AP CM Mr.Y Rajashekar Reddy dies in a helicopter crash, this is a very fateful exit of a man who showed all signs of being one of the greatest CM of AP. His personal charisma had overshadowed his party & he was in complete control of his state to take it into a different league but unfortunately destiny had a different plan for him. He was on the pinnacle of his political career after making sure UPA would be in charge of the country for next 5 years inspite of having strong political contenders like Chiranjeevi & Chandrababu Naidu in the fray this time. A doctor by profession, he had built a 70 bed hopital when he was just 27 & later joined politics at 29, since then he had never lost an election. Demise of such great leader is a huge loss for AP & especially Congress, hopefully they will be able to handle it.
May his soul rest in peace.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Last Resort !!
Back in my mind, when i voted for the 15th Loksabha election in April this year i always thought BJP is the force to reckon with. Though results were not what i expected, i was always a strong believer of BJP (or rather NDA's) capability. But post elections, instead of learning some hard lessons from the drubbing defeat, top leaders of the party were busy mud-slinging on each other by shooting letters. As a final blow, Jinnah came back to haunt BJP in form of Jawant's book and one could easily make out that leadership of BJP was totally immature in handling the issue.
Now i am more than convinced about the fact that ideology & principals of a party are insignificant without an able leader. An authoritative leader whose decisions are unequivocal & whose stature is unquestionable is what BJP needs. One leader who could fit the bill would be Mr.Narendra Modi who has all the credentials of being such a leader but stains of 2001 riots still haunts him, in this age of coalition politics he is just not acceptable by BJP's allies. Arun Shourie & Jaitley look tech savvy, knowledgable & dynamic but they lack the persona of attracting the masses. One other option for BJP is Sushma Swaraj, an excellent speaker, a true delhite has the ability to pull masses as she has already proved in her former stint in Bellary, which was considered to be a congress fort back then is now BJP's safehold.
What is more diabolical for the Sangh Parivar is, BJP is not only running out of time but also of choices. On one hand Mr.Rahul Gandhi is identifying & building his dream team for the future with young faces like Sachin pilot, Jiteendra Prasad, Krishna byregowda etc. BJP's young brigade is recognised by the likes of Varun Gandhi. Its high time for Advani and Rajnath to clean up the mess they have created and leave the party to some young,dynamic & sensible people.
Now i am more than convinced about the fact that ideology & principals of a party are insignificant without an able leader. An authoritative leader whose decisions are unequivocal & whose stature is unquestionable is what BJP needs. One leader who could fit the bill would be Mr.Narendra Modi who has all the credentials of being such a leader but stains of 2001 riots still haunts him, in this age of coalition politics he is just not acceptable by BJP's allies. Arun Shourie & Jaitley look tech savvy, knowledgable & dynamic but they lack the persona of attracting the masses. One other option for BJP is Sushma Swaraj, an excellent speaker, a true delhite has the ability to pull masses as she has already proved in her former stint in Bellary, which was considered to be a congress fort back then is now BJP's safehold.
What is more diabolical for the Sangh Parivar is, BJP is not only running out of time but also of choices. On one hand Mr.Rahul Gandhi is identifying & building his dream team for the future with young faces like Sachin pilot, Jiteendra Prasad, Krishna byregowda etc. BJP's young brigade is recognised by the likes of Varun Gandhi. Its high time for Advani and Rajnath to clean up the mess they have created and leave the party to some young,dynamic & sensible people.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Warming up ..
Finally, I am back. I got the internet connection today in my flat and i would like to see myself write atleast one blog every week.
So just tune in !!
(Can't help ..hit by the branding bug !!)
So just tune in !!
(Can't help ..hit by the branding bug !!)
Sunday, January 18, 2009
2008 . .
2008 went by just like that, nothing new nor great happened in my life. I had completed 4 months in my job when the year started and i guess i was too busy adjusting to that life. But these are some stuff which is worth a mention .....
One of the exciting stuff that i felt i was doing was playing around in the stock market. As 2008 started the BULL disappeared, i guess it was just too tired after finishing the half marathon of 21k. SENSEX tumbled and i understood the real side of the market. My learning was now complete but with a pretty big tution fees though. Then there was no looking back .. literally !! (Almost 10 months).
But still i see it as a very enriching experience. I would definitely like to get my hand in again and earn some stuff back in 09.
Next highlight was the treks. My first trek was to Kumara Parvatha and this was supposed to be the toughest trek in karnataka. The feeling once you reach the top is truly amazing and worth every drop of sweat. I felt that i should have started this pretty early in my life. Trekking became an addiction later and Kodachadri, Skandagiri, Tadiandammol, Aarshungunte falls and Hebbe fall treks followed. I truly enjoyed every one of them and these treks kept most of my weekends busy in the first half of the year.
Then the Goa trip, gang of 12 with 5 girls was really a shocker. Fun @ titto's, banana ride, water bike, parasailing, sizzlers in shacks, dinner in baga beach, getting high on hukka, DCH spot, shot film in baga with goa police being our guest appearance, shopping in anjuna beach and the night i understood what spirit is all about!!... every one of them were fantastic. CASINO on the cruise is still in the wishlist though. 5 days in GOA was truly amazing and was definitely an unforgettable trip.
Team change, finally. My first few months of job experience was simply awful;bad boss, no work and those irritating PDF's. Each day in those 8 months was frustrating and was quiet funny too. The way whole team united and came out of that mess was awesome. I feel the best team building excercise starts with having a BAD BOSS ;). After all that, i am pretty sure i am ready to handle the corporate world (atleast i won't be surprised). As the worst is already over !!.
My new team was great and i had lot of work to do, next 5 to 6 months was about spending a lot of time in office working on my first project. I did enjoy that time.
Then the dance classes, most of the weekends at the end of 2008 was about dancing. I came back from chennai after being rejected for US visa and wanted to do something fun to get over it. So Pratik & me just entered the trial dance class of Shaimak Davar and we joined the classes along with srinath next week. Dance then became a reason for 3 of us to stay up all night and roam around the city on saturday nights. Mocha, Empire, Pinxx , Barista @ leela, pratik's room were our common adda's for cribbing about every rich guy, sexy car and hot girl we came across. Funny time . . but i'm sure there is more such time to come !!!
One thing that we missed this year was a trip to Tirupathi.2008 was an unplanned year with no much expection, i beleive 2009 would be more focussed and planned.
Let see ... How it goes !!
Cheers
Pande
One of the exciting stuff that i felt i was doing was playing around in the stock market. As 2008 started the BULL disappeared, i guess it was just too tired after finishing the half marathon of 21k. SENSEX tumbled and i understood the real side of the market. My learning was now complete but with a pretty big tution fees though. Then there was no looking back .. literally !! (Almost 10 months).
But still i see it as a very enriching experience. I would definitely like to get my hand in again and earn some stuff back in 09.
Next highlight was the treks. My first trek was to Kumara Parvatha and this was supposed to be the toughest trek in karnataka. The feeling once you reach the top is truly amazing and worth every drop of sweat. I felt that i should have started this pretty early in my life. Trekking became an addiction later and Kodachadri, Skandagiri, Tadiandammol, Aarshungunte falls and Hebbe fall treks followed. I truly enjoyed every one of them and these treks kept most of my weekends busy in the first half of the year.
Then the Goa trip, gang of 12 with 5 girls was really a shocker. Fun @ titto's, banana ride, water bike, parasailing, sizzlers in shacks, dinner in baga beach, getting high on hukka, DCH spot, shot film in baga with goa police being our guest appearance, shopping in anjuna beach and the night i understood what spirit is all about!!... every one of them were fantastic. CASINO on the cruise is still in the wishlist though. 5 days in GOA was truly amazing and was definitely an unforgettable trip.
Team change, finally. My first few months of job experience was simply awful;bad boss, no work and those irritating PDF's. Each day in those 8 months was frustrating and was quiet funny too. The way whole team united and came out of that mess was awesome. I feel the best team building excercise starts with having a BAD BOSS ;). After all that, i am pretty sure i am ready to handle the corporate world (atleast i won't be surprised). As the worst is already over !!.
My new team was great and i had lot of work to do, next 5 to 6 months was about spending a lot of time in office working on my first project. I did enjoy that time.
Then the dance classes, most of the weekends at the end of 2008 was about dancing. I came back from chennai after being rejected for US visa and wanted to do something fun to get over it. So Pratik & me just entered the trial dance class of Shaimak Davar and we joined the classes along with srinath next week. Dance then became a reason for 3 of us to stay up all night and roam around the city on saturday nights. Mocha, Empire, Pinxx , Barista @ leela, pratik's room were our common adda's for cribbing about every rich guy, sexy car and hot girl we came across. Funny time . . but i'm sure there is more such time to come !!!
One thing that we missed this year was a trip to Tirupathi.2008 was an unplanned year with no much expection, i beleive 2009 would be more focussed and planned.
Let see ... How it goes !!
Cheers
Pande
Friday, July 11, 2008
That thin line .....
Did Mr.Talwar kill Aarushi ? Did Mr.Talwar had an affair with his colleague Anita Durani? Did Hemraj and Aarushi had an affair ?
Are these questions of any national importance? News channels these days are not just reporting news but creating news in their studious.
This was just another crime in just another city, but why do you think it had become one of the most sensational cases. Is it because it involved the murder of a minor and a servant when her parents were present in home ? or is it was just because of the amazing marketing and presentation skills of these channels.
The sad part of the whole saga is that Talwar's even after loosing their only daughter, had to defend themselves to the media and people that they are not the murderers. Even though CBI gives him a clean chit and lets him free, will he be able to come out of the mental trauma that he and his family had gone through. Will media provide him a platform and give him the same amount of air time in constructing back his image which he has lost.
Media says they are fair, are they ? Just imagine these scenarios.
Would these channels report this case in the same way if that day of incident happen to be on an election result day ? or when there was a terrorist attack on parliament ?
Would a particular news channel report this case in the same way if Mr.TALWAR was the MD of that channel ?
Finally they claim that they are showing whatever people want to see. I doubt if that is the case , do the viewers have any choice if all the channels report the same.
Are they not crossing the lines.... that line which separates the freedom of media and a common man's dignity.
But the question remains .... Who draws that line ?
Are these questions of any national importance? News channels these days are not just reporting news but creating news in their studious.
This was just another crime in just another city, but why do you think it had become one of the most sensational cases. Is it because it involved the murder of a minor and a servant when her parents were present in home ? or is it was just because of the amazing marketing and presentation skills of these channels.
The sad part of the whole saga is that Talwar's even after loosing their only daughter, had to defend themselves to the media and people that they are not the murderers. Even though CBI gives him a clean chit and lets him free, will he be able to come out of the mental trauma that he and his family had gone through. Will media provide him a platform and give him the same amount of air time in constructing back his image which he has lost.
Media says they are fair, are they ? Just imagine these scenarios.
Would these channels report this case in the same way if that day of incident happen to be on an election result day ? or when there was a terrorist attack on parliament ?
Would a particular news channel report this case in the same way if Mr.TALWAR was the MD of that channel ?
Finally they claim that they are showing whatever people want to see. I doubt if that is the case , do the viewers have any choice if all the channels report the same.
Are they not crossing the lines.... that line which separates the freedom of media and a common man's dignity.
But the question remains .... Who draws that line ?
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Just Like That!!!
My take on Bangalore's new International Airport.
IT & BT honcos are describing this as the beginning of the END of Bangalore as the most preffered destination for companies. But i don't buy this opinion, till now all the developments have been in the southern side of the city so i think this airport will pave the way for further development of the city.
Southern part of the city or as called the IT&BT corridor is totally crammed up. Growth in these area in last 6 to 8 years have been phenominal and is too unrealistic to think that government would anticipate this type of growth and provide the infrastructure.
For a long time now, companies have been talking about creating sattelite towns around the city to ease up the traffic and create newer destinations for growth . But the fact is that until there is a strong reason for companies to do so, they will not do it. Bangalore International Airport is that reason and an opportunity for companies to review there expansion plans and move in and around the airport. So that bangalore gets a new ease of life.
"Noone likes a change " -- even if it is for the good. Hopefully we start accepting the fact soon and get used to it.
IT & BT honcos are describing this as the beginning of the END of Bangalore as the most preffered destination for companies. But i don't buy this opinion, till now all the developments have been in the southern side of the city so i think this airport will pave the way for further development of the city.
Southern part of the city or as called the IT&BT corridor is totally crammed up. Growth in these area in last 6 to 8 years have been phenominal and is too unrealistic to think that government would anticipate this type of growth and provide the infrastructure.
For a long time now, companies have been talking about creating sattelite towns around the city to ease up the traffic and create newer destinations for growth . But the fact is that until there is a strong reason for companies to do so, they will not do it. Bangalore International Airport is that reason and an opportunity for companies to review there expansion plans and move in and around the airport. So that bangalore gets a new ease of life.
"Noone likes a change " -- even if it is for the good. Hopefully we start accepting the fact soon and get used to it.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Rise of Heroes
The recent success with newcomers in the bollywood and sandalwood (kannada film industry) has sprung of a new set of stars . Recent additions are our own Kummaranna .
This was my first BLOG ..which lasted only for 2 sentences when i published it first. Just to remember this as my first one i have left it incomplete. Hopefully this will not happen in my further posts.
This was my first BLOG ..which lasted only for 2 sentences when i published it first. Just to remember this as my first one i have left it incomplete. Hopefully this will not happen in my further posts.
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