Happy Strike to all Keralites

As part of my daily routine, I called my father today morning. As usual I asked isn't it time for you to go office. He was surprised at my question and told today is all India strike and no vehicles. So no office. He also added that the strikers are even trying to block trains at different railway stations. Since I was not in Kerala I don't give a damn about any strike news.My dad continued asking me
that do you have office today and how's the strike in Chennai.I said I very well have office and there is no strike here, especially when DMK, the ruling party in TN,is not supporting the strike.So I kept the phone saying to enjoy the unscheduled holiday.

Yes. Another All India Strike called by Left and non NDA parties is celebrated in Kerala, God's own country.I miss it being here in Chennai. I don't think here hardly anyone will be aware of it. I am sure if I say it to someone over here I am going to get a response like "Oh,is it?I didn't know".I think nonKeralites are not aware of
food inflation and other burning issues in this country. Thanks to the well educated and political aware people of Kerala. Or else how the political parties can say the strike called by them was a success. I remember during school days how badly we waited for a strike so that everyone would be at home and enjoy.Nowadays its pretty obvious in the market and TV channels too. Its like onam or vishu, with a guarantee of all the family members to be at home. When the high court ordered not to have any bandhs they just changed the name and called it as hartal.Previously Hartal involved closing all the shops but now its a synonym for bandh. We get strike wishes in our
cell. And the situation is so worsened that anyone, even if its me, calls a strike it will be a big success in Kerala.

But is it the people who are to be accused for the current situation?Well, I disagree with that. The people are afraid of their life and properties without any discretion the potestors will attack.Previously government run buses would be there. But now those buses are also not running and people will get stranded here and
there. So they decided to stay at home. And what about the government. They are the sitting ducks. They will never take any action against the perpetrators and the violence remains to be continued.When the Governemnet cannot ensure the routine life of ordinary citizen why we are having law and order in country?Why don't they understand that its just like they are having the right to support the strike, others have the right not to support it. All these are good to put on paper or discuss even after knowing nothing is going to change.

Is Hindi our National Language?

I never knew that Hindi was not our national language till a few months ago.All my entire life till then what I thought was that Hindi was our national language.I remember very well learning that Hindi is our national language or Hindi hamari rahtra bhasha hai.Even now also I had an argument with one of my friends that's how I ended up in googling it and found out this fact.According to the constitution of India there is no national language but it says that the official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari script. So Hindi is our first official language and English is the second.Neither the constitution nor law specifies a national language.Hindi got its staus given the large number of people who speaks it and the usual politics involved making it as so.Though Dravidian languages have a history independent of Sanskrit, eighty percentage of Malayalam words are taken from Sanskrit.So next time if any one argues with you that make it clear to them that Hindi is not our national but an official language.

To Kill A Mocking Bird - Awesome

Yes..That exactly what I felt after finishing the book "To kill a mocking bird" by Harper Lee. I have seen a lot of times this book in must read list of books. So what I anticipated was it would be just another classic which common man cannot understand with a lot of words which you can hardlt fathom. But it turned out to be a real surprise as I went through it. The whole book was narrated by a nine year old girl named Scout.I was amazed by the way the author has instilled great thoughts in such simple words and also from the perspective of children without the support of any other usual ingredints.That's the way someone should write.That's how a writer should be to convey her thoughts to her audience the way they can digest and like it.I strongly recommend to read this if you get hold of a copy of it.

Why do I live?

This weekend is a pretty long. That's what I thought on thursday. Couldn't go home as there was some work related commitment. I am not a workaholic but still sometimes I feel it is also an addiction. When you have work you don't think of your food or any other things. Work is not all in your life. Its not the ends in itself atleast for me. Its a means to the end. Still sometimes I am hooked to it. Was wondering how would I spend these three days given that almost everyone has gone home except for a few who got work. I spent the whole day watching TV though there were nothing worthy to watch. While I was watching I had some kind of realizations. Well, I am having these kinda thoughts not for the first time. Anyway the thoughts were weaving inside my head when I was trying to concentrate fully on movie.I have spent one third of my life on this earth taking into consideration that I will live as a normal human being's life span predicted by scientists. But what I have done so far?Have I made any changes in my life or others? Did I make any difference to the earth by giving birth to me.Not much I guess.Or was I just another weed which has to be removed before it adversely affects some other living creature?A lot of negative thoughts I surmise.Now only one more day has to go then just another manic monday.Till that I will think some more weird things and put it on my blog.Happy Easter to all.....

Civil Nuclear Liability Bill

Got a mail few days before regarding the much discussed and discussing about civil nuclear liability bill. The bill is a loop hole for the big US corporations to wash their hands off if any nuclear disaster occurs whether intentionally or not. And as usual our PM who is the obedient follower of US is planning to pass the bill even without having public debates. Green peace is launching a public petition asking the PM to hold public cunsultation before introducing the bill.They have provided a link to sign the petition which is given below.

http://www.greenpeace.org/india/stop-the-vote2

I hvae signed in it. Those who want to raise their voice can do the same though not sure how loud it would be. We can hope another Bhopal tragedy never happens and the culprits will spend their life in all comfort.

Virginity,Premarital Sex,Live In

For the past two days everyone seems to be shocked at Supreme Court's observation that premarital sex and live in are not offences in relation with the case which involves actor Khushboo's remarks on the same. As I go through the report I found it very funny the way the complainants were asked by court like after the remarks were
made any of their daughters had eloped with anyone since they claimed that the interview had an adversary effect on their families. And confirming that its just a person's view nothing more than that SC continued with other issues which really makes sense.A lot of letters, tweets and other stuff came out condemning SC's observation. Everyone was so worried about what would happen to our moral values and ethics which we boast to hold on.This is one face of modern India.

Now the next, I came through this report in Indian Express yeserday,of which the headline was something like this,"The virginial tests are increasing in India". And the report goes on like this. The hospitals are doing a lot of virginial surgery to restore the hymen in women which might have ruptured because of premarital sex though always not necessarily its the reason, like, those who do rigoruos physical excercises,dancers, athletes all may have this problem. But the doctors confirms that the majority who undergo this cosmetic surgery comes in the former section than in the latter. Those who do are of between twenty to thirty years of age.And the reason what they are giving is that although they don't care much about virginity and all, their parents are traditional and the guy who is going to marry will expect a virgin bride irrespective of how modern he is.The doctors say that there are no side effects for this surgery. the cost of it depends upon where you undergo like if it is a public hospital it will come around 15k to 20k whereas if it is done in a private it will cost you 50k to 70k. Still the numebr is ever increasing the report says.This is another face of modern India.

Now where we are heading to between all these hypocrisies? Having a generation who still hold to conservative values which always need not be right while boasting of western cullture and development over there and having another generation who tries to emulate western culture but with a society who will never accept and sandwiched more than that a lot confused.

What's the time?

Today on my way to office while I was waiting for bus at bustop an elder lady asked me what's the time then in Tamil. Though I am not well versed in Tamil I knew this much that certain words are similar in both malayalam and tamil and if you can present it tactically u win. So I told her its 1.45 trying to tamilise. Anyway she understood what I told. Suddenly I hoped she wouldn't ask me the time again that time itself. I wondered the reflex thought I had in my mind and smiled recollecting the reason behind my reflex thought.
It took my memory back to my school days. I was in high school at that time not sure in ninth or tenth, just to highlight I was old enough to wear watch and know the time looking at it. One day my way back to home from school, it was exam time or some other occasion since it was just afternoon. I was almost nearing to my home and absent minded as always a sound stopped me from my day dreaming. It was from a lady who came from my neighbour's house and she asked me,"What's the time now?". I looked at my watch and told her its 2.30. She gave me an unbelievable look and repeated what I said."2.30?".Now this shocking expression awoke me completely from my day dreaming.I was not sure what's the time then. I looked at my watch again and said apologiisingly,"Sorry,it's 1.30."This time she gave me a weird look and walked past me. I was still blinking what's the actual time and what's wrong with her.When I reached my home I told this my mom and she had a hearty laugh.I complained that I told her correct time when she asked me first. I don't know why she was so surprised at it.That's why I too was confused.Mom said may be she was not aware that the time went past so soon.That's why she was surprised.But when you told another time again she would have thought you dint know to use watch.Anyway I was so embarassed and after that incident whenever someone asks me the time this will come to my mind and I will be too careful to answer.