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January 10, 2022
Is God in Danger?
January 7, 2022
Is God in Danger?
Padmini Arhant
Update Jan 8, 2022 – The Indian media viz. India Today news debate titled ‘Who is to be blamed’ on the alleged security breach of BJP leadership and India’s PM in Bathinda, Punjab election rally.
The Indian media India Today host – Rajdeep Sardesai in the program reported the crowd gathered on the flyover where the VVIP convoy guarded with special protection guards and beefed up security were not protestors i.e. farmers in Punjab.
The program reports that they were in fact BJP supporters planted on the scene.”
The BJP ministers and those trending with the allegation on PM’s security breach are either oblivious or resigned to selective politicized narrative on Punjab farmers and civilians gathering posed potential threat to PM’s layover on the overpass for 20 mins on that day.
The media account on BJP supporters brought over to the site near PM convoy creating unnecessary controversy to malign Punjab voters is apparently not politically convenient for the ruling party.
These reactions and activities are hardly surprising in the contentious political environment.
India’s incumbent PM’s political rallies since 2014 and until now are largely organized with mandatory public attendance.
The attendees especially the so-called Dalits and poorer sections in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and all over India are brought to the rally venue by force beating them using brute force and intimidation that are well documented and available in public domain.
Accordingly, the BJP supporters presence on the flyover near PM’s convoy and not Punjab farmers or ordinary folks in Punjab as purported by BJP rank and file as well as cabinet ministers adopting appeasement strategy resonate with BJP’s routine policy.
Padmini Arhant
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Something is not right in the Hindutva system, New Delhi, India.
The self-proclaimed God claim to have emerged from Kedarnath cave in what was constitutionally designed as SECULAR INDIA ominously transformed into rabid ideological fundamentalist political governance in New Delhi, India apparently in grave danger.
The presumptuous God as the head of the government crying foul over alleged security lapse in the northern state Punjab amid heavily contested election campaign unravel two important things among other issues.
The self-declared God ironically tainted with communal riots and minority cleansing legacy continued until today should have experienced premonition on any forthcoming life endangering incident to self and others well ahead of time.
In that respect, the travel plan could have been cancelled thwarting the much propagated endangerment to life of the so-called God aka the political head of the nation.
Another being, the political figure touted God could have fearlessly engaged with the frustrated farmers crowd branded protestors and alleged assassins without blowing the matter out of proportion in the election season.
Again, those habitual of recycling failed strategy continue to expect different results regardless proving stupidity as permanent mantra.
On August 30, 2018 there was a similar propaganda on the alleged assassination of God designated as the nation’s chief leadership in New Delhi, India.
At that time utilizing the insidious policy, the central government deployed crony sycophantic media accused the government’s targeted individuals such as human rights activists, authors, writers and environmentalists among civil society advocacy groups as potential assassins. These civil society members were arbitrarily detained denying them habeas corpus with many held in undisclosed detentions till today is the reality.
The hullabaloo over the politically anointed God’s life threatened by farmers and disenchanted citizens gathering in a reasonably distant area away from the VVIP’s convoy in Punjab disrobe the self-canonized God’s image.
The ground situation in the entire charade confirm the citizens as electorate in Punjab declining the ruling national party chief’s visit for electoral gains rather than acknowledgment of dismal performance in resolving farmers grievances, mishandling of the surging pandemic and severe economic crises affecting population across the spectrum nationwide.
The real God would have prior knowledge about any ill-omen individually or collectively and act accordingly without hue and cry witnessed at present. The theatrics conclusively verify political opportunism.
The repeat episodes from 2018 and now in 2021 categorically corroborate assassination of facts and status quo rejecting asserted political expediency.
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Women Power Reminiscence
January 4, 2022
Women Power Reminiscence
Padmini Arhant
What happened to the male and female characters in Shiva religion (Saivam, Vainavam and Saktham for Sakti) who humiliated and persecuted women to demonstrate their dominance and hubris is quite interesting to say the least and worth checking out in this topic.
1. In Ramayana, Lord Ram’s consort Goddess Sita was abducted and held captive by the demon King of Lanka i.e. Sri Lanka today. The reason behind Goddess Sita’s captivity is Ravana’s sister – Surpanaka one of the three women troublemakers besides Lord Ram’s step mother Kaikeyi and her assistant Mandira, the instigator of family politics triggering the entire epic Ramayana.
King Ravana is slayed. Surpanaka and the rest meet their karmic fate. The slaying of Ravana is celebrated as Dusshera and Diwali in India and other parts of South Asia following the Shiva religion.
2. In Mahabharata, one of the main characters Queen Draupati is humiliated by Kauravas, then ruling members of Hastinapur now Delhi, India. Among the Kaurava brothers – Duryodhana and Dushasana along with their maternal uncle Shakuni responsible for the public disgrace of Queen Draupati succumb to their evil deeds and killed in the battle.
Duryodhana prior to his death tries to hide under the ocean. He is then spotted and summoned to the land by Lord Krishna and brought to justice for all his actions.
Not to mention the elimination of Kaurava clan of their own doing is a testament to evil reaping what evil sows in life.
3. Kannagi seeking justice from King Pandiyan in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. In Tamil literature Silappathikaram, the event involving missing precious Jeweled Anklet is a remarkable testimony on the so-called ordinary woman and womanhood.
Kannagi an intelligent, chaste, pious and loving wife outwitting the reining King of Madurai is the take away from the real incident.
The Pandiyan Dynasty – King Pandiyan’s irreversible mistake costing Kingdom, Madurai and much more in the Royal court proceeding against Kannagi’s beloved husband Kovalan, accused of stealing the Madurai Queen’s precious jeweled anklet.
Upon hearing King Pandiyan’s hasty wrongful judgment against Kannagi’s husband Kovalan and execution of an innocent man, the leading lady Kannagi valiantly proves her deceased husband’s innocence embarrassing the King on the erroneous judgment without due diligence and process.
The devoted wife Kannagi then challenges the King Pandiyan on the ill-fated decision and misguided judgment against her innocent husband Kovalan.
King Pandiyan is then dethroned at his will upon realizing the monumental judgment error against an innocent man.
Importantly Kannagi’s grit and wisdom demonstrated in exonerating her demised husband instantly disrobes the King of might and power with King’s acumen and discernment failing in the critical hour of fairness and justice barring prejudice and predisposition.
The net outcome in the Royal episode is the Pandiyan dynasty ended and Madurai burns from subjecting Kannagi and her husband to presumptuous fatal trial.
The women power never to be underestimated is the moral of this iconic epic.
Kannagi leaving an indelible mark on womanhood in chastity, integrity and superb intelligence deservingly earned her a shrine in the ever miscalculated power and impeccable qualities of women in history.
Unlike the modern day political and public figures’ statues regardless of tainted legacy erected and inaugurated in public square. The tradition exalting the destructive and depraved squandering average taxpayers money exemplify crony politics and sycophantic corrupt system.
The worst is the contemporary practice that divinify augmenting Avatar status to incorrigible evil incarnate. The trend claiming proprietorship on religion ignore blasphemy and sacrilege of religious sanctity.
4. Mahisasura was a demon Prince and described as sexist and misogynist. He egotistically challenged women’s power having received a boon from Lord Brahma, the creator in the Trinity that he would be killed by none except a female force. Mahisasura scoffed at this unique blessing and dismissed it as misspoken by the cosmic entity.
Lo and behold much to his dismay and devastation, the Goddess Durga – God Shiva’s consort appears and he is vanquished from the face of the earth where he was wreaking havoc and making lives miserable for innocent beings all around.
Accordingly, Goddess Durga is known as Mahisasura Mardini – meaning the one who killed the demon Mahisasur and relieved the victims of their suffering from the demon’s power.
The above epics conclusively confirm the women’s plight whether Sita, Draupati or Kannagi’s misery and indignation respectively. Nonetheless none of their persecutors were spared and every one of them including all those in collusion and complicit in exacerbating abuse against Sita, Draupati and Kannagi perished to the point of no return.
Similarly, Goddess Durga was disrespected and insulted continuously by arrogant Mahisasur slighting Lord Brahma’s reminder. He was also dealt with in the manner ordained in the demon’s destruction.
As a result, invariably all of them were shown their appropriate place i.e. ending in the grave and undesirable destination beyond entirely by their choice.
Goodness prevailing over evil is indomitable truth.
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January 1, 2022
Authoritarian Despotism Case Study
December 28, 2021
Authoritarian Despotism Case Study
Padmini Arhant
What leads to authoritarianism?
There are several factors that leads to authoritarian rule in a system.
The first and foremost is weak or lack of opposition to incompetence, corrupt and criminal activities in government and leadership.
No checks and balances is the cornerstone of authoritarianism.
The constitution is made irrelevant and inconvenient under authoritarian power.
The economy is segregated into the poorest, poor, lower income and middle income comprising the work force with these groups classified as mere working class and among them the middle class are taxpayers.
Juxtaposed, the upper middle class, wealthy and super rich stash wealth offshore, deplete national treasury in tax evasion and money laundering. This group become the authoritarian stalwarts in quid pro quo. The hierarchy in society premised on social economic status enable authoritarian rule.
The media, press and communication outlets become the voice of the dictatorial leadership heading the failed government. There are overt and covert operatives with mainstream conventional media representing and protecting authoritarian flagrant violations.
Whereas the other touted as the so-called independent and investigative media is another wing of authoritarian regime to mislead public in nuanced narratives and by far the ardent promoter of authoritarianism with false accounts on the leadership so-called popularity and charisma in contradiction to ground reality. The blatant fabrication is aimed at adding insult to human intelligence.
The successive defeats in big state elections, the fear of losing upcoming elections based on electorate disillusionment with leadership at national as well as local government prompting postponement of state assembly elections would not be happening at the height of any leadership’s immense popularity and irresistible charisma projected by the media circus favoring authoritarianism.
The old adage – it is better to deal with the devil you know than the devil you don’t know. The devil in disguise is a major threat in any situation aptly applicable to the above mentioned deliberate deception and deceit.
Anything out in the open is at least visible. In contrast the insinuations and innuendoes from the so-called independent media claim to delineate from mainstream are the intimate bed fellows hard wired with authoritarianism in the wireless digital era. Accordingly, with all form of communication channels including the social media under control, the rise of authoritarianism is no longer veiled in euphemism.
Additionally, the systematic control and takeover of institutions beginning with judiciary, government agencies such as intelligence bureau, income tax, the central reserve bank and financial institutions are brought under the executive branch purview and direct authority. The absolute rein over these organizations further enhance and energize authority in silencing dissent.
In other words, the constitutionally empowered autonomous body are dismantled and centralized under the leadership at the helm.
The civil servants are delegated to propaganda and constant misinformation to condition public mind on taxpayers funded government dissemination and indoctrination.
Above all, the dangerous move ominously raising the red flag is when the executive branch in a Parliamentary system unilaterally shift the military command from the President to Prime Minister’s ambit. The civilian leadership posing in military camouflage outfit could not be a mere fashion statement.
The most common trait in dictatorial governance is targeting a particular demography, pawn religion as political ideology, subvert constitution governed secular democracy to fundamentalist, radical rhetoric arousing majoritarianism.
The political twists and turns of twenty first century authoritarianism compared to previous century of Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, the combined dictatorial regimes in Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Asia is the glaring transformation of democracy into fascism today.
In the past century, the dictators enforced authoritarian rule gradually with convincing socialism, communism and majoritarian rule.
In fact the idea of socialism, communism and pluralism veneered underlying coarse rough crude fascism in the making. These concepts were conveniently misused to subjugate population.
Without a shadow of doubt, the imperialists and major economic stakeholders’ direct and indirect involvement in the creation and nurture of dictatorial powers worldwide contributed to extensive authoritarian rule lasting several decades into the twenty first century continued until now.
The difference between then and present time is transparency. The modern day witness and aware of oligarchs appointed and approved governments typically puppet regimes installed to serve oligarchy feudal system antithetical to constitution, secular pluralist democracy and capitalism with real market economy.
In terms of economic system, the contemporary trend overwhelmingly favor and positioned as monopolists economy displacing the capitalism defined competitive market economy.
The ongoing developments are far worse than in any other time. The global elites – the tech giants owned social platform arbitrary censorship of facts and truth in public domain is the fact of life despite free speech infringement.
The cancel culture evolving into intrusion and invasion of individual rights, life and privacy is carried out as prerogative. Notwithstanding restrictions on decisions related to personal health, lifestyle and well being is the latest law.
Apparently, the individual liberty to exercise discretion on all things concerning personal life is no longer private matter. Instead it is entirely left to powerful groups in health industry and various dealers, shakers and movers in global syndicate.
Politically, the authoritarian government transcending to autocracy with elections reduced to formality or even better deferred and delayed to suit individual interests especially when the odds are against incumbency is yet another sign of unpopularity, impropriety and carte blanche authority in full view. These are clear omens initiating 24/7 propaganda to mitigate image damage and event management.
What is the role of academia, religious consortium and influential civil society in the manufacture of autocracy?
Unfortunately there are divisions in this respect as well.
One section of society presumably representing any or all of the above specified groups are very active in exalting autocracy such as drawing parallels from the past authoritarian style even it happened half a century ago to justify current autocratic rule. Again the reminder about the past authoritarianism invariably fails to note fatal consequences to that effect.
In other issues, they go further and normalize autocrat perversions via Pegasus and variety spyware with references from western activities rather than condemning the lewd indulgence not boding well for any civilized society and a make-believe democracy. It is plain complicity in elevating autocracy.
The other group conversely choosing to remain silent spectators entirely in self-interests is a do nothing segment until own experience dawn on them. This category falls under complacency.
Either groups do more harm in their respective ways than imaginable.
On the other hand, the rare righteous voice against autocracy is often under relentless attack from all directions for standing up to cronyism buttressed authoritarianism.
Upon righteous prevailing in the interception of autocracy, the complicit and complacent parties cited above would be in forefront to enjoy the benefits and fruitful outcome completely sidelining and rejecting righteous function in the entire cause. Such response is routine and hardly surprising.
The opportunists and wannabes massive collusion in the rise of despotic dictatorial regimes inevitably fall together in the zero-sum game of democracy vs. dictatorship since time immemorial.
There is glimpse of hope provided the republic repudiate autocracy neutralizing ravaging autocratic environment.
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Africa – Equatorial Guinea
December 26, 2021
Politics Survival on Propaganda
December 25, 2021
United States – The Great State of Texas Unprecedented Action
December 25, 2021
United States – The Great State of Texas Unprecedented Action
Padmini Arhant
The great state of Texas headed by Governor Greg Abbott, state legislature and American patriots’ relentless efforts to contain the border crises in the absence of federal actions or interest merit attention and appreciation.
The border issue is not limited to Texas alone or any other states only for that matter. The open border invitation from the current Biden-Harris administration in the White House impetus unmitigated disaster in many fronts for the entire nation in the United States.
The border across Mexico is the gateway for drug cartels, human traffickers, arms smugglers…variety of unscrupulous nefarious activities hurting population seeking asylum in the United States as well as importantly endangering safety and security of states sharing the border and United States in entirety.
The combined actions of Texas governor Greg Abbot administration, Texas state legislature along with other authorities in Texas state, besides national guard, coastal guard, border patrol agents risking their lives to prevent the above mentioned illegal trespassing and contraband is commendable.
In contemporary politics, the elected leaderships in governance leaving politics behind over real challenges confronting the state and nation are rare and out of question.
That being the case, the Texas government under Governor Greg Abbot and others’ concerted coordination prioritizing citizens and national interests above all and securing the border is refreshing and unprecedented in the highly politicized climate never missing any opportunity on issues and situation as potential electoral advantage.
The southern state Texas leading the way in protecting own citizens and the rest of the country in this regard i.e. containing cross border intrusions expanded into major threat is an effective measure.
The White House Biden-Harris administration heeding United States citizens’ concerns as residents in Texas and other states in similar cross border quagmire could alleviate burden on the state like Texas abandoned to deal with national emergency alone.
The lone star Texas brave and bold engagement with the border wall and relevant humane intervention to save lives all around is extraordinary and valuable.
Thank you.
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India – Politics Endangering Life
December 19, 2021
India – Politics Endangering Life
Padmini Arhant
The latest incident involving ruling BJP government Union Minister for State, Home Affairs – Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh accused of murder of four farmers and a journalist in addition to three more victims including 2 BJP workers adding to a total of eight fatalities in the gruesome voluntary manslaughter using a SUV driven by the accused in the incident.
The Indian Supreme Court directed Special Investigations Team have reported the following on the Lakhimpur Kheri Case.
The incident was a planned conspiracy. The four farmers were mowed down by the accused Ashish Mishra driving a SUV on October 3, 2021 killing four more individuals in the deliberate assault on peaceful dissenting farmers protesting the BJP’s anti-agrarian laws in the country.
The background of the accused – Ashish Mishra is the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Mishra representing the BJP ruling government.
“The public profile of the politician is – Ajay Mishra is a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He is the current Minister of State in Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India. He represents the Kheri constituency of Uttar Pradesh and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government cabinet minister Ajay Mishra remains intact in his position despite the serious charges against his son in Lakhimpur Kheri case.
This is not an isolated incident related to political party members causing civilian deaths with no repercussions to their political status in a system declared a democracy.
On February 23, 2020 – the violence erupted against non- violent peaceful assembly of citizens on Citizenship Amendment Act, the controversial CAA passed by the BJP government in New Delhi.
The peaceful demonstration with men, women and senior citizens on CAA voicing their concerns on the legislation passed by the BJP government in December 2019 turned into a major tragedy.
The participants in this instance were attacked by unruly mob instigated by interestingly yet another Mishra, the BJP Minister Kapil Mishra remaining in power until today.
The BJP Minister Kapil Mishra on public platform in New Delhi openly threatened the peaceful protesters on CAA adding they would be dealt with harsh force.
As stated the violence against the public on anti-CAA protest resulted in 53 casualties with majority among them reported as Muslims and others were the so-called Dalits of the Hindu caste based outcasts. The severely injured in this violence range from 200-250 and 2000 or more families reportedly displaced without any compensation or rehabilitation.
The independent fact finding committee initiated by Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) last year in 2020 concluded the violence on February 2020 qualified as pogrom after taking into account credible public testimonies and legal course reviewed complaints filed in the aftermath of the terrible communal onslaught.
Similarly, Pragya Singh Thakur aka Sadhvi Pragya, is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). representing Bhopal Madhya Pradesh is another member in the category of politicians with criminal record.
The BJP MP Pragya Thakur accused of terrorism in 2008 Malegaon blasts case with ongoing trial on the matter is a sitting MP in the BJP ruling party.
On the glamor front, Indian politics’ close ties and alliance with Indian cinema and sports recruiting film and sports personalities is a common trend across the political spectrum.
The BJP MP from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh in the Central ruling government – bollywood star Hema Malini’s direct involvement in hit and run manslaughter on July 2nd, 2015 caused the tragic death of a three-year-old child, reportedly a passenger in the car critically damaged in the head on collision with the bollywood actress public funded Mercedes Benz on the national highway junction Agra – Jaipur that fatal night.
The injured family with a child battling for her life in the car hit by the bollywood actress’ Mercedes Benz on the highway were abandoned by the Lok Sabha MP, supposedly the political representative of Indian citizens in the Parliament.
According to eyewitnesses – the accident clearly resulted from over speed of the bollywood actress vehicle. The bollywood actress Hema Malini insisting the driver accelerate to minimize travel time landed the driver and his family in indefinite misery with the driver booked and arrested for the fatality in the accident.
Meanwhile the bollywood actress was absolved of any wrongdoing and to add insult to injury, the actress tweeted and reported to glamor enamored media that the deceased child’s family were at fault for the fatal accident.
There was no apology or remorse from the bollywood actress BJP MP Hema Malini on this preventable civilian death and collateral loss to others’ such as the driver and family’s plight.
Last but not the least, the Bollywood star Salman Khan’s drunken driving leading to hit and run manslaughter claiming a pedestrian’s life and several injured is treated as a freak accident due to star studded factor.
The demised pedestrian’s family losing an earning member is a legal case with no end in sight. The Bollywood star Salman Khan is provided immunity by the ruling BJP government with the court case on this issue serving as the laughing matter on judiciary process. Not to mention the apathy to victims and lifetime impact on the victims’ family.
These evidences suffice on the politics’ attitude and actions towards public, the citizens empowering them with political power and stardom.
Obviously, the ordinary citizens’ life bear no significance or relevance to those abusing the privileged status granted by the same people as electorate and audience in the political and social theater.
Until today none of these individuals implicated and involved in these crimes with fatalities have been affected in terms of their political and celebrity status.
The political parties faking their pledge to defend average citizens on campaign trail continue to enjoy political impunity with no harm to their powerful disposition despite the latter harming and hurting public with no legal, political or social ramifications on crimes committed at will.
In the assessment of ethical, moral and humanitarian grounds, the question is appropriate.
Who needs such people endangering life with no regrets?
The worst of all them as chief representatives in politics and entertainment remain the existential threat to general public safety and well being.
The RSS run political party BJP with these members as their representatives is conveniently resigned to do nothing policy.
Contrarily, the fundamentalist ideology rescue these individuals’ criminality with religious shroud chanting Jai Sri Ram, a blasphemous trait without a shadow of doubt in the contemporary tradition.
The only option and alternative is for the citizens as voters to remove them from office through ballots and reject politics proved detrimental to republic security.
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Definition of Beauty
December 16, 2021