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Books & Board Games on Bharat. Back after 16 years since ‘Ramayana The Game’ & lot many exciting projects. “If life is a lesson, Bharat it’s premier university”

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But for Nair there would be perhaps no Ram movement political changes in India and Ram Mandir Today. He needs to be honoured fittingly

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@sanjeevsanyal The very word ‘Navigation’ comes from the Sanskrit ‘Navgati’ meaning the ‘course of the boat/ship’.

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Not everyone can articulate with such eloquence and clarity what they observe and experience. It takes someone who has felt what you feel to truly understand what you mean.

It isn’t self-pity, nor is it a matter of karmic blame. It isn’t even a case of asking, “Why me?” Coz snap comes the answer “Why not me?”

That wave of inner churn that triggers such deep thought is hardly unique to those who live alone, if that’s any consolation:)

Perhaps the best thing to do is to enjoy this phase while it lasts🙂

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@JamesDueck A brilliant question… not many get why you asking…
Let me tell you, it will never be as easy as it is for our desis who settle on your shores. Unless you are married to one here 😜

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@hvgoenka This is so true. I can tell from first hand experiences.. one as recent as two weeks back in Germany. A friend recently returned from Swiss holiday and says it isn’t as it used to be… he felt he was considered one among those unruly Indians.

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With deep reverence, Yudhishthira approached and softly asked if he still recognized him.

Vidura lifted his weary, compassionate eyes. In that instant, without a word, his life-breath left his body.

A radiant light…his very atma, entered Yudhishthira, filling him with a sudden surge of clarity, a shift in perception, as though Vidura's wisdom had quietly taken residence within him.

Yudhishthira mourned in silence. His first instinct was to arrange a grand funeral for the uncle who had guided him since childhood. But before he could act, a voice echoed through the forest-calm, disembodied, authoritative:

"According to the Yati Sampradaya, the body must be left where it falls. It shall not be cremated or buried. No rites are to be performed."

The jungle fell still. With solemn respect, Yudhishthira bowed and left Vidura's remains untouched upon the forest floor.

The man who once guided the rituals at Pandu's funeral now lay as he had chosen…returned to the earth, offering back to Bhu Devi all that he had borrowed, just as every creature of the forest does.

And yet, a deeper truth lingered in this Vyasa's narration:
Who on this earth is worthy of performing the last rites of Yama himself…. even if that someone was his own in human form?

Read the below 🧵 for a deeper story on Vidura.

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At times the righteous must suffer. No matter what times we live in, it’s just not enough to be upright and fair. Circumstances evolve it seems, just to test how long and how far one can hold that line. There isn’t a greater example than that of Vidura.. if his story is taken in isolation and the entire saga of Mahabharata is viewed from the perspective of his life, one may even wonder if his incarnation is the greatest of all after Krishna.

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@Iyervval Is there something called a ‘Govt subsidized deep state’? Just asking.

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There you go… these ‘old boys’ literally influence the departments or ministries they retired from, making deals, lobbying and at times plain mischief favoring their political affiliations through their cronies inside.

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#WATCH | Delhi: On Centre’s order on Delhi Gymkhana Club, Rumnita Mittal, Member of the Club, says, "The first issue I think mostly is that we have to bust the myth that Gymkhana Club belongs to super-rich people with big cars or a lot of money, which is a total myth. The permanent members, 50% are armed forces, retired personnel. Then there are the bureaucrats. The bureaucrats who have made the policy decisions. They are the ones who, after retirement, are sitting here having a cup of tea in this open environment... How can you, within two weeks, tell us to vacate? What about the staff? 500-600 staff, where will they go? They will be on the roads... It's a heritage building. It's got grass courts, which you will barely find in Delhi, and we've held international tournaments here. It is a sports club and is used by veterans and retired people. So it would be very unfair to them that overnight you take away their place from them..."

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All these discussions skirt the main issue that could’ve perhaps led to this decision. This place was called the ‘old boys club’ frequented by those who retired from various ministries but pull strings and influence policy implementations. All other reasons are just noise.

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At times the righteous must suffer. No matter what times we live in, it’s just not enough to be upright and fair. Circumstances evolve it seems, just to test how long and how far one can hold that line. There isn’t a greater example than that of Vidura.. if his story is taken in isolation and the entire saga of Mahabharata is viewed from the perspective of his life, one may even wonder if his incarnation is the greatest of all after Krishna.