save the dying SHERA

Every morning I take the newspaper and lay my eyes upon the front page with fast heart beat and anxious eyes. My eyes and my heart just crave to see the good news that all misery has been put to an end and finally we are coming like a lotus from all the mess we have created in past. This has been happening for last 10 month. Now the clock has finally started ticking towards the 3rd October when the 19th common wealth is going to be commenced in New Delhi but there is no respite for me in the news. Every day presents a new found disaster. Rate of invention has never been so fast in India in past. It has broken all record.I was very happy when years ago I heard that India won the bid to represent the Common Wealth for 2010. I felt very proud and like an every common Indian I was hoping that through CWG India will be able to put up a spectacular show and proves to the world that we are not far behind China (Beijing Olympic 2008). Using this opportunity we would be able to improve our sport and town infrastructure and once again culture of sports will return to modern India. Now forget about the sports, not even one Indian is thinking about how many medals we will win in this event, we are just thinking how we would come out of 14 October with our head still high in world community. Our politician and bureaucrat left no stone unturned in fleecing the game and make the mockery of it and leave all of us in a mess which god knows how we will come out of it. All big talks of creating a world class infrastructure in Delhi, brining the glory back to sport and drawing attention of world community towards rising India has gone now as we are just thinking of how to complete the game without facing any boycotts from the participating countries.Once again the onus of saving the face of India fell on us. As an Indian citizen it’s our duty to protect the game henceforth protects the country’s reputation. Don’t tell me what I can do for this. Don’t forget we are 1 billion + country. When this 1 billion crazy nation go behind the cricket we become the world super power of cricket. Nobody then talks about our infrastructure and security (remember England continues the tour and played in India even after terror attack in Mumbai 23/11). We can show this same insurmountable power by going with CWG-2010. I appeal to all of you to shrug off your indifference towards the game. Come out and join hand to make it huge success. We will watch it, applaud our player and even foreign player in good game spirit and make it a turning point in Indian sport history. World will surely notice this mass power of India which could not have been the case hitherto. So friends come and join hand, stay behind and support our SHERA.

I am getting it:

not long ago i was very scared to walk outside in rainy season. reflection of sky in ubiquitous logged water made me shudder at thought of falling into infinte sky. It still scares me, now not because of fear of falling inside the sky, but fear of encountering with road side pit.not long ago, ‘POLITICS’ -> a very sacred word originated from greek word politik meant town was the word which has always intrigued me. I knew it incorporates a strong power but how i was not able to comprehend. I knew it have power to turn the direction of wind, to destroy the world, to rule the people’s mind. But how, again that question was beyond my comprehension. But not any more, I am getting it now. No longer i beleive in falling inside the enormous and infinte sky, i know what is there inside the water logged on the road.to make a balance between your support base and your source has always been tricky for governments. But it seems our government have mastered it. Support denotes the common man supporting the government, and source represents the few %age of wealthy people who claims to run the economy. Government need support to win election so it bring the natioanal food security act to secure a minimum meal for all Indian. Bill is very nobel but a look closer to it exposes the main motive behind it. It is actually trying to rip off the very voices of activities of Right to Food and give us a fractured bill which can never fulfill the dream of hunger free India. Food is the basic necessity of life. Millions of ton of food is rotting inside our cold storage when millions of indians are facing threat of hunger beacuse of spiralling inflation. The very idea of drawing a line between the BPL and APL is fautly itself which have capacity to spawn a corrupt system that could not deliver to deserving. Keeping this in mind our activist relentlessy advocated for an universal PDS (public distribution system) system which will ensure a minimum ration to all Indians regardless of thier economic status. The fact (which our politicians and elites are not ready to accept) is that 80% of indians are poor and they need government assistence and this is very much viable economically. After so much of hue and cry over Universal PDS concept our nobel NAC (National Advisory council) headed by Sonia Gandhi came with another nobel idea to restrict the universaltiy of PDS system to 150 district. now our right will be defined by our geographical position, any way there are lots of other defect associated with it. I would have wondered (not long ago) whats the problem in giving food to poor when grains are being rotten in godown, why government is shying in universalising the PDS when it is already spending billion dollars in TAX exemption for few section and when it can easily mop up the fund for it if it desire to do so. But it doesn’t matter whether you have grain or not to distribute, it doesn’t matter if you money or not to erect an infrastructure to universalise the PDS what matters is the interest of source. Universalize the few districts and subsidized grain will be snatched away from poor’s hand and fall into hand of big retailers who will make huge profit out of it by selling it into the place who is out of the purview of universalisation. Now can you see the pattern, by showing the lolypop of universal PDS government is able to win the common man (support) and by restricting it to few places it is able to appease the trades man (source) who will be able to make profit more than they ever made in past. This is called quite innovative approach where you are able to achieve to your motive without disturbing the balance. But ultimate loosers is the common man, and tragedy is that they are not able to comprehend this.But what to do this is politics, which has actually lost its meaning and became synonymous to trick, treachery and uncanniness. After 64 years of independence we can be proud of atleast one thing - we have world class politician and no one can compete them in this whole universe. JAI HIND

Why?

I was travelling by bus today when I saw a beautiful restless child sleeping uncomfortably on her mother shoulder. The sympathetic eyes of crowd towards her made me realize that something is wrong with her. She was born with deformed body. A sudden rush of excitement went through my body I felt myself on her place and people’s sympathetic eye resting upon me and inside of me screamed- ‘Why me, I never asked for it’. Why I don’t have choice to choose how I am going to be in future.I opened my eye to find myself in a wonderland. I was startled, amazed and scare at the same time. But a tender hand upon me bound me to that wonderful soul and I knew she is my angel guide without knowing her identity and felt myself in heaven. But soon reality crawled upon me; I felt a difference when people looked upon me and when they look upon other children. But why, I am not able to comprehend that. I don’t remember asking god to make me what they call ugly. I heard god love all his creation and prize it then why they differentiate between ugly and beautiful. Why they all admire Simran for her beauty and neglect me? We both came from same place, we are of same age and her achievement is equal to mine then why this differentiation?Two children born at the same time and same place, only difference is that one is born in master’s house and other in servant’s quarter. Before opening their eyes they don’t know where they are and where they are coming from. But why place of birth matter so much that it places a child on the pedestal and hurl another child into the darkness of hardship and discrimination? None of them asked for it, what we all hoped is to encounter some wonderland where they will see wonderful things.But our wonderland dream has been shattered by the discriminatory and feudal system of this world. I came into this world with millions of my friend, but because of this place of birth rule some became Hindustani, some became Pakistani, some British, some Gujarati, some Marathi, some Bihari, some Tamilian and so on. Some were put in the golden castle and some of us were left on dusky road and all of this separated us from each other. Friends till the time, now we laugh on other because he/she is ugly, we bully them because their parents are poor, we don’t talk to them because they belongs to low caste, we hate them because they belongs to different nation/States. Our friendship is broken, which none of us asked for and wished for. Why?

A Little Princess/prince:

The prince, princess, castles, fantasy, night-time stories; childhood of a lot among us are woven around them. Yes there exist many unfortunate children whose life has not been so rosy to let them fly in these fantasy worlds. But they still idolize the prince and princess like many of fortunate children who sleep with dream of them. So have you seen any real princess or prince? Don’t fret on this question, just go and stand before your mirror you would see a real prince/princess smiling before you. So being a princess (or prince) is not about wearing best clothes with best look and being aristocrat. It’s just about the feeling, they feel like prince/princess (the one belongs to aristocrat family) because world tell them so and make them to believe it, we don’t realize it because nobody tell us so. This is what the message ‘A Little Princess’ gives us that is the most beautiful movie I have seen in my whole life. Every girl and guy in this world is prince and princess and they have equal right to enjoy this world and be happy just like a king. Life is not always the same. Like the changing weather and changing day our life changes and this changes sometimes bring us into the scorching sun or sometimes in soothing shade. But nothing is permanent.‘I didn’t like the ending of story so I imagined a different ending, don’t you ever do it Mam’ was the question thrown by protagonist Sara of this movie to her teacher when she was questioned about reading the story different from the book. This answer was not some revolutionary answer which has ability to change the world but this answer was a very simple answer which instigates a desire to see the change in world. ‘It’s very easy for girl like you to imagine who have everything’ was the answer given to Sara by her teacher. It was relevant at that point of time when Sara was really like a princess (by general definition of wealth) but she continues to show the same spirit even when misfortune fell upon her and relegated her from a princess to servant. She showed the unfortunate girls a ray of hope, and bestowed the shower of her friendship and love upon them in spite of herself being completely helpless. She teaches us that life is not about have or have not, it’s about being satisfied with what you have and having faith. Faith is the big word, having faith make a beggar king and might turn king into beggar. Just having the faith that I am a princess/prince and nature have bestowed me with their best gift can make any girl/boy happiest person in the world. Just open your eyes and feel the 1st shower of sun which is falling upon your face, go out of door and see the nature dancing and singing in welcome of your arrival. Tell me are you a prince/princess or not, after all a prince/princess only get this kind of welcome every day. You are very precious to me and I love you- just try to listen this from mother earth. She keeps telling you this every moment.

Once Upon A Time:

Once Upon A Time:Once upon a time there was a kingdom governed by an ambitious King. The king wanted to conquer the entire kingdom around him to ensure his invincibility. He was almost successful in his endeavor. Only road block in his way was demure kingdom that he had still not conquered. In order to get hold on this kingdom he set up a group of detectives to find out the weakness and strength of the Demure. They reached the kingdom and overheard a group of friends. From the tone of their talk they perceived them to be proud and arrogant and reached on conclusion that to make fool of an arrogant kingdom will be more easier. They also heard them talking about pumpkin juice as poisonous substance which they were unable to comprehend (actually they have not heard the entire conversation properly). So there conclusion was that it might be poisonous for them so we can hold it against them. They also reached on conclusion that people of Demure like to flaunt their wealth.They drew their conclusion from this conversation and presented it to King.1. People of demure are arrogant so they can be fooled accordingly2. Pumpkin juice is poisonous for them so we can use it against them3. They are people who love to flaunt their wealth so we can use this against them in order to strip off their wealth.King made his strategy based upon this and attacked the Demure kingdom but he was defeated very badly and lost his entire kingdom.So Moral of the Story:1. Never overheard the friend’s conversation and judge them according to their conversation. Friends like to talk rubbish among them. After all there are no protocols when friends sit up and chat.2. If you cannot help yourself from eavesdropping (the topic might be very interesting ) then listen it and forget it afterwards. Never try to post it (present it to king). You never know whom you might hurt. Disclaimer: This story is not related to anyone. But if you find it related to you in one or another way, you can take it as a good lesson. There is no offence meant.A very good day to all of you. Keep blogging

oof ye mala

India has long tradition of garlands. It is used in marriage, in welcoming guest, welcoming our warrior etc. I always thought of garland as a symbol to shackle the person with your emotion. Now what is that emotion that depends upon!!!!!! If it’s a flower garland, then we can say that one is shackling the person being garlanded with their love, gratitude or respect. And if it is made of shoes, then you can better understand the emotion behind it. But when it is made of 2 crores of new, ironed 1000 rs currencies, then it will take a lot to understand the complex emotions behind it. Why to go for digging the source of money (after all India is very rich country, when it comes to spend money for or by our great leader), I will just blindly accept the theory provided by our dear leader. After all she is not someone, she is dalit ki beti. That gives her right to do anything. What’s wrong if she flaunts her diamond, that actually symbolizes the power of Dalit (doesn’t matter if Dalits have no money to survive, but Dalit ki beti has every right to flaunt) which she claims to possess? But you dare to say anything. After all we don’t say anything when some upper cast does the same thing, how can we say now. That’s really very mean. So if ‘A’ commit a murder and gets acquitted then it certainly gives ‘B’ a license to murder, doesn’t matter that the same B have always fought against A for his crime.
Money spent in making garland could have fed 3500 people for 1 year (if you consider 500 rs food bill per person per month, though our poor hardly spend 500 per person in one month for food.). That means it would have been sufficient for feeding at least 350 families for a year. But why should our champion leader bother about it. According to her, seeing a dalit ki beti in 2 crores rs garland will actually satiate their hunger for life time. It is actually very sad to see that personality like Mayawati, who has actually fought her way through adverse society and reached at top echelon of power, is riding the same wave against which she fought throughout her life. It is the same mentality which shackled India with curse of discrimination- patronization. Our fledgling democracy has not yet been able to ward off the concept of patronization and so do our politician. They still think they are patronizing us like a king and are eligible to sit on our head and grin on us. But wait a minute, that is really bad, how mean we are, after all they are the champion of our cause and have become the champion by defeating us only, so we have no right to complain. Just shut up and shit, oops sit.