Happy Independence Day...

 

London Dreamzzzzz

First of all, a big congrats to Gagan Narang for giving India its first medal in London Olympics. We can hope for more in the coming days.

India is having more than 120 crore people. But still we struggle at every Olympics to get some medals. Countries with very less population produce good athletes and earn a few medals at Olympics. We are not behind any country in human resource. But we fail to provide right environment for them to come up to the international standard. It is very unfortunate that only cricketers are getting enough support from government and even from the society. Only during Olympics or Asian games, we remember other sports activities. Sponsors are also interested only in cricket as it is generating huge revenue.

It is high time for the govt and the sports ministry to do at least something for sports activities other than cricket. We can hope that at least in next Olympics, our players will be more equipped to face the international competition. 

The Presidential Race…

The race for the top post had already began in the capital. But the question is how many of them are actually eligible for this post? Whether he/she should be a politician?

It would be better if we choose somebody other than politicians. Since Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam had used his powers judiciously and for the people while he was the President rather than acting as a puppet, he couldn’t get a second chance. But the UPA govt. should show the courage at least now to give him a second chance. The government should come to a consensus with the opposition and other political parties to give him a second term as the President of India. Majority of Indians want to see this happen in July when Pratibha Patil steps down.

As an ordinary citizen of India, we can only hope for the best. These are the situations when the so called 'People's Power' becomes a mere spectator. Everything is ruled by politicians (they are the people’s representative but in majority of cases, this is not true. They can act only as a representative of the political party). Politics is not a mere profession. It should be a social service. I don’t have the opinion that all politicians are not good or corrupt. But a single drop of poison is enough to contaminate a full bucket of water. Being a citizen of India, our responsibility is to filter these drops from falling into the bucket. Now we don’t have any other choice other than to wait till the next general elections. 

Maoists Rules…

Even after continuous efforts by central and respective state governments, maoists are having strength and influence among the people in remote areas than what the governments have. There areas don’t have any development. The people over there don’t even know the meaning of development.

Maoists are raising the pathetic situation of the people in these areas to justify their wrong approach of killing and abducting innocent jawans and officers working in these areas. Some social activists are also justifying the maoists but they should also understand that the victims of maoist operations too should be given humanitarian considerations. They are also social animals having families waiting for them.

After the Dantewada attacks in 2010, govt. had succeeded in stopping major attacks but still Maoists are strong in some parts of the country. The govt. should seek help from the air force to counter Maoists who are hiding in areas which are difficult to reach. We have a mighty intelligence agency but still we fail to avoid such attacks. There should be a fully dedicated team in the intelligence agency to counter the threats coming from within the country. The citizens of India should have the right to live freely and safely in any part of the country.

Further reading... 

Nelliampathi Hills

Nelliampathi is a popular hill station in Palakkad district of Kerala. The journey to Nelliampathi hills itself is an experience. If you are lucky enough, you can see some wild animals on the way. It is an ideal location for a one day tour.