I Speak my mind

courtesy: blog.dictionary.com Most common syllable the entire world utters when they take their first breath is [ma]. Philosophical implications of sound are immense. And the real wonder is that, most of the world's recognised languages has 'ma' sound in them, whether it is Mama, Mummy, Ma, Amma or Mom. Is it bcoz of that 'aa' is one of the easiest sound to produce? What ever may the reason be, it is the sound our entire species is familiar with. There are a lot of emotions entangled with this sound. May be that's why we think there would be a  divine intervention in the bonding between mother and child, as the child seems to utter the word even before it could think and reason with the outside world. In Indian culture sound 'Ma' and 'Amma' conveys  lots of emotions, whether it be respect, love or kindness. One will find loads of stories about motherly love and sacrifice in our culture, and any culture for that matter. Its " matha( mot...

Patriot or Nationalist Patriotism and Nationalism are two sides of the same coin, like YIN & YANG. But the line which separates them is so narrow and thin that one would never be able to find the breach until it is too late. History is the witness for that. Take the example of Turkish nationalism, which cost many Albanians their precious life. It started just like any other patriotic uprising, but when it started to equate religion with nationality; nobody knew, until it exploded, in the form of an ethnic cleansing, where Christian Albanians were murdered mercilessly. A wise man always learns from other's mistake. We should also. The way it is going in our country, people are confused and confused mind is easy to manipulate. They don't know where and whom to turn, who is genuine and who is foxy.  Our honourable PM pleads for unity of our country. At the same moment others try to booby-trap this by crying out just the opposite, in the name of religion and caste. In...