So what is your opinion on great Indian loot? anger, frustration, or plain ignorance, or how-does-it-matter-to-us type of reaction?
The Union Cabinet approved a hike of Rs 10000 for constituency and office maintenance expenses for our Members of Parliament. This was in addition to salary hike of Rs 50000. Now every Indian MP earns Rs 61 lakh/year with extraordinary perks for doing rashtra seva and janata ki seva!
Cool package, and what is the accountability? It is our hard-earned money in form of various taxes. You can not ask such uncomfortable questions.
It was disgusting scene. Some MPs were actually quarrelling for this pay rise and it was live on TV.
Now just pause and consider the fact that out of 547 MPs 357 are 'officially' crorepati! And they required more rise but 'settled' for this much. Original demand of Lalu & company was salary of Rs 80000 and equal increase in perks! And the unity of all the politicians was not to be missed.
There are issues like deteriorating J & K situation and Naxalism which need urgent attention. There is ever rising inflation. Rich are becoming richer and the poor people poorer.
What can we do? Wake up to the situation. Raise our voice against this obnoxious state of affairs. Still better file some Public Interest Litigation!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
relevance of 15 august
Independence is indispensable and absolute prerequisite to prosper. This year, 15 August celebrations have become rather repetitive and lost some sheen.
Have our sensibilities become so dull? Do we take independence for granted? Do we require Kargil war-like situation to realise our Indian identity? I think yes.
I know some of friends cursing the calendar system, as it was Sunday this year and a holiday is wasted. Still some others feigned ignorance.
Sir Winston Churchill had predicted that independence of India would wither away rapidly as there would be states breaking away from the Union. Fortunately that forecast is proved to be wrong time and again since last 63 years.
No doubt there are so many issues starting from troubled J & K and Northeast region to increasing divisive nature of chauvinist regionalism. People in general have lost faith in Government, and that is equally dangerous if not more.
Concerns such as corruption, unemployment, urban-rural divide, farmer suicides have still not seen any sort of concrete solution.
So to protest and do something meaningful we need independence. To succeed in our personal and professional spheres of life, we want independence.
We have 31 states, almost 1618 languages and dialects, six major religions and 29 national festivals and one sub-continent size democracy. That is called as 'Unity in Diversity'.
I believe glue of unique 'Indian identity' is stronger than anything else for us to remain one country forever. It will help us conquer all the evils.
I hang about it, audaciously optimistic as always.
Have our sensibilities become so dull? Do we take independence for granted? Do we require Kargil war-like situation to realise our Indian identity? I think yes.
I know some of friends cursing the calendar system, as it was Sunday this year and a holiday is wasted. Still some others feigned ignorance.
Sir Winston Churchill had predicted that independence of India would wither away rapidly as there would be states breaking away from the Union. Fortunately that forecast is proved to be wrong time and again since last 63 years.
No doubt there are so many issues starting from troubled J & K and Northeast region to increasing divisive nature of chauvinist regionalism. People in general have lost faith in Government, and that is equally dangerous if not more.
Concerns such as corruption, unemployment, urban-rural divide, farmer suicides have still not seen any sort of concrete solution.
So to protest and do something meaningful we need independence. To succeed in our personal and professional spheres of life, we want independence.
We have 31 states, almost 1618 languages and dialects, six major religions and 29 national festivals and one sub-continent size democracy. That is called as 'Unity in Diversity'.
I believe glue of unique 'Indian identity' is stronger than anything else for us to remain one country forever. It will help us conquer all the evils.
I hang about it, audaciously optimistic as always.
Friday, August 6, 2010
umar pachpan ki dil bachpan ka?!
So how do you react when a college going kid calls you uncle? Do you feel flabbergasted? Or do you simply ignore? However it is not very easy to overlook such observation from a third person's point of view.
I wanted to go home and there was no company provided car available. So got an auto for half the way to home and then boarded a city bus. And surprisingly it was a Mercedes-Benz AC bus. (Surprised because going by PMT's standards, this is 'height' of what they can achieve!)
There were two young students in the bus. One of them, casually, without any hint of being mean, asked me to move forward so that they can get decent place. He just said - uncle thoda sarko. Other guy questioned him on 'uncle' part. The first one said - arre yaar uske to dadhhi me bhi safed bal hai, uncle bolega to kya hua? And they were talking with addition of laughter. I just overheard their conversation.
Recently a survey was done and it was found out that 40% of men actually fear of grey hair. Am I scared same way? No certainly not. It is nothing to be 'unhappy'.
Traditionally seen as mark of distinction and somewhat respect, going grey is a reality of life. It's just that grey hairs are now in early thirties and not after forty-five! It is believed that previous generation went grey in their forties.
I feel age is in the mind. It is not about being young and old, biologically. Age is determined by the enthusiasm and passion for life.
I wanted to go home and there was no company provided car available. So got an auto for half the way to home and then boarded a city bus. And surprisingly it was a Mercedes-Benz AC bus. (Surprised because going by PMT's standards, this is 'height' of what they can achieve!)
There were two young students in the bus. One of them, casually, without any hint of being mean, asked me to move forward so that they can get decent place. He just said - uncle thoda sarko. Other guy questioned him on 'uncle' part. The first one said - arre yaar uske to dadhhi me bhi safed bal hai, uncle bolega to kya hua? And they were talking with addition of laughter. I just overheard their conversation.
Recently a survey was done and it was found out that 40% of men actually fear of grey hair. Am I scared same way? No certainly not. It is nothing to be 'unhappy'.
Traditionally seen as mark of distinction and somewhat respect, going grey is a reality of life. It's just that grey hairs are now in early thirties and not after forty-five! It is believed that previous generation went grey in their forties.
I feel age is in the mind. It is not about being young and old, biologically. Age is determined by the enthusiasm and passion for life.
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