Shoppping Malls and Social Responsibilities.

In Burjuman, shopping mall in Dubai, we noticed, lots of signs, after inquisition, we found out that Burjuman have started a drive against Breat Cancer on a large scale, with free medical check ups, advices, treatment, support and so on.

Hats off to the management. How many of our Shopping malls owns up themselfs to the social responsibilities?

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY - 3

I do not understand why - we have to pay Rs.50.00 for the items sold at food stalls at Mumbai International Airport at Sahar when the M.R.P. is Rs.10.00.

Why cannot we have decent Food Court serving decent food at reasonale rates alike Food Court at Dubai Airport ?

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY - 2

पाटोदा येथे हरणांचे कळप पिकांची मोठ्या प्रमाणावर नासधूस करीत असल्याने शेतकरी त्रस्त झाले आहेत.

I do not understand why the news is not other way around. The news should be "The Deers and other animals are harrassed by human encroachment into their territorty".

MAHARASHTRA-KARNATAKA BORDER DISPUTE

Old Players Out and New Player In.

Dear Aba,

We have high hopes and expections from you.

How long our marathi bandhavs have to wait for the justice? We have learned that Justice delayed is justice denied. It is really misfornunate that we, in maharashtra are showing indifferent attitude towards own own people.

Hats off to our people in Belgaum for keeping the issue alive.

Let us hope for the dispute to be resolved in nearest future in favour of our marathi bandhavs.

आबांचा धडा आणि एकीचे आव्हान - सुरेश गुदले
सकाळ वृत्तसेवा बेळगाव, ता. २६ - कोणत्याही स्थितीत रेटायचेच--- ईप्सित साध्य करायचेच--- अशा कर्नाटकी काव्याच्या "च'च्या बाराखडीच्या तडकाफडकी अंमलबजावणीचा धडाकाच सुरू आहे. ........ ते एकजिनसी आहेत. अट्टल आहेत. त्यास चोख प्रत्युत्तर देताना महाराष्ट्राचे उपमुख्यमंत्री आर. आर. पाटील यांनी दाखविलेल्या आरशातील वस्तुस्थिती स्वीकारून "एक धक्का और दो'च्या निकराने लढावे लागले. त्यासाठी एकीचे आव्हान पेलावे लागेल. केवळ पेलावे नव्हे तर "पेलावेच' लागेल. सीमाभागाच्या वेदना आम्ही दूरवरून अनुभवल्या, इथून मुंबईला गेल्यानंतर या भागाविषयी थोडे उदासीन राहिलो, अशी प्रांजळ कबुलीही आर. आर. यांनी दिली. इतकेच सांगून ते थांबले नाहीत. महाराष्ट्र केवळ भावनिक नव्हे तर कृतीने तुमच्या पाठीशी राहील अशी ग्वाही त्यांनी दिली. आता म्हणजे सरकार काय करणार ते स्पष्ट होण्यासाठी काही काळ जावा लागेल. यासाठी राजकीय मारामाऱ्यांतून सरकारला वेळ मिळेल अशी आशा करुया! कारण सर्वोच्च न्यायालयात महाराष्ट्राची बाजू मांडण्यासाठी वकीलच उपस्थित नव्हते असा संताप तेथे उपस्थित असणाऱ्या नरसिंग गुरुनाथ पाटील यांनी महामेळाव्यात व्यक्त केला.

अलीकडेच मुंबईत आझाद मैदानावर सीमाप्रश्‍नी सर्वपक्षीय धरणे आंदोलन झाले. नेतृत्व केले होते ज्येष्ठ नेते प्रा. एन. डी. पाटील यांनी. त्या ठिकाणी मुख्यमंत्री, उपमुख्यमंत्र्यांसह सर्वांनी जाऊन पाठिंबा दिला. यासंदर्भात आर. आर. म्हणाले, ""कुमारस्वामी बेळगावात येऊन अधिवेशन घेत आहेत. आम्ही अधिवेशन सोडून धरणे आंदोलनाच्या ठिकाणी गेलो होतो.'' अशा वाक्‍यांवर टाळ्यांचा छान पाऊस पडतो. कारण सभेचेही असते एक मानसशास्त्र! आर. आर. ही सभा जिंकत होते तेव्हा कर्नाटक अधिवेशनात बेळगावला उपराजधानी दर्जा देण्याचा, बेळगावात कायम हिवाळी अधिवेशन घेण्याचा, त्यासाठी येथे विधानसौध बांधण्याचा आणि बेळगावचे "बेळगावी' करण्याचे निर्णय झाले. कर्नाटक आणि महाराष्ट्राच्या गतीत नेमक्‍या या फरकाने मराठी भाषिक सात्विक संताप व्यक्त करतात. आपल्या राजकीय इच्छाशक्तीच्या गाडीची गती विलक्षण संथ आहे. परिणामी महामेळाव्यात ठराव, चर्चा खूप झाले आता तरी कृती करा अशी कळकळीची हाक देण्यात आली. या उलट इंग्रजी शाळा बंद करणे, कन्नड सक्ती यांसारख्या कैक निर्णयांच्या तडकाफडकी अंमलबजावणीचा कर्नाटकचा धडाका सुरू आहे. त्यामुळेच ""कन्नडिग दहा वर्षांपूर्वी सार्वजनिक जीवनात कन्नड बोलतही नसे, उलट तोच मराठी बोलण्याचा प्रयत्न करत असे,'' असे रिक्षाचालक सांगतो. याचवेळी दुकानांवरील मराठीचा पत्ता हरवलेला असतो. कन्नड "पाट्या' झळकत असतात. अधिवेशनाच्या ठिकाणी इंग्रजीही हटवून कन्नडच झळकते. विजेचे बिलही कन्नडमध्येच स्वीकारावे लागते. तुम्हाला कळो न कळो--- आता तुमच्या पुढच्या पिढीला तर कळालेच पाहिजे. कर्नाटकात सध्या संयुक्त सरकार आहे. अंतर्गत राजकीय मारामाऱ्यांमुळे रोज खुलासे, प्रतिखुलासे सुरू आहेत. सरकार पडणार, पाडणार, निवडणुका लागणार--- अशी बातमी आठवड्यात जर आली नाही तर चुकल्यासारखे वाटते; मात्र सीमाप्रश्‍नाबाबत सर्व मंडळी एकदिलाने महाराष्ट्रद्वेषी गीत गातात. अशाच एकीची गरज सीमाभागातील, महाराष्ट्रातील नते, पक्ष, गट-तटांमध्ये आहे. कारण "समितीत आधी एकी करा--- पक्षाचे झेंडे नाचवायला सारा देश पडलाय,' असे आर. आर. सांगतात. तेव्हा त्यांचा रोख शिवसेना-भाजपवर असतो. भाजपमधील नेते महाराष्ट्रात एक आणि सीमाभागात, कर्नाटकात आले की दुसरेच बोलतात, असेही त्यांनी सांगितले. त्यात वस्तुस्थिती नाही असे कसे म्हणता येईल? १९९२-९३ मध्ये बेळगावचे समितीचे महापौर असणारे रमेश कुडची आज आहेत कॉंग्रेसचे आमदार. या वस्तुस्थिती दरम्यानचा जो काही प्रवास झाला तेव्हा पुलाखालून जे पाणी वाहिले त्यात नुकसान झाले ते सीमाप्रश्‍नासाठी आवश्‍यक असणाऱ्या एकीचे ! यापुढे ते होऊ द्यायचे की नाही ते ठरविण्याचे आव्हान समिती व मराठी भाषिकांसमोर आहे. आबांनी तीस मिनिटे घेतलेल्या धड्याच्या सांगतेचा हाच तर संदेश होता!

World Heart Day

24th September is World Heart Day. Start walking towards a healthier heart.

The question is

To Be Or Not to Be

or

'To beat or not to beat'?!

(As per comments of fellow Blogger)

OUR FESTIVALS ENJOYMENT OF NUISANCE ?

REPRODUCTION, HOPEFULLY LAST ONE

Its 11.45 p.m in the Night. Time to go to bed, to close your eyes and just go to sleep after day’s tiring hard work is already passed. Sleep is still miles away. You know the reason? Ganapati immersion procession of Sarvajanic Ganeshotsav Madal which started around 8.00 p.m is still on. People are still dancing on the same spot with loud music and firecrackers in between for last 3 ½ hours. They are still inside the lane. When will they reach endpoint ? How long it will continue? Its never ending story.

My son has to go to college. I have to go to work. There are few sick old persons around. We all are helpless. Can we do anything about it except just listening?. Will my request to move the procession further will be accepted in good sprit ?

Why they cannot start procession early and finish it off early.Our festivals. How much is enjoyment and how is much nuisance? Only Lord Ganesha knows.

AKBAR, BIRBAL AND POTHOLES

ANOTHER REPRODUCTION

We all know story of Akbar and Birbal and Crow. Akbar asked question on how many crows are there in the city. Birbal answered that at present right now it's 300,000.00 crows. Akbar asked him how can you be sure ? Birbal said You my please confirm the same yourself. If count is more or less, eighter crows have migrated in or out of the city.This time Punekar's question was how many potholes are at present found on the citiroads ?Its less than last year . That the precise answer they received. Last year potholes were 300,000.00 sq.feet. This year's potholes are 60,000.00 sq.feet.

I am little bit confused. what's the oveall total. Is it 360,000.00 or 3000,000.00 or 60,000.00 sq.ft. ? ooooooooooooops my maths. Also is there any balance carried forward this year out of last years potholes ? How about pothole that has been filled or claimed to be filled last year ? How do you count potholes ? Do you actully physically go on counting like 1,2,3,4,5............................................300,000 or just take a measurement tape found with Road Contractors and measure the area ? Is there any tender taken out for counting pothole in PUNE ? Its so confusing. You know.

May be Pune Mahanagarpalika and our politicians with lots of promises and assurances should apply UNESCO's Wolrd Heritage Committee to include Roads in Pune with full of Potholes in the List of World Heritage in Danger. We can represent that those pothole are in existence from the era of Adilshahi Rulers and we have never really tried very hard to fill them up. After the roads are placed in the list of World Heritage in Danger, the ASI can formulate management and conservation plan for the site. Reduction in motor traffic could be one of them.

Let us preserve the potholes.

On a serious note , for my injured and painful back just one and only one pothole was enough. more than enough.

My DOCTOR IS HAPPY.

Potholes and Rs.2 crorers.

सत्तर टक्के खड्ड्यांची दुरुस्ती तांत्रिकदृष्ट्या अयोग्य पद्धतीनेपालिका उपायुक्तांचा प्रशासनाला घरचा आहेर सकाळ वृत्तसेवा पुणे, ता. ११ - ""घाईघाईने रस्त्यांची कामे केल्यास ती अपेक्षित गुणवत्तेची होत नाहीत. महापालिकेच्या वतीने दोन कोटी रुपये खर्च करून नुकतेच असे घाईने रस्ते दुरुस्त करण्यात आले. त्यातील किमान सत्तर टक्के खड्डे तांत्रिकदृष्ट्या योग्य पद्धतीने बुजविण्यात आलेले नाहीत,'' असे स्पष्ट प्रतिपादन महापालिकेचे उपायुक्त ज्ञानेश्‍वर मोळक यांनी आज केले. ......... पुणे महापालिका अभियंता संघ, इन्स्टिट्यूशन ऑफ इंजिनिअर्स आणि पुणे मॅनेजमेंट असोसिएशन यांनी आयोजित केलेल्या "रस्ते दुरुस्तीचे सुयोग्य नियोजन' या विषयावरील परिसंवादात ते बोलत होते. या वेळी सार्वजनिक बांधकाम विभागाचे माजी सचिव अजित पवार, प्रदीप तुपे आदी उपस्थित होते.

My Comments. : Yes. You are right Respected Sir, we fully agree with you. But I have a small doubt in my mind. Whether the reparing working is carried out hurriedly or slowly in technically perfect manner, why the end result is the unlimited potholes only? The period between last years monsoon and this year's was long enough.

After all who is responsible for the waste of Rs. 2 crores of honest tax payers hard earned money ?

What a relief!!

Now with Ganpati Festival over, we all can have peaceful sleep at night. No more noise pollution during night for another 15-16 days till Navratri Mahatsov. Well then that's time for Garba and Dandia, and time for another round of sleepless 10 nights.

Only way to avoid unrest, go out and play Garba and Dandia ( One should not forget his college days )

If you cannot beat them join them.

Absent Minded Professor

How could I forget Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalica, BEST Undertaking, Indian Navy, Coastal Guards, N.C.C, N.S.D, who played major role in the smooth running of Ganpati immersion process.

THANKS A LOT.

Ganesh Utsav

I do not understand why there should be purdah between Lord Ganesha and his devotees at Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav’s mandaps in Mumbai unlike Pune? Why the Shree Ganesha idol is kept in enclosed pandal with small openings for incoming and outgoing ? Why devotees are not allowed to take darshan of Mangalmurti openly and freely? Why the devotees are forced to stand in serpentine queue and wait for hours before they could finally enter pandal and worship Gajanana?

Is it only because of Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandals / Volunteers wants to prove their popularity or increase their importance by showing off the world, the long queue in front of their pundal? Do they get some sort of sadistic pleasure watching and senselessly controlling devotees including women, children, and old person who are waiting and waiting and waiting in the long queue?

Don’t they realize that the devotees wish to visit another pandals too and wish to take darshan of Ganapati’s as many as they can and they should not be wasting their time and energies at one place only, which is easily avoidable ? Or at least they could see that the queue is fast moving. Also from safety point of view isn’t those types of pundals dangerous ? Where is the easy way out in case of mishap ?

Why those pepole wants to earn few quick bucks by way of selling special darshan passes ? Many places I found volunteers selling special darshan passes, where one can avoid the long queue and can go straight inside the enclosed mandap. I once tried this easy but expensive method only to find out there were many alike minded persons and landed in to a queue even thou smaller.

Volunteers must realize that the festivals, which we are celebrating are for the community and not for only themselves.

The ease of devotes must be their priority. May be those Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandals should visit and learn management of handling large crowd from G.S.B. Ganapati , King Circle.

rains in mumbai

Rains have reappeared in Mumbai after taking rest for more than a month.

It's a big story you know. Ask any News Channel on Television.