आत्मनिर्भर औरत के चेहरे पर डर नहीं होता
दक्षिण में आपको महिलाएँ ऑटो चलाती, पेट्रोल पंप पर काम करती, बस चलाती और बस में कंडक्टर का काम करती दिख जाएँगी। उनका अपना बैंक अकाउंट है, अपनी आमदनी है, अपने अधिकार हैं। उन्हें हर समय “खूबसूरत दिखो, वरना तुमसे शादी कौन करेगा?” वाले दबाव में नहीं जीना पड़ता। वह शिक्षित है और कहती है - “कोई मुझे छोड़कर चला जाए, जाने दो, मैं अपने लिए कमा लूँगी।” यही उनके चेहरे पर एक स्वाभाविक आत्मविश्वास लाता है।
As long as thought continues to explore and imagine, humanity will remain both student and sculptor of its own destiny.
In discovering the world and creating one also, we fulfill the deepest function of being human-to understand, to transform, and to transcend.
Thought has served as both compass and chisel- revealing what is and shaping what can be.
Ultimately human consciousness is both mirror and lamp- reflecting the universe and illuminating new paths within it.
It's not that the good memories stop existing. It's that the disrespect becomes louder than everything else that once made the relationship feel safe. And when that happens, even the strongest memories stop being enough to stay.
Ganesha is not made of Plaster of Paris. You cannot insult a stone. The real insult is to your own consciousness. Man is the only animal who is absurd. He prays to the river, then poisons it. He worships the idol, then drowns it in filth. This is schizophrenia. The true temple is the river, the air, the earth. You spend 11 days in celebration, but where is the meditation? Where is the silence? The DJ and the alcohol are your escapes. The idol is just a toy. If you want to respect Ganesha, respect existence. Clean the river, not just the statue. That would be true prayer.
The Idol, the River, and the Hypocrisy: Drowning the Divine in Filth : The Real Insult to Ganesha.
The post raises a troubling question, but the answer lies not in theology, but in constitutional morality. Article 25 guarantees the freedom of religion, but it is expressly subject to "public order, morality, and health." Article 21 guarantees the right to a clean environment. When an idol made of Plaster of Paris and toxic chemical dyes is dumped into a river, it is not an act of faith; it is an environmental tort. The Supreme Court and the NGT have laid down clear guidelines mandating eco-friendly clay idols and designated immersion sites. The "absurdity" is not the ritual itself, but the willful disregard of the law that protects the very water we call sacred.
Let us be brutally honest. The top comment is not an insult to Ganesha; it is a mirror held up to a society that has lost its way. The law is no respecter of religious sentiments when they become a public nuisance. If you spend lakhs on an idol, drink alcohol, dance to loud DJs, and then treat the river as a garbage dump, you are not practicing religion—you are committing a public wrong. The "Polluter Pays" principle must apply with full force to pandals, municipalities, and individuals alike. The real insult is not the immersion; it is the sheer hypocrisy of poisoning the environment in the name of God. Enforce the law, or stop pretending we are a civilized society.
By NK Goswami,Advocate,Supreme Court
अकेलेपन से घबराना छोड़ दिया, तो मुक्ति के दरवाज़े खुल गए
जिसने अकेलेपन से घबराना छोड़ दिया, उसके लिए मुक्ति के दरवाज़े खुले। जो अकेलेपन से डरता है, वो सामाजिक ग़ुलाम बनेगा। घाटियों में तुमने पर्यटकों की भीड़ बहुत देखी होगी, शिखरों पर कितने होते हैं? और अंत में जब मरने जाओगे, तो कितनों को इकट्ठे ले मरोगे? तब भी अकेले ही मरोगे। जो अकेलेपन के साथ एकदम सहज हो जाता है, वो आदमी फिर बहुत आगे तक जाता है।
~ आचार्य प्रशांत