Vegetarianism - The absolute need of hour

When Hajrat Junaid was moving for Baghdad’s Qaaba (the holy piligrim ), he saw an injured dog on his
way. The dog was badly affected by some accident as it was not even able to move and was struggling
for life. At first stroke Hajrat thought to abandon it there, but very soon changed his thought and
decided to give aid to him. There was no source of water in the near vicinity, so he carried the dog
with him and after walking for miles, could find a well. Then, he cleaned its wounds by water and also
helped to drink water with the help of vessel made of his clothes ,provided he had only one pair of
that. When dog became conscious, Hajrat decided to move to Qaaba, suddenly an akashwani took
place,” You have saved the life of one of my creatures, so your Haj is already accepted. Now it’s your
will, whether you come or not……….”

The reason to describe this bold lettered anecdote (for sure, a real one) swirls exclusively around
humanity. I, often doubt whether god really listens to them who kill (directly or indirectly) animals just
to feed their stomach. Yes, turning to vegetarianism is the absolute need of the hour…

Adding to the point of humanity, I I believe there is no single religion in the world which allows any
form of violence or more precisely killing, it could only be allowed in the case of “self defence” (the only
justification behind the Mahabharata), so how could this mass killing be justified???

The Christ himself has written in the Bible, “Thou shall not kill”, which was wrongly interpreted as, “Thou
shall not murder”……as the term murder is associated with the humans only, whereas killing is more
generalized……

Sir Paul McCartney of Beatles said-

If slaughter houses would have glass walls, nobody in the world would be non-vegetarian…..

Human beings are the best example of opportunist, i.e. they mould each and every statement and
activity in their favor .e.g. every non vegetarian can publish a book regarding 1000 reasons- why you
should turn non vegetarian….

Few of those selfless reasons are-

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We are contributing towards balance of food cycle, as if we won’t kill these animals for their
flesh, they may be fatalist to the existence of entire mankind……

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We eat vegetables, or more precisely another form of living beings’ so even consuming them
would make you considerably paap ka bhagidar….

How could those people survive who reside along coastal areas, as their main food is sea
food……

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How could you sharpen your brain or increase your potency without consuming non vegetarian
food?

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Well, I am not claiming to convince all the flesh eaters, but I think that a simple logic and a meager dose
of humanity can satisfy the aforesaid queries…

Well, I think if one is really concerned about the Mother nature’s food chain balance ,they must
first look into the enormous amount of energy or water needed to produce 1 Kg of animal flesh,
in comparison to any type of grain, wouldn’t it create any kind of imbalance??

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We cannot consume anything which is non living being (except those, who consume things like
glass, wood, steel – for sake of some sort of record making), as far as spiritual perception is
considered- yes, it will be considered as a crime, but in comparison of animal killing-an infinitely
simile one; which can be regretted…

In this era of globalization, the popular items of regular use (vegetarian food items is certainly
one of them) could be found across the globe, only if you wish to do so…….and one more
question, are all the dwellers of plain areas consume strictly vegetarian food? Certainly,not so..

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Even if we look into the animal kingdom, the most powerful and sharp creatures lie in this cadre,
e.g. elephant, rhinoceros, horse.

Well, my concern is not to initiate the debate called vegetarians vs non-vegetarians (which I believe is
endless), I simply expect from all the philanthropic non-vegetarians to give a second thought to their
food habits.

Torch bearers of 2012

The new way to spend the monotonous Sunday morning (specially,in the recent urban Indian context which invariably includes the morning as leisure sleeping hours) as actor Aamir Khan makes his TV debut through Satyamev Jayate (the entire team pf SMJ -my first torch bearer,and the special thanks to brainchild of the show ,Aamir “the ace” Khan, for sure) ; a clear thumbs up from maximum populace.This weekly show show is actually  an individual and well planned social initiative, which represents the social issues and their possible solutions in its own way… but could anybody other than Aamir Khan could dare to take such a step, clearly  not an easy choice for the comfort loving elite,,,,,isn’t it? Right from its inception, it gathered some imposed reactions also ,as aparticular cadre is continuously trying its best that a few amendments could make the show impeccable. I think in these many things,people generally ignore the time constraint, which is a crucial factor…. It is next to impossible to consider all the necessary issues to include in that one hour show, with complete detail, therefore it must be treated as a well researched overview, of any given problem…which covers the careful case studies, national data, cause, ray of hope and possible solution……

I specially liked the manifestation of different issues with different levels of sensitivity, e.g. the very first female foeticide has made almost every viewer cry, the second case of child abuse episode was complimented with a sensible child counselling ,so that they could protect themselves and the latest dowry issue that contained a super bold sting operation, which eventually made everybody laugh and filled with spirit …

Music is proved as a  cardinal tool, from the theme song (by romanticization of the patriotic feelings, Prasoon Joshi  makes it truly  incredible and close to heart) to the latest “rupaiyya”(the  feelings of a 21^st century woman, who seeks no sympathy from society and can tackle her issues ) songs helped greatly to present the idea and the matter of fact that, they are very original and Indian, both…

The next gentleman in my list,is Alex Paul Menon; collector of Sukma (Naxalite affected area), who was recently abducted by Naxalites  as he was visiting a nearby village on a motor bike with a noble intention to help the villagers, without any formal security (although, I am not supporting this casual move and he must take care from the very next time)-represents the unique features of a dashing and audacious administrative officer. His example reminds me of the very dialogue “IAS bankar desh ki sewa karna chahta/ chahti hu .“ Every year the most talented brains of this country cross the most onerous hurdle  to become the most powerful bureaucrats, but how many of them actually carry the courage like Mr.Menon, who even after this mishappenning ,is committed to serve Sukma as earlier and has better plans than before. Recently, when I read his interview excrepts in The Hindu, I was moved by is noble thoughts, that he taught them Naxalites to cook food and realized the deficiencies at their place. I believe we need more officers like him,which have such high standards of righteousness.

 My idea is not to degrade any particular profession, I strongly believe that these powerful bureaucrats in considerable numbers can create the major difference,only intentions are needed to serve-be it your country or be it your own pocket, the choice is yours…………

My next pick is once again from the idiot box, but contrastingly creating some milestones which are not so idiotic…. The TV serial which recently completed 1000 episodes(only few have managed to attain this) the only serial which was never indulged into kitchen politics and has retained it social motto still alive right from inception i.e. “Balika Vadhu”. Makers have always tried to put some genuine issues in the remote Rajasthan village, in front of the viewers (most of the real ones still prevalent in village side) .The biggest USP of the show lies in the change of mindset of the orthodox generation as the characters have  witnessed some major transformations till date . The most noticeable one is of dadi-sa, the once conservative lady with her authoritative rule ,has changed herself by 180 degrees and now turned into an adorable and open minded matriarch to family, who is equally caring to the females. The point is no that whether the concept is quixotic or not, the bottom line is that even if this is not a true story, we desperately need some imaginative ideas like this.My best wishes to the makers, I wish that the serial stick to is real purpose and end with the certain dignity.

The aforesaid are not the only examples but the common thread is that they are the most recent ones. The message that I want to deliver is that only intention matter or more precisely “jazba”, if you have that spark to stand against the odds, you will derive your own idea, barring all the social, economical or gender constraints ,just  any common citizen can contribute his bit to the society..

ढाई आखर प्रेम के

I once asked a bird, ”How is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness?”

She responded, “Love lifts me.”

WHAT IS LOVE?????....

Love is nothing but the unconditional form of the presence of almighty himself. God resides in every single creature of this world and to realize this universal truth one needs to experience his presence, which could only be possible thru love.

Although, it sounds pretty simple, “to love everyone”…

But this beautiful form of prayer is quite rare and exceptional..

In this physical world everything is compared and measured along with wealth, and more precisely, I should say with knowledge also….

Love whenever selfless and divine wins over knowledge/wealth, ….

I have one beautiful incident from Bhagwat-Gita regarding Udhhav’s(lord Krishna’s cousin) realization for love-

Udhhav was the disciple of deities’ teacher Brahaspati, he received knowledge par excellence and was very proud of this, when lord Krishna realized this fact, he decided to break his ego. He created an act and told him to go to Gokul and free Gopis from the emotion of his  affection.

Udhhav went Gokul with Krishna’s message and tried to deliver them, that they should pray the formless love of the divine but Gopis told him that they are delighted by the pain in separation which they feel due to their deep love for Kanhaiya. They told him that being illiterate they are not interested in the knowledge side of attainment for almighty, they rather argued that how could one feel that completeness in achieving the divine form of god ,if he has never ever loved before……

Then they took him near Radha, who has stopped even talking after Krishna left Gokul and could not even cry, due to the promise taken by her lord…

At this place Udhhav saw that Sri Krishna was himself sitting with Radha and this eventually broke the ego of Udhhav, as he could finally realize the essence of LOVE…..

May be in this selfish era, people have stopped loving each other and there is always a particular motive behind…..

Selfless love will be perpetual and definitely, the driving force behind every single sequence, until we widen our outlook for the people in our surrounding,we cannot claim to live life in its fullest way-

As it is said in a neeti shlok that those "who are generous,have love for everybody and assume entire world as their family"-

     उदार चरितानं तु वसुधैव कुटुम्बकं 

how self disciplined we are......???

“Self regulation is no regulation.” – the statement of Sri Markandeya  Katju, former supreme court justice and the chairman of press council of India , has enticed me to write something after a month long gap…................

Actually, he was talking of the regulation of TV channels, that if they do not want to come under the PCI they should choose another regulatory body like the Lokpal ; because these TV channels too should be answerable to somebody for any kind of professional misconduct . He further justified that for every other profession, councils are made to regulate e.g. Bar Council for lawyers, Medical Council for doctors, chartered accountants under their council, judges of Supreme court & High court can be impeached by parliament for misconduct; even the recently held and very well supported Anna Hazare movement also demanded that politicians, bureaucrats and judges should all be placed under the Jan Lokpal bill….. (Although, I have a strong averse for plagiarism, but here I have framed few sentences of him as it is….) then why should these press people be exempted from any kind of regulatory agency????......

Although, he is badly criticized for his recent sharp comments for Television media, but in my opinion our electronic media, (almost every channel) even the print one has crossed all the ethical limits; ironically at the name of entertainment, their beautiful protest behind that public pasand karti hai…..actually as per Justice Katju,we reside in a country that is passing its transition phase, almost 75% of our population lives in vigorous poverty, but why we try to escape the truth and  like to watch news channel for sheer ENTERTAINMENT,a proportion of 90% entertainment and 10% socio-economic content of news is quite unfair… I can better explain this w/my personal experience.

Recently I visited my dentist and patients were watching a particular TV channel in the lobby, then a  lady doctor came there and claimed that socio-economic survey  (running on the TV);explaining the exact figure of children in Mumbai slums , an absolutely bakwaas and instead switched to another news channel, which was showing some Diwali celebrations event  by so-called popular TV stars, I was absolutely amazed by this EXTRAAAA-SINCERE move, when the better 25% populace (or to be more refined, I can say within 10% of the most privileged citizens of this country) will behave and respond in this manner, then what can be expected from those remaining unfortunate gantry, who do not have access even to basic necessities e.g. proper food….

Although, justice Katju said in a particular context, but the same question can be raised to all those educated & elite people that do we possess the characteristic of self discipline????... I find an immense scarcity of the same, even in the daily life I find people extremely in-disciplined (actually they are very good professionals but all the truth is unveiled when they are out of their respective professions, I mean just as any other citizen), e.g. when we go at some market place  we use plastic bags and throw them irreverently, even after knowing that they are injurious to land like anything, or whenever riding a vehicle in the middle of the road, use horn like the person next to us is a deaf and use all the mean tricks to overtake the fellow driver…. nobody wants to think of the fellow  companion,WHY???

Why we always need heavy fines and authoritarian approach to remain in discipline, may be the answer lies in my opening statement “self regulation is no regulation…” That’s true!!

 Recently, I read a beautiful saying ,”the success of an individual does not depend upon how successful the person is, instead it is determined by the number of people who became successful by him..!!!”  What I can urge from the so-called padha likha class is to behave responsibly and to show some credibility whenever society demands the same from them…………

Well this implies for me as well, after all I too, belong to the same genre….gudluck  (to me)

october 17

I turn 24, a memorable birthday with the wonderful blessings of people around- family, relatives and friends, one more moment to realize “how privileged I am…”

May be a few months back I had not so sanguine approach, but at this moment I feel this is definitely the most productive and value adding year in my chapter of life - so much to learn, so much to adopt, nothing to lose and the world to achieve…. I am truly spellbound by the charisma of almighty that he has entwined circumstances so well with each other, which are disentangled on their own at the suitable junctures….. So that I am left with no queries…!!!

I have at least a million reasons, for sure to thank god for all; first, I am blessed me with such a wonderful family –the blissful parents; their way of upbringing, specially the values (impregnated with the moral science)given to us, poses a great challenge upon me, as whether I can be so fruitful or idealistic for my posterity ?; the angelic siblings who will never let me involve in any kind of ill-will and will grab me from any disaster kind of situation…and the range of committed friends who are always there for any bad time...

In the nutshell I have a bag full of aspirations and blessings from the supreme power. (and he has bestowed this all,even after knowing the fact that I am often dubious about his decisions and wishes, like any inane fellow)

It feels satisfactory to realize-what mistakes I have done in past, times when I have hurt my loved ones and now, how can I learn from them so that they could not be repeated in the future…. I really wish to become a promising human being by the addition of this one more year.

Well, if I talk of celebrations, it was a nice composition of people for whom I am in their wish list…

So many calls and messages,

and in the end the SURPRISE b’day party……..  just completes the sequence.

Last but not least I beg god to shower his slightly EXTRA blessings upon me, so that I could silently tolerate the question- Why are you not on facebook…..????????? asked by the close fellows,such that I am left with no answer..

Well not much to say; neither  I have any personal grudges with Mark Zuckerburg and his splendid creation, nor there is any special motive to prove something; the thing is that I am happy with my periphery and just do not find the right time to widen my network and most importantly, I believe I must respect my own thoughts because till then I cannot expect the same from others…

Thanks for all…………

एक तू ही तू ही तू ही तू ही............

Hmmm…. finally watched awesome “mausam” , unfortunately one week late in writing this due to decrepit and abbadon condition of my laptop... well not much to say it is working now and I feel privilged to manifest what I feel---

In this story of timeless love, each and every sequence iterates us that humanity is the greatest ever religion and the simple saying “love everyone”- the lead characters are like any other human beings,  live their normal lives, respect their professions, face weirdest mental trauma in their respective lives,  but are beautifully committed towards each other… Situations around them play with their destinies and they are the winners every time and believe me, I found nothing dramatic in it,however a quite exceptional for sure….

Since past few days, I was thinking of people who are courageous or brazen – here, I won’t talk of malignant category i.e. boldness for wrong reasons, I am rather interested in audacious genre, which is simple to be  understood. When one is filled with godliness, actually carries immense mental strength and becomes hefty like anything,and unlike a nonchalant, cares for everybody around and bears no evils for any living being in his vicinity, at least.

I have found a beautiful correlation of the above characteristics w/the lead actor, although he is ambitious and blithe as an adolescent but extremely firm and focused as a matured air force officer; his get-up is striking, strict but pure… His philanthropy reminds me of a special friend, and the climax scene is truly iridescent when at the verge of survival of his own life, he sets free a horse who neighs for freedom,which shows that even an animal’s life is equally important for him…

The female lead is completely compatible to her counterpart, she too stands firm against all odds and does not leave any last hope to meet him, she is not typically shy but graceful enough, she shares a wonderful unspoken bonding w/her man and respects her decisions as well….

The beatitude of their relationship lies in their silence, although the lead character is besotted with his lady love’s charm at first sight, but never for a single moment describes epitome for her beauty,their love  attains its zenith as the time passes and is hardly influenced by any vigorous calamity…

Although this is not any story derived from somebody’s real life rather I am not intersted its origin, the basic idea is to deliver the message efficiently, even in the entire movie it is nowhere stated these ,”why these disasters took place? The director is keen to show the hidden essence, i.e. the mayhem has no face, no religion, no identity ; even a dialogue at the end too supports this statement,that “those who spread violence at the name of any particular religion or motive, are no more but kaale saaye..!!!”

To be very true, I am a little partial towards the movie review, as father-son duo Pankaj Kapur and Shahid Kapur strikingly appeal me,as I find both carry grace & glamour equally well and follow simplicity like anything….

Music too,is thoroughly inspired by sufi mysticism. Would definitely like to conclude by saying-

जब जब चाहा तूने ऱज के रुलाया 

जब जब चाहा तूने खुल के हँसाया

जब जब चाहा तूने खुद में मिलाया 

एक तू ही तू ही तू ही तू ही............

my favorite track from the movie,by Wadali brothers.... 

which is the noblest among them all....

What is the noblest profession among them all,…..????? the question hit to me,at the commencement of my dental treatment.

I reached the clinic on time and was told to wait in lobby.  Hitherto, I was swinging with trepidation, but as I was evoked in his cabin, Mr. dentist  was on his mission to make me comfortable with his tongue-in-cheek remarks.
He is an immaculate and martinet personality, which eventually confirms his rectitude,too.

First he asked , whether I had had my breakfast? . Then he started admiring the beauty of my wisdom tooth and framed few sentences,as if he were to write a commemoration for it . He compared it with the grace and glory of Ravana,although an eminent scholar ,was killed by lord Rama as dared to crossed  maryada, so  how savant and beautiful one could be does not matter, if crosses the limits, even god won’t come to save, the same was destined with my ex-wisdom tooth. He convinced me that -since,it dared to grow above the gentle nerves beneath teeth panoply, it had to sacrifice its life.
Well, he did his work well and I felt obliged to him,as I  could not realise the pain being intricated in his remarks … Infact, the completeness of his comport compelled me to start thinking,that actually,“which profession can be declared the winner….???”

The answer is quite obvious, our venerable POLITICIANS…. Hehehehehehehehehe

Ok,ok  no more baloney. (I can’t dare to lose my loyal readers, after all mere post aapke comments se hi to gulzar rehte h…)

Two more names come to my mind excluding doctors- teachers and army personnel…

Doctors are often termed as “ next to god”, because by their livelihood we hope to spend healthy lives ,I even remember one incident to ensure the aforementioned statement- “ once there was a discussion between a mechanic and a doctor, that although they both perform the same task i.e. to amend the machinery,( whether  living being  or non-living being ) then why the doc’s are  more respected, the doctor replies that a mechanic has to perform upon a dormant machinery, also non living being; whereas a doctor is expected to operate an active machinery of  living human being, hence more VENERABLE..

If I talk of teachers, they are sort of INELUCTABLE to any common man, they can be of various types and categories, but at some point, we are afraid of them, love them or respect them; rather few of them always remain in our memories, such that difficult to extricate, they are our role models and impact our thoughts as well as decisions like anything. Can we even think of giving so much attention and importance to any other professional??? I don’t think so…

Even doctors and teachers are trained by TEACHERS…

We happily spend our lives and manage everything with the true sense of freedom, because somebody else is taking care of the security and harmony of all those, living in the hub. Definitely, this feeling of obliging cannot be derived from any other profession; they sacrifice their lives to save ours. Although, this is their livelihood but the feeling of courage and determination certainly discriminates them with the rest of the society. Barring any special occasion but I feel grateful to them unconditionally and definitely have no question about their rectitude……

Now one may ask, did I reach upon any conclusion, the answer is no….actually I have evinced all this to ensure that let it remain a question only as all three professions are altogether NOBLEST….

Although Engineer's day is close (15 September), I really wish if they could ever be included in this category............. and so,how could I?
well, I would try to contribute by some other way..... may be, not as pious as above, but at least germane enough......