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Reading between the Political line.....

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The Karnataka electioneering  campaign was one of the worst seen  in recent times . Our political parties continue to keep  weaving  political issue out of cast and religion  In the recent political campaigning in  Karnataka it was   ligayate, hindutva and Dalit issues that kept the political vocal cords most aggressive unmindful of the disgusting level it touched.  It is a common sense  that for our National Media , standing independent is never a sutainable business model . So they by default remain a sold out political venture. Paid media is what is generally they are know as . The poll result for Karnataka will be out on 15th so  let us not go by the media debate that promises to keep our national viewers shifting their political opinions. We all know that a BJP win in Karnataka will help this political party to open their account in Tamil Nadu and Kerala  In case Modi and his  BJP  is  able to b...

Karnataka Polls..2018

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Politics is rarely beautiful but in India today it is much more uglier than we ever thought so. KARNATAKA state in southern India is today a poll bound state. It will be going to polls on 12th of May to  elect 224 MLAs. This state is currently ruled by Congress and her allies. BJP and Modi being in the center of POWER in India today are desperately looking forward to take away the reigns from Congress. In spite of Modi's  global popularity, the BJP has so far not been able to make her grand political entry  into South like it has done almost the entire of  North ,West and to some extent EAST. Though so far they are unable to make inroads into Bengal. Having said that, BJPs desperation to win this poll is very evident. Even their so called heavy weight CM Yogi camped in Karnataka. This UP CM was discoursing with the Hindu Sages for ban on cow slaughter. when his own State was bleeding hell.   I feel pity for the people of UP getting politically slaugh...

Is our RTI ..becoming our pipe Dreams.....

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Right to Information Act 2005,mandates timely response to the citizens for government information.The credit of making the government implement the act goes to Aruna Roy, a social activist known for her efforts to fight corruption and promote government transparency Today much more  than over 100 countries around the world have for their citizens the Freedom for information in some form or other Since  2005 over  1.50 crores of Indian citizens have filed application under RTI. Over the time RTI in our country has become very popular.  Some years  back it was so much like  our faith in our independent judiciary. Times have changed now. Much over 100 citizens stands martyred under RTI and over lac  remain harassed and intimidated for questioning the governance. A whistle Blowers Protection Act was enacted in year 2011 to safe guard the lives of a citizen asking for information under RTI However for reasons not known this  Act does not stand im...

Guardians of our heritage....

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"Adopt a Monument" is a  govt scheme under tourism dept. The idea was was first mooted in year 2001 under PM Vajpai's  govt. However it was subsequently taken up by Congress govt and they did go with Ratan Tata adopting Taj Mahal. However even after sinking more than 2 crores Ratan Tata  was helpless since govt of that time was more involved in scams. The current scheme "Adopt a Monument" is a carry forward of  what the Congress govt  left unfinished. Now since the Congress is without power it is attacking it as sell off.. It is evident the opposition  politicians in this country will never allow the govt to move forward with good work Dalmia Bharat group won the bid for adopting RED FORT , one of the pride heritage of India under the tourism Department's "Adopt a Heritage Scheme"  Currently under this scheme there are over 300 heritage locations across the country. Currently bid for 28 locations is in process , The responsibility of...

Let us wake up to a 'MODI mood' in 2019

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For the very first time in Independent India,impeachment motion against the Chief justice of the country is  gaining ground .Truly the national political party  CONGRESS is bent on making  our judiciary a political 'Akkhada'. This   proves  Congress party's desperation to project itself  to become  politically relevant in a country which threw them out from national politics some four years back for  being the most scam ridden political party of India. This nation took quite a lot of time for coming to that conclusion. It is of course no denying fact that PM Modi has lost lot of shine off him and his  party,  post winning the ballot battle lock stock and barrel way back in year 2014.The present govt did spend the last four years more into digging out the wrongdoings of the previous govt and has truly done precious little to improve the well being of the people who gave them their trust to becoming  a catalyst for change....

.From being 'WHAT' to be a 'WHAT it is' ?

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It was  a summer of  the very late 50's when we shifted to Delhi from Bangalore. By the way my father was in the Indian Army and we  were posted in Bangalore  for almost 5 years.  Looking back; Yes, my Bangalore days were truly golden . I still remember how I cried and cried in the Shaktimaan while we were travelling to the City station, Bangalore. I have never cried like then while leaving any city.We have been posted to Allahabad and Calcutta previously but Bangalore was different Gone are those days so let us move on.  After a long journey of 52 hrs in the Grand Trunk Express we reached Delhi on a hot sultry afternoon in July. . It was on our way from the New Delhi Station to the Cantonment in Shaktimaan truck that I saw  the PARLIAMENT HOUSE for the first time , I  was  truly proud of the  Edwin Lutyens, the architect of Delhi Those were the real  days... my friend. Now it is  more than 60 years and Delhi has chan...

Is "MODITVA" ? an idea Worth Spreading.....

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India today celebrates her 68th  year of Republic. I would yet  prefer to state that its her 69th year of  Republic because that is  what  the governance of India today wishes us to believe and I am one of those who has of late started believing  that Democracy is much more about  "for the politician,of the politician  and by the politician" There is absolutely no doubt  that PM Modi  will always remain our first choice of Prime Minister not because he is the first P M of India who had invited the 10  heads of the foremost ASEAN nations for attending our 69 year of Republic Day.  Nor because he happens to be the first PM who has made us believe that India today needs to be more Swachh and Swasth rather become a Garibi Mukth Des.  Mera Des today remain counted as one of the  most sickly and polluted countries in the world and people here living in poverty still rot. Swatchh and Swasth Bharat thus remain a...