Anna's Drama - 16 August

Anna refuses to move out of Jail. Bloody hell why is he being pampered , just because some fools are moving around with candles. Just shove those candles behind them and then kick Anna out of Jail. This is one big drama which must end. Why the hell Anna is sitting inside Jail and who gave him the right to sit inside the jail. Just move out of jail and do whatever you want, be ready for the consequences. But Anna knows moving out of jail would deflate his drama, no outcome. He fears to have a healthy debate or discussion in the parliament. He just wants to push down the way he wants the Lokpal.  Does he have the sole right in India to decide how Lokpal Must Be ? He does not even have mandate of people behind him.
The ever judgmental media adds fire to this non existent matter, rather presenting the facts they have chosen to become judges in the present case. Brandish all politicians as crooks and hail Anna as Hero. Politicians are no doubt crooks, but they have the mandate of people behind them Creating an temporary uproar and seeking media attention on page 1 for consecutive few days is not the solution. We need to think over the issue, rather than moving around with candles without knowing the reason.  

Arrest and Release of Anna Hazare

Today Anna Hazare was arrested early in the morning from his residence in East Delhi. There was a huge uproar in the Assembly and opposition brought the proceedings to a dead end. They created a huge ruckus and lost a golden opportunity to corner the Government. This goes on to show that our democracy is still in its nascent stages and we are yet to mature. We do not understand what democracy is. Nobody has even bothered to question the opposition for their irresponsible and hegemonic behaviour.
Now the Govt. has offered to release Anna from the Tihar Jail. Now as a law student I fail to understand how  can and under what provisions the Govt is going to release him ? Just because of public pressure, then I must say that this is a bad precedent which is being set by the Government. Arrest anybody in the first place without any reason and thereafter release him without any due process of law. Release him just because of supporters pressurizing the Govt. I am of the firm opinion that the Politicians are crooks of the first degree but Anna Hazare is equally opportunistic and equally crooked man. He is making best use of the emotional drama which surrounds him. He also does not have a concrete agenda in front of him, nor does he have any plan. Oppose for the sake of opposing. Why is this man not allowing Lokpal in present form , he could have very well allowed it in present form, have a very healthy debate in the Parliament. The Bill could have been amended. But this man Anna is so self obsessed and we have fools surrounding him, shouting jindabad, who do not know what is next.
Moving around with candles, shouting slogans is not the end. How many of these so called youth, educated supporters know about Lokpal ? I am sure not more than handful of them. It is a sad day that we have fools shouting around for no valid reason, and we call it an agitation against corruption. I doubt if this uncontrolled emotional outburst is going to do any thing good.
I forgot to mention the news hungry channels, who are enjoying the most and keep on broadcasting the same message again and again. Nothing substantial comes out of these news. But they have to run 24 X 7 and atleast this seems to be a good fodder, better than showing some non existent breaking news of a dog being trapped in midst of a river!

Fall in Stock markets and prediction of pundits

The Indian stock market today plunged down to a new 52 week low and BSE closed at 17,350 and the NSE at 5,211. The markets closed with deep cuts due to fears of global recession and negative bias in European markets. Now what surprises me is the sudden outbursts of reactions from so called learned pundits and TV channels who now have started saying that the Stocks in India are priced at higher levels and we can see further corrections. Now this is getting funny like the predictions of MET Department. Nobody had ever predicted till yesterday night that the market would crash by more than 500 points in one single day. In fact just two days ago everybody was talking about a revival after Barack Obama agreed to sign some paper ... or God knows what. But that move from Obama had probably averted some crisis !!
The general tone when market is down ... is keep advising people that market is going to crash, keep on predicting some range. The moment market starts rising paint a rosy picture that we are going to reach levels of 21,000 on BSE. I am closely observing this nonsense since 2008.
Now these so called Experts, who read some chart movements, talk about stop loss, negative bias are very close relatives of the Meteorology Department  who never predict onset of any monsoon, cyclone or hurricanes. They simple say after it starts raining that it would continue for next 24 hours. That is what they are good at. I have never seen the Met Department in any part of the world to conclusively forecast any weather condition for that matter. All that they say that the same weather may continue for next 24 / 36 hours that to in some parts or isolated parts of the entire nation !!
So ... the bottom line, market crashes once again proving its cyclic nature, catching all the so called experts on wrong foot. Not surprised at all!   

Come Independence day... once again

15 August is just round the corner, but there is nothing in the air. May be it has lost its sheen, people have now started taking independence for granted as well. Familiarity breeds contempt. The only importance of 15th August is getting a public holiday, specially more important if you can connect it with a Sunday!
We now look forward to 15 August as an occasion to shop till our pockets are empty / card limits are exhausted at shopping malls, since they keep on offering discounts. These discounts are on products which we do not need but simply keep on buying because they are discounted and we have nothing worthwhile to do on Independence Day.
I also do not know what exactly, am I supposed to do on Independence Day, but one thing is for sure, I need to do something meaningful, something which we can all be proud about, make this day more meaningful.
The least which I can do is to attend a flag hoisting ceremony at my good old school ground, sing the national anthem in a clear and loud voice. Express my gratitude towards the nation for allowing me to express my thoughts freely, live a meaningful life.
15th August also brings back very fond memories of a blood donation camp which we had organized as part of Rotract Club in 1996 when I was in Walchand College, Sangli. It was my first blood donation and I was really very proud to do so. Thereafter I donated blood for a couple of times in Mumbai on 15th August. The practice has stopped since I moved to Delhi / Himachal. May be I should donate blood once again, or better If I can convince one more person to donate blood !!