Careless Whispers ...

इस ब्लॉगपोस्ट को हिंदी में लिखने का एक मुख्य कारण ये है कि इसका सीधा सम्बन्ध हम और हमारे अपने लोगों से है । इसे आगे पढ़ने से पहले आप से एक विनती है कि इसे आप किसी धर्म, जाति, संप्रदाय या विचारधारा के संकीर्ण लेंस से ना देखें । इसे केवल एक भारतीय नागरिक की नज़र से पढ़ें , जिसका केवल हिंदुस्तान और उसके संवैधानिक नागरिक होने के अलावा और कोई परिचय नहीं है । क्यूंकि यह एक गहरा विषय है और इस पर कोई भी टिप्पणी संक्षिप्त में करना मूर्खता होगी , इसीलिए हम इसे दो भागों में समझने की कोशशि करेंगे ।
तो पहले शुरू करते हैं , ये दो चार बड़े-बड़े शब्दों को लेकर आजकल जो ज़बरदस्त बहस चल रही है : धर्मनिरपेक्षता, असहिष्णुता और राष्ट्रवाद इत्यादि ... इस बहस के मुद्दे पर कुछ विचार यहाँ साझा करने का प्रयत्न है।
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धर्मनिरपेक्षता एक ऐसा शब्द है जिसकी संकल्पना आज शायद ही दुनिया के किसी और देश में संवैधानिक या सामाजिक रूप में देखने और सुनने को मिलेगी । ऐसा लगता है जैसे इस शब्द को अपने आप में पूर्ण रूप से लागू करने का सारा ठेका सिर्फ और सिर्फ भारतवर्ष ने ले लिया है ।
धर्मनिरपेक्षता एक बहुत बड़ा मज़ाक बन…

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100,000 KMs on Tata Aria ...

June 10, 2016

Before I talk about the Tata Aria and my experience of 100,000 KM journey with it, it would be necessary to go back in time and rewind to discuss how I arrived at this mean machine.

Earlier, I drove Tata Safari, about 120,000 KMs. Let us not try to look for any reasons into my fascination with Tata. To put it simple and straight - even today, I am a big fan of Tata Safari.
Moreover, with a large family of Five to drive along, it turned out to be more of a necessity than anything else. Two very significant members of our family needed fairly large space. Zara & Marshal - the wonderful lovely couple of German Shepherd. They both loved being driven around and would jump onto the boot as soon as the rear door is opened; and Zara, would refuse to come out as she wouldn't like to be left behind.
Furthermore, being a family of ‘Nature and Wildlife’ enthusiasts, any opportunity of a small get-away and we prefer to look for an off-road destination.

Lastly, this perennial problem of b…

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Travelogue: Satpura National Park & Tiger Reserve, MADHAI (मढ़ई)

October 25, 2011

There could not have been a better location to celebrate the Family Re-Union after almost 14 years. Everything was pre-arranged and booked well in advance for this Jungle trip by the senior-most member & Head of the family. Right from booking the air-conditioned 12-seater Force Traveller van to drive all of us together all the way and the room reservations at the Forest Resort at Madhai. A short vacation with a stay of Two Days at Madhai was absolute bliss, which every member of the Family from 5 year old grand-son to 77 years old grand-father would cherish for the rest of their lives.

The Jungles of Satpura, now known as Satpura National Park and Tiger Reserve, established in 1981, spread over a total area of 1427 km2, encompassing Pachmarhi (पचमढ़ी) and Bori Sanctuaries; as kids we have grown up accompanying our father and travelling with him into these thick dense forests much before they were declared as “Tiger Reserve”. Probably the single largest Reserve Forest, declared in…