The hard truth !!!

My heart has been bleeding blood for quite a while regarding the focus of media on non-trivial issues.

Today, Shashi Tharoor, in his interview to NDTV made a question, just one question to Barkha Dutt. In the last few weeks there were a couple of highly placed delegates who visited India, there were some PMs who visited India, there are soo many things happening in the ministry of external affairs and he tweets about them too. So why didn't any media report any of these. Why is media only focussed on controversies with no proof and why doesn't it report to the public the actual happenings in the govt, things that actually make a difference to thier lives, things that change the way of living.

I love Hindu, for it stands to be the only newspaper which just mentioned Sachins 200 in front page and detailed article in sports page on a day when there were other major political changes happening. It remains to be the only paper whose main article remains to be the PMs visit and policies on nuclear deal and secondary article on Tharoor. It happens to be the only print or otherwise media which appears to maintain the integrity.

I bow to thee !!!

Political Update

Black money

The Prime Minister has underlined his commitment to bring back black money deposited in foreign countries and outlined the measures taken to combat the menace that had deprived the country of its resources.

As many as 20 countries were identified for reaching agreements on exchange of information and assistance in tax collection. Negotiations with the Bahamas and Bermuda were over, paving the way for signing of agreements.

The government had sought renegotiation of the tax treaty with Switzerland and talks were held in November to finalise a protocol that would allow for obtaining information in specific cases.

excerpt from The Hindu

Whip on Women's reservation bill, black money, solar mission, increase in petroleum price, a good n strong budget ....
I like the way things are going :) Hope there is a whip on stupid acts in the rule of Mayawati, regionalism of sena and many more such 'desh premis'

System error

Nope this is no technical post, its much boring to you, its a political one :)

I was thinking if I get a chance or if I really do the things I intend to do, what would be the first major change I'd try to bring upon ?? !!! Now there are two ways to bring a change in the system, one be a part of the system, another bend the system...ofcourse I'd chose the 2nd. And like any other day my brain went into an infinite thinking mode and decided that the 1st thing I might want to do is :
Bring the police jurisdiction under governor and not home minister, and ultimately the whole police (including NSG, ATF, CBI, ACB, CID, GreyHounds, etc etc) will report to the President of India just like the army. Imagine the changes it could bring, no police would be afraid of politicians, no police would even get a chance to beg politicians for promotion n inturn very less political influence. It'd work as a separate entity and laws made by them would include for the politicians.
More strict laws, more discipline, more integrity, ofcourse corruption would have its place but less politically inclined, there would be no change of duties when govt changes, no off line promotions, Public-Private partnership in arms n ammunitions development, synchronization in the dept across the country, best inline training.

Well I'd agree there are downsides too, but as far as I see this is the best option I could find for a more bright India !!! Any other practical ideas??!!

The "Holy war"

Awesome picture captured (courtesy Hindu 6th Feb on a different topic though). Isn't this the true reason behind the young generation going for armed rebillion. Most poeple don't even know the motive behind their fight, tsch tsch.

A little frustrated with the way things are going
1. Pakistan response to 26/11
2. Telangana
3. Mumbai n sena
4. Kashmir
5. Mayawati n her statues

huh!! I won't talk about them coz there is nothing to discuss. Its regionalism at its peak hurting the national integration. Luckily there is no religion involved yet.
What I feel I lost:
1. Right to equality
2. Right to freedom
3. Right to freedom from exploitation
4. Cultural and educational rights

4 out of the 6 fundemental rights. and If I were a Muslim, I'd consider losing the right to religious freedom as well with all the 'random checks' and prying.

Right to property is anyway deleted, so no point thinking about it.

tsch tsch ... A very good morning India

The never ending post...

This is going to be a never ending post, I'll keep editing this forever n ever.

One day, one fine day in future, IF I ever get to own an island or rule a region, what would be my ideas:

1. No tax on food, min duty on food imports. I wish no one should ever worry about food, and yes ice creams and chocolates are very much a part of food :P
2. Free trade everywhere. No charges on sky n water.
3. Air pollution will be charged very highly, and renewables would be made compulsory.
4. Capitalists can get everything they wish for, including highly skilled labor n duty free land.
5. Free n compulsory education.
6. Strict NO to reservation of any kind but for physically and mentally challenged.
7. Nothing comes free for anyone, no beggars.
8. Public transportation is highly efficient and very cheap.
9. Shops would be allowed to be open 24hrs. (I still don't know why business cant be run during the nights!! bowls me) [If anyone still reads my blog n knows a genuine reason please let me know, I'll try to find out n update in future]
10. Electricity is free upto x units, beyond that would be costly.
11. The intensity of punishment and importance of case is directly proportional to the number of people effected and nature of abuse (physical or emotional).
12. Freedom of speech and freedom of press is given. But only if published with facts, else all false rumors will directly lead to high penalty and/or loss of license.
13. High taxes on vehicles run on non-renewables, and min/no taxes on other vehicles.
14. Borders/boundaries will be based on area of land, and not on any other differences.
15. Doesn't matter which region/caste/religion the person originally belonged to, coz without reservations people won't make a deal out of it.
16. Police have latest weapon and necessary technology, including best inhouse vehicles.
17. Farmers get the right to price their goods, however only if they sell in retail. Help will be provided by govt.
18. I don't mind if someone makes a few bucks for skipping few protocols and granting favors for monetary benefits, not a major offence will be punished with a fine as long as the act doesn't harm public (ex: favouring tenders, excusing public nuisance ..etc), but if anyone is seeking a bribe for doing the work he is supposed to do, he is immediately dismissed (ex: bribe for sanctioning pensions, serious building norm violations, seeking money in govt hospitals etc).
19. Remotely controlled webcams in all govt offices, cannot be switched off locally.
20. No file/petition should be pending for more than 30days. Each file is tracked and escalated after 30days where it stays for 10days before further esclataion. Max hierarchy is 4levels. [This will generate 1000s of jobs too]
21. Children of parents who are implicated in more than 3cases are sent to boarding schools run by govt. The parents will be able to visit their child like any other kid. This is to ensure children do not have to follow the path of their parents, and be well educated.
22. No beggars on streets, nothing comes free from govt to anyone who is between 18-60yrs and not handicapped.
23. Police report directly to me(on my island) or to the President if its a country:) No direct political influence on police.

....to be continued

[a link is posted on the right bar for future]

Politics as usual

Major demands by Reddy brothers in Karnataka:
1. Withdrawl of all cases against them !!!!!!!
2. Give them home or industries portfolios in the cabinet !!!
3. Major reshuffle in the cabinet with ministries to their near ones !!
4. Change of CM !

and Yet to be known publicly: where does Ananth Kumar fit in all this ??

Why common cause with Reddys:

Party leaders here admit that the Reddy brothers are not alone in their grievance against Ms. Karandlaje, whose growing clout is believed to be the result of her being “close to” the Chief Minister. That was why a number of MLAs were ready to make common cause with the Reddys, apart from the undisputable fact of their money power.
Source: The Hindu


and I thought blackmail is an offense !! haha

Jhansi Lakshmi Sena ....

There is MNS, there is Sri Ram Sena, there is Shiv Sena ... so I was thinking how about a women protection cell ? Lets call it Jhansi Lakshmi Sena !! or something better. A group of people who could help fight the atrocities committed against the modern Indian women without being dragged into the limelight by the media or otherwise.

The group could comprise of:
1. Few guys who can handle situations tactically
2. One psychiatrist
3. One lawyer
4. One doctor (optional)

These guys need not leave their jobs or whatever, its just a part time thing. I'd prefer it to be an ngo kinds with just nominal charges to cover operational costs, and because we register it as a ngo it'll be legally acceptable. Because there is no fear of being publicized or no 'defamation of family if you go to police station' and also we can associate with each other from the new generation, people can contact us easily without hesitation or even anonymously before they decide to show up. As this is not an ngo being run by a few aunties who got bored staying @home, we could actually take action rather than stage a dharna or go before the cam and shout at public.

We could start off with a website where people could register themselves in the above 4 categories, that way we have them within our reach whenever necessary. The more(contacts) the merrier.

Not a bad idea, is it ?

Indian of the Year

POLITICAL LEADER OF THE YEAR : Sheila Dikshit
Sheila Dikshit has been elected to serve an unprecedented third consecutive term as Chief Minister of Delhi. She is seen as an agent of positive change who has helped make Delhi a much less polluted and liveable city in the last few years. She has been a leading figure in the movement for granting equal rights to women and represented India on the UN Commission on Status of Women for five years.

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR : Abhinav Bindra
The first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games, India's first in 28 years. He has displayed nerves of steel and a dogged determination over the years to attain the highest sporting glory. His gold at the Olympic Games has greatly increased people’s interest in the sport.

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR : Deepak Parikh
The man behind making HDFC a premier housing finance institution in the country. In 2008, he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by FinanceAsia for his contribution towards the banking/financial sector in Asia. Under his chairmanship, HDFC has developed a network of 761 branches and 1,977 automated teller machines in 327 cities in India as of March 31, 2008.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR : Aamir Khan

EXTRAORDINARY INDIANS OF THE YEAR : The Moon Team
On November 22nd, 2008, India made history by successfully launching its first mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-1. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), under the tenure of its Chairman, G Madhavan Nair, has placed India on the global map. The satellite carries the largest suite of scientific instruments ever to be carried to the moon, 14 in all. At Rs 386 crore, it is the cheapest moon mission of the 21st century - an Indian mission with 14 countries as international partners

25 YEARS OF PROMOTING INDIAN CULTURE : Kiran Seth of Spic Macay
Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst the Youth (SPICMACAY) established by Kiran Seth, has successfully completed 30 years. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Keshav Smriti Adhyaya in 2008. Seth's organisation has exposed generations of students to Indian culture.


GENNEXT POLITICIAN OF THE YEAR : Omar Abdullah
The 38-year-old scion of Kashmir's 'first family', the Abdullahs, Omar Abdullah became the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on January 5, 2009. In 2000-01, he was nominated as Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum; he led an Indian delegation to World Economic Summit in Rio-de-Janeiro and UN World Conference on Racism in Durban. He was also Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Libya.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD : L K Advani
He is a grassroot leader and is credited with having made the BJP a formidable force in Indian politics, through clarity of vision, precise statements and an astute sense of timing. Always in favour of anti-terrorism laws, he abolished Press Censorship and repealed anti-press legislation during his tenure in 1977-1979 as the I&B Minister. BJP has named him as a Prime Ministerial candidate for the party and the National Democratic Alliance for the 2009 general elections.

BEST SONG LYRICS : Prasoon Joshi
Known as the 'Ad Guru of India' within advertising circles, he has created several award winning advertising campaigns for brands like Coca Cola, Happy Dent, Asian Paints and Cadbury's. Amongst the several films and hit Indipop albums for which he has composed lyrics, he won the Best Lyricist Filmfare Award for the films Fanaa (2007) and Taare Zameen Par (2008), the latter being India's official entry to the Oscars 2009. He also won the Star Screen Award for Best Lyricist for the film Hum Tum in 2005.

GLOBAL EXCELLENCE : The Slumdog Millionaire Team

Courtesy : NDTV

Sri Ram Sena .....

They name themselves Sri Ram Sena, the same Ram who apparently fought a battle with someone across the ocean for his wife, Ram sena is supposed to be a sena of monkeys(vanaras) who helped Ram get to his wife. And what do we have here ?? A bunch of useless jobless freaks who go around bashing girls.




For those of you who don't know the story, around 15-20 guys calling themselves Sri Ram Sena attacked a local pub 'Amnesia' in Mangalore. The activists of Sri Rama Sena entered the Amnesia Bar and Restaurant on Saturday evening and threatened the women sitting inside. The men, who took objection to women drinking alcohol, pushed them outside, many women falling to the ground while they were being driven out.They got into an altercation with the women customers saying they were dressed indecently.

Now what do I say ?? Today hit girls and show dadagiri, tomorrow hit children because they are learning English and day after close down all MNCs and finally we'll have the Rama Rajyam where there is no crime because there is no freedom in the 1st place, great going.

I don't understand something, if a terrorist is a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities, then why are these religious groups not called terrorist groups ?? Vote bank politics or just soft corner because they are from within our country ? Maybe they don't carry hi end weapons with them or don't go about shooting people, but don't they have the same ideologies as those of the middle east groups whom we call as terrorist groups ??

There is a saying in Telugu "inta gelichi racha gelava mannaru", it says 1st win at home and then you can think about outside. We want Pakistan to hand over their terrorist groups to India, but don't want to stop the terror spreading within the country. We call ourselves a free and peaceful country while we are just closing our eyes to all the terror around us. What a hypocrisy ...

Castro Resigns :( !!!

NOTE: The following views are my personal and have nothing to do as an Indian !! :)

Well you always have the enthusiasm to post more than 1 on the 1st day, dont you :)

Soo .... Fidel Castro resigns, one of the greatest and living legends of our time and a great leader ends his tenure. People might differ his ways, human rights activists might squeal but the fact remains that he is one of the longest serving leaders in the world and is now stepping down voluntarily owing to his health @ the age of 81.

" At age 32, Castro led a band of guerrillas who overthrew a corrupt dictatorship in 1959. He went on to become a thorn in Washington's side by embracing communism and cozying up to the Soviet Union. " writes CNN

Despite all the rallies by his critics on his counter revolutionary activities, there are no streets in Cuba named after Castro, and no statues or peso bills bearing his image and compare that with India where every street is named after a leader and the name of the airport keeps changing with a change in the political party, isn't dictatorship beautiful in the hands of the right person.

Castro has maintained power largely through popular appeals to the Cuban people an ideal leadership quality I would say. Did you know that there were 638 attempts by the CIA on Castro's life, ... SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT !!!! and he retires with dignity. As Castro says, if surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, he would win the gold medal :).

I guess telugu directors and stroy writers could get inspired by his stories, for the starters there was a mafia types shooting, a diving suit which was fungal infected, an exploding cigar, exploding clams for heavens sake, his lover joining hands with CIA to kill him with a poisonous cold cream and Castro giving her a gun and asking her to shoot him but she could'nt, and finally there was the same old slow poison which also failed.

His speeches remain the most inspiring and he transformed his country into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. People think money can do or buy anything/anyone but US, economically one of the most advanced countries could neither buy him nor could kill him. Now THAT is what I call power, thanks to the loyal aura he built around him.

Cuba might see democracy after Castro, or it might continue under the leadership of his brother or cousins or children, but one of the greatest leaderships the world has seen is coming to an end, and the Cuba will definitely miss the inspiration his speeches gave/give in all tough times.