Let me begin by plainly stating the fact that m not here to take any sides. Undoubtedly , the Govt is acting like a total douche bag with its undemocratic and illogical means to handle the movement which has now gone viral. Also, on the other hand, Anna fever (or anti corruption fever??) that pervades us is not totally genuine, either...
I receive 10 Support Anna Hazare invitations on FB per day, half of my friends have Anna as their display picture, if I reject an RSVP to the candle march at Jaipur, I invite flak.
My concern is rooted not in the "differences between versions of lokpal", rather in the psychology behind the movement which has drooled out scores of ppl on streets. India is a country where a snake charmer can attract a crowd of 50, no wonder we have 50 crore ppl out on streets.. But who are these people wearing really cool white T-shirts?? Do they support Anna? or do they support anti corruption crusade?? or are they the helpless victims of typical Indian nature of jumping up and down every time the II law of Thermodynamics(prefer disorder) shows up?? In Jaipur itself i met some 50 people sporting Che Guevara T shirts..ask them who was he or what did he do-DUMB!!
We all must support Anna Hazare and every anti-corruption crusader now and in the future but only if we understand what exactly they are fighting for.
Yes this government clearly didn't know how to handle things on August 16th 2011. May be they thought they would do a Baba Ramdev on Anna and he too might jump off the stage and dress like a woman and try to vanish in the crowd but clearly, he is a man of wisdom and experience.
People who are staunch supporters of "India is Anna and Anna is India",go to india_against_corruption's website. Download the publicity material. Read the attached ppt and pdf files. Analyze the bill and be aware of its pros and cons and don't just support a movement because it's cool.
Somewhere down the line, Manmohan Singh must have a reason for not letting the Bill being shoved down his neck.. Chidambaram and Sibbal are total jerks but even they would give their metel some jerk before losing all popular support just to block Anna's perfect and just cause..
Anna Hazare is a freaking awesome septuagenarian who dared to raise his voice against corruption. But, we as netizens and citizens need to understand the change we are willing to be a part of.. Neither the Jan Lokpal nor the Lokpal is perfect.. Nothing was ever meant to be.. InshaAllah we succeed in reducing corruption and bring in a solid Ombudsman Bill that promises to weed out all holigants from our bureaucracy but do we really need to turn so hostile against the Govt machinery so as to rule out even an iota of possibility that there might be something wrong with the "my-way-or-i-die" theme??
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Death of Democracy- WE are responsible!
Hello all,
Have been really busy with the exams.. happy to plunge back!!
There has been a lot of discussion over the recent anti corruption awareness amongst us, catalysed by the visionaries which are role models for many. Many of us 'like' them on facebook, some lie prostrate on couches and hold domestic debates, yet some of us write articles in newspapers, others like myself blog on them.. But the question is: does that suffice ?? Is our responsibility as innate citizens over??
There is one thing which always prods my soul- Is getting into Army, Civil Services, Government or Politics is the only way to be a part of the 'System' that we blame so often? Our constitution is not weak, weak are we! We elect the people and send them to the House. We, fail to resist or protest when we see the downright injustice occuring everywhere, despite the fact that the real power lies with us..
Don't we often say or hear "arrey yaar system hi kharaab hai.." "Saala chapraasi se le ke collector tak sab nikamme hain"..."kuch accha karo toh bhi akele kya kar loge" and a plethora of such pessimist excuses? Have we ever tried to ponder over the very evident and apparent truth that slaps hard on the larger mass of our population (which is in fact the backbone of our democracy)?? The answer is a big shameless NO
Its high time we realise and empower ourselves. I proudly proclaim that my Constitution is such an ideal constitution that it provides me with numerous rights and bestows me with certain Duties.. In Mother Tersa's Words- "A revolution does not need a leader, it has to be brought- person to person"!! If i set u thinking, the wheels are already in motion!!
JAI HIND
Have been really busy with the exams.. happy to plunge back!!
There has been a lot of discussion over the recent anti corruption awareness amongst us, catalysed by the visionaries which are role models for many. Many of us 'like' them on facebook, some lie prostrate on couches and hold domestic debates, yet some of us write articles in newspapers, others like myself blog on them.. But the question is: does that suffice ?? Is our responsibility as innate citizens over??
There is one thing which always prods my soul- Is getting into Army, Civil Services, Government or Politics is the only way to be a part of the 'System' that we blame so often? Our constitution is not weak, weak are we! We elect the people and send them to the House. We, fail to resist or protest when we see the downright injustice occuring everywhere, despite the fact that the real power lies with us..
Don't we often say or hear "arrey yaar system hi kharaab hai.." "Saala chapraasi se le ke collector tak sab nikamme hain"..."kuch accha karo toh bhi akele kya kar loge" and a plethora of such pessimist excuses? Have we ever tried to ponder over the very evident and apparent truth that slaps hard on the larger mass of our population (which is in fact the backbone of our democracy)?? The answer is a big shameless NO
Its high time we realise and empower ourselves. I proudly proclaim that my Constitution is such an ideal constitution that it provides me with numerous rights and bestows me with certain Duties.. In Mother Tersa's Words- "A revolution does not need a leader, it has to be brought- person to person"!! If i set u thinking, the wheels are already in motion!!
JAI HIND
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
The Only Way Out Is In, So Look Deep Within!!!
We constantly seek a deeper experience of life, one way or the other. Whatever one may seek – God, alcohol, drugs, meditation or any thing that one feels will provide relief, give pleasure or fulfillment – you are only seeking to have a larger slice of life.
The intention is always the same, somehow to have a deeper experience, to extract a little more out of life, to find access to that which is not yet for you. The question is not of the intention as the intention is always the same; it is only of whether it works or not.
Everything you’ve done in your life so far has been in pursuit of joy – career, business, making money or starting a family. From when you were a child till now, is your joy increasing or decreasing?
Now that you have grown up, you have your own life, your own family, your own bank account, everything of your own – has your joy multiplied? In the last 24 hours, how many moments of joy have you known?
When you came into this world, you came with no investment. So whatever happens in your life, anyway you are in profit. But the reason people are in various levels of distress is because there is no life-sense, only ego-sense.
If you are miserable, it is because life is not happening the way you think it should happen. If everything happened the way you think it should, the whole existence would happen within the limitation of your limited thought.
Is it not wonderful that so many things that you could never imagine are happening? What you enjoyed, your parents were distressed about. What you are distressed about, your children are enjoying.
The nature and basis of your experience is within you. Pain and pleasure, joy and misery, agony and ecstasy happen only within you. The very seat of your experience is within you. So why try to extract joy from outside? At best, the outside can provide a stimulus.
If you depend on the outside to bring joy to you, understand that the outside never happens a hundred per cent the way you want it. Those who think that there is something like an ideal situation are not in touch with reality. No situation or person will ever happen a hundred per cent the way you want it. But at least you should happen the way you want yourself to be. Then there would be no need for you to be in pursuit of your happiness. So the question is not of intention or direction, but of doing that which works. If you did happen the way you want yourself to be, joy would be the natural choice. What we refer to as inner engineering means not seeing joy as something that we could achieve in our life but seeing joy as the very basis of our lives. Joy is not the goal; it is the square one of our life. Other things can happen only if there is joy. Otherwise, you will live constantly with the fear of misery striking at you.
What great things you achieve in your life will depend on your capabilities, the situation, and the prevailing times. Regardless of what you do or don’t, my wish and blessing is that your experience of life is pleasant and graceful.
Everything you’ve done in your life so far has been in pursuit of joy – career, business, making money or starting a family. From when you were a child till now, is your joy increasing or decreasing?
Now that you have grown up, you have your own life, your own family, your own bank account, everything of your own – has your joy multiplied? In the last 24 hours, how many moments of joy have you known?
When you came into this world, you came with no investment. So whatever happens in your life, anyway you are in profit. But the reason people are in various levels of distress is because there is no life-sense, only ego-sense.
If you are miserable, it is because life is not happening the way you think it should happen. If everything happened the way you think it should, the whole existence would happen within the limitation of your limited thought.
Is it not wonderful that so many things that you could never imagine are happening? What you enjoyed, your parents were distressed about. What you are distressed about, your children are enjoying.
The nature and basis of your experience is within you. Pain and pleasure, joy and misery, agony and ecstasy happen only within you. The very seat of your experience is within you. So why try to extract joy from outside? At best, the outside can provide a stimulus.
If you depend on the outside to bring joy to you, understand that the outside never happens a hundred per cent the way you want it. Those who think that there is something like an ideal situation are not in touch with reality. No situation or person will ever happen a hundred per cent the way you want it. But at least you should happen the way you want yourself to be. Then there would be no need for you to be in pursuit of your happiness. So the question is not of intention or direction, but of doing that which works. If you did happen the way you want yourself to be, joy would be the natural choice. What we refer to as inner engineering means not seeing joy as something that we could achieve in our life but seeing joy as the very basis of our lives. Joy is not the goal; it is the square one of our life. Other things can happen only if there is joy. Otherwise, you will live constantly with the fear of misery striking at you.
What great things you achieve in your life will depend on your capabilities, the situation, and the prevailing times. Regardless of what you do or don’t, my wish and blessing is that your experience of life is pleasant and graceful.
Source: The Speaking Tree, Times of India
Sunday, 8 May 2011
To be or not to be !!
Hello,
I realized yesterday, Technology still has a long way to go, here in Kukas!! There are days when u feel life is all peaceful, you are fed up of all mundane issues and you have that gr8 feeling of exploring and sharing something innovative and thought provoking with ppl around you... But LOL!! all of a sudden ur internet gives away >:(
Well, yesterday i was kinda sifting through all my collections of morale boosters and some of them really surge adrenaline.. Nupe!! M not conventionally lecturing you over the importance of hardwork, determination, confidence and all the stuff we've been hearing (but never listening to) since kindergarten!! m just here to rephrase what Shakespeare quoted in Hamlet, "To be or not to be?"
I could have inserted these videos, but excuse me for being impatient over the very slow network:
1. Kiran Bedi single handedly remakes India's toughest prisons.
2. Dr. Shah Faesal sets an unprecedented example for all youth (there are 4 parts to this one, i recommend all four)
3. India is full of million such examples.. randomly selected this one
Friends, this is an era of revolution.. A much needed and awaited revolution where we do not need a leader, we need to do it alone, person to person. Before we even finish counting the zeros involved in a scam, another scam erupts with even more zeros. Lets remember, we are not 1.2 billion Indian population, but we are 1.2 billion brains, 1.2 billion human resources.. For once, lets try and rise above petty issues of life and focus on what really matters- getting 80% marks, flying off to foreign, acout for an elite living, becoming a research scientist and earning in multiple zeros?? or letting the holy manna grace us all by doing our bit for social good inspite of achieving or despite of failing in all the above mentioned lucrative attractions??
As students, the prime focus in hands- with or without any promises of future is to study hard.. but lets all study harder than we ever did.. not to top our universities but to ensure our powers and authorities to do something for people who are born and die on the streets, who struggle hard for even the basic necessities of life, who clean our toilets to earn 30 rs per day, who commit suicide for mere debt of 10,000/- and endless such who-s....
Jai Hind!
Friday, 6 May 2011
Indian Civil Services
Hello All,
As i said in the earlier post, I shall be covering major portions on information about the The Indian Civil Services. Friends, everything is available on the Internet. Where we lack, including myself, is that we often get lost in the plethora of results fetched on our screens everytime we google or bing!! So I thought it would be best to provide the best links for each information. Here I go:
Popularly known by its acronym ICS, it originated as the elite civil service of the Indian Government under British colonial rule in India, and continues in the contemporary Civil Services of India, though these are now organised differently. A civil servant is the highest post directly appointed by the Indian Govt. The Indian Civil Services include various all india services like IAS, IPS, IFS etc. For details on as to 'exactly what are these' please refer to www.civilserviceindia.com
Eligibility: A graduation degree, any degree- no constraint of stream
Exam Pattern: conducted by Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) in 3 stages-
1)CSAT (Civil Service Aptitude Test) : http://csat.iupsc.com/
3)Personal Interview
IAS exam has earned the reputation of being the toughest exam of India. I guess you have discovered that already! Every year lakhs of aspirants take the exam and only 800-900 are able to make it through! After one clears the 3 levels mentioned above, he/she is given rigorous training at the LBSNAA (Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration), Mussorie of 101 days.
Where do we start?
Stage 1: Read ..no.. 'Be Thorough' with all NCERT books from std 6th to 12th of all subjects
Stage 2: Be committed to reading one Hindi and one English newspaper daily. Nothing like-"aaj miss ho gaya"..well read it 5 days later but read it
Stage 3: one competitive magazine
I was too busy Facebook-ing !! :P
No issues.. join the following:
The Key Factor: Continuity
For exams like this one, one needs to be consistent. To be consistent, one needs regular motivation and
inspiration.
The best way to do that is to read about or watch the videos of successful aspirants. You'll get them at www.jeywin.com
If there are any queries, please post them as comments!!
See ya!!
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Welcome..!!
Hey All,
This blog is aimed at nation building and empowering young minds. This will include topics of national importance and issues of morality. Lets think of something other than Engineering and passing semester exams as utmost priority. Let us all, for a change, concenterate on being Indians first than being just graduates...!!!!! And obviously, we would all use our academia here too!
To start with, lets focus on public service, or civil service (as commonly known). Obvious question: WHY?Well, because, it is the only way where u directly connect with people and get immense power, prestige, money and opportunities(PPMO, as I call it!) to bring about real changes in the life of 'your people'.
Friends, we are here to study not just to get a job or to see ourselves as succesful researchers or inventors! Directly or indirectly we are all preparing ourselves for service to the nation. When we see miserable people around us, when we see the desperate souls around us, their voicelssness should motivate us to study. We are in a time when our nation ( nation i say, not country) needs the zeal of the youth the most. The next few posts will be aimed at Civil Services.
Bbye!
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