Monday, June 26, 2023

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

UNIFORM CIVIL CODE

 

Part IV, Article 44 of the Constitution states that “The State shall endeavor to secure the citizen a Uniform Civil Code throughout the territory of India”

 

Courtesy – Wikipedia – “Personal laws were first framed during the British Raj, mainly for Hindu and Muslim citizens. The British feared opposition from community leaders and refrained from further interfering within this domestic sphere. Indian state of Goa was separated from India due to colonial rule in the erstwhile Portuguese Goa and Damaon, retained a common family law known as the Goa civil code and thus being only state in India with a uniform civil code till date”.

Why Uniform Civil Code (UCC)?

At present though IPC is present matters of faith, religions are allowed to manage matters such as marriage, property rights, adoption, maintenance, divorce. Having Uniform Civil Code would strengthen secularism in our country and make all the citizens equal having same rights irrespective of class, faith and gender orientation.

UCC is supported by liberals and opposed by conservative religious bodies for their personal narrow short term gain. For one nation there has to be one law. This will ensure fair treatment to everyone and ensure justice to everybody irrespective of his religious orientation, class, creed and gender. An apt example is of Shah Bano case where court could not give justice to the lady where she got a unilateral divorce based on Sharia. A 73 year old lady married for 40 yrs could not get maintenance when unilaterally based on triple talaq , her husband divorced her. The SC remained a mute spectator when Indian National Congress supported a bill to protect the muslim personal law and with the brute majority of congress the law was passed and the lady did not get justice.  To read more on it one may google it.

The constitution exhorts us to adopt it. It has been in the manifesto of some of the progressive political parties and was twice considered for tabling it in parliament. This monsoon season there is a strong possibility of it getting tabled in the parliament for consideration and Law Commission of India has asked for suggestions and inputs from individuals and organizations.

The suggestion window is open till 13 th Jul 2023. Giving here the procedure to register suggestions from progressive citizens of India   -

 

Go to the following site

https://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/

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 I am sharing the recommendations which I have shared to Law Commission of India on the topic.

 

SUGGESTIONS FOR UCC

There should be a common uniform code (refer to article 44 of our constitution) of civility based on sound ethics and values even though people are of different faith or different religious affiliations. The values and ethics may be based on best practices customs and traditions observed by persons of different faiths for the following

 

1. Uniform Property rights

2. Uniform policies on polygamy/ monogamy/ live in relationship allowance continuance and government subsidy cover to such families

3. Control of places of worship in terms of govt/ trust/ private

4. Uniform Divorce laws

5. Uniformity upto 10 th education wrt dress and appearance

6. Uniform laws for Madrassas, Gurukuls and other faiths’ open schooling not following CBSE/ NCERT/ UGC pattern

7. Subsidy / or no subsidy for various ' yatras' of various faiths.

8. More incentives for family with not more than 2 children, highest incentives for family with no children and no subsidies/ incentives for a family with more than two children belonging to all faiths.

9. Appointment to places of worships as Moulavis/ Pujari/ or religious teacher to be made on recommendations of the outcome of internal exams/ panel interviews or such boards regulated by apex body of respective faiths/ religious body.

10. Uniform policies for trans genders from respective faiths.

11. Abolition of certain inhuman (and hurting flora and fauna) customs / traditions across the faiths/ religious affiliations after due consideration by intelligentsia of the respective faith/ religions.  

12. Abolition of coercive conversion.

13. Abolition of any art forms, depiction of any expressions denigrating any faith / religion.

14. Abolition of any local kangaroo court based on faith/ religious beliefs such as Khaps, Fatwas and other exhortations by local bodies not having any legal standing or is not based on Indian constitution / IPC and other Indian jurisdictional proclaims.

15. Creation of apex body for each faith/ religious affiliation to be met every 5 yrs to weed out time barred customs / traditions and to welcome new ideas.

16. Strive to make a society where there are no castes in any religion/ faith. To start with try to abolish the Title/ Surname/ Last name from while keeping the names of the newborns. Over the period the caste impressions would get blurred.

 

  

Thursday, June 16, 2022

अग्निपथ

There is a growing chorus in the society for conscription. Conscription would instill discipline and develop the personality of youth. Government cannot afford conscription. 

The pension in Armed forces is substantial. Every year the pension bill is ballooning and it eats into defence budget. It is necessary to have substantial pension for those jawans who have given their 17 - 20 yrs of prime youth for the nation. A jawan gets pension as he completes his stipulated 17 - 20 yrs of service. As he is in his late thirties, he along with pension takes up a second career to assist his family. The pension is for next 30 plus years and after him his wife / daughter gets the pension. 

With a change in policy, government can bring down the pension bill, make average age of the defence forces lesser and thereby infuse more energy and still give an opportunity to the youth to start a new career outside when they are young. This midpath would usher benefits to  the government, the defence forces and to the youth. When the youth comes out of Agnipath scheme, they would have 10 - 12 lakhs as bounty, a good personality with some softskills learnt as agniveers and a touch of discipline. With this capital they can make themselves employable. They would also get a preference in CAPF and other central paramilitary forces. The 25 % retention is a good carrot for them to get motivated and prove themselves. So the youth should start preparing for next 90 days to be Agniveers instead of getting swayed by the opportunist opposition parties and indulging in protests.  

The defence forces has their own think tanks and any policy is after deliberations at all levels. They have there own checks and balances and so nobody should think that it is a throttled decision. 

The youth of the country prepare and join the tour of duty  -  Agnipath.


समाजात सगळ्यांनी सैनिकी शिक्षण घेतले पाहिजे व सैन्यसेवा सक्तीची केली पाहिजे असे कित्येक लोकांना वाटते. अशाने जागरूकता येईल, शिस्त वाढेल व त्याच बरोबर तरुणांच्या व्यक्तिमत्त्वाचा विकास होण्याची शक्यता आहेच. पण लोकांना जरी वाटले तरी ते शक्य होणारे नाही कारण सरकारी तिजोरीत सगळ्यांना पगार देण्याइतके पैसेच नाहीत.


सरकारी सैन्यात पेन्शन खूप आहे व त्याचा खर्च इतका मोठा व दरवर्षी वाढत जाणारा आहे की सरकारला तो झेपणारा नाही. एक जवान २० वर्षानंतर पेन्शन घ्यायला लागतो (तेव्हा त्याचे वय साधारण ३६ ते ४० असते) तेव्हा पासून तो पुढची किमान ३० वर्ष पेन्शन घेतो त्याच्या नंतर त्याच्या मागे त्याची पत्नी किंवा मुलगी पेन्शन घेते. तो ३६ - ४० वर्षाचा असल्याने व सैन्यातल्या शिस्तीच्या सवयीने पेन्शन बरोबर दुसरी नोकरी पकडून चार पैसे कमावतो व घराला हातभार लावतो. सैन्यात केलेल्या १७ - ते २० वर्षाच्या सेवेबद्दल पेन्शन मिळालीच पाहिजे. 

आपल्या सेनेतल्या जवानांचे सरासरी वय कमी होऊन त्याच बरोबर सरकारचे पेन्शन बिल कमी होण्यास साध्य असे दूरगामी धोरण अमलात आणले तर दोघांचाही फायदा होऊ शकतो. त्याच बरोबर जवानांना बाहेर जाऊन दुसरा उद्योग धंदा किंवा नोकरी पण करता येईल. अग्निपथातून बाहेर पडते समयी तरुणांचे वय २२ ते २८ असणार आहे त्याच बरोबर हातात १० - १२ लाखाचा निधीही. परत २५ टक्के सैन्यात भरती होण्याच्या गाजराच्या आशेवर ते सैन्यात असताना काम पण चांगले करतील, पुढे केंद्रीय सैन्यबळात भरती होण्यास प्राधान्य पण मिळेल व काही जणांना तर १० - १२ लाखाच्या भांडवलावर स्टारटअप सुद्धा करता येईल. तेव्हा उगाच तोडफोड करून विरुद्ध पक्षाच्या लोकांनी ठरवून व लोकांना चिथवून अग्नीपथ योजने विरुद्ध निषेध करण्यापेक्षा ह्या योजनेचा तरुणांनी लाभ घ्यावा व येत्या ९० दिवसात भरती होण्यासाठी तयारी करावी. 

मराठी पत्रकार (सगळे नाही, पण बहू) जे अर्ध्या हळकुंडाने पिवळे होऊन स्वतःला पत्रकार समजतात व एका कोणत्यातरी पक्षाची री ओढत बसतात किंवा रक्षासंदर्भातला कोर्स करून सुद्धा फुसक्या राजकीय घडामोडींवर चार वाक्य लिहितात त्यांनी उगाच ताशेने झाडण्यापेक्षा ह्या योजनेचा अभ्यास करून लेख लिहिवावेत. उगाच मोदी आवडत नाहीत फक्त ह्याच कारणास्तव अग्निपथाचा निषेध न करता त्याचे फायदे काय आहेत, तरुणांना कसे भरती होता येईल हे लिहावे. अशा लिहिण्याला म्हणतात जबाबदार लेखणी. 

तरुणांनो उठा अग्नीवीर व्हा उगाच कोणाच्या चिथवण्यावर जाळपोळ व निषेध करून काही मिळणार नाही - आपल्या देशाला ह्याच पासून तर वाचवायचे आहे. अग्निपथावर अग्नीवीर बना व स्वतःचा जठराग्नी शमवा देशाचे भले करा.


Monday, May 30, 2022

CHAPTER 16 - START A BETTER LIFE – LESSON 3 – (PART I) – DUTY DOER’S NON DOING OR DESIRELESS ACTION!

Commentary – Every action elicits reaction. There are many types of actions which we undertake during our course of life. They are grouped as under -  

Unavoidable Action – This covers base of Maslow’s Hierarchy Pyramid starting with basic needs of physiological nature like food, water, sleep and safety needs like safety and security.

Desireful Action – These actions are performed in order to gain something. These are middle part of Maslow’s pyramid covering psychological needs of belongingness like relationships, relations and esteem needs like name, fame.

Desireless Action – At the crest of pyramid are the actions performed after self-actualization. These desireless actions are carried out for the good of the maximum.

Every cause has an effect. Every action leads to a reaction. Even if action is by self, its reactions may come from inside (body and mind) and from outside (by others). The reactions or effects gives us peace, joy or sorrow. Unavoidable actions result in effects of joy or pain. Desireful actions give happy moments on suitable outcomes and unhappy moments on adverse outcome. Even though there is an effect or reaction after a desireless action, the performer is insulated from any kind of suffering.

For the discussion when the word ‘action’ is used, it means avoidable, desireful and desireless action. Where specific action is intended there it is specified.

Desireless action or duty doer’s non doing (desireless action) results from doing work or duties with a balanced mind, resulting in righteous actions for the universal good of beings and non-beings....... keep reading!!!!!!

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

FIRST INDIAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE - 1857

Years ago, our freedom fighters fought first unified war against the oppressive British regime. They were successful in pushing back the British Army everywhere and this day 165 years ago Delhi area was declared free of British Army.

Aided by martyrdom of Mangal Pandey, Rani Laxmi bai, Tatya Tope and others Bahadur Shah Jaffar, got reinstated as the head of free India albeit for six days when he was again out powered by Britishers. The first war of independence was unsuccessful. Britishers declared it as a mutiny, a local revolt due to a trivial event of bullets wrapping paper laced with cow/pig tallow.  

It was Veer Savarkar who rewrote the history in right perspective in the first decade of last century and gave the real purport to the freedom fighters actions and termed it as the First Indian War of Independence. In fact, due to his efforts, memories of fighters Rani Laxmi bai, Tatya Tope and Mangal Pandey were rekindled amongst Indians and these freedom fighters became pivot points during the freedom struggle. First Indian War of Independence and Bankim Chandra’s Vande Mataram written in 1870s instilled confidence in the erstwhile freedom movement. The proletariat came to understand that, to achieve freedom, mere petitions and prayers would not suffice but would require direct action.

This day every year should be celebrated in memory of First Indian War of Independence.




Friday, December 31, 2021

CHAPTER 15 - START A BETTER LIFE – LESSON 2 – (PART VI) – DUTY DOER’S NON DOING!

From 39th stanza till the end of Chapter II of Gita, duty doer’s non doing is explained. These are capable persons, who believe in carrying out the duty. The aim of such persons is to do good of maximum (beings and non-beings).

Some think, for serving the mankind, special set of skills or capabilities are a must! I came across a very learned person, who wants to serve the society, but his lament is, he is not a doctor. According to him, a doctor can serve the community better – and he is not! Doctors can serve but so can anyone. What is required is mindset. The keyword here is ‘without expecting anything in return’. Right mindset associated with good health can do wonders for the society. We have examples of uneducated persons doing yeoman’s service to the nation and in turn for the universe. We may not be the person to actually prescribe the medicines but we can be the person who delivers the medicines!!!

The duty has to be understood. It is a self-assigned work for the community which is selfless and without any expectations. The duty is assumed, based on synthesis of own capability, family and individual constraints including health and circumstances they are in. By carrying out the duty without any expectations these duty doers become non doers. That is, they do and don’t expect anything in return, don’t become sad if they couldn’t achieve, don’t carry with them hatred against any one or praise doesn’t stick on to them. Only such non doers remain contended.  Those who do their duty with expectations or work for profit, face frustration, disenchantment and problems sometime or other in their life.

Doing without expectation, and becoming a doing non doer have positive effect on self. One remains happy, contended and without any baggage and has better effect on mental and physical health.

 Keep reading…………….!!!!!

Sunday, December 5, 2021

AULD LANG SYNE

When the Army Navy Airforce ceremonial band plays, Auld Lang Syne composition, it makes the listener nostalgic and instantly transports him to down memory lane. The original Scottish folk song meaning  - "Old long since", or "days gone by" or "old times" was edited and rewritten by Robert Burns in 1788 and since then has stroked the emotional chord of the western world and armed forces of many commonwealth countries including India. 

Since the song recalls the bygone days of the listener, it is remembered on new year festivities, or adieu functions. The tune is given here. Courtesy Youtube and is rendered by Maratha Light Infantry Band. 


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Please click on the link to listen to the tune - Auld Lang Syne Tune by Maratha LI  

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The tune is sombre, simple and very similar to Rabindra Sangeet. Tagore composition “Purano Shei Diner Katha” is said to be an inspiration from the Auld Lang Syne composition and it seamlessly fits into Rabindra Sangeet tunes. Just like Rabindra Sangeet has that solemn hint in its compositions, so does Auld Lang Syne has. 


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Please click on the link to listen to the tune. Courtesy youtube by Shaan. He has sung both versions well - Purano Sei Dinner Kotha . How seamlessly it merges with Rabindra Sangeet!

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Auld lang Syne tune is extensively played by Indian Army, Navy and Airforce at various occasions by the military band. This tradition is set to be changed and in the "Azadi ka Amrut Mohotsav" year, more focus is being given on the Indian tunes played at such ceremonies. In the 75th year of Independence, military bands will play indigenous compositions at the end of solemn national ceremonial events such as beating the retreat, passing out parades and other such occasions.



  

Friday, November 19, 2021

FARM LAWS REPEALED

Farm laws have been repealed. 

As it is they were kept in suspended animation indefinitely by Supreme Court. 

Better to scrap them for following reasons

    - Due to various vested interests people were opposing them (without understanding them) even if they are under stay by SC. 

    - by repealing them BJP has shown that it listens and doesn't make ego issues like they had done it for Land acquisition Bill. 

    - Till 2024 Tikait (propped up by opposition and manufactured opposition) would have hurt BJP even though the laws were good and were for the betterment of farmers .... FARM LAWS  (CLICK THIS LINK IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE), they were a choice given to the farmers, they were giving more opportunities of selling their produce still a narrative built up and the toolkit was opened. 

    -    there was a feeling that public awareness was lacking about the bills. 

May be 2024 elections would be contested on FARM LAWS -- who knows.. it requires more awareness , it requires more जनजागृती



 

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