For the last one month or so i am totally engrossed in my studies and work, and not getting enough time to write blogs. Last 10 days or so has been phenomenal in all the aspects of life, be it politics, environment or sports.
I am still not able to reconcile myself with my last post about Mr. Basu after reading a lot of articles with different perceptions. Some says that he actually robbed the Bengal of its entire generation of intellectuals and left a wasteland out of something.
A lot of controversy was generated by India and Pakistan media after the so called "snubbing" of Pakistan Cricket Players by IPL's team owners. I do not know where Indian government is coming in picture, its prerogative of the team owners whether to choose Pakistan players in their teams or not. If you take my view, i can not understand myself cheering these players after experiencing horrendous 26/11. It will tantamount to spitting on the faces of dead 26/11 martyrs. I will say break every relation from Pakistan and let it die its natural death. It will be against the Law of Natural evolution if we help Pakistan at this point of time. After all they did not ask India before creating Talibans or Let or Hizbul. To me "Aman ki Asha" is the biggest joke of 2010.
Lastly the blunder done by Dr. Pachauri led Nobel Prize winning IPCC in estimating the timeline of the melting of Himalayan Glaciers. Dr. Pachauri owes a serious apology to Mr. Raina for calling his research about Himalayan glaciers a "Voodo" science. I do not know now who is more deserving Mr. Obama or IPCC led by Pachauri.
Last weekend i went to summer resort of Tipu Sultan i.e. Nandi Hills. It was a good experience to feel the remaining atoms of Tipu there.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Death of Marxist Patriarch: Jyoti Basu
When Soviet Union collapsed with the fall of Berlin wall, it was said that the days of socialist dream is over (China's communism is a tailored version of Marxism, known as Maoism in contemporary world). But Jyoti Basu helped India's left to retain control of the most intellectual state of South Asia.
I don't give a damn to Indian communists but its a fair statement when i say that the Indian left has not been given due recognition. The land reforms in Kerala and West Bengal were path breaking in their own. Kerala is able to make giant progress and i attribute this to the presence of strong opposition party ( in Congress and vice versa). West Bengal has been ruled by Communists for almost 4 decades and an absence of a strong united opposition was deeply felt many a times. The current jangalmahal movement is grown because of absence of strong opposition. Indian National Congress behaves in a way that it was the only party that won freedom for India. It easily forgets that the members of left, right, centre parties that time were member of Congress as well. Jyoti Basu and M N Roy also played a great role in serving mother India and they should also be given recognition.
I don't know the future whereabouts of soul (I doubt whether it does exist) in Marxist ideology but i offer my deep condolences to the sorrowful family. Jyoti Basu was a giant among all his contemporaries. I rate him as good as Bajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi in 60 years of our republic.
I don't give a damn to Indian communists but its a fair statement when i say that the Indian left has not been given due recognition. The land reforms in Kerala and West Bengal were path breaking in their own. Kerala is able to make giant progress and i attribute this to the presence of strong opposition party ( in Congress and vice versa). West Bengal has been ruled by Communists for almost 4 decades and an absence of a strong united opposition was deeply felt many a times. The current jangalmahal movement is grown because of absence of strong opposition. Indian National Congress behaves in a way that it was the only party that won freedom for India. It easily forgets that the members of left, right, centre parties that time were member of Congress as well. Jyoti Basu and M N Roy also played a great role in serving mother India and they should also be given recognition.
I don't know the future whereabouts of soul (I doubt whether it does exist) in Marxist ideology but i offer my deep condolences to the sorrowful family. Jyoti Basu was a giant among all his contemporaries. I rate him as good as Bajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi in 60 years of our republic.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
2010 AD
I am becoming regularly irregular in posting articles, may be its related to the loss of bachelorhood.
3 Idiots (2009) Well i gave my adieu to the last year by watching 3-Idiots. Amir Khan rocks yet again although Raju, Vidhu and Amir would have done much better by accepting that the movie was based on 5 Points someone. Anyways its a must watch and reserves 9 points instead of 5 points. 9/10.
Invictus (2009)
This one is story of making RSA an umbrella nation after long decades of brutal apartheid. Morgan Freeman looks exactly like Nelson Mandela and he acted superbly. 7/10.
District 9 (2009)
This is a sci-fi movie and it features in imdb top 250 list. To me its not worth it. Its an age old concept and does not deserve anything. 5/10.
So far 2010 has been great for Test series. Series in Australia and in RSA are providing us glorious matches and lets see now who win in this year T-20 or Test or ODI.
Things are not so fine in Down Under and Indians there are facing the brutality of "White Australians". I feel so right about this cartoon.
3 Idiots (2009) Well i gave my adieu to the last year by watching 3-Idiots. Amir Khan rocks yet again although Raju, Vidhu and Amir would have done much better by accepting that the movie was based on 5 Points someone. Anyways its a must watch and reserves 9 points instead of 5 points. 9/10.
Invictus (2009)
This one is story of making RSA an umbrella nation after long decades of brutal apartheid. Morgan Freeman looks exactly like Nelson Mandela and he acted superbly. 7/10.
District 9 (2009)
This is a sci-fi movie and it features in imdb top 250 list. To me its not worth it. Its an age old concept and does not deserve anything. 5/10.
So far 2010 has been great for Test series. Series in Australia and in RSA are providing us glorious matches and lets see now who win in this year T-20 or Test or ODI.
Things are not so fine in Down Under and Indians there are facing the brutality of "White Australians". I feel so right about this cartoon.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Adieu to bachelorhood
Its been a long hiatus and only i am to blame. I got busy in my new life after years of solitude. I got married last month on 27th Nov. It was a sort of life time experience and was a good one too. It was a wonderful feeling when i saw Fubu, Durgi, Nimish, Manu and Nitin joining me in my Baraat. Thanks a lot to all of you for making such an arduous journey in a completely different civilization.
I could feel the exuberance of my little kids from village. I believe that they were as happy as anyone. And finally i got married to the most lovely girl in the universe. The pics can be seen here.
Last month seems like an epoch with so many good memories. As they say one can not get it all and the absence of my father was momentously felt. I dont know what marriage this would have been if he was alive.
Last weekend we visited Mysore. The focal point was a piligrimage to the abode of Goddess Chamudeshwari. She decimated Mahishasur and also known as Mahishasurmardini. Mysore got its name from this demon itself. Mysore palace was the same as i visited it in the winters of 2003. That time i was a student and this time a complete man (no hand of Raymonds in it ;). The pics can be seen here.
On other front COP 15 was a major failure and world has to pay the price of the arrogance and betrayal of US and BASIC countries. Adieu till i write again.
I could feel the exuberance of my little kids from village. I believe that they were as happy as anyone. And finally i got married to the most lovely girl in the universe. The pics can be seen here.
Last month seems like an epoch with so many good memories. As they say one can not get it all and the absence of my father was momentously felt. I dont know what marriage this would have been if he was alive.
Last weekend we visited Mysore. The focal point was a piligrimage to the abode of Goddess Chamudeshwari. She decimated Mahishasur and also known as Mahishasurmardini. Mysore got its name from this demon itself. Mysore palace was the same as i visited it in the winters of 2003. That time i was a student and this time a complete man (no hand of Raymonds in it ;). The pics can be seen here.
On other front COP 15 was a major failure and world has to pay the price of the arrogance and betrayal of US and BASIC countries. Adieu till i write again.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Last 14 days
I have not posted any post because of the unavailability of internet at my home. I shifted recently from my two years old haven to a new house about 300-400 metres from the old one. Past 15 days have been rollicking from the start decorated with some highs like Sachin's 175 and marred with some lows like Vande Mataram issue. I saw 5 action-packed awesome movies in this duration.
1. Die Hard series (1988-1995)
I saw all the movies except the last one. All the movies are fast action packed one but my personal favourite is the third one i.e Die Hard with a Vengeance. Bruce Willis acted brilliantly in this series. 8/10.
2. Dirty Harry: The Enforcer (1976)
I did not enjoy this movie as it lacks the evergreen sheen of Callahan. 5/10
3. Hidalgo (2004)
A brilliant movie based on a horse race in the hottest desert on earth (Arabian desert). It’s a fine mixture of Indiana Jones and Clint Eastwood's westerns. A must watch for any movie goer. There are some great scenes of desert storms and sand dunes. 8/10
Commit your sins when Sachin is playing as even Gods will be watching him. Sachin produced one of the greatest ODI innings his career (it definitely ranks among one of the greatest ODI innings of all time) and when the victory was within our grasp, we choked. We are genius par excellence in choking at the crucial stage. Sachin's inningof 175 runs was the result of most effortless display of his exemplary batsmenship unfortunately he had to experience the Déjà vu of Chennai.
Guys, I will be heading for my home for my marriage with my fiancee Pratiksha so I wont be around for 3 weeks or so. See you all in December.
Vande Mataram!
1. Die Hard series (1988-1995)
I saw all the movies except the last one. All the movies are fast action packed one but my personal favourite is the third one i.e Die Hard with a Vengeance. Bruce Willis acted brilliantly in this series. 8/10.
2. Dirty Harry: The Enforcer (1976)
I did not enjoy this movie as it lacks the evergreen sheen of Callahan. 5/10
3. Hidalgo (2004)
A brilliant movie based on a horse race in the hottest desert on earth (Arabian desert). It’s a fine mixture of Indiana Jones and Clint Eastwood's westerns. A must watch for any movie goer. There are some great scenes of desert storms and sand dunes. 8/10
Commit your sins when Sachin is playing as even Gods will be watching him. Sachin produced one of the greatest ODI innings his career (it definitely ranks among one of the greatest ODI innings of all time) and when the victory was within our grasp, we choked. We are genius par excellence in choking at the crucial stage. Sachin's inningof 175 runs was the result of most effortless display of his exemplary batsmenship unfortunately he had to experience the Déjà vu of Chennai.
Guys, I will be heading for my home for my marriage with my fiancee Pratiksha so I wont be around for 3 weeks or so. See you all in December.
Vande Mataram!
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