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India's Love Jihad Debate: Political Gambit or Genuine Concern?

In this heated poll season, India is once again caught in a battle royale between the Gods, another Love Jihad (LJ) which is raising temperatures. LJ, a convenient political tool and de rigueur wrapped in welfare schemes and development that helped bring BJP to power at the Centre twice over. Whereby, ishq-mohabat-shaadi cutting across caste and religious boundaries inter-meshed with forced conversions churned the political cauldron resulting in an unholy clash between the ‘holier than thou’! The latest Love Jihad outcry has its genesis in murder of a Karnataka college girl by her former classmate in Hubballi which has ignited a political firestorm in the State, with the girl’s family alleging the accused had been pressuring her to religiously convert and marry him. Naturally, the BJP termed it a case of ‘love jihad,’ hitting out at the Siddaramaiah-led Government, accusing it of playing politics of appeasement at the expense of law and order. With the ruling Congress staunchly denying

Window of mind



I've always had a fascination for poetry. Not that, I personally used to read many or follow. Though the notion by which its meaning is expressed really entangles me to the thoughts of the poet. This is my first try at poetry. I have been blogging for quite a while now to share my thoughts. I express everything I feel and that's how I feel I can connect to people. The idea of writing poem came into my mind after a session of meditation when I came out and looked at the window I saw something different, something I don't usually see when I'm around. I looked at the window sill and saw the creeper trees had grown longer than last I had checked on them. Going above my window and leaving it's trace at the window sill. I see a few crusty leaves lying down there with a sense of tranquility that brought my mind to standstill and allowing me to reminisce.





So here we go.

The creeping flowers outside my window kept me awake.
The window sill with crusty leaves enraptured me with its thoughts.
How these alluring flowers would soon turn into dead green cover.
Losing it's value as it grows older and older.
Its preciousness is tendered most when it's young.
as it blossoms out to be yet another one.

The creeping stems outside my window kept me awake.
Showing its prowess and vigil around the flowers.
Protecting its glory with its powers.
Stings with spooky faces slashing, staring right with a gaze.
Touch the sweet flower and they'd set you ablaze!

The nature's great powers kept me awake.
Throwing life into the cosmos with its mystical might.
Keeping the people find the truth of life.
Awakening a soul through the window of its mind.

Contributed by- Rahul Vakil


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