Sir,

The recent gang rape case has become the biggest national news, and has jolted the whole nation. But what is happening apart from pitying on that girl, or watching interviews of that guy, or discussing what actually happened at every street corner? What kind of country we are living in where there is no security and respect for a woman, who is also worshipped as Maa Durga in our country, instead, their safety is at a knife’s edge.

The girl was only 23 years old, she must have also dreamt of becoming a great doctor one day, serving her mother and father, marrying her love, becoming a mother, but all her dreams got washed away only because of some loathsome animals incognito as humans.

Sir, I have only one question in my mind. Now when the girl is dead, when she is no more in this earth, still the government is not bothered. Why so? Just because she does not belong to any MLA or MP family background? Because she belonged to a middle class family girl, her death is not worth fighting for? Is there any humanity left in our government? Is this what we called as a Democratic govt, which is for the people, and of the people?

It is the society, who has been enticing this ugly lie that it’s always the girl who should be blamed for. Because girls are out late nights, they wear jeans, they are out spoken, they are independent nowadays, these mishaps are happening. As if eve teasing, rape, molestation has only occurred at night not in day time, as if girls wearing salwar-kameez are secured than girls wearing jeans and top. These all are disgusting reasons to put blames on girls so that the Society can get a single person to put finger on. The problem is not with the girl’s sir, but it’s with the thinking of our society. Because even 5 years old girls have been undergone such mental torture, what will you say that it’s still that baby girl’s mistake and not the guy’s who is actually the reason behind that girl’s trauma? How long a girl is going to suffer these abuses every day....Be it a widower who can’t remarry as what society will say, Be it a bride where her parents are unable to satisfy the groom’s demands, are simply put into burn, Be it female foeticide and list goes on., it is that simple to kill a girl now a days and that difficult to punish those criminals.

This time we need a bigger jolt, a decision which will change the destiny of India, a revolution in the law and order system. There should be punishments according to the crime which has been done. It should be like tit for tat. But no, our government can never thinking of taking such harsh steps, it is against their laws, against their mythology and all. So what if a girl is raped brutally till death that is not considered as brutal according to the law, they are still thinking to take any action against it. Can you answer me sir, y it is like so? Of course a criminal deserves much greater punishment than only sitting, sleeping and eating in jail. You are handling the whole nation, u r the head, u have the power, and whet are you doing? Aren’t they noticing that this unnecessary delay of decision is actually leading to encouragements to other loathsome group? Is judiciary sleeping?

But one thing I want to reiterate that being a gal, I am not gonna sit at my home. I am not gonna be afraid of this situation, I will never afraid to go out at night. I have the right to live like a free bird, when a guy can go and have fun outside, why can’t a girl dream the same thing. I am not talking about the gender equality but I m talking about what is right and what is wrong.

It is your responsibility to handle this situation because you are now playing the god’s character here.
I want my questions to be answered, as being a free citizen of the independent country, I have the right to information and therefore looking forward to your reply.

Yours Sincerely,
Woman of India

We often read it and sometimes pretend also to believe it but ask yourself once, do we really follow it?  

‘’Casteism is racism and India should stop it’’
Do we really don’t discriminate people on the basis of their caste?

Casteism doesn’t lies in division of categories but it is a peril to human unity. It fragments people into groups and impedes in the growth of a nation. But do you think it’s that easy to liquidate the concept from the society where these myths have been embarked in our psyche?
Who initiated Casteism? Is it Man-made, so we are actually following a man-made thing blindly without using our own brains? Some says it’s in shashtras, then is it made by God? Is it mentioned there that we should discriminate people against caste?

To explain further, this is what in Bhagavad-gita (4.13) Lord Krishna says, "According to the three modes of material nature and the work ascribed to them, the four divisions of human society were created by Me." Then he continues, "Brahmanas, kshatriyas, Vaidhyas and Shudras are distinguished by their qualities of work in accordance with the modes of nature." Herein we can see that there is no such declaration that a man has to be discriminated on the basis of caste throughout. It was only meant to bring ease in socio-economic functionality. They are ascertained by their qualities of work and nothing else. Furthermore, "By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect. . . By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, man can, in the performance of his own duty [or occupation], attain perfection." (Bg.18.45-6)

Herein we conclude that these divisions were meant with good intentions which has eventually wrapped up by negative cloth of discrimination and Casteism by the society.  Therefore, the persons who used to be the informer of deity and are intellectuals were considered as Brahmins, those who worked as warriors on fields were considered as kshatriyas, those who used to serve business or administrative work were belong to Vaidhyas and finally those who prefer to serve society through physical labour were considered as Shudras.
But it’s not mentioned anywhere that Shudra’s kin will always be Shudra even if his mode of work is different. That is the one thing that clings to my mind that why do we stress on caste so much when it really doesn’t make any sense in present times and doesn’t matter at all. Not only this, a Shudra’s kin can never be allowed to worship or work like a Brahmin even if he could be the best Brahmin ever by shashtras, because it’s the stereotypical mind and wrong concept of our society who will always be against it. Even if you are from Brahmin family but you do business, you won’t be considered as Vaidyas, but actually you are.
Therefore before judging the caste of next person sitting beside you, think for yourself once...are you a Brahmin or Shudra? Because its actual meaning lies on the nature of work you do not what your father used to do. Theses heavy words originated for an easy social functionality but not to divide or fragment people’s unity.

Just contemplate on it.

Source: http://www.vedicfriends.org/Casteism.htm

As December is drawing nearer, I was wondering how come media is not reminding it. Well jest apart, but who cares what tomorrow brings to us as long as we are alive now.

Though there is no such proven fact that this Dec 2012 could bring us our last breath but still people shudder. This made me to believe that man fears God despite of loving him otherwise you would never get scared of your own destruction.  Why do we contemplate on what will happen next, instead of living this very present moment?

Once what happened, I was really strained about something and was fretting constantly what will happen next and that not only made me baffled but even more melancholic. It was then the- mintos-moment for me [when my dimaag ki batti jali ;)] and suddenly i pondered that I am wasting my time and doing nothing else. Nothing productive is happening by thinking the same thing ceaselessly. What if it actually doesn’t happen what I am wishing for...I am anyways wasting my present moment without enjoying or smiling and again the same time afterwards because I couldn’t get what I wanted...then who is the loser here? Me only and nobody else...But what if I enjoy at present and laugh loudly with my heart open and still couldn’t get what I was wishing for...I can at least say that I have not wasted my past in crying instead have smiled and enjoyed and that moment has made my heart stronger to think more clearly and vividly. Stress and tension only attracts more of it and nothing else, always ask yourself ‘’am I thinking anything productive right now?’’ you will get your answer at that very moment which will guide you what you have to do next.

Remember, time flies and it takes not only your sorrows with it but also happiness, because nothing is permanent here, neither we should take our life for granted? But yes, the choice is only on you and it depends on you whether you would like to party before dying or like to cry before dying, because eventually you will go back empty handed only.

Similarly, it hardly bothers whether this December will be our last one or not.  Get up and start listing out what you really want to do before dying. What if today is your last day...do what you really want to do before leaving your body behind. Stand up and start writing..discuss it with yourself, what you really wish for and how would you do that with in this short span of time. One thing you remember always that nothing is ever impossible.....once my student told me, ’’Ma’am anything can happen..because even before the invention of touch screens, we used to think that how it can be possible and it happens only in imagination and dreams and see, where are we now’’ It’s all lies in your mind, so get started and achieve what you really want...it’s never too late..Whether you are in 20’s, 30s 40s, 50s or at hospital....make someone smile...Forget all regrets...have a coffee with your loved ones...hug them..Go party..Live your life wisely.

Lets start a new beginning, forget about the auspicious day or dates...it’s now or never. Get started and take pledge that you will be happy from now onwards and you will think only productive and you will live your life with a wide grinning smile all through, irrespective of any situation.

Remember, don’t take life for granted, embrace it and it will embrace you back with love.