Kashmir!!

I really would have loved to write my opinions on this but then something just stopped me from doin so and i deleted every word , sentence i put together..may be because the reality bites and its difficult to ignore some facts that come up.I really hope things settle down there and people from J&K prosper and that they finally feel Indian just like u and me.Its time for some serious thinking on it..the government needs to understand that money cant buy u everything.But one thing i am totally against is the politicization of the issue..its a sincere request from a proud citizen of this country, and i know that they are many more like me ,who would want the dirty politicians to keep off this..these guys are just in it to get something out of it that will help them politically and nothin else...they dont give a damn to the issue...lets just hope that these politicians get out of it before its too late and realise that they are digging their own grave.Lets wait and watch!Hope for the best!!

21....

The goin just got a tad tougher...

3 months for CAT-2008..the mother of all exams..and the goings getting tougher and my performances of late have dipped despite of my hardwork..things dont seem so bright but should i take it to heart at this crucial juncture?????!!No...everyone goes through a bad patch and am happy that am goin through it now and not during the actual exam.Am happy cause there's only one way from here and thats the way to the top.U might think am too positive but if u keep on givin it ur best day after day and have the confidence in u then u mostly will achieve wad uve desired too.I can and so i mostly will!!The future just looks tougher..jugling between CAT and college wont be a cake walk but i know i can so i will give it my best irrespective of the outcome at this point of time.If u have it in u that u can then u surely will!!SO people out there reading this dont give up cause ur performances dont seem to be improving..give it ur best and as long as u have the confidence in u , u wil achieve wad u want to.The goings getting tougher and the toughers just got going so be strong and fight it out like a boxer who is ready to give his/her opponent a knockout punch..so all the best and lets kick some ass!!!

Hip Hip Hurray!!! Finally we got the gold!!!

Abhinav Bindra did wad no India had done before...the first individual gold medal for India...an achievement that cant be compared to any..nothin much to say as there's nothin better than this and my writing may just take away the sheen.. so lets all celebrate this success and be happy for him , the country and the shooting team too...hurray!!

Rim jhim...Monsoon Havoc!!!

24 hours and counting and the rain doesnt seem to die down..the predictions by the met dept say we are in for heavy showers the next 24 hours too and for a change ppl in the low lying ares of hyd and the rest of AP hope and pray that the MET dept is off the mark in its predictions..

Am actually amazed that hyd still hasnt come to a total stand still and that we aint submerged..certain estimates put the rain at nearly 30% of the total rainfall that hyd receives during monsoon in the past 24 hours!!! Mind boggling figures ...

But the problem aint the rain !!Its the roads!!Ditches..Open Drains... Potholes.. Manholes.. Uprooted trees..Traffic jams..Water stagnation..Breaking down of Vehicles..Stranded people...No transportation...U cant afford to move out of ur house especially on a 2 wheeler and for ppl who think that "Oh!! i have a car and i dont care!!"..guys sorry to inform u that its not gonna be a cakewalk..seeing some pics on tv of cars getting stuck in the middle of those pools...u have to be brave to set out in this rain..

Even more shocking is the coverage of this by the national media..hey ndtv and cnn ibn...u guys show stuff that only affects u and the capital region or certain parts of north..when the souths suffering..u guys just turn ur back..its shameful!!!u call urself the national media but our u actually national..a small rain in delhi wil become breaking news and when ppl down south are suffering its nowhere to be seen ..a scroll is all u guys can show....ok enough of this media bashing..

Comin back to the rain...ill be soon posting pics of the deadliest potholes in hyd and i would like ppl to contribute to it..lets make a diff...

And hey i love the monsoon and the rain..so apart form the above stuff..am lovin the rest..

Beijing Olympics!!!

Less that 24 hours to go!!The biggest world sporting event is gonna kick off but wad does it hold for India?? Not much i guess..1 billion ppl and counting but sadly havent achieved anything at all at the olympics..apart from the few hockey medals and a medal or two here and there from shooting , tennis , weight lifting etc..And things dont look like they r gonna improve this year..eventhough we have chances of outdoin are previous records but even this is nothing of any significance when we compare it to the rest of the world..u really feel ashamed at this reality that olympics is a battle which we have no chances of winning anytime in the near future...

So where lies the basic problem? Why can’t we do well on the big stage? To me the problem lies in all of us.At the end of the day it is he himself who chooses to play and his passion is what should drive him.What I fail to understand time and again is how countries like Kazakhstan and Kenya stand way above us in the points tally when those athletes struggle for even two square meals a day. I'm reminded of people like Aslam Sher Khan, who learned the art of hockey with broken sticks and still brought laurels for us.Industry should also shoulder a huge amount of blame, though things are improving in this area. Companies have started to fund some sportsmen, but if we do see the reasons for India’s sustained failure in the Games over a period of time, one of the major points to come out would be lack of funding.The media must hold its hands up for not covering other sports with the same kind of enthusiasm that they cover cricket. There has been a lot of step-motherly treatment for other sports in this country but, fortunately for all of us, things are improving.

Every four years we live in hope of a miracle. The Olympics do not have the same importance for Indians as, say, the World Cup of cricket, but still the underachievers that most of us are, we love basking in the glory of some of our sporting icons who beat hardships day in, day out to still live hard and fight it out against the best in the world.Beijing 2008 is no different.

Thus, I would conclude by saying that I hope the 57-member contingent which is going to the Games and which has some star performers who are considered medal hopefuls do bring in joy to a sports-crazy nation like ours which has been craving success.

Best of luck, Team India!

Maya Jaal !!!

Being from a non "so called "backward caste in UP is the last thing anyone wants to be!! In this Maya Jaal, there is just one law that is the so called backward castes are kings and the rest are made to feel strangers and even backward in their own backyard.U have heard of POTA , MCOCA and other such anti terror laws but in UP u have this unwritten law thats deadlier than the ones mentioned above...and the law goes something like this.."Any allegation made by the backward caste people again anyone automatically invokes an arrest warrant without even investigation and the warrant is non bailable and is a minimum of 30 days"...the unwritten law goes against the basic rights of a person under the constituion where he/she has the right of a proper investigation and cant be just put behind bars or convicted if someone says anything or alleges something...This law is creatin panic among the people there because people are using this too their advantage by falsely accusing people of crimes just to benefit themselves..in most of the occassions either to get some money or land!!The people who are suffering the most are the farmers who have to just folow the line or get to go behind bars..the worse part is that even the police aint doin anything..the reasons given by them is that in thsi maya jaal the easiest way to get promotions is to solve cases relating to the backward castes fast and arresting more upper caste people....so the people who r supposed to protect u arent with u too!!!

The Maya Jaal has set a dangerous precedence and if things continue to go in the same way ..there might be a day when UP might get torne into pieces by caste based violence..And ill like to mention that one of my relatives has gone through this ordeal so found it fitting to write abt the Maya Jaal...Madam Maya u might fall into ur own Jaal and u might never get out of it!! So mend ways before its too late

Bored!!!

Hmmm....lifes too monotonous right now..and coupled along with this is my frequently disrupted internet service thats keeping me away from blogging!!And as i type this the feelings creepin in again so thats about it for this post..but il be back soon with a new on - my 100th post!! Watch out for that...till then adios!!