Palaces of slaves !!!

one very fine morning, when I woke up at 8 o Clock, by continuous beeps of my digital SANYO watch, the first thing i did was that I walked towards my balcony to collect the SUNDAY TIMES, Sunday special edition of THE TIMES OF INDIA. I love to read this Sunday special for past many years, initially i liked it because of its glossy papers(LIFE), and as I grew up, i started liking it for all the adult stuff it publish in these glossy papers, at times models are so hot that it titillate you on to the core. But for last couple of years, I read TOI, for its Sunday editorial, esp by SWAMINATHAN S ANKLESARIA AIYAR, with whom I am easily able to correlate my thought process. But with a coffee mug in m y hand, as I turned few pages I found a full page Ad of some ABC builder, who has started the booking of residential flats on NOIDA express way. As my office lies there and I have started thinking of investment, marriage and settled life, I gave a pause at it. I liked the facilities, four bed rooms, one small terrace 2000 sqFt, and common gymkhana, its vicinity to shopping mall, and its strategic location amid Delhi, Faridabad and Ghaziabad. Metro is another factor that may benefit potential buyer. But I read the last line on AD. Price starts at 4 Crore onwards......

I rubbed my eyes, to affirm what I had seen. How come a home can cost 4 crore rupees, and that too of a flat? Then I thought of my discussion with one of my friends who told me that EMI is 1/100 of your loan. That is thumb rule to calculate your approximate EMI, if you are taking loan for a period of 10 years. In that sense EMI comes to such loan of 4 crores to atleast 4 lakhs per month. I do no think, this much is salary of our respected President, Prime minister, And not even the director of some reputed company. Then who the hell is going to buy such flats. I then thought, there can be some one who can repay the amount in longer duration, say 20 years. Then again it would come to 1.6 lakhs per month. I agin got agitated with the very fact, that if I at the age of 30 goes to buy such flasts, and when I am earning 50k per month, will at least take 45 years to repay such amounts, and it is assumed that I would work continuously in these years, and I will get descent raise every year.

Then I think of people, who dream big, and are planning every thing of their life meticulously. What a person will do with his owned flat at the age of 75. Perhaps he will not even give a ounce of thought to it. And then I think of the people, the millions who are busy just to repay their EMIs, who are ready to work overtime, at times to mint some money, and at times to beat the competition, in the expectation of better raise so that they can repay their loans easily. Their day comprise of 14 hours of working. They are at the Nadir of their creativity. They are part of some supply chain, and they are busy to keep that chain intact with their full potential. They seldom enjoy the nature (If they do plan trips, it is agian another costly trip), they wake up at 6, and leave to office by eight to beat the traffic. and they normally leave the office by 7 or 8, and back to their homes by 9. And this is the way, the life looms ahead of any working executive. Like a slave who is given punishment of living the Descent life.

When I look towards the Long towers and that too filled with small boxes, called at 2 BHK, 3 BHK and 4 BHK.....one line comes in to my mind. Palaces of slaves !!!

Mala Marathi Yet naahi !!!

It was strange to read one of the articles in Mint- a business newspaper, in which a writer commented on the recent attacks on North Indians in Bombay by so called Raj thakarey supportes. Author in this article illustrated various big economists supporting Migration mechanism, and impact of Migration in economic sense. But in this case there is no economic sense in any way related to the assault on North Indians.

In Bombay’s case Migration is not problem at all, it is just a political mileage that Raj thakarey wants to milk out of the so called Maratha sentiment. The reason and the implications both are emotional and sentimental, and not at all economical. But who cares, who is writing what? every body is busy in earning a descent living, which itself has become a huge task for so called middle class, target consumers of Corporate giants.

Perhaps, it is one of the most IMMATURE out look of a political figure, who perceives people different on the basis of language and outcaste the person if he is opening up a college far from its place of occupation. Giving it a regional look to it is another shameful act.

Lets enter into the psychology of Raj thakarey

Amitabh bacchan-His first target

Allegation: He is a brand ambassador of U.P while he is a Bollywood figure.

If you consider the fact that actor has been giving income tax to Maharashtra Govt for last 40 years or so have by now surpaasesthe amount he has recently spent in opening up of a women college (UP literacy: 40%, Maharashtra : 73%). And I believe he has taken the right decision by doing that as UP badly need such kind of private funding for the opening of the college especially for girls. Secondly if Amitabh is acting as brand ambassador for UP, so what he is Green card holder too,( Will Raj Thakarey would start revenge campaign against Bush also ?) And importantly, he is not promoting some state but some National party. And being friend of some person is not at all wrong, and if he has taken millions also to promote Samajwadi party in U.P, nothing is wrong with that also. He is brand ambassador of DABUR, PARKER,REID N Taylor, and 67 other brands. After all he is celebrity of greatest stature, so it is normal affair for him to endorse the brands. But alas !!! Raj Thakare don't have this much brain, what else you can expect from his frenzy supporters.

HINDUISM vs North Indians:

This is again irony that person who consider himself as savior of Hinduism, is actually slapping a person of origin, from where every Major GOD of Hinduism has come from. Be it RAM, or Krishna, or even SHIVA, they all hail from North India only. I do not know, howcome Lannguage is coming over Religion, in the mind of Raj thakarey. Poor devotee !!! is not aware of the basic thing that Marathi language has actually evolved from Devnagari Lipi only, that has originated in North India only.

Bihar and U.P as evils :

This is another myth in the minds of Raj thakarey. Bihar and U.P forms 30% of parliament, and 40 % IAS officers are from these states. They have produced 8 Prime ministers and three presidents to India, just to mention Rajendra Prasad, our first President is from Bihar only. I do not know how come some prominent figure in Politics is so ignorant of Indian history. I am damn sure he would not be aware of the fact that Shivaji him self was supported by north Indians in the war against Mughals.

Bombay for "Mubaikars" only:

When Hongkong was given special status by chinese goverment (one of the most strict Communist Regimes), it was not out of any insanity, but because of its corporate history. Hongkong is city of business, trade and cross culturalism. There you will find Frech food served to English, in chinese restaurant. And such cosmopolitan culture is very common in the cities of trade. Bomaby, because of its proximity to sea, has been centre of trade of India. Here buisness has evolved, here people are businessman first, and then of any natioanlity. Its proximity to ports has given india to brought up few best Industrialists. TATA, BIRLA, and Reliance are few to name. But Raj thakarey will not understnd business, it is not for mediocres !!!

Anyways, we should ignore such crooks, in this democracy these things will happen, and they will try to damage the secular fabric of India. It is just up to us to condemn such incidents ,and keep the spirit of Indian Unity alive.