Mister Big Sugar is minister of agriculture,
He swoops down on big bucks like an old vulture,
Exports are a roaring,
Prices are a soaring
No sweat, plucking to the bone is 'Pawar' culture.
Uncertainty
3 months ago
We elect them to govern,
They select among themselves
To rob India in turn.
We believe it is democracy,
They laugh we are naive,
For them it spells ‘loot-o-cracy’.
They select among themselves
To rob India in turn.
We believe it is democracy,
They laugh we are naive,
For them it spells ‘loot-o-cracy’.
He never gives up, this son of Nero;
In 2G he tried and scored a big zero,
Akash was a goli, a plain eyewash,
Now the net he is out to white wash.
Scam-ridden Congress needs a face lift,
With honest voices she's terribly miffed;
Media brought in line with stick and cash,
It is you and me Sonia wants to lash.
In 2G he tried and scored a big zero,
Akash was a goli, a plain eyewash,
Now the net he is out to white wash.
Scam-ridden Congress needs a face lift,
With honest voices she's terribly miffed;
Media brought in line with stick and cash,
It is you and me Sonia wants to lash.
Recently the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet and there were varied responses. One of them was Gurudas Kamat, who, incidentally, represents our area in the Lok Sabha.
He chose to resign because he was shifted to the Water and Sanitation Ministry. This "intelligent" MP felt that he has been side-lined and should have been given a more "weighty" ministry.
In this day and age our politicians feel that drinking water and sanitation are of no importance. Kamat should have been aware that Mumbai lives from year to year and is completely dependant on monsoons for their water supplies.One monsoon failure and we will have water riots here.
Here was a chance to help the city to reduce its dependance on rains and build something that would have helped many generations to come.
Alas! He turned out to be a man of straw in pursuit of titles.
Sri Padmanabha temple at Thiruvananthapuram has suddenly shot into the public eye and national limelight. So id it surprising that politicians, media, westernised Indians, rationalists and many other ill-wishers are all jostling for space.
The treasure by seems enormous, ancient and priceless. One can imagine some extra-ordinary items that represent the wealth of the royalty of those times and a peek into the richness, grandeur and culture of the time it represents.
The key question is.....This is wealth in terms of assets. Where is the money??? Seriously, does somebody believe that this treasure should be sold and the cash used for some ill-advised welfare programme with the inevitable stink of corruption tagging along.
Let us celebrate our rich legacy and preserve it for generations that will follow, to admire and learn from this amazing treasure and not squander it away.
Manmohan says he is Minister Prime and not a lame duck:
Would I have survived if so much blame I couldn’t well duck?
Reddy, media or Kalmadi,
They are all in Sonia’s rave party;
With BJP numb and Rahul dumb, wingless I am flying on luck!
Would I have survived if so much blame I couldn’t well duck?
Reddy, media or Kalmadi,
They are all in Sonia’s rave party;
With BJP numb and Rahul dumb, wingless I am flying on luck!
Black clouds of corrupt politicians
Seem to have swallowed India’s sun,
The skies are a weeping at this turn,
But for them this river of tar is fun.
Seem to have swallowed India’s sun,
The skies are a weeping at this turn,
But for them this river of tar is fun.
We have a cabinet minister who thinks he's a big hero,
All because after every theft he avers the loss is zero,
Be it a bill or a dacoity,
His answer is Sibal, not civil, society,
Thieving leaders will save India, he says, not an honest tyro.
All because after every theft he avers the loss is zero,
Be it a bill or a dacoity,
His answer is Sibal, not civil, society,
Thieving leaders will save India, he says, not an honest tyro.
Had Smarter bin Laden hit South or North Block,
He would still have been a hero roaming free in Pak or POK,
A few tiny squeals,
Not a thought of ‘Seals’,
We would still have been saying we have no choice but to talk.
He would still have been a hero roaming free in Pak or POK,
A few tiny squeals,
Not a thought of ‘Seals’,
We would still have been saying we have no choice but to talk.
Missiles, guns and robotic bomb-disposal units will be deployed in and around Mohali ahead of the diplomacy-laced India-Pak cricket encounter.
Thus screams TOI and other main stream media.
What are our leaders expecting?
When the match ends tomorrow, with no unpleasant incidents (let us all pray!), either India or Pakistan will win.
If Pakistan wins, will they arrest LeT founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed or hand over to India the wanted terrorists?
And if Pakistan loses, does it mean they secure the right to export more terrorists? After all, we hurt them again did we not?
Has the whole nation gone bonkers over cricket or is it only me?
The earthquake and resultant Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, have almost crippled the Fukushima Nuclear power plant. Radiation leaks from its reactors have not only brought terrible memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but have also raised fresh questions in India about the wisdom of using nuclear energy to generate power. Even though the situation appears to getting under control, fears continue to be stoked.
Ketan Panchal, a Twitter friend who is training to become a nuclear medicine physician , is concerned about the misinformation being disseminated and the panic being spread about the dangers posed by radiation leaks at Fukushima.
A single chest CT-scan, he says, gives one a radiation dose that is more than 1000 times what a full day spent in Fukushima town will. Should put many of us at rest and take the wind out of irrational opponents of nuclear power who are painting doomsday scenarios.
Ketan Panchal, a Twitter friend who is training to become a nuclear medicine physician , is concerned about the misinformation being disseminated and the panic being spread about the dangers posed by radiation leaks at Fukushima.
A single chest CT-scan, he says, gives one a radiation dose that is more than 1000 times what a full day spent in Fukushima town will. Should put many of us at rest and take the wind out of irrational opponents of nuclear power who are painting doomsday scenarios.
We have an annual ritual of presenting the annual budget of the Government of India on 28th February every year. Apart from presenting the accounts of the GOI, the budget has gained a level of importance far beyond what it deserves.
It has become the arbiter of our destinies and a dispenser of largesse to that group which danced and grovelled the best. It carries the ever-alive threat of additional taxes. Crumbs are thrown to the common man, fancy jargon quoted as a measure of impressive success.
Today's budget has been no different. It perpetuates the practice of fudging accounts and window dressing them. One is led to believe that all is well.
When India eventually achieves its destiny as a economically advanced nation, the people of India need to be applauded and not an insipid and unimaginative Government.
P Manivannan, an IAS officer in Karnataka is allowing the public to watch what he is doing in his office by hooking up the CCTV in his chamber to his official website. Manivannan, the MD of the Bengaluru Electric Supply Company, BESCOM, has installed two IP enabled cameras in his office, and the public can see whatever happens there.
In this scam age, with his own Karnataka CM involved in one, this act has won great appreciation from the anti-corruption activists.
Cynics say this allows corruption outside the office. They should realize that they themselves can check that, and prevent it. This is a step in the right direction.
"Adarsh" would have been Adarsh, if we had the cameras installed. Unless of course, some folks changed the camera direction to suit themselves.
In this scam age, with his own Karnataka CM involved in one, this act has won great appreciation from the anti-corruption activists.
Cynics say this allows corruption outside the office. They should realize that they themselves can check that, and prevent it. This is a step in the right direction.
"Adarsh" would have been Adarsh, if we had the cameras installed. Unless of course, some folks changed the camera direction to suit themselves.
Expressing one's opinion about the effects of Government policy seems to be a risky affair for writers in India! Anish Trivedi, a columnist for Mid-day was convicted by the special Prevention of Atrocities Act court on Thursday for making casteist comments in an editorial article written for the Mumbai tabloid in 2006.
The author has been handed over a sentence of six month's jail term and Rs. 25000/- fine for blaming the reservation policy for the bad condition of government offices!
Read about it here.
IMHO..psst psst ....come over and lets talk it over a cup of coffee, while we are still free to do so!
The author has been handed over a sentence of six month's jail term and Rs. 25000/- fine for blaming the reservation policy for the bad condition of government offices!
Read about it here.
IMHO..psst psst ....come over and lets talk it over a cup of coffee, while we are still free to do so!
With the courts burdened with cases, the aam aadmi seems to have ran out of patience due to delays and adjournments. "Tareekh pe Tareekh" is the common experience for those who need to seek justice in Indian Courts.
Not surprisingly, this 60-something Anil Tikotekar sent a cheque for Rs. 20000/- seeking one hour of the court's time. Not a big sum of money considering the difficulties he faced commuting to the court each time. But he had to apologise to the court and withdraw the letter.
Read about it here.
Not surprisingly, this 60-something Anil Tikotekar sent a cheque for Rs. 20000/- seeking one hour of the court's time. Not a big sum of money considering the difficulties he faced commuting to the court each time. But he had to apologise to the court and withdraw the letter.
Read about it here.
I am aware that such a title could be greeted with a sarcastic "So what's the big deal? Aren't you women always vying for gender equality and such?"
But news of this kind always inspires and delights me.
But news of this kind always inspires and delights me.
The Laundromat arrives in India!
This pay and use coin operated laundry service for public use is a concept popular in UK has made its debut in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan, which has 7000 rented flats – many of them foreigners. With consumers having to spend close to about an hour at the Laundromat, one wonders whether this idea would make it big time in our country? Mumbaikars spend that much time commuting to office! Imagine if they would need to travel with their dirty linen another half an hour just to wash them in public! I had the good opportunity to see how a Laundromat works without having to go abroad – I watched a Mr. Bean episode on TV – Rowan Atkinson (as Mr Bean) - at his very best - tells us how not to use a Laundromat, while others at the Laundromat show us how it really works!
Read about it here!
Indians meanwhile may be looking for a different kind of Laundromat which can clean up our politics - and corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and government officials! Need of the times, i guess!
This pay and use coin operated laundry service for public use is a concept popular in UK has made its debut in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan, which has 7000 rented flats – many of them foreigners. With consumers having to spend close to about an hour at the Laundromat, one wonders whether this idea would make it big time in our country? Mumbaikars spend that much time commuting to office! Imagine if they would need to travel with their dirty linen another half an hour just to wash them in public! I had the good opportunity to see how a Laundromat works without having to go abroad – I watched a Mr. Bean episode on TV – Rowan Atkinson (as Mr Bean) - at his very best - tells us how not to use a Laundromat, while others at the Laundromat show us how it really works!
Read about it here!
Indians meanwhile may be looking for a different kind of Laundromat which can clean up our politics - and corrupt politicians, bureaucrats and government officials! Need of the times, i guess!
India will set up the first Tidal Power Project in Asia - in Gujarat!
With its economy growing at a fast pace in relation to other economies, the power needs of the country will grow exponentially in the coming years. Clean energy forms and non-conventional sources of energy beckon the world, inviting us to try out harnessing such energy sources as Wind and Solar energy - for power generation options - offer us great potential in future.
It is therefore refreshing to know about the project to harness the energy in our tidal waves!
Ride the waves of change - Read all about it here.
With its economy growing at a fast pace in relation to other economies, the power needs of the country will grow exponentially in the coming years. Clean energy forms and non-conventional sources of energy beckon the world, inviting us to try out harnessing such energy sources as Wind and Solar energy - for power generation options - offer us great potential in future.
It is therefore refreshing to know about the project to harness the energy in our tidal waves!
Ride the waves of change - Read all about it here.
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GOI is fighting too many battles on too many fronts. Some of these are internal within the Government and some within the party and allies.
If one analyses the situation, most of these battles have nothing to do with governance or its absence, or any matter of national importance.
Sadly, most of these revolve around massive and brazen acts of corruption. This is compounded by consistent refusal of the Government to come clear and be transparent. The whole emphasis is on covering tracks, fudging facts, not going after the guilty until it is too late or have been forced into some action.
It is amazing that at a time when we need to focus all our energies to take India to a new level, our political leaders, industrialists and privileged populace have begun looting as if there is no tomorrow.
It is a sad reflection on our national character.
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