I could not complete and publish my first-ever post for this blog yesterday because of the electricity failure in our colony. Before picking up the thread where I had left it yesterday, I reproduce my first post:
This just created blog is the outlet that I wanted to have for a long time. So many momentous events have been taking place in my country India, that I feel suffocated by not expressing my views on them. The title of this blog Waqt ke Nishan* is in Urdu language. It means 'Footprints of Time.'
Coming from a media background and blessed with a sensitive heart, I often end up asking questions about the ways of the society I live in. I have this burning desire of being useful to my society in some way. I wish to turn this blog into a platform where the constructive ideas are not only generated but also implemented for the good of all.
October is the month of festivities in India. It has begun with Id-ul-Fitr and would end with the grand festival of Deepawali. All the festivals of October are linked with religion. In the context of religion, one question that I often ask myself is: "Do all the human beings, who believe in the existence of the God, truly follow His word, written in their religious books? I feel anytime, whether in the history or today, a discerning person would answer this question in an emphatic NO. So, what to do to make the vast majority of peoples all over the world to behave in the way their religion want them to? To use a cliche, this is a million dollar question. I will try searching answer from time to time in this blog by focusing on personalities who used religion for the good of society.
*On June 11, 2013, I had given a new title, My Indian DNA, to this blog.
