Visit to Undisclosed locations by a Disclosed Former US President
As Former Prez George W Bush, son of George H Bush reached Mumbai, with a view to visit scores of undisclosed destinations and what lay undiscovered there, the itinerary took him to one destination which was disclosed to those handed out invites and debarred from the media which had to rely on his previous bytes. From what the gathering assumed from the address of this George was that he preferred to omit pearls of Hollywood as it never truly and completely reflected the true and vibrant strengths of those stuck in American wood. Out of woods was not he had come to harp upon as it was something that would eventually come along. Time was the factor that truly omitted America from showcasing its strengths and given its reducing reliance on oil from the Gulf, stage wasn't that far when the residents of the United and Booming State would afford to have more than their share of veg and non veg puff.
Well details haven't emerged on what this George spoke to other Georges who were in the audience and perhaps details would never come out given the 2004 reelection to the office was all that he could recall when he went past revolving chairs to take the podium and some in the audience which had to bear. Coming for two days, beginning from Tuesday and wrapping up on Wednesday, with visit to undisclosed destinations being the high point of his South Asian Sway. THe destinations were undisclosed to the point where this George could not disclose to himself as well the destinations he was supposed to visit given his true nature to visit Afghanistan and its periphery when the nation state bordering Pakistan was truly and completely in rupture and no gear. Well residents of India have still not figured out the destinations in Mumbai he has peaked but one is certain that those destinations covered by this George would have a upsurge of footfalls and a new feat.
Coming to his address to a gathering of Georges and Gems in mumbai which is a centre of gravity for subtractions and sums, the invite truly and completely made it clear that that the invitees would have to maintain a fair distance from this George who had secured twice US Poll Won and Wart. Perhaps a literature accompanied the invites which truly reflected the desire of Former Prez that Familiarity Breeds Contempt so let us have a literature on when the audience can turn and bend.
For the entire duration of his address, the audience sticked to the literature guidelines on when to bend and move because any irrational act could have led to emptying their missiles and leading to make the other George get the shoe apprise. Arrival to the hall was strictly for those who rarely had a shoe fall and once the address was over the George was the first to empty the hall with those in the audience having their face to the wall. Well his departure led to wail and long vehicle trail but everything went smoothly given his arrival and departure was strictly to schedule and without any fail.
When the former Prez was apprised that he was supposed to visit a slew of undisclosed locations in Mumbai, he made a query about the minutes he would spend and the minutes turning to hour that traffic would be no fun. Having finished the destinations' visit, the final query from this George (in keeping with the undisclosed destinations vow) was to the US Seals - amendments have already been made that those demitting office with a vow to not occupy them again would be protected by Seals- that could he afford to visit unvisited quarters of Afghanistan thereby surprising Karzai Host and his Khandan. Perhaps the US securitymen were baffled by this request given their belief that once this George DEmits Office his appetite for Iraq and Afghanistan would suffice. But not having reached that stage, those bound and pilloried to secure him were looking for a ring of security to not get blown by life blaze.
Still, the men meant to secure the former US Prez were confident that post India visit, his temerity to surprise and arrive would ebb as he had visited a nation state which is a churning hub. A Churning that meant polls on schedule in states where legislators had gone past pinnacle stage/wage. A churning that sees a fuming rage between civil and political reps. A churning that could transcend boundaries if political class does not read the ground beneath the sky that could slip from gripping try. A churning that could spell doom for those who bask under the weight of fame and cash dune.
So as All- Friendly George Departed from Mumbai, the nation State was back to Yatra and Yeddy's Convoy. The turnout to some would have been to a scale thereby illustrating that civil reps can't tar with the same brush the entire political class in a hush hush way. So Geoge was no less than a Yatri who had some papers demoting him to a footnote given his inability to furnish out centre article sword. Perhaps the book written by him may not dispell the hysteria that encircled him and in a tacit understanding with his followers he need to pen thoughts on centre page which would invite no rage.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Given the inflationary times we live in
Given the times we live in and the inflation surge that chips in
Some have raised their hands on fighting inflation. Given the times we live in and rhymes we brim with, those in the corridors of power seem reconciled to the fact that a deregulated market for petrol is the best way to reach their target. Perhaps the balance sheet of oil companies they are relying too much on and not relying on the large scale anger that is boiling along. Bonding with the masses should have been the attempt of those in power by sapping by a fair degree their discretionary tower. Discretionary powers need to be done away with and all unnecessary expenditure that needs to be curbed with a government fiat kit.
Inflation is something that would rupture the society by a big margin and if the govt. fails to act there is nothing that could keep it away from public heat and rant . MNERGA is the scheme they are flaunting to pinpoint the disconnect between the measures the govt has taken to rein in inflation and the results that have fallen stray. Actually the mass scale massacre that govt subjects its citizens to has its roots in the sixth pay commission and its successful implementation. This was in the backdrop of highly infectious pay salaries being doled out by the private sector not realising that they are hurting the fabric of the society by giving benefits to a few who believe in splurge blue. UNless those getting carpet bombed by huge pay packets give a rethink to their desire and take, the society would continue to drift towards unrreconciable bridge and rage. What the govt needs to do is to get on a act fast mode and get all outstanding dues. Be it IPL, Hindi Film Industry and its Fear, BCCI or Coal Cake, there is is enough the govt can do to raise its stake.
As for the government functionaries travelling inbound and abroad, they need to rethink on the necessity of a travel that is a drain on exchequer and greeted with a renewed taunt.
As for Page 3 and its roundabouts, the pictures and stories flashed and which some of us face, the urgency to such a positioning should be accompanied with the inflation in the market and the prices of essential products that are beyond our basket. Once the entry to the venues of Page three - where post departure most weep and shriek- is marked with the current numbers on
inflation and the unlikelihood of it pinching them - they would be the grandest people with grandest appetite and grandest bite. Days are not far when bite on aeroplanes would become customary given the times we live in and are in a hurry. About 10 days ago, a man having lost job and yet attempting to fly and flow made queries on board about who all had lost job and were on verge of losing them. Failing to see that none on board had lost the job and this followed by lusty cheers saw him recline to airhostess bite which was followed by a doctor tranquiliser right.
Tranqulisers admission has become a necessity given the free currency that is being floated with a new urgency. Tranqulisers need to be administered and a fresh list is being prepared. THe list would include those who with there fake richness show the temerity to create upheaval and smokescreen awareness. Perhaps the list may swing from one side to another given the new occupants who splurge and resort to airhostess bite and similar business.
Bytes and bites are the richness of the times we live in and more are in the offing given the balanced and yet remaining unbalanced thoughts that sink in. So as the demon of inflation would be hard to fight and all that we would be left with are inherent strengths that are no less than our birthright.
Some have raised their hands on fighting inflation. Given the times we live in and rhymes we brim with, those in the corridors of power seem reconciled to the fact that a deregulated market for petrol is the best way to reach their target. Perhaps the balance sheet of oil companies they are relying too much on and not relying on the large scale anger that is boiling along. Bonding with the masses should have been the attempt of those in power by sapping by a fair degree their discretionary tower. Discretionary powers need to be done away with and all unnecessary expenditure that needs to be curbed with a government fiat kit.
Inflation is something that would rupture the society by a big margin and if the govt. fails to act there is nothing that could keep it away from public heat and rant . MNERGA is the scheme they are flaunting to pinpoint the disconnect between the measures the govt has taken to rein in inflation and the results that have fallen stray. Actually the mass scale massacre that govt subjects its citizens to has its roots in the sixth pay commission and its successful implementation. This was in the backdrop of highly infectious pay salaries being doled out by the private sector not realising that they are hurting the fabric of the society by giving benefits to a few who believe in splurge blue. UNless those getting carpet bombed by huge pay packets give a rethink to their desire and take, the society would continue to drift towards unrreconciable bridge and rage. What the govt needs to do is to get on a act fast mode and get all outstanding dues. Be it IPL, Hindi Film Industry and its Fear, BCCI or Coal Cake, there is is enough the govt can do to raise its stake.
As for the government functionaries travelling inbound and abroad, they need to rethink on the necessity of a travel that is a drain on exchequer and greeted with a renewed taunt.
As for Page 3 and its roundabouts, the pictures and stories flashed and which some of us face, the urgency to such a positioning should be accompanied with the inflation in the market and the prices of essential products that are beyond our basket. Once the entry to the venues of Page three - where post departure most weep and shriek- is marked with the current numbers on
inflation and the unlikelihood of it pinching them - they would be the grandest people with grandest appetite and grandest bite. Days are not far when bite on aeroplanes would become customary given the times we live in and are in a hurry. About 10 days ago, a man having lost job and yet attempting to fly and flow made queries on board about who all had lost job and were on verge of losing them. Failing to see that none on board had lost the job and this followed by lusty cheers saw him recline to airhostess bite which was followed by a doctor tranquiliser right.
Tranqulisers admission has become a necessity given the free currency that is being floated with a new urgency. Tranqulisers need to be administered and a fresh list is being prepared. THe list would include those who with there fake richness show the temerity to create upheaval and smokescreen awareness. Perhaps the list may swing from one side to another given the new occupants who splurge and resort to airhostess bite and similar business.
Bytes and bites are the richness of the times we live in and more are in the offing given the balanced and yet remaining unbalanced thoughts that sink in. So as the demon of inflation would be hard to fight and all that we would be left with are inherent strengths that are no less than our birthright.
Who all have gained expertise
Who all have gained expertise to speak to themselves in a show of solidarity
Well the numbers are growing with fewer interruptions.
Well the numbers are growing with fewer interruptions.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
What is a footnote and how different it is from those holding court
What is a footnote and how different it is from those holding court
From what has been appearing in newspapers and the longish footnotes that have not been disappearing, there is a sense that footnotes may ultimately take the cakewalk and leave the penned thoughts in the centre in a dock and the readers who aspire to read and memorise them in a state of shock.
From footnotes like the author is an expanding journo expected to expand beyond your and mine known proportion to the author is a likely beneficiary of a movie/literary fest, the footnotes are meant to flaunt the weight of the writer howsoever less weighty may be the centre sword.
THese footnotes are also meant to convey the monthly remunerations they are entitled to given the periodicity of pieces and the monthly urgency - some take it to weekly format- that is brought on them. Still, most of the weekly /monthly appearances of thoughts are not misplaced as it aims to define the undercurrents of a society being cut into two halves. Have and have nots gulf highlight is the aspirational attempt of writers right from the nation state to right down to individuals.
From this footnote comes the urgency to look at those holding court in different parts of the country; with visible and not that visible booty. THese are battlefield friendly courts that are being organised with each attempting to undercut others writ.
When the invites got lost midway and we were left with nothing on tray
When the invites got lost midway and we were left with nothing on tray
Well the times we live in and foes-turned-dacoits we bear with, there is nothing to suggest that different invites that we are getting to different functions/parties turning to long due bites are nothing but an inducement to keep mum failing which they would mark their attendance in tv theatres and with a glass of rum. Invites to different functions, specialised for anarchy and those coming with rotating bum, is precisely meant to keep these hoarders from joining the print dispelled and electronic theatre hailed debates where post admission and departure the recovery is not swift and the one which could be availed.
Seeing the record attendance at F1 bay where most had feet of clay, the F1 feast was meant to ensure that more such feasts are round the corner and one can get a cover from electronic dishevelled debates. In these debates, which rarely has an upsurge in the morning when some have the appetite to turn in, they take place when the night has set in and people are accustomed to take the long due rest and cave in. High pitched battles are fought with those in the fray looking all but lost and no hope of getting in acts that teenagers and beyond play.
Post participation and post arrival at home the participants are heckled by their family members and those having become peers just hours ago. They are heckled for not putting their point of view with alarming fists and fury and subjugating themselves to other debaters glory.
The ruckus post participation sweeps across territories and to keep tempers in check, invites to different functions have become mandatory and in top gear. Because such invites invites them to come across foes and fears and also aligns them to the thought that participation here is better as food and drinks are served on a platter. Further these invites lead them strewn with a range of other invites; some of them being on : "the inflationary times and yet having the meals on time", "the petrol loot and yet going to place of work with no shovel and none to shoot".
As these and more such would ring round the year the purpose would be to see a peaceful environ around us. Because the record attendance at record F1 was meant to ensure that some territories do look for breathing space and fun. As for those not getting invites, the 90,000 plus people going to different cinemas of the national capital is itself an invitation to visit these theatres even if the experience is raw and surreal.
Well the times we live in and foes-turned-dacoits we bear with, there is nothing to suggest that different invites that we are getting to different functions/parties turning to long due bites are nothing but an inducement to keep mum failing which they would mark their attendance in tv theatres and with a glass of rum. Invites to different functions, specialised for anarchy and those coming with rotating bum, is precisely meant to keep these hoarders from joining the print dispelled and electronic theatre hailed debates where post admission and departure the recovery is not swift and the one which could be availed.
Seeing the record attendance at F1 bay where most had feet of clay, the F1 feast was meant to ensure that more such feasts are round the corner and one can get a cover from electronic dishevelled debates. In these debates, which rarely has an upsurge in the morning when some have the appetite to turn in, they take place when the night has set in and people are accustomed to take the long due rest and cave in. High pitched battles are fought with those in the fray looking all but lost and no hope of getting in acts that teenagers and beyond play.
Post participation and post arrival at home the participants are heckled by their family members and those having become peers just hours ago. They are heckled for not putting their point of view with alarming fists and fury and subjugating themselves to other debaters glory.
The ruckus post participation sweeps across territories and to keep tempers in check, invites to different functions have become mandatory and in top gear. Because such invites invites them to come across foes and fears and also aligns them to the thought that participation here is better as food and drinks are served on a platter. Further these invites lead them strewn with a range of other invites; some of them being on : "the inflationary times and yet having the meals on time", "the petrol loot and yet going to place of work with no shovel and none to shoot".
As these and more such would ring round the year the purpose would be to see a peaceful environ around us. Because the record attendance at record F1 was meant to ensure that some territories do look for breathing space and fun. As for those not getting invites, the 90,000 plus people going to different cinemas of the national capital is itself an invitation to visit these theatres even if the experience is raw and surreal.
As i reach the National Capital
As i reach the National Capital
The stay in Kolkata and Bhusaval was great given the railway lines i took to reach them had fewer locomotives pulling the freight. The weather was good; the people were no rude and the search for food was all that i was thoroughly glued.
As the National Capital was accessed three weeks ago, perhaps the reminder kept coming that time has come to explore Siliguri and beyond and there was no point in going for sessions of brood. Raising a toast to National Capital's success won't be futile as there are majority who are positive and shine.
THe days have seen me take metro and in effect come across hoardings like blow your trumpet here and have the independence declare. Blow your trumpet here and in effect get blown is an art that most cherish as it gives them the freedom to flaunt the clinically prepared pamphlet.
Anand Vihar was the destination i deboarded the train and its timely arrival gave me another reason to blow the railways fame. Perhaps the interlocutors cooped inside the train had made the journey somewhat uncomfortable but still it was miles better from some places that record some form of upheaval. AS i reached Anand Vihar coming from another Bihar, the first halt was at Baba Khark Singh Marg followed by home that wasn't too far. THe stay in the National Capital has been fortright as fearsome have been my allies and yet still i have come across fewer surprise.
The visit to RBI the other day to get a note exchanged wasn't a halting process as the staff was courteous to act in a new zest. Except at the security frontier where people take time to prepare entry pass as some disappear for a cell geared task. Cells have abounded in and around National Capital landmarks and this shows the proclivity of those to talk and give others a long lasting shock.
Late afternoon cuppa have reminded me of Jatin Das Park where lassi can be gulped for Rs 12 and there is one Tirumala Textile Centre near Esplanade which has its strong textile take. THere were other centres of resurgence in the Citadel of East Kolkata and more are bound to come given its no nonsense attitude to frivolous adda.
As for the National Capital the F1 fury has abated and in effect the weekly round has begun for getting people/institutions feted. Strengths of the National Capital are growing and more and this makes the population galore.
The visits to the bank in the National Capital have been fewer but no fewer have been the noticeboards pasted there. Some talk at length at the facilities they offer: Complaint register available here; visitor book available here, no smoking, smoking is an offence and to top it the premises under cctv surveillance. As for the complaint register and visitor book, it is an art of persuasion where those availing banking facilities are armed with the advantage to spend as much time as possible in the bank and still draw their monthly salary and retain their rank. After all the cctv footage was meant to record their visible presence in the bank where they were visibly thrilled with the visible workforce and visible quantum of load being handled by the same force that works during the day and still are successful to keep their tormentors at bay. Visibly thrilled, the visible visiting clients record their visible thoughts in the visitor book and forward a visible request to let them carry this visitor book to the visible world outside.
The visit was to three visibly vibrant banks on a visibly clear day and all three of them got my support for clinically visualising the risks and advantages and therefore sticking to the visible guidelines. As for signature mismatch, the stress of potentially visible years has taken the toll to append a signature that has been etched after keeping myself away from provocative brawls.
Apart from the banks, i have visited newspapers stories and the one on "Occupying Dalal Street"(ODS) has got the largest crown. Here in the ODS which is to begin soon and later take the form of Govt's PDS, the occupational hazards of occupying the street has not been spelt and thereby no time limit has been dealt. Perhaps the prospective collection and congregation has its roots in Ramlila Ground Convocation where collection to the venue was huge and equally huge was the cash collection queue. So from the silence vow that is to be broken in a day or two the fast-declared act is something that hasn't lost its novelty fad and is Winter Due. Equally fast were cars that ran on F1 circuit near national capital that gave thumps up verdict and this show of acceleration was meant to showcase that fast and fury can't be the sole preserve of civil society some of which leave no opportunity to show their fury. Perhaps the dividing line between the two sides of India Coin is huge and this got better illustrated by those joining the F1 racing hues.
From the visibly declared ramparts of tv studios what is visible is that visibility is no haze as far as truckloads of debaters are holding court. And this makes logical for the plight of plateaued employees to change track and come under arclight and get new moisturiser to bat.
Blow your trumpet here there and everywhere as blowing is all one can do given the times we spend in sessions of brood.
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