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FOR OR AGAINST ANNA HAZARE- YOU DECIDE

 It is unprecedented in modern Indian History. For days now a retired military driver who has turned a crusader against corruption has drawn millions of Indians to the streets from all walks of like for his fight against corruption. What is the power of this man and his cause that has seen people support him in huge numbers. I thought I will compile both the arguments for and against Anna Hazare. I would not like to be the judge in this matter. Let India decide. But I sure would like your opinion on this subject: FOR ANNA HAZARE:     Issue Our view Government’s view Comments Prime Minister Lokpal should have power to investigate allegations of corruption against PM. Special safeguards provided against frivolous and mischievous complaints PM kept out of Lokpal’s purview. As of today, corruption by PM can be investigated under Prevention of Corruption Act. Government wants inve

INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION

("INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION". It says it all. India has risen against corruption and there is a definite movement against the same and the end of the corruption is a bane in the Indian  Society which is eating into the fabric of the Indian society is close at hand) so said a leading voice who is also one of the leading self professed pariah against corruption who had found his or her calling card suddenly one day).  Well it has been a while since I did a blog. So many things had happened in the mean while. Kerala for the first time in so many years has elected a wafer thin majority government who is now a hostage to demanding allies. But what I am dealing today is about the most happening thing in India today, "CORRUPTION". You find a slogan against corruption just about anywhere these days, from malls to social networking sites. You have groups dedicated to the fight against corruption to experts who now authoritatively  talk about ways to fight corruption. You h

KERALA ELECTIONS 2011- WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT

As Kerala prepares to vote for electing members to the new State Assembly, the question that we need to ask is what have changed in the last 55 years. Kerala had come into existence on 1.11.1956. Kerala also has the history of electing the first communist government in the world. Into the 70's and 80's Kerala has seen explosive growth and profound change thanks mainly to such revolutionary enactments as Kerala Land legislation and other social reform measures. Kerala also boasted of having the largest literacy rate for any state in India. Kerala also enjoyed high quality health and good quality of living standards. Kerala was uniquely blessed with a huge expatriate population the numbers of whom swelled by the 1970's. These Non resident keralites pumped billions into the Kerala economy which had a profound impact in the socio-economic- political life of Kerala. But there has been a flip side to this rosy picture. Due to the militant left backed labour unions which initiat

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THE SORROW OF BANARAS

Banaras, the holiest of the holy place for all Hindus. It is said that a single journey  to this holy place wipes all the sins that one might accumulate over a life time. Kasi is one of the most revered places of worship for Hindus. Banaras also has a another face, the face of Hindu Muslim unity. The most famous son of Banaras, Ustad Bismillah Khan is known all over the world and he is also one of the regular players in the banks of the Ganges on all holy occasions. Hindus and Muslims had lived amicably here for thousands of years. In many ways Banaras represents the genesis of the great nation called India.It is this fabric that the perpetuators of the horrific bomb blast had tried to hurt.  The unfortunate bomb blasts that ripped through Banaras last week killed a six month old girl child. The very calculation of those behind the cruel blasts is to incite communal tensions and hatred between Hindus and Muslims and in a way take India to communal clashes. The blasts also exposes the

MALAPPURAM LIQUOR TRAGEDY- KERALA ON A TICKING TIME BOMB

Kerala can claim effectively claim to be the liquor capital of India. Malayalee's obsession with liquor is proven by the quantitative increase the amount of liquor that is sold through legal out lets that has around 400% increase every year. But that figure is just the tip of the ice berg. It is estimated that what is sold through legal out lets contributes just  just a fraction of liquor consumption in Kerala. The major chunk are those country made liquor like toddy which is cheap and easily available in country side. Such type of liquor is the favorite of the labourers  particularly from other states.  INDIAN MADE FOREIGN LIQUOR (IMFL) Indian Made Foreign Liquor are those foreign liquor like whiskey and rum that is made and marketed by Indian companies. They are of high quality subjected to strict and stringent quality inspection.In Kerala, they are sold through Kerala State Bivarages Corporation outlets. COUNTRY LIQUOR Country liquor are quite a favorite especially with

PAKISTANI CRICKET SCANDAL- DECLINE OF A GAMING SUPER POWER

Cricket is again in the news for all the wrong reason. Another corruption scandal has rocked the gentle man's game. After the IPL fiasco, now it is the Pakistani cricket team that is in the muddle. I still vividly remember the first time live cricket was broadcast in India. That was the Benson and Hedges Cup. It was the time when TV was just becoming popular in India. Before those times, I used to observe the ardent followers of the game get hooked into the radio. It had an old world charm to it as listening from the radio would let your imagination run wild and you would picturise the game in your mind. Then the TV got introduced. I still remember getting up at $ Am in the morning to watch the game live from Australia. I like most from my generation was a avid fan of the game religiously following the game and idolizing the greats of the game like Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. Then as time went by, new sports channels like Prime Sports and ESPN made their appearance. Cricket bec

HAPPY ONAM

WISHING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY A HAPPY AND A PROSPEROUS ONAM. THE CELEBRATION OF PROSPERITY AND PLENTY, MAY YOU BE BLESSED WITH ALL THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE AND MAY HAPPINESS FLOW AND FILL YOUR HOME AND YOUR HEARTS AND THE HEARS OF YOUR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. HAPPY ONAM MANOJ

HARTAL, BANDH- WHO IS THE LOSER AND WHO GAINS????????????????

                      ( An image of a deserted main road in a town during a hartal) Dear friends,  I am back again after a long time.. A lot of things had happened since my last posting. The naxal attacks has increased in ruthlessness and naxals has become the greatest security threat to India. The left has been beaten out of Bengal and they are on the verge of the same fate in Kerala. But what concerns me most and has prompted me to write this blog is the frequency of hartals and bandhs that is taking place in India especially in Kerala. HARTAL (REFER WIKIPEDIA) Hartal is a form of civil disobedience movement. The word has it's origin in Gujarathi which was imbibed by the great Mahatma as an effective tool of civil and mass disobedience movement and an effective protest. BANDHS (REFER WIKIPEDIA) Bandhs in hindi means closed. It is perhaps the most feared form of protest where in a political party call for protest and it is expected that the public will comply, in mos

IPL-INDIAN CRICKET GATE

Indian Premier League , Indian Cricket's cash cow. Power play, manipulation by the powers to be, drugs, romance, sex.The plot has all the trappings of a block buster movie. But this is real life and spun around the most popular game of all time in India, Cricket. I still distinctly remember the 80's when cricket took it's root in Indian psyche. It was with the advent of TV. The first televised event was the Benson & Hedges World Cup . I still distinctively  remember getting up early in the morning just to watch the one day series. That was the beginning of the evolution of cricket to be the unofficial national game with religious following through out India. When television became popular, the advertisements  started increasing and brands from Potato chip makers to Detergent makers flocked to get a pie of this Jamboree/ Extravaganza that we call cricket. 80's was also the hay day on Indian cricket with such icons like Gavaskar and   Kapil Dev making their presence

ROADS TO HELL

I am back again with another blog after a long gap of three months. This is a blog I started long back but was left uncompleted. I am dealing with the conditions of the roads in India which is the same in almost all the cities. Now what prompted me to write the blog is the pathetic state of roads in my home town, Palakkad. The roads are the lifeline of any nation and good roads lead to prosperity of the nation. But unfortunately in most cities of India, the civic administration is too careless even to attend and tender the basic repairs of our roads. In my town, many roads which connects the important points of town is laid up with full of holes that inter city transportation is a nightmare with long traffic blocks and accidents which have increased 100 fold. Added to the voe of the common man is when there is a drizzle that will make the entire city go haywire with flash floods and submerged roads. India is stated to be the most vibrant democracy in the world with the democratic insti