Casual and serious thoughts / ಹಗುರ ಗಂಭೀರ ಆಲೋಚನೆಗಳು

  Lok sabha elections have been announced.  There are these usual song and dance sequences of Indian Democracy.  The so called political leaders are throwing up the dry grass to assess the direction of wind. The weather cocks are aligning or trying to align themselves.  New alliances are being made or announced, old are either being reaffirmed or broken. Political conveniences, alignment on religious, linguistic, regional, caste or in many cases sheer and blatant opportunistic strange bed mates being seen. A minority is the political leanings of being a rightist, leftist, right of centre, left of centre, socialist and many of such a kind. Opportunism looks to be the rule of this game.  These can be discussed and debated as a natural phenomenon in a vibrant democracy, where the people and the parties vying to “Rule” seek the “Blessings” of the electorate. These electorate being very diverse, grouped, are also discrete in their identities.  Hence all these ha...

  Don't put me on a pedestal Don't push or put me down Just Let Me Be Don't patronise me No need to pamper me Just Let Me Be Try understand me Pray, don't undermine me Just Let Me Be Born to Nature I am  Like you, Not more ,not any less Equal half of creation are  Women Just Let them Be!!!! - Collected poetry Translated  ನನ್ನತವನೆನಗೆ ಬಿಡಿ ಅಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆನ್ನಟ್ಟದಿರಿ ನೆಲದೊಳೆನ್ನ ಹೊಸಕದಿರಿ ನನ್ನತವನೆನಗೆ ಬಿಡಿ॥ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಬೇಡ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆರೈಕೆ ಎನಗೆ ಬೇಡ ನನ್ನತವನೆನಗೆ ಬಿಡಿ॥ ನನ್ನ ನೀವು ಅರ್ಥೈಸಿರಿ ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಹುದಗದಿರಿ ನನ್ನತವನೆನಗೆ ಬಿಡಿ॥ ನಿಮ್ಮಂತೆಯೆ ನಾನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಗಿಲ್ಲ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಕ್ರೃತಿ ದತ್ತ ಸಮದ ಫಲವು ನಾನು ನಾರಿ ಮಾನವನು ನನ್ನತವನೆನಗೆ ಬಿಡಿ॥