Jul 17, 2006



Jul 12, 2006

Bombay blast

Life seems to be really exciting here in b'bay... First there were rains that would not atop then there was a riot and now blasts. You will never get bored living here...

Well now on a more serious side... The response was not bad mostly from the people of the city. But what one desires is that this was prevented since the city has experienced this before. As the days will pass things will unfold but blame has already been laid on the "terrorists".

Jul 1, 2006


Jun 30, 2006

Quote

We all have our time machines.
Some take us back, they're called memories.
Some take us forward, they're called dreams.
-- Jeremy Irons

Jun 29, 2006

Quote

If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write.
-- Hugh Prather

Jun 28, 2006

Anbe Sivam (finally got the lyrics)

Yaar yaar sivam? Nee naan sivam,
Vaalvae dhavam, anbae sivam,

Aatthigam paesum adiyaarkellaam sivamae anbaagum,
Aatthigam vaesum nallavarukkoe anbae sivamaagum,

Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, endrum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, engum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, endrum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, engum,

Idhayam enbathu sathaithaan endraal erithalal thindruvidum,
Anbin karuvi idhayam endraal saavai vendruvidum,

Yaar yaar sivam? Nee naan sivam,
Anbin paathai saernthavanukku mudivae illaiyadaa,
Manathin neelam edhuvoe, athuvae vaalvin neelamadaa,

Secret of India's booming economy

The India Model from Foreign Affairs via ALDaily

Summary: After being shackled by the government for decades, India's economy has become one of the world's strongest. The country's unique development model -- relying on domestic consumption and high-tech services -- has brought a quarter century of record growth despite an incompetent and heavy-handed state. But for that growth to continue, the state must start modernizing along with Indian society.

This article has lambasted the Indian bureaucracy and points out that we should still be hopefull of achieving something big inspite of such a system. A very well written article must read.


Jun 15, 2006

Taken for granted....

These are the mystries of life... At times there is nothing worse then being taken for granted and at time there is no better relationship than the one that is taken for gratend...


Jun 7, 2006



Jun 2, 2006

Man Ke Darpan Main - Om the Fusion Band

Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke

saat sur milke jaise sangeet main dhale,
phool chunchun ke jaise gulshan koi khile.

Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke

pal main badal hai, pal main kirne hai,
bhor hai, sanjh hai kabhi.
ek pal man nirash hai, aas hai kabhi.
pal main muskan, pal main hairaan,
pray hai, bair hai kabhi.
log apne hai ek pal, gair hai kabhi.
pal ye kab jane din bane, jane kaise din badle sal main
ungloin par gine agar yu to sal bhi guzra hai kai
pachi mudh ke jo dakhe ek bar aaj bhi yaad hai sabhi
yaadion ke saath khaboon ke silsile chale
beete har pal ke rang, har khab main mile.

Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke

din ladkhpan ke, manchale pan ke kitne masoom the sabhi
aab hai aphsos lot ke aayege nahi,
pal do pal ke hai sare ehsas, pal do pal ki hai zindagi.
rishte nate bhi khel hai pal do pal ke he.
bahti nadya ki dhar ke jaisi har kushi aani jani hai,
sase jab tak chal rahi dharkno main jab tak ravani hai.
ek roshan diye ki lo jaise zindagi ki khani hai
andhiyo main bhi zindagi ki ye lo jale
sas ki lo per umar ki gastan chale

Quotes

Every cloud has a silver linning, the challenge is to find it.
--Unknown Author

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
--From the movie Annie

May 31, 2006

am waiting for some action to be taken!!!

Arjun has no sympathy for OBCs: He is playing crass politics via www.samachar.com

Different Backward Class Commissions have given varying figures. The latest figures claim 52 percent of India’s population as being OBC. It was spread among 3743 different castes. Putting them all together in one OBC category is ridiculous. The powerful Yadavas have hogged most of the reservation benefits for OBCs.

Even among Dalits the powerful Chamars have done likewise. Dividing OBCs into Most Backward Castes (MBC) and Extreme Backward Castes (EBC) does not help. There are too many castes to ensure equitable reservation, on a caste basis, for all the castes.

What is the objection to well defined economic and social criteria to determine reservation? Only one objection comes to mind. Pro-reservationists might claim this would result in partial selection because of forward caste bias.

There is a simple solution to this. Let all selection boards have reservation. Ninety percent of board members could be Dalit, OBC and Minority. That would allow affirmative action without accentuating caste in society.

To establish a genuine level playing field would require compulsory standardized government-run neighborhood schools throughout the nation. Even if the entire budget outlay for education were spent on implementing this the results would justify the investment.

Other ideas to ensure effective affirmative action for circumventing caste could be considered, but it would be pointless. It is the politics of caste that motivates politicians to support caste-based reservation.