DESTINY

Ethical discussion dis-linked to environment is hardly appealing. Ethical thinking, even in early days, writers in books has its base in nature which includes not only mankind but all. Plants, river, mountain, animals, birds…… are the limbs of mother earth, where as the sun, moon, stars…..are celestial bodies. These are the associates of those who live on earth. Change in nature is universal law, but the present rate of devastation of creation heading towards darkness is nothing but display of whim and competition and is something a march towards development, redevelopment, modernization and re-modernization.

Slow and steady wins the race is not much pertinent today. Long jumping, high flying, crossing nay barrier breaking the norms of brotherhood, affinity, courtesy, politeness…. has become the need of the hour. All birds do not fly high and long. Some are herbivores some are omnivores. All birds do not have sweet voice. All varieties of mangoes do not have the same taste; likewise all human beings do not posses equal potentiality or the same vision. If we think anything contrary to the nature of species is a vista to achieve perfection and isolation if it is not lay men’s gossip.

Let us overview the past. History of love affairs of Cleopatra the Egyptian queen and Mark Antony is well known within the discussion of academician. The queen had a liaison with the mighty Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. After Brutush stabbed Julus Caesar to death, she aligned with lover Antony. Brutush had a charge in reply to Caesar giving justification of his betrayal that Caesar had become ambitious. Legendary tale unfolds that after Antony and Cleopatra were defeated at Actium by their rival, the proud queen committed suicide. Thus fall of pride lead to set the example of frustration.

Let us revert to centre from circumference and to say that civilization is not to remain static. It is said that it transforms in cyclic order in different forms keeping in touch with the regime singing the songs of glory and despair.

People have faith in customs, tradition, rituals, pilgrimage so they exist. East is east so that the west is west. The sun rises in East and sets in West carry deep meaning.

Gurudeo Rabindra nath Tagore the great thinker, poet…..flourished in 20th Century traveled many places in the world on different seasons and expressed his thinking in praise of beauty in nature in Sangit called Rabindra Sangit.

It is not the fact that river water has been polluted? Lifestyle has been changed or compelled to change in globalization age. System is completely hotch- potch.

Smiling face even in adverse circumstances, carrying the cloud of stress and strain seeing the beautiful wings of peacock, relishing sweet voice of Cuckoo going ahead like banjara forgetting any chance to stumble so long we reach the destination is life and the way of life to survive.

Ceaseless efforts to achieve a goal and to reach a pole is no doubt the story of successful man and woman the noble creation of god but when the fate turns ugly face and puts one in the grip of hurricane left them in the State of helplessness mires all hopes and aspiration that bears the curse of destiny. Hence it is to conclude that destiny plays an important part in life. We are toys in the hands of destiny.
(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

LIFE IN PAST- PRESENT AND FUTURE

Stories of civilization of human beings travel in past, present and future, likewise the flow of water from the sea to river and vice verse. Story of the past is the story of success and failure, victory and defeat, prosperity and anarchy, pain and pleasure, friendship and betrayal, good will and ill will…….Past memory being carried forward to the present. Every moment of the present takes places in the past. It takes lead from the former- hardly break between former and latter. Review the past and look the sweet and sour tastes. Utopia is engraved in the stone. Thinkers saying time is changing fast. Social scientists say such changes in society had never seen before.

Forget duty. Hound right. Apply tricks and get success. Imbalance in duty and right like wise imbalance in eco system had never been seen before. Apply GDP formula, get the desired results and be prosperous. Globalisation has been re- shaped. None is aligning. Brain drain was yesterday’s talk, Current research, new technology, entrepreneurship the present concept. Shift from natural food to refined and synthetic culture is the talk of the day. Repeat- repeat secular (read it camouflage). Always remember “Piped piper of Hamlin”, “cat and mouse game”, “Hide and Seek Game”, Cock and bull story”, “Cock and sand witch”, “Pandora’s box…, cold war, proxy war, terrorists, militants, “Hollywood, Bollywood, world cricket”, “Uncle Sam” are not simpler for all to understand.

How is time changing?
Earlier there was a diplomacy and war. Today, besides these there are international lawyer, multinational merchants, cross- border financial, World Bank technology, UN peace keeping force and etc. consider the vocabulary and metaphor of the new age: Srebrenica, Rwanda, DRC, Sierra, Child Soldiers, ethnic cleansing, blood diamond. 9/11, regime change, Islamophobia, HIV/ AIDS, SARs, HINI, global warming, climate Change, micro soft, Google, iPod, blackberry, Face work, Twitter, metro-sexual, hateropolitan, localifarian the list is endless.

Multiple modes of communication is transparent rather than confidential and its consummation takes the form of increased flow of tourists, students, Labour, Credit, investments, technology, goods and services. The agenda- setting capacity of NGOs, amnesty International, human rights watch, and International Red Cross society is far greater than that of many Govt. protocols.

Past is past, present can’t forget the past. It’s time to review the past. Advancement in the ethical thinking- advancement in culture and nature of human being in the past has become mere open talk in the present leisure hour. Every civilization is supposed to pass through fine and rough weather. Memory of the past goes to future through present.

Is there any demarcation in the past and the present Vis- a- Vis present and the future, pre industrial era or the post industrial era?
(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

Devolution – devolution is continuous and on going process.

Time was changing in the past. Today it is changing very fast. Now think of the future. Europe’s erstwhile Allied powers observe victory day after the Axis power surrendered unconditionally. It is also to remind that prior to that there was slave system which the history has not at all forgotten. It is not the changing civilization of the mankind? To let others say speak the truth is easy but painful when it reacts. There is no dearth of such films which do not highlight the defective system in the authority or in the society but it is hard not to crack to criticize to them who are flying very high. Those were the days of prophecy of soothsayer taken into cognizance and taken as an aid in pursuing human activities. Today there is research/ scientific wings who can easily set aside earlier findings and all may escape the danger of rising temperature on earth Vis- a Vis the danger of rising sea level. It is not free technology. Certainly it bears cost.
Not all but some one say that hypothetical discussion is isolated in the materialistic world; nevertheless to say that hypothetical talks do not more in vacuum. It is not the statement of loss and gain, possession and dispossession but to remember how far we are grateful or otherwise to the past. Advancement was the talk of yesterday. Development is today’s open talk. Pass it on to the next generation.

Remember the life of Raja Harish Chandra, oral myth of Raja Bali, and Vishnu disguised as dwarf is still narrated in Indian shrine, imagine the suffering of Guatam Budha. Horrible seen of war in Kalinga changed the heart of Pridarshyani Raja Ashok. History speaks king Shikander invaded India and defeated Poroush and took back turn to Greek. Md. Gazani plundered Somnath temple. Warriors of Arabian lands invaded India and ultimately made here their homeland. People affirmed faith in co-existence and subsequently strengthened by the successive rulers. Britishers carrying the grace of Queen Victoria established British Empire here defeating the long established Mughal Empire. It was the constant struggle of leaders as well as the martyrs in Gandhian age that we achieved independence. Nation is struggling hard to protect its integrity and sovereignty. There was news that the pearl carpet of Maharaja Khandeo Rao of Baroda crafted in 1865, auctioned in International market in Doha, fetched $5.5 million. Invasion is not yet over. All eyes are here on golden egg. Sniffers have already taken their position in every direction. Fiction becomes real. After all it is the age of science and technology. Wait and watch.

Cuckoo in its sweet voice expresses not only its existence but also welcome call of monsoon. Summer is at peak, waiting to watch the hide and seek of black clouds in the sky is the hope of rain. But how and who will enjoy the rain before the storm has unfolded its strength. Pray god! Lower the strength of cyclone & hurricane as almost all creatures inhabited in universe are habituated of unnatural life. To make it more interesting let us welcome thunder and lightening. This is so called the change of season. Any change ignoring geographical change would be incomplete.

Time to time anti- English idea is floated and watched the public reaction. Elite class reacts sharply because their interest affects. Its reaction might have been taken lightly. Matters settled like a bubble of water, taking it hypothetical issue.
Think of the deletion of PADH (poems) of Kabir from the text done silently- ignoring the ethical thinking and its application is one of the examples of devaluation of literature originated in Indian peninsula and substitution of the foreign tasteless stories in the text is tantamount to discounting the Indian Scholars’ merit. Who can raise the voice? Taking admission in the institution is generally a matter of choice but materials contained in the books and in taking by the students are a matter of compulsion and Hobson’s choice. It is not the act of hypnotism?
Don’t forget the past. It guides us and stimulates in pursuing further progress. Rome was not built in a day. Its foundation is based on the myths of twin brothers, Romulus and Remus, son of priestess and the god of war, who were suckled by a wolf and each, founded a city on the seven hills before Romulus murdered Remus. Scholars of history have reason to state that a similar tangle of myths can be found in Indian memories of the same period. Indian civilization and culture surpassed any in the west. They knew that calendars must include Leap years. Those epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are certainly our guide. Sacred texts such as the Vedas, devolved into many languages are spoken today. Modern India abounds in myth and legends – such as Holika’s attempt to burn a little boy Prahlad, devotee of God.
Arbian Nights which attained its highest pick in decorating theme and language is unforgettable encyclopedia Persian are proud of the fight of Sohrab and Rustum. It is the strength they possessed. Today the man- the superman is confident of the brain to over come even the most difficult task. But even the big powers are unable to have face to face talk with Osama. He is seen in television. He is visible but not audible. None has seen him talking. So long he is nothing but mesmerism.
Since past I am now tired to understand if ignorance is the root cause of confusion and trouble, it is opportune to say fear is the main cause to take on restoring the real issues, with reference to situation in the present scenario. If fear is lighter dose, to discourage the courage apply threat and see its implicacy. Beware of the swine Flu, be alert of any eventuality of the militants or the Maoist. To overcome ones fear is jumping in fire. Statuses of the martyrs are the evidence. US fear that nuclear arsenal falling into the Taliban hand is nullified that it is gimmicks. Remember the search of chemical weapons in Iraq and the pretext of beginning of war for oil.
Incapacitate I beg to die before my death. Reasoning whispered. No, no, no, it is divine gift. Brain is still sub conscious. Remember the parable of Good Samaritan Maoist revolutions are going on. Fire, fire, fire…… Pilgrims are making their own progress. Jihadis are battling to spread their religion.
Cricketers are batting hard to secure good score. Militants are watchful to play their games. Newspapers as well as Televisions are always ready to give current and multiple news. Politicians are busy how to handle the situation. Convoke all. The earth belongs to all. Pied Piper of Hamlin is ready- waiting for call.

(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

“Spiders Message”

‘Nothing likes to lament get ready for new Job’
To start with the cock and hen morning call followed by chirping noise of the sparrow and CAW CAW calls of crow remind us the night is over- Good morning! Get ready for work. The postman may deliver the envelop carrying the message which may make you either happy or unhappy. Standing outside looked a web that the spider is already in action to spin the web. Its speedy manner of weaving was such that occurred rare chance of going wrong in the design of the cob web. Really the spider is unparallel designer. It has robed none to gather thread for the web while finishing a final shape of the web to capture insects for its food. It was something the sticky filmy substance of its body. It did not require any one’s support or help while doing its duty. It is no loose talk but the fact that even deer fall prey in its trap that becomes the food of the tiger in jungle, web is torn. Nothing likes to lament. Get ready for new web. Change in design yet unchanged in mind which is my modern design that the spider said. It is spider’s message.

(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

Short story of odd and even numbers

God is known by one. Easy to worship one god but difficult to know who is god and where is god. One who knows god is very near and dear to God. Man and birds are known by two leg creatures. Easy to walk and easy to fly by two leg is the habit of man and bird. Man is an enemy of bird that the chicken knows well. Man is cunning that the crow knows well. A women knows her beauty that the peacock knows well.
Three is the name of god (Brahma, Bishnu and Mahesh) that he is satisfied with Belpatra leaves three combined in one.
Four is the name of animals that the ox, dog, horse, elephant, tiger, donkey, monkey, camel know the use of four legs. Monkey is cunning to claim to live in two and four to maintain his position as herbivorous and enjoy laden. To live in two and four is cunningness of mama monkey.
Five counts the numbers of five deavtas to start the call of devtas in Puja. Six is the term of sixer that the cricketers know well. Seven is known as the Sattaa-phera at the time of wedding of bridegroom and groom to bind in a tie of union. Eight is knows as the name of Astabakra or Astapuran. Nine is known by Nawgrah.

(Written by my father-Shanmbhu Kumar Ghosh)

In the trap of 100% mark, Wandering in wilderness

Perhaps you might know that 7 ft long cord is enough for a hunter to trap a tiger in the sundervan mangroves forest. There was news not long back that exodus Tyson a four year old daughter of Mike Tyson heavy weight world champion fell into a loop of cord while playing on the tread mill.
Some how or other almost every body falls in trap. Those who escape the trap is really lucky. To become a lucky people try luck. Playing game of matka is also a way of becoming lucky provided one should not feel it jhatka.
Light jerk of the trap might be like a child’s play but grievous when fallen in deep water and hence to blame- bad luck.
Education as of today is not only to raise literacy but widening the brain beyond the horizon and more a certificate to get a job for livelihood and aspire to advance ahead provided the jumping platform is high helped by luck. To stand in front line high score is necessary. In spite of getting education from school/ colleges/ universities, coaching felt pressing need in almost all questions can be answered in the one look of the question papers in hand. For that capital investment is certainly the prime factor. Expectation of securing 100% marks require heavy investment.
It is no wrong of the guardians but also to the administrators how to run the institutions and to complete the construction of the building of the institution or headache to acquire a building.
Marketing of the products by the entrepreneurs is perhaps the penultimate hurdle. Package no matter- there is economic recession.
GARLAND
Its smell, colour, appearance might not be lost in wilderness
I approached a man in business of selling flower and garlands according to the needs of the customers. And he was delighted with the smell- flavour of the flowers.
I wanted a garland of different flowers woven in a single garland which the salesman denied to meet to meet my choice stating that I was the first man in his life so far demanding a garland of different flowers woven in one garland. I insisted for the same telling my religious preachers wanted such type of garland contrary to my thinking. Salesman wanted to know the name of such preacher, so preciously called modern preacher- a wolf in sheep’s skin or a preacher nourished by the evils, of religious text grouped in different cloths. He also told that real preacher in the past moved alone preaching the things of the heart and goes away like soothey air (East) touching heart and mind of the isolated soul. He smirked but his mind was in my mind and in his business.
It is misgiving sermon of the Mentor that a man has divided within himself. Nature has provided us with different flowers e.g Rose, Genda, Juhi, Chammeli, Champa, Gulechi, Palash, Kannel etc. with different smell, smell less colour, appearance flowering in different seasons such as spring, rainy, autumn, winter that the sun, moon and mother earth in conjunction with the wind, rain etc. made it an object of dance, glamour even mourn, in praise of god and the centre point of bees which collects nectar for honey. India is a country consisting of several states, many religions, different cultures, traditions and different languages bowing under one flag comprising of garlands woven in individual flowers is a gift of nature nevertheless to say that its smell, colour, appearance not be lost in wilderness.

(written by my father-Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

Reform in education

I) that the essence of the soil is not lost
Dance of democracy is over in India. None is winner/ runner. They are performer. Let by gone be by gone’s. All to sit together think together and act together for a job in hand.
Indian proverb : ‘kos kos par panni badle, aath kos par banni’ is still a living talk and to make its use in the nick of time is a job of the punster.
If in its efforts to provide a guard justifying turncoat, by the media and the same version repeated by the performer casting a spell of rhetoric speech is no less than articulation and wit of convincing and hence worthy to appreciate.
Any proposal to ban English from Indian school by any party stands as scripting manifesto. Views are called for on the issue gloated. Public reaction warranted ban on English and in support said to it is a space to discuss on the issue something inherent and silent.
If some one see ABC……………..XYZ in the text book and feel inner satisfaction is no doubt a matter of great satisfaction achievement of the institutions and a matter of success of the author who framed the contents in the book.
The moot point is to see whether the contents in the textbook of English in particular and all other subjects in general are suppressed veri or suggested falsi in view of the fact whether it is appealing vis-s-vis the essence of the soil is not lost gradually in the globalization era. The Hopes for the best to reform in education lies in the office of “knowledge Commission”.

II- Blessing in disguise- “people worship setting sun and the rising sun with the same heart”
For a month or so there was parroting voice like negative voting, run-off followed by fractured mandate, hung parliament, regional parties spoiler, independent parties spoiler and etc.. stronger government is needed to deal with the pesent state of affairs within the country as well as abroad. Poll result was declared with stunning victory of UPA in Lok Sabha. Immediately it came out with the news unexpected triumph siding with UPA.
If it was not the math of permutation and combination either of the voter or the votee, it may be safely assumed it is the hand of destiny- blessing in disguise so it is said there is god in India/ Bharat.
Needless to say Indian tradition since long is still prevalent today: people worship the setting sun as well as the rising sun with the same heart. But worry is not yet over. Conversion of debenture into share capital is the language of commerce. Write off the sick asset is the version of economics. Conversion of joy into sorrow and vice versa is, if of none but the gossip of nay sayer burry the worry go ahead every road and man goes together to ones destination. Joy and sorrow will also go together. Innumerable evidence in history speaks the truth: the fall of pride lies in the hands of time.

III) Injustice to the king “act of disowning accountability”
Ousted king Gyanendra Shah as its says he was deposed neither by the Maoists cadre nor by any other political parties. It was a people’s revolt that caused him to leave Narayanhiti Palace. The people of Nepal made it clear that they wanted abolition of the kingship, is one version and the other which is rather silent to come in line with other states is an other version.
New experiment of governance in Nepal without king in the state of kingdom has been belied in the sense there has been frequent change in taking the post of premiership from P.K.D.P to leader Madhav Kumar Nepal in a year.
It is relevant to say that the present situation prevailed there has been displayed in absolute term. Democracy is flawed and remains unflourished when discussed in the absence of relative terms. There must be leader to lead the masses. The fate of the king does not lie in the hands of destiny but the act dance cleverly – conducted by the villain and to say to disown the accountability of the leader is a question? In the absence of fairness it is not so difficult to derive valid conclusion- injustice to the king and alike misguiding the mass.
Assassination of King Mahendra and his family not less than a decade ago is still a mystery.

To get rid of ‘should’
‘A check to reduce the number of rotten apples’ Summer season is the busy season of newspaper reporter to remind repeatedly that the L.S has become the composition of good and bad brains consisting of exceeding two figures in number of the latter.
Spokesmen of the political parties took no time to admit that almost every party has rotten apples. These are not the rotten apples of the cartoons, to short out immediately as these are hardly fit for human consumption. These are neither curable by the physician nor by the psychologist, nevertheless to say by any pundit…. Then how to cure? There is one simple idea to remind. That is self healing process.
We have been discussing in a limited populace not exceeding even four figure, sitting on the top of the pyramid of democracy the highest platform who either make the fortune of the nation which leads to attain the glory in the highest order or make it doom not to foresee the future of the nation.
Intellectuals have suggested that the parliament as well as the assembly members should have least sign of scar.
We have been confined to the temple but what to say about society; to sum up which/ that goes in millions. Social observer commented that today’s society is running in saucy and racy style ie other say there is dog-eat-dog competition in society.
Reform in education, which has gone too far in arid land, in globalisation era and an eye on media may be check to reduce the number of future rotten apples is a say to say to get rid of ‘should’.

(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

Reform

Bengal thinks today what India will think tomorrow is a things of the past.
Discovery of new world and the ‘Renaissance’ emerged in the 16th centaury as the history says. It was discovered India, among others in material terms- one of the biggest pasture land in Asia. Really it was a happy moment of the predecessor as well as the successor (West) but now it is difficult to protect the pasture land. If they graze the surplus product of the land as much as to meet their needs is a matter of forlorn but if their desire takes the form of greedy and makes the land dirty, complex, complicated in tantamount to landing in the field of covetous nature and at the same it is a matter of deep concern for the people who are presumed to live and dance as per the wish and ill-advice of the international law and if sustained any injury it is nothing but to lament on ones act of folly- the absence of resistance that lacks the essence of the soil. Westerners have damaged enough, since the 20th centaury to tarnish the map of India with the same brush as have done in the regions of the world.
Bengal thinks today what India will think tomorrow is a thing of the past as it states. But it may not be late to acknowledge that it is fact. It is the history of immediate past that the swadeshi movement was originated in Bengal and it flagged to Maharastra.
Concept of self rule originated from Bengal and sounded to Punjab. It had not had deep slip, revival by Gorge Fernades socialist leader so known once the champion of Swadeshi Movement threw cold water, because the weather was not favourable in the age of sophistication and glamour.
West Bengal is well ahead to change the name of Calcutta- Kolkata. Simultaneously Kolkata enjoyed the metro rail transport facility it is the change of English tone to Bangla tone.
Unity in India sounds high and in the course of time rural India and urban India exists two wings of India: one is supposed to exist with traditional culture with certain modification and others flight high changing culture, nature and traditions adopting the alien method of education.
As a result of accumulation of people in cities- metros the numbers of intellectuals have multiplied no doubt. People in the metros have been divided into multiplies societies and the societies divided into different culture and religious marching towards modernization. That is why, if Mumbai and Kolkata stated to be modern has adopted dualistic culture and has been expressed that while Mumbai and Kolkata might be the East’s oases of modernity, by and large it is the West that is modern.
Prominent theatre artist Probir Guha- Indian People’s theatre Association is aware to educate people how to preserve culture and tradition of India.
Shri Prakash’s documentary film sounds loud their grievances about growth of vernacular languages as local aspirants in Jhrakhand. Change is inevitable as has been seen in the recent Lok Sabha election- 32 years rule of CPM in West Bengal. It is beginning of the change. Eclipse is visible in India the largest democracy of the world. Better to awake before full moon eclipse, is the call of mother India.
Diversion of the mediocre brigade from the educated class in W.B presumably may be a strong of immediate decade past, but the fact that during the last 32 years rule of CPM Govt. People getting tired and hoping for the best, if any, changed mind to switch over to other camp.
Improvement of the standard of lower as well as higher education may be possible only if there is reform in education.

(Written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)

Erosion of loyalty

In the beginning some neutral intellectuals having some sign of short vision aims to take cue from the shadow of foreign bodies to make impression their say but actually it leads no where in the absence of sound support or any opposition or any counter argument.
In this situation if neutrals are albeit and in the passage of time militants voice prevails resulting in polluted environment the sound of guns is heard. Such neutrals may come and go like debit what comes in and credit what goes out but the nation will survive even in changing time having different face, smell and colour.
Loyalty to the nation is highly desirable to strengthen the base of the nation so that no amount of storm or hurricane can shake its foundation. It is really disgrace to say that loyalty seems over looked even by the academicians as well as by the critics to quote gist in the book of the famous dramatist ‘ Johns Galsworthy’
Lack of resistance against ill advice has pushed us far away in muddy waters. A cry: change for only a change is tantamount to acceptance of losing our own ground. Only to ask a copy of file noting under the RTI act is like a touching an easy question leaving difficult question in the last hour to attempt.
Any survey conducted by the foreign element is like injurious to health taking rotten apples. Alien players are in efforts to make the water dirty and trouble so as to fishing make easy.
Alice in wonderland would be less remembered only malice in the malignland would be the talk of the days. Indication of aberration in the sense of loyalty seems visible.
Reasoning flies away through the window when terror dares to enter by the door.
Things likely unchanged waiting tune of politics is a web hanging in air.

(written by my father- Shambhu Kumar Ghosh)