Author: Pawan Kumar Gupta
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Advice To Those Stepping-Out (Part 2)
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(The first part of this post was published last week and is available here…) Let us look at lokeshna and its relationship with individualism. I may be wrong but I am proposing that people who step-out tend to fall into the trap of lokeshna—almost unconsciously—to cope with loneliness and, of course, because of the disease…
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Advice To Those Stepping-Out (Part-1)
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People, who are sensitive to the happenings around, who are socially and politically aware and who have the courage to take a step to move out of their comfort zone and ‘do something’ to make a difference, face a lot of difficulties. After the initial enthusiasm (momentum) wears off the loneliness strikes. There is a…
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The Importance Of Teachers
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There is a difference between knowledge, understanding, experiencing, realizing on the one hand and skill on the other. Knowledge needs to be understood and experienced – realized. Skill needs to be learnt – by doing. Skill falls in the realm of ‘doing’, while knowledge is in the realm of ‘being’. One is tangible, the other…
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धरमपाल: सहजता और आत्म विश्वास कैसे लौटे (Part 2 of 2)
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(This was written in February 2021 for ‘Yathavat’ a magazine that is published from Delhi) धरमपाल जी के शोध कार्य का संभवतः सिर्फ साठ प्रतिशत या उससे भी कम ही प्रकाशित हो पाया है। पर ऐसा लगता है बरसों की तपस्या के बाद दस्तावेज़ों को पढ़ते पढ़ते, महात्मा गांधी को पढ़ते और समझते हुए और…
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धरमपाल: सहजता और आत्म विश्वास कैसे लौटे (Part 1 of 2)
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(This was written in February 2021 for ‘Yathavat’ a magazine that is published from Delhi) यह धरमपाल जी का शताब्दी वर्ष है। जगह जगह छोटे बड़े कार्यक्रम हो रहे हैं। अभी 19 तारीख को धरमपाल जी के जन्मदिवस पर प्रधानमंत्री ने शांति निकेतन, बंगाल में दिये अपने एक भाषण में शिवाजी जयंती, जो उसी दिन…
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Nothing exists in isolation (Part 2)
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(Note: This was published in two parts at 3rd space, a website that highlights alternative perspectives. The original article is available here. This is the concluding part) From the human perspective, Existence, whatever there is – both the sensorial and that which are beyond senses (thoughts, feelings, imagination, desires etc) consists of the Known and…
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Nothing exists in isolation (Part 1)
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(Note: This was published at ‘3rd space’ a website that highlights alternative perspectives. The original article is available here. This is part 1 of 2) I grew up as a non-believer, an atheist. However, when I started working in the rural area in India, and developed some sort of relationship with the villagers, I began…
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विविधता – परंपरा में/ आधुनिकता में (Part 3)
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Note: This is the last part of an article written by Pawan Gupta for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan इसे और खोला जाय तो आधुनिकता ने (पढे-लिखे) मनुष्य का समस्त ध्यान सिर्फ ‘गति’ पर केन्द्रित कर दिया है। ‘गति’ और ‘स्थिति’ के बीच, ‘स्थिति’ की प्राथमिकता को भुला दिया गया है। 1) ‘स्थिति’…
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विविधता – परंपरा में/ आधुनिकता में (Part 2)
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Note: This is part 2 of an article written by Pawan Gupta for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan वास्तविक्ता को दो पहलुओं में देखा समझा जाता है, ये एक दूसरे से कुछ उसी तरह जुड़े होते हैं, जैसे सिक्के के दो पहलू। एक पहलू अदृश्य, निराकार या इंद्रिय निरपेक्ष – ‘होने’ वाला या…
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विविधता – परंपरा में/ आधुनिकता में
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Note: This is part 1 of an article written for Madhumati, a journal published from Bikaner, Rajasthan दुनिया एक भयंकर दौर से गुज़र रही है। पिछले 220/250 वर्षों से जो पट्टी हमें पढ़ाई गई है और जिन व्यवस्थाओं का निर्माण किया गया है वे मानव जाति को ही नष्ट करने की ताकत रखती हैं और…
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साधारण ही श्रेष्ठ थे
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भारत में कभी साधारण ही श्रेष्ठ हुआ करते थे। आम कारीगर अपना मालिक था, किसी के मातहत काम नहीं करता था और ये कारीगर उन जातियों से होते थे जिन्हें आज हम पिछड़ा और दलित की श्रेणी में डाल दिये हैं। यहाँ की समृद्धि जिसे पश्चिम के अर्थशास्त्र के इतिहासकार ऊंचे दर्जे की बताते हैं,…
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Dharampal: Unpublished writings
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Note: The following is an excerpt from unpublished writings of Dharampal available with SIDH. There is a powerful and coherent story that comes out when these unpublished writings are read together. We are looking for funds for collating and publishing this material as a book. Write to pawansidh@gmail.com if you can help us. India does…