There has been too many discussions on the pros and cons for Homeopathy. The real problem is that nobody has really bothered to study it. The homeopathy doctors, who may be those studied their five years and odd in a recognized colleges or those who studied it by postal tution or in the jargon of now a days, distance education or those enthusiast who have gone to the nearest book-shop and got a book on homeopathy and in two days time becomes full fledged homeo doctor. If you ask anyone of them they will say it works. How nobody knows. Why the potency of medicine increases if it is diluted also no one is aware. I took this as a challenge and have been conducting experiments to see why when diluted the medicine become more effective. I have not finished my research and don't want to give out what I have found out with laborious process. Still when this rage is going on I thought that I should step in and give a glimpse what have been going on. I shall explain it as simple as possible so that a lay man also will be able to understand the underlying principle.
I shall start with an anology. You put say some two hundred crabs in a plastic basin and watch. You will observe that none of the crab can climb the walls and escape even if they go on trying. When someone tries others grab it back into the basin. Remove most of the crab leaving just four or five. All of them will climb over the sides in no time because there was none to deter their escape. Everything in the universe consists of molecules of different elements. Molecule are made up of a cluster of atoms. Helium has one atom while others have many more. These molecules attracts each other due to the molecular force. When two molecules are very near to each other enormous force is to be applied to seperate them. In short the molecules want always stay together.
When you dilute, it is the same way as taking away most of the crabs. Then the molecule have more freedom of movement. There is nothing to deter their movement.
Let us now take the case of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is caused by the pancreas not producing enough insulin. The beta cells of pancreas must have become less efficient due to aging or due to some disease. These cells can be rejuvenated by introducing proper chemicals into the cells. The problem is that the cell mebrane acts as a barrier. It requires an external force to break the barrier and push the necessary molecules inside. And here comes the advantage of dilution and consequent increase in potency. When diluted the energy required for the medicine molecules to break away from the parent body is phenominally reduce. One can say practically nill. It has to have enough energy to push through the cell membrane. So in short it can reach its target much more easily and start its work.
How this particular chemical works to make the concerned cell is being investigated and it is not yet ready for discussion. I hope this will put to rest the present arguments.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Traffic rule
Respected Prime Minister, Sir as you are aware that we still follow the 'Keep to the Left' rule for traffic introduce by those 'Stiff upper Lips'. Though our motorists are trying their best to have it changed to our system of 'Free for All' mode it has not been accepted by the law and traffic authorities make up their deficit finance by catching those guys who wants to enforce this 'free for all' practice on the roads. As you must be aware that in US and many other countries they follow the law 'Keep to the Right' which causes a lot of problem for we people who have weaned on 'keep to the left ' doctrine or ''free for all ' doctrine. So it is requested that this aspect of traffic rule may please taken up with US President on a most URGENT basis and make a US law which allows all Indian citizens to drive as he pleases in US roads and not to book for any traffic offences. Though this is a personal request I am sure after reading the comments in this esteemed paper so many others also will join me for requesting for implimenting this genuine grievance. Jai Bharat. Meri Bharat Mahan.
VIP
When the curtain rises the spectators see a room with white walls. In the middle there is an oval table. A man in his middle age is sitting and reading a paper, his brow wrinkled. He extends his hand towards the intercom and presses the switch and talks.
" John, can you come here a moment please".
A young gentleman enters and say,
"Good Morning Mr.President."
"I say John, what is this letter. What does the PM of Scamsland wants".
"Sir, one of the Senator and her minister husband is visiting our country and PM has asked to accord to them a treatment fit for a President or a Monarch"
"Yes that is what I too gathered. What do you advise"
It is better to humour them sir. Now the Chinese are cozying towards them it will be better to humour them sir".
"Okay, shall we send the AF-1"?
"It will be advisable Mr.President"
"Fill up the tanks and send it there. When they land give them a 21 gun salute. And tell those TSA guys not to go within five miles of those."
" John, can you come here a moment please".
A young gentleman enters and say,
"Good Morning Mr.President."
"I say John, what is this letter. What does the PM of Scamsland wants".
"Sir, one of the Senator and her minister husband is visiting our country and PM has asked to accord to them a treatment fit for a President or a Monarch"
"Yes that is what I too gathered. What do you advise"
It is better to humour them sir. Now the Chinese are cozying towards them it will be better to humour them sir".
"Okay, shall we send the AF-1"?
"It will be advisable Mr.President"
"Fill up the tanks and send it there. When they land give them a 21 gun salute. And tell those TSA guys not to go within five miles of those."
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Sky Is The Limit or Ways And Means
The airlines in India seems to have forgotten some simple money making formulae in their avariciousness. They need not have increased the fares and welcomed the wrath of the government and the flying public. It could have been done so subtly that no one will notice it. Already they themselves are doing it. When they advertise in the papers that a flight from Bangalore to Delhi will cost only one rupee some idiot like me think that it is what I have to pay. But only when you buy the ticket one knows that fuel charges taxes etc are extra. Nobody bothers about the fine print.
Like that first of all 'Loo Charges'. This not my own idea. I seem to have read of this some time back that some American airlines are thinking about it. ( There is an interesting story which came in Times of India an year or so back which I shall tell later. Now this is 'ways and means to increase the revenue' of airlines.) Either one cabin crew can be placed at the entrance to the loos on board to collect the charges or put coin-slot locks on the door. The timing should be so adjusted that after a time say ten seconds the door locks and the person can come only after he pays for the whole period he spends there. More or less in the same way as a public telephones. At present I am not finding a way to make every passenger to drink a litre or two of aqua before he or she boards the plane. This should fetch a good income for the airlines.
Another hidden charge will be for the seat. If anyone wants to sit charge for it. Simply argue that charge is for taking the passenger from place A to place B. Sitting is luxury and for that one should pay extra. As for the charges for the seat sky is the limit. After all the difference in fare for the Economy Class and First Class is the question of leg space comfort and such. So there is nothing wrong in having seperate payment for the seat.
Another is the Pressurising Charges. The cabins are pressurised. Like fuel charges that can also be charged. Those who do not want to travel pressurised should have an option to travel in the hold as human cargoes.
And like that there can be many other charges. Say Embarkation Charges, Dis-Embarkation Charges and so may. I leave it to the individual airlines.
As told this news item came in TOI or NYT some time back.
It was a flight from South America to US. From which country I don't remember. One connoisseur of food whose interest in food bordered that of a glutton was travelling on that flight from South America. He had a heavy lunch in the city. The flight was in the evening. When he took the boarding pass he found that there was sufficient time for some snacks and went to the coffee shop. Though his intention was to have some light snack, what to say one snack led to another and that one another and so on. By the time he left the place the last call for boarding was being called. He hurried and got in before they could close the door of the plane. He comfortable sat on his seat on the Economy Class. He could see the loo indicator light just ahead and the First Class cabin beyond that. He searched the pouch in front and lifted the safety instructions and felt bored and pushed it back. The next reading material he selected was the airline magazine and none of the multitude of advertisement interested him. He thought of this and of that and slowly dozed.
After some time was passed he felt some uneasiness in his stomach. He loosened the seat belt but that did not solve. He squirmed in his seat thinking that that will help and in that process poked his elbow on the ribs of the passenger sitting on his side and got a grunt and nasty look for his efforts. That look and grunt did not help to reduce the uneasiness in the stomach and he squirmed the other way only to poke this time a passing cabin crew and was rewarded with a nastier look.
Things were going bad and from bad to worse. He looked forward towards the loo sign and to his chagrin it was read. He looked back to see whether the loo there was unoccupied. He cursed and sat. After a couple of minutes he looked to see whether there are any welcome signs either from the front or from back. Both were still red. Whoever had gone there were taking their own sweet times. Situation became serious. He remembered the old maxim that 'one can hold a battalion but not his bottom'. He looked forward. Loo was engaged but that one in the First Class section was beckoning him with a bright green smile. He got up and hurried First Class-wards. But then he encountered an obstruction. An obstruction literally and in figuratively. One of the lady cabin crew was blocking the way. He could not pass to the other side. There was not much time for explanations and all. The matter was of utmost importance. He elbowed the lady ran towards the loo and closed the door. And he got good relief.
The relief he got for his physical pain was obliterated when he came out. The lady whom he had elbowed was there to accost him with a complaint of battery and assault which she promptly filed the moment she landed.
The rest of the story is not known as TOI or NYT did not report the concluding part.
Like that first of all 'Loo Charges'. This not my own idea. I seem to have read of this some time back that some American airlines are thinking about it. ( There is an interesting story which came in Times of India an year or so back which I shall tell later. Now this is 'ways and means to increase the revenue' of airlines.) Either one cabin crew can be placed at the entrance to the loos on board to collect the charges or put coin-slot locks on the door. The timing should be so adjusted that after a time say ten seconds the door locks and the person can come only after he pays for the whole period he spends there. More or less in the same way as a public telephones. At present I am not finding a way to make every passenger to drink a litre or two of aqua before he or she boards the plane. This should fetch a good income for the airlines.
Another hidden charge will be for the seat. If anyone wants to sit charge for it. Simply argue that charge is for taking the passenger from place A to place B. Sitting is luxury and for that one should pay extra. As for the charges for the seat sky is the limit. After all the difference in fare for the Economy Class and First Class is the question of leg space comfort and such. So there is nothing wrong in having seperate payment for the seat.
Another is the Pressurising Charges. The cabins are pressurised. Like fuel charges that can also be charged. Those who do not want to travel pressurised should have an option to travel in the hold as human cargoes.
And like that there can be many other charges. Say Embarkation Charges, Dis-Embarkation Charges and so may. I leave it to the individual airlines.
As told this news item came in TOI or NYT some time back.
It was a flight from South America to US. From which country I don't remember. One connoisseur of food whose interest in food bordered that of a glutton was travelling on that flight from South America. He had a heavy lunch in the city. The flight was in the evening. When he took the boarding pass he found that there was sufficient time for some snacks and went to the coffee shop. Though his intention was to have some light snack, what to say one snack led to another and that one another and so on. By the time he left the place the last call for boarding was being called. He hurried and got in before they could close the door of the plane. He comfortable sat on his seat on the Economy Class. He could see the loo indicator light just ahead and the First Class cabin beyond that. He searched the pouch in front and lifted the safety instructions and felt bored and pushed it back. The next reading material he selected was the airline magazine and none of the multitude of advertisement interested him. He thought of this and of that and slowly dozed.
After some time was passed he felt some uneasiness in his stomach. He loosened the seat belt but that did not solve. He squirmed in his seat thinking that that will help and in that process poked his elbow on the ribs of the passenger sitting on his side and got a grunt and nasty look for his efforts. That look and grunt did not help to reduce the uneasiness in the stomach and he squirmed the other way only to poke this time a passing cabin crew and was rewarded with a nastier look.
Things were going bad and from bad to worse. He looked forward towards the loo sign and to his chagrin it was read. He looked back to see whether the loo there was unoccupied. He cursed and sat. After a couple of minutes he looked to see whether there are any welcome signs either from the front or from back. Both were still red. Whoever had gone there were taking their own sweet times. Situation became serious. He remembered the old maxim that 'one can hold a battalion but not his bottom'. He looked forward. Loo was engaged but that one in the First Class section was beckoning him with a bright green smile. He got up and hurried First Class-wards. But then he encountered an obstruction. An obstruction literally and in figuratively. One of the lady cabin crew was blocking the way. He could not pass to the other side. There was not much time for explanations and all. The matter was of utmost importance. He elbowed the lady ran towards the loo and closed the door. And he got good relief.
The relief he got for his physical pain was obliterated when he came out. The lady whom he had elbowed was there to accost him with a complaint of battery and assault which she promptly filed the moment she landed.
The rest of the story is not known as TOI or NYT did not report the concluding part.
Loo Charges
When it comes to airfare sky is the limit. I wonder how the complicted fare chart will look like. Even the simple ticket used to look too complicated. Instead of being like a railway ticket where they give the fare and reservation charges, air ticket gives fare, then fuel charges then taxes the airport charges and what not. Why this fuel charges? Railways or buses and all runs on fuel. There they don't split the price like this. Cant the airlines do this. Or the otherway. Why not railways also start to do like this. Basic fare. Seat berth charges. Airconditioning charges. Not to forget fuel charges. Then fan charges, light charges. Of course the Lavatory charges. Don't laugh. Actually it is done in some airlines I think. If you want to go the loo you have to pay like the pay and use loos in railway stations and other public places. Here also airlines can do it. No-frill airlines can start with it. After all anyone who have no stomach problem can hold it till the planes touch down. The passenger in urgent need can elbow others and run to the one in airport praying that it is not occuppied. I used to do it in cinema theatres before the intervel.
A report had come in TOI and year or so back. Someone from South America ( I have forgotten which country there) to US. He likes his food and enjoys it. Mexican food was his favourite. Quite spicy. Not bland. Before boarding the flight he had been to one of those places where they were serving his favourite dishes. Food was very nice and he filled up to the maximum. He got into the plane in the economy class. After a nap he started to have some uneasiness in his stomach. It was not that bad and thought that it will be okay after some time. But it did not subside as he had hoped it will. He wantd to go to the loo. He looked towrds the loo in the middle of the plane and saw that it was occuppied. He turned to look back and saw that too was busy. He waited anothe five minutes and looked at the signs again. Still no chance. Both were red. Few more minutes passed. His need became very urgent. But both loos showed no green sign. His franatic eyes saw the the loos in First Class section was free. the green signal beckoned him. The only drawback was one of the cabin crew was standing at the passage door between the two. The passenger realised the old maxim that 'one can hold a battalion but not one's bottom'. He got up from his seat and went First Class-wards. When he tried to pass into that section the cabin crew who was guarding the entrance objected his intrusion mean for the better offs. Since the need was urgent and due to lack of time to explain everything, he elbowed the lady and rushed loo-wards and since there was no more obstructions he achieved his aim. But the women was not someone who pardoned someone who forcefully questioned her authority and promptly lodged a complaint with airlines and law authorities. What happened afterwards TOI did not give any details.
A report had come in TOI and year or so back. Someone from South America ( I have forgotten which country there) to US. He likes his food and enjoys it. Mexican food was his favourite. Quite spicy. Not bland. Before boarding the flight he had been to one of those places where they were serving his favourite dishes. Food was very nice and he filled up to the maximum. He got into the plane in the economy class. After a nap he started to have some uneasiness in his stomach. It was not that bad and thought that it will be okay after some time. But it did not subside as he had hoped it will. He wantd to go to the loo. He looked towrds the loo in the middle of the plane and saw that it was occuppied. He turned to look back and saw that too was busy. He waited anothe five minutes and looked at the signs again. Still no chance. Both were red. Few more minutes passed. His need became very urgent. But both loos showed no green sign. His franatic eyes saw the the loos in First Class section was free. the green signal beckoned him. The only drawback was one of the cabin crew was standing at the passage door between the two. The passenger realised the old maxim that 'one can hold a battalion but not one's bottom'. He got up from his seat and went First Class-wards. When he tried to pass into that section the cabin crew who was guarding the entrance objected his intrusion mean for the better offs. Since the need was urgent and due to lack of time to explain everything, he elbowed the lady and rushed loo-wards and since there was no more obstructions he achieved his aim. But the women was not someone who pardoned someone who forcefully questioned her authority and promptly lodged a complaint with airlines and law authorities. What happened afterwards TOI did not give any details.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
A Hamlet Nation or On the Horns of Dilemma
If India is worried that if it does not attend the Peace Prize Committee will take umbrage here is the best solution. This has been tested by all school boys ( about school girls I don't know) and all the 'sarkari babus' and found never to fail. Take casual leave. Casual leave is something special which only school boys and sarkari b...abus know. It can be taken without any prior notice or sanction. Whenever one feels not in a mood to attend the drudgery of class-room or the musty smell of accumulated files, shoot out a casual leave application. No one can question it. There are standard reasons also. The most common one is 'suffering from fever and headache'. The only problem is that this fever business can be tested. In the case of the school boy if the mother takes it into her mind to put the hand on the brow of her son and declare that he is as cool as the bottom of a water pot then off you go to school. Modern mother may take the help of the cursed instrument thermometer. In case of babus these problems do not arise. But the best reason to give is diarrhea. No body has so far gone to the lavatory with the sufferer to test the consistency of the stool.(
A Hamlet Nation or Horns of Dilemma
Our India is at present a Hamlet Nation or Nation on the Horns of Dilemma. "To go or not to go, that is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to go to Oslo and attend the Nobel award for peace being given to Liu of China and suffer the slings and arrows of the same country or skip it." Should India spite Chinese Premier due next week. China has told without mincing words that it does not approve of any nation attending the function.
The best way for India is to reverse the position vis a vis with China. If the Nobel Peace Prize committee decides in its wisdom to award Peace Prize to Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani a Peace Prize, will India approve of anyone to attend that function. Will it say that we are not bothered and anyone can attend it or even coax 'come on buddy, go ahead, attend it by all means.'
No reason for this dilemma.
If India is worried that if it does not attend the Peace Prize Committee will take umbrage here is the best solution. This has been tested by all school boys ( about school girls I don't know) and all the 'sarkari babus' and found never to fail. Take casual leave. Casual leave is something special which only school boys and sarkari babus know. It can be taken without any prior notice or sanction. Whenever one feels not in a mood to attend the drudgery of class-room or the musty smell of accumulated files, shoot out a casual leave application. No one can question it. There are standard reasons also. The most common one is 'suffering from fever and headache'. The only problem is that this fever business can be tested. In the case of the school boy if the mother takes it into her mind to put the hand on the brow of her son and declare that he is as cool as the bottom of a water pot then off you go to school. Modern mother may take the help of the cursed instrument thermometer. In case of babus these problems do not arise. But the best reason to give is diarrhea. No body has so far gone to the lavatory with the sufferer to test the consistency of the stool.
So the Under Secretary in Oslo can send the casual leave application siting the reason of diarrhea. It is sure that the committee chairman will not come to the Indian embassy and check the lavatories.
There is one more method. . The Under Secretary can send his 'chaprassi' in his place. Committee cannot then complain that no one from the Indian Embassy attended the function. China also will be very happy.
The best way for India is to reverse the position vis a vis with China. If the Nobel Peace Prize committee decides in its wisdom to award Peace Prize to Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani a Peace Prize, will India approve of anyone to attend that function. Will it say that we are not bothered and anyone can attend it or even coax 'come on buddy, go ahead, attend it by all means.'
No reason for this dilemma.
If India is worried that if it does not attend the Peace Prize Committee will take umbrage here is the best solution. This has been tested by all school boys ( about school girls I don't know) and all the 'sarkari babus' and found never to fail. Take casual leave. Casual leave is something special which only school boys and sarkari babus know. It can be taken without any prior notice or sanction. Whenever one feels not in a mood to attend the drudgery of class-room or the musty smell of accumulated files, shoot out a casual leave application. No one can question it. There are standard reasons also. The most common one is 'suffering from fever and headache'. The only problem is that this fever business can be tested. In the case of the school boy if the mother takes it into her mind to put the hand on the brow of her son and declare that he is as cool as the bottom of a water pot then off you go to school. Modern mother may take the help of the cursed instrument thermometer. In case of babus these problems do not arise. But the best reason to give is diarrhea. No body has so far gone to the lavatory with the sufferer to test the consistency of the stool.
So the Under Secretary in Oslo can send the casual leave application siting the reason of diarrhea. It is sure that the committee chairman will not come to the Indian embassy and check the lavatories.
There is one more method. . The Under Secretary can send his 'chaprassi' in his place. Committee cannot then complain that no one from the Indian Embassy attended the function. China also will be very happy.
Monday, December 6, 2010
Artists and their Temperaments
When common man just like you and me, to be more clear, aam aadmi have their moods the artists have their temperaments. When you want to touch your bosom friend for say a hundred bucks or so it is always better to see his mood. If he happens to be an artist then it is always better to see his temperament. An Australian youngster learned this lesson at much cost.
I read this news item in Times of India few weeks back. They put interesting news like this under 'Heads and Tales ' which comes on the page where Ninan's cartoons appear.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Man-charged-with-tattooing-genitals-on-friends-back/articleshow/6928539.cms
An Australian youngster wanted to have a 'Ying and Yang' to be tattoed on his back. Don't ask me what is a Ying and Yang. I will advise everyone not to venture to ask the youngster the same question. He will not be in a mood to explain it to you. What he has got on his back is not the Ying and Yang he had expected it to be but what his artist friend thought to be a Ying and Yang . They were poles apart.
The younster who wanted this artistic panorama on his back approached a tattoe artist who happened to be his friend. He explained his desire. It could be that the artist did not know what is a Ying or for that matter a Yang. Or it could be that his temper was not so congenial to tattoe the Ying and Yang on anyone's back even if he was his best friend. The reason also could have been this one. When anyone wants to talk about some thing about his private parts he don't tell it explicitly. He always do it by refereing to it as 'that thing' and like that. Sometimes they use some funny words and little facial expressions. So it could have been that the artist must have taken this Ying and Yang to be that anotomical part which every male or female tries to hide from the public view.
Whatever it is the artist gave this friend of his a spot of whisky, told him to strip to his waist and lye face down on the couch. He rolled up his sleeves and started to tattoe in right earnest. The poor guy dozed dreaming of the Ying and Yang being sculptured on his back. Little did he imagine what havoc has been made due to this bit of misunderstanding between the two friends.
In Kathakali also the make up of the actor is done more or less the same way. The actor take a peg or two of the best country brew and lie down on his back and entrust his face entirely to the deft hands of the make up artist. The make up artist do his job diligently. He never have a peg for himself and end by finishing a 'pachcha' on the face of a body meant for 'chukannadi' or any such odd combintions.
The artist friend after finishing his work and wiping his hands on his apron, patted his work-piece to get up. He took him to the bathroom and stood him in front of the mirror. He got a hand mirror and held it at his friend's back and asked his friend whether it is alright or not. The same way the barbers of our old days used to do after finishing one head.
What happened when his friend saw the Ying and Yang, I cannot tell. Even in the middle of nights I get up and starts laughing.
I read this news item in Times of India few weeks back. They put interesting news like this under 'Heads and Tales ' which comes on the page where Ninan's cartoons appear.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/mad-mad-world/Man-charged-with-tattooing-genitals-on-friends-back/articleshow/6928539.cms
An Australian youngster wanted to have a 'Ying and Yang' to be tattoed on his back. Don't ask me what is a Ying and Yang. I will advise everyone not to venture to ask the youngster the same question. He will not be in a mood to explain it to you. What he has got on his back is not the Ying and Yang he had expected it to be but what his artist friend thought to be a Ying and Yang . They were poles apart.
The younster who wanted this artistic panorama on his back approached a tattoe artist who happened to be his friend. He explained his desire. It could be that the artist did not know what is a Ying or for that matter a Yang. Or it could be that his temper was not so congenial to tattoe the Ying and Yang on anyone's back even if he was his best friend. The reason also could have been this one. When anyone wants to talk about some thing about his private parts he don't tell it explicitly. He always do it by refereing to it as 'that thing' and like that. Sometimes they use some funny words and little facial expressions. So it could have been that the artist must have taken this Ying and Yang to be that anotomical part which every male or female tries to hide from the public view.
Whatever it is the artist gave this friend of his a spot of whisky, told him to strip to his waist and lye face down on the couch. He rolled up his sleeves and started to tattoe in right earnest. The poor guy dozed dreaming of the Ying and Yang being sculptured on his back. Little did he imagine what havoc has been made due to this bit of misunderstanding between the two friends.
In Kathakali also the make up of the actor is done more or less the same way. The actor take a peg or two of the best country brew and lie down on his back and entrust his face entirely to the deft hands of the make up artist. The make up artist do his job diligently. He never have a peg for himself and end by finishing a 'pachcha' on the face of a body meant for 'chukannadi' or any such odd combintions.
The artist friend after finishing his work and wiping his hands on his apron, patted his work-piece to get up. He took him to the bathroom and stood him in front of the mirror. He got a hand mirror and held it at his friend's back and asked his friend whether it is alright or not. The same way the barbers of our old days used to do after finishing one head.
What happened when his friend saw the Ying and Yang, I cannot tell. Even in the middle of nights I get up and starts laughing.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Post Script to Mandarin
These are some of the fears of people if Mandarin is introduced in CBSC syllabus.
Lastly, learning Chinese in definitely unpatriotic and divide our country children in India into loving and pledging allegiance to Chinese, so much so that India will automatically become part of China in the years to come.
Sharad: Learning Chinese is not for any Indian, not even for those RAW and diplomatic personnel. The biggest fear is that once they learnt the Chinese language, these Indians would point the gun barrels at their own kind when a new war is waged between India and China. This would then be to India's disadvantage. Learning Chinese can make Indians be sympathisers or brain-washed, so Indians at whatever levels, should not be allowed to learn Chinese. Indians should only learn Indian languages.
Most Indians fear that by learning Chinese, India will eventually become a state of China when Indians have fully accepted their language with allegiance to them.
Strange ,,,,either the GOI is completely gone out of their minds or they do not understand how this will affect the security of the nation.It can be easily seen that its easy to change the demographics of a nation by pumping in people as is seen in the north east,then to make them dependant economically by pumping in cheap goods from across the borders and then now to pump in propaganda once they start to learn the language so as it compeletly control their minds and hence the populace of a territory in question, to be easily annexed...I assume they understand what they are doing in all respects,making this available in CBSE schools is making this available thru'out the world where these schools are, Chinese and Mandarin are never going to be a language for business for a long time in future even though china maybe progressing as a economic powerhouse.
While learning Chinese is already a trend in the U.S., this should not be followed by India blindly. India has all the reasons not to allow their kids to learn Chinese, which in worst case scenario of another Indo-China war, Indians who learnt Chinese may turn their gun barrels to their own kind and that could be fatal. Let us keep Indian languages intact for Indian children. Jai Hind.
There were some more interesting worries which I could not locate. One feared that if children learn Chinese then they will turn pro Chinese and turn agains us. As if the Chinese will hypnotise through their language. Somebody was worried about the trade in the North East area. They were all classic jokes.
Lastly, learning Chinese in definitely unpatriotic and divide our country children in India into loving and pledging allegiance to Chinese, so much so that India will automatically become part of China in the years to come.
Sharad: Learning Chinese is not for any Indian, not even for those RAW and diplomatic personnel. The biggest fear is that once they learnt the Chinese language, these Indians would point the gun barrels at their own kind when a new war is waged between India and China. This would then be to India's disadvantage. Learning Chinese can make Indians be sympathisers or brain-washed, so Indians at whatever levels, should not be allowed to learn Chinese. Indians should only learn Indian languages.
Most Indians fear that by learning Chinese, India will eventually become a state of China when Indians have fully accepted their language with allegiance to them.
Strange ,,,,either the GOI is completely gone out of their minds or they do not understand how this will affect the security of the nation.It can be easily seen that its easy to change the demographics of a nation by pumping in people as is seen in the north east,then to make them dependant economically by pumping in cheap goods from across the borders and then now to pump in propaganda once they start to learn the language so as it compeletly control their minds and hence the populace of a territory in question, to be easily annexed...I assume they understand what they are doing in all respects,making this available in CBSE schools is making this available thru'out the world where these schools are, Chinese and Mandarin are never going to be a language for business for a long time in future even though china maybe progressing as a economic powerhouse.
While learning Chinese is already a trend in the U.S., this should not be followed by India blindly. India has all the reasons not to allow their kids to learn Chinese, which in worst case scenario of another Indo-China war, Indians who learnt Chinese may turn their gun barrels to their own kind and that could be fatal. Let us keep Indian languages intact for Indian children. Jai Hind.
There were some more interesting worries which I could not locate. One feared that if children learn Chinese then they will turn pro Chinese and turn agains us. As if the Chinese will hypnotise through their language. Somebody was worried about the trade in the North East area. They were all classic jokes.
CBSE, MANDARIN AND THE PATRIOTIC MOB
My father had a cousin. Everyone called him KPN. He was very witty. He came to our house to chit-chat with father practically every day. He was giving home tuition to students who were weak in English and after the tuitions on his way back he used to come to our house which was on his way, have a cup of tea, a cud of betal and tobacco and spend an hour or so chatting with father. They talked on everything under the sun. Quite often he talked of olden times, that is their youths and such, we used to be with them listening to their talks of those times.
Once he told of the ending period of the World War II. Now in Kerala there are many Tamil Brahmins settled. We called the 'pattars' which could have been the polluted form of 'BHATTAR' just meaning a brahmin of learning. The aim of every bhattar was to send his son after he completes Matric to a typewriting institute to learn typewriting and short-hand and after completing the course directly ship to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta or Madras where his mama or chitappa or some friend will be working, in all probability as a PA to someone. There were a steady demand for good stenographers in those cities and Kerala Bhattars could keep the supply line without any interruption. Bhattars were the best for the job. Needless to say the language was English.
As told it was the penultimate stage of WW II. Japan was coming nearer and nearer. They had ran over Malay States. The British troops could not hold. They were retreating. It looked that in a short time Japan will be over running India and the English will be eclipsed. Along with English the English language also will be eclipsed. Then the language will be Japanese.
One Bhattar got very worried. His son was in the Matric class. The examinations were due in two or three months. He had already talked to one institute master of putting his son there. But what is the use! The institute taught stenography and typewriting only for English. What is the use of learning English stenography. What will be required is Japanese stenography. The worried Bhattar asked everyone he knew whether anyone taught Japanese stenography and could not find anyone.
Luckily no untoward things happened. US entered and Japan went back. And English, both people and language remained. Bhattar boy studied stenography went to Delhi where his maternal uncle was there got employment and lived happily there after.
Had it been now and instead of Japan it was China the Bhattar need not have any worries. CBSE is planning to introduce Mandarin as a language like French, German etc in its syllabus from next academic year. This has made such a furore in the minds of all those patriots and have been pouring all sorts of nonsense in comments column of the Times of India. I too have pushed in my name and in pseudonym Septicus. I am not sure whether I used Chaupat Raja also. I am giving the link to the news item here and anybody interested can read it. The first one is News item with some comments. the second one all the comments
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Writing-on-wall-Mandarin-in-CBSE-syllabus/articleshow/7045200.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/opinions/7045200.cms
Once he told of the ending period of the World War II. Now in Kerala there are many Tamil Brahmins settled. We called the 'pattars' which could have been the polluted form of 'BHATTAR' just meaning a brahmin of learning. The aim of every bhattar was to send his son after he completes Matric to a typewriting institute to learn typewriting and short-hand and after completing the course directly ship to Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta or Madras where his mama or chitappa or some friend will be working, in all probability as a PA to someone. There were a steady demand for good stenographers in those cities and Kerala Bhattars could keep the supply line without any interruption. Bhattars were the best for the job. Needless to say the language was English.
As told it was the penultimate stage of WW II. Japan was coming nearer and nearer. They had ran over Malay States. The British troops could not hold. They were retreating. It looked that in a short time Japan will be over running India and the English will be eclipsed. Along with English the English language also will be eclipsed. Then the language will be Japanese.
One Bhattar got very worried. His son was in the Matric class. The examinations were due in two or three months. He had already talked to one institute master of putting his son there. But what is the use! The institute taught stenography and typewriting only for English. What is the use of learning English stenography. What will be required is Japanese stenography. The worried Bhattar asked everyone he knew whether anyone taught Japanese stenography and could not find anyone.
Luckily no untoward things happened. US entered and Japan went back. And English, both people and language remained. Bhattar boy studied stenography went to Delhi where his maternal uncle was there got employment and lived happily there after.
Had it been now and instead of Japan it was China the Bhattar need not have any worries. CBSE is planning to introduce Mandarin as a language like French, German etc in its syllabus from next academic year. This has made such a furore in the minds of all those patriots and have been pouring all sorts of nonsense in comments column of the Times of India. I too have pushed in my name and in pseudonym Septicus. I am not sure whether I used Chaupat Raja also. I am giving the link to the news item here and anybody interested can read it. The first one is News item with some comments. the second one all the comments
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Writing-on-wall-Mandarin-in-CBSE-syllabus/articleshow/7045200.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/opinions/7045200.cms
Saturday, December 4, 2010
If Wishes were Horses
This morning I read the news that Homi Bhaba's house is for sale. It is the prime or rather the primest loction in Bombay. The exclusive Malabar Hill. Not the Bandra, Juhu or such areas of filmy log. This is exclusive aristocratic locality. Why not go for it.
To start with I should get a wrecking crew and demolish the old structure and build one of my choice. I shall bulldoze it that nothing of the previous occuppant remains. One thing I have decided if I entrust the construction to one architect then only his concept will be executed. I don't want to regret that I should have asked another architect. So I have decided to call all the available architects in the market. Money is no problem. With so many oilwells and petros why I should bother. After all it is my money and I can do it in my own way. I don't mind if others criticise. That is all sour grapes.
One condition will be stipulated. No architect shall demolish what another one has constructed. But he will be at liberty to add anything to the existing one.
It shall have 27 1/2 floors. It should be above all neithbouring eyesores.
Oh before I forget. Since it is the venture of so many I intent to call it Ant Hill.
(To be continued at my liesure)
To start with I should get a wrecking crew and demolish the old structure and build one of my choice. I shall bulldoze it that nothing of the previous occuppant remains. One thing I have decided if I entrust the construction to one architect then only his concept will be executed. I don't want to regret that I should have asked another architect. So I have decided to call all the available architects in the market. Money is no problem. With so many oilwells and petros why I should bother. After all it is my money and I can do it in my own way. I don't mind if others criticise. That is all sour grapes.
One condition will be stipulated. No architect shall demolish what another one has constructed. But he will be at liberty to add anything to the existing one.
It shall have 27 1/2 floors. It should be above all neithbouring eyesores.
Oh before I forget. Since it is the venture of so many I intent to call it Ant Hill.
(To be continued at my liesure)
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