Considering the nature of today's very sensitive verdict, i find the judgement apt and possibly the best in the interest of faiths, societies and nation at large. The best part is now both Hindus & Muslims can worship side by side at Ayodhya.
I personally was deeply aghast when the mosque was demolished years back in 1992 and since then awaited for some logical formula to solve the issue for once and all. Today is the day when it has arrived. I always believed that the disputed piece of land at Ayodhya should be used as a common platform to demonstrate the secular might of our great nation. Hope now things will take shape in that direction.
Political and legal commentary is on, whether the judgement is right or tilted towards the majority or unfair,whatever may be the readings between the line, we must give respect to the judgement by the honorable court. It is not wise to jump on the guns once again rather i believe learn from the past and move ahead.
It is too early to elaborate on the judgement any further. Atleast i'm happy that many in my country today will sleep in peace.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Now another hike of 10k a month, that too tax exempted
Yes, while i was writing my previous post, our greedy parliamentarians were planning their next move. As usual their melodrama fetched them additional 10k per month, this time a pure tax free perk. How ironical the fact is that the people who represents us in the parliament decides their own salaries? Using us, the voters, as mere numbers to manupulate & tools to ensuring their seats in the prestigious house.
Should not be there a democratic process in place, to decide on remuneration and perks of parliamentarians? A process where common man like me feel more inclusive. At present, we are just like mute spectators, watching our country getting mauled by its own people.
I wish to live in a Democracy where it is applied, in its real sense. A system which assimilate peoples' opinion, not simply posing on to them. In democracy, the truth must be retained, however inconvenient it may be.
Should not be there a democratic process in place, to decide on remuneration and perks of parliamentarians? A process where common man like me feel more inclusive. At present, we are just like mute spectators, watching our country getting mauled by its own people.
I wish to live in a Democracy where it is applied, in its real sense. A system which assimilate peoples' opinion, not simply posing on to them. In democracy, the truth must be retained, however inconvenient it may be.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
300 percent hike for parliamentarians
One of the Parliamentarian was mentioning that he spends 25-30 grand every month towards offering tea to his visitors/constituents. Apparently, the guy is a chieftain of one the princely states of India.
How sick/silly the reasoning is?
The government has announced to increase the salary of our parliamentarians from 15k to 50k. A bloody 300 percent hike. All this happened amidst high intensity drama in both the houses. I'm sure many corporates would be red faced and i wish they could take some lessons from it :).
The hike is unreasonable by any scientific calculation or logic and going to further stress the exchequer. Anyways, this should not bother the govt as they have the cushion of tax payers (slogging asses) in growing numbers.
We have celebrated our 63rd years of independence (chronic misery for many) few days back. Despite the fact, we are yet to establish a transparent institution, whose sole responsibility will be to appraise the individual performances of parliamentarians. The appraisal will be against the proposed agenda (task sheet) submitted while filing for the nomination. The institution will be reporting to Election Commission, cc to President of India & Supreme Court.
I know, there may be such proposals made in the past by senior policy makers, thinkers or very few left - proactive bureaucrats. Even though the proposals would have died, suffocated in the dusty files.
The matter must re-surface, discussed and brought to reality. The financial records (earning against assets) of our representatives at both Parliament Houses must be audited methodically. The guity and non-persormers' political career should be wrapped up, to pave path for others.
My Wish - लूटो जितना लूट सकते हो, हमारा कौन क्या बिगड़ लेगा - ये ख्याल corrupt politicians के ज़हन से निकल जानी चाहिए।
How sick/silly the reasoning is?
The government has announced to increase the salary of our parliamentarians from 15k to 50k. A bloody 300 percent hike. All this happened amidst high intensity drama in both the houses. I'm sure many corporates would be red faced and i wish they could take some lessons from it :).
The hike is unreasonable by any scientific calculation or logic and going to further stress the exchequer. Anyways, this should not bother the govt as they have the cushion of tax payers (slogging asses) in growing numbers.
We have celebrated our 63rd years of independence (chronic misery for many) few days back. Despite the fact, we are yet to establish a transparent institution, whose sole responsibility will be to appraise the individual performances of parliamentarians. The appraisal will be against the proposed agenda (task sheet) submitted while filing for the nomination. The institution will be reporting to Election Commission, cc to President of India & Supreme Court.
I know, there may be such proposals made in the past by senior policy makers, thinkers or very few left - proactive bureaucrats. Even though the proposals would have died, suffocated in the dusty files.
The matter must re-surface, discussed and brought to reality. The financial records (earning against assets) of our representatives at both Parliament Houses must be audited methodically. The guity and non-persormers' political career should be wrapped up, to pave path for others.
My Wish - लूटो जितना लूट सकते हो, हमारा कौन क्या बिगड़ लेगा - ये ख्याल corrupt politicians के ज़हन से निकल जानी चाहिए।
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Raining future
FO for almost last two months now, last year's abysmal rain and even dreadful water management led to real bad harvesting seasons. On top of all millions of tonnes of food grain rot - facilitating netas to adjourn parliament proceedings at regular intervals, abuse each other, waste precious tax money paid by commoners like me & many more.
Aam janta reeling under pressure of rising prices while prime time news slots are flooded with intellectual debate on rising inflation. The famous India pastime - PTB (Bass the buck) is on.
Yesterday even the parliament house gave its way to rain drops. Netas got some real cool issue to continue their dog fight at the expense of millions of white collar corporate honchos fighting to reach their respective offices on time, & foremost keep their jobs intact.
Our tax money is getting looted, coin-by-coin, in the name of CWG. Do we have a say is this so called democracy? At one hand people are dying of hunger, not becouse of lack of food but becoz of lack of ACCESS TO FOOD.
My wishlist - Fat ass - knee week leadership should move out, young generation take the command
Aam janta reeling under pressure of rising prices while prime time news slots are flooded with intellectual debate on rising inflation. The famous India pastime - PTB (Bass the buck) is on.
Yesterday even the parliament house gave its way to rain drops. Netas got some real cool issue to continue their dog fight at the expense of millions of white collar corporate honchos fighting to reach their respective offices on time, & foremost keep their jobs intact.
Our tax money is getting looted, coin-by-coin, in the name of CWG. Do we have a say is this so called democracy? At one hand people are dying of hunger, not becouse of lack of food but becoz of lack of ACCESS TO FOOD.
My wishlist - Fat ass - knee week leadership should move out, young generation take the command
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Delhi's Cannot Place
I've not misspelled 'Connaught Place' in the title, i'm putting it deliberately. I find it even worse than what i had seen on my 2008 Delhi visit. Delhi per se looked quite changed but not for any good. Though Delhi Metro looks smart and gives Delhites some respite from the awful traffic conditions which is spread all over Delhi, not sparing premium addresses like North-South block & 7 race course road. I felt nice to notice as Raisina Hill, still gives good ride to the motorists while saving face for Indian capital.
The truth is New Delhi is getting further unlivable, thanks to uninvited and now hated 'Come on - Wealth' games. Believe me I'had not even bothered to think whether we need such show in India or not, but as soon as i landed in Delhi i been introspecting on the subject throughout my two day ordeal in the city. All my sensibilities unanimously opposing it now.
Delhites don't want rain (though they badly need it) as they know that rain will add to their sufferings, a 5 minutes of good rain can delay your life 1.15 hrs, or even take your job. Your next step can land on a 10 ft gorge, right on the middle of the road. Expect anything in Delhi now a days.
The state government is promising that things will be under control and by 10th of August ______, Delhi will be out of misery. I've not written the year as you can fill in the blank. I've seen a guy getting out of his brand new Honda City with folded pants and hopping to his office, as that's the way you people are walking now-a-days at Cannot Place.
The good thing about being an Indian is that you adapt to the extreme. No protests. I've observed a kind of hope or rather hopelessness (i'm not sure) in the eyes of people. They believe that whatever the situation may be, will be over soon. After all our governments are working towards our future. We should not always critisize them. For god sake Folks, what about today? Does it matter?
Delhi's present situation can be a prudent example of effective non-working of decision taken in haste (of course undemocratic). The irony is, few politicians taking once again a billion people for a ride, that too without any major dis-comfort. Otherwise how come governments decides to risk a fortune on games, in the country where more than half of the population doesn't have access to fundamental living standard, a country falling at the bottom in Human Development Index. Going for Commonwealth Games. lol. Hahaha...:)
Shilaji, first fix Delhi's basic urges, like water, electricity, hygine, housing, roads, rising living expenses etc. And then probably 10 years from now you may take up Commonwealth Games. You may have to first install common comfort, common prosperity and common happiness.
The truth is New Delhi is getting further unlivable, thanks to uninvited and now hated 'Come on - Wealth' games. Believe me I'had not even bothered to think whether we need such show in India or not, but as soon as i landed in Delhi i been introspecting on the subject throughout my two day ordeal in the city. All my sensibilities unanimously opposing it now.
Delhites don't want rain (though they badly need it) as they know that rain will add to their sufferings, a 5 minutes of good rain can delay your life 1.15 hrs, or even take your job. Your next step can land on a 10 ft gorge, right on the middle of the road. Expect anything in Delhi now a days.
The state government is promising that things will be under control and by 10th of August ______, Delhi will be out of misery. I've not written the year as you can fill in the blank. I've seen a guy getting out of his brand new Honda City with folded pants and hopping to his office, as that's the way you people are walking now-a-days at Cannot Place.
The good thing about being an Indian is that you adapt to the extreme. No protests. I've observed a kind of hope or rather hopelessness (i'm not sure) in the eyes of people. They believe that whatever the situation may be, will be over soon. After all our governments are working towards our future. We should not always critisize them. For god sake Folks, what about today? Does it matter?
Delhi's present situation can be a prudent example of effective non-working of decision taken in haste (of course undemocratic). The irony is, few politicians taking once again a billion people for a ride, that too without any major dis-comfort. Otherwise how come governments decides to risk a fortune on games, in the country where more than half of the population doesn't have access to fundamental living standard, a country falling at the bottom in Human Development Index. Going for Commonwealth Games. lol. Hahaha...:)
Shilaji, first fix Delhi's basic urges, like water, electricity, hygine, housing, roads, rising living expenses etc. And then probably 10 years from now you may take up Commonwealth Games. You may have to first install common comfort, common prosperity and common happiness.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Frustu Observation (FO) for the day
** I got caught by railway ticket checker (tc) just a day after my monthly pass got over. AND HE FINED ME. What is more painful is that i was heading to renew it and the rare species of honest govt. official was unmoved to my requests. I am in a state of dual mind, one thinks its ok ...you learnt a good lesson and been panelized for been lazy. And the other side thinks i been too polite in handing over the fine to the tc, i could have ran away or had negotiated with him to find some middle way. Huh .. let it be. I feel sometimes that people like us in India can't even think of getting away with such petty crimes. I feel jealous of the likes of Daud Ibrahim, Abu Salem, the latest sensation Kasab and all our beloved criminal politicians.
**Other thing which badly bugged me today was sudden crashing of my mail box and the reason was server failure. The good part is - i was the only victim. Ehhh ...The IT department suggested me to be careful next time and keep making duplicates and have backup. Not uttered a single sorry and not even communicated that they will look into the system to rectify the problem.
This somehow will highlight one of our greatest ability - Pass the Buck (PTB).
**Yesterday there was a stampede at New Delhi Railway station and as per the govt. record two people died while around 35 got injured. The reason as per the eye witnesses and news channels was last minute change of platform no of two departing trains. As a not so frequent air traveler (at my own cost) my general mode of commute so far (long distance) is through indian railways. I find no juice in the news as something i've my self witnessed quite a number of times and been lucky, i must admit. But unfortunately my fellow countrymen who lost their lives were not so lucky, this time. Feeling sorry for them. My most FO is Mamta Banerjee's statement in which she teach people to be careful in such situations while saving the fat asses of railway babus . Wow. The real PTB (Pass The Back)for a good FO.
*** General FO - Why indians show so much civic sense once they touch down to foreign land? Why it becomes so important to through even a small insignificant tooth-pick into a dusbin in NYC when you don't mind dumping months wastes in the gulli in front/backyard of your house? Why you don't even spit on the roads of Paris and the same you roll down your car's window to flush you pan (betel leaf) filled filthy mouth with water on the street of Connaught Place (New Delhi)? Grow up suns.
For most of you it doesn't matter but for me its THE BIG FO.
**Other thing which badly bugged me today was sudden crashing of my mail box and the reason was server failure. The good part is - i was the only victim. Ehhh ...The IT department suggested me to be careful next time and keep making duplicates and have backup. Not uttered a single sorry and not even communicated that they will look into the system to rectify the problem.
This somehow will highlight one of our greatest ability - Pass the Buck (PTB).
**Yesterday there was a stampede at New Delhi Railway station and as per the govt. record two people died while around 35 got injured. The reason as per the eye witnesses and news channels was last minute change of platform no of two departing trains. As a not so frequent air traveler (at my own cost) my general mode of commute so far (long distance) is through indian railways. I find no juice in the news as something i've my self witnessed quite a number of times and been lucky, i must admit. But unfortunately my fellow countrymen who lost their lives were not so lucky, this time. Feeling sorry for them. My most FO is Mamta Banerjee's statement in which she teach people to be careful in such situations while saving the fat asses of railway babus . Wow. The real PTB (Pass The Back)for a good FO.
*** General FO - Why indians show so much civic sense once they touch down to foreign land? Why it becomes so important to through even a small insignificant tooth-pick into a dusbin in NYC when you don't mind dumping months wastes in the gulli in front/backyard of your house? Why you don't even spit on the roads of Paris and the same you roll down your car's window to flush you pan (betel leaf) filled filthy mouth with water on the street of Connaught Place (New Delhi)? Grow up suns.
For most of you it doesn't matter but for me its THE BIG FO.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Dhoni Demolished?
Yes. That's the debate going on in my mind right now. How come somebody be so lopsided when it comes to professionalism? How come somebody be so irresponsible? MSD the same man who led Chennai Super Kings to Victory in IPL 3, just a week ago, surrendered in T20 world cup. He admits that his league of batsmen, full of superstars, can’t play short-pitch ball. Can you believe this? He confesses on prime time. Have some grace & sentiment man. Everything can’t be painted through your super cool sense of humour, which anyways media highlighted too much. I curse that day when you guys won the first T20 world cup and we all charged up to queue the roads to lay rose petals on your way. Too much of value have cost us back to back flops.
Mr. MSD, you give excuses like players are very tired after playing so much of cricket. You are paid for that and no body forced you to do so. Why have you not opted out from IPL saying ‘looking at the importance of the T20 World Championship I would like to take rest’. Oh you can’t, as you are loaded with money from the franchise so now country is at secondary importance. Just mellow down as you are still insignificant in world cricket.
I wonder what can happen to us if we commit such horrific mistakes in our professional lives, especially in corporate world. Of course we will be kicked out, no second thought. But rules are different for people like MSD in this country, irony. Look at the state of BCCI, still wrestling with Modi. How are they going to look into the ailing cricket team?
Just by resting your so called key players in the upcoming tour will only postpone the problem. Find solution before the World Cup in 2011 or else our faces will be black again.
Mr. MSD, you give excuses like players are very tired after playing so much of cricket. You are paid for that and no body forced you to do so. Why have you not opted out from IPL saying ‘looking at the importance of the T20 World Championship I would like to take rest’. Oh you can’t, as you are loaded with money from the franchise so now country is at secondary importance. Just mellow down as you are still insignificant in world cricket.
I wonder what can happen to us if we commit such horrific mistakes in our professional lives, especially in corporate world. Of course we will be kicked out, no second thought. But rules are different for people like MSD in this country, irony. Look at the state of BCCI, still wrestling with Modi. How are they going to look into the ailing cricket team?
Just by resting your so called key players in the upcoming tour will only postpone the problem. Find solution before the World Cup in 2011 or else our faces will be black again.
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