Devsurabhee Yaduvanshi

It is clear from the report of the Central Pollution Control Board that the purity of Ganga described in our religious scriptures, the Ganga of Maha Kumbh is no longer sacred. The report of the board states that the amount of coliform produced from faeces at Sangam Ghat is 12,500 million per 100 ml of water and at Shastri Bridge it is 10,150 per 100 ml of water, which is 5-6 times more than the prescribed amount.

In recent years, much has been written and spoken about Hindu subjugation under Muslim and British rule for many centuries, as the cause of the disadvantages today’s India faces. The following attempts to put a perspective on the matter. The word “rule” implies political rule, and “ruler” means king. The ruler, his territory and its people, are a political entity or state, because he exercises sovereignty through one or more means, especially physical or military force.

I’ve been studying in Dublin since September. Every afternoon I get a call from my mother. This is her check-in call to see if everything is alright. Among the things we discuss — if I’m eating well, the weather in Ireland, how her day went, we always land up on the topic of Indian politics. I allow her to fill me in. As she speaks I detect the anger and frustration in her accounts.