6 Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. — Nelson Mandela EDITORIAL z Tuesday z November 10, 2020 ARREST OF ARNAB For Nehru they were 'raiders', for Sherwani & Motivation with better ntolerance over the criticisms of political parties and learning necessary for Ithe policies and programmes of government by the Mehjoor 'cannibals' media has been reaching its crescendo. Arnab Goswami, IIT JEE the Editor-in-Chief, Republic TV Channel and a senior „AHMED ALI FAYYAZ in Srinagar as also on celluloid in several villages", the nightingales. They threw stones at crystal „ VIJAY GARG and respected journalist, started to be in the eye of mong all Kashmiris, the historic failure of Taing told STATE TIMES. shops. Had you been armed they wouldn't have t's will be a 100% correct statement to say storm of the government since the time he became vocif- Pakistan's 'Operation Gulmarg' is attrib- Taing has served as Secretary J&K Academy dared to attack. Ithat, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is erous at the assassination of Sadhus in Palghar. The Auted to the National Conference (NC) of Art, Culture and Languages, Director General In another poem titled 'Ahad-o-Paiman-e- one of the toughest exams for getting admission protagonists of media freedom have been maintaining activist Maqbool Sherwani of Baramulla. Seized of Information, Archives and Museums, a mem- Hazratbal', Mehjoor crafts a poetic version of into the top engineering institute of India- the loud silence despite physical attack in April and now and punished for 'treason' by the Pakistani tribal ber of J&K State Public Service Commission and Sheikh Abdullah's address to a huge gathering on Indian Institute of Technology(IIT). JEE is arrest of, Goswami. Willing or unwilling, Uddhav invaders, Sherwani was mercilessly executed in NC's Member of Legislative Assembly. Apart occasion of Eid-e-Meelad-un-Nabi at Hazratbal, being conducted in two phases i.e., JEE Mains Thackeray, with his muted voice, has to play into the Baramulla on November 7, 1947. from being the scribe of Sheikh Abdullah's auto- Srinagar, on 14 January 1949. Here is the part and JEE Advanced Exam. gallery of Congress and NCP leaders since power is Sherwani is said to have misled the raiders, biography 'Aatish-e-Chinaar', Taing has compiled on the tribal raid: On an average around 12-15 lakh students more 'important' than the interest of the nation. Even wasted four crucial days of their advancement and published anthologies of several Kashmiri "The tribals of Pakistan invaded Kashmir. It appear for JEE mains every year for 11,000 a grumbling by Uddhav can land him in trouble of los- towards Srinagar from October 23 to October poets. were the tribal Pathans who attacked. From seats in IITs and only around 2 lakhs students ing the power. It is power that gravitated Uddhav 26, 1947, and thus botched up their attempt to How Kashmir's intellectual fraternity viewed Hazara and hills of Murree. They advanced rap- get selected to appear in JEE Advanced. towards the sworn political foes. In a government capture the capital and the valley's only airport. the tribal invasion is best archived in a chapter of idly, they were cruel like Hitler. They wanted to Obviously, the above figures of the appearing which is run by the support of other parties, it is the His 'mischief' provided Maharaja Hari Singh 'Kuliyaat-e-Mehjoor', the complete collection of turn this mountainous land upside down. They students speak volumes of the tough competi- supporting parties writ that runs large over the actual ample time to shift his family to Jammu and sign stormed Kashmir in lightning haste. How they tion to get admitted in the IITs. powers conferred on the head of the government. the instrument of accession with India on Sherwani was shot 14 misbehaved with the Kashmiri people. Is known In this journey, there come many barriers that In April, Goswami's car was attacked. Fortunately his October 26. The next day, on October 27, the times, his body was tied to all and needs no recounting. They spread over demotivate students to reach the goal. The ques- security men caught the goons who attacked his car. He Indian Army landed at the airfield in Srinagar the country like a pestilence. The sky and the tion comes here is how to remain inspired to strongly believed that the attack was engineered by and repulsed the invasion. to a standing wooden earth trembled. The forests resounded with study for JEE? Youth Congress. The Mumbai police had refused to The day of Sherwani's execution, November 7, piteous cries. They looted the whole of Kamraz As, IIT is the dream of every engineering aspi- name the Youth Congress workers in the FIR. At that proved to be the raiders' last day in Baramulla as board with long iron nails (Northern Kashmir). rant. It indeed is the most delightful fact for one time he directly charged Sonia Gandhi for the attack hundreds of them were killed by the army and Interestingly, however, Sherwani has been for- to get into the IIT, which can open a lot of paths and also warned her that she would be personally thousands fled back while killing and looting Ghulam Ahmad Mehjoor's poems in Kashmiri gotten in Kashmir's cultural and historical land- towards a bright future. The right guidance of responsible for the consequences of any attack on him. whatever came their way. language. Mehjoor (1887-1952) is indisputably scape. Seventy-three years later, there is no sign- learning and motivation for study for IIT JEE Now the route has been changed. Government has There are few historical and scientific evidences the most representative voice of Kashmir's cul- board to show the direction of Sherwani Road is necessary to crack and win the tough compe- (mis)used its police forces to 'tame' Goswami. to precisely establish how exactly Sherwani did tural and literary domain in the last over three which is continuously known by its British colo- tition. Motivation will help to put more efforts Goswami is said to be one of the three people who owed 'mislead' the raiders. But from many accounts centuries. nial name of 'Residency Road'. and will inspire not to leave this competition in Rs. 5.4 crore to designer Anvay Naik. It is alleged that and the word of the mouth in the last over seven Years before Taing published 'Kuliyaat-e- Even 'Kuliyat-e-Mehjoor' is nowhere available mid-way until you get into the IIT and compre- the non-payment of the amount drove Anvay Naik and decades, people in Kashmir believe that Sherwani Mehjoor' in 1985, Balraj Sahni with director in J&K's bookstores, reading rooms and public hensive learning is the right formula to get into his mother to commit suicide in 2018. Nobody can sup- played a key role in the raiders' setback. Prabhat Mukherjee made 'Shayar-e-Kashmir libraries. Its first and the last edition appeared in this. Have you ever asked yourself that why are port Goswami if it is the fact that he did not pay their Eyewitnesses to 1947 insist that Sherwani was Mehjoor' , a film on Mehjoor in 1970-72. Sahni 1985. The chapter on the tribal invasion has nei- you appearing for this prestigious exam? dues. If it is the fact nothing would have prevented shot 14 times all over his body which was fixed to himself played Mehjoor. It was screened at the- ther been a subject of critical appreciation at a lit- Be clear what you want to do and then give them from taking legal action against Goswami. a standing wooden board with long iron nails. atres in J&K and outside. Until now the valley's erary assembly nor taught in undergraduate, your full effort to it. Keep that in mind if you The Maharashtra Government has taken undue Jammu and Kashmir's first Prime Minister most popular poet, Mehjoor is held at par with graduation or post-graduation courses of any col- want to get in the IIT then you can do that, and advantage of the 2018 case which was closed. It has Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah got Srinagar's Faiz Ahmad Faiz in Urdu and William lege or university after the outbreak of insur- you need to work that way to get enter into IIT been opened with sinister designs. It goes without say- iconic civil line street Residency Road named as Wordsworth in English literature. gency in 1989. Institute. Want to do something and actually ing that the arrest has been politically motivated. The 'Maqbool Sherwani Road'. A municipal hall in In his poem 'Nalla-e-Sherwani' , Mehjoor sums "Had Taing Sahab not preserved a treasure in doing something are two different things. law expects the government to open old cases with the Baramulla still exists in Sherwani's name. up Sherwani's suffering during the night of Kuliyat, the world would have known nothing Set your goal, write down it on the paper and permission from the Chief Judicial Magistrate. But no Besides, there is 'Maqbool Sherwani Ward' at November 6/7 when he was in captivity of the about it. Previously Ali Mohammad Book Sellers paste it in front of the study table. Whenever you permission has been obtained. The rule of law is under Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences raiders. It versifies Sherwani's message to the had published Mehjoor's poems in small pam- feel low, just look at the paper and think why you threat in Maharashtra. Accessibility was denied to (SKIMS) Soura, in Srinagar. people of Kashmir on the last night of his life. phlets. But those are not available now", said a started the preparation. It will fill you with the speak to his lawyer despite requests. The lives and lib- According to the distinguished political and Mehjoor, through Sherwani, calls the raiders as prominent Kashmiri researcher. energy you have started with. erty of the citizens is also under threat. Anybody cultural historian Mohammad Yousuf Taing (85), 'cannibals' and 'scoundrels'. "The Cultural Academy officers offer a lame Study hard now and you can live your life the opposed to the government's policies finds way to jail J&K Government's Department of Information Sherwani's message excuse that Mehjoor's descendants have served a way you want further. Chase your goal and zip and ill-treatment. had also made a documentary film on the tribal The cannibals have descended from the moun- legal notice on the copyright. Everybody knows up the mouth of all those who demotivate you If this is the situation against a bold voice at a time raid and highlighted Sherwani's role in failing the tains. They have the blood of a multitude of inno- that the copyright is retained only up to 40 years and told you that it is hard. when the central government is headed by BJP, the sit- invasion. cents on their hands. They have made my country after an author's death. Anybody is free to print Focus only on learning and gaining knowl- uation would be hard to even imagine if the government "The Field Publicity Unit of Information a veritable hell. It was a garden of flowers and they Mehjoor's poetry after 1992. The Government edge, not on becoming a memorisation parrot is run by Congress and its allies in centre. Department screened that film at some theatres have laid it waste. They trained their arrows on hasn't shown a will", he added. This always has been a wise and most produc- It is delightful to note that great stalwarts like G.D. tive Mantra by numerous people who got into Bakshi and army veterans submitted a memorandum to the IITs to learn the topics wisely. If you only the President of India starting the protest from Vijay focus on memorisation and gaining marks, your Chowk in Delhi to Rashtrapati Bahavan. NRI Indians United State’s gets new President: knowledge and time, both simultaneously have in New Jersey have also demanded the release of been put in the dustbin. Goswami. This bears testimony to the soaring popular- Hence, acquire the right, practical and suc- ity of Goswami. India speculates cessful mantra to learn that will surely make you The supporters of Goswami have to come in the open productive. And indeed, in the later time, it will and demand his release. It is not impertinent here to „BRIGADIER (DR) VIJAY SAGAR DHEMAN China. COMCASA, LEMOA and recently concluded somewhere or the other come helpful to you in cite what Theodore Roosevelt said, "It is a wicked thing uman civilisation has traditionally China's model of Communism lent credence BECA. This growing bonhomie between India solving your future dilemmas. to be neutral between right and wrong". Silence of good been partisan. It is an important to the 'Social Contract Theory' given by and USA happened under the leadership of Hence, learn and grasp knowledge, instead of people is also equally dangerous as noise of bad people. Hattribute of ethnological psychology of Thomas Hobbs in sixteenth century during the President Trump. Indian leadership calculated wasting your precious efforts on becoming a Journalist Aarti Tikoo Singh has shown courage to sup- humans to remain egomaniacal in approach. crisis in England. In this overall amelioration of various situations, carried out SWOT analysis parrot, that will later surely fly with time as a port Goswami at a time when most of the media have The leaders world over have tried to look for the nation, national goals always took prece- and DIME analysis and arrived at a position parrot does. There is a big role of your surround- not shown solidarity with their fellowman even on the parochial dispensation jointly or severally. This dence over civil liberties or even the human against China supported by nations including ings that can motivate or demotivate you in your face of torture meted out to him by police personnel. has been demonstrative enough, a number of rights. The CPC believes that that was the only predominant USA. Now that there is change in exams preparation. As humans, we have a natu- The arrest of Goswami is a deplorable act of cowardice. times, as postulated by great philosophers of all way forward to realise a nation's global ambi- the administration in USA, Indian minds are ral tendency to become like the people we hang What is disturbing is Goswami has been treated like a times like Thucydides or Thomas Hobbs. tions. The individual aspirations and liberties working overtime to assess the impact of a around the most. So, surround yourself with criminal. In fact some VIP criminals enjoy hospitality. During last century, we saw the foreign policy are subservient to the national goals. Thus all Democrat President at the helm who has not people that will continuously inspire you to work Crores of rupees were spent on Ajmal Kasab. He was trends from 'Bipolar Cold War' to 'Unipolar democracies around the world are deemed infe- been as amenable to Indian stands in world hard, enhance your learning potential and treated like a VIP. The reason adduced for shifting him Narcissistic' bent of mind. Present day world rior to the communist style of civilisation. The affairs in the past, as President Donald trump achieve your goals. "Surround yourself with peo- to Taloja jail is that he used mobile. Is there evidence lends to new trend which is 'Omnipolar and meteoric rise of the 'Red Dragon', strongly aug- has been lately. The present day situation ple who push you, who challenge you, who make to suggest that he was hobnobbing with forces hostile to Multilateral' as often expressed by Indian EAM mented by United States of America in terms amounts to China, a contender of 'Communist' you laugh, who make you better, who make you India's interest? Those who advocate the freedom of S Jaishanker, a seasoned diplomat and accred- of trade and commerce, ensconced the fear psy- ideology, threatening the political ideology of happy." - Anonymous media are conspicuous by their silence. The case which ited intellectual. chosis in the oldest super power democracy of 'Democracy'. The presence of positive people, success stories has been opened without obtaining permission from the After dismemberment of USSR, USA the world- the United States of America. This is in consonance with Thomas Hobbs of achievers & feeling their pride will make you court must be closed since it was already closed. The enjoyed the super power status for quite some United States of America, over a period of time, theory. However, USA is feeling threatened as think like them. Their hard work and commit- Shiv Sena needs to understand that it has joined its time. However the arena, left vacant by the realised the concurrent victimisation perpetrat- per the theory given by Thucydides. The geopo- ment will inspire you to do the same hard work hands with a party that has been opposing the abroga- erstwhile USSR, was soon to be 'captured' by ed by China around the world. It also witnessed litical location of India is such any security and play your part their way. tion of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir. Goswami China. China's CPC, since 1948, was on the the authoritarian tempering with the EEZs arrangement in Indian Ocean cannot succeed It is important to monitor your goals and track must be released with zulu protection given to him as lookout for such an opportunity. They had been and democratic use of Sea Lines of without the support of India. Similarly India, your progress that how far you have reached in demanded by G.D. Bakshi. working on a well thought and SMART per- Communication by China across the board. partnering ASEAN nations like Vietnam, too your journey. If you don't review your goals reg- K.V. Seetharamaiah spective plan. When the circumstances became The rising power of belligerent China indicat- has stakes in any misadventure by China in ularly, you can lose the right track. congenial at the domestic levels in terms of ed the possibility of 'Thucydides Trap' theory South China Sea especially in the EEZs. Thus There's nothing more motivating than com- economy and militarisation, China started its being revisited in the minds of Americans. it is imperative for USA to partner with India paring where you started to where you are now, quest of the world with 'Economic Terrorism' of Thucydides, a historian in 411 BCE, had more than India looking askance towards USA. and it will fuel your drive to move even further OFF ‘D’ Giving back the vulnerable nations along the strategic evolved a theory around Peloponnesian War Moreover, the foreign policy shifts do not with your preparation. Take some time to track routes as BRI/OBOR initiative. China also between Athens an Sparta which paved the way occur overnight and take a long time to analyse, your progress and achieve small goals first. CUFF to life selflessly intensified its 'Imperialistic Overtures' with its for the downfall of Greek Empire. Thus, the evolve and implement. It is unlikely that While preparing for IIT JEE, get to know how hatever be the level of some amends. This guilt can neighbours to settle territorial disputes on its emerging power of China forced many change in administration brings any change in much syllabus you have completed and how Wour spiritual develop- be frightening, annoying and own terms. Simultaneously, it started captur- covert/overt actions by US President Donald cooperation between India and USA for the much you need to do more. It will inspire you to ment, deep down, all of us burdensome and that is why ing the islands in South China Sea to bolster its Trump against China. The spread of COVID- reasons cited above. USA may appear to be complete the remaining syllabus. have a sense about the true many people make desperate resources at high seas (EEZ). Once reasonable 19 and the situation on LAC lead to many slowing down in implementing the decoupling It's a fact that nobody can motivate you the purpose of life. We must attempts to deny it and con- successes had been achieved, it fired its clan- alliances like QUAD in Indo-Pacific, several its economy from Chinese markets and vice way you can motivate yourself. If you have a know that our existence is tinue with their old ways of destine master shot COVID-19. agreements with by EU countries and IOR versa due to technical and economic reasons. vision, nobody will see it better than you do. not to be limited to petty life. But then, this guilt takes World, particularly USA and EU, were countries and ASEAN nations etc. In the There may also be few deviations in the US Listen to your heart. desires and decadent striv- form of some unexplained already watching the moves but were reluctant entire gamut of this geopolitical activity, India stance towards India actions in Kashmir, PM Just think about fun and life after getting into ings. Nevertheless, we are physical or psychological dis- to react because of economic shackles China emerged as a frontline entity. The centre of Modi's criticism on likely religious grounds and IIT, opportunities to go abroad for higher stud- now confronted with times order and keeps tormenting had built around their markets and manufac- gravity hinges on the position of India by virtue few tax related commercial issues but as of now ies or job, quality education in IIT, respect in the where a multitude of external us. turing potentials. COVID-19 attacked the very of its location, size and commercial expediency. there are very little options that the USA has to society, the proud and pleasure of your parents. pressures and internal com- In order to work through economic survival and this coupled with As a result, USA went in for a number of counter China other than India. It will incite the motivational inspiration in you mitments veer us in this guilt and attain freedom Chinese misadventure on Indian borders forced agreements with India over a period of time to (To be concluded) to study for IIT JEE. unthought of and hitherto from fear and despondency, many a nation to view this problem seriously. keep China under check in case of a misadven- (The author is former Additional Director Your thoughts about the goals you want to unknown zones. We tend to we need to acknowledge our The robust and 'tit for tat' response embold- ture in Indian Ocean and South China Sea by General NCC and VC GK University achieve are the best source of motivation. ignore our deeper standards, mistakes and start giving ened many smaller nations to stand up to China. Notables are the LMA, CISMOA, Bhatinda) cherished ethics and inner- back to life. The Bhagavata most objectives. What fol- Purana highlights that into their own hands and feel that they can do what they want. every action by ruling party in Centre or at State level and lows is a slumber of hollow, everything that is part of our Shame on them. There is no difference between a criminal and media started played a vital role by leaking dubious deals and meaningless existence, where material reality - air, water, YOUR COLUMN the police. Both of them belong to the same category of thugs. scandals . Few may question the race for TRP or Viewership but we squander the precious fire, earth, outer space, Jubel D'Cruz, what is wrong in it as a common citizen can feel the pulse of days, weeks, months and plants, animals and fellow Youth on political landscape Mumbai. Nation and dissect the political will and ambitions. years. Life somehow goes on, human beings -- are mani- Dear Editor, Any politician who is clean will not bother being chased by but slowly and steadily, an festations of the Divine. Youth on political land scape is a good sign for our democracy, Freedom to Express media but if they hide and have nefarious actions they will feel uneasy feeling creeps in. Hence we must respect them but the vastknowledge of our country's culture, religions, castes, Dear Editor, the pinch of media scrutiny. We may begin to wonder and do our bit in preserving languages and political manoeuvrings is a must to succeed in There was a time when print media played all shots and Arnab Goswami 's arrest by Mumbai police is replica and that although we are success- and nurturing them. It politics. Nothing is permanent in politics. Friends turn foes and Doordarshan National was only the news channel which was a replay of emergency which has dented the freedom of expression ful, although we have becomes our ethical duty to vice versa. Just grabbing power won't do much as in politics we mouth piece of Government policies and plans. Indian Media as questions were raided and uncomfortable political and amassed a reasonable num- safeguard the interests of are liable to lose our ethics. Political discourse is tough. had limited reach and news was just to glorify the political and bureaucratic setup was under scanner. It was the same Mumbai ber of resources and have Planet Earth and its ecosys- Education is the best tool to fight fanaticism. Make your con- bureaucratic appeasement. Then came the black day in Indian police which were lauded by the Nation when Mumbai was lived a privileged life, what tems and to work relentless- science uplift you to such a height from where the dream of Ram Media history when Indira Gandhi posed emergency on every under terrorist attack in 2011.Nation paid tributes for their have we contributed to life? ly for the welfare of world. Rajya can become a reality. India needs the youth which will media publication just to safeguard her political ambition. gallantry and everyone was proud of them but suddenly due to We are reminded that while Many people who are influ- lead it to true tryst with destiny. Congress led Government of that time laid foundation to political and bureaucratic pressure you can't create havoc on the we have existed smugly in enced by the prevalent nar- Neha Jamal, crush democratic right of expression and become pioneers of individuals who are watched and witnessed by the Nation. India our cocoon of self- comfort cissistic culture consider this Punjab. murdering freedom of expression. The concept of democracy has a history to even treat terrorists with empathy till there and ignorance, there has tenet to be outlandish and suffered a dent and it is still irreparable .The real revolution of crime is not proved. How can you crush the voice of Nation. If been organised injustice, outdated. They worry that if Arnab's arrest unfair independent and free journalism started in late Nineties and the you can't face uncomfortable media queries you have no right to deprivation and suffering in they start giving back to the Dear Editor, Nation got to know. take oath by the Constitution of India. The Nation stands for world around us. world, their tiny pile of The arrest of Republic TV editor-in-chief, Arnab Goswami in The Nation got to know the political scandals, corruption free media and Arnab is a pioneer of melting scandals and cor- When we confront this bit- amassed resources will get a case where a closure report was filed a few years ago is a which snowballed and ruined the Nation. ruption that rocked this Nation for decades and that was the ter truth, we feel intense depleted quickly, and they shocking abuse of police power. Even if the police have reopened Common citizens came to know what was happening at the reason we saw changes since 2014.No matter how hard you try guilt- that we have done will be left bereft and the case, the arrest is totally malafide. This is just a personal Centre and State administered political and bureaucratic setup. with your political vendetta ,truth will Prevail and Nation something terribly wrong depressed. vendetta against him and I condemn the arrest. Arnab Questions were raised which was hard to digest for the ruling stands together to know the hidden and dark secrets. and that we need to make By Pulkit Sharma Goswami is neither a hard-core criminal, nor a criminal. Just elite. Prem Chand, because the police has got the power, they keep taking the law This was the birth of real democracy as people had a say on R.S.Pura.