Does not appear to be reasonable for Mr. Rahul Gandhi, to be so harsh on Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar. Reasons for Aiyar's Suspension from Party appear to be extraneous. Indian News Papers are more than agog, that the Fortunes of Congress in Gujarat have got reversed 100%, just by utterance of one word 'nIch' referred to Hon. Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, by Mani Shankar Aiyar, Former Rajya Sabha MP, and reported to be a friend of Late Rajiv Gandhi, father of Shri Rahul Gandhi, the present President Elect of a-somewhat-Dynasty-generated-decadent Party 'Indian National Congress'. The problem with Hindi language (may be probably because of its Sanskrit and Indo-European-Prototype origin) is every word comes with numerous meanings. If the speaker/writer intends one meaning, the listeners/readers may take another meaning. Then, ceaseless quarrels start among Indians, who are by their very nature fissiparous, This fissiparousness coupled with 'indifference' are the main reasons for the >1000 years bondage of Indians in the hands of numerous invading races and religions.
Vocabulary help for the word 'fissiparous' an important attribute of Indians
fissiparous fɪˈsɪp(ə)rəs/ adjective: fissiparous .inclined to cause or undergo division into separate parts or groups. "the fissiparous tendencies innate in tribalism". Biology. (of an organism) reproducing by fission. "small fissiparous worms"
Origin: mid 19th century: from Latin fissus, past participle of findere ‘split’, on the pattern of viviparous .
kind courtesy: Internet.
Last time we wrote about Shri Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shri Subrahmaniyam Swami was on 19th Feb. 2014, vide our Blog Post No. Click here to go to Post NO. 145 at this blog, problemsoftelugus.blogspot.com/search/label/145..
In that post 145, we called him 'vikaTakavi' (Approx. English Equivalent: A Perverted Poet). The word 'vikaTakavi' is a palindrome, a great Title or nickname given to the 16th Century CE Great Telugu Poet Tenali Ramakrishna. According to legends, and also the Telugu film Tenali Ramakrishna, this Title-nickname, Tenali Ramakrishna got by incurring the wrath of Goddess Kali (=Durga), while he was proceeding from his Native place Tenali, to Hampi Vijayanagaram, the Capital of Vijayanagara King (Emperor?) Shri Krishna Deva RAyalu.
Vocabulary help for the word 'palindrome'
palindrome ˈpalɪndrəʊm/ noun noun: palindrome; plural noun: palindromes. a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards, e.g. madam or nurses run. This vocabulary help, kind courtesy: Google Search internet.
The Copy Right of this beautiful, truly absorbing semi-historic semi-fictional Telugu film, I believe has expired. It is available for free download on youtube.com, and other sites on Net. Link to download: Click here to go to youtube and view/download the Telugu film Tenali Ramakrishna.
This Great Telugu film is probably very long (2 hours 48 minutes) by 2017 Hollywood, Bollywood, Tollywood standards. Yet, it gives us several insights, both into Political History of South India (though all of what the Picture depics may not stand to the Test of History), and Literary History of Telugu Language. For example, according to the film, Emperor Babar (circa 1526 CE) was about to lead an invasion on the Vijayanagara Empire ruled by Krishna Deva Rayalu (1515-1531 CE circa), at the instance of Bahamany Rulers. Poet Tenali Ramakrishna was entrusted with the Task of visiting Delhi and the Court of Babar, for convincing him not to take up an Adventure into the Vijayanagar Kingdom, which task Poet Ramakrishna accomplished with good Wisdom. This feat of Tenali Ramakrishna, though does not stand the test of Historical-exactitude, enhances the dignity and image of Ramakrishna, who was in fact, not a Perverted Poet (cursed by Goddess Kali?), at all.
Telugu's Literary History
Some Historians opined that Tenali Ramakrishna was too young to be in the Court of Sri Krishna Deva RAya. The Poet might have been in the Court of Later-day Vijaanagara KIngs, or their feudates/vassals/fiefs.
Back to our main topic of 'Rudeness' in words
We shall first start with the Editorial of the DeccanChronicle.com, which is very timely. Its title: " Aiyar was wrong, and got what he deserved". Link for those Readers who wish to study this Editorial: Click here to go to http://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/dc-comment/091217/aiyar-was-wrong-and-got-what-he-deserved.html.
The first paragraph, itself is very important, about the meaning of the word 'nIch or neech' which Mr. Aiyar used in reference to Modi, is not in reference to his caste, but in respect of which Hon. Narendra Modi, made a hue and cry, probably as a tool, to attract/extract sympathies from Gujarat voters:
Former Congress MP (and one-time minister) Mani Shankar Aiyar’s use of the Hindi word “neech” to describe Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday is downright “neech”, to give it back to him. It doesn’t behove people in responsible positions to use such language, especially in the public sphere. In common parlance, the expression just means “low grade”, and is the equivalent of the more common Hindi word “ghatiya”. There is no caste or class connotation implied, though an angry Mr Modi has tried to spin it that way, presumably to get backward castes worked up in his favour on the eve of the crucial Assembly elections in Gujarat.
Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar may be an influential person, who may easily escape for his utterances with just an admonition or a temporary suspension from the Primary Membership of his Party. In the 2017 India, it will be extremely dangerous for ordinary mortal hoi polloi Indians to use rude words such as Hindi 'neech' , even if that word may reflect a correct situations, facts, truths, contexts. This harsh truth, many Indian Media Corporates, both Electronic and Print Media seem to have correctly understood, and started keeping mum, instead of playing with fire, or becoming Telugu proverb 'mEkunu perikina kOti' or 'Ondra peTTina gADida'.
'mEkunu perikina kOti' = A monkey which plucked out for fun, a wedge driven into a wooden log by a carpenter, and met with instantaneous death.
This story can be read at Click here to go to http://www.kidsgen.com/stories/panchatantra/the-monkey-and-the-log.htm .
'OnDra peTTina gADida' = This story refers to 'a donkey which brayed loudly to alert its master, of the danger of a 'thief' met with death, when its master killed it, for disturbing his sleep. Alerting masters about 'thieves' is the job of a dog. If dogs sleep, donkeys cannot bray to alert masters.
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This story can be read at : Click here to go to: http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-folktales/hitopadesha-tales/washerman-donkey-and-dog.html
The real reason for Mr Mani Shankar Aiyar's incurring the displeasure of Shri Rahul Gandhi appears to be, his outspokenness about Election of Mr. Rahul Gandhi as Congress President:
"...When Shah Jahan came in the place of Jahangir did any election happen? And when Aurangzeb came in place of Shah Jahan did any election happen? It was known to everyone that the throne of the king will automatically go to the heir," Aiyar said, retorting to the "dynasty" jibes of the BJP on Rahul Gandhi's election. File image of Mani Shankar Aiyar. Reuters.
"But in a democracy elections are held. I openly invite Poonawala to file the nomination and contest," Aiyar said, adding has anyone heard of Shehzad Poonawala.
He was replying to a question about BJP's criticism following Maharashtra Congress leader Poonawala calling Rahul Gandhi's election as party chief rigged.
ybrao-a-donkey's personal view which is not intended to be imposed on others
I have strongly wished that, if not that Poonawala of Maharashtra (who was said to be a relative to Ms. Priyanka Wadhra) who might have been shied away to file his nomination against Mr. Rahul Gandhi, somebody else ought to have his Nomination for the Presidency of Congress, in spite of knowing that the Prince will win. Unanimous Elections do not really save democracy. Howsoever, fiercely contested, only Secret-ballot voted elections will help in preserving Democratic practices.What Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar has said, 'verbatim' in Hindi
अय्यर ने कहा, "मुझको ये आदमी बहुत नीच किस्म का लगता है। इसमें कोई सभ्यता नहीं है। ऐसे मौके पर इस तरह की गंदी राजनीति की क्या आवश्यकता है?"
Ayyar said: "mujh kO, yE AdmI bahut nIc kism ka lagtA hai. ismE kOyI sabhyatA nahI hai. AisE maukE par is tarah kI gandI rAjanIti kI kyA AvaSyakatA hai?
Link for seeing the full-news: Click here to go to: https://www.bhaskar.com/indian-national-news-in-hindi/news/NAT-NAN-HDLN-congress-mani-shankar-aiyar-on-pm-modi-personal-attack-5763727-PHO.html. At this website, a Video is also available, which shows Mr. Manishankar Aiyar uttering these words. It also shows the response of Mr. Narendra Modi, with his characteristic 'bhAyI bahnO'. Mr. Narendra Modi has used full use of Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar's Hindi phrase 'nIcE kasm', by drawing the meaning of 'low caste' for 'nichE kism.'
According to translate.google.com, the word 'kism' has both the meanings of 'kind (type)', and 'breed'. Here is a screenshot from the translate.google.com:
From the above screenshot, it appears that while Mr. Manishankar Aiyar chose the meaning of 'kind' (type of person), Hon. Prime Minister Modi has chosen the word 'breed' and its meaning of 'khAndan', as a reference to his Caste, and made best use of it for his Election Propaganda.
Mr. Rahul Gandhi, in his hurry to resurrect his own position as 'Congress President' and the 'Dynastic Messiah' for Congress, immediately chose to suspend Mr. Aiyar from his Primary Membership of the Party, whereas the First Right Step in such instances, ought to have been to issue a Show Cause Notice to Mani Shankar Aiyar, using the Legal Principle of 'audi alterim partem = Hear the Other Party'. By his haste, Rahul Gandhi seems to have lost a long standing friend of his Father.
One lesson for South Indians speaking/writing in Hindi/Urdu
Beware! Most Hindi / Urdu words have multiple meanings. While we use a word in one meaning, the Other Person may interpret it in a different meaning, and pounce on us, to gain advantage.
It will also be worthwhile to know the meaning of the word: nasl, given in the above screenshot, against breed:
nasl Breed जनना, अभिजनन करना, किस्म, खानदान phylum जाति, नस्ल, समुदाय species जिंस, नस्ल, उपजाति, वर्ण noun bred नस्ल, जाति, उगाना breeding प्रजनन, पालन, नस्ल, जाति, उगाना
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