Vision: 2025. A.D.
The scenario in entertainment field is much the same as it used to be at the end of the previous century and the start of this century. However, there are quite a few adjustments in place.
The Star Plus that has been airing the Ekta Kapoor serials for a long long time, has now been taken over by Ekta Kapoor herself and rechristened the channel as ‘Ekta Minus’, leaving the ‘ka’ to her serial titles (all her serials start with ‘Ka) and ‘poor’ to the Star Plus, from her last name ‘Kapoor’. Poor Star plus now setting up a channel ‘Star divide’ and pursuing for an Ekta look alike.
Then, the serial ‘Kyonki saas bhi kabhi bhahu thi’ is extended beyond anybody’s imagination. Today in its 116349 th episode, the bahu (years ago played by Smrithi Irani, now a minister at the Center), plots to kill her hubby’s foreign girl friend. That day she is dressed dreadfully for the cause, with some heavy make up on her face, sporting an awful bindi on her forehead much resembling both the 2021 tribal Asiao-African Himalayan trekking logo and North American divorced men association insignia. Then wearing heavy metal chandeliers on both her ears to keep balance, then sporting a ‘die to hell’ dark glasses covering not only her eyes but also the best part of her face. Then a glossy terrorized red lip paint (you will excuse my language) applied on her lips to give more to her already devilish look. Then she wears a designed sari, with lots and lots of gold-wired embroidery done with ridicules details, to give a weird look, both to the sari and the onlookers. There are so many chains that remind you of handcuffs used by police and chains that used to tie down the elephants, decked around her neck.
Now, she calls from her invisible mobile phone. She speaks to one guy who is more terribly dressed than she is. She flushes few words into the invisible phone, much enough to eat away twelve minutes. The man says ‘Ji madam ji, main vus ladki ko jeene nahin doonga. Woh tho tadap tadap ke mar jaayegi.’
Then in the next scene, the girl friend of the bahu’s husband is dragged into a room and locked up with her hands tied at the back, by the guy. Then he turned on a switch and increased the volume on to 194 dB. The girl in the room is desperate to get out, bangs the door with her legs, and screams at the top of her voice. Two hours passed the screaming slowed down. Then after five hours thirty-three minutes, the screaming and the banging both stopped at once. Then the guy put off the switch and the sound, opened the door, and found the girl completely dead on the floor, with blood oozing from the ears.
The bahu thanked the Guy responsible for planning the murder of the girl and paid him 300 crores. The Guy thanked her, took the body in one hand and a set of CDs in another hand, and made his way out. The bahu stopped him and asked out of inquisitiveness, what stuff the CDs contained.
The Guy replied 'old episodes of ‘Kyo khi Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Saturday, May 05, 2007
Terrific Traffic.
I set for a morning walk in the Hyderabad city, err... should I say dwelling area.
As I walked down the lanes inhaling the essence of chaotic civic upbeat of community inhabitants in their aristocratic bungalows with landscaped gardens, I found heaps of debris systematically strewed and juxtaposed just outside them. It is a methodical approach to clean up one's house and let others suffer. However, this bizarre system seemed to veer more towards mayhem when I passed through low-income areas where the same debris seemed welcome even inside their houses!
The roads on which the vehicles move, are characteristically designed with uniform potholes and uneven patches, adorned with overflowing dustbins emanating disgusting odor, enabling the early morning walker to make it more brisk or run for their health. Then a cloud of carbon monoxide profusely emitted by the age-old busses, trucks and 'dead'ly cars, only to reprieve you from the stinking debris that could have ruptured your nostrils. The swirling dust clouds & cacophonous decibel levels, which are 10-20 times above the accepted levels is another respite, if you can save your eyes and ears.
Then completely chaotic traffic wherein the most prevalent motorist attitude was to get going - at others' cost and with callous disregard for victims of their adventurous methods. I witnessed the most unusual crashes, live on road. A cyclist trying to overtake a motor bike sprang a surprise on him. The motor cyclist on the alleged reason of balancing himself dashed into a cow, which is feeding itself with newspapers. The cow reacted wildly and scripted ten crashes instantly, involving 7 auto-rickshaws, 1 bus, 3cars, 1 cargo van, 1 water tanker, 5 bicycles, 7 pedestrians, including 2 children, 7 dogs, 1 cow, 1 buffalo, 3 hens, & 2 hapless squirrels which were crossing over to a tree across the road. As the injuries were not alarming, the road returned to its chaotic order in just three minutes, while the cop overseeing everything sipping a cup of tea, from a considerable safe distance.
The frightening happenings on roads and unhealthy conditions en route are an example of one's mindset and lack of application to circumstances. A comprehensive approach to situation and adopting more civilized responsibility would enhance the value and respect for life. It doesn't cost our life to create a healthy environment, but it surely does, if we do not.
I set for a morning walk in the Hyderabad city, err... should I say dwelling area.
As I walked down the lanes inhaling the essence of chaotic civic upbeat of community inhabitants in their aristocratic bungalows with landscaped gardens, I found heaps of debris systematically strewed and juxtaposed just outside them. It is a methodical approach to clean up one's house and let others suffer. However, this bizarre system seemed to veer more towards mayhem when I passed through low-income areas where the same debris seemed welcome even inside their houses!
The roads on which the vehicles move, are characteristically designed with uniform potholes and uneven patches, adorned with overflowing dustbins emanating disgusting odor, enabling the early morning walker to make it more brisk or run for their health. Then a cloud of carbon monoxide profusely emitted by the age-old busses, trucks and 'dead'ly cars, only to reprieve you from the stinking debris that could have ruptured your nostrils. The swirling dust clouds & cacophonous decibel levels, which are 10-20 times above the accepted levels is another respite, if you can save your eyes and ears.
Then completely chaotic traffic wherein the most prevalent motorist attitude was to get going - at others' cost and with callous disregard for victims of their adventurous methods. I witnessed the most unusual crashes, live on road. A cyclist trying to overtake a motor bike sprang a surprise on him. The motor cyclist on the alleged reason of balancing himself dashed into a cow, which is feeding itself with newspapers. The cow reacted wildly and scripted ten crashes instantly, involving 7 auto-rickshaws, 1 bus, 3cars, 1 cargo van, 1 water tanker, 5 bicycles, 7 pedestrians, including 2 children, 7 dogs, 1 cow, 1 buffalo, 3 hens, & 2 hapless squirrels which were crossing over to a tree across the road. As the injuries were not alarming, the road returned to its chaotic order in just three minutes, while the cop overseeing everything sipping a cup of tea, from a considerable safe distance.
The frightening happenings on roads and unhealthy conditions en route are an example of one's mindset and lack of application to circumstances. A comprehensive approach to situation and adopting more civilized responsibility would enhance the value and respect for life. It doesn't cost our life to create a healthy environment, but it surely does, if we do not.
‘Dog’ged Life.
A dog just passed a hoarding at Banjara Hills. It put on display the most ferocious Hyderabad dog staring at a human leg, captioned ‘Wanna a bite – jump’. Of course, there is also the standard statuary warning: DO NOT BITE MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW. The dog miffed and caught up with the next available leg that passed her. The human being experienced the aggression of the canine and ran like a mad dog to the hospital for recourse.
The stray canines are the latest fear-inducing, breathing entities, added to the long list of beleaguered citizens of Hyderabad.
A dog’s life in Hyderabad is diverse. It is supposed that the dogs here multiply in geometric progression every year, despite the implementation of ABC (Animal Birth Control) program by the local authorities. Hyderabad is a paradise for dogs, as they never are killed. You can attribute this to either the effective presence of Blue cross, a voluntary organization for the protection of animals or ineffective Govt machinery that is dogging with the idea of controlling dog menace. Either way the Hyderabadis are experiencing the ‘bites’.
It is a common observable fact that of late many are dying or at least destined to die or be seriously injured out of dog bites in the city. Thanks to the spat between the blue cross and the Municipality and apathy of the Government. These days the canines attack are more debated than the terrorists attack. The terrorists select vicinity and then organise the attack. If by virtue of our luck, we avoid being around that area, we are sure to go back for dinner at home. However, in case of dogs we are not too sure of finishing at home for dinner.
It is an intricate issue about dogs. It is a widespread feeling that dogs are motivated to become skilled and develop their comprehension. That could be the reason for their presence at some of the most respected colleges in Hyderabad. If the dogs are disposed to bite in some knowledge and in the process bite one or two in the campus, should that, be taken seriously? Even recently at The Research Center Imarat at Hyderabad, which manufactures missiles like Agni and Prithvi, these dogs are seen loitering much against the tight security. Of course, they did their bit and biting greatly to the amazement of the defense personnel. For once, the defense personnel were entirely on defense.
The Government took the issue more than seriously and thought of a brighter side of the question. They are training these canines, let them loose at the border areas, and pit them against the enemies, which can win the war and bring laurels to the Nation. Then they can proudly announce them as ‘Dogs of War’. This will also cut the defense budget and defense research costs that go into thousands of crores of rupees every year, which can be utilized for developing missiles like Agni and Prithvi. Then also increase the population of the stray dogs, which in turn will cut the cost on Animal Birth Control projects. All this for a small bit of discomfort to the people - A bite now and then, here and there.
However, a word of caution. This should be a classified and highly confidential exercise and must be kept away from the USA. Otherwise, there is all likelihood of an attack from USA on the pretext that we are housing ‘biological’ weapons of mass destruction.
Now, the question is 'Should we get the (dog) bite or bite the dust'. Rather a much serious option one can really choose.
A dog just passed a hoarding at Banjara Hills. It put on display the most ferocious Hyderabad dog staring at a human leg, captioned ‘Wanna a bite – jump’. Of course, there is also the standard statuary warning: DO NOT BITE MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW. The dog miffed and caught up with the next available leg that passed her. The human being experienced the aggression of the canine and ran like a mad dog to the hospital for recourse.
The stray canines are the latest fear-inducing, breathing entities, added to the long list of beleaguered citizens of Hyderabad.
A dog’s life in Hyderabad is diverse. It is supposed that the dogs here multiply in geometric progression every year, despite the implementation of ABC (Animal Birth Control) program by the local authorities. Hyderabad is a paradise for dogs, as they never are killed. You can attribute this to either the effective presence of Blue cross, a voluntary organization for the protection of animals or ineffective Govt machinery that is dogging with the idea of controlling dog menace. Either way the Hyderabadis are experiencing the ‘bites’.
It is a common observable fact that of late many are dying or at least destined to die or be seriously injured out of dog bites in the city. Thanks to the spat between the blue cross and the Municipality and apathy of the Government. These days the canines attack are more debated than the terrorists attack. The terrorists select vicinity and then organise the attack. If by virtue of our luck, we avoid being around that area, we are sure to go back for dinner at home. However, in case of dogs we are not too sure of finishing at home for dinner.
It is an intricate issue about dogs. It is a widespread feeling that dogs are motivated to become skilled and develop their comprehension. That could be the reason for their presence at some of the most respected colleges in Hyderabad. If the dogs are disposed to bite in some knowledge and in the process bite one or two in the campus, should that, be taken seriously? Even recently at The Research Center Imarat at Hyderabad, which manufactures missiles like Agni and Prithvi, these dogs are seen loitering much against the tight security. Of course, they did their bit and biting greatly to the amazement of the defense personnel. For once, the defense personnel were entirely on defense.
The Government took the issue more than seriously and thought of a brighter side of the question. They are training these canines, let them loose at the border areas, and pit them against the enemies, which can win the war and bring laurels to the Nation. Then they can proudly announce them as ‘Dogs of War’. This will also cut the defense budget and defense research costs that go into thousands of crores of rupees every year, which can be utilized for developing missiles like Agni and Prithvi. Then also increase the population of the stray dogs, which in turn will cut the cost on Animal Birth Control projects. All this for a small bit of discomfort to the people - A bite now and then, here and there.
However, a word of caution. This should be a classified and highly confidential exercise and must be kept away from the USA. Otherwise, there is all likelihood of an attack from USA on the pretext that we are housing ‘biological’ weapons of mass destruction.
Now, the question is 'Should we get the (dog) bite or bite the dust'. Rather a much serious option one can really choose.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Wake Up Call
It is a now an official standard procedure to send back who ever is not performing. The returning with thanks ‘Irfan Pathan’ is all set to come back home to play a ranji trophy match or two before taking on the giants at the world cup. Good idea. The practice or otherwise Irfan gets bowling out at small timers or the left outs for the sake of playing for the zones will help him face the masters of the game at world cup. At least this is what the selectors or the team think tank feels.
The fact that exposure to international cricket is necessary for a player of Irfan’s caliber rather than sending him to basics, and start all over again. This is nothing but experiment of another kind. Greg Chappell has the reputation of toying with the ideas that does not work and the whole world knows it. He first sent Irfan as an opening batsman, the sent him at three, then at five and tried to use his potential as a batsman and never bothered to improve or concentrate on his bowling.
This clearly is an indication that the top order batsmen, barring Rahul Dravid proved to be out of form and failed to cling on and make runs. This just made Irfan’s job too intricate, and he lost his sense of understanding as a bowler.
Agreed that the non-performers be sent back and punished. However, what were the selectors doing when Sehwag and Tendulkar constantly failing to perform.
Selectors wake up and ask the travel agents to book two more tickets for Sehwag and Tendulkar. The flights will be too happy to fly them back.
It is a now an official standard procedure to send back who ever is not performing. The returning with thanks ‘Irfan Pathan’ is all set to come back home to play a ranji trophy match or two before taking on the giants at the world cup. Good idea. The practice or otherwise Irfan gets bowling out at small timers or the left outs for the sake of playing for the zones will help him face the masters of the game at world cup. At least this is what the selectors or the team think tank feels.
The fact that exposure to international cricket is necessary for a player of Irfan’s caliber rather than sending him to basics, and start all over again. This is nothing but experiment of another kind. Greg Chappell has the reputation of toying with the ideas that does not work and the whole world knows it. He first sent Irfan as an opening batsman, the sent him at three, then at five and tried to use his potential as a batsman and never bothered to improve or concentrate on his bowling.
This clearly is an indication that the top order batsmen, barring Rahul Dravid proved to be out of form and failed to cling on and make runs. This just made Irfan’s job too intricate, and he lost his sense of understanding as a bowler.
Agreed that the non-performers be sent back and punished. However, what were the selectors doing when Sehwag and Tendulkar constantly failing to perform.
Selectors wake up and ask the travel agents to book two more tickets for Sehwag and Tendulkar. The flights will be too happy to fly them back.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
MEN BEWARE.
A case came up for hearing at the court. The first case that has come up under the newly enacted or somewhat enforced ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’. The court hall is spell bound.
A woman judge chairs the court.
The lawyer representing the wife is a woman. The court hall is filled with media reporters, obviously women. The police present there were also women in uniform. The only men conspicuous by their presence or otherwise are the husband and his lawyer.
The woman lawyer is screaming left, right and centre to get justice for her client.
'Your Honor, this man is so cruel, brutal, nasty and pitiless, that he tried all the tricks up his sleeves in distressing, intimidating and harassing my client. He used to pester her for money, almost three to four times a week’
The husband’s lawyer woke up and said, ‘Your Honor,that was only small change to pay the auto fellow.’
‘But Your Honor, money is money and pestering for it amounts to dowry harassment’ the wife’s lawyer said. ‘This is nothing Your Honor; He even attempted to kill my client on two occasions’.
The husband’s lawyer woke to say ‘Objection’, but the judge has already overruled. He then went back to sleep.
The Judge asked the woman lawyer, ‘Can you substantiate your argument and prove to the court that this man attempted to kill his wife’.
‘Yes Your Honor. The first attempt was made on 27 September 2006. On that day, this man bought 15 liters of kerosene in a can. He bought it at Rs 30/ per liter, much higher than the open market rate, from Banarasilal oil merchants, Donghi chowk.’
The husband’s lawyer did not wake up this time, but the husband did and hence screamed. ‘Your Honor, that kerosene was meant for lighting up the lamps in the house and for cooking food as there is acute shortage of LPG. But certainly not to put off the light of my life, my wife’, he pleaded with folded hands wiping relentlessly tears flowing down his eyes, with the sleeves of his shirt. His wail fell on deaf ears, that includes his lawyer who is still sleeping.
The wife’s lawyer continued. ‘The second attempt was more planned, deliberate and premeditated. He purchased a two-way ticket for his wife and her mother, on the pretext of pilgrimage that spread for 24 days covering 12,467 kms, with 72 bridges and 9 tunnels.’
‘How does that amount to attempted murder?’ asked the Judge.
The husbands’ lawyer woke up just then and a smile crossed on the husbands face.
‘Your Honor, this is the evidence’ showing a railway ticket. ‘He planned to kill them by sending them in train which on some pretext or the other jumping off the tracks and into the rivers and killing all the passengers’
The husbands’ lawyer went back to sleep and grief came back on the husband’s face. All smiles for the wife.
‘My next point to prove his criminal tendency is he recently read few books written by some of the famous authors and watching a film or two produced by Ram Gopal Varma.’
‘I find nothing objectionable in your point. Everybody has the right to read and watch movies.’ The judge said.
This time neither the husband smiled nor his lawyer woke up, quite certain about the competence and skill of the other lawyer.
‘Yes Your Honor, but the books he chooses to read were ‘How to murder a Wife’, ‘A perfect Murder’, ‘Teach yourself the art of Murdering’. Then the movies like ‘My wife’s murder’
‘Madhyannapu Hatya’ (afternoon murder).’
The Judge noted the point and proclaimed the judgment. ‘After hearing the accusations against the husband, the court has come to the conclusion that there is sufficient evidence to prove him guilty and sentences him to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs one lakh to be paid to the wife. The wife is free to apply for a divorce and claim damages from him’.
The husband screamed ‘NO’. The whole world woke up, including his wife sleeping next to him. She asked ‘what happened, any bad dream?’
‘Yeah, I am canceling your pilgrimage trip with your mother’, he said.
‘Ok, go ahead and cancel the trip, I will file a case against you under ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’ she turned the other side showing her disgust.
He again screamed NO, which he could not himself hear.
A case came up for hearing at the court. The first case that has come up under the newly enacted or somewhat enforced ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’. The court hall is spell bound.
A woman judge chairs the court.
The lawyer representing the wife is a woman. The court hall is filled with media reporters, obviously women. The police present there were also women in uniform. The only men conspicuous by their presence or otherwise are the husband and his lawyer.
The woman lawyer is screaming left, right and centre to get justice for her client.
'Your Honor, this man is so cruel, brutal, nasty and pitiless, that he tried all the tricks up his sleeves in distressing, intimidating and harassing my client. He used to pester her for money, almost three to four times a week’
The husband’s lawyer woke up and said, ‘Your Honor,that was only small change to pay the auto fellow.’
‘But Your Honor, money is money and pestering for it amounts to dowry harassment’ the wife’s lawyer said. ‘This is nothing Your Honor; He even attempted to kill my client on two occasions’.
The husband’s lawyer woke to say ‘Objection’, but the judge has already overruled. He then went back to sleep.
The Judge asked the woman lawyer, ‘Can you substantiate your argument and prove to the court that this man attempted to kill his wife’.
‘Yes Your Honor. The first attempt was made on 27 September 2006. On that day, this man bought 15 liters of kerosene in a can. He bought it at Rs 30/ per liter, much higher than the open market rate, from Banarasilal oil merchants, Donghi chowk.’
The husband’s lawyer did not wake up this time, but the husband did and hence screamed. ‘Your Honor, that kerosene was meant for lighting up the lamps in the house and for cooking food as there is acute shortage of LPG. But certainly not to put off the light of my life, my wife’, he pleaded with folded hands wiping relentlessly tears flowing down his eyes, with the sleeves of his shirt. His wail fell on deaf ears, that includes his lawyer who is still sleeping.
The wife’s lawyer continued. ‘The second attempt was more planned, deliberate and premeditated. He purchased a two-way ticket for his wife and her mother, on the pretext of pilgrimage that spread for 24 days covering 12,467 kms, with 72 bridges and 9 tunnels.’
‘How does that amount to attempted murder?’ asked the Judge.
The husbands’ lawyer woke up just then and a smile crossed on the husbands face.
‘Your Honor, this is the evidence’ showing a railway ticket. ‘He planned to kill them by sending them in train which on some pretext or the other jumping off the tracks and into the rivers and killing all the passengers’
The husbands’ lawyer went back to sleep and grief came back on the husband’s face. All smiles for the wife.
‘My next point to prove his criminal tendency is he recently read few books written by some of the famous authors and watching a film or two produced by Ram Gopal Varma.’
‘I find nothing objectionable in your point. Everybody has the right to read and watch movies.’ The judge said.
This time neither the husband smiled nor his lawyer woke up, quite certain about the competence and skill of the other lawyer.
‘Yes Your Honor, but the books he chooses to read were ‘How to murder a Wife’, ‘A perfect Murder’, ‘Teach yourself the art of Murdering’. Then the movies like ‘My wife’s murder’
‘Madhyannapu Hatya’ (afternoon murder).’
The Judge noted the point and proclaimed the judgment. ‘After hearing the accusations against the husband, the court has come to the conclusion that there is sufficient evidence to prove him guilty and sentences him to five years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs one lakh to be paid to the wife. The wife is free to apply for a divorce and claim damages from him’.
The husband screamed ‘NO’. The whole world woke up, including his wife sleeping next to him. She asked ‘what happened, any bad dream?’
‘Yeah, I am canceling your pilgrimage trip with your mother’, he said.
‘Ok, go ahead and cancel the trip, I will file a case against you under ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’ she turned the other side showing her disgust.
He again screamed NO, which he could not himself hear.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Cricket This?
Awesome Two.
Cricket is a funny game and strange are the ways of its selectors. In the recent past, I mean after the Sourav Ganguly kick off, More is asking ‘more’. I fail to understand or rather every cricket fan in India, why should there be a probable list of 30 odd players, when you are sure to retain the magic or winning 15 combination. This time please read as 15 tried to play, as Sri Lanka tour is more than a fiasco. There are many questions and eyebrows raised at the same time.
Firstly, why should there be a tour when you are in doubt about two things. One is terrorism and the other is inclement climatic conditions. What will restrict us not to call off a sporting event in the light of organised terrorism? We can call off diplomatic talks, we can call off busses and trains, we can call off diplomatic ties, but why not a cricket team. It is most disgraceful to send a team and ask them to play about four overs and pack them back. Whose money are they wasting? Do the organizers feel a little accountable?
Secondly, why is the team sent there, which could not even play a match be retained for a forth coming series? What is the logic and strategy behind this? I presume that the team is picked up following certain norms, like playing conditions, players adoptability to those conditions, players track record and experience and most important their winning capability. It is shocking that the team is retained just like that.
Thirdly, the selection committee. Kiran More as the chairman of the committee must be enjoying his role as he has the power of Pawar and authority to drop as many players as he can instead of selecting them. The Ganguly episode is the worst thing to happen in the history of cricket selection in India and the credit goes to Kiran More.
Fourthly, why is there no transparency in the functioning of the BCCI and more specifically the selection committee? The honorary post and lack of accountability of its Chairman, makes things more apprehensive beyond anybody’s rightful imagination. Then the less we talk the better about the qualification of the present chairman and his ability to select a team or drop certain seasoned players, all in the name of experiments. Greg Chappel’s skills with More’s ability are sure to drag cricket into the grave. Why do we need a foreign coach, when we have living legends in cricket? In what way are these two stand out from so many finest cricketers around the world?
No prizes for guessing.
Cricket is a funny game and strange are the ways of its selectors. In the recent past, I mean after the Sourav Ganguly kick off, More is asking ‘more’. I fail to understand or rather every cricket fan in India, why should there be a probable list of 30 odd players, when you are sure to retain the magic or winning 15 combination. This time please read as 15 tried to play, as Sri Lanka tour is more than a fiasco. There are many questions and eyebrows raised at the same time.
Firstly, why should there be a tour when you are in doubt about two things. One is terrorism and the other is inclement climatic conditions. What will restrict us not to call off a sporting event in the light of organised terrorism? We can call off diplomatic talks, we can call off busses and trains, we can call off diplomatic ties, but why not a cricket team. It is most disgraceful to send a team and ask them to play about four overs and pack them back. Whose money are they wasting? Do the organizers feel a little accountable?
Secondly, why is the team sent there, which could not even play a match be retained for a forth coming series? What is the logic and strategy behind this? I presume that the team is picked up following certain norms, like playing conditions, players adoptability to those conditions, players track record and experience and most important their winning capability. It is shocking that the team is retained just like that.
Thirdly, the selection committee. Kiran More as the chairman of the committee must be enjoying his role as he has the power of Pawar and authority to drop as many players as he can instead of selecting them. The Ganguly episode is the worst thing to happen in the history of cricket selection in India and the credit goes to Kiran More.
Fourthly, why is there no transparency in the functioning of the BCCI and more specifically the selection committee? The honorary post and lack of accountability of its Chairman, makes things more apprehensive beyond anybody’s rightful imagination. Then the less we talk the better about the qualification of the present chairman and his ability to select a team or drop certain seasoned players, all in the name of experiments. Greg Chappel’s skills with More’s ability are sure to drag cricket into the grave. Why do we need a foreign coach, when we have living legends in cricket? In what way are these two stand out from so many finest cricketers around the world?
No prizes for guessing.
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Safe Flying.
Want to take flight? Then do not take anything, of course for security reasons.
How many times you must have cursed yourself, if not your wife for forgetting to carry something while traveling. Notably toothpaste, shaving cream, or an after-shave lotion, shampoo, sun tan lotion etc. However, not anymore. You will not curse yourself for forgetting them, but you will definitely do if you carry them, particularly while you are taking a flight.
The Civil Aviation Secretary, Mr. Ajay Prasad, said that from Friday, 11 August, 2006, all liquids, including shampoo, beverages, sun tan lotion and toothpaste, would not be allowed to be carried as hand luggage. It is understood by the experts that the main ingredients used in the bid to blow up the aircraft in UK, is liquids and components, which can be disguised in a laptop, camera and a MP3 player.
It seems that the passengers are now deprived of shampooing their hair and get rid of the dandruff, cannot protect their teeth from tartar or whatever; let their skin get tanned under the sky close to the sun, or not even allowed to enjoy the pesticide filled soft drinks, all for some serious security reasons. This seems to be a plot against some consumer products multi national companies.
This again will eat away the revenue of the airline companies. The luggage that is allowed to be carried by a passenger will come down drastically, as cosmetics and liquids form the major part of the luggage, particularly when one is traveling with his wife. Hence, the extra fare for the luggage doesn’t arise. This will discourage the female passengers and their preference not to take to flights will further add to the diminishing incomes of the airliners. Flight attendants and air hosts will also find it difficult to keep up their faces light up in the absence of make up kits. This will dampen the spirits of the male passengers and they prefer to travel by trains sipping the unexplainable savor of railway coffee, putting their life to highest level of insecurity. All this for security reasons.
This is the era of human bombs. Why not ban humans from traveling in flights rather banning toothpaste and a shampoo. Then the inevitable question that needs to be answered. ‘Will these flights need something like these to blow it up?’ Rather make it air borne for a little more time this saves lot of toothpaste and shampoo.
Want to take flight? Then do not take anything, of course for security reasons.
How many times you must have cursed yourself, if not your wife for forgetting to carry something while traveling. Notably toothpaste, shaving cream, or an after-shave lotion, shampoo, sun tan lotion etc. However, not anymore. You will not curse yourself for forgetting them, but you will definitely do if you carry them, particularly while you are taking a flight.
The Civil Aviation Secretary, Mr. Ajay Prasad, said that from Friday, 11 August, 2006, all liquids, including shampoo, beverages, sun tan lotion and toothpaste, would not be allowed to be carried as hand luggage. It is understood by the experts that the main ingredients used in the bid to blow up the aircraft in UK, is liquids and components, which can be disguised in a laptop, camera and a MP3 player.
It seems that the passengers are now deprived of shampooing their hair and get rid of the dandruff, cannot protect their teeth from tartar or whatever; let their skin get tanned under the sky close to the sun, or not even allowed to enjoy the pesticide filled soft drinks, all for some serious security reasons. This seems to be a plot against some consumer products multi national companies.
This again will eat away the revenue of the airline companies. The luggage that is allowed to be carried by a passenger will come down drastically, as cosmetics and liquids form the major part of the luggage, particularly when one is traveling with his wife. Hence, the extra fare for the luggage doesn’t arise. This will discourage the female passengers and their preference not to take to flights will further add to the diminishing incomes of the airliners. Flight attendants and air hosts will also find it difficult to keep up their faces light up in the absence of make up kits. This will dampen the spirits of the male passengers and they prefer to travel by trains sipping the unexplainable savor of railway coffee, putting their life to highest level of insecurity. All this for security reasons.
This is the era of human bombs. Why not ban humans from traveling in flights rather banning toothpaste and a shampoo. Then the inevitable question that needs to be answered. ‘Will these flights need something like these to blow it up?’ Rather make it air borne for a little more time this saves lot of toothpaste and shampoo.
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Agni III and GSLV.
Anti Gravitaional Miracle.
All that goes up will come down. This principle is well understood by the Indians and they have proved it umpteen number of times. Their unrelenting effort is a clear testimony of the fact that the Indians will not take anything lying down. Instead, they throw everything to winds and then try to catch up.
The recent success (some may call catastrophe); in putting the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV FO2) in its rightful place, Bay of Bengal of course, is a clear demonstration of our Scientists outlook. Not many hours before this success (read catastrophe, if that sounds more comfortable) Agni III, an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, took a nosedive into the Bay of Bengal. The 3,500 kms ballistic missile is meant to target Mainland China, but with a slight self-propelled trajectory crashed into Bay of Bengal. The Defense Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is too modest and summed up the whole fiasco as a ‘Partial Success’ and trying to draw lessons from it.
Actually, the Bay of Bengal seemed to be the favorite destination for all the SLVs, GSLVs and now the missiles. This can help the Indian Government save lot of money.
All the defense establishments should focus on Bay of Bengal and not on countries lying beyond our reach, both by land and air. Then if we want to launch any of the missiles and target the countries, better we do it close at the border. If the mission fails and the missile falls, as is happening, it will fall in either China or Pakistan as targeted and save the humiliation of digging for the debris in Bay of Bengal.
All the satellite launch vehicles hereafter are thrown into Bay of Bengal as and when they are ready and not push them into the space. However, of course if the launch vehicles prefer to act detrimental to the laws of gravitation and shoot up into the space, just as it happens in case of inflation, it would be an achievement by default. We can say ‘all that falls will shoot up’.
The wastage of huge amounts in the name of ‘experiments and learning lessons’, as perceived by our politicians is nothing but a disintegrating explanation for abusing public money. The colossal 150 crores for building the GSLV and 96 crores for fabricating the INSAT-4C, and about 200 crores on Agni III, to frighten china, can be best used for educating people in India.
Shall we learn our lessons today?
All that goes up will come down. This principle is well understood by the Indians and they have proved it umpteen number of times. Their unrelenting effort is a clear testimony of the fact that the Indians will not take anything lying down. Instead, they throw everything to winds and then try to catch up.
The recent success (some may call catastrophe); in putting the Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV FO2) in its rightful place, Bay of Bengal of course, is a clear demonstration of our Scientists outlook. Not many hours before this success (read catastrophe, if that sounds more comfortable) Agni III, an Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile, took a nosedive into the Bay of Bengal. The 3,500 kms ballistic missile is meant to target Mainland China, but with a slight self-propelled trajectory crashed into Bay of Bengal. The Defense Minister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is too modest and summed up the whole fiasco as a ‘Partial Success’ and trying to draw lessons from it.
Actually, the Bay of Bengal seemed to be the favorite destination for all the SLVs, GSLVs and now the missiles. This can help the Indian Government save lot of money.
All the defense establishments should focus on Bay of Bengal and not on countries lying beyond our reach, both by land and air. Then if we want to launch any of the missiles and target the countries, better we do it close at the border. If the mission fails and the missile falls, as is happening, it will fall in either China or Pakistan as targeted and save the humiliation of digging for the debris in Bay of Bengal.
All the satellite launch vehicles hereafter are thrown into Bay of Bengal as and when they are ready and not push them into the space. However, of course if the launch vehicles prefer to act detrimental to the laws of gravitation and shoot up into the space, just as it happens in case of inflation, it would be an achievement by default. We can say ‘all that falls will shoot up’.
The wastage of huge amounts in the name of ‘experiments and learning lessons’, as perceived by our politicians is nothing but a disintegrating explanation for abusing public money. The colossal 150 crores for building the GSLV and 96 crores for fabricating the INSAT-4C, and about 200 crores on Agni III, to frighten china, can be best used for educating people in India.
Shall we learn our lessons today?
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