Re Bhaiyya Choote Lagaan!!!

Next two months are going to be very tough considering the fact the that I have not done the required investments to save the taxes, a big chunk of my not-so-fat pay packet will be taken by the government.

I'm not complaining after all it is my mistake. I should have started saving a long time back but when money is there in your bank account and you have so many new places to visit and eat, so many new clothes to be tried, so many people to talk to over phone, so many things to buy for your home needs and so many people who still are expecting gifts from you how will you manage to save anything.

Anyways its a lesson well learnt and now that I'm quite used to of seeing my bank account turning green on the last day of every month , I think now I'm well equipped to take care of my expenditures as well as to maintain good savings.

It would have been so nice if Government gave tax exemption to all those spend-thrift idiots like me for 1 full year. The day you start earning you have to pay the tax. There should be some child-concession,(aren't we like a baby only in the earning world) or something like that for all the starters. Atleast give them some time to realise the importance of money and savings.
When I was in school or for that matter college, the 4 hours budget presented every year just seemed to be a shear waste of time.

I always used to wonder what makes my Dad sit through that extra boring session of our Honourable Finance minister giving a bhasan in the otherwise empty Loksabha. And the headlines in the news paper next day saying "cigarette, Gaadi mahanga, Tv, computer kharidna aur aasan" were equally boring. And every year there will be a pie chart in the news paper showing where did that rupee come from and where does it go. I used to wonder who is interested in all these stats. Why the hell anyone will be bothered about the sources of income and how is it spent. Only thing I understood at that time was, whatever money is collected from us goes to the politicians in the name of ghotala.


But now it does make a difference to me. I'm worried about rising prices because it is me now who has to pay for it and not my DAD. I'm worried about the income tax slabs. It is my hard earned money (if I say so ;) ) that is going to the government.I'm bothered about how the money is being spent, and where is it spent.The changing policies of government does affect my personal budget. And as every honest citizen of the country I pray that taxes are not increased this year.
And I'm going to make sure next year that I make optimum use of government's policy and not give any extra cent to the govt. as LAGAAN!!!


By the way savings and investment does help in contributing to our economy. The more the money flows the more it grows. So save money, invest it properly in the right channels, save on TAXES and pay the remaining. Remember the money that goes from you today comes back to you again in one form or other. Aakhir paisa aur Duniya dono GOL hai...


PS: The rising prices of cigarrette gives me immense pleasure as I save more money, I don't smoke you see ;-)

Banna Chahte Ho Duniya ki no.1 Country ?

"Aaabaabbbabababbababaaababbababababaaaaaabbbbbababababbabababa"

Well to begin with, the last line means long time no C..
But on the serious note, Its really a long time since I wrote anything. Out of topic.. NO ways..
Of late there have been so many things to talk about.

The recent Shilpa Shetty/ Big Brother episode or The comaback Man Sourav Ganguly, The Stylish SRK in KBC (I really loved it, the way he spoke, the way he interacted with the participants and his presence on the screen.. Makes u smile.. doesn't he!! ) or be it our own Guru Kant Desai making stories both in reel life and real life..

They all created so much news.. A 24 hour full masala for the news channels as well as the viewers
To be very frank none of these are going to make any difference in my life. None of these are important to me.
May be Ganguly coming back in form does make a little difference to me and many other eternally optimistic Indians but still its not much of a news.

Kare Koi Bhare koi..

The recent riot in eastern parts of bangalore claimed a life of 12 year old orphan. A police man Thimmaiah was seriously injured and his fighting for his life in the hospital. Saddam Hussein not only killed hundreds of people (Its what the junta all over the world say) but even after his death he is claiming lives of the innocent.. What happened over the last week was just an after effect of Saddam's execution. It does not make sense to me in any way how a procession/rally/demonstration after 20 days of Saddam's execution is going to be of any use.. George Bush or for that matter any other American/Britisher is least bothered about these rallies happening in a third world country.
But we Indians will be bothered and are bothered by these demonstrations. Public property being looted, houses being ransacked, innocent people being killed.

Yes all these affects me. A miniscule fraction of my hard earned money (Sitting in the office doing TP and writing a blog is really a tough job) going as Income tax is being used for the development of public property. And when the public property is destroyed it is my loss and it is also the loss of other millions of people who honestly pay the Tax.

I'm not against rallies or Dharnas (I'm talking as if my thinking is going to make any difference).
If you are against something, go ahead, protest against it, but do it peacefully. I've seen some pictures in which people are carrying talwars and big butcher knives. Do these people think that Saddam's executors are here in bangalore only. Or do the VHP activists think that by looting shops of the local muslims they'll avenge the last fight.

For me Saddam Hussein getting hanged is not a big issue, but may be for some one it is and they have every right to protest against it. What does that 12 year old kid has to do with Saddam Hussein. I'm not too sure even if he knew who Saddam was. What was the fault of the policeman, Just the fact that he was doing his duty..

Should we not also hang the politcians for whom the human life is just another piece of flesh which is of no use to them.

Should we not also hang the local rowdies who incite the whole riot resulting in loss of lives and property just to make few extra bucks for themselves.

Should we not protest against the aam junta getting killed just coz they are so common that even if some of them die its not going to make any difference.

Is a dead man worth so many lives and so much of tension, insecurity, and law lessness..

Are we really progressing..


Do we really love our country ????


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The India Poised Campaign's Transcript!!!


There are two Indias in this country. One India is straining at the leash, eager to spring forth and live up to all the adjectives that the world has been recently showering upon us.

The other India is the leash.

One India says "Give me a chance, and I'll prove myself."

The other India says "Prove yourself first, and maybe then, you'll have a chance."

One India lives in the optimism of our hearts.

The other India lurks in the scepticism of our minds.

One India wants.

The other India hopes.

One India leads.

The other India follows.

These conversions are on the rise. With each passing day, more and more people from the other India are coming over to this side. And quietly, while the world is not looking, a pulsating, dynamic India is emerging.

An India whose faith in success is far greater than its fear of failure.

An India that no longer boycotts foreign-made goods, but buys out the companies that makes them instead.

History, they say, is a bad motorist. It rarely ever signals its intentions when it's taking a turn.

This is that rarely ever moment. History is turning a page.

For over half a century, our nation has sprung, stumbled, run, fallen, rolled over, got up and dusted ourself, and cantered, sometimes lurched on.

But now, in our sixtieth year as a free nation, the ride has brought us to the edge of time's great precipice.

And one India, a tiny little voice at the back of the head, is looking down at the bottom of the ravine, and hesitating. The other India is looking up at the sky and saying, "It's time to fly."

Proud to be an Indian ???

We, the eternally optimistic Indians!!!!

We love to loose..

And then console ourselves..

To prepare for one more fight...

Hoping for that elusive win...

Only to loose again...

But we don't ever give up!!!

We the Eternally Optimistic Indians!!!


Everytime we fall..

We stand up again..

Winning is a dream..

That Keeps us going...

Loosing is a habit..

That help us falling...

Anytime, Everytime..

But we don't ever give up !!!!

We the Eternally Optimistic Indians!!!


We love our "Chalta hai" Attitude

It Makes our life tick

We don't want to offend others

We don't want others to loose

Hence we ourselves give up

To make other's dream come true

We sacrifice ours..

Only to hope for a day

When someone will sacrifice their dream for us

Only to realise that no one is like us..

But we Never Give Up..

We the Eternally Optimistic Indians!!!