Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Wednesday 12 November 2014

POLITICS IS THE ART OF POSSIBLE

Between  Mahabharat of old and the Maharashtra of new , there are some parallels

When offered a choice , Pandava Prince , Arjun chose Lord Krishna , rather than his army of 18,000 soldiers

Devendra Fadnavis chose a couple of independent MLAs , rather than 62 MLAs of Shivsena

Again , when thousands of soldiers of Pandava army were succumbing to the arrows of Guru Dronacharya , Lord Krishna showed a way to demoralize the Guru

He made Dharmaraj Yudhisthir ( who only spoke truth - and nothing but the truth ) tell a half-truth

When rumor spread that Guru's son , Ashwathama was killed , Guru asked Yudhisthir , whether this was true , knowing that Yudhisthir would only speak truth

Yudhisthir loudly said ,

" Yes , Ashwathama is dead "

Then added in an inaudible low voice ,

" May be a human or may be an elephant "

Maharashtra Assembly Speaker , Haribhau Bagade , too , said ,

" This Government has passed the confidence vote "

May be , among the din that followed , no one heard what he added , 

"  May be legitimately , may be fraudulently "

It seems Shiv Sena forgot to ask itself ,

" What good can you do for the people , if you are not in power  ?

  People are simply fed up of Opposition members walking down to the Well of the House , shouting slogans

People have elected MLAs - whether in Government or in Opposition - to pull them out of the abysmal well of poverty 


*   hemen   parekh  /  13  Nov   2014


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