AWAKENINGS

Dynasty Rule in Democracy which had originated from the Grand Old Party – Congress had spread to down south parties   such as - DMK, TCR, TDP, YSR, JDS –and unfortunately, this Cancerous Growth had also spread to Northern Parties such as SP, RJD, NCP and even to TMC.   Even Shiv Sena , Paswan Party – BJP Alliance parties are   also practicing such dynasty rule. Only BJP and Communists Parties are, as on date, are averse to such tendencies. JDS had gone one step further and declared in clear tone that Country will prosper only if Family Members of Political Parties are in the helm of affairs to rule the Party,   States and the nation! The Family Members of such political parties are not ashamed, but, are clear in their pursuit of political power to say that being the founders of political parties, they have the first and final claim to become the head of the party as well as the government – when opportunities arise.   Followers of such Dynastic M...

Shri TN Seshan had gone to meet Paramacharya in the early 90s, after he was transferred from the post of Home Secretary to the post of Chief Election Commissioner – considered a sinecure among Indian civil servants in early 90s. Paramacharya , who was 97 when a visibly disappointed Seshan came to meet Him, immediately sensed the cause of his disappointment and counseled him to treat the transfer as an opportunity granted by God to serve the Indian public. He had suggested that Seshan visit the Uthiramerur temple (~15 kms from Kanchi Sri Matam ) and read through the details of electoral regulations prevalent in India about 1000 years ago, including qualifications of candidates that can contest elections. In the words of Mr. Seshan , ‘The credit for Electoral reforms must go to Kanchi Mahaswami , but for who this would not have been possible. At 97, He had such clarity and described minute details of the electoral rules embossed on the northern walls of the ...

The Most Important Mantra of Akshaya Tritiya : “Remember the Kind act of Giving is Thousand Times More Powerful than that of Receiving”. Akshaya means ‘ETERLAL’  - never diminishing and Tritiya   means  3 rd Lunar Day  as per the Hindu Calendar.  Hence, Akshaya Tritiya is considered as the most golden day of the year.  Celebrating that day means that one will be blessed with ‘Eternal Wealth throughout the year.’ Akshaya Tritiya ( Akha Teej ) is a very popular festival that the Hindus and Jains celebrate every year.  Akshaya Tritiya is the day when the great God of Wisdom, God Ganesha , started writing the epic work called Mahabharata. It is also believed that when the Pandavas were in exile the Lord presented them a bowl which was named Akshaya Tritiya . That bowl was never empty and produces an unlimited amount of food on demand. The most popular story regarding the celebration of Akshaya Tritiya is that ...

Month of February 2019 had become Historic due to the following developments: • On the 14 th February 2019 around 3.00 pm, Pulwama Terror attack was carried out by a Jaish suicide bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, a local from Indian Administered Kashmir. Jaish -e-Mohammed was the creation of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence and its chief Masood Azhar is being sheltered by the Pakistan. • • On the very next day the 15 th February 2019, Most Favored Nation Status accorded to Pakistan was revoked with immediate effect and India imposed 200% customs duty on all goods originating from Pakistan. • • India made a strong case and appeal to all members of the international community to support listing Jaish -e-Mohammed chief   Masood Azhar , as a designated terrorist under the 1267 Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council and to ban terrorist organizations operating from territories controlled by Pakistan.   • T he Portuguese Parliament unanimo...

Friends and Countrymen! As an IAS officer I have always kept myself equidistant from all political parties. My allegiance was ONLY to the Constitution of India and my Conscience. In the course of my career I have seen several political parties and their leaders. In my allotted state Bihar, I have seen Karpoori Thakur , Jagganath Mishra , Chandrashekhar Singh, Bindeshwari Dubey , Bhagwat Jha Azad, Sachidanand Singh, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar as Chief Ministers. At the centre I had Kalpnath Rai , N K P Salve, Venugopala Chari, Y K Alagh , Arun Shourie , P.   Chidambaram and Sharad Pawar as my Ministers. Apart from this, I had to face ministers like Pranab Mukherjee , Jaswant Singh, Arun Jaitley as well. Of course, I do not expect anyone of them to remember me. I also saw from close quarters Devi Gawda , R K Gujral , Narasimha Rao , Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh as Prime Ministers. I retired as Agriculture Secret...