A nation celeberates victories, not wars

A nation celebrates victories, not wars.

'Welcome back Bikram Vohra' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Decades back he used to write for the Times of India (TOI) . Then, if I remember correctly, he went away to Dubai and joined the Khaleej Times.

Now he is back writing for the TOI. One has had enough of Bachhi Karkaria and Jug Suraiya style of humour and needed some relief.

Welcome back Bikram Vohra.

'Non-news on some News TV Channels' by K.J.S.Chatrath

'Biggest celebrity murder', shouts one channel.

'Lady kills sister', shrieks the other channel.

'No it was not sister but her daughter that was killed', blasts the third one.

Names of Peter Mukherjea, Indrani Mukherji, Mikhail Bora and Sanjay Khanna are thrown up in the war of the channels.

Relax.Relax. A crime is alleged to have been committed.

Let the law take its course.

No. The nation does NOT want to know the day to day details.

I have decided NOT to watch 'Times Now' and NDTV news channels henceforth.

I am going back to Doordarshan News.

"I am 1,000 plus, says Anaap-Shnap.blogspot.in" by K.J.S.Chatrath

It looks like yesterday when I was sitting in a coffee shop with friends Supreet Dhiman and A.P. Singh, discussing various things in a light hearted manner. The talk turned and twisted and turned around. At the end of it we got up with the decision that I should start a blog and name it as anaap-shnaap.

I got into it with gusto and my blogs started coming out at great speed. These blogs have been generally brief.

I am happy to share that this is the 1,000th blog.

How to describe these blogs? Acidic, bullshit, cartoons, hard hitting, irrelevant, irreverent, pjs, with pun, pungent, silly, spicy, stupid, suggestive, thought provoking, tongue in cheek, unsparing, uninspiring, etc.? You decide.

My request to those who have not yet subscribed to it - please do so. It is free, without obligation and one can unsubscribe any time one wants to.

One of my favourites- Godfather ya Godfather ka Baap!

'Sanjay Dutt Gets 30-Day Parole for Daughter's Nose Surgery'- news Now this is becoming too much....by K.J.S.Chatrath

'Sanjay Dutt Gets 30-Day Parole for Daughter's Nose Surgery'- news

Now this is becoming too much....

Later....

It is an interesting precedent. Now convicted accused will just have to convince their close relatives to get a nose job done in order to obtain a parole......

'Pappa, Pappu & Air-India' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Pappa: (Reading the newspaper aloud) A railway officer is going to run the Air-India....

Pappu: So what Pappa?

Pappa: Railways and airplanes two totally different things.

Pappu: Sirf speed ka hi to difference hai Pappa! Otherwise both are running at a loss!

Bhaiyo aur Behno Achay Din Aa gaye Hain- 'Onion prices shoot up to Rs 80 a kg'

Bhaiyo aur Behno Achay Din Aa gaye Hain- 'Onion prices shoot up to Rs 80 a kg'- news

'Pappa, Pappu & government schools' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Pappa: (Reading aloud the newspaper)- 'Honourable Allahabad High Court orders UP officials, politicians to send their kids to government primary schools'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Allahabad-HC-orders-UP-officials-politicians-to-send-their-kids-to-government-primary-schools/articleshow/48531053.cms

Pappu: You mean I will have sons of the Hon'ble State Ministers and Deputy Commissioner in my class?

Pappa: Yes son, that is true.

Pappu: Pappa, would this order also apply to the wards of the judicial officers?

Pappa: Quiet. Go and finish your school homework.

‘Tere hoye savere darshan aj din vadhiya lang ju ga'- song

One of my all time favourite songs ‘Tere hoye savere darshan aj din vadhiya lang ju ga’ by Jassi Sidhu.

The lover says that he has had a chance to see his beloved in the morning, so his day is going to be great.

Simple lyrics and peppy Punjabi music.

Oye Balle Balle ji.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AVfv0ZuOBA)

'Come on Sambalpur!' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Lok Mahotsav, Sambalpur. Photo source Wikipedia (Aloke Panigrahi).

I spent close to two decades in Odisha, including three years in Sambalpur. It is a district famous for Sambalpuri Sarees and the mighty Hirakud Dam is located here.

I love Odisha- it culture, its food et al. I am dismayed to note that Sambalpur town has been rated as 467th in the list of cleanest 476 A-Category cities in the country.

Come on Odisha.

Come on Sambalpur.

Clean it up and show the country what people of Sambalpur can do!

'Priyanka's house to have Dharamshala slate on roof' - Is this news 'The Tribune Chandigarh' by K.J.S.Chatrath

"Priyanka's house to have Dharamshala slate on roof" says a big headline in The Tribune dated 9th August, 2015.

Now is this news The Tribune? Who is Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and do you think that readers are bothered weather she puts tin sheets or slate on her roof?

Come on. Grow up and improve your news selection 'The Tribune'!

'More than two persons riding a motor-cycle' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Display on the occassion of Independence Day on 15th August, 2015 at Panchkula.

But isn't travelling of so many persons on a motor-cycle against the Motor Vehicles Act?

'Pappa, Pappu & sob-sob'- by K.J.S.Chatrath

Pappa: (Reading the newspaper aloud): Hon'ble Sushma Swaraj says, "Never recommended help for Lalit Modi, only helped his cancer stricken wife on humanitarian grounds".

Pappu: Ouaanh-Ouaanh, sob-sob, tears-tears...

Pappa: Now, now, why are you crying?

Pappu: Such a touching story...Ouaanh-Ouanh..

Pappa: Hmmmmm....

'Slogans, more slogans & still more slogans' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Definition of 'slogan': A short and striking or memorable phrase used in advertising

Bihar's smart move- 'Toilet must to contest Panchayat polls' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Please click at the following link to read the story:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Toilet-must-to-contest-Bihar-panchayat-polls/articleshow/48363137.cms?

'Jingles' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Jingle writers have never had it so good!

'Thank you Mangalyaan' by K.J.S. Chatrath

"Dont say 'No' to notes" by K.J.S.Chatrath

When I was in school and then in college, I used to take notes in the class. Firstly because all the students were expected to take notes to show that they were attentive and were following the lecture. A student not taking notes in the class was considered by teachers to be non- serious towards studies. And secondly I found taking of notes to be useful in recapitulating the main points later.

I remember that after the matriculation examination in 1958, we had about two months time before the result was to be declared. My father, God bless his soul, prompted me to join a typing school. That knowledge of typing came useful when the computers came. Simultaneously I also learnt, what was then called short hand. That really helped me at the college stage as I could take down notes in the class while my classmates struggled to keep pace with the lecture.

Years on when I joined the Service, the note taking again came to haunt me. I had to attend the in house meetings. I came to know of the unwritten rule that the junior most officer present was supposed to take down notes- to preserve for posterity what had transpired during that wasted hour.

When I became more senior and attending inter-departmental meetings became my full time job, it was the duty of the junior officers to provide me with a background note of what was schdeuled to be discussed in the meeting.

The last I saw of this practise was around my retirement, by which time 'talking points' had to be provided to the Hon'ble Minister. These were just one or two words for each major points in a 'bullets' format.

I see that I am becoming nostalgic of those days......But at 72+, I would rather encourage youngsters to take down and use notes rather that make fun of them.

Bravo PV Sindhu! Bravo Indian Hockey Team! ---by K.J.S.Chatrath

Bravo PV Sindhu!
Bravo Indian Hockey Team!
Keep it up....

"Porn-Ombudsman, Centre & States, a civil service, and more..." by K.J.S.Chatrath

Bureaucratic circles are agog with excitement. A news has leaked out that besides the Porn-Ombudsman at the Centre, there would be Porn-Ombudsmen at the State level. There would be a Porn-Watch Officer in each district. Rumours have it that a Class I Service would be constituted for this.

Meanwhile the UPSC is reportedly getting ready to test candidates for their suitability to man this Service. One issue under consideration is of giving due weightage to experience of the candidates. Imagine a question "Indicate your experience (in hours) in watching porn? Aspirants too have started cramming up the life histories of porn-stars.

Weather this would be an All India Service or a Central Service, is still not clear.However what is absolutely certain is that it is going to be the most popular government service in India.

One hopes government would also consider appointing retired Officers as Consultants....Remember civil servants never retire!

Chucke...Chuckle

"Pappa, Pappu & Porn-Ombudsman" by K.J.S.Charath

Pappu: Pappa, Pappa.

Pappa: Yes Pappu.

Pappu: I have finally decided what I will become when I grow up.

Pappa: That's great. What would you like to become?

Pappu: Porn-Ombudsman

Pappa: (Shouting) Go and finish your school home work, you naughty fellow.

"Pappa, Pappu & an out of the box idea" by K.J.S.Chatrath

Papa: (Reading his newspaper loudly)...A government project anchored by All India Radio, and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will draw up a plan to train 3,000 beggars to sing and publicize various government schemes in major cities.(news)

Pappu: Hmmmm...

Pappa: Kya idea hai Sirji!

Pappu: But Papa I have some doubts?

Pappa: Go ahead and ask Pappu.

Pappu: Would the selection of these beggar musicians be done through Vyapam or the UPSC?

Pappa: Well...well

Pappu: And would they be treated as government employees- entitled to pay, dearness allowance, House rent allowance etc...

Pappa: Have you finished your school homework Pappu?

USA seeks ISRO help to launch its satellite- news

"The US will take help from India to launch a satellite. This is historic, considering that a few decades ago, US-led embargoes decelerated India's space programme."- news

'Photo of, print of, painting of Monet' by K.J.S.Chatrath

I took this photo of the print of a painting by Monet.

'Rich, poor and the jail' by K.J.S.Chatrath

50 years back, a learned Professor teaching us Law used to say 'Anticipatory bail for the rich and anticipatory jail for the poor.'
50 years later, look at this cartoon from The New Yorker, June 22, 2015. Do you discern any change in the position world wide?