Murmurs of a Muggle....!!

The right way to eradicate corruption???

2011-08-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

Anna Hazare has been the talk of the town in recent times and understandably so!! The man is trying to, I repeat trying to eradicate one of the gravest and worst menaces that can hinder a country's growth big-time. Yes he is trying to fight corruption!! But how? He is trying to bring in the Jan Lok Pal Bill! He wants the government to pass it in the parliament so that the culprits are prosecuted and justice be done to all.

To be Frank how many of the people who support Anna knows about this Jan Lok pal bill? I don’t think even 50% of them know about it completely. They support Anna because he is doing something against corruption and Corruption is a known evil for everyone. The Kind of Scams we are witnessing, the common man's rage will raise. He will want justice. And when Anna attempts it, naturally everyone is bound to support him. They don’t even care what the Jan Lok Pal is!!

To me, yes I want the Jan Lok Pal to be passed. But will it address the issue COMPLETELY? The answer is a sad NO! I support hazare. I want the bill to be passed. But at the same time I also want corruption to be eradicated completely!! One of my relatives said Anna's approach is a Top down Approach and the real need of the hour is a Bottom-Up approach. Yes we have to get back to our old ancient ways!!

Okay, how many of us are having original software installed in our Personal computer or our laptops? It would not even be close to 10%. It includes me, everyone. How many of us don’t try to evade tax while registering lands? It would be not even 5%.We ourselves are not proper. Every government office has officers who are corrupt even at the lowest of levels. These are just one or two of the many instances. When our own backyard is unclean how can we try to clean the streets? As much as the bribe taker is to be punished, the bribe payer should be blamed too.

The law only addresses what happens to a person after corruption takes place. It cannot prevent him from being corrupt. For that to happen the very mind set of the people has to change. Great Ideas and Good principles must be propagated. People should be more honest and more reforms must take place.

Well I am not giving solution to the problem. I am just stating it here. I am not writing this post to argue against someone nor am I expressing my views against Anna. I am the very common man whose blood boiled at the very mention of the amount looted in the 2G scam, the CWG or the amount of black money in foreign lands. I want the society to change as a whole for which each and every individual must change himself. We must also understand that a perfect society is always in the making and never made.

49-O and the difference it can make!!

2011-04-12T20:48:00.000-07:00

   Hey all many states are going to polls today and i am just back after exercising my democratic right.
Coming to the point i just said "I VOTE FOR NOBODY" and used 49-O provision and voted for nobody. The steps are very simple.
1. Have your the required ID card. ( Get the booth slip if possible would make life easy for the agents)
2. Say to the officer " I VOTE NOBODY". I am not interested in voting.
IF the officer agrees
3. Sign the register. The agent will write 49-O in the remarks column and the make a mark in the list.
DONE. Thats it.
Why the "IF" ??
   In my case the agent asked me WHY? yu want to use 49-O and i naturally replied i am not interested. Then he briefed me about the procedures he has to go through if someone opted for 49-O. Seems he has to fill in a form or two. He asked me not to vote and go back. He assured me that no one else would vote in my name and he can guarantee that. I told him i need to register my vote and in the end he reluctantly agreed.
   In the end i put my signature against my name where 49-O was written clearly in the Remarks column. I had a sense of achievement in me. I wonder why!!
   I am not blaming the polling officer. It is understandable from his point. If only the govt makes the procedures simple enough. The other thing is every one in the polling booth will know that I am opting for 49-O. It is public. No more a Secret.
   The advantage of 49-O is that if a candidate wins by 300 votes and there are 300 people who have opted for 49-O then his win is ruled out. I really feel this could make a huge difference if only we can spread awareness about this.

Today-Friday.

2010-07-09T09:06:00.000-07:00

Warning: " Ammam inniki friday than athuku enna ippo...? " for ppl who think like this or If you are busy or don’t have 3 minutes to waste please don’t read this. This is not gonna be of any use to yu.

Well now hat yu have started reading this then yu must be either vetti or one of my Fans… :P :P I was determined to post something in my blog today. Its long time since I updated this space and the posts in drafts seem far from completion right now…!!(Mainly because of my laziness). Hope I get out of it and start posting frequently.

So well here I am at 8'30 writing, determined to post something today and I thought why not update about what happened this Friday. With weekend round the corner I thought people wouldn’t mind wasting 3 minutes of their time. Start your Watch guys…..!!

My mobile showed the time as 6’o clock in the morning when i opened my eyes and oh…!! Man its Friday classes are at 10 30 only, Hurray….!! Slept again….!! Got up at 7.10 finally…….!! Went through the news to see everyone praising Paul, the octopus for predicting Spain’s Win. Wish there is an infinite strike called in protest of the petrol hike....!! Would get some hols :) :). Then did my routine of logging into face book. There came this sudden feeling…..!! “Hey its long time since yu blogged…??” Yaa…. There goes the first status update of the day on Fb…..!!

Had helped one of my bestie in preparing her resume the previous night….!! Was rechecking it when she came home to collect the print out…..!! I too prepared a resume.....!! Yaaayy....!! Felt like sleepin and there I was in my bed at 9’o clock in the morning with no interest to attend coll….!! Somehow managed to reach coll on time and had fun with the classes as usual putting mokkai and having fun……!! (One minute over)

There was this batch day for some classes when the girls try to come in Saree. Made fun of some saree wallas along with my friends and juniors in the lunch time….!! Met one of my great school friend after a long time in college canteen!! Nicee….!! I heard someone asking” Macha padathuku polama….?” Decision made….!! 9 of us were in the KG theatre watching Madrasapattinam….!! Oh ya….. I met some very close school school friends incidentally in the theatre and was feeling great…..!!

I was thinking…. “ Whats with school friends and today….?? I am meeting some of my best friends today…..”. Madrasapattinam was a nice movie.....!! That too with sangam members…..!! Helluva fun!! Whenever sangam members join for a movie or for anything and everything…. Its gonna be fun Guaranteed….!! The movie was nice too… Had a feeling the movie had some distinct shades of Lagaan and Titanic…..!! Had an awesome ride back home enjoying the weather….!!

Facebooking and Rahman’s Music and a couple of long calls to my friend and a cousin made my day complete!!! Here I am thinking to finish this post. I again look at my watch and its 9’o clock. Thus was my 15 hours today….!! A busy week end awaits me....!! (Two minutes over). Oh…..!! So it took you less than 3 minutes.
For people who are reading this line.....!! Thanks for your time....!! Go continue u r vetti work....!! :P :P

Samskritha Prashikshanam (Ten great days)

2010-05-22T07:33:00.000-07:00

The accommodation was kind of ok. Food was normal. The water was bad (Note that I come from the land of Siruvani- The second sweetest water on earth) and the climate was unbearably hot (again note I come from Kovaipudur-The Mini Ooty). Yet when I came out of Sri Akilandeswari Vidhyalaya, Trichy on the dusk of 20^th of May after ten days of stay I was thrilled and my heart was filled with Joy and satisfaction. I was excited and there was tremendous energy flowing in me.

The Ten days residential teachers training camp conducted by samskritha bharathi to train Samskrit speaking students into teachers was Mind boggling just because of the fact that there was sacrifice and Seva all through in the air. Whenever there is samskritham you tend to forget all grief and became happy. It is such a scientific language that you can experience a vibration when you learn and speak the beautiful language.

24*7 for ten days we were to converse only in samskritham and it was such a experience. To wake up as early as 5 in the morning and uttering the Pratha smaranam shloka (The sloka that makes us remember all the people who sacrificed their life or did Seva for the benefit of our mother land) followed by Yogasanas.

There was then the regular samkskrit classes along with your team Vargas which provided such team spirit and add to that were the Nataka Spradha(Samskrit play competitions), Geetha Spradha (Samskrit songs singing competitions) etc to add enthusiasm to the participants.

Then there was the Games in samskritham with the evening bhajans and Prerana Bhashans(Inspirational speeches) given by various persons in samskritham(A couple of persons in Tamil because the speaker dint know how to SPEAK samskritham).

These speeches were so brilliant and fantastic that it really inspired me a lot. Came to know much Stuff about our country Bharatham that I will try to write a separate blog about those speeches. Some moments were really touching and some were really heart breaking. Overall the speeches did inspire the whole lot of people gathered there.

Then there was the Mouna Viratham(Silence fast) on the 9^th day evening and MATHRU VANTHANAM( Thanks giving to Our Mother Land) in the night. The next day early morning was BHARATHI POOJA. I will not go into detail describing the MATHRU VANTHANAM and THE BHARATHI POOJA because I know mere english words here will not do justice for the above two as they were truly beyond words and one has to experience it to know the greatness.

In all it was no mere camp but was the get together of the Samskritha family for ten days. It was not a camp where I merely learnt samskritham but learnt the culture and tradition of our mother land. These ten days gave me real reason to feel proud of the fact that I belong to the greatest nation on earth. I hope Samskritha Bharathi’s work of Reviving a language, Rebuilding a nation and rejuvenating a culture will attain greater heights in the future.

P.S: No words can describe the service of SAMSKRITHA BHARATHI and its volunteers. I am happy to be a part of it. If you are interested in speaking samskritham in just ten days, if you could just give two hours of your time a day without spending a single penny then Samskritha bharathi gives you the opportunity. To understand the real essence of Our Dharma you need to know samskritham. There is no other go.

RAHMAN JAYANTHI........!!! :)

2010-01-06T06:12:00.000-08:00

Yeah, today is the maestro, musical genius A.R rahman's birthday and for a man whose music has been my past time for most of the time nowadays and who has definitely created in me a passion for music, and whose personality has made an impact in me, no matter how lazy i am, and whatever things are happening around me presently , I thought I had to write this post just simply for the fact that he has made a definite mark in me and so i decided to write it.....!! Just as such what ever comes to my mind.....!!

Rahman realization point or u call it RRP( got this terminology from one of the blogs...) is the the point in life which creates in you a deep interest in Good music aka A.R.RAHMAN. That point is said to be the point when u have realized A.R RAHMAN or his music.

My RRP, i guess is "ennavale adi ennavale......." from kadhalan. That tune from the flute wowww still lingers in my ears and i can hear that song n number of times any time, anywhere, no matter the situations and conditions i am in. I think it was during my 7th standard i first heard that song and i din know then that it was by A.R.RAHMAN and i have been hearing that particular song like anything......!! later in my school days i realized that it was by A.R.RAHMAN and a few more songs like "dilsee re" and "vandhe mataram" and i realized he has made his impact on me.....!! From then on my experiments with A.R.RAHMAN have continued and recently i am giving serious thoughts to learn Music.....!! yes.... i wanna go the musical way....!! hope the New year 2010 turns out to be a starting point....!!

A.R.RAHMAN has attained heights which no mere mortal can achieve and yet A.R.RAHMAN is one of the very humblest of persons i have ever known or heard.......!! and his humility is something that amazes me.......!! When ever i hear his music or hear him talk or read something about him i only get goosebumps......!! He is the man who has redefined music in his own way. His influence in the younger generation of musicians is something thats huge.

For the transformation he has bought in many young people and his contribution to world music, Indian in particular he definitely deserves a "Bharath rathna". Happy birthday RAHMAN sir.......!! and HAPPY RAHMAN JAYANTHI for all rahmaniacs......!!!

And finally happy new years for all......!! let happiness and peace be with all of you....!! let u achieve what ever aspire for.....!! and wish i also successfully carry out all the things i have planned for 2010 !!

1000 weeks of exsistence in this planet.....!!!

2009-11-25T06:05:00.000-08:00

Yeah I am 1000 weeks old....!! I have been in this beautiful(???) planet fr 1000 weeks now....!!!, And to just think about the fact the I have been here for 1000 weeks is awesome.....!!!

So 1000 weeks after coming to tis earth this Earth, I still dunno y i came....? I have been asking this question to myself quite often and the answer still remains elusive....! :( Is it that the answer remains elusive or i haven't made efforts to find it....? :( again its elusive....!! well am not a philosopher guys..!! just tried to use the word elusive in the above sentences because i have read it somewhere... where...?? In Scarlet pimpernel novel i guess....!!

"I don't look back at my past nor look forward about my future, Always Live the moment" For those of u who think I have became a philosopher hold on...!! this may be a potential dialog for Superstar's ENDHIRAN movie....!! so just gave t a try....!!

So guys u must be thinking this guy has gone crazy....!!yeaa Its because just nw i saw a crazy Mohan drama and it rocked...!!!

Well One thing I have learnt n these 1000 weeks is to believe in fate and destiny...!! But never let fate control u...!!. Paulo Cohelo's beautiful words just come into my mind now, " When you want something, the whole universe conspires in helping you to achieve it "

One of the turning points in my life is when i got selected to for the Course, Integrated Masters in Theoretical Computer science in PSG tech...! When i was selected for the course, My belief in destiny grew stronger in me.....!! because had i not got selected in the interview, my life would have taken a different turn and i with my very average marks in higher secondary would have became a victim of the Reservation system and might have ended up somewhere....!! Its destiny friends....!!

Well certain mega serials will feel proud if they reach 400 successful episodes...!! but 400 weeks....?? yeah Kolangal is one such serial which has had its journey for past 400 weeks :P :P and i heard that its gonna end...! :) :)!

Sachin Tendulkar's Fantastic journey in the cricket world is just little over 1000 weeks as is A.R Rahman's musical journey which is nearly 1000 weeks..!!! They have been two great individuals.. wish they continue for another 1000 weeks and more...!!

I can see many of you thinking what the hell is this post all about...Guys this is just a starter and i have tried to be ABSTRACT( Caps intended!!! ) here just for the fact that i have cleared my ABSTRACT ALGEBRA paper this semester.!!So thats the reason its like this...!!

If u have somehow had the patience to read till this line then by this time you would have realized that the title of this post is having very little relevance to what i write here. Yes I just put up the title because it sounded good...!! 1000 weeks of existence...?? sounds good doesn't it...??

I have been thinking to start writing a blog for many days but due to my laziness i wasn't able to do so..... but now thanks to boredom of my semester hols i finally managed to do it...!! Any ways i think thats enough to start with...!! so wish u all have a successful beautiful and a great 2010 ahead....!! Hope i have a good one too...!!

P.S: This is my first attempt in blogging and so i have tried to keep things simple...!!! i just consider this as a test post. :P Hope i come out of my laziness and get into serious blogging!!! Would love to hear Comments about the blog title "Murmurs of a Muggle" .....?? and please let me know u r suggestions. they are most welcome ;P