Recently, despite my busy schedule, at the insistence of several friends, I decided to watch The Family Man Season 2 on Amazon Prime Video. Although what I expected from the show was pure entertainment, yet the show made me ponder deeper philosophical assertions related to the show at large and not merely about its storyline.

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The covid 19 pandemic, as they say, did not break the system. In reality, it exposed the already broken system. And this system also included the lifestyle of individuals, apart from the economy and polity of the state. A lot has been written and discussed about economy and polity but what has got very little or almost no attention is how covid 19 brought in the forefront our clandestine attitude towards things that should have mattered the most, but was neglected for our blind run towards money and success. And that thing is an individual’s health, fitness and wellbeing. As someone who has recovered from covid 19 after being covid positive for almost 6 weeks along with my family, I can state with full authority that this catastrophe opened my eyes and changed my perspective towards life and lifestyle.

There are two visions when we get struck to a dead end of the cliff, metaphorically. One is to see this as a hopeless end and the other is to see this as endless hope. The choice is ours. And I ministered to see this as the later. Although I was a visitor to the gym, yoga classes and exercised on irregular intervals and avoided junk food, yet all this was adhocism in nature and did lacked coherence and consistency. However, when I got struck with this lethal virus at a time when even thought of the vaccine was nothing less than a wishful thinking, the only remedy I was suggested was a complete overhaul of my lifestyle and an adoption of incremental changes for the good. And therefore, I started doing yoga and meditation daily and did not miss any exercise session that I planned for myself at home. From tea I switched to healthier alternatives like Kadha and golden milk and titled more towards preventive healthcare measures. Fruits, dry fruits and raw vegetables became an indispensable part of my diet and refined oil gave its way to kachi ghani and coconut oil. Tinned and packaged food got replaced by freshly homemade cooked food.

All these events also led me to think about how ignorant we were about our own ancient culture that had remedies even for ills of the twenty-first century. Thanks to the concerted and concrete efforts of the Modi government, our Yoga became a global currency once again and the entire mankind benefited from this gift of Hinduism to humanity. All that was practiced for ages by our ancestors was, unfortunately, discarded by us in the name of “modernity”. Be it yoga, desi spices, herbs, medicines or ayurveda, everything was looked upon by us with disdain. Western consumerism cut us off from our roots and made us a degraded copy of them. But in one stroke everything has changed. After covid 19, the world has not just realised but also appreciated the soft power of India, be it yoga, ayurveda or even the Indian lifestyle. Namaste became the universal symbol of greeting and many prominent leaders were seen greeting each in this manner. I am very much contained to see my young daughters copying me and my wife doing yoga and exercise daily. This is getting into their minds in this young age and would perhaps become an intrinsic part of their life in the near future. Habits formed young are difficult to amend. And I wish such habits remain not just with them but for all of us forever. Let there be happiness and health for everyone. Sarve bhavantu Sukhina..

The rise of the Modi government in 2014 led to a regime change in India as it was not just one party winning the election and another losing it. It was a paradigm shift in the ideological framework of Indian politics. For the first time, the ‘left eco-system’ in India was left with no parents, they had no state sponsorship or patronage, nor did they have any power broker left who would help them in gaining different kinds of favors from the establishment. It would be wrong to believe that the left ecosystem wasn’t the de facto ecosystem of Lutyens Delhi only because the left had not been in power for a very long time. Actually the Congress and left had enjoyed a very harmonious and quid pro quo type relationship between them. It was a mutually beneficial alliance under which the Congress patronized the left in all the state institutions be it cultural, social, or academic while the left ensured that the legitimacy of the Congress party, despite its numerous crimes and corruptions, go unchallenged and always remain “acceptable”. Students were brainwashed to believe that everything good in India was because of the Congress and the first family of the Congress and that BJP/RSS were the villains of the Indian story! When Modi won in 2014, fortunately, it made sure that Institutions that had always been raised up in the Congress ideology now shun this propaganda and get back to the nationalist ideology.

Because of this abrupt change, the left started to create ruckus on the University campuses. The Institutions like Parliament and Supreme Court were attempted to be used against the Modi government. However, after they failed to obtain perfect results from it, what they started to do was to manipulate the people on the ground by organizing fake protests. The left ecosystem thrives on the fears of the ordinary people and what they do is to create a mountain out of mole and then project it as if it is the doomsday.

What we are witnessing on the borders of Delhi is nothing but a concerted effort by the left ecosystem as well as the opposition parties to delegitimize the Modi government which has recently brought three revolutionary laws in the Parliament that will change the face of Indian agriculture and bring prosperity and development to the farming community of India. The changes that these laws will bring in the lives of ordinary farmers of India will have a long-term effect as they would now have more opportunities to sell their produce, go for contract farming, which would be extremely beneficial for them and would also create an environment where no middle man would be able to exploit them. The middleman-opposition party nexus is afraid that such laws would put them out of business as they would now not be able to use the farmers for their personal gains, nor be able to obtain their cuts from the hard-earned money of the farmers. Therefore, in the name of “protest by the farmers”, they are trying to take Delhi hostage. One remembers very well what happened last year when the Modi government brought citizenship amendment laws. Despite repeated assurance by the Government of India, including Prime Minister Modi himself, the left tried to create such an environment as if the entire country is against these laws and that these laws would throw Muslims out of the country and render them without any citizenship. The left tried to turn the Shaheen Bagh into a place of ‘so-called resistance’. However this was not a place of resistance, but a place of sedition, a place of anti-Hindu bigotry where provocative and seditious slogans were raised. And now they are again trying to create such a ruckus. However, the people of India know their designs very well and therefore despite more than 50% of the population practicing farming in direct or indirect form, only a minuscule minority of so-called farmers are protesting, and just like Shaheen Bagh, here too some provocative and seditious slogans are being raised like “Khalistan Zindabad.”

In a democracy, there is always scope for deliberation, debates, and discussions but there are proper channels and methods for it. Taking the city hostage and that too the National Capital, reflects poorly of the intentions as well as the mechanism used by the protesters. Let us not forget that in a parliamentary democracy, Parliament is the highest law-making body that reflects the sentiment of the nation. It signifies the idea and essence of India and therefore when the Parliament has already passed these laws and the majority of the farmers are in support of it, organizing a protest and choking the hearts of Delhi doesn’t look like a real protest. What it looks like is an attempt by the opposition parties to keep their cadre base intact as they have lost all support of the people as well as their own cadre. The innocent farmers are being misled by them. The Modi government which is a firm believer in constitutional democracy and rule of law has invited the protesters to have a discussion with the government to find the middle ground. But any negotiation is successful only when both the parties agree to lower down the rhetoric and have some kind of compromise. But what is happening here is that the government is ready for a compromise but the protestors want 3 laws to be abandoned in toto which is not only impossible but is also against the spirit of parliamentary democracy where Parliament is the supreme law-making body and any bill which is duly passed in the Parliament becomes law after getting assent from the President of India. It would be beneficial for everyone including the protestors that they realize that they are being used as a tool by the opposition parties. The protesters as well as the government need to adopt a flexible attitude so that a long solution can be brought about. Therefore it is high time that the farmer and the government and all the stakeholders find a solution setting aside any ego or agenda and adopt a flexible approach.

आत्मनिर्भर भारत आपदा में अवसर को ढूँढने और कोरोना काल के बाद के समय में भारत को विश्व पटल पर एक नई पहचान दिलाने का नाम है, जिसका आहवाहन देश के यशस्वी प्रधानमंत्री आदरणीय श्री नरेंद्र मोदी द्वारा किया गया है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने बिल्कुल सही कहा है कि केंद्र सरकार का ‘आत्मनिर्भर भारत’ का संकल्प आत्मकेंद्रित नहीं है, बल्कि भारत को सक्षम बनाने और वैश्विक शांति तथा अर्थव्यवस्था को अधिक स्थिर करने में मदद करने के लिए है. आत्मनिर्भर भारत केवल एक योजना नहीं है, बल्कि एक पूरा दर्शन है, जिसके केंद्र में अंत्योदय है, यानि पंक्ति में खड़े अंतिम व्यक्ति तक का उत्थान। यह विचारधारा टैगोर से लेकर महात्मा गांधी तक और आचार्य विनोबा भावे से लेकर पंडित दीनदयाल उपाध्याय जी तक, सभी महान विभूतियों द्वारा अपने जीवन और आचरण में उतारी गई है।

आत्मनिर्भर भारत को लेकर कई तरह की भांतिया भी फैली हुई हैं, जैसे कि यह अभियान भारत को भूमंडलीकरण की प्रक्रिया से दूर करने वाला है, इस अभियान से भारत एक ‘इन्वर्ड लूकिंग यानि एक बंद अर्थव्यवस्था बन जाएगा आदि। ऐसी भांतियों और बेबुनियाद आलोचनाओं का मैं एक सिरे से खंडन करना चाहता हूँ।

आत्मनिर्भरता भारत और भूमंडलीकृत भारत एक दूसरे के विरोधाभासी नहीं बल्कि एक दूसरे के तर्कसंगित पूरक हैं। प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी जब आत्मनिर्भर भारत की बात करते हैं तो वह एक ऐसा भारत बनाने की परिकल्पना करते हैं, जो ग्लोबल वैल्यू चेन का एक महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा हो। जहां सुई से लेकर सुखोई तक और स्टेम सेल से लेकर सोलर पैनल तक निर्मित हो जिसकी इतनी गुणवक्ता हो कि जिसकी मांग भारत समेत पूरे विश्व में हो जाए। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने खुद कहा है कि आत्मनिर्भरता के भवन का निर्माण करने के लिए पांच स्तंभों अर्थव्यवस्था, इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर, सिस्टम, डेमोग्राफी और डिमांड की जरूरत होगी।

इतनी विवधताओं और प्रतिभाओं वाले देश के पास कमी बस उचित प्लेटफॉर्म और प्रोत्साहन की है जो आज मोदी सरकार की विभिन्न योजनाओं जैसे की स्टार्टउप इंडिया, स्किल इंडिया और हालिया कृषि विधेयकों द्वारा प्रदान किया जा रहा है। आत्मनिर्भर भारत उसी दिशा में एक बड़ी पहल है।

हम फोर्थ जनरेशन इन्डस्ट्रीअल रेवलूशन के दौर में जी रहे हैं जहां automation, artificial इन्टेलिजन्स और robotics ही दुनिया की सैन्य और आर्थिक शक्ति को दशा और दिशा देंगे। ऐसे में हम इन चीजों के लिए किसी अन्य देश पर निर्भर नहीं रह सकते। आत्मनिर्भर भारत के माध्यम से हम इन्ही चीजों के लिए ecosystem बना रहे हैं जिसपर हमारे युवा अपनी प्रतिभा को प्रदर्शित कर सकें।

MSMEs को सस्ती दरों में कर्ज, इन्साल्वन्सी कानून, श्रम कानूनों को और सरल बनाना आदि कुछ ऐसे कदम हैं जिसे उद्योगों बढ़ावा मिल सके और भारत विश्व भर को अपने समान प्रदान करे। हम economy और ecology के बीच भी संतुलन बनाने में विश्वास रखते हैं और इसिलिए हमारा ध्यान सोलर एनर्जी और जंगलों का विस्तार करने में भी बराबर से है।

रक्षा के क्षेत्र में हमने नेगटिव इम्पोर्ट लिस्ट बनाई है जिससे हमारे देश के उद्यमियों को ही अवसर मिले के वो सेना को नए हथियार और तकनीक प्रदान कर सकें ताकि सेना की निर्भरता दूसरे देशों पर कम हो सके।

आत्मनिर्भर भारत के समक्ष चुनौतियां भी कम नहीं है।

आत्मनिर्भर भारत की समस्या “3 एम’ की है – माइंडसेट, मार्केटिंग और मैनेजमेंट।

गोस्वामी तुलसीदास जी ने क्या खूब कहा है कि- जाकी रही भावना जैसी, प्रभु मूरत देखी तिन तैसी। यानि हम चीजों को जिस मानसिकता के साथ देखते हैं, चीजें और दुनिया हमें वैसी ही नज़र आती है। यही माइन्ड्सेट आत्मनिर्भर भारत के लिए एक बड़ी चुनौती है। हमने यह मान कर रख लिया है कि भारत में निर्मित वस्तु या भारतीय कंपनी द्वारा बनाया हुआ समान विदेशी कंपनियों के समान से कमतर है। ‘इंपोर्टेड’ एक स्टेटस सिंबल है। हमको इस औपनिवेशिक मानसिकता से बाहर आना पड़ेगा और अपने देश में बनाए हुए सामानों को आर्थिक के साथ साथ मानसिक रूप से भी समर्थन देना होगा।

दूसरी समस्या है मार्केटिंग की। एक उदाहरण से इसे समझते हैं। रेडियो कार्यक्रम ‘मन की बात की 68वीं कड़ी में प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा कि विश्व खिलौना उद्योग सात लाख करोड़ रुपये से भी अधिक का है लेकिन इसमें भारत की हिस्सेदारी बहुत कम है. भारत में खिलौने बनाने की परम्परा हजारों साल पुरानी और विविध है। सिंधु घाटी सभ्यता के अवशेषों में भी हमें खिलौने मिले हैं। लेकिन आज इसका पूरा बाजार हमारे पड़ोसी देश ने पूरी तरह कब्जिया रखा है खिलौने तो आज भी देश में अलग-अलग तरह के बन रहे है हैं, फिर चाहे वो बिहार में हो या मणिपुर में, लेकिन उनका किसी ग्लोबल value चेन से कोई संबंध नहीं है जो उनको वैश्विक बाजार के समक्ष प्रस्तुत कर सके। हमे अपने घरेलू उत्पादों की इन्हीं जीवीसी (gvc) से जोड़ना होगा ताकि हमारा समान हर जगह बिके। बोस्टन में भी जब भागलपुर का बना मेड इन इंडिया ब्रांड का जूता बिकेगा तब हम मानेंगे के भारत आत्मनिर्भरता की राह में बहुत आगे निकल गया है।

तीसरी और सबसे बड़ी चुनौती जो आत्मनिर्भर भारत के सामने है वो है management यानि प्रबंधन की। मेरी अक्सर युवा साथियों, व्यापारियों और उद्यमियों से जब बात होती है तो वो शिकायत करते हैं कि वो करना तो बहुत कुछ चाहते हैं लेकिन नौकरशाही और उसमें निहित लाल फीताशाही उनके कुछ करने नहीं देती। सरकारी तंत्र के एक बड़े हिस्से में निहित ये poor management और पूंजीवादी/उद्योग वादी विरोधी मानसिकता हर चीज़ में लापरवाह और लेट लतीफी करती है जिससे बड़े बड़े अवसर हॉथ से निकाल जाते हैं। इसी दिशा में मानीनिय मोदी जी द्वारा मिशन कर्मयोगी को लागू करना एक सराहनीय प्रयास है जो हमारी नौकरशाही को ऐसा प्रशिक्षण देगा जिससे वो और अधिक पीपल फ्रेंडली और बिजनस फ्रेंडली बन सके।

Otto Von Bismarck had once said, “Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable – the art of the next best.” This essentially means that anything is possible in the domain of politics. As they say, you do not have permanent friends or permanent enemies but only permanent interests in the field of politics.

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Politics 2.0 is the politics of PR and Social Media

COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the entire world in unimaginable ways. Our conventional wisdom is being challenged by it and demanding an entirely new horizon of thinking. The governing principle of society and state, the politics, too is set to undergo major transformation due to COVID related implications. Scholars have argued that the post-corona politics or the Politics 2.0 will have elements of conventional politics like debates around caste, religion, welfarism, capitalism, socialism, liberalism etc. but what will add new flavour to it will be the spatial dimension of this politics 2.0. We had conventionally associated politics with massive rallies, big dharnas and large gathering of people to support their leader, party, and ideology. However, all this has become extremely dangerous and difficult in the contemporary world where social distancing has become sine qua non to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Therefore, more and more politics will shift to the digital space from physical space. In this context, the decision by the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), to hold digital rallies is welcome move and refreshing development in Indian politics, which has the potential to transform it completely. This politics requires a closer scrutiny along with the role of Public Relations and Social Media.

Public Relations and the making of New Politics

It wouldn’t be a hyperbole to say that the role of public relations is as old as politics itself. In the ancient Greek, the art of public speaking became the most important pillar of politics. The balanced use of emotions, facts and rhetoric made a person a fine politician. All great leaders have been great orators, be it Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, Mahatma Gandhi to Narendra Modi in our contemporary times. It is the speech that connected them to the people as they spoke the minds of the common man, whose voice was previously unheard and in the that leader they found someone who could convey what they had always thought and wanted. However, in the present times, Public Relations include much more than speeches. It included the role of media, social media, technology, marketing of ideas and the leader and dynamics of communication.Perception in politics is a key driver to take a successful election campaign home. Contextually, PR has emerged as a vital tool that ensures the idea is professed in the manner it should be.PR driven and technology backed political campaigns have buzzed the world over the past few years.To cater the needs of the politicians, several PR firms have therefore mushroomed up in the world that help them in reaching out to the public and creating a brand out of the leader.

Earlier PR was considered as a ‘bad’ world in politics. It was believed that politics should remain raw where politicians seek vote on different issues via rallies, conferences etc. Leader should not be ‘marketed’ like some commercial product, it was believed. However, with the changing times, this philosophy became redundant and obsolete. The new idea is that the greater the public relations or PR, the greater is the chances of acceptability and winnability of the leader and there are several examples. Using PR doesn’t mean that the leader is not competent enough to win. It simply means that the leader wants to reach out to new set of voters through new set of ideas and techniques. Ultimately it is the quality of the leader that has the final say. For example, in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, both the parties BJP and Congress used PR to promote their leaders and philosophy. But it was the quality of Narendra Modi ji which was more acceptable to the people than his opponent Rahul Gandhi ji. PR can definitely help a good idea liked by more people but certainly not the one that is not even liked by a considerable number of people. By making catchy electoral ads, content marketing, mobile advertising the PR agencies make the leader’s presence felt in different place in various forms.

Role of Social Media in contemporary politics

One idea that has brought noticeable change in the style of politics is the use of social media. Social media has democratised the public debate that was earlier confined to a set of intellectuals, media personalities and opinion builders. Now, through the help of social media, anyone can raise his/her voice and make it heard to those required. In the Indian context, two politicians were quick to realise the potential of social media- Shashi Tharoor of the Congress and then Gujrat CM Narendra Modi of the BJP. In fact, it was the social media that helped Modiji’s rise both within the partyand among the common people. At a time when he was completely boycotted by the mainstream media, Modiji utilised Twitter and facebook to convey his message of good governance and development for all. His popularity in social media made him a force to reckon with. In a way it was a ‘revolution from below’, that made Modi’s rise inevitable. It was also the same time in 2013 when thentwo senior Union Ministers — Manish Tewari (Information and Broadcasting) and Kapil Sibal (Information Technology and Telecom) — disagreed on the report that stated that social media could influence 160 Lok Sabha seats in the elections of 2014. The result of their ignorance was the historic drubbing of the Congress party and several reports indicated the absence or negligible presence of the party and its scion Rahul Gandhi in social media that was responsible for this defeat. Indian youth had spent considerable time and got highly influenced by the social media campaigns of the BJP.

Even in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s dominant presence in social media and its well functional IT cell helped it in reaching out to the voters. It was led by the PM Modi himself who initiated the unique campaign of ‘Mai BhiChaukidaar’ by putting ‘Chaukidaar’ as a prefix in order to counter the negative campaign of accusation of corruption by Rahul Gandhi on social media by calling ‘ChaukidaarChor Hai’. However, Rahul Gandhi’s campaign boomeranged and BJP won the elections with even greater number of seats than its previous tally of 2014. Experts attributed this success to PM Modi’s fine election campaign, his PR and the fantastic use of social media beside other factors like his welfare schemes and a corruption free regime. Social media helped BJP reach out to those set of voters who were either undecided or were negatively influenced by a certain section of print and electronic media. They could easily find the realities in social media of what was told to them by the mainstream media.

Politics 2.0 will be more about PR and Social Media

As we move towards normalcy in post-pandemic era, our politics will be in a new avatar. It will be practised and contested more and more on digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc. Therefore, digital presence may become necessary but not a sufficient criterion for getting success in politics. New ideas will have to be brought in, new remedies have to be innovated and new connectivity has to be developed in the digital world. This is where PR would play a major role. Campaigns like ‘Chai Pe Charcha’, ‘AbkiBaar, Modi Sarkar, ‘Selfie With Daughter’, Virtual rallies will have to be encouraged so that safety of the people is not compromised while taking up the welfarian cause of the people. Elections will be more about which leader and which ideology connects with the masses in more unique ways. As internet reaches more and more people, their opinion will be shaped more by social media that mainstream media. It is also imperative that social media companies be kept under check so that there remains a level playing field for all the players and that the personal data of the people is not mis utilised by them to influence their political choices.

यह कहना अतिशयोक्ति नहीं होगा की भारत में क्रिकेट एक धर्म की तरह है जिसके करोड़ों अनुयायी हैं और कई भगवान भी। भारत में यदि सचिन तेंदुलकर को क्रिकेट के सबसे बड़ा भगवान का दर्जा दिया जाता है तो राहुल द्रविड, विराट कोहली, सौरव गांगुली और महेंद्र सिंह धोनी आदि खिलाड़ी भी किसी देवता से कम नहीं माने जाते हैं। ऐसे में भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के पूर्व कप्तान महेंद्र सिंह धोनी का अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट से सन्यास लेने की घोषणा करना उनके करोड़ों चाहने वालों के लिए किसी झटके से कम नहीं है। हालांकि इसके कयास काफी लंबे समय से लगाए जा रहे थे लेकिन 15 अगस्त को अपने इंस्टाग्राम पोस्ट पर इसकी घोषणा कर के उन्होंने इन सभी कयासों पर अंततः पूर्णविराम लगा दिया है।धोनी हमेशा सर्प्राइज़ देने के लिए जाने जाते है इस बार भी उन्होंने वैसा ही किया इससे पूर्व टेस्ट क्रिकेट में भी धोनी ने ऐसे ही अचानक से टेस्ट सिरीज़ के बीच सन्यास की घोषणा कर दी,इस बार भी धोनी के सन्यास लेने की खबर से मैं उसी तरह से हैरान हुआ हूँ जैसे 2013 में सचिन तेंदुलकर को अपना अंतिम टेस्ट मैच खेलता देखने पर हुआ था। लेकिन धोनी सिर्फ एक महान क्रिकेट खिलाड़ी नहीं है जिनके नाम कई रिकार्ड दर्ज हैं और जिनके नेतृत्व में भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम ने अपना स्वर्णिम दौर देखा है,क्रिकेट के हर फ़ॉर्मैट में भारत को चैम्पीयन बनाया,धोनी एक ऐसे ‘यूथ आइकान’ हैं जो भारत के छोटे-छोटे शहरों में रहने वाले, मध्यम वर्गीय परिवारों से संबंध रखने वाले हम जैसे करोड़ों युवाओं का नेतृत्व करते हैं, उनके अंदर यह हिम्मत और हौसला प्रदान करते हैं कि यदि आपके अंदर जज़्बे और जुनून की कोई कमी नहीं है, तो आप किसी भी सपने को हकीकत में बदल सकते हैं। धोनी उस ‘न्यू इंडिया’ के ब्रांड हैं जिसकी आँखें तो छोटी हैं, लेकिन ख्वाब बहुत बड़े हैं, जिसके पास साधन तो सीमित हैं, लेकिन संभावनाएं असीमित हैं। रांची जैसे नगर से आने वाला एक लड़का जो कभी रेल्वे का मुलाज़िम हुआ करता था, एक दिन भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम का कप्तान बन कर के उसे विश्व विजेता बनाएगा, ऐसा शायद किसी ने कभी सोचा न था। अक्सर युवाओं के ऊपर यह तंज कसा जाता है कि उनके अंदर धैर्य और संयम का अभाव होता है। लेकिन धोनी उर्फ माही ने दुनिया को यह दिखाया की भारत का युवा धैर्य और जोश के बीच संतुलन बनाना जनता है। प्रतिकूल परिस्थितियों में अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रदर्शन देना माहीं की विशेषता रही है और यही गुण ‘न्यू इंडिया’ के युवाओं में देखने को मिलता है जो आपदा में भी अवसर खोज लेते हैं। धोनी भारतीय क्रिकेट टीम के ही नहीं बल्कि उस आकांक्षावादी नए भारत की पूरी युवा पीड़ी के कप्तान है जो जोखिम उठाने से नहीं डरती है, और जिसने ‘जीवन में मंगल’ से ‘मंगल में जीवन’ तक का सफर तय किया है। धोनी कामयाबी और विनम्रता की मिसाल हैं। मुझे याद है धोनी की चर्चा मेरे एक पटना के मित्र ने किया था की पटना के एक मैच में राँची के खिलाड़ी ने खूब छक्का लगाया उसके कुछ सालों बाद धोनी को अंतरराष्ट्रीय खेल में खेलते देखा जहां वो अपने खेल कौशल से सबको अपनी ओर मोह रहे थे साथ में वो बड़े बाल वाला फ़ैशन भी चल पड़ा था। किसे पता था की वो कौशल एक दिन भारत का विश्वास बन जाएगा।”कूल” शब्द उनके किए उपमा बन गई। धोनी है न सम्भाल लेगा” अब ये बात नहीं बोली जाएगी । कुछ करने के लिए कोई बहाना नहीं इस बात को धोनी ने सिद्ध किया की कुछ करने के लिए सिर्फ़ एक नियत काफ़ी है और ना करने के लिए तो अनंत बहाना है। धोनी आप हम स्मॉल टाउन के हीरो हो कैसे क्रिकेट से फ़ुर्सत मिले तो “भारतीय सेना” में अपनी सेवाएँ दी ये जज़्बा बतलाती है आपके लिए राष्ट्र प्रथम है।
धोनी आपके सन्यास लेने के कारण उनकी कमी क्रिकेट जगत से भी ज़्यादा हम सब के दैनिक जीवन की संभावनाओं में खलेगी।  आपके भविष्य के लिए मंगल कामनाएँ ।

मैंने ये कविता अपनी बड़ी बेटी अनिका सिंह के तीसरे जन्मदिन पर लिखा था

मेरी प्यारी छोटी बच्ची
अब तू बड़ी हो रही है
जब तूने जन्म लिया
माँ-पापा को पूर्ण किया ।

मेरी प्यारी छोटी बच्ची
अब तू बड़ी हो रही है
तेरे क़दमों से मेरा घर गुलज़ार हुआ
तेरा हँसने से जीवन मेरा वार हुआ ।

मेरी प्यारी छोटी बच्ची
अब तू बड़ी हो रही है
जब तूने पहली बार मुझे ड़ेडा कहकर पुकारा
जीवन को नयी दिशा मिल पाया
जीवन में कुछ कर गुज़रने की
एक नई प्रेरणा तूने दी ।

मेरी प्यारी छोटी बच्ची
अब तू बड़ी हो रही है

The power of education needs no elaboration as it is self-explanatory. It can construct or destroy an entire generation, thereby an entire country. Therefore, it is imperative that right programs and policies on education are prepared and implemented by the government. It is also required that these policies get updated from time to time so that new developments in society and technology do not make the education system out of sync. Education itself is such a huge sector that ‘one size fits for all’ does not suits it and there are several dimensions to it. It is in this context that New Education Policy, 2020 has been brought by the Modi Government.

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श्रावण का मास चल रहा है। यह मास हिन्दू धर्म की मान्यताओं के अनुसार भगवान महादेव का मास माना जाता है। चूंकि मेरा जीवन में भगवान शिव की असीम कृपा रही है और मैं उन्हें अपने काफी निकट भी मानता हूँ, इसीलिए यह महीना मेरे लिए विशेष होता है। लेकिन इस साल इसी पावन माह में मुझे एक बड़ा झटका लगा।

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