Ode to Dravid !

Ode To Dravid…

There was cute little boy , who wanted to be a warrior for India ,
He wanted to wield a shield and a sword
And to the world he wanted to show he is more than a Gladiator in the arena
Could overpower the enemy with a warm smile than a mighty blow
But wars were done and dusted
So he settled for a sword called willow
And his battle field was 22 yard arena
When other were working hard on aggression and suppression
He was working patience and perseverance
When other were working on striking as hard as they can
He was working on how a soft touch could be a deadly blow
When others were resting
He was toiling hard
When others failed on a foreign battle field
His sword was wielded to an effect which made the enemy run on their own turf.
When Generals , Soldiers and Fortress crumbled around him ,
The man guarded his fort with all valor and elegance
There was not a single crack neither in his defense nor in his forts
Which earned him the name “ The Wall”
When others were throwing insults with their tongue
He was capturing every heart with a soft smile .
And he made sure his willow spoke what was needed to speak .
And when the opportunity came to speak ,
He accepted it gladly and he made Sir Don Proud.
He had a golden heart , obliging every fan who came his way
They were mesmerized not only his willow but by his wisdom too .
When he led , he led from front ,
Victory or Defeat , the impostors were treated the same .
His men were full of confidence , when he is there.
The Most Technically Gifted batsman was said to be no good to shorter forms
But his mettle proved when he easily cleared the ropes in the shorter version too .
Sometimes the Leather in his hand did magic too , wherever he went , it made sure it stuck to the Solid Hands.
May be the leather wanted to learn all his tricks.
And don’t forget the wicket when he bowled too
He has done all the tricks , be it slips or donning the big gloves …
He has given all his soul.
Praises poured from across the globe
But one of the Truest Gentlemen stood humble to the core
And ensured that his legacy lasts for ever on sportsman across genre .
He is ever a True gentleman
Played the sport with all the right spirit and temperament

Rahul “ The Wall “ Dravid will never retire from our Hearts .

Change the Game !- Make All Sports Equal !

Kudos to our Women's Kabaddi Team on winning the world cup ! . The vent was held at Patna , India . It was heartening to see at least one of our national games doing well.Infact in Kabaddi both men and women are world beaters . We have won Gold medals repeatedly in the Asian games and we have always put a great show when it comes to World championship !

But how many of us know the above fact ? and how many of us realise that Kabaddi has always been a successful sport for us ???


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_kabaddi_team

Check the above link to know about our success . But the Irony is in spite of being the World Champions and Gold Medalist in the Asian Circuit , we ( People of India , Sponsors ,corporates) don't take notice of these achievements . Where are the sponsors ??? The Kabaddi federation needs money to pay the players well and to spread the game to the grass root level , youngsters will definitely take up to the game , if the sponsors are willing to enhance this gold laying national games of OURS. Both men and women team need sponsors and for sure with the might of the corporates we can push this game to get a Olympic recognition .With the talent available we for sure will reap gold after gold in Olympics.

The Kabaddi Team is not even protesting like the Hockey Team for money , they carry their heart in their sleeves and they do their best while playing and they ensure we are the champions time after time . Lets give the recognition and money which is due to the World Champions.




It was heartening to see our Men's and Women's hockey team perform good after a long time , though the women's team didn't qualify for the finals , they put a up a brave show against the Mighty Africans . Kudos to the Men's team which made the par. Its been long since a Indian hockey team has played with such zest and zeal . Nice , Indded it was old Magic re-created . Lets hope they strike a medal at the Olympics.
The Hockey Teams needs to win consistently , once they start achieving that iam sure money will follow and i hope in future they don't draw a comparison with other sports and say they earn big bucks and we don't , iam sure with the victories in their hand they will reap the benefits sooner than later .

Pepsi's new ad -Change the Game is nice but then again i reiterate my point in not comparing one sport to other and claiming which is good and which is bad . If they really want to support football or soccer let them go to the federation pump in some money , make sure out league are off international standards and iam sure we can unearth many more IM Vijayans , Baichung Bhutia and sunil chetris of the future .



What we really need is an environment were all kinds of sports are given equal importance and inculcate the sporting in the hearts and minds of people through schools , colleges and corporates . Iam sure once we start doing that , we don't need to count the GOLDS with our fingers !

Reservation-Politics!

We as a Nation are going backwards , yes , i say this because of the current political and economic situation . Scams, frauds , black money and what not and all these are works of our great politicians .How come they still get elected ?? In the recent BMC elections not even half of the city voted , i presume the middle class didint turn out at all , but still one party said MUMBAI has spoken and they are loved by MUMBAI!!!

Politicians to garner votes will do everything and anything.When it comes to VOTE bank ,Minorities comes in to the picture, especially Religious minorities .The Politicians run amoc by promising the quota or reservation to the minorities is astounding and amusing at the same time. How do you define minority ?? In some parts of the country where the so called majority is a minority and vice versa!!!so how do this work ???

Iam sure our politicians are not even aware of the above mentioned fact ....

Why cant everybody be given the same treatment and lets not say any specific religion or caste or community is backward and they need reservations to come up . This might have been true some 70 years back but certainly not now , we can clearly observe that people from all walks of life are making it good. To be frank because of this reservation lot of times people who actually deserve , loose out . The Reservations are creating a rift rather than upbring a community .

The real need of the country is Eductaion , Eradication of the poverty, Roof above everybody's head , Safety and Security .Its not entirely the politicians fault its also the people's fault , people are looking for freebies rather than work hard. Lets roll out a playing level field for the citizens of the nation . Quota destroyes the society rather promote a society , lets not say any community is backward , keep your eyes wide open the so called majority is also suffering , so address the basic issues rather than fighting over trivial issues .

Indian -?????

This was a Recent conversation between two guys in a Gym ........

Guy 1: Are you planning to settle down in India ?
Guy 2: If possible will Immigrate .
Guy 1: Where would you like to go?
Guy 2: Somewhere Indian population is less!
Guy 1: ( Bemused ) Why so?
Guy 2: Indians abroad are having a spoilt image , we are branded that we are after girls , flaunting our wealth so we are under scathing attack , getting discriminated ( * quotes few other example*) and our Image in general has taken a beating , i would like to set a good example .
Guy 1: But that Happens inside India itself ? we are not united ! we fight for petty things , Kannadigas dont like Tamil , Kerala refuses to give water so is Karnataka , Mumabi wala 's hate Biharis , Karnataka and Maharashtra fight , North east is always neglected ..... *(Pauses)* why do we have so many issues and fight over petty things ?? we have this introverted mindset and we have become selfish !
Guy 2: That's because everybody sees himself from a partiuclar region and not as Indian . There is no onesness or a common cause which can unite all .
Guy 1 : This oneness can be a Language and specifically English !
Guy 2: *( Laughs)* Nah , it cant be
Guy 1: Iam from North and you are from south and the only we communicate is English
Guy 2: But how many can speak English ??
Guy 1: we can train everyone , atleast the educated mass.
Guy 2: what is the percentage of Educated Mass??
Guy 1 : Around 50 %
Guy 2: Then the rest of the 50%
Guy 1: *(Thinks).....
Guy 2 If we cant be united by one of our own language , definitely not by a foreign Language ...
Guy 1 why cant everyone speak Hindi .. especially people from Tamil nadu ..!!!!
Guy 2: why should they speak Hindi....???
Guy 1 : Its our Official Language !
Guy 2: Tamil is one of the oldest language and a classical language too...
Guy 2: During Ancient times , Indians were united , they were so culturally rich , economically powerful and people were united across the length and breadth ..why????
Guy 1: .. hmmmmmmm...
Guy 2: Simple we had one notion of India , we had one Religion or atleast major and hardly two languages and there one was one Emperor who controlled everything...
Guy 1 : true ..
Guy2 : As time went by , people started to speak different languages , aread were divided along the languages , then came alien and foreign religions , people started to split along different religion ...
Guy 2: so it became increasingly difficult to unify people ...
Guy 1 : so you mean to say religion and language is the cause for all the problem s...
Guy 2.. hmmm..no .. but the politicians who use it for their vote banks and how the fickle minded people fall for it .,...
Guy 1.. That's right ...
Guy 2.. First educate the masses , Go back to developing Agriculture that's our prime strength , feed people , regulate water bodies , ensure adequate electricity and reasonable cost of living , this would help to a certain extent ..
Guy 1 /..but will those be alone enough,,,
Guy 2..well..that's a beginning ... lets hope people become matured soon enough ...
guy 1 .. lets our cricket stars play all through the year ..
Guy 2: .lol ..that's one solution..

Price Rise

First the Price of Petrol , then now LPG and slowly the price of Diesel will be raised , infact almost all of essential commodities like Electricity , Food , Public Transport have been raised .Rupee value is depreciating everyday , consumer good prices have also been hiked . but only thing which has not got raised is our salaries:(




Petrol , Diesel and Lpg Prices are hiked saying that the Government can no more afford to subsidies the prices as the Government and the other agencies are taking a hit on their profits and they are not even breaking even . The Government is planning to limit the LPG cylinders provided to the House Holds to a 6 or 7 a year and moreover they are deliberating a scenario were the affordable' s are to pay more or the cost equal to market price which is around Rs.700/- per cylinder . Now it will be interesting to see how the Government is going to arrive who are have's and have not's , i hope it wont be shocking as the Rs.32 demarcation for poverty line ! The Diesel Prices have also increased but then its not got deregulated otherwise the Oil cos would wreck havoc and prices will go spiraling further !!!!


Then comes another scathing attack on the masses , the Government has increases the Public transportation cost , Poor people and the Middle class people are worst affected , People have stated to walk , to save money on their travel !. Well after the long walk " aam admi" comes home to rest but what happens there is no power (Electricity ) supply , its the daily routine cut , The Government ensures that this "power cut" is met even if not other basic necessacities are met and some how hopes to keep its " Power " in tact and the irony is that The Government is proposing to hike the Power Tariffs !!!! now this is like " Paying Fees for a class which we are not supposed to attend"

The above mentioned price rises have a cascading effect on every other person and product . The Transportation cost and Power Tariff increases , basic food stuff and basic commodities (essential commodities) prices increases , basic food stuff prices increases cost of living increases , because of this many house holds are going without proper meals and its becoming increasingly difficult for them to make ends meet!

The Rupee value keeps depreciating day by day because of this our loans are becoming costlier and our investments are loosing their sheen , Gold and silver prices have risen to pluto and external galaxies .... savings are disappearing just to keep pace with the price rise !!!! Hope we dont disappear with the rising prices !!!!

well is there anyway to stop these things yes , there are ways ,Good Governance and most of all Bring back the Black money and please ensure people who have swindled tax payers money are made to pay and ensure no more scams . If the Money which is stashed in various foreign banks by our hot shot corporate honchos and big shot , good for nothing politicians is brought back to India and pumped in to the economy millions of people could be fed for free without a problem and all the essential commodities prices would come down. Scams !!! stop them and the money the scammers have swindled cannot be counted by two super computers !!! please ensure that money is accounted for and ensure it is pumped in to the economy and NO INDIAN will be affected by poverty and price rise ever again !

This is by a Regularly Tax Paying Normal Citizen!

Revival of Test Match Cricket

When the Head Honchos were deliberating the Future of Test cricket , i always thought that it would survive and infact it will evolve as a whole new challenge. Ad mist all these T20's and 50 over matches it is clear that the Test matches are indeed testing a Players skill , temperament , attitude and character to the core .

Test Matches were said to be dead because of the crowd response were very poor but look at the recently concluded test series Aus Vs RSA, Ind V Windies or for that matter NZ VS AUS, the crowd response was good and infact the quality of cricket was ever improving. Gone are the days were matches were heading to a dull draw , due to the advent , especially of T20 , the pace at which the test match is played has dramatically changed. Big Fourth Innings are scores are chased down easily and bowlers have learnt and mastered various skills , they are able to handle teh nerves better in tight situations and infact they are able to bowl out opponents with much more craft and guile . The recent Test matches especially 2nd test between Aus Vs RSA , Aus Vs Nz and 3rd Test of Ind Vs Windies were very close and they wre heart warming stuff and the crowd as well as players would have enjoyed them regardless of the result .
This proves no matter in which condition a team plays , if the attitude of the team is right they can go for the win .


If we start using uncovered pitches , i guess it will argue for the Game well and the matches would be more interesting as the ball and the bat would have a equal say and the crowds will starts automatically come in as the batsmen would hone their skills as they have to bat in uncovered pitches and the bowlers have to be intelligent enough to use the conditions well .. if there is constant and fair battle between the ball and bat the crowds will automatically come and the Test Match would be the superlative form of the Game .

Dark Ages - Coming soon to India !

There is a problem which is plaguing us for quite sometime now and surprisingly nobody is even bothered about it or is it they think that the problem would solve itself ??? Nah , unless we ensure some steps are taken iam sure we would return to the dark ages .. by that i mean no Tv , no Laptops/ Mobiles , no Pc 's/ Ipads etc even radio NO more industrial Units or factories and we are going to return solely to agriculture and all the built house would be razed for cultivation!!!!!..Hmmm... am i kidding??? no absolutely not, does that mean no electronic gadgets would be available in India or the big industrial companies are shutting shop or the small cos are bankrupt ! NO , NO No Not at all , Its simple we are running out of electricity ...YES! Electricity !!!!





Our Nation solely depends on Thermal Energy , Unfortunately we are running short of coal ( The Electricity which is produces using coal is called Thermal Power) !! Our Country is not able to produce the desired output , the reason shortage of many many things and the slack in the Policy making and yes Of course Red Tapism! and the Private companies like Reliance , Adanis etc etc came in to picture depending on the coal from Indonesia ( Indonesia once exported coal at a cheap rate ) but the Indonesian Government have issued stern warning to the Coal Cos to revise the prices up to International Standards, because of this the Private Cos are struggling with the Spiraling cost and are falling well short of expected production .




Turning to the Hydel Production .. we mustn't have a problem since we have a lot of rivers and that's one of the cheapest means of producing power ..but we are not able to implement the same why ...simple Red Tapism , Protests from various environmental groups saying building of dams will displace many lives and construction of hydel projects would create harm to flora and fauna .



Nuclear Energy .. Ha! The Future!!! But is it safe??? its a 50:50 gamble they say .Some safe its very unsafe will harm millions of life if something goes wrong , some say its the way to the future , many say if Japan could struggles , we would not definitely cope up with any calamity if it happens , already our Nation is the poorest in Public safety ( The recent AMRI Incident at Kolkatta is a prime example). Few say , If Germany can do without Nuclear Power so can we!!! but are WE and Germany Same????? Ask this question a million times ! and for the million time the answer would be a BIG NO!

So what is the solution ?? Hike the rates so that every one suffers! and Cut the Power for 6-8 hrs a day ! Make people to Force immigrate to other countries!!!

I have bought enough candles to last till my family survives-- Have you?????

Curse!

The Ancient world ! The Mighty Greeks! The Brave Romans! The Fertile Crescent , Culturally and Intellectually Rich India , Arabia Fellix , The silky China ! . All these countries were a treasure trove of Knowledge , Wealth , Culture . They were all known for their Great Warriors as well as their sea Faring Traders ! Silk went all the way to Greece from Asia , Spices , Ivories and Precious Stones all the way from India to the European Elite .



Spices , especially from Cinnamon from Arabia Felix ( Modern day Yemen ) went to the European markets , The Greeks and Romans were mighty and known for their war fare and for producing great scholars .Persia , Vast and rich because of the trade and renowned for their Art and Architecture.

The present world.. Once Mighty Greeks are submerged in Debt the while country is crumbling , Indians are at loggerheads among themselves , caste-ism , communal ism , corruption etc etc are plaguing their society , rich Yemen (Arab Felix) is no more happy , The ruler has plundered the county to such an extent , people have become poor and its become a haven for terrorist . Modern Rome ( Italy ) has its share of economic problems , The Lesser said about fertile crescent ( Middle east and north Africa) is better . All of the Countries which were once rich and powerful have crumbled and are plagued by some problem or the other.

Its amazing that none of the Ancient world Superpowers are nor superpowers anymore and why is that they are ravaged by debts , unemployment , corruption and so many other social and political problems???

Is it because of the People ? Is it because of the wars? Is it because of their Trade? Or is it because of some other reason???
The Ancient world was prospering and evolving , wars were fought , People died but then there was Honesty , Bravery and most importantly Respect for each other and comradeship .But the Modern world is widely slit mainly by two things or rather three things and it hurts deep as everyone could see it..they are 1) Oil , 2) Religion , 3) Greed .

All the above mentioned things has made man to loose his man and he become eccentric and the desire to be in power has made him exploit his own people , supress who oppose him and oppress who are against him ! People have respect for each other , they are ready to backstab each other and Religion is creating such a deep divide which is un-repairable . The Modeen Day villain Oil .. !!! Oil , Oil , Oil countries are at war for Oil and oil in turn takes religion as shield and also vice versa and ensures world is always tore part !!! Money is the magic word , it ensures greed stays in man , ensures poor is becoming poor and rich swindling all the wealth and Man is ready to kill another fellow being to make money ! Man is after all a monkey who is evolved and so he is going after another evolution called Money which doesnt differ from Monkey by much!

I expect a Miracle to Cure this Curse!Will the World Be Saved ? Happen?

Busy ! Too Busy !

Hmm.. well i have always wondered about people who are very busy for anything ??? what do they do ?? To be frank ..People have a day job and then come home then gym and then read or play a nice game or view a nice movie , weekends meet up with friends and have fun , but then there are few or rather many who have work 24/7 .. ??? They would be online always but they would be not be replying when you ping them !!!! but whenever you log on they are there????. Its just to show they are busy and they will be online and wont be replying , in real they would be sitting ideal hoping somebody would ping them so that they can show off !!!!The same happens with FB friend's request . They would act as though they have million friends in real , hardly people would have send friends request !

They would later ( Surprisingly ) would message and tell us that they were busy with something else and we would also say its all ok and no issues???!! When you call them its the same they hardly pick up and when they do , they would always reply they are busy and they cant talk !!! what do they do ?? do they eat 24/7????
When you try to meet them at their residence(if in case they are known for longer period of time ) they are always out or helping others!!!!!, later we will get to know they would have had a stomach upset !!!!:P or they are just showing of as though they are busy !

These kind of people are at work too!!! they used to stare at the system 24/7 and keep clicking the mouse with no mercy ,as though they are the only person working in the office or they constantly are on the phone which is supposed to be an important conference call or they would have some kind of discussion in the conference room!!!! They would take 3 or 4 markers and duster and lots an lots of paper as thought they are coming up with a new technology or some new innovation!!!!

Later , it would turn out the system staring is nothing but playing solitaire or chat with somebody , the conference call could be with a dumb friend and the meeting in the conference room would be for relaxing in the A/C after a hard days play and talk!!!
Even the CEO of the company wouldn't be so busy !!!! he would be having the coffee break on time and enjoying his spare time , while these guys would work as though there is no tomorrow and the surprising thing is that , whenever you call them for a break like lunch or coffee , they would start acting as very serious and the world marked crashed and they are working to save it !!!!

Next time if you see somebody really busy now you know what they do !!!

Pleeeeasee... guys get a life !!! Live Real !

English!

Okay ! Now iam bad at English ! True! I went to a communication workshop and found out that what we learnt at school is completely wrong :(, man , my school ripped me off my money .. they naver taught me to pronounce H as "aich" , p as "phii" :(. But then i realised English is really a funny language , it didnt matter how we pronounced it people were able to understand and infact the way English is written or spoken is completely different from what it was before .. it has evolved so much or should i say it has degraded so much ..hmmm..iam not sure !

English has survived and especially in India without English it would be hard to communicate among us,by default is has become lingua franca of India,though we say Hindi is our official language .More People speak English than Hindi in India,and this has played to our advantage it has given a global spectrum to play with.

I bet English is the only language in the world which is spoken in so many different accents and with so many different dictions even the Brits wouldn't have though that their language would reach far and wide,with so many accents and modifications!.In India alone,we must be speaking 50 different "ways" and accents of English!!

We should not leave our roots ! That is our mother tongue but then English has become our lifeline these days , so p we must learn both our mother tongue as well as English to be competitive .

Even if we get Mocked for our English , remind the English we are ruling the entire world with our English .

:)

Battle against Corruption !

" Cometh the Hour , Cometh the Man"

The battle against corruption or like some people term this as second war of Independence !!! . Atlast it is good to see We, Indians unite for a cause which is good and will do good for us .People of all religion , caste , creed and community are together in this fight against corruption or atleast we term so . Mr.Anna Hazare , A Gandhian who has served the Country in every proud way ( Jai Jawan) now is leading the opposition against corruption , the massive support for his fast and the respectable people who are with him is really commendable. The Fast against corruption if not uprooting the corruption , has atleast made our Government sit up and take notice that " We are indeed tired of corruption , opportunism and exploitation .

But The fast alone or the LOKPAL bill for which the Respectable TEAM ANNA is fighting for will not solve the problem . The Problem starts with the common man yes You and Me . It is who we encouraged corruption , to make people heed to us and to make sure our job gets completed we started bribing and this way more and more people started to bribe and the official who received bribes now completed jobs who paid more and this made people to pay more bribes!!!!. Its simple we want to break every simple law in the books and to justify that we have it our way we paid bribes .

In every other country corruption exits but then its only for doing something out of their way , here the difference is that its a habit to take bribes even to do their daily routine !!!! We as a citizen must ensure that we dont encourage bribes and yes next time when we vote we must be thoughtful in casting the same ,there are so many youngsters who are willing to serve the country in blood and sweat !

Though Anna Hazare is doing a great Job , care must be taken not to compare him with Mahatma . They are 2 different personalities and nobody can be compared to Mahatma .No denying the fact we need people like Anna Hazare who is selfless and is giving people's cause the priority . Political Partys and Politicians must realise that people's pent up feeling will one day swell and fire back at them and they will have to answer people's wrath for sure .

This fight must not finish only by ending corruption but also black money , the amount of money stached in various swiss bank accounts is brought back to India , we will be wiping out our debts in no time, the standard of living will increase three folds of what we are now and all essential commodities like Milk , Kerosene , Petrol and Diesel will come down and will help greatly in making or economy powerful and stable one .

There will be a day in India when there will no people living in Poverty or without a roof on their heads .That day is soon to arrive, if we people make a stand against corruption , greed and non-morality .

So, what have you decided?