Why does Congress desperately need Pranab Mukherjee to be its PM candidate?

             Congress party looks to be in one of the greatest crises of all time. Nearly all the opinion poles are predicting less than 90 seats for Congress in the assembly election. The task of securing 272 seats in the election looks impossible for Rahul Gandhi. This time they don't have Pranab Mukherjee to act as their dependable troubleshooter. At the age of 80 plus, he is enjoying his duty as a president and as a nominal head of India.
             Many people still asks this question as why did he abandon Congress? Specially when he could have  got Prime Minister's seat in the lower house. Pranab gave a simple answer to this question. He said that he does not possess excellent oratory skills, specially in Hindi, required for the top post. This was an intelligent answer but there is no doubt that he was sidelined just because of dynasty politics.
             It is not the case that Congress is not aware of Pranab's capabilities. They have seen his political aggression when Mumbai attack happened. At that time, there was a leadership deficit at the top level because of weak leadership of PM Manmohan Singh. Sonia was unable to do anything since she was not on any official post of cabinet. So this five and half feet tall guy came to India'a rescue. He gave orders to army to remain on standby. It is because of him that the jets were securing the aerial territory of Mumbai and Delhi. He put forward a strong case for India on international level. He gave strong signals to Pakistan and warn them against possible consequences if they would not act on Kashmir militants.
             Whenever opposition parties jammed Loksabha on any issue, it was Pranab who acted as a strong mediator for the Party. When he was the finance minister of India no one dared to talk against him. Like that of Atal Bihari Vajpayi, he was also respected by opposition parties. Whenever he used to stand in Loksabha
for any speech, the assembly would go for a pin drop silence. Pranab's negotiating skills with the opposition and with the international counterparts was an extraordinary one. He is firm and confident in his behavior and can take India to the next level.
               The present situation is unavoidable for the Congress. Rahul Gandhi is not able to establish himself as a great leader. His interview with Arnab Goswami was a total failure. India saw that he can't even  take a firm stand on any simple issue. When the burning issues were in-front of him, he decided to remain silent like his mother. Nirbhaya case, the protection of rights of North East students, Telangana bill  are some of the issues on which he did not take any stand. When India is on the verge of issues like corruption, strong international presence and good governance, he only concentrates on some old issues like that of women empowerment and reducing poverty. Even after the highly paid campaign he is unable to gain the trust on the important issues.
             Congress must have to see their leadership in Pranab Mukherjee. He is the last person who could save them from historical loss. The question of bringing him back is not a difficult one. Congress will just have to handle the ego issues of some of its ministers like Chidambaram. They will simply have to ask Pranab to resign from presidential-ship and immediately needs to indirectly put him for the leadership role. He has the capacity to change the results of upcoming elections.
              The whole Congress could be reinvented for the election, if he will again join the party. As it happens in politics the wind can change its direction in a day specially when it is blowing in Narendra Modi's territory. For countering the strong challenge of Narendre Modi and his good governance, Congress needs strong candidate of his caliber. As Thomas Macaualay has said people starts believing something if they are shown the thing again and again. So in order to turn the prismatic society of India into a diffracted one, we need Pranab Mukherjee to be the Prime Minister Of India.
            
              

What prompted the historical fight between Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.

                     Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru were soul-mates of each other. If we closely looked at the history then we will see that they were immensely dependent on each other. Whenever a kind of crisis arose on each of them, they cooperated each other so that the other partner would be quickly brought out of the situation. Gandhian ideology and the ideology of Nehru were similar for most part but still they had the recognizable differences.
                     Pandit Nehru was influenced by the Russian revolution of 1917. So from the early days of his political career he supported the socialist movements. The setting up of left parties particularly during the decade of 1930 made him believe that it is only socialism which could bring India out of dominion status. His political tour for Farmers organisations in central province made him aware about the problems of farmers. He never wanted to part away from the Congress instead he had a dream to move it more towards communist views.
                     The first major confrontation came during the start of Civil Disobedience Movement. At that time Lord Berkinhead challenged if Indians could make their own constitution. So Motilal Nehru, father of Javaharlal Nehru took the responsibility and gave India its first mini constitution in the form of Nehru report. However, it was opposed by nationalists including Javaharlal Nehru as it contained dominion status instead of full independence. Gandhi supported Motilal as he thought that it would be easy to negotiate with British with lower demand. Nehru and his friends were not accepting Gandhi's views. They wanted full independence with sovereignty. As a result Congress party was divided into two parts, one supported by Gandhi and Motilal while other by Javahar and Subhash Bose. As it has always happened in history, Gandhi negotiated with Nehru and promised him  the launch of Civil Disobedience for negotiation with the dominion status.
                     When the movement was over, British gave opportunity to Indians to take part in elections. This elections was a part of the historical act of 1935. So again there was a question in-front of congress whether to take part in it or not? Right wing of the Congress supported elections. Initially Gandhi did not like the idea but looking at the mounting pressure he also decided to support elections. Left parties wanted revolutionary protest instead of only election participation. At this time Nehru acted as a negotiator and it was decided to participate in election.
                     Congress came in power after the elections. Their period was dominated by pro-British activities. Lot of right wing candidates took decisions in the favor of Moneylenders and powerful people. Common people were deprived of their fundamental rights. The whole Congress party became the caretaker of moneylenders. Nehru did not like this situation. He started opposing the overall nature of Gandhian philosophy. He started believing that Congress is a party of people who supports only powerful people.
                     Nehru thought that Gandhi's methods are nothing more than a compromises. He told his supporters that the full independence can not be brought out  piece by piece. Instead we need a movement which will going to revolutionize India. He put forward the socialist views on the lines of Russia. He developed a new concept of 'struggle-victory' instead of Gandhi's 'struggle-truce-struggle'.
                     Nehru opposed the idea when the question partition of India came forward. He advised Gandhi to show determination against communal forces. However, respecting the fabric of socialist views he never incited violence.
                     The fight between them was not only of finding the best way to achieve freedom but about the basic ideas which need to be established in free India. Gandhi always believed in development through constructive works while Nehru believed in total socialism with a scope for nationalized industries. They both never compromised their own ideas for each other. At the same time they never broke their friendship for their ideas and for the sake of national interest.
                    
                        

Why Indian people need the fundamental right to choose their partner

                         In India though fundamental rights are not totally protected but they have a recognizable importance. The preventive nature of fundamental rights makes them a sole sword against the anarchy in our society. The historically important article 21 has proved a great deal in deciding and securing protection of life and personal liberty of an individual. 

The fall and the rise of the Arvind Kejariwal

                          It was a 6th of April 2011, IPL was just ended and Indian Media was searching for some hot news. A seventh standard  passed old man named as Anna Hajare was going to start a fast until death. The reason was obviously the Jan Lokpal bill.  Fasting was not a new thing for him as he has done it on many occasions. Each occasion gave some different results which were important for the nation. But this time his enemy was different and the challenge was tremendous as he was fighting against mighty Congress of the center. He needed a companion who could deal with the cunning Congress and its extraordinary manipulative ministers who were expert in the game of words. Anna found a solace in an IIT graduate lad named as Arvind kejariwal who was also a former joint director of the department of Income tax.

                         The story of Arvind kejariwal is not an extraordinary one but it has an essence of greatness.    As an officer of Indian civil services he knew everything about the inner part of government. When he joined Anna Andolan, challenges were difficult for him because he did not start his career as a politician. It becomes extremely difficult for a person to launch a campaign against politicians specially if he is not related to politics. The case of Anna was different as he was powerful. The power of Anna came from the large scale inclusive work which he had done earlier in his career. Anna's work includes the starting of the grain bank, irrigation projects and literary movements which were huge success in rular area. It gave power to Anna so that he could take on any corrupt politician.

                         When Anna Andolan was in full swing and when it was assumed that nation will get the strong Lokpal bill, the Congress party striked back. They played the natural game of divide and rule which was inherited from their British counterparts. Dramatically they challenged the Anna and his members to join politics. This was the game which Civil society failed to understand. When nation was close to getting a strong Lokpal bill, the decision of forming a political party by Arvind Kejariwal came forward. At that time it looked like a political mistake but now it seems that he was correct. At that time lot of criticism happened and stories of Arvind betraying Anna came forward. 

                        As far as Anna Andolan is concerned the decision was really a set back. This is because it was the game of congress to divide Civil society in which they succeeded. It was the same time when Congress ended the political career of Baba Ramdev who was looking like a threat. Congress got success in breaking the relationship between Kejariwal and Kiran Bedi. Most important of all this was that they succeeded in pending a strong Lokpal Bill. 

                        Now the bad time has gone and new equations has been formed. Kejariwal and his Aam Admi Party got the huge success in Delhi elections. Though time is looking difficult for the party but they are succeeding on an account of good governance. 

                        There are huge challenges ahead of AAP . First one would be of tackling corruption in his own party if in case it would happen in future. The second would be the admissions of students in various colleges. This is because in Delhi lot people depend upon politicians for the admission of their children. When this so called fathers will go to any AAP MLA for getting admission then it would be interesting to guess the replies from members of assembly. 

                      The success of AAP is huge in case if we calculate the time they invested in the election. There is no doubt that they got success because of already weakened Congress. The impact of brand Anna and brand Kejariwal also played a huge role. Raj Thackeray in Maharashtra required a time of around three years to get 12 seats. In that case a time of a year and gain of more than 27 seats is huge.

                     As it has happened in the past with Janpraksh Narayan's Janata Dal that people gave them power mainly on he issue of non-corrupt party and it turned out to be a false promise, it should not happen with AAP party. At least for now this is what we actually expect from Arvind Kejariwal and his Aam  people.

The strange side of Bhagat Singh

                      
                 Whenever we talk about Bhagat Singh, we do get a glimpse of a ardent revolutionary who fought for his mother land. Many intellectuals from modern India consider him as a man who took a path of a revolutionary terrorism. However, time has come to look at the other aspects of this great national hero and martyr. Was he a revolutionary terrorist or a mere Marxist?  There are some misconception about Bhagat Singh. Some people consider him only as a man who worked on violent practices to free India. However, there is other side to this hero. He was involved in the death of Saunders, a British officer whose orders forced Lala Lajpat Rai's death. His arrest in the assembly bombing case portray him as a nationalist who works on the path of violence. But the reality lies somewhere else. 
               Bhagat Singh was a voracious reader. He red about all the socialist and communist movements taken place at that time. Some even consider him great reader than that of Nehru. When he started the career, the impact of Bolshevik revolution of Russia was fresh  in his mind. He always wanted to lead a movement of masses. From the revolutions of Soviet Union, Italy and Ireland he was confirmed that only way to go for the struggle for the Independence is from the development of large movement. Only involvement of local people including workers in a non violent way could bring a freedom for India. However, sudden death of Lala Lajpat Rai, One of the prominent leaders of Panjab left him shocked. At the same time previous incidences of Jalianwala Bag massacre and sudden removal of non cooperation movement kept very limited options to him. So he jumped in the violent revolution.
                Very few people knew that before his arrest in asembly case he left all personal heroic activities and left the way of revolutionary terrorism. He wanted to establish a mass movement with the support of youths of the country. So in the year 1926 he founded the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha. This organisation worked on constructive principles based on socialism, communism and political enlightenment of youths. This organisation was a huge success with its lantern lectures. Bhagat Singh saw the potential in this organisation. So he left the activities and worked on framing the plan of Independence. However, it was difficult to shift from one idea to other specially when British Officers were looting India.

           "The real revolutionary armies are in the factories and villages."

                 One of the major truths which Bhagat Singh accumulated was a fact that only secularism can bring India freedom. He was the first man in India who learned about the importance of secularism even earlier than that of Mahama Gandhi.  He did not fear to criticize Lala Lajpat Rai when he turned to communal practices. He fought against Lala Lajpat Rai in a respected way. During his last days he realized that revolutionaries have not even succeeded in establishing contacts with masses. So he requested people to work on the principles of Marxist ideas.  the question arises-why did he take a path of revolutionary activities? During early days of struggle his organisation was not finding suitable men. The people of that time did not want the old philosophy of Congress and parliamentary nature of Swarajist. So they were attracted to the philosophy of violent activities. Bhagat Singh saw this as an opportunity to recruit men. So he recruited men on the principles of revolution.
                Even before his hanging he requested youths to leave the violent revolutionary practices. He urged people to leave the revolutionary activities and work on constructive principles.
                If situation could have been different and the incidences like death of Lala Lajpat Rai and that of removal of non-cooperation movement would not have happened then history might have been different. We might have seen freedom of India achieved through the hands of Bhagat Singh with more mature and communist ways of non-violence. 

How globalization affected the aging population of the world

                 

              Globalization simply means the interaction of nations and their people in the form of products, services, cultural aspects, and knowledge. It has created a significant impact on the aging population of the world. According to the United Nations, all people who are 65 years old and above are termed as Aged people. The aging population has less value in the demographic dividends. But with new reforms and cutting-edge technology, our bureaucracy and corporate world are on the verge of effectively solving the problems of the aged population.

How Paul Walker influenced India

                        India is a country with a billion hearts and these are not made up of the strong walls. The sudden and tragic death of Paul Walker has created waves of shocks across the country. These shocks depict as how India is a great fan of Hollywood stars. The main sentence which Indians wrote on their Google search box was as- How did Paul Walker die?  The result has certainly given a dual grief to Indians since they feel proud if someone dies doing a thing which is his profession. Though the exact reason behind the car accident is yet to be known but it has been clear that his friend was driving the car.
            The time was same for America and India when Fast Furious part one was released. This is mainly because the road accidents dramatically increased in India as that of America. At that time National authority for road transport in America carried a campaign to aware its citizen on safe driving. However,  Indians enjoyed the movie and fast driving as there was no traffic safety awareness campaign.
            Though the exact reason behind the car accident is yet to be known but it has been clear that his friend was driving the car.
            Fast and Furious part six was the most anticipated movie in India. This is because Indians were eager to watch this prequel specially because Tokyo drift was immensely popularized and successful in India. Girls used to love Walker's look and his sensible style of acting. Though Vin Diesel was popular in India but the six part series made a name for Walker. The shock that was seen in India on various social networking sites clears as how Indians are taking Hollywood seriously. Twitter and Facebook flooded with the stories of their favourate actor.
            In India it's been two years since the formula one championship is going on. Many youngsters from the country wanted to take part in formula one championship. However, lack of opportunities on middle level have restricted them. During this time and a time of six years before this championship it was Fast and Furious Series which gave them the required inspiration. Now Paul Walker is no more but still they are going to take inspiration from his life and of-course the seventh part of the series which will going to hit next year  
                           

Lessons to learn from India Vs Australia series

                So the record breaking series between India and Australia just ended. The series was really a milestone for cricket. When the series started no one was interested in it. Everyone thought that India will make a complete white wash of young Australian team. However, the spirit they showed and courage they encountered just put them in the list of mighty brave hearts. Psychologically the highest score of 300 has just vanished and new benchmark of 360 has been set up. People were not able to understand as what do players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan would eat to become  the robotic run machines.

            Jaypur, Nagpur and Bangluru saw the threshold broken and public got worth of every single penny they spent on the match. However, we have to analyze as what was that thing which made batsmen to score so much of runs. First thing was the fact that these were Indian pitches and plane one like concrete, so it  gave freedom to batsmen to wipe out bowling. Second thing was that weird rule of ICC which permits only four fielders outside thirty yards circle. This rule is criticized by all commentators and even by some batsman such as Virat Kohli. No one can understand as why every rule which ICC makes is against the bowlers. Third thing was the weak bowling from both sides. Though pitches were just plane but no bowler was in form and no one bowled on correct line and length. No yorkers were tried from any side and no variations of pace was observed.

           Another thing which many of us were unable to understand as why Johnson went back to Australia before the final match. Australian gave the reason that he went for preparing Ashes series. However, as final at Bangluru was important match and he was spearhead of bowling attack, he should have stayed back. To win the final match is always important for any team as it increases team's confidence and helps team to go confidently  in the next series. This was the basic mistake which Australians made and it will definitely going to cause them in upcoming Ashes series.

           The series was positive in some aspects. It gave Australia some new typical blood players such as Faulkner and some other batting talents.Young players took experiences of playing on subcontinent wickets. Last but not least it gave a mindset that anyone can chase any total on any ground in India.

          Now Australian team went back for preparing Ashes and Indian team is preparing for biggest event on the planet. That event is the farewell to their greatest hero of all time and that is Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar. News coming from Mumbai are astonishing. Only four thousand tickets are available for general public. Postal tickets have been printed in the name of Sachin. Nearly four hundred million is on the bet with Sachin. The ticket of Wankhede will have photo of Sachin. The match will going to be the Macca-Madina of all the events. We all are welcome to celebration of god's retirement.