Sunday 18 August 2013

Hindu and Muslim nationalism can coexist

Hindu Nationalism
ye pratap ka vatan pala hai azadi ke naaron pe....

Dekho mulk marathon ka ye yahan shivaji dola tha
mughlon ki taakat ko jisne talvaron pe tola tha....

Muslim Nationalism
Ye dekho Taj Mahal
Ye Bharat Ma ke Seene pe
AAbhushan hai mughalon ke Abhimaan ka

Jahaan angrezon ne chaate the talve tipu ke

Yeh woh mitti hai jise maulana ne rashtra prem se seencha tha
Veer Pathan Ghaffar khan ki faujon ne khaayee thee seene pe goliyaan hazaar

Nanak kabir Rahim ne apne dohon se patit paavan kiya tha

Yeh woh dharti hai jisme jyot hai Dilli ke Jama Masjid ki shaan ki......

Monday 5 August 2013

ETHICS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION-A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE

 ETHICS OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION-A VERY COMPLICATED ISSUE

the question of freedom of speech also comes into play, as long as i am not supporting murder or something which leads to murder OR the supporters of murder, i should be allowed my attempt at irony... even if ignorant irony, also on a slightly seperate sub theme of the above topic, idols or heros of one person, may be villians of the other, the essential element when you venture to express your opinion is not only to be informed of the details but to have done detailed research, these are two different things, also ensure that your expression however well intentioned, doies not lead to violence from those who are not as well intentioned as you, cause if you know that is going to happen but still say your piece, then YOU are not well intentioned....unless of course the objective of your statement leads ultimately to a benefit larger than the costs...its an extremely complicated issue this...