Sunday, March 27, 2022

halaal the modern Jeziya

A few mins ago watched a video by Chakravarthi Sulibele, abt economic boycott of peacefuls  I may not agree with other ideas of his, but this 1 made sense. Economics wise. Who boycotted whom, why, and most importantly, what started the game!

He quotes the mandatory Alaal marking on almost everything in India. And peqcefuls are mandated to consume products which are alaal approved. Result is 95% of products are marked.... even hospitals and lifesaving drugs to mundane coconut oil. Many lengthy articles have been written abt process to obtain approval of manufacturing facility periodic audits and per marking fee. Unlike ISO, only alaal topis are accredited to certify. So its a closed ecosystem. Nobody else is allowed to enter their economic system. Isnt this an economic boycott of every1 else by alaal topis?

For reference; BEE asked for ₹10 per FE Rating  sticker per vehicle which costs min. ₹5L, every1 screamed why why why. Here we silently pay even on ₹1 sachet of shampoo. 

Allright let's move on to the real point. 

I read this meme or joke whatever on SM. A wife claiming she put her foot down against her MIL insisting she take bath before cooking. Infact she says she made it a condition for marriage. Both meekly accepted, and she victoriously put his on SM. And a bevvy of followers crooning u go girl. 

My mom always insisted on this. Aleast wash ur face and brush ur teeth before entering kitchen. She had a simple word..  ಮಡಿ. My ex protested vehemently... in fact this was quoted as domestic harassment in court by her. Judge also agreed it was against her free will. Countless Hindus have been admonished, shamed for their following ಮಡಿ, even when it cost nothing. The practice has almost vanished, nowadays. 

But then why do the same ppl  meekly accept the practice of alaal and marking at economic loss to themselves? Why don't they tell alaal topis we won't pay u to get the mark as it has no scientific or legal basis in India atleast. 

Do they accept paying thru their nose for a mark which has no significance is their free will? Really? 
Is it any different from jejiya? Think hard ppl

Sunday, October 17, 2021

The great hunger index of India

Hunger is one of the most negatively publicised item about India. as the movie Munnabhai MBBS scene shows, I want to see poor people, hungry people..... Our own moms held hunger as example of what would happen to us if we didnt study well and get a good job. Hunger is a red herring built into Indian psyche.

Now coming to the point, India has set a target to reduce CO² emissions by 30%, and biofuels are 1 way towards that goal. Plants absorb the CO² in the atmosphere and when we use fuel based on them, (not burning as firewood though) they are carbon neutral, no net addition of carbon into the atmosphere, unlike coal, crude oil...

India has experimented with different biofuel raw materials, most famous being the Jatropha, every Tom Dick and Harry invested in this boom. It was supposed to grow on any type of land, needs no fertiliser, rain to grow. Well, grow it did, the seed output was based on the fertility of the land it grew in. BP had started a huge program in India, a world famous project, but silently washed its hands off.

The other program was ethanol from corn, as done in the United States, 1-box systems were developed there, add corn on one side, ethanol flows out from the other... U could make it in ur backyard.. But the falling oil prices made them useless. 

There was talk about using corn, rice, wheat in India to make ethanol, but immediately shot down by the jholawallas as food v. fuel conflict. Lakhs of ppl die of hunger and U want to use foodgrains to make automobile fuel? 
Only alternative left was molasses, which India produces in plenty, but most of it is used for liqueur or chemicals.. those areas are renumerative. None wanted to sell ethanol for blending. Thus, bio fuel program languised for a decade... 

Till it was revived by NaMo Govt. They radically changed the approach, lets use the lakhs of tonnes of food grains which eventually rot in FCI godowns, and make ethanol.

The question arises, why do food grains rot in FCI godowns? 

MSP! Govt promises to buy food grains from the farmers at a promised price: to set a floor level for the prices, and also to build stock of food grains to feed 1.3 billion Indians, if crops fails for any no. of reasons. Prevent hunger, u see.

All in f(g)ood faith, but u see, as with every other govt agency, FCI holds a stellar record for not working well. The grains bought from the farmers are left in the open, for lack of space in FCI godowns, no trucks to transports, or simply becoz the babus don't want to... And once in the godown.... they are stored for atleast 3 years under improper conditions, infested by rodents, mold, rot, finally to be declared unfit for humans, in reality by any living being!

These arent my assumptions. these are declared by FCI and Govt... lakhs of tonnes are destroyed, burnt, to prevent misuse. NaMo Govt proposed to use these grains to make ethanol and blend with gasoline.They also proposed to use excess stock of grains left behind after distribution to PDS. There is a significant amount of grains left behind, and that eventually ends up being burnt.

Now, the hunger vultures entered the arena.... Numerous claims about how this could spark off a food v. fuel conflict and deprive poor people of essential food. The rich will use that to drive thier big motor luxury motor cars, blah blah blah...

Why are people hungry in India?

 India once exported exotic foodstuuffs to all over the world. How did we come to this state? Many reasons. there are different explanations about monsoon failure, how food grains were exported to feed the soldiers fighing the 2 worldwars etc etc.
Balh blah blah, as the teenage eco warrior says.

Reality is India is one of the biggest exporter of rice and sugar.... If we are a hungry people, why are we exporting? 

Coming to sugar, India offers subsidy for every kg of sugar exported to keep the production price competitive in the global market. This is Govt.s own admission and promised to remove subsidy as per WTO agreement. Well, we wanted valuable foreign exchange, so we starved ourself and sold the food... granted.

Now, why are the damaged food grains burnt by FCI? Obviously, to prevent misuse, stupid. But what use, forget misuse, will any1 have of foodgrains unfit for human consumption? 

In the early part of 2010's a huge quantity of rice was discovered at Chennai port, destined for export to SE Asian countries.. The export of rice was banned. (My colleagues where were transferred to Japan for 2 years couldnt carry 100kg of rice with them) Ban was to prevent further increase of rice price from ₹80/kg ( it rose from ₹20/kg in  matter of weeks). The most surprising part of this discovery was the packing... still in original FCI packing. How come? Whispers of how food mafia was stealing from FCI godowns etc etc, and the entire thing was hushed up like it never happened..... This is the reality.... The food grains distributed by PDS are of the quality even animals cant eat, but there is a backdoor via which good quality grains reach the open market. Meaning, the grains meant for poor hungry ppl never reaches them. 

 Meanwhile, we taxpayers pay twice for the same product. 1st time when Govt. buys these grains at MSP, using our tax money, and 2nd, when the same is sold back to use at 2x price in the open market......

Now, can u understand why so many articles about food v. fuel conflict, hunger, poor under nourished people.. India's low rating in the Global Hunger Index?

GoI wants states to use the spoiled grains lying with FCI, but some states want to use their own paddy stocks? Why so? Wont using fresh edible stocks of food grains spark more hunger, than using stale rotten food grains? 

Think a bit more, ur grey cells will give u the answer.... We all know it, but feign ignorance!!!! 

Friday, May 14, 2021

Did Modi ask to do this

Opened a newspaper on Magzter after a loooong time. What I saw was
1. O² scam
2. Remdesivir scam
3. Hospital bed scam(BLR)
4. Scam while releasing  dead bodies to kin
5. Firewood scam at cremation grounds, illegal demands!
6. Opposition leaders screaming abt inefficiencies and failures
The list is endless! And the colossal stubbornness of refusing to wear mask, and maintain physical distance, phew!
 
Are these not the main reasons for the spread of 2nd wave? Did Modi ask/order/beg anyone to do any of the above activities?
Why blame him for our stupidity. He had asked state govts to be prepared with O² infra, hospital infra...... any 1 state worked on this? 

 Modi's real mistake is assuming 2nd wave will not hit India. Well, this was the opinion of many medical experts globally. Atleast the news articles all said so. 
2nd mistake is allowing Kumbh mela, and elections in 5 states.
There are whispers of conspiracy theorists, the new mutant was deliberately introduced into India. Lets keep it aside.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

donkey, who?

I slog like a donkey n pay taxes to Govt.
Govt provides free/ subsidized seeds fertilizers, water, pesticides to farmers. Then same Govt buys those food grains at MSP. And farmers don't pay taxes on any of those transactions. 
Govt. sells this food grains back to me. I pay from my remaining money. 

Now I buy a new phone, new vehicle, or some furniture for my home, or a new home for which I must pay EMI 30 years into the future! What am I called? Shameless!  Becoz there are 1000s of farmers struggling to produce food for us and u enjoy all these? Shame on u. IT dept says.. saale humne itna tax vasooli aur phir bhi itne saare kharedein... kahan se aayein paise..  bol. Black money hain naa. 
Thoughts ehh ppl!

Saturday, June 27, 2020

bizzare?

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/woman-30-discovers-shes-a-man-has-rare-condition-2252653

Doesn't it seem a lil bit strange? They have been married for 10 years, have tried continuously for kids but couldn't. They didn't consult a doctor even once? Its said her uterus, fallopian tubes,ovaries never developed. Externally she looks like a woman. No doctor ever found this out? ! 

She never menstrated her entire life, and her parents never bothered to get her checked up? 
To me, it seems an elaborate hoax, to hide the fact and get her married. After all, ಸಾವಿರ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳಿ ಮದುವೆ ಮಾಡು. 

Now, that the truth is out, husband is counseled to continue leading normal life withe her!

Now can we rewind our memories a bit? 
A popular singer was divorced twice becoz he was incapable of fathering. A feminist lawyer screamed into your TV screens if he is impotent why should he marry and spoil the girl's life?
Another popular actress divorced her husband for the samw reason. She wanted kids and he couldn't provide! And the law completely sided with her. 

When a male approaches the court claiming woman can't bear children, he is reprimanded, warned, children are not important. Just STFU, grin n bear. 
Wow... and still India is patriarchal? 

Monday, March 31, 2014

The great AAP experiment

14 Feb 2014, Arvind Kejriwal's date with 'power' to change the system came to an end! He resigned, out of frustration with the system, he claims. 

When Anna and AK launched the movement against corruption, We the People of India thought we could see a change. Their movement caught the imagination of the middle class, the educated masses, who are never considered a vote bank, who never stir out of their homes on voting day, came out in support of the movement in huge no.s. We all thought good days back back to India. Some even compared it to the Freedom movement in the '40s.

Then appeared the cracks among the team Anna. AK decided to go alone. And the people still hoped...

And when AK launched the Aam Admi Party, people where elated. And voted his debutante AAP to power, well almost. AAP getting so many votes was a record in itself. 

After all this, what did AK and his AAP do? Drama, Drama and Dharna. All he could manage was mere 49 days in power. What was his problem? His Lokpal bill was not allowed to be presented in the legislature, for procedural issues. And like crybaby, he resigned.

So what, the AAPtards ask. What he did was right, he did not want to stay in power once he realised he could implement his promise. 

But what he really achieved? Anyone care to think? He dashed the hopes of the millions of people, all over the country, hope, hoping for a good future, clean politics, good politicians.
He reinforced what the rest of the politicians were saying, you cannot clean the system.

Now did he do that indvertantly or by design, who knows. Answers, anyone?

Income Tax Dept & Privacy

The new ad by the Income Tax Dept. claims to know every spending activity of ours. The spot ad on FM channels claims 'ನೀವಾನಾದರೂ ಬಚ್ಚಿಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ, ನಮಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ತಿಳಿದಿದೆ...." Is this not an assault on our privacy. The Govt. has the right to levy taxes on us and also collect it from us. But is this not tantamount spying on us? We get upset about the Govt. reading all emails, our tweets, facebook posts..... How come we are never worried about this blatant spying? Our Hon. Finance Minister claims to created a mega software which can analyse our incomes, spending patterns, how much tax we have paid, etc etc...... We are quiet abt this, nonchalant. But when we are told that Google 'scans' our mails to display targetted ads, we are inflamed, protest passionately!!! Wakeup Indians, #‎uttishTabharata