Recently I went to buy some toys. In past I had never really given a damn about the manufacturer of the toy. The only things I used to look at were the utility and the price tag.
However recent activity of Chinese intrusion and their brazen acts in Kashmir brought the matter of ‘Made in China’ in [...]
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Chinese Abundance
Posted in Concerns, tagged china, chinese toys, India on October 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What’s the stand?
Posted in Concerns, tagged Mumbai, stand against terror, Terror on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The idiot box is full of news of mumbai terror attack and its fallout.
The changing stands by home external affairs minister, absence of home minister from action and passiveness of the prime minister is striking. As the time passes, Pakistan is becoming bolder. From the defensive nation during the terror strike, they have turned into [...]
Agony of the nation
Posted in Concerns, tagged Agony, Mumbai, Terror on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lasy friday, i came to know that a client representative at our office – a japanese staying in brazil- has been asked by his embassy to pack his bags and move out of India. The reason: lack of faith in current situations as aftermath of Mumbai hostage crisis.
And I am sure, he would not be [...]
Politics and news broadcast on terror
Posted in Concerns, Thinking Aloud, tagged Malegain, N?DTV, Terror on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There had been a long cliche called ‘Islamic Terrorism’. The phrase had become synonymous with terrorism per se, world over.
However recently the news channels in India have coined a new term – ‘Hindutva terrorism’. The news anchor in NDTV goes on saying that the terrorism should not be associated with any religion and the banner [...]
Just Listening…
Posted in Concerns, tagged Biha, Flood, Flood relief, Purnea on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A mere audience I was, listening or should I say, overhearing the conversation happening on th eother side of the phone. The voice of the persons on the other side, apart from the holder of the phone was hardly audible to me. the words mde hardly any sense but the voice did.
As a part of our [...]
What Next?
Posted in Concerns, tagged Bihar, Flood aftermath, Koshi on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While going through the efforts being put in by many a people, to help people effected by flood recover, it just occured to me: ‘What next?’
Right now mobilizing funds, medicines and other relief material is not a diffcult job at all People are quite sensitive and motivated to come forward to donate whatever they could [...]
Efforts are on…..
Posted in Concerns, tagged Bihar, Flood relief, Koshi, Purnia on September 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sitting far away from Bihar, the feeling for those impacted is still high and the efforts are on to provide help as much as possible.
The first criteria was to make sure that 100% of what is sent is utilised. Hence Government relief fund and unknown NGOs were out of questions. The channel we know would [...]
The sorrow of Bihar
Posted in Concerns, tagged Bihar, Flood, Koshi, Purnia on August 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the morning, a relief seeped in. For the last two days, I was unable to get through to my father. Today when the sleep gave way to the reality, my phone was ringing and it was my father on the other side assuring me that everything is fine.
The water has not yet flown into [...]
Kashmir burning again
Posted in Concerns, tagged Amarnath Shrine Board, Jammu, Kashmir on August 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Kashmir, for long, had been cherished as ‘heaven on earth’. Poets went ga ga singing about the beauty of the most attractive place on the planet.
The same piece of land is burning continuously for along time now.
Terrorists set it ablaze with their bombs and bullets and with the abominable hatred they spread across the valley. [...]
