Yudhishtir was a wise & noble king. He made trade route safe & comfortable right from Gandhar to Indraprastha. He got trees planted along the route & made many dharmshaals(Inns) for their stay. (The same trade route was repaired by Ashoka & extended up to Bangal.) Thus Yudhistir became darling to these traders & Indrapartha earn so much tax from them that the general public had to pay nothing.
A long ago, say 5000-6000 years ago, Delhi had no civilized society. It was full of dense forest where lived outlaws driven out by mighty Hastinapur kingdom. It was full of dangerous animals & poisonous snakes lead by Takshak, the Naga Headman. Delhi side had a ridge, a branch of Alavali hills, known as Bhojla Pahadi which was safe abode for western traders going to Hastinapur, Magadh and other kingdoms during monsoon period. These traders used to enter India & reach Delhi Yamuna bank before monsoon starts in Northern India after crossing five might rivers in north. In monsoon, Yamuna used to have so much water that it was impossible to cross it, so they used to rest here during rainy season and cross Yanuma by boat when her water used to recede. But during their stay at Bhojla Pahadi, local outlaws used to attack them thus looting & killing them more often than not. There was no one to provide them safety. In this back drop, story of Indraprastha starts.
If Modi government shows it political will to arrest this Builder Mafia then & only then Modi may hope to march towards his goal of 2022. However there is little hope that any government will do anything against these Mafia because Builders Mafia Money is nothing but actually black money of Big-Big Government officers + Big & Small Politicians backed by Land Mafia group. We all know that “None cares for Campa Cola compound type cases”
What is Wrong With our Intellectuals-II, Second part of What is Wrong With our Intellectuals by Chandra Maniar does accurate analysis of pseudo intellectuals
Finance Minister faces a huge challenge in taking care of the economy. But the challenge he faces cannot be solved by relying on the age old methods that have definitely failed to bring any solace to the public and the economy.
Driving is not a matter of Skill, it is largely a matter of attitude and temperament. The reflexes of a Driver actually are guided by his state of mind and his temperament. This is what the Law Makers and the Safety Regulators must understand.
In an earlier article on media carried in these columns in Yugvani, I had highlighted how political parties (especially Congress) were manipulating media, which was only too eager to fall in line with Congress party’s avowed disdain for Hindus traditions & culture and this bias reflects in media’s reporting.
The Muslim community also needs to realize that the presence of different streaks and streams is a boon not bane. We need the soft liners, the hardliners and the moderates. Sometimes a soft line is effective; occasionally a hard-line does the trick but moderate approach delivers in most cases. However the work of moderates is made easy by the presence of hardliners and soft liners.
This unfinished task of Inclusion is of paramount importance for the all round development that the new government envisages. The infrastructure to overcome the challenges would be the primary trigger for the Inclusion of all and sundry into the Financial Mainstream leading to a collaborative business environments which has been sadly missing till now.