How an ‘Acharya Drone’ statue in city can show the Guru in a new light

The MCG is in slightly of a catch 22 situation. Statues of Guru Dronacharya and his 5 Pandava pupils, in complete Eastman colour, had been erected a while ago close to the Rajiv Chowk flyover, but they needed to be removed to make method for the brand new Sohna Road underpass. The town fathers (and moms) have to make a decision where and in what form should it's relocated.
The drawback that MCG faces is that in the current local weather of unrest a number of the Dalits, it may be politically irrelevant to honour an individual known for his caste prejudices. By asking Eklavya to sever his thumb so that Arjun could best the charts as an archer, the guru blotted his copybook forever. If he is to be idolized, then a brand new narrative must be invented.

Fortunately, via specializing in technological breakthroughs in the Mahabharata duration, it is imaginable to divert attention clear of such abominable deeds. Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb has already informed us that the internet existed in that technology, as that was the only method Dhritrashtra’s charioteer Sanjay could give a operating remark on the fight from a 50km distance. Deb has proven us how we can find a new rationale for placing the Mahabharata heroes in the pantheon of great achievers of historical India.

For starters, it may be discovered that the true identify of the tutor who coached the princes on either side of the familial divide was actually Drone Acharya. We can then say that it proves that he gave us the generation that makes items hover and transfer on a horizontal aircraft. His identify was modified later to Dronacharya, but via reverting to the correct moniker we can claim that he actually invented the drone. The wooded area department in Haryana is using this gadgetry as of late to watch illegal activities in the Aravali forests.

That offers us a brand new reason for honouring the Guru. We can also claim that the helicopter was born of the similar knowhow. It is but natural that centuries later the man who discovered the helicopter shot in cricket should also be an Indian. Maybe, cricket too was invented in India.


Acharya Drone was the instructor of the Kauravas as neatly. And did we listen credit score for Gandhari's wonderful gynaecological feat of begetting 100 of them was the result of historical Indians’ mastery over stem cellular generation! We can not accommodate all 100 of them but some symbolic representation in their life would wish to be included in the proposed monument in Gurugram to underscore this success. We have additionally been informed via the PM that Karna was now not born from the womb of his mother, which proves that a sophisticated genetic science existed in our country and he too will have to find a place in the proposed edifice.


A major effort to rewrite historical past is these days under method in India. This is not simple in the absence of archeological evidence. However, no proof is required of mythology, and if we can mix it with historical past, we can invent a narrative that covers all blemishes of the past, giving us an inspiring legacy for our onward march in the 21st century.


(The writer is a former journalist)


How an ‘Acharya Drone’ statue in city can show the Guru in a new light How an ‘Acharya Drone’ statue in city can show the Guru in a new light Reviewed by Kailash on May 10, 2018 Rating: 5
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