We do give importance to serious matters, overlooking others not
so important or only divide our focus. What India needs after a decade of
corruption, misrule and cronyism is development, development and development.
We can keep on talking about 2002 for a century, refusing to acknowledge that
the bloodbath of millions in 1947 is a story that hardly moves now anyone less
than 60 year old. Politicians abetted by academics or self anointed editors are not willing to
give bury the Godhra incident, because of its 'juiciness' while almost the
whole of Muslim population affected more
intimately by the Godhra incident have moved ahead. We should not close our
eyes and ears to the fact that this is the only issue the Congress can rake up
to gather some Muslim votes. Has the Congress officially apologized for the
Emergency in which thousands of young people were castrated all over India and
many more were jailed without any cause and Fundamental Rights were abolished?
While shedding crocodile tears for the Muslims killed in Godhra, do they also
have a word of sympathy for the Hindus who were locked in the bogie and burnt
and a word of condemnation for the perpetrators of that tragedy? If they can
brush it away as a reaction to the demolition of Babri Masjid, why cannot they
brush Godhra episode also as a retaliation to that reaction? For God's sake
care a little for the millions of living poor instead of beating your breast
for those who are no more. Don't ever mention the word 'secularism' if you
cannot help people to come together. Don't give us your new arithmetic that a
nation divided is stronger.
The Five Stages to ‘Nirvana’ Criminals are not born, we develop them. After a criminal is caught for the first time and punished, either the criminal reforms when the punishment is beyond tolerance; or gets more and more used to punishment, if the benefit from the criminal act is more than the quantum of punishment. This system produces a few hardened criminals, but somewhat effective, for lack of any other tried and tested method. However, it has not been popular because of the reluctance of legislators and courts, on humanitarian grounds and growing entrenched corruption in the enforcement apparatus which helped criminals. Second stage : Human beings preferred to live in SMALL groups, as it was found to be better than living alone. This process led to bigger and bigger groups with their ways and habits of living, depending on their circumstances. Problems arose when the groups got bigger than the benefits available to them as a group. Since there was no way anymore...
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