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рдХреНрдпрд╛ рдЖрдкрд╛рддрдХрд╛рд▓ рд╡рд╛рдкрд╕ рд▓реМрдЯ рдЖрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ?

Sunday, April 25th, 2010 2
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‘рдЖрдКрдЯрд▓реБрдХ’ (3 рдордИ, 2010) рдкрддреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдХреЗ рддрд╛рдЬрд╛ рдЕрдВрдХ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рдЪреМрдВрдХрд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓реА рд░рд┐рдкреЛрд░реНрдЯ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рд╣реБрдИ рдХрд┐ рдХреИрд╕реЗ рднрд╛рд░рдд рд╕рд░рдХрд╛рд░ рдирд╡реАрдирддрдо рдлреЛрди рдЯреЗрдк рддрдХрдиреАрдХ рдХрд╛ рдкреНрд░рдпреЛрдЧ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдкреНрд░рдореБрдЦ рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдиреЗрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдХреЗ рдЯреЗрд▓реАрдлреЛрди рд░реНрд╡рд╛рддреНрддрд╛рд▓рд╛рдк рдХрд╛ рд░рд┐рдХрд╛рд░реНрдб рддреИрдпрд╛рд░ рдХрд░ рд░рд╣реА рд╣реИред рдЗрди рдиреЗрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдореЗрдВ рдмрд┐рд╣рд╛рд░ рдХреЗ рдиреАрддрд┐рд╢ рдХреБрдорд╛рд░ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдореБрдЦреНрдпрдордВрддреНрд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ, рд╢рд░рдж рдкрд╡рд╛рд░ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдХреЗрдВрджреНрд░реАрдп рдордВрддреНрд░рд┐рдпреЛрдВ, рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢ рдХрд░рд╛рдд рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдХрдореНрдпреБрдирд┐рд╕реНрдЯ рдиреЗрддрд╛рдУрдВ рдФрд░ рдХрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрд╕ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреЗ рдорд╣рд╛рд╕рдЪрд┐рд╡ рджрд┐рдЧреНрд╡рд┐рдЬрдп рд╕рд┐рдВрд╣ рдЬреИрд╕реЗ рдкрджрд╛рдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░реА рдЙрд▓реНрд▓реЗрдЦрдиреАрдп рд╣реИрдВред

рдЗрд╕рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ 25 рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ рд╣реБрдИ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рд▓рдЪрд╕реНрдк рдореБрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рдд рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрдорд░рдг рдХрд░рд╛ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ред 1985 рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╕реБрдмрд╣, рдПрдХ рдЕрдЬрдирдмреА рдХрд╛рдЧрдЬреЛрдВ рд╕реЗ рднрд░рд╛ рдмреНрд░реАрдлрдХреЗрд╕ рд▓реЗрдХрд░ рдореЗрд░реЗ рдШрд░ рдЖрдпрд╛ред рдЙрд╕рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ рдмрддрд╛рдпрд╛ Click to Read More

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IS THE EMERGENCY BACK ?

Sunday, April 25th, 2010 33
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The latest issue of the Outlook (3rd May, 2010) carries a shocking report describing how the Government of India has been making use of the latest phone tapping technology to prepare records of telephonic conversations of prominent political leaders including Chief Ministers like Nitish Kumar, Union Ministers like Sharad Pawar, communist leaders like Prakash Karat, and the Congress partyтАЩs own office bearers like its General Secretary, Digvijay Singh.

This reminds me of an interesting encounter I had 25 years back. In 1985, one morning a stranger arrived at my house carrying a brief case full of papers. This brief case, he told me, contained тАШdynamiteтАЩ which could blow up this Government. He opened his brief case and out poured some 200 sheets of closely typed records of telephonic conversations of many VIPS.

I scanned these papers. I did not find them as тАШexplosiveтАЩ as that gentleman seemed to presume. Some of those papers were telephonic conversations which I had had with Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. What surprised me even more was that those transcripts included tape-recorded conversations not only of opposition leaders but also of eminent journalists and some extremely distinguished VVIPs like Gyani Zail Singh.

June 25th, 1985 happened to be the 10th Anniversary of the Emergency. Addressing a press conference on that day Shri Vajpayee not only recalled other excesses of the Click to Read More

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рджрд▓рд╛рдИ рд▓рд╛рдорд╛ - рдПрдХ рдЕрджреНрд╡рд┐рддреАрдп рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐рддреНрд╡

Monday, April 19th, 2010 3
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рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рд╣рд░рд┐рджреНрд╡рд╛рд░ рдФрд░ рдЛрд╖рд┐рдХреЗрд╢ рдХреА рдпрд╛рддреНрд░рд╛ рдореЗрдВ рдПрдХ рд╡реНрдпрдХреНрддрд┐ рдиреЗ рдореБрдЭреЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡рд╛рдзрд┐рдХ рдкреНрд░рднрд╛рд╡рд┐рдд рдХрд┐рдпрд╛ рдФрд░ рд╡рд╣ рдереЗ рдкреВрдЬрдиреАрдп рджрд▓рд╛рдИ рд▓рд╛рдорд╛ред

рдпрд╣ рджрд▓рд╛рдИ рд▓рд╛рдорд╛ рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░реА рдкрд╣рд▓реА рдореБрд▓рд╛рдХрд╛рдд рдирд╣реАрдВ рдереАред рдкрд╣рд▓реЗ рднреА рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдмрд╛рд░ рд╣рдорд╛рд░рд╛ рдорд┐рд▓рдирд╛ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИред рдЬрдмрд╕реЗ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рд╣рдЬрд╛рд░реЛрдВ рдЕрдиреБрдпрд╛рдпрд┐рдпреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рддрд┐рдмреНрдмрдд рдЫреЛреЬрдиреЗ рдХреЛ рдмрд╛рдзреНрдп рд╣реЛрдирд╛ рдкреЬрд╛ рдФрд░ рдЙрдиреНрд╣реЛрдВрдиреЗ рднрд╛рд░рдд рдХреЛ рдЕрдкрдиреЗ рджреЗрд╢ рдХреЗ рд░реВрдк рдореЗрдВ рдЕрдкрдирд╛рдпрд╛ рддрдм рд╕реЗ рдЕрдиреЗрдХ рдХрд╛рд░реНрдпрдХреНрд░рдореЛрдВ рдореЗрдВ рд╣рдо рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдорд┐рд▓реЗ рд╣реИрдВред рд╣рдо рджреЛрдиреЛрдВ рдХреЗ рдмреАрдЪ рд╕рджреИрд╡ рд╕реНрдиреЗрд╣ рдФрд░ рдкрд░рд╕реНрдкрд░ рдЖрджрд░рднрд╛рд╡ рдХреЗ рддрд╛рд░ рдЬреБреЬреЗ рд░рд╣реЗ рд╣реИрдВред

рд▓реЗрдХрд┐рди рдХреБрдВрдн рдореЗрдВ рджреЛ рджрд┐рдиреЛрдВ рддрдХ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдЬреЛ рдирд┐рдХрдЯрддрд╛ рд╣реБрдИ рдЙрд╕рд╕реЗ рдореЗрд░реЗ рдорди рдореЗрдВ рдЙрдирдХреЗ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐ рд╕рдореНрдорд╛рди рдФрд░ рдмреЭрд╛ рд╣реИред рдЙрдирдХреА рд╡рд┐рдирдореНрд░рддрд╛, рдЙрдирдХреА рд╢реНрд░реЗрд╖реНрдарддрд╛, рдЙрдирдХреА Click to Read More

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DALAI LAMA тАУ A UNIQUE PERSONALITY

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 14
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During my last visit to Haridwar and Rishkesh one person who left a deep impact on me was His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

This was not the first time that I had met the Dalai Lama. I have interacted with him many times earlier. Ever since he, along with thousands of his Tibetan countrymen, have been forced to flee Tibet and adopt India as their own country there have been many functions where we have been together. Between us there has always been bonds of affection and mutual esteem.

But the closer interaction with him that I had with him in the two days at the Kumbh enhanced my respect for him manifold. His humility, his nobility, his positivity тАУ all are very transparent traits. At the function where the Encyclopedia of Hinduism was being released, we were on the dais together where suddenly there was a stir among the huge crowd of a kind that suggested that some celebrity had newly arrived.

And as the new arrival, Swami Ramdev ji, appeared on the podium, he was lustily cheered by the audience. Swami Chidanandji of Parmarth Niketan and the person who had initiated this stupendous task of having such an Encyclopedia prepared accosted Ramdevji and made him sit beside the Dalai Lama. And I was amazed to see the Dalai Lama first greet him as one does normally but without much ado, actually pull his beard quite vigorously.

Swami Ramdevji laughed out aloud and said to me: Click to Read More

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рд▓реЛрдХрддрдВрддреНрд░ рдФрд░ рд╕реЗрдХреБрд▓рд░рд┐рдЬреНрдо рдХреА рдЬрдбреЗрдВ

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 4
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рд░рд╛рдЬрдзрд╛рдиреА рдирдИ рджрд┐рд▓реНрд▓реА рд╕реЗ рдПрдХ рдирдпрд╛ рд╕рд╛рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣рд┐рдХ рд╢реБрд░реВ рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИред рдЗрд╕рдХреЗ рд╕рдореНрдкрд╛рджрдХ рдПрдо.рдЬреЗ. рдЕрдХрдмрд░ рдФрд░ рдЪреЗрдпрд░рдореИрди рд░рд╛рдо рдЬреЗрдардорд▓рд╛рдиреА рд╣реИрдВред рд╕рд╛рдкреНрддрд╛рд╣рд┐рдХ рдХрд╛ рдирд╛рдо рд╣реИ ‘рдж рд╕рдВрдбреЗ рдЧрд╛рд░реНрдЬрд┐рдпрди’ (The Sunday Guardian).

рдЗрд╕ рдкрддреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛ рдХреЗ рдкрд┐рдЫрд▓реЗ рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХрд░рдг (4 рдЕрдкреНрд░реИрд▓, 2010) рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЗрдардорд▓рд╛рдиреА рдХрд╛ рдПрдХ рджрд┐рд▓рдЪрд╕реНрдк рд▓реЗрдЦ рдкреНрд░рдХрд╛рд╢рд┐рдд рд╣реБрдЖ рд╣реИред рд▓реЗрдЦ рдХрд╛ рд╢реАрд░реНрд╖рдХ рдЙрдХрд╕рд╛рдиреЗ рд╡рд╛рд▓рд╛ рд▓рдЧрддрд╛ рд╣реИ: ”рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБрддреНрд╡ рднрд╛рдЬрдкрд╛ рдХреА рд╕рдореНрдкрддреНрддрд┐ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ” (Hindutva is not property of BJP)ред рдореЗрд░реА рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреЗ рдХреБрдЫ рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧреА рдЗрд╕ рдкрд░ рдЖрдкрддреНрддрд┐ рдХрд░рддреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдорд╛рди рд╕рдХрддреЗ рд╣реИрдВ рдХрд┐ рдпрд╣ рдЖрд▓реЛрдЪрдирд╛рддреНрдордХ рд╣реИред рдЬрдмрдХрд┐ рдРрд╕рд╛ рдирд╣реАрдВ рд╣реИ, рдпрд╣ рдкреНрд░рд╢рдВрд╕рд╛рддреНрдордХ рд╣реИред

рд╡рд╕реНрддреБрдд: рдЗрд╕рдореЗрдВ рдЬреЛрд░ рджрд┐рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рд╣реИ рдХрд┐ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рд╕реЗрдХреБрд▓рд░рд┐рдЬреНрдо рдХреА рдЬреЬреЗрдВ рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреБрддреНрд╡ рдореЗрдВ рд╣реИрдВред рдЬреЗрдардорд▓рд╛рдиреА рдиреЗ рд╕рд░реНрд╡реЛрдЪреНрдЪ рдиреНрдпрд╛рдпрд╛рд▓рдп Click to Read More

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The Roots of Democracy and Secularism

Sunday, April 11th, 2010 28
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A new weekly has been launched in the capital. The Editor is M. J. Akbar; the Chairman is Ram Jethmalani; the name of the paper is The Sunday Guardian.

The last issue of this journal (April 4, 2010) carries an interesting article by Jethmalani. The title of this article sounds provocative : тАЬHindutva is not property of BJPтАЭ. Some of my party colleagues may take umbrage, and presume the article is critical. It is not. It is complimentary.

Indeed, the stress is on Indian Secularism having its roots in Hindutva. Jethmalani had very ably argued Shiv Sena leader Manohar JoshiтАЩs case in the Supreme Court, and secured Justice VermaтАЩs landmark judgement on Hindutva in which the Court declared : тАЬHindutva is a way of life or state of mind and cannot be understood as religious Hindu fundamentalismтАЭ. In his article the learned lawyer observes: тАЬIt is a pity that the BJP has not been able to explain to people that Hindutva and Indian secularism are practically synonyms.тАЭ

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In the late eighties while I was president of BJP, I recall a phone call from a Canadian Television Team which had come to New Delhi. I was told that this TV Team was producing a television serial titled тАЬThe Rise and Fall of Democracies around the GlobeтАЭ.

The TV anchor who spoke to me said: тАЬWe are greatly impressed by the manner in which India has sustained democracy for four decades, and the Click to Read More

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рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ рдкрд░ рдХреБрдЫ рд╡рд┐рдЪрд╛рд░

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рдЖрдЬ рднрд╛рд░рддреАрдп рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХрд╛ рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рджрд┐рд╡рд╕ рд╣реИред рдЖрдЬ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдкреВрд░реЗ 30 рд╡рд░реНрд╖ рдХреА рд╣реЛ рдЧрдИред

рд╕рдиреН 1980 рдореЗрдВ 6 рдЕрдкреНрд░реИрд▓ рдХреЛ рдЬрдм рд╢реНрд░реА рд╡рд╛рдЬрдкреЗрдпреА рдиреЗ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреА рд╕реНрдерд╛рдкрдирд╛ рдХреА рддреЛ рд╡рд╣ ‘рдИрд╕реНрдЯрд░ рд╕рдВрдбреЗ’ рдерд╛ред рджреЛ рджрд┐рди рдкреВрд░реНрд╡ ‘рдЧреБрдб рдлреНрд░рд╛рдпрдбреЗ’ рдордирд╛рдпрд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ рдерд╛ред 4 рдЕрдкреНрд░реИрд▓ рдХреЛ рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдиреЗ рдПрдХ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддрд╛рд╡ рдкрд╛рд░рд┐рдд рдХрд░ рдЙрди рд╕рднреА рдХреЛ рдирд┐рд╖реНрдХрд╛рд╕рд┐рдд рдХрд░рдиреЗ рдХрд╛ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рд▓рд┐рдпрд╛ рдерд╛ рдЬреЛ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВрд╕реЗрд╡рдХ рд╕рдВрдШ рд╕реЗ рдЬреБреЬреЗ рд╣реБрдП рдереЗред рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдЖрд╢рдп рдерд╛ рдХрд┐ рдЬрдирддрд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рдХреА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпрддрд╛ рд░рд╛рд╖реНрдЯреНрд░реАрдп рд╕реНрд╡рдпрдВрд╕реЗрд╡рдХ рд╕рдВрдШ рдХреА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпрддрд╛ рдХреЗ рд╕рд╛рде рдирд╣реАрдВ рдЪрд▓ рдкрд╛рдПрдЧреАред рдЗрд╕реЗ ‘рджреЛрд╣рд░реА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпрддрд╛’ рдХрд╣рд╛ рдЧрдпрд╛ред рд╡реНрдпрд╡рд╣рд╛рд░рд┐рдХ рд░реВрдк рд╕реЗ рдЗрд╕рдХрд╛ рдЕрд░реНрде рдерд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реНрдЯреА рд╕реЗ рдЬрдирд╕рдВрдШ рдХреЗ рдЙрди рд╕рднреА рд╕рджрд╕реНрдпреЛрдВ рдХрд╛ рдирд┐рд╖реНрдХрд╛рд╕рди, рдЬреЛ рдХрд╛рдВрдЧреНрд░реЗрд╕ (рдУ), рд╕рдорд╛рдЬрд╡рд╛рджреА Click to Read More

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THOUGHTS ON STHAPANA DIWAS

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 10
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Today is BJPтАЩs sthapana divas (Foundation Day). The party is exactly thirty years old today.

In 1980, when the party was launched by Shri Vajpayee, April 6 was Easter Sunday. Two days earlier was Good Friday. It was on April 4 that the Janata Party had passed its resolution expelling from its fold all those who were associated with the RSS. It was contended that membership of the Janata Party could not co-exist with membership of the RSS. This was тАШdual membershipтАЩ. In practical terms, this meant expelling all Jana Sangh members from the party which had been formed out of the fusion of Congress (O), Samajwadi Party, Lok Dal and Jana Sangh.

This year Easter Sunday fell on April 4. I happened to be at the Kumbh in Haridwar on the day, as also on the preceding day. On both days April 3 and 4, Swami Chidanandaji, revered head of the Paramarth Niketan had organized excellent functions to add two such dimensions to this yearтАЩs Kumbh as would make the 2010 Kumbh unique and unforgettable.

On April 3, an 11-volume Encyclopedia of Hinduism, produced by the India Heritage Research Foundation and published by Rupa and Co. was released by the Dalai Lama in Haridwar.

And on April 4, on the banks of the Ganga in Rishkesh, thousands of sadhus, sants, scholars, leaders led by Shri Dalai Lama along with their followers pledged to make the Ganga pollution free.

At the Haridwar conclave where the Encyclopedia of Click to Read More

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