I had a Quarrel with my Spouse!! How are you going to be affected??

Ever heard of this sentence before? Well, I have been hearing this sentence right from my 10^th standard board exams. This is a very famous excuse given by teachers who participate in centralized valuation. The students are of course at the mercy of these valuators. They suffer for no reason of theirs.Teachers give the excuse that they have quarreled with their spouses or on the huge quantity of answer sheets corrected by them for this poor performance.

I feel when they are being respected and obeyed; they also have the duty to be responsible enough. They cannot let innocent students score poor marks or fail for no fault of theirs. This situation shows lack of commitment among the teachers who indulge in such excuses. If they have a fight with their spouse, it’s something which is really personal and that cannot be spilled into their professional lives. What if the same happens with a student? Suppose he has a fight with one of his friends and comes to the class. If the student hasn’t done the homework or doesn’t pay due respects to the teacher, is he left scot free? It rarely happens. Infact the student in most cases will be punished again for his failure.

I wouldn’t say that the teacher should be punished in a similar manner. For every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. If the result is not going to be immediate, then they will somehow or the other going to suffer for their irresponsible behavior in the near future. Even they have sons and daughters who are going to appear for university exams. These smart teachers mustthink about what will happen to then if somebody else corrects their ward’s papers in the same manner.

To conclude, such silly excuses are not at all acceptable. Teachers must be responsible enough to give a good job when they go for university paper corrections. Personal problems and professional duties must be viewed separately.

Environmental Impact- Policies With Long Term Vision Needed

The A.B. Vajpayee government successfully tested Indian Nuclear Bomb in 1998. There were big hues and cries regarding this. All major world powers termed this act despicable. The US even went on to impose sanctions on India. Twelve years have passed and look at the situation now. The governmental heads of all five major super powers have visited India and declared directly or indirectly that the prosperity in their nations depends to a large extent on India and its population.If people of the developing nations don't travel and prosper, for who else will Boeing and Airbus manufacture air-crafts for? If the capital markets of the emerging nations were not there, where else will Foreign Institutional Investors put in their money and get decent  returns? 

There's another scenario which has arisen recently. Jairam Ramesh was widely acclaimed and appreciated for his pro poor stand. He single handedly denied permission to Vedanta Industries limited for mining in Niyamgiri district of Orissa. Most politicians would have accepted bribes and allowed the company to mine at the expense of tribals who doesn't have any voting rights. Jairam Ramesh certainly chose to differ from others in the case of Vedanta, Lavassa and Posco.

Now it seems the whole government machinery is turning against him. Jairam Ramesh has been forced to give clearances with conditions. The companies are most certain to flout these rules and proceed as they please. The government argues that if companies are turned away in similar fashion, then India won't attract any FDI. 

This is an absolutely wrong perception. We must set the standards for environmental protection and sustainable development rather than doing it in the erstwhile imperialist  manner. The British and other colonial countries thought only about the welfare of their industries. They never took into account wheather the people in the colonies perished or went to hell. Our government certainly can't afford to behave in such an irresponsible manner.  

Initially it might cause a bit of distress and reduced FDI into the nation.Talking about long term, Where else can the developed nations invest their money if not in the emerging markets? Their markets are already saturated and there's not going to be any further significant growth. It's high time that we set the standards for pollution and environmental impact rather that letting the MNCs dictate terms to us. If we don't control them, they will start controlling us like the East India Company did in the 17th and 18th centuries. Should we allow history to repeat? Let's put on our thinking caps and get our acts together.

An Amazing Amazing Experience!!

Real prayer is said to happen when we rest with our souls, when we express our gratitude for all that GOD has given us. I visited Guruvayoor temple on 11th december 2010. I had such a wonderful wonderful experience. My parents had arrived at the temple town by the afternoon itself on the previous day.. I reached only by 11pm. By the time I slept it was 12.

Next day morning, I was too lazy even to just wake up.But I had no escape routes, My parents insisted and I had to go with them. Though reluctant, I got up and  went with them. We reached the inner shrine or nalambalam by 8 am. I hardly spend some 20 or thirty seconds in front of the deity.But that proved to be  more than enough.I prayed god that he should shower his grace on everyone in this world and take more and more people to devotion and the path to dharma. I have lots of small nephews and neices at my home town. I requested GOD to fill their hearts with innocence, gratitude and divine love. I thanked god for all the favours he has showered on me till now. I could ask god only for more and more devotion and gratitude for myself.

A sort of positive energy, or what is it, I don't know how to describe it, it was there all over my body. May be a divine grace.This was a feeling that couldn't be described, but only experienced.

After offering our prayers, we came out. I was really satisfied. My parents said they wanted to go in once more. I said I was already satisfied and didn't want to go a second time. I sat outside the temple till they came back. I sort of closed my eyes and began to observe my heart beats and sensations. Suddenly my mind became calm, very calm like an ocean. It was bliss and joy all the way. We can call it meditation and it was a fifteen minutes which I would never forget in my life. It was really really one of those moments which I enjoyed the most. I wanted to open my eyes since I felt that it was time for my parents to come back. And true to my intuition, they came and called hardly within two minutes of opening my eyes. It was real bliss, joy, an opportunity for me to thank god, being gracious and to request the well being of all my friends and relatives. OH GOD and GURUJI, thank you,thank you and thank you for this great experience.

Positive and Negative Aura

There's certainly a bit of positive and negative aura associated with people. Those with positive will create an atmosphere of joy and happiness while the others would cause displeasure and a sad feeling. I have felt this particularly while driving a car. When I drive with positive people, I hardly make any mistakes and the journey would be full of fun and happiness. The destination would be reached without us even knowing about it.

The reverse is also true. When we drive with serious looking people who find it difficult to even smile, I always tend to make mistakes and there would be many close shaves. The journey would be a very very long one. But unfortunately, the latter can't be avoided. We have to bear with them also. The interesting part is that, I don't know to which category I belong while not driving.

Herd Them to Earn Better Profits

There was recently an article in Economic Times which stated that if milch animals are grown together in hostel like cooperative set up, it would be more profitable. The article in fact goes on to show the Chinese model and says that we must adopt it.

The sad part is that Mahatma Gandhi had recognised this factor years ago. He said that it's the duty of every Indian to protect the cows. This can be done best by adopting the cooperative model. For this 50-60 acres of land must be taken up in the suburbs of cities. All the cows must be brought together here and brought up. The land must have adequate provision for growing fodder, conversion of cow dung to bio fuel and other value added activities must also be carried out over here. Another important aspect is that cows shouldn't be made to stand on concrete floors as this is detrimental to their growth. This is yet to be realised by the modern day scientists. In short if Indians look back to our great spiritual leaders rather than the west, we can achieve financial inclusion happiness and  a better quality of life much faster than currently anticipated.

SM Krishna's Comments Unwarranted

SM Krishna had made a statement that the BJP has tarnished the image of Karnataka. The opposite is true. It's the Congress and JDS that have tarnished the image of Karnataka and India as a whole. We all know what happened during the previous coalition government between JDS and BJP. JDS ruled for half their tenure and finally when it was time to hand over the reins to BJP, they backed out of the coalition without any shame. It's these two parties who are power mongers. Sitting in the opposition is also part of politics which the Congress finds untolerable. They always wants to be on the ruling front. Even in the current regime, these two shameless opposition parties have tried all possible acts to topple the government. This is not at all acceptable. The congress must try to uplift the condition of the poor in the states they rule rather than trying to rule all 26 states in India.

Test cricket is the best

New forms of the game might have been introduced. But the real thrill still lies in test cricket. The recently concluded (5th October 2010) 1st test match was a cracker of a match. Nobody would have expected India to win from such a dire situation. We all thought that it was Australia who would win the match with ease. Such is the beauty of the game that Laxman took India home from an almost impossible situation. Most of my family members asked me to change the channel saying that India has absolutely no chances of winning. But I knew results of a cricket match can be correctly predicted only after it ends. I kept on watching and finally India won. We can never see such tense moments and nail biting finishes in any other forms of the game. Test cricket has to stay for it's the real test for players and viewers.