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The proverbial “Ek Aam Aadmi’. We also do a little investigation to discover this Aam Aadmi and track profiles before and after the budget.
Saturday 3 December 2011
Good news for all Optimus 2X users in the UK. LG has just released the Gingerbread updated for its first dual-core smartphone. We guess that's the price for being the first on the market - you get the software update last. Sorry about the sarcasm towards LG, we couldn't help it. Anyway, every Optimus 2X user on the island can install the update right now. For more information on how to...
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Thursday 15 September 2011
देश की अखंडता पर फिर से चीन का प्रहार
लेह। देश की अखंडता पर चीन ने एक बार फिर से प्रहार किया है। लेह में न्योमा सेक्टर के चुमार डिवीजन में चीनी सेना भारतीय क्षेत्र में डेढ़ किलोमीटर भीतर तक घुस आई है। उसने वहां पर भारतीय मौजूदगी के चिह्नों को नष्ट करते हुए वहां पर अपना कब्जा साबित करने की कोशिश की है। चीनी सेना ने इलाके में भारतीय सेना के खाली पड़े बंकरों नष्ट कर दिया है और वे टेंट भी उखाड़ फेंके हैं, जिनमें निगरानी के लिए भारत-तिब्बत सीमा पुलिस [आइटीबीपी] के जवान रहते थे। यह घुसपैठ कश्मीर में लेह से 300 किलोमीटर दूर चीन सीमा के निकट हुई है।
इस बारे में स्त्रोतों से दो अलग तरह की सूचनाएं प्राप्त हुई हैं। एक सूचना के अनुसार चीनी सैनिकों को लेकर आया हेलीकॉप्टर भारतीय सीमा में डेढ़ किलोमीटर अंदर उतरा और उसके बाद उसने बंकर आदि नष्ट किए। जबकि एक अन्य स्त्रोत के अनुसार चीनी हेलीकॉप्टर चीन की सीमा में ही उतरा और वहां से सैनिक पैदल मार्च करते हुए भारतीय क्षेत्र में दाखिल हुए। कुछ लोग चीनी सैनिकों के दो हेलीकॉप्टरों में आने की बात कह रहे हैं। भारतीय सेना ने ऐसी किसी घुसपैठ से इंकार किया है। जबकि कश्मीर सरकार के अधिकारियों द्वारा इस बारे में सूचना मुख्यालय को दी गई है।
ऊधमपुर स्थित सेना के उत्तरी कमान मुख्यालय के प्रवक्ता कर्नल राजेश कालिया ने भारतीय सीमा में किसी विदेशी हेलीकॉप्टर के उतरने या घुसपैठ से स्पष्ट इंकार किया है। उन्होंने कहा है कि बंकर तोड़े जाने की रिपोर्ट नहीं है। जबकि सेना के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों ने कहा है कि चुमार इलाके में वास्तव में भारत और चीन के बीच स्पष्ट सीमा रेखा नहीं है। इसके चलते हमेशा असमंजस का भाव रहता है। उल्लेखनीय है कि चुमार इलाके में ही घुसपैठ होने की सूचना है।
जुलाई, 2009 में भी चीनी सेना माउंट ग्या इलाके में डेढ़ किलोमीटर भीतर तक घुस आई है। इस इलाके में भारत और चीन के बीच स्पष्ट अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमा है। वहां पर पत्थरों को लाल पेंट से रंग दिया गया है और कई स्थानों पर 'चीन' भी लिखा हुआ है। 21 जून, 2009 को भी एक चीनी हेलीकॉप्टर के चुमार इलाके में आने की सूचना मिली थी, जिससे खाने के कुछ पैकेट नीचे गिराए गए थे।
इस बारे में स्त्रोतों से दो अलग तरह की सूचनाएं प्राप्त हुई हैं। एक सूचना के अनुसार चीनी सैनिकों को लेकर आया हेलीकॉप्टर भारतीय सीमा में डेढ़ किलोमीटर अंदर उतरा और उसके बाद उसने बंकर आदि नष्ट किए। जबकि एक अन्य स्त्रोत के अनुसार चीनी हेलीकॉप्टर चीन की सीमा में ही उतरा और वहां से सैनिक पैदल मार्च करते हुए भारतीय क्षेत्र में दाखिल हुए। कुछ लोग चीनी सैनिकों के दो हेलीकॉप्टरों में आने की बात कह रहे हैं। भारतीय सेना ने ऐसी किसी घुसपैठ से इंकार किया है। जबकि कश्मीर सरकार के अधिकारियों द्वारा इस बारे में सूचना मुख्यालय को दी गई है।
ऊधमपुर स्थित सेना के उत्तरी कमान मुख्यालय के प्रवक्ता कर्नल राजेश कालिया ने भारतीय सीमा में किसी विदेशी हेलीकॉप्टर के उतरने या घुसपैठ से स्पष्ट इंकार किया है। उन्होंने कहा है कि बंकर तोड़े जाने की रिपोर्ट नहीं है। जबकि सेना के वरिष्ठ अधिकारियों ने कहा है कि चुमार इलाके में वास्तव में भारत और चीन के बीच स्पष्ट सीमा रेखा नहीं है। इसके चलते हमेशा असमंजस का भाव रहता है। उल्लेखनीय है कि चुमार इलाके में ही घुसपैठ होने की सूचना है।
जुलाई, 2009 में भी चीनी सेना माउंट ग्या इलाके में डेढ़ किलोमीटर भीतर तक घुस आई है। इस इलाके में भारत और चीन के बीच स्पष्ट अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमा है। वहां पर पत्थरों को लाल पेंट से रंग दिया गया है और कई स्थानों पर 'चीन' भी लिखा हुआ है। 21 जून, 2009 को भी एक चीनी हेलीकॉप्टर के चुमार इलाके में आने की सूचना मिली थी, जिससे खाने के कुछ पैकेट नीचे गिराए गए थे।
Ek aam aadmi
Ek aam aadmi
Khaamosh si in raahoN me bhatakta,
Is bhare se aasmaan me apna ..
Astitva dhooNd paane ko tarasta,
Ek aam Aadmi
Do jooN roti or ek chhat ke khaatir
In tez raftaar se bhaagti sadkoN per,
Jindgi se bhi dheemi chalti basoN per
Roj Bhagwaan bharose latakta,
Ek aam Aadmi
Apne lehraate KhetoN ko dekhkar muskurata
Apni chhoti-choti khushiyoN ke khaatir
Chhote-chhote se sapne sajata or
Unke poora na ho paane se ghabrata,
Ek aam Aadmi
ShehroN ki chakachouNdh se door
UooNchi-UooNchi meenaaroN se bharpoor,
MotaroN ki hod se anjaan
Apne chhote se ghar pe rang-rogan lagata,
Ek aam Aadmi
Sird kohre me ghar se nikalkar
Apne maveshiyoN ko chaara jutata,
Seena cheerti thand se ladta
Apne khetoN me paseena bahata,
Ek aam Aadmi
Apni naakaamiyoN ka maatam manata
Roj chulhe ke khaatir lakdiyaaN jutata,
Internet or Globalisation ke is daur me bhi
Pichhili sadi se bhi pichhla nazar aata,
Ek aam aadmi.
Khaamosh si in raahoN me bhatakta,
Is bhare se aasmaan me apna ..
Astitva dhooNd paane ko tarasta,
Ek aam Aadmi
Do jooN roti or ek chhat ke khaatir
In tez raftaar se bhaagti sadkoN per,
Jindgi se bhi dheemi chalti basoN per
Roj Bhagwaan bharose latakta,
Ek aam Aadmi
Apne lehraate KhetoN ko dekhkar muskurata
Apni chhoti-choti khushiyoN ke khaatir
Chhote-chhote se sapne sajata or
Unke poora na ho paane se ghabrata,
Ek aam Aadmi
ShehroN ki chakachouNdh se door
UooNchi-UooNchi meenaaroN se bharpoor,
MotaroN ki hod se anjaan
Apne chhote se ghar pe rang-rogan lagata,
Ek aam Aadmi
Sird kohre me ghar se nikalkar
Apne maveshiyoN ko chaara jutata,
Seena cheerti thand se ladta
Apne khetoN me paseena bahata,
Ek aam Aadmi
Apni naakaamiyoN ka maatam manata
Roj chulhe ke khaatir lakdiyaaN jutata,
Internet or Globalisation ke is daur me bhi
Pichhili sadi se bhi pichhla nazar aata,
Ek aam aadmi.
Un hawaaoN ka gujar... ab meri galiyoN nahi hota
Ik umr guzre... jo..meri in..zulfoN ko sehlaati thi,
Hamne bhi... un apnoN se..milna-milaana chhhod diya
jinki nazdiqiyaan...begaanoN ka sa ehsaas karaati th
Ek Aam Aadmi
Ek Aam Aadmi
Khaamosh Se In Raahon Mein Bhataktaa,
Is Bhare Se Aasmaan Mein Apnaa ..
Astitva Dhoond Paane Ko Tarastaa,
Ek Aam Aadmi
Do Joon Roti Or Ek Chhat Ke Khaatir
In Tez Raftaar Se Bhaagti Sadkon Per,
Jindgi Se Bhii Dheemi Chalti Bason Per
Roj Bhagwaan Bharoose Lataktaa,
Ek Aam Aadmi
Apne Lehraate Kheton Ko Dekhkar Muskurata
Apni Chhoti-Chhoti Khushiyon Kee Khaatir
Chhote-Chhote Se Sapne Sajata Or
Unke Poora Na Ho Paane Se Ghabrata,
Ek Aam Aadmi
Shehron Ki Chakachoundh Se Door
Uoonchi-Uoonchi Meenaaron Se Bharpoor,
Motaron Ki Hod Se Anjaan
Apne Chhote Se Ghar Pee Rang-Rogan Lagataa,
Ek Aam Aadmi
Sird Kohre Me Ghar Se Nikalkar
Apne Maveshiyon Ko Chaara Jutata,
Seena Cheerti Thand Se Ladta
Apne Kheton Me Paseena Bahata,
Ek Aam Aadmi
Apni Naakaamiyon Ka Maatam Manata
Roj Chulhe Ke Khaatir Lakdiyaan Jutata,
Internet Or Globalisation Ke Is Daur Me Bhi
Pichhili Sadi Se Bhi Pichhla Nazar Aata,
Monday 12 September 2011
How To Add Facebook Like Button to Blogger (Blogspot)
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UPDATE (May 05, 2011): The
Send button is now added next to the Like button (standard button only).
The Send button allows your users to easily share your content and send
a short private message to the people that would be most interested or
to the group wall of any Facebook group they are member of. It also
allows your users to send your content as an email to any email address.
The Code:
Here’s the code for the standard Facebook like button.NOTE: This will display the like button on post pages only.
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| <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'> <div style='padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;'> <div
id='fb-root'/><script
src='http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1'/><fb:like
expr:href='data:post.url' font='' send='true' show_faces='false'
width='450'/> </div> </b:if> |
Installation:
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STEP 1: Sign in to your Blogger > Dashboard > your blog’s Design > Edit HTML, and check “Expand Widget Templates”
Backup. It is always a good idea to back your template before making any changes to it. To save a copy, click the “Download Full Template” under Backup / Restore Template. Save it in a folder on your computer. -
STEP 2: Find this line of code inside the template box:
<data:post.body/>
Quick Search. Use the Search or Find feature of your browser. Just press Crtl+F (or Command+F) and paste <data:post.body/> in the find box then press enter. It will take you to that line instantly. -
STEP 3:…Then paste the Facebook like button code just right below that line, so that it would look like this:
1234567<data:post.body/>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<div style='padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;'>
<div id='fb-root'/><script src='http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1'/><fb:like expr:href='data:post.url' font='' send='true' show_faces='false' width='450'/>
</div>
</b:if>
Like and Send Button DEMO
Like me!
How to make it appear on the homepage
If you want to make it appear on your homepage as well, use this code instead:
NOTE: This will display the like and send buttons (standard) on the homepage and post pages only.
12345<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "static_page"'>
<div style='padding: 10px 0px 0px 0px;'>
<div id='fb-root'/><script src='http://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1'/><fb:like expr:href='data:post.url' font='' send='true' show_faces='false' width='450'/>
</div>
</b:if>
Other layout options
The Facebook like button comes in 3 layout styles: standard (above), button count and box count. Here are the codes for the other 2 layout styles. Installation: Follow steps 1 and 2 above. Then follow step 3 but use any of the two codes below:Facebook like button with Button Count
NOTE: This will display the like button on the homepage and post pages only.
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| <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "static_page"'> <div style='padding: 10px 0px 5px 0px;'> <iframe
allowTransparency='true'
expr:src='"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href="
+ data:post.url +
"&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=100&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light&height=21"'
frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden;
width:100px; height:21px;'/> </div> </b:if> |
Facebook like button Box Count
NOTE: This will display the like button on the homepage and post pages only.
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| <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != "static_page"'> <div style='padding: 10px 0px 5px 0px;'> <iframe
allowTransparency='true'
expr:src='"http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href="
+ data:post.url +
"&layout=box_count&show_faces=false&width=55&action=like&font=arial&colorscheme=light&height=65"'
frameborder='0' scrolling='no' style='border:none; overflow:hidden;
width:55px; height:65px;'/> </div> </b:if> |
Thursday 8 September 2011
दिल्ली ब्लास्ट: जनता की सुरक्षा किसके भरोसे?
दिल्ली में एक और आतंकी हमला हो गया और 11 मासूम लोगों ने जान गंवा दी जबकि 91 लोग घायल हैं जिसमें 47 लोग जिंदगी और मौत के बीच झूल रहे हैं. हमारे नेता तो सरकारी खर्चे पर अपनी सुरक्षा की किलेबंद व्यवस्था कर लेते हैं लेकिन आम आदमी के बारे में सोचने की किसी को फुरसत ही नहीं है.
इस ब्लास्ट के बाद भी नेताओं और पुलिस की ओर से बयान आने जारी हैं और दुख व्यक्त करने का सिलसिला भी हमेशा
की तरह ही जारी है. जब भी कोई आतंकी हमला होता है तो नेताओं की तरफ से शोक व्यक्त करने के साथ ही एक दूसरे पर आरोप-प्रत्यारोप का दौर शुरू हो जाता है और इस बार भी कुछ ऐसा ही हुआ.
गृहमंत्री पी चिदंबरम ने कहा कि दिल्ली पुलिस को जुलाई में ही एलर्ट भेज दिया गया था जबकि दिल्ली पुलिस का कहना है कि वो एलर्ट तो 15 अगस्त को लेकर था न कि सितंबर के लिए. यानी दोनों ही अपनी जिम्मेदारी दूसरे पर थोपने में लगे हैं.
दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री शीला दीक्षित ने भी मामले में जांच रिपोर्ट का इंतजार करने की बात कर ज्यादा कुछ बोलने से इनकार कर दिया.
अब सवाल यह उठता है कि आखिर कब तक आम आदमी सरकारी लापरवाही की वजह से अपनी जान गंवाता रहेगा. कब तक बच्चा अपने माता-पिता को खोता रहेगा और कब तक सुहागिनों की मांग ऐसे सूनी होती रहेगी. आम आदमी द्वारा भरे जाने वाले टैक्स से चलने वाली सरकार को आखिर उसी आम आदमी की फिक्र क्यों नहीं होती.
जब भी धमाके होते हैं तब सरकार और पुलिस की ओर से हर तरह के खोखले दावे किए जाते हैं लेकिन उसके बाद आम आदमी को मिलता क्या है, एक और बम धमाका या एक और आतंकी हमला. आखिर ये नेता कब सुधरेंगे और अपनी जिम्मेदारी समझेंगे.
जनता में इन नेताओं के प्रति गुस्से का पता इसी बात से चलता है कि जब कांग्रेस के युवराज राहुल गांधी धमाकों में घायल लोगों को देखने आरएमएल अस्पताल पहुंचे तो घायलों के परिजनों ने राहुल के खिलाफ जमकर नारेबाजी की. यही नहीं जब केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्री गुलाम नबी आजाद घायलों का हाल जानने अस्पताल पहुंचे तो उन्हें भी लोगों ने घेर लिया. जनता ठोस कार्रवाई चाहती है खोखले वादे नहीं.
इस हमले में 11 लोगों की जान चली गई है और 91 घायल हैं, बावजूद इसके जनता सरकार से किसी ठोस कदम की अपेक्षा कर रही है, सहानुभूति और झूठे वादों की नहीं.
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Wednesday 7 September 2011
Great Indian middle class dream over?
It’s the worst of times for the common man. UPA’s haloed aam aadmi is buckling under the ever-increasing financial pressure. Interest rates on home loans have been raised, monthly payments on car loans are higher, there is the added burden of high petrol prices, high food prices and possibly fewer raises in salaries.
So is the boom time over for the Indian middle class? CNN-IBN’s Face the Nationraised that question with an eminent panel comprising author and Economist Gurcharan Das; Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Pavan Verma and Managing Editor of Consumer Voice Shriram Khanna.
CNN-IBN’s Sagarakia Ghose moderated the debate.
Gurcharan Das kickstarted the debate by giving credit to the great Indian middle class. “No one says that capitalism is a smooth ride but I think if we just go beyond the horizon of the next few months, the fundamentals of our economy are very strong and it is the middle class which deserves a lot of credit for the savings and the consumption that they have raised so far,” he said.
Das said a repeat of mid 90s - when the rise in interest rates almost killed India’s growth for a period of five years – was unlikely. “The inflation will come down and hopefully the Reserve Bank will see some sense and not go in this highhanded way that it has. However, ultimately reforms will drive the economy and reforms have not happened for the last four-years. We need a government that will bring about reforms,” he said.
Das’s predicament was not a doomsday scenario but a warning signal that reforms must take off, yet again.
The Prime Minister has said that austerity is the need of the hour. However, many believe it is like bolting the stable after the horse has escaped. The Indian middle class has just tasted money, is just beginning to relish its wealth. Just how fair and practical is it to expect this class to become austere?
Explaining the situation, Pavan said, “This is a class which is the most resilient class in the world. It has seen adversity before and has gone through it. This is a class with two E's supporting it - Education and enterprise. It is a moment of difficulty but with their qualities, this is a class that will survive. It is known for its resilience, survivability and energy. It has been a survivor through far more difficult times.”
Some also believe the image of the Indian middle class as a mindless class is a media myth. In fact the Indian middle class is engaging in savings rate of 32 per cent and an investment rate of 35 per cent.
Pawan said it was the typical “have it, will flaunt” attitude. “India is a very hierarchical and prescriptive society. The middle class loves to indulge in it. But having tasted blood, this is not a class that is going to go down under. In fact India has one of the highest savings rate for any middle class in the world. This is a pragmatic, resilient and somewhat socially insensitive class, but it will survive,” he said.
Shriram Khanna joined the debate when asked if the Indian middle class will be able to rise again.
“I am confident that the kind of difficulties we are facing today, a mix of inflation, political uncertainties causing shivers in the Dalal street and a lot of external factors on food and petroleum prices,” he said.
Acknowledging that the Indian consumer is smart, Khanna cited an example. “When he goes to buy a shirt and you want to sell him a branded shirt which costs him Rs 500 more, he will want to know the difference in a branded and ordinary shirt. He is very discriminating,” he said.
Is the time ripe for the consumer movement to step in? This is the time when consumers and families will learn to save. “There is a globalised Indian class which goes out for holidays in Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur, some are going to America,” he explained.
But does the Indian middle class take inflation seriously at all? Khanna said this section of the population was conscious as well. “I think they might curtail their holidays by one day or have one less meal in a five star hotel or even ask shopkeepers the price of four things before they buy. But they are going to spend still.”
Gurcharan Das said that India needed good spenders. Disagreeing with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s austerity call, Das says PM was not talking like an economist. “For an economist, consumption is neutral and is not a value judgement and consumption has a crucial role in stimulating the economy. But having said that, it is not so bad if we do have a bit of cooling. There were a lot of people who entered the credit market and a lot of youngsters did not know how to handle it and therefore the default rates of the banks were beginning to rise and rise in a worrisome way,” he said.
He asserted it may be a good thing to have a bit of cooling off. Gurcharan also adds that the fundamentals of the Indian economy are just too good and the middle class, instead of being bashed should be credited for doing so much for the country.
A reality check?
Is this a moment of genuine change?
“When people are forced to find better ways to work, to sell product and services, to reduce costs and prices, tighten their belts, these are the conditions in which competition works the best way and this is a time , the year 2008-09, going towards the next general election, is going to be a time of change not only for the politicians but the society also,” Khanna explained.
But in this period is also a necessary corrective, which will lead to some genuine transformation.
Throughout India’s history of growth since 1947, there have been no coordinates that can be taken for granted, not power, water, electricity, not transport and not even medical. India’s middle class, Pavan said, was a class, which has grown because of a result of adversity, managing to survive through license raj and bureaucratic control. “Today 50 per cent of India’s industrial output comes from the small scale industry. This is a class that knows how to survive. It is a tough time and the good times are under a reality check,” he said.
Agreeing with Das, he said the fundamentals of the Indian economy are strong.
However, aspirations are a hallmark of the great Indian middle class. Khanna said in addition to the 350 million people who were doing well, there are another 350 million people who want to do well.
“Those include people who are in the lower middle class and in the lower class. This is the time when they are struggling hard to work better. This is the time that they will put in their best because for them it is even more difficult,” he said.
A productive negativity?
Does India's story continue to be hopeful?
On an optimistic note, Gurcharan Das concluded that people would be even more hopeful if the Government began implementing reforms.
“We should not assume that inflation would necessarily kill growth. There is an example in the 1960's and 70's. They had high inflation, but they also had very high growth. We need to bring the reforms that Raghu Ram Rajan has spoken about in his financial sector report. We are still a capital short country and most importantly the reform we need to do is in education. We need to get rid of the License Raj from education and we need to give autonomy to educational institutions,” he said.
AAM AADAMI
Having returned to power on the ‘aam aadmi’ plank, the government is expected to keep its focus on that very ‘aam aadmi’ and provide a better deal to the youth, farmers and the urban and rural poor,
As India waits for the Union budget that will be presented in the Lok Sabha on 6 July, small and medium-scale retailers and traders are hoping for a boost.
As India waits for the Union budget that will be presented in the Lok Sabha on 6 July, small and medium-scale retailers and traders are hoping for a boost.
Mr. Indian Vs. 'Stupid Common Man'
I trust you have read Rajdeep Sardesai’s open letter to Mr Uddhav Thakeray doing the rounds on the internet. Frankly, for two reasons I won’t be surprised if you haven’t. One, it is in English. And two, it is extremely well-written and very thought–provoking. If you haven’t read it I suggest you ask your children to translate it for you. Like the offspring of most Shiv Sainiks I presume yours too are studying in the most elitist of convent schools.
But first, let me introduce myself.
I am just a Stupid Common Man. Have you seen the film ‘A Wednesday’? You must, even though it is in Hindi. Nasiruddin Shah’s soliloquy at the end of the film where he spits out his pent-up anger against the system and all politicians will make your hair stand on end. He calls himself just a Stupid Common Man. That’s what I am too, as are the faceless thousands and thousands of us in this city. And like the Stupid Common Man, we are a very angry lot today; angry at your silly and immature antics, and angry at the city being held to ransom by your aging leader and his coterie of Yes Men.
I have tried to understand what your core values are, but I am stumped!
Let me spell out why.
Your agitation against Shah Rukh Khan, Rahul Gandhi, Mukesh Ambani and Sachin Tendulkar turned out to be as riveting as a deflating balloon. Nobody paid heed to your leader’s call, least of all we Bombay /Manoos /who you have turned into a kind of experimental guinea pigs in the political laboratory. What kind of wishy-washy, spineless, sloppy fellows are you! Sorry, Mr Shiv Sainik, the nation did not want an apology from SRK – far from it. They just want good, edge-of-the-seat cricket. And the nation showed what they think of your fading leader by making SRK’s film the biggest grosser in Bollywood. What Rahul G gave you gentlemen was a resounding slap-in-the-face by doing what your leader has never done – Rahul mingled freely with the ordinary /manoos/ in Bombay. Sachin endeared himself to the whole country by proclaiming that he was an Indian first. As for Mukesh Ambani, please await the next chapter.
Now let me tell you why we are an angry lot. Your creaky gramophone record about Marathi pride being hurt has ceased to convince us any more. During your current tenure at the BMC, 35 Marathi municipal schools were shut down. Is this your idea of pride? Rahul Bose (I don’t think you gentlemen have even heard of him) in a recent TV interview gave statistics to show that Bombay has already lost out to Delhi in virtually every department of administration. Forget Delhi, it is losing out to Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Is this your idea of pride?
And your flip-flop about allowing the Australians to play in Bombay has many of us in splits. If you are against immigrants, surely you should be supporting racism in Australia! And if you are protesting racism in Oz, does it mean that you have had a change of heart about the North Indians? Is this pride, or total Alzeimeric confusion? Yes, we are angry at your threats to paralyse Bombay at the drop of a sparrow’s droppings. And, more important, we are angry at your wanton destruction of public property. Your loss at successive elections is enough proof of the adage “You can fool some of the people all the time, or all the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.”
Now let me tell you why some countries are great and the others are not. This will perhaps appeal to you, if you have progressed beyond high school. You have probably heard of a country called USA – it is the most powerful nation in the world today. It is so because of the way it allows the human potential to flower and flourish. Leaders – in politics and in business - in the US come from all parts of the world. If you ever were an avid newspaper reader (real newspapers, not the Saamna variety) you will recall that there was a man called Henry Kissinger. He was a German refugee from the Holocaust, and he became Secretary of State. That Mrs Indira Gandhi gave him a bloody nose during the ’71 war is another story. But let me give you an example that you would probably relate to better. You surely have seen Arnold Schwarzenegger’s films. He flexes his biceps and can put Salman K to shame – iconic and breath-taking stuff for your stone-throwing, public property-destroying foot-soldiers. He migrated from Austria about 40 years ago determined to make it big in the US. Arnold is presently Governor of California. And there are several Indians in Obama’s (he happens to be the President of the US) administration, including a few Marathi Manoos (No, Please, Al Gore is NOT a Marathi Manoos). And their contribution to American society and economy is just enormous.
The point I am making is simply this: you can throw out the ‘outsiders’ only at your economic peril. All along you have been talking only about job reservations. Have you ever given a thought to job creation? Have you ever wondered why very, very few Marathi Manoos make it to the IFS, IAS, IRS and the higher echelons of the armed forces? It’s now high time you gave a thought to that, AND DID SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
Now try to picture this. Bombay accounts for about 35% of the income tax collections of the country. This you probably know. What you probably do not know is that companies pay income tax in the city where their registered offices are situated. Now just imagine - and please try to do so seriously because we are not talking /kaanda bhajiya/ but real big mega stuff – what would happen if the big 3 suddenly decided to shift their registered offices to Baroda, or Bangalore, or Delhi? Do you recall the downfall of Calcutta when Charu Mazumdar and his naxalite thugs ran amok there? And the ruins of Uganda when Big Boy Idi Amin threw out the Indians? In economic terms it’s called flight of capital. The Tatas called Mamta didi’s bluff and shifted the Nano project lock, stock and barrel to Gujarat. That left Bengal gasping for breath. Mukesh Ambani is already talking of shifting his registered office to Jamnagar . . I leave the rest to your imagination.
And have you ever thought what would happen to Bombay if the film industry, what Bombay is really synonymous with, decided to move to Noida?
Sorry for being harsh on you, dear Mr SS, but I am just a Stupid Common Man letting off steam against your apathy, utter lack of vision and foresight, and utter lack of concern for us.
Now let’s see what you gentlemen CAN do. You are controlling the BMC for the moment. And I say for the moment because I see the Rahul G tsunami in the distant horizon fast approaching Matoshree. SO IT’S TIME YOU DID SOMETHING FOR BOMBAY! You have until 2012. Merely changing names of cities and roads and monuments, and creating an identity crisis for everybody, will not help. I’ve never heard you gentlemen talk of
·Urban planning
·eliminating corruption, especially in the BMC that you presently control,
·giving us good roads and footpaths,
·parks and gardens,
·upgraded municipal hospitals and schools,
·uninterrupted water and electricity
All that I’ve heard is the tinkling of shattered glass panes of the IBN
Lokmat office, cinema theatres and of bhaiyya-owned taxis.
And you gentlemen have woken up to the existence of Vidarbha only when they started demanding a separate state. It just boils down to plain neglect; so much for your oft-touted Marathi pride. This polemics has ensured your survival, but it has not taken you very far. You are fast approaching a dead-end. In fact, when the obituary of the Shiv Sena is written what will be remembered will not be the flyovers you built, but:
·Bashing up south Indians
·Bashing up north Indians
·Digging up cricket pitches
·Damaging the only world cup trophy brought in by Kapil’s Devils
·Enron-Dabhol scandal
·Michael Jackson fund-raiser and the funds that disappeared
·Miandad-Supremo camaraderie
·Flight of capital and business (Hope you read ET. There must be a Marathi version)
But there is hope for you yet. *Start talking economics* and you may just survive the Rahul Gandhi tsunami. But above all, please read Rajdeep’s mail. If you survive you will have Rajdeep Sardesai to thank.
Yours angrily,
Stupid Common Man
A WEDNESDAY: Stupid Common Man Steals The Show...
STUPID COMMON MAN, these are the words which are echoing in my mind again and again after watching this movie. This movie is embossed with an award winning performance by Naseeruddin shah. In recent past, many movies (AAMIR and MUMBAI MERI JAAN) on similar themes hit the cinema and all of them were better than its predecessor. This movie also didn't disappoint anyone; infect it gives an awesome story line and keep the audience stuck to their seats. I remember, when I saw MOMENTO, I didn't move an inch until the movie ended; same has happened with thismovie also. There was something which didn't allow me to move until the movie completed.
There was an awesome performance by Naseeruddin shah and Anupam Kher and from others also. But Naseeruddin shah steals the show by his speech in the last scene. The speech deserves a standing ovation from everyone in the cinema-hall, as the character of Naseeruddin shah represents all of us. The STUPIDcommon man is living the very similar life as described by him. Everyone of us can relate oneself with the concept of a common man in the movie.
Last but not the least, I'm not saying to follow the same path as Naseeruddin shah did, but I hope that our government will open its eyes and see what lies beneath. I could never understand the idea of capturing terrorist is and keep them in prisons only to relieve them after sometime. Some may argue that they can give you some information but does it happen actually??? There is a very nice dialogue by Anupam Kher that "Difficult kyun hoga, Humko to aadat si ho gayi hai, pehle hum jaan lagakar inhe pakadte hai. phir ek phone call aata hai par inhe chhod dete hai". There are several examples in our country which seals this. What if we can just encounter these terrorists in place of keeping them in prisons... Ok, this is an unending discussion and you are here not to read all this.
I would strongly suggest everyone to go to this movie and catch some amazing performances by every actor...
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