We are in the era of transformation. Things are getting crystal clear, people are aware of their rights and they revolt if they find unfit and unacceptable.We are living in a global village with lot of information and ignorance. It is our discretion which screens the information and it is ignorance of social responsibility which made us reticent.
There is a very thin layer between the adamant and progressive. It is difficult for one to analyze the concentration of those as we get sometimes homogeneous one who moves sometime forward & sometime not. Social analysis is rapidly changing theory which is getting wider and deeper. If one can retrospect social condition of Indian society since independence , we find many closures which simply diverts the rights of people for one or other reasons.
In India, we came across dumb leaders, deaf leaders & blind leaders. Dumb leader is one who never speak , debate or express his/her views in open and put spokesperson to publicize his/her opinion. It is the spokesperson who will face the mass but not the leader. Deaf leader is one who not listen to opinion of mass , with his prejudice notion simply compel people to follow his path or who never sees the fact and judge the objective of policy but simply promote for nepotism,self interest, name and fame . Blind leader is one who has no clear vision for nation, development, targeting mass. There is one sound similarity in all the three leaders i.e. all ignore mass interest at large and interested in grabbing power. Here in their administration target is indeed mass at large but policies are not really meant for mass or partially meant for mass. Just imagine a leader who is blind-dumb-deaf. Now we are living in midst of this kind of leaders. But we are fortunate enough to live with world's highly intellectuals. The transformation in our society has take place because of these people and it shall be in future also because of same people. One may hide behind extra constitutional authority or with power but in the nation with sacrifice in her blood ,world's largest democratic republic, its difficult to sustain for larger period. It is the people who revolutionize when the wake form their sleep and the time which wakes them up.

Last week I had been to Jaipur and while coming back , I came by train in second class. It was not my first journey in second class. Earlier many times I traveled so from Doddaballapur to SSSPN station & one time while coming back to Jaipur from Mumbai after my case study. To board in second class I paid to some broker to get some space over there for me as there was a huge line waiting to enter the same as I was damn sure I was not going to get despite of my sincere efforts. I was sleeping /sitting/ lying on space of 13"x 15" for which I paid Rs 50/- apart from my fair. Next day in noon I came to Jaipur.
This time while coming from Jaipur to Delhi I forgot my earlier experience in second class and simply got a ticket for the reason that train will reach earlier and journey will be safe. In Jaipur station I was forced to enter coach which was already filled. No space to breath !!!! I entered and somehow I got a seat for me on the top of seats which was occupied by 2 persons. I peep around as I was on top can see many moods of people. Few are playing cards showing their autocracy (netagiri) troubling fellow travelers, few were smoking in front of smoking prohibition board, outside the window people were abusing to enter the coach, few waiting for lavatories, unfortunately no space to move and even aisle was jam packed.
Listening to resonance of many noises;Kids were crying, adults were shouting; hawker was advertising despite of jam-pack passengers. ......... I got headache and got down in Rewadi Jn. I decided to trial on railways for this pathetic condition and enter the sleeper class. I sat on seat meant for TTE in the coach and was ready to face the consequences but shall not pay penalty. Indian Constitution was in my hand and was reading that. Lawyer in me was awake and was anticipating the situation to put some law-points against TTE or any other officers if they are going to penalize.
Here are my law-points:
If TTE ask me to vacate the seat in sleeper coach, i shall going to refuse. If he penalize ; I shall going to say that I dont have money to pay and ask me to produce in court so that we shall have a trial. Neither railway police can arrest nor any one as I was not a criminal or did any offense. I shall argue with TTE regarding my rights and duties of railways to provide proper and dignified traveling rather than making a poultry farm mess up with chicken-pea-mass.
If they treat my action as an offense , then I shall submit a PIL in apex court invoking the fundamental rights and DPSP to provide proper arrangements for 2nd class travelers.... If there is space in 2nd class who will board sleeper?
If TTE force me to board 2nd class, I shall ask him to join me and be with me till Delhi in 2nd class , so that TTE can enjoy 2nd class travel........

Things which I anticipated didn't happen and it was Palam station ; I simply got down form coach and came back to home.

ದೆಹಲಿಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗಿನಿಂದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಸೊಗಡು ಹೊರಟುಹೋಗಿದೆ. ಕಾರಣ ನಾನು ಸ್ವತಃ ಎಲ್ಲರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೇರೆಯುವಿದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ನಮ್ಮವರ ಹೊರನಾಟದಿಂದ ದೂರವಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಯಲು ಬಯಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಕಾರಣ ಅವರಾಡುವ ಭಾಷೆ.ನೀನು,ನಿಂದು,ನಿನಗೆ ಎಂದೆಲ್ಲ ಚಿಕ್ಕವರು ದೊಡ್ಡವರನ್ನು ಬೇಕಾಬಿಟ್ಟಿಸಂಭೋದಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ; ನನಗದು ಹಿಡಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರವೇ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.ಗೌರವ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಗೌರವ ಪಡೆಯುವುದನ್ನೇ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ. ಕಾಲೇಜು ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಸಂಭೋದನೆಯ ಮಹತ್ವ ನನ್ನ ಹಿರಿಯ ಗೆಳೆಯರಿಂದ ತಿಳಿದೇ. ಅಂದಿನಿದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಏಕವಚನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿಸಿಲ್ಲ. ಅವರು ಸಹ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಸಂಭಂದಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ಇಬ್ಬರಿಗೂ ಸಹ ಸ್ವಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಅಭಿಮಾನ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ಹಿರಿಯರನ್ನು, ಅವರ ಹಿರಿತನಕ್ಕೆ ಗೌರವಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಆಶಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ ಹಾಗು ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಸಹ ಏಕವಚನದಿಂದ ಸಂಭೋದಿಸಿಲ್ಲ , ಅದೇ ರೂಡಿಯಾಗಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಗೆಳೆಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿದೆ.ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ಬರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಮುನ್ನ ನಾವುಗಳು ಬರಿ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಹುಡುಗರಷ್ಟೆ. ಆದರೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಟಾಗ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಪದವೀದರರು;ಭವ್ಯ ಭಾರತದ ಭಾವಿ ಪ್ರಜೆಗಳು.ಪದವಿಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಜದಲ್ಲಿ , ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಹಾಗು ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ಗೌರವ ಎತ್ತಿಹಿಡಿಯುವ ಜವಾಬ್ದಾರಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿರುತ್ತದೆ. ಭಗವಂತನ ಆಶಿರ್ವಾದನಿಂದ ನನಗೆ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಳ ಪ್ರೇಮವುಳ್ಳ ಬ್ಬೋಧಕರು ದೊರೆತರು. ಅವರಿಂದ ಕಲಿತ ಆದರ್ಶ ಪಾಲಿಸುವಿದು ನನಗೆ ಸರಿಎನಿಸುವುದು. ಆದರೆ ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆ ಪ್ರೇಮ ಸಹಜ ಆದರೆ ಅದರಿಂದಾಗಿ ನನ್ನ ಗೌರವ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ದಕ್ಕೆ ತರುವಂತಹ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಬೀಳುವುದನ್ನು ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟಲು ಮೌನವಾಗಿರುತ್ತೇನೆ.
ಭಾಷೆ ಇರುವುದು ಸಂಬೊದನೆಗೆ. ಜಗಳ ಆಡುವುದಕ್ಕಲ್ಲಾ. ಹರಟೆ ಹೊದೆಯುಯುದಕ್ಕಲಾ. ಭಾಷೆಯು ಜ್ಞಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ.
ಯಾವುದೇ ಮೇಲಲ್ಲ-ಕೀಳಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ನನಗೆ ದೊರೆತ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವರ್ಗದ, ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಜನರ ಸಂಪರ್ಕ ಪಡೆದು, ಹಲವಾರು ಭಾಷೆಗಳನ್ನೂ ಕಲಿತು , ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವೈವಿದ್ಯತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಏಕತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಸವಿದು ಉಂಡುತ್ತಿರುವೆ.ಇವುಗಳ ಮದ್ಯೆ ನಾನು ನನ್ನತನವನ್ನು ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ.ಭಾಷಾಗೌರವಕ್ಕೆ ದಕ್ಕೆ ತಂದಿಲ್ಲ. ತರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.
ವಿಶ್ವಮಾನವ ಸಂದೇಶವನ್ನು ಸಾರಿದ ಭಾಷೆ ನನ್ನದೆಮ್ಮ ಗರ್ವ. ವಿಶ್ವಭಾರತಿಯ ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಪುತ್ರಿ - ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ. ಆಕೆಗೆ ಇರುವುದು ತಾಯಿಯ ಹೋಲಿಕೆಯೇ ಬಹಳ. ಸರ್ವಧರ್ಮಗಳ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ನಾಡು. ನೆನೆದಾಗ ಮೈ ರೋಮಾಂಚನವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

ಒಬ್ಬನೇ ನನ್ನ ಯೋಚನಾಲಹರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೆಲಾದುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ನನಗೆ ಹೊಳೆದದ್ದು ನಮ್ಮ ಬನವಾಸಿ ದೇಶ.....
ತಿಂದಾಗ ಕೂತಾಗ,ನಿಂತಾಗ, ನೆನೆದಾಗ -ಮನದ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬರುವುದು ಕನ್ನಡ . ನಿದ್ದೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ನನ್ನ ಭಾಷೆ ಕನ್ನಡವೇ. ನಿದ್ದೆ ಮ೦ಪರಿನಲ್ಲು ನಾನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನೇ. ಯೋಚಿಸುವುದೇ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೇ. ಊಟವೆಂದು ನೆನಪಾದಾಗ ಹೊಳೆಯುವುದು ಬಸ್ಸಾರು-ಮಸೋಪ್ಪು ಸಾರುಗಳೇ.
ಬಿಸಿಭೇಳೆ ಭಾತನ್ನು, ಗಸಗಸೆ ಪಾಯಸವನ್ನು, ಕಡುಬನ್ನು, ಚಿಲ್ಳುಗರು ಬಾಳೆಹಣ್ಣನ್ನು,ಅವರೇಕಾಳು ಉಪ್ಪಿಟ್ಟನ್ನು, ಕುಂಬಳ ಕಾಯಿ ಸಾರು,ಕೊತ್ತೆಕಾಯಿ ಬಸ್ಸಾರನ್ನು,-ರಾಗಿಮುದ್ದೆಯನ್ನು, ರೇಷ್ಮೆ ಸೀರೆ ಹುಟ್ಟ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರನ್ನು, ಕಂಡಾಗ ನೆನೆವುದೆನ್ನಮನಂ ಬನವಾಸಿಯಂ........
ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ, ಉಡುಪಿ,ಕೊಲ್ಲೂರು, ಕುಕ್ಕೆ, ಹಟ್ಟಿಅಂಗಡಿ,ಕಟೀಲು, ಹೊರನಾಡು ನೆನೆದಾಗ ನೆನೆವುದೆನ್ನಮನಂ ಬನವಾಸಿಯಂ........
ಕುವೆಂಪು,ಕಾರಂತ, ಬೇಂದ್ರೆ,ಗೋಕಾಕ,ಮಾಸ್ತಿ,ರಾಜರತ್ನಂ,ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ,.... ರನ್ನು ನೆನೆದಾಗ ನೆನೆವುದೆನ್ನಮನಂ ಬನವಾಸಿಯಂ........
ಶ್ರೀಗಂಧಮಂ- ಕನಕಾಂಬರ-ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆಯಂ-ಮಲೆನಾಡ ಪರಿಸರಮಂ-ನೆನೆವುದೆನ್ನಮನಂ ಬನವಾಸಿಯಂ........

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi passed away on 24th January 2011. It was loss to India. Music is like that, which sings in the air , gives immense bliss and lost in the air. Great soul comes, do Nadopasana- the highest form of musical ritual , uplift listeners and submerge in air. In this context, saint Thyagaraja paid homage to all noble souls. Joshiji was doyen of Kirana garana , who with is typical style of bhajan and abhang renderings caught the hearts of many.
I too enjoys his kannada dasara padagalu ; Kailasavasaa, Bhagyada lakshmi baramma, Tunga teeradi ninda E yativara, ......
Ram Bhajan Krishna Bhajan- Sri Ram Jai Ram...... Jugalbandi concert with Balamuralikrishna.. Abhangs and of course his aalap & khayals.....
My father listens to his voice often and in my childhood days I came to know about him by my father. In course of time I begun to listen to him who gave a new dimension for rendering of Bhajans , Dasara Kritis & Abhangs. It was his innovative style which impacted highly on masses.
This noble soul left us on the same day on which saint Thyagaraja left his mortal body according to hindu calender i.e. on Bahula Panchami 164 years ago. Thyagaraja was a great devotee- ever green composer & classical musician. Joshiji is too a great master in Kirana garana.
Joshiji left us but, his renderings are with us which made him immortal in music fraternity as well as the mass.

Today is Bhahula Panchami - the death anniversary day of saint Thayagaraja. This blog is humbly dedicated to Saint Thyagaraja who taught me the devotion to lord. I'm missing Thiruvayyaru Aradhana Mahothsavam- week long extravaganza since 2004. I was been there in 2003 and I hope in future lord may bless me to attend.
Incidentally or by blessings of Thyagaraja my dream state mind sung many Thyagaraja's kritis in my dream on yesterday night and I was enjoying and aware of that. Dream was over and I waked.
I hope its true blessings of the holy saint.
Bhagawan often quotes Thyagaraja's kritis and indeed He sung many in past. In good olden days old mandir bhajan sessions later in Prashanti Mandir,Bhagawan used to sing and ask devotees to sing His adherent devotee's compositions. Thyagaraja never used his music and knowledge for materialistic achievement but lead simple and pious life dedicating all his work to Lord Rama. In deed he never composed but conversed with lord. His conversations became melodious & heartily compositions. He has a place in the heart of lord......the greatest boon lord has bestowed on him.
On this day of his death anniversary ,I pray him to bless me with devotion to lord for ever and ever & to be always under lotus feet of Lord.

लोको बिन्नबिन्न रुचिः - a dictum which means Society is having different tastes. Ours is the democratic republic nation which gives equal shelter to all diversified opinions and prejudice if any they have.As the position in protocol increase, one has to be one more transparent and responsible. It is most important for an public officer to appreciate the beauty of diversity of society and should find unity in that. In the history of post independence India we find many moles in the spirit of constitutional supremacy. Democracy will be safe only and only if the head of nation, head of states and higher public officers who can rise above party and sectarian interests and provide sound leadership. A portion of greyness covers the post of Governor of the states who some times acts with prejudice misusing the provisions which they have supposed to meant for. Governor misuses his power of articles 200 &356. Few of them acts as the agent of the party which gave him the post. So it is necessary to check this by amending the provisions. State once praised for serene beauty of sandalwood & jasmine has now become victim for the misusing the constitutional post for off-screen reasons. There is a need to amend the article 155 and make it open to legislative wind. The convention is cabinet recommend the name of a person to president on the qualifications provided under article 157 . Here the autonomy and discretionary power is on cabinet. President shall appoint the one who is recommended by cabinet. Here ruling party sometimes misuses the power doing the favors for their party men ignoring the federal interest and integrity of nation. When doing so the union cabinet may never thought about consequences and burden which may arise by doing so. So it is necessary to make the post impartiality & clear by amending the article 157 & 158. Grey actions of blind and sectarian one in the head post will certainly makes loss to exchequer and turmoil in the society. One can opt to made a panel for appointing governors where in that panel head shall be PM consisting of home minister, a retired supreme court judge & 2 leaders of opposition parties. Amending article 157 and include rules and procedure to appoint the governor.

One of my ally came to me on Sunday after writing his examinations. He was supposed to register with COA. Both of us were classmates during our graduation. Aftermath separated us as I decided to take civil services which completely sideline contacts with few friends whom I admire. He called me up on last Friday and told that he shall be coming to Delhi for his examinations.Hoping that he shall be there for one or two days I invited him to my lodging. He came to me , one of my junior was also there with me and that day we had fine dinner. Next day I took him to registration and for shopping which took whole day. I was planing for this week to resume my studies as last week I took break due to my ill health. I am changed a lot since my college days, intellectually as well as socially and one can notice it but he was not . He was the same chap of introvert and misogynist . He thinks a lot and do nothing in action which is his lacuna. Often in past we had arguments because of this scanty nature. From next day onwards I resumed my studies but he often comments for the sake of comment and blasting jokes in my room which used to make me angry. I was fed up with his attitude and variance in our different nature. At my mind I was waiting for his departure from me due to sincere effort which I am putting on this task. I was selfish who was treating friend like a foe, but I had a gunine reason behind which I hoped him to understand & he fails. So I was to invoke spy in me which made me egoist and self concentrated, but I had no other way. So I simply resume my things ignoring him which I felt a greatest sin. But there was no alternate circumstance to act different as I found it to be right to so. So I did and I am deeply regret for my act in the matter for love .I failed to treat alike and sincerely offering this act at the lotus feet of Loving God.