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Globalization - part 1

One Plate Idly costed 50 paise 20 years ago and a STD call costed 15 rupees. Now a std call costs 50 paise and one plate idly costs 15 rupees. Rajdeep Sardesai once commented that in the new century there is no space for communal thoughts and Ram mandir is relatively an unwanted issue. I replied to him that when inflation is so high that making your two ends meet is becoming tougher, who would have the time to think about anything else. Remember the poem from Tagore where the mind is without fear, I do not think that we have achieved that yet and its not being seen as something in the near future. The leaders do not have time for the country since they would devote their entire time fighting with each other.

Understanding the misunderstood statements

Work has been a priority of late and family comes next so writing basically goes out of the window. I think every man has to take a crash course for at least 15 days before he gets married. The topic would be how to manage your life without hurting others. Time Management is a serious concern. I am right now the worst manager of time. Either I have too many commitments or I do not have my priorities right. Trying to do many things at once. There are recently 2 great milestones that completed in recent times. 1. Kasab completes 2 yrs in India and he enjoys a status and security which even Manmohan Singh can only dream of. He is not answerable to anything neither he has to pay taxes, nor he has to earn his bread. All he has to do take the judiciary for a ride for which the govt has appointed an all expense paid lawyer at his disposal. 2. Indian Sailors rescued by a Pakistani NGO. I think this was an act shown as a return favor of India looking after Kasab very well. The biggest shame t...