Babri Mosque

On September 30, 2010 Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court declared most awaited verdict of Babri Mosque. The judgement runs into 8,142 pages as analysed herein below:

Judge No of pages % of pages

S.U. Khan 285 4%
D. V. Sharma 2,639* 32%
Sudhir Agrawal 5,218* 64%
Total 8,142 100%
*confuse them if you can’t convince.

In Sum. Two Judges (S.U. Khan and Sudhir Agrawal) ruled that disputed land should be divided equally among Muslim, Hindu and Nirmohi Akhara. Ld. J. Dharam Veer Sharma ruled that Babri Masjid cant have character of Mosque as it is against the tenets of Islam. Ld. J. S.U. Khan ruled that Babri Masjid was Babri Masjid and no proof is there that this was birth place of Ram and Ld. J. Sudhir Agrawal relied on the faith and belief of Hindus to declare that place as birth place of Ram.

It is, merely, insolvency of mind that Ld. J. Dharam Veer Sharma relied upon (and cited also) Quranic verses and Hadis (prophet saying) to justified that Baabri Masjid is against the tenet of Islam. Undoubtedly, he is not an expert of Quran/Hadis or typical Islamic provisions. He is expert of law and better he should have confined himself to law of land. His noted conclusion is as follows:

“The disputed building was constructed by Babar, the year is not certain but it was built against the tenets of Islam. Thus it cannot have the character of Mosque.”

Also, while he was justifying the undisputed land as Birth place of Ram he looks hypnotized. Culmination on the basis of fanciful argument is there. Words are full of spirituality. In the domain of law and justice- sprit follows the letter, however I agree if you are in temple it should be vice-versa. Law is always above sprit in the court of law. He quoted as follows:

“The disputed site is the birth place of Ram. Place of birth is juristic person and deity. It is personified as the spirit of divine worshiped as birth place of Lord Ram as a child. Spirit of divine remains present everywhere at all times for anyone to provoke at any shape or form in accordance with his own aspirations and it can be shapeless and formless also.”

Now come to the Ld. J. Sudhir Agrawal, he relied upon faith and belief of Hindus: quoted as- “It is declared that the area covered by central dome of the three dome structure being the deity of Bhagwan Ram Janamsthan and birth place of Lord Ram as per faith and belief of Hindus belongs to them.”

It is worthy to mention Mulayam Singh Yadav statement, his reaction to the judgement, “Desh kanun se chalaye jate hai vishwas se nahi” (Countries are governed by law not by faith/belief/spirit).

Factually (accepted by all learned judges and independent mind except Rashtriye Sevak Sangh-RSS), Babri Masjid was Babri Masjid. City Magistrate of Faizabad attached the Masjid on December 23, 1949 (that day Friday prayer was offered) under section 145 of Cr.P.C. to avoid dispute/maintain law and order. It was Government who took custody and prohibited prayer (namaz) just after two year of independence and Muslims never get it back from Government. Properties should not be snatched under the gauge of Cr. P.C. 145. This section is just to maintain law and order not to allow demolition/possession of rivals.

I am not averse to decision as long as it relates to build any temple except on land after demolition of any religious place. Governments should not allow demolition of one religious place to build another religious place. Judiciary should not close it’s eyes; to not to see the mockery of law.

It is most appropriate to quote Fidel Castro Speech (given in 1953 to defend himself -rather to expose tyranny of ruler, as he sought Jail not release in his relief plea)

“And so much talk to justify the unjustifiable, to explain the inexplicable and to reconcile the irreconcilable! The regime has reached the point of asserting that 'Might makes right' is the supreme law of the land.

All judges and courts are under the obligation to find solutions to conflicts.........................No matter how venerable a court may be, it cannot assert that circles are square...

Remember that today you are judging an accused man, but that you yourselves will be judged not once, but many times, as often as these days are submitted to scrutiny in the future. What I say here will be then repeated many times, not because it comes from my lips, but because the problem of justice is eternal and the people have a deep sense of justice above and beyond the hair splitting of jurisprudence.

The guilty continue at liberty and with weapons in their hands - weapons which continually threaten the lives of all citizens. If all the weight of the law does not fall upon the guilty because of cowardice or because of domination of the courts, and if then all the judges do not resign, I pity your honor. And I regret the unprecedented shame that will fall upon the Judicial Power.”

I agree with his words.

Sheikh Baquer Ali “Chirkeen”

Sheikh Baquer Ali “Chirkeen” was a unique, first and innovative shayar. A poet from Lucknow, he rarely, if ever, used sexual content in his verses. His great love was excreta! which makes him unique and different from others. Allama Chirkeen's specialty seems to interesting and acceptable. In earlier days, he wrote beautiful 'regular' ghazals, but his bayaaz was stolen by some people who had some of the poems published under their names in Hyderabad and elsewhere. At one mushaaerah in the Deccan capital, unaware of this fraud, he recited a ghazal and was booed by some people who assumed he had stolen the ghazal from one of the books. In anger, he swore never to write a line of verse that any persons would steal and be willing to call their own and went on to write hundreds of shairs, each one containing some scatological term.

I do recall seeing few giggly references among some people which did not really appreciate the technical perfection of his shayree, despite the constraint he had placed on himself. I am sure, many will turn their noses away from this post (although smells are not yet easily embedded into Docs). There are many who appreciate his technical perfection and mastery on the language. Other languages also have great tradition of such humour, e.g. Mark Twain, Rabelais and others written on the topic. The difference is that the west has printed a lot of these works but - a pity - that such works of our classics in this genre will get lost.

Compilation of his poetry (Deevan-e-Chirkeen; a 46 pages book) is available in market. We can enjoy the rich and topical shayri by this classical, unique, first and innovative shayar.

Few shayr are here:

First Shayr in Deevan

Thaa giriftaari mein jo khatra mujhay baydaad ka,
kar diya bai- ul- khala hug hug kay ghar sayyaad ka.

2.

Gaiz me talwar kheenchi Haidar-e-Karraar nay,
darr kay maaray hug diya lashkar-e-kuffaar nay.

3.
Dast se khana khilaya maine apne yar ko,
pani jab manga to hamne paish- aab kar diya.
4.
Hug de agarche woh bute bepeer hath main,
le gu ka bosa ashike dilgir hath mein.


5.

Maronde pet mein uthein na kis tarah ’Chirkeen’,
kisi ki zulf ka yaad aya pench-o-taab hamein.

6.

Chandni ko khet mein jab hagne baitha maah ru,
leed kha kha kar hilaale charkh gardun ho gaya.

7.
Dast par dast chalay aatay hain lay jald khabar,
teray beemaar ka ab haal hai patla qaatil.
dast-bar-daar hoon in baaton say ab jaanay day,
qatl ‘Chirkeen’ ko na kar, gu na uchhaal ai qaatil.

8.

Kisi key paady se urtee na kankaree dekhee,
uraaye deta hei Chirkeen’ pahar phuskee se.

9.

Hum se achche hen pakhane ke qadamche “ Chirkeen”,
ham tu didar ku tarsen wo barehna dekhen.

10.

Bad muddat aap ka mere ghar aana hua,
tez ki ghumdan hui aur dhad se pakhana hua.

11.

Chirkeen chane ke khet me chirko alag alag,
surat alag alag rahe seerat alag alag.

12.

Dil tha khayale yar me nikla jo ek dast,
Pok se diwar pe tasveere jana ban gayee.

13.

Naaz se bola dame rukhsat na aana phir kabhi,
warna ae “chirkeen” yeh ghar be-tul-khala ho jayega.

Anger-"The Fire Within"

Anger is one word short of danger. Really, the moment we get angry we are in danger. Sure,we will loose, we will suffer. It effects mental process, our decision making system. In most of the cases, it results in shame, regret and disappointment.

Anger is weakness. Angry person is like patient; proper treatment is requirement. The person who controls anger save himself from fire. When we get angree all our shortcomings comes up at thier peak. It is like a virus which damages our restraint power, our coating, our fence. We loose control on ourself. It makes us slave.

It to be noted. Anger is obivouse state of mind. It is purely natural. It is reaction of what we percive wrong. It is in human instict. However, it need to be controled. Yes, revenge should be there. Anger should flow out. But at appropriate time and through proper way. We should wait for time; and search for proper way. Control it, let the time come, then give wayout. Utilize this fire for benefit. Dont burn yourself.

Patience~"Companion of God"

“Inna-allaha maa ass sabereen” (God is with them who do patience).

On patience I think this verse is quite conclusive and sufficient.

I am believer. I know God through Islam; and none(in all sect of muslims) doubts about a single verse of holy Quran. And it is there. This is clear, categorical, absolute, complete and comprehensive verse of holy Quran. Almighty is the companion of patience. In your other deeds(surely good) Almighty may or may not be with you, but if you are patient He is with you. Yes, patience is the characteristic that worth for that. So, i have no reason to disagree that patience is super quality. There is no iota of doubt. If someone doubts, he looses the companionship of God. I say, he is stupid. He is taking unnecessary risk to loose favour of God. It is conclusive, if God is with you, sure you will win. This is win win situation.

Patience can not be equated with postponement, delay, lazyness and lethargicness. It is state of activeness rather proactiveness; not passiveness. Patience mean to keep endurance in hard time. It conveys disagreement, resentment and revolution. Message of patience is always strong and long lasting.

Patience is power; It is not weakness. It creates confidence, coolness, determination, decisiveness and rationality. Patience is source of energy. It nourish. Patience is not outcome of fear and cowardness; it is product of courage and bravery. It is effective tool in the hand of wise and revolutionaries. It compels to kneel down the operessor.

I pray for God companionship.

Defeat to Death

I hate to die. I wanna defeat this biological process of demise. Carefully, I wanna defeat it; not denying. Nobody can deny death but it can be defeated, I think so. We can overcome of death. End of biological process is not the real and de-facto death. Yes, after this transition we can live.

There are two types of people –one, those who are living to die and another who are living to be alive forever. Those who are living to die are in majority. I dont like to part with majority. I disagree with majority. Minority appeals me. In minority, i find aliveness.

I love my life. I live my life. I wish to be alive.

Globalization-Benefit and Challenges

Admittedly, globalization have positive impacts, however it is being utilised by capitals to run the states. Policies are being framed under influence to facilitate capitalism. I wrote this article in December 2008 and given to publish it in quarterly magazine of business group; same text is here to share views:

Globalization is a process by which capital, goods, services, and sometimes labor cross national borders and acquires a transnational character. It is often accompanied by the flow of related taste, ideas, and even values across boundaries, thus helping to reshape local political institutions, social relationships, and cultural patterns. Globalization in the era since World War II has been driven by Trade Negotiation Rounds, originally under the auspices of GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), which led to a series of agreements to remove restrictions on "free trade". The Uruguay round led to a treaty to create the World Trade Organization (WTO). Now, the WTO provides a framework of rules for international trade. More specifically, globalization refers to:

•Increase in international trade at a faster rate
•Increase in international flow of capital including foreign direct investment
•Greater transborder data flow, using technologies such as the Internet, communication satellites and telephones
•Greater international cultural exchange, for example through Hollywood and Bollywood movies.
•Some argue that even terrorism has undergone globalization. Terrorists now have attacked places all over the world.
•Erosion of national sovereignty and national borders through international agreements leading to organizations like the WTO and OPEC
•Greater international travel and tourism
•Greater immigration, including illegal immigration
•Development of global telecommunications infrastructure
•Development of a global financial systems
•Increase in the share of the world economy controlled by transnational corporations
•Increased role of international organizations such as WTO, IMF that deal with international transactions
•Increase in the number of standards applied globally; e.g. copyright laws

Some conceived globalization as turning the whole world into one global village in which all peoples are increasingly interconnected and all the fences or barriers are removed, so that the world would witnesse a new state of fast and free flow of people, capital, goods and ideas resulting in prosperity to all the corners of the globe together with the spread of the highly cherished values of democracy, freedom and justice. On the other hand critics conceived it as turning the world into a global market for goods and services dominated and steered by the powerful gigantic transnational corporations and governed by the rule of profit. Human rights and cultural values would be seriously threatened.

Globalization has both negative and positive aspects. The negative ones include:

- the rich-poor inequality in both economic and social spheres is widening and the poor are sinking to the bottom.
- Environmental degradation due to unrestrained activities of multinational corporations.
- Basic necessities in life are set aside in favour of profits. Many developing countries have been occupied with facilitating foreign investment in industries that are lucrative to foreign markets and discarding the most fundamental needs of the people.
- Globalization aids the removal of national controls over cross-border financial flows.
- Globalization has popularised the consumer culture where people are more interested in what they have rather than the essential aspects of humanity.
- Formal education systems are emphasising technical and managerial skills responding to market demands and leaving aside traditional academic subjects with less emphasis on development of social or basic sciences.
- The IT boom has given rise to lot of information that is useless and meaningless causing people to be pre-occupied with unimportant things.
- Double standards are present in the human rights aspect of the present world.
- The global financial system has been plagued by a series of financial crises of increasing frequency and severity. The negative impact of these crises has been devastating, wiping off the gains of years of prior economic progress and inflicting heavy social costs through increased unemployment and poverty.
- There is a widespread concern at the overwhelming dominance of the culture and values of the United States, and other Western countries, in the global media and entertainment industry. The fear is that exposure to the images of western life style and role models could lead to tension and would be both culturally and socially divisive.
- The huge accumulation of capital is in perpetual search for lucrative investment with its sole motive of super-profit leading to inhuman exploitation and degradation.

Globalization is not all negative. There are various positive aspects, including:

- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has helped to reduce poverty by creating jobs and improving incomes.
- The expansion of trade and foreign investment has accelerated social mobility and strengthened the middle class.
- New communications and information technology have helped disseminate knowledge in many fields of study and disciplines.
- Communication is cheaper and easier.
- Globalization makes it possible for humanity to have compassion for each other when calamities, natural or man-made, affect others.
- Issues such as human rights and public accountability are brought to the fore.
- The rights of women are highlighted and the problems many women face are now addressed.

There is enough evidence to suggest that the world’s wealth is, in general, rapidly increasing due to the advances in science and technology and that it is more than enough to satisfy the needs of all the dwellers of the globe. What is needed is the globalization of human rights and prosperity. One of the motives of globalization, that of maximising profits, may well be responsible for the concept’s excesses. So, globalization may well be one of the most serious challenges ever to the integrity of human civilization. Since society and culture hold many positive aspects it is important that globalization do not override these ideals. Ethics and moral standards should be injected into these economic activities as a short-term and medium-term strategy. The market should be regulated by ethical principles. The economic dimensions of globalization are not the only factors that need reconsidering. Culture should be guided by moral universal values whereby a strong ethic of restraint is embedded within one’s culture to prevent the dominance of another culture.