Wednesday, 29 March 2017

[www.keralites.net] Sometimes a very small and insignificant event can lead to a huge effect later on ...

 

Sometimes a very small and insignificant event can lead to a huge effect later on e.g. Rise of half a degree of ocean surface temperature near Philippine may cause 20% increase in monsoon rains over subcontinent that year. It's called Butterfly Effect. 

Was "Butterfly effect" may have also led to the creation of our country, resulting in the displacement of twelve million people, the loss of around two million lives and permanent animosity among people who used to share their bread and ancestry at one point of time. 

Premjibhai Meghji Thakkar, grandfather of Muhammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan was a prosperous Hindu merchant from Kathiawar, Gujarat. He had made his fortune in the fish business, but he was ostracized from his vegetarian Lohana caste because of their strong religious beliefs. 

When he discontinued his fish business and tried to come back to his caste, he was not allowed to do so because of the huge egos of the self-proclaimed protectors of Hindu religion.  Resultantly, his son, Punjalal Thakkar (the father of Jinnah), was so angry with the humiliation that he changed his and his four sons' religion, and converted to Islam. 

This was not the first incident when a Hindu had tried to come back to his religion and he was not allowed to do so by the priest class. 

May be. If Jinnah's grandfather was allowed to come back to his caste and religion, Jinnah would have remained a Hindu, and he won't have used his genius in creating a new country for Muslims. 

In 1929, Jinnah's wife, Rattanbai Petit, died due to a digestive disorder. Reportedly he was so devastated at her death that he moved to London. He led a very private life, lived in a large house, played billiards and attended theatre. But things took a drastic turn when he heard a comment made by his arch-rival, Jawahar Lal Nehru. 

In a private dinner party, Nehru had remarked that Jinnah was 'finished'. It made Jinnah so furious that he packed up and headed back to India with the intent to 'show Nehru'. He fired up the Muslim League, and transformed it from a scattered band of eccentrics to the second most powerful political party of India. 

Was that the second butterfly effect? If Nehu hadn't made that remark, would Jinnah have stayed in London, Muslim League won't have become so powerful and India might have stayed united? 

Just one year before the partition and independence of India, Jinnah's doctor, Dr. J. A. L. Patel, discovered something in the X-ray report of Jinnah which could have destroyed the gigantic efforts to create Pakistan. Dr. Patel discovered two dark circles in the report which could have upset the Indian political equation and would have almost changed the course of history. Jinnah was suffering from Tuberculosis which left him only two or three years to live at most. He pushed Mountbatten for a speedy freedom and partition of India to make sure he made the mark in history before he died. The secret of Jinnah's disease and imminent death stayed between him and his doctor, ensuring the bloody historical event. 

Was that the third butterfly effect? That grey film had the secret to block the partition, and it was stopped from coming out by a Hindu doctor who thought his professional ethics was more important than the lives of millions. Had this report become public knowledge, Gandhi and Mountbatten might have delayed the independence of India to let the gentleman die and avoid the partition. 

In the movie, Gladiator, the main character, Maximus says, "What we do in life echoes in eternity." We have no idea what eternal effect can come from something insignificant we are doing today. Jinnah's grandfather would have never thought that his decision to go into fish business would have impacted the lives of millions one century later. 

SOURCE MATERIAL: 

Freedom at Midnight (Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins)

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[www.keralites.net] This Stroller Has A Secret!

 

This Stroller Has A Secret!

 

This stroller-bicycle called TAGA conceived by Dutch designers as in the Netherlands, bicycles are a preferable means of transport and are used by most of the population to travel within cities and villages.

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[www.keralites.net] Safest Countries On The Planet!

 

Safest Countries On The Planet!

Global Prosperity Index survey ranked the most prosperous countries in the world where safety and security was the most important issue. Here are the countries that take personal safety of the people living there very seriously.

23. Slovakia — Kicking off the list is Slovakia. The central European state ranks higher in safety than in any other sub-index.

22. Canada —Canada is one of six non-European states to feature in the top 23. It has dropped 13 places since coming ninth in the Legatum Institute's last security ranking.

21. Poland — The eastern European state is ranked higher in security than any other sub-index.

20. Australia —Australia's lowest ranking comes in the national security and personal safety sub-index, having fallen five places since last year. It remains of the safest countries in the world.

19. New Zealand — Like Australia, New Zealand ranks lower in national security and personal safety than in any other sub-index. It tops the Legatum Institute's overall list, though.

18. Finland —Finland is the first Nordic state to appear in the 23 safest countries in the world. It is also ranked as the best-governed on Earth.

17. Malta — The small island in the Mediterranean is not just one of the world's most picturesque countries, but safest too.

16. Ireland — Ireland has dropped 12 places since last year's index but remains one of the best places in the world for national security and the personal safety of its people.

15. Spain —Spain ranks higher in safety and security than in any other sub-index.

14. Slovenia — Not only is Slovenia ranked as having the best natural environment of any nation on Earth, but as one of safest places to live, too.

13. United Kingdom — Theresa May's UK has improved its ranking by 10 places compared to the Legatum Institute's last index.

12. Netherlands — Located in the northwest reaches of Europe, the Netherlands just misses out on the world's top 10 safest countries.

11. Hong Kong — The United Nations doesn't recognise Hong Kong as an independent state but it is still one of the safest places in the world. It was ranked the safest place in the world last year, though.

10. Sweden —frequently listed as one of the happiest places on Earth, Sweden continues to be one of the safest, too. It has dropped 5 places since last year, though.

9. Austria — The small central European nation has squeezed into the top 10 safest countries in the world, having come in at 15 in last year's Legatum Institute index.

8. Switzerland —Continuing its tradition of topping lists like the Prosperity Index, Switzerland is one of the safest places for people to live.

7. Germany — Germany is one of the safest places on Earth, climbing 15 places since last year's index. This is despite a high terror threat in mainland western Europe.

6. Norway — Norway ranks highly in security and safety like it does in every sub-index. The Legatum Institute ranks the Scandinavian state in the top 10 for every category.

5. Denmark — Denmark's position has improved by 2 places compared to the Legatum Institute's last index.

4. Iceland — The Nordic island nation is once again ranked highly for security and safety after coming in at number two in last year's index.

3. Japan — Japan was ranked at 22 in the Legatum Institute's last security and safety index, meaning it has jumped a huge 19 places.

2. Luxembourg — At number two, Luxembourg is ranked as the safest country to live in Europe. It was ranked number 10 in last year's rankings.

1. Singapore — The Asian city-state tops the 2016 ranking, having climbed 12 spots since last year. It is worth noting that it scored badly in the personal freedom sub-index, coming 97th.

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