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All Rounders Power Team India to Test Win over Aussies, Key to Success in ODI Series 

Siddhaarth Mahan
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All Rounders Power Team India to Test Win over Aussies, Key to Success in ODI Series 

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter a convincing 2-1 series triumph over Australia, Team India has once again shown its ability to conquer all challenges. In the process it has not only reached the final of the WTC but also emerged as the top ranked side in the world in all three formats. While most players made contributions to the team’s win, perhaps the most pleasing aspect of India’s victory was the key role that the three all-rounders played as they came up with feats that few would have expected them to at the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

On spinning tracks, India remained dominant across the board in the first two tests. At times it was also a case that Australia shot themselves in the foot, as exemplified by their implosion in the 2nd innings of the 2nd test when they collapsed from 61-1 to 113 all out. Australia panicked quite often and their nerve, tactics and character were all found wanting in crunch moments in the first two tests. In contrast, India was cool and calculated. While pitches were not the monsters they were made out to be, they bowled smartly and strategically, knowing that the Aussies would fall by playing rash and reckless shots.

The fizzing deliveries from the “Revving Ravis”- Ashwin and Jadeja – were too hot to handle for most Aussies for most of the series. Their bowling exploits gave Team India a decisive edge to skittle out the Aussies in low totals. Both of them ended up as the top wicket takers in the series and in a rare occurrence were also the joint winners of the Man of the Series award.

In the batting department, Shubman Gill consolidated his rising star status with a fine century in the final test. Rohit Sharma too began the series with a hundred but was slightly below his best in the next three matches. Virat Kohli also grinded out his 75th international century in the 4th Test, showcasing that class is definitely permanent!

The series though might be remembered for the class act by India’s all-rounders. Jadeja especially made a smashing comeback as he was out for six months due to injury and in his comeback series vs Australia, he finished with 22 wickets from 4 matches which has helped him massively in the ICC Test all-rounders rankings. He is now the top all-rounder in the world in the Tests format. Jadeja also made good contributions with the bat in the series.

Similarly, Ashwin apart from his bowling brilliance, scored a vital 23 and 37 in the single innings he got in  the first two tests respectively.  After Jadeja at the top of the Test all-rounders list, Ashwin and Axar occupy the 2nd and 4th  spots and the combined exploits of the trio kept Team India ahead through the series.

It is this luxury of having 3 match winning all-rounders in Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel that made Team India seem invincible and gave a special depth to their batting unit. In the first Test, when India was collapsing, it was the Jadeja- Axar partnership that rescued India. In particular, Axar was magnificent as a batter all through the series. He got limited chances to bowl due to Ashwin-Jadeja working their magic, but as he scored 84, 74, 12*, 15* and 79 in the series, he barely put a foot wrong as a batsman!

Team India can carry the confidence of the Test win in the ODI series. But that may be a much closer, tougher encounter with Australia being bolstered by the arrival of fresh players. Besides Cameroon Green, they will have Stoinis and Maxwell to add to their all round skills for the ODI clash. Even Mitchell Marsh, returning from ankle injury, will now be available though he will not be able to bowl in this series where the Aussies will also miss the skills of Pat Cummins.

For India, KL Rahul who flopped badly in the test series will get a chance to revive his sagging career. In Rishabh Pant’s absence after his freak accident, Rahul has donned the wicketkeeper’s gloves quite adequately and he will hope to also make a strong statement which is critical for his long-term future as an integral member of Team India.

With skipper Rohit Sharma absent for the first ODI in Mumbai due to family factors, all-rounder Hardik Pandya will don captaincy duties in the 50-over format for the first time. His batting, bowling and fielding has often given a winning edge to the Indian team. Ever since he led Gujarat Titans to a historic IPL triumph in 2022, Hardik is seen as a potential Team India skipper and the first ODI will be an opportunity for him to showcase his captaincy credentials. Of course, Hardik’s presence strengthens the All-round balance for Team India in the ODI encounter with the Aussies.

Overall, fans and cricket cognoscenti can look forward to a close contest as both sides are likely to go full tilt in the ODI World Cup year. In particular, the Aussies, smarting from their Test defeat, will be super-charged up for success in the ODI clash. There is less hype about the series considering that it follows the BGT and is preceded by IPL. Nevertheless, with the two giants matching their skills in the 50-over format, cricket fans are in for a pulsating, mouth-watering encounter before they get ready for the extravaganza of the IPL!

मदरसों ने जिस तरह से शिक्षा के माध्यम से अमीर-ग़रीब, जातिवाद का फर्क मिटाया वह संसार के किसी अन्य एजुकेशनल सिस्टम में नहीं मिलता

मोहम्मद अनस
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मदरसों ने जिस तरह से शिक्षा के माध्यम से अमीर-ग़रीब, जातिवाद का फर्क मिटाया वह संसार के किसी अन्य एजुकेशनल सिस्टम में नहीं मिलता
जस्टिस राजेंद्र सच्चर ने मुसलमानों को आरक्षण देने की वकालत करती हुई ऐसी रिपोर्ट पेश की जिसे पढ़ कर कोई भी ईमानदार शख्स इसे लागू करवाने की हिमायत करेगा। वह सेक्यूलरीज्म का रिपोर्ट कार्ड नहीं बल्कि एक पूरी कौम को आज़ादी के बाद सरकारी नौकरियों, शैक्षणिक संस्थानों, प्राइवेट सेक्टर और दूसरे ज़रूरी आयामों से बेदखल कर देने का दस्तावेज़ था। उसमें बताया गया है कि मुसलमानों के हालात दलितों से भी बदतर हैं। सच्चर ने किसी एक भौगोलिक क्षेत्र के कुछ मुसलमानों, सवर्ण अथवा पिछड़े मुसलमानों की बात नहीं कि थी बल्कि उन्होंने उस रिपोर्ट में हर एक मुसलमान की बात लिखी थी।
इन हालातों में भी मुसलमानों ने अपने शैक्षणिक संस्थानों को बचाए रखा। जब उनके छोटे कल-कारखानों को बंद करवा दिया गया तो वे काम सीख कर खाड़ी मुल्क की तरफ जाने लगे। वहां से पैसा भेजते, किसी तरह से घर परिवार चलता। देश की गरीबी भी दूर करने का काम किया। लेकिन सरकारें तो चाहती थी अजमल और याकूब पंचर बनाए।
कोई सकीना किसे के घर में बर्तन मांजे। और इसमें वे कामयाब भी हुए। लेकिन ऐसे लोगों के सामने मदरसे सीना ताने खड़े रहे। हाफिज़, मौलवी और आलिमों ने गांव गांव टहल कर अभिभावकों से बच्चों को मांगा। उन्हें पढ़ाया ताकि वे इज्जत की ज़िंदगी बसर कर सकें। यतीमों को गोद लिया। बेसहारा को ज़िंदगी दी।
मुझे इस्लाम की बहुत सी चीज़े पसंद हैं उसमें एक चीज़ यह भी है कि इस्लामी शिक्षा पर किसी एक का हक़ नहीं। कुरान पढ़ कर कोई भी हाफिज़ बन सकता है। जिस गरीब परिवार को गांव में अन्य मुसलमानो द्वारा दुत्कार दिया जाता था, उसका बच्चा हाफिज-ए-कुरान बन पगड़ी बांधे आता है तो सामंती और लठैत मुसलमान भी कुर्सी छोड़ उठ जाते हैं। मदरसों ने भारत में सामाजिक क्रांति की और चुपचाप की। इसलिए मदरसों की ज़रूरत है।
मदरसों ने जिस तरह से शिक्षा के माध्यम से अमीर-ग़रीब, जातिवाद का फर्क मिटाया वह संसार के किसी अन्य एजुकेशनल सिस्टम में खोजने से भी नहीं मिलता। हाफिज़ और मौलवी के नाम के बाद आज भी साहब लगाया जाता है। पैसों से भरपूर मुसलमान भी ऐसे आलिमों को सम्मान देते नहीं थकते।
हमारे वोट से सरकार बनाने वालों ने अपनी जाति, अपने लोगों को नौकरियां दी लेकिन मुसलमानों को दंगा, गाय, भगवा में फंसा कर शोषण करते रहे। इन सबके ज़िम्मेदार कौन लोग हैं? वे लोग जो खुद के विकास सूचकांक को बढ़ाते रहे लेकिन साथ में रहने वाले मुसलमानों की सुध भी न ली। कभी लिंचिंग पर हफ्तों चर्चा, कभी गाय चोरी पर दर्जनों डिबेट, मज़ाल है जो मुसलमानों की अच्छाई पर बातें हो।
कभी फर्जी इनकाउंटर तो कभी दंगे। यही नियति बना दी गई हमारी। बुद्धिजीवियों से लेकर क्रांतिकारियों तक ने कभी नहीं सोचा कि मुसलमान इस देश में भयभीत क्यों रहता है। क्या बेहतर माहौल बनाने की ज़िम्मेदारी उनकी नहीं है जिनके अपने लोगों, नेताओं के द्वारा ऐसे हालात बना दिए गए जिससे हर तरह की समस्या सामने आ खड़ी हुई। हमारे ऊपर दंगे थोपिए और हमारे ही मोहल्ले में शांति मॉर्च निकालिए, कहां का उसूल है यह।
आज भी लाखों की तादाद में मुस्लिम बच्चे मदरसा तो छोड़िए, बेसिक स्कूली शिक्षा से वंचित हैं। मुद्दा होना चाहिए था उन बच्चों को तालीमयाफ्ता कैसे बनाया जाए लेकिन विडंबना देखिए लोग बात कर रहे हैं मदरसे होने चाहिए या नहीं। मदरसों के प्रति ऐसा माहौल बनाया जा रहा है कि वहां कोई जाए ही न। ठीक है। न जाए। तो करे क्या। कहां जाए। कान्वेंट स्कूल? जहां की फीस पूरे परिवार के महीने भर के राशन के बराबर होती है। अच्छा सजेशन है। खूब समझ कर दिया गया होगा।
मदरसे, मुसलमानों के पैसे से चलते थे, चलते हैं और चलते रहेंगे। वहां सिर्फ मज़हबी नहीं बल्कि एक ज़िम्मेदार, आत्मनिर्भर और मेहनतकश इंसान बनाने की ट्रेनिंग दी जाती है। वहां से मौलाना आज़ाद बने, वहीं से ज़ाकिर हुसैन और वहीं से कलाम। जिसकी जैसी सामर्थ्य थी वो वैसा बना। आप चाहतें हैं हम पंचर की दुकान पर बैठे तो यह होने नहीं देंगे। कुछ न होने से कुछ होना, बन जाना बेहतर होता है। हम आपकी जूती नहीं साफ करेंगे, मस्जिदों के अहाते में पोछा लगा लेंगे।

Why Kapil Sharma matters in these uncertain times

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Why Kapil Sharma matters in these uncertain times

In a recent episode of Kapil Sharma Show, a visibly amused Anupam Kher asked Kapil Sharma, “How do you manage to come up with such rib-tickling one-liners at the drop of a hat,”? The effervescent and ever-smiling Kapil, always thinking on his feet, came up with a quick-witted response that had the audience in splits. He said, “I am from Punjab where people barely have anything constructive to do. They just keep talking silly things. I was also one of them. Somebody suggested why didn’t I go to Bombay as I would make money by selling those wacky and funny ideas.’’ This is vintage Kapil Sharma, the current baadshah of comedy, gifted with a puckish sense of humour, and who for the last ten years, has become a household name in India.

A self-made man, Kapil hails from an ordinary middle-class family in Punjab’s Amritsar. Kapil is a born comedian and has a nuanced comic talent. His show guarantees laughs, and the quality of darts is mostly of the highest standard. In his shows, bodacious by all accounts, he regales and entertains us by asking his celebrity guests to narrate their funny experiences and embarrassments in life. Be it actors Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, singer Mikka or cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, Kapil has funny questions up his sleeve for each of these celebrities from different professions. In fact, Kapil has this uncanny knack of bringing the best out of celebrities who grace his shows. When Kapil flirts with Bollywood heroines, peppered with innocuous remarks, it provides lots of belly laughs. Kapil loves to indulge in self-deprecating humour by making fun of his own tooti footi (Pidgin) English in front of his guests. He is like one of us and comes across as a simple guy sans any ego and pretensions. Perhaps, Kapil is one of those rare personalities who, besides being a comedian, is also a gifted singer. The comedian will soon be seen as a disillusioned delivery boy in the upcoming movie Zwigato directed by Nandita Das.

Kapil’s fans come to India from as far as the US, the UK and other European countries to be part of the audience in his reality show. The audience comprises a whole gamut of people from all walks of life. They sit together, laugh together irrespective of their social background. Just as nature allows no vacuum, so Kapil and his fans draw each other. In other words, humour is a great leveller. Kapil has made us realize that life is worth living no matter how tough and disconcerting it might get. He reduces our stress hormones. His show teaches us to be optimistic and look at the lighter side of life. He has impressed on us the need to laugh at oneself and at life’s idiosyncrasies.

Using a hackneyed adage, laughter remains the best medicine in these uncertain times and has its therapeutic underpinning, especially after the devastating pandemic laced our guffaws with shades of blue. And who else but our own Kapil to keep reminding us that a day without laughter is, in the words of Charlie Chaplin, “a day wasted.”

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Kareena Kapoor Khan with Kapil Sharma in his show | Courtesy: Twitter/KapilSharmaK9

Making it big in the dog-eat-dog world of stand-up comedy was never easy for Kapil who started off by doing small comic roles in comedy shows on TV around 2009. The likes of Raju Shrivastav and Sunil Pal, despite their advancing age, were still drawing a large crowd in public functions and gatherings. But the young and good-looking Kapil was made of different stuff. His comic timing and unique dialogue delivery marked him out as someone who had all the potential to blaze a trail in Indian comedy. Finally in 2012, Kapil Sharma came to success after he got the opportunity to host Kapil Sharma Show and wrote its genetic code in an act of derring-do. There is nothing on television quite like Kapil Sharma Show which also has other talented comedians to jazz up the episodes with their madcap antics. It has completed ten years and continues to rule our hearts. Kapil has more than 44 million followers on Instagram.

We desperately need the likes of Kapil Sharma whose comedy show is a balm for our frazzled nerves in an age when militarism, communal disharmony and violence have become endemic. So, next time, you feel overburdened with weltschmerz, or a red mist descends, tune in to Kapil Sharma Show to laugh your head off. It will be good for the health of your heart.

India is far behind in reaching the target of the mean population sodium intake by 2025

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India is far behind in reaching the target of the mean population sodium intake by 2025

An assessed 2.2 million and 7 million cardiovascular disease deaths could be averted by 2025 and 2030 respectively if countries across the globe meet all the targets set by World Health Organization (WHO) in lessening their mean population sodium intake by 30 percent.

Recently a report published by WHO says that as of October 2022, only 55 percent of the total 194 member countries have implemented WHO-guided sodium reduction policies and other means through mandatory and voluntary approaches. Along with many other nations, India is also well behind its goal of cutting down sodium infusion by 30 percent by the year 2025.

Usually, we have sodium in our body through Table Salts, meat, poultry, fish, ready-made and convenience foods, composite dishes, savoury snacks, beverages, pasta, noodles, cheese, dressings, dips, game, processed food, chocolates, biscuits, cakes, butter, sauce, and many more.

In 1807, discovered and isolated for the first time by the British Chemist Sir Humphrey Davy, Sodium(Na) is a soft, silvery-white, highly reactive alkali metal of Group I of the Periodic table. It’s the 6th most plentiful element comprising 2.8 percent of Earth’s crust. Usually, people intake sodium as table salt (Sodium Chloride) or as flavor-enhancer Sodium Glutamate. It helps to carry nutrients through the plasma membranes and to maintain normal cellular homeostasis. It eases the function of nerves and muscles and keeps the balance of fluids and electrolytes. The kidney regulates how much sodium is in the blood as too much sodium builds up in the blood causing Hypertension.

Sodium seems to be a healthy element but there is no exact estimation of how much of it we should consume. Though it is appraised that we can infuse 500 milligrams of sodium for a health benefit. But the global average of sodium input is calculated to be 4310 milligrams per day (nearly 10.8 grams/day salt), which is more than double the WHO suggestion of fewer than 2000 milligrams per day (nearly 5 grams/day salt) for an adult. Children should be adjusted downward based on their energy requirements relative to those adults. Here lies the gravest concern of suffering from the burden of non-communicable diseases like cardiovascular disease, hypertension, gastric cancer, obesity, Meniere’s disease, and Osteoporosis also. Worldwide there is an assessed 1.89 million deaths per year associated with excessive consumption of sodium.

To mitigate this global problem, in 2013 all the member countries of the WHO adopted the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases 2013-2020 and set a target of a 30 percent relative reduction in mean population sodium intake by 2025 and 25 percent relative decrease in the prevalence of raised hypertension. As sodium reduction seems to be a very cost-effective route to get rid of a load of heart diseases, in 2015 all the member states approved the updated, affordable, feasible, impact-driven “Best Buys” Sodium Reduction Policies of WHO.

The four “Best Buys” interventions are the implementation of a National salt-reduction strategy, Consumer Awareness, Clean Front-of-Pack labeling of salt content on food, and Reformulation of processed foods to contain less salt. To examine the deployment of these policies WHO has introduced the Sodium Country Score ranging from 1 to 4 where 1 implies the lowest and 4 implies the highest implementation level. But the report indicates that there are a few countries that have been able to decrease population sodium consumption. Out of 194 states, only 5 percent have deployed at least two mandatory policies, only 22 percent have implemented at least one mandatory policy and only 33 percent have followed at least one voluntary strategy. Since the progress is slow All the member nations adopted the implementation Roadmap-2023-2030 for achieving the target.

The report indicates that low-income countries have started to run these mandatory policies less frequently. The most applied measure is a voluntary media campaign comprising 49 percent of all the member states. In the southeast Asian region there are 11 States out of them no one achieves the Sodium Country Score 4. India is one of them and has a score of 2 with at least one voluntary policy implemented. Like many other lower-middle-income countries India is also lacking a national framework to fight against this menace, though India has a mandatory declaration of sodium on industry-manufactured (pre-packaged) foods.

As per the report, an Indian consumes 3873 milligrams of sodium (nearly 9.8 grams/day salt) per day on average. This inference is a great danger!

Due to the changes in eating habits of Indian people, they’re eating extra amounts of sodium, sugars, and unhealthy fats, particularly trans-fatty acids, and saturated fatty acids. As a result, people are suffering from unhealthy diet-related ailments. So there is an urgency to formulate WHO’s recommendation on the ground.

To fight back against this cause WHO developed benchmarks for sodium content in 18 food categories and called on food operators to deploy this globally in 2022. WHO also assures to help all the countries to fulfill the target with new and better tools, innovative ideas, advocacy steps, and specialized subsidies. If we reach the extended target, we’ll be able to reduce the rate of casualties due to cardiovascular diseases by 3.1 percent by the end of 2030.

Supporters of Lalu Yadav Angry at Modi govt’s ‘Persecution’ of Him and Family

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Supporters of Lalu Yadav Angry at Modi govt’s ‘Persecution’ of Him and Family

Patna: It was Saturday evening. Rajshree – Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav’s wife, who is pregnant – was sweating feverishly and fell ill in the face of the Enforcement Directorate team questioning her for 15 hours. Tejashwi had her admitted at a Delhi hospital.

But in the fading light of the setting sun at Nakta diara – a cluster of villages on the northern outskirts of Patna across the Ganga – the residents seethed in anger at what they see as the “persecution” of Lalu Prasad and his family members. “Ati ho gael (Enough is enough),” said Mahtab Rai, a boatman, in Bhojpuri-Magahi. Anger was writ large on his face.

Nakta diara, nestled along the banks of the Ganga, is part of the Patliputra constituency, which BJP’s Ramkripal Yadav represents in the Lok Sabha. It’s home to nearly 9,000 voters – mostly Yadavs, though people from OBC and EBC communities also live here. Nakta diara has always been a Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD) bastion, but voters were earlier not hostile to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, many of them voted for him.

“We voted for Modi because we felt that he was good for the prime minister’s post. But we will never vote for him now. He has tortured our hero Lalu ji and his family members. What offence could his daughter-in-law have done; she was only recently married to Tejashwi. Why are Modi’s policemen raiding Laluji’s daughters and their innocent children?” asked Santosh Rai, another villager.

Nakta diara residents are largely boatmen and farmers. They ferry people and goods to and fro across the river from dawn to dusk. The farmlands in diara villages produce potato, sweet potato, cucumber and other vegetables in plenty, which the farmers carry in the boats to the wholesale markets at Digha and Antaghat on Patna’s southern bank.

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Mahtab Rai | Credit: Author

While speaking, most of them had mobile phones in their hands. “Previously, we listened to Modi’s Mann ki Baat. No longer. He speaks lies. He can no longer buy our votes for five kg foodgrains. His only work is to torture Lalu ji and his family and protect his corrupt partymen,” Mahtab reacted. Most of the villagers appeared aware of the news about the CBI questioning and ED raids on Lalu’s family.

Reading this mood, Rashtriya Janata Dal MP and spokesman Manoj Jha said on Saturday about the investigating agencies’ conduct, “Our party’s support base is seething in anger. They are restive and want to hit the streets. But we have stopped them because we still believe that we have the rule of law in the country.”

Outrage across party lines

Nearly all the non-BJP parties have condemned the handling of the cases of alleged corruption involving Lalu and his family.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the Modi government for its “sinister design to kill democracy by misusing probe agencies against the opposition parties”. “His (Tejaswhi’s) pregnant wife and sisters are being harassed. Lalu Prasad ji is old, ill; even then the Modi government didn’t show humanity towards him,” he said.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi took to Twitter, saying that the Modi government is “suppressing the unyielding voices of the opposition. Why is the government so scared of the vocal voices of the opposition?”

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal – who has seen two of his two former ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain arrested – described the BJP as the “most corrupt” party.

Bihar chief minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar referred the CBI and ED’s action against Lalu and his family as a result of his joining the Mahagathbandhan. “They (investigating agencies) raided Lalu ji’s establishments in 2017 when we were in Mahagathbandhan. They fell silent after I went to them (BJP). Now they are raiding (Lalu and family) again when we are together,” he said.

BJP’s leader of opposition in the Bihar assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha alleged that Lalu was “reaping what he had sown”. The ED claimed that its team had found property and unaccounted transactions worth Rs 600 crore from Lalu’s family members. Tejashwi denied the claim, saying that the agencies had made similar claims in 2017 but nothing had come of it.

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Lalu Prasad Yadav | Courtesy: Facebook/RJD

Targeting opposition and protecting BJP leaders

“This is not the first time that a party in power is misusing the central agencies. What’s new and also unprecedented is targeting opposition leaders – specifically those posing a threat to the political strength of the present regime – in a well-orchestrated manner,” said a serving commissioner-rank Indian Revenue Service officer, requesting anonymity. He cited several high-profile leaders in the past who underwent investigation, prosecution, trial and even sentences even when their parties were in power.

Lalu is perhaps the biggest example of this. HD Deve  Gowda, the Janata Dal leader from Karnataka, was the prime minister in 1996. Lalu was president of the Janata Dal then and had played a pivotal role in making Deve Gowda the prime minister. But the CBI chargesheeted Lalu in the fodder scam cases during Deve Gowda’s tenure. Lalu also had to quit as the chief minister and go to jail when IK Gujaral – another Janata Dal leader – was the prime minister.

“It’s not that the then PMs and home ministers in office might not have favoured Lalu ji. They must have put their words of support, but they wouldn’t have crossed limits. And to be fair to Lalu ji, he too must have cooperated with the investigating agencies and the court procedures,” the officer said, alleging, “The present regime issues specific directives to the top brass of the investigating agencies about the persons to be investigated and those to be protected, they cross all limits.”

An additional director general (ADG) rank Indian Police Service officer at the Bihar police headquarters too was surprised at the manner in which the Union government had given third extension to ED director Sanjay Kumar Mishra. “Tell us, why should the government take so much interest in a particular individual for the top post? There are already officers in the queue of seniority to fill the vacancy. Why is an individual given extension after extension while deserving ones are languishing?” he asked. “The government has done this despite the amicus curiae in the Supreme Court, KV Viswanathan, objecting to it.”

There are many other examples of top leaders being subjected to investigation, prosecution and sentences when they had their governments at the Centre. Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, former Maharashtra chief minister AR Antulay, three-time Bihar chief minister and Congress leader Jagannath Mishra and towering tribal leader from Jharkhand Shibu Soren were a few examples.

The hallmark of the present regime is targeting its opponents through the investigating agencies and forgetting the charges against them if they join the BJP.

BJP’s Blatant Double Standard For Lalu Prasad Yadav

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BJP’s Blatant Double Standard For Lalu Prasad Yadav

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring the just-concluded Assembly poll campaign in Meghalaya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah described its Chief Minister, Konrad K Sangma, as “most corrupt” and heaped charges of money laundering on him. But Sangma’s National People’s Party won 26 of 57 seats it contested and formed the government. The Bharatiya Janata Party won two of the 60 seats it contested but made a frenetic U-turn once the results were out and extended support to Sangma. Modi and Shah graced Sangma’s swearing-in ceremony at Shillong on 7 March—the same day Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths questioned the Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad Yadav at his daughter Misa Bharti’s home in New Delhi. The corruption charges against Sangma would obviously not be discussed, forget about probe, now.

The Prime Minister did not mention Adani even after the entire Opposition demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Hindenburg research report that claims to have exposed the group’s “misappropriations”, causing worldwide outrage. Repeatedly stalling Parliament on the issue didn’t move the Treasury Benches. Even an inspector-level official has not questioned Adani. The media house Al Jazeera has, in the meantime, claimed to have exposed how the Adani Group was allotted a coal block in violation of the Supreme Court’s order.

Sangma and Adani are just the tips of the iceberg of countless politicians and businessmen who enjoy impunity because they are in the “good books” of the ruling BJP. It is an open secret that many top leaders who faced the CBI’s heat, or that of the Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax authorities, suddenly got freedom after joining the BJP. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Narayan Rane, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and former Trinamool Congress leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Mukul Roy are well-known among those with central investigating agencies hot on their heels until they joined the BJP.

On the other hand, Lalu Prasad Yadav—perhaps the most uncompromising and belligerent opponent of the BJP—was released on bail after serving the bailable period of his jail term in the so-called fodder scam cases in March last year. He underwent a kidney transplant (donated by his daughter Rohini Acharya) in Singapore and returned to New Delhi on 11 February. Doctors have advised him against being in crowds for fear of infection. But a twelve-member CBI team questioned him for four hours in what they have termed as the “land-for-jobs” case.

Nature of the Cases

It was in 2017 that the CBI filed two cases against Lalu, his family members and others. At the time, his RJD was in a Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United and the Congress party. The Alliance had roundly defeated the BJP in the 2015 Assembly poll and was in power in Bihar. The charges under these cases belonged to the period when Lalu was Union Railway Minister (2004-09). The allegations included: 1—Lalu took land in lieu of giving Group D jobs in the Railways, and 2—the Railways sold two IRCTC hotels in Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) to private operators in violation of stipulated provisions.

In fact, the CBI had received complaints about these cases from Lalu’s opponents during his tenure as Railway minister. The CBI investigated it first in 2008 and closed it, saying there was “no evidence”. Again, when Mamata Banerjee became Railway minister, the CBI probed these charges but closed the matter again in 2011 after finding “no evidence”. Now, how did the CBI, which had closed the cases twice, re-open them in 2017?

Lalu and his party alleged the CBI worked at the behest of the BJP, aiming to break the Mahagathbandhan. CBI and Income Tax officials raided Lalu’s home in Patna and many establishments concerning these two cases and filed a charge sheet against him, his wife Rabri Devi, son and present Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, daughter Misa Bharti, and others. After that, in 2017, Nitish Kumar dumped Mahagathbandhan and returned to the BJP fold.

Time rolled past. Days became months and months became years. The CBI did not pursue these cases so long as Nitish Kumar remained with the BJP. However, as soon as he dumped the BJP and returned to Mahagathbandhan, it swung into action. In August 2022, the agency raided over 17 establishments allegedly linked with Lalu and people close to him when the Nitish-led Mahagathbandhan was seeking a confidence vote in the Bihar Assembly.

After that, the CBI petitioned a court to cancel Tejaswhi Yadav’s bail in the IRCTC case, which it rejected. It also petitioned to extend Lalu’s sentence term in the fodder cases to return him to prison. On 15 March, following another petition, the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi summoned Lalu, Rabri, Misa and others. But ahead of it, on 6 March, the CBI had interrogated Rabri in Patna for six hours and Lalu on 7 March in New Delhi.

Reasons for Heat on Lalu

Lalu is perhaps the only regional satrap who never compromised with the BJP and has stood like a rock behind the minorities, who are at the epicentre of Sangh Parivar-sponsored hate campaigns. Moreover, virtually every Opposition party—the Congress, left parties, regional parties in the South, and the Aam Aadmi Party, whose former ministers Satyendra Jain and Manish Sisodia are in jail on corruption charges—charges BJP with using central investigation agencies to break them and coerce their leaders to join it.

The BJP has evidently had some success in this ‘plan’, for many leaders in Maharashtra, West Bengal, North Eastern states, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Goa, who had the agencies chasing after them in various alleged “scams” got a reprieve once they entered the BJP fold.

As Tejashwi Yadav has said on Twitter—“अगर लालू जी BJP से हाथ मिला लेते तो वो आज हिंदुस्तान के राजा हरीशचंद्र होते। तथाकथित चारा घोटाला दो मिनट में भाईचारा घोटाला हो जाता अगर लालू जी का DNA बदल जाता।” That is, if Lalu had joined hands with the BJP, the fodder scam would have given way to bonhomie—but that isn’t possible for Lalu’s DNA cannot be changed.

The BJP broke the Mahagathbandhan in 2017 with CBI and IT raids on Lalu’s home, which triggered Nitish’s U-Turn. But now, the Bihar Chief Minister’s party claims to have understood the BJP’s “game”. Nitish has repeatedly said it is using raids to break the Grand Alliance, which he would not let happen again.

State’s Role In Rising Violence Against Muslims

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Junaid and Nasir set out on 16th February 2023 to meet some relatives. They were subjected to brutal violence at the hands of ‘cow protection’ groups. These groups are operating in Haryana and nearby areas with great impunity. The tragic episode also reveals the degree of absolute impunity which these groups enjoy and part collusion with the police. On their return these two Muslim youth were stopped by the gang operating in the name of Cow protection, beaten and taken to police station. Police neither sent the injured men to hospital nor apprehend the criminals. The gang took Nasir and Junaid to a remote place, tied them to the back seats of the car and put the car on fire. The car which was used in this crime and other actions in the name of preventing Cow trafficking was earlier registered as the police vehicle!

Harsh Mander, the founder of Caravan-e-Mohabbat, trying to sooth the families of ‘victims of Hate crimes’, visited the area and wrote in Indian Express “I am profoundly chilled as I scan social media pages of Monu Manesar. He and members of his gang live stream as they openly brandish sophisticated firearms, sound sirens mimicking police jeeps, shoot at vehicles, and brutally thrash the men they catch.”

While protests are going on against this horrific crime, two Mahapanchayts have taken place. The victims were from Rajasthan and crime was committed in Haryana. The Mahapanchayats, duly supported by RSS affiliates Bajarang Dal, VHP and another organization called Hindu Sena further came out with Hate speeches. In the first one it was said that if Rajasthan police comes to arrest Monu Manesar, the chief of the vigilante group, they will not be able to go back on their feet. In the second one on 22nd February one Aastha Maa talked on the issue of love jihad and incited the audience not to spare those Muslims who are eyeing Hindu Girls.

Meanwhile three culprits have been arrested and it turns out that they were informers (Mukhbirs) of police. While the menace of Cow vigilantes has gone up in last few years, it particularly picked up after 2019. In 2015 the Harayana state passed a bill “Govansh Sanrakshan and Gosamvarshan” (Cow Progeny protection and promotion Act). In 2019 it brought an amendment that those trafficking cows will be punished. Since then many groups have sprung up who stop the vehicles carrying animals, make deals with them and in case of failures of the deals use violence. This treatment is meted out even to those transporters who have valid papers. Surely the police must be knowing this all. Muslims of Mevat region are the ones, who inherit a syncretic Islam with many Hindu rituals. Milk is one of their main business and they are victims of such regular attacks from the Monu Manesar type groups while the police is watching.

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Nasir and Junaid. The vehicle which was set ablaze along with the two Muslim youth

It is not too long ago when the issue of Cow beef was brought to the fore as an essential part of divisive communal politics. While we are talking of one Junaid here; there was another Junaid, a Madrassa student who was lynched while travelling in a train on the suspicion that he had beef in his Tiffin. We recall Mohammad Akhlaq and fate of Pehlu Khan. Lynching was politically-socially introduced as a peak of communal violence directed against Muslim community. One recalls that it was the murder of Akhlaq which precipitated the ‘Award Wapasi’ (returning national honors) trend among our foremost writers, scientists, social workers and what have you. Indian Spend reports “Muslims were the target of 51% of violence centered on bovine issues over nearly eight years (2010 to 2017) and comprised 86% of 28 Indians killed in 63 incidents. As many of 97 per cent of these attacks were reported after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government came to power in May 2014, and about half the cow-related violence — 32 of 63 cases –were from states governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when the attacks were reported, revealed our analysis of violence recorded until June 25, 2017.”

The hate spread against Muslims (and also Christians) has gone to horrific limits. In addition to those who are RSS affiliates, other Hindu Sena type of organizations have sprung up, dime a dozen. They merrily take the law in their hands, while some bigwigs keep formally saying that they should not take law in their hands. The crimes which are committed against this minority are highlighted with aplomb and many a times these crimes are live streamed on face book (Monu Manesar face book shows that) or videos are circulated as Shambhulal Regar who killed Afrazul and videotaped the killing.

Many of these culprits are honored publicaly. The murder accused of Kalimuddin Ansari were greeted by Jayant Sinha, the then union Minster. Processions were taken out in support of the culprits of Asifa, the eight year old, who was subjected to rape and murder in Kashmir. One also recalls the murder of IT engineer Mohsin Shaikh who was murdered in Pune and now all the accused have been exonerated. They took out a victory march! There was also the incidence of a police officer Subodh Kumar Singh’s murder. The crime of this upright police officer was that he was trying to take proper action in the case of a dead cow thrown in the field of village Syana in UP.

In a way the ‘Cow-Beef’ issue was flagged off by none other than our Prime Minster who in a public speech said that Maharana Pratap dedicated his life for cow protection. New issues are regularly being added to the ‘Hate other’. Yesterday (26th February 2023) Vashi (New Bombay) area saw a big rally ‘Hindu Jan Akrsoh Rally’ (Hindu Mass resentment) shouting slogans against Muslims for Love Jihad and Land Jihad. One of the top Godi media (pro sectarianism media) anchor had presented a detailed chart of types of Jihad which have been unleashed in India! Goebbels dominates the media ecosystem of India!

As we are witnessing a downward spiral of increasing Hate, Violence and consequent polarization, the fraternity inherent in our Constitution is showing a downslide. The freedom movement saw an upward going spiral of communal amity, now is the time to revive those principles to lay the foundation of harmony, amity and peace. These surely are the prerequisites of progress of the country.

Transgender couple breaks social norms by welcoming a baby, highlighting rich cultural legacy in ancient India

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Transgender couple breaks social norms by welcoming a baby, highlighting rich cultural legacy in ancient India

In India, the transgender community faces significant opposition and discrimination. However, a recent headline has brought hope to the community as a transgender couple, Ziya Paval and Zahhad, have broken norms and had a baby. The couple’s story is a small but significant step in the ongoing struggle for acceptance and rights for sexual minorities in India.

Despite the challenges they face, the transgender community has a rich legacy in Hinduism. In the epic Ramayana, transgender community members are said to be the “original Ram bhakts.”

According to the legend, when Ram was banished to the forest, he urged all men and women followers to go home. Being neither, the transgenders waited 14 years for his return. When Ram came back, he found them waiting for him on the banks of the Saryu in Ayodhya. Deeply moved by their devotion, he blessed the outcasts or so goes the transgenders’ tale. This story is significant as it shows that in Kalyug, the age of darkness, the transgender community will be the political masters.

Mahabharata, which narrates the great war between the Pandavas and Kauravas, is the story of Princess Amba, who became Shikhandi in another birth. Through rebirth, subsequent cross-dressing, and ‘sex change’, Shikhandi plays one of the decisive roles in the outcome of that great war and a turning point in the epic.

Despite religious backing, transgender individuals are often disowned by their families and face societal ridicule and stigma in India. It goes against the constitutional values of fraternity and dignity, which are essential moral principles that should be practised in private and public life.

Commenting on the principle of fraternity in the Constituent Assembly, J. B. Kirpalani, a prominent member of the Constituent Assembly said, “I come to the great doctrine of fraternity which is allied with democracy. It means that we are all sons of the same God, as the religious would say, but as the mystic would say, that there is one life pulsating through us all, or as the Bible says, we are one of another. There can be no fraternity without this. So, I want this House to remember that what we have enunciated are not merely legal, constitutional and formal principles but moral principles and moral principles have to be lived in life. They have to live whether it is private or public life.”

However, in the past two decades, there have been some positive changes for sexual minorities in India. In 2014, the Supreme Court recognised a transgender person’s right to self-identification as male, female, or the third gender. Furthermore, in August 2016, the government introduced the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2016 in Lok Sabha.

Social media has also played a role in building awareness and support for the transgender community. Ziya and Zahhad took advantage of social media to share their journey and build a positive narrative before society. They released pictures of their new family on Instagram, gaining attention and support from people around the world.

“The baby was born by around 9.30 am through a Caesarean Section at the Government Medical College Hospital,” Ziya Paval, one of the trans-partners, told reporters in Kozhikode. Both the baby and Zahhad, who delivered the child, are doing well, she added.

Despite the progress made, there is still a long way to go for sexual minorities in India. The societal boycott of transgender individuals goes against the moral principles enshrined in the Constitution. Society must continue to evolve and uphold the values of fraternity and dignity for all individuals, regardless of their gender identity.

Anup Dutta is a fellow of Vikas Samvad Constitution Fellowship 2022.

झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा: महाजनी प्रथा और माफिया राज को खत्म करने वाली पार्टी, एक बड़ी राजनीतिक लड़ाई रही

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झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा: महाजनी प्रथा और माफिया राज को खत्म करने वाली पार्टी, एक बड़ी राजनीतिक लड़ाई रही

झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा, जिसकी स्थापना 1973 में हुई थी अब आधे दशक का सफर तय कर चुकी है। वैसे तो 4 फरवरी, 1973 में इसकी स्थापना धनबाद में हुई थी, पर 4 मार्च, 1973 को ही गिरिडीह में भी इसकी बुनियाद रखी गयी थी। गिरिडीह में आज इसे समारोह के तौर पर मनाया जा रहा जिसमें, झारखंड राज्य के मुख्यमंत्री और झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष हेमंत सोरेन भी शरीक होंगे।

ईन्यूज़रूम ने झामुमो के अब तक के सफर और इसके भविष्य को समझने के लिए ‘समर शेष है’ के लेखक और जेएमएम संस्थापक शिबू सोरेन के साथ दो दशकों तक काम किया। और पार्टी कि स्थापना से लेकर अभी तक के सफर को नजदीक से देख रहे रांची के वरिष्ठ पत्रकार विनोद कुमार से बात की|

झामुमो ने अपने उद्देश्यों को हासिल किया

विनोद कुमार मानते हैं कि जिन उद्देश्यों के लिए एके रॉय, विनोद बिहारी महतो और शिबू सोरेन ने झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा की स्थापना कि थी, उसमें मोर्चा कामयाब रहा है।

“वैसे तो 50 साल के सफर में झामुमो कई बार टूटी और इसकी शुरुआत एके रॉय से हो गयी थी, जो चाहते थे कि मोर्चा चुनाव नहीं लड़े, पर ऐसा हुआ नहीं और रॉय साहब की राह जुदा कुछ सालों में ही हो गयी। फिर बाद में विनोद बिहारी से भी अलग हो कर ये अब सिर्फ शिबू सोरेन की पार्टी बन गयी थी। पर जहाँ शिबू सोरेन जिसने सनोत समाज संस्था बनाकर महाजनों के खिलाफ निर्णायक लड़ाई लड़ी थी, वही माफ़ीयाओ के खिलाफ लड़ाई जिसका नेतृत्व एके रॉय कर रहे थे उसमें भी उनको पूरा बल देने का काम किया।”

“फिर अलग झारखंड की लड़ाई को जेएमएम ने धार दिया और झारखंड अलग राज्य के सपनों को साकार करा कर ही दम लिया,” वरिष्ठ पत्रकार ने आगे बताया।

झारखंड मुक्ति मोर्चा jmm जेएमएम झामुमो हेमंत सोरेन शिबू

पर राजनीतिक संघर्ष अभी बाकी है

झारखंड बनने की लड़ाई लड़ने के बावजूद राज्य बनने के बाद, झामुमो को ज्यादा राजनीतिक लाभ नहीं मिला। कभी सत्ता में कुछ वक़्त के लिए आई तो कभी बहुत दूर रह गई।

कभी बीजेपी के साथ गठजोड़ किया और सत्ता में आई तो कभी काँग्रेस के साथ।

विनोद कुमार ने कहा, “पहली बार 2019 में जेएमएम को सबसे बड़ी कामयाबी मिली और पार्टी, 81 में से 30 सीटें जीत पाई और भाजपा को पछाड़ते हुए राज्य की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी बन गई। और काँग्रेस, आरजेडी के साथ मिलकर महागठबंधन की सरकार झारखंड में चला रही है।”

उन्होने आगे बताया, “झामुमो को अभी भाजपा से बहुत कड़ी राजनीतिक लड़ाई लड़नी पड़ रही है। ये अलग बात है कि महागठबंधन की सरकार कैसा काम कर रही है और सरकार के मंत्री कितने भ्रष्टाचार में लिप्त हैं, इसके लिए ही पाँच साल में चुनाव होता है और इसका फैसला जनता करती है। पर भाजपा बिना मतलब के मुद्दों को उठा कर झामुमो अगुआ सरकार को कार्यकाल पूरा होने से पहले ही गिराना चाहती है।”

देश की सबसे छोटी पार्टी, सबसे बड़ी से टक्कर ले रही

“भाजपा अपने को भारत और दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी राजनीतिक पार्टी बताती है। पर झामुमो जिसके 30 विधायक हैं उसकी सरकार को गिराने के लिए हर कोशिश कर रही है। अब देखना ये होगा कि हेमंत सोरेन जो अभी तो तलवार की धार पे चल कर सरकार चला रहे हैं, सरकार और फिर अपने पार्टी को और कितना आगे ले जाते हैं, कब तक जेएमएम अकेले बहुमत ला पाती है। वैसे वें इतना तो समझ गये हैं कि भाजपा के साथ जो चल रहा है वो अस्तित्व की लड़ाई है।” विनोद कुमार ने बताया।

वरिष्ठ पत्रकार ने एक और अहम मुद्दे की ओर ध्यान खींचा। आदिवासियों की आबादी इंडिया में 10 प्रतिशत है पर कोई राष्ट्रीय स्तर का आदिवासी नेता नहीं है देश में।

विनोद कुमार ने इस पर कहा, “देखना ये भी है कि, क्या हेमंत सोरेन के काल में, झामुमो, कोई राष्ट्रीय स्तर का आदिवासी नेता देगी देश को?”

‘नदी सिंदूरी’ पर बोले अभय दुबे- घटनाएं चरित्रों की तरह दिखने लगे तब रचना साधारण नहीं रह जाती

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‘नदी सिंदूरी’ पर बोले अभय दुबे- घटनाएं चरित्रों की तरह दिखने लगे तब रचना साधारण नहीं रह जाती

नई दिल्ली। जब घटनाएं और गतिविधियां चरित्रों की तरह दिखाई देने लगे तब वह रचना साधारण नहीं रह जाती। शिरीष खरे की सद्य प्रकाशित पुस्तक नदी सिंदूरी का लोकार्पण करते हुए विख्यात समाज वैज्ञानिक और लेखक प्रो अभय कुमार दुबे ने कहा कि खरे की किताब अपने विवरणों में रेणु के मैला आँचल की याद दिलाती है।

प्रो दुबे ने विश्व पुस्तक मेला प्रांगण में ‘राजपाल एण्ड सन्ज़’ द्वारा आयोजित लोकार्पण समारोह में कहा कि इस किताब में रामलीला भी एक चरित्र के रूप में अंकित हुई है। उन्होंने किताब में आए अनेक पात्रों का उल्लेख करते हुए बताया कि गैर आदिवासी गांव में एक गोंड महिला का सरपंच बने रहना और लोगों का आपसी सौहार्द इस किताब को पठनीय बनाता है। प्रो दुबे ने किताब के एक अध्याय में आई कल्लो गाय के वर्णन की प्रशंसा करते हुए कहा कि खरे की किताब व्यतीत जीवन के समृद्ध पक्षों का हृदयस्पर्शी चित्रण करती है।

समारोह में युवा आलोचक पल्लव ने नदी सिंदूरी को कथाकृति से अधिक कथेतर की किताब बताया। उन्होंने कहा कि पात्रों की आवाजाही और टूटते रूपबंध इसे भिन्न किस्म की विधा ठहराते हैं। पल्लव ने खरे के लेखन में साधारण की प्रतिष्ठा को इधर की विशेष घटना बताया।

‘राजपाल एण्ड सन्ज़’ की निदेशक मीरा जौहरी ने कहा कि उनके प्रकाशन से खरे की पहली किताब ‘एक देश बारह दुनिया’ के भी तीन संस्करण आ चुके हैं। अपनी रचना प्रक्रिया पर बोलते हुए खरे ने कहा कि नर्मदा की सहायक सिंदूरी नदी की इन कहानियों में नदी न सिर्फ गांव का भूगोल बनाती है बल्कि समुदाय को भी रचती हैं, जिसमें लोकरीति, लोकनीति,किस्से और कहावतों का ताना-बाना है। समारोह के अंत में चंद्रशेखर चतुर्वेदी ने आभार ज्ञापित किया। आयोजन में पाठक, शोधार्थी और लेखक उपस्थित थे।

‘एक देश बारह दुनिया’ जैसी चर्चित पुस्तक के लेखक शिरीष खरे की ‘नदी सिंदूरी’ आत्मीय संस्मरणों का इन्द्रधनुषी वितान हमारे सामने खड़ा करती है, जिनमें पात्रों और उनके परिवेश का जीवंत चित्रण हमारे पुतलियों के परदे पर चलचित्र-सा गतिमान हो उठता है। नर्मदा की सहायक नदी सिंदूरी के किनारे का गांव मदनपुर के पात्रों की मानवीयता और विद्रूपता, जड़ता और गतिशीलता रचनाकार के सहज-स्वभाविक कहन के साथ स्वतः कथाओं में ढलती चली गई है।

मदनपुर सन् 1842 और 1857 के गोंड राजा ढेलन शाह के विद्रोह के कारण इतिहास के पन्नों में दर्ज है। लेकिन, नदी सिंदूरी की कहानी अब दर्ज हुई है। ये संस्मरण, ये कथाएँ सिंदूरी नदी के बीच फेंके गए पत्थर के कारण नदी के शांत जल की तरंगों जैसी हैं। नदी सिंदूरी से गुज़रते हुए महादेवी वर्मा की ‘स्मृति की रेखाएं’ और आचार्य शिवपूजन सहाय की ‘देहाती दुनिया’ की याद दिलाती हैं।

शिरीष खरे पिछले दो दशक से वंचित समुदायों के पक्ष में लिख रहे हैं। इस दौरान इन्होंने देश के चौदह राज्यों के अंदरूनी भागो की यात्राएं की हैं। इन्हें भारत पर उत्कृष्ट रिपोर्टिंग के लिए वर्ष 2013 में ‘भारतीय प्रेस परिषद सम्मान’ दिया गया। शिरीष को वर्ष 2009, 2013, 2020 में ‘संयुक्त राष्ट्र जनसंख्या कोष’ द्वारा ‘लाडली मीडिया अवार्ड’ सहित सात राष्ट्रीय स्तर के पुरस्कार मिल चुके हैं।

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