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Even The Wise Make Mistakes

Chapter 1: Bhishma's Oath Before he was called Bhishma, he was known as Devrath. The son of Ganga and Hastinapur’s king Shantanu. One day, he unselfishly took a grave oath to neither marry nor become a king. The newly declared successor to the throne swore to give up the throne and remain a loyal servant to whosoever sits on the throne of Hastinapur. In return, he received the boon of iccha mrityu (to die at his will). The oaths he took that day led to dreadful consequences. Buy why someone as righteous, wise, and well-educated as Devrath would do something that will bring misery to the whole kingdom. His father Shantanu fell in love with a woman named Satyavati. She was the daughter of a fisherman and had received a boon of becoming a queen. As things unfolded, Shantanu proposed to her for marriage. But to Shantanu’s surprise, she refused. Marrying him would have fulfilled her wish to become a king’s wife but her firstborn wouldn’t have inherited the throne. Shantanu had already d...

Bharat Culture- The Introduction

What is Hindutva? If we ask this question to the youth of this nation who interacts with society regularly then the answer we'll receive will be a very vague image of something that has lost the test of time. It is not shocking that the modern Hindu is unaware of its true identity that has been passed on through thousands of years, from generation to generation. It seems that everyone is breathing in the air of validation and their senses are overwhelmed by the stupidity of modernism. In all this turmoil the beauty of Indian culture is getting blurred. Stone image of Trimurti Although Indians are not completely unfamiliar with the roots as there are still some stems connected to the roots that are visible during special occasions like festivals, marriages, jagrate, etc. But even during those events, people behave in a similar pattern or we can say that everyone plays a role. Usually, the mother of the home (homemaker) or grahini will act like the manager who assigns duties to the ...

The Ber Incident

In Ramayan, when Ram, Sita, & Lakshman were in exile they meet a woman named Shabri in the forest. It is popularly believed that Shabri offered ber to the trio which she had tasted first for sweetness. With all the caste issues in our country it is wondered by some why did Ram and Sita eat that ber when Ram belonged to the Kshatriya caste while Shabri belonged to the untouchables caste. I asked my mother the same question why is Ram allowed to look beyond caste whereas we don’t. The same thing is shown in the movie “Delhi 6”. Unsurprisingly, the answer that I received and the answer given in the movie is the same “Vo to Bhagwaan hai unhe sb allowed hai”. I personally do not believe that Bhagwaan ko sb allowed hai. Vishnu has taken the avatar of a human to live among humans and abide by the laws of society. If Ram is making contact with an untouchable then he is breaking the law. But Ram is called “Maryada Purshottam”. He is the symbol of an ideal human being. Not just an ideal king...

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