Across the sky and beyond~!~?

Are we alone?  Extraterrestrials, aliens, intelligent civilizations and UFO’s yet to be identified by human beings but staring down constantly and menacingly at the earthlings below have considerably robbed man of his peace and serenity.  What could exactly be their next likely move is nobody’s guess but the issues though vague and gigantic are also abstract and cumbersome and quite capable of posing a dilemma to human beings on the question of life, universe and its security.  Incidentally, at the present juncture man can hardly afford a star war by making good use of its razor sharp beams to annihilate the trespassers, since such a venture could jeopardize the impending plans and programs intended to explore the remaining planets or satellites as the case may be.  

Obviously, a priority for earthlings in the immediate context would be to dispatch a census team with expertise in the field of assessing the numbers from far without so much as even revealing the intentions, strategies or the stockpile of available ammunitions.  Needless to say the imminent or constant danger of a likely gatecrash by aliens on a peace loving human civilization safely tucked away in a far off planet called Earth looms large in the horizon. Would these extraterrestrials contemplate altering their course away from this dreary planet called Earth or will they shyly keep drifting off and on along far off skies to escape detection by human beings for many more centuries and keep the earthlings panicked for an indefinite period of time?

Weary of a monotonous life on a planet that opens up to a vista of infinite universe having complex dimensions and harboring as much myths and mysteries, unfolding unto an acutely measured finite intelligence, man is restless for innovation, excellence and an angelic perfection. He accepts the myths, mysteries and superficialities revolving around life and the endless domain of an infinite universe over which he alone has a deemed right to move around.  Nevertheless, he senses the pinch of having to contain his intense curiosity within the periphery of a solar system which hardly matches the millions of galaxies and similar solar systems staring on to a miniature world consisting of few planets that give company to man’s abode namely the earth!

Held back possibly by human nature and the vastness of this endless universe, man has been creating mysteries for himself on the topic of alien civilization!  In his eagerness to clinch that streak of innovation to life and aspects concerning the universe, man looks up for succor from divinity which eludes his imagination. Unable to obtain answers to puzzles engulfing his world of imagination, man resorts to floating rumors regarding alien civilization.

In effect, man is baffled by mysteries of mysterious dimension. Myths centered around UFO’s, extraterrestrial life, aliens, Bigfoot, abominable snowman, Sasquatch, loch ness monster, lake Champlain monster, Piltdown man, Roswell, Area 51, Antigravity aircraft, Crop circles, Bermuda Triangle and Life on Mars.

Wild guesses, imaginations, surmises, theories – they all go with the wind. The world is too large a force and human beings too finite a lot.  There is therefore, no way to provide answers to scores of puzzles confronting humanity. Depending wholly or partly on Science alone is a futile bid to satisfy human curiosity. With a finite world of fanciful imaginations raking up much of what could best be left to the creator to provide answers and solutions is, time and again, making man a victim of his own hallucinations.   Hence the only path left for human beings to set at naught the idiosyncrasies cascading copiously down in to a fortified citadel of human imaginations and conjectures is through guarded reasoning and divine inspiration!

Curiously though, human beings are apt at giving names, shapes and if required a blue-print as well to trace the course the aliens, extra-terrestrials or UFOs take to survey the earth’s crust. This adds a thrill to a totally monotonous life of adventures on an otherwise barren planet that is earth.  Incidentally, depending totally on Science to prove the veracity and movements of ghost elements across the sky or the universe would be asking too much of a depleted archive that man notably possesses. 

Obviously much of the theories and mammoth predictions regarding aliens and extraterrestrials hitherto fabricated, haunt man in to evading a direct access to these gigantic illusions for fear of a confrontation with a far more intelligent or better equipped beings.  As such, man is prompted to exercise caution on the issue of aliens to avoid any likely potential that could devastate the Earth.  Incidentally, much talk under gossip lingers on what might actually exist than less about what has fundamentally transpired through illusions and imaginations.

However, man is determined to unravel the mysteries through gossip and hearsay by keeping the intelligent beings aloof from contaminating the earth with destructive potential that could generate pernicious outcome to earthly beings.  However, curiosity apart, man is constrained to adopt a wait and watch approach before plunging headlong in to a furnace of eruptive predicaments.

More than a human touch to the topic of ‘other worlds’ or ‘extraterrestrials’, the subject would need divine inspiration which is unlikely to meet its demand.  Who then can provide succor to the intelligentsia of this inferior planet that could quell the overwhelming curiosity which intermittently captivates human beings and their reasoning?  The latest trend by people and astrologers around is to explode views in the form of news that predictably enhances the fictional wisdom of both young and old. So came up a new topic to chew upon, namely ‘UFO’s’.

Even after many centuries of research and explorations, man has miserably failed to find even a single form of life within the immediate precincts of the solar system. The latest episodes relayed by the Rover  instruments which landed on Mars on 6^th August, 2012, being the closest planet from Earth, has dashed all hopes or arguments of finding life or life form on the planet and in its stead merely expect to obtain data on rocks and its sediments. However, up till now none of the probes have revealed the existence of life on the planet or likely inputs which could envisage the existence of life anywhere around the solar system, what to speak of intelligent beings.

Are we alone?  This is one gigantic and immediate question which man has been grappling with ever since news and rumors got floated by individuals and groups, both reliable and unreliable, on the question of sightings of unidentified flying objects observed in the sky, to the utmost curiosity of sky-watchers and public alike.  Ever since the revelation of UFOs came to be floated during the last couple of decades or so, allegedly by scientists, stargazers and even by curious people from different walks of life, this rare but fascinating phenomenon has captivated the minds of humans to a large extent. There has also been an extraordinary hype created by rumormongers who swear by their own life the veracity and appearance of such intelligent and extra terrestrial beings that are said to be much more advanced than the earthly humans. 

All efforts to come in to contact with these alleged space-men or intelligent species have proved futile.  Nevertheless, more and more people have started taking considerable interest in the fantasy of these made-to-look-like aliens and their alleged spaceships scanning the skies with a purpose hitherto unknown to their earthly neighbors.  Instances of such recordings are, as of today, far less than the quantum of gossip. However, sightings of these mysterious objects date back to, it is so believed, as far back as the beginning of time – to put it more precisely – infinity, though this particular subject received publicity only till recently when newspapers started flashing news and accounts as confirmed by pilots, sky-watchers and space explorers.

Incidentally, despite much gossip and debates that follow rumors regarding UFO’s and extraterrestrials hovering in the skies and atmosphere over the earth, there have been no worthwhile inputs or convincing answers to the recurring question and phenomenon regarding aliens and intelligent civilization in the outer space.  So bewildering is the flight of human imagination and stories gathering with gossip and rumors about spaceships reportedly having been spotted over empty locations and far off skies or even alleged soft landings at places away from human habitation that even those who expound the theory of UFOs and their likely intentions set about by beating round the bush, giving reference to mythology, religious beliefs or even fanning the very fire they cannot put out.

It is indeed difficult to fathom the existence of intelligent beings elsewhere in the universe but it would also be peevish on our part to underplay the possibility and existence of such images elsewhere, since humans are yet to traverse the length and breadth of the universe as of now. Moreover, even by admitting, in part, the movement of such extra-terrestrial beings within or without our solar system, it would be too early for one to conclude the exact nature of their intent and purpose, which should, in fact, caution man from going all out after these alien movements. 

Due to poor visibility or on account of odd hours, it is believed that human eye or camera has not been able to capture the arrival and activities of these aliens or to detect the physical appearance of the extraterrestrials as alleged or their spaceship for correlating facts with incidents. However, one cannot discount the possibility and existence of such extra-terrestrials or their likely intent at keeping a low profile or maintaining a respectable distance away from earthlings since proximity to either of them is fraught with pernicious consequences.

However, what one might gather from the frequencies of such alien visits and related rumors on the part of earthlings is that either the world needs to stay awake to a new dawn of confrontation with a civilized lot or alternatively attach a wee bit of humor at the failed sequences of alien trips since last many centuries. Incidentally, it has added more monotony to the curious human beings for many decades now than less expenditure and fuel for the ill-planned trips that have resulted in unsuccessful itineraries and aborted attempts by visitors. 

Nevertheless, looking to the immensity and vastness of the rumors floated and the intricacies of the hype involved, which in effect surpass human comprehension, one needs to anticipate some sort of a message from either the visitors above or the guests below that could either spin a thriller or allow the humans to gloat over an error to finally set the ill timed judgment on course.  It is altogether another matter to be contemplated on the repercussions of a confrontation, whether the message comes from aliens above or the inquisitive human beings down below, the world definitely stands to lose if care is not taken to analyze the tidings so intended to be conveyed by visitors making shadowy depictions time and again. 

This becomes all the more essential owing to the frequency of such alien visits or reports so emanating from the general public. Moreover, it is of utmost importance for man to get deeper into these mysterious appearances, if any, to set at naught the truth about these sightings or hearsays on UFOs, so that the world may be acquainted with the exact nature and intent of these mysterious sightings. One may also add that the more one delves into the issue, the more astonishing views of diverse people would confound the situation. One must not also lose sight of the fact that man is yet to reach out to heights and horizons away from the tiny solar system that he is in, so that allowing the imagination to float around or beyond the skies that wrap the solar system can only add a dimension or two to the present state of man’s finiteness. Incidentally, as of now the intermittent headlines in newspapers or gossip by rumor-mongers only go to confuse the situation, so much so media goes agog time and again with full-page write-ups on one or the other of such encounters and the ecstasy dies down after the news is read, more on account of the abstract nature of the news or due to man’s inability to verify such matters.

Whenever such news items appear in newspapers, people sit with their eyes glued to paper reading away passionately with puzzled eyes and avid minds in the hope of collecting as much information on the encounter as possible, but on reaching the bottom of the paper they realize that their knowledge is back to where it was when they first started reading the piece. Still, the interest does not die down and they await another piece of installment on a related topic!  Do extra terrestrials really exist?

But sooth – can we really assure ourselves that no any form of life exists anywhere in the space?  

UFO sightings date back to as far back as 1561.  Despite much rumbling by people and elements humming on the same old topic of UFO sightings time and again, the alleged intelligent beings have not crossed over from space or planets for an interaction with the humans.  If the UFO’s are genuine and real, then the aliens surely would have an intent or curiosity to check in to earth atmosphere for acquiring knowledge.  In the absence of any conclusive evidence to establishing the existence of aliens as made out from time to time, It would seem a futile bid both on the part of earthlings to keep mounting a eerie suspense in the minds of human beings since it would hardly seem logic for alien or intelligent beings to appear and disappear after traversing for so many centuries all the length and breadth of the universe and after having crossed over from planets outside the solar system merely to view the Earth and return.

These intelligent beings – if they did exist – would surely have developed better techniques and attitude to interact with human beings or earthlings by now – say after more than 100 years to place at the least.

Moreover, aliens – even if they existed – would not wait for indefinite period in order to make contact with live beings across the universe since curiosity is everybody’s butter.  However, for last many centuries stories of UFO sightings have remained merely in the minds of people without them making the first move for which they started on a sojourn.

Man talks big but breaths heavy on the impending doom the universe is destined to absorb within its stride. All the record of phenomenal successes and inventions hitherto attained by human beings would lose their steam once the universe gets rocked by the eternal doom that is bound to strike the universe sooner or later.  Similar would also be the predicament of the aliens, if any, to have existed and become extinct without having achieved that for which they existed.

Incidentally, man is faking truth in to theories, illusions and imaginations. Theories are being cooked up to attain cheap fame, reputation and popularity. Theories of extraterrestrials are amazingly being blown up to suit imagination of finite beings, many of whom can hardly make both ends meet, but are mercilessly dragged in to gossip and myth at the cost of their own peril.

The greatest myth unfolded ever is the fact that man has survived for millions of years all in one piece, on a planet that hangs precariously suspended from nowhere, despite all odds staring at it.  Dangers not from its core alone but from outer space as well.  Is it therefore, possible to assume that a more intelligent being and an immensely better & sophisticated civilization make its appearance from nowhere at the very fag end of time and pace?       

Has man assumed so much of significance as to ignore the hand of a super human power who would necessarily have wrought all the wonders of creation?  Has man achieved the potential to spin theories of creation of an infinite universe of immense dimension and size merely by projecting a fanciful assumption?

Big Bang has all the ingredients of a remote myth and a bluff far more than a figment of imagination, where things are made to happen on its own for no specific reason at all.

Many crucial aspects of the ‘Big Bang’ theory advanced by Scientists and star gazers in order to explain away the formation of sun, stars and planets besides emergence of life on Earth have been debated for ages.  Despite various arguments advanced in support of and against the Big Bang theory, there is no conclusive evidence to clear the air of the mysteries haunting human beings.  Resultantly, the theory of big bang has been lying subsided with no definite clue to the origin of the universe and life.

Man has become an easy target for Scientists and star gazers to vaguely explain off the myth, mysteries and theories of evolution on earth.

Wild imagination of life and bacteria fossils as traced in the rocks alleged to have fallen from space is too superfluous an imagination and as much wild a claim vis-à-vis the truth of creation and the existence of the Almighty,  since the same life forms or organisms could have as well been picked up from the earthen crust or atmosphere as well.  Therefore, it is never a conclusive evidence to say that life form may have developed elsewhere on other planets or heavenly bodies and got transmitted to Earth.

Going by the Bible which alone proves to be the inspired text available to mankind, God Himself and personally created man without having recourse to an agent or angel to qualify His creation or add fins to His Omnipotence.  If man does occupy a place of extreme proximity to Almighty and His Grace, as is the case, then he would surely have been acquainted with existence of other beings elsewhere in the universe, if not of his own, at least through spontaneity of divine good. This has never happened. 

If we do accept Bible as the only Supreme and Holy Text inspired by God Himself, then we ought to also believe that, had there been intelligent or similar beings elsewhere in the universe, then such elements would not have merely kept flying about for amusement, rather they would surely have made contact with earthlings, which have not happened up till now. As such, it is best for human beings to allow the entire concept of UFO’s to rest within the archives of myth and mysteries. 

What the present day generation ought to lament about is that, despite man arriving at the threshold of a golden twenty-first century era, he is yet to identify the unidentified flying objects that are taking him farther away from the real element, the sole cause or to put it precisely that common cause which alone has the potential to remove barriers and boundaries that separate man from man, society from society, nation from nation and world from the universe! That common cause which has the wherewithal to impart the much needed unity in diversity, spirituality in times of mistrust and peace at all times.  His pace and haste are way apart from the common goal for which the universe came in to existence.

Partake of that element, the common cause, a sublime path through a life of Ethics, coming to you soon under a new supplement to Ethics, Manners & Etiquette.

INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS - A hand with destiny!

The Indian National Congress or INC holds an unenviable record of having achieved a stunning victory for which it was formed. Constituted on 28^th December, 1885 the INC committed itself wholeheartedly to enlist the support of natives with a specific purpose namely, to emancipate the nation and people from the clutches of foreign rule. As a sequel to this development, the national tricolour went up the mast at Lahore on a cold morning of 26^th January 1930. The unfurling of the flag was carried out by none other than Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru himself.  That very same day INC was declared an independent and separate entity entrusted with a unique purpose of steering the nation out of a turmoil borne out of alien rule and domination of their motherland. 

No individual, group or society, least of all the very natives themselves, would ever suffer their motheland to be held under fire or allow it to be gradually engulfed in to a conflagration.  This could not only jeopardize the rhythem of life for people and their descendants but was also fraught with serious repercussions for posterity.  Exploited and stripped clean of its colour and gait, the nation could no longer tolerate subjugation at the hands of foreign power which, in effect were intruders in to their motherland. Hitherto much had been sacrificed by way of dignity and lives.  Alien laws were thrust upon a people who were yet to earn a right to possession what to speak of freedom of breathing peace.  Centuries passed but to no avail.  The claimants to a land they were born and bread of were compelled to move around with fetters fastened to a yoke of suppression endured by them for centuries.  Indeed, when it came to living a life of their own, they were barred beyond torturous fetters. 

It was therefore, imperative that India which saw much bloodshed including toll of lives of people entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding lives, territories or reputation of rulers, emperors, dynasties and kingdoms with hardly a breathing space within their own motherland made one last ditch effort to drive foreigners away.  This certainly called for a massive struggle for freedom and the entire nation was therefore, on their feet to snatch back or retrieve their motherland.  That was in the year 1857 when a spirited struggle for freedom from foreign rule gained ground and soon the rumbling started being felt beyond the periphery of closed doors and offices. It was then that a ray of hope seemed visible to a people groaning under age’s yoke.  What would otherwise have been deemed to be a farfetched dream for a nation that was struggling to be counted as an entity in a world of advancd knowledge, education and technology, all of a sudden came alive in unison, with vigor and determination to wrest control of the land from foreigners.  In a final thrust under the able leadership of eminent intellectuals and renowned men of caliber and under a newly constituted symbol namely the INC, a novel identity was established and people unitedly strained every nerve to the extent of embracing martyrdom and fought single handed setting aside all differences arising out of colour, creed, culture or language.

INC took the lead in the struggle which got a boost as Mohanadas Karamchamd Gandhi made a spectacular headway with his non-cooperation and civil disobedience movement through a massive and gigantic weapon namely “Non violence”. 

No amount of weariness, hungar, scarcity or desolation could deter the invigorated and determined mob from procrastinating on the one only and immediate aspiration uppermost in their minds viz. liberation of motherland. This way everyone equivocally and under the able guidance and astute stewardship of a triumvirate namely Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Muhammed Jinnah took on the British rulers unmindful of what could have befallen their fate if per chance the then ruling elite came down heavily on them to quell the violence or set at naught their one only and common goal of freedom from foreign rule.  The people of India eventually realized that the stars were looking up and a goal they were after was well nigh and within their sight.  What was needed was a blind following of a leadership which professed vision and determination for reaching a culmination under an armed struggle of national importance.

Gandhiji assumed the leadership of Indian National Congress as President during the year 1921. Prior to his arrival on the Indian scenario the mahatma had successfully led two revolutions in South Africa to the delight of natives there. His arrival on the Indian scene was seen as a refreshing light in view of his educational background which enabled him to communicate freely with the British rulers. He actively participated in a Satyagraha in support of indigo farmers at Champaran and followed it up with another successful campaign against enhanced taxes and revenues imposed at Kheda in Gujarat. As President of INC he decided to revamp the organization with special focus on setting up offices in remote areas of the country. Simultaneously, he also outlined principles of Satyagraha whereby the membership of INC  started growing larger day by day.

Even so, there were teething problems which needed to be resolved major among them being factional hurdles with a random few among the activists resorting to extremist agenda.  Men who personified extremist tendencies within the consortium of people from all walks of life were Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal among others, who manifested tendencies which failed to match non-violent policies followed by Mahatma Gandhi. 

Apart from a host of varying perceptions that posed a major challenge to braving the onslaught by British government in power, was the diverse culture that separated two warring religious majorities namely Hindus and Muslims whose rivalry had not abated for many centuries.  However, such internal vibrations could not in any manner pose hurdle for a nation that was beset with a dilemma of immense magnitude namely a hijack of its administrative machinery by foreign powers. Such indigenous problems could not in any manner deter the Indian National Congress from establishing a foothold firmly within farflung areas of an undivided India. Mahatma Gandhi was in full control of the outfit and party as its President, as well as fully competent to take on the British through his peace initiative and diplomatic strategies. Incidentally, the formation of INC and subsequent agenda followed by reforms set forth by Mahatma Gandhi had a chronology of events unfolding to the delight of an exuberant crowd spilling on the streets at the mere call of Mahatma Gandhi. 

Riding high on the waves of an enthusiastic nation and an exuberant crowd ready to fall in the line of fire for the liberation of their country, Mahatma Gandhi sought to firmly establish his move against British by specifically working against caste differences, untouchability, poverty and religious and ethinc boundaries.  Although India was a predominantly Hindu nation, yet INC had within its membership people from every religion, ethnic group, economic and linquistic class.

There were surprises too for the INC as the newly appointed Viceroy to India namely Lord Irwin publicly favoured a dominion status for India and pushed for the issue to be discussed threadbare in London during 1930 and 1931.  However, neither of the conference could achieve a result beyond a halt on the question of religion.

Driven to the wall by an indomitable agitation by a high pitched populace and maddening crowd of undivided India, the British were left with no option but to bow before the wishes of natives and order a retreat.  Mahatma Gandhi achieved the impossible to the delight of a nation already plundered of its enormous resources and wealth.  The INC succeeded in achieving its end with resounding success and a jubilant Indian National Congress rode in triumph to the present day Parliament House for a victory celebration.  The calendar proclaimed it as the 15^th day of August, 1947.  This way a nation was born out of the exploited culture through centuries of foreign rule.

The last Viceroy and first Governor General of independent Union of India namely Lord Mountbatten announced the partitioning of the British Empire in to India and Pakistan under the Independence Day Act, 1947.  On 26^th January, 1950 India became a secular and democratic republic whereby a new Constitution was adopted.

The exit of British rule hearalded a new era in the archives of Indian history.  Not only did it throw open trade, industry and indigenous culture to flourish at the hands of natives, rather it even set the pace for progress and development of a by now partitioned India. However, all credit ought to go to the Indian National Congress which consortium of indigenous personalities made freedom a reality and set about by guiding the teeming millions of this vast sub-continent under the able guidance of those very architects of Indian Liberation movement.       

For achieving independence, the INC held behind it a whole nation of enthusiastic men and women, dedicated to the core. That was during the forties.  Save for a few stray, scattered and insignificant number of opposition groups endorsing certain outdated, mutilated and uneven views and strategies that too concentrated mainly in the North, the entire nation was wholly united under one banner of forging a path towards the zenith of achievements. Indian National Congress became a force to reckon with and the party so projected became a symbol of oneness for many decades thereafter.

A pause is needed here!  One must not lose sight of the fact that the period of struggle was one of dedication, mutual trust and perseverance.  There is need also to remember that it was essentially an age of submissiveness not of compulsion which earned the nation a spectacular success. There was an air of Godliness, an environment of cooperation but above all there was a ray of faith, hope and charity within the minds of one and all.  It was a period when people realized the need to foster charity for one another – Charity that chimes out of a Christian refrain and which fosters love for one another. Till the time British ruled the nation, there was a monitoring apparatus namely ‘Faith – Hope & Charity’ for suppressing tempers arising out of high handedness by one group or the other be it even Hindu Muslim riots or similar uprisings.

The British left the country but left behind a legacy as well which was attributed to Christian charity that kindles within people of diverse faiths and culture a sublime sense of godliness or charity for one another. Incidentally, the refrain went on to inspire the nation and people for few decades thereafter till it faded in to a quagmire of ‘Hindustan’.  However, there is need to remember that a sense of brotherhood can seep in to people’s conscience only if they set aside their differences with regard to faith and worship, which in a society of diverse beliefs and religious cultures it amounted to asking for too much. The end result was that an enduring communal harmony was loath to come about.

In essence, it was that very same Christian refrain which bound people together and which ultimately rewarded the nation with what has hitherto been nurtured by the Indian National Congress or for short the Congress Party for imparting a human touch to people both young and old.  However, the multitudes or the masses outside Congress Party have long since forgotten the bind that kept them together for many centuries.

Immediately after achieving independence the mob which was uptill now united under one struggle till the time India was partitioned asserted its fragility of mindset, culture and reasoning.  To a people that fought together in an environment of Christian charity a new nomenclature was imposed by a people who knew no broad perspectives. They started indulging in grabbing and depriving their neighbor of what ought to have been the due of others by right.  Close on the heels of a hard fought battle for independence and in an environmnent of diverse people, culture and religion was fastened a new yoke of individuality namely ‘Hindustan’  This divide exposed a people that were corrupt to the core. It exposed the mentality of a majority who were starving for a new culture namely ‘corruption’.

Quite elementary though because left to themselves the ‘Indian populace is adept at grabbing enormous resources including wealth left behind by the British.  Fortunately though, after the British left India all the fortune of wealth and resources came to them in abundance.  It was like raining divine manna straight out of the heavens. People neither expected nor were they worthy of such bounty bestowed on them with so hot a fortune, that too in abundance. Individuals and groups prospered, development soared all around, education gave them a boost and they the Indian masses came to be acquainted with what extra comfort and luxuries the world had in store for them. Resultantly, people started stepping up their ambitions till finally an ecstasy of having attained a hard fought freedom receded in to the horizon of a fading memory.  And in its place emerged a sudden jolt which made people and individuals disagree with one another. 

The well to do and more influential among the ones that inherited large fortune started exhibiting a show of arrogance.  These many started antagonizing the good that was being carried out by the dedicated men and women of yesteryears. A split was imminent because the more arrogant ones began to find loopholes within a system so carefully nurtured by the INC.  The long and short of it all is that with democracy throwing up a multiparty set up, there was room enough for unscrupulous people to hide their monstrous visage and assert their individuality through manipulation at various levels.  This way there came about a division among people, in their views, attitude and above all a psyche that promoted extremism of a political kind namely ‘corruption’.

A state of disagreement began to creep in and divisions started showing up in a people who reverted to perversity and corruption.  A new found craze to rename places started goading the minds of a people who were lavishly bestowed with unexpected wealth, luxury and comfort. A state of extravaganza made them lax in their commitments and blunt to the responsibility they took upon themselves through a Constitution which merely became an instrument that ensured the setting up of government which was to gift them a life of comfort while the government danced to people’s tune for serving their ends.  The new set up prompted the masses to scale heights above the elected government unmindful of the role they were required to perform.  In short a period of unscrupulousness and corruption took the nation by surprise. 

A nation that was an outcome of chaste dreams nurtured by its national leaders right from Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahar Lal Nehru onwards followed by his daughter Late Smt. Indira Gandhi and thereafter, her son Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi in sequence, and as cherished by worthy leaders of a large nation, became objects of smear campaign let loose by mean and narrow-minded people of little fame. 

Rather than upholding a sublime gift of independence achieved through hard fought struggle by the Indian National Congress was squandered away for mean objectives by people and elements that had their own irons in the fire. Parties grew up in numbers and leaders who gained a voice among restless and unscrupulous elements started flourishing to dictate terms to a government and people of eminence, as a result of which the government including dedicated and prominent people  of eminence had to succumb to dictates by these hoodlums in their bid to make a niche for themselves at the cost of the nation, its people and the lofty ideals for which the nation stood.  India which acquired a dedicated and charismatic leader in Smt. Sonia Gandhi was not spared either, rather even she was pelted with aspersions at will by people who managed to head a party or group, to the detriment of her own reputation as also of the party and folks she herded all through right from Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s demise.  All these made a dent in the image of a nation that was already at its zenith of achieving recognition among world powers.

Despite all odds, a dedicated Smt. Sonia Gandhi held on to her position in the interest of the nation and party.  All the glory and reputation achieved through years of struggle withered away due to selfish and partisan attitude by people whose only outlook was to achieve personal fame.  Howver, Smt. Indira Gandhi was resolute in her struggle to uphold values and reputation of the country.  In order to create a nitche for themselves each in his own narrow way chose to slam outright the Indian National Congress, its leaders and people within the government. The outcome of this fall out by narrow minded elements is what the present day parties portray in the break away groups under the style of BJP, RJD, BJD, BSP, DMK, ADMK and what have you?  These parties and people under similar outfits are presently basking in the shade of their own petty and mean minded interests not trustworthy for a nation that is galloping towards an age of superior glow and resonance.  The very nation which grouped under the Indian National Congress to carry the nation forward has broken away for self esteem and self projection on account of their mean minded attitude.

The present day parties and leaders who merely promote themselves under the guise of ‘politics’ are poles apart from what the leading figures of yesteryears had expected of them and for which they had laid down their lives. The unknown author of the quote “some give freely, yet grow all the richer; others withhold what is due, and only suffer want” says it all!

Immediately after achieving independence, the nation had to occupy itself with national priorities which included among others to tame people into subordination, shed their barbarity and streamline a process that had to equal standards of an already advanced world.  But even as the process of chalking out remedial measures to set the wheels of the nation on rails, the country was overtaken by the threat of an ominous war that loomed large in the horizon, precisely the next door neighbour. 

If therefore, Indian National Congress be epitomized as the elite of the honest and righteous people who steered the Indian subcontinent then, then there is more than reason for the people to repose their faith in the one only consortium of like minded people (read INC) who have hitherto strained their every nerve to make India a vibrant power to take on the world. Incidentally an independent nation that managed to survive many devastating catastrophes, menacing wars, threatening civil strifes and shattering internal confrontations is due to celebrate its platinum jubilee a decade or so hence, all of which go to the credit of the Indian National Congress.  The INC has consistently served the nation keeping in mind the interest of diverse regions, communities and people.  However, spreading canard or alleging aspersions on people who dedicated their lives and service for the people and nation is by itself an act of extreme discourtesy. 

Moreover, most allegations are blown out of proportion to belittle that particular individual, unkindly targeted to allow hooting and clapping by ignorant street urchins, merely to elate oneself or to be projected by those very street urchins as saviors or applauded as gods or goddesses of a modern day world of crime and criminality. Yea, why not categorize these gods and goddesses as belonging to an unblemished category of divine perfection?  And these divinely appointed spirits forget for a while that those people whom they target are human being first, elected representatives next, people who dedicated their lives for the service of the nation in sequence besides being sons and daughters of the same soil as of today, sons & daughters of other human beings as well.  And for a split second these divine spirits even forget that the people they target have not deserted their posts, position, homes or the country.  What transpires thereafter is a spate of abusive gossips emerging from streets and corners of an otherwise dignified nation, with detest of the very people elected to represent the nation with dignity by the same street urchins by use of abusive reference to people who hold or hitherto held the reins of a country that millions of countrymen did elect with a mandate to govern the nation under a Constitution adopted by all on 26^th January, 1950.

Moreover, many of the allegations which do the round targeting these respectable, honest and dedicated men or women of caliber and reputation would have been blown out of proportion to hit where it hurts most.   Allegations that are seasoned, nursed to abusive limits, slept over for days to stretch them to areas of inaccessible untruth but above all jumbled up to compel a person to despair out of frailty or human finiteness.  Allegations which overwhelmingly rely on surmises, allegations which mostly arise out of casual hearsay, trumped up canard, or unauthenticated gossips.  As a matter of fact these allegations are cooked up to deliberately add leverage to gossips without any definite knowledge of what has transpired during the period of service put in by those elected representatives of people. 

These hooded elements spearheading accusations even forget that their acts solely smear the image of the nation, people or their achievements to levels of profanity and unthinkable sacrilege.  They also need to realize the sensitivity of issues which touch not only the nation, its outlook, its image and acceptability by the world but also to give due consideration to the spill over of such accusations which would not go down well with the ordinary, ignorant and uneducated people on the streets, who would least be competent to grasp the intricacies of allegations being floated by people who arrogantly exhibit a show of indisputable integrity. 

India is essentially a divided lot.  There can hardly be a consensus on any issue without allowing largesse to an opponent.  This holds equally good in all matters, be it on the streets, in business establishments or even on political platforms. As a matter of fact India is a unique country which carries with it an appaling picture of diversity in every sphere such as its culture, language, traditions, religious beliefs etc.  So why not on the issue of rumor mongering with the endangered topic called corruption?

Certain statistics stun the opposition. Some even stun the nation. However, all statistics stun the power hungry and starving lot among the opposition all. Even so, history will please the righteous citizens and people of a 1.3 billion nation who have within them the sublime truth and confidence in a government that is functioning to its very best.

INC or the Indian National Congress (1885-2012) which heads the UPA government at the Centre is the one only national party – repeating – the one only national party which has never altered its name, profile, agenda or its dedication.

INC is the only national party which has been associated with the greatest and renowned leaders of a free India since last 62 years before independence and 65 years after independence.

INC is the only national party which has never diluted its charisma, its ideology, its ideals, its dedication and its unique status be it within the party, within its leadership, within the nation or outside it.

However, the recent record breaks even the backbone of the opposition, that the communal party in connivance with Hazare, Ramdev and a few power hungry leading figures attempted to flay the alleged flaws within the government. They nevertheless, had to beat a retreat and break up in to fragments. The fragments then retreated in to the backyard of their own realm of greed and corruption to decide whether to enlist themselves under a political outfit or to wag on till the master noticed its movements.

Rumour mongering like backbiting, spitefulness and vengeance is a common vice among all people of diverse societies or groups.  However, alleging things or flinging aspersions on individuals, groups or government as have been reportedly overheard through hearsay or public gossips amount to a grave crime in a society which is bound by a government, law and judiciary.

Corruption is a state of moral perversity or eroded equilibrium which could as well be described as a hate campaign to defame someone else.  People who hoard money over themselves do so with a view to projecting themselves heads above others and the nefarious ways they achieve this end is a culmination of how base an Indian mindset can be.  Out of a culture of oneness that started during the freedom struggle emerged a vicious mindset bent on looking down upon others with scorn and detest.  And India like many other countries has joined the bandwagon with least regard for ethics-manners & etiquette or discipline in public or private lives.  In short the British held on to the Christian refrain of Charity and Love, which got transformed in to a state of animal wisdom or jungly culture. 

Corruption does not necessarily require wealth to become victim of greed. Corruption is an innate tendency to hate another in to suppression.  In effect it amounts to a liberation struggle of a peculiar kind viz. a struggle  to build up that which one gained out of someoneelse’s magnanimity and here that magnanimity refers to the decision of British to say to themselves in all humility ‘enough is enough’. 

The adage “sufficient for the day is the evil thereof” took its first ever toll after the undivided India was partitioned in to Pakistan including East Pakistan or present day Bangladesh on the one hand and an India of the present day era on the other.  

We must keep in mind the fact that only people with corrupt mentality, corrupt dealings and fully acquainted with what corrupt structure means alone would cry hoarse pointing finger at others. But people who are truly just or righteous will only think in terms of reforming a people, society or nation.  This is the one only attitude to redeeming the misguided on to a mainstream category of people. Spearheading falsehood or spreading canard about individuals is a sign of despair in their resolve to reform through peaceful means.  Law needs to catch up with such attitude which amounts to hooliganism under the hood of democratic agitation. 

The country is very much on rails and no amount of rocking carried out by the communal elements in tandem with regional parties and disgruntled elements can derail the government or the nation.  The present government under Indian National Congress has been doing the nation proud but someone needs an unbiased mind and that crucial intellect to decide and be convinced as to which way the country is developing and fast.

Much more remain to be said on Emergency, War and Corruption. They definitely will come in installments.  But never forget the fact that the nation is a crowd of more than 1.3 billion and for taking the teeming millions on an onward journey ahead, the nation must speak in one voice and be guided with one only hand namely the Indian National Congress! To be continued…………………. Cheerio, Bye!