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Monday, June 13, 2011

Nail real culprits of Mumbai attack: Chidambaram to Pak

Union home minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said confidence cannot be restored between India and Pakistan till Islamabad takes action against the "real culprits" responsible for the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attack .

"The fundamental cause of friction between the two countries is Pakistan not taking action to bring the real controllers and perpetrators of the 26/11 attacks to justice," a news agency quoted Chidambaram as saying during an interaction with visiting Pakistani journalists.

Asked about the seven terror suspects who had been put on trial in Pakistan on charges of involvement in the Mumbai incident, Chidambaram said only two of them, including Lashkae-e-Taiba commander Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, were "real culprits" while the rest were "foot soldiers". Giving an example, he said Indian security forces had recently killed five militants while they were attempting to infiltrate from Pakistan.

During the interaction, Chidambaram also stressed the need for Pakistan to provide India with voice samples of certain terror suspects in the light of revelations made by 26/11 accused David Coleman Headly and his accomplice Tahawwur Hussain Rana.

If Pakistan did not want to provide the voice samples to India, it could hand them over to the US for examination, Chidambaram said. The US had also confirmed that that there are terrorist training camps in Pakistan, he added.

Chidambaram contended that the authority of Pakistan's civilian government had "further diminished" in the aftermath of the May 2 US raid in Abbottabad that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Things would not improve if the military and intelligence agencies continue to play a dominant role, he hinted.

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Thursday, June 17, 2010

Partying like its 1986

Time machine and time travel make for good pun at pop culture references because viewed through the prism of hindsight of those visiting it, the past is always sort of funny. But that’s where “Hot Tub Time Machine” misses the point packing itself with ‘insert-name-of-new-millennium-technology-here’ jokes and assuming every time someone says iPod or online in the 80s, it is funny. I am a sucker for all things 80s and though some of the pop culture references (for example, when one of the friends can’t believe they are back in time and asks a random woman “What colour is Michael Jackson?”) are rather nice and nostalgic, most of it is not.

Story? Four friends – Adam, Jacob, Nick and Lou are bored with their adult lives. One fine Saturday, while partying in a hot tub, they are transported to the 1980s (1986 to be precise) and get a second shot reliving their heydays. The script is sort of “Wild Hogs” meets “Back To The Future” and a lot of the situations have been there and done that feel. And that’s not because of the time travel déjà vu of our characters. The acting doesn’t add much either (John Cusack is average and the others barely fill in the blanks) and you are left with thinking about comedies back in the 80s which were way cooler. There are the standard 80s references (from “Miami Vice” to “The Karate Kid” to Michael Jackson) but that is the fun point only if you are really nostalgic about 80s pop culture. Otherwise, you can choose not to take a dip into this hot tub.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Dolling up for a Replay!

While the 36-year-old Bollywood queen, Aishwarya Rai, is celebrating her 3rd wedding anniversary in the US, her upcoming flicks like Mani Ratnam’s “Raavan” and S. Shankar’s “Endhiran” are the talk of the town. Director Vipul Shah too is impressed with her chemistry with Akshay Kumar in “Action Replay”. Ash has reportedly worn some 125 costumes (against an industry average of 40) in the film. But Shah feels this excess is entirely justified, for her character has a fetish for clothes and loves shopping. We bet Ash will rock every one of those 125 outfits!

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Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Tipplers left high and dry

Breweries work overtime to meet soaring demand

Beer is in short supply in Kerala. Many outlets of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (BEVCO) are hanging hoardings: ‘Beer out of stock.’ It is a hard time for beer drinkers in the state. However, some 337 BEVCO outlets are working 24 × 7 to meet the demand of the customers.

Kerala banned arrack, the locally-made liquor in 1989. The current Union Defence Minister A.K. Antony, who played an important role in the ban of arrack, was the then chief minister of the state. From then onwards the state took the responsibility of providing safe alcohol through a regulated system. But now, the black marketing of alcohol thrives even as the state provides plenty of liquor through BEVCO. Official statistics show that more than 80,000 people visit BEVCO outlets every day. There are 600 bars in addition to 5,000 toddy (palm wine) shops across the state. The total income through liquor is around 40 per cent of the state revenue. That is why officials are fretting over the shortage of beer.

What is the real cause for this unprecedented crisis? Is it an artificially created problem? These and other questions are being discussed by beer lovers. While presenting the budget, the government announced that beer would cost less. Sources say the profit of margin is between Rs 5 and 10. Most of the experts don’t know the main reason behind the sudden shortage of beer in the state. But BEVCO managing director N.Sankar Reddy has the answer. He told TSI that the sharp increase in consumption has led to the shortage of beer. “Last year, the consumption of beer was eight lakh bottles per day during this time. But now it rose to 13 lakh bottles. Kerala, having a production capacity of about 10 to 12 lakh bottles a day, is working overtime for maximum production,” he said. He doesn’t agree with those people who say that the shortage started only after beer supply from Karnataka was stopped. The state receives only a small quantity of beer from other states, he said. Two new Hyderabad companies are willing to supply beer.

Of late, anti-liquor movements and religious bodies have criticised the state government for its liquor policy. Officials say they are implementing prohibition stage by stage. Sociologists say it would be an arduous task that too in a state where consumption of liquor is the highest in India. There has been a 100 per cent hike in consumption in the last four years. And most of the beer lovers are youths.

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Monday, June 07, 2010

Faisal Shah, the topper of this year’s civil services examinations

Although he is willing to be posted anywhere in the country, Faisal largely wants to serve common people in his home state. “I am ready to be posted anywhere in the country but I want to serve Kashmiri people in the capacity of an IAS officer. I know my people have been suffering for the last 20 years. They need officers who will listen to them. I will try to shrink the communication gap between the people and the administration. Here in Kashmir, authorities usually do not listen to common people. Due to this bureaucratic apathy, they are suffering a lot. I will try to change this very tendency.”

Merely a couple of days after the killing of his father, Faisal appeared for the MBBS entrance…and cracked it! He did his MBBS from Srinagar’s Sher-i-Kashmir Medical College. “But I was not satisfied with that achievement. My aim was to become either an IAS or an IPS officer. I think that I could not have helped the masses of my conflict-ridden state just as a doctor,” he says.


Faisal was 19 when his father, Ghulam Rasool Shah, a school teacher, was killed by militants in 2002 at his ancestral home in Sogam village, more than 90 km away from Srinagar. “Will you believe that many things that my father taught me in 7th grade came handy in these exams,” asks a visibly elated Faisal. “My father was a visionary. Whatever I achieved today is because of his guidance. I feel sad that today he is not around,” he adds.

Faisal’s younger brother Shah Nawaz is also a doctor and his younger sister Talat Shah is a library assistant. Faisal, who is a great fan of noted poet Dr Allama Iqbal, knows many languages including Urdu, Persian and Arabic. He had taken up Urdu and Public Administration as subjects for the IAS examinations. “Urdu is my passion. I love this language,” he says. The topper believes that his achievement would inspire many youngsters studying in Urdu-medium schools. “I have proven that students of Urdu-medium schools too have great potential and can get through any competitive examination.”

It is a common perception in Kashmir that Muslims of the state are being discriminated against, especially in the civil services examination, so as to keep them away from the administration. But Faisal’s success disproves the opinion. “No one is discriminated against. It is a wrong perception. We ourselves are responsible for not participating in such examinations with full preparedness,” says the civil services topper.

Besides Faisal, three other Kashmiri boys— Showkat Ahmed Parray, a resident of Wizar village in Baramulla district, Mir Umair from Badgam district and Raees Bhat, a resident of Anantnag district, have passed the civil services examinations this year.

The last Kashmiri to have qualified for the IAS was Asghar Hassan Samoon who achieved the feat some 16 years ago. In 1981, Khursheed Ganai from Kashmir stood second in the civil services exam — the highest rank for anybody from J&K till Faisal’s results came. Currently, Ganai is the principal secretary to chief minister Omar Abdullah.

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Friday, April 30, 2010

Overpowered by a group of Maoists and abducted.

Bardhan and his family reside in a single-storey building in Gadakana area of Bhubaneswar. It has neither a boundary wall nor a proper approach road. The entrance has no door bell. So we knock on the grille. The family’s pet dog Blackie barks in response. Jayakrishna is soon at the door to usher us in.

His elder son, Ajit Bardhan, was an Orissa police sub-inspector posted in the Maoist-infested Sundargarh district. While on patrol duty, Ajit was overpowered by a group of Maoists and abducted. The very next morning – the date was July 16, 2009 – his body was found near Jharbeda. Darkness descended on the slain cop's family. Unable to withstand the shock, Jayakrishna suffered a heart attack. Ajit’s widow, Rosalin, who was expecting her first baby on August 7, experienced acute labour pain even as arrangements were being made to take her husband’s body to Puri.

The Orissa chief minister, Mr. Naveen Patnaik, came down to Ajit’s residence to express his condolences to the bereaved family. When he learnt about the condition of the cop’s father and widow, he immediately instructed senior officers to make all arrangements for them.

But nothing moved after that. Say Jayakrishna, “I am still wandering from one office to another for the release of my son’s provident fund amount and family pension. They haven’t even paid a small amount of Rs.17000, which I spent on my treatment after the heart attack. The CM had declared the government would bear all the expenditure. I have been to the Rourkela SP’s Office and the IG Operation’s office on several occasions but nothing has been done. It is humiliating. It is as if they are going to do us a favour. Did my son lay down his life in vain?” Ajit Bardhan, in a letter to his wife Rosalin, had once written that it would be the happiest moment of his life if he were to die serving the nation. If only he knew what would be in store for his family after his death, he might have changed his view. Rosalin, who recently got a police job under the rehabilitation scheme, is still waiting to get her other dues. She says, “My father-in-law has taken much pain to get my husband’s legitimate dues and I couldn’t help him because of my job and daughter Arushi.” Arushi is only eight months old.

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Monday, April 26, 2010

Nomination controversy

V.S. inducts CPM leader with criminal case into KPSC

The V.S. Achuthanandan government in Kerala is in the spot over the nomination of K.A. Manuel, a former employee of Accountant General’s Office and a CPM leader against whom a criminal case is pending, as a member of Kerala Public Service Commission.

The controversy regarding his appointment that had triggered a heated debate in the state two months ago has once again surfaced. Manuel was dismissed from the service for organising a CPM-backed strike against Accountant General. Besides, he was also accused of manhandling a member of the staff in the AG’s office.

This time Governor R.S. Gavai has expressed doubts about the selection procedure. After receiving complaints from Higher Education Protection Council and some Congress leaders, the governor has sought clarification from the government over Manuel’s nomination. He specifically asked the details of the criminal cases filed against Manuel. After receiving the letter from governor’s office the government asked the AG’s office to produce the details about cases against Manuel. The AG’s office has produced all the detail about the case against its former employee including the criminal case. But it seems that the government and the CPM don’t have any doubt on Manuel’s appointment. Chief Minister Achuthanandan has justified his appointment.

In his reply to the missive, the Chief Minister clearly repeats the recommendation, ignoring the details received from the AG’s office. The letter mentions that as Manuel has approached the Central Administrative Tribunal against his dismissal, there is nothing wrong in nominating him. Besides, the government has also expressed its willingness to drop Manuel from the KPSC board if the Tribunal’s judgment goes against him. What about the criminal case filed against him? It seems that the Left government has overlooked that paragraph in Governor’s letter. The Chief Minister has anyhow managed to evade the main issue.
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Monetary compensation for emotional trouble

Panduran Kutty is one of the lucky persons who was acquitted by the court. He says, “When I see hapless husbands being humiliated and trampled in the courts and in the police stations, I feel it is a crime to be a husband in this country.” So far he has counselled more than 1000 persons suffering from the same trauma. He says, “Do not expect this system to be logical and reasonable. If you think you have tons of evidences and the judge will hear you, you are imagining things.”

A senior advocate, on the condition of anonymity, tells TSI, “These laws were made to protect real women facing ill-treatment and torture. But this has become a tool for extortion for upwardly mobile women, specially in the elite class. Average settlement of Rs 50-60 lakh is commonplace. And nobody is spared. I have cases of IAS, IPS officers, corporate managers and executives, commissioners. These laws were made for protection of Sitas but being potently misused by Surpnakhas.”

Sandeep Bhartiya, President of Gender Human Rights Society, has another take on the law, “Seventy-first Law Commission Report 1978 strongly recommended that irretrievable breakdown of marriage should be made a ground for divorce. Supreme Court reiterated the need for inclusion of irretrievable breakdown of marriage as a ground for divorce.” Mahesh Tiwary says, “There has been an alarming rise in the number of divorce cases being filed in the courts these days.”

The present law proposal of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2005, talks of paying monetary compensation for emotional, mental trouble caused due to sexual harassment at office or workplace. What is more alarming is that the draft law does not put any time limit for filing the case.

Monetary compensation for emotional trouble will lead to a floodgate of false complaints opening just like we see in case of matrimonial disputes.
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Darwin couldn’t be more proud...

... and Airbus couldn’t be more loud. What awaits the winged giant?

Darwin’s ‘Survival of the fittest’ theory wouldn’t prove too wrong in the current times, when citadels are tumbling everywhere; and a positive earning reportage is so welcome! So there’s another ‘fit’ $10.3 billion-worth parent of Airbus, EADS, that made all proud by registering a profit of $1.99 billion for FY2008 after a miserable ‘supply-led’ $580 billion loss in 2007 (thanks to the A380 project that nearly broke its back twice!). Yes, good news for now; but, the question remains – will it continue the good work when it comes to making profits?

Louis Gallois, CEO, EADS, seems upbeat about the future of the changed organisational structure. He states, “We made significant headway in reshaping the company. The group has regained stability in 2008 and is proving to be resilient in the face of the turbulent global economic environment.” But isn’t slowdown a drag on the aircraft manufacturing giant? Well, here the man minces no words as he asserts, “2009 will be a very challenging year for our industry!” Indeed so, the demand side of the market has wilted temporarily, with IATA (Report titled: lengthy recession is now main challenge) forecasting an air passenger traffic contraction of 3.6%, a cargo contraction of 5%, and a revenue fall of 6% in 2009 as compared to 2008. And worst, the industry is predicted to burn another mighty $2.5 billion in losses for 2009!

The giant today is finding itself in the thick of the turmoil in the sector, with many aviators finding it tough to finance their purchase of an aircraft priced anywhere between $65-500 million. And order backlogs? They stink! “At the end of 2008, Airbus had 3715 aircrafts backlog,” states Craig Fraser, Analyst, Fitch Ratings. Yes, efforts like a tie-ups with the French Coface or German Hermes to finance upto 50% of aircraft value for its clients are on... but to what extent can it clear the huge backlog (not adding the new orders received in 2009 standing at 777 aircraft orders, valued at a mighty $100 billion at list prices) remains questionable... For now though, gallop-on, Gallois; as far as you can ride (fly?).
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Probable fallouts of the sri lankan polls from Colombo

On the day of polls, large lines were seen outside booths in Southern districts where as polling in Colombo, UNP’s bastion, was moderate. “He has won the war for us. It will be a betrayal if we don’t vote him,” said M. Udayange, 30, after casting his vote for Rajapaksa in the Wellawetta area of Colombo. JVP’s dedicated cadres tried to make inroads for Fonseka in the interiors but failed miserably. In fact, several of the old-time cadres of both JVP and UNP were seen voting for Rajapaksa. “I was with UNP but I’ll vote for Rajapaksa. Fonseka is trying to divide the nation,” said 60-year-old H. G. Chaturanga outside a polling booth in Ratnapura district. There is definitely a question mark on the future of both the parties as they are losing their cadre and mass base to Rajapaksa. Ranil Wickramasinghe runs the risk of becoming irrelevant.

Political critic Jehan Perera says, “The results have been surprising and unexpected. However, this asymmetrical result has much to do with the asymmetrical campaign that was launched by both the candidates. The incumbent had the entire government machinery at his disposal and he used it to maximum effect as far as spread of propaganda is concerned.”

There is a need to understand the verdict in terms of the dynamics of Lankan politics. The most stunning imagery of the approach in which Northern Tamils analyse polls was given to me by a voter who was born, brought up and worked in the peninsula. He contrasted the jubilation and revelry in the south, following the announcement, with the sense of trepidation and insecurity in the north. While down south, there was a sense of “our government” being voted in, in Jaffna, it was more of a sense of a “Sinhalese government” over which the Tamil people would have limited or no sway at all.

In fact, it was the limited participation of Tamils in their provinces of dominance that sunk Fonseka. Tamil National Alliance (TNA), unarguably the sole representatives of Jaffna Tamils, joined ranks with Fonseka, prior to the elections. The decision did not convince majority of the Tamils who had suffered from the war. Also, limited availability of transportation and sporadic grenade blasts stopped many voters to venture out. “It was more a rational decision than an emotional response. Since Fonseka represented a rainbow coalition, he was more of a national candidate than the president. UNP had the largest block base where JVP has the most politicised and committed cadres,” defends political analyst K Sarveswaran.

But why were Tamils confused? Well, one of its leaders, Douglas Devananda, defected to Rajapaksa. Douglas will gain the most from the spoils. He once drew parallel between Tamil nationalism and cholesterol, saying just as there is good and bad cholesterol, there is good and bad Tamil nationalism and that you need good Tamil nationalism just like the body needs good cholesterol.

“Devananda remains close to the grassroots. He is the right mix of moderate-reformist Tamil nationalism with productive developmental attitude and populist progressivism,” says Dayan Jayatilleka, a pro-Rajapaksa political analyst.

But what changes can his fresh election bring for the Tamil people are pretty unclear. Rajapaksa won’t do much on political front as far as ethnic issues are concerned. In fact he has said that Tamils are not looking for any political package. Also, he is not likely to jeopardise the Sinhalese support he has got.

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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Rooting out untouchability

Dalits are still barred from entering some temples

Untouchability is a crime. Article 17 of the Indian Constitution abolished untouchability and its practice in any form is forbidden. Besides, the Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 punishes the preaching and practice of untouchability. But it still thrives in many parts of the country.

“In Tamil Nadu untouchability exists in about forty-one forms,” says P Sampath, convenor for state Untouchability Abolition Front, formed by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 2007. Since then the front has unleashed a campaign to end this social evil. They are concentrating on Hindu temples where dalits are not allowed to worship.

“More than 926 temples are controlled by the Tamil Nadu government in the state. Out of these, about 100 temples do not allow dalits. In our state, more than 7,000 villages practice untouchability as a social norm,” says Sampath. But regular anti-untouchability campaigns and protests have yielded some positive results.

Now, administrations of some eight temples allow dalits to enter their premises and offer prayer. This is a big leap from old days when they were barred from entering the temples in Tamil Nadu. Buoyed by their success, the CPI (M) recently organised a temple entry campaign in Chettipulam village in Nagappattinam district. Initially, the upper caste resisted the move, triggering a clash. But the explosive situation was brought under control by the cops. Then the administration stepped in. The temple was opened for the impoverished dalits. However, dalits are not allowed to work in the farmlands of upper caste here.

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Monday, February 08, 2010

Mayank Singh goes beyond the Sukna scam

Once an officer picks up the rank of a brigadier, he is deemed above the regiment. Thus, an officer of an artillery regiment may be assigned to command an infantry brigade or an armoured brigade. This keeps growing to the level of division, corps and command as the officer gets further promoted to the rank of major general and lieutenant general. There is a prerequisite that the Indian Army Chief must be from either infantry, armoured or artillery arms. So if an armoured corp officer promotes juniors from his arm to higher ranks, it is bound to create a block for officers from other arms. Mudslinging and manipulation hurts many competent officers.

Even in the face of such rifts and rivalries, the Indian Army has earned respect for its rich experience in combat. The young officers prove this every day in Jammu and Kashmir and the country’s northeast. And it has been in full display during Kargil. General V. P. Malik, who was at the helm of affairs during the Kargil War, cautioned the media about verifying the facts which are reported and added that they should be reported in the light of the Army laws which are different than civilian laws. He further added, “We must remain strict on discipline. Any incident of indiscipline should be dealt in two ways. First and foremost, take prompt, transparent and exemplary action. It should not matter whether the person is a general or a jawan. And secondly, we should educate soldiers as to what is correct and what is not.”

Correctness of a soldier is judged by the common man’s yardstick of honesty. Incidents of corruption and motivated rivalries and rifts present a possible shift in this regard. Lt Gen. Raj Kadyan explains honesty to be of two kinds.

He says, “Honesty is of two kinds, individual and institutional. An individual may be corrupt but as far as the institution of Army is concerned, even the Army Chief will not be spared if anything wrong comes to light. The noting on the file on inquiries can lead to action against any officer even three years after his retirement.”

His words appear correct when TSI spoke to an officer who is about to shift to field duty after completing his tenure of staff posting in Army Head Quarters. He said, “Once I join the unit in the field, issues of rifts and corruption barely affect us. In any case, when a bullet brushes past my forehead, what will make the difference between life and death will be courage and my team.”

Major General G. D. Bakshi proposes the criteria of combat experience as the remedy for the malice. He says, “We should select senior officers who are combat-qualified because he will have the requisite judgement on every soldierly issue.” It is likely that such a person will appreciate the need to have high morale and is least likely to engage in corruption or factionalism which is bound to affect the forces’ morale.
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Friday, January 29, 2010

“And the 5 things we dislike...”

VISA PROBLEMS: India is too strict with issuing visas to Chinese who want to visit India. Many Chinese business people face extreme difficulty in obtaining Indian visas – most of them at best only get 3-month visas; and then they have to leave India and apply for visa again. This is creating havoc for Chinese labourers who dream to work in India; and even businessmen who want to make a fortune here. China looks forward for more cooperation from the Indian Government in terms of giving more flexibility in issuing visas to Chinese citizens.

BORDER ISSUE: There has been no progress in regards to the border issue, which is perhaps the biggest issue discerning bilateral relations between these two peaceful nations. There seems to be strong political determination from both the sides with meagre results. We have already held 13 rounds of meetings with Indian Special Representatives on this issue.

PROTECTIONISM: India’s trade protectionism and anti-dumping laws are very much demotivating for the Chinese business community. Especially with regard to India’s reaction and ban of Chinese made toys. China found it unnecessary as there is no international standard as such. India should also understand the fact that a Chinese company generates employment when it comes to India. For example, Huawei, a Chinese company employs around 4,000 Indians nationwide. Is it not a blessing?

FRUIT EXPORTS: China sees India as a big partner when it comes to export of fruits and Agri-products. China sees export prospects for Indian fruits to be sent to China in large volume like that of Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries. India lacks modern infrastructure and storage capacity necessary to preserve fruits and other Agri-products. China can greatly support India in this as it is capable enough to store such products and sell them in the international market. MEDIA BIAS: If there is another aspect that China is greatly worried about, it is the biased nature of Indian media. Sometimes, the Indian media’s reaction is too anti-Chinese. Indian media often over hypes Indo-China border issues and infiltration or invasion of Chinese into Indian borders. The media often accuses China of destabilising Indo-Pak relations while the reality is opposite. It’s too imperative to be balanced when it comes to sensitive issues like border disputes and others. Media has a very responsible role. It should be careful, especially on vulnerable issues.
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

GLOBAL WARMING IS THE WORLD STARING AT AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE?

On the other hand, believing that global warming exists, and we are the ones causing it, just because that happens to be the popular notion, does not make it a reality. (Didn’t man for centuries believe that the earth was flat till someone came along and turned the theory on its head?) And yet, having said that, I’m sure nobody in his right mind would want to find out otherwise, not even the sceptics! We can be sure they’ll happily embrace the ‘non-believers’ tag rather than ‘murderers’.

Although Dr. R K Pachauri, Chairman of the UN-led Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has dismissed ‘ClimateGate’ (popular reference to the controversy around leaked mails from the Climate Research Unit server at the University of East Anglia alluding to scientific misconduct) claiming “IPCC procedures are very robust, very reliable, and completely transparent”, the likes of you and I can be forgiven for being clueless about an issue which has even the scientific community divided. In the words of Dr. Pachauri, “We will see a serious shortage of fossil fuels in India. Going by current demand, India will be importing 1400 million tonnes of coal by 2031-32.” Whether it’s really happening or not, a few lifestyle choices can go a long way in bringing down our energy bills, and if that makes the air around us a tad more breathable, it’s a win-win situation then, isn’t it? One could start by de-carbonising the workplace and avoiding ‘white collar crimes’; things like switching off that TV (or computer), turning out the lights (when not in use), and using energy-saving modes on computers (at all times) can help, apart from resorting to measures like harnessing wind and solar power and making rain water harvesting feasible, at a macro level. Flying less often (taking the train produces about half as much carbon dioxide), and printing on both sides of the paper for that internal office meeting are other greener options that can be adopted. Says Dr Michael MacCracken, Chief Scientist for Climate Change Programs at the Climate Institute, Washington, “Virtually all of these steps would have important co-benefits – reducing air pollution, improving public health, reducing waste, and reducing energy costs. Such efforts have already started in most developing nations – they just need to be accelerated. Such actions would set the stage for later actually reducing CO2 emissions along with the developed nations, heading to equal per capita levels.”

There’s no doubt that human activities have heated things up a bit for our planet, but there is a need to better understand the “intricate interplay of the climate’s many pieces” according to Dr John Christy, Alabama's state climatologist and former Lead Author of the International Panel on Climate Change, who thinks of the ongoing Conference as “another cosmetic moment for the bureaucrats who find meaning in such exercises.” Until we find out for sure, let it not keep us from doing our bit for Mother Earth, for there’s far less to lose in preparing for the worst rather than assuming all is well.

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

A watery grave for land?

While the climate scientists continue to battle over whether Greenland is sinking or not, Kuttanad in Kerala is already looking out for itself…

Missing the last bus loosely describes what Kerala as a state faces on the development front.

Until some years back, Kerala used to be a front runner, an exemplary performer, in various development models of the country. Today, however, the state has slipped down the rankings in most sectors including health, literacy, law and order etc.

The civil service sector is a case in point. The number of people who passed the civil service examinations in the last five years shows poor Kerala presence, reflecting the state’s diminishing educational legacy. On the health front, a number of diseases like malaria, once under control, are on a resurgent spree. What hurts the most is that Kerala’s tradition of agriculture is losing sheen too. Its plight has forced world-renowned agriculture scientist and Father of the Green Revolution in India, Dr MS Swaminathan, to give a clarion call to the Centre and the state to take note. Recollecting the submitting of a package for the Kuttanad farmers, he said, “We submitted a development package for Kuttanad. Central government is ready to fund the project.

Kuttanad is the rice bowl of Kerala. But the paddy fields in this region have a different tale to tell. The production of paddy has come down and the area of cultivation has considerably dwindled, due to which the farmers find themselves in dire straits. The condition of the poor farmers and their farmlands cry out for help. After repeated pleas from the state, the Union government deputed Dr Swaminathan to submit a report for the resurrection of the region.

Dr Swaminathan while preparing the Kuttanad package had more on his mind than agriculture. “Kuttanad is going to give the country the learning experience necessary to tackle rising sea levels,” he said.

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

First hand - Of horror and shame

22 years back, PAC cops shot dead Muslims in cold blood and the cases are still pending

Vibhuti Narain Rai

Retired IPS officer and author of “Combating Communal Conflict”

Some experiences stick with you throughout your life. The experience at Hashimpura on the night of 22-23 May, 1987, is engraved in my memory like a horror movie. That night I returned to Ghaziabad from Hapur. As headlights lit up the gates of the officers’ residence, I saw a shocked sub-inspector BB Singh who was in charge of the Link Road Police Station.

Singh was so horrified that he could not narrate things coherently. But, I understood that somewhere in his station area, the PAC had killed some Muslims. Singh was in his office when around 9 pm he heard gunshots from the direction of Makanpur. Singh raced towards the village on his motorcycle. Behind him sat the station officer and a constable. They had barely covered 100 yards on the kachcha road when they saw a truck racing towards them from the opposite direction. If they had not taken the motorcycle off the road, the truck would have run them over. The yellow truck had 41 written on the back. They even saw people in khaki clothes sitting inside.

Why would a PAC 41st battalion truck be coming from Makanpur at this hour? Singh got the motorcycle back on track and proceeded towards the village. The scene awaiting him was mind-numbing. There were bodies and blood stains all over the bushes under a bridge over the village stream. Some bodies were floating in the water. All Singh and his men understood was that there must be a relation between the bodies and the PAC truck. Singh headed for the headquarters of the 41st battalion, situated on the Delhi-Ghaziabad Marg near the police station. The main gate was closed. After refused entry, he came to me.

I was horrified. Ghaziabad could be in flames the next day. Since the past many weeks, Meerut was facing communal riots. I first called DM Nasim Zaidi. After that I called the ASP, a few DSPs and told them to get ready. In about 45 minutes, we were heading towards Makanpur village. I told the drivers to turn the cars towards the stream and turn their headlights on. An area, about 100 yards wide, was lit up. The stains of blood had still not dried up and blood was still dripping from the bodies. Bodies were strewn all across, some lay half submerged.

We started looking in different directions to check if anybody was still alive. We even shouted that we were not foes but friends and the injured would be taken to a hospital.


No response. Disappointed, some of us sat down on the bridge. But we had to make strategies for the next day and decided to proceed to the Link Road station. It was then that a coughing sound emanated from the stream. I ran towards it. We started yelling out again and started throwing light on each body. And there he was, hanging by both hands from a bush with half his body in the stream. He was trembling from fear and it took a lot of time to reassure him that we were saviours. His name was Babbudin who would later tell us all about the incident. A bullet had scratched him and he had fallen unconscious into the shrubs.

I started walking with him towards the bridge, took a bidi from a constable and handed it over to him. Puffing on it, Babbudin started narrating the incident. Around 50 people were made to sit in the PAC truck following a regular check. They thought they were being taken to a station or a jail. The truck was taken off the main road about 45 minutes from Makanpur and stopped at a distance down the road. The PAC men leapt out and ordered them to get down. Only half the people had got off when they opened fire.

Babbudin had not got off. The sounds of firing reached the neighbouring villages and noises started coming from them. The PAC people again boarded the truck. It reversed and sped towards Ghaziabad. It came to the Makanpur stream and the PAC men again ordered everyone to get down. This time, the horrified lot refused to get off. They were pulled and dragged down. They were shot and the bodies thrown into the stream. Those who still did not come down were shot in the truck and their bodies thrown out. We tried to guess the location of the first crime scene. Someone suggested that it could be the stream which flows near the Muradnagar Station, situated on Meerut-Ghaziabad Road. I called the station and found that we were right. Dead bodies and survivors were recovered from there.

I met Babbudin 21 years later when I was collecting material for a book I was writing on Hashimpura. He still remembered the smoke I offered him. The story after this is a narrative of a long and torturous wait in which the issues relating to the relation between the Indian State and minorities, the unprofessional attitude of the police and the sluggish judicial process may be raised. The cases which I had filed in Ghaziabad’s Link Road and Muradnagar stations are still pending in courts.

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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

He’s come a long way

When Lucknow-based Anurag Tiwari scored 48 per cent in class 12, snide remarks and unsolicited advice came pouring in. Tiwari himself flitted between tears and tension, wondering why he couldn't match his 55 per cent from high school. His father, a cashier in UP’s state transport corporation, had no money to pay for an engineering seat. Tiwari was forced to do an arts course. “I was told I would get nowhere in life,” he recalls. Yet he signed up for a one-year computer programming diploma. Initially, the course proved a nightmare. His Hindi language background preventing him from understanding the lessons. “I read English newspapers, pored through grammar texts and practiced speaking in front of the mirror,” he says. Tiwari then shifted to Delhi and moved through several ill-paid jobs.

“The lack of marks did not hold me back. If you have experience and skill, all barriers fall through”, says the 30-year-old who, as Infrastructure Leader at the Indian arm of Steria Limited, one of the world’s technology and business outsourcing leaders, steers a team of 20 across the company’s locations in India.

Today he zips across foreign locations for projects. “People have a right to comment on your lack of success. Though the remarks hurt, take them as spurs," says the cricket buff.

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Friday, November 13, 2009

The dry-cleaning of 70 mm

The blatant waste of water for shooting purpose in tinsel town

When it comes to controversy regarding water in Bollywood, the movie 'Water' would feature prominently in the list. But then the same word when used in movie (not as movie title!) never raises any eyebrows. The way water is wasted for shooting purposes in tinsel town is really uneconomical. The usage of water in any movie's shooting can’t be brought down to nil, but then sheer and blatant wastage of water should also not be ignored.

The usage of water has always been there in movies for almost all types of scenes be it for climax, romance, tragedy or disaster. From creating artificial rains to natural ambience, water is used (read: abused) for almost all purposes in the tinsel town. As per recent newspaper reports, a leading forthcoming movie used around 200 water tankers to shoot a city flood scene, while another movie "Tum Mile", used 200 tankers of water for a shooting sequence. Likewise "De Dana Dan", used 700 tankers of water for shooting the climax. It is estimated that 28 tankers of water, on an average, are needed for a single rain sequence, i.e., to create artificial rain. Worse, the water that is used for shooting purposes is not any normal tap water but highly purified. But the real waste can only be comprehended after diving into the details. Well, as they say, the devil is in the details — each tanker of water holds nearly 12,000 litres of water! Which boils down to the fact that on an average 3,36,000 litres are required for creating artificial rainfall for a song sequence. And this is just for one shot, and remember it takes numerous similar shots (and numerous days) to zero in any sequence!

Contrast this with the usage of water in Hollywood movies. Agreed, that even Hollywood movies do use element of water to lure the viewers and make their movie visually more pleasing. But then even movies like "Titanic" and "Pirates of the Caribbean" used less water and more special effects to create the desired effects and visuals.

The whole issue of using and wasting good quality, purified and drinkable water gets grimmer after analysing the situation of water in Mumbai and whole of India. As per UN reports, by 2050, per capita water availability in India is expected to drop by about 44 per cent, all thanks to growing populations, higher demand and a depleting water table. The Mumbai water authorities have reduced their water supplies by 30 per cent as the state faces huge problems of water shortage. As per official statements, the water in Mumbai presently is 60 per cent of the total annual storage of around 13 lakh million litres that is required. And this situation is just not confined to Mumbai but can be seen and felt across the nation in almost every household.

Any kind of shooting (be it for movies, soaps or commercials) should make sure that they at least decrease the usage of water. More emphasis should be given to sharing of resources and opting for natural ambience. It is advisable that instead of using purified water, more efforts should be given to conservation, recycling and re-usage of water, rather than wasting this precious resource blindly. This will not dilute the essence of cinematography but will actually help them in washing away the water related problems of Mumbaikars and India.
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