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  CRY MY BELLOWED COUNTRY! Why does this land consisting of modern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or even south east Asia, have always ended up being a weak region on the basis of economic, scientific and military power. For over 3000 yrs. this land mass had political dispensations that consisted of several fiefdoms. The people identified themselves on caste or religion and allegiance to the rulers was more a result of sub judication and necessity.   The communities were always divided and sub-divided into identities that constantly were in conflict with each other, lending it to become a fertile land   for conquest by powers from outside the region. It was easy to ignite passions through religious, caste or greed of power and wealth. The latter two factors, however, was universal and drove many rulers of the nations of the world to the path of conquest. The south east Asia regions lacked this attribute and remained tied down by their internal divisions. This trait is sti...

  INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND OPINION FRENCH ELECTION The Presidential election began in France today morning. It will be completed by 8pm. Emmanuel Macron, the current president, is aiming for a second term. He is seen as a centrist, representing En Marche party and attracting voters from the right and left.  Le Pen, his rival is from the far-right National party The left does not want Le Pe, for obvious reasons, and thus ends up supporting Macron. Both fought the first round with other candidates. Both fought the last election too. Le Pe and her party is similar to Modi and BJP. She is against minorities, has a race bias and very pro-business houses. She supports Putin though (again similarity with home) while Macron is, obviously, against. Opinion polls have put Macron ahead. Also, latest projections too. France does not depend on exit polls (unlike other EU countries, where exits polls are allowed while voting is on). Once polls close, a sample of polling stations ...

  THE DISTORTION OF NETAJI Another     attempt by RSS/Modi combine to divide the country and create perception of a rift between Gandhi/Nehru and Netaji. Another attempt to steal freedom icons, to compensate for the lack any one of their ilk, of any stature, and contribution to national cause, over the last hundred years or more. This is similar to their attempts to steal Patel and   Tagore. Firstly, it needs to be mentioned, unequivocally, that all these three stalwarts were staunch votaries of religious tolerance and equality. None of them had any ideas that were whatsoever similar to the ideology of the RSS! In fact, it was diametrically opposite. Netaji had an exemplary tract record standing up for communal harmony. He was not sympathetic to the Hindutav cause.   He called the Hindu Mahasaba as extremist whose ideals were against the idea of India!! Now about the attempt to pitch Gandhi/Nehru as enemies and against each other. It’s a matter of histor...

  . ... HOW I WONDER WHAT YOU ARE ...🔭🔭 The quest to unravel the secrets of the universe was so eloquently conveyed in the ever-green nursery rhyme "Twinkle twinkle little star..." by poet Jane Taylor.    Ever since, as a young child, I heard this recited by my kindergarten teacher, I had been curiously gazing at the night sky.   The child's curious mind never had stopped asking for answers. Partly this, and partly, at my dad’s insistence, the habit of reading and listening to news around the world, got me hooked to the mesmerising endeavours of humankind to explore the heavens. The equations describing laws that govern how nature works always made me wonder about what kind of    an intuitive meaning could be attached to it. That led me to spend more time understanding them. It often led to experiencing a feeling of great euphoria when I managed to unravel some of this, occasionally. Mathematics and physics became more of a passion and less of lesson...

  It was called the "  the graveyard of the invaders" for good reasons. A land that saw many dynasties occupy it  for a while only to lose control. The Russians found that truth and left, though they realised it early. The Americans , often too carried away by their  military power, took over two and half decades to accept failure and has now almost left. The  countless death and destruction, the alienation of people of several Islamic states, the fueling of terrorism across the world all of no avail. But for lining of the pockets of manufacturers of military hardware.  It took Taliban just few months to overcome all the capability built by the Americans  among its choosen local Afgans.  The US  tried to preserve its influence by propping up a governement lead by Karzai and then by Ashraj Ghani. That was possible only with the presence of American boots on the ground. Now that the troops have left, Afghanistani Taliban has taken control of ma...

 *ALTERNATE SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE* The issue with most of the alternate systems of medicine or treatment with respect  to Allopathy, is  the allmost complete lack of scientific evidence about its efficacy, toxicity and even if there is some its not peer reviewed . Most of these are based on medicinal plant or animal extracts and is genearally not  chemically different from  that of Allopathic medicines, though in the case  of the latter  some are sympathetically extracted.  Systems like ayurvedha , are based on ancient texts and recipes, written by people ( termed  mistakenly as sages  ) who were alchemists using data collected over ages from people treated for illeness and then recording it. It may have been reliable thousands of years back. The human body has evolved , changed , adopted over these periods. Environment around which humans live too has drastically changed. Diseases and illness profile is vastly different. Therefore, the...

  Morning from now  on means 3 or 4 am. I woke up alert as  a busy bee. My mind and body , the whole 64 years of battle hard and bruised components,  seems to be behaving as if , its to become a part of WW3 action.  Well! Its deja vu all over!!  The great predni , my cohabiting  friend for 7 to 8  yrs of the  end 21st century,  has once again decided to come back and be with me for some weeks. He was jealous to find Ms Corona , enticing me sleathly and managing to live inside my lungs for the past  ten days. By joe!  how can that be allowed to happen!!!  He beleives that this romancing  is his right!   So he , aided and abetted by our hard working and tired doctors , knocked and made his way into me yesterday, bag , baggage, lota , I pad and all.  Now hold on. I am not a party to this forced occupation. My right of self determination is not even acknowledged. Just like that   fakir in Delhi....