The Conflict

Today December 13, 2010 marks the 9th anniversary of terrorist attack on Parliament in 2001.The heroic acts of our brave soldiers to defend it with their life, earned them great respects and salutations not only from me but from every Indian. There was this huge unanimous outcry to declare war on Pak and indeed Govt .of India with its action made this inevitable. Almost more than half of our armed forces were deployed across the enemy border and the conditions prompted that for the first time in our Indian History, we as a nation are to going to strike first on an enemy nation keeping aside the tag ‘peace loving nation ‘.Alas! it didn’t happen for good or bad, we buckled under international pressure especially from China & US.

I still remember it vaguely as I couldn’t digest this fact. I just couldn’t comprehend the situation as we have damn strong reason on this earth to start this conflict. But it didn’t happen for good ,if it turned out to be a nuclear war, we would have exterminated ourself. Einstein once aptly said “ I ‘m sure that after the third world war , the fourth world war would be fought with hands and rocks” . May be war isn’t always a solution to problem, there are may be other ways to solve the problem.

Almost all the wars in the mankind history were fought for land. Kashmir, a gifted place on Earth led two nations into tug of war. Though Kashmir is only a tip of iceberg in their grandest vision of de-stabilizing India as a nation, which would obviously never come true. As a common man it would be difficult to understand as to how does his way of simple living inflicts mammoth hatredness to people living in other nation. Can there be a peaceful solution ?.

The mind of a terrorist is infected and the only way he could relieve himself is to do an act that would please his God which only leads us to see many horrific acts like 26/11 mumbai, bomb blasts across cities etc . The rootcause of conflict partially the idealogy of the Islamic radicals ( not Islam as a whole ) is quite disturbing. These radicals promise to bring back the 1000 years ago glory when Islam was at its peak almost ruling entire Asia as well as Europe. This idealogy must be tackled by wide spread of actual message of Islam which is to spread the peace and such horrific acts are against to the will of God. And please stop thinking that every muslim is a terrorist. Another cause of concern would to provide basic facilities for existence. The developmental activities in the affected areas must be fast tracked as this would give hope for better life.

Our past experience simply suggest that our diplomacy failed miserably to bring the Pak before the international community. A massive attack like 26/11 only now brought considerable attention to India’s issues about Pak. A serious retrospection into our diplomacy as well as foreign policy must be done as to how to alienate Pak from the international community until unless it fully -co-operates with us in tackling terrorism.

Though in the future , I feel that this is heading towards no-where but to war, as India is running out of its patience as well as all the diplomatic options and would soon be reaching its saturation point after which a war is inevitable.A nation’s character would get exposed in hostile situations. We must not go down in the history as a nation with only billion words but with an attitude to act when required.

I dont intend to suggest a solution to this problem cause that would sound naive as there would be many factors coming into picture which might take a book to write and not a simple post . I only intend to share my few thoughts about this increasingly disturbing issue. I dont intend to hurt anyone.

A tribute to all the matyrs who laid their lives for this great nation .. INDIA.

తెలుగులో ఒక మాట

తెలుగు. నా మాతృ బాష. ఎప్పుడో స్కూల్ లో పరీక్షలు కోసం తెలుగులో రాశాను. ఇది జరిగి సుమరుగా పది సంవత్సరాలు అయింది. మళ్ళీ తెలుగు లో రాయటం ఇదే మొదటిసారి. కొంచం కష్టంగా ఉన్న, నా భావాలు నా భాషలో వ్యక్తపరచాలి అని అనుకున్నాను. అందుకోసం తెలుగు లో రాస్తున్నాను. ఏవన్నా తప్పులు ఉంటే క్షమించగలరు.

ఒక తెలుగువాడినై తెలుగులో రాసి పది సంవత్సరాలు గడిచాయి అంటే నా ధూస్థితికి కారణం ఎవరు?. నేనా లేక నా చుట్టూ ప్రపంచమా?. దేశ భాషలందు తెలుగు లెస్స అని శ్రీ కృష్ణదేవరాయలు ఏనాడో అన్నారు. భారతదేశంలో ఉన్న అన్ని భాషలోకంటే ఒక స్పష్టమయిన ఉచ్చారణ గల భాషగా తెలుగుకి పేరుగలదు. ఎన్నో వేల సంవత్సరాలు చరిత్ర కలిగిన తెలుగుకి ఈ 21st శతభ్ధంలో గడ్డుకాలం ఎదురుకొంటుంది. ఎవరు, ఎక్కడ చూసినా , చిన్న-పెద్ద తేడా లేకుండా ఇంగ్లీష్ కి ప్రాధాన్యం ఇస్తున్నారు. ఈ పోటీ ప్రపంచంలో ముందుకి పోవాలి అంటే ఇంగ్లీష్ ఎంతో అవసరం. అందుకని మన భాషనే మార్చిపోవటం ఎంతవరకు సమంజసం?
ఇటు వంటి కాలం లో మనం ఎలాంటి చర్యలు తీసుకోవాలి? మీ అభిప్రాయాలు, సూచనలు తెలుపగలరు.
ఏది ఏమయినా తెలుగు లో ఒక విషయం గురించి రాయాలని అనుకున్నాను. రాశాను.

ఇక సెలవు
ఇట్లు మీ
వంశీ

His Highness: The Rajavaaru

It’s been a long association with him. Named after a character in daily soap my mom watches after his return from exile, Rajavaaru took his first steps of his life in our house. Often described as innocent, curious & playful in his early days turned to be more than what we have expected. For the first couple of years it was just sheer joy to spent time with him, not until one fine day when he left us and set-off to explore the world by himself without even saying good byes. All we can do was to accept his decision and wished him all the best..

Time moved on , we learned to live without him . But something miracle happened. He just returned home after almost 15 months completely changed. Stronger, wiser and responsible behaviour were the few things to notice. We felt happy for him.

To find out the root cause of his sudden disappearance and things he had to go through in the past 15 months, an enquiry commission was setup to grill him. No matter how hard it was tried ,he would utter only one word , which the commission felt was quite difficult to interpret. Anyway the enquiry is on and the outcome is probably expected by this year end.

The return from exile marked the beginning of his Royal life as he became much closer to us and thus earned him his present title ‘The Rajavaaru’. Though he doesn’t stay with us , but often pays a visit our house one’s in while with increasing bruises per visit. His Intentions seems to be brawl with everyone in his path to glory. Very aptly has the mindset of a king .

So would you like to take a peek into the life of H.H The Rajavaaru?

Go watch the video.

Despicable ABank

Things must change according to change. This is simple mantra for success in this fast growing economies like India. I was under the same impression that the people will change with time and so do the services. But Andhra Bank proved it wrong. For I had enough today and this is how I vent out my anger .

In today’s world, Internet has revolutionized the way we see the world around.It has opened new doors for making life comfortable and miserable as well .Take for instance, the online account through which almost all the services can transacted,without having to go out of your home. I use this service extensively for all my bill payments etc. But I still go out to deposit my dad’s checks usually on Saturday. And this is where this ABank comes into the picture.

For it has long history, We are attached to it for more than 40 yrs. But I believe, it never even understood on how to treat it’s customers right from it’s inception. Whenever I visit this bank, I hear customers arguing with staff, cursing the bank for it’s services. And today I join this bandwagon. For I had enough, for instance, for issuing a checkbook , you would be surprised if you get your checkbook within a month as Bank manager is always on leave. To get an entry into your ‘passbook’,you would usually have to wait for two hours as the concerned person would always be attending a meeting. And today, I had heated argument with a lady as “Rules” suddenly dawns her. This only made me realize how senseless the point she was trying to put forward. Anyway I’m tired of all this. All I wanted to say ‘Abank’ sucks, as it makes customers life miserable.

Long time ago, I tried to convince my dad to change his account to other bank where customers would be treated the way he has to be, but failed. I will have to convince him for I would never step it’s door steps again. And thank God, I hv a account with a bank that treats me well.

You

As the day dawns
The breeze wakes the lawn
As she fades out beyond Horizon
I lay all alone

As light of life deserts me
I miss 'you' in me
This void chokes me
As I walk all alone

With eyes to entice
Her smile to rejoice
Can't you hear my inner voice
I love you all along.

With no will to go on
Time freezes to move on
With memories to hold on
I sat down all alone..

--knvk--

My angel..

I dream of you with me
To hold your hand forever
To walk this journey of life together
It's with you, my angel.

With closed eyes, I pray
Hoping to fulfill my wish
'To be in eternal bondage of love '
It's with you, my angel.

As you hold on my hand
From deep with in, this feeling transcends me
life attains sanctity
It's with you , my angel on my side.

As we walk down the lane
Flowers blossom with joy
Birds chirp in unison
Blessed are souls who are in love..

--knvk--

A soul called peasant...

Alone on his Land
With blessings from nature
Prospering for flashing greenery
Wakes a soul to work.

Energizing soil with plough
Plucking weeds , sowing seeds
Making way for divine juice of life
With sweat shading from sun.

Tears drop-in by as dream turns to reality
With heart filled with pride
Hoping to feed the souls with hunger
Offers the fuel for body to society.

Injustice strikes him hard
With a family to feed,commitments to fulfill
With no one to look upon
Cripples to ground, with despair .....

Share the colors of joy

Imagine a situation where u r desperately in need of money and nobody around you is lending, because you don't fit their pre-defined set of rules to lend, though you are quite confident and committed to repaying the money back with interest and in time. Hope seems to be fading away from these lives below poverty line.Not until Rangde.org is around you.

With the caption " share the colors of Joy" that aptly describes its objectives, Rang de.org uses the concept of "Micro-credit Economics" to make difference in the lives of many so-called as " Borrowers". It provides the perfect platform for people who can lend money and to borrowers who are in need of money. The maximum amount given as a loan to borrowers is around Rs. 5000/- for a interest rate as low as 8.5 % with a time span of one year for different sections of people in the society. The purpose of taking loan ranges from starting small vegetable vendor shops to paying the education fees of children etc. The borrowers are carefully chosen and all are ladies as they are more responsible and committed towards their family's prosperity.

"Ok fine , What does this has got to do with me ?" would be the first question that might stuck in your mind . The most striking feature of this whole program is that 'YOU' can lend money to borrowers with starting as low as Rs. 100/- . and get a profit out it( if u want to ) . This concept of social investing involves certain amount of risk and doesn't guarantee your money repayment, though if you feel this as responsibility towards the society that wouldn't be problem.

"Ok fine I'm willing to invest , but the credibility ...". It's understood that one has to keep an eye on the borrower and ensure that money is used for its purpose and she pays the money back , this money reaches back to it's lender properly . Rangde.org does this for small price.

I would have not become a goodwill ambassador for Rangde.org until unless I have tried it myself. So from my past few months of social investing, I'm quite happy to make an impact in the lives of others. And this feeling brings a joy to my life.

So if you have the helping mind and willing to help , it's time to make a difference .

Last but not the least, have look at the video of Rangde.org for what they have to say.

Happy Social Investing ....

RangDe.Org Film from rahulchittella on Vimeo.

An appeal to Movie Industry...

Simha (The Lion). The name says it all. It's the latest movie of Telugu movie star 'Bala Krishna'. I'm very eagerly waiting for the reviews , not that I'm the biggest fan of 'Balayya'( I would punch anybody, even if they think of me as a fan) ,but with a hope that he would change.

Take for instance, watch the scene from one of his movie.

I mean, How the hell, can somebody do something like that ?. Balayya is capable of breaking every known and unknown laws of science with simple gestures. Snapstick comedy, Sarcasm, Exaggeration of hero next only to God( or may be more), Extremely undigestable fighting sequences & chasing scenes, Power Packed Dialogues which are never true, extreme violence are some of his movie traits. I'm not against anybody, but pointing to the common scenario in the Telugu movie industry now-a-days. The impact of commercialization has significantly brought down the quality of movies.

On the other hand, movies of old times still rules the hearts of many people like me. As somebody said " Old is Gold" fits here aptly. Film-makers must understand his audience can no longer digest movies which deviate from truth.

Using this as a platform , I would like to appeal to film makers to mend their ways for the good of movie industry.

Religion & Science

( Few thoughts on my journey of understanding Science & Religion )

We, the humans have a very special place in this vast universe.We have a very brief history on this Planet Earth about a few thousand years only. When man became conscious about the things around him i.e nature, he firmly believed that there must be a magical hand behind Nature. Thus he began his quest in understanding this magical hand which he named as God.

With this emerged the term 'Religion' with God as the Supreme Head of Universe and His set of guidelines for His faithful followers for Salvation, a place near & dear to God. Thus came into picture the following religions with remarkable events surrounding them like Hinduism, Christianity , Islam, Judaism, etc. with their own set of beliefs. Some follow the idea of monotheism and other polytheism etc. This led to the clashes between these ideologies for centuries which led to brutality among humans the world has ever seen before, all in the name of religion.

But on the other hand religion brought revolutionary changes in arts , music,education, technology , science etc . In the forefront was Christianity with Pope as its Head. St Augustine in 5th century was the first to give a relationship between Science & Religion. He laid out set of rules for Science & championed the discoveries of Science as long as they do not conflict with religious beliefs of that time.

The Popes believed that discoveries of Science will only reinforce their religious beliefs about God and encouraged it. But something went wrong. Instead of reinforcing their faith , it questioned its faith itself. With Copernicus starting this scientific revolution in 15th century. Later on carried by Galileo. Galileo was prosecuted by church for supporting the idea of Copernicus's Solar System with Sun at its centre as against to their belief that Earth was at the centre. In 1859, Charles Darwin's theory of Evolution challenged the idea of creation of humans by God. The 20th Century witnessed the emergence of scientific theories that would explain the Origin of Universe(OoU) like Big Bang Theory , String Theory etc as the front-runners. With the biggest ' Particle Accelerator' the world has ever seen , Science may finally give a clear picture about the Origin of Universe .

The remarkable feature of science is that it follows this line ' Theory- Experiment- Validation'. It always keeps six honest friends serving .They are Who, What, Why, How , Where , How & When, always questioning everything in its path to truth. On the other hand Religion whose basis is on faith, firmly sticks to its Holy Books with abundant resistance to change. The Power of Science lies in its ability to change based on evidence , if big bang cant explain the Origin of Universe , some other theory will.

Finally , in the times ahead, the biggest threat that the religion has to deal with is.. SCIENCE .

Mission Accomplished..........

In a way that would strike fear in the hearts of its enemies , India successfully test fired, three of its ballastic missiles with in a span of 24 hrs . This mega mission named 'Sanklap' was carried out by both the Armed forces and DRDO . The three missiles Pridhvi, Dhanush and Agni 1 met all the mission objectives making it as a text book flights.

I congratulate our DRDO team for successfully carrying out the mission and wish to see more of these in the future ...

Standing Tall

Recently I got a mail from my cousin. He just send me a couple of pics of our old home in our village, until then I almost forgot that we had a home in our village. Nobody stays there. Everybody moved out from our village mainly due to their occupation. As far as I can remember, the last time I have visited this home is about 15 years ago. Well,I guess, it is around this time, it has turned from home to house. But out of curiosity, I decided to dig-in the history behind our home.

Who else is the better person to start with ?? . Of course, my dad. As far as my dad can remember, this house is more than 120 years old. This house has helped in the prosperity of seven generations in our family. There is a Almond tree planted at the time of birth of my father, which is now as old as my father. I was quite amazed by these facts.

Suddenly I realized, this house alone stood as a silence witness to the birth, the death , the sorrow, the joy and prosperity of our entire family for more than a century. How amazing!!!. I guess it must be really hard for a human to take.

The second picture remained me as someone said, all good things must come to an end. Now this is the pathetic condition it is now into.

I wonder what it must be pondering if it was to be a living being .
'I have given shelter from sun, rain,cold and diseases for these humans for quite a long time. I have protected their hard -earned wealth, which helped them to prosper. It is on my laps these childrens have played and so on . I stood for these humans . Now at the time, I feel weak, nobody is around for me . Is this is what you humans are going to pay me back for what I have done for you? '

I have no answer to this question...

Are we humans to be blamed for or else these ' Living beings' for expecting too much from humans....

I guess nature works its own way to complete the cycle of life.

I dedicate my blog for this monument of our family....

For all BSNL users.....

The best thing that has happened to me in the recent times is getting connected to the world around me through internet. I guess now-a-days it's a must in every household with a PC. As far as my opinion is considered, with no regrets, BSNL is the uncrowned leader in this field for me. Oh come on where would you get the following parameters like

Bandwidth - 1.75 to 2.00 Mbps
Download speed - around 200 Kbps
Price - Rs. 500
Downloading/Uploading free- 2.00 AM to 8.00AM
Limited Download/Upload - 2.5 GB

No way ..It's only BSNL. But if u do know any better service than this Plz do share with me .

I 'm basically a movie buff. I just keep downloading whatever I like. My downloads would be around 40-50 GB per month. Most of my friends ask me as to how I manage all this and that too during the night time i.e at 2.00 AM.

Do I have to get up at 2.00 AM to start downloading ???

No way . The answer is schedule it . I would like to share with you some very simple tips and tools through which u can schedule your downloading.

The tools are as follows

1. Dataone QUF i.e Dataone Quick Usage Finder . This tool prepared by sunish is excellent scheduler. You can use this tool to get connected to internet . You can find this at www.sunish.net.

2. Sharplus Bandwidth Meter. This excellent tool gives the real time usage details like

1. Session wise
2. Day wise
3. Month wise

You can keep an eye on your Download/Upload Limit during 'No-Free -Zone' using this tool. Just google it and u'll find it.

3. For downloading anything, I mean literally anything, I feel the best way to do it is to go for torrents. Just type the thing you want to download in google with tag torrent. I'm damn sure u gonna get it. Use a good torrent down loader like utorrent ( my favourite ) etc to schedule a torrent. A personal advice regarding torrents is that they may contain adult materials, so be careful in choosing your torrent.

4. Now that you are armed with all the things required to start downloading. All u got to do is to make your system hibernate and wake it up at 2.00 AM.

With all the above tools ,I guess now u can start downloading too.

Please do spare me if you are aware of all this ....

Do ask me if u require any clarifications..

The Chauffeur's Show

( This is a short story about Albert Einstein and his chauffeur. This was told to me by my friend Srinath, though later on I found out that this is fictitious.)

Albert Einstein. The name needs no introduction. He is the most respected scientist for toppling the view of the scientific community about the world around us with his 'theory of relativity'. As a scientist, he is invited to give lectures about his fascinating theories in various eminent universities. Einstein maintained a car along with chauffeur and drove all around to give lectures.

One day when Einstein was about to get down the car to give lecture at a university, the chauffeur dared to ask Einstein " Sir, I have attended almost all the lectures you had given and I 'm so well versed with your presentation that I know every word you are going speak today. With your permission I would like to present your lecture as Einstein before the audience. Please trust me and give me a chance."

Einstein was taken aback about what chauffeur had asked. Einstein did his own calculations about the pros and cons of this adventure like nobody recognized him around this university and this chauffeur can be trusted. After satisfying himself, Einstein agreed but warned about the question and answer section. The Chauffeur said " I wont let you down. Trust me".

Einstein and his chauffeur exchanged their suits. Einstein got down as a chauffeur and made way for chauffeur who is now the acting Einstein. The acting Einstein went on to the stage to deliver his lecture while real Einstein sat near the last rows of the seminar hall. The presentation went on quite very well. The acting Einstein was clarifying the queries remarkably well. The real Einstein was quite happy for this adventure.

As the session was coming to an end, a professor who is the head of department has raised a query that stunned the real Einstein. He immediately understood that he can only answer this question and now his reputation is at stake. The acting Einstein after hearing the question chuckled and said " Professor ,I think it's quite simple question. Its so simple that even my chauffeur can answer this question!!!!". Everyone was stunned by this reply. He called his chauffeur, the real Einstein to clarify this doubt. The real Einstein rushed to stage and clarified it beyond any doubt.

That's how the chauffeur's presence of mind saved the reputation of the Einstein.

welcome to my blog

A big hiiiii to all

I'm vamsi. A 6ft tall n thin bony guy with a big smile on his face , welcomes u all to his world.

I always wanted to share my feelings with the world around me . A blog provides a platform for people like me. Any way this is my second attempt to start a blog . I failed miserably for the first time as I couldn't devote enough time to blog, but now if I don't start , there would be so many things that would pile up within me that , one day they would blow my brains out, indeed a wise decision I guess..

My blog address is thewisehat.blogspot.com . I just couldn't find a better name for my blog.

I would like to share on anything and everything in the world around me ...

I hope u have good time here and please feel free to express your opinion with me ..