Wednesday, 31 August 2016

मेरा दुनि या --मे ने एक दिन बैंक गया

कुछ दिनों पहले मेने अपना बैंक में गया था । मुझे तीन काम  पूरी करना था। पहला मेरा पास  बुक अद्यतन करने का था  , एक चेक जमा करना था और कुछ पैसा जमा करना था।

बैंक में कमसे काम  बीस लोग काम करते थे। वो वातानुकूलित कार्यालय में  आराम से काम कर रहे थे। उधर ग्राहकों  का  ज्यादा बीड नहीं था। 

मुझे चेक डिब्बा में डालना पड़ा , पैसा एक मशीन में डालना पड़ा और मेरा पास बुक भी एक मचिन ने  अद्यतन किया। 

तब मेंने सोचना सुरु की या  इतना सारा कर्मचारी क्या काम कर रहे हे?  हम सब जनता हे बैंक कर्मचारियों को  बहुत अच्छा वेतन मिलता हे ,उसको नौकरी की सुरक्षा हे ,काम  करने के लिए निश्चित समय हे ,पूरी सरकारी आनुकूल्य मिलता हे और सब राष्ट्रीय अवकाश  हे। 

ऐसा लगता  हे ये बैंक  कर्मचारी दूसरा भारतीयों के तुलना एक आरामरामदायक जीवन बिताता हे। जो लोग आईटी उद्योगों में  काम  करते हे  उसको  भी इस तरह की काम करने का वातावरण नहीं हे। आज कल ग्राहक ऑनलाइन में पूरा सौदा कर सकता हे और बैंक कर्मचारियों को  इतना काम का दबाब नहीं हे जितना कंप्यूटर युग के पहले था। 

इस बात  मेने अपना एक दोस्त, जो एक ऐसी तरह बैंक हमें काम करता है , से चर्चा किया। उसका प्रतिक्रिया तो कुछ अलग था।  उसके के अनुसार हम लोग जो देख रहे हे वो सच  नहीं हे और हम लोग पूरा असलियत नहीं देख पा रहा हे। 

असल में वह मुझे बताया की बैंक कर्मचारी सुक्रवार को धरना  करने वाले हे।  वह धरना कर रहे हे इस  सरकार की नीतियों  के खिलाफ और उन लोग मागते हे की बैंक कर्मचारियों का काम   करने का व्यवस्था और  बेहतर  बनाये। 
 या
मेने अवाक हो गया और में ने उसको पुछा  " क्या आप मसाग कर रहे हे आप सछ में बता रहा हे" ?



Going up and Down

Petrol prices are going up 
Diesel prices are going up 
Lpg prices are going up

Onion prices are going up 
Indo pak tensions are going up 
prices are going up
temperatures are going up 
Animal instincts of man going up
My BP is going up 
Share prices are going up 

Water levels in rivers are going down 
Patience is going down 
good deeds are going down 
Air quality is going down 
Human life value is going down 

The values we need to live with
joy and happiness in going down
Every thing good is going down 
Everything else is going up

These may be the signs of our times
keep your sanity is the way forward    

Tuesday, 30 August 2016

100 days of LDF Government



The LDF Government in Kerala is completing 100 days in power.

The left came to power after 5 years of misrule by the Congress led UDF.People has high expectations from this Government.

It seems that when you get power it is very heady and intoxicating .The leaders and ministers including CM have started shooting off their mouths as soon as they assumed power.

There were debates and protests over statements by ministers and party leaders on issues like  Sabarimala,reopening of Bars, killing of politicalopponents,celebrating Krishna Jayanthi,celebrationg Onam ,lighting of lamp on functions ,statements war between CPI and CPM , etc .

We can attribute this to what we call starting trouble or letting off steam after getting the power or trying to establish their political credentials .I would like tell all these leader and ministers, including the CM, that by now people, party cadre and your vote bank are clearly convinced that you are serious about fighting “majority communalism “and protection of “minorities “.

It is high time that you look into real issues facing the common man now

We have serious issues like price rise ( you had promised no price rise for the next 5 years, looks like it is comparable to Modi’s “jumla” statement on Black money during election campaign  ) ,spreading of deadly diseases like Cholera in many parts of the state, serious issues in waste disposal and processing ,lack of  medical facilities ,pathetic road conditions ,professional college admission  and other student related issues, international terrorist organisations operating and recruiting people for their
Terrorist activities abroad, return of workers from gulf countries ,growing menace of drug usage among youth, lacks of sufficient rainfall which will affect supply of drinking and irrigation water ,preserving water resources, challenges facing the tourism sector  and many other issues which needs urgent attention .

The Government is also responsible for bringing in industries, infrastructure projects, new ideas for boost the farming and related sectors, completing on going projects on time which will help bring in investment which in turn will generate jobs and income for the people of Kerala .It is very important because job opportunities for Keralites in other places especially in the Gulf countries is shrinking or becoming non existent.

The Government should also find ways to increase revenue and tax collection which it needs very badly to implement various welfare projects it has planned or announced as it inherited a empty treasury as it claims .

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So it is high time to stop these kinds credential showing statements by all and start working to find the resources which will help find solutions for various problems and implement various welfare projects .It will help boost the image of the Government .For that a truly disciplined and dedicated approach is required .Just issuing high moral statements are not enough .

Hope good sense will prevail and the Government will rise above the narrow party ideology and work towards the interest of all sections of the people and the state in mind.

A good performance of this Government is very crucial for the Left movement in the
Country, because Bengal doesn’t offer any hope in the near future after the suicidal
electoral pact with Congress and Tripura is too small to be significant.

Already in many states the political space that should have been occupied by the Left is taken over by others .It is not a good sign .So a good Government will be a fillip for the Left to resurrect their movement all over the country



Bank Visit





Recently I visited my nationalised bank’s branch to transact some business.

I had to deposit one check, deposit some cash and updated my passbook.

The bank was an air-conditioned one with about 20 people working in a relaxed and cool atmosphere .There was not much rush of customers in the bank.

I had to deposit the check in box, deposit the cash in machine and again the passbook was updated by machine .Then I started wondering what all the employees are doing.
We know that the bank employees are a well paid lot, have job security, with fixed  

working hours, enjoy many allowances and benefits and enjoy all national holidays.
They seem to be having a cosy working life compared to millions of Indians who struggle to make a living everyday. Even people working in the IT industry do not have such a working atmosphere .Nowadays customers can transact most of the business online so there is not much work pressure are it used to be in the manual era.

I discussed this with a friend of mine who works for a bank like this .He started arguing with me saying what you see is not real picture or truth.

In fact he told me that they are going to strike work on Friday against the policies of the government and for better working conditions


My Reaction was “are you serious? “or “ are you kidding “ 



Monday, 29 August 2016

Olympics and India








Olympics is the ultimate test for an athlete where they compete against opponents from all over the world. To win in an Olympics needs years of planning and preparation . You need to work hard and should have determination to achieve glory for your country and for yourself . Here always your country comes first .

Most of the countries start preparing for it years ahead and encourage their athletes by providing them top facilities and coaches .The athletes are also very determined to win glory for their country.This has been going for years and most of the top athletes are known for their heroic deeds in Olympics.

Look at India there is no preparation for it , most of the sports bodies are controlled by politicians or their cronies for years .Promotion of sports and winning glory for their country is least of their priorities.same goes for the athletes ,barring a few they are not interested in bringing glories for the country nor they are ready to work for it. Even some one wants to work for it there is no facilities.Most of them aim to land a cushy job in government companies and enjoy life .

The current Olympics were  not different ,most of them  did not even go beyond the first round of their events .

The focus is on cricket which generates money for the controlling body and players are also get paid well .The IPL also gives a lot of money even for the under performers.In cricket also we are tigers at home or in the sub continent and if we go abroad we stand no chance . They days of Indian cricketers dominating overseas is almost over.

We do not have a culture of excelling in sports or any games nor our education system do not encourage it.
We do not believe in bringing glory for the country in sports and games .
We just a nation of couch potatoes who are happy cheering some accidental heroes in sports and games .
We are a nation who follows film stars whose lives are far from reality, have no values to give to the next generation and we tend to believe that whatever they do is the right thing



This is part of a blog I posted on 30/7/2012..nothing much has changed ..So posting it again with slight changes 

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Monday political musings

Kerala CM issues a statement asking employees not to celebrate Onam during office hours as it will affect work and inconvenience the public

Then CM issues another statement asking everybody to strike work on September 2nd ..it seems it will not affect work and will be very convenient for the public ..Giving them a four day long weekend as Monday is a holiday due to Ganesh Chathurthi ..How thoughtful! !!😃😃😃😃😃

Double face and double standards of our leaders.


There's a scramble among Congress leades,both young and old,in Kerala to become president of their children's organization, Balavedi, because when the "youth" leader takes over in Delhi they will get preference 😂😂😂😂

Good laughs to start a Monday with😃😃😃😃


Saturday, 27 August 2016

General Strike

WB CM's statement :will not allow Sept 2 general strike to be a Bangla Bandh as it will hurt the economy of the state..

Kerala CM's statement :Issues a Facebook post fully supporting the strike and the complete shutdown

One CM is acting as an Administrator with the interest of the State in mind

Other CM is acting just as a Party leader with the interest of his party only in mind

We need CMs like the first one