Sachin hoopla-Kuch zaida hi ho raha hai..

I may be the lone voice on this, but let me say my thing....
All this hoopla about Sachin Tendulkar.....let us keep some sense of proportion and moderation....Kuch zaida hi ho raha hai....

Mars - some nitpicking & all that...

In our secular Constitution there is no place for invoking God- of any religion. The reports say that the Chairman of ISRO went to a temple to offer prayers for the successful launch of Mangalyaan....I have no problem so long as he went in his personal capacity and not as the Chairman of ISRO.

Those suggesting that Rs.450 crores should have been better spent for upliftment of the poor are quite quiet on over Rs500/ crores of firecrackers having been burst two days earlier...and Rs. 250/ crores announced to be spent on erecting a statue of Sardar Patel adnd Rs.100/ crores to be spent on erecting Shivaji's statue...not to speak of the UP Elephant Park and statues of Nehru-Gandhi family members.

Even the CNN, in its broadcast conceded with amazement that the Indian scientists have pulled it off at a fraction of the cost at which the other countries did it.

I am sorry that the views of Shri Harsh Mander, an honest crusader for the poor whom I admire greatly, are unduly negative on this achievement. Similarly the comments made by an Ex-Chairman of ISRO (under whose command the Chandrayan was successfully sent) are, I am afraid, not in good taste.

Let us enjoy our minutes of glory...Bravo ISRO

Mera Bharat Mahaan!

The Joys of Retirement

Newspaper reports indicate that the Ex-Home Secretary Shri Pillai has taken up an assignment....I regret that this gentlemen doesn't know what a care free retired life means!Something that one earns after a life time of slogging and tension.

Mera Bharat Mahaan!

Isro chief seeks divine help for Mars mission- news

We are an amazing country where the scientific and the spiritual go hand in hand...Mera Bharat Mahaan!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Isro-chief-seeks-divine-help-for-Mars-mission/articleshow/25238936.cms

Ex-Cabinet Secretary's article 'Call of Duty'

Respected Ex- Cabinet Secretary Sir,

Reference your learned article 'Call of Duty' in the New Indian Express dated October 30, 2013 (http://www.indianexpress.com/news/call-of-duty/1188798/), I hope you are not suggesting 'setting up a strong independent authority' with a retired IAS Officer as its head! The service has already earned enough flak on account of its retired officers being 'accomodated' in cushy job.

May I request you to advocate that IAS officers should set an example and not accept any post-retirement job? The pension now being given by government is enough for leading a simple yet reasonably comfortable retired life.


Regards....KJS Chatrath

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel statue or hospitals for the poor tribals

The cost of building the tallest statue of Sardar Patel is said to be Rs.2,000 crores. One wonders how many good hospitals can be set up in the poor tribal areas with such an amount. Of course such hospitals could be named 'Sardar Patel Hospitals'.