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The Quandary of freedom

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Freedom of expression is today's talk of the town.Talk of the country would be much apt probably.Starting from DU's Ramjas College to the Central Board of Film Certification,everyone is burning in the fire of this expression.Without even knowing that what was the actual topic of debate/seminar people went and destroyed everything,bringing all the activities on a stand still mode. WHY? Because Umar Khalid was going to give a lecture on "Unveiling the state:Regions in conflict-the war in Adivasi areas".People not gave a damn about the topic.They were worried that Umar Khalid is going to spoke and the mission was not to let him do that. And when students are doing street plays ,there scripts are being checked and if they contain anything "anti-national"the student union will not take any responsibility of there protection or prevention of any kind of violence or agitation.And if any body is trying to protest against this kind of dictatorship they are mocked

an Unending Longing-Gurudev

I'am like a remnant of a cloud of autumn  uselessly roaming in the sky, O my Sun ever glorious! Thy touch has not yet melted my vapour making me one with thy light, and thus I count months and years separated from thee. If this be thy wish and if this be thy play, Then take this fleeting emptiness of mine, paint it with colours, gild it with gold, float it on the wanton wind and spread it in varied wonders. And again when it shall be thy wish  to end this play at night, I shall melt and vanish away in the dark, Or it may be in a smile of the white morning, in a coolness of purity of transparent.                                                        -Geetanjali                                                                Rabindranath Tagore

Right of pregnancy!

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Recently Hon'ble Supreme Court gave a judgement in the case of women's rights of being pregnant.In which it was stated that its the anatomy of  women and its her decision to have a child or not.   I was pondering over it that these are the basic rights that every female is entitled to,its her own life and its her own personal decision.Then what made the highest court of the country to give a verdict in this matter?              Somewhere we are still not free.When we look deeper into this matter we will find that even the women who are educated and are working ones are not completely independent in this matter.And so far I think this decision of our highest court would be only beneficial for the females who are living in the cities not for the women who are residing in the villages.  What about them? shuttercock.com  There are so many villages in our country which are yet not well-connected with communication sources.And even if they are being made aware about

the demonetisation pasaka

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DEMONETISATION-the event which was an head turner one,received attention from all over the world.Being considered as one of the boldest step ever taken by any Central Government of India,announcing it sharply at 9 pm in the evening and making it effective from the very next morning.All ATMs closed and most of the public in an impasse.                         It was lauded by one of the sections of society and discriminated by other section of society,rest were busy estimating what to do with themselves and their money.Our Hon'ble Prime Minister got very emotional while delivering his speech over demonetisation at the SAARC summit in Goa,asking for fifty days to bring the system back on the track.   Then came the most awaited  two things- the elections and the budgets. In election campaign note ban served as one of the prominent pillars of public invoking.It is being used as the trump card by the politicians.     Presently the after effects of demonetisation are not much fav

ELECTIONmania

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So Uttar Pradesh is all set up for its first phase of elections.The stage is set and all the EVMs are ready to do their work.Strangely the newspapers editorials are being less on elections and more on the Tamil Nadu's imbroglio.The consternation in the state over Jallikattu is well known in every corner of the country.The state government itself allowing it without the permission of the Hon'ble SC of the nation and other states also debating for allowing their banned sports is creating a big issue on the other side.And other but a very big present news is about the new Chief Minister of the state after the backing off of the current CM Mr. Paneerselvam .The issue of V.K.Sasikala is kind of creating a very deep volcanic situations.                              Let's focus on the situations of the Northern India,specifically Uttar Pradesh where elections are going on.After fighting the huge internal battle for the power inside its own party,the Yadav clan is all ready for

the Jali Kati on JALLIKATTU

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Since Jallikattu is making a lot of news and a getting high TRP rating than our very own Gopi Bahu and when our newspapers started publishing blasting articles on it, I was busted.And the limit reached to its end when I read an article over it in the Indian Express.        Being a traditional sport specially of ruler Tamil Nadu where people raise their livestock specifically for this events.Jallikattu is performed every year in the month of January on the occasion of Mattu Pongal,marking the new year.Bos Indicus breed of the bulls is used in this event.            Various organizations which are working for the protection of animals were against this sport.Why it was so?As animals are teased by using several pointed sticks and spears which is used in order to poke in their body,Chilli peppers are put in their private parts and in their eyes,pulling their tails sometimes beating them ,all in order to instigate them ,to prompt them to run for their life.