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Is Vande Mataram unislamic

Nobody worships his or her motherland like they do for their Gods. I mean you have temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches where you worship your God. But do you have anything like BHARAT MATA KA MANDIR? No, you don’t. If you do, it’s pooja for your country not of your country. Vande Mataram is just a figure of speech which has propelled patriotic fervor in the hearts of millions of Indians. We don’t have to take it literally. Even if you take it literally, does Vande only mean worship? Does it imply the same as worshiping our Gods?

I am the change that I would like you to be

It was a long time ago that my father told me that if you want things to change be the change yourself. I believed in him then and I believe in him even now. He is no more now but this is one value he gave me which I cherish and try to live up to it every single day of my life. Some of you might say that I’m blowing my own trumpet but the fact is that I have chosen to speak about it because today on the occasion of our Independence Day I want to not just give a moral lecture to my fellow countrymen but try and be a model citizen whom, if you want, you can emulate in your daily lives. And therefore I say that I’m the change that I would like you to be.

Women reserved

I really wonder on what grounds are Lalus and Mulayams protesting against the Women's Bill. Their argument, is unconvincing and shaky. Even ideally, if for a moment, we think that poor Dalit women were to be indeed elected I'd damned if our highest governing bodies were to be made up of women who are absolutely illiterate and work as maids or do some such menial jobs. I really do not have anything against them but they do not have the aptitude or ability for this job, not as of now at least. As for my maid, I'm thankful to God if she completes my household chores satisfactorily, leave aside managing the country. .....

March 10 2010 Read More [10]...