A time when the whole state is in a festival mood of Durga Pujo, the state of WB on Oct 3rd has got the biggest blow in its industrial face when the TATAs finally decided to say ‘OK TATA’.
The agitations, the negotiations,the bandhs led by Ms Mamata Bannerjee party Trinamool Congress in Singur has won the battle against the corporate big house TATA’s Nano Plant. Congratulations Ms Bannerjee!!
Are they really won the battle? If yes, then someone has to lose according to rule of a battle. I don’t think TATA has lost the battle. Then, who has lost the battle? This is a very practical question. It’s not the farmers of Singur who have already lost their land as according to Govt rules; once a land is acquired it can’t be returned to the original owners. Even the economic prospect of Singur which would have got a major push towards rapid development due to TATAs Nano plant , has shattered in to pieces after ‘move out’ decision by Mr. Ratan Tata waiting long for a positive outcome.
Clearly, it shows the losers are the people of WB and the fate of WB as a viable and resurgent state for industrialisation. When the whole world is watching this melodrama, our country might have to pay bigger price in future in case of foreign investment.
It’s just a political, illogical win for the agitating party-nothing more than that if we see the whole picture through the mirror of upcoming elections. A more realistic solution might have been reached if the opponents of the plant would have wanted the best for the farmers.
Today I was watching a TV program ‘War of words’ of Mr. Karan Thapar in CNBC 18 channel where the spokespersons of the ruling party CPIM and the opposition party Trinamool Congress, and some other business leaders were present in the show. Every one was trying to defend their positions against the practical questions put forward by Karan but totally failed in their effort. The diplomatic answers were absolutely unconvincing. Even they had gone to such a low level that the spokesperson from the opposition party made a statement comparing TATA to ‘East India Company’ whose only motive is to do business and to make profit.
I was totally startled by the ignorance of the spokesperson and such a ridiculous statement in Media. “Com’n my dear, the whole country and the whole world is watching you”. He might be thinking he is giving some strong point to validate his answer. But in real terms, he was making a mockery of himself and the party as a whole. Every well informed citizen of India knows what TATA has done to the country as a whole through various industrial work and social activities. It has always made the country proud of it. I think Tatanagar is the best example in this case.
I think the politicians should be scrupulous while making such derogatory statement. Because the wrong words in wrong time may send a wrong signal outside. As responsible citizens, the caretakers of ‘Aam Aadmi’ have to be logical enough maintaining the dignity of themselves, the state which they represent and the country as a whole which has always been proud of its culture, civilizations and democracy.
My request to Mr. Ratan Tata- ‘Sir, the whole country respects you and your determination. Please try to avoid such melodrama in future. It hurts your dignity. Umpteen opportunities are there in other parts of Country, please do find out those. Everyone will welcome you because everyone has faith in you’. Good luck for a wonderful car like NANO.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
"The White Lady Of Bangalore Airport"
Got this article in PG ..
Teaser advertisements on Radio Indigo in Bangalore have been asking people why they want to leave Bangalore and even have a site where people can give their reasons. No one can stop anyone from leaving a city to find greener pastures but they stand warned not to travel by air. Bangalore's spanking new airport is apparently haunted by no less than a white witch.
The witch, I mean, lady supposedly walked on the tarmac and was noticed by a pilot, the plane got delayed and obviously there was nothing, further on she hitched a ride with the airport officers and then disappeared. No official report had been made about the incident but Bangalore is rife with all sorts of rumors about this mysterious lady. Newspapers like Mid-day and even Radio Jockey Rohit Barker made fun of the ghost.
It doesn't take long for rumors to become urban legends. And legends then are treated are facts. Delhi had its flying monkey man, there was the 'nale ba' witch in Bangalore, and now the city has its own airport ghost.
Maybe before giving strange women rides in the middle of the night, the airport officials should check the womens' feet. Witches supposedly have feet turned backward.
Jokes apart what the deal with the haunting of places by white women in the middle of night? I've heard similar tales of white witches from people belonging to different countries.
It seems open dark spaces, woods and unlived homes are tagged as areas rife with hauntings.
We have all had that nasty feeling of someone watching us when we are all alone, of not wanting to go into a deserted house or even seeing something move from the corner of our eyes that we brushed off as the working of an overactive imagination.
But those who supposedly have undergone 'hauntings' say the experiences left them cold and some even terrorized. I laughed at the spoof played on Radio Indigo about the Malayalee lady who had seen a headless ghost on the turmac but would I laugh if a perfectly sane person swore that they experienced a haunting at the Bangalore airport?
A lot happens between heaven and earth which we know nothing of.
No smoking !!
A monitory statement in every cigarette packet: “Cigarette smoking is injurious to health”. This statement doesn’t really mean anything to any smokers. The tobacco industry is the one of the higher revenue generating industries for our country, Thanks to all smokers!!
Some smokers try to find some logical reason for his smoking habits and in that case, he/she give the reason of doing some social service in the name of smoking: creating jobs in tobacco industry, being a part of revenue generation in the country. It’s just like trying to prove something without which their life is incomplete- may be a Hobson’s choice for them.
The recent move by the Health Ministry to ban smoking in all public places and in all office premises is a welcome move. Health Minister Mr. Ambumani Ramadoss‘s role in this case is really appreciatory. May be I am ignorant, but I have never seen any health minister other than Mr. Ramadoss, to be always in news for some paradigm shift decisions. His decision and subsequent explanation for the need of legalizing gay sex in India to prevent AIDS disease and give the gay people equal right like other people is another revolutionary decision. Though this case is still pending with Supreme Court, yet we can hope for some positive result soon.
If any of such decisions is to give desired result, the people have to be rational enough and have to judge their acts properly. Then only, we can make our country a smoke free zone.
“Smokers” – take this ban not as a government decision but think of this as a time where you need to show your will power and prove that you can quit smoking . Let’s be a part of anti-smoking campaign
Some smokers try to find some logical reason for his smoking habits and in that case, he/she give the reason of doing some social service in the name of smoking: creating jobs in tobacco industry, being a part of revenue generation in the country. It’s just like trying to prove something without which their life is incomplete- may be a Hobson’s choice for them.
The recent move by the Health Ministry to ban smoking in all public places and in all office premises is a welcome move. Health Minister Mr. Ambumani Ramadoss‘s role in this case is really appreciatory. May be I am ignorant, but I have never seen any health minister other than Mr. Ramadoss, to be always in news for some paradigm shift decisions. His decision and subsequent explanation for the need of legalizing gay sex in India to prevent AIDS disease and give the gay people equal right like other people is another revolutionary decision. Though this case is still pending with Supreme Court, yet we can hope for some positive result soon.
If any of such decisions is to give desired result, the people have to be rational enough and have to judge their acts properly. Then only, we can make our country a smoke free zone.
“Smokers” – take this ban not as a government decision but think of this as a time where you need to show your will power and prove that you can quit smoking . Let’s be a part of anti-smoking campaign
Friday, September 19, 2008
Service Sector and the Middle Class of India
The unprecedented fall of the great kings of investment banking, Lehman Brothers, is a great shock not only to Wall Street but also to the rest of the world. The sub prime crisis is still showing its impacts and no one knows till what time it will continue. The whole US economy is under recession. Even the respite of the skyrocketing oil prices is still unable to have its positive impact on the whole market scenario.
The inflation is causing havoc among common people. The commodity prices are increasing day by day. The worst hit by this will be the ones who were already fighting for two meals a day. Under these circumstances, central bank is revising various interest rates and taking necessary steps what needs to be done.
As middle class people, we always seek two things the most, first is Job and after that job security. Current market conditions may not seem conducive. Whatever happens in US is going to affect the rest of the world as “Dollar” is the main currency used worldwide for all financial transactions across the border and within many countries.
India can never escape from it. As we have seen, when Lehman Brothers filed bankruptcy, it echoed through the BPO segment of India and nearly 2500 in India lost their jobs. Our IT sector, the major job creator in the market and having excellent revenue, mainly works in providing service to outside firms. This service sector is yet the see the real repercussions of the recession in US. Till then what we can do is to keep our fingers crossed and let’s wait and see.
What I am trying to bring out here is to show the “dependency” mainly in our IT/ITES sector with the US market. We can’t even live without this sector as I have already said that is the ‘major job creator’. Everyone aware of this fact!!
The IT/ ITES sector came apropos when our country needed an upward lift to compete with rest of the world. But can we claim that India’s best brains are getting what they deserve from this sector? This is a very controversial question and someone will say ‘Yes’ and someone will ‘No”. I don’t want to go into this controversy. But one thing is true, India’s the ‘best’ brains deserve the ‘best’ things which cannot come very easily as the ‘most’ people in India is ‘Middle Class’. So everyone after a level of education always seek for job (which is the necessary step then).
But I was thinking of a time in future in which the best brains go for some kind of research and do something very miraculous for which the whole country as a whole can be benefited out of that. Our Education system instead of being ‘job oriented’, becomes ‘research oriented’. The opportunity becomes almost same for subject so that everyone can pursue their dreams without any hesitation.
The inflation is causing havoc among common people. The commodity prices are increasing day by day. The worst hit by this will be the ones who were already fighting for two meals a day. Under these circumstances, central bank is revising various interest rates and taking necessary steps what needs to be done.
As middle class people, we always seek two things the most, first is Job and after that job security. Current market conditions may not seem conducive. Whatever happens in US is going to affect the rest of the world as “Dollar” is the main currency used worldwide for all financial transactions across the border and within many countries.
India can never escape from it. As we have seen, when Lehman Brothers filed bankruptcy, it echoed through the BPO segment of India and nearly 2500 in India lost their jobs. Our IT sector, the major job creator in the market and having excellent revenue, mainly works in providing service to outside firms. This service sector is yet the see the real repercussions of the recession in US. Till then what we can do is to keep our fingers crossed and let’s wait and see.
What I am trying to bring out here is to show the “dependency” mainly in our IT/ITES sector with the US market. We can’t even live without this sector as I have already said that is the ‘major job creator’. Everyone aware of this fact!!
The IT/ ITES sector came apropos when our country needed an upward lift to compete with rest of the world. But can we claim that India’s best brains are getting what they deserve from this sector? This is a very controversial question and someone will say ‘Yes’ and someone will ‘No”. I don’t want to go into this controversy. But one thing is true, India’s the ‘best’ brains deserve the ‘best’ things which cannot come very easily as the ‘most’ people in India is ‘Middle Class’. So everyone after a level of education always seek for job (which is the necessary step then).
But I was thinking of a time in future in which the best brains go for some kind of research and do something very miraculous for which the whole country as a whole can be benefited out of that. Our Education system instead of being ‘job oriented’, becomes ‘research oriented’. The opportunity becomes almost same for subject so that everyone can pursue their dreams without any hesitation.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Maths and Life : Chapter 1- Modulus
Nice property eh!!.. I was revisiting this topic in maths a few days back. That was a time; I was having a mood which was going on the negative side of the happiness graph. My self confidence was at all time low level!!
Monday, September 15, 2008
"Marco Polo in China"
An authentic Chinese Restaurant
Location : Park Street, Kolkata
Ambiance : awesome
Food :
Whatever you try it will be very delicious, I can bet on that.
Authentic Chinese preparation, the waiters are very cooperative to suggest you with
some very good dishes.
Basically a Restro- bar ( though No Strong beer is available)
Price Range :
Quite high, but you can feel the value for money.
Dinner for 3 costs around 1500 including drinks.
Overall :
Very Good!! ( for Chinese Food Lovers)
Location : Park Street, Kolkata
Ambiance : awesome
Food :
Whatever you try it will be very delicious, I can bet on that.
Authentic Chinese preparation, the waiters are very cooperative to suggest you with
some very good dishes.
Basically a Restro- bar ( though No Strong beer is available)
Price Range :
Quite high, but you can feel the value for money.
Dinner for 3 costs around 1500 including drinks.
Overall :
Very Good!! ( for Chinese Food Lovers)
Friday, September 12, 2008
' X ' Degree Haze!!
Elevator News : (MC, Kolkata)
11 Sept 2008, Thursday
Current Conditions
33 Degree Haze
12 Sept 2008, Friday
Current Conditions
36 Degree Haze
I have been looking at the weather report in Office Elevator since I have come to Kolkata ( That is the only one thing someone will notice there :)..). There are two variables which the report shows- 'Outside temperature' and ' weather conditions' . But one variable has almost never changed in last month or two. That's the HAZE. Though the weather is not so hot here in Kolkata, yet the humidity is almost unbearable. But compared to chennai it's much better i think, as I have the experience of both the places.
We generally never have the real experience of outside weather conditions. If we ask any rickshawala who is pulling a person for some money, a worker working on the road ...etc , they will be the ones to tell the true picture of the conditions. Sometimes I feel like we , people, never get satisfied whatever we may get and always complaining about something or other which we have not got till now. If we see the positive aspect of it, it is really good. Otherwise, we will become complacent and will never do anything for better cause.
But sometimes it becomes really necessary to stop and think about whatever we have achieved till date and if possible thank the Almighty for all those and thank ourselves also (without which it would have not been possible). At least for one reason we can do this i.e. we are not the ones who are reeling under hot sun and working for just to fulfill the need of the stomach and to stay alive...!!!
11 Sept 2008, Thursday
Current Conditions
33 Degree Haze
12 Sept 2008, Friday
Current Conditions
36 Degree Haze
I have been looking at the weather report in Office Elevator since I have come to Kolkata ( That is the only one thing someone will notice there :)..). There are two variables which the report shows- 'Outside temperature' and ' weather conditions' . But one variable has almost never changed in last month or two. That's the HAZE. Though the weather is not so hot here in Kolkata, yet the humidity is almost unbearable. But compared to chennai it's much better i think, as I have the experience of both the places.
We generally never have the real experience of outside weather conditions. If we ask any rickshawala who is pulling a person for some money, a worker working on the road ...etc , they will be the ones to tell the true picture of the conditions. Sometimes I feel like we , people, never get satisfied whatever we may get and always complaining about something or other which we have not got till now. If we see the positive aspect of it, it is really good. Otherwise, we will become complacent and will never do anything for better cause.
But sometimes it becomes really necessary to stop and think about whatever we have achieved till date and if possible thank the Almighty for all those and thank ourselves also (without which it would have not been possible). At least for one reason we can do this i.e. we are not the ones who are reeling under hot sun and working for just to fulfill the need of the stomach and to stay alive...!!!
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