हिंदी दिवस

पिछले दिनों मोदी जी एवं उनकी पार्टी  द्वारा हिंदी पर विशेष ध्यान दिए जाने के कारण उन्हें काफी आलोचनाओ का सामना करना पड़ा था| इसके साथ ही कुछ छात्र UPSC में आये बदलाव को लेकर आक्रोशित थे जो अंग्रेजी माध्यम  के पेपर का विरोध कर रहे थे|

मजे की बात तो यह है की कुछ लोग भारतीयों को “हिंदी” बोल के ही विवाद पैदा कर देते है| हर एक भारतीय इस विषय पर अपनी राय रखता होगा| मुद्दा यह है कि कौन/क्या सही है| क्या वाकई हमें हिंदी कहलाने में खुद को गौरवान्वित महसूस करना चाहिए या फिर हमे अंग्रेजी या किसी अन्य देश की भाषा सीखने के लिए सोचना चाहिए| जितना सरल सवाल है, मेरे हिसाब से जवाब उतना ही कठिन|

इसके पक्षधर दलील उन देशो की देंगे जैसे जर्मनी, फ्रांस, चीन वगैरह वगैरह, जहाँ उनके देशवासी अपनी मात्रभाषा का उपयोग करते हुए अपने देश को तरक्की की और ले जा रहे है| वे अपनी मात्रभाषा के साथ समझौता किए बिना ही सफल है, और हम आज भी इसी जद्दोजेहद में है की में किस भाषा में बात करू |अब ये भी हमे दुसरे बताएँगे की हम किस भाषा में बात करे| खासकर राजनैतिक दल|

ये लोग इसका समाधान ढूंढने की जगह विवाद पैदा करने में ज्यादा विश्वास रखते है| बेवजह इसे भारत और फिर धर्म से जोड़कर अराजकता का माहौल उत्पन्न करते है| जब दुसरे धर्म के लोग भी भारतीय  है तो इसको किसी एक धर्म से जोड़ने का क्या औचित्य है|

बहरहाल अगर हम व्यर्थ की बात न करते हुए इसके विश्लेषण पर ध्यान दे तो बेहतर  होगा | तो  मुद्दे की बात यह रह जाती है की आखिर हमारे लिए क्या आवश्यक है| क्या हमे भारतीय होने का सबूत देते हुए हिंदी को अपनाना चाहिए या फिर अंग्रेजी भाषा को चुनना चाहिए|

भूमंडलीकरण के इस दौर में हर एक अलग दिखने की जरुरत है| अगर आप सफलता पाना चाहते है तो न सिर्फ अंग्रेजी बल्कि हिंदी एवं अन्य राष्ट्रों की भाषा को भी अपनाना चाहिये|  

भारत जैसे देश में रोज़गार के अच्छे अवसर पाने के लिए आज युवाओं को चाहिए की वे जितनी ज्यादा भाषा सीख सके उतना उनके भविष्य के लिए बेहतर होगा | हम एक पिछड़ती हुई अर्थव्यवस्था है | कम से कम अभी के हालात तो हमें इसकी इज़ाज़त नहीं देते की हम उन देशो की राह पर चलते हुए मात्रभाषा के प्रयोग को प्राथमिकता दे| इसका यह मतलब नहीं है की सफल होने के लिए अंग्रेजी आवश्यक है, किन्तु खुद की बेहतरी के लिए हम अंग्रेजी का चुनाव करने में झिझकना नहीं चाहिए| 

अंग्रेजी भाषा के उपयोग में हमें कोई आपत्ति नहीं होनी चाहिए  और वैसे भी अगर हम किसी देश में जाते है या हमारे यहाँ कोई आता है तो हमे एक मध्य भाषा का चुनाव तो करना ही पड़ेगा जो की हम दोनों के लिए समझने में आसान हो| अभी की परिस्थिति यह है की या तो हम अंग्रेजी भाषा का चुनाव करे या फिर सांकेतिक भाषा का, जो की थोडा मुश्किल होगा|

खुद की बेहतरी के लिए हमे न सिर्फ अंग्रेजी अपितु और भी कई भाषाओ की जानकारी रखना चाहिए| बेशक हिंदी हम भारतीयों की पहचान है, पर ये हमे जीवन की सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चीज़ "रोज़गार" दिलाने में अंग्रेजी से थोडा पीछे है|

इसलिए हमे असहज न होते हुए इस भाषा को जरुर चुनना चाहिए|

पर साथ ही साथ हमे हिंदी में पारंगत होना भी जरुरी है जिसको हम अपनी मात्रभाषा होने के कारण "बौना" बना देते है| यह एक बहुत ही सशक्त भाषा है जिस पर हमे गर्व होना चाहिए|

http://www.quora.com/Sumeet-Patel-3/My-Views/%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8

-सुमीत पटेल 

Act now or face the worst

What six women did in Kochi is just a beginning. But it is not the first time in the Indian history where a few women bared all to fight for their respect, rights and moreover to live. A similar act took place in Manipur 10 years ago. And I guess it would have had taken lots of guts for them to do this kind of protest.
Anger is definitely coming out but not in the right proportion. It looks like we’re in the 21st century with respect to technology only. But if we take a look over the condition of women, the irony is we’re still in the Iron Age. And not only in India but the countries like US and UK (so-called developed ones), there too the women’s condition is almost same and even worse in other parts of the world.
Though we have heard of rapes in the past yet for the last three-four months it has become a fashion statement in UP. Simultaneously MP is now gaining momentum and is on the same track. A month ago, few women of a political party were protesting against the Home Minister of MP Mr. Babulal Gaur (though Mr. is not required) for what he commented on Rapes. According to a newspaper, before starting their rally they were gossiping, doing touch-ups and other girlie things, making one doubtful as if they were really interested in the protest or just for the sake of protesting or might be it was just an another political agenda of theirs.
Today I read, in a newspaper, that a 10-year old boy raped a girl of the same age. Now this is something shocking as we could have digested it only if an adult had done this.
And there are provisions to punish adults and juveniles but what if a 10-year old commits the same crime. Should we punish him? Or his parents, his teachers, his companions or the whole society around him? We don’t have the answer but I guess we have to think really hard on this.
During my school time, I usually, and most of us, hated the period of Moral Science and just studied it to pass the exam. But now I realize as for what it meant. However a subject is not going to bring the necessary changes. Instead, we have to work on its practical implications. But nobody is daring to take the responsibility. Although parents and teachers do their job responsibly but these acts make us think that if they missed it somewhere. And what about those well educated guys commenting on girls and misbehaving with them? Obviously their parents didn’t ask them to do so.
Like we do our preparation for floods, droughts and at borders etc., in a similar manner, we have to get prepared for these calamities too against women. According to me one of the solutions is to conduct psychological tests for boys, regarding their mentality towards girls, when they take admission in school starting from class 6th, at college level, at the workplace and in every organization. It should be made compulsory. Although, apparently, we need strong and strict laws yet we also have to look on to the possible options to remove its roots.
I salute the spirit of the women of Kochi who did this brave act, but they need more support. And that support too from women only.  Don’t expect anything from ‘Men’ and ‘Men-like-Women’ in this so-called Male-Dominated-Society. This is the high-time girls should start a final movement, instead of depending on ‘others’, or there is a sucking-tomorrow waiting for them. None political party or leader but the 'aam-girls' should have to come out of their homes if they want to stand strong and to make these kinds of protests, a major revolution. Or no doubt, in the near future, women would be facing the worst of all.

http://www.quora.com/Sumeet-Patel-3/Patels/Act-now-or-face-the-worst

-Sumeet Patel

Some Facts about Indian Politics/Politicians

1. National Voters Day - 25th Jan.
2. 10th PM Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee's father and mother both named krishna - Mrs. Krishna Devi & Mr. Krishna Bihari Vajpayee.
3. He was the only MP to be elected from 4 states viz. UP, MP, Gujarat and Delhi (Loksabha 9 times and Rajyasabha 2 times). 
4. EVM (Eletronic Voting Machine) was first used in 1998s Assembly elections.
5. An EVM can cater a maximum of 64 candidates (in multiples of 16 each) & can record a maximum of 3840 votes.
6. EVMs are made by EC (Election Commission) and two PSUs - Bharat Electronics Limited(Bengaluru), Electronic Corporation of India (Hyderabad).
7. Highest No. of candidates in any Assembly elections were 1033, for the Modakuruchi (Tamil Nadu) seat in 1996.
8. Mayawati's BSP & USA's Republic Party have the same symbol - "The Elephant".
9. According to EC, some miraculous figures.
10. The longest serving cabinet minister till date is Sardar Swaran Singh who served 6 ministries from 1952-75. A Swaran Singh Committee was made by Indira Gandhi in 1976 to suggest changes to be made in the Constitution.This led to the 42nd Amendment of 1976-77.
11. Janta Party's govt. in 1977 passed the 43rd and 44th Amendment to restore the status quo.
12. The Supreme Court in 1980 declared most of the 42nd Amendment unconventional because of the minerva mills case.
13. The first major communist victory in India was in 1957s elections in Kerala, when E.M.S. Namboodiripad became the Chief Minister.
14. C.N. Annadurai of DMK wanted Tamil Nadu as a separate nation but he dropped his demand after 1962s Sino-Indian war.
15. Constitution wanted English only to be valid in India till 1965 but it could not happen.
16. Of all the Presidents, only Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad and Mr. Pranab Mukherjee are alive in 2014.
17. Longest serving PM - Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (6130 days).
18. Shortest serving PM - Mr. Gulzarilal Nanda (26 days).
19. Total political parties in India - 6 National, 47 State and 1308 registered unrecognized parties.
20. The only non-gandhian PM of congress who completed 5 years was Mr. P.V. Narsimha Rao, knew 13 languages.

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