when your past catches up with your present and memories bring a smile to your face

Many eons ago (or "A long time ago") on a cold and rainy afternoon, a boy read a story about a shepherd who would guide crippled planes back over the dark and foggy North Sea. The rain was pattering on the tin roof. A glass of hot tea, quickly turning lukewarm, was in his hand as he read and reread the story. He mused that his elder brother, Adarsh Nath Segal, had told him the story.

Then, he walked out of the school library into the warm sunlight and walked up to his house. He saw Nainital and the plains stretched out like a postcard just behind the Government House. As he looked out, he fell into thought and enjoyed the warm sun.

Years later, on a lazy Saturday afternoon, the same boy turned on the TV, put on Disney Hotstar, and found the same story as a movie there:

https://www.hotstar.com/in/movies/the-shepherd/1260154875

In a perhaps coincidental turn of events, he was going to a meet at 7:00 PM with some 20 of his old school students. Is the world round, or is this a coincidence? Is there even such a thing as coincidence? If only we knew... the  paheli puzzle called life. Perhaps Longfellow (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) said it best 

I shot an arrow into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For who has sight so keen and strong,

That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

And the song, from beginning to end,

I found again in the heart of a friend

But the story does not end there riffling through the pages of an old edition of Reader Digest, guess what I found ?  The same story. The story is called The Shepherd is a 1975 novella by British writer Frederick Forsyth(I am a great fan of his works ) The Shepherd relates the story of a De Havilland Vampire pilot flying home from RAF Celle in northern Germany to RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on Christmas Eve 1957, when his aircraft suffers a complete electrical failure mid-flight.

However, if my memory serves me right, the story as told to me by my elder brother was much better, the way he would add sound effects, the man deserved to be on the radio. Unfortunately, the world never got to hear him. I can still hear the way he told me the difference between a jet engine and a twin-engine propeller aircraft made of wood. My elder brother was Google even before Google was aware that it is Google. Suffice it to say, the sound brought my mother into the room to see what we were doing, but that is another story. The art of storytelling in an era when elder brothers taught you how to ride a cycle, walk, and bullied you into buying books they wanted. (Reader, don't worry, I have spent the last 30 years gifting him things that want and then keeping them. All my mobile phones are a gift to him:-)), apart from taking you on scooter rides where they banged up the scooter and both of uS were supposed to hide it (a blog on this later). Ahh, what a time it was, what a time...

Woman Empowerment in India is actually going back to the cultural Bharat had before invasions and rule by both Islamic and Christian invaders

Indian National Army, fighting against the Allied forces in World War II, had an all-woman regiment, the Rani of Jhansi Regiment, established in July 1943. Unfortunately, due to the short-sightedness of the military at the time of Independence, it did not last. India had to wait until 1992 when women were granted Short Service Commissions under the Vajpayee government during the Kargil War. Women pilots flew in combat zones from 2015, and more branches were opened up. Then, in 2021, under the Modi government, the NDA was opened up for women. Today, we have reached a full circle with an all-women battalion that will even engage in anti-terrorist operations. In the next five years, we might once again see a women's regiment.

Ironically, the first woman warriors in India date back 4,000 years to the Sinauli archaeological site. Years of repression under Islamic rule, followed by Western stereotyping of women's roles under British rule, led to the suppression of women's rights in India. However, mighty as the Islamic or British Empires were, India still managed to produce a Razia Sultan, Noor Jahan, and Chand Bibi, who led and ruled even during Islamic rule in India, where traditionally the role of women is not very strong. I am not counting the Hindu queens who ruled and fought Islamic rulers here, as there were many, and Islam was not able to subjugate all of India completely.

When the British arrived, they found they had to fight women rulers like Rani Chennamma, Ahilyabai Holkar, Rani Lakshmi Bai, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Rani Velu Nachiyar, etc. Eventually, the Victorian British norms curtailed women's rights and repressed them. The British influence destroyed many matriarchal societies in India, like the Nairs. Women's education suffered but was protected in places under Indian rule, like the Baroda Gaekwad State, which made education universal in 1906, while the first girls' school was set up in 1875. These notable exceptions existed.

The British, due to the 1857 First War of Indian Independence, saw women fighting and leading armies against them. Like typical Europeans, they shamed and called out the character of such women, especially in the North, calling them all nautch girls (dancing girls), even going so far as to say that prostitutes were instigating their troops against them! The repression that followed destroyed women's rights in India, which even the Islamic occupation was not able to do. The British took women away from leadership positions, even then it was the Indian Ranis who were among the first women drivers in the world. In 1905, we had a woman driver, and the Maharani of Bhavnagar, Nandkuvarba, in 1910, took the British Governor of Bombay for a spin in her car, which made front-page news for the British!

It has taken us over 77 years, but women are once again rising in India. Of course, the Western world likes to tell you otherwise. They, who destroyed women's rights in India, claim to have brought civilization to a nation that existed even before the Greeks did. We had covered drains before King Solomon's time and open drains under the British Raj! Remember your heritage and remember that you come from a nation that has considered women as Shakti. What you are seeing in the CRPF Battalions is a return to our roots. After 77 years, we are finally removing the dust of centuries of slavery and rising once again. Diversity and women's empowerment existed 4,000 years ago in India; we are today trying to reach the same levels we had before the invasion of this nation! This CRPF Battalion is just the first step to regain what we lost!

The American Conundrum

It's my belief that the events happening in Canada are large part due to USA who are supporting China covertly. Which is why the war with Russia was started. To take off the focus from China. Regime change and Hindu genocide in Bangladesh was to help China and open another front against India. Today we have China their allies Pakistan and Bangladesh surrounding us from 3 sides. The idea is destroy India by splitting India into multiple nations. Revival of khalistan movement giving shelter to pannu who openly says from USA soil that he will attack Indian parliament is proof of this. What India needs a course correction. We need to get into military alliance with Russia. Remove the no first use of nuclear weapons clause. Make it compulsory for ever building to have bomb shelter, start teaching in school what do to during atomic war. Invest in star wars so we can target any enemy. Get our business to help Russia move our business interest out of USA, build an alliance with Vietnam Japan, Iran and Russia to protect us from USA, China , Pakistan, Anglo nexus. Without that I don't see a future for us as independent Nation. Sadly I always felt India and USA were natural partners. We share so much but unfortunately till the time George Soros runs american politics and decide who becomes the american president till the time USA gets back it's democracy. The partnership with USA will not happen. In meantime we are defenseless and can't wait for american public to wake up and smell the coffee. USa will eventually understand and democracy is self correcting. However Bharat has limited time. We are going to war in next 10 years and for us to survive we need Russia, Iran ,Vietnam , Thailand, Phillipines, Japan, Isreal I am not including Australia or New Zealand as they are Anglo nations and will side with USA however as China will eventually take over Australia and new Zealand. There is great chance that they come to outside. In middle east apart from iran we can look at Saudi Arabia UAE Jordon as friend. This will however make sure that turkey, Palestine go towards the USA. So Israel will continue to have problems. In any case with the hate for Jews in USA it's a matter of time the democratic party takes an open stance against the Jews leaving them no option but to come to our side. Unfortunately this alliance will not work without Russia. For safety of India we have to make it work. USA and it's wealthy are too invested in China to do anything against it. Intact they will support China more then anyone else. However China will take down USA. Eventually USA will understand that and it's public stand up to it's crony capitalists. But by that time USA might not exist and we don't have the time to wait and see what happens the danger to India is immediate 

Where have the women Gone

A young woman today in the metro for some reason that is best known to all the donkeys in the world when the devil enters their brain. Started to show her pugilistic instinct in a most violent way. With choicest of Punjab thrown in that sounded like cuss words. While I was thanking the good lord for not allowing sikh women kripan in his wisdom. Just then Lo and behold she pulls out a rather large evil looking huge pin from her hair and starts stabbing the other woman. While screaming and crying simultaneously in a way sure to damage your ear drums or it could be hypersonic cry of the fabled banshee sure to put cold terror in your heart. 

Whoever called women the weaker sex was demented and needs to be locked up pronto. Anyhow it took some lady cops to stop the fighting, an endeavor they tried and failed. Apparently the government in its most sexist way tries to hire women who are like women must be due to gentlemen doing the hiring rather than  letting women officers doing the hiring. Any how it took several women quite some time to pull them apart and take them out. Then  a rather humongous woman police officer went completely mad and started asking people why we were not intervening in the fight or stopping it. When I was accosted by this rather heavy and humongous woman as to why I was not stopping a fight which was a blood bath. I told her I had no intention of attracting IPC 354A and other rather draconian as well as colonial sections of Indian penal code. She let me go while other gentlemen who obviously almost had a mental break down in seeing such violence were still held back. To be harassed further. Had they intervene they would be called sexual predator for touching women inappropriately and now that they had not they were guilty of not helping women. Sometimes I wonder if we need an armed rebellion against local constabulary who still have not been made aware that India got independence in 1947. They are a fine institution which is still serving the British Raj. Blissful unaware of the events that happened on 15th Aug 1947. Oh the wonder that was British Empire they have left but left the babudom and police here effectively allowing the British to still rule us. After all where else but in a nation shackled can you have a food official drain an entire reservoir in a drought bound area to recover a mobile phone. Water enough to water 1500 acres of land. That man was just suspended and not dismissed. Yet history books tell us we are a free nation! Chose our own government 🤣. Yes we chose our leader but not the government that is still selected by the British. Sometimes popular govt like that of Mr Modi do make a law that leads removal of the blue and red light on their cars but this new law is applicable only in the nation and state capital of this nation and its staye. So much for popular govt mandate to make the babu accountable  to public or a police force that heeds and tries to help citizen or a judiciary that close a case in the life time of the original plaintiff. In fact the higher judiciary finds it offensive to use the local Indian languages. Their Lordship still use English but then india did not have lords; they are a British construct.

Coming back from Pax Britannica.  It was a rather fine start to a morning with 4 hours lost to women empowerment. Making me pray to all the gods that consider this part of travesty and inclusion oops I mean diversity and inclusion compulsory training for which nasty emails will be coming.  I do hope they allow kripan to sikh women and next time they take each other's head. Would some of the men have fainted ? Had this be done in the train?  Perhaps yes. As for women I certainly doubt that those creatures have anything akin to mercy in them. Those are lady like quality which are extinct One wonders where have the ladies gone. Oh well I guess one has to travel more to Thailand then to Goa eh 😀! 

Ram Naam and Congress

10 Jan 1775 Rajputna Rifile was raised by the British do you know its war cry ? Raja Ram Chandra Ki 

Jai. From world War 1, 2 to kargil this war cry has scared the enemy . This regiment was the first to win a victory cross. Over the course of its existence, members of the regiment have received six Victoria Crosses, two Military Crosses, one Param Vir Chakra, three Ashok Chakras, one Padma Bhushan, fourteen Param Vishisht Seva Medals, ten Maha Vir Chakras, eleven Kirti Chakras, 18 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals, two Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 50 Vir Chakras, 28 Shaurya Chakras, 122 Sena Medals (including Bar), 39 Vishisht Seva Medals, three Yudh Seva Medals, 85 Mentions-in-Dispatches and 55 Arjun Awards.

Yet congress party files an affidavit saying Ram is a mythological figure this figure inspires a nation. It inspires people give their best. It inspires the common to become superman. If you don't know ram then you don't know Hindustan atma. Ram the name used by Mahatma. Ram the word on mahatma mouth when he passed away and you call him mythological? Is it a wonder you are being relegated to the dustbin of  history. To know ram is to know this land. Even today he rules the hearts of many.

A New Empire

The side effect of America First is that US left world leadership. Now china is moving in. Most of africa is under china control. WHO budget that usa said it will not be finding is being taken over by china. China is now closest ally of Pakistan. The new world order is China first and usa is now second fiddle. When you leave world leadership then someone will move into the vacuum so created. Let's all hail the new empire the Chinese one. American want america first and the world needs a leader the new leader weather we like it or not is china. I don't see it changing as long as it's america first.  Also the means do not justify the ends america thought so and hence it worked with only dictators and despots. Because while a country like india took time and had to think of local issues an dictatorship did not. So many times we have heard the American business saying things move fast in China because if there is any opposition it ends up in concentration camps or with a bullet in the head. Well you supported china for that reason as well as pakistan net result china can take you on and has filled your boots. It's the rising sun. Will American be able to recovery yes they can but their weakness is the ends justifying the ends they weakness is bring religion to everything. Their weakness is their greed. Democracy is about laws and regulations individuals space if they do not respect that then this is sun is bound to set.

Son of God

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948 born a hindu died a hindu. Loved mankind and his goat. Gave the world a new bible known as my experiments with truth. Shook the evil white man empire known as British empire. Was hated by the butcher of West Bengal and icon of so called White man burden Winston Churchill who starved to dead more people in Bengal then even hitler. True to the British nature of being thugs Mr Churchill never cleared his dues of Bangalore club and 13 rupees a princely sum in those days was written off by Banglore club as irrecoverable debt'. 

Today is the death anniversary one of the greatest human being Mahatma Gandhi who left  this worldly abode for his rightful place in heaven with God. The true son of God he was and as with his other son we murdered this one too. We don’t learn from our mistakes do we? The world miss him and the best words that I can think of are from my moral compass and favourite author which are “It shows how dangerous it is to be too good.” – George Bernard Shaw. However on this rare occasion I would beg to differ from Mr Shaw. For Mahatma knew what he was doing. He was offered police protection he refused he sat on a dharna to stop police from frisking people who came to meet him. There was a bomb attack yet he refused. In fact he said that should I die a normal death proclaim that I am no Mahatma. He knew and I chose to believe without proof that he being very spiritually aligned knew the time and who would kill him. My only regret is that Mr Godse was hanged Bapu would have forgiven him. Unfortunately even Mahatma followers did know the Mahatma so well or Shall we say they were too human to know the greatness of Mahatma. They chose to hang when they could have let him live and I believe it would be worse punishment for Mr Godse. The voice of ones conscience is the biggest slave driver,many a boss would be put to shame because one can run from everyone but one can not run from oneself. Not everyone can understand what I am writing ✍️ but everyone knows what I am writing. Mahatma proved that the greatest power in the world is spiritual. That one man can become a Mahatma,Even in kalyug. To one of the greatest man to have walked on the face of Earth we raise a toast may your fame be everlasting.