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Operation Blue Star, The True Story. Author: Lt. Gen. K. S. Brar Sometimes one cannot help but wonder if this whole business of God, His Divine Grace, His Omnipresence, His Omnipotence and His Omniscience is just that. A business. His symbolic representation here on Earth may just be a figment of our imaginations and our complicated way to justify our ignorances, faux pas and errors of judgment. We use His name to hoodwink our flock to commit atrocities against our kind and to qualify for a 'get-out-of-jail' free card. We evoke the divine forces for one's solace and to pacify our ego. Is there indeed a force out there that governs the balance and metes justice to ensure equilibrium in the grander scheme of things? This  is crystal clear from the events surrounding the events that led to and occurred after the siege of the revered shrine of the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar back in June 1984. The account of circumstances of the unfortunate event was penned from the ...

Plato, in the book Republic, suggested that the state should be ruled by philosophers. But he also mentioned about groups of people attuned to different classes to do different duties for the upkeep of the nation. In modern times, these ideas may not be politically correct as it is not good virtues that spins the modern world, but rather, stashes of money. In the 21st century, conformity of the majority to the whims of the 1% goes a long way in keeping order but not peace and definitely not law. Creation of just wars seems to the calling of the century whilst the powerful maintain their stronghold on the hapless majority. Harimandhir Sahib, was given the golden feel to the pre-existing temple by Maharajah Ranjit Singh. He has the honour of being the only power defeating the Afghanis. He created Punjab, ruled over Kashmir and Afghanistan. His royal regalia included the coveted Koh-i-Noor diamond which was snatched from the Persians who had looted it from Andhra Pradesh. T...