Being A Rebel

वक्त के थपेडों से लड़ कर,  अभाव की ऊँचाई चढ़ कर,  कुछ हिम्मत वाले सपने देखते हैं..  जी-जान लगा कर मेहनत करते हैं. कर गुजरने का धुन अगर सच्चा है, सपने  सच हो जाएँ तो अच्छा है. कोई तगमा नहीं चाहिए,  लोगों के चेहरों पर बस खुशी चाहिए. किसी का बुरा हो जाए,  ऐसी कामयाबी भी क्या कामयाबी हम खुद को भूल जाए,  ऐसी मंजिल भी क्या मंजिल. लेकिन दुनिया भी बड़ी अजीब है, उसको पानी नहीं मृगमरीचिका चाहिए,  काम नहीं, बस दिलासा चाहिए.  फिर कुछ ऐसे भी लोग होते हैं,  धर्म बेचते हैं, ईमान बेच देते हैं खुद की कामयाबी की खातिर इंसान बेच देते हैं! ऐसे लोग शहंशाह भी बन जाएँ तो क्या,  सबको बेवक़ूफ़ बना भी लें तो क्या! जीत  तो हमेशा से सच की हुई है,  आज हँस लो सपने बेचने वालों,  आखीर में तो मेहनत ही मुस्करायी है! [यह कविता देश की वर्तमान परिदृश्य में हैं. हम प्रत्यक्ष देख और समझ सकते हैं.  किन्तु राजनितिक विवाद में ना पड़ते हुए मैंने अपने संग्रह से एक चित्र लगाया है. संलग्न चित्र सन 2006 के एक पत्रिका से है. सारा वि...

Six years ago, I conceptualized this idea SimpyYuva.com to empower youths about their electoral rights, employment, society and the culture. http://simplyyuva.com when I researched about existing Youth portal I found the element missing. Hence I am re-introducing it with more objectives. Authors, bloggers, poet, cartoonists and photographers are most welcome as contributor. Feel free to write: simplyyuva@gmail.com Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel

It is often said "follow your heart" and be what you want to be. The examples given are Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Amithabh Bachhan and so on. It is true happiness is to do what you love to do. However, it's only one side of story, the other side always remains in darkness... Just like moon, we only see the brighter side of it. There are millions other who waste their potentials and talent just by following their heart and likings.  No one is a Steve Jobs until he/she becomes a CEO of the Apple. The person remains a broken guy who goes to Hare Krishna temple in search of good food. The point is, you essentially need a success story. There are many talented guys who are much more creative and active but they remain unknown till their last breath - living in a Oakwood banglow of North America or doing some tricks of Dharavi Slum of Mumbai. These guys are no less but things didn't click with them or they didn't think beyond the horizon.  The point is, yo...

On this day in 1893, a Bhagwa (Saffron) clad youth of India became spiritual emperor of the world. Swami Vivekananda's message  on September 11, 1893:  "Sisters and Brothers of America. [At this moment came the three minute standing ovation from the audience of 7,000] It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I thank you in name of the most ancient order of monks in the world; I thank you in the name of the mother of religions; and I thank you in the name of millions and millions of Hindu people of all classes and sects. http://swamij.com/swami-vivekananda-1893.htm Sent on my BlackBerry® from Vodafone

The history of this enterprise goes back to pre-independence times. The psychological approach of British rulers was well-planned for implanting a servitude mindset among Indians to sustain their exploitative regime for longer time. Though Gandhiji’s bias for prospective first prime minister of India was insatiable, however, he knew the large scale misuse of the poster name of Indian Freedom struggle. He suggested dismantling Indian National Congress and starting afresh political structures for India to be multi-party democratic country. It is a widely accepted fact that this fellow wanted to keep the power in his own hand and this unconvincing desire also helped in the formation of two states out of India, based on religion and religious fanaticism (‘direct action’ of MuslimLeague). The partition was culmination of British strategy to divide and rule. The electoral reservations were the tool they used for. The ruling class of India has been using the same deadly techn...

Ssu-ma Ch`ien gives the following biography of Sun Tzu: Sun Tzu Wu was a native of the Ch`i State. His Art of War brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, King of Wu. Ho Lu said to him: “I have carefully perused your 13 chapters. May I submit your theory of managing soldiers to a slight test?” Sun Tzu replied: “You may.” Ho Lu asked: “May the test be applied to women?” The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180 ladies out of the Palace. Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, and placed one of the King’s favorite concubines at the head of each. He then bade them all take spears in their hands, and addressed them thus: “I presume you know the difference between front and back, right hand and left hand?” The girls replied: “Yes.” Sun Tzu went on: “When I say ‘Eyes front’, you must look straight ahead. When I say ‘Left turn’, you must face towards your left hand. When I say ‘Right turn’, you must face towards your right hand. When I say ‘About turn’, you m...