DOHA DEBACLE

THE 15th ASIAN GAMES WAS EXPECTED TO BE A GOOD PLATFORM FOR INDIA TO SHOW IT'S PROWESS IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS.BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND.THIS IS THE 1st TIME IN THE HISTORY OF INDIAN HOCKEY THAT IT COULDN'T EVEN MANAGE TO MAKE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS.WITH A MAMMOTH CONTINGENT OF 420 ATHLETES 2nd ONLY TO CHINA(700+) INDIA WAS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TOP 5 TEAMS.BUT IT ENDED UP AT A DISSAPPOINTING 8th POSITION.OUT OF 420 ATHLETES ONLY AROUND 20-25 SPORTSPERSONS WON MEDALS.ATLEAST IF NOT IN OLYMPICS WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO PUT UP A RESPECTABLE PERFORMANCE IN ASIAN GAMES.IT'S DISSAPPOINTING TO KNOW THAT NONE CARES ABOUT THIS.WHEN AN INDIAN CRICKET TEAM PERFORMS BADLY THERE IS A HUE AND CRY IN PARLIAMENT(WHERE THERE ARE MORE IMORTANT ISSUES TO DISCUSS).ON THE OTHER HAND WHEN INDIA PERFORMS SO BADLY IN AN INTERNATIONAL GAMES EVENT NO ONE BOTHER ABOUT IT.EVEN THE SPORTS MINISTER DOESN'T FEEL IT NECESSARY TO COME UP AND GIVE REASONS FOR ITS DISMAL PERFORMANCE.IT'S HIGHTIME THAT WE START MENDING THINGS AND MAKE INDIA PROUD .






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MESMERIZING METRO

23rd JULY 2005 IS A MEMORABLE DAY FOR ME.TODAY WAS THE DAY I STEPPED INTO INDIA’S MOST ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM “THE METRO RAIL”.

IT WAS AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE TO TRAVEL BY METRO.EVERY THING WAS HITECH AND I FELT LIKE I WAS IN DEVELOPED INDIA.THE TICKET WAS IN THE FORM OF A TOKEN.WE GOT DOWN TO PLATFORM NO 2 FROM WHERE WE HAD TO TAKE A TRAIN TO DELHI UNIVERSITY.THE TRAIN CAME ON TIME.THE STYLISH SILVER COLOURED VEHICLE ARRIVED AT THE PLATFORM SWIFTLY AND GRACEFULLY WITH LEAST NOISE COMPLETELY IN CONTRAST TO THE INDIAN RAIL.THE INTERIOR WAS SIMPLE.THE TRAIN MOVED OUT OF STATION WITH LEAST JERKS AND SOUNDS.IT SOON REACHED ITS HIGHEST SPEED .WE REACHED THE DELHI RAILWAY STATION IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES WHICH OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE TAKEN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.WE REACHED DU IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR IN THE LUXURY OF AN AC COACH AT JUST Rs 10.

“DELHI METRO” SURELY IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS REALISING THE DREAM OF DEVELOPED INDIA.THANX TO E.SREEDHARAN THE MAKER OF THE METRO PREVIOUSLY KNOWN FOR HIS PROJECT “THE KONKAN RAILWAYS”.

HE BROUGHT UP THE DELHI METRO TO THIS STAGE FIGHTING CORRUPTION AND OTHER WELL KNOWN FEATURES OF INDIAN ADMINISTRATION.MOST SURPRISING THING IS THAT HE COMPLETED THE PROJECT IN RECORD TIME .

THIS PROJECT FOR SURE IS GOIN TO TRIGGER MORE SUCH DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER CITIES OF INDIA.NOT ONLY INDIA OTHER COUNTRIES AREW LOOKING UPTO US.THIS IS GOIN TO MAKE URBAN LIFE EASY AND SAVES US FROM THE NASTY POLLUTION.

IF THERE IS ONE MAN WHOM WE HAVE TO THANK FOR MAKIN IT POSSIBLE TO REACH TO PLACES ON TIME IT IS MR E.SREEDHARAN.HE STOOD TALL AGAINST ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS.MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONED THE NEED OF METRO ANS ALSO TERMED IT AN UNNECESSARY ACTIVITY.BUT THE RESULT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.TODAY METRO IS ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE GOVERNMENT PROJECT AND SERVES THE WIDTH AND BREADTH OF DELHI EFFECIENTLY.HE HAD WITH HIS IRON RESOLVE,WILL POWER AND DETRMINATION HAS MADE THE DELHI METRO COME TRUE.HE IS THE TRUE EXAMPLE OF THE SAYING”KITES RISE,NOT WITH, BUT AGAINST THE WIND”.

 

RESERVATION FOR WOMEN

RIGHT FROM THE VEDIC AGES TO THE MODERN AGES MANY INDIAN WOMEN HAVE EXCELLED IN DIFFERENT FIELDS BE IT CIVIL SERVICE,MEDICINE,ENGINEERING,POLITICS ETC.

LAKSHMI BHAI,SAROJINI NAIDU,INDIRA GANDHI,KALPANA CHAWLA ETC HAVE MADE INDIA PROUD.WOMEN HAVE PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF INDIA.

IN THE PREINDEPENDENCE ERA WOMEN CAME FORWARD AND PLAYED AN IMPORATNT ROLE IN FREEDOM MOMENT.THEY TOOK UP EVERY KIND OF WORK CONNECTED WITH NATIONAL MOVEMENT.

IT IS A WRONG ASSUMPTION THAT WOMEN OF INDIA DONT GET ENOUGH OPPURTUNITIES TO ATTAIN THEIR GOAL AND HENCE GIVE RESERVATION FOR WOMEN.I COMPLETELY DISAGREE WITH THIS. WHEN PEOPLE LIKE KIRAN BEDI AND KALPANA CHAWLA COULD ATTAIN THEIR BY ONLY THEIR HARDWORK AND WILLPOWER Y CANT OTHERS!

THE BASIC PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT EDUCATION IS NOT A NECESSITY FOR GIRLS.THE GOVERMENTS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT HAVE INTRODUCED MYRIAD NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES TO ENCOURAGE EDUCATION OF GIRLS BUT NONE OF THEM SUCCEDED.THIS IS DUE TO LACK OF AWARENESS AMONG PEOPLE.

BUT FORTUNATELY IN THE LAST 4-5YEARS LITERACY RATE AMONG WOMEN HAS BEEN ON A RISE.WOMEN ARE EMERGING AS TOPPERS IN VARIOUS PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS.

THEREFORE RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IS NOT AT ALL REQUIRED.JUST FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE GIRLS AND JUST WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.



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IS CASTEISM BACK IN INDIA?

The recent caste violence has shown the caste system prevailing in india in poorlight.the casteism in india is causing a handful of problems for our country.If anyone asks me if i am living in a caste free nation?my answer would definitely be a big NO.Yes it is true that casteism physically not much prevalent these days.But politics has taken undue advantage of the gap between the lower and upper caste divide.Added to this violence between people of different religions and scetarian violence thingz certainly dont look to be getting better in the future.A small incident of damaging an ambedkar statue in up(i am sorry if i am hurting feelings of certain sections of people) had itz repurcussions in neighbouring states like maharashtra,delhi etc.The prestigious train "DECCAN QUEEN" was set ablaze by some miscreants.Such immature acts can spoil the image of our country and shows our civic sense is at its lowest ebb ever.Added to this the great indian law leaves a loophole for everyone to take advantage of except the poor or aam admi in congress lingo.Even a reknowned political party like congress tried to take political mileage from catse violence by straight blaming the Up govt without trying to check the casteism prevalent due to various reasons in different parts of india.i would say these reservations for SC,ST,OBCs and numerous other sections of societies has defragmented the society.i think the phrase "Unity in diversity" can no longer be applicable.The reservations were intially introduced to provide a jumstart for the backward castes that had suffered at the hands of casteism preindependence.But thanx to our able political parties they have been able to keep this reservations on till now.And the recent move by the present govt to provide reservations for OBCs is a master plan by the present government to cling to the chair for another decade or so and i can assure you this is going to happen after all this is India where people can do anything for roti,kapada aur makhan.i think itz high time that we say no to this oppurtunistic politivs.we should never even in our dreams allow the reservation for OBCs to be implemented.i appeal to the student fraternity to take up a campaign on a large scale against it and make itz repercussions felt in parliament.



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