पञ्च सितारा संस्कृति की ठेकेदारी बंद होने का असर : अब देश असहनशील हो गया है !
राजीव उपाध्याय 
निम्न लिखित लेख एक राष्ट्रपति द्वारा पुरुस्कृत लेखक का है . देश मैं संस्कृति का एक अपना व्यापार चल रहा था .नेहरु जी के समय से इतिहास और संस्कृति साम्यवादियों को दे दिए गए . उन्होंने अपने कीमती पिठू रख लिए जो एक दुसरे की प्रशंसा मैं लिखते रहते थे . सरकारी खर्चे पर पञ्च सितारों वाले होटलों का सुख लेते थे थे और चरण भाटों की तरह सरकार की प्रशंसा के गीत गाते थे . वाजपेयी जी ने भी इस परम्परा को चुनौती न देना ही उचित समझा . तत्कालीन सरकार को उसका फायदा इस संस्कृति के ठेकेदारों ने चुप रह कर दिया . वाजपेयी जी ने भी ठीक ही किया था . पहली बार बी जे पी की सरकार को सर्वमान्य बनाना भी आवश्यक था .
परन्तु देश को इसकी कीमत स्कूल की पुस्तकों मैं भगत सिंह व् चंद्रशेखर को आतंकवादी पढ़ा कर देनी पड़ी . संस्कृत को हटा कर तीन भाषा फोर्मुले मैं जर्मन भाषा को पढ़ाया जाने लगा . हालाँकि यह बाद की दुष्ट व् भ्रष्ट सरकारों ने किया पर यदि वज्पयीजी के समय मैं इन ठेकेदारों की सत्ता समाप्त कर दी होती तो शायद देश अपने नायकों को खलनायक बता कर पढ़ने की इस त्रासदी से बच जाता . फिर इन ठेकेदारों को ‘श्री राम चन्द्र कृपालु भजमन’ या हनुमान चालीसा या रामायण व् महाभारत या दुर्गा सप्तशती मैं संस्कृति नहीं दीखती . परन्तु संस्कृति के नाम पर महिषासुर को महिमा मंडित या तीन सौ रामायणों की बात करना ठीक लगता है .
अब जब इनका वर्चस्व संस्कृति की ठेकेदारी बंद होने से समाप्त हो गया तो इन्हें देश मैं सब तरफ असहनुशीलता ही दीखती है . देवी दुर्गा को वैश्या कहना या आमिर खान की फिल्म मैं शिवजी रिक्शा खींचते हुए देखें ( दृश्य कट दिया गया था ) या राक्षसी प्रवृतियों के औरंगजेब को धर्मनिरपेक्ष सिद्ध करना तो यह अभिव्यक्ती की स्वतंत्रता है परन्तु मोहन भगवत के बयान देने के अधिकार को नाजी बता देना इनका अधिकार है .
वास्तव मैं देश मैं विदेशी ताकतें हमारे सांस्कृतिक व् पारिवारिक आधार को समाप्त करना चाहती हैं .वह हर कुत्सित बात को बढ़ा चढ़ा कर देश मैं घृणा फैलाने के लिए प्रस्तुत करती हैं .
इन्हें रामायण मैं भगवान् राम का त्याग नहीं परन्तु मात्र शम्बूक दीखता है , शबरी, निषादराज , केवट भी नहीं सिर्फ शम्बूक . इसी तरह महाभारत मैं इन्हें सिर्फ एकल्वय दीखता है . महिषासुर के अत्याचार नहीं पर उसका काला होना ही दीखता है . अब महिषासुर को दलितों , यादवों , वनवासियों का भगवान् बना कर प्रस्तुत करने का षडयत्र बनाया जा रहा है .शीघ्र ही समाज को तोड़ने के लिए महिषासुर के मदिर बना दिए जायेंगे !
खेल एक ही है भारत के सांस्कृतिक आधार को समाप्त कर समाज मैं विभिन्न वर्गों मैं घृणा को बढ़ाना जिससे विदेशी संस्कृति का बीज बोया जा सके . अंततः यह सब भारत को बाँट कर मैं दुबारा उपनिवेशवाद की वापसी की तैयारी है .
प्रश्न है की हम देशद्रोही मीडिया की बातों से क्यों डर गए ? मीडिया का देशद्रोही और बिका हुआ होना तो सर्व विदित है . परन्तु अब भी वह अखलाक या रोहित जैसे प्रकरणों को जबरदस्त हवा दे अपनी ताकत दिखाता रहता है . सरकार अभी बेबस है और दर जाती है . दिल्ली व् बिहार के चुनाव ने उसे और डरा दिया है .वह अनेकों दुश्मनों से एक साथ नहीं लड़ सकती . परन्तु इस चक्कर मैं दो साल तो बीत गए तीन और बीत जायेंगे . तो फिर मोदी जी को चुन कर हमें क्या मिला ?
सरकार एक एक कर धीरे धीरे बढना चाह रही है . परन्तु अब तक उसने संस्कृति को बचाने के नाम पर सिर्फ संस्कृत को वापिस पाठ्यक्रम मैं लाने का काम किया है . कुछ इतिहास की संस्थाओं मैं परिवर्तन किये हैं जिनका अभी कुछ परिणाम सामने नहीं आया है .साठ वर्षों से उपेक्षित व् अपमानित देश की पुरातन संस्कृति को बढ़ावा देने के लिए अब तक कुछ नहीं किया गया है . नेहरु जी ने जिस संस्कृति को कु संस्कृति समझ कर हटाना चाहा था उसका उपचार अभी बाकी है .
सोनिया गाँधी भ्रष्ट और देश द्रोही तो थीं पर गज़ब हिम्मत से संस्कृत को निकाल फैंका .शिवाजी जयंती मानाने वाले देश मैं शिवाजी को पाठ्य पुस्तकों मैं गलत रूप से पेश किया . भगवा आतंकवाद का झूठा नाटक रचा . देश के सब उच्च पदों से हिन्दुओं को निकाल दिया और देश चुप चाप अपना अपमान सहता रहा .
हम अधिक से अधिक पिछली सरकार की भयंकर गलत कामों को ठीक कर पाएंगे पर साठ सालों की विकृतियाँ को ठीक करने के लिए कुछ नहीं कर रहे .
सरकार को देश की पुरातन संस्कृति को पुनर्स्थापित करने के लिए भी कुछ ठोस कदम उठाने चाहिए .
Here is the translation of the article written by Mr. Jeyamohan
Intolerance I learnt the meaning of “Power” when I visited Delhi in 1994 to receive my Sanskriti Sammaan award and stayed for two days in India International Centre. I did have some familiarity with Information and culture ministry. However, IIC is the place where “Power” is served on a gold plate. IIC is located in a peaceful and luxurious bungalow with lawns, high class food and drinks, quietly moving waiters, the butter English spoken without the upper lip moving, lipstick made up women gracefully adjusting their hair, the elegant welcome given to the inner circle members with signs and hugs without making any noise! I have stayed in many five star hotels later. But I have never seen anywhere the luxury and comfort of IIC. IIC was established and funded by the Indian government as an independent body to promote arts and free thinking. If my memory serves me right, Dr. Karan Singh was also its head. I saw him in that evening. I saw every intellectual that I had known through my reading of English language magazines. U R Ananthamurthy was staying there for almost four years almost as a permanent fixture. Girish Karnad was staying for a few days. Writers, journalists and thinkers such as Pritish Nandi, Makarant Paranjpe, Shobha De were seen everywhere in the Centre. It was true that I was overwhelmed that day. Arunmozhi (my wife) ran to Girish Karnad on spotting him and was thrilled to introduce herself to him. I was told that Nayantara Sehgal used to come there on daily basis to have a drink. I saw her that day too. I realized that the two other individuals who were given the award along with me, Rajdeep Sardesai and Anamika Haksar were regulars there. They wore rough Kolkata kurtas and Kolhapuri chappals. Wore small glasses. Women in pure white hair and khadi saris. One of them, they said, was Kapila Vatsyayan. They said, Pupul Jayakar will also come. Wherever you turn, there were literary talks and art discussions. That pomp kind of unnerved me. The ultra high intellectualism seen there somewhat alienated me. Venkat Swaminathan, who saw me the next day, immediately recognised my sense of discomfort. He said, “Hey, three fourth of this crowd is just a perfect horde of crows (the Tamil equivalent of sychophants). These snobs make their living and draw their power by licking the boots of power centres. Most of them are mere power brokers. At best you may find one or two artists who you will really respect. And they can’t bear this atmosphere for too long and will just run away . But these are the people who decide what is culture for this country. They can talk about every thing in the world for one hour in colourful English with the right number of jargons. But on the 61st minute, their colour will start fading. Actually they don’t know anything in the real sense. Almost all are like the little boxes we find in attics which held hing a long time back”, said Venkat Swaminathan. Everyone will have four or five trusts in the name of Service Organizations or Cultural Organizations. They will be flying from one conference to the other. Once given accommodation in a government bungalow, they can never be removed from there. In Delhi alone this crowd has illegally occupied about 5,000 bungalows. There is another Power Centre similar to this in Delhi which is called the JNU. It is the same story there too. PART 2 of ARTICLE ” Can’t the government get rid of them?”, I asked. He said, “normally governments do not think in that line. Because this crowd has stuck itself from the time of Nehru. They support one another. Even if some IAS officials try, they will fall at the right feet and escape”. “There is one more thing added to it” said Venkat Swaminathan. “Not only were these people just parasites, they also derive great power by showing themselves as progressive leftists. Did you notice it?”. I said “Yes” with an amazement. They are known throughout the world through the numerous seminars they attend. They are highly networked. Journalists around the world seek their opinion on whatever happens in India. They are the people who gave a leftist mask to the Congress Government. If you look at it that way, the amount spent on them is quite low for what they have done for the Congress government”, he said. They are the trolls sitting on the head of India and nobody can do anything to them. They decide what is art or culture or trends of thought in India. I have often been to IIC with my Malayalam journalist friends. For them, this is the place to pick rumours and convert them into news. They know there are no secrets as the day wears out and the spirits rise higher and higher in the head. But I can only pity those people who engage in the political debates based on the supposedly rare gems of wisdoms dished out by these “intellectuals” through the middle pages of English newspapers. These intellectuals never actually know the real politics. They just shout on the basis of the superfluous knowledge and talking points points, with the prime space and conspicuous position enabled by their network. That’s all. Long time back when I wrote about this Circle, I had mentioned that Barkha Dutt is none but a power broker, my own friends fought with me for degrading a “progressive fighter”. Fortunately for me, within a few days, the brokering she did with Tata leaked out through the Nira Radia tapes. (Incidentally, what happened to that case, does anybody know?). But even those stark revelations could not bring down Barkha Dutt from her exalted pedestal even for a month. That is the kind of power they have. But now, for the first time in the history of independent India someone has dared to touch this power circle. Warnings were circulated at the lower level for about the last 6 months. Last week the Culture Ministry decided to send a notice to them. This, perhaps, is the reason for these intellectuals to suddenly flare up against “intolerance”. For example, painter Jatin Das, father of actress Nandita Das is occupying a large government bungalow at one of the premium locations in Delhi free of cost for many years. Government has sent an eviction notice to him. This is the real reason for Nandita Das strongly speaking about intolerance on television channels and writing in English newspapers (all diligently carried by the networks). Even for a man as strong as Modi, I think, has touched a wrong nerve. These elements are too powerful. They can destroy India through the media worldwide. They can create a picture that rivers of blood are flowing in India. They can make businessmen around the world to halt. They can wreck the tourism industry. The truth is there is no other power centre like this one in India. Tolerating these people, so called “intellectuals” is unavoidable for India. And Modi’s intolerance of them is extremely dangerous – not only for him but for the country itself, as they can subtly blackmail both and keep them as their virtual hostages..
