tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24263899575930834762024-03-06T11:04:06.247+05:30smaranMy reminiscences- my daily thoughts about everything around me.vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.comBlogger834125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-26058729989249100822020-11-30T20:58:00.069+05:302020-12-08T15:07:27.103+05:30Solutions to rising crimes against women & children.<p>The recent report by <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/crimes-against-women-90-of-trials-pending-in-mumbai-says-praja/articleshow/79437600.cms?fbclid=IwAR1A9ufQ4euBmKPt87zcFMU0fTmbzoDxgQqmqrkbe-ROVPBR0HpWF-9iD_M"><strong>Praja </strong></a>highlights what has been suspected all along that crimes against women & children are treated casually.. This explains the fact, that, more than 90% cases are pending trials in courts.</p><p>Hence, conviction is less than 40 % .The reasons can be many. One major reason is shortage of manpower or rather human power. The highest shortage is in forensic laboratories where its 40%, followed by public prosecutors where its 28% shortage. Next is the police, where shortage of personnel is 18% & in sessions courts, the shortage is 14% .Even the Supreme Court & High Courts have vacancies & it takes years to fill up the vacancies. Obviously, all this affects deliverance of justice .And ,when ,at the grassroot level, there are vacancies at sessions courts, & amongst the police, the public prosecutors, & in the forensic laboratories, women & children continue to suffer as their lives are marred by violence.</p><p>Even in cases that needed to be tried under the <strong><a href="https://www.news18.com/news/india/pocso-was-not-invoked-in-57-cases-of-child-rape-in-2017-reveals-ncrb-data-2374457.html">Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences ( POCSO)</a> Act</strong> ,just about half of the cases have been tried in special courts as mandated under the POCSO act. And only 44 out of a total 220 cases tried under POCSO reached the stage of judgement in 2019. In, 2020 , because of COVID, the situation has definitely worsened. All this will add to a huge backlog of cases in the future.</p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/3-7-million-cases-pending-in-courts-for-over-10-years-data/story-ytI7P0rm5Plwe5r8ubNVyJ.html"><strong>National Judicial Data Grid</strong></a> ,the backlog of cases is a whooping 37.7 million ! This works out to 3.7 million cases pending for 10 years, Out of these 3.7 million cases, 2.8 million cases before the district courts & 0.92 million cases before the High Courts have remained pending. And that’s not all. Nearly, 6,60,000 cases have remained pending for more than two decades & another, 1,31,000 have remained unresolved for more than 30 years. All this adds to a huge economic cost. Moreover, delay in justice is as good as denial of justice.</p><p>Capital punishment or death penalty is an incorrect response to check crimes against women & children. Capital punishment is not a deterrent .It is an expensive process & since nearly 75 % of the accused on the death row are from the <a href="http://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-3212-death-penalty-in-india.html"><strong>marginalised</strong></a> sections of society, it gets too exorbitant .And death penalty has not acted as a deterrent .If death penalty is the answer then murders should have stopped. And yet, murders continue. Capital punishment is like revenge & this has therefore no place in a civil society. And cases in which capital punishment is awarded take years to end. And this makes it a long & winding process. It is traumatic for the victim, their families & even for the accused & their families. .And where is the scope to correct if a person is given capital punishment & later its discovered that the accused who suffered the death penalty ,had not committed the alleged crime ?</p><p>Many states have brought in the death penalty in case of sexual assaults' of children below<strong> <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/now-death-penalty-for-sex-assault-on-minors/articleshow/67294756.cms">12 years</a> </strong>under POCSO. And the effect is ,that there are hardly any convictions. Because ,in most cases of sexual abuse of children , the accused (<b> <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/posco-cases-victims-battle-abandonment-pressure-to-retract-charges-sexual-abuse-minors-4763031/">more than 90% </a>)</b> are from the family and friends. And so the victim or survivor is pressurized to keep silent & not depose against the accused.</p><p>The pandemic has led to an exponential increase in cases of <b><a href="http://indiatogether.org/domestic-violence-women">domestic violence</a> </b>.And even in such cases, it is likely that the women who are the victims and survivors , will choose to remain silent .They would rather not speak up against their family members. So death penalty will make this complaining against family members nearly impossible.</p><p><a href="https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/need-strict-laws-moral-education-quick-judgments-53232">F<strong>aster arrests , thorough investigation & fast tracking of cases</strong></a><strong> </strong> is needed to curb rising crimes against women & children. </p><p>How can the pendency of cases involving women & kids be brought down ? Obviously by decisions of the courts .And that can happen only when the courts function with full capacity. That means all vacancies need to be filled up. And this should include vacancies at the levels of judiciary, at the level of police , at the level of public prosecutors and also at the level of forensic laboratories. It's the entire gamut of the judicial system that needs to be covered.</p><p>Another step that needs to be taken is to fill up all the vacancies that exist across all the courts, from the lowest till the highest levels. This will improve the judge to population ratio & help in brining down the backlog of cases. The Advocate General of India, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/50-of-judges-should-be-women-says-ag/articleshow/79539089.cms"><b>Mr Venugopal</b></a> recently told the Supreme Court that there is a lot of gender bias in the judiciary .He opined that as many as 50 % of judges need to be women to make it non biased.</p><p>A suggestion is to temporarily increase the number of lower courts by appointing willing law graduates as judges .Such temporary judges will be paid only salary .They will be ineligible for other benefits .And as soon as the backlog of cases end, these temporary judges will be retired without any benefits. Of course, the most suitable of them can be absorbed into the judicial services after the requisite examinations & interviews & other relevant criteria. And mostly these temporary judges can be from women candidates. Even the courts which have to try POCSO cases can be headed majorly by women. Because women have a better understanding of children & their trauma. The temporary judges can try a majority of the cases dealing with women & children as women are better equipped to deal with such cases.</p><p>The Supreme Court guidelines as laid down in the <a href="https://www.iitg.ac.in/iitgicc/docs/Vishaka_Guidelines.pdf"><b>Vishaka case</b> </a> ( which dealt with sexual harassment at the workplace ) stated that the internal complaints committee in any organisation must be headed by a woman .At least half of the members of this committee must be women. It follows therefore that women must have an equally importantly role to play in violent crimes affecting women & children</p><p>Similarly, other temporary posts can be created across the entire gamut of the criminal justice system whereby police personnel, the public prosecutors, the forensic team, can be majorly women. And these temporary posts can be ended once the pendency of cases gets back to manageable proportions. Here also, the most suitable ones can be absorbed into the permanent services through examinations, interviews & other relevant criteria. The Constitution of India allows reservation in favour of women & hence these judicial, police , public prosecution & forensic science jobs in favour of women are as per the <a href="https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2831288"><b>Fundamental Right under Article 15 ( 3 ). </b></a></p><p>Another way to reduce the huge backlog of cases is to allow the courts & other judicial & quasi judicial authorities to work in <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/all-lower-courts-in-mumbai-to-restart-trials-work-in-2-shifts-every-day/articleshow/79458741.cms?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=TOIDesktop"><strong>shifts</strong></a><strong>. </strong> In Maharashtra, the lower courts will be working in two shifts .And this, is indeed, the urgent need of the day. In fact, not just the lower courts, even the High Courts & Supreme Court need to work in shifts to clear the huge backlog of cases. If this happens, the backlog will end soon & then all courts can resume single shift working.</p><p>And as women get employed , the <b><a href="https://www.thequint.com/pti/unemployment-rate-among-indian-women-more-than-double-of-men-study?fbclid=IwAR1tsmMmbOcPYK-nQhE_ot7ygR6AjP68gVrL-ePTH43WrJLnteKkJgrqSS8">GDP of our country will rise by 27 % </a>.</b>Hence, employing women as judges, police personnel, public prosecutors & forensic scientists will be a WIN WIN situation for all !!! It will make the society safer for women & children as crimes are dealt with promptly & justice is delivered. Economy will improve & the backlog of cases will reduce.</p><p>And this is in accordance with India’s position on the international stage. India is signatory to the <b>I<a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/ccpr.aspx">nternational Covenant on Civil & Political rights </a></b>as also<b> <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/cedaw.pdf">Convention for Elimination of Discrimination against Women .</a></b></p><p>And this pandemic has given us a chance to implement the aforesaid ideas , which can only lead us ahead in the direction of a better tomorrow !</p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-86299946697308408902020-11-07T15:13:00.005+05:302020-11-07T15:13:53.831+05:30Raangoli<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAgTu9WNC8sXJzftzmAuUeDB8eQx9l0p9AAJW5O6Chi6L2WnK8d99GbONk44PZ89I7NX3syfiPos669z-BC_-oWYTfzh1K7wYfmN5Yvxv1RKthlVIni5tQb1bvuCrtvZoHGwm5pDYnog/s4096/IMG_20200324_111732870.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4096" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSAgTu9WNC8sXJzftzmAuUeDB8eQx9l0p9AAJW5O6Chi6L2WnK8d99GbONk44PZ89I7NX3syfiPos669z-BC_-oWYTfzh1K7wYfmN5Yvxv1RKthlVIni5tQb1bvuCrtvZoHGwm5pDYnog/s320/IMG_20200324_111732870.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-2585032565383589992020-11-04T16:34:00.012+05:302020-11-04T16:45:59.584+05:30Review : A Suitable Boy<br /><br />Netflix has showcased the web series based on Vikram Seth’s iconic novel “ A Suitable Boy “ . I had read about the book a lot , though I am yet to read the novel. I have read another book titled “<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> Two Lives “</a> by Vikram Seth .Its a love story about his Uncle & Aunt against the background of the Jewish massacre by Nazi Germany,World WaII ,et al. I loved the book & was therefore, looking forward to watching this web series on Netflix.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#">“A Suitable Boy “ i</a>s one of the longest novels in English & was priced at a whopping<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> Rs 500</a> when it debuted in 1993 ! The novel consists of 19 parts .The title of each of the 19 parts is described by a rhyming couplet.Vikram Seth has penned notable<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> poems</a> as well.<br /><br /><br />The web series “ A Suitable Boy “ is directed by the Indian American filmmaker<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> Mira Nair</a> who has many films to her credit on the international cinematic arena .Some of her acclaimed films are Salaam Bombay, Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding, The Namesake, et al. It is produced by BBC & is one of the most<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> expensive ones</a> at a budget of 16 million pounds ! And it is the first BBC production to have almost the entire cast of coloured people .<br /><br /><br />The series opens with the wedding of Lata's sister to a Professor who is the elder son of the Revenue Minister. Lata’s mother starts harping that she has to start looking for “ a suitable boy “ for Lata now that the older sister is married. Lata’s mom never tires of reminding Lata that her daughter must marry the boy ,she chooses for her because mother of course knows best. Her mother seems very controlling right off the bat, and wants to take charge of Lata’s life. We see these parallels run often in Indian homes even today, echoing how history tends to repeat itself. Lata’s mother definitely has a liking for the dramatics and will apply it to any window she might see.<br /><br /><br />Lata is torn among three men ,who are besotted with her. One of them, is her college mate. Another is a poet modeled perhaps on Vikram Seth , who himself is an acclaimed poet & author & the third one, is a shoemaker .Incidentally, Vikram Seth’s father was a shoemaker & worked at Bata . I learnt about Vikram Seth’s family from a reading of an<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> autobiography</a> by late<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> Leila Seth,</a> mother of Vikram Seth.Leila Seth was a woman in her own right. She was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court & also the first woman judge in the Supreme Court. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Lata is too independent, to simply toe the line that her mother wants her to take .Lata refuses to obey her brother’s choice of a befitting suitor Yet, Lata is unsure ,if the one she likes is going to turn out to be the one worthy of her .<br /><br /><br />The search for the ideal bridegroom for Lata goes on ,against the background of the general elections being held in India, in its dusty villages & towns. A country, where the zamindars are up against the abolition of zamindari . India, where people may befriend others from different communities & yet, this can rarely translate into marriages. A country ,where society will look down upon relationships with a prostitute & yet ,men pine for her company in secret. A nation where one’s faith makes them question the beliefs of others to supposedly strengthen their own creeds . And these scenes make one wonder whether India has changed at all now or remains as it was in those days ?<br /><br />A politician, who is fed up of corruption & hesitant to ask for favours when his son is in jail tells us that such people existed & some continue to hold on to such exemplary ideals even today. A son, who is deviating from a path which brings disgrace to his family & yet ,he may be the one who perhaps inherits his father’s legacy. These short & eventful narratives are woven into the main plot & make it more engrossing.<br /><br /><br />The ladies who are part of the series are bold & independent. The women enjoy their wine & sherry & a fling or two. And they seem to be ,on an equal footing with men. And finally, Lata manages to choose her life partner. And who is her groom ? The series is only six parts long The dialogues are slow .Perhaps, keeping with those times, where life moved to an unhurried pace. <br /><br /><br />The set design is truly magical. The costumes, the décor, and the whole vibe is accurately representative of India in the 50’s. With all of that vintage touch, the director aims for all the nostalgia & one can feel it.<br /><br /><br />Some of the actors have a Bollywood background,& others are from the television industry . Some of the acting can definitely be improved upon.Yet ,as a unit ,they managed to create an engaging narrative . There are many characters & each character has a wonderful presence .The<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> actors</a> who play them are nuanced .This makes it a simple & engaging tale. <br /><br /><br />And though viewers may be wanting more, they may have to wait for Vikram Seth’s<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/#"> “ A Suitable Girl “</a> to be published .Mira Nair may, direct season two of the web series in the future.vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-59659527013640610402020-10-31T16:18:00.003+05:302020-10-31T16:18:54.993+05:30Muggu <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jEHMwhe0FxJ2dEOmsbKnrlgCbtyKIi0eb2QIFmE2TvnP-HaK4N2pGRGUvzNRF0kuxtDzKBe86ythrEvEJZN49mlQ4UyeKcBESb6uS_0Y0tSaYsU6wIvcIBes37BwKrd2rHJW3hVfqOM/s3072/IMG_20200313_102815495.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2982" data-original-width="3072" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jEHMwhe0FxJ2dEOmsbKnrlgCbtyKIi0eb2QIFmE2TvnP-HaK4N2pGRGUvzNRF0kuxtDzKBe86ythrEvEJZN49mlQ4UyeKcBESb6uS_0Y0tSaYsU6wIvcIBes37BwKrd2rHJW3hVfqOM/s320/IMG_20200313_102815495.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-66393815946309487782020-10-19T20:31:00.000+05:302020-10-19T20:31:41.740+05:30Sexual Harassment through the smartphone<p> Police arrested some youth in <a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-up-video-of-gang-rape-of-minor-girl-in-ballia-goes-viral-cops-launch-hunt-for-accused-2843119">Ballia </a>because they had filmed a gang rape of minor girl & it had become viral. This shows how insensitive we have become that we can film such acts instead of helping the victim .The fact ,that this act went viral shows something else ...a majority of us are indulging in sadism.We seem to take pleasure in watching others in pain. </p><p> </p><p>Smartphones are being increasingly used to film all such crimes & then they go viral as smartphones can easily transmit these video clips to various social media platforms like facebook, twitter, whatsapp .Moreover, the porn sites will pay for such video clips. </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.prajwalaindia.com/">Prajwala’</a>s founder & anti trafficking crusader , <a href="https://www.thebetterindia.com/6888/tbi-inspiring-women-sunitha-krishnan-fighting-the-scourge-of-human-trafficking/">Sunitha Krishnan</a> ,is of the opinion that smartphones are used to film such acts because the perpetrators want to exhibit their acts or rather their crimes . In India, the woman has to bear the brunt of rapes & molestation, eve teasing etc. while the perpetrators roam around looking for new victims. In our nation, the public believes that the girl or woman is herself responsible for having been raped or molested or eve teased. The man ( or men ) who did it did so because he ( they or ) was ( or were ) aided & abetted & encouraged by acts of commission & omission by the victims. In other words, the character assassination of the victim is is relentless while the perpetrators are projected as ideal persons. </p><p> </p><p>Sunitha Krishnan had filed a petition in the Supreme Court in 2014 as she had been tipped in this regard about smartphones being used to forward such videos thereby making them viral. The Supreme Court directed that CBI to investigate these crimes. Sunitha Krishnan launched the <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NGO-activist-Sunitha-Krishnan-launches-Shame-the-rapist-campaign-faces-backlash/articleshow/46143339.cms">#ShametheRapist</a> Campaign.The trauma of the victims or survivors increases exponentially as each such share through social media shames them, more & more. And they are silenced . Moreover, justice takes a long time in India to reach fruition even after fast track courts have been established as Nirbhaya verdict came after seven long years of waiting. And that too ,because there was tremendous public pressure .</p><p> </p><p>The shame is also one of the many reasons why many times , the victim is coerced & raped repeatedly .And many men join, turn by turn in raping the victims because once she has been raped, she can be raped again because she has been numbed by the video going viral. Because as <a href="https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIM%2F2020%2F10%2F18&entity=Ar02001&sk=E9E81A32&mode=text&s=04&fbclid=IwAR0i5pCPN_dGkFXQs0Yw4n3ovvSKEJ1owJee2AcuyKvx4DtXb036FgpTflg">Bishakha Datta</a> ,executive director of <a href="https://pointofview.in/">Point of View </a>( non profit organisation that works for women & other genders ) opines that the body of survivor is public property & so can be abused by many more in repeated ways. It is as if a lifetime of silence is imposed on the victims as opined by Sunitha Krishnan.And sometimes, the victims have to pay up.</p><p> </p><p>And this transmission is so easy that sometimes a person may be bullied, coerced & shamed by sharing photos & videos though these photos and videos are not in the public domain. Hence, the platforms wherein such videos were posted also need to be taken to task .<br /><br /></p><p>There were many such videos on sale in Uttar Pradesh in <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/sunitha-krishnan-rape-vidoes-uttar-pradesh-336450-2016-08-22">2016 </a>.And going by the spate of rapes being reported in many States , it does appear that more & more rapes are being filmed & circulated all over India.</p><p> </p><p>The Supreme Court has formed a <a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/shame-rapist-campaign-sc-forms-panel-block-rape-videos-online-59071">panel</a> to stop such videos in the wake of Sunitha Krishnan’s petition in this regard. And the panel will have representatives of Google India, Yahoo India, Microsoft India s also Facebook as these platforms need to be held accountable for the content which gets posted on them.<br /><br /></p><p>Moreover ,<a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/5054/cyber-crime-in-india/">cyber crime </a>is not easily solvable in India because of obvious reasons.Firstly , the evidence may have been erased before the investigation begins. And police in India lack training regarding cyber crimes & even the equipment to trace the origins & the trail of the cyber crime is extremely difficult.</p><p> </p><p> In 2018 alone, <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/875912/india-number-of-cyber-crimes-related-to-sexual-harassment/">2000 cases </a>of sexual harassment & 700 cases of online bullying have been reported. The good thing, is that this high number is because now ,people are aware of cyber crimes. Of course, there are umpteen cases which never get filed because the victims have been numbed by the said criminal acts going viral .Another plus point is that the Government in 2018, has launched a portal called the <a href="https://www.statista.com/topics/5054/cyber-crime-in-india/">National Cyber Crime Reporting portal </a>for recording complaints online. Police have been trained in digital crimes as also public has been made aware of cyber crimes. </p><p>The public must delete such videos from their devices once they come across such content. The members of the public must be able to complain anonymously to the police about such videos getting viral as suggested by Sunitha Krishnan. </p><p> </p><p>Another aspect as pointed out by Bisakha Datta is that the relevant sections of IT act needs to be invoked to nail the accused .Then only, will the perpetrators understand that cyber crimes pay back with exemplary punishment. And last but not the least , cyber crimes must be routed through fast track courts as technology upgrades faster than human actions, commissions & omissions . </p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-85410698065965523102020-09-21T18:49:00.002+05:302020-09-21T18:49:23.062+05:30Rangoli<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HybzPoMu0zjwIse5ED0zlJARiFUnPjVPVNYHwE619S7C5Y13mDv1y90BMfxf1N80bRN0h0hs3V7La5hXL_uJEcN9Rn1lK_kej41zCw5PjaW2Kw-XGlj4VinlaReOFuMxz7A_V7cdK4E/s3516/IMG_20200403_120517202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3516" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HybzPoMu0zjwIse5ED0zlJARiFUnPjVPVNYHwE619S7C5Y13mDv1y90BMfxf1N80bRN0h0hs3V7La5hXL_uJEcN9Rn1lK_kej41zCw5PjaW2Kw-XGlj4VinlaReOFuMxz7A_V7cdK4E/s320/IMG_20200403_120517202.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-14247934813204360642020-09-18T12:01:00.002+05:302020-09-18T12:01:49.101+05:30Spotlight : A Dangerous Affair <p> </p><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-7706188920958359792020-09-09T18:25:00.017+05:302021-05-23T14:03:39.520+05:30The trimming .<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJJHC2QY-2WcSuHmCfkd7IlIZSoE4aCMc2Fb4zwCK5aSgtHHP2cKRVPAiyDdU2YIg-GilGoG6z0NvMIf9H3Vu7IzHPF9uFyfHupx7tqRxFClYo1nXyCrtmAkOk0yE9JYc7CRL50k1cyE/s4096/IMG_20200910_094516789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJJHC2QY-2WcSuHmCfkd7IlIZSoE4aCMc2Fb4zwCK5aSgtHHP2cKRVPAiyDdU2YIg-GilGoG6z0NvMIf9H3Vu7IzHPF9uFyfHupx7tqRxFClYo1nXyCrtmAkOk0yE9JYc7CRL50k1cyE/s320/IMG_20200910_094516789.jpg" /></a></div><br /> The Parijata tree about which I have written <a href="https://vasu-smaran.blogspot.com/2020/03/parijata-flowers.html">earlier</a> in my blog was trimmed today. It seemed to droop on a car over which the parijata flowers would gently drop .The mali had cut many huge branches of he tree & laid them on the walkway behind the building. As I was walking on the path behind the building, I asked the mali if the branches can be planted .No, I had no huge garden of parijata trees in mind. Just wanted to know if the branches can regrow into a shrub. He said that this shrub requires roots to grow & the branches would not serve the purpose. And he added, it will grow new shoots & become much larger & better. Its shade would get wider .And more flowers than ever would bloom.<p></p><p>He said I can collect seeds & plant .He said that seeds must be planted in vertical position .He said , the shrub needed pruning as it had become too heavy & was stooping too much. So much so, that it might have touched the car roof .And obviously, the car cannot be removed from there as its a parking space for the car.And it is paid parking space.</p><p>We all need pruning & trimming. Because , sometimes we get so overwhelmed with emotions that it gets too much for our own good .We may feel claustrophobic & maybe, others feel that we are trying to gag them .So a little pruning ,now & then along way. It makes us lighter & better. And our near & dear ones feel free off the ties that have become shackles .And then we expand further & this gives more space for ideas of others to be accepted .We become more receptive as we age as we realise that there can be more than one side to a story, an idea , a topic, etc. And each person has their own perspective to anything & everything.And that, we can all co exist,by agreeing to disagree .And yes, diverse views can make this world an enriching experience which is joyous & peaceful ! </p>vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-44121479962182363292020-07-08T17:36:00.000+05:302020-07-08T17:36:15.219+05:30Muggulu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print Length: 320 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Raghu Mehta is a desperate man. His handicraft imports business has unexpectedly collapsed, cash is drying out quickly, his wife thinks he is a loser, and society considers him irrelevant. Meanwhile, his closest friends and family all seem to be running flourishing businesses and living luxurious lives in the diamond capital of India. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A trip to China to scout a new business offers a glimmer of hope. But a far cry from the lucrative consumer goods he had in mind, Raghu gets sucked into the black-market trade in the back alleys of Beijing. Everything about this new opportunity goes against his god-fearing, vegetarian, middle-class mindset can he quash his natural instincts to make a success of it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Darkly comical, Made in China is a soul-stirring and thrilling entrepreneurial journey of a man willing to do anything he can to make it big.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Parinda Joshi is the author of 4 novels. Live From London (Rupa & Co.), Powerplay (Fingerprint!), Made In China (HarperCollins) and an upcoming one, also to be published HarperCollins). She’s also contributed to a short story anthology The Turning Point: Best Of Young Indian Writers (Wisdom Tree) and several online publications including GQ India and The South Asian Times (New York).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Parinda was born and raised in Ahmedabad and later immigrated to Los Angeles where she navigated the challenges of starting life from scratch in an unfamiliar milieu, enriching herself with an MS in computer science, testing her limits and redefining herself. She now resides in Silicon Valley where leads growth analytics for a startup in the fashion industry, is mother to her precocious mini-me, a lover of modern poetry, fitness enthusiast, an avid traveler and photographer and a humor junkie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">Bound by duty...Longing for love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Warrior Princess Asherah's mission is to destroy the cruel godling, Sandor, who was feared both by men and gods. She is forced to seek the help of the ancient God and her husband, Lord El, whom she married at a young age. But there she falls in love with Lord El's stable hand, Hanish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hanish knows his limits. He knew falling in love with Asherah was forbidden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">They're both bound by duty - one to her kingdom and the other to his master - and so they try their best to fight the growing attraction between them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will this forbidden love ever reach fruition? When Asherah discovers the truth about Sandor, will it sabotage her love for Hanish? Or will the truth about her marriage to Lord El destroy her forever?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Caught between three men, Asherah has to travel to her past to know her present. Will her heart finally recognize her true love? Grab a copy of Asherah now to find out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print Length: 168 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publication Date: March 1, 2020</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Young Arjun feels betrayed and heartbroken when his girlfriend of two years dies in an accident. In a moment of agony, he does the worst thing possible...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Ten years later, Kiara walks into the office of the Mathur Group of industries, falling for its managing director, Arjun Mathur, who is a ruthless businessman nowadays, and also completely sworn off women.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While the ethical hacker gathers evidence against the ex-finance director of the company who has been swindling money bigtime, she tries to woo the MD into falling in love with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author with forty-five titles to her credit, which have sold more than 1.75 lakh copies around the world. Her books consistently feature in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon in both Romance and Asian Drama categories. Her latest romance novels have all been on the #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"Dola Basu Singh is a cozy mystery author and a professionally trained fiction editor. Many of her short stories have been published and she has won an Editor’s Choice award from Indiereads for her short fiction.</span><br />
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The tale of a girl,named Nitya by Manju Nambiar is a feel good story.It is told in first person & with a lot of humour .This makes for smiles every now & then & the reading becomes a breeze !<br />
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Nitya is on cloud nine as she has secured a seat for post graduation at Stanford University ! And yet ,that is what creates problems...Indian parents prefer a girl getting married to a stranger a better option than travelling alone to a distant land even if its for studying & on a full scholarship ! The parents do not mind spending a fortune on the marriage as well . And, even that problem gets sorted Nitya's marriage gets fixed to Ganpaty who stays in USA & that too , very near to Stanford University.<br />
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A must read, in this lockdown, to imbibe positivity !<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you are looking for a feel-good heartwarming love story with a happy ending, this is your right pick!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nitya Balakrishnan, a young girl from Kerala had it all planned out. She was going to live the life of her dreams in the United States of America. And she thought she had nailed it when she was accepted into one of the best universities in the world. But the cosmos had other plans and conspired to drop love.exe into her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He came with a bang and stole her away in a breath. Love was not quite there in her agenda, but her heart wouldn’t hear of it. The human heart has its own little brain with its strange logic that remains elusive to our reasoning. For once, she just let it be, only to realize that there is no undo button.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This coming of age, a beautiful tale of love, relationships, and dreams would prick your soul, bring a smile to you, and tear up your eyes. A must-read!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"My work is mostly reflections on the society with a satirical flavor. The characters in my book are people you can easily connect to and have met all your lives. I try to make the read entertaining, light and pleasant. To me, writing is a medium to spread comfort, positivity and good humor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have had a racing mind since childhood, which does all kinds of analysis, interpretations and conclusions of everyday mundane events but have always held my tongue tight for fear of sounding politically incorrect. I found writing to be a perfect platform where I got to finally vocalize my thoughts and ideas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Manju Nambiar hails from the southern state of Kerala, India. A computer engineer by profession, she now works in one of the leading firms in San Jose, California where she lives with her husband and daughter. Her hobbies include reading, hiking, playing with her daughter and catching up on the latest technologies and trends in the Valley."</span></div>
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India nah, the world is under lock down .And it has affected in myriad ways.And therefore it has obviously influenced kids and especially women as well.<br />
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Since everybody has to stay safe by staying indoors at homes, the women of the hose is constantly on her toes.She cleans, cooks, cares, washes, etal. Yes, men do chip in and help .And that is the bare minimum and that too when asked specifically to do so.The kids in the house are no better and yet that's expected .Because, when they see their father and the men in the house laze around, they are going to follow the laid back attitude of the men.<br />
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Men seem to believe that while they slogged in offices during pre shutdown days, their wives would snap a finger and housework would get done by itself. Yes, in the pre lockdown days, maids did a part of the housework yet the lady of the house did have to do the remaining part . Men are therefore shocked that women physically do housework ! That is ladies cook, clean, care, wash, etc with their hands , not by snapping fingers ! And since men are at home, they are expected to chip in too .As men pretend to be busy doing nothing, they have to be specially requested to do at least some task around the house. And then , the men do it in such a manner /s that they are never ever asked again to help. A survey regarding the type and quantity of housework done by Indian men is quite revealing . Just that this <a href="https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIM%2F2020%2F04%2F19&entity=Ar00911&sk=1DDDE844&mode=image&fbclid=IwAR3YM0Tq4AblF7VzULhjtP1wA7uLcAPGpboLaTivUa8FH96aseG-MipvTMQ"><b>survey</b></a> makes it official ! More that 25% women feel that men do not do enough work at the home during shutdown. It follows that post shutdown, they will do no work around the house .And nearly 70% men did admit that housework is tougher than they believed it to be ! Corona lockdown has led to enlightenment ! Not that this enlightenment is going to reduce the burden of housework for ladies in any which way.<br />
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And in the midst of the lockdown , there are reports of <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/lockdown-downside-domestic-violence-up-1662727-2020-04-03"><b>increased domestic violence</b></a>. Women are bearing the brunt of this violence followed by children. Many women have nowhere to go and no income of their own. Hence, they are forced to put up with the violent partners . And this lockdown has made it tougher. The men take out all their frustration on their partners as all are at home all the twenty four hours , day in and day out.The <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/lockdown-downside-domestic-violence-up-1662727-2020-04-03"><b>National Commission for Women </b></a>has been flooded with more than twice the number of complaints during the lockdown as compared to those filed before the shutdown.<br />
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The victims of domestic violence have been using <a href="https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIM%2F2020%2F04%2F20&entity=Ar00316&sk=FFC9ABF3&mode=text&fbclid=IwAR3hBQU5prz1I30T6eZ4LgLIR7F_Y6l0_9lBUTqGeVVGtyWmi6YMSQ4T7Eo"><b>email</b></a> and whatsapp texts or text messages to complain about domestic violence as talking on phone gets difficult if not impossible with the abuser being in close proximity. This is different from the pre lockdown period when a majority of the complaints were through the phone calls.<br />
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The <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/lockdownminister-warns-those-indulging-in-crime-against-women/articleshow/75112768.cms"><b>government </b></a>has issued a warning that domestic violence will be strictly handled.And yet, with the police being overworked in handling lockdown, it may be difficult for the police to deal with domestic violence. The NGOs working with the police can intervene in matters of domestic violence & ease the lives of women away from domestic violence.<br />
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Another downside of this stay at home has been a spike in the number of cases being filed for <b><a href="https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIM%2F2020%2F04%2F19&entity=Ar00104&sk=B4D2468B&mode=text&fbclid=IwAR3kq-o0FBnWAY1ZG3TBxAxrmvOMTnKShsMzma39CzMsJFgdESwwOA9DJg0">divorces</a></b>. Rising divorces are mainly due to domestic violence as also economic downturn which has got aggravated since the lockdown has been en forced to deal with the pandemic. Some couples are consulting lawyers through audio and video calls while others are turning to psychotherapists . Lack of communication and being out of sync is coming to the fore, during the lockdown. Maybe ,counselling can help and if the lockdown continues for some more days, more couples would firm up on separation. In India, women have to fight for their maintenance even after divorce . Divorces begin new problems of more harassment. <br />
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<b><a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/icpf-report-warns-of-sharp-rise-in-demand-for-online-child-pornography-during-lockdown/articleshow/75127399.cms">Child porn</a></b> has risen by 100% as per <b>India Child Protection Fund ( ICPF) </b>which works for protection of children & against child trafficking. And many are looking for child porn with violent content. Majority of porn viewers are on Virtual Private Network ( VPN ) to escape Indian government ban on Child Porn .And so, this makes it, extremely difficult to deal with such individuals .For this, more Cyber Crime cells need to be added and more personnel trained to deal with Cyber Crimes.The fact that kids are victims of Porn means that women are more stressed as they need to be more vigilant about their kids .And this is further adding to their woes in this lockdown.<br />
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There is some upside for women in this pandemic time. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/coronavirus-male-female-data-bias.html"><b>Corona seems to be affecting men more than it infects women. </b></a>More men are falling prey to Covid 19 than women.Maybe, women are better at handling infections just like they are good in dealing with everything. Maybe, because women have stronger genetic makeup which fights infections in a better manner. Male gender is at risk by Corona and yet, science has always studied the male body.Drug trials and vaccine tests are done keeping the male body as reference .This can later lead to many of the drugs and vaccines being withdrawn because they were never tested to see how they would affect the female bodies. Science needs to treat women fairly so that effective medicines can be made, which will help the whole of the human race not just the male gender.After all , this is the minimum that science can do as a tribute to the discoverer of Corona virus, the scientific pioneer,<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/04/june-almeida-discovered-coronaviruses-decades-ago-little-recognition/?fbclid=IwAR3RI53M-TRG-PzvH96_4J_O3CQLAQ2o6NI4jQbdoEE2ArCmE02kKTuYLAQ"><b>Ms. June Almeida</b></a>, a woman who is being acknowledged now, for her iconic work in virology, way back in 1964.<br />
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The world over, <b><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/asia/women-government-leaders-coronavirus-hnk-intl/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2QhpNHl2jK4a620yYLGCEt7k1rc134SFj5M3i2EEst69rYbMZyrgvyYHE">female heads of State</a></b> have been able to control the pandemic better than the male heads of state. <b>Taiwan</b>, headed by <b>President Tsai Ing-wen</b> is exporting face masks to other nations .<br />
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The Taiwanese President had ordered inspections of all the flights which landed in Taiwan from Wuhan , China when she heard about the virus that was still unknown in December, 2019. A unit was set up to monitor the epidemic and production of personal protection equipment was scaled up .The control was so effective, that USA has asked that Taiwan be given observer status at WHO. <b>Angela Merkel of Germany </b>handled the Corona virus spread so well that Germany had the least number of fatalities in Europe .Similarly, <b>New Zealand's PM, Jacinda Ardern </b>ordered a four week lockdown from March 23.There was large scale testing which limited the number of deaths to nine. And this she did, by banning all tourists though tourism is the biggest revenue generator for her country.<br />
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Likewise <b>PMs of Finland, Iceland, Sint Maarten</b> <b>( all are women )</b> have taken firm steps of widespread testing and quarantining to control the spread .And they are winning ! It may be argued that these small countries are easy to govern .And yet, small steps lead to bigger things !<br />
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And this means, that women need to lead , so that the world is better managed .And more women are needed to make the world healthier and better !</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Print Length: 133 pages</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publisher: Flaming Sun (Indie published)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Publication Date: March 29, 2020</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Language: English</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Genre: Romance</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The city bred Amit and the village-born Radhika fall in love at first sight, getting married three years later.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Looking forward to a wonderful life with her husband and family in Delhi, Radhika begins her new journey with stars in her eyes…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">…only for things to come crashing when Amit’s mother Shanti ill-treats her. Hating her small-town daughter-in-law, Shanti is determined to break her son’s marriage from Day One.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And it looks like she has succeeded when Radhika leaves her husband one fine day, apparently giving him no explanation for her action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">While Radhika waits for her husband to pacify her and take her back, Amit is too hurt and upset to even contact her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Will the heartbroken couple ever get back together? Especially after being separated for nearly two years? And even if they did, will Shanti let them live in peace?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sundari Venkatraman is an indie author with forty-six titles to her credit, which have sold more than 1.75 lakh copies around the world. Her books consistently feature in the Top 100 Bestseller Lists on Amazon in both Romance and Asian Drama categories. Her latest romance novels have all been on the #1 Bestseller slot in Amazon India for over a month.</span></div>
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vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-21035915329364407972020-03-28T18:08:00.000+05:302020-03-28T18:08:31.140+05:30Saathiya <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-52894712699654324522020-03-27T18:49:00.002+05:302020-09-10T16:32:36.220+05:30Parijata flowers <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
There is a Parijata tree in our residential premises. That is a part of the garden in the residential complex, wherein, we reside.Its next to the water pump room on a platform.<br />
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Parijata flowers are the <b><u><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis">official</a> </u></b>flower of West Bengal. Its found in South Asia & South East Asia.The flowers are very beautiful and delicate with five to eight white petals arranged around an orange stem which makes for the dark orange centre .<br />
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It blooms during late monsoons & the pretty flowers keep falling gently all over the place by morning...they bloom late at night. And yet, its March now & the flowers are still there.By the end of an year, the flowers dwindle in number & in mid winter, the flowers are hardly there. That's why, its a surprise that the tree is still blooming .I collected flowers today morning as well.<br />
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This Parijata blooming so late, signifies that all is not well, with the weather for which we are primarily responsible.And the corona virus spread is one of the outcomes of fiddling with Nature.<br />
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The parijata was a result of the samudra manthan & Indra had to lose it to Lord Vishnu. And then, there is the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis">Krishna Satyabhama</a> </b>story where Satyabhama plants it in her yard & the flowers keep falling in the adjacent yard of Rukmini as Rukmini was more devoted to Krishna.<br />
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My late dad used to collect these flowers for Puja .He had got into this habit just some months before he left us. I took it over from him & used to gather the Parijata flowers for his puja. I collect the flowers which have fallen on the roof & the front window of the blue metallic colored car which is always parked below the small parijata tree. I then proceed to collect the flowers which have fallen on the soil on the platform where the tree has grown. Even those who have fallen, need upliftment is my belief .And yet ,who is a fallen person & who is not, is trying to impose judgement which is unfair .Because , in majority of the cases, its the society, consisting of persons like me, which the is the root cause of pushing others down for any reason/s whatsoever .And then blaming the person/s who are suppressed, for all the ills & scorning them for life.<br />
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And being offered in puja is the upliftment, I believe .Though, I know, that flowers need no upliftment unlike us . And howsoever, I try, I can never ever compare with any part of nature. Nature is superior to me & will remain so, always.<br />
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Is it, that puja or being in the service of the almighty makes those who serve God superior to others ? Doubtful indeed.Because, when God does not differentiate between those who are allegedly superior & those who are treated as inferior by us, who are we to discriminate ? But then , since we are the most evolved of Nature's species , we behave atrociously & divide ourselves into castes,classes, races, religions etal.<br />
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The parijata flowers are linked to birth as also death .It is said to be used to garland the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis">dead</a></b>.The parijata tree is also known the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis"><b>sorrow</b></a> tree perhaps because ,the flowers wilt by late mornings .<br />
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Maybe, we need to learn humility from the parijata flowers as they fall gently .So much so, that they need not be picked from the branches. They are offering themselves to us, to be used for puja or otherwise ! </div>
vasrao@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07510827368283948188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2426389957593083476.post-22955387929482551392020-01-29T14:30:00.000+05:302020-01-29T14:30:36.780+05:30Rangoli<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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