No, no, please let not the title of our blog delude you. No, I am not referring to an astute prime minister of ours who was well-versed in many languages and was, with Manmohan Singh, partially responsible for the LPG.
Rather, I am thinking of the Narsimha myth (it was Narsimha Jayanti yesterday) and how it can be reinterpreted to suit the current contexts. You will have to forgive me the obvious partiality. That is okay though. In such contexts, I AM unashamedly partisan.
My submission is that the moment India is ill-treated the worst way possible like Bhakt Prahlada was, the hidden Narsimha in our army's genes rises anew, and slays the enemy while it is neither day nor night, in a space that is neither merely the air nor just the land, in a manner that is both professional and precise.
Yes, Pakistan, which was obviously showing its terror connections during the last rites of those vanquished during the first strike @Operation Sindoor, has been taught the perfect lesson, like the cruel Hirnyakashypu who considered himself invincible, who mocked the benefactor for his boon. That asinine arrogance was punished in a place neither inside nor outside their territory, at a time neither merely day nor just night.
Time alone would tell if our very own Hirnyakashypu has learnt the proper lessons adequately. The rumour is that the forever nuke threat is nullified, too. Hope our army would never ever again have to assume the fierce Narsimha avatar. 'Live and let live' is the advice the Hirnyakashypu's of the contemporary world must follow!
Pratima@ Bother and be bothered, right, left and center, is the current mantra, right?
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