Anna ki aandhi ! (Bhag @2)

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare’s daylong protest fast at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi galvanised hundreds across the country, as his supporters warned the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre of a prolonged agitation if key demands were not included in the Lokpal Bill. 


Hazare’s supporters gathered in large numbers  to demand the inclusion of three key demands outlined in the Bill. A supporter of Hazare , said the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, had promised to include the demands put forward by Team Anna, but the government had backtracked on its position.Supporter said that he would support Hazare in a prolonged agitation against the Congress-led UPA Government if the demands were still excluded.

“The three key demands that were remaining in the end, our Prime Minister (Manmohan Singh) had assured that they will be included and had said that Annaji should break his fast. Now, again they are not agreeing to these demands and the government has backtracked again. “It is our one-day demonstration, a waning demonstration, so that the government agrees to our demands, but if they do not agree then we will sit on an indefinite hunger strike again from December 27 and we will hold a stronger anti-corruption movement as compared to the last time,” he added.

Similar scenes were witnessed in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur city, where Hazare’s supporters wearing 'I am Anna' caps staged a sit-in and sang patriotic songs to express their solidarity with the veteran social activist.“The common people have elected you (lawmakers) to the Parliament. The Prime Minister had promised and had given a written assurance that the government will include the three key demands outlined in the Jan Lokpal Bill. But we have been betrayed,” said Rakesh Yadav, a Hazare supporter.“So, keep in mind that if we can elect you in Parliament then we can overthrow you from Parliament and this demonstration is a warning to highlight that,” he added.

Meanwhile, the locals in West Bengal’s Kolkata city also came out on the streets and waved the national flag to mark their support to Hazare.Hazare sat on a daylong fast at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to protest against the proposals of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Lokpal Bill.Hazare, who is fighting for a strong anti-graft bill, has been demanding that the lower bureaucracy should be brought within the ambit of the Lokpal besides provisions for Citizen's Charter and setting up of Lokayuktas under a central law.

The 74-year-old social activist has also warned the government that he would sit on an indefinite fast from December 27 at the Ramlila Maidan here if a strong Lokpal Bill is not passed in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament. People are curious where it will all lead to but hats off he do what he says !

हमारे देव बाबू

                                                
देव बाबू की  सुर्खियों मे रहने की कला ही है जो आज हर अखबार की खबर यह साठ के दशक का स्टाइल आइकॉन बना बैठा है और देश के गणमान्य, न्याय से जुड़े  लोग खीज रहे है की मीडिया संवेदन हीन खबरों को तूल देरही है और घोटालो ,किसान अत्म्हात्याओ को तरजीह नहीं दीजारही है |

तो काटजू साहब ५०,६० और ७० के दशक के सामाजिक और संस्कृतिक मुद्दों का सही सटीक चित्रण अगर आज कोई देखना चाहता है और जिनसे उनतीनो दशको में परिवर्तन आया है वो इन्ही देव बाबू की फिल्मो की वजह से ..
युवा शक्ति युवा भारत की  सोच बनाने में देव साहब जैसे ही लोगो का हाथ है

और यदि ऐसे फिल्मकार ,को किसी अखबार के मुखपृष्ट पर जगह मिली तो उनकी शिक्षा ,नारी सम्मान ,सहनशीलता की  प्रगतिशील सोच ,मेहनत ,परिश्रम के बल पर मिली उनकी फिल्मो में ग्रामीण परिवेश का बखूबी चित्रण  ,विश्ववादी सोच  को ६० के दशक में छोटे शहरो में देव साहब ही लेकर गए १९९९ में अटल जी देव साहब को   अपने साथ लाहोर ऐसे ही नहीं लेगए .

आज भी लोग उनकी बाल बनाने से ले कर चलने बोलने और कपडे पहनने का अनुसरण कर रहे है टोपी को नया आयाम देव साहब ने ही दिया .अतः मेरी विनती है देश प्रेमी लोगो से की देश के लोग खुशहाली और कला से जुडी खबरे भी पढना चाहते है और देव बाबू जैसे फिल्म निर्माता जाने अनजाने में देश को बहुत कुछ दिया ..

                                        

                                                                 
                                                   



  

                                               

लड़ना है तो ..आइए इस युद्धभूमि में !

इंटरनेट पर आपत्तिजनक तस्वीरों आदि आदि पर आप इतने नाराज़ क्यों हैं. ये मेरी समझ से बाहर है. फेसबुक, गूगल और सोशल नेटवर्किंग कंपनियों के अधिकारियों ने आपकी घुड़की नहीं मानी आप उससे भी नाराज़ लगते हैं.जिस तरह से आप अपने प्रेस कांफ्रेंस में पत्रकारों के साथ घटिया व्यवहार कर रहे थे वो भी कई लोगों को आपत्तिजनक लग सकता है लेकिन आपके लिए कोई नियम लागू नहीं होता क्योंकि मंत्री तो आज़ाद है और देश भी स्वतंत्र है.आप तो टेलीकॉम मिनिस्टर हैं लेकिन लगता है कि आपको इंटरनेट की दुनिया के बारे में शायद ही कुछ पता है. इस दुनिया में मेरे जैसे छोटे मोटे लोग भी गालियां खाते हैं.


 आप तो मंत्री हैं आप कुछ भी कर सकते हैं. सूचना की लड़ाई है कपिल जी...आपको लड़ना है तो आइए इस युद्धभूमि में. सूचना को सूचना से काटिए अपनी कुर्सी की ताकत से नहीं.आपत्तिजनक फोटो हैं उसकी शिकायत कीजिए. सरकारी कार्यलय तो नहीं लेकिन सोशल नेटवर्किंग साइटों पर इसे ब्लॉक भी किया जा सकता है.मैंने खुद कई बार उन तस्वीरों पर आपत्ति जताई है जिसमें से शायद कुछ तस्वीरें आपकी हों.


 और हां    अगर आप सोच सकें तो थोड़ा सोचें कि लोग सोशल नेटवर्किंग पर ही सरकार को क्यों निशाना बना रहे हैं क्योंकि शायद अख़बार लोगों की बात नहीं सुन रहा है और उनकी बात लिख नहीं रहा है. युग में सोशल नेटवर्किंग ने एक हथियार दिया है आम लोगों को. इस हथियार को छीनने की कोशिश मत कीजिए. लड़ना है तो इस क्षेत्र में उतरिए और लड़िए.

The Indian wedding

An Indian Wedding in northern part is more a religious ritual than a social ceremony. That is why; an Indian wedding is full of several traditional rituals and cultural customs being followed from centuries. It is an elaborate, expensive and emotional event full of sacred religious rituals and customs. For Indians, wedding is a grand affair that includes participation from each and every family member, relatives and even neighbors.Indian Wedding is not only a nuptial knot between two human beings rather it is a tie between two families.

First of all, a pre-wedding announcement is done through a formal engagement ceremony which is called Sagaai ,where both the families exchange gifts and good luck charms.As like every other wedding ceremony it takes about an hour or 2, but in tradition  celebrate weddings ceremony which takes about 3 days to complete! 

This tradition is an Indian wedding. So let’s get started. First of all they have to invite lots of people from around, then book some motels so that invited guest can have a good stay. And following that make arrangements for food for the guests, so hire some chefs. 

The bride and groom have to be ready for the 3 day marathon so, their bodies are covered and washed with turmeric (Haldi)paste which makes their body cool and fair. The first day includes some primary rituals which have to be done prior to the wedding. It longs for about 5 to 6 hours. After that there is buffet arrangement for the guests to have a good meal.

 The second day is the wedding day, this is the day full of trouble,the brides side, have to look for every single thing, which is in the hall for the groom side, that they don’t face any trouble regarding hospitality. Anybody who walked in through the entrance of the tent found a small hallway (still in the tent) which sprayed him or her with tropical scents. Inside the tent you would be greeted by lost of chair, cushions and a square stage in the centre of it all with a swing chair on it.Then after the wedding the new couple went off in a horse and carriage, and well the rest partied.

For the sake of LIKE

Friends ,while building a fan base for a blog, one of the common ways to do so is to go out and do some blog commenting, in hopes that the blog owner will make a comment on your site in return. Or when building Twitter followers, one easy way to get followers is to agree to follow those that follow you back. In the beginning, reciprocation is easy because you are working with a small group of readers, followers or friends.


when it comes to reciprocation, especially for social promotion, you have to consider your following before you share something. Sure, there may be a cool person who is always retweeting your posts and you would love to return the favor. But what if their posts do not align with the kind of content you want to share with your followers?Do you go by the code of reciprocation and share it anyway, with the possible consequence of losing followers? Or do you ignore reciprocating, with the possible consequence of losing this loyal reader and promoter of your content?


From an alternative point of view, are you only doing things in expectation of reciprocation? Are you tweeting articles that you don’t even read by “major players” in hopes that they will start retweeting your articles? Are you becoming a fan of Facebook pages that you don’t care about in hopes that those page owners will become a fan of your page?


If you are only doing things for acknowledgment, then maybe you should stop. Perhaps you should look toward receiving thank yous from your followers because you are providing them valuable information instead of links that are no value to your followers simply to reciprocate or gain acknowledgment from someone else.

Salesmen ,Leave your ego at home .

 “can you imagine, while these brands are having a tough time getting customers here, the sales staff at this store tried her best not to sell me these pair of shoes.” My friend once told me ,he told the staff that he wasn’t looking for something that was on Sale. Then the staff once again urges him to try something else and not the pair that he actually liked. Finally as he was ready to walk out of the store without buying anything, the staff reluctantly offers him what was originally wanted.


Similar thing happens here as well, where a big shot wanted the brand to send her a few pieces home so that she could choose what she liked and the brand refused to do it because their “global policy did not allow them to do that.” And then there are many cases like this where attitude replaces professionalism and courtesy that is so required for retail business.Companies need to train these guys on the aspects of luxury so as to make them understand the need to please their customers. If numbers are what they are looking at, and I know that’s what they are looking at, they need to get their acts together and they ought to do that pretty fast.


Shutting shops are black marks on the brands for sure and the funny thing is that they are shutting not because their products are bad. It is because of inefficient people running their brands and below average sales staff with hardly any knowledge of the product manning sales counters. Add to that their ego that they forget to leave behind while coming to work.