Ex-Finance Minister, Sri Arun Jaitley

A pillar of Indian law has fallen down; a voice of logic and reason has quietened; the gone by solemnity of the Upper House will live on; and above all, it is difficult if not impossible for the country to compensate for a wise, respected and experienced leader. We mourn the passing of our worthy ex-Finance Minister, Sri Arun Jaitley. We pray that his soul rest in peace and his family and friends have strength to stand the great loss!

Govind Damodar Madhveti

I pray that I never forget you,

Hey Krishna, hey Yadav, hey Sakheti!

I sing, unconditionally loving you,

‘Govind Damodar Madhveti’.

I wish before my eyes you to be,

Play on the flute you to watch

And to be enchanted you to see

When it is time to breathe my last.

                                                  Composed today – Ramesh Tiwari

 

Awareness of Cleanliness

'Snippets of Life Music' has a one-act-play. Read it and see how the 'Clean India Movement' brings awareness of cleanliness. Here is an excerpt of the play:


THIRD BOY. What are you frowning at us for? [Warningly] Mind, we’ll continue to dump the rubbish against your gate until you go door to door, demanding an apology for the mess you have been making and assuring them that you will give up your ways.

BHALLU [shouting at the youths] Don’t you try to be funny with me, young men, and carry away this rubbish!

ALL THE BOYS [standing round Bhallu, in a circle holding hands and then going round singing]

Bhallu uncle, Bhallu uncle! Raise your hands now and surrender.

Won’t we dump waste at your gate priority hygiene if you make.

Help us keep our community clean; use not bags of polythene.

Health and wealth all stay there neat and clean it is wherever.

Clean India join dear uncle, lead us and be its messenger.

BHALLU [dancing and singing in the circle]

My dear boys, my dear boys, little, little my heart my toys!

You have taught me a great lesson; I will join in the clean mission.

You will see my house clean, drains clear and parks green.

We will clean our minds, our hearts, roads, streets, spots all sorts.

In a mixture of envy and admiration they will gaze at the beauty of our nation.

Article 370 with 35A

There is no law like 35A that provide special right and advantage for the people of Pak-occupied Kashmir. Why should there be one for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Congress never liked to touch this fake law because they preferred power to the territorial integrity of the nation. The Modi government has been making history by introducing legislation which has never been imagined to be possible. Wait, this government will solve every problem that congress had ever been nourishing and projecting as critical.

One integrated India today – from Kashmir to Kanyakumari! The two brave surgeons, PM Modi and HM Amit Shah, operated on India to relieve the old head sore, 370 with 35A, which had long been fostered by Congress with the express purpose of appeasing a particular ethnic group. Every nationalist including the architect of Indian Constitution was sidelined when this ugly article was introduced. Mother India finally wins her complete freedom today. Today the Upper House also passed Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill with 125 votes in favour and 61 votes against it. The people of J&K, who were living like stagnant pond water, will have opportunities to grow and develop. They should be proud of their Prime Minister and Home Minister and express their gratitude to them.

My Masterpiece

If you cast a cursory glance at the stories in Snippets of life Music, you are going to find them quite simple. But if you read them carefully, you will be amazed to get something exciting and interesting. The deeper you go, the more you will enjoy the different shades of meaning, connotations and subtexts. The book does not have conventional stories with some accounts of how something happened or descriptions of some invented events aimed at entertaining people. They are serious and of lasting value: likely to be numbered among the masterpieces of classical literature. So it is recommended that you read the book multiple times. You will understand a story at a much deeper level and catch more subtle and finer nuance of views and emotion, each time you read one.