Hindustan Times
The Ballad of Lord Krishna
Warrior of the Magic Flute
Twinkling eyes, a mind astute
A little child who held the Cosmic Soul,
A teacher of life’s noble goals.
Born in the floods of a jailed mother
But lovingly raised by another
With butter, love, pranks galore,
and village belles on Yamuna’s shores
The coolest deity, with a human touch
He freed his folk from a demon’s clutch
An avatar child of the Yadava clan
A god among gods, but a man for a man
Guiding Arjuna in his righteous battle
This boy who once grazed rural cattle
Loomed in the middle of an epic war
Raining wisdom from a chariot car
The butter he stole was the essence of sages
On the universe’s ways and life’s stages
Hail Lord Krishna! For the Gita’s wisdom
Of karma and dharma in a divine kingdom!
Made me smile…thank you!
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1) You can still go from one place to another for 2.5Rs..
2) You can eat THE best rolls on the planet..
3) The Metro gets you to the city center in 15 mins flat..
4) One can buy five to six bags full of books at the Book Fair and not feel guilty..
5) Fresh fish, fresh veggies and fresh fruit all for dirt cheap..
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Sometimes the most obvious is hard to see.
It is because US is pressurting both Pak & India.
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I do not understand your logic Mr. Singhvi. Because there are few decent Pakistani …. we should improve people to people contact. Through the same channel Terrorists escaped Pakistan. Take Daud Ibrahim . . .He married first his daughter to the Javed Miadad son and and improve contacts with people there including Politicians and escaped from India. And the terrorists also come to india through the same chanel. There is no change in Pakistan. . .the same Military is still ruling in Pakistan. There are friendly now because USA is withdrawing and They want to push their people (Taliban) in Afganistan . . .After USA withdrawl they will show there real color. You are not going to change the history. . .Take a lesson from Kargil. They befool USA too about Osama for a long period.
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Whether it is a UNO , OIC meeting, Human Rights forum or any other place, Pakistan never misses any time to cite erroneously India’s abuses of human rights and want to have the plebiscite in Kashmir while it represses and humiliates Hindus, Ahmedias, and Christians in its country and is no less violating the plebiscite requirements. It foolhardily rewrites its history filling with hatred of Hindus. Even India born politicians, like late Zia ul Haq, Dr.A.K. Khan and General Musharraf, want to destroy India. Prime Minister Gilani is no less hostile to India .For decades; Pakistan has been sending terrorists to damage India and is using Indian Muslims to foment unrest and mayhem. Did not Prime Minister Vajpayee trust Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan? It is developing its nuclear weapon and its delivery systems solely directed against India. It is communal and inimical to conditionalizing the militancy with Kashmir. The insurgency in Kashmir is not indigenous. It has been funding separatist in J&K and Kashmir diaspora to incite anti-India propaganda.
Only 5 million Muslims live in Kashmir, but 150 million Muslims live in India. The separation of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of religion will hurt South Asia. As long as Pakistan manipulates diplomatically, covertly, sheltering militants, and conniving with other countries to seize Kashmir; there is no need to have any bilateral relation with Pakistan.
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The writer of this article clearly doesn’t understand the international politics and the current dynamics of the NWO. countries can’t survive alone in this day of age. I am from Pakistan, and the poor biased people think the same way as this writer. Please do some research on current affairs and international politics before posting such articles.
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The logic that Pakistan is a fact of life and we have to accept is, is akin to saying that someone punching you in the face is a fact of life and you have to accept it.
Pakistan’s geographic proximity is an accident, but it’s policies and acts of aggression are not.
They need to be recognized for what they are, acts of war, planned, coordinated and funded by the government and it’s agencies and carried out by “non state actors”.
Diplomacy, summits and agreements don’t change the fact that at the next convenient opportunity they will rub India’s face into the ground again, like they did on 26/11, only, this time with money they earned by doing business with us.
Aren’t we clever??
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The ‘Rag Head’-MMS is an incoherant & muddled old man.When dealing with the Pakis he will sell our country down the river.
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WE HAVE MADE INTERNATIONALLY OUR SELF A LAUGHING STOCK IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD.ALL WE ARE SAYING IS, THAT YOU ATTACK WE WILL SHOUT AND TALK.WE WILL TALK IN ALL CONDITIONS.
DONOT TAKE OUR WORDS SERIOUSLY AFTER EACH ATTACK .KEHNA PARTA HAI AFTER ALL PEOPLE LIKE SINGHVI NEED TO BE GIVEN APOINT.
IT IS DISGUSTING!
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“….and thinks that India can become a truly great nation only after it rids itself of the conflict with Pakistan.”
The problem with this article is that it failed to mention China’s role. India cannot have a bilateral agreement with Pakistan without Beijing’s approval. At this moment China is a greater threat to India’s security than Pakistan. Either by herself or with the aid of Pakistan, China has boxed in India and needs the friction between Pakistan and India to contain India. If the Indian leaders deal with Pakistan without factoring in China’s wishes, it will lead to failure.
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Dear Writer, You said all what is told on your side of the border and I can do the same on my side (discussing what RA is doing in Balochistan & tribal areas)…..if we keep on blaming each other then where do we stand. I know what you stated above is your version and what I am saying is my version whether we both are right or wrong is depend which side you are. I dont advocate what those people did on 26/11 and I am really sorry for the lost of lifes happened on that day. All I want to say is that majority of the people in Pakistan favor to have peace with India and I am sure that the majority in India would be thinking on the same line. All the best to both Pakistan and India and hope that both countries will find a peaceful way to resolve the issue of Kashmir which for me is the main reason of all the mess.
Regards,
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Even though I do not like writer but his article is very right at this topic.
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“Singh is not in the habit of revealing his mind to the media”! How naive! Dont you know that Madam G does not allow him to use his so-called mind? It is strictly forbidden and the aam aadmi knows it.
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If Pakistan cannot be friend of USA, how can it be friend of India.
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Cannot understand a word of what Vir Singhvi is trying to say.
Whatever MMSingh is doing is his personal Agenda.He has not checked the pulse of the Nation. How can he ? He is not an elected representative of the People.
He has come throught the backdoor from a wrong address deliberately given. So much for his intellectual honesty
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The underlying problem India has faced is the soft & timid men it chose as PMs. The Pakis are no fools and not only sense this weakness but exploit it too. If we had a tough talking PM, they will think twice to create any trouble. This is afterall a mind game. What Singh is doing today is no different from other times. Everytime they have a “new chapter” being opened. It just ends up a joke. Now that the Pakis are finding them getting isolated, they are coming up with these MFN status goodies that will really mean nothing end of the day.
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We need to know some more facts.First,if Pakistan insists on protecting the
handlers of kasab and the others involved in 26/11,then the new initiative does not
address one of the core issues.So,is there a quid pro quo? Will the PM withdraw the
army from parts of the Valley in return for India to get the real plotters of 26/11?
Such diplomatic initiatives,if any,should be known.No doubt both countries should
be concerned about the return to international law in settling disputes and the
PM,given his support for Pak in the UNSC,should be aware of his strengths.
Second,the PM should move towards international inspection of nuclear
facilities in South Asia to ensure that the current initiatives could curb a
race to acquire more nuclear weapons and worsen an already deteriorating
security environment that has transpired since UPA II took charge.
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Its business, stupid. If Indian agro & industrial products are allowed in Pakistan freely due to the MFN status that both India and Pakistan hae granted each other, it would improve trade. And that would mean more jobs for the jobless on either side. 26/11 will never be forgotten – as the US took more than 10 years to get OBL, I think we too can wait for some more time to hit our terrorists. And this time, the Pakistani people are themselves sick of terrorism – that is why Gilani & the Army wants to do business with India. In any case, we lose nothing. Only the Sangh Parivar would have to search for some other emotional issues to remain relevant in the Hindu psyche.
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Anonymous Reply:
November 12th, 2011 at 6:47 pm
I agree. The state of pakistan and its Jihadi groups are allies of India and RSS is the enemy.. Right
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Very Pedestrian. Appears to be taken from an average high schooler’s english assignment.
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