What is this black money? And how are we supposed to raise it?
As the Finance Minister-turned-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired the first Cabinet meet after the much desired shuffle which was no less than a bubble, he gave the opportunity to the elevated, demoted and yet to be shunted members to speak their mind on the shuffle he undertook in the third week of the first month of 2011. No one spoke much fearing the irreparable shuffle the cabinet is to witness post budget session. THey all reposed their faith in the Prime Minister for letting them continue despite most of them performing comprehensively well at home and not in office. Some even thanked Mr Singh who had ceased to be KIng ever since Akshay the lead star delivered a string of flops post Singh Is King belter.
What the Cabinet discussed at length was the mood of the nation effectively captured by the Outlook survey (outperforming others as far as clinical details of the survey went) on One Night Band Baja Bell that has been the mainstay of people irrespective of class creed and colour. Members who had been almost told to demit office but were prevented from their home wallahs from sending their letter of resignation and Mr Singh expressing his inability to accept the same from those who had already sent the same lest it creates an upheaval in their home front eventually leading to their twin exit from the ministry and home. This twin exit that Singh could ill afford given the Opposition's repeated attempt to rock the treasury boat. The ripple effect would be too severe was Mr Singh's enduring logic to not act on letters of sacrifice furnished by members of his tribe.
Well discotheques, event parties and other more than familiar gatherings were accepted as points where one night band baja discourse flourished, the members were in strong disapproval of massage joints taking a low ranking given the noble service they have been providing to the disheartened lot who intrude as and when the desire erupts. Mr Singh was all ears to this discourse on one night band baja survey and having heard some enlightened souls shed their vital inputs was keen to know the factors (not presumptive by any scale) that propelled this industry to thrive. With no answers in sight, Mr Singh broached the subject of black money and established the all-weather link.
Mr Singh said:" Illustrious are the careers of those who have thrived on black money which has failed to date to be any kissing close to white and the extraordinary efforts they have put in to build their empire of strength and confidence. My concern is not at the black money that has been translocated to different continents in the past. WE need to understand and acknowledge the painstaking efforts that went into raising of this wealth (procured during the night when all white operations cease to exit and black operations begin to swell) and the undeniable endeavour to keep it away from prying eyes. THough the colour of the money is not entirely black, the notes in any denomination have a black tinge to differentiate it from the other money that is unfortunately white and procured through labour put during the day."
" I am not here to give a discourse on how to differentiate the black from the white; my overwhelming concern is the moment this undetected booty gets declared and is in the public realm the shock therapy that would be mandatory for an entire group whose numbers have swelled proportionate to the strength of the booty. THis disclosure of their wealth and the names would have a spiraling effect as all operations that they undertook in the name of raising the numbers in their family- repulsive to birth control pills - and hence supporting them would cease to exist. All bashes thrown in the five star-cum-farmhouses would cease and so would cease the movement of personal transport on roads. THe sale of vehicles would fall to an all time low and and low would be the accretion to the govt kitty with a severe fall in the sale of fuel. THe big deals in real estate claimed to have been done by so-called seths would see a cessation with a multiplier effect. THe all-weather recruitment of people assigned with the unimaginable task of stalking and tailing would lose its momentum and so would the intent to tap the landlines of others. STalking, tailing,tapping and intruding operations would see a clear and present danger.
THe Airlines industry would be hit hard and so would be the recruitment to the hospitality sector. All sectors stand to lose once the information is out in the public domain on who all have built their empire and the period from when they wholeheartedly dedicated themselves to this noble endeavour.
I, for one, won't like this information to flow with ease and given my pet theme of the economy keeping its tryst with 9 per cent growth rate a sustaining reality this mammoth piece of information built against the backdrop of support extended by mammoth leadership can't be allowed to be frittered away as it would amount to mocking at the most happening invisible sector seeing its inevitable premature greying.
Let the standoff in Parliament on this repeated attempt to walk into the privacy of prized citizens be the order of the day. THis issue of privacy involving our very own private citizens can't be put to public scrutiny as it is inclusive of their private labour and private love similar to the inclusive growth we are seeking. Some members of the Cabinet failed to get the message across. After a meal break the Cabinet again met. AND Mr Singh Was upfront.
"Parliamentary polls have been seeing a sizeable drop of those who cast their vote. THrough this cabinet meet i want to send a message to these prized private citizens to come out and vote as we have moved heaven and earth to secure their privacy as far as private prized wealth stored in private havens are concerned. And the members dispersed with the belief that this Singh had played a masterstroke by eliciting the private class to vote for the establishment that rooted for their privacy. Perhaps that could provide opportunity for UPA 3 to take wings if for unforeseen and unaccounted wealth the UPA 2 falters.
Later the members dispersed with the majority making enquiries about any other weekly publication coming with its set of results on one night band baja bell. Informative sources have informed them that seeing the faith the Singh Cabinet has reposed in these private citizens and making it impossible for others to breach their fence, it was mandatory for these private groups to launch another weekly publication that would shed interesting light on one night band baja bell. Perhaps the assimilation and excretion list would be exhaustive.
As for the money that could never be white the aam admi had his take: "Given the times we live in and the challenging situations we confront black is the order of the day as the activities most pursue in the dead of night are acts that store the possibility of being beaten blue and black. Perhaps once the information flows out on the money and its inheritors the black nature of their demands would be out in the open with most denied the invincibility weapon.
As for those looking for a break in the black money profession and learn the tricks of the trade, their hopes rest on how far they desist the aura of anything that is white and sacred.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Some of the hoardings that we come across by Puneet Rajhans
Some of the hoardings that we come across are:
THere was a News Live Van parked across one of the busy centres of the city. It was marked with New Live 24X7 Pushing North East. The news channel had this way of approaching the interested audience from the north east settled in this inhospitable part of the country. Perhaps the happenings in the north east and how we could keep ourselves abreast was the motive of this channel. Instead of insertions in the print and electronic media this is the novel way of reaching the targeted audience. Besides this i come across another hoarding in another street titled "Global Teachers Academy. All Entrance Exams". The positioning of this hoarding does not inspire much confidence given the large number of vehicles that are parked next to it. And it can only be spotted by someone who has enough time to scout for such hoardings.
Another one said " Comfort Point. Try for daily, weekly stay. Adjacent to this is one shouting " Learn written and spoken English". Well the comfort point hoarding does not look into the needs of those who want to stay for few hours. And for the other one is it mandatory to learn both written and spoken English? Perhaps there would be a large workforce who would be comfortable with just one exercise.
As these hoardings and billboards draw your attention, the one on Munshi Lal Building takes the cake. It loudly announces that this property belongs to this person. Perhaps it has become mandatory for him to put his name as owner and landlord given the fledgling nature of his guests. And it is highly appropriate given the season of intrusion and all those who are intruding into your private space and territory.
THere was a News Live Van parked across one of the busy centres of the city. It was marked with New Live 24X7 Pushing North East. The news channel had this way of approaching the interested audience from the north east settled in this inhospitable part of the country. Perhaps the happenings in the north east and how we could keep ourselves abreast was the motive of this channel. Instead of insertions in the print and electronic media this is the novel way of reaching the targeted audience. Besides this i come across another hoarding in another street titled "Global Teachers Academy. All Entrance Exams". The positioning of this hoarding does not inspire much confidence given the large number of vehicles that are parked next to it. And it can only be spotted by someone who has enough time to scout for such hoardings.
Another one said " Comfort Point. Try for daily, weekly stay. Adjacent to this is one shouting " Learn written and spoken English". Well the comfort point hoarding does not look into the needs of those who want to stay for few hours. And for the other one is it mandatory to learn both written and spoken English? Perhaps there would be a large workforce who would be comfortable with just one exercise.
As these hoardings and billboards draw your attention, the one on Munshi Lal Building takes the cake. It loudly announces that this property belongs to this person. Perhaps it has become mandatory for him to put his name as owner and landlord given the fledgling nature of his guests. And it is highly appropriate given the season of intrusion and all those who are intruding into your private space and territory.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
How to dodge familiar faces
How to dodge familiar faces?
If you come across someone with whom you were in touch in the past and want to avoid the best way to wriggle out is yet to be figured out.
If you come across someone with whom you were in touch in the past and want to avoid the best way to wriggle out is yet to be figured out.
Hovering fuel
Hovering fuel is what the buddy tells us are aircrafts supposed to saddle them with before getting airborne. For the simple fact that from Bangalore to Delhi the journey is imbued with unimaginable possibilities and festivities. Possibly Delhi may not be preferred destination or even may not happen in the foreseeable future. Festivities that one may end up celebrating different anniversaries on board when the aircraft hasn't budged even an inch from its somnolence position.
It may not entirely be due to foggy conditions; equally foreseeable is the possibility that the pilot and the cabin crew may steadfastly refuse to be airborne as their duty hours have moved beyond unimaginable hours. The hovering fuel is the fuel that enables the aircraft and the passengers it is saddled with to hover beyond designated time leading to all weather howl of protest. This howl of protest doesn't endanger the aircraft and passengers as hovering fuel is in plenty to keep all safe and sound to even make an attempt towards return journey. The hovering fuel is actually meant to fuel our thoughts on our attempts to check new destinations. Say from Big Mummy Mumbai to Big Daddy Delhi, you actually end up spending time in Awesome Ahmedabad. The lower than hospitable weather conditions in Delhi made this hovering possible and the hovering fuel came handy. As hovering fuel enables you to check new destinations further enabling you to stay in the aircraft for long enough to settle the urgency to establish all-weather ties with the ones on the adjacent seats or across aisle.
As we debate the pitfalls and persuasive powers of hovering fuel, this fuel is not just meant for those getting airborne; it has its range of acceptability on roads as well. Well the more than visible VIP movements and the roads chock-a-bloc with vehicles makes you take a detour, there are other occasions as well when you intend to utilise the hovering fuel to the maximum. The unimaginable frontiers that this fuel takes us to could well be the hopping to the competing office to offer official secrets of the office you serve or your day with the amazing wonders outside the ambit of near and not-so-near ones. For the moment the hovering fuel is here to stay.
It may not entirely be due to foggy conditions; equally foreseeable is the possibility that the pilot and the cabin crew may steadfastly refuse to be airborne as their duty hours have moved beyond unimaginable hours. The hovering fuel is the fuel that enables the aircraft and the passengers it is saddled with to hover beyond designated time leading to all weather howl of protest. This howl of protest doesn't endanger the aircraft and passengers as hovering fuel is in plenty to keep all safe and sound to even make an attempt towards return journey. The hovering fuel is actually meant to fuel our thoughts on our attempts to check new destinations. Say from Big Mummy Mumbai to Big Daddy Delhi, you actually end up spending time in Awesome Ahmedabad. The lower than hospitable weather conditions in Delhi made this hovering possible and the hovering fuel came handy. As hovering fuel enables you to check new destinations further enabling you to stay in the aircraft for long enough to settle the urgency to establish all-weather ties with the ones on the adjacent seats or across aisle.
As we debate the pitfalls and persuasive powers of hovering fuel, this fuel is not just meant for those getting airborne; it has its range of acceptability on roads as well. Well the more than visible VIP movements and the roads chock-a-bloc with vehicles makes you take a detour, there are other occasions as well when you intend to utilise the hovering fuel to the maximum. The unimaginable frontiers that this fuel takes us to could well be the hopping to the competing office to offer official secrets of the office you serve or your day with the amazing wonders outside the ambit of near and not-so-near ones. For the moment the hovering fuel is here to stay.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
How to dodge a spit? In the Spitting SEason We Are In by Puneet Rajhans
How to dodge a spit? In the Spitting SEason We Are In
Spitting is rampant across Tier I II III IV V and all visible and invisible tier cities and towns across the country. To dodge a spit is a challenge we have been faced with since time immemorial. What makes an entity in a metro like Mumbai or Delhi vulnerable to spit. It is the freedom and excessive freedom.
As public space comes with boundless freedom to spit with no signs of shriek. The autowallahs spit next to the place where they park their autos, the buswallah spits from the very door he enters and exits.
Spitting is an art developed and modified since ages and to be preserved till eternity. Spitting is actually meant to show your reflex action when the lung power doesn't deliver the deal. Showcasing the spit syndrome is something preserved by a majority.
Before you board a bus you spit, after you exit you spit; the change from one mode to another necessitates a spit and so on and so forth. As for those working, before they enter the place where they are supposed to surrender their freedom they spit ;in between taking rounds of office they spit. Pre and post lunch confabulations they spit and once they exit from office they wholeheartedly spit in the name of those whom they came across and whom they missed.
Consider the irretrievable situation in an office where the loo is to shared by innumerable employees and guests who park inside for innumerable hours for an unknown fest.. The spitting comes quite naturally and even natural is for those who have lampooned themselves with unlimited moisturiser and the unwavering stick on their lips. This mode of presentation has no originality to it and so spit has to be undertaken in entirety to throw away the pretensions they operated with.
There are different denizens armed with alarming levels of spit. Some spit in a span of two to three hours and some carry on with this untamed exercise every half an hour. Noticeable is the amount of spit available on road pit. Are the imprints to the maximum in the months of summer and on decline in the months of winter? The study on this is yet to reach a decision.
As one comes across signboards across metro stations suggesting that spitting is prohibited as it would lead to levy of fine, there are entities out to make the most of it. They spit and pay the fine if detection is swift. As for others spit-and-fade are an exercise in continuity. In view of this some have suggested that the signboards across metro stations should instead read "spit and scream". The twin tasks in close proximity to each other would enable spitter and screamer to earn mileage points which would earn him free rides across the city. But how is the metro going to gain from this is the all-weather query.Perhaps the footfalls would increase thereby giving the advertisers the all-important reason to place the hoarding at vantage points of stations for which charges would vary from week to week instead of a monthly hafta.
THis spit and scream portfolio would be carried to other vantage points of cities where the public would be enlightened to spit in a pit on the side of the road to be followed by an audible scream. Once the twin tasks are accomplished they would be given a free ride to their place of stay or work. Perhaps that would reduce the imprints of spit visible across all visible limits of cities.
As for those endowed with the never fading grouse against those with whom they share loos and visible seats, their spit is accompanied with long screams but all that is visible in a corner of an office where few dare to visit.
Spit is here to stay come what may and perhaps more mandatory to spit on those who can't cover themselves appropriately from top to toe. Today the spit would be uninterrupted for all those barely clad, moisturiser heavy, stick on the lips laden leaders who crossed the ring and their fall from top becoming imminent. IN the name of spit and for the cause of spit , let us hail this spitting season.
Spitting is rampant across Tier I II III IV V and all visible and invisible tier cities and towns across the country. To dodge a spit is a challenge we have been faced with since time immemorial. What makes an entity in a metro like Mumbai or Delhi vulnerable to spit. It is the freedom and excessive freedom.
As public space comes with boundless freedom to spit with no signs of shriek. The autowallahs spit next to the place where they park their autos, the buswallah spits from the very door he enters and exits.
Spitting is an art developed and modified since ages and to be preserved till eternity. Spitting is actually meant to show your reflex action when the lung power doesn't deliver the deal. Showcasing the spit syndrome is something preserved by a majority.
Before you board a bus you spit, after you exit you spit; the change from one mode to another necessitates a spit and so on and so forth. As for those working, before they enter the place where they are supposed to surrender their freedom they spit ;in between taking rounds of office they spit. Pre and post lunch confabulations they spit and once they exit from office they wholeheartedly spit in the name of those whom they came across and whom they missed.
Consider the irretrievable situation in an office where the loo is to shared by innumerable employees and guests who park inside for innumerable hours for an unknown fest.. The spitting comes quite naturally and even natural is for those who have lampooned themselves with unlimited moisturiser and the unwavering stick on their lips. This mode of presentation has no originality to it and so spit has to be undertaken in entirety to throw away the pretensions they operated with.
There are different denizens armed with alarming levels of spit. Some spit in a span of two to three hours and some carry on with this untamed exercise every half an hour. Noticeable is the amount of spit available on road pit. Are the imprints to the maximum in the months of summer and on decline in the months of winter? The study on this is yet to reach a decision.
As one comes across signboards across metro stations suggesting that spitting is prohibited as it would lead to levy of fine, there are entities out to make the most of it. They spit and pay the fine if detection is swift. As for others spit-and-fade are an exercise in continuity. In view of this some have suggested that the signboards across metro stations should instead read "spit and scream". The twin tasks in close proximity to each other would enable spitter and screamer to earn mileage points which would earn him free rides across the city. But how is the metro going to gain from this is the all-weather query.Perhaps the footfalls would increase thereby giving the advertisers the all-important reason to place the hoarding at vantage points of stations for which charges would vary from week to week instead of a monthly hafta.
THis spit and scream portfolio would be carried to other vantage points of cities where the public would be enlightened to spit in a pit on the side of the road to be followed by an audible scream. Once the twin tasks are accomplished they would be given a free ride to their place of stay or work. Perhaps that would reduce the imprints of spit visible across all visible limits of cities.
As for those endowed with the never fading grouse against those with whom they share loos and visible seats, their spit is accompanied with long screams but all that is visible in a corner of an office where few dare to visit.
Spit is here to stay come what may and perhaps more mandatory to spit on those who can't cover themselves appropriately from top to toe. Today the spit would be uninterrupted for all those barely clad, moisturiser heavy, stick on the lips laden leaders who crossed the ring and their fall from top becoming imminent. IN the name of spit and for the cause of spit , let us hail this spitting season.
Of Alagiri and Mumbai Girl in Adult Frame by Puneet Rajhans
Of Alagiri and Mumbai Girl in Adult Frame
DMK leader Alagiri wants Kanimozhi and Raja to be stripped of party posts and all powers. This set of demands from this Alagiri to that DMK Karunanidhi is in line with his understanding of the ground situation in the state of Tamil Nadu. "The ground beneath is slipping fast and unless we act to oust Raja and Kanimozhi the public won't give us another chance to bat."
This stripping that Alagiri seeks is entirely different from a Mumbai girl having stepped into adult frame and intending to strip her parents of their earning fame. The contention before the court is that the girl (all of 18) is seized with a monthly expense of Rs 2 lakh and given the nature of demands emanating from her hideout it is not possible for her pa (who has the custody) to pull along all alone and seek a contribution from her working ma. THe girl has suggested that Rs 2 lakh ceiling would be breached once she begins to pursue her MBA feast.
It is pa who has suggested to court that her da's (daughter) monthly expense rounds up to Rs 2 lakh and here in his estranged partner needs to chip in. THe ma vs pa battle which should have been settled when they separated hasn't had its final tale. The Pa's arguments make us believe that Rs 2 lakh monthly expenses are normal by any standards given the aspirational life the young guns live and the exemplary and by no means exceptional standards they maintain. It is not an exception but acceptance that high and mighty standards are to be maintained in perpetuity to truly realise the inner self. The ringing belief that cash outgo are necessary for a liberal life flow leaves the forces who brought them to earth to stretch out and seek new avenues of growth. For parents faced with such a wish list, with limited avenues at disposal, taking to graft route is the sole route to survival. Perhaps the 2 lakh monthly expenses would open floodgates when kids having reached adult frame would demand the same token gesture from their parents to give a new wheel to their aspirations. And here again the courts would have to step in to clear the clogged drains.
The split in girl's family in Mumbai and DMK family in Chennai is wide open with the age being the sole differentiator between the girl and Alagiri. Both have aspirations and both want to peak to new levels of freedom and excellence. And in the process one hands out resignation letter to Karuna the actor and other sends a court notice to a ma who is looking for a breather from hubby and hubby ki beti.
And this is precisely what the BJP top brass discussed on the fate of beti and the fate of Alagiri. And the meet which was conclusive in nature concluded that beti and alagiri are two sides of the same coin; both seeking their pound of flesh in the world of household and governance fort.
DMK leader Alagiri wants Kanimozhi and Raja to be stripped of party posts and all powers. This set of demands from this Alagiri to that DMK Karunanidhi is in line with his understanding of the ground situation in the state of Tamil Nadu. "The ground beneath is slipping fast and unless we act to oust Raja and Kanimozhi the public won't give us another chance to bat."
This stripping that Alagiri seeks is entirely different from a Mumbai girl having stepped into adult frame and intending to strip her parents of their earning fame. The contention before the court is that the girl (all of 18) is seized with a monthly expense of Rs 2 lakh and given the nature of demands emanating from her hideout it is not possible for her pa (who has the custody) to pull along all alone and seek a contribution from her working ma. THe girl has suggested that Rs 2 lakh ceiling would be breached once she begins to pursue her MBA feast.
It is pa who has suggested to court that her da's (daughter) monthly expense rounds up to Rs 2 lakh and here in his estranged partner needs to chip in. THe ma vs pa battle which should have been settled when they separated hasn't had its final tale. The Pa's arguments make us believe that Rs 2 lakh monthly expenses are normal by any standards given the aspirational life the young guns live and the exemplary and by no means exceptional standards they maintain. It is not an exception but acceptance that high and mighty standards are to be maintained in perpetuity to truly realise the inner self. The ringing belief that cash outgo are necessary for a liberal life flow leaves the forces who brought them to earth to stretch out and seek new avenues of growth. For parents faced with such a wish list, with limited avenues at disposal, taking to graft route is the sole route to survival. Perhaps the 2 lakh monthly expenses would open floodgates when kids having reached adult frame would demand the same token gesture from their parents to give a new wheel to their aspirations. And here again the courts would have to step in to clear the clogged drains.
The split in girl's family in Mumbai and DMK family in Chennai is wide open with the age being the sole differentiator between the girl and Alagiri. Both have aspirations and both want to peak to new levels of freedom and excellence. And in the process one hands out resignation letter to Karuna the actor and other sends a court notice to a ma who is looking for a breather from hubby and hubby ki beti.
And this is precisely what the BJP top brass discussed on the fate of beti and the fate of Alagiri. And the meet which was conclusive in nature concluded that beti and alagiri are two sides of the same coin; both seeking their pound of flesh in the world of household and governance fort.
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