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"We shall overcome and success will be ours in the future. The future belongs to us." - Savitri Bai Phule I wonder, where is she?? what might be her story?? Is she forgotten?? or does she remains a mystery?? Why did the past, is proclaimed by the patriarchy? Is his story only today known as the history?? Was biological characteristic enough?? to introduce gender inequality?? Where was the difference?? What did and they do fear?? is it her power, or her progress?? Let it be the roles, or her responsibilities. Without her presence, there couldn't be any history. Unrecognized is her life, her efforts, and her sacrifices, We forgot, we are born from her, and she holds the superiority. Her story can never be in history. As she is the present for forever. Have a look around yourself, 'Her story' is never ending and is being written. Recognize the present, recognize her, you will realize what are you without her, Only then you will know. How to respect her.

A New Day The new year. What is it? Why do we celebrate?? Is there any history?? or a reason to celebrate?? Is it the earth's birthday?? or it's a religious practice?? or a tradition?? or it's merely a momentary festivity?? A year comes, a year goes, With every new year, we look ahead with hope... Isn't? Isn't that a false hope?? We celebrate the end, We celebrate the new beginning, We are celebrating for the YEAR to come, Then why it is momentary, limited to a day?? Why only for the celebration, we have the energy?? Isn't the new year a never-ending cycle?? To feel bad about the present, To let go the past, To live by the hope, To revisit the cycle again and again?? Who were we a year ago or before that?? Who are we now?? What happened to the resolutions before?? What will make the difference with the new vows?? We are trapped in the jumbled emotions, In the busiest lives of self & society, momentary happiness, momentary change, are just momentary, not a better life. Ask yourself for once, what makes you happy for the new year, Is it the happiness of letting the past go?? Or to enter a new blank chapter??? Or taking the resolution or the momentary happiness?? Several customs, several cultures, So does regions, or the religions, Have their own rituals, of new year traditions... A new year can be better, Not with a resolution, But with determination, Not with the expectations, But with the actions. If it's just a celebration for the new year, celebrate it each and every day, A year will always come, a year will always go, yet a new day, a new beginning comes every day. Whatever reason you have to celebrate the new year, don't let it be momentary happiness, don't live by the false hope, Remember the change is in your hands, You are the master of your own. Some interesting information about calendars; we must know why we celebrate New Year on January 1st every year. I have always been curious about the history of calendars and time. It is very interesting to know about the history of calendars. Several New Year traditions are celebrated every year having different new year dates. Globally January 1st is celebrated as the beginning of new year under the Gregorian calendar which was a modification from Julian Calendar, which itself was a successor to the Roman Calendar. I had questions; if sept means seven, oct means eight, nov means nine, and dec means ten, then why is December the last month of the year?? Isn't logically February should be the last month??? Also to notice we are taught February has fewer days because of leap year calculations, but we are not taught why February is so lucky to have fewer days. The Roman Calendar initially had 10 months, which began with March and ended on December, and being the 10th and last month it was called December. January and February were added later to it at the beginning of the calendar. The reason why January became the first month is because; January has derived its name from the Roman God Janus also known as the God of the Beginnings, and though February was added following January, the remaining days of the years were added to it in the end, which led to less number of days in February. The calendars have been modified several times. The major reform in the Roman calendar was done by Julius Caesar, which followed the pattern and was practiced for a very long time. The interesting part is people used to celebrate the new year earlier on 1st March and then on 1st January, but the authenticity and accuracy of calendars were challenged every time. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian Calendar with proper accuracy and calculations and implemented it on 4th October 1582. The miscalculation in Julian Calendar was rectified with an 11-day jump in the calendar. Really, 11 days jump, 4th October 1582 was next day followed by 15th October 1582 in form of new Gregorian Calendar and it was continued and is practiced globally. Here, in India, we ourselves have several different practices of the new year in form of Baisakhi, Bihu, Gudi Padwa, Nutan Varsh, Puthandu, Vishu, etc. depending on the region, culture. Also don't forget, birthdays, anniversaries themselves are the new year of their own. Hence, it doesn't really matter what a new year brings, or how we celebrate, but it is good if we are conscious about what we celebrate and why. It is better to celebrate every day rather than wait for a year to end and a year to begin. It is better to practice change rather than a desire for change. Also, we believe that by celebrating new year's day or following Gregorian Calendar we are being influenced by western culture. I agree we are very much influenced by western culture in terms of actions, behavior, celebration. If we talk about accepting the Gregorian Calendar it is accepted all over because of its scientific accuracy, as earlier calendars were based on lunar positions/movements, and they have more or fewer days than the current calendar. Gregorian Calendar is based on the revolution of Earth around the sun. If we observe Indian calendars, they follow the lunar movement, i.e. the dates of the calendar are based on the movement of the moon, hence festival dates change and are different every year. Thank You for reading, I hope it was interesting and you learned something new.

Current state of a politician Dear Responsible Citizen What kind of leader?? Do you seek?? Corrupted or criminal Politician do you need?? Who boasts about development, with fake truths and lies, who turns you a blind follower, and plays with your mind. Who gives you hopes, of facilities and better life. Still who fails, in resources to apply?? Either the state or the central, You can see the misuses of power. Still you fear to act.. What kind of a citizen, if you are coward?? Does irrational and orthodox, politicians do we seek?? Democracy gives the power to choose, Why still the citizens are weak??? Politics is the field full of lies, Education can't play a role, unless you bribe. Biased by religions, Divided by castes, Who decides the eligibility?? Of such a responsibility and power?? There is a need of change in eligibility. Age doesn't matter, What matters is a crimeless, an uncorrupted personality. We don't need a leader, we need a representative. Unbiased, unreligious, a rational person, Will we ever see???

Make in India? Despite of the fact, Of the environment concerns, A hunt has began, on the nature.. Why the game of politics, on the rules of nature?? Struggles, the protests, forcefully ceased by the oppressors. Safeguarding the environment, is the right of every individual, What kind of government?? Which doesn't understand the importance. Smart cities, Metro cities are the progress and development of nation??? What about the future?? when the nature will affect the humans?? The dangerous days and night, Are yet to begun. atmosphere will take away your breathe and the wild will begin to hunt. There is time, To respect and understand the nature. No technology, no humanity, no religion can win the war with Nature.

"Unity is meaningless without the accompaniment of women. Education is fruitless without educated women, and agitation is incomplete without the strength of women." - Dr. Ambedkar What is patriarchy?? How did it become a norm?? If women have the gift to give birth, Then how was patriarchy born?? Was the creator of the universe biased?? Or was it the nature's fault??? How did man became the strongest?? Why women is personified low??? Is there any proof in the history??? That can claim the inequalities, of being a man or a woman does have differences??? Besides the sexes, what else is the difference?? who is the strongest or the weakest, who was there to judge??? During the pre-historic era, patriarchy or matriarchy, there had been no systems, then definitely the institution of marriage, should be responsible. But, before the institution of marriage, the institution of religions preceded. That led to the rules, and differences, and differentiated between man and woman. Take any religion in the world, Man will always be the superior, While women, the inferior. obligated always to serve, reproduce and please men. Vedic Dharma is claimed, to be the oldest religion of the world, before creation of any religion or religious scripture around the world, Women being the inferior to all the Varnas, in the varna system Is the ultimate cause. The birth of religion is the ultimate tragedy, in the era of humankind, Created the differences among man and woman, and gave birth to patriarchy. Women do conquer, struggle with patriarchy, but will ever women conquer their religion, and succeed to gain utmost equality???

What is morally right??? What is morally wrong??? How should one decide??? and why is it important??? Who defines morality???? You, me, or someone??? Let me ask you... Isn't morality universal??? The perception of morality... Differs for everyone... The good, the right for one... Can be the bad, the wrong for others... Why is there conflict in perceptions..?? What must be the reason??? Is morality one's own understanding, realization??? Or is it left on karma, god, or supernatural to judge??? We ourselves have defined/justified/decided, The behavior, the actions, the thoughts... Morality is corrupted by one's own interests and ego... I am only right, others are wrong... We fail to understand/realize... The light & the dark lies in-universe together... They have no such meaning... Similar to the newborn... They are neutral, they are natural... We are free from the good, Free from the bad... Since the day we are born... The question of morality begins... As we learn, we grow, we evolve... We act, we react, we believe... without a single thought... How will we understand morality... without a question, without a reason?? There is no answer to morality... If there is no question to self... You will always be right... Others will always be wrong... "Don't go by what you hear, or what you have read... Don't go by what you have seen or have been passed upon generations... Don't go by mere reason or mere logic or as said by me, sermons of saints or teachers... If anything is harmful or blameworthy... If anything is apprehended by wise If anything leads to ill-being or suffering... You should put them away..." Said the Buddha; in a sermon to Kalamas... There is good in the universe... There is bad too... There is good in the bad... There is bad in good too... That is the universal nature of morality... Morality is not a tool of justification, for actions, behavior, or thoughts... Morality is to be practiced... for self, for others, for the greater good...

What is your caste?? Why do you have it??? What is its importance??? What is the use of it??? We know it's rooted in the system... Yet we feel proud of it... We fail to understand... It was politics then, and now too it is... Formed as classification of professions... Were cleverly politically divided... Formed the religion with birth identities... Were divided, were discriminated... There had been no castes today... If there had been no discrimination in manusmriti... Law could have been equal then... If there wasn't the urge of power or an urge of controlling... The Constitution of India Reformed those divisions... To equalize the communities... To eradicate the discrimination... Based on the population and their financial capabilities... Constitutionally caste is needed... For the protection...for the upliftment of deprived... Who faced discrimination for the centuries... and once uplifted, the caste has no benefits... If caste is limited to reservation and representations... Why does everyone have it???? Why one is proud of it??? Isn't it just a useless identity???? Caste outside the limits of the constitution... Is not just religious, but it's politics... The game of divide and rule... To break the united... The pride is not of the caste... But of its qualities... Don't forget every caste is oppressive... Rather it's a brahmin or a dalit... Caste is nothing but a patriarchal hierarchy... Caste is being misused... Not by those who need... But by those who are forward/uplifted and oppressive... It is politically misused in the name of development... To divide you on the basis of your faith, religion, and ideologies... Ambedkar's movement of Annihilation of caste... Was not just limited to intercaste-culture... Or disbelief in vedas, upnishadas... He gave you the freedom of religion... So you get out of the roots of it... Your identity of caste is rooted in your name... Read 'What path to Salvation?' by Ambedkar To understand... The need for change in name and religion... Yet not forget... Caste has infected the minorities... Not just in India, but outside the country... One cannot escape from the castes and the politics... Unless one gets educated, agitates, and organizes... Unless one learns to develop self... and understands politics is for the development... It is not a game of power or hierarchy... Read history... If you desire to get out of the caste... If you truly want to eradicate it... Bring change in yourself first... Be politically aware and represent for collective good... And refrain from caste politics...

The Thoughts & The Reasons What are thoughts?? Where do they come from?? Are they natural, or can they be controlled?? Do we really control our thoughts?? or are they controlled by the mind??? Is there any supernatural power controlling our thoughts, or are we just the slaves of naive minds?? We worry we overthink... Some thoughts come naturally... not able to control self... We wonder why we are thinking. We blame the actions... We blame the reactions... We blame the so-called god or nature... Yet we don't blame the thoughts in our minds... Being a human... We have the capability, to think, to control the mind... yet we are controlled by faiths and beliefs... Thoughts are nothing but natural reactions... perceived by the senses, processed in the mind... call it action, reaction or emotion... with the thought; everything starts and everything ends. We deny understanding the natural process... and deny understanding the science... Without looking into our own self... We find the reasons outside... Thoughts are of two types... One that comes naturally... And other with the purpose... what we call thinking... Learn to observe the nature and reaction of thought... Learn to analyze... Practice right-thinking, with proper reasoning... That is only the way to control the thought... To control the mind. When you learn to control the thought... You control the emotions... You control the actions, reactions... You control your behavior... You control your body and your mind... 'Everything happens for a reason.' Is a belief stuck in our mind... The reason may be natural, or there can be science... Neither a miracle nor fate... Neither nature nor supernatural being responsible for your thought...for your mind...

We The People, We pledge by the Preamble, The Preamble of our Constitution, But, do we really abide by the Constitution??? Are we, Really collective as 'WE'??? While divided by caste, class, religion?? or by sex, language & region?? I will quote Ambedkar "In politics, we will be recognizing the principle of one man, one vote and one vote, one value. In our social and economic life, we shall, by reason of our social and economic structure, continue to deny the principle of one man one value. How long shall we continue to live this life of contradictions?..." Does our Constitution, doesn't emphasize one man, one value?? I wonder, what made Ambedkar say that... while submitting the Constitution?? How hard it is to eradicate, any form of discrimination, Has Constitution failed in its application??? Let's not forget, What was before the Constitution... The law of manu... Which divided the people... The hierarchy of gender... The hierarchy of caste... The social structure... The discrimination... Is deep-rooted in the minds, The minds of 'We' The People. Have 'We' as the people, failed the Constitution?? failed the vision of Ambedkar?? One cannot end the caste or any form of discrimination... Unless one abides by the Constitution... Unless one learns to protect not just self, but others... Practicing Equality, Liberty and Fraternity, Can only bring Justice to us. Justice for self, and for others... When we are free from religion. we will be a secular nation... When we value one another, be equal, We will be a socialist nation... Without one man, one vote, ONE VALUE, How can we be a democratic nation??? The Constitution is not merely a document to protect... It is a tool to create a better Nation, To represent... To create better people... Let's not call us 'we' unless we value the people. Let's pledge 'We the people' only by understanding and abiding by The Constitution. Jai Bhim Happy Constitution Day

"It is hard for mankind to liberate itself from the entanglement of god and soul. It is hard for mankind to give up its belief in rites and ceremonies. It is hard for mankind to give up its belief in karma" - Buddha Do you know??? Who the Buddha was?? A man, a woman??? Or was he gender neutral?? Was he a god?? or the avatar of Vishnu??? A teacher, a preacher, Or a revolutionary social reformer?? Why is he prayed as a god? or known as the founder of religion??? Did he ever claim himself, to be in that order??? It seems; there had been Two Buddhas all along.. In which, the majority has been following the other one. The other Buddha, Different from the enlightened one. A learned observer, the sentient. Must not he have observed pain or suffering till his youth?? Really?? with the visuals of an ill, old, dead, and a saint, Led to the quest of Siddharth??? Bound to exile, was he for his thought; ‘War is not the answer, when it can be solved with the peaceful agreement.’ to prevent the long going conflicts, between the Shakyas and the Koliyas, Began with asceticism, looked for the answers to prevent suffering, With several techniques learned, He could not find the solutions in them. Mantras, chanting, observing the breath or sensations, Were not his form of meditation... His meditation was an analysis of his experiences. To prevent further suffering from happening. He taught the technique of the universal Eightfold Path... To find the righteous, with practice and experience. A path to the attainment of Nibbana. Simple, yet difficult to practice, were his teachings, Who did then led to the formation of sects, Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana, and other forms of Buddhism??? The doctrine of Karma & Rebirth was reframed by Buddha as Kamma and Samsara. Kamma is the natural order of morals, Nothing related to the fortunes and misfortunes. This constant change in us, around us, is the rebirth; the samsara. As we are born every moment. Ambedkar's interpretation of Budhha, and his Dhamma as 'Navyana' stands out different in the contradictions with different sects. He studied Buddha's teachings which taught us to reason. He revived the Buddha's dhamma; free from myths and superstitions. It is your choice... Of your interpretation of Buddha... But be aware of the rights and wrongs, Learn to question and learn to reason.

This is me, That is mine, Am I happy?? with all the desires?? Is life really a misery from birth to death?? Or a vicious cycle of unwanted karmic rebirths??? Numerous lives, numerous miseries, Heaven or hell, What was before the birth?? What is beyond death??? The attainment of moksha is not the same as nirvana. The peaceful mind, free from suffering, desires Is what is called nirvana. Is it really needed for one to be religiously spiritual, or be enlightened, aware, sentient?? How one must conquer the sufferings??? Is there any end??? The conscious mind is aware of realities, Yet we live in a world full of illusions. Pain, happiness, time everything changes, at last, the change is permanent... One must have faith to be spiritual. but do you have faith in yourself??? An enlightened, aware, sentient. Are not spiritual..but have faith in one's own self. Consciousness arises with experiences and realities, There is no mystery nor miracle. Yes, every action has its own reaction, But are not the karmic results... The long-gone past has nothing to do with the present, Except for its knowledge and experience. Vipassana is a mere tool to observe and develop self. Not the end or an ultimate solution. We are born through, the four elements of nature, We die, we blend, we dissolve, in the womb of nature. The purpose of life lies in 3 simple words, Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha. i.e. Educate, Agitate, Organise, The journey from birth to death. Everyone has their own choices, Of faiths and belief systems. Be wise. But learn to be aware, enlightened, and sentient.

"Political power is the key to all social progress" - Dr. Ambedkar We have the choice to elect, We have the choice to represent, Dear citizens, We are the power of democracy. We are the backbone of the nation, So long had been the struggle, The struggle for representation, And the struggle for equality, Do we really understand?? Our vote is the vote of equality. Inequality of castes, and its hierarchy, Patriarchy and its norms of gender inequality. Were annihilated by Ambedkar, With his movements revolutionarily. Remember the Round Table Conference, Or the Poona Pact?? The Burning Of Manusmriti, or the Chavdar Movement?? He fought for our representation and equality. He has not just fought for the basic rights or upliftment, He drafted the constitution, With the principles of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity and gave us democracy. Lesser we know the fact, The Election Commission Of India, works on the foundation drafted by Ambedkar, The Representation of The People’s Act 1950. As he said, Political power is the key to all social progress, We must utilize the power to vote, And vote wisely. We have the power to vote to elect the leader, We have the power to represent society in parliament and assembly. It is because of Ambedkar, We all are under the blue sky equally.