We cross into the month of July in about *36 hours.
That is on the Tuesday. Because we follow the Roman Calendar the months appear named after Roman Emperors. The next month named after Emperor Augustus will find us before the bench of the August Body of Justice, the Supreme Court of India.
This is the month of ASHADA about which the Poet Kalidas sang "Aashadasya Pradhama Divase...". But there are no black clouds resembling the herds of black elephants. The farmers are the most worried lot. The seed beds are going dry and they have to invest heavily a second time.
Load shedding has come. Domestic power cuts mean we cannot use our p.c. when our thought process is active. Long back we forgot to put our ideas in black and white. Sometimes I wonder loudly,"Are we the same generation which shouted that we won't touch a computer even with a barge pole?"
Men may come and men may go. The chariot of technology advances. Is this not what Allwyn Toffler said in his THIRD WAVE? We are both traditional and modern at the same time. We send our children abroad and lament that there is nobody to care for the old. Such are the contradictions in our not-so-affluent life.
The wheels of the Chariot of Lord Jagannadh roll out today. What a grand spectacle! Who asked those lakhs to congregate on the main road of Puri? In the months of May and early June a good start was made to forge Unity of Approach between the organisations that appear before the Supreme Court in August 2014. But like the monsoon that has gone erratic, no fruitful outcome is seen. Perhaps, Unity requires long gestation. Our group of Pensioners ( By the word group I mean the collective of entire pensioners, not the narrow divisive way in which it is used.) is following with interest the activity of submission of memoranda to Ministers in the Ruling Party at various places like Nagpur, Vijayawada, Hyderabad etc. The memoranda highlight our long pending problem and urges the politicians to interfere and resolve it in our favour. Let us hope the politicians spare time for us, what with international developments, the attacks on oil fields of Iraq, the major train accidents, the explosion around gas pipe lines in East Godavary District of Andhra, The accidental drowning of students on excursions in river Beas etc. etc, demanding their urgent attention.
August would arrive soon whether we count days or not. Affidavits have to be filed before the bench in our matters. Will there be one affidavit from both the organisations pursuing the legal battle? Or will there be more than one affidavit with the same content but in different names? For a layman like me that would be OK. But different affidavits with widely varying pleas would certainly be disastrous.
When in-service organisations submit their charter of demands, they circulate them first to rank and file, elicit opinions, incorporate the final changes and hand them over to management. Why not our pensioners' organisations also circulate the draft of their affidavit/s to all those that would be affected by the outcome of legal process in advance and elicit/call for comments and improvements? That would give opportunity to all those who can think and express their opinions, though they may not be in the governing bodies of organisations. Can we give this method a try?
That is on the Tuesday. Because we follow the Roman Calendar the months appear named after Roman Emperors. The next month named after Emperor Augustus will find us before the bench of the August Body of Justice, the Supreme Court of India.
In our land the legislature, executive and judiciary have their own prominence and importance. Each with a defined area of activity and jurisdiction. But all institutions are subject to the verdicts of the August Body of Justice, in matters of interpreting the law and the law of the land.
Even today the clouds just appear on the firmament. Met. experts say the clouds are denuded of their moisture content by hot winds. Monsoon has arrived but the rains are yet to be seen in full strength.
Even today the clouds just appear on the firmament. Met. experts say the clouds are denuded of their moisture content by hot winds. Monsoon has arrived but the rains are yet to be seen in full strength.
This is the month of ASHADA about which the Poet Kalidas sang "Aashadasya Pradhama Divase...". But there are no black clouds resembling the herds of black elephants. The farmers are the most worried lot. The seed beds are going dry and they have to invest heavily a second time.
The politicians promise waiver of past loans but the Bankers are frozen at the prospect. How to balance the different ways of thinking of the primitive politician and that of the Reserve Bank? Will something like a scene in Maya Bazaar be possible with money in Swiss Banks?
Meanwhile farmers continue with their desperate acts of suicides. Whatever be the election time promises the prices continue to soar. Market will not obey the politician. It is the otherway round.
The quarrels between states for water and electricity are now a reality. Load shedding has come. Domestic power cuts mean we cannot use our p.c. when our thought process is active. Long back we forgot to put our ideas in black and white. Sometimes I wonder loudly,"Are we the same generation which shouted that we won't touch a computer even with a barge pole?"
Men may come and men may go. The chariot of technology advances. Is this not what Allwyn Toffler said in his THIRD WAVE? We are both traditional and modern at the same time. We send our children abroad and lament that there is nobody to care for the old. Such are the contradictions in our not-so-affluent life.
The wheels of the Chariot of Lord Jagannadh roll out today. What a grand spectacle! Who asked those lakhs to congregate on the main road of Puri? In the months of May and early June a good start was made to forge Unity of Approach between the organisations that appear before the Supreme Court in August 2014. But like the monsoon that has gone erratic, no fruitful outcome is seen. Perhaps, Unity requires long gestation. Our group of Pensioners ( By the word group I mean the collective of entire pensioners, not the narrow divisive way in which it is used.) is following with interest the activity of submission of memoranda to Ministers in the Ruling Party at various places like Nagpur, Vijayawada, Hyderabad etc. The memoranda highlight our long pending problem and urges the politicians to interfere and resolve it in our favour. Let us hope the politicians spare time for us, what with international developments, the attacks on oil fields of Iraq, the major train accidents, the explosion around gas pipe lines in East Godavary District of Andhra, The accidental drowning of students on excursions in river Beas etc. etc, demanding their urgent attention.
August would arrive soon whether we count days or not. Affidavits have to be filed before the bench in our matters. Will there be one affidavit from both the organisations pursuing the legal battle? Or will there be more than one affidavit with the same content but in different names? For a layman like me that would be OK. But different affidavits with widely varying pleas would certainly be disastrous.
When in-service organisations submit their charter of demands, they circulate them first to rank and file, elicit opinions, incorporate the final changes and hand them over to management. Why not our pensioners' organisations also circulate the draft of their affidavit/s to all those that would be affected by the outcome of legal process in advance and elicit/call for comments and improvements? That would give opportunity to all those who can think and express their opinions, though they may not be in the governing bodies of organisations. Can we give this method a try?
Greetings to all......B. Ganga Raju Hyderabad (*29.6.2014 21-02 Hs. IST)