Finally...after the talk of several scams...its time for action. India gave birth to its 3G NW today!!
Dilli..Ye Mastano Ki Dilli!!..Dilli-6
15 years ago
Thursday, December 11, 2008
3G!!
Finally...after the talk of several scams...its time for action. India gave birth to its 3G NW today!!
Friday, December 5, 2008
Winds of Change?
Things truely seem to be different this time around. For one, I am seeing the loud call for action. If 26/11 was momentous for all the wrong reasons, one week later 03/12 was equally momentous for all the right reasons. That the combined voice of the junta can have an impact was made clear!
A never before seen crowd of people assembled at the Gateway of India to make history. Although the Congress had decided to back Deshmukh, the vibe of that crowd momentarily made it change its decision. End result - a headless state...
After the dust settled on Ground zero, dust has been flying everywhere. Predominantly, the strong urge to criticize politicians. There have been several SMSes flying around about "Who will stop the terrorists(aka the politicians) within?" While the starkness of the statement makes you take notice, I wish my countrymen would abhor from such sentimentalistic talk. It pleases the eye and definitely pleases our mind that we are NOW doing something DIFFERENT. Agreed on both counts (NOW + DIFFERENT), but then, we are like the NSG on ground zero. We all know we have to do something and we are all doing something unsynchronized. There has to be a plan and all have to perform within it - this is the only count that matters!!
Back to politicians - Yup, the likes of Amar Singh make me give a standing ovation. Oratory skills apart, the way he defends himself, even in the face of the strongest evidence against him is exemplary (Satire my dear friends, in case you do not recognize). But then, there was the anguished face of Salman Khursheed, HotHead Karat, and the disciplined Manmohan and Chidu...I feel sorry for these people. And i wish, the blame game would stop. These guys are in a thankless position. As i explained to a friend here, the situation has so many limitations, which if taken into consideration may make the most extra-ordinary adminsitrator seem mediocre or maybe downright inefficient.
Another warning to my fellow countrymen. We speak of India as if we know the inner and outer ends of it. For me, India is sub-urban Mumbai. THe problems of sub-urban Mumbai are the problems of India in my definition. My toilet is within the confines of my home and i am able to defecate in privacy. I do not have to walk 5 miles to fetch a pail of water. I do not identify with this India. And that is the biggest problem of the lot.
A question is, where am I headed? Am headed to the fact that all the problems that we face today, we do not have a quick fix. There is no magic wand and there is no Cinderella's granny to elevate us to utopia. I believe evolution follows a routine, birth - growth - simplistic existence - sophistication - too much sophistication leading to the search for simplicity again and the cycle continues...We are entering into this phase for the search of simplicity. What we really need is the simple arrangement of our objectives and aims. We have to work within our system, understand its limitations, stretch them and achieve a model for all to follow.
Change is inevitable, but change should be SUSTAINABLE. A law cannot be made with a singular vision. It has to protect the innocent and hence innocent till proven guilty. Our problems are not singular, hence our solutions and approaches cannot be either.
In retrospect, this write-up has gone through a lot of philosophy. So what is the action on the ground for each of us?
1. Dont shun politics. There may be setbacks, but we have to get our most capable people here. Else there is no hope.
2. Stop the sentimentalism. The encounter specialists where themselves under the scanner on charges of corruption sometime back. But today one took bullets on him and is a hero. The same person can be a villian on one day but may have a change of heart and stand for change. While fighting a sinner, give some levee for this aspect.
3. Place individual cleanliness above all. If you need to wait in a queue 2 min longer, wait patiently.
4. If welfare is being distributed, ask your conscience if you need it. If it says no, move on. Someone else needs it more than you. This is the most important point of all time. IF half of India pledges to do this, we have a superpower.
5. No external agency, government or heavenly outside force is going to help us. Our problems are with us and so are the solutions. It is upto us to match the patterns and work away. Some souls rise from the crowd to form what we call government. Remember, they are also from amongst us, NOT God sent...
6. Being Indian, understand its diversity. At least, go see India. Its shameful to admit to a foreigner that he/she has seen more India than you. And do not wear the loud-tourist-outfit when you do go, go as the person intending to understand his/her origins.
All of the above have no glory, no honour and no trumpets. But this is the foundation and the building blocks of what we need most. If you want to do more...the NSG is hiring!!
PS: The author is a shameless Indian without any noteworthy contribution to the country at the moment. But like the other billion, there is a flame.
A never before seen crowd of people assembled at the Gateway of India to make history. Although the Congress had decided to back Deshmukh, the vibe of that crowd momentarily made it change its decision. End result - a headless state...
After the dust settled on Ground zero, dust has been flying everywhere. Predominantly, the strong urge to criticize politicians. There have been several SMSes flying around about "Who will stop the terrorists(aka the politicians) within?" While the starkness of the statement makes you take notice, I wish my countrymen would abhor from such sentimentalistic talk. It pleases the eye and definitely pleases our mind that we are NOW doing something DIFFERENT. Agreed on both counts (NOW + DIFFERENT), but then, we are like the NSG on ground zero. We all know we have to do something and we are all doing something unsynchronized. There has to be a plan and all have to perform within it - this is the only count that matters!!
Back to politicians - Yup, the likes of Amar Singh make me give a standing ovation. Oratory skills apart, the way he defends himself, even in the face of the strongest evidence against him is exemplary (Satire my dear friends, in case you do not recognize). But then, there was the anguished face of Salman Khursheed, HotHead Karat, and the disciplined Manmohan and Chidu...I feel sorry for these people. And i wish, the blame game would stop. These guys are in a thankless position. As i explained to a friend here, the situation has so many limitations, which if taken into consideration may make the most extra-ordinary adminsitrator seem mediocre or maybe downright inefficient.
Another warning to my fellow countrymen. We speak of India as if we know the inner and outer ends of it. For me, India is sub-urban Mumbai. THe problems of sub-urban Mumbai are the problems of India in my definition. My toilet is within the confines of my home and i am able to defecate in privacy. I do not have to walk 5 miles to fetch a pail of water. I do not identify with this India. And that is the biggest problem of the lot.
A question is, where am I headed? Am headed to the fact that all the problems that we face today, we do not have a quick fix. There is no magic wand and there is no Cinderella's granny to elevate us to utopia. I believe evolution follows a routine, birth - growth - simplistic existence - sophistication - too much sophistication leading to the search for simplicity again and the cycle continues...We are entering into this phase for the search of simplicity. What we really need is the simple arrangement of our objectives and aims. We have to work within our system, understand its limitations, stretch them and achieve a model for all to follow.
Change is inevitable, but change should be SUSTAINABLE. A law cannot be made with a singular vision. It has to protect the innocent and hence innocent till proven guilty. Our problems are not singular, hence our solutions and approaches cannot be either.
In retrospect, this write-up has gone through a lot of philosophy. So what is the action on the ground for each of us?
1. Dont shun politics. There may be setbacks, but we have to get our most capable people here. Else there is no hope.
2. Stop the sentimentalism. The encounter specialists where themselves under the scanner on charges of corruption sometime back. But today one took bullets on him and is a hero. The same person can be a villian on one day but may have a change of heart and stand for change. While fighting a sinner, give some levee for this aspect.
3. Place individual cleanliness above all. If you need to wait in a queue 2 min longer, wait patiently.
4. If welfare is being distributed, ask your conscience if you need it. If it says no, move on. Someone else needs it more than you. This is the most important point of all time. IF half of India pledges to do this, we have a superpower.
5. No external agency, government or heavenly outside force is going to help us. Our problems are with us and so are the solutions. It is upto us to match the patterns and work away. Some souls rise from the crowd to form what we call government. Remember, they are also from amongst us, NOT God sent...
6. Being Indian, understand its diversity. At least, go see India. Its shameful to admit to a foreigner that he/she has seen more India than you. And do not wear the loud-tourist-outfit when you do go, go as the person intending to understand his/her origins.
All of the above have no glory, no honour and no trumpets. But this is the foundation and the building blocks of what we need most. If you want to do more...the NSG is hiring!!
PS: The author is a shameless Indian without any noteworthy contribution to the country at the moment. But like the other billion, there is a flame.
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