Abhivyakti

On 8th of this month, a new star was born on the political landscape of this country - Aam Adami Party. It not only surprised the mainstream and old players of Indian politics as well as of Delhi, but also entire country, from its performance in Delhi assembly elections. Although, I have not been a die-hard fan of this party all the way through the entire election and been of the view - let them show where they stand, then will take a view because they parted with ANNA, took a different course that many didn't appreciate or support, a sting operation during the election campaign also created some confusion (now after the election, it can be termed as fake and a malign attempt after the results), but we can sa y that they have shown the way that common man aka mango man can also make a difference - जहाँ चाह, वहाँ राह। Just a bunch of few determined people, Just a collection of volunteers, no age-old history to boast-off, no claim of large cader of karyakartas - stil...

Yesterday, exactly 60 days were completed, when Anna started his fast against corruption and shook the govt. and won the hearts of entire country. Since then, it has been a hot topic of discussion in public domain. And, everybody wants to be that part of this debate and be the limelight in media. So, Baba Ramdev also decided to be the part of this wagon. Why to miss such sensitive issue. He announced his satyagrah on a very carefully chosen date. But there are some differences between the two. Anna's fast mainly appealed to the Indian middle class, while Baba's anshan mainly involed rural population for whom Baba is everything. But the major and most important difference is: While Anna team was not involved in any kind of secret and closed door discussions with the govt., Baba was holding such discussions with govt. and exchaning written assurances. When this came into open created a layer of confusion and doubt in general public about the commitment of Baba to the fight ...

Some poet has said:- "राजनीति की मंडी बड़ी नशीली है, यहाँ दीवानों ने मदिरा पी ली है| कमरबंद हैं पुख्ता सिर्फ दलालों के, आम आदमी की तो धोती ढीली है|" And whatever we are seeing, listening to these days about the morality of our overall democratic and ecomomic infrastructure, these above lines seem totally fit. Now, we can proudly say that corruption is in our blood and we breathe it and practice it with our full efficiency. In this very confusing environment, it is very hard to say who is speaking truth and stands like "Angad" on moral surface. It appears that morality of each & every individual in this country, whether he/she belongs to corporates, politicians, judiciary, army, b ureaucrats or a simple common man, is at stakes. There have been many instances of loose morality in recent times in every walk of life. It is now becoming clearer day-by-day that there is and has been a dirty and unholy nexus between some parts of politicians, b ureaucrats and...

Few days back, I was hearing a news on NDTV India. It was about the mysterious death of an army officer named "Cap. Sumit Kohli". As per the bulletin, he received "Shourya Chakra" in March, 2006 for his bravery in killing 4 militants in J & K. And, in April, 2006, he was found dead in his barrack. Since then, it is not known precisely what were the actual reasons behind his death. Army's statements in the matter have been contradictory in all these 4 years. One time, they said that he had committed suicide and on another time, they cited some other reason. In all these times, his family has been on suffering end. Unable to bear the shock, his father died of heart attack within one month of his death. And, remaining members of the family, his sister and mother, are trying to unearth the actual reasons of the tragedy from the insensitive bureaucratic establishment. Point here is why a person who received a medal for his bravery a month ago would commit suicide...