“Jheeni Beeni Chadariya” Translation originally by Sant Kabir

I came across a beautiful bandish or a composition in a classical raag sung in Dhrupad style (Dagarvaani) of Indian Classical Music. To the unaware Dhrupad is the most ancient and most pure style or Hindustani Classical where the focus is on meditation and prayer, apart from musical notes and musical framework.

I was looking to hear it from singer Smt Sombala Kumar, but couldn’t find it online. However, I bumped across the bandish very able sang by the Gundecha brothers the link shared at the end of the post.

Disclaimer: This is not an exact translation but a restructured interpretation of “Jheeni Beeni Chadariya” poem by Sant Kabir Das ji. I wrote as and as much I could make sense of it. Hope you like it, will be waiting for your comments as well.

Subtly, slowly & delicately, he wove the wrap!
But, what was it woven with? What was the fibre, the weft, and the warp?

His warp & weft were ‘Ingala’ & ‘Pingala’,
His fibre was ‘Sushumna’,

He turned the eight-fold lotus wheel (Dharmawheel),
And knit the wrap with The Five Elements and The Three Gunas (Attributes).

Meticulously knocking, knitting & weaving the wrap
To get it right, for a very long time, he toiled.

As he wore it and continued his chores,
In the process, he discovered the wrap soiled.

All – Gods, Men and Sages – have worn this wrap,
And sullied it, in their wearing.

This servant of God is wearing it with care,
So that he leaves it as is, unsullied.

References

▪️5 Elements: Aakash-Spirit, Vayu-Air, Agni-Fire, Jal-Water, Prithvi-Earth
▪️3 Gunas or Attributes: Sattva, Rajas Tamas
▪️Sattva Guna: Purity & Knowledge
▪️Rajas Guna: Activity & Desire
▪️Tamas Guna: Darkness & Destruction
▪️Ingala-Pingala Nadi: The duality – light-dark, male-female, subconscious-conscious, me-others, sensory-intuition, thoughts-feelings, facts-opinions
▪️Sushumna Nadi: The ideal balance between Ingala & Pingala. The perfect manifestation of oneself
▪️The Eight-Fold Lotus Wheel or the ‘Dharmawheel’, is the wheel of life, as defined in Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism and all religions originated from the ‘Akhand Bharat’.

Thanks for reading. With all my respect to Sant Kabir Das ji, Smt Sombala Kumar and the respected Gundecha Brothers, and most importantly Dhrupad style of classical music, I now leave you with the original bandish which I heard and led me to this highly fulfilling research on this journey of literature, philosophy, music and life. Thank you.

How to Save Lakhs in Home Loans – India

• Take a Home Loan for X Tenure
  • On floating interest rates if
    • current interest rate is high.
    • and if you do not want prepayment penalties
  • On fixed interest rates if current interest rate is low
• Prepayment Penalty is applicable on fixed interest rates and not on floating interest rates.
• Keep an eye on whether Interest Rates are increasing. For increasing interest rates, banks will, by default and without any intimation, increase the tenure. Do not allow this to happen and ask the bank to keep the tenure same.
• Make additional payments or prepayments.
  • Additional payments to be done during the first half of the tenure. Sooner the prepayment bigger the impact!
    • These additional payments during the first half will reduce the principal amount and drastically reduce the tenure as well as the interest payable.
    • Eg: For EMI of 25k & tenure of ~20 years in 60L loan (30L principal + 30L interest), 1 additional EMI may save 3L & reduce tenure by 3 yrs, 2 additonal EMIs may save 6L & reduce tenure by 6 yrs.
  • High Interest Rate is the best period to make additional payments.
  • Do not wait for the amount to accumulate for prepayment. Pay as soon as you save some money.
• Tax Saving under Section 80C up to 1.5 lakhs as on 24/11/2023
  • PPF
  • NPS
  • ELSS Mutual Fund
  • Home Loan Principal Payment
  • Stamp Duty amount while purchasing home.
• Tax Saving under Section 24 up to a max of 2 lakhs as on 24/11/2023: Interest on Home Loan can be claimed under this.
• Tax Saving with Co-Applicant: If loan is taken jointly with a co-applicant and both pay EMIs jointly, both can claim deductions in separate ITR
• New and Important RBI Rules
  • 18 August 2023:
    • Regulated Entity (Bank) should infirm if interest rates are changed.
    • Inform the application to switch from floating to fixed interest rates.
    • Inform and provide a choice to increase the tenure or interest rate: Opt for increase in interest rate or opt for hybrid.
    • Increase in charges should be infirmed and not be hidden.
    • Negative monetisation is not allowed by RE or banks
  • September 2023
    • Mortgages assets (return property documents etc) should be handed back within 30 days of last loan.
    • If original documents are misplaced, this is binding for 60 days
    • On the event of death, RE or bank to share the process to nominee and ease it out.

_{Opinions are personal, the author shouldn’t be held accountable for any misinformation or isnt liable for anything that happens because of this post. Recommendation is to consult a financial consultant for a decision you may take under this post’s influence!}

Vaastav Foundation submits UCC Suggestions to make Laws Gender Neutral

The concept of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India has been a controversial topic for many years.

It is pertinent to note that Article 44 of The Constitution of India has a Directive Principle of State Policy, which states that the state shall endeavor to secure a Uniform Civil Code or UCC for its citizens. However, those who drafted the Constitution left it to the discretion of the government to implement a UCC, recognizing the sensitivity and complexity of the issue. Over the years, various governments have discussed and debated the implementation of a UCC, but it has remained a contentious and politically sensitive topic.

In this context, the Law Commission of India (LCI) has invited suggestions from all the religious organizations of the country regarding the Uniform Civil Code.

It is pertinent to note that the idea of UCC is to have a common set of laws for personal matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, and adoption for all citizens, regardless of their religious affiliations. However, implementing a UCC poses challenges due to the religious and cultural diversity in India.

Indian laws have, until now, have been gender insensitive and differentiated & discriminated between the genders involved in marriage/divorce. With this point of view Vaastav Foundation, India’s premier Men’s Rights NGO, and its countless members, have submitted the below suggestions for a Gender Neutral laws under UCC:

1. When the grounds for divorce are proved by husbands in divorce proceedings then alimony or maintenance should not be granted to wife.
2. There should be a special provision of Suo Moto action by court to file perjury case when a false petition, false evidence, false statement, false affidavit is exposed by the opposite party.
3. There should be Provision for equal punishment for false cases, abusing law processes, false affidavits, and false evidence.
4. Make gender neutral laws and acts and Replace men/women with person. Replace husband/wife by spouse. Women can get punishment of rape on a boy as per Pocso act but the same women are exempted from rape law ie she cannot be prosecuted under Indian Penal code for raping a man.
5. There is no law for men who are facing Domestic violence. The Domestic violence act should be made gender neutral.
6. Adultery and bigamy should be a punishable offence for both the gender.
7. Women should be allowed to file only one type of maintenance case. At present women are entitled to file 6 different types of maintenance cases against husbands under different provisions of law.
8. The law of maintenance should be gender neutral. Men should also be allowed to file and claim maintenance and alimony from wife under various provision of law.
9. Forced financial settlement should not be allowed in matrimonial disputes.
10. The responsibilities of a wife during matrimonial life should also be well defined in Divorce and marriage act.
11. On divorce, distribution of assets should be done only as per their respective financial contribution for acquiring the assets.
12. The “Streedhan” concept should be abolished in the marriage and divorce act.
13. On the first day of matrimonial disputes in courts or police station, the Child visitation/access right should be granted to fathers by default.
14. For child visitation and access, the filing of a child visitation petition should be abolished ie it should not be mandatory.
15. Filing criminal cases against husband & in-laws should be grounds for divorce without deciding its merits.
16. All the criminal provisions like sec 498a, 376, 377, 504, 506,325, 323, etc. in Indian penal codes should be abolished for matrimonial disputes.
17. The provision of granting maintenance and alimony to Women with able body, educated, earning capacity should be abolished.
18. The maintenance amount should be strictly given to avoid vagrancy and hunger only to incapable, handicapped women.
19. Hunger and vagrancy should be proved in court before awarding any maintenance.
20. The women should be cross-examined by husband before awarding any maintenance.
21. Ancestral property should not be considered for distribution of assets.
22. There should be a mandatory system for mental health support for alienated fathers & husbands facing matrimonial cases.
23. Juvenile Justice law should have the same age-treatment for boys & girls. Boys between 16 to 18 years age to be considered as juveniles.
24. Rape laws to be made gender neutral.
25. The draconian provision of The Indian Evidence Act sec 114A should be abolished, where a statement made by women are treated as gospel truth.
26. The practice of awarding Interim maintenance on filing mere written submissions by a wife should be abolished. It should be granted only after verification & cross-examination of the petitioner.
27. The interim maintenance should be awarded for a fixed time only like for one or two years. During the above period NCW and WCD ministry should provide training to women for earning their livelihood.
28. When the husbands are incapable of paying maintenance then it should be paid by National commission of women or by women and child ministry.
29. Make provisions for men related studies also like mental health, prostate cancer, false cases on men, male suicides, etc.
30. The Men’s related NGOs should be a part of NDC for discussing provisions of laws.
31. Boys are being discriminated by WCD ministry right now so the Child Ministry should be separated from the WCD ministry.
32. There should be a provision in law to refund Paid Interim Maintenance after revealing it that the litigation filed by the receiving spouse was false and frivolous. The above refund amount should also include reasonable travel cost, hotel expenses and other litigation cost.
33. The Maintenance & Alimony amount paid by husband should be tax exempted.
34. The Maintenance & Alimony received by women should be taxable and the burden to pay the taxes should be on wife only.
35. The Child who are receiving maintenance should contribute 10% to father’s retirement fund of his/her income when they become an earning person.
36. Child Custody & Visitation rights granted by courts should be published on their web portal to show fairness in awarding the order for child custody and visitation because at present, more than 99% fathers don’t get any access/custody of their own child.
37. The maintenance paid to wife and children in courts should be published on the web portal.
38. Maintenance & Alimony to be automatically suspended as soon as Father falls under Below-Poverty-Line.
39. Maintenance order should be automatically suspended when in jail, hospital, unemployed for more than 60 days.
40. Husbands with critical illness like Cancer Patients be relieved from the burden of maintenance /alimony.
41. DNA info should be a part of birth certificate to avoid paternity frauds.
42. DNA test requests should be considered as a litigant’s rights in matrimonial dispute.
43. The Maintenance petition should be dismissed with costs for proven Paternity Fraud cases.
44. Child adoption law to be easy and Gender Neutral.
45. Right to abortion without husbands’ consent and knowledge to be abolished completely.
46. There should be Equal Paternity Leave and Child Care leave for fathers.
47. There should be Punishment to police for false cases and cases not completely investigated in prescribed time limit as per CrPC.
48. The Pre-Nuptial agreement for marriage should be honoured by courts and it should be made formal and legal.
49. The implementation of a Uniform Civil Code should be in the entire geographical territory of India.
50. The applicability of the Uniform Civil Code for marriage, divorce, succession, adoption, guardianship, and partition of land and assets on all citizens without any discrimination.
51. Right to equality before the law as guaranteed under Article 14 and prohibition of discrimination of any citizen on grounds of religion, race caste, sex, or place of birth provided under Article 15 of the Constitution.
52. Article 21: “Protection of Life and Personal Liberty: No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law.” This fundamental right is available to every person, citizens, and foreigners alike.
53. Gender equality in the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code; and
54. Various aspects of prevailing matrimonial laws deprivilege Men. Today we are in the 21^stcentury and still, we are not capable to make a gender-equal society where Men and Women get equal education and support systems. Worldwide every developing nation has gender-equal laws.
55. Using the word “SPOUSE” instead of Men/Women or Husband/Wife can help every gender.  Principle of equality before the law – The law should be the same for all, and makes no distinctions between persons, or sexes.

An Overview of Transgenders in India

Transgender people have existed in India for centuries, but they have often faced discrimination and marginalization. Transgender people, also known as hijras, kinnars, or aravanis, are individuals who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. In India, they have been subjected to social ostracization, violence, and discrimination. Despite these challenges, the transgender community in India has a rich cultural heritage and is an important part of the country’s social fabric.

Legal Recognition of Transgenders in India
In 2014, the Indian Supreme Court recognized transgender people as a third gender and mandated that they be given the same rights and protections as other citizens. The court ordered the government to take steps to address the discrimination and marginalization of transgender people.

In 2019, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act was passed, which aimed to protect the rights of transgender individuals and provide them with legal recognition. However, the act has faced criticism from the transgender community and activists for being inadequate and not addressing the real issues faced by the community.

Challenges Faced by Transgenders in India
Despite the legal recognition of transgender people in India, they continue to face many challenges. One of the biggest challenges is social stigma and discrimination. Transgender people are often ostracized by their families, and face discrimination in employment, education, and healthcare. They also face high levels of violence, harassment, and abuse. Many transgender people are forced into sex work or begging as a means of survival, which exposes them to further violence and exploitation.

Another challenge faced by the transgender community is the lack of access to healthcare. Transgender people often face discrimination and stigma when seeking healthcare, which can lead to them avoiding seeking medical attention when needed. The lack of awareness and education among healthcare providers can also lead to misdiagnosis and mistreatment.

Initiatives to Empower Transgender People in India
Several initiatives have been taken to empower transgender people in India. The government has launched several schemes to provide financial assistance and skill development training to transgender people, with the aim of making them self-reliant. Several NGOs and civil society organizations are also working towards addressing the challenges faced by the transgender community.

In addition, there are several transgender activists and role models who are working towards raising awareness and empowering the community. Some of the prominent transgender activists in India include Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Kalki Subramaniam, and Akkai Padmashali.

Conclusion
Transgender people in India have faced discrimination and marginalization for centuries, but recent legal recognition and initiatives to empower the community have provided hope for a better future. However, there is still a long way to go in terms of addressing the challenges faced by the transgender community and ensuring that they are treated with dignity and respect. It is important for all of us to work towards creating a more inclusive society where all individuals, regardless of their gender identity, can live with dignity and equality.

Rhetorical Responses & Associated Foolishness – Rant

I begin with sharing my rhetorical response to a super intelligent woman directly & completely associating love cum arranged marriages to dowry. Decided to put things in context for  her. So conveniently we all ignore our own flaws while we amplify those of others’. The caption of the photograph had her question.

What the F are #LoveCumArranged marriages?

And we all do believe that we are good, others’ are a problem. How often do we look straight into the mirror and make sense of what we see?

Being overtly appreciative of self & overtly critical of others’ is hypocrisy, just like being critical of oneself isn’t being negative.
Imbalance in one’s head leads to getting an imbalanced view of the world.
#Yin #Yang Someone please find me a Indian equivalent or this Chinese Yin-Yang apart from #Lingam #Yoni

People talk about looking at things with both eyes. I go further and ask people to open their 3rd eye – The Neutral One – and then form opinions & decisions.

If verbal masturbation doesn’t stop, intellectual masturbation is born – either by the person talking truckload of nonsense or by the one counter-arguing it. The non-receptive and the ones who already have biases do not pay heed to each other and remain disagreeable or insensitive. Hence such masturbation remains & ends as solo acts, rather than transforming into a fulfilling, satisfying ”sapio-sex”. It is so important to be open, accepting and accommodating in debates and arguments. More important is to not be sentimental about your biases or causes.

Hence, due to my ranting, this post may have no significance apart from the fact that it consumed one or two minute of yours. So move on from this, without liking, into your own private world of secrecy.

ps: I am generally convinced that rhetorical arguments have no elements of logics to them, they only look or sound good & are effective fooling techniques to the oblivious few who use it.

And this is how one can play down one’s own post; have a firm opinion, yet be grounded. Contradictorily, I actually flew a little here with this post. So thanks for bearing.

#Openness #Possibilities #Freedom #Life #Yin #Yan

COVID-19 CRUCIAL INFORMATION

◉ Due to the collapse of the health system, we, the health professionals, have prepared this message for the people, in case you do not want to risk going to the hospital immediately;

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◉ Symptoms appear from the third day after infection (viral symptoms).
➙ 1st phase;
◉ Body pain
◉ Eye pain
◉ Headache
◉ vomiting
◉ Diarrhea
Runny nose or nasal congestion
◉ Decomposition
◉ Burning eyes
◉ Burning when urinating
◉ Feeling feverish
◉ Scuffed throat (sore throat)
➙ It is very important to count the days of symptoms: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
◉ Take action before the onset of fever.
◉ Be careful, it is very important to drink plenty of fluids, especially purified water. Drink plenty of water to keep your throat moist and to help clear your lungs.

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➙ 2nd phase; (from 4th to 8th day) inflammatory.
◉ Loss of taste and / or smell
◉ Fatigue with minimal effort
◉ Chest pain (rib cage)
◉ Tightening of the chest
◉ Pain in the lower back (in the kidney area)

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➙ The virus attacks nerve endings;
◉ The difference between fatigue and shortness of breath:
• _Lack of air is when the person is sitting – without making any effort – and is out of breath;
• Fatigue is when the person moves around to do something simple and feels tired.

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➙ It takes a lot of hydration and vitamin C.

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Covid-19 binds oxygen, so the quality of the blood is poor, with less oxygen.

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➙ 3rd phase – healing;
◉ On day 9, the healing phase begins, which can last until day 14 (convalescence).
◉ Do not delay treatment, the sooner the better!

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➙ Good luck everyone!
It is better to keep these recommendations, prevention is never too much!
• Sit in the sun for 15-20 minutes
• Rest and sleep for at least 7-8 hours.
• Drink 1 and a half liters of water per day
• All food should be hot (not cold).
➙ Keep in mind that the pH of the coronavirus ranges from 5.5 to 8.5.
So all we have to do to eliminate the virus is to eat more alkaline foods, above the acid level of the virus.
As;
◉ Bananas, Lime → 9.9 pH
◉ Yellow lemon → 8.2 pH
◉ Avocado – pH 15.6
◉ Garlic – pH 13.2
◉ Mango – pH 8.7
◉ Mandarin – pH 8.5
◉ Pineapple – 12.7 pH
◉ Watercress – 22.7 pH
◉ Oranges – 9.2 pH

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➙ How do you know you have Covid-19 ?!
◉ itchy throat
◉ Dry throat
◉ Dry cough
◉ High temperature
◉ Difficulty breathing
◉ Loss of smell and taste

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DO NOT keep this information just for yourself, give it to all your family and friends.
W E C A R E
As received

Important Message for all

The hot water you drink is good for your throat. But this corona virus is hidden behind the paranasal sinus of your nose for 3 to 4 days. The hot water we drink does not reach there. After 4 to 5 days this virus that was hidden behind the paranasal sinus reaches your lungs. Then you have trouble breathing.
That’s why it is very important to take steam, which reaches the back of your paranasal sinus. You have to kill this virus in the nose with steam.
At 50°C, this virus becomes disabled i.e. paralyzed. At 60°C this virus becomes so weak that any human immunity system can fight against it. At 70°C this virus dies completely.
This is what steam does.

One who stays at home should take steam once a day. If you go to the market to buy vegetables, take it twice a day. Anyone who meets some people or goes to office should take steam 3 times a day.

Forward this to all your loved ones.
🙏

Steam week
According to doctors, Covid -19 can be killed by inhaling steam from the nose and mouth, eliminating the Coronavirus. If all the people started a steam drive campaign for a week, the pandemic will soon end. So here is a suggestion:

• Start the process for a week morning and evening, for just 5 minutes each time, to inhale steam. If all adopt this practice for a week the deadly Covid-19 will be erased.
  This practice has no side effects either.
  So please send this message to all your relatives, friends and neighbours, so that we all can kill this corona virus together and live and walk freely in this beautiful world. *Thank you*

You are welcome to send
this to your known groups / friends

History of Snakes & Ladders – Moksha Patam or Parama Padam

How many of us know that the game of Snakes and Ladders was the brainchild of Sant Dnyaneshwar, the 13th Century Marathi saint?

He created the game called Moksha Patam or Parama Padam to teach Hindu values to children.
The British renamed it as Snakes and Ladders. The ladders represented virtues and snakes vices.

In the original game, Ladders were placed on random boxes or numbers depicting virtues, quickening a player’s journey to 100 or towards salvation, Snakes were placed on random boxes or numbers depicting vices, leading to a repetition of some part of playing journey, thus slowing the process to reach the ultimate end – salvation.
The board thus depicts life, journey of 1 to 100 symbolises an individual’s life journey, the last square or “100” depicts success, fulfillment or salvation, whereas ladders & snakes represent contributing factors or deterrent to it.

Ladders, standing for virtues, symbolically represent Karma & would thus propel someone in life towards contentment, fulfillment, peace, success, optimism or completeness. The word Moksha in the name Moksha Patam represents liberation or salvation of a soul. It would be achieved with Karma meaning moral actions which in this board game are virtues like faith, reliability, generosity, knowledge and asceticism.
The top of each ladder depicted a God or one of the various heavens like Kailasa, Vaikuntha, Brahmaloka and so on.

Snakes or Vices would lead to bitterness, negativity, disruption, chaos, learning & experience. Vices would also bring a person’s downfall. The game lists the following vices, represented as snakes: disobedience, arrogance, vulgarity, theft, lying, substance abuse, debt, anger, greed, ego, violence and lust.

Moksha Patam when translate to English would mean Salvation Lessons whereas, Parama Padam can be translated as Ultimate Feet.

• Moksha = Salvation
• Patam = Lessons
• Parama = Ultimate or most superior
• Padam = feet. Other meanings are poisonous snake or beautiful flower

Indians have a culture of touching the feet of Gods, elders & someone respectable. The game thus means the path towards salvation or most superior lessons of life. It would also represent the duality & coexistence of a deadly poison & ultimate beauty.

As the game progressed, various actions took the player up or down the board as in life.
The Indian version of Snakes and Ladders would thus represent make a complete life.
The British supposedly took the game to England in 1892 and named it Snakes and Ladders and changed it according to Victorian values.

It is interesting that the version of the game, so widely played all over the world, has been cosmetically made attractive only to disassociate itself from the morals, ethics, principles & life-lessons it would have preached & taught to it’s audience. What’s alarming is that the audience it targets is usually the tender age children who you would want to be exposed to all kinds of theories & learnings before they start experiencing the life, who you would also want to see the underlying meaning & purpose of anything they indulge in their life, in their attempt to make the life rich & contributing towards everyone around them or they associate with.

It will be highly appreciative if this game is made again in it’s Indian Avatar & sold as Moksha Patam or Parama Padam all over the world.

For those who are interested and wish to take a que from this post, I wish you luck & massive success. Below numbers or squares were starting positions of the snakes and ladders in the original board of Moksha Patam or Parama Padam as per the information I have collected. Against the numbers are the virtues or vices they also represent.

Ladders:
12: Faith
51: Reliability
57: Generosity
76: Knowledge
78: Asceticism

Snakes:
41: Disobedience
44: Arrogance
49: Vulgarity
52: Theft
58: Lying
62: Substance Abuse
69: Debt
73: Violence
84: Anger
92: Greed
95: Ego
99: Lust

The Square 100 represented Nirvana or Moksha.

Currently, I do not have details of on which square/number would the snake’s tail or ladders last step end. If you can comment on the post with these details, I will happily get it added to the post for everyone’s reference. Thank you for your time.

How can a person learn to think faster?

First see the benefit:

• Faster thinking will keep your brain mentally sharp.
• Faster thinking ties into planning, problem-solving, goal setting, and being able to focus.

These steps will definitely help you to think faster.

1. Daily exercise for a healthier mind.
2. Read for intellectual stimulation.
3. Eat healthy because it matters a lot.
4. Have plenty amount of sleep.
5. Play games to sharpen your brain.
6. Solve some problems on the daily basis.
7. Listen to music for calmness.
8. Meditation.

Farm Bill Unrest: Open Posts to CJI & Supreme Court

Dear CJI & fellow Justices of Supreme Court of India,

1. A party Wins Lok Sabha elections, gets 303 seats with massive 46% vote share.
2. Then it wins state after state to get majority in Rajya Sabha.
3. It passes Kisan Bills in both the Houses, gets President’s approval & the Bills become Laws.
4. Some 20-25 K of 1 state sits on road for a month, then you stay the LAWs.
5. What a mockery of the democratic process..!!!
6. Where are our protectors of democracy now ?? Those who were screaming that democracy is being murdered, not so long ago ??
7. The Supreme Court today said, “We are trying to solve the problem in accordance with the Law.”
8. Hello Sir ji..! Your job is not to solve a problem (but to judicially decide a case on merits). That would mean you don’t want to annoy any party. You want to please everyone. Sorry! you are not here to please people. You are here to interpret existing Laws and pronounce a judgment.
9. Your job is to say who is right and who is wrong. That’s all. Nothing more. Nothing less.
10. But you didn’t do that. What do you do? From this country of 130 crore people, you hand pick four people and ask them to tell you what is their opinion about these Laws. And then you would ask the Govt to implement their opinion.
11. You would ask the Govt elected by 130 crore people to implement the opinion of four people. The wish of 130 crore people expressed through their representatives in the Parliament is insignificant for you.

Dear Supreme Court !

1. If a Committee can decide how this country should be governed, why bother about an Election Commission and why should millions of voters vote ? Scrap the Parliament and save hundreds of crores ! And then form various Committees of Experts who will tell you how this country should be governed.
2. Or, you can ask the Government that before they introduce a bill in the Parliament, they must first bring it before you, and seek your pre-approval. Only after that – you or a Committee formed by you have approved it – it can be taken to the Parliament for vote. That will save time and effort of a lot of people.
3. But you won’t do that. You want to take over the power of the Parliament. But obviously, you don’t want to be seen doing it.
4. By the way, yesterday, you said that you have received many petitions against the Farm Laws, but you haven’t received a single petition supporting the Laws. I would hold it as the most stupid argument ever made by the Apex Court in its entire history.
5. I mean, what kind of an idiotic argument is this? Let me ask you. The population of this country is 130 crore. We have seen only a few lakh protesting against the Laws at Delhi borders. Even if we take the number of people we have seen participate in various dharna, pradarshans across the country as 1 crore, there are still 129 crore people in this country whom we never saw taking part in these protests.
6. So can we say that 129 crore people are supporting these Laws? Can we? No, we can’t. That will be a silly argument.
7. So dear Supreme Court, please don’t allow people to make a mockery of yourself. I hope, you know that the protestors have rejected your verdict even before you have given it.
8. You know it very well. These people don’t believe in Courts. Didn’t you hear the same people say at Shaheen Bagh last year that they don’t believe in Supreme Court and they would take over public place to bring the Government to its knees? Don’t you remember that? You certainly do.
9. Then why don’t you pass judgments? Why do you dilly dally and let people openly disobey you?
10. Please do what you are supposed to do. Don’t do things that you are not supposed to do.
11. Your job is not to solve a problem to everyone’s satisfaction. Your job is to pass judgments, interpret the Laws, not stay them..! So just do that.
12. You have no business forming a Committee to approve or reject a Legislation passed by the Legislative Assembly.
13. Nor are you God!!

Disclaimer: Thanks for going through the write up patiently. This post was recieved as a WhatsApp Forward, however it has an opinion, which has now found this forum. It asked to be shared, hence posted here.

Interesting Incident – Chelsea vs Charlton – 1937

In December 1937, a match between Chelsea and Charlton foot ball clubs at the Stamford Bridge stadium London was stopped in the 60th minute due to heavy fog.

Charlton’s legendary goal keeper Sam Bartram remained unaware and kept on guarding the goal 15 minutes after the game had stopped, as he did not hear the referee’s whistle because of the crowd behind his goal post.

He stood there with his arms out stretched and completely focused, looking forward so as not to be surprised by the opponent’s shots.

Fifteen minutes later, when the stadium police approached him and informed him that the match had been abandoned, Sam Bartram said these famous words with great sorrow,
“How sad that my friends forgot me when I was guarding their goal post.”
Bartram thought his team was attacking and not allowing the opposing team to get close to the goal post.

There are so many players in the field of life whose goal post one defends with enthusiasm and support, but when the situation becomes like a wave of fog, they walk out of the field and leave us alone.

Always pay attention to the goal keepers of your lives. Never abandon the one guarding your goal post.