Raj-Aniti..!

It seems we Mumbaikars have got into a habit of ‘creating’ a panic situation and then trying to ‘face’ it to show the Spirit of Bombay. Be it bombs, rains or Raj! Mumbaikars enthusiastically create new rumors, spread those in every possible direction and then sit at home.
I guess the main reason this happens is because all we Mumbaikars do not have any novelty left in life. Everyday we are going through the same cycle. The crowded local transport, office politics, visits to the malls during weekend etc etc… very monotonous, isn’t it?
And I think that's the reason we all get so panic ridden every time something happens which is not part of this cycle.
Consider a case of a typical Mumbaikar. He leaves for office in the morning. Afternoon heavy rains start. Torrential rains. Within hours the traffic is jammed. Mobile networks are crashed. Mumbai becomes Venice in just 3-4 hours. Nothing can move and then this courageous guy starts his return journey. He walks for hours. He gets stuck on the waterlogged roads. He doesn’t get anything to eat but finally somehow manages to reach home the next morning.
Bravo! He now becomes the hero!! An idol for his locality! People come and meet him. He tells the complete story to every single person… with lots of Masala! People lovingly scold him for his unnecessary stunt but at the same time they are also thrilled by this act! They crib at Mumbai’s condition, curse the politicians, curse the huge population, curse the God too. But they finally get something new to talk about and this guy has a got a whole new story to tell for years…!
People get an opportunity to show how caring they are. Everyone sends messages to his near and dear ones. In that attempt they create their own stories. But, at least because of these rumors, the people, who haven’t been in touch for months, get a chance to communicate! Everyone enjoys one forced holiday. Spirit of Mumbai you know!
And how can I forget our dear Aaj Tak and Star News! That’s the most proliferating source of these rumors causing unnecessary fear.
Yesterday same thing happened again. Raj went behind the bars and Mumbai lost an entire day. People got sacred, remained at home, rumors were spread through messages, and TV channels got a new topic to discuss!
Only one man – Mr. Raj Thackray has got what he wanted- Publicity, fear in people’s mind, and chance to showcase his ability of bringing this financial capital of India to standstill… But let me tell you Mr. Raj, you failed to achieve the most important thing… our Respect!
Yes, agreed that you have asked some valid questions. Many of the Maharashtrians do sympathize with you. Even many of the political leaders do support it. But I can guarantee you that you will be completely surprised when election results will come out. None of these people will vote for your party. They are happy only because they have got someone who can speak for them and someone who can scare the north Indian lobby. But that is it. It will not go beyond this. You will waste your energy in thrashing some vulnerable Bhaiyaas. But the actual culprits, the Lalus, the Amar Singhs and the Abu Azmis will continue with their nonsense. They will continue exploiting Mumbai and this city will remain where it is. The undisciplined and selfish guys will continue getting what they want without giving a damn to this city’s problems.

And may I ask you few questions please?
What happened to your dream project 'Shiv Udyog Sena' where you promised to ‘create’ thousands of jobs for the ‘Sons of soil’?
What happened to those enormous funds collected by making Michael Jackson dance and Lata Mangeshkar sing?
What happened to the deposits collected from poor Maharashtrian youths?

I am sure these questions will not be answered and more than that I am sure the situation will further deteriorate if (miracles do happen sometimes) you come in power.

Time to introspect Raj.. MANSE!

Khelo!

It's been a real treat for all the sports lovers for last few months. It requires some exceptional luck to enjoy such high level of quality performances.
It started with IPL. It was an awesome experience to see all the champion cricketers from different parts of the world coming and playing together. It really proved to be a 'Baap of Manoranjan'… quite literally.
Can you imagine Shane Warne going and telling his former colleague Glen Mcgrath to shut up when Mcgrath gave a mouthful to an Indian fast baller Munaf Patel? And this is just one of many such moments!
Murali appealing against Sanath, Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth, Preity hugging Yuvy, Dhoni hammering Yuvi out of the ground, Shoaib Mallik hugging Sehwag as if they are long lost siblings, Ponting giving some Guru-Mantras to Ishant Sharma, Ganguly-Warne conflict... so many..
Lalit Modi proved to be a man with a Midas Touch. IPL really rocked!
I was supposed to witness a match between my favorites Dhoni and Jayasuriya. But alas! Apparently that match got shifted to a new venue because of some logistics related reasons and I had to get my tickets cancelled!
But then, this disappointment somehow got compensated when Dhoni and 'Chamipon of Champions' Shane Warne fought against each other in a cliffhanger final!
Total paisa vasool for sure!

French Open started during the same period and it was third time in a row that we got to watch Federer vs Nadal again at the Roland Garros!
But it was really a forgettable final. I couldn’t enjoy it at all when The Gr8 Fedex lost it so miserably.
Federer isn’t just a Tennis player. He is an artist. He adds a majestic touch to all his shots! It is a sheer joy to watch him play that amazing one handed-backhand shot, with his head tilted slightly and the ball passing by the opponent without giving him any chance. Clinical performance!
All the other players are way behind him and it will never be possible for them to reach Fedex’s level. No matter how many times they defeat him!
But before that below par final, Beautiful Ivanovic had already lifted the title(and my spirits) with her killing smile. I just couldn’t get my eyes off her ever in that match!
May she keep winning like this all the way till I get old!! ;)

Now it is time to enjoy the Euro Cup. Some of the top notch football teams have been fighting over the last one month. My favorite 'Oranjes' have already lost, but they played some brilliant football before getting thrown out!
Russians were a surprise package of this tournament. They defeated the Dutch quite comprehensively. Their coach -Guus Hiddink, is being credited for this Russian makeover and the irony is, Guus is a Dutchman! Globalization spreading all over.. Isn’t it?
Only one match is remaining now, and then all the night-outs will stop till the next Euro cup. I hope we will enjoy another gr8 clash between Germany and Spain this Sunday.

Hey... But the treat is not over yet!
I am all set to enjoy the Grass Court 'Mehfil' next weekend.
My dearest Fedex and Dearestest Ivanovic are still in the race. Hope I would see both of them lifting their Wimbledon titles next weekend.

We all are really lucky to witness such an intense drama!

All the Chamipons..Thank you very much!
Just Khelo!!!

Music...

Have you ever listened to ‘Sham-E-Gham Ki Kasam’ in the muslin voice of Talat Mahmood? It’s a heavenly joy to listen to this legend’s voice especially alone, late night when the whole world is asleep…
May be most of us might not even be aware of his name but he was one of the finest singers of his time!
Well, sometimes I feel music is the best thing God has offered us. It comes to accompany us anytime and also it can adapt itself as per our mood.
It dances with us when we are on cloud nine, it just stays there when we are in real need of someone and it can even console us when we feel helpless, dejected! Isn’t it your true soul mate?
Lately, I haven’t been able to listen to the music the way I used to. These were the old days when I bought a Tape Recorder for myself. I used to start playing my favorite collection and used to get busy with something… I never had to spend extra effort to listen to them but still, after spending few days with them, I could understand all the intricacies, some special ‘Harkate’ in every song.
Nowadays I don’t do that. My best friend has gifted me a collection some of the rarest and choicest gazals by Mehdi Hasan and Ghulam Ali. I haven’t listened many of those gazals yet. There is no question of time but may be the passion has reduced a bit.
But over past few days, I have been listening to some old gazals alone late night and it’s really a soothing experience.
Any form of music can touch your heart I feel. Some mediocre singer can also make your eyes wet suddenly for no reason. Music is something which comes from the heart. You sometimes just get thrilled!
You don’t need to listen to the music applauded only my classes to enjoy this experience. Even the mainstream music has this power. For example, did you listen to the guitar played in song ‘Alvida’ (Metro)? Isn’t it amazing? I am not an expert to understand each and every detail of a song. I have not listened many of the maestros yet. I don’t understand western music too. But many a times some songs just seem to be coming straight from heart.
Alvida song does have that effect. Agreed… it is terribly sung by that Pakistani guy… and if you consider Pritam’s record, it can be another brazen copy from some Italian/Korean/Sufi/.. album. But still, the music and lyrics are really awesome.

chupake se kahin, dheeme paanv se
jaane kis taraf, kis ghadi
aage badh gaye hamse raahon mein
par tum toh abhi the yahin
kuchh bhi na suna, kab ka tha gila
kaise keh diya alvida!

Simple words, but got so much depth with those beautiful Guitar chords..!
I am sure you would like them. At least I do love them a lot. Thanks Pritam.. ;)

How unpleasant and colorless it would have been if music wouldn’t have been there? How the God would have communicated with us then? How would have we expressed our feelings? It is the integral part of our life and nature’s true voice. It is inarguably the purest thing left on the earth. Nothing else can be so genuine!

A fluttering torch...

I am overwhelmed to see the worldwide unity against China’s tyrannical rule in the Roof of the world. People from all over the world are so concerned for Tibetans and so united that they are determined to distract Peking’s Olympic campaign in every way. Irony is, Olympic is meant to be the symbol of global unity and harmony.
I am not sure if disrupting the Olympic Torch rally will help the poor Tibetans in any way and it would be even more interesting to see how the same people will behave once the Olympic gets over. They will then be left with very little to move the iron curtain of the red rulers.
If you look at this whole thing from different perspective, it is pretty natural for Germany, US, France to take this stance. Not because they are really concerned for Tibet’s sovereignty or Chinese dictatorship.It is only because an Asian country, who is not in their control in anyway and on whom they depend so much, has proved to be such a successful, gigantic economy and who is soon going to be the next superpower.
They can’t do a damn to China and in fact they are the ones who are dependent on this ‘World’s Factory’ in every way. And that’s the thing which bugs them.
Chinese dragon is conquering new heights every day and none of the developed countries have any clue to stop him.
If you just throw a glance at the world map, you will find so many similar issues and so many countries which are begging the so called superpowers to help them out.
Look at Iraq where the culprits are from the same countries who are disturbing the Olympic. Afghanistan, Darfur, Palestine… many to name and more or less the same story.
It’s a human tendency to be jealous against somebody who was actually ‘good for nothing’ till yesterday and who is now trying to do well against all the odds. The already established coterie will never allow someone like this to prosper and reach their own level.
But Chinese know very well that none of these things can stop them in any way and their only concern is to complete the Olympic campaign successfully. They are trying to showcase what they are to the world through this majestic event and world is trying to stop them with a very weak case.
I am not supporting China for what they are doing in Tibet. My only attempt is to point out the hypocrisy of these current superpowers. If they are really concerned about Tibet, there are lots of other ‘result oriented’ ways.
Olympic is our heritage and it has to be given its due respect.
Before calling off, would like to look at the history once. The last time Olympic was boycotted in 1980 (Moscow Olympics) and the boycott to condemn USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan. US and its allies supported Afghanistan’s rebellions in every way and one of those rebellions was none other than… our very own… Dear Mr. Osama Bin Laden…
Do I need to say more?

N-Deal and Setusamudram issue

    There are two issues currently going on in India. The N-Deal and SetuSamudram controversy. It is really awful to see Indian politics literally stuck because of these two issues.
    First let us look at the N-Deal. I am not an expert to decide whether this deal is going to prove beneficial for India or if it will convert India into the 51st state ofthe U.S.
    But if you check most of the articles and if you trust the experts in this area, this deal is something which is really essential for us. That is looking at our energy requirements, our global stature and our relationship with the most powerful nation in this world.
    This deal will give us a de-facto status of a sixth recognized nuclear weapons power. Other than these symbolic gains, the completion of this deal will open the doors for the nuclear power generating equipment and enriched Uranium for India. That will surely help to meet the requirements of our energy starved nation.
    For sustaining current annual growth rate of 8%, India must increase the availability of electrical energy by at least 7% a year. For that our power generating capacity must increase from current 137,000 MW to 640,000 MW by 2027. Hydroelectric can give only up to 50,000 MW more.
Naturally, nuclear energy is the only source of energy to meet this Herculean task.
    Mr. Karat and company has suddenly started shouting and they are now demanding Indian government to scrap this deal at the last minute. Being the most important ally of the UPA, it is not possible that politburo was not aware of what was happening till date and what was being promised by the government during the whole process. Pulling the rug at the very last moment shows their immaturity and gives me a feeling that there are some vested interests involved from their side.
    Finally it is a deal and there has to be some compromises made to go ahead with it. If everything happens as per your wish then what else do you want in life? There has to be certain Gives and Takes in every deal and surprisingly these nonsense leaders do not understand it.
    Looking at the way the government is dealing with these people, I feel finally it will scrap this deal to avoid mid-term elections and that will be the most unfortunate thing.
    We will be ridiculed at the international level and it will just reflect that India has still not attained the political as well as social maturity to be on the global map and to be listened!
    I wonder if we will ever be taken seriously then!

    Other stupid thing is that so called Ram-Setu. Frankly, even I feel that Lord Rama must have actually constructed it.
    But even if that’s the case, there is no reason why we can not touch it if it is going to save millions of rupees being wasted on Fuel. This canal will significantly reduce the travel time for ships and this route will be very convenient and economical than to go around Sri Lanka.
    Imagine that your grandpa designed a superb wooden bed. But it actually occupies a huge space in your bedroom and you are in real need of some more space at your home.
    Will you not touch this bed? Will this affect your sentiments? Will your grandpa feel bad?
Certainly not!
    Lord Rama will also not feel bad at all if his work is being touched just for improving our life and our sentiments are also not so weak that they will get affected only because the bridge is bit damaged.
    Still, having said this, dear Goggle-Man Karunanidhi has no right to call anyone drunkard and that still does not give any reason for Mr. Modi get his ‘ROTI’ cooked by burning Indian sentiments.
    There is another reason why goggle-man is so desperate to get this accomplished. Experts say that canal will have to be de-silted regularly to keep it navigable and that will require huge annual contracts…
    If this so, then Goggle-Man does actually foresee many important things through his goggle..! :))

    Anyway, these two incidences have just made my opinion stronger that we Indians will never be able to attain the maturity level required to be a super power and we will just remain where we are… The Idiots.. Happy with our own complacencies!

Note - The statistics are copied from Hindustan Times.

Some missing Orkut profiles!

Nowadays almost everyone has a profile on Orkut.
But I really miss some of our lovable celebrities and politicians there.

We have tried to come up with some of the most awaited profiles.
Due to obvious reasons, we can not give the complete profiles.
But this is how some of them would have described themselves for sure.

Sharad Pawar:
About me: I just want to win as many Chairmanship Positions as possible.
(Starting from ‘Baramati Kabaddi Mandal’ to ‘ICC’)

Bal Thakeray:
About me: You want to know about me? @#$$^^$#%$#&
If you still don’t know me… Just go to hell!!

Manmohan Singh:
About me: I just love to be commanded by someone… Let it be Mr. Rao or the lady from Rome …
I hope that I will never have to work on my own... Aamen!

George Bush:
About me: About myself… Hmm… Nice question…
I will just talk to Condoleezza and will get back to you.

Lalu Yadav:
About me: Arey humka janat ka karoge..
Bas itna samjho. Hum hai toh sab hai..!

Atal Bihari Vajapayee:
About me: Ha ha ha.. Even I don’t know who am I and what am I here for!
Just remember… Abhi toh mei javan hu!!

Lalkrishna Advani:
About me: One fine day, I will become Prime Minister of India.
(Please believe me!)

Amitabh Bacchan:
About me: Amar Singh ka chota bhai.

Abhishek Bachchan :
About me: Amitabh Bachchan ka beta aur Aishwarya Rai ka pati.

Sanjay Dutt:
About me: Woh subaha kabhi toh aayegi.

Salman Khan :
About me: Khuda mehraban to gadha pehalvan.

Mallika Sherawat:
About me: Aah… I am the only Bollywood Bombshell.
Men just love to talk to my ***** (sorry… censored!) J

Harbhajan Singh:
About me: Even if you don’t believe, I am India’s best spinner.
In my last match (Punjab Plastic Ball Tournament) I took 6 wickets against Bhatinda Gurudwara team.
I am sure selection committee will now understand my importance.

Parvez Musharraf:
About me: Currently in a complete mess.. no time for Orkutting.. L

No hard feelings please…!

We will soon come up with some more interesting profiles…
Check out this place.

Good Bye P-III !

And finally I said good bye to my 6 year old mate P-III and got a brand new P-IV for myself..
The decision was not easy.. I went through lots of confusions, debates, emotional turbulence bla bla! No no, no one did influence my decision.. I was debating with myself.. and as usual was very confused !

My old mate had started giving problems on regular basis.. in spite of doing some significant patch-work last year, he was able to come up with some new demand every month.. I guess I pampered him a lot..!
Biggest problem was what to do with him once I get his replacement..! To my amazement, P-III was a forbidden word for all the vendors! Yeah, the hard disk, RAM were still in warranty period, and all other things were in pretty good shape.. One small problem was that its motherboard and SMPS were got damaged! ;)
So, I took the challenge... and it really proved to be a difficult one.. First I met my friend who is in this field. He gave me his configuration and rates. I decided to verify it with my neighborhood vendor and there was a huge price gap. Again I went to few other vendors. Everybody had different price bands. Warranty periods were different. No one was able to convince me and no one was ready to accept my P-III as well.
Funny part is, no one had even time to care even if they lose the client. There is so much demand in the market that they really don’t bother losing clients!

Finally my dearest SRK again came to my rescue! With that lovely dimpled smile, he convinced me to go for a branded machine! A Compaq one!!!
I went to the dealer. Surprisingly he was ready to accept my ‘Amanat’ as well..! Yeah.. I had to give it in throw away price :( .
Where the hell was I going to find a place for my mate in my home?

Emotions were buried. I forgot the way he taught me all the basics of computer. I forgot how he helped me during my final year project. I forgot that late night project work. I forgot the joy which we both shared when I received an appointment letter for my first job in my inbox. I forgot how he and I did some naughty stuff when my parents were out.. ;)
I forgot everything and callously handed him over to the vendor...

The black beauty Compaq Presario 1932 sits there now... smiling like a king..!

I hope I won’t have to pamper him and I hope he won’t allow me to miss my friend at all!
Someone said it correctly... one has to move on!

Do we really earn our salary??

Yes, this is the question I am asking myself since long.

Indian economy is booming, sensex is reaching new heights everyday. If you are a graduate, can speak and understand English, you are easily picked up in the job market. Even teenagers have started drawing attractive salaries. Thanks to the BPO.

IT is a boon for all the Indians. Thanks to the Firangies, almost all the Indians understand English very well. Thanks to the Americans, there is a huge difference between dollar and rupee and thanks to Mr. Rao and Mr. Singh, we did open our economy in early nineties!
All these factors have contributed to a boom in Indian job market. Getting a decent job is not very difficult today.

Today, if you just visit any Indian IT giant’s office, you will find the campus bustling with smart, young professionals. Every IT company is recruiting thousands of people every month. In the evening, when people come out of their offices, it reminds you old Bombay Mill Majdurs! Only difference is, you won’t hear that hopeless siren and you won’t see those blue uniforms. Instead, you will see people coming out in nice Allen Solley shirts and ties.

Funny part is, in spite of having so many people to work; very few things get completed without any hoopla, without schedule slippages and without those hectic night outs!
Why is it like that? Are there less numbers of people working on any assignment? Is the client too demanding? Are the working conditions pathetic?
No.. certainly not..!
Simple reason is that there are many people assigned to complete that assignment, but very few actually work!
People are supposed to work 8 hours a day but most of the people do work only for 2-3 hours max!
Consider a typical example from my workplace.
Normal working timings: 9 to 6
A girl reaches office at 10.30. Meets and greets all her friends as if they are meeting after years of exile. At 11 o’clock after meeting everybody satisfactorily, she decides to go for her breakfast. Breakfast gets over at around 11.30. She will then log in at 11.30 and will check all her Good Morning mails. Then she will do some R& D on Orkut..
Oh my God! It is 12.30!! She has to convey her PL that she has reached office.
She will PING her PL.. hi.. good morning.. sorry.. good afternoon.. how r u .. PL being a bachelor feels very happy that a GIRL is showing some interest in him.. even he gets fooled by her ‘CHARM’ and then it is lunch time dude!! It is 1.30.. 1.30 to 2.30.. you have to have your lunch.. eating in time is very much necessary today.. don’t you know that??
Come back.. catch some nap.. try to answer some mails.. try to find someone to whom you can delegate your work.. have evening snacks.. come back.. attend a call.. throw some heavy English words in front of client and PL.. make them happy and leave happily at 6.30..

Hardly 2-3 hours of work!! No wonder that her colleagues will burn midnight oil during the delivery period and her PL’s hairline will recede further..!

This is how many people work and still they draw huge salaries..!
Hardly any task gets accomplished without any follow up! Everyone feels that I am providing world class service! I should not be readily available.. I should not respond to the mails immediately.. I should not answer the calls.. I should have at least 25 voice messages waiting for me.. There has to be lots of reminder mails in my inbox.. People should know how important I am!

This mindset will take you nowhere! If everyone decides to work sincerely at least for 6 hours a day, the entire picture will change completely.
You don’t need to do anything special for that. Just try to remember that this time belongs to my company. It is paying me for that and I should deserve what I get at the end of the month. You just try to love your work!

If you can do that, IT share index will bounce up like anything..!!
Customer will be happy.. Employees will be happy.. Lots of return business and may be lots of perks for you as well..

More than all this, you will really feel satisfied when you will check your bank balance at the end of the month!! You would have actually earned that money. Trust me. It is not a bad feeling at all!

I AM BEING MISQUOTED!!

Yeah.. most of us, who read newspapers frequently, must be very familiar with this sentence..

Till date I was under impression that most of the people use this quote as an excuse when they say something they shouldn’t have.. and then in order to avoid the possible repercussions, they just straight away deny those words or blame media for misinterpreting them.

Yes.. I said “I was under this impression” because last week, just by chance I got an opportunity to express my experiences on Load shedding in Maharashtra in a national daily.. I did send my reply through mail.. I was waiting anxiously to see my name flashing in the newspaper (typical Indian mentality you know..) and when that happened actually, I was amazed to see the what was printed in that article.. It was nowhere near what I wanted to say.. It was such an exaggerated one that it was literally making fun of whatever I mentioned... ;)

Now, It was my turn to get angry because of getting ‘MISQUOTED’.. I did send a real sarcastic reply to that journalist..

No no.. I was not upset for getting misquoted.. It was not at all for reading something which never waned to say.. The anger was because.. the image, that I had about Indian newspapers was completely shattered.. Till date I used to think that only Electronic media exaggerate things in order to win TRP.. But alas... even print media has also entered into their shoes.. Now whenever I am going to read something interesting in any newspaper, I will think twice before believing in it.. I feel even the newspaper journalists have started using these publicity oriented means to make people read their articles!!

Today, Electronic and Print media are hungry for publicity.. They just somehow want to survive..
If you compare the cost of an Indian newpaper with that in foreign countries, it is miserable.. So one thing is for sure, newspapers are not going to get any revenue through direct selling of their newspapers.. They will generate the revenue only by SELLING their NEWS SPACE..

I just thought abt some of the incidences happened in past few years, where media just USED a news and then THREW it away..

To start with .. Pramod Mahajan and Shivani Bhatnagar case.. This news was made very popular by the media.. It was hitting your screens and front pages for almost a month.. There were all sorts of allegations.. and suddenly , one fine day, this news lost its NEWS VALUE.. God knows what happened to Shivani .. Of course she was murdered...but who did it, we don't know.. Now, Mr. Mahajan is also no more with us.. so this will always remain under 'CONFIDENTIAL' files..

Same way, Sunil Gavaskar and his foreign currency case during MATCH FIXING scandal..
Some foreign currency was found in Gavaskar's lockers.. Of course it was illegal.. Gavaskar refused to comment.. and then this case was conveniently forgotten.. Rumours were mentioning Gavaskar’s hand in Match Fixing scandal. But again.. this news just got invisible suddenly… Gavaskar is still enjoying his INTELLIGENT role in Indian Cricket world..

Raj Thakeray and Ramesh Kini case.. It was alleged that Kini was murdered by Raj Thakeray and his friends for a property matter.. All sorts of rumors were there that Raj would have to go behind the bars.. People were waiting for ‘JUSTICE’.. Kini's wife (Ms. Shila Kini) was hitting the TV screens with choicest of curses on Thakreay family.. Then one fine day, Mr. Devegouda (PM that time) visited Thakeray's home, Matoshree.. Next day, Shila Kini and Ramesh Kini lost their place in the media.. I feel, even this case was systematically managed.. rather ..Media was managed astutely by the politicians..

These are just few examples of 'MANAGABLE INDIAN MEDIA'.. There are so many other cases.. Tehelka Bribery case, Manoj Prabhakar's allegations, George Fernandes' Coffin Scandal, Lalu's Fooder scandal, IC 814 HIJACK case ..so many to mention.. list will just go on and on..

Indian Media just uses any news in order to gain quick money and publicity.. Once the news looses its NEWS VALUE, it is conveniently forgotten.
POWER-TONY in our socielty uses media for its own sake and only for its vested interests. Irony is, even the media is enjoying this pathetic role..
I am sorry to mention this.. but I can’t resist myself comparing Media with a Prostitute..

So.. next time when I am going to read or listen to anyone saying 'I am being Misquoted', I won't blame that person's callous attitude.. I will just note down that 'MEDIA has got one more BAKRA!!'


Note : Views expressed here are not meant to hurt anyone's feeling. It is just a bitter reality.
Your comments please!!

The Great Indian (cricket) Tamasha!

We have been reading a lot abt the way people are washing their dirty linen after India's sudden exit from the Caribbean.
As usual people started burning effigies, the Biharis attacked Dhoni's under construction house, Allahabadis came out on the roads for not including Kaif (btw..they had came out even during last world cup ..but that time it was for 'including Kaif' in team... :> )
Chappel called Seniors as 'Mafia'.. Sachin (the so called 'Dignified face' of Indian cricket) then told the media how hurt he is!!
Bla bla bla…
Anyway..my point is completely different.. I was just thinking why do we get so hysteric when we lose in Cricket.. (yeah..only in cricket)

The most common argument people make is that Indian Cricketers earn so much money through advertisements that they become complacent and do not try hard to perform well when required..
These people even go ahead and say that Cricketers should be banned from doing any endorsements!

Now with this..I started thinking again.. What did we do to show such kind of ownership wrt Indian Cricket?
A proper analysis has showed that Mr. 'Dignified' Tendulkar earns arnd 45 - 50 crore every year through his cricket and endorsements!
This is the highest amount one receives in Indian Cricket..

Now let us look at some other field..just for comparison..
Let us look at Bollywood..We all should have unanimity that SRK is the highest earner in bollywood today..
Now SRK charges arnd 6-8 Crores per movie..and on an average works on 2-3 projects in an year..
So 25 crores come straight away from that...in addition to that he is a brand ambassador of 'n' number of brands..does so many stage shows overseas as well as in India.. add to that 'Bumpers' like KBC..

So it makes upto arnd 60 - 70 Crores per year!

Now consider this.. you just went to Imax for watching SRK's brand new movie KANK.. (just assume buddy!)
You bought a ticket worth Rs 175... you bought Pop-Corn worth Rs. 75 ..You again bought Pepsi worth Rs. 50..
You spent 300 and went into air-conditioned theater.. just to watch Handicapped, ever cribbing, horribly looking SRK..
You come out of the theatre cursing Karan Johar and SRK..

Now.. you are so angry for loosing Rs. 300 that you and some of your fellow audiences block the road..demanding your money back.. you feel that SRK is doing so many advertisements that he is not able to justfy his acting talent in movies.. you attack his Bunglow! You get involved in all sorts of allegations..his personal life..his wife..his affairs...everything comes under scrutiny..and finally DEMOTIVATED SRK resigns from bollywood..!
You win the hard fought battle!

hmm..come out of a nightmare man..
This can never happen!

So..why does it happen only with Cricket..?
We do not pay any direct money (except when we go to the stadiums to watch the match...which again happens very rarely) .. we do not pay any taxes to build Indian Cricket team..
Players are paid by the BCCI..which earns money through its sponsors..
So...why are we cribbing so much?
What did we lose when we lose in Cricket?
Does it have any relationship with our national pride?
Then what happens to us when that bloody KPS Gil dictates his terms in Hockey and we continue to lose from all the nations under the sky?
What happens to our nationality when we see athletes, weightlifters being caught due to use of drugs, steroids?

Everything is in mind buddy.. it is just a plane hype!
We must look at this game with maturity! We are not going to lose our sovereignty when we lose in Cricket.. it is just a stupid game!

So..next time when you lose..don’t burn effigies and your energy..
Just take 'one' for the game and chill out... ;) !
We have so many other things to look after mate!!

What is Nationality??

I guess definition of the word 'NATIONALITY' is drastically changing. What is my nationality today? Why and when do u say that I am an Indian, American, British..? I think it is when you feel affection abt particular group of people, a particular peace of land, its climate and all the other things.. You say I am an Indian because there are some invisible bonds that are in place between you and Indian ppl, Indian land, Indian climate..
But today, it is difficult to bound yourself with one particular nation. Today we are traveling all over the world.. The world is getting smaller.. Ppl are coming closer.. Boundaries are becoming irrelevant.. Nations are forming Unions to protect each other's interests..
An American is wearing clothes that have been stitched in China.. Chinese are using software that have been developed by an Indian.. Indians are eating medicines that have come from U.K. .. So there are lots of dependencies between different nations.. Crash in one economy will bring share markets down all over the world..
So in a way, we are changing the whole concept of 'Nation'. In coming 50 years, boundaries between 2 nations will become totally irrelevant.. and we all will become a Global product.. We will then cheer for Indian Cricket team, Australian Rugby team and French Football team at the same time.. We will then give more importance to the quality of the work rather than to the people who are doing that work..that means our approach will be Quality centric rather than People centric.. An Indian may choose a Bangladeshi person as an employee ahead of his Indian Counterpart because of the same concept..
Nation will just remain on paper and will get completely rubbed off from our minds..

Intro

Motley is something which is assorted..diversed..

Many a times we think abt so many different subjects..get some really funny..sometimes creative ideas and forget abt it..

Internet has given us an amazing medium to express ourselves..BLOGS!!

So..decided to try my hand on this.. and to share my motley of thoughts with u all..

Thanks,
Sujay