The Quintessential Ratan Tata And The Dialogue Of Connect In India And World

The Quintessential Ratan Tata And The Dialogue Of Connect In India And World

Having lived a life to steer ahead the Tata Group Ratan Tata handled responsibilities as and when they came with enough spunk and let the Group sail and 33 years at the top were bountiful to bring a turnaround in its fortunes and raise A Script Of Fortitude And Tenacity. Ratan Tata was the one who won't let challenges go unnoticed and bring to the table ideas that just not lifted the sentiments in and around equally bringing good tidings to those who had least connect with him or his Group. Ratan Tata was on a voyage to Discover India, Discover World and in this pursuit he not only gained cheerleaders as well as expressing gratitude to those who had expanded footprints of the Group across world. There was ample dose of charisma built around him and he was not the one to get carried away. A man with feet firm on the ground the liberalisation opening act of 1991 in India coincided with he at the helm and here was a business entrepreneur and out and out philanthropist who knew pretty well where to divulge and where not to digress. 

Learnt A Lot From Founding Fathers

Having learnt a lot from Founding Fathers and pantheon of leaders writing the rule book he took into his stride the moments of joy and flash of uncertainty with equal aplomb. Be it a shaky concern he wished to bring under his umbrella or a firm with not that rosy outlook he knew the challenges and consternations inside out and thereby let those fledgling companies cruise with a new thunder. If at home he could not endear himself to a set of audience that didn't baffle him a bit and yet he was too tied to the idea that a medical centre do come up in States like in East India. Philanthropic Fortress he won't see it dwindling and here he put his best foot forward to get it going. Philanthropy Endeavours the Group cherished from Jamshedji Tata Days and his Great Grand Son Ratan Tata was no different. 

Tall Achievements From Salt To Software To Society

Ratan Tata would be remembered for selfless service to the nation and the world and putting society before self was all season disposition. For A Group known for tall achievements from Salt To Software To Society Ratan Tata's Dialogue Of Connect was unhindered and unwavering. A man of simple means who kept away from all acts that mirrored ostentation his legacy can be carried forward if similar Article of Faith has adherents who all are at the helm now. From Tata Steel To Tata Consultancy Services all gained from his insights and this exertion of bringing a balance between balance sheets and societal buoyancy should be the way forward. 

Let The Fruit Bloom Even In Adverse Footing And Here Now World Divided Part By Part

Ratan Tata would continue to live in the hearts of millions across world and his larger message Let The Fruit Bloom Even In Adverse Footing should nudge the Group and its underlining goals. Prospects of a world order literally disrobed in a unipolar world did not make the Group skip success and now in a world divided part by part Ratan Tata's Vision spelt in action and spirit becomes all the more necessary to stick to. 

Ratan Tata's departure from the scene would make most wonder the man who knew it all how he could leave us so soon. Those who had the fortune to come in contact with him and those who had the fortune to know from reams of newsprint dedicated to the man over decades find themselves lonely at this hour and miss imprints of a man who knew where to begin and where to stop. The magnetism that he invoked over decades was much due to disciplined upbringing he had and here restraint conduct side by side would be occasions to watch out for. A Man With A Golden Heart, A Man With Reservoir Of Ideas And A Man Willing To Go By The Script He Chose Ratan Tata Would Remain In Memory For Eon. 

Gaining A Glimpse Of Lord Govinda In Tirumala; Iran And Lebanon Have To Act And Islamic Nations Should Unite

Gaining A Glimpse Of Lord Govinda In Tirumala; Getting Things On Track On Tirumala Laddus;  Iran And Lebanon Have To Act And Islamic Nations Should Unite 

Having gained Sarva Darshan Token for Tirumala Darshan In Srinivasam Complex In Tirupati it became apparent that to get the first mover advantage one need to be in the queue by 11 PM as the counter for the same opened at 2 AM sharp. With counter numbers well beyond seven it came handy for devotees to get the requisite token in nick of time. Mind you by 4 AM all the tokens for the same day get well and truly disbursed with little or no hint that one could get token for the same day. It was a Monday and the rush too grand and not revolting and this much in visibility. 

I Would Remain Ever Grateful To Lord Govinda Of Tirumala

I would remain ever grateful to Lord Govinda of Tirumala for getting me the token and reporting time not all that odd and it was 6 PM in the evening. After exiting from Srinivasam Complex in Tirupati I visited Friends Tea Centre only to discover the guys who were there the previous year had left and handed over the centre to a new bunch of people who all could not make out what I desired and what should be delivered. Strong Black Tea followed one after another and prior to that milk and here one need to note in entire South India that I have accessed pure milk is difficult to gain and milk mixed with water is what one comes across quite often. There are no restaurants which at odd time like 4 AM ever ready to disburse authentic milk and here one has to settle for somewhat spurious one and that doesn't bode well. The new set of staff at this Tea Centre that came into play was a tad different from previous one and the previous one was by and large honest and by no means rude. After taking tea and milk and biding time as I could not leave for Tirumala given the reporting clarity and thereby I visited nearby spots in P K Layout. 

Leaving For Tirumala With Sarva Darshan Token In Hand

As the clock struck 12 PM I stepped out from my lodge only to discover that none of the buses going to Tirumala were willing to offer transport and I better walk to Tirupati bus stand. The ride started at 12.26 and I reached Tirumala at 1.12 PM. Walked all the way to ATGH Circle and reached there at 1.55. Fervently waited for the gates to open for 6 PM devotees and as a Telugu Family (Telugu Is Largely Spoken In Andhra Pradesh State And Telangana State In South India) divulged that TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam) personnel were allowing inside those who have 5 PM reporting time I hoped we were reaching a circle of certainty. Finally the Gates opened for 6 PM devotees at 3.45 PM. The said queue stops at 4.10. Starts again at 4.30. Stops again at 4.40. Starts again at 5.05 and reach Sarva Darshan Token Checking Point at 5.10. At 5.15 the queue again stops moving only to start at 6. Reach Compartments after 6.20 (There Are No Less Than 20 Compartments Here) and here we have to wait almost till 8 PM. 

Reaching Lord Govinda Temple's Sanctum Sanctorum And Gaining A Glimpse

When the gates open at 8 the crowd is too excited and shouting the name of Lord Govinda. From here at 8 to reach sanctum sanctorum (Bangaru Vakili) it takes 1 hour 23 minutes. Sometime after 9.23 I am in sanctum sanctorum and having sighted Lord Govinda I put in the prayers. Once having come out of sanctum sanctorum I begin to essay thoughts near to Vayu Lord. I come out of temple at 10.01. Take bus at 10.55 and reach Tirupati at 11.40 PM. The desire to gain a glimpse of Lord Govinda truly fulfilled and I won't have asked for anything more. Lord Govinda has been guiding this world and he keeps a tab on whereabouts of those who are out to wreck peace and bring a bad name to humanity. With Tirumala pilgrimage almost done I wonder when I would have another opportunity to cheer the Lord by getting a glimpse and here it all rests with the Lord.

Coming To Tirumala Laddus And The Road Ahead

Coming to Tirumala Laddus the best recourse would be to stop the distribution with immediate effect. Let this ban be in place for at least three months. During this time all those business houses who are wishing to offer pure and pure oil only for preparation of Tirumala Laddus be told to send their sample and once they undergo testing the best and by no means adulterated oil be accepted. Howsoever steep the charges they upload it should be accepted. Even if this endeavour takes more than three months so be it. And once the oil has been tested and meet all standards let the preparation of Fresh Tirumala Laddus begin with a rider that every month sample of Tirumala Laddus would be send for testing to keep at bay any misdoing. How could one mix oil (Ghee) with animal fat and pig oil? Let the present stock of Tirumala Laddus be taken away from distribution centre in Tirumala to a faraway place so that the new stock as and when it comes has no shades of impropriety. Tirumala Laddus are sacred and keeping this in mind right from testing the oil (Ghee) that one is offering and make the sample undergo testing every month. Let the sample of Tirumala Laddus too be tested every month to make it doubly sure that everything is fine here. More importantly the place where Tirumala Laddus are prepared and stored surprise checks be carried out to check any impropriety. 

The carpenter and contractor who were engaged here were at the beck and call of men in khakhi and willing to do their bidding. Men in Khakhi could stoop to this low and give us sleepless nights one never imagined. Some have been fleeced and by a huge amount. Half of problems in this society are because of these men and one wonders why Govt At The Centre encourages such acts. Govt At The Centre You Have Given Pain To Those Who Desire For Peace. Lord Govinda Is Watching All Such Dirty Deeds. 

Listening To Mahalaya Songs In Bangla 

Listening To Mahalaya Songs In Bangla Language  From Mahalaya (Mahishasura Mardini) by Birendra Krishna Bhadra to Jago Durga by Dwijen Mukhopadhyay to Chandipath give us peace. Most Of News Channels Emanating From West Bengal berate the State Govt for reasons unknown. Why this bias and what for? State Govt has done good work and one should appreciate that. These news channels should at least try to show achievements of West Bengal State Govt. Junior Medics should call of their strike and attend to their duties for the common good. 

For how long bulldozer demolition continue in the country and bring suffering to the common man. You are demolishing hamlets of those who raised with hard earned income and with a wish to stay for themselves as well as for coming generation. In the garb of bringing justice innocent people are being targeted. 

High Time Islamic Nations In Middle East Got United And Extended Full Support To Iran And Lebanon; We Can't Afford Another Gaza

Coming to Middle East one wonders why there is no unity among Islamic Nations. It is high time Islamic Nations got united and extended full support to Lebanon and Iran. Iran needs to hit out at Gaza Invader with full force and here the Islamic Nations in the region should do the necessary backing and stay away from rigmarole. Had it not been for US tacit support to Israel things won't have drifted this far. First the invader invaded Gaza and led to displacement of 10 million people and in Lebanon itself 1.2 million have been displaced. We can't afford another Gaza and here the aggressor and those in complicity should be stopped in their tracks. Iran and Islamic Nations Like Saudi Arabia should reset their ties and most won't hesitate to admit what injustice has visited Iran same can happen to other nations in the region as well. Iran and Saudi Arabia you have to come to the dais for Middle East Cause. Let Islamic Nations Unite And Give A Befitting Reply To Gaza Invader. 

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Having Reached Tirupati In South India and Thoughts On Indian Railways And Road Traffic; Cheers To Hindustan Times

Having Reached Tirupati In South India and Thoughts On Indian Railways And Road Traffic; Cheers To Hindustan Times

Having reached Tirupati the bus ride from City Of Bengaluru was tiring enough and seeking a room in a lodge was all I looked forward to. Room which should by all means be tidy clean and surroundings need not be necessarily green. It wasn't hard to find one with room number 308 the new port to reflect on days gone by. It was time to look back on a journey which started from the City Of Delhi covering theatres as varied as Prashanthi Nilayam (Andhra Pradesh State), Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh State) and Bengaluru (Karnataka State) - and all these hep and happening places of South India. 

Any Rescheduling Meant Rewriting The Rules Of The Game

The ride itself from Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin Station; Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine Is Nearby) to Prashanthi Nilayam made one wondered whether the odd time the train (Bengaluru Rajdhani) touched the desired destination could be changed for the convenience of passengers. Passengers who were wise enough to descend on Prashanthi Nilayam from across globe and more so on November 23. That recourse to change in train  timing was a tall order given the thick traffic that railway tracks were subjected to and any rescheduling would have meant rewriting the rules of the game for trains emerging from Delhi and bound for Bengaluru. 

For Entire Set Of Journey The Train Doesn't Touch Coastal Belt

For the entire set of journey the said train doesn't touch coastal belt and for those doing the same the tracks getting washed away in view of high tide and rains could come in at any point of time. Gaining insights into working of railways wasn't all that tedious and here on a range of issues the railways had to set its house in order. From maintaining hygiene to replacing bumpy coaches and tracks the task is cut out. This is not undermining the efforts the railways have made in this direction but more needed to be done with clinical precision. From train attendant to food attendant it should be made mandatory that they be at least graduate so that conversation need not be coarse and crude.  Indian Railways carry truckload of passengers and to expect moon would be imprudent and unwarranted. But the budget that is at their disposal and earnings they make from freight to sale of tickets a beginning can be made to make the conversation around railways more fitting and decent. Railways have to watch out for safety of tracks to signalling system that in due course of time shouldn't get incapacitated. Expectations from this sector isn't exorbitant and flagging these issues merit attention.

Road Discipline Came In For Praise

The bus ride from Bengaluru took away the thoughts on railways and here road discipline once you leave outskirts of Bengaluru was something to praise. No speeding vehicles and space meant for every mode of transport irrespective of quantum of traffic flow. The highway I was in had a declining traffic base and none whatsoever any vehicle going in wrong lane or in opposite direction. There were less and less chances of mishaps and those at the wheels crafty and brainy chaps. Whatever be the goals during afternoon the rush hour traffic is nearly absent and one is in awe of such outlook and wonders whether Big Cities Like Delhi and Mumbai can hope to regale the audience with such traffic skate. 

The Tirumala Tryst And Gaining Sarva Darshan Token From Srinivasam Complex

Coming back to arrival in Tirupati, the Tirumala Tryst is all about getting to gain a glimpse of Lord Govinda (Lord Venkateshwar) and here I was in Tirupati to get going. Here thoughts were on Sarva Darshan Token and the success factor to the same. In P K Layout opposite Srinivasam Complex in Tirupati there are slew of lodges and their tariffs varying from point to point depending on amenities they can bring on table. Some notable ones are Triveni Residency, KRK Residency, Vaishnavi Residency, Sairam Residency, ERR Residency and others. Not to miss out on SUPRABATH TOWERS where the stay the previous year in July was most comforting to say the least. As the evening drew in I had my meals and retired to the bed as I had to get up early in the morning. No sooner the clock struck 11 PM disturbances next to my room began to take a new colour and filthy words in Oriya (Oriya language is spoken in State Of Odisha) could be audible. I kept to myself and did not step out. By 2 AM I was next to Srinivasam Complex only to discover some carrying Sarva Darshan Token. I could not make out what all was happening as these tokens begin to get disbursed not before 4 AM. Once inside Srinivasam Complex I could see huge collection of people in queue and as I joined the same I could collect Sarva Darshan token at 3.30 AM. Nowadays Sarva Darshan counters open at 2 AM and queue for the same begin to form from 11 PM. There are in all nine counters dishing out these tokens and reporting time on my token was 6 PM. It was much better than the previous time when reporting time was 11 PM and staying in touch with ATGH circle at that time was nigh impossible. With 6 PM reporting time in ATGH Circle in Tirumala I was elated and thanked Lord Govinda for being helpful. 

Cheers To Hindustan Times

Cheers to Leading Newspaper of New Delhi Hindustan Times for completing 100 years. Hundred years and going strong with each passing year and this is a vivid testament to the fact that those at the helm have done a wonderful job for reaching this feat. My best wishes would always be with Hindustan Times, staff members and family members and kudos to them for letting this happen. Had it not been for visionary leadership this feat would have remained a pipe dream. Hindustan Times has chased goals year after year and in centuries to come it would remain the LEADER IN PRINT MEDIA.  Again My Best Wishes And We Expect More Wonders From This Empire. 

Controversy swirling around Tirumala Ladoos is highly unfortunate. There was no need to go public on this issue and if there was adulterated oil it should have been replaced. Let adulterated oil be replaced and here I still believe the sanctity of Tirumala Ladoos won't see any erosion. 

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Stay In Puttaparthi And Leaving For Tirumala In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

Stay In Puttaparthi And Leaving For Tirumala In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

Having reached Puttaparthi and taken a room in Rangasai Lodge in Chitravathi Road I wondered why Bengaluru Rajdhani came on Platform 2 when the scheduled arrival from The Big City Of Delhi is on Platform One. Automan Mr Lakshmipati was kind enough to provide the ride and there was no single vehicle to be spotted at this odd hour. The room allotted in lodge was 404 with stay in this town for three days looking to be sure. Here mornings begin early with those pushing the tea, milk cart to push sales in abundance even before 4 AM sets in. Taking milk and tea I came across a boy who had come from Pratap Nagar probably in North Delhi to be a volunteer for sizeable number of days. These milk, tea carts personnel often used to yell Sai Ram Tea Coffee with a bid to rope in as number of customers as possible. They would be at their stalls well past seven with a reminder that tea and coffee disbursed here could bring spring in the steps. 

Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness Has Resonated Through Decades

Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness, Help Ever Hurt Never messages have resonated through decades in Puttaparthi with Bhagwan (Sathya Sai) having all along maintained that Service To Man Is Service To God. Puttaparthi basking in the glory of feats attained by Bhagwan and rescue coming as and when required. Puttaparthi continues to draw people in droves mirroring the fact Bhagwan is here to guide us and inbuilt is the faith to take a journey that is flanked by flag of spiritualism. Ever since Bhagwan departed his presence is still felt in every nook and cranny underlining the import of leading a life of simplicity. Money comes and goes, morality comes and grows goaded one to think on the need to usher in a better world for future generations and their attempts not stymied by commercialisation stripes.  Puttaparthi would continue to be a humble town not necessarily in the coming decades to be besotted by adventurism of 21st century, a century where climate change hullabaloo to climate cane crew look to be mind-boggling and overwhelming. Puttaparthi is light and elementary and those who mark their attendance here are simple beings with trivial wonders even bringing cheers. People from far flung areas come here and connections from Delhi take more than a day with some train schedule looking funny given the odd time they touch Prasanthi Nilayam. Some are lucky enough to come and leave after paying obeisance to Bhagwan the same day as their place of residence is not that far.

Rush Hour As One Day Was National Holiday

As for the stay punctuated with visits to Bhagwan Samadhi (Bhagwan Resting Place) the rush hour was to do with the fact that one of the days was national holiday and young students having come from all across Andhra Pradesh State with this town ushering in three-day fest. Rendition of devotional songs here to stay in the morning and evening sessions and on discipline parameter it fares well. Besides this the innumerable touchdown at West India Canteen And North India Canteen threw one back to the era when Bhagwan was visible to one all and paying regular visits to Devotional Song Hall. 

Leaving For Bengaluru To Go Further To Tirumala

The day I am supposed to leave which is Saturday I pay visit to Lord Ganesh Idol in temple premises and here there are constructive thoughts invoking Lord Govinda's name of Tirumala. Perhaps they have made out I would be visiting Lord Govinda temple in Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh State. Automan Mr Prakash drops me at Prasanthi Nilayam Station with having sighted on the way air strip that has not been thrown open to public. Mr Prakash is well mannered and so is the station master who divulges the coach position of A1. The train to Bengaluru comes well after 8.30 AM and I board with an intent to get to Tirumala as early as possible. The train reaches Bengaluru at 11.40 and as I descend stairs there is a young woman acting as ticket checking personnel. Automan Mr Murthy drops me at Vasuda Residency on S C Road opposite to Movieland Theatre Majestic. The stay in this lodge is least comforting and I try to adjust despite series of irritants. Next day I leave for Tirupati with fervent prayers to Lord Govinda (Lord Venkateshwar) that I get the requisite invite from his sanctum sanctorum (Bangaru Vakili). Airavat is the name of bus service plying between Bengaluru and Tirupati. Though the bus left at 9.25 AM it is in and around Bengaluru city till 10.40. The bus finally reaches Tirupati at 2.55 PM and I am in lodge by 3.15. 

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Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya (Lord Ganesh Festival In India)

Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya (Lord Ganesh Festival In India))

As Lord Ganesh Idols take the procession route everyone prays Lord Ganesh comes next year soon. Next year to shower blessings and leave tales of eminence. Lord Ganesh we pray for a world order that is at peace with itself and with enough cushion. Right across Maharashtra State In India the Lord Ganesh Festival has been a tad different and praiseworthy and watched by billions across world. Lord Ganesh simple saying is be truthful and help those who are in distress. Lord Ganesh brings the requisite momentum in life and let each one of us acknowledge that. Lord Ganesh We Adore You. 

From Sangli to Kohlapur, from Sholapur to Ahmednagar, from Pune to Mumbai each and every quarter was draped in colour that Lord Ganesh adores. Lalbaugcha Raja  procession in particular would be watched with keen interest. These 10 days were wonderful with each resident of Maharashtra State reposing faith in Lord Ganesh and praying for the well being of all. There are so many issues to sort out, so many agendas to stick to. In this commotion sometimes people lose the tale and it is Lord Ganesh that brings the much-needed guiding light. 

Lord Ganesh and his adherents don't differentiate anyone on the basis of religion and colour. There are some at the helm who are driving divide and rule vehicle undermining the very ethos that Lord  Ganesh is identified with. May Lord Ganesh rescue this planet from such ideology and give fillip to flowers of diversity.

Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya.

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Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya

Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya

As Lord Ganesh Idols take the procession route everyone prays Lord Ganesh comes next year soon. Lord Ganesh we pray for a world order that is at peace with itself and with enough cushion. Right across Maharashtra State In India the Lord Ganesh Festival has been a tad different and praiseworthy and watched by billions across world. 

Pudhya Varshi Lavkar Ya.

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Sitaram Yechury Whom We Knew

Sitaram Yechury Whom We Knew

Sitaram Yechury was a man of masses. He had a heart of gold and was accessible to one and all. He rose through the ranks to be party general secretary. With leftist leanings he knew pretty well what issues bothered the common man and from where the solution could possibly come from. A man who was adored by the masses and the one who brought to the table precious wisdom that never ever err in life and be as simple as possible. A leader who traversed length and breadth of country to understand the pain the common man was in; he had the pulse of the gathering he addressed and knew inside out of a country that had gained freedom with its share of strain and stress and least to go awry despite bouts of suffering it was subjected to. 

Sitaram Yechury was a visionary and a man who could connect with any soul on the street with ease and never to lose faith in the system that grappled with its share of issues. A soft-spoken soul with a heart of gold he and his admirers had contingency plan in pipeline whenever challenges emanated from any quarter. Sitaram Yechury would be remembered for selfless service rendered to the nation and his clarion call to secular forces to unite to keep nation afloat always came in nick of time. A leader with feet firmly on ground his departure from the scene makes the world lose a visionary and India a beloved leader. Sitaram Yechury quite often goaded the treasury benches to roll out schemes that could take away the commotion the common man was in and in this endeavour he had mixed innings. Salute a leader and salute a captain of the ship who championed the cause of masses without break and salute a chieftain who played immaculate innings that evoked admiration. 

Leaving For Puttaparthi In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

Leaving For Puttaparthi In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

After having booked ticket the next day I left Safdarjung Enclave home at 6.30 PM. Mr Sarbajeet Singh of Kamal Taxi was kind enough to arrange taxi. Go past Safdarjung Flyover at 6.42. Reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Station at 7 PM. There are in all 11 red lights from Safdarjung Enclave to Hazrat Nizamuddin  Station with traffic showing no hint of receding. Why traffic multiplies in the evening hours giving tense moments to those who are suposed to board trains to far away destinations like South India. But these tense moments wipe away in no time as the man driving taxi makes it to Hazrat Nizamuddin Station almost 50 minutes before Bengaluru Rajdhani is to depart. Reach Platform 5 after 7.05 with porter Mr Om Prakash agreeing to put luggage once train pulls in on the said Platform. 

Trains Across India In Thick Of Action

Here as I bide time I can see Duronto Express to Secunderabad parked in Platform 6 with announcements made for slew of trains including one going to Bandra through Kota and Vadodra and at this point of time running behind schedule. By 7.18 my train comes on Platform and by 7.26 I get settled in my seat. I can see the train that comes on Platform 4 there is a mad rush to get in and get out. Such is the state of affairs of Indian Railways despite running over one hundred thousand trains across country it is in thick of action with those wishing to travel coming in multiples. 

Notings In Telugu Language Convey The Convoy Has Entered Andhra Pradesh State

The train leaves at 7.50 with Mathura ( Uttar Pradesh State) coming after 9, Agra at 10.20 and Bhopal at 3.50 AM. For Itarsi to access the reporting time is between 5.20 and 5.40. Maramjhiri comes at 6.57 with some taking morning walk. Having gone past Betul at 7 it is lush green with surroundings retaining sheen. Amla at 7.12 followed by Pawar Krishi Farm Dairy. Nagpur (Maharashtra State In West India) at 9.30 and around 12 PM the convoy has reached Balharshah ( Maharashtra State). Notings in Telugu language at 1.20 reveal the big picture that the convoy has entered Andhra Pradesh State. At 1.30 reach KOYA VAGU. At 1.30 again reach Sirpur Kaghaznagar with some having made made mental note of mobile tower. 

Kazipet At 3.45, Secunderabad At 5.30

Kazipet at 3.45, Jangaon at 4.14 and Secunderabad at 5.30 where other passengers Mr Jagdeesh Varan and  Mr Bharadwaj make fervent attempt to locate store of Karachi biscuits. From Secunderabad Police Officer Mr P  N Swamy boards train. Here  a word of praise for TTE ( Train Ticket Examiner) V Ashoka who was kind enough to ensure the side lower berth is kept vacant all through train journey so that I could take the seat as I was alotted inside upper berth. 

Rail Escort Staff Seeking Views

Sedam in Karnataka State comes at 7.42, Guntakal at 11.40 and I having skipped sleep as my destination is not that far. Dharmavaram comes at 1.27 AM and here Mr P N Swamy deboards and we wishing well for each other. Here little later rail travel escort staff member approaches me to jot down opinion about escort staff and here I give positive feedback. Soon after the train at Basampalli refuses to move further between 1.50 and 2.23. When the convoy moves it reaches Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam at 2.43 AM and here I am the sole one to deboard. This train ride taking little over 30 hours captured impression of India where still vast sections of people have no access to clean drinking water and they taking it directly from ponds. Here In India railways running base kitchen and vegetable (Malai kofta, Indian Dish) procured from Nagpur Base Kitchen was something to praise. Here In India police officers like Mr P N Swamy keeping upright conduct. 

Deboarding At Prasanthi Nilayam And Reaching Puttaparthi

After I deboarded at Platform 2 of Prasanthi Nilayam station I got hold of auto with Mr Lakshmipati at the helm. By 3.15 I was in Puttaparthi and taking room in Rangasai Lodge. Automan Mr Lakshmipati was kind enough to guide me to this Lodge. I stayed in Puttaparthi for three days with Lord Ganesh Idol In Temple Premises Evoking Much Attention And Praise.

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Remembering Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Second President Of India

Remembering Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Second President Of India

Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's teachings hold true to this date and in times we are in his preaching become all the more important. September 5 is celebrated as Teachers Day, bringing praise in good quantum to this True Legend Of India. Hailing from South India he united entire India in one fabric thereby giving impetus to the core values that define a life journey. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan rose from the ranks to occupy office as high as President of India and his stellar contribution to education and henceforth emancipation is recalled by brethren and all from all walks of life. He truly believed education can bring all round change and illustrious years that India has logged is illustration of that. In times we are in when sceptics roar the leadership qualities imbibed by him are rare to be found in the current crop and they more swayed by a verdict to be as vindictive as possible. In these times it is imperative to follow his teachings: respect to one and respect to all. Simplicity Is Genuineness is what became hallmark of his functioning be it on a pedestal abroad or at home. For centuries down the line Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan would be recalled for his endeavours that made India shine and come one better against odds. Hail The True Legend, Hail His Teachings.

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Leaving Madurai In Tamil Nadu State In South India For New Delhi And This Followed By A Visit To Puttaparthi In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

Leaving Madurai In Tamil Nadu State In South India For New Delhi And This Followed By A Visit To Puttaparthi In Andhra Pradesh State In South India

Having gained fleeting glimpse of Goddess Meenakshi In Meenakshi Amman Temple In Madurai it was time to make adequate preparations to head back to New Delhi. Given the uncertain state of affairs my stomach was in there was no other way out except to head to New Delhi. Areas in and around Meenakshi Amman Temple could not provide requisite information on flights to Delhi which decades down the line may have more than 4000 flights yearly. With tour and travel operators least to be traced I found fit to access Madurai airport with Mr Zaheer Husain/Khan the automan at the helm. 

Traffic On The Way To Madurai Airport Not Notorious

The traffic on the way was not notorious unlike cities of Delhi and Mumbai and it took little over half an hour to reach Madurai Airport. What I could gauge was there were few and far flights to Delhi and some restoring connectivity via The Big City Of Mumbai. I zeroed in on Flight 6E 2088 earmarked to leave Madurai on July 21 at 8.55 AM and reaching New Delhi well after 12.15 PM. The personnel at the counter who was in animated conversation with me made me err as I forgot to collect the identity card which I had furnished at the desk. This I realised when I reached Vijaylakshmi Lodge in West Chitrai Street of Meenakshi Amman Temple. Here the need to underscore automan Mr Zaheer Husain/Khan who provided to and fro ride was a man of principle and his conduct was wonderful free from biases. Whenever I have arranged an auto on my own the automan has not misbehaved or carried a conduct of notoriety. 

Making Umpteen Calls To Airline Office To Get Back The Identity Card

Once inside the lodge I made umpteen calls to the airline office with headquarters in Delhi narrating in detail the identity card lapse and the need to recover the same and here there was not much success. Finally I got hold of Madurai Airport Manager Mr Akram who was kind enough to spell that the identity card which I had left at the booking counter had been traced and I could collect the same from Madurai Airport Manager Mr Shabiq Jalil the next morning. With stomach sending mixed signals I settled for curd rice from Bhumika restaurant run by guys from Rajasthan State. Here Sri Meenakshi Hotel Pure Veg And Sri Meenakshi Coffee Bar too came handy whenever I desired to have curd rice or black tea. 

Taking Round Of West Chitrai Street, North Chitrai Street, East Chitrai Street And South Chitrai Street Of Meenakshi Amman Temple; Mr Akram And Mr Shabiq Jalil Getting The Deed Done

In the evening hours in Madurai I walked 5 kms back and forth to collect apples and later took a round of outer courtyard (West Chitrai Street, North Chitrai Street, East Chitrai Street, South Chitrai Street) of Meenakshi Amman Temple. For a stretch of almost 2.5 to 3 kms it took 18 to 20 minutes. When I retired for the day with a prayer on the lips that the coming day I am able to keep peace with my stomach. I left the bed by 3.30 the next day. A little before 5 AM I visited the outer courtyard of Meenakshi Amman Temple and stayed there for a while. Later I had two sets of apple and left for Airport at 5.30. Mind you I did not visit Sri Meenakshi Coffee bar which opens up by 5 AM as that would have delayed the departure. I reached Airport by 6 and here automan Mr Pandian deserved all praise for maintaining a conduct that was sure to get him good dividends. When I reached Mr Jalil's office his assistant told me that Mr Jalil would be coming soon. For infinite times I told the assistant that identity card had been left on Mr Jalil's table and he better take some effort to return the same. When Mr Jalil came it was well past 6.30 and in nick of time he returned the identity card. Mr Akram and Mr Shabiq Jalil had come to my rescue and identity card had been returned. 

Some During Flight Listening To Tamil Songs As Tamil Is Barely Heard And Spoken In New Delhi

It was Mr Avinash who issued the boarding pass and the flight left after 9 and around 11.20 AM I sensed the descent had begun and few minutes later the commander made announcement to this effect thereby stating Delhi was just 250 kms away. During the time the plane was in the air some were listening to Tamil songs on their devices knowing fully well they were going to a city where Tamil is barely spoken and heard. I had met a group from Tenkasi (Tamil Nadu State) numbering 11 in all going to Badrinath, Kedarnath and Rishikesh in Utttarakhand State. Probably they were not aware that fires had broken out on the way to Badrinath and climate change maelstrom was the culprit. From 11.20 to 12.15 it took nearly one hour for flight to cover a distance of 250 kms. 

Most Heaved A Sigh Of Relief

When the flight finally landed in New Delhi and most collected their luggage they heaved a sigh of relief. It was a visit to Madurai in Tamil Nadu State In South India to express gratitude to Goddess Meenakshi and this visit could be recalled down the decades. Though not able to visit Rameswaram and Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu State this visit opened doors that a longish stay could well be explored, weather permitting. The pre paid taxi counter in Wing 2 of Delhi Airport convenient and ride provided by a gentleman from Haryana State whose hands seem to be trembling while holding the steering wheel. I hope the gentleman whose hands were trembling would get over this challenge with ease. By the time I reached Safdarjung Enclave Home it was well past 1.30 PM. 

Making Train Booking For Puttaparthi (Sathya Sai Prasanthi Nilayam Station)

Three weeks down the line I made booking for Bengaluru Rajdhani train to access Puttaparthi in Andhra Pradesh State In South India. Effusive praise could not be laid at the doorstep of Indian Railways as the ride mirrored an India that was humongous and yet to get in an act to retrieve.  With Upper Berth Allotted and conversation not truncated this ride to Puttaparthi gave insights on how far some travel from their homeland to gain employment in a country where skirmishes shouldn't stay permanent. I was the sole guy to get down at Puttaparthi and that too around 2.30 AM in a country where some have doubts on EVM. 

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Floods And Landslides In Kerala's Wayanad

Floods And Landslides In Kerala's Wayanad

Floods and landslides do take place in our country. Hilly terrain can't remain untouched if there are torrential rains. This was what happened in Wayanad leaving huge trail of destruction and erasing settlements after settlements. Idduki and Palakkad in Kerala State had received more rains than Wayanad but given the hilly background it could not escape nature's wrath. One wonders why settlements were allowed over the years to come up when all knew that this part of Kerala is prone to landslides at drop of hat. 

Torrential Rains Without A Break

With rains on July 30 showing no signs of abating those who were hit the most came from poor background staying put in this part of Wayanad to earn livelihood. In this country those who seek employment to support their families are the worst hit and are admonished by nature for no fault. In this country there is urban distress and rural distress multiplying each passing moment and here those tied to hilly terrain their predicament increase by leaps and bounds if they set out in search of jobs in areas most exposed to landslides. Torrential rains overnight and without break gave little time for residents to reach safe hideouts and most could not be rescued. Those who have lost their near and dear ones and those who have been displaced stare at uncertain future. Uncertain for the very fact that would they be able to come out of relief camps and get back to their sites where they had their dwellings. 

State Govt Assistance Should Be Handy Enough To Start Life All Over Again

Rescue efforts to reach to the last person in this devastation is hampered by the fact that bridges have broken up and what to talk of roads even passages have been washed out. It would take months for people to get back to their respective areas and raise hamlets for which they would need State Government Assistance. Assistance shouldn't be few and far and those who have been rescued enough efforts should be initiated to instill confidence that they can start their life all over again. 

Flooding Way Back In 2018

Flooding in parts of Kerala way back in 2018 and horrifying details emerging from the same illustrates that this Southern State has been at the receiving end of nature's ferocity and madness with which employment is promised do raise a storm. Passion to live and passion to pursue a clean life brings with it share of speculation with no contingency plans in place. Flooding of 2018 may take a lifetime for some to stage a comeback and this time round that tedious punch shouldn't kick in. There are fault lines and fault lines across India given the mountainous and rugged terrain that it hosts and efforts should be to let in settlements if there is a back up plan. In the absence of exigency deal settlements shouldn't be tried. Wayanad and the residents should raise a prayer that semblance of order should come in soon and with nature they should not be in cluttered pact. 

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Visiting Goddess Meenakshi Amman Temple In Madurai In Tamil Nadu State In South India

Visiting Goddess Meenakshi Amman Temple In Madurai In Tamil Nadu State In South India

When I was in Chennai I had the opportunity to visit Chennai Central Railway Station and the train that had pulled in not much earlier to depart was none other Chennai Central Lokmanya Terminus (Mumbai) Super Fast Express. The thought that crossed my mind was where were the tracks for trains to run at full throttle and much crumbling railway structure was a cause of concern. Having returned back to Tourist Homes I was yet to free myself from sentiments swirling around Indian Railways hitting one running imponderable after another with passage of time. Coming to my entry to Madurai The City I desired to stay next to the temple and not College House the option which I had exercised on previous occasions. The lodge in West Chitrai Street seem to be the perfect setting for me to sail and I could think of proceeding to other destinations with ease. No sooner I waded into West Tower Street right next to a police van an old gentleman spitted before me and I could visualise personnel from Home Ministry New Delhi had infiltrated this Madurai Space As Well. Checking the centres from where milk and black tea could be availed there was not much success and as directed by lodge personnel I visited North India Bhojanalaya (Food Centre) to take North Indian Meals. To my horror I bumped into a restaurant fellow who expressed his desire to serve and there were nasty tales to follow. Every time he used to bring roti (bread) prior to that he would clear his throat and spit as I was sitting in the vicinity of Kitchen Area. I could sense this meal could give me goose bumps and that was the script to unfold few hours later. 

Overcoming Stomach Tangle With No Clarity On Visiting Goddess Meenakshi Amman Temple

When I finished the meal and returned to my room just under three hours early Friday morning I had a long session of stomach upset followed by pain all over the body. Prior to taking black tea from Sri Meenakshi Coffee Bar just before noon had set in I had curd rice to get stomach in order. In Sri Meenakshi Coffee Bar there is a huge rush as always and it is no less than a challenge to get your turn to get the requisite tea. That tea did wonders and my pain had largely subsided. I even collected apples from a store that is almost 3 kms from West Tower Street and they too looked probable to bring me close to a desired outcome. As evening set in I was still in a state of uncertainty whether I would be able to visit Meenakshi Amman Temple and that too the next day. Stomach sending mixed signals it seemed I may or may not get out of this impasse. 

Gaining Glimpse Of Goddess Meenakshi

Saturday I left the bed and once having taken shower set out for my pilgrimage to Meenakshi Amman Temple. I had joined the queue by 6.15 AM and from 6.30 onwards the queue did not move. Till 7.30 I was at the same point where I was one hour earlier and I jumped the railing to get the special entrance ticket. For this as well the queue in inner courtyard seem to be long and by the time I entered sanctum sanctorum it would have been well past 9. Sighting Goddess Meenakshi draped in green was blessing indeed and I thanked Goddess Meenakshi for letting me have more than a fleeting glimpse. 

Reaching Lord Shiva Idol 

Reaching Lord Shiva idol one need not circumvent as directions are clear and precise. Moments later I bowed before Lord Shiva lingam and desired to gain one more time glimpse of Goddess Meenakshi. The security personnel well briefed in Hindi did not let me in and after purchase of Special Entrance Ticket approached Superintendent of Temple who made noting in Tamil. By the time I reached sanctum sanctorum it was already 10.30 and doors were shut. By 10.45 I had another opportunity to gain glimpse of Goddess Meenakshi and it was wonderful. It was no less than outstanding achievement and may Goddess Meenakshi bless all in the world. With diary content done and dusted on three different occasions in the temple it was a fabulous moment for me. 

Sale Of Sweets Inside Temple Should Be Stopped To Maintain Sanctity Of Temple

Coming to the temple proceedings on earlier occasions after visiting Lord Shiva sanctum sanctorum one could still return to Goddess Meenakshi Idol and by standing on the iron railing get the glimpse. All of that had been stopped for now. The rush inside the temple is huge and so is the rush of vendors to sell eatables and sweets. This sale of sweets should be stopped as I have noticed that while standing in the queue with the hands with which devotees have these sweets with the same hands they touch idols. To maintain sanctity of temple this sale should be stopped keeping in mind there are large number of idols of Lord Ganesh and others that one can bow before and touch as well. The temple is gargantuan with one noticeable Idol of Lord Ganesh which is giant. The temple is there from time immemorial and though mammoth may be the gathering the devotees have wishes which are by no means monumental as seen through the eyes of Goddess Meenakshi and these wishes are spelt with an eye on the world. By the time I came out of Temple it was almost 11 and this visit would be recalled for giving me three occasions to see Goddess Meenakshi and her excellence in giving each soul the opportunity to gain a glance howsoever brief it may be. Broad has been the opening to the temple and temple hosts devotees running into thousands each day round the year. If one were to take a round of outer courtyard it would roughly take 15 to 18 minutes translating to 2 kms in all. I would remain ever grateful to Goddess Meenakshi and may she shower blessings on occasions that bring good or mixed tidings. 

Visiting Madurai Airport

Once back to the lodge I changed clothes and returned to Sri Meenakshi Hotel Pure Veg and took curd rice. This was followed by a visit to a travel agent office where a woman expressed her inability to dispense flight ticket. Flight ticket for the very fact that plans to visit Rameswaram and Kanniyakumari had been dropped and it was a better bet to head to New Delhi The Capital Of India and wait for the opportune moment to visit these two pilgrimage centres. Felicitations in good quantum would have poured in had I visited Rameswaram And Kanniyakumari but for now it was appropriate to head to North India and not South or West India much chased by rains. Connectivity to these two places from Madurai was not remarkable as trains departed in the middle of night and there was no convoy which ran during day time except for one which ran on Thursday. There were slew of travel agent stores across Madurai Railway Station but there were none to man them. I set out for Madurai Airport in an auto with Mr Zaheer Husain/Khan at the helm and reached the destination under 30 minutes. The airport looked to be less cluttered unlike airports in North and West India and passage to booking centre swift and easy. 

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Making Mental Note Of Other Lodges In Chennai And Leaving For Madurai In South India

Making Mental Note Of Other Lodges In Chennai And Leaving For Madurai In South India

Having stayed in Chennai all of six days it was time to explore other lodges where stay while returning from Madurai/Rameswaram/Kanniyakumari may be tried. This was provided that I had blessings to visit the aforementioned places and with or with no sighting of inclement weather I was able to retain aces. The three lodges in Kennet Lane I visited to settle the query on tariff with no inhospitable terrain from terrace were Lakshmi Mohan Lodge 5, Kennet Lane, New Lakshmi Lodge (Managed By Chennai Stays) 16, Kennet Lane and Hotel MASA 15/1 Kennet Lane. Of these three I had stayed in Hotel MASA in the past while on the way to gauge sentiments in and around Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. All the three were inclined to let me in provided rooms were vacant and this vacancy primarily depended on months when state level govt exams were held in the city and aspirants occupying rooms during that period. One noticeable aspect about Tamil Nadu and other States In South India is to do with the fact that exams are conducted without hiccups and leaving no room for leakage of question papers howsoever hard some forces may try. 

The Dry Cleaner Ever Smiling And Woman Who Was There Way Back In 2011 Having Blessings Of Lord

Having made mental note of these three lodges with Hotel MASA and opposite to that the dry cleaner whom I invariably came across looked to be a gentleman with a recurring smile. Here in the dry cleaner store I can recollect there was a young woman way back in 2011 and her glistening eyes enough to convey that she was a blessed soul drawing enough strength from God. Now the gentleman who was there told me clothes could be returned two days later and here there was no trace of that colleen. Determined to leave Chennai as approach to cyber cafes across city looked to be a tired script I visited Chennai Egmore Station First Floor Reservation Centre. That was not to be there and I was told the reservation centre had shifted to back side of railway station. I walked and as I reached the counter I could sense the tatkal ticket availability would be nigh impossible as already a queue was visible. The reservation personnel I handed over the reservation slip for train number 16127 Guruvayur Express leaving Chennai Egmore at 9.45 AM and reaching Madurai at 5.40 PM. When he handed over the ticket and I came out of reservation centre I realised he had erred as he had booked the ticket to Dindigul three stations earlier (Kodaikanal Road, Sholavandan, Kudalnagar) than Madurai. I brought to his notice and he after cancelling the ticket issued a fresh one having waiting list status. I returned to my room in Tourist Homes and began to ponder on the possibility of the ticket getting confirmed. Surprise of all surprises I received message on phone about the status of Dindigul ticket which had been cancelled and yet I was receiving text to this effect. I was in mood to make a dash to the reservation centre as it was too laborious and kept to myself. 

Meal From Saravana Bhavan In Kennet Lane; Security Personnel And His Cherubic Smile

For Tamil Nadu Meals as I visited Sangeetha Restaurant Egmore I realised dining service hadn't started for one particular wing and I settled for Saravana Bhavan In Kennet Lane . Meal was good so was the hospitality and security man whom I came across and his cherubic smile was enough to illustrate despite travails of life some are able to get going. Thursday the day I was to leave Chennai I visited Modern Snacks/Chennai Gate and had black tea with no desire to have milk as I was supposed to keep date with long distance travel. After packing bags with water supply constrained and those managing the same somewhat diffident I left Tourist Homes with mixed thoughts. Nights were hard given the banging on lift gates and days were wonderful with sighting of enough men, women and babies with strong traits. 

Reaching Chennai Egmore Station; Guruvayur Express Leaving From Platform 5

I marched to Chennai Egmore station with one set of porters enunciating that Guruvayur Express would leave from this very platform that was 4. I thought I won't have to walk much as Platform 4 was next to entrance. But the screen had another tale to weave. There was no clarity on Guruvayur Express and that too leaving from Platform 4 and by 9.20 the screen displayed that the train would depart from Platform 5. I trudged all the way to Platform 5; negotiating stairs was one big ask. By the time I settled in coach A1 seat number 8 I sighted one family from Vijaywada In Andhra Pradesh State taking seat next to mine. They looked to be cheerful despite long travel they had maintained right through night. Guruvayur Express left at 9.40 AM  with first stopover in Tambaram. Here a guy from Tamil Heartland boarded having seat number 7. All through the journey he dabbled with two smartphones with conversations less and receding. He was a gentle soul and he informed he was going to join his family in Madurai who had gone there a day earlier to visit Lord Vishnu temple. Going by the name Koodal Azhagar Temple this is a must visit place if one is in Madurai. His dabbling skills showed he was well versed with smartphones theatrics and he could handle the assignment with ease. Stations that came on the way were Chengalpattu, Melmaruvattur, Tindivanam, Villupuram, Vridhachalam, Pennadam, Ariyalur, Srirangam, Tiruchchirapali, Manaparai, Dindigul, Kodaikanal Road, Sholavandan, Kudalnagar and finally Madurai.  A query about flood waters having gushed in colonies of Chennai some years ago he was frank enough to state that Tambaram is quite steep and none of the flooding was seen here. 

Reaching Madurai And Taking A Room In West Chitrai Street

When the convoy reached Madurai it was 6.05 PM with a reminder that this train has more stoppages than Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti originating from Hazrat Nizamuddin Station In New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine Is Nearby). With a halt for five minutes I deboarded and porter told me this train reaches Guruvayur the next morning at 4. Guruvayur I had been in September 2023 with a stay as broad as seven days. The next opportunity to visit Guruvayur would only come if I have the blessings of Guruvayurappan. I hailed auto and reached West Tower Street and walked all the way to West Chitrai Street to Vijaylakshmi Lodge. The gentleman appeared to be cool and calm and I took room number 103. Still the big game had yet to begin and I could not foresee. I was here to pray and pray to Goddess Meenakshi with thoughts on next voyage. 

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Having Reached Chennai On A Saturday

Having Reached Chennai On A Saturday

Having reached Chennai on a Saturday I could make out there were fair number of women who had taken Chennai Rajdhani train from Hazrat Nizamuddin Station (Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine Is Nearby) in New Delhi and they looked less exhausted and weary despite locked in train coach for nearly 30 hours. These women probably residing in Chennai had gone through all this on umpteen occasions and they deem fit to take a train be it shine or rain. The train conversation/thoughts veered around issues as varied as less quality jobs being created across country vis-a-vis employment in lower segments like agriculture and trade which hadn't tanked by all means and had registered impressive gains. 

From These Findings On Labour Markets To Finding Space In Tourist Homes In Chennai Egmore

According to a finding to accommodate new entrants to labour market India needs to raise about 12 million jobs a year in the decade that would ring in. A growth of over and above 7 per cent would at the most add 8 million jobs a year with the reminder that share of agriculture in GDP from a high of 40 per cent in the '70s has dwindled to 15 per cent but still agriculture accounts for 42 per cent of workforce (Yes 42 Per Cent Of Workforce). As these issues began to take centre stage while on a train ride and as the convoy kissed Chennai and roundabout the thoughts were on the lodge and the leverage that I would have to primarily settle for. It was Mr Prema the porter who carried the luggage to the auto stand and Mr Dinesh Kumar was kind enough to drop me at Chennai Egmore. I didn't have to trudge much and in nick of time I zeroed in on Tourist Homes Hotel in Gandhi Irwin Road. With a tariff way above Rs 1000 given the inroads made by GST Oven I was inclined to stay as this looked to be the desired hideout from activities and conduct that had bothered me in the past. The room allotted to me was 207 and in 206 was Home Ministry personnel who was tailing me right from New Delhi. From his room Hindi Channels were audible and I was able to break the puzzle who all were instrumental in switching on the light outside my room which I used to switch off. The banging of Lift Gates which was right opposite my room all through night during my stay was also the handiwork of these guys from Home Ministry New Delhi. 

Milk From Chennai Gate The Best; Black Tea From Modern Snacks

Mr Kannan was at the counter looking cheerful to welcome me and after quick shower I made a dash to explore the nearby areas where I could get milk not mixed with water and black tea. The next morning I settled for Mulberry store where milk had a fair share of water and yet I took two disposable cups followed by black tea. Black tea was arranged by Chennai Gate restaurant as well where the proprietor  few days later was honest enough to admit that milk is mixed with water. Despite that admission the milk from Chennai Gate Seem To Be The Best available among varied stores I had tried. Black tea from Modern Snacks who had three men attending to customers was equally great and here one among them seem to be always smiling. One particular day when I had just entered the store one guy began the conversation with peers in Tamil that I would ask for one cup of black tea followed by another and here a customer hailing from Madurai kind enough to reveal the content of conversation that had taken place. Modern Snacks modern to the core was up and running 6 AM onwards and so were Chennai Gate, Vasanta Bhawan and others. 

Visiting Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhawan; Visiting Mount Road Dargah

Namma Veedu Vasanta Bhawan with Mr Amjad at the counter was kind enough to host me and here idlys and dosas in my breakfast were enough to fill. For Tamil Nadu Meals Sangeetha Restaurant was the best and not lagging in the race was Saravana Bhavan in Kennet Lane Egmore. Fathima Medicals and Mr Basha in Arunachalam Street were helpful despite the googly on internet from other quarters that I could not dodge. All through six days in Chennai the city looked less intimidating and here search for internet browsing couldn't get me the requisite space. All through Arunachalam Street on foot to Triplicane High Road on auto the hunt and quest for internet couldn't yield much. Quite exasperated at the outcome I made one final bid at Mount Road and it evoked response short of smirk and snigger. A Mount Road Voyage gave me the opportunity to visit Dargah-e-Hazrath Syed Moosa Shah Qadri Baghdadi who was known to be Sufi Saint of 18th century. Mount Road apart I would have crisscrossed Kennet Lane on innumerable occasions where Pandian Hotel had a cyber cafe and so did the entrance to this lane from Pantheon Road. All that had been brought down over the years by orders not known to mankind. With no success in getting stories done I could sense the next best opportunity would be in Madurai. Had it not been for notings made in New Delhi some three months ago on train connectivity between Chennai Egmore and Madurai I would have been in a state of limbo in getting the requisite ticket. 

Sacred Heart Shrine

From Wednesday onwards water supply to bathroom had all but evaporated and I had to take shower in some other room. Water intricacies made me make a resolve that I would have to quit Chennai and proceed to Madurai. If some guy used to bang the lift gates in the middle of night all through six days so that I couldn't gain sleep there were moments of happiness as well like taking snacks from A R Rahman Cafe in Pantheon Road or visiting outer precincts of Sacred Heart Shrine and that too as well in Pantheon Road. This visit opened doors to a South India where these many days in Chennai I had spent way back in 2014-2015 and this time round the stay had its share of hits and misses. South India I adore and I relish the cheerful index of cities that have a neat tale to them.

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Taking Chennai Rajdhani Train To Chennai City In South India

Taking Chennai Rajdhani Train To Chennai City In South India

The day I am supposed to leave for Chennai the previous night is spent admiring the fact that access to this South Indian city would be minus hiccups. Access to South India for pilgrimage that could well take me to Chennai, Madurai, Rameswaram, Kanniyakumari, Bengaluru et al. Still the thought is all about whether I would be able to gain access to tatkal train ticket and if so what would be the seating arrangement like. Elaborate arrangements have to made while travelling from Delhi keeping in mind the journey time spent in train may or may not be fine. The next day a little before 10 AM I logged in to Indian Railway train site and every time I tried to proceed the message would come the online podium hadn't been thrown open to public and try after some time. After 10.05 the online booking began and by the time I secured a ticket it was of upper berth in a coach about which less said the better. With seat number 14 and nothing left to imagine I left Safdarjung Enclave home at 1.47 PM with the traffic on road suggesting there would be diehard optimists who would be able to maintain sanity across spectrum even if vehicles were multiplying every passing hour. Go past INA Market at 1.55 and reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Station (Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine Is Nearby) at 2.10 with the reminder that if auto has to make the commute complete then the passenger besides Rs 200 would have to shell out another Rs 50 for the toll tax in vicinity of station that had kicked in. 

Reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Station Platform Number 7 In New Delhi

Reach platform 7 at 2.20 with an assurance that Chennai Rajdhani would pull inside platform at 3 PM. It is porter Mr Subhash who carries the luggage to coach A2 and by the time I settle in many have trooped inside. Still thoughts are on upcoming train journey and the hassle free index. At 3.15 a middle aged woman takes the seat opposite mine and she is on a call elucidating what all she had to go through at home fixing the shower. Now train attendant emerges and wishes to know what is my seat number and where I wish to go and thereafter checking the facts on his mobile. I wonder how train attendant could double as TTE (Train Ticket Examiner) and perhaps Indian Railways moved this proposal with ease. The train leaves after 3.30 and recurring thoughts are on who all would be geared to launch offensive tirade with hints dropped by cops. There were three other trains which had left Hazrat Nizamuddin prior to Chennai Rajdhani on the same route and they were Gondwana Express, Goa Express and Vande Bharat. To expect this train to maintain steady speed would be akin to asking for moon and to maintain moderate speed was the staple diet it had been fed on. Right from its passage from Hazrat Nizamuddin the coach of this train would jerk every time it used to slow down and every time it used to speed up it used to jerk again. One wonders where is the need for high speed trains like Vande Bharat when there are no tracks and none to come up in future as well. Vande Bharat has been a drain on exchequer and it essentially entails the possibility that for it get a clear passage all other trains have to be set aside. 

The Big Game Has Begun

When finally the TTE emerges he verifies the details in his computer tablet and tells the woman that her seat is in A5 coach and she needs to vacate the seat here. No sooner the woman leaves and I start reading newspaper I can sense some conversation taking nearby and when conversation is laced with filthy abuse I can make out The Big Game Has Begun. When I remove the curtains I notice the coach attendant in animated discourse with a guy from North India (Punjab/Rajasthan) who is all thrilled to get the conversation peppered with abuse upshot. This guy is travelling without a ticket and on a previous occasion when I came out of AC environs I had noticed he haggling with TTE on the sum total that he would have to pay.  TTE was not willing to settle for anything less giving the reasoning he has to run his family. This guy from North India continues the tirade and train attendant joining the chorus without a break. There were umpteen number of vacant seats in the coach and why train attendant and the guy without ticket made to sit right next to my seat. It is all stage managed and nuisance of cops is in ample supply. By the time the train reaches Bhopal it is almost 11 at night and abuse platform has all along broadened. A word with TTE looked nigh impossible where I could request him to change seat of train attendant. There is no flicker of hope that Empire Of Abuse would recede and by the time the train reaches Nagpur at 4.40 AM the deed of the devil cop is done. I have quite often wondered why the cops make the proceedings look repulsive and make the abusive elements take seat next to mine in a society which has less parallels and mired in oscillation. Adventurism of these dirty cops who take pleasure in giving pain again and again over which Home Ministry has least control brings to the fore anecdotes of inconvenience bordering on abuse and abuse alone. 

Gentleman From Thanjavur In Tamil Nadu State Takes A Seat 

Much after Nagpur I take the lower berth and here a gentleman from Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu State In India takes a seat. He had been to a wedding in Nagpur (Maharashtra State) and wished to travel to Chennai and from where few days later he would be taking another train to Thanjavur. I apprise him of discomfort I had been all along with abusive characters having a field day. By the time the train reaches Warangal (Andhra Pradesh State) it is 11.20 and we hope it is no longer a hotbed of naxalites and here naxals and administration reach a clean understanding. The train reached Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh State) much before designated time and here Mr Nageshwar Rao takes a seat. Mr Nageshwar Rao's Native Place is Vijaywada and settled in Chennai. His wife has taken a seat in another coach and seeks to know who is sitting across aisle. TTE persuades train attendant to vacate the seat and Mr Rao's wife takes the aforementioned seat  From here onwards Mr Rao begins conversation. Conversation is all about change of guard in Andhra Pradesh State/Province and state debt that has seen a steep increase to biggest beneficiaries of electoral bonds that gave a head start to just one wing of political segment. We both agreed electoral bonds would never be probed and those who gained would be biding time in idyllic surroundings. 

Andhra Pradesh State Capital Has To Start From Scratch

As for Andhra Pradesh and State Capital Development even 1 lakh crore in assistance would be less given the fact that it has to start from scratch. We both agreed some leaders across the aisle have been jailed for the mere fact that they spoke truth per se and here courts are scared to give them relief as they can well earn the ire of powers that be. As the convoy was going past various stations with enough jerking one thought when these dilapidated coaches would be replaced so as to make the journey smooth. Old coaches can prove fatal with much known about weak rail tracks. Finally Chennai Rajdhani pulled in Chennai Central Station at 8.40 PM on a Thursday. 

This Train Ride Would Be Recalled For Various Reasons

This train ride would be recalled for a range of reasons that train journey can be tiresome and here high speed trains in our country are a big misnomer. Mistermed and miscalled for the fact that there are no tracks to make them run and even if they get the requisite passage the off and on faulty signaling system can make it tricky. Trains In India run by virtue of the fact that those travelling inside wish the convoy has a polished passage and these trains are dotted with people coming from varied background. Though trains in India carry millions each day the creaking infrastructure can be bothersome. Let the ride be such where narratives after each station be of hope and none to swindle them. Let the ride be for the good of common man and here deliberations with those in vicinity be about measures that should set in fast to check erosion of faith that people by and large have in ruling regime given high price rise and unemployment. High Price Rise And Unemployment have brought down regimes and here policies not wrapped in oscillation should come in. Time is running out and sooner the effective measures come in the better it would be. 

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Of Delhi's Autos And Those Keeping In Air Tracking Theatre

Of Delhi's Autos And Those Keeping In Air Tracking Theatre

As we came across slew of autos across City Of Delhi they reminded us of commute that could be done with ease. Be it Mr Akbar, Mr Raiqat Ali or Mr Ram Bharose they have lent a helping hand and made the commute all the more endearing. These autos are easy on pocket, find a way out in the rough-and-tumble of Delhi traffic and set a proceeding that is by no means harsh and for all seasons compliant.  Coming to compliances that most have to meet in this nation they are in multiples and can baffle any commoner who is not well versed with matters entailing day to day account. In the thick of upsurge in mobile tariffs came reminders for umpteen times that verification of mobile in usage for over a decade would have to be done if services are not to be discontinued. 

This Verification And That Vacillation Too Arduous

This verification and that vacillation was too arduous task to stick to and countless times one would have visited the store where till now it had not been subjected to any uproar. Getting Aadhar Authentication itself was tiring and troublesome and with a handset as old as some Presidents have had tenure in White House the road ahead looked difficult and bumpy. The assurance came from the store that in due course the call would come and following which you would have to visit the store to get the deed done. That call never came and one was in a state of limbo. For the wi fi the plea and that too on an urgent basis was made that no sooner the password is keyed in please erase the same from your books and that request fell on deaf ears. They countered by maintaining that password has to be kept for their records and these khaki men took pleasure in the fact that they had access to password illustrating their writ and the script they wanted to play out in public gallery. Again you are back to square one where those keeping a tab on what you do and what flights you gave a miss and had no word with the crew and here khaki men decree is enough to stonewall your queries. 

Infinite Aadhar Authentication To OTP Equation

From infinite Aadhar Authentication to OTP Equation these are no child's play and here one wonders when these imprudent men in khaki doubling as administrators would cease their tracking enterprise with sighting or no sighting of battle of inconvenience. The scramble to unravel the tracking record has been there all these years and howsoever hard you may have tried to make dealings look clean the passage has not looked uncluttered. Fluttering would be their endeavour to bring in fresh energy in tracking experiment and this pursuit would win battles hands down. 

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Navigating A World Steeped In Distress

Navigating A World Steeped In Distress

As geopolitical tensions seem least likely to take a break given the war in Ukraine and invasion in Gaza it would take stupendous efforts for one to retain sanity and soundness of judgement. To get sprinkled with fair share of prudence and rationality would be a hard task to gain as theatre after theatre in regions after regions have the probability to get smashed and junked in one go. 

Taking Away Livelihood For All Seasons To Come

How is one to weather this storm which is no less than a brutal kick in the belly and taking away livelihood for all seasons to come. For some holding aloft the flag of freedom and cherish the same by holding on to this train of thought that this war and that invasion is not too ferocious and ruthless to evoke a response from them and if it is not delinking them from constant source of income why be in a spot of bother. Human race if not rank opportunist is sycophant of those who have triumphed against the will of people and largely oblivious of undercurrents in regions hurt by disturbances. So to say least bewildered by happenings in Ukraine and Gaza. 

Some May Find Turn Of Events Disquieting And At Best That Would Be Ephemeral

The human race all along takes this view this war and that invasion is faraway and why spare a thought for those in distress when they have their share of travails to battle it out and that too in a defined period. Some incremental thoughts of they finding the turn of events disquieting may be there but that would be ephemeral. Howsoever thick the war and invasion is it may look for those residing in distant locales the hurt index falling well sort of having perpetual lining. Why humanity be subjected to such oscillation between peace and war and s/he not gaining reprieve even for a day. This war and invasion has pushed more to be a pretender and in regions not kissed by such human failings they take pride in the fact that jockeying for power and sport trophy be the underlining goal. 

Getting Gainfully Employed In South India Too Exacting

In a world where we live and are raised getting gainfully employed looks to be too arduous task to be chased and one can dutifully oblige if s/he has expectations in return. Employment that too miniature is not on the way even if one is settled for earnings that are diminutive. Uphill battle it looks to gain an opening in South India with each after each application stymied by those who fiddle with your net connection having known the password and won't like you to gain ground in South India City. Opportunities are exhausting each passing hour and you are left to wonder for how long it would look strenuous to get hired. Skill set may have limits but still there are room for improvisation and that can truly come once one is employed. Sketches of impropriety step in the moment one begins to feed in the application and by the time a hint is dropped by an employer the chances get diluted and look shaken given the brief that is sent from National Capital. Net connection hacked, application tracked and that are enough for your chances to recede. 

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AI's Conversion Metrics Can Be Debatable

AI's Conversion Metrics Can Be Debatable 

The enormous speed at which AI (Artificial Intelligence) is gaining ground and trying to raise air of certainty for eternity in sector after sector promising gains to a society at large itself looks skewed as user can't well understand the improvisation metrics. It can well undermine the process of growth as unregulated it looks at this hour. User can well take the flak as privacy is too vulnerable to take a hit and user data getting compromised. AI is complex and so its understanding. AI has not arrived on the scene to do charity service it has been in gestation for a good number of months and longer it takes to understand all the nuances more would be the aversion. Hacking looks too probable thereby putting nation after nation security in peril and this on a broad parameter can make the global security don the clothing of devil. 

Monitoring By Whom And For What

Monitoring can't be done by asking the industry to self regulate. Checks and balances should have imprints of human intervention right from infancy to a stage where entire landscape has had its share of being carpet bombed. Accountability should step in soon so that the ramifications of embracing the same is well understood. If financial markets with set goals and set definition can be steered to a dais of stability we too need AI encircled by layers of transparency and accountability. A clarity chatter here would be welcome.

AI With Compromised Tenets Can Be Lethal

Let AI be for the good of people and not a compromised one that unleashes fear and skepticism and with no inordinate delay bring malfunctioning in areas as sensitive as nuclear weapons to nuclear submarines. There should be enough guardrails to ensure that AI doesn't make inroads into territories where its very presence is unwarranted and uncalled for. Just for the sake of conversion metrics it shouldn't be deployed. Making a big push in marketing and advertising may be an experiment truly cherished. But this can't be the tale recurring in nature. It may open windows of ceaseless opportunities but one needs to have the entire upshot before setting this in motion. Intermittent pearls of wisdom it may initiate but recurring chapters of ambiguity would still stick around. Let the loathing to cling on to the same give way to a corridor of cheerleaders who truly understand its function and the final lap. The disquiet in industry after industry is much due to unsettled equations it can kick off and here human intervention alone can set the record straight.

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Pumped Storage Hydropower And The Quest Can Be Tad Different

Pumped Storage Hydropower And The Quest Can Be Tad Different

Pumped Storage Hydropower (PSH) Is Back In Contention And With Riders. Meant to raise electricity by linking reservoirs across states it is one of many renewable energy sources. With reports coming steadily that billions would be pumped in to get it running there are concerns whether it would get stymied by litany of litigation and lies as reservoir rights are a tricky subject. States across South do battle it out when rains are not bountiful and to get over the same courts come into play. This has happened well in the past and there is no reason same chapters of bickering leading to litigation don't play out again. 

Compelling Chorus Is All About Reservoirs

Compelling chorus is all about whether reservoirs in future would be running to full capacity in South India and if it isn't so how PSH can have a formidable presence. Business Units meant to pursue PSH would do funding split between equity and debt and it would be interesting to watch who all evince interest. For PSH to get running it would all boil down to monsoons and the spread. Monsoon progress this year per se has been somewhat erratic and those tracking the same believe clarity on the table is yet to come about. Reservoirs and their ample strength are key to get PSH in functioning mode and prima facie it appears PSH and the pursuit may lock horns with nature if unrest comes in good quantum. Nature can be kind and harsh and more the carbon footprint the nation is saddled with there is more likelihood of people getting displaced. Nature's fury be it drought, flooding, landslides or hurricanes give a jolt to those modest and not maverick and for days together they are in the line of fire. Out without food and shelter the displaced community takes a vow to not fiddle with nature come what may. In another calendar year if calls are not heeded in time things are back to square one. 

Uncluttered Pact With Nature

Clean energy and those putting this into action know the commotion around climate change would be endless and unceasing and apt reminder for tranquil surroundings to appear one necessarily be in uncluttered pact with nature to obviate any set of rage. Clean energy would augur a stage where if put into effect with clinical precision the climate change and reverberations would be neatly diluted. But how far a nation as stressed as India willing to embrace clean energy and to what end. Clean energy comes at a cost with those sailing with wind, solar and PSH blueprint may face resistance from those who all have kept date for long with non-renewable energy. Coal based power plants to natural gas to oil all add to carbon footprint and for some there is no turning back. Of interest would be the clarion call to stick to clean energy and the tussle with those who have had robust income from non renewable sources and sticking around. Funding for clean energy like PSH would look to be demanding and laborious if word is out that this experiment won't be able to sustain for long. Acrimony built in the very beginning can be strenuous and here colossal effort and staggered patience can help to unlock the potential. 

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The Least Sparing Summer

The Least Sparing Summer

With water crisis looming large and heat dropping no hint of retreat this summer's opening act of trials and tribulations seems to be perpetual. Water stressed areas and the populace just getting handful bring on board a picture of distress that urban areas are in pressing need of correction; correction to see the basic necessities don't come for a price. With day temperatures rocketing to much beyond 40 degrees celsius and staying put the relief is cramped and meagre and postings from powers that be look to be hilarious and miniature. Humble appeal be made that power and water link be restored irrespective of who is in seat of power and who all believe in the ideology to dethrone akin to episodes that played out long time ago in Mewar (Rajasthan).  

Summer Playing Truant Day In And Day Out

How this set of summer played truant with day to day schedule of a commoner or those having the privileged honour is known and this melodrama chapters are yet to get exhausted in the days to follow. Alas, AI which is making dent in sector after sector with reverberations having much visibility could map out a weather pattern and make climate man-friendly and that too hourly. That itself looks to be impregnable fort for now.  In this heat of the moment out goes the shrill on ineptitude that is tied to National Testing Authority and National Tests in good numbers have disappeared from the shelf. Torrential claims can't be made by NTA that relief is round the corner as careers of over four million students are in a limbo. What to talk about cakewalk they can't even step out to get their grievances redressed and there is no timeline on when they would be able to write exams and get duly selected. 

Hurting Those In Sale Corridor To Those CRM Assure 

This heat is not hurting select sections it is omnipotent and coming in different versions. Gauge this summer from the lens of a commoner who in a bid to earn livelihood has to stay out all through day with the number of customers chased drying up each passing hour. Think of those in the sale corridor out to close sales they too would rethink before stepping out in this blistering heat and any attempt to get new set of clients can get defeated if they are not acclimatised to sweltering summer. With CRM backup they may be able to trace their prospective audience but all efforts could go waste if CRM is erased in one go as the machine that stored the same couldn't withstand heat and went bonkers. 

Summers Reek Of Platitudes Though Moderate

Summers reek of platitudes though moderate on those gainfully employed but they too stand the risk of getting shortchanged if not well versed with the device they play around. A device be it smartphone to those trailing AI zones if not with enough guardrails can upset the applecart in no time and here caution with least seepage would be welcomed. Augment of innings of a commoner in this summer heat in a surrounding looking dreadful if devices least protected and machines less guarded and here s/he can very well be defenceless. Innings immune from deficiencies that in some sections define the modern day set up can be truly rewarding if in vulnerability scale most rank low. Let innings be of gratitude and not of grandeur, let innings not smack of pomp and uplifting uproar.   

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Can Capex Tinkering Prop Up Private Investment?

Can Capex Tinkering Prop Up Private Investment?

Some have been arguing that capex (Govt Capital Expenditure) should come in for overhaul notwithstanding reports suggesting that at present it is 3.4 per cent of GDP roughly translating to Rs 11.11 trillion. Slashing corporate tax that came way back in 2019 to increasing Govt capex from 0.6 per cent of GDP in 2019 to 3.4 per cent of GDP in 2024-25 couldn't make one envisage a broad private investment corridor and any sentiment of forward movement has been sluggish to say the least. Private investment way back in the '80s was at 10 per cent of GDP and hit a threshold of 27 percent in 2007-08 and from 2011-12 it has been on a downward trajectory. Some would argue the factors prompting the same couldn't necessarily be consumer demand, capacity utilisation, corporate earnings, easy or no easy access to credit. Low private consumption expenditure is what trails the low private investment and to anticipate uptick the former has to grow by leaps and bounds.  Despite Govt upping the ante on capex the corresponding increase in private investment has been slow and stayed still. Private investment has been 19.6 per cent of GDP in 2020-21 and roughly stayed there in the years that followed. 

Drivers Of Economic Growth

Drivers of economic growth are govt spending, private consumption, exports and private investment. Govt has taken the challenge head on and capex spending meant to boost consumer demand has brought to the table mixed results primarily illustrating that urban distress to rural distress could lie at the doors of private investment being reticent. Contrary to popular perception there has been a reverse relationship between consumption and investment whereby from 2012 onwards as consumption rose the private investment theatre witnessed a steep decline and this was due to money meant for savings and investment from govt or private segment led to dipping consumption expenditure. Here the solution could well be saving instruments should be benign thereby bringing an increase in consumer spending and more moolah the populace has in their hands more would be consumption expenditure. 

Capex Spending Doesn't Engineer Investment Defections From Private Sector

Capex spending doesn't engineer investment defections from private sector and this has been observed over period of time. Yet the private investment mandarins would like capex spending to be more with no assurance that they too would chip in. Capex spending would turn world upside down if one were to look at fiscal deficit. Fiscal Responsibility And Budget Management Act has set 3 per cent target on fiscal deficit. To trace that outlook it is easier said than done. When govt capex was at 3 trillion the fiscal deficit was at 3.4 per cent of GDP. Govt would like fiscal deficit to remain roundabout 4.5 per cent by 2025-26 and here any somersault on capex can make fiscal deficit take irreparable hit. 

No Room For Capex Spending To Be Revised; India Inc Has To Take A Call On Investment

Majority would argue that there is no room for capex spending to be revised and private behemoths have to take a call on investment. Inducements like lowering corporate tax couldn't make this segment pour in more and where is the guarantee that a more broad capex would make them hit investment trail. One should look at direct tax buoyancy in the current fiscal where where corporate tax at Rs 1.81 trillion has trailed behind Rs 2.81 trillion coming from personal income tax and this makes transparent that it is for India Inc to take the lead on private investment. 

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The Heat Writ And 2024 Cleat

The Heat Writ And 2024 Cleat

This extreme heat is hurting one and all. For over a century ago no one would have anticipated that 2024 would usher in the warmest summer with temperatures peaking to 52 degrees celsius and above and that is primarily the 2024 rub. From May 25 onwards the heatwave across North India and primarily Delhi has been no less than incessant spell unknowingly letting in campaign built around wall of shrill. Here the moot point to note whether human race would be able to maintain sanity and soundness of judgement when heat extravagance is ongoing tournament.  The heat to hit and heat from where to flee is one and the same thing as this is inescapable heat writ. 

Superfluity Of The Same Is The Name Of The Game

Superfluity of the same and coming in abundance is the name of the game, the battle to stay energetic and in shape is a tall order leaving less trace. Rooms are warm, fans giving no relief and in this hullabaloo the dwellings housing Child to a Don. Greenhouse gas emissions are principally to be blamed and here there are no support chapters that one can emulate and train. This interaction with the heat with no breaks makes the mankind visualise the future as dark with the intensity to step out encircled in looming ruptures. 

This Heat And Haste To Greet

This heat and that haste to greet in sum total tells us the human force hasn't taken corrective measures and global warming would empty the treasures. Centuries down the line the people with a will to collect and whisper would recall that 2024 was much witness to weather brawl and this may have inbuilt inertia to extend to Winter Or Fall. 

None Are Indispensable, Some Tied By Lose Wire And Cable

The inordinate delay for heatwave to retreat is much due to fallacy built around that some are indispensable and this bringing into effect neat trouble. The nation in the decade gone by has suffered as the discourse has been largely one sided with enough hate peppered. What was the fault of a gentleman who used to do stories seeking train of thoughts and for all classes endearments not in naught. What was the fault of news portal which brought out stories and they being reprimanded for putting to The Emperor the notable queries. 

Acting With Vengeance Showcasing His Shenanigans

This Emperor of the decade gone by has acted with much vengeance trespassing here and there showcasing his shenanigans. This Chieftain is dirty and cheap and his acts no less than vandalism coming in fleet. This Emperor days are numbered and irrespective of from where assault is launched the Emperor may end up chambered. Assault one here and assault two there and divide and thrive was Chieftain's forte and once the Empire is gone the Chieftain would be left with nothing and such innings of such Chiefs come to disruptive ends as noted in the past by novelist Cloete. Never in the history of this country such chiefs have come to occupy office whose sole aim is to bring disrepute to secular ethos and fabric and they by doing so find this exercise auric. 

Mandate Of 2024 Is For Change

This heat by no means looking endangered is much due to divisive policies in the decade gone by and mandate of 2024 is for change which would eventually come as historians to those who keep a tab are on the same page. The mandate of 2024 largely conveys the wisdom that the tool of divide and drive can't thrive. Sending to prison in thousands for all those who stated facts shows in coming days his stay in office would be highly taxed.  In the decade gone by most have had to undergo pain and suffering of high unemployment to high prices and common man left with no choices. 

As common man bears the brunt of a chieftain who is intrusive and discourteous his agenda to hurt one here and thousand there with tools of central agencies who unleash in all fear. With imprints in decline this Emperor in due course lose shine. 

Heat Making No Distinction Between Rich And Dreich

As for the heat some would argue had this gruff not been at the helm heat would not have looked plump. This heat again to repeat from May 25 has made no distinction between rich and dreich and here in these odd circumstances some find hard to do stories that preach. This heat has opened a world before us that prudent use of water to prudent use of power may help them to retain their dwelling and tower. 

If this Heat Of 2024 which doesn't look nascent is like this what would be in store in 2025 when people would recall messages relayed by likes of Chris. Here any human lapse can be dearer and here one has to keep delinquency aside and be wise. 

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As Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Left Madurai On May 26 With No Agenda To Nix

As Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Left Madurai on May 26 With No Agenda To Nix

As Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Train Number 12651 left Madurai on May 26 at 12.55 AM this ride was expected to be free from trials and tribulations of diversion for a train whose march to National Capital Delhi came with series of hesitation. Hesitation that cropped up much due to Diversion from Chennai Egmore onwards and passengers keeping patience and knowing fully well who all were going to get rewards. 

Convoy Left Dindigul At 1.56 With None Privy To Outdated Grouping BRICS

The convoy left Dindigul at 1.56 and Tiruchchirapali at 3.13  with much in focus the New Zealand seaport Dunedin with trade figures looking skywards and a nation hosting immigrants coming from as far region as the one housing Nenets. As for immigrants from BRICS the word was out this grouping had lost lustre and clout. For this to regain the sheen there was a need to have those at the helm who were with energy displayed by those who are Primarily TEEN.  When the convoy left Vridhachalam at 4.53, 2397 kms were still to be covered and at this odd hour no pressing need for anyone to revert.

Left Villupuram At 5.55 And Those Who Are Expected To Jive

Left Villupuram at 5.55, Chengalpattu at 7.19, Tambaram at 7.46 and Chennai Egmore at 8.45 with thoughts on those who run out of steam for the mere fact that they divide, drool and drive. Coming into elements was Vijaywada the City where early morning walk makes one overcome situations that are out and out jittery.  Left from here at 4.16 PM and Balharshah at 11.01 and here  pronouncement to this effect to stay away from those who have rum. It was May 27 the convoy reached Nagpur and left at 2.30 AM and at this odd hour papers being prepared for all those who had to attend June AGM ( Annual General Meeting). June AGM would be blaster of sorts as reclamation won't be possible as some would be tied in knots. From Bhopal the train left at 8.26 as by this time the populace had understood who in nation state played tricks. 

Convoy Left Jhansi At 12.59 And Here Weather Looking Fine

From Jhansi the convoy left at 12.59 PM with the word out who were to be stripped of title GM. When the convoy finally reached Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin at 6.50 a city which was home to some prominent atty. This train ride summed up mood of the nation where some get steadily employed even during evacuation. After this ride passengers began to look for vehicle that would take them to home where they don't dither and get hysterical. Hysterical some were supposed to get given the sum total of hourly updates coming on internet. 

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Checking Temperatures In Madurai, Rameswaram And Guruvayur And Those Taking South India Tour

Checking Temperatures In Madurai, Rameswaram And Guruvayur And Those Taking South India Tour

Checking temperatures in Madurai, Rameswarm and Guruvayur and those taking South India tour. In Madurai it was 37 degrees celsius, in Rameswaram 31 degrees celsius and in Guruvayur it was 29 degrees celsius and expected to go down by a notch or two with least likely global warming to hit these South India Belts through and through. Madurai may be occasionally sizzling hot but for other places temperatures are mild and for days together that would be unfolding plot. 

Connectivity From New Delhi To These Places 

Tourists visiting these three places would often wonder the connectivity from the City As GIANT As Delhi where temperatures brutal and by no means to look brittle would set in course large numbers from National Capital visiting these set of Southern Paradise where some would be careful enough to share the dais. This brings to the fore the natural intent to bring into focus Tamil Nadu Sampark Kranti Express Train Number 12652 leaving from Platform 8 from Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin (Hazrat Nizamuddin Shrine Is Nearby) on May 21. The said convoy left at 4.14 PM ( behind schedule 10 hours 54 minutes) and by the time it left Jhansi it was 9.17 with half hearted efforts made to look surroundings neaten. Uttar Pradesh for some to figure out may have been laggard state (province) for long and Jhansi getting provisional calls from West Bengal's Kalimpong. 

Notings On Palestine Cause And Invasion Not Coming To A Pause 

What all would have transpired during these calls would necessarily be about Palestine Cause and invasion factor not coming to a pause. Tens of thousands had been made refugees and henceforth Palestinian people have earned the ire of a regime that would eventually lose sheen. For all the talk that is bunkum the factual picture is the invader has least support and in the unfolding theatre in the coming days would have to bunk. Coming to train run it left Bhopal on May 22 at 1.27 AM and with Nagpur diverted (Nagpur Is In Maharashtra State), Balharshah diverted (Balharshah Is In Maharashtra State) and Vijaywada diverted (Vijaywada Is In Andhra Pradesh State In South India) with occasional query on whether effective governance in aforementioned areas looking akin to an act done and dusted. 

Goals That Have Been Set Out And Their Very Attainment Would Make Most Proud

Employment sheet looking less cheerful and airports in dozen plough looking almost dreadful the apt reminder that airports don't illustrate the broad scale of development and it would take ages for goals that have been set out and their passage and eventual attainment. Goals that all households have access to potable drinking water and their dwelling evoking fulsome praise every quarter. Goals that more than one family member is steadily employed even if oil wells have been discovered and keeping a tight leash on the same given fossil fuel that can well set in motion riots game

Convoy Left Chennai Egmore On May 23 Due To Diversion Tree

As for convoy it left Chennai Egmore on May 23 at 6.18 PM (behind schedule 25 hours 58 minutes), left Tambaram at 7.01, left Chengalpattu at 7.36, Villupuram at 9.45. When Vridhachalam was accessed the convoy was behind schedule by 26 hours and 58 minutes with some experiencing tinnitus. Tinnitus for the mere fact that the train was getting inordinately delayed and in Southern Region trade is much subjected to GST trait. From Ariyalur the convoy left at 11.10, from Tiruchchirapali at 12.12 AM on May 24. From Dindigul it left at 1.18 and finally the convoy reached Madurai on Platform 3 a little after 2 AM behind schedule by 25 hours 59 minutes and this still making none go nuts. 

After Reaching Madurai People Had Their Take On Surroundings That Were By No Means Ennui

Even at this odd hour the people had their take on issues like in the country employment is shrinking and prices of essentials in a street making most go frigging and here some trains get undeniably diverted for reasons not known to mankind and passengers by and large not finding this fine. After deboarding passengers began to have milk from Nearby Store and thinking about milk that Delhi Citizens have primarily Mother Dairy Cow Milk and this followed by making calls to Norway seaport Narvik. Calls were predominantly about how to bring to the minimal the fossil fuel usage that keeps most in global warming cage. 

I would remain grateful to Mr Lalit of Mother Dairy Milk Shop Number 229 Sarojini Nagar for getting me Mother Dairy Cow Milk and it doesn't make people sulk. Mother Dairy Cow Milk is the best in a nation where people have to adjust be it traffic to those who are at the wheels who are novice. 

YEDU KONDALWADA VENKATRAMNA GOVINDA GOVINDA