Muskan

Two months ago, decided to volunteer to be the coordinator of the CSR activity in my Office location. Instead of pondering much on my capability to juggle with multiple task, plunged myself into the task of coordinating for good cause-reason-the faith that good ideas can easily find life with good people around us.

And, here comes the second activity coordinated for my location-the first one, an awareness program for Child Rights for You(CRY).

Muskan(Smile) - Starting tomorrow, 30th Sep till 3rd Oct 2009, my 200 strong counterparts shall join my initiative to donate various things, which shall be handed over to Goonj (http://www.goonj.info/).


For the last couple of days, have been seeing campaigns on Roads, Television and Print. Yesterday night, when Dr.Prannoy Roy was discussing about the Joy of Giving week with the coordinators, what surprised me was that there is no single individual and its a nation wide effort to contribute to those in need.

Visiting the website of Joy of Giving (http://www.joyofgivingweek.org/), the below-mentioned lines from Dr.Robert Goddard inspired me to plan and act much fast-the result, Muskan in the next fifteen minutes in my location was rolled out.

The inspiring lines were, "Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant with the weak and the wrong. Sometime in your life you will have been all of these." -Dr.Robert Goddard


My earnest appeal to those who read my blog -Pls. participate/contribute/share something locally at your location -it can be during the Joy of Giving week or it can be anytime later also. Let us all come together to give what we have in abundance, for one day, let us have a World, where no one is left in this world, searching in need of the most basic thing for life-Food, Shelter, Clothes and Water.


Muskan

Let's be more generous and contribute;
no one is left searching for the basic things for their life:
food, shelter, clothes and water.
Let's dream of a World-
where every individual born gets the basic thing,
and lead life with dignity and a smile:
Let's bring Muskan in the face of those in need...! Bhupesh Balakrishnan

Image Courtesy - Joy of Giving Website

Yin and Yang

The maha elections 2009 results surprised the individuals but not the nation as a whole. For, the sum of the parts resulted in a clear verdict-that even surprised the UPA government,I believe. I was one of the many who believed that the BJP as a single party may emerge as the winner, but, arithmetic alliance may decide the final composition of the coalition government and the Prime Minister. Surprisingly and fortunately, wise sense prevailed during the time of polling-end result - an UPA led coalition government with Dr.Manmohan Singh as the Prime Minister of India.









Dr.Manmohan Singh,Hon'ble Prime Minister of India

Congress led alliance came winning in the most crucial states like Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, West Bengal and surprised their allies.

5 things that were clearly evident from the election results 2009:

1.The Indian Public was reluctant to go for the third front-led by the Left forces with no clear leader being "positioned" as the Prime Ministerial candidate,and with parties which are highly corrupt,like the BSP, TDP and the AIADMK.

2. Caste was not the deciding factor for the voters, when it came to electing their representative. Evident from the way few many caste based parties got wiped away in this election -the PMK in Tamil Nadu, the UP, the Bihar,and the AP.

3. Good governance matter the most-even if it means less achievement-the sign of working towards a plan with good governance means a more to the Indian Public. No India Shining campaign pls...we are not shining but let us understand that you are working towards making us shine one day!!!

4. The "wow" factor -Free television sets, the NREGA schemes with 100 day work for the poor, the various state and central sponsored schemes that aimed at reaching people below-the--poverty line.

5. The quality of the core team that shall govern the nation of one billion people...which matter the most to the Indian Public.

The Congress: With a credible person with 5 years of past achievements, it was a wise decision by the Congress to go to poll with Dr.Manmohan Singh as the Prime Ministerial candidate. Credibility, Integrity, and the Secular outlook has helped the Congress projecting Dr.Manmohan Singh and win the elections. The arithmetic poll though did contribute in many states-which were a surprise to everyone, the past performance did,did the surprise trick for the Congress. UP was a surprise and partly could be attributed to Rahul Gandhi's pro-poor agenda,leading to a resurgent Congress cadre and winning as many as 21 seats overall,beating SP and BSP.AP was the chief architect with the largest contribution to the party's total.
Overall, the Congress results are the outcome of many reasons, though, for, the same results to be met again after 5 years, needs sustaining and carrying forward its performance, with much better results in the next 5 years.

The BJP: Did the BJP miscalculated the public mood overall?

1. Non-acceptance of Mr.L.K.Advani as the Prime Minister

2. In-fighting among the party members in the top(Surprise in a party with disciplined workers from RSS???)

3. No strong coalition partners like the 1999

4.Core Ideology taking twist and turns like a movie...with Ram Temple agenda rearing its ugly head

5.Attack on the Indian Prime Minister which did not go well(They forgot that the Indian Prime Minister belonged to the middle-section of the society and represent half a billion Indian population)

6. Insecular feeling "for" the Minority community in the Country by the Majority Communities.

The BJP worked on its own burial plan very meticulously and achieved the results...

The Left Forces: Symphatize with them. Insane leadership moves, contradictory steps alienating from the public, Infighting and wide difference of opinion in Key States-Kerala and West Bengal, all paved way for their cumulative loss. When the Left forces across the World are finding a resurgence, the weakness in the Indian Politics is a cause of concern for the Socialists. They need to re-work hard on their core ideology, strengthen their party base,go back to their fundamentals, read what it made someone like E.M.S be highly successful in running a Communist Government.
They need to isolate from the anti-American view points and be more broad-minded to the changing geo-political need of the nation.

To conclude, winning party should not take this as the ultimate decision of the Indian Public. They are known to change their moods every now and then. We are fickle minded. But, a strong and good leadership with good governance and real schemes targeting poor and the down-trodden to alleviate hunger and poverty will certainly help the party to win back again.

Let's not forget to remember ourself as the Indian Public,that, for a good governance, we need a good and strong oppositions -who can counter check the Government's action and keep them at bay.

Let us continue to carry positive hopes that good governance will prevail, for its like the yin and yang!


Image Courtesy - Google

They have their exits and entrances...

After a brief sojourn, am starting again to blog my thoughts on the “unexpected” election results of India 2009.It was like, a wait and watch the parties’ post-elections, after 100 days, and, then write about the results…(honestly to admit...working time did not permit me to blog and i also started reducing my blogging time...and took the easy route of sharing news item in my blog...it was more of a convenience than a choice)

Before i start to write about the results and my own perception about each political party, was reminding myself of this beautiful poem of Shakespeare…during an online chat with one of my friend…."All the World’s a stage and all the men and women merely players....."

...All the world's a stage



All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)



for certain...they have their exits and entrances…and, they have their exits and entrances...!