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And the most awaited, highly hyped verdict came.

Is it right or wrong? It’s heated debate over this topic and almost all channels have dedicated their entire time slot for this topic, Is it fair to send Sanjay dutt jail for 6 yrs?

Everyone is having their views and so as I have, but I am not to discuss it, I have had enough debate with my friends. But it was sick to see so much of hype and media outcry over this issue. Law is above all and all should be treated with an equal yardstick. I am not here to write the whole scenario or story of it.

Rather i have few questions in my mind.

Here are my questions.

1. As sanjay said that it’s been 14 years he committed the crime ( it’s really hats off to him that he admitted it in first place) and why 6 years jail now. But dont you think the menon family and all other criminals whose life gets over in jail until their verdict comes (and pathetic in some cases where they were not guilty) also will be raising same question. And what should we answer them?

2. Can you tell me how many time your advocate try to get the verdict to be delayed? I have not gone through the proceedings but i am sure it’s one of the duty of intelligent advocate to get the case delayed and keep their client out of the verdict day. Same was dont in some movie of famously called "Tarikh pe tarikh". Why was done so? I must say you were so lucky to come out in just 16 months earlier and also you made lots of money then after playing munna and doing gandhigiri.

3. One for media and film industry. I heard Kirron Kher commenting somewhere that since he came back from jail he is behaving as a good boy. And it’s been so long why he is been punished now? I would like to ask her to raise same question for lot many people those who spend their lot many years in jail and then come out clean. What about those lost years and they were kept in jail just out of suspect?

4. Until, verdict came saju baba was telling to media that whatever the verdict is i will accept. But as soon as Judge made clear that he will be jailed for 6 years, his advocate told media that they will move to SC, it’s ok as they have legal right. But why? What point you want to drive home? Is that he is innocent it’s not for sure then is it the verdict is harsh. Then i should say he was really lucky to be film star and most importantly son of much admired person otherwise he would have been in some jail for lot many years and no one might have been asking about him as well. The biggest relief he has is that is not charged under TADA rather arms act. And he has lot of money to have best advocates to save him, that also earned from the people of India, by showing them sometime bhaigiri and now gandhigiri.

I think we all should understand that, IF ANYBODY WHO HAS COMMITTED A CRIME SHOULD BE PUNISHED WITH AN EQUAL YARDSTICK.

Can you believe how much money he might have spend for the fees of his team of advocates? Probably the best ones in the country. Still they could not save him so one should understand how big crime he has committed and frankly that was not the first time. He already had some pistol possession case, attending party in dubai as well as drug case. Why people like Mrs. Kher and Mr. DilipKumar papmer him. I have respect for Late Mr. Sunil Dutt, but that doesnt make his son good person.

In end, would say him to keep is cool and if possible read "My Experiments with Truths By Mr. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi", then he will really come to know what Gandhigiri is in reality.

This may sound a bit inhuman but the fact is human nature is to create and be in a comfort at all the time. We by nature tend to make everything around us a comfort zone. And a step outside that zone makes us very scary. This stands true for almost 90% of living human being.

Then, why to break it? No, i am not against the nature and it’s power. But, sometimes it’s important to recognize the level of comfort you are living in and then try come out of it. Actually mammoth challenge is in recognizing the zone itself.

The comfort zone is not only about materialistic possessions which we own over a period in the shadow of improving the life style, but also the way we think and the way we take our career options.

Why we don’t have too many people who are mere successful because they have done or adopted something diffrent?

Actually, we all were venturesome and can take big risks when we were child. But, as we grow up we look around, we started creating a shield around us.

Take example of my self only. Initially when i graduated was very keen to setup a business and to become a employer myself. But then eventually as i started realizing things i dropped the idea and then i cut down to become an employee. Even today in back of my mind the idea is there but now it seems remote possibility.

Same is now with the company, where I have been working for more then 3 yrs. And it’s not a short amount of time given that I am in IT industry where a person stay of more then 2 years sounds strange.

No doubt I have not got bored to the company or the people of it. It’s wonderful organization, but then I dont know about other organizations and their people so cant claim that this is the best one. Probably, i have made a comfort zone out of what i am getting from my organization. It’s not that i dont know what other facilities and perks are given in other company (Some pays more and some at par…). Sometimes i also think, Am i scared of giving interviews or what? may be true or may be false.

Thanks to so vibrant software industry and well defined processes, a non-performer can be picked very easily compare to other industries. But the thing is i would given any interview at least so that i would come to know what is market value for my skills and where should i improve upon.

Actually, i would like all software organizations to test their employees every year and give positive feedback to hone their skills. This was probably we can provide them a challenge and also can give a red light to them to improve. But, i am sure it’s not going to be implemented in any firm (even i too won’t allow in my owned firm if i would have) as, it’s not ADDING VALUE TO CLIENTS. Hence, we individually should identify ways to get challenged and fulfill it and by doing so you will keep yourself on the perimeter of the zone and wont get the center position, from where u just cant come out. ( But still question comes to mind who is John Galt? Read "Atlas Shrugged" ? )

In fact, we should strech our limits by reaching horizon and difining new one. Gist is that, we should cultivate the habit of being on perimeter and not in center of comfort zone, as the zone is going to follow you wherever you may be and whatever you do.

While writting this i dont consider myself the ambassador of the indian culture. But this is something i always wanted to convey to the society and writting a blog can achive it. Also, today while reading newspaper (TOI) i read one topic which really made me to write something as well.

It provoked few questions in my mind or i rather should consider that i got the speech for the questions i always had in my mind. It’s about indian culture. What is true indian culture? Is it what we are living today? I guess no. This culture is highly influenced by the foreign rulers those who ruled india for almost 1000 yrs.

Look in the past, the glory of the indian culture, i find freedom of speech, expression and sex. Ajanta, Khajuraho and kamasutra are few examples of them. Even great poets like kalidas has written "Kumar sambhava" describing the "shringar ras" and celebrating the relationship between men and women. Ladies were having equal rights like, Vaidehi was one of the of the greatest female scholar of the vedas. No where i have found or read about the restrictions over girls/ladies. They had full freedom to do whatever they wish to.

Then why is so much diffrence today? Why are we turning into taliban like society where no one has right to express or say or wear or paint what they wish to do. It’s disgusting to see in the news that some state govts imposing ban on school girls wearing skirts and girls have to wear which would cover full body. M.F.Husain and one student in the faculty of fine arts of M.S. University of Baroda had to pay for portrating nude paints. What is so obsene in it? Why we oppose when our own tradition dont consider it? Or have we changed? Yes, I think we have changed. We have forgotten the actual indian culture.

We are highly influenced by the muslim rule of some 800 yrs. And hence we have become so rigid, otherwise indian culture never ever allowed such attacks on art and culture and most importantly on freedom. 

Moreover the moral police for Hindu culture like VPH, BajrangDal are just the following the muslim culture rather then hindu culture. If they really wish to cultivate and preserve indian culture i think they should go back home and read what’s described in vedas. I am sure all those who are burning effigy of husain are not having even faintest idea about it.

And who opposes? It was shocking to see the student of Fine arts faculty got jailed for his expression of Art. Are we the real hindu society?

I think we are more of a psuedo muslim society then a real hindu society. The people those who opposed the student were mere politicians and their persons. And politicians for few votes and to break into the news can do anything. But it’s upto we indian to awake and rebuild/ rejuvinate our 1000 yrs old tradition.

I would recommand you to read the topic of the TOI which has some good thoughts by Vinay Bharat-Ram on expression of art and eroticism. Today’s times Of India (31/May/2007)

http://epaper.timesofindia.com/ -> Go to Editorial page( Page 18) ->"Art Imitates Life"

Go through it, has good knowledge about what hindu/indian culture is(or rather was, alas). You would come to know what a shivaling is and what our great poets had to say / sing about beauty of lady and the most revered relationship between men and women. Even krishna and radha’s love was the celebration of such relationship only.

Ultimate thing is we are indians we should be open society. All should have their right for expression. You can criticize them for their artistic outcomes but can not take away someone’s right of expression. And remember we hindu long before husain and other, had admire erotica and nothing is wrong about it. 

Let’s form a society where we can discuss, let’s be open and bold then rigid. Allow everyone to express whatever one wish to. why so many restrictions? LET’S GO BACK 1000 yrs AND BE PROUD OF BEING INDIAN.