Thursday 25 February 2016

NAVODAYA GEET (नवोदय गीत)

हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती

हम स्वराज की रिचा नवल
भारत की नवलय हों
नव सूर्योदय, नव चंद्रोदय
हमी नवोदय हों।
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती

रंग जाती पद भेद रहित
हम सबका एक भगवान हो
संतान हैं धरती माँ की हम
धरती पूजा स्थान हो
धरती पूजा स्थान हो
पूजा के खिल रहे कमल दल
हम भावजल में हो
सर्वोदय के नव बसंत के, हमीं नवोदय हों
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती

मानव हैं हम हलचल हम
प्रकृति के पावन वेश में।
खिलें फलें हम में संस्कृति
इस अपने भारत देश की
हम हिमगिरि हम नदियाँ हम
सागर की लहरें हों,
जीवन की मंगल माटी के हमीं नवोदय हों
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती


हरी दूधिया क्रांति शांति के
श्रम के बंदनवार हों
भगीरथ हम धरती माँ के
सूरज पहरेदार हों
सूरज पहरेदार हों
सत शिव सुंदर की पहचान
बनाए जग में हम
अन्तरिक्ष के यान ज्ञान के, हमीं नवोदय हों
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती


हम स्वराज की रिचा नवल
भारत की नवलय हों
नव सूर्योदय, नव चंद्रोदय
हमी नवोदय हों।
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती
हम नव युग की नयी भारती, नयी आरती

कवि: पंजाब के महान शिक्षाविद सुरेश चन्द्र वात्स्यायन (दिवंगत 2008) 

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Reservation: Social or Economical

Debate on reservation are becoming violent now with the pressing demand by dominant and comparatively developed castes for reservation in government job under either SC/ST quota or under OBC quota. Demand for reservation by Gurjars in Rajasthan, by Patels in Gujarat and by Jat in Haryana has triggered the idea of reservation on economic ground rather than on the basis of caste background. 

There are many bitter truths which have potential to provoke a large masses to come on road and block the lifeline of cities. There prevails acute poverty even among the so called developed castes. The poor of the so called upper caste identify themselves with other so called castes for availing economic gain. But it is also bitter truth the even the poorest of the poorest person of those castes see the members of so called lower castes with superiority in terms of social status.
Secondly there is reservation in selection of grooms on caste line which has further consolidates caste associations and become instrumental in affecting economic status of the caste fellows. The first criteria for arrange marriage is that boy and girl should should be in the same caste and then only other economic positions are taken care of.
Religion has already sanctioned reservation. It is now a established fact that not only Brahmins but others may also can read and understand the tenets of Vedas and hence can become priest in temples. But until and unless revered Shankaracharya or other well established Sant will advocated these things, common masses will not accept the priesthood of other caste. When a Brahmin learn the skills of carpentary and start working, people only looks for quality of product and accept their services, but in case of priesthood the divinity could only be aquired by birth. This myth could be broken by the proclamation of Sant Shiromani only.
Demand of reservation based on economic condition only is a conspiracy. Scholarship is the solution of poverty. 
Yes there is need of coming up with policy so that reservation will penetrate to the lower strata of the already defined backward castes. There is again need of developing infrastructure so that reservation would become irrelevant.
Good thing will be achieved only by good intention and with aim of making a homogenious Indian Society.