Independence Day....

Now there are some things that have made me think in the last two or three days. Or we can say ever since this flood situation has worsened in India.
We have been studying in our geography books that every year India receives rainfall due to the south-west Monsoon Winds. This rainfall is not necessarily of the same amount evey year. So it deviates from the average, and at times there are floods and at times famines.
You all will be bored, saying that this guy is teaching us 7th grade Geography.....the point i want to highlight comes next.
"Do we never use this information for something called as 'Disaster Anticipation and Management' ?"
Surat....one of the centres of trade not only in the state of Gujrat, but the whole of India, has experienced disastrous floods. There was a tremendous loss of life and property. What did the so called "Disaster Management Cell" do ?
Are we going to continue to think in the same traditional unscientific manner and call this a natural disaster and leave it ?
There are simple questions that logic asks......If at all there was excess rainfall, what did the respective responsible people do in order to limit the destruction to the minimum ? Is it not the responsibility of the Surat Municipal Corporation (or whatever local governing body) to foresee the situation and take steps accordingly ? There are leaders who say, we cannot blame anyone, because it is a 'natural disaster' ! I know we can't blame nature, but we can always have an action plan to execute when nature plays an unexpected move.....Is it wrong to think this way ? Or are we still thinking that it was "Varundeva", the rain God, who got angry on the people, and initiated the downpour.
Too many questions clog my mind.It's a time to rejoice and celebrate the country's 60th anniversary of independence......i am aware of that, but my conscience makes me think and ask such meaningless questions. Mother India, forgive me for these follies....

On the Eve of Independence Day.....

I am at the domestic terminal of Mumbai airport right now, using WI-FI connectivity to publish this blog. It's a great feeling to see this nice building, with kind and smiling ground staff (you bet Indian gals look cute when they smile ;-) ), and a seemingly 'modern airport'. I like this stuff....i like to see India at par with all other countries of the world! I love it!
And incidentally it is the Eve of the 60th Independence Day of our country. So many things to say....but i think i should stop this blog here....because my time is short....i mean i just have an hour to use up this WI-FI time...
Cheers!
and Happy Birthday.........My India!

Points to ponder.....

Date 11/08/2006 On my way to Mumbai.....
Well i am back to the blog, but maybe a bit late.
In fact i wanted to write this post almost 3 days back, when i was at Vizag.
My first impression about the city.....Very good!
I mean Vizag is just like any other south indian town.....clean, rustic, green and full of warmth.
Then i had to move away from it, and that was when i wanted to share some moments with all of you.
The first thing that impressed me was National Highway 5...from Chennai to Calcutta.....Simply amazing! It was a though i was in some south-east asian country like Thailand.....Too good....
Then came the reality.....as soon as we left the highway, the condition of the roads deteriorated rapidly. i mean in the end, there was a "road" but no tar was to be seen. i am putting some photos online and you can see what kind of a "road" we travelled on.
The issue is not of the roads or their condition. It is about the developmental stage we are in. i know, transforming India into a developed country is a herculean task, and there are thousands of issues to be tackled. But my heart says, why is it not possible? Why are we so corrupt?
There must have been some specific amount of money sanctioned for the road that i travelled on. Then why was the condition of that road so bad?
Has this nothing to do with corruption? Has this nothing to do with the various taxes we are paying?
So many things came to my mind and i had to pacify myself saying, "Don't worry yar, by the time you will be in your late 30s, India will surely be a developed country!"
That is another 15years......will it happen?

I'm back!

i'm really fed up of this stuff actually....i mean not blogging, but my way of blogging....
i know i have not updated the blog for so many days. and it seems that with my 'enthusiasm', i wont really be able to do it.
anyways, it's always nice to have that tiny space of your own to say out whatever you feel.
i will update the blog on regular basis now. i hope i can continue.
regards to all....