WikiLeaks 'bombs' Mayawati

After the massive fortnight long agitation by gandhian and non-political Anna Hazare that gave the people of this country to vent their anger against the polical class in particular, the politicos seem yet to learn any lesson, least to cut down on their preoccupation to maintain the status-quo. A US diplomatic cable released this week by Wikileaks atleast confirms the practice in vogue.

And when talked about fashion and fiesta how can the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh , Mayawati, be far behind.

A recent cable leaked by the whistle blower website WikiLeaks says the CM is “obsessed with her grooming and fashion”. It adds that the CM had sent a private jet to Mumbai to ferry her favourite sandals that is said to have cost the exchequer atleast Rs 10 lakhs. The expose also describes her as an autocratic and personally corrupt and that she aspires to become the Prime Minister of India.

The expose has definitely upped the political temperature in the election bound state. And Assange has become the new foe of the BSP supremo although a non-political one, similar on the lines of Anna Hazare.

The popularity of Julian Assange is limited to the ‘progressive’ and the net savvy class only, however in times of 24/7 media watch, the issue is likely to pick-up in coming days. Also, this class is termed as the opinion makers for their proximity to the ‘new media’.

After the Bhatta-Parsaul ‘march’ of Rahul Gandhi it’s another shot in the arms of Congress party to recapture its lost constituency. The Congress general secretary, in the past, had had ‘daal roti’ at a dalit’s home. It’s high time that the ‘dalit ki beti’ too start visits to some pockets.

Meanwhile, Congress which is making all efforts to regain its lost constituencies under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi who after being associated with the farmer agitation in Bhatta-Parsaul and trying to paint a mass leader image has got a shot in its arm to ‘gherao’ the BSP supremo. The UPCC president, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, too has hit out at the CM saying that UP has the most corrupt government in the country.

In some quarters it’s being said that the CM is more concern about building parks for herself than to erase corruption and punish corrupt officials.

For Congress it’s a delicate issue as it had initially rubbished the WikiLeaks’ cables which showed that several ministers of the Govt of India discussed and disclosed key policy matters with their American counterparts, it would be interesting to see to what extent does the party accepts or rejects the expose.

With the nation’s mood being stirred against corruption, the BJP may corner both the BSP and congress for being insensitive to common man’s plight and providing shelter to corrupt. Amar’s singh’s arrest in ‘cash for vote’ scam too may mark its imprint on the coming election.

Though the UP CM has rubbished all the reports and has upped the ante against the opposition. But not many seem to buy her argument of being targeted for being ‘dalit ki beti’ when it’s no secret that she had herself reached Lucknow through the ‘social engineering’.

The land acquisition controversy, uncontrolled crime, deteriorating law and order situation now compounded by the ‘shoegate’ has sent Mayawati on the backfoot with her trademark bag and baggages.

In this three-way( Congress, BJP and defending BSP) battle for power one who maintains a low-profile and remains in touch with all-changing ‘ground rules’ is deemed to be the victorious.

Also, this time other regional parties are ruled out. It’s clearly a two party fight and corruption surely will dominate the agenda.

Time for some ‘cleaning’!

Resentment all along...

It all started with the ‘Jasmine revolution’ and then virtually all the Middle-East viz Egypt, Jordan, Algeria and now Libya followed-in to witness the, ‘history in the making’. No doubt that these countries derive their inspiration from Tunisia. Today almost the entire West-Asia is ensued into the call of democracy. It is indeed history in the making.

The common focal point to all these unrest among the people that fuelled their outrage is mounting inflation, unemployment, disenchantment with the government that resulted in the indifference of rulers to decades and an unending corruption. Particularly in Tunisia and Egypt, the situation was very intense which led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine ben Ali and put an end to 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak. One of the major drivers behind these public movements is the Facebook and Twitter generation. These young men used the ‘alternate media’ to their advantage when the state ensured a blanket ban on the other sources of information.

Now the question here arises, why is the ‘Jasmine revolution’ failed to call upon the Lotus despite the causes undeniably present here in India. A self satisfying answer to this question could be that here still persists some sort of democracy which in all the above mentioned cases were absent. But for how long can these answers contain the people from taking themselves to the streets. In India a staggering 78 pc (some 84 crores) people can’t even manage a proper meal twice a day. They do not enjoy the liberty to express themselves on platforms like Internet.

A similar kind of state-wide anger was witnessed in Bengal in 1965 owing to lack of employment, scarcity of food and the fact that little or no action was being taken to improve the situation. This led to an end to the congress-rule in the state and still the party is trying to undo the past. Then there also was a popular movement by Jayprakash Narayan. Basically it was a students’ movement with which the JP later associated himself and led from the front. It, however, lacked the basic attributes of a revolution and was more of a personal attack on Indira Gandhi following a judgment against her election in 1971.

If history can be a teacher then surely our politicians are the worst of pupils.
Today, corruption is the biggest malaise that India is facing. And it is challenging the very roots of existence of our society. Corruption depends on three things: values cherished by individuals; values cherished by society and the system of governance. Let’s take an example for each of them to ascertain where we actually stand on these parametres.

During and after the CWG scam broke out it was just a matter of time that there were whispers in several other corners as well. Then it was Adarsh Housing Society scam, Karnataka land deals, the mother of all scams the 2G scam. Even, space in not out of reach from the corrupt on the earth.

Corruption is always pervasive in every society but in a covert way.
In the 2G, as it is estimated to be the biggest of all, an individual’s values were targeted by a whole bunch of cronies for whom values never was a motivator and only profit can gauge their success. The first two criterion were easily tossed as a quid-pro-quo for the huge amount of money involved.

‘Masses chose who should run the government and classes decide how they should rule.’ A perfect example of Marxist theory was on display. The influence exerted by people outside the government in decisions of policy formation clearly explains the lack of system of governance.

During a recent meet only with the editors of TV channels the Prime Minister said, ‘I am not that a big culprit that I am being made of… and in coalition politics there are some give and take.’ He also emphasized the fact that ‘if some sort of compromise is not made then there would be elections every six months.’
Now to blame every shortcoming of the government on ‘coalition dharma’ may be a prudent idea but it does not augurs well for people expecting a no-compromise attitude from the government.

It is also important to ask the PM what kind of coalition dharma is he speaking of. In Tamil Nadu the DMK is in power with the support of 34 MLAs of the congress party and at the centre the congress party has 18 MP from the DMK. In case, even if hypothetical, DMK withdraws support from the Manmohan Singh government, it can still manage to complete its full term. But if it withdraws its 34 MLAs in Tamil Nadu the DMK is sure of biting the dust.

Also, the former chief minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh whose name occurred in scams in Maharashtra and because of whom the Maharashtra government had to pay Rs 10 lakh to the Bombay high court, was elevated to the Union Ministry. He is a congress man. If the PM is really concerned about corruption and willing to take it ‘head-on’ why is he shying away from taking action against his own party men. Well, only the Prime Minister or the congress party is well-positioned to answer these questions if it wishes to otherwise it can wait till the next general elections and take refuge behind the ‘coalition dharma’.

Jo lehron se aagey nazar...

JO lehron se aagey nazar dekh paati,
to tum jan lte main kya socta hun.
wo awaaz jo tumko bhi bhed jaati,
to tum jan lete main kya sochta hun.
Zidd ka tumhare jo parda sarakta...
khidkiyon k aagey bhi tum dekh paate...
Ankhon se aadaton ki jo palke hatate,
to tum jaan lete ki main kya sochta hun.
Meri tereh hota agar khud par zara bharosa,
to kuch door tum bhi saath saath aate.
Rang meri aankho ka bantate Zara sa,
to kuch door tum bhi saath2 aate.
Hasrate tumhari naya zanm pati...
Khud dusre zanm me meri udaan chune,
kuch door tum bhi saath saath aate

Courtesy: UDAAN (movie)

An ageing Tree-- eyeing heart from the heartless

What best defines the limitations of an ageing Tree… probably the best description of this misery-torned tree is a Gandhian cap, a chick penetrating inside the skull and a skeleton notwithstanding the demands of the body… Yet the zeal to continue the fight and save the pride continues irrespective of how things and people have changed….

While coming to my workplace from my rented accommodation in South Delhi’s budget area in a blueline bus… well not to mention that I never get to seat, but tday was somewhat different in many sense.

The bus carrying us like anyother unclaimed luggage, by now, has reached the Nizammudin stand…

And it was this place where two aged people landed inside the bus…

As soon as the bus stopped at the stand an old person who was more than qualified to fall in the ‘senior’ citizen category whirled towards the entrance ( in this case the front exit-door of the bus).. The Sun was at its best to compel us to acknowledge its presence…

He (the first old person of the two)- I”ll introduce the second one after a while, stood at the gate and started looking up to some one, probably for the conductor… After some time despite making his eyeballs exercise a lot he couldn’t manage to hold the sight of the person he was lookin for…. then a someone from the crowd asked..

“Baba kaha jaoge?”

He replied: “bus laal quile jaayegi”
By this time the conductor jumped into the scene.

Conductor: han han jaayegi,, aajao ….. jaldi kro..

Old man: kitne paise lagenge?

Conductor said, in his infamous dialect, “20 rupaye lagenge chalna hai chalo”….

The old man put his hand into his Gandhian kurta to find “support”…

And immediately he said in a very low voice, “7 rupaye.. 1 ke…”

His voice was so low and lacked potent that it appeared as if the words were accompanying the hot breeze to reach our ears…

The conductor had nodded his head in an emphatic no and I was mulling to come to the rescue of the old person…..
But suddenly the driver said, “aa jao, aajao,…. Oye bithale enna nu”
I just heard the first part and had a sigh of relief, as the rest was not of much importance, for two reasons-

1. I did not have to shell-out my hard-earned money and,
2. The old man got on the bus with the money he could afford


To my surprise, the old man went backward in a hurry… I thought may to collect his belongings. But he returned with his fellow couterpart…

They both embarked into the bus and the bus moved ahead… with no seat to sit…

I continued watching both of them.. the other old man attracted my attention.. His behaviour depicted a lot abt him in that short span....


His, time and again, combing of beard with fingers and adjusting the Gandhian cap and taking care of the trademark stick…

Something was different with the duo… They did not welcomed the move by the conductor to give them space to sit on the floor of the bus… yet not even sat on the space ( reserved for the senior citizen) provided them by two others…

May they did not wanted to sit by allowing others to stand however young may be…

Then I reached my destination and had to drop-down… turned for a last glance and the face still was held high in pride..

I don’t know wat compelled me to write this but I m sure that this piece is open for your interpretation of the events….

And that I don’t want to draw any conclusion and force any prejudice on others….. I conclude this piece here only.. thanx reading….!!!!

ओन India !!!!

ONE INDIA ??????

According to Indian Constitution every citizen has equal right in India but its not the same when it comes of education, there is no rule by law to create equality in this field(as I read it on wikipedia).

But why??

Don't u think there should be a space in constitution for this also... When we think of reservation what comes first in one's mind is the SC/ST reservation or the new one 'OBC' quota reservation, but there is another category which is there from the begining, but unfortunately no one chuck-out time to ponder and "waste" his/her precious time on it.

It is this categorisation of students based on the state they belong or should I say the state they are "compelled" to represent..., Though it is as discriminating as it cud be but is given a more sober name 'domicile'.

what is domicile?

Don't u think its another way of classification in our country why is the country divided on the basis of state if whole India is one. I may not have the intellegentia our leaders have and probably thats the reason y I don't understand this classification.

Every state has just a couple of seats that it gives to All India combined examinations (AIEEE, AIPMT, MAT, CAT etc. One can exclude AIIMS, AFMC, IIT,(these have a little numbers of seats) but other than these many colleges do inequality in selection of students from whole of India.

A guy born in a developed state always has a upper hand compared to a guy born in poor state. The less "fortunate" kid has to work harder because of the poor facilities in his state, even if he reaches upto the level of being selected, its not enough, he always have an extra hurdle to cross and thats the barrier of 'domicile'.

I have a good example of it- My room-mate Vijay from Bihar got 137th rank in Safdarjung's entrance examination but he didn't get admission there as selection was closed for 'outsiders' at 131. on the other a student who got 600th rank got through as he belong to Delhi.

Wasn't this an injustice?

How can he say he is an Indian if he is treated as a outsider in his Capital city. Even when I came to Delhi to prepare for the entrance exams, I was regretting for not coming to Delhi after my board exam as I would have got the seats of DPMT. It didn't mattered much for both of us because we got admission in Manipal. Private colleges do not discriminates on the basis of state, even not to those from Andhra Pradesh which doesn't gives its single seat for All India Common Entrance Exams.


It doesn't matters how meritorious or hardworking one is.....what matters is- which state u r born... Had there been a 'single entrance exam' conducted in India, everyone would have got colleges they deserve. How can one think of an undivided India if there will always be division - overt or covert.

Tasks to accomplish ???

Time has no companion. It rests for none, nor does it beacon the imbecile. It remains indifferent to each and everyone. But then, winners never shoulder the rest and seldom look at the lifeless machine which continues its voyage uninterrupted.

More than sixty years have passed since we started our journey as an independent nation. During these years we transformed from a fledgling democracy to a reckoning super power. We have conquered the moon but perhaps lost the ground.

Today, there are many challenges mocking at the doorstep of this largest democracy.

The first one being the attainment of an inclusive development – a development model taking into account the need and demands of each and every constituent. Monsoon is not just about rains it is also about season; winter and summer. Similarly, development is not just about achieving high growth rate. An increasing growth rate cannot justify the diminishing space for the survival of rural population which constitutes the majority.

There is a huge exodus moving in to penetrate the special ‘economic’ zone, created in and around the metro cities, in the hope to attain a better living and to earn a better livelihood. People thong to the cities in numbers but they are not just numbers. Satisfying their need is a tantamount task before the Indian State.

The huge influx of these people is due to the narrowing opportunities in the rural sector. The gap between the rich and the ‘rest’ is multiplying (not increasing) with each passing day. Though, division is also a widely accepted phenomenon in this part of the world. A State can’t take the risk of concocting a perennial dream if its constituents are ensnared into a quagmire of poverty.

The dichotomy of this nation lies somewhere in-between the degrading state of politics and increasing rational of corruption. It awaits another genius to decipher the science of developmental politics.

Oppression breeds resistance. The second big challenge is to contain the Naxal menace. This threat may be accredited as the extension of the first. Due to lost opportunities, absence of optimum exploitation of available resources and injustice meted out by parochial leaders are fuelling a anti-State agenda among the deprived section.

The spread of Maoism, in India, is a result of apathetic approach of the successive Governments towards developing infrastructure in the rural sector. The rich are getting richer and the poor are declining to deeper strata. The connectivity is so mean that even educational reforms and information technology take a back seat. Government schools which were supposed to enlighten the life of poor children are housing the armed battalion of the anti-naxal force.

Maoists have uncovered the true picture depicting their frustration about the Government’s apathy. But the armed struggle and killing cannot be justified as a mean to seek justice. There should be a proper channel to communicate. A specially designed architecture of developmental scheme is the need of the hour whose focal point should be to provide the benefits to the lower-unprivileged class, without any interference from the intermediaries.

Unwanted interference from various segments is another cause of concern. Corruption is proving to be a blood sucking parasite. Not just it lowers the share of beneficiary but also doubles the cost bear by the Government. The welfare schemes meant for the unprivileged itself hangs on the mercy of the privileged participant entitled with the task to disseminate them equally. However, Maoists and Maoism, in India, is an alien and an imported word. Holding the law of the land to ransom, pulling trigger and killing can’t be defended by any mean howsoever be critical. Every life is precious and should be protected so that they can contribute to the ultimate goal of nation-building, when and where the precision arises.

seeking stability in Asia

Talking about stability in south-Asia without mentioning Afghanistan is like staging Shakespear’s Hamlet without the prince of Denmark. 

Today Afghanistan has become a bone of contention in every international debate.

On one side, in different forums, there is a demand to end the assault on the innocent habitants and let the people find their discourse- themselves. And on the other side, people vow to take the war to another level before they start their retreat, next year.

History stands behind the Afghans. They have never undergone any foreign dominance and have always fought for their liberty. This needs to be kept in mind while forming a policy to tackle Talibans.

The war was started by the bush administration to avenge 9/11. But the perpetrators of 9/11 are still at large, may be hatching similar coup, and the US is running after the Kabulliwallas.

Almost nine years have passed to that fateful day, yet there’s no sign of Victory in the ‘war on terror’.

By the end of this year, the number of US forces present on the Afghan soil will be around 100,000.

In such a scenario, what should be the role of the South-Asian countries and India, vis-à-vis the stability in the region?

India has always, treated the Afghans as untouchables. Probably that’s the reason why it was not invited to the ‘London conference’ which the British PM held a few months back with 500$ trust fund and also in the Turkey conference.

It was a sheer foreign-policy failure for India.

Now, as is evident that the west has a change of heart towards the Talibans- they have divided them in Good and Bad, Talibans. There are chances of Good Talibans sharing the future government with Hamid Karzai. Thus, it’s imperative for the Indian government to re-engage itself with the whole of Afghans. Because, once the Talibans come to the power- which is not far, it may happen as soon as the US exits- it will find India more reliable than Pakistan’s duplicity.

Also, the geography of this nation is such that, it holds a special place in south-Asia. It shares a close proximity to all the power players in the region. Hence, commands a special position in the priority of each nation.

The earlier Indian approach was just investment in this deprived nation whose major occupation till now is opium trade. This approach is slightly flawed. India needs to engage the regional players and encourage them to become stakeholders in peace. This will enable them to seriously think of Afghanistan’s peace after the US leaves. Mere, investments will not yield results.

India must aggressively pursue its national interest.

Women Empowerment- an illusion- atleast the Bill is !!!!!!

"After a 14 year hiatus, finally women have got their due."

This I heard as soon as the women 'Empowerment' Bill got through the Rajya sabha. And then, a long session of debate presided the whole process .....
As if,  my collegues were unpleased over the passage of the Bill minus- debate in the Elder's House- as it is fondly called. Though, the scenes, on the day the bill was introduced, depicted some other story.

Let me not get into the ethics of proceedings of the Parliament- both the houses included. It's not worth teaching the Guardians of our democracy.
My collegues, kept themselves busy with their approach on the Bill.

The debate was still on..... and it was something we all missed by our Elders.

However, the debate on the Bill started with a misnomer" -Women Reservation Bill"... Had they said Empowerment, I'd have been more pleased, however.

First party's response was the bill should have been passed.

second party's idea was it shan't have been.

For any debate, two-party system is necessary- first supportive and the other dissident or the vice-versa.

The first and only requirement to start the debate was fulfilled. The other requirement to lead it to a meaningful conclusion was, however, absent.

For almost 2 hrs the debate continued- with each party pressing their point emphatically. And I kept on enjoying the ongoing 'battle of the warriors'.

During the whole debate the idea I found missing was the future of the Bill.

As the bill has been passed by the upper house, in due course it will also get through the lower- may be with some more high intensity performances.

What will happen next?

The bill is to provide a fair share to the 'under-priviledged'- as is talked about and being projected by the government.

But is it really so?

According to the Bill, 33% seats will be reserved for women.The first question struck to mind is, which seats? Not decided yet? But, It will be decided by a panel...

Fine........

Again the Bill says, the elected woman candidate will have to vacate the seat after 5 yrs
(the rotation formula provides) - for the government continues to complete its full tenure.... 

Here it can be asked,Will it not ENCOURAGE CORRUPTION AMONG THE POLITICIANS( both genders included). As the male candidate also fear losing their seat to the reserved category, in the next election.

The situation now is worse, what will happen if the leaders get to know about their fate earlier. Will they work to secure their position in the next election....

Most of them will seek to amass 'wealth' as much as they can.

Their thirst, however, is unquencheable.

These questions repeatedly came to my mind and I seek to clear the haze...

The Bill indeed is necessary and one whose time has arrived... But it needs certain changes...!

The most important work it will do is to reduce the spectre of the regional parties and once again bring the national parties in the fore front.. which is good in some way and in some ways it will increase the regional disparities and anchor the smooth sailing of the central parties.

What an innovative way to cater the increasing threat of the regional parties. 

EVERYTHING IS BALANCED

One thing that is universal to every human being is that we are never satisfied. our needs are unquenchable. We always look for ways to have 'more', in 'everything'...

Probably thats the reason why we never enjoy the life in its true sense.

We- the people, always try to push the bar, sometimes knowing that to attain cetain things are beyond our  reach..

And in search for that EXTRA, We usually forget that, "Every thing is Balaced"....

I was in my senior secondary at St. Xavier's... I use to live with a freind, who was also in the same school but in a different section... I never was worried about my studies and always thought that - I"ll manage for my exams. But my freind, who not just shared, the rented accomodation with me but share my name as well i.e. his name is Abhishek too... 

HE always said to me, "Every thing is Balanced". At that time, I never took it seriously or You can call it I was a, last minute person...

But today I realize his every word.... Yes Everything is Balanced. 

If, you push your limit against the nature- The nature will in turn push things to balance it..e.g. look at what we have done to our surroundings- global warming is a result of what we"ve offered to the nature.... isnt it? 

Now, coming back to the point...I didnt paid attention to my studies, though I was serious about my future. I, now, have to read more books than I ever wondered..

But thats fair ..... I've no complains...coz  Everything can be balanced provided the one does his work honestly.. 

If i we work hard today, it"ll bear fruits tomorrow.

Thanks, my dear freind for sharing your philosophy with me at a very early satge in my life so that I now understands the worth of it....

"Through the window panes"

 Through the window panes,

When the world falls asleep

and the darkness dispense,

through the pinions of ether.

When the blue umbrella stretches,

and the holy light scatters.

I look upto the zenith

and welcomes the unquenchable,

with the bountiful from her vineyard.

When the brook stops her voyage,

and the sea shrugs off her shackles.

when the sinews comes to rescue the thwarted

and When the woods chant melancholy.

I feel my soul loitering in he tranquility

and my mind sifting the impure.

But in the serenity of the cosmos,

In a corner of my heart

I crave for the twilight and the tither

and then with the dawn, i feel cheated.

when i wake from my cherished dream

to another day of my longing,

i feel guilty for my deeds.

Quiver to the truth of my domains

and of the window panes.

again, through the window panes

I look upto the blue umbrella

and wait for the solitude

when the world falls asleep....

A JOURNEY SO MEMORABLE....

A JOURNEY SO MEMORABLE....

wat can i describe it ... otherwise....

wait.... wait....!!!!

whenever we speak abt journey and it being a memorable one.... generally the first impression which comes to our (ppl like me) mind is of gals... hehe

what a boycan else think of in his youth....

But let me clarify... it has nothing to do with gals in fact its abt a boy, a man, and both of them --- "male"..

but before u jump to any conclusion... lets start frm the beginning....

On my return journey frm my birthplace towards my KARMABHOOMI........ I acquainted with a man.... his name was mr. GYAN.. and he was exactly true to his name..!!!

we both didnt had confirm tickets( u can undrstand the way how indian railways functions) and were looking for some way to get ourselves adjusted with the exodus ofmigrated ppl..

he was frm MP.. and coz of some engagements was coming to delhi.. he was atheletic and well built...

i thought he would be around 27 or 28 and unmarried but he was 38 and a father to his 12 yr daughter...

this attracted my attention coz when something surprises it attracts attention... same happened with me....

so finally after much hulla balooo... we managed to get two births on adjacent compartments, while it should have been alloted to someone according to the priority in the waiting list category.. ( this too a feature of indian railways,,,...) however i was happy to get a place put my butt so that i could go for an interview- the day i reached delhi....

By this time we had become quite familiar..... and started talking abt serious issues -- like global warming, communalism, communism, politics,, international relations....and more.... and he outcast me in every arena on every topic...

i was not surprised becoz he SHADOWED me but bcoz...

we normally expect intellectuals to be not just mature while speaking but in their attire toooo.....

but now onwards i"ll nt stereotype anyone just bcoz of his attire only....

now u must be thinking y i had written--

A journey so memorable --in the beginning ...

thats becoz i enjoyed his company... i found someone to discuss our perception

of social norms, and issues which are binding us and in some cases dividing...

becoz of this man, the more than 24 hr long journey seemed less....

and also becoz he persuaded me to continue with the field of media..... and i dont knw y he thought so..... but i can say that he was very learned and yet very freindly and down to earth.....

Its pay back time.

Day-in Day-out, I think, In the serenity of ether, and In the dark, when the light scatters. My longing stops the fight within and stats flirting with the Life moving places unbound, In this self-restrained world. will i be able to see the twilight ? I think, once, i used to unearth the life and feed my soul.. but now, the river is my neighbour and autumn my destiny. yet, i am thirsty for a drop. I think, When the spring leaves the zenith behind and succumbs to its fortune. When the night sings melancholy and the woods welcome its foe, I think, will the Iron-trees be ever green ! To the world and the nature, which has bestowed me with the boutiful, to decieve my fear. Am i being a tyrant ruler? I think , will i be able to witness the dawn, minus the prostrate. I think , for the people to realize and others to follow . I think, its pay back time..

"United we fight & divided we stand"

Every now and then, one or the other politician, rais his voice and claims himself to be the savior for the rest... do we really need a saviour??? we need a politicians who could champion the cause of India. I am not sure wheather i've to offer apology to proudly call my country, India. I am not sure wheather any one will rise from nowhere and start criticizing me for i've not called my country Bharat or Hindustan ...... i dont think by calling India i've hurt anyone's sentiment... if i have i offer my sincere apology, because i'd continue to call my country by any of the three name i like... Shakepeare said, 'wht's there in a name' ? But he might have not wondered in his wildest imagination that the politics in india will be fought within this domain. if he would have been alive, he must have attempted suicide... Mr. Raj Thackeray, the maharashtra polls are near you are justified in raising your voice as the time is ripe... pocket as many votes as you can... Afterall who knows, if everyone start learning marathi and become 'Mumbaiker'.... what will you do then? don't tell me you want to change 'Mumbai'.........

"Slapped in the face"

History is the documentation of the events that have passed so as to make the generation ahead aware of the errors and triumphs of the humankind. and it's been useful too. Everytime we make a mistake, we turn back to history to find errors. But our resistance to acknowledge it a different thing , altogether. An intelligent makes a mistake once whereas the foolish repeat the same, all over again. For them, the events passed is nothing more trhan the scratch.. Our leaders seems to following the secondary class. Time and again, we have been slapped in face but we ( i have used we coz in some way or the other we endorse their view) are not ready to accept the truth. The truth that our neighbours are decieving us, in the name of friendship, peace & tranquility...... i dont understand what is it that our leaders can't stop 'ROMANCING' their pakistani counterparts. since the very exixtence of pakistan, the leaders their have been more interested in uprooting the Indian democracy.... There was a time when we fought battles at our doors but now it has entered into our homes.... The recent invasion of the Mumbai invasion was only the next chapter.... ther's more to follow if the enemy is not contained.. In the recent observation, it is said that the ISI new about the 26/1 and the LeT is flourishing unhindered... what are we waiting for ? Do we want another 'wake-up' call? The only thing you can trust about our neighbours, both on the eastern and western fronts, is - don't trust them !!! its high time we realized the priority of our security...

The Prophet continues...........

Now that i"ve finished The Prophet.. i wanted to share a lot of it with u all... but i "ll cease to do that..for two reasons... first, that my interpretation may dilute the hard work, the author had put in.. and second i am afraid that despite my repeated attempts... I am unable to decipher few parts.. which i think, i"ll be able to after i develop a larger perspective of the Human Life.... Till then i can only say, that the book is a masterpiece.... do read it... A wonderful use of metaphors and a brilliant poetic composition. Caution: it's binding. once u start try to finish before u start loosing interest..

The Prophet...

hi freins !!!! u must be wondering abt the title.... THE PROPHET..actually its the title of the novel i am reading rght now...i haven't finished it yet i want to share something abt it...THE PROPHET- by KAHLIL GIBRAN, is the best religious book of the 20th century... and it verily throws light on the different aspects of life and its voyage through the sea of joy and sorrow..its been divided into 28 sections each having a indistinguished character... on love, on freinship, on drinking and eating, on work and many more u"ll find as u dive into it....THis piece by kahlil gibran is really a master piece...i"ll go into the details oce i finished it.........till then...watch this space for more...or you can experience the unexperienced by going through it....

celebrating in-dependence day..

The land of a billion- people,
the land of the re-incarnation.
A home to every religion.
I am no longer, the land of superstition.
For more than six-decades,
witnessed generation after generation.
But now i am parched, wounded and stained.
waiting for the rain..... to feed the empty stomach
and heal my grief and pain.
My hands are soaked, in the blood, I own.
I am rich and diverse,
Under the swathes of- poverty and sorrow.
Crying and Mourning, the day and the tomorrow.
I am a paragon of excellence, have conquered the moon.
standing tall, like the Himalayas,
Flowing uninterrupted, like the Ganges.
I transformed from an imbecile,
to a reckoning superpower.
But I am constantly attacked,
by my neighbors and world apart.
My soul is withered, and heart creeps under threat.
I am helpless and probably hapless..
I am sixty-three and going, as old as a new born,
and as innocent as an infant.
But, I still fear the changes,
I am a reflection of yours, if not better than you.
I have nourished you, for long and now,
I am undernourished I am your motherland....
I am sixty-three and still going....

Happy- IN- dependence day

so, India is about to celebrates its 63rd independence day.. A long 63 years have passed since we got independence.... Does it really feel so...? without any second thought the answer would be a emphatic NO.... why? Rather i should i say, why not ? what have we harnessed in this six decades of independence.. what' the achievement..? 80% people below poverty level, world's worst undernourished state. largest number of casualty in the world due to terror-strikes. corruption withering into our soul............... and We call us the largest democracy....... proud to be an indian. It's time correct things.... isn't it? what else can i expect from the youth on the World youth day !!!!!

what's the use of a dialogue so 'composite'?

Many great liaisons have happened and are happening this month. First with the Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari in Yekaterinburg, on the sidelines of G-8, then with Pakistani PM Yousuf Raja Gilani during the NAM summit and now the US secretary of states, Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit to India. It seems as our prime minister is finally busy tackling the 'real' issues. But is it really so? During his meeting with Asif Zardari in Yekaterinburg, he had conveyed the mandate he was provided by the people of India to book the perpetrators of the 26/11 and any repeat of such an incident will land Pakistan in trouble, which was welcomed from every quarter of the society. it was perceived as the Zero tolerance attitude of the Indian government. But recently, when he met the Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raja Gilani, in Sharm-el-sheikh, the two premiers cautioned not to repeat the last mistake this time by having a private conversation followed by a diplomat level meeting away from the reach of the media glare. However, the Indian Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh in a hurry to walk an 'extra mile' or probably to compensate the 'mistake' he made last time, forgot the mandate, he has been provided by the people of India. The Indo-Pak joint statement, in Sharm-al-Sheikh, is a huge compromise that India has made to please its western neighbor. It has been widely criticized as a non- compensate able foreign policy failure. Thus, our foreign policy needs to be chastened in order to avoid any repeat of such an incident. After the Mumbai invasion of 26/11, the Indian government ceased to any dialogue with Pakistan. Was it to douse the popular sentiment and provide a consolation prize to the victims and the rest of the country? The dialogue process resumed within 7 months of Mumbai carnage and just 2 months after congress got re-elected to the office. The immediate put-off of the dialogue process and now the dilution of the Indian stand can be sensed as a political gimmick. Mr. prime minister you have been provided with this mandate to fight terrorism without any compromise and not to please its exporters. For the first time in the history of Indian diplomatic relation with Pakistan, the Indian side has allowed Pakistan to accuse India of the turbulence in Balochistan and its presence in the joint statement strengthens the accusation. Infant, Pakistan has already started to encash this rare opportunity, it has got in 60 years of its existence, with Pm Yousuf Raja Gilani blaming India for 'exporting' terror to Balochistan. The reason given for compromising on the dialogue process with Pakistan is that the tension between the two nuke-powered nations can only be minimized through talks. But a talk like this one is highly unacceptable. What's the use of a dialogue so composite? Our government should acknowledge that we don't need any favour from our neighbour and that it's Pakistan who needs support for running its infrastructure and downtrodden economy. History repeats itself. Probably, this is our second biggest mistake since we took the Kashmir issue to the UN Security Council. And now, with this incident Pakistan is always going to have a upper hand. a nation so opportunist like Pakistan will not leave any chance for an innuendo directed towards India. So it is imperative not to overlook any indication about where we are heading.

MR. NILEKANI, welcome to the big bad worls of indian politics

DEAR MR. NANDAN NILEKANI. ITS HEARTWARMING TO KNOW THAT U"LL BE HEADING THE GOVERMENT'S ENDEAVOUR TO PROVIDE ALL THE INDIAN CITIZEN WITH A -'UNIQUE ID CARD', WHICH CAN BE OF MULTIPLE USES TO ONE AND ALL. AND WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF AN ENTREPENUER OF UR CALIBER MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THIS INITIATIVE WILL YIELD AND NOT SUCCUMB TO ANY DELAY AND PESSIMISM... BUT MR. NILEKANI, WHAT I M AFRAID OF IS THE FACT THAT, WILL U BE ABLE TO COPE WITH THE POLITICAL PRESSURE OR LET ME PUT IT LIKE THIS,.. WILL U BE PROVIDED A FREE HAND.... AND UR WAY TO CHUCK OUT PLANS AS EFFECTIVELY AS U WANT....WILL THE GOVT'S INTERVENTION IN THE DAY TO DAY MATTER WILL BE LIMITED ? MY CONCERNS ARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT... IN OUR COUNTRY MOST OF THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES OF MASS WELFARE BECOMES A VICTIM OF THE REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED BY THEMSELVES............ YOUR ELEVATION TO THE CABINET RANK MINISTER IS A WELCOME MOVE BY THE GOVERNMENT... BUT BE SURE YOU DONT GIVE INTO THE DEMANDS OF OUR FLEDGLING DEMOCRACY... THE 'UID' PROGRAMME IS A HUGE 150-CRORE DREAM PROJECT.... WHICH WILL PROVIDE EVERY INDIAN CITIZEN A PROOF OF THEIR EXISTENCE IN THE INDIAN SOCIETY..... I HOPE U DELIVER AS PER THE EXPECTATION...... AT LAST, A VERY WARM WELCOME TO THE BIG BAD WORLD OF INDIAN POLITICS