This is how daring pseudo retarted seculars will get

Joji Philip, a journalist with the Economic Times, posted an extremely blasphemous tweet today. It was his “recommendation” to Baba Ramdev. Judge it for yourself.

Karnataka Government: 2011-12 Agriculture Budget Highlights

Source:

• Agriculture revenue deficit 85,319 crores
• Planned expenditure 47289 crores
• Loans to farmers at 1% interest rate
• A fund of 500 crores setup for Agriculture Infrastructure development
• Rs 1000 crores for rejuvenation of lakes
• Rs 100 crores for development of small ports
• 12million units of electricity to be provided for farmers’ pumpsets
• Educational loans for children of farmers
• APMCs to be allowed to take loans upto 400 crores; Rs 40 crores granted
• Support fund to be provided for silk worm cultivation
• 13587 crores to be provided for improving water resources
• Cash crop sector to get 200 crores grant
• Flower cultivation sector to get 10 crores grant
• Few cold storage units to be developed
• Drip irrigation sector to get 100 crores
• 3900 crores to be invested to ensure stable electricity supply
• 100 crores budget for purchase of agricultural instruments/machines
• “Bhu Chetana” program to be initiated in 30 districts
• 1 lakh illegal pump sets in the state to be regularized
• 5 crores granted for setting up 50 fish markets
• Suvarna Bhumi yojana launched for helping 10 lakh farmer families
• Bhadra upper canal project to be started
• 125 crores grant for bio fuel sector
• Diesel supply to mechanised fishing sector increased
• “Savayava Krishi” award for Sri Tirthahalli Purushottama Rao
• Budget increase by 21.7 percent
• Global Agriculture Investment Meet to be held in June
• Argiculture Universities to offer Diploma courses in Agriculture
• 5 crores investment to increase seed production
• 2 crores grant for improving paddy and sugar cultivation
• 2 schemes called ‘Hasiru Honnu” and “Baradu Bangara” launched
• Support money for rural cottage industries
• Changes to be made to the land improvement act
• 3 crores to tackle yellow fever
• Copra processing units to come up in Tiptur and Chamarajanagar
• Modern and big wholesale market to be setup
• 18.7 crores to improve veterenary hospitals
• Rural students to be exempt from producing income certificates
• Animal food processing units to get 10 crores
• Sugar research institutes in Mandya and Belgaum to get additional 2.5 crores
• Flower business to be exempt from VAT. Flower auctioning centers granted 10 crores
• “Nirantara Jyoti” program to get Rs 500 crores
• Veterenary ambulances to be started
• 50,000 aviary boxes to be distributed
• Rs 60 crores granted for Bagalakot Agricultural College
• “Krishi Ratna” award to be setup in memory of Professor Nanjundaswamy
• Fishing and animal husbandry sector to get 1077 crores
• Rs 100 crores for fetching Kabini water to Chamarajanagar
• All old dams in the state to be repaired/renovated
• 100 godowns to be created in 100 taluks of the state
• Data regarding financial status of the government to be provided in finance department website once every 3 months
• Mysugar Sugar Factor to be financially restructured

Dr Swamy’s prediction about incarceration of A Raja

This is a quick post. So bear with me if things are not very clear.

Dr Subramanian Swamy, in an interview to Jaya TV has said this about A Raja going to Jail. Entire press release is available at Janata Party website.  Main highlight for me is following paragraph.

“Nothing happens without the advice of the Karunanidhi – something A.Raja himself made out in his justification for his resignation. A.Raja does suffer from Bhandhana yoga (astrological yoga for incarceration) which will be manifest in his moon dasa. He can not escape punishment. If A.Raja is brought under scrutiny, can Karunanidhi remain far away? But that depends on the how far the Congress leadership itself is part of the scam and have a share in the loot.”

From an interaction on twitter, got to know that A Raja’s birth details are May10 1963, in Perambalur. Further, one blogger plus astrologer Jayasree has done some research with various possible birth times on that day and blogged it here. Based on that analysis, it seems the prediction about Yoga for Bandhana and that too during the Dasha of Moon has come true!

“I dont have the birth time of A.Raja. From the birth details he has furnished in the MP election, I had drawn his horoscope. Though he has 2 planets in exaltation and 2 planets in own house, there is Kemadruma yoga of moon being alone and in debility. Moon and Mars have an exchange in their houses of debility. Reckoned from Moon sign, he suffers from Imprisonment yoga.”

Using the above information, I cast a chart for A Raja for 11:50PM on that date. Some major highlights are

• Exalted Shukra and Surya. He had Shukra and Surya mahadashas last 27 years. Seems to have gone extremely well. Shukra is in 5th from Chandra. Surya is in 6th but is 10th Lord
• Moon dasha has just about started. Note: Exact start date difficult to determine due to birth time not being known. But its definitely either in start of moon dasha or dasa-chidra period of Surya (ending phase)
• His moon is debilitated in Vrischika.
• Using moon chart, lagna lord mars is debilitated in 9th house (kona) and is conjoined with Rahu. Aspected by Shani in Makara and of course Ketu. Strong combination of Bandhana Yoga
• Bandhana Yoga: One definition I am aware of is Lagna Lord or Sixth Lord in a Kendra or Kona aspected by Shani or Rahu. Note in A Raja’s case, Mars is both Lagna AND Sixth Lord!. Again using Moon chart. Strong Bandhana Yoga, I would say.
• His next mahadasha, starting sometime in 2018 is that of Mars! Debilitated and aspected by Shani+Ketu and conjoined by Rahu. God help him!
• Another important point, Dr Swamy’s interview & press release about this Yoga happened in November 2010, months before it manifested. So no one can claim it was retrofitting events to planetary combinations.

Disclaimer: I am a novice in astrology. Just some of my observations. Also have relied heavily on Jayasree’s blog for details.

You can achieve while still being old at heart

Sagarika Ghose has come up with another gem of a piece, this time on the conservative nature of Indian youth and thereby their non-achievement in society. This post will not attempt a complete dissection of that post. Read this excellent rip-apart by Sandeep for the same.

I found one particular line in that article extremely offending, dumb and carelessly crafted.

“In spite of their own attachment to family, India’s youth has chosen the self-made Sachin Tendulkar and APJ Abdul Kalam over scions born into privileged ‘royal’ families”

The above line seems to highlight a contradiction in the choice of the Indian Youth in selecting SRT and APJ. It seems to suggest Sachin Tendulkar, APJ Abdul Kalam & family attachment are not things that go together. I reproduce here below parts of what SRT & APJ have spoken/written about their parents.

Sachin on his father. (link here)

“My father, who died in 1999, was never a cricket fan, not at all. He was a writer and a poet: he taught Marathi, my mother tongue, at the local university. But he understood exactly how to get the best out of me. He always encouraged me and told my mother that he had full faith in me. It was probably reverse psychology, but as I got older I felt like I could not misuse that trust. He warned me against taking short cuts and told me to just keep playing, despite the ups and downs. My parents taught me that it is important to live every day of your life with grace and honour.When it came to choosing between cricket and going to university, he said: “You can play cricket, I know that is your first love, so go for it.”

APJ on his mother (link here)

Mother

“I still remember the day when I was ten,

Sleeping on your lap to the envy of my elder brothers and sisters.
It was full moon night, my world only you knew Mother!, My Mother!
When at midnight, I woke with tears falling on my knee
You knew the pain of your child, My Mother.
Your caring hands, tenderly removing the pain
Your love, your care, your faith gave me strength,
To face the world without fear and with His strength.
We will meet again on the great Judgment Day. My Mother!

A strong attachment to the family is the only conclusion I can draw from the two readings.

Sagarika Ghose condemns family attachment, claims (on the basis of a survey) that its not fun to be young in India and that the current generation is “shockingly conventional” because they are “disinclined to opt for rebellion”.

If this is the kind of perverted intellect is what one develops by rebelling, then I am grateful (to my parents) that they groomed me as a dull, conventional, conservative, right-wing, risk averse, nationalist individual.

Ekta Yatra

The UPA government and the Jammu & Kashmir government are hell bent on preventing BJP workers from hoisting the Indian National Flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar. Lal Chowk is a public place and Kashmir is very much a part of India. Hoisting the flag there is neither illegal nor unnecessary. 

The argument about peace being shattered is also bogus. There are many places in Srinagar where flags will be hoisted on the 26th of January. So why will an exercise at Lal Chowk trigger unrest?

A Pakistani flag was earlier hoisted at the same place under full media glare. No action was taken by the state or central government. On the other hand, BJP workers are being detained in advance. A train of BJP supporters were tricked and made to return back in Maharashtra. Combing operations are underway in Srinagar to “flush out” BJP workers.

Are we under an emergency rule?

Symbolism is very important, especially for a nation as it serve as an important tool to stir nationalistic and patriotic fervor. By denying the right to hoist a flag in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, the Central government is playing into the hands of the separatists in Kashmir. We need to remember that both houses of Parliament have passed a unanimous resolution that Kashmir is an integral part of India and that Occupied Kashmir will also be wrested back. The current action of the Union Government smacks of utter disregard to that resolution.

We have already seen in the past year that UPA2 is mocking at democratic & parliamentary institutions. A demand for a JPC to look into the 2G scam has been consistently refused. A tainted and corrupt individual has been appointed as head of the CVC. In the same vein, an action which shakes the foundation of the resolution passed by Parliament is being undertaken now by denying flag hoisting rights to us.

Article 370 is already a monster law. Such actions will only act as tentacles to that law.

Kashmir is a part of India just like any other state in India. It’s time we start treating it as such.

Happy New Year

The last part of 2010 has been extremely hectic for me, on the personal front. Which means my blogging activity (across the 3 blogs) has come down drastically.

I am extremely eagerly looking forward to 2011 rolling out. Promises to be an exciting year.

On the blogging front, I hope to restart more frequent & more useful blogging.

Happy New Year to everyone!

ಅಜ್ಜನ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕೇಳೋಣ

ಎಸ್ ಎಲ್ ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಭಿಮಾನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಯಾವ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಂಶಯ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರ ಸೇವೆ – ಅದೊಂತೂ ಅದ್ಭುತ. ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ಅವರು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನೊಂದ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಿಂದ ಏನೋ ಒಂದೆರೆಡು ಮಾತು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಅಂದರೆ ಅದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅತಿರೇಕವಾದ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯ ಉಚಿತವಲ್ಲ.

ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಅಜ್ಜ ನಾವು ಆಚೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಬರೇ ಆಟ ಆಡುತ್ತಾ ಕಾಳ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿ ಓದದೆ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ನಮಗೆ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬೈದು, ಬುದ್ಧಿಮಾತು ಹೇಳಿ, ತರ್ಲೆತನ ಬಿಡು, ಪಕ್ಕದ ಮನೆಯ ಹುಡುಗನ್ನನು ನೋಡು, ಅವನ ಹಾಗೆ ಓದು ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿ ಹೇಳಿದರೆ, ಅಜ್ಜನನ್ನೇ ಬೈಯ್ಯುವೆವಾ? ಅಥವಾ ಅಜ್ಜ ನೀನು ಕ್ಷಮೆ ಯಾಚಿಸಿದರೆ ಸರಿ, ಇಲ್ಲಾಂದರೆ ಏನ್ ಮಾಡ್ತೇನೆ ನೋಡು ಎಂದು ಬೆದರಿಸ್ತೀವಾ?

ಈ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯೂ ಹಾಗೆ. ಭೈರಪ್ಪನವರು ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕುಟುಂಬದ ಹಿರಿಯ ಅಜ್ಜ. ಅವರು ನೊಂದು ಎರಡು ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಮಾತು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದರೆ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೋ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾದ (ತಪ್ಪು) ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಕಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂದರ್ಥ. ಅದೇನೆಂದು ಕೇಳಿ ತಿಳಿಯೋಣ. ಸರಿ ಪಡಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ. ಅವರ ಕೈಯಲ್ಲೇ ಶಭಾಷ್ ಎನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋಣ. ಅದು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಅವರಲ್ಲೇ ಕ್ಷಮೆಯಾಚಿಸುವಂತೆ ಬೆದರಿಕೆ ಹಾಕುವ ದುರ್ಬುದ್ಧಿ ಬೇಡ!

As guilty as the others

Sri Yeddyurappa has released major ads in newspapers today highlighting the amount of land denotification that was done under the tenure of previous Congress and JD(S) Chief Ministers. The ad also highlights the discretionary site allocations made by previous chief ministers. The language of the ad is childish (for e.g. something like “Here are the details of the denotifications done by HD Kumaraswamy, who projects himself as if he is Satya Harischandra”)

If you catch any motorist in Bangalore on an unmanned junction for signal violation, the first thing he is likely to do is to point out how so many others are also doing the same. If you talk to anybody about bribing, the logic put forth would be similar. Everybody else does it, so do I. What’s wrong?

The leader of our state is using the same logic and standards. When other CMs have denotified lands and allocated sites, why are you singling me out?

The point, though, is not about what the previous ones did. It’s about whether such discretionary allocations and denotifications are legal and ethical, or not. But these politicians operate at a different level. They want the public to allow them to practice a certain level of corruption and unethical behavior. “Swalpa corruption aage aaguthe. Adjust maadi please..”

The majority of the public, I am sure, would sympathize with the emotional outbursts of the Chief Minister, especially in the light of his “I am not the only one doing this” revelations.

Times have changed. It is now “Yatha Prajaa, Tathaa Rajaa”.

We deserve them. We truly do!

ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಉದಾರತನವೇ ಕುತ್ತು

ವಾರಕ್ಕೆ ೨-೩ ಬಾರಿ ನಾನು ದೇವರ ಪೂಜೆಗೆ ಹೂವು, ತುಲಸಿ ಖರೀದಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ನೆನ್ನೆ ಹೂವು ಮಾರುವವಳ ಬಳಿ ತುಂಬಾ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರಿದ್ದ ಕಾರಣ ಕೊಂಚ ಕಾಯಬೇಕಾಯಿತು. ಆಗ ಗಮನಿಸಿದ ಒಂದು ಅಂಶ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಆಲೋಚಿಸುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿತು.

ಹೂವು ಮಾರುವವಳು ಕನ್ನಡದವಳು. ಸ್ಥಳ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು. ಆದರೂ ಖರೀದಿಸುವವರನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಅವರ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಳು. ಒಂದು ಬೆಂಗಾಳಿ ಹೆಂಗಸಿನೋಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಅವಳ “ಹಿಂದಿ” ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ಕೇಳಿ ನನಗೆ ನಗೆ ತಡೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು ಕಷ್ಟವಾಯಿತು. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಗ್ರಾಹಕನ ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ನಡೆಸಿದ ತೆಲುಗು ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ನನಗೆ ತಲೆ ಬುಡ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆ ಗ್ರಾಹಕನ ಪಾಡು ನನ್ನಂತೆಯೇ ಇದ್ದದ್ದು ನೋಡಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಾಧಾನವಾಯಿತು

ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗೆ ಮಣಿದು ಪರ ರಾಜ್ಯಾ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ನಾವು ಬಳಸಬೇಕಾಗಬಹುದು. ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ವಾಹನ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗ ವಿಚಾರಿಸಿದರೆ ಬಹುಷ ಬೇರೆ ಊರಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದವರು ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಥೈಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ತಪ್ಪಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಭಾವಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಊರು, ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಗಲ್ಲಿ, ಬೇರೆ ವಿಧಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಗ್ರಾಹಕರು, ಹೀಗಿದ್ದರೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಜನರೇ ಅನ್ಯ ಭಾಷಾ ಪ್ರಯೋಗ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಏನು ಹೇಳೋನ?

ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ ಕೀಳು, ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಗಳು ನಮ್ಮದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಉತ್ತಮ ಎಂಬ ತಪ್ಪು, ಆದರೆ ಗಾಢವಾದ, ನಂಬಿಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದು ಬಿಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಬಹುಷ ಬೇರೆ ಊರಿನಿಂದ ಬಂದ ಜನ, ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಉದ್ಯೋಗ ಪಡೆದು, ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಸಂಬಳ ಗಿಟ್ಟಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು, ಆರಾಮವಾಗಿ ಮಜ ಮಾಡುವದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ, ಬೇರೆ ಏನೂ ವ್ಯತ್ಯಾಸ ಕಂಡು ಹಿಡಿಯಲಾರದೆ ಭಾಷೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತಮತ್ವ ಬಂದಿರಬೇಕೆ ಎಂಬ ತಪ್ಪು ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಇದೆಯೋ ಏನೋ.

ಕನ್ನಡದವರೇ ಆದ, ಉತ್ತಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ, ಉದ್ಯೋಗ, ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸ್ಥಾನಮಾನ ಇರುವ ಜನರು, ಇಂಥಾ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಂದೆ ಬಂದು ಕನ್ನಡದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಮ್ಮ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಿಸಬೇಕು. ಅವರ ಗಾಳಿ ಈ ಕಳವಳ ಮನಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಜನರಿಗೆ ತಾಗಿದರೆ ಕೊಂಚ ರೋಗ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಆಗಬಹುದೋ ಏನೋ?

ವೋಲ್ವೋದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತೀಚೆಗೆ ಬಿ.ಎಮ್.ಟಿ.ಸಿಯವರು ಬಸ್ ದಿನ ಅಂತ ಒಂದು ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪ್ರತಿ ತಿಂಗಳ ನಾಲ್ಕನೆಯ ತಾರೀಖಿನಂದು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಬಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇದೊಂದು ಶ್ಲ್ಯಾಘ್ಯ ಕೆಲಸ.

ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವವರಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು ಜನ ಕನ್ನಡ ತಿಳಿಯದವರು ಇದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅವರಿಗೆ ವ್ಯಾವಹಾರಿಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಸುವ ಸಾಧನ ಈ ವೋಲ್ವೋ ಬಸ್ ಗಳೆ ಎಂದು ನನ್ನ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ. ಯಾವಾಗ ನೋಡಿದರು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಹಾಡು ಪ್ರಸಾರಿಸುವ ರೇಡಿಯೋ ಚ್ಯಾನೆಲ್ ಹಾಕುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಈ ಬಸ್ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ. ಅದರ ಬದಲು ಸರಳ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಸುವ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ತಯಾರು ಮಾಡಿ ಗಂಟೆಗೆ ೨-೩ ಬಾರಿಯಾದರೂ ಸಿ.ಡಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಹಾಕಬಹುದು. ಕುಳಿತ ಕನ್ನಡೇತರರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವರಾದರೂ ಖಂಡಿತ ಕಲಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ.

ಭಾಷೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಇರುವ ಅಭಿಮಾನವನ್ನು ಈ ರೀತಿ ಉಳಿಸಿ ಬೆಳೆಸ ಬಹುದು.

ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ಗಲಾಟೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ, ಹಿಂಸಾಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಇಳಿಯುತ್ತಾ, ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೂ ಸೇರಿ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ತೊಂದರೆ ಮಾಡುವ ನಮ್ಮ “ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪಡೆಗಳು” ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಏನನ್ನುತ್ತಾರೋ?