Preserving Oneness of Humanity (By V.M Gopaul)

Preserving Oneness of Humanity

~ By V.M Gopaul ~

                   

A Review and an Account of the book

By Vimal Kodai

While establishing an equilibrium to the diet of a deteriorating world, the writer of Preserving Oneness of Humanity looks for answers to questionable themes that are of high relevance; for instance: ‘discrimination’, ‘racism’, ‘disharmony’, ‘oppressive authority’, ‘political pressure’ and ‘political tension’, ‘violence’, ‘disharmony’, ‘disunity’, ‘state of unrest’, ‘disaccord’, ‘humanity’s disorientation’, ‘humanity’s unwanted thoughts and ideals’, ‘human disagreements’ and ‘human pessimism’. Preserving Oneness of Humanity, V.M Gopaul’s latest book shows how each of these prior themes impact on today’s general global state. As such, the author sets up the initial course of his book by using precise exemplary portions of human history, and by using his own personal ‘parcours’ to display the main worth behind his book’s message.

The several questions taken up in this latest book by V.M Gopaul are as follows:

1.     Is the message from each sacred scripture so different that one has to seek for different approaches while trying to restore one’s humanity and sanity?

2.     Why is there the need to have the idea of oneness among all of us?

3.     Does the idea of oneness appeal to each of us (humans)?

4.     Is being equal and is seeking equality so hard and so tough to keep in mind?

5.     Is harmony such a terrible or difficult task to work on?

6.     Is kindness and is showing mutual respect so uneasy to practice?

7.     Is the idea of being united so unique and so valuable that one cannot really find time to maintain it in one’s daily life?

Such questions have no unique answer(s) to them. In fact, these have several answerable answers to them. While the author attempts to debrief on each aspect of developing oneness and equality among each of us, he adopts a strategic way to creating an atmosphere firm and steady enough to capture the main objective(s) of the message he wants to deliver.

As he portrays that social tension is depleting global peace, he even states that social justice is having its grip on an indifferent and unhealthy society. The author shows how certain key figures with ‘supposedly’ leadership qualities detract the idea of being exemplary as most of the time, they are morally incorrect.

V.M Gopaul devotes time towards keeping his readers informed about the root of social injustice—leading to violence and racist acts. Convincingly, the writer shows that inside each human being lies an instinct which has both evil and good qualities. Thus, he goes back in time, back to our human history to explain how violence erupted many years ago. How its impact on today’s world has been big enough to prevent us from being carefree and ignorant about all of its occurrences.

The writer even writes about racism as he attempts to give replies to several questions; such as:

1.     How does racism originate itself?

2.     What is racism?

      3.     How does racism impact on our society?

The author states that racism does not arise from the minds of infants. It emerges from the way issues and facts are being addressed in the household environment. It is also born from certain unwanted ideas and unneeded thoughts that are being spread out by the immediate entourage of a young child when the latter is still at an early stage of growth. Certain ideologies and certain main philosophies that are being put in the minds of young children keep them dwelling on being ‘hateful’ and ‘racist’ towards other cultural groups or different skin-type races. However, the author states that certain ideologies have also been born from the beliefs instated by certain political and religious figures whose authoritative aptitudes, manipulative influences and brainwashing words develop wicked ideals with racist approaches towards other diverse ethnic group of individuals.

The author explains how DNA or the biological nature of our human ancestry affects our present state of reasoning. Thus, he relates on the source of hindrance and villainy which has englobed our world for a long time - going from our tribal groups to our civilization trends, from religious beliefs to our social divisions, and, from tribal conflicts to global wars.

Among other infiltrating filths that are present in our society, are gossips and ruthless words that resonate from ignorant minds and from ignorance-driven individuals who lack the true notions of being called humans. The author of Preserving Oneness of Humanity attributes other developmental rudeness and impoliteness of our society to the way words are being misinterpreted. He suggests that an adequate education and a formation with the right fruitful components results in better chances for individuals to display clear perceptions about the world—with an open-minded self, enlightening and prospective enough to go the distance optimistically.

Preserving Oneness of Humanity deterministically admits that the idea of ‘being forgiving without forgetting the pain caused’ is by all means possible. One simply needs to take away the burdened thoughts that are filled with negativities from the mind to thereby heal oneself from all the unwanted causal sufferings. Being accountable for one’s actions, being understanding, and having pure-minded beliefs are crucial to keeping one away from useless divisive thoughts about the communal society.  Being forgiving by lessening hateful beliefs on others are also worthy traits that create harmony in the society.

Preserving Oneness of Humanity is a book that can also be regarded as a worthy referring resource with guiding sets of knowledge to plunge oneself into. It has the right ingredients to enrich the mind of its readers with plenty of peaceful resolutions. Nevertheless, it critically analyzes several subjective views that are filled with contradictions and misleading interpretations. Past experiences gathered from the author’s personal journey, and analytical understandings from several historical events of our human history are the main tactical criteria used to make Preserving Oneness of Humanity a unique book to all those readers who have the aspiration for living a peaceful life—free from racism and disharmony.

LORD SHIVA

Lord Shiva

(Shiv Bhagwan)

~ An Analogic Briefing ~

By Vimal Kodai

 LORD SHIVA - KNOWN AS 'NILKANTH' UPON THE SWALLOWING OF POISON WHICH CAME UP IN THE BEGINNING OF CREATIONS

AUM or 'OM'

The word ‘OM’ or ‘AUM’ is denoted from the three main sacred Supreme Beings who have the ultimate access to creations, to the sustenance, and to all destructive natures of our universe. An age-old but gratifying understanding of the word—‘AUM’ holds far more than an eternal acknowledgement of its great richness as its utmost universal essence to our humanly existence propels a cosmic vibe that is unmatched. This word ‘AUM’ is the first sound ever to have been resonated into our cosmic universe since the beginning of our cosmic creations. ‘AUM’ has echoed, and always resonates entirely as an emerging force with positive natures from all hearts and all souls who would use it for righteousness and rightful causes.

‘A.U.M’ signifies the following:

‘A’ – stands for the almighty Lord Brahma (creator of all creations and manifestations).

‘U’ – stands for Lord Vishnu ‘Vishnu Bhagwan’ (the everlasting knower, the Supreme Being, the omnipotent and omnipresent Lord whose sustaining capabilities surpass all, and He maintains all that has ever existed from the beginning of time, extending to infinity).

‘M’ – applies to the almighty Lord Shiva ‘Shiv Bhagwan’ (the everlasting time, the knower of all knowers, the acknowledger of all acknowledgements, the purifier of all the impure natures, the destroyer of all evil, the cause of destruction so that creations may find new dawns in an all new era, and, that dignity on the pathway to enlightenment is restored).

 Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva (or, Shiv Bhagwan) is the unborn and He is the always existing embodiment of eternal time, emerging from the forehead of Lord Vishnu. Lord Shiva is born as the unborn and his superiority supersedes all that has been deviated from the uncertainties. He controls the fate of all humankind as He blesses the most unwanted with the treasures of true knowledge while admitting the glory of selflessness and selfless virtues in the midst of the bosom of fate and destiny.

LORD SHIVA AND FAMILY

The 108 names of Lord Shiva each stand for significant causes—with blasting effects into the universe as each has a particular meaning to every single occurrences that manifests itself across the universe. Similarly, His 3 eyes which form part of His sacred embodiment portray great meanings to all living and non-living entities. His wife--Parvati, His sons (Ganesh and Kartikeya); are all major symbolisms of divine natures who manifest inside the hearts of those who sought out for purity and sanctity.

LORD SHIVA (SHIV BHAGWAN)

The Shiva Damru – The small two-headed drum belonging to Lord Shiva

The Shiva Damru symbolizes the everlasting universe’s expanding and collapsing abilities. It also signifies the heartbeat in every lifeform – going up and down, beating with a rhythm that is described as the beat of the Damru (or, Damaru). The Shiva Damru impacts on the activities that occur in our galactic universe as it shows stability to creations but havoc to certain required evil forces that are bound to face termination and destruction. The Shiva Damru—the Shiva Damaru, represents all sounds that resonate from the universe. It is a powerful form of energy generating from Lord Shiva’s Damru which by itself appears as an object that translates into the main cause of destruction of all living and non-living lifeforms existing in our universe.

THE SHIVA TANDAV (or, THE TANDAVA NRITTYA)

When the time of destruction is at its doorstep, Lord Shiva dances the cosmic dance known as the Tandava Nrittya when and where He uses His Damru, to express His anger—which in its own way explores the various sinful acts of all creations that are the resultant reasons for admitting the catastrophic ends of all lifeforms.

The Shiva Tattva - The Crescent Moon found over the forehead of Lord Shiva

The Crescent Moon (The Shiva Tattva) overcasting the frontal lobe of Lord Shiva is by itself a symbolic feature that caricatures the state of mindlessness and the state of mindfulness that is required by all living entities surviving in our universe. Being mindless and being mindful are both two extreme limits of the mind’s experience that walks all human lives as long as life is keeping this same human body going strong and steady.

1. Why be mindless when everything we do evolves around and rotates according to applicable principles resulting from mindful thinking and from mindful consciousness in every activity being performed?

2.   Why be mindful when all we do in every way possible leads to an unprecedented suffering that concludes with death and mortality?

The Shiva Tattva (The Crescent Moon found on the frontal lobe of Lord Shiva) signifies the state of mindlessness which by itself extends to infinity as per the immensity of the galactic universe that impacts our daily human existence. To be mindless or with ‘no mind’ certainly launches a lot of questions from the minds of humans whereby it raises an inexpressible authority that surpasses all sufferings ever encountered by mortals. Wisdom and the bliss of knowledge is born from this same unexpressive authority born from this Crescent Moon. Despite the fact that this Crescent Moon appears symbolically to denote the ‘mind’, this Shiva Tattva attributes to the immense wisdom acquired from beyond the mind. Thus, the mind is the medium which propels wise thinking to a stronghold state whereby this wisdom is by itself derived from somewhere beyond this ‘mind’.

Lord Shiva’s Maha Mantra

“OM NAMAH SHIVAYAH” is one of the most powerful mantras ever to have derived from our universe. It symbolizes the following:

‘OM’ or ‘AUM’ – A - Brahma, U - Vishnu and M - Mahesh

‘NA’ – Earth

‘MA’ – Water

‘SHI’ – Fire

‘VA’ – Air

‘YA’ – Ether

‘OM’ stands for the sound of the universe. It is the sound of the universe. It is composed of three main alphabets and three resonating sounds beginning with ‘A’, then, ‘U’ and finally, ‘M’. Altogether, it combines to be pronounced as ‘AUM’ or ‘OM’.

‘Namah Shivayah’ are the two other words that follow in this Maha Mantra. These stand for the five major elements comprising of the building up of all lifeforms and creations (living and non-living); which are namely: Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether.

Bibliography:

The Art of Living, (2019), Significance Behind the form of Lord Shiva; Retrieved from Worldwide Web from Website or URL on the 3^rd of April, 2019:

https://www.artofliving.org/symbolism-behind-form-shiva

The Penetrating Deep and Sound Touches

The penetrating deep and sound touches

The echoes from their hearts were clear and spectacular.

These echoes were far-fetched, but within the reach of their lovely connection.

The sound of worship and the lasting testing moments of their pains were on.

There could be no other ways than to see to it that their bonds dwell clearer.

The shadows of the cruel world were decisive masters of their past filths.

Yet, with no further considerations towards new kinds of suspected torments,

The twosome yielded their ways through pathways that wouldn’t be myths;

These would be pathways of selflessness, righteousness and lit fragments.

The doorway to eternal faith, the doorway to the path of true and pure love…

And, the doorway towards the stepping milestone of their love that rested above;

With no further resolutions than to be adapted to the consequences of life,

The two new epic romantic human ‘love birds’ flew high up in the skies of life.

The portrayal of their soaring spirits would be the voice of their solemn vow.

The display of frankness and honesty, would shelter an entire condensation—

It would be that of a pure, devoted, and honesty-driven promise of love.

There would be no other than themselves to show.

There would be no other than themselves for whom to have such a sensation.

There would be no other agreements than between them and the Heavens above.

This love epic would be the portrayal of a world which lies on a cruel note.

This lovely bond would filter into their veins to thereby attract a pure vote.

It would be the majestic option of an undecided love connection that is huge.

It would be amazing, understood, honest, pious, spiritual, and a total urge.

                                        Title: The Penetrating deep and sound touches

                                        Date/Time: 29th of September, 2017/10:07 p.m

L'Amour et La Confiance - Love and Trust

Love and Trust 

My past scrolled by with disasters that were nil.

My past sins and my past thoughts were pouring in vain.

The undecided moments of my pains derived from a smoothed spill.

It came from instances that were unnoticed by all the radical sane.

I applaud my sunrise.

I implore my sunset.

I applaud the breezes that capsize.

I implore the miseries and sorrows that aren’t met.

My love came to me on an autumn day, unmatched.

It arrived to seek out and to search for me.

She came to make me feel the real 'me'.

My love came to me to address those doubts unhatched.

It came to see that I was becoming the real tree.

She arrived to make me feel that I was once again ‘free’.

Love arrived in my life to test my unmet task.

It came to me to denote those pleasurable miseries.

Love reached my destination to suggest that I shouldn’t ask.

It came to me to state that I am not full of treacheries.

Love enriches my year of 2018—Two thousand eighteen.

Love denies me from crying ceaselessly while giving out sighs.

Love reminds me of the fact that I have surpassed the unseen.

Love blesses me as those tumultuous years say their goodbyes.

I smile, I laugh, I shed tears and I make allusions to my past.

I live, I shout, and, I aim at those unmet goals.

I know and I go, I show and I run to be the last.

I dig and I plough, and, I survive those moments of golds.

Love revisits me, the unknown, it replenishes the true secrets of my life.

Love has me seated at peace with its true realities dwelling in my wife.

Love shows me how to relive the moments that are thus inside…

It attests for the trust which I wanted to win in my skies so wide.

                                        Date: 15th November, 2018

                                           Time: 11:55 a.m.

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L’amour et la Confiance

Les bêtises de mon passé se secouent sans cesse.

Les vices de mes arrières pensées se laissent vider.

Les moments indécis de mes douteuses douleurs viennent avec tendresse.

Les vides espaces de mes instants momentanés vont se balader.

Viennent l’aurore et le crépuscule,

Viennent l’aube et le coucher du soleil,

Viennent l’arrosé et les brises de mes soirées nulles…

Ainsi, je délaisse l’inquiétude et la misère, sous les fleurs des merveilles.

Mon amour vint à moi par un automne automnal.

Elle vint à moi, me chérir et m’adoucir les pensées.

Elle vint me consoler afin de venir à ma rescousse.

Mon amour vint me chérir et de me dire, « Tu es mon ‘Mal’ »…

Elle vint à moi sans rien prédire et sans rien après.

Elle vint à moi afin d’apaiser mes plusieurs pleurs sans cesse.

L’amour m’enrichie durant l’an 2018 (deux milles dix-huit).

L’amour me fait pleurer durant ce noël de l’an de mes soupires.

L’amour me fait surpasser, peines que je quitte.

L’amour me bénit durant cette année vive des plus ardant sourires.

L’amour me vint comme une tache qui me chasse.

L’amour me vint comme des miséreuses plaisirs.

L’amour vint à moi à travers des plus amples désirs.

L’amour vint à moi comme par des doutes qui se casse.

Je ris, je souris, je pleure, et, je fais des allusions.

Je vis, je cris, je vise, je cible, et, je fais des illusions.

Je sais, je vais, je connais, et, je pars.

Je creuse, j’éprouve, je demeure, et, je vais appart.

L’amour m’a fait reconnaitre le secret de la vaine vie.

L’amour m’a fait reconnaitre cette vraie vérité qui était dite.

L’amour m’a fait revivre les moments qui se sont écroulés ainsi.    

L’amour m’a fait reconnaitre cette confiance qui s’était effondrée si vite.

                                               

Date : le 15 novembre, 2018

                                                          Heure : 11 :05 matin

THE ESSENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT: Vedanta, The Science of Consciousness (A Review & Summary)

THE ESSENCE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

Vedanta, The Science of Consciousness

(Written by James Swartz)

~ Synopsis and Review by Vimal Kodai ~

Vedanta’s main thematic display is brought up as it is addressed through a very comfortable attempt by writer, James Swartz, in this book of his entitled, The Essence of Enlightenment. The author/writer of this apparent enlightened and bright book, stretches through several obvious explanations about the essence of enlightenment, as he admits himself to debriefing on the nature of being enlightened. ‘The essential parts of being enlightened’ is the main focus which draws this author to make its relevance clear and simple to his readers.

The book suggests the following understandings:

1.  Being a careful listener with an open-minded self while setting aside personal views and by dismissing non-judgemental sets of opinions, is the first and foremost ideal of a self-inquirer whose foundations vividly adapts to the science of consciousness, Vedanta. Being free and being happily endowed with fruitful and selfless knowledge makes one feel really worthy of a divine cause. This stands up as a secure reason which lasts to make matters work out for efficient meanings.

2.  This same book translates further knowledge about what love is and what is the bond between ‘love’ and the ‘heart.’ What may one expect to deduce from love? How can ‘love’ be truly deduced from the ‘being loved’? As per further embraced understandings of the feelings and emotions that are tied to explanatory themes of true love and bonded love, this main idea is idealized in the concept that is derived from knowledge and self-knowledge. How may one transcend all attachments and knots to this material world while admitting and by accepting knowledge (really true knowledge)? How to pervade all unnecessary sequences of thinking patterns that lead to unproductive thoughts and ideas while disapproving selfishness and egoism? How to destroy angry, hateful and lusty thoughts by calming the mind and by silencing all the trends and flows of constant thoughts that are from evil sources?

3.  While stating that Vedanta is usually meant for seekers who have been seeking throughout their lives for a long lengthy length of time, this book also suggests that Enlightenment is as well the fact of being ‘ignorance free’ and ‘knowledgeably accommodated to the idea of being enlightened spiritually’. This book claims that spiritual practice is not simply the resolving of inner conflicts between the subtle body and the disturbed mind, but it is a practice that has to be maintained while balancing and while nurturing the mind with peaceful ideas and peaceful resolutions—by accepting laws and principles of creations as the crucial instructed guide to man and to man’s just causes, one may lead oneself on the righteous pathway.

James Swartz explains that: “Experience is an unbroken series of inner and outer events and the reaction or response to them. The reaction of animals to experience is totally different programmed. Humans have an advantage because they have the power to think. They can study their experience, extract knowledge from it and change it, freeing them to some degree from their programming.” (Pp. 152 – 153) Growth in the spiritual field is acquired through growth occurring both physically and intellectually. Thus, this experience that is being accumulated with time and this consistent growth in assimilating values and developed choices, results in freeing one from hatred, anger, ego, jealousy, lust, envy and self-pity. Selflessness and devotional acceptance is accrued through the experience derived from pure release of unworthy and unnecessary thoughts about past events that have resulted in resentment and rage.

This book The Essence of Enlightenment also states that ordinary man has the following characteristics and he uses these well in his life; these are namely: Ignorance, Desire and Fear, Anxiety and Control, Anger, Ego and Delusion.

By appreciating time and by accepting that time is precious and that it should be used wisely, one may get to some solid foundations of spiritually-oriented ideas and faiths, while staying away from ignorance. Likewise, this book advises and suggests that ‘Desire’ and ‘Fear’ are equal in the ways that these features embrace egoistic and selfish thoughts and ideas. It even states that excessive desire is described as showing impulsiveness. One needs to balance ideas and planned goals in order to maintain proper stability in living life in the society. Desires and fearfulness lead to common grounds of despair as it requires a sense of obligation towards duties in order to accommodate wishes and wishful outcomes. Thus, ego grows and the true sense of duty decreases.

Anger, Ego and Delusion—are resultant substances of the ignorant minds; these characteristics derive from natures that are unhealthy.

Despite the fact that I have gained lots of positive knowledge from this book and that I have admitted myself to writing a review about it, I find that James Swartz does not fully use the correct and appropriate language and language structure while he writes on such a worthy theme and subject matter. While attempting to critically view this book, I find it very enlightening overall with some to many wordings that could have been opted out for more relevant choices of vocabularies.

Of course, The Essence of Enlightenment is not a mastery of the knowledgeable skills of this writer in question, but it is a hail to the knowledge derived from Vedanta and from Vedanta’s immensity and vastness.

BATTI GUL METER CHALU (A briefing by Vimal Kodai)

BATTI GUL METER CHALU

(Synopsis/Summary and Review by Vimal Kodai)

Batti Gul Meter Chalu, (Electric Power isn’t running, yet the Electric Meter Reader is still keeping track of the readings) – A film featuring in the main roles, actors and actresses such as: Shahid Kapoor (who incarnates the role of Sushil Kumar “SK” Pant), Shraddha Kapoor (playing, Lalita Nautiyal “Nauti”), Divyendu Sharma (who stars as Sundar Mohan Tripathi) and Yami Gautam (who portrays lawyer, Gulnaar Rizvi); highlights the many facets of one of the several challenges faced by rural areas inhabitants of a village known as Tehri (found in the Northern milieus of India, in the State of Uttarakhand).

Shree Narayan Singh, the director (and directing person) of Batti Gul Meter Chalu casts an exemplary portrayal of one of the many dark sides of the corporate world in India while he interprets one such case of a village known as Tehri (found in Uttarakhand, in Northern India). He demonstrates one area of this rural part of Uttarakhand where electric power supply is not at all very abundant, and yet, the ‘electricity bill’ proves to be really high in its numerical digits. Why? The answer lies in the crude reality of the corporate world of business enterprises and how some of them manage their customers’ complaints, and how they budget their financial investments for the sake of their enormous profits.

SK, Nauti and Sundar

SK (short for Sushil Kumar Pant), Nauti (nickname of the character, Lalita Nautiyal) and Sundar are lifetime friends with a bond that has no defiance to time and space—their connection and friendship have emerged from childhood to adulthood, yet no mistrust or misguided occurrences separate their beliefs and understandings. Unless it is for family commitments and family duties that part their professional goals and objectives, SK, Nauti and Sundar are threesomes who share almost everything in matter of lifestyle, passion and mutual bonding. Their love and friendship have been so re-known in Tehri that it has been a really worthy privilege for the inhabitants to witness their growths in the professional world. SK is a lawyer by profession, Nauti—a fashion designer, and Sundar—is business-oriented. Their struggles in making their ways through life is directly linked to their family values with their basic understandings of family principles and family morals as their main inspiring guides. This has them showing fearlessness and dignity towards their day to day endurances in the field of life’s concerns. They use humour and laughter to handle many several issues of their lives’ challenges with no denials or unnecessary comprehension towards the several difficulties faced by the inhabitants of Tehri (their native village’s villagers). Their parents and neighbours support them in the daily handling of situations that require their attentions, but now that they are grown-ups and that they are capable of managing their own lives, they become less and less dependent on others. Their potentials and abilities do not let themselves pass by unnoticed.

SK and Nauti (Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor)

It so happens that despite his being a wise and kind-hearted man, SK uses his law degree to practice his lawyer’s career in a really unreasonable manner. He makes his daily living while being at the service of few individuals of Tehri. However, the logic behind his earning a living is truly unappreciated and unfair towards those who face his unpredictable character with law suits that are minute yet ridiculous. Nauti, on her end, makes an honest living while designing and fabricating ladies’ wear at her Fashion Boutique. Sundar, on his side, is still finding his way through life while attempting to setup his own business. When he finally does make his way through becoming a successful businessman, he faces a serious challenge with the electricity consumptions at his printing establishment. He attempts to resolve the matter by approaching the Electric Company’s (known as SPTL’s) customer services complaints management. His Printing establishment’s Electric Meter is not given the right attention as neither fixture, repairs nor replacement is being carried out by SPTL Electric Company. Instead, this fraudulent electric company installs another Meter which has direct surveillance access to the power usage readings of Sundar’s Printing Press. Unaware of such an incident, but assuredly in the belief that his readings are escalating for confirmed unfair reasons, Sundar approaches his lawyer-friend, Sushil Kumar (SK), for support in this case of fraud. The matter is not as simple and it is not as sweet as it appears: in the meantime, Sundar’s love for Nauti is revealed, and reciprocally, Nauti’s love for Sundar surfaces. Sushil Kumar Pant (SK) who has always believed that Nauti was in love with him, can’t really bear this reality that comes out. He bluntly refuses to fight the case which his friend (Sundar) offers him to stand by for in all the righteous manner—while imploring him to use the ability of a true dignified lawyer. SK, in his anger and rising hatred for his two childhood friends, rejects the case of Sundar’s as he plunges himself in a new habit of consuming alcoholic drinks and leading a fake lifestyle. He can’t admit that this occurrence which appears in his life, is in fact happening for real. For some time, he finds himself lost!

After having circled SPTL’s customer services complaints management again, and after having filed in numerous complaints again, Sundar finds himself in a dilemma from which he does not see himself coming out of. Nauti’s support is not sufficient to allow him to make up his mind. He doesn’t know how to handle his humongous electricity bills as it is obvious that either the readings have been falsified, or there has been a serious error from the Electric Meter readings.

The case is certainly ‘a case’ that can be taken to court and it can be won with due respect to the facts and truthful statements produced at the court, but instead, with time restraints, Sundar can’t really deal with this intense turmoil whereby he can’t really cope with it. Soon, his death is being pronounced at the cliffs of the banks of the River Ganges. His motorbike has apparently encountered a ‘weird incident’ which led to his accidental death. The surprise of this incident is that his body is not retrieved from the river. His cremation is been done while his friends, neighbours, relatives and close family members are mourning his tragic passing away. Sundar’s memory lives in the mind of his lover Nauti as the latter thinks that he was an imbecile to have committed such an act—a presumed suicidal act. Sundar’s father, (Manilall Tripathi), who has always regarded his son as a brave boy who was growing up standing tall while facing challenges boldly, is deeply disturbed by the incident as he also concludes that his beloved deceased son was a fool—he could not face his life’s struggle and challenge while making matters better and thereby cope with it.

SK (Sushil Kumar Pant) eventually manages to handle the unresolved case that could not be dealt with by his very well-cherished and very dear friend, Sundar. Now that the latter is deceased, SK feels strongly that he has strong grounds to ‘nail’ and fight this unfair and unjust corporate electric firm known as SPTL.

With determination, strong will-power, concrete and solid foundations of his knowledge that is based on factual details obtained from the unjustified practice led by this Electric firm (SPTL), SK ‘navigates the seas’ of this court case whereby he finds his way through by making the most of it with his humour and sense of laughter to reassure him all along the way.

At the court, SK faces his opponent and adversary in the robe of his lawyer counterpart, Gulnaar Rizvi (role casted by actress Yami Gautam). Her diligent advocacy and her pleasant charm pleases SK, but the true issue right now is not about admiration and beauty, but it is a fight of a lifetime for the citizens of Tehri (in Uttarakhand). In fact, prior to boarding the role of fighting for the cause of his friend, Sundar (now presumed deceased); SK had minutely devoted his keen attention towards other complaints directed from other faulty electric meter readings and falsified readings done by SPTL Electric Firm. Their supportive facts and documented complaints are a must asset to this case being fought against SPTL Electric Firm on the part of lawyer Sushil Kumar Pant (SK).

The case’s momentum takes to its extreme highs and lows while lawyers SK (Shahid Kapoor) and Gulnaar Rizvi (Yami Gautam) and the presiding judge (role incarnated by Sushmita Mukherjee) lead their way in the court room.

The battle is almost won when from some ‘gut feeling’ moment’s downturn (or upturn), Sundar returns to Tehri after having received treatment for his serious injuries from a hospital found on one of the banks of River Ganges. He appears in the courtroom where he confesses that he had indeed attempted suicide as he had been longing to settle the matter for financial reasons without being too keen to struggle for it against the infamous SPTL electric company…

The Cast of Batti Gul Meter Chalu

The movie, Batti Gul Meter Chalu, carries a message that expands on one case of the mental tortures led by the corporate world where no understanding and no comprehension are attested for by business enterprises while they deal with their customers. Batti Gul Meter Chalu is one such movie that does not require forceful understanding from its audience in order to be fully acknowledged and appreciated.