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9minutes Diwali @ 9 pm tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sun, 05 Apr 2020 11:49:00 +0000

We Indians are a religious fraternity,we believe in the divine whatsoever the name may be,Jesus,Allah,Krishna,Govind Singh etc the names are never ending and every religious groups has its own diverse fraternities.

Today is the day of Diwali,a different Diwali not the one according to the calendar though.

Many are already of the belief that today's 9pm lights off,and Light on Diyas and candles have a meaning to it. Hindus believe that this is been done to invoke the power of Mars,other religions will have their own insights too.But what's important I feel is the power to unite and fight.

Viruses don't understand caste, religion,etc but we the home sapiens do.

We have listened to innumerable stories of killing the evil by the good so why not kill the evil virus also which has become a bane for our society. Well I know very well that lighting Diyas and candles won't kill the virus but the feeling of unity,the feeling of calmness in the dark will make our minds calm and strong.

Day in and day out we hear,read,discuss only about covid 19 as if it is the hit movie of the year. Newspapers,Social Media etc are full of covid 19 news only.People taking selfies,tagging some other friends and then that person tagging another person the chain continues....

Moreover debates and discussions about wheather we should light the diyas today,should we turn off the lights,what difference is it going to make,the questions are never ending

As the late prime minister of India rightly told that beyond science Indians believe in the metaphysical power of the divine god's and goddesses ,so why not abide by that.when the majority is religious then whatsoever be the reason let's turn off the lights and light the diyas and candles.

Religioust gatherings are happening albeit in small numbers in the name of Ram Navami Or Jamaat , every evening we see many people light diyas,candles,Incense sticks ,so why not repeat the same once again today as requested by the government.

So let's leave back all taboos ,all differences of religion , cast etc ,let's give our questions a full stop for a day ,let's believe for the good and together light the Diya of life today,a life free of Covid19.

I am an Atheist but still I would as I am tired of fear of contamination,tired of washing hands,tired of washing clothes and have a bath when ever I need to go out,aren't you tired too???Come lets celebrate a 9minutes Diwali @ 9 pm tonight!!!Cheers!!!!

Can of Worms

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 19:15:00 +0000

A letter from the first Prime Minister of India was making its rounds across all networking sites be it Face Book or Twitter. It was a letter to England complaining about the great man the late Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The man who dared GIVE ME BLOOD I WILL GIVE YOU FREEDOM. This was the slogan of our great freedom fighter who had a mysterious death. Its been more than a century we Indians have been kept in the dark from the truth behind Netaji's death.
Lots of books have been been written, research papers have been published but everyone of them couldn't give us the truth.

I remember when I was a child, learning about Netaji, I was told he died of a plane crash but that has not been proven because the black box was not found.
I being a Bengali born in kolkata even had a chance of visiting Netaji's house which has been turned into a museum. I saw numerous pictures of the great leader from his childhood till his last day in his house before he fled in disguise as he was imprisoned in his own house.

The question here is why such a hullabaloo about this. Why the previous governments failed to open the truth to us. Why did Nehru hide the truth? Was it because it could have opened a can of worms , it could have made them loose their power in the country as they were aware that Netaji could have spearheaded in Indian Politics keeping them far behind.

So this reminds us the present scenario of Indian Politics where our ministers fail to come up with any thing solid fearing they loose their vote banks as it is an age old tradition of India then.

Don't our ministers think that this is a shame on our part , hiding truth of a legend. Kudos to the present leadership who dared. The predecessors were afraid provided the country loose their faith on
them, after they have ruled the country for the maximum tenure. After all their can of worms is out in public now.

Abhimanu Gaud-another prey of the drunk driving virus.

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 10:46:00 +0000

Abhimanu Gaud- the late corporal who lost his life in Kolkata recently not in a war but because someone was over speeding, broke all barriers in an inebriated state. Footage shows how he went past all barriers where army personnel were practising parade for the Republic Day. The road was cordoned off and inspite of that the guy decided to break it. We have his friend who was also part of his booze party confirming that they asked him not to drive but this guy decided not to. The other friends were asked not to enter the cordoned off area which they complied but this guy didn't. He sped from the area and even got help from the police how and which way to flee.

Incidentally this guy is the son of a local politician of the ruling party who along with his son went on a run. They were not to be found. Local police failed to nab them immediately and when voices arose; when protests were galore they were found and arrested.

This is not the first time we hear headlines of hit and run cases of drunk-driving. This has happened numerous times, we have examples of celebrities too. Drunk-driving has proved to be fatal countless times but we don't learn. It was sad of the police to bail this guy out instead of arresting him on the spot. Why the police failed to stop him and helped him flee? Weren't they aware one day or the other he will be caught? Why immediate steps were not taken by the government? Is it because the police were afraid of the political leader whose wrath they may have to face or the government felt that they are going to loose on their vote banks?

Sambia Sohrab: that's the name of the killer. My Facebook was rampant of photos of this guy and the clip of the CCTV footage of his zooming Audi. How come a 28 year old lad drives a vehicle like Audi? Did he earn it or was it gifted by his father. Did his father buy it through honest means or was it the other way round.

I remember when I went to USA a couple of years back for a training sponsored by the client; we went to one of our client’s house for dinner. We were accompanied by another man from the same team, He was offered drinks, and he refused. My colleague from India who was with me took the offer and I was a teetotaller. Why did this man refuse the drink? He had to drive back home his wife, us and himself. That's the thought, should be embedded in every one’s mind. If I have to drink outside my home I should make sure that I am not driving, I will ask my friends to drop me if they are sober or else take a taxi.

The Corporal who lost his life doesn't drive an Audi, instead he makes sure that the city is safe. I really hope that his perpetrator gets his correct due and no political influence is paid heed to by the judiciary.

Why can’t the government start implementing some strict rules across the country against drunken driving?

A report from Times of India:

In a bid to check drunkdriving, the road transport ministry is pushing for five-fold increase in finefor first-time offenders while repeat offence will attract stiffer penaltybesides imprisonment ranging from six months to one year and impounding of thevehicle for one year.These will form part of the rules once the proposed Road Transport and SafetyBill become law. The road transport ministry has circulated the latest versionof the proposed bill vetted by the law ministry to all state governments fortheir feedback.At present, the fine is up to Rs 2,000 or jail up to six months for first drunkdriving offence. The new provision proposes Rs 10,000 fine for first timeoffenders.

Rs 2000, that's it and we are still waiting for the amount of Rs 10000 to be accepted by all states!!! Why such a lackadaisical attitude against implementing such rules. Why so much time wasted. So many lives lost. I am sure this is not just one case, there are many. Surprising is hit and run cases have increased but conviction rates have decreased.

There is a strict law about wearing helmets in Kolkata which I haven't seen much anywhere, which I have appreciated every time when I tell this to my colleagues in my present place of stay. Then why not against over speeding and drunk driving???? When will our governments start taking prompt actions and instead of fearing for their vote banks?

0.5% Cess

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 06:30:00 +0000

It’s been long, close to 400+ days I am back to my blog. My last blog was about the Swacch Bharat campaign by our honourable Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi. Now we have a Swacch Bharatcess of 0.5% levied on many services liable for service tax, effective from November 15, 2015, which means whatever you earn or spend you give a 0.5% to the Swacch Bharat campaign along with other taxes like VAT or IT.

Thanks to telegraphindia.com

“Swachh Bharat Cess is not another tax but a step towards involving each and every citizen in making contribution to Swachh Bharat. The 0.5% levy will translate into a tax of 50 paisa only on every Rs 100 worth of taxable services,” the finance ministry said in a statement. The proceeds from this cess will be exclusively used for Swachh Bharat initiatives of the government, it added.

I really appreciated the campaign but I am a little sceptical about the cess factor. Why? We have a past history of our governments Pandora’s box opening with scams after a while they are in power or after they lost power. Of course blaming it on the ministry would be wrong, there are tons of government servants who sit hungry for a prey to come and this time it is the 0.5% cess in the name of Swachh Bharat.

When the campaign started, there were a lot of hue and cry but we rarely hear or see any. When it was launched we used to see every day almost many organisations, corporate honchos, sports stars, film stars etc. hitting the streets with a jharu (broom) in hand. Many places seemed clean literally.

The big question here is why can’t we keep it going? We are paying the cess but we don’t know what’s happening to it. The media who were going gaga with headlines of different Swacch Bharat campaigns- where they are now?

When such an initiative is taken someone should make sure that the awareness campaign continues. We might have seen our PM with a broom in hand cleaning roads but how many times we have seen a local MLA or a Corporator doing the same. This needs to be done at the grassroots. Every MLAs and Corporators should start such campaigns on a regular basis in their own wards. That way we will be able to increase more awareness and spread cleanliness. Local clubs and organisations should follow. There are millions of local clubs in the country who can create a niche of their own by starting such campaigns at least every fortnight. We see clubs during festivals only be it Durgapuja or Ganesha or any other deities. Don’t these clubs understand cleanliness is next to godliness?

The government have started a very wonderful campaign. When we go outside the country and appreciate the other countries for their cleanliness we forget it’s the common mass that have done it, who have felt the need for it.

Swacch Bharat

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:14:00 +0000

I was reading a kids book today where it was talking about many stories starting with Once upon a time....'but now is a time to rethink India with the line There would be a time......

Well that's what our Honorable Prime Minister wants in his Swacch Bharat Campaign. He have made all of us envision India as a land where Cleanliness is next to Godliness. The photo where we saw our PM cleaning the road was really inspiring- a perfect example of Leading by Example. Till now I have heard of this term in my workplaces only and mostly it has stayed as a philosophy. But our PM has proved the mettle of the phrase.

Thanks to INDIATV

This one photo inspired many. This followed many corporate wizards brooming their way to cleanliness.

Our PMs vision of a clean India by 2019. the birth centenary year of the Father of the Nation.If we all avoid actions of injustice against cleanliness then of course we can create a Clean India.

It is not only the responsibility of our PM to clean India or keep our country clean...but it is the responsibility of every citizen to make sue that our country is kept clean to the too.

We all citizens should have to make sure that we should not throw any litter on the road , use dustbins effectively. Garbage should be put in garbage bins only. Like wise it should be the responsibility of every MLAs, Corporators, Municipalities to ensure that there are enough garbage disposal systems every where and garbage recycling is done effectively.

Clean India requires every citizen to maintain effective garbage disposal habits, also bring in and I would say "Teach" every young kid effective garbage and litter disposal system. The new ones or the kids should be taught right from keeping their home clean and thereby keep their motherland clean. Common faults of us being littering, spitting anywhere on the roads makes the roads dirty. Plastics are a big menace. They are also responsible for multiple blockages of the drainage system which causes water clogging during rainy season. This inadvertently takes a toll on the roads too. The roads are full of potholes already and this increases day by day. Just think one small practice of cleanliness can bring in so many changes in the country too.

This is a utmost request to all citizens of India to practice an effective Swacch Bharat.

Murderers Turned Artisans of Lord Ganesh

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 07:00:00 +0000

Its festival time in India again, time for the Ganesha Puja in a couple of days then followed by the Durga Puja or Navratri for many, Dussehra, and then Diwali and finally we have the Christmas and the New Year.

Day before yesterday a small news caught my attention and I felt very happy. I felt it is a new festive year with a new beginning, with something good happening, cause of these Pujas. I have an opinion that religion brings people together but it also tears apart many too. The numerous riots are caused mainly on the basis of religion and caste.

What caught my attention was a few murderers have turned artisans and is making Ganesha Idols which is selling out too. This has happened in a jail in Gujarat where a few inmates took training in making clay models and are making so nice models of the Lord Ganesha that the Jail authorities are finding tough to take orders, its like Demand is more for these idols compared to the supplying capacity. Whats best is the people who are making are inmates on life terms and they are from all religions specially mix of HINDUS and MUSLIMS. These inmates have forgotten their religious barriers if any and have come together in the making of these Ganesha idols.

This is great example of secularism in our country. Might be its time that out religious leaders and ministers and certain groups who blacklisted secularism in the country takes a learning from these people. These inmates are of the feeling that they have got a new beginning in their life.

It is highly commendable on the part of the SABARMATI JAIL AUTHORITIES to have come up with such a noble idea and more noble on the part these inmates who showed enthusiasm in learning making clay models and proving themselves to be more than fit for the purpose.

Will our religious leaders call these Blasphemy? or would they appreciate the efforts.I feel many people are actually appreciating and that's why orders are pouring in for more. More over these people are making clay models which is environmentally friendly compared to the normal POP(Plaster of Paris) models.

I feel the government should take in measures to improve the psyche of such people who have turned worshipers of humanity from being a bane to humanity. This would improve the morale of other criminals too thereby making the country better with less crime. These instances should be cited as an example to many. These could be an example to those youths in India who take cudgels in small issues and refuse to mentally accept the truth beyond being a true humanitarian.

I remember a year back there was series in one of the famous TV channels where it portrayed about many criminals who turned themselves to a respectable citizen of the country. There were examples enough which showed us the fact : Criminals are not born they are made. Such instances are there in other countries too I am sure and these are the ones which should be more highlighted instead of only notifying people through media about the ongoing crimes in the society.

Should Barack Obama get a second tenure as President of USA?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 19:18:00 +0000

America is seeing a lot of political running around now with 2 main presidential candidates running for the post of president: The president himself and Republican Candidate Mitt Romney. News channels are running reports and analysis and trillions are supposed to be spent in this campaign alone.

Now the question arises : Should OBAMA be elected for the second time? When such a question arises there is a lot of backgrounds checks which needs to be done. What has the man done till now for the country, what reforms he has brought in, how many jobs have been regained, etc etc.

On the other hand the other contestant is also placed on the other side of the beam balance and thought given as to what he can do for the country if he is elected.Should Americans take the risk of electing someone else this time or they will think of going on with OBAMA only as he has been there already and given a few more years can bring in more reforms to the country.

Barack Obama is facing a fierce battle on grounds of Outsourcing now. Still now many companies are outsourcing jobs to countries like India, Philippines etc which has created job loss for Americans leading to an increase in unemployment. But those who are pitching this topic that after Obama came in there were reforms brought in and the country as well as the world avoided a second Great Depression.

Here are a few more reasons which might help OBAMA get a second tenure:

He ended Don't Ask Don't Tell.
He signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, a bill designed to break down wage discrimination barriers for women which aims at reducing inequality to women in places of work and OBAMA have since then tried to reduce inequality in all sectors of the country which is really awesome.
Of the 8.7 million jobs lost since September 2008 including the 4.3 million lost ,virtually all those lost since his time in office have been regained.
He was instrumental in the removal of the DON'T ASK DON'T TELL policy in USA. This was a US military policy for homosexuals where the military was of the opinion that their presence "would create an unacceptable risk to the high standards of morale, good order and discipline, and unit cohesion that are the essence of military capability."
Last but not the least he was instrumental in eliminating one of the biggest threats of USA but also the whole world: Osama bin Laden.

These in short are some of the positives of Obama administration but of course there are detractors. There is no political hero in the world how do not have detractors and who have kept his/her word what was promised before getting elected. No one will ever be able to do so as when someone becomes a leader he also needs to keep many other people happy in his own party too who might as well oppose some of his ideas. Well that's what democracy is all about.

He who wins should be the right person for UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, What Say folks !!.......................feel free to pen down your comments....

Talibanisation of Afganishtan

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:51:00 +0000

Few years back I wrote "Blasphemy in the name of religion", I wondered how a person is termed blaspheme if the person don't agree to any religion or rules of a religion. History has shown as many examples where people have been alleged to have blasphemed against religion. Would we forget Galileo or Socrates? But years down the line their words, their research have proved to be beneficial to all. There had been a lot of Galileo s and Socrates who have done good for us but we turned deaf ears to them initially and later accepted the change.

Nowadays blasphemy have taken a new route, where people are beheaded and killed as they entertained themselves by playing music and dancing to it. Can you imagine where we have changed too. The people who beheads others are also humans but they consider themselves to be the protectors of a particular religion. They are of the opinion that they are correct and they know the respective religion unlike anyone. These are people who can cause bloodshed without a chill in the spine. I remember when I was young I saw a goat being killed during the Bengali Kali Puja and I felt a chill. Of course its not that I am a vegetarian but seeing a big goat getting beheaded is something different. Its good that many households in the Bengali community have abolished the ritual.

I am talking of the Talibans in Afghanistan who recently beheaded around 17 people including a couple of women too as they were dancing to music. Talibans have done this before too a few years back, they have killed several innocent Afghanistan in the name of religion and power. They started many rules in the name of religion where they have chained the freedom of women under various laws of Islam, many of them created by them and nowhere is depicted in the Holy Quran too.

Talibans have proved to be in humans who were responsible for the loss of hundreds of lives in Afghanistan a few years back before they were thrown out of power but it seems they are trying to hit back again slowly by showing their deeds if inhumanity in the name of religion. Talibans have destroyed many historical sculptures dating back to centuries as those sculptures were not of Islam. They were of Lord Buddha. The famous bamiyan Buddhas were destroyed even after repeated requests from all quarters across the world, but all requests went to deaf ears. Normally we preserve these structures as these ones are heritage sites. So question arises people who don't know the meaning of heritage , how do they expect to maintain the heritage of a religion which they claim to be theirs.

Is there a way Talibans can be turned to normal humans so that they have some normal human instincts instead of the animal instinct they have. Is it really possible only by gun shots or there are some other ways. I think the famous Divide and Rule policy might work in this. The Afghanistan government need to find out loopholes in Talibans so that they can be brought to a human court to turn into humans. A lot of psychologists need to work days and nights might be to turn these people.

Hoping for a sunny day for Afghanistan.

Should India wait any more for AJMAL KASAB to be hanged ?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 19:44:00 +0000

Ajmal Kasab is doing the headlines today as he was gifted with the death sentence today. Well, this man have made headlines many a times though He made himself famous with his pics in the CST in mumbai when he attacked the civilians with a AK47 in hand.

He was also accompanied by another militant Ismail khan who died in cross firing and Kasab was captured alive by a constable who took 5 bullets still held on to Kasabs gun so that he can be captured alive. I still remember that day, every news channel was showing LIVE the CST, Tajmahal hotel and other places hit in the attack, police, firemen were here and there trying to douse the fire. So many people lost their lives including police officers and security personnel.

The next few days the headlines had only details of the Mumbai attacks, news of people who lost their lives, news of security personnel who braved all odds. It was a black day in our country. Every body mourned the deaths of the ones who braved their lives for the safety of others.

Kasab if that's his actual name as there were many confusions on his name too initially because of language difference. India have spend close to 50 crores for the safety of the man who according to the courts of India waged war against the country. He was responsible for multiple innocent deaths and loss of millions of money.It was told that the government had to construct a special cell for him which cannot be destroyed by RDX too.

So why are we waiting to hang him to death. The government have got enough time to take out information from him. Initially Pakistan denied his existence as a Pakistani but later even Pakistan agreed that he is from Pakistan when many reporters traced him to his village faridkot in Pakistan.

We spend a lot of money in petting these dreaded terrorists who take our country as a place where they can do anything. Our judiciary system being slow indirectly makes the country loose more money in keeping these people alive. Moreover the almost abolishment of capital punishment have made things more worse. The judiciary should have a special system for people like KASAB. No further choices should be given for appealing to a higher court. There should be a fast pace system of coming to a judgement for these people.

AS the present uproar in the country says that KASAB should be hanged soon, I completely agree to this as no further taxpayers money should be wasted for people like this. Of course chances can be given to live and improve but to those who feels guilty about their deeds but people like KASAB don't. There were instances where he went on record saying that what he has done is for the good. He agreed to the ideas of the militants who derived the plan of bombing mumbai.

People like Kasab should never be given a chance to live , only then it might bring in changes to the ones who still idol worship him. Exceptions should be given to those who understands their guilt and seeks forgiveness.

Is it time for BLOOD PLATINUM now?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:47:00 +0000

Diamonds are said to be a woman's best friend. They are like immortal, we have heard stories of famous diamonds across the world. Kings and Queens used to adore them. Many empires used to fight for certain diamonds.There are more such stories on diamonds.

Now diamonds which was a dream of many have become a household jewelery for many now. Even the middle classes are running for diamonds now. For a few thousand rupees one can get a good diamond earrings or rings or empty your pocket a bit more and you get necklaces and what not. Diamonds are not that dream for the middle class and a sign of prosperity for a few.

But how many of us know what goes on in a diamond mine, what goes on to those miners. How many of us know that this diamond mining industry involves child labor too. Not only child labor there are so many miners who suffer from malnourishment, poor wages, severe health issues, and moreover they are made to stay in places near the mines which is next to hell. Many types of diseases are rampant in these areas too.

All these at the cost of a overpriced diamond which we die for. The people who are actually getting the diamonds for us are paid a measly wage and sold off in the market at a higher price. There are places in the world like in certain regions of South Africa diamonds are mined by terrorists outfits and sold in lieu of guns and bullets. Children as young as 9-10 are made to work in these places as they comes in cheap. There are children in such places who are bonded for life as their parents might have taken a loan from these people and since the rate of interest is high the paybacks which they do goes off for the interest only and the main amount is not paid. Moreover illiteracy is also another factor which eats in the roots , its like those feudal lords in ancient India.

The movie BLOOD DIAMOND shows the pathetic conditions of such laborers. The recent news about the conditions of the laborers in the platinum mines in South Africa adds one more example to this. The fault of these people was they protested against the low wages for which they got paid with bullets. Platinum is another such costly metal after which we are running nowadays. I remember years back when Ben Johnson or Sachin Tendulkar had a platinum on them we used to say that it suits them. Now you can get platinum also for a few thousand bucks. The reason: savvy marketing of platinum have also increased like we see for diamonds: DIAMONDS ARE FOR EVER. So now would it be the time for BLOOD PLATINUM like BLOOD DIAMOND.

Death of a Legend-NEIL ARMSTRONG

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:44:00 +0000

I remember during my childhood when I was going through a book on space , I learnt about the 1st man to land in space. It was a book I got as a prize from my school. It had pictures of the great men who went to space. Likewise Neil Armstrong was the 1st man on moon , Yuri Gagarin the 1st man in space and Laika the first animal in space, not to forget our own Rakesh Sharma to be the 1st Indian in space.

Then years later there was an email which wanted to prove the landing of Neil Armstrong to be all false, it said that it was all made up and gave all sorts of reasons to prove that it was a hoax. It seemed that history has been changed. The email was trying to say with all pictures of the landing, telling something of the shadows of the man which fell on the surface. I found it really hard to believe what was being sad. So at last after much fight within myself I ended up deleting the email.

Later I googled about this and found some details of the theory which the email suggested. It seems that there were mainly three reasons which seemed to be more significant than the others offered:
1: USA had to win the space race against the then called USSR.

2: Cold war was on and USA had to prove it was well ahead of the USSR as USSR had been sending unmanned spacecrafts to the space and if USA sends a manned shuttle to space it would automatically go ahead of all including USSR who was at the epitome of technology during those days.

3: It is also claimed that NASA faked the landings to avoid humiliation and to ensure that there is not stoppage of fundings for its different programs.

After going through all this I felt what famous actor TOM HANKS told "We live in a society where there is no law [against] making money in the promulgation of ignorance or, in some cases, stupidity" when he was asked about his opinion on these theories after his movie Apollo13 and documentary FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON was a complete truth.

While I was a child I always wished to be an astronaut so that I can go to space and see the beauty with my own eyes. Well that didn't happen after all.yesterday when the news came that Neil Armstrong is no more,these memories came back. A man who was the first to land on the moon is indeed a task to reckon and remember for years to come. This is of course history which cant be changed like we read histories of our kings and queens years back which cant be changed. Can anyone deny the inventions of the likes of Galileo,Copernicus, Albert Einstein, Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose,Satendranath Bose or Subramanyan Chandrasekhar. NO, we cant as their theories and inventions have made history and is learnt still now. we will keep reading about these people for years to come. Even though we will not read about these people in our history text books but will remain immortal in science books to all. As NASA says:"As long as there is history, there will be Neil Armstrong".

Are Rioters BORN or BORNE?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 17:24:00 +0000

Who are these people who we call rioters? Are they are part of us-the common man. Do they eat,drink,sleep? Do they have jobs to go to everyday?

A lot of such questions arises in my mind when I think of riots. Today morning I saw that civil riots have claimed 100 lives in Syria. Well, Syria is far away , what about the ongoing riots in Assam? So many lives are lost, and in a nation where we are already reeling with many natural issues like floods and drought at certain parts of the country such a riot means wastage of tons of money.

Where do these rioters come from? Are they made or they are born rioters. Here I remember writing an essay during my school days : Are criminals born or they are made? Well the essay aptly fits this purpose. Rioters are none but criminals only the nomenclature is different.

So how do a normal human being become a criminal. There are quite a lot of opinions on this . Many say its the family they are from and many say its their nurture which makes them a criminal. But there are other opinions too. The famous psychologist Sigmund Freud was of the opinion that every humans have a criminal tendency but the socialization process curbs down the criminal tendencies.

Theres a saying that every human being has a good element as well as a bad element in his/her. It depends on a lot of factors which one comes out. I feel it also depends on that person as to what he wants to be.There could be a lot of reason for a criminal mind. A child witnesses crime in his/her home, stays in an area where crime is rampant can make him a criminal or might make him a very good person who hates crime. Thats where a psychology of a person comes into picture. But these are exceptional cases.

We mostly see crime getting in ones nerves , which is contrary to many who say crime is in the blood. A doctor can have a child who in years to come can become a criminal , on the other hand a criminals son can become a doctor for the poor.

I personlly believe that crime is not born in an individual, it is borne. The greatest example being the hundreds of militants in different parts of the world-they are recruited in a good name, their brains washed and made into an animal who lacks all human touches. They become so out of the world that they fail to recognise their own parents, relatives and friends. Moreover there are certain terrorits who are well eductaed ones too and come from a good family background. So how comes they turn into criminals? e.g Osama Bin Laden- the dreaded terroist whose head had a million dollar bounty from USA. Not only Osama bin Laden , but there are more such militants across the world who chose the wrong way. There are many scientists who are found to be a part of these groups. Even it has been found that people in a country's army were in cahoots with a terrorist group.

Coming back to rioters who are also criminals after all, are not born but borne. They are either brain washed to cause damage to society and take law in their own hands. Think of the various riots in India itself. Starting from Independence , the most common riot in India has been based on religion. The main two religions in this subcontinent, the hindus and muslims have fought since time immemorial. Whether you talk about the Bombay riots or the Godhra riots or the 1993 ayodhya riots which shook india and its tremors are heard still now in Indian Courts.

What do these people gain from riots. Crusades and riots have never helped anyone since time immemorial. The 9 crusades which the world knows off happened to regain back religious territories like Jerusalem being a important place. The first crusade was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II in response to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who requested western volunteers to help him repel the invaders from Anatolia. Here again we learn that he asked for volunteers but nowadays are any one asked to volunteer, people just raise their voices to promote themselves and people surprisingly do fall for the trap too.

So we humans have a long way to go , righfull education is not the only way to avoid riots and innocent people turning criminals, there is a special need of psychological education so that one donot turn to a rioter. Proper education, not in terms of pure bookish knowledge but a knowledge find ones spiritual self to maintain oneself in the righteous manner and not against the law is of utmost importance.

If WIKILEAKS were in India!

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:58:00 +0000

Julian Asange- the name is familiar to almost everyone now and so is the name WIKI LEAKS. The founder of wiki leaks is Julian Asange. He has been in the news since wiki leaks started publishing inside stories of governments across the world. He is not only in the news , he is also on the run for getting sentenced.
Doesn't this resemble our India's Tehelka? Tehelka brought out a huge storm in India a few years back, we learnt how the editor in chief had to face numerous odds because he spoke the truth about the politicians and their numerous scams in our country.

So think now, if Wiki leaks starts publishing details and scams of our country god knows how many more scams are going to come out. India is already reeling with controversies and scams, with wiki leaks our investigation depts will have a helluva task on their heads and we will find regular uproars in the parliament and in the VidhanSabhas. We might also see a few fights in these places of power which we saw a few years ago in UP.It will be a great pandemonium show from India.

I was thinking if really such a day arises when we wake up in the morning , the newspaper man drops in the paper and we find the headlines: WIKI LEAKS DOES IT AGAIN: New scam unearthed in India. We will find not only newspapers bearing the same headlines but all news channels with the same breaking news. The named ones will have their own ways of defending or running for cover. The parliament will have no more topics to discuss, the opponent political parties will again ask for resignation of the PM as usual.

The government in power will issue a notification that it has asked CBI to look into the matter and CBI who already has its hands full will have one more to pursue which will result in one more file in the Indian Courts where there are already a plenty lying for a final judgement. As of Dec 2011 there are 3.2 crore pending cases in the Indian Courts.

In August last year wiki leaks reported a few names of black money holders in the country who have stacked their money in a German bank. So think if wiki leaks leaks out the whole list there will be countless names running for cover. Will it increase the load on our income tax officials, every one or the other day there will be raids in one or the other house. It would be a countless list of politicians, businessmen and who not.

Now think if Julian Asange comes to India !!! will he really dare to come here looking into the backgrounds of many of our politicians. Would he like to risk his life, wont he feel safe in Ecuador where he has got shelter now.

Talking about what could happen if wiki leaks was in India full fledged, there are other concerns too. Concerns of the safety of the country as there would be many such leaks which are not supposed to come out in public. Every country should have something which should remain undercover else it might cause security concerns for the country.

Bringing out details of corruption and inefficiency is good , it makes people aware of whats happening in the country with the tax payers money but secrecy should be maintained too in scenarios which could cause harm to the security of a country. Wiki leaks runs basically on donations and on information from whistle blowers thereby making it a powerful organization with lots of information. To quote a famous dialogue from the movie SPIDERMAN : With greater power comes greater responsibilities, aptly fits the purpose. Julian Asange can be a friend to many countries too where he has become a FOE for many now.

Do we Indians really believe in the equality of all?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Have anyone seen the recent promos of Kaun Banega Crorepati this year. There are quite a few amazing promos but two of them stuck a chord. I feel these promos have been made as a PR for KBC but if thought of it otherwise it is also applicable to our society.

Its a known fact in our country how a poor can be deprived even though he/she has all the abilities. Here I am talking about being poor financially and not by caste and class. The affluent few can move their holds and use them for better prospects of their children whether it is about admission in a good school, college or even in job markets. Government jobs are rare for the poor, a very lucky few gets them and those whose parents/relatives are in some good govt posts already gets the job easily even though they are not fit for it. The aphorism here is quite true even though pompous.

One such promo substantiates this. We see a small boy who is brilliant in his studies as well as sports but cant reach the 1st position as there is someones else son who is given the 1st position every time.Even when he is about to get a job he misses out on that too as the concerned employer gets a call.... Is it because his father is poor and the other child has a rich father?

This really happens in our country since ages. The schools are supposed to be neutral in nature, they are supposed to give moral support to these poor children wherein they fail to do so either because of some rich parents who might be donating a lot of money to the school every year or might have a lot of political connections. Having a lot of political connections is quite common too whether it is in a village or in a city. The free government schools who impart free education to the poor are also in this. They give importance to those children who have politically influenced parents.

India is a country where more than 33% fall below the BELOW POVERTY LINE(BPL).Then a majority is the great Indian middle class and then the rest falls under the affluent category. We Indians have politicized this BPL matter too. During times of election we see the candidates running after this BPL category people with heavy promises of their uplift. The government of India have launched a BPL card which many are yet to receive. I remember when I was in Calcutta a year and half back i overheard a rickshaw puller literally slanging the local corporator and MLAs for making false promises. He was of the opinion that these people will make the worlds biggest promises if possible before the elections and once the election is over everything is forgotten. He was saying he is not going to caste his vote this year as according to him its of no use.This rickshaw puller even though not educated enough understood the fact behind vote banks, hopefully we all will do one day.

India have a long way to go, affluent people will always rule over the poor but there should be a parity in situations where a brilliant and a deserving person is shown the door or is deprived, institutions will keep asking for donations in the name of development fees but they should also have the ability to rise over the bribes and the affluent people in our country should know the actual credibility of their siblings. Of course exceptions are there...not necessarily all siblings of affluent people do not have merits and vice verse, that's why a parity , a sense of equality should be there in all...

India in a Turmoil-II

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:38:00 +0000

In my last post for INDIA IN A TURMOIL , I talked about the ongoing riots and communal diversification in the country. Today I am writing part II of it..

Today I would like to talk on the plight of our fellow Indians from the north eastern part of our country India who is considered as one of the largest democratic countries in the world.Students, working professionals from the north eastern parts who are staying in different parts of the country are running for their lives, we hear these people who are staying in parts like Bangalore , Pune etc leaving in hundreds.

Why this his happening. Yesterday 2 students as young as students of class X were threatened to leave PUNE in 2 days..WOW! 2-3 days back Pune station saw all of a sudden more than thousand people from north eastern states flocking to Pune station to leave for their land. Doesn't it sound Ironical...Leave for their land...aren't they Indians...isn't this their lands too. After all India is a motherland for all of us. They have the same rights as much we have in cities like Pune, Bangalore and such other cities where they are facing atrocities going as far as their lives are at stake.

Which parent would want their children to stay in a place far from them where their siblings life is at risk without any fault of theirs. I remember my school days, college days where I had a lot of friends who are from the north eastern states but it never came to my mind they are not a part of our country. Depending on the geography of the north eastern parts they look similar to the Chinese but does that mean that they are from China.

A few days back there was a news that many Indians are joining medical colleges in china rather than their home country as cost of MBBS or MD is cheaper in China compared to India looking into the huge donations which needs to paid to the medical colleges. Can you imagine people from western countries come to India for undergoing different surgeries as it is cheaper here and those who are operating on these westerners are trained in china??

Well the reason why I talked about Indian students going to China is because if the same thing happen to our students in China how would we feel? So are these people going to go to China to fight...they would not dare to. Riots in Assam are happening for multiple reasons..starting from hunger for power and land, a wish to have their own state for some groups like the BODOS and one will find more such reasons if one starts searching for one.

So why should we penalize those who are not a part of these rebels. Its like the north easterners have become a brand now to be kicked out. Remember a few years back there was such a same plight of many people from Bihar, UP who were asked to leave the state of Maharashtra by a political group. History repeats itself, now from people of Bihar, UP attention have turned towards people of the north east.

This is absolute bigot ism on the part of a few people who love wear and tear of our society and thereby our country which is already bleeding with a lot of scams, eating out a lot of public money.There is not a year where there is no scam in our country.Bigots and the so called puritans of our Indian society have come out in the masses to clean the ones which according to them are the dust, forgetting the dust they have collected on them since long.

The worst of all , these issues turn political, so called political gurus of India start an uproar during such shameful acts in our country hoping to increase their vote banks and we Indians do fall prey too. Its high time we Indians, esp the common masses come together to choose what we really want in the country, and we know whats causing a bad image for the country.

Satyamev Jayate- 65years of Indian Independence

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:22:00 +0000

15th August 1947, a memorable date for all we Indians, we celebrate independence day with much fanfare. We hoist our national falg on this day, we offer garlands and flowers to those who fought for freedom starting from Gandhiji to Netaji Subhas chandra bose, from mangal Pandey to chandrasekhar azad. Its a day of happiness, its a day to remember that we CAN.

But the same time when we look into the other aspects of our society all these happiness goes bleak.There a lot of issues burgeoning in our country like fire which our freedom fighters wont have thought of. If they were alive today they would have been shocked to see whats happening to the country for whose freedom they fought so much.

Today Morning I was watching this reality show on Star Plus : SATYAMEV JAYATE. Todays was a special episode coz' it is 15th august. The host the famous Amir Khan was just telling us how much donations different NGOS have received since the start of this program and then started the old editions. One of which was killing the girl child in the womb. We met 3 women who have taken the brunt of their husbands and in laws only because they gave birth to a girl child. It was brought to light that the so called educated people are into more killings of the girl child compared to the poor ones.

I remember an example of a family where the husband himself is a doctor and tortured his wife as she was not ready to go for an abortion-sonography results showed a girl which again is illegal in this country. There was one more where the husband tampered the face of his wife with his nails and bites. Are these humans or animals in the disguise of animals.

One more astonishing news I came to know that in the 60's and the 70's doctors in government hospitals who used to advocate female foeticide- the reason after independence many were of the opinion that girls and females are responsible for increase in costs and problems in the country. So instead of giving birth to a girl it is better to give birth to a boy , so it was female foeticide which became rampant during that time. Then years later when a group of activists revolted against this unsaid rule it was too late and that late is still on.
will come back again with more......

Happy Independence Day!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:34:00 +0000

This year we will see India celebrating its 65th year of Independence. I feel more happy because of the 6 medals which INDIA bagged this year in the Olympics. Compared to the last Olympics the performance was overall better.

We say Sushil Kumar bagging the silver medal after his bronze in the last Olympics, he might have bagged the gold only lest the dehydration and cramps he was suffering from. But still he got somewhat he wished for. I saw ini the paper Sushil Mishra was of the opinion that he needed this after he failed to bag the silver in the Beijing Olympics. Then we had the silver from Vijay Kumar added with the 4 bronzes.

Of course if we compare with countries like Trinidad and Tobago India's count of medals were much lower where we as a country have more people and ability to develop more people for such international games. India's performance have always been dismal in such games. Only a few handful sports are there where India has a name of its own, like cricket, chess, billiards and lawn tennis and that also mostly in doubles tournaments.

This might sound cynic but that's what we are and even though we try to do something big we get embroiled in controversies. Remember the commonwealth games in Delhi?

Well whatever controversies we get embroiled in, still when medals come in we feel happy. we find people beating drums, lighting crackers and giving our Olympians a hero's welcome. These are times we feel we are together as one country.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY !!! JAI HO!!

India in a Turmoil

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:15:00 +0000

India is going through a lot of turmoil these days!. Starting from natural calamities to human made calamities. Where one part of the country is announcing droughts the other part is flooded...and thats when we have different religious communities rioting for god knows what-is it power or land or sovereignty?

In Assam we saw floods washing away so many districts rendering millions homeless. We see so many people leaving their homes looking for a higher land, we see people neck dip in water trying to save themselves searching for a place to stay. Do we know which religion they belong to? Does the rain gods show its fury to any religion in particular. The answer I am sure is No......

Isn't this the time when we all should come together for the people of assam and the other flood affected areas instead of fighting for someone's self. Riots are nothing but clash of ideas which comes in the disguise of religion usually or at times in the name of power and sovereignty.

The riots yesterday in MUMBAI proved this one more time. The concerned who organized the march in favor of the Muslims are of the opinion that they expected a turn around of 1000-1500 but it turned out to be more than 50000. Are we living a life of ignorance. Such news spreads like fire and it has also been found that it was spread using SMS. Two people died, a few policemen are fighting with death, and hundreds of vehicles vandalized. Would this bring peace in ASSAM or would this give food to the affected people in ASSAM who were bound to flee for the floods first and now the riots. There are hundreds who are terrified to re turn to their own land. This reminds of the Singur mishap with the TATA factory where we found people of the same village fearing to go back to their own lands and homes.

When we Indians will learn the need of the hour. When we would learn to leave in peace and harmony. During our school days we used to write essays on democracy, unity in diversity etc :are this going to stay as essays only to be penned in different words by school goers or we are going to do something about this. I feel like asking these rioters sometimes , Have they ever written or heard of these essays in their school life which ever language it might be? Are all rioters illiterates, ignorant?

This reminds me the lines of late Indian freedom fighter and poet , KABI NAZRUL ISLAM- eki brinte duti kusum...meaning two flowers on one stalk. He was referring to the Hindus and Muslims as two flowers on the same stalk. Would this remain as a dream of the famous poet or we will see the light one day?

ON the latest PETA Ads Campign

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:52:00 +0000

Have anyone seen the new PETA ads..the latest campaign where they have people across the world posing to save animals. We would find many famous and new names , even many who want to be famous(my opinion). I feel like asking a question to these people. By posing bare how come they are campaigning for saving animals.

Theres a saying that when people dress bare they look like animals as animals donot have a dress code. It might sound orthodox but trust me I am not. These campaigns are supposed to be everyone , for every age group so that children who can become poachers in future donot become so. Wouldn't it ring a wrong bell to them. The half naked pictures of these people , some are close to the ones available in adult books, I feel might add up as a campaign for PETA but might be misutilised too.

Would it be too wrong to say that it is a bare publicity stunt for these people , many of them are upcoming actresses. One person from our own country who has a movie releasing soon have been real bold enough. Her thoughts for animals, her feelings for animals are appreciating but a thought should be given on an overall basis.

There are pictures of certain personalities

Have Kolkatans Lost their Sense of Humanity?

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Fri, 06 May 2011 02:32:00 +0000

What has happened to Kolkatans? Why have we lost our sense of lending a hand atleast in times of dire needs. Just yesterday hundreds saw a man die in the river Hooghly but no one dared to do something. The pilots of the 2 launches turned a deaf ear to the hundreds of shouts of the passengers to stop as if his butt was on fire.

Arent these government employees humans? Ofcourse we have seen them piloting buses whether it is local or long distance with no mercy. These government employees have proved to be inhumans since ages. They wont think twice before runnign over someone, thats what it seems like though it sounds odd.

Yesterday evening a man drowns in the river which is supposed to Holy. WHo knows how many more are supposed to loose their lives before someone does something about it. The same happened toa adistance relative of mine years back. This was a repetition. My relatives body was found after more than a week completely swollen, hard to recognise, not sure what is going tohappen to this man, hardly there are chances of him being alive.

But let me ask the Kolkatans one question. I know that everbody shouted for help but the pilot didnt stop. The public ransacked the office and manhandled the pillot after reaching the surface but what were they doing while they were in the launch. Couldnt a few people have broken the pilot door in the launch itself, it is not heavily guarded after all?

A few months back such an incident happened to a friends friend of mine who died in front of the Kalighta Metro Station due to a heart attack. As we all know that we have police personnel sitting in entrance of the metro railways. People passed by but no one cared. After about half and hour someone tried to rescue him but by the time they stopped an ambulance and they were on their way to the hospital the man was dead.

I stay outside Kolkata, here people say that Kolkata is famous for its hospitality. Many famous personalities from different sectors of entertainment have been found to voice the same. But do we do so only on a case basis just to be in the lime light.

Inspite of all these I still feel that there are some good men/women out there. Hoping for the best.

For more info: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Kolkata-/Man-drowns-hundreds-watch/articleshow/8174068.cms

Cold Turkey

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:11:00 +0000

Recently I came across a new name: cold turkey!!. Initially I thought that it is a name of a recipe. But when I looked in further in the page I wondered what a recipe is doing in a medical journal website. Digging further helped me out.

It is a medical term when someone leaves any addiction all of a sudden exp like drug related or alcohol etc. These people might suffer from some withdrawal symptoms like seizures, etc.

Isnt this interesting information. !!!

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Autism - My Thoughts

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:31:00 +0000

A few months back I came to know that one of colleauge's son is suffering from Autism. Well I became sad to learn about this. I thought of asking him how is preparing to cope with it but I dared not. I thought it might harm his feelings or I should not prick his feelings.

Afterwards I thought again ,Why didn't I ask? I should have asked , I am a friend of him and I know how much mental tension he would be in along with his wife. Well if I had talked to him, he might have felt a little better though it is he who have to live his life with his family and Autistic son , and not only lead a life but lead a much secured life.

Why I failed to ask? It creeps me still today. Is is our society which stopped me from asking him or is it my conscience? Why I said society is becoz still today we stay in a society however HIG they are these issues are not taken the right way. Any neuro disease or related disease like depression etc are not considered normal. People start behaving oddly or many start avoiding too.

Lets not go into any other issues now and lets talk about Autism itself. Almost a year back there was a daily soap in Zee Tv which dealt with an Autistic Child. Why is it so? Why our society is still unfriendly to these? Is it that unless the issue is borne by someone , one wont understand.

Why are Autistics still thought as unfriendly. Why people dont understand that it is the problem and we should try to understand them more instead of avoiding them. Why dont we understand that this is a problem with which these challenged people will have to live life throughout.

What WE can do is understand them, increase our knowledge in these (who knows a child with autism may come to our life too, what would we do in that case, will we be able to avoid ? NO is the answer I am sure)

Then why reciprocate the same to other families too?????

We can call ourselves a SOCIETY when we will learn to deal with all these ups and downs of life and make friends with these people who donot know a normal life until taught specially.

I am sure many of us know that these autistics are born with huge intelligence or a special power. There are many who have published thesis at a very young age. The best example is Temple Grandin. There is a movie in her name. I happened to see it just a few days back. This movie shows us and helps us to learn that we can bring changes in these lives by becming a bit more caring and by standing by these people to help them to WIN in life.

Shoe Polishing your way to glory!!

noreply@blogger.com (Shibaji Dutta) — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:55:00 +0000

Shoe Polishing your way to glory!!
It was big headlines yesterday that a security guard attending to the chief minister of UP bend down to clean her shoes. It so happened that when she alighted from the chopper on her visit to Naunipur village her shoes became dirty and hence the guard took out his handkershief to clean it. Isnt it nice to hear that someone takes so much care of her.
This has led to huge furor in the cabinet with opposition leaders voicing out their opinions on this. Congress spokesman Akhilesh Pratap Singh said, "Mayawati, who rode to power by claiming to fight against feudalism, has adopted the same culture after becoming the Chief Minister".
Well, well isnt it that it was congress who started the boot polish culture.
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