Thursday, March 11, 2010

33% Women's Resevation Bill

                 Inspite of the Yadav Trio's Opposition, the RajyaSabha ratified the 33% women's reservation bill. I came to know that only one MP - Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmer's leader from Maharashtra and founder of 'Shwetkari Sangathan' voted against the bill. His argument needs attention:
1. In every 5 year term the 33% seats reserved are selected by lottery and will be changed. So all the 33% incumbent women MP's and 50% of male MP's will lose the chance to contest in next term. In this way by 2024, government wants all the constituents to be represented by a woman atleast once. So basically after every 5 years 66% of MP's might be inexperienced. They need time to get adjusted and learn things and by that time 5 years will be over and they will be rotated.
2. Another argument is many male MP's whose constituency gets reserved for women in next term will simple follow Lalu Yadav's example and put their wife or daughter in the fray.
I hope that this bill will not give us inexperienced and puppet women representatives.

P.S: Why the 3 Yadav's of cow-belt are so vehemently opposing this bill?? Is it due to their personality moulded because of their caste or location??

Nice Quote I Can Relate With

"What We Have Once Enjoyed, We Never Lose. All That We Have Loved, Deeply Becomes Part Of Us".

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Freedom Of Expression

This is the mail i sent to the editor of 'Deccan Herald' just now regarding the tamasha around 'M.F. Hussain'.

 Sir,
This is with respect to M.F.Hussain's statement that India has rejected him.I felt that your editorial 'Net effect' related to Google & Freedom of Expression as a great coincidence or 'perfect timing' if in case its intentional. I agree with this editorial that freedom of expression cannot be infinite and being offensive, insulting and inflammatory cannot be defended in the name of freedom of expression. In the case of Mr M.F. Hussain, this is exactly what's happening. According to Mr. M.F. Hussain, Qatar will put no restrictions on his 'freedom of expression'. Borrowing the analogy from your article i would like to see Qatar defending his freedom of expression if he desecrates any of their sacred state or religious symbols. It might be possible that instead of slapping court cases, bigots there can chop his hands without even a chance to explain his stand. I am sad to find the so-called secular English TV Media defending M.F. Hussain tooth and nail without giving a hoot to the sentiments of people whose sacred symbols were insulted by him.

Regards
~Phani

P.S: On a lighter note, i hope i am not abusing my 'freedom of expression'. Even though if i do, i think the difference might be i would accept and immediately mend it. So please bring it to my notice if i am abusing my 'freedom of expression'.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

First Post From Bangalore/Bengaluru

                      Its around 15 days i resigned from my previous job and left Gurgaon. It was very very emotional leaving all my friends, company and my work. I think i literally lived my last 4 years with my work and the people involved with it :). I felt ashamed as i couldn't remember getting that emotional when i left my parents and sister. May be it's because of the uncertainty - whether i would catch these friends again or not. Because it was not that easy for me to be in touch with old friends, once i moved to a new place, new set of friends and a new life. I hope i can change it now. But part of the problem is on other side also as those friends also "Move On" in their life.
                    Now coming to present, i joined my new company in Bangalore. Its definitely a pleasant change moving 'Down South'. Suddenly i started realizing and listing down all the things i have missed in my last 7 years of life. But immediately i would counter myself remembering all the things i experienced and learned living in North India. I think i have no regrets with my last 7 years of life - all those places i visited and all those people i met and most importantly just the 'experience' and the way my thoughts and my personality developed because of that. But Yes, Change is Always Good and now i welcome this 'change' in my life and look forward to it with clear and open mind....So as they say 'Enjoy Maadi'...