Quote of the day - Your hands tell your religion....

मज़हब तो ये दो हथेलियाँ बताती हैं, 
जुड़े तो 'पुजा' खुले तो 'दुआ' कहलाती है...

Panel recommends quota for girl students in IITs*

So, yet another political card played in the name of development. Rather than focusing on the core issue of improving the quality of basic education, the govt. may shed off ts responsibility towards women empowerment by adding reservation to already strained reservation system in some of the top engineering institutes of India (i.e. IITs)

The question here is, weather such move will actually help the nation or harm it more. After the formation of new IITs and IIMs the value of these brands has already depleted and now adding reserved seats will help to deteriorate the already strained educational system in few top colleges in the country. Not that the female students entering the IITs will be of inferior quality w.r.t. other students in these colleges. But adding reservation means the competitive level is being degraded. A student (female) who was not going to enter the top educational institute will now be able to make it just because she is of a particular sex. Its not gonna help her or the institute to improve her quality as a student or as a researcher etc., but will only add demand on the limited resources available with the institute for its students. 

And if reservation is the only criteria to bring equality, why not enforce it in private sector? It can't because private sector is there to make profits and they won't submit easily to any move like reservation, which may harm their business. If reservation makes them equal (those who are given reservation) then why this private sector is afraid of them? Its simply because reservation don't give them equality. it only satisfies their greed and need for an easy seat or easy job. Equality can only be reached by making things (or making men//women) more competitive.

So, should there be no reservation? Ideally yes. But practically it is not going to happen due to cheap politics being played in the name of reservation just to gather a few more votes. What we don't understand is that reservation shall be made available in a form to encourage competition rather than as a tool that discourages competition and develops hatred among colleagues. Reservation not only snatches away the chance of a better future from a deserving candidate but also puts burden on the country's resources. These top educational institutes which should have developed top brains of our country are becoming a meager factories producing not so good products in mass quantity rather than quality products. 

So, even though I support the moves to bring forward the women and other weaker sections of society forward, it shall be done by eliminating discrimination. It shall be done by punishing those who discriminate others based on caste/religion/sex. But it shall not be done in the way of reservation. We need not to feed them free lunch but we need to make them competitive enough so that they can compete hard with everyone else irrespective of their caste/color/religion and sex. Only then our nation will truly move forward.

*Source of news (23-01-2016): 
(1) http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Panel-recommends-quota-for-girl-students-in-IITs/article17042610.ece
(2) http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi/women-to-get-20-reservation-in-iits-here-s-what-iit-d-students-have-to-say/story-bIMoSgalggLuQf3PHMdIOI.html

Old notes deposited in the bank won't go in-noticed

आखिर मोदी जी की सरकार ने अपना एक और पता खोल ही दिया। २.५ लाख से अधिक मूल्य के पुराने नोट बैंक खाते में जमा करने पर  आयकर विभाग को जाएगी और फिर वो पहले से परेसान और दबे कुचले आम आदमी को परेशान करने आ पहुंचेंगे। ये मान  सकते हैं की इस कदम से बहुत सा काला धन रखने वाले पकड़ में आ सकते है पर ज़्यादा परेशान होगा वो आम आदमी जिसने किसी भी कारण से घर में अपनी मेहनत से कमाया पैसा जमा किया हुआ था और बैंक में जमा नही करवाया था।  परेशान होगा वो आम नागरिक जिसके घर में बेटे या बेटी की शादी वाली है और जिसने अपनी मेहनत की कमाई निकलवाई थी ताकी वो शादी के खर्चे कर सके और मेहमानों को सगन दे सके जो अब केवल रद्दी के टुकड़े बन गए हैं।  मोदी जी ये चाहते हैं की मेहमानों को सगन के रूप में "चेक" अथवा "डेबिट कार्ड" दिए जाएँ? क्या बैंड वाले, मिठाई वाले, पंडाल वाले, घोड़ी वाले और बाकि सभी छोटे व्यापारी आज की तारिख में डेबिट कार्ड अथवा नेट बैंकिंग के रास्ते अपना भुगतान लेने के लिए तैयार हैं? सिर्फ इसलिए की ज़्यादातर "मॉल्स" में प्लास्टिक मनी स्वीकार की जाती है, क्या सभी छोटे दुकानदार प्लास्टिक मनी के लिए तैयार हैं? बिना उन्हें तैयार करे आम आदमी की जेब से पैसा छीन लेना उन  दुकानदारों की आय पर वार नही है, जीनके ग्राहक अब दूसरी बड़ी दुकानों पर जाने को मजबूर हो जायेंगे क्योंकि उनकी जेब में डेबिट कार्ड है पर नोट नही।  बड़े रिश्वतखोर तो अपनी अधिकतर काली कमाई बचा लेंगे किसी न किसी रूप में, फस जाएगी उनकी जान जो अपने घर को ठीक करवाना चाहते थे या न्या  घर लेने वाले थे पर अब वो पैसा वापिस बैंक में जमा करवाने पर उन्हें सो तरह के सवाल पूछे जायेंगे।  मकसद भले ही सही हो पर त्योहारों और शादी के इस मौसम में आम आदमी की जेब से पैसा छीन लेना कहाँ तक उचित है?

Poetry - Sad (1)

सपने टूटे हैं, टुटा है ये दिल मेरा;
लोग फिर भी हमे ज़िंदा समझते हैं !
फूलों की चादर बिछी है इन राहों पे;
क्यों  हमें  फिर भी कांटे चुभते हैं !
समझो ना ये की ज़िन्दगी से हार गए हैं हम;
समंदर में फसी नाव जैसे हम बस किनारा ढूंढते हैं !

Central Bank of India - Recruitment of Credit Officers and Risk Managers

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Download of Call letter for Examination On or After             20.10.2016
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Poetry on love

सुना है तुम ले लेते हो बदला हर बात का..
आज़माएँगे कभी हम तेरे लबों को चूम के... !

Vacation Relaxation Graph

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Life is short - So remember that...

·         No matter how beautiful and handsome you are, just remember Baboon and Gorillas also attracts tourists.

Moral: Stop Boasting!

·         No matter how big and strong you are, you will not carry yourself to your grave.

Moral: Be Humble!

·         No matter how tall you are, you can never see tomorrow.

Moral: Be Patient!

·         No matter how light skinned you are, you will always need light in darkness.

Moral: Take Caution!

·         No matter how rich and many cars you have, you will always walk to bed.

Moral: Be Contented!

“TAKE LIFE EASY. LIFE IS SHORT SO SET YOUR MIND ON THINGS THAT ARE ABOVE.”

STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM RECIPE*

Preparation Time: (3 hours approx.)
Serves: 3

INGREDIENTS:

• 10 strawberries(fresh) or ½ cup strawberry puree
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• ½ cup condensed milk
• ½ cup whipping cream
• One drop pink colour(optional)

 HOW TO MAKE:

• Take fresh strawberries and wash it.
• Use a sturdy straw, centre the straw into the bottom of the strawberry and push through slowly, out the top of it.
• The strawberries head with the leaves will come out easily, again wash the strawberries in water to make sure you have cleaned it properly.
• Puree the freshly cleaned strawberries.
• Add the Condensed milk to the puree. Add the vanilla essence and a drop of pink colour. adding colour is optional you can skip this step.
• Add the whipping cream in a bowl. Beat it till it reaches the soft peak. Mix strawberry purees with the whipping cream and blend it smoothly.
• Delicious and creamy Strawberry ice cream are ready. Refrigerate the ice cream and serve it with your favourite toppings.

* Taken from the internet

AIADMK vows free mobiles, laptops with internet, free electricity in manifesto*

Another election season has come and yet another season to offer lolly-pops (sweet candy) to the voters. The ruling party AIADMK has promised so many freebies to the voters that some people may feel it useless to go to work and demand the state to provide them meals and home and clothes and other luxuries for free. And the freebies are offered in such a manner that even those who will pay for these freebies (indirectly) will feel happy that they are getting everything for free. Assuming that no-corruption takes place in distribution of these freebies (which is highly unlikely), These freebies are being offered by the govt from the state treasury which is the fund of the common man and not meant to be distributed for anyone's political interests and personal benefits. The question is that are these good enough for the citizens to re-elect the ruling party once again and shouldn't these freebies be considered as open bribes to lure the voters?.

Whenever the election approaches in any state or in the country, political parties try to offer various attractive schemes and offers to the voters to attract them towards their party and get maximum possible votes. Offering discounts like subsidies, even though not good for economy, may still be considered as a more logical approach since the things are not totally free of cost. When things start coming for free, they are misused by the beneficiaries. But if the very same person has to pay (at least) a part for enjoying the benefit of that same thing (like electricity), they tend to use it more wisely. 

Every time the elections come, parties (in general) tend to announce the waiver of loans for farmers (a very common happening). This encourages the people to start defaulting willfully and the defaulters also become relaxed that the loans will be waived off the next election season, so why worry about paying the loans. Similar thing happens for pending electricity / water bills. The result is that the honest bill payers feel cheated. Either they continue to be honest while feeling cheated or they also get encouraged to start defaulting on the hope that next time their bills/ loans will also be waived off. But who will pay for those bills/Loans. The money  is going to come from the taxpayers pockets and the money that could have been used to build the roads and other infrastructure has not (indirectly) gone into the pockets of the defaulters who otherwise are criminals (if one doesn't pay bills/loan, they can be challenged in courts and can be punished - thus tag: criminals)

The decision to announce free internet or Rs 500 coupons on pongal etc are nothing more than open bribes. And if that has to be done, better fund it from their party fund. Why are these parties spending the taxpayers' hard earned money for their individual interests. This money was paid as tax so that govt can develop infrastructure, and provide job opportunities to them and their children, and not to use it to gain political power for handful of people. 

Why there is no check on such things which is not only effecting the common man, but also the economy as a whole. Why the common man is made to feel cheated and made to feel helpless when the govt is expected to be "by the people, of the people, for the people." Its time (though unlikely) that we the voters understand this political games and cast our votes to someone who will make our present and our future a better place to live.

* Source: http://www.business-standard.com/article/elections/aiadmk-vows-free-mobiles-laptops-with-internet-free-electricity-in-manifesto-116050501230_1.html

**Disclaimer: The content writer is neither a resident of the state under consideration and neither a supporter nor a critic of any political party. These views are purely based upon the topic under consideration i.e. freebies to voters

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