hey baghwan!

i have been always crazy when it comes to music ( may nt be only towards music;))..so in the last two weeks i have been listening to the same collection...this one is from raghu dixit..its a indian folk music album..one of the popular numbers from this album is hey bhagwan..

one read of his website and you kind get surprised by this chap..the shear will he displays kind of takes u by surprise..a well read individual and now chasing his dreams..the poem of his sums up well here..

fire-within
every morning I rise with the sun

carrying the fire within

every evening I set with it

only to rise up again

the core of my being

is my soul that burns

singing the very air that it breathes

the fire within me will never die

sometimes i tend to get overtly worried about the future and the way ahead..i think many of you would fall into the same category..i think it makes sense sitting back and relishing the growth we have had and not get worried about what is to come..

its improtant to feel good n happy about who we r and wht we have done..so go ahead and light the fire!

the album is awesome..strongly recommended!...for a quick trial click here

Why the smoker?

A blog from Mr.LaxmiNarsimhaa prompted me to write this blog. This blog is not to justify smoking or to prove that it’s better than other forms of pollution. This is a smokers perspective!

I wish to ask Mr.Laxmi a simple question, does he drive a car or bike?, if so how does he respond to the pollution caused by his motor vehicle. If he is concerned about the fellow human beings health ( this is like Clintons response to global warming and the nasty dog! ) why does he still drive around. I don’t think driving large cars or taking a pleasure drive in the town can be classified as any productive engagement.

I don’t seem to understand this “high morale” view point, either we should be able to put facts forward or put a viable solution. I can for argument sake conclude that petrol prices should me made Rs.100 a liter and heavy taxes should be laid on cars based on their fuel efficiency. People should be made to use only public transport. This would ensure the war in Middle East comes down! (the lesser oil we need, sooner the war for oil will stopJ)

Let’s try not to mix economics with emotions, though our political system thrives on it! I would be concerned on far more serious issues pertaining to the current state of affairs. How do we make the political system and bureaucracy accountable for the money they collect from you and me? As a tax paying citizen I wish to understand the efficiency of usage of my money, I am a customer to the government and not vice versa.

If we try to focus our issues and not let the government spin it around with multitude of issues, we should be able to move forward in a productive manner. More taxes and subsidies are not going to help anyone. Lets educate people, the recent study of rural incomes from the government suggests that 40% of the population in rural India lives below Rs.12 a day!. All these issues of smoking and pollution will then automatically come to focus. Lets get the basic bijili, sadak and panni moving. For at-least some time I would request Mr. Health minister to stop troubling AIMS and SRK and start focusing on the primary health care system and the policy frame work. We are in a country where kidneys are stolen!