Need leaders, not rulers for governance

Today in the wake of the Commonwealth Games 2010, Everyone has commenced questioning whether we need a leader or a ruler for better governance. I believe that we require a very able leader to lead the nation towards progress. For the past sixty odd years all we have managed to get as leaders are the bunch of the most corrupt and nepotist people one can think of.


Who is to blame? Not only the people who are corrupt and have become our leaders....We the common people are to blame for this equally.

Even today during elections, In Amethi people go and vote for the congress in the blind faith that they are still electing Jawahar Lal Nehru and family who are the flag bearers of the Indian honour. Why don't the common people think beyond and see what other able people can do for the nation?


Even today we get to hear comments that Rahul Gandhi is the best bet for the Prime Minister's post. What other credentials does he have other than being the scion of the so called Nehru Family? The Congress has been managing to stay put at the helm of affairs without any contribution to development. In sixty years Japan has surpassed us and is one of the powerful economies with a very strong currency in comparison.

What is the reason?? The reason is that we have never used our intuition and instinct to elect the right person. A leader is one who sets examples to others to follow. In the pre Independence era, we had the most able leader of the masses as they say in the make of the Mahatma. But why do people forget that he alone could not have brought us independence.....It takes a whole country to win. 


Gandhi was considered the greatest leader of all times because of his mass appeal. Today we are unable to find a person as able as Gandhi who can unify the country and lead it to a common goal: Development.

The vision of Sardar Patel still remains a dream. Sardar Patel had dreamt of a unified INDIA where there is no bias. But today There is a Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian but no Indian. What we require is a person with the farsightedness of Sardar and the able leadership skills of Gandhi to mould our country into the Golden Bird it once used to be reckoned as.


Think beyond the legacy and search for able people to lead the country. We do not need spineless wastrels tied to the Pallu of a woman to lead the country. 

I request the youths of India to open their Indriyas and decide the best for our beautiful nation and help make it into Mera Bharat Sunahra Bharat!!!!

Efficacy of Prayers

Nowadays Prayers have taken a back seat. The world has become so materialistic in nature that no one has time for the almighty.In the olden days, even powerful kings used to perform prayers and then alone proceed for war. Such was the power of prayers. It was mentioned in the scriptures that Indrajit had to conduct a special kind of prayer which would make him invincible in war. However luck was not in his favour that day when Lakshmana with the help of hanuman messed up indrajit's prayers and led to the latter's death.

Ravana for all his power and fame is considered the greatest devotee of  Lord Shiva. For all his prayers, Lord Shiva had bestowed Ravana with all supreme boons.

But today nobody even bothers to spend some time in front of the deity. The concept of Man making his own destiny has superseded the view that destiny is decided by the almighty. So no one remembers his or her prayers. However in the wake of tragedy, these same people end up cursing God. Why is that we don't remember God when everything is going good for us??

I still remember those days when I used to practise the vow of bramhacharya and do my prayers very dutifully. All my friends used to comment that there was a very different glow on my face which in Sanksrit we coin as TEJAS. TEJAS is generated only by the efficacy of the prayers. Especially the Gayatri Mantra which is a must for all bramhacharyas to recite three times in a day is the most powerful prayer adding to our persona.

The Gayatri Mantra recited 108 times every phase of the day i.e. Morning, Noon & Evening which takes only 5 minutes to complete has enough power that is visible in every practising brahmachari. By reciting the powerful prayer, one enhances his power of memory.

Prayers need to be a practice followed in every walk of life to help us in leading a better life.

India Vision 2020- A Mirage or Reality

The vision for 2020 as envisaged by Mr. A P J Kalam to see India as a developed nation by the year 2020 is a lofty idea. The main areas of focus being namely Agriculture& Food Processing, Infrastructure, Education & Health Care, Information & Communication technology, Nuclear and Space and Defence Technology.

Agriculture & Food Processing : India has a large potential to increase its agricultural exports in a liberalized world provided it can diversify a significant part of its agriculture in to high value crops and in agro-processing. Despite the fact that India is a primarily an agricultural country, somewhere down the lane in these past 60 odd years, we have not been engaged in improving agriculture & food processing. Luckily in the 60's we ran the Green Revolution in India focusing on attaining self sufficiency came as a boon which helped us sustain against famine and drought. However at a later stage, we have realised that the fertilizers used due to the wake of the green revolution has affected the environment and we are still grappling with the issue of self sustenance in this area.In this attempt, India has moved into the area of organic farming with a focus on reducing lower productivity and yield losses. However we are still a long way to go in this area.

Infrastructure: India is a big country which requires a lot of infrastructure to maintain itself. However we have not been able to provide the required infrastructure for development per se. Still there are villages which are not properly connected by road. Many bridges built during this period are in a dismal state. Take a look at other countries which became independent almost at the same time of our freedom. They boast of a very excellent infrastructure and attract people to visit their countries. We hardly hear people talking of holidaying in India. Whoever is asked, he ends up mentioning Bangkok, Malaysia, Seychelles to name a few.

Education & Health Care: Now this is one area where we can enjoy some respite. We have a very strong education base. One of the fore runners in IPR, we command the respect of all nations in this area. However we still haven't reached out to all strata of society. A country can be well defined as Developed when each and every individual in the nation has a basic education so that he or she understands the right and wrong of all. Even today we can see many children working as labour instead of being in school.

Health care is one other aspect which is very deeply related to education. The more educated the person, the more is his attention towards healthcare. This is also an area where we haven't seen any foray per se.

Information & Communication Technology:  An area where we are one of the countries of reckoning. We have managed to stay communicated by some mean or the other. But yet again there are places which still do not enjoy the benefits of communication. Another area of concern!!!!

Nuclear, Defence Technology: Thanks to our scientists who had created a base in atomic energy in India, we are considered a powerful nation. The nuclear technology IPR is very strong in India and so we are able to manage our defences.

Given all these aspects, Do you think that We will become a Developed Nation in 2020???? It is high time that we realised what is to be done and act accordingly. And this is not just Government duty........Every indian should think about development. The concept of oneness should be instilled in every individual. Today's youth need to stand up and join hands to create a better and beautiful India......

We should be proud to say "Mera Bharat Mahaan" all 365 days in a year and not on 15th August or 26th January alone.

Hinduism:A religion or Practice

There is a false notion that Hinduism is a religion. In reality Hinduism is not a religion. It is a practice which has been followed for Eons now. The fundamentalists however have coined it a religion. There is a subtle difference between religion and practice. Religion is the belief or worship of God/Gods, or a set of beliefs concerning the origin and purpose of the universe. Practice is a theoretical term for human action in society.

In our scriptures, Hinduism never was considered a religion. In Sanskrit, it was mentioned as Sanathana Dharma. The coinage itself means An Eternal Law.Hinduism also includes many yogic traditions and a wide spectrum of daily morality based on the concepts of Karma. Karma dwells in the idea of "Work is Worship" & "Worship is God".

Hinduism with all its diverse traditions has been a way of leading lives.The term Hinduism was introduced into the English language in the 19th century to denote the religious, philosophical, and cultural traditions native to India.Hinduism also recognizes numerous divine beings subordinate to the Supreme Being or regards them as lower manifestations of it.Other notable characteristics include a belief in reincarnation and karma, as well as in personal duty, or dharma

Hinduism is a faith. It also dwells in the union of reason and intuition. Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan has aptly mentioned that Hinduism cannot be defined, it has to be experienced to understand the complexities of it. Hinduism conceives the whole world as a single family that deifies the one truth, and therefore it accepts all forms of beliefs and dismisses labels of distinct religions which would imply a division of identity.

Hinduism believes that the world was one place for every living being to survive in. The word used as a definition of the world was "Vasudeiva Kutumbakam" which means The Earth as a family.

 Hinduism has laid down certain rules for every individual. It is a directive as to how a person needs to lead his or her life. It also mentions the impact of our deeds on our lives and our Karma.

Hinduism is regarded as a tradition mainly because it has no creator as such. It came into existence basis practices defined in our holy scriptures mainly the Vedas.

Therefore Hinduism needs to be accepted not as a religion but as a practice for leading a meaningful life.