Sab-Needy for Subsidy?

A decision taken a couple of days ago by the Indian Government will be in headlines at least for the next couple of months !

Which decision?

FDI?

No.

...Think...

Subsidized fuels-High Speed Diesel (HSD)- price hike.

Connect the dots and you will get what the story is.

But this post is not about HSD.

This is not about Motor Spirit (MS).

This is not about Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) either.

This is about a seven letter word which we as Indians have become so used to that many find it hard to imagine a life without it.

The word: S U B S I D Y.

Subsidized petrol, subsidized Diesel, Subsidized Kerosene, Subsidized LPG, Subsidized electricity, Subsidized water, etc etc....

..Rich or poor..

Everyone loves SUBSIDY.

Sab-Needy for SUBSIDY !

14 Days, 14 Do's & Don't's !

Last month, I got a chance to be in Switzerland and France for 2 weeks.

As it was my first time outside India, there was a lot of excitement mixed with curiosity. This blog is a result of that excitement+curiosity. This blog is a sort of summary of the lessons learnt from the trip. 

Through this post, I would like to share the 14 Do's & Don't's from my 14 day trip. 

Here I go:

1) Don't forget/loose your luggage in trains/bus/boat/anywhere else.

The reason I have put this as the first point is because it is VERY IMPORTANT. It happened with me and I hope it doesn't happen with anyone else. I forgot my newly purchased suit in one of Swiss trains. Always keep your passport with you at all times. This is the MOST IMPORTANT document/piece of luggage you have.

2) Don't panic if you loose your luggage.

It would sound a bit odd seeing this point, especially when I considered the previous point to be very important. But, this comes from my own experience. Panic would not get you your luggage. I forgot my suit in the train and realized it soon after the train left the station. In Switzerland, and in most other European countries, you can lodge a lost-and-found complain either at the station (which could be costly) or through internet (which is free). If you are lucky (as I was), and if you lose your luggage in the right place( for example Switzerland), there are high chances, you will get your luggage back, no matter how valuable it may be. Till this date, I can't thank enough Swiss authorities for locating and then returning my luggage safely to me.

यारों के नाम..

फिर वही समां है, हम भी वहीँ हैं

तू साथ नहीं है, बस इसी की कमी है

"आज" से खफा सा है ये, गुम ये "कल" में कहीं है, 

जिद्दी बहुत है ये दिल, मेरी सुनता ही नहीं है

समझाया तो बहुत इसे, की तू और कहीं है

नादां कैसा है ये देखो, जो ये मानता ही नहीं है 

कुछ तो बात थी तुझमे, जो तुम नहीं हो यहाँ फिर भी

ढूंढ़ता रात दिन तुमको, ये "सोलह" में कहीं है....

It's time to go..

When is the best time to go?

Rather, when is the time to go?

And, how do you go?

Difficult questions to answer. Isn't it?

It's said the first impression is the last impression.

But I also believe that last impression can also be the 'last' impression.

There could be situations when no one remembers how you entered, or when you entered; but everyone will remember how and when you exited.

Not yet getting my point?

I am talking about drama.

I am talking about politics.

I am talking about sports.

I am talking about life.

Patience in short supply

I don't have any empirical evidence, i.e. factual proof to back the claim I am going to make; but I still consider it worthwhile to make it nonetheless. Here is my hypothesis, i.e. the claim:

Patience is in shorty supply today. In other words, people today seem to be more impatient than they were in the past.

Well, you may be thinking what prompted me to form a hypothesis like this. Let me give some examples to illustrate my hypothesis.

Example 1: Person X has just finished his college and has got into his first job with salary expectations Rs Y. He expects his salary to increase like a geometric progression and he is not going to wait for it. If it does not happen as per his wish, he starts getting impatient. This impatience can then manifest in the shape of his frustration, or can see him losing temper frequently, or can even see him leave his job.

Bored of Cricket Control in India (BCCI)

Question of the week: What does the term BCCI mean?

a) Bahrain Chamber of Commerce & Industry?

b) Botswana Cement & Clinkers Industry?

c) Board of Control for Cricket in India? or

d) Bored of Cricket Control in India?

Clue: It is the body which said in a court some time back that the Indian cricket team represent BCCI and not India !
Another clue: It is the same body which does not know itself why actually it is opposed to DRS (Decision Review System) !


Well, the answer can be found at the bottom of the post, but let's start with what one Mr N Srinivasan had to say.
Question to Mr. N Srinivasan: What is your reaction after Indian cricket team's defeat in Australia?


Mr N Srinivasan: Nothing unusual. Nothing to worry about. They were playing in home condition, so they were expected to win. When they come to India, we will beat them and then we will be happy. IPL will start in April and then we will forget it.