We, the people of India...

In defense of the Indian Media !

2015-05-04T10:18:00.001+05:30

The Indian media today faces the ire of the Nepalese public who are tormented by the ruthless reporting of the disaster.

Another point being added to the list of criticism is that the media is acting as the PR of our leader Narendra Modi..

Well the latter shouldn't apply as long as the efforts made from Indian govt. Is proving useful. Nepal should be happy to receive aid without worrying about whether or not the Indian PM takes credit for it. Indian PM may not be planning in 'Neki kar, dariya me daal'.

Now going back to the insensitive media coverage, lets not forget that Indian media's spotlight on the calamity also helped drive global aid and rescue efforts.

Should it have been traumatizing and insensitive? - No

Could they do it with due respect to the emotions of people who suffered ? - Yes.

Then why did the media behave like this?
Let me tell you why?

Agreed that Indian journos.. (Not all of them,mind it) insensitively covered the disaster in Nepal like shooting an extremely emotional saas bahu serial...

But are they alone responsible for that..?
Don't we the people of India.. get enthralled and amused and happy or sad... Excited, inspired and emotional.. and all with what we see on TV...?
We do!

Serve us a plateful of emotional drama and we lick that plate all day.

In Dr. Abdul Kalam's experience:

" I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck.

But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. Why are we so NEGATIVE…? "

In India if you had such a news landed up in front page during a crisis like Nepal's the paper would be tossed into the bin for not being able to prioritize news.

Indian Media.. And by that I mean.. News as well as entertainment media.. Today Is what the common viewers have made it.
So don't sit there criticizing them alone.

Airline Pays Right for Consumer Rights

2012-09-25T21:18:00.000+05:30

On this blog, I have often been whining about how we, the people of India are often denied our consumer rights. (read here) But for a change, I have something new to say... thanks to the city consumer forum of Chennai.

Are you a GREENAGER.. ??

2012-09-21T20:03:00.001+05:30

GREEN

Greenagers - Thats what I call people who are doing their bit to keep India green and young!

If you have done your bit by not littering the roads, by avoiding damage to trees... If you switch off lights regularly and carpool to limit the increasing pollution.. Then you are our GREENAGER... and an INSPIRED CITIZEN !!

How to complaint against your Mobile Operator and get solutions effectively

2012-09-14T19:54:00.000+05:30

This is further to my previous post on how cumbersome it is to avail mobile and telecom services in India .. I thought it is necessary to share information on

HOW TO PLACE A COMPLAINT AGAINST YOUR TELECOM OPERATOR AND GET YOUR ISSUES RESOLVED !

The biggest irony of Consumerism in India is that, while nothing can ensure the QoS (Quality of Services) provided by various enterprises, there are a lot of terms and conditions with an added * which ensure customer loyalty and servility.

If you look closely to the Indian consumer-provider relationship, it will be difficult to understand who is servicing whom..?

In case of mobile services, Time and again, we all have been bugged by one or more of these problems..

Unfair balance deduction
Over Billing
Services not activated
Refund not sent..

There may be a lot of reasons that may prompt you to complaint against your operator.
But, you have a bigger reasons that prevent you from complaining..
We do not tend to complaint because:

It seems tedious
We do not have the time to visit offices/centres
We seldom get actions...

And many times, we actually do not want to set our blood boiling for small amount of money.

If you are tired of calling the customer care without getting suitable resolution for your problem.. then here is what you can do.

How to complaint against Mobile Operator online, without much trouble !

Now and then... revolutions !!

2012-09-05T20:19:00.001+05:30

A Picture is worth a thousand words..

3 hurdles for Anna Party

2012-09-02T21:14:00.001+05:30

My last post about why you shouldn't vote BJP or NDA got sharp responses and criticism from my readers. If you are neither for NDA nor for UPA... you may find this post interesting

The main question that almost everybody has put forward was

am I suggesting that we should wait for the ANNA party to come forward ?

Yes, I am pointing towards the emergence of a planned political party by Arvind Kejriwal and team. But before I place my trust upon a handful of activists, let us analyse this situation realistically..

Some Bullet factual points to be considered:

The said political party by Arvind Kejriwal, is in formation.. How far they have proceeded we do not know..
The elections are coming in 2014.. which means they have less than a year and a half to accomplish the daunting task they have undertaken.

Before they actually put up a fight in elections, there is a long list of things they have to do... some of which are:

5 reasons why you shouldn't vote NDA

2012-08-31T22:21:00.000+05:30

During the last few years, India has time and again been jolted awake by rude shocks. Now and then, huge scams have been un-earthed. The United Progressive Alliance(UPA) in adherence to their name, have proved to be progressive... atleast in the domain of "Corruption". It has already been labelled the most corrupt government in History.

When a scam is uncovered, We the people of India... can do nothing but, look helplessly, at TV screen flashing these breaking news. Underneath we are all seething with anger..

and when, elections come, it is our time to vent our anger...

So you too have been furious over the Congress/UPA ? What would you do in elections.. This time Vote NDA?

Here are reasons why you shouldn't vote the BJP or NDA..

Ramblings of an Unhappy Consumer

2012-08-28T17:32:00.002+05:30

While various organisations have repeatedly stressed on Consumer rights, no-one has ever taken effective steps to protect and enforce consumer rights! We the people of India, fight with vendors, threatening to report to Consumer Forum.. but we seldon do that.

A very famous adage says, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me".
The emerging enterprise centric India is seeing an extension to this saying ..

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Fool me again : You're welcome, I am a consumer in India".

Consumerism in India

Well, Honestly.. In India, It doesn't feel great to be a consumer.
Old customs and kind gestures of enterprises that used to go an extra mile to please and engage customers... is sadly, only a figment of history.

Whatever happened to the people who used to say, "The customer is always right". ?
Today, being a customer is like being an oxen tied to the ploughs of a field.

The Concept of Customer Satisfaction is history

And customer experience? what does that mean...
to pay on time and not get services on time, to wait incessantly,
to keep correcting the enterprise's mistakes..
to boil your blood over frustration... and to keep explaining problems that customer-care executives never understand..

What I have said, might be a matter of strong disapproval for many "happy consumers of India", but please excuse me, I am a consumer who already has had her hefty share of bitter experiences.

The biggest irony of Consumerism in India is that, while nothing can ensure the QoS (Quality of Services) provided by various enterprises, there are a lot of terms and conditions with an added * which ensure customer loyalty and servility.

If you look closely to the Indian consumer-provider relationship, it will be difficult to understand who is servicing whom..?

Ok.. I am eager to spill my venom.:-) Let's start from the telecom sector.

To vote or not to vote.. that is the question

2012-08-27T13:25:00.001+05:30

I am not surprised, when I find forums on the Facebook and other places discussing about the ARTICLE 49-O. What surprises me is the fact that most of the so-called "TRUTH" discussed there is utterly wrong.

There would be instances, when you do not want to vote either of the candidates. read this post on for reasons

Whoever is aware of ARTICLE 49-O has some misconceptions, which is picked up from internet and spam mails like this:

"ARE YOU AWARE OF YOUR RIGHTS?You can refuse to VOTE if you like none of the electoral candidates. This is article 49-o of Constitution
if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received "49-O" votes more than 123, then that polling will be cancelled and will have to be re-polled.
Not only that, but the candidature of all the contestants will be removed and they cannot contest in the re-polling.
SPREAD THE WORD. POPULARISE THIS. LET EVERY INDIAN COME TO KNOW ABOUT THE POWER GIVEN TO HIM BY THE CONSTITUTION "

If you have also once forwarded this, and have been taking pride in your act of patriotism, then I am sorry to say,but you have only led some people into further dis-illusion.

Be Indian, Buy Indian

2012-04-29T15:55:00.000+05:30

Who doesn't love Dollars?

A friend of mine returned from the US, last year. I remember how he cribbed about the high prices and the expenditure he suffered in US. Before he left he had purchased dollars @ Rs.44. When he came back, the rate was Rs.42. He was quite disheartened, as there where lot of Dollars spared with him. If he sold the dollars to reclaim cash it would mean a nett loss of 9800/-.As friends, we advised him to keep the dollars with him and encash them, when the prices went up.
This guy has recently and happily exchanged his dollars at a nett profit of Rs.53408.

Well... that was a happy story!!

But if we look at the perspective of an ordinary Indian like me, who hasn't spent a year abroad.. this is quite disheartening.

The Rupee is constantly falling. Now.. what does that mean to us and our economy?

Dollar stood at Rs.44 a year ago. That means if an Indian bought a hot dog at 2$ from US, the hot dog costed him Rs.88. Today the same hot dog costs him Rs.112.5. It also means that a US tourist coming to India, and buying a tour package for 500$, now needs to spend only $343 for the same package.

We, in India earn in Rupees. When we purchase from abroad (Import), we squander in Dollars or other currencies.

A breathe of fresh air..

2011-12-17T16:56:00.003+05:30

पृथ्वी, जल, वायु, आकाश... The elements that keep us alive and nourish us. Unfortunately, we the people of India give little importance to the conservation of these elements. In our day to day lives, we inflict innumerable assaults on our environment, which have direct and very serious implications to ourselves.

For example, when you burn waste, you are the first person who inhales all the toxic gases that are released into the environment.Though most of us are aware that whatever harm we do to the nature comes back to us, immediately, we forfeit all responsibility to preserve our environment.

Let's take the scenario of vehicle emission.

WHAT OUR VEHICLES EMIT:

Hydrocarbons-These are toxic gases which are the major reasons behind smog. Smog is the condition due to which, even on a clear sunny day, if you look at distant landscapes, they will appear behind a thick blanket of fog. (SMOG = Smoke + fog). Even if you are surrounded by smog, it will not be visible to you, unless it is very very intense. Exposure to Smog, has liver effects.
METHANE - This is also a Hydrocarbon which has been identified as a greenhouse gas, a major contributor to global warming.
Carbon monoxide (CO) - Carbon monoxide bonds with blood molecules and reduces there ability to transport oxygen to organs, which is the main function of blood. In case of being surrounded by intense CO, organs get starved for oxygen. Carbon Monoxide poisoning is a major killer.

Nitrogen oxides (NO_x) - NO_x leads to smog and acid rain. Notrogen oxides cause respiratory infection. NO_x is produced when nitrogen and oxygen react at high tempreratures. Therfore more NO_x are produces when our engines run most efficiently (i.e. hottest) part of the cycle.

Particles, from fuel impurities – If inhaled can lead to poisoning and cancer

Sulfur oxide (SO_x) - SO_xis produced because our fuels contain sulfur. This can be reduced easily but refineries generally fight requirements to do this because of the increased costs to them.

Most of us today drive motor vehicles. But How many of us have ever bothered to check the emission levels of our vehicles? Only when the traffic cop asked us for a PUC certificate. There is a whole set of rules and restrictions on emission levels in India. If it had been adhered to since inception, the environment in India would have been much more favorable for us. But I really doubt if the enforcement of these standards now could help us.. isn't it a bit too late for liberal restrictions?

Better late than never, we could start mending our ways.

WHAT CAN WE DO

1> Use public transports. Reduce the number of vehicles on the road. This would minimize the number of accidents also.

2> Start walking. It will also improve your health.

3> Get your emission levels regularly checked.

4> Turn off engine on traffic signals. Save fuel, save money.

5> Switch to green vehicles. Electric vehicles are the best option. Economical and eco-friendly.

Burning of fuel not only harms environment it also depletes important natural resources. as explained in a previous post

DO WE REALLY CARE?

Ask yourselves? can you do your bit for a pint of fresh air.

If you really care, then do your part just for your own sake.

Looking through the " Aam Aadmi's " glasses ...

2011-11-05T12:58:00.005+05:30

I am an ordinary Indian Citizen, and it is widely assumed that I do not understand even an iota of economics.

To some extent it is true, I am not an economist. I do not understand the statistics and complexities of investigations based on which a nation's year-on-year growth is decided and then documented. I am just an individual with average intelligence and senses.

But India is the home of many famous economists including our Prime Minister Shri Manmohan Singh. He has been in power for almost eight years now, along with his very capable cabinet.

Then why is:

India standing 15th in the The Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2011. The GHI of India went up from 22.9 to 23.7 in the last 15 years.

37% of Indian population living below poverty line.

spending Rs.32 or more a day defining people as being "not poor"

Isn't this unfortunate?

The Road to No-Where…

2011-10-23T22:47:00.000+05:30

A few months back, it seemed like the nation was standing at the cross roads of history.

But pretty soon, much to my chagrin, I realized that we are actually treading down a road that takes us no-where. Forgive my despondency if it offends you, but I think as a citizen of India, I can make use of my right to expression of thought.

What started at the Jantar Mantar was historic. A group of respectable activists, headed by a simple and inspiring villager appealed to the masses to demand for the demolition of Corruption. It struck a chord with the “Aam Aadmi” who was burdened with increasing prices, reducing amenities and taxes which seemed to be vanishing in the thin air.

After months of Struggling, the government finally gave in, and we celebrated what we called “Azaadi ka August”

And after that we shrunk back into our shells, never bothering what happened to the bill.
Though not explicitly said, the “Team Anna” was now to take care of the rest of the matter, and the public slipped back into the normal routine of facing the hard Indian life-- earning their bread...facing the lack of amenities, and paying our taxes.

This is where, from the cross roads, we actually took a turn into a road that leads us no-where.

What happened next is not surprising. “Team Anna” was jeopardized.. Swami Agnivesh tape struck the small-screens.. News of internal rifts made headlines.. Santosh Hegde’s and Anna’s interviews were manipulated to be against Arvind Kejriwal. Prashant Bhushan dragged into Kashmir row…

And the most ridiculous thing to happen, Team Anna was asked to clarify their stand on Kashmir Issue? It was like asking Rakhi Sawant about quantum mechanics. :D

We were asking anti-corruption crusaders a question that we actually should have put up to our Govt. (Does anyone ask the govt. for a clarification about its stand on Pak policies, Does our PM have a clear stand on Pak issues)

And why do we forget, that “Team Anna” members are also individuals. Prashant Bhushan is an active lawyer and a citizen of India. He has every right to express his thought. We can reject his ideas if we don’t like them. But we cannot punish him for thinking.

Yet the public, who feeds its mind on the 9’o clock news, took offence about it! What we don’t understand is that, Bhushan’s remark is a “remark”, not a judgment. If we don’t agree with it, just ignore it! While we honor Nehru for dividing India and creating Pakistan, we beat up a person who thinks People’s wishes should be honoured.

Then, came the Hissar by-polls. Once again the issue of anti-corruption crusade being apolitical sprung up; and many thousands of people who had said “I am Anna” a couple of months ago, were distanced from Anna by active lobbyists who spread the notion that this movement had turned political.
(well, the corruption issue is really very political to its core. After all the Jan Lokpal has to be passed by politicians. I don’t know why it is labeled apolitical.. and why would people want it to be apolitical)

While the “Aam Aadmi” stands dazed and confused about what is happening, the media is doing little to portray the true scenario as it is.

Why has this movement suddenly lost its sheen?

It is NOT because the leaders are incapable of taking it ahead. It is NOT because there are rifts/power struggles between them. It is not because the Govt. is cheating us. It is because, We, the people of India do not jusdge for our own, rather we feed on the opinions of news readers.

I guess it is not that difficult to see through this muddy pool. Focus your lenses and you will see it right.

We are lost in the mid-way because We, the people of India, have chosen to get confused by the twisted facts that are served on the platter to us. It is because we believe less in ourselves and more in the views of newspaper columnists.

It is because we take less notice of Leaders who work silently, and more notice of Politicians like Digvijay Singh, who have focused all their energies and time in defaming this movement.

Anna Hazare may be the leader of the movement, but if you take a closer look, the real Leader of the movement is in the Common man, who works hard and deserves every penny that he earns.
The leader is in the Individuals who led themselves to support a cause for their nations;
The Leader lies in people who led their families on the streets to demand a Corruption Free India;
.... the leader is in you, who refused to pay a bribe to get a job done.
It is in the parents who teach their children to live an honest life.

When You and I are the true leaders and builders of our Nation, how does it matter whether “Team Anna” has internal rifts, or if they have gone political (if that bothers you)?

This was our movement and it is only us who can take this movement ahead. How can we slip into inactivity and un-awareness and delegate our responsibilities to a few leaders. It’s time the ordinary man took account of what is happening to him.

The famous saying goes: “…Fool me twice, shame on me”. If we keep our eyes open, nobody can fool us. We need to filter out what is irrelevant right now and see where the Jan Lokpal Bill is going. Yes, that will require a little extra effort by the ordinary man, but then “extra” added to “ordinary” yields “extra-ordinary”.

On the 2nd Partiton of Bengal...

2011-07-18T18:28:00.008+05:30

" WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;
and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION. "

Thus goes the preamble of our very own Constitution and it feels indeed very sad that we have utterly failed to give ourselves the things we promised. Above all other things we have failed to give ourselves Unity...!!!

The hard hitting truth today is that India stands divided.. divided by geography, by economy and above all by its own People. While we make huge declarations on the strength of Unity, we ourselves are taking it away from ourselves!

We live in a mystical land. The vernacular changes in every 250 KM within India. Its a cradle of great civilizations and many many languages. Every region in India has a fresh tradition. And if I were to present a picture-perfect description of my nation.. I would go on to say how we have great Unity despite our diversity. I really hope for such a harmonious existence for all of us but let's face it..

2011-07-18T17:39:00.001+05:30

हिन्दू, मुस्लिम, सिक्ख, इसाई... पहले मज़हबो में बटा इन्सान..

सांझे में अब और कुच्छ क्या रखना, जब बट ही गया भगवान्..

तो बाटी धरती, बाटी नदियाँ, हमने फिर बाट लिया आसमान

अब बटने को कुछ बचा नहीं.. सो बाँट रहे है हिंदुस्तान !!!

-- प्रियंका गर्ग

Let's start being Indians.... :-)

2011-07-16T06:59:00.005+05:30

We, the people of India.. have got a lot of credit for doing great work.. and unfortunately, we are also known for all the wrong things.

It isn't funny that there are terms coined upon us, and people around the world take us for granted in certain aspects. For instance, "Indian Punctuality", "Indian Mentality".. "Indian Roads"...

When it comes to our RIGHTS.. we all rush, shout and fight for them... But Many of us are not aware that, along with the fundamental rights the Constitution has also given us some Fundamental Duties.

Unfortunately, like the Rights, the Fundamental Duties are not legally Binding on Indians and that is probably why.. we coolly shrug these responsibilities off our shoulders.

The following are the Fundamental Duties prescribed by the Constitution of India under PART [IV-A] to every citizen :

How many Deaths will It take to be Known, That too many people have Died..???

2011-07-14T22:01:00.006+05:30

Mumbai has been shaken again! ...before our wounds of 26/11 had dried up, India bleeds again..
and to chaff upon our injuries comes the toothless assurance of our Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh... saying Blasts will be prevented in future... Little does he realise that the future is now... !!!!

Our Home Minister rules out intelligence glitch.

and as if that wasn't enough... Rahul Gandhi, a person who projects himself as the future Prime minister, goes ahead to tell that blasts cannot be avoided.

Whatever happened to the brave hearts of the Indian leaders?

In short they are resigned to the assumption that people will continue to die and nothing can be done about it, except what the PM has now done... roll out lakhs of rupees as compensation...
This is a routine that happens after every attack that happens on the Indian soil.

In 1965 when Pakistan threatened us, Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Prime Minister then, said

"Force will be met with force."

On 15th August 1965, he sent a clear message to Pakistan, declaring from the ramparts of the Red Fort:

"It does not matter if we are destroyed. We will fight to the last to maintain the high honor of the Indian nation and its flag."

When China Intimidated India on basis of false allegations, Lal Bahadur Shastri said :

"China's allegation is untrue. If China attacks India it is our firm resolve to fight for our freedom. The might of China will not deter us from defending our territorial integrity."

The mixed and confused responses of our silent Manmohan Singh, is a sharp contrast to the response of our Ex- Prime Minister Latr Lal Bahadur Shastri.
While Shastriji drew India's potrait of a nation that cannot be torn down by attacks.. the current Prime Minster is potraying us as a nation to weak to protect itself and too shy to express itself?

What has happened in the past 10 years? We have born every attack silently...

Terrorist rise and strike.. we get hurt.. we get killed.. we bleed.. we weep...
and then it is all forgotten!!

Take a look at the data yourself :

Army for land, Airforce for the skies, Navy for the seas.. But the CyberSpace ?? unprotected !!

2011-06-28T19:50:00.036+05:30

Cricket, bollywood and now a new domain pursued passionately by the Indians-- Technology.

The cricket-maniac, bollywood-crazy Indian masses are noe turning tech-savvy. 30% of the Indian youth today have multimedia phones.

and the elite 25% of them have smartphones loaded with features.

Every new tech-trend that emerges finds us welcoming it with open arms.

Well it might be the same for teenagers all around the world.. but let's focus on Indians.

How many students today have the world at their fingertips? Well that is not exactly the point I am trying to make...

The point I want to point towards is- are we educated enough to handle the digitization of our lives?? (and I am not talking about our degrees)

The Prime Minister who died Poor.... Lal Bahadur Shastri !!!

2011-06-26T20:54:00.002+05:30

"There comes a time in the life of every nation when it stands at the cross-roads of history and must choose which way to go. But for us there need be no difficulty or hesitation, no looking to right or left. Our way is straight and clear—the building up of a socialist democracy at home with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations."

These are the words of Lal Bahadur Shastri - a man forgotten in time!

It is easy to remember leaders whose flamboyant pictures flash through our history books and the newspapers... But Shastriji... you rarely find any picture of his where he has flanked a pose, or is dressed up candidly.

He is a man who could not(and did not want to) "buy" a place in history.

Should SUPREME POWER be vested in the JanLokPal... why not??

2011-06-25T09:26:00.002+05:30

Those opposing a strong Lokpal bill have been heard saying that

"Unlimited or supreme power cannot be vested in the lokpal to take action against the prime minister who is elected through an electoral process"

The people who run this country seem to be so unaware of the Indian Political system. The PM is elected to run the nation, not rule the nation. He is not a monarch. He is on a job to serve the nation, and the citizens as well as the law has every right to question him. (let's not forget, that our current PM is not even an elected representative of the people).

Ideally, an MP is supposed to represent the opinion of people of his constituency in the Parliament. But this is seldom done, we elect a member to represent us in the Parliament, but all he/she does is represent the strength of his party. As people we have only the power to vote, and this power is vested into the MP we elect. Once this is done, our power gets converted into the ruling party's power, and more often than not misused for their personal and party's benefit. They exploit the power for around 3.5 years.. and in the last 1.5 years, do something trivial, but exaggerated for their constituency, so that they are back "IN POWER" again in the next elections.

The JAN, The LOK and the PAL...

2011-06-21T20:19:00.004+05:30

The final meeting of the drafting committee is over. And it has been a successful one... for the Govt.

Apparently the JAN LOK PAL bill draft which is supposed to do good to the JAN (public) and the LOK(aam aadmi).. is or actually going to be a good PAL for the corrupt.

What have we done??? Call me a sceptic.. but seriously we have messed up big time!!

Greater responsibility on the people... Be Vigilant Dear Indians... !!!

2011-06-06T19:46:00.001+05:30

Baba Ramdev's movement was crushed by an iron HAND(yes... the "hand").
Alongside, like a child reciting the only poem he knows over and over again, a senior representative of congress went out smearing the Baba and his aides, with whatever random charges came to him. The same had been done to the Bhushans, Kiran Bedi, Anna and Arvindji.

It is not only sad, but also shocking that the Govt. and its unscrupulous ministers had no qualms in initiating such a dreadful mass attack on its people. The treatment met out to people at the Ram-Lila maidan has also shown us, what fate we are going to meet if we speak out. Dear Indians, it is our duty to take this movement ahead.. in a streamlined compact manner, without leaving loose threads that can be pulled out by the Govt. to un-knit our unity.

The sufferers of the MidNight Crackdown..

2011-06-05T07:32:00.000+05:30

On the night of 4th June 2011, people dreaming of a Corruption-free and strong nation, woke up to a rude rude shock!! Like ravaging vultures, the Delhi Police and RAF swooped down on the unsuspecting people asleep at the Ram Lila Maidaan.. Blows, Lathis and tear-gas soon followed..

The tear gas not only hurt the eyes of people, who were at the Ram Lila Maidaan.. but it also brought tears to the eyes of people who actually saw the visuals on TV ( the earliest visuals showed the brutality met out to people.... by 6 am it had been completely CENSORED, probably by the UPA)

The great Indian khichdi...

2011-06-02T22:41:00.027+05:30

Baba Ramdev is going to commence his fast tomorrow.. with more than 60,000,00 people applauding him for his idea of bringing back Indian money stowed away in foreign banks.

Baba Ramdev supported Anna Hazare @ Jantar Mantar. Before that Baba had, for sometime been talking against corruption and Bharat Swabhiman during his yoga classes, which has a vast viewership across india.
However before Anna and his team's fast, Babaji had never come up with any action plan( and a fast unto death was possibly not on his mind )
Hazare's success probably hinted Baba to go ahead with the same way of protest for his set of demands.
Its a very legitimate demand indeed. The Yoga guru has always expressed his dreams and plans of strengthening India and Indians. A simple man, evidently honest and truthful... is Babaji shrewd enough to tackle men like Kapil Sibal?

Why we need to Save Oil and Gas ...

2011-05-14T10:51:00.000+05:30

The need for saving environment is already explained in another post. In India we struggle with increasing petroleum prices..
Burning of fuel not only harms environment it also depletes important natural resources.

Let us take a serious look at what resources we are left with.. and what we cannot afford to squander carelessly

RESOURCES :

India is supposed to have the 2^nd largest (largest being China’s) oil reserve in the Asia-Pacific region.

Most of India's crude oil reserves are supposedly located in the western coast (Mumbai High) and in the north-eastern parts of the country. Also considerable undeveloped reserves are said to be located in the offshore Bay of Bengal and in the state of Rajasthan.

As per the Oil and Gas Journal, India had 38 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of confirmed natural gas reserves as of January 2007.Most of the natural gas is in the western offshore regions (Mumbai High). The onshore fields in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, and Gujarat states are also major producers of natural gas. As per EIA data, India produced 996 billion cubic feet of natural gas in 2004.

CONSUMPTION AND IMPORT :

The combination of rising oil consumption and fairly unwavering production levels leaves India highly dependent on imports to meet the consumption needs. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates that India registered oil demand growth of 100,000 bbl/d (16,000 m³/d) during 2006.

India imports small amounts of natural gas. In 2004, India consumed about 1,089×10⁹ cu ft (3.08×10¹⁰ m³) of natural gas, the first year in which the country showed net natural gas imports. During 2004, India imported 93×10⁹ cu ft (2.6×10⁹ m³) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar.