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Indians grovel before the Brits

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:53:00 +0000

Look at the irony - On the one hand we have the shilpa shetty episode where we are all outraged by the brit's attitude and on the other hand we have these Indians (who are settled in Britain under the HSMP scheme) grovelling before the brits to allow them to stay in UK (apparently they have filed some kind of an appeal)

My question to all these Indians - guys where has your sense of pride gone? If you are really so skilled do you really need to beg these brits to allow you to stay? are you all so shameless - ? India and Indians would still welcome you back with open arms. If Brits want to eject you out - remember it is their loss not yours ( I agree that you will not get your daily fix of the scotch cheaper) but then in my opinion it is better to pay a slightly higher price for a scotch and living with dignity rather than living like a second grade citizen.

Remember even if the Brits go back on their tracks and allow you to stay - psychologically they would have the upper hand and all of you are no better than slaves whose master has given them a fresh lease of life.

Indians grovel before the Brits

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:53:00 +0000

Look at the irony - On the one hand we have

thats me

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 07:11:00 +0000

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One of my all time favourite queen numbers

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 12:48:00 +0000

Bohemian rhapsody.. guys check this video out - courtsey Youtube.com
This is one of my all time favourite numbers and possibly the song which showcases the sheer talent of the band Queen.

Video clip courtsey : Youtube.com

Noida killings - difficult to digest

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:08:00 +0000

the topic becomes sicker and sicker ... wonder what more surprises will the case throw up... It has been reported that the suspected killer cannibalised the victims ..(Sic, puke).

Brits boot out Indians

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:09:00 +0000

Much hue and cry is being raised over the brits booting out asians who have gone under the highly skilled manpower scheme. Me says - the brits are possibly doing something right after a very long time.

What are the Indians cribbing about? Didnt they know when they left their motherland that they are opting for a second class citizenship in a foreign land? Agreed, 15 years ago the opportunities in India were limited and as such a lot of Indians opted for foreign land. But now with the economy booming and India being touted as one of the leading salary paying countries I see no reason as to why these Indians are cribbing to comeback to India where they rightfully belong. What is wrong in Brits opting for booting Indians and thereby creating more job opportunities for their own people. We Indians would have also done the same.

Maybe the problem these so called Indians face will be the prospect of shifting into a country which is dirty, fraught with problems, unhygenic - but then guys ..helloooo... this is your mother land. Maybe we are dirty and unhygenic but then we dont have a Tacobell in India which goes about spreading E-coli like in the US.

Most of these guys who have enjoyed the benefit of hugely subsidised education in India should now be made to pay for the education at the global rates and education in India is definitely subsidised - IIT which is now being recognised worlwide is taught in India at possible 1/5th the cost that any one would have to pay had they pursued the same anywhere else in the world.

What irritates me is not the fact that Indians leave India and go abroad - it is the snobbish attitude which these guys aquire -even a guy who has gone for 6 months comes back with a nasal twang accent cribbing about how the roads in India are bad etc etc. While I am not for once disputing the fact that the infrastructure in most of the European countries is far better than what we have in India but what I would appreciate is that these guys should come back to India and contribute to the growth story of India in a positive way.

Noida - skeletons in the closet

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 01:58:00 +0000

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The Noida affair of children's skeleton is getting grislier and murkier by the day resulting in new skeletons tumbling out of the closet (sic) . The entire issue and the police handling of the affair makes one sick to the core. The episode brings to light the pathetic condition of the law and order system of the country. The police have been changing their stance on the issue quicker than you can say shut up.

First of all the alleged culprits - what kind of sick and mentally deranged individuals are we dealing with. No person with an iota of saneness would indulge in such acts of crime which can only be termed as heinous and sickening. My call - shoot the bastards.

Next the police - first and foremost the sheer apathy of our police to take heed to the numerous missing cases complaints that were being filed.. The cops are so busy licking the asses of politicians and superiors (and of course making money for themselves) that over the period of years they have actually forgotten what their primary responsibility is - that of safeguarding the interest of the people and safeguarding the politicians and their own personal interest. The system needs some shock treatment - someone needs to crack a whip at the police... (the fracas with the military personnel in kolkatta is another issue in point).The matter should be handed over to CBI. The government should show some character and spine and ensure that the accused are brought to book as soon as possible rather than dragging its feet on the case and allow the matter to die a natural death.

The intelligent quotient of the police : The children were going missing from a particular area yet the police did nothing to investigate into details. Now hear this - the neibhour of the alleged sukhwinder is a doctor whose name has already appeared in an organ stealing racket.. shouldnt this have rung alarm bells???

The way the police has been changing its statement to the media makes one wonder is there more to this issue than what appears on the surface. Initially they said that they were finding only the skulls and limbs leading the media to speculate on the theory of organ stealing racket. Suddenly since yesterday they have been claiming that they have also found the torsos... where did the torsos suddenly appear from ( does someone higher up wants to snuff out the organ stealing angle).

Now the political angle - the area involved is so small that it is not a worthwhile vote bank for our esteemed (sic) politicians to even consider this affair worth debating. However with the growing media attention on the whole thing has made them suddenly realise that this could be used as a political issue. BJP is baying for mulayam singh yadav's blood saying that it will go on a bandh within the next 48 hrs. Raj Babbar has suddenly started appearing on the press saying that we should all be ashamed of the state of affairs (aww shut up ..... ). With elections around the corner the ruling party is suddenly wary that this might be used as a political gun to shoot them out of power.

To add insult to injury the government has issued Rs.2,00,000 compensation to the aggreived parents...this is really the icing on the cake ... the move to quieten the people's voice by handing over compensation comes out as being very cheap and insensitive.

In conclusion -
The whole affair will go down the drain of time as a gruesome affair which generated some media attention and then simmered down. People will forget the sordid incident and will go about their routine. However my heart goes out for the people who have lost their little ones and for whom this incident will be a life long reminder of how shabbily India treats its citizen when it comes to law and order.

Saddam hanging videos

noreply@blogger.com (N.Srinivasan) — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 04:53:00 +0000

The webspace is awash with video clips showing saddam's hanging in all its gruesome details. Even I have seen the video and it was quite disturbing to realise that we (including me) find a very sadistic delight is watching a man being killed (I would not like to term it as justice being met -- thats a different debate altogether).

Is this some kind of erosion in human sensibilities - that we find immense pleasure in watching another human being killed. It puts a seed of doubt in my mind .. deep down are we all killers who find glee in killing others?

I am not going into the facts as to whether saddam was a tyrant, a killer etc (He probably is all of these) but every one including saddam needs to have dignity in death and one wonders whether the last moments of a person on earth needs to be splashed around so much.

People can hammer me saying that anyone whose sensibilities are offended need not watch such videos but it brings to forefront the question - who are the people who take pleasure in publishing such videos and who are the people for whom it is published.

http://www.pandachute.com/videos/leaked_saddam_being_hung_video