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CHAH (DESIRE)

Duniya ek mela hain,hum insaan iski

bheed(crowd) ka ek hissa

chahe toh iss bheed main kho jao

chahe to iss se hatkar  chalkar dikhao.

chahe to iske itihaas main kahi kho jao

chahe toh iske itihaas ka ek sunhara pal ban jao.

chahe toh ek kadam  aage rakhkar

swayam ko pehchaan lo

chahe to apni pehchaan bhoolakar aise hee meet jao.

chahe toh iske garbh main sama jao

ya chahe toh kisi Ma ki kokh ka karz chuka jao.

chahe toh jeekar bhi mar jao

chahe toh kuch mahaan kar ,marke bhi amar ho jao.

yeh tumhari chah hain ,jo chaho vo kar jao.

Do we really love India?

There are times when my mind really goes into deep thoughts. One such time is when I look towards our national symbol namely emblem,animal, language etc. It really amazes me that whatever comes under the bracket of “NATIONAL” is under threat and utter neglect. You want example, well, here are they as under-

1. NATIONAL EMBLEM

How many of you know about the only working class allowed to carry national emblem on their dress? Do you know from where our national emblem has  been taken?

2. NATIONAL LANGUAGE

Yes I certainly know Hindi is not exactly a national language but state language but still have we given it the status it deserves. Many of you know and read about Chetan Bhagat’s novels but how many of you read Hindi novels. Will you dare to read a Premchand in a café instead of Dan Brown and Chetan Bhagat?

3. NATIONAL ANIMAL

You must have seen the ad promos of AIRCEL featuring “PROJECT TIGER”. Do I need to say more?

4. NATIONAL SPORT

Well a well known motorcycle company is appealing all Indians to give their hearts again to the Hockey. Do you know that the Hockey World Cup is undergoing nowadays in India. Our other National sport Kabaddi is also in dire state. We all watch IPL but have you bothered to watch and cheer your national sports .

5. NATIONAL ANTHEM AND NATIONAL SONG

How many of us know which one is ur national song and which one is our national anthem and who wrote them? Can you sing it all by yourself. Do you bother to stand erect when they are played?

6. NATIONAL BIRD

Have you seen Peacock in your locality recently.If you have then you are really lucky, as many have been killed as some morons relish its meat and are rarely seen now.

Folks please brood our these questions and ask yourself . We are proud of our Nation,are not we? Then why we neglect our national symbols.Please introspect and think.  Can we really claim to love India when we have no care for our National symbols. well I think we cannot. This is food for the thought.

SOME GREAT SITES FOR GEEKS :)

Hello folks! You must have wondered that this blog has a catchline that says ,”Views of a Geek on almost anything”. However I haven’t written anything yet that is geeky in nature. Well the primary reason for it is that the writing technical stuff requires good amount of research. So I have been doing that a bit for a while.

So here I am. I am going to tell you about some great sites which can help you becoming a Geek yourself. Well that does not mean that this stuff is not meant for people who are too smart or despise nerds and geeks like us. This stuff is for everyone who wants to increase his/her knowledge. So for starters here is a list:

1. www.makeuseof.com

This is a great site for learning about various computer and internet tricks. In fact yours truly is also a subscriber of this good website. They have a great team of technical writers who want to share their knowledge with rest of us. This site has various guides in downloadable pdf formats and is regularly updated with new stuff. You can get almost any of your query getting solved here. You can also follow makeuseof on Twitter and facebook. This is a highly recommended site.

1. www.howstuffworks.com

Are you the one always curious about how the various things around you work and operate, but don’t know where to get the answers from. Well then your problem is solved. This regularly updated site has answers about all your queries about how things work both in form of articles and videos. This site is also highly recommended from yours truly.

Well I hope you like this little information. Do write whether you like this post or not.  Also share if you have any other similar websites to share with us through your comments.  Kindly also visit the following Blog of my friend Manish Deo(aka Rapideo) who is a even a bigger geek than me as you can ask him any questions regarding computer and network problems. He is more than willing to do so for you.  Here is the link to his blog

www.yserver.blogspot.com

Shivsena V/S SRK:The Larger Picture

Over the past fortnight the only issue hogging limelight has been the tiff between SRK and Shivsena. This tiff has been attributed to former’s remarks about Pak cricketer’s snub by IPL. Shah Rukh Khan sympathized with Pakistani players much to the chagrin of Shivseniks. The Shivseniks being self anointed “custodian” of Maratha Asmita and sole certificate giver of Indianness of an Indian citizen were annoyed by these remarks and resorted to their eccentric way of protesting King khan by trying to block his upcoming release “My Name is Khan”.

Nothing unusual given the past histrionics of the Shivsena. But this very protest style often puts a big question mark over one’s fundamental rights for e.g. right to freedom of speech. They also protest actively against North Indian immigrants working in Mumbai. Again they are violating here right of freedom to work anywhere in the country with dignity. They say that the jobs in Mumbai are meant for Marathis only as companies are in Mumbai.

Well my point is that most of these industries are run and owned by Non-Marathis like Mr Mukesh Ambani and several others. And also the market that they cater to is not restricted to Maharashtra only. So the Marathis cannot claim them as their sole proprietary.

Secondly there are many Marathis working and studying in various other cities like Delhi & N.C.R.  So in accordance to Shivsena policy  they must be thrown out from these cities too because they were not born there.

Mr Bal Thackray and his family members need to ponder over these points as the same treatment can be slashed out on Marathis too elsewhere. Obviously it will not be good to our national integration. All states are dependent on each other for their various needs and mutual development.

However one more angle to this whole scenario is there to be understood. Mumbai is facing severe crisis in providing civil amenities to ever growing population. We need to help states like Bihar and U.P. to develop to such an extent so that their natives need not to go out for jobs. Central govt. need to play an important role here as regional development imbalances are prime roots of these ugly scenes we are witnessing in Mumbai and elsewhere.

There is a very good article written by Chetan Bhagat over this issue which gives a good insight and is thought provoking. Here is the link:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/To-Maharashtra-With-Love/articleshow/5252093.cms

Looking forward to your comments Netizens.

Religious rituals and Modern sensibilities

One should practice ideally all great things one has been taught like religion for example but practicing religion does not mean that we go out of way in doing so. Again a balance between religious belief and modern sensibilities is required. In India especially we tend to forget that. Almost each one of us has been annoyed by long and loud bhajans being sung by not so sweet voice singers during JAGRATAS. It is as if people behind these jagratas want not only themselves to be involved but the whole universe.

Don’t get me wrong here. I am not like any other “modern” teenager protesting the rituals but in fact I am a firm believer in them myself. But what intrigues me is that why use amplifiers and speakers while appeasing MATA and other Gods. They are certainly not deaf. They are almighty. They can hear our innermost prayers originating in heart. Can’t we simply respect privacy of others keep the volume low so that Jagratas instead of becoming noise become joyful singing the praises of the God. This way we can practice our religion and also be thoughtful towards rightful privacy and peace of others. This is the food for  thought.