To the world Muslims

I tried to see the film on Mohammed on YouTube. And my message should be taken as a call to all the human being on the earth . . . Muslims . . . . as well as non Muslim . . . The problem is when half cooked half baked people go berserk . . . go mad on the streets, the intellectuals/ middle class, who is the ultimate loser in any turbulence, remains quite . . . we must be vocal . . . So, I request people to decide and come out of their houses . . . decide as a human being . . .

Most of the movie is in Arabic – not possible for me to understand. The three slides in the beginning – that I am a Christian born in Iraq . . . and I am an Iraqi – and this movie is made by a jew . . . . gives lot of indications to me . . . I don’t know if people remember – but when American/ European forces were bombing Iraq – Baghadad in 2002, in one of the videos – a lady popping out of her car and showing cross sign . . .  was enough indication regarding the people who were happy with the invasion. To me it reflected the pathetic situation of the minorities in Muslim countries which had made this lady happy when Americans and Europeans had invaded Iraq . . . and now if an Iraqi - the Christian - makes a movie on Islamic prophet, I can guess his feelings. . . Gandhis are not born everyday . . .  usually people respond in tit for tat . . .

I respect any and every great person and as a Hindu I believe that every religion in this world is true – every religion in this world is just to spread the knowledge of the almighty . . .

About Prophet Mohammed, one must appreciate that an orphan had climbed up to the king/ axis of the largest empire of the contemporary world still he was living as a simple man . . . any other man . . .

I believe we must respect personal lives of any one especially great people . . . We must look at the good things . . . especially sex and food habit is too personal to be discussed in public specially to give judgment on that . . . to conclude based on that . . .

About monogamy and polygamy – I am still trying to learn from where this concept of STRICT monogamy started . . . sex being highly personal issue at the same time one of the most important weapons of the rulers since time immemorial. . . when a ruler married some one – we don’t know whether it was for sex of as a diplomatic decision!

Coming to Islam as a religion, as I have told earlier – I believe that every religion is true . . . and so is Islam . . . not even single leaf in this world moves without the will and wish of the almighty . . . but the problem arise when people say or think that only their leaf moved with the wish of the almighty . . . Islam is more aggressive than any other religion because prophet Mohammed escaped the life threat and he had to live like a fugitive. . . a road side robber in Medina . . .

Quran, as usual like any other ancient text/ law book (like present day law of any country) is full of ifs and buts . . . gives contradictory statements for similar instances . . . probably depending upon situation . . . People – selfish people have used those statements to ignite the poor, uneducated mass to create troubles for others . . .

I feel western world is squarely responsible for the growth of the so called Islamic fundamentalists . . .  I feel they should be better called as misguided people . . . misguided at the behest of the powerful of the region. . .

I know there are people who can discuss and will like to discuss the issues in Quran . . . or other religions . . . but I suggest – please don’t get trapped . . . please don’t get trapped because this trap has been there for thousands of years . . . no one could solve it . . . no one could finish it . . . not even the prophet Mohammed . . . remember – there were revolts even in his rule! And I am saying it not because I don’t about Quran/ Sharia . . . I am saying it as I am fed up of discussing it . . .

So I am not here to clarify about the statements in Quran . . . or about Mohammed – ok I think one thing which I can say that about Mohammed being pedophile . . . that was not abnormal those days . . . Aisha – the daughter of Abu Bakar – was betrothed first at the age of 6 years by IBN MUTIM – to whom she was supposed to get married – and please also remember that IBN MUTIM was not a Muslim! About all of his wives – no one was betrothed by Mohammed . . . all were widows/ divorcees/ slaves . . . I think one should appreciate his intent to give a woman a statue of some one’s wife rather than being a kept/ divorcee/ widow . . .

But my purpose is to give the common person – Muslim or non Muslim . . .the message that these are petty issues . . . have no significance in today’s’ life . . . What we must oppose is DESTRUCTION . . . . VIOLENCE . . . by any one . . . for any reason . . . if you don’t oppose one violence . . . you will face other violence . . . that’s my fear . . .

Friends . . . anyone who has made a house . . . bought a window pane of his own money knows the cost of constructing a house . . . the sweat one has to put in to it . . .

But what I have seen, Muslim middle class . . . intellectuals . . . refrain from opposing the mindless action of destruction or violence . . . I have met many patients coming from Arab countries . . . they do say that Jehad is a personal issue – but they stop at that . . . I talk to many Indian Muslim friends – they are shocked at my idea of opposing the violence!!! I am surprised . . .

I request and suggest one and all . . . please come out of your houses . . . . To oppose the violence . . . . which is being spreaded by people who feel thay are protecting mohammed . . . protecting Islam . . . DO YOU THINK THE ALMIGHTY NEEDS OUR HELP???? If he needs our help then he cant be almighty . . . so just relax . . .

I suggest you must oppose the violence and destruction . . . if you could not stop/ oppose it today . . . you will be at loss . . . 

Why I will not oppose beef eating

(1) Food is too personal for any one, even law, to dictate.
(2) Human being has been basically non vegetarian - surly everyone's' forefathers have taken enough beef/ pork . . . everything . . . before understanding the usefulness of cow/ bull.
(3) At present if we see all accumulative human food behavior of the world - human being are eating everything - somewhere or other . . .
(4) In India, many Hindu castes/ groups take beef
(5) Although there is enough possibility to create confusion regarding Vedic/ Puranik description of life, sacrifice of Buffalo and Bulls are enough indication of beef eating in the ancient times - if not necessarily by Brahmins, by others . . . obviously Hindus . . .
(6) India has enough number of beef eaters - it cant be stopped.
(7) In thousands of years of human history - specially of Indian history, vegetarianism, non - vegeteriansim, shaivism, vaishvnaism . . . . Buddhism . . . Islam . . . Hinduism . . . at least in India - everything is surviving . . . in almost its pure form . . . we could not stop chamars from eating beef or other communities from non vegeterianism . . . despite of 1500 years of Buddhism . . . . how can it change now???
(8) Anything, you try to stop against the nature - it will grow more . . . if its not the nature - it will anyway not survive . . . . many states in our country - or few Muslim countries - try to stop alcoholism . . . did it stop?

Why did Maratha army sell RED FORT in 1761?

Maratha Army under commander Raghunathji Rao and Peshava Balaji Baji Rao, had captured Delhi in 1757 and continued pushing the Afgan  Ahmed Shah Abdali . . . 

4 May 1758 status - Lahore, Multan, Kashmir and other subhas on this side of Attock were under Maratha rule for the most part. 

On 14th January 1761 - Maratha army lost the third war of Panipat - and - after that they could never come up to that strength in history till date . . . .

But why did they lose the third war at Panipat???

The main reason for the failure of the Marathas was that they went to war without good allies. They were expecting support from their allies- Rajputs, Jats and Sikhs, but none of them supported Marathas in the battle. The Marathas had interfered in the internal affairs of the Rajput states (present-day Rajasthan) and levied heavy taxes and huge fines on them. They had also made large territorial and monetary claims upon Awadh. Their raids in the Jat territory had resulted in the loss of trust of Jat chiefs like Suraj Mal. They had, therefore, to fight their enemies alone. Marathas treated Sikhs, who assisted them in their north-west conquest as a non-entity in Punjab affairs.Sikhs were ever ready to co-operate with the Marathas, but it goes to the discredit of the Marathas that they did not make a proper confederacy with Sikhs.

In such a hostile condition, when surrounded by the Afgans, they no one to help . . . no local support 1000 km away from their capital Pune . . . . the Maratha army had to sell the silver bricks and other valuable items in side the Red Fort for their daily expenses . . . . 

The worst reflection was - a jat worker showed the Afgan army the easiest way to cross Yamuna so that they can surround the Maratha . . . .
Sikhs kept themselves busy making their first huge Gurudwara in Delhi.
Jats army left the Maratha army after they wanted to make Vilasarao - son of Baji Rao as the Delhi ruler!!!

Result - loss of the third war of Panipat . . . 
Followed - 

Mass of surrendered Maratha soldiers were handcuffed and then murdered, their heads chopped off by Afghans. The Afghan cavalry and pikemen ran wild through the streets of Panipat, killing tens of thousands of Maratha soldiers and civilians. The women and children seeking refuge in streets of Panipat were hounded back in Afghan camps as slaves. Children were beheaded before their own mothers and sisters. Afghan officers arranged victory mounds of severed heads outside their camps. According to the single best eye-witness chronicle- the bakhar by Shuja-ud-Daula's Diwan Kashi Raj, about 40,000 Maratha prisoners were slaughtered in cold blood the day after the battle. According to Mr. Hamilton of Bombay Gazette about half a million Marathi people were present there in Panipat town and he gives a figure of 70,000 prisoners as executed by Afghans. Many of the fleeing Maratha women jumped into the Panipat wells rather than risk rape and dishonour.

Abdali's soldiers took about 22,000 Hindu women and young children and brought them to their camps. The women were raped in the camp, many committed suicide because of constant rapes perpetrated on them. All of the prisoners were exchanged or sold as sex slaves in Afghanistan, transported on bullock carts, camels and elephants in bamboo cages.

Siyar-ut-Mutakhirin says :

“	The unhappy prisoners were paraded in long lines, given a little parched grain and a drink of water, and beheaded... and the women and children who survived were driven off as slaves - twenty-two thousand, many of them of the highest rank in the land.

Conclusion - Maratha is only a Maratha - not an Indian . . . . they cant save or rule India . . . .

Preventive Neurosurgery

Prevention in healthcare is attracting more and more attention. Early identification and correction of anomalies harbouring the risk of a catastrophic event such as aneurysms is the principal rationale for brain check-up programmes. The other aim of preventive screening is to identify progressive lesions with little reversibility such as gliomas.

 RATIONALE FOR CHECK-UP IMAGING AND PREVENTIVE TREATMENT: The average prevalence of asymptomatic intracranial benign tumours, aneurysms and carotid stenoses must be estimated as approximately 1% each. Meningiomas, aneurysms and carotid stenosis become more frequent with increasing age. Mainly vascular anomalies harbour a risk of a catastrophic event, i.e. carotid stenosis and intracranial aneurysms. Only gliomas potentially lose reversibility with time passing. The case of glioma appears to be lost since asymptomatic gliomas are extremely rarely identified on screening examinations, and on the other hand current treatment series do not support that infiltrating gliomas can be cured if only treated early enough. Treatment of the benign tumours, hydrocephalus and arachnoid cysts in the asymptomatic stage does not appear to provide any benefit.

RATIONALE FOR GENETIC SCREENING: A number of intracranial tumours, vascular anomalies and degenerative changes are genetically determined. Examples are neurofibromatosis, tuberous sclerosis, von Hippel-Lindau disease and Rendu-Osler's disease. Although familial clustering of aneurysms is well known, the exact genetic anomaly is unknown and probably several genes play a role. Because of the variable penetrance of the inherited disorders with known genetic alterations, screening of affected families is recommended. The conditions are too rare to justify screening of the entire population. Apolipoprotein E genotype is the only accepted predictor of dementia. Routine screening APOE may be considered today, but is highly problematic due to the lack of clear consequences and the potentially negative psychological impact.

Cost factor - Implementation of population-wide screening programmes and preventive measures would lead to a substantial additional financial burden. Brain-check-up programmes cannot be considered in isolation. Cardiovascular and oncological programmes would also have to be included from that point of view.

Conclusion - Population-wide screening with regard to intracranial aneurysms or carotid stenosis with non-invasive imaging techniques and preventive surgery/endovascular therapy can be justified, provided that treatment-associated morbidity is very low. There is no evidence for the rationale of screening for asymptomatic intracranial tumours, cysts or hydrocephalus. Genetic screening cannot be generally recommended, except among families affected by inherited conditions.

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 . . .