Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Modi -- Winning against All Odds

Narendra Dāmodardās Modī , Commonly known as Modi or Narendra Bhai, was sworn in as Chief Minister of Gujrat for the 3rd Consecutive time defying all the anti-incumbency factors and the open rebellion within the party.

SWOT analysis:-

  • Strengths -
    1. Awesome Campaigner and great public appeal
    2. Image of a Clean and Honest Man ("Mein Khata Bhi Nahin Hoon , Khane bhi Nahin Detta hoon")
    3. Economic Growth during his tenure as CM of Gujrat
    4. No Terrorist strike in Gujrat(2002-07)
    5. Social Reforms
  • Weakness -
  1. Modi's Role in Gujrat Riots
  2. Open rebellion Against him by BJP members.
  3. No campaigning from VHP and other hindu organisations for him.
  4. Media most of the time against him.
  5. Anti-incumbency factor.
  • Opportunities
  1. Sonia's Speech refering him as "Merchant of Death" used to raise the communal sentiments.
  2. Demoralisation of Congress workers beacuse of acceptance of BJP rebels.
  3. Gujrat elections centered around one agenda Modi.
  • Threats
  1. Open Rebellion by his own party members
  2. Minority totally against him
  3. No Camaigning from KeshuBhai a prominent BJP leader

Monday, June 25, 2007

Why We Indians Have Double Standards ?????

Why is that we Indians have so many double standards? Not only politicians but also the self proclaimed great Human Right activits and all the so-called secular intellects also follow double standard.

There has been a lot of articles in all around the Indian Subcontinent by the adriot media persons criticising the attempts made by some Hindu backed organisation trying to stop an Art Exhibition depicting Hindu Goddess in unacceptable forms. They all tell it suppression of ART. Even I have been reading articles by people with great intellect like Shashi Tharoor , who might have become UN secretary general.I read his articles in Times Of India describing about Ellora and some temples and the association with the art displayed in Gujrat. But didn't saw a single word for protecting the Art work by people like Salman Rushdie, who is a great scholar. Critics say praise a lot for all the contribution made by MF Hussain and the critcise people who were hurt by his paintings. Just because MR MF Hussain hurted the feeling of Hindus and Hindus are themselves divided between themselves. The intellect who is criticising the so-called suppression of Art is also a Hindu.

Why none of the critics ever stand up and take one stand. That all arts will be allowed without any parity. Why they have never said a single word criticising the people who opposed and suppressed "Satanic Verses" by Sir Salman Rushdie and banned it. Why is the barometer different to protect Art Works differnt? Is it measured in terms of the community whom it is affecting? Why were there world wide protest against Danish Cartoons are apllauded and felt by everyone, but at the same time the protest against the Arts in Gujrat are localised and subpressed and crticised viciously?

I expect only those people to acclaim or critcise any issue, who dare stand and take one view - unaffected by politics, vote bank, community , back ground, religion, be unbaised. If one thinks the art should be protected in form of paintings offending Hindus , then the various form of Arts should also be protected which offends Muslims. I am not against Muslims or Hindus or against Art.

I hate the part when anyone proclaiming himself the greatest critic give a high toned voice for the same root issue, but at the same time a complete mute in respect to the other issue.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Today is World Refugee day
We the general people (Aami Admi) are least concerned about it. Infact with all the pandemonium of urban life we are least bothered about these events. I am still least bothered about the dates, but when thinking about the plight of being refugee I feel that we are in a much better position. How they might feel staying in a foreign country unwillfully? How can one ever forget his place of birth ? Once hearing the term "Refugee" I remembered the plight of Tibetans, Sri Lankan Tamils and Indian Kashmiris (both Hindus and Muslims).
India is about hoem to 250000 refugees. Though out of these refugees who belongs to different nations, communities , etc. I have came accross Tibetans hundred of times and most of the times in restaurants. They have been living here for more than 3 decades. Still the Chinese who occupied Tibet are not even giving them autonomy and None in the world cares a damn about it.
Kashmiri Pandits were butchered in there home country beacause people with malicious intentions sitting accross the border desired to do so..... :(
I don't know about Tibetan or Iraqis ..... But yes , I feel bad looking at the people having their roots based in India being thrashed by some other countries....
I dont like the Gandhian approach by India for issues related to its own people. Also India should take moral responsibility for Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism as these are the three religions which doesn't have majority in any country of the world.People may question me why not christanity, Islam or Buddhism. I dont have anything against any of these. But all of these has some countries with majority of population like Japan,Sri Lanka, China, Thailand (Buddhism), Most of the Middle East Countries, indonesia (islam),US, europe,(christanity).
Now if u think for Jainism, Hinduism and Sikhism , other than Nepal for Hinduism you dont find any country other than India for them. So I strongly believe India should be aggressive regarding people belonging to these religions. It should consider itself similar to Israel which is for Jews. I dont intend in any manner that it should opress any other religion. I just want to say it should act more as saviour for these three religions.
Take for example India should agressively make sure that Turban, which is a holy symbol for sikhs be allowed without any partiallity in any part of the world. India should not be sitting Idle looking at the ethnic Indians in Fiji. Even a person of Fijian ethnicity, Cmdr. Banirama, felt the partiality being done and made a coup. US, EU , Australia and New Zealand have imposed sanctions for this rightfull act of his. This act was for equality, to remove corruption , for justice ( not to let people who tried coup earlier escape from the law). On the other hand, countries with dictator like General Pervez Mushrraf are termed as a soldier of war on Terror. This same country, Pakistan which is responsible for the plights of all people of Jammu & Kashmir (India) and Afganistan. So its clear India should stand up and help people who have roots in India as they have none to lookupto.
Also to add-on, one of the great contributor to this refugee problem is
1> Pakistan ( so called "soldier of War on Terror")
2> India ( Having pessimistic approach towards the problem of refugee, A sitting Elephant)
India never took any aggressive action on pakistan for supporting terrorism in India.And also never heard the humanitarian plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka after the sad demise of Shri Rajiv Gandhi. I am not saying support LTTE, I would say destroy LTTE but support the Tamils in Sri Lanka who are being opressed. Once even in news I saw Sri Lankan Tamil s asked to leave colombo just because they are Tamil. a pure act of ethnic cleansing.
I dont know what made me write this one diverting from the main topic of Refuggee day ....But i dont edit by blogs....

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Oceans apart,
day after day
And I slowly go insane
I hear your voice on the line
But it doesn't stop the pain

If I see you next to never
How can we say forever
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you

I took for granted, all the times
That I thought would last somehowI hear the laughter,
I taste the tears
But I can't get near you now
Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy

I wonder how we can survive
This romance
But in the end if I'm with you
I'll take the chance

Oh, can't you see it baby
You've got me going crazy-

Madi, "Right here Waiting
Well....blogging after a lot many day s.......


Mind is in much more stable possition now.......
And dont wanna reveal those absurd things out....

Professionally there was very less work for last one week.....
Most of the time concentarted on the Ideas generated in the ESA scrub churning session.....
Got one reply for the idea submitted for patent by the reviewer .....need to respond by tuesday lets seee......

Well about weekends.....
Navin has come to bangalore .....for some interviews ....and it really felt good that he is here with me......
He is a very nice techie chap......
possibly will convert all of the calls.... I wish him luck.....

Next week too someone is coming from kol......
someone for whom I have been waiting for long .....
Had made a lots of plan .....

Also needs to meet relatives in weekend ...just got call from bhua to meet .....

So many things to do in weekends .......And I hope I am not neglecting the most important one i.e. CAT......

I need to make sure its never in the backseat ....
So my first priority is CAT ....
Though not preparing at war level .....But it seems need to start it very soon than later ......

Had got an offsite meet from sasken somewhere next month .....
Lets see ...that too will consume some time.....

This is where the prob start ....
How to use this 24 hrs to make it effectively equivalent to 28 hrs ....
So many things to do ...so little time.....
Need to start running in the morning .....But dare not wake up ....Lazy
need to join Gym for the tummy which look small now but scary ........Need to make sure it vanishes.....
CAT , friends, office work , relatives......................


Time keeps running and making one more and more busier .....
Now I must hangon .................