Banna Chahte Ho Duniya ki no.1 Country ?

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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."