I hope that the new year will not only bring prosperity and happiness to you and your family, it will bring the end of the miseries caused by Pandemic. As I had mentioned in my last email, I had given about $30 K for the Covid-1victims, primarily for food to those having no money even for food in the USA, and also in India and a couple of other countries. I have already started giving money this year also. If you are involved with any food distribution activity, please advise me and I will contribute to such efforts.
I also wish all of you “Happy Republic Day”. I remember the first Republic Day parade held on January 26, 1950 in Delhi. We had moved to Delhi as refugees from Rawalpindi, Pakistan and we still did not have a permanent place to live at that time. But we were all happy and I, along with my father and a few others, went to India Gate in a horse driven carrier (thela and not a tanga) to watch the parade. After a fierce debate, in 1951, Jana Sangha, the predecessor of BJP, was formed by an RSS Pracharak Vasant Rao Oak. Shayama Prasad Mukharjee, an MP from Bengal, was invited to head Jana Sangha. Another Bengal MP, N.C. Chatterjee, one of the foremost Supreme Court attorneys, then the Head of Hindu Mahasabha, was also invited, but he refused to join Jana Sangha. Later his son S.C. Chatterjee, a famous Communist leader became the Speaker of Lok Sabha. In 1951, I met Vajpayeeji, an RSS Pracharak, who was deputed by RSS to Jana Sangha. Although I was very young and had just finished Primary School education, I had been interested in politics for a long time. Our friendship continued, and we maintained contact. When he visited the USA as the Opposition Leader, he stayed with us. When he became PM, he appointed me as one of his advisers and I used to meet him whenever I visited India.
Now the US elections are over and Mr. Joseph R. Biden is the new President. I had known him since 1975 when he first became the U.S. Senator. I may not agree with him on a number of issues, however, he is a decent and smart man. He will be good for the USA, India and the world. I am also proud that Kamala Harris, the daughter of a lady from India, is the new Vice President.
Finally, not to disappoint you, attaching my two latest articles posted on Times of India.
These are “U.S. Election Finale, Now What?” and “How to Kick Start India’s Economy in the New Year”. Would highly appreciate your comments, good or bad.
Thank you.
With best regards.
Jitendra