जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....

जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....
अभी तो मां की रानी बिटिया बनी थी
पर तूने कहा की बिटिया अब सयानी हो गई
पापा ने कहा अब तुम्हें अपनी दुनिया बसानी है
पर अभी तो मैनें आपकी उंगली थामी थी।।।

जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....
अभी तो दुनिया को जानना शुरू किया था
पर दुनिया क्यों अब सिमट सी रही है
पापा ने कहा साथ यहां तक का था
पर मुझे तो अभी भी अंधेरे से डर लगता है।।।

जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....
मां दुर्गा और काली जैसा बनना सिखाया मुझे
पर अब अपनों से लड़ने में डर लगता है
दुनिया जीतना सिखाया था मुझे
पर अब कुछ पाने से भी डर लगता है।।।

जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....
आज जिंदगी थमी सी लगती है
क्योंकि अब भी आंखों में नमी सी रहती है
सब कहते है कि आंखें तेरी बेकार ही नम है
पर सवाल तो मुझे भी रहता है कि आखिर दिल तू क्यूं रोता है।।।

जिंदगी तो जैसे चुटकी में बीत गई.....
आज भी दिल आहिस्ता चलने को कहता है
आज भी दिल बदलने को कहता है
अभी कुछ कर्ज चुकाने बाकि है
अभी कुछ और फर्ज़ निभाने बाकि है।।।





 

Do 'Gaurakshaks' really treat cows as sacred?

Cookies, Milk, Ice Cream, Chocolate, Strawberry Milk Shake and Cheese all sounds healthy, nutritious and pure. The fact that we lack behind is how the dairy industry made us believe that milk comes from happy cows. But, this is a big lie which we believed from childhood or from ancient times.The fact is that the dairy sector very brutal to cattle. Their main aim is to produce milk and make money, without thinking even a bit about the cattle and what they must be going through.

Nowadays when 'gaurakshaks' claim to protect cows, why they are not protecting them from the dairy industries who have turned these animals into milk machines, and are no more treated as sacred. The 'gaurakshaks' talk about the importance of cows in Hinduism and also pointed out the religious sentiments attached to it, but the truth is humans have a habit of taking care of things only till they can benefit out of it. Cow slaughtering have become a political affair. But the job of Gaurakshaks should not be limited to just putting an end to their slaughter. They should refrain cow from cruelty by dairy industries.

At every stage, these animals are treated with utter cruelty and their only "Rakshaks" nowhere to be seen. Calves are taken away from their mothers minutes after birth and left to starve. The ones who manage to survive despite lack of proper mother's love and milk, are exploited for more milk, and the ones who don't, are slaughtered and sold off. These calves are not even allowed to go around their mother after their birth. Cows are highly familial beings and have strong family bonds, but the dairy industry denies these animals any interaction with their families. In fact, a lot of cows die in grief of being separated from their calves.

In the name of protecting cows, cow vigilantism is on the high in the country. As per US report on international religious freedom " There was an increase in violent incidents by cow protection groups mostly against Muslims in India in the year 2016". The report also stated that the authorities often failed to prosecute cow vigilantes. (data from livemint)

Now its high time to protect cow in real means. People term cow slaughter as cruel, but is milking them to death justified? People consider cows as sacred and treat them as family members. But why are they abandoned or sent for slaughter? The cows are being brutally used in dairy farms, milked to death and some were discarded and abandoned after being used as maxima. There are several dairy industry but only a few hundred Gaushalas to cater 'useless' cows (term used by dairy farms).

Patriotism because of fear of law?

Given the spate of decisions that have come from their respective quarters in recent months, it is moot if the central government and the judiciary are not locked in a race to grab headlines. Supreme Court's verdict on National Anthem is just similar to, as some priests and pandas will tell you, taking a dip in the holy Ganges.

If we have come to a stage where theatres need to remind us of the value of patriotism, the Indian value system has failed. If our family could not teach us, our school its curriculum could not teach us and peers could not teach us and the time comes when a forceful therapy is needed to inject the feeling of patriotism. So, be alert here comes the dooms day of the Republic.

Patriotism therapy just before the three hours of entertainment in a movie theatre is all needed today?

I can still walk past victims of road accidents, watch quietly as women are harassed in public, even can ignore the screams of the women who was being beaten in her home, stay silent when female foetuses are killed, not pay my taxes religiously, ignore the Army's calls for recruitment, spit my paan-gutkha in public. But as long as I chant national anthem I rightly call myself a patriot. The feeling of patriotism rises in me when I see a tricolour furled when Indian team win in any category of sports. For example at Beijings when India made us proud by winning an individual gold at olympics, gave us the real pleasure when the whole stadium rose to the national anthem. I am sure that every Indian while watching the moment on their TV sets felt patriotism in their veins. This is all what we needed. Even I believe in rising from my seat in grief when I see a soldier being sacrificed his life at border while protecting our own nation.

India needs such moments of pride and glory to relish the sight of national flag, standing with pride for national anthem.

In my opinion India needs culture of patriotism but not patrio-tization of culture. If patriotism is to be force-displayed because of fear of the law, it means deep down we lack it. Respect for national flag, anthem and emblem are natural reactions and can't be forced upon in a civilised society.

देखो, सोचो, पूछो, समझो

देखो, सोचो, पूछो, समझो और फिर आवाज़ उठाओ
पर देखों शांति भंग होने न पाए।

देश बदलने का एक जो दौर चल पड़ा है
कही उस रंग में भंग पड़ने न पाए।

मकसद बड़ा हो तो मुश्किल भी बड़ी आती है
मुश्किल आने से कही मकसद बदल न पाए।

जहां राष्ट्रीय गान पर खड़े होने का फरमान दिया जाए
देखो कहीं फरमान की आड़ में देश-भक्ति कम न हो पाए।

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पर देखना की दिलों से दिलों तक की दूरी कम हो न पाए।

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