My Malice and Bias

  Ninja Policeman in India charging on 80 year old Farmer Something is morally wrong with the image of a young Indian policeman wearing protective guards and helmet hitting an 80 year old unarmed farmer during the farmers protest against the now publically tarnished farm bills. The policemen is demonstrating his trained skills to subdue the comman man with brute force.  So, whats wrong with this picture? Authoritarian oppresssion displayed in this picture reminds me of the 1907 ballad of defiance penned over a century ago to inspire farmers against the expoitive policies of the British. Punjab farmers who have dig in their heels against Centre at Delhi’s borders are experiencing the same oppression, propoganda, and malice sadly from their own government in an independent India.  The similarities between the two historical events is astounding and worth a discussion here. Farmers from Punjab, Haryna, and Western UP feel that farm laws passed by Indian parliament will ultimately force

  Farmer's Protest in Delhi The Farm Bills 2020 is a combination of three agricultural bills passed by Indian Parliament in September 2020. These three bills are: Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill Three farm bills are expected to create a major impact on Indian agriculture and agro-trade and will change the way India's farmers do business. When farm bills passed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the passage of the bills a 'watershed' moment.These contentious bills have sparked protests by farmers in Punjab, Haryana, and Western UP. Lets take a deep breath and analyze the situation by studying the content of the bills as well as articulating the concerns of the farmers in a logical way. But what qualifies me to make this assessment? Brought up in the agro-industry base of the sugar belt in Western UP,

General with his troops Indian Army is a professional and disciplined force with commendable valour and courage. It has established its flags of miltary achievements from Shanghai to Tibet, Khyber Pakhtunwa to Kashmir, Burma to Bangladesh, Kongo to Lybia, Cyprus to Jerusalem, and France to Italy. It has tamed formidable opponents across the globe, such as Nazi, Dai Nippon, Chinese PLA, Turks, Italians, Belgian Mercenaries in Kongo, Palestine, Pakistanis, Afghan tribes, Tamil Tigers, to name a few. The top brass, however has failed on multiple ocassions to lead the troops. Now lets discuss the conducts of some of these generals from various wars: India-China War of 1962 Military strategy, however, is always and quite rightly, the hand-maiden of politics and the debacle of 1962 was basically a political failure. Field Marshal Cariappa apprised of the Chinese threat to Nehru who told him that it is not Army’s business. Krishna Menon is best remembered as the Defence Minister who lost t

Babiha Bambiha or Papiha Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a divine book that illustrates the love for God and His Creation. Twelve birds are mentioned in SGGS, some representing eternal love (Babiha, Chatrik), some singing eternal hymns (Koel, Bulbul), some dancing in divine ecstasy (Peacock), some depicting social calling (crow), some representing divine actions (Swan), and some indulging in anti-social activity (Crane, Herons and Hawks). Babiha of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Babiha represents the eternal love of the Soul for the God illustrated metaphorically as the rainbird's longing for the rain drops. Gurus observed singing present around nature and were enamored by the songs of birds and their affect on human emotions. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib , the following quote by Guru Amardas ji beautifully illustrates their love for the song birds: slok mÚ 3 ]  (Guru Amardas ji, Sri Guru granth sahib, Page1285) bwbIhw AMimRq vylY boilAw qW dir suxI pukwr ] The rainbird chirps in the ambrosial hours

Mumbai City - India Bombay , now called Mumbai is home to around 10 million people. It is a bustling cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city, and is the centre of India's entertainment industry.  Ancient Mumbai Bombay was originally — not one city — but seven separate and amorphous islands separated by swamps: the region was inhospitable to human settlements due to malarial swamps and tropical forests. The Muslim rulers of Gujarat annexed the islands from the local Hindu rulers and governed it from 1391 to 1534.  Seven Islands Portoguese Bom Baia The Gujarat Sultanate was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese Empire and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered to the Portuguese on 25 October 1535. The Portuguese actively engaged in laying the foundation of Roman Catholic religious orders in the islands. They built several catholic churches and establishe a port fro trading with Portugal. The Portuguese called the place Bom Baía , meaning ' The Good Bay '.

Fact is that the word " Ram " is mentioned 2533 times in Sri Guru Granth Sahib ... does it signify the King Ram Chandra of Ayodhya ? The pro-Hindutva organizations and individuals would say a resounding yes. Why would it mean anything else, there has been only one Rama in the history of India. Who else would it refer to otherwise? Some Sikh scholars describe that the " Ram " of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the "Nirguna" Almighty God which is not the same as the Lord Rama of Hindu mythology. In my humble opinion, both categorizations are factually incorrect if seen in silo. In fact the Sikh Gurus utilized duality method to convey their message to the common man. Duality is the principle that determines that a concept may be viewed from two diverse perspectives. The mentions of " Rama " in Sri Guru Granth Sahib is very diverse and can be described in two separate terminologies: Ram - used to denote the all prevailing ominipresent Nirguna God Raja Ra