Main Rakt Bahau kisi hindu Ka...

Main rakt bahau kisi hindu Ka ya Katl karu kisi musalman Ka,
hain toh lahu meri Bharat mata ki Santan ka, 

Main murti puju kisi devata ki ya rakhu irada namaaz ka,
mandir todu ya Gumbat kisi masjid Ka, 

aakhir eit aur patthar toh hai mere Hindustan Ka,

Main deen mein lau kisi acchut ko,
banau khrsti kisi van vaasi ko,
Ya Hindu banau kisi muslman ko,
Main zanda hee toh rang raha hu, 

Akhir kapda hee toh hai mere Hindustan Ka,

Hindu kaatu ya kaatu kisi muslman ko, 

lahu se laal  angan jo hoga woh fir bhi hoga mere Hindustan Ka.

Main Janeu pehnau kisi balak ko,
Ya karu sunnat kisi bacche ki,
Woh laal toh fir bhi hoga sipahi mere Hindustan Ka,

Main rakt bahau Gita ke liye, ya chidku lahu Quran pe,
Main bichha Du gau Maas ko Mandiro ke garbh mein,
Ya varah Ka khoon bahau Masjido ki minar pe,

Main kahu devatao ka rup Shaitan Ka,
Aur manu ke Paigambar hai farishta khuda Ka,
Main kahu Islam ko dharma atank Ka,
Aur Hindutva bodh Manav Sanskriti Ka,
Main Jo bhi kahu, chahe rakt bahau ya lahu,
garbh mein basi murti todu ya todu gumbat kisi masjid ki,
War Hindu pe ya musalman pe karu,
Khoon se junjh Jo uthega aangan,
Rakth mein bahegi Jo sangeet ki ansuni sargam,
Agni ke tandav mein Jo bhasm hoga is sundar srishti Ka Jeevan,
Woh kabhi toh Akbar Shivaji Pratap ke naam se khushali se panapa tha,
kyuki Itihas hai iske piche mere Hindustan Ka,

Woh Aryavart se bani Bharat Bhoomi, Bharat bana Hindustan, 

Hindustan rang laya India mein, 

shatako pidhiyon ke itihas ko garbh mein liye, 

kya kisine dekha hai, 

raat ke andhero mein Dil Aaj bhi rota hai mere Hindustan Ka.

Kaat Kar Angrez Burma Le gaye, Koi Afghan toh Koi Pakistan Banaa gaye,
Kashmir ke tukdo ke liye kya ladhate ho,
Main Hindustan hu, Meri kokh mein Kashyap se leke Isa Kho gaye, 

Woh paigambar bhi aye the yaha mujhe Akbar ke rup mein Chain-o-aman ka Islam De gaye,
Main Dharti hu,

Mujhme toh Khilji Gazni Mit gaye,
Yaha Ram Chale hain, tum do chaar ko kya Hindu musalman bana rahein ho,
Hasti nahi tum inasano ki Hindu rashtra ya Musalmano ki sultanate banae ki,
Main Dharti hu, murkho, meri kok mein toh Isa Paigambar aur Ram bhi Samdhi mein leen ho gaye..!

Kashmir : A turbulence of Article 370

This article was first published in Flair Talk Magazine (A publication by All India Reporters) as Cover Story for the July 2014 edition. 

Kashmir : A turbulence of Article 370

Law is a mere puppet of politics, politics is beyond law and much beyond the horizons of politics, imbedded deep within the existence of mankind limited by its humane virtues and qualified by its own perceptions about ‘right’ and ‘wrong’, moral and immoral slouch the principles of human rights, free will of people and relations between the different sections of society.

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is one such example of the product or compromise of the complications of relations of Kashmir with the entire sub-continent. Its roots are deep within history of sub-continent and is a convulsed product of hindu-muslim relations, it is a product of trembled nascent Indian State and newly born Pakistan, shudder of a indecisive Maharaja Hari Singh and dedicated Kashmiri leader Sheikh Abdullah whose opportunism partly failed in the wake of international politics and geo-strategic location of Kashmir.

Kashmir, aptly described as the paradise on earth was subjected to such conflict in which every power on this planet has either interfered to further demean the position of India or Pakistan, directly or indirectly, or has offered to resolve the issue, but to the surprise of none the issue of Kashmir remains unsolved till date.

Immediately after the Transfer of Power, the Pak forces under the guise of jihadis and Azad Kashmir forces launched attack on the western and northern fronts of Kashmir and in such circumstances to protect his own interests and his state from falling to Pakistan, the then Maharaja Hari Singh signed Instrument of accession with India to seek intervention from India to stop the invading forces. Thus the accession of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was legal in totum both in fact and substance.

Invading forces on one front, opposition of various forces within like those of Sheikh Abdullah, and indecisive approach of both Maharaja Hari Singh and Indian State, in a hasty decision a condition was put on the Indian State to allow Kashmir to retain autonomy and because the Instrument of Accession was signed in such circumstances, the Government of India assured the people of the State that an elected Constituent Assembly will frame a Constitution for the State and will determine the nature and extent of application of other provisions of the Indian Constitution over the State. Article 370 only incorporates these assurances.

Thus, while remaining within the framework of Indian Constitution the State of Jammu & Kashmir virtually attained an autonomous status not enjoyed by any other state of the Republic of India. However, the Constitution-makers envisaged the day when the need of the temporary provision would end and the Article 370 stands abrogated. But this step was to be taken not at the behests of any extraneous authority, not even at the demand of the Indian public opinion, however united or strong on the subject, but at the express wish of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

To understand the issue at hand it is important to understand the dynamism of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and its constituent elements.  J&K as on date is comprised of Jammu Province, Kashmir Valley, Leh and Ladakh on Indian side and on the Pakistani side it is Pakistan occupied Kashmir comprising of Gilgit Baltistan which share their culture and language Purki with the areas like Kargil and Drass on Indian side and then there is self celebrated Azad Kashmir which is a mere protectorate cum puppet of Pakistan and enjoys no free will but than that of the supremos of Pak establishment.

There is a momentum of separatism in the Kashmir valley per se which strongly defends Article 370 to keep the momentum of their Islamic identity and jihad alive to achieve the end of Separate Kashmir from India. In areas like Kargil and Ladakh Article 370 is largely advocated to protect their native business, culture and peace and beauty of the valley. The question of POK and Azaad Kashmir is not subject matter of this article.

There are definitely advantages and dis advantages of Article 370, while A. 370 grants special status to the State and limits the Union’s powers over the state only to the matters of Defense, Communications and Foreign affairs and ancillary matters listed in Instrument of Accession. For all other matter Union needs State Government’s concurrence to enact laws. It also limits the rights of the citizens of India to buy any property in the State. Article 370 is often daubed in the eyes and psyche of Kashimiris as a proof of acceptance of dispute of Kashmir by India. Needless to say, one of the reasons and main advantages of Article 370 is to protect the Kashmiri identity and culture from getting polluted by the ongoing industrial development in the rest of India. It is indeed very difficult or say next to impossible for any non-kashmiri to start a business in Kashmir, which in turn affects the employment opportunity and development of Kashmir. Kashmir cannot self sustain, neither in terms of administration, food production, defense and this is a proven fact, it needs no certificate from either of the three sides of dispute.

Article 370 not only limits the powers of Union and citizens of India but also seriously affects the powers of kashmiris per se.

In notifications issued as far back as 1927 and 1932, the state created various categories of residents – with some being called permanent residents (PRs) with special rights. Though the law did not discriminate between female and male PRs, an administrative rule made it clear that women could remain PRs only till marriage. Post marriage the women are required to seek a fresh PR card. And hence if a woman marries a person who is not Kashmiri PR, she automatically loses her own PR status.

In 2004, the J&K High Court, in the case of State of J&K Vs Sheela Sawhney, declared that there was no provision in the existing law dealing with the status of a female PR who married a non-resident. The provision of women losing their PR status after marrying outside the state, therefore, did not have any legal basis. This decision was historic because it corrected an administrative anomaly and brought relief to women who married outside the state.

A People's Democratic Party government, led by Mehbooba Mufti, passed a law to overturn the court judgment by introducing a Bill styled “Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill, 2004’. This was not Mufti’s solo effort. Omar Abdullah’s party, the National Conference, backed this Bill and got it passed in the assembly. But it did not ultimately see the light of day for various reasons

The question also arises, how would our relations with Pakistan will be affected if the Article 370 is revoked. And can A 370 be revoked?

Article 370 itself incorporates that any amendment or modification cessation of operation of Article 370 can be declared by Public Notification by the President only after the recommendation of Constituent Assembly of Kashmir. As a matter of fact, the Constituent Assembly of Kashmir is dissolved. What remains now is the Legislative Assembly. Art. 147 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir states that no Bill or amendment seeking to make any change in the provisions of the constitution of India as applicable in relation to the State; shall be introduced or moved in either house of the Legislature.  Hence, in effect, Legislative assembly of Kashmir cannot be treated as Constituent Assembly. This is exactly the legal problem in revoking Article 370. The only option is to freshly elect a constituent assembly for Kashmir and then revoke Article 370. But the moment a fresh Constituent Assembly is elected it will beget unprecedented political problems and this is one of the main reasons, we are maintaining the status quo.

Another question  is how will it affect our relations with Pakistan. Indeed, it might storm the policy makers to large effect as any change in the Kashmir politics or the establishment thereto, is a plausible cause in itself, which can be effectively galvanized by the establishments such as Army or ISI in Pakistan to gather a war momentum. But as long as Indian establishment is concerned, we have to treat this as a internal matter and no importance is required to be given to Pakistan as any change in Article 370 would legally be limited to the Kashmir on Indian side and not on POK or Azaad Kashmir unless the citizens on the other side create a momentum to integrate in the Indian side. There is no legal requirement for Indian Government to persuade Pakistan or to seek its opinion, except for the obvious political reasons.

Existence of article 370 is that barrier between the Indian State and its subjects in Kashmir which not only limits the legal access of Indian state in Kashmir but also limits the psyche of Kashmiri people in calling themselves full fledged citizens of India. In recent past we have witnessed the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits at the behest of Islamist Jihadist. This exodus has further helped the jihadist to create the muslim pockets, which were then utilized to accelerate the Jihad on the name of Islam. Small pockets of islamist establishments have been created which are meticulously kept isolated from entering in the Indian main stream to keep the issue burning. Question is considering the positive aspect of A. 370 of protecting the Kashmiri identity and culture. For how long do we as an Indian state or as a fellow Kashmiri intend to remain in the darkness of old facets of our lives which are veiled by the shadow of our own self inflicted notions of protection. In past 67 years the dynamics of entire Indian Politics has changed. Our culture has changed, our Indian way of thinking has changed, our methods of worship has changed, from a rural establishment we are slowly shifting to urban society, from agriculturists we are slowly shifting to industrial and service based economy. Then why should Kashmiris even after 67 years of independence still depend upon tourism for the bread and butter which otherwise lasts only for 3-5 months in the valley. For protection of nature, the only step which needs to be taken is to protect nature by enacting certain laws and not by limiting the psyche of the Kashmiri citizens. Union cannot go on spending on Kashmir for the development of roads, cities and education, etc, and disallow her own citizens any access in the valley for political reasons. In the past there has been hue and cry that Kashmir belongs to muslims and hence hindus must be ousted. Point is land belongs to whom? From thousands of years hindus have been settled in Kashmir and entire Indian sub-continent, slowly with Islamic invasion, muslims have come to India and settled, many hindus were converted to islam some by choice some by force. But now over a period of time, after the brutal inhuman partition of India in 1947 all of us are part of Indian state, which is secular. Will it be right on India’s part to oust the Muslims on the pretext that Muslims are outsiders and this land was always inhabited by Hindus. The answer is simplicitor no. And today as fellow Indians we can proudly and firmly answer to the above question as ‘no’ because in our culture and muslim culture we have devised a way of homogenization, a blend which has given birth to new Indian identity. It is indeed even after living in separate colonies in every city, there was no barrier of any article like that of 370, hindus were free to inhabit in muslim colonies and so were the muslims. Not only Hindus and muslims but also North Indians and South Indian were always allowed to homogenize. Everything from marriage to business was permitted by a canopy of well established laws. There was no legal psychological barrier and hence today we have evolved to a fresh nascent blend of society, with some baggage from the past. But we have progressed to a positive end is an undisputable narrative. Same shall be the story of revocation of Article 370, there will be problems, but unless you homogenise the populations, how do you allow progress. Civilisations change, adopt to the new culture, there will be influx and outflux of ideas and culture, a new definition of Kashmiriyat will evolve perhaps in the same narrative as that of India.

The most practical and workable solution to resolve the Kashmir issue is to strengthen our position internally, negotiate from the stronger side, with due respect to the human rights and identity of other parties, integrate the Kashmiris psychologically, a momentum has to be created in the Heart’s of Kashmiris that there progress lies in revocation of 370, the fear psychosis which is incepted into the hearts of Kashmirs about revocation of 370 has to meticulously, gradually and systematically waned. The narrative will be more or less like that of FDI in India, when we adopted the policy of globalization in 1991, there was similar fear psychosis narratives like that of 1000 East India Companies to take over Indian  sub-continent were spread. But ultimately, today we live in one of the fastest developing nation because we opened up to the outer world. The same shall be the story of J&K. Initially the opposition has to controlled by strong political will and gradually the change will be accepted.

As Lt. Gen (Retd) Ata Hasnain says, “There are external, internal and external-internal dimensions to the situation that need to be understood. The external dimension is highly dynamic, contingent on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, besides the peripheral areas. The attempts to ideologically establish radical roots in the region should concern us most. That is what drives radicals in Pakistan to continue targeting Jammu and Kashmir. It is important to remain engaged with Pakistan’s moderates and ensure that radical ideology is not allowed to dominate the future narrative — that is the common ground the two prime ministers have for the time being. China’s entry and interests in the AfPak region have to be taken into account while formulating our responses.”

At the matrix we need to understand, that Kashmir is not a legal problem it a political problem which has to be peacefully resolved through the most persuasive puppet of Politics and that is Law.

My Heart throbs in my Lord's Love

My heart throbs for the loneliness awaits,

The days and the nights, the lights and the shadows it all just frightens,

I alone, wander lost in these dense thoughts,

I wander in this lost world,

I wonder, these days I just wonder;

My heart sobs for the loneliness awaits,

See the Gods, the Evils, the ‘goods’ and even the ‘bads’, they stand at my steps

They bequeath their shades, but none to quench my thirst;

Oh! Love me please, love me! Perhaps I do not worth it.

Come the offence of love awaits, even the Hearts may vacate,

  

The only thing my heart wants to sing is the God’s name,

What else does it worth, what else my time should I better use for,

It is thy love, it is thy grace, I survive

Why did it took so much of time for me to understand

Please Oh God Call me, to liberate, I seek thy refuge. Liberate!

From the heavens thy grace descend like the rains,

 To quench the thirst of the dried lands

You grace blossoms like flowers and the creepers,

 you prevail like an autumn

It makes me cry when I wonder about the magnificence of thy love;

It starts with you, it ends on you,

 for you was I longing even then even now,

You are the saviour and you are the survivor,

You are the lover and you are the beloved,

How do I distinguish when it is all you,

Liberate me, Liberate Oh God, you know it is changing, it is changing within me.

I seek thou, I seek thy refuge.

I seek thy pardon for all the wrongs I have done,

I seek thy pardon for the attachments I had,

Liberate me Oh God there is nothing in life without you ahead,

On thy feet I submit Head.

And I was carving out my own Way

They all walked together under their Master’s hand

 Shielded! They moved fearless,

They had nothing to envy, yet they did,

They resented to my every bid,

Aloof I was, with a li’l fear in my heart,

Unguarded, in the hazy war,

With my own principles,

I had to walk.

I had to walk. Walk.

Walk for I chased the horizon,

Walk for something was awaiting there,

Away beyond the spheres of life and limits of time,

There is something which is calling me afar,

Beyond the war,

Beyond the Star.

Unaware was I perhaps,

Or perhaps I was a li’l extra aware,

Whatever it was, it was strange,

Those hazy boulevards, with mist around,

Thorns on the way, shackles did surround

Blind ends at every edge,

God, what Law you want me to be bound

For you left me unguided

And I chose to not to turn around!

Yes, and when the world walked on the paths settled,

I was lost in the part un-mettled

Unguided was I, for my ventures were virgin,

Unshielded was I for my mettle was unseen,

Should I Thank you, or Should I please you

I just want you to know

That

You think of me this way or another,

Your world was walking in its own 'gay',
And I was carving out my own way,

because Oh My Lord,

you were not pleased to bless me with a Godfather....

Action

The appreciation!! Sometimes serve the purpose of flattery.

Support sometimes lead to over-confidence,

it sometimes, gives the sense of peace to my heart!

 but yeah,

let us not turn a blind eye,

a Napolean's eye, to ground realities of our inaction,

which perhaps may lead to the demise;

demise of the visions we cherished,

goals we have set,

and stronghold strategies which we want to implement,

it is only the strength of action which can take us to the heights

to the heights which we set ourselves for,

to the heights which from ages we want to achieve.

For there is nothing which is stronger than actions,

My God, My God once told me that

On this planet, nothing is stronger than the product of my actions

The product of no curse or blessing is stronger than the product of my actions.

For God's too are wary of and subject to Humane action.

For it is only the action which can liberate us from the products of actions,

No other humane virtue is capable of doing this, but Action.

When everything in this world is perishable,

only the product of the actions has the divine virtue,

divine virtue of sustainable survival

It is the Action which can fetch me immortality,

It is the Action, which can make me Rise

Rise up, up, where eternity exists.

Rise up, beyond the horizons of humane perception,

Rise up, to grow beyond the bonds and the bondages,

Rise up to walk hand in hand with 'Time' and 'My Doom'

Rise up, to gaze the Destiny with a smiling face,

Rise up to Rise more,

Rise up to embrace my demise before I fall

Understand Me, Before 'Its' Fall

Somewhere, the heart cries in its deep wounds;

For sometimes it is held by the love which bounds;

'Stranded' to meet its destiny;

'Attached'-- to hold on to the celebrated mutiny;

Why in the aloofness my Heart is bewildering

Why it wanders in the search 'never ending';

You come, on- above 'it' -- (heart)

The longing is beyond the humane 'permit'

My Heart cries....

The dreams, the goals set,

Sounds to be resting on a distant island,

Deep into the dark waters, on an un-soothing chair, beyond the 'Man's Hand'

My Heart's rhythms are unusual,

it's connection with the eyes is beyond perusal

Impossible is the perusal of its 'pursuit'

My Heart still wanders,

It wanders in the search of the dreams,

which are for humanity 'unsuit'

Attached now, to the things-

which I had chose, long back to discard,

Like a face with filthy beard,

it itches to its own 'existence'

Why do I do? Oh Lord!

I await thy Grace,

To win this never ending race;

When the whole world is so busy,

I am 'unabled' with my 'ability'

Yeah! I know- it sounds a li'l flimsy,

Ahh! Look at my Heart, see gently it goes uneasy.

My Strengths, I see are getting shattered

My Pillars went bewildered, Ahh!

When everything goes off the hand

-See; How lonely 'plays' the Heart's once most rocking 'Band'

When Life seems to be a 'torture'

When it procreates the thirst 'Mortal'

Why can't my own People notice my tears;

Remember Oh World! In the midst of everything I was with them in their fears;

Can anybody ever come to console my heart and stop my 'tears'

It sobs... Alas.. Ah.. it sobs!

Hug me once tight to free me 'once and for all' from these ugly fears.

The Mind changes its wardrobe and it's head gears;

My Heart My Love stands alone,

Ahh- My God says- I am not meant to stand in 'pairs'

Alone it sat, for all this while

Walked alone in dooms turmoil

Once I want to close my eyes,

Let My Heart soothe;

Once I want to sleep in content,

Before my demise steps in front;

Once, Once, Let it be- where it wants to be;

For Once is this life, once is this chance.

For, Once it loved all, 

Understand me before its 'Fall"

The Time's broom

The Time’s broom

The choices we make, the fate we face

The people we love, the things -which we get attached with

The aphorisms we contemplate, the principles we lay down

The things which we do, the objects we hate,

The fights, the vehemence, the gentleness the humility,

The qualities, the brevity,

The heart, the mind, the ego, the identity, the existence;

Everything seems to be so futile, so weak, so small, so inconspicuous;

The ‘Time’ pervades through all.

‘Time’ – all pervading Time.

The ‘Time’ itself is timeless, yet it is on Time.

The ‘Time’ cherishes the virtue of ‘Permanency’;

The ‘Time’ is its own ‘nourisher’ The ‘Time’ is inevitable

It is a great friend, it is greatest amongst the foes,

In its womb lies the secret of destiny, In its Heart uproars the Great mutiny,

Its lust exists to befall the legends whom it woes. It is the witness to our Heart’s deep groves

It sees you rise and fall, It sees you good and bad, It sees you love and hate

It sees you closely, every moment; it’s always with you, yet absent,

To some it appears vehement, to some- like a moon’s crescent;

Lit with an intellect radiant

It witnesses you naked, yet its nature is decent…

It exists because it is transcendent

It makes your heart beat, Beat in a rhythm unknown

It makes your mind fall in lust,

It makes the mortals rise to the skies and; And then it makes them fall to dust.

It is so robust

Sometimes I feel, it has set itself to destroy the Earth’s crust!

I wonder, we chase it everywhere…

Yet, we fail to experience it in the ‘Present’

Watch out, it is there with us every moment…

With us it dwells gently,

Teaching us the nature of life benevolently

So that we derive our energy from ‘That’ Entity, When our foes attack us vehemently

Look, See the Immortal Time, In those sunlit, Heart soothing Mornings

Can you See it’s beauty,

It dwells in the smiles of the unseen Infinity,

Oh dear, Beloved, Why does your Heart not try?

Oh Beloved, Why do in its race you too try?

Leave it. You will be forced to cry…

Has it ever touched your Heart

Look the seasons have changed, Gone are those clouds, when it rained,

Past is the time of that winter chilled, Because ‘Time wants to show the Summers ‘dried’

So that you await those rains

So that in your longing, You remember ‘Him’,

Him, Yes ‘He’ is the ‘Time’, You better Thank ‘Him’

But you tried to chase Him in Disgust, You! you tried to defeat Him,

Though He helped you every moment, in the dried sands and in the sour grapes,

You failed to understand its Great Steps.

Be vigilant now, at-least, when It stands before, at your doorsteps,

with Its vehemence and war-time Wardrobe.

And Brother, now… Now!

Now you attempt to stop, the taken Step,

You remind Him of your Love, of your attachments in depth,

You plead before Him, for your bonds and the seek pardon for the bygones.

With Mercy when it Looks at You, With benevolence when He Loves you,

You again forget Him, Lost in your Pride Vain,

You try to rise again to defeat ‘His Great Reign’

Why don’t you understand its not about the Race with Him,

Listen My friend, it tries to teach you something, At-least now learn to trust Him

For, like Trust his nature is ‘Transcendence’

(Time) He expects your Remembrance

For His Universality, In its Solitude

He exists amongst us, in the midst of mankind to what we know as ‘Time’

Understand Without ‘It’ Your Life is futile,

Without ‘It’ you do not exist,

Do you Remember, your childhood and the phase when you were born,

Its gone, yet it exist with you, in the ‘Times’ gone;

A day will come when you will meet your doom,

If Time is not respected, it will dust your memories with Its ‘Mighty Broom’.