Friday, February 12, 2010

Mixer Grinder...

Its 12th Feb, Pooja aggarwal's oops Pooja Parekh's b'day, one of the few friends of my school I miss...I forgot to wish her..not exactly though because it came to my mind at 10pm & that's obviously not the right time to call someone to wish whom I give a call hardly twice a year!!

Anyway, its another week gone past & its been a hotch-potch one!!

Reasons....

1.....I called up Nikunj Parekh, Pooja's husband, a friend dating back to school days after I saw them in their honeymoon pics in Auckland...yes, we three were class-mates. After knowing each other for 12 years, after a courtship of 7 years, after experiencing a long distance love affair for 2 years, most probably, after fighting against all odds back in Pooja's place and not to mention the innumerable "indecent proposals" since God knows when....they married. Kudos to your love. God bless you.

2.....Reservation for Muslims in Govt jobs in West Bengal...a move that is blatantly targeted towards the Muslim community not to help them but an ingenious ploy to get the vote banks filled with Muslim votes. Quite obvious because the "Left Front" very well knows that Muslims in this region are no longer with them.
Why will they be? Muslims in West Bengal have realized that they are the worst hit in the country. Its high time they realize their situation & change gears...join the tsunami called "Poriborton". Time will tell if "didi" is our real "deity" as the "Left" & the "Poribortito" seem to be analogous.
Well, we all know that condition of the major minority community in India is very poor & its poorer in West Bengal, as I can say from my experiences in the wards of Medical College, Kolkata...Muslims being a minority community form a large chunk of the patient population in our college, because majority of them do not have the money to afford high end medical facility...so the Govt should help Muslims with this Reservation.....Why? Nowhere in the Constitution its mentioned that there should be reservation on the basis of religion (that does never mean that i support it on the basis of caste) & moreover giving quotas in jobs is not how you uplift a community simply because majority Muslims cannot afford to make themselves fit for a job. To a large extent this has got to do with the mindset which in turn is related to poverty & ignorance.
Majority Muslims still consider themselves as 2nd class citizens of India neither because of themselves nor because of their Hindu counterparts. Well, it is what our politics has given us. Muslims, Pakistan & Terrorism....the three trump-cards of Indian politicians, you choose any one of them & you are a hot-shot.
So, giving reservation is not a solution at the same time doing nothing & demanding for it is also a crime. Its high time for Muslims to get out of their "Burkhas" & do some real thinking. They should stop considering themselves as a minority & step into the ditches of political forgery. As for the Govt, if they really want to help the Muslims or any caste or economic strata, I can only suggest to have basic facilities for health & education at the grass root level as a preliminary step. First make them capable for a living then you think of giving them a job.

3.....I'm happy to clear out a misunderstanding between Sreyashi and BINGOS.

4.....Well, the Sandakphu trip has rejuvenated me and a few!! We are back to old days!! guess so!!

5.....3rd MBBS Part 1 results are out today.I passed in all subjects.

Thank you.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Ganges, Ghats, Ferry Rides and......











Well, I have always liked this place since the first time I came here, mostly because of the majestic Ganges & also because of the numerous ferry rides across it. Among the ghats I love the Shibpur one, firstly, because its not so busy...its not that crowded...secondly, I get to see the Vidyasagar Setu very closely...yes, its also close from the Princep Ghat end, but this end is crowded again.
Going a bit away from the topic I would like to share one more thing i.e though i love the ferry ride from Dakshineshwar to Belur Math, its just too good...i do not like the one from Belur Math to Dakhshineshwar...!!!...may be because of the route they take. In the former the major part of the journey is through the middle of the river, while in the later one they take the banks!!!
Here are a few pics when I went to the Shibpur Ghat with a friend of mind recently...again, it was awesome...well, please bear with me because the camera is not that good..its a mobile camera..Nokia 2MP....!!!....anyway,love you..!!