Ready for a free walk!!!

Sitting in my room I hate to see the world running after some piece of papers to make few exchanges which people say give them contentment. It hurts to see people shadowing the real truth without even being ignorant. I feel this contentment is nothing but an expiation. The atonement of happiness they say is a myth. Deep down inside they know that, but are afraid of their survival in this merciless and callous world where materialism is the order of the day. Let them run for the ‘so called’ indispensable money.


This cresomania is eventually killing the real sensitive emotions and feeling of the the true self. I see my neighbours , my parents, everyone of us running like a wild dog to grab the race from each other and showcase our potential to destroy our real self. Is this the race we are running?? I don’t want to. Some times I feel that we boddle our soul and explain our inefficiency to fulfill the real motives of life. That’s why after days, months, years of chase its is unfulfilling. This is not what life asks for?? This has destroyed our sensitive emotions and feelings.

I don’t want to be part of this chase. I want to explore the darkest, deepest, lonliest corners of the earth because that’s what our instinct is. But what we do – sit in our offices, home all your life trying to beat each other for nothing. Nature invites us in its lap to remain hale and hearty, to explore more and more. It invigorates a soul stirring freshness in us. We should break the shackles of bondage, money, things and form a connection with the nature. W. Macneile Dixononce once said “Nature like life, she strips men of their pretensions and vanities, exposes the weakness of the weak and the folly of the fool” — we should learn to be crusaders for the cause.

It is true, we are but faint-hearted crusaders, even the walkers,
nowadays, who undertake no persevering, never-ending enterprises. Our
expeditions are but tours, and come round again at evening to the old
hearth-side from which we set out. Half the walk is but retracing our
steps. We should go forth on the shortest walk, perchance, in the
spirit of undying adventure, never to return--prepared to send back
our embalmed hearts only as relics to our desolate kingdoms. If you are
ready to leave father and mother, and brother and sister, and wife
and child and friends, and never see them again--if you have paid your
debts, and made your will, and settled all your affairs, and are a free
man--then you are ready for a walk.

Free Will

Friendship needs no words..

Well this is a blog written by the “THE REMITTANCE MAN” before going into exile for his two lovely friends. No wonders channel of communication is gonna face draught day by day but I hope that strings of friendship will get stronger with each passing day.
Well college days would not have been so memorable if I hadn’t met these beautiful souls with whom I had spent some cherishable moments.

Neha “DOST” has always been a special friend. Those happy times, those moments of trust and those adventurous jaunts have left me wid some indelible memories for life. Time spent on the Jeep was truly worth memories…….

Neha is a true friend and will always take care of you in odd times. Doesn’t have to say her fun frenzy nature and cant forget her mollycoddling care ever. Ladoo’s best party is BEER wid Fish(MR J)...Hainaa…we will definitely have it sum day……Sorry I couldnt meet u in Delhi since there is no time for Beer n Skittles dese days but v will have a blast soon…..:)

Dash ”Our Cute Little Squirrel” is a perfect example of beauty w/o brains..hehhe…just kidding dash…
Lets get serious, She is one the most intelligent girl I have come across. Full of creative ideas, she likes to rule her life and I admire that. Though a bit talkative but her innocence and purity at heart compensates dat. This is what I felt after knowing her that she is quite true from heart and I admire those people.

Another thing I would like to mention that this boozer really gets out of control at times(Remember Bday Dash)..so CAUTION!!...She is a genuinely good friend. It reminds me of one proverb( A friend in need is a friend indeed ;))…Dash I owe u for d bet….n we will definitely finish it when we meet for some reunion Bacchanalia…..


Both these girls are crazy about ShahRukh Khan….Huh..chalo aaj bol deta hoon…He is a good actor..;)..lol

Best of Luck 2 both of u for ur career….May u achieve wat ever u wish in life!!!!

Bas aur nahi likhoonga…Bahut Tareef ho gayi....Padhna bhi hai;)

It started off with GOA but I promise there will be no ending..It will GO ON GO ON GO ON>>>>>>>>>
Luv u n Miss u both…TC
RD

A Cocktail of Crime,Ignorance and Bigotry

For a minute while watching the match between India vs Afghanistan I forgot which team I am supporting. While reason for passing such a antagonistic or hostile statement against my country recalls all the events that’s happening in my home state in my own country. Quite worthy of being called ‘shame for the nation’ which proclaims itself to be a liberal secular sovereign democratic country. I am talking about the shameful deeds of KHAP PANCHAYATS in Haryana which find themselves even above the law of the land. In case you don’t know about these khap panchayats then let me remind you I wouldn’t call them more than a group of orthodox conservative sick people who have been killing and making the life of poor miserable in the name of moral policing and justice. They are not less than any Talibans of Afghanistan who made their own laws and killed people in the name of traditions and customs. Which tradition or culture gives its people the license to kill others or socially boycott them just because they married a person from the same ghotra(sub caste) or from the same village. Isn’t that height of injustice prevailing in the society. Where are the law protectors??

Another incidents of killing of dalits have also been seen which is a disgrace to the nation. The so called JAAT community has to be held responsible for this societal and constitutional imbalance they have created. My opinion is that the atrocities on dalits has to be ascribed to the breakdown of Jajmani system in which there existed the traditional interdependence between the landowning families of peasants castes and the landless agricultural labourer families of dalits, after the advent of Green revolution in the 1970’s. Due to mechanization of agriculture and the consequent decrease in the demand for farm labours and also easy availability of cheaper migrant labour, land owning families of Jaats jettison their traditional labourers of dalits. This liberated the Dalits from the bondage of Jaats and they began to exercise their vote in parliamentary and assembly elections in an independent manner instead of remaining captive vote banks of the land owners. This lead to the emergence of conflict between the two caste and which finally showed up in the form of atrocities on schedule castes. This conflict further aggravated due to reservations in the memberships and chairpersonship of Gram Panchayats, Gram Samitis and Zila Parishads.

In last few years so many cases of honour killings have evolved. Over the last five years the Khap Panchayats , in the guise of maintain the honour and pride of the community, has issued most grotesque, barbarous and extremely disturbing diktats. Such Kangaroo Justice cannot be tolerated. Though no doubts these have existed from 600AD in India and there is lack of efficient judicial system in the country but that doesn’t allow them passing such disturbing dikats and commiting henious crimes of honour killings and social boycott. They advocate their judgements saying a girl cannot perform the dual role of daughter and a Bahu in the same village. Well everyone has the right to choose their marriage partners and who are they to point fingers on them. Even if you have objection against these acts , go to courts and get an ennactment in the Hindu Civil code.

Photo showing Region of Influence of Khap Panchayats


No political party has the courage to take up the cases of honour killings and khap diktats. Moreover there is total absence of law enforcement. Its hard to digest that Haryana one of the most progressing state on economic front is witnessing such social degradation. Lets hope the menace of khap panchayats will be eradicated soon. These must be replaced by progressive panchayat bodies which are in tune with the time and ethos of the state. Untill and unless laws accurately define and punish these anachronism Khap panchayats will continue to brew a poisonous cocktail of crime, ignorance and bigotry.

Thanx 4 reading this article
Plz feel free to comment and give any suggestions:):)

Ripudaman Singh
Cheers n Keep Rockin!!!

HOW LONG WILL INDIA BLEED?

Well back to writing after a long gap and this time around I am starting a series called “INCREDIBLE INDIA” where I would be focusing on all the social evils and practices that are dismantling our country from the right path of progression and growth. Well it has to be started off with NAXALISM because situation is quite grave and the solution requires fundamental changes in the system.

I am a law abiding citizen and I feel sorrow for the state of nation who proclaims to be one of the most developing nations but can’t tackle the ever spreading evil of naxalism posing a threat to its internal security. It’s a slippery slope for sure. Haven’t we seen the effect of such avoidance/ignorance of naxalism in our neighboring state Nepal where Maoist became strong enough to uproot the governance of the country.

Besides the brilliance and brutality of the naxalite ambush sprung in Dantewada on April 6 that accounted for the single biggest one- day loss ever to security forces, the other two images remain in the aftermath of tragedy. Instead of saluting during cremation of CRPF jawans, police officers doing Namaste; and the policemen bunched in single-file patrol in the Dantewada forest. Both these actions demonstrate the civilian mindset of the police where military ethos is the answer.

I could remember the song ‘SAD but TRUE’ from metallica referring correctly to this situation of India’s internal security. It took the US just 46 days to overhaul its internal security system post 9/11. That country has since then not witnessed a single terrorist attack on its soil. In contrast, two years after the high level meeting in Delhi, India witnessed its arguably most daring and horrific carnage comprising over 10 brutal coordinated attacks by Pakistani terrorist which killed 173 and wounded 308 people.

The way 26/11 galvanised counter terrorism, Dantewada will, we hope chivvy counter-insurgency and anti-maoist strategies. Since black Tuesday a torrential downpour of lessons and ideas have flooded policymakers on strategies to cope and confront Maoists people war. At one end is civil society’s Arundhati Roy, calling Maoists Gandhians with guns while on the opposite side is the gun – wielding majority demanding their extermination. The biggest distortion about the Maoist challenge is that it is billed as a law and order problem falling under state jurisdiction when even the blind will acknowledge it is a full blown insurgency beyond the capacity of individual states.

How much more we are going to follow this “tolerance and wait and watch” policy considering the fact that Naxalite presence was confined to 50 districts out of 639 in 2001. By 2009 its geographical scope has expanded to 223 districts across 20 of India’s 28 states. In all, about 40000 sq km of our territory is currently under Naxalite’s sway justifying it being rightly called as ‘RED CORRIDOR”.
The flaws in India’s internal apparatus are considerable and the task is increasingly becoming daunting. India’s internal security problems arise from a combination of factors that include political and administrative mismanagement for which military and police solutions are seen as way out. The army and police at best can suppress or eliminate the terrorists. Common sense dictates that tackling terrorism, insurgency and political grievances is far more complicated and require a wider and deeper strategy which entails ‘employment of all means for the end’. The keyword here is ‘means’ which goes beyond employing military methods alone.

In the meantime the question arise whether we have the required instruments to combat naxalism?

CRPF is the designated force to tackle naxalism but is untrained to fight insurgency which requires combat skills or an infantry soldier. Massive expansion of CRPF to 216 battalions have diluted the quality of the force, raising another question of compromising quality over numbers? I think all the CPO’s have to be geared up and a proper coordination between army and state police force is required for giving a befitting reply to the naxalites.

Our strategic culture, which can be summed up in two oft repeated words –chalta hai and jugaad- is reflected in the way we treat our internal security. Lack of political will is responsible for insurgency dragging on and maoist gaining ascendancy. The prime minster in his second term owes it to the nation. Structures within the system should be made correct and adequate attention should be paid for removing deficiencies, then only it would be possible to address both the amelioration of the concerns of the Maoists and the violence unleashed by them. Remember, Our pontifications on “our rightful place in the world” will never get taken seriously unless we start taking ourselves seriously and change both our mindset and the way we think.

Thanks 4 reading this article. Looking forward to ur comments n suggestions.:):)

Ripudaman Singh
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Cheers n keep rocking!!!!

Tale of a Charabanc

Relationships has no limits. I have come across entire gamut of relationship but last day taught me something more than what we all have experienced. How can an object, jinxed for someone, make your day miserable. Of course it did. No more guesses, its about our special friend Tanmaiy and our charabanc on which we usually ride in the streets and corners of Bangalore. Yeah we got this jeep around one year back and we have some cherisable memories associated with it. Right from its first day, it was the centre of attraction and also a part of some controversies rightaway. Hardly you will find such an auto parked in the campus of a b school for sure. This vehicle displaying the rugged independence had made our life more interesting and fascinating in lot of respects. Students were captivated or perplexed to be more precise with a mere glance of this spacious vehicle. May be this idea of having a open jeep in the campus went beyond their imagination but everyone had enjoyed the sturdy yet adventurous rides in the jeep. Initially people used to get loaded in some real numbers(12) for a spin to infosys market nearby. When the monster is out on the roads, best on the road will give you a glare and you will feel special. Plan was always there to buy a SUV and climate down here boosted our decision and we had to go for it. After then the machine had its low moments too, it kept on standing motionless for a couple of months. But finally we have decided to get it running this time around since I don’t wanna miss a single joyride possible in the last few months of my freedom.


Yesterday was a devils day for sure since after a long and tiring day of push n pull around the jeep and after spending a reasonable amount of moolah, we could not get it running. Instead we had a minor accident on the way back when the speeder Mr Tanmaiy did it again. Yes my friend, on the way back jeep fell into the pit – courtesy Bombay Boy. How can a rider care to miss a 3 * 3 pit and so finally had to gather nearby people and use the power of 2800 cc SUV to get back on road. It was a daunting task. If someone missed the last trauma we went through I must tell you it was a real nightmare when Mumbaikar slammed the jeep right into the truck and we ended in spending atleast 5 hours in the Shoolagiri police station. God save people from such incubus!!!! Well few things are for sure , Tanmaiy would not be seen driving jeep often , I have survived his attempts to kill me (lol) and we don’t give a damn even if he destroy the jeep one day since I believe "True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost."

You might be wondering that I missed the controversies associated with jeep. Well the latest in the kitty is issuing of another notice from our authoritarian administration. This time around they called me and told me to remove the jeep from campus for its misuse for alcohol, drinking n some other objectionable stuff. What will be your reaction to dis???
I was furious and shocked. What else I could do, I refused to accept the letter and completely denied it. Well when the college head is busy accusing you of most paltry activities in the college , you need to carry on and ignore it. Well whatever they say, students love it and they love to chill in this SUV even when it is parked outside the college. I love it and now I wanna go for voyage and explore the nature that surrounds me. Are u coming???

Rips

My Goa Compendium

Well I was never in two minds about writing this entry since the jaunt to goa was unforgettable and amusing. This trip didn’t started with any fracas or argument with my parents but was a premeditated and a contrived one. Goa has always been close to my hearts for its festive mood and high spirited people;) Though no one had shared great rapport with each other before this voyage but eventually everyone formed a bond with each one and had special place for each other and feeling of philia was developed. Another exciting aspect about the excursion was the encounter of some amusing and funny people(Jamie the Wolf, oooooo) in concourse of events in Goa which completely entraced each one of us. Beauty of a place like Goa entices everyone around it.
Talking candidly about the people in Goa,well definitely I have to start with no one else but Scandy, its been a long time since I met such an interesting and jovial personality. Impressed by her would be an overstatement but even uninfluenced would be an understatement. Best part of her was being flashy and dashy yet elegant and dignified.Initially a bit reluctant but eventually ended up in enjoyin the rides and of course who could forget the peppy bollywood songs!!!

Sneha was funny in her own moves and even me and Dhanda gelled well with her, may be being from same region. Sneha marked the trip with an unfortunate accident which not many will forget especially Ajay. (Sneha NEVER TRY ACTIVA again..lol).

Time spent with Neha was memorable and I could really spot some of her personality trait never known before. Well have to say she is gem of a person with adorable managing and social skills.

Adyasha was enjoyin her time there and usually we had some unfinished conversations which were brought to end with either of us loosin out to the high spirits. But her taste of music was appreciable. For Chinki I think this blog would not be sufficient. May be I need some more space for detailed description of her activities. May be Sudeep n Tanmaiy could help me out in this:():)

Nilofer ka to bas pooch mat yaar. She was funny in high spirits. My moves always kept her laughin. Well Sudeep and Alok could definitely explain the tyrannies of that evening when the bike was misplaced. Sudeep had a rockin evening that day with his Tour de Goa experience was definitely worth a ride with a sizzling pillion company. Sudeep laughter was the talk of the town coz he never stopped it and filled the milieu with joy and fun.

Alok was nice company in the trip and we definitely shared some great moments especially the evening at “sunny side up” was memorable with both of us gazing at the stars and playing around with imaginations.
The night me, Ajay n Scandy were sittin outside fiesta can’t be described in words with either of us hardly getting what each one was saying but yet we gave company to each other for a long time sitting idle and mockin boozers coming out of Mambo. Lalit, Dhanda , me n Tanmaiy had a good time sharing the same room. All of us had their high moments. Ivy incident has not to be mentioned.

Bacchanalia was the trademark of time spent on the most pretty coastline in the country and we all were going along the brouhaha of the environment in Goa.
Time fly by there and the world goes upside down in a few minutes, well I thinks that’s the beauty of this place here as you don’t have to assimilate the thoughts of responsibilities of the order of the day. Everything’s so relaxed in here and randomness decides the day’s fate. I think that Goa is the best place to vegetate after the hectic schedule of studies but feasibility of the visit here looks bleak.I can't forget this odyssey...Goa is calling us???

BOB

SHINDIG TO BRAWL

What was thought would be a memorable celebrated day in the life of the students of the SIBM Bangalore turned out to be most ill-fated and ill-starred day ever since the inception of college in Bangalore. Date was 11 july and the occasion was the freshers party hosted by the senior batch for the ones all set to the enter the new domain of their life. Being a member of ECC, have to mention that the party was nicely organized ( not being biased- it really was!!!) but the seeds of hostility that were sown between the batches by the bossy leadership finally got matured enough to fracture the bacchanalia which brought smile on everyone face though for a small time. The festive mood had made everyone gleeful and everyone was dancing on air. It could not have been better for the couples as they got to spend some quality time with each other. Pool side arrangements were creating the desired buzz required for such a bash. Muzic and food were the delights of the evening at Radha Regent and it was the place to be for all fun frenzy people. Every thing was in place except the tempers which flared out becoz of negligible sort of interactions that had taken place so far between the batches. Frankly speaking it was like two assemblage of people sharing the same space and same college name but different emotions. It could be right said as the day of aggressive and offensive behaviour.

Closely watching the brawl right throughout another thing that striked me along with many people was the display of unity that was shown by the seniors which was never expected. I am not trying to justify violence but there are days when tempers get flared and entire gamut of emotions get aroused and it gave us a bleak of hope that such could also be the bonding between the entire group of students in the college which is quite required between the first two batches of the college.

Bygones are Bygones, its my wish that no one keeps any hard feeling for anyone. There should be more interaction that should be allowed between the batches and let the college atmosphere be more friendlier that before so that these two years of unforgettable events could never be erased from the memories. Blame game should not be played. Since it was the party for all, let every one take the responsibility for what happened. Administration needs to understand that nice friendly milieu is required to convert this place into the birthplace of consummate corporate czars.