RBI to break Savings of Millions of People in India

First of all, I want to talk about the RBI's decision to phase out currency notes which are issued before 2005. Though this is a very good decision as per them it will counter black money and help weed out fake money circulating in system.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/currency-notes-issued-before-2005-to-be-withdrawn-post-march-31-rbi/articleshow/29210580.cms

Now, I want to present a picture of the traditional saving instrument which is used by Millions of people in India domestically. This is called as "Gullak" (Indian Piggy Bank).

 

Now this Gullak will required to be broken. I have one of this, in which there are only currency notes and now I have to break it. Why such decisions by these Institutions always have the bearing/inconvenience on people who are saving their money legally.

counter black money and help weed out fake currency circulating through the system

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counter black money and help weed out fake currency circulating through the system

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/29210580.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

An Open Letter to Arvind Kejriwal

To

Mr. Arvind Kejriwal                                                                                    Date: 20th January 2014

Chief Minister of Delhi

God knows where you live (Do you live in Delhi?)

Subject: Common man is suffering with your way of governance and your so called Aam Aadmi Party.

Dear Mr. Chief Minister

I am born and brought up in India's capital, New Delhi. Its been 23 days now, of your governance here but I am afraid to say that its in no way a governance. Its a situation of chaos, callousness and confusion among people of Delhi. You have become a subject of mockery and jokes. I hope you read few of your jokes on internet and feel ashamed for what you are doing. I am not a supporter of Congress but the way you are ruling the state, its worse than the Congress government. Today, I feel a need of writing this letter as I have seen my Mother suffered because of you. Your so called Dharna has affected her commute and she had a horrendous time traveling to home. Due to your Dharna, she has spent two and a half hours of traveling on Delhi roads. This is not just happened to my mother. There are many other Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, Sons, Daughters who have suffered because of you. The irony of this Dharna is that you are doing it for Woman's safety.

I find your actions similar to Rakhi Sawant. You are one of that publicity whore who always wants to be in the news. I don't think this is what you have been taught in IIT, Kharagpur. Do you think you are doing justice to your education? And if this is what IIT, Kharagpur teaches then I have lost respect for the Institution. I am sorry to say Sir, your priority is not Delhi. It has been changed beyond Delhi now. I know where it is going, Loksabha Elections, right? 

Earlier, I was of the opinion that giving a chance to youth is better than giving it to people having some experience. But now I have changed my opinion. I can say this openly that majority of people who have chosen you are the first time voters who doesn't know the ABCD of politics, just like you. I am not blaming them, I appreciate your way of influencing them. But it would have been better if you have influenced people who knows something about politics.

I have few questions to ask you. Why you do not stay on the things which you say?

1. You said you will neither take support of Congress nor give them. What happen? Gajini?

2. You said you will not fight Lok Sabha Elections but now you say that you will, if your party wants. Are you out of your mind?

3. You said Police should work independently. Now you want to control Delhi Police. Just want to abuse you on this.

4. Why are you not taking any action on Congress Government's scams, just because you have been supported by them. Giving only assurances, does not make any sense.

After you formed government, 3 people wearing your Party's topi came to our area and listened to the problems faced by public. But that was the day, after which no one has come to deliver what have been asked. I know you will now say that atleast they have come to listen. What's the point of listening when you cannot fulfill any of the demands. I must tell you the demands were not something which cannot be fulfilled. Its a will and commitment that need to be there while choosing political career.

Being a Chief Minister, you cannot do what you want. You have to sit on Dharna in your own State to get your unrealistic demands fulfilled. Though you got the seat of Chief Minister but you haven't progressed in this career. You are still at the same place i.e. Dharna which you were doing before elections.

"With great power comes great responsibility". You have behaved in such a irresponsible behavior. I am disappointed, lost all hopes and ashamed of you and Delhi. Keep sitting on Dharna, keep running government from there.

Unfaithfully Yours'
Real Aam Aadmi

Nation First or Family First

This is again going to be one of the most controversial/debatable post of mine. Previous one (North Indians Vs South Indians) has been severely criticized by few of the people from online community. Though no hard feelings for them as you cannot hide facts and truth is always bitter. There are chances that people will going to abuse me in the comment section in this post as well but I am ready. I am not taking any side. I am just giving views on both the fronts i.e. Family or Country. This thought is provoked by the incidence of Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi who swear on his children that he will not give or take support from any other party. But in the end, he took support of Congress and formed the government in Delhi.

Nothing against Mr. Arvind Kejriwal, but when he swear on his children, it was proved that the most important thing in his life are his children. But he still took support of Congress. So what does this prove? Country is more important to him? May be.

It is expected from a soldier that for him Country comes first. Moreover, its his duty and he is paid for that. Will the same soldier if not paid, will have the same kind of commitment. Doubting a soldier's commitment in itself is very bad and talking about them is easy. We should ask this question to ourselves. I cannot say about me whether I will choose Country over my Family. But yes to some extent, I will. It depends on the situation.

Indians had been on war with Pakistan and China. Our soldiers showed courage and bravery in all the wars. If these soldiers would have chosen Family over War, then there would be no one to fight from India and we would have faced defeat without a fight. Same things applies to soldiers of Pakistan and China. Now, if Pakistanis and Chinese men had taken their families first things would have been great. There had been no war. But since they didn't, I'm glad Indians responded in kind.

My perspective on this is that by being deployed on border, a soldier is not choosing between Family and our country but rather because of his loyalty to Family and wanting to ensure that our family and other families of our country can live in safety, he serves willingly.  Yes, this is a personal decision for each person but it does not have to be a choice between the two if the values of both are the same.

Delhi's Cold and Goa's Beaches

Its 21st December today and already its so cold out here in Delhi. I am wondering how much temperature will gonna drop further around Christmas and New Year. Though I like winters but still feel like going at some warmer place. Goa is a perfect choice these days as there will be a nice weather over there. Moreover Christmas and New Year is coming, so all the party lovers will gonna hit that place. One must choose a right hotel and bookings should be done well in advance so that any last time rush can be avoided. I remember my vacations over there in 2010. I have chosen Goa as my honeymoon destination as it was matching to my budget. I have never seen a sea/sea beach earlier so it was my first experience and I was very excited.

I have chosen a hotel "Whispering Palm Beach Resort" after thorough research. I considered following factors while choosing this hotel.

1. Distance from Beach
2. Price
3. Facilities
4. Room Size
5. Location
6. Meals

On all these 6 factors, I found this hotel to be perfect. I checked its location on Google Maps and found that it is only few meters away from one of the beach at Candolim. I checked the room's images on its website and found them very neat and clean and well maintained. For price, I compared its prices at different websites like makemytrip.com, yatra.com, etc. But after checking its price, I decided to talk to them directly over phone. There is one Mr. A***l (dont want to take the name as it will be a privacy issue) who is in sales department came up with a excellent deal. After some negotiation, I confirmed my bookings.

It was a nice flight without any hiccups and after reaching Goa Airport, I saw a person holding my name tag in his hands. It was a nice ride in Toyota Innova car and we reached hotel well in time. They welcomed us with a drink and we were sitting on a sofa. A lady came to me and told me that all the rooms are full and they will provide me a upgraded room in a different hotel. I agreed to it and boy, they have provide me a superb room. Though we stayed there for two days and came back to Whispering Palm Beach where they have provided me equally great room. Moreover, I found a beach to be just a walking distance from a hotel. There was swimming pool in the hotel and every evening there is some cultural event going on in a hotel area around swimming pool. One will love the performances by some great artists/groups and enjoy the dinner side by side. Food was excellent and there was a buffet system where you can fill your tummy with all the delicacies. You can find fitness and spa facilities as well in the hotel. They have provided me one candle light dinner which I enjoyed with my wife.

I stayed there for three days and I loved my stay. I have recommended this hotel to few of my friends who recently got married and they too stayed over there. I must say do plan your vacations and book your hotels well in advance. I was lucky to get the hotel which was one of the best in Goa.

Sachin Tendulkar - A Legend

Its almost a month now since Sachin Tendukar has retired from all forms of cricket and now I got time to write about Him and His retirement. My last post on cricket was when Rahul Dravid retired from International Cricket. In that post also I said that cricket is everywhere in India and some or the other news is always trending related to Cricket. But Boy! this news is bigger than Cricket itself. Though Cricket should be bigger than Sachin Tendulkar but in India its other way round. Not just because He is an extra ordinary cricketer but people respect Him as a person. He is truly an idol for so many people not just from Cricket fraternity but from all past of lives. More than billion people in India are inspired from Him. Not just India but around the World, He has been worshiped.

He has been known as Tendlya, God of Cricket, Little Master, Master Blaster and with so many other names. He has been a legend of Cricket. The word "Legend" itself comes second when it is used for Sachin Tendulkar. When He comes out to bat, whole stadium used to cheer out loud.  It was one of the most amazing moment inside the stadium. Though I never got the chance to see Him play live in stadium but I always cheered Him from television. Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award will be presented to Him on 26th January 2014. 

Cricket will never be same for me after His retirement. His farewell speech is a classic and will be remembered forever in Cricket.