Enough of Platitudes India

If you are looking for any inspiration from this post, i must tell you there isn't any here. So if you seriously looking for one, then just go and see your mom, sister, wife or daughter right now.

What i really wanted to do with this space was to share ideas on how to tackle the menace of sexual crimes against women. Like most of us i can also go on and on when it comes to criticizing and complaining the Government actions (sec 144, shutting down metro, faking sympathy) and in-actions (police reforms, law & order, governance paralysis). But that would be the easiest thing to do, having said that do you really think government is only to blame here, actually we all are partners in crime and it's high time we introspect. 

These following 5 points are essential is what i feel to completely eradicate this menace.

1. Don't just start weeping, don't behave like a stubborn child, zip it and ACT consistently and not just when you get a wake up slap. Enough of Platitudes people, seriously enough.
2. Name and shame the sex offenders, including the MP and MLA's by publishing their names on the national website and ridiculing them. FYI, around 650 MPs and MLAs have been charged for sexual crimes against women which is still pending with courts. This will also force the political parties to remove them.
3. Stay United, so if you see a guy fighting with a eve -teaser alone consider him as your best friend/brother and join hands against crime and injustice.
4. Police System really needs an overhaul and it is not limited to just by transferring/suspending, it also includes our Judiciary system, so if a girl gets justice in 15 yrs it isn't a justice actually, henceforth we need a sex offense bill, police reforms and fast track courts across India for such kind of cases.
5. Social equality; if a girl is raped, she should not be treated as some second class citizen. Rather than blaming and disgracing her, the guy should be humiliated for his action. It would be a slow process in this male dominated society and we need to start from scratch, creating awareness. We really need to ask some hard questions this time.

Last and the least,  "Don't Betray her, Don't Forget". I sincerely hope her death will not go in vain and i am worried it will.

~ The Angry Indian.

What's in the Name? A lot Actually.

Tropical cyclone 'Sandy' threatening US, Sandy! yes you heard it right, ironically sounds more like an angry girlfriend than a natural disaster to me. But as Shakespeare had said "Whats' in a name".

But i disagree, what if we name a natural disaster like tsunami after our PM, Manmohan Singh  probably it won't do anything, Not that natural forces know the difference and will be effected, it's the perception that will change among the masses.

So, the Hurricance will make their share of necessary damage but naming it Sandy will help us in preparing it mentally and to eventually sustain it.

Open Letter:

Dear Sis,

Hope you are safe in US. If required i will send my personal hand made 'Ark' to you. BTW, what is the price of Kindle Fire HD in US (Height of Shamelessness).

Your loving, caring and 'selfless' brother. :)


For real time updates on hurricanes across the Globe check out this website- http://tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/ (There is a storm Cyclone Nilam presently hovering around Indian east coast too.)


Stay Safe !!

I Apologize for my Existence !!

A soldier has a gun, A artist has a skill, A painter has a brush, A writer has a pen, I have a Keyboard. Obviously, that doesn't mean i can vent and spit out anything. I am a responsible citizen of this country, who is grief-stricken and heart-broken.

India facing Government Paralysis!!

Where our leaders say, what should be said (sometimes needless and weird), but without any need to deliver. Where media, the pillar of our democracy, rather than making sense, is more interested in making sensation. Where People (some of them),are keen and proactive in burning buses and creating chaos. Where People (rest of them) just don't care. Where the Intellectual types (including me) are busy tweeting, blogging and ranting stuff without the need to participate.

I know criticizing is the easiest thing to do and i have criticized almost everybody in my country. I know i don't have to a right to do so and like to apologize on that note.

I apologize if i have offended any of our politicians (Their Pets Included), as i want to avoid my mysterious disappearance to the extend that even my family won't be able to see my dead body.

I apologize if i have hurt the feelings of our Media (including India TV), as i am not a sensation of any kind, i am not Digvijay Singh.

I apologize to the people of this country for my existence.

"I just broke my personal record of no of days without dying today." Thank You !!

The Great Indian Weekened!

The Great Indian Weekened! Really, NO. I am a Dreamer !! 

Saturday:: 

Mumbaikars: There is nothing interesting on Television today, let's go and burn some buses.

Me: Why are you burning the buses? 

Mumbaikars: Some chinese have entered Mumbai. 

Me: Great, you have put the Bengalis to shame. 

"Mumbaikars Don't fret, atleast i am writing about you, there are few geographically isolated places i don't talk about (Assam)".

 I am an Escapist

Sunday:: Of Aug 12, should be renamed as Sushil kumar Shinday (oops Sunday). Great Punch, Give him one too. 

Me: We had a highest ever tally of medals, Yay!. 

Cynics: Yea, we have won 6 medals out of 1.2 billion people.

 Me: We won not because of our system but despite our system. 

Cynics: Whatever, we have 0 Gold, China has 38. 

Me: Yes, we had 2 Silver, 4 Bronze and 1 Bappi da so we still Win ...Boo Ya! 

I am an Optimist

Bottomline: I am a DORK!

Life in Delhi Metro

I like to start by stating that this post has nothing to do with a popular Bollywood movie with a similar title. It is all about my experiences of  a Metro ride, which i felt is few interesting hours of my life that's why i termed it as Life in Delhi Metro.

Few Emotions:-

•    Revenge:-A guy after having an argument with another person pressed the emergency button which stalled the train by half an hour, pretty frustrating.
•    Unity:- A stronger guy slapped a teenage guy as he thought he is not giving him space to enter the train(there wasn’t any space left ) the guy after being slapped stood still & didn’t respond ; later everybody in the coach united & asked the stronger guy to apologize or he would be pushed out of the train.

•    Ignorance:-  Ladies, old men, first timers struggling to understand the system, Ladies generally straddling on the elevators(still) as they feel their sari would come in the elevator. Old man struggling to understand how to enter into the platform, what to do with the token basically, First time boarders struggling to understand the route and where & when to board & deboard.

•    Desperation: Young majnus trying to enter the women’s compartment or least stand near the rear end of the coach seeing their act of desperation was actually funny but no doubt should be dealt seriously.

Life in Delhi Metro is interesting, where people of varying background, class, strata & age fight for a place to sit, not everyone though but most of them.  Where people want to show their macho-ness by standing anywhere they want to & create their own line (I think they have taken the dialogue “Robert hum jaha khade ho jaate hain line wahi se shuru hoti hai” very seriously). 

Where people give their seats to person who needs it more than they do, where people are always ready to guide & help any non-delhite who approach them, the metro ride is fascinating & full of surprises for sure. Any Person coming to Delhi must take a ride, my personal recommendation free of charge.

 

Metro’s Ride! Delhi’s Pride!

 

Twitter Advertising turning BIG

Twitter has been struggling for years since its inception in 2006 to build a robust monetization system but failed every time, but that was history Twitter has recently acquired AdGrok , a web advertising start-up  to build a self-service advertising program for the micro blogging giant.

AdGrok helps setting up Google adwords advertising campaigns, came out of beta mode just 2 months ago, when twitter made the sparkling offer which they were unable to refuse.

The Twitter advertising space is hotting up right now with a number of players venturing into it. A lot of interesting news coming up for the publishers & advertisers.

Stay Tuned; coz the excitement has just begun!




Know more on Twitter Marketing.

The Museum of Me: Your Facebook Account turned into a Museum

Intel has just launched a wonderful app, a showcase of everything you have been doing on Facebook in a form of a museum naming it: “The Museum of Me”.

Start by authorizing the app by logging into your account and within seconds it will take you to a video tour of your account, with specific rooms for friends, places & messages with a huge screen displaying your status updates.

The graphics are breathtaking and would give you a instant ego boost & better you can share the link with your friends too. If you haven’t checked out it yet, here is the link to Intel’s Free Facebook App Museum of Me

Gmail Made Easy! - Gmail Tricks | Shorcuts

Gmail is hugely popular for personal emailing, i am sure we open our personal account at least once in a day henceforth i thought sharing some tricks & tips about using Gmail would be fun & valuable for the readers, So Enjoy!

Search shortcuts for Gmail: Type the query in the search box for the following results.

• is:read                 for Read mails
• is:unread             for Unread mails
• is:starred             mails U have marked
• is:chat                 Chat mails
• is:label_name       label_name you can replace with other label name like personal 
• in:inbox               search in Inbox
• in:trash               Search in Recycle Bin of mails
• in:spam               Search in Spam box
• in:anywhere         use to search any where in your mail box

SNAPSHOT:- in:spam

So now finding something on Gmail is easy & fun.

Another tip: Gmail does not recognises dot (.) in your username for example your username is michael.jackson@gmail.com then you can login with michaeljackson@gmail.com. Google Mail cannot recognize it, Funny though.