My god lives

Somewhere in these stones

My God is hidden

I know

He looks not like me

Does not see like me

Does not hear like me

Does not speak like me

Still, I believe

He lives somewhere in these idols

Like me

I believe
He,

From somewhere

Or, from almost anywhere

Or, from anywhere

Sees me

He looks at me!

As per science

Or, as the understanding of my scientific friends,

These thoughts of mine

My belief

My confidence in these idols

May be just a disease

May be an unconsciousness

But, I'm sure

He lives here

Because in the many forms of his idols

Many shapes

When I get lost

Then, actually, as I see him!

He hears

And he says as well

That he is there

Everywhere!

That’s why I say

He is there in my idols too

When others cant see god

In these stone idols

I would not be surprised at all!

I feel my hard work!

Because I simply did not see it!

When I had my thoughts all resolved!

Still surrounded by darkness of life all the way

And all the ways shut,

Devoted myself to his feet

Turned every particle of the body in to eyes to perceive!

Then I could see him sitting in those every eye!

When I turned every particle of my body

Into ears;

He was whispering into all of them!

And then, the sound was coming from these stones as well!

Sounds were coming from these idols as well!

That’s why I say confidently,

That he lives somewhere in these stones as well

In these stone idols as well!

He hides at times!

He shows up at times!

He speaks at times!

He listens at times!

And this way

He creats a mirage!

Of or not!

His existence!

He lives somewhere!

In this very mirage!

And whenever I find myself lost in this mirage.

Then I can see him!

Only then I can see him!

I can see him when I am in trouble in this world . . .

When I am lost in this world!

And then he is surly visible to me

As the polar star at times!

Moon and sun at times!

As a friend and as a vehicle at times!

That’s why I say

He lives here only!

With me!

With us!

I am confident!

He lives in these stones!

He lives in these stone idols!

And in these stones, my god surly lives!

Because, I have decorated these stones with my own hands

I have arranged these stones with my own hands

I have cared, I have arranged

I have made god pout of these stones!

So, I am confident!

My god surly lives in them!

He may not be some one else’s god.

Need not to be!

He is only my god!

He lives there alone!

He listens only to me!

He calls only me!

I can see him!

And he is visible to me!

He looks at me is beyond doubt

He listens to my calls is beyond doubt

Because he responds to my needs

He responds to my calls

He gives evidence of his existence

Time to time!

That’s why say, he lives there

In the idols!

In the stones!

God of mine.

You want you believe,

Otherwise keep going.

Thousands of centuries and people to explain!

Science is looking for it for centuries!

Still people call the god as stone!

Just an idol!

Huh!

My god lives with me!

In the stones!

In the forests!

In the idols!

I have made the idols!

I have made the gods!

Lingayat, Vokkaliga, Karnataka and bloody politics!.

Lingavantha in Kannada, meaning 'one who wears Linga on their body'. . . . also known as Veerashaivism (Brave + Shaiv!) . . . It makes several departures from mainstream Hinduism . . . founded by Panchacharyas (Five prophets . . . five principles?) . . . Basavanna was a social reformer and a great humanitarian who was mainly responsible for reviving Veerashaiva religion in 12th Century . . . He travelled from his native Bagevadi to Kalyan . . . It is said that Basava, though born a brahmin, rebelled against the rigid practices of the caste system. Basavanna preached that the devotion of people to God was a direct relationship and did not need the intervention of the priestly class. Temple building is generally not practised among Lingayats.Lingayatism says that GOD has no specific form, name, place. He is omnipresent, unique, Kind and Friendly. Ishtalinga is worn on body. Any human being on earth can wear Ishtalinga initiated by Guru of Lingayat religion. Lingayatism does not make any partiality of humankind based on caste, creed, gender, language, country, or skin color. Everybody are equal in the eyes of GOD. Lingaytism stands for Fatherhood of GOD and Brotherhood of all Human beings, and compassion towards all living beings. While Hindus beieve that one's sins can be washed away by bathing in the Ganges river, Lingayats do not believe in such practices. They also do not believe in rituals and astrology. They believe in "Jangama (mobile) linga" carried in/on one's body as against "Sthavara (stationary) linga" such as in temples.


The Vokkaligas are other major caste or social group found mainly in the Old Mysore Region of southern Karnataka state. Tamil nadu they are known as Okkaligarand use Gowder as a title. The Vokkaliga belong to the Vaisya (cultivator - Yadav/ Baniya of north!) varna within Hinduism sometimes classified as satvic.



The Yelahankanadu Prabhus were Gowdas or tillers of the Land. They belonged to Morasu Vokkalu sect, the ancestors of which were migrants. Fourth in succession from Rana Bhairave Gowda, founder of the dynasty of Avati Nadu Prabhus and great grandson of Jaya Gowda, who established separate dynasty, is the famous Yelahanka Nadu Prabhus, Kempe Gowda I who ruled for 46 years commencing his reign from 1513. Jaya Gowda accepted the sovereignty of the Vijayanagar emperor and that termed the end of their empire.




The Lingayats and the Vokkaligas have been dominant in Karnataka since time immemorial and the tussle for power between these two communities is no secret. Karnataka has till date had five chief ministers from the Vokkaliga community, and six have been Lingayats. There were three CMs from the backward classes while Brahmins managed to hold the top spot in Karnataka twice.


 When B S Yeddyurappa was dumped by the Janata Dal-Secular barely a week after he assumed power, it was said it was not just a betrayal for the party, but of the entire Lingayat community.


H D Deve Gowda, saw that the support for Yeddyurappa was growing leaps and bounds. Initially Gowda took it easy as he had M P Prakash, a strong Lingayat leader, in his ranks. However, with Prakash parting ways and joining the Congress, Gowda realised that it was time he too used the caste card. Gowda decided to use the Vokkaliga card while making it clear that his community would rally behind the JD-S. The Congress too sensed that the elections would largely be fought on the caste factor and roped in S M Krishna, also a Vokkaliga leader, at the last minute.


The Vokkaligas, who comprise 15 per cent of the 5 crore-odd population of Karnataka, are spread mainly across Bangalore, Mandya, Hassan, Mysore, Kolar and Chikamagalur. The Lingayats comprise 17 per cent of the population of Karnataka and are dominant in the central and northern parts of Karnataka.



The Dalits in Karnataka comprise 23 per cent of the population, Kurubas 8 per cent while the Muslims make up 10 per cent. The rest of the population comprises Christians and others.

Bloody politics!

Dr. Ajay Kumar: New George Fernandes or Shankaracharya or Mahatma Gandhi!

Dr Ajay Kumar of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha won by a comfortable margin of 1,55,000 votes from Jamshedpur parliamentary seat. Dr Ajay Kumar is neither a tribal nor a Jharkhandi nor even a Bihari or north Indian. He is from Karnataka.

Biharis (despite of division from Bihar and making of Jharkhand) dominate in the constituency from where he has won the election. Jamshedpur has a metropolitan outlook with large population of people from different states. Still the city is basically dominated by the Biharis and they are the ones politically more active than any other group including tribes. Infact whole Jharkhand is nothing but an extension of Bihar.

                                    Dr Kumar won the election where every party had filled the candidate, due to his own good reputation. As an IPS officer he is said to have done good work. He served as the SP of Patna when riots took place in Patna City in 1990 which erupted after laying the foundation of the Rama Temple at the Babari Mosque site at Ayodhya. He was widely appreciated for the strict handling of communal riots. He was considered as close to the then chief minister of Bihar and now the RJD leader, Lalu Yadav due to this. Later he became the SP of East Singhbhum district––Jamshedpur. But ultimately in 1996 due to differences with the same political masters he resigned the job.

This win of Dr. Ajay Kumar known for his honesty, bravery and straightforwardness is another example of open mindedness of Biharis. Despite of recent attacks on Biharis in different parts of the country, Biharis still remain open to new ideas and new people.

This win of Dr. Kumar reminds me of few historical people specially those from southern states like Shakarcharya and George Fernandes who shot to fame from Bihar. Also we should not forget the role of Champaran in making of Mahatma Gandhi. And yes, even Chanakya was from Punjab and not from Bihar but could change the history as he came to Bihar!

Hindi Heartland of which Bihar has been always the axis, is being used by people from other parts of the world as a fertile land, has not been able to come out of its troubles for centuries. Even Nehru family who is still ruling the roots of the Indian politics is basically from Kashmir and could rule the country only due to and comfortably only till the support of the people from Hindi Heartland!
But no one has cared to improve the situation there.

Whats the reason?


This occasion also makes me cautious about the expectations. I think Hindi heartland will not see the light till we have our own people from the land to lead us. But it has not happened for centuries. Our leaders have only been happy by working as second fidal! After Lord Buddha and Mahavir, there has been no social churning in Bihar/ neighbouring Hindi heartland states. Neighbouring state of Bengal had people like Ramakrishna Paramhans, Vivekananda, Ram Mohan Roy, Rabindra Nath Tagore and Vidyasagar. But none from Hindi heartland! Perhaps its yet to come out of the curse by Sita that the land will never be able to stand for the son's of the soil or the forecast by lord Buddha still holds that the infightings will always trouble the land!
May god bless us with a lord Buddha, a Maurya . . .

आज का भारत

आईये गर्व से कहें कि हम सब हैं भारतवासी

आईये गर्व से कहें कि हम सब हैं भारतवासी

हाँ, कुछ हैं अकल के अंधे

पूरब जनम के पापी

वो तो अमावस हीं कहेंगे

उन्हें कहां दिखाई परती है

ये पूरनमासी

अरे! अपना देश महान

अरे! ये  देश महान

था, है और रहेगा

किसकी हिम्मत है जो नहीं कहेगा?

कहना हीं परेगा

आखिर किस लिये है थाना?

थाना! था! ना!

ना! वो था!

चुस्त दुरुस्त चाक चौबंद व्यवस्था

कोट, कचहरी, शासन, प्रशासन

एक से एक कुंडली मार सिद्धों महंतों का आसन

त्रिकाल दर्शी वकील!

पापियों को कर देते शुद्ध!

हत्यारा भी दिखने लगता है महात्मा बुद्ध!

अरे इतना हीं नहीं

भारत भूमि के ये वकील अपनी पर आकर बहस करें

तो पूरी हकीकत को दिग्ध कर दें

पत्नी की जगह पति को गर्भवती सिद्ध कर दें!

वकील!

वकील सिद्ध हस्त होते हैं

फिट करने में कहीं की गोट कहीं

मुवक्किल अपने दुश्मन से छुटकारा पा सकता है

वकील से नहीं

क्यूँ?

क्यूंकि वकील सीधी साधी बातों को भी
रूई की तरह धुनते हैं!

और जज साहबान उसमें से बिनौले चुनते हैं!

ये कचहरी तो खुद हीं है दिवानी!

जिस पर इसका दिल आ जाए

उससे, उसके बेटे . . . बेटे के बेटे . . . से

चलती रहती है इसकी प्रेम कहानी!

इस दिवानी कचहरी में

यदी वो हसतिनापुर वाला केस लटक जाता!

तो तारीख दर तारीख

बड़े भईया को काँधे पर लादे ले जाते ले आते

भीम का पेट पिचक जाता

जंग के बिना अर्जुन के गांडीव में जंग लग गयी होती

केस के फैसले की प्रतीक्षा में द्रौपदी

केश खोले रोती

और अंत में डिग्री दुर्योधन की हीं होती!

जी हाँ!

यही है आज की कडवी सच्चाई

आज़ादी के इन ६५ सालों में

खाली जेब वालों ने

निर्णयों में सिर्फ आंसू हीं पाए हैं!

इसीलिए कोसा है

लेकिन हमारे नेताओं को

हमारे नेताओं को

इस न्याय व्यस्था में पूरा पूरा भरोसा है!

आखिर क्यूँ न हो?

आखिर क्यूँ न हो?

घोटाला, हवाला, यूरिया, चारा . . .

ये न्यायालय इनका कौन सा संताप नहीं हरती?

तभी तो नेता इन पर इतना भरोसा करते हैं

जितना अपने सगे बाप पर नहीं करते

अरे सगे बाप पर करें भडोसा

तो फिर जेल में बंद

सर लादे हुए पचास पचास केस

 कैसे जीत पायेंगे चुनाव की रेस?

न्याय और राजनीति का पावन अनुबंध!

बड़े मज़े में निभ रहा है ये मैत्रीपूर्ण सम्बन्ध!

दोनों अपना अपना काम करते हैं

टकराते नहीं हैं

गुर्राते हैं

काटते नहीं हैं!

यहाँ का क़ानून!

शातिर है!

सयाना है!

बड़ा सटीक इसका निशाना है!

हाँ, बेचारा बस एक हीं तरफ देख पाता है!

इस देश का क़ानून अंधा नहीं है!

काना है!

और!

और, हमारे धर्मपरायाण नेता!

सोलहों कलाओं में पारंगत

आनंद कंद

व्यवहार से वीरप्पन

वाणी से विवेकानंद!

नटवर नागर!

भीतर भीतर लकरबग्घा!

बाहर कड़वा सागर!

उखाड पछाड जुगाड से धारण करते हैं मंत्री का भेष!

उसी को कहते हैं जनादेश!

शादी एक पार्टी से, फेरे लेते हैं दूसरी के साथ!

अरे लाल बत्ती वाली सेज सजे

तो किसी के साथ भी मना लेते हैं सुहाग रात!

विपक्ष कभी पड जाता है वज़नी

तो देखते हीं देखते

मंत्री जी बन जाते हैं सजना से सजनी!

उन्हें इक्कीस तोपों कि सलामी!

एक भी गोला सही निशाने पर नहीं बैठता!

पता नहीं कहां रह जाती है खामी?

मंत्री जी बाल बाल बचे!

मंत्री जी बाल बाल बचे!

अक्सर ये क्या हो जाता है?

शुभ काम के बीच में ये बाल कहां से आ जाता है?

 नेता छोटा बड़ा मझोला

लंबा या गोला

मरियल या भैंसा

सबका अतीत एक जैसा

ये!

ये बेर खाकर गुठली थूकें

तो बरगद जमे!

जहाँ कर दें पेशाब,

गंगा जमुना का दोआब

ये कहते हैं कि हम आम आदमी के आंसू पोछेंगे

मगर इस प्रश्न पर इनकी सात पीढ़ी मौन है

कि इस आम आदमी को आखिर रुलाता कौन है?

बाढ की विभीषिका में फंसे भूखे प्यासे मौत से घिरे अभागों की बेबसी नज़ारा

हेलिकोप्टर की खिडकी से!

पता नहीं ये हृदयहीन नेता कैसे जन्म लिये हैं?

सुरसा की जम्हाई से

या हिडिम्बा की हिचकी से

रावण और कंस की इन अवैध औलादों का तांडव

मनुश्यता का लहू पी रहा है

ऐसे में इस देश का आम आदमी

राम जाने कैसे जी रहा है!

इस साधारण आदमी को

इसके असाधारण दुखों में भी

जिसने बड़ी दृढता के साथ समेटा और सहेजा है

वो इसकी देह नहीं, इसका वज्र सा कठोड कलेजा है

व्यवस्था कब देख पाती है इसकी बदनसीबी

दवा इतनी महंगी

न खाए तो रोग मारे

खाए, तो मार डाले गरीबी

हाँ, इसके हाथ पारस हैं

हाँ, इस आम आदमी के हाथ पारस हैं

सोना बन जाता है जिस पर फेरे

मगर इसके बनाए हुए सोने को लगातार लूटते जा रहे हैं लुटेरे

सूखी सूरत, सूखी सेहत, सूखे सपने,

सूखी दुनिया  

जेठ हुआ जीवन

लाचार!

खाली जेब लिये देखता रहता है भड़ी भड़ी बाज़ार

अरे ओ इस देश के ठेकेदारों

अरे ओ इस देश के ठेकेदारों

रखवालों

अपने भ्रष्ट चरित्र का कैबरे करनेवालों

हाँ, ये आम आदमी पानी की तरह है

और पानी जिधर मोडो उधर चल देगा

मगर याद रखना

जिस रोज अपनी पर उतरा

तो बड़ी बड़ी चट्टानों को भी रेत में बदल देगा.

बड़ी बड़ी चट्टानों को भी रेत में बदल देगा.

The "drama" is over but the issue remains!

One of my facebook friend has given the eyewitness account of the incident at Ramlila Maidan -  

@1:40 AM : Baba Ramdev ,, running away from the police and has clambered on stage avoding the police...he is grabbing a mike..which is not working. 

@1:45 AM : Baba Ramdev on stage, looking around for a mike.. has no intention of walking quietly into sunset.This isnt going to be a quiet exit.. Oh NO It's total chaos!

@1:50 AM : Baba Ramdev's supporters form ring around him, Police trying to take everyone off stage. Ramdev still doesnt have a mike, refusing to move #ramdev

@1:57 AM : Some Angry supporters arming themselves with bricks & sticks. Oh no oh no!

@1:59 AM : Women and supporters surround Baba Ramdev surrounded him..Cant imagine that police can use force at this time.

@2:02 AM : ooooh. the mikes are up at Ramlila Maidan..finally. #ramdev about to speak..

@2:03 AM : BABA singing Gayatri Mantra.... Good move...

@2:07 AM : A lot of shoving and pushing. Everybody trying to get near the stage. Slogan shouting...

@2:08 AM : Baba Ramdev urges all of Delhi to congregate at Ramlilla grounds. No oh no!

@2:10 AM : I can see smoke....Very strange handling of the issue by the Govt. First mollycoddle him, then arrest him. Did they not know what the permits were for?

@2:16 AM : Reports from the ground say use of tear gas shells by cops .. stones by supporters. what the hell. this is madness. MADNESS 

@2:19 AM : Police has used tear gas shells extensively at the ramlila maidan to disperse crowds.. Not seeing Ramdev on stage anymore..

@2:22 AM : Stage on Fire, Using Fire Extinguisher by some supporters!

@2:25 AM : Suddenly the crowd seems to have melted away. Hope they are all out safely.

@2:27 AM : It's the tear gas that cleared out the crowd. In a minute. The tent is more or less empty now.

@2:28 AM : Rapid Acton Force now at Ramlila Maidan; most people moved away from stage by the tear gas shells

@2:31 AM : There seems to be a lone sadhu in the tent shouting slogans. Flag in Hand.. 

@2:32 AM : Lone Sadhu is picked up by a RAF commando, moving out of stage..

@2:45 AM : PEACE of a cremation! 

@2:55 AM : Where is Baba Ramdev ? some reports suggest a chopper has already flown him out of delhi. Awaiting confirmation!

@3:00 AM : Delhi Police commissioner says that Baba Ramdev has not been arrested, just taken to a safe place!

The "drama" (if any one including me thought so) might be over, but the issue remains . . .
He chanted Gayatri mantra - whom did he insult? Gayatri Mantra? Vishvamitra? Or all of us?
Issue of corruption remains . . .and people will decide . . . finally . . .

How to curb corruption in India: Do we need a Lokpal?

My this writing is in continuation of my previous blog - http://indian-neurosurgeon.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-fight-corruption.html
Friends, corruption has entered in our blood. Its almost human . . . its almost Indian! But corruption at top must be curbed!!! Because it has crossed all proportions . . .
But how to do that? Is a Lokpal the perfect solution? What will a Lokpal do? Will police or judiciary deicide directly as per the recommendations of the Lokpal? If police and judiciary will directly follow the recommendations of the Lokpal bypassing the president . . . can even sack the PM!!! Will not he be more powerfull than the PM or the president? Will he be invincible? Whats the gurantee that his actions will be beyond favouratism? Beyond corruption!!!

I dont want our PM and president to be weak before one single person. Our PM is responsible to the parliament and to the mass through the elections. Let him remain the most powerful authority. And if so, then whats the difference between the Lokaykt and the proposed Lokpal! recently president has thrown the Lokayukta''s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case. . . Whats the use of a Lokpal or any new post without fangs . . .

And what if we make our present system strong?

And how will be our present system strong?

What are its weaknesses?
The weakness is no protection/ encouragement/ reward to the honest people!
No one listen honestly to the complaint of the person on the road who has been asked for a bribe! Political parties become shops for favoratism . . .