telengana

The UPA government is trying to hoodwink the people of Telengana and India. They have absolutely no intention of giving Telengana.
Under Article 3 of the Constitution of India only the Parliament has the power to create a

new state. All that the Parliament has to do is to approve the creation of Telengana by a simple majority.The people of Telengana should intensify their struggle for a seperate Telengana and force the Government to immediately bring a resolution before Parliament beginning on 5th August for creation of Telengana. I am sure the majority of the political parties will support Telengana.

JRD Tata-visionary

Bharat Ratna Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata(Jeh) was truly one of the greatest leaders of all times! He was the pioneer of the aviation, cement,textiles,transportation,steel,power and other infrastructure industries in India. Lacking formal education but gifted with a great vision of a prosperous,united,strong and self-reliant India he set about the task with a single-minded zeal. His greatest asset was his humility and man-management. He firmly believed that India's greatest strength was its vast human resource and if properly harnessed it could make India a great nation within a short span. He also strongly emphasised on a strong value system and team work..His objective was creation of wealth by honest means.
He was disgusted with the burueaucratic controls and endless redtape prevalent in India. He was always at odds with the government of the day but refused to bypass the law by dishonest means as many other industrialists did to become wealthy in quick time.
Born of a mixed parentage, a French Mother and a Parsi father he combined the best of both Indian and Western values. He admired the West for its discipline,sense of honour,science and character and the East for its tolerance, compassion,decency and other human values. A strong believer in charity for the poor and the under-privileged under his guidance the Tata group of companies donated lavishly to alleviating poverty,education,scientific research and medicine.
Unfortunately Indians today have lost sight of their purpose and have become dazzled with the false glitter of Western culture. They must understand that blindly imitating the West will only lead to disaster,corruption and other related problems. If we are to become a great nation our youth must emulate the values which JRD symbolised!

abolish toll tax

The toll tax being imposed all over India on the National Highways is arbitrary,unreasonable,discriminatory and unjustified. The Constitution forbids any restrictions on inter-state trade and commerce. The Expressways are public property and private companies cannot levy any tax or duty on vehicles. The Private companies are making enormous profits at the expense of the public exchequer. A CAG audit should be conducted into the whole toll tax business.
There are four main reasons for the abolition of toll:_
1) It is unreasonable and discriminatory. While expensive passenger vehicles are charged less toll,cheaper public transport and Goods vehicles have to pay higher toll. This has a cascading effect on the prices of goods and commodities which directly affects the poor! Between Panchgani,Maharashtra and Baroda,Gujrat there are almost 75 toll points where toll is levied on every vehicle except MLAs,Ministers,Bureaucrats and MPs. Rates vary from Rs.50/- to Rs.2500/- depending on the make and nature of vehicle.Buses,Trucks and other public transport and goods vehicles have to pay huge amounts while private vehicles have to pay minimal amount.

2) It is an unreasonable restriction on inter-state trade and commerce which is forbidden by the Constitution and must be struck down being violative of Article !9 of The Constitution.

3) It is anti-poor since any toll on Public carriers immediately affects the prices of essential Commodities.

4) In no civilized country any toll is collected from vehicles on National Highways.

The Supreme Court must take suo-moto notice and strike it down with immediate effect

hour of god

The Hour of God

There are moments when the Spirit moves among men and the breath of the Lord is abroad upon the waters of our being; there are others when it retires and men are left to act in the strength or the weakness of their own egoism. The first are periods when even a little effort produces great results and changes destiny; the second are spaces of time when much labour goes to the making of a little result. It is true that the latter may prepare the former, may be the little smoke of sacrifice going up to heaven which calls down the rain of God's bounty. Unhappy is the man or the nation which, when the divine moment arrives, is found sleeping or unprepared to use it, because the lamp has not been kept trimmed for the welcome and the ears are sealed to the call. But thrice woe to them who are strong and ready, yet waste the force or misuse the moment; for them is irreparable loss or a great destruction. In the hour of God cleanse thy soul of all self-deceit and hypocrisy and vain self-flattering that thou mayst look straight into thy spirit and hear that which summons it. All insincerity of nature, once thy defence against the eye of the Master and the light of the ideal, becomes now a gap in thy armour and invites the blow. Even if thou conquer for the moment, it is the worse for thee, for the blow shall come afterwards and cast thee down in the midst of thy triumph. But being pure cast aside all fear; for the hour is often terrible, a fire and a whirlwind and a tempest, a treading of the winepress of the wrath of God; but he who can stand up in it on the truth of his purpose is he who shall stand; even though he fall, he shall rise again, even though he seem to pass on the wings of the wind, he shall return. Nor let worldly prudence whisper too closely in thy ear; for it is the hour of the unexpected, the incalculable, the immeasurable. Mete not the power of the Breath by thy petty instruments, but trust and go forward. But most keep thy soul clear, even if for a while, of the clamour of the ego. Then shall a fire march before thee in the night and the storm be thy helper and thy flag shall wave on the highest height of the greatness that was to be conquered.

 

- Sri Aurobind