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English summary- Chitralekha Gujarati issue dated 3 September 2018
Atalji: The Story of a Gentle Giant
Though a cliché, it acquires a renewed meaning while using it in the context of the demise of Atajli that with his death, an era has ended. Out of public life for close to ten decades, the statesman and visionary with rare traits unseen among current crop of politicians, Ataj Behari Vajpayee was way beyond his peers and contemporaries. In its latest issue, Chitralekha pays rich tributes to the poet cum politician through a series of articles that are heart-touching and evocative.
Nagindas Sanghvi says that there is no denying that the man with an untainted public life spanning 7 decades had lent a kind of dignity to Indian democracy. Had he got some more years at the top position he occupied, the Indian story would have been different. In fact, three stalwarts left us in the second week of August, Karunanidhi, Somnath Chatterjee and Atalji, but no one came close to the latter, when it came to oratorical skills. The tallest leader gradually lost his speech, memory and his influence, thanks to his steadily worsening health.
Atalji’s political career was long and replete with vicissitudes. He has contributed substantively to Indian politics, more than what he has done for his party. The author feels that it is a mystery how a man like him survived in the RSS for as long as seventy years. Though different from Modi in terms of political and ideological leanings, there were some similarities between them. Both functioned as Pracharaks of the Sangh, experienced ups and downs and ended up occupying the top position in the country. The story emphasizes Vajpayee’s bold step to go for the Pokhran tests and underscores his liberal ideology that was accommodating despite his subscribing to RSS philosophy.
In his piece, Hiren Mehta recalls how Vajpayee’s farsighted measure to declare ceasefire along J & K borders in 2000 won the hearts of Kashmiris, who had huge expectations from him. For all his entrenched roots in the Hindutvavadi party, this leader was different and his liberal outreach resonated across the borders as well. Cricket ties were revived after a gap of 15 years during his regime. During its tour of Pak, the Indian team had received unprecedented welcome, Sachin Tenduklar being the center of attraction.
During a TV debate where the author happened to be on the panel, one of the panelists made a bold remark that if there is one man on whom the fate of Indo-Pak ties depended, it was Vajpayee. Unfortunately, he lost in 2004 elections and then gradually faded away from public life. In a way, it was a huge blow to the expectations of Kashmiris who felt that during his tenure, the ever-elusive solution to the contentious Kashmir issue seemed to be closest. The author enumerates a number of Vajpayee’s achievements like the Pokharan tests, Lahore Bus yatra, Kargil war, IA plane hijack, ceasefire in Kashmir, Agra Summit, revival of Indo-Pak cricket series and so on. He makes a special mention of the moment when the Pakistani audience gave him a standing ovation when he recited his poem-Ab Jang Na Hone Denge Hum (we will not let the war happen)
Ketan Trivedi invokes the famous friendship between Advaniji and Atalji, which endured the test of time and remained rock-solid despite occasional differences. The trinity of Atalji, Adavaniji and Sekhavat had bonded well, but during his last conversation with the author a few years ago, the nonagenarian leader’s loneliness was accentuated with Sekhavat having died and Atalji being bed-ridden. The story cites the anecdote of the duo having gone to see a Hindi film immediately after losing elections.
While paying his tributes to the departed soul, the filmmaker Sanjay Chhel says that Atalji was not a politician, he was a sage-poet who had accidentally intruded into the world of politics. He was the last gentle politician who won the hearts of his foes and friends alike.
Presently settled in New Jersey, Gayatri Joshi is an experienced documentary maker. Having made over 100 small films on Indian politics and society, she has also made a documentary on Vajpayee titled Meri Anubhuti. The filmmaker who later developed close relations with Vajpayee’s family recalls her association with him.
God’s Own Country Flooded
Kerala is passing through its worst phase, as nature has unleashed her fury like never before. The state has been visited by unprecedented floods the like of which were never witnessed in one hundred years. The state has been totally ravaged and devastated by the nature’s wrath. However, the bright side of this calamity is that it has shown the compassionate face of mankind, as thousands of people have been engaged in relief and rescue work. The role played by the army cannot be commended enough.
The report by Hiren Mehta reviews the current predicament of Kerala with a special emphasis on its Gujarati community, how it has braved the catastrophic floods and how some of them have devoted their time to relief work.
Chalo India in America
The bi-annual Chalo India festival to be organized in America is akin to the Mahakumbh festival of art, culture and ethnic costumes, writes Ketan Mistry in this report on the much-awaited event to be held in New Jersey from 31 August to 2 September 2018.
The report offers a sneak peek into the various programs lined up in this event, besides carrying a conversation with its chief organizer Sunil Naik.
Apart from the above, Himanshu Kikany in Digital Duniya shows how to be noticed on Facebook.
The issue also carries Political & Humour columns, Palak, Cardiogram, novel’s new chapter, Priyadarshini, Jalsaghar and Mukhwas.
‘If I had no sense of humour, I would long ago have committed suicide..’ Mahatma Gandhi while commenting on Indian politics.
‘Our politics is so pathetic that if I had not had a strong willpower, I would long ago have ended my life..!’ Atal Behari Vajpayee on Indian politics.
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