Since America is the land of justice, they stormed the Capitol to undo the wrong. Who won the recent presidential selection in the US? Did you say, the whole world knows it? But 60 million Americans believe Trump won it and it was stolen from him by fraud. But are there any simple questions? Is two plus two four? A mathematician would say, that depends. The epic is full of Q&A, for example, Yaksha-Prashna is a very well-known episode in it. Ugrashrava said, he had been to Janmejay’s snake-sacrifice where Vaishampayan narrated the wonderful tale of Mahabharat, which had been written by Vedvyas.
The great sage Ugrashrava, son of Lomharshan, lands in Naimisharanya in the course of his wanderings where the assembled rishis ask him in unison, Kahan kahan gaye, kya kya dekha. As soon as someone arrives after a journey, before he gets a chance to freshen up, we crowd around him to ask where all he had been and what he saw. Puaranas talk about creation, Ye kya hua, kaise hua? The blind king Dhritrashtra asked Sanjay, who had been blessed with divine vision, to tell him exactly what was happening on the battlefield, Mujhe sach sach bata, and that became Bhagvad Geeta. Our Upanishads asked, What is the Ultimate Reality, What is the Human Soul? Most Upanishads – and not only the Prashnopanishad – had Q&A between a seeker and a teacher. Questioning and seeking answers is fundamental to our existence from ancient days. No wonder there are a large number of ‘ I ask, you answer’ songs. As I grew, I realised this is more true of our film songs which mirror every aspect of the society and our lives. We used to learn in our schools that literature is the mirror of society.
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