Cheating Indian Bridegrooms - Dowry Harassment

Cheater, Fraud, Dowry seeker, what to name these guys , who are into marriage business. For their vanity and good life they spoil good girls' lives. What to withe them
Theya re all over India, This case is from UP/Bangalore. But there are cases from Hyderabad , Mumbai and other places.

What to with them?

Kindly help , if you come across information.
http://chitranshicase.blogspot.com/2011/07/help-us-find-them.html?showComment=1310063864574#c5616328294208407081

River Ganga Once again, at last

//It is in the shadows of a mango grove that Swami Nigamananda has found his final resting place. Buried under a mound of cowdung and mud in Haridwar’s Matri Sadan ashram, the ascetic died on June 14 of suspected poisoning at the hospital while on a fast to save the Ganga from indiscriminate mining. Ironically, it took his death (after two-and-a-half months of fasting) for the cause of a cleaner Ganga to come alive again. Despite over two decades of planning and action, which have little to show for it, the Ganga, holiest of India’s rivers, still remains an embarrassing sight. In her upper reaches, she is reduced to a trickle because of the numerous ill-planned dams that obstruct her natural flow and divert water into tunnels to power turbines. Downstream, in cities like Kanpur and Calcutta, the Ganga has to suffer millions of litres of untreated sewage finding its way into her waters.//

This is from Outlook this week. Most of you might have read the story , but I wanted to feel good about this intitiative. I am sad about that swamy, but am also hopeful Ganga will be cleaned soon and some of its past glory restored.

Link"http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?277355

Satyagraha, media focus

On Lathicharging a Satyagraha: Dilip D’Souza
JUNE 11, 2011

This topic appeared in Kalifa


http://kafila.org/2011/06/11/on-lathicharging-a-satyagraha-dilip-dsouza/


How sad that our country is being subjected to brutalities of all kinds. The role of media is becoming more and more biased. A thought is crossing my mind. May be media also needs quotas, some rule saying they should cover 20% social issues on various districts in India( again quota of districts?).

And such coverage should feature in assessing their " Padmashri" and "Padma Bhushan" awards, as well as their own back patting awards!

Crazy Indian , you think? :-)

Kindly let me know

படித்ததில் பிடித்தது

இது என்னை தொட்டது.

எம் எப் ஹூஸைன் ஒரு பார்வை.. ஆஹா என்ன பார்வை!

http://kafila.org/2011/06/10/alvida-maqbool-fida-m-f-husain-free-at-last/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kafila%2Ffeed2+%28Kafila%29

Banned drugs

"March 1: Banned drugs that are harmful to adults and kids are still widely available in the medical shops in the city. Even 20 days after the ban came into effect, the drugs, which have been proved to have dangerous side-effects, are still sold and this correspondent managed to purchase several banned drugs from medical shops in the city.

The ministry of health and family welfare on February 10, prohibited the manufacture, sale and distribution of the “cough and cold” drug phenylpropanalamine that causes stroke, the analgesic anti-inflammatory drug Nimesulide for children below 12 years which damages the liver, Cisaspride that gives rise to cardiac problems and other drug formulations, with immediate effect.

A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Centre and all states. Reacting to this, the State Drug Control Administration has issued instructions to all drugs inspectors and assistants in the state to ensure the recall of the drugs on February 21. The State Drug Control Administration has claimed that they have recalled `12.88 crore worth of the banned drug formulations in the state till now.

The drugs are, however, still available in the market as many medical shops haven't stopped their sales and distributors haven't recalled them in several areas of the city. Nimesulide, which is often described as the “dirtiest drug” in the market for its damaging side-effects on the liver, is still available for kids."

This the news in Deccan chronicle today.

Sad , but how do the public realise some drugs are banned.?
Why can’t the shops be made to display the list of banned drugs ?

What is your take on this?

AC double decker train Howrah dhanbad

{Two-tier cool ride costs comfort
A STAFF REPORTER
From The Telegraph on 11.11.2010
A journey in the country’s first air-conditioned double-decker train may not be as smooth as expected.

Lack of enough legroom and low luggage racks will force tall passengers to sit crouched in their seats.

The boarding is like on any other train. Then, a flight of stairs takes the passenger to the lower floor, which is partly under the platform level.

Another flight of steps takes passengers to the upper floor.

Metro spent 10 minutes on the train before it left for Dhanbad on a trial run on Wednesday afternoon.

“It would indeed be uncomfortable for someone in the window seat to sit through a long journey,” admitted a railway official who was on the train during the trial run.

The inner walls of the train have an inward slope near the floor because of which passengers have to sit cross-legged.

The height of the luggage racks, at a little over 5ft, is another problem. Most passengers would bang their heads against the racks while getting up.

“Each coach will carry 128 passengers,” said divisional railway manager, Howrah, Partha Sarathi Mondal.

The seating capacity of a double-decker coach is about 40 per cent more than that of a Shatabdi (78-seater) coach.

Asked whether numbers mattered more than the comfort, Mondal said: “You have to make some compromises.”

The compromise might be a little too uncomfortable for passengers.

The train has another flaw — its walls graze against the edge of some of the platforms.

Railway officials had to chip off a little over an inch of platforms at several stations to ensure a smooth ride. “We had noticed during the earlier trial runs that the train is grazing against the platforms at Liluah, Bally, Durgapur and Seoraphuli stations,” said Mondal.

He put the blame on the platforms: “There is no problem with the train. The platforms at some stations are broader than what they should have been.”

Almost half of the lower floors is below the platform-level to ensure the train’s height does not pose a problem for the overhead wires or overbridges.

The Howrah-Dhanbad train is likely to begin its commercial run in a month, officials said. A few more trial runs will be conducted before a report is sent to the safety commissioner.

The Howrah-Dhanbad Black Diamond Express earlier had a double-decker coach. But the entire train was neither two-storeyed nor air-conditioned. The double-decker coach was scrapped in 1997.

The best feature of the new train could be its toilets. “They are like those in aeroplanes. The faeces and urine will no longer be dumped on tracks,” said an official.}



All fine. Wish we have a Railway Minister from South India in the next cabiner / or after the WB Polls!

Then , atleast , we can have the train to Vailankanni , running for the thousands of piligrims!!!

It has taken years to lay the track, but the final touch is taking more years..

Mary Maatha has to bestow kindness on the poor devotees. And create some mercy in the heart of Southern Railway.

என்னவோ போங்க!

'Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, builds first billion-dollar home in Mumbai'BY Aliyah Shahid DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER '

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/10/14/2010-10-14_mukesh_ambani_indias_richest_man_builds_first_billiondollar_home_in_mumbai.html

"Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, builds world's first billion-dollar home ..Mumbai property, named Antilia after a mythical island, is worth £630m and comes complete with three helipads'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2010/oct/13/mukesh-ambani-antilla-mumbai?intcmp=239

//“World’s first $1billion pad”, screams the Sun, while the Wall Street Journal subtly states that “India’s richest man has built what is said to be the world’s first billion-dollar home. Yes, that’s billion with a “B.”” Forbes matter-of-factly observes that “at $1 billion the Antila outprices any home on the market, anywhere in the world, by an order of magnitude.” As papers from across the world breathlessly report on Mukesh Ambani’s home, the reactions to the news, in many cases, have been less than flattering – including many in the humongous number of comments on the report on the TOI site itself. While there are many who think that a man has the right to do what he wishes to with his money, and a few feel that a structure like that is an inspiration to others, a majority of reactions – at least from what I culled after reading, in increasing amazement, at hundreds of responses not just from India but from the US, Australia, the UK, just about everywhere, could be summed up perhaps most concisely in these three posts from readers of Time and the Daily Mail:
• Dunno whether to be impressed or disgusted
• Grotesque, visually and morally
• You spent $1B for that visual eyesore// From TOI Blogs

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/clicklit/entry/does-mukesh-ambani-owe-us-an-explanation-for-his-house


After reading all these news items, I remembered the write up from வினவு!

'செத்தபின்னும் திருடுவார், திருட்டுபாய் அம்பானி!'

http://www.vinavu.com/2008/12/12/cine2gu/

என் மனக்குழப்பம் எதற்கு என்று தெரியவில்லை? எனக்கு ஏன் ஒரு சோகம் பரவுகிறது? நமது சமூகம் , நாடு எங்கே போகிறது?

என்னவோ போங்க!

See how Ganga river is violated

First the calm and peace inducing account of the Kumbh - Mela by Jeyamohan

here

The here , humour and kind of shocking


Then feeling kind of sad, some search, and here

What a difficult task!

காலச்சுவடு இம்மாத இதழ்- மறுபடியும்

மறுபடியும் எழுதாமல் இருக்க முடியவில்லை-

''கட்டுரை: நான் பார்க்காத முதல் குடியரசுதின விழா!
பாரதி மணி
இந்தத் தலைமுறை இளைஞர்கள் எத்தனை பேருக்கு Beating the Retreat என்பதன் பொருள் தெரியும்? போன வருடம் ஜனவரி 29ஆம் தேதி மாலை இந்த நிகழ்ச்சியைத் தில்லி தூர்தர்ஷனில் பார்த்துக் கொண்டிருந்தபோது, பக்கத்து வீட்டு இளைஞன் என்னைப் பார்க்க வந்தான். அவனுக்கு இதைப் பற்றி எந்த விவரமும் தெரியவில்லை.''

இந்த கட்டுரை என்னை நெகிழ வைத்தது. Beating the Retreat பார்ப்பது ஒரு சுகமான அனுபவம் !

பாரதி மணி அவர்களுக்கு நன்றி.

ஒரு விதத்தில் 'பள்ளிகள் சிறைகளா? - பெருமாள்முருகன் ' அவர்களின் கட்டுரை எழுப்பும் கேள்விகள் , இந்த தலைமுறை பல விக்ஷயங்களில் அசட்டையாக இருப்பதற்கு காரணம்!

காலச்சுவடு இம்மாத இதழ்

//பத்தி: பள்ளிகள் சிறைகளா?
பெருமாள்முருகன்
தானுண்டு தன் வேலையுண்டு என்றிருப்பவரை உருவாக்குவதுதான் இந்தக் கல்விமுறையின் நோக்கம். எந்தக் கேள்வியும் கேட்காமல் வேலை பார்க்கும் ஆட்களைத்தான் பன்னாட்டு நிறுவனங்கள் தொடங்கிச் சாதாரணக் கடைகள்வரை விரும்புகிறார்கள்.//

காலச்சுவடு இம்மாத இதழில் இடம் பெற்ற கட்டுரை . கோர்வையாக , ஆணித்தரமாக உள்ளது. பல பெற்றோர்களின் கேள்விகளும் இதுதான்.

யார் கவனிப்பார்கள்? கபில் சிபல்?

Packing materials

I was going through this blog , and found it interesting.

http://buddhalabs.com/

Stop Using Cardboard Boxes and Move Green
Oct 12th, 2009 by Admin.

The more I think about it, it looks like our Eastern way of life had some stuff. Remember, our people in the olden days did not use boxes for moving. They used to bundle stuff in various shapes, enclose in old sheets, sarees or dotis. Families used to have big bundles around them when they traveled. In bullock carts may be.. Even now I see villagers moving around in Lorries with their possessions bundles.

They are all helping the eco system. I know I am being highly romantic and viewing things with rose tinted glasses.

But it is a thought.:-)))))

பல நாட்கள் கழித்து எழுதுகிறேன்.

கீழே உள்ள இந்த சுட்டியை படிப்பதே மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருந்தது.

http://maaruthal.blogspot.com/2009/11/blog-post_22.html

Counseling at Police Station

Yesterday I had to visit the Police Station on some social work. While we were there we watched a couple of complainants rushing into register their complaints.

One lady came around 6.30 p.m. escorted by her colony welfare association Secretary and his wife, a tired elderly lady.
The converstion went like this..

The complainant was sadly indicated her handbag and muttered ,
“ Poyindhi sir.. Dabbu poyyindi ( Money is gone sir.)

Inspector: ”where are you from?”

“ Nearby colony sir.”
“How did the money go?”
“I boarded a bus near Paradise sir.. Tow ladies were near me, the Bus was crowded”

“were was the money?”

She indicated the handbag. It was a grey shiny bag, pretty unimpressive with many zips.
:In the purse sir..See sir This she tore and took my purse..”
One side of the bag. and the zip was open..

“When was this”

“At 5 p.m. .. I got down from the bus and went home and found the money missing”
“I called the Secretary and he brought me here for FIR”

“What else was there”

“ Cheque book and some papers”

“How much money”
“Twenty thousand”

“What.. You went in a crowded bus with so much money? Where do you work? “

“LIC agent sor, I brought Post office interest for my clients”
” And how come you did not go by auto”
“My Karma only.. I usually go by auto Two women were near by me.. They were touching my neck. .So I held on to my Thali and my bag was on the shoulders.”
“ How come you let he bag at the back.. You should have put it in front. “
“ Yes sir, those tow ladies were falling over me ..”

“ Madam, you saved your chain and lost your purse.. When in a crowded bus , you should hold on to bag in front of you”
“ Yes sir.. ‘’ Sad faced and crestfallen.. the lady looked tired and harassed. She knew it was her fault to let those women get the better of her..

Where do you live?
The Secretary.. “ Sir in nearby colony sir, I live in front of her house Sir.. You know our colony..”
“ yes yes..”

“We have two guys manning our gates sir. As per your suggestion, we do night patrolling sir..”
“ But having guys sit in front of the gate is not enough .. Will the thief come and enter through the gate? He will scale walls.. You better raise those compound walls near the Cemetery!”

“Yes sir. “
The Secretary tried his best in PR , his wife watching him with tired eyes..
By then our sympathy was with everyone including the Inspector..:-)
Inspector :” Amma. When you carry cash you should travel by auto..
This is a lonely area, so when you board auto in day time too.. you should be careful..
Go the front of the auto and in the full view of the driver write down his number and then sit inside. Night time don’t travel alone. If the auto driver has two guys in the driver seat don’t engage that auto..”
I can register compliant, but you don’t even have description of the ladies who followed you..”

“Yes Sir they were wearing fully covered dress in black!”

“ What is your husband doing? Can we call him..”

“No sir, he is already harassed on First of the month . He is cashier in Bank . I wont tense him up now I will tell him when he comes home.. “ It does not matter now, I will be careful next time”..

She left after thanking the Inspector, and the Secretary too thanked him and made goodwill gesture and went .

We felt sad for that lady who lost 20000 and said it is my Karma. She looked so sucker like anyone would get encouraged to rob her. She just accepted the suggestion that money wont come back and what is use of FIR in this small case. She blamed her Karma and went away.





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The VBAC gone wrong

http://themadmomma.wordpress.com/2009/06/13/the-vbac-gone-wrong

a sad story for the baby , the family, the hospital...
Please read ..

Rain Rain aha!!!!

அப்பாடா! மழை வந்து விட்டது ! வெப்பம் குறைந்து செடி கொடிகள் எல்லாம் மழையில் குளித்து சுத்தமாக காலையில் வரவேற்றன!
ஏ.சி அணைத்து விட்டு ஜன்னல்களை திறந்து போட்டு, நிம்மதியாக தூக்கம், நடுவில் விழித்தால், மழை பெய்யும் ஒசை! ம்ம்ம்...

மழை பெய்தவுடன் செய்த காரியம், நனைவது தான். மிகவும் பிடித்த வேலை ;-) மாடியில் போய், அடைத்து கொண்டிருந்த மழை நீர் சேகரிப்பு குழாய்களை சுத்தம் செய்வது !.. கணவருக்கு நனைவது பிடிக்காததது. ஆதலால் எனக்கு கொண்டாட்டம். ;-))

புதுகை தென்றல்.. Did you miss our first rain in HYD? I hope not..This year we were looking forward so much to it!

மின் தட்டுப்பாடும் சீக்கிரம் குறைந்தால் ஜாலி தான்!

as on 23.06.09

Amazing how things can change so easily..

The clouds have all gone.. no rain for days.. the weather is beastly.. Government worried about near drought condition. So we are all praying for rains now!

கற்கத் தவறிய பாடம் - எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணன்- badri's blog

//எஸ்.ராமகிருஷ்ணனின் வலைப்பதிவில் அவர் எழுதியுள்ள கட்டுரை: கற்கத் தவறிய பாடம்

மிக முக்கியமான பதிவு இது. பள்ளிகள் தொடங்கப்பட்டது முதற்கொண்டே, தவறாகக் கற்பிப்பது, மாணவர்கள் வாழ்க்கையை அழிப்பது ஆகியவையும் நடந்துகொண்டே வருகின்றன. பெற்றோர்களுக்கு, பெரும்பாலும் தங்கள் பிள்ளைகளின் படிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ளத் தெரியவில்லை.//

http://thoughtsintamil.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post_4769.html

I wonder about this topic often.

I could not comment on Badri's blog due to some firewall.. So here is my contribution.

We do not encourage children to think. Trust me, I have seen in Government Schools..
they have to listen to the teachers and learn by rote.. how will the children who come from slums and under privelaged areas , learn topics which are not in their daily lives?

They have to repeat what the teacher says!. They have to copy what they see on the board. The copy even the answers.. If any child dares to raise any topic, they are silenced by mockery.

In most of the private schools, 'the marks' rule their lives. All have to take tuition, learn their lessons,and repeat the same for exams. Excellance is enocuraged in answer papers only. The nearer the answer is to the text book( exact copy), the better the rank. where is the place for originality?

I have not come across any discussion on topics even in the higher classes. It is appalling what we pre-determine and teach children , What we decide best for creating some menial jobs....They have no choice, since choices are not given to them ! WHAT A WASTE OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

Compare this with advanced countries. Atleast to some extent, all the children go to schools nearer thier homes, .. the teaching is the same in most of the schools. The same opportunities are given to all the students. ( compulsory education). Creativity is encouraged.

We have to do so much more.. When and who will do it. I wonder. I feel sad.

நேர்மையான எம்.பிக்கள்! Ganesh's blog

http://ganeshwrites.blogspot.com/

He has written a nice page about honest M.P.s.

I could not write the comment due to some problem in his blog access.

( He does not really know me , so it is ok!)

Hope he does not mind my comment here.

I wodner why only communist parties have honest M.P.s and what about other parties, ( exception Manmohan singh).

Feel sad and let down by the political parties and guys who swindle the country!

Pink Chaddi - alert

http://www.withinandwithout.com/2009/02/pink-chaddi/

http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/

http://mutiny.in/2009/02/09/pink-chaddi-campaign/

This is what all thinking women would like to join!!!!

49 O: Not the Answer

I don't know whether many of you read this article.

http://www.upperstall.com/blogs/punjab-da-puttar/49-o-not-the-answer

thought provoking one..

mumbai under attack

This is a comment posted on boston.com , which I felt was very apt.