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Is Anna India?

There has been quite a resistance from my side to express my views on the whole issue of agitation, anna and India.  However after going through the Lok Pal Bill, Jan Lok Pal Bill (JLPB), submissions of Aruna Roy and views of many people in print media, television and discussions with friends, I write this piece of mine on the current situation in India.  What has been happening at Ramlila ground and where I stand, where do I find myself? There is absolutely no face saving on the issue of corruption.  All political parties, individuals, social activists, agitationists are sounding in unison that corruption is one of the most important issue in India.  We need to tackle this, punish the guilty, set good examples, put proper regulation in place and implement it honestly, cautiously and expeditiously.  Since last 42 years the Lok Pal Bill has been waiting the nod by the parliament which is a supreme body to enact laws in india.  There have been voices from many corners in all thes

on India's victory...World Cup 2011

Winning is an excellent habit till it is supported with a high sense of humility.

Cricket Diplomacy

Tomorrow India shall be playing world cup finals against Sri Lanka at Wankhede Statium, Mumbai. The match shall start at 2:30 pm. Before this finals India played semi-final against Pakistan on 30th March 2011 at Mohali. More than the finals this match was important and as any other cricket fan I watched the whole match on TV.  As I have been watching other matches I have been thinking of writing down my personal reflection on the world cup, which is much more than the sport, a great business opportunity, a great advertising venture, a profitable enterprise, full media masala, and a political platform for many. While we watched the semi-final there were many things and thoughts which kept my senses vibrant all through.  First when it was decided after the quarter finals (India Vs Australia, India won) that India shall be playing against Pakistan, the national media nerve took all counts and got busy in capitalising almost all opportunities.  The Prime Minister of India, Man Mohan Singh

Nalbari Nerve

I reached backed to Shillong on 4th night (4.2.11), though I had planned to come on 5th evening after the seminar at Nalbari Commerce College.  The conditions in the hotel as to Food as well as other things somehow made me think that it might be little difficult to stay one more night here until it is really required. I spoke to the organizers and they readily arranged a Taxi for me to reach Guwahati. It was a great travel of around 70 kms from Nalbari to Guwahati and the best part of this was the learning from Dr Basanta Kumar Dev Goswami who is the president of the governing council of the Nalbari Commerce College and former principal. He is a renowned Sanskrit scholar though he wanted to study Mathematics. As I see lot of banners of BABA RAMDEV on the way, and all in Assamese I inquire from him - what does it mean? He tells me, Baba Ramdev is coming to this place on 13th Feb and it is Nihhulka. I somehow only get that he is coming on 13, I again inquire what is this Nihhulka. He t

Bareilly Blues

My stay in Bareilly has been short this time, unlike earlier years, this time I stayed here just for 10 days or so and that too at a time when the cold wave kept me almost inhouse.  Every time we visit Bareilly we witness change, change in its physical as well as behavioural context.   I posted on my wall: It looked quite different than before... more rush, no traffic rules, shabby roads, arrogant attitude, corruption everywhere, Cold Weather-Hot Behaviour, Personalised Hoardings of Opportunist Politicians.  I was just thinking UP has gone worst than Bihar.  The replies of friends from all over the places made me believe that it is really a fact and though these are things which concern us, we still keep our roots and respect them.   Yesterday when I got back to home I was just thinking on the amount which must have been spent on putting the hoardings of the Birthday celebration of Mayawati, the chief Minister of UP.  On almost every available space there were posters, banners, huge s

domain-b.com : Infosys honours six eminent Indian researchers

A great initiative by Infosys in recognizing indian researchers. It shall surely boost the morale of other researchers and such a recognition shall go a long way to encourage others to get into research areas as well as to develop something which can make a difference in the lives of many of us. A great CSR initiative. domain-b.com : Infosys honours six eminent Indian researchers