Majesty of Indian State. A term used by an author and reused by many to indicate the "Proactive" action against the perpetrators of violence. Examples: Israel and United States of America. Reason: It gives terrorists something to fear. Result: Not even a single act of terrorism in USA since 9/11.
Difference: USA is not in close proximity of its enemies. And it is far more powerful than all the rest of the world put together. India is in close proximity of the its worst enemy, and the enemy's power is comparable with India's. (Whether you like or not, that is true).
Fact: Who has decided that majesty lies in the show of power. Its a typical stone-age logic which fortunately Indians never believed in. Today the games are played in the brain rather than on the field. Every time an industry comes to India, Everytime an Indian gets global recognition in his chosen field, Every time somebody praised India's peace loving past, India is winning. What is more important for us as Indians is that we should show the world that inspite its duplicity in action by helping Pakistan to wage a proxy war, we dont balk under its pressure.
Time will come when the world will support us and Pakistan will have to stop the violence. Majesty lies in that rather than waging a futile war which will starve millions of Indians. That will be our real victory when India will be an leader which Pakistan can only dream of following on the path to prosperity.
History: We were ruled by the British for nearly 300 years. For an outsider we were taking it with an laid back attitude. But internally India was seething. And come 1942, Quit India movement gained momentum and the British not only had to free India, but free most of the other countries in Asia and Africa as well. The Majesty lies not in how a Bully (US) boxing weakling(Iraq, Afghan), but in how a country which rose to the call and freed the whole world along with itself. That is the real Majesty of Indian State.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Sunday, July 09, 2006
24 hours
Everybody has only 24 hours in a day.
One has to choose between family, Friends, work, hobbies, leisure etc etc. And there is no right way of distributing the time among these things. What is correct for one might be entirely wrong for the other.
And if wrongly distributed, life can be highly frustrating, not only for oneself but also to others around.
Hence the most crucial thing is to distribute the time to your satisfaction and not anybody other's. That's the secret of Happy and fruitful life.
One has to choose between family, Friends, work, hobbies, leisure etc etc. And there is no right way of distributing the time among these things. What is correct for one might be entirely wrong for the other.
And if wrongly distributed, life can be highly frustrating, not only for oneself but also to others around.
Hence the most crucial thing is to distribute the time to your satisfaction and not anybody other's. That's the secret of Happy and fruitful life.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Karmanyewadhikaraste ma faleshu kadachana!
Poorva Karma.. I think it is a beautiful concept from indian philosophy which serves 2 purposes:
1. It brings in a kind of fear in people doing sins. Many people for eg. todays politicians do lot of sins thinking that they cannot be touched. Also almost everybody has some or other chance of doing some thing bad with nobody knowing about it. The "Karma" concept helps to bring more social harmony by stating that karma will revenge itself.
2. It gives solace to people who are wronged by people they or law cannot touch. Almost all of us are surely negatively affected by the corruption, philandeering etc. Yet we cannot do anything and thinking that he will pay for it himself surely helps.
I have my opinion that philosophy was built to increase the social harmony and social happiness as a whole. And the Karma concept surely fits the requirement perfectly.
People might and will disagree.. But this is my point of view.
1. It brings in a kind of fear in people doing sins. Many people for eg. todays politicians do lot of sins thinking that they cannot be touched. Also almost everybody has some or other chance of doing some thing bad with nobody knowing about it. The "Karma" concept helps to bring more social harmony by stating that karma will revenge itself.
2. It gives solace to people who are wronged by people they or law cannot touch. Almost all of us are surely negatively affected by the corruption, philandeering etc. Yet we cannot do anything and thinking that he will pay for it himself surely helps.
I have my opinion that philosophy was built to increase the social harmony and social happiness as a whole. And the Karma concept surely fits the requirement perfectly.
People might and will disagree.. But this is my point of view.
Monday, May 22, 2006
Is Western Civilization imploding under its own weight?
Last week, there was a demonstration in from of Oxford University. The site for the new animal laboratory where, if all goes fine, there will be a laboratory for testing new drugs on animals. The demonstration was by the Animal Lovers who dont want the tests to happen.
United States survey findings suggest that more than 50% of the people in the US don't believe in the Darwin's theory of Evolution.
George Bush, under the pressure from the leading right conservatives, has stopped funding projects doing research on Stem Cell cultivation which hold the big promises not only for cloning but also to cure to many diseases like Diabetes, kidney failure etc.
The British public has been taking a lot of pride in believing that they are the most righteous among the human race. But now that conscience is getting in the way of scientific enquiry. The only way they have to keep their domination is this highly competitive world is to keep their lead in technological advancement.
The American public is on the opposite track. They oppose the Stem Cell research as they think that humans would not take over the God's job. And stem cell research is not the only thing. Many of the US citizens are losing interest in science and technology in general. The US scientific research is now more and more dependent on the foreign scientists. Mainly from Asian countries like China and India. However, with the resurgent Asia, this will be helping India and china more than US as the scientist bring back the technical know-how.
And the socialist Europe is more interested in making their lives easy with big pensions and less work. Last year the french workers were on strike to reduce their weekly working hours from 38 hours to 36.
With the native citizens losing interest, how long can Western Countries sustain the lead they have taken over the rest of the world in past 300 years is anybodies guess. Hope they will lose it soon.
United States survey findings suggest that more than 50% of the people in the US don't believe in the Darwin's theory of Evolution.
George Bush, under the pressure from the leading right conservatives, has stopped funding projects doing research on Stem Cell cultivation which hold the big promises not only for cloning but also to cure to many diseases like Diabetes, kidney failure etc.
The British public has been taking a lot of pride in believing that they are the most righteous among the human race. But now that conscience is getting in the way of scientific enquiry. The only way they have to keep their domination is this highly competitive world is to keep their lead in technological advancement.
The American public is on the opposite track. They oppose the Stem Cell research as they think that humans would not take over the God's job. And stem cell research is not the only thing. Many of the US citizens are losing interest in science and technology in general. The US scientific research is now more and more dependent on the foreign scientists. Mainly from Asian countries like China and India. However, with the resurgent Asia, this will be helping India and china more than US as the scientist bring back the technical know-how.
And the socialist Europe is more interested in making their lives easy with big pensions and less work. Last year the french workers were on strike to reduce their weekly working hours from 38 hours to 36.
With the native citizens losing interest, how long can Western Countries sustain the lead they have taken over the rest of the world in past 300 years is anybodies guess. Hope they will lose it soon.
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Farmer Suicides: Another Perspective
Village Money Lender: A Well known villain since the days of Normans in England. It culminated in the form of Holocaust in World War 2. Centuries of pented up anger was used during those 10 years trying to exterminate the European version of the local "Sahukar". But are they really that bad? After all they are also in the business to make a living..and for that matter make a living as comfortable as possible.
Any news story in India regarding a suicide must and should mention the high interest rates being charged by the loan sharks. Obviously bigger institutions don't do that. That's why the village money lender should be a villain. But there are number of differences the way the Village money lender and the Banks/Financial institutions operate.
1. Money Lender faces a greater risk of total loss of money in the case of the failure of the crops. The farmer with no "Immediate Value" Security cannot but keep only the land in lieu for the money. If the crop fails, the farm is not salable as the legal process takes far too long.
2. If the crop fails, mostly it will fail in all the nearby areas. The money lender with limited spread of money is faced with total loss of existence. This is not the case with bigger institutions.
With the above mentioned causes, it is but inevitable for the money lender to charge higher interest rates as long as he can recover it. This makes proper business sense as he is taking far greater risk.
Instead of blaming the lender for being too harsh, it will be better if government can provide some insurance to the money lender on the money lent. This will lead to reduced interest rates ask the risk is mitigated. Instead of providing Minimum Support Price which is often politically motivated and reaching the undeserving Rich Farmers, this will help the genuine small farmers.
Instead of blaming the money lender, bring him into the folds of accountability. This will be more beneficial to the really deserving farmer population.
Any news story in India regarding a suicide must and should mention the high interest rates being charged by the loan sharks. Obviously bigger institutions don't do that. That's why the village money lender should be a villain. But there are number of differences the way the Village money lender and the Banks/Financial institutions operate.
1. Money Lender faces a greater risk of total loss of money in the case of the failure of the crops. The farmer with no "Immediate Value" Security cannot but keep only the land in lieu for the money. If the crop fails, the farm is not salable as the legal process takes far too long.
2. If the crop fails, mostly it will fail in all the nearby areas. The money lender with limited spread of money is faced with total loss of existence. This is not the case with bigger institutions.
With the above mentioned causes, it is but inevitable for the money lender to charge higher interest rates as long as he can recover it. This makes proper business sense as he is taking far greater risk.
Instead of blaming the lender for being too harsh, it will be better if government can provide some insurance to the money lender on the money lent. This will lead to reduced interest rates ask the risk is mitigated. Instead of providing Minimum Support Price which is often politically motivated and reaching the undeserving Rich Farmers, this will help the genuine small farmers.
Instead of blaming the money lender, bring him into the folds of accountability. This will be more beneficial to the really deserving farmer population.
Friday, May 05, 2006
What Public Wants.
Given a choice between a toilet facility and a TV (assuming both are inaccessible presently), what will be the natural choice of Layman?
Of course a TV. That is more important. " Kyunki saas bhi..." has to be watched. Even at the cost of suffering agony and embarrassment daily morning.
And whichever government is elected in Tamil Nadu, free TV is what people are going to get. Even though 60% of homes in Tamil Nadu do not have access toilets. Even though 55% people do not have access to bathrooms.
People prefer TV stars to personal Safety.
Howe true, "Television is the opium of the Masses".
[The author is so impressed by the Business Line article, that he has imbibed some of the ideas into himself and into this article. Please Please.. dont cancel my contracts..Hahahaha]
Of course a TV. That is more important. " Kyunki saas bhi..." has to be watched. Even at the cost of suffering agony and embarrassment daily morning.
And whichever government is elected in Tamil Nadu, free TV is what people are going to get. Even though 60% of homes in Tamil Nadu do not have access toilets. Even though 55% people do not have access to bathrooms.
People prefer TV stars to personal Safety.
Howe true, "Television is the opium of the Masses".
[The author is so impressed by the Business Line article, that he has imbibed some of the ideas into himself and into this article. Please Please.. dont cancel my contracts..Hahahaha]
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
On Reservations!!!
Whenever there arises a conflict between masses and law, it the law which always has to make way.
When there are reservations in other academic institutions, why not in IIMs and IITs? It was a foregone conclussion that someday the mass demand for such a reservation had to be heard.
Why should there not be reservation for the people who are socially backward? There is always an argument that the higher caste poor should not be differentiated from the socially backward. But, arent the higher caste poor better off than there lower caste bretherens?
For example, a bramhin from a poor section of society is sure to have some or other relative who is educated. Somebody who can give proper advice, who can sponsor the studies, somebody to look at as an ideal. How many OBCs will have the luxury of an educated relative? How many of the OBCs know the value of education? How many can get a good advice on career decissions? (I know somebody who chose mechanical over computer science just because he was adviced to. Will this ever happen to a Bramhin for example?).
After thousands of years of deprivation, this is the minimum we can make.
Another argument is why reservation is higher education when the basic schooling is not proper. If the government is not ready for a straight forward development, then let the upside down happen. Something is better than nothing.
When there are reservations in other academic institutions, why not in IIMs and IITs? It was a foregone conclussion that someday the mass demand for such a reservation had to be heard.
Why should there not be reservation for the people who are socially backward? There is always an argument that the higher caste poor should not be differentiated from the socially backward. But, arent the higher caste poor better off than there lower caste bretherens?
For example, a bramhin from a poor section of society is sure to have some or other relative who is educated. Somebody who can give proper advice, who can sponsor the studies, somebody to look at as an ideal. How many OBCs will have the luxury of an educated relative? How many of the OBCs know the value of education? How many can get a good advice on career decissions? (I know somebody who chose mechanical over computer science just because he was adviced to. Will this ever happen to a Bramhin for example?).
After thousands of years of deprivation, this is the minimum we can make.
Another argument is why reservation is higher education when the basic schooling is not proper. If the government is not ready for a straight forward development, then let the upside down happen. Something is better than nothing.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Does he deserves reservation?
He is son of an Professor in a premier institute of India. (Those of you who know my educational background will know which institute as well).
He has got the best primary and secondary education.
He has got the best career guidance anybody can get as all his fathers friends are Doctorates.
He has been brought up in an academic environment where almost everybody is a doctorate or a aspiring doctorate students.
Yet he fails to perform well in the exams. Is it because of his caste?
Does he deserve the reservation?
He has got the best primary and secondary education.
He has got the best career guidance anybody can get as all his fathers friends are Doctorates.
He has been brought up in an academic environment where almost everybody is a doctorate or a aspiring doctorate students.
Yet he fails to perform well in the exams. Is it because of his caste?
Does he deserve the reservation?
Thursday, April 27, 2006
A case for Privatization
An not so pleasant experience with United India Insurance.
I have a policy for my 2 wheeler from a branch of United India Insurance company from branch Y. Now my office has shited and I wanted to renew the policy. Office Y is 20 kms now from my office. Also all UII offices dont work on saturdays. Hence I decided I will renew the policy in office In which is hardly 3 kms from my office. I try to call up In and nobody recieves the call.
I reach the office and I am refused to renew the policy. Reason? Bcos they cannot cater to whole of the city. They serve only people who stay nearby..Ha. Another reason, Theirs is not networked branch, hence she has to fill in all the details herself . Another very very valid reason.
I call up Y. They say In might or might not renew the policy. No rules here. Depends on managers " marzi".
Anyway, I am happy that I dont have to suffer such inconviniences for most of the things. eg. Banking, Life Insurance Telephone etc etc. What if people are losing their job. They deserve it.
P.S.I have complained to UII on their website. Lets see what their response is.
I have a policy for my 2 wheeler from a branch of United India Insurance company from branch Y. Now my office has shited and I wanted to renew the policy. Office Y is 20 kms now from my office. Also all UII offices dont work on saturdays. Hence I decided I will renew the policy in office In which is hardly 3 kms from my office. I try to call up In and nobody recieves the call.
I reach the office and I am refused to renew the policy. Reason? Bcos they cannot cater to whole of the city. They serve only people who stay nearby..Ha. Another reason, Theirs is not networked branch, hence she has to fill in all the details herself . Another very very valid reason.
I call up Y. They say In might or might not renew the policy. No rules here. Depends on managers " marzi".
Anyway, I am happy that I dont have to suffer such inconviniences for most of the things. eg. Banking, Life Insurance Telephone etc etc. What if people are losing their job. They deserve it.
P.S.I have complained to UII on their website. Lets see what their response is.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Of biodiversity and mass production
Somebody had said " When there is a conflict of interest between a Law and Interest of the Masses, it is the masses which has to eventually win."
Today there is a big conflict between the laws governing the conservation of forests and the welfare of the masses living around the forests. The forests are the obstructions for the expansion of there fields, they hold wild animals which attack their fields and live stock, the forests contain immeasurable wealth in terms of flora and fauna which is 'so near yet so far'.
Today is a capitalist society where money is everything. One with money however far from nature will (it seems) lead a happy life, while a poor person even in the very lap of nature's best will remain hungry and lead an unhappy life. Thus the motivation for people to break the countries laws is getting bigger and bigger in terms of monetary benefits. Bigger the motivation, more the number of criminals living of the forest illegally. And the motivation is bound to get bigger and bigger and so the destruction is going to be larger and larger. And more and more animals are going to get extinct.
The laws have to change as they are in conflict with general interest. And as anybodies guess this is going to be the end of the forests..may be in 50 years, 100 years? or even 10 years.
But there is hope. Teach the local citizens the ill effects of over-using forest. Show them the state of similar lands around the world and MOST importantly teach them how to maximize the benefits without destroying the nature. And even more important is to make sure that the benefited are not only the local elites but almost everyone.
And wait and see the forests flourish.
Today there is a big conflict between the laws governing the conservation of forests and the welfare of the masses living around the forests. The forests are the obstructions for the expansion of there fields, they hold wild animals which attack their fields and live stock, the forests contain immeasurable wealth in terms of flora and fauna which is 'so near yet so far'.
Today is a capitalist society where money is everything. One with money however far from nature will (it seems) lead a happy life, while a poor person even in the very lap of nature's best will remain hungry and lead an unhappy life. Thus the motivation for people to break the countries laws is getting bigger and bigger in terms of monetary benefits. Bigger the motivation, more the number of criminals living of the forest illegally. And the motivation is bound to get bigger and bigger and so the destruction is going to be larger and larger. And more and more animals are going to get extinct.
The laws have to change as they are in conflict with general interest. And as anybodies guess this is going to be the end of the forests..may be in 50 years, 100 years? or even 10 years.
But there is hope. Teach the local citizens the ill effects of over-using forest. Show them the state of similar lands around the world and MOST importantly teach them how to maximize the benefits without destroying the nature. And even more important is to make sure that the benefited are not only the local elites but almost everyone.
And wait and see the forests flourish.
--
Rahul Vaidya
New blog added on 27th January in [http://reasonablethoughtsfromme.blogspot.com/ ]
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same
-- Oscar Wilde
--
Rahul Vaidya
New blog added on 31st March in [http://reasonablethoughtsfromme.blogspot.com/]
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same
-- Oscar Wilde
Friday, January 27, 2006
Thank God!!! No Bharat Ratna award this year
The list of "Padma" awardees was announced 2 days back.
Some of the notables are Adoor Gopalkrishna, Mahashweta Devi, A. K. Hangal etc who have achieved excellence in their own fields. They have also shown consitently that the talent is not just a "spark in the pan" but is deeply seated within them. They have strived to not only achieve excellence in theirn own fields but also to generate social awareness regarding various issues and in turn make india progressive. My sincere and hearty congratulations to all of them.
Some of the others including Infy chief Nilekani and TCS chief S. Ramadorai. Even though I respect their talent and dedication towards transforming their organisations into global giants and one of the best, do they really deserve "Padma" awards. May be may not be.
And lastly some of the shameful inclusions include Telugu actor Chiranjivi and tennis Player Sania Mirza. Chiranjivi has played 'Mass Roles' in most of his movies (few exceptions but not worthy of noting anything here) with the only intentions of satisfying the mad desire of the public to see ridiculous stunts and 'semi clad' dances. This disrespect for the profession in which he is in surely does not deserve a padma award.
Sania Mirza has great potential to transform into a world class player. But it is hardly less than one year since she came into limelight. And how many tournaments has she won? This false and (too early) recognition of her talents might as well be an obstacle in her path to success. Just because she is a girl and beautiful by tennis standards does not mean that she should be given undue awards. Especially since her co-awardees include those who got jyanpeeth decades back, and another who is a recognised filmmaker all over the world for many years now.
Bharat Ratna is the highest of the awards given by the Indian government. I am happy to note that at least, Bharat Ratna has been spared from such degradation by playing vote politics.
Some of the notables are Adoor Gopalkrishna, Mahashweta Devi, A. K. Hangal etc who have achieved excellence in their own fields. They have also shown consitently that the talent is not just a "spark in the pan" but is deeply seated within them. They have strived to not only achieve excellence in theirn own fields but also to generate social awareness regarding various issues and in turn make india progressive. My sincere and hearty congratulations to all of them.
Some of the others including Infy chief Nilekani and TCS chief S. Ramadorai. Even though I respect their talent and dedication towards transforming their organisations into global giants and one of the best, do they really deserve "Padma" awards. May be may not be.
And lastly some of the shameful inclusions include Telugu actor Chiranjivi and tennis Player Sania Mirza. Chiranjivi has played 'Mass Roles' in most of his movies (few exceptions but not worthy of noting anything here) with the only intentions of satisfying the mad desire of the public to see ridiculous stunts and 'semi clad' dances. This disrespect for the profession in which he is in surely does not deserve a padma award.
Sania Mirza has great potential to transform into a world class player. But it is hardly less than one year since she came into limelight. And how many tournaments has she won? This false and (too early) recognition of her talents might as well be an obstacle in her path to success. Just because she is a girl and beautiful by tennis standards does not mean that she should be given undue awards. Especially since her co-awardees include those who got jyanpeeth decades back, and another who is a recognised filmmaker all over the world for many years now.
Bharat Ratna is the highest of the awards given by the Indian government. I am happy to note that at least, Bharat Ratna has been spared from such degradation by playing vote politics.
Monday, January 09, 2006
[Book Review] Bihar: by Vijay Nambisan
"Unfortunately you have to live in Bihar to love it"
"I will be dead by 40"-- Pushpa, House maid in the home of the author.
"We fell short of crackers for deepavali, so we burst local made bombs"-- Kishan, local friend of the author.
"Don't complain unless the corruption reaches the 60% mark" -- Union Minister to journalists when they complained that some minister is highly corrupt.
BIHAR by Vijay Nambisan gives us real insight into the life of the common biharis and some insight into why it is in such a state as it is today. It goes against the populist intellectual approach of Laalu bashing, and instead indicates that he is a symptom and not the disease afflicting Bihar.
Staying in a highly safe enclave in a highly violent town (named only as M____) where his wife is a surgeon in a missionary hospital. This hospital being donated by the local big shot is the reason why the hospital is safe. Seeing life in Bihar while being safely out of harms way(not very unlike observing poisonous snakes kept in a airtight glass container) is not the best way to comment on Bihar. However it still is a real sample of true life.
Starting off with the sad description of the 'richest' state which is today among the 'poorest', predicting that all of India will be in same situation in near future. Describing the floods during the monsoon and draught in the summer which follows year after year, the well and flourishing feudal system, the boldness of the crime makes us wonder whether people there were left behind the march of evolution.
The state of the road and the railways, the poverty of the people, Lalu's antiques make the situation pathetic. However.....there is still hope.
The author quickly draws us to the few uncommon people who still have hopes and greats dreams of changing Bihar. The story of a typical bramhin teaching and taking pride of his 'lower class' students is truly amazing especially in the caste based hierarchical society of Bihar. The Principals and teachers seem to be the beacon towards the change inspite of carrying the dead weight of the red tape and corruption. They seem to be the one and the only hope of bringing Bihar back from chaos.
There are some unrelated narration on the state of missionaries and the conversions. The state of the hospital run by the missionaries with more ambitions that just serving the people. The discrimination of Malayalee nuns towards non-malayalee nuns. And a short and sweet description of his experiences of Marwadi marriage in Bihar.
Overall the book is worth a read. May be even worth a buy.
--
Rahul Vaidya
New blog added on 5th December in [http://reasonablethoughtsfromme.blogspot.com/]
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same
-- Oscar Wilde
"I will be dead by 40"-- Pushpa, House maid in the home of the author.
"We fell short of crackers for deepavali, so we burst local made bombs"-- Kishan, local friend of the author.
"Don't complain unless the corruption reaches the 60% mark" -- Union Minister to journalists when they complained that some minister is highly corrupt.
BIHAR by Vijay Nambisan gives us real insight into the life of the common biharis and some insight into why it is in such a state as it is today. It goes against the populist intellectual approach of Laalu bashing, and instead indicates that he is a symptom and not the disease afflicting Bihar.
Staying in a highly safe enclave in a highly violent town (named only as M____) where his wife is a surgeon in a missionary hospital. This hospital being donated by the local big shot is the reason why the hospital is safe. Seeing life in Bihar while being safely out of harms way(not very unlike observing poisonous snakes kept in a airtight glass container) is not the best way to comment on Bihar. However it still is a real sample of true life.
Starting off with the sad description of the 'richest' state which is today among the 'poorest', predicting that all of India will be in same situation in near future. Describing the floods during the monsoon and draught in the summer which follows year after year, the well and flourishing feudal system, the boldness of the crime makes us wonder whether people there were left behind the march of evolution.
The state of the road and the railways, the poverty of the people, Lalu's antiques make the situation pathetic. However.....there is still hope.
The author quickly draws us to the few uncommon people who still have hopes and greats dreams of changing Bihar. The story of a typical bramhin teaching and taking pride of his 'lower class' students is truly amazing especially in the caste based hierarchical society of Bihar. The Principals and teachers seem to be the beacon towards the change inspite of carrying the dead weight of the red tape and corruption. They seem to be the one and the only hope of bringing Bihar back from chaos.
There are some unrelated narration on the state of missionaries and the conversions. The state of the hospital run by the missionaries with more ambitions that just serving the people. The discrimination of Malayalee nuns towards non-malayalee nuns. And a short and sweet description of his experiences of Marwadi marriage in Bihar.
Overall the book is worth a read. May be even worth a buy.
--
Rahul Vaidya
New blog added on 5th December in [http://reasonablethoughtsfromme.blogspot.com/]
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same
-- Oscar Wilde
Friday, December 30, 2005
New Year... New Ideas..
New Year,
New Year...New Hopes
New Hopes... New Beginings
New Begining.. New Ideas
New Ideas.. New Thoughts.
New Thoughts..New Person.
Hoping to be a different person..different Rahul..for better or worse.
Wishing Happy New Year to all the Readers.
From,
Rahul Vaidya
New Year...New Hopes
New Hopes... New Beginings
New Begining.. New Ideas
New Ideas.. New Thoughts.
New Thoughts..New Person.
Hoping to be a different person..different Rahul..for better or worse.
Wishing Happy New Year to all the Readers.
From,
Rahul Vaidya
Monday, December 05, 2005
Inconvinient Yet Welcome Obstructors
The presence of Video and Photo graphers during marriage ceremony is a practice to block the view of the audience during the rituals so that the same people (and more) can be bored with repeated shows of the same.
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
A Tale of Two Societies
One Red-Indian in American Subcontinent. Another Japanese society.
1. Red Indian land was grabbed by European settlers. They refused to leave there traditions.. their traditional wepeans, there way of life. In short they dint want to make sense out of tradition in the changed environment.
Now they are restricted to few reservations accross Americas.
2. Japan. In 1868, Traditional closed inward looking society was forced to open its eyes when the US battleship forced it to open its borders. It was a big blow to there self-respect. But they decided to change their ways to suit the new situation. Change it to make sense of their traditions yet make concessions where the traditions dont make sense.
Now Japan is one of the world leaders in economy and a thriving soceity.
So is there something for India in this global age?
1. Red Indian land was grabbed by European settlers. They refused to leave there traditions.. their traditional wepeans, there way of life. In short they dint want to make sense out of tradition in the changed environment.
Now they are restricted to few reservations accross Americas.
2. Japan. In 1868, Traditional closed inward looking society was forced to open its eyes when the US battleship forced it to open its borders. It was a big blow to there self-respect. But they decided to change their ways to suit the new situation. Change it to make sense of their traditions yet make concessions where the traditions dont make sense.
Now Japan is one of the world leaders in economy and a thriving soceity.
So is there something for India in this global age?
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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