Showing posts with label Bharat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bharat. Show all posts
Pray for the safety of airline MH370 passengers
Lets pray for the safety of all passengers in the flight which went missing. Day to day with passing time, the mystery is becoming a blackhole which cannot be fathomed. Its a global concern, with so much technological development, still the mystery prevails. Its one more incident to the humans to know how minute they are before the power of the unknown. Lets hope this power works with all positiveness and brings back the near and dear ones together.
Common wealth Games-KPI
Common wealth games are just a couple of months away. We are trying hard to fill the gaps- of tarnished national pride, the magnitude of corruption in the organising of games and trying to paint a rosy picture of the nation before the world.
I observe one common thing whenever a dignitary arrives for some function in the city, we dot the sides of the road with white lime powder to give a feel and look that everything is ready to welcome the guest and it is the royal way to say, we give the guest due precedence. Suddenly the arena becomes green with flower pots and red carpets.
Wow- White lines, green plants and red carpets to welcome the august gathering. Everything in place.
But under the guise of these tricolors we hide- the dirt on the roads, uncleaned garbage bins, the pungent odors are covered by flower pots, bouquets and garlands and not to miss the corruption under the red carpets. These are the camouflage for our misdeeds.
No wonder commonwealth games have all these lacunae and much more in a grandeur scale and pompousness. DO we take pride in this hollowness of our work culture? Or do we need to blame the Organising Committee more committed to organised themselves and weighing their opportunities to siphon off the money allotted. If there is one leak it can be curbed but if the whole canvas is leaking it needs replacement.
But as is seen , the selection committees in sports- be it sports authorities, Associations, Federations have strict rules for selecting the players but not the selectors. There are no performance indicators for such committee members and they hang on to the posts for years together. We are seeing no change in the organising committee members even though we have seen many prestigious games like Asiads, Olympics, World cups for football, Athletics Afro Asian to name a few. Whatever medals or medal we achieved is due to the individual talent and not the talent of the committees who have to support, train, guide, motivate and provide the players with all required amenities as they are the proud representatives of the country on whose shoulders we have placed the aspirations of a billion hearts.
No mention of players is anywhere seen in the headlines nor the electronic media.
If we are still determined to undermine each other through our incorrigible egos, when will we focus on nation's pride and performance.
If results don't come, we should fire the heads of these organisations curtlessly and give credence to players requirements and who have love for the game and sport.
Nobody is sacrosanct in any position and better monitoring of performance of people heading such organisations will definitely bring in more good talent or rather real talent than mediocre performers.
When governments can fund huge amounts to organising sports, they should first invest in the players who would be playing them and give them their right share and due respect.
Key Performance Indicators should and must be in place so that proper accountability is maintained and results start rolling in the sports sector when such huge infrastructure is created.
Let us not trail,slip or fall on the treadmills,
let our roofs be strong enough until we perform under them and not cave in,
hope our swimming pool is having clear water to see any nails protruding, or let not our synthetic track glue us to it from moving forward or
let not our pole vault break in the middle of the jump.
Let us pray god for keeping all these in tact until the games are over and last but not the least, let our ATC at airports work properly, for our foreign athletes may reach home safely and express a sign of relief.
Whether any probe will be done or not, the government should shoulder responsibility and revamp all these sports organisations who have defamed us on all counts and is in news for all wrong reasons be it- IPL scam, Hockey players protests, weightlifting woes, corruption in conduct of games and related contracts.
Let not the world award us gold medals in,
1 Starvation- we have world's half of the BPL families starving in India,
2 Corruption- At all levels
3 Redtapism
4 Unfriendliness
5 Killing people in the name of honour
6 Jungle raj in certain remote areas where a girl was stripped naked and molested by mass - her fault being loving a person from some other community.
7 Legalising illegal things
8 Not taking bold decisions
9 Protecting the guilty and giving them royal treatment(Satyam fraud).
10 More criminals into politics
11 No accountability and fear of punishment.
12 A country where everything can be got with a price tag- of course illegally.
Let wisdom dawn on the powers there be and look at majority good than clinging on to chairs for satiating their greed .
Let it not be a showpiece for common people to gape and leave their tax money for the wealthy to share the booty and poor players are left on the ground to find their way out of the jigsaw puzzle games.
I observe one common thing whenever a dignitary arrives for some function in the city, we dot the sides of the road with white lime powder to give a feel and look that everything is ready to welcome the guest and it is the royal way to say, we give the guest due precedence. Suddenly the arena becomes green with flower pots and red carpets.
Wow- White lines, green plants and red carpets to welcome the august gathering. Everything in place.
But under the guise of these tricolors we hide- the dirt on the roads, uncleaned garbage bins, the pungent odors are covered by flower pots, bouquets and garlands and not to miss the corruption under the red carpets. These are the camouflage for our misdeeds.
No wonder commonwealth games have all these lacunae and much more in a grandeur scale and pompousness. DO we take pride in this hollowness of our work culture? Or do we need to blame the Organising Committee more committed to organised themselves and weighing their opportunities to siphon off the money allotted. If there is one leak it can be curbed but if the whole canvas is leaking it needs replacement.
But as is seen , the selection committees in sports- be it sports authorities, Associations, Federations have strict rules for selecting the players but not the selectors. There are no performance indicators for such committee members and they hang on to the posts for years together. We are seeing no change in the organising committee members even though we have seen many prestigious games like Asiads, Olympics, World cups for football, Athletics Afro Asian to name a few. Whatever medals or medal we achieved is due to the individual talent and not the talent of the committees who have to support, train, guide, motivate and provide the players with all required amenities as they are the proud representatives of the country on whose shoulders we have placed the aspirations of a billion hearts.
No mention of players is anywhere seen in the headlines nor the electronic media.
If we are still determined to undermine each other through our incorrigible egos, when will we focus on nation's pride and performance.
If results don't come, we should fire the heads of these organisations curtlessly and give credence to players requirements and who have love for the game and sport.
Nobody is sacrosanct in any position and better monitoring of performance of people heading such organisations will definitely bring in more good talent or rather real talent than mediocre performers.
When governments can fund huge amounts to organising sports, they should first invest in the players who would be playing them and give them their right share and due respect.
Key Performance Indicators should and must be in place so that proper accountability is maintained and results start rolling in the sports sector when such huge infrastructure is created.
Let us not trail,slip or fall on the treadmills,
let our roofs be strong enough until we perform under them and not cave in,
hope our swimming pool is having clear water to see any nails protruding, or let not our synthetic track glue us to it from moving forward or
let not our pole vault break in the middle of the jump.
Let us pray god for keeping all these in tact until the games are over and last but not the least, let our ATC at airports work properly, for our foreign athletes may reach home safely and express a sign of relief.
Whether any probe will be done or not, the government should shoulder responsibility and revamp all these sports organisations who have defamed us on all counts and is in news for all wrong reasons be it- IPL scam, Hockey players protests, weightlifting woes, corruption in conduct of games and related contracts.
Let not the world award us gold medals in,
1 Starvation- we have world's half of the BPL families starving in India,
2 Corruption- At all levels
3 Redtapism
4 Unfriendliness
5 Killing people in the name of honour
6 Jungle raj in certain remote areas where a girl was stripped naked and molested by mass - her fault being loving a person from some other community.
7 Legalising illegal things
8 Not taking bold decisions
9 Protecting the guilty and giving them royal treatment(Satyam fraud).
10 More criminals into politics
11 No accountability and fear of punishment.
12 A country where everything can be got with a price tag- of course illegally.
Let wisdom dawn on the powers there be and look at majority good than clinging on to chairs for satiating their greed .
Let it not be a showpiece for common people to gape and leave their tax money for the wealthy to share the booty and poor players are left on the ground to find their way out of the jigsaw puzzle games.
Bravo , Madam President
Flying high in career is an achievement, but flying high in ambitions with not letting age come as a hinderance is an achievement in itself.
Our first woman President of India Smt Prathibha Patil has one more first in her career- by becoming the first Indian Woman to fly in the Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet aircraft at supersonic speed of about .9 Mach( Apporx 900 km/hour).
"But let me tell you that I have full faith in the ability of women to perform and that they have capacity and capability to perform excellently. I have no doubt about their capability," 74-year-old Patil told reporters after the flight. (Courtesy: Times of India, 26 Nov 2009.)
Her strong determination and will power defying the physical barrier of age has lot to tell about the person she is.
No dream is unachievable . We need the zeal and vision to make it into a reality.
This will definitely motivate more women to take up challenging positions which require more endurance .
Thankyou Madam President for becoming an icon in the eyes of younger generation and especially women.
"But let me tell you that I have full faith in the ability of women to perform and that they have capacity and capability to perform excellently. I have no doubt about their capability," 74-year-old Patil told reporters after the flight. (Courtesy: Times of India, 26 Nov 2009.)
Her strong determination and will power defying the physical barrier of age has lot to tell about the person she is.
No dream is unachievable . We need the zeal and vision to make it into a reality.
This will definitely motivate more women to take up challenging positions which require more endurance .
Thankyou Madam President for becoming an icon in the eyes of younger generation and especially women.
Satyavalookanam (సత్యావలోకనం)
సత్యం అసత్యం అయితే, రాజు నిరుపేద అవుతాడు,
సగటు జీవి నమ్మకాన్ని నువ్వు వమ్ము చేస్తే,
ఇంకా ఎలా నమ్మాలీ ధనోన్మాధులనీ!
పూర్వం ప్రజల క్షేమం, ఆధిపత్యం కోసం రాజులు పోరాడితే,
ఈ రోజు లక్షల ఎకరాల భూములు(సెజ్ల పేరుతో),
సొంత లాభం కోసం స్వాహా చేస్తుంటే,
పాపం ఏమి చేసారు నీ ఉద్యోగులు, ఎండనకా వాననకా దేశదేశాల్లో సత్యం పేరు నిలబెట్టితే,
నిన్ను నమ్మి నీ వ్యవస్థలో భాగస్యామ్యం పంచు కుంటే, వారికి మిగిలింది అయోమయం -
సత్యమా? మాయ_అ_ ?
"నా" వారు అనే వాత్సల్యం ,ఈ రోజు చెరసాల పాలు చేస్తే,ఇంకా తీరలేదా నీ వాళ్ళను ఉద్దరించే కార్యక్రమం ?
ఏరీ నీ వారు ? ఏదీ నీ వైభవం ? ద్రుతరాష్టునిలా పుత్ర వాత్సల్యం కళ్ళు మూసేసాయా ,
లోకంలో శాశ్వతం, "సత్యం" ఒక్కటే, గాంధి మహాత్ముని మాటలు మరిచితివా ? ఓ రామ,
ఇప్పుడైన కళ్ళు తెరిచి మేలుకో , మంచిగా మసులుకో,
ముఖ్యనాయకుల పక్కనే కూర్చున్నానని విర్రవీగి,
నీ అస్థిత్వం కోల్పొయిన వేళ, నీ నిపుణత ఎవరు గుర్తిస్తారు? ఏదీ నీ గొప్పతనం ?
డబ్బుతోనే అన్ని సాధ్యం అనుకున్నావు, దేవుడు వున్నాడనే సత్యాన్నే మరిచినావు.
క్రుషీవలుడవనుకున్నాము, క్రుషి బ్యాంక్ అధిపతి దగ్గరకే వెలుతున్నావు (క్రిష్ణ జన్మ స్థలానికి).
తెలుగు వారి పరువు, భారత దేశ పరువు, గంగలోనే కాదు, ప్రపంచ నదులన్నింటిలో కలిపేసావు .
నీకు నువ్వే సాటి.
నీ లెక్కలచిట్టాలు చూసేవారు(చిత్రగుప్తులు), మరి ఎంత సమర్ధులో, వారిని మరిచిపోకు సుమా!
నీ ప్రక్కనే వారికీ, కొంచం చోటు ఇవ్వు క్రిష్ణ జన్మ స్థానంలో.
http://www.chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=8704
Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality- Mahatma Gandhi
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These are some of the excerpts of speech on "Satyagraha and Sarvodaya as keys to Good Governance and Corporate Management " at a colloquium on ‘Gandhi, Governance and the Corporation’ organized jointly by Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and Indian Institute for Advanced Study, Shimla.
by
Ambassador (Retd) Alan Nazareth . (Courtesy :http://www.mkgandhi.org/ Gandhi Journal Monthly Articles II)
Ambassador (Retd) Alan Nazareth . (Courtesy :http://www.mkgandhi.org/ Gandhi Journal Monthly Articles II)
For many intellectuals Truth is as indefinable as God.
Gandhi had no difficulty with either. For him, “Truth is God”.
He affirms “There is an indefinable mysterious power that pervades everything, a living power that is changeless, that holds all together, that creates, dissolves and recreates. That Power is God… He who denies the existence of that Force denies to himself the use of that inexhaustible Power and thus remains impotent……Satyagraha (holding firmly to Truth) is soul force pure and simple”.
The fact that millions of Indians followed Gandhi’s lead and were willing to suffer and die in his Satyagraha battles, is proof that they accepted his definition of Truth even though few, if any, comprehended it.
How would a Government or Corporation applying Gandhian Satyagraha and Sarvodaya principles behave today?
- It would formulate, adopt and rigorously enforce a comprehensive set of ethical norms for itself and all its subsidiaries and ensure an equitable balance between its highest and lowest paid employees.
- It would seek to build its distinct corporate image based on these norms and serve as a role model for others.
- It would ensure transparency and fairness in all its dealings and diligently safeguard the interests not only of its share holders and workers but of all its stake holders including suppliers, consumers and those living in its operational area.
- It would undertake, or support, social action beneficial to its stake holders and the environment in all the countries in which it operates and function strictly within the laws of those countries.
- It would also refrain from having illegal, secret bank accounts abroad. Sadly, many of India’s corporates are known to have them.
Rotary International was founded in 1905. However, it was only in 1932, a few months after Time Magazine put Gandhi on the cover of its first 1931 issue as ‘The Man of the Year’, that it formulated its ‘Four Way Test’. It reads:
-Is it the Truth?
-Is it Fair to all concerned?
-Will it build Goodwill and Better Friendships?
-Will it be Beneficial to all concerned?
Over a million Rotarians world wide, many of whom are senior and middle level corporates, are pledged to this simple but vital ‘Four Way Test”. It is the essence of Satyagraha and Sarvodaya and the best beacons for good governance of nations and corporations alike.
Apple Computers used a seated picture of Gandhi in its 1998 global advertising campaign with just two words below it: “Think different”;
Tata Finance used a back view of him, with the words “Find Purpose, The Means Will Follow”.
Ganjam Jewellers of Bangalore bettered both with “Only the Pure will Endure”, a message very pertinent not only to global finance today but to all public and private enterprises, within India and abroad, now and hereafter.
Satyameva Jayate - 'Truth always triumphs'
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ఎందరో మహానుభావులు
జీవితం అమూల్యం ,చెయ్యకు దానిని మాలిన్యం
చెల్లిస్తున్నాము మూల్యం, ధన దాహం తో
ధనమేరా అన్నిటికి మూలం అన్నట్టు,
దీని మూలాలు మనకి తెలుసు,కాని యెందుకీ మౌనం?
మనం ఓడిపొయామా అనే భావన కలిగింది కదూ!
కపట వేష ధారులకు పట్టం కట్టి, మనం పట్టించు కోక పోతే,
వారి లక్ష్యం డబ్బే అయితే, దేశ మూలాలకు చేస్తారు వారు హాని ,
మన శత్రువులు బయట లేరు, మనలోనే వున్నారు
వారిని గుర్తించి, మనిషి విలువ తెలియ చెయ్యి,
మంచి మార్గంలోకి తీసుకురా-
వీలైతే నువ్వే మహాత్ముల బాటలో నడచి చూప్పించు,
నవ చైతన్యంతో, మట్టిలో మాణిక్యంలా.
ఓ నాయకుల్లారా!
జగము లోని ధనమనే మాయా ముసుగును తీసి చూడండి,
"ధన్నాన్ని సాగదీస్తే దానమే అవుతుంది.
"ధనం" "దానం"
ఈ చిన్ని సూక్ష్మం గ్రహించు జీవితమే పరమార్ధమౌతుంది.
Namaste India
After the recent terror attacks on India, we have religiously done our routine way of protest( We have great habit of following our filmi heroes)-Candle light marches,sending SMSs to TV channels and friends (making the cell phone companies more rich )and
Now
We are back to our routines.
What is the Government doing?
Enjoying the fruits of election result and celebrating without an iota of concern for the common people.
Enjoying the fruits of election result and celebrating without an iota of concern for the common people.
Where are we heading toooooo?
India, its a wake up call. We cannot switch off the alarm, relax and sleep cozily.It is time to burn the midnight oil and work hard.
*Government , don't wait and procrastinate. Constant measures to make our lives more secure is the need of the hour.
*We need a public forum who constantly questions the Government on the efforts being made to make our voice heard in the world for the right reasons.
It is disheartening to listen to news in Hyderabad,AndhraPradesh that, some Law enforcing Officers who have to secure the lives of the public are fighting over construction of an additional room in their housing complex.Can they afford to waste any time ? Doesn't it seem trivial when our own place in the country is so fragile.
Can we have confidence on such people who are enjoying the facilities at the cost of public money.Can the same Officers work together on security issues???
God, Save us.
Another biggest enemy internalised and spread its tentacles in every sphere of life is Corruption.
This is costing our lives.Are we so large hearted that we can afford to accommodate more such instances. Its an utter disgrace on the part of leadership.
Now is the time to make the security issue TOP PRIORITY.
- Make honest moves.Equip our Army and Police with the right and latest gadgets and make the higher Officers more accountable.
- It should start from the recruitment phase ,pay them more salaries,give them incentives so that day to day mundane issues don't bother them in doing their duties .
- Upgrade,update and use new technologies to fight the impending situations.
Instill a sense of pride in the force.
All security to lesser known politicians who can afford to engage private security can be retracted, so that the police can look after the public safety.
Secondly Government needs to be responsive and show action more effectively by
1 Checking on all illegal immigrants
2 Stopping illegal money transactions
3 Make the issue of passports and visas in strict vigilant way ,not giving scope to Monica Bedis to increase.
4 Make punishments stringent especially in national security issues.
5 Securing our borders and make them impregnable.
6 Take action on culprits without wasting time and enforce them immediately and send strong signals that our country cannot be shaken by a hand full of disgruntled youth and bargain our Sovereignty . Don't show kindliness to wrongdoers.No pardons .Enough is enough,they cannot recreate another Kandahar.
7 Build confidence in public on the working of the Government.
Its said by the architect of the Declaration of Independence, the 3rd President of America that
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government." --Thomas Jefferson
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government." --Thomas Jefferson
What will the public do? Do we always comment ,curse and forget? No
We dooooo have duties, to work alongside the Government
- 1 Develop neighbourhood associations .
If a virus comes in one home, it is time to eradicate it as it may ruin the entire neighbourhood,city,State and nation. Surat city has learned from its epidemic long back. - 3Use RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT .Its a weapon in the hands of the people to make the Government answerable and keeps itself vigilant.
- 4 Basic education and removal of illiteracy
- 5 Media needs to take a more responsible, play responsive role and act as a harbinger of the emergence of New Thinking with values of our Great leaders worldwide.Its role in putting "Country First" will be laudable and they have the power to influence and enter to every home with spirit of Unity and Nationalism.
- 6 Have a broad vision of the world around
2 Constantly ask the Government what its doing for its welfare,oh now it is safety.
Let the message be spread that, we are strong and united and no forces can make us vulnerable.
We as citizens of one of the largest democracies ,need to remember the words of the our Mahatma Gandhi ,
"I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much with you, apply the following test. Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man [woman] whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him [her]. Will he [she] gain anything by it? Will it restore him [her] to a control over his [her] own life and destiny? In other words, will it lead to swaraj [freedom] for the hungry and spiritually starving millions?Then you will find your doubts and your self melt away."
- One of the last notes left behind by Gandhi in 1948, expressing his deepest social
thought.
http://www.mkgandhi.org/gquots1.htm
Listen to this song
http://www.chimatamusic.com/playcmd.php?plist=2012
MERA BHARAT MAHAN
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