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Agriculturists – Should They Be Treated as a Special Class?

After the Country became independent in 1947 and became Republic in 1950, Country has been following Democratic form of Government as a result of which any person irrespective of his religion, financial status and educational qualification is entitled to choose or get chosen to rule the Government at various level commencing from village right up to Parliament. Unfortunately, political leaders of all political parties have been directly and indirectly following vote bank politics through which a group of voters belonging to one or the other groups are pampered with several schemes to benefit such groups. It is needless to say that such benefits are, though intended to be given as a benefit to particular groups, they in effect richly benefit the party promising such offers by attracting substantial votes in the election. It is relevant to notice that no person or party can give a benefit to a party as the same comes within the purview of “corruption” defined under the provis

Why Should We PRAY???

Even after devastating floods in the Country resulting in loss of life and property, should we Hindus still pray? Recently, a friend of mine posed me a question as to why we should pray much less visit temples because we are facing varieties of problems notwithstanding the Country has lakhs and lakhs of Temples and several thousand of purohits. I thought for a while and then answered him as under: 1. Have you heard of the story frog and the pond. In this, a frog which has not seen the world feels that it is living in the biggest ocean. Likewise we Hindus feel that we are the sole authority over prayers to the Almighty. 2. India is the only Country where custom is followed  especially by Brahmins more in breach than in practice. 3. World religion can be divided into four groups – Hindus, Muslims, Christians and non-believers. 4.  Hindus:   (a). You just think to yourself as to how many Hindus really follow the age old customs. Majority do not ! Not because th