Today is a big day for Indian cricket, no not only Indian cricket world cricket. Today was the day when bidding took place for players and there were a few surprises. Dhoni was the higher paid at 5.8cr followed by Symonds at 5.7cr. Would anyone have ever expected that Symonds would be paid so much, (one more proof that we are not a racial country and neither are we a country that discriminates.
What surprised me was that Pointing was paid low, even lower than Murli Karthik - Has he lost his charisma and fan following?
India has a proved once again that even thro it is not the no. 1 ranked team, it funds world cricket.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Amazing India - 2 Indian Railways
I was reading about Indian Railways providing travel services. Indian railways for years has been running palace on wheels targeted to foreign tourists but now has introduced more routes; the most exciting is that they have started this service for Indians and targeting middle class at reasonable rates @500 / days. Great going .. Indian railways shining under Laloo.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Amazing 1 - Indian Railways
I started this blog talking about Don't Save India but change India and was talking of things that need to be changed, but now i have decided to talk also of good things that are happening under Amazing series.
Today I was at the Bangalore railway station to receive inlaws and when I went to buy my platform ticket at the automated machine, I realised that I did not have one rupee coin as i needed in all 3 rupees. My first reaction was - why can't they have a change machine? and then i looked to the right and found another machine and when i read the instruction i was amazed to see the technology in use - one had to sms PFT to xxxxxx no. and would receive a code that you punch in the machine and you get your platform ticket. NO COINS required. Isn't it great, i remebered the Vodafone ad where Irfaan Khan says 'is ka kya kare' refering to one rupee coin.
Today I was at the Bangalore railway station to receive inlaws and when I went to buy my platform ticket at the automated machine, I realised that I did not have one rupee coin as i needed in all 3 rupees. My first reaction was - why can't they have a change machine? and then i looked to the right and found another machine and when i read the instruction i was amazed to see the technology in use - one had to sms PFT to xxxxxx no. and would receive a code that you punch in the machine and you get your platform ticket. NO COINS required. Isn't it great, i remebered the Vodafone ad where Irfaan Khan says 'is ka kya kare' refering to one rupee coin.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Maharatra Crisis - Lalu comes into action
It is terrible that thousands of North indians are forced out of Maharastra. Isn't this surprising and that too to in todays world where we say there are no boundries. When lakhs and Lakhs of indians can work in ME, USA, UK then why to politicians have problem with their own citizens, can these politicians not think beyond their homes,localities and state - SHAME.
Now that there is a call for not celebrating any north indian festivals in Maharastra, LALU has got agitated and has throw a challenge and asked to stop him from celebrating CHAT PUJA in Maharastra. Good job Lalu.. continue the flight and don't let India Disintegrate...
Its time we changed, every one of us should take oath that we will celebrate 1 festival of other regions or religions and this way we will learn to respect others emotions.
Now that there is a call for not celebrating any north indian festivals in Maharastra, LALU has got agitated and has throw a challenge and asked to stop him from celebrating CHAT PUJA in Maharastra. Good job Lalu.. continue the flight and don't let India Disintegrate...
Its time we changed, every one of us should take oath that we will celebrate 1 festival of other regions or religions and this way we will learn to respect others emotions.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Mumbai Crisis - Maharastrian or Indian
Over the last week the activities that have been happening in Mumbai and the way it is shaping is shameful, unexplainable and anti national.
No politian has the right to ask people from the same nationality to leave the city, town or state. Lets ask the basic question - why do we have taluks, districts, towns, cities and states ? Is it based on caste, language, religion ?
The answer to this is obviously a BIG NO. A country has states, towns , taluks etc for better administration for betterment of the people, you are actually delegating and empowering people so that local issues can be addressed faster and people can lead a better life. Then why is all this halla gulla about Maharastrian and North Indian.... Today, it is about people, tomorrow it can be about food, products or tax collection and there is NO END to this.
If this is not stopped immediately, then tomorrow other states will also start this and this would beging with Maharatrians in other states being treated badly.
I would expect Maharastrian with stature like Tendulakar ....to make an appeal to the public to stop behaving as if they have no brains and live peacefully.
Even though I want to talk about change india and not save india.. I am forced to say SAVE INDIA.
No politian has the right to ask people from the same nationality to leave the city, town or state. Lets ask the basic question - why do we have taluks, districts, towns, cities and states ? Is it based on caste, language, religion ?
The answer to this is obviously a BIG NO. A country has states, towns , taluks etc for better administration for betterment of the people, you are actually delegating and empowering people so that local issues can be addressed faster and people can lead a better life. Then why is all this halla gulla about Maharastrian and North Indian.... Today, it is about people, tomorrow it can be about food, products or tax collection and there is NO END to this.
If this is not stopped immediately, then tomorrow other states will also start this and this would beging with Maharatrians in other states being treated badly.
I would expect Maharastrian with stature like Tendulakar ....to make an appeal to the public to stop behaving as if they have no brains and live peacefully.
Even though I want to talk about change india and not save india.. I am forced to say SAVE INDIA.
Monday, February 11, 2008
Improving Traffic
India is one of the few countries where the traffic management is poor and as a result of this people have never disciplined themselves and drive as they would drive in their backyard ignoring that there are others on the road. I am not trying to show India down but amjust trying to analyze as to why this is so and how can this be improved.
India till the mid 80's had very few vehicles on road, both 4 wheeler and 2 wheeler. It was only in 1985 most of the auto companies started operation and it was only in the early 90's that sales picked up as affordability increased post liberalisation in 1991. The govt was not ready with proper training schools and neither did the govt put proper checks and balances in license authority. Why blame the govt. alone even the riders/drivers adopted easy way out by bribing to get license.
Now that this is current state of Indian roads, is there hope and will ever improve. YES , it can provided we all decide to change. Some things todo -
1. Govt to make issuing of licenses based on merit,which means stop bribery. One possibleoption is to privatise this department.
2. Make it mandatory for every one to attend driving school before they apply for license
3. Seriously check for license less drivers and don't just penalise them with fine but force them to do social service.
4. Reduce the validity period of license from 20 years to 5 years
5. Every mistake should be penalised and recorded and based on no.of errors withdraw the license
6. Create infrastucture so that lane driving can be enforsed
7. NO HORN - atleast to start with near hospitals, schools and later everywhere
8. Ensure that every vehicle is maintained well and accessories are avaialble like rear view mirror
9. Drunken driving should be handled severly like 3 to 6 months in prison
10. Increase fines to unaffordable level - currently fines are too less and even a person can get away with fine of 100 -500 Rs.
I am optimistic and India some day will have the best managed traffic, but for this each one of us has to contribute.
India till the mid 80's had very few vehicles on road, both 4 wheeler and 2 wheeler. It was only in 1985 most of the auto companies started operation and it was only in the early 90's that sales picked up as affordability increased post liberalisation in 1991. The govt was not ready with proper training schools and neither did the govt put proper checks and balances in license authority. Why blame the govt. alone even the riders/drivers adopted easy way out by bribing to get license.
Now that this is current state of Indian roads, is there hope and will ever improve. YES , it can provided we all decide to change. Some things todo -
1. Govt to make issuing of licenses based on merit,which means stop bribery. One possibleoption is to privatise this department.
2. Make it mandatory for every one to attend driving school before they apply for license
3. Seriously check for license less drivers and don't just penalise them with fine but force them to do social service.
4. Reduce the validity period of license from 20 years to 5 years
5. Every mistake should be penalised and recorded and based on no.of errors withdraw the license
6. Create infrastucture so that lane driving can be enforsed
7. NO HORN - atleast to start with near hospitals, schools and later everywhere
8. Ensure that every vehicle is maintained well and accessories are avaialble like rear view mirror
9. Drunken driving should be handled severly like 3 to 6 months in prison
10. Increase fines to unaffordable level - currently fines are too less and even a person can get away with fine of 100 -500 Rs.
I am optimistic and India some day will have the best managed traffic, but for this each one of us has to contribute.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Change vs Save
I keep hearing from my friends and media often about things that are not good or how things are going from bad to worse, the most common reaction is Save Inida or God Save this country. Have you not heard -
>> traffic is crazy-what is govt doing
>> cost of goods are increasing every day- govt does not do any thing to control inflation
>> no drinking water- govt collects so much tax but doesnotprovideclean drinking water
and many more cribs
Its very simple to complain, but, have we asked ourselves as to what is it that each one of us can do to bring about a CHANGE. No body can SAVE INDIA and why should some one else or GOD SAVE, it is people of this country who need to bring about a change and each one of us have a role to play. What say you? while i would put my thoughts, i would like to get your thoughts on what one should to do to make India a truly developed country, what i mean by developed is not only economically(read GDP) but also culturally where every citizen feels safe, loved and basic needs are met.
>> traffic is crazy-what is govt doing
>> cost of goods are increasing every day- govt does not do any thing to control inflation
>> no drinking water- govt collects so much tax but doesnotprovideclean drinking water
and many more cribs
Its very simple to complain, but, have we asked ourselves as to what is it that each one of us can do to bring about a CHANGE. No body can SAVE INDIA and why should some one else or GOD SAVE, it is people of this country who need to bring about a change and each one of us have a role to play. What say you? while i would put my thoughts, i would like to get your thoughts on what one should to do to make India a truly developed country, what i mean by developed is not only economically(read GDP) but also culturally where every citizen feels safe, loved and basic needs are met.
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