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IN MEMORY OF THE HEROES AT KARGIL WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OUR COUNTRY

In the memory of our fallen heroes of kargil . In order to keep the honour of their motherland , Many gave away their life for her holy sand... To give an answer to foreign armies, They jumped into the jaws of death.... They fought till their very last breath, They are our nation's true wealth.... They are the great warriors. "No mind we die" they said. "We have to fight" "We have to fight" The last word that we heard from them was nothing else than " The 13'th Anniversary of India's victory against Pakistan in Kargil, celebrated as Vijay Diwas. Let us pray for all the brave soldiers who gave up their lives defending our great country and let us thank and cherish their glorious sacrifice for us and our country. JAI HIND"

KERALA- WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE GOD'S OWN COUNTRY

Kerala, the land created by gods to be the heaven on earth. Blessed with abundance of natural resources, beauty with all the green mountains, rivers, lakes, sea etc, she has everything  that a person can only dream off. I had always a certain pride being born as an Indian in Kerala. With high literacy rate, health care etc, Kerala exhibited all the parameters of a highly developed society. She also had the lowest crime rate comparable to any state in India. But there was something that was always wrong with Kerala. Kerala also lacked in any credible industrialization, with militant trade unionism, no entrepreneur  worth his name was ready to invest in Kerala. Being a person born in Palakkad, I could always see the huge difference of development between Palakkad and Coimbatore which is in Tamilnadu just across the border about 50Km away. Each and everyday Coimbatore was changing with huge industries and prosperity of the masses. Many of the younger generation migrates to other state

WHO IS THERE TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF COMMON MAN

This is not a blog to analyse the price hike. It is just an expression of the frustration of common man.  Once again the price of petrol has been increased and this time by a whopping ₹7.50/- to ₹8/-. And to protest that we had a hartal in Kerala. When there is a hartal, India looses crore of rupees. Those persons who are relying on daily wages will go starving. Now I am posing this question, what did we achieve by this hartal? Is it to protest the price hike. If that is the intention, did we get the results and the fuel prices get revised? It is an answer that the political parties are bound to give the common man.                   Now coming to the fuel hike, despite whatever the ministers may say, was such a huge increase warranted?  Statics tell us that a whopping ₹32 is taken by the government as taxes. If this tax is reduced, then the price can be brought down atleast by ₹15/-.  But who cares about the common man? The ministers are bound answer this simple questi

LAWYER JOKES

How many personal injury attorneys does it take to change a light bulb? How many can you afford? Three - one to turn the bulb, one to shake him off the ladder, and the third to sue the ladder company. What's the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the judge. What do you call 5000 dead criminal defense lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start! What's the difference between an attorney and a pit bull? Jewelry. How can you tell when a lawyer is lying? His lips are moving. How does an attorney sleep? First he lies on one side, and then on the other. Ho w do you get a group of personal injury lawyers to smile for a picture? Just say "Fe es!" "You seem to be in some distress," said the kindly judge to the witness. "Is anything the matter?" "Well, your Honour," said the witness, "I swore to tell the truth, the whole truth and no

AGNIPARVA (THE ERA OF THE AGNI)

On Thursday, India created history by launching the Agni-5 missile, it's longest and the most potent missile to date. What sets Agni-5 apart is that it carries with several advanced technologies that is tested for the first time including ( Multiple Independently Re-entry  vehicles) was tested. In lay man terms what this means is that one Agni-5 missile can carry several warheads each one of which will be capable of Independently targeting  different sites. Further Agni-5 gibes India the potential to reach entire China. That in many ways lays ground for effective deterrence against Chinese designs against India. THE GENESIS OF INDIA MISSILE PROGRAM India initiated the Integrated Missile Development Program (IGMDP) in the year 1983 with the intention develop several missiles for different missions. These included Agni  Missile (Medium to Intercontinental family of Missiles) , Prithvi Missile ( Short range Ballistic Missile) , Akash ( Medium to long Range Surface to Air Missil

We should all work together for the benefit of the country : Atal Bihari...

India is supreme. There is nobody above her, beyond her. No leader, no family. Each day when you do your job in your chosen vocation, you are ensuring building another block for this great entity called India. Make India powerful- Vante Mathram

ENRICA LEXIE- AN INDO-ITALIAN DIPLOMATIC TANGLE

(MY FIRST IN THE NEW YEAR. FEELS SORRY THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WHICH HAS TAKEN AWAY THE LIVES OF TWO INNOCENT INDIAN BROTHERS) India was shocked to wake up and learn that two Indian national fishermen was shot top death by gunmen from a foreign ship. A news that shocked the entire nation. What  followed was a meticulous investigation by Indian Security Agencies, carefully perusing through the data to identify and pinpoint the guilty from thousands of ships that pass through possibly the busiest sea line in the world. After careful and meticulous perusal, finally Indians were able to pinpoint the ship, an Italian Oil Tanker, "Enrica Lexie". What has followed has been a carefully calibrated diplomatic and strategic move on the part of India to bring the guilty to justice.  THE INDIAN VERSION India says that the shooting took place in Indian waters and hence India has the right to take up the case and conduct trial as per Indian laws. In

MULLAPERIYAR- INSINCERE POLITICIANS

As Kerala reels under the perpetual fear of the Mullaperiyar breaking out and taking away Lakhs of lives, one is astonished to find politicians of all colors, shapes and sizes making a beeline to Chapath which is the site of the agitation for a new dam and announcing fasting for a new dam. The question that arises in one's mind is weather these political god fathers  are sincere in what they demand. In this blog, I am not trying to discuss the Mullaperiyar issue which is hogging the lime light and much is written about the same. It is a disaster awaiting to happen. What ticks me off is the blatant  and crass politics played out by our leaders with accusations and claims while the real issue keeps on burning with out any valid solutions in sight. THE POLITICIAN OF TODAY'S INDIA The politician of today's India is a breed into themselves. They are not concerned about the common man and what they are seeking is raw power and money by any means necessary. For that they w

THE GREAT ASIAN POWER GAME- A BRIEF ANALYSIS

As we enter the second half of the new century,  a new power game that will not only define the future of Asia-Pacific but the entire world is quietly been played out. The predominant players in this great game are Japan, China, India, The United States of America and Russia. A brief analysis of all the powers: JAPAN Japan has historically been one of the most powerful countries in Asia. After the devastating defeat in the second world war, it took Japan just 3 years to become a global power house. But with the strict curbs on military development, Japan followed a pacifist policy. But America nurtured Japan allowing her to develop a credible defense apparatus under the name of Self Defense. Japan now is slowly coming out of it's self imposed exile and building up it's defenses. With it's massive economy, Japan will be one of the main players of the emerging Asian security architecture. CHINA China has predominantly been an Asian super power. With the re

LAWYER JOKES (VERY FUNNY, JUST WANTED TO ADD IT HERE)

These are from a book called 'Disorder in the American Courts' and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reportersthat had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.  ______________________________ _______  ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all? WITNESS: Yes. ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory? WITNESS: I forget. ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot? ______________________________ _______ ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning? WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam? ______________________________ ______ ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he? WITNESS: He's twenty, much like your IQ ------------------------------ ------------------- ATTORNEY: Were you pres

SOWMYA MURDER CASE- THE CASE THAT TOUCHED OUR CONSCIENCE

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    As a lawyer, I see hundreds of criminal cases every day in the courts. At the time when I started my practice 12 years ago, as a young lawyer, I had dreams of doing my bit to change the world. But as times went by and hundreds of cases later, we as a lawyers sort of get professionally detached from the cases. For us criminal lawyers, the evidence is nothing but a bunch of raw data which we dig through to bring out contradictions and omissions, to bring out the failures of the prosecution. Like a skilled  surgeon, for us lawyers it becomes a day's work to conduct a case, a work that goes off our mind before the day is off and which only gets revived during the next posting. But there comes a case occasionally that steer our conscience