UK election results - A reflection of India in late 1990s

UK heading to coalition politics brought back vivid memories of the Election and Govt of India in late 90s. Guess all nations have to deal with coalition at some point of time. Maybe India can well give some lessons to UK now......

Twitter killed the (aspiring) Blogger

Not that I was a regular at blogging, nevertheless the death of the aspiration is certain. I'd have to do a phoenix to start blogging again!!!

The Joke that is INDIAN ENGLISH MEDIA

You would have come across all this news during RG's much publicised Bihar visit...

http://www.google.co.in/search?q=rahul%20gandhi%20bihar%20visit&hl=en&ned=in&tab=nw

But what the SICKULAR media doesn't report (see below)!!

Here is something that was completely ignored by the Leftist Centre SICKULAR Indian English Media....


Bihar students force Rahul Gandhi to flee campus - Rahul Gandhi Slammed by Bihar Students in Gujarat Remarks
DARBHANGA — Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to Bihar widely dubbed as an exercise to test the waters, had to leave Darbhanga after students of Lalit Narayan Mithila University got agitated over his Gujarat remarks.
Apparently to woo Muslim students, the son of Congress president Sonia Gandhi reportedly said, “India can change only if Gujarat changed first.”

The students created ruckus accusing the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi family of doing politics in university campus. They asked him to abstain from making political utterances and that the campus was not a platform for such meetings.
Protesting students shouted, “There is Congress government in Maharashtra and you also have the government at Centre, but why do you keep your mouth shut when Biharis are beaten in Mumbai. Don’t ever come to Bihar to play your cheap and hypocritical politics.”

Gandhi had to apologize as Congress leaders present at the venue failed to calm down the angry students. He, finally, had to leave the campus as students refused to listen to him.

Earlier, he arrived in Bettiah in West Champaran district and drove to Bhitharwa Ashram from where Mahatma Gandhi had launched the Satyagraha movement in 1917.
Gandhi, who is expected to address more youth meetings in the state to galvanize party workers ahead of the polls, said,”Congress will contest on its own in the Assembly elections.”
Later, he will visit Bodh Gaya in Gaya district to meet Dalit youth. In the evening, Gandhi will visit Patliputra to meet Congress leaders at the party headquarters Sadaquat Ashram.

He will interact with girl students at a college in the city.With the Youth Congress having launched a membership drive on January 12, Gandhi will interact with potential candidates at several places.
The Congress managed to win only two out of Bihar’s 40 parliamentary seats in last year’s general election.

(With inputs from Agencies)



Student -Hamreh professor saab bolrahe theh political baat nahi honi chaheye university meh, phir tum political baat kyu ker raha hai....Maharashtra meh congress sarkar hai..kya kerteh woh bihario keh leyeh....
Rahul gandhi.-"mehne galti seh gujrat boldeya sorry".watch this video..
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Student: Our professor said there should be no political talk, then why are you talking about Gujarat. A student from Bihar was killed in Mumbai. There is a Congress government at the Centre and in Maharashtra, what are you doing for students from BIhar

Rahul Gandhi: It's my mistake, I said Gujarat instead of Bihar by mistake

Student: When will Bihar improve to the standards of Maharashtra and Mumbai

Rahul Gandhi: I will tell you when it will improve, Bihar's situation will change on the day you change it

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Well done bihari student. Hats off to you.
Gujarat has highest GDP growth rate and Rahul wants to change it?
so strange. Does he wants Gujarat to stop growing ?Why cant Congress rules state develop at the rate Gujarat is developing? Lokk wat happeing to mumbai in rule of congress ...I know Rahul is uneducated(fake certificate he maded from london university az by madars high court who challenge rahul university certficate),, but he can read some magazine,journal and news paper at least.

He is just frustated as The Congress managed to win only two out of Bihar’s 40 parliamentary seats in last year’s general election.
And Bihar under Nitish rule, has become 2nd fastest growing state after Gujrat under Modi. We should always acknowledge good leadership and progressive government. Rahul, I think before he make statement just read a little bit and try to understand development because now Indian will no longer vote for “reservation” . India will vote for development.
Note - No media will report this.Our Great pro congress Media
so watch the video here-
YouTube- Rahul gandhi - Says sorry to bihari students for making anti-gujarat political rant
YouTube- Rahul gandhi - Says sorry to bihari students for making anti-gujarat political rant




Read more: http://www.unp.co.in/f46/rahul-gandhi-slammed-by-bihar-students-on-gujarat-remarks-68939/#ixzz0iV93fS5U

An Indian cricket fan's memoirs

An Indian cricket fan's memoirs

Inspired by this very emotional and nostalgic article on Cricinfo today, I decided to try my hand at writing a similar account of my memories of Cricket and the Fab five.

Born 27 summers ago, The earliest memory of mine, watching a cricket match, was when my Chithappa took me to one of the India-West Indies test matches held at Chennai during 1983-84. I was just 2.5 years old then and my younger brother was around 6 months old, so I alone had the privilege of watching the match at the ground with my Chithappa, I think, I slept for most of the match. However, I can recollect two West Indies bowlers (Marshall and Holding?) bowling from either sides of the pavilion. I couldn't much about the game then, However I was very much excited about the new cap that I was given at the stadium and also the placard reading 4/6!! I was fond of these very much that I remember treasuring them for few days after the match.

In 1986 we moved on to a new house at Kasturba Nagar, Adayar and this is where I remember playing the first game of Cricket. I can't say it is a game really, because as in all Gully Cricket, the owner of the bat is the captain, umpire and match refree of the game!! Since I didn't have a bat, the only thing I remember doing was bowling under-arms to a boy from a the neighbourhood (as you would have rightly inferred, he owned the bat). I remember my dad watching me bowl underarms and reprimanded me for doing so. He said when you bowl under-arm, its not cricket. I don't recollect much of watching cricket at that time.

I have very vague memories of the 1987 World Cup. We were in Bangalore then and I remember my dad and Grandpa discussing India's fortunes in the matches and how every one in the house would get disappointed as soon as Srikanth got out. I hardly knew any of the cricketer's names then, Srikanth, Kapil and Gavaskar were the names that usually cropped up in their discussions, but majority of the discussion at home was on Srikanth. He being from Tamil Nadu and also being an Iyengar, quite a few people at my home liked him (apart from him stroke play of course!). By this time, I did have a bat as well as quite a number of playmates (including my younger brother, who was 4 years old then) to play cricket.

I seriously started following cricket since 1988 Sharjah cup. We were visiting my uncle at Kanchipuram then. My cousin, brother and I watched the first match of the Sharjah cup, India vs West Indies. West Indies was a formidable team back then and my cousin was saying that India would have a tough time lasting their entire quota of overs. This was the first match and one of the very few matches that I remember seeing Srikanth bat. I think he scored a century that day and managed to win that game with Hirwani taking few wickets at the end. My cousin was virtually jumping on his sofa when India won. Although India went on to lose that series due to consecutive defeats against both West Indies and Pakistan, my interest in Cricket had grown. It was definitely my favourite sport and probably the only sport that I understood completely then.

Fast forward another year, I was introduced to "Sachin Tendulkar" and I as many of my age then went crazy!!! He spoilt us, We were rooted to our televisions, refused to do our schoolwork when he played. Hell, we refused even to go to schools when there was a match!! I don't remember seeing any of India's matches in Sachin's debut series at Pakistan, however I do remember the many Sharjah Cups that India featured in.

Year 1991 - The elation of watching India steamroll themselves to the final and then dejection of seeing Aaqib Javed destroying India in the finals . Many of this generation do not understand or feel the pressure of India-Pakistan encounters, Even as a child you could feel it then, the streets were deserted during any India Pakistan match then and given that we never had a media that hyped such games then, you can certainly appreciate the importance of such matches. Winning against Pakistan then was treasured by all the Indian fans given that it didn't happen that frequently then. (I pity the state of Pakistan cricket now, its really unfortunate that we don't get to see the mother of all encounters these days....). I vividly remember that all India Pakistan matches were scheduled on a Friday and India were routinely on the losing side whenever this happened, this led to many weird discussions in class rooms.

(to be continued)................