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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Is it the way?
There are people who talk endless. You ask a question and
the answer is given in disgusting minute details and the result is you forget
the question you asked. They are not concerned if one is really listening to or
just hearing.
I have suffered this kind of torture on many occasions. One
incidence, that I am going to narrate, is just an example. In 1972-73 Deena
Kumar was depot manager of Apsrtc at karimnagar and I was sales officer of IOC
covering warangal and karimnagar districts. A visit every month was necessary
as IOC representative.
On one visit I found his finger was bandaged and I just
asked him how it happened. He said about a fortnight ago his mother wrote to
him that she was visiting him. So he cleaned up the house and waited eagerly
for the fortnight to past. At last the day dawned when his mother was to
arrive. The train was to arrive at 6 am and he got ready to go to receive her.
He reached the station to find the train was late by an hour. He just sat on a
bench for some time. Then went to tea stall and had a cup of tea. Bought a
cigarette and smoked. The train slowly moved in on the platform. He started
searching for his mother. He started looking into each compartment and finally
found her. After greetings he asked her where her luggage was. She showed him a
trunk underneath the seat. He pulled it out. The edge of the trunk was sharp
and that cut his finger.
I have not been able to do justice to his version. What I
have described is just a summery of his lengthy narrative; which lasted for more
than 15 minutes.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Justice delayed is justice denied
“In a heart rending plea, a
person acquitted of rape charges has moved the Supreme Court
seeking restoration of his lost dignity and honour.
The 2006
Mayapuri rape had shocked the capital as a hearing and speech impaired
pregnant woman was sexually assaulted in a moving car. The petitioner, who was
running a diagnostic centre, was in jail for more than four years before a
trial court acquitted him”.
This news is from Times of India (
In 1960s BR Chopra’s film ‘khanoon’ raised a similar
question. Actor Jeevan ia sentenced to
years in jail for committing a murder. The person murdered is alive.
Jeevan after release from jail shoots the man dead. In the court room Jeevan
questions the judge, “ can you punish a man twice for the same offence? And can
you give back my years spent in confinement?” Solution is not given. Jeevan
collapses in the witness box and is dead.
Monday, July 2, 2012
World Government
Times of India of June 19, 2012 on times global page has this,‘the only way peace can be achieved is through world government—Jawaharlal Nehru'.
I have no idea when Nehru said it. I am not denying his having said it. It was Bertrand Russell, who talked about world Govt. in his book ‘ Impact of science on Society’. I do not know to whom the credit should go. There are intellectuals sitting in Times of India.
What Russell wanted or suggested was that the UN, which is a confederation, should become a federation. In that case Security Council members should be elected periodically. There cannot be permanent members. Each state has to contribute finance to the federal (world) govt. It is a farfetched idea.
The existing permanent members of Security Council will never agree. Third world countries cannot contribute as much as US or some European countries.
Maybe intellectuals can find a solution.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Treasure hunt in Hyderabad
Hunt is on opposite the A P Secretariat for treasure worth Rs 20,000 crores.
Archaeology Department received a sworn affidavit from nine prominent citizens led by Mr T.B. Raju, chief manager (personnel), Coal India Limited.
They said they got the information about two months ago but couldn’t muster enough courage to reveal it to officials concerned fearing the mafia.
Based on the affidavit, a team of officials from the Archaeology Department inspected the site on Saturday evening and decided to start excavating on Sunday morning in the presence of a mason, who will serve as a guide.
Sources said the mason was the first person to have gone inside the tunnel where he saw two almirahs full of jewels and precious stones..
Incidentally, the prominent citizens who had petitioned the Archaeology Department, has demanded that they be given their share — one-fifth of the treasure if it is found — under the Treasure Trove Act 1878. This was reported in Deccan Chronicle on 19th Feb.2012
The mega 'treasure hunt', which the archaeology department took up on Saturday, failed to yield any result till late on Sunday evening. Even after 28 hours of digging, the department could not find even a hint of treasure. The much enthused department officials have, however, decided to go ahead with the exploration as according to them, it is "necessary to ascertain facts behind the claim". Meanwhile, D S Raju, one of the petitioners, said that he had seen the treasure and is hopeful to find it. This was the report of Times of India of 20thFeb.2012.
But the archaeology department already seems worried about its tall treasure claims. Working backwards, it has now asked for ancient maps of the locality from the AP State archives and research institute something which experts say should have been sought before the digging started. And although indulging in a rather frenzied treasure hunt, P Chenna Reddy, director, state archaeology department termed the whole exercise just an "exploration" which need not yield any result.
NMDC officials said that as per the preliminary data reading, there could be a bunker right under the Naubat Parbat and its exact location may be confirmed in the next couple of days "The soil density at one particular point indicates the presence of a bunker. We will be able to locate the exact position in the next couple of days. We will, however, not be able to locate any treasure, if there is one, using the equipment," said an NMDC official. , This was reported in the Times of India of 23rd Feb.2012.
NMDC has trashed Coal India employee D S Raju's claim based on the four-day resistivity survey they conducted at the site. “We had done both resistivity and magnetic survey at all the points pointed out to us by Raju and officials from department of archaeology but we have not found anything that supports their claim of seeing a structure 10 to 15 feet under the surface. The archaeology department can get our report verified but we suspect that if there is some structure below the surface, it is way below what they had expected," the official said. This was reported by The Times of India of 27thFeb 2012.
Questions that come mind:
What happened to the masion who saw two almirahs full of jewels? Should he not be interrogated?
Mr. D S Raju had said he had seen the treasure and was hopeful to find it. If he saw he should show. Why he is not able to find the location now?
It is possible that the treasure is already with them.
Are officials of archaeology department so naïve that they started the treasure hunt without resistivity and magnetic survey?
Archaeology Dept. owes satisfactory explanation.
Archaeology Department received a sworn affidavit from nine prominent citizens led by Mr T.B. Raju, chief manager (personnel), Coal India Limited.
They said they got the information about two months ago but couldn’t muster enough courage to reveal it to officials concerned fearing the mafia.
Based on the affidavit, a team of officials from the Archaeology Department inspected the site on Saturday evening and decided to start excavating on Sunday morning in the presence of a mason, who will serve as a guide.
Sources said the mason was the first person to have gone inside the tunnel where he saw two almirahs full of jewels and precious stones..
Incidentally, the prominent citizens who had petitioned the Archaeology Department, has demanded that they be given their share — one-fifth of the treasure if it is found — under the Treasure Trove Act 1878. This was reported in Deccan Chronicle on 19th Feb.2012
The mega 'treasure hunt', which the archaeology department took up on Saturday, failed to yield any result till late on Sunday evening. Even after 28 hours of digging, the department could not find even a hint of treasure. The much enthused department officials have, however, decided to go ahead with the exploration as according to them, it is "necessary to ascertain facts behind the claim". Meanwhile, D S Raju, one of the petitioners, said that he had seen the treasure and is hopeful to find it. This was the report of Times of India of 20thFeb.2012.
But the archaeology department already seems worried about its tall treasure claims. Working backwards, it has now asked for ancient maps of the locality from the AP State archives and research institute something which experts say should have been sought before the digging started. And although indulging in a rather frenzied treasure hunt, P Chenna Reddy, director, state archaeology department termed the whole exercise just an "exploration" which need not yield any result.
NMDC officials said that as per the preliminary data reading, there could be a bunker right under the Naubat Parbat and its exact location may be confirmed in the next couple of days "The soil density at one particular point indicates the presence of a bunker. We will be able to locate the exact position in the next couple of days. We will, however, not be able to locate any treasure, if there is one, using the equipment," said an NMDC official. , This was reported in the Times of India of 23rd Feb.2012.
NMDC has trashed Coal India employee D S Raju's claim based on the four-day resistivity survey they conducted at the site. “We had done both resistivity and magnetic survey at all the points pointed out to us by Raju and officials from department of archaeology but we have not found anything that supports their claim of seeing a structure 10 to 15 feet under the surface. The archaeology department can get our report verified but we suspect that if there is some structure below the surface, it is way below what they had expected," the official said. This was reported by The Times of India of 27thFeb 2012.
Questions that come mind:
What happened to the masion who saw two almirahs full of jewels? Should he not be interrogated?
Mr. D S Raju had said he had seen the treasure and was hopeful to find it. If he saw he should show. Why he is not able to find the location now?
It is possible that the treasure is already with them.
Are officials of archaeology department so naïve that they started the treasure hunt without resistivity and magnetic survey?
Archaeology Dept. owes satisfactory explanation.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Muslim hospitality
Attending a Muslim marriage these days is a painful experience. If the time given is 7 pm, the function starts at least two hours late. A guest is not received by anybody. Host is not to be seen. In Hindu marriages you are received with sprinkling of rose water at the entrance.
Guests keep looking for the host, who is not to be seen. About 15 years ago ‘mehman nawazi’ was the in thing, but these days it is ‘mezbaan nawazi’. The moment ‘nikah is over ‘guests’ rush in to the dining hall. Some even reserve seats for their friends or relatives. The way ‘guests grab the dishes is to be seen to believe. After food they look for the host. They hug him and leave.
Walima dinner is worse. I am not talking about food quality. Dinner is not served till the groom arrives. If the dinner time is 9 pm the groom arrives past 10 pm. There are, I think two reasons, the previous night ( nikah day) bride leaves with groom at 3 pm, the next reason could be the groom is too tired (you know).
Guests keep looking for the host, who is not to be seen. About 15 years ago ‘mehman nawazi’ was the in thing, but these days it is ‘mezbaan nawazi’. The moment ‘nikah is over ‘guests’ rush in to the dining hall. Some even reserve seats for their friends or relatives. The way ‘guests grab the dishes is to be seen to believe. After food they look for the host. They hug him and leave.
Walima dinner is worse. I am not talking about food quality. Dinner is not served till the groom arrives. If the dinner time is 9 pm the groom arrives past 10 pm. There are, I think two reasons, the previous night ( nikah day) bride leaves with groom at 3 pm, the next reason could be the groom is too tired (you know).
Sunday, July 3, 2011
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