In awe of you...

As i am walking on
the Moon smiled at me with a crescent-face
as the breeze air cool me
i started pondering

The rustling of leaves
broke my silence
as i looked back
i saw you walking past

When the leaves withering
so did my hope
when the whirlwinds carried me away
i was lost far away

You stood there awe-inspiring
with a radiant face
you took the path less-travelled
with determination and perseverance

As we saw the snail
finding its way through the woods
you said to me
i am born to win

If anything i would die for
your company all my life
if everything i wish ever
to step into your shoes

As often as i think you
my eyes are welling
in gratitude in love
with overwhelming feelings of admiration

Happy birthday Ma.

Disruptive Corruption!

As the uprising of the people across the India and overseas won the battle against corruption, what it means for a commoner? Everyday when you see the bus conductor not issuing (refusing) ticket for the next bus stop, when there is no bill issued for photocopies taken in college, when the repeated calls to attend the sanitary line is left to stinking - all these are fangs of corruption and heights of inordinate morals and delays calling for public accountability and being conscientious. Are not they?

We have a long go for a conscientious Indian, especially in the government sector. Every time you step into a government office, you know how the offices work, deliver things and its transparency level.  And the people mind has either ingratiated or buy things for money including jobs! If the system is totally rotten, its people who are equally blamable too!  People who do not know - what to do, lack of awareness and knowledge, whom to approach etc end up involving middlemen or paying bribes for getting the work done. The ordeals that you go through when you end up with government officials for getting a certificate issued is the most deplorable!

These should change, if this has to change, we the people should not take and give bribes, whatever may come! I stand for formative, upright and righteous nation, do you!

Great Pillars To Lean On!

When life was hopeless
It was my blight
When I am helpless
It became my plight!

When avalanches of life took over
Nobody dared to care
The tribulations were everywhere
To protect me nowhere

As I lay motionless
I looked out for light!
To lit my life fearless
Keeping it to be bright!

As I was crying
With problems untold
Why it had happened?
If at all to me alone!

As I started to feel numb
It seemed it is end
My life is stumped
Right here upend

As the days passed by
I was groaning
As the tears rolled by
I heard a soothing voice

As I lay bemoaning
I saw your face like fire!
When I struggled to open my eyes
You took me on your hands!

When you looked at me
I sensed your grace
When you embraced me
I felt your warmth!

When you stroke my hair
I am no longer in despair!
When you healed my wounds
You nursed it with affection!

When you bound me with cords of love
I would not have felt anything better
When you kissed at my forehead
All my troubles flew away overhead

All I am today you provided for
Completely unexpected!
How would I go astray
While I think of you all day long!

The world had sidestepped me
Forced it was meant to be
But you made me to stand out with poise
To rise above with fortitude!

When I was wretched 
You came to me stretched
You allayed my fears
There are no more tears

I think of you in gratitude
However, high I may go in altitude
You made my life certitude
And it became my attitude!

I would not ask anything else
But you nearby all time along!
I wish to take after you forever
To be compassionate as you are!

I bow down
In front of God for you
When I look up
I plead to bless you

Dedicated to Mummy and Daddy 

Bundesrepublik Deutschland Visit

An amazing experience to visit Germany, really.  The places, architecture, landscapes and libraries are so spellbinding. Of the many places I paid visit -  PanoramaPunkt, Museum island, Potsdam, Garden of the World, Schloss Charlottenburg, Story of Berlin, Reichstag and universities – Free, Humboldt, Parliamentary and Technical  University Libraries struck you awe-inspiring.

What's surprising more the importance of libraries play in the country: the infrastructure of libraries, cooperation and resource sharing are terribly awesome. The warmth and brotherhood among librarians is something that we should learn, which I observed in the 100. German Library Association conference.  What's impressing more the attention and courtesy of people, the governance of institutions and organizations and cleanliness of public places. Social security for all, senior centres for elderly people and law enforcement are exceptionally good.  Public transportation is well-planned that you don't get in longer traffics, and modes of transportation also keep people comfortably moving without chaos. The project work combined with the German language classes helped to learn the language easier.

With weather not playing spoil-sport it was warm enough in Spring to go-around, walk up and take pictures in all the locales i put my foot. At the end of the visit, the summer brought in with all warmness amid the cool nights.

It was hard to say bye to the country.  And hopefully looking forward to tread the soil of that part of world again!

Aeugst am Albis, Switzerland

After nearly 15 hours of journey, the pristine, beautiful country Switzerland has been a great nation of paradise. Snow-capped mountains, clean and tidy places, beautiful cattle, wonderful landscapes, serene mountains and secluded places make it a nice place to long for and live in.

Near the Lac de Neuchatel there was a beautiful, spectucular fire fighters brigade from various locations. The autobahn has been smooth, and traveling is less chaotic in trains.  With sunny weather around, the days were very good and enjoyable. I liked the green lush pastures, and cows very much that they yield not less then 7 to 14 liters each when i visited a farmer's house. And how i observed the government servants are closely liaising for the people! On the boat in Lake Zug there was a Swiss Army music band performing instrument music, a good entertainment.

Mount Rigi, Lake Zug, Zurich, Geneve, Rolle, Trin are the various places I said hello during my stay.  I am very fortunate to be there, as there were days in my life when I wondered, if at all possible to make it.  There are so many differences between India and European countries, the automated way of living and well-organized culture are pertinent to note.  Thanks to my sponsors.  Hope you would see the pictures in my Facebook. 

Have a good time!

AN ANGEL OF LIFE...

The waters were tumultuous
Lights were twinkling 
The waves were engulfing
As we remained blinking

Sorrows were hemming in
Nobody was hearing our pleas
Misery was all around 
Was it the end of life

Sun was let go down
Life stood wretched
The boat of life in toss
When our soul in loss 

Then you appeared
Like an angel from heaven
When we opened eyes to see you
It couldn't be better

When we were crying
You've wiped our tears
When we were falling
You were there to lean on

As the days dawning
Your face was gleaming
When we afraid to let go of fearing
You shone like a bright star

When our spirits dying down
Shining like a floodlight, you lifted us up
You had lit our lives
Our hope for lives is never burned up

When you held our hands
We wish always that it meant to be
Give us a warm hug
To be lasting forever in your warmth

A Godsend angel on our way
Your prayers were always a boon
Such an consolation
In times of affliction and desolation

We are always indebted
With gratefulness etched in our memories
Expressed through our hearts
O, how grateful we are, though!

Dedicated to Mama

Elections in 2011

Freebies and Political Parties

With the dust swirling in the air for political parties for electioneering, the manifestos badly reflect the lack of long-development of states of India. We don't need no more freebies, we need the good governance combined with farsightedness. Please don't make us lazier with your freebies and we don't want creating endowments with your family-owned money, giving freebies for garnering votebanks all we need is the duties you have to perform as a responsible politician living up to the mark.

In the name of freebies we are already spoilt enough. See the free televisions distributed in Tamil Nadu. Even in-laws in the family to whole families have 2 to 3 TVs now. Community toilets, public libraries, upgrading primary schools to higher level, promoting research in language development, transparency in administration are need of the hour. What irritates more when you see the channels boasting that under this so-called "government rule" the state was shining and progressed!  The ground reality can be seen if you visit the nearby primary-school infrastructure, the cleaniless of public convenience, working conditions of public library and this list is of course endless! There needs to be a desensitisation as to performance NOT MONEY matters must be carried out among the general public. This is one of the crucial area that people are failing for years not choosing the person who would deliver for them!

Dynastic politics, indifferent attitudes, coalition powers, mushrooming political parties and divisions are often give a backseat in development not progress. Although Electoral officials are doing a good job through electronic media in 2011, this elections are to be watched as to how far the law enforcement is maintained where cash-prone votes are dominant.

Developing Community Toilets

Public toilets and India

Gutan tag!

Recently, when my brother married, we all relatives went to have feast at my sister-in-law's house in a village. After learning that there is no toilet we were shocked. Then we told the aunty at the home, if there is no toilet we will never come again. I think she built the toilet, but i never visited again!  With elections round the corner, its time that we should vote for politicians who have toilets as party symbols and who constructs toilets at nook and corners of India, so to say for the swelling population!

It's big inconvenience for the general public that we don't have public toilets maintained. Once we step out of the workplace or house, with the sorry state of affairs, one like as if there is no urine bladder in the digestive system in our bodies. If pedestrian rights are denied in India, toilets are another dimension widely neglected for public. As a person i have travelled across widely on jobs and during college, toilets are the dreadful places to visit. Men everywhere holding up can be seen, on the railway tracks you can see in the morning if you are travelling people dutifully paying their respects on the tracks! There must be stringent laws that all the federal and state and private organisations\institutions should allot a portion of their land for public inconvenience, where public gather say near bus stops, circles and the workers should be well paid. These places can be best utilised, as they remain lifeless for ages, it would greatly help the passers-by who long for neat toilets. People at the toilets charge you for 1 to 2 rupees but the cleanliness of the toilets are unbearable. And whoever litter the public places should be punished.

If there is urgency to help oneself in the public places, where will people go in the absence of toilets. Although NGOs are doing their best like Sulabh International, the activism of governments on this front pathetically low. So, we should decide if our MLA\MP\ or whomsoever  build the community toilets for us, we should vote for him. With the kind of education we are offering, our children too grew up throwing wastes, and urinating everywhere. Is not it our duty to sensitise our children?

Equally responsible are both politicians and public. Get money for voting someone who will never visit again. The level of responsibility we show towards the development of country is really worrisome. Get paid and get doomed too!  Wherever we are not sensitised the backlash is to borne by us only.

HE AND SHE AND IN BETWEEN

Is there any human being or living form growing in between the he and she, as many may put you in between scorning you about your mannerism and all? If I ask this to a biologist he would shrug off: yes there are. Scientific community could go on to describe the conduct and behaviour of this group of humans. Society can prove that there are hermaphrodites and they are epicene. The world does not stop here building it up with whatever ways it can to describe this precious life – being between him and her.

Do you wonder whom I am talking about? Many a times we just despise this group mocking them without conscience for what they are. One should always understand their nature and this kind of every natural birth-simply they are humans, who cannot either digest it to themselves throughout their lives nor can reveal their feelings to others! This article does not support any bisexual practice nor approve the growing customs like civil partnership among same sex people, LGBT here. In the earlier decades by countryside, they would perform for both male and female roles in the cultural programmes throughout the night entertaining with elan, which still continues, especially in south India. Nowadays they become a group of people, who do not work anymore, but can be seen in street corners and railway sojourns asking money from others? Some countries have legalized this community and in many others they are approved. In the developed countries the people of the same sex are getting recognized and lead their lives as any normal other couple does. In India, transgender community is growing as you see them along the railways, at traffic signals and in metro cities, unfortunately are not visible in formal workplace settings. Does our society, policymakers and government recognize them, or do we ever care about why they are leading a life like this? Often they may try to be different as ordinary others are, want to learn new and experiment things but could not in many spheres of life both physically and mentally. Many a times they may feel this will be okay, as we grow older, but does the society recognize and understand as they grow along?

Whatever it takes this is neither their mistake nor the curse they are imposed! What mistake did they do to born like this? Is it their destiny or their parents’ mistakes are the questions propping up often? These God’s own people are the voices who are hardly heard, often exploited and never treated with dignity as individuals as they are. As a person every individual has the right to lead life with dignity and his\her individuality is unique in this universe. If we agree to this, let us accept them instead of passing lewd comments and abusing them. If we think we are macho men and beautiful women let us don’t take pride at scorning others about their behaviour and conduct. We should try to learn and be sensitized on this, instead of throwing hurting remarks and stigmatizing them.

And for the people who are challenged this is the message: never get let down by these scorners. See the people around you, there are people who lead their lives with integrity and peace in spite of entangled problems, deformities, mental and physical challenges. If you ask yourself often, why did I born, you should meet these privileged people and interact with them. Life is full of reckoning and has so much of surprises in store for you. Never ever allow these things let down your spirit. You are special in this world, and are born to win.

In the evolving society, if they are not supported and understood, when are we going to appreciate and inspire them? When will we lessen the trauma that they are undergoing? Psychologically, as many of us would have studied the approach towards the afflicted people should be first to understand their nature not what they become, but how they born with inherent natural qualities. They need our warmth and love, let us never hurt them, even if we cannot help them. But causing pain is worse, no matter if we are not helping them.

Super - Movie Review

Having much on my plate to work, I dared to spend a little amount of time off the routines last weekend. To my surprise, the whole theater was full to catch up with happening Kannada movie - 'Super' directed by Mr. Upendra. I overheard that he has directed this movie after a brief hiatus. 

Barring the interrupting songs, which is part and parcel of Indian cinema, the movie was racy, with the struggles India faced for independence. Comedians have tickled the bones often to laugh out. After a 9 months stay at IT city of India, this is my first out with a Kannada cinema. How many similarities do Kannada have with other Dravidian and national languages, but much of the disharmony, language politics, and regionalism are due to the current politics, playing in spoiling the harmony, we ought to have.

Well, lets get back to the highlights. Amid the romantic, and hyped up run-of- the-mill movies, i liked the movie, specially for the below:

1. Plastosphere: Anywhere, everywhere and anyhow plastic worlds of urban India. With no strategic plan by municipalities, plastics are free to watch everywhere. Let wait for few more years, no wonder we will have plastosphere. Really soring, huh!
2. Corruption: . Today, to get the work done in India, we have cough up bucks, right from childbirth to the end. When there will the transparency in government delivery machinery?
3. Laxity and No Accountability: The message was lucid and clearly said, no one cares for other, and society. If all of us, don't raise to the occasion, we have to imagine, how pathetic we will be!

Thanks for this movie!