State of Bihar is again at cross-roads.The improved roads of Bihar since last decade has already ruled out Bihar out of media bad-light but a new political dilemma has brought it under shudder review.Political pundits are crying hoarse over the outcome of Lok Sabha elections but the fact remains that people have no real choice.Exactly speaking,no clear-cut choice as in 2009 elections.And a more dangerous situation lingers.Bihar may again be a marginal player in nation politics if it does not plays a big role in formation of next government at center.Apart from number game,many startling changes linger high upon the political moral of public.The blue-eyed boy in the center of storm is certainly the CM Nitish Kumar,once held as being Vikas Purush(Development Man) but now his fight seems to turn against the alleged communal agenda of his Gujarat counter-part Narendra Modi.A divorce between ruling partners BJP and JDU ensured Laloo Prasad Yadav,who had been by most journalist written off in Bihar politics,got a chance to recover his lost ground.In terms of total registered voters,the difference in percentage of votes between RJP and JDU was a minor 2%.With JDU breaking its tie with BJP,RJD could have easily pipped JDU had Laloo been able to held its fort of M-Y(Muslim-Yadav) votes.Then Laloo could have comfortably garnered close to 20 seats as in 2004 parliamentary elections.But Nitish breaking with BJP will further divide Muslim mandate as in 2009.A tie-up with Congress could have the most helpful circumstance.As if to spiral the dice further,the court intervened just in time to book RJD supremo for corruption charges in the infamous fodder-scam. JDU and BJP together could have further cashed on the ruling to increase their tally but their mutual fight leaves neither time nor will to attack Laloo.The other small player but big politician,Ram Vilas Paswan could have had a fruitful time but the political uncertainty of future allies will not reap rich dividends for him.And what will the two big players,JDU and BJP loose?It seems BJP has nothing much to loose,of course except one of its oldest ally which ended its political isolation.And on moral front,a CM who could have been used to show-cause the developments works of a NDA government.But intruding further,BJP may manage to improve its tally in Bihar but its certainly loosing important numbers in its run off for the Parliamentary elections.Lastly,talking about the decision maker,Nitish.JDU has lost enough grounds in terms of upper caste and Hindu votes to concede his first position in turns of Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to RJD or BJP as per claims by poll surveys.But has his gamble to win over minority votes has completely failed can not be ascertained at once.The last elections show minority votes swaying towards non-player Congress winning it its face-saving 2 seats.It can very well go towards JDU.But the trump card which all seem to miss is women votes.This factor worked only too well for ruling coalitions in 2010 assembly elections helping it touch massive total of over 200 seats.The law and order as well as women education promoted by his good governance,if sustained till next year,could certainly help Nitish beat his previous tally of 20 seats.The point is wether a tally of around a score seems insufficient to prop his name for prime-ministerial candidature,no matter how fractured is the overall mandate in the country.A lot will depend upon how RJD,Congress and LJP manage to bifurcate the caste votes.A voting pattern breaking along the fault lines of religion will certainly take all the credit coming from good governance away from JDU handing BJP close to 20 seats.The political chaos of Bihar ultimately proves to be a circus in which ultimately all lions can roar but are captive.Jinx can be broken only by public decision.Its necessary that people give a strong mandate to single party so that Bihar voice comes strong in the policies of next central government.
Thursday, 24 October 2013
ज़िन्दगी से गुनाह
तन्हाई में आज भी जो एक आवाज ढुंढता हुँ
तेरी तस्वीर में अपने लिए जो प्यार ढुंढता हुँ
कैसे कह दुँ ज़िन्दगी है तुम बिन अधूरी
तुम्हारी यादों में ही अपनी ज़िन्दगी ढुंढता हुँ
वो लाल लब मैं जो कभी चूम सका
उस शबनमी गालों से मैं जो खेल सका
चोरी-चोरी जो हम तुम मिले सनम
मेरे मन का हसरत निकल सका
पायलों में सजे घुंघरू जो रागिनी सुनाये
फितरे हमें संग देख जो लोगों ने सुनाये
मेरी आवाज से जो तुम आवाज मिलाओ
आज फिर दुनिया को नया एक गीत सुनाये
बागों में तुमने जो मेरे सीने पर ज़ुल्फे बिछाया
शाम ढले तेरी सूरत को जो पलकों पे बिछाया
दामन मे हमने तुम्हारे खुशियाँ सजाई
तुम्हारी राहों पे हमने फूल बिछाया
नदी किनारे हाथों में जो शाम गुज़री
बातों ही बातों में जो हमारी रात गुज़री
कही से खींच लाता वो दिन मैं वापस
तेरे कपकपाते बदन को बाहों में समेटे गुजरी
हकीकत नहीं तो तसव्वुर में जो किया है
मोहब्बत को ख्वाबों में जो किया है
ना हुआ ये प्यार पूरा तो सोच ज़रा
ये खता किसने किया है
कहती हो जो तुम मेरा इश्क़ है गुनाह
मैं ये सबकुछ जो न कर सका है गुनाह
ज़रा देख कभी सपने में मिल के हालत अपनी
कोई कर बैठा है तुम्हारे लिए ज़िन्दगी से गुनाह
तेरी तस्वीर में अपने लिए जो प्यार ढुंढता हुँ
कैसे कह दुँ ज़िन्दगी है तुम बिन अधूरी
तुम्हारी यादों में ही अपनी ज़िन्दगी ढुंढता हुँ
वो लाल लब मैं जो कभी चूम सका
उस शबनमी गालों से मैं जो खेल सका
चोरी-चोरी जो हम तुम मिले सनम
मेरे मन का हसरत निकल सका
पायलों में सजे घुंघरू जो रागिनी सुनाये
फितरे हमें संग देख जो लोगों ने सुनाये
मेरी आवाज से जो तुम आवाज मिलाओ
आज फिर दुनिया को नया एक गीत सुनाये
बागों में तुमने जो मेरे सीने पर ज़ुल्फे बिछाया
शाम ढले तेरी सूरत को जो पलकों पे बिछाया
दामन मे हमने तुम्हारे खुशियाँ सजाई
तुम्हारी राहों पे हमने फूल बिछाया
नदी किनारे हाथों में जो शाम गुज़री
बातों ही बातों में जो हमारी रात गुज़री
कही से खींच लाता वो दिन मैं वापस
तेरे कपकपाते बदन को बाहों में समेटे गुजरी
हकीकत नहीं तो तसव्वुर में जो किया है
मोहब्बत को ख्वाबों में जो किया है
ना हुआ ये प्यार पूरा तो सोच ज़रा
ये खता किसने किया है
कहती हो जो तुम मेरा इश्क़ है गुनाह
मैं ये सबकुछ जो न कर सका है गुनाह
ज़रा देख कभी सपने में मिल के हालत अपनी
कोई कर बैठा है तुम्हारे लिए ज़िन्दगी से गुनाह
Friday, 20 September 2013
Symbols and symbolism
At the pinnacle of Mayawati's Raj in UP,something innovative really took place with the idol-worshiping of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar in Indian politics.Literally,with tens of hundreds of his statues coming in UP,he was one of the few leaders from that era challenging Mahatma Gandhi's stature as a statue.A journalist commented in one of those very few esteemed weekly that the power and pole of Ambedkar in drawing votes in our times is even greater than Mahatma or Nehru.
Hero-worshiping in India is not a new trend.Historical evidence suggest that rulers have issued coins bearing their pictures.Just a blatant display of authority,you will say.The fact is they wanted people to relate with their rulers.Everything they sold or bought was due to blessing of crown.Loyalty to the empire and emperor came foremost in their lives.It was too necessary for the development and wellness of state.On the other hand,the king prospered if and only if his people prospered.Why will the people fight the king from some other state if they do not feel close to their ruler.Every thing in the kingdom was his own and he did not felt any personal greed but only tried to improve the situation of his state.There in lied his safety too.One must love his land for doing any betterment to his state.
But what do the leaders from modern 21st century democratic country want to signify when they spend just millions in making of statues of their living self.Taking lessons from history and ensuring the loyalty of their subject is an easy way out.But they miss one important check point.They are in no way kings of their state but just public servants.At least this is what they boost of doing.Spending money from state exchequer to glorify oneself is not the idle way in democracy.For all the good senses prevailing,one does not need much loyalty for the state in a nation-state.Your political opponent is the one who takes your share of loyalty if you loose in a election.The sole way to win should be your work and your connection with the subject.Statues do keep people in your eyes and earn respect in hearts but does not necessary converts into votes.Actually,people in no way need to be loyal to their leaders since their livelihood and welfare is not the ordeal of the king but the duty of the state machinery.Even if the leader looses his popularity,it in no way affects the state or subject,some more efficient person takes the space.Then why are all the streets and cities being renamed?Just a heart melting gesture.Or something evil indeed.People get trapped under illusion of the ancient glory of Patliputra while Patna goes on under sinister hands(some politicians,never a public,demanded change of Patna's name into Patliputra).
I may be far-fetched in supporting the hypothesis but its true the general public stand by such leaders.Certainly satisfies their own ego.This ego is not for knowledge,money or power in the literal senses of the word,but just to show-off.Showing off has been afterall,the genre of Kings and Emperors.What is wrong if the public too gets to get a little bask of enjoyment and authority under the idol of their chosen and beloved-own-backyard leader?Little peek in the politics suggest that battles have been won or lost over skull-caps,blood has flowed through streets for creating new states and linguistic divisions.Welfare,education,health policies,defense deterrence never cause such public uproars.The recent Anna Hazare movement against corruption was one of the golden linings of upheaval directly linking itself to the perpetual phenomenon of corruption.The golden lining was painted a few moments with black,when people from few backward communities protested against any changes in the law created by Ambedkar.I was aghast since my little knowledge never allowed me to understand how a doctorate from a reputed foreign university has given permission to the numerous corrupt politicians to loot the county.The man who stood so firmly for social justice had never wished the money meant for the poorer section to be hoarded in Swiss Banks.But idol-worship certainly knows no limit and has no scope for just thinking.God is above discussion.
One of my many complaints against democratic governments is they never construct something grand.How will our times go under the pages of history?May be,as a highly monotonous morbid creatures of creativity implying lines of concrete.No building of historical worth has been constructed even in the sixth decade of our independence.Nehru in his great work Discovery of India wrote about the Indus Valley Civilization wrote extensively about the beautiful and comfortable public buildings.Money was spent on public and best efforts were employed only for their service unlike in Egypt or Greek Civilization of the same era with their iconic tombs and palaces.What he did not foresee was the naming of hundreds of public welfare policies under his or his families name.The man with such a brilliant and lucid idea over symbolism has been left being just a symbol by his own people and nation.Ambedkar must have felt the same hook which Gandhi feels when every note bearing his picture is used to bribe the leader of free India he intensely struggled to achieve,the pain that the money spent on his statue was not used to fund the study of another brilliant but poor lawyer in making.
Hero-worshiping in India is not a new trend.Historical evidence suggest that rulers have issued coins bearing their pictures.Just a blatant display of authority,you will say.The fact is they wanted people to relate with their rulers.Everything they sold or bought was due to blessing of crown.Loyalty to the empire and emperor came foremost in their lives.It was too necessary for the development and wellness of state.On the other hand,the king prospered if and only if his people prospered.Why will the people fight the king from some other state if they do not feel close to their ruler.Every thing in the kingdom was his own and he did not felt any personal greed but only tried to improve the situation of his state.There in lied his safety too.One must love his land for doing any betterment to his state.
But what do the leaders from modern 21st century democratic country want to signify when they spend just millions in making of statues of their living self.Taking lessons from history and ensuring the loyalty of their subject is an easy way out.But they miss one important check point.They are in no way kings of their state but just public servants.At least this is what they boost of doing.Spending money from state exchequer to glorify oneself is not the idle way in democracy.For all the good senses prevailing,one does not need much loyalty for the state in a nation-state.Your political opponent is the one who takes your share of loyalty if you loose in a election.The sole way to win should be your work and your connection with the subject.Statues do keep people in your eyes and earn respect in hearts but does not necessary converts into votes.Actually,people in no way need to be loyal to their leaders since their livelihood and welfare is not the ordeal of the king but the duty of the state machinery.Even if the leader looses his popularity,it in no way affects the state or subject,some more efficient person takes the space.Then why are all the streets and cities being renamed?Just a heart melting gesture.Or something evil indeed.People get trapped under illusion of the ancient glory of Patliputra while Patna goes on under sinister hands(some politicians,never a public,demanded change of Patna's name into Patliputra).
I may be far-fetched in supporting the hypothesis but its true the general public stand by such leaders.Certainly satisfies their own ego.This ego is not for knowledge,money or power in the literal senses of the word,but just to show-off.Showing off has been afterall,the genre of Kings and Emperors.What is wrong if the public too gets to get a little bask of enjoyment and authority under the idol of their chosen and beloved-own-backyard leader?Little peek in the politics suggest that battles have been won or lost over skull-caps,blood has flowed through streets for creating new states and linguistic divisions.Welfare,education,health policies,defense deterrence never cause such public uproars.The recent Anna Hazare movement against corruption was one of the golden linings of upheaval directly linking itself to the perpetual phenomenon of corruption.The golden lining was painted a few moments with black,when people from few backward communities protested against any changes in the law created by Ambedkar.I was aghast since my little knowledge never allowed me to understand how a doctorate from a reputed foreign university has given permission to the numerous corrupt politicians to loot the county.The man who stood so firmly for social justice had never wished the money meant for the poorer section to be hoarded in Swiss Banks.But idol-worship certainly knows no limit and has no scope for just thinking.God is above discussion.
One of my many complaints against democratic governments is they never construct something grand.How will our times go under the pages of history?May be,as a highly monotonous morbid creatures of creativity implying lines of concrete.No building of historical worth has been constructed even in the sixth decade of our independence.Nehru in his great work Discovery of India wrote about the Indus Valley Civilization wrote extensively about the beautiful and comfortable public buildings.Money was spent on public and best efforts were employed only for their service unlike in Egypt or Greek Civilization of the same era with their iconic tombs and palaces.What he did not foresee was the naming of hundreds of public welfare policies under his or his families name.The man with such a brilliant and lucid idea over symbolism has been left being just a symbol by his own people and nation.Ambedkar must have felt the same hook which Gandhi feels when every note bearing his picture is used to bribe the leader of free India he intensely struggled to achieve,the pain that the money spent on his statue was not used to fund the study of another brilliant but poor lawyer in making.
Sunday, 15 September 2013
कुछ तेरे लिये
पायल पैरों में तेरी छनकती है
मानो दिल पे बिजली सी गिरती है
मुस्कुरा के जब तुम जाते हो
सारी क़ायनात को रुला जाते हो
समझ नहीं आता इंक़लाब करुँ या सत्याग्रह
मानो दिल पे बिजली सी गिरती है
मुस्कुरा के जब तुम जाते हो
सारी क़ायनात को रुला जाते हो
समझ नहीं आता इंक़लाब करुँ या सत्याग्रह
या लगा दुँ उम्र भर नज़रों का पहरा
जुल्फों की बदलियाँ चेहरे से सरकाओ
दीदार-ऐ-हुस्न से अब न तरसाओ
इन होंठों से बहती है जो धारा
सारे सावन से भी लगता है प्यारा
जब दांतों से काटती हो उन्हें
जी में आता है रोक लुँ तुम्हें
मगरूर होती पलकों को ज़रा उठाओ
चाहने वाले की पलकों से तो मिलाओ
फिर भले झुका लेना नजाकत से
और लिपट जाना मोहब्बत से
क्या कुछ सब पीछे छूट गया
याद का सहारा भी टूट गया
जो कभी माँगी थी दुआ हर दर में
ख़ुदा ने सब भर दिया तेरे मन में
खुद में ही सिमटती हो जब
बड़ी प्यारी लगती हो तब
रंगीन जो आँचल है तेरा
हर खुशी छिपाए है मेरा
फिर ये रात आये न आए
सितारे सेज बिछाए न बिछाए
आँखों से तो जाम खूब पिए
अब सिमट जाओ बाँहों में प्यार लिए
जुल्फों की बदलियाँ चेहरे से सरकाओ
दीदार-ऐ-हुस्न से अब न तरसाओ
इन होंठों से बहती है जो धारा
सारे सावन से भी लगता है प्यारा
जब दांतों से काटती हो उन्हें
जी में आता है रोक लुँ तुम्हें
मगरूर होती पलकों को ज़रा उठाओ
चाहने वाले की पलकों से तो मिलाओ
फिर भले झुका लेना नजाकत से
और लिपट जाना मोहब्बत से
क्या कुछ सब पीछे छूट गया
याद का सहारा भी टूट गया
जो कभी माँगी थी दुआ हर दर में
ख़ुदा ने सब भर दिया तेरे मन में
खुद में ही सिमटती हो जब
बड़ी प्यारी लगती हो तब
रंगीन जो आँचल है तेरा
हर खुशी छिपाए है मेरा
फिर ये रात आये न आए
सितारे सेज बिछाए न बिछाए
आँखों से तो जाम खूब पिए
अब सिमट जाओ बाँहों में प्यार लिए
Sunday, 8 September 2013
हाल ना पूछ दीवानों का
हाल ना पूछ दीवानों का
ना शमां जला परवानों का
बिखरी हैं मोतियाँ मोहब्बत की
है हाल बुरा राजकुमारों का
हाल ना पूछ हवाओं का
ना बही पुरवैया मौसम का
बिखरी है मंझदार में नाव
बिखरी हैं मोतियाँ मोहब्बत की
है हाल बुरा राजकुमारों का
हाल ना पूछ हवाओं का
ना बही पुरवैया मौसम का
बिखरी है मंझदार में नाव
है हाल बुरा किनारों का
हाल ना पूछ मतवालों का
ना छलका मदिरा प्यालों का
बिखरी है झंकार पायलिया की
है हाल बुरा मयखाने का
हाल ना पूछ नजारों का
ना फूल खिला बहारों का
बिखरी है कलियाँ चमन की
है हाल बुरा फिजाओं का
हाल ना पूछ अपनों का
ना लाज रखा कसमों का
बिखरी है यादें फिजाओं की
है हाल बुरा आशिकों का
हाल ना पूछ कवि का
ना प्यार मिला महफ़िल का
बिखरी है लारियां लफ़्ज़ों की
है हाल बुरा कवितओं का
ना छलका मदिरा प्यालों का
बिखरी है झंकार पायलिया की
है हाल बुरा मयखाने का
हाल ना पूछ नजारों का
ना फूल खिला बहारों का
बिखरी है कलियाँ चमन की
है हाल बुरा फिजाओं का
हाल ना पूछ अपनों का
ना लाज रखा कसमों का
बिखरी है यादें फिजाओं की
है हाल बुरा आशिकों का
हाल ना पूछ कवि का
ना प्यार मिला महफ़िल का
बिखरी है लारियां लफ़्ज़ों की
है हाल बुरा कवितओं का
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