The irony with PC Alexander was that when Indira Gandhi returned to power in 1980, she handpicked him as Principal Secretary and he became her political adviser, conscience keeper and administrative trouble-shooter.
The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.
Gadhimai, in Nepal, used to witness an annual sacrifice of buffalo, etc. for Dussehra. Outcry by international press and NGOs over this “Hindu” ritual has led to its cessation, possibly because of the financial clout wielded by Western interests on Nepal’s economic life.
Will these same voices be willing to protest the horrific waste of animal life annually seen in Saudi Arabia? Many tens of thousands of animals are ritually slaughtered by proxy and then wastefully disposed of, without any of the prescribed sharing of meat with the needy mandated by the Quran ( as far as my scant understanding of the qurbani of Eid ul Adha goes. I beg to be corrected. ) How is the Sunna being observed, via this long-distance, for-profit, for-convenience, merely ritualistic slaughter, devoid of any real meaning or true devotion?
Why is there no outcry, especially from the truly devout, and from the bleeding hearts among the Westerners ready to bear the White Man’s burden so anxiously elsewhere among the benighted heathen? Why this conspicuous partiality against Hinduism, children of a false God, as it were???? Is that what these Westerners are emphasizing? They should be courageous enough to clearly state their premises.
Wife’s heart and soul – being a devout Jain – tremble at the thought of ritual sacrifice. Some of us who are non vegetarian may not be able to handle the totality and scale of the process. However, that cannot be grounds for chanting, Yogiji ke UP mein rehna hai, Toh eggless cake khana hoga.
Gadhimai, in Nepal, used to witness an annual sacrifice of buffalo, etc. for Dussehra. Outcry by international press and NGOs over this “Hindu” ritual has led to its cessation, possibly because of the financial clout wielded by Western interests on Nepal’s economic life.
Will these same voices be willing to protest the horrific waste of animal life annually seen in Saudi Arabia? Many tens of thousands of animals are ritually slaughtered by proxy and then wastefully disposed of, without any of the prescribed sharing of meat with the needy mandated by the Quran ( as far as my scant understanding of the qurbani of Eid ul Adha goes. I beg to be corrected. ) How is the Sunna being observed, via this long-distance, for-profit, for-convenience, merely ritualistic slaughter, devoid of any real meaning or true devotion?
Why is there no outcry, especially from the truly devout, and from the bleeding hearts among the Westerners ready to bear the White Man’s burden so anxiously elsewhere among the benighted heathen? Why this conspicuous partiality against Hinduism, children of a false God, as it were???? Is that what these Westerners are emphasizing? They should be courageous enough to clearly state their premises.
In essence we all should come out of blind faith and many old rituals being followed with out understanding. Wake up time for all !!
Where there is Islam, there is only misery and conflict.
Recently I read in a column that our former PM ate non vegetarian food and occasionally enjoyed drinks. That was his personal life.
Did that make him sinful.
It is silly to make mountain of a molehill.
S.Vas
Wife’s heart and soul – being a devout Jain – tremble at the thought of ritual sacrifice. Some of us who are non vegetarian may not be able to handle the totality and scale of the process. However, that cannot be grounds for chanting, Yogiji ke UP mein rehna hai, Toh eggless cake khana hoga.