Reporter: So Mantriji, you are now in-charge of charging & investigating corruption charges on your peers and other government officials…
Mantriji: Yes yes, bilkul, corruption is a sin and must be condomed.
Reporter: But Mantriji, what about the Gutter case against you a few years back?
Mantriji: Please please do not defame me. It was not Gutter Case, it was Sewage & Sanitation issue. What is the Gutter, Futter!!! NO class!!!
Reporter: Sorry Mantriji. But what about that case? I believe it is still pending
Mantriji: Of course it will be pending. No proof is left. It is such an old case. If there was any truth in those allegations then do you think I would be roaming around free. I even got elected again.
Reporter: Regarding the re-election, Mantriji there were allegations of buying votes for cash and other freebies in your constituency.
Mantriji: Sab Jooth! If I give away gifts to my own people that will improve their lives then what is harm
Reporter: But Mantriji, giving such gifts especially during elections are a direct violation of the EC codes!
Mantriji: Code Phode all rubbish! What EC understands plight of common man. The poor man cannot even watch his favourite serial or an old Amitabh film because he does not have TV. If I give a TV or 2 to them then what is wrong? Am I asking him to vote for me? It is only due to my good intention that I am doing this. What this EC babus who sit in AC office and AC car and Dish TV understand all this!!??
Reporter: Mantriji coming back to the current issue of corruption and your new role. Over the years politicians have rarely done ever done hard time for corruption charges. Shouldn’t there be some kind of strict policy that considers corruption as treason against the country and have very strict punishment?
Mantriji: You media people tho! What you know about treason? Without any reason…treason! Treason is when you do things that help Pakistan or China! Most of the corruption charges are involving those who do so much good work for India. How can that be treason? No..I believe each case is different. You have to see all sides of a coin before you decide on such sensitive issues.
Reporter: But isn’t it true that corruption erodes our nation’s wealth and global standing. Is it not hurting our progress?
Mantriji: Of course corruuption is not good. I have been saying this for ages. It is a sin. But this sin will not wash with Ganga also. So you must be careful not to be involved in all this.
Reporter: So how do you intend to take action against corrupt MPs or officers?
Mantriji: Why do you media people always pointing fingers at MPs and officers? What about NGO? Have you seen how much corruption they do? Nobody talks about that. I will take strict action against them and make sure they are not stealing from this nation.
Reporter: But Mantriji…
PA to Mantriji: Sorry but Mantriji has a meeting with an important 4G meeting. So thank you for your time. No comments.
When Tata Nano was conceived and realized, there were many critics. Many were head honchos of the auto industry itself. They and a large section of the domestic and international media claimed that due to its “affordability” more people will end up buying more of it thus increasing pollution and congestion.
So do they mean they are purposely overpricing their own brands to save the world? Are they capping the number of sales per month to prevent congestion?
Let us see this in perspective using figures of the biggest sellers in the India Market who are also global giants. These companies were perhaps not ones to pooh-pooh the Nano rather than the more “knowledgeable” auto majors like Ford, GM, etc who seemed to have a lot to say against it.
The average emission rate of cars in India is 140-150 grams per kilometre. The interesting part is not all cars in the Suzuki or Hyundai stable use the premium K-series or Kappa engines which have the lower emission rates respectively. Nor are the critics worried about the emission rates by the other vehicles that Tata Motors, Tata JLR or Tata Daewoo releases…it is the Nano that irks them because it is the only thorn in their ‘back’-sides that they can’t deal with yet.
It is amazing how even today the Goliaths hate the Davids…a small car named the ‘nano’ shook the world in a way even the Hummer’s could not. Oh! by the way, out of utter concern towards the environment, GM, Nissan, Ford for starters are planning to launch their own ‘Nano’ cars very soon.
For those interested in knowing a bit more about the CO2 emissions per km you can visit a post on whatcar which lists more manufacturers.
Well the next big commodity that will be a game changer – Forests. Yes Forests. Companies perhaps starting with Land developers will find the immense need for open spaces or green. Then Forests will be grown and people will have to take memberships to visit one. Just like we do for Gyms.
The moment you start believing in your dream, it stops being just a dream.
Your dream is the foundation of your vision. Your belief is the mortar that binds your vision into a reality.
If you act on your beliefs, your actions will help you realize your dream;
Once you have achieved your dreams, they will say you were a visionary with the courage to follow your dreams.
But if you never believed in your dreams, everyone will say…‘Stop day-dreaming you ass’!
Just a quote that I came up with and thought to pen down. I was in a “quote moment”.
Model (M): I would like a portfolio made
Photographer (P): Sure madam, please come in. Are you planning to send it to producers or modeling agencies?
M: I am not sure but I want some flexibility
P: Well no problem, let us start
M: No no I had come to check the rates. I am not even dressed for it. I need to go to the parlour before the shoot.
P: No need to worry madam…I can take care of it
M: You mean…you do make-ups?
P: No, but I can photoshop the snaps and take care of everything
M: But I have not brought any costumes
P: No problem madam, I will photoshop it and I can give you any clothes you want or not 
M: Err…but
P: Don’t worry madam, I will take care of the butt also. I can give it any shape you want
M: Oh! I did not mean…what..you can!!!
P: Of course…in fact what is your vital stats?
M: Well….
P: Never mind…never mind…I will give you some choices after the shoot.
M: What about my hair?
P: That is easy. I can photoshop it to look blonde, brunette, ginger even rainbow it up.
M: I won’t want that…rainbow..hehe!
P: Oh that is nothing madam, you want a painless tattoo I can photoshop it on you…any part of the body you like.
M: Oh I always wanted a tattoo!
P: In fact I can give you a face lift, liposuction, breast enhancement…just about anything you wish. In fact I think you can lose some weight around the hips and I can even scrub your back. After air-brushing the images you will have skin like a baby.
M: Hmm…but…but…I am actually a guy.
P: Oh sex-change…no problem…I have Photoshop na!
We have government subsidized Liquor Shops and tax breaks for manufacturers
But we also have bans on advertising of liquor on all media channels
We have a ban on tobacco products and smoking in public places
But we also have a dedicated Directorate of Tobacco Development to promote production
Prostitution in itself is not an offense in the country
But appointing a business development executive (pimp) or self-marketing is illegal
Public Display of Affection is against moral laws and public decency
But rape is the fastest growing crime in the country*
We build new statues to supposedly elevate the pride of the country, state or street
But we do nothing to protect the historic monuments of the country
We are made aware of the corruption, criminal backgrounds and scandals of our politicians
But we forgive and forget them more than the neighbours kid who broke your window
We worry about Indians in Australia and abroad
But we beat up our own when they come from another state for their livelihood.
We pride ourselves in being secular
But tolerate fanatics who destroy mosques, attack temples and burn people in the name of religion
We burn candles and stand vigils for the victims of terrorists attacks
But we protect the terrorist for a senseless trial at the cost of tax-payers money
We fight over a piece of our land with outsiders and let innocents die in crossfire
But we cut our country into pieces when some politicians go on a hunger strike unto death
We are a democracy
But…
*according to data for 2006 released by the home ministry’s National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). A rape is being reported every 30 minutes, an alarming increase of nearly 700% since 1971 when the NCRB started recording them. It has been steadily increasing every year now standing at approx 25 minutes/rape.
When I first heard you say – ‘I love you’
I just stared
And I was scared Of being lonely
Of losing, before I even found you.
When I first heard you say – ‘I love you’
I had hoped I could say it you first
I prayed for the courage to look in to your eyes
Without turning them away lest you find them moist;
When I first heard you say – ‘I love you’
I wished…I just wished You had said it to me!
