Posts Tagged non-violence
Assets and Resources of India’s Soft Power
India is a country which laid great emphasis on acquisition of knowledge (Gyan). It was a practicing knowledge society devoted to seek more and more knowledge in diverse fields such as health, longevity (Ayurvigyan), mathematics, botany, chemistry, physics, statistics, environment, climate, agriculture, animal husbandry, astronomy, philosophy, literature, language and several other fields. Consider this pithy vocation: “Gyanam paramam dhyeyam”. It translates into Attainment of knowledge is the highest goal.
If Democracy Flows From The Barrel Of The Gun…
Posted by M.L Gupta in Articles, Current Affairs on July 14, 2015
India’s non-violence is but a manifestation of our soft power superpower role. Be it the peasant-farmer, artisan, labour, scholars, sublimity, Veda, Upnishad, Gautam Buddha, Mahavir, Mahatma Gandhi, film producers/directors/actors/writers/musicians or anything else, we have more than enough to dust, polish, modernize and share with the world.
Curious Case of AAP’s Identity Theft & Superficial Secularism
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on January 29, 2014
The poor man’s identity itself has been stolen. Look at our nouveau aam aadmi. Do they resemble the real aam aadmi (the nanga-bhooka-garib aam aadmi)? They are either rich or crorepatis or multi lakhpatis at least. Before the birth of the AAP there have been umpteen such claimants to the throne of the poor aam […]
Tony Blair Less Than Right
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on October 7, 2013
The former UK Prime Minister is reported to have said that Mahatma Gandhi’s doctrine of non-violence is not universal in the present world scenario. He appears to be weighed down by the victories(?) scored by terrorists since 9/11. I don’t blame him, for he saw no terrorism before 9/11, though India was bleeding for decades. […]
Buddha And Terrorists
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on July 10, 2013
Betraying complete insensitivity to civilized living, the uncouth terrorists struck once again in Bodh Gaya on the 7th of July 2013, killing one person and injuring 6 others in 10 blasts. The MahaBodhi temple is the most venerable seat of Buddhism. It paints the most effective contrasts between the two worlds: civilized and uncivilized. Buddhism […]
Tears In Eyes, Prayers On Lips
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on December 15, 2012
It was terrible this morning to learn about the American School shooting. One really doesn’t imagine such dastardly acts. Unfortunate that small children were killed ! The world has mourned their death! The global village that the connected world today is, was shocked beyond belief. Only He can provide solace to the families that will […]
Future Of Secularism
Where will secularism stand in the year 2112? The Crusaders and the Jehadis will grow stronger by the year. Modernity or 21st Century had no effects on them. Their operations only drew strength from technological empowerment of the human society. The verbal violence of their speech, followed by physical violence of bomb blasts and suicide […]
Crude or sophisticated Device ?
Posted by M.L Gupta in Current Affairs on February 20, 2012
In my earlier post of Feb16 under the caption What a sticky Affair, I had hinted at the locally available skills of anti social elements to make a bomb of the type that damaged the car of the Israeli diplomat in New Delhi. The Times of India of 19 Feb carries a story captioned “New […]