Eradication of poverty and reforms:-
All below poverty line youths above 18 years of age and willing to be self relient must be provided with a one time free grant of Rs. 25,000- to start any business or self employment scheme by government through post offices for convenience. If, 1 crore youths are covered each year then cost would be only Rs. 25,000 crore per year and 5 crore people including their family members would get benifited. Thus in about 5 years 25 crore people would be benifited and poverty could be eradicated by self relience and political will.
To increase the income of Railways, eradicate unemployment from India and stop passengers from travelling without tickets in Railways in one single step.
This can be done. A bus employs 2-3 conductors, besides the driver and helper if any to run a bus. These conductors sell and check tickets from the passengers. They work in commission basis and the private bus operators make good profits.
If it is possible with buses, why not Railway Coaches, equal or more people travel in Railway Coaches than a bus in an average. If 2 conductors are employed by the Railways on commission basis in each coach, not only employment will be generated to a huge extent but also Railways/Government would benefit from increased sell of tickets and without ticket travel would also be stopped.
N.B: The Railway Ticket counters would not however be closed down and sell season tickets and reserved tickets.
We have made education for children a fundamental right in our constitution. But, nothing have been done except collecting 2 % surcharge on all central taxes and misusing them in other sectors. The government should ideally make education upto class 12 compulsory for all children. This should be free for BPL students in all government run and aided instituitions. Then the most important step should be taken the children still out of schools should be kept in government run and aided hostels (free of cost for BPL students) and imparted education. Grades instead of marks should be given upto class 10 and all students should be passed and promoted irrespective of the marks scored. The students who could not secure satisfactory grades in class 10 Matriculation examination should undergo 2 years vocational education of class 11 and class 12 compulsorily. Others can opt for their choicable subjects.
We are talking about 2-3% of GDP investment in healthcare in the next 5 year plan. However nothing can be done if the BPL patients who form 70% of the cases in government run and aided hospitals are properly catered. In this eventual world of privatisation if any semblance of humanity is to be restored; all treatments, medicines, diagonistics facilities for all BPL patients and meals for indoor BPL patients should be provided totally free of cost in all government run and aided hospitals.
Truely, Federal Indian Republic should be setup to control many of our current problems:-
1."Federal Republic of India" should be formed of constituent "Autonomous States" and " Autonomous Republics (Kashmir & Nagaland / Nagalim)".
2.The Rajyasabha (upper house) of Parliament should be formed only by the representatives (M.Ps) sent by the constituent " Autonomous States" and "Autonomous Republics" in equal numbers of 2 after electing them by their Legislative Assemblies.
3.For any bill to be passed in Indian Parliament it should be approved by at least 2/3rd M.Ps in both Loksabha (lower house) and Rajyasabha (upper house) and for constitution change the ratio should be 3/4th required.
4.Unicameral Legislative Assemblies shall remain in each of the "Autonomous States" and " Autonomous Republics" where the people of each state shall elect their M.LAs and for passing a bill approval of 2/3rd M.LAs shall be required.
5.The domestic borders of the Autonomous States and international and domestic borders of Autonomous Republics can not be altered by the Federal Government at the centre without prior permission of the affecting states or republics respectively.
6.Concurrent list subjects of the constitution should be wholly passed to the Autonomous Republics.
7.Dual citizenship one of the Country and the other of the State or Republic in which the person was born should be applied in India.
8.The excise duties should be levied by Federal Government but collected and appropriated by the Autonomous States and Autonomous Republics.
9.Compulsory school education for BPL students and government healthcare for BPL patients should be free.
10.Technical service Education should be promoted by all as an alternative source of livelihood to industries of polluting nature.
Rules For Contesting In Indian Elections Of Any Level:-
•One should be PAN card holder.
•Never convicted of any civil or criminal offence in any court.
•Maximum age and minimum age should be 75 and 25 years respectively .
•Maximum number of times one may contest in a particular level would be 3 only.
•Duration of a term would always be a maximum of 5 years.
Rules For Voting In Indian Elections Of Any Level:-
•One should be PAN card holder.
•Never convicted of any civil or criminal offence in any court.
•Attaining 18 years of age.
•Having voter identity cards which should be renamed citizen’s identity cards.
Social Synthesis
•Human consciousness is an indivisible part of the all pervading universal stream of consciousness.
•The conscience of a person is one’s individual consciousness which helps us to judge right or wrong. Thus all persons irrespective of religion, class and race should coexist peacefully.
•A wrong doer is a person whose conscience is suppressed.
•Thus, all humans should have equal social, political , religious and economic rights which would help in purifying their conscience.
•All persons of a particular nation should share a common bond of nationalism not only for national or individual development but for the betterment of the whole universe.
•Inspite of similarities and unity a each person is unique in manifestation. Likewise, all nations are somewhat apart inspite of the inherent common bonding. Thus, all nations should develop individually and collectively to fulfill not only internal aspirations but also strive to develop universal humanism for the peace, progress and prosperity of the human race and the universe.
•Conservation of nature is the basis of human and universal existence.
•Prevention of all types of pollution is required for this purpose to the greatest extent.
Please consider the following principles accepted world-wide as a
3rd idealogy against communism and capitalism:-
Liberal Welfare Politics
a) Universalism
1. Truth may be said to be universal, as opposed to relativism
conceptions;
2. Rights may be said universals, for example natural rights or
the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen,
heavily influenced by the philosophy of the Enlightenment and its
conception of a universal human nature;
3. In comparative religion, universalism is the belief that
true and valuable insights are available in many of the religious
traditions which have grown up in various human cultures. It posits
that a spiritually aware person will respect religious traditions
other than his own and will be open to learning from them. It does
not deny that immersion in one tradition is a useful anchor for an
individual's spiritual development. While it celebrates the richness
and value to be found among humankind's religious traditions, it
does not necessarily deny that some things done in the name of
religion, and some religious practices, are not constructive.
4. Universalism is a synonym for moral universalism, as a
compromise between moral relativism and moral absolutism.
5. Universalism also mean the wish for a closer union between
all people of the world (the emergence of world citizens) and/or the
aim of creating common global institutions (democratic
globalization).
b) Welfare Market Economy
1. The social market economy seeks a middle path between
socialism and capitalism (i.e. a mixed economy) and aims at
maintaining a balance between a high rate of economic growth, low
inflation, low levels of unemployment, good working conditions,
social welfare, and public services, by using state intervention.
2. An important part of social market economies is the tri-
partite talks between labour unions, employers' organizations and
the state in which they strike agreements on issues like price
levels, wage increases, tax rates and pension entitlements.
Collective bargaining is often done on a national level not between
one corporation and one union, but national employers' organizations
and national trade unions.
c) Welfare State
1. The provision of welfare services by the state.
2. An ideal model in which the state assumes primary
responsibility for the welfare of its citizens. This responsibility
is comprehensive, because all aspects of welfare are considered;
a "safety net" is not enough, nor are minimum standards. It is
universal, because it covers every person as a matter of right.
3. The provision of welfare in society. In many "welfare
states", especially in continental Europe, welfare is not actually
provided by the state, but by a combination of independent,
voluntary, mutualist and government services. The functional
provider of benefits and services may be a central or state
government, a state-sponsored company or agency, a private
corporation, a charity or another form of non-profit organisation.
d) Welfare Democracy
1. Regulatory systems over private enterprise in the interests
of workers, consumers and small enterprise.
2. A social market economy over a free market, if not, in some
cases and to some extent, planned economy.
3. Advocacy of fair trade over free trade.
4. An extensive system of social security (though usually not
to the extent advocated by democratic socialists or other socialist
groups), notably to counteract the effects of poverty and to insure
the citizens against loss of income following illness or
unemployment. (see welfare state)
5. Government-owned or subsidised programs of education,
healthcare, child care, etc. for all citizens.
6. Moderate to high levels of taxation to fund government
expenditure and a progressive taxation system.
7. A system of industrial regulation (statutory or union-
established minimum wages, working conditions, protection against
arbitrary dismissal).
8. Environmental protection laws (although not to the extent
advocated by Greens).
9. Immigration and multiculturalism.
10. A secular and progressive social policy, although this varies
markedly in degree. Most social democrats support gay marriage,
abortion and a liberal drug policy, while others are either non-
committed or openly opposed strongly to these policies, although
feigned opposition may be employed for political expediency.
11. A foreign policy supporting the promotion of democracy, the
protection of human rights and, where possible, effective
multilateralism.
12. Dissimilar to many liberals, social democrats advocate social
rights, rather than just human rights.
e) Humanism
1. Opposition to racism and weapons of mass destruction and support
of strong human rights, are fairly uncontroversial.
2. That divorce and birth control should be legal, the right to
abortion and that technology can improve life are widely accepted
today in the Western world.
3. Furthermore, its proposal of an international court has since
been implemented.
f) Liberalism
1. Individual liberties, personal dignity, free ____expression,
religious tolerance, private property, universal human rights,
transparency of government, limitations on government power, popular
sovereignty, national self-determination, privacy, enlightened and
rational policy, the rule of law, fundamental equality, a free
market economy, and free trade were all radical notions some 250
years ago. Liberal democracy, in its typical form of multiparty
political pluralism, has spread to much of the world.
2. Broadly speaking, contemporary liberalism emphasizes
individual rights. It seeks a society characterized by freedom of
thought for individuals, limitations on power, especially of
government and religion, the rule of law, free public education, the
free exchange of ideas, a market economy that supports relatively
free private enterprise, and a transparent system of government in
which the rights of all citizens are protected. In modern society,
liberals favor a liberal democracy with open and fair elections,
where all citizens have equal rights by law and an equal opportunity
to succeed[3].
3. Many liberals advocate a greater degree of government
interference in the free market, often in the form of anti-
discrimination laws, civil service examinations, universal
education, and progressive taxation. This philosophy frequently
extends to a belief that the government should provide for a degree
of general welfare, including the dole for the poor, housing for the
homeless, and medical care for the sick. Such publicly-funded
initiatives and interferences in the market are rejected by modern
advocates of classical liberalism, which emphasizes free private
enterprise, individual property rights and freedom of contract;
classical liberals hold that economic inequality, as arising
naturally from competition in the free market, does not justify the
violation of private property rights. However, modern advocates of
classical liberalism do advocate a heavier taxation on the
corporation, as opposed to the current trend of the burden of income
tax resting on the shoulders of the individual worker, as did the
early classical liberals.
g) Civil Society
1. Civil society refers to the arena of uncoerced collective
action around shared interests, purposes and values. In theory, its
institutional forms are distinct from those of the state, family and
market, though in practice, the boundaries between state, civil
society, family and market are often complex, blurred and
negotiated. Civil society commonly embraces a diversity of spaces,
actors and institutional forms, varying in their degree of
formality, autonomy and power. Civil societies are often populated
by organisations such as registered charities, development non-
governmental organisations, community groups, women's organisations,
faith-based organisations, professional associations, trade unions,
self-help groups, social movements, business associations,
coalitions and advocacy groups.
2. Civil society and democracyThe literature on links between
civil society and democracy have their root in early liberal
writings like those of de Tocqueville. However they were developed
in significant ways by 20th century theorists like Gabriel Almond
and Sidney Verba, who identified the role of civil society in a
democratic order as vital.
3. They argued that the political element of many civil society
organisations facilitates better awareness and a more informed
citizenry, who make better voting choices, participate in politics,
and hold government more accountable as a result.
4. More recently, Robert Putnam has argued that even non-
political organisations in civil society are vital for democracy.
This is because they build social capital, trust and shared values,
which are transferred into the political sphere and help to hold
society together, facilitating an understanding of the
interconnectedness of society and interests within it.
5. Civil society and globalisation The term civil society is
currently often used by critics and activists as a reference to
sources of resistance to and the domain of social life which needs
to be protected against globalization. This is because it is seen as
acting beyond boundaries and across different territories. However,
as for civil society can, under many definitions, include those
businesses and institutions who support globalization, this is a
contested use.
h) Grassroot Multiparty Proportional Representation Democracy
1. A multi-party Proportional Representation type of democratic
political system.
2. Unlike a single-party system (or a non-partisan democracy),
it encourages the general constituency to form multiple distinct,
officially recognized groups, generally called political parties.
Each party competes for votes from the enfranchised constituents
(those allowed to vote). A multi-party system is essential for
representative democracies, because it prevents the leadership of a
single party from setting policy without challenge.
3. Grassroot level democracy is a tendency towards designing
political processes where as much decision-making authority as is
practical is shifted to the organization's lowest geographic level
of organization. To cite a specific hypothetical example, a
grassroots national organization, such as an NGO, would place as
much decision-making power as possible in the hands of a local
chapter instead of the head office. The principle is that for
democratic power to be best exercised it must be vested in a local
community instead of isolated, atomized individuals. As such,
grassroots organizations exist in contrast to so-called
participatory systems, which tend to allow individuals equal access
to decision-making irrespective of their standing in a local
community, and, which particular community they reside. As well,
grassroots systems also differ from representative systems that
allow local communities or national memberships to elect
representatives who then go on to make decisions.
i) Patriotism
1. Patriotism denotes positive and supportive attitudes to
a 'fatherland' (Latin patria), by individuals and groups.
The 'fatherland' can be a region or a city, but patriotism usually
applies to a nation and/or a nation-state. Patriotism covers such
attitudes as: pride in its achievements and culture, the desire to
preserve its character, and identification with other members of the
nation. In the modern world, patriotism is closely associated with
nationalism, and is often used as a synonym for it. Strictly
speaking, nationalism refers more to ideology and to political
movements, and patriotism more to attitudes. Both of them may
include negative attitudes to other people's 'fatherland'.
2. Patriotism has connotations of self-sacrifice, implying that
the individual should place the interests of the nation, and common
good of its political community, above their personal and group
interests. In wartime,the sacrifice may extend to their own life. In
this context, patriotism is seen as an explanation for the apparent
suspension of the instinct for self-preservation, which implies that
no-one would voluntarily serve in a wartime army.
3. Patriotism has other ethical connotations: it implies that
the fatherland (however defined) is a moral standard or moral value
in itself. The ____expression my country right or wrong - perhaps a
misquotation of the American naval officer Stephen Decatur, but also
attributed to Carl Schurz - is the extreme form of this belief.
4. The primary implication of patriotism in ethics is that a
person has more moral duties to fellow members of the national
community, than to non-members. In social science terminology, this
doctrine is a form of discrimination. Criticism of patriotism in
ethics is mainly directed at this moral preference: the view (in
ethics) that moral duties apply equally to all humans is known as
cosmopolitanism. In practice, many patriots would see treason rather
than cosmopolitanism as the 'opposite of patriotism'.
j) Sustainability
Community-based economics, e.g. LETS, local purchasing, co-housing,
Community-supported agriculture.
Decentralization, e.g. via Bioregional democracy, sustainable
agriculture, regional transmission grids.
Ecological Wisdom, e.g. ending human-caused extinction, promoting
ecological health.
Feminism, e.g. health security especially for mothers and children,
and thus a focus on environmental health, gender equity in
government; also referred to as Postpatriarchal Values, e.g. de-
emphasizing competition and encouraging cooperation.
Grassroots democracy, e.g. via electoral reform to improve
deliberative democracy.
Non-violence, e.g. via de-escalation, peace processes.
Personal and global responsibility, e.g. moral purchasing, voluntary
simplicity.
Respect for diversity, e.g. via fair trade, bioregional democracy.
Social justice, e.g. harm reduction rather than zero tolerance, a
living wage.
Future Focus/Sustainability, e.g. measuring well-being effect over
seven generations, leading to what is called seven-generation
sustainability, Renewable energy and Conservation, New Urbanism,
Zero waste.
Gram Swaraj or State Intervention:-
Thanks Sir for your praise, but I want to share a few facts regarding Gram Swaraj or Local Governance. It is argued by ardent followers of the policy of Gram Swaraj or Local Governance that bureacratic administration is the root of all evils. But, after looking on the widely implemented Gram Swaraj or Local Governance in West Bengal it warns us to a great extent. The policy has resulted in formation of an elite corrupted feudal lord system in localities instead of an efficient leadership. The local goons and politicians have received powers from the hand of government officials like BDOs and SDOs. Though some of these officers were corrupt, most of them were academically brilliant and came from good family backgrounds by clearing the IAS or State civil servise exams. After all Bureaucratic system is not all that bad as it is potrayed. Nowadays the democratization and widening of corruption has taken place as through the local elections the local powerful persons get elected. Even the women candidates are their sisters or housewives in most cases. The Backward caste reserved seats are also likewise wrested by their supporters and they have no independent stand in most cases. Imagine who would oppose them and what opposing them could mean to innocent public. After all politicians are far worse off in corruption and administration than the bureacrats and technocrats. The erstwhile government officers are reduced to titular heads. They were transfered from time to time and could not gain much power. On the other hand Gram Swaraj or Local Governance have meant enormous power for these semi feudal lords for generations.
Is this democracy? Is this development and growth? In a state like West Bengal where casteism and communalism was unheard off atleast in small localities have seen a resurgence of these vices due to political interests of these local politicians. Even they asked their followers in certain places to boycott midday meals and Sarva Siksha Abhijan because all children ssit and eat together there the same meal cooked by persons of various communities. Thus, it is also poisoning the young minds in the institutions of knowledge.
Any guess why no anti-incumbency factor works in West Bengal. These feudal interest groups is sustaining the ruling CPI(M) for over 30 years. No opposition is ever possible. Because the successful implementation of Gram Swaraj or Local Governance has resulted in the death of democracy and rise of feudal system, once again!
Madras Regiment is the one of the oldest Regiment of Indian Army and present quota system of recruitment is largely due to invention of martial race theory of British for divide and rule policy. Afterall, with the help of Bengal Regiment (now dismantalled due to 1857 mutiny) and Madras Regiment the British conquered the so called martial races of Punjab, Jats, Gurkhas, etc. Indian govt is following the same divisive racist policy! Mangal Pandey and many of the first martyrs of Indian Independance in 1857 belonged to Bengal Regiment.
General Vaidya during the insurgency in Punjab proposed admitting people of all caste, creed and language into the earlier mostly homogenous units like Sikh Regiment, Gurkha Regiment, Jat Regiment, Rajputana Rifles, Dogra Regiment, Maratha Light Infantry, Punjab Regiment, etc. But, still they are mostly one community dominated respectively. This is a dangerous thing for a nation's security as seen during insurgency in Punjab. This should be immediately undone! Also, in a heterogenous country like India no such units of armed forces should be named after a few communities and others are left out. There should also be no quota system for any community in Defence and recruitment should be all India basis purely on merit. This is true also for Paramilitary forces like Assam Rifles, Manipur Rifles, etc which should also be named differently.
An example could be the Indian National Army raised by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose to fight the British in south-east Asia. He named various Regiments in the names of national heros like Gandhiji, Nehruji and Rani Jhansi (all women Regiment). However, another option could be simply numerical numbering.
In modern democracy multi-party system is there to exist.
But voting in democracies where there is no arrangements for proportional representation of the contenting political parties, the exercise is reduced to a farce! Lets see why.
It is also a universal phenomenon that in most mature democracies around 60% polling of legitimate votes take place.
Now, suppose A, B and C are the contending parties in a constituency. B gets 28% and C 32% then A gets 40% of the votes polled and is declared the winner. But actually A gets 40% of 60% votes or 24% votes only to be the winner! Thus, even if 100-24 = 76% are against or not supporting a candidate he/she can be a winner in our democracy. This thing must change. If the contenders are more even the winner may get lesser votes.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to bring in proportional representation system in Indian democracy.
Is it justified that Khariboli 'Hindi' (excluding Rajasthani, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Haryanvi, Angika, Chattisgarhi which are independent languages by their own might) is made the national language of India when it is spoken by only 15-20% Indian population? While Bengali, Tamil and other mentioned languages have much richer and older cultural traditions. The policy of supressing the rich cultures with Khariboli 'Hindi' by India govt is the main cause for all these problems and alienations. The reaction to Hindi in East, West and particularly South India is mainly due to this reason. If we follow the Swiss model for India and Belgium model for Sri Lanka much problems will just evaporate!
As, far as language is concerned no definte policy has still been there after 6 decades of independence. Now the so called tri language formulae gives undue extra advantage to the minority 15-20% Khariboli 'Hindi' speakers of India. Their children learn Hindi, English and any one Indian Language(mostly Sanksrit) in schools while the other language speakers 80-85% majority of Indians are forced to learn either Hindi or the beautiful Sanskrit (the mother of most Indian languages)and English and Regional language. One possible solution could be that in schools English and any one Indian Regional state language (including Khariboli 'Hindi' ) be taught apart from Sanksrit (everyone has the right to learn it not just Hindi speakers)without sacrificing their Regional state languge.Ideally, English should be the official language and all the state languages be made 'national languages'. When a small country like Switzerland can have 4 national languages, German, Italian, French and Romanch including major ethnic groups there should not be any problem in India. Remember official language is for purpose and national language is only a status and pride!
We have been told from our school days that 15 August is India's Independence Day. This is a big fraud, a blot on our nation! On 15 Aug, 1947 India achieved Dominion Status not Independence. British Crown was still the head of the state and appointed the Governor General who was Lord Mountbatten. Jawaharlal Nehru on 15 Aug, 1947 was a mere caretaker interim prime minister with little powers and not elected by universal adult suffrage (vote). The second Governor General appointed by British crown was an Indian Chakravarty Rajagopalachari but had to report to British crown! All the chiefs of Army, Navy and Air force were British Officers reporting to British crown via Governor General and not to PM J.L. Nehru. In this condition many people accuse Nehru of mishandling the Kashmir issue but he had no real power to deal with the issue! Mountbattein ordered and Nehru refered the case to UNO when India was winning the war. This was because Pakistan remained a dominion till 1956 and though Jinnah was at slightly better position as Governor General overlording PM Liaqat Ali in Pakistan, the chiefs of Pakistani armed forces were also British and reported to British crown. British officers did not want to fight British officers of the other side! Thus 1/3rd Kashmir is still with Pakistan. India's real independence day is 26 January 1950 when we became free from British crown and Rajendra Prasad became the head of state as President. First election of independent India was on 1952. We should also come out of British Commonwealth which is a vestige of imperialism because British crown is its permanent head! Many erstwhile colonies including Ireland has left British Commonwealth.
N.B: Let us all be united and demand scrapping of 15 August as India's Independence Day which is a big fraud and reinstatement of 26 January 1950 as both Republic and Indepemdence Day.
A lot of things can be done regarding Industrial pollution. Netherlands can be a good example. Industries of polluting nature can be allowed only in specified SEZs and Industrial Complexes marked by Govt. and proper pollution control be maintained.
As far as possible permit system should be re-enacted only for Industries of polluting nature and the least permission granted the best.
Public transport should be only used in most places, urban or rural and use of private transport behind certain limits be made criminal offences!
More areas of natural or manmade vegetation, atleast 33% of land area should be reserved by forest department. Like-wise lakes. ponds and rivers should be kept clean and non-polluted. Strict non-bailable punishment should be given for breaking pollution laws.
Use of polluting items like asbestos and polybags be totally banned.
Electric trams and bicycles should be used most.
Agriculture and pasture lands should also be preserved and buidings (even of owners) and industries should not be strictly permitted there.
Green politics or Green ideology is the ideology of the Green Parties, mainly informed by environmentalism, ecology and sustainable economics and aimed at developing a sustainable society. It is considered by its advocates to be an alternative to socialism, conservatism, and liberalism, although adherents of the traditional ideologies tend to view Greens as representing "one of the others." Certainly it is true that Green parties advocate measures that appear to conventional politicians different from those grouped into labour and capital by economic interests. Even so, Green Parties are, in general, modern left-wing parties, and most Greens see themselves as being more leftist than the social democratic parties.
Rainwater harvesting
Fresh water is a limited and precious resource that is often taken for granted. While many areas of the developing world lack supplies of safe
drinking water. Water shall be a major issue for the 21st century and water resources a real source of international and interstate conflict.
In most part of the continent, extraction of water from rivers and
underground aquifers is causing severe environmental problems. In addition rainwater run-off during rainfall from roofs and other sealed surfaces during heavy rain can lead to accumulated flooding in high-risk areas. The protection of freshwater resources must therefore be improved world-wide to ensure that drinking water does not become a luxury product.
Water is essential to all life - human, animal and vegetation. It is therefore important that adequate supplies of water be developed to sustain such life. Development of water supplies should, however, be undertaken in such a way as to preserve the hydrological balance and the biological functions of all ecosystems.
Arsenic contamination of groundwater has occurred in various parts of the world, most notably the Ganges Delta of Bangladesh and West Bengal, India, causing serious arsenic poisoning among large numbers of people. It is a natural occurring high concentration of arsenic in deeper levels of groundwater, which became a high-profile problem in recent years due to the use of deep tubewells for water supply in the Ganges Delta .
Parts of Thailand,[citation needed] Taiwan, Argentina, Chile and China have also been affected.[1] Approximately 20 incidents of groundwater arsenic contamination have been reported from all over the world. Of these, four major incidents were in Asia.[2]
Roger Smith, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology Emeritus, Dartmouth Medical School, has confirmed that natural arsenic contamination of drinking water has also been a problem in wells in New Hampshire.
It is a matter of rights for all Indians to know what happened to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the dying moments of India's struggle for freedom, which is a great mystery till date. Not only it is important as he was a great nationalist leader and leaders like him are unfortunately missing today. But, history shapes the minds of a nation and people should know all the truth about their country's freedom struggle. The Central Government has not yet taken any positive action on the report submitted by Justice Mukherjee Commission which the Govt. itself has appointed after a huge mass outcry. Much time and money had been alloted for the commission. The time has come when all Indians, including media and common people should be allowed to know about this matter.
Religious conversion in India and elsewhere should be regulated by government for ensuring human rights. Many times poor people are forced to convert in lieu of bread. While this is a failure of society and government their religious, spiritual and human rights are trampled due to this kind of pressurised conversion mostly taking place in Asia, Africa and Latin America. There should be a mechanism to check whether the converts are really willing or not and then permission should be granted, also conversion cases should be properly registered.
The inter-religious relationship is important since conversion leads to political upheaval and rise of new conflicting culture. Thus, great Egyptians regard themselves as arabs except the Coptic christian minority. Likewise Syrians regard themslves as arabs except some christian syrians who regard themselves as Syriac or Aramaic. Same is true for many Muslim Kashmiris who think themselves ethnically different from Hindu Kashmiri Pandits.
While the people of Indian origin (Tamils) are dying in Sri Lanka at the hands of the govt, India which wishes to be a super power is strangely looking the other way. Federal structure should be best suited for the people of Sri Lanka with a Tamil, a mixed (Colombo region) and a few Sinhala states like Switzerland or Belgium. The govt recently killed the Tamil refugees fleeing conflict and now an Tamil MP. Has the time not yet come for the Indian govt to be pro-active in Sri Lanka? Only India can ensure stability in the island nation which Norway or no other European negotiator could achieve. The Sri Lanka govt has done enough atrocities which are being acknowledged by all major world powers! The people of India should also be vocal to save there brethren in the island.
Sindhu Pradesh should be created in India -
The three corners of India north, west and east suffered the most due to partition. Sindhis totally lost their homeland.Sindhu Pradesh should be created in India (in culturally similiar region to Sindh)with Kutch and some neighbouring areas. This was promised by Gandhiji in 1947 and asked Sindhi Hindus to give up arms against the Pakistan government. The Hindu Sindhis obliged but due to their inability to pursue the case it did not took place till now. The time has come to create it right now to save Sindhi culture and language in India.
Why the East Bengal Refugees are Discriminated and Hated - Solution:-
Perhaps you know that The Bangladesh Government and a large section of their intellectuals are supporters of the theory of 'Labensraum' which means acquiring neighbouring less populated lands by densely populated nations as a will of god and natural law. By this philosophical theory the ruling BNP and their coherts have declared their intention for formation of Greater Bangladesh by acquiring whole of northeast India including Assam, West Bengal and parts of muslim majority regions of Bihar. This is the reason that the Bangladesh government supports their citizens to cross over to India and settle. When caught Bangladesh never recognises them as their citizens and declare them muslims of West Bengal who are culturally same. This is the root problem and nothing except forceful pushback can control the problem.
The only solution to Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Minorities of Bangladesh mostly Dalit Rajbanshis and Namasudras can be solved by annexing northwestern Bangladesh and merging the area with West Bengal after resettling them there. They are brutally tortured by the majority community sponsored by Bangladesh govt who regard them Indians and want to get rid of them to acquire and grab land and property.
They have a black law "Enemy Property Law" which forcefully acquires land of minorities who flee to India to escape torture, rape, loot, etc. They number a huge 2 crore double the entire population of Jammu and Kashmir but we are still obsessed with Kashmir. Annexing and merging this region with India would strategically help India to a great extent by widening corridor to its northeast and controlling tribal terrorism there. It would also help development and growth of the entire region.
Visit the websites to know the grim situation -
www.mayerdak.com,
www.hrcbm.org,
bir-bango.tripod.com
Kashmir:-
What will the Indian government do accept sending troops to Kashmir as 700 thousand Hindu pandits the original inhabitants of kashmir have been forcefully thrown out of the state by their muslim neighbours and some militants? talking with militants have yielded no results and one cannot wish the military to look the other way when they are attacked everyday by Islamic militants in garb of coomon man. Some mistakes are inevitable but the general population who support seccesionist demands and drove out the minority Hindu pandits are suffering for their sins!
Look in www.panunkashmir.org
The Fall of Sindhis.
Submitted by: Mukesh Makhija
It was but certain to be.........and it became.
The Community is based on one Rule: If God made you belong to a particular Community. It is Sacred and the Community must have the Spirit to protect itself from others.
Sindhis: The founders of the World- Aryans we feel are us.
But we lack the only thing that has made us Homeless Nomad Community or HNCs.
Just imagine from Starting the Civilisation of the World to becoming Sindhi Hindus ( Who dont have a Centimeter of Land ) belonging to thier Community !!
However Rich we might be- We are the poorest Community of all.
Just think way back in 711 Ad after 8 attacks by Arabs. Mohammed Bin Qasim a 17 year old was sent to Sindh. Not only was he allowed to land 45 kilometers or so from Karachi.(Debal ) but King Dahir was not bothered even after 8 Attacks on Sindh!
This showed that there was Complacency on parts of Sindhis or the lack of Willingness to sacrifice the Pleasures for the Spirit of Sindhi Community.
So MBQ came and he rested and he corrupted the weak Sindhis or threatened and slowly moved on to cross the River Indus and Dahir waited for The Crossover, not attacking or bothering. Waiting for MBQ to come and challenge him ! MBQ came and Dahir fought but MBQ had support coming after him, Dahir was Killed.
Sindh was looted, Multan alone contributed 232 Tons of GOLD to MBQ.
History was changed.
Sindhis went thru Hell, Muslim and Arabic Rulers were not very tolerant and what must have happend to families that is anyones guess.....
We today deserve to be HOMELESS NOMAD COMMUNITY.
Why ?
We lack the spirit of being Together.
Shame ! We lack the spirit of being called a Sindhi.
Shame ! We have adopted English as our Mother Language !
Shame. We feel we dont need borders as it is a border less world.
Shame. It is not that having land is the objective- It is but the Spirit of Freedom and a ground for what can be our Community Spirit for the Benefit of Sindhis, which can enhance our Wealth, health,Security and Wisdom.
Otherwise be prepared to be 71 and work for Community, and be shot dead like the Honorable MR.VIKYOMAL SHROFF of Regal Traders Dubai in Nasik.
We belive his parents or family members refused to take his body till criminals were found.
We will end like this. We the Sindhis are truely the HOMELESS NOMAD COMMUNITY. I feel We are the POOREST and we will Remain the Poorest Till we ask the GOVERNEMENT OF INDIA TO GIVE US A LAND FOR SINDHIS and justify our Name in the National Anthem.
We were promised a Piece of Land in 1947 and we were made to give up arms against Pakistan with pressure from Mahatma Gandhi ! What did we get ?
It is not too late to even try and Get one bit of Land called The HINDU SINDH.
I dream on................But till my last breath I will strive for what seems impossible dream for the SINDHI HMC.............
regards
Man @ X
that is a man without Identity.
In India we have little of Social Democracy, Green Politics & Environmentalism as political idealogies although a mix of these three has brought rapid change in Europe and USA and helped in the creation of Welfare State which we all aspire.
Social democracy is a political ideology that emerged out of classical socialism in the late 19th century, many social democratic parties have embraced 'Third Way' ideology.
The Socialist International (SI) – the worldwide organisation of social democratic and democratic socialist parties – defines social democracy as an ideal form of liberal democracy that can solve the problems found in unregulated capitalism. The SI emphasizes the following principles: First, freedom – not only individual liberties, but also freedom from discrimination and freedom from dependence on either the owners of the means of production or the holders of abusive political power. Second, equality and social justice – not only before the law but also economic and socio-cultural equality as well, and equal opportunities for all including those with physical, mental, or social disabilities. Finally, solidarity – unity and a sense of compassion for the victims of injustice and inequality.