Day 497

 The results of the general elections in India are out now. It’s clear that now Mr Narendra Modi is going to swear in as the Prime Minister for the third term. He has become the second person after Jawahar Lal Nehru to be sworn in as Prime Minister for the continuous third term. Anyway, I’m not going back in history to write the blog. Actually, that’s not in my mind. There is something else in my mind right now on which this entire post is based. That’s the analysis of the result.

 

Yes, the result is unexpected according to my thinking. It's true that even I was convinced that NDA alliance will be there for the third term for government formation. But the outcome of the result did came as a twist for me. According to the exit poll expectations, the result was quiet opposite in Uttar Pradesh. Actually, the expectation was that NDA particularly BJP will gain handsome seats because BJP is in power in state also. But I must say that the result has smashed all the expectations.

 

I’m happy for the opposition also because they have got increase in their share of seats. But unfortunately, the entire seats won by the I.N.D.I.A alliance, is less than the number of seats won by the BJP alone. Even though the BJP has emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha and technically, BJP will be called for the formation of the government. But BJP has to depend on the alliance partners to cross the required number for the floor test to run the government smoothly. But there are few things which we mustn’t forget.

 

Earlier this year, Prime Minister inaugurated the Ram temple in Ayodhya. It generated a positive wave across the majority Hindu population across the country. But irony is that BJP lost the Ayodhya seat to Samajwadi Party. I know that election’s result is always not the exactly the same as per exit poll prediction. But I think that the reason for this unexpected result is the division of the mindset of the voters. Actually, in India caste system is a strong motivational force for voting. I know that this may sound awkward but its true because although the caste system isn’t in use anymore but while voting, voters prefer the candidate of their own caste. This thought gives them a sense of belonginess to them.

 

Although, all political parties have always tried to encash this very sentiment of voters in every election. But sometimes, when two or more candidates are from the same caste as per the voting population then the situation is different. At that time, the effort during the campaigning done by the candidate can turn the voting majority towards the candidate. But in case of the recent election and its result, I think the same reason of the caste system has effected the result in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

 

I must say that the government policies implemented by the Modi government never differentiated between the individuals or the families getting the benefit. But still, this time the opposition parties claimed that if they will come to the power then they will start many schemes for specific section of the society based on their religion. I think this also played a vital role in voting. But I think this to be wrong but it has become the major procedure of operation by the main opposition party in the country.

 

Anyway, whatever the reasons maybe for the divided verdict in this general election one thing is sure that Mr Modi will be the Prime Minister as majority of the voter has placed their support and trust on him. I hope he will lead the country in the same manner as he has been doing for the last one decade.

 

Day 496

 JAI SHRI RAM

 

Actually, I thought to write this post on 22^nd January itself, but I was busy whole day in watching the live broadcast on the television. Indeed, it was a golden day for all the devotees of Lord Rama. The whole world celebrated the ceremony. I wished that I would be physically present in Ayodhya. But I’m not worrying about it. Whenever Lord Rama will call me, I’ll be there in Ayodhya for his blessings.

 

But, I don’t know what to say about the Honorable Chief Minister of Bihar, Mr Nitish Kumar. Initially, he called all the opposition party leaders to fight against BJP and Mr Narendra Modi. But now he is running government with the support or say in coalition with the same BJP, against which he brought all the other opposition parties of India. I think this is the blessing of Lord Rama to Mr Narendra Modi that opposition alliance broke down before it planned its strategy to fight against him. Or should I say that Mr Nitish Kumar is an opportunist. Although, RJD leaders are calling Mr Nitish Kumar as Paltu Kumar. Media has named him as Kursi Kumar.

 

I think both names fit for him. I don’t understand what compulsion Nitish Kumar is having. Since 2005 to 2017, he was in BJP. Then he joined RJD, then he joined BJP, then he came back to RJD, and now he came back to BJP. What exactly is going on in his mind? Does he want to make a world record in taking oath as a Chief Minister? What is his political ambition? Does he want to be Chief Minister of Bihar until he dies? What is or are the reason(s) due to which he is switching sides? Well, I don’t have any answer to these questions. I know that Mr Nitish Kumar isn’t going to answer these questions because he is busy in making his political career as Chief Minister only?

 

Day 495

 I wonder what to write today. In my last post, I wrote about the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. I was very hopeful and enthuastic about India’s winning this time. It was my expectation that India will face Australia in the final. Actually, it was repetition of the 2003 edition of the same tournament. In the last 20 years, Indian cricket has changed a lot. So, I was hopeful that this time, Indian team will be victorious over Australia and will lift the world cup. 

But my dreams were shattered. Australian team showed excellent fielding and bowling skills and when it came to batting they outshined every other thing. Well, this wasn’t in my expectations. I admit that I was really hurt to see the downfall of the Indian batting line in the way it did. But I was expecting that our fielding and bowling has been of top quality in the entire tournament. I was hopeful that our bowlers will do the miracle and will restrict the Australian team. But unfortunately, 2023 World Cup final truly turned to be replica of 2003 World Cup final. 

Like every Indian, I’m still unable to come over from the shock that we got on 19 November 2023. Actually, as I said, Indian cricket team played very well and every department was doing excellent work. Including the finals, Indian cricket team played total 11 matches in which they won 10 matches. Every player put their maximum effort in the tournament that’s why they were undefeated in the entire tournament. 

But don’t know what happened in the final match? Where we lacked? What were the things which stopped us from being the victorious in the finals? Well, its time to think again that where we have lacked. How the undefeated team faced the defeat in the most important match? I don’t know that when will I be able to see Indian cricket team wining the world cup again?

Day 494

 I know it has been a long time since my last post. I think it's about nine and a half months. Time indeed heals all the sorrow and wounds but it's also true that sometimes time gives sorrow and wounds which aren’t meant for recovery. That’s why in these nine and half months I didn’t write a single word despite having tons of topics to write about. 

Well, I was thinking about the right topic to start writing again. I was brainstorming about where to start from. Suddenly, I realized that in India for the last month, crazy with the ongoing Men’s Cricket World Cup. Actually, it’s the first time that India is the solo host of the entire World Cup. Previously, in 1987, the Cricket World Cup was co-hosted by India and Pakistan and again in 1996, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka were the host. This trend was followed in 2011 when India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh jointly hosted the World Cup. But this time, all the matches are being held in different stadiums across the length and breadth of India. 

Every edition of the Cricket World Cup is different from its previous version. But in all the versions, the energy amongst the viewers and fans of the respective teams reaches its peak when the team wins or is on the verge of winning. But in the last edition of the Cricket World Cup, according to me, everything was perfect until the last moment. Whatever happened at the end of the Final match in the 2019 Cricket World Cup wasn’t logical or fair. At least, I think so. I don’t know what logic was used to declare England as the winner based on hitting more boundaries than New Zealand. If no final result came out, then the same match would have commenced the following day with a fresh start. 

I don’t understand why ICC didn’t pay attention to this option. Now I think that the mistake committed four years ago is irreversible and it will be remembered as a mistake in the future. 

But the way the Indian Cricket team is playing right now is making me very proud. I think this is the sentiment of every Indian with the performance of the Indian team in the current situation. I’m very hopeful that this time once again, the World Cup will be ours for the third time. But still, we have one more league match left before the Semi-Final. Then we have the semi-final before the Final. Then the Final is the last stop. So, in total, we have three more matches to win before laying our hands on the World Cup. 

As I said I’m very much hopeful that the cup will be ours, so I’m wishing the Indian team will be victorious in all the coming three matches. However, only the Pakistani Cricket Board is crying about the defeat they got from the Indian team. I think that’s nothing new for any cricket lover. Actually, the Pakistani Cricket Board and Pakistani Cricket team can’t digest the defeat they always get from the Indian Cricket team. I think they do it deliberately to gain some limelight. But that doesn’t matter. 

The thing that matters right now is that the Indian team has to continue with its current form. The Indian batting order is well-balanced and the Indian bowling line has become a nightmare for the opponent teams. In the current World Cup series, other teams have scored well. Few of them have scored pretty high scores, and some run chases have been quite an exciting and nail-biting experience for me. But when those teams have played against India, their batting lineup has surrendered in front of the Indian bowling line like a house of cards getting blown up against the wind. 

Anyway, I can say now that it's time to dream and wish again to have the World Cup in our hands for the third time. With this good wish, I’m ending today’s post. Keep watching the World Cup and keep backing up the Indian Cricket team.

 

Day 493

 

 

I never thought that one day I’ll sit down and write this obituary. Well, since, my last post, I was busy in managing the day to day requirement of my business. Every day, I was learning new things. The things which weren’t taught at my B School during my PGDM course. Several times, I got good ideas to write about but sometimes due to delay in writing or due to some other reasons, every time I have delayed my writing.

 

Time was also passing with its pace. I never thought with this due course of time, I’ll see the thing which I never imagined. Not in my wildest dreams. I lost my mother on January 16,2023. Still, I’m unable to believe this. I spend my entire day on 15 January with her. I was sitting in her bedroom while she had her lunch and afternoon nap. She told me to prepare tomato soup for her which I did. During extreme cold days, she loved to have hot cup of tomato soups. She was not showing any signs which indicated towards any abnormal thing. Although she was patient of Asthma. She was having numerilising machine and asthma pump with her in the bedroom along with oxygen cylinder.

 

She had evening tea with us. She was talking and laughing with all of us like normal days. She had dinner at the proper time also. But after 1 o’clock in night, daddy called us. We rushed to her bedroom. We began to pump her chest. But she wasn’t responding. We called the ambulance but the time we reached the ambulance, the doctor declared her brought dead. It came as a shock to us. None of us could believe this. But we were helpless. We couldn’t do anything. Few hours back, she was alive. Talking, laughing, scolding me. But now she was still and inactive.

 

Every time, I feel that she is still there. Every corner of the house reminds me of her. For me, she will always be there. Whenever I used to leave the house to come for work and the time I used to return, she used to sit in her chair. Sometimes, she used to call me when I was at work and told me to bring few household things. Since, she had left us, today is the day I have come to the work. But still, my attention is at my home. I don’t know how I’ll face myself after returning home.

 

Few times, I used to leave the house for work when she used to be worshipping God. So, today, also I felt that she is busy in doing that. But after coming to work, a sense of loneliness covered me up. It was like daily routine to see her waiting for me after returning home. Although, I have never cried in front of daddy but when I’m alone I can’t control my tears.

 

Mummy, I know you are watching me. Please come back. I’m missing you.

Day 492

 

Ah! It has been a long time since I wrote my last blog. Actually, I was having lots of ideas to write upon. But I was in dilemma about choosing the right topic to write. Well, some of them were about the current affairs but I was afraid that I may write my feelings and may be I’ll get a notice from the blogging community for violating the community guidelines. So, I thought to drop those topics. Actually, telling and stating against the current Prime Minister or the current central government has become the freedom of expression and saying anything in favour has become violation of that freedom. So, its wise to choose the middle path where no violation takes place.

 

I know my last statement had forced you to think that may be I have become a blind follower (Andha Bhakt) or I’m going to defend the current central government on any issue. But its not like that. I’m not going to do that. Because I don’t think that its needed. Well, I think that after May,2014, many new words have come forward like communilasm, secularisim in danger, Andha Bhakt, Intollerence in India, anti muslims and pro hindu and many other things have came in our daily life. Previously, there wasn’t anything like that.

 

I differ here here from those who thinks like that. Actually, I believe that everything happens according to the time. If a incidence is pre planned to happen at certain time, then that incidence will happen at that particular time only. Lets take Mr Narendra Modi as an example. During the 2014, Lok Sabha elections, Congress party was sure that Mr Modi wont become the Prime Minister although Mr Modi was projected face of the Prime Ministrial candidate by the BJP. I still remember that senior Congress party leader, Mr Mani Shanker Aiyyer, had stated that Mr Modi won’t become Prime Minister as BJP wont get the majority. Mr Aiyyer invited Mr Modi to Congress headquarters to sell tea. But the reality is in front of all of us.

 

Mr Aiyyer went to Pakistan with a delegation of the Congress party. While giving interview to a Pakistani news channel, Mr Aiyyer asked support from the Pakistani people to dethrone Mr Modi. Pakistani anchor made fun of Mr Aiyyer by saying that its internal democratic problem of India and Pakistan couldn’t do anything. This proves that how much Congress party and its leaders were scared of Mr Modi.

 

Now lets take example of provocation of Article 370 and Shaheen Bagh protest against CAA, NRC and NPR. CAA, NRC and NPR were introduced to identify the illegal immigrants and the natural residents of the country. But Congress party named it as communal conspiracy against muslims which resulted in protest by muslim women for four months. Like wise the same thing happened in name of anti farmer bills protest. We witnessed the disrespect of national flag on 15 August 2021. It was done just to create a situation of communal disharmony and maybe in riots. But luckily none of these things happened. We have been told that Article 370 was introduced in Jammu and Kashmir for creating a normalcy in the valley and Mr Jawahar Lal Nehru was in mood to withdraw it after normalcy would be restored in the valley but it didn’t happened till 5 August 2019.

 

Actually, article 370 was been used as a political tool to gain political ambition of different political parties from time to time. There are many intellectuals who claim to be in favour of article 370. I just wanted to know few things. Why the Kashmiri youth was forbidden from marrying with people from other parts of India? Why was that Kashmiri youth will be barred from all the freedoms which Article 370 gave them if they marry other Indians? Why they were allowed to marry Pakistani nationals only? Why their Pakistani spouces were given more special treatment in comparison with Indian spouces? Was Article 370 signed for political merge in Republic of India against the invasion of Pakistan or to encourage the cultural ties with Pakistan and discourage the cultural ties with India? If no then why there was opposition of Article 370 for so many years? Actually, these things have always made me worried.

 

At the time of joining the Republic of India after partition, many princely states were allowed to have private purse and it was tax free. But in the regime of Mrs Indira Gandhi private purse system was abolished and earning of all those princely states were brought under the tax system of India then why wasn’t Article 370 abolished at that time? It was during the tenure of Mrs Indira Gandhi that the national emergency was imposed on the country for 21 months. All the opposition leaders were sent to various jails in the country but still Mr Narendra Modi is called a mad dictator by the Congress party leaders.

 

Well, I didn’t have this topic in my mind when I started writing. But in the flow it just happened. Or you can say that it just happened with due coarse of time while writing.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY

 

HAPPY INDEPENDECE DAY

 

Happy Independence Day to all of my readers. Today is a day to remember all the martyrs who laid their lives for us so that we can see this day. We are in debt to all those martyrs and I don’t think that we can ever repay them.

 

Actually, in today’s time, a 23 years young boy is busy on social networking sites in search of a decent girl friend with whom he can fall in love. But Bhagat Singh fall in love for India and he was hanged till death when he was just 23. So, this is the change of mentality due to which I think we can’t repay even a fraction of 1 per cent of the debt which we have.

 

Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Captain Vikram Batra, Major Mohit Sharma are few names who were young and felt in love for the country and laid their lives for the country. We are free and are enjoying today and having holiday due to these young people. I salute them for their selfless acts and their love for India.

 

Independence Day isn’t just an annual holiday to enjoy. It’s a time of the year when we have to pay tributes to our brave soldiers who aren’t at their homes just to make sure that we are safe at our homes. I know you people are intelligent enough to make a rational difference between just enjoying the holiday and to pay tribute to the brave soldiers who are still standing at the national borders for us.

 

JAI HIND