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Why don't our optimism fail..?

2012-01-29T23:41:00.000+05:30

As usual this year again the 26th January Ceremonial Parade at Rajpat kept my spirit, pride and confidence on the top gear.Today again for me the "Drumers Call' and Abide with Me" remained the most vibrating military music.at the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony on the historic Vijay Chowk. My optimism peaked up when I heard the enchanting 'jugalbandi' of Tabla and Shenai resounding the Raisana Hills for the first time. With the splendor of lighting the Majestic Raisana Hills, yet another Republic Day Celebrations came to a close

Military cermonials surely let's us forget the dismal background of our Republic.Such ceremonial parades indeed re-enforces our faith on the Might of our Military forces.

The political buffoonery is becoming viral.At times it does make us feel that we are simply moments away from becoming another Banana republic.

The politics of Secularism in this country is helping in programming a select religion into becoming radical forces.The vote banking politics is scaring the country. However in spite of all the bad omens, this country remains strongly rooted to her culture and faith.that even 500 years of Mugal rules could not shake.This perhaps answers my question...Why don't our optimism fail..?....JAIHIND

Tolerating the intolerance of few...

2012-01-21T16:45:00.000+05:30

If we were not scared of secularism, perhaps we would be talking our mind out about faith, religion and rituals. In spite of being labeled a secular nation we continue to crush our freedom when expressing our views about a religion or a faith. If democracy is all about people's right and liberty, then why some religions stifle the masses and practise fanaticism with obsessive enthusiasm.

I am not at anytime for or against any religion. I respect religious sentiments. If I have the right to take pride of my religion, so has everybody. But that however will never mean that we should practise intolerance towards people or sect who dare to put their point of view on the subject. I may have reasons to love to hate people who may express views about my religion and my faith that may remain at tangent to my belief and my faith. However that doesn't give me the right to be devilish in pinning for their blood.

Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist. If his second novel 'Midnight Children' got him the prestigious Booker award, his forth novel 'The Satanic Verses' earned him the hate of the Muslim countries.Which is fine.What is not fine is their issuing a fatwa to kill him.The Muslim world may disagree to agree that fatwa call is against tenets of humanity.They may also refuse to believe that no pristine religious Scripture will ever advocate any killing.They may also remain adamant that religious fanaticism is the only right path to sainthood. I am sure no Indian will venture to disagree with this theory of their righteousness as long as they don't attempt to enforce it into countries that are not per-se a Muslim country.

India is a secular country and more known for her unity in diversity.Our's is a Democracy where for us freedom of expression is as holy as our religion itself. We perhaps remain victims of political intolerance, however it should not be read as our readiness to tolerate every political muck.

Forcing Salman Rushdie to stay off the Jaipur Literature festival amounts to disrespecting people's right to freedom of expression.This reminds me of Shakespeare's three words Et,tu, Brute.?.It is pathetic to see our Democracy being devoured by our vote banking politics. How long should we tolerate the politics of tolerating the intolerance of few...!.

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Stirring the Political Frying Pans..

2012-01-05T18:11:00.016+05:30

With 7 states going to the polls, the political parties are sure to remain in shiver & sweat. The nation will witness plenty of mudslinging in the mainstream politics. The year has everything set to shoot up the level of our political frustrations. Let us try to stir the political Frying Pans in the kitchens of major political parties and find what their MasterChefs are frying & prying. This may not get us anywhere but at least help us to smell the aroma of what is cooking for the unwary voters out there. Let us take a peek...

UPA: Looking visibly quizzed in managing the tantrums of their Nano Didi who is bent on fielding her own handpicked candidates in Goa & Manipur in the forthcoming assembly polls. We hold no rights to doubt her height to leap into a territory that is beyond the Hooghly banks. On the other hand their Prince Charming Rahul Gandhi may be walking around his confidence to redeem his padyatra miles and Dalit dinners. But will he be able to take the charm off Maya & her elephants remains currently under predicted(UP)

NDA: The Anna fear is making the BJP in not to be laud while praising their light weight Gadkari for inducting Kushwaha a heavy weight signature of corruption and an x- Maya factor. They may have doubts about his reaping votes, however they for sure know that Mr.Kushwaha will become their single biggest political donner for the party funds. Now why should we worry if that is not disturbing their Anna equation..

BSP : The veil around the statues of Maya & her Elephants may not stop the party in wielding their power. They will continue to remain bold & beastly in UP polls. Will that help them to pull the strings once again.? That remains a million $..? for which even the Dalit and the Brahmin have no answer.. So how can I a simple human being !

SP: Mulayum & his Yadav family may keep picking up candidates who are falling from grace in other parties. However it will be undemocratic of us to know what he will play to appease the religions both Green & the Red...?

Right away if I am not talking of States other than UP, it only means I am still not able to get over the Big Boss episodes. However when I come back next, I will surely cast lots of Prakash, Badals & families as I carry on my thoughts on Stirring the Political Frying Pans....

Birth year of a General.!

2012-01-02T18:22:00.009+05:30

The New Year revelry that we saw in the city shows that sticky minds and filthy looks still remains a sign of chivalry among our youth. The police wielding the sticks was a well deserving action. Our police force may be harrasing but they surely remain politically the most harrased force in the country. They truly at times deserve our hearty compliments for sticking to their guns. On the other side our political forces continue to use us as the game to checkmate their political opponents . In year 2011 our politicians have also made us realize that all national movements linked to people are sheer tributaries that will eventually flow into the mainstream called politics. That proves Lok Pal was never a people's dream. It was and it will therefore continue to remain a political issue. Thanks to our politicians, the NGO's and the Civil society, for ensuring that this country never runs out of issues.

This month five out of the twenty nine states of our Republic will be facing the ballot boxes. This month the UPA may use the Food deficit bill as a carrot to win votes. This month may see Anna & his team hit by law of diminishing returns. This month may find the $ taking the steam off the rupee. I hope they are not predictions because predictions always remain scary!

This being January, let us talk of a clear sky and a fog free parade.I am totally exited looking forward for an impressive Republic Day parade at Rajpath and a magnificent Fly Past thereafter over the Rajpath. However I am sad that even showcasing of our Military might will not help our Defence forces to free themselves from the power of the politics ...

Our politicians have proved time again that they remain incapable in giving us a working government. However now they have gone and proved that they are capable of ruining the finest Army in the world by blowing up an issue out of the Birth year of a General..

Finding our SUNSHINE...

2011-12-31T23:38:00.007+05:30

Shakespeare maintained that this world is a stage and we are merely the actors who come and then go away GOD knows where. Perhaps this is a reason why no one wants to take the ownership of this stage, that we call the Earth. Money and power continues to win over governments & people . Exploiting and destroying the ecology and environment continues unabated.

We are becoming our worst enemies. This earth is our home yet we allow it to stifle with carbon poisoning. The EARTH is struggling under the weight of 7 billion people . The temperatures are rising, cyclones and massive devastation of land is occurring. Whether we realize it or not, it remains a fact that we are today living on the edge..

Are we heading for a doom or are we there already..? Let us leave that for the year ahead to answer. For now we know the year 2011 was full of life and for which we are the living proof.

I have the gut feeling that year 2012 will be a great year for all of us...Because I know we will be able to rise above the storms and find our SUNSHINE...HAPPY NEW YEAR

Thank you GOD for keeping me beating...

2011-12-30T19:54:00.004+05:30

I am a STAR today. Never mind if the 362 days that I leave behind does't recognize me even as a spot boy . In this computing age it is what you see is what you get(WYSIWYG) Nobody today is interested to check your yesterdays. It is a busy world. We all remain so busy that most of the time we don't know where everyday our 84000 seconds fly away.

In this fast moving time we can't pause to check how we spend our 84000 seconds. Time has never been money for us. Most of the time we remain notoriously liberal in spending it. Be it a political movement, a civil right movement or an NGO shout,we simply flock behind without even pausing to know whose cause we are fighting..

We value money because we can make use of it to keep ourselves happy, prosperous and at times arrogantly powerful. Where as time for most of us simply is about good time, bad time and well spent time. We never give it a money denominator. Had we be doing it so we may be feeling aghast in seeing our IST Scams running into billions & billions in money count. It would have made the magnitude of combined other scams look like a silly dot in the India SCAM horizon..

Let us talk about DAYS. You see if we had bothered to check on parliamentarian's yesterdays and remained serious about our tomorrows, half of our parliament would have been either half empty or half full. But if you ask me if the Parliament matter to me today ? I may have no answer. But if you simply ask me does this TODAY matter? My answer would be a firm YES, because today is my Birthday. ..

I love my BIRTHDAY simply for CAKES & Greetings and specially for the pleasure of hearing my heart say..... Thank you GOD for keeping me beating...

I am STUPID!

2011-12-29T17:47:00.004+05:30

One area that I plan to cover more frequently in the future is books. I have never been a book worm and my DU mark sheets are a raw proof to that. I don't regret about it. Instead I am happy it has saved me from burning midnight oils. Anyways I was never interested in the idea of being a night owl cramming all those Economics. Imagine how awkward I would look in that group of owls called parliament. Today I would have been a point of ridicule both for Anna & the Aam Aadmi .

In my DU days the professors bragged about Economics being a social science. However now with receding gray matters and graying hairline economics for me has proved more of art and nothing of science. Economics today is an art for hoodwinking people in accepting that poverty is a matter of mind not body. Therefore I would have been going around asserting that a common man can live with Rs 32/per day even in this era when gravitational force has no pull over inflation. Not only that I would also be insulting my business sense when I will be asserting as an economist that FDI is bad call for growth as well for the well being of national economy.

Of course I am missing the thrill of being the member of the prestigious Planing commission of India. Also I feel I have lost the opportunity of being recommended for a noble prize.

Never mind I am still happy to remain a smart talented unique person in demand. So what if they say I am STUPID!

Anna beating 'Nokia'..in..?.

2011-12-28T00:00:00.008+05:30

"CORRUPTION" remained a passing point of reference in the beginning of a free India. With passage of time it went on to become a handy subject to cut ice and keep conversations rolling. Then as years rolled by it started becoming a matter of discussion for everybody from Rickshaw puller to cyclists, from auto drivers to Taxi Drivers, from Maid servants to Memsahibs and from Baboos to the Bosses. Then came the millennium and with it came along mighty SCAMS. Very soon Madu Koda, Adarsh Society , Raju's Satyam, Kalmadi, Raja& Radia spectrum all became household names. The country started seething with suppressed anger....

Come year 2011 and enter "Anna Hazare" who went on to become the face of the people. His War cry against Corruption became mightier than the sound of Bofors Anti tank guns. As a true Gandhian he promised to train not trigger the guns on evil called corruption....

Overnight "Mai bhi ANNA", "Tu bhi ANNA" became the resounding voice of the nation. It surpassed both in emotion and size Gandhi's famous Dandi March. Dandi march was to protest against tax on "SALT. Anna's call is a teaser campaign against Corruption that is taxing the nation.

Passing months witnessed various Anna twist & turns & other political kabadis. It also saw Anna's stubbornness keeping the political party in power breathless and sending the opposition political parties running helter skelter . It almost grind to a halt the progress & growth of the Economy. However like Mahabharata's Arjuna, Anna Hazare continued his focus on the eye of the fish..called Corruption. ..

Right now it will be tough to say if LOK PAL will be able to flush out the fishes from India's ocean of corruption but even if it does I am sure Whales, Dolphins and Sharks will continue their merry making, leaving away only those 'schooling fishes' for the LOK PAL. fishing nets..!

Incidentally yesterday the crowd strength that usually throng at Anna's call was missing both at Ramlila grounds Delhi and MMRDA grounds in Mumbai. Now for some odd reasons I find this Hindi film DEWAR's dialogue... re surfacing... insted of Amitab & Shashi Kapoor it is the Politician & the Aam Admi...here take a read...

Politician: Aaj mere pass building hain, property hain,Swiss bankA/c hain ,Bungla hain aur power hain...tumhare paas.. kya hai..?

Aam Admi:. Hamare paas shayad ....aaaaa....Anna..hain..?

You have "NO ' IDEA" in the coming budget session you may see your MP's walking into the Lok Sabha playing this collar tune on their mobile..

"नफरत करने वालों के सीने में प्यार भर दूं अरे मै वोह CORRUPTION हूँ , पत्थर को मोम कर दूं". Now it is none of my business to ask you to "GET IDEA"...because ..that's Abhi's bread, butter & shoot......

Anyways for YOU, ME & US it is enough to know that year 2011 is going to see ....

ANNA HAZARE beating 'Nokia'........in connecting people !

A crisis of Capitalism & Democracy

2011-12-24T18:00:00.005+05:30

The basic intent for incorporating Companies is to make money and create wealth & economic well being for the stakeholders. In the process it helps the growth of the country’s economy and creates meaningful employment for the people. Behind the corporate doors it may be termed as incidental to the core corporate mission. However in Democracy it is the fundamental corporate social responsibility to provide growth, employment and economic well being for both the state and the people. Therefore the Government is expected to be a watchdog to monitor & regulate corporate houses.

“Transforming CAPITALISM. Improving the world for everyone” is a book written by Arun Maira. He is a member of the planning commission chaired by the Prime Minister of India. He is a frequent speaker at international forum on the future of India. His widely acclaimed leadership and consulting experience is definitely a source that makes the book interesting and path breaking. The book is refreshingly a light reading notwithstanding the subject matter. The book is a compilation of author’s thought pieces, real time case studies and his articles that keep appearing in The Economic Times. The book overall runs to some 200 odd pages but remain end to end a stimulating and thought provoking knowledge sharing session. The book is divided into four parts but maintains a logical sequence. The one two and three liner quotes at the beginning of each topic gives you an idea on what to expect further down in the pages.

The book talks of Capitalism, without advocating a total laissez-faire environment. It talks of capitalism in a democratic environs and goes ahead to pitch the importance & relevance of Corporate Social Responsibilities. It endorses government regulating the business houses but does not debate on where the line should be drawn to ensure intervention does not turn interference. The book is topical as well current to the global thinking. Here is my interpretation on..“Rethinking the Economy” a topic in the book that talks of evolving a brand new philosophy in the business of governing. The context of course is India. It emphasis on a fact that democracy is not all about election and voting, it is also about providing a platform to resolve the difference of opinion between people and the state. This topic is an an influencer. It reflects the current political & economical upheaval in the country. We can attribute this upheaval to government’s excess generosity in providing a platform to the civil society which has now proved larger than reasonable. It has almost made the government dis functioning…

In the ‘preface’ of the book the author mentions that ‘government has become his life’... Now is that his passing reference or scoring a brownie on his role as a member of the planning commission..? Overall “Transforming Capitalism” is a pleasant reading experience that allows you to take home lot of interesting facts about policy makers, present political environs as well the corporate board room logic s... Greatly readable...

This review is a part of the Book Reviews Program at BlogAdda.com.

Meri Dilli..! and that too Dil Se..!

2011-12-18T11:01:00.010+05:30

We are in the final lap of bringing down the curtains on year 2011. Significantly the year also marks the completion of 100 years of DELHI as the CAPITAL of modern INDIA . This city also happens to be my HOME for over 50 years now. The city has seen me growing up from being an "SCHOOL KID" to become an "OLD MONK". I have traversed the entire length & breadth of Yeh Mera India and still continue my hip hopping to all the metro cities . However I am always in a hurry to be back home to Meri Dilli. This city is my eternal love...

I have watched her transforming from being a big urban village to a chity chity bang bang metropolitan. This city has walked her way from being a citadel of political power to being a Jantar Mantar of Collision politics. From the fortress of Babudom to being kingdom of Corporate czars. From a city of monuments to a city of Millinium Malls and from being Maverick to coming into Mainstream

Way back in 60's & 70's "Dhaula Kuan" neither was a fear junction nor a stalkers heaven. Way back then Fiat Padmani, Bajaj scooters & Jawa bikes were a rage but there was nothing called road rage. People defenately were bullied on roads & streets but never "bullet ed" on the drop of a hat. Eve teasing was prevelent but it was never this stressful for the "EVE" to venture out after the dusk. The city was dusty but not as dirty & dreadful as today...

East Delhites were then ridiculed and sarcastically called Yamuna Par'. With passage of time much water has flown down the Yamuna and collected muck. Today East Delhi remains a source for raking the moolah for Land sharks, Builders and the Politicians ...

Delhi over the years have remained the home of urbanized middle class who loved their city as much as they loved their foggy winters and dusty summers. The summer's "Shikanji" and winter' s " Allolo Paratha" always gave them enough reasons to celeberate their everyday with laughter that was always dil se...

I don't know was it politics or demand of time that forced Delhi to be brewed into a toxicating concoction by annexing part of Haryana & UP into Delhi. If today this city is branded for being most infamous, ineffable, intimidating and intoxicatinglly brash & arrogant; it is Perhaps the price that this city is paying for being an NCR .

You know when you mix up "states" the city that emerge becomes a cocktail. The heady cocktail has drifted away Delhi from being a fun city to become a city that remains fatigued with Crime & Criminals , Pollution & Corruption. May be the famous phrase Dilli Dilwalon Ki is turning to be a proverbial myth..but that will not stop me from being in love with Meri Dilli..! and that too Dil..Se...!

Anna..the "SWOT" of our politicians...

2011-12-13T08:52:00.003+05:30

Neither any politician nor any political party can survive and thrive without the convenience of corruption. Therefore corruption will always remain an integral part of all political system. If this was not so, the Jan Lok Pal would have been instituted way back 40 years, when it was first mooted. The fight & squabble over Jan Lok Pal bill that we are witnessing today is a political gimmickry. It is helping to keep the masses and the political parties engage in warring for wearing out time ,energy & attention from crucial economical and political upheavals that remains eroded for want of parliamentary focus and debate.

My intent is neither to discredit Anna Hazare nor direspect his war for JAN LOK PAL. My intent is to opine my views on this. To my mind it looks that if and when the JAN LOK PAL will take shape it will become a maze of complicated govt manual with clauses, annexures that can support interpretations which can help the clever heads & seeking minds to manage corruption more lucratively.

In today's fast track and demanding environs no one can afford to remain a paragon of virtues and that goes for Team Anna too. Let us not therefore get carried away by agendas and manifestos of political movements sporting people mask.

We very recently saw at Jantar Mantar all the opposition political parties sharing the stage with Anna Hazare. No it was not to demonstrate a call of unity to weed out corruption. It was simply a political compulsion and desperation of opposition parties to hitch their wagon to STAR ANNA.

Today no political party be it UPA or NDA can draw as much crowd as Anna Hazare can pull. Therefore Anna is bound to become strength,weakness, opportunity as well threat(SWOT) to all our political parties.

Tapping my feet when in the showers...

2011-11-28T17:28:00.005+05:30

Switch on the TV and start surfing channels. Don't we feel bored to the bone... watching all those Sas Bahu serials and those stupid Rakhi & Sawant shows. Besides this I wonder how much can one endure seeing those Nobody & Anybody murdering time & values in the reality shows called Big Boss. These all being not enough we continue to get heavy doze of scribe elites, politicians and socialist debating common man and his never ending encounters with price,petrol & panic without value adding any work around solutions. We also remain slapped with never ending bytes on 3 G scams & political parties and politicians gimmicks. Though on rare occasions we do come to see one odd brave heart slapping politicians and reminding us of People power. Anyway it hardly helps us in making our thick skinned Parliamentarians do the job they are paid for. These lust & power greed politicians continue to use the tax payers money as a privy purse for financing their comforting luxuries. Notwithstanding all these,the poor common man on the street caries on his fight, frustrations and freaky moments of retaliations . Does all this not make you say Why this Kolaveri Di....

Now that brings me to this latest on line rage in the YOU TUBE. This quirky song in Tamil English may remain as stupid as our political environs, but it does cut across the barrier of languages and is proving a pleasant chart buster. It is a whiff of freshness around the day to day rotten political updates. And for me it is giving enough musical reasons for tapping my feet when in the showers...

SLAPPING on the FACE

2011-11-25T13:47:00.005+05:30

India is a welfare nation. This means govt role is not limited to collecting tax and protecting life and property It has also the responsibility of overseeing the growth of the people by ensuring that adequate food, shelter are provided to them. Also implementing proper Health and education program to ensure general health and literacy of the people. In short it is the responsibility of the state and central government to see that all welfare measures are implemented and monitored.

We the people therefore elect our government under parliamentary democracy to ensue we as a nation as much as people remain a story of growth, development and prosperity(GDP) However the stark reality is an altogether a different story..A story of horror,plight,pain and insecurity.

We are today the nation that has become politically bankrupt. Politicians and political parties are lost in fighting out for power, greed and vengeance. Our Parliament remains paralyzed with non performance. The country has become an open house for crimes& criminals, scams& scam esters and terrorist&terrorism. India has to a greater extent becoming a land of chaotic political confusion drifting in a sea of of mismanaged priorities.

In this country every12 hours a debt ridden farmer commits suicide due to abject poverty. We as a country are talking of nearly a quarter of million farmers committing suicide. This means two farmers a day are committing sucide since last15 years. The figure by all count remains a crude stab and a slap on the face of our governance. Yet no political or social leadership have ever stood their ground in protest.

Now when a frustrated common man slaps on the face the politician and minister who incidently happens to be also responsible for farmers plight, the attack is strongly condemned in the parliament. This is the irony of our Democracy. If we can't laud Harminder Singh for his brave act, we the meek at least can collect courage to condone his act of SLAPPING on the FACE.

If you don't mind it doesn't matter...

2011-11-16T11:48:00.006+05:30

I have been so engrossed with my anxiety of being a sixty plus that I almost keep forgetting every year the arrival and departure of Children's Day (14, November) . I still remember my those childhood days when I used to runaway and hide every time I broke some costly ceramic tea set or other valuable items. Being the youngest and the only son among the four children I would always cry without reasons after fighting with my sisters...

I also remember my nutty & naughty school days. I still remember my English teacher explaining William Wordsworth Poem "The Rainbow". However for some strange reasons I am still not remain convinced with Wordsworth's famous line "Child is the father of man". Well those were the wonderful days that keep lingering in my mind and memory. Whenever I get bitten with the complexity of present day living , I always revisit my school days and feel like the man who finally flew over the cuckoo's nest..

I am now eagerly looking forward for my up coming School Alumni meet. I am quite excited going back to my school days and meeting my school buddies who would be all like me in their sixty plus. That would be the time I bet when for me my age would be just a mater of mind. I know when all we nicker days buddies gang up over those non stop beer re-fills, I am sure to have left behind my anxiety of being a sixty plus. Probably at the end of it, I may wake up convinced about what William Wordsworth meant when he said "Child is the Father of Man"

I am sure the Alumni meet would make me bounce back to reality and give me great reasons to be proud and grateful for being around . For me then my gray hairs will no longer matter. What will count will be those great moments that we the sixties will be sharing. That makes me say finally that Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind it doesn't matter.

Engaged & engrossed chasing Mirage

2011-11-07T12:50:00.004+05:30

This is India. Here Cricket is a religion that will continue to bond together people cutting across their faith,caste, customs & gender. How else you explain the fanatic followers of cricket that keep swelling in number and remain dotted across the length and bredth of the country. Again this is India. Here corruption is an institution that will continue to play a lead role in restoring people's faith in Democracy. This is why we the people keep electing same tainted political parties and politicians back into parliament or into power at every election. For instance politicians responsible for Bofors, Fodder & Hawal scams continue to remain today either in power or in the parliament.

It is not that the largest parliamentary democracy in the world does not have systems & process in place to check corruption. We have CAG, CVC, CBI which are government bodies responsible for overseeing government transactions, extracting accountability and enforcing criminal charges against bureaucrats and politicians. This notwithstanding corruption across the country continues to grow unabated. Instead of doing a root cause analysis to determinate the reasons for failure of these govt bodies ,the entire country is engrossed in a so called people's movement that is wasting time & effort in engaging the nation in re-inventing the wheel.

The Team Anna's nosing & noising about corruptions is only helping Political parties and politicians in making the JAN LOKPAL BILL a political playground to keep the people engaged and engrossed in chasing a mirage

The Race where competitors matter...

2011-10-28T09:09:00.004+05:30

On the tracks after that very quick & cracking Happy Diwali break. We have just arrived to the beginning of a very exciting and a gonna be a memorable week-end. That's how I see the Friday for all us F-1 enthusiasts... The 17th race of 2011 Grand Prix flags off at Buddh International circuit at greater Noida (India)

These big names of F-1 team RBR Renault,McLaren-Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari will be pitting each other so also India's Force ONE. The great F-1 drivers that we will be seeing in action will include Michael Shcumacher, Lewis Hamilton, Seabastian Vettel and Jonson Button.

The competitor's cars are so well matched that individual vehicle performance can differ by only tenth of a second per lap. Therefore a straightaway overtaking of car is just not possible. The most common means of overtaking will be out-breaking the other at the bends. It's a tricky maneuver. If the passing car is not careful it could overshoot the turn and lose time or spin out of the race..Lets see after the warm ups what the destiny has for the racers on this Sunday...

Sunday winning will not be entirely a matter of destiny...the winners good fortune or bad luck will continue to rest on the competitors ,what competitor does or what he fails to do. The Formula ONE GRAND PRIX is a race where competitors matter...

Puch dala,to life Jinga la la..

2011-10-26T13:50:00.005+05:30

At one part of the time, I was the part of the herd. A herd that heard and flocked behind the stakeholders of a movement that was nationwide. It was a call for the people to war against corruption. In spite of my political awareness and despite my well stack knowledge bank, I simply drifted into the movement. Now looking back I feel how stupid I was. This was not a discovery. It was simply a confirmation to the self that being a common man one is bound to be nothing but stupid.

Let us not live in idealism. It will take some more light years for us to prove that waging war against corruption is a workable solution. For now this war against corruption is simply a means to pit one against the other for a defined political agenda. The masses and the media are simply the tools to achieve a desired political effect.

Now should we be stupid enough to remain stupid that we are. Why not we wise up for a change and kick start a movement to demand that we are OK with corruption as long as the country's political & bureaucratic leadership give everybody of us the chance to participate in it. We know we will never ever be able to overtake them but at least we will have enough cash in hand to make our Diwali truly sparkling and deliciously delighting.....That's what I call ....

"Puch dala, to life Jinga la la......." HAPPY DIWALI...

Excitement of F-1 live and roaring

2011-10-25T17:28:00.009+05:30

F I racing may never be a popular sports in our cricket crazy India. However that will not stop the excitement of watching on our home track the Formula-one racing ."Buddh international Circuit at greater Noida is all set to flag off the GRAND PRIX on the 28th . This October is all set to be a greatest festivity season. So let us get set and get familiar with the Big picture of Formula one Racing. This post is a walk through on all about TEAMS..

The field of competitors are broken into teams. with each team running two cars. Some are manufacturer's team and others are independent teams. The example of manufacturer(called constructors) in F 1 language are Honda, Renault,Toyota. The independent team imply that the entire car is manufactured except the engine, which is procured from major engine suppliers such as BMW, Mercedes and Honda. In either case the teams have to get the sponsorship from Global corporate giants who remain eager to get their logo in front of the world wide audience. The F1 team budget run into hundreds of millions of dollars.

The current participating teams are BMW, Ferrari, Renault, Mclaren,Toyota,Williams,

Red Bull, Honda, Aguri and Force India. Ferrari and Mclaren are the two top teams in the F1 circuit. Red Bull and Force India are relatively the new entrants.

Every team run two cars. The team creating is dynamic. One team mate is considered primary driver and other secondary driver.This is based on seniority and skill. By and large the team mate race against each other like any other competitors. Here is a quick listing of few Race drivers and the cars they will be driving...

Race drivers..Fernando & Felipe Massa...Ferrari

Race drivers..Michael Schumacher & Nico Rosberg...Mercedes

Race drivers..Sebastian Vettel & Mark Webber...Red Bull-Renault

Race Drivers..Adrian Sutil & Paul di Resta...Force India-Mercedes

The drivers remain on the razors end every nano second they are on the track. Now how does the team move up in position ... that's my next post..... till then may the excitment of F1 remain live and roaring..

Flagging your ..F1 dreams...

2011-10-24T08:49:00.005+05:30

I am sure we will remain one among the millions of F1 enthusiasts at the moment gearing up to watch the F1 GRAND PRIX. We have almost reached the last leg of our wait. Time to swipe some knowledge about the F1 racing..

Well let us flag off our knowledge sharing and start on taking home some good learning on all those flags that are crucial for all those cruising speed over those curvy tracks. These flags are part of the life line of the RACE...Here we go.....

Blue flag

A blue flag warns the driver that he is about to be lapped and to let the faster car overtake him. If a driver passes three blue flags, without complying, then the driver risks being penalised. Blue lights are also displayed at the end of the pit lane, when the pit exit is open and a car on track is approaching

Black flag

A black flag accompanied by a car number, directs a driver to return to his pit and is most often used to signal to the driver that he has been excluded from the race

Black with orange circle flag

This flag accompanied by a car number warns a driver that he has a mechanical problem and must return to his pit

Chequered flag

A chequered flag indicates to the drivers that the race has ended. During practice and qualifying sessions it is waved at the allotted time, during the race it is shown first to the winner and then to every car that crosses the line behind him

Green flag

A green flag gives the all clear. When a driver has passed a danger point on the track and prohibitions imposed by yellow flags have been lifted

Half black, half white flag

This flag, accompanied by a car number, warns of unsportsman-like conduct. It may be followed by a black flag, if the driver does not heed the warning.

Red flag

A red flay indicated that the race has been stopped. In most cases due to an accident or poor track conditions due to weather, especially rain or fog.

White flag

A white flag warns drivers of a slow moving vehicle on the track.

Yellow flag

A yellow flag indicates danger, such as a stranded car or an accident ahead. A single waved yellow

Now while I drive away don't get stranded.. and if you don't want to being a rookie in the gallery of professional F1 enthusiasts ...Keep .Flagging your F1 dreams

Steering on top gear...stay tuned !

2011-10-18T12:43:00.013+05:30

Its truly more than whiff of fresh air for me, when I set my mind to write home something that is not about decaying politics, cluttering scams, vacillating Hazare movements and the crazy cricketing of course..

Speed,velocity and acceleration that may be just physics for us but they are a whole lot of very life and more for Micheal Schumacher and for the growing dare devil tribes of F1. This is also known as Formula 1,which is the highest class of world's single seater auto racing. It consists of series of races known as Grand Prix. The Geography that this series of race cover are spread across from Monaco the play ground of world's rich & famous to oil rich Abu Dabi & Bahrain to Shanghai the world's newest economic strong hold.

The 2011 series of races for World championship kick started about last week of March This seasons race have so far covered over 16 locations which includes among others Kuala Lumpur,Shanghai,Monaco,Istanbul & Budapest. India is now the brand new destination added to this seasons races. From 28 to 30 this month The AIRTEL GRAND PRIX OF INDIA will roar into action. Its still time for all of us to get on the edge of our seat, so let me drive around and come back with everything we all would like to know about F1 racing , their equipments , logistics & lot more. Now who would want to miss the feel & thrill of steering on top gear...not 'we'so stay tuned...

Let's accept.."Ravana" is indestructible..

2011-10-06T19:30:00.005+05:30

They don't need a handle bar moustache to prove their arrogance. They neither need ten heads to reveal their lust for power and fame. All the 365 days they remain hungry for more money,more power and very more arrogance.They come in all sizes and shape,some are savvy, some are outright rustic,some pretend simplicity . However each of them continue to be a rouge of a being ,pretending concern for the welfare of the gullible people who keep voting them to power. Like "Ravana" some of them are scholars too, having read in Oxford & Harvard.

It's been now sixty four years since we are trying to slay "Ravana" and we will continue to do that for centuries to come. Does this mean he is invincible ? No not at all...

You see we have just one "Dussehra" in a year and on date we have about 522 young & old Ravanas' moving around with folded hands hailing the devil's Democracy. So my dear Common Man have heart and pray that we will be able to finally slay away the"Ravana" at the end of 478 Dussehras (542-64).....

Yes I agree this is centuries away so till then let's accept "Ravana" is indestructible...

Would miss you..RIP Steve Jobs..

2011-10-06T10:40:00.005+05:30

You don't have to live long to live behind a rich & inspiring legacy. Some people short live their life , yet live behind a rich and inspiring legacy for generations ahead. You only live once but if you work it right once is enough. Steven Paul Jobs proved that to one and all.

Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox's PARC's mouse driven graphical user interface which led to creation of Macintosh. From here unfolded the story of "APPLE" . This is the one company that stands out for forging ahead on innovation. When Apple released i pad, people lined up for hours to get their hands on the latest shiny techno-gadget stamped with Apple logo. This cult like following for "APPLE" is enough to tell us what Steve Jobs was for the ipad & i phone generation in particular and to the gadget loving world at large.

Steve.... you said, " time is limited"..... You for sure did not waste it living someone else's life.We would miss you....

RIP Steve Jobs

Montek feel "poverty" is molehill issue

2011-10-04T17:45:00.003+05:30

If asked, the Oxford literate Montek Singh Alhuwalia can defiantly prove that cribbing is the second nature of the common man in India. The advantage of being a glorified economist is that they can use their fancy statistical tools to bring out figures that can make a gloom & doom situation look like a happily livable environment. These perhaps are the major reasons why they dominate the National Planning & Economic commissions & committees in this country. Montek surely is a politically blessed economist. No doubt he has bagged a 'Padma Vibhushan'.

India is still the only nation where the largest number of poor people live. It is the only nation in the world where you can find the tinniest of children picking through huge rubbish piles for a bit of morsel . At an age where most of the children of the affluent are pampered and showered with ice creams and chocolates, the children of these poor are forced to become "chotoos" in dhabas' and tea stalls' to eke out their bit to scramble few morsel for the family. Poverty in India remains a shock that can numb your heart, but we are brave hearts therefore we survive in indifference.

The going speed of cost of living & rate of inflation has started running over the affordability of the affluent. However that does not stop our brilliant economists in the planning commission to pass an order that states that a 'person earning Rs.32/(in city) & Rs26(in village) will no longer get below poverty line benefits'(BPL) . If you still insist that Poverty is a very major concern, you are simply trying to make a Mountain of a molehill.

Please start trusting our Planning commission. If Montek feel"poverty" is molehill issue...it has to be so . After all he is an Oxford read and a glorified Economist and what are you...? a cribbing common man....!

The Tiger will Live on....

2011-09-23T13:53:00.007+05:30

I still remember climbing the tree in the little hillock adjacent to Feroz Shah Kotla ground. It was 1964 and I was something of 13. I with couple of my friends had bunked the school to watch the India-England Test match that was being played in Delhi. It was last day of the Test. I was seeing a Test match for the first time live on the field. It was also my first time watching the cricket from a tree top. I was seeing Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi with just one eye driving and pulling the ball all over the field. I still remember that magnificent drive when he was at199. It left everybody glued to their spot as the ball sped the boundary. Pataudi's score moved to 203. It was the first double century by an Indian against MCC. The excitement of that historic moment can never be written. It was simply thrilling. For a moment I did not realize that I was perched on top of a"Tree". Thank God that day I was back home with all my limbs in the right place. It was one wonderful time when I enjoyed cricket to the brim.

Mansoor Ali Pataudi captained Indian Test Team when he was just 21. He led India in 46 Test Matches and India won 6 Test matches under his captain ship.

Tiger Pataudi passed away yesterday after a pronged illness .He may have suffered the pains of the illness perhaps nobody will know. However we all certainly know he will continue to live in the world of cricket. Also in the minds of thousands of his fan the saga of his cricketing will live on and I am one among them. How true once gone most of us fade away yet some do keep living Pataudi will be one of them. Yes the Tiger will live on..

May his soul rest in peace..

Start believing in political fairy tales..

2011-09-22T19:05:00.004+05:30

I know I will not be at my honesty best if I say our Prime Minister is an honest person. I will also be grossly committing a judgmental error if I say that in politics honesty is the best policy. Well does this make our current Prime Minister the right man for the job..? The answer is no. I don't think we should feel guilty about it since we never elected him in the first place. Now here are some basic expectations that the country and her people expects the Prime Minister to deliver. For instance :

a)The Prime Minister is not expected to keep blinking when confronting national issues instead he should be able to demonstrate his ability to take independent decisions when needed.

b)If the Prime Minister has magnanimity in accepting the responsibility for the misdeeds of his cabinet members, he should also have the manliness to reprimand and take them to task.

c)The Prime Minister is expected to lead and engage the nation for enhancing productivity and economic growth and not colliding with his team for promoting scams and protecting scam-esters

d)The Prime Minister is expected to ensure that country remains free from terror attacks and not make the country an insurance for the terrorist to succeed.

e)Lastly a Prime Minister is expected to be a Prime Minister and not a "Minister in Waiting " for "Party President".

We are a nation of 1.21 billion people and also remain the largest democracy in the world. However sadly we don't have even a single national political leadership available in the stock of politicians that we maintain, feed and send to Parliament at a cost that leaves us with just Rs.32/-per day to keep our malnutritioned body in constant labour.

If we believe by 2014 we can salvage a semblance of political leadership from this inventory of politicians, we can as well start believing in political fairy tales..

When the earth quakes...

2011-09-18T17:14:00.008+05:30

When the earth moves beneath our feet they say it is because Atlas shrugged.? The ground can open up and swallow the people. Earthquake is becoming frequent. Only a week or so back we had a bomb blast followed by earth quake. The govt has already proved it can't do anything to prevent terror attack and now the nature is keeping us reminding that we can't do anything to prevent earthquake. So why worry about something that we can't help.....

Never mind we all still love our life dearly ...so why not remain prepared in case earthquake comes knocking without ringing our door bells. I am sure NATURE will not let us down yet...we have lot to work on.. like winning our war against corruption, seeing Kassab swinging on the ropes and other blah blah. So here I go keying in what comes to my head without waiting to pause and hear my heart beats. Delhi just rocked.. .My desk top digital is showing its 6.15 PM and its a Sunday evening on the go...so start on ... with tips that can save us if we are willed to survive...

During the earthquake:

If you are indoors,stay there. Get under and hold on to a table or a desk. Stay clear of the exterior walls. Stand against an interior wall . Try to be away from glass and heavy furnitures

If you are in the office building stay away from windows and outside walls. Don't use the lift

If you are outside in the open stay clear of buildings and power lines & lamppost. Anything that can fall on you.

If you are driving move the car outside the traffic and stop. When driving watch out for caving roads.

If you are in a crowded place don't panic. Stay low and cover your head and neck with your hand and arms

After the earth quake:

Always have some food and water ready and a first aid kit handy. Be prepared to fend for yourself & the family members for a week at least, since govt help normally comes late.

Have portable fire extinguisher, dry batteries and torch handy.

Let all the members in the family carry the contact number of an 'out of the area' friend or relative to whom one can call & check the whereabouts in case one of you go missing.

I am signing off this post with this note..

In case any of us happen to be an atheist..this is just the right time to connect back to the creator..It can help us all to be back to business as usual. ..so B+....

God doesn't but politicians do.!

2011-09-12T21:51:00.002+05:30

Secularism is a menace used to create a divide within our democracy. It has become a battelfield for political manipulation and for injecting communalism into the community that left to itself has always remained in harmony. Again using label of minority & majority is a sheer political strategy for garnering vote and engineering discord and disharmony among the people.

The upheavals of communal riots and the carnage it lives behind are the toll tax that the common man pays for up keeping the political systems of our democracy that thrive on a divide & rule policy.

The plight, anguish and misery of riot victims and their family members are kept alive for decades in the form of judicial inquires. These inquires seldom probe the truth, yet pretend to give hope for punishing the real perpetrators of the carnage. Be it 1984 anti- Sikh riots in Delhi, be it Godhra train burning or be it Gujrat riots of 2002, no truth has ever emerged inspite of long drawn judiciary process and high level governmental probes. This is so because evidences and witnesses that are presented are based on political climate and political clout therefore the truth never unfolds. It remains buried under human debris that these riots live behind.

The supreme court has passed an order today turning down the allegation of inaction of the CM to contain the year 2002 Gujarat riots.This is a shot in the arm for Chief Ministers of all states. It can be seen as the mantra that can absolve the chief Ministers from the responsibility of containing riots in their states and give them the freedom to 'fiddle on the roof' while their cities burn.

We can blame God for all the natural calamities but we can never nail the politicians for their heinous crime against humanity because God doesn't but politicians do play GOD and in Gujarat Modi is"God"...

Mercifully spares.."we the people"

2011-09-07T18:07:00.007+05:30

America is not having a jolly good time. It is going through some worst economic & financial crisis. Such crisis however never steals away her priority for the safety of her people. US security officials are increasing their efforts by hour to thwart any possible act of terrorism in advance of the 10th anniversary of September 11th 2001.

Post 9/11 America relentlessly went after 'Al Qaeda' and hounded out Osama bin laden and gave him his watery grave. Post 9/11 no terror outfit dared to hit their shores. Naturally therefore Americans have every reason to feel safe in their country.

The politicians in our country may perhaps never tire themselves from criticizing America and at the same time they neither may ever tire of their frequent tripping to America for pleasure pain & politics. However the saddest part is that they never bring home any learning from them except for the art of being bay watchers of bold & beautiful. Therefore it will not be an all lie on our part if we say we are not all that safe in our own country. This is because our politicians continue to believe in living & growing by the blood of "we the the people".

Till the time we are able to stop the hooliganism of our politicians and their contribution in making our shores a toll free gateway for terrorists , there will be no respite for our country from terror attacks. For now the bloody terror attacks will continue to remain nothing beyond a debating tamasha for both our media & the parliament.

As long as the political will to thwart terror attacks is missing, we will continue to get blasted anywhere any time. Today's blast at Gate no 5 of Delhi High Court is simply a sample of their on going business as usual. These terror attacks have and will continue to remain part of our nightmare of pains of dying in heaps. Therefore what is wrong if we in our pain, wish to look forward for a terror attack that takes a heavy toll of our politicians and mercifully spares ..."We the people..."

Pain of their plain truth..

2011-09-03T08:57:00.003+05:30

Patriotism surely will continue to remain the last resort of the scoundrels but not politics. In today's independent India Politics seems to have emerged as the first and the only resort of the scoundrels. Our parliament has overwhelmingly a greater percentage of criminals than the world outside the parliament. How can we therefore hope for leaders to emerge from such parliament to lead us and the country.

The politicians are frankly the only tribe enjoying to the hilt the freedom that we won from the British. Over the years they have perfected their art of yarning stories of growth amidist scheming scams, plotting scandals & brewing venom.

To-day the entire nation is behind Anna Hazare's movement against corruption. Every one of us are standing up and speaking for Anna & his team and his war against corruption. Initially the politicians grossly under estimated this movement. Now they see in it a serious and devastating threat to their dynasty & their imperialism. The tabling of the Jan Lok Pal bill in the parliament was totally an act of their face saving desperation

The government in power has also become restless. They are all out to push ahead smear campaigning the people's movement against corruption. The politicians in the country have come to realize that this Anna Hazare's movement can soon take away their power, arrogance and become a serious threat to their opportunity to plunder& loot.

This is the time for all of us to stand together and ensure the flickers of HOPE that ANNA & his team has kindeled for the country is kept alive and burning. Let us make sure this is the beginning of the countdown for our politicians to suffer the pain of their plain truth...

hooked to the politicians mercy....

2011-09-02T15:00:00.001+05:30

We accepted it as part of our living. Gradually we started grumbling about it. We also then tried to cry about it in groups & forums. We then became so frustrated about it that we started making noise. However nothing changed for "we the people" We continued to remain unheard, un responded and ignored. Fretting & fuming we continued to live on...

Then in April 2011 a man walks into Delhi's Jantar Mantar and decides to roar in public. His war cry against corruption was no less than the roar of a lion. It was this sound that compelled each of us to stand up and listen. In matter of days this roar echoed through the entire nation. The man behind the roar was 73 year old who went to prove to the world that old age can never be a sign of infirmity unless one willed it to be so. This was Anna Hazzare. In him for the first time in post independence era pan India gets her true people's leader. For the first time ever 'we the people ' are face to face to see and feel what spontaneous leadership is all about.

I had always preferred to be a pessimist in the matters of driving out national level corruptions Pessimism helps to drive away your disappointments. However today like every Indian I remain optimist enough for chartering an audacity of hope of seeing a corruption free India...

Let us not stop at Jan Lok pal bill. We need to admit that each political party in this country is worse than the other. Our's is a representative Democracy where we get to choose who will run the country for next five years without giving us any control over how they run the country. This is the core reason that has given our politicians the unquestionable right to plunder & loot the wealth,welfare & well being of the nation & the people. Therefore it is now very essential that we continue to maintain the tempo and vibrancy of the Ramlila grounds without breaks & jerks.

Today we have the privilege of being the largest democracy. Let us hope one day we will also have the privilege of being the first true Democracy in the world .....where people will have the right to call back their representative for non performance without the ritual of waiting for the completion of the five year cycle. Where action against national & state level political & economical corruptions will be taken based on people's referendum and not left to parliamentarian's goon ism.. Let us look forward for that historical day when we as a nation will no longer remain hooked to the politicians mercy...

Waiting for our bones...!

2011-08-18T09:55:00.010+05:30

India is virtually hit by a tsunami called "people-emotion".Their total outburst against the

unstoppable avalanche of political & governmental corruption makes absolute sense. The huge sea of humanity pitching in with Anna Hazare for his war against this corruption is 'verylogical' and not 'illogical'.

Our wafer thin trust on the political system of our democracy has surely reached a point of breaking. Our politicians and our economists generally remain concerned about the upheavals & unrest in Libya,Egypt & other nations.They never fail to show their concern about the economic meltdown in America & Europe. However when it comes to our domestic economy and the magnitude of corruption at home, they instantly get into the game of using statistics and playing monkey and making us ride a crocodile to nowhere.

Today the politicians and political parties have made our parliament a den for conspirators, for arm twisting & tongue whipping for their individual selfish & self gains. The parliament is no more the institution that it was meant to be under the Constitution. The ruling party & the party in the opposition are both the masterminds and master keys responsible for driving the nation without steering the wheels.

Today Anna Hazare has defiantly become our mentor to free us from clinging to the clutches of politicians & political parties. However when we find our legs to walk again, there may be no road signs to tell us which way to go. The fear looms large confronting the same politicians waging their tails, hanging their tongues.....waiting for our bones... !

our right to say what's wrong...

2011-08-15T00:54:00.002+05:30

Not any time before in the history of independent India did we see the bureaucrats , the politicians and the very governance vandalising the integrity and the very trust of the people. Their unbridled power & greed is eating into the very texture of our economy that is supposed to be globally vibrant & investment friendly. They truly have emerged as Modern India's Muhammad Ghaznis' and Muhammad Ghauris'. Be it the power heads at state level, be it the powerful s' at the center, they all keep creating & exploiting opportunities to nurse their greed, grudge and remain obsessed to self grandeur.

It is very rare to have an intellectual Prime Minister whose honesty & integrity is totally scratch free. However his lame & limping leadership is tormenting. How can a nation tolerate a leader who neither speaks up nor speaks back. To add to the woes of our democracy we have also a leader of the opposition in the parliament who always remain bent in adjourning the sessions be it winter, be it monsoon rather than ensuring that these sessions invest quality time in debating the bills that are pivotal for the economic growth & industrial development of the country.

The chaotic governance and a puny leadership has set to boil the peoples' level of tolerance. Now this becomes a perfect ground for a so called representatives of civil society to emerge on the scene. I don't think Anna Hazare and his elite team can vouch that they are representing the common man's common cause. If that was truly so, they would have given a "Halla Bol" call on issues of rising cost, rising crimes and receding public civic amenities and not for a war against corruption.

Let us remind ourselves that a LOK PAL at the best can become a semblance of treatment for corruption and not a cure for corruption. Does the issue truly warrant holding the entire system to ransom and keep a teeming force of humanity engaged in unproductive sloganeering and burning paper reams. If we are trying to endorse Anna Hazare & his team as paragon of virtues or the very custodian of ethical governance, then we are only trying to create a "banana of democracy". For god sake let us not get encouraged to transport a "Tahir Square" into India.

The year of independence is no more relevant for us but the date is.It is today every year since 1947 our political leaders get the opportunity to showcase their patriotism and Gandhi and Gandhism become their grammar for the day. However for we the people patriotism is a living emotion, that gives us the strength to know our right to say what's wrong...Happy Independence Day

The "Belly" of our politicians

2011-07-30T21:03:00.007+05:30

'Belly' is an important part of our anatomy. It can give us energy to fight for what is right. It can also starve us to death. It can also remain a power house of our greed. Having said this, I do have to say however that it seldom energies the aam aadmi enough to fight for what is right. Also an aam aadmi's 'belly' becoming his powerhouse of greed is an absolute myth. For an aam aadmi, more than often his belly becomes the cause of his death due to starvation...... The following immortal lines from the verse of one of the most significant poet of modern Hindi poet late "Suryakant Tirpathi Nirala" very aptly describes the fate of aam aadmi's belly...... .

"पेट पीठ दोनों मिलकर हैं एक,चल रहा लकुटिया टेक,मुट्ठी भर दाने को-- भूख मिटाने को मुँह फटी पुरानी झोली का फैलाता--दो टूक कलेजे के करता पछताता पथ पर आता। भूख से सूख ओठ जब जाते दाता-भाग्य विधाता से क्या पाते?--घूँट आँसुओं के पीकर रह जाते। चाट रहे जूठी पत्तल वे सभी सड़क पर खड़े हुए, और झपट लेने को उनसे कुत्ते भी हैं अड़े हुए!". Thanks to our elected parliament, the "aam aadmi" is living a dog's life with a "tale" that remains his plight for his very existence.

Post independence, the crop of politicians that we have in this country carry a 'Belly' that is a sheer power house of "GREED".The magnitude of their greed always remains in direct proportion to the political and social opportunities that they are able to nurse, manipulate and harness. For these politicians "patriotism" has never created any "fire in belly", neither has it ever energized them to fight for what is right....

Today in the name of political leadership we have nothing but an army of 'political hypocrites'. They individually and collectively continue to devalue, defame and derail the institute of democracy. 'Lokayukta' & 'Lokpal' can perhaps become an enabler to monitor politician's greed but if we aspire to truly become world's indispensable economy we need to quickly act to hound out ways to purge the "Belly" of our politicians"....

Walk talk and live our fear

2011-07-19T08:58:00.005+05:30

The UPA & NDA along with tattered group of other political bodies remain busy using Democracy and vote banking for their own individual party interest. Neither at her youth nor in her past 60s, our Democracy has ever delivered any national or regional leadership that could rise up from party and politics to fight elements that become a threat to the very integrity and security of the nation. This failure of our democracy has made terrorism a vicious monster that remains fed and pampered for money,power and lust.The perception that terrorism is an off shoot of a religion and a faith is simply a manifestation of vested political interests.

Mumbai has become a preferred target for terrorist attacks.Every one of us believed that Post 26/11, politicians and political parties, will help and work alongside regional and central govt agencies to prevent and save Mumbai from terrorist and terrorism. The last week terror attack that left 21 people killed and many orphaned is the bloody evidence of betrayal of our belief.

Post every terror attack our national TV channels will get to their Air conditioned studios few political personalities along with some highbrow-ed ex civil servants, and to this team they will add few botoxed faces from Bollywood and kick start a mambo jumbo debate on the "whys & what abouts" on terrorism. These shows are nothing more than a 'sign off' media byte of a bloody massacre that will remain archived as reference material for future use .

It is not that we cannot achieve a total annihilation of Terrorism. We have no dearth for resources be it youthful human resources or financial resources. How can funding be an issue in a country where Himalayan size of scams keep surfacing? So all that we need is political will and political unity to initiate process to launch a total war against terrorism.

We don't know how many more terror attacks we will have to endure and survive to see all the political parties in this country holding hands for a fight to finish terror and terrorism..? However the increasing frequency in terror attack has made us to learn...... to walk talk and live our fear.

Amul Walk for buttery "democracy"

2011-07-08T10:09:00.010+05:30

Like 'Dalda' is synonyms to 'ghee', "Amul" remains a synonyms to 'butter'. In Indian politics ghee is referred in context of instigating people for political gains and butter is referred to sweet talking the people again for political gains.Well ghee or butter politically the gain always remain an'advantage' to party & politics and a "five set" straight defeat for the people & democracy. The political honesty in this country has reached its lowest ebb.

The people have painfully realized that a clean and an honest prime Minister is a rudendent force if he cannot prevail over the bunch of free flowing scams-esters in his team. The UPA government may be in the verge of dismantling . A mid term election may after all not remain a far fetched notion. However what is fearful is that we have no political party to turn to for restoring our optimism. When we look around the Kurukshetra of politics, all that we see are bunch of disintegrated and unmanned political parties busy enacting their own ' in house' 'Mahabharta'.

However vehemently we may hate the Congress, we should know that they will continue to be in this country a flagship of democracy. We may remain vocal about evils of dynastic democracy even though we know it is here to stay.

In the prevailing situation Rahul Gandhi's "padyatra" in UP cannot be ridiculed. Who knows in coming years it may prove a fresh breather from the obnoxious and decaying politics of the veterans. So let us as well put our hate on the back burner and hope Rahul Gandhi's Amul Walk remains the beginning to an utterly buttery"Democracy".

Stirred, not shaken..

2011-06-29T15:36:00.003+05:30

A couple of 'martini' always does help me in not mincing words when I speak. But I swear I am not an alcoholic. I am hardly any good in mixing drinks. Anyway I don't give a damn to anybody....

Well that's precisely is what is happening to the great Indian democracy. Nobody gives a damn to anybody. Right from the PM to the glorified political strategists in the South Block, right from Finance & Home Minister to the Babus in North Block.. nobody gives a damn to, the country and to the people. The prevailing scenarios on the streets and the corridors of power & politics may not be signalling the demise of rule of law in this country but they sure are emerging signs of a decaying political system of a parliamentary democracy...

How should we react to the UPA government's move to coronate RahulGandhi as the Prime Minister without taking People's mandate.? Unfortunately our Prime Minister in power does not like interfering in family affairs, nor does he believes that communication is good for his political health. In short in our Democracy such network problems will continue to keep our concerns out of reach.

We cannot afford to hate democracy simply because it has become a power to motivate and promote a dynastic regime. However we do can afford to shout our frustration now and then can't we..?

By the way if I am shouting my frustrations without mincing words, it simply means my faith in our Democracy remain stirred, not shaken...

Who hauled away our "Wisdom"..?

2011-06-20T14:00:00.005+05:30

I never remember visiting the dentist for extracting my wisdom tooth. Now going by the statistical data, does that make me part of the 35% of population who have no 'wisdom' tooth'.Who cares. I still have teeth enough to chew away my frustrations of being on the electoral roll of world's largest democracy.

Democracy has always remained an instant fascination for most of us. The concept "for the people, by the people, of the people" always make us feel great in spite of being just ordinary people. However what continues to surprise me, is the fact that we keep failing in making a right choice of electing a right political party to power. I realize we hardly have any choice. No point therefore to discredit our intelligence for our failure. Anyways how long can we continue to ignore our fundamental right to demand good governance.

We are all members of the civil society, yet many like me will never endorse killing all our waking & productive hours in engaging the entire government machinery in debating , tom-toming, brow beating and brick bating on issue of corruptions & black money.

Along with a bad governance, now we have in hand some social activists, a over glorified Yoga entrepruner and a limbless political party behaving like ringmasters and subjecting us into believing that our very survival is at stake because of corruption & black money.

These leaders are of late making a mockery of 'hunger' by constantly threatening to go on hunger strike and eat away public and media time. Perhaps they aren't aware that more than50 lac people in this country die of hunger every year. Perhaps they are ignorant that thousands of people here daily succumb to poverty, crimes, rapes, stampede & accidents besides starvation.

An unmanned ship MV "Wisdom" ran aground off Juhu beach. Perhaps it will be hauled soon to its destination. However the question to ponder here is when will, we the ordinary people wise-up to our wisdom and keep away from getting hauled by every aspiring politicians & political parties for their cause , at our cost. Will someone tell me ..who hauled away our "Wisdom"....?

For the 'undressed minds'...

2011-06-11T13:18:00.003+05:30

My general awareness took a beating when I realized my ignorance about the usage of a term called 'Slut-Walk'. I will not blame it to my public diplomacy or the lack of it. I would prefer instead walking straight into understanding what this 'walk' is all about.

'Slut Walks' are protest march against sexual violence against women. The movement started at Toronto is now gaining ground across the globe...

When it comes to sexual attacks on women with reference to India Delhi obviously score a ten on ten. A politically polluted police force and a don't care"CM"has proved helpful in taking the daily count of rapes in the city beyond our finger counts. Delhi thus become an eligible venue for heralding the movement into India.

'Slut Walking' is a collective people's response to a non- responsive political & police attitude, which keep blaming the woman's individual dress code the cause for the mounting rapes and molestation. I hope the movement gains ground and wins a mass support. This is not a political movement against black money. This a people's movement for preserving & protecting woman dignity.

In coming month Delhi will be able to see if through 'Slut Walk' people are able to consolidate their anger and frustration into achieving positive vibes for dressing up the 'undressed minds'..

Ticket to politics..

2011-06-06T16:41:00.010+05:30

Hats off to UPA's generosity. They continue to deliver one blunder after the other. They are practically serving on the platters, scams after scams for the opposition parties to take on them. However a 'not so' united opposition and a politically unwise BJP are not able to muster enough grit & valor to seize these as opportunities to replace a bad governance with good governance. There is nothing wrong with our democracy. What can democracy do if our parliament proves a helpless spectator watching the "man" at the helm succumbing to back seat driving.

It is not that the country has not progressed in spite and not withstanding economics of corruptions & black money. However the potential for our growth remains grossly under used because of vested agenda and decaying politics.

Coming to politics... how can ?...the seasoned & veteran politicians and political parties allow a yoga guru to go around splurging money and making mockery of politics by turning it to a circus of political "assans". It is the responsibility of BJP stalwarts and other political veterans to ensure that good governance is restored and ensure that politics in this country does not remain hijacked by "Yoga" Gurus and "Yuv" Rajs'.

No doubt Baba Ram Dev is one among the finest yoga guru available to the stressed up masses in the country. His impeccable credentials as a Yoga guru has given him a "follower bank" that remains a sheer dizzy in numbers. However it does't give him the moral right to turn these numbers into a voting bank and plunge into national politics using the key word "corruption" & "black money".

Let us be responsible citizens and understand that Baba Ram Dev is a yoga guru of par excellence but that should not be 'read' as his ticket to politics...

Being pessimist..?

2011-06-03T10:15:00.007+05:30

The ordinary people spread across 28 states and seven union territories do definitely go through some linguistic & cultural pressure in communicating. However such pressures doesn't change the way they fight to cope up with their everyday struggles for existence.

They continue to walk their life, dreaming their hope and drumming their little happiness celebrating festivals and rejoicing their hypocrisy by placing politicians and god men on the pedestals of the very creators.

Tomorrow my city Delhi will be ready for Ram Dev Baba's grandeur 'hunger strike', splurging money power and the showmanship of hypocrisy. The venue "Ramlila ground" which has been for ages trying to burn the effigy of "Ravana"will once again fail to stop of the birth of yet another political movement that promises to hoodwink the people almost the way "Ravana"

in "Ramayana" took away Sita..

Though being one among the ordinary, I don't find it extraordinary to pose the following questions on the eve of "Tomorrow".... and as usual to nobody in particular ....

Will the political war against corruption & black money have any impact in cleaning my city of the stinking air that's emitted from tonnes & tonnes of garbage littered around the colonies,Vihars & Nagars where we live...?

Will deputing the entire city's police force to the Ramlila ground make any difference to the daily 'speeding 'rape & crime in the city. ?

Will installing thousands of AC's and coolers at the Ramlila ground, bring any relief to the colonies,Vihars & Nagars which remain enduring erratic power supply and the sweltering heat of June...?

When will 'we' the ordinary people realise that no war against corruption & black money will win us our war against, littering garbage, vanishing law & order & a 'rope walking' inflation..

Left to me I would prefer 'Ram Dev Baba' to not allow to pollute his pristine "Patanjali Yogpeeth'" by self- engineering his stumble into politics of power. Let him keep the masses fit & fighting through his enriching yoga 'Asans& Pranayams. I am sure that will allow "we the people" to buckle down energized to win our day to day battles of surviving with dignity & pride..... Now that's what I call being pessimist..?

A kick in the butt ! what else..?

2011-05-27T10:44:00.005+05:30

Our democratically elected political leaders have proved themselves both as individuals and as cabinet, a colossal error of the electorates.. The party in power should have long back perished for non performance. However they are still very much around broking power and hogging lime light. The credit for this should go to none other than the opposition parties in our parliament which continue to pretend to deliver in spite of knowing its impotency.

India today is truly becoming a frustrating scenario of governance & the governed. Being an 'Aam Aadmi' the best way to vent my frustration has always been vandalizing public properties, burning buses and aimlessly throwing stones and finally finding myself sighing & seething with pain lying on the corridors of some govt hospitals with slinged legs & fractured skull waiting to hog some media lime light. You know at times I wonder where this ferocity of city's police force disappear when it comes to handling professional crime mafias and their political associates.

Well now ever since I have joined Anna Hazare's fan club, the only pain now I endure is straining my vocal chord shouting spectrum of slogans against corruption. However looking at the pace of progress of the Lok Pal drafting, I don't know what keeps reminding me the following Marlion Brando's famous line in "God Father".........

....."I am gonna make him an offer he can't refuse".

You know those lines are real magic it works for all & everyone of us in spite of our conscience, our principles & all our crusades against corruptions. Anyway now I have firmed up my mind to wait for some one to deliver those lines for me, the only hitch is my being an "Aam Aadmi"

You see being an "Aam Aadmi" doesn't make you necessarily feel being human. So for all my endless waiting I know what I can expect to be delivered .. A kick in the butt ! what else..?

To Hell with it...!

2011-05-10T17:34:00.008+05:30

The SEAL team 6, from Abbottabad in Pakistan were busy radioing "Geronimo E-KIA,"(enemy killed in action)....when 'Osama Bin Laden' found himself walking the vast expanse of emptiness millions of miles away from the cozy comforts of 'Abbottabad'

Walking through the hazy & clouded emptiness he spotted a frail bespectacled figure standing away from him holding a stick that was almost reaching his shoulder level. Osama found the face very familiar. Yes it was the face of Gandhi, that he was so used to seeing in all the Indian currency notes that his organization 'Al Qaeda' kept importing & re exporting along with other international currencies to keep alive the cause of his 'Jihhad'. Now this is what transpired between OSAMA & GANDHI as they came face to face....

Osama: So you are Mahatma Gandhi..

Gandhi: Please call me simply 'Atma' Gandhi or just Gandhi will do.

Osama: I am 'Osama Bin Laden. Just transported from earth, courtesy President "Obama"

Gandhi: Oh you mean Barrack Obama, who wanted to dine with me. Poor chap he didn't know I only serve goat's milk in place of wine & that for me food was more for my soul than for my body

Osama: Yes you are right that is the person. He suddenly realized that for him to win a second term in the White House he had no other option than to approve my death warrant.

Gandhi: Well considering your masterminding the "Twin Tower" explosion which took away 3000 & more lives, that was quite reasonable . Thank God had it been my own country, I would never ever would have got the opportunity to meet you here. You see like me, my country also believes that when our enemies strike our left cheek, we should offer our right cheek instead of retaliating

Osama: Well then I am sure that is what is keeping Pakistan hail & hearty. You see for us it has become a great home. After every terror attack we could always hide here ' in plain sight'

Gandhi: You see my country is a secular state, where today politicians are thriving on vote banking politics and also promoting communal violence by instigating people in the name of religions.

Osama: That's so much of HELP to keep alive our Jihad.

Gandhi: I don't understand why you and your people believe in violence & blood bath to promote your cause & faith. You see history is witness to the fact that I lead my country to freedom from the British Empire without indulging in any form of bloodshed & violence.

Osama: Mr Gandhi you are forgetting how the British bloodied & tore your country apart before quiting India.

Gandhi: Well that was because I could not prevail over Jinha

Osama: So you agree you cannot prevail over everybody every time using those non-violence antiques. That reminds me that it was one of your own man who was responsible to move you here some sixty three years ago.

Gandhi: Well that goes for you too. The country you trusted so much, handed you on a platter to the SEAL. Anyway so now your Son will take up your cause and keep alive the 'jihhad'

Osama: It doest matter any more to me even if 'terrorism' is put to a pause. By the way

Mr Gandhi I am one of the many admirers of your daughter. She was really an 'Iron lady' who not only prevailed over India's democracy but also transformed it into a dynastic democracy.

Gandhi: Osama please note I have only four sons and no daughter. You are therefore misinformed.

Osama: You mean Indira Gandhi was not your daughter

Gandhi: Indira was Nehru's daughter. Now when she decided to marry one Feroz Khan, Nehru as a political strategy requested me to allow Feroz to replace Khan with Gandhi. Now probably Indira Feroz Gandhi for some political mileage decided to drop "Feroz"midway and simply chose to retain the rest of the name "Indira Gandhi"..so the fact goes...

Osama: Now I realize the world out there is mean and very mean. Honestly I am now in peace with myself and indeed happy being here...By the way Gandhiji what is this place called...

Gandhi: You see it is past 63 years , does name any more really matter. Anyway now since you are here..let us say....... and as Gandhi takes a PAUSE here.....

..OSAMA....yells for Heaven's sake Mr. Gandhi don't say .......to Hell with it...!

OHMy Money!!!

2011-05-04T16:12:00.006+05:30

India is running 64 and still she is being addressed as 'young nation'. I am just running 62 and my 'young nation' is all in hurry to hand me a "life term achievement award" by prefixing senior citizen to my name.

The job market now has suddenly started overlooking my professional expertise and becoming more fussy about my being 62. Well anyway I don't pity myself for being around all the wonderful years and still remain all excited going on white water river rafting and enjoying MTV bouts. I am happy taking those big strides and large leaps growing my wisdom. Anyway I am not here to win my war for "Cheeni Kum" movement. I am here for waring my reasons for war against corruption.

I do support & believe in "War against corruption" that's why I allowed myself to soak away in the sun at Jantar mantar. However now when I am reading the clauses of draft writing of the Lok Pal bill , I am not very sure if this war is anything worth sweating for.

Corruption is a legacy that we no more can let go. How many of us can boast of getting the civic agencies to resolve our issues without getting some load off our purse. How many of us were lucky to put our wards into engineering and medical colleges without saying yes to capitation fees. I am sure we all would have paid for the building fund when for the first time our children stepped in for schooling.

No projects for Roads, fly overs, sub ways & over bridges could have come through without hitting the road block called the escalation clause. The clause that virtually mine gold for the project owners and their associates

Our corporate may boast of ethics committee to prevent bribing govt agencies for getting the work done. However it never disapproves paying the same in form of consultancy and get the task achieved.

Give & take are norms of healthy living. Let us therefore not shy away accepting the fact that it is money and money alone that can win us our war against non performing bodies & institutions.

'War against corruption' believe me is a political movement so let us leave it to the politicians. We are better off living our life without dribbling our energy for a cause that is too Utopian... By the way I am sure we won't turn an atheist if we forget to say Oh my God and start yelling

OHMY Money!!!

That's America...

2011-05-02T10:50:00.004+05:30

It is here stands the great statue of Liberty enlightening the world. Yet there are millions of people around the world who love to hate this country but there are also billions of others around the world who would love to live here. That's America one country across the Atlantic that I would like to visit at least once in my life time.

More than Hollywood, Las Vegas and those wild west flock lores what I admire most about America is that, no matter from which nation you hail, no matter which religion or faith you belong to, you have the true freedom from any kind of discrimination. All that matters here is that you belong to America and you are an American.

9/11 terror attack in New York took massive toll of human lives. It shook the world, so also 26/11 terror attack in Mumbai took precious human lives. It shook the world too...

Post 9/11 saw America fortifying her security as well untiringly going all out trailing and tracking the perpators of the terror attack without wasting time in politicking & public debating the tragedy. Eventually after a decade of chase they were able to trace Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

To-day Osama Bin Laden fell to the hail of American bullets. The end of Osama Bin Laden may be the beginning of "Osamissm" which can be debated. However today it is killing of Osama Bin Laden that truly remains in every way a true tribute to people of America who lost their lives on that day in New York. This is reason enough for every American to be proud of their Democracy...

Back home our Govt caught alive 'Ajmal Kassab' the one of the ten terrorist who bloodied Mumbai, on that fateful day of 26/11. Instead of hanging him by neck in public our politicians and bureaucrats are even after 3 years today still continue to bat for his health & well being at Arthur Road prison. The irony is that we the people and the victims of this Democracy are funding for his up keepings....

Well if Democracy can remain a soothing balm for ordinary people, in one country it can also become a devil for the same ordinary people in another country. It is not the 'Atlantic' or the 'Indian' ocean that nurture Democracy, it is simply the quality of governance that does it. Now for that I give it 100% to the oldest Democracy in the world ...That's America...

Congratulations.."Will & "Kate" !

2011-04-29T18:07:00.008+05:30

When it comes to mannerism , I may be a bit of American but never any bit a 'Brit'. Thank God I belong to the post independent generation. May be that's why it took me a while this afternoon to register the 'Union Jack" wavers. I was watching the great 'Royal wedding' from the comforts of my drawing room. I don't know why no Indian was part of the 1900 invitees to the Royal wedding. Being an Indian that includes me too...

Anyway I hate to wear stiff neck and sport those Windsor knot. All the more I know I will feel claustrophobic in the motley crowd of floating hat less male heads walking hand in hand with those snobby women wearing all those funny hats. Truly aristocracy is something that you should be born with. You just can't cultivate those mannerism and stiff lip attitudes. Watching today the British Royal wedding did make me realize that nobody can out snob the members of "House of Windsor". House of Windsor is the official name given to the British Royal Household.

Prince William, the duke of Cambridge is the next heir apparent to British throne, after Charles, Prince of Wales his father. Therefore there was no doubt this Royal Wedding was today's best show on the earth. After all it had the two best cast, one born aristocrat, other married into aristocracy.

Thanks to the BBC, this common man sitting miles away from British Isles got the privilege to watch the pageantry draped wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton in the historic Westminster Abbey. It somehow reminded me of Barbara Cartland's romantic novels. Their locking the lips at the balcony of the Buckingham palace truly gave a fairy tale beginning to a happily ever after blissful life.

Congratulations "Will" & "Kate" !

politically stupid "people"

2011-04-18T09:08:00.008+05:30

When India won her freedom from the British, there was overwhelming emotional excitement among the people. Every Indian in the nook& corner of free India was full of dreams for this brand new India. Every Indian was optimist of seeing Tagore's" "Geetaanjli" (written in 1912) shaping up under the fire brand leadership of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Such optimism drained out very soon. The head beneath the Gandhi caps of our politicians in republic India now remained more occupied scheming moves and movements that could help them exhibiting , power & wealth and allow them to use their newly acquired political acumen for furthering a rule of dynasty to keep exploiting the credibility of the people...

For these political leaders, people and the country took the back seat in their scheme of things for the progress & development of free Independent India. Every politician independently & collectively started splurging wealth power and arrogance. The people euphoria of having won the freedom eventually died an early death. The Parliament became a house for the politicians to protect their interest & stall country's progress.This process gave enough of both protein & calcium to allow Corruption to walk tall & mighty on her own legs.

Now our politicians do claim that 62 years are too short a span of time to eradicate poverty and bring in 100% literacy into the country. However they cannot deny the fact that this 62 years for them became ample time to ensure seeing corruption taking strong roots into India's political system. Today the growing speed of corruption has hit more than the Himalayan heights...This has defiantly angered the people so much so that when one person called "Anna Hazare" steps out to fight "war against corruption"....the entire nation joins him in spontaneity. Thanks to Anna Hazare the Lok pal Bill has today reached the drafting stage.

However with every day as it progress, I am turning more and more pessimist about seeing the draft culminating into law carrying the same draculian provisions against corruptions as was envisaged at the Jantar Mantar.

The cause my pessimism is the simple statement given by Anna Hazare which said and I quote " I will accept parliament's decision even if it rejects the Lok Pal Bill. Incidentally we all know that our Parliament today houses more political scoundrels than true political leaders. This I am sure will ensure that ' corruption' remains unbridled and thus keep the demons in our peoples democracy hail& hearty & thriving. ..

Now what about WE the people... Well don't worry very soon we will find ourselves unwinding to Jagjit Singh's gazal............."Hazaron Kkhwaishe aisi ki her khawish pe dam nikle"...

Arre baba why don't WE understand that we are politically stupid "people" !

Time to treat the Termite

2011-04-06T14:15:00.002+05:30

Garnering GDP may not alone give you the health chart of the nation. It cannot reflect upon the social health of the country. Scams and corruptions has so much infested the country that we are no more in a position even to pretend that 'all is well"..

Independent India's first scam showed up way back in 1948 which was called Jeep scandal & involved the then defense minister and the most trusted lieutenant of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, V K Krishna Menon. This scam officially set into motion the wheels of corruption in this country. Today it has gathered such a maddening momentum that even our Constitution and our judiciary are not able to arrest its speed. It is not that they cannot apply the breaks, it is simply because they don't want to step out from the accelerator.

Corruption has become the speed track to en-mass money, power & arrogance for our politicians, bureaucrats and babus . It has become the only medium that keeps our politicians across the country united in understanding. They at times though for the sake of politics remain loud in public deploring corruption

Corruption charges don't surface. They have become so attuned to our tolerance that we have learned to live with it. Scams that surface unto the public domain are only the tips on the ice berg that refuse to melt. Bofors, Fodders,Hawala,Satyam,CWG, 2 G Spectrum are scams that went public to feed the media and keep the public belief on fairy tales...

From Panchayats to Parliament , from Civic Agencies to Civil Aviation, from Customs to Custodians of law, nothing moves without greasing the wheels of corruption. Gods at times become so unreliable that most of our things get done on the measure of 'rishwat, than by the mercy of the GOD.

Did you know when Ghandhiji launched Quit India movement nobody knew it will eventually drive out the British from India. In our India weeding out corruption looks as diabolic as churning the milky ocean, because we fear that the "Tsunami" it will unleash will wash away the very floor we walk on. However if Ghandhiji would have felt the same way when launching Quit India movement, perhaps to-day we still would have been sitting under the British Raj.

Remember when the termites start eating into the wood works of our house , we waste no time to treat the termites. Today when corruptions have become the termite that is eating away into the very fabrics of our nation, how can we simply pose ignorance..?

Today 73 years old Ghandian "Anna Hazare" has launched his fast unto death for weeding out corruptions. If we the billion strong Indians join him and support the cause in letter & spirit, we as a nation would have launched our Halla Bole against corruption. Lets do it. Its time to treat the termite.

That was an epicness of performances!

2011-04-03T10:01:00.010+05:30

Yes, finally a re-play of World Cup 1983 did happen. Our 28 years of wait gave us a performance that was spectacle of sheer outperforming best cricketing performances. "Our Men in Blue" created an epic chasing a first ever big target in the history of the World Cup. Our win yesterday was the first ever wining of World Cup by any country in their own home pitch.

We won the finals because our "Men in Blue" collected guts & grits to out perform best performances. Chasing a score of 274, we realized what a captain's knock is all about. Yesterday we saw a great team play come alive at Wankhede stadium. This team play was also witnessed by our national leaders & politicians. If at all they are able to emulate an iota of this, India can witness the Indian politics shedding away some of the muck off their sleeves.

Yesterday was an outpour of frenziness of our patriotism. As Dhoni hit that winning shot, the spontaneity of excitement and emotion that was seen in every Indian was something that rightly proves that for us our love for our India will always remain everlasting. Yesterday streets and roads and colonies across the length and breath of the peninsula was glowing & bustling in midnight celebration. It simply proves why we are incredible both as a nation and as great Indians.

Yesterday India once again won the World Cup after wining it way back in 1983. This World cup 2011 belongs to India. However the spirit of the winning belongs to "Our Men in Blue". This win is their most befitting send off to the legendary master blaster SachinTendulkar.

Hats off to you Dear Dhoni & our heartiest congratulation to your Team India. Truly that was an epicness of performances!

"Bleed Blue"..Pledge to WIN...

2011-04-01T08:24:00.011+05:30

We won the semi finals at Mohali. For all of us defeating Pakistan was more of an emotional excitement than the thrill of winning the match. Tomorrow at Mumbai, when we will play Sri Lanka, it will be an action re-play of world cup finals 1983.

Saturday when our 'Men in Blue' take the bat they will remain hungry for runs. They will play the balls in the gaps for 1's and 2's, they will sweep the balls for 4's, they will hit the ball for flying 6's. They will never turn desperate in judging the ball, they will remain alert in not allowing the ball to hit their pads before hitting the bat.

Saturday when our 'Men in Blue' get into the field they will get their legs,feet and body right behind the ball.They will never fail to judge the flight of the ball when going for a catch. They will maintain perfect and lethal variation in line,length and pace while delivering the overs.

Saturday when our 'Men in Blue' play Sri-Lanka we the people will be applauding good drives, great deliveries, magnificent catches & excellent fielding without any bias & discrimination.

Finally when our "Men in Blue' will lift the WORLD CUP 2011...the world will see us delivering our "Bleed Blue" Pledge to WIN....

At Mohali winning will matter the most....

2011-03-29T17:58:00.004+05:30

One thing is certain, when we play the world cup finals, it will not be against Pakistan. Therefore winning will never matter to us as much as it will matter to us tomorrow.

Today & tomorrow every Indian through out the world will be fervently praying for the "Men in Blue" to win the semi-finals at Mohali. When playing against Pakistan cricket for us becomes an emotional re-play. We did feel with time the hurt of partition will heal. However the 26/11 episode has left us all in a state of uncontrollable emotional turmoil that we will never be able to get over with.

For our politicians and national leaders Mohali semi-finals may remain an opportunity to play political diplomacy. Knowing the politicians we do can fear the extent to which they can fall to meet their political agenda. However we the Aaam Aadmi will go all out to cheer & support to the hilt our "Men in Blue"

Tomorrow we may start our day chewing our nails in anxiety but one thing is certain by the close of the day tomorrow we all will be dancing in hysterical euphoria for a victory we so well deserve. Yes for every Indian winning at Mohali will matter the most...

Let everyday be a Happy woman's day..!

2011-03-08T16:28:00.014+05:30

We as a society in general remain unconcerned about the life and plight of woman in this country. Our attitude towards woman has hardly made any markable change. Be it a mother, be it a daughter, be it a sister, be it a wife, we still remain prejudiced about equal rights. There is still a long way to cover before we see ourselves giving them their right to be their own self.

We talk of woman's safety, yet when a woman remains engulfed in flames for not bringing dowry we simply become bystanders watching the bizarre. When she is raped and torched in the crowded streets, all that we do is to show our annoyance over the disgusting state of law & order. Neither as individuals nor as members of so called 'sane society' we ever try to curb our insane behavior and attitude towards woman. However we still have the cheeks enough to tom tom our concerns for the safety of woman.

We are a society of hypocrites who believe in setting aside a day out of the 365 days that is available to us and celebrate it as a Woman's day. Looking at the rising graph of crime against woman, the woman's day has become more of a homage to woman's plight than a fight for her right and safety.

This state of Delhi remains declared as the most unsafe City in the country.The irony of this state is that it boasts of a woman chief Minister, houses the first woman president of the nation, also here is the residence of politically most powerful woman national leader. The the speaker of Lok Saba resides here and so also resides here the woman who is the leader of the opposition in the parliament of the largest democracy. In this city of most powerful women, a woman is shot dead today in the crowded university campus as though to demonstrate that it is just another day of business as usual for this city?

How is it that in spite of 10% of women representation in the parliament nothing remains done on the pitiable lot of the rural woman flocks. If the long pending woman's bill is passed in the parliament it will not serve any purpose beyond bringing the elite woman power in parliament to 33%. Also perhaps it will help in streamlining the inroads into building a dynastic regime under a democratically electoral nation.

No doubt God created man first and then woman, yet she remains his masterpiece. Let us for HIS sake remain unanimous in our action and deed to make this nation a place where mothers, daughters, sisters and spouses are able to walk with freedom, without fear and with their head held high. Let us learn to respect the woman. It is time we begin our everyday wishing the woman a truly happy woman's day..

Mr.PM it's time to play a Captain's knock..!

2011-03-06T09:05:00.015+05:30

When the team is on sticky wickets and the players are batting on a bouncy pitch, holding on to the wickets and pitching for time becomes crucial. Not going for runs doesn't matter. If your team's performance score card is a story of miss fielding, loose deliveries, it is time for the captain to step in to play the captain's innings.

Blaming the 2G scam as evils of collision politics,the PM attempted to cover drive his responsibility. As a consequence the entire winter session of the parliament became a colossal waste of tax payers money. However the eventual setting up of JPC was simply an act of demonstrating his back foot drive to save the govt getting flicked up at slips This has averted the Budget session from being a match abandoned. We are yet to know if the on-going budget session will end up being technically a match drawn or face saved. However for sure we now know that the captain is now on the striking end

Of late and at last our judiciary seems to be waking up to its responsibility and this certainly seeing the UPA govt running helter skelter for cover. Our gentleman PM these days therefore remains more caught in doing fire drills, than drilling sense and discipline into the team UPA. He is once again seen taking the stance to avoid technically a follow-on by going on back foot to stop the ball short off the wicket. This time he is facing the opposition's delivery on Supreme court's verdict on PJ Thomas. The captain once again is forced to take the striker's end

To stake your claim to the cricketing world cup, you need to keep bettering your best without pause and break.. Also so in the cricketing series of politics you cannot keep running between the wickets by cover driving scams & corruption charges. Time has come to go out on the front foot and hit away corruptions and scams off the boundary lines. Mr. PM it's time to play a captain's knock..!

Not bad Pranab da..!

2011-02-28T18:01:00.003+05:30

It is but obvious that no opposition party will come to compliment the government in power for a job well done. What holds for NDA today will remain true for UPA if the roles get reversed tomorrow. The role of the opposition party in this country is simply to counter the move without reading the merits. The only time when in the history of Indian Parliament the entire 524 members were unanimous was when, it came to supporting the bill for raising the emoluments of MPs threefold. It is therefore normal and expected to find the opposition bench criticizing the union budget for 2011-2012.

Aam Aadmi does not know what is deficit financing and how it will hit his means. He is happy that the IT exemption limit has been raised to 1.80 lac from existing 1.60 lac. He is excited to realize that he can at least now visualize an approximative saving of Rs 9500 PA. He is happy that custom duty and excise duty has not been touched. He is optimistic that now he can utilize his 'visualized saving' to plan his EMI for a 250 litter fridge, or use it to plan EMI to buy a 'one ton' AC for his bedroom or start looking for an outright purchase of a computer for his school going child. In short he remains confused with excitement. However he is indifferent about the 1% sop offered in Housing loan. He knows 15 lac of home loan will not be enough for buying even a most "basic structure"in his dreams.He understands that it is Utopian ideals and therefore he knows his "adarsh" I mean 'Utopian ideals' will always remain far far away from what reality" is..!

Now in case he happens to be one turning-an octogenarian he can at least now afford to not 'wish away' that if he retains his hire-able entity , his earning up to 5 lac will be tax free. However some 9 million and plus Aam Aadmi will not be able to share all this excitement because Pranab da in his enthusiasm to give the best to the nation forgot to address the plight of an entity called 'unemployed Indians.' Now to cover this lapse he does have demonstrated that overall India's growth rate stands improved . I totally agree with him. Being an Aam Aadmi and being inherently weak in Economics I continue to believe that growth of the country is not dependent in removing poverty but in reflecting prosperity through a robust medium called "CORRUPTIONS".... and who better than Pranab da can vouch that scam India is all set to exceed the expectations of the "Aam Aadmi". Not bad Pranab da... !

An itch called "MONEY"..

2011-02-15T18:50:00.005+05:30

I am a law abiding Indian citizen. To me my national flag is not just a face mask worn at the time of world cup. For me my national anthem is much more than the martial tune 'sare jahan se acha'. Casting my vote is both my right and my responsibility. By the way I come from a society that is more known for its spending power than its quality of ever remaining a mute spectator.The credit for this goes to none other than the ex-president of America...Mr.Bush...

Democracy seems to have given our politicians the fundamental freedom to use their political wisdom to unleash scams and corruptions to ensure wealth creation for self & the party. Instead of accounting for facts they remain all bent for cremating creditability. The ruling party's stubbornness in not allowing forming a joint parliamentary committee(JPC) to probe scams is an ample proof that they neither want the Pandora's box opened, nor they want to betray the tons of skeletons crowding their cupboards.

Our Prime Minister's proposed day long media meet slated for tomorrow(16th Feb) is an intent to cover drive the national media into buying the script that would probably say that 'country today needs media discipline more than media freedom'. The public that has now become weary of the frenzy media in India today, will definitely tend to agree with this.

I am sure the Wednesday "Media Meet" will ensure a pat on the shoulder for our gentleman Prime minister, leaving the rest of the scoundrels or should I say the politicians and political parties & the great Media of course, scratching each others back for an itch called "MONEY"

Who am I..? a Common man.!..

2011-02-06T10:41:00.011+05:30

"Sare Jahan se achaa hindustan hamara.......". The song reeks of patriotism,still I love this song a great deal. Perhaps my love for my Hindustan continues to remain unconditional...

In my own Hindustan I remain harassed and frustrated by the cost of living and my every day struggle in meeting the needs and necessities of my family. Many a times my body & mind boils in unrest but I keep the lid shut.I know when my lid will burst it will only see me strewn around, leaving behind a family in plight and turmoil. From what I say,I don't mean I am a coward because I am simply not a coward...

I fight for my rights everyday with the different governmental and municipal bodies. I do protest loudly whenever I am not able to take the soaring inflations & the all around chaotic attitudes in my stride. I do join those frequent candle march processions called up by NGOS in protest of some or other terrorist attacks in the country. I don't blink an eye lid when I am asked to donate blood for a Thalassemia kid. I do stand up as a face in the crowd to fight the establishments against corruptions & scams. I never ever have missed filing my tax returns, to protect the meager means that I am left with after those TDS & Cess. ..

Having said all those I continue to restrain myself reporting crimes & corruptions in my neighborhood because I remain scared of political,politicians & the establishments retaliations for standing up for right cause,right reasons and at times for my very rights. After all who am I...? a common man...!

Cattle @ home but bull outside...!.

2011-02-01T11:56:00.005+05:30

When Shashi Tharoor in good humor used the term "cattle" to refer the common Indian all the political parties and politicians were furious and got busy giving statements to the press & the media condemning the reference. Of course these were as symbolic as paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Raj ghat...

Now when the Indian students are being "Radio tagged" at the US universities none of the politicians and their parties seem to be giving any teeth in their condemning the Americans for their deplorable actions as well their attitude of arrogance towards Indians. The government also is simply doing nothing beyond giving official statement, which are nothing but diplomatic rituals.

Even the Indians living in America who today by their sheer numbers exercise unprecedented political influence in American politics remain deep in their slumber.

Why we as a nation always remain overboard in our being influenced by everything about America& Americans..? When will we learn to shed our complex and rise up for our dignity & our pride..?

Did we really need one Barrack Obama to tell us that we as people and as a nation make an indispensable India...? Don't we know that India today has become the very survival economic kit for America and the West. .!

For God sake let us wake up and collect our guts to tell America that it is our knowledge power and our vibrant human resources that are serving & sustaining America. Lets make them realize that they cannot take our liberalized attitude as liberty to keep bullying us.

We don't mind being cattle at home but we defiantly need to be a bull out side....

In conversation with Bapu....

2011-01-30T18:30:00.005+05:30

With 'Sare Jahan Se Achcha' and 'Abide with Me'the Soul-stirring martial tunes and solemn drum beats at the majestic Raisina Hills the "Beating the Retreat" ceremony marked the conclusion of the week long ceremonial functions of India celebrating her 62nd year of Republic.As the illumination lit up the edifices of Imperial India..my thought reached out to that day into the history of independence that finally dropped the curtain on a life called "Gandhi"...the man whose experiment with truth may not have jelled with today but his name has truly become the brand that remain most misused & manipulated both in trade & politics.As I key-in these lines I can read out the conversation that would have transpired between the "soul of Nation" (SON) and "Mahatma Gandhi"(Bapu)....Read on what I read.....

SON: Bapu it's me,are you sleeping....?

BAPU: How can you ask that...don't you know this day in the year 1948..I was gunned down by my own country man in my own country..without giving me a chance to live in a Republic India....

SON: I understand your pain of departing abruptly..but Bapu if you hear me out ..you will be happy of your going away...

BAPU : Why do you say that..

SON : Bapu you used the 'spinning wheel to cloth the meek & poor, to-day we spin the wheels to veil truth & protect rich & the mighty

BAPU : Hey Ram..

SON : Also Bapu you used non-violence to oppose oppression,to-day we oppress non-violence using violence..

BAPU: Hey Ram...

SON : Frankly to-day your values have become redundant..but yes your name sell like hot potatoes. You know Bapu people are changing their surname to GANDHI so that they can establish dynasty rule to run the Republic & Democratic India..

BAPU : You mean running the nation has become a family business..can you run some names for me please..

SON : Here you are..Indira Gandhi,Rajiv Gandhi,Sonia Gandhi & soon to follow are Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi & may be Varun Gandhi..

BAPU : Just a moment..the Indira you mentioned...is she not Nehru's daughter,if yes she should have been Indira Nehru, why Indira Gandhi..

SON : Bapu I told you your name sells..You see these Gandhis' 'ran & run' & will continue to 'run' India..

BAPU : But don't people oppose...

SON : No Bapu,they believe since you made the British run away from India, so these Gandhis if not able to run the country at least can shout "run India run" enough to make everybody feel happy that the reigns of this country are in the right hands..

BAPU: Enough enough...you are right I am happy where I am.I may not have had a Raj yog but at least I have this "RajGhat" all for myself. Please let me rest in peace. You may leave now

SON : Ok Bapu...may GOD be with you

BAPU : Hey don't you know I am dead so I am my GOD now

SON : Oh my GOD...(OMG)...

I said to myself..Hey...Ram... was't it scary to talk to the dead & the soul...

being Hindu.....

2011-01-16T12:05:00.004+05:30

Religion is the only domain that has unlimited tools and applications to keep the human race,running, re tracking & re furbishing their thought,action and wisdom on a faith called GOD. 'Hinduism' is one of such innumerable domains that remain vibrant& kicking everywhere in this planet that we call "Earth"...

Almost 70 to 80 years ago in time my parents were born into a "tambrahm" Hindu family. I am therefore a 'Hindu" by birth and so do I remain now. I am not very religious about religions. I did though soon after finishing my college got into the routine of " a conversation with GOD" wherein I spent 15 minutes of my early mornings of everydays of the week Monday through Saturday asking HIM to make all my big,small great wishes come true

I am carrying on with this routine even today when I have touched 60'. HE keeps me telling that Wishes can never be horses and that I can never ride on them,still I continue talking my 'wish lists' with HIM..

I don't carry my conversation with GOD on Sundays. With God, being God we know that he does not need to rest. However with me being me I know I need a break from my routine once a week at least. I therefore chose it to be Sundays.

The unique advantage of being a Hindu is that you have unlimited choices of GOD to choose from and also you have all the freedom to reach out to any of HIM any time any place and at your own convenience. There is absolutely no rigidity ,no binding. No Do's & NO Don'ts..

What else more a mortal being like me can ask for when I have the choices of speaking my heart out to any of the multitude of God & Goddesses that my religion offers to me and that too with unlimited talk time and without subject to any of those 'condition applied' clauses.

Sometimes as a citizen of this country I do feel irritant of being a Hindu. Probably it is because as a nation we remain so hooked to a philosophy called secularism that at times our own religion in our own country becomes a threat to our own existence. However that's no threat to my belief and my faith in my religion..

I love my religion and therefore I remain absolutely proud and happy being Hindu...

Oh..my.. GOD!

2011-01-14T10:08:00.007+05:30

Where the chaotic political elite remain fighting for power & purse. where Democracy has become betrayer of trust of the people. Where crime & punishments have become affairs of political convenience. Where goons are becoming franchisers of faith & GOD. Where lack of tangible leadership has become the one single most reason in pushing the country into Cesspool of Racism & Scamism. In short it is this country that I woke up for first ever time crying in bewilderment...It is this country where I for the rest of my life will every day be learning to live with fear and keep fighting my head out to trust the custodians of my vote for the safety & well being of my family. This country has no any more relevance to poet Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's "Gitanjali", Where he said and I can't resist quoting a few lines of this most beautiful poetry... here I go...

"Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;
Where knowledge is free;
Where the world has not been broken up
into fragments by narrow domestic walls;
Where words come out from the depth of truth;
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;
Where the clear stream of reason
has not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;
Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action---
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake."

Coincidentally it was for "Gitanjali" that Rabindranath Tagore won his Noble prize for literature. I am sure if the members of the Noble Committee from Sweden walks into this country today to see the relevance of the poem to the reality around ....they would have simply said Oh..my.. GOD!

Making Life a lively..living......

2010-12-31T22:01:00.006+05:30

One thing that we all remain definite is about years. Yes,we all know exactly the number of years that we have been breathing and making our own little waves felt in the world around us. However most of us who are around now for lot many years do feel the discomfort of disclosing it in social circles. Age may be a mind set or just a figure but aging certainly is so agile,that we hardly come to realize,when was it when we started using "L'Oreal" to keep our gray black & glowing or when we added "OLE" wrinkle cream to our cosmetics to wrestle away the wrinkles from our face....

Talking for myself I have always believed in keeping my hair just the way they are ie gray & sparse. For me my cosmetics have always been just "BryleCream" and "Old Spice". I would always prefer to spend enough to walk around with my beer belly, rather spending on wrestling away the wrinkles from my face. Having said all this I still carry the enthuse of the sixties,to keep walking my sixties without the "Jandoo Balm" & the "collar necks" I may not have the right dance steps, but that does't stop me humming the hot Hindi numbers"Munni Badnam Hui"& "Shila ki Jawani"..Now that's 'Me'and I remain grateful to GOD for having bestowed me the privilege of being a present tense....

I do make lot of new year resolutions and I do also keep breaking most of them mid way through years. However the one resolution that always remain close to my heart and have never dropped it away...is my spirited approach to life to keep carrying myself through the thicks & those big & small setbacks of every day living.

I am happy to remain in the race called "life".I always have that 'get,set go'approach towards life. It gives me renewed enthu and vigor to push back my failures and bounce back on the right track with clear sight to look ahead for success...of being there with my achievements..

All the little things that life gives me make me smile for I know no one else can delight me as much as the happiness of having seen yet another..365 days... Truly it is the YEARS that keep making life a lively living ....HAPPY NEW YEAR..2011

a city..lost....

2010-12-30T01:47:00.006+05:30

Beginning of the year I promised myself to keep all my posts for 2010 talking about my city..the city I grew up with....My DELHI..This Delhi has so much fascinating and interesting history that you can never tire yourself writing about her glory and historic heritage. The Shah Jahan's old Delhi & Lutyens New Delhi always reminds me about history walking hand in hand with yesterdays of today & tomorrows.The old Delhi with its vibrant, bright colors, narrow alleys and thronged bazaars equally fascinate me as much as the sky touching buildings,zipping flyovers & Metros of New Delhi...

In spite of all this love for my city, did my posts through the year ever carried enough about the city .All the posts through January to December just only few posts talked about Delhi,out of even this few much remained a critic of 2010 commonwealth games..Should all this mean I am loosing my connect to the city that I always knew as Merri-Dilli...

May be the unbridled crimes and stalking men on the roads and streets have overnight transformed the city into rappers and creepers paradise...This city seems to be lost in the darkness of the daylight robbers,& in the wilderness of midnight furry...Delhi today remains a city lost...

Stupid..... Indian.?

2010-12-16T07:56:00.004+05:30

The Whistle- blower website Wiki Leaks maintains that a top Singaporean diplomat described India as 'stupid'. Now that's not fair of a small country with big dreams to talk about 'India of my dreams'...which was authored by a man called Gandhi who also became the cause and effect of 'my India' waking up to freedom at midnight some 63 years way back in history...

'My India' today is one of the most secular nations in the world. So what if our secularism remains a vicariously vicious political tool to exploit people sentiments to ridicule and belittle our much talked culture of unity in diversity...

'My India' today is the largest democracy in the world which empowers we the people to elect the government of our choice. So what if the elections have come to become a Russian Roulette when it comes to triggering for right leadership...

'My India' today has enshrined in the constitution my fundamental right to freedom from all kinds of discrimination...so what if my intellect remains ever frustrated by discrimination called reservation,so what if our basic human dignity remains trampled and humiliated by discrimination based on cast,creed and sex...

'My India' today has a judiciary that remain independent of the executive and legislative branches of government...so what if they draw inspirations from politicians and criminals while passing judgments....

'My India' today has great development plans and programs for the welfare of the masses. So what if funds in billions ear marked for such programs remains siphoned and diverted for politicians political and personal welfare...

'My India' today has legislation for Right to information(RTI)so that every citizen in this country has right to seek answers for dis-functioning of government agencies..So what if today Over three million RTI cases are pending in India's 21 high courts, and an astounding 26.3 million cases are pending in subordinate courts across the country....

'My India' today is my pride,my love and my faith..So what if I believe and practice putting self before country when it comes to my need, my life, and my welfare...After all in this inflation ridden economy no one can afford to remain a stupid Indian patriot...

You see if you have big dreams for yourself,you need to be politician because
'My India' today can give you the right enough to leverage to ..bait the people..to..buy the people... & to... bully the people....After all in India today...we the people simply are a stupid....Indian!

MY Almighty..

2010-12-14T16:52:00.007+05:30

Whatever happens to us in life,we attribute it to our destiny and our karma.That's the way we connect self to GOD. This is one of the the realization we gain from our knowledge of life and living. However this knowledge alone is not enough to keep us afloat,awake and aware in this flat world of knowledge.

I am not a book worm. I have never gained the patience of sitting through the hard bound and paperbacks. The only time I flick through magazines is when I am waiting for my turn at the barber shop.However with receding hair growth,my visit to barber shop has almost become a vanishing act,yet I take pride to be counted as part of the knowledgeable crowd.

I have never read about 'Niccolo Machiavelli' the father of Politics of modern times,yet I know that politicians are the only social animals who pretend conscience without having one...

I have never read Charles Darwin's "The Origin of Species" still I have knowledge enough in my command to prove that Darwin's theory of evolution was one of the worst made mistakes of Science...

I have never heard of "Richard Holbrooke", the 'giant of US foreign policy',but that does not stop me from understanding all about America's $ diplomacy and their 'pat down' & 'holding room' antics at airports...

I have not studied communication, yet I can talk at length about the spectrum and their generations that have of late gained momentum enough to make our parliament to come to a'stand still' for days on end and thus letting the tax payers money go down the drains...

I never had even a single privilege all my life to be on the receiving side of 'corruption' still I can talk in detail about money laundering and all about operating accounts in "Swiss Banks"..

I may not be a man with earth size knowledge to go on and on. However I surely can search the earth and pin point any location across any part of the Globe. However since I never enjoy any brand "I" campaign...I will stop here...

You see key to my knowledge about everything s, anything s and something s,is my zest to keep googling and loosing myself in the virtual world hours in end searching and finding anything and everything under the SUN,MOON and beneath the SEA & OCEAN.....

The credit for keeping my thought engine fine tuned in assimilating and disseminating knowledge goes to one and only search engine called "GOOGLE"....and I call it "MY Almighty"...

How long will be long enough....

2010-11-26T17:56:00.006+05:30

Was it media ? Was it the politicians ? Or was it lack of absolute co-ordination between various govt agencies that left Mumbai burning for over 48 hours on that fateful day of November 26, 2008. All these will remain some of the questions and small talks that will be show cased as debate over our national channel as part of 26/11 anniversary episodes. This will be made an opportunity for the elite and so called intelligencia of our society to come dressed up and brushed up to give their brand 'I' a boost in front of the camera. Perhaps few of the surveyors and family members of the victims will also be interviewed forcing them to go through an agony they want to forget. The public as usual will light up the candles at Gateway of India as a mark of respect to those unlucky departed souls. Now with the sun setting on 26/11,it will be same time one year hence to see and hear the same repeats.

When do we, the people realize that terrorism is a political issue and it is a political necessity to keep it alive as long as possible. Also all lose of public life in all terror attacks will always simply remain some statistics for the politicians and government agencies to dissect and bisect to prove their point of achievements.

The question I pose for self here is that if in democracy,the public is given the right of electing their leaders, does it not become therefore a moral as well a serious and actual responsibility of their leaders to protect and safe guard the interest of the public including their lives..

Why is our life made so expendable a commodity ? Why do we allow ourselves to finance the up keeping of health & welfare of our politicians as well pay through our nose for the safety of their lives..? Politicians are people representatives and therefore are required to be accessible to public all time and not remain cocooned in army of commandos.

It is time we should let our politicians realise that they have no right to enjoy life ,glory and power at our cost. Let us make them know that if we can elect them,we can also work to perish them. How long will be long enough for us to come together and make the politicians realize that their wealth,fame,glory and power are the direct result of the power of our finances,sweat of our toil and blood of our loyalty.

Looking at the way our government and politicians are dragging their feet in dealing with terrorism & terrorists,it is time we seek time bound answers from them to know when are they going to ACT & for them..how long will be long enough...

A conversation with self...

2010-11-24T18:37:00.005+05:30

Scams, scandals, corruptions are today the utterly bitterly layers of spread over the democratic surface of this incredible India. You don't anymore need to discuss weather as a starter for a great conversation.Anyways being an ardent supporter of Green Peace movement I would love to start rolling this "conversation with self" with a brief take on climate change and global warming..

The global climate negotiations seems to be always hitting a dead lock because of global corporate lobbying. This could therefore be the reason that we still don't have in place any global legislation on global warming. Well let me move away from the heat before someone attempts to create a political storm of sorts.

By the way I still don't understand what makes the world leaders at the recently concluded Leadership summit to believe that India is a power emerged and not any more a power emerging. They hold that our economy is growing at almost 8 to 9 %.Now how is that so when I still find acute Poverty,food shortage and unemployment scattered all around and every where in this country. Also the spectrum of crime & corruptions continue to keep haunting the every day government almost at a speed that may be well compared to 2 G spectrum which is currently turning out to be a point of no return episodes for the national channels

There is no doubting that we have dynamic private sectors. However their main energy remains invested in lobbying the govt corridors for growth,power and land for their already pampered wealth and ego. The Global Leaders believe that India today is critical in world order. However I find that this is not empowering our national government to re-distribute the accumulated commonwealth to the millions of meek poor and oppressed human being,for whom 'being human' is more a curse than any boon....

Now the problem of talking politics is that you simply keep going without knowing how to stop and where to stop. This is just like our politicians who never know when to stop and where to stop when it comes to looting wealth,health and well being of an economy that is marked indispensable for an all round growth and prosperity in today's environ of a globalized economy....

Anyways before I sign off I wish I could line up some rapid questions,but it doesn't go well without coffee hampers. Therefore this is myself saying all is well..as I sign off " a conversation with self"....

It's Different..

2010-11-19T13:42:00.006+05:30

You can't label me Maggi mania just because I am using their ad line for this post. Also I should say I have never ever tasted 'maggi' though it ever remains a great snacking for my family.

Now 'it's different' when I say I love 'Maggie' because I am now talking of the character in the comic strip "Bringing Up father". However unlike Mr.Jiggs (Maggi's husband) I continue to be in the working class and don't forsee inheriting any wealth to make me a nouveau-riche. Now whatever I said so far do inspire me to use this post to write something about "making a difference" & truly it's different...

I believe that in today's complex world nobody can stop getting into trouble one way or the other. Anything from your boss(HARI SADU) to your credit card and your car parking space can create trouble for you. However if you are tactful in handling the situation,you are able to get out of it and 'makes the difference'.

In today's globalized economy, you can't remain not connected to corruptions. We know in this country nothing moves without money changing hands, so if you are able to do a smart negotiation you are able to achieve your end and 'make a difference' unlike some of those 'do it yourself' type who keep running and eventually get buried under a heap called 'principles'.

Now if you wish to enlist in politics, you can't avoid not being a partner in some crimes, few Scams and couple of Scandals. However if you are able to horn up your political foresight & hindsight you can make the difference and always emerge as Mr. Clean instead of becoming an instant political extinct.

Again if you remain well and smartly informed about country's judiciary & the parliament you can afford to be part of the "specturums" that does not discriminate "Generation Gap" and where every leap from '2G' and onwards ensures a healthy cut of the loot, which of late is called "commonwealth" in our country's political parlance.

All said & done let us for once let us agree that "Child is the father of man" as said by William Wordsworth and follow this link not to simply watch it but to take home the learning and use it..to make a difference to the way we are...youtube.com/watch?v=ErbH7dT8prk..truly.."it's Different"...

Will we..? Mr.Obama..!

2010-11-05T17:42:00.025+05:30

We are the largest democracy in this world. We are seen today as a global weight that has the potentials of turning around the economy of the oldest democracy across all the continents. There is no country in this world that is not wooing us for their own economic stability and well being. We have surely emerged as one true colossus figure to the united states of America. President Barrack Obama's indispensable India is all set to welcome the 44th President of America to the negotiating table, that may lead to giving jobs to million Americans back home,that may become a potential catalyst in bringing back the shine into the lack luster American economy.

with all the President's men,an army of sniffing dogs, US secret service agents, helicopters,ship and high end security instruments President Obama's Saturday to Monday visit,should find Mumbai and Delhi virtually turned into a sort of Fort Knox.

President Obama has already proved to be a great orator. He has already achieved successful lobbying into the power corridors of South and North block. His obsession of sorts for Gandhi & India is also playing into Indian minds. Let us hope all these does not end up Indian government signing up all the dotted lines,that may end seeing India,buying war planes worth almost more than $8 billion and creating over 30,000 jobs for Americans. I am not against America's achieving this, but I am defiantly against America achieving this without in turn giving India her full endorsement for a permanent seat on UN Security Council,lifting all the bans on exporting dual-use technology,plus lifing all the clouds for a free flow India outsourcing..

Let us for once come straight and convert, our America obsession to a scam free opportunity for India.. Will we..? Mr.Obama..!

Let the Devil get it's CREDIT..!

2010-10-17T11:59:00.015+05:30

No national level swindling and loot could ever have made such historic headlines as did the recently concluded XXI Commonwealth Games. No political personality in the recent past could have ever remained so long on the headlines and consumed mega marathon bytes as Mr. Kalmadi. His name when googled returns 17,200,000 results in just matter of 0.06 seconds....

Mr Kalmadi remained the common man's a common 'Lakshya' for booing,jeering and venting angers all through the time when CWG was almost perceived to become a write off and a still born delivery. His own political high commands and partners in trade started distancing and disassociating from him. None of his political team after all wanted to be a part of a mega failure that was in an offing then. Then at the nick of time everything changed and an incrediable India rose up to put together a GREAT GRAND MEGA EVENT.

The 2010 Commonwealth Games became a run away success for India both as a host and as a participating nation. A 101 medal tally became every reason for all of us to take pride and be proud for turning a race against time into a race of success,fame and glory.The credit for this should defiantly go to Mr Kalmadi. He deserves it for not running away from the charges lashed on him left,right and center. He deserves it for his deciding to stick around and ensure to see XIX CWG coming to a winning photo finish.This inspite of all the national hate wave that is going against him.

It was sad and disappointing therefore to see the PM snubbing him by not extending him an invite for the Commonwealth felicitation function hosted by him. Again it was shocking to see the madam CM trying to take all the credit for the grand success of CWG. It is sad that our PM and CM are belittling their stature by playing vindictive politics. Its time our national leadership learn to own their failures and allow their success to their Team. I wish they and their high command had kept a heart enough to allow to let the devil get it's CREDIT..!

a 5 crore of disappointment..!

2010-10-07T11:39:00.008+05:30

He is the acclaimed Mozart of India. He is our Oscar getter.A winner of two Grammy awards. He is one among the many Indians who have done pride to the country. He remains Bollywood's most sought after music director. Singers of eminence keep crowding to be part of his banner. He is instantly likable and his music lastingly satisfying.Yes he is A R Rehman and I remain one among the millions of his die hard fans.

However his performance at the 19th Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium at New Delhi failed to inspire. The composition and rendering of "Jeeyo Utho,Badho Jeeto" was so lackluster and uninspiring that it became a disastrous disappointment to me and I am sure to many more of his die hard fans.

This also in a way proves that our great Bollywood biggies are simply becoming arrogantly mean and money driven. Be it the big B or Sharukh Khan, pay them what they demand and they will be ready to dance on the streets of any slumdog localities where hunger and poverty remain a matter of living. For these Bollywood Brands a cause or a nation's prestige and goodwill hardly matter.They will bill the ad agency even for saying "Jai Ho".It seems AR Rehman has now joined the bandwagon of Bollywood's branded bandits. His "Swagatam" at the inaugural day of 19th Commonwealth Games proved a 5 crore of disappointment..!

No "PARKING" zone for "GOD"..!

2010-09-30T13:13:00.005+05:30

We all believe in GOD. We also believe that we are all his creations. We further confirm that it is HIM who ultimately rules over his creation. Also it is HE who decides the fate of all of us RAM,RAHIM,JOHN and LUCKY SINGH's.

Religion is simply a man made medium to understand GOD and to fall back on HIM to gain ourselves necessary strength and courage to move about in the land of his creation free and fearless...

Today we find our individual "religions" becoming the most dreadful medium that keep creating obstacles for our free and fearless movements around our own country. The politicians in this country continue to use religion as a weapon to instigate violence and cripple the spirit of religious tolerance in this country.

I am sure had it not been for these mean politicians we would not be witnessing today almost more than 3rd of our security forces deployed all across the nation simply to prevent political instigation of public over a verdict which would have been a "No Need" had our politicians refrained from creating politics of religions.

I wish our constitution is amended and an ordinance issued to prevent our politicians from using "religion" for their growth as well for the sustenance of their political carrier.

Be it "Ram-Bhoomi" or "Rahiman Zameen"...how does it matter when we all simply know that GOD is omnipresent and that there cannot be a NO "PARKING" zone for "GOD"...!

Heart away from Matters...

2010-09-26T11:02:00.009+05:30

More often than not we in general remain more influenced by our 'Heart' than getting ruled by our 'brain'. Could be this is our reason that we get quickly moved about things & events that keep capturing our eyes & ears as we walk our day every day. We are moved and upset about starvation deaths, terror attacks, political brutalities and also in general remain visibly frustrated & heart aching over government's attitude and apathy about things and events that every now and then put country's security,sentiments and sense of prides to great stake. In short we are not able keep our heart away from matters...

We know "HEART" is the most precious human organ that needs to be cared and pampered to perfection to keep it beating and pumping. We need the "Blood" to run through our body & soul till the time we breath our end..Perhaps these are the reasons that make our every day "politicians" to use their brain politics instead of putting their heart to matters. Mega Corruptions, Communal Disharmony, Religious Intolerance, Poverty, Starvation Deaths, Civic Disorders,Swelling Crime Rates, Waves of Flues & mosquitoes are simply some samples of our politicians attitude of keeping away their "Heart from Matters"...

Let us stop aching our hearts over "Dixit-Kalmadi" corruption episodes.Let us stop worrying about a cesspool called "Commonwealth"...

Look at the Opposition Parties in this country. They are so silent & so composed over everything that is "Commonwealth". They know which side of the Bread is "Buttered". They prefer licking the "Butter" and keep their living, lively and lavish..& that precisely remains their reason to keep their Heart away from matters....

To keep our heart hail & hearty let's try to keep our heart away from matters...

Blessed "INDIA"..!

2010-09-24T12:49:00.003+05:30

Almost it seems seventy two lacs US dollars were spent in getting the rights for hosting the XIX Commonwealth Games in Delhi. On date something of more than 72 thousand crores of rupees seems to have been spent in preparation for this Gala Sporting Event. We are just about hardly 8 days away from the date scheduled..

As I write this post everything connecting to "COMMONWEALTH GAMES" have totally turned into a most messy affair of the century. With every day, every streak of our optimism remain on a shattering verge. To add to this our visual media is going aggressively berserk on their mission for 'blood hounding' faults. Nobody on the streets of Delhi seems to be carrying even a 'bit-prayer' on their lips for the success of this COMMONWEALTH GAMES..

We the people have defiantly crossed the limits of our frustrations watching the authorities and individuals responsible for the game, sticking out their 'dog tongues 'to make Hay of taxpayers money. The entire system that is responsible for monitoring this Commonwealth Games have turned out be an army of termites. It is time to save our shame than anything else..

What a pity to watch a Prime Minister with a deaf and dumb attitude, trying to run the country with the help of a morally crippled cabinet and a spineless Opposition.

What more can be sadder than sad that we in spite of being 714 million strong voters, are neither able to scout nor vote in a better national leadership. Also we remain helpless in driving out the buffoons from our parliament..

It is sheer divinity that this country is fast emerging as a powerful global destination in spite of and not withstanding being a nation that remains submerged with..
(a)Greedy Politicians(b)Grumbling Administrations(c)Schemy God heads(d)Crumbling infrastructures &(e)Gullible Public...

So what I still take pride to be a part and parcel of this "Blessed "INDIA"..!

Time & Excuse...

2010-09-18T17:47:00.004+05:30

I need to give myself 'time out' from the 'book' that I am trying to write. This book will have everything dressed up for a great story line. I am sure my readers will find it nerve-wrecking, heart-melting, pulse-racing. This 'book' as and when it hits the book stand is sure to turn a 'bestseller' for that year. I can see the Bollywood crowd rushing to my door steps armed with cheques and deals for those film rights. I have decided I will not allow 'someone and some five points' like privilege,money,fame,prestige, publicity to make me look a stupid 'idiot' just completing those 3 dotted lines that are meant for my (a)Name,(b)Signature(c)Date...

Now coming back to 'book' which as on date continues rusting on some remote parts of my brain. I am still waiting for a 'right click' to copy it on to my word 'doc' that continues to remain all blank & staring every time when I open the folder 'my book'. I do am goal oriented but there are times when I realize just how easily I can get distracted. For instance though I never pay attention to the birds but whenever I am on my laptop I cannot resist staring a bird or two. This is now going on for an year or so & I am still not able to know why am I spying on birds when I should be writing this 'book'

I want to achieve the goal of creating and authoring this 'book' . However I still find myself 'everyday' seeing most of my 86400 seconds getting invested in dreaming this 'book' so much so that I hardly find left with any reasonable 'seconds of 'today' to get down to the business of writing this 'book...

There cannot be any 'yesterday's once more and 'tomorrow' we know never comes. I wish in this cycle of yesterday,today & tomorrow... my autobiography doesn't turn out to become a story of " Time & Excuse..!

WHAT IF....

2010-09-12T14:04:00.004+05:30

Corruptions, great bungling,rains,floods,dengue and other flues are some of the factors that are working overtime to see that the Commonwealth games does not take off at all. This is one side of the Aam Admi's thought process, the other side is Aam Admi's faith,hope and optimism that believes that in India 'God' always will come to the rescue and ensures "all turns out well. Commonwealth Games therefore is sure to become everything that is success. Now between these two school of thoughts I find stuck with few 'what if' scenarios on the fate of the upcoming commonwealth Games. Here are 3 sample scenarios that makes sense the most.

Scenario No 1...'What if 'Commonwealth' Games takes off on time and becomes a success story : Mr Suresh Kalmadi will be applauded, praised and will overnight be turned into a sort of national hero who in spite of all odds ensures to keep the prestige of India in tact and glowing. Mr Suresh Kalmadi's bungling and siphoning out tax payer's money will take the back seat and eventually all vigilance enquiry and files of evidences against him will get archived. Yes Suresh Kalmadi would have made his day

Scenario No 2...'What if' 'Commonwealth' Games fails to take off because of dengue epidemics & floods : Mr.Suresh Kalmadi will at once seize the opportunity and claim that he fought every odds to ensure 'Commonwealth' games takes off, however he forgot that he was after all an ordinary mortal and could not fight against Gods own wish. He will then shed few tears in public. Eventually with the help of political parties whom he served well, go all out to create a sympathy wave and before the Aam Aadmi' realizes, all the corruption charges against him will get vanished and Suresh Kalmadi will continue his plundering and siphoning the public money in the name of developing sports and building inroads for India's entry into "Olympics"

Scenario No 3...'what if' Commonwealth Games is not able to meet the dead line because of paucity of funds and labour unrest, both of which get attributed to Corruption and looting by Suresh Kalmadi and his gang of thieves. Well there will be a hue and cry,few heads will roll, Mr.Suresh Kalmadi will be proved guilty after a summery trial Mr Suresh Kalmadi will then threaten to play his triumph card that will have enough power load to expose all the political big guns across all national level political parties. The judiciary will then start dragging their political feet. Time will fly and some years after the case will die a natural death, leaving behind bulky files collecting dust in some judiciary library along with Bofors,& Fodders and many more likes. Mr Suresh Kalmadi will get away from public life to enjoy a retired life in splendor and style nursing his various "Swiss" accounts and mansions across Maharashtra and who knows where else...

The conclusion that I draw is what ever be the scenario..in this country Guilty will always go unpunished , whatever be the magnitude of the guilt as long it can be linked to powerful political lobbies. After all it is always the Politicians who in this country remain both 'king Makers' as well 'Eliminators'...so how does it matter...WHAT IF....

A person for all seasons

2010-09-05T19:41:00.003+05:30

When I look back my schooling days,I am never able to connect my history & Geography classes as well my trigonometry & differential calculus periods with what I am today. The job that I am handling demands drafting good e mails, besides managing & expanding customer base for the company's products and services.I am doing fabulously well in my job.

I never ever have any reasons to brush up my history geography,nor tinker with trigonometry & differential calculus to enhance my career profile. I never feel the need to understand why at all either battle of Panipat(1526) or battle of Plassey(1757) took place. I don't have to show off that I know what makes an "OCEAN" greater than a "SEA". My knowledge of 'Differential calculus', doesn't help me, since I don't get into mortgages. I believe in a life that runs on 100%"down payments".

My exposure to 'Trigonometry' gives me a thorough understanding of all Triangles. However I am happy I never got into Love triangles so there is no need for me to check on acute and obtuse angles except to understand the road signages, which incidentally hardly helps me driving on my "Dilli" roads...

While I am debating to explore some merits for commemorating Teachers day,I come across the bunch of Greeting cards that read "THANK YOU" TEACHER" lying on the dining table.My wife is a teacher. Incidentally these are the greetings she received today from her pupils whom she had taught 25 years ago to cross the T's and dot the I's as well made them learn the 3 R's. This becomes an instant wisdom to me to realize that it was my KG teacher who endured her patience some 55 years ago to make me write my alphabets as well spell & pronounce the words in a perfect Lord Macaulay's English.

My success today is hugely because of my effective & clear communication and now I realize that I owe this success to nobody but my KG Teacher. Thank you "Teacher" where ever you are. Now I know 'Integrity,courage,sacrifice and faith' that's what is a "TEACHER" is all about. Truly you don't stand a chance to live your life to the brim without "GURU KRIPA".

Yes a teacher will always remain a 'Person for all seasons'... "HAPPY TEACHERS DAY"

Dilli Meri Jaan..!

2010-09-04T12:37:00.002+05:30

It’s been some time; no it would be more apt to say it’s been long time since I had any special opportunity to go out of the way to praise my city. This doesn’t mean that my heart doesn’t beat for my city. It does of course and will remain that way till I reach my final destination like every one has to, one day or some day.

My city has always stayed on the head lines and been a very frequent ‘breaking news’ for all the TV channels.. From Pot holes to Open drains, from hit & run cases to rapes on moving cars, from bride burning to chain snatching, from political scandals to political scams, from mob violence to political gheraos, from terrorists attacks to espionage, from swine flue to bird flue, from sting operations to deingo, if I let loose my fingers on the key board this listing will remain unending. Truly my city has been on all CAPS for every wrong reasons and as though this was not enough, now the “Commonwealth” “Game Swindling” is almost ripping apart the city’s’ credentials and creditability. Also very close on heels we now have ‘caving of roads’ as river Yamuna after ages decides to flow majestically, which innocently opens up the “Pandora box” in city administrations.

I know that I, both as a part of a crowd and as a face in the crowd remain most vigorous when it comes to cribbing, or when it comes to expressing my woes of being in this city. However what I have never tried enough is to look around the city and take note of some positive vibes”. I call this a common human behavior pattern...I wish to change though...

Of late when I see my city drenched in apathy I am looking around for some opportunity to put all my heart and shout “WOW”…....

Now here as my eyes hit the today’s front page news “DELHI METRO” reaches Gurgaon...I am suddenly finding my self so excited that I heard myself saying loudly “WOW” what a remarkable achievement....!

My set of teeth don't remain well placed between my jaws, otherwise I bet my million dollar smile at this moment would have been any camera's delight… Mogambo Khush Hua! Dilli Meri Jaan…!

The perils of fandom...

2010-07-04T07:28:00.003+05:30

Yesterday... was it God's own hand..? that helped Germany to win the Quarter finals. Yesterday was it God's own will that Argentina remained so helpless in spite of Lionel Messis and the legendary guidance of Diego Maradona. Though I am not an atheist, I still prefer not to believe that the out come of yesterday's match was was God's doing. I may be a die hard fan of "Diego Maradona" but it was simply a feast to eyes watching the German's fielding the goals one after the other & never for even a while allowing the Argentinians to take a perfect shot into their goal post.

This week and the coming will show how far Germany’s form will take them. Germany has won the FIFA World Cup before but so also has Argentina . If Germany is able to repeat the quarter final feat when they play Spain on July 8 and if Germany is able to eventually fly home with World cup on July 11, it will only prove that it is will,spirit and undying team effort that allows you to outplay your opponent. After all God only helps those who help themselves. However being a fan you tend to trust in 'God' a little lot more that you completely ignore the performance of your favorites in the field. yesterday...that may be the reason why even as the needle approached the 90th minute I was waiting for a miracle that would see Argentina playing Spain for the semi finals. Well that's what you call a blind faith or should I say that's what is perils of fandom all about.....

God's hand on the Goal post...

2010-07-03T18:41:00.009+05:30

My knowledge of football is as limited as my knowledge of cricketing. However watching FIFA world cup has always given me the kicks & excitement which has ever remained a missing factor while watching the IPL series .It is sad that even in spite of Lalit Modi & his team's work out to spread the outfield with semi covered cheerleaders, the cricketing pitch has not been able to produce any knockout games, they merely remained a series of glam & glamour. Well it is not right to go foot loose kicking cricket every time & every where. After all it is the one game in our country that scripts overnight rags to riches stories outside of the silver screens.

Football & the world cup has always been for long a part of my day dreams.One of my life time goal is to see myself cheering my "INDIA" at the FIFA GOLD CUP. Since it may take a few more of decades to see that coming true I do wish I am able to survive that many decades and also remain hail hearty and as excited as I am today about Football and the world cup.

Now for this FIFA 2010 “Argentina” remains my all time favorites and it has nothing to do about my love for Bacardi…a drink I will love to raise a toast with for the good health of my all time favorite “Diego Maradona. I look forward to watch Mascherano (Captain) and his team-mates setting fire on the pitch, when they play Germany for the quarter finals today& hope the team gets the honour of lifting the Trophy on July 11…till then it is "God's hand on the Goal post"…
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Where "Football" is religion..

2010-06-11T11:46:00.116+05:30

Every four years since year 1930, setting aside year 1942 and 1946, "football" almost transforms itself from a simple ordinary people's sporting event to become an exciting global religion. The soccer world cup or FIFA world cup is played every four years between the qualified football teams of various nations across the planet. It is the time when even an atheist starts chanting for his/her favorite players and teams.

The 2010 FIFA ,kicks off today at Johannesburg South Africa, which is the venue for this 19th world cup soccer. The thirty two qualified countries will be playing in eight groups and the venue for this most globally exiting sporting event will remain spread to 9 cities. For a month long from today for the world around it will be "Ke Nako" a time now to "Celebrate Africa's Humanity". This is the official slogan for 2010 FIFA.

208 countries participated in the qualifying matches for this 2010 FIFA. This number is greater than that for the Olympics and also this number crosses the total on date membership to the United Nations.

There are over millions of 'die hard' football enthusiast in this 'indispensable' India today. However sadly all of them that includes me, will once again remain deprived of the excitement of waving the national flag as well painting our face with tricolor. India,the second most populated country in the world once again fails to qualify for this global sporting extravaganza.

Let's hope when 2014 FIFA arrives at Brazil, we are also part of the participants of the planet's biggest sporting event "where "football is religion"

Its time enough to be a "Ravan" ?

2010-06-01T17:38:00.011+05:30

How can our judiciary as well our constitution give right to terrorists to file mercy petition against death sentences upheld by the highest court of justice in the country. The neck of "Afzal Guru", the master mind behind the terror attack on our Parliament should have been on the 'noose' four years back, when the supreme court had upheld his death sentence. However today he still remains hail & hearty, stealing media time as well political attention.

How can the "chief minister" of a state sit over the file of "Afzal Guru" for four long years, simply because she feels hanging "Afzal Guru" will create law & order problem in the state, where incidentally 'law & order' as it is remains a perpetual question mark..?

In a country where 7000 people die every day of hunger, our government spends over rupees 2 lac a day to maintain and protect "Kassab" the butcher of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. On date it is estimated that more than forty crores stands spent on Kassab's up-keeping. Further it is also certain that our wonderful "judiciary" will remain magnanimous enough to give "Kassab" the opportunity to appeal against his death sentence to higher courts and then eventually also allow him to file a 'mercy petition' against the death sentence.

The president of India would have to clear 27 'mercy petitions' before she looks at the 'mercy petition' of "Afzal Guru" and now very soon in near future there will come file no 29, seeking "mercy" for "Kassab".

Looking at the goings on in our political theaters as well watching the "dragging feet" of our government in power, it will not at all be anything absurd if an "Aam Admi" visualizes ..

(a)"Afzal Guru" walking away to the 'valley' and becoming a hero of sorts and continues the task of vanishing the valley's 'minority community'
(b)"Kassab" returning to Mumbai "Bees Sal Baad" with his son and pridefully showing him the "Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus" where he once upon in time had massacred hundreds of innocents and had made "Mumbai" literally come to her knees...

Does not all this make us believe that we the "Aam Admi" definitely seem blessed for being able to maintain our sanity..? I am sure we would need "TEN" HEADS" of the legendary "RAVAN" in order to appreciate the ability of our government as well understand the nobility of our politicians.

Should we think it's time enough for us to be a "Ravan" in today's "Ram Raj"..?

Walking the "red corridor"

2010-05-19T14:22:00.003+05:30

For the politicians in this country walking the 'red carpets' has become a business as usual. Today Bollywood icons are more and more eying to walk the 'red carpets' in "Cannes" and "London", rather than trying to remain afloat walking the ramps within the glamour corridors of India. In the post independent India "power and paisa" have surely become a "fevicol ka jod" for the politicians as well as for the affluent in the society. Unfortunately they only constitute just a small fraction of the Pie "India". The rest of this pie constitute the "Aam Aadmi", a tribe that remains constantly harassed by inflation and insecurity as well as poverty and prejudice. For this lot the proverbial "sun shine" seems to remain in perpetual eclipse.

Way back in 60's a movement got initiated by the peasants and tribals in this country to fight against exploitations and atrocities of the zamindars and the "Richie Rich", of the society. Very soon even the educated intellectuals from the premier institutes like IITs and B'Schools became the part of this movement. The movement that started as a "Naxilite" movement from the district of Naxalbari in West Bengal has today become a strong "Maoist" movement. There are about 170 districts falling under 13 states that has become a "Maoist" inferno. This belt is called the "Red Corridor" and runs through the dense forest and tribal belt, from Nepal through Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and all the way to Andhra Pradesh and to the upper reaches of Maharashtra, and some parts of Karnataka.

The recent Maoist massacre in "Dantewada", a distict of Chhattisgarh may for us be a point of our "drawing room" discussions. However all is not well. Our government as well as our politicians still continue to remain "put" into the "cockpits" of a "radar less" flight to nowhere. I am sure if this continues very soon we will find ourselves walking the "red corridors" across all the "Metropolitan Cities" of this great India...

It's my "Common Sense" after all..!

2010-05-15T11:08:00.005+05:30

Being an "Aam Aadmi" it will always remain a "common sense" for me to keep promoting "communal harmony" in order to reduce as well avoid any communal disturbance in my immediate neighbour hood. Also it will make a "common sense" for me to work towards "religious tolerance" within the community that I live in, to prevent flare-ups of "religious sentiments. Again it will make a lot of "common sense" for me to devote "quality time" for removing 'cast bias' among the members of the society, so that I don't get tensed up when any member in my family decides to marry outside the 'cast'. It will again be my "common sense" that I muster support from the members of the society to fight against any kind of 'discrimination' based on cast,gender and religion, so that as a "society" we are able to keep alive both in "letter & spirit" the basic values of "democracy", as well prevent making our "right" to 'vote' a public "mockery"...

Now if 'tomorrow' my aspirations to become a "politician" grows wing, I will definitely need to work for 'communal' disharmony, 'religious' intolerance, 'cast divide' and also promote a 'cause' for 'inequality' on the basis of cast, creed & gender. You see the more I succeed in all these, the more I become a "familiar face" in the "crowd". Incidentally in politics "familiarity" does not breed 'contempt', instead it will "speed up" my 'power growth' and enhance my "political stature". The simple "Gandhi Cap" on my head will become much more stronger than the "diamond" 'studded' crowns, that the "idols" wear in the temples...

Eventually as I politically grow up to become a "political power", I don't have to shout like "Mohammad Ali" and say "I am the greatest".You see when I am able to politically manipulate and become "Masiha" of the "Dalits" no "political power" worth their salt will be able to stop me from playing "GOD" and plundering the wealth & economy of the country. No "political oppositions" can prevent me from eating into the fabrics of the very "democracy. Naturally therefore even for the so called "Long Arms" of the "LAW" I will ever remain an "untouchable" because I know in this country "Law" is an "ASS" and that you see is my "common sense" after all...!

Nobody's Business...

2010-05-12T16:22:00.004+05:30

On a broad day light when I am robbed at the point of gun, nobody comes for my rescue, because I am nobody's business. When I am dying of hunger, nobody bothers to give me a bite off the "loaf" because I am nobodys's business. When I am raped on the streets, nobody walks forward to save my 'honour' because I am nobody's business. However when I fall in 'love' and want to marry my fiancee, who is of the same "Gothra" as I am , 'I' suddenly become everybody's business and soon our "lives" are cut short in the name of "honour killing". It is sad that in a civilized society that we claim to be living in, such 'atrocities' on 'human lives' are receiving "political patronage" both at national and regional levels. Our "politicians bazaar" today remains thriving with vote "banking politics", so much so that the country today has no "political leadership", with enough 'spine' to stand erect on the "legs" and 'gun down' the perpetrators of such ghastly crime against humanity.

With every passing day I remain little bit more unsure of my 'pride' in being a citizen of a 'nation' that is one of the biggest "democracies" of the world. However it doesn't make me any less 'patriotic'. I still love my 'country' a great deal and perhaps if I remain not consumed to any 'terrorist' 'blasts', I will never still hesitate to give my life for this "country"...

What about our 'politicians'..? Are they ready to 'fight' for my 'war' against 'hunger', 'poverty', 'unemployment','crime' and my 'dignity' ,or does this 'war' remain a "nobody's business"...?

What is your "cast"..?

2010-05-10T16:12:00.005+05:30

We do carry on pretending to be progressive and broadminded. However the fact remains that we still both as individuals as well as a community continue to remain emotionally aggressive when it comes to our "cast". "castisim" therefore is one of the most 'vicious' bullets that our political parties use for gunning their victory at election as well for staying in power. 'Cast' definitely continue to remain on the forefront in elections both at Gram panchayat level and state level. They also remain very vibrant at the national level in "general elections". In spite of our "Democracy" and the "Preambles" of our constitution we as a nation still have no "political will" to "castaway" "cast" from politics. Inclusion of "CAST COUNT" in the coming up national "CENSUS" is a proof that no political parties in this country has today any serious and sincere "agenda" to liberate this country from the clutches of "cast wars" and "religious sentiments". The "Mandal" commission" and the "Reservation Raj" that are eating into nation's "intelligentsia" and demeaning the very definition a "deserving category" are stark evidence of our "perverted national political" agendas.

Anyways in this coming up national census when the 'enumerator' will ask you "What is your cast"..? Take a chance to "lie" about your "cast status" and try to quote a "cast" that come under the government's list out of "reserved categories". This way you will be helping your children in getting into "Medical" and "Engineering" colleges without draining your life long "savings". Also this will "brighten" the chances of your "sons" & daughters" getting into secured employments in "government" establishments. Today in India more than "academic brilliance" it is your "cast" that make you a more "deserving" case.

Please don't be "guilty" about telling a lie. Remember even the man like "Yudhisthir" in "Mahabharat" had to tell a lie in order to protect his country. Now as they say 'charity' begins at home..so for the sake of a "deserving" happiness of your family, don't fumble when answering the enumerator's question...what is your cast....?

'Proud' to be 'Indian' am "I"..?

2010-05-08T09:31:00.009+05:30

My chest swelled with "pride" when President Obama hailed "India" indispensable. I truly feel blessed to have been born into the country which is the land of "Himalayas' the world's tallest mountain. I am also thrilled that my "INDIA" is the land of many mysteries and fascinations, that all desire to see. I feel privileged to be a a citizen of a country which is the world's largest and oldest democracy and contains an amazing wealth of wisdom, culture and spirituality. I feel great and an "honoured Indian" when I realize that this country gave the world an universal leader called "GANDHI", a lean bespectacled and a 'barely clad' person who was able to garnish enough strength to bring the great "British Empire" to her knees, forcing her to quit "INDIA".

However where there is pride, prejudice does follow. May be therefore when I say I am proud to be Indian, I also remain 'pissed up' with the way our society hails and endorses 'cast' war and 'religious' intolerance. Also when I say I am happy to be an "Indian" I also remain sad that our society still continue to encourage, female foeticide, honour killing, and promote 'dowry darbars'.

I do feel an 'honoured Indian' but I also sound a 'frustrated Indian' when I see that our 'political leadership' and our great 'democracy' in spite of 62 years past "independence' has failed to deliver ...a true "indispensable" "India"...which can "truly" make me 'proud' to be an "Indian"... that I am..!

My take on "IPL"

2010-04-27T14:39:00.004+05:30

Contradictions,controversies, mega parties,'Bollywood glitters', "long legs and short covered" "Cheer Leaders" besides some 'Sporty' moments and few "bouts" of cricketing made IPL 3 a sheer "60" days of "non stop" entertainment. Mr.Lalit Modi deserves our whole hearty congratulations" for putting up the "IPL" show with a "fine cut" publicity and an excellent "back foot" drive "executions". However Mr. Lalit Modi is currently seen "hogging" the lime light for all "wrong reasons". His achieving an enviable "run rate" and posting a "mega crore" without being neither on the "pitch" and nor running "between the wickets" is something that cannot happen without a 'proper' and 'well oiled' "umpiring pact" in place. No sensible person in his right mind can accept BCCI's claim that no other members of the 'governing body' was involved in the "IPL" loot. An "Aam Aadmi" will never buy the story that one "Lalit Modi',could keep scoring "mega hits" in every theater of "IPL" drama without a strong "runner" support and a "well thought" "field placements" from inside "BCCI" pavilion. Should we also believe that our enforcement, and Income tax authorities,and other various government ministries needed three "IPL" mega years , one "Shashi Tharoor" and a few "Lalit Modi" 'tweets', to realize the existence of an ongoing "multi crore" "scam" in the "IPL" which has now become an unstoppable "breaking news" for the media channels. The "BCCI" "governing body" pretending to be not the "players" in the "loot" is simply making a "mockery" of one's own "conscience"
The need of the hour is a "quick dissolution" of the entire "governing body" at "BCCI" and initiating a "fast track" investigation on each and every member of the "BCCI" governing body. "Lalit Modi" is simply a part of a shrewed "corporate world" who knows that without keeping the "insiders" "happy" and "prosperous" no "venture" can ever "succeed" like "success" and incidentally "Indian premier league" was a "mega" success from the word "go"..!

"Corruption".. "GOD of all things"..!

2010-04-24T16:23:00.005+05:30

You can’t live your life with ‘philosophy’ and ‘spirituality’. To remain “spirited” in life you need to ‘sail along’ with the ‘cultural norms’ that surround you. One of the ‘cultural norm’ that remains every day, every where vibrant, visible and victorious is something that we all understand but don’t speak of till some 'lid blows' somewhere, making all the media go frenzy. Yes I am referring to “corruption”. I don’t understand why we always pretend to hate “corruption”. It is an accepted common sense that “Corruption” remains prevalent as well thriving across the length and breadth of this country. “Corruption” in fact has become today for us a “GOD” of All things”. Our faith in it becomes sometimes a greater ‘force’ than our faith in our “Gods and Goddess”.” Like our “GOD and GODDESS” “corruption” also goes by different “names”. We know very well most of the things in this country hardly move without “greasing” a ‘palm’ or few. It is called “donation” when you pay it to get your child admitted to nursery & KG. It is called “chai pani ka kharacha” when you pay it to the person who comes to your house for your; “passport verification”. It is called simply “Baksheesh” when you pay it to some ‘peon’ in the government department to ensure that your file reach the right ‘desk’. It is called “fees” when you pay it to the “custom officials ” to get your 'legitimate cargo' released. It is called “Consulting charges” when you pay it to the ‘Income Tax’ officer to get your "tax refund". It is called “time saver” when you pay it to the ‘traffic constable’ to avoid getting the “challan” for jumping the ‘red light’. In the "corporate" parlance it is simply called “kick backs” and in political circle it is called “party funding” that ensures positive “government co-operation” for clearing “Mega deals”. Incidentally in case of “corruption” in ‘high places’, if one or two odd links feel omitted, or “under attended”, they turn “whistle blowers” and a “scam” is born which then becomes a “breaking news” for all the “national channels”. "Eradicating corruption" at "root level" is as “non achievable” a 'task' as “eradicating poverty”. However for removing “corruption” at "high places” we need a strong “Political will” which unfortunately remains “non existent” in our “Democracy”. Let us therefore understand that “corruption” is today our “God of All things”. Also let us be clear that “scams” like “Bofors”, "Fodders", “Satyams” and “IPLs” only momentarily force us to “pause” but we know they will never ever allow us to lose our "faith" in the “God of all things”..!

When the Heart “Bat” the “Brain” take the “Beatings”

2010-04-20T23:18:00.002+05:30

The IPL saga of “corruption” seems to be not abating. In fact it is becoming a platform for all the “Politicians” other than the political party in power to ‘show case’ and shout about their bonding to “Honesty”. As I key in this post the cacophony and shouts of opportunist politicians are consuming media bytes.

"OD" matches gave cricket a much needed ‘boost; by transforming the game into a one day package of excitement and entertainment. However this thrill and speed soon consumed some great names in international cricketing like Hansie cronje and Bob Woolmer. “Match fixing” became the order of the day as well a 'code of conduct' for the players in the pitch. Soon thereafter the cricketing format went for a major makeover and "Indian Premier League" came into being. IPL a “Lalit Modi” creation was everything about "fuzz, flash and fashion". 'Cricketing' pitch overnight got transformed into a “ramp” where one after the other great names in 'cricketing' went under the hammer. Money, lust for power and roguish arrogance came to rule the game both in and off the pitch. 'Cricket' became more a “stake holder’s” game and less a "team’s" endurance in the field. Money literally started growing on 'trees', 'shrubs' and 'bushes' at the 'backyards' for the "stake holders", their 'associates', and as well for "players" both on and off the field. "IPL" soon became a perfect ‘masala mix’ for the “Bollywood” and naturally so therefore the ”Rajneithi” creeped in making the “IPL” a “Money laundering “Ghat” as well a ‘clandestine’ service counter for our “Indian Political League”. Everything for this “IPL” went with 'right swing', 'good length' and 'perfect deliveries'and kept their "energy level" "boosted". However very soon a "twittering" “Tharoor” and a "foul mouthing" “Lalit Modi” "puked" the "worms". This forced all the "political parties" and "political "big wigs" to 'cover' their ‘back’ and pretend and play 'healthy'and 'ethical' for the ‘”Media”.

We may not like to extend our sympathy to “Lalit Modi”, because he is an established crook as well a shrewd business man who knows how and when to deliver a “googly”

It is however the poor “Tharoor”, who in spite of his 'deep intellect' and an enviable "excellence" in "diplomacy", faulted when it came to showing his affection to some one for whom he knew “his heart beats” little 'faster' than for the rest of his 'world' around. Some one rightly said that when “Heart” decides to “Bat” it is the “Brain” that takes the “Beating”

I am however very clear that saga of “corrupting” "worms" always 'incubates' from the stables of IPL (Indian political League)and Indian premier league is only a 'stop over' not a "destination" for "DE-worming"...

"Double fault" or "Silly point"

2010-04-05T08:25:00.003+05:30

High profile weddings do generally remain in 'twists' and 'turns' before it eventually becomes a big fat global wedding. Sania Mirza's proposed wedding to Shoaib Malik is currently drawing a "full house" media attention. It looks like our 'media' finds that "all is fine" in this country, except this "wedding", so they are putting all their "bench strength" and going "Gung-ho" in 'intruding' and 'investigating' this "wedding". It's sad that 'media' in this 'country' most of the time remains so consumed with 'irrelevancy' that it fails to catch up with 'relevant' "national" issues.

She's India's tennis ace. He's a high-profile Pakistani cricketer. And they're all set to get married in Hyderabad/Dubai/Lahore....well this definitely is "news" worth covering but our media, covering this event looks more like "hounding" and "digging" into privacy, which is absolutely "not fine".

Sania Mirza's 'Nikka' to Shoaib Malik, is not "dependent" on any umpiring decision. Marriage is a life long event and not a "Wimbledon final" or a "T20" series. Till the "wedding knot" is tied and "ijab" and "qubul" is expressed between "Sania" and "Shoaib" it is a "love all". For this time around all we can do is to wish them both all the "luck"

Finally the only thing that would interest the public is.... will "Sania Mirza" post wedding continue to remain an "advantage India" or become a "wining" for Pakistan".
However let us not forget that when it comes to "LOVE" it is the "HEART" that "matters" most and not "Double fault" and "Silly points"...

"Earthling sake"..!

2010-03-27T19:14:00.006+05:30

I am quite good in "switching off" the lights and "unplugging" things that are not needed. I become more aggressive doing this every time after receiving the electricity bill. This is being going on for two years yet I find I have not achieved any significant saving on my electricity bill. My "electricity bill" still continues to remain hounded by a "draining" 'money' "Energy". I am not discouraged yet, I continue to remain a "switch off the lights" enthusiast.

Its nearing 8.30PM now and today is the last "Saturday" of this month "March". Let's get set to "switch off" the lights, also not think instead "lighting up" a "candle". Let's once in a year this day for just one "HOUR" enjoy the "silence of darkness".

It takes a decade to see a 'fraction degree' of impact of "global warming" on "Earth". Therefore the "climate change" at this rate may remain hardly noticeable. However let us not make this our reason to say "Earth Hour" is a waste of time. Let's be energetic & enthusiastic to "switch off " the lights now, so that "generations" ahead will continue to have the pleasure of "ploughing" the Earth and "reaping" the "harvest". I am sure we owe this much to "generation next".

"Switch off" the lights "NOW". Don't worry when we "Switch on" the lights at 9.30PM, nobody will be asking us What "we the living" were doing when the "lights were off". After all what we are doing now and "today" is for "Earthling sake"...

Have a "Nice Day"....

2010-03-23T17:29:00.008+05:30

With so many reservations that are 'stalking' a generally “ordinary people”, I am sure very soon when you try booking a 'pool side' table in some 'five star' hotel...Your conversation with the reservation desk will run something like this…Read on...

You: Hello is this Hotel “Paradise”

Reservation desk Hotel “paradise”: Good Morning sir, can I help you

You: I need to book a table for 2 on your “Pool” side restaurant for this evening

RDHP: sure sir. But before that as per the latest Government norms, you will have to answer a set of questions that I should be asking. I am sorry this may be annoying but rule is a rule…

You: please go ahead I am willing to take the questions. I am a law abiding citizen

RDHP: Here is my first Q….Your citizenship..?

You: Indian

RDHP: Are you a “schedule cast”

You: No

RDHP: Do you belong to any “schedule tribe”

You: No

RDHP: Are you from a “Minority Community”

You: I am a ‘Hindu’

RDHP: That means you don’t belong to any “Minority Community”

You: OK your next Q please..!

RDHP: Are you “gay”

You: NO

RDHP: Are you a "Woman"

You: NO

RDHP: Your answers to all my 'Questions' have been a “consistent “No”. I am sorry we can‘t take your “booking”…you see we don’t have any quota for any “Non Reserved” category..

You: That’s stupid.I thought "Democracy" is all about equality & does not tolerate 'discrimination of any kind

RDHP: You made a 'point'...

You: I know ...a "silly point"...

RDHP: Thank you for calling. Have a "nice day"....

"Mayawati" a "Political Virus"

2010-03-17T09:25:00.001+05:30

The power of a 'computer virus' is such that if one program is infected, it can spread like “swine flue” into the entire system. In the same way if a 'Political virus' is left not 'treated' will spread like “Aids” and sooner or later destroy the very fabrics of the "political system" of the country. Today in a "Democratic India", there are lots of 'political virus' that needs to be "treated". However it is the virus called "Mayawati" that beats them all in "priority".

It is a disgusting fact to realize that in our system of "Democracy", political personalities like "Mayawati" continue to remain unbridled, unchecked and allowed to lead a life of splendor and arrogance at the cost of “Aam Aadmi’s basic needs. UP (Uttar Pradesh) today has become a "Welfare State" for "Mayawati" and her band of cronies. The people of this State remain a mute spectator to her "arrogance" and "atrocities" while the government at the "center" continue beating the drum of “Democracy”. Here are some of her recent 'episodes' that highlights the plight of "UP" today...

a)Her "obsession" with erecting "statues" of herself and other "Dalit icons" across UP has cost the "State Exchequer" a whooping "Five thousand crores". Incidentally this "State" has the largest population which remain below "poverty line"
b)Her government showed the inability to grant "ex gratia" to recent "victims" of a stampede, while it went ahead sponsoring Rs.200 crores for a rally to "commemorate" "sliver jubilee" celebrations of her "PARTY"
c)Her admirers presented her a 'garland' weaved with "fifty thousand" currency note of Rs.1000, "denominator" thus making the cost of the garland itself Rs.5 crore.

How long can this "woman" pretend to be a "statue" and keep steering clear from her "wanton exploitation" of "public money" & "state administration".? How long can a "government" at the "center" remain "mute and unconcerned" of her exploits? These are the some "basic questions" that an "Aaam Aadmi" has, which cannot have an "answer" as long this "Democracy" in India remains consumed to "Vote Bank" politics. Would it not be demeaning the very idea of "Democracy", putting such people on the "pedestal of "Leadership"? Is it time to "watch' or time to "Act"...?... "No "comments"..!.

I am sure we should agree that "Mayawati" is the “Behenji" version of "Idi Ameen" the late "President" of “Uganda” who was nick named as “Butcher of Africa”. However being a 'computer sevy' I will still prefer to label "Mayawati" a “political Virus”

For the “Tiger” not in the “wood”..?

2010-03-16T00:12:00.002+05:30

In the very recent past I had the opportunity to visit both “Ranthambore” National Park” off “Sawi Madhopur” and “Jim Corbett” off “Ranikhet”. I spent my ‘patience’ and two nights on the “Machans”, yet I could not even spot the 'pug marks' of “tiger" any where. It does send me into believing that “Tigers” have vanished from the “woods”. I remain now totally confused on the government’s arithmetic of “1411”.

Why not we seriously contemplate to target on some other ‘animal’ for our “national symbol” instead of living in vanity with “Tigers” that are there no more. Here are some options that come to my mind.

“Jungle Bees”. In case we can call this an 'animal'? They have the potential for dispersing unruly political 'rallies'. A heat on their “butt” is enough to ignite them. However I am not sure if the “Bees” have butts”? ...

“Cows”. They are found in plenty, on our streets and roads. It will also help in preventing these stray “animals” from ending up in "Abattoirs”. However I strongly feel there could be some protest. Let us therefore not play with "Secularism",since it always leads into bloody riots. Let us check my last option..

"Dogs". I feel "Dogs" can represent our national behavior very correctly. Also there is no dearth for "Dogs" in our country. Again it will help in cutting the "civic cost" in administrating the stray dogs . Incidentally the 'bark' of the "Dog" is like that of our 'politicians'. Like "Dog" bites , our 'politician's "bite" at times can also prove 'fatal' for the "Aam Aadmi". The "Dogs" 'wag' their tails, so do our "bureaucrates" & "administrators" "wag" in front of the politicians. The "Dogs" keep their tongue "hanging and watery" so do our "politicians" when it comes to "money,power and fame". "Dog" remains ‘faithful' to his ‘master’ .The “Aam Aadmi” also remains 'faithful' to their elected “politicians”. You see he keeps electing them to 'power', knowing well that they will continue to make his living ‘miserable”. By all account therefore "Dog" fits the "Bill" for “National Animal”.

Now this is for the”Tiger” ‘lovers’. “Majesty, Courage, Power and Grace”, these are the qualities of a "Tiger". Till the time our 'Leaders" are able to emulate these 'qualities' and till the time these 'qualities' remain visible and vibrant in our "Parliament" we cannot 'golf' around for the "Tiger" not in the "Wood"..!

It’s Time to Move On!

2010-03-12T18:06:00.002+05:30

In today’s real time "India" “National symbols”…are not expected to infuse a sense of pride and patriotism in us. They are instead expected to connect to the people of the soil on an “as is where is basis”. I see our national game “Hockey” no where near in achieving this. We are still not able to promote this “game”. This in spite of all those 'symbolic' attempts by media, Bollywood and & government.

”Hockey” is a very energetic game and the basic skill required for playing “Hockey” is the ability to control, pass, push, stop and shoot the ball with your hockey stick. It is both beautiful and impressive to watch a player with good stick handling skills controlling the ball while sprinting the length of the field, or weave through the sticks and legs of defenders to create a chance for shooting at the goal. Playing “Hockey” indeed calls for a lot of stamina and energy. Sadly today none of us have any thing much to contribute to “boost” our energy for “Hockey”. In short this 'National Game' today remains badly muddled in "political poverty" as well 'poverty' in general.

“Cricket” on the other hand has become a religion for us .Today ‘Media’, ‘Bollywood’ and our ‘Government’ is seen all out clamoring for “Cricket”. Every one of us today are contributing our energy, our time and our money in “boosting” Cricket”. Cricketers in our country remain “boosted’ to the hilt with “Money, Glamour & Endorsements" so much so that ‘Energy’ for them is simply an incidental to participate. So let’s vote in “Cricket” and vote out “Hockey” as the “National Game”. After all life is where glamour is. You are right “Mahendra Singh Dhoni” “It’s time to move on..!

Women’s reservation a “no need”.?

2010-03-08T08:56:00.003+05:30

I don’t subscribe to any school of thought that practices male chauvinism. Though I was never a student of political science, I do understand that Article 14 of our constitution guarantees equality to women and article 15 guarantees no discrimination and the article 16 talks about equal opportunity. Post 62 years these constitutional fundamentals are still not being seen whole heartedly practiced in our society. I call this a lack of "political will". Today if this is being re surfaced as “woman’s reservation bill, it is simply a political maneuvering to gain political popularity. I don’t understand how reserving “181”seats in “Lok Sabha” for woman is going to prevent the “pervert” political minds from exploiting "woman"

I can neither imagine nor believe that this “181” parliamentary quota for "woman" is going to help those millions of unfortunate "women" in this country, who in spite of all talk about "woman empowerment" are not allowed to step out of their homes. Their life still remains an agony. For them even today the world outside the confines of their family remains "stranger than fiction". However the political parties and NGO’s continue to stay away from this for "political reasons".

I don’t see how this “181” quota is going to help in bringing down the accelerating crime rate against woman in this country. Will this “181” seats in Lok Sabha ensure that no woman in this country remain teased, harassed and assaulted by their family and by the ‘society’ in which they live. Will this “181” seats in 'Lok Sabha' guarantee the safety of the ‘woman’ on our Indian roads and streets. Today we have a "woman" installed as the ‘president of India. Today we have a "woman" elected for the prestigious post of “speaker” in “Lok Sabha”. However the plight of ‘woman’ in our society remain unabated.

The “Aam Aadmi” in this country already remains harassed and tortured by so many “reservations” in education, employment and rehabilitation. Let us not add this “181” to his woes. A few more seats to 'woman' in the "parliament" are not going bring about a change in the rule of equality of genders in our society. Neither is it going to help us to change the mind set of our society which still continues to live in the belief that males are born to dominate.

The need today is to educate the people to bring about a change of mind and attitude. What we need is a “serious and dedicated drive that is both visible and effective in ensuring that “woman” in this country will always remain safe, respected and will always enjoy the same power and freedom as every body else with no discrimination.

I wish our political leaders for once come together to work seriously for preserving the dignity of "woman" in our society. Let us not kill “democracy”, through a system called "reservation". Believe me Women’s reservation is a “no need”

Today is the 8th of March and I wish all "Women" all happiness, all smiles, all good health and a wonderful life. They indeed deserve the best of the world. It is because of them that we are here "hail and hearty". HAPPY Women’s DAY

chonk gaye kya..!

2010-03-07T23:15:00.002+05:30

From 'colas' to 'cosmetics' and from 'toiletries' to 'detergents' ,it is we the consumer who influence the wining edge for the product as well contribute to all the shakes and moves of their sales graph. In short it is we the consumers who remain both a king maker and an uncrowned king in the FMCG market. However somewhere in the chain of the events it is them who make a joker of us through their creative ad that get into our head without influencing our brain.
For instance in spite of my using anti dandruff shampoos, the dandruff continues to remain cozy and comfortable inside the scanty growth over my head. My skin still continues to remain “dark and not glowingly” even after exhausting tubes of “fair & lovely”. The white shirts that I wear to office is anything but a “safedi ke chamkan”. Even my wife’s hopping from "Rin to "Tide" & "Tide to Rin" has not helped my shirts to "wash away" its paleness.
I still order my 'colas' with every 'pizza' that I call for, however I still remain not accepted in "youngistan"
Well as long as we are stuck with our ‘idiot box’, meddling media, and the branding Bollywood we will continue to be carried away by the package and the 'tag line' and not the product. I thought of keying in a few lines comparing “simply literate” and Ad “literate”. However I gave up the idea because I feel both a ‘simply literate’ as well an ‘Ad literate’ remain actually confused when it comes to selecting good apples from a basket full of apples…… “chonk gaye kya”!

Budget 2010, a fueling frustration..!

2010-02-27T00:01:00.003+05:30

Union Budget is all about economic of forecasting. John Kenneth Galbraith said about the 'economic of forecasting and I quote "The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable." Incidentally it is the "Aam Aadmi’s" blind faith in 'astrology' that is keeping the ritual of union budget a standard of 'great expectation' for him.

The impact of year 2010 union budget will defiantly remain our media’s most discussed and widely analyzed affair in the coming days. However it will be the "Aam Aadmi" who will be bearing the brunt of this budget. You will see how the tiny hike in the cost of petrol and diesel will add fuel to the already speeding prices of "kitchen essentials". It will be any economist’s delight watching the "Aam Aadmi" coping with life, as prices will start shooting to new heights "break less" and "unabated". Again an "Aam Aadmi" would have preferred a rise in the minimum taxable limit instead of a stretch on the taxing slabs.

Being the first budget of this decade I wish that the Finance Minister's outlay of 46 percent to "infrastructure" yield some positive results. Let us assume for now that we can very soon hope to see our streets 'well lighted', 'manholes' well covered and our "NANO" "rides" on the Indian roads remain a well deserving driver's delight.

By the way it will be ridiculous of us to see the 'opposition party's walk out today as their gesture of sympathy to the "Aam Aadmi" Let us grow up and understand that all the politicians at the end of the day remain a "fine tuned" scoundrels.

I wish and hope that the days ahead does not prove "budget 2010,a fueling frustration..!

Drawing 'attention' to being 'attractive'...

2010-02-21T14:59:00.005+05:30

Historically speaking we have always remained a point of "attention" for the world around.It was the "East India" Company's attention that eventually turned us into a "British subject". Again our journey from being a "British Colony" to becoming an "independent India" saw us getting into a huge bandwidth of attention from across the globe. We hogged the lime light for our classic "freedom struggle", which remains the first ever "battle for freedom" based on the concept called "non violence".

Today in the free and a "Democratic India", we remain glorified for our poverty and slum dog culture. Besides all this, we do still keep the 'world's attention' for our 'spiritualism' and 'yoga'. Now since we continue to 'hog attention' of the 'world' around for one thing or the other, it doesn't make sense for me to keep going with such listing. I therefore like to move away from "drawing attention" to "being attractive". This draws my attention to a latest news item, that says that 'we' 'Indians' are the 8Th "most" "attractive People" in World. This to me is really interesting, pleasant and pleasing at the same time. You see being a hardcore "Indian" it makes me by default "attractive". Now I don't care , if you continue to find me an "ugly duckling", because I know I am an "Indian" and that I remain the 8th most attractive people around the world. You may call this power of "onePoll.com" but for me this is my confidence for moving myself from drawing 'attention' to being 'attractive'...what say "fair&lovely"..!

Cut,Paste,Publish..!

2010-02-17T16:25:00.001+05:30

The 'Pune" bomb blast did prompt me to once again touch on the subject 'terrorism'. However I gave it a 'second thought' and decided instead to post something on the "tigers", the 'animal' that is taking all our attention, since it is felt that this magnificent 'cat' of the 'jungle' has come to become an 'en-dangered specie'. Terrorism on the other hand remains a 'sporadic' and 'random' killings of human beings', a specie, that remains 'cheaply' available in 'abandon' for some more couple of decades. Therefore there is no 'business' or 'ecological' urgency to initiate any project on "save human life,Fight terrorism".

Again when I post anything on 'terrorism',it will be strictly a 'repetitive' of my previous 'posts' on the subject. The only value add that I will be making is editing the number of 'lives lost', the 'location shift', and perhaps replacing the word "gun shots" with 'bomb blast'. Now when a chunk of "human lives" are lost to a 'terror attack' it doesn't make sense to anyone other than the 'forensic-labs' to understand whether it were "bullets" or "blast" that took the toll. So I will never get carried away and rush to post something on "terrorism", every time a few tens or hundreds "human lives" remain 'blasted' to some "terrorist attack". After all nobody is interested to read any 'cut & paste' events. So why waste time on "cut,paste,publish"..!

Jungle jungle pata chala hai...

2010-02-17T11:00:00.005+05:30

Whenever you see the number "100" you are instantly able to connect it to the "POLICE" help line.Today in the same way you are able to relate the number "1411" to the total strength of "TIGERS" in India.

The project "Save the Tiger" has defiantly become the most talk-able "talk show" and "brand" "tag lines" in the country. We find it quickly becoming an "add-on" to the already choking "wealth lines" of our starry cricketers and other reigning "Stars" of the film fraternity. Further it is also helping us in moving away from 'underscoring' the plight of a social animal called "Common man". Incidentally it also 'emotes' well through beautiful "visual & sound", the plight of a two months old "Tiger-Pub" waiting for the 'mother tiger' to return 'home', as we take the 'sound' of the "gun shot" from this 'visual' into our 'mind'..only to wake up the next morning with yet another "Audacity of HOPE" for a livable 'tomorrow'.

By the way the project "Save the tiger" does not seem to mention at all, how a 'common man' can help in saving the "tiger", besides writing a "Cheque". Does it mean this is another "glorified project" to rope in "money" & "media bytes".

I am a die hard addict of Kipling's "Jungle books". I just heard that "TIGERS" are still being shot and killed for 'trade', 'princely pleasures' and 'sports'. The count of the "TIGERS" today remains much, much less than "1411".."Ask "Mowgli" he will tell you "yeh"..."Jungle jungle baat chali hai"..........