Sunday, February 10, 2008

Vasudeva Kutumbhakam

Champion people are, aren’t they? Masters in setting news out of none, generating a sensation which doesn’t make sense and storming a controversy from a blank verse. Such people are around every where but it’s not easy to cover them by the already thronging media, the danger however is when people who are a figure, writ a statement that is uncalled for.

Unwillingly though, as lot has been said & written that were either provoking or said without rationale, I thought of penning down for the events that the state (Maharashtra, India) has witnessed over past few weeks. Needless it is to say that a political party sets up a debate which actually does not justify being a subject. Just the other day a news channel aired a debate ‘Regionalism v/s Nationalism’, Ridiculous! as this does not go as a topic of discussion / debate in my books. A comparison or debate is of the equals. How does a state qualify for a comparison to the Nation, I fail to understand.

The debate always has a propensity to a conclusion, which is not agreed by other side. By debating on this subject you from the outset bestow a premise that a subdued conclusion is spread out in the minds unconsciously at the end, which does not augur well for this subject. Anyways, the message out is clear that all are aiming for the ‘Brownie point’ giving little heed to common man. Politics has been declared as dirty game, but it is getting murkier as all sides indulge in the game loud and thick again to gain the same point.

Many centuries back, many Aryans migrated to south-east Asia, which was large continent then. Humans are nomads by nature and this migration was no different. It was for a congenial habitat, which for obvious reasons this region had a plenty. Nothing has changed from then except for the means; globalization has only added itself as a medium.

People should only stay away from the brook thought & render them innocuous by not indulging in it, as the ones inciting provoking thought and hatred among people would deny once the people cross sword against each other & disharmony is left behind. Heard of ‘Vasudev kutumbhkam’ it means the world is my family. This phrase has its mention in our Vedas.
Kyun yeh bhool jate hain hum hardum,
Ki humi ne kaha tha Vasudev kutumbhkam