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Budget 2012 – Income Tax

2012-01-20T11:06:00.000+05:30

Budget 2012 – Income Tax

When it comes to annual budget of government, a commonIndian shows concern over the income tax rates just because this is the onlyaspect of the budget which falls under the understand arena of common citizenand affects on life style. This is the most common practice in the parliamentthat usually the finance ministers are used to have few sips of waters beforereading out this section of the budget, though no one is aware about the actualreason behind this action but probably this action of finance minister can bejustified with reason that as this section deals with drying up of funds ofcommon people hence minister might be in need of a wet throat to announceit.

I think most of us will agree that income tax is the toolwhich if used effectively can prove a very huge hurdle in the process ofgenerating the black money. Unfortunately over the years we had over lookedthis effective tool just concentrating on collecting some revenue under thishead and for this we had not only kept the income tax rates higher but alsomade it complicated with so many exemptions. In my view we need a verysimplified rule for this along with a very effective statement of income andexpenditures by the individuals should be made compulsory while filling theincome tax return.

My suggestions for Income tax reads like the followings: -

1] If we look the expenses of living of a family of fourin a city it comes around to minimum of Rs. 1.5 Lakh hence my first suggestionis that annual income up to Rs. 2 Lakh will not attract any income tax andshould be considered as the tax free income for all individuals.

2] Education expenses of children is yet another majorconcern of middle class economy families hence my proposal is that up to Rs.1Lakh or actual expenses made for the education of children, which ever islesser should be deducted from the total income of parents. [If the husband andwife both are earning any of them can get this exemption or both can get sharedmaximum exemption of Rs. 1 Lakh]

3] Every individual will be entitled for exemption ofmaximum of Rs. 1 Lakh for savings under PPF, LIC and even in mutual funds. Thisone lakh will also be deducted from the total income of the individual.

4] There will be no other exemption it means if a personis earning Rs. 4 Lakh 60 thousand and pays Rs. 80,000 for education of childrenwhile saves Rs. 80,000 net income for the tax calculation will be Rs. 3 Lakhout of which Rs. 2 Lakhs are tax free income and for remaining Rs. 1 Lakh willbe taxable income.

5] As individuals will have to claim educational expenseshence this will compulsory for the schools and colleges to issue receipts foreach and every amount collected from students even the fees collected forannual day celebration.

6] It will be essential for every citizen above 18 yearsto get registered with income tax irrespective of being liable for the purposeof income tax collection. This means every adult citizen will get a photoidentity proof, which can be useful for many purposes at many places.

7] Income Tax Slabs: individuals will be supposed to payincome tax after deducting tax free income of Rs. 2 Lakh and exemptions allowedas in [2] & [3] at the following rates

a] First 2 Lakh at the rate of 5%

b] Next 3 Lakh at the rate of 10%

c] Next 10 Lakh at the rate of 15%

d] Income above Rs. 15 Lakh will attract flat rate of 20%

8] There will be no surcharge of any kind. As rates areconsiderably low hence there will be higher penalty say up to 70% tax forundeclared income.

9] Our present income tax return form is not indicatingthe actual assets held by the individuals hence there remains a space open forinvesting black money. My last proposal is associated with the alteration of incometax return form as the follow

Income Tax Return Form

1] Name of individual:

2] PAN Card No. :-

3] Permanent Residential Address:-

4] Present Address:-

5] Return for the Year ended on 31^st December:

6] Income liable for tax during the year:

a] TotalIncome

b] Lesseducation expenses

c] Lesssaving exemption

d] Nettaxable income

7] Total Payable Income Tax:

8] Details of Tax paid / refund claims

a] Advancetax paid on or before 15 June

b] Advancetax paid on or before 15 September

c] Advancetax paid on or before 15 December

d] Tax paidbefore submitting this income tax return on

9] Net funds remains during the year

a] Nettaxable income

b] Less TaxPaid

c] LessHouse hold expenses

10] Details of loans, Assets and properties [includingprevious two years shown in separate columns]

a] Cash Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

b] Bank Balance Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

c] Investments Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

d] Fixed Assets Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

e] Ornaments Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

f] Agricultural land Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

h] Loans Total This year Last Year Previousto Last Year

This information will not only help in reducing the investmentof black money in property but will also help banks and other financialinstitutions to get mirror for sanctioning loan to individuals.

As the income tax for the year will be collected wellbefore the presentation of the budget hence finance minister will also enjoythe comfort of knowing the actual figures.

11] Pension is not an income hence pensioner should not beliable for any income tax, provided if they are not engaged with any earningactivity. However filling annual income tax return should also be compulsoryfor these. Similarly citizen above 60 years not involved with any earningactivity and with refunds on the investments only source of earning will alsobe exempted from paying income tax irrespective of amount getting as refund ofinvestments.

12] As number of income tax returns filled will increasedby huge hence there will be nominal charge of Rs. 100 for the filling thereturn. In case of individual fails to file income tax return by 31^stMarch there will be penalty of Rs. 5000/- .

Rail Budget 2012 - Hopes of Common Indian

2012-01-19T20:20:00.004+05:30

बजेट और आम आदमी - रेल बजेट

वैसे तो भारत वर्ष का बजेट फ़रवरी के अंत में संसद में पेश करने की परंपरा रही है परन्तु इस वर्ष उतरप्रदेश और अन्य राज्यों के विधानसभाओं के चुनाव के कारण मार्च मध्य तक बजेट पेश होने की संभावना है | मुझे याद है कि वर्ष २००८ के फ़रवरी महीने में जब हम लोगों ने जी न्यूज़ पर पब्लिक का वित्तमंत्री नामक कार्यक्रम में आम आदमी की बजेट से अपेक्षा सम्बन्धी विचार रखे थे तो ये कहा गया था कि इस कार्यक्रम का आयोजन देर से करने के कारण माननीय वित्तमंत्री जी इन सुझाओं पर विचार नहीं कर सकते है , इसी बात को ध्यान में रखते हुए इस बार में अपने सुझाव जनवरी में ही देने जा रहा हूँ | इस आलेख को रेल तक ही सिमित रखते हुए मेरा कहना कि सुनने को मिल रहे समाचारों के अनुसार रेल मंत्री जी रेल भाड़े को बढाने पर गंभीरतापूर्वक विचार कर रहें है | मेरा उनसे नम्र निवेदन है कि महंगाई से आंतकित आम आदमी पर और बोझा न डाला जाये | हम सभी जानते है कि विभन्न कारणों से आम आदमी के लिए रेल यात्रा का कोई पर्याय नहीं है | यदि हम थोडा गंभीरता से विचार करें तो न केवल रेल यात्रा को और अधिक सुविधाजनक और सुरक्षित बनाने के साथ साथ रेल राजस्व्य को भी बिना भाडा बडाये , बढाया जा सकता है | मेरे सुझाव है

१]ये सुनिश्चित किया जाना चाहिए कि २०० किलोमीटर या ३ घंटे से अधिक की यात्रा करनेवाले व्यक्ति को कम से कम बैठने का स्थान तो मिले | इस के लिए मेरा सुझाव है कि लम्बी दूरी की रेल गाड़ियों में,वर्तमान में जिन रेल डिब्बों को हम अनारक्षित कहते हैं उनकी संख्या बडाई जाये जो शयनयान डिब्बों की संख्या से अधिक नहीं तो कम से कम उनके बराबर तो अवश्य होनी चाहिए |

२]इन अनारक्षित डिब्बों की आसन क्षमता के ६०%का आरक्षण यात्रा से ७ दिन पूर्व करने का प्रावधान होना चाहिए जिसके लिए यात्री से नाम मात्र शुल्क प्रीति आसन रुपये ५ लिया जा सकता है |

३] शेष ४०% में से आधा रागियों और नौकरी के लिए जानेवालों को यात्रा के दिन बिना शुल्क लिए देने का प्रावधान होना चाहिए | बाकि बचे २०% में से ५% सैनिकों ,५% महिलाओं और १०% आकस्मिक यात्रा करने वालों को दिया जाना चाहिए |

४]इस आरक्षण का नियोजन इस प्रकार होना चाहिए जिससे रेल गाड़ी के मार्ग पर आनेवाले हर शहर को उचित संख्या में आरक्षण का लाभ मिल सके |

५] १०० किलोमीटर अथवा २ घंटे से कम की यात्रा करने वाले यात्रिओं और मासिक पासधारकों के लिए लम्बी दूरी की गाड़ियों में यात्रा करने की अनुमति नहीं होना चाहिए |

६] शयनयान में भी दिन के समय अर्थात प्रातः ८ बजे से रात्रि ८ बजे तक केवल बैठने की अनुमति होनी चाहिए अर्थात इन डिब्बों में सोने के आसन तो वर्तमान जितने ७२ ही रहेंगे परन्तु दिन के समय बैठने के लिए ९९ आसन उपलब्ध होंगे |

७] शयनयान में किसी भी समय निर्धारित संख्या से अधिक यात्री होने की अवस्था में सम्बंधित रेल कर्मचारी पर एक महीने की पगार नहीं मिलने जैसा कठोर दंड होना चाहिए |

८] यात्रियों की सुरक्षा और कार्य जवाबदारी को ध्यान में रखते हुए शयनयान टिकेट निरिकक्ष को किसी भी अवस्था में दो जुड़े डिब्बों से अधिक की जवाबदारी नहीं दी जानी चाहिए |

९]इसी प्रकार अनारक्षित डिब्बों को एक साथ जोड़ना चाहिए तथा प्रत्येक डिब्बे के लिए एक इस अनुपात में सुरक्षा कर्मचारी होना चाहिए |यात्रियों को उनके आरक्षित आसन पर बिठाना भी इस सुरक्षा कर्मी की ड्यूटी का हिस्सा होगा |

१०]लम्बी दूरी की नयी रेल गाड़ियों के स्थान पर कम दूरी की नयी रेल गाड़ियाँ शुरू करने पर अधिक ध्यान देना चाहिए जिससे लम्बी दूरी की यात्रा करनेवाले यात्री अनावश्यक भीडभाड से बच सकेंगे और शांतिपूर्वक यात्रा कर सकेंगे |

११]वातानाकूलित डिब्बों में भी दिन के समय यात्रा करनेवालों की संख्या को अनुपातिक स्वरुप में बढाया जा सकता है |

१२]दिन के समय शयनयान और वातानाकूलित डिब्बों में यात्री संख्या बढाने से न केवल अधिक यात्री सुविधापूर्वक यात्रा कर सकेंगे परन्तु साथ ही रेल का राजस्व्य भी बढेगा |

My views about my unfinished Dream

2012-01-18T11:24:00.001+05:30

18 Jan 2012 3:03 am

This is the time when I amstarting to write this, before I write about my dream and my analytical viewsof this dream let me tell you that this doesn’t happen regularly that I get soearly though getting up between 4:30 am and 5:30 am is normal part of my dailyroutine.

I know you all eager to read aboutmy dream but still you need to have patience for that as I wish to quote herethat out of four brothers and three sisters I am the sixth one, and enjoystatus of popular person of the society at local level and being known asperson with very very strong will power.

MyUnfinished Dream

This dreamstarts with a medical report or more significant a blood test report of me,which was referred to a doctor other than my family doctor, by my youngerbrother, who concluded that person, is suffering from blood cancer and will diein next two months. [This might be interesting to know for all of you that myyounger brother is living at a distance of about 1,000 K.M from the city whereI live, both my family doctor and one referred by my younger brother were frommy city.]

Continuing with my dream, mymother, who had finished her physical existence almost a decade ago, interceptswhen I was about to beat my younger brother for referring my blood report toanother doctor and hiding the views of that medical practitioner. Scene changesI am with the doctor refereed by younger brother telling him to narrate whathappen to me, saying I am brave enough to face whatever happens to me.

Again scene changes I had finishedmy performance at reality show Dance India Dance and paying thanks to GrandMaster Mithun Da for giving me this opportunity to share dying moments of mylife with public and gave away message that life those ends even when you areaware of forthcoming death. All this was happening in the city where I was bornand presently my younger brother is living.

Continuing with my unfinisheddream, I have been selected for the next round to perform on song of choice ofjudges, but in the enthusiasm of being selected to next round I forget to askjudges about the song. I had started searching where judges are staying; mysearch starts with city of my birth and ends with a place from my present cityat a distance of about 1,000 K.M. I am standing in front of office of one offriend and finding yet another friend, photographer by profession, I ask himabout the staying place of judges.

Here my dream ends and this breaksmy sound sleep which I enjoy regularly.

MyAnalysis of Dream

Before Istart this I would like to share a few things with all of you, [1] I am aperson with very high imagination powers but seldom dreams during sleep as I amhabituated of enjoying uninterrupted sound sleep. [2] A few day back [on 13 Jan] I haveuploaded a photo to my face book account with caption “Dare to face RealExamination are entitled for the Achievement of Mental Satisfaction” indicatingdreams. [3] On the 15^th Jan I was discussing with younger in lawsabout the dreams and suggesting them that dreams are nothing but the result ofthought process of our unconscious mind. [4] Recently husband of my eldersister died due to cancer. [5] Yesterday night before going to bed I watchedepisode of Dance India Dance telecasted on 14 Jan on the internet.

Here is myanalysis for this dream. [1] I went under this dreaming experience just becausesince past few days my unconscious mind was thinking about dreams. [2] Mybrother in law who died of cancer was close to my heart and my life is inspiredwith life style of him. [3] My younger brother and I love each other much morethan what we express. [4] Friends of my present city are holding importanceequal to that of relatives in my life. [5] Off course Dance India Dance is oneof my favorite T V program. [6] This dream proves that dreams are nothing butexpression of our desires and end product of thought process of our unconsciousmind. [8] I person always finding attraction and feeling attached with birthplace. [8] Work place also holds importance equal to that of birth place in thelife of human beings. [9] Last but not least my mother holds a great influenceand importance in my life though physically she is not with me.

Challenge to my Friends

Ifyou are interested in analysis of dreams or hold expertise in the field ofdreams and human behavior do write your views about this unfinished dream as commentto this blog.

जीवन की संध्या

2012-01-14T06:13:00.000+05:30

संध्या समय को प्रायः समाप्ति का अर्थ के रूप में देखा जाता परन्तु क्या इसे ऐसा नहीं कहा जा सकता है कि ये वो समय है जो एक नए सूर्योदय से पूर्व का काल है | वास्तव में जब हम ऐसा सोचेंगे तभी हम जीवन की सार्थकता को समझ पाएंगे और सही अर्थों में जीवन आनंद से परिचित होने के साथ साथ इस आनंद के उपभोग से वंचित होने से स्वयं को बचा पाएंगे | वर्तमान काल में ये प्रवर्ति बडती ही जा रही है कि एक निश्चित आयु अथवा सेवा निव्रती के बाद प्रायः हम ये समझने लगते हैं कि हम अपना जीवन जी चुके हैं और अब जो कुछ भी करना है बच्चों ने ही करना है | बस यही वो बुनियाद है जिस पर निर्माण होता है असंतोष और अकलेपन के विशाल महल जो अपनी विशालता से अभिभूत करने के स्थान पर हमें डराने के साथ साथ हम में विरकत्ता की भावना भी उपजता है यदि वास्तव में देखा जाये तो यही वह काल है जब कोई भी व्यक्ति अपने जीवन अनुभवों के आधार पर न केवल स्वयं सुखों की चरम सीमा पर होता है परन्तु साथ ही वह उस अवस्था में होता है कि न केवल अपने बच्चों का मार्गदर्शन कर सकें परन्तु साथ ही समय के साथ होनेवाले सामाजिक परिवर्तन को भी एक सार्थक दिशा प्रदान कर सके |

जीवन की संध्या जिसे कहा जाता है वास्तव में मानवीय जीवन का वह काल जब हम जीवन के भौतिक सुखों के आनंद की चरम सीमा पार कर चुके होते हैं या दुसरें शब्दों में कहा जाये तो इस आयु में भौतिक सुख अर्थहीन होने के साथ साथ प्रलोभन भी नहीं रहते हैं जिसके कारण हर व्यक्ति अपनी उर्जा को वास्तव में और सार्थक दिशा में उपयोग करने के लिए सर्वाधिक उचित अवस्था में होता है | जीवन का यह वो काल होता है जब हमें समय की कमी जैसा प्रश्न परेशान नहीं करता है कई लोगों के लिए तो इस अवस्था में समय गुजरना भी एक समस्या बन जाता है और वे ये समझ भी नहीं पाते है कि समय को कैसे व्यतिति करें ? कभी कभी तो ये समस्या इतना विकराल रूप ले लेती है कि हम जीवन आनंद का उपभोग करने के स्थान पर जीवन अंत की कामना करने लगते हैं |

यदि हम थोडा सा सतर्क रहें और अपने जीवन अनुभवों का लाभ उठाने के प्रीति थोडा सा सजग रहें तो अपने जीवन की संध्या को अपने जीवन के सर्वोतम काल में बदल सकते है | आवश्कता बस ये अनुभव करने की है कि हम जीवन के अंत कि ओर बढने के स्थान पर जीवन के पुनर्जन्म की दिशा में यात्रा कर रहें हैं | यहाँ पर कुछ सार्थक पहलें दी जा रही है जिनके उपयोग से हम अपने जीवन की संध्या को सार्थक बनाने के साथ स्वयं को भी इस अवस्था का पूरा पूरा आनंद लेने की अवथा में ला सकते हैं |

१] अनुभव कीजये कि आपकी शारीरिक शक्तियां कमजोर पड़ रही हैं ओर आप मानसिक रूप से अधिक शक्तिशाली तथा स्थिर रूप में विकसित हो चुकें है यह अहसास आपको अपनी दिनचर्या निश्चित करने में सफलता प्रदान करेगा |

२] स्वयं को किसी समाज उपयोगी मानसिक कार्य में व्यस्त रखें यदि आप में क्षमता है और आपके जीवन कार्य का क्षेत्र शिक्षा रहा है तो अपने परिसर के बच्चों का मार्गदर्शन और उनके स्कूल के ग्रह कार्य [ होम वर्क ] में मदद देना एक सार्थक कदम है जो न केवल आपकी समय गुजरने की समस्या हल कर देगा परन्तु साथ साथ ही आपके लिए अवसर होगा नयी पीडी के सोच को समझने और उनके जीवन दृष्टिकोण को जानने का |

३] अपने बच्चों पर आपके लिए समय निकालने के लिए दबाव मत बनाइये, याद कीजिये अपने कार्य दिनों में आप स्वयं कितने व्यस्त रहते थे | जहाँ तक संभव हो अपने बेटों बेटियों और बहुओं को उनके निर्णय स्वयं लेने दीजिये |

४] प्रायः यह होता है कि हम अपने कार्य दिनों में चाहकर भी अपने जीवन साथी के साथ पर्यटन पर नहीं जा पाते हैं अथवा किन्ही दूर के स्थानों कि यात्रा टाल देते हैं ये वो समय है जब आप इस कमी को पूरा कर सकते हैं | वर्ष में कम से कम दो बार तो अवश्य लम्बी यात्रा का कार्यक्रम बनायें | यदि संभव हो तो स्कूल की छुटियों का समय चुने और अपने नाती पोतों को साथ ले जाएँ आप पाएंगे कि यह समय आपके जीवन के सर्वोतम समय में सम्मिलित हो गया है |

५] समय के साथ जीवन पद्धति भी बदलती है प्रयत्नपूर्वक स्वयं में परिवर्तन लायें और खुद को आधुनिक जीवन शैली के अनुरूप ढाल लें |

चुनाव और पैसा

2012-01-12T07:31:00.000+05:30

किसीभी लोकतान्त्रिक विवस्था का चुनाव अनिवार्य अंग है परन्तु जिस प्रकार से हमारे देश में चुनावों के दौरान पैसों का महत्त्व और उपयोग बढता जा रहा है उसे देखेते हुए निश्चय ही ये कहा जा सकता है कि यदि समय रहते इस पर काबू नहीं पाया गया तो निश्चय ही भविष्य में यह प्रवृति एक लाइलाज रोग का रूप ले लेगी और वैचारिक रूप से योग्य पिरत्याक्षी के लिए चुनाव लड़ना असंभव बन जायेगा | अभी जिन पांच राज्यों में विधान सभा चुनाव होने जा रहे हैं वहां से समाचार मिल रहे हैं कि पिछले ११ दिनों में में अकेले उतरप्रदेश में ही ३० करोड़ से भी अधिक बेहिसाबी पैसा जो चुनाव खर्च के लिए ले जाया जा रहा था पुलिस द्वारा जब्त किया गया है | वास्तव में देखा जाये तो हमारे देश में चुनाव काले धन की गंगोत्री बनते जा रहे हैं जिस प्रकार हमारे समाज ने ये स्वीकार कर लिया है कि लाखों रुपये खर्च करने के बाद बनानेवाले डॉक्टर को ये हक़ है कि वो कुछ सौ रुपये फीस ले उसी प्रकार करोड़ों रुपये खर्च करके चुनाव जीतनेवाले राजनेता के भृष्ट आचरण को भी नज़र अंदाज़ करने की घटक प्रवर्ती बढती जा रही है |

लोकपाल पर लोकसभा और राज्य सभा में हुए वादविवाद ने पुरे देश को न केवल दिखाया परन्तु अच्छी तरह से समझा भी दिया कि वास्तव में ये लोक प्रितिनिधि अपने अपने राजनैतिक दलों के प्रधान के आदेश से बाहर नहीं जा सकते हैं कियुंकि दल के आदेश के विपरीत वोट करने का अर्थ अपनी सदस्यता खोना है | इसे हम दुसरे शब्दों में कहे तो हमारे चुने हुए जन प्रतिनिधि जन आकांशा के अनुसार नहीं परन्तु अपने राजनैतिक दल की विचार धारा के अनुसार कार्य करने को विवश है |

प्रगति का एक अर्थ ये भी है कि हम सैदेव अनुचित बात को उचित बात से बदलने के लिए तैयार रहें हैं और वर्तमान समय बड़े ही साफ साफ शब्दों और बुलंद आवाज़ में बता रहा है कि यही उचित समय है जब हमें न केवल अपने राजनैतिक प्रणाली में सुधार लेन चाहिए परन्तु साथ साथ चुनाव में पैसों के बढते महत्व को कम करने के लिए भी उचित कदम उठाने चाहिए | इस सम्बन्ध में मेरे कुछ सुझाव अलोकतांत्रिक लगने संभव है परन्तु यदि ध्यान पूर्वक देखा गया तो ये सुझाव हमारी लोकतान्त्रिक व्वयस्था को मजबूती प्रदान करने की दिशा में एक सार्थक पहल साबित हो सकते हैं | राजनैतिक सुधारों के सम्बन्ध में मेरे सुझाव हैं :-

१] किसी भी राज्य में राज्य की जनसख्या के आधार पर राज्य स्तिरीय राजनैतिक दलों की संख्या निश्चित कर देनी चाहिए, जो किसी भी अवस्था में एक चुनाव विशेष के लिए तीन अथवा पांच [राज्य की जनसख्या के आधार पर ] से अधिक नहीं होनी चाहिए | अर्थात किसी भी क्षेत्र में ३ अथवा ५ से अधिक उमीदवार नहीं होंगे जिसका अर्थ होगा चुनाव में उपयोग होनेवाले पैसे की बचत |

२] चुनाव लड़ने के लिए इछुक व्यक्ति का किसी न किसी राजनैतिक दल का सदस्य होना अनिवार्य कर देना चाहिए साथ ही ये भी बंधन होना चाहिए कि कोई भी दल उस व्यक्ति को चनाव टिकेट नहीं दे सकते हैं जो पिछले तीन वर्षों से कम समय से उस दल का सदस्य नहीं है इससे चुनाव के समय होनेवाले दलबदल को रोका जा सकता है |

३] चुनाव च्यूंकि दलगत आधार पर होंगे इसलिए कोई भी उमीदवार स्वतंत्र रूप से प्रचार नहीं करेगा जिसका अर्थ होगा चुनाव खर्च में बहुत बड़ी बचत |

४] उमीदवार को चुनाव के लिए पैसा खर्च करने की अनुमति नहीं होगी जो भी खर्च होगा वो उस उमीदवार के राजनैतिक दल द्वारा किया जायेगा | इस खर्च के लिए राजनैतिक दलों को अपना कोष तैयार करने की अनुमति होगी जिसके लिए वे व्यापारी वर्ग से चंदा ले सकतें हैं परन्तु यहाँ पर न्यूनतम ५००० रुपये और अधिकतम ५ लाख रुपये की सीमा होगी | राजनैतिक दलों के लिए यह भी अनिवार्य होगा कि वे इन चंदा देनेवालों के नाम और पैसे सार्वजनिक करें |

५] चुनाव जीतनेवाले दल के लिए ये अनिवार्य होगा कि सरकार बनाते समय विशेषज्ञों को मंत्री मंडल में स्थान दिया जाये उदहारण के रूप में वित्त मंत्री का अर्थ शास्त्री होना, स्वस्थ मंत्री का चिकित्सक होना, शिक्षा मंत्री का उच्च शिक्षित होना, खेल और युवा मामलों के मंत्री का ४० वर्ष से कम आयु का होना अनिवार्य होगा | ठीक इसी प्रकार राजनैतिक दलों को ये भी ध्यान देना होगा कि उनके चुने हुए सदस्यों में समाज के सभी वर्गों को उचित प्रतिनिध्तव मिले तथा जिन वर्गों को आरक्षण प्राप्त है उन वर्गों के सदस्य उसी अनुपात में हो | इस के लिए राजनैतिक दलों को अपने चुने हुए सदस्यों में से २०% तक को बदलने का अधिकार होगा परन्तु जिस नए सदस्य को चुने हुए सदस्य के स्थान पर मनोनीत किया जा रहा है उस व्यक्ति को उस क्षेत्र का कम से कम १० वर्षों से रहवासी होना और ३ वर्षों से अधिक के लिए दल का सदस्य होना अनिवार्य होगा |

क्या यही लोकतंत्र है ?

2012-01-10T06:25:00.000+05:30

उतरप्रदेश और देश के चार अन्य राज्यों में इस माह के अंत और अगले महीने विधान सभा चुनाव
होने जा रहे हैं ,लोकतंत्र का यह पर्व उत्साह और निष्पक्षता से संपन्न हो इसलिए चुनाव आयोग की
तरफ से कई प्रकार के कदम उठाये जा रहे हैं | उत्तरप्रदेश के पार्कों और सार्वजानिक स्थलों पर लगे सुश्री मायावती , श्री कांशीराम और हाथी के पुतलों और मूर्तियों को चुनाव होने तक कपडे से ढक देने के दिशा निर्देश अधिकारीयों को दिए गए है | चुनाव आयोग के इन दिशा निर्देशों ने कुछ नए विवादों को जन्म दे दिया है |

लोकतंत्र की मांग यहीहै किचुनाव निष्पक्ष हो, निश्चय ही हाथी सुश्री मायावती जी की पार्टी का चुनाव चिन्ह है और वह अन्य राजनैतिक दलों के चुनाव चिन्हों की भेट में, अपनी पार्कों और सार्वजानिक स्थलों पर उपस्थिति के कारण अधिक दृष्टिगोचर होगा, संभवतः चुनाव आयोग को ऐसा अनुभव हुआ है कि इससे सुश्री मायावती जी की पार्टी को चुनाव में फायदा मिल सकता है | प्रश्न ये है क्या कल चुनाव आयोग महारष्ट्र में चुनावों के समय ट्रेनों के परिचालन को भी बंद कर देगा कियुंकि ट्रेन इंजिन एक राजनैतिक दल महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना का चुनाव चिन्ह है ? देश भर में लगे उन हजारों मूर्तियों और पुतलों का क्या जो कांग्रेस पार्टी की याद दिलाते है ? देश के प्रायः हर एक गाँव और शहर में कम से कम एक रोड या कालोनी का नाम श्री महात्मा गाँधी, स्व. इंदिरा गाँधी, स्व. जवाहरलाल नेहरु अथवा स्व. राजीव गाँधी जी के नाम पर है ये सभी राजनेता कांग्रेस पार्टी से जुड़े हैं ? देश भर न जाने कितने तालाब है जिनमे कमल के फूल [बी जे पी का चुनाव चिन्ह ] उगते है क्या भविष्य में चुनाव आयोग इन सभी तालाबों पर कर्मचारी नियुक्त करने जा रहा है जो इन फूलों पर आम आदमी की नज़र पड़ने से पहले ही फूलों को तोड़ लें ? क्या हिन्दू धरम के उन सभी देवी देवतों के मंदिर जिन में कमल के फूलों के चित्र है, चुनाव आचार संहिता लागु होते ही चुनाव पुरे होने तक बंद कर दिए जायेंगे ?

वास्तव में देखा जाये तो प्रत्येक राजनैतिक दल जब भी सत्ता में आता है तो अपने ही दल के नेताओं के नाम पर संस्थओं और योजनाओं का नामकरण करता है और चुनाव के समय इनसे फायदा उठाने का प्रयत्न करता है | वास्तव में देखा जाये तो अब समय आ गया है कि हम अपने लोकतंत्र की संहिता पर फिर से विचार करें और उसे समयनुसार परिवर्तित कर लें | मेरा प्रस्ताव है कि

१] देश में स्थित सभी संस्थानों, पार्कों, सार्वजानिक स्थलों, रहवासी कालोनियों और सड़कों [ जिनके नाम किसी भी राज नेता के नाम पर है ] के नाम परिवर्तित करके उन समाज सेवियों के नाम पर रखना चाहिए जिनका अपने जीवन काल में किसी भी राजनैतिक दल से कोई सम्बन्ध नहीं रहा हो|

२]आज प्रायः सभी चुनाव इलेक्ट्रोनिक मशीनों द्वारा होते है अतः ये स्पष्ट है कि देश का हर नागरिक इतना तो समझदार है कि वो जानता है कि वो किसे वोट दे रहा है इसलिए ये सही कदम होगा कि राजनैतिक दलों को चुनाव चिन्ह देने की प्रथा को समाप्त कर दिया जाये |

३] किसी भी सरकारी योजना को किसी भी राजनेता का नाम देने पर पाबन्दी लगा देना चाहिए |

४] किसी भी राजनेता का स्मारक बनाने के लिए न तो सरकारी जमीन दी जानी चाहिए और न ही किसी भी प्रकार की आर्थिक साहयता दी जानी चाहिए | यदि कोई राजनैतिक दल अपने किसी भी नेता का स्मारक बनाना चाहता है तो उसे अपने खर्चे पर यह कार्य करने की अनुमति होगी परन्तु इसकेलिए ये अनिवार्य होगा कि जिन व्यक्तियों अथवा संस्थओं से आर्थिक सहयोग लिया गया है उनकी सूची स्मारक के दर्शनीय स्थल पर दी जाये |

५] चुनाव के समय लगने वाले बड़े बड़े होर्डिंग्स और बोर्ड्स पर, शहर भर की दीवारों पर लगने वाले पोस्टर्स पर पाबन्दी लगा देना चाहिए |

लोकपाल लोकसभा और राज्यसभा

2011-12-29T19:24:00.000+05:30

कहा जाता है कि जब भी कोई एक विचार प्रस्तुत किया जाता है तो उसके विरोध या सर्मथन के स्वर एक नए विचार को जन्म देते हैं , यह विचार उत्पन होने की किर्या और प्रितिक्रिया निरंतर चलती रहती है | समाज के सामूहिक जीवन के नियमो और उपनियमों कि उत्पति इसी निरंतर विचार प्रवाह की कोख से ही होती है | चूँकि ये विचार प्रवाह है अर्थात ये एक स्थिर पद नहीं है इसलिए हम ऐसा भी कह सकते हैं कि जो नियम और कानून आज हमें उचित, तर्कसंगत और न्यायसंगत प्रतीति होते हैं कालवश उन्ही नियमों में हमें संशोधनों कि आवश्यकता अनुभव होती है और हम उन की सार्थकता पर भी संदेह करने को विवश हो जाते हैं | इसका ज्वलंत उदहारण भारतीय संविधान है जिसमें पिछले ५० वर्षों में १०० से भी अधिक बार संशोधन किया गया है | ये अलग बात है कि भारितीय संविधान को लोकतान्त्रिक संविधानों में परिपूरण और अग्रन्यीय गिना जाता है |

देश में पिछले अप्रैल से रिश्वतखोरी और भ्रिष्ट आचरण के निवारण के लिए लोकपाल के लिए जन आन्दोलन चल रहा है और इसी आन्दोलन को ध्यान में रखते हुए शासक दल ने लोकपाल का एक प्रारूप बनाकर लोकसभा के द्वारा पारित कराकर राज्य सभा में भेजा है | कहने को हर राजनैतिक दल एक कठोर लोकपाल का पक्षधर नज़र आता है परन्तु फिर भी शासक दल में चिंता का वातावरण हैं कियुंकि राज्यसभा में शासक दल अल्पमत में हैं और यह संभव है कि राज्यसभा लोकपाल को उसी रूप में पारित न करे जिस रूप में लोकसभा पारित कर चुकी है | देखा जाये तो शासक दल की इस चिंता में लोकतंत्र के लिए घातक प्रिविती छुप्पी हुई है, कियुंकि यह चिंता दर्शाती है कि वर्तमान में हमारे देश में कानूनी प्रारूप भी अपनी उपयोगिता और गुणवत्ता के आधार पर नहीं पर संख्या बल के आधार पर पारित किये जाते हैं |

जन्हाँ तक मेरा समझना हैं कि हमारे संविधान निर्माताओं ने राज्यसभा और राज्यों में विधान परिषदों की स्थापना का प्रावधान इसीलिए किया था ताकि ये संस्थाएं निर्वाचित राजनेताओं पर अंकुश के रूप में कार्य कर सके | यदि हम आज का विचार करें तो हम पाते है कि ये संस्थाएं ऐसे राजनैतिक नेताओं का अड्डा बन गयी हैं जो या तो चुनाव जीतने में असमर्थ है या फिर ये नेताओं का अपनी अपनी पार्टी के लिए विशेष महत्त्व है | निश्चय है ये श्री अन्ना हजारे जी के नेत्रत्व में चले जन आन्दोलन की सफलता है कि आज देश का केवल बुद्धिजीवी वर्ग ही नहीं पर साथ ही साथ सामान्य नागरिक भी भारतीय संविधान को समझने के लिए प्रयत्नशील नज़र आ रहा है, विशेषकर युवा वर्ग तो संविधान संशोधन के बारे में भी विचार करने लगा है | जिस प्रकार से शासक दल लोकपाल के राज्यसभा में परिणाम के प्रति चिंतित है उसे देखते हुए यह कहा जा सकता है कि यही उचित समय है जब हम राज्यसभा और राज्यों की राज्य परिषदों को अपने विचार मंथन में स्थान दें जिससे लोकतंत्र के स्वस्थ रक्षा के उपाय समय रहते किये जा संके | इस सम्बन्ध में मेरे कुछ प्रस्ताव इस प्रकार है :

१] सभी राजनैतिक व्यक्तियों को राज्य सभा और राज्य परिषदों की सदस्यता के लिए अयोग्य घोषित कर देना चाहिए [अपवाद प्रस्ताव १३].

२] राज्यसभा और राज्य परिषदों को अपने अपने जनैतिक दलों, जो उन्हें मनोनीत करते हैं, के आदेशनुसार मतदान करने की विवशता से मुक्त कर देना चाहिए .

३] राज्यसभा और राज्य परिषदों के लिए व्यक्तिगत सदस्य समय सीमा को १० वर्षों तक सीमित कर देना चाहिए अर्थात किसी भी व्यक्ति को इन सदनों का सदस्य बनने के लिए दो से अधिक अवसर नहीं मिलना चाहिए |

४] राज्यसभा और राज्य परिषदों के सदस्यों को मंत्रिमंडल में सम्मिलित नहीं करना चाहिए |

५] किसीभी राज्य सभा अथवा राज्य परिषद् के सदस्य के लिए ये बंधन रहेगा कि सदस्यता समाप्ति के बाद आनेवाले १० वर्षों तक किसी भी राजनैतिक पार्टी से किसीभी रूप में जुड़ने पर प्रतिबन्ध होगा |

६] इसी प्रकार ये भी अनिवार्य कर देना चाहिए कि इन सदनों के सदस्यता के लिए किसीभी ऐसे व्यक्ति को मनोनीत नहीं किया जा सकता है जो उस दिनक विशेष से १० वर्ष पूर्व तक के काल में किसीभी प्रकार से किसीभी राजनीतक दल से जुड़ा हुआ है |

७] राज्यसभा और राज्य परिषदों में कुल सदस्य संख्या में न्यनतम १०% सदस्य संविधान विशेषज्ञ और १०% आर्थिक विशेषज्ञ होना अनिवार्य कर देना चाहिए |

८] युवा वर्ग और व्यापारी वर्ग को प्राय इन सदनों में सदस्यता नहीं मिलती है इसलिए ये सुनिशित करना चाहिए कि किसी भी सदन में व्यापारी वर्ग से ५% सदस्य तथा ५% सदस्य ४० वर्ष से कम आयु के हों |

९] राज्य सभा और राज्य परिषदों में राजनैतिक दलों को उनके लोकसभा और विधानसभा के लिए निर्वाचित सदस्य संख्या के आधार पर अपनी पसंद के सदस्य मनोनीत करने का अधिकार दे देना चाहिए अर्थात इन सदनों के लिए चुनाव नहीं होना चाहिए |

१०] राज्य सभा अथवा किसीभी राज्य परिषद् के लिए मनोनीत सदस्यों की संख्या लोकसभा अथवा उस राज्य की विधानसभा के लिए निर्वाचित सदस्य संख्या के पांचवें हिस्से से अधिक नहीं होना चाहिए |

११] राज्य सभा और राज्य परिषदों का कार्यकाल समबन्धित लोकसभा अथवा विधानसभा के कार्यकाल जितना होगा अर्थात यदि किसी कारण से लोकसभा अथवा विधानसभा का कार्यकाल समाप्त किया जाता है तो राज्य सभा अथवा राज्य परिषद् का कार्यकाल भी समाप्त माना जायेगा |

१२] राष्ट्रपति अथवा राज्यपाल को यह अधिकार होगा कि वे राज्य सभा अथवा राज्य परिषद् के संचालन के लिए ११ सदस्यीय संचालक मंडल नियुक्त करें |

१३] शासक दल और मुख्य विपक्षी दल को यह अधिकार होगा कि वे एकबार में अपने निर्वाचित सदस्य संख्या के २% जितने राजनीतिकों को भी राज्य सभा अथवा राज्य परिषद् के लिए मनोनीत कर सकती है |

लोकपाल और हम

2011-12-25T19:51:00.000+05:30

२२ दिसम्बर २०११ अब केवल मात्र एक तारीख न रहकर भारतीय इतिहास का एक भाग बन गया है, यह दिन अब कई मैयानो में महत्वपुर्ण बन गया है :

१] इस दिन को अप्रेल २०११ से श्री अन्ना हजारे जी के नेत्रत्व में देश में चल रहे भिर्ष्ठाचार विरोधी जन आन्दोलन की सफलता का प्रथम सोपान भी कहा जा सकता है कियुंकि चाहे जैसा भी हो लोकपाल को कानून बनाने का प्रस्ताव इसी दिन संसंद में पेश किया गया है |

२] २२ दिसम्बर २०११ इसलिए भी महत्वपूर्ण बन गया है कियूं कि इसी दिन सारे देश ने देखा कि कुछ राजनैतिक दल और यहाँ तक की देश के शासक दल के भी कुछ सांसद लोकपाल जैसी संवैधानिक संस्था में भी आरक्षण की मांग मनवाने के लिए इस हद तक भी जा सकते हैं कि केवल इसी कारण संसद की कारवाही भी स्थगित करनी पड़ जाये |
३] २२ दिसम्बर २०११ का महत्व इस बात से भी बढ जाता है कि संसद के नेता श्री प्रवण मुखर्जी ने कहा कि सरकार ने लोकसभा में लोकपाल का प्रारूप पेश कर अपना कर्त्तव्य निभा दिया है अब यह सांसदों पर निर्भर करता है वे इस प्रस्ताव कि किन किन बातों को कानून का रूप देना चाहते है, उनके ये शब्द देश में लोकतंत्र की उपस्थिति के प्रतिक है | वहीँ पर लोकपाल में आरक्षण के संबध में विपक्ष के नेता श्रीमती सुषमा स्वराज का ये कहना कि ऐसे कानून को पारित करने से किया फायदा जो संविधान के विपरीत हो और जिसे न्यायालय द्वारा निरस्त किये जाने की पूरी पूरी संभावना है, देश के कायदे कानूनों की व्यविहरिकता और उपयोगिता को रेखांकित करता है |

जन्हाँ तक श्री अन्ना हजारे और उनके सहयोगियों का प्रश्न है तो २२ दिसम्बर उनके लिए कोई ख़ुशी लाया हो ऐसा नहीं कहा जा सकता है कियुंकि उनके प्रस्तावित लोकपाल के कई मुदों को या तो लोकसभा में पेश किये प्रारूप में स्थान ही नहीं दिया गया है या फिर उनके लिए अलग से कानून बनाने का प्रस्ताव रखा गया है , जिन कुछ मुद्दों को इस प्रारूप में सम्मलित भी किया गया है, उनके साथ भी कई सारे किन्तु परंतुओं को जोड़ दिया गया है, इस कारण श्री अन्ना हजारे का इस प्रारूप को धोखा कहना और अपना आन्दोलन जारी रखने को तर्कसंगत कहा जा सकता है |
हाँ देश की सामान्य जनता इस बात से खुश हो सकती है कि चाहे ये अन्ना हजारे के आन्दोलन को मिल रहे जनसमर्थन का असर हो या जैसा शासक दल दावा कर रहा है कि ये देश में बढ रहे भ्रष्ट आचरण के प्रीति उनकी चिंता और इसे दूर करने के प्रयासों का फल है, किसी भी हालत में सरकार शुरुआत तो करने को तैयार हुई है | "वो सुबह कभी तो आएगी " जैसे विश्वास पर पूरा पूरा जीवन गुजर देने वाले देश के सामान्य नागरिकों के लिए ये एक बड़ी सफलता है केवल मात्र ८-९ महीने में सरकार जन आन्दोलन का प्रभाव समझ पाई है |

भारत के नागरिक इस बात को अभी भूले नहीं है कि किस प्रकार चुनाव आयुक्त के पद पर रहते हुए किस प्रकार कमजोर कायदे कानूनों और अति सिमित स्वतंत्रता के बाद भी श्री टी एन शेषन ने देश के सभी राजनेताओं कि नींद हरम कर दी थी |

देश का सामान्य नागरिक तो संभत्व इस आशा पर संतोष कर भी लेगा कि मुमकिन है कि लोकपाल के पद पर भी श्री शेषन जैसा कोई व्यक्ति विराजमान हो जाये जो इस सरकारी प्रारूप से बनाने वाले सिमित अधिकारों वाले कानून के सहारे भी भिर्ष्ट आचरण पर प्रभावी तंत्र के रूप में काम करके सामान्य नागरिकों को रिश्वत रुपी दानव के पंजो से बचा सके , परन्तु यहाँ पर प्रश्न है अन्ना हजारे जी, जो अपना आन्दोलन जारी रखने जा रहे हैं और उन्हें मिलने वाले जनसमर्थन विशेषकर युवा वर्ग का समर्थन का ?

बहुत कुछ इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि २७ से २९ दिसम्बर तक संसद में किया होता है कियुंकि अपने संख्या बल के आधार पर कांग्रेस सरकार अपने इस प्रारूप को लोकसभा में तो पारित करा सकती है परन्तु असली परीक्षा तो राज्य सभा में होगी | एक और अवरोध भी सरकार को पार करना ही पड़ेगा और वो है तीन चोइथायी बहुमत का कियुंकि इस प्रारूप के साथ संविधान संशोधन भी जुड़ा हुआ है |

Right to Recall

2011-12-20T06:42:00.000+05:30

Nobody is sure, what treatment Lokpal is going to get (as & when presented) in the Parliament but one thing is sure that in during last 8-9 months Anna’s agitation has created a kind of awareness among the common citizens especially among the young India, generally going under the influencing currents of bubbling enthusiasm just because feeling self as the instrumental tool for the social and political change.

Anna Hazare also succeeded in bringing the issues of political reforms and black money on the central stage along with the corruption. Most of politicians of the country are of the opinion that as soon as the Lokpal is going settled Anna is going to fresh movement and Anadolan for the politicial reforms with a huge concentration on the Right to recall.

Political wisdom of the country is wondering on the tremendous support Anna Hazare is getting from all sections of society and all parts of the country especially from the youth, whom they have tried to get involved in online social networking and other recent technological developments available in the country.

This political wisdom of the country is also aware of the fact Lokpal is not going to bring a huge change in their life style and functioning but surely political reforms will force them to have yet another effective strategy for the survival and probably because of this, there is purposefully delay in decision of implementation of Lokpal as this political wisdom wants to make sure that Lokpal should have shape and appearance resembling with what Anna is demanding but still don’t have most of rights as the Anna is wishing.

Concept of Right of Recall is nothing but in the simple words is nothing but allowing voters to alter their choice of political leadership without waiting for the next election. Very frankly since last decade or so I feel that seeds of change in the political scenario of country were waiting in mind for suitable conditions for germination and this concept of Right to Recall worked as the Catalyst for that.

If we look at the present political system of the country we are bound to find that this is not possible for intellectuals and common business class people to fight elections just because of very huge involvement of money and human power involved in the process. Right of Recall is going to open flood gate for entrance of these classes in the active politics as this will forced the established political leadership either to work for social development or make a way for the entrance of these classes of the society.

I am not sure what Anna Hazare will demand for the Right the Recall or what presumptions he holds about the implementation of Right to Recall but I am sure of that as and when Anna is going to focus on this, the first answer he and country is going to get from the political wisdom will be that we all are agree that country must have it but we need to look how it will work and we need to make sure that this Right of Recall should not be misused as there is involvement of huge funds in the process of elections.

Not only for the political wisdom of the country but also for all the intellectuals and experts of laws, here is base for discussion on the implementation of Right to Recall.

We all know that every M.P. / M.L.A. is getting a fixed annual constituency development funds, I am making this fund to work as the base for the implementation of Right to Recall. My suggestions are:

1] Within the 15 days of announcement of election results, every winning candidate must come out with year wise plan of using this fund with specifying area wise development works and funds required for each and every such work. [Previously I was of the opinion that every candidate should present this plan with nomination papers] Foe example

Work: Youth Activity Center

Year:

Area:

Village:

District:

Description: Construction of R.C.C. building and supply of exercise equipments.

Funds: a] Construction of building on carpet area of 40X100 feet with multi purpose hall Rs. 12 Lakh.

B] Exercise Equipments: Rs. 8 Lakh including [i] [ii] [iii] ….. Name of equipment and price of each.

Total funds involved in project: Rs. 20 Lakh.

2] Every M.P. / M.L.A will be allowed to keep 10% of total allotted funds for the non planned work, to be used either on the year wise basis or during the last year of term as the M.P. / M.L.A.

3] As all this will be available in the public domain hence this will also work as the tool for bringing transparency in use of M.P. / M.L.A. fund.

4] This will be duty of every M.P. / M.L.A. to publish [and make available online for future reference] this year wise plan within 30 days from the date of declaration of election result.

5] Failing to this will allow the election commission to make second choice candidate liable for being declared as the M.P. / M.L.A. of that constituency. This process of development plan will also be applicable for such liable candidate.

6] At the end of every year, each and every M.P. / M.L.A. will submit a report about proposed and completed development works, within 30 days of year end.

7] Before the end of third year election commission will examine and will take action against those who fail to complete 80% of proposed development works on the year wise basis. In that condition also second choice of people will be allowed to work as M.P. / M.L.A for the remaining two years.

Sindhi State in India

2011-12-18T06:52:00.000+05:30

In the democracy political powers are considered as one of the most effective tool for the enrichment and progress of the community and nobody in the world will dare to deny that in India Sindhi community is most neglected community on the political fronts and doest have appropriate share in the political stream of the country.

There are several reasons like the very thin and scattered Sindhi population at all cities from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, less political active attitude of Sindhis, who are considered as most progressive business community, etc.

In the pre independence era Sindh, though smallest but still it was the separate state for the Sindhi community. In the 1947 country went under the partition and like other Hindus, Sindhis were also forced to migrate to India, this has resulted in decrease in Sindhi population of Sindh, which become part of Pakistan and lost its status of being the Sindhi State.

During the post independence era slowly but gradually Sindh doesn’t remained a sindhi state in Pakistan and In India as the migrated sindhis were resettled through out the country hence sindhi community become state less and with almost nil political powers. In the world probably Sindhi community is the only human community without any political powers or state at any part of the world.

As the migrated sindhis were focusing on the regaining the economic safeguard hence nobody bothered for the political powers, we can say that for the sindhi community from 1947 to till the end of 1990, was the period of struggle for the survival on the economic fronts, thanks God, sindhi community not only came out as the winner from this struggle but also become one among the topmost economic communities of the India. Here we have to keep this fact in mind that Sindhi population in India is hardly 2 to 3% of the total population of the country.

Since the last two decades Sindhi community has started to realize that in the country they are being ignored just because democracy is the number game and at majority of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha constituencies Sindhi population has very less effect on the final result of the elections.

Sindhi community also realized that in the country they are among the top five communities as for as contribution towards the country’s G.D.P. is concerned, as there is no separate state for the Sindhi community, hence even being recognized, Sindhi language has not flourished like other language just because insufficient economic support from the government. This has created a kind of unrest among the community and voices of separate Sindhi state started to become louder and louder.

Is the demand of separate Sindhi state is logical and Practical?

For a successful and effective democracy this is most essential that all the communities must have equal and appropriate representation unfortunately in India, Sindhi community due to scattered population is not getting proper representation in the political arena and thus the demand of separate Sindhi state become stronger and stronger.

Now the question of million dollars, which geographical region of India will constitute this new Sindhi state? Off course a few states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi are with higher concentration of Sindhi population and it is quite possible that Sindhi state can come in existence at central India, but the question is that whether this is practical and will work in true sense in providing a separate state to Sindhi community?

I have very serious doubts about this, as Sindhi community is known for the business skills and since the 1947 have successful business establishments in all corners of the country hence this is quite possible that most of them opt to stay and continue their business activities at present city, which means in the newly formed separate Sindhi state sindhi community will be in minority as for as population is concerned and Sindhi community will remain without political powers like the present status.

Hence I don’t think that demand of separate Sindhi state stands correct on the logical and practical grounds as even after getting separate Sindhi state, Sindhi community will remain powerless on the political grounds.

Sindhi Community and appropriate political powers

This is the fact that in India, Sindhi community is the only community which leads on the economic fronts but on the political power fronts is miles and miles behind even those are considered as the economic backward class. The question is how and when Sindhi community in India will get appropriate representation in democratic set up of country? When the Sindhi community is going to get due share in the political arena of the country?

In my views there are few suggestions which if considered seriously by the politicians of country and demanded very strongly by the Sindhi leaders, it is quite possible that in very near future Sindhi community in India might get its due share in political arena of the country.

In the metros like Mumbai and Delhi one Lok Sabha seat should be reserved for the Sindhi community, there are a few cities like Ulhasnagar, Indore, Ajmer, Ahmedabad, Jabalpur, Surat etc where Sindhi population is more concentrated Lok Sabha seats from these 10-15 cities should also be reserved for Sindhi community, this will mean that in every Lok Sabha Sindhi community will have 10 to 15 representative which will be in accordance of Sindhi population (2 to 3%) in the country.

Similarly for the state assembly’s cities with higher Sindhi population can be kept reserved for the Vidhan Sabha elections, for instant out of five Vidhan Sabha Seats around the Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra 3 can be kept reserved for Sindhi Community. There should be provision of reserving seats at local bodies at city and village level also.

It should be made compulsory for all the political parties that they should have a minimum of 1% of their total Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad representative belonging to Sindhi community.

अन्ना की आंधी

2011-08-16T07:19:00.000+05:30

ये संभवतः किसी भी लोकत्रांतिक देश के इतिहास का पहला अवसर होगा जब लोकत्रांतिक राज्य व्यवस्था के आधी शताब्धी पुरे करने के बाद ठीक स्वतंत्रता की वर्षगांठ के दुसरे दिन से आज़ादी की दूसरी लड़ाई के नारे के साथ आरंभ हो रहे किसी जन आन्दोलन का सामना करना पड़ रहा हो | प्रश्न ये नहीं है कि ये आन्दोलन कियूं हो रहा है लोकतंत्र में इस तरह के विरोध स्वरों के लिए तो सदैव स्थान रहता है और लोकतंत्र के स्वस्थ के लिए ये विरोध स्वर आवश्यक भी हैं प्रश्न केवल इतना सा है कि अन्ना के आन्दोलन को इनता व्यापक जन समर्थन कियूं और कैसे मिल रहा है ? इस छोटे से प्रश्न ने सरकार की नींद तो उड़ा दी ही है साथ ही अन्य राजनेतिक दलों के माथे पर चिंता की लकीरें भी खिंच दी है | किया वास्तव में अन्ना की मांगे इस विशाल जन समर्थन को सार्थक बनाती है ? किया ये संभव है कि केवल और केवल एक कानून बना देने से देश को रिश्वतखोरी जैसी बड़ी समस्या से बचाया जा सकता है ? यदि देखा जाये तो वर्तमान में हमारे देश कि अवस्था है उसमे केवल कानून बना देना किसी भी समस्या का हल नहीं है , हमारी कोई भी समस्या के हल के लिए वयवस्था परिवर्तन अति आवश्यक समय के साथ चलने कि दिशा में उठाया गया कदम होगा | मैं अपने मूल प्रश्न अन्ना को मिल रहे व्यापक जन समर्थन कि तरफ लोटता हूँ
१. इस देश में मेरे जैसे न जाने कितने ही हज़ार लोग अन्ना के जन लोकपाल के प्रस्ताव " लोकपाल को शिकायतकर्ता , जांचकर्ता और न्यायकर्ता बनाने के " का समर्थन नहीं करते हैं , परन्तु फिर भी ये बड़ा बुद्धिवादी वर्ग अन्ना के साथ है कियूं कि हम जानते हैं कि अन्ना जिस परिवर्तन की बात कर रहें हैं वो न केवल देश हित में परन्तु साथ साथ देश के vikas के लिए आवश्यक भी है |
२. आम आदमी राजनेताओं की महंगाई और अन्य समस्याओं के प्रति उदासीनता से तंग आ चुका है और देश में एक प्रकार से राजनेतिक विश्व्सिनियता का संकट गहराता जा रहा है ऐसे समय में अन्ना के प्रस्ताव न केवल आम आदमी के मन में आशा का प्रकाश फैलाते हैं पर साथ ही एक प्रकार का विश्वास भी पैदा करते हैं |
३. युवा वर्ग बेरोज़गारी और शिक्षा के अवसरों के कारण अपने भविष्य के लिए चिंतित है इस विराट वर्ग में भी अन्ना का व्यवस्था परिवर्तन के लिए किये गए आन्दोलनों का इतहास प्ररेणा स्रोत का कम कर रहा है |
४. देश का हर नागरिक जानता है कि अन्ना के प्रस्तावों के कारण रिश्वतखोरी दूर नहीं होगी परन्तु कम से कम छोटी छोटी रिश्वतों से नागरिकों का पीछा छुट जायेगा |
५. अन्ना के प्रस्ताव सरकारी कर्मचारियों के साथ साथ उच्च अधिकारीयों और मंत्रियों के मन में एक प्रकार का भय पैदा करेगा और यह भय देश से रिश्वतखोरी ख़त्म करने में सहायक होगा |

आप भी अपने कारण कमेन्ट के रूप में लिख सकते है |

सतगुरु स्वामी शांतिप्रकाश जी महाराज

2011-08-10T15:43:00.001+05:30

सिंध की संतों की जननी धरा हो या भारतवर्ष की पावन पवित्र धरती , सिन्धी समाज पर परमात्मा की सदैव असीम कृपा रही है कियुन्की सिन्धी समाज में , आम आदमी के जीवन को भक्ति और श्रद्धा के रस से सरोबर करनेवाले संतों मह्त्माओं के रूप में पावन आत्माएं जन्म लेती रही है | आधुनिक युग के सिन्धी संतों में सतगुरु स्वामी शांतिप्रकाश जी को अग्रणीय और विशेष स्थान प्राप्त है | स्वामी जी का जन्म ई .स . १९०७ में सिंध प्रान्त के खंडू नामक स्थान पर रक्षा बंधन के दिन हुआ था | किसे पता था कि खैराज्मल नाम वाला यह बालक भविष्य में न केवल सिन्धी समाज की पापों से रक्षा करनेवाले परन्तु सम्पूर्ण मानवता के लिए शांति के प्रकाश रुपी संत के रूप में प्रसिद्ध होगा ||
छोटी अवस्था में ही चेचक के प्रभाव के कारण स्वामी जी की आँखों की रोशनी जाती रही और निराश होकर पिता श्री आसुदोमल बालक को लेकर शाहपुर थलो के मशहूर संत हरचुराम जी के पास पहुँच गए तथा बालक को संतजी के सेवा के लिए आश्रम में छोड़ आये | तीन वर्षों के बाद जब पिता ने बालक की आँखों की ज्योति के बारे में पूछा तो संतजी ने उत्तर दिया " इस बालक के नेत्र ज्योतिविहीन होने के कारण आपको चिंता करने की ज़रूरत नहीं है , ये बालक आगे चलकर न सिर्फ लाखों लोगों का मार्गदर्शक बनेगा पर सिंधियों के सर्वाधिक प्रसिद्ध संतों में शामिल होगा |"
एक दिन जब बालक की मुलाकात सतगुरु स्वामी तेऊराम जी से हुई तो उसने गुरु मंत्र देने के लिए प्राथर्ना की | स्वामी जी बालक को अपने साथ टंडो आदम अमरापुर स्थान ले गए , जहाँ पर बालक की साधू संतों की सेवा करने और सीखने की प्रवर्ति से खुश होकर स्वामी जी ने बालक को नया नाम शांतिप्रकाश दिया और उसकी धार्मिक शिक्षा पर विशेष ध्यान देने लगे | तीन वर्षों तक हरिद्वार में रहकर हिन्दू धरम ग्रंथों , शाश्त्रों और उप्निषिदों को अध्यन करने के बाद शांतिप्रकाश जी को धन सिरी गुरु ग्रन्थ साहिब जी का ज्ञान प्राप्त करने के लिए अमृतसर भेजा गया | ज्ञानी हमीरसिंह ये देख कर आश्चर्य चकित रह गए कि इस चक्क्शुविहीन युवक को सिरी गुरु ग्रन्थ साहिब जी का जो ही शब्द एकबार सुनाया जाता है वह याद रहता है |
शिक्षा पूरी करने के बाद स्वामीजी टंडो आदम के आश्रम में लोट आये और गुरु जी महराज के साथ सिंध प्रान्त के अलग अलग शहरों में धार्मिक प्रवचन के लिए भ्रमण करने लगे | देश के विभाजन के बाद स्वामी सर्वानन्द जी ने जयपुर में अमरापुर स्थान की स्थापना की परन्तु स्वामी शांतिप्रकाश जी ने अपने कार्यक्षेत्र के रूप में उल्हासनगर का चुनाव किया |
स्वामी जी की नज़रों में बिना मानवता की सेवा के आध्यात्मिक विकास अर्थहीन था इसीलिए स्वामी जी ने उल्हासनगर में प्रेमप्रकाश आश्रम की स्थापना की और उनके अथक परिश्रम के कारण जल्द ही ये आश्रम केवल धार्मिक स्थान न रहकर सिन्धी समाज के सामाजिक विकास और समाज सेवा का केंद्र बन गया | स्वामी जी ने उल्हासनगर में जनता जनार्धन परिषद् , सुंदर सेवक सभा , स्वामी सर्वानन्द हॉस्पिटल , नारी शाला, श्री राधेश्याम गौ शाला जैसी अनेक सामाजिक उपयोगी संस्थाओं का निर्माण किया |
स्वामी जी का ये स्वभाव था कि वे ये नहीं देखते थे कि उनसे याचना करनेवाला प्रेम्प्रकाशी है या नहीं वे तो बस याचक के दुःख देखते थे और उन दुखों का निवारण करने का प्रयत्न करते थे | वार्षिक नेत्र चिकित्सा शिविर उनके सामाजिक कार्यक्रमोंमें विशेष स्थान रखता था|
एक बार एक साधू ने आश्रम के द्वार पर आकर खाना माँगा परन्तु आश्रम के सेवक ने कह दिया कि थोड़ी देर के बाद आना कियूं कि खाना तो तयार है परन्तु दिया भगवन को भोग लगाने के बाद , साधू निराश होकर चला गया जब स्वामी जी को इस बात का ज्ञान हुआ तो उन्होंने उस सेवक का कहा "मुर्ख जिस भगवन को तुम भोग लगाने कि तयारी कर रहे हो उसे तो तुमने भूखा ही लोटा दिया जाओ और जाकर उस साधू को ढूंढ़ कर माफ़ी मांगकर उसे खाना खिलाओ यही वास्तविक रूप में भगवन को भोग लगाना है |" उसी दिन से उल्हासनगर आश्रम में साधू संतों के भोजन की विशेष विवस्था आरंभ हो गयी |
१९ अगस्त १९९२ में विमान से सिंगापूर जाते समय प्रातःकाल ४ बजे अमृत वेला में स्वामी जी इस नश्वर संसार को त्यागकर परमपिता परमात्मा में विलीन हो गए परन्तु उनके सामाजिक कार्यों और लाखों करोड़ों लोगो के आधियातमिक विकास के प्रयत्नों के कारण वे सदा सभी के दिलों में जीवत है और रहेंगे |

Anna’s options challenge for Indian youth

2011-07-14T19:17:00.000+05:30

This is now as clear as sunlight, at least judging from the reaction of various political leaders it appears that the draft which will be presented in the Lok Sabha will be totally different from one which Anna wants. This now only rests with time, which will announce pre birth death of Lok Pal. In these situations Anna will be left with option of starting all again with yet another agitation from the 16th August 2011 as Anna has already announced. The question is ‘is Anna left with this solo option?’ Certainly not because last time politicians specially those are in power were saying that as Anna is not elected by people hence he can’t dictate terms for constituting Lok Pal, this time they will come forward with argument that draft of Lok Pal is under consideration of members of Lok Sabha and it various committees, hence Anna should not blackmail us and nation.
Looking at the situation of country we are at the status of urgent need of time bound free and fare investigating authority for the corruption. This is also fact that proposed draft of Anna’s Lok Pal bill will create a kind of fear among the minds of corrupt people, though I don’t agree with punishment powers given to Lok Pal, but still I support this because the major difference between the present constitutional provisions, investigating agencies and Lok Pal is the time bound actions. This is sure that provisions like the Lok Pal will bring the corruption under control to a large extant but this will remain only matter of time before we will need another provisions stronger than Lok Pal, because Lok Pal and other constitutional provisions are just punishing present corrupt people with doors open for the entrance of new players of corruption..
Anna is left with another option of expanding area of reforms and go for the election reforms as this will be a step in direction of closing the door for the entrance of corrupt people at higher post.
During the Anna’s Satyagrah for drafting Lok Pal bill, a debate was on the powers of leaders elected by the people during the elections and even Anna was suggested to fight 2014 elections to come in power and constitute bill of own will. If we look at political horizon of country during last 30-40 years this is very clear that after the elections not elected political leadership emerge and start leading as there is constitutional provision for this, any person can lead the government even by being member of Vidhal Parishad (states) or Rajya Sabha. If we look at purpose of these houses we will learn that these were constituted for the involvement of professionals and socially renowned citizens in the day to day work of government and work as the controlling authority. Unfortunately in the recent times these houses are used for political adjustments and backdoor entry to power. Surely we had reached to time when we need to think very seriously over the existence of these houses.
I am putting a draft for the election reforms with keeping eye at closing the doors for entrance of corrupt people to power. My election reforms are
1] There will be no Rajya Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, instead of that number of members of Lok Sabha and State Assemblies will be raised to double of present number. From every constituency two representatives, one male & one female will be elected.
2] Elections will be held at interval of 6 years instead of present 5 years. The difference will be that instead of entire country/ state, one third of country will elect representatives at the interval of two years; these elected representatives will have a term of 6 years. For illustration in the years 2014 Lok Sabha elections will be held for two third of country and for the remaining one third elections will be held in the years 2016. Half of the elected in 2014 will have term of 4 years as next elections in these areas will be held in 2018 and for remaining one third elections will be held in the year 2020.
3] State elections will be held as par pre define schedules but the change will be that there will be no Vidhan Parishad, One third members will have term of 2 years, one third of 4 years and remaining one third will have full 6 years term.
4] Like the President, Prime Minister will also be elected by members of Parliament and state assemblies and will have term of minimum 2 years (If not dismissed by President). A person will not be allowed to hold post of Prime Minister / State Chief Minister for more than 10 years.
5] Prime Minister or State Chief Minister will have option of including non elected professionals, socially renowned citizens to council of ministers with limitation of number of such inclusions remains under the 2% of total number of seats. Such included members will be part of government but will not have power of voting either in favor or against the government.
6] Graduation is the minimum educational qualification for being a candidate for the elections of State Assembly or Lok Sabha.
7] Any citizen is allowed to fight maximum 10 elections (total) of State Assembly and Lok Sabha during entire life,
8] Candidate must be citizen / voter of that particular constituency since last 10 years from which willing to fight elections.
9] No person should be allowed to represent same constituency for more than 4 times.
10] If an elected representative resigns before completing the term he/she will have to pay the entire government expenses will be occurring for holding fresh elections, which will be held within 30 days from the date of resignation. Similarly in the case of death of representative fresh elections will be held within 30 days.
11] During the term as the public representative no one will be allowed to be active part of any of commercial activity or even held any post in the political party.
12] Before taking oath as M.P. / M.L.A person should resign from the party post held.
13] Specialised ministries should be allotted to specify persons for instant Finance Minister must be post graduate of economics, sports minister must be a sports person with representation at state, national or inter national levels, Science & Technology Minister should be a science post graduate and. Minister associated with youth affairs must be under age of 40 years.
14] Like the minimum age limit there will be upper age limit of 70 years for qualification for being candidate for elections.
15] Along with nomination forms every candidate must declare source for the expenses to be made, this must be at least equivalent to two third of admissible expenses.
16] Every candidate must submit year wise plan of expensing M.P. / M.L.A. fund with details for the constituency along with nomination form.
17] Any citizen under judicial trial will not be entitled for being candidate at elections.
18] Every M.P. / M.L.A must publish year wise property held through news papers and own official website, this declaration must include property of last 10 years.
19] Speaker of house will not be entitled for voting.
20] Instead of single admissible election expense, this will be calculated on the basis of number of voters in the constituency with subjected to equivalent to maximum Rs. 20 per voter.
21] Non refundable security deposit for the candidate will be equivalent to 5% of government expenses occurring for holding the elections in that constituency. This security deposit will be part of admissible expenses.
22] Political Parties will be allowed to collect funds from their members and supporter but this must be minimum of Rs. 5000/- and names of donors with PAN numbers must be published in news papers and on the official website quarterly. There must be year wise list of donors with amount for last ten years.
23] Every candidate must declare the amount given to election fund of party; this amount will be treated as part of admissible expenses.
24] If two or more political parties are making pre poll seat adjustment, they should fight the election on same and single symbol.
25] If a M.P. / M.L.A. fail to implement 80% of development plans under the M.P. / M.L.A. funds for two years, he /she will be called back and fresh elections will be held in that constituency within 30 days, such M.P. / M.L.A. will have to pay for the government expenses occurring due to fresh elections.
26] If a government employee wishes to fight election, he /she should not be in government service on the day of filling nomination papers.
27] M.P. / M.L.A will be entitled for free housing / telephone etc either at capital or at home town.
28] There should not be any post poll alliances. In a hung assembly / parliament political party / pre poll alliance with highest seats will be allowed to form government with provision of restructuring voting powers. This means every member of party in power will have voting power equivalent to more than one where as for others this will be below 1 vote.
29] M.P. / M.L.A will not be allowed to be part of any N.G.O., sports authority or any other organization, He / She must resign from such post before filling the nomination papers.
30] This is most common in the recent times that assembly / parliament remains suspended for considerable duration due to this or that reason, if during any session assembly / parliament is suspended by speakers for more than 10% of total functional time of that session, all the M.P. / M.L.A will not be entitled for the allowance for that session.
31] Neither the family members nor the relatives of any M.P. / M.L.A will be entitled to part of any N.G.O. or any other social organization established during the turn over as the M.P. / M.L.A.
32] Any commercial establishment associated with M.P. / M.L.A. (including family members and relatives) will be entitled for loans only either from Bank or from government and not from any other source.

Budget 2010

2010-02-26T09:03:00.000+05:30

Budget 2010
Yesterday evening I was at the Gandhinagar market, interacting with local traders in connection of renovation of our site www.gandhinagarworld.com and publishing of business directory of wholesale and retail shops in the Gandhinagar (one of the biggest wholesale market in south Maharashtra) Kolhapur. As it was only a day before, Mamta Didi has presented rail budget so a few people asked me about my participation in the budget related program “Public Ka Vitmantri” telecasted on Zee business and Zee News two years back in February 2008.
This has prompted me to write something more on the budgetary proposals in the light of changed economic conditions of developing country like India, though I know that this is quite late, as few hours from know Indian Finance minister will raise to present Finance bill and read out his budget proposal in the parliament so this is almost impossible for him even thought about my suggestion but surely these suggestions might prove handy for the future budgets of country and this temptation is forcing me to write all this.
Suggestion [1] Roads & Highways
If you are on tour of Maharashtra certainly you will enjoy the status of roads and highways, the only head ache is that if you are driving your own vehicle after every 100 odd Km’s you have to stop for paying toll tax which not only proves hurdle for enjoying the driving but also proves instrumental for misbalancing your travel budget. This toll tax is applicable on the most of national and state highways through out India. If I have been finance minister surely I have proposed to abolish this toll tax by imposing additional road tax duty on new vehicle registration as follows Two wheelers Rs. 500Three Wheelers Rs. 250Four Wheelers (Personal Use) Rs. 2000Four Wheelers (Public Use) Rs. 1000Mini Bus & Mini Trucks Rs. 2500Bus & Truck Rs. 5000This amount will not only meet with the revenue collected from the toll tax but also prove sufficient to spare a decent amount for the maintenance of present roads and funds for the development of future roads.
Suggestion [2] Tobacco, Alcohol & Health
Since past few years government is appearing very much cautious about the public health and proving harsh for the consumption of tobacco & alcohol. Considerable decent amount is being allotted for educating people about the disadvantages and health hazards of consuming tobacco and alcohol. In my personal view this is not just crime but eventually a sin, especially when we take in consideration that many Indian villages don’t have primary health facilities. I suggest that no expenses should be allowed for educating people about health hazards generating from the consumption of tobacco and alcohol. Instead of that these products must be taxed with such high rates that they should go beyond the buying powers of common citizen, for instant presently one cigarette is casting about Rs. 2, an additional duty of Rs. 18 should be posed to make it available for Rs. 20. This additional amount should be utilized in providing better free medical facilities to villagers.
Suggestion [3] Taxes
This is the most important and much awaited part of budget speech of finance minister because this has powers of affecting day to day life of common people.
My first suggestion is related with indirect taxes; under the waves of globalization this is common fact that in the most of world markets there is competition between the local commodities and imported goods. Unfortunately we Indians have an attitude of buying imported goods just because over the centauries we have been educated that these are better quality products but time has proved that goods manufactured in India are meeting with world standards of quality. I suggest that import duty on the commodities manufactured outside of India must be 10% higher that what excise duty is applicable on the similar product manufactured in India. However if the manufacturing company starts a plant in India, imports raw material and manufacture goods in India, this additional import duty must be adjusted with the excise duty. For example if the Lenovo or Dell is establishing a unit for assembling laptops in India, company must be allowed to pay import duty equivalent to Indian laptop assembling company, but in case of ready to use laptops Lenovo or Dell must pay 10% higher import duty.
Considering the agricultural based economy of India, I am suggesting imposing 1% income tax on the sale value of cash crops like Cotton and Sugar cane; this must be deducted at the factories. Similarly many fruits are exported to other countries either in raw form or as the processed product, I suggest imposing 10% income tax on sale value of these if exported in raw form and 1% on processed products.
Now I am turning to my suggestions related to direct tax. My suggestions are:

Salaried Person

1] Income including investment benefits up to Rs. 3 Lakhs No Tax

2] From Rs. 3 to 5 Lakh 8% [Max Rs. 16000]

3] From Rs. 5 to 7 Lakh 9% [Rs. Rs.16000 plus 9%]

4] From Rs. 7 to 10 Lakh 10% [Rs. 34000 plus 10%]

5] Rs 10 Lakh & Above 15% [Rs. 64000 plus 15%]
Business Income

In our country business houses, companies and traders are allowed to pay income tax after deducting expenses from the Gross profit. In most of cases this system is reducing net profit to just 2 - 4 % of sale turnover and in some cases even less than 1%. This creates space for corruption whiles the assessment of tax. I am suggesting tax structure based on the Gross Profits. I will also raise the limit of getting account books audited from present 40 Lakh to 60 Lakh. Retail shop owners with annual sale of Rs.12 Lakh or lesser will be allowed not to keep account books, provided they pay Rs. 3000 as income tax.
Traders

1] Gross Profit Less than Rs. 3 Lakh No Tax

2] From 3 Lakh to 10 Lakh 5% [From Rs. 15000 to Rs. 50000]

3] Above Rs. 10 Lakh 8% [Rs. 50000 plus 8%]
Manufacturers & Companies

1] Gross Profit Less than Rs. 10 Lakh 2%

2] From 10 to 24.99 Lakh 4%

3] From 25 Lakh to 49.99 Lakh 6%

4] From 50 Lakh to 99.99 Lakh 8%

5] 100 Lakh & above 10%

Why We are Sindhi

2010-01-28T08:08:00.000+05:30

A few days back entire country was celebrating annual festival Republic Day, as this was the 61st time for citizens to involve in national celebration and feel the proud of being Indian and to mark the completing of 60 years of accepting constitution for the republic way of ruling, a musical tribute was prepared in the form of new revised edition of one of popular patriotic song “Mile Sure Mera Tumhara” which is the true reflection of rich linguistic and regional diversity of the country. This is certainly highly upsetting happening that this new version of “Mile Sur” is without few nodes of Sindhi, which was integral part of old version.
This is a fact that population of Sindhis in India is hardly 2 – 3 % of total population of country, but who will dare to deny that Sindhis are contributing at least twice of there population towards the economic growth of the country. In these conditions if the Sindhi community is shocked, feeling dejected, neglected, insulted and there are waves of anger among the Sindhi youth, nothing is wrong in it. All this is quite normal. I have received a few mails like one from the 21 years young Brahmkhatri Niraj of Vadodara Gujrat and various SMS from the different parts of country asking for my reaction over this.
Certainly this is shocking and insulting happening for the Sindhi community but more importantly for the nation because by excluding Sindhi from the new version of “Mile Sur” should be taken as the killing of rich linguistic and regional heritage held by the country. In another way this can also be taken as the insult of Indian constitution which recognized Sindhi as one of the languages of country. Surely this ignorance of very high quality and every Indian should protest for this, but being a Sindhis I had tried to look at my inner conscious over this issue and find “Why we are Sindhi?” awaiting for a reply.
This is historic fact that over the centauries Hindu people living on the banks of Holy River Sindhu and worshiping God Jhulelal [Water God] as their deity were identified as the Sindhi community. At the time of partition of country in 1947, alike other Hindus, Sindhis were also forced to migrate to India. Eventually this partition has resulted in creation of two religions for the people of Sindhi community, population migrated to India remained to their original religion Hindu, where as most of Sindhis, who opted to live in Pakistan, have created new section Musilim Sindhi by being converted into followers of Islam. Being born and brought up in India and working as the teacher in the Sindhi medium school, I have seen the hard work, troubles and pains sustained by our elders for re-establishing themselves after the migration. Keeping a space open for being disagreed, I am trying to answer the question why we are Sindhi?
At the time of partition of country there was no population rich area in the free India for the Sindhis as the others like Punjabi, Bengali and Rajasthani, [on the basis of which states of country are formed] hence migrated Sindhis were accommodated in the different parts of country. As the result of this minority community Sindhi reached to stage of being with very isolated population and without a state in India. This is also fact that though Sindhis in India were left without a linguistic state but hard working Sindhis have tried to keep their linguistic identity intact by establishing Sindhi medium schools, unfortunately here one of greatest quality “Adoptability” of Sindhi community [Probably Sindhi community is most adoptable among the human communities of world and that’s why in every part of globe people belonging to Sindhi community are present] functioned as the hard to sustain obstacle for existence of these Sindhi schools, as during these 60 years, either most of Sindhi schools are closed or converted into schools with other than Sindhi language as the medium of instruction.
We are Sindhi just because we have Sindhi language for communication, which gives our community a separate and individual state and work as our identity. Being a community of business attitude, Sindhis started to learn the local regional language and English and it was natural that slowly and gradually Sindhi language, which was and is the identity of Sindhis, was sidelined. Unfortunately in the free India, Sindhis were also left with status of being without any strong political leadership and dispute over the adaptation of Arabic or Devnagiri script for Sindhi language. Language is the root, which supplies water and growth essential minerals to tree of customs, traditions and rich social heritage. As the use of Sindhi language in the day to day life is reduced [This is unfortunate, though hard to digest truth that at most places Sindhi language is not used even for communication between the family members] so the community tree started to become weak and weaker due to insufficient supply of life elements and for this none else but we Sindhis are responsible because we stopped using Sindhi language.
I wish to conclude with a very clear message for Sindhi youth, If you are in the mind set, that whole nation should oppose and raise a wise to protest revised version of “Mile Sur” you should start speaking Sindhi language. Do remember Parasi community has much lesser population than Sindhis in India. Parasi New year is the holiday in the country but how many other community members from your own city knows about the “Cheti Chandu” Sindhi New Year day? We are Sindhi and will remain Sindhi only if Sindhi language remains alive.

Elections IPL and Indians

2009-03-23T09:54:00.000+05:30

Elections IPL and Indians
Cricket is not just another sport as for as South Asia, especially when India is taken in consideration. Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar are more than living God for the cricket passionate Indians, Though this is fact that cricket is not beyond the reach of market dominating powers as huge money is involved with the conduction of the game but still cricket is the red life supporting liquid flowing in the blood vessels of Indians.
Unfortunately in our country, though we have a democratic setup of ruling but still most of us didn’t dare to cross the verbal reaction lines and enter into field of action. BCCI has decided to move the IPL to foreign land in reaction of central government’s refusal to provide adequate security as the dates of tournament and Loksabha elections are clashing with each other. A lot of voices will raised in the country an favor and against of this but one thing is sure that all the accountable persons will be allowed a safe rescue passage for not being responsible for this.
It was very much clear even before the IPL started last year that during the 2009 country will have to go for Lok sabha elections during the April May, surely there were chances for pre elections but all that was case of ifs and buts. It was much clear on the first day of year 2009 that elections will held during this time and after the terrorist attack on the Mumbai, security of the players will be the measure concern for the government and IPL organizers. I can’t understand in these conditions why the BCCI agreed to play an additional Test Match in the New Zealand? Why the wisdom of holding the tournament early has not be opted by the IPL and BCCI? Yet another question is to be answered by the BCCI and IPL organizers, in the democratic set up what should be kept at preference Lko sabha elections or a regular sporting event? One thing is sure that Indian capacities are sufficient enough to tackle the security concerns of elections and this mega sporting event. As Shri Narendera Modi, has already offered his willingness for conducting all the IPL matches at scheduled dates in the Gujarat. Some other states are also there ready to provide security in these conditions surely the decision of moving the IPL away from the country, taken by the BCCI, is beyond the boundaries of understanding?
We are living in the world of market dominated era and cricket is the most profitable commodity, every one, even those claims working for the providing and creating opportunities for the talent are eventually working for gaining the monetary benefits and no one is questioning their this attitude even when in the country, cricket is life style. The question is raised only when the market dominating forces and national pride appear to clashing each other. Surely moving IPL to another country will carry a message of failure of Indians as the nation though this will indicate professional excellence. The only question is there, are we Indian are ready to be renowned as the professional people at the cast of national pride?
As the media reports says most probably IPL will held in Landon because of availability of two cricketing grounds in the city. Is the Landon is more suitable venue than Gujarat? Will the BCCI, who had shown the concern over the losses of market dominating force in case of IPL is not held, dare to think the losses of Indians living in the Gujarat, as Shri Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat is ready to conduct whole IPL tournament?
As I had stated in the opening lines we Indians have an attitude of satisfying our accountability with verbal reactions and don’t hold courage to enter into action fields so nothing will happen and this prestigious Indian sporting event will held on the foreign land. BCCI and political parties will blame the central government and central government will push the ball in the court of states.
The ideal action situation for the Indians will be, if the BCCI persists for his decision of moving IPL away from the country even when Gujarat is ready to assure safe conduction of tournament, not just only boycott the television rely of the matches but also stop using the products of companies sponsoring IPL in the foreign country? How beautiful these words are appearing because we all know these are the words and not deeds and we Indians are masters of words like the cricket.

Democratic Elections

2009-03-18T07:53:00.000+05:30

Democratic Elections
Lok Sabha elections are round the corner and in the country like India this opportunity is generated at the regular interval of usual five years and citizen get a chance show and express their attitude and accountability towards the building of geographical land as the nation India.
This is time, the usual democratic elections are meaning a lot more as recently we had seen the anger expression of Indians generated from the terrorist attack on Mumbai and still this threat is withholding the government to grant permission for the IPL in tandem of elections.
Will this time, we the citizens of India, be able to deliver something notable towards our contribution for the development of nation? Will our choice fulfill the standards of selecting a proper representative? After the election will we have the satisfaction of fulfilling our responsibility, laid down on us by our constitution? These are the some of the questions which are bound to get an answer by these elections.
It is often said that elections are the acid test for the politicians, but if we look with wider vision and true sense, eventually democratic elections are the biggest obligation and acid test of wisdom of common citizens, because this one minute individual action is bound to play all important role for the future and contributes very significantly towards the building of nation. The most important question waiting for a reply from this election, is the Indian citizens, during these over fifty years of democracy, does the Indian voters had gained enough maturity and learned art of unbiased voting?
Before we get answer for this on 16 May 2009, this will be beneficial to learn how we had voted in the past, because it is past which gives birth to future on the surface of present. Till today we Indian have voted on the lines of
1] Political Party: At the dawn of democracy in the country, Indians were under the influence of political parties and since recent past not much considerable change is visible as for as this influence is concerned. We are voting on party lines without bothering or even thinking about the ability, social background, educational level, life ideology and many more things related with the individual candidate.
2] Cast: In this line of voting also we ignore all the demerits and shortcomings of individual candidate and vote on solitary line of cast to which we and candidate belongs to.
3] Personal Relation: More than 20% of the people, who comes out for voting are slave of this criteria of voting. We often vote for a candidate only because we have good social relations with candidate or with the friends and relatives of the candidate.
4]Influenced voting: This is yet another significant pattern of voting and very distinctly visible in the rural and areas with low educational levels, where under the influence of threat, greed or short term economic gains, people comes out to vote for a particular candidate.
5] Aggressive Publicity Voting: We had reached to status of living in the market so how can the elections be remaining unaffected from this. Today elections are the reason of economic boost and occasion of huge flow of money. Unfortunately more than 50% people of urban areas, coming out to exercise voting rights are falling pray to this aggressive publicity. The amazing things that most of this educated lot know that, what the candidate is promising and publicizing is not more than seasonal rain of elections and bound to get evaporate as soon as the sun of reality starts to shine in the sky of normal life.
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International Women’s Day and Gruhinimahotsav Kolhapur

2009-03-08T00:09:00.000+05:30

International Women’s Day and Gruhinimahotsav Kolhapur
8th March is the day, celebrated through out the world as salute to women power. In the country like India, since the centuries social life is considered to be male dominated, though this is fact in the universe India is only country where women is worshiped as Goddess and even in day to day life is treated as Grah Laxmi [Goddess of wealth] but the fact remained unchanged and beyond doubts that during the rule of Moguls on the country work area of Indian women was restricted within the boundary walls of homes. This status of some centuries resulted in creation of secondary status for the women as for as social life is concerned.
Towards the end of British rule movement for strengthening women power in India was started which got momentum after the Independence and in very short time Indian women started moving and sharing social responsibilities. Today after the 60 years of independence Indian women is emerging as one strongest pillar for social and family life. From politics to industrial management in each and every field foot prints of Indian women are very much distinct and clearly visible. Today an Indian woman is leading the country as Rashtrapati first citizen of the country. Kalpna Chawla becomes the first Indian to go into space and Bachindari Paul first Indian lady to climb Himalaya.
Not only in the big cities but small and rural population rich area like Kolhapur, this day is celebrated to felicitate and mark the progress of Indian women. Since last six years, sou Pratima Satej Patil is coordinating Gruhinimahotsav [ http://www.gruhinimahotsav.com/ ] an annual event orgainsed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Arts, Sports, Educational & Cultural Trust Kolhapur under the able guidance of young and visionary leader Bunty Patil [ http://www.buntypatil.com/ ] During this event Women Bachat Gats of Kolhapur District gets free stalls to exhibit handicraft items prepared by them, show their cooking skills and participate in the discussions related with social welfare and awareness. Some of few topics of discussion are Save Girl Child, Pre Marriage HIV Test [ http://www.riskfreepartner.com/ ] and Save Environment etc. During the event Rangoli competition and Greeting card competitions are also held on the same topic.

60 glorious years

2009-01-26T21:15:00.000+05:30

60 glorious years

India, world’s largest populated republic democracy is entering into sixties and I am also heading for this as seven years from now I will be able to use the famous Indian Saying “Satha So Patha”. I am daring to write this because at least for two third progress of country [last 40 years] I am live witness. I can recall some political memories like going for listening speeches by Late Balraj Madhok and other political leaders in the series of Lectures by eminent Indian personalities arranged by Community Ganeshoutsav Mandals of Burhanpur or going for taking autograph of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpay direct from hospital where I was recovering after a serious operation and special permission of doctors was taken for this only. This might sound a bit hard to believe for younger generation but frankly speaking in those day life was not the utensil of complicity as the present one is.
History might be cursing Late Smt. Indira Gandhi for imposing emergency and over shading the rights of freedom of millions and million Indians, but I can recall we were discussing it among the friends as necessary action for bringing discipline in day to day life because in those days trains started running on time. This might be the sky limit for thought flight of our teen aged minds. Today when I am listening and observing consists demand from masses for the responsibility filled work attitude either by politician or by the government officials I can say seeds of this are eventually sown during the days of emergency.
This journey of 60 years was not always of the smooth roads; Himalayan obstacles were presented by wars with Pakistan and China, though India always emerged as victor but never found comfort of safe international boundaries. Communal forces and lack of strong political will had also proved speed breakers for economic and infra structural growth of country.
Since the 60 years Kashmir is burning and unsolved social problem, the souring wounds are salted with agitation and voices of separation from the north east but more importantly countries political leadership looked more interested in deepening this valley of misunderstand instead of working as strong biding force for keeping the communal harmony intact. God might have created Indian land on ideal of own because like the different colors of natural powers, India is human ocean of different faiths, customs and traditions, as nobody is sure about the liking a certain color of nature so no body can say which faith, custom or tradition has worked more importantly for making India, one among the super powers of the world.
Entire world is looking at 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai as one of the worst happening in the country during these 60 years but frankly speaking surely there will be people for whom this incident was blessing of God because despite of scarifying lives of some truly dedicated defense personals and some hundreds of innocent citizens Indian youth awaked with realization of self, Muslim community which always blamed for creating a separate stream, appears to be part of main Indian stream. Political leadership has realized that days are over for their decade old policy of divide and rule, common Indian citizen is not going to be satisfied with the verbal actions like the past. Official are feeling the pressures of responsibilities linked with their post and more importantly youth is stepping forward for constructing New India, defining responsibilities and persisting for getting the answer for the questions related with the progress and safety of the country. This is all important post 26/11 effect that country is now not getting satisfaction with words but looking for the actions taken for the improvement.

Political Reforms

2008-11-19T23:08:00.000+05:30

Political Reforms
Since past few days mercury level of political arena is on the way of touching a new height with the on going political war of leaders of North India especially of the Bihar with the young Maharshtrian leader Raj Thakre. If we look at the root cause for all these unpleasant happening we are bound to end with political desire of proving the regional supremacy of self over the others.
In fact this regionalism is seeded with our constitution though I am not a constitution expert but surely an Indian with a little bit of wisdom to take the measures of the situations. At the time of independence country was divided into state on the bases of language and unfortunately during these over 60 years of post independence we fail to develop attitude of being Indian still we are Punjabi, Gujarati, Bihari, Rajathani, Maharashtrian or North Indians and south Indians. As we are living in the democratic setup and it is most suited for the political parties to have small but very strong supportive vote banks hence political leadership of the country has preferred to work for keeping the regional identity intact instead of developing attitude and affection for the national identity among the generations of post independence era.
This is always said that there is a silver lining in the dark clouds. In fact this ongoing political dispute is that silver line which must be utilised for initiating the script writing for the much needed political reforms. On my experiences as the common citizen I am putting up some reforms.
Constitutional
There will be no states in the country, from Kashmir to Kanyakumari whole land will be a nation. This is sure that an opposing argument will be based on difficulties at administrative levels but this can be solved with making provision of increasing the powers of local bodies at the city / village levels and increasing the number of members of Lok Sabha there must be a representative of every five Lakh voters in the dense population areas and for three Lakh voters in the areas of dispersed population.
As there is provision of development funds for every Member of Parliament so this can be made compulsory for all the political parties to face the elections with their proposed development plan for every constituency by utilizing this fund. Winning party which fails to complete less than 80% of proposed development will not be entitled for fighting election from that constituency in the next election.
People often complains and there is truth in it to considerable extant, that MP or MLA of the area has not worked for the all round and equal development in the constituency and has utilized most of the funds for providing facilities to specific area of the constituency. To avoid this I am suggesting change in method of declaring winner of election, instead of present total number of popularity votes, candidate who stood first on the list of popularity votes at 70% of total pooling booths will be declared winner. This might rarely happens that a candidate might get higher votes but as that candidate fails to gets first position at 70% of total pooling booths so this candidate will not be the winner.
There is another way also in which every pooling booth will be converted into single vote and candidate standing first and second will get it. For illustration suppose in a constituency there are 500 pooling booths so a candidate will be entitled for getting maximum 1000 votes and any candidate getting 700 votes should be declared winner. For getting pooling both vote this will essential for the candidate to get at least 20% of total votes. [If 1000 people have voted at least 200 must have voted for that candidate]
Any member of Parliament changing party six months prior to election will not be entitled for fighting the forth coming election on the ticket of newly joined party and will have to wait till next election for being a candidate from the same constituency.
Political parties failing to win 10% of total seats will loose their registration with election commission and their candidates who had won that election will have to join any other party within 30 days of such action.
Political leaders will not be entitled for accepting any gift / donation either from common citizen or from any commercial establishment for self or for party.
Political parties will get election fund equivalent to 5% of aggregate of development fund received by their Members of Parliament.
Candidate are allowed to make maximum election expanses at the rate of Rs. 5/- [Five] per voter and has to submit details of proposed expanses while filling the election forms. Election commission will give Rs. 1 Lakh to every candidate who keeps total election expenses within Rs. 10 Lakh and gets Rs. 1 Lakh from the party election fund.
For registering a party with election commission, which can be done one year prior of next scheduled elections, this will be mandatory to have endorsement from at least 15 present or past members of Parliament who are entitled for fighting election and give written commitment of fighting next election as party candidate of this new political party. Election commission will charge Rs. 30,000/- for registering a political party.
In the case of death / disqualification of a member, instead of holding fresh elections, candidate stood second in the previous election will become member for rest of the term. This rule is applicable only if the time for the next scheduled election is higher than six months, other wise party president will look after the developmental works of the constituency without having voting rights or right of participation in the parliament functioning.
No politician will be entitled for fighting more than five elections irrespective of wining or loosing the election and this will be inclusive of the elections at the city / Village level.
Independent candidates will not be allowed to fight elections for the Lok Sabha, however their participation will be allowed in the city / Village level elections. Here also provision should be made for providing development fund and pre election announcement of development plan by the candidates at the city / village levels.
Rajya Shabha will not exist. President of India will have right of appointing 20 members for Lok sabha but these appointment member will not be entitled for becoming a minister in the government and eventually function as independent candidate.
There will be no reservation in any field on any bases and there will be only one set of laws for all the Indians, irrespective of their caste, religion or region of living. Using a word indicating caste or religion of any citizen will be a punishable crime.
This is common observation that these days working of Parliament House gets hurdles or withheld for this or that reasons hence to avoid this, provision should be made that members must get allowance on the bases of working hours of the house instead of present one which is based on the number of days.
This is also observed that certain politicians are enjoying same portfolio in the ministry for several terms which often leads creation of non satisfaction and irregular [region wise] development works by that ministry. Provision should be made that no politicians should be allowed same ministry for more than three years in the entire political career. However post of Prime Minister & Finance Minister will be free from this restriction.
In the case of ruling party don’t have any member matching with eligibility criteria for the Finance Minister, can appoint any suitable candidate. In that case one member of the party will have to resign from the membership of Parliament and person appointed as finance minister will be treated as representative for the constituency of resigning member.
Baring the Prime Minister, all the ministers and Members of Parliaments will be entitled for 3BHK flat in multistoried building for their residential purpose in Delhi on rental basis. The rent will not be in excess of 20% of salary and allowances and will be deducted at source. All the members have to vacant this flat one month prior of the elections and have to submit such certificate to election officials if fighting elections.
As in the present era politics is no more act of social service and being member of Parliament involves more than adequate economic gains hence if any member needs a security will have to pay for this.
Eligibility Criteria
This is most strange and truly fascinating fact about our country that for being selected to post of forth grade employee say peon one needs to have a minimum educational qualification equivalent of 10 years of school education but for being a politician, representative of millions and nation’s police maker you are free from such obligations. We are often complaining about lowering of moral behavior by the politicians but never put stress for combining the educational qualification with the essentials of political leadership. As at the time of independence educational levels in our country were lower in the true sense but during these 60 years we had marched miles and miles ahead on the road of increasing educational levels hence this is most appropriate time to make certain essential educational levels for fighting elections. My proposed educational eligibility criteria is
For Village Level Elections: Minimum 8 years of school educationFor City Level Elections: Minimum 12 years of school education For Being Member of Parliament: A degree or professional diploma For Being Minister: Post GraduationFor Finance Minister: Economics Post Graduate or CEO of a corporate house with five years experience. For Defense Minister: Retired armed force personal of rank of Major and above or IPS personal of equivalent post. For Prime Minister: Minimum one year’s experience of being a minister is desirable but not essential.
The most and all important eligibility criteria for being entitled as a candidate in any election, person must not have any past criminal record and at any time of election process should not be in prison even due to political reasons.
To Young Indians
I know my most of proposals will be out rightly rejected by majority of the present political leadership of the country, but frankly speaking I had not written a single word for them, all this is about a hard to achieve challenge for younger Indian generation and written for the purpose of awakening them. Once I had read a meaningful and inspiring thought “Be the change you want to see”. I wish to further ahead of this that this is always the younger generations which are willing for change and have the energy sources essential for bringing the change. I wish to say identify your energy potential and instead of using this for destructive works by playing at the hands of politicians, be politicians, utilize these huge energy channels you have for making self and every citizen of country, an Indian in true sense. Do remember old aged persons can only suggest directions for the action but can’t initiate an action this is the reasonability of youth to act and bring a desirable change.

Indian Idol 4 - Will a Sindhi this time

2008-10-26T01:54:00.000+05:30

Young talented singing sensation Mohit Lalwani of Delhi has made final 30 for Indian Idol 4 and needs supporting SMS from viewers to move further in competition. Watch him performing on Sony Television Friday - Saturday and support him by sending a minimum of 5-6 SMS everytime & maximum no limit. (Please note that the SMS lines open from Saturday 9p.m. to Sunday 9a.m.)

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Scripted Protest

2008-10-14T01:16:00.000+05:30

Scripted Protest
Surly many of you will agree with me, that during past few days a few Hindi News television channels have dedicated significant time slot for discussing live in relations this happen because congress party lead Maharashtra government recommended this, otherwise in our country still a discussion on a sex related topic is treated as social taboo by a considerable large population. The question is that why it become essential for government to make legal provision for the Live in relation? Will this law be capable of solving the problem or this going to be proved yet another weapon to use as tool for harassment? First of all let us look at situations which are underlining the need of recognition for Live in relations especially when we are living in a country, which since the ancient times has historic tradition for Gandharva Vivah a marriage without celebrations and rituals and even the Niyog [Woman seeking temporary sex relations for the pregnancy with the consent of her husband who being physically handicap to perform his part in the process of birth of children] was not looked as the action to be reason for hate and social isolation. The most significant and very distinctly known characteristic of time is its changing nature and forcing surroundings to cope with these changes. In the most parts of globes among the human population this is universal understanding and accepted fact that for becoming successful one need to be master in coping with and able to sustain changes generated by the time. Since the time of independence, in these sixty odd years our country has successfully tackled the changes posed by the time. In the time of sixty years of post independence, Indian women’s journey has covered miles and miles and presently she is marching shoulder to shoulder with her opposite sex partner on every walk of life. Today in the Indian cities and even in villages, baring some remote area of the country, women are coming out from the boundary walls of the home for the education and for the jobs, hence the interaction between the two human sexes is increasing at very vigorous rate, here by interaction I don’t mean necessarily about the lustful behavior, but surely also don’t deny the increased chances for the existence of physical relations between duo. In these situations Live in relations start to appear on the social platform because in our country bigamy is taken as breach of law. In most of the cases woman is on the side suffering most because still our society is male dominating one and all the blames become the share of woman. People opposing this recognition of Live in relations are taking this as bypass for the bigamy law and an effort to destroy several centuries old Indian tradition of marriage and family. On the other side supporters are arguing this as woman protecting law and essential for keeping the social environment having certain moral norms. I have started this with television channels and concluding with one more news of the television channels and this is related with one of reality show Bigg Boss. News reports lodging of F.I.R. against the show for spreading vulgarity. The amazing facts about this complain is that it is lodged by the President of Youth branch of the political party, which is supporting recognition to live in relations. Frankly speaking I am unable to write the script properly, on the moral ground which is more harmful for our social life, telecasting swim suit scenes and leg massage of girl by a boy or giving by law recognition to live in relations.

Say No to Smoking

2008-10-05T00:29:00.000+05:30

Say No to Smoking
Water flow under the bridges is speeding up and news world is regularly updates with some real interesting rumors and facts. This is a real fact that since last 2nd October India is among the select group of country where smoking at public places is punishable activity by the law of land.
Before I am come to express my views about, I feel it my moral duty to interact with my regular blog readers, you all know last about 50 days were of the hectic work schedule for me as I was over busy with renovation of www.thesindhuworld.com community portal of global Sindhis and launching of www.indiatravelfun.com a website related with tourism of Incredible India. This is truly an encouraging happening for us that within 10 days of official launching our site www.indiatravelfun.com started to find place in Google search for the keywords like Bhodhgaya. Many of my e-friends know, this is my professional commitment to compile all the information available on our site in readable format and this work is among the most time consuming jobs hence I was unable to find time for my blog writing. This tedious work is over though 100 descriptive pages related with Famous forts and monuments of country are still to be added to site but this work will start towards mid of November and over next project www.magicofgoa.com will become functional towards the year end so for next about 3 months I am with leisure time and promise to update my blog at least 12 to 15 times in a month.
Coming back to topic of this blog post “Smoking”, various health reports of our country are indicative of about 2,800 deaths daily due to tobacco generated diseases including cancer of various vital body organs. Probably this might be the encouraging reason for the central government for coming up with this law. People protesting this law are of the opinion that this is yet another blind following of developed countries like France, Germany and many other European countries. These people are arguing on the basis of known and accepted facts that in our country more that 80% of tobacco is consumed in the form of “Khaini”, “Gutaka” and “Bidis” where as in the rest of world more than 90% of total tobacco consumption is in the form of “Cigarettes” hence the situations in our country are completely different from rest of world, beside that higher villege population, lower education levels and less health awareness among common citizens will prove a huge hurdle for the practical implementation of this law and there are more chance for this law to providing yet another platform for corruption. Whatever the arguments may be given in favor or against of this law but this is a welcomed step as whatever may be the chances of successful implementation of this law, one thing is sure this law is going to discourage youth for going for smoking.
As our news channels have tendency of over acting on any happening so this was not different. Some news channels have shown how the common people and even the employees from the Indian Police are violating this law, but no news channel registered complain against them, even though the channels were with the decisive evidence in the form of video footage. I wish to ask just one and simple question to all these news channels, Is this responsible journalism? Implementation of law of land doesn’t rests only with hands of administrative machinery of the country but this moral duty of every citizen to extend helping hands for the implementation of laws. Sorry to say but this attitude was completely non visible in the actions of country’s television news channels.
Some other television news channels covered this issue with reactions of celebrities and among this most meaningful reaction came from Sharukh Khan, a known smoker film star and Youth Icon of country “It was better to ban cigarette production or hang the smokers but we know we can’t do this because we are living in a democratic country”.
Surly this is hard to implement this law in a country where just for fun of evocating fumes from the mouth youth is getting attracted towards smoking. Baning of smoking on public place can be taken as interim step because presently government is not in mood of sustaining huge [about 40 thousand carore of rupees] revenue loss for the sack of public health. Political dilemma of country is also not favoring such harsh steps but surely this is within the reach of government to raise the duties on tobacco products to such levels that these products go beyond the reach of purchasing powers of common people. This additional generated revenue can be utilized for educating people about the health hazards of tobacco consumption.
Even the chronicle smokers will not deny “Smoking is injurious for the health” so please next time say no to smoking, whether it is ban by law or not.

Expiry Date

2008-09-22T20:54:00.000+05:30

Expiry Date

One might take this as the vacuum of professional creative thoughts of my mind as over the last three months, is the time period since I was working with two simultaneously ongoing projects renovation and redesigning of www.thesindhuworld.com a community portal dedicated to global sindhi community and developing a concept related with India tourism as the www.indiatravelfun.com . Surely the second one was more challenging one just because there are so many website with a lot of information. I will be writing about this as separate article and will share with you either here or at India Travel World - Blogs related with India Tourism, Cricket & Sports.

Everything available in the market has a specific time line for the best use or for giving the best possible satisfaction to buyer up to a certain pre fixed time; we often call this time line as the expiry date. Our Hindu vision of life goes even beyond this with believe of every thing which is created is bound to destroy. We have Trio of Gods Brahma – creator of universe, Vishnu – one who looks after the universe and Mahesh – the destroyer or the terminator of universe. This is the Hindu world where expiry dated life- in the forms of spirits, souls and life without body- exists more strongly than any other religious stream of human world.

Anyway as we are native of presently, very strong and dominating marketing world so we know and strongly supports discarding use of things after specific time line from date of manufacturing or day of existing. Market movers are so strongly and deeply in rooted in our life that in the modern times even the human relations are having expiry date and supposed to be either discarded from use or to be renovated for further use. This might be the most adverse effect of market dominating forces on our life vision as we the Indians are known to be as the believer of existence of relation beyond the death and extended for several births but we can’t do anything as we have to move with changing time and avoid the label of “expiry dated “for the self.

One thing which I surely like to quote here for the market movers and our techno savvy youth who often use word “out dated “ expiry dated for the thoughts of elders are forgetting one thing while considering the expiry date of products and human relations, renovation might be the essential difference of expiry date for products and human relations. Use of products beyond the expiry date might prove dangerous for the life but as for as relations are concerned they are the constant source of life liquid all we have to do is renovated them with time for the best constructive effect on our life.

Kolhapur Ganesh Idols

2008-09-04T23:57:00.000+05:30

Kolhapur Ganesh Idols are famous world wide and even exported to various countries. Here are some of the idols of Lord Ganesha for homes.
Along with the people of Maharashtra and other Hindus, Sindhi community is also celebrating this festival and at many Sindhi homes idols of Shree Ganesh are established.

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Sindhi Surnames or Family Names

2008-08-07T22:06:00.000+05:30

Sindhi Surnames or Family Names

If we consider contribution of Sindhis for the human world population surely this will not be more than 1% of entire but this is also fact that it is almost next to impossible to locate a geographical region or nation without Sindhi population this is a distinct indication for most dispersed status of Sindhi community.

Besides being the front runner for the business wisdom, talent and hard working nature Sindhis have yet another significant thing related with their surname or family names, as almost all of them ends with “ani”. This “ani” is in fact an ancient tradition of showing respect to elders as “ani” means belongs to and Sindhi surnames / family names are generated from suffixing “ani” to name of few generations ago elder family head, for instant my surname “Manghirmalani “ is originated by adding “ani” to Manghirmal.

Here is the list of Sindhi surnames/ family names known to me, the list is arranged in alphabetical order. If you are a Sindhi and your surname is not in the list, please click the link below to add to list.

http://www.thesindhuworld.com/form_directory.html

Sindhi Surnames Family Names
A
Achhara - Adnani - Advani - Adwani - Ahuja - Ailani - Amarani - Ambwani - Amlani - Arjnani - Asnani - Assudani - Aswani - Awatani - Awataney
B
Babani - Bachani - Bahrani - Bakthani - Bhatia - Bajaj - Balani - Balchandani - Balwani - Basantani - Bhagchandani - Bhagtani - Bharwani - Bherwani - Bhojwani - Bodwani - Budhwani - Bulchandani - Butani
C
Chadha - Chainanni - Chanchlani - Chandnani - Chandwani - Chandani - Chatwani - Chawala - Chetwani - Chhabada - Chhabdiya - Chhabria - Chhoda - Chugh - Chughani
D F
Dadlani - Dalwani - Dandwani - Daryanani - Daryani - Daswani - Daultani - Dayani - Devnani - Dhameja - Dhanjani - Dialani - Dingreja - Dudhani - Dulhani - Duseja - Fundwani
GHI
Galani - Gangtani - Gangwani - Gellani - Gulabani - Gulwani - Gurbani - Gurbaxani - Gurnani - Gursahaney - Guwalani - Guwlani - Harchandani - Hemnani - Hingorani - Hirani - Idnani - Israni
J
Jagyasi - Jagwani - Jaisinghani - Jawhrani - Jeswani - Jethanandani - Jhamnani - Jivani - Jodhwani - Jumnani
K
Kalwani - Kanal - Kanjani - Karamchandani - Karia - Katara - Kataria - Katari - Katariya - Khemtiyani - Keswani - Kewalramani - Kewlani - Khantani - Khatari - Khotwani - Khubchandani - Kriplani - Krishnani - Kukreja
L
Lakhani - Lakhmani - Lakhwani - Lal - Lalchandani - Lalwani - Lilani
M
Madhwani - Madnani - Makhija - Makhijani - Mamtani - Manchandani - Manglani - Manghirmalani - Mankani - Mansharamani - Mansukhani - Manwani - Matta - Menghani - Melwani - Mirchandani - Mohnani - Moolchandani - Moorjani - Motwani - Mulchandani
N
Nagdev - Nagpal - Nandwani - Nankany - Narang - Narsinghani - Narvani - Narwani - Nathani - Nebhani - Nihalani - Notani
P
Pahuja - Pamnani - Panjabi - Panjwani - Parmanandani - Parwani - Phulwani - Poptani - Premani - Punjabi - Punshi - Purswani
R
Raghani - Raheja - Raisinghani - Rajani - Rajdev - Rakhyni - Ramani - Ramchandani - Ramrakhyani - Ravlani - Rijhwani - Rochlani - Rohera - Rohida - Rohira -
S
Sachdev - Sadarangani - Sadhwani - Sakhrani - Samtani - Satnani - Santwani - Sata - Satwani - Savlani - Sharma - Shivani - Shivdasani - Somani - Sulkhwani - Sundrani
T
Tahalramani - Tahilani - Talreja - Tanwani - Tarachandani - Tehlyani - Tejwani - Tekwani - Thadani - Thavani - Thawani - Tirthani - Totwani - Tourani - Tulsiani
UV
Udasi - Uttamchandani - Valecha - Vabgani - Vanjani - Varandani - Varjani - Varliani - Varyani - Vasnani - Vaswani - Vasyani - Vatnani - Vatwani - Vishwani
W
Wadhwa - Wadhwani

Even, if you don’t belong to Sindhi community but know a Sindhi with a surname / family name other than listed above. Please inform me.

Sindhis after the partition of India

2008-08-04T00:34:00.000+05:30

Sindhis after the partition of India

After getting independence from the British rule nation divided into two countries namely Bharat [India] and Pakistan, as this division was rooted with the concentration of religious population, hence several lakh of Hindu population, living since centuries and many generation on the land, become part of Pakistan, was forced to migrate India because this was clear even before the partition that new country is going to be land of Islamic dominance. This partition proved very crucial, painful and suffering for the Hindus especially those were living in Sindh and Punjab area.
As for as the Sindhis are concerned this partition has worked as deadly killer factor for the rich cultural and social heritage of the community and Sindhi language, as in these changes scenario, being a part of large geographical region and in the status of migrant Sindhis were forced to get a dispersed status in India.
Migrant Sindhis were pursing hard for getting back to economic roots and also factor of low concentration of population was proving and working as gradual venomous for the Sindhi customs, traditions, culture, celebrations and language, as a natural result, today, after the 60 years of independence, a considerable chunk of young sindhi population is not able to speak and or write sindhi language, As at the time of partitions, though majority of sindhi population migrated to India but a few families had opted other countries also. Modern young Sindhi population can't be blamed for not knowing the Sindhi language because this is not their fault as they are born and brought up in the linguistic atmosphere other than Sindhi.
Sindhis are among the strongest business minded communities of human world and have a very high success ratio. Hard working nature, proper and timely use of available knowledge and resources along with presence of mind are helping Sindhis in maintaining their world leadership status in global business world. To express business mind of Sindhis, I am quoting an imaginary incident. Once in India, one Sindhi and Chinese were traveling in same rail comportment. All of sudden train passed through a mosquito rich area, many mosquitoes entered into compartment, Chinese person killed a mosquito flying around his head and have eaten it. In next few seconds another mosquito started flying around the Sindhi head; fellow Chinese become curious for the reaction of Sindhi. Nothing happen abnormal Sindhi also succeeded in killing the mosquito like the Chinese. Placed the killed mosquito on hand palm, and to surprise of Chinese, forwarded palm to him with the words "Hello Sir would you like to buy this".
www.thesindhuworld.com is providing a communication platform among the members of globally scattered Sindhi Community in the form of “World Sindhi Directory” .

Sindhi True Indian Minority

2008-07-30T22:19:00.000+05:30

Sindhi True Indian Minority

In the democratic setup numbers are playing most important and vital role. In the India, many communities are trying to have the minority status either on the basis of language or on population in a particular region. If we look at national scenario sindhu community emerges as the true minority and following seven points are the supporting evidence for this fact.

Sindhi speaking population of the country is only between 2% to 3% of total population of the country. [Estimated Sindhi population is between 2.5 carore and 3 carore].
Sindhi population is scattered through out the country, from Kashmir to Kanniyakumari, hence the density of Sindhi population is such diluted that even at some places not taken in consideration.
If we leave apart a few cities like Ulhasnagar in Thane district of Maharashtra and Adipur in Kutch area of Gujrat, in most of cities Sindhi population is about something from 5% to 20%, of total population of the city. There is long list of Indian cities where Sindhi population is even less than 5% of total city population.
Sindhi Language is not a state language for any Indian state; Sindhi language is not in use as the regional language or holds such status.
There are no reserved seats either for state assembly or Parliament for Sindhis, like backward classes have.
Even like the Anglo Indian community, no Sindhi is nominated for the Parliament.
Sindhi population in the country is so dispersed in the country that like other communities [even the recoginse minorities], no sindhi is able to won state assembly / Parliament elections only on the support of own community, probably this is the reason for presence of very few Sindhis in the arena of Indian Politics.

Ye India Ka Politics Hai [This is Indian politics]

2008-07-24T02:23:00.000+05:30

Ye India Ka Politics Hai [This is Indian politics]

So the much waited decision of withdrawing the support to central government by left parties was initiated a few days back though this doesn’t prove tsunami creator as was expected but still Indian Ocean of politics went under the influence of ways of political instability with very high tides and Prime Minister was forced to move the confidence motion in the Parliament house. A special season was called for two days on 21st and 22nd July 2008 and members decided on 22nd with 275 members voted in favor of motion, 256 opposed it and 10 members preferred either to remain absent in Parliament or did not take part in voting. Any how as this was expected Government succeeded in getting confidence of house. I was wondering and thinking about this strange political development of Indian politics. My thought process was broken with the calling tune of my mobile, which was transmitting musical lyrics of old Hindi Film song “Janewaloon Jara Mudkar Dekho Mujhe”. This was clear indication for the presence of wrestler turned politician Kishor Lal Singh Pahalwan, at the other end.

I was a bit surprised because this was not matching with the probable present mood of Netaji, as yesterday only his party won the vote of confidence at center hence there was no space for being in unhappy or sad mood. Anyway I picked the call.

“Hello Sirji, have you liked my, this tune, which I am dedicating to opposition and all other political parties Left us to face this unwanted situation”. Kishori asked.

“But this lyrics and music of this song……….”
Kisori started answering before I could complete question, “For a change this time I decided to reflect the mood of politicians opposing us. As soon as we finish our talk, you will get a miss call from with song matching with my mood.”

“But don’t you think handling Mulayam Singh, is not going to prove a bit harder?” I asked.
“No Sirji, Not at all, his position in his home state is so crucial that he is in very bad need of political shelter, hence he will not dare to even put his head up. You know no wise person wish to trap in street with fire on both ends. Surely Mulayam Singh is among the selective and rare wise politicians present on the political sky of country.” Kishori explained.

This looked quite satisfactory analysis but as my mind was full of question so I put another one. “What about Guru Ji? After all in past some allegations are made against him for meaningful support of government?”

Sir Ji, how you are forgetting the sarcastic article “Post office” of Hindi writer “sharad Josh” which you had mentioned as reference during our talk on corruption in the country?”

“Yes Kishori Ji, I remembered but that has to do with this situation? I asked.

“Not the article” Kishori replied “But lending sentences of that article “Khair! Jiska Jo bhi banata tha mein diya aur apani pahchan karvakar aaya hua parcel lekar ghar vapas aa gaya.” [I paid which was due customary for every one, they were satisfied with identification proof and I came back to home with parcel send to me.]. We had used this, so don’t worry about this”.
“By the way what about, the news of market price ranging between Rs. 25 carore to 100 carore? This was my next question to him.

“Kiya Sir Ji, Aap Bhi! Nayee bhi kabhi dusare nayee se paise leta hai kiya? [is a barber is charging another barber for hair cutting?]”

Once again Kishori’s explanation was satisfactory but still I preferred to look the matter more deeply “But Kishori Ji, this time these allegations are framed by a senior and seasoned politician?”

“All is bull shit Sir Ji. I am sorry but forced to say, even remaining in my touch for so many years; you fail to understand human community known as the politicians. Through out the world we the politicians are the only human beings who are true opportunist; we always react according to need and situation. We are born only and only for getting so paying is never part of life of politicians.” Kishori stooped for a while “anyway, at present I got some visitors, so we will have talk on this at some other time.” With these words Kishori disconnected phone.

My mind was still filled with thoughts about the behavior of politicians in the light of this talk, the first words which came to mind where “Ye India Ka Politics Hai”. Before I go deep in my though process, my mobile started singing yet another Hindi Film song “Hari Bazi Ko Jitana Hume Aata Hai”. I recalled words of Kishori Ji about the miss call and decided to enjoy the song, leaving all the political thoughts behind because you all know this will go on happening like this after all “Ye India Ka Politics Hai”.

Indian Cinema & Cricket 2008

2008-07-20T21:28:00.000+05:30

Indian Cinema & Cricket 2008

Indian are said to be people with passion and for the youth and modern Indians cinema and cricket are not mere a passion but the basic style of living and interacting with each other.

More than half of the year 2008 has been deposited with history though the country is undergoing a political instability due to much awaited withdrawal of support for UPA government by the left front but still majority of population is worried about the loss of title at Asia Cup and Tri series of ODI cricket recently concluded in Pakistan and box office of many of big budget Hindi films released in the first half of the year.

On the fronts of both the passions of Indians, first half of year is some what a mix bag as for as success is concerned. IPL has created a record of new success and opened the doors of unlimited earnings for the players but towards the end fatigue of Dhoni, in bits and patches success of Yuvraj, Non justifying treatment of selectors for the Asian top batsman and Bengal Tiger Sourav Ganguli [he is not among the 30 probable Indians for the Champion’s trophy to held in September in Pakistan?] are giving space for the worries of the game lovers. The satisfactory side of the coin is the amazing success run of openers Shewag and Gambhir.

When we turn to another Indian passion cinema, Hindi movies are having a fusion of a lot of failure with some quantity of success. It seems that since last 4-5 years this trend of majority of releases not performing well at box office and first half of 2008 can’t be said different from that. Trade experts of Indian cinema are listing
[1] Race [Abas Mastan] [2] Jannat [Mahesh Bhat [3] Sarkar Raj [ Ramgopal Verma] [4] Bhutnath [Ravi Chopara] [5] Jodha Akbar [Ashutosh Govarikar] as the most successful five released and [1] Hall Bol [Rajkumar Santoshi] [2] Black & white [Subash Ghai] [3] Tashan [Yashraj] [4] Mare Bap Pahle Aap [Priyadarshan] [5] Thoda Piyar Thoda Music [Kunal Kohali] as the biggest flop movies of first half of 2008.

First half 2008 has once again underlined the importance of Amitabh [Big B] for the Indian silver screen out of the five most business oriented Hindi movies are credited with him. Mahesh Bhat’s Janat is based on cricket and proved once again that Indians are more than crazy for the cricket. Ajay Devgan’s first directional attempt “You Me and Hum “, Rakesh Roshan’s “Crazy Four” failed to meet with the expectations of cinegoers, where as success of “Aamir” [Rajiv Khandelwal] and “Mithya” [Ranbir Shouri] has proved that there is still ample space for the off beat cinema and Indian are no more made for the star, they had started to give importance to another aspects of movies also.

There are some waves of blaming IPL for not much successful first half of 2008 and even people are thinking in terms of meeting with the challenge posed by IPL in terms of withholding release of movies during the next session of IPL. Any how the remaining six months are going to be prove acid test for many star performers. The first on the list is our own “Bole to munna bhai Sanjay Datta as with ready to release films like “EMI”, “Kidnap” and “Allauddin” are going to decide his worth for the Indian film industry. Much talked “Gajani” for whom Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan has started to present self without much hairs on head, Akashay Kumar’s “Singh is King” will also released in next few months. Towards the end of December King Khan, after the failure of “Panchavi Pass” on small screen, will try to come back with a movie. These six months are said to be not as bad for Salu Miyan as he is showing a good amount of power holding with “Dus Ka Dam” on television screen.

Most successful event IPL is undergoing phase of drug addiction, shadows of match fixing and cinema is running with flops from the some of the established names and big budget movies. Let us hope in the second half of the year both the passions cinema and cricket bring the glory and enjoyment for the Indians.

Indian Family budget and education

2008-07-18T11:40:00.000+05:30

Indian Family budget and education

Just consider the most promising and progressive world economies surely you will end with India, emerging as the world leader in this arena. With the speedy progress on economic fronts country is not legging for behind on the fronts of price hike of day to day commodities and life supporting products.

Have a look on following description: A computer lab with high speed internet connectivity & equipped with most modern computer systems, Air conditioned meeting hall, Long, spacious, green tree loaded and shadowed premises, state-of-art indoor game hall, finely architected and well decorate receptionist desk, Olympic sized shaded swimming pool and well dressed staff. Surely you had started thinking about the corporate office and work place of a multinational company. Will you please allow me correcting you, all the above description has nothing to do with a business setup or commercial enterprise. This is all about the modern and high classed boarding school in India. In fact education of children is the most worrying factor for most of Indian parents.

In the Indian economy, middle class, to whom even the American President blamed for the recent price hike in world markets, is working as the back bone of the system. These regular price hikes often disturb the domestic budget of this class but the most destroying thing for the budget of middle class Indian families is the unbelievable increase in expenses related with the education of children. Look at expenses under this head they are showing a huge growth of over 100% during last five years.

In the year 2002 most of recognizing schools in most of metro cities of the country were charging a monthly fee between Rs. 100 and Rs. 300 only but today this monthly fess is raised to minimum of around Rs. 300. Now think of other important expenses head of education of Indian children and this is private tuition, for which parents have to pay almost equal amount of school fee. On the one hand government expenses on primary education are increasing and on the other hand numbers of government schools are showing a constant decline with simultaneously number growth of private school is keeping on increasing and as the natural result of all these is visible in the form of high priced schooling.

Before I conclude this, I would like to ask a very simple question to huge Indian middle class families. I was a secondary school teacher for more than 25 years and still wondering on wisdom of teaching computers to kids who are not still perfect in their mother tongue? Before blaming government just think of our attitude of measuring standard of education only basis of amount paid by us for importing this to our children. Don’t you think until and unless we are not going to change our this attitude we will remain not only deprived of benefits of national economic boost but also will have to face the problem of disturbed domestic budgets due to these increased educational expenses.