apr 29th, 2007
of course, the URL may not last for long.
http://www.dailypioneer.com/agenda1.asp?main_variable=sundaypioneer%2Fdialogue&file_name=dial2%2Etxt&counter_img=2
and the other side of the debate:
http://www.dailypioneer.com/agenda1.asp?main_variable=sundaypioneer%2Fdialogue&file_name=dial3%2Etxt&counter_img=3
Monday, April 30, 2007
Glorious People's Republic
Here are some of the less-advertised pictures of the Glorious People's Glorious Republic of Glorious China. Funny how these don't make it into the Communist Party publications.
The 'Wal-Mart effect' strikes again
apr 29th, 2007
what might happen in the wake of wal-mart's entry. thanks to girish for the forward.
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what might happen in the wake of wal-mart's entry. thanks to girish for the forward.
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A case study of great significance to India.
The 'Wal-Mart effect' strikes again
By slashing prices on flat-panel TVs, the retail giant has clobbered another sector -- this time, consumer-electronics stores.
This article was reported and written by Pallavi Gogoi for BusinessWeek.
Solar Loans Lighting Rural India
It's good to see that solar power is making its way out to rural India, to providing lighting to those beyond the reach of India's slow infrastructure growth. Energy supply and distribution are a fundamental constraint on India's economic growth, and solar is a good way to help people bypass India's infrastructure bottlenecks. Just as Nokia handsets are made locally and are starting to be exported, likewise so too could India see growth in local manufacturing of solar power systems, along with eventual exports to other parts of the developing world.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Call of Duty 4
The trailer for the much-awaited Call of Duty 4 is now out. Notice how the enemy is once again Russian. Not Arab, not Chinese, not Taliban, not AlQaeda -- but Russian.
not exactly a brilliant idea, laloo prasad
apr 28, 2007
next up: all signs in the railways will be in hindi, for 'uniformity's sake'.
this is the sort of crass idiocy that nurtures the other set of idiots, the 'dravidians'.
one would think that noodles (those food-like substances that scream "triple bypass") would be the first thing to be dropped from the menu. idlis and dosas are among the most healthy items in the indian menu, and i find them available all over the country, including in remotest bihar. people actually like masala dosas, they are healthy, they are cheap. of course these are all good reasons to drop them. maybe laloo also has a plan to introduce some of those tainted dog-food products from the us, repackaged as 'exotic american spam'.
next up: all signs in the railways will be in hindi, for 'uniformity's sake'.
this is the sort of crass idiocy that nurtures the other set of idiots, the 'dravidians'.
one would think that noodles (those food-like substances that scream "triple bypass") would be the first thing to be dropped from the menu. idlis and dosas are among the most healthy items in the indian menu, and i find them available all over the country, including in remotest bihar. people actually like masala dosas, they are healthy, they are cheap. of course these are all good reasons to drop them. maybe laloo also has a plan to introduce some of those tainted dog-food products from the us, repackaged as 'exotic american spam'.
Indian Railways Changes the Menu - Idlis and Dosas to be Eliminated
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, April 26, 2007: If Indian Railways has its way idlis and dosas may be on the way out from railway cuisine. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC ) is planning to introduce a new system to create uniformity in its catering service across the country. As per the plan, only 21 approved food items will be served on trains - a move that South Indian rail passengers feel is in bad taste.
The IRCTC has decided to remove the south Indian delicacies from the menu, initially on a pilot basis for three months. "People from different regions have different food habits, and there has to be some consideration for that and meals have to be given accordingly," said Dr Sivam, IT Consultant.
The IRCTC used to have more than one hundred items on its menu. Nevertheless, to bring uniformity, it has approved a new menu with 21 items. Noodles, vegetable burger and assorted pakoras are what are now available for the passengers. "Everyone must be given his or her food of choice. If you give only North Indian food, it is like forcing you to have that food," said passenger Ravindran Nair. To deprive the South Indian of his idlis and dosas is tantamount to a cultural onslaught. If the Indian Railways goes ahead with its decision, it should be prepared to face stiff resistance from down south.
The IRCTC has decided to remove the south Indian delicacies from the menu, initially on a pilot basis for three months. "People from different regions have different food habits, and there has to be some consideration for that and meals have to be given accordingly," said Dr Sivam, IT Consultant.
The IRCTC used to have more than one hundred items on its menu. Nevertheless, to bring uniformity, it has approved a new menu with 21 items. Noodles, vegetable burger and assorted pakoras are what are now available for the passengers. "Everyone must be given his or her food of choice. If you give only North Indian food, it is like forcing you to have that food," said passenger Ravindran Nair. To deprive the South Indian of his idlis and dosas is tantamount to a cultural onslaught. If the Indian Railways goes ahead with its decision, it should be prepared to face stiff resistance from down south.
Saturday, April 28, 2007
Pak Minister Injured in Suicide Bombing
Pak Interior Minister Aftab Khan Sherpao was injured in a suicide bombing attack. And as Manmohan would say, "but isn't Pakistan too a victim of terrorism?"
Only if you count what's self-inflicted.
Only if you count what's self-inflicted.
B Raman's Views on LTTE
Sometimes the things B Raman says worry me. In his latest comments, he says "India should not have anything to do with the LTTE so long as it is led by Rajiv's assassins. If it removes them, the Govt. of India should give it its full backing."
I personally don't think India should resume support for LTTE under any circumstances. Going beyond the fact that they assassinated an Indian Prime Minister -- one whose political heritage I don't particularly like -- they attacked our army, connived with our enemies, and fanatically profess a racially exclusivist ideology. I think they've done a lot more harm to India than Sri Lanka has done, so I don't see why they should get our favoritism.
I certainly hope that B Raman isn't harbouring a closeted Hamid Gul streak, where the ex-spymasters and retired generals have the soft corner for their pashtun relatives across the border, even to the point of defying the national interest. RAW should uphold a better tradition than ISI, by staying within state lines.
The LTTE are completely untrustworthy, and are engaged in international criminal activities across the world. I think that Karuna may not be as bad as Prabhakaran, but I'm not sure
what the extent of his role was in anti-Indian activities.
I personally don't think India should resume support for LTTE under any circumstances. Going beyond the fact that they assassinated an Indian Prime Minister -- one whose political heritage I don't particularly like -- they attacked our army, connived with our enemies, and fanatically profess a racially exclusivist ideology. I think they've done a lot more harm to India than Sri Lanka has done, so I don't see why they should get our favoritism.
I certainly hope that B Raman isn't harbouring a closeted Hamid Gul streak, where the ex-spymasters and retired generals have the soft corner for their pashtun relatives across the border, even to the point of defying the national interest. RAW should uphold a better tradition than ISI, by staying within state lines.
The LTTE are completely untrustworthy, and are engaged in international criminal activities across the world. I think that Karuna may not be as bad as Prabhakaran, but I'm not sure
what the extent of his role was in anti-Indian activities.
Richard Gere??
Indian courts are after actor Richard Gere for kissing Shilpa Shetty. Where does the country come up with these nutty decision-makers? Even bollywood plot-writers couldn't come up with this bilge. I'm sure the CPI(M) are howling with glee, given Gere's support for the State Enemy and Splittist #1 Dalai Lama.
Friday, April 27, 2007
India becomes a Trillion Dollar Economy
Finally we join the Big League of 10 countries with a Trillion Dollar economy, with the US leading at $12 Trillion GDP.
India becomes trillion dollar economy
Trillion cheers for booming India
India becomes trillion dollar economy
Trillion cheers for booming India
Bat Ye'or & 'Palestinianism'
http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=28049
From the person that coined 'Eurabia' - another interesting term 'Palestinianism'; which is indeed a good diagnosis. The Islamic world guilts everyone (and demonizes Israel) by whipping out the Palestine card; the Atlanticists have succumbed.
Incidentally if the occupation of ones land is sufficient cause for brutal violence; why do we not see Tibetan Buddhist suicide bombers? Ever heard the Grand 'Mufti' of Tibetans - the Dalai Lama - call for the death of Chinese non-combatants?
From the person that coined 'Eurabia' - another interesting term 'Palestinianism'; which is indeed a good diagnosis. The Islamic world guilts everyone (and demonizes Israel) by whipping out the Palestine card; the Atlanticists have succumbed.
Incidentally if the occupation of ones land is sufficient cause for brutal violence; why do we not see Tibetan Buddhist suicide bombers? Ever heard the Grand 'Mufti' of Tibetans - the Dalai Lama - call for the death of Chinese non-combatants?
rajiv malhotra: Whiteness Studies and Implications for Indian-American Identity
apr 26th, 2007
rajiv always has very interesting things to say.
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Rajiv Malhotra
rajiv always has very interesting things to say.
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wolfowitz gets deeper in trouble
apr 26th, 2007
i guess wolfie is not willing to go 'gentle into that good night'.
i read the letter in the financial times written by a whole bunch of ex-world bank vps etc. pretty clear they despise the guy.
yet he's determined to hang on to this nice sinecure. i used to imagine bill clinton clinging to the potted plants and office furniture while he's being dragged out of the white house by the bouncers after he was impeached. of course, clinton escaped that fate. now i can see wolfowitz doing the clinging to the office furniture :-)
this guy is like a) all the politicians, b) all the cricket stars in india. shameless doesn't begin to describe it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/26/news/wolf.php
i guess wolfie is not willing to go 'gentle into that good night'.
i read the letter in the financial times written by a whole bunch of ex-world bank vps etc. pretty clear they despise the guy.
yet he's determined to hang on to this nice sinecure. i used to imagine bill clinton clinging to the potted plants and office furniture while he's being dragged out of the white house by the bouncers after he was impeached. of course, clinton escaped that fate. now i can see wolfowitz doing the clinging to the office furniture :-)
this guy is like a) all the politicians, b) all the cricket stars in india. shameless doesn't begin to describe it.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/26/news/wolf.php
Swaminathan Aiyar-Laloo better than Nehru
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Columnists/Swaminathan_S_Anklesaria_Aiyar/Laloo_Yadav_beats_Nehru_hollow/articleshow/1951609.cms
Interesting piece by Swami on how Laloo is bad - but still better than Nehru. This is not as outrageous as it sounds. Sure he has built up a personal fortune by pillaging the state, but certainly not more than the Gandhi family (specially Antonia with her sundry Gandhi Foundations). Laloo has played the politics of freezing caste and pandering to Muslims - but certainly not as badly as Indira Gandhi did - or son Rajiv Gandhi.
The only reason that media folks in Delhi get upset with him is that he does not give two hoots about what they feel - unlike the 'first family' - which is all for the ELM kissing their white bottoms. Having said all that - I still prefer Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi to Laloo!
Interesting piece by Swami on how Laloo is bad - but still better than Nehru. This is not as outrageous as it sounds. Sure he has built up a personal fortune by pillaging the state, but certainly not more than the Gandhi family (specially Antonia with her sundry Gandhi Foundations). Laloo has played the politics of freezing caste and pandering to Muslims - but certainly not as badly as Indira Gandhi did - or son Rajiv Gandhi.
The only reason that media folks in Delhi get upset with him is that he does not give two hoots about what they feel - unlike the 'first family' - which is all for the ELM kissing their white bottoms. Having said all that - I still prefer Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi to Laloo!
Thursday, April 26, 2007
atlanticists are worried that the 'deal' will go awry
apr 26th, 2007
as usual, if the atlanticists are worried about something, that means it's a good thing for india.
this one-sided 'deal' needs to be revoked. there's practically no benefit to india, and lots to the us: they get to trap india in old, unreliable technology where they have a stranglehold on the raw materials. it's as if india, instead of going with (new) cellular telephony, went back to (old) 1980s' land-line technology where the US is the only supplier of fiber optic cable. complete supplier power and no buyer power.
of course, the invertebrates in the UPA will find ways of bending over some more to satisfy the likes of this sokolski who is a total ayatollah and who wants to give away the northeast to china.
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9084829&fsrc=nwl
as usual, if the atlanticists are worried about something, that means it's a good thing for india.
this one-sided 'deal' needs to be revoked. there's practically no benefit to india, and lots to the us: they get to trap india in old, unreliable technology where they have a stranglehold on the raw materials. it's as if india, instead of going with (new) cellular telephony, went back to (old) 1980s' land-line technology where the US is the only supplier of fiber optic cable. complete supplier power and no buyer power.
of course, the invertebrates in the UPA will find ways of bending over some more to satisfy the likes of this sokolski who is a total ayatollah and who wants to give away the northeast to china.
http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9084829&fsrc=nwl
Maoists = Taliban (or is it the other way round)
Still more proof that the Maoists who hold sway over large parts of India are no different from the Taliban.
In fact, they may be worse.
In a new low, the Taliban is now using minors (12 year old boys) to behead "American spies"
Unwilling to stomach such oneupmanship, the Maoists have gone one further -- they will now use newborns to spread their brand of hate.
In fact, they may be worse.
In a new low, the Taliban is now using minors (12 year old boys) to behead "American spies"
Truly ghoulish but entirely unsurprising.A continuous 2 1/2-minute shot then shows the victim lying on his side on a patch of rubble-strewn ground. A man holds Nabi by his beard while the boy, wearing a camouflage military jacket and oversized white sneakers, cuts into the throat. Other men and boys call out "Allahu akbar!" — "God is great!" — as blood spurts from the wound.
The film, overlain with jihadi songs, then shows the boy hacking and slashing at the man's neck until the head is severed.
Unwilling to stomach such oneupmanship, the Maoists have gone one further -- they will now use newborns to spread their brand of hate.
DANTEWADA (Chhattisgarh): Maoists here have ordered pregnant women to deliver only at makeshift camps run by women guerrillas so that the children can dedicate themselves to extreme left ideology.Can GoI declare CPI(Maoist) and their brethren "Terrorist organisations" who are out to Balkanise India? Oh sorry.. i forgot that MMS aspires to do the same
"The children, boys or girls, will be enrolled as new cadres and will be brought up in a culture that will help fulfil the long-awaited dream of liberating the red zone," he added. Police say the 20,000 armed Maoists who operate in India have formed the 'red zone' from southern India to Nepal's border [emphasis added].
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Turkey Turning Towards Islam
Turkey's middle class are becoming more Islamic, and I'm actually thinking this is not a bad thing for us. So far, we've seen the Europeans emerge as the Islamic world's greatest allies, with the Atlanticists leading the defense of everything Islamic. This is due to the fact that their nearest Islamic neighbors and erstwhile adversaries, the Turks, have been subdued. If Turkey were to become more Islamic, India wouldn't really be affected, but there would once again be that pressure on the Gates of Vienna (ie. the borders of Europe). This would help to dislodge the pro-Islamist sentiment amongst the Atlanticists. Even Gandhi once counseled the Indian Congress Party to support the Muslim demand for return of the Caliphate in Turkey -- though obviously he did so to cater to the vote bank. However, I'm thinking that this isn't such a bad idea, in hindsight. After all, why should we give the Euros a free ride? They want to be pro-Islamic, so let them then be overrun by Islam. That'll teach 'em: be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it.
terrific article on food-like substances in america
apr 24th, 2007
the result of perverse farm subsidies. we need to pay far more attention to this than we do now as part of the reformulation of indian agriculture policies. attack the subsidies in all forums such as WTO, and ensure that they don't kill indian farmers or indian farm products. as it is, american subsidies for cotton lead directly to the suicides of farmers in vidarbha.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/magazine/22wwlnlede.t.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=955cc305987d1146&ex=1177560000&pagewanted=all
the result of perverse farm subsidies. we need to pay far more attention to this than we do now as part of the reformulation of indian agriculture policies. attack the subsidies in all forums such as WTO, and ensure that they don't kill indian farmers or indian farm products. as it is, american subsidies for cotton lead directly to the suicides of farmers in vidarbha.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/magazine/22wwlnlede.t.html?ei=5087%0A&em=&en=955cc305987d1146&ex=1177560000&pagewanted=all
Taiwan says it would win war with China
More power to Taiwan! Now Taiwan is Red China's Achilles' Heel. India should fully exploit it and cultivate Taiwan just as China does Pakistan. Give them missiles and also anti-missile defence systems, etc. Can't expect the UPA to do any such stuff though. Hoping a future Indian Govt. does.
Agriculture - Whose subsidy is more effective?
Still at the Federal Trough: Farm Subsidies for the Rich and Famous Shattered Records in 2001
Although dated - this study is very interesting. US Agriculture subsidies mainly benefit large corporations who proceed to reduce the family farmer to penury. US subsidies depress world prices, so when seen on the global scale, the Indian farmer is the same as the average family farmer in the US.
Is agriculture a question of whose subsidy is more effective? Is it 'economies of scale' in production or is it 'economies of scale' in receipt of government handout?
What should India do to target, consolidate and streamline subsidy payments to make them more effective.
How can Indian farm subsidies be converted from inefficient family farmer subsidization to be efficient large farm subsidization?
Could differential subsidization for cooperatives (greater subsidy for co-operatives with large farm holdings) be the answer?
Although dated - this study is very interesting. US Agriculture subsidies mainly benefit large corporations who proceed to reduce the family farmer to penury. US subsidies depress world prices, so when seen on the global scale, the Indian farmer is the same as the average family farmer in the US.
Is agriculture a question of whose subsidy is more effective? Is it 'economies of scale' in production or is it 'economies of scale' in receipt of government handout?
What should India do to target, consolidate and streamline subsidy payments to make them more effective.
How can Indian farm subsidies be converted from inefficient family farmer subsidization to be efficient large farm subsidization?
Could differential subsidization for cooperatives (greater subsidy for co-operatives with large farm holdings) be the answer?
Earth-like Planet Found
Gliese 581C, the 3rd planet orbiting around the red dwarf star Gliese 581, is the most earth-like planet yet to have been found outside the solar system. With a mass 5 times that of earth, a gravity of 1.6G, and a temperature between 0 and 40 degrees celsius, it orbits around its star every 13 days. With stargazing being a strong Indian tradition, it's amazing to think that we have now passed the era of searching for stars, and have now moved on to the era of searching for other earths. Only time and more investigation will tell if Gliese581C harbours enough water for life.
Without quota, every caste would be a forward cast
http://www.rediff.com/money/2007/apr/24guest.htm
More on how the caste 'problem' is essentially created out of the rapidly shrinking goodies to be handed by the welfare state ('mammaries' is what Nizhal Yodha calls it). I quite agree - the issue is one of poor ability of the community to participate as the arbitrary state gets in the way of a highly creative society.
The downside of this is that it configures people to respond only to the 'politics of grievance mongering'
More on how the caste 'problem' is essentially created out of the rapidly shrinking goodies to be handed by the welfare state ('mammaries' is what Nizhal Yodha calls it). I quite agree - the issue is one of poor ability of the community to participate as the arbitrary state gets in the way of a highly creative society.
The downside of this is that it configures people to respond only to the 'politics of grievance mongering'
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
4M Report - 23 Apr 2007
apr 24th, 2007
the inimitable sabha report.
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the inimitable sabha report.
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the security implications of climate change
apr 24th, 2007
food security will be a major casualty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/opinion/24homer-dixon.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
food security will be a major casualty.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/opinion/24homer-dixon.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
karna syndrome, and chindia
apr 24th, 2007
i have been hearing a lot about 'chindia' which to me is completely bogus. china is china, an imperialist nightmare. india is like karna, the one with immense potential who was handicapped by difficulties not of his own making, always the hard-luck kid.
i need to write about the 'karna syndrome'. karna is the most interesting character, in fact the hero of the mahabharata, in my opinion. the one with the greatest endowment, the one whose good intentions always turn out negatively. it is a curse, a cosmic handicap. this is what is afflicting india as well: always the bridesmaid, never the bride, to mix metaphors wildly.
and back to the 'chindia', if there is an alliance between india and china (remember hindi-chini-bhai-bhai) it will be like an alliance with microsoft for a small software company. all the benefit will accrue to china (like to microsoft) and india (like the small company) will be screwed.
i have been hearing a lot about 'chindia' which to me is completely bogus. china is china, an imperialist nightmare. india is like karna, the one with immense potential who was handicapped by difficulties not of his own making, always the hard-luck kid.
i need to write about the 'karna syndrome'. karna is the most interesting character, in fact the hero of the mahabharata, in my opinion. the one with the greatest endowment, the one whose good intentions always turn out negatively. it is a curse, a cosmic handicap. this is what is afflicting india as well: always the bridesmaid, never the bride, to mix metaphors wildly.
and back to the 'chindia', if there is an alliance between india and china (remember hindi-chini-bhai-bhai) it will be like an alliance with microsoft for a small software company. all the benefit will accrue to china (like to microsoft) and india (like the small company) will be screwed.
kristof bashes india
apr 24th, 2007
actually he does have a point or two.
http://donkeyod.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/in-its-match-with-china-india-penalizes-its-own-team/#more-2924
this is from the nytimes, and i found it posted at this blog via google. therefore i am not violating the nytimes' copyright.
actually he does have a point or two.
http://donkeyod.wordpress.com/2007/04/23/in-its-match-with-china-india-penalizes-its-own-team/#more-2924
this is from the nytimes, and i found it posted at this blog via google. therefore i am not violating the nytimes' copyright.
Interesting Blog on the recent YSS commie conference
apr 24th, 2007
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response: america's desired map of india: minus kashmir, arunachal, northeast
apr 24th, 2007
folks, do write to the SSI as suggested below by dr. m.
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Rajeev,
I recd my copy of the book last Friday and have already drawn the SSI's
attention to the map. They need to hear from others as well.
Pls ask your readers to direct their comments at the follwoing address:
ATTN: SSI
Professor Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
US Army War College
122 Forbes Ave
Carlisle, PA 17013-5244
https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/about/contact-us.cfm#mail
As for the book's editor, Henry Sokolski, the less said the better. He
is an old, diehard non-proliferationist, staunchly anti-Iran in his
writings.Mr Henry Sokolski has been a major opposnent of the Indo-US
N-deal.
m
PS: BTW, from my recent discussions in New Delhi recently, India is
likely to walk away from the Indo-US nuclear deal because the Henry Hyde
Act is very different from the July 18, 2005 agreement and places legal
constraints on enrichment, reprocessing and N-testing. The Bush-Singh
agreement on civilian nuclear energy has now been transaformed into a
nonproliferation agreement.
DR M
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From: Rajeev
Subject: america's desired map of india: minus kashmir, arunachal,
northeast
folks, do write to the SSI as suggested below by dr. m.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: M
Rajeev,
I recd my copy of the book last Friday and have already drawn the SSI's
attention to the map. They need to hear from others as well.
Pls ask your readers to direct their comments at the follwoing address:
ATTN: SSI
Professor Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr.
US Army War College
122 Forbes Ave
Carlisle, PA 17013-5244
https://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/about/contact-us.cfm#mail
As for the book's editor, Henry Sokolski, the less said the better. He
is an old, diehard non-proliferationist, staunchly anti-Iran in his
writings.Mr Henry Sokolski has been a major opposnent of the Indo-US
N-deal.
m
PS: BTW, from my recent discussions in New Delhi recently, India is
likely to walk away from the Indo-US nuclear deal because the Henry Hyde
Act is very different from the July 18, 2005 agreement and places legal
constraints on enrichment, reprocessing and N-testing. The Bush-Singh
agreement on civilian nuclear energy has now been transaformed into a
nonproliferation agreement.
DR M
-----Original Message-----
From: Rajeev
Subject: america's desired map of india: minus kashmir, arunachal,
northeast
The Dracula houses in Kerala: get thee to a nunnery, woman!
apr 24th, 2007
sexual and other abuse of women in christism. of course, the ELM does not say anything about this. the sister abhaya story has been completely swept under the carpet.
there is also the divine nagar christist 'ashram', where a hindu girl was robbed, raped and murdered. she had been foolish enough to go there for 'meditation'.
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http://haindavakeralam.org/PageModule.aspx?PageID=3541&SKIN=C
sexual and other abuse of women in christism. of course, the ELM does not say anything about this. the sister abhaya story has been completely swept under the carpet.
there is also the divine nagar christist 'ashram', where a hindu girl was robbed, raped and murdered. she had been foolish enough to go there for 'meditation'.
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nalanda university comes back, sort of
apr 24th, 2007
so they are reviving nalanda. but note, the advisers are those poseurs amartya sen and jean dreze. therefore, they will teach: persian and chinese, but not sanskrit! they will teach buddhist studies, but not hindu studies!
how very predictable!
also note that it was "turks" who burned nalanda, not "mohammedans".
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/apr/24sl1.htm
so they are reviving nalanda. but note, the advisers are those poseurs amartya sen and jean dreze. therefore, they will teach: persian and chinese, but not sanskrit! they will teach buddhist studies, but not hindu studies!
how very predictable!
also note that it was "turks" who burned nalanda, not "mohammedans".
http://specials.rediff.com/news/2007/apr/24sl1.htm
Pollution 'hits China's farmland'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6582571.stm
What the Marigold Brothers (Yechuri & Karat) and Harkishen Singh Surjeet did not tell you about China's 'progress'.
This is India's future too - unless plans for 'Chemical Hubs' and other pie-in-the-sky are abandoned and real focus is brought to the agri sector . Remember - before giving them jobs - you have to give them food!!!
What the Marigold Brothers (Yechuri & Karat) and Harkishen Singh Surjeet did not tell you about China's 'progress'.
This is India's future too - unless plans for 'Chemical Hubs' and other pie-in-the-sky are abandoned and real focus is brought to the agri sector . Remember - before giving them jobs - you have to give them food!!!
symphony based on indian ragas
apr 23rd, 2007
here's what i got from kannikeswaran: he's obviously a musical man, and he has also put together this great site on indian temples:
http://www.indiantemples.com/
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here's what i got from kannikeswaran: he's obviously a musical man, and he has also put together this great site on indian temples:
http://www.indiantemples.com/
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Hello Rajeev:
It is my pleasure to let you know of the upcoming performance of a choral symphonic work that I have written. The Sound of Seasons, is a choral symphony celebrating the ragas of Indian Classical music that are associated with the 6 seasons of vasanta, grishma, varsha, sharad, hemanta and shishira.
It is to be performed by the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra (the first performance of a raga based work by this orchestra) along with the Indian children's choir (from the Beyond Seasons workshop that is now about 9 months old), the Cincinnati children's choir, and the Shanti choir (www.shantichoir.org ).
Indian arts have a profound relationship with all aspects of existence. The fact that there are ragas associated with seasons, and that they have survived the test of time says something about the universality and all embracing approach of our culture that we cherish so much.
It gives me great pleasure to write to you about this concert and to invite you to this performance (Sunday, May 6 2007). This project has been in the works for over a year and children of the Indian diaspora here have been learning these ragas, almost in tune with the changing seasons. After the spectacular success of Shanti, (www.shantichoir.org) it has been great working with the next generation of community singers.
Look forward to hearing from you. For more info, please see www.kanniks.com
Thank you.
Kanniks
godman ratzinger says science too narrow to explain creation
apr 23rd, 2007
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Pope says science too narrow to explain creation
Quotes from the The American Taliban
apr 23rd, 2007
interesting quotes from some good ole boys and girls in the US
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interesting quotes from some good ole boys and girls in the US
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Quotes from the The American Taliban
http://adultthought.ucsd.edu/Culture_War/The_American_Taliban.html
protesting christist atrocities
apr 23rd, 2007
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http://savetemples.org/images/pdfs/flyer_for_chicago.pdf
Rajeev,
We are trying to make Hindus worldwide aware of the activities of YSR Reddy, the christian CM of AP. I spoke to some people in Tirupati and it's absolutely incredible how brazenly this *** is behaving. The thing that amazes me is that he has to be intelligent enough to realize that he is isolating and pissing off most of his constituents. Who is backing this guy up? I know the madam is definitely backing him, but he must be getting support from other places as well.
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http://savetemples.org/images/pdfs/flyer_for_chicago.pdf
Rajeev,
We are trying to make Hindus worldwide aware of the activities of YSR Reddy, the christian CM of AP. I spoke to some people in Tirupati and it's absolutely incredible how brazenly this *** is behaving. The thing that amazes me is that he has to be intelligent enough to realize that he is isolating and pissing off most of his constituents. Who is backing this guy up? I know the madam is definitely backing him, but he must be getting support from other places as well.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Bharat Karnad: Nuclear testing is the crux
Dated article and might have been posted before, but still a good read...
hate-mongering against koreans in aftermath of shooting
apr 22nd, 2007
tragic. now the bigots are after korean-americans, according to newsweek. this will spread to all east asians. remember someone beating some chinese to death in detroit thinking they were japanese? this is also like people targeting indians thinking they were iranians during the hostage crisis in the 1980s.
in my personal experience, korean-americans have been diligent and hard-working people. many are also very religious.
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Some people have come out with outrageous statements against Koreans. Newsweek has refused to retract the statement and the sepia mutiny hatemongers are upset.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18178194/site/newsweek/
Cho Seung-Hui, the 23-year-old identified as the killer of 32 on the Virginia Tech campus, may have lived in the state since his elementary school days, but to the bigots in the blogosphere it was his origins in Korea that mattered most. "Koreans are the most hotheaded and macho of East Asians," wrote one unnamed commentator on the Sepia Mutiny blog. "They are also sick and tired of losing their Korean girlfriends to white men with an Asian fetish."
tragic. now the bigots are after korean-americans, according to newsweek. this will spread to all east asians. remember someone beating some chinese to death in detroit thinking they were japanese? this is also like people targeting indians thinking they were iranians during the hostage crisis in the 1980s.
in my personal experience, korean-americans have been diligent and hard-working people. many are also very religious.
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Some people have come out with outrageous statements against Koreans. Newsweek has refused to retract the statement and the sepia mutiny hatemongers are upset.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18178194/site/newsweek/
Cho Seung-Hui, the 23-year-old identified as the killer of 32 on the Virginia Tech campus, may have lived in the state since his elementary school days, but to the bigots in the blogosphere it was his origins in Korea that mattered most. "Koreans are the most hotheaded and macho of East Asians," wrote one unnamed commentator on the Sepia Mutiny blog. "They are also sick and tired of losing their Korean girlfriends to white men with an Asian fetish."
newsletter/group-zine 'arise, awake': read michel danino's remarkable piece
apr 21st, 2007
as usual, michel danino hits the nail on the head. he's one of the most perceptive writers on the state of hindus and indians today.
http://hymnsindia.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/mar_07_arise_awake.pdf
as usual, michel danino hits the nail on the head. he's one of the most perceptive writers on the state of hindus and indians today.
http://hymnsindia.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/mar_07_arise_awake.pdf
america's desired map of india: minus kashmir, arunachal, northeast
apr 21st, 2007
i got the following mail from a reader.
on checking the link on the iranian site, i came across the henry sokolski book's cover. i guess this guy is a non-proliferation ayatollah, and i suspect he is an atlanticist democrat. not that it matters, nor the content of his book. but the blatant violation of india's territorial integrity is what shocked me.
1. kashmir completely given away to pakistan and china
2. arunachal pradesh given away to china
3. the entire northeast a different country: presumably christist-stan
with nepal also in communist hands (also supported by christist interests) this is a sweeping master-plan for turning india into a truncated client state of china.
i have seen this very truncated map of india in many US government/quango publications. this is what the US has in mind for india. remember there was a detailed analysis by some us army college of war guy talking about splitting pakistan up? well, they have a similar goal for india as well.
manmohan singh has led india up the garden path with this nuclear deal. the reality is that the US is only interested in thwarting the thorium-fueled fast-breeder ambitions of india. this also enters into the rama-setu destruction, because once that barrier is gone, the next tsunami will wipe out kerala's thorium-bearing coastal sends: ie, end of india's independent nuclear energy capability.
this is one serious conspiracy emerging.
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See what's free at AOL.com.
i got the following mail from a reader.
on checking the link on the iranian site, i came across the henry sokolski book's cover. i guess this guy is a non-proliferation ayatollah, and i suspect he is an atlanticist democrat. not that it matters, nor the content of his book. but the blatant violation of india's territorial integrity is what shocked me.
1. kashmir completely given away to pakistan and china
2. arunachal pradesh given away to china
3. the entire northeast a different country: presumably christist-stan
with nepal also in communist hands (also supported by christist interests) this is a sweeping master-plan for turning india into a truncated client state of china.
i have seen this very truncated map of india in many US government/quango publications. this is what the US has in mind for india. remember there was a detailed analysis by some us army college of war guy talking about splitting pakistan up? well, they have a similar goal for india as well.
manmohan singh has led india up the garden path with this nuclear deal. the reality is that the US is only interested in thwarting the thorium-fueled fast-breeder ambitions of india. this also enters into the rama-setu destruction, because once that barrier is gone, the next tsunami will wipe out kerala's thorium-bearing coastal sends: ie, end of india's independent nuclear energy capability.
this is one serious conspiracy emerging.
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From: Arya
India's relations with Iran, China worry US: report 362 pages PDF report dated 4/19/07
Rajeev,
This whole Indo-Nuclear agreement is a bogus one... India is being trapped... I have been a long time reader of your blog and know what your position are. However, I always thought that there was a space for some sort of an agreement that could be reach... But it is increasingly becoming evident, that it is nothing but a conspiracy against india, bought by our alleged Prime Minister... How the whole deal has manifested from Civilian nuclear deal to application toward NPT/CTBT guidelines, and at last, India's relationship with Iran.... What was agreed on July 2005 has been lost in shrewed thinking of USA....
Above all that, then there is supply of Uranium. Uranium has already reached $94/pound from what was just $7/pound in 2000... Check out the following link Uranium price - will it hit $100 this year? - Money Week
See what's free at AOL.com.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
10 easy steps: How to become an Intellectual in India
apr 22nd, 2007
yes, you too can do it. as has been demonstrated by many, it's easy to become a jholawala/wali regardless of your intellect or lack thereof.
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How to become an Intellectual in India
yes, you too can do it. as has been demonstrated by many, it's easy to become a jholawala/wali regardless of your intellect or lack thereof.
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How to become an Intellectual in India
For getting the status of an intellectual, the caste, religion, sex, age, language or any other regional or linguistic parameters are not a criteria.
* It is easy to get the status, if you are a Hindu who always criticizes his own religion and sanathana dharma
* Your education qualification, actual intelligence, vocabulary, position, etc do not have any bearing for getting the status
.* You should always be little and denigrate Indian heritage and culture, whenever you get opportunity or even by creating opportunity.
* Always make fun of Hindu dharma and ancient Hindu scholars, saffron colour, Omkar, temples and priests
* You have to make the show that you have the authority to criticize Hindu dharma.
* Try to find a good place in the electronic media screen and print media.
*Keep a charisma for attracting the media people; give them whatever they need for doing so.
* Keep the relation with them very strong.
* Tell always the positives about other religion while degrading and denigrating Hindu dharma.
* This will give a good image as an 'impartial and unbiased scholar'
* You will automatically become famous as a pakka secular leader and other intellectuals push you up.
* What ever you say- think- or do look only for your personal benefit.
* Take the opportunity to understand the future benefits also, even if the ruling ministers and ruling party change.
* Speeches should be so designed to get maximum clapping/ applause from the audience.
* Keep appropriate facial expression depending upon what and where you say.
* Create an impression that you are a sincere and dedicated leader of the common man.
* Use as much confusing words as possible so that in future you can easily change you words, opinions and visions.
* Select words in such a way that nobody understands what you really mean by saying so.
* If anything wrong happens in the future from your expressions you can easily put all the blame on the media.
* You should never quote anything from Indian heritage or ancient Indian books because it is cheap to quote indigenous knowledge.
* Quote always the Russian, Chinese or even from Iraq leaders.
* If you are compelled to quote from India, quote only from Jawaharlal Nehru's words.
* For justifying your view point take quotations from great (late) foreign scholars even if they have not told so.
* This will help you in the long run because those leaders will not come back for questioning you.
* You should only be careful to note that when and where you are quoting.
*Use as many quotations as possible from foreign scholars of your status for denigrating Indian heritage and culture.
*You can use even outdated scientific data and observation for this purpose.
*You can add your own words while quoting their words, because nobody is going to verify those statements.
* Only try to create an impression that your quotations originally belong to a great foreign scholar. * Inform indirectly, the audience that you also read books.
* your speech, or writing should never give any doubts to your audience or readers about its authenticity and originality, even if it belongs to others.
*Never praise the past – present and future India.
*Never do so for Sanskriti and make it a point that you never quote from Sanskrit books.
*Keep this in mind even if you are delivering lecture in Sanskrit institutes.
* You can see many intellectuals of your type in almost all the Sanskrit institutes, Ayurveda colleges and Vaastu gurukulam
*share your views with them for further degrading our cultural heritage.
* If you have time to spare tell all the memorable negatives about Hindu dharma in Sanskrit institutes also. So that people will appreciate you secular, rational and scientific vision
which can even fetch you some Sanskrit based awards.
* Due to the circumstances, if you are forced to say something good about our heritage, take all precaution and say as though you are quoting from a foreign leader.
* But create an impression, that you are also an authority to talk about India and inform indirectly that you also know about Indian culture at an equal level to some of our prime ministers.
* Keep in your mind that even when you protest against cocoa cola, Pepsi and American multinationals use similar words against Indian contribution to science or technology.
* Appreciate only foreign scientists and scholars, if possible from Russia or China.
* Belittle and denigrate Indian scientific and technological heritage whenever and wherever possible and encourage younger generation to do so.
* But make sure that your children are studying in reputed excellent dharmic institutes where Indian culture is taught to the core, preferably outside your State.
* If you have the qualification to read the school books and happen to read any heritage knowledge in the syllabus, proclaim that it is Hindu fundamentalism and the protest against the move towards Saffronisation, Hinduisation, Indianisation and so on.
* If you have enough followers and they have courage, declare a Hartal against all type of saffronisation.
* If you are quoting the words of someone, try to make sure that the name of the scholar is not familiar to the audience, and also see that the book is not available in printed form.
* Tell that the 'particular' scholar said it in Rangoon or Korea, in 1938 Feb 28th.
*Make sure that nobody verifies your statements or quotations
* Since your future as an intellectual remains exclusively on how many press conferences you hold and press release you give, make sure that at-least one per week is done.
* You can get sponsorship for the expenses without any difficulty
* Express your shock through media on the sad and sudden demise of other intellectuals.
* Try to become one of the speakers for giving felicitation address in as much meetings as possible.
* Praise the organizers as much as possible, which will benefit you in the course of time.
* Try to participate in funerals processions, chain making, group running for building patriotism, etc. if possible be in the front.
* Stand near by the famous people so that your photo also will appear in the media.
* You elevate all useless (of course useful for you) fellows, in return they will elevate you, so help each other
* Always put the first signature in mass memorandum, preferably in presence of the media photographers.
* Do not follow law and order; this can get a place in media easily.
* You have to say that you are violating the law and order for the people.
* Even if you lack professional or technical qualification, try to get a seat as syndicate or senate member of the Universities, or at least as Devaswom Board president, or Chairman,
etc which does not need any qualification and quality. Getting higher position as the Toddy Workers Welfare Board, Fisher Men Welfare Board, etc., need higher qualifications.
* If the press reporters or general public ask some general question to you, say 'you know much better than me' and save yourself.
* If the situation goes little negative and more questions flow on the same subject, tell something about Aryan Invasion.
* If the situation further worsens and more questions come, criticize the caste system in Hindu dharma.
* If nothing else is available for saving yourself from the press people tell something negative about Amma, Swamy or Guruji, and declare that all the present problems in India are created by them
*Make sure to tell good about Mother Teresa, Bukari Imam and St Xavier Francis, even though he has destroyed 480 temples and converted thousands of Goan Hindus to Christianity in Goa.
*Or as the last tool, before attempting a walk out, tell that all the problem including Tsunami, Katrina, Rita, Wilma and the Plague in Surat and Iraq problem are all created by Sangha Parivar organizations.
*Talk like a genius who can speak about any subject at any time.
* In foreign countries, before delivering lectures, do not 'drink' too much, even if the organizers are giving free
* See that your tongue is not slipping while delivering lecture.
* Make sure that you read from paper, in foreign countries if you have consumed drinks beyond the limit.
* Remember that it is natural many intellectuals consume more when they visit foreign countries, because better quality and unlimited quantity liquor is available free of cost for the guests.
*Still keep a 'natural seriousness' of an intellectual in your face.
*If you are sure that your control on leg and tongue is loosing, give the written matter to one of your colleagues to read, if he has a better control over his body.
* Create an impression that you are not 'speaking' because of jetlag or you are tired
* Tell in one line that "I am not well and hence giving the paper to so and so to read my message".
* Try to build your own style in using words and hand action during speech
* If you cannot build an original set of natural action during for the speech, copy the method
followed by someone who is no more.
*Try to build up associations 'fans' or followers.
* Criticize any Indian at any level either going up or down, but keep a minimum standard while criticizing a foreigner.
*You should always remember that the memory of the 'reacting people' is less and really memorizing people will not react.
*Whenever you are contradicting your own earlier statements, inform the audience that it is because of their ignorance they feel that you are contradicting the earlier statement.
*Make the audience feel that you know about India also.
* While talking something about India, ask what happened in 1936 Feb 29 ( after making sure that it is a leap year), as though something happened on that day.
*If you are forced to resign from some position due to your criminal background, tell that it is for the people you threw the position and tell that let the people decide on your quality.
*Declare those statements with dignity and at low voice.
*If you get some negative points on others from the newspapers, use those statements appropriately in your speech. Create an image that you are also aware about what is happening around us.
* Make the people aware that you know what are all happening in Iraq, Houston, Iran, Korea, Lanka and also in Mizoram…
*Quote something from Ethiopia and never say anything negative about Tianen men square or Cuba.
*Never say any negative about Kashmir and Nagaland or the activities of the minorities in those States.
*Tell anything negative about Military or police action in Kashmir or Nagaland making sure that you do not touch anything against minorities.
*Even if you have to say something about minority fundamentalism, say that it is due to majority fundamentalism.
*At times when you have to tell something about yourself, tell politely with tears in eyes that you are a freedom fighter, and son of the great freedom fighter so and so (give the name) who worked with Mahatma Gandhi and Jinna.
* You have to say proudly that you have inherited the dharmic values from your parents, also patriotism and nationalism, which is in your blood.
*Whenever you have to apologize do it boldly and say that you are apologizing for the people and nation.
*Express your gratitude to the great scholars for elevating you to this level after making sure that those people are already dead.
*While expressing your gratitude, try to become over polite and if possible weep or make weeping sound.
* Create an impression that you are a simple man.
*At the time of apologizing create a philosophical environment by quoting Bhagavad-Gita, even if you are quoting wrongly, no body is going to ask any questions because generally the audience who come to listen to your speech, will be ignorant about Geetha.
*Whenever you have to change your vision and opinion, tell that opinion is not iron pestle. Hence change and changing the opinion are the rule of the nature.
*You can even suddenly jump from atheism to religion, because everyone of the atheists does it in the last part of their life.
* If you feel bad for doing so, tell that you have done it for your wife.
* Also inform that you will repeat it for your wife, so that no body will criticize you.
*While delivering lectures to Christians tell that in the next janma you want to be Christian, to the Muslim audience tell that you want to become a Muslim, in the next janma.
*Tell them, in your speech that Upanishads and Vedas are taken from Koran and Bible.
*Try to attend 'all religious meet" as a representative of Hinduism and tell negative about Hinduism. It will be printed in big letters in media.
*Learn two or three lines from Koran or Bible and quote appropriately for getting the applause.
* Give as much good messages from Hindu books and tell that these are all from Koran and Bible.
* You will definitely get many more chances.
* Remember many speakers are charging Rs.3000+ TA + 'something' for delivering such lectures against Hinduism in Kerala.
*If you are a failure as an 'intellectual speaker', write books by copying from some old foreign books in full or chapter wise.
* Remove few lines here and there add something special, without grammar mistakes, give a novel title and release the book.
* Take sponsorship from wherever possible it will fetch you the livelihood for many generations.
* Take the 50 :50 share, if you are giving the inauguration session for contract.
*Spend some money for getting a court ban on the book, file a petition, this will give enough publicity for the book.
* Intentionally put few controversial lines in the book, so that getting a ban becomes easy.
*There are many Christian writers who write about Hinduism, they will help you how to write on the subjects in which you are fully ignorant.
* You can start writing against Hinduism first, with their help, so that the marketing is easy and building your career also becomes easy.
* Many churches and Christian agents will help you directly and indirectly for propagating your anti Hindu messages.
* Be in contact with the media people, whenever you are travelling.
*Offer a cup of tea or something and keep the friendship strong always.
*Build relationship with five star hotel owners, workers, toddy shop workers union, minority leaders during travelling from place to place.
*This relation will have life long benefit for an intellectual.
*When you get some award, tell that at this age you are not thinking about the award.
* Give some money to some organization and tell them to give half of that as an award to yourself.
* It is the easiest method for getting awards.
*When you stand for receiving the award, keep a philosophical facial expression that you are much beyond the level of accepting an award.
* By following these techniques, you can spend your manushya janma fruitfully for making enough money, position, name and fame, even though it may not have any use for anyone other than yourself.
*Definitely some ministers will inaugurate your bust/ statue for the crows to sit.
* They may also venture to put your name for some drainage canals.
TIPS FROM KERALA INTELLECTUALS TO ALL INDIA LEVEL INTELLECTUALS!
TIPS FROM KERALA INTELLECTUALS TO ALL INDIA LEVEL INTELLECTUALS!
*Support the minorities always even when they destroy temples, go for terrorism, do anti national activities, attack police or media persons.
*Keep silence against all minority mooted terrorism.
*Always justify the bomb blasts, killings, storing weapons in houses and religious institutes, if done by minorities.
*Do not say anything about foreign fund flow for conversion and terrorism.
*Partake in hartal for releasing the terrorist leaders and put your signature in mass memorandum.
*Be an active human right activist for minorities only.
* Support UGC salary for the urdu and Arabi teachers in Madrasas even though they are illiterate.
*Support grant for building Madrasas, mosques, and pension for mullahs and moulavis.
*If a Hindu priest is murdered, do not utter even a single word, but a sand particle fallen on minority priest, straight away blame Hindu fundamentalists.
*If any Hindu institute is taken over by government justify it with powerful words.
*If minority gundas attack the press people, tell to suspend the police or taking action against the police even though they were 200 kilometres away from the site of attack.
*Always speak against the atrocities against minorities by majority community and police, particularly when the election season approaches.
*If the heritage subjects are to be included in the syllabus, divide it 1:1:1 for Hindus, Christians and Muslims.
* For the Muslims support Arabian history and for the Christians something from the life of St George, St Philomena or something what happened in Jerusalem.
* If your supporters destroyed public property, say that it is the second freedom struggle.
* If others did so tell that it is against democracy.
* If your followers attach police or police station say that it is the second Chowri Chowra.
*If your followers happened to be a killer, make sure that he gets the pension for freedom fighters.
*Justify Gherao, hartal, bandh if and only if your followers did it.
* When you approach to old age, tell that you are not an anti hindu.
*Declare that your wife going to temple and you accompany your wife in the old age are personal affairs.
*When you follow religious customs, make it sure that no one tells it publicly.
* Select your own cast for the post of son in law and daughter in law, even when you fight vigorously against cast system.
* If you are an atheist, say that even in Russia and China people go to Budha vihar. So you also follow their footsteps and that too for seeing what is happening in Hindu temples.
* You should know that all intellectuals, atheists and progressives in Kerala go to temple when they cross the age of 65.
* You have also to find a suitable justification for that like Kerala intellectuals.
*Remember that for getting the certificate of an intellectual, no quality or qualification is required.
* Neither poorva janma punyam, poorva janma karma phalam, blessings of your parents or blessings of your gurus nor even your horoscope factors.
*You should only learn how to use your eyes, ears and tongue.
*You should have a thick skin and highly flexible tongue, suitable friends and adjustable wife.
*All the above special qualities are given only to very selected people by the creator. Hence the intellectuals are very few in numbers.
*If you fall within this, you can spend this janma lavishly, under others expenses, without working much, with name and fame. Your janma can be made useful to you and your family, by cheating others and making everyone fools.
*Let god bless all intellectuals who are the assets of India for misguiding all the good people.
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India develops first floating desalination plant
apr 22nd, 2007
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India develops first floating desalination plant
India has developed a floating desalination plant - the first of its kind in the world - off the Chennai coastline. With a capacity of one million litres per day, it will prepare fresh water from ocean water to address the acute potable water shortage in coastal India.
From correspondents in Delhi, India, 18 Apr 2007 - (www.indiaenews.com )
India has developed a floating desalination plant - the first of its kind in the world - off the Chennai coastline. With a capacity of one million litres per day, it will prepare fresh water from ocean water to address the acute potable water shortage in coastal India.
The plant has been developed by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT).
'It's a first of its kind in the world. Mounted on a barge, the plant would provide much better potable water to any state along the coastline. The floating plant can serve any mainland where deep sea water is available 30 km-40 km off the shore,' said Kapil Sibal, minister for science and technology and earth sciences here Wednesday.
'The total cost of the plant was about Rs.220 million. At present it's costing us just six paise to produce one litre of water. The plant would start its regular operations in early 2008,' Sibal told reporters.
He said the water quality would be much better than what is available today. The total dissolvable solid proportion in this water is only 10 particles per million (PPM) as against a national standard of 2,000 PPM.
The plant will be demonstrated before the media Thursday.
Sibal said NIOT embarked on the venture after the encouraging results of the indigenously designed land-based plant at Kavaratti in Lakshadweep that has been generating nearly 100,000 litres of fresh water from ocean water.
The plant is mounted on a 65-metre-long by 16-metre-thick barge. The ocean's surface water is boiled inside a vacuum container.
The vapour created in the flash boil process is condensed through a refrigeration process with the help of deep-sea water collected from nearly 600 metres below the surface of the sea.
'The deep-sea water temperature is almost three times less than that of the surface water in the ocean and it helps in the cooling process of the vapour, thus preparing fresh water,' said S. Kathiroli NIOT director.
He explained that the most complex part of the process is the withdrawal of cold water from the ocean, which requires a long pipe of one metre diameter made of HDPE pipes. HDPE pipes are manufactured in lengths of 12 metres. These have to be joined together to make a 600-metre pipe weighing 100 tonnes.
'Due to the density of the saline ocean water, the pipe floats and heavy weights have to be attached at the lower end of the pipe to straighten it. The pipe was assembled at the Ennore Port and then towed to the site and connected under the barge,' said Kathiroli while speaking to IANS.
Elaborating, he said that to carry the potable water from the barge to the shore, NIOT has developed water bags of special material that can hold 200,000 litres of fresh water.
'Since fresh water is lighter than saline water, it floats and very little power is required to tow it to the shore. Small boats would be deployed to carry water from the site,' said Kathiroli.
(Staff Writer, © IANS)
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