whither india?

The time has now come for all responsible Indians to take a serious look at the ground reality and decide the future course of action.
As an unbiased observer and having travelled in different parts of the country,I have noticed only indifference,callousness,lack of purpose,dishonesty,apathy and greed everywhere.
Children and women have been the worst casualties.Prostitution-willing or unwilling,child suicides and traffiking of women and children have reached alarming proportions.In most cities,women and children feel unsafe in the house as well as outside.A nation which prides itself about the Ramayana,Mahabharata,Vedas and Upanishads should be able to discriminate between right and wrong.Today it has become impossible to earn Rs.10/- per day by honest means in most parts of the country.No organisation wants sincere persons in their ranks.
Terrorism,fundamentalism,corruption,communal tension,gender violence,malnutrition,starvation and health issues are destroying the very fabric of the nation.
The Supreme Court of India is the only institution worth the name which is doing its job honestly and sincerely in the face of enormous adversities.However it too has its limitations and is helpless without the cooperation and support of the other constitutional authorities.
To conclude,it is a "Do or die' situation.

james bond 007

James Bond is the name of a British Intelligence officer working for Her Majesty's secret service,created by Ian Fleming.For the last 50 or more years James Bond movies and books have been a tremendous source of entertainment for millions of people all over the world.
Bond always prefers to work alone and wherever there is any sinister activity taking place,he is sent.For the past 50 years Bond has been creating havoc for criminals,mafias and terrorists across the world.During the Cold war,Bond was sent to different countries to paralyze and destroy the communist ideology.In the present times Bond is destroying terrorist and fundamentalist organisations.
Fast cars,attractive girls and explosives are a regular feature in all Bond movies.The shooting is done in exotic locales from snow-clad mountains,beautiful beaches,luxurious yachts and passenger liners.
Over the years Sean Connery,Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan have been plying the role of James Bond to perfection.
Bond represents the qualities of dare-devilry,chivalry,humour,a superb intelligence and patience in abundant measure.He adjusts to any locale like a chamaleon and waits for the opportune moment to strike.

age of intuition

Times are changing-the feminine is on the ascendant and male aggressiveness is on the decline.Sensitivity,empathy,decency,understanding,team-spirit,creativity,courage and knowledge are gaining recognition while individualistic behaviour and aggression are being frowned upon.
It is true that the bulk of natural resources necessary for survival are still under the control of a few greedy individuals but this will be their undoing since they are rendering themselves incapable of surviving in the present times.
People all over the world are realizing that without a change in the present life-styles survival of the human species will be impossible.Societies which will be able to adapt themselves to the new consciousness will grow and prosper while fossilized and stagnant societies will perish.
Human relationships are again improving and people are realizing the value of openness and warmth between individuals.,transcending barriers of age,sex,colour, or nationality.
Child issues are gradually becoming a matter of global concern and there is an increasing awareness in society to provide a secure future for the child.

all creatures great and small

On being a vet

• "I love writing about my job because I loved it, and it was a particularly interesting one when I was a young man. It was like holidays with pay to me."^[
• "Years ago, farmers were uneducated and eccentric and said funny things, and we ourselves were comparatively uneducated. We had no antibiotics, few drugs. A lot of time was spent pouring things down cows' throats. The whole thing added up to a lot of laughs. There's more science now, but not so many laughs."^[

James Herriot was a vet who practiced in a small village in England. He was passionately fond of animals and drew immense satisfaction in treating them.Whenever he got a call from any farmer about an animal in distress he would immediately drive down and try to relieve the animal of his distress.
His narratives give an idyllic picture of life in the countryside.They gave a deep insight into the symbiotic relationship between humans and animals.The rural farmers were very fond of Herriot and shared their experiences with him.He in turn would spend time chatting with them about his experiences in treating animals. Cats,dogs,cows,pigs and all other farm animals are the subject of his stories.His writings are almost spiritual in nature and are a must read for anyone who loves animals.

winston churchill-supreme commander

Churchill epitomised the finest qualities of the British culture-character,discipline,humour,values,determination and grace under pressure! His finest hour was at the time of the nazi invasion of Europe.He had been consistently warning England about the nazi menace but his pleas had fallen on deaf ears.After he became Prime Minister,his request to France for Anglo-French unity was also rejected by the French which led to the nazi occupation of France and subsequent decline of France.Under his strong leadership the British armed forces were able to turn the tide of the war and inflict a crushing defeat on the nazis.
Churchill had the Napoleonic spark and had visualised a world based on freedom,democracy,diverse cultures ,fraternity and prosperity for all. He was a strong opponent of all forms of totalatarianism and humbug.
Today the world is desperately in need of men like Churchill!

humour

'Humour is the salt of life and the world would have gone to blazes without it'.Sri Aurobindo
Humour is a gift of the Gods and can really lift people's spirits up and cheer them up.True humour is extremely rare in the present times because people have lost the ability to laugh at themselves and take themselves too seriously.
Great humour writers like P.G Wodehouse,GB Shaw,Charlie Chaplin,Shakespeare,PL Deshpande and others had the knack to bring out the idiosyncracies of their times in a manner to show how ridiculously people were behaving witheach other.
In the present times,there is so much material available to be able to write hillariously.The entire life style has become a big farce with people appearing to be solemn all the time and behaving in a deceitful and treachorous manner.The whole world seems to have become a comedy and tragedy rolled into one.
Entire populations have started behaving like creatures from outer space with their weird clothes and bizarre vehicles.Their speech is a combination of the reptillian and the amphibian.The Media seems to have been taken over by the denizens of the underworld and is all the time dishing out horror stories.The entire scenario is ideal for people with a sense of humour.

modern warfare

The nature of warfare has changed completely.The battlefield has now shifted to the streets of every village,town and country.The prized victory is the mind and hearts of the people.The battle is won when the morale of the people is shattered.
The weapons of warfare are no longer guns,missiles,tanks or aircraft but mobiles,computers,vehicles,media and houses.Women are at the vanguard of this hostility because they are experts in mind games.Their choice tools are gestures,words,dress and bags.
To survive in such a deadly terrain requires tremendous moral,mental and physical strength.Only a highly focused,disciplined and sincere person can counter the minute to minute assault on the senses.Faith,aspiration and good cheer are indispensable.
All the liberal values of civilization are at stake.If the other side wins,there will be an end to liberty,progress and fraternity.