Understanding Lankan Crisis

Grappling with claims and counter claims from the Sri Lankan army and the LTTE...have spent a lot of time in gripping the story.

One of the best piece written on it is by Dr.Subramaniam Swamy. He says " But the end of the LTTE does mean the end of Sri Lanka's human rights crisis. The Sri Lanka crisis is the consequence of a festering wound from the past, which however fortunately, is neither malignant nor cancerous".

The best comes later in the post as he breaks the barriers between Sinhalese and Tamils "Tamils and Sinhalas are one people. They have the same DNA structure. There is thus no ethnic difference between them. They all had originated in the Indian mainland and today speak sister languages, Sinhala and Tamil, with a large vocabulary in common with Sanskrit and Pali, both Indian languages. Their scripts have both evolved from the Brahmi script. Thus, there is no fundamental linguistic difference either. Their religions, Hinduism and Buddhism believe in the same distinguishing and fundamental theology of darshan, re-incarnation and karma. In fact, Buddhism began as a reform movement of Hinduism and these reforms have been absorbed by Hinduism. Hence, there is also fundamentally no religious difference between a Sinhala Buddhist and Tamil Hindu"

Its a fantastic commentary on the situation

Full Transcript : Sri Lanka Post LTTE

Delhi Bites - Mouth watering joints

Bum Makhan Chai – opp Chanakya Cinema,Chanakyapuri.

When I last saw Chanakya, it still had the smell of the typical Indian movie hall with slimy characters offering tickets on black, the pan stained waiting area outside the hall as well as economically friendly tickets of around 30-70 bucks. Just at the entrance to the hall, on the opposite side of the road rests a small tea shop, which has been famous over the years for selling bun-makhan.

Nothing but a square of Amul Butter spread in a simple bun. It has a huge gathering and tastes only good there. Other options like bun-omelette, brad pakoda are there and top it with fine garam chai, patti tezm doodh kam. A big hit in the winter months, people from all walks of life descend to gorge on these yummy bun – makhans ignoring their diet consciousness for a day.

One hope that the bub-makhan shop will survive the multiplex which is replacing Chanakya.

Election Day

I start this exercise on a day Bangalore votes. Due to which i am at office without any work to do. After all being a marketing person who usually doesnt do his follow ups on a working day! , a paid holiday is all about introspection. But then how much can you introspect and plan ahead!.

Planning is a big zero when you are on the pitch and the ball is being bowled. Life is very much like that.

Coming back to the election, I do wonder how much the social (read 'Jaago Re' types) that has been on in the media prompting the people to vote has had its effect. Idea is good, the choices arent still there. We still dont choose our legislator. We choose a person who may be the lesser evil. How many urban voters will shake their inertia and actually vote its to be seen.

The campaigns are egalitarian in nature. If the youth should be moved to vote, it should be made a fad to vote. Maybe the next time around these social campaigns would change dimension.

Otherwise the election day would be a holiday for most and a paid holiday for someone like me.

p.s. interesting sms was floating around today - that by showing the vote-mark on the finger - one can avail 20% discount at Louis Philip store, that surely is a novel way! Common marketeers surely next time one would pile up such offers. Thinking aloud, maybe a discount coupon booklet for all voters!!!

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Lead India - Blah Blah

Lead India..blah blah
Lead India campaign was a very high decibel exercise ostensibly to give to us a person who had the vision to take us and hence India forward. And after the many rounds of determining the best of the lot, Mr.Mishra emerged as the rightful winner. Ever since he has been voicing his views on issues that matters to public.
Offlate one notices the politician in him emerging strongly.Nothing wrong with it. After all in India,to emerge as a real leader one will need to enter the political arena.( has he realised this?).
Leaders should be a change driver. After all what India needs is a person who will lead us forward and not backward. However here we see Mr.Mishra as a campaigner against change. I write this with reference to his views on the Bangalore airport taking off & recent views expressed in TOI-Bangalore on 15th. Is it an issue of utmost significance to the average Indian that you sarcastically write about the efforts of the Karnataka Government. Shouldnt you be taking the people together in accepting the change rather than whipping up emotional sentiments aimed at maintaining a status-quo.
India needs more infrastructural investments and already this fiasco is sending the wrong signals abroad and if the much glorified "leader" of India will also succumb to irrational thinking, then I am afraid there is no difference between the political establishment that we have today as well as the apolitical initiative like Lead India.
Dont be afraid Mr.Mishra. Take us forward, Not Backward!

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