel the conviction we held about what a "movie is." It takes
the proper design of cinemas and strikes it to a position where nobody can
understand it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is almost impossible
to accept 'Jawan' or 'Pathan' or "PK' a film because they have more
foolhardy ideas--to demolish the very concept of cinema, raising themselves as
a "mass movie" movie those are not movies. They are just assembling
incongruous ideas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This is an
archetypal move in denigration. To view something in the theatre, the very idea
of "art" -- in these cases, distorting the mass movie --- and to turn
that thread into a genre, folds it into cinema because one can criticize a film
and not a genre. Particularly if the genre is derivative from psychology of the
drama, the aspirations, and desires of the 'common man', the "mass
movie." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To cut the
criticism of a film, the failure of the viewers to welcome it is now postured
as your failure to take pleasure in a very exact genre. The onus is not on the
producers but on the viewers. The big question is, can the makers handle the
mass film? Nobody dares to say "yes." <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fake and phony
titles are given to shallow acting like King, Shanshah, Dabang, Mr. Perfect,
Khiladi Kumar, Chote Nawab etc. Most of such labels are bizarre and the viewers
simply laugh. In the words of noted critic Hal Fostel, "an awkward term
for a common move in criticism, the inflating of a characteristic into a
criterion... adjectives becomes nouns and attributes becomes values,"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no film anymore, there is only fake
stardom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-82455987680467367702023-10-02T04:07:00.001-07:002023-10-02T04:07:18.509-07:00Language diary<p> <span style="font-family: robotoregular;">You can travel to any state in South India - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, free to speak in Hindi or any other language and not in Tamil Nadu but even in the presence of Tamils, none will be frowned upon or ridiculed, abused or manhandled by the highly cultured and civilized, Tamils or south Indians. It is better to make judgments based on firsthand experience rather than believe "fake news" that is fabricated by those "leaders" having evil intentions and agenda. One can make frequent trips to TN and other south Indian states and speak any language, nobody is bothered. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: robotoregular;">Anti-Hindi leaders try to pinch the bottom. When asked to learn Hindi, they instigate the people to come to streets. Agitators took to streets against the so-called Hindi imposition. (i.e. they don't understand Hindi). Even during the last seven decades of India's independence, there is no instance of Hindi imposition on any state. Instead, strong regional languages are killing other less powerful regional languages and dialects.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">Even a Tamil or Malayali or Bengali or Telgu or Kannada would get packed down if he indulges in such 'pastimes'. Most people(not all) hailing from any parts of our country do the same thing in buses and trains in Islamic and African nations and end up with less teeth and more bones. Now, same chauvinism has reached in Canada, Australia and Africa due to Khalistani mischief mongers.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">Hundreds of thousands of Indian pilgrims and tourists go to South India and North India every year and return with fond memories. Language has never been a problem for North Indians in the south and South Indians in the north. This does not prevent Hindi speakers from travelling to South India and vice versa and re-transmitting the message of love and friendship overcoming all obstacles. It is clear to understand that this barrier is created by leaders. Sanskrit is the accepted Dev Bhasha of all the Sanatan Dharma regardless of region.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">Hindi had not become the spoken language in any part of the Akhand Bharat in the earlier half of the eighth century. In the first half of the eighth century, Hindi was not yet a language anywhere in Akhand Bharat. At that time, Adi Shankaracharya was traveling on foot from Kalady in Kerala to Srinagar/ Barinath/ Kedarnath. But language was not a barrier at that time. Be wary of fake hype and propaganda. They are to be taken not with a pinch or bucketful of salt but with a "truckload of salt".</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">This is just like the agenda media that declared Delhi as rape capital of the world. Media should also conduct research to find out which forces were behind the notorious declaration about Delhi as notorious the world over as the rape capital of the world.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">People need to tidy their homes before making false accusations, because lies and fabricated intolerance stemming from not even realizing that someone who speaks differently and far from the truth lives in this country and they all live in peace. Most people have a good relationship and are not interested in their language.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">It is high time the residents of the country should the mindset which makes them believe that every woman other than his wife, mother and sister is a resident of 'Kapaali Bazaar '.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">India is a bouquet not only of roses but of roses, marigolds and lilies. The "Divide and rule" policy yields political gains in the short run but may harm the health of the nation in the long run. Sri Lanka's Sinhala-speaking majority was impressed by Rajapaksa's harsh anti-Tamil rhetoric, which has given him a landslide victory over the past few years. Where is he now? The same thing had happened before in Pakistan and Bangladesh was created by forcing the Urdu language.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">There are many Indians living in South India and South Indians living in North India. Many North Indians are working in IT field in Bangalore. Typically, 30 to 50%of the employees in an IT company are North Indian. Professionals in North India will not face any language problems as the staff of the IT company can only speak English. Many North Indians prefer to live in areas where Hindi is not dominant and where language is less of an issue. In fact, many North Indians live in this fizz where none is bilingual in Hindi and Kannada and think that entire Karnataka is like that. They go to predominantly Hindu areas in other parts of the state and politely try to understand their language.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">They never accept that they reply to their queries in Hindi. They never get angry, abuse and make fun of the locals and their language. Kannadigas who are, by nature, gentle and peace loving, comfortably live with such people. However, politicians frown upon this tolerance of the locals is often stretched to the limits and they wish that people react as aggressively as their some brothers in neighbouring Tamil Nadu.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;">Old timers who chose sylvan Bangalore to spend the evening of their lives are a blissful lot. They recall how the culture of the city changed with the huge influx of the loud mouthed but jolly and affectionate people from the northern states. An elderly Bangalorean summed it up, "Bangalore is not dying but born. However, it is no longer the naturally air conditioned Shangri La it once was".</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: robotoregular !important; margin: 0px 0px 10px; word-break: break-word;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;" /></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-58718534544029808452023-08-24T05:06:00.000-07:002023-08-24T05:06:12.856-07:00NEP 2020 and Language<p> <span style="font-size: 16pt;">As we ponder
and implement NEP 2020, the question of identity, culture, ethnicity, language,
education and time-tested and research-based shreds of evidence formulates one
aspect clear that teaching students in their mother tongue makes them much more
comfortable and sharp than teaching them in any other language. however, UNESCO
data confirms that around 40% of worldwide learners are educated in a language
other than their mother tongue.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">This leads
to numerous problems. Students face setbacks and other social and educational
hiccups. To address this issue, the government of India, through NEP 2020 took
the revolutionary decision of giving education in the mother tongue. So Central
Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) ordering to use the mother tongue for teaching
is a needed and admirable move. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Singapore,
Thailand, China, Israel, China, Taiwan, Japan etc got independence almost with
India. However, their education system is much better than the Indian education
system. One of the most important reasons for this high standard is teaching in
mother tongues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Thomas
Macaulay loathed India and the Indian education system and created a new
English education system to produce a class to help the British govern and
control India and the Indians. This was Indian in colour and blood but British
in morals, opinions, taste and style. They were more British and less Indian.
That was the metamorphosis, the English language brought into the lives of
Indians. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Noticing
this fall, Gandhiji and some other nationalist leaders expressed their deep
distress over English education. Not only this, they realised that the English
language is creating a deep divide and inequality between English-educated and
non-English-educated people. This English has crippled the educated class mentally
prejudiced and wounded, morally clumsy and disconnected from their land,
society, culture and families. In other words, they are less patriotic and
ready to leave their motherland, kith and kin at the first opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nationalist
leaders like Purshottam Das Tandon, C. Rajagopalachari, Govind Ballabh Pant,
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Annie Besant, Shyama Prasad
Mukherjee, etc understood the negative impact of English on Indians. These
leaders and freedom fighters not only have a brilliant understanding of the
people and culture of India but also its fabulous spiritual and literary
heritage. They supported early education in Hindi or their tongue and English
as a second language. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Interestedly
leaders like Nehru, Ambedkar, Seth Govind Das, Abul Kalam Azad, T.T.
Krishnamachari, and E.V. Ramaswamy (Periyar), advocated English. Now, it is a
well-known fact that education in the mother tongue is highly beneficial for
children. UNESCO, through its Global Monitoring Education report, has supported
early education in the mother tongue. Mother tongue-based bilingual schooling
is much more useful than any other language for pedagogical grounds. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There is a
big delusion in India, that without good English, one cannot get a good job.
They are made to believe that education in the mother tongue deprives students
of a good career. However, researchers have different opinions. Students with
their mother tongue at the schooling medium found it very easy to master
English later. When students learn English or any other second language later
in their career, the skills learnt while being trained in their mother tongue
can be used. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Research at
the University of Ontario and on Latin American-origin learners found that
proficiency in English is directly related to the teachings of English at the
school level. The students who have early education in their mother tongue were
found better in English than those who have been introduced to English at the
school level. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In India,
school education has given birth to many educational and social problems.
Education in a language other than the mother tongue has dropped the literacy
rate by 18% to 20%. The college dropout rate is increased by 20% to 22%. It is
high time that policymakers must renounce the idea that English education is
essential for the career growth and progress of the nation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">English-educated
people in India are seen as very self-centred. Getting and chance, Convent
educated and English medium learners are always ready to leave their families
and the nation. They also found lacking in nationalism and family ties. Senior
citizens can be seen living alone and their children settled abroad. This is
the biggest reward of English medium education. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Apart from
benefits, education in the mother tongue is a fundamental right of every child.
Teachings in the mother tongue also lead to the upliftment of cultural,
spiritual and value systems. Such education can strengthen society and the
nation. So the NEP and CBSE policymakers should follow up on admissions,
teacher recruitment, curriculum expansion and development and teaching material
to cater for the need of Indian language students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The Indian
Education system is hijacked by English Education. Those methods represented in
the past the value, culture and ethos are to be recaptured to enable students
to focus towards free-thinking, rational approach, nationalism culture and
value system. The nasty ghost of Maucauly went so deep into the psyche of
Indian Elites and the policymakers that they could not visualize that the soul
of their country has been mortgaged with the mortal and suicidal darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-70178457290395298032023-08-15T04:41:00.001-07:002023-08-15T04:41:42.038-07:00A tale of urban decay <p> <span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Plunder
story without any problem in any city..." The big story is that
reflections on disaster and dreadfulness stories are true to all the cities
where most of the people rush to </b></span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>fulfill</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b> their unfulfilled dreams in the 21st
century Nalanda, Hampi and Taxila.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>These
cities inescapably ellipsis in every country where ellipsing is a reaction
edifying and economic pattern juggles up ideas of the forward-looking
calculating artificially, dress-down super-rich tech expert, stylish nerd, eye
pulling ultra luxurious restaurants with fabulous dishes on their carte du
jour, and, for those with a political-sociological bent of wits, a fabulous
unruffled artificially liberal-tolerant ridge, an inheritance of ages the
cities were the worldwide </b></span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>epicenter</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b> of thriving supremacists.</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now
cities are the placard examples of urban decay in India and other parts of the
world. Media is flooded with detailed stories of city rots, a pandemic of
street crimes, use of narcotics and drugs, shabbily dressed and zombie-like
drugs and sex addicts but pretend to be liberal, tolerant, cool secular and
modern, empty ghostly malls and old buildings and a flood of people staring for
freebies and generosities. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Millions
and billions of people are addicted to narcotics and drugs to get short-lived
but splendid highs. Children boost and introduce their sex partners without any
shame and nervousness. Children come home after narcotic and drug sessions.
They feel pride to rebel against their parents and seniors. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When the
space is encroached by a drug-crime and encroachment problems. The justice
system is almost non-functional or kind to wrong-doers, affluent, white-collar
cool citizens, and business class try to leave the place and the number of
worthless freeloaders, beggars, drug addicts, criminals etc swell. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b>Branded
food stores are shut. Luxury retail chains also try to flee. Businesses try to
find new addresses. After March 2020, when the Covid </b></span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>lock-down</b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><b> hit the world,
cities suffered the most. However, the tendency and attraction of freeloading
benefits crossed all the limits. <o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pandemic-period
remote work system got acceptance, and the office buildings, railway land,
temple land, public land and parking spaces and vacant land were encroached on
by illegal migrants and intruders. This system pushed many working people out
of the system. Some left for their native places. Thomas Hardy's "The
Return of the Native" type story. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All this
did not stop the march of ruthless slayers. The unstoppable march of illegal
intruders, criminals and land grabbers and authorities and the helpless police
due to much-hyped human rights and their peddlers, soft and lethargic justice
system give immense power to these nihilist bosses. For them, poverty,
backwardness, illiteracy and incompetency are status symbols to boast with
pride and fanfare. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All are
worried and scared of this urban rot. However, the worry is only limited to the
drawing room chat. Nationalist right-wingers are haunted and bullied by the
judiciary, right activists, and left-winger toolkit branded as inclusive
liberal and tolerant. The celebrated liberals blame the inequalities, the
meritorious hard-working class and the political and social system of rich and
poor divide and gap. In return, they advocates more free-loading schemes,
goodbye to merit and talent to give employment to these huge vote banks. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The urban
decay is like 'Cocktown' of "The Hard Times" by Charles Dickens.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-703125161709669082023-08-10T04:53:00.002-07:002023-08-10T04:53:44.164-07:00Manipur violence: Violence for unlawful trade and benefits<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The recent violence in
Manipur has its roots in an over-a-decade-old demand by the Meitei Hindus for a
Scheduled Tribe category. Manipur High Court also supported this demand and
directed the Union Tribal Ministry to give ST tag to the Meitei community. Before
the merger with the Indian Union, the community enjoyed the ST tag.</span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">Against this order, on May
3, Kuki tribals organised a very aggressive solidarity march in which
provocative slogans were raised. Meitei also organised counter-protests. These
resulted in clashes and violence. Kuki used women and children as shields to
stop or chase away the security forces. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">Through the newspaper
reports and the people who have also served in Manipur and know the ground
realities quite well, one can safely say about the conflict in Manipur is not
between Manipuri Hindus and Christians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>it is an attempt made by the powerful foreign-aided Christian Church,
Christian missionaries and anti-Hindu toolkit and ecosystem to defame the Hindus
and the nation and send a false message to the West that Christians are being
massacred in cold blood. This propaganda is only one of the tactics employed by
them on the path towards their end. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">According to General M M
Naravane (retd), involvement of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>foreign
agencies "cannot be ruled out." China and Myanmar have been fueling
the violence and the insurgencies in the northeast. illegal intruders from
Bangladesh and Rohingya Muslims are also responsible for the escalation of
violence. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The Church and the Christian
missionaries have been systematically converting tribals in large numbers by
luring them in a variety of ways -supplying liquor and money, building houses
and providing education to their children in Christian convent schools. A
recent alarming development is the involvement of the Church in arming the
Kukis with smuggled Chinese arms, in their fight with Meitei Hindus in the
light of the HC order on granting ST status to Hindu Meiteis. Christian Kukis
want to grab all the benefits and reservation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">Drug trafficking, smuggling
of narcotics and poppy cultivation have been major problems in the northeast
states. Opposition leaders wanted an issue to dilute the bad name after the
Bengal violence, foreign countries and the press want to bludgeon Brand Modi,
NGOs and other bodies that have had either the authorization to get foreign
funds/donations or their registration cancelled or left-oriented academics and
'Khan Market Gang' of media wanted a space. So tragic violence of Manipur
soothed their deprived ambition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The successive Central Governments
are to be blamed for not doing anything for the sizeable Hindu population in
Manipur. They always kept on appeasing the Christian missionaries and
foreign-funded NGOs. The attitude of the Central government and its officers
posted there have alienated both Hindus and Christians in Manipur.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The Hindi-speaking officers
posted from North India behave as if they are the real masters/Indians and that
Manipuri speakers are less Indian and are destined to serve the real masters/
Indians. It is this condescending attitude of North Indian politicians and
bureaucrats which created resentment among Hindus in the North East. They are
also doing the same in the Hindu majority states of South India and also in the
Hindu kingdom of Nepal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">This resentment has made
conversions easier for the missionaries. Due to this attitude, the missionaries
have been successful in turning Nagaland, Mizoram and Meghalaya into
Christian-majority states. The Christian population in Manipur has grown to
42%. Conversions on a large scale are taking place among tribes in Arunachal
and in the Bodo-dominated areas of Assam too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The present violence in
Manipur is fuelled by the Christian clergies to succeed in their first step -
carving a Christian majority state out of Manipur by including the hilly areas
of the state. The divisive and tactful strategy of the Christian missionaries
is to wait and watch till the whole of the North East turns into a
Christian-majority region. They will then, with the help of their Western
counterparts, play the victim card like the Muslims in various international
forums and demand the creation of a separate country for Christians
encompassing the entire North East. The riots in Manipur are only the beginning
of a well-planned/long-term strategy. They are following the calculated method
that the Muslims and Jinnah adopted in 1947.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="q-text" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #282829; font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt;">The cultivation of narcotics is a big
source of income for these Kuki Christians. They are very well supported by the
Church and the Christian missionaries in this narcotics cultivation. Narcotics
cultivation and trade, massive intrusion of Kuki Christians from Myanmar, the
tension of native Meiteis about the encroachments on their land and other
resources by the Kukis, mass conversion by the Christian missionaries toolkit
and ecosystem and other intruders are major issues for the unrest and violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-36150229001200900332023-07-28T08:18:00.000-07:002023-07-28T08:18:08.888-07:00Quotas: A method less madness <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">"Though this be madness, yet there is method
in't."</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Hamlet, Polonius, Act 2 Scene 2) </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This very famous quote from Shakespeare is very suitable for
the present situation in Manipur. Earlier people used to fight for the nation
and the religion, but now they are fighting for quotas. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Quotas have been a big apple for Discord. All rush to the streets
to fight and grab for the quotas. It is impossible to please all the caste and
religious groups fighting or grabbing quotas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hundreds of people have died in communal violence for the
quotas. Scores of private buildings, government offices, and cars have been
burnt down. There is fear and violence everywhere. Claiming that reservation
for Meiteis goes against the interests of Kukies. They claimed that they stand
to safeguard our crucial, inseparable and traditional rights. The court
judgment is in direct conflict with the will and ambitions of the Kuki people. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Resenting the reservation for Kukies goes against the
traditional affirmative justice pattern, Meiteis have been opposing this type
of reservation. They have been agitating for a long to demand reservations.
They were insisting on special provisions for reservation. Not only this,
Kukies can buy the land of Meiteis but Meities cannot buy the land of Kukies.
There is resentment against this unfair law. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The crisis over reservation has also brought to the
forefront an unpleasant truth that many tribal societies in the Northeast,
particularly the Meiteis have been ignored. Meiteis want reservation and
equality. There are hundreds of castes and tribes in the region like Meiteis
and the degree of one-sided empowerment of some tribes only. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Meitieis are highly peaceful people. They are very
honest and clear on one point: that there should be equality and peace in the
state. So they are vehement that they should get equal opportunity and reservation
like the Kuki tribe. Facing unprecedented backlash, N. Biren Singh eventually
softened to the suggestion/judgment of Guwahati High. He almost decided to
demand from the Meite community an amendment to the reservation rules. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kuki people opposed this fiercely. For now, though, the
fight for equal representation for the Meite community is in limbo. Violence
has forced them to ignore the demand to give reservations to the Meite
community. Maity activists will continue to "speak for the voiceless",
and emboldened by the Guwahati high court ruling. But Kuki, always fighting for
their upper hand very aggressively from the hills. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Going to any lengths to retain it -will have both their
resolve and conviction tested like never before as they battle for their rights
against Meite. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There was a time when the bureaucracy in Manipur was the
monopoly of Bengalis who migrated from Sylhet in Bangladesh who made Manipur
their home but kept aloof from the local population mainly the Meiteis and
condescendingly behaved with them. They went to the extent of replacing the
Meitei script with the Bengali script. This created resentment among the
peace-loving Vaishnavite Meiteis. The Meiteis have all along been fighting for
the revival of their ancient language which has a rich literary history dating
back to 1400 BC. The general feeling was that their ancient language was on its
way to a slow death due to the imposition of the Bengali language.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Meitei Hindus expected a change for the better with the
change of government in the state and the centre. They were disappointed when
the BJP government turned a deaf ear to their long-standing demand and added
fuel to the fire by giving preference to Hindi in schools. People there believe
that Bengali chauvinism has been replaced by Hindi chauvinism. Similar was the
case in Punjab. The Khalistan movement was a creation of the appeasement by the
then Congress governments to the unreasonable demands of the Sikhs. The funds
came from overseas Punjabis and Chinese arms came from Pakistan. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It is the same language issue that resulted in the BJP
losing the battle in Karnataka recently. The BJP central leadership would do
well to understand that no one is opposed to Hindi. The opposition is to Hindi
imposition. The imposition of one language in a country as linguistically
diverse as others will not guarantee unity. India is a strange nation where the
majority community is persecuted by the minority communities. Kashmir, the
Punjab, Bengal, Kerala and now Manipur, Meiteis by Kukies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Urdu imposition in Pakistan resulted in the birth of
Bangladesh. What the Sinhala imposition<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>did to Sri Lanka is there for all to see. Wisdom is not wisdom if it
dawns late. "Those that fail to learn from History are doomed to repeat
it." - said Winston Churchill in a 1948 speech to the British House of
Commons.</p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-48388347785713919722023-06-29T04:27:00.000-07:002023-06-29T04:27:50.728-07:00Aimless rush for degrees and certificates<p><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Schools,
colleges, universities, parents, students, governments etc all are busy in
strange manipulation and rush- to distribute certificates and degrees. This is
also a well-known reality that almost 90% of these certificates and degrees
holders never get anything from these certificates and degrees. Now, the HRD
ministry and other educational experts should guide honestly to stop undue rush
for the certificates and degrees in the country. They should face the truth,
howsoever unattractive it may appear, which is uncommon in education system
building rounds, but it is a very important and very necessary first stair in
the reform of employment and livelihood goals.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although
such advice may disturb the current school and college goers, it is very
correct to leave the mad chase of certificates and degrees analytically casing
all levels of learning and chasing the large scale pressure and artificial
collection of certificates and degrees without knowledge and skills by
artificial methods in the exams, which boosts a pretence of attainment and
success rate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Now, it is a
well-known fact that exams and evaluations are just a formality. Even, very
poor students are high achievers in the exams and evaluations. These fake
achievements give artificial pride to ignorant learners. There are examples
that at many exam centres, not a single case of unfair means in exams is caught
and reported for decades. This seems to be very unreal in a country where
almost honesty is an endangered thing. Teachers and evaluators either help or
ignore the cheaters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Second,
boards and universities inexplicably inflate the marks and arbitrarily inflate
the percentage or grades. In some universities and boards, parents and students
sit in 'dharna' (sit-ins) and all the students were prompted to appease them.
Similarly, minority institutions are very liberal to their community students
in granting marks. All this manipulation and inflation of marks and grades must
be stopped to foster trust in the certificates and degrees. Now, certificates
and degrees have lost all shin and relevance.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Examinations
and evaluations are superb junctures to improve the quality of education in the
country and filter away weak students from the campuses and make institutions
and teachers accountable. The authorities must make it mandatory for every
teacher to catch and report at least one case of cheating in the exam or
evaluation each semester to get an annual salary increment and future
promotions. This method will stop cheating in exams and evaluations. This will
ensure the quality of the certificates and degrees. Parents can also be helped
and counselled to shift their wards to some skill training or self-work if he
is found lacking in studies. The boards and the universities can be commended
for holding the decisive idea that sharing real worth will empower parents to
understand the level of their ward.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Providing
parents with information on the ward's standard is an important plank of
education documents in most of the educationally higher nations. However, in
India, this system is missing or inefficient. Here, institutions simply publish
the annual marks/grades based on the fakery of exams and evaluation. In the
absence of such institutional feedback about actual and honest student
performance, parents have no idea to judge the standard of their ward based on
gossip and physical but unreal report card which are inadequate and misleading
indicators of student standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sharing
actual information with parents about the academic standard of their ward in
the school/college introduces an element of reality about the ward, guiding the
parents about future options.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless it
is in the parents' knowledge how their ward is performing, they have many
options to think about his learning-employment career.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The feedback
by the teachers contains much valuable hidden information for the parents too,
and it can be utilised to identify - low-performing students, their weaknesses,
their interest, and pressures, for remedial initiatives for specific students.
Examinations are not real indicators due to manipulations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many
countries have very effective and useful parent-teacher meetings. With NEP,
exam reforms are also very important and very necessary. But, this aspect has
been ignored. Due to the non-seriousness of the teachers and authorities,
almost 100% of students pass and exam results are no more real reflectors of
the performance of any student. However, from the beginning of the 21st century
onwards, the Indian government's education department's emphasis was to pass
the students and not on quality education.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The official
initiative was not good for the nation and was not nationally welcomed and the
government initiated a draconian No-Detention-System. But a couple of years
later, the performance of the students fell drastically. Even though all were
high achievers, they were not employable. Several studies indicate that reforms
were responsible for growing cases of suicides, depression, stress, mental
illness, dejection, hopelessness etc. Even the pass-outs of the best of the
institutions like IITs, IIMs, AIIMSs, DU etc are still completely dependent on
government jobs only. They have neither any skills nor courage to start any
self-work. Educational institutes should produce leaders and not job
beggars.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The main
resistance comes from teacher unions, who instigate the people and argue in the
name of social justice that socio-economic backgrounds are responsible for poor
performance. However, institutional rankings do not benefit the students.
Academic rankings do not help the students in any manner. On so many parameters
such as learner satisfaction levels, honesty in exams and evaluations, faculty
appointments, promotions, salary levels, employability of the degrees and
students etc there is total silence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The ranking
published by some government institutions and magazines is compiled on the
observation by a sample of principals, teachers, students and parents who have
nothing to with the real and practical parameters like learner satisfaction
levels, honesty in exams and evaluations, faculty appointments, promotions,
salary levels, employability of the degrees and students etc. However, all the
rankings ignore the perception-based 'academic reputation' scores and the
actual and honest academic performance of students.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Therefore
education policymakers and exam and evaluation boards need to consider the
actual performance of the students in external and internal exams to assist the
parents and the employers to prepare them for open competition, control
cheating in exams and evaluation and thus improve the level of students. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-23721175602275850472023-02-10T03:26:00.004-08:002023-02-10T03:26:48.054-08:00Much ado about Pathan supremacist <p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">A much hyped and
controversial film, featuring Shah Rukh Khan after his four flop years, </span><i style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Pathan</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">
is a super marked artificial thriller that shows SRK as over-rated and true to
the hyped entertainer. Immature in a story, </span><i style="color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Pathan</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: Helvetica, "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"> is a much ado about
nothing story which is using all tricks for footing.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The film opens with
pro-Pakistan sentiments. The plot shows India's scrapping of controversial and
draconian article 370 and its reaction to a Pakistani officer; who wants to harm
and damage India for this bold 'mistake'. He meets daunting Jim, an Indian
Ex-Raw agent who feels dodgy by his people. RAW is shown as bad and ISI is
good. He is joined by stunning confederate Rubai an ex-ISI agent (Deepika
Padukone) with pushy designs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shockingly, the story
begins by giving prominence to the anger of Pakistan on scrapping Article 370
in an Indian movie. Moreover, an officer of coveted RAW has been portrayed as a
traitor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a very wrong narrative.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Entry of SRK or <i>Pathan</i>
is very poor and repulsive. <i>Pathan</i>, Jim and Rubai twist eyes and minds,
as they leap continents and indulge in perilous theatrics of fraud and
retribution. All three compete to raze other's world and secure their own.
Over-acting of SRK is clearly visible. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Director Siddharth
Anand gives his best to his spy thriller and failed to hide the over-action. He
presents super-hero type unbelievable actions. He is fascinated by the
hero-worship-type marvel of Hollywood blockbusters in a very open manner.
Fabricated action and chase string, Spiderman-type wingsuits, death and gravity
horrid stunts on bikes, cars, ice, helicopters and above all in the air look
very artificial just like video games. Toy weapons are used. Eternal heroes and
villains uttering towering dialogues, in-adequately dressed woman-all dumped
together in the hyped idea of patriotism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The director and the
story aim to show Shah Rukh Khan as a superhero to safeguard his dwindling
fortune with the help of actions beating emotion and romance. Only time will
tell how he lets his thin body do the 'action' roles in those fading glory of
the late fifties. The entire action and story move around him otherwise in an
ordinary <i>masala</i> story. The story rotates around <i>Pathan</i> and tried
to show him as a <i>Pathan</i> supremacist; a caste of Muslims. It seems, to
show SRK as a super-star with the help of modern gadgets, a virtual world, meta
verse, artificial intelligence, smart-phone, satellite phone, jetpack,
multi-layered balls, high-end cars and choppers, advanced rockets and other
modus operandi etc been used excessively. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the film, the
barbaric Taliban is shown as a victim of America. Similarly, all the cast are
kind to Pakistan. This is a very wrong narrative. Vishal & Shekhar tried
their best to highlight the hero's centrist and boasting image on the show.
John Abraham is strong in his role as Jim. In his disguised entry and stunts,
he is superb and overshadows the hero.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Deepika Padukone's
body is fully on display and used as a cheer-woman dutifully dancing, double-crossing,
immorally perfect and made to show her failed chemistry with SRK. She failed to
dazzle in the presence of the John-SRK star cast. Her's is the worst
performance. Repeatedly twisting his face Pathan looks very ridiculous.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">However, Dimple Kapadia
is superb in her limited role and lends much-needed support to the shaky story
and advance. She over-shadows all other characters. Ashutosh Rana appears very
decent and sober as Colonel Luthra. Music and songs are very ordinary or
uninviting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Salman Khan enters
very dramatically donning an Islamic scarf. Pathan uses Islamic mannerisms to
greet and even Islamic ways to salute. The second half is utterly boring. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The YRF has tried its
best to give a great iconic spy story to glorify SRK. <i>Pathan</i> has all the
elements of <i>masala</i> banality -- showman, action, fight,
dancing-sexy-scantily dressed women and much hyped SRK. It is just like a video
game for children, far away from reality. Now his era is on the decline...' for
the movie '<i>'Pathaan</i>'' is now live. However, <i>Pathan</i> and SRK have
divided cine-goers into religious lines. This is not a good trend for the
nation and society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #1d2228; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Media has given
tremendous coverage and support to <i>Pathan</i> and SRK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been giving minute-to-minute coverage
and commentary of <i>Pathan</i>. It seems that some of the newspapers are just
busy with the promotion and propaganda of the movie and SRK. Nowhere in the
country, no rush or the signboards of 'House full' seen outside any cinema hall
and multiplexes but the earnings kept on rising at a rapid pace. This is a new
phenomenon. In a poor and where people have no employment, a poor movie earning
600 crore rupees within six days is unbelievable. However, the movie is another
show of <i>Pathan</i> supremacists like <i>My Name is Khan</i>. Pakistan and
ISI will be very happy on the box office hit of the movie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-38314469844507045402022-11-18T04:40:00.000-08:002022-11-18T04:40:14.398-08:00Hanging Bridge of Death<p>The cables tied,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Like a death invitation from the picnic, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The rope with which </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Corrupt and malicious,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Played the game of death. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The hoodlums jumped along the hanging bridge, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With a half-shut mind lost sideways,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As the bridge overloaded fast, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The cables pave the way for the picnic-going thugs, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The guiltless is in his place and the guilty is in his
place.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thousands were left behind wailing and mourning; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The wounded and dead moving on pushing wheels,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At last to the sickbay or crematorium, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">However, gusty divers diving for the ill-fated,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Around the bodies to save lives. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Death laid its unkindest ambush, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">None will ever hug as they had in the arms of dear ones, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Away from the day, through it, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Death emerged with the broken ropes, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the deep waters of river Machhu. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dejected! I do not shout at your oaths nor mock you;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I read it and shed some tears,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There I want to make people sane, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There I wish to invent a new alphabet, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Of active breath and life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-78260155417473165722022-09-07T05:59:00.001-07:002022-09-07T05:59:32.286-07:00Dark Clouds <p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Don't know
my identity,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Male or
female or something else,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Not sure
about it truly, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"But
surely not a curse."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">People laugh
and clap, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On my
identity, buried; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Given an
opportunity,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All want to
play erotically. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nothing new
or wrong with this, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">God has
played with me, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nature has
played with me, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even my
mother has cheated on me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My existence
is for others:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nation,
society or humans, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Born to work
for others only,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Denied manliness
or maternity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Abandoned by
my own parents, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Immediately
after my birth, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fearing
castigated by society, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Starved of
breeding and sexual blessings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Moved to
quench all the fits of hunger, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">People
scorned and chuckled;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Twisting and
shrinking their faces, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Though, not
lacking in merit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How could I
satiate my needs, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Nobody can
think of them,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have a heart
and mind both, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Given a
chance to show my worth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I am neither
male nor female.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-6616836853251262132022-09-07T05:57:00.004-07:002022-09-07T05:57:47.640-07:00Man: A Universal Fool <p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Can answer
to none,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stands naked
facing himself, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stands by no
one else, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Tale
narrates man as a fool. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Always
moving on the path <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Of
self-destruction and rot, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With hard
fingers and a harsh heart, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A dark flash
of hate and gluttony.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Toppling
every indication<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of humanity, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dreaming of
inaccessible goals, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He axes down
his own feet, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Wishing his
own salvation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Inanely
tearing down everything, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
breathing in a barren wasteland, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And the
polluted and infected world, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Where once
gods and angels walked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Huge
edifices of unholy wealth, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Swayed over
bankrupt hope, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Breathes
trampled under the power of <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A stubborn
compulsive ringmaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Demolishes
all that is gorgeous and true, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">To claims
fool's fraction, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He has
sneaked into a fool's universe, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He cosies
among us all. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-17314708171235469082022-08-22T04:31:00.001-07:002022-08-22T04:31:27.291-07:00 गायब उदासियाँ<p> <span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal, "serif";">अरसे से छाई
जिंदगी में परेशानियाँ </span>,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">सारे जगत में फैल
गईं उदासियाँ ।</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रौनक गायब हुई जब
था खौफ तेरा </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">तेरे डर से छाई हवा
मै उदासियाँ । </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">कोरोना था हम-क़दम
और दुष्वारियॉं </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">तो थी राह मै डरावनी
उदासियाँ । </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">तेरे रहते बहुतेरे
खुश भी थे </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">शैतान फेल्चिओं
से दूर थी उदासियाँ ।</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">आनलाइन खुदा के
रहमो करम से</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">खेल गयीं- झूम
गयीं बहकी उदासियाँ । <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ओबीएम खुदा के प्यार
के असर से </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">फेकचियौं से डर
कर भागी उदासियाँ । <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">उदासियों में भी
कुछ को ख़ुशी का सबब मिला </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">नकलचियौं के
सामने सहमीं उदासियाँ । </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">अफीमचियौं के हक़
में हाथ उठे लाख हाथ </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">चिलम्चियौं की दुआ
के असर से डरीं उदासियाँ</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">सौ में से सौ
नम्बर की खुश्बु आई</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">नम्बरों की
इलायची से हूईं गायब उदासियाँ । </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-18556466701054114822022-08-22T04:29:00.000-07:002022-08-22T04:29:29.196-07:00ओ.बी.एम. इम्तहान <p> <span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal, "serif";">कोरोना दूसरा बाप
है सबका </span>,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">खौफ दिखाता है सबको
मौत का ।</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">संसार में आतंक लाने
से पहले </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मारकाट कर मिटाया
घमंड चीन का । </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जन्म लेते ही
मारा बाप चीन को </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">देश</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> वायु</span>,<span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पानी और वामियौं को </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मार कर रुलाया-सुलाया
उनको </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जीते जी मौत का
भय दिखाया उन को। </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मौत के आतंक मै
भी मद-मस्त</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">उछ्ल कूद रहे थे सारे
फेलची</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मिल गया ओबीएम
नकलची</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जश्न मना रहे सारे
अफीमची ।<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">नम्बर की बरसात
हुई -सौ में सौ </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">फूल गये-झूम गये</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> सारे चिलमची</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मिला ऑनलाइन खुदा
फेकची</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जिसने बनाया गधे
को नामची ।</span><span lang="HI"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ख़ाईं सबने सौ-सौ इलायची </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">दुनियां को लगने लगी लाल
मिर्ची ।</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">छूट गये पीछे सारे किताबी
तोपची </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">इम्तहान बन गये मसखरे शेखची
। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-81342407376038463482022-08-16T03:31:00.000-07:002022-08-16T03:31:33.194-07:00Half Husband<p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">She is my
spouse sitting beside me coolly,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Looking very
ordinary and simple. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Appearing
very calm but self-full of hidden arrogance, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Like
Narcissus superiority and there sh lives with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Designed by
parents but people failed simple countenance, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
ignorance and passion hid behind silence, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How such a
guise came there? Such stuff <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Crafted
after a long discussion at the table of joy. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She had a
mind too quickly made cheerful, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Too easily impressed
by any other man. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My love
never got any favour at her breast, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Officious
sharks would get her higher. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Attracted
towards men and women; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Good or bad
un-judged, I know not why; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My love and
care of decades-not cared; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Who'd bend
to fault this kind of trifling? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even had one
expertise in talk or fooling;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Which I have
not—I choose never to fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Oh, God! She
has less fun with me,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But more
whosoever fools her. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hark to the
family success like the musical rain, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
aggressive woman attracted to the other's acts <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The
half-read liberated rots, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">She
attracted to talkative morons. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There we
live—As if the happiest and the best.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Taming her
through rarity like a storm in oceans, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Only a
divine blessing from Lord Krishna, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can
illuminate our hearts and lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The western
winds—shooting from divine abode;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can thrill
her soul to beauty and love; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Like a saint
taming his ego to zero, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And
meditating his inner self with light divine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-44046040532799851442022-07-16T04:22:00.001-07:002022-07-16T04:22:43.491-07:00"MeLord is an Honourable Man"<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.7pt; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 2.7pt; mso-outline-level: 1; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Gill Sans MT","sans-serif"; font-size: 24.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friends, Indians, Hindus, hark! dark days ahead;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I come to cremate a be-headed dead, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A blameless soul, not to protect him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The sin that humans perform lives after death;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The good is mostly burnt with the bones;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So let it be with the guiltless soul. The gracious
MeLord<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hath blamed that comment from an arrogant woman:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If it were true, it was a dreadful burden,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And dreadfully hath blameless soul paid for it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He was just performing his Karma,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And the brutal dagger guided by brutal ideology:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gave him the most unkindest cuts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here, under umbrella of MeLord and others-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Melords are honourable men;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So are they all, all honourable men- <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, honourable man should be above suspicion: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like the wife of Caesar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come I to mourn in, headless corpse's cremation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He was neither my friend nor foe and just human to me;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But MeLord says the spokeswoman was arrogant;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And MeLord is an honourable man:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, honourable man should be above suspicion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like the wife of Caesar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She has argued well in many a debates in Delhi<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whose reasons appreciated by all: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Did this in woman seem arrogance?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When one rogue mocks Lord Shiva, she replied from history; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yet rogue was Pardoned and able woman castigated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arrogance should be made of mean stuff:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yet MeLord says she was arrogant;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And MeLord is an honourable man:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, honourable man should be above suspicion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like the wife of Caesar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You did see that in Delhi politics, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Many a times she fought elections honestly,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where she could have misused power: was this arrogance? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yet MeLord says she was arrogant; <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And sure, MeLord is an honourable man:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, honourable man should be above suspicion:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just like the wife of Caesar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I pen not to condemn what Melord spoke,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But here I am to pen what I feel right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You all did like guiltless gentleman once, for his
simplicity:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What fear stops you than, to mourn and speak for him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O justice! thou reason swayed by violent ideology,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And justice has lost the reason. Stand with me;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My heart is in the in the funeral pyre with poor soul,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And I must wait till the killers and their ideology is wiped
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(Based on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, speech by
Marc Anthony) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><br /><p></p><p></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-58854648231609340382022-07-16T04:02:00.000-07:002022-07-16T04:02:14.075-07:00Shahrukh and his Dreams <p> <span style="font-size: 14pt;">Shahrukh was
the best friend of mine,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We studied
together in childhood time,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He was
always last in studies and line,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And never
cares about the lessons fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When asked
some questions about history,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He thought
it as if was an Arabian mystery,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All laughed
at his mess as if he was a jockey,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">And I felt
distressing for him and sorry.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some of us
became powerful collectors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">More
intelligent became surgeons and doctors,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shahrukh became
a time pass jester,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">He just
wanted to be a <i>Maulana</i> clever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The harsh
strokes of life and forlorn,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There was no
solace for him of any form,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Even the
birds and animals have cozy sojourn,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But Shahrukh
has no respite from thorns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We all lost
in lives joys and agony,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Some have
sunlight, some have tales funny,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shahrukh sat
with his Holy Book on balcony,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No one was
there to pull him out of tragedy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Shahrukh ooze
out now and them to enlighten,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Lamenting
about lost days failed to brighten,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After a cup
of tea, some gossip and illusion,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All desire
him to go as early and forgotten.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">For all, Shahrukh
and his ideas were crass,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All achieve
a little less or more, they brass,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">But Shahrukh
lost in his prayers and mass,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">That he
wanted to fly with Arabian trash.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Always "Do
thy Duty because Work is Worship," <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Sluggish
army can be routed yet with biggest warship, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Karma</span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> is the highest religion and worship,
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It can
defeat the life's harshest whip. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-84739569788132747482022-06-19T04:32:00.004-07:002022-06-19T04:32:29.736-07:00Celebrating Poverty <p> With sound high I come, with my agenda and my manifesto,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I celebrate poverty for usual victors only, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I shout poverty-poverty for dead and defeated persons.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A defeated man's thoughts of schools, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A defeated man enjoying freebies and never-ending rest, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blooms with life itself, cannot have. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now I know the masses and the leaders;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And these I observe these begging eyes, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those fables of mystic voyages are all meaningless. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Villas equipped with an immoral wealth </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sailing to the bottomless dark seas</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Marching on the soul's cruise. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lots of aimless boys and girls, herding in schools and
colleges</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Learning erroneous education, bunking classes. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Missionaries and Maulanas making fast bucks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And you India creating a fake Utopia ; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crying the real reckoning for her lot, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The shadows of your future, evil and evil. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Flow, Flow the finest wind of Democracy, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Value thy beauty, 'tis not the freebies only </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Duty and sacrifice are also amassing in thee. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thou embrace freeloaders alone,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Not of suckers contingent alone,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nation floats on morals and character.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A nation is built by merit and honesty;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With her Time tours with pride</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With all her ancient scriptures, martyrs, heroes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fought wars, thou bore the many crowns</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The message of love and compassion; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seers bless her with divine hands and sparkling eyes. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">O countrymen, thou carries priestly nation sails with thee </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And great sagely India sails with thee </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Don't celebrate poverty, and sing poverty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I roam and invoke my sole, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And what I believe all will believe, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For each grain belongs to one as good belongs to you. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Schools and hospitals are all free; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Born dissatisfied while sufficed, but never happy; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Harbor is always bad, fleeing at every hazard. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rush for a loaf at their ease watching a coughing leader, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">His tongue, each atom of his blood, created from this soil
and air, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now in perfect health and budding youth sick like death. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In thick walls of abode, in huts, sleeps hunters after day's
sport-begging; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The village sleeps, the town sleeps and the country sleeps; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The dead sleep for their sins, the living sleep ruining
their time. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They tend poor and hungry; old, young wise much as the
fools, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stuffed with the stuff that is coarse and immoral; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Southerners as well as Northerner-sternest burden on the
earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For leaders, those were good to gain pleasures, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Excellent to fall and lost, everything is lost in that dust;
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Which they raised and won. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They eat the pound of the sick; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They blow through their poverty-loudest and merriest for
them; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Worshipping those with so many pangs of hunger. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those are with an empty vessel to sink the nation! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Those will themselves, sink all! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They will sink all the national vessels in the dark sea. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fake Generals are in arms with those who sank </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And the generals won powers have defeated heroes! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Living in the dark world or Narcissa who sank.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Spreading gloom that stopped playing kids, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The meadows have turned bald and barren;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Even brides and grooms have faded. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Space has fallen short and dirty; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cry of merit and hard work shaking heaven and earth; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A choked voice filled with fear and silence in the air. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dew of dawn has stopped cheering children, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mad rush for the work-less work rings the bell; </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Screeching tyres were stopped by free-loaders. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Inhabitants are throbbing for liberation, into nature;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Struggling for means usually than usual -</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hating their face in the garden of unseen shores. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The wrinkled clerk spoke unclearly past his torrid glasses, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wheezing in and out, head and heart waggled unknowingly, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I muttered a "have a nice day" back in the dark. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Running for freebies throughout life, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To auction them in the charity market, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The clerk cried," No more bagging!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">None realised that all are becoming old wags, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All are reaching the failed abode of pain, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Of aimless life, of the day after day melancholy. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lost in a perennial intoxication of nothingness, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Till death, till Yama on buffalo blown he bugle </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To wake everyone of their sins and glory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The loss was invisible in the din and noise,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now it will be a national shame and curse, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Faster, diminishing the splendour and energy. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In these days of shifting stands, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Living is bogged by troubles and pains;</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wounding the body and the soul.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Eyes always cry for heavenly bliss, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To hear the music of thrill without hiccups, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where every crumb of food flavour is venomous with pain.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where even Lord's hymns sound jarring,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where the melodious voices irks mind,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where each breathing is filled with ache.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-15678197505836044802022-02-09T07:24:00.006-08:002022-02-09T07:24:26.360-08:00No place for Secularism<p> It has become a fashion in this country to discuss and talk
about secularism on the one hand but supporting special benefits and privileges
for minorities. Secular democracy is boasted as the best asset in India but in
practice, secularism and democracy rotate only in appeasing some castes and
minorities. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Hindu community is the real sufferer in terms of power
and profile. Hindus are around 85% of the total population. Yet, they have
never any voice in politics. Their aspirations are never cared for and
represented. From Kumbh to Kanwar Yatra to Ram-Krishna Janmabhoomi- Kashi
Vishvanath temples to Ayurveda to Yoga to Brahmans, all are brutally trolled
and mocked. They are always on the defensive.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The present BJP government at the centre is doing nothing
for the Hindus. The party and the PM are supported by the majority of the
Hindus. A Hindu saint as CM of UP is criticised brutally although his
performance as CM is the best in the country. The media is highly critical of
the Hindus and Hinduism.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Most of the elitists, irritating, self-righteous,
English-speaking fake liberals who control media and campuses have a very
loving topic to blame the Hindus as oppressors and project the minorities as
victims. Even they try to protect the terrorists and extremists as the victim
of neglect or oppression. Politically minorities dominate in all facets. This
is happening since independence. It is unbelievable that land where the
majority of Hindus have no power.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Muslims and the British controlled the nation for centuries.
Post-Independence Congress gave immense power to Muslims and minorities. So
they think, it is unfair if Hindus demands equality. We lastly create a great
nation, featuring the best aspect of secularism and become a global power.
Practically minority religions play a dominant role in politics, governance,
social norms, culture and education. Nobody has any problem. However, when
Hindus demand the same equality and respect, all have a problem.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kashmir is the recent example where mixing religion led to
disaster. Punjab is also on the decline due to the mixing of Sikh and Gurudwara
politics with the governance. Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Syria,
Iraq etc are examples where due to the takeover of Islamic extremists, today
they are almost untouchable, oppressive countries. The same disaster was done
by Christian extremists and missionaries in the name of crusades in medieval
times. If religion dominates politics, it will destroy society and the economy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In this aspect only Hinduism is different. Hindus have an
innate tendency to bond with 'people other than us.' They never created any
hindrance in the smooth running of a modern state. They have a variety of
cultures, languages, sects than any nation in the world. But the secular
parties run the country based on religion and castes. They never focus on what
was important- good governance, development and a strong economy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Independent India was haphazardly and hurriedly designed, as
the British left suddenly. They divided the nation and Islamic Pakistan was
created. However, India's designed a so-called key asset-a secular democracy
clamouring everyone was equal. However, practically the minority communalism
flourished with the full support of the state which has become almost a kind of
extremism. Now, the hijab is more important to Muslim students in Karnatka than
education and secularism. In Gurugram, reading Namaz on the roads and other
public places has become a big problem. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Before Independence, India neither had a democracy nor
secularism in its history. The British also left us many institutions that
enabled special status to minorities like Church controlled educational
institutions, madrasas, Waqf Boards, SGPC etc. They were supported by
parliament, judiciary, constitution, executive and bureaucracy. Unfortunately,
the nation not only inherited them but also preserved and strengthened them
until date. Our neighbouring nations are lucky that they have no such communal
institutions. We are still guarding these institutions. We care about minority religions
and even guarding their fundamentalism and exporting such ideas. Even so many
Islamic terrorists are found in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh and other
nations who are the products of Indian madrasas or influenced by Indian
preachers like Zakir Naik.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For guarding our democracy, democracy and secularism we have
to shut such institutions. Once we lose them, we will lose them forever. We
must show minorities their equal place. Special rights to any religion will
destroy secularism, justice and religious harmony. We should not support
minority fundamentalism. India's democracy is under threat. The needle has
heavily moved towards minorities. Kashmir, Punjab, Bengal, Nagaland, Mizoram
etc are examples. This is high time to be conscious of the results. When it is
too late, nobody won't even be able to read and write such articles. Kashmir is
the best example of this type of extremism.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hindus have given so much to the minorities but they got
nothing in return. The nation does not want the re-run of Nalanda or the
destruction of Hindu temples. Hindus have been at the receiving end for
centuries. In post-independence India, the situation has not changed. Hindus
are still treated as second class citizens. No religion should dominate in a
democracy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There should not be any dominant religion. All should be
equal. Uniform Civil Code is the best answer to secularism and equality. We
must condemn the mindset of Muslims first right to resources.</p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-679820214796707652022-01-22T03:50:00.000-08:002022-01-22T03:50:10.075-08:00An Intersectional Feminist Study of Smashing Islamic Patriarchy in Meera Syal’s My Sister Wife<p> <span style="font-family: Garamond, "serif"; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Meera Syal (born 1963) is a very popular English actress and
writer. She has written many screenplays and two novels. She has also won many
prestigious awards including Media Personality of the Year in 2001. She has
Indian roots and descendent of an Indian family. She was born in a small town
near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. She has good education including a BA
in English drama from prestigious Manchester University.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In 1996,
Meera Syal wrote her first novel, <i>Anita and Me</i> which has
semi-autobiographical notes. The novel reflects her pain and experience as an
outsider child in British society with dark skin, who gradually realises and
recognises that she was the outsider and the ‘other’. This left an indelible
mark in her writings and screenplays.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>On account
of growing racism towards outsiders in her home town, Syal and her family left
that town and moved to another place. <i>The Anita and Me</i> was nominated for
the Guardian Fiction Prize and won the prestigious Betty Trask Award for the theme
of racial equality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Meera Syal was awarded an MBE in 1997
and won the ‘Media Personality of Year’ award at the Commission for Racial
Equality’s annual ‘Race in the Media’ awards (2000), as well as the EMMA (BT
Ethnic and Multicultural Award) for Media Personality of the Year 2001.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(British Council, (https://literature.britishcouncil.org/writer/meera-syal).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Her other novel, <i>Life isn’t All Ha Hee Hee</i> is an
ironic and dry narration of ‘ethnic’ culture presently marketed and sold as a
style accessory in the Western world in which Chila and her two female friends </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">are employed</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> or exploited in the novel. Proctor writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On one level <i>Life isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee</i>
is a wry look at the way<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘ethnic’ culture
is currently marketed as a style accessory in the West and how Chila and her
friends either exploit or are caught up in that scene. Like her work to date,
Syal laughs at her protagonists without restoring to the usual clichés and
stereotypes... Her work in fiction and on-screen is exemplary for how it uses
humour to both challenge the limits of political correctness and to contribute
to a politicised understanding of British Asian culture. (Proctor n.pag.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Syal’s
screenplay <i>My Sister-Wife</i> is no exception. In this screenplay, she
explores the predicament of the characters who live in western societies but
hug the customs and traditions of their original roots. It is a disastrous idea
for the migrants if they try to incorporate the norms and traditions of both
cultures into their lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
presentation of the play by Meera Syal, <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">One of </span></em><span class="red-underline"><i>Us</i></span> catches the attention of the BBC. The BBC
gave Syal an assignment to write a script for a television show about the
Muslim women of Pakistan. She used this opportunity to show off her skills and <span class="red-underline">wrote </span><em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My </span></em><span class="red-underline"><i>Sister-Wife.</i></span> <span class="red-underline">Clash </span>of
ages in Meera Syal’s play <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My Sister-Wife</span></em>
is one of the major themes. In the play, Syal attempts to present a clash of
ages with an intersectional feminist presentation. <span class="blue-underline">The
clashes are dominant in the life of the immigrants to Europe from Asia. </span>It
aims to corroborate the <span class="red-underline">story</span> by following the
analysis of characters, culture, religion, and ages.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Meera Syal
was studying English and Drama at Manchester University, when her stage play, <i>One
of Us</i>, came to the attention of the BBC. Syal was commissioned to write her
first television script, on the subject of Pakistani marriage. She relished the
opportunity, pointing out that “the pleasure of writing as an Asian woman is
the pleasure of exploding stereotypes”. The resulting feature-length drama, <i>My
Sister-Wife</i>, was a joint winner in the TV Drama category of the Commission
for Racial Equality’s Race in the Media Award. (http://www.screenonline.org.uk/).
For this project, “...Syal cooperates with Asmaa Pirzada who makes a research
on four sister-wives in London” (Ranasinha 254).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Polygamy among Pakistani Muslims <span class="red-underline">is </span>the core of the screenplay <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My Sister-Wife</span></em> and this article. To exemplify the key
points, the playwright tries to emphasise the character-analysis style to
converse with the theme of the suffering of Pakistani Muslim women in a new,
liberal, open, and inclusive western culture. This style is very apt to
describe the dilemma of characters crushed between their intolerant traditions
and the modernised and open life in their new western adopted homeland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Farah is a young, attractive,
ambitious, and successful Muslim woman of conservative <span class="red-underline">Pakistan</span> origin. She was trapped in love with a
cheat, Asif <span class="red-underline">Shah</span> who hid his marriage and two
grown-up daughters. She was shocked to know the truth about his marriage and
daughters and decided to break the relationship because he was already married <span class="red-underline">already </span>and "<span class="red-underline">He</span>’s
a liar, <span class="red-underline">mummy.</span> He lies <span class="red-underline">at</span> <span class="red-underline">me</span> No-one lies <span class="red-underline">at</span> <span class="red-underline">me</span>" (Scene
5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">However, Farah was
obsessed with love with Asif and her parents used this infatuation,
particularly her mother <span class="red-underline">Mumtaz</span> who tricked her
into marrying Asif. The mother brainwashed <span class="red-underline">Farah </span>that
he had just married his first wife, not for love but for family tradition,
while he truly loves Farah. Moreover, his marriage to his first wife <span class="red-underline">is</span> not legally registered in Britain; hence, it is
null and void.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In traditional Islam, women enjoy a
secondary status because she is looked upon and treated as the weaker sex (<i>zaifah</i>)
who is: emotional, irrational, unpredictable, irresponsible, indecisive, risk aversive
and mischievous and therefore is in need of man’s constant supervision,
protection and domination. (Kusha n.pag.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Mumtaz was a greedy woman who had her
eyes on the wealth of Asif. She feels that the marriage is a suitable prospect
for her daughter to enjoy <span class="red-underline">his</span> wealth because
Asif is an affluent young man. Due to her rigid and fundamental leanings, she
was comfortable with her daughter marrying a man who was already married
because he belonged to the same religion and race. The mother used every trick
to convince her daughter to marry any Pakistani <span class="red-underline">Muslim</span>
even if he is not a proper match for her beautiful young daughter, "<span class="red-underline">Could </span>not get me to marry the village idiots in
flares your friends kept suggesting. Asif is rich and <span class="red-underline">brown</span> so he’ll do<span class="red-underline">...</span>I’ll
fab in the harem and if <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Maharaj-ji</span></em>
gets bored, he can swap me for a bloody <span class="red-underline">camel</span>"
alleged Farah (Scene 5).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Farah was an educated woman, and she was
conscious of her rights as a woman in the secular British system. The national
objectives of British society have been defined very clearly. The aim is to
provide every citizen with the basic needs and complete freedom to have a life
of his or her own choice. However, Islamic society denies this right to women.
The aim is to create a democratic society that is strong and free, in which
every citizen, irrespective of religious beliefs and preaching, will occupy an
equal and honoured place and be given full and equal opportunities for growth
and marriage. It aspires <span class="red-underline">at</span> ending religious
oppression based on religion and doing away with present inequalities based on
gender and religion. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Muslim women have been fighting for
their human rights all over the world. They are facing discrimination and
violence both in Islamic and non-Islamic countries. This is often connected to
the obligation to dress as Muslim women and cover their head or entire body.
(Soltanoi n. pag.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">However, the fundamentalist mother of
Asif convinces her daughter in the name of "<span class="red-underline">Honour</span>
[and] duty to the family" (Scene 5). The mother further advocates the case
of cheat <span class="red-underline">Asif </span>that if he divorces his first
wife, it would again shame him in the eyes of Farah’s family and friends.
Furthermore, the mother of Farah adds that she can live cheerfully with the <span class="red-underline">man</span>, first, she <span class="red-underline">loves</span>,
and second, he is wealthy and can adjust <span class="red-underline">easily</span>
as I did: "<span class="red-underline">love</span> is <span class="red-underline">simple</span>"<span class="red-underline">,</span> added
<span class="red-underline">Mumtaz</span> who has <span class="red-underline">passed</span>
her life with the large family of Tariq, her husband, and whom she met for the
first time <span class="red-underline">only at </span>the wedding night. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span class="red-underline"> </span>The
writer Meera Syal tells the readers how irrationally and forcefully the parents
of Farah and Asif ignore gender equality, geographical liberty, and the gap
between the two generations. They impose their faith and will on them and feel
that what suits them and their generation in Pakistan will suit their daughter.
The parents were also <span class="red-underline">unmindful</span> of the huge
cultural gap between the fanatic Pakistani culture and the liberal and secular
Western British culture. They transported this fanatic culture to Britain.<span class="red-underline"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Internally, Farah
herself has submitted herself to the fundamental traditional values of her
family. Yielding to this tradition, Farah admitted that only marriage can make
a woman a decent woman, "Finding respectability at twenty-nine and
two-third..." (Scene 10) mumbled Farah to herself on her wedding day and
her first night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
Ruvani Ranasinha, in </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">her
famous book, <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">South Asian
Writers in Twentieth-Century Britain: Culture in</span></em> <span class="red-underline"><i>Translation, </i></span>dedicated a full chapter to <span class="red-underline">evaluate</span> the efforts of Meera Syal and Hanif <span class="red-underline">Kureishi</span> as they are described as <span class="red-underline">‘</span>cultural mediators<span class="red-underline">’</span>
through their literary and creative works. Even such a great writer could not
understand the divided self of Farah and other such <span class="red-underline">types
of </span>women. Ranasinha writes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Kureishi’s and Syal’s work charts the
uneasy relationship between post-colonialism and multiculturalism, addressing,
in particular, the legacy of colonialism, and its efforts on immigrants and
their descendants in contemporary Britain. What is distinctive about their
generation is that they act as cultural translators, in their mediations
between majority and minority communities rather than between countries. The
politics of first-generation migrant writers’ reconstitution of the foreign
country for the target Western audience contrasts with the later minority genre
that juxtaposes, challenges and reinforces dominant notions of their
communities. (Ranasinha 221)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Farah was <span class="red-underline">born</span>
<span class="red-underline">and </span>brought up, educated and <span class="red-underline">preserved</span> for a thriving career in England and is
leading a very happy life. Yet, she could not resist marrying an already
married elderly man with two daughters. However, she was trapped in love with
the man she loved very passionately, and he was already <span class="red-underline">a </span>married <span class="red-underline">man,</span> Asif
Khan. Asif lives with his mother, first wife, and two daughters in one huge
house. He dupes Farah by claiming she is his only true love and that he was
looking for her.Yet, Farah sees frequently that <span class="red-underline">Asif </span>visits
to make love with his first wife, <span class="red-underline">Maryam</span> who
has already mothered two daughters with Asif.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Maryam always lives
in a <span class="red-underline">hidden </span>dark world. No one outside the
family of Asif knows anything about Maryam and her marriage to Asif. People
have no idea that she is the wife of Asif. Their first marriage was not legally
registered in Britain. Her only duty is to cook and do the shopping for
household needs every day. She is very submissive, obedient, and looks after
the household needs very well because she has no other choice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The film revolves around Muslim ideals of femininity.
According to the Koran, a man is legally entitled to “possess” up to four
wives. Farah and Maryam are engaged in a cruel battle to win the commitment and
love of their husband, Asif. Maryam emerges as the ‘winner’, as the woman who
retains her sanity. Farah's descent into madness is attributed by her advisor,
Fauzia, to her adherence to Western values, which equate sharing with weakness.
(Shalini n. pag.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Maryam discovers a competitor in Farah.
Both were trying to outdo each other to please and satisfy Asif. <span class="red-underline">Paradoxically,</span> both believe that Asif likes the
style and form of others. Maryam begins to appear as a modern woman. She begins
to wear stylish western dresses; starts cutting her black long hair in stylish
western looks; drives a car; gets a job in the company of her rival <span class="red-underline">Farah</span> and starts working. She becomes very bold and
aggressive, like a modern woman, and starts to treat her husband rudely and is
rude enough to scold him, <span class="red-underline">saying </span>"<span class="red-underline">shut</span> up." Contrary to this, Farah starts to
wear conventional Pakistani clothes and stops getting hair-cuts.<span class="red-underline"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In her
article “Citizenship and Gender in Asian-British Performance,” Meenakshi
Ponnuswami concludes “the complexity and insight of <i>My Sister-Wife</i> lie
in Syal’s sympathetic attitude if the cautionary portrayal of Farah’s longing
for an ethnic home to be nostalgic about; Syal suggests that the inability to
relinquish a sentimental t to an imagined history endangers rather than
empowers women” (48). Syal, in <i>My Sister-Wife</i>, is essentially concerned
with the diversity between the values and convictions of the children of the
first generation of immigrants. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Rather than focusing on conflicts
between cultures, she portrays the discord between generations within the same
community. This focus on the differences between two generations within one
community forms the basis of her appeal to new generations of readers, for whom
these differences may be part of their own experience. (Ranasinha 225)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The rigid and fundamental
first-generation immigrants in <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My Sister-Wife</span></em>
are represented by the parents of Farah and <span class="red-underline">Asif</span>
who very strongly cling to their convictions and traditions. <span class="blue-underline">Mother of Asif, Sabina forces to prepare traditional
health tonics at home. </span>She compels everyone to give those healthy drugs
to children, and shockingly, parents also allow those drugs enthusiastically.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The strictest of those is known as the <i>Hanbali</i>
school and forms the basis of hard-line currents in Islamic thought, including
Saudi's ultra-conservative <i>Wahhabism</i> and variants of <i>Salafism</i>. It
is this current that has further isolated women in the eyes of the law in
states where Islamic law is practised or enshrined. (Dina Elbasnaly, Lewis
Sanders IV).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Farah's pleas to shift to another house
have no impact on stubborn Asif. He does not budge even when Farah tells him
that his mother has given her medicine that can kill her child instantly. Asif
was not ready to smash the family traditions. He refused to live in a separate
house with his second wife. The bitter dramatic irony is that the play happens
in a very modern and civilised country and culture that has a very modern,
liberal, and progressive culture and the best medical facilities available
there.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The women’s reversal of roles testifies
to the authority of the traditional Pakistani husband. Frighteningly expressive
in her silence, and wearing a dark veil covering half of her face, Maryam at
first carries out her duty as an obedient wife and servant with precision. But
when Maryam gets a job and starts to wear Western clothes, make-up and
jewellery, Farah becomes withdrawn and subdued. Housebound, pregnant and pale,
she takes to her bed, usurping Maryam’s role as abject ghost-figure of the
haunted house. In their periods of silence, Asif's two wives are equally
desperate to understand their confusing position in this Western-Asian world.
(Shalini n. pag.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Farah was
torn between two cultures ― one was dark but still alive, and the other modern
but powerless to smash the darkness. In the beginning, Farah is a symbol of
resistance but in the next part, she surrendered herself to the Islamic
patriarchy. She lost all the courage to smash Islamic patriarchy and enlighten
the enslaved other women in the misogynistic Islamic world. Syal says that “she
visits India at the age of twenty-two and finds out that the first generation
of immigrants clings to traditions which are outdated in its homeland. Asif's
mother symbolizes that generation that clings to traditions that have already
been neglected in its home” (Ranasinha 225).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The mother of Asif, Sabia, tries to
convince the two wives of Asif that the best and <span class="red-underline">the </span>easiest
way to achieve Asif’s love and favour is to deliver a baby boy. She takes Farah
to a witch <span class="red-underline">for magic </span>called <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mata-ji</span></em> to prepare her mixture that ensures that a baby
boy will be born to Farah. Farah saw many women who were seeking the blessing
and help of the same witch. Hence, the first generation of immigrants took this
evil and formed its ethnic customs in Britain. Farah also falls prey to the
witch <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mata-ji</span></em> and her witchcraft.
She firmly believes that the <em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mata-ji</span></em>
has supernatural healing powers. The mental condition of Farah begins to worsen
as she loses her first child due to the potions of Sabina. She has such blind
faith in <span class="red-underline">a witch, </span><em><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Mata-ji</span></em>
that she ignores the advice of her educated English friend, Poppy:</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farah: how can we resolve anything when
there's always another person to run to when things go wrong. She’s got some
potion from that <i>Mata-ji</i> witch Southall. She put a spell on him….<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Poppy: listen to yourself. You’re an
intelligent woman, you have got a career….you have to get out of there!....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Farah: because if I can get him into my
own space, I can fight her if I could have a baby, I know I could get him
back....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Poppy: I’m a woman. No woman I know
could live like this. (Scene 65)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Farah
becomes obsessed with the thought that she must recapture Asif and thinks that
delivering a baby boy is the lone way to win the favour of her husband. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">She finds out that Asif has coerced
Maryam to abort because the foetus was a girl. Then she begins to converse <span class="red-underline">to</span> the ghosts of the four sister-wives who come into
sight only <span class="red-underline">to</span> her. Asif calls Farah <span class="red-underline">‘</span>the madwoman in the attic.<span class="red-underline">’ </span>She even notes the start and finish times of Asif
and <span class="red-underline">Maryam</span> sex time sessions. Finding that
Maryam was expecting again, she conspired to poison her with the tonics she
bought from the witch. However, <span class="red-underline">accidentally </span>Asif
<span class="red-underline">is </span>poisoned and dies. Ultimately, both <span class="red-underline">the </span>wives failed to give birth to a baby boy. With
this accident, Meera Syal symbolises the death of Islamic patriarchy that
represses itself through its evil means.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There are moments of extraordinary
visual poetry, notably a scene where Maryam after Asif goes away, offers Farah
a hand (literally) in friendship. The camera cuts from a close-up of the two
women sitting on the stairs ― their faces engulfed in shadows ― </span><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">to a
high-angle shot of the pair partly obstructed by imposing wooden balustrades.
Their facial expressions are no longer readable; all we see is Maryam’s
illuminated palm reach out to Farah, who grasps and holds it in her hand. For a
moment, the gesture seems genuine. It is all the more disturbing that, in the
ensuing events, any chance of female solidarity is abandoned as the women
murderously compete for their husband’s devotion. (Shalini n.pag.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the play,
women are oppressors of women and oppressed too and support Islamic patriarchy
and polygamy. Mumtaz, Sabina, <i>Mata-Ji</i>, Maryam, and Farah ― all the characters
carry out these evils. Mumtaz and Sabina force Farah and Maryam to accept
polygamy. Magic-player Mata-ji gives potions to Maryam and Farah to control
Asif and give birth to a baby boy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Maryam and Farah compete for Asif’s
love by trying to produce a male heir, underling the degree to which they are
enmeshed in patriarchy. The text offers no solutions but tends towards a
nuanced critique of polygamy. Syal suggests that the script took a polygamous
set up in a wealthy family as a metaphor for the painful adaptation processes
facing women of my generation. (Ranasinha 257)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Asif also realises that polygamy is
evil and admits it while talking to his friends:<span class="red-underline">"...</span>I
am honest with my wife. Suppose that’s my burden, coming from a primitive <span class="red-underline">culture</span>" (199). Asif confesses but surrenders
to the burden of cultural <span class="red-underline">practices</span> he
perseveres to internalise and for which he finally has to pay a very heavy
price.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Sabina and her son, <span class="red-underline">Asif</span> are dead at the end. The <span class="red-underline">play </span>symbolises an intersectional feminist reading
and Islamic patriarchy for the distress of the immigrants who leave their
homeland due to religious fundamentalism and poverty. However, in the new land,
they have no courage to shun those evils. The play is a message to be
open-minded and the characters should adjust to the new, better life. Being a
good woman or man does not mean surrendering to intersectional feminism or the
patriarchal model of life. It is a misogynist model. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Despite being a child of the Indian
Diaspora, Meera’s narrative is distinct from the majority of diasporic writing
in that it reveals an affection for the local village community, rather than
the tropes of transatlantic travel preferred by writers such as Salman Rushdie
and V. S. Naipaul. (Proctor n.pag).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>To conclude, the play presents the
quandary of the immigrant characters who are connected to their rigid society
and ethnicity, but they carry the burden <span class="red-underline">to implement</span>
those values in a new liberal and <span class="red-underline">forward</span>
culture. It is not only the oppression of women <span class="red-underline">but</span>
men <span class="red-underline">are </span>also <span class="red-underline">the
victim</span>. Asif could have easily lived either with Farah or <span class="red-underline">Maryam</span> but he keeps both of the wives and the
children. The mother, <span class="red-underline">Mumtaz, </span>Sabia, wives
Maryam, Farah, and husband <span class="red-underline">Asif</span> <span class="red-underline">― </span>all internalise the Islamic patriarchy. Women and
men, particularly the first-generation immigrants in the play, are both<span class="red-underline">, the oppressor </span>and oppressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="root-block-nodeCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="red-underline"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The play conveys the
idea that men and women must have the courage to choose a superior life and a
better future with self-respect. They should not follow their faith blindly in
life. The play shows that blind submission to senseless traditions may lead to
disastrous outcomes. The play is an excellent study of the clash of the ages
and of intersectional feminism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Syal, Meera. <i>My
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<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-add-space: auto; text-align: justify; text-indent: -.5in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-60232254670727831942022-01-22T03:48:00.000-08:002022-01-22T03:48:07.776-08:00ज़ालिम ज़माना <p> <span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal, "serif";">एक कोने से दूसरे कोने तक
कोई भी दरख्त ना था</span>,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पर दुनिया की राहों का सफर
इतना भी सख्त ना था</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">सभी खोये थे अनजानी भागदौड़
की रवानगी में</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">बदहाल भागे जा रहे थे</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> सांस लेने का भी वक्त ना
था। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">मै चला सकून की खोज में</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> पर खो गया झमेले में</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">कहीं मैं भी तो सबकी तरह
बे-बख्त ना था</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जो सितम सहकर भी सोता रहा</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> ना कुछ बोल सका </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">वो कुछ भी बड़े से बड़ा हो</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> पर पाक रक्त ना था। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">जिन बहादुरों ने वतन बचाया
शैतानों से</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">उन पर कुछ फल-सफे लिखने का
वक्त ना था</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">चुप रहकर पिया ज़हर पल पल राष्ट्र
भक्तों ने</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">हमारे वतन में सेकुलर जैसा
कोई कमबख्त ना था। <o:p></o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-63373358075650724512022-01-22T03:42:00.004-08:002022-01-22T03:42:51.590-08:00Coffee and the Book<p> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A foggy winter
evening,</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Covered in dark
clothing, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Through the
haze, silently sitting; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hot-coffee and
me--sipping;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a desolate
corner of the cafe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Muslim,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a Jew, a Christian; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A Hindu, an
Atheist-all sitting; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">They gossip,
drink, laughing, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like good old
friends, beaming;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life became
good and teeming. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Then came two
gentlemen, staring;<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Holy Books in
their hands, dangling; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Long gowns and
beard, donning; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The wheels in
Cafe now turning, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Faster than the
warplanes bombing. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A comrade with
his hate resolution, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Other with his
book, cutting passion; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Third is not
ready to leave any obsession;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">all fought,
attacked and beat each creation; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With all
possible energy and vision. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With dark
around destroying, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Close connected
friends creating, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Disorder in
every nation spreading, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
peace-loving unable to ferrying; <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A toxic gust of
Holy and radical books.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890330707747422060.post-1464843589603746402021-12-20T02:39:00.003-08:002021-12-20T02:39:26.174-08:00शैतान दढ़ियल और योगी <p> <span lang="HI" style="font-family: Mangal, "serif";">एक दढ़ियल की दाढी खोटी</span>,</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">अक्ल पर उसकी मोटी बोटी। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">गले में लटकी खूनी टोंटी</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">और ज़ुबान पर खूनी पोथी। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">आप चीखे</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> दुनिया को डराये</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">और सभी को डंडा दिखाये। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">भक्तों ने बुलाया योगी
भगवान</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">पकड़ लिया दढ़ियल का कान। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">रोता-रोता भागा दढ़ियल</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">निकल गयी सारी अड़ियल्। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">छोड़-छोड़ मेरे रहमान</span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;">,</span><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="HI" style="font-family: "Mangal","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Mangal; mso-bidi-language: HI; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">अब ना आंऊ तेरे दरम्यान। </span><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-language: HI;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Dr.Yogesh Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890174261447356586noreply@blogger.com0