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Lashkar-e-Taiba & Pakistan Flood Relief Camp

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Call it plain irony . Pakistan faced worst floods since last 80 years and one of worst crisis since its independence. What geography could not do , what common history could not do , what similar culture could not do ,nature did. India humbly requested pakistan to accept aid from it which pakistan rightly did. The most unpopular country in pakistan ,that is USA was first to reach pakistan for assistance through nwfp border and usa collected around $200 million aid for pakistan. USA also sent its aid chief who co incidentally happens to be Indian-American , Mr Rajiv Shah!!!!!!!!!.

Mr rajiv shah’s pakistan calling was not spared from controversies. Rajiv shah reportely was threatened by extremist not because he has Indian link but because extremist have threatened all foreigners who came to assist pakistan in these terrible times!!!!!!!!. But what sparked controversy is Rajiv shah’s visit to a relief camp. Soon after his visit lashkar-e-taiba urf jamaat ud dawa claimed to dawn’s reporter that the camp is being run by them and so usa indirectly endorsed their activities!!!!!!!!

Rajiv shah and usa’s embassy in pakistan soon denied the claims and counter claimed that the camp was run by non other than united nations.

Lashkar e taiba’s camps are not new . They run terror camps 24 hours a day , 365 days an year but they also run relief camps during floods , earth quakes , run schools , assist poors and such stuffs. They love to run terror camps to kill Indians and run relief camps for branding in Pakistan. It works for them since they continue getting money as charitable trust , gain sympathy among people of Pakistan whom they serve and this helps them in running their killing system.

I dont have objection of lashkar e taiba having relief camps. If they get involved in charity activities for ever , I would be more than happy but running relief camps for needy and using guns to kill innocents at same time is something which doesnot make sense. But with extremist viewing world in narrow prism of we v/s they , human race is again not one unit.

As pakistan battles this calamity let us wish them well and hope lashkar expands its horizon and sheds its narrow view of world..

Barack Obama Is Not Indian Prime minister

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

Barack Obama. I remember when I first heard this name. It was before name of candidate was finalized by democrats. Here in India most held opinion that hillary clinton would be sure shot candidate for democrats. But barack obama wave took over soon.

As USA elections were held and results were announced ,it soon looked like Indian elections in India. The media coverage it got was unprecedented. Almost all news channels had their reporters flying to usa to cover the event. Obama’s first speech as president was telecast and ‘change is here’ line made headlines.

As barack obama reached to the post of most powerful man of the world , even most Indians were happy. It is story which is truly inspirational, it is victory of king’s dream and after bush era , global recession , entire world including India had its eye on who seats on the hot seat.

Obama soon formed an new economic plan and he made it clear that he wants american students to be competitive with china and India. He soon made it clear that he wont like jobs being outsourced to India or china.

Yesterday as obama reiterated his stand , media in India made it headlines which read “US jobs will not go to India, China: Obama”. Now what is wrong in that stand. What stand is obama supposed to take as USA president?. Is he suppose to say the more and more jobs would go to India and that is what he expects for corporate america?. Barack obama is not Indian prime minister. He is USA president. His job is to take care of his country , save guard its interest and not interest of another country.

Do we expects dr manmohan singh to safe guard Indian jobs or promote outsourcing them to Nepal , Bangladesh , Pakistan or china?. Yes such news would not be encouraging for our companies and work force but barack obama is not Indian prime minister and nor does he has duty to please or encourage us. Isn’t it?

Asian games : Playing for nation can wait!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, June 4th, 2010

BCCI is always in news. Be it be for sacking of coaches without informing them in person or be it be for tussle with ICL or for suspending lalit modi. BCCI always is in news.

Now BCCI is is news for another wrong reason. BCCI wont be sending Indian team for asian games. Reasons they have given is that they have prior commitments and also domestic season which according to BCCI Board member is more important!!!!!!!!!!!

BCCI has been slammed by whose who of Indian sports faternity. Boxer vijender slammed bcci and asked for cricket to be thrown out of asian games . He could not buy the reason of commitment and stated that they too have commitments but playing for nation comes above everything.

Kalmadi took dig on bcci stating that he was never keen to have cricket for common wealth games while sports minister doesnot seems amused.

While srilanka and pakistan are all set for participating in asian games , BCCI seems adamant on their decision.

For BCCI it seems playing for nation can wait !!!!!!!

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Censored : Politicians Decide What We See?

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

India is land of billion people where once you are 18 year old , you get the right to decide who would govern the country. But guess what ?. you dont have right to decide what you should read , view and form opinions!!!!!!!!!!!!

The latest saga is on sonia gandhi. First it was rajneeti which came under scanner. Congress previewed Prakash Jha’s film, Rajneeti, and objected to some parts of the film.

Now it is fictional biography on sonai gandhi title ‘Red Saree’ , congress has fumed on this book and threatened to sue the author and publishing house.

The abstract released by manu sanghvi which it found objectional include the following

1) Hindu priest refusing to make sonia gandhi part of rajiv’s cremination

2) Sonia gandhi thinking of leaving India after rajiv’s death.

The above are just two points while manu had made many other points public.

Now are above two points objectionable?. We all know how priests can be and behave in certain times. Also we can understand dilemma of a sacred widow and mother. Sonia was not even active in politics during those times. But congress did find this to be objectional.

During Indira era , gulzar’s andhi was banned since it was party influenced from Indira’s story. It was released when Indira lost power and the janata dal made sure that movie was screened in doordarshan too!!!!!!!!!!

BJP has slammed congress for trying to curb freedom of expression but same BJP banned jaswant’s book and expelled him from the party.

In land where hero worship is thousand year old phenomena often we forget that sonia , Indira are mere mortal humans and so was jinnah. Making Indira , sonia super humans or making jinnah devil in exaggeration. Humans have good , bad  qualities and way people react in situations is always going to be human reactions.

If people can decide who would rule us , why can’t they decide what to read and what not to read?. Jinnah wont become hero just by reading a book and sonia wont be degraded by one book. It is high time we consider humans as humans who are bound to make mistake , do good things , fail and succeed.

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Proud To Be An Indian : It is people who matter

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

I remember when ahmedabad was hit by major earthquake and my building had got demolished by brutal force of nature.  All people living in my building were humbled by nature. Lives were lost , property was demolished. Help started pouring in from all quarters. People helped with time , even with money. Rich , poor , hindu , sikhs , muslims ,christians , jains , all contributed . Not just for us but for all effected in ahmedabad and in kutch.

Another example of people’s generosity and humanity is example of gayatri devi. A freedom fighter fighting for her rights. As soon as CNN-IBN showed her plight , not just government but aam aadmi , NGOs and Big B stepped in to help her out. It was not charity but giving the freedom fighter back as gesture to what she did for country. No amount , no money can evern compensate that but atleast gayatri devi can live in peace in country which she dreamt and worked for.

Another example is of abhishek kumar. He cracked IIT living in poverty. He didn’t even have electricity at his home. His hard work took him through the entrance but he hit dead end when paying fees came into scene. NDTV showed his issue and help came from various quarters.

Indians are sick and tired of corrupted system caste division and religious issues but time and again Indians have proved that they stand with people during their hour of problems. Time and again ordinary people have joined hands for a casue. Be it be gayatri devi or abhishek kumar or getting justice for jessica lal or ruchika. Time and again people have made all partriot Indians proud of being Indian.

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