LOVE OF LIFE

WE ALL LIKE TO LIFE LONG ETERNALLY IF POSSIBLY

WHY ? ALL OF US EXCEPT A FEW RARE EXCEPTIONS WANT TO LIVE AS LONG AS POSSIBLY - MAY BE A FEW THOUSAND YEARS.
AND IN ETERNAL YOUTH
BUT IS THERE ANY CHARM IN ETERNAL YOUTH?
THERE IS NO FUN WITHOUT SADNESS. LIGHT WILL NOT BE APPRECIATED WITHOUT DARKNESS.
AS AN INDIAN SAYS WE ONLY THE VALUE OF SOMETHING ONLY WHEN WE NO LONGER HAVE IT. SAY TEETH FOR EXAMPLE
IT IS ONLY THAT WHEN AN OLDIE LOOSES MOST OF THE TEETH DOES THAT THE PERSON REALIZE THE VALUE, UTILITY, USEFULNESS AND THEN REGRET OUR FOOLISHNESS IN HAVING NEGLECTED OUR SON'S TOOTHACHE

BUT IT IS GETTING TOO SERIOUS A BUSINESS.
WE ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AROUND US TO FIND THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT LIFE HAS GIVEN US.

JUST PONDER OVER THE PLEASURES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
A COOL DRINK ON A HOT DAY
THE DELICIOUSLY COOL SHADE OF A TREE ON A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON
THE WONDERFUL PLEASURE ON A COOL BREEZE ON A HOT DAY

OF COURSE CYNICS WILL SAY THAT ALL THINGS IN LIFE ARE NOT ROSY AS YOU POINT THEM OUT TO BE.
BUT DO WE HAVE TO BE A LAVATORY INSPECTOR ALL OUR LIFE?
SEARCHING OUT THE LOW DOWNS OF LIFE?
NO!
THERE ARE LOTS AND LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL THING THAT NATURE HAS BLESSED US WITH
SO DON'T GROUSE
BE HAPPY
HELP OTHERS WITH THEIR HAPPINESS
SPREAD HAPPINESS

BIKINI THE 2 BIT WONDER

The two-piece wonder

Curious? Dying to know what it is?
Hold your breadth – it’s the BIKINI!
Designed by a French engineer Louis Reard, it did not take the World by storm.
The enthusiasm was built bit by bit till it reached a crescendo but of course it was a two-bit item.
Since its inception it has enraptured millions, specially the men the young and the old specifically the Old who whiling away their time by staring at the BIKINI clad young things.
Only only the transistor in its effect on our ordinary lives only surpassed the invention of the BIKINI.
Don’t agree? Just read on.The Fashion Industry has been going GaGa over it once they realized that the BIKINI was a revolutionary piece – or rather two pieces of Design. The Designers are trying to outdo each other in their bids to make it skimpier and skimpier. Naturally Designers are experimenting with different types of fabric leading to very very interesting developments in Fabric Design.The most effected are of course the Ladies. Who doesn’t want to show of her figure? The BIKINI is very demanding on the figure of the wearer; in so much as it will have a disastrous effect on the plump and the plentiful.Result? The fitness industry. It is raking in the loot in sackfuls. Just check the neighbourhood. There are sure to be at least two in your area.
Next in line is the Skin Care Group. The wonderful thing about the BIKINI is that it brings out the best of the skin of the wearer. The idea is to expose the maximum to the advantage of the viewer. So the skin must be in the pink of health. And who wants to display her wrinkles and dry skin etc.? So the skincare gets its Bonanza from Skincare, Sunscreen, Complexion-care and what have u creams and lotions as well as vitamin tablets and tonics.
Naturally with a figure like a Coke bottle and pearly baby-like skin the BIKINI clad needs some help form the Jewellery Manufacturers and this is a Gold Mine for the Jewelers.
But without any doubt the Chief Beneficiary is the Male. And it is the Male of all ages.
They stare slyly or boldly and ogle at the Pretty Creations of The Good Lord. One can while away hours and hours ogling at the BIKINI Beauties. They cannot get enough of it; thus creating a demand for Girlie Magazines.
Thus The Great Discovery of The BIKINI has opened up leisure and business opportunities for all.
The only people not impressed are probably the Original Inhabitants of BIKINI Atoll, which is a tiny spec of an island in South Pacific. Its only other claim to fame is that it was selected by the Americans to carry out nuclear tests. And the being purveyors Democracy the yanks threw them out off the BIKINI Atoll.

THE DAM AND THE DAMNED

THE DAM AND THE DAMNED



The dam is the Narmada dam and the damned are the people the damn will displace.

By now it has become an old controversy.

But more so it is a typical example of government apathy and ineffectiveness of the bureaucracy.

The overall objective of the Narmada Dam is to bring power to the parched lands of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat by setting up a dam across the Narmada River thus forming a reservoir. Excess water will be stored during the monsoon and gradually released during the lean season.

The objective is certainly very noble and worth lauding.

Setting up a dam will mean a lake will be formed to store the monsoon rain. The lake will submerge a large tract of land thereby displacing a large population as well as fauna and flora.

The displaced will naturally have to be compensated for loss in livelihood, of dwelling and farming land, of their traditional occupation and most of all their home and hearth.

Common sense demands that the affected population should be resettled properly and then asked to vacate their earlier land and homestead. It is also necessary to ensure that the people are rehabilitated in such a way that they can earn a decent income to at least support their current lifestyle.

Generally the affected are adivasis who are accustomed to their own cultures and ways of life. The Authorities are responsible for carrying out the changes with minimum inconveniences.

But no. This is where the catch lies.

The unfortunate people are paid a pittance and asked to clear out of their traditional homes. In fact they are thrown out and left to fend for themselves. Then there are the corrupt officials who insist on a cut before any payment is made. Such situations always attract a large number of politicians, who in the garb of do-gooders try to fish in troubled waters; thus increasing the miseries of the unfortunate people.

It is for these unfortunates the Medha Patkar, the well-known Social Activist, was fasting unto death to bring their plight to the attention of the Government. The later had relented. At this juncture the popular actor Amir Khan publicly threw his support behind the unfortunate victims of Narmada Dam.

This is when there was an explosion. Some groups saw this as a first class opportunity to earn some political mileage, as well as create trouble. And who should lead the mob but the infamous Narendra Modi, presently Chief Minister of Gujarat. Mr. Modi, the Leader of the pogroms against the Muslims during the Gujarat Riots. First he has now threatened to go on a hunger strike on the bank of Sabarmati. Secondly the mobs prevent the screening of Rang De Basanti, a current hit movie of Amir Khan. The same mob rampage the halls where the movie was being screened.

A daylong bandh has also been announced.

Why? Because the Modi gang wants more Narmada water at the cost of lives of some unfortunates whose only demand is rehabilitation.

Truly the dam has created the damned.

Dance bars

Dance bars



What great news!

The High Court has ruled against the closure of dance bars in Maharashtra.

So now there is going to be great dancing in the bars of Mumbai.

About 9 months ago Maharashtra Govt. had banned Dance Bars in the State.

Reason? They alleged that the girls were actually involved in prostitution.

The ban actually had just the opposite effect. A few thousand Dance Bar Girls were suddenly lost their livelihood overnight and were actually forced to go into prostitution.

So the medicine actually resulted in being the cause of the ailment.

This is really weird.

The Maharashtra Govt. had suddenly become Self Appointed Moral Police.

Most of these girls were actually girls earning a livelihood in a very legitimate way. A few may have been actually involved in prostitution, but they were probably a small minority. Does this require the banning of the tribe of Bar Girls – if I may say so?

Recently about 11 of our Members of Parliament were found to be accepting bribes and accepting money for asking Questions in the Parliament and were subsequently thrown out of Parliament. Drawing parallels from Maharashtra Govt.’s action should Parliament be banned?

Very recently the Great Protectors of Morality were embroiled in another titillating incident. There was a “Wardrobe Malfunction” during a fashion Show in Mumbai – resulting in the exposure of the Female Anatomy. The MLA’s were naturally worried. The Police were asked to investigate and examine the matter. The Police questioned various people in the Fashion Industry as well as others and submitted a report the incident was purely accidental.

The MLA’s were not impressed. The MLA’s and the Shiv Sena have decided to investigate the matter a little further and are believed to be studying the video footages.

One wag said that this shows perversion and the people were “Sex Starved”

There is now another aspect of the ‘Ban the Bar Girls’ issue. Certain sections of “Power” are ruing the banning as it has hurt their pockets.

The Godfathers have been seriously inconvenienced owing to the source of Protection Money been removed in one stroke. Now their smile has reappeared with the latest High Court ruling.

The Maharashtra Govt. has also decided to approach the Supreme Court against the High Court’s decision.

Just goes to show how pigheaded our politicians can be.

THE GODDESS THE ARTIST AND SEX

The Goddess: Various Hindu Goddesses
The Artist : M F Hussain
M F Hussain has put his foot in the mouth again.
Earlier Hussain had got into trouble with his controversial paintaings where he had depicted various Hindu deities in the nude.
He was once thrown out of a noted club because he had gone there barefoot - one of his trademark idiosyncrasies.
This time the artist has depicted Bharat Mata in the nude.
Moreover another painting of Saraswaty the Goddess of Learning has been shown in similar situation.
Naturally this has caused much anger amongst the Hindus.
Fortunately the public wrath has been limited to some noisy demonstrations and a number of court cases unlike the violent demonstrations that shook the world when a Swedish newspaper published a cartoon of Prophet Muhammad.
Now even the Govt. of India is contemplating action against the controversial artist for having depicted Mother India in the nude.
WILL THE MAN NEVER LEARN?

BANK STRIKE OVER

THE WEEKLONG STRIKE BY THE EMPLOYEES OF STATE BANK OF INDIA IS FINALLY OVER. BUT WAS IT NECESSARY IN THE FIRST pLACE?
THE BANK EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THE MANAGEMENT FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS ON THE PENSION PLANS.THE MANAGEMENT HAD ADMITTED THAT IT COULD MEET THE DEMANDS, BUT COULD NOT CONCEED TO THEM AS THE FINANCE MINISTRY HAD OBJECTED AS IT WOULD LEAD TO ALL OTHER NATIONALISED BANKS ASKING FOR THE SAME BENIFITS. THE OBJECTOR IN CHIEF WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE FINANCE MINISTER P CHIDAMBARAM.
SO FAR SO GOOD. BUT FINALLY IT WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE FINANCE MINISTER WHO SAT FOR THE FINAL ROUND OF NEGOTIATION AND CONCEEDED TO THE BANKMEN'S DEMANDS.
WHAT IS THE LESSON FROM THIS?
IF YOU WANT SOMETHING, NO MATTER HOW LEGITIMATE YOU GRIEVANCE OR DEMAND IS, PEACEFUL NEGOTIATION IS NOT GOING TO GET YOU ANYWHERE.
IT IS ONLY WHEN YOU USE THE TERROR TACTICS - IN THIS CASE THE STRIKE, WHICH WAS GOING TO BRING THE GOVERNMENT DOWN ON ITS KNEES - THAT PEOPLE WHO DECIDE WILL LISTEN TO YOU AND FINALLY COME SCURRING TO YOU TO MEET YOUR DEMANDS.

THE PRINCE AND STRIP JOINT

Well well well
the Prince has been spotted in a Strip Joint
Prince Harry the 3rd in line of succession to the British Throne was letting his hair down in a strip joint. It is quite normal for a person to have a spot of relaxation after a gruelling session. The Prince had just completed a training session at Sandhurst. These training sessions at the premeir military academy are not ment for sissys and are meant to be quite exhaustive to say the least.
It is rather natural for a young gentleman to relax in a bar or a night club.But the Press has blown it out of proportion as it involves a Royal Personage.These sensational reportings have been lapped up by the sensation seeking public as there is a faint whiff of sex and scandal.
But is it correct to hound the young Prince in his private life? And make such a hulla-ballu about such an insignificant incidance.This is an age when young lads will try to savour the enjoyments that are so common.
Indeed it can have rather unwanted effect on a young persons life. Or do we want the Prince to turn into a recluse?
The public will remember the horrific incidance, which occured about a decade ago, resulted in the tragic end of the life of one of most popular and loved Princess Diana and a few others. This was because of the paparazi's hounding.
Can the press not respect the PRIVACY of one's life?

RESERVATION IN EDUCATION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES

There is a raging controversy today in India about reservation for the Backward Classes in the educational system. This about to become law will allow people of Other Backward Classes (OBC) to get into premier educational instiutions without any difficuty.
At present to get into a college one has to sit for an examination. Selections are made on the basis of ranking in the qualify exam. With the new Reservation Policy an OBC candidate will supercede all the candidates with higher ranking and get admission to premiere institutions.
The new Reservation Policy is aimed primarily to bring up the so called Lower Classes who have been kept down by the Higher Classes like Brahmins, Khattria etc. till now. The Objective is quite noble. But in effect the benifits are seen to be going to the rich and powerful amongst the OBC and NOT TO THE POORER people.
If at all any reservation is to be made it should not distinguise between classes/religion/ethnicity but between HAVEs and HAVE NOTS.
This is the only way to bring up the POORER SECTION of the Society