Support Anna Hazare - Powai Movement.

We moved around Hiranandani holding banners today at 9AM. Starting from Lake Castle Stone fountain, we walked towards Dmart. We stood there for half an hour, shouting slogans in support of Anna Hazare-ji and against Corruption. We also burned the government's copy of Toothless Lokpal Bill (Jokepal).

Though the response was meek to begin with, a few people joined in as we moved around, including Job-goers, daily wage workers and auto drivers. We had started spreading the message only a night day before, so there was not enough strength in number of people. We are planning a more organised morcha in a couple of days. 

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'Communal', 'secular' - politicians' fooling weaponry

(please read it till end)

I have always maintained in past that 'all Indian political parties thrive on being communal' against a 'general view of only one party being communal!' and 'You do not define someone communal only when he blames minority. Same holds true for majority.'
However, Politicians and Media (somewhat controlled by Politicians) always try to feed our mind with an idea opposite of what I mentioned in the first paragraph.
They somehow make us feel, that majority will benefit by bullying minority or vice versa. Well, 'Its wrong'. Not just because its fashionable to say 'Its wrong!'. But because we fighting among ourselves makes it very easy for ill-wishers (outsiders, and sadly politicians) to use it for their advantage. Like ISI's Fai gaining Indian information and manipulating Indian public via Kuldip Nayar, rajinder Sachar, Arundhati Roay, Dileep Padgaonkar, and probably other so called 'secular bandwagon' and 'human rights activists' (I wonder how Medha Patkar and Barkha Dutt missed out on Fai)

Also, a not so old incident about Digvijay singh. Please go through Digvijay Singh's statements over last one month*. He has been constantly and persistently blaming RSS and coining Hindu Terrorism over and over again! What do you think he is trying to achieve?! He is purely trying to polarize Hindu community against Indian Muslims. And if you think, he is a loose canon and congress leadership doesn't necessarily endorse his views, then I think you are being either biased or letting yourself being manipulated! (Stop being Naive, for gods sake, Diggy is a General Secretary of congress!). If CON leadership had not endorsed his view, he'd never be a GS of Con!

Think again, are you being biased when you call someone communal or secular. You are non-communal and secular only when you are equi-distant from all communities and treat everyone equally irrespective of their color, cast and creed! (tell me one party which fits in this description)

*
1)Hindu-terror-remark-createsfurore-in-mp
2) digvijays-osama-statement (What was he thinking here! That Indian Muslims will like him for that. Rascal!)
3) congress backs digvijay singh statement on 13/7 terror attack

South Mumbai : Biggest Graveyard

(I was disturbed when I started writing this after reading about CSR in newspaper, so could not think in a rather straight manner, but I would really appreciate your views and anger) 

The Child Sex Ratio in Mumbai City is 838 in age group of 0-6 years old. This does not include Mumbai suburbs. The location which is supposed to be the most posh area in India has less number of girls than in any location of India. My hearty Congratulations to all parents of South Mumbai for committing homicide and getting away.

This probably means one thing that there will be more number of Guy Homosexuals in South Mumbai 15 years down the line. I wish all those Homosexuals start hitting on all the present fathers who decided to have only Baby boy as their child. Also, South Mumbai will not be a safe place for straight guys to wander around. 

It may also mean that there will be a rise in taboo called 'Dowry' in society, though the parties will switch then. Guys parents will give dowry to Girls parents.

I really pity everyone living in South Mumbai, and at the same time I will pray to God that next time if there is a tsunami anywhere in world, let it obliterate that part of world. 

In 26 years of my life, this is probably the first time that I can Proudly say that ' I don't live in the biggest graveyard of earth: South Mumbai' .. and anyway, which guy would like to live in a place where there are no chicks.

Utter Shamelessness, Mr. PM

Manmohan Singh today said we have to learn to live with corruption and that there has to be a compromise! How can a standing PM say something like that. My blood's mercury level shot up by a couple of degrees and heart beat rate rose while I heard him talking like that on a national television channel. It's like a doctor who says  'you have a cancer but I am sorry, you have got to learn to live with it.'
This particular incident has made sure that Manmohan Singh, though intelligent (academically), is as incapable as our first PM, Chacha Nehru was. Even Nehru, unlike his daughter and grandchildren, was himself not corrupt (I suppose). But simply impotent(, politically).
This also reminds me of Mahatma Gandhi's post-independence wish - INC be dissolved, form a new party, with new name, and capable and willing members. I do not know how important was dissolving INC then, but right now.. ? Because when a doctor says that nothing can be done about a cancer, its generally third degree and only thing the person has to look forward is to Die. Does Manmohan Singh mean same to happen to INC?

Congress History.. (Graphic Novel by Vishwajyoti Ghosh, Delhi Calm, HarperCollins)

Politicians : Citizens

For USA,
the relation is analogous to Parents : Children

For India,
Boss : Exploited Worker

For China,
Master : Slave

In USA, a politician would do whatever he can to save the citizens from all the bad, just like a parent would do to their children. A parent would lie, cheat and steal from world so that his child can lead a normal life. Similarly, an American politician would do everything that he can do (involves igniting wars and going on war) to make sure that people back home are safe, and sound.
This is evident from all American citizens being very straightforward, sincere and nice to other people. Just like a child who has been kept away from the dirty world.

In India, a politician would be good to all the people from other countries but will suck everything out of its Citizens and at the same time behaves like a Godfather to the citizens. Just like a boss who not only pays no heed to the demands of his labor, but also makes the labor feel that he is the anna-daata, however he will be all nice and polite to his clients and suppliers.

In China, a government treats its citizens like slaves. They literally command them to do whatever it wants. They refrain from increasing labor wage rates because they want to be in a more respectable position to world. China might have high GDP, 2.5 trillion worth of US securities, etc. but people have no security. When you compare it with USA, its like a parent who feeds himself before his child. (Its one in a million possibility, but that's China)

Michami Dukdam.. Do we really mean it?

Michami Dukdam - two words which mean 'I ask for forgiveness for any words I might have said or any action, in past (this life or previous lives), knowingly or unknowingly, and which might have hurt other lives and also that I forgive other life forms for any words or actions which might have hurt me.'
(Forgiving someone is always more difficult than simply asking for forgiveness.)

Nowadays, however, Michami Dukdam has simply become a formality, that you say within a weeks time after Sanvatsari (last day of spiritual eight day Jain Festival, Paryushan)  gets over. Its like replacing a Hello, or a Jay Jinendra or a Namaste with.. Michami Dukdam. Most people do not really mean it. That includes me.
I am pretty sure that hardly any person would say Michami Dukdam to people with whom they are not in talking terms because of some untoward incident in past. Well, isn't he/she the person to whom you should say it first?! and actually mean it! i.e. first forgive him in your heart, before asking for any forgiveness.

If you have a feeling that you have hurt someone in past, then please mention that incident, say it was your mistake and then ask for forgiveness. That is what makes the whole process effective and meaningful. That, I feel, is the true meaning of Michami Dukdam. Please for God's sake, it is not something like Good Evening or Good Night.

And finally, please do not wait for Sanvatsari to say Michami Dukdam to anyone you feel you must say it. You never know what might happen tomorrow. Don't carry that heavy weight of Guilt on your head for too long.