Dinshaw Avari- Trying my Hand at Blogging!

  August 25, 2020     More than ever, ( https://dinshawavari.com/2019/06/14/what-does-a-government-do-for-us-%f0%9f%a4%94/ & https://dinshawavari.com/2020/03/26/where-are-we-heading/ ) , I despair as to where the world is heading … … Self destruction – whether economic, nuclear, physical !   … Conflict & strife being at one of the highest points that I can remember in my conscious life.   It basically comes down to “governments” and national policies -   Why are nations encouraging conflict with other nations?             Shouldn’t they be looking at the welfare of their own citizens FIRST!?   Why are nations increasing arms spend?             Shouldn’t they be spending on education & health of their own citizens instead?   What is a “government’s” purpose to come to power?             Is it not to enhance the poor and dow...

March 26, 2020   (source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts ) Insurgencies, ethnic violence, civil wars, conflicts and over 200,000 deaths in 2019 alone! ·         Afghanistan conflict ·         Yemen crisis ·         Syrian civil war ·         Kurd conflict ·         Iraq conflict ·         Libyan conflict ·         Kashmir conflict ·         Palestinian conflict (source- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ongoing_armed_conflicts ) This list doesn’t even touch on intra-country “insurgencies”! …and now a virus pandemic… My personal belief is that with the current Coronavirus trajectory, COVID19 has the potential to overshadow all the...

(Photo credit- “ https://www.anovos.com/products/star-trek-starfleet-insignia-patch ”) June 14, 2019 According to “ https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-government-definition-role-functions.html#transcriptHeader ”, “ Government , …, is the authority that sets rules for a society, helps its members relate to one another and to others, and keeps it running smoothly, securely, and peacefully ”. I, alongwith 6 billion others, will have 6 billion & 1 reasons on what a government’s role is in society. … But, why do we exist?   Why are we living?   Why did “societies” and “cultures” crop up? It is for the promotion of general welfare of those societies & cultures.   That’s what should be the purpose of any government and NOT a 20, 30, 40-page manifesto of the “ideal” society!!!   How much of these manifestos actually materialize in your country? There is NO perfect society or government by a long shot.   H...